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IBWSSSSB! -'V'fl i Ir . r fl . ..i t tfi - ; i i 5 J A THE ADVERTISER. Official Fairer of Cfty and Comity- THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 10. 1871. EEPUBLIOAN TICKET. Election Tuesday, Oct. 13,1534. For Member of -Congress LORENZO CROUNSE, Washington Co. Eor Member of Congress (contingent) EA.TRIGK O'HAWES, Douglas County. STATE TICKET, For Governor SILAS GARBER, Webster County, For Secretary of State BRUNO TSCHUCK, Sarpy County. For State Treasurer J. C. McBRIDE. Colfax County. For Superintendent of Public Instruction J. M. McKENZIE, Nemaha County. For State Prison Inspector N. S. PORTER, Dixon County. For Attorney General GEO. H. ROBERTS, Red Willow Co. For District Attorneys lHt Dist. C. J. DILWORTH, Pholps Co. 2d Dist. W. J. CONNELL, Douglas Co. 3d Dist M. B. HOXIE, Colfax County. COUXTY TICKET. For State Senator J. B. FI8HER, Asplnwall Precinct. For Representatives B. M. BAILEY, Brownvllle Precinct. J. P. BURDICK, Peru Precinct. For County Commissioners 1st Dist. J. H. SHOOK. 3d Dist. McFARLAND CAMPBELL. THE GLORIOUS OLD PARTY. Tn this issue we lay before our read ers the ringing platform of resolutions adopted' by the Republican State Con Yen tfon, and also hoist to the Adver tiser's mast head the ticket of glori ous old Republicanism. Under this banner we will strive for viotory again aa we have always done, whether In peace and sunshiue or amid the storms of revolution which threatened the old ship with utter destruction. Be lieving that every needed reform for the interests of the people is within the power and will of the Republican party to perform, and only legitimate ly belongs to that party, If its ene mies are not discomfitted, overthrown and driven from the field, it will not bo because we fear to handle them without gloves. In the language of Senator Morton of Indiana, "we are proud to say that, while the Republi can party may have erred, it has not proved false to any great principle, nor cowardly in the presence of any great question. Its aims are noble and patriotle, and It does not Beek a contiuuanee in power by pandering to vice and prejudice, but refers to its past record of great action in behalf of the Union, of liberty, eduoation, equality, and the material growth and improvement of the nation, as an earnest of what it seeks to accom plish in the future. And there must be no-cessation in Its labors ; It must not presume to live upon the glories and memories of the past. Its first and ever present duty Ib introspec tion, self-examination, the correction of errors, the introduction of reforms. It must look to the execution and en forcement of the Constitution and laws ; and, while asserting the exist once of the Nation and the just pow ers of the National Government, it should ever be vigilant to preserve in all their just extent the rights and powers of the States ever carrying Derore it, as a lamp to guide its Bteps, inose great fundamental principles which has given to the party its pow er and glory ; equal rights to all equal and exact justice to all men." We understand that Churoh Howe is creating the impression amongst Atkinson's friends here In town that he too would support Atkinson 'for the U. S. Senate should he be elected to me Legislature. There is no doubt that Churoh is doing his level beat to "set things up" in Brownvllle by promlBlngthe merchant's, the Atkin son men, and the Furnas men, every thing that would be likely to flatter them Into a support of himself; but we wouldn't trust him as far as we could sling a bull by the tail, on that matter. On the morning of the Inde pendent convention, in a conversation regarding Atkinson, ho pointed to a little dog on the street andsneerinelv said, "Atkinson stands about as much chance of being Senator as that dog." That was before Howe was nomina ted. Now why doeB Howe intimate that he is for Atkinson whe that gentleman's chances are so very Bmall in his opinion, unless to get votes by deception. The truth is Howe has been a Thayer man, and we are well assured that Gen. Thayer would ex pect Howe's support in case of his eleotlon; but under olroumstances, as they are developing, he would be more likely to support J. Sterling Morton for the Senate than any Republican. If the Independents of Brownvillo advocate the election of Howe and Hewett because they are Brownvllle men, upon what ground do they ad vocate the election of Higgins and Stokes? Are they Brownville men, too? If all these fellows are Brown vllle men the country will be unrep resented should they be elected, un less Hay den will represent tho coun try and the farmers' Interests. We heljeva Haydeu is conceded to the country by the city Independents, and we would rather trusthlm to rep resent me InLscests of the wholepeo ple, Irrespective of locality, than any man on the Independent ticket. We like Brownville mea,but Howe and Hewett suit ua too well. We pre fer candidates who know some other interests besides Brownville. Repres entatives of tbe people, irrespective of locality, are the kind preferred by fair minded men. Alexander H. Stephens, fix-Vice-Presideat of the loBt cause, was the other, day unanimously nominated by a Georgia .convention for re-election to Congress. 