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"cl5?"lr shSWK 2!M.. '- lr.jiKrttf 'oiiw ni . rTfPsa ' -i M t ' ! i C i . Ui ; i ( THE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, NOV. 11, 1875. -j- The President df the United States lias issued his praclduiatlon designat ing Xovenl'Uer 2oth as Thanksgiving dayi Governor Garber has also Issued a proolamation naming the same day for the State of Nebraska. The Rookport Journal gives au ac count of the elopement of Jas. H. Larimore, residing near Rockport, with his wife's sister, a Mrs. Mary A. Travis. Larimore first sent his wife to 111., on a visit and he and his sister-in-law remained at home to "keep house," when they left forsome other parts. Gen. Brisbin, the Centennial Man ager for Nebraska, has issued a circu lar for the regulation of tho appoint ment of agents for the sale of Centen nial stock In this State. The State has been apportioned into fifteen districts, with a local agent in eacli district for tho sale of stock. The third district is composed of Nemaha, Richardson, Puwneeand Johnson counties, Hinsou Thomas, agent; office at Brownville. Gen. Brisbin says : Centennial stock is now considered' a good investment, and it is desired to give all the people of Nebraska an opportunity to purchase some. The stock is secured by the centen nial buildings and ail the admission fees received during the centennial and international, exposition. The quota allowed to Nebraska is $30,000. and all of It should be taken. Agents appointed to sell Btock will be paid salaries according to their ser vices and length of time employed. Subscription books and stock have been placed at the Nebraska State bank, Omaha. Any person sending by postoffice order or registered letter, ten ($10,000) dollars to Eugene A. Thomas, 265 Farnham street, Omaha. Nebraska, will receive by return mail a certificate of stock!' Mrs. JToulton nnd Plymouth Church On.the 4th Mr. Hawkins, of Ply mouth Church, called on Mrs. Moul ton and informed her that the exam ining committee of the church had determined to recommend to the church that her name be erased from the rolls as that of a continual and causeless absenter. He told Mrs. Moulton thaf he had called at the re quest of the committee to notify her of its Intentions in order that she might be present to state her reasons for absence. Accordingly Mrs. Moul ton attended the business meeting last'night. She was accompanied by her counsel, General Pryor. When the recommendation of the examin ing committee was reported, and be fore the action was taken by the churoh, General Pryor arose and read a letter from Mrs. Moulton in her own defence, in which she protests against the adoption of the recom mendation of the examining commit tee, because, she said, "I am not an absentee in any proper sense of the word, nor doe3 the rule of the church in regard to absentees, contemplate any such case as mine. My absence is an enforced one, and is caused by the orlme of adultery, committed by Henry Ward Beecher, pastor of the church, with one of his parish ioners, which I know to be a fact through Mr. Beecher'a oonfession to me and through tho confession of Mrs. Tilton, and through conclusive evi dence of the crime from other sources. I appear before this church in loyal obedience to its summons, and I here by declare my disposition and desire to discbarge all the duties devolving on me as a member, that are consist eat with my knowledge of the adult ery of the pastor and his false swear ing with regard to it." The most im 3pessivellenoe followed the reading ot frs. Moulton's plea. The moder ator thea put the question. A silent yote was iaken, and the name of Mrs. Moulton was dropped from Plymouth church roll of membership. Bar Resolutions. On the 6th of Oolober, the lawyers of Ft. Madison, Iowa, met and pass ed the following resolutions in mem ory of Francis Sempie, Esq., late a member of the Lee county Bar: Whereas, It has pleased Providence to remove from our midst, to a higher sphere of happiness, wo hope, our legal Brother, Frauds Somple, Esq and, Whereas, his high legal attainments and native energy of character, made him one of the most conspicuous ad vocates of the JLee Couuty Bar. Jlesolved, 1st, That we cherish his memory for his many excellent quali ties, as a man and lawyer. Jic80lvcd2nd, That as an evidence of respect for his memory, that a copy or these proceedings be prepared by the Seoretary of the meeting, and pre sented to his family, and that the Judges of the various Courts of Lee County, be respectfully requested to have these proceedings spread upon the Records of their respective Courts, Very Respectfully Submitted. D. F. Miller, Sr. Ch'n. John Van Valicenbubg. w. h. moiirison. Mr. Sempie was the father of Mrs. T. Pax ton, of this vicinity. After various remarks in honor of the de ceased the resolutions were adopted, and afterwards ordered by the court ppreadupon the court record. Pension Frauds. "A report received by the commis sioner of pensions shows that426 cases of alleged frauds in pension claims were Investigated by the special ser vice division during the quarter w-hteh ended September30 last. This Is moro work than was dono in the same length of time when the special service division had more agents than at present." Itwill'beBeen fromJLho above that Henry M. Atkinson, OTtmnlssIoner of peusions, is conducting the work of his department with signal ability and success. We are glad to notice tills because we feol a personal inter eat in all Nebraska appointments. Th8 honorable commissioner, we are assured by private advices, Is doing most excellent work, and bringing his office up to a standard of efficiency which is becoming a model to other departments. The different employes of the department seem to enter Into the spirit of reform which actuates ii.air siMof nnd nnoomnlish an amount of work in remarkable contrast'witlf former times. Mr. Atkinson is a cred it to Nebraska, and deserves the con sideration whlefa his services com mand at W&shlogtim.