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THURSDAY UOP.NIXG, OCr. 22. 1S7J.
THE RAILROAD PROPOSITION.
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When we wroto an Item last week
indicating that we would advocate the
acceptance of the proposition to vote
BR. Bonds, which is'now before the
people, we had not seen the proposi
tion as it appears, it being then in the
hands of Dr. Converse for his modifi
cation to such an extent that the peo
ple of the county could consider them
selves safe In voting for it. We were
assured that such modification would
be made; but after we read it In the
Advj:rtiseh, and carefully contii'er
ed the proposition, we saw that such
was not the case.
"We will state briefly, that it is cur
opinion, iounueu on an in timaie ac
quaintance with the views and desires
of our citizens, that any proposition
to vote bonds to a railroad not In ope
ration, or ready tooperato, will meet
.with a signal defeat, and it ought to.
We cannot support, nor ask the peo
to support, any propoBttion to vote
bond?, that comes short of a finished
road from one point, or section to an
other. We believe that a proposition
to issue bonds as the road is finished
un from section to section, and made
ready for the rolling stock, would be
indorsed by the voters of thiscounty;
but tho present one giving $63,000
when tho road bed is made, is a risk
tho people will not take whatever
faith they may have In the builders of
the road that they are acting honestly,
in good faith and Intend to build the
7oadatouoe. Wo all fear that about the
time tho grade is mado and the $66,000
delivered, another financial orash may
fvertake us and the people caused to
suffer with disappointments and more
taxes. We have only this more to add
at present, that the present proposi
tion had better be withdrawn, and one
made, similar to our suggestions, that
will be acceptable and give our coun
ty a chance for its life.
POLITICAL JOTE.
Indiana returns Indicate the follow
ing results:
Senate, democrats 23, republicans
24, independent) 3 ; lower house,
democrats 52, republicans 37, indepen
dents 11 ; democratic majority on
State ticket probably reach 18,000.
In Arkansas the new constitu
tion iias probably carried, and Gar
land elected Governor. The State
has gone democratic bjT 75,000 major
ity. 105,000 were polled In the State,
the largest vote ever polled in that
State.
In Ohio the following Congresm en
are supposed to be elected : Saylor,
democrat, 1st district ; Banning, dem
ocrat, 2d ; Savage, democrat, 3d; Mc
Mabon, democrat, 4th; Rice, demo
crat, 5th; Hurd, democrat. Gth; Neal,
demoorat. 7th; Lawrence, republican
Sth; Poppleton, democrat, 9th; Fos
ter, republican, 10th; Vance, demo
crat, 11th; Walling, democrat, 12th,
and to fill vacancy, Ferick, democrat;
Southard, democrat. 13th ; Cowan,
democrat, 14th; VanVorhes, republi
can, loth; Danforth, republican, 16th;
Woodworth, republican, 17th; Mon
roe, republican, ISth; Garfield, repub
lican, 19th; Payne, democrat, 20th. It
is estimated at democratic headquar
ters that the State has gone democrat-
lie by 20.000.
Fernando Wood and S. S. Cox have
been nominated for re-election to Con
grees from New York city.
Dakota Territory went republican,
and eleoted Judge Kidder, Governor.
STATE ELECTIONS.
October 22d, West Virgiuia elects
congressmen.
November 2d, Louisiana elects state
officers and congressmen.
November 3d, Kentucky, Arkan
sas, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Texas, Virginia and Wis
consin eleot congressmen, and Dela
ware, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
and Tennessee eleot state officers and
congressmen.
Dakota couuty gave Crounse 59 ma
jority over bavage, Ualnoun i:4 major
ity ovor Hawes, GarberSS majority
over Tuxbury, Montgomery 23 over
Roberts, and Porter, for Prison In
spector, 160 majority.
The Stata Journal, In the following,
ays exactly what we think of Gen.
Ben. Butler: Gen. Butler has been
re-nominated for Congress. Notwith
btandiug the opposition to Geu. But
ler, and the many charges against
him, we have never sympathized with
that opposition, and we have the first
time to see any evidence produced
that Gen. Butler was guilty of any of
tho charges preferred against him,
and whenever he has been sued, as ho
lias been by some who were silly
enough to listen to newspaper charges
and rebel boasting, Gen. Butler has
been able to vindicate his character.
A3 a representee there is none better
In the House, and no one watches the
interests of his constituents closer.
J. P. Lore, of Pawnee county, Re
publican candidate for the Senate in
the 10th (float) District, was beaten by
' Rufus Abbott, Democrat, of the same
county. Cause the omission of his
name, brobably by accident, from tho
printed Republican tiokets in Otoe
county. This Is a blunder that Otoe
. county will have to expiate, perhaps,
1. 1 some future day. State Journal.
Kennedy, Republionn float candi
date for State Senate from Saunders,
Sarpy and Dodge counties, was beaten
by Perkey, democrat.
Ohio has gone Democratic by from
fifteen to twenty thousand mujority.