22S3SE5EHti3ft3ES JsagggggflsnagegakajKa A FALSE REPORT A LIE SAILED. On Monday of this week a report was put in circulation by the enemies of Mr. B. M. Bailey, Republican candidate for the Legislature, that he had been heard to say that any man who would drink a glass of beer In a saloon was not a geatleman and should not be-recognized' as such, or words to this effect. When Mr. Bai ley heard of this slanderous story, he started at once in search of the au thor, whom he understood to be Mr. James Stevenson of this city. Upon interrogating Mr. S. upon the sub ject that gentleman denied, in most positive language, ever having said any such thing about Mr. Bailey, or circulated any such report, aud that he knew Mr. Bailey to bo a gentle man in every sense of the word. Right here the story was run into its hole and choked to death, for the present at least, and we hope to hear no more of it, for however much op posed some may be to Mr. Bailey's election, no one of his opposers, who has a spark of gentlemanly principle about him, will continue to circulate such a report, after Mr. B. so em phatically denies over having himself made or endorsed such a remark that others may havo made, or anything of the kind, aud when no one dare acknowledge himself the author of the report. Barefaced lies, such as the one under consideration, rarely have an acknowledged father. Liars, slanderers and detainers of oharacter, do their miserable work in the dark, behind their victim's back. They whisper into the ears ef the unwary, willing listener the venom which they intend to blacken the fair name of virtue, and always with the confi dentially enforced injunction, "Now, don't tell that Jeaid anything about this." And eo they ply their damna ble vocation. Mr. Bailey Is a temperance man it Is true, but a sensible and reasonable one. If our German citizens, or oth ers, when they come to town, desire to take a glass of beer, Mr. Bailey maintains that they have a perfect right to do so, and that, with him Is not the test of an honorable upright citizen or of gentlemanly conduct. Mr. Bailey does not chooso to drink beer, this is his own business, but he does not believe in abusing and pro scribing men because they do not aot and think just as he does, and he au thorizes his friends everywhere to de nounce any report to the contrary as a malicious lie. The Republican State Convention which met at Lincoln last week was the largest political gathering of the kind that ever occurred in the State, and the proceedings were unusually harmonious. The only severe and prolonged struggle was over the can didate for Treasurer, there having been several very excellent men named for that office, with numerous friends, It seemed to be a rather diffi cult matter for the convention to de termine who the next treasurer should be. But after the matter bad been decided all acquiesced, and unani imously agreed that the choice had fallen upon one in every way well qualified to preside over the exchequ er department of the State. Mr. Mo Bride is at present tho able editor of the Schuyler Register, printed in Colfax county, and being an editor, he ought to bo an honest an capable man. The convention was made up of most stanch Republicans and hon est men, who worked with an eye single to the interests of the State by putting before the people a tioket com posed of men of whom naught can be said as to integrity, honesty and ca pability. Howe always, up to the morning of the Independent convention, profess ed to us his unwavering devotion to the principles of the Republican par ty. Now if he Is a Republican and means to carry out Republican prin ciples, aa he has said he would if eleot- ed, what is the reason he did not seek for the office in the Republiaan party? Why bolt the party and go to the In dependents? What is it you call a man who professes one thing and does another? Notwithstanding his frequent assertions of his allegiance to -ttopuDiicanism, we cannot now trust him as a Republican. Which is he a Republican or an Independent? Can you trust him as an Independ ent? He believes as he says in the principles enunciated by the Repub licans, yet runs for office on tbe Inde pendent platform. Now, if Howe should be elected, notwithstanding bis expertness at playing two hands at once, he can't perform with both parties, and who is it that will besold out? Our proposition above is tena ble aud our questions natural and reasonable. Let the good sense of our readers answer them. Last week we said by Inference that Mr. Bailey was not an office seeker and bad never sought or run for office before this time. In this we were in the main correct ; but there is one ex ception, that we overlooked, tbe mag nitude of which Is such that did wo not know the forbearance of this gen erous people we would feel entirely "tore out." This exception in the case of Mr. Bailey Is that last spring Borne or his friends of the first ward in tho city of Brownvllle voted for him for counollman. Bailey himself did not ask for the office did not want It, and no effort was made, If we are correctly Informed, to elect him. Hence the force of our argument is not at all impaired, that Mr. Bailey is not a common politician and chronic offioe seeker and never was, as his op ponents now are and always have been since they have been old enough to be tolerated in conventions. The Inter-State Industrial Exposi tion of Chicago will open from -September 9th to October 10th, to the publio, from all parts of the Union. It beingthe greatestExpo9itlon of the Country this Season, the Rail Roads will issue Excursion Tickets at reduc ed rates, to accommodate all desirous of vieiiing this grand Exposition. HOWE ! HOWE I Advocates of the olection of the In dependent ticket, here In Brownville, argue that Howe Is a "Brownville man" peculiarly so ; that he has al ways stood up for Brownville, and championed her cause whenever and wherever ho heard her good and vir tuous name assailed. Whatsoever Brownville wants, or her people, they can get from Howe. If any question should come before the legislature which would place the city and the country in antagonism, Howe would, if he were there, stand for the inter ests of Brownville against the coun try. This Is what the Independents of Brownville say that's the way they whoop it up for Howe. By whose authority do they talk so? Howe spends a great deal of his rapid ly fleeting