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ttiUeial Paper of City ami County.
THURSDAY MORNING. FEB. II. Ib7i.
The book bindery of Smith & Co.,
New York Cit3 was destroyed by
lire on theoth.
Xpw Lebanon, a Shaker villase In
New York, was nearly destroyed by
fire on the Gih iiist.
The civil rhihts bill
the house on the oth.
that it will hardly pas-
was passed by
It is thought
the senate.
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THE ADVERTISER.
tribute Atkinson's defeat to Howe.
Howe defeat anybody! Preposterous !
Why it was a common remark
omongbt legislators and visitors that
Howe was c:st and snubbed on everj'
hand and everything he undertook,
in the Senatorial fight, and that he
was left completely out in the cold.
No one ever said that Howe defeated
Atkinson or anybody else, except
Moore, who is rpendine his time at
the capital living on a ftcal from the
people's treasury, and playing "dirty
dog" for Howe in consideration of
said steal.
A
QUESTION OF VEEAOITY.
A college building worth $G0.O0O
wus destroi'ed by fire at Racine, Wis.,
on the 4th inst. The college library
cud apparatus were totally destro3ed.
John Blunt, of Lawrence, Kansas,
charged with the murder of Charles
Ingersoll, was found guilty of murder
in thefirst degree by the district court
on the Cth inst.
The jury on the Beecher-Tilton euit
is said to be composed of two Episco
palians, one Methodist, one Baptist,
one Lutheran, two Roman Catholics,
three Presbyterians, and two persons
who are not members of any church.
A telegram -says Mrs. John Gra
back, of Kearney Junction, Neb., on
the morning of the Cth inst. killed a
fetep-daughter, aged four or5 years, by
knocking the child down and jump
ing upon her with her feet, in a fit of
anger. The woman tried to poison
the child some time ago, but failed.
As a matter of political history it
should be recorded that Mr. C. II.
Gere, of the Journal, voted for Sena
tor Paddock for that position in the
first Legislature. It was a very lone
some vote, as it was the only one he
received. Spy.
He did not do any such a thing. In
the legislature he voted for Thayer
and Tipton, the nominees of the re
publican caucus. He may have fa
vored Paddock in the caucuses.
One good thing attending the elec
tion of Mr. Paddock to succeed Sena
tor Tipton is the fact that he was not
obliged to tie himself up with prom
ises. Granger.
And that is just what beat Howe
and his editorial poodle that trots
around smelling after him. That is
what beat them so badly. They
were looking for a senator that was
on the tie, but did not find one of that
kind that could be elected.
A bill has passed the senate, bays
the State Journal, providing for the
appointment of short hand reporters
for the district courts of the State.
This will be somewhat discouraging
to litigants, as the pay of such em
ployees wiU'bo charged up with the
costs. It will make judges and law
yers toe the jnark on legal points,
aud in the use of the vernacular, in
arguing cases, charging jurors, and
renderlng'judgments.
It rnusl seem strange to most read
era to fiud the Brownville Advertis
er endeavoring, by vilest abuse and
most unblushing misrepresentations,
to injure the reputation and lessen
the influence of the members from
Nemaha. Those who are familiar
with the campaign of last fall will
not be surprioed, while all mav rest
assured that the AnvnRTJSER of the
2Sth does not express the sentiments
of any respectable citizen of Nemaha
county. Granger.
And notwithstanding all this blow
we serenely go to work to day and
prove that the editor of (he Granger
lies wilfully and mischievously lie.
BETWEES THE GRANGER ASD
TAE ADVERTISER..
WUcrc Docs tlie Iie Belong?
We have received the manuscript of
an excelleni address delivered by W.
F. Paris, assisted by H. O. Mi nick, on
the occasion of the installation of the
officers of Pleasant Valley Grange.
We regret that we have not the space
to publish the address. Granger.
Let the grangers send their address
es to the Advertiser for publication.
We print our paper all at home, pre
pare the matter for its columns our
selves, iustead of having it done in
Chicago, and therefore have room for
the publication of all local matters,
and always accommodate if of gener
al interest, or of intorest to a consid
erable number of our readers. Be
cause our paper is not named Granger
is no reason that we would not do as
much for the interest of farmers and
laboring men as if it were. A name is
often thefplausiblejruise of a lie and
a cheat.
That "good bill" for the lelief of
the destitute frontier settlers, which
was so ably championed by Howe,
the State Journal and the Granger,
was found by the legislature to be not
such a very "good bill" after all, but
entirely unfit and inadequate to meet
the exigencies of the case, and was,
therefore, with -but little ceremony,
killed by indefinite postponement.
It was found to be full of errors and
constitutional iufringments; yet it
was the child of that most correct and
tremedously sharp legislator, ChuMi
Howe. Aud the sedate "professor"
and constitutional lawyer (?) of the
Journal, said it was a "good bill!" an
"awful" good bill and solemnly ad
ministered a kick to the Advertiser
for pitching into its wise author.
Verily, sotuo men are estimated at
much more than their real value.
