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THUItSDAY, DEC. 23. 1875.
'Congress has adjourned uulil Jan.
oth.
It Id stated tbat Gen. Banks intends
to act with the Republican party in
congress, and baa already stated that
lie will support the foreign policy of
- the udminidtration as put forth iu the
.meesage.
V. II. Glasgow, an "uuassumiug
farmer1' who' resides near Diamond
Cross, 111., was recently detected as a
forger. He used tho name of his
father, Jno. Glasgow, and that of his
uncle, J. C. Glasgow.
The next national Republican con
vention, it is thought will be held in
the weBt, Chicago, perhaps, as the
last was held in the eust.
It i3 supposed that the Democratic
convention will bo held in St. Louis.
It is announced tbatthuRcpubllcan
National Committee will meet at the
Arlington Hotel, Washington, on the
13tb of January, for the the purpose
of fixing a time and place for holding
a National Convention to put in nom
ination candidates for President and
Vice President.
Our State colemoraries are discuss
ing the propriety and expense of an
extra session of the legislature this
winter. We do not care whether
there is an extra session or not, but
we should think that as we are living
under a new constitution, our laws
uhould be made to conform with it at
us early a day as practicable.
Advices from Fort Clark, Texas, to
the 17th, state that Mexicans crossed
the river below San Felipe, and stole
600 head of cattle and 50 horses from
Strickland & Slaughter. The citizens
are raising companies, and threaten
to cross the river. Great excitement
prevails. Citizens of San Felipe have
called on the military authorities
at Fort Clark.
The circuit court at Kearney City
last week tried and convicted Jordnn
P. Smith, the Texas herder, for mur
der in the first degree, and he was
sentenced, by Judge Maxwell, to be
hanged. April 7th was fixed as the
day of his execution. Smith, we be
lieve, is the man who iu the most
heartless manner shot down a farmer
near Kearney a few months ago be
cause he wanted pay for crops destroy
ed by the stock of the herders of
wham Smith was the leader.
About six o'clock on the morning
of the IStb, while the North Missouri
train, with the U. S. express car at
tached, was nearing St. Louis, the
express car was entered by several
masked men and robbed of about
$8,000. Before the robber proceeded
to open the safe they put the messen
ger, Chas. KIncaid, in a big trunk
and securely fastened down the lid.
and there he remained until discov
ered and released after the train had
stopped in tho c:ty. Of course the
robbers escaped.
If our people are to be deluded all
the time by Grant and his servants,
prosperity will never show it3 face In
our midst. Neb. City News.
In another editorial theiVcitttspeuks
of how Grant has deluded the Dem
ocrats as follows :
A upecial from Washington says
the democrats are generally accepting
the Idea that they should fall iu with
tho president's suggestion of a consti
tutional amendment prohibiting the
support of sectarian schools out of the
publio money.
Now, Potter, don't squeal. Your
. brother rebels in Congress think that
la the better way, and you should fall
into line at once and consent to be
deluded; and then you haven't sense
enough to know what Is a delusion
aud what is not.
A stupendous land swindle has just
been unearthed In Southeastern Mis
sourl. It appears that deeds to lands
in North Arkansas and Southeastern
Missouri have been forged some years
past, and agencies for this work were
established in Cincinnati, Pittsburg
Philadelphia, New York, and Man
chester, England. It is estimated
that deeds to over 12,000,000 acres of
land have been forged aud disposed
of, the valuation being $25,000,000 or
$30,000,000. The land operated uj.on
is owned by non-residents, and as the
records were mostly destroyed during
the civil war, the ring had every fa
cility to carry out the enormous swin
dle, and the deeds have been sold all
over the United States and in Eng
Iaud. The Grand Jury of Shannon
county, Mo., has indicted Dr. Thos.
K. Herman, David D. Bingham, and
James L. Lawton for complicity.
Lawtou seems to be the executive
man aud the man who operated eo
extensively in England.
Geu'I Grant has beeu rebuked iu his
CiesarUm by the house calling for the
papers in regards his removing Gen.
Henderson. Keep on, old man, you
caunotfool us all the time.
This exceedingly flat, inelegant,
ungrammatical grunt, is a specimen
of the mixed sarcasm and wit in
dulged in by the Nebraska City News
"In regards" to "Gen'l Grant in his
Cicsarlsm." That paper fosters the
hope that "Grant can't fool its all the
time." The editorial "us" of the
News Is not the crowd alluded to, but
rebehioni generally is the "us" refer
red to an being fooled by Grant. He
fooled "us" on the battle field of the
nation, compelling Lee, Johnsou,
Davis, Quantreli, and the balance of
"us" to stop trying to destroy the
country, and to ask pardon for the
crime of treason. Grant fooled "us"
again by being as good a President as
the United States ever had. But he
"can't fool us all the time" -there is
a big lot of "us" now in congress, and
just wait until we control the other
tranches of legislation, then Grant
cannot fool "us" any more, for then
the jubilee or democracy will have
come, and our foot will be on the necks
of Grant and his followers who saved
and restored this union. And so the
News exults at the prospect.
ay 3i"
The recent Democratic congress
ional caucus in Washington passed a
resolution "That the Democratic party
has been, is now, always was, and al
ways will be in favor of free schools
free press, free trade, und gold and
silver as the only constitutional mon
ey of the nation."