The "Temperance" men did it, and
are happy. By tho way, how did the
Ohio State Journal come to tell us the
day before the election the Stato was
surely good for a Republican majori
ty ? Tho writer stated that the old
soldiers of the war for the Union
wouia not allow the Democrats to
gobble the Stato. The most of them
have "gone west" aud settled In Ne-
braska which aocounts for the tre
mendous Republican majority here.
Slate Journal.
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The grasshopper relief committee
has collected a large amount of cloth
ing to bo sent west. It is now stored
in the furniture store of Col. Crabb
where friend Walsh will receive any
other and further "contributions of
clothing, grain or money. This cause
has not interested our citizens as it
should. The people nre on the border
settling the country aud trying to
ohange it from a great extended pra
irio to a country of fnrni3and gardens,
churches and school houses, and they
through tho drought and ravages of
tho grasshoppers are in need, real need
such need us really calls for a more
prompt and generous response than
has been extended. If these people
leave for want of present aid, it will
give us a bad reputation and Injure
the settlement of the State for years.
State Journal.
We respectfully ask the question :
could not the peoplo of Nemaha, of
Brownvillo, tho good people, the
Christian people, the grangers, the
reformers, do something, however, lit
tle, for those destitute people west?
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The following Is the official vote In
Johnson county: For Governor, Gar
ber, rep., 466 ; Gordiner, Ind., 260 ;
Tuxbury, Dem., 74; Church. Prohib.,
85. For Congressmen, Crounse, Rep.
366 : Davis. Ind.. 225 : Savace. Dem.
72; Miller, Prohib., 85. For Contin
gent Congressman, Hawes, 357; Fair
banks, 84; Calhoun, 217, For Secre
tary of Stato, Tzschuok 335, Olinger
8S, Eatherly, 71, Wiebe. 330. For
Treasurer, McBride 361, Bissel 315,
Jordan 73. For Attorney General,
Roberts 359, Montgomery 3S9. For
Superintendent Public Instruction.
McKenzie, 657, lluber 83. For Prison
Inspector, Porter 362, Walker 252.
Parker 78. For District Attorney 1st
District, Dihvorth 35S, Rogers 293,
Dillon 94. Convention, 214, against
1 1.
THE WHEAT CROP OF THE TJ. S.
The Ootober returns of the depart
ment of agriculture show the wheat
crop is equal to or greater than last
year's In nil the States except Mary
land, Virginia, Texas, Kentucky,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas. In
Connecticut, Delaware, South Curo
linn aud Illinois, nbout equul to last
year's crop. The other States have
Increased" their yield. The New Eng
land States have almost reached the
splendid crop of the census j'ear, ap
oroximatins: to one million bushels.
Maine has increased her yield 33 per
cent, The quality of the crop in these
States is considerably improved.
The middle States have considera
bly enlarged undlmproved their yield.
New York reporting nn increase of 16
per cent.
Of the south Attantio States, Mary
land falls one per cent, and Virginia
six per cent, below Jatstyear, but their
deficienoy is more than made up by
the other States. Georgia shows on
increase of 21 per cent, the quality Is
also improved.
Of the Gulf States, Alabama reports
an increase of 23 and Mississippi 2 per
cent. Texas decreased 7 per cent, in
quality, Alabama improves 'J) per
cent, .and., Mississippi declines 9 per
cen trail (1 Texns G per-oent. --
All four of the southern inland
States show an improvement in qual
from 4 per cent, in Arkansas to 17 per
cent, in Tennessee. In quantity Ar
kansas presents an increase of 50 per
cent., West Virginia 23 per cent.,
Kentucky declines 5 per cent. The
crops in these States are one-third
greater than tho census year.
In the north, Ohio oud Illinois, the
orop equals that of last year, while
Wisconsin, on account of the grass
hoppers, falls 35 per cei.t. short,
which reduced the aggregate yield of
this section below last year. Ohio in
creases her yield 16 per cent ; Michi
gan 22 per cent ; Indiana 9 per cent.
All Rhow Improved quality except
Wisconsin, which declines 23 per
cent.
The aggregate yield of the States
west of the Missitsippi is also short of
lat year's. Missouri increases 29 per
cent, and Nebraska 1 per cent, but
Minnesota declines 16 per cent., Iowa
2 per cent. The grasshoppers have
been destructive to spring wheat In
these States. The quality is below
last year's iu all except Minnesota,
which improves 29 per cent.
On the Pacific coast tho crop Is
groatly increased and is fully 50 per
cent.abovetheceuausyear. California
increases her yield 10 per cent., oud
Oregon 21 per cent. Oregon equals
the quality of last year's crop ; Cali
fornia improves hers by 9 percent.
The total yield will nearly if not quite
equal tho census year.
STATE BTBWS.
The State Fair in 1875 will be a
gain held at Omaha.
Richardson county electa the
entire Republican legislative ticket.
In another column we give the
official vote of this county for State
and county offices.
Nebraska has more newspapers
than any other State in the Union in
proportion to population.
Keorney Junction bids well for
the location of tho M. E. College at
that place. It has already subscribed
$50,000.
A good place to procure twins is
In Adams county. Tho census there
has been increased by six pairs with
in a year.
Jack ParsonB fell through a hole
in a hay-mow in Omoharecentlj', and
received injuries which are feared will
prove fatal.
