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About Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1876)
rMaamr Am i-i.i r II; :l 1 THE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, PEB. 24, 1878. C. E. Yost b'asTesIgned the ofllce of Postmaster oflOrhaha, and It ia ru mored that Ban. Parmaleo will suc ceed irfrnj Colurribus Kent, of Phelps county, Nebraska, recently shot himself to deflth while fooling with a loaded rifle. He wa9 eighteen yeara of age. Another report Jfrom the new coal discovery near St. Joseph, says the vein la Ave feet thick, is only about 20 feet below the surface, and that the quality is almost equal to cannel coal. Some of the eastern papers speak about the beautiful snow and the pleasure of sleigh-riding; but we can't do so appropriately for sleigh riding has not been very good in this cection this winter. Dispatches are received which ap pear to be authentic that Secretary Bristow will soon leave the Cabinet. The N. Y. Tribune says such la (he fact, and It is Brlstow's organ. It gives no reason for the resignation. A raid was recently made on Illicit distilleries at Oglethorp, Ga.. which resulted in the destruction of ten dis tilleries, 15,000 gallons of mash and beer, and the arrest of twenty-one prisoners, including a U. S. Commis sioner. The ladles of St. Joe, Mo. the elite of the city recently had what was called a "calico party;" the ladies baing all dressed in calico. The Her ald says "the most noticeable feature was the different and very pretty pat terns of calico, which the ladies bad selected to appear in." mt m MoKee of the Globe-Democrat and of the crooked whisky conspiracy, will probably now be granted a new trial, on the grounds that one of the jurors that tried him, expressed him self freely before the trial that he was acquainted with the case and that McKee ought to be convicted. The Kearney Press says that Mrs. Collins, whoso husband was murdered by Jordan P. Smith, while the latter was Intoxicated has commenced suit for $1000 damage against James Kelly, saloon keeper of Kearney for selling Smith the liquor under the influence of which he committed the crime and deprived her of her husband. A letterjfrom the Black Hills to the Sidney Telegraph says Custar City is destined to be the city of the new gold regions; has 300 inhabitants, 40 bouses, and GO in progress of con Htructlon ; has four stores and four saloons. A saw mill arrived there the latter part of January. New and rich dlscaverles of gold are constant ly being made. A cotemporary says that "all the male citizens of Loup City, Nebraska, contemplate leaving for the Black Hills as soon as they can find a good reliable mau to take charge of the women folks. Here's a chance for some enterprising, able bodied young man to distinguish himself and gain popularity with the ladles. Who is a candidate? No bashful youth need apply. A special grand jury has indicted Curry and Coffee for assaulting Mr. Kosewater, editor of the Omaha Bee. After a rigid two days investigation, there was a complete failure to im plicate any of Senator Hitchcok's friends in any degree, as accessory to the assault; and. the Bee's charges that the attack on Rosewater was the result of a premeditated plot concoct ed by the editors of the Republican and others of Hitchcock's friends, fall flat to the ground and react upon devoted and overanxious head of the Bee. Wo think the Bee's assault on innocent men equally as mean and cowardly as the Negro's assault on Bose water. On Tuesday of last week Edward Rosewater, of the Omaha Bee was as saulted on the streets of Omaha by a big mulatto bully named Curry who pounded Bosewater's head nearly to jelly with a slung shot. The beating was provoked by an item which ap peared in the Bee which Curry un derstood as referring to bis saloon as a "colored den." Such an assault, by a large and strong man upon so small a man as Kosewater was extremely cowardly and entirely inexcusable It is thought that Curry would have beaten his victim to death bad it not been for another negro present who rescued Rosewater from the infuriat ed man. Curry is in jail under heavy bonds to answer the charge of assault with intent to kill. We venture the guess that J. G. Blaine would receive more votes in Nebraska for President, than any other man that the Republican Con vention can nominate. JXcmaha Granger. Correct, Bro. Moore. And in the event of his nomination, by the Cin cinnati Convention, can we count ou the Granger as one of his supporters. Pawnee Republican. Walt Mr. Republican, don't push that question at present. Mr. Moore can't tell yet. Once a Republican, then a Democrat, then an Indepen dent, always ready to fall too thatside of the fence his bread and butter is on, regardless of manly principle, he fi now standing between wind and watar, as to whether he will be an In dependent, a Republican, or a Demo crat. He can't tell yet which way hi owner Mr. Howe, will order him to go. However, the shrewdness of Howe, no doubt, has caused him to sea that this county will go strongly Republican at the next election, and the Grander, of course, will see his ereaa and butter in that direction. tot Howe will tell him whatliemtw po in due time to gull Bucbrreaders of l granger zs axe gullible. THE SENATORIAL CAMPAIGK PAST AKD PEESEXT. $3,000 for Common Votes. from the Central Nebraska Press, Kearney, feb. 17tb. WT6. Many of the papers and politicians of Nebraska have buckled on their ar mor nnd are prepared to do bard fight ing in the senatorial contest which is to ooroeoffatliincoln in January 1877, but before entering into a war of this kind will it not be wise to look over the battle ground of last year and see how near the republican party came to being defeated? To begin with, it might be well to state what is known to many of the politicians of the state, but not to the people of Nebraska in general, that Mr, J. N. H. Patrick, of Omaha, went to the capitol of the state last winter with nearly $100,000 in his