Nebraska Newspapers

    iir9
J '" LL.dl.i IWIg
V
MKff.nMm. xmk-S'
THE ADVERTISER.
Official Paper of City and Comity.
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 1, 187-1.
KEPUBHCAN TICKET.
Election Tuesday, Oct.l3,lS"J4.
For Member of Congress
LORENZO CROUNSE, WaBhlngton Co.
For Member of Congress (contingent)
PATRICK O' HAWKS, Donglas County.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor
SILAS GARBER, Webster County.
For Secretary of State
RRUNO TSCHUCK, Sarpy Connty.
For State Treasurer
J. C. McBRIDE. Colfax Conntj-.
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
Ibt Dlst.-C. J. DILWORTH, Phelps Co.
2d DIst. W. J. CONNELL. Douglas Co.
3d DIst. M. B. HOXIE, Colfax Connty.
COUNTY TICKET.
For State Senator
J. B. FISHER, Aspinwall Precinct.
For Representatives
B. M. BAILEY. Brownvillc Precinct.
J. P. BDRDICK, Peru Precinct.
For County Commissioners
1st DIst. J. H. SHOOK.
3d Dist. McFARLAND CAMPBELL.
THE CAMPAIGN.
Republican Mass Meetings.
Sheridan, Thursday evening, Octo
ber 1st.
Highland, Friday evening, October
2nd.
Lafayette, (Union School House,)
Saturday evening, October 3rd.
Johnson, Monday evening, October
5th.
Benton, (Stone Church,) Tuesday
evening, October 6tb.
Bedford, Wednesday 'evening, Oc
tober 7th.
St. Deroln, Thursday evening, Oc
tober 8th.
Aspinwall, Friday evening, October
9th.
Nemaha City, Saturday evening,
Ootober 10th.
Brownville, Monday, October 12th,
in McPherson Hall.
The Republioan candidates will be
present at these meetings, and ad
dresses will be made by speakers pro
cured for the occasion, touching the
interests of the people and the issues
presented by the various parties in
this campaign. The people, irrespec
tive of party affiliations, are cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
"We learn that the Lincoln District
Fair was just about a fizzle.
Chicago has passed an ordinance
appropriating $264,000 for the pur
chase of additional fire engines for
the protection of the city against fire.
But of all mean, crawling things,
we despise the insinuating sneak.
Granger.
That's the way with us especially
those political demagogues who do
their "work while other men sleep."
The New York State convention
met at Utica on the 23d ult. John A.
Dix aud J. C. Robinson, present in
cumbents, were nominated for re
election by acclamation anjidstobeers
and great enthusiasm.
The Omaha Republican says "We
have cheering accounts from every
part of the State. Generally the Re
publican party is holding its line of
battle, and seems to have come to the
conclusion that the mission of this
great national organization is not yet
fulfilled.
A oall Is published in the Wash
ington Republic for a convention of
the Republicans of the reconstructed
States, to take place at Chattanooga,
Teuu., October 13th, 1S74. The object
of the convention Is to take into con
sideration the condition of the recon
structed States.
James Self .and Orley Drew, of
Columbus Ohio, aged respectively,
19 and 15 years, went hunting recent
ly. Self returned alone. Drew was
afterwards found in the woods dead
covered with brush. Self, on being
accused of murdering his companion,
said he shot him In self-defense.
On the 13th Inst, the electors of the
State will vote on the question of call
ing a Constitutional Convention to
make a new Constitution for the State
or to alter or amend the old one. It
is conceded by all parties, we believe,
that we should have a new funda
mental law, one more suited to the
exigencies of the present, aud the
prospects of thrift and progress be
fore the people. There is therefore
no necessity for advancing arguments
on the question, as the people will
vote nearly unanimously Jn favor of
the proposition.
By the Kansas City Journal of
ConiTiicrcc we learn that Nebraska
City took all the premiums on flour
at the recent Kansas City Exposition.
That paper says : j
"Every day brings good news from
Nebraska. The latest is that Pinney
& Thorpe, millers of Nebraska City,
have made a successful hit in the
manufacture of flour from spring
wheat. Their samples which were
exhibited at our exposition, received
the ribbons all around, giving to them
a special premium" of fifty dollars,
and all other premiums on flour. It
is claimed by those who know, that
this flour Is superior to the best
brands of flour from fall wheat; also,
that It is better than the celebrated
Colorado flour."
That Is certainly very flattering and
very encouraging to Nebraska wheat
growere.
J inst.
THE CADXPAIGI?.
PHBLIO SPEAKING.
G?n. George H. Roberts, Republi
can candidate for Attorney General,
and Gen. C. J. Dilworth, Republican
candidate for District Attorney of the
1st District, and Hon. Paul Vande
voort, will he in the city of Brown
ville to address the people on Tuesday
evening, October 6th. The people
will convene in the court room at 7
o'clock. Make your arrangements to
be present to hear the political topics
of the times ably discussed.
