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THE ADVERTISER
T JIUlifeDAY MORNUfG. APBII- 1. 1KT5.
PEOPLE'S TICKET.
Fr Member to Constitutional Convention, j
WILLIAM BRIDGE.
WESLEY DUNDAS.
For Member fria Klcbordwa and Jfeaiahal
JEFFERSON H. BROADY-
THE TICKET.
By general request from different
parts of the county ire present a tick
et for the support of the non-partlban
people of the eo-uuty for delegates to
ih Constitutional Convention. Mr.
Uro&dy -was chosen fr the float mem
ber by unanimous action of Republi
can and Democratic convention held
In RIchardBon couoiy, by general fco
licitalion of both of feaid partiee in
this oounty. He -as put forward be
cause of bis well-known ability, bon
r and uprlgutajebs, and. although a
Democrat, it so free from partianism
tiad party prejudices afi to be unobjec
tionable with Republicans as a candi
date for the pofcition named.
3Ir- WiJIIam BrJdjre and Mr. Dun
rf&s, although not brought out by a
convention, have had such aebursnceB
of a cordial support from' every -part
of the county ae to warrant tfaem in
placing their names before the people,
and by mutual acquiefeence of the
people generally they have been cho
fcen as the peopled candidates for this
.counly.
In every tftttricr of the State party
bas been ignored In selecting candi
dates for delegates to the convention,
and able, honest, and true men have
been the sole qualifications sought for.
The people of tbie county propose to
act upon this principle, and have cho
sen a ticket to auit the idea, and that
they cau vote for irrespective of
party. Mr. Broady ie a Democrat,
Mr. Bridge a Republican farmer and
Mr. Dundas a Republican. They are
all well qualified educationally and
axe honefet, upright, sober and Indus
trious gentlemen. Mr. Baoarfy ie of
Drown ville, Mr. Bridge of Peru pre
cinct, and Mr. Dundas Is of Sheridan,
in Douglas precinct. No one can raise
the common objectiu that these can
didates are all from the eame part,
eide, or end of the county. The dis
tribution is unobjectionable.
Where the candidates on the union
ticket are known thev need no coarn
mendatiou from us or any one; but to
those who are unacquainted with
them, we will tay that a "fusion"
ticket of better men could not be
feelected in the county. We do not
doubt that they will be triumphantly
elected, and the people will never re
gret it.
Men who rid Into place and posi
tion on abstract bobbles, universally
go back on those to whom they were
indebted for promotion. Booth, of
California, was opposed to monopo
lies was the chain pion of the "dear
people's rlghte.' Once In the United
States Senate he is for the protection
of monopolies, because it Is for his
own individual Interest so to be. We
once knew of o certain individual
who while a candidate before the peo
ple for a seat in the Legislature, ev
ery pore in hie ekln sweat drops- of
feympathlzing blood for the dear peo
ple, and lu opposition to monopolies.
In the Legislature he was-tne biggest
toad in the puddle, In direct opposi
tion to bis former creed before the
people.
Since the Western States have been
going East and carrying off fruit pre
miums for several years past, the old
Eastern States are waking up. The
next meeting of the American Pom
ologlcal Society Is to be held in Chi
cago this fall. Wa were permitted to
read a letter, a day or two nlnce, from
Col. Wilder, President of the Society,
Boston, to Gov. Furnas, of this place,
in which he sayg: "The American
Pomologlcal 3oc!ety, Chicago, Sep
tember 8th, 9th aud 10th. Come on !
Philadelphia Society sends twenty
delegates. Newberg, New York, a
large delegation. Bobton end all
East will be on hand!"
The half-sheet concern Issued from
the eky-llght story across the etreet,
adds iuHuIt to injury in Its attempt to
explain the uncalled for Injury It did
our city with reference to its ability
to pay the coupons on outstanding
bonds. In fact chuckles over it, by
fluunting '-the Influence of the Gran
?r"inthe face of the people. The
truth l the little fellow vuabo puffed
up with the important position of
collector of five hundred dollars for
some one east, that he was spoiling to
let the publlo know it, and In doing
so put his foot iu it.
The Lowell Register, speaking of
the Constitutional Convention, In
structs its readerg with regard to the
duties of that Convention as follows :
"The object of this convention is to
revise our statutes, making such al
terations, uineitdnients or enacting
such new ones us the needs of the
people muy demand."
It la very clear that Coznsiock
knows just what a Constitutional
Convention is for, aud ho ought to
run.
The Brownvllle Advektiskii eayu:
"We saw a blue bird on Sunday last."
All a mistake. Wash, It whs a blue
jay, the 0110 that runs the Granger.
Fall City Journal.
We guess you ore right, brother
Rich that fellow is looking awful
blue theso times. And no wonder,
for he has a Uurd time of it, and ev
ery step. he takes he gets his foot in it,
and his life la an everlasting reminder
that the way of the transgressor is
hardj
A youug.uian about 18 years old re
cently went to Ft. Wayne, Indiana,
claiming to have been a captive to the
Chippewa Indhins-alnca ho was fivo
raon ths old. He learned from the
Indians that lia had been stolen from
that city and is now seeking his par
ents, but does not kuow their name.
A 1TOSUO AS TO TOE COJfSTXTC
TiOSTAJL. COJVVEICTIOiT.AaO THJE
COASTITCTIOS.