A young man by the name of
II A. Berkebile, of Freeport, Illinois,
recently died while on a visit to
Nebraska City.
Dr. McGlumphey, of Tecumseh,
recently appointed assistant physician
at the Lunatic Asylum, Lincoln, will
soon romovo-JilH- family, to ttio latter
city, so says the Journal.
Martha E. Clark, 11
was recently kidnapped
father's house in Saline county, by a
man, who was soon after caught and
h now under arrest for the act.
Tho State Journal says that a
young lady of Lincoln is advertising
in un eastern paper that sho will give
$200 for a young man who will love
her in a kind and gentle manner.
The Lincoln Blade says that in
the B. & M. Land Department may
be seen the champion suuash of Ne
braska. It measures seven feet in its
greatest circumference, and is a speci
men of tho products of Cass county,
having been raised by Hon. Frank
M. Wolcott of Weeping Water.
The Nebraska City Chronicle says:
'The advance agent of a large Nor
wegian colony arrived in the city last
Saturday, from New York. Ho is
desirous of purchasing n large tract
of " Wood" land on the bottom, in
this vicinity, for tho purpose of loco
ing his large colony "on it." Here
is a chance for our citizens having
wood land to sell."
GSSERAIi SEWS.
3'ears
from
old,
her
The Chicago Evening Journal, in
speaking of tho Nebraska elections,
remarks: "Mr. Crounse is the present
member, and there Is no doubt of his
re-eleotion. A successor to United
States Senator Tipton will be chosen
this winter. "Old Tip," as he is coll
ed, followed Charles Sumner into the
Liberal camp, and has no political
standing now. Neither party will
own him. Tho present governor,
Furnas, ;is a oandidate for the posi
tion, aa are several other gentlemen,
Juoludlng ex-Senator Thayer. The
only peculiarity of the Nebraska elec
tion is the faot that the republicans
v.'ill elect a "contingent" concrress-
aian, Patrick O. Hawes. The demo
crats will not compete in this race.
Nebraska ias now sufficient popula
tion for two congressmen, and there
is a demooratlo precedent for allow
ingan additional representativeunder
tbene circumstances. The bouse can
admit or rejeot the applicant at its own
pleasure.
M. E. CHURCH.
Quarterly meetings of the M. E.
Church, Nebraska District, will be
held at the following times places:
Oct. 17, 18, Peru dis't, Peru.
Oct. 24, 25, London dis't, Grond
Prairie.
Oct. 31, Nov. 1, Nebraska City cir
cuit, Highland.
Nov. 7, 8, St. Deriou dis't, Hillsdale.
Nov. 7, 8, Rulo dis't, Rulo.
Nov. 14, 15, Browuvilledis. Brown
ville. Nov. 21, 12, Falls City dis't, Falls
City.
Nov. 21, 22, Salem dis't, Salem.
Nov. 28, 29, Pawnee City dis't,
Pawnee City.
Deo. 5, 6, Cincinnati.
Deo. 5, 6, Table Rock dis't, Hum
boldl. Deo. 12, 13, Elk Creek dis't, Butler.
Dec. 19, 20, Tecumseh dis't, Te
cumseh. Dec. 26, 27, Grant dis't, U. S. Creek.
Jan. 2, 3, Nebraska City dis't, Ne
braska City.
Tho Ministerial Association will
meet at Pawnee City, Nov. 17, 18.
At 6 o'clock, p. m , Nov. 1, District
Stewarts will have a meeting.
District Sabbath School Conven
tion will meet on tho 19th and 20th.
M. Pkichard, P. E.
Oct. lflth, 1S74.
In the women's congress which
convened at Chicago on tho 15th, Mrs
Allen Mitchell read o paper on fallen
women, and Julia Word Howe a pa
per on the effect of literature on crime'
both of which were listened to with
profound interest by a large oudieuce.
Tho congress has established a char
acter of moral weight and honesty of
purpose that wina for it large houses
from the best people of the city, and
flattering comments of the local pa
pers. Miss Phoebe Cozzoup, the eminent
lady lawyer of St. Louis, delivered a
very able discourse on the capability
of women for learned profession?. At
the close of hi r discourse sho was
loudly applauded by tho audience.
We heartily endorse the following
from the Lincoln Journal compli
mentary to Dr. F. Rennerof Nebras
ka City, editor of the Staats Zeitung:
Dr. Renner deserves especial praise
for the course pursued by him as a
purtizan this year. A disannointed
candidate for Secretnry of State, he
pulled ofFhis coat and" rolled up bis
sleeves and has dono yeoman service
on the stumn in sevprnl of Mir annth.
orn counties, from which ho brings
checringiiitelligence. The Dr. should
be kindly remembered in the future
for his disinterested service In behalf
of the Republican ticket. He is no
sorehead.
E. B. Williams, a young man, at
Columbus, Ohio, on the 16th, while
laboring under an attack of delirium
tremens, cut his throat with n razor,
and will probably not survive. He
was highly educated and respected,
but strong drink got the better of him
and heoame his master, then a crazed
brain, a blighted life and premature
death ensues. A sad warning to all
young men, to trust not to any degree,
tho perfidious destroyer.