-OmahaJRcbub-lican. OUR VASHItfGTOJf LETTER. Washington, D. C, Oct. 28, 1875. Editor Nebraska Advertiser. I arrived here some ten days since, and have been "taking tho city in" ever since, but am not near through yet. Washington as most of your readers are no doubt aware, is the most beautiful city in the United States. It's wido streets, avenues, numerous parks, palatial residences and fine public buildings, command the admiration and wonder of all who visit the capital. I will not endeavor to mention any of the government buildings in this communication, but will in the future try to give your readers a faint idea of tho magnitude and magnificence of some of them. All the bureau officers are busily en gaged in preparing their reports to Congress, which meets on tho first Monday in December. A great many changes have been and are being made in the different departments, and I suppose when "Old Zack," the new Secretary of the Interior, returns ho will proceed to "lop oil" sundry and divers heads. The consequence of all these changes in the clerical forces is that all the employes of the different departments are on the anx ious seat, nervously awaiting their fate. The commissioner of Pensions, Hon H. M. Atkinson, of Brownville has proven himself the man for the place. He always has a kind word and a smile for all visitors, and has more business in him to the "square iuoh" than anybody. He is a man of whom Nebraska may well be proud. Since my sojourn here I have had tho pleasure of making .the acquain tance of J. C. Aylsworlh, Esq., an old citizen of Brownville, and, I be lieve, atone time connected with the Nemaha District Land Ollice. He Is a companionable gentleman whom it does one good to know. He will doubtless be remembered by a great many of your readers who were among tho early settlers of Brown ville and Nemuha county. There are a number of Nebraskans here, among whom are Senators Hitchcockand Paddock, PatO'Hawes, W. II. B. Stout, Col. Irish, and Frank Rother, all of whom Beein to be en joying the best of health, although in a somewhat warmer climate than they are accustomed to. The President I In the city, but he has not called on me yet. I c'o not think he knows I am In the city. I would like to form his acquaintance very much, as he lives in a very nice house, and is said to have a great plenty of fine cigars. I do not care anything about the house, but then those cigars, I think that one or two of those could bo forced on me, but my "retiring disposition" forbids my enjoying the. weeds. Do not suppose from the above that I am a fac simili of the Granger man. More if you will have It. Nosbig. OUR NEW YORK LETTER. Tho Great Revival Politics in Jfcw York and Brooklyn Death and the DemiOIoude Business. Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser. New York, Nov. 8, 1875. THE HELIGICUS MOVEMENT. The revival movement in Brooklyn has been Inaugurated by Moody and Saukey.and it givese very indication of great success. The series of meetings commenced Sunday morning last, in the great Skating Rink, In Brooklyn, which has been fitted up for the pur pose. It was a sight to see the crowd that came that Suuday morning. The forrles from New York were crowded, the street cars were loaded, and every possible public and private convey an oo was charged to its utmost oapacity. Tho meeting at the Rink was advertised at 8 A. M., and tho building would seat 7,000. At C In the morning think of the hour! there were not less thau20,000anxlous people awaiting the opening of the building. They came in streetcars, In carriages, in wagons, on horseback, in and on everything that would carry, and on foot, and they waited and waited two long hours. Finally, the doors open ed and the first 7,000 found seats, 2, 000 more stood in the aisie3, and the orowd outside, augmented every min ute, stood on their feet, waiting and waiting, as though they expected the roof would fly off or In some miracu lous way they would be enabled to see and liear Moody and Sankey. Final ly, of course, they dispersed. What did those who got seats Inside hear and see? Simply two earnest, honest men, each with a gift, plead ing to their fellow men, to be better men. Dwight L. Moody, n robust, strong, earnest man, who believes that Jesus of Nazareth came Into the world to save slunera a plain unedu cated man begging and entreating his fellows to put their trust in Him as he ha3 done a man without grace, without polish, without even good grammar but a man whoso soul is i permeated and filled with the one idea that without Jesus a man must be lost, and who loves his fellow men to the degree thai lie Is willing to forego all the ambitious