moments in Brownvllle he was here nearly all last week, and he talked Incessantly. One couldn't look out on the street without seeing Howe sitting on a dry-goods box or a pile of grindstones, holding some fel low by the coat tail, aud talking as nobody but Howe can talk. Howe invariably does the talking and the othe.r fellow listens. That's the best way to learn everything, about every body and all about what Howe will do, what he is doing and what he has done. When Howe talks to make a point in favor of Howe, he always enters into deep sympathy with the person ho is talking with, and agrees with him rightalong, and says things that will pleaso and flatter the indi vidual to whom he is just at that time endeavoring to soft soap. Most peo ple can "read human nature" well enough to become disgusted with the extreme thinness of Howe's sop histry, but others sa3', "Howe talks just to suit me he couldn't speak rny mind better if he was clairvoyant." While Howe spends so much time about Brownville and talks so much, he talks with the object of pleasing tho people here, of course, and no doubt promises for Brownvllle all his friends claim that he does. But how does Mr. Howe talk, think you, out in the country ? Does he sing the same song that he does In town, or does he change his tune? We know precisely how he talks. Scores of people, residents of the country, have posted us on Howe's course long ago. Could any confidence be placed in Howe, as a politician, the most in veterate hater that Brownville has, could not ask anything better than his promises, pledges and apparent hostility and hatred of all towns. His whole aim and every effort is to throw dust into the eyes of the peo ple, and to make everybody, every party and every locality believe he is their special friend and champion against every interest that might be antagonistic to them. This Is a fair statement of Mr Howe's plan of run ning himself into the Legislature, and every candid man who knows Howe will readily agree with us and per ceive that we know him. Now, about to what extent can Howe be trusted by any locality. Is a man worthy of confidence who will promise everybody everything they ask ? wo trow not. Howe is for Howe and for nobody else. CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. The Republicans of the 16th Con gressional district of Illinois have nominated Gen. Jas. S. Martin for Congress. Hon. S. A. Cobb, present Incum bent, has been nominated for re-election to Congress by the Republicans of tbe second district of Kansas. The Republican Congressional Con vention of the Sixth Illinois district, at Princeton, after two days' session and 148 ballots, nominated Colonel Thomas J. Henderson in the place of J. B. Hawley, late member. The Republican Congressional Con vention In the First Minnesota dis trict, renominated Hon. Charles G. Williams, Jr. In the seventh district Hon. J. M. Rusk was renominated by the Republicans. The Democrats of the Columbus, Ohio, district, after three days contest at Lancaster, finally nominated A. T. Walling of Circleville, for Congress on the 529th ballot. The Republican Congressional Con vention for the first district of Madi ison, Wisconbin, on the 1st Inst., nominated L. B. Caswell, of Jeffer son, for Congress vice G. W. Hazel ton. Church Howe, while U. S. Marsh al of Wyoming Territory, took an ac tive part in politics, and rendered himself so obnoxious to all parties that ho lost his influence and popular ity, played dear out and was removed from ofHce. He is quite young to be dubbed a political hack, but we guess that's what he Is. Some folks die young, you know. He is a shrewd politician in his own estimation and he thinks he has another Bhow for the fat of office" by manipulating the Grangers of Nemaha county. When the voteB are counted on the 13th prox. he will find that ho is about as muoh under par here as he was In Wyoming. Gen. Sheridan on the 3rd Inst., is sued the following order toBrig. Gen. Terry at St. Paul, Minnesota : Should the companies now organiz ing at Sioux City and Yankton tres pass on the Sioux Indian reservation, you are hereby directed to use the force at your command to burn the wagon trains, destroy the outfit and arrest the leaders, confining them at the nearest military post in the Indi an country. Should they succeed in reaching the interior, you are direct ed to send such a force of cavalry in pursuit as will accomplish the pur pose above named. Should Congress open up the country for settlement, by extinguishing the treaty rights of sue Auuians. me undersigned will give a cordial support to the settle ment of the Black Hills. A dupli cate of these instructions has been sent to the General commanding the Department of the Platte. P. H. Sheridan, Lieutenant General. The Hon. N. K. Griggs, of Gage county, was President of the late Re publican State Convention, and J. C. MoBrlde, of Colfax, .Secretary. SKETCHES OF THE ItEBtJBLICAS CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR STATE OFFICES. As all our readers will expect us to publish something biographical of our State Ticket, to fill this requirement we cannot do better than to adopt the following ketches from the pen of J. W. S.,in the Omaha Repub lican : FOB MEMBER OF CONGRESS. Judge Crounse, from his long con nection with the Supreme bench, dis trict court, and as a membe of Con gress for two years, is well known throughout the State. He is a faith ful, labrious publio servant, and ha6 filled every position with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. His position is an ar duous one as he represents in the low er House the whole State. The calls upon his time are incessant but he manages to attend "strictly to the bus iness of the session and yet keep up his immense correspondence and his business at the department. Judge Crounse has a crreat