One of the great obstacles, or diffi
culties in modern ConetltutiouaJCon
rentkme, aud with Constitution ma
fcers, has been that the bodies are loo
large, and each prominent member
lies sought to be the author of the
new constitution. The fact is there
can be nothing particularly new in a
constitution. It outrht to be ehort.
plain, concise and perfectly free from
auvtbinj: like legislation; tiraply a
J laud mark, or guide for. or restraint
j upon hasty and inconsiderate legisla
tion, as to fundamental principles of
government. With few amendments
our present constitution- is ample.
The first act of tie coming- Constitu
tional Convention, afterorgauization.
should be to appoint a committee of
not more than five of Its bet men,
whose duty should be to prepare and
report a constitution to the conven
tion. The convention tsbould then
adjourn for thirty daye, and meet
again to hear and actupon thereport.
This would be economy aud good
Rf rise, and would provide a much .
more satifefactory Infctrument to thelmementg by the whites. And
neonle and better serve the true inter
ests of the State. This committee
should be selected with tole reference
to competency, and without regard to
political affiliations, or locality. By
this mode five thousand dollars would
pro vi d a constitution, instead of fif
teen or twenty thousand as will be
the cate, If the ordinary sitting be
gone through with, and we believe
will be much more likel' to meet the
appiobatiou of the people.
One Important feature of the con
fctitutiou should be a provision for fu
ture amendments and alterations.
Constitutional Conventions are ex
pensive nuisances, with which a State
should never be afflicted more than
once. Let the people be permitted to
amend or alter almost at pleasure, or at
least as the growing waats of a young
State, like oura, may tlemond". The
provision bhould be that any session
of the Legislature may submit amend
ments or alterations, to be approved
or rejected by a vote of the people, at
any regular or hpeeiul election. This
would keep the fundamental law of
the State near the people, and save a
vast sum of money to the tax payers.
There was a world of good sound
sense in the homely advice once giv
en by the lamented Lincoln to the
present Senator Ozlesby. of Illinois:
"Dick. If you wish to be useful and 1
successful In life, never get very far
awa3 from the people." While the
people may not desire-often to change
their constitution, they are better sat
isfied to know that they can do so
whenever they wish, or necessity de
mands. BiBhop John J. Hogan, of the Cath
olic Church, St. Joseph. Mo., recently
in a letter to the Herald, Bays : "In
youth, which should be the seed time
of virtue, vices are rooted In schools
subject to the civil power." A Jesuit"
priest In New York eaid recently on
the subject of the American plan of
public Instruction, that public schools
are "Godless schools and nurseries of
of vice," and that "Catholic parents
who send their children to them can
not expect the meroy of God." The
Rev. gentleman further added that he
"would as soon administer the sacra
ment to a dog as to such a Catholic."
This Is In keeping with the teachings
of old Pope Pius the IX, who Bays:
"The educational institutions have
been withdrawn from the watchful
ness of of the church, and In youth,
which should be the.seedtime of vir
tue, vices are rooted In schools sub
ject to the civil power."
The Roman Catholic Church is
making every effort to get such a foot
ing in this country, as to BupprefB all
free and Protentant schools. But
comment is unnecessary to create a
feeling of resentment to euch aggres
sion with the patriotic and liberal
j-eaders of our paper. But the Cath
olics are gaining ground and there Is
real danger ahead.
Verily, civil service reform Is an
excellent institution, and long live
Grant and his party who inaugurated
M.-Star.
It is about the same as it was before
there was any reform in Jacksonlan
times, wben the system was "to the
victors belong the spoils." Then the
only question was, "Is he a Demo
crat?" That being satisfactorily an
swered the applicant for office was all
right, even if as uneducated and un
fit for office as ayearllng mule. These
times, however, an applicant ha& to
have some educational qualifications
in addition to being a Republican.
Mr. Woodhurst, Warden of the Ne
braska Penitentiary, has beea remov
ed, and Capt. L. F. Wyman,of.York
county, has been appointed to fill the
vacancy. Believing that the Govern
or does just what lie thinks ought to
be done regardless of the opinions of
others, aud believing ho understands
the situation of the penitentiary af
fair better than any of the newspa
pers and others wha have volunteer
ed their advice to him proand con. we
have no word of censure to offer. Wo
admire the nerve manifested by our
new Governor, to do his duty after he
has deliberately concluded what it is,
regardless of what enemies or friends
may say.
Bessie Turner testified in the Beeoh-er-TIIton
caee, thatTilton once came
to her room, after sho had gone to
bed, lifted her out ofbed and carried
her to his own bed room with'oul wak
ing her up. We guesslhaC is a pretty
thin story and that Bessie only pre
tended to be asleep, aud that Tilton
might have gone further by a little
pruning. Another time he leaned
over her bed and kissed her and ask
ed her If sho didn't want to marry,
but when he put his band on her
she says on her neck she squealed.
The Illinois legislature has done as
we predicted It would, by defeating
the Douglas monument appropriation
bill. Tiio Bourbon Democrats voted
against the bill because Douglas de
clared for the Union.
The government now Insists that
the Black Hills country shall remain 1
tawed to bands of murderous red- t
skins for the reason that a few fat j
agencies are .already established at I
1 thepe point, and If -white men open i
1 up the country tneir petaeents wan
be without an occupation. Blmr
Times.
2o. that fs not the reason-at all.
