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THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 12, 1871.
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t CHICAGO SDPPEUEUS.
All the citizens of Xemaha whose
.hearts reach out in sympathy for the
; suffers of the late Are in. Chicago are
' 3eq.oested.to meet at the Court House
..on next Saturday afternoon, at 2
o'clock, with the view to contributing
to the relief of the afllio'.ed.
Many Citizens.
" ' " CHICAGO FIRE,
I- The fire which broke out in Chica
go on last Sabbath night, did not glut
itself until it devoured the entire bus
. Jness center of the "Garden City."
Every hotel nnd bank of consequence;
pvery newspaper ofilce, the court
house, theatres, everything which
went to make up a city, was, on Tucs
day morning, emouldering piles of
debris. The loss !s estimated at hun
' droits, of milliouB of dollar?, and
. Many panic stricken mortals were
. Hvept Into the presence of their Crea
tor wrapped but in a winding sheet of
iire. Subscriptions are now being
, raised in the principal cities for tlu
hundreds of thousands of sufferers.
' The ravages of the tire are-without a
paralel in the annals of modern his
tory. We have not room for particu-
Inrs, but the following extract from
our dbpatche3 cover the ground:
"The simple fact that the great city
' of Chicago is destroyed; that hundred?
of millions of active capital has been
ruined, and that nearly one third of
" the inhabitants :irv hotnelt , an
enough. As tins awful day draws !
a cloe, thousands of anxious eye
watch the dense cloud3 of smnkc
which tiil roll over tlu burnt district,
' with evident fear that a sudden
' change of wind may fan the flames.
' There is, however, little cause jor ap
" prehension, and riMufiireemenN of
Jiremcn from other cities are constant
ly arriving."
THE ELECfiaX
"We have met the enemy and we
are theirs. VenL VUll, nix Vict.
The election, on Tuesday proved
destructive to the hopes of the true
blue Republicans of Nemaha. Our
.candidates were slaughtered in the
-household of their friends. Treach
erous hands assassinated them, and
to-day the .Democracy are reveling in
. success provided them by professed
opponents.
We have no heart to comment on
the result this week, but simply re-
fer our readers to. the tabular state
ment to be found in another column.
"We have been provided with a large
.number of delivery bonds, ready to
-be tilled up with the names of those
-who, while professing to be Republi
cans, have worked into the hands of
tho enemy, and the Democracy have
.but to put in their claims and the in
terest which the Republicans have
,Jn them will bo freely transferred.
. "'e will haro more to say upon
this subject In the future.
A TRIP THKOTGII THE COXJUTYl WHO IS ITS FATHER
On Wednesday afternoon of last A letter, somewhatdeficient in com
week we started out from Brownville mon courtesy and abounding in ind;
on an errand of duty to our party ; cations of self conceit, may be found
OUR. RAILROAfJ.
" "Under the auspices of Dr. Converse
'active work has been resumed upon
,the Brownville, Ft. Kearney & Pa
cific railroad.
The bridgo contracts- have already
Jbeen let, as we stated last week, and
the material for same will arrive this
week. The contract for completing
-the grading of Uip first mile ha- ueen
Jet to Messrs. Edwards & Tate, to be
-finished by the first of January.
and its ieprescntatives by raising our
voice upon the "stump" in favor of
the candidates presented by the Re
publicans of Ncmeha county on the
19th ult. for the several county offices
and pleasure, in that we were, ena
bling oursclf to make the acquain
tance of hundreds of those with whom
we hold weekly converse.
Our first objective point was Peru.
Tho afternoon was a beautiful one.
The air was Ffreighted with health,
fragrance and music, inducing the
soul to reach out, as it were, to breathe
in the jojous vigor so extravagantly
provided by the Creator.
Arriving at Peru, we found a pleas
antly situated little burgh, not form
ing squares of .brick and mortar, but
situated as though for convenience
sake, contiguous to walks carpeted
with grass, and fields which form
empires of golden harve ts-, whose
citizens are not speculators upon the
necessities of each other, but sons of
foil, disciples of learning and nearly
unanimous in their devotion to the
principles which form the base and
ground-work of the principles of the
radical republican party.
Arriving thcro late we were denied
the pleasure of visiting the Normal
school or other points of interest and
pride to the "Peruvians," and with
hold specific impressions until after
another nnd less hanty visit. Suffice
it now to say, we enjoyed our brief
visit, had a good meeting and our
pleasure was ludirhtened by the privi
lege offered us of yhakinir the cordial,
generous and hoiusl hands o! nnuiy
of our patrons.
Our next appointment was Glen
Rock. The weather en route thither
whs not. of a to-be-wi-hed-for or en-
t , - -. mi ..1....1-. 1....-
joynoie enaweier. i ijh cidub -ered
too low iu.d ronticuniK to our
carriage top, while the air swept
through the village and sported acros
the prairies cold as though from the
regions of Alaska. About dark on
Thursday evening we arrived at the
store and domicil of that large heail
ed anc intelligent citizen. J. Gill.
Esq., at vlioe fire we thawed oure!f
out and at whose table we brake
bicid, devoured chickens and inter
viewed "nature's sweet restorer
sleep." Here, too, our meeting wa :
success and our reception cordial.
Glen Rock was several years sine
laid out for a town site, and main
prettily located Jots are still held their
by several of Brownville'smoit prom
inent citizens. Nor is the idea of e
tablishing a town on the proposed site
yet abandoned. On the contrary, the
revival of work upon the U. & Ft. K
R. R. has given a stimulus to the
project, and the people of Glen Rock
have high hopes that the completion
of that project will result in the build
ing up of an important little town in
their center.
Leaving Glen- Rock we proceeded
to Lafayette precinct, and after trav
eling nvexa considerable portion of
that radical stronghold, brought up at
Sanders' 'Mill and took supper at the
residence of Mrs. Bradley. At ITig
gins' school house we had the pleas
ure of addressing a large meeting and
of seeing the republicans present
unanimously revive io of tho re
publican ticket without scratching.
While at the Mill above spoken of,
we were astonished on seeing the
rickety bridge spanning tho river at
on the first page of this 'i-?ue, with
tho name of Rev. Clark Braden sub
scribed thereto. We regret to see any
gentleman lose his temper about a
trifle, but wo think it especially un
seemly for one who holds the sacred
office to display so little of the Chris
tian qualities of forbearance and mod
esty, either in his conversation or
correspondence.
Tho momentuous question which
disturbs the equanimity of Mr. Bra
den, is the paternity of the constitu
tion. Now pedigree is a good thing
in its way. It is ornamental if not
useful. Blood will tell, of course.
But it seems to us that the inherent
virtues of the instrument known as
the National Constitution, are not
likely to be effected for the. better or
worse by a historical doqbt as to who
was its father.
As our reverend correspondent
challenges our knowledge of history
it becomes us, in simple self-defence,
to say something on .ho useless con
troversy he has provoked, and wc will
endeavor to do so -in a seemly man
ner. In tho first place then, we assert, as
our conviction, -based upon tho facts
of history, that Mr. Madison was not
the "father" of the constitution as we
have received it. And in the second
place, we contend that the instrument
is a more exact expression of Mr.
Jefferson's views than of Mr. Madi
son. The old adage which says thftt
" 'tisa wine child that knows his own
father," receives a new illustration in
thi case. When a strong doubt ex-
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For School iS )cr inlendent, I . LomK in - -
S. V. McGrew 93 53f 84 '4S -- a 10.jj- - - ? 117
For County Surveyor, , ..
C.M.Hayden. 101 95 SI 46 " "114U 33, 130
For Coroner, I 1 ' ,m
E. E. Kbrlght '200 95' 81 37 S3 33 1011
ELECTION RETURNS FOITJnBMAH&COTJyTT.
2Ve1iraska Agrlcultaral, Horllcultu
ral nuil Poinologlcal Society
I have received tho following from
the Hon. Commissioners of Agricul
ture at Washington, and which I am
unable to answer entire. Will State
papers please copy, and organizations
interested, report desired information
direct to the Commissioner.
Robt. W, Fuitxus,
Prest. St. Bd. Ag.
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iVASIIINGTOX, D. C.
Sept. 23d, 1871. J
Ms a:? to the p'.ieri.ity'of a child in J CIa or other condition, change of of-
ROBT. T. Fubxas, Esq
Prest. St. J3d. Ag.
Sir: I have the honor to request
that you furnish this Department
with a complete list of Agricultural,
Horticultural, and Pomological Socie
ties (county and township) now in
active operation in your State. The
inclosed lift shows what societies
were in correspondence with the De
partment on the 1st day of July, 1870.
That some of these organizations
have no active membership is quite
probable, as they make no returns,
either concerning their meetings or
fairs, if they have any, their finnn
it- hiiancy its friends must wait un
til it hat m far grown as to develop
family likeness before they can decide
the question. Applying this method
to the case before us, we are compell
ed to father the constitution upon
Thoma- Jeller-on rather ttian upon
JamoMadi-m; tii.it K if we a.-.cr:be
tho authorship of the instrument to
eitiier of those gentlemen, neither of
iliciu being entitled t the honor ex
cept in a most thoroughly pocibn!
L'll-e.
Now. as to the fact by which we
believe our view, of this subject me
sustained.
Early in 17S( Mr. Mtdisou obtained
the passage of a resolution by the
General Assembly of Virginia, of
which ite was a prominent member,
inviting other States to appoint Co:n-
I mis-iouers to meet at Annapolis, and
devise a new system of commercial
regulation, such as would be more ef
fective than that enjoyed under the
Articles of Confederation. He was
appointed Commissioner and atten
ded the Anri.polis convention in the
following September. On that occa
sion however, only five States were
fivers, or results of experiments with
seeds which have been regularly sent
them by this Department. I have no
facilities f-.r ascertaining which of
these organizations are entitled to be
longer borne upon our rolls.-, and will
therefore thank you to send me, as
early as po-sible, a complete list of
thenc'ive organizations ill your State,
with the names of their officers, and
the uumbei of their respective mem
J.ers. so far js can be ascertained.
Ph'a-e- ii:vc the post ofih address of
the secretary of each organization.
1 am, sir, very lespectfully,
Fui:ihiiicK Watts,
Commissioner.
nnpruLicAsr pyramid for. isji.
MAINE.
MONTANA.
W Y O M 1NO.
CO l.O R A DO.
C A L I F OltNJA.
N O R T II C A!R O L IX A .
DEMOCRATIC PYRAMID FOR 1871.
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K Y.
A Xemaha county man Is now rus
ticating amid the hills, trees, stumps
and stones of the Keystone State,
and in a private Ivtter to the editor of
represented, and the commission ad-j this journal, thus speaks of a contrib
journed, recommending a full con ven-jutor to tho columns of the Auvek
tion cousietim; of delegates from all t tiser :
the Slates, which wjw held in Phila
delphia in May 1787. The result of
this convention was the abrogation
True lo natural instinct, and In
keeping with a heretofore persistent
custom, the Democrat of this city Is
at his "old tricks" "throwing cold
water"- on- enterprises and efforts
made to develop and advance the in
terests of the locality upon which he
is dependent for-his "bread and but
ter." Now, that f he B., Ft. K. & P.
R. R., is no longer amo.vg the doubt
ful things, he must indulge in his dir
ty flingo.at the men to wiioe energies
this community is so much indebted.
He predicted, we are informed, win n
the present Board of Directors of this
railroad was elected, thauthey would
'never throw a tlinvvl ful nf .l:-f
llo feels sore that this, like all other!
predictions of this would-be prophet
and dictator, results in utter railure.
In speaking, last week, of the road in
question lie saiu : "lucre has never:
yet been a single mile ready for the
iron.'1 What impudence, for this ig
noramus to utter Buch an infamous
falsehood, in the face of a whole com
munity knowing to tho contrary.
-t
Cciintltutlou Dcfcnted.
On Monday afternoon of last week,
after our paper had gone to press, we
received a dispatch from Senator Tip
ton, informing us that the Xew Con
stitution had been defeated by a ma
jority of 641.
.The news was generally received
here with rejoicing,, even several who
favored its adoption remarking that
they were glad of its rejection and ad
mitting the force attached to the ob
jectionable features of the instru-meut.
Contractors Smith and Phillips will
finish their sections by the first of , that point, and over which we would
November, as they have a heavy force nt dare to drive. The bridge is a
employed, and are pushing the work disgrace to the county and an outrage
with their characteristic energy. uPon the rights and claims of Lafay
ette precinct.
At Glen Rock too, there is a bridge
over which a great deal of travel pass
es, and which seems fo threaten death
to all who cross. We appeal to our
county legislature to see to both these
"dead-falls" and remedy the crying
evil.
Returning we stopped for the night
with our friend D. Y. Culbertsun,
than whom a more firm ami reliable
republican doe3 not live. For hospi
talities so liberally tendered us, we
return thanks to .friend C. and Ids
amiable wife.
On Siturdav even in a: we addressed
, a meeting at.Aspinwall, but arriving
there late and leturning the same
night, prevented us from making a
formal acquaintance w ththe place or
people, huts hoe to visit both again,
when We will write out our impressions.
. We make the following extract
from a letter, which, though not in
tended for publication, wilj interest
every Southern Nebraska reader:
Portsmouth, Oirio,.Oob 2. '71.
Editor Advertiser. Sir .-Accept
thanks for papers sent, and con
tinue same and send bill. We have
already sent seventy families to South
ern Nebraska this fall, and twenty
more start to-morrow. Lo, the peo
ple are moving to fill up our young
Mate. Soon the buffalo, the elk and
the deer must move farther west and
the fertile prariea of the Blue and Re
publican resound with the busy hum
f Industry and machinery.
I have'sent one man west who, for
tiie past five years, has paid six dol
lars an acre rent, for land that has not
averaged liiui forty bushels of corn
per acre.
Yours trulv.
P. W. Witcox.
Agent B. & M. R. R. R.
Fifty coid.Kof, wood wanted -at this
-See, ouiabscriptiou cr advertising
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accounts;
DEAD.
Gen. James Tot ten, who comman
ded the famous Totten battery at Wi.
sou's creek, and who di-ilinguishcd
himself at various other places and in
many other engagements during the
late war. died at Sedalia, T'o., last
week. A little over a year since Tot
ten and some fellow officers in Ken
tucky quarreled, and so provoked the
General as lo leave that gentleman
open to a trial by court martial, which
court convicted and suspended him
from the service. This so worked up
on the sensitive 2ind of Totten that
he took to strong drink. The writer
saw and conversed with him last win
ter. With tears in his eyes thegal
laut soldier said that he was fast go
ing down in disgrace to his grave
and expressed regret that he had not
fallen a sacrifice to his patriotism du
ring the war. Poor Totten. A no
bler soul never swept into the pres
ence of its Creator, and it is to be
hoped that the recording angel drop
ped tears upon his delinquent page
of tiie old Articles and the formation
of the Constitution, but not the Con
stitution as subsequently adoptert.
His privato notes, since poblished by
order of Congress, and a letter address
ed by him to Gen. Washington, just
before the meeting of the convention,
afford abundant evidence of dispari
ty between his views and those em
bodied in the instrument adopted.
In the letter to Washington, Madison
declares himself as being equally op
posed to "the individual indepen
dence of the States," and to "the
consolidation oi the whole into one
simple republic." Ho was neverthe
less in favor of investing Congress
with power to exercise "a negative in
all cases whatevor on the legislative
acts of States, as heretofore exercised
by tho King's prerogative."
are his very words, and we find fur
ther that "the right of coercion should
be expressly declared." From theie
extrene views Mr. Madison subse
quently departed, although he advo
cated them strenuously in the con
vention, the- Virginia plan was adopt
ed Instead of his. How then can he
be entitled to the honor of the author
ship or paternity of the instrument?
Not even his subsequent efforts in fa
vor of its adoption can justify his
c aim l. tiie tit.o "father of the con
sult!. ion."
Now as to Mr. Jefferson's claims to
the title. ;V.. are led to deny that al
so, as we do in face the claim of any
oue man, tho truth being that, the
constitution is the child of the people.
LSut that the constitution as it now
exists, even with some of its recent
amendments, reflects the views
o Jeflerso!) more than tho-e of Mad
ison, cannot be coMtrovvie i.
As early as 17JV, while he was yet a
"Does Mrs. Harding, of London,
Nebaaska, write any for tho Adver
tiser now ? She used to write some
very good practical, original articles
on educational subjects. I never
thought much of her articles on
"Spiritualiiina," l.ut pcrlino tlio-rcoa-
on was that I have not capacity
enough to understand the "Harmoii
ial Philosophy." It is really refresh
ing to spend nn hour or so with Mrs.
Harding. She is such a kind, lady
like, intellectual woman, that one
feels the better for being in her com
pany. She is far in advance of most
of the women of the age."
Peru, Oct. 10, 1871.
Editor Advertiser:
Thejudges aod clerks have just suc
ceeded in getting the vote counted.
I believe they failed to find one
straight ticket.
The voto was very light; not over
two thirds of the registered vote be
ing polled. The result of the elec-
Thesa i tion in this precinct Is as fellows:
For Clerk Hacker, 192; John Pat
terson, 1; W. H. Hoover, 1.
For Sheriff Crow, 90; Plasters, 118.
For Treasurer Daily, 103; Bratton,
TOo.
For Probate Judge Morgan, S5J
French, VI; McComas,114.
For Commissioner Ritter, 1S-5; Ga
ede, 1; Knott, 1.
For Superintendent McGrew, 93;
J. B. Marsh, 71.
For Surveyor Hayden, 104.
For Coroner Ebright, 200.
J. W. Bliss.
very young m m, and nearly twenty
years before the constitution was
adopted, Jefierson, then a meuifier of
theVirginia legislature, made an ef
fort in that body to secure the aholi-
j lion of slavery. The eflbrt was abor
tive of course, yet was it not prophet
ic of the great event which transpired
nearly a century later, emancipation!
31 J. PtcaKBJit Untou Salitoatli School.
JLT; J-kiitor:On last Saturday,
October 7th, we had the pleasure of
attending a Pic Nic held by the chil
dren and patrons of the Mt. Pleasant
Union Sabbath School, a few miles
South West of Brownville, where we
spent a day long to be remembered,
and one of general pleasure and feast
ing. By ten o'clock we joined our
sel.'cs in a small but beautiful grove,
in which the hill cotton woods spread
their branches from side to side, form
ing a beautiful and luxuriant shade.
Here we were informed we were to
spend the day.
The busy bustle of those engaged
in preparing seats and the- tables
plainly told that the celebration was
and thus obliterated errors, attributa
ble to a brain crazed by the demon Al
cohol. Col. Cyrus Aldricb, a prominent
citizen of Minneapolis, Minn., died
last week, of dropsy of the heart.
Col. Aldrich represented the 2d Min
nesota Congressional District in Con
gress from 1859 to 1863, and was for
merly a prominent politician in Illi
nois, filling the office of Receiver of
the Land Office at Dixon, duriug
Fillmore's Administration, and after
ward prominent na the Whig candi
date for Congress in opposition to
John Wentworth, of Chicago.
'IX am
Heating Stoves at Big Stove .
er" of the Xlvth and Xvth amend
ments? He is certainly better enti
tled to the honor than Mr. Madison
was to the paternity of the "whole in
strument. Moreover, the correspondence of
Jelierson with his fellow-statesmen
in this eouutry during his residence
in Furope, and while the subject was
being agitated here, attest the far
sighted views he held on the consti
tution. Most of his objections to
"the Yirginia plan" were sustained
by subsequent amendments to the
constitution as first draughted, while,
as we, have already shown, Mr. Madi
son's original views on the whole sub
ject were overruled by the real fra
mers of the constitution. Therefore
we conclude that, although neither of
the gentlemen can be said to be the
'father' of the constitution, yet as the
child has growu up much more like
Jefierson than Madison we should be
obliged to give the former the prefer
ence on the simple ground of family
likeness. And in conclusion we will
add, that to our mind and judgment
the allusion to Madison as the "fath
er of the constitution" is absurd, the
Rev. Clark Bradeu to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Was not Jefferson then the real "futh- destined to be no small affair. For
the next hour wagons, filled with
happy faces, made their appearance
from all directions, and the qualities
ot goodies which were soon heaped
upon tiie tables would have satisfied
the delicacy of a King. The pro
gramme of the day wasauuounced by
the Marshall, Mr. Strain, and the ex
ercises soon began. They were intro
duced by prayer by Mr. Skeen, Supt.
of the School, followed by 6inging by
the Scnool ; After which we listened
to a very interesting address given by
Rev. Mr. Rippetoe, Pastor of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church of
this place, then followed singing by
the School.
The cuildren wre then marched
by the marshal to tho dinner table,
where an exceedingly pleasant hour,
was spent in devouring pie, cake,
chicken and such things. After all
ban eaten to their satisfaction, the
congregation assembled and a portion
of the afternoon wasspentin singing.
The exercises of the day elosed by
singing Doxology.
Perfect eujoyment ruled through
out the day, nothing transpired to
mar the pleasure of any present.
Seirard Countr Teocliers Institute.
MiLFORD,. Oct. 6th, 1SS1
Editor Advertiser :Tn writing in
stitute we are aware that only a few
really feel interested in reading ac
counts of them and it is not a pleas
ant duty, if duty it may be to give
sketches of them. The reason of this
want of interest may be found in the
sameue?s of the artirles-written on ac
count of one being about what we
may expect the others to be.
But as duty calls us to circulate
throughout the State on this mission
we shall take the liberty to Inflict an
occasional article on the readers of
this paper.
We expected to go out from Lin
coln on the regular mail hack, but the
County Superintendent of Seward,
Mr. Geo. B. France kindly found us a
chance out by an extra that was run
in on Monday expecting to return the
same evening. So after getting ready
with our hooka charts maps and other
little matters we rattled out of Capi
tol Square and made a halt ou the
Public Square to take in another pas
senger. But the dasseuger proved re
fractory having Imbibed too freely of
the ardeat at Otto Funko's Saloon.
He flourished his pocket book with
the swagger usual to men under sim
ilar influences declaring he had mon
ey and he was not going to leave till
he was ready. He was a Saloon
Keeper in Milford and came to Lin
coln to purchase goods in his line of
business (if whiskey may be digni
fied as goods.) We judged from his
appearance that ho was always sure
of one good customer.
Not being able to prevail on him to
go home the driver put his purchase,
(a keg of whiskey) into the wagon
and leaving under the care of the
Marshall turned the horses' heads
down "O" Street just as the somber
shades of night began to settle around
us. It is twenty miles from Lincoln
to Milford the road running in nearly
a westerly direction.
Wc found Campers at each little
grove on the road. Some going east
but most of them with their faces to
ward the setting sun seeking a home
"Far out upon the prairie". As the
chill autumn air made us draw our
over coats closer about us we could
not help feeling a shade of sympathy
m our hearts for the homeless fami
ne's wandering in our State. There
ore doubtless hundreds still unsettled
still wunoufcuUennite idea as to tiie
place of their rest for the winter.
Could we whisper a word to each of
them we would say "make haste for
you know not the day nor the hour
when the fierce blasts of winter will
howl about you."
The road was good tliough some
what hilly for the first ten miles but
oup team were good travellers so we
found ourselves- at tho door of the
Frisbe House in Milford a few min-.
utes past nine having been jusi three
hours in driving the twenty miles.
Milford, the present County Seat of
Seward County is situated on the Blue
River twelve miles above Crete. The
Country around is gently rolling, and
is not excelled (so the settlers all say)
by any land in-the State;
The town is situated on the West
bank of the Blue, contains the usual
number of stores and other business
places for a place of about loO inhabitants.
A gentleman about a mile north of
the town in boring for a well struck a
vein or layer of coal four feet thick
and lie is now sinking a shaft .prepar
atory to opening a' mine.
The j.rospects of Seward County
are bright and if they are not blight
ed by internal broils on County Seat
and other matters there will soon bo a
large populatian in the County.
The Blue Valley Record a lively lit
tle sheet is published in Hilford by
Messrs. Culver and Parsons. This
paper leads off in all the improve
ments of the day is especially ear
nest in the cause of education and
morality and is doing much to build
up th'e place and call a good class of
inhabitants into the county.
But the Institute, I must not forget
that.
It commenced on Tuosday morning
according to notice. Mr. Geo. B.
France was elected Chairman. (Mr.
France is the County Superintendent
and one of the best in the State.)
But few were present at the opening,
though .the interest greatly increased
to the close and without eutering into
the detail may say that the institute
was very successful.
The next institute was to have been
held in Burt County but through a
mistake in giving the notice it will
not be held till in November.
On the 17th inst. the institute for
Richardson County will commence its
session at Rulo.
More Anon,
MARXU3.
RWKiiBW!! J' BWWBWF'
SAD OCCURRENCE.
On last Tuesday night Mrs. Dysart,
while laboring under a mentalabera
tion, arose fromjier bed andwith her
iittleibabe u? her arms jumped into a
'wellrlkt"''"? The little ope, and -inflicting
serious injury upon her own
person. The occurrence hasrpluuged
all the good people of London into
mourning, and the heart of every one
acquainted with the grief-stricken
husband and father, reaches out in
sympathy with him, in this, his hour
of trial ami affliction.
Pawxei: City, Oct. 3, 1S71.
Editor Advertiser:"
It has been sometime since I have
dared to write 3ou. I have waited to
be sure of the "new constitution's"
defeat. I suppose this is now beyond
question. Of all the counties in the
State, Pawnee should be most asham
ed of her action in this matter. The
apparent favor bestowed upon this
county, in the increase of her repre
sentation, has unquestionably cost the
constitution at least a thousand votes,
and yet Pawnee had tho miserably
short sighted hardihood to cast a
heavy majority against it. Almost
everybody was disappointed in this
action. To be sure, the people of this
county had no opportunity to read it
before the election. This was because
they were not subscribers to any
newspaper which published it. Had
the Advertiser had a general circu
lation throughout the county, this
difficulty would have been obviated.
This vote on the constitution, has
terminated in a cost to the people of
$40,009 or $50,000. This must inevita
bly, be repeated at an early day. The
present constitution is in no way suit
ed lo the exigencies of the country.
Our interests demand that this instru
ment shall be remodeled at as early a
day as practicable; which will heap
upon the people another debt of $40,
000 to $50,000. Had the new consti
tution been adopted, the objectiona
ble features could have been amend
ed, with scarcely a dollar of cost.
What blindness has been exhibited
by those whose votes have caused its
defeat! and especially those who had
read the instrument and were ac
quainted with its provisions for reme
dying its own defects.
The first "murder trial" in this
county was decided on the 1st inst.
It was the people of the State against
Porterfield and Cochran for the mur
der of Pangburn. The verdict of the
jury was guilty of manslaughter a-
gainst Porterfield and an acquittal of
Cochran. The former was sentenced
ten years. Almost everybody who
heard the evidence, believe Cochran
equally guilty, but it was not difficult
to see during the trial, that a power
ful influence from high sources was
wjelded in behalf of the latter. When
leading men stoop to lend themselves
to the clearing of murderers of ac
knowledged rowdies, they should, on
every occasion, be made to feel the
fierceness of the people's contempt.
The evidence against Cochran was
conclusive; hence his acquittal is the
more surprising.
Governor Butler is still in town.
TIlP wentbor onntinnr-- juitu dry.
Many are fearful of its eilect on tho
fall wheat crop. But, notwithstand
ing, a large amount has been and will
be sown in this county.
It is confidently expected now, from
the word received from .head quarters
that the cars will be running to Paw
nee City, by'llic 1st of May, 1S72.
JAY BAUD.
i nta j ugmmH-niBiaau
-or -; i oWsiiJ pw U&tej--r,
4. my --..v, I'yiuiiiiiiMrin rut ... ' u r -.
l"T"I C3 ET1 . A f- TTL T ?ent or I'anfel ,lianch c T .w'1' l u.'
HS THK
UK3QUNDSXS
A N HZ
SUCCESS
Place of hcaHnCanJUv&aI,,l
-orxini.
imPAEALLED E0PULAKITY!
JiililiiiL
mfSi iSJ
Heating Stoye
EVERY OWE IS GUARANTEED
TO GtVEE
MORE UNIFORM
AND
PLESNT HEAT,
TO U3K
Less Wood, are More Carefully Tilted
To be more easily anU cheaply mounted:
To be under more per:e-t control !
To haven stronger dnut, nnd jcJp better sntlsSiC-
Uon,iindSOL.I FOIL A I.ES5FlLIC'Hjthnnany
SHEET U10' STOTE IX 3IJLKXET I
bOI.D BV
Excelsior Manufacturing Company
013 ifc 014- Kortn ZUnin strt-ct,
St. Lonis, Mo.,
AND AM.
LITE STOYE DEALERS LIKE
W. X. Shellenberger,
BROWSTILLE, IVEI5.,
SIGN OF THE
IREID STOVS
I
w
IPIUII
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROPOSALS.
orrioE noAnn or kducatiox.i
STATU NOIUIAI, SCIIOOI,. V
I'ilKU, Xeh., Oct. oth, 1S71. J
BIDS will be received nt this olllcp until the lint
frjnturday In December, 1S71. at lOoelnck A.JI..
for tho erection or a. Xor.nnl School JJuiUllnjr at
J?.' e"- 1Iun ! "WCCiflcnUoiii can hi seen nt
thisofficeon and after the lirst or November. 1371.
The rijjht to r joat any or all bids is reserved.
. . DAVID HAUNKS,
5-wt Kec ol Jloard.
ii muuiiiui
AT
Brownville, Nebraska.
UsifiLy Fun nil luoLib
Next door to Stai& Bank.
Great's Furnishing Goods !
HATS AND CAPS,
Booi$& Shoes, for Men, Women
AND CHILDREN.
Dry Goods,
Fancy G-oocls.
A jLarge and Complete as
sortment in Iia&ie3' Furn
isfcingGooda, sucli asHeady
Made Under Garments,
Laces, Embroideries, K.nF-
liing'S, Braids, Corsets, &e.
Housekeeper's Goods! Sucli
as SiiccSinprs, JLtR ens, Table
Clot lis, IVapRiiis, Pillow Cases,
muslins, clc.
Kotiong. nSuterialM Tor Fancj
Vf'ork,asZppIiyrWrsfel,ypiit ZepS:yi Embroidered Slippers,
eic, cic,
Mrs. LOWMAN,
"Who wKI ntt'-nd to tho lAdI Dep.irtnifnt. hm
aWmbwmtlhiljsWPctJon ot Patterns forStamnlux
I'lanels, M naUnt, Velvet, etc., on hand.
Yours KMjicctfuIIy,
Lenis Lowsaan,
.w-ct
A. W. MOP w
""WfT ..
"- "T
PROBATE 'OTIC&r-Tn .Ml
T Efl.VL NOTIciL--oUce b hrT- "
I J PPllcatioahasbninadetnth k'n tSi.
In and ! for Nemaha Countr. XtVzSL&fy.
John W. Henderson AdnilufalraS??:8P
UcorKeM. UenderbonThteofHWf.,!' f
and that the said court $n$3&n) ,
of October, nt 9 o'clock, iwi.i is "hi ,1 H: '
ins such uwiltcatlon. aud ft .'.t.' " ' - -
Istrator of lists sold trtte. """ & w
pilOUATE NOTICK.-Nptk tTh . "
and A re'! an V. l-ws. at tt -Ui-..n?,r - .-
V ...
.u i . r
said d.tys, at thp olHo-of the Pn,b.
"...i. .w.uiii, i.runvnn nail fv" x , "
apiiomrcl tlu Vm$ nnd j.!nco fnrt ' r r -oph
C Wood. Acca-ed, and ThVt .r U!A " .
then uresMited will be fnmwkVJ1' t!X"
Wm. P, Jeweix. Aflmr.'-i-it." l ' A"
ac
ESTXAY NOTICES.
TAS?PCUP,'rUlCnm!t'r!:fP'10l llv irl -Prnnw.
nmh& CtmuW V- - e r' ' -
1st day or October. 1871, n dark Vfii, '' u ' '
old last sprimr.blncsc inula and tj iu" "
brand noticeable. v ,',": -s .
October iy;r, dTl. k.w lJtt- . '
5
TOR SALT.
'--- -w , -s
Aavcrtfccment8 under this hesJ iv v. ..
cMte&ch insert,oi. jor ttuiX,. '
FOR SAUZ-Hy entire Dsiryb-,.,, .
canied on by me' is otTert ta i. '
'ircnMfc ortrdt? rlra;.nvetf.rftBL ,.
Fr further part.cultr esHlre wr -','
IOR SALK-Aaln)imv.. CxcnofVi -J?
Mtuated.w.-l!-ws:trd vly"6, "T'
kinds of .-tfimbb-ry on It. -. pU-ili""
viile and tl-so . acrw ot lin.br d "'
apFiyto ctr joffi h'j. ;;
plT- rROPKRTi FOR WLEC".,
O proved and unlmproveil. ' '
KaalBUfeiteAiwiffcCV15
CS-tf
T.-OR SALE. An Improved Frw ..r
X tlrvil Acre. Wi-Us.nmitml.wrtl -bl-water
and tWibr 1-.t nt a a hair '
Rro'vnlHe. ror terms WMin.rr : w V
r AMIW AND VARUS VOR
xJ ternjs.iucatlon.Ac.eutiln 4
Srf-tr Re! isiaz Ajtui ,.
TO R2KT.
Si'r
"UV
Advvrt'seinenn under this bttxl wia rt ,
25 ccntu each Imscrttott, ler Sve !!n (1- '
'VO RENT.-IK YQC HAVE A 11 .
-L yuriaU.rfnt.advertheltintlM-.w.-r
our cheap advortisin column.
Advertisements under tht head will r1 -.-cents
vach In.rt" for !''pi r
:tf
Dissoi.VTioar.
''HE copartnership heretofore existing between
I the undrsli;ned. under the name and m Ie ot
Shurtr. Stevenson Jt Crtn. It this day difol ed by
inuitMl consent. J. C. SburtE retirlnir. Stevumnn
of
Cross continuing.
J r.siruRTZ,
J.feTEVENhON.
D. O. CROSM.
51-3;
rANTFD. An orphan CPhK-iTi.e .k r k
T oreducate .lx or ettrr't tetr . a
Dr. A. OPPKUMANN.Hher d.-,. . -im
7ANTED.-IF YOU WANT . Kin it
f advertise tor it unaerth- wwi t,
twenty-Uvs cnt.i for live lurs . r ls.
The Florence
IS A LOCK STITCH
Family Sewing Machine.
IT SIAJSES A TRULY
ELASTIC LOCK STUCK-
It never Pncker the Work. iiorDr.au
IT SELF-FASTEN.- ALL, THE PNr ?'
SEAMS. IIEINK THE ONLY si i ,
3IAt'!IINE WAViN T1IK
Gelebrated nEeversibl8 Feed,''
It U th most sltnplfiand esyt-v lenn
thu leuxt liable to He. navef witlfr, hj .
"Wire Springs, "WLco Coils,
ZtOirers or 3msTtPa
I ill sell at public sale, on my farm near
KELLOGG STATION,
JASP2B COUNTY, IWX,
Thursday,0ctober28,187i
Tho following described property, viz:
35 HEAD OF
Pure Bred Short Horns !
10 Head IlifjJi Grades,
Consigns of 8 Rulls, and 37. head of Co3 and
-iieuers.
A lot or pure bred Rerkshlre, Poland and China
Hos.
Tliree span of work Horses, one 3rrsli Harves
ter, one heeder. Plows, Harrowa, and manv other
farnj tools.
CATALOGUE OP SHORT HORNS FURNISHED
ON APPLICATION.
ogca.TERMS OF SALE.-SIX months credit,
way with approved security. Ten per cent,
discount for cash.
Kellogs, Iowa, Oct. 5th, 1671. 52w2
FIRST ANNUAI, STATEMENT
OF THE
CONDITION
OF TIIE
State Bank of Nebraska,
23rovnville, ISdty.,
Monday, 2nd October, 187 1.
Bro-vnvIIle, July 2-J. 1S7I.
lVollce of B)isso!u'Ion.
"VTOTICE Is hereby stfven that tho partnership
I herttoforc e.xbtltiK under the firm natu" of
Wm, 31, Chaffee A- Co., In the dNtill.njr hnin-.,
near th N city. Is my mutunl conont this day dis
solved. Win. M. Chaifue bcini: rir.lj- authorlrttl to
settle all of aald partnership busiHss.
W. 31. CHAFFEE,
W. D. LEWIS.
Brownville. Neb.Sept.JCtli, 1S71. Sits
CTATE RANK-NOTICE.-The annual mc tin?
of the stockholders of K.e Sate llnnk- n? v..
braska. will be held at thf I ink on Tuesdnv. 6co.
berlTUi. Is7l.iu o'clock v. t., for election ot Di-
EATON. Cathler.
rectors and other business.
;ko p,
September I3th, 1371 lU-3t.
LOlTIS WALPTER,
Rouse, Siqn and Carriage
mi
.$MM&
&ttXtti
c-;'-: t.;-:, i-
PBV'ViJ jsjS&
5 fT3SS&.S3 J&&
Qitil
; ,. r. tJ t ,
,o. ' hid3 i jki
. -
No. V, JIa'n St.
r "no lrxriLLiz
To Got Out of Orel. i.
Xo Cos Wlioels to Zlako a Rji-L,
AXD NO CA3I TO .MAKE 1TZV.- II v .
Warranted to Ids! a Lifs-T ii:e !
ALL OCR 3ACHINW KEIT IN ". .
Fii&B op cn a jz (x ;.
TECS FLOP.BNCi:
Eunsliglit and Compart;.'"
NOISELESS.
Owr 90,000 in Tisc.
Wt. E. PLANT, Goi.'l A-cn'.
i-i, rortii yirui .nu;
ST. I.OUIS, IaO.
Misea Paints -1
? .
.9i" -5
jr i tsvir.
aiLuixa
GRAINING, SKL&XTIKG,
13-1 y
FRONTING, ICAf-SOMIXINt;, LTC.
GEO. XY. NEICLY Sc CO.,
BUILDERS AND
idge Contractors
BltOWNLIJ:. NEBRASKA.
Wllltaite contracts forbulldint: Bridge?. RaUIn
Jobbluz Worlc. Contract work solicltofl. WorkKtiar-
ranieeu io (rive x.it!0uriion, and doue
u.jiiue uiiii reaoimoie lernn.
JIuve aho the rinht to orect the
Smith. Patent Truss Sridge
In Xebrasla, Iowa, Kansas apd Southern
Jllssourl.
4TS-NOTieE OF LETl'INRS SOLICITED.
RESOURCES,
JACOB MAKOHX,
MSRCHA2-7T TAI2LOR,
(s
v
-3
1 mZ
llj I ST. iOtTIS, MO.
D0NN & HAYS, AccnL", j
" 3
iuwu'avii.i,i:. AjKi.n.T-i--. a
i 4-51 && sJjjj'iSifiks-ciiv J -J
AND WIII.KLi.Ii 4
-ri-r-7i -. -w Kia. a 1
on rtUort -Z-tf-H .".. .. zL..a.
Ky li.i. I'ltOKatLV isEU f
Un
Notes and BUN discounted
(Jovernnient and other Bonds
State. City and County Orders..
uasn on na:nj..
LETTER FROM BEATRICE.
A correporldent ot Beatrice writes
us, "Our railroad prospects are enliv
ening and brightening up affairs here
abouts very perceptibly. Trade is im
proving. Large eales of lands near
town have been effected within a
month. It is expected the cars, via.
Crete, will run to this place within
two months. I? is farther expected
that the cars on the B. & Ft K. will
reach tbsa point as soon as they can
get here, whieii, from what we hear
of late, we hope wifi be sooner than
some other things lively to occur in
the rather expansive Tulufe";
Dne from Banks . ,. 'ZZ
Banking House Furniture and Fixtures."
Revenue Stamps .,,.,.,
Stationery..,
LIABILITIES.
Capital paid In,.
Deposits Time..
" -SiSht..
ine 10 nanK-...
. tZZ7l tl
. 13.370 on
. 2.0W
. I,?; 90
, 1.,.W6B
G,TiO Oi
510 -J7
.US 15
HZfiX 6T.
Aiirrwn- rj
" 21 .'-Ml .17 i 37. HI 5T
Discount and EichnnKC
Dixidenda unpaid, .
477 SI
XQ3i
mFAwm 1 1 1
'fflwnl W sis
We. the undersigned, ofllcen of the State R-nk
of Nebraska at Brownville. dosolemnly srvear that
the above statement la true to the best of our
knowledge and belief.
DAVID REJIICK.Pres'dent.
TIIEO. HILL. Vice President.
GEO. P. EATON. Cashier,
STATE OF NEBRASKA,
Nem mia County, j 5S"
Sub-cribed and sworn to before me. this 2nd day
of October, 1371.
J.H.BROADY.
Notary Public.
Atttest:
IL a LETT. 1 .
cJm. kaeffman, Directors. .
W3J. II. HOOVER, J
Remaining after paying aseml annual dividend
uiyti .kui. I'ti uua'Jia. .. atl
J. W. APPiEGATE,
1BCIITECT & BBILDEBI
Brownville. IVebrasfca.
AT'ILL DO ALL KINDS OF BriLDINO PRE
' pare Plana. Draw Dn!cni. and FiruMirec-ucation-4.
Satl-faction stiaranteed. Job Work ol
every description at short notice. Shop on First
fatreet. betw een 3Iain and Atlantic. 2$ tf
CARPSKTER'S TOOLS
FULL ASSORTMENT,
AT 1V?I. D. SIIELliEXBERCEB'S.
UIOIARDW.VRE AND CUTLERY. caM oi. W,
D. ShfllenbTZer. No. 74 .Vain utriru: ?.rfPicr.
eonBIocjC.BcowurlUb rfeb. dwtf
iform Baking is Vafrartt
Charter Oak Stores
ARF TTT;
MestSnccosfol, Popular & Coxclr
Cooking Machines
EVER INVENTED.
Simple and Perfect In C antra- Mn. ''1 i
nianatjed tlAt & Child can lathee: "xr
180,004: Have Been l'i
and very Stove Imu. gi en
Escelsior MacafaGturiuff Oolti'-J
SAinr i.ouis.
Wholesale Dealec 1b ll t!d i-
Tl3N"IV23l2iS sS'i'OC-K
AND ALL ,,
IiIVE STOlt: 2SA!Si-a
TV. D. Shellenbct?:
T4?rc: Street, Krowcvl!--47ml
GEORGE G. STAHjT,
av-irDE.LEi: IN
Grain &AgricL'IW tap! jBMiis
AbriWALL,. NEBUASJCi
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