many friends of all parties and he will be returned by a very large majority. THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR. Hon. Silas Garber was born in 1834, In Logan county, Ohio, where he re sided until 1857, when he emigrated to Clayton county, Iowa, and in 1859 he came to Nebraska and locatod at Blue Springs, Gage county; but the rebellion breaking out soon after wards, in 1SG1 he volunteered at Du buque, Iowa, as a private in, the 3d Missouri Infantry. In 18G2 he was made 1st lieutenent in the 27th Iowa Infantry, in wheh regiment he served to the end of tbe war, and was mus tered out of service with his company at Clinton, Iowa. He served in Gen. Curtis' Missouri and Arkansas cam paign, and afterwads was transferred to the 16th army)corps and served un der A. J, Smith to the end of the war Ho was slightly wounded at the bat tle of Old Oaks, in Louieana. Ho was in tho battle of Nashville two days, besides many others. At the close of the war he went to California, where some of his brothers liTe, but four years afterwards he returned to Nebraska and settled in Red Cloud in Webster county, where he continued to reside until last January, when he moved to Lincoln. Hia. wife died in 1862, whilst he was in the army, leav ing one daughter. Two years since he was elected to the legislature from his district to which position he filled with honor and distinction and on the 1st of January labt, W. H. Som merlad having died, Mr. Garber was appointed receiver of the land office Lincoln, which position ho has filled with Integrity up to the presenUime. He is a merchant by profession and bears the reputation among his neigh bors of an honest man. Ho a a gen tleman of ability and integrity. SECRETARY OF STATE. Bruno Tschuck was born in Ger many In 1824, and was educated as an engineer, and as such entered tho Prussian army when a young man, where he continued to serve until 1851, at which time ho was honorably discharged with a life pension, on ac count of wounds received in battle in tho war of 1848 to 1851. In 1852 he immigrated to this country, and soon after made his way to Nebraska, and located In Sarpy county, where he opened up a farm on which he has re aided ever since, and he is now en gaged in agricultural pursuits. When the rebellion broke out, he was com missioned, and served on the staffs of both Generals Hal leek and Fremont. Two years since, ho was elected to the Legislature, in which position he served with honor to himself 'and credit to his constituents. He is an educated gentleman, and member of the Unitarian Church, and will make a faithful officer. CONTINGENT. Pat. O'Haws, the nomineo for con tingent member of Congress, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on tho 26th day of Maroh, 1838, where he re sided until 1868, when he moved to Nebraska, and engaged In the prac tice of law. Ho is a graduate of As bury University, at Green Castle, In diana, in 1860, and hence received his education under the lustruction of Bishop Bowman, who was the Pres ident of Asbury University. Mr. H. read law with Gen. Rossecrans, in Louisville, Ky., and was admitted to the bar in the early part of 1861, dur ing which year he entered the Union army as a private in Co. F. 14th Ken tucky Infantry, in whioh regiment he served until the end of the war, and hence he was a veteran soldier. He filled every position In his Company from and including a private to Cap tain. His regiment served in the ar my of the Cumberland and shared its fortunes. In 18G3, he married a Ken tucky lady, the niece of the rebel General Wade Hampton. SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC INSTRUC TION. Hon. J. M. McKenzie Is too well known in tho State as principal of the Normal school and State Superin tendent, to require notice at our hands. Ho is an earaes successful educator, a man of ability and of un tiring perseverance. He gives his be3t energies not only in the great cities but wherever he can arouse suf ficient interest to oall toghther a Nor mal Institute he does the best work in the cause of education. He has not au enemy, Is popular with the masses and his office is a model one for our State. His election is assured. STATE TREASURER. Gen. McBride, candidate for State Treasurer, is the Editor of the Schuy ler Register. He has been some years in tne state and Is a young man of sterling integrity, of good business ability and one who will manage the affairs of the treasury department with ability and discretion. He owes his nomination to these qualities and to the young American element in the convention whioh de manded a representative. His friends and well known Republicans .claim that he is peculiarly fitted for tho position. The following references to the At torney General and State Prison In spector, wo copy from the State Journal r GEN. GEO. IT. ROBERTS, lias been nominated for a'second term as Attorney General, this time from the far West, whence he came with the unanimous support of the dele gates from that section. Gen. Roberts is reputed to be the most eloquent of Nebraska lawyers. As a stump speaker he is the peer of any man old or young in the State. He is a native of Pennsylvania, and entered the army from that State, and was rapidly promoted. His splendid physique and unquestioned talent as a conversationalist and an orator, would make him distinguished in any circle, and he has been prominent in Nebraska ever since his advent to our State. He was elected Attorney Gen eral In '70, and during his term of of fice ably and successfully conducted the famous salt basin case of J. Sterl ing Morton vs. the State, whioh he won in the District and Supremo Courts. He has been practicing his profession for the past two years in the western counties, having remov ed to Harlan County on the expira tion of his term of office. HON. N. S. PORTER, Candidate