It is really amusing to hear our
curbstone politicians tell that Church
Howe was the most badly beaten man
In tlie Senatorial fight, and that lie
got worsted in every attempt he made
and then hear them rave and swear
at that same Howe, because he (as
they say) defeated Atkinson, when he
had the power to elect him. Now go
rdow both stories can't be true. A
man who had no influence could
neither elect nor defeat. Which sto
ry will you have us believe? Gran
ger. The editor of the Grauger, belong
ing, body, boot and breeches, to
Howe, could not be induced to tell
the truth if a lie wouW at all serve
his purpose in tlie faithful service of
his master. Therefore he pretends
that he has heard eomp persons at-
A we are charged with falsehood
by the Granger in the following, and
know nig that we are not guilty of
falsehood and that our neighbor across
the way is, in self defense we are im
pelled to show that we have told the
truth, and that the Granger it-elf is
the one that outrages truth unblush
ingly aud unqualifiedly. Thus lead
eth the Granger about the difficulty
between Tom Majors and Church
Howe:
In attempting to give an account of
an encounter between Tom Majors
and Church Howe when the Jat vote
was about to be taken for U. S. Sena
tor, the Advertiser says:
"Col. Majors and H. C. Lett were
stand ng near the deiks of Howe and
Hayden wh.ch are in the front of
the hall and next to the lobby aud
noticing Howe's movement they
spoke of the humiliating spectacle of
an old gentleman like Mr. Hayden
pei initting himself to be run exclus
ively by Howe. Majors approached
Hayden, imploring him to speak up
for himself when his name was call
ed, and no longer follow the winks
ami nodi and dictation of Howe.
Howe, noticing Majois whispering to
Hayden, and probably hearing what
he naid, jumped up and asked the
Speaker to diiect the Sergeant-at-Arms
to keep outsiders from crowd
ing on the members. The Col. then,
of course, had to get back,"' etc.
Tlie above account is not true, ami
if the Advertiser wishes to have
the credit of being able to tell the
truth, it will give the name of its in
formau t, that tho public may know
who is thus utterly regardless of the
truth.
It is true that Howe and Hayden
sit near the lobby, in the lear of the
hall. It is not true that "Col. Ma
jors and H. C. Lett were standing
near the desksof Howe and Hayden."
Col. Majors was standing near Mr.
Hayden a desk, but H. C. Lett was
seated near tho reporters' desks, at
the opposite side of the hall; conse
quently t.'ie conversation concerning
Hayden could not have taken place.
Who reported that conversation? Can
we have his name? Will Col. Ma
jors or H. C. Lett stale that eithei of
them have expressed the opinion that
Mr. Hayden was "run exclusively
by Howe?" We opine they will not
Why attempt to diag H. C. Lett
into a disgraceful position that he
would not wi'l'iigly occupy to save
Ips right hand, or even his life? Are
thee demagogues afraid to stand
alone, mat tney alleu pt an appear
ance of respectability by claiming ac
quaintanceship with the opposition?
After"reporting a whispeied conver
sation as taking place between two
men, who were at opposite sides of a
largo ball, with a whole legislature
between them, it is to be expected
thai the lack of truth should be con
spicuous throughout. Col. Major
did not implore Hayden to "no longer
follow the winks, nods and dictation
of Howe," for neither Col. Majois nor
any other man who knows the truth
and is willing to tell it, would accuse
C. M. Hayden to his face with fol
lowing "the nods, winks and dicta
lion of Howe." or of any other man.
Col. Majors did go to Hayden and
ask him to promise to vote for Pud
dock, but as Mr. Hayden mean, to be
en independent voier, he ivould not
promise. Besides. Mr. Hayden had
assmed certain friends several days
before, that when it came to a choice
between Thayer, Dundy and Pad
dock, he would vote for Paddock, and
this ass-ujaneo was well received by
his mo-t ini'inato friends.
Majors offered to bring Hayden the
list to convince him that enough had
signed it to procure the election of
Paddock. A Mr. H already under
stood the situation hesimplvaid be
was willing to look at the list. Mr.
Hayden wou'd not promise to do
what he had already decided to do.
because he was not willingtogiveanv
politician a chance to .ny to Mr. Pad
dock. "I influenced Haydeu's vote for
you."
Mr. H. kept his own counsel, and
acted wiely. For this they abuse
him. What say the people?
Majors then said to Hayden, "Howe
i boasting that he owns you. and can
do as he pleaes with yon," or word
to that effect. Howe heard this as
sertion, and promptly fold Col. Ma
jors to his face that ho was a liar, and
called on the Serceant-at-Arnis to
keep the lobby back. Major Howe
did tell Mnjors that he would hold
nun perpnnaiiy reponinie, ana we
understand that Col. Majors replied
that he would be personally responsi
ble. We did not intend to notice Ihis
matter in any way. and notice it now
only to expose a falsehood. Our op
ponents are continuing tlie fieht of
last falT.'and are uincr the same old
tools The voters of Nemaha county
can make their own comments.
Many readers of the Granrer after
reading the above lengthy article, and
the numerous most positive state
ments as well as hints and inuendoe3,
concerning ourself, Mr. Lett and Mr.