Several days ago Mr. Jim Steven
son, politician and merchant of this
city, undertook to damage Mr. Bai
ley's prospects for eleotion, and help
Church Howe, by creating the im
pression that Mr. Bailey had with
drawn from the track, or that his
friends were thinking of procuring
his resignation from the ticket. The
way Jim managed to create, or start
this report or rumor was this: He
would in an assuming, impudent
manner approach any one that he
thought would listen to him through
courtesy, and ask : "Is it true that
Bailey has drawn off?" When we
returned from the St. Joseph Fair he
asked us that question, and as we had
been absent for two or three day, did
not know what might have transpir
ed within that time, and while we
knew that he was bitter against Bai
ley, we had a better opinion of him
than for a moment to think he would
sloop to a miserable and easily detect
ed subterfuge. So we answered him
that we had not heard anything of It
before and aBked him, "Is it so?" He
answered, "Such is the talk." With
in a short time we had seen several
prominent gentlemen who would
have known it had there been any
true foundation for the rumor, and
every one we spoke to said that Jim
Stevenson had askedthem the same
question. We then became satisfied
that Stevenson had made the rumor
himself out of whole cloth and that
it was only a contemptible election
eering trick. Afterwards, In another
conversation with Stevenson, wo
charged him with being the author of
the false rumer, and instead of deny
ine It, as we supposed he would, he
only delivered himself of a forced
lauch and was evidently desirous of
turning it off as a joke and a very
cunning thing.
This, like the story he started a
week or two ago, that Mr. Bailey had
Bald that "any man who would drink
a glass of beer iu a saloon was be
neath the notice of decent people,"
was so accurately and quickly traced
home to Jim, that the stories failed,
to his deep chagrin, of having the ef
fect he desired, but on the contrary
has made Mr. Bailey stronger. So
far the clubs thrown by Mr. S. have
damaged himself more than any oth
er person. He said in our presence
that he opposed Mr. Bailey because
it was to his pecuniary interest to do
so, and hence for this interest he has
entered the political arena. As a
merchant of Brownville he proposes
to make money by the election of
Church Howe and the defeat of Mr.
Bailey. 'Merchants usually would
think this a dangerous undertaking,
and prefer to not render themselves
obnoxious by too much political of
flciousness and shysterlng. When
Mr. b. makes his pile at his style of
electioneering we will give him an-
other gratuitous. notice, if he will re
port to us.
Mr. Stevenson talks a great deal to
people from the country ; they will
therefore be warned by our foregoing
expose of him, that his stories about
candidates and political matters are
not deserving of credence, and should
have no confidence placed in them
without coroborating evidence.
We have heard that the Independ
ent candidates for the legislature in
this county promise, in a private wink
and nod kiud of a way, to the voters
of the back part of the county, and
wherever it is popular, that they will
attempt the repeal of the present law
with reference to the removal of coun
ty seats, or so amend the law that it
will only require a majority of votes
to remove a county seat instead of
two-thirds as at present. Now if
these gentlemen. Hewett, Hayden
and Howe, are in favor of such a law
or not, we call on them to say so to
the people in their speeches. Let
them say squarely how they stand,
whether Iu favor of removal or not.
It appears to be in some localities an
important and much talked of ques
tion, and the voters desire to cast their
votes understanding on the Issue.
There is not the least doubt that Hew
ett and Hayden are favorable to Sher
idan and pledged to Sheridan, but
will probably deny It if forced to
speak on the eubject. Dare the three
H's emphatically deolare their posi
tions on the countv seat nuestion.
and go on the record for or against?
Church Howe was heard to boast
the other day, out in Bedford, that
during this campaign he was going to
use Tom Majors up and politically an
nihilate the whole Majors family.
We think by the time he gets thro'
with Tom, he will conclude to take a
rest before ho commences to put Wils.
and the old gentleman through his
process of extinguishment, which
work he carries on, according to his
"organ," while others sleep.
The wlie of Bev. Dr. Gallagher of
New York sned a steamboat owner to
recover the value of wearing apparel
stolen from her while a passenger on
the vessel. Upon the question being
raised : can a married women legally
bring suoh action, Judge Benedict de
cided that she could.
The Republican convention of Ne
vada, held at Winnemucha, on the
24th inst., nominated J. C. Hazlet
for Governor and William Woodburn
for Congress.
D. B. Gale, an old and prominent
St. Louis- merchant, died on the 23d
SOW THROW YOUR MAT AND
HOLLER.
Mr. Jos. Lane", of Nebraska City, a
sub-contractor on the Trunk R. R.,
was in the city on Wednesday of this
week. He informed us that work
commenced on Wednesday, that it
would be pushed forward with all
possible rapidity, and that the inten
tion and determination was to finish
grading the road this fall clear thro'
from Nebraska City to Rulo, and five
hundred men and teams are wanted
to work. Hurrah for our side! Bul
ly for the Trunk!