for State Prison Inspector, is an old resident of Nebraska, and has served several terms in the Sen ate and House. Mr. -Porter is a staunch business man, and will make an excellent officer. Upon the whole tbe Republican tiok et is an unexceptiouably strong one aud there is no possible combination that will defeat it, if Republicans do their whole duty in behalf of the party organization, and at the polls. Let us go to work, men and brethren, and elect it by ten'thousand majority. It can be done. GARBLED. The following paragraph from the letter of a Brownville correspondent to the Lincoln Blade, to-wit : Well, we havo had a fashionable wedding In town, whereof the aged, experienced and heroio editor of the Granger, says the like has never been seen in the State of Nebraska. We wish we had that editor's elaborative faculty, we would say something about nothinar. No disparagement meant, however, to the parties or the affair. We may desire praise and commendation, but wo would hate the dumbest to have some fellows sound it. Has been thus rnndered In the la3t Issue of the Granger: A Brownville correspondent of the Lincoln Blade, under the cognomen of Bacon, lard would be more appro priate,) whose real narao commences with S., speaks thus of our notice of the wedding of Mr. Harry Dolen and Miss Lalie McPherson: "We wish we had that editor's elaborative facul ty; we would say something about nothing." Mr. Dolen should hunt up that chap and apply a little boot oil to the part that he uses more than he does his baconcy brains. Mr. Dolen has expressed himself entirely satisfied with the original as not being aimed at him-in any sense, but is righteously indignant at the misrepresentation. Newspaper men should hare more moral courage than to whip an adversary over the shoul ders of innocent parties. In justice to all concerned the Granger should Lcorrect the misstatement. If "Ba con" struck at the editor of the Grvn ger, as he probably did, why strike him back fairly, but don't "strike un der the belt," or drag disinterested parties into the mous. ring. It's pusillani- COMPLIMENTARY AND TRUE. A correspondent of tho St. Joe Herald writes of Governor Furnas and Senator Hitchcock as follows: GOV. FURNAS, OF NEBRASKA. The Governor is a whole-souled, kind, affeotionate man ; one who car ries the btamp of the true gentleman written upon Jiis brow, a mark whioh time cannot efface, relishing a joke with a good loud laugh, which shows its appreciation. He is just the man for the people, and just the man to occupy the Executive chair. As an agriculturist and horticulturist, he has not his equal in the United States, and from the tiny blade of grass to the graft that finds its way to the fair and 1b crowned with the blue ribbon as the first premium, he knows all of.its growth aud culture. For airs, superfluous pomposity and high toned dignity, you mistake yourself greatly in expecting to find them in Gov. Furnas. The Governor is one of us; he is a plain, affable citizen, U. S. SENATOR HITCHCOCK. This distinguished gentleman rep resents the people of Nebraska in the United States Senate, and is a man of plain manners, not airv or hifrh-fnn. ed, but a thorough hard worker, leav ing no stone unturned that would ad vance the State and the happiness of the people whom ho represents. As a good, every day, social companion, he would be your first ohoice, and one you could count on as a friend in an hour of need. Aa Nebraska Is satis fied with him, I will say luck with him for ever and ever. THE GREAT EXPOSITION AT ST. JOSEPH. With regard to this Exposition, which commenced last Monday, the Herald says : Every indication points to a much larger and more successful Exposition this season than we had last year. The farmers will be more numerous ly represented; there is oertaiu. to be an Increased exhibition of fruits : the floral display will surpass any similar exhibition ever seen In the West ; In the maohinery department the entries are largely in excess of any thing ev er known here; the show of stock will be finer than the splendid exhi bition of last year, and such a stud of racers and trotters were never brought to the Missouri river as will contest for-ttoe premiums which the society offer. .bine Art Hall will be a per fect palace of beauty, far exceeding in artistic loveliness every former effort made in St. Joseph. The Republican party baa wisely chosen in most counties new and practical men for candidates, and left professional politicians in the lurch and we shall doubtless in next win ter's Legislature see a change for the better. State Journal. That is preoisely the way matters stand in Nemaha county. Profession al politicians like Hewett and Howe were left so badly In tho luroh that the only place they could get nomin ated was in the independent party. POLOOK-HQLL ADAT WAE. The Editor of the Grander as a Soldier and Quarreler. Editor Advertiser : Those of our people who lived here before the "late onpleasantnes3" know that the gentlemanly and pat riotic editor of the Granger, was a pro-slaveryite of the border ruffian order, and that when the war broke out he had not the courage to go south and fight for his principles, as many better men than he did, but that he staid here sneering at the Un ion and its friends, until finding that he could not make a living, besought for, and through his influential friends, obtained a commission as surcreon in an Indian regiment. This regiment was ordered into Southern Kansas, and perhaps into tho Indian nation. On a certain evening, it was rumored tha the enemy wasapproaoh ing, to give battle in the morning. Then there was trouble. I wish poor Chet. Langdon -was alive now to tell us of the occurrences of that night. How the doctor got sick and made bis will; and how the next morning, the ground around tbe dootor's tent