Majors, no doubt have come to the
conclusion that Mr. Moore has us in
the worst kind of limbo that he lit
erally annihilates us, but we will see.
Self-assurance, arrogance and con
ceit are apparent throughout the en
tire article, and would scarcely be ex
cusable with the whole truth on the
side of tho writer, but being destitute
of truth, except where he agrees with
us, his pompous egotism is, or ought
to be, insulting to his readers, and
convinces us that he takes greater
pride in perversion of the truth for
Church Howe than in telling the truth
for truth's sake.
"The above account is not true,"
says Howe's private secretary, "anil
if the Advertiser wishes to have
the credit of being able to tell the
truth it will give the name of its in
formant, that the public may know
wlio is thus utterly regardless of the
truth."
Mr. Moore assumes to tell its low
a standing lie, a deception and a cheat
professing, as he does, to be an In
dependent Granger, when in reality
he is notiiing but a willing tool In the
hands of any party, person, or tiling
thai will give him bread and butter to
keep his little soul and body together
coolly instructing us how we may
have the credit of telling the truth.
How may we have this credit,
which is invaluable to us? Why, by
giving tlie name of our informant.
Well, suppose we do not chooso to
name -ur informant, we could rest
content on a question of veracity
between ourself and Mr. Moore with
out any further assurance to our read
ers than our word. But, in order to
completely gut and flalten out Mr.
Moore's long story, we will accommo
date him, and give the name of our
"informant" or rather our inform
ants. Their names are H. C. Lett
and Thos. J. Majors. Does Mr.
Moore still insist that these gentlemen
are "utterly regardless of truth ?"
Mr. Lett was our first informant.
When the last vote for Senator was
about to betaken, we, sitting on the
steps of the speaker's stand, saw an
gry jeslures between Mr. Majors and
Howe at tho other end of the hall,
but of course as the conversation be
tween the two gentlemen was in
whispers, we did not hear it. After
wai'.'s, on the cars, the same evening,
while returning home in company
with Mr. Lett and Mr. Carson, we ic-
membered having seen Mr. Lett
standing close to Majors and Howe
when they quarreled in the House
that day, and asked him : "What was
the matter between Howe and Tom
Majors to-day.'' Mr. Lett then told
us the story about the encounter,
what was said, and what it was about,
and we, from that conversation, wrote
the article "Nearly a Fight Between
Majors and Howe "
Since the article appeared in our
paper, and since the above fiom the
Granger appeared, we have seen and
talked with Mr. Majors and Mr. Lett.
Majors sayH our article was in nearly
every paiticular coriect. Tho on'y
thing he remembered that was not
exact was in the number of minutes
that Howe gave him to get ready to
be "responsible." Wesaidfive, when
Howe was so magnanimous as to give
him ten minutes. Majois agrees with
us that our article is the true state
ment of the affair between himself
and Howe, and that the Granger's
story is a string of lies from begin
ning to end. With regard to Mr.
Lett, we have no doubt but that he
will say our statement was in tlie
main correct that he was just where
we said he was in Representative
Hall, when the encounter between
Majors and Howe occurred, and that
he was not "seated near the reporter's
desks," at that time, and that the
conversations repoited by us asoccur
ling between himself and Majors and
between Majors and Howe are true in
matter and effect. We do not pre
tend to have used the precise words
which Mr. Lett used when he inform
ed us regarding the matter. Those
who desire to do so can ask Lett and
Majors or either of them regarding
the truthfulness of what we say.
The Granger saj's above in one
place that Majors did not accuse Hay
den of being led by Howe, but lower
er down says Majors did say "Howe
is boasting that he owns 3'ou and can
do as he pleases with you." This all
goes to show, from the Granger1 sown
admissions, that our report was true.
while we ma3' not have given the ex
act words used.
Now, in conclusion, without going
through the Granger article quoted
above, and making mincemeat of it
as we could if we were disposed to so
occupy our time and space, we reas
sert and re-affirm our former state
ment of the Howe-Majors encounter,
and our informants are Col. Majors
and Hon. H. C. Lett. We ask again,
dare Church Howe's pot-lifter say
that our informants are "utterly re
gardless of truth?"
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
George B. Moore, editor of the
Granger, holds the very important po
sition, at the capital, of Secretary of
the Grasshopper Committee. Church
Howe is chairman of that committee,
and wanting his man Friday with
him, he, instead of paying his expen
ses himself, had his man Fr day ap
pointed secretary of the committee, so
that the State wovld have to pay him.
Five dollars would be a high price for
doing all the writing that a secreta
ry's duties would require for that
committee, and therefore this immac
ulate specimen of a reform editor has
ample time to sit around the capital
and write editorial lies whooping it
up for Howe at S3 a day. The chair
man of a committee who has had
more to say about economical legisla
tion than any other man, perhaps, in
the legislature, ought, we think, to do
what little writing is required by tlie
committee, himself. But then there
is no writing to do but to draw up a
bill, and that is not the business of a
secretary, and it is, therefore, a plain
swindle on the people. $120 to "my
man Moore" as Howe calls him for
fort days and no work.
