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THE ADVERTISER
Official Paper of City- ami County.
THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT. 17, 1874.
EEPUBLIGAtf TICKET.
Election Tuesday, Ocl.l3,!S?4.
UOr-.Member of Congress
LORENZO CROUNSB. Washington Co.
For Member of Congress (contingent)
PATRICK O'HAWES, Douglas Count y.
STATE TICKET,
For Governor
SILAS GARBER, Webster County.
For Secretary of State
BRUNO TSCHUCK, Sarpy County.
For SUite Treasurer
J. C. McBRIDE. Colfax County.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. M. McKENZlB, Xeraaha County.
For State Prison Inspector
N. S. PORTER, Dixon County.
For Attorney General
GEO. H. ROBERTS, Red Willow Co.
For District Attorneys
lf.tTHst.-C. J. DILWORTH, Phelps Co.
2d Dist. W. J. CONXELL, Douglas Co.
3d Dist. M. B. HOXIE, Colfax County.
COVXTY TICKET.
For State Senator
J. B. FISHER, Asplnwall Precinct.
For Representatives
B. M. BAILEY, Brownville Precinct.
J. P. BURDIUK, Peru Precinct.
For County Commissioners
1st Dist. J. H. SHOOK.
3d DLst. McFARLAND CAMPBELL.
TO THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Tho County Central- Commmltte,
which-is as follows, viz:
Brownville G. W. Fnlrbrotber and A. R.
Davison.
Asplnwall J. S. Mlnlck and .T. R. Larkin.
St. Derolu Leander Cooley and Dr. L.
Rico.
Xemaha City F. G. Holmes and Levi
Johnson.
Peru Samuel Pettit and D. C. Cole.
Lafayette C. F. Hey wood and John Rob
bins. London John Strain and S. II. Clayton.
"Washington O. J. Matthews and R. M.
Duckies.
Island Isaac Shields and L. Ellsworth.
Bedford Xathau G. Randall and McFar
lanil Campbell.
Benton Win. Wlndshcflle and Henry
Stelnman.
Glen Rock C. H. Thomas and Thomas
Burress.
Douglas Wesley Dundasand Giles Reader.
are requested to meet In the Editorial
room of tho Advertiser, on Satur
day the 26th inst. at one o'clock p. m.
for the purpose of organizing, and the
consideration of any other business
that may be brought before the com
mittee. It is important that every
member of the committee shall be
present on that occasion.
A. It. Davison,
G. W. Fairbkothek,
Address of the Union Republican Con
gressional Committee.
We lay before our readers this week,
In supplement form, theabove named
political document. "We do this for
the welfare, prosperity, and the regard
we'bave for the Republican party, as
well as for the interest and enlighten
ment of our readers. It is an able
Tjaper, full of facts and figuers which
have become a part and parcel of the
history of our country. We ask our
readers all, and especially all Repub
licans, whether their faith in the old
party for the Union be steadfast or
wavering, to give this address a care
ful reading, to weigh well the fund
of truths it presents, and then com
pare it, with all its faults, with other
parties, and conclude accordingly.
When taking into consideration tho
present state of aflaira of the whole
countrj- North and South it must
be seen that the work of the party is
not yet finished, and that it behooves
every loyal man to continue to stand
by the old flag.
Attorney General J. R. Webster
was nominated by the late State Pro
hibition Convention for re-election to
the office of Attorney General, but in
a published letter he declines to run
on that ticket, from the fact that he
prefers to work for the temperance
cause, and other good causes, in tho
Republican party. He says, "In
principle I am not a prohibitionist.
I believe local option to bo the only
Republican temperance policy, and
the only practical one." Mr. Web
ster says Mr. Geo. H. Roberts, the
Republican nominee for that ollice, is
strictly temperate and a total abstain
er from alcoholio drinks, and he feels
in honor bound to support him. Mr.
Webster's letter is full of good prac
tical sense.
WAR IN KEW ORLEANS. '
A Battle Fought on the 14th Between
the Police and Citizens.
THIRTY PERSONS KILLED, AND
FIFTY WOUNDED.
Dispatches of the 14th Inst, bring
the news that war again rages in the
streets of New Orleans. A battle was
fought on the 14th between the me
tropolitan police and citizens, in which
thirty persons wero killed and fifty
wounded. This mob and its fatal re
sults was the result of street meetings
and incendiary speeches and resolu
tions, the object of which was to force
I Governor Kellogg to abdicate. A man
b' the name of D. B. Penu, claiming
to be the Lieut. Governor and acting
Governor, opposed to the Kellogg
government, on the same day issued
a proclamation addressed to the peo
ple of Louisiana, calculated to inflame
them still more and incite them to
deeds of violence. He calls upon the
militia, "embracing all persons be
tween tho ages of 13 and 45, without
regard to color, to arm and assemble
under their officers for the purpase of
driving the usurpers from power."
A committee was appointed by a
street meeting of citizens to wait upon
Kellogg and demaud his immediate
abdication, but he refused to receive
or hold any communication personal
ly with tho committee. Tho indica
tions are that the ejidis not yet. This
outbreak is a hideous spawn of the
wiiite league.
There are four State tickets in the
field now, viz: Republican, Demo
cratic, Independent aud Prohibition.
