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THE ADVERTISER.
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1876.
CALL FOR A REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.
TO WOMI.VA.TE CANDIDATES TOB. STATE OFFICES.
The ncpnbllcan electors of the State or Nebraska
arc hereby called to send delegates from the several
counties to meet in State Convention at Lincoln, on
56th day of September. 1876, for the purpose of plac
ing In nomination a candidate for Member of Con
grfess, and candidates for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Attorney
General and Land Commissioner, nnd to transact
Kucn othcr3nHSlucs."i"as may properly come before
it.
The several counties are entitled to the same rep
resentation as In the State Convention called this
day to meet at Fremont on theZtrt day of May, 1876
Ily order or the State Central Committee.
C. E. Yost. Sec. C II. Gkkk, Ch'n.
Lincoln, -VarcJi S, 1S7G.
TO ELKCT 1JKLKOATE3 TO TIIK nCTMICAS XA
TIOXAX. COSVKNTION. '
The Itcpubllcans of the State ot Nebraska arc
hereby called to send delegates from ttieseveral
counties to meet In State Convention at Fremont on
Tuesday, the 23d day of May, IS7C, at 3 o'clock l x.
for the purpose of fleeting six delegates to the Na
tional Convention, to be held at Cincinnati on the
llth day of June next, to nominates candidates for
President and Vice President of the United States,
nnd to transact such other buslnes as may proper
ly come before it.
The several counties are entlllcd to representa
tion In the State Convention as follows:
SCSIBKR OF UKLEOATJCS.
Adam
Antelope.
I'.ootic
Burt
JtufTalo
Jlutler
Cass
Cluv
Cedar-
. A Knox-
. Z Lancaster
. 1 Lincoln
. 3 Madison
, 3 Merrick
. 2 Nemaha
. 6 Nuckolls.
Colfax.
fThevenne-
("uniim; -.
T)Ixon..
Dodge.
. 4 Otoe..
l Pawnee-
2 Platte.
. 1 Polk.
Richardson
, l Saline .,
1 Sirnv
, 1 Saunders
TouRla
Fillmore-.
Cage
Hamilton.
Hall.
." Seward.
..1U Stanton..
. Sherman..
.2 Thayer
. 1 "Washington.
. 5 Webster
. 4 York..
Harlan
oward
JefTerson.
Johnson
. 4 Greeley nnd Valley.
. l melius nna uosper
. 2 Dundy Chase. Ilitcli
. 4 cock. Frontier and
3! Ked Willow
. 1 Wayne and Pierce.
By Order or State Central Committe.
C. K. Yost, Sec C. H. Gere, Ch'n.
Lincoln, March 8, 1876.
It Is said there is a ghost In the
mule scandal that will not down ot
Briatow's bidding.
"Eugene Gileon, a young clerk at
DeB Moines, was burned to death bj'
kerosene on the 26th, ult.
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Australian r waters have been
stocked recently with salmon ova
from the United States.
Landers of Indiana declines the
nomination for Governor by the green
back party, and says he will support
the regular Democratic nominee.
In the Massachusetts State conven
tion Blaine and Bristow resolutions
were tabled, and the delegates to the
national convention go uninstjucted.
Hon. E. B. Washburn declines to
be a candidate for Governor of Illi
nois. "What's the matter?" is tho
most natuial question in the world in
such a case.
ExGov. Arohlbold Dixon, of Ken
tucky, died at his residence at Hen
'derson, Ivy. on the'23d inst. He was
the successor of Henry Clay in the
XJ. S. Senate in 18-50.
At Peoria, 111., a ruffian assaulted
' and beat a Gorman woman named
Goebel, wben the husband shot the
man, killing him, and the coroner's
jury justified Goebel.
Chas. Colliusou, a tailor at Des
Moines recently, while drunk, got on
araiIroad track and walked towards a
train of cars that was approaching
liini. He.was run over and killed.
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John Bannock, a farmer near For
est, Ohio, recently while at work in
the field with his little son and dau
ghter became enraged at his son, kill
ed him with a club, and buried his
body under a log heap. Notwith
standing the threats of the father to
kill her also if she told about it, the
sister did tell, the body of her brother
was found and the murderer arrested.
A Coles oounty, Mo., man at Custer
writes: "We birds who have been
caught in the nets of this excitement
laugh at the damned fools who still
come.'' Another writer speaking of
tho many poor men who go there
blindly to get work, says, "Labor is
very hard to get and wages low. The
nupply of men far exceeds the de
mand." It may be better when min
ing opens up in earnest and men can
prospeot without running ten chances
to one of losing their scalp. Large
numbers of Indians are scattered
through the Hills country commit
ting depredations at every opportuni
ty. The friends of tho several promi
nent candidates for the presidency
are just now assiduous in criminating
nna recriminating the different can
didates with a view of advancing
their own favcrite tnau. It is certain
ly a despicable mode of warfare by
whomsoever practiced and is getting
to be quite too monotonous.
As perhaps the most prominent can
didate, Blaine's character has been
sought to be impugned by charges
that he received $04,000 from the U.
P. It. P., for some unexplained ser
vices for that corporation. By a bold
coup d'etat Blaine met the charges
ocd dieslpated them in such amanner
as cannot fall to srengthen hiB chanc
es for the presidency.