he must have suffered terribly during the night; how pale and cadaverous he looked, and finally, how rejoiced he was when he found that the en emy had retired without giving bat tle, but,Iby snakes, he was not going to suffer that way airothar night, and so he resigned and come homo. Per haps Ben Thompson can tell some thing about that scrape. Well the courageous cuss came home, but times were hard, and mon ey was scarce, and he got his influen tial friends to get him another com mission. This time he was sent to Fort Halleck, out somewhere near the Mountains, but he had not been there long until his brother officers told him that if he did not stop his treasonable language they would have him tried for disloyalty, that it was a shame for any man who wore the uniform of tho government, and drew pay from it to talk a3 he did. About that time, the Indians out there became hostile, and this loyal, cour ageous ouss, resigned and came home again, and, said an Ohio captain, who served with him, and told me this : "The query with us has been ; Did the doctor resign to keep from being cashiered for disloyalty? or, did he resign for fear the Indians would get his scalp?" Even at this Iaie day, there are inquisitive persons, who would like for the doctor to "rise and explain," why he resigned during the darkest days of the war, and are un oharitable enough to believe it was because he was afraid of his scalp, and had no love for the Union audits defenders. ThiB honest (?) gentleman was postmaster under tbe Buchanan dy nasty, and knowing the tricks he was guilty of, thinks "some postmasters" of the present day are guilty of the same, and insinuates accordingly. I want your readers to know that all the abuse that this sweet tempered cuss has beeped upon me for the two last months, has been becauso I would not at rny own expense, put stamps on his letters. Sweet man. The amiable and sweet tempered gentleman, who presides over and Is running the Granger, chargas me with being a quarreler, yet he is the most quarrelsome man In town. Ask his brother dootors', and they will tell you that he has quarreled with every one of them. They do not like to inuioc personal cnasiisemenc upon him, so to avoid the filthy language he uses when angry, they humor him as a spoiled ohild is humored in a fam ily. They all despise him, yet to avoid his fetor they try not to have any unpleasantness with him. He thinks they fear him, It Is simply his filth they fear. Ask the druggists and they will tell you the same. Ask any persons who have business with him and they will tell you how careful they have to be for fear of offending him, knowing how abusive ho is when angry. Ask "some post masters," and they will tell you he Is the filthiest animal that ever crossed their paths, and has less sense when angry of anything they ever saw. If any person offers him any advice, he tells them : "D n you, mind your own business. I own the Granger, and am running it to suit myself. If you don't like you may " And yet this sweet tempered cuss was once a minister of the gospel. If any person remonstrates with him, or exposes his feelings, he brist les up like a hog going to war, and blurts out. "D n it ; do you want to go to war with me?" "D n you, I will make you sick of this." "I'll stick to you 'till the erack of doom." And so he raves, more like a raaniao than a sane man. I would think he was going into his second childhood, were it not that I have known him to rave in this way for the last seventeen years. Now, after quarreling with everybody who is thrown into contact w.ith him, he very modestly claims to be thegood man of this town, and tells what bad fellows "some post mas ters" are. He seems to think that he has a right to say and do as he pleases, and that no person has a right to contradiothim, or resent his slanders. I am now done with him ; andcan not conceive of any thing that will make me take any further notice of his petty malicious slanders. W. A. Polock. The following States will hold their elections on the 13th of October : In diana, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio. Georgia holds her election on the 14th. The Maine eleotlon will be September 14th. West Virginia, Oc tober 22nd; Louisiana, November 2nd; Alabama, November 4th, and all the balance of the States will hold eleotions on November 3rd. Maj. Gentry, a farmer, has been nominated by the people's party In Missouri, for Governor To Clean Glass. Water lime ap plied with a dry, soft cloth, will give glass a nice, olear cast. REPUBLICAN PLATFORM, The Resolutions Adopted by the Republican State Convention. The Broad and Secure Platform Which we Will Win Victory. The following is the platform adopt ed by the Republican State Conven tion : Whereas, The republican party by its course for the past thirteen years as the dominant political organ ization of tbe United States, has al lied itself to the liberty-loving mass es of the world and has roado-a rec ord which invites the sentiment and challenges all history for a parellel in elevating humanity and establishing on a firm basis a government of the people for the people, and, Whereas, Its several acts in pre serving the Union, in promoting and strengthening a common ally to the States a goverment of this republic have passed into history and elicited the approval of tho reupblican senti ment of the ago : therefore as the ren- resentitives of the republican party Nebraska assembled, we do resolve a3 follows t First That all honest labor should be respected and reoelve its just re ward. Second That we earnestly desire that the credit of the government shall be firmly maintained in order that the commercial and industrial interests of the country may not suffer injury or fluctuation in values, or by impairing in any degree that confi dence which now prevails In regard