of life so that he can resouo them that is Moody. His co- laborer is just liko him in purpose, though different in method. Ira D. Sankey is a handsome man, with a soul full of love for his fellows, and a voice like an angel. What Moody does in speech ho does in song. He slugs only suoh songa as hold up to their gaze Christ on the cross dying forsinuers he sings only of that love deep enough to take in the vilest and broad enough for a world of transgress ors. This is their only theme this all they say or sing. It is the old sto ry, the beauty and sweetness of which oven tho infidel never could make head against of He who so loved the world that ho gave his own life to save it. This Moody talks and this Sankey sings. It Is love, love, love. Moody holds his audiences by tolling the story of Jesus, who would suffer death for one sinner; Sankey, with his wonderous voice sings'of that Sa viour who, having the ninety and nino, went out through tho night and storm, through the tangled brake for the one! And the effect they produce Is wonderful. They say and sing noth ing new but they are In dead earnest themselves, and though their story be they impress everybody. Tbey inject into their hearers their own earnestness they compel them to receive it, because they believe it. And that they are in earnest, there can be no doubt. They might have made thousands in England in fact they were offered thousands but they took nothing but the bread thoy ate, the beds thoy slept in, and the clothes they wore. And here they refuse to take anything else. Neither of them have n dollar in the world, and they work more hours than any day labor er on the streets. Starting with theso two workers, the churches havocommenced a move ment along the whole lino. The crowd that could not get into the Rink, last Sunday surged into the ohurches in the neighborhood, tilling them to overflowing. Notwithstand ing the crowd in tho Rink the ohurches of Brooklyn were never so full and never was so much Interest manifested. There Is revival in the air, and advantages will be taken of It. All tho churches are arranging for revivals and there will bo suoh an awakening in this city, this winter, as was never heard of. One word or two about tho audien ces that Moody and Sankey have. They are the best people in the two cities. Wealthy men, the best mer chants and bankers in tho city, came forward with the" money to remodel the Rink, to provide for tho cost of the meetings, without solicitation. I should like to givo tho names of some of them, but as they did it just as Moody and Sankey labor, without hope or expectation of reward, I will allow them the luxury of doing a good action in secret. Revivals commence In all the churches next week. All denomina tions will engage in them, from the most orthodox Presbyterian to the most liberal Unitarian. The best peo ple have united to elevate the stand ard of morality, and to do something toward lifting the great city out of the selfish, maney-making, money-get-tlug spirit that has for so long crowd ed out everything else. It is time. The meetings at the Rink have been crowded the same way every day since Sunday, and there are no signs of abateness. From 10,000 to 20,000 peopleare unable to obtain admittance, and go away from each meeting. The churches in the neigborhood take tho overflow, and the two evangelists go to them for a brief period each day. It is a wonderful work they are do ing, nnd they are doing it in a wonder ful way. POLITICS Were never so mixed as in New York and Brooklyn as at this time. It is the People vs. Ring, and a very vigor ous fight is being waged. In New York the Demociacy aresplitinto two factions, Tammany and anti-Tatn-many, and the Republicans of the city are acting with theanti-Tamoiany wing. John Morrissey has reconsid ered his determination not to tako part in the fight, and Is in it with his coat off, as a candidate for Senator. It is humiliating for a decent man to be compelled to vote for such a man as Morrissey, but that is what the Republicans of that district are going do. As bad aB he is he is a better man than Fox, his opponent. Fox Is the sworn henchman of ICelly, tho head of Tammany, and Tammany owns and controls every thief, political and otherwise, in New York. Tammany is the name for everything that is bad and vile in politics, Tammany is the shibboleth of the plunderers and thelves who have ridden New York for so mauy years, and the decents men of tho city are willing to back any man or thing that can help to break Its power. Morrissey is a gambler and adventurer, but he is op posed to Tammany, and Republicans, hopelessly in the minority alone, are willing to vote for him to assist in breaking tho terrible power that is eating out the heart of tho city. Mor rissey will help to elect Hackett and Phelps, whom Tammany lias sworn to destroy, and that is what they want. But, as I should vote for Mor rissey were I in that district, I am happy that I live elsewhoro. To beat Tammany I would vote for John Mor rissey, but I should keep it a secret from my children. IN . BROOKLYN The fight is even warmer than in New York, for Brooklyn has a worse ring, If any difference. An Irishman named McLaughlin, owns and con trols Brooklyn as entirely as Tweed did New York five years ago. Ho is the head centre of the Democraoy in that city, and