At a late meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture tho following
officers were elected to serve the ensu
ing year :
President: J.-Sterling Morton.
Vice President: H. Dunham, of
Douglas county, and C. H. Walker,
of Franklin county.
Treasurer: J. W. Moore, of Otoe
county.
Secretary : D. H. Wheeler, of Cass
ceunty.
The Bealrico Express says Gage
county elects the straight Republican
State ticket by about 600 majority.
Gripgs for the Senate will have at
least as great a majority, while Mc
Dowell for Representative h elected
by something like 200 majority. Fil
ley is elected Co. Commissioner over
Zuver, the regular nominee, by ovor
a hundred majority.
The State at large goes Republican,
by, perhaps, 8,000 majority.
Tho Falls City Journal say: W.
T. Rogers, of Brown ville, condidate
for District Attorney of this D.strict,
and Mr. Semnn, also of Brownvillo,
called on Monday. Mr. Rogers made
a speech at the front of our stairway,
In edvocaoy of his claims for the office.
Business detained us in the office and
we did not havo tho pleasure of list
ening to friend Rogers. We had a
longing to hear Mr. Seman deliver an
oration on tho complexion of the In
dependents but wo didn't get to hear
him.
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CHURCH APPOINTMENTS.
The following are the appointments
made by Bishop Bowman for the cur
rent year, in the Nebraska City dis
trict :
M. Prichard, presiding older; Ne
braska City, J. H. Presson; Peru, L.
F. Britt; Nebraska circuit, W. S.
Blackburn; London, H. Burch ;
Brownville, Chas. McKelvy; St. De-
rom, n. 13. Lako. Falls City, D. F.
Rodabaugh ; Rulo; S. D. Roberts ;
Salem, R. Burge; Cincinnati, sup
plied by G. W. Comstock ; Pawnee
city, Thos. Audas; Table Rock, J. W.
Martin; Tecumseh, S. P. Wilson; Elk
Creek, R. C. Johuson; Grant, J. W.
Taylor.
"Apex," of the St. Joe Herald, re
ports a "first class scandal" for Sa
betba, Kansas. It is to the effect that
a "prominent pillar in the Methodist
church was arrested a few doys ago,
accused of bastardy." The name of
this christian light is McCan. His
victim. Is the daughter of a prominent
oitizen and member of the same
church. Free-lovism iu the ohurohes
will out occasionally.
A. O. Whltaker wa3 -recently
murdered near Fairbury, in Jefferson
county. A man named Wm. Prouit
was arrested for the crime, and had
his examination last week. The prin
cipal points of tho testimony against
Preuit are as follows : " Preuit and
Whitaker had started from Nuckolls
county for Beatrice in company about
three weeks since; that Prouit had
returned alonea few days ofter, stating
that Whitaker had left him to travel
with three other men, he (Preuit)
having to lay over one day at hi3 step
father's; that blood was found on his
wagon box, portious of which, and a
shirt claimed to have been worn by
him, with blood spots thereon, were
brought into court; that Whitaker's
watch was found in his possession,
together with $55 55 which jould not
bo satisfactorily accounted for; that
when Whitaker left for Beatrice he
was supposed to have had about $160
in his possession."
TREASURY OVERHAULED.
Some very unjust statements have
been made in regard to the reforms
which Secretary Bristow has inaugur
ated since he assumed the Treasury
portfolio, and there is a disposition in
somo quarters to question the sincerity
of his actions. That the Secretary is
both earnest and determined is well
known In Washington, and hisprompt
action in organizing the several divis
ions of his own office by discharging
quite a number of tho highest salaried
clerks was only a forerunner of the
policy which he has since faithfully
carried Jout in tho various branches of
the Treasury all over the country.
It is his purpose to continue on in
this work until the Federal service is
purged of all Treasury officials who
may be dishonest, incompetent or
corrupt, and he expects the coopera
tion of tho President to successfully
accomplish the great reform.
AN UNLAWFUL PRESENTATION.
A few days ago the clerks and em
ployes in the Patent Office presented
General Leggett, Commissioner of
Patents, with a handsome teaservice,
inasmuch as he contemplated retiring
from office at the end of this month.
It now turns out that the action of the
clerks in presenting this service and
the acceptance, are in direct violution
of a law which Congress passed a few
years ago, and which also provides
that the persons thus violating the
law shall bo summarily discharged.
Acting Secretary Cowan to day
addressed a note to General Leggett,
requesting him to furnish a list of the
names of the contributors. There was
much excitement among the clerks
when General Cowan's action became
known, and not a few are expecting
dismissal. It is probablo that no re
movals will be made, but severe cen
sure administered to all interested
parties, as the presentation was made
iu ignorancoof the existing law.
Thosectionofthelaw which applies
to this cuso reads as follows: " Be It
enacted, etc., that no officer or clerk
in the United States Government em
ploy shall at any time solicit contri
butions of other officials or employes
of the Government service for a gift or
present to those in a superior official
position. Nor shall any such officials
or clerical superiors receive any gift
or present offered or presented to them
as tho contribution of those in Gov
ernment employ receiving a less sal
ary than themselves. Nor shall any
officer or olerk make any donation as
a gift or present to any official supe
rior. Any officer or clerk violating
any of tho provisions of this bill shall
be summarily discharged from the
Government employ.