The reason why the government will
prevent Invasion into the Black Hills
region is because good faith with the
Indians on the part of the Govern
ment ilpmontic It. Th Tndians have
a title to that country as binding as a
warrantee aeea, ana promiteu proteu
tlon by the government. Every right
mfnded man approves of the govern
ment being faithful to its compacts
and obligations, and as well with the
Indians as with an' other people or
race.
The Times is a democratic pa
per, but is that 8ny reason why It
should advocate a violation of solemn
pledges made by the government?
And. moreover, the goveraR-i is
now attempting negotiations with the
Indians with the view of being re
lieved of Its obligations In that re-
tspect. and opening that countrv for
therefore the government does not
"insist" that the Black Hills "shall
remain sacred." and all that sort of
twaddle, only so long as it considers
its compact binding or'sacred," if
you please. Because the Sioux are
"murderous red skins' does not re
lieve the government from ite duty to
act In good faith toward them.
The Lincoln Journal wants the
credit of prophesying that the "com
ing season will probably be a wet
one." Which one of the seasons is
not stated. Which seasen Is to be wet
spring, summer, fall or winter? The
Journal will observe that It is some
what indefinite. If it Is to be a wet
spring, it will be the same as last
apring, if a wet fall, it will be the
same as last fall, but if a wet summer
the season when the crops mature
and the small grain 1s harvested then
it will be very unlike the Eame season
of last year. And how are we to
know unle3 the scientific mau of the
Journal tells us which one?
At Grand Island a woman was ar
rested and put iu jail laat week for
passing counterfeit money. She Is a
married woman by the name of Beat
ty and has a family of several chil
dren one boy 17 years old. Her hus
band, at the time of her arrest, was
in Chilllcothe, Mo., and ba3 since
been arrested for a similar crime.
The counterfeits are on the National
Bank of Richmond, Indiana.
The Springfield Republican makes
this interesting discovery : "As the
4th of March, 1877, will come on Sun
day, the next President cannot be in
augurated till Monday ; but Presi
dent Grant's and Vice-President Wil
son's terms will expire on Sunday,
and so the president pro tem. of the
Senate, Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, will
become President of the United StateB
during the Interim, holding the of
fice twenty-four hours."
Wilbur F. Story, editor of the
Chicago Times, waa recently sent to
jail ten days for having published ar
ticles reflecting on the character of
certain members of Judge William's
Grand Jur, which were held by the
Judge to be contempt of court. The
feeling in-Chicago is that the court
has committed an outrage against the
freedom of speech, and assumed a
dangerous power.
As the Senate and President failed
to agree on any one for District Judge
of Louisiana, the President has since
obtained the opinion of the Attorney
General as to whether the President
has the right to now appoint a Judge
for that District, and the Attorney
General seems to think he has not the
power before the next session of Con
gress. On the 24th ult., at Pottsville, Pa.,
James Brown was hanged for the
murder of Daniel S. Kreamer, his
wife, her mother, Mrs. Macheraer,
and another Kreamer, on the night of
February 25th, 1872. Brown was on
ly 18 years old ot the time of the mur
der, and at the time of hie death waB
twenty-one.
Still the Kearney Press Is not hap
py about what it calls the "salt land
steal," and threatens the eastern por
tion of the State with some kind of
dire punishment at the first opportu
nity. The Press should not be bo
hartjh, but remember that Kearney Is
not the State of Nebraska, by any
means.
A man writing from the' Black
Hills, to his wife in Sioux City, sayB,
"We have struck the richest silver
lead ever known it Is almost pure
silver." He then says if it only
proves to be silver.
The Influence of the Granger ls-such
that its lightest word creates a com
motion. Granger.
O, give us a rest! It is your lies
and slanders, Mr. Moore, that causes
commotion, and not your influence.
To show the profit of fruit culture,
we mention the fact that one banker
In St. Joseph, Michigan, paid out last
year, on fruit checks from purchasers,
around million of dollars.
Ben. Butler will probably be in the
44th Congress. We hope he will, for
that Congress will be sadly deficient
in- brains, honesty and patriotism.
The Irlefr people of Omaha held an
enthusiasts meeting last week In de
ploratlou of the death of John Mitch
ell, and passed "resolutions.
Gen. Otto Funke has been appoint
ed and confirmed P. M. at Lincoln,
Nebraska.
Crete has a brick-press in successful
operation with a capacity of aboutJx
thousand brick per day, says the Post.
DI5
Hon. C. A- Ho lines, of Tecumsehj
Dublisbes the following evmrtauiim-
XBtPOBTAJfT TO SCHOOL
TKICTS.
tiou 5n the Odeftain of last week. Uie Stale of Nebraska, That all apph- ' Mil. which beeam" s la" Jbr the pro
We call the attention of our school of- cants for iieeI1Be to sell malt, spintu- I tection of life In the nse of machiti
ficers to it: OUB and Ninons liquors in theState of '-
T(,oi.(a0,tnft,o ti-i-x
in the act making appropriations for
i " "tDt. -"wsjaMirc,
th vfear 187W5 nmi-idwi tJ5n,i.,4
penses 01 tne omce of Superintend
ent of Public Instruction and School
Land Commibsioneraud certain oth-
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Ci trzpcuBce, euuuiu uo paiu irom Uie
temporary school fund, liifcteajf of the
J J1 n
W-(fc...r ..UUUC L-Ut?
hAQflri lr r.i..it Vio'
amount to be upportiond totheeoun-
ties and will make it obligatory upon
school district to levy taVpw
teachers for the years 1S75 G
Trnr m..A th!B ,h,n i
the
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n.M.i.tr tka ln.: U
j have been returned to the
aiuvuu. A.fc.k b& moo Wt UUiU
counties,
we have not been
but it will be safe.
able
to ascertain.
and perhaps nee-
AB..M- tnWfrnmnnUlf n
.MV7th0,n,nnni whi -ill Ko
required to pay teachers' wages. This
..jiv.o ... -..w .w... -...v.. ..... -
will have no effect upon the amount
to be distributed this year, but will
lessen the amount for June aod De
cember, 1875.