has, of course amassed an Immense fortune from the plunder of tho tax-pa3ers. He dictates the nominations he elects the ticket nominated and then controls every appointment, and through them ove ry dollar of expenditure. But "Boss"' McLaughlin is going through his sea of trouble. He became so dictatorial that the Democratic leaders are op posing him, and it is poossible that the Reform movement may be strong enough to swamp him. Tho Repub licans have uomiuated an excellent ticket, and thousands of honest Dem ocrats will vote for it. Gen. Slocum, Democratic member of Congress from the Brooklyn district for two terms, Is on the stump for the Reform ticket, and he puts in the most damagiug blows. It is shown that for four years McLauglin ha3 had absolute control of the city that he owned every office of trust and profit that notau appointment could be made, or a dollar spent without his consent. Gen. Slocum was placed by the Mayor on the Water Board, on tho demand of citizens. McLaughlin wanted a friend of his for that place, but the Mayor refused to change the appointment. The Boss met Gen. S. in the aute-room of the Board of Al dermen, who have the power to con firm or reject- tho Mayor's appoint-J meut, and taking out his watch said, "I will give you just twenty minutes to withdraw your name." Of course, Slocum rofused to withdraw his name, and of course it was rejected, and a tool of the ring sent in in its place. McLaughlin made a speech in an swer to Gen. Slocum the other night in which he complained bitterly of his (Slocum's) ingratitude in opposing hinT." Why," said McLaughlin, "when Gen. Slocum was a candidate for Congress, he came to me one day and said that he could not be elected unless a Republican meeting, an nounced for that evening could be broken up. I Sent three hundred men and broke up the meeting at a cost of $G00, and he has never paid it book to me." Thiuk of being un der the control of a man who can stand up in a public assemblage and make such a statement without a blush. But of suoh Is tho Democracy off New York and Brooklyn. DEATH AND THE DEMI-MONDE . That irregular living can only end badly was again illustrated in this city this week. Charles Revere, a wealthy meat dealer has been in love for years with a woman of no charac ter, named Ana Styles. He was ab solutely infatuated witli her, and spent vast sums of money upon her. The path he took was a very straight and not a very long one. Drink fol lowed his other passion, then neglect of business, until abouta year ago his mistress, after the fashion of her kind, dropped him. He had but little more money to spend upon her and his fur ther intimacy "didn't pay." The poor lunatic followed her about all .this time, and occasionally "just for the fun of it,'' she would tolerate him for a day or two. Last Thursday he saw her at the Jerome Park races and joiued her. In company with anoth er mau and woman of the same class they returned to tho city and spent the night in the wildest excesses, getting to her house iu tho morning at five o'clock. Then Revere begged her to become reconciled to him, which she very contemptuously refused to do. Maddened by her heartlessuess, he threw what valuables lie hndabout him upon the floor, struck her with the butt of his revolver, and finished his work by shootiug himself through the head. It is the old, old 'story. Revere bought this woman a house, which he furnished in magnificent style he supported her like a princess expending upon her in two years not less than $60,000. Had he had $00,000 rnoro to spend that she could have got hold of she would have held to him ; but the moment the supply of cash run short, the fountain of her love dried up, and then death. His death affected her no more than if her parrot had died Indeed, her bearing at the inquest was such as to show that she felt it was a relief. She will have another rich lover in a mouth, and they will mako merry over the death of Revere, till his time comes. "It is a mad world my mas ters." Vice don't pay. BUSINES3 Has been a little more brisk this week than last, though it is still bad. Fail ures aro as common as blackberries. There is the regular list every morn ing of lame ducks, and nobody knows who Is safe. "Who next?" is the questiou most frequently asked. Well, there must come an end some time. Possibly, after the elections are all over and people got down to living again thero will be a revival of trade and tho wheels will get; in motion again. Let us hope so. Pietiio. SOTES OF TRAVEL. STRATFORD-Off-AVOtf. Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser. ' "The gentle flowing Avon" wends its way through rich green pastures fringed by trees of thickest foliage and by many a stately hnll nnd ruin ed castle, till at last it reaches the quiet town so far-famed as the home and resting place of England's great est Bard. On the old road from War wick, four miles from Stratford is the ancieufcouutry mansion called Char lecote Hall with its park, and church, and village This is where, It is said, Shakspeare with some other lads was caught trespassing upon the deer park and came near paying a heavy panalty and to escape the wrath of Sir Thomas Lucy, the proprietor, he fled to Loudon and connected himself with a play-house, and so was intro duced to his wonderful career. The whole tradition is considered