They should, by way of taking in
the whole subject, have gone on and
resolved that the Democrats of the
South never prevented a negro from
learning to read ; ifever whipped one
when detected in trying to learn to
read the Bible; never made concu
bines of their slave women and never
Bold their own children the same as
any other kind of stock; never pro
hibited the free circulation of news
papers and books among the people;
never whipped, mobbed nor murder
ed school teachers and preachers be
cause they were Yankees; never pro
hibited the free discussion of the
slavery question ; never maltreated
murdered nor drove out of the south
northern men simply because they
were northern men ; never prevented
a free expression of opinion on all
subjects, as should be the case in all
these United States.
Had they resolved all this it would,
have been equally as true as what
they did resolve; and what they did
resolve were as monstrous lies as if
they had declared what we have sug
gested. On the 14th inst., in the House Mr.
Fort, of Illinois, offered the following
resolution, and demanded the pre
vious question on its adoption :
Resolved, by the House of Repre
sentatives, That in all hiibordinate
appointments under any of the olil
cers of this House, it is thejudtrment
of the house that the wounded Union
soldiers who are not disabled from the
performance of duty should be prefer
red. A standing vote on seconding the
previous question showed 07 Repub
licans voting in its favor, and 104
Democrats against it. A vote was
then taken by tellers, with the result:
yeas, 99, nays 120 ; so the previous
question was not seconded.
Of course such a resolution would
not prevail in a democratic congress,
where Union soldiers stand the least
chance of any as-istauoe of any class
of citizens. But Mr. Fort did a right
good thing iu compelling the Democ
racy to show their hand and so go on
the record. In this congress a policy
directly to the reveise of this resolu
tion has been adopted, and rebels and
rebel soldiers have been appointed to
every position, and Union soldiers
have been ignored. The time has
come and now in practical operation
when the brave men who fought to
save this nation are ignored aud have
to take "back seats," and are shunned
as uuworthy, while the ex-rebel and
bushwhacker are invited forward to
positions of profit and honor, as ser
vants of the people, to be paid by the
money of loyal, honest tax-puyers.
The men who rule the present Con
gress are a lot of traitors, from Kerr,
the speaker, down to the dirtiest,
bloodiest bushwhacker of the crowd.
That's the way the matter stands to
day, and we hope it will effectually
open the eyes of Union men and
thotiglitless loyal meu, who helped
by their votes to bring this state of
affairs about, to a sense of tne danger
that threatens aud of their duty in
the premises.
GENERAL SEWS.
State Rights Resolutions Which
Should Pass.
Gleaned from our Exchanges
Telegraphic Reports.
At Vincennes, Ind , recently, post
moster Denny and family, five in
number, were poisoned by a servant
boy who had been taken into the fam
ily through charity. He put arsenic
iutn the oyster soup to avenge an af
front by pome member of the family.
All will recover.
The Commissioner of Pensions as
serts that the reports of the alleged
frauds in the pension service are
greatly exaggerated.
A coneepoudent says that in Con
gress ' 'idleness is the order of the
day."
Recently, at Rising Sun, Ind., a
young lawyer named Jolley, shotlmd
mortally wounded Dr. J. T. Watson,
for notifying Jolly to discontinue his
visits to his daughter.
Sixteen prisoners recently escaped
from the Hudson county jail, Ken
tucky, by sawing off the iron bars of
the window.
At Owensburg, Ky., on the 13th,
G. W. Murphey and Wm. McAleer
engaged iu a desperate fight with pis
tols, which ended in tho immediate
death of both.
At Sulphur Springs, Mo., on Sun
day of last week two men named
Bird aud Breckenridge, got iuto a
quarrel over a game of cards, and
Bird shot Breckenridge, inflicting a
wound that will probably prove mor
tal. A man in Kentucky was found dead
with fourteen bullet holes in his head,
and a coroner's jury returned a ver
dict of "death from undue excite
ment." Ex. That's the way repub
lican negroes Usually die in Kentucky,
Mississippi and Louisiana.
A Kentucky man brags about a
pumkiu vine which grew 1,140 feet,
aud bore. 24 pumkins, averaging 26
pounds.
The saving of Indiana Granges iu
Bales of agricultural and household
implements through the influence of
the Gjange, is said by the Indiana
Farmer to be 8700,000. No wonder
the Grange is popular in that state.
For the first eleven months of this
year there were exported from New
York 24,609,019 bushels of wheat, 12.
423.S35 bushels of corn, and 1,650,646
barrels of flour.
Apples aro now shipped direct from
Grand Rapids. Mich., to Holland.
The orchards of Ontario county, N.
Y., are estimated to occupy 500,000
acres, and contain nearly 20,000,000
trees, in various stages of growth.
New Orleans merchants talk of
starting a steamship line between that
city and South American ports, aud
wMI usk congress for u postal subsidy.
The public debt was reduced $19,
405.835.4S last year.
One hundred and thirty persons
were killed by the Yorkshire colliery
explosion.
The Leavenworth, Kansas, school
board has voted to admit colored pu
pils iuto the public schools.
Dr. Hartmau, an old aud highly re
spected citizen of Troy-, Ohio, was ren
cently murdered, aud his"bddy thrown
into the canal.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Senator Morton proposes to have
the question of state rights plainly
defined and settled. He has intro
duced tiie following resolutions iu the
U. S. Senate. They will cause quite
a flutter aud flurry among the rebels
iu the house, especially the fourth
resolution :
Resolved by the senate, the house
concurring, that the people of the
United States constitute a nation, and
are one people in the senso of nation
al unity.