A PECULIAR SUIT.
A few months ago a Negro man
named Wyat, confined in the Spring
field, Massachusetts jail, was shot and
killed on account of insubordination,
he refusing admittance to any one,
and flourishing a revolver which be
had concealed about him when incar
cerated. Recently a petition was filed
in the office of tho Cirouit Clerk by
Mary Wyatt, wife of the deceased,
against the city of Springfield, asking
for $5,000 damages, with tho cost of
suit. The defendants are John Mc
Gregor, W. L. Mack, M. H. Mack,
and John Patterson.
ALL DROWNED.
On the 16th, at Astoria, Now York,
as a stage containing four passengers
arrived at the ferry pier, the horses
became frightened and plunged off the
pier, and all were drowned. It is sup
posed the occupants wero Germans,
who worked at Steinway's piano fac
tory. Tho stage containing the pas
sengers was raised next morning.
OFF THE TRACK TEN SOLDIERS
KILLED.
October 6th therfollowing dispatch
was sent to Washington by Lieut.
Colonel Morrow :
Dyer, Tcnn., October 11. The train
with a battalliou of tho Eleventh
ojotficx-A-xl vote oir rEis: COUNTY.
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For Congressman
Lorenzo Crou nse,.... ...... .....
J. V. UHVlS,l..RM..MMttl(IM.
James W. Savage
For Contingent Congressman
Patrick O. Hawes-
j. xJ. jxi iiou n... .........
.1. A. Fairbanks. -
For Governor
Silas G:irber ..
J. F. Ganlner........................
Albert Tuxbury.........
Jarvis S. Clinrch ..........
For Secretary ot State
Kruno Tchack
Frederick A. Welbe.
John A. Eatherly-
William G. 011inger -
For State Treasurer
J. C. McBrttle
Thomson Bihsell.
Robert C Jordan
For Prison Inspector
O, JTOt It.
JX il. W all Jit &
For Attorney General
Georce H. Roberts
Milton Montgomery
For Stip'l Public Instruction
J. M. McKenzie...... .............
Ell Ruber
For Difitrlct Attorney 1st Dist.
C. J. Dllwortli. .............
W. T. Rogera-
Job A. Dillon.
For Stftte Senator
J. B. Fisher
O. B. Hewett
For Representatives
B. M. Bailey
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O. M. Hsiy1lii... ......... -...........
For County Commissioner lat Dist
John Shook
For County Commissioner 3d Dist
McFarlaud Campbell- ,
Jonathan RIggins
For a Convention.
Against a Convention...........
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Black Kill Adventurers Have a Fight
iTlth. tha Sioux.
A Sioux City telegram of the 17th
instant says that a party of seven,
named respectively, O. B. Orton, Jaa.
J. Oirr, Charles D. Allen, Thomas H.
Burton, and D.N. Allen, of Yankton,
Dacota Territory, John Lowe of
Wichita, Kansas, and li. JL. iSnrdon,
of Niobrara, Nebraska, left Yankton
ten days ago for the Black Hill-, and
on Sundoy the 11th instant, were
attacked by a party of Brule Sionx,
at the month of Little Platte, forty
miles from Niobara.
A desperate fight ensued, in winch
Lowe fell dead, pierced by three bul
lets. Bardon was shot through the
chest, and wounded fatally. Orton
was shot through tho arm, aud Allen
was wounded by an arrow in the leg.
The fight was kept up fifteen min
utes, when the Indians withdrew,
taking their dead and wounded, which
are thought to bo at least ten. Tho
whites at once started back with one
man dead, three wounded and three
mules crippled. They traveled all
night, leaving Bardon ata settlement,
and burying Lowe five miles further
this way.
Tho surveyors returned to Yankton
and being reliable citizens, the story
of their adventures may be relied
upon.
Apprehensions nre felt for the safety
of n party of twenty seven, who left
thatcity for the Black Hills, and who
Intended to travel In the track of the
Yankton party.
Tho ludir.ns are understood to ex
press a determination to prevent
white men entering tho Hills at all
hazards.
NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE.
to he Elected.
tho
Ex-
Beturns from the State eleotlon
onie In slowly, and In such a shape
86-io make it impossible to give our
leaders anything near the official fig
ures, butUhe republican majority, for
tthG whole ticket, is estimated at 5000
"to 10,000 majority,
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg is
haudsomest woman in America.
change.
We don't believe a word of it We
know a lady with only fifteen letters
iu her name who Is just as pretty as
Miss Kellogg.
A conflagration in Washington,
Fayette county, Ohio, on the 15th,
destroyed the Odd Fellow's Hall, and
the office of the Adams Express co.
Toombs recently mado a speech at
Sparta, Ga. A telegram says his
speech was well received, and he was
very severe on Graut. That Is all
right; we would not think Grant was
one of the beat of all the Presidents
if Robert Toombs did not abuse him.