The following are the Democratic
nominees: For Congress, J. W. Sav
age, of Omaha ; for Governor, A.
Tuxbury, of Otoe ; Secretary of State,
Jno. Athedy, of York ; Treasurer,
R. C. Jordan, of Hall; Superintend
ent of Public Instruction, Eli Iluber,
of JOtoe ; Prison Inspector, R. II.
Walker; Attorney General, M. Mont
gomery. The following nominations
were made for District Attorneys :
1st District, S. S. Price; 2nd Dis
trict, Bates; 3rd District, D. G. New
ton. The Independents nominated the
following State ticket :
For Congress, J. W. Davis, of
Douglas county ; for contingent Con
gressman, J. D. Calhoun, of Frank
lin county ; for Governor, J. R. Gard
ner, of Richardson county; for Sec
retary of State, Henry Weibe, of Hall
county ; for Treasurer, Thomas Bis
sell, of Saunders couuty ; for Attor
ney General, Gen. M. Montgomery,
of Lincoln ; for Prison Inspector, R.
H. Walker, of Douglas county; for
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
J. M. McKenzie, of Nemaba county.
The Prohibition party nominated
as follows :
For Congress, J. G. Miller, of
Plattsmouth ; for Congress, contin
gent, J. A. Faitbanks; for Governor,
JarvisS. Church ; Secretary of State,
Wm. G. Olbinger, of Burt; Treasur
er, Thompson Bissell. J. R. Webster,
Esq , present Attorney General of the
State, was nominated for re-election,
but appeared beforo the convention
and peremptorily declined to accept a
position on that ticket, and declared
that he was not u prohibitionist in
principle, but the fanatics failed to
make any other nomination, and that
position on their ticket is vacnnt.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction, the Republican nominee,
J. M. McKenzie was chosen. C. B.
Baker, of Lincoln, was nominated for
Prison Inspector.
The following named gentlemen
were put in nomination for District
Attorneys: 1st, Job A. Dillon, of
Tecumseh ; 2nd, J. P. Thompson, of
Ashland ; 3rd, W. B. Hoxie, of
Schuyler.
THE WAR AGAINST REPUBLICANS
IN THE SOUTH.
Sheriff Edgerton, one of the men
who was murdered in the Coushatta
massacre, just before he was so foully
and cowardly assassinated, wrote a
letter of which the following is an
extract :
"Abney and Pierson are back from
Natchitoches, and say they are for
war. Pierson, in a public speech,
says: "We are staking our all. If
wo win, we gain what we want; if
we lo-e, we lose all. We have taken
up our march, torn down our bridges
behind us, and we cannot go back if
we would." To the colored vter3 he
says most emphatically : "If you
support, vote for, or attempt to sustain
any Republican in office, it will cost
j'ou your lives." Expression is too
strong for us to doubt their meaning.
It is simply extermination of the
white Republican element with the
black men who have the necessnry
abilitv and education to become lead
ers
!
Last week we published a statement
of the Coushatta murders, made by
this Abney spoken of above, which
version, it is ascertained since, is in
every particular false. Abney is a
leader with the white leaguers, and he
madeBiicha report, which appeared
so plausible, for the purpose of blind
ing and deceiving the administration
in regard to the true state of affairs,
and thus prevent the pending of U.
S. troops to the assistance of those
oppressed and threateded with des
truction. A special telegram to the Intcr
Oceun says that information from St.
Martins and Iberia parishes indicate
that the White League will make a
bold stand in that portion of the
State. They have three cannon, and
are armed with Winchester rifles.
They have possession of the rations
furnished by the Government during
the overflow. During the last three
weeks fifty-seven negroes and whites
have been murdered in that vicinity.
The refugees from Coushatta state
that at least thirty have been mur
dered in and about that place. The
registration officers in tho northern
and western portions of the State de
cline to serve owing to the insecurity
of life. The regular police of Shreve
port has been discharged, and tho
firemen, all of whom are White Lea
guers, have been appointed to succeed
them. At a banquet at Dallas, Texas,
they openly boasted that they intend
ed to kill or drive every Radical out
of that citj-. The White League still
hold the telegraph office at Shreve
port. A number of caes of Prussian
guns, consigned to the White Leagues
of that city, and brought from New
York City on the steamship Western
Metropolis, and marked ladies' and
children's shoes, have been seized.
In another letter from Sheriff Ed
gerton, written from Coushatta for
speedy assistance, he says:
A WORD FROM THEICAPITAL.
Lincoln, September 14, '74.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
This fall has been a God-send to the
hotel men of this city. Four State
conventions, calling together political
aspirants, their friends and tho "rest
of mankind." In political parlance
this is said to be the "off year," and
therefore every man who ever dream
ed even of an office is "after it" this
year. Men who considered them
selves meritorious aud prominent, but
have failed in their aspirations in the
two regularly organized parties of the
day, have gotten up new organiza
tions to meet the emergency. For
instance, Church of your county, and
Gardner of Richardson, when acting
with the Republican party were prone
to "exalt themselves above their fel
low mortals" had a much better
opinion of themselves than any one
else had. Notwithstanding they
managed to push themselves forward
quite rapidly after coming to the
State. Each were in the Legislature
from the respective counties from
which they now hail. Church want
ed to be Governor years ago, and
Gardner thought the position of
Chief Justice was gotten up expressly
for him. Failing to convince the Re
publican party of their "eternal fit
ness for things," they each went to
work to get up a new party. Getting
a handful of followers together at the
Capitol building, and sponging the
use of the Representative Hall of the
janitor, who at his own individual
expense prepared and lighted the
Hall for them, these worthies are on
tickets with high-sounding titles.