Resolved, that tho government of
the United States is not a compact be
tween the states in their municipal
and corporate character, but was
formed by the people of the United
States in the theory and primary
capacity that the rights of states are
defined and guaranteed on the consti
tution and not by any outside theory
of state sovereignty, and that the
rights of states cannot be enlarged or
diminished except by an amendment
to the constitution.
Resolved, that the rights of a state
have the same sanction and security
in tne constitution as the rights and
power of the national government,
aud that local and domestic govern
ment by states withiu the limits of
the constitution is an essential of our
free republican system.
Resolved, that the doctrine that a
.xtale has the right to secede from tho
union, is inconsistent with the idea of
nationality, is iu conflict with the
spirit and construction of the consti
tution, and should he regarded as hav
ing been forever extinguished.
i pn
The idea that recently, and perhaps
inadvertantly, crept into the public
prints, must be pleasant to the im
biber of alcoholic beverages; it arose
upon a question to the Commissioner
of Internal revenue as to whether
spirits recovered from saloon w.ash
lugs must pay tax as that from origi
nal distillation. Few, perhaps, ever
dreamed that the rinsings from bar
tumblers, 1 eslobbered by besotted hu
manity of all ages, sexes and colors,
were re-distilled and served up again.
The contemplation of swallowing
such a beverage, ought to be surBcient,
it seems, to disgust the most confirm
ed topers, and cause them to turn
with loathing from the vile compound.
W. B. Thompson was hung on the
17th inst., at Lewisberg. Ark., for the
murder of a Mrs. Sloan, a widow wo
man, about six months siuce. Thomp
son confessed the crime, but said lie
did it at the instigation of a son-in-law
of deceased. On the scaffold he
was cool and collected, and smoked a
cigar before putting on the black cap.
He bid good-by to the crowd, and
kissed his hand to the ladiis.
Our Washington correspondent
says Contingent Haws would stand a
better chance for admission to a seat
in Congress if the Omaha Herald did
not favor such admission. This may
be true, but we should think that if
the llcruld has auy influence at all it
would be with the present rebel Con
gress. g
It 13 said that Contingent Congress
man, Pat. O. Hawes. entertains the
idea that he will be admitted to a teat
in Congress as a member from Nebras
ka. We hope such may be the case,
but think, considering the present
complexion of the House, that his
chances are extremely slim.
and IN THE SE.SATE.
Mr. Allison introduced a commen
dable measure to amend Sec. 10 of the
Indian appropriation bill of March
3d 1875 in regard to the bonds of In
dian Agents
It provides that no Iudiau Agent
shall be allowed to enter upon the
discharge of the duties of his office
until the sureties on his bond shall
have filed a sworn statemeut setting
forth the nature and kind of proper
ty owned by them, the'value of the
same and where situated, and empow
ers the Secretary of the Interior to re
quire any Indian Agent now on duty
to execute a uew bond in accordance
with the foregoing provisions, in any
ease he thinks the interest of the ser
vice demand it. The bill also requires
each Indian Agent to keep a book of
itemized expenditures, and records of
contracts and expenditures always
open to public inspection
Mr. Morton submitted a preamble
aud resolution declaring that it had
been alleged that fraud and corrup
tiou prevailed in Mississippi during
the late elections in that state, and
that the popular majority, 2,500 was
overcome and a fraudulent majority
of 25,000 returned, and providing for
the appointment of a committee of
five Senators to visit the State aud
inquire into tho circumstances attend
ing the election.
IN THE HOUSE,
Mr. Hale, of Main, offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved the
previous "question on its adoption:
Resolved, That in the judgment of
this House, prompt legislative meas
ures should be taken to render the
act of January 14, 1875, providing for
a return to specie payments on the
first day of January, 1Si9. effective by
placing in tne hands ot the Secretary
of Treasury whatever powers may be
necessary to that end
The House refused to second the
previous question, yea3, 72, nays, 145.
SPVPrAl Romililinnna vrtil "tin "
among them was Kelley of Peunsyl
vania. ine resolution was then, ou
motion of Mr. Holraan, referred to
Committee on Banking aud Currency.
Mr. Randall introduced a bill to re
move political disabilities, removing
all disabilities imposed and remain
ing on any person by virtue of the
third section of the fourteenth article
of the amendments to the constitu
tion, and relieving every person there
from, also, providing that all sucii
persons when elected or appointed to
any oillce under the United States
shall take the modified oath. He mov
ed the previous, question on its pass
age. Considerable debato followed,
and finally the bill was made a special
order for next Tuesday.
Mr. Bluine said so important a
measure should not be hurried thro'.
Mr. Randall disclaimed any desire to
act with undue haste iu the matter,
but said he "I want the holidays to
be real and sincere, aud I want every
man to feel at that time that he is re
lieved from all past political disabili
ties, aud I want the coming holidays
to be a centennial holiday, iu fact and
in spirit."
Mr. Blaine said there would be no
combined opposition to the bill, Tues
day of tlfts week was fixed fonspeda!'
consideration of the bill. j "
"5f.r7spiinger of Illinois, ofiered the
following and moved the previous
question on its adoption :
Resolved, That in tho opinion of
this House the precedent established
by Washington and other Presidents
of the United States, in retiring from
the Presidential office after ttieir sec
ond term of office, has become by
univeisal concurrence a part of our
republican system of government aud
that any departure from this lime
honored custom would be at the ut
most unppatriotio and fraught with
peril to our free institutions.