doubtful. The only known facts upon which the story rests are that young Shak speare was fond of sporting and that he maligned borne one supposed to be Thomas in one of his poems. It is a beautiful old place. -The premises are guarded by a fine Iron gate from which a drive leads to the mansion. The premises are large, the park com prising twenty or thirty acres and is beautifully shaded by large trees and contains as fine a herd of deer as I ever saw. Home or them have im mense antlers which they carry as loftily as theirowner vaunts his noble birth. I doubt not someof them trace their genealogies to the unfortunate victim of Shakspeare'3 malicious sport. It Is very pleasant to walk from Charlecote to Stratford. You may then go across the park ; get a fine view of the rear of tho mansion and the slope down to the Avon which is a very beautiful greensward with flower beds and stone steps down the bank to the water's edge; and you may stroll along the banks of the river und through tho same pastures and by the same road Into the town that Shakspeare used to frequent. It is especially pleasant if within a mile of town you are overtaken by a kind stranger driving a horse in a two wheel car, unlike. any you ever saw in America, who asks you to ride and points out to you many objects of in terest along the way, and tells you of many of the peculiarities of the town and country. Entering the town you cross a bridge over the Avon, built in the reign of Henry VII, (about 1490.) by reign or Henry vn, iaoou& i.iyu,; oy Hugh Clop ton, then Lord,, Mayor of London, but a native of Stratford. So it was thero when Shakspeare lived. It is of stone, and as solid and firm" as the road Itself, and will prob ably stand as long as Shakspeare is re membered. The town is strikingly neat and or derly. It is oalled the cleanest town in England. It is very quiet too. It has no important business except the ordinary country trade of a very pros perous and thickly populated agricul tural distriot. It owes Its fame alone to the happy circumstance that Wm. Shakspeare was born In It. Aside from the unusual neatness of tho town and its beautiful rural environs there is nothing to attract a visitor but the objects ho sees relating to Shakspeare. Americans usually stop at the Red Horse Hotel where they may have the honor of sitting In the chair our admired countryman, Washington Irving sat iu when he visited Strat ford. A few find their way to the lit tle Falcon Tavern, in tho smoking room of which it is said Shakspeare used to spend evenings with his friends, Ben Jonson and others, play ing "shovel-board," and otherwise. The table upon which they played and his own blocks and shovels are preserved there. The building is in the old Btyle, the upper part project ing over the side walk. Immediately opposite stauds old Guild Church, built about the tenth century with its square clock tower, and adjoining it the Free Grammar school where Shakspeare Is said to have received the rudiments of his education. Near lyjjopposite the Falcon is also New Place the garden and the site of the house Shakspeare bought and occu pied during the last fourteen years of his life, and where, probably, he died. After his death the property was sold and about a hundred years ago the house was torn down by the man who then owned it and the mulberry planted by his own hands cut down and sold for lire wood. The premises were then bought by an association and restored as nearly as possible to the condition in which they were kept by Shakspeare. There is a beau tiful lawn in the rear of the garden in the centre of which stands a sciou of his mulberry tree and a scion from this one stands upon tho spot where the old tree grew. One wall of tho house stands and is overgrown .with English iv and the foundation of the house is partially preserved. The enthusiastic old man who takes care of the premises and shows them for a sixpence is almost a worshiper of Shakspeare, and If you show some In terest iu the subject will fill your ears with scraps of traditionary history of the place and the poet, as Interesting as they are unreliable. But the spot of greatest Interest In Stratford is the birthplace. It 13 very old appearing, dark colored two story house, standing close to the street with three dormar windows in the roof. It is built of a strong oak frame firmly bound together and tho spaces between tho frame filled In with stone and cemented over, leaving the frame exposed. The street door opens into tho front kitchen which was the common living room of the family. It is paved With flagstone and has a wido fire place at one side with a niche In the side whero llttlo Willie used to Bit to get warm. Back of this is a similar room called the "best kitchen" where they entertained company and where they sat whou thoy had on their Sunday clothes. Up a narrow windfng stair and im mediately over tho front kitchen is tho room In which ho was born. It has a floor of very bad oak boards and a low ceiling. The walls and. coiling aro covered with names written by visitors. Walter Scott's is scratched upou the window. There are one or two articles of very old furniture In the room, but they areshownas doubt ful relics of Shakespearo. The house for a hundred and fifty years after the Poet's death was the property of pri vate Individuals outsldo the family, and