clothes for the avowed purpose of buying his way in to the Udited States Senate from Ne braska, and it is known that at one time helacked but one vote of enough to elect him notwithstanding ho was a democrat, and It required a large number of republican votes to ac complish the result. The thing was figured down to a fine point; $3,000 was the amount to be paid for com mon votes, while some few were to receive as high as $10,000 each, and a large amount wbb set aside for the purpose of quieting the republican newspapers of the state ; one paper of Omaha, in particular, was to receive a grand slice for excusing republican members In voting for a democrat for this Important office. If the Omaha Bee was as energetic In this as in some other matters, we doubt not it could a terrible tale of fraud unfold. We do not open this question at this time for the purpose of bringing the offenders to justice, but for the sole purpose of preventing a re-enaotment of the same scene next winter, the founda tion of which Is alaeady laid. But, to continue; It Is easy enough for any one to charge fraud and corrup tion in general terms upon legisla tors, but in order to have people be lieve that you mean what you say.it is necessary that you enter Into de tails, and we will make the following statements, and we believe that we can prove every statement that we make to be true: 1st. J. N. H. Patrick came to Lin coln last winter with a large amount of money for the purpose of buying his way into the United States Sen ate. 2d. Speaker Towle was purchased In the market for $10,000, and the money was paid over to him. 3d. Representative HOWE receiv ed $3,000 for his vote. 4th. J. N. H. Patrick had his money and bond3 displayed in his rooms at the Tichenor house during the senatorial contest, and It is not hard to guess who were In this litte game of sell out when we know who were the contin ual visitors to It, and more especially when these same men were known to have long and earnest talks with Mr. Patrick and his friends. Then follows a list of the names of legislators charged with being In the Patrick. ring, among whom again oc curs the name of HOWE. Ed. Ad vertiser. 5th. A. B. Smith, of Plattsmouth, was sent for to buy Representative John Barnes. He came, and how well he performed that duty, can be ascertained upon iuquiry. Gth. Representative Brown was of- fnrpd 2 000 to 8tav away from the capitol on a certain day. All these and perhaps a hundred other incidents might be mentioned to hrnvn whnt wns poinir on at that time, but the worst and most alarm ing circumstance Ib yet to be told, as follows: Last summer J. N. H. Pat rick made arrangements with sev eral prominent Nebraska republican politicians, among whom Speaker Towle is said to be ono to meet him In Council Bluffs on a certain day for the purposo of arranging for the next IT. S. senatorial canvas. Just how many attended this meeting is not known. But this circumstance alone is sufficient to satisfy any one that this same man is-pipe-laying now for another campaign, and who is satis fied that he and his $100,000 will not eucceed next timo. It is safe to say that at this timo all or nearly all of these men spoken of will claim that they entered this "ring" for the purpose of exposing it, but as they have kept still until now, a statement of this kind will hardly have much weight with the people, no matter how strong a few personal friends may swear for them. There Is a cloud hanging over the actions of the Nebraska Legislature of the winter of 1874-5, and no mat ter how much people may scoff at the idea, if there is one innocent man in the outfit it is his duty to expose the rogues. In the language of President Grant, "Let no guilty man escape." In the same Issue of the Press we find the following editorial which In dicates that the editor of that paper is in earnest and knows whereof he speaks. It also gives the State Jour nal a well deserved punch for enter taiuing a "desire to cover up." The Press says : The Lincoln Journal belongs to that class which is anxious to bury the past. Ii thinks that we did very wrong when we staled the corrupt means used in the attempted election of Patrick to the United States sen ate, and advises us to think over Mark Twain's advice: "Conductor, when you collect a fare. Punch, lu the presence of the passenjare." It will be our aim to punch in the presence of every passenger on board that train. The most natural ques tion in the world is if these things are true, why should the Journal de sire to cover them up? why not know the worst and prepare for it? The reasou why will doubtless be very apparent shortly. There. Ib a class that prefer darkness rather than light, and why? In the meantime, gentlemen, we are waiting for some body to call us a Har-r-for some Inter ested party to knock that ohip off our shoulder. Since reoeivlng the above, we find the following in the Lincoln State Journal. Lincoln, Feb. 18, 1875. Editor Journal: I desire to say, In regard to the silly sensation recently published by the Kearney Press, with which your readers are- fcwniliar re garding the wholesale bribery of member3 of the legislature by J. N. H. Patrick that so far as I am per sonally coucerned it is wholly un true, and equally false so far as my knowledge serves me aB to others. There is a provision of the statute punishing such crimes as the Press alleges against other- gentlemen and myself, and I suggest to the author of these accusations that he air the sub inni hafom t.h mnat nnnvenient zrand jury, and give us those "prcofa" and tlie nigger nair mac is nm yet iuiu. Yours respectful". Church Howe. While we fully and thoroughly be lieve that Mr. Howe did sell his vote to Patrick or to some one In the in terest of Patrick, we intend to treat him fairly as a journalist by publish ing any vindication that he may make. Whatever evidence we may receive of bis guilt or Innocence shall be heralded by U9as widely as our pa per circulates. In this connection we will also state that Mr. Towle has written a letter (which we have heard of but not seen) to the Kearney Press put ting in a denial. Maj. Caffrey writes a letter from Washington to the Omaha Republican of dateFeb. 