The previous question was second
ed and the resolution adopted. Yeas,
232 ; nays, 18.
Mr. Anderson introduced a resolu
tion instructing the committee on
Banking and Currency to report a
bill repealing the national banking
law, and substituting for national
bank curreucy national paper money
issued directly from the Treasury,
made legal tender for all debts, public
or private, including duties on im
ports ; to be interchangeable for regis
tered bonds bearing 3-65 per cent, in
terest. Referred to the committeo on
Banking and Currency.
A bill was introduced to make an
appropriation of $1,000,000 fordeepen
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
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A Step Forward Christmas Gifts
Charity Fairs The Lack of Work
Crnelty The Escape of Boss
Tweed Business.
We notice that our Senators in Con
gress have received the honor of be
ing placed on several important com
mittees. Senator Hitchcock is chair
man of the committee on Territories,
aud has a place on the U. P. railroad
committee, while Senator Paddock is
o member of the committees on Pub
lio lands. Post offices and post roads,
and Publio buildings and grounds.
On the 20th inst., at Milwaukee the
U. S. circuit court sentenced a reven
ue officer named Burbach to eight
months imprisonment aud to pay a
fine of $2,000 and one-half of the cost
of the trial. His offense was conspir
acy to defraud the Government in the
whisky business.
Hon. H. D. Hurd, of Chicago, has
been nominated by the rt publicans
for judge of the supreme court of that
state, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of Judge McAllister.
The district is composed of the coun
ties of Cook, Dupage, Will, Kauka
kee and Lake.
In Poweshiek county, Iowa, recent
ly G. E. Taylor shot his wife, his
mother-in-law and bis wife's sister,
and then cut his own throat. He was
a drunkard and his wife bad refused
to live witli him.
Recently the treasurer of Thayer
county, Neb., stopped a train of cars
on the St. Joe. &. Denver road, and
would not let it proceeduntil the tax
es of the company were paid.
ing and permanently locating the
channel of the Missouri river, with a
view of securing a navigable depth of
five feet during low water, from Sioux
City to the mouth of the river.
Mr. Mitchell introduced a bill at
taching the Territory of Alaska to
and making it part of the Territory of
Washington, and providing for civil
government therein. Referred to
Committee on Territories.
Mr. Blain introduced an amend
ment to the Constitution, providing
that no State shall make any law re
specting the establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise there
of; and that no money raised by tax
ation in auy stato for the support of
public schools or derived from any
public fund thereof or any public
lands devoted thereto shall ever be
under control of any religious sect,
and that no money or lands so devot
ed shall be divided among religious
sects or denominations.
Wm. Hnyt, aged about 15 years, of
Harlan county, Neb., recently while
bunting game, shot himself in the
knee, which will render him a crip
ple for life.
A farmer in Adams county, named
Ratcliff, this fall harvested 10Q acres
of broomcoru, which made thirty
tons, and he received $90, per ton.
The constitutional convention of
Colorado met at Denver on the 20th
to frame a constitution preparatory to
the admission of the Territory as a
State.
,
On the 21st Mr. Speaker Kerr an
nounced the committees of the
House,
A lady in Pawnee City recently de
livered a tapeworm 19-feet long.
Capt. General Yalmesada, of Spain,
has tendered to the King his resignation.
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The woman who shuffles around in
cloth slippers, broken down at the
heels, and wipes her nose on aflat-iron
bolder, Istheone who leaves gristle in
her mince pies, and runs a hair-pin
lather bread to see if it is done.
Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.
New York, Dec. 23, 1875.
A STEP FORWARD.
There Is something iu public opin
ion after all. Even tho reckless ad
venturers who have control of the
Democratic party of this city have
discovered that they have not the
moral strength to brave the indigna
tion of the whole city, and they are
letting down. The crushing, over
whelming defeat that Tammany met
with in November, has bad its effect.
Tammany will, in a week, lie Tam
many no longer, for its chief strength
will be shorn away. At thelast saeet
ing of the General Committee-, H. L.
Clinton, one of the magnates-, and
one of the few respectables who con
trol it. introduced a resolution that
hereafter the veil of secrecy should be
lifted ; in short that ail the meetings
of the society should be public. It is
understood that Boss Kelly has con
sented that this amendment should
prevail, and that hereafter Tammany
will be simply an open Democratic
club, in whose deliberations all the
members may take part. If this is
accomplished, down goes Tammany.
The few kid-gloved gentry who were
willing enough to rule the unwashed
membership so loug as they did not
have to associate witli them, will go
out in disgust, or, if interest forces
them to remain, the ardor on both
sides will rapidly cool. You might as
well expect oil and water to mix, as
the uuwashed Sixth warder and the
elegant Fifth avenue politician, who
wants not only the spoils, hut influ
ence in political circles far removed
from its dirty source. Interest will
hold some of them, but when the
grimy privates and the perfumed of
ficers come together, there will
be trouble. Pat, whan he gets a voice
iu the management will not be con
tent with scrapiugs of the pot, but in
sist upon his share of the solid meat,
which heretofore his owners have mo
nopolized. And when A. FitzHugh
Jones, Fq., of 5th avenue, is compell
ed to rub shoulders with Din n is
O'Flaherty, aud uot only that, but
divide with him, Jones goes out. He
is in Tammany for himself- alone.