The reasons for making the change
above Indicated I will not undertake
to give at this time for want of space.
Briefly tbey may be stated to be:
First, the appropriations charged to
the temporary school fund should
properly come from that fund, and
not from the general fund, as they are
incurred in advancing the school In
terests of the Stat. Second, It has"
been alleged that the school system of j
our State Is too expensive, ana bo loryc
as the burden is borne by the general
fund, the people do not realize bow
expensive it is.
Whether or not the action of the
Legislature has been widely taken,
the future will perhaps demonstrate.
To me it Eeemed just and richt, hence
I advocated the change. Without at
tempting to argue the merits of the
c&pe. I have deemed it advisable to
call the attention of the school dis
trict officers to the fact, so they may
take such action as the occasion may
seem to demand.
C. A. Holmes.
The Democracy of Bangor, Me.,
celebrated Washington's birth day
and invited John Y. Brown, of Ken
tucky, to be present. That gentle
man sent the following letter in reply
to the invitation :
Washington, Feb. 22, 1S75.
Genltemen: Your favor of the 15tb
Inst, is to hand. I thank you for the
invitation extended to me, and sin
cerely regret that my duties here will
deny me the pleasure of joining you
at Bangor on the 22nd inst.. on the
celebration of the birthday of Wash
ington. It is well now to keep alive the
memories of the exalted virtues and
pure teachings of the Fathers of the
Republic. The great principles of the
Constitution framed by them have
been. In these latter days, sadly over
ridden; but I do not despair. Mil
lions, who are influenced more by
love of justice, liberty and peace than
by sectional bate and lust for plunder,
are coming to the rescue of Constitu
tional freedom. Last fall we heard
the Inspiring slogan of the array of
patriots, and 1876 will repeat he
thunders of Its refrain. The day is
breaking and the hour of deliverance
Is not distant. The broken-hearted
South takes hope and saya : "God
forever bless the brave Democracy
and Conservatives of the North, who
love country aud liberty, regulated by
law. above the triumphs and spoils of
party." Very truly j'ours,
John Young Brown.
This Brown Is the same fellow who
was punished for lying by the last
Congress.
HALIXE 'LA2JDS.
The donation of the saline lauds by
the Legislature to aid in building the
Trunk Road will greatly aid in eman
cipating our people from the merciless
and grasping extortions of the Iowa
Pools, and will give to our people a
competing line through and within
our own borders.
This omission or broken link In our
railroad sy-lem was what gave-to the
Iowa combination such fearful advan
tage over us in freight transportation.
It likewise for the same reason mate
rially interfered with the value of nil
our other roads. Let this gap once be
closed aud our Nebraska syste'm will
be fully developed, and great benefit
will accrue to each and every part of
the State. The -alue of the Trunk
line to the State will be far greater
than would the few acres of land giv
en in aid thereof. Falls City Journal.
The Journal is one paper not on the
river that takes a sensible and unself
ish view of the saline laud "steal,"
and facts bear out the truth of its po
sition. the black: hills-a waknixg.
A gold hunter telegraphed to Gen.
Ord as follows:
Cheyenne, March 24.
Gen. Ord, Commanding Department of the
Platte, Omaha.
I left companions in the Black
Hills with the understanding to take
out reinforcements. Will you permit
ray return with a party, or will you
send military to relieve miners?
J. Newton Warren.
The following, not calculated to en
courage trespassing on the Indian
country, was General Ord's answer :
H'dq'rs Dep't ofthe Platte, i
OiiAHA, March 24.
J. Newton Warren, Cheyenne:
Troops fcom Fort Laramie and hos
tile Indians have both gone for your
miners. I hope the troops will reach
them first, as military orders are sim
ply to bring in the party, confine the
leaders, burn the wagons, and destroy
outfit. E. O. C. Ord.
By our telegraphic report it will be
seen that Henry M. Atkinson, of
Brownville, has been appointed and
confirmed Commissioner of Pensions.
Mr. Atkinson Is n thorough Republi
can and a popular man. The ap
pointment will be generally Indorsed
by the party. Kearney Press.
J. Q. A. 8mltb, of Nemaha, was
robbed of silver spoons, nxraey and
county warrants by a chap named
Johnson, who had heen living with
him this winter. Star.
The worstof It was he was a printer.
m
Col Wilson has been removed from
the management of tho Government
buildings at Lincoln and Mr. Beals of
Richardson county "Neb., has been
appointed to the position.
An expedition for the Black Hills
Is being fitted out In Boston, consist
ing of five hundred men with a mili
tary organization. It will start about
the middle of April.
An exchange suggests that Beech er
kissed.all the women of that outfit
except his wife. Very likely it
would-' be-so orach, like other people.