And now the old Republican party, in
their estimation, has become "fear
fully and shamefully corrupt." This
was the theme particularly of Mr.
Church's song in the convention. I
wonder if the Republican party is any
more corrupt to-day than when
Church was iu the Legislature and
served as chairman of a committee to
investigate tho'oflicial conduct of Gov.
D. Butler, tho facts in regard to
which will all be brought out during
this campaign ? What about that re
port? What became of it? Who
stole it and took it away from the
Who will answer these
GEWERAti NEWS.
A dispatch from Bismarok, Dakota
Territory, says that a number of not
ed Indian chiefs, viz : Running An
telope, of tho Unkapos, Fireheart, a
Blackfoot chief, and One-That-Shoots-While-Walking,
with about twenty
five warriors, recently interviewed
Gen. Custer about his recent visit to
the Black Hills countrj', and strong
ly protested against the violation of
the treaty of 186S. They complained
of the enormous prices charged them
for goods by their agent, aud say they
are compelled to pay $1 per yard for
calico. Rut they complained of be
ing hungry, and the main drift of
their conversation was about rations.
An Indian is always hungry.
Gov. Furnas has appointed Mr.
Moses H. Sydenham, of Kearney,
delegate from this State to the Na
Hlbnal Capital Removal Convention,
gbvjch is to assemble at Louisville,
l$lSPct' 22ad Prox He wil1 be au
5SMit; earnest delegate if nothing
l?u liftman d oau, and no doubt will tell
convention that he represents
eatral State and the very centre
f the United States of America.
fPhe indications are that the peo-
ticket in Missouri 1b rather a
14 affair, and those nominated on it
giag confidence and leaving it.
Wmly tickets in that State, as it is
Jfc2fbrska, are the Republican and
DMteeratic. All others are inero aide
White League speakers, whose bu
siness it is to incite civil war in Lou
isiana, declare boldly from the stump
that the mission of the White Leagu
ers is to exterminate the negroes and
to kill and drive away white Repub
licans. Down in that country the
usefulness of the Republican party
amongst honest, law abiding citizens,
is not considered at an end. Down
there the strife is between the Democ
racy, or White Leaguers in other
words, who ore leagued together to
overthrow the Federal Constitution,
and loyal Republicans who would up
hold, abide by and enforce that Con
stitution. 'I here are no Independ
ents down there. The Republican
party nor the Democratic party split
up into fragments, for the issue is the
same as it was twelve years ago, to
wit: Tho Democracy on one side un
dertaking to set at naught the laws of
tho land, while on, the other, the
jxepuDiicans are enaeavonng to sus
tain those laws. There is as much
need now for the Republican party to
be united, both north and south, for
the preservation of freedom and equal
rights as there ever was, and he who
teaches or incites to a different idea
and practice aids treason and is not a
good citizen.
"On the night of the loth of Aug.,
T W. Abney, Joseph Pierson, C. D.
Bullock, and twelve others, demand
ed that Frank Commodore should be
arrested and lodged in jail. I had
not seen Commodore that day, knew
of no charge against him, but told
them to make an affidavit aud lie
should be arrested forthwith. This,
after consultation, they refused to do,
and again demanded his immediate
arrest. I asked them to consider the
manner. They said it was considered
and that they must have an immcdi
ate answer, forming a circle around
me and my deputy. Judge Penny, to
save a murder, as he says, ordered the
arrest and I obeved. Some of the
party had pistols, some had shotguns,
and from their remarks of "war to the
knife and the knife to the hilt," I am
certain they would havemurdered us
had we not made the illegal arrest demanded."
This shows the object of this White
LeagueKu-Klux organization, as well
as how much they respect law, order,
and legal process.
Capitol ?
questions?
shall see."
'We shall see what we
afcl-'A
Gen. C. J. Dilworth, is the candi
date for Prosecuting Attorney for this
the first judicial district. The State
Journal, in reference to Gen. Dil
worth's qualifications, says :
"He removed to Phelps county about
two years ago and has since that time
practiced his profession on the fron
tier. Gen. Dilworth is a good lawyer
and a valuable citizen, as well as a
thorough republican, who served hon
orably and well in the war for the
Union."
Gen. Dilworth, we learn, is not only
a good lawyer but a farmer.
Jarvis S. Church said in his speech
before tho Prohibition Convention
that he was a Republican still, but
could not attach himself to a party
controlled by such corruptionist as
was the Republican party. Will Jar-
vis please inform an anxious people
who controls the party now other
than those who controlled it when he
was in full fellowship with the party?
Blade.