In the course of Gen. Butler's clos
ing speech the other day, on the civil
rights bill, he caused to be read a pe
tition to tiie Mississ'ppi legislature in
which a white man asked that seven
different children, by six different
colored women, be legitimatized. The
reading of tlie names was greeted
with bursts of laughter. Mr. Butler
had a letter read, received by him
from a colored man in Richmond, in
which he declared that colored chil
dren twelve years old. and even un
der, were outraged in that and other
States, by white men and boys, and
no redress could be obtained in court.
we may have the credit of being able
to tell the truth! A truculent lick
spittle, fondling the coat tails of his
master, a man whose name goes be
fore the readers of his paper weekly
Many beliere that an act for the re
moval of the capital will be passed by
the present legislature. We are satis
fied that the removers are largely in
the majority, and the only thing that
may prevent it will be a failure to
agree upon a plan of removal or a
place.
Omaha has tho smallpox.
The correspondent of the Omaha
Republican says the House has voted
to hold Stout to his contract to com
plete the penitentiary. It was under
stood that said gentleman desired to
abandon his contract, but the legisla
ture concluded that as he had per
formed the first portion of the work,
he must complete the job.
A petetion, signed by F. E. John
son and others, of this county, against
Howe's bill for the extension of the
time for the payment of taxes, was in
troduced in the Senate by Mr. Fisher.
Tlie following preamble and resolu
tions, endorsing Grant and Sheridan
in the Louisiana matter, was intro
duced in the House by Mr. Wright of
Pawnee :
Whkreas, It appears that In the
organization ofthe Legislature of
Loins. ana a minority of the members
ofthe House of Repiesentatives hold
ing credentials to seats iu s'aid house,
in a violent and revolutionary man
ner pietended to elect a temporary
speaker before the completion of a roll
of members, and to vacate the seats of
certain members holding certificates,
and to admit certain parties who e-jn.
tested such seats preliminary to a reg
u'ar organ'zationj an'1,
Whereas, When their disorderly
proceedings were about to culminate
in riot and bloodshed, the pretended
speaker of the house aforesaid, called
in the aid of the United States mili
tary forces to preserve order, and
Whereas, The action of the com
manding officer of tho federal troops
in insisting upon the retirement from
the house of all outsiders, and all
claiming to be members but not hold
ing certificates until a legal organiza
tion ofthe said legislative body could
be had, has been madethepretextofan
unwarranted and unjust asejiult upon
President Grant and General Sheri
dan, who have, as in duty bound, as
sumed and endorsed the action of
General DeTrobriand by sundry State
legislatures and sundry members of
congress, and a portion of the politi
cal party, therefore be it
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Ne
braska, That we heartily endorse the
position of the president and the
course of General Sheridan in assum
ing the responsibility of securing to
theSlate of Louisiana republican form
of government, by their prompt sup
pression of an attempted revolution.
Resolved, That a copy of this reso
lution be sent to the President of the
United States and to each of the pre
siding officers of the two houses of
congress.
Judge Wright, a member of the
House from Pawnee, has introduced
a bill authorizing county clerks, un
der certain conditions, to sell school
lands at private sale. The idea is a
good one, and a proper act of that
kind ought to pass.
Mr. Fisher, in the Senate, present
ed a petition from C. Slagle and
others of St. Deroin and Aspinwall
precincts, Nemaha county, asking
for a suspension ofthe herd law in
those precincts.
In the Senate a bill for tho amend
ment of "Warren's" crimjnal code
has been reported and its passage rec
omended by the committee on crimi
nal code.
The appointment of Wm. Wood
hurst as Warden of the penitentiary
has beeji confirmed.
In the Senate on theoth," 'ihX fol
lowing bills were passed: " -
To amend certain sections of criini-.
nal code.
To amend sections 5, G, and 7 of
chapter 14 of general statutes.
Joint resolu tit n relative to the re
moval of Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
India'n Agencies.
Regulating appeals from justices
and piobate couits.
Repealing registry law in certain
cilies of the second class.
To correct clerical errors in tho pub
lication of general statutes.
Amending an act to quiet title to
real estate in Beatrice.
To amend section 31G of civil right
code.
IX THE house.
Recommended by committee, a
joint resolution memorializing Con
gress, asking that Ft. Kearney Res
ervation be donated to the State by
the General Government for the pur
pose of building an Asylum for the
Blind. Passed.
An act to amend the dog law was
presented by committee and its pass
age recommended.
An act to provide shorthand report
er for Supreme court. Passed.
An act in regard to estate of Henry
Hooper, deceased. Passed.
IN THE SENATE.
Mr. Fisher, from committee on ag
riculture, reported back II R 03, to
prohibit the catching of gamo and
fish in certain cases, recommending its
passage.
Also, H R i3, to guard against acci
dents from tumbling rods, recommend
ing its passage.
A bill passed for the improvement
ofthe channel of the Missouri river
Also an act to amend an act for the
enumeration of population, and regis
tration of births and deaths.
Also to provide for a stay of execu
tion and orders of sale.