to the circulating medium, which we hope, will at no great distant day be based upon metalic currency, the rec ognized money of the world. Third That we believe banking under a well guarded national system should be free, and we counsel reform and ecomomv in all departments of the publio service, and reduction of the publio debt In such a way and as ranldlv bh it mav be done without imposing burdens upon the industries of the coun try. Fourth That we demand a rigid accountability in the discharge of offi cial duty on tho part of all office holders, whether State or National, and that as delegates speaking for our constituents, we disfavor any sympa thy with dishonest publio officials, in whatever capacity they may be employed. Fifth That while we recognize and appreciate the advantages derived by the people from a well regulated sys tem of railways, we demand that these publio highways should be ren dered subservient to the publio good ; that while we disavow any hostility toward railway corporations, we pro claim our determination to resist by lawful means all efforts to impose op pressive or exhorbltant transportation toll. Sixth That taxation, to be just, must be equally imposed upon all olasses of property ; we therefore de mand such national and State legisla tion as will compel railroads and all other corporations to pay the same proportion of tax as Is Imposed on in dividuals. Seventh That we favor the proper exercise of tho.powers conferred upon the national government by the Constitution. to regulate commence be tween the Statea. and to this end we recommend that tbe government es tablish and operate a double track railway from the Missouri river to the Atlantlo seaboard. Eighth That we earnestly request that our Senators seoure the pas?ase of the Crounse railroad land tax bill, j Ninth That we favor the amend ment to the constiution of the United States providing for the election of President, Vice-President, United States Senators, and all other federal officers, by the direct vote of the peo ple. Tenth That the unwritten law en noted by tbe example of the father of his country, declining a re-election to the third presidential terra, is as con trolling as though It was Incorporated in the national constitution, and oueht never to be violated. Eleventh That the president's so called quaker Indian policy has fail ed to afford either benefits to the Indians or protection to the frontier settlers, and we therefore demand the transfer of the management of the Indians to the war department. Twelfth That we favor the re-appointment of state representation through, the enactment of a new con stitution, at the earliest practical mo ment consistent with fundamental law, and that we recommend the sub mission to the direct vote of the people in a separate artiole, at the time the proposed new constitution is voted up on, the questions of prohibition, local option, and license. Thirteenth We approve tho aota of congress which put3 the rights of all citizens under the protection of the national authorities when thev are assailed by hostile legislation o"r by the violence of armed associations. whether openorseoret, and in vfewof tne recent outrage in the Southern States, we demand the enforcement of the law that these rights may be feourely and amply protected when ever and wherever assailed; we do however disapprove of all unconsti tutional legislation for the cure of any of the disorders of society, or the evil3 which prevails in our lands. Fourteenth That we are in favor of and most cordially invite immigra tion to our State. Nebraska"needs im migration that Its vast agricultural, mineral, and manufacturing resour ses may be developed. With an area sufficient to make ten States as large as iias3acnusett8ana a soil unsurpass- ed for fertility, we give a hearty wel come to thedown trodden mas8e9 of the old world, and assure them that they shall be Becure In their Uvea. liberty, and property, and free to hold and ex press their religious and political opin- iuiim wimout restrain. Fifteenth That, relylnprupon the intelligence of the people of our youngand properons commonwealth, which Is soon to take high rank in the great family of States, we hereby renew onr allegiance to tbe party which we represent, and call upon all classes and conditions ofmen to unite with us in a perpetuating the uiesBinus or tree government in accord ance with the cherlshpd principles which actuate and control the great body of our people. Origin of tlie Trouble at Couehatta, Louisiana. There are several stories published about the Couchatta massacre, but the following, told by a merchant of that place, named Abney, in the Shreaveport Times, appears to be more reliabls than anything we have seen concerning the matter. Mr. Ab ney says : On the night of the 27th ult. the young people of our town and vicini ty had assembed to christen the new brick store of Messrs. Abney & Dove by a dance. The evidence be fore the citizens' committee shows that a number of negroes had been brought to town, armed, for the pur pose of an indiscriminate murder of men, women and children assembled there, and that Frank Edgerton, Sheriff Homer, Twitchell, R. A. Dewes and Henry Smith, a notorious ly bad negro, were to lead in an assault upon these defenceless citizens, and the negroes were brought from the ad- jacent farms and nnn,! field near by, and near the rf.t? N. .1 'roritnhall T -r, -VDuen. 