And facts are in existence, aud
could be brought to light and thade
plain, if his case deserved so much
attention, which would demonstrate
that. Mr. Church had better put his
hands over his mouth, and sav noth
iug, rather than talk of the corrup
tions of parties or individuals. Too
corrupt for Church ! That astonishes
us. we did not think, judging from
what we know, that any party could
be too corrupt for Jarvis we thought
he did not work with the Republican
patty simply because he wanted. like
Hewett and Howe, to make an office
by some accidental stroke. But its
the corrvjition of the Republican par
tythat's what ails you, is it? Those
who know you never would havesus
picioned such a thing of you had you
not told it yourself. Jarvis has cheek
till you can't rest, if nothing else.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The following named gentlemen
compose the Republican State Central
Committee:
State at large C. H. Gere, chair
man ; 1st Dist., C. D. Stevenson ; 2d,
T. J. Majors; 3rd, F. Renner; 4th,
John W. Barnes; oth, Joel T. Griffin,
E. Eosewater; 6th, Elam Clark; 7th,
E.N. Sweet; 8th, A.Town&end; Oth,
Joseph Fox, L. Gerard, Thos. J.
Hewitt; 10th, A. S. Stewart,- 11th,
J. N. Edwards; 12th, K. W. Hast
ings, J. W. Keeler, R. B. Presaon.
From all parts of the State we hear
good news concerning the Republican
State ticket. Our exchanges univer
sally g"Yee that it is a ticket of good
men, ttnd will be elected by au over
whelming majority.
N. K. Griggs, Esq., of Beatrice, has
been nominated for Senator from the
twelfth senatorial district, by the re
publicans. Griggs is an able man and
a popular one, and will be oleoted by
j a large majority.
An eastern paper says Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson resides in Charlotte, N.
C. She is quite youug, between twenty-five
and thirty, of medium height
and beautiful face.
It is estimated by competent grain
dealers of Europe that England will
import from the United States the
present year upwards of 50,000,000
bushels of wheat, to supply bread for
the United Kingdom.
Tho people of the State
are not to be gulled with this cry of
"stop thief."
The conventions which recently
met in "this city were fair representa
tives of the respective elements of the
represented. The Republican con
vention was the largest ever held in
tho State. Every organized county
was represented, as well as delegates
from unorganized portions of the
State. Besides, there was a largo at
tendance of the people -outside the
delegations. Over two thousand peo
ple attended this convention. There
was evidence in this great eatberimr
that the people of the State have
faith in the power, ability and de
termination of the old and glorious
party to meet the exigency of the
hour and day, and they will not be
disappointed. The ticket put In the
field will bo triumphantly cicoted
this fall.
The Independent convention, run
by Gen. Livingston, of Plattsmouth,
Gardner, of Richaidson, Estabrook,
of Omaha, aud least and last
Church Howe, of Nemaha, was a
fearful failure ns to numbers. When
in working trim there were less than
sixty souls in the hall, counting re
porters and by-stauders. There were
some who came here with honest
purposes, but when they saw who
were leading the men I have named
they withdrew iu disgust, and de
clared tiieir determination to adhere
to their old parties. The fact is, not
a man participated in this convention
but disappointed aspirants and chron
ic office hunters those who had
"sluffed off" from the other parties
because failing iu tiieir desires.
Many of those composing the Pro
hibition convention were of the same
impracticable clats of men referred to
above. Some good men were present
who had hoped the Republican con
vention would, as it ought to' have
done, gratify the reasonable temper
ance element of the State, by incor
porating "local option" as a plank in
the platform. Had this been done
there would have been no temperance
ticket in the field. A lesson will be
learned from this. No party can
long remain successful relying upon
past achievements. To be permanent
and prosperous it must be progressive.
Not only keep up with the demands
of the age, but anticipate many
things, especially where principle is
involved.
The Bourbon Democratic conven
tion less in numbers than either of
the side-shows less than ever before
to show signs of life, put in the
field a straight ticket. Miller, of the
Omaha Herald a rebel during the
war, aud since run this machine.
They hope yet to combine with the
opposition elements, will trade and
traffic iu any and every way "any
thing to beat Grant." The temper
ance element wili not, however, fra
ternize with this whiskey-guzzling
party, and there is not enough of the
Estabrook-Howe party to do them
any good.
Let Republicans do their duty, as
heretofore, and "all will be well."
Yours, G. W. R.
A conflagration at Hamburg, Iowa,
on the 12th inst. destroyed Watson &
Farrin's flouring mill and Watson's
foundry. Loss, about $30,000.
The decision of the Democratic par
ty to run a straight ticket of its own
has thrown a bomb into the ranks of
the "People's Independents," and
they hastened home yesterday morn
ing with a whole herd of fleas in each
ear. But they ought to be aware that
the Democrats have political sagacity
enough to see that since success is im
possible with or without the aid of
soreneau republicans, they have now
no earthly use for the "P. T'c a n
that the organization is kept alive for
in this State, is to be ready to hold up
the platter in case the national demo
cratic party elects the next president.
And do you now suppose they want
this horde of disappointed republican
office-seekers to help eat the loaf?
Gentlemen, you ought to have been
endowed by a kind but somewhat
neglectful Providence, with more
common sense, than to ask such a
preposterous thing of the Nebraska
democracy. Sfaio Journal.
ASSASSINATED.
At Rushville, Indiana, Jefferson
Staley was keeping an eating stand
at the county fair-, had gone to a farm
house to get a supply of milk, and
was shot and mortally wounded bjT
unknown persons, on his return to
Fair Grounds.