Dinnis, he is willing to use, but he
will never be used by him. When
Tammany dies the most pernicious
power In American politics goes out.
May its days be few.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Merchants must make large profits
to pay for the attractiong they use to
draw custom. The fancy shop3 are
wreathed with evergreens in evey di
rection ; one firm lias an orchestra,
which plays during the evening; an
other has uu illuminated exhibition of
mechanical dolls, aud a third devotes
three bay windows to passages of doll
life. One window has a baby show,
doll mammas dressed in tho latest
fashions in miniature, with blue-brocade-
trains and basques, aud light
French hats, clasping tiny gloved
hands iu rapture over Infants in long
clothes, trimmed and tucked in the
last agony, held by doll nurses in cap
and apron, the waxen hair faces all
bearing an absurd mimicry of fash
ionable delicacy, and exaggeration.
The babies are in every position after
nature; one wee girl sits in a satin
ensy-rhair, two mites in lace caps lie
in bed sucking the tubes of two im
possible nursing-bottles, while an Af
rican nurse carries ofFthe very young
est specimen that is able to open its
eyes. The dolls' skating party is
about two dozen figures to represent
ladies and gentlemen, dressed in the
heiglitof mode, with velvets and furs,
and tiny skates strapped on tiny
French boots, poising on a glazed floor
as if the skating carnival were at its
height. The expressions of eagerness
and coquetry are diilcious satires upon
those who are dolls of a larger growth.
Yet another scene is a fine lady going
to ride in her landau. Her velvet
train flows out at the door of the coach,
where a page stands ready to closo it ;
she holds a natural bouquet, and her
escort, opposite, raises his hat with
an air of exquisite good breeding,
while the liveried coachman and the
pair of spirited dark horses are mar
velous mimicry of life. There is al
ways a crowd round the windows,
aud children are by no means the
largest part of them.
CHARITY FAIRS.
Some sort of a fair is being held in
almost every ward. The largest is in
aid of the Jewish hospital, one of the
largest and best conducted in the city.
This fair is "held at the old Hippo
dromea bewildering building in its
preseutstate where fansT dolls, smok
ing sets, loungingchairsaud such nec
essariesof life, aredealtbysomeof the
handsomest women in the city. The
mo3t superb beauty, as well as the
greatest wealth, is found among the
Jewesses of the better class, aud no
where is dress more gorgeous. The
mauagers of the fair had a large num
ber of valuable articles to be raffled
for, but they were warned by the city
authorites that if lotteries and raffles
formed part of the attractions at the
Fair they would be dealt with accord
ing to law. the officials deeming it un
fair to apply the law against gambling
in one setof cases, and uot in another.
THE LACK OF WORK.
The work of organizing charities
goes on as briskly as possible before
bitter weather sets in again. The
uumber of poor flocking to the city
from the neighboring country is pitia
ble. The farmers want help no Iong-
Ler, there Is no work to be had in the
country of any sort, and men and
women walk in from thirty miles
around in droves, in hopes of finding
something to do that will give them
food and shelter. 4 servaqtgirljiate
ly told me that her family father,
brother, and mother had come In
from Port JTervia way, because they
could get nothing to do, aud were de
pending entirely on her earnings.
There isn't work enough to go round.
The manager of Booth's Theater late
ly- advertised for five hundred men
six feet high to act in the play of Ju
lius Ctesar for thirty cents a night
apiece. He feared that it would not
be possible to find men enough of the
desired height willing to take such
poor pay, but at the hour appointed
the street was filled with applicants
absolutely fighting to be nearest the
door, and get the best ciiance for a po
sition. Heavens! what a pitiful back
ground that five hundred will muke
to tho glittering pageant for every
spectator who knows the facts. There
will be more exciting sceuM in the
city before the winter is out. Thefts
are daily committed simply out of
hunger. In one case a-tramp broke
into the basement of a house, where
all the ThaJi-ksgiving eutables were
set out ia tempting nrrny, but left
them untouched aud carried off a
plate of cold meat scraps. The wine
decanter was on the mantel, the bot
tle was-earried to the kitchen and the
wmedrank from a tin cup. Nothing
else was disturbed, show rug- that star
vation uxust have led. to the deed. A
respectable mechanic was arrested the
other day for stealing something out
side of'a store togethis wife and three
'children food to eat, as he had been
unaided to get work for weeks. The
brfck layers' is-iociation have petition
ed the Cb-nvmon. Council Jfo give them
work to keep their families from
starving, and the Department of
Public Works fs to push ahead all en
terprises possible to-afford this relief.
CRUELTY.
A strange malignity seems begot
ten by the cruelty of the times. A boy
of sixteen tried to burn his father and
mother in bed by pouring kerosene
round them and setting tire to it. Ker
osene, for once, failed to explode and
and kill the user. A Jersey cou pie were
arrested for killing tbeirlittfe boy ofrx,
by cruel treatment. Hisrstepmotiier, a
Southern woman of frightful temper,
told a neighbor they were going Souh
before winter, but she meant to bt?y
the boy first. His arm was once-bro
ken by rough treatment at homo,
and he was an object of pity among
the neighbors for the continual be.it
iug by which he was tormented.
About two weeks ago ho went to
school frightfuHy bruised, and seem
Ingstupid instead of bright and active,
as usual. When questioned he said lie
didn't dare to tell what had hurt him.