The Advertiser squirms fearfully
because Church Howe 19 said to be iu
favor of cutting down the rates of le
gal advertising. The fear Is that
Howe will interfere with the bread
and butter question, so far as newspa
pers are concerned. We understand
Mr. Howe to stand with the people
against subsidies of all kinds. If the
people's money is unjustly taken to
pay printers or any other class of
men, Howe will demand that justice
be done to people as well as papers,
and the people will give him a chance
to so demand. Now what are you
going to do about it? Granger.
Who will he demand it of, the Paw
nees? He will not have the chance
in the Legislature, because the people
will not trust him. By hard work
and economy we are enabled to pro
cure our bread and batter honorably
whether we have legal advertising or
not, and also to print our paper all at
home instead of swindling our read
ers with the stale news of patent out
sides printed in Chicago, as the Gran
ger does. Now what are you going
to do about that, Mr. Granger f The
Brownville Democrat was subsidized
to change its name to Granger, and to
pretend to change its politics, and its
editor said such was the case, and
Church Howe was one of the leading
subsidizers. Anything more on the
subsidy question?
We once charged Church Howe, as
it will be recollected, with having
said that he would see that the Re
publican County Convention had no
representatives from Bedford preci net.
Mr. James Stevenson, of this city,
told us that he heard Howe use just
such a threat. That was before eith
er the Republican or Independent
conventions were held. Howe spoke
to us in regard to the matter, and said
that our informant lied about him
that ho never made any such remark.
Now, we don't care whether it was
true or not. It is a question of ver
acity between Stevenson and Howe.
But what did Howe do to Jim to
make him a Howe man so suddenly ?
One day he was apparently bitterly
opposed to Howe and urged us to
"skin him" through the paper, and
the next he was advocating Howe for
the Legislature. Howe's that, Jim?
The Granger saj's Church Howe
"works while others sleep," and
thinks that is a good reason why peo
ple should vote for him. Of course we
are to understand that Howe does his
work after night, for that is the time
honest people usually sleep, yet peo
ple should vote for him on that ac
count. Most of the meanest acts that
men are guilty of are perpetrated
while "others sleep." Or does the
Granger mean that Howe works clan
destinoy that is in a 'Secret manner.
That is what is meant undoubtedly.
He takes advantage of the unwary,
e unsopuisucaieu, me iioues muu,
to turn things to his own benefit. He
is cunning, shrewd, sharp, fox-like
and on general principles is a devil of
a fellow. But he will find that the
voters of Nemaha are luide awake and
will make a Waterloo of his case.
A report comes from the Russian
government that on account of the
extensive emigration, of the Mennon
ites, that government proposes to ex
empt the members of that sect from
military service, but to hold them li
able to do duty as hospital attendants.
The great Immigration of that pecul
iar people to the United States alarm
ed the government of Russia, and it
has therefore modified its strict mil
itary laws which required all citizens
to boar arms. This will probably
have the effeot of stopping the stam
pede of the Mennonltes, to some ex
tent. Mr. Bailey's unscrupulous enemies
can find nothing true to say against
him, consequently they resort to lies.
When they say he is not a perman
ent citizen of this county and that
this is not his home they know very
well they are uttering that which is
not true. They know that this is his
home that he lives here and owns
valuable property here and has more
interest In Brownville and this coun
ty than has his defamers, any of them,
and is regarded as a much better citi
zen. At the recent races on the Sanfran
cisco course, the celebrated horses
Sam Purdy and Occident were the
chief contestants. Purdy won three
heats out of the five, Occident the
first two. The best time made was by
Occident on the first heat, 2:21,
Henry Hastmey, a gardener near
Lockland, Ohio, recently shot and
killed John Williams whom he
caught stealing apples from bis orch
ard. He said he did not mean to hit
the man, but intended only to scare
him.
Rev. Wesley Pretty man, pastor of
the M. E. Church, at Marcella, Ga.
and a post master, was recently ar
rested for embezzlement and other
penal violations of the post office
laws.
A maiden lady, 70 years of age,
named Eunice Howell, residing near
Wasingtonville, Orange county, New
York, was recently murdered for her
money.
The Empress Augusta, of Germany
has called a meeting of delegates
from all the Women's Associations In
Germany to held in Berlin nest
month.
A Llfi W AILED.
Church Howe at London, on Tues
day night, made the broad and bare
faced assertion that Mr. B. M. Bailey
was not.a tax payer of this county, and
also that the Transferand Ferry Com
pany pays no taxes in this county.
The above is Mr. Howe's and Mr.
Hewett's assertion. Now what are
the facts? We have ascertained the
following from the Treasurer's books :
Mr. Bailey paid as his own individu
al taxes on personal and real proper
ty in this county for the year 1873, the
sum of $55.40. The Transferand Fer
ry Company paid for the same year
$79.38. Mr. Bailey pays one-third of
the Transfer and Ferry Company's
tax, which makes his individual tax
$80.45. Now what do the people
think of Howe's malicious lies?