was actually used for some time as a butcher shop. The butcher's sign with the words, "William Shak speare was born in this house," upon it is kept in the house. Thero are two other rooms on tho ground floor and two above them which are used for tho museum in which are exhibited all the relic3 re lating to the poet tho proprietors have been abio to collect. Among them are the chair in whish he sat as president of his club ; the desk he is supposed to have used at tho free school ; his signet .ring, (which he wore on his thumb); tho sign from the inn at which he once had a car ouse and afterwards commemorated in a poem, the only letter he is known to have received, a number of early copies of his plays, and several dozen potraits of him. It is impossible to oonvey an idea of the interest one feels in these sim ple objects and the gratification one feels in beholding them. Washing ton Irving, when in the house tried to record his feelings iu a poem. The original is found and placed among the relics in the museum. It is only a few lines of rather Indifferent poe try. The spot next in Interest to most visitors is the burial place, that Is the chancel of the Church of the Holy Trinity. The Church Is very vener able and quite pretentious. It Btaands on the bank of tho Avon on a low level plat of ground and embowered amongst great elm trees, Its tall sharp spire appearing above them. The en closure outside the the church is filled with graves which aro crowded around it as if the nearer the body could be placed to the church the happier the departed spirit would bo. There are several English noblemen buried in the chucch. Over the spot where the dust of the bard was laid is a large stone with the following lines engrav ed upon it; they are supposed to be dlotated by himself: Good Frend for Jesvs SAKE forbeare . TodiGGI EdvstencloasedHEARE, Blesso be I E Man yt spares I ES stones And cvst bo he yt moves mf bones. No doubt these lines in their awful solemnity have prevented the remains umcuiuik ua.o o.ouku . .u.-.u0 from being removed to Westminster Abby a very happy circumstance. Upon the wall is the montfment of himself, erected by his daughter. It represents him as writing upon a cush ion. The features are very perfectly formed, and it was originally colored and made to resemble life as nearly as possible. It is probably the most cor oect likeness of him we have. A mile from Stratford is Sholtery and In a retired spot at the remote end of tho village stands Anne Hatha way's cottage, whero Shakespeare went courting. Tho straight backed wooden settle upon which tho lovers satin the moonlight outsido the cot tage door Is kept for sentimental visi tors to sit down in. The well and the kitchen and Annie's private room, with its bed (four hundred years old) chest and some linen worked by her own hands aro shown among other relics there. I shall remember a pretty little bright eyed girl about four years old who came running to me as I stood looking at the cottago and wanted me to buy a little geraneum bouquet. I bought it for a penny and I have it yet. It shall be a memento of the spot. W. E. It Is stated that Hon. Henry M. At kinson, commissioner of pensions, promptly tendered his resignation to Secretary Chandler, on the advent of of the latter to office. It Is customary for the heads of the various bureaus to tender their resignations on the ap pointment of a new chief, so as to re lieve the secretary of all embarrass ments in the matter. We are happy to have to say that his resignation was not accepted and the presump tion is that no change will be made In the bureau of commissioner of pen sions. Omaha Republican. Important to the Traveling Public. It Is thedutyof;allpersoustbeforostarttng on a Journey to ascertain by what route they can reach their destination with the least trouble, and If there are two or more roads leading to thelsame point, to decldo which Is the safest and pleasantest to travel. We take pleasuro In stating that tho Chi cago & Noimi-Western Railway is the oldest, and several miles the shortest, route between Omaha and Chicago. Within the past two years the road bed has been put In admirablo condition, and almost tho entire line has been relald with steel rails. Tho Depot in Chicago is centrally located and as tholr trains arrive there thirty min utes In ndvanceof all other lines, passengers can alwavsbe suro of making Eastern con nectlons. For all points in Northern nnd North-Eastern Iowa, you should purchase tickets via Marshall, Cedar Rapids, or Clin ton. For points in Northern Illinois or Wis consin, via Fulton ; and If you aro going to Chicago, or East, you should, by all means, purchase your tlcketsby the Old Pioneer Route-TIIE CHICAGO & NORTH-WEST ERN. You'wlll And on all through trains Pull man Sleepers, new and magnificent Day Coaches, and the best Smoking and Second Class Cars now on any road In the United States, Particular Informatlon.'with maps, time tables, etc., may be had at any of the Through Ticket Offices in the West, or upon personal or written application to J. H. Mountain, Western Traveling Agent, Omaha, Neb., or to W. II.Stennett, General Passenger Agt., Chicago NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Fall and Spring Wheat FLOUR Best Brands liowest Prices XV. A.. JUDKINS. ' 9 f& 9 HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID BY WT. D HOTOGB&PH GALLERY! Main Street, Up stairs over Wltcherly Smlth's Barbershop. Xg gz BROWNVU.I1E, KEBRASKA. I make every size or stylo of picture de sired. Life-size photographs a specialty. Every pains taken to give pleasing and be coming positions. None but FIRST CLASS WORK allowed to leave my gallery. A full assort ment of PICTURE FRAMES, of all styles and grades on hand. ALBUMS, LOCKETS, COLORED PICTURES, ana many other PLEASING ORNAMENTS FOSTHSPAELOR Persons wishing Photograph work done in the best style, ot lowest prices, should not fall to call and see for themselves. P. M. ZOOK. Anne assortment of Type, Bor ders, Bales, Stock, Ac, for printing, BUSINESS, VISITING & WEDDINS CARDS, Colored and Bronzed Label, STATEMENTS. LETTER & BILLHEADS 2 en ENVELOPES, Circulars, Dodgers, Programmes, Show Cards, BLASK 1T0BK OF ALL KIXDS, With neatness and dispatch CnEAP OB IXFEEIOB "VTOKK XOTSOLICITED. FAIR3R0THER & HACSER, McPherson Block, J BROWNVILLE, SED. L Plotts' Star Organs. Send for prlco list and list of testimonials. Address. EDWARD PI.OTTS, Washing ton, N. J. LETTER HEADS,- T rrV TTT T TTTJ K Tk -& wamm. a Neatly printedat this office. GiULi JTl&JUJB HUE ADVEKTISEK -- j JSe PBIHTIHO DKPABTaiKNT. r TIl to Ww ' MLfRMI Surpasses In tone nnd power nny Reed Organ heretofore manufactured In this country. It has been tested? by many competent Judges and Gives UNIVERSAL Satisfaction, By a skillful use of the stops, nnd of the Patent kneo swell, the music Is adapted td the human voice, ranging from thosofte3t, llute-llke note to a volume of sound, Unsurpassed by any Instrument TheDroDrletor has noted for many venrs the Imperfections and needs of tho reed In struments, and directed his practical experi ence to the correction of such Imperfections, and his experiments have resulted In the production of a quality of tone which assim ilates so closely to That It Is difficult to distinguish between tho two. This lnlruinent has all THE LATEST IMPEOYEMEJNTS And overy organ Is fully warranted. Large Oll-Pollbh, lllack Walnut, Paneled coses that WILL HOT CHUCK OR WARP, And forms In addition to a splendid Instru ment of music. A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF FURNITURE Tills organ needs only to bo seen to bo ap preciated, and Is sold at EXTREMELY HOW PRICES For cash. Second hand Instruments taken in exchange. A-gents "Wanted (Male or Female.) In overy county In the United States and Canada. -A llboral dis count made to Teacher", Ministers. Church es, Schools, Lodges, etc., whero there Is no agent for the"Star" Organ. Illustrated cata logue and price list free. Correspondence solicited. Address the manufacturer, EDWARD PLOTTS, Washington, N. J. July 1, 75 ly $K n OA per day. Agents wanted. All classes O '" tptJJ or working people ot both sexes, young and old, make more money at work for us. In their own localittes.duringthelrsparcmoments, or all the time, than at anything else. We offer employment that will pay handsomely for every hour's work. Full particulars, term. Ac., sent free. Send us your address at once. Don't delay. Now Is the time. Don't look for work or business elsewhere, until you have learned what we offer. U.Stixson &Co. Portland, 3IIane. 52mG THE This entirely new Instrument, possessing all the essential qualities of more expensive and higher priced Pianos Is offered at a lower prlco than any similar ono now In the mar ket. It Is durable, with a magnificence of tono hardly surpassed, and yet can be pur chased at prices and on terms within the reach of nil. This Instrument has all the modern Improvements, Including tho cele brated "Agraffe" treble and Is fully warrant ed. Catalogues mailed. WATERS' NEW SCALE PIANOS are tho Iest made. Tho toncli elastic, aud a fine singing tone, powerful, pure and oven. WATERS' Concerto ORGAXS cannot be excelled in tone or bennty ; they defy competition. Tho Concerto Stop is a fine Imitation of the Unman PltlCES EXTREEMLY LOW FOR CrbIi during this month, Monthly In- stnlmeitH received ; on Pianos, SlQto ':u ; organ, 5j to SlU ; Second nana Instruments, $3 to $5, monthly after ftrt Deposit. AGKNTS AVA.VTED. A liberal dtsconnt to Tenclieru, Ministers Churches, Schools, ZiOtlgcN, etc. Spec ial Inducement to tho trade. Illus trated Catalogues Mailed. HORACE WATERS &SOXS, 4S1 Broadway, Xevr York. Box35G7 a?ESTi3sroisri5L.x.s WATEES' PIANOS & 0KGANS. Waters' New Scale Pianos have peculiar merits. New York Tribune. The tono of the Waters' Piano Is rich, mel low and sonorous. They possess great vol ume of sound, nnd thecontinuatlon of sound or singing power is one of their most marked features. New Vorlt Times. Waters' Concerto Organ Is so voiced ns to have a tone like a full rich alto voice. It is especially human lu Its tone, powerful yet sweet. Rnral New TorJter. 6yl Plotts' Star Organs. Agent supplied ntflgnrcs that defy compe tition for the same class of liifUrnments. Try one. Address, EmVAIlD PLOTTS, "Washington, N. J. PERRY & BERGER, ARCHITECTS, CONTRACTORS, S, AND GENERAL JOB SHOP! Foot Main Street, north side, BROWSYILLE. flTEBRASKA. NOTICE 0FBBIDGE LETTETGS SOLICITED. PLOTTS' STAR ORGANS Am ns nerfect narlor orcans as aro manufac tured. Correspondencesollclted with organ- WARD VliOTTSi Washington, N. J. N THEP1PE0BG&HQ0AL1TY PMllUUIirNlIO '3rr " 1- iHi n t' 1 IuLIBLWIhaj Sl SSj " "f 11 LEGAL 1 '-.. -vj. -, Probate Xoti - In tho matter of the Estate of 8n deceased- otan kub. NOTICE Is hereby given thm m of said iiprCi m" vJO't'ie JIouso lnsald county, on ihe'isth ,ul ft i-iuMcr. a. u. jo.o.ana on the iti T.i. ' UI o a. d. lSIGt 10 o'clock a. m. or 3"?f Ml the purpose of presenting thel? i,.?" 