KNIFE AND PISTOL.
Johnny Smith aud Billy Ryder,
two notorious roughs of St. Louis re
cently engaged in a fight, when Ry
der stabbed Smith fatally. Smith
fired several shots at Ryder but with
out effect.
INFAMOUS.
Chas. Disner of New York was re
cently arrested for selling his daugh
ter, aged 13 years, to Peter Halleck,
keeper of a disreputable house. Hal
leck was arrested while taking the
girl to his house. Disner is said to
have disposed of in the same way,
two other daughters.
MURDER.
Asa Elliott and George Dixou, of
Hickory county, Missouri, recently,
while acting as constables, and were
attaching property belonging to a
man named Shannon, were set upon
by Shannon and an accomplice nam
ed Noffsinger, who shot and mortally
wounded both Elliott and Dixon.
A FIOHT WITH CIIEYENNES.
News has been received by Gen.
Sheridan, that the command of Gen.
Miles met from 400 to 500 Cheyennes,
twelve miles from Red River, Texas,
on the morning of the 30th tilt., and
after an engagement, lasting from
8 a. ra. to 9 p. m., drove them over 13
miles of high hills and almost impass
able canons. General Miles deserves
the greatest credit for the energy and
skill displayed in the campaign result
iug so favorably. Our loss was three
badly wounded, and the Indian loss
was twenty-five or thirty killed and
wounded. The officers and men act
ed with great gallantry.
In another letter to Gen. Sheridan,
Gen. Miles says: This command has
followed the confederate and hostile
Indians for several days, from Sweet
water to the head waters of the south
branch of the Red River, making
rapid marches, gaiuing steadily on
them until yesterday, when they
turned and made an attack, which
wa3 repulsed. They retreated to a
strong position, displaying a force of
about 500 warriors. The troops had
made extraordinary effortsand endur
ed every privation in their energetic
and rapid pursuit. In two days they
marched sixty-five miles. They came
up to the attack in splendid spirits,
aud without a halt went into the
fight. The cavalry, artillery and in
fantry were all in, and the Indians,
who appeared very brave at first,
broke and ran in every direction.
Whenever they made a stand they
were charged and routed for one hun
dred aud ten miles from the Sweet
Water to tho Staked Plains. Tiieir
line of retreat is strewn with'abandon
ed snd deserted property and broken
down nuimala Tlipv hlirtiPil tbpir
villages during the fight.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.
The prisoners confined in tho coun
ty jail at Toledo, Ohio, to the num
ber of 20, made a bold strike for liber
ty on the 10th inst. Having effected
au entrance to the main stairway and
and hall of the prison, they waited
until tho door was opened to admit
the prison physician, when they rush
ed for the street and all escaped.
About twenty have already been re
taken. WOODS ON FIRE.
A late dispatch from N.
Four thousaud acres near E;
bor have been burued over. The
woods on the line of the New Jersey
Southern railroad, at Cedar Lake.
are burning, and the cranberry bogs
have been destroyed. Near Albion
tho fire is under control, 'but the
flames still rago furiously two and
a half miles to tho eastward.
ARMS FOR THE WHITE LEAGUE SEIZED
A New Orleans telegram says six
more cases of muskets on tho steamer
City of Dallas, from New York, were
seized by the poiceon the levee on the
11th inst. Two hundred aud eighty
eight stands of arms, mostly of foreign
make, have been seized up to date on
the plea of their being intended to
arm the White League Clubs of this
city. The seizures were made under
warrants issued under a law of 1870,
charging a conspiracy to assault and
drive out of the State, negroes. Some
ui'tue arms seizeu, it is atateu, were
entered on the steamer's manifest as
boots and shoes, others as hardware.
$5,000 REWARD.
Postmaster General Jewell adver
tises through the St. Louis papers of
of the 12th, offering a reward of five
thousand dollars for the arrest of the
parties who committed what is known
as the Gads Hill robbery, in Missouri,
on the 31st of January last, and three
thousand reward for the arrest of the
robbers of the Sau Antonio stage
in Texas, in April last.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
A Missouri duel occurred at Lex
ington on the 12th inst., between
Deputy Marshal L. A. Kane and
Deputy Sherriff Eugene Ewing, in
which Kane was killed, and Ewing
was mortally wounded. The affair
grew out of an old feud.
SUICIDE.
A young German, well educated,
was a soldier in the Franco-Prussian
war, named Fredrick T. W. Chris
tiansen, recently committed suicide
at Davenport, Iowa. Ho had become
destitute, was detected in stealing
some clothing, was arrested, and
through shame at the loss of his good
name put an end to his life.
TO BE TAKN WITH A LARGE GRAIN
OF ALLOWANCE.
Prof. Wincheil, State Geologist of
Minnesota, who accompanied Custer's
expedition to the Black Hills, in of
ficial report says : "In respect to the
economical products of the rocks of
the Blaok Hills the following miner
als exist in Considerable nnnnfiHno
1 ana win ultimately be found
useful ; Gypsum in unlimited quanti
ties; variegated marble from the oar
boniforous iron ore in the southern
portion of the hills; Muscovite, fcal
cose slate, useful for whetstones.