11th, refuting the charges made by the Omaha Herald against ex-Commlssloner of Pensions Atkin son. Soon after the Major read the libelous charges in the Herald he re paired to the office of the Secretary of the Interior, and of the interview with Mr. Chandler, he says: "In my Interview Mr. Chandler un hesitatingly pronounced it a baseless fabrication, and said that when Mr. Atkinson presented his resignation to him he declined accepting it and re ferred him to the president, hoping that he (the president) mightbe able to induce Atkinson to reconsider his purpose. Mr. Chandler further said that the president did endeavor to dissuade him, and failing, proposed him the surveyor generalship of New Mexico, a much more remunerative office and in a section of country where he (Mr. A.) bad large mining Interests. Mr. Chandler In the most forciblo language deolared that no charges had been filed against Atkin son, and that no man was held in higher esteem by the president and himself, than was Mr. A. His high est hope was that his successor might prove as able and incorruptible." The Major, further along In his let ter, says the odium of these charges against Atkinson is affixed on a man named Peake, who used to edit a bourbon paper In this State, and "who through the kind offices of Mr. Atkinson secured a position in one of the departments, and that, too, while reeking with the odor of putrid Dem ocracy." We are truly glad that the copper head that Atkinson warmed to life turned and stung him, and hope that such will be the fate of every Repub lican who does a similar thing. While we do not belive Henry M. Atkinson has any undue sympathy for, orat all courts favors from the Democraoy, and tbat any influence he may have used to procure an appolntmeut for Peake, was through the promptings of his benevolent nature and kind heart, yet the treachery of the object of his kind offices gives us a thrill of pleasure, because his charity was ex tended in a wrong directiou, nnd he ought to have known better. Francis D. Moulton has placed in the hands of the "advisory council" the following letter: "Brooklyn, Feb. 21. Reverand Sir: From teruas of the letier missive, I had not supposed your reverend body was competent to consider or deter mine the question of guilt or Inno cence of Henry Ward Beecher. The proceedings of the council show, how ever, that I may possibly be mistaken In my construction of the churaoter of your authority. Since Mr. Beech er was allowed to introduce his pro testations of innocence, and some cor roborative declarations by his adher ents, I send this communication to the council simply to say I am pro pared to prove Henry Ward Beecher guilty of adultery and perjury by evi dence both oral and documentary, and that, if allowed the opportunity of pronncing sucn proof hero re the coun cil, I fail to make good this assurance, then lam willing to he discredited nnd denounced by mankind as a wretch devoid of truth and honor and unworthy of human association. Respectfully. Francis D. Moulton. Mr. Beecher Invoked the deity, and challenged any man to deny or dis prove his innocence, which defiant declaration the council accepted with applause. Of course, Plymouth church nor the council will permit Moulton the privilege of attempting to produce the testimony he alleges he can. It would be without a precedent in the way matters are managed regarding the scandal. It appears that Hon. Church Howe has aspirations for the Governorship as a Granger candidate. Itis remark able how some patriots iiunger after office, even to the prostitution of the cause of the Grangers for persnnel honor and ambition. The cause for which the Granger element is strug gling, is injured by such men as Howe attempting to use it, to further their own purposes. Bee. The Bee speaks the exaot truth, nnd many of the best grangers of this county appreciate the fact; but some of them would believe the moon to be made of green cheese should Howe tell them so. News from the Black Hills contin ues to be good, as regards the discover ies of gold, but Indications are that the Indiana are going to be very troublesome. Much thieving will be donebytbem, and many a poor fel low who ventures too faraway from comrades will lose bis scalp. It is re ported that Gen. Crook will soon visit the Hills with several regiments of cavalry. A late special telegram from the Black Hills, says Bnow at that time was eight inches deep In Custer Gulch and little mining was being done. A vigilance comraltte has been organ ized as a sort of government for pro tection of person and property. The Indians are stealing stock at every opportunity, and much trouble is an ticipated. Gold seekers are constant ly Increasing in-number. The Hitchcock Mania. There Is no other name to call it thuu a mania. We do not believe that the annals of human history re cord another instance where a man, who has tried to do his duty and his whole duty who, when he has been beat upon one cheek has turned the other also has been so persistently pursued, abused, insulted and hound ed down, as has been Senator Hitch coek. He could not have been worse treated if he had been a highwayman, on out-law, a devil with hoofs, horns and elaws. For five long years a paper In this community hasbeen built up and sunoorted forno other apparent pur pose In the world tbn to follow, an traduo. and elanOer trie senator auu and those whony ire-has considered his friends. They have been pursued, and hounded, and scanairserf, nearly ev eryday. During all this-era of abiiBe the senator has not fnUered- In his de votion to his duty towards his con stituents. Ho has labored? nfght and day. No request has gone unat tended to and no favor has been ask ed tbat he has not endeavored to grant. He has worked, In season and out of season, or