AS ACT
ToH.epnlate tbe Iitunce ef Licenses
for, mad tfae sale ef21s.it, Tlaaai s.nd
tt l .! M.1VA m M.J lftC 91S.LC elJC.
Drsj
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
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onrncfro noilo t r lr.a-.. 9.
j auy uounty or Council of
thSf.D .un n.. rT? "' ia
-r - .-
,. 7 .". " " r roe space
ePaetJ
01 two weecs neiore action ia txten
thereon, wben, if there be no object
ions m-writing. made and filed to the
issuance of Faid license, and the pro
vision 01 cuapieru3 of the Code of
. Criminal Procedure, have been fullv
1 comDlied witn It mav ha
. knn f AF thrml -. .. I
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-ZZir -.- J?"JLT?U "Jec"?,
I & ' mX; -hJ 7 .- .-ID
f'S ' S , t?6 -aPP1,catlon,
iH ihtnh! A n1BfeUBIice. of
' ld license, the County Commiwon-
. "-? - --
appoint a
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nT inr n nuanntr rT iiH .r.. A it
I,.". r:"r7,"'-i.'4"cu .luai
r.rrthr' ...""",b!?M fn
1 .-y -mu w any 01 me
proviPioDB or section five hundred
inn kpvpnir.t'trn IF.
ana seventy-two (572) five hnnrtrArf
and seventy-four (o74j, and five hun
dred and seventy-five (575), chapter
fifty-three, of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, or any other restrictions
now legany piacea upon the sale of
malt, Epintuous and vinous liquors,
within the space of one year, or if an v
former license shall have been revok
ed for any misdemeanor agalnBt the
laws of this State then the Board of
County Commissioners, or Council of
any City, shall refuse to grant said
application for license.
Sec. 3. On the hearing of any case
arising under the provisions of. this-l
act. the testimony shall be reduced to
writing and filed in the office of ap
plication, and if any party feel him
self aggrieved by the decision in said
case he my appeal therefrom to the
District Court, and said testimony
shall be transmitted to Eaid District
Court, and such appeal shall be sum
marity deoided hy the judge of Buch
Court upon said evidence alone.
See. 4u No person who is bolden.
as the principal upon any body Issued
under the provisions of section 572.
chapter 53, of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, shall be permitted to be
come a surety upon any other bond of
Jikecharater; Provided, any party
interested shall have process to com
pel the attendance of witnesses who
shall have the same compensation as
now provided by law In the District
Court, and the cots shall be paid by
the party filing complaint In case li
cense be granted.
Sec. 5. Any minor who shall for
the purpose of evading the provisions
of section 574, chapter 53, of the Code
of Criminal Procedure, falsely rep
resent his age. shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and fined for each
and every offense not exceeding twen
ty dollars 20), or Imprisoned in. the
county jail, not exceeding thirty days
(20. or both, at the discretion of the
Court.
Sec. G. All acts and parts of acts
' inconf-i
tant with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age. Edwabd. S. Towle.
Speaker of the House.
Attest: Geo. L. Brown,
Chief Clerk H. R.
N. K. Gbiggs.
Pres't of the Senate.
Attest : D. H. Wheeleb,
Sec'y of the Senate.
I hereby certify this bill originated
in the House of Representatives of
the State of Nebraska.
Geo. L. Bbown.
Chief Clerk H. R.
Approved February 25th. 1875.
Silas Garbeb,
Governor.
State of Nebraska, 1
Secretary's Department.
I. Bruno Tzchuck. Secretary ofthe
State of Nebraska, do hereby certify
that I have carefully compared the
foregoing copy of "An act to regulate
the issuance of license for, and sale
of malt, and spirltou? liquors in the
State of Nebraska." with the original
rolls on file In this office, and that
the same Is a true and perfect copy of
said act.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
great seal of the State of Nebraska.
Done at LIin oln this eighth day of
March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
five, ofthe Independence ofthe Unit
ed States the ninety-ninth, and of this
State tho ninth.
Seal Bruno Tzschuck.
Secretary of State.
AN ACT
To Regulate tUe Sale of Illlumlnat
lngOIU. Be it enacted by the Legislature of
ttieauxte oj jseoraska, Tliat it shall
be unlawful for any person or per-ous
to otter for sale for illuminating pur
poses, as agent or otherwise, any nu
merical or petroleum, or into which
petroleum or any product of petrole
um enters, or is found as a constitu
ent element, until be or they have
tested the same in the manner follow
ing, towit: By taking not less than
half a pint of the oil, fluid or sub
stance tested, and placing the same in
a small vessel in which there is no
other substance, of such dimensions
that the surface of the oil, fluid or
substance shall not exceed foursquare
Inches in area, and placing a Fahren
heit's thermometer in said oil, fluid or
substance, in said vessel in such man
ner that the thermometer will indi
cate the temperature of the oil, fluid
or subotance being tested, which shall
then be gradually heated at a rate of
not less than two degrees per minute,
Fahrenheit, to a temperature at
which said oil. fluid or substance will
emit a gas or vapor that will iguite by
burning the flamo of a lighted match
or other burning taper in contact with
the surface of the article being tested,
with such frequency and in such a
manner as to ascertain the exact tem
perature by Bnid thermometer, at
which said oil, fluid or substance
will emit a gas that will ignite, and if
it will emit a gas or vapor that will
ignite at anv temDerature below nn
degrees, Fahrenheit, then it Is hereby I
ueciareu to oe aangerous. and it shall I
be unlawful toeell or offer the eame
for Bale.