While looking over the Treasurer's
books we took occasion to see how
much tax Mr. Howe paid for the year
1873, aud found it to be $74.89. So
Mr. Bailey pays more tax than Howe
does after all his howling.
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.
Howe, in his speech at London on
Tuesday night took occasion to refer
to Mr. Campbell the Republican can
didate for commissioner in the 3rd
district, and was true to his instincts
as a perverter of truth. He said that
Campbell was not a real estate own
er in the county, and paid taxes only
on some personal property that he
had taken pains to look the matter up,
and found such to be the fact. Now
this charge of Howe's is false from be
ginning to end, and Howe well knew
it to be false when he waB uttering
the words he did. The simple truth
is, Campbell owus a good farm In his
own" name, and pays taxes on the
same. About one year ago Mr. Camp
bell purchased the farm he lives on,
which is in Mr. Howe's neighborhood.
Is It impossible for Church Howe to
tell the whole truth even about a
neighbor.
We admire a brave, outspoken op
ponent, one who, believing that he
has good reasons for his opposition,
hesitates not to express the same in
an open honest manner. To such a
man we can listen. But of all mean,
crawling things, we dispise the sly, in
sinuating sneak. Never trust the
man who takes you one side and slyly
whispers base insinuations never
making positive assertions. He will
tell you what some people say, and
with a knowing wink, will say, "If
these things are true mind you, I do
not say they are but if they are it
wouldseemas though it might be bad
for the young man, wouldn't it?"
Having Induced you to say, "Yes. It
would be bad," the sly dog proceeds to
report the whole story as coming from
you. Don't listen to such men they
will betray all who trust them and if
you complaiu they will simply sav,
"All is fair in war and politics." It
Is always safe to make inquiry of an
honest man after listening to these
social scavengers. Granger.
Exactly! and this sly, insinuating
individual asks still another question,
thusly: "O" have yon heard that
has withdrawn," and supple
ments it with, "I heard so, guess it Is
true."
We trust that M. James Stevenson
will heed the above merited rebuke,
coming as it does from the "organ" of
the party whose success he so much
desires. We had meditated some
thing of the sort ourselves, but the
Doctor has relieved us in a refreshing
and pointed manner. Mr. S should
now adopt an "open honest manner"
for the remainder of the Campaign,
thus guarding against future at
tacks from the "organ" and sparing
himself the mortification of being
compelled to swallow his "base insin
uations," as well as positive osser-
tlon"s when confronted
men.
by honest
Mack
We learn that Church Howe, Hew
ett & Co., pay a great deal of attention
to the Advertiser in their windy
harrangues before the people at the
school houses In this county. Howe
in particular denies everj'thlng we
have accused him of. Of course he
will do this we expected he would.
But we inform Mr. Howe that we do
not make charges at random, and our
character for truth and condor Is as
good as his own. If it were not much
better, especially in the locality where
we live, we would leave the county.
In every instance where we speak of
Howe's hypocrisy, double dealingand
false pretensions, as n politician, is
from our own personal knowledge.
We, in every respect, have told noth
ing but the truth and can produce all
the evidence necessary to substanti
ate our assertions.
The truth is, Howe squirms and
howls because wo know him well and
tell too many truths for his sickly
case.
Howe is running around the coun
ty with a oarpet bag of letters by
which he attempts to prove that he Is
not the d d rascal people generally
think he is. We suspect that what a
gentleman at London said the other
evening Is true, that where there is so
much smoke there Is sure to be some
fire. The people are far from be
lieving Howe to be the immaculate,
sweet-sented pink be would have
them believe he is.
Church Howe procured Stevenson's
support by promising him the Grang
er trade of the county. Hence Jim
says it is to his interest to support
Howe in opposition to the Republican
ticket.
A party of eastern gentlemen,
amongst whom were Jay Gould and
Sidney Dillon, arrived in Omaha on
the 23d ult. on an excursion West
ward. A Mrs. Herbert, of New Iberia, Mo.
was fatally burned by the explosion
of a coal oil lamp on the 26th ult.
She was filling a lighted lamp.
"
Daniel C. Bishard, of the Kansas &
Nebraska Stage Company has been
arrested for robbing the mails while
carrying them over the route.
Chas. Swain, the poet, died inXsst
don, 8ept23d. aged 47 vcars.
STOKES AWI HAYDEN.
STOKES IS THE ROLE OF A FOOL.
HAfDfiN
IN THAT OP
AGOGTJE.
A PBD.
Kditor Advertiser :
A few weeks ago the Advertiser
intimated that Mr. Stokes, one of the
candidates for county commissioner,
was a rebel in the late war. I guess
you had better have let that stood the
way you had it, for down this way we
all understand and believe that Stok
es, If not an enlisted rebel soldier, was
a helper, an aider and abetter of trea
son. That he is a mourner for the
lost cause and now a sympathises with
the accursed "White Leaguer" of the
late seceded States, there is no doubt.