Also to amend 575 of criminal code.
Also concerning hotel keepers and
guests.
Also an act to guard against acci
dents from tumbling rods.
Also prohibiting the catching of
game aud fish in certain cases.
IX THE HOUSE.
Mr. Howe presented a resolution
that the Speaker appoinfaselect com
mittee of five to investigate the Fort
Kearney, Brownville and Pacific rail
road, whether the provisions had not
been violated; resolution adopted.
Chair appointed a special committee
of five to investigate the land grant
made to Brownville, Ft. Kearney &
Pacific R. R., consisting of Messrs
Howe, Beals, Baumer, Chambers and
Moudy.
Mr. Moudy presented a resolution
that the above committeeshould have
power to send for persons and papers.
Adopted.
Mr. Howe presented a bill to allow
parties holding leases on school lands
to purchase the same.
By Mr. Howe an act for the benefit
ofthe grasshopper sufferers, by allow
ing counties to vote bonds for the pur
pose of purchasing seed, no caunty to
be allowed to issue over $15,000. Iu
deflnately postponed.
FR03I LINCOLN.
Dear Advertiser :
Your estimate of the Nemaha Inde
pendent Legislators is unquestiona
bly correct. I desire a brief word
with your readers regarding sone of
Howe's doings here this winter.
Church Howe's paid organ is with
out doubt discharging its duty to its
owner. Three dollars a dajT paid by
the State, for clerk of a committee for
which there is Ie3 use than a toad
has for a tail, is a nice situation, and
enables the Editor to serve as Mr.
Howe's private secretary, and devote
himself to writing up his master.
I have no disposition to "throw
rocks" at Mr. Howe or any one else.
In every effort he may make as one
of our Representatives, to promote the
interest of his immediate constituency
or of the State at large, he ought to re
ceive our hearty co-operation. But
when he openiy boasts that he ignores
his county constituency, and labors
only for personal Pgraudisement, as he
doesj I clnvm the privilege of jnst crit
icism. Will tlie editor of the Grang
er answer me ono or two straight ques
tions? What is the use of the clerkship he
is filling, costing the State three dol
lars per daj'? What labor does he
perform in that capacity ? Has he
ever scratched a pen iu the discharge
of legitimate duties in that capacity?
Are not hi duties exclusively as the
private secretary of the Hon. gentle
man from Nemaha mailing his pa
pers, and copying the host of im
practicable bills with which the
House is flooded, not one of which
has. or will become a law ?
What measure has Mr. Howe intro
duced that has met the approbation
of tlie Legislature and become a law?
Will the private secretary point toone
single instance? Will he show at the
close ofthe session one single object
secured by Mr. Howe, for the people
of Nemaha or any other portion of the
State? Is it not universally known
and conceded that Howe to-day is
the most unpopular and obnoxious
member of the Legislature, and that
his espousal is death to any measure?
At to Howe owning and running
Hayden, the deponent sayeth not.
That Howe so claims, and constantly
asserts, none will deny. I wiil write
you soon again from the
Capitol.
GROUND-HOG DAT.
KINDNESS.
An Essay Rend ly
Ulnntrr of Illoln:
AVIlllnm llnsley,
Star Grnnsr Mo.
307, Friday Evening, Feb. 5.
Fellow-Patrons : I have selected at
this time as a proper subject upon
which to make a few remarks, that of
kindness.
The law of kindness, whicli is one
of the expressions of love, is also one
of the most important and far-reaching
of all the influences that can be
brought to bear upon conscious beings.
Politeness is generally conceded to be
essential to the happiness of all.
Nothing becomes a man or woman in
any position in our world as-that of
'kindness. In all our intercourse witli
our fellow-beings, especially those
under us iruanyway, gentleness, and
"affocfioiiate words, are the most essen
tial. 'Tis said that a soft answer tur
nelh away wrath ; and surely kind
words ami actions will bind us togeth
er more strongly than oaths of alle
giance, or any compulsory power that
may be applied, no matter how rigid ;
and indeed I sometimes think the
more rigid the less effectual. When
men and woman learn this important
lesson we shall have no more wars,
no more discord and strife, no more
revolutions and rebellions in govern
ments. Then stri'e and discord wiU
be laid aside, and all will be true and
kind to each other. Feelings of bit
terness will then be laid aside, and in
their place liberty, equality and fra
ternity will reign triumphant. The
question might be asked what is lib
erty ? We answer, to do that which
is right, and never to infringe on the
rights of others. Kindness is essen
tial to the happiness of all created
beings. Sympathy and love will deal
gently with the weaknesses common
to humanity, and these'will enable us
to overcome these more effectually
than in any other way.
The trne expression of love is one of
kindness and a willingness to yield to
that which is not wrong, or a viola
tion of principle; this disposition
once fixed in the minds of all, there
will be no demand for a sacrifice of
principle; but on the other hand a
constant care will be felt to avoid
everything that would in any way
disturb or annoy our fellow beings.
Then, fellow-patrons, let each one of
us resolve to maintain those principles
in their purity ; and if we do not ful
ly succeed, let us not be discouraged,
but renew the effb.t again and again,
until success shall crown our exertions.