Sec. 2. Provides that any person of
fering for sale any puch oil that has
not been tested, or that will not stand
the test, shall be subject to a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars, or
imprisonment in the jail of the coun
ty uot exceeding twenty days, or both,
at the discretion of the court, aud
hhall pay the cost of prosecution.
Sec. 3. Provides that any manufac
turer, refiner, or wholesale dealer
who shall eell oil that win not stand
the above test, shall be subject to a
fine not exceading $1,000. or Impris
onment not exceeding 20 dayB, or
both.
Sec. 4. Provides that any person
who shall sell any such oil in less
quantity than one barrel at any one
time, that will not stand the above
test, he Bball be subject to a fine of
not less than $25 or more than $200. or
Imprisonment for not lee3 than ten
days, or both.
Sec. 5. Provides- that any person
sustaining any damage to his person
or property by reason of the violation
of the above seotions by any person,
the guilty party Bball be liable to the
person Injured for all damages so sus
tained; and In case of death, the
Bumypwywi peguuiy. 01
Biaujjuwr.
AIT ACT
The following is Senator Fisher's
eitenddedty the lpilaUjre of
f ' - it suvivw -rf .-- ... -
Vie State of Jf&raslia, Ihat aJl per-
I .nr,. in thia KtfttB wl HUBy
i-.. K,tH -who. may now or
hereafter own or run any inresning
machine, corn sheller, or any other
machine wbith fe connected to a
horse-power, by means of tumbling
rods or line of .shafting, shall cause
each and every Hength or section of
such tumbling rod. (except the one
next to the horse-power,) together
with the knuckles and joints and
jacks thereon, to be safely boxed or
secured while running-
Sec. ii. Anv person owning or run
ning a machine as mentioned in sec
tion one of this act, without comply
ing with the requirements of the
aforesaid section, shall be held liable
to the person injured for any damage
which may be sustained by such per
son by reason of puch neglect. And
no action shall be maintained nor
shall any legal liability exist for serv
ices rendered by or with any such
machine, when'it shall le made to ap
pear that the fir?t section of this act
has not been complied with.
u
BLACK HILLS.
Gea. Sheridaa WriteO-bout Them.
He TelliAboatthc JleaBtsiai of Geld.
THE LETTEB.
Chicago, March 25. Lieutenant
General Sheridan has written the fol
lowing highly interesting letter con
cerning the Rlark Hills country. It
sets forth what ba3 been done and
what the government proposed to do
in the matter, aud immediately con
cerns ail who contemplate going Into
that country for gold:
Headqeaktebs Military Divi
sion of the Missouri, Chicago,
March 2-5. Gen. TV. T. Sherman,
Headquarters of the Army, St. Louis.
General In reply to your question,
"What do you know of ths Black
Hills?" I respectfully submit the
following remarks: My first knowl
edge of the Black Hills was derived
from an interview with the late Fath
er DeSmet, a noted Catholic mission
ary, whom I met many years ago on
the Columbia river In Oregon, from
whom I beard the
1NDIAJS ROMANCE
of mountains of gold in the Black
Hills, and his explantion of that ex
traordinary and delusive story to the
Iudians, frontiersmen and explorers.
That Black Hilla country is much
more extensive than that particular
locality broughc to the notice of the
public by the recent explorations of
Gen. Custer and gets its name from
the Black scrubby character of tim
ber which grows on the sides and tops
of the mountains and hills. It com
prises the whole of the conntry bound
on the East by Ion. 102 degrees, on
on the South bj Sweetwater and the
Laramie rivere. on the West by the
Big Hi rn and Wind rivers and on the
North by the Yellow Stone river.
This is really the country of the
Black Hills, but embraced in it are
several localities called Black Hills,
for instance the Black Hills of Lara
mie, Black Hills of Powder river,
and Black HHIb of Cheyenne river;
the latter being Che locality in which
Gen. Custar made his reconuolsance
last-summer, and about which there is
SO ilUCH SPECULATION ,
at the present time, and within ihe
bounds of which. It is supposed" by a
large number of people, is to be found
gold. Fatht-r DeSmet's mountain
gold story was, that while living
with the Stoux Indians, he wus
shown by them nuggets of gold which
they informed had bimbeerobtained at
different points in the Black Hills,
supposed to be from the beds of the
Big Horn, Rose Bud and Powder riv-
ers, and from branches of the Tongue
river, and on his representing that
euch yellow metil was of great velue
they told him they knew where
there was a mountain of it. Subse
quent investigation, however, proved
that the Indian mountain of gold was
nothing more than a formation of
YELLOW MICA,
Buch as may be found in a number
of places in the above described coun
try. I bad scarcely given the story
thought after thiduntilthreeyeanafter
when I hapened to be in New York,
and it waa there brought to my recol
lection by a prominent gentlemen,
who asked me where Father DeSmet
was to be found, and insisted that
some one should be sent at once to
get from him the secret of the gold
mountain, which would pay the na
tional debt, etc. Afterlinformed'bim
that it was an old and exploded story,
bis ardor cooled, and the excitement
about the mountian of gold again
subsided. It so happened, however,
that the Black Hilla country was em
braced in my military command, and
two years ago it became apparent to
me that a military post iu the Black
Hills of Cheyenne would soon become
necessary for the protection of the
settlements in Nebraska from the
raids of the Sioux Indians, who al
ways, before they commenced depre
dations on the frontier, secured a
safe place for their families and vil
lages, in the locality mentioned, and
believing these Indiana would never
make war on our settlements as long
as we could threaten their families and
villages in this remote locality
ABOUNDING IN GAME
and all that goes to make Indian life
comfortable, and with this purely
military object in view, order was
given for Custar's reconnoisance.