8i-l03 - eu several times to the danoin and back to the residence of tJi where the armed negroes w cealed, and was heard to the negroes, "The ia too strong for us. Hearing large number of negroes were, bled about town, the dancInV broke up about ten o'clock Thn men formed themselves into a Ing party, and began patroll place. As young Dickson and V Dioksoa were riding in the vut i Twitchell's house, they S talked with H. J. Twitchell anV near him several armed negro?, turning to report, they were firL on twice and J. B. Dickson d!? ously wounded. Couriers a just at that time from Her? Brownsville, some twelve mil low, stating that the negroes ? sembled with arms and bea-F" threatening attitude. ? A squad of some twenty youn on Brownsville, and the clubs in country were called to the L of the people. Their proranK ponso proved oar aaivation. t," very few hours a thousand ma I here, being enraged at the dame.. attempt to assassinate a whole t munity. The demand amount? a clamor for the prisoners v that they had no safety here? that all that could be done by best and most respectable citizen the placo, could not proteotthem" ny hours the prisoners submittM proposition to leave the State andv er again return. This proposj seemed to appease to some extent wrath of the people, and it MJ oepted by the citizens. They (the prisoners) chose froo people at large their own guard t a bravo man at their head, andse. ed a route up the river for Shreve'I where they were to take the carf the north. About thirty miles a) here, we are told, they were oven of en, tne prisoners rescued from guard and shot. Since Mr. Abnoy's statement i received a report reached thlscitjt the two negroes charged with sh ing Mr. Dickson had been murdef by the mob at Couchatta. These groes were among those examined the Investigating oommittee, who manded the two negroea to jail t recommended that they be tried the court, but the mob removed tb from the jail and killed them. Kemalia County Indepcudt TlcUel. For Slato Senator O. B. HEWETT, Brownvllle Tree!? For Representatives CKURCPI no WE. Bedford Predni C. SI. HAYDEN, London Precinct For Connty Commissioners 1st Dlst.-WILLIAM STOKES. 3d Dist. JONATHAN HIGGINS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. N. . W nm U I iV- BL003IINGW. Efanklin County, Xebrasia. There will bo a public sale of Jots 14 town of Blooinlngton, Neb., on the 15th Day of Sept., consisting of business and resident . Sale to commence at 10 o'clock n. in. TERMS: one lmlf cash, balance L months. There will also bo a sale of Bloomis; town lota at Lincoln, Neb.jrSopt. 23tL. llwl Bjr order of Trusts' J3GAX, A13VEHTISEXEWTS. Attachment IVotice. In Justice's Court. Before T. L. Schick, .' tlco of tho Peace In and for Neniof'3 County, Nebraska. School District No. JS of Nemaha County, versus J. F. Smith, and Vm. S. Thatcher & to. ; 0: N tho 28th day of August A. D. 1871, Justice Issued an order of nttacb in the above action for thesnm ofTL two Dollars, with Interest theroonfroin, Sth,lS74. Said cause Is adjourned until 10 o'cloo m. October 11th, 1874. Brownvllle. August 31st. 1S71. SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 39, 10w3 of Nemaha Conn!; Commissloncr'H Sale of IM" Estate. "VTOTICE Is thereby given, that by an C LN of sale issued ont of tho District I of Nemaha Connty, Nebraska, and to a rected as Commissioners in the case t after mentioned, opon an order nnu cf renuereu Dy nam court in a carn"" thereln pending, wherein BarnardJ.Kt man is plaintiff, and Caroline Kanlfcs John H. Kaulkman, Mary Rosina K man, Joseph Henry Kaulkman. axu Peterson, are defendants. We will caa sale at public auction, at the door c. Court House in Brownvllle. In said C of Nemaha, on Monday, October jtn, l 1 o'clock in the afternoon of that day following real estate in Nemaha I oano" braskn, to-wit: Tho northeast quart. section No. fourteen (14), In towns!.; six f6), north of range No. fourteen H containing one hundred and hlxty acres. llflS-TEKMS OF SALE CASH. STERLING P. MAJOR?. DAVIDSON PLASTEItf, - .WILLIAM H.HOO iR, 10w5 Commlbsicn' liCffttl IVotice. TOHN W. RICHARDSON, of the SUE tj Kansas, will take notlco that tyr; McCorralck and Leander J. Meters partners doing business under tne name of C. H. McCormlck & Brother.c the 10th day of August. A. J. 1SJ. BiJj : tbe county of Nemaha, State of f against the said John W. Richard . fendant, setting forth that the said Jo-. Richardson gave to the said C. H. J ick & Brother his promissory note daj Sth, A. D. 1870. and thereby promis" i sald C. H. McCormlck & Brother, cr 3210.00 with 10 percent.iuterest th -the 1st day of July A. D. 1370. and - snm of money has not been palJ, & part thereof; that the said amount duo and payable; and praylug jr against the said John W. Richard said $210.00, with 10 per cent, lnteree. the 1st day of July, A. D.1S70, and lot ofunlt And tho said John W. Richardson -fled that he is required to apperna said petition on or before the oth oa - tober, A. D. 1874. T,r,nrrtff C. H. McCORMICK 2 BnrtTH Sw4 By J. S. STGXt, their At Legal Notice. JOHN VT. RICHARDSON and, Han Richardson, of the State of Kaw take notice that William Dally, of tne ty of Nemaha in the State of ebra3 on the 19th day of August, A. D. is 4. potltlon in the District Court withla the Connty of Nemaba m s-aidMa.e braska, against the said John W. Rl-j and Hanna M. Richardson, defend; ting forth that the said John . R't and Hanna 51. Richardson gave a to the Union Mutual Life Insurant pany on tho south east quarter oi- thirty-one. in township six. nortn ci SALE OF fifteen east, containing 160 acres, -fs maba County. Nebraska, to secure i- f ment oi SICO.OO. according to cejta.ni lssory notes referred to in sal J , and .since the giving of said morip. the notes mentioned therein, thesaii ,. Mutual Life Insurance Company as and conveyed said mortgage and n0'ljv said William Daily, and praylne John W. Richardson may pay fc4U.u,J; $1,860.00 nojv claimed to be due. or JW s premises may be sold to pay the sa. that the said mortgaKe may bo forec. The said John W. Richardson o4.U M. Richardson aro notified that WJ?U quired to appear and answerjai" r t on or before the 5th day of Otetoc", ISM. , Dated Augnst 13th. AT), . IW-f. .jTl' swi By J. srsTuxi, ni3