There may be found also other pro
ducts of the granite rook. Indeed,
the miners who accompanied the ex
pedition, reportthe findingofgoldand
silver in some of the gulches in the
south-eastern porton of tho hills, tho'
I saw none of the gold, nor did I see
any of the auriferous quartz. I have
taken tho gold reports with a large
grain of allowance." Professor Don
aldson, who also accompanied the ex
pedition, entirely coincides with Prof.
Wincheil on the gold question.
GERMAN CONSUL AT JAPAN ASSASS
INATED. The Japan Gazette, of Aug. 21, con
tains an account of.the murder of Mr.
Haber, the German Consul at Hak
odudi, by a native, Who says that he
was actuated by a demon. He killed
his victim with a sword, slashinghim
in a most horrible manner. One leg
was cut intirely off. The German
corvette Elizabeth left at once for
Hakodadi.
Indian depredations in neb.
A North Platte telegram of the 12th
says, that within the past few days
horses to the number of ten have mys
teriously disappeared between that
place and willow Island. Sheriff
Struthers while out in pursuit of the
horses, recently, saw several In
dians running off stock one mile
east of Brady Island. The
Western Union telegraph repair
er, Baker, also states that six Sioux
Indiaus crossed the railroad going
north, on the 12th, within a quarter
of a mile where he was at work. The
section men east of Brady make the
same report. Some firing wa3 dis
tinctly heard around the curve. The
three o'clock train ran over an un
known man in the vicinity of where
the firing was heard. On the train
being stopped, the body was found to
be cold. There was a bullet hole in
back of his head. The section men
west of Brady also report seeing ten
Indians, aud on that account came
into the station.
The Prohibition Convention re
solved to have a temperance prohi
bition is the name paper started in
the State, and $6,000 were then and
there subscribed in shares for the
same, our Reverned friend W. B.
Slaughter taking twenty shares
($2,000) in the same. Where the pa
per is to be located, and who is to
manage it, was not determined, but
the whole matter of the paper was
left in the hands of the State central
committee, whice is composed of the
following gentlemen: 1st district
J. W. Margraves; 2d J. H. Dundas ;
3d Jacob Shellenberger : 4th W.
H. Tibbits ; 5th S. H. Rice, B. D.
Slaughter; 6th L. R. Fletcher; 7th
(Vacant); Sth J. O. Miller; Oth
F. G. Keens, D. 3. Hunt; 10th J.
G.Curtis; 11th H. W. Hardy; 12th
J. B. Maxfiold, John E. Abell. A.
K. Kinnear: at hrge J. A. Fair
banks and W. B. SlaughTer.
man to live among the rebels, from
the fact that the bushwhackers would
a little rather kill a Union citizen
than a Federal soldier.
I remember, in 1862, a small forage
detail of Co. H of my regiment was
almost annihilated J only one man of
the sis composing said detail getting
back to camp to report. In about
one-half hour we Were on the ground
in force; but could find no enemy,
only "good Union citizens" out in
their fields ploughiug and at other
work; carrying their protection pa
pers with them, who reported hav
ing seen no enemy, nor had they heard
the firing. In all probability these
same "good Union citizens" were the
identical bushwhackers who had, but
a short time before, attacked the for
age party.
I do not mean to say there were no
good Union citizens living in Missou
ri. Far from it. But as a general
thing the loyal portion of the com-
munitv were inside our lines and
around the military posts, there was
no protection for them on the neutral
grounds.
Taking it altogether, and from the
fact that Mr. Stokes has been, if he is
not now, a Democrat, I can see no
reason why a Union man, be he In
dependent, Republican, or neither,
should vote for Mr. Stokes.
Aspinwall.
RnmohnnV in ia rk .
has the following truthful Wn "
say with regard to Governor p" ffl
and his administration: 'KJL-
"Governor Furnas is too
man for tbe people to 3pare fr-nL
lie life, and they, knowing iJ
rupuuie nonesty and high j
as a man, will continue to tr."8
as one of their mo3t honored d xx-
Nebraska owes more to Iuqi f ,v a
rupiu uevmupmeni or her ti;."
al, industrial and edueatina'"
ests than any other citizen t?;'
borders. In proof of this. !c-
administration and see what'l
accomplished for our people s -inauguration
in 1S73."
The Omaha Republican a!So;
es the administration of Gov. f
as follows :
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jg Har-
POLIT1CAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
Permit me to say a few words thro'
the columns of your valuable paper
to the electors of Brownville and of
the county generally, respecting the
merits of some of tho Independent
candidates. I will commence with
Mr. Howe, as he appears to be mak
ing himself most prominent, and
seems to take a great interest in the
welfare of the river precincts, aud of
the city of Brownville in particular.
At the meeting of the Central Repub
lican Committee previous to the Con
vention last year, (1873,) when the
delegates were apportioned to the sev
eral precincts Mrv Howe informed
the writer of this article that hig pre
cinct and the back precincts, gener
ally, would not abide by the action of
the Convention, as the preponderance
of delegates were from the river pre
cincts thereby giving Brownville too
much influence in tho convention.
What do Mr. Howe's Brownville
friends think of this for friendship to
Brownville?
From the lYcstern Tart of the County.
Grant, September 14, 1374.
Friend Fairbrother: Feeling that
you might like to hear from this part
of the county, I drop you a line.