It it is probable, I think that he
was not a soldier in the rebellion, for
he has told how ho managed to keep
out of the regular confederate and
federal armies, which plan, his neigh
bors think, was meaner than if be
had been an active rebel soldier and
confessed It. He says when the con
scripting or drafting officers came
around he played idiot pretended to
have no sense at all, aud from the
looks of the man, taken in connection
with his foolish talk and actions he
was excused and left at home. We
don't want a commissioner with such
natural abilities to play simpleton,
and will therefore vote against him.
There is another and a more dam
aging fault which "Stokes has. He is
very revengeful, spiteful and vindict
ive. His neighbors do their utmost
to keep peace with him for fear that
he would take revenge by injuring
them in some secret manner. I will
cite one case of very small revenge
which he took or attempted to take
on bis school district. He had au
thority placed with him to hire a
teacher and he hired one that the
whole district, nearly, was opposed to.
He said he did It to spite certain in
dividuals against whom he held a
grudge.
What would this man do, or what
would he not do, were he county
commissioner? He would think
more of wreaking revenge against In
dividuals or localities that be did not
like, than doing justice to all as an
impartial officer should. I will here
say that I know and am well ac
quainted with J. H. Shook, the Re
publican nominee for commissioner;
and know him to be an honest
straightforward kind of a man who
would administer exact justice
to every man and every locality.
And then while Stoke3 was 'possum
ing idiot, and secretly helping and
harboring bushwhackers, Mr, Shook
was in the Union ranks, where he re
mained during the war, fighting hon
orably to save his country's life. It
would be a shame and a disgrace up
on the people of this county If they
should elect this fellow Stokes over
such a man as Shook.
Now then, permit me one word
with regard to the old geutleman,
Haj'den, oh the Independent ticket
for Representative, You said in the
Advertiser, a week or two ago that
Hayden was the best man on the In
dependent ticket. Having consider
able confidence usually in what you
say, we, down this way, were satisfi
ed that you did not know Haj'den as
we do. Probably however, you meant
that Hayden was the best because he
is of no force at all a wooden man,
and therefore could not do anybody
much harm if no good. In that light
he may be the best. Mr. Hayden
some j'ears ago taught school at Nem
aha City. Aud such a school ! We
considered him an imposter as a
schoolteacher. The order and disci
pline injhis school roomwasabout the
3ame as that amongst the boys on the
streets. The scholars did as they
pleased and of course learned nothing
more than that they could sometimes
boss the schoolmaster. Haydeu has
not got energy enough to govern a
school or represent a county in the
Legislature. And he is utterly desti
tute of business ideas, and has not the
remotest conception of what would be
for the general welfare. Hnyden
won't run well at
Nemaha City.
GOOD SEWS.
TRUNK RAILROAD TO BE BUILT.
Dr. Converse called upon us to-day
and Imparted the pleasiug intelligence,
that ho had just signed the con
tract to build the Midland extension
to Peru, Nemaha count3 aud work
will commence Oct '1st briskly. Sam
Tate and Barney Johuson, of Nebros
ka City, are the contractors. The con
tract provides for the extension of the
Midland beyond Peru to Tecumseh,
Johnson county, via Nemaha Citv,
Nemaha county, connecting with St.
Joseph, Mo., by rail, as soon as the
localities along tho line put their se
curities, already pledged, in sucli
shape that the company can get them
without law suits and injunctions.
This we know can be done, just so
soon as the people are satisfied that
they will get their railroad commun
ication, ,as no people ever hungered
and thirsted for an outlet as do those
now, and so long promised it.
The Dr. says October will satlsfv all
doubters that he means business. The
Trunk will be built, as also the B.,
Ft. K. & P. R. R, to Tecumseh. as
soon as men and money can build it,
and the securities are placed where
the company can get them on the
completion of its contract.
We take the above from the Lincoln
Blade. We confess that we do not
understand what Is meant by "the ex
tension of the Midland beyond Peru
to Tecumseh via Nemaha City." The
Blade has certainly got his news from
Converse somewhat mixed. But then
we are undoubtedly to infer that there
will ere long be a road made some
where along down here, if oertain con
ditions are complied with. Now put
your securities in proper shape if you
want the road.
The Union Paoific Railroad Com
pany, through Sidney Dillon, presi
dent, haa donated $5,000 to aid the
sufferers by the grasshoppers in Ne
braska. The B. and M. Nebraska
Road donated $2,500 some days ago.
m t m
A call is issued for the annual con
vention of the Cafhollc Total Abstin
epce Union of America to meej; in.
Chicago on Oct. 7th.
Political Correspondence.
Brownville, Sep. 22, '74.
Friend Fairbrother : Believing that
you might appreciate a few lines from
your humble servant, I taketa few
moments time to jot down a few
rambling thoughts about matters and
things in general.