the State and for Omaha. What has been his reward? Just this : A Beutimentof hatred has been constantly worked upaudkeptaflame in this community mat amounts to a mania. Nothing can happen that it is not attributable to Hitcbcock. or the so called "Hitchcock Ring." Every thing is Hitchcock. Mr. Rosewater Ib pounded by Curry, and immediate ly it Is Hitchcock, or the "Hitch cock, postal Republican ring." Now, there must come an end to this sort of endurance after a time, and we say tbat Senator Hitchcock is more than human if he does not re taliate for this unending and inexcus able abuse. There is one salutary lesson that this people have got to learn and that is that Omaha is not the State of Ne braska. It has not been learned yet, but it will be some day, and it may be that the lesson will be an expensive one. Were St the last words that we should ever write, we would record it here without fear or favor that some of the treatment of Senator Hitchcock by some of the citizens of this city has been' in tbe highest atlye of the art barbarous and fiendish. Dolugevery- thlng In his power to further the in terests of thisstateand Its people he Is constantly vilified nn charged with all manuerof crimes by a class of people who know nothiuga gainst him, and are led on by the vile teachings of a newspaper tbat does not deserve to be countenanced, mncu jess upnein in a community that has its best interests at heart. Republican. Our sense of justice prompts us to say that we believe every word of the above is true. While we opposed the election of Hitchcock but the man ner more than the man we have candldlv said and still say he has made a good Industrious Senator; rep resenting his State and people Impar tially and well, and his official record is as good lo-day as that of any man. Therefore the Infamous character of the warfare forced upon him, nnd such of his constituents as bplieve, as do we, in fair-play and exact justice, Is unreasonable, injust and cowardly in the extreme. The Advertiser is Independent lo be just and to support the best man.if it can find him out, and whether it be Senator Hitchcock, or not, mark the prediction, that thhs torrent of abuse and avalanche of slan ders uow hurled at him will "react, will backtide and overwhelm his tra ducers, but harmless tp bim. Grange Items. The Pennsylvania State Grange hr.g secured 40 acres of ground, three miles from the centennial grounds, on which buildings will be erec'.ed for the accommodation of Grangers nnd their families at cheap rates. At present there Is In the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry a total of 38 state and territorial Granges, and Granges, comprising a membership of about 1,450.000 persons. This is an increase of 2,000 Granges and. in the neighborhood of 130,000 members, over 1S74. The Patrons at Mount Meigs,, Ala., lately gave a theatrical performance in their ball, several of the members playing prominent parts. It was said to be a perfect success and very en tertaining. Mr. Wright, formerly lecturer of California State Grange, has been commissioned to introduce the Order of P. of H. into Great Britain and al so to look after any advantages tbat may offer for co-operation In business. There are 1,400 subordinate Granges iufKansas, with over 40,000 members. Hon. W. D. Kelly, Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania, has delivered a great speech on the cur rency question In answer, and entirely antagonistic, to Mr. Blaine's late speech on that question. On that question he Is more than a match for Blaine, and his views will strike the laborers and mechanics and'farmers of the west, much more pleasantly nnd favorably than Mr. Blaine's speech. Not even Mr. Blaine, as popular as he may be, con make the people believe that specie payments should be forced upon them by rapid oontiactiou of the ourrene-y. The constitutional convention of Colorado Is now iu session at Denver. Bishop Macbebuef, of the Catholic church has publicly threatened the opposition of his constituency to the ratification of the Constitution if it contains an article prohibiting a di vision of the school funds. There is, however, considerable dissent from the views of the Bishop among the Catholic laity, and it Is not believed he can make good his threats, which will have little ur no Influence with the Convention. The steamer, City of Qnincy, from New Orleans to St. Louis, was snag ged and sunk on the nigbtof the 33th near Harding's Point, seventy-five miles below Memphis. She had on board four hundred tons of sugar which Is a total loss. 'Maria,' observed Mr. Holcomb, as he was putting on his clothes, 'there aint no patch on them breeohea yet.' 'I can't fix it now, noway; I'm too busy.' 'Well, give me the patch then, an' I'll carry it around with me. I don't want people to think X can't af fordthe cloth.' OUR TfElT YORK LETTER The Rich Men Tramps In Street Beecher. Wall Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser. New York, Feb. 21, 187& the rich men. Daniel Drew, the great stock gam bler, is Bick, and will probably go bence before long. He gave, last year, over $100,000 to Methodist sem inaries and churches, and a? an off set gave the bar privileges, on all bis boats to his son. Daniel is a shrewd old gentleman he has whipped ev erything that ever stood up before him, but he will find his match In grim Death. And then what will be come of his property? Where, then, will be biB railroads, steamboats and stocks? Drew Is estimtated at $15, 000.000, which is quite enough to ruin all his children. Commodore Vanderbilt, a greater than Drew, has had his affairs in readiness for a sudden departure these two years. Tbe old gentleman is hale and hearty, but he has had a number of very close calls. The publio are never permitted to know when these men are sick. If Vander bilt should' die, the vast interests he controls would be so demoralized that no one could foresee the end. A ru mor that he Is ill sends his stocky down ten per. cent. In