We are, of course, all farmers out
here, and feel that our interests, in
many respects, have not had that at
tention generally which they deserve.
As a farmer I have felt, too, that we
ourselves needed organization or or
ganized effort and I have looked
upon the Grange movement as a new
light dawning upon the farming in
terest. I believe yet, that legitimate
ly carried on, much good would grow
out of it. But no sooner do We get it
under way than the organization is
seized by designing political tricksters
who are" prostituting it for individual
ends and gain. See the ticket put np
for us to support, said to be in tho in
terest of the farmer! What a redicu-
lous idea. Hewett and Howe to lead
the farming interest I Both profes
sional politicians and wire-uullers.
Our people out hero see this, and feel
that they would much rather trust the
old Republican party that has done
po much for the country, and to
which we must look in the future for
relief. In some matters, it is true, it
may not have come just up to our
ideas as we would like, but then at
most it is far preferable to any other
political organization known, and we
will trust it further. Republicans
here will vote the straight ticket. Let
tho new-fangled so-called reformers
go to the dogs. If we are beaten, the
Democrats will claim the vietorj'.and
wo will long be looked upon as dupes
and tools. '
More again, as matters progress.
La Fayette.
very
Again, when the delegates of said
convention were in Brownville, pre
vious to assembling for regular busi
ness. I was invited to attend njrivaie
meeting of delegates in tbe parlors of
the Union Hotel, and found delegates
there from almost every precinct in
the county except Brownville, and Mr.
Howe was called upon .to state the ob
ject of the meeting. Mr. Howe, in a
very neat little speech, stated the ob
ject to be the expediting of business,
in finding what candidates the con
vention would support, and, more
particularly, to shut Brownville out
from all benefit in said convention.
What an amazing change has come
over the spirit of that gentleman's
dream. Is it patriotism, pure and un
adulterated philanthropy, or what is
it that makes him take so kindly to
the whole people of the county at the
present time? I am a little inclined
to think that friend Howe is some
thing like the Welshman who had
been at sea about six weeks, when
some poor frightened individual rush
ed on deck exclaiming, "A leak; a
leak!" The poor Welshman was so
delighted at tbe sound of the name of
his favorite esculent that he could not
help exclaiming, -'A leek! a leek!
Oh! bring it to my nose!" In like
manner Mr. Howe is so enchanted
with the vision of office that he does
not care about the prospect of politi
cal oblivion, so long as he can get ev
en a smell of office.
J.n your last issue you tell us that
Mr. Stokes informed you that he liv
ed in Missouri among rebels during
the war; but had papers to prove his
loyalty. Now, Mr. Editor, you serv
ed in Missouri during the war, aud,
like myself, probably know that these
men, living on the"neutral grounds"
and carrying "protection papers,"
were always looked upon with suspic
ion, and auy information received
from them was generally considered
exceedingly doubtful. In fact it was
almost an impossibility for a Union
"GOLli-PJEiV.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
In last week's Granger there i3 a
piece of doggerel signed "Gold-Pen,"
which was written by a dainty little
1 woman. Had "Gold Pen" come
forward as a peace maker, all would
have appreciated her efforts, but
when she uses her talents to widen
the breach, she is doing that which
no lady will do. Her po doggerel is
uot only in bad taste, but it is low,
scurrilous, and unworthy of a place
in a paper. Her allusion to Mr" P'
service as a soldier is contemptible.
and the allusion to his red head is not
one bit lady-like, neither is the poet
ry about his burial. When "Gold
Pen" has time to reflect, she will
wi3h that she had never written that
doggerel. When her childrenecome
men and women she will be ashamed
to let them know that she ever wrote
such poetry (?) I have heard sevoral
ladies and gentlemen express their
opinion of the poetic production of
-uoiu I'en," and ull of them con
demn it as being the lowest atuif they
ever read, and when I tell them that
"Gold Pen" is a woman, they say is
it possible that a ivoman can write
such stuff as that? Steel Pen.
Investigations and Political Virtue.
We clip the following from the Lin
coln Blade of the 10th inst:
George L. Miller, editor of the
Omaha Herald, baa bud a great deal
to say about Silas Garber having been
chairman of the "Penitentiary White
washing Committee," two years ao
As we said last week, before and
pending the investigations of theso
ealled "Penitentiary swindle," the
Omaha Herald teemed with charges
aud specifications, which, if true and
proven, would result in the conviction
of several gentlemen. Mr. Garber. in
order to draw theentire truth out, had
ur. juuier summoned as a witness
and sent an officer after him. Upon
the arrival of the officer Dr. Miller
rui. me iouowing dispatch
r-"' which win bo round on
o7 of House Journal, 1873:
"It is but common justice i
gentlemen to say that no re?
ever held office in Nebn
leave their positions of tri: v
better record. The goverc
the State has been honestly,
ly. and judiciously adminHtVt
every department is in the ty
dition.