First, then, in regard to thePolock
Granger matter. "How long, Oh!
Lord, how long." And will the end
never come? However interesting it
might have been at the beginning,
the people are more than disgusted,
and anxiously, impatiently, wait for
the appearance of a copy of the Gran
ger which will contain something be
sides "Polark,'' "sndtes," 'Skunks,"
etc. True, Dr. H. owns the Gran
ger, and can publish just what he
pleases : but the question comes to
me in this way: Have the people no
voiie, no choice, rfo rights? We sub
scribed for the Granger, supposing
it would contain local news and other
interesting matter ; but local news
has to give place for personal slang.
Some of us are sending copies of the
Granger to friends in the east. How
interesting the issue of the 18th inst.
must have been to a stranger 1,000 or
1,500 miles from here. I claim that
the issue referred to was an imposi
tion, not to say Insult, to every single
subscriber. An imposition, because
Dr. H. has received our money, and in
return gives us nothing, or worse than
nothing. August 31st, at Grand Prai
rie, this subject Was spoken of to Dr.
H., and he said he was going to stop
then. But it grows worse continual
li. I have conversed with several
subscriber', and they are all on the
point of stopping their copies of the
Granger. I .will close this subject,
hoping that Dr. H. will see that it is
due to his subscribers, as well as to his
own interest, to cease, to "give us a
rest."
Politics is all the talk now days.
Meet a neighbor and it is "How are
yon? Are you going for the Inder
pendent nominees?" The interro
gated generally replies, "Yes, I'm
going for them the way Samson went
for the Philistines," or words to that
effect. The prospect is good for the
Independents to fare about as well as
the Philistines did.
If this Independent party is the
farmers' party, then the farmers are
badly sold this time? It is also
claimed that it is a union between
the Republicans and Democrats. If
that is so, then the Democrats are
badly sold, for they get but one posi
tion on the ticket, and are entitled to
much more than that. But perhaps
brother Howe was keeping his word
good, "to run it in favor of and in the
interest of the old Republican party."
Brother Howe, speak right out, and
tew us n tunc is tne case. sut tnen a
man who will steal i3 capable of do
ing most anything. What! Brother
Howe steal! Impossible! He says
he will, that is all I know about it.
At the polls In Bedford last" fall, he
said of office-seekers, among other
things, "Thej' will all steal; they all
like to get hold of the public teat!"
Jacob Gergens then asked, "You have
had hold of that teat, haven't you,
Mr. Howe?" "Yes, sir, I have, and
I sucked it dry, too, and if I get a
chance I'll suck it dry again." Voters
of Nemaha, how do 3-011 like that?
Are you willing to niace in office a
man who has said he would prostitute
his position to his own base ends? I
think better of you than that. The
Granger, the organ of the Independ
ents, can find nothing about Church
Howe to recommend him, except
"his energy.11 Voters of Nemaha, on
the llth da' of October cast not your
yotes for a man whose only recom
mendotion is "That energy which
prompts him to work while others
sleep."
Mr. Editor, as my letter is rather
long I will defer the pleasure of "go
ing'' for some of the other candidates
until another time. Butj-ou can set
me down as unanimously inclined to
70 for all of tho Independents, both
in the canvass and at the polls.
Yours, tc,
MeEnerj-nnd Penn Deliver nptho Sto
len ArmeB.
New Orleans, Lb., Sept. 26. The
following was distributed to-day.
It has been withheld for assurace re
garding the last paragraph :
New Orleans, La., Sept. 21.
In accordance with General Order
No. 7. of September 17, 1S74, all arms
ammunition, and ordnance stores be
longing to the State of Louisiana
should be at once turned over to the
United States authorities. The offi
cers in command of the organized
troops are hereby instructed to in
spect their various commands at once,
and cause all the State prooerty in
their possession to be delivered to an
officer of the United States troops com
manding the Fiist Precinct Central
Police Station, or the United States
officer in command of the Third Pre
cinct Station in Jackson Square. All
citizen having in their . possession
arms or ammuition belonging to the
State are earnestly requested at once
to d liver tho same to the officers
above indicated. Person delivering
arms or ammunition will in no wise
he interfered with by the United
States or State authorities.
John- McEnery.
D. B. Penn.
The Inter-Ocean speaks "our senti
ments precisely, in the following:
Some of the black legislators of
Louisiana are not as intelligent as we
could wish. But when the alternat
ive is presented of unlearned black
loyalty or educated white treason,
givs us the former a thousand times
over, rather than the latter even one !
The banking firm of Townsend &
Co., of New Haven, Conn., failed on
the 25th ult., with liabilities amount
ing to $3,000,000.
Charles Somers, a young man, was
recently killed in Association Hall,
N. Y. by a falL while exercising in the
gymnasium.
Bishop Uee, of the Diocese of Iowa,
died on the 26th inst. at his residence
in Davenport.
Brigham Young is reported as being
dangerously sick.