a miuute, and its authoritative contradiction restores it just as quickly. He cannot last long, however, and when- he does go under there will be a smash such as the country never saw. He has tak en advantage of this fact to manipu late the market himself. Occasional ly mere' of the stocks of his various roads have gone out of bis hands than he desired, and to get them back cheaply he would take to his room for a day, and let it leak out that he was HI. His brokers would step la when they were down and buy up as much as he needed for his purposes, when the old gentlemen would appear on the street as smiling as ever. A very talented old man is Cornelius. TRAHPS AND VAGRANTS. The country Ib Infested with tramp? and vagrants, and as the city enjoys the presence of four times as many as usual, tbe question is where do they all come from ? Never in the history of New York were there so many as now. The streets are full of beggars, who pester you at every turn with their importunities, and the back areas are crowded with them. Some few make a show of some kind of bu siness, but as a rule that pretext is not observed, generally, impudent de mand for charity. If you give, what you give is converted into rum in the shortest possible time, and then the titfttion-housea furnishes a lodging for the vagrant. Tbe taxes the city pays for these vermin Is something enorm ous. There are over 50,000 profession-al-beggareand thieves In the city, and when the seml-thleves, those who live unlawfully, but manage to keep out of the hands of the law, is added, the sum total is something awful to contemplate. It Is a pity tbat some plan for compelling those sturdy vil lains to earn their own living could not be devised. The attention of the publio is called to it, and doubtless the Legislature will give the olty the relief it so much needs, If they could only bo arrested and oompelled to work on the publio works, or on the streets, It would be an immense sav ing lo tbe city and would do away with a nuisance th.uA has grown Into vast proportions, and is dally Increas ing. Mendicancy is so much easier here than In Europe that thousands oome here to ply their vocation. Ev ery Bteamer, and every sail-vessel as well brings its assortment of thieves and vagrants, to reinforce our native product. Congress will be petitioned this winter to take some steps to pre vent New York being made the re ceptacle of tbe crime and pauperism of the Old World. But whether It can be done is doubtful. There is no doubt but Ibat something ought to be done, for the nuisance is well-nigh unbearable. IN WALL STREET. Wall street is as old aa the city, but its habitues are not so-ancient. The average stay of a man In that street Is very brief. He may make a great deal of money one year, but he Is morally certain to lose it the next, and ninety percent, of them go out poor. The oldest man In the street has only been there Twenty-seven years, and he has stayed that length of time by doing a strictly commis sion business, and never taklnga risk. The office that this man now occupies he paid $150 per year for at the begin ning of his career. Now, he is paying $4,500 for the same premises He has a building that he rents for more money each year than the premises cost him fifteen years ago. The ma jority of the men on the street .are young, twenty-one to thirty being the ages of three-fourths of them. A man can't live long on that street, for the life Is one of much excitement. It the wildest form of gambling known, for there Ib no cessation or relief. When the speculator has put his all ojpi certain stock it may take a week for the result to be known, and tbat week he carries around with him a load of anxiety. It Is with him at his meals, it walks beside him and sleeps with him, or rather won't let bim sleep. He has bis all staked on events which be cannot control, and he has to simply wait in suspense till the matter is decided for or against him. Of course to carry this load he invariably resorts to stimulants, and the upshot of the matter is, an early deatb-bed, and seldom a very pleas ant one. But the places of those who drop out are filled by a new stock, and the game goes on forever. The business is pure gambling Wall street doesn't earn a dollar or produce opo. It is simply wagering money that stocks will go up or down, and In most cases the money wagered be longs, to some one else. A He that will influence a stock ia considered virtuous, and perjury is not discredita ble unless it falls to produce tbe desir ed effect. In brief, if there Ib a sin that has not been adopteii in Wall BvZeef," you may be surffit is only because it could not be utilized. THE BKECKER TROUBLE. The statement of Henry C. Bowen, that he believed Henry Ward Beech er to be a perjurer and adulterer, cre ated a profound impression, particu larly a everybody knows tbat Mr. Bo-wen-is in a position to know more of the inside of the case than any man living, and especially as he Is an enemy ot Jtiuon. it puts me matfer fa such a shape tbat Mr. Seecher cannot ignore it. Mr. Bow en is an entirely responsible man, ami a statement so broad and sweep ing must be met, otherwise, the pub lib win have a right to believe it to be true. And uow come other men who say that Mr. Bowen desires to be forced to tell what he knows In a oourt of justice, for the reasou that he has in bis safe documents that substantiate all tbat he asserted and a great deal more. Mr. Beecher, so far, has done nothing about it but he cannot long remain silent. Bowen Is determined to force It to an Issue, and the result will be the opening up of the fight from a new side. And this time it will be settled. Bowen is a man of means, and he has no reason to like Beecher, or Plymouth Church, for that matter, and he will follow it to the bitter end. On Thursday night, Mr. Bowen appeared before a commit tee of Plymouth Church, and pro posed to appear before a committee of disinterested men, and prove the truth of what he had asserted, but this the committee declined. Then Bowen said that in ten days he would appear before a committee of the Church, and prove it As they can not decline this, It is very probable that we shall have another summer of Beecher to devide Interest with the Centennial. Pietro. MARKET REPORTS. BROWNV1LLE MARKETS. COltnKCTKD WKEKI.Y BY W. A. JUDKIXS.DEAI.' IN FX.OUU, FEED, AND COUNTRY PKODCCE. Batter...... ........ .............. l- 1j Eggs..........-.-........ 8 10 vn loos... ........ ......... Lard.............. ........... - 15 18 Corn Meal per 100.............. ..... 1 00 Potatoes..... ................. -.-. 5 Apples . ...... ...... ..... 1 252 00 Flour Sprlnf....................S2 753 00 Buckwheat....... ..... . ..".. ...." 40 45 Wheat ............... ...-....-.... 60 75 torn ................... ... ........ ......... mj8... ...... !. . ............ imj X.j1 C. ...... ........ i .in................. ............ w Barley 30 40 Cattle, fat.................. . . 2 252 50 Hogs, fat.... ........ 5 506 25 Sheep, fat, per head 2 503 00 Chicago Market. Chicago, Februnry 21, 187G. WHEAT Active and higher. No. 1, spring SI 10; No. 2. do, SI 03 spot ; No. 3, SO. CORN In fair demand and lower. No. 2 mixed J'Jc.apot. OATS-FIrmer; No.2 40J4c. RYE-Steady; No. 2 GOKc HOGS Quiet and a shadejlower; S2125. CATTLE Quiet, little doing; market dull; prices nearly nominal, wHhJ4Mc,lc cllneon shipping. St. tionts dlarlcet. St. Louis. February 21, 1875. WHEAT-Qulet; ; No. 4 red, $1 06 ; No 3 S137; No. 3 81513$. CORN Active and a shade lower; No. 2, mixed 39$. OATS Good demand; No. 2.35c. RYE Dull ; 6G67c. BARLE Dull and pneftanged. CATTLE Receipts. 1212- Dull but seme grades stronger Jn. price; good to choice na tlve shipping steers. Si 004 35; pony steers S3 75 31 25; medium $4 0034 35. HOQfRecelpts, 3,000. Firm; yorkcrs S7 708 0P; packers, S7 808 3; extra, S8408 45. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A GRAND EXCURSION One In which every Musically Interested person that wishes to learn the science of music bhould Join. E. M. X.XPPITT is now prepared to give Instructions hi any department, viz: Piano, Voice & Harmony Special attention Is called to the latter. Harmon'. It has more direct application to correctness in reading music at sight, and a full appreciation or the same, than any oth er department 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 whose instruction bo has been ror mo past two summers : Chicago, August 21th, 1875. I take pleasnre in giving nn opinion of Mr. E. M. LIpplttns a musician, nnd hope that what Is sold may assist him to a position where bis ability may be made of tbe great est use. The statement Is briefly this: I have known Mr. Llpplttfor three or ronr years, and have come to regard him as possessing excellent talent nnd sterling perseverance. He hits, under our direction, been mnde ac quainted with those methods of voice, piano and harmony, which wo believe to bo tho best, nnd has cone far toward mastering the principles of them In his own performance. Believing that Mr. L. will never be superfi cial In imparting what he known. Irto not hesitate to recommend him as teacher of music In any community. FREDERICK W. ROOT. FARMERS AND Stoct Dealers 1 Stock Tards have been erect ed at tbe Toot of Main Street, for your accommodation. We have also put In a pa Ir of Fair- bank's Scales to wcJgli live stock. BAILEY & HcGEE, Brownvllle, 2eb. PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY! main Street, TT"k y UP stairs over Witch erly fc XlO 3ti Smith's Barber Shop. BROWXT1LLE, NEBRASKA. I make every size or style 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, anu many other PLZASING 03KA3ENTS F02 TSS PABLOS Persons wishing Photograph work done In the best style, at lowest prices, should not fall to call and sco for themselves. P. M. ZOOK. tt k Bierj Wagon and' Carriage Re pairing, and- Horse Shoe ing, done promptly. My Stock of Winter Goods must "be sold. Z mean BUSINESS! Come and see me. 1 X PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE. Heaq'ks Department of toe Platte.'V Chief Quaktermasteu's Office, Omaha, Neb., Feb. 4. IS76. J riT!ATET) PROPOSALS, in triplicate. !?! v" be received at this office until 11 o'clock A.M., Tuesday, March 7th. J676. at which place and time they will be opened In the presence of bidders, for the delivery at Oma ha DeDOt. Nebraska. In Quantities as re quired during the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30. 1876. of one million six. hundred thousand (1.600,000) pounds of Corn, and nine hundred thousand lOOO.OOO) pounds of Oats. Proposals for a less quantity will bo re ceived. Proposals are Invited, both for the delive ry of the Corn and Oats In new gunny or burlnp sacks, to be provided by contractor, nnd for the delivery in sacks, to befurnished by the Department to the contractor at Oma ha Depot. Each bid to be considered shonld bo gnar antccd by two responsible parties, not bid ders, that they will become bondsmen on award of contract. The proposals should be made separately for Corn and for Oats. Preference will be given to articles of do mestic production. Bids should be endorsed on envelope, "Bids for Foragp." The contracts will bo let with the proviso that the quantities contracted for may be in creased or reduced one-third by the Chief Quartermaster of the Department at any time pending full delivery. The right to reject any or all bids Is ro served Blank bids furnished and full conditions made known on application at this ofllce. M. I. LUDINGTON, 33wJ Chief Quartermaster. "t.pT&w." Tt. O TT T E Composed or the Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Baiftraj, Cincinnati, Lafayette k Chicago Eailread, Indianapolis, Cincinnati k Lafayette E. B. Is THE DIRECT ROUTE from BURLINGTON, KEOKCK& FKOIUA TO LAFAYETTE INDIANAPOLIS CINCINNATI LOUISVILLE NASHVILLE MEMPHIS COLUMBUS NEWARK ZANESVILLE PITTSBURG WASHINGTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK BOSTON Chicago. Detroit. Toledj, Clevehnd, Buffalo. And