The party found gold by washing
near Harney's Peak, on the eastern
slope of the Black Hills of Cheyenne.
This was followed, and brought to
the surface Father DeSmet's story for
the third time.
The Black Hills of Cheyenne, des-
cribed by Gen. Custar as situated be-
tween the north and south forks of
that river, one of which Is known as
Belle Fourcbe. the other South Bark
and although I have the utmost con
fidence in the statement of Gen Cas
tar and Gen. Forsythe. of my Btaff
that gold was found near Harney's
Peak, I may safely say there has not
been any fair 'test made to determine
its existence in large quantities.
There is not a Territory in the West
where gold does not exist, but in ma
ny of them the quantity Is limited to
the color, which is as much as has
yet been obtained" near Harney's
Peak. Geological specimens brought
back by Custar's expedition are not
favorable indications of the exist
ence of
GOLD IS GRKAT QUANTITIES,
still it may be there, but as tber treaty
of '69. duly ratified, virtually deeds
this portion of the Black Hills to the
Sioux Indians, there ia no alternative
but to keep out trespassers. But to
go back to the Father DeSmet infor
mation, there is not much doubt as to
the correctness of his statement that
gold exists in large quantities in the
Black Hills, but much further west
than the- Black Hills of Cheyenne;
I have seen- nuggets of gold from the
uig Jiorrr ana Tongue rivers, and
mau-imany epecrmenB from near Fort
ewmraugn, in the upper Wind Rive
country, where mining has faiied for
want of water for alluvial -washing,
aud from hostilities of the Indians,
and I have good reasons to believe in
the fact that it is quite
CE2TAIN THAT GOLD JESISTB
In the Owl Creek Mountains, in the
Lower Wind river, and in the head
1 --jl.i.. rrt xji Liie iruvt, utri. ri b tri: b.liu lu
v -r, d n a localities bnn- un-
, , . ,. TJiv.
der ths general meaning in the Black
Hills, and outside the Shertaan-Au-gur-Terry
treaty of 1859, except
so far as the privilege to hunt game
It has been my intention to com
municate much information govern
ment this summer on the above des
cribed country, and as the Indians
have not an absolute right to the soil
there may be but little difficulty In
extinguishing their bunting privi
leges. I purpose. If you do not object,
to open the Yellowstone river, by
sending Gen. G- H. Forsythe and
Col. Grant, of my staff- up the Yel
lowstone to the mouth of the Big
Horn,, as -soon as the ice breaks,
which will give the lowest tide water,
having secured a steam boat to make.
THIS EXPLORATION.
If Gen. Foreythe Is successful, I
will send Gen. Custar with a com
mand from Fort Lincoln, across the
mouth of the Powder river, thence
up on the south bank ofthe Yellow
stone, crossing Powder river. Tongue
river, Rosebud, and on to the mouth
of the Big Horn.
This country is as j-et entirely un
explored, and the expedition may de
velope very valuable auriferous sec
tions and make the Father DeSmet
story to some extent true. But I am
of the belief that the moutain of mica
has not changed to gold.
I will also send an expedition down
Wind river, through the Owl Creek
mountains, from Fort Stambaugb, via
Fort Brown, to the mouth of the Big
Horn, and will bring it back through
Parks, about the bead waters of Pow
der river, visited by Capt. Mills and
bis command last summer.
THESE PARKS
are for beauty fully equal to those des
cribed so graphically by Gen. Custar
as existing in the Black Hills of
Cheyenne.
I may also say from own my knowl
edge that the vallevs of the Big and
Little Popoaigie, Little TVind river,
and the Wind river, can scarcely be
excelled In beauty and fertility, while
the students of nature will find there
the most extraordinary upheavals of
earth crust probably U be found on
this continent. I am of the opinion
that this country la gold-bearing, but
of its abundance there can only be:
conjecture at present. I feel quite i
confident of our ability to prevent!
any intenaea trespasses on tne ngnis
of the Indians, and
INFANTRY AND CAVALRY
In the department of Dakota are be
ing moved at the present time to the
most available points to carry out my
directions. "Were It not for these
precautions on the part of the govern
ment there might be a repetition of
the California Gold Beach and Gold
Lake humbugs with still greater suf
fering. Many of the persons who are
now crazy to go to the Black Hills
never think how they are to exist af
ter they get there or how they could
return in cae of failure.
If they will wait for further Infor
mation from the government, which
now seems inclined to be desirous of
making consses3 to meet these new
interests, there will be no one more
willing than myself to aid in ascer
taining their value So far as troops
are concerned, I will promise activity
in the present emergency, and a con
scientious performance of duty.
Snoaldthe points which miners start
be so remote as to make it impossible
for our scanty forceo watch them,
we can occupv the two or three gaps
in the Black Hills and effectually ex
clude trespassers.
Xerv respectfully,
P. H. Sheridan,
Lieutenant General Commanding.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
H0MEW00D MILLS
RtJsvsnns'G-
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Having in my employ Mr.