VITE"LA ilEPUBLl4UE.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
Human governments are the natur
al resuits-of man's social nature, and
theforrn'of government will depend
upon -his development. All forms of
government are but the expression of
the ability of man to make regula
tions to govern him. Man cannot
make a law. He can obey or disobey
law ; he is but the effect of law him
self. Man's business in the affairs of
government is to make enactments in
conformity to law.
The nearer a nation obeys natural
laws the more perfect Is it. Monarch
ies and aristocracies are the outgrowth
of selfishness and avarice. A repub
lic is the highest form of government
yet reached by man. Sacred to every
true heart should be the principles
which lay the foundations for such a
government. Not without a wealth
of wisdom, broad experience, severe
trials, and bitter sacrifices has this
desirable condition been reached.
Now as a precious treasure should it
be preserved. It is Republican rule
which has brought prosperity and
glory to this American Republic. It
is Republican rule which has carried
it triumphantly through the horrors
of oppression and tyranny. It is Re
publican rule which must now save
the nation from the dangers which
threaten It, whose muttering thun
ders are heard in the distance.
What- patriotic heart could not
weep to see men who once walked
with dignity under the Republican
hanner now turn their backs to it,
and say crucify the Republican party,
but give us that imbecile, contempti
ble Indedendent party. What spasms
of virtue and morality doth seize the
people; what miraculous gifts of
speech-making they receive just be
fore election. It is enough to deceive
the very elect, were it possible, yet it
is to be hoped there is a remnant left
who can discriminate between a poli
tician and statesman.
Hear the cry go out upon the air,
"Corruption in the Republican par
ty !" Corruption ! yes, that may be ;
were it not so then men had reached
that perfection in governing that they
would be self-governed, and would
need no party. The faot that there is
corruption in It, or elsewhere, Is evi
dence that the mission of the Repub
lican party is not finished. Woe unto
those who forsake the ranks. Are
there any foolish or mad enough to
suppose that the Independent party
would be without corruption. "Do
men gather grapes from thorns, or
figs from thistles T
Pity some of these whining politi
cians, with such a mania for office,
were not capable of receiving some of
the spirit of that noble patriotism of
the statesmen of Greece and Rome,
who loved their country better than
position, office or even life, and who
suffered povert3' and exile rather than
see their cherished institutions of jus
tice sacriligIousl3 invaded by traitors
and tyrants. -1
May God save this Union May-
true Republicans see the sacred inter
ests intrusted to them, and may they
see their duty and do it.
Jennette Harding.
London, HebrarJca.
S. S. PRICE.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
Since the Democratic ticket lias no
uewspaper advocate in Nemaha coun
ty aliow me to clip the following from
the Omaha Herald :
"This gentleman resides in Falls
City, and Is the Democratic candidate
for District Attorney in the first judi
cial district. We met him frequently
at the tjtate Convention. All who
saw him were Impressed with his dig
nified and gentlemanly bearing, and
we marked him at once as a man of
high character. One who knows him
intimately assures us that we did not
mistake the man. Mr. Price, in oth
er words, is a man of cultivated mind
and manners, and n lawyer of rare
acquirements. He is a graduate of
the Law Department of the Michigan
University, and came to the State
four yeara or more ago. A a candi
date for prosecuting attorney he can
not fail to give strength and character
to our otherwise unexceptionable tick
et, and we undertake to say that he is
an important man to the Democracy
of the State."
I have known Mr. Price since he
moved to Nebraska. I have known
him well when students together, be
fore either of us moved here. He
combines all the elements of a gen
tleman of high character and un
bending integrity. Speaking of him
professionally I will say, like Judge
Miller, of the U- S. Supreme Court:
Every lawyer ha3 an outside reputa
tion and an inside reputation the
former formed by the bystanders at
trials and those outside the profession,
and the latter formed by the lawyers
at the bar and those inside the pro
fession. Mr. Price's whnlo rpnntn.
tion is good, but he Is of thot mould
whose inside reputation exceeds his
outside reputation. When the war
against the rebellion broke out Mr.
Price volunteered In the army of the
Union under Gen. Palmer, of Illi
nois, and on the bloody field of Pitts
burg Landing fell from a rebel bullet
passing through his lungs and body
and severing a nerve which has ren
dered his right arm useless forever.
He was supposed to be mortally
wounded ; but recovered to live, but
the tender scar is still through bis vi
tals and the destroyed arm endures as
a monument to his reputation 33 a
soldier in defense of his countrv.
Since this article may be averse to
your inclination, I ask that you pub
lish it in your next Issue and charge
me at advertising rates and I will pay.
I make the same request of the Ne
maha County Granger on the same
conditions.
Mr. Price befriended me when I
was a stranger among strangers, and
I will not withhold an act of justice
no. J. H. Broady.
September 26, 1S74.
m em
The Republicans of the Columbus
district, Ohio, recently nominated
David Taylor, a practical farmer, for
Congress.