to all points In the East, South, and Southeast. The attention of the traveling public Is called to the roiICwlnS superior advantages offered by this Route: Unrivaled for Speetl 5ncl Sufctyl - .'U- excrllctl In Its Equipments! Ulng- uiflccnl Track I New Steel Rails Luxurious Reclining Chnlr Cars! Miller Platform! "VVeittnghoui Air Brake And In fact every modern appliance which Is cal culated to Increase the comJort and safety of Pas sengers, atagnmceni siepniE vara am run on nljcht trains, splendid Day Conches on day trains to unicagn, and elegant Kecllnfnir Chnlr Cars on evening CINnA trains to INDIANAPOLIS aud CIN- Tl without olinnih Bv ttiUrnute nimmcers will avoid delays and disagreeable Omnibus transfers through larjcecit- n-hik rn.VH it mtipc Inllv desirable for old 10 J I W 4jj.ij.a b people and those not sccustonT id torv.''"nR'a"d ties. Iron, nnd other property taken thcre fed'"JT the plainer Wther P7 '" teons conductors of this rout arc always ready to anticipate the wantsor passenger. mM.r ThrouKh Tickets can ho obtained at the offices or all connecting Itoads. Bagxaxe checked throngn. Besure and ask for tlckuts reau.ng. via 1. 1 . W." Boute, from Burlington, Keokut or Peoria. A. L. "HOPKINS. Kocelrer, I Peo-la, 111. U. C. TOW.NSEXD, G. P. Jk T. Agt. f rco ' ForfUTSheplnformatinnln regard to freight ?r Paiserger Business, address. W.R CRUMPTON, General Western Agent, 101 Main Street.BUItLINGTON, IOWA feb tojan THE "punoniifi This entirely njew Instrument, possessing all the essential qnaHbteB of more expensivo and higher priced Pianos Is offered at a lower price than any similar one now in the mar ket. It Is durable, with a magnificence pt tone hardly surpassed, and yet can be pur chased at prices and on terms wtliln the reach or nil. This instrument has nil tho modern Improvements, Including the cele brated "Agraffe" treble and Is fally warrant ed. Catalogues mailed. wA.,T:Ei:RS, NEW SCALE PIANOS are tho best made. The touch clnstle, and a fine singing tone, powerful, pare and even. WATERS' Concerto ORGANS cannot be excelled in tone or toeawty; they defy competition. Tho Concerto Stop is a fine Imitation of tbe Unman Voire. PRICKS EXTREE5ILY LOW FOR Cash during tlila month. Monthly In stalments received j on Pianos, SIO fe 820 ; Organs, 85 to SIO Second Hand Instruments, 83 to 83, monthly after first Deposit. AGENTS WANTED. A liberal discount to Teaehera, Ministers Chnrches, Schools, Lodges, etc. Spec ial Inducements to the trade. Illus trated Catalogues Mailed. HORACE WATERS & SONS, 481 Broadway, New YorJc. BoxS5o7 TESTIIMIOISri.A.IiS OF WATEBS' PIANOS & 0BGANS. Waters' 'ew Scalo Pianos have peculiar merits. New Vorlc Tribune. The tone of the Waters' Piano is rich, mel low and sonorous. Tbey possess great vol ume oi souna. nnu ineconiinuaiion orsound or singing power isoneof thelrmostmarked features. New Yorlc Times. Waters' Concerto Organ Is so voiced as io have a tone like a full rich alto voice. It ia especially human in Its tone, powerful yet sweeURnral New Yorker. 6yl $K tO 5s90PrdaT-A8entswnted. All classes U Cp&lor working people ot both sexes, yonnpnnd old.maicemorerooney nt work for ns la their own localltletr.durlnetlielrsparemoments, or all the time, than at anything else. We offer employment that will pay handsomely for every hour's work. Full particulars, terms. Ac., sent rree. Send ns vour address at once. Don't delay. Now Is the time. Don't look ror work or business elsewhere, until you have learned what we offer. 04Stison fc Co. Portland, Ulane. SsmG JPlotts' Star Organs Combine beanty and durability with worth. Send for Illustrated catalogue before buying. Address the manufacturer, EDWARD PLOTTS, Washington. N. J. Clocks, Watches, Jewelry JOSEPH SHUTZ, No. 59 Mais Street BrowsviJJe. (-? Keeps constantly oa hand a largo and well rfb assorted stock or geoolne-artlclas In his line. fjKRepairing of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry done on short notloe. at reasonable rates. ALL WORK WARRANTED- T.ETTER HEADS, - 9 BILL HEADp Neatly- prJntedat jh.IsQflJct , iEGAX. ABV33lTSS2KK! Iaf 3Tl!cA H. OV B'atts vs. tot 9,ajbck S4 in ,, BrowwHlNebraakaTandA and oiker ankaowa osnm , Ve Cf CrA.IPffondant a? hereb Lu1,Kjt .. ett. u uie auove named h a. t. .; ir an action against thpin In the DistVK.a iraiv. .. "vi )nrr darVif "lf ,?." J "J taxes of the year 1859; and that saw .uf tfc Penl thereto on or before the $hE,lp March. 1S76, or In default thereof fa'of cause will bo heard and determined ?J ?.SlW absence. n. CnmoT J. II. Br.OAT.Atly. UBHS. ri Commissioners' Sal 0ffiP,, Estate eJ -VTOTICE is hereby glTeatSnrby vlrf. IN nn order of sale, Issued oui of Vh ta,e o: trlct Court of Nemaha Connty in f,LbeoLs orbraska.and to aa llrecteU I arStntc and Commissioners, tn the case hert3 named, upon an order and decree III??11" by the said Court. In certain Mellon V."? pendinjr. wherein Alahlon Swm. in,lh.ereln A. smith by Abncr A. WanaVb heir ,rcrir friend and eenxiv ni,n.n i,.0r next Smith, arc plain tiffs;and OiaihS pJL"1.Iflni ,,.,a",J anipbell. CynthlaTI"' jjaret E. Clark aud James A. rateas fo. defendants, we will oHer forSi-'Lv"' n Ciunpbeil. 