His little sister said the stepmother
knocked him down with n piece of
board, and kicked him ubout the
house. A neighbor took him in. but
his brutal father came for him, scold
ing tho ohild for not coming home.
A bed was made for him on two chairs,
hefore the fire, where he lay a few
days till he died. When his poor
little body was dressed for the grave,
it was covered with welts and bruises
from the waist to the feet. The story
is but one of the dark and harrowing
tales that might be told of the lone
some country districts withiu twenty
miles of the metropolis, where brutal
ity and low passion go unnoticed. In
the city they cannot be hidden.
THE ESCAPE OF BOSD TWEED
Has been a nine days' wonder, and
is almost forgotten. It was no escape
at all his prison doors were opened
by the officials whose duty it was to
keep him in custody, and he walked
ofF. He could have gone any time the
last three years he went when ho
did, doubtless by the advice of his
lawyers. The prosecutions the city
was pressing against him were closing
about him the most important were
to come on in a few days, and the
Bo&s, realizing that he had no hope,
walked out through the door he had
always keptopen, and vanished. The
Democratic sherilF aud his assistants
are responsible for his escape, aud
Gov. Tilden will be forced to hold
them to an account. But as they
h-Ave all been doubtless paid heavily,
little do they care.
Eversince the great chief has been
in Ludlow street jail, he has been per
mitted to go out whenever he chose,
with a deputy or two, and he has liv
ed more of tho time at his home on
Madison avenue, and the up-town ho
tels, than he has in bis prisou quarters.
When his time came to run, he went
outa3 usual, with two deputies he
went in a carriage to his house the
Deputies stayed iu tiie carriage in the
most accomodating way, till hodidn t
return. Then these twO'iunocent fel
lows, after waiting two hours and
searching the house which they knew
he was hot iu, which consumed an
other hour raised the alarm. In the
meantime, a steam yatch wa3 lying
in the East River, coaled and provis
ioned. Doubtless the Boss walked
through his own house into the street
beyond, got into a carriage in waiting,
was driven to this yatch and In three
hours was decently out on the bosom
of the ocean. Or, he had plenty of
time to get into secure hiding in the
city, from which he can take his de
parture at his convenience. The po
lice demonstrate once more their in
efficiency or corruption, by finding
no trace of him the sheriffs officials
are even worse one-nail tne Democ
racy grin with ill-concealed delight at
their chiefs escape, and the others
are vexed as they think of the politi
cal capital this escape furnishes against
them.
I predict that the Boss will never be
taken. Those who assisted in his es
cape, don't want him to come back to
claim any of tho property they have
got there claws upon. The miserable
old man is abroad, by this time, nd
he will probably stay their till he dies
the companion of Sweeny, Connol
ly and Genet, liisaccomplices. Would
that some of the present officials would
go and do likewise, before they have
quite bankrupted the city.
It is said, that David Dudley Field.
lawyer of the Boss, advised his flight.
The bondsmen of the sheriff are shiv
ering in their shoes, for the city will
at once proceed against them. Con
ner expects, of course, to be removed.
BUSINESS
Is dullness itself, and the weather is
fearful. Pietrq.
OUR WASHINGTON IETTEK.
X.EGAI,
2lw3
Washington D. C, Dec. 12, 75.
Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser r
While Congress has organized, and
at work. It is really not yet fairly im
der way. In the House, tho demo
crats, so loug unused to holding the-
reins, are awkward, and somewhat
embarrassed with the surroundings.
The controlling power consists of
eight3'-three ex-rebel generals, who
are not at all bashful In asserting it.
aud who are baeked by ten-fold that
number of clamorous outsiders, in no
wise modest or reserved in their ex
pressions or demands. These outsid
ers, lank, lean, cadaverous, hungry
looking fellows, make no attempt to
disguise their belief that the "Iot
cause" is, in their opinion, not lost,
by auy means. Onefcfthe results of
the serai-succession to power of those
who were so lately engaged in en
deavoiinglo tear down the Govern
ment, will be to unite and cement the
Io3al element o5 the country. The
Republican party, when iu power to
do what it should have done, made a
grievous mistake when it failed to
punish traitors, and render treason
odious-. This mistake has long been
obvious, a-nd" will be moro so before
tho close of the present congress.
Mark rile prediction ! The Republi
can minorily io the House however,
is of such character that the country
ueed fear nothing beyond an exhibi
tion of the prevailing spfrittof the ma
jorily. The goveruingpower, numer
icaliy, of the House, are of scarce me
dium calibre, and without experience,
while the direct opposite may be said
of the minority, or Republican side.
The principal movements this ses
sion, will be upon the political chess
board, where ability, skill and tact is
more important than mere numerical
strength. Upon the whole, great
good will result from what some Re
publicans considered defea-5. There
will be no "Liberals" after this win
ter. Then again, there is-now more
of a "split" in this "Democratic ma
jority" than has ever been In the Re
publican party since its organization.
Tho south gobbles everi'thing. Vir
ginia and Texas take the loaves, and
tiie north is forced to accept the mere
crumbs thatpercfinncffescspe the eyes
of those who once and so long, before
the war, used to fattening at Uncle SfiS'
Sam's tables, but have been- fasting ,!cref ???! rfc
for tho past fifteen years. These
brethren do not "dwell together in
unity," nor is icatal? "like tiro prec
ious ointment which ran down on the
beard of Aaron." There is "weeping
and gnashing of feeth" amasg the
northern Democrats, and they refuse
to be comforted," In Biblical parlance.
So look out for "fun aud leathers'
The Commissioner of Penssons,
Hon. H. M. Atkinson, of your town,
familiarly known as "Henry,'7 here.
as at home, is still winning "golden
opinions" from all with whom he
comys in contact. No public oilicer
here has ever shown more of a dispo
sition to accommodate aud fully per
form duties devolving upon him than
Mr. Atkinson. He spends more
hours iu his nffico than any other
man in his, or any other Department
Courteous. oblijiinK and laborious.
He is popular with the people and of
ficials. Tho Nobraska Delegation, Senators
Hitchcock and Paddock, as well as
Representative Crounse, are alive and
active to every interest of the Slate.
While neitiier of them are of the
splurge order on the lloor, they nre
always in their seats, and arenotsui
passed in department labors. Tho
State may well be proud of her dele
gation. They are working men. The
contingent member elect Hawes is an
active energetic man. Whether he
secures his seat or not, he will do all
in his power for Nebraska. He Is
flattered with prospects of success.
Only one thing seriously retards his
efforts. Tiie Omaha Herald is advo
cating bis claim.
Major CafFrey is here again, haviug
thrown up his Laud Office situation
iu Wyoming. At present, I believe, ho
is engaged in no business. He leaves
no stone unturned in behalf of Ne
braska.
The new railroad route recently
opened by tho Baltimore and Ohio R.
R. company, from Chicago to Wash
ington, Baltimore, and other eastern
cities is attracting great attention on
the part of the traveling public just
now. Trams come tnrougu on that
route some nine hours shorter time
between Chicago and Washington
than overauy other. This road is un
der the passenger arrangement and
management of D. W. Hitchcock,
an old and rellablo passenger agent,
formerly of Omaha, and latterly of
the C. B. & Q. R. R. The Pullman
car Department is regulated by Jesse
Means of Chicago. In addition to
the excellent time made on this road,
the palace and parlor car appoint
ments are ?uperb. Nino.
ABTEKTlSEjJn.;
w-. W W . -
Estray arotlceV"
n half miles south .nr W ?C t V?
In Benton precinct. Nemaha r2?e urS
an eray steer, three yearn old n?niJ". Xtf
light red color. iDvrj Wi1 W?!
KED.r;r;;ffis.ct
-.
iegal A'olice.
T G. RUSSELL, or Red Oalc in ,.
0 . Iowa, will take notice thit SJe
t
or tne bounty of Nemaha. In ih. ias
Nebraska, did on the'J9th iiv v.S! u
A.ir.lS7o. tile hts
rtlflrm l ..-,0W
-... .-.. . Jl ". ' "' 10ft T, .. -
ha. in said State of Nhri?Jnt? Sea
said J. G. Rnssell. dpfp,rt..2. "Was:
lorth that the mM defendant Jo p U
cave his nromlssorv nntn ... M-as. 1
Fonn on the nth dav of atu .Jo ;
and
P-onn on the nth day of March - r J '
ind thereby promised to pay & . ?V'
.Ponnthe earn of sn s ?? a,J.Ll
10 pot- cent, from date, and prWyj '" 1'' v.
merit apalnst defendant Tor wld ma -
credit or one dollar, September 11 ??" '? ft
said defendent is a non-resided r V T::--or
Nebraska, and has real prol?ltrhf S"
Nemaha County. Neorastea VhSS ,? Jr""U
tlnn nf M llm -Vi 'C lr "1
SS' ',
was levied on said property on thV$ 5t::J
December. A. D. 1S75. and ibVliu ??, V"
sen is notiueu to aypear and answer.'
a!d?1wV re lhC3ISt f" ;
Dated December 13. IS75.
- - JOHN A. pnw
3w byT.WcWfK
Attachment A'otlce.
State of Nebraska. Nemaha Ccantr m
C.F. Hey wood
vs. J.
Taylor Cook. )
. In Justices Court, before Harlaa Elm ..
Justlceof the Po Mln'
T T::OR COOIC. uon-rckfent,!,.
JL ant : ou are hereby xouaZ fh .
-..mm f ommcnd npala,t joa n ,V
Justice of the T.W faV.i" .a"c"l
.i 1 . rr . "v '
lion has been nommonrt rjr. aiaa.
above entitled came, before laelKwi
and a order of Attachment tonrt br iC
above named lust k-e nminJ i..riD
. i-i - . -B-..U.1 inur nrnnrrti.
iiunscuuuiy, anu ycur procertv f,.'. ! '
this county has been attached In the etc-;
cause, and final hearh.e ofsVia m-b
been adjourned until DeeemUr 3faf "! ".
10 o'clock In the forenoon. Tft &:
reQiiired to-answer staid action or ln4;'.
will be taken against you fw ih.?1
named sum. wlthemunr nir r "e afcova
C. F. HEY WOOD, Plalnt.ff.
Estray Notice.
m,i:EVi!Pi,rtin.i.-.i , .
JL the town of Asplnwall, m NemaUl
Neb., on the 1st day of November l",il
red yearling heifer, the under part if t7,
ibellir white. and lle bush of h i,i .- '.5r
The owner can have said ealfb7 y- -..
property and paylns charsew. y" "
Zteb MARY E: BFRC-
Delinquent Tax-Payers,
2STOTIOE.