It is reported that Antigua, a town
in Guatamara, was destroyed by an
earthquake on the nlgbVof the 25th
ult. '
A WlIEEMAimoVT
From Xew Orleans to St ,
One W5.H
Arrival of the Weston j
SEVBX SlOISTIIS l.
A HARD ROAD TO Rq,
Mr. George Washington
fays claim to notorirety te
barrow trundler, and as -1
probably be filed awayaajr
chives of history. G. W. (
ted a one-wheeled vehicle?
Orleans to this citv havin
here yesterday forenoon
the bridge about 10 o'clock
ing a triumphal entry
crowd of Missouri gamina
He has been almost sevens
the road, having started f
Orleans February 20th.
ing him are his vifc and tr
ren, the oldest Is a boy 5
years of age and the youn 6
about two year old.
THE WESTON FA3riLYs?
from Brownsville, Xebn.
of 1872, for Texas, via onI.c"v
of conveyance. Arrivi
mouth of Red River iu tb r
1873, they were driven to.6
through fear of yellow fee
ing to remain there unul.,.
ence of the epidmlc. iion
er, which is as essential jtt
in Nebraska, ran short, aci
ton family determined on "
their steps. A wheel-hr
purchased, which ahmsV
the supply of 'neei:'
family were packed therr
been a long and tedinu3 trar
shown in the wan aud wea.
ion of husband and wife,
ones have grown fat ur '!
cise, and are good for tle r
of their journey to XcT
supply the necessaries X
manufactured and soli j
trip over eighty dozer, ax t.
THE WIIEET BARE '
is of rude construction, r
made by its owner, an-lc
purchased in New Orlea
must have given out on L
has a canop3 to protect iU
from the weather": ini'Ienic
ha3 books and odd appoarh;
cles in everj quarter in or!
carrying might be tried at f
tent. In case of necessity
the furniture is a small ter'
to arni3" men a a "dog t
which this fnmll3' of five r
themselves niht after i
their long journey.
THE HERO THKRr- .
Mr. Weston Is a toll, an'"
with a mild appearing an .
less blue e3e, that seem t3?
belief in its owner, wltilp
by the singular freak ur.
cy has lead him, is contr'
occassion for doubt and tint
is a ronton bj trade, and ph
conversation a more than cr
quaintance with the C"
books. He denies beirp t
and say that ho never I.'
alm. It is hi intention I '
palmplet of hin travp!?
script of whirh is nenr '
He ha the failing of a'l a '
promises wonderful anl:'s:
elation-s such as will
CONlL3K YANTCF I
in every quarter. It i rzL
tion to" remain in 5St I
coming Fair, he bop tr. '
vulsing referred toatt "
- Mm. Weston is wh ia k
"Brazillian blonde," t'i
and lowly follower rf hri
LikeTabitha Stork, '?
of few words, and rf:" "
to the trials and triinl"''.?"'
harrow travollntr. T.' r
their tent pivhH m a r
Eleventh street, nw f
where the will rem""' '
tho Fair. when. wlf
strength, the line of mr.r ' t
b8 taken up.
Samuel A. BriesT'. "f f'
to be a defaulter in Sim r
bank of which, he wn v
and cashier, has bpn rrr
The Empress of Ru!a I
to arrive in London Oct !:
a visit to hpr daughter, V
of Edingburg.
G H Durant ha b"fn r
for Congress by the Dcirn n
sixth Congressional dlsfr c'
trui mi wj juujjfamL.yvn.'i-r
THE jUIAEKK
CniCAGO
CATTLE A"
KETS.
Sept. 23. Cattle F"
especially for common ?"'
to choice natives sold a v
through Texans $1 7-5 -$4
50.
Hogs Common to g '
SG.65; greasers. S3 0 S"
to extra, $6.75-7.15.
CHICAGO CRAI?: 31 IB
Sept. 2S. Wheat N?
97c.
Corn SOc.
Oats 50c
Rye S0SOc.
Barley $l.(XX&h03.
st. louis jiauke'
Sept. 23. Wiikat-H
1.15. Spring not quotei
Corn' Firm ; No. 2 rn
Oats Firm ; No. 2, mix
BUOWXVILI.K 31 rJC"
HOGo $5-5-50 fi.r f. !: ?t
3.50.
Wheat 5-580c.
Corn 75c offered frc"
Oats 30c.
nscs-"
JOHX CRATJZHJCK.
.vdsjocs &
to'
$m
m
Breech-I.oaljntr S- '"
w
CARRI5ES, .VaUUSITIOS.
roB-
'o. II Bi-0
Main Street, XJ
Gnnsinatle to order. Ker
a
HT
TiODX & JBHO-
BTJTOK35?
Good, srrcet. fresh meatalwar
sfactloaijnaranteedtocwtoE
CIGAB
CJK.
1 PliH
soil!
& cents per P1-
1 A, Bergwaun & Co
Ft