The Grand Jury in Brooklyn on
the lGth found an Indictment against
Hon. D. Barnes of the Brooklyn
Daily Argus for libel In publishing nn
article intimating that H. W. Beech-
er bad been intimate with the late
Mrs. Henry C. Bo wen.
The total amount of grain handled
In Chicago for September was 16,
477,387 bushels.
Tho commissioners, James Moore,
ofN. J.,Jno. L. Merriam of Min. and
Jno. S. Delano of Ohio, appointed to
view and report upon the condition of
the U. P. R. R., have performed.that
duty, and reported tho road to be first
class.
At the recent term of the Richard
son county District Court, Hannibal
Pierson and William Warren were
cunvicted of horse stealing, and each
sentenced to three years in the peni
tentiary. J. W. Kissinger was con
victed of forgery, and sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary. In the case
J. C. Maddox, charged with stabbing
with intent to kill, the jury returned
a verdict of guilty, but a new trial
was granted, in tiio case of John
Loree vs the A. N. Railroad, the jury
rendered a verdict of $5,000 for plain
tiff. J. P. Lore was the Republican can
didate for float Senator in tho distriot
composed of the counties of Otoe,
Johnson and Pawnee. He reoeived
handsome majorities iu the two latter
counties, but in Otoe they neglected to
put his name on the ticket, consequent
ly Lore got few votes and was defeat
ed. That mistake was a very curious
one but was it a mistake?
On the 16th Inst, in Philadelphia,
while workmen filling In a culvert, a
boy named Hughes and two men
named Frank Rees and Frank Mo
Gouingan were killed by the falling
in of a bank.
The State Journal says : Sarpy Co.
did not go Democratic after all. Dav
idson, Republican, was elected to the
Legislature by seventeen majority
over Gates, Democratic, and Ken
nedy, Republican candidate for Sen
ator, was thirty-two ahead. These
are the official figures, as telegraphed
to the Journal yesterday.
Infantry was wrecked at 11 o'clock
last night, about two miles south of
this place. The accident was caused
by a wheel of the engine truck break
ing. Ten soldiers wero killed and
several wounded. Tha engine, bag
gage cars and passengers' cars were
completely wrecked. We will be
under headway again in the course of
the afternoon. Give tho public the
extent of tho accident to relieve the
minds of their friends.
INDIAN REFOIIM.
A Pfillt Gibson, nf Oaucra nrmnnir
o , -- ..,.0w u(,u.j ,
Indian Territory, in a letter to Super
intendent Hoog, on the 4th InBtant,
says: " A great revival in tho civil
izing line has been prevailing and
gaining ground every day. Big Chief
and Black Dog called forand obtained
n supply of axes and iron wedges for
their bands, and said they had all
decided to split rails and build houses
Wahiuki sent n letter requesting
twenty axes and handles, and his
brother has also been In and obtained
a supply for his people. The Gover
nor was out with a goodly lot of his
braves with axes, spades and picks
improving the road between the sta
tion and the agency. They have
decided to scatter out all of their bands
and under no circumstances permit
themselves to herd together In villa
ges, and have agreed, to pay $15 per
tnousand feet for all the lumber they
can use. I request that a portable
saw mill be purchased at once for Salt
oreek station.
MURDER.
A company of cavalry crossing over
from Arkansas Valley to Fort Dodge,
Kansas, a few days since, found the
mutilated bodies of five men. Papers
found on four bodies identified them
as Messrs. Griffin, Dash, Kemp, and
Boles, a party of buffalo hunters, who
left the settlements about bix weeks
ago. The hearts of three of the vic
tims were pierced with bullets and
arrows. Mr. Dasher's legs aad arms
were broken, and the body horribly
mangled.
A. H. Stephens mode n speech at
Augusta, Ga.. on the 16th inst. He
depreciated tiie attempt to pa?s tho
civil rigl'ts hill. He would do justice
to President Grant to soy he had dono
his duty, und he had no objection to
a third term, if the people desired.
He advised tho people to obey the
laws, and proclaimed himself n Jef
fersonian Democrat.
At Providence, Boone county, Mis
souri, on the 17th Instant, Samuel
Stevenson and Thomas Burnett, be
tween whom an old grudge existed,
met at a registration booth and quar
reled, whfn Stevenson shot Burnett,
killing him almost Instantly. Steven
son was arrested.
Merahers Reported
HOUSE.
1st district E. S. Towle, H. Fisher
and S. W. Bcals, of Richardson co.
2d Church Howe and CM. Hay
den, Independent of Nemaha co.
3d Pinney und Utley, Republicans,
and J. It. Tomlin and E. Munn, dem
ocrats, of Otoe.
4th John Brown and H. W. Far
ley, Republicans, of Cass.
5th Abbott, Republican, Pawnee.
6th C. H. Holmes, Republican,
Johnson.
7th J. B. McDowell, Republican,
of Gage.
Sth Hastings and Helmer, Repub
lican, Lancaster.
9th No report.
10th D. C. McKillip, Republican,
Seward.
11th Georcre Hastings. Republican.
of Seward.
12th Henderehot, Republican, of
Thayer.
ISth A. Nance, Republican, Polk.