AH delinquent personar tn.t tnat Is r j
paid by January 1st, IS76. will be pntlntor 1
hand of Precinct Collectors, which wIIlU
an additional cost of
fflve jper Cent
to the Tax-Payer, and If collected by div-mj
nnd sale of personal property the sarr.o rcs
Is allowed 03' law as to sheriffs for nel
property tinner execution. The law rriu-
collect the tax as soon V
qui in connrauener cs i
fravedelavM tliecol'ee' -
as Ions ai the Interests of tho connty v
permit. It Is to bo hoped that all prs ra -terested
wlK" come forward and pay pier j"
ly. and save cost, as further time ennn.
given. A. H. GILMOltr.
23vJ County Trins-rer
AlIforOaieBollar!
Ten clrgant Sheets ot Choice MnR- 0
rancedfor the Piano Forte will be sent t -
Linnll on receipt of one dolfnr. (noat ra.'l , r
I slnvcle copies at 15 rents each.
tney can aiso do oruerea inrocgu tnv
Nev?3-P;aer In the United 9tats.
Happier Days TnRirnmentRl..Tcni Pr 7-
WUy can X nof Forget..... (la 11
Far O'er the Waves.. .Ma 1 '".
Hfjtlf Life Waltz b r lt
Umrrt where the Vlofets Grow-Vptr 0
When Old Jackson had ha dy fot tz
The Grand Old Farm R .t r-
The College Quickstep Stod.! '
TIiere'H a Letter In the Candle .. cti
Do von Really Think he HW?
Addrtws orders to Bbxj. W. Hiirm xs
Publisher. SoSThivd Avenue,New York
23mG
PIIOOBi . UUBII
main Street,
TbT A if tTp stairs over WH-hcrly t
10 4: Smith's njrbe.-Sfc
BUOAVNVIL.LK, NEBRASKA.
I make every size or style ofnMud
sired. Life-size photographs a pu 1 ty
Every pains taken tfigive pIcaalnR and 0
coming positions. None but
nasT class work
allowed to leave my gallery. A full ayr
ment of PICTURE FRAMES, of all "'v'e
and crades on hand. ALHU.MS. I.(K KLT".
COLORED PICTURES, and many other
PLEASING ORNAMENTS FOR TH3 PABLCS
Persons wishing Photograph work done 1 1
the best style, at lowest prices, should t-ni
fall to call and see for themselves.
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A GRAND EXCURSION!
One In which every Musically interested
person that wishes to learn the science of
muslcttbould Join.
E.M. 3LIPPITT
Is nowprepared to give instructions In any
department, viz:
Special attention Is called to the latter.
Harmony. It has more direct application to
correctness In reading music at Might, nnd a
run appreciation or tne same, man any oth
er depart ment that can be pursued.
A deduction from the regular rate will be
made to those wishing instructions In more
than one branch.
The following Is a letter of recommenda
tion recently received from Mr. F. W. Root,
under whoso Instruction be has been for the
past two summers ;
Surpasses In tone nnd powerany Reed Organ
heretofore manufactured In thlscountry. 14
has been tested by many competent jqeig
and
Gives UMIVERSAL Satisfaction,
Ry a sklllfnl no of the stop, and of ttu
Patent knee swell, the music is adnpteJ l
the human voice, ranging from the sokes',
flute-like note to a volume of sound.
Unsurpassed by any Instrument
Theproprietor has noted for many J"
the imperfections and needs of thereeJ .
htrumeiits. nnd dlrevted his praetlcal pit
enee to tho correction of soch Imperfecuor(
ami his experiments bare resnttod in "
production of a quality of Wa which as
Ha te- so closely to
TBEPIPEORGMOHALin
That It Is dltUcult to distinguish between t :
two. This Intrument has all
THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS
Larg'
And every organ Id fully warranted
cases tbat
Oll-Pollsn, Black Walnut. Paneled
WILL NOT CRACK OR WARP,
Has any one yet said that old roan
Tweed has gone to catch old man
Bender? He will not Bender knee;J
tne snacKies never again, soall bind
the limb that went np stair3,
CHICAGO. August SUh, 1S75.
I take pleasure In giving an opinion of Mr.
E. M. Llpplttas a musician, and hope that
what Is said m.ay assUt hltn to n position
where his ability may be made of the great
est nse.
The statement is briefly this: I have
known Mr. Lippittfor three or four years,
and have com e, to regard him as possessing
excellent talept and sterling perseverance.
He has, under our direction, been made ac
quainted wl;h those methods or voice, piano,
and harmdny, which wo bellevfe rdbj the
best, and has gone far toward mastering the
principles of them In his own performance.
Believing that Mr. L. will never be superfi
cial in Imparting what he knows. I do not
hesitate to recommend him as teacher of
music In any commnnlty.
' " lfREDERIC W. ROOT.
And forms In addition to a splendid lnstrj
ment of music,
A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF FURNITURE
This organ needs only to be seen to bo ap
preciated, and Is sold at EXTREMELY
LOW PKICES
For cash. Second hand Instruments takn
In exchange.
A-gents "Wanted
(Male or Female, in every county In the
t'mtul fnto nnit Panmln A liberal dI5-
' count made to Teachers, Ministers. Church
es. Schools, Lodges, eta. where mere j u
agent ror the"Star" Organ. Illustrated cata
logue and price list free. Correspondence
solicited. Address the manufacturer,
EDWARD PLOTTS,
Washington, N. J.
July 1,75 ly
P. M. ZOOK.
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