No doubt many of our readers iu
this Iocalitj are close observers of
"signs, " and especially of ground
hog day, as it comes after a long and
tedious winter, when the bright days
and enlivening showers of spring are
longed for. Many of our readei3 may
be well posted on ground-hog day
and traditionary stories of the animal,
but Sol. Miller, of the ICunsus Chief,
knows more about ground-hog day
than any living man, aud we
therefore give a short sketch from the
pen of Mr. Miller on this grave and
important matter.
Tuesday the 2d, says the Chief, was
as dark, gloomy and cheerless a day
us is seldom to be encountered rain
and sleet in the morning, snow at
noon, and still snowing at night, with
a fierce northwestern g.ile. Not a ray
of sunshine. dur;u the entire day.
and consequently not even an ele
phant could have cast a shadow, much
loss a ground-hog. The "supposition
is, that inasmuch as his hogship
could not see his shadow, and thus be
frightened back into his hole, he re
mained out, and we may soon look
for a breaking up of winter. This
may be depended upon.
Ground-Hog's Day, it is scarcely
necessary to inform our readers, is of
Egyptian origin, and is very ancient.
It is also called Candlemas or Candle
Mass. In Egypt, during winter,
while we have cold they have dark
ness. Their days, during that season,
are similar to last Tuesday. "Dark
as Egypt," is a familiar comparison.
In ancient days the ground-hog was
very abundant there, and his tallow
was used for making candles. But at
ilie beginning of winter, he would
burrow deeply into theground, where
he would remain for weeks, and the
supply of candles would become ex
hausted. Dark as the days were,
what must the nights have been?
and without candles, too! In Egypt,
tlie opeiatious of nature are as regu
lar as clock-work. Hero, we cannot
tell when a freshet will come; but
there, they knowasexactly when the
Nile will overflow, as when there will
be a new moon. So with all other
natural occurrences. So with the
ground-hog. On the second day of
February he invariably came from his
hole. If the sun was phining, it daz
zled his eye.s, after lying so long in
darkness, and he went back and took
another nap until the dark days were
over. But if it was cloudy, he could
remain out without hurting his eyes,
and went sporting around in his joy.
The people seized the opportunity to
kill the animals, and lay in a mass of
candles to last the close of the dark
season hence the term candle-mass.
The day was observed by rejoicings,
beating on tin-pans, feasts, cock
fights, and cutting the coupons off of
hogs. From those days the legend
has descended to us in its present
form.
The plague of darkness vas caused
by an epidemic killingoff the ground
hogg, and thereby cutting off the sup
ply of candles. The King's d uighter
was "laying" for ground-hogs when
she found Moses in the hulrushes. A
great many curious incidents are re
lated in connection with the animal.
It would be entertaining and instruc
tive to our readers, to procore some
standard work on the ground-hog and
study it carefully.
falsely stating to Speaker that he did
not refer to aiiy memberof the House.
Mr. Hale declined to yield the floor
to Mr. Dawes' substitute, and moved
the previous question. The Hnu?e , &
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A SCENE IN CONGRESS.
Rights
In our columns to-day under head
of "Legislative News" may be found
loyal preamble and resolutions en
dorsing President Grant and General
Sheridan. It may astonish some of
Church Howe's old Republican sup
porters to learn that he opposed these
resolutions. He used to make you
believe he was such a good Republi
can, 3 ou know. Howe is a sharp.
shrewd man, but is not at all remark
able for sincerity.
John McCormick, one of the weal
thiest citizens of Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
was murdered in his store for money,
on the night of the 5th inst. Mur
derers unknown.
E. D. Hammond, teller of the Seo
ond National Bank of Lawrence, Ka.,
has absconded, being a defaulter to
the amount of $14,000.
Senator Hitchcock on the 6th inst.
Introduced a bill to provide for the
construction of a bridge across the
Missouri river at Decatur, Neb.
On the 4th inst. the Civil
bill was being considered in the
House when the followiug exciting
scene occurred :
Mr. Brown, of Kenlucy, opposed
the bill, although he acknowledged
that it was a foregone conclusion that
today's sun would set noon it as a
law of the land. Men onthe Repub
lican side bad been dtagooned into its
suppoit. Its success had been in a
measure accomplished by daring and
revolutionary invasions on the time
honored rules of the House. It had
been done iu malignity and in viola
tion of the constitution, and would
bo executed in violence and in blood
shed, as he feared. You men who
propose to pass this bill have been
weighed in tlie balance aud been
found wanting.
The Speaker informed Mr. Brown
that he must address the Chair.
Mr. Speaker, the South is broken;
it Ijes in helplessness and despair,
wall homes and illages dilapidated
and wasted, and its people bankrupt.
Is there nothing in the situation to
touch your heart with pity ? If your
inagnanamity connotbe reached, will
you not be moved by some sense of
justice? Onward and onward vou go
in defiance of the sentiment of the
country, without pity aud without
justice, remorselessly determined, it
seems to drive the southern people to
destruction, to give their roofs to the
names, ami their llesh to the eagle.