'or examination, adjustment mi ?hnJ for Six months are allowed for crertiiJL0.Waa sent their claims, and one y far E x utor to settle said esmto Vr.LorieEc. October, 1S73. E. m"mcm i? Dated this 3d day of Not,BIo"Ji,- Probate Notice. In the matter of the Estate of Thornn. D deceased. "inonia Baw, I -VT OTICE Is hereby given that D r fv. v IN flledn petition prayi ih.tYS?e Administration be granted tohitC: "v3 Estate.andthat,npe8rson9lnterel:Sl?8a',l testate nnnpnr heforAmn kid.. .J'asad Probate Judge, In BroWnvllleema?0iih ( ty, Nebraska, on tho -.7th day of XoveSS?" . u. low, ui. iu u cHJCK.a. m., to show , If any there be, why the prayer of 7h?Us- tlou should not be granted. lh P' E. M. McCOMAS. Dated this Oth day of Xpy. n??ls5 ?jg Probate HTotRfe. In the matter of the Estate of Wni!,m ,. BJonnt, deceased. ",,iIamH. NOTICE is hereby given that Sarah r Dlount, Administratrix, of aKi , has filed her account for settlement r. 5 estate. Said account will be before tlSS!d bate Court at Brownville, Nebraska fi7k ins on thoh day of December, a. d.'fe 10 o clock, a. m All persons Intereitcdi then appear and show cause. If any thcrsu why said account should not benlwV? M& e.m.mccomK W-1 rrobnteJads. Probate ffotJce. In the matter or the Estate of Lorenzo Rtr. deceased. w NOTICE Is hereby given that 2. P Th ton, onoof the administrators of s?t Estate has filed his administration TaeS fir settlement. That said account will beto hearing in the Probate Court at lirownvtii Nebraska, on the'JOth dayof November a. ii' 1S75, at 10 o'clock, a. m. All persons Interest. ed will then appear and show cause if nV thero be, why said account should not be si. lowed as filed. E. M. McCOMAS Nov. 9th, 1S75. 20-lw ProbatoJudge ESTB AY XOTICE. rpAKEN VP by the nnilersljnieil. HtIdz .j-m X miles southwest of Brownville, onthearthX. orcctober. 1575, one white Bull Cair, In very aA order, about 4 months old. No marks orbrsndT lMvf T. SKEEX Administratrix Sale or Real Estate. IN pursuance of an order of the Judge of the District Court In nnd for SemU County, Nebraska, 1 will offer forsaie at pub lic auction on Saturday, tho 27th dny of Ko vember, 1S75, between the hours ofoneand two o'clock p. m. of said dny, at the ftoit door of tho court house in Brownville la said county, the following described real es tate, situated In the county of Nemaha anj State of Nebraska, to-wit: Commencing at the south-east corner of the north-enst quar ter of section thirty-four. In township four, range sixteen east, running thence weft ens hundred nnd twenty rods, thence north eighty rods, thence east twenty rods, thenw south thirty-two rods, thence enst one hun dred rods, thence south forty eight rodn.to me pince 01 Beginning, containing fort; acres. Terms of sale, cash. EFFIE J. THOMAS. Administratrix of the Estate of Oliver I", Thomas, deceased. lSwJ Probate Xotlcc. In the matter of tho Estate of Sarnu Jana Furlough, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that the credlters of said deceased will meeUhendmlnU trntor of said estate, before me. Probate Judge of Nemaha County, Nebraska, at tl court house In Brownville, on the 5th day of November, 1875, and 30th day of April. 1SJ, at ten o'clock n. m. each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment and nllowance. Six months aro allowed for creditors to present their claims, and oneyear for thead mlnistrator to settle said estate from the 20th day of October. A. D. 1875. E. M. McCOMAS, Probate Judge, Dated October 20th, A. D. 1875. 13vr5 Plotts' Star Organs Combine bennty and durability with wort" Send for Illustrated catnlogno before buvfv Address the manufacturer, KDW'MII) PLOTTS, Washington, N. J. J. BLAKE, iBEHIJl All Operation Pw ;Vh"3 formed In thebeit if . uianner. s2 V5" OrricK: AtreldenceoriJIa.o xtrtet. At Rock Port, Mo from 1st to Itb of each month. Plotts' Star Organs. New and beautiful designs. AOFVTS WANTED. Address. EDWARD PLOTTS, "Washington, N.J. Clocks, Watches, Jewelry JOSEPH SHUTZ, No. 59 Main Stroet BrownvlUe. Keep constantly on hand large and 'J'" assorted stock of genuine arles In his . s. tTtpn.ilrlnf nf llnrVu. Watehea and JewflfJ done on short notice, at reasonable rate. ALL WORK WARRANTED. FRANZ HEIiMER, f AGON &8lAGKSM1THJH0P ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT JI0CSE. WAG02T MAKING, Eepairin?, Plows, and all work done In thebeil manner and on short notice. Satisfaction gnaraa teed. Give him a call. H-iT- A. W. NICKEL, DRUGGIST AND BOOK SELLER has every thing In his line at tho LOWEST PRICES. North. Side Main St. John McPliersoii, MANUFACTURER OF I CABS W AND JOBBER OF TOBACCOS, PIPES, AJST SMOKER'S ARTICLES, BROWNV1LI.K, NBB. 3 Orders from tho country solicited aJ promptly filled. I. S. HACE, Traveling Agent. J". Ij. DROIT, Dealer In FURNITURE I Undertaking a Specialty- Keeps aroliuneof -. -r- METAJLIC AND VTOOV BURIAL GASES. 56 Main Street, BR0WTILLE SI of sald-Eatitte, before me, PwbSf.toS JNemaha Countv. Ahrn,.f.T,"e . Jodci. ? cre!ti- j$ms ' 'j'-jJp'1"',T: 1 " r " n Vvv 1T1 1 J 5,'&e re a