Secretary Bristow as another prom
inent candidate, has been accused of
irregularities in procuring the remis
sion of the forfeiture of the vessel
"Mary Merritt," and has been
put upon investigation. The in
vestigation has developi that
before he became Secretary of the
Treasury he waB of counsel in the
case for the owners: that they were
prosecuting in a legal and proper way
an appeal to the Treasury Depart
ment after his appointment;, that as
a matter of personal delicacy,' on ac
count of his having been of counsel
in the case, he stepped aside and Ifeb
vne ASBieiant Scoretary act In hie
stead, and that thiB was the only
proper course which he could pursue.
And eo this charge ia disposed of.
And now we find charges against
the integrity of O. P. Morton, of In
diana, in couuection with bis was ac
counts while he was Governor of In
diana. Morton will take an early oc
casion in the Senate to explain the
transaction. The result of it will
doubtlesB develope unfounded charges
made for political purposes. Mean
while we shall wait for the next victim.
State Items.
In Lincoln county a father chases
bis son about the bay field with a
pitch fork, when the dutiful son re
taliates, and makes the old gentleman
skedaddle before a butcher knife.
Pawnee City has had a bee for the
purpose of planting trees around its
new school building.
A large part of Marysville, Kansas,
was submerged last week by the over
flow of the Blue river.
The house of Mr. E. Luckey in
Pawnee County was blown over by
the storm last week and broken to
pieces. The family escaped by going
into the cellar.
Stephen Muhafty, of Thayer coun
ty, lost his barn and granary recently
by fire, communicated from his Btnoke
house.
Hebrou voted $2,000 foe school pur
poses for the ensuing year.
Thomas Lambeth, of Nebraska
City, leaped outof a buggy with which
the horse ran away, and broke his
leg.
Nebraska City seem to be In a mud
dle on the school question. There
was a failure to elect officers at the
annual election, and now the Mayor
calls a special election, which, it is
claimed, is without authority.
The crop and fruit prospects are
said to be very flattering in every part
of the state.
A shooting aflary occured laBt week
at Sidney at the Globe Theatre. John
Kurn got a scalp wound by a bullet
from a pistol which John Daly a
herder then and there bad and held
in bis right hand.
A party of 800 Black Hiller's from
Montgomery, Ala., will pass through
this state in May.
Falls City proposes to build a $20,
000 hotel.
The assessed valuation of Richard
son county is $2,008,987.10.
A prairie fire in Richardson county,
set by a passing engine, recently de
stroyed a great deal of property.
Col. E. F. Smythe of Omaha, who
was recently debarred on charges of
fraud, has been reinstated by Judge
Savage, on the request of leading
members of the Omaha bar, it appear
ing that the charges were exaggerated
through malice of his accusers.
G. N. Crawford, post master at Elk
Horn station became so enraged at a
movement for a change of postmas
ters and a free use of whisky, that be
shot at a Mr. Levanter, who was op
posed to him for refusing to take a
drink with him.
FE0M PHILADELPHIA.
The Ccn1ciwtial-"TIic World inaXnt
Shell" Centennial Buildings
Nebraska not Represented.
Centennial Grounds,
April 2Gth, 1876. J
Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.
You have heard of "the world in a
nut shell." The great American
Centennial Exposition will come as
near that, perhaps, as ever has been,
or will be. Nearly the whole world
will be represented, and condensed
in Fairmont Park. In addition to
our own distriot, national and state
exhibitions, there are already on the
grounds the most extensive represen
tations of the products from the Ar
gentine Republic, Austria, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chili, China, Den
mark, Eucador, Egypt, France and
colonies, German Empire, Great Brit
ain, British India, Canada, New
South Wales, Victoria, South Austra
lia and other British colonies, Guate
mala, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Libe
ria, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway,
Orange Free States, Peru, Portugal
aud colonies, Russia, San Salvador,
Sandwich Islands, Siam, Spain and
colonies, Sweden, Switzerland, Tu
nis, Turkey and Venezuela. So far
as mere exhibition is concerned, it
looks now aB if some of these coun
tries were going to lead any one of
ours. Spain, Australia, China and
Japan particularly, are most magnifi
cent. Neither pains nor means are
spared. Dom Pedro, when here, in
structed his delegation to not take ex
pense into consideration "make all
the display possible."
The preparations of grounds and
buildings are of the most extensive
and elaborate charaoter. Two hun
dred and thirty-six acres of ground
are inclosed. Five of the principal
exhibition buildings cost nearly five
millions of dollars. The main build
ing is 1SS0 feet by 404 feet; art galle
ry, 365 feet by 210; machinery hall,
1402 feet by 360; agricultural hall, 826
by 540; horticultural hall, 383 by 193.
In addition is the TJ. S. Government
building, covering about two acres of
ground. Still further, many of the
States have erected separate and mag
nificent buildings; so have several of
of the foreign countries. These latter,
with a single oxceptlon, are intended
for "headquarter" for the respective
States and Nations. Fitted up for
purposes of convenience, rest, re
freshment, reception of mail matter,
and other incidentals. A narrow
guage railroad traverses the principal
grounds, for the accommodation of
visitors. Then there are the "hun
dