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BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1873.
VOL. n.-DJO. 51".
EE1DIS G 3T ATTER OX ETERY PAGE Oldest Paper in the State
OFFICIAL RIPER OF THE COUJiTT.
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THE ADVERTISER.
Published every Thursday by
GAFJFHJ3Y & mLCKER,
Proprietors
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BUSINESS CARDS.
ATTORNETS.
U. H. Broady,
-TTtVE AND COUNSELOR AT TW.
Jon over SUM Banfe. OrownvlUeb.
E. "W. Thomas,
rrv.-o'CTrv- at LAW Office, front room over
Ann iCrl's Hardware Store. Brown-
TUe.Neb.
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il&'.ra Brawnviiicje".
W. T. RoReri)
. T-mnVEV AND COUXSELOn AT LAW.
A i rive diluent .attention to any lezal
;B4nteted JoWre. Office In Court H.use
Bu ""s Tirnwnville.Neb.
Hevcett & Newmnn,
rr-JUVEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
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PHYSICIANS.
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SOTARIES tCOLLECTlOXAGESTS
J. V. Brush,
Trr -E OP THE PEACE AND COLLECTION
Jr:C.eindonPnct. Sia, auemon
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L.. A. Bcrpnann,
,.-T,,,Y prBLir AND CONVEYANCER.
X V "ehH Btre-t. Brownville Neb.
E" -Tt "i,. ITT Notarv PuWIcand Conveyancer.
-ill irf second floor. Brownville
wl NA"n?ltortheajutable and American Ton
t.ne Lie insurance companies.
DRtGGISTS.
Lett &- Creig",
-rwP'-JilSTS. and dealers in Paints. Oils. Wall
I) Pa-4 etc McPherson Blocfc. No. 6S Main
Kirec:. BrawnvLle. Neb. .
LAND AGENTS.
1 T COGSWELL. Real Estate and Tax Paying
A v-en' Office in Corswell Block, corner First
nV vJaMC sYreets. Will give prompt attentionu.
Sfi. ileal Estate and the Payment ot luxe
U?uL .Ahe Nemaiia Land District. . tf
T I T .RD V. HTJGIIES. Real Estate Agent and
li,iir Public. Olhcein northeast corner ic
P.Vi, ll.uc np vatn,. Brown ville. Neb.
Tr-;riiiM II HOOVER. Real Estate and Tax
W PT ufAven" Office in District Court Room
Vi x e e prompt attention to the sale or Real Ls-Ut-
an i Pivmeutof Taxes throushout the emaha
LanuiJisir.'i
GRAIN DEALERS.
Gao. G. Start,
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ASH DEALER IN GRAIN AND AGRICUL
' "i Implements, ana w)rse.
Forwardinc
as .""
M-rchant. Aspinwall. Neb.
SADDLERY.
JH BirER. Harness. Bridles, Collars. EtcNo
.. iLi.nTee: BrownvilicNeb. ilendingdon
loor-er aatisiaclion j uarautetid.
BRIDGE UTILDIXG.
r W VIIXELER.Bndse Builder and Contractor
V . Ur -wa ule. Neb sole asent for R. .Smltb s
Pale TrussBndse- Thestrousesiandbestwoodet
br. Jtf a )w tn use.
IIOTE1.S.
MF-RI'AN HOUSE. L. D. Roblson. Proprietor
A I; jflt street bvtwee-j Main and Colleje. Good
re- aud Livery Stable in connection with this
HjJse
GUX i3IITH.
-iT-31 I CRADDOCK, Gun Smith ttLoct Smith.
W -hop at No. 5A Jlsun street. Hrownvllle
NeTasta. Guns made toorder, andrepalrinRdont
pr jmptiy at cheap rales. 3-ly
BLACESMITHS.
J.:W. Gibson,
BLACKS1IITH F-AND HORSE SHOER. First
ret betwen'Main and Atlantic. Urowcville
Neb Worli done to order and satisfaction juaran-
Ied .
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Stull fc. Schick,
1 TTOItNEYS AND COUNSEUJiyi AT IW,
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B l LH ROBINSON. Boot and Shoe llaker. No.
ji Marc sireei.jroni mr,.u i-j....
lr .- Uauj a cood assortment of Gent s. Lady s.
V e and Cu.Idren 8 Boou and Shoes. Custom
jr. i in wita neatness and dispatch. Repairing
do ic on short notice
SAL003S.
JioEPFI nCDDAUT & CO.. Peace and Quiet Sa
. No i Mali street. Brownville. Neb. The
bp Wiiiesand Liquors kept on hand.
L. A. 3ergm.anii 8l Co.,
Hamifacturers of Cigars,
and Wholesale Dealers in
Chewing and Smoking Tobaco,
Orders from tb country promptly filled,
and satisfaction guaranteed
So.il Main St.,BK0WXYILEE,XEB.
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
JOSEPH SHUTZ,
No. 59 Main Str"t, Bro-s-nville.
Keeps constantly on hand a large and well
assorted stock of genuine articles In his line
Kepamng of Clocks. atcnes and Jeweirj
done on short notice, at reasonable rates.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
JIM BUSS'S
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J. G. JiUSSJELZ,
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!WIIES,LWS& CIGARS
WHOLESALE ATi RETAIL.
5u JIain Street,
3S.O"W2STVIX.X.S,05irSB.
FRANZ HEIIMER,
AOQH &gLACKSMITHSHOP
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ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT HOUSE.
TTAGOX MAKING, Repairing,
' ' Plows, and all work done in the best
aianner and on short notice. Satisfaction gnaraa
teed Givehimacall. I4-ly.
"W. T. MOORE & CO.,
Commission Merchants,
SHIPPERS,
AND DEALERS IN GRAIN AND COAX.,
72 Main Street,
Brownville. Nebraska.
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"WI iHDGR0W HI lM
BO&Y & JBRO.,
SreexssoBs TO J". X. Csooks & Co..)
BUTCHERS !
RUN TWO SHOPS.
Oae opposite Sherman House, on Main street, the
her next door to Bratton'e. on Sixth street.
pood, street, frsh meat always oa hand, and sat-s-iciion
guaranteed to enstomers. 17-2i-ly
LETTER HEADS, Z
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PsftUyprlnted at tb4 fflc.
PERU ADVERTISEMENTS.
Insurance not a. Privilege but a. Duty.
Continental Insurance Company
OF NEW YORK.
Assets over 82,000,000
Losses pnid in Chicnse. . . . 1,500,000
Losses paid In Boston, .... 500,000
TTorm maea specialty, npon thelnstal
rdl 111 ment or Annual Premium plan.
B Scire fornve years; less than live years.
All brio stock plan.
Insure npalnst loss or damage by Fire and
Lightning buildings and contents, hay. grain
and stock. GEO. T. HOPE, Pres.
Cyuds Peck. Sec
C. J. Baebee, General Agent, Omaha.
P. M. MARTIN,
AGENT FOR NEMAHA COUNTY.
BXJ-TSTES & MOODEY,
DAVID BAO'ES. S. S. itOOOEY.
DEALERS IN
GENERAL
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BOOTS,
SHOES,
Glassware,
Queensware,
CLOT
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LAMPS of the
In great
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Latest Styles,
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For Present or Spring Delivery.
We are constantly filling up with new goods
which we
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to suit purchasers.
WE REFER TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
S.R.DAIL1T,
DRUGS, MEDICINES, '
CHEMICALS,
FINE TOILET SOAPS.
Fancj Hair A. Tooth Brsthet,
Perfumery,
Toilet Articles,
TBUSSES, SHOrXDEB BRACES,
Onus and Garden Serdi,
PURE "INES AND LTQ.UORS FOR
Z1EDIC1NAL PURPOSES,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Dye Stuffs,
Letter Paper, Peas, Inks, envelopes,
GLASS, PUTTY,
Carbon Oil Lumps and Chimneys.
Physician's Prescriptions Care folly Conpounded
TsxrmL LUTE.
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and Transfer Hacks, J I
MAKE REGULAR TRIPSDAILY FROM
PERU, NEBRASKA,
TO
XebrRska makinc connection with trains
City, on the Midland Pacific R. R,
Bro-Rmville and retnrn dailv, mafcingcon
nection with th Bnsses to Phelps Station,
Mo., on the K. C. St. Jo. A C. B. R. It.
Also with hnrkstoAmgovift"NemabaClty,
Aj.pl n wall, Hillsdale and St. Deroin.
FREIGHT AND EXPRSS of
AH Kinds
transferred on these routes
at reasonable rales.
3 Passencers comfortably provided for.
Charges moderate.
OFFICE at Daily Bros.'s Drug Store, Peru.
All orden. will receive prompt attention.
M. H. THOMPSON, Prop't.
SCHOOli
OFFICERSAHDTEACHEBS
We invite your attention to the superiority of the
EAE9
DESK 6 SETTEE
ATEItfT
COMBINED.
IT HAS THE FOLDEVG DESE AND BEAT.
IT IS FREE FROif NOISE.
IT IS STRONG, DEATTIFUL, CONVENIENT,
DURABLK.
The catlnss nre one-fourth heavier than those ol
any other desfc, and so flanced as to secure the
creates! possible strength. The wood Is selected
cherry, watnut or a-sfc, thoiouchly seasonea nnd
kiln-dried, and handsomely flnished in shellac
The seat, arm. and back, are bcnutifully carved and
slatted. We guarantee asslust hreaknge in fair
uasc It fits the school house for school or church
purposes.
We also manufacture "THE GEM," as Its
name indlcates.jin elecant stationary Top Desk.
The "ECONOMIC" absoluteb' defies ompetl
tlon in prices for furniture WHICH IS HOOD.
We are also ma 'sini; a full line of Recitation Set
tees. Teacher's Desks. Chairs, and all SCHOOL
-FURNTTCRE. Our list of apparatus Includes
Clock. Bells. Globes. Maps. Charts, Slated Paper.
Liquid Slating. Chalk. Philosophical and Chemical
Apparatus Dictionaries, and everything desirable
in any grade or schools, all ot which we will sell
for cash, or on sufficient time to enable a district to
levy and collect a tax.
Ra-ide's Reading Oae is rapidly superceding the
ordinary readinsTablets. 2S.000groups. phrases and
sentences, based upon tne word-method, admirably
adapted to primary lessons In Dmwinc Numbers.
Read inc. and Grammar. .Address our nearest agent,
who will call upon you without delay.
National School Furniture Co.,
113 nnd 113 State Scree,
CHICAGO.
P. if. MARTIN. Exclusive Asent for Otoe. Ne
maha. Richardson and Patrnee counties, solicits
correpo3d.ence. Will visit you wi h samples. Five
or ten-ear building bonds negotiated without
charge to patrons. Address
So: 101, Pern, Tiobraslia.
CHAELES QAEDE
PROPRIETOR.
Guests received at all hours, DAY
and NIGHT. Connects with
Xiivex-y S"tall
under same management.
-Careful attention given to thej
wants ofguest6. We refer to the
traveling public.
C. MY. CEX.BERTSOS,
B&FEHTER and BUELDEB
CONTRACTS TAKEN.
Material Furnished when BesirecT,
at terms and rates which defy competition.
Address, or call at Shop, corner PiXth and
Park streets. Pern. Neb.
Rrr: trt JA-H.QILLETT,
Refers to - M WILES, Byl
"TJLANKS
of allkicds, ;arsVtti4,'A4Tirtle
PERU ADVERTISEMENTS.
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BSPAHINff D0K2 P20HPTL7.
Call and see Samples.
3STO FIT 2STO S-a-XjS.
ALL WORK WABJLdXTKD.
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CUST03I WORE ALWAYS OX TJAXD.
Repairs executed with neatness.
CALL AND EXAMINE MY STOCK
It. B. S1I1TD,
Justice ofthePeace & Collection
AGENT.
Special attention given to collection of notes
and accounts for non-residents.
Address Box 50, PERU, Nemaha Co., Neb.
" O. JET."
BarberShop & Restaurant
W. C. CCTIMLG.
All -work done in thp neatest and latest
stvle. Tlie choicest brands of Cigars con
stantly on hand. Dellclon: Confectionery.
Ice Cream inwnson. Oysters stews on short
notice. Soda Fountain in ful! blast.
Fifth SU opposite Brick Church,
WELL
.W.ELILTS
SOLE PBOPJtlETOE.
has the exclusive right
of putting in ItOUED
WELLS in NK.MAI1A
BOEKG.
COUNTY. Calls by
letter receive prompt
attention. Parties mav
mnke chnic of PIN-E. GALVENIZED
IRON OR CEMENT TURING. We make
wells through ROCK, as we are provided
with a thousand pound horse-power drill.
Drill same size :is Auger. Guarantee water
or no pay. PosrnfFJce address. PERU, Neb
Soring done in Winter cm uvZ us Summer.
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Undertaking a Specialty.
Keeps a full line of
MET ALIO AND WOOD
BURIAL GASES.
5G Main Street, DR0W1STILLE, SEE.
J. BUKE.
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THE PATROJPS HOPE.
BY .N. J., OF CHAaltK OAK.GBANGE.
So long as we ride on the billowy tide.
Through weather foul or fair.
Let us stick to the ship with.a steady grip.
And plant oar colors there.
And whatever betide, we will slde'by side,
Be found in battle array;
And through darkest highi, we "will -watch
for the light.
To usher the coming day.
And in future years, through their Joyful
tears,
If our children shall ask us-why
We so much revere "the Grange so dear?"
This shall be oar reply :
"When hardly oppressed, and sorely dis
tressed, We unto oar God did cry.
And he gave us a rule, and a model school,
To teach us husbandry
"And blnce those days our farming pays,
Our sons are making oiir laws,
"Our wives are cheery, our daughters are
merry ;
The middlemen kndw the cause."
Then with God for the right, we'll riseln our
might.
And wage a war of aggression
And with sturdy blows, tre'H conquer oar
.foes,
And put an end to oppression.
A JAT COTOTT CONVENTION.
It was In the Hoosier State,
In the picturesque county of Jay,
They had a convention to nominate
Supervisor in the usual way.
So I'm told by Henry S. Lane,
Our Governor Uiat used to be.
And, in such tilings, the old man
Is nrst-rate authority.
Well, theUotisfi -waa called to order,
And the candidates trotteJ out.
One whose name was Murphy,
Another whose name was Stout.
"A speech ! A speech !"' yelled the yeomen,
And Murphy took the stand.
Commanding a death-like silence
By a single wave of his hand.
'Fellow men, I own I'm agreon-hom.
What never was into a school,
But you bet ir I'm elected
You've honored an honest fool.
Which is nior n can be asserted
Of Joe Stout over there.
Who was never accuseU of actia'
Any thlnu liUe on tlie square.
"Why. what did Joe do in the war?
JeV listen. I'll tell you what
He went out behind the smoke house
And the cowardly cus.s. he shot
The eeud rlean olT lii linger
To keep from carryin" a gun !
Hold up your hand to this audience,
You Butternut mother' un !
Joe Stoat held up his hnnd.
And lo tlie finger was gone.
And Murphy &at down contented.
Thinking tlie victory won.
While the yeomen began to whistle
And clap their hands and shriek,
sutiouLiaiu on 11 is warm us
And squared himself to speak.
"It's true I shot off my finger.
And didn't go lo ttie war,
I am a notorious coward.
And thill's what I did it for:
But I didn't do like Murphy
Go out like I wanted to fight,
But only to steal sow-bell-From
the commissary at night.
"Fellow-citizens. Murphy's branded
Right Hems, Mis thighs,
'Meat Thief in great big letters.
Which you can bee with your eyes
If he'll jest do as I did!
Stop Murphy, don t you run !
Down with your copperas breeches
You ouery jou of a gun !"
The audience rose in n body.
With a deafening "Hurrah for Stout !"
And Murphy lowered nis bristles
And muttered"! 111 played out!"
The truth ior once, it he never
Told tiie truth before.
For Stout was nominated
By a hundred and one lo four.
Crawfo dsvIUe, Iud.
THE POLAEIS.
Arrival ot tne Survivors In Scotland.
A Tle Of
Hard hip,
Deo. in.
Suffering fcijd
Gotha, September 19.
Dr. Petermanti lius receive J a pri
vate dispatch. Irotn Dr. Jbltuil Besse!,
chief ol the scieiitirio corps of tlie i
htris, announcing hisettteurrivuf with
nine others of the Polaris expedition,
at Dundee. He briefly stated that the
party experienced great hardships-,
and had narrow escapes' from destruc
tion befute they were rescued by the
iiaveiiseraig.
IiOXDON, September 19.
The steamer Artie brought to Dun
dee teu members of ihe Polaris expe
d.tiun, whose names aie us follows:
Captain iiutldiiigtuti, sailing master;
Dr. iltuil liessei. chjel of tlie scien
tific corps; H. C. Chester, first mute;
Wui. Urton, .-econd mate; E. Schu
man. chief engineer; A. A. O'Dell,
OCIUUU CTliillCCl , .J-LCl 14J.411 kJl,IIUUM
seaman; H. Hayes, seaman; Henry
Hobby, seaman. All are in excellent
health. Three others were transfer
red by the llavenscraig to the whaler
Interpjd, which is expected toarrive
at Dundee in, two or three weeks.
Their names are B. W. D. Bryan, as
tronomer and chaplain ; X. B. Alaucb,
seaman; J. V. Booth, fireman
After reparation from Tyson and
his companions, the Polaris was fin
ally abandoned in nsiukiiig condition
by Captain Buddingtou and the re
mainder of the expedition. The par
ty wintered in Donjj Boat Cove, where
they built timber houses which they
covered wilh sails. The winter pass
ed without an event exeeptthe break
jug out of scurvy, which, however,
was unattended by severe symptou 9.
Plentiful supplies of walrus liver for
food were obtained from the natives,
and to this diet is attributed the mild
ness of the disease. In the spring
two boats were built of thin pine
boards, taken from the cabin of the
Polaris. In these the whole party
embarked as fooii as the ice opened,
and sailed southward. On the 3rd of
June the3 sighted Cape York, ami on
the 22d of tlie same mouth were pick
ed up by the Ravenscraig. Mr. Ches
ter, first mate, is regarded as the one
who did the most to save the party,
and the rescued men speak u the
highest terms of his exertions?. They
also saj- thatCaptuin Hall enjo3Ted the
confiJetice of every one. and his
death, which was unexpected was de
plored by all on board the Polaris.
New York. September 19.
The Tribane's cable special from
Dundee, Scotland. sa3s: "The whal
ing steamer Artie, Captain Adams,
has arrived at this port from Davis
straits, having on board the men of
Ihe Polaris expedition whq were pick
ed up by the whaler Ravgngeraig on
the 20th of July. The men are all
well, and show no marks of emacia
tion, such an might have been expect
ed after their terrible xperience. The
following
NARRATIVE OF INCIDENTS
that occurred after the sep"ation of
the crew is gathered from conversa
tion witty several of the party : The
Polaris had been leaking badly before
t,....wl ,,.,..: . LI ,,,-. n Cuininii.
i.he loth of Qctober, 18?2, and her sitr
uation nltimately became so alarming
that it was deemed advisable to make
preparations to abandon her. The de
termination to leave the ship was ar-
tra1 of nn flA KfK np "lrtfrvKat of
tUdU- IIUIO IUOJ f C. "f fMVUMv J".
l.lV limn fh-r. .. I.-. 1r,MnAn TG
Some of the crew remained aboard,
while others landed on the ice, and
they began to get out stores, with the
intention of taking everything they
could need for a long sojourn in those
frozen regions. Between 10 and 12
o'clock at night, while this work was
proceeding, a very severe gale sprang
up, andsnow begun to fall heavily.
with strong but variable winds. Op
erations, however, were continued,
and after untiring efforts the boats
were got upon the ice, and a large
supply of provisions taken out. Sud
denly the hawsers by which the ship
was made fast to the ice gave way,
one snapping, the other tearing its
anchor from the lodgment in the ice.
This was about midnight. The an
chor, in starting, tore ofFa large piece
from the floe, with three men upon it
and as the Polaris drove past them
they cried out in an agony of terror,"
"What are we to do?" Captain Bud
diugton shouted back that he could
do nothing for them.
A few minutes later those on the
Polaris saw a boat launched'and man
ned by three' men, making for the
place where their comrades were sta
tioned. In a short time the storm
and darkness shut out every object
from their view.
They hud boats and provisions, and
must shift for themselves as best they
could.
Note. These three men. Sergeant
Myer and two others, were saved with
the Tyson party.
THE FEELINGS OF THE 3IEN
can be imagined, as with half the
crew left to perish, as they supposed,
in a desert of ice and snow, the ship
drifted away helpless, until at lastshe
brought up at Life Boat cove. The
prospect was now gloomy enough.
There seemed to be little prospect of
their remaining in the Polaris. She
still leaked fearfully, and in her dam
aged condition Buddington had no
hope of giMng any further south
with her. Jt was therefore determ
ined to beach her, but the question
was how that could be done. The
wind being favorable, an opening in
the nack was finally discovered, and
the ship was bored through under
canvass. Everything apparently fa
vored the work, but though the ship
was only a few miles from shore, it
took twelve hours to get her close in.
The next consideration was how to
provide shelter for the men on shore.
All the timbers from between decks
were torn away.
Everything useful was secured.
Tlie walls of a house were then built
of heavy planks, jointed to exclude
the wind, and the roof was made of
sails. In such a home
the long winter
was passed. Some help was received
from three Esquimaux, who discov
ered the wrecked ship, and agreed for
a few paltry presents to convey pro
visions over the ice from the vessel.
They gave Mill more valuable aid by
supplying skins for clothing, of whieh
the crew were greatly in need, for
many of their clothes were worn out.
and many more were lost when the
vessel broke away on the niirhtof the
15th. The Esquimaux had plenty,
and though they were filthy smelling
garments,
THE CASTAiVAYS
gladly adopted the full Esquimaux
costume of fur trowsers, coats, hats
and boots. Through the loug dreary
winter the men kept up their spirits
remarkably well ; the snow fell heav
ily, but it served to protect their frail
habitation and make it more com
fortable. Their arrangements were
so complete that no visit to the ship
was necessary before January 27th.
when they went forusupply of wood.
Fresh water was obtained in abund
ance by collecting pieces of icebergs
and melting them. Toward the end
of winter Chester suggested that
some means should be agreed upon to
extricate the part' from their peril
ous position. The provisions were
gradually H minishing, and the fuel,
of which onlv six tons had been ob
tained from the ship, was nearly ex
hausted. The Polaris was still avail
able for materials, and it was now pro
posed to build two boats. A survey
bv Chester showed that the lining of
the cabin could be used, and this was
accordingly stripped off during the
spring mouths, witli the thermometer
23 degrees below zero, and often in a
blinding drift.
THE BUILDING OF B0AT3
went on. The situation grew daily
I'more discouraging, but the work was
never relaxed, and the courage of the
meu never failed, advancing steadily.
The Crew ready to depart by the end
of June, and determined to push
southward. Just at this moment,
when everything was in readiness,
they were alarmed by the appearance
of scurvy. Happily, however, the at
tack proved slight, and a plentiful
supply of walrus liver, whieh they
obtained from the Esquimaux, ena
bled them to avert the disease. When
the boats were launched thpy leaked
a good deal, but the men determined
to trust them, and throwing aboard
all their remaining provisions and
amunition, they said farewell to Life
Boat cove.
If not perfectly tight, the boats
proved themselves excellent sailers,
and remarkably easy to row, and on
the lhst day the voyagers reached
Smitqg bay. After remaining there a
short time to regain their strength,
the party made for Hakluyat island,
where the expeditiou was brought to
a standstill by a tremendous gale,
which blew for three full days, with a
continuous fall of snow for all that
time. Immense flocks of auks, a
kind of penguin species, were en
countered here, however, antl as the
men could easily take up their guns
and kill ten of them :ti a shot, there
was a plentiful supply of fresh, pro
visions, which were very thankfully
received. Occasionally their floating
crafts were sadly beset, and it was
feared they would come to grief; but
they were among ice, and there was
nothing to be done but to forcea pass
age southward at all hazards. After
enduring many privations, and en
countering perils from which their
escape seemed almost mirucunus.
they succeeded at hist through great
exertions, in reaching Cape Parry. A
few miles bejow the cape, at Etiz
Clarissa rock, an encampment was
made. Every night when the labors
of the dny were orer the boats were
hauled up on the fioe, and everything
taken out. and the only hot meal of
the day was prepared. The apparatus
employed in cooking was of the most
primitive character. Each boat car
ried a quantity of rigging from the
Polaris, and a can of oil. With these
a fire was made in the bottom of an
old iron bucket. Tea was the only
thing that could be made in such an
apparatus.- They state that the priva
tions they suffered were not serious.
The life was rough, laborious and mo
notonous, hut though dangers occas-,
jonauy orseqted tnemselyes well cal
culated to inspire the greatest terror,
no serious accident occurred, and on
the 21t of June the boats reached
Cape York in safety. Here they were
again close beset by ice. On the ,23rd
THEIR TROUBLES CA3JE TO AN END.
A whaler was discovered & few
miles off, and the whole party was at
once in a; turmoil of excitement. A
great fear neemed to take possession
of them all at once that" the ship
might get away before they could
make themselves seen, and they put
forth every effort to reach herwithout
delay. She soon saw their signals,
and Captain Allan sent his crew to
their assistance and took on board
their effects ami one of their boats,
the other being left behind. Captain
Allan treated them ' in the kindest
manner. Subsequently, in order that
whaling operations might not be in
terrupted, Allan shipped some of the
Polaris crow on thu Arctic the latter
vessel completed her season's work
earlier than had been expected ; and
knowing that the crew of the Polaris
were anxious to return home. Captain
Adams searched for the Ravenscraig.
andtook on board the members of the
part' who had been left with her, ex
cept three, who had previously been
transferred to the Intrepid. These
three were R. D. Bryan, "as astrono
mer and chaplain ; J. B. Mauch, sea
man, and John V. Booth, fireman.
The Intrepid is expected, home in a
few weeks. The rescued sailors say
that when they were picked up they
had bread enough for a month, but it
is the general opinion anlong them
that they would not have succeeded
in reaching any settlement. Chester,
however, who is spoken of in the
highest terms by every one of his com
panions, has no doubt whatever that
they would have got southward with
out any assistanc. . Captain Hall was
regarded as peculiarly adapted for the
great enterprise under his charge,and
all lament his untimely end. As to
the statement that the ship might
have aided the party on the Ice, all
agree that Jt was impossible after the
Polaris broke adrift to learn even the
whereabouts of those left behind.
Ever,v effort was made to find them,
but to no avail. Captain Markham,
R N., acoompained Captain Adams,
of the Arctic, on his whaling voyage
for the purpose of making scientific
investigations in the Northern re
gions. He left Dundee to-day, and
intends to be present at the British
association meeting at Bradford.
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From the Austin (Texas) Statesman Sept.
'lUih.J
tKe kickapoos o"viitre.
Col. Thomas G. Williams, of :San
Atilouio, aud Mr. H. M. Atkinson of
JNebraska called upon us lasL night,
and gave us some interesting items in
regat d 10 the Kickapoos and Pottawa
touiies from Mexico, to the reservation
in Kansas. We gave notice some
months since of the appointment
of the two above named gentle
men by the United States govern
ment to take steps towards secur
ing the removal ot the raiding Indi
ans of Mixico to these reservations,
aud though it was looked upon at that
time as a wild goose chase, it is now
proven that the undertaking is
to become an eminent success.
The commissioners passed into Mex
ico about the first of May, and
having obtained assurances from
the Mexieau government prior
to this time, that every assistance
should be rend red them in carrying
out their object, they at once applied
to Governor Cespedes, of Coahuila,
Who commissioned Col. AutonioMon
lero, a high loned gentleman and
brave soldier, to assist them in their
plans. Every obstacle was placed in
their way by the citizens of the coun
try, who understood that with the
Indians gone there would be no irre
sponsible Kickapoos, upon whom it
would always be convenient to direct
the charge of committing the depre
dations upon the Texas border. They
tried to intimidate the commissioners,
threatened to assassinate them, aud
finally when the Indians had been
prevailed upon to leave they attempted
to disperse them, and even raised sub
scriptions at Santa Rosa to buy them
to stay in their midst. Thu commis
sioners succeeded in getting about
four hundred KJekapoos andPottawa
tomies to leaVe, and the last heard of
them was after they had crossed the
Rio Grande near the mouth of the
Peco river. They will pa-sacross the
country between the staked plains
antl the settlements. They objected
to coming through the settlements,
feeling that they had wrotjged Texas
to such an extent as to raise doubts in
their minds whether the- could pass
with security through the countrj.
They could not realize that protection
which would be thrown atound them
by the laws of a civilized nation.
There are threelndiaus going through
with the commissioners, and several
leading chiefs are with the band mov
ing ccro?3 the tipper part of Texas.
These chiefs have promised to return
with the commissioners, and repres
ent to the tribe left behind them in
Mexico the treatment they receive at
theiands of the government. Upon
these representations thecommision
ers expect to rem five the last of them,
and thus free our western Iwders from
much of the danger which has con
stant Ij' beset it. The commissioners
deserve much credit for their arduous
aud dangerous labors. This one sin
gle act is worth millions to Western
Texas
us s
The Rev. H. W. Thomas, a Metho
dist minister, preached the funeral
sermon of the dead billiardist, John
Coon, he other da', in the course of
which he said :
'Gambling in billiards, or in anv
other way. is wrong, though I think
it is less wrong to gamble in billiards
than in grain or gold."
Ip the midst cf Episcopal service at
Omaha on Sunday evening last.a live
conn enlered the open door and made
for the alter and tne ladies ip a way
the latter despised. They screamed
and stood upon their seats until the
little quadruped, with the penitentia
ry tail, was expelled.
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The propeller Ironsides, one of the
largest steamers of the lakes, found
ered and sunk seven miles off Grand
Haven, Michigan, on Monday the
lotJ. inst. The number of lost is not
yet yet ascertained, but fourteen
bodies have been recoverd.
A father, in consoling hi3 daughter
who had lost her hasband. Eaid : "I
don't wonder you grieve for him, my
child ;you will never find his equal."
I don't know as I can." responded
the sobbing widow ; 'bui I'll (jo my
best."
It was a timid young lady who re
marked that she liked cannon, bnt
did not like the cannon-pear. That's
rough prt McCab?.
Assassination op gen. Mccook.
From the-Dakota. City MaJL
Geh. Edwin S. McCook. Secretary
of Dakota Territory, was murdered at
Yankton, dn Thursday night of last
week, by P. P. "Wintermute. a bank
er, of Yarikton. The following par
ticulars of this terrible tragedy we 1
gather from the Sioux, (jity Journal
of Saturday last.
There was a meeting of the citizen3
at the courtroom, on Thursday night,
to consider what action shouhi be ta
ken regarding the difficulties exist
ing between the city of"Yankton and
the Dakota Southern Railroad Com
pany. P. P. Wintermute was pres
ent and asked that a resolution be
passed declaring that the meeting
had no confidence in the manage
ment of the road, etc No action was
taken on his resolution, and he soon
left the room. It is claimed that
Wintermute wassomewhat under the
influence of Hqdor, and on leaving
the meeting he went to the saloon of
the St. Charles, where he met Gener
al McCook. While the two men had
not had any open rupture, there was
not good feeling existing between
them. McCook was a friend of the
Dakota Southern, while Wintermute
was its persistent foe. When the
two met in the saloon, Wintermute
addressed McCook, asking him for a
cigar. McCook told him that he had
none, and if he had one he would not
give it trt him. One word brought
on another. until Winterm,ute applied
an opprobrious epithet to ilcCook,
when the latter slapped "Winter
mute's face, and then taking him by
the collar gave him a severe shaking.
They separated, and every one pre
sumed the affair was over. McCook
went up stairs into the hotel, where
be boardt-d, while Wintermute it ap
pears, went and got his revolver and
then returned to the meeting, taking
a seat where he could watch the door.
At the time of his return Dr. Burleigh
was addressing the meeting in favor
of the road.. when Wintermute inter
rupted him, saying that he rose to a
point of order. To use his own lan
guage he stated that he had been
"licked out of his boots by Gen. Mc
Cook, Secretary of the Territory, and
that he had this (pointing to his bad
ly bruised face) to show for it." Win
termute then remarked to a gentle
man near him that he should shoot
McCook. All thi3 created some little
stir in the meeting, but no one seem
ed to apprehend any serions results,
and the business of the meeting was
proceeded with. WTiutermute took
his seat, keeping an eye on the door.
About half an hour after his return
to the room Wintermute was observ
ed to suddenly leave his seat and ap
proach the door, and as he did so he
pulled a revolver form his pocket,
and taking deliberate aim, fired at
McCook, who was comeing through
the rail-way leading to the cohrt
room. There was a rush and a terri
ble confusion prevailed. Justice Ross
teucher tried to arrest Wintermute,
who continued Jo fire his pistol, but
did not succeed iii disarming him
McCook made straight for Winter
mute and grappled him, when a des
jierate struggle ensued. McCook
seemed to' be imbued with the
strength of a giant, and he thrashed
his assassin about a3 though he were
but a piece of rope. The stove was
overturned, as were also chairs and
tables ; Wintermute was shoo ing
when he could get a chance, antl the
terrified crowd huddled around, ap
parently not daring to interfere be
tween the desperate combatants. Mc
Cook dashed out a 7inddw. and at
one time nearly succeeded in throw
ing Wintermute out of it. hut the two
ti 11.. f.At tr. , l,..fl..r. n-ifli Mi.f'rw.l-
t m,;d nn-,t;' viiifi.rmiitB
on top. in this position ituermuie
. , '.-: 1.... :,i... r..f n-.
iirMii ir i'rt. 1111L. m lLiiiiiiL rurtb. j ic
blood litterally
streamed from Me
ant! while the two
Cook's wound.
men were locked in their deadly em
brace on the floor, Wintermute's f ce
beameso clotted ttitfigore that it was
at first supposed that he was also dan
gerously wounded, but he was not
hurtother than receiving some rath
er severe hrui-es. Finally Maj. Han
son sueceded in wresting the revolver
from Wintermute's hand, and the
two men were separated. The latter
was placed under arrest. While Mc
Cook was taken to his room and un
dressed, in order that his injuries
might be ascertained. It was decided
that McCook's wound was fatal. The
ball entered the left breast, just above
the heart, cutting oft the upper part
of thelifng. and severing an arter-.
H,e commenced bleeding internally,
and gradually failed unttlhis death,
which occurred at 7 o'clock on Fri
day morning. As soon as it was as
certained that McCook bail received
his death wound, the excitement wh
simpiv iniiesennaoie. ami tnrougn u
all McCook was apparently the calm- :
est ot all the exciteti throng wnicn
surged about the room where the dy
ing man lav. He fully realized that
he had received his mortal wound. I
and told those around him that he
was past hope. He said that he was
not afraid to die, but expressed the
like a Jo-. He cooly talked pver his !
i i. ,.i...i.i i.n ,, -
business affairs, and referring to his
official concerns, said that his ac
counts would be found all right.
Without fear in life. Ed. S. McCook
was not afraid in the face of death,
and died as he had lived, a worthy
sc:on of the renowned "Fighting Mc
Cook Family."
It was a cool and deliberate mur
der, and if ever a man ought fo suf
fer death, that man is Wintermute.
Wintermute is a man of means, and
doubtless monev will be lavishly ex
pended to save him trom the gallows;
nut 11 it aoes rescue mm irom tne iaie
he deserves, then is law a sham and
justice idle mockery. Had be shot
McCook in the heat" of pa-sion. dur
ing their first encounter, there might
have been some ground for an excu-e
for the act. But he retired from that
meeting not grievously hurt, and
without any cause to fear further vio
lence, unless lie should provoke it
himtjpff ! dplihpratelv wpnt nnd
secured a revolver; he then laid wrfit6,ne evening
for his victim, and as .vcCooK was
peacefully and quietly passing
through a public hall to enter a pub
Iio meeting, Wintermute. without
giving a moment's warning, takes
deliberate aim and shoots him down.
The remains of Gen. McCook were
takep to Cincinnati fW interment.
f?pn. "Rdwin S ran ton McCook was
the youngest member of the celebra-l
ted "Fighting McCook Family." At )
the breaking out of the rebellion.
Flan-ol Afr-r-ot tlion nmnn t-c!t-
vears of age. lived in Southern Ohio. I A. whl1 e. ?W'l$
the father of seven sturdy sons. The H I shall 'irrupt hinj i 1 irt ca.
old gentleman was too old to enlist. ff- Pat th.em s hqt 0" over by
but he took hi"s rifle and followed the! tbe fence aa eave m tbar !
army, doing valiant service wherever The editor of a newspaper in Ne
there was work to do. He belonged braska. begips his introductory arti
to no particular regiment, but when cle with the following sen$qnpe ;
any detachment had hot work laid . "The object in view In ;he establUb,
out for It, there was the old man to nient of thi paper is the procuring of
he found. His eallant conduct at? means wherewith to buy bread awj
J tnracted tho attention of ths Govern-
ment h- was so zealously eerriDg, and
he received a Paymaster's commis
sion, Bteii &e held until hk -irad
killed at th.c time of Morgan's rai
thnough Ohio. His seven sons.a.11
followed their father into ihfr fkltf
and did effective work for Hie t?uo
cause, and we believe ever$ one of
V. e.n obtained high rank and hohtiriL
ble position shiring the bloody strug
gle. eh. Alexander McDowell- Mc
Cook now holds the rank or Mb).
General in the regular army. Rob-,
ert L. McCook was made a Brigadier
General in ISS2, and while command
ing a division in Thomas' corps of
Bueil's army. In Northern Alabama,
was murd-afeil bjt guerillas, while ly
ing sick in an ambulance. Another
of the brothers was killed in a fight
near Kenesaw Mountain, aud still an
other laid down his life at Pittsburgh
Landing. Out of the "Pighting Farm
ily" of seven, five are now dead, each
one of whom died a violent death
two murdered in cold blood and three
meeting a warriors death on the bat
tle field.. Prom Bueh stock sprang
the subject of our writing. General
Ed. S. McCook At the breaking oul;
of the rebellion he was a mere box
for at the time of his death he wall
but 34 years of age. He enlisted as a.
private soldier, but by brave and iner
itorious conduct he speedily worKecr
himself up until he was commission
ed as Colonel of the Thirty-first Illi
nois Regiment. His military career
was a brilliant and honorable one
and he retired from the serVlfce at th
close of the war with the rank of bre
vet Brigadier General. In Februaf;
1S72, he was appointed Secretary of
the Territory of Dakota, which o'ffict?
he continued to hold until the tlmd
of his death. As a public ofiicer ha
was fearless and incorruptible.
I' T M
A "honeymoon car'1 is sow run on;
the Pacific Railway.
How to make an Indian loaf giVsS
him a gallon of whisky.
"Give the Devil his due. Pat, and
where would you be ?" " Alone yous
Honor."
Don't tell, nn edlbr how to run a
newspaper. Let the poor fool find it
out himself.
A subscriber thirty years in arreanr
settled up with a Kingston paper tho
other day.
To milk a kicking cow stand oft
about eight feet aud yell, "So! yoil
darned old skiufiint.'
Don'Moaf about the streets and ds
pend on the Lord for your "daily
bread." He isn't running a bakery.
What some country newspapers
ought to do i3 to firmly turn their
backs on Latiu and keep their roll era
clean.
We have the authority of an ex-
change that the papers in a certain
part of the country sre "fairly spark
ling with advertisements."
The most unpopular person in Vir
ginia is the ma,n Who" demonstrated
that kerosene oil will cure a snake
bitejjust its well as whisky.
A "dastard rival" of the "VVes
states that theeth'torof ths "was-
kicked last Saturday and now stands
up to do hisscissonng."
A po,per in Dixon, Hy., complaiha
tha.t the hogs scraping their backs on.
the floor joints of the church, put sol
emn thoughts to hasty flight.
A colporteur in Kansas wris told
that ''this 'ere region ain't mieh ort
Bibles, but if you want to make mon
ey bring us out a load of shot-guns.'1
A Danbury bo- want to know if it
r . - . . r , J- e n. . - r -
! is right for his folks to pay SoOO for a
1 ... - j j .
piano tor his sister, anu make mm
pick berries for circus money. Du.r
bury Hews.
The demand for ready-made ser
mons has become so great in England,
that the are to be had neatly litho-v
graphed for the small price of two
shillings per dozen.
A dead Chicago man has had a five
ton monument erected to his memo
ry b' his widow, and the lawysr who
got her divorce from his successor has
got a lien, on it.,
Minnesota has more milr of rail
road than Massachusetts, the formes
having 1.900, and. the latter 1.S5S. Iq
1SG3 Massachusetts had 1,5S2, and
Minnesota only 31 miles.
The following is a-copy of a notice
displayed in a field In South London :
'Ladies and gentlemen are requested,
not to steal turnips. Olh r personst
if detected will be prosecuted."
A fire-eating resident'
of Bangor,
Me., has chalenged the
reporter or
of a local paper for omitting his numa
from a social paragraph, and now hbi
the satisfaction of btsring-'himself ia,
print.
"Three towering infeilecfB," says
an Atlanta paper, "met accidentally?
yesterday on the street" Stephens,
Hill and Toombs. The three intellects.
handsand walkedoffto the d
e-
pot.
Nebraska named a townVanderbilt,
and they wrote to the Commodore. Ho
replied that be didn't care a-d n,
and the way they changed the name
of that town would have made his
hair stand on end.
The vitality of some people is sim
ply astounding. There is a long-haired"
youth at Buffalo, who has written
700" verses; the refrain trs which I4
"I'm dying mother, dying," and)
withal he isn't dead.
Owing to a war among ths- dTy
goods merchants at Denver, calicoes
were reduced to two cents per yard,
and every editor, reporter and minis
ter in the place now wears a shirt
gaudy in Some instances, but still a
shirt.
A Georgia bride ir desedbed in ona
of the local pupersras "looking a very,
lily cradled in the'golden glimmer of
lake a fora fiec.
snowy, yet. sun yusneu, crowsmg ma
W m . . .-
ripphngsofsomesoft?fcouthern sea.
"What is that, children?" asked rj
young pastor, exhibiting to his Sunday-school
a magic-lantern picture of
a poorsinpereliuging to a cro3s tower
ing out on of stormy waves in wid
ocenn. "Robinson Crusoe" was the
instant repfy.
A Cloy conuty, Kentucky, auction
eer pulled out a revolver and an-
pounceu ; ji an mail u
- 1 l,Tf .. .. ,-va .
frol-
batter and gesd clothes."
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