14th T. N. Chapman, Republican,
Saunders.
15th James 11. Davidson. Eenub-
lican, Sarpy.
16th Ben. H. Barrows. J. M. Thur
ston, Jacob Weidensall. and John
Baumer, Republicans ; and Frank
Murphy and Alexander H. Baker, of
uougias.
17th Gaylord, Republican, Wash
ington. 18th No report.
19th J. C. Seeley, Republican, of
Dodge.
20th J. C. Crawford, Demoorat, of
Crawford.
21st B. F. Chambers, Republican,
oi uaKoiu.
22d Frank Folda, Democrat, of
Colfax.
23d Local, Democrat.
24th Lorane Clark, Republican, of
iioone.
25th J. W. Barnes, Republican, of
Cas-9.
26th M. V. Moudy, Republican, of
Kearney.
Wallace, and a squad of
182 cuarge or a lieutenant, si.n;
investigate matter. They K
Saturday to Monuments tat!,"?
Ing with them the bodfpanf.
men and the woman, rher
parentlybeen dead ten or K
An axe was found stiekin-'
man's hend, all the bodies'.
more or less mutilated' rf
apparently been surprised
without resistance. From t
in the vicinity, there raust h
threo or four children in the
70' 721101 fnnn H.aw iuZ a'!3vlJl
that they were carried off. 'f
had been'burned and eve'rvt?
ried off. A Bible was fou7
the family record of which r
family to have been from tfo
Blue Ridgo, Georgia, and of i
German.
These murders are becomta
quenfc und an daring r to J.
people of the whole fron e
Pope stated to the depart
Washington that he had BmT
to protect the whole froct.t'
now insist f.hat he shall dogj
are scarcely any troops at F -and
Wnllace. and all alougC
the Kansas Paoific the count
to Indian raids and incuriiccj'
available troops are sent so"
in tort p Gen. Miles, and tie I
knowing this, immediately co
their operations in his rear
14th of last month a boy ,
within two miles of Butfab,
last, week a hunter w3 ki;:
headwaters of the Repute
five others south of the a:-,
making eleven lives taken
weeks, with how many nir
remains to be told in the fut:?
long is thl3 state of affairs ;
Ha9the government the power
trot iub iron ur seiners i if.
do they not do it '? If they
why not authorize the gor
oall out the militia to be arc;
equipped by tha govern menfi
them see what lhey can do.
The peoplo who havo b&
wantonly killed were purs.:,
legitimate business; tb-y we
encroaching upon any of the?:
supposed by the governn;?i:
but on lands owned by thj '
States and open for settlcme;
upon which any cltizvU tta?t
to onter. Under these circir
and on account of the fre"
the murders, would it not be'.'
of the governor (the governm
ing failed to do so,) to protect
zens of tho Stato by cal'k?
least two regiments of mill! 3..
tribute them at points opoot .
We are tired of this Inaeflv"j
part of the government anl I
sick of this Quaker policy, a
either to see thegoverrtmert'
the Stato troops brought out
oient force to put an end to It.
g- Ea
PASCY HORSES.
The people of Sarpy county nre
having a lively time over their county
seat question. The disputants aro di
vided between Sarpy Centre and Pa-pillion.
A tolegram from Montreal, Oct. 16,
says that H. Emanuel & Co., tho larg
est importers of cigars iu tho Domin
ion, have suspended. Their liabilities
are $400,000.
SENATE.
1st district T. C. Hovfc T?pnnhis.
can. of Richardson.
2d J. B. Fisher, Republican, of
Nemaha.
3d J. E. Lamnster, Republican, of
Otoe.
4th S. M. Chapman, Republican,
of Cnss.
5th J. S. Sj-aun, Republican, and
C. B. Rustin, Democrat, of Douglas.
6th Waldo Lyon, Republican, of
Burt.
7th A. Bear. Democrat, of Dixon.
9th Guy C. Barton, Republican, of
ijinnoin.
10th R.
of Pawnee,
llth-C. C. Burr, Republican, of
i an caster.
12th N. K. Griggs, Republican, of
Goge.
Brownlee, Independent,
One ton (2,000 pounds avoirdupois)
of gold or silver contains 26,163 troy
ounces, and, therefore, the value of a
ton of pure gold is $602,797.84.
The Woman's Second Annual Con
gress convened in Chicago on tho 15th
inst. Muny distinguished lady suf
fragists woro in attendance.
THAYER'S ELECTION ASSURED.
Somebody at Lincoln, Oct. 14th,
telegraphed the St. Louis Globe as fol
lows :
Tho election yesterday resulted in
the largest vote ever polled in Nebras
ka, and in the election of the entire
Republican ticket. Garber Is elected
Governor by the largest majority ever
given for that office. Other candi
dates are elected by a good majority.
Roberts, candidate for Attorney Gen
eral, runs somewhat behind but gets
a good majority. It is impossible to
kivh ugures, out tno majority for Gar
ber cannot fall far short of fifteen
thousand. Returns come In slowly
Thayer, for United States Senator. Is
assured.