3 auction, at tho door of the Court u puo,it' Brownvllle, In said county, on l House Tuesday, the 7th day of Jlarch 1ST at I o'clock p. ro.. of that dnv th . real estate in KeiaVa . Cta& eb 2,n wit: Tho north -est quarter of tEXKj0- thlrty.flve(35. in township mrariV north of range number fourteen in x ' containing one hundred and "lxVr iim5.m Terms of no, cash r t)Mrw. DAVIDSON" PLASTFILQ i WILLrAM H. HOOVER! SS??1 J. II. BnoADY. Atfy. or Plain tim,,SS,0ner' January 29th. 1S76. y." ,' tegal Xotice. BENJAMIN E. SM1TII Josenh t v nnd William Denlson. w?ht&JhP0o7," that a petition has been Hied in the nW? Court or Nemaha County, 2febrSk? irt action wherein De Wittlintonhellaber1 ger, as executor of the estate and In m and teatatne-nt-of. William D. 8bAKSr d.ece2sd; iJ behn,r or "imself and ?H oTh.r; stock bfolirars- of tire Brownvllle Fort Kr ney and Pacific railroad company, la iiJZ' tlfT.and the Midland Paclflc Railway cSiS pany alias the gebraska Railway Crpam" the so called Nebraska Railway Coraptny F-Stewnrt, James L. McGee, Henry C Lett anu wiiuain a. uenihoa. aa the board of directors ol the said Brownvllle. Fort Kear acy and Pacific Railroad Company, and J r0.1"5 S Company, Joseph T. Thomas ami Andrew J. Edwards are defendants The object and prayer of said petltloa'ls to ootaftaran order of appointment of a receiv er to take charge ol all the proparty and privileges of every description of the sali Brownvllle. Fort Xearnev nml Pmitin -i,u I road Company; nnd tbat such propcrtr rignis anu privileges be placed In the hands or sacn receiver, to remain there until tho final determination or this action ; and far ther, to obtain temporary ontirs or Injunc tion restraining and enjoining tho nexotln tlon. transfer, or disposal of the rcrtl.lcatc of stoe!r. in the- Brownvllle, Fort Ke-iTney and PaelSc Railroad Company, held t defendants, Joel N". Converse, Benlnm:n E. Smith, nnd William Denison; an: restraining nnd enjoining the negotiation, transfer on dlspoisai-of any or tho bond or the said BrownvlUe, Kort Kcnnie and Pacific Railroad- Oompoany, held by any or the defendants; nnd restraining na J enjoining theremovn! or any or the briihu or other property or tho said BrownvlUe. Fort Kearney and Piclfle Railroad Compa ny, or Bttnched.tfthe Brownvllle. Fort Kear ney and PncIflcHaiWoad ; andenjolnlngaml restraining the ust, occupancy and contro., by defendantsvof the Brownvllle. Fort Xesr ney nnd Pacific Railroad, or nny prorcrtr therennto belonging; and restraining and enjoining defendants from publishing to thu world that the Brownvllle, Fort Kcnrner and Paclflc Railroad Compauy and tho 11 I land Pacific Railway Company are consoli dated nnder the name of Nebraska Rallwny Company, and from contracting any debts on the faith thereof, or In any way encntn berlnir the Brownvllle, Fort Kearney anl PaclflcRallroadroromy property therennto belonging - nnd to obtain the order and de cree of theeonrt that tho said certificates of stock, and the said bonds of the Brownvllle. Fort Kearney and Pacific Railroad Company be returned and delivered up to be canceled; nnd that said Jemporary orders of injnnc tlon continue In force until the final hcnrJtx and determination of this action ; and that at such final hearing the said orders of injunction- be made adjudged and decreed to In perpctualr and tbat it be farther adjured and decreed that siid attempted consoIUa tlon is n frand upon the stockholders of tho Brownvllle, Fort Kearney and Paclflc Ihn road Company, nnd Is Illegal, mill and ul& and that the said Brownvllle, Fcrt Keurncr and Pacific Rnilrnad Company, and the sa;l lldland Paclflc Railway Company, are not and never were consolidated Into one com pany; 5Dd that there is no such corporation as the so-called Nebraska Railway Compa ny; nnd that the said BrownvHte, Fort Kearney nnd Pacific Railroad Company tUU exists In its independent Individual- identi ty; nnd that Bald certificates of stofk and a mortgage made to secure R.i'u bonds, ucsa- oonus. anu mo neeu 01 iruu in '" uii..- Judgednnd decreed to be null and vc.d; "n1 mat defendants he ordered to return '" ' Brownvllle. Fort Kearney and Paclflc Kpu road company, all its books of record, anil nil Mien otner nnd farther rellci as canny nuu good conscience may rpqulre. m Raid dofendnnts arc also notified that ! temporary order of Injunctions against tbo removal of bridges and other property, as been dnly granted. Said defendants are required to answer cr otherwise plead to said petition on or below March 20lh, IS76. J. IT. BROADY. '32wl Attorney for Plalntlu. JDivorce Notice ELIZA BE-rH ZOOK: You are here by notified tha on i the SBth day or Jaaa ary, 1676. Peter M. ZoJ J Lm4"SrT,la District Court-In NeinnhJ CM?Lb"5Y to The object and prayer or su.'d P;1.,'" obtain n divorco from yoo. fo. v"i'' Jj,. sence for more than two jtars M." , I ., out any cause or Justification. " t'aic quired to answer said petition Ott OX 'J the etb day of March, 1878. .OTr PETER M. Z&' W, T. Roqers. Atty. 311 Money to Loan Oa First Class Real Estate Secu rity, ia shkis from $500 TO $10,000 1 ON FIVE YEARS' TIME! at legal rates of Interest. "Will be In Brown vllle nt the office of J. II.Broady, to take ap plications. JOHN P. LYON, JE'J.JJILS CITY, Richardson Cc.'Xeb. HUDDART'S T( Second door east of Post Ofllco, BROWKTILIE, NEBRASKA. A complete stock of FAMILY GBOCFBIIS with everything pertaining tosuch an estaoiisnmeni. FARMERS, aandc JOSEPH BUDDAItT. U1B' ITU Any person wishing to- purchase a parlor organ where there is noagent for the "Star." would do well to write Tor special rates, to. In trod nee this Instrument. Address. D WARD PX.OTTS, Washington, N. J. Manhood : How Lo3t,RowEestored fafmam JusipuDiisnea.aDewcamoBoiur. E CHivervr ell's Celebrated. Kssajr on the radtcal cure (witaoui meat cine) al Spermatorrhoea or Seminal u'sivnu. Tnvoiunbirr Seminal Impotency. Mental aad physical Incapacity. Im pediments to Marriage, eta: also con?njiiptlon, Ep ual extravagance. Sc XS" Prloe.ln asealed envelope, only six ccpts. Ttie celebrated author. Ir-this admirable Essay. clearly demonstrates, from a thirty years' succps ftil practice, that the alarming consequence crwir abuse marr be radically cared without the pe' ous use of Internal medicine or the application or the knife: pointing out a mode of cure at once slmpie.certftln.apd effectual, byraeanj of fiicn every sufferer, no matter what his condition mar he. may enra himself cheaply, privately. od radl Seni nnder seal. In a plain envelope. nrd; dcexs. jMxtpabl. on receipt of six cents or two pos J sump,. AtWregtbeDnblhhg Qy (I Aan-St.,XewYto PotOaiccPci,W ui eiuuuniouniy, .Nebraska m rkl : lt3rt tax title to lota, la bloefcw iii rr,da Nebraska. under asa eorthe&SfSV"1 Uolliapnon theSth darWS0,?!? a i ' Railroad Company, and Joel N. Convene Benjamin E. Smith. J. H. Vhw .!"?'. mm. ria,y