Gov. Furnas has perform- I
ties in an unexceptional
He is a dignified, pleasar.tR ;."
one who commands in Ins (,
ment the respeot of all. He
constant, conscientious aii'i Ia
in his office, and has given h4
thoughts and work for the g
the State. He refused to Le a ,
date acain because of the ni u;
ary not enough to pay itu; !t
pensea. We have not tin; a-T
to enumerate but few of h.s ai
University lands, in conseqjf
informalitles, had been thnr
by the authorities at Washing!
had the lands selected arid losjr
had the titles confirmed. AV '
there were some sevenfy-tw
tions. He has secured titles t
saline land, amounting tcsrn.
acres, except about thre" sc
The internal improvement L:..j
been selected in sections, w p
should have been taken iu a r,"
found a disprepency hrn c:
saved to the State some 4 ' i r.
be selected before the goo i I -gone.
He has promptly srj
ciously moved in aid of the s 7
from grasshoppers. Head!'
different railroads, asking aij r
ing the privilege of shipping a"
plies for the suffering gratis, r.
promptly notifi d the people t'. .
could assist these unfortunites
out foreign aid. We, cf cmr-
only touch on these point-. I f
show most conclusively thuf V
or hum as has had no s?nri-'
Governor of this State in tl. r- -intelligent
discharge of al! hU f
He is, from hi connection w
cultural and horticultural .
the best known, as he is the I -'
ed man in the State. G v. L
hap a large place in the aftVc. r
in the respect of the pe jle c
braska."
When Gov. Furnis entrr..!
tho duties of the Executive I
ment. the State was largely I"
but when ho retires from V a'
the State will be out of dr' trr
warrants worth their fice i
backs. All these facts d -r
that he ha3 been a good (
one that has not been exr!! 1
or any other State, and the I. -Omaha
Herald and the f
equally unscrupulous adhtr--not
in the least alter the f.
change the opinions of the a.
tho people. The Governor " 1
from the Executive ollice w '.
liant record, and 'dndorst.J ... r
honest intelligent man r
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Omaha, Feb. 13, 1S73.
Hon. Silas Garber, Chairman Com., Lincoln.
-ctope you will excuse me. Upon
SLhH'J kow nothing except,
..v-jr. AU1 Mlone on my pa
per, if I knew a single fact, I would
go and tell it without asking. Pleae
reply. George L. Liller.
To whioh the following reply was
ocuu I
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 13, '73.
George L. Miller, Omaha:
You are excused from attendance.
Silas Garber.
XVliy tlo Trunk R.R. una not B
Uutlt.
While at Lincoln w? vir
informed that the reason v
Trunk reilroad has not fe -menced
is thia: Dr. Con.r
Wall street aud tries to uaxl. -ments
to dispose of his cotin't
The monied men tell h:i
have plenty of money, i J '
faith in your county 1 1 ; r '
your paper, consequently .
j'ou have the money. 'Ii..'-1 '
ly, but vital, drawback. r
the bonds that the cur. r
holds can be disposed of ti. r
be built. Negotiations ar i r.
way which look very fu ,
disposing ,Jf these bonds an !
ine the renuisite amount TJ."'
Railway Company hae at
en ough ca pi tal to complete thr L
villeandFt. Kearney K. P. '
cumseh, with the excepMc u
$25,000, which the conmT
raise on tho county bora-
fernal warfare among tho j" ,
against the other, is one ff '
pal causes why tbe bonJ-' rt '
spective county are n !" r
fight made by granger" ani r
along the roads also injtirf t!
the bonds. Let all opp'-' :
fav. and crive us the Tr'-r. r
braska City Press.
fill1! H Waft ij IS I VEJiywgiiiit!,.'SwiJJV1'iw3-l
NEW ADVSRTISSMTSI"
BIBS FOR rOKA&
IIkao.'ksI)efarthknt"1 :
CUIEF QUARrfclOfA-TlJ - .
Omaiia, Neb., s.'p
Q BALED PROPOSALS ii ui j
kj received at this olMce until
a. 3r., TuesdRV, PeptmNT tl . T
delivery at Omaba Dtpot, in - '
required, of
Three million f3,ft0O,00J) jH.imr
One million IIxp hundred tho
000) pounds of oet.
Each proposal must buar .
responsible parties not btd!
will become bondsmen a at
tracts. No bid will be entitrtnltteil. h
cum'.tances, unle. tb bidder !-
nprsnn or hv flnlvanthorizett n
ney at the opening of the bld
and there prepared to show M
able to carry out the contract I
if awarded to hlin.
The attention of bidders isesj
to tho foresolng requirement-.
Bids must be endorsed on ft, .
for Forage."
Tho contracts will be let wit
that the contracts may be fi '
dnced one-third by tbe rhi"f '
of the Department, at any tim
delivery of the strain.
The risht to reject any or ol i '
Blank bids famished, tid
made known on application at f
By order of the Pepertmei''
ALEX. J T"
Chief Quartermaster r
- Ilv2 Brevet BrlRsdU r-t
.A.. IROIBISOI
Ch'n Com.
And now Dr.
Miller is imafinprnntj
enough t3 throw dirt at Capt. Garber,
",,u auveu mm irom being put upon
the stand and testifying that he did
not know the truth of the charges he
had been fulminating.
T ."-Pp00 my honor, Ilmow nothing."
If I knew a single fact, I would go
and tell it without asking. Please
reply! "You are excused frou
attendance !" This was the replv.
ueorge, if you had the knowledge
which you now boast of, why did you
not disclose at the proper time, and
upon legal invitation ? You were
alone upon your paper! It looked
like it.
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