Budd Doble, the celebrated
of Goldsmith Maid, went we-t
urday night last In a special v
up for the express purccof r-wl
mncy Horses. Un the "vi itm
celebrated trotters " Coram
and "Judge Fullerton. Iu '
ter of the oar Mr. Doble an It
cupiod apartments espc ally'
for the accommodation t f t' -had
the care of the pet-, w
stalls in each end w-re p
otherwise prepared for the
and safety of the valuabl h r
may be carried in it. Tha
bound for San Fran;sco a:
horses are to tak pirt In the'
all races that are soon to take
the Pacifio coast. Graud
limes.
Vim In iH'ITfl'HT'lP ,fn UIWfHT'1 HII'UTf
NEW ADVErtTISEMia?
Esfray lYotice.
TAKEN UP, on th premiss ' C
signed, In Pedfortl Irc
County, Nebraska, on '-ra'x tit t .
of September, 1871. onp si,.r '
white btrtpe In the forehtad, i i '
brands perceivable, supp.. '
six months old. 18v3 A.O.I.W
e, fjrm .
"I wouldn't havo left but the peo
ple kinder egged me on," said a man
who was asked why he left his Kan
sas home in a hurry.
A cubio foot of pure gold weighs 1,
218.75 pounds avoirdupois; a cubic
foot of pure silver weighs 659.25
pounds avoirdupois.
No wonder we have so many rapid
financial revolutions, when every
greenback bears the name of a Gene
ral Spinner.
When a young fellow begins to talk
of "the last little delicate aquiline
curve in a sensitive nose," of his girl,
he's a goner.
An Oregan paper eays, Douglas
county has two shepherd dogs valued
at $250, and 4,000 curs valued at$0,-000.
We clip the following items from
the Lincoln Blade of the 15th inst. :
Hon. Pat. O. Hawes, contingent
Congressmen elect, arrived fn-Hnv
Pot. bears his honors well, and will
"loom up ' Nebraska when he takes
his scat ii- Congress.
General John M. Thaver returned
from Omaha to-day. He is in good
spirits and is confident he will be the
uuAt u. o. oenaior.
Wash. Culp, of Nemaha county,
called onus last evening. Wash, is
raining goon leiiow, and an un
flinching Republican.
Judge J. N. Lucas, of Hitchcock
county passed through tho city to-day
en route to Omaha. He reports that
his county went solid for Gen. Rob-
ens, franklin oounty gave him 600
majority; York county, 400, and Har
lan county, 400. The General's own
precinct, which contains a number of
Democrats, cast but three votes against
him. Raberta majority cannot fall
short of 5,000.
SsWd
liavp esfabr ci a k
COUNTRY ST0$V
nt JOHNSON. Nemaha fYn-
and do cordially invPe all O.
putronizo them, as they ir
actly at Brownville price.
HSIKSS & MlLtt
lGwl
MEDICAL CAB-
CATARRH, S?Vv
the increase, and can only h" -for
tho cnut-e of (Incase im 3 r
useful and will rare, nvnfaeii, r ntt3"
arecansedby a rush of III od t
let Fever. Keaales, Scnfula &r o.
new remedies remove the fn"
cured without the nee ot tt. -Ruptured
and H-nto8 trp i-1 ' -cure.
Trusses or all desirae r
nlshed on short notice U.ar?. ..
ty. Address Dr. X. S- DOL( .f , - -btreet,
Chicago, III.
Dissolution
THE Partnership her?t"f
tweon A. II. Gllmore a
under the arm name of A. I1
is this day dissolved by n", .
persons owing as nre reo.u-''
immediately. A. TI
P. II.
October 1st, 1S74.
The Prince of Wales was in Paris
on the 14th, and was formally receiv
ed by Marshal McMahon. The In
terview was quite protracted and of
tho moat cordial nature.
A Hartford young lady exclaimed
the other day, "I have exourted three
times this summer."
Brigham Young's health is reporetd
to be very poor, and hiB life Is believed
to be of abort duration.
A South Carolina State Republican
convention has deolared for a -third
term for Gen. Grant.
The Nebraska City Chronicle says:
Tom Woodson, the brother-in-law
of Mc Waters and the slayer of Bar
low, over in Fremont county, Iowa,
has had his trial, and is sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary. Those
law breakers who used to infest the
northern part of this county are now
pretty effectually weeded out.
In retiring from the Arm r' '
&Co, I would take this tri
turning my sincere thinl '
throughout the country f-r '
ronnge, and would ecinm r. "
donee and continued pntr
of Gibson & Itt. Th'-"- g
well and favorably Jtr wt t
commendation Is unnefev""
who favor them with thcl-r
gentlemanly treated and I T (
To my fellow merch?
thanks for the klnune-? wl
they havo ever shown me.
nespeffu; '
16w3 A.!'
or. L. BOt
Dealer iv
Grand Island gives the Republican
State Tioket, exoept McRrlde, a hand
some majority, butelects an Indepen
dent Commissioner.
K a A
October 25th and 26th aro tho days
appointed for prayers throughout the
world, for Sohools.
C. N. Mears has been appointed rev
enue gauger for Kansas.
Undertaking a Spe&
Keeps a full Un? ' -
METALIC AXP L
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BURIAL CASE
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