BCEISTfcY SEGCIT3FER,
acknowledged to be the best miller in the
State, assisted by Mr. Henry Emerson. I am
prepared to furnish GOOD FLOUR in any
quantity. Every sack warranted.
Mv Floor is for sale at all the principal
stores In Brownville.
GEO. HOMEWOOD.
Sheridan Mills. April 1st. 1S75.
CITY ELECTION NOTICE
"VTOTICE is hereby given, that the reenlar
annnal election for city officers will be
held In the City of Brownville. on
TUESDAY, APRIL 6tb, 1S75,
between the hoars of 9 o'clock A. M. and 7
o'clock P. M.at which time the following of
ficers shall be voted for :
One Mayor,
One Police Judge,
One Marshal.
One Treasurer.
One Clerk,
Two Coancllmen for 1st AVard,
One Councilman for 2nd Ward,
One Govncilnsan for 3rd "Ward.
The places for for holding the election In
the different wards will be as follows :
In 1st Ward, Newman's law office, corner
First and Second streets.
In 2nd Ward, in the office of R, A- Hawley.
No. SI Main street.
In 3rd Ward. In G. W. Bratton's store room,
south east corner Main and Sixth streets.
By order of the ConncII.
S6w5 J. B. DOCKER. City Clerk.
ELECTION NOTICE.
To the Electors of 5ewaha Co., Xeb.
"VrOTTCE is hereby eiven that on the first
1 Tuesday, the 6th day of April. A. D.
iio. at the nsual place of votins: in the sev
eral precincts in Nemaha County, Nebraska,
an election will be held for the purpose of
electing two Deletrues and one Float Dele
Kate to the Constitutional Convention which
is to meet at Lincoln on the second Tuesday
in May. A. D. 1S75.
Said election will be opened at S o'clock A.
Mandcontinueopen until 6 o'clock P.M.,
and be conducted and returns made accord
ing to law.
By order of the Board of Conntv Commis
sioners. WILSON E. MAJORS,
3Sw3 County Clerk.
J.lfTJDDART & CO.,
PEACE & QUIET SALOON,
Xo. 51 3Ialn Street,
1ROW5TILLE, 3TEB.
BEST WINES & LIQUORS
KEPT ON HAND.
We have fitted np In fine style a Billiard Parlor,
and put up therein two tables iresh from the man
ufactory, to play upon which we invite gentlemen
fond of the exercise. The Billiard Parlor is located
in the etory.over the taleoa. qstl
Csui-wo C-Sfeji-"''
ONE ACKE
OF
IF
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W3X1 PAX BETTER
THAN
TEN ACKES
OF
FARMEHg
Resort to a Species of Cr
tliat -will BearTrjuis
portation,
Now is the Time get a
CHEAP
ORCHARD
TO MAKT! SUCCESS
SURE
Plant Trees Grown in Yob
ew Soil aaid Climate,
I Fruit Trees
Evergreens
GrapeYines
Will be Sold thin Spring at Un
fa card of Lbw Price.
TIIK
Fins tari
Baro-wnriLle, ISet.,
FreeaU.the flne3t aaTraost sit T&rl
tles of fxxlt trees to be Joead aaj-wi:t '.2
the -west. The seiectleas are basd npci
nineteen jearsaeiaaliizporieaee. UQitccl
varieties as are knows, to be adaptal to .v.s
brasfca soil and climate are ealUvaiad. Tit
trees have had no otfaer stlraslaartiian L.
natnrally derived from the sett 'Jia. h :i
they grow. Tbey are choice in all repe-t.
We have no traveling agents. OrtenvW
be filled at the nnrsirr. and tatisaoa
I guaranteed. Those coming la perras caa
make their own selection.
A very choice assortment of
HARDY
FLOWERING SHRUBS,
1 I
AND SPRING BTXLBS.
TSIS SEAS03S",
To meet the excessive dose tines, we x I
sell at p: ices far below ever before, r : bij
of twenty-five dollars and ovr, one yev
time will be given on good paper, if desiA
Corn, wht-at, rye, barley, eats, hay aad pot
toes taken !n exchange fer sleek at blgbe
market price.
HARDY AND RELIABLE VARIBTIBs
Blackberries
AND
Raspberries
We have perhaps tlw finest collwt!
SIBERIAN CRABS In the United SU-
These varieties of apple pay qufcker t
better than any other.
A few hundred each will be offrred C'J
season of those choice varieties of Pf"
Tetofsky. Lawver, Walbridge. Staanri
White Gmvenstein, and forty dlflreat vtf
etles of Ross Ian apples, clons f whlea rf
imported direct.
Warranted if our Direc
tions are followed.'
For our own use, In orchard, aad f"
which to bud In future. TfioMalaed m-1
thousand Peach and Apricot frwn rYnnsj
vanla last fall. Of these we will dispone '
few buundred each. These trees, as w4-
the varieties, are all of the choicest.
Do
You iWish an Early
Bearing Orchard?
We have a few thousand choicest va
.-!tf
fnnrinilftrATiarn!4 4 nnlo Par.Pl0Bl
4Cl
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Cherry Trees and Grapo Vines, we v".l
pose of this spring. Trees we have ps
in onr ova- orchard rows, but wh'Cfc '
found to be too close and some mas "
moved. To those near who can take nP
trees one day and pat. them out the
this Is a. rare onnortuaity. e wiu --
tiurchasem to die1 their own tree
tree and
count the amount of their labor.
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