A Federal General stepson the scene,
and sends a dispatch to the world that
the people of tlie State of Lousiana
are banditti. We have heard it ech
oed eisewtiei'H tli it they were
thieves and murderers. The clergy
of Louisiana, Jew and Gentile have
denied if; the business men and
northern residents have denied it; a
committee of your own House, a ma
jority uemg Kepublican, has given it
its solemn and emphatic contradic
tion, and nailed the slander to tho
counter. Now what should be said if
that accusation should come from one
who is outlawed in his own home
from respeclble society ; whose name
is nonymous with falsehood ; who is
champion, and has been such on all
occasions of fraud ; who is the apolo
gist of thieves, who is such a prodigy
of vice and meanness, that to describe
him, imagination would sicken and
invective would exhaust iUelf.
In Scotland, years ago. there was a
man whose t-ade was to murder, and
he earned his living by selling -tlie
bodies of his convicts for gold. He
linked his name to his crimes, and
to-day, throughout the world it i3
known as "Burking.''
Speaker. "Does the Chair under
stand the gentleman to be referring
in this language, to any member of
the House?
Mr. Brown No, sir! lam describ
ing a character who is in my mind
and eyes. This man's name vas link
ed to his crime, which to-day through
out the world is known as Burking.
II l was to desire to express all that
was pusillanimous in war, inhuman
in peace, forbidding in morals and in
famous in polities, I should call itBut-
Ienzinsr. (Sensation.)
Speaker (interrupting Brown)
The gentleman did not deal in good
faith with the Chair; he did not an
swer in good faith the question ad
dressed to him.
Mr. Hale, of New York, Insisted
that Mr. Brown's language be reduc
ed to writing and read from the
Clerk's desk. While the reporter was
writing it down the excitement in the
House was at rpd heat.
The report of Brown's remarks hav
ing hpen read from the Clerk's desk,
Mr. Hile, of New York, offered a
resolution that Brown merited the
censure of the House, and that he be
now brought to the bar of the House
in custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms,
and there be publicly censured by the
Speaker in the name of the House.
Mr. Dawes offered as a suhsHtntQ
refused to second the previous ques
tion. Mr. Dawes said he regretted the ne
cessity of offering the resolution ; he
had been chocked and pained by
what had occured to-day, and nothing
but the belief that it was imperative
ly necessary that the House should
vindicate itself and its rules, would
have induced him to oiler the resolu
tion. After an escitiug debate Mr. Dawes
asked whether the gentleman from
Kentucky desired to speak now.
Mr. Brown, rising and speaking
with great deliberation, said that this
was the first time that evasion or pre
varication had been ever attributed to
him. He had always spoken in plain
terms susceptible of understanding,
aud he was willing to stand by the
record.
Mr. Dawes : I would inquire of the
gentleman, frankly, whether he has
any remarks to make in regard to the
character of the language which he
used.
Mr. Brown : I stand by the record.
(Sensation )
Mr. Dawes said he had not only de
sired to see whether tho members on
both sides would stand up for the de
corum of the House, but had also de
sired to give the gentleman from Ken
tucky an opportunity to express re
gret f that the gentleman, he was sor
ry to say, had not availed himself o'the
the opportunity ; on tho other h .nl,in
the presence of the House he had reite
rated and reaffirmed the position which
he had taken. He found, however,
that his resolution would gain no sup
port from the Democratic side of the
Houso. and now said, rather than
have my resolution fail from want of
aid from that side, I withdraw it and
call for the previous question on the
resolution offered by the gentleman
from New York.
The previous question was seconed.
Mr. Ehlridge asked to have the
word "prevarication" struck out of
the resolution and the word "evasion"
substituted for it, but there were ob
jections made to it by many Republi
can members.
Mr. Cox moved to lay the resolu
tion on the table. Negatived: yea,
S2: na vs. 1G7.
The resolution offered by Mr. Hale
was then adopted: yeas, 161 ; nays.
79
Butler who had sat quietly through
out the whole procedings, now rose
and asked leave to make a personal
explanation. Unanimous consent
whs given, and he proceeded :
The courtesies and proprieties ofthe
occasion seemed to call upon me to
make no observation, although the
gentlemen of the minority were en
gaged in hunting up and bringing to
the attention ofthe country, various
reports of short comings and wrong
lnings of mine, under circumstances
which prevented me replving to
them. I have been here now eight
3ears, and have engaged in debate
perhaps a good deal more than I
ought to have done, and I now call
upon all the gentlmen who have
served with me during Ihe present
Congress, and any who have served
with me during any of the eiht
vears I have been here, to say wheth
er, in all that time, I have ever com
menced a personal attack on any man
in this House, or w hether I have ev
er .s epped out of my way to say an
unkind word of a single gentleman,
unless fiist attacked. Let him speak
whom I have offended ; let this tli-ng
be settled once for aU. I have en
deavored with studied courtesies nev
er to attack, and I have also endeav-
fored when I have been attacked, nev
er to leave a man until he wjisfcorry
he did it. (Laughter and applause.)
Mr. Speaker (bowing to tho Chair)
T have no more to say.
The Speaker then directed the read
ing of the re-ojiitfon. ami it having
been read, tho Se.-ger.nt-at-A-ms es
corted Mr. Brown to the area in front
of the Speaker, all the Democratic
members beingontheir feetand exhib
iting great feeling on the occasion ;
wniieinany itppiiniieans. who were
crowding the galleties. were stra'ning
the?r eyes and ears at the unusual
incident.
Mr. Brown remained standing, with
one hand in h;s breast and the other
behind his back, while the Speaker,
in a dignified and severe tone, admin
istered" the censure of the House in
the following terms:
"Mr. John Young Brown, 300 are
arraigned at the bar of the House tin
der its formal resolution, for having
traiirigresed its rules by disordily re
ma -ks. and for having resorted to pre
varicat;on when your attention wa3
called to the rules hy the Speaker.
For this duplicate offense the House
nas uireiueu inai you 00 putiiiciy cen
sured at its bar. No words from the
Cha:r in the performance of thi
most pvnful duty could possihfv add
to the gravity of the occasion. It re
mains nnly to pronounce, in the uam
01 me rtouse. its censure tor two o;
fenees Hiarged in the resolution.
Brown. "T wish now to stale that
T intended no evasion or peva 'ca
tion to the Sppaker. and no d:-respict
o the House.'' With tln.se remarks.
Mr. Brown ret'red to his seat aud the
exclt'ng incident came to a c'ose.
iriS.1I AUCK AROUSED.
II receipt of a lfctttr .
litchcuck statin"'
"g the time (!.,!,;
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wgioi.s i
bill extendi
ijuuiesieauers may
their claims in tho fJ... ta t
by the grahoppers. lua w r '"
rectly reported by some uf tl L "
papers of the State, and iu 0-
folh wing as a true copy 0; the
it was parsed and signed :
AX ACT
For the Relief or Certain s, ..' c
Public Lands. s
lie it enacted by the &na .
House of Representatives of n
sembtcd, That it shall be j
rjPrtv
homestead and
affl,
u.
nro-PinrvrS....
r- - w IILIIII1 P-.
on the public lauds, whose cr !
uc-.-n.iw) cu ur aeriousiv it
grasshoppers
hundred
. Ui 1
m the ear p
and seventy-four I,!"
and be absent from said I -mils '"
July first, eighteen hund.edar. U
enty-flve, under such regu'i:', ' H
proof of the same as t!.e( mn, -
er 01 uie ueuerai XianU Oili,etr
persshiil reappear in ei-ht. r i
dred and seven ty-lKe, to t!i; J1
struction of the crops tf settvV
right to leave and bo abspnt a3 a
said shall continue to July fi . ,.
teen hundred and seventy-"- A
fircc s. i nai uuripg sut
no adverse rights shall att h
minis : sticu seiners ueing a fo.
resume and perfect their sttt'.-j',
as though no such absence ha! '1
allowed. '
SEC. 3. 'mat the time of maft -final
proof and payment r r pv L
tors whose crops have h-tr'r ,,
or Injured asnforesaid. h hcrnhp .
tended for one year after the ntfJ
tion of the term of absent nTlt k !
for in the first section of this not
Approved, Decembers1?, 171,"
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They soy that Via nie Ream wvl
like a canary, bhe ought tosingw.
Lhere are twenty ehoirs in a R,-
Cincinnati Times.
The U. S. Senate bill for the r
01 grassnopper sutteiers hy the v
department, has passed the Senate
A rack never dreaded by prinUri
A galley rack.
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A correspondent of the London
Tcle-raph gives tho following picture
of Bismarck while speaking in tho
recent exciting debate in the German
Parliament: "Never did hunted li
on turn more savagely I venture to
say. the impression of what I saw
and heard being still strong upon me,
more terribly than Prince Bismarck
turned on his assailants, whom he
may figuratively be said to have Ten
ded into a thousand pieces. His gi
gantic frame absolutely trembled with
passion ; his gray eye flashed, and his
heavy mou-tache bristled ; a paper he
took up during his first speech, for the
purpose of reference, vibrated visibly
in the passionate grasp of his sinewy
hands, and ever and anon hi3 closely
huttoned uniform became tense al
most to splitting across his huge
chest, as he set back his shoulders
and threw up his head, regarding his
foes with that implacable glance
which never fails to shake the str ing
est nerves, when he darts it at an ob
ject of his hatred or contempt. In
the course of an experience neither!
brief nor ordinary, I have seen many
remarkable men at moments when
they may have been expected to la
bor under excitement of the most ve
hement description ; but T have nev
er yet witnessed the consciousness of
unbounded power expressed in the
physique and bearing of a human be
ing as I saw it In Prince Bismarck.
As he stood forward, facinc the
house, the natural sternness of his as
pect accented by the natural rigidity
of his military tenue, he looked to
me like the incarnation of an ungov
ernable will ; like a. Colossus, un
questionably capable of bearing upon
his mighty shoulders cares and re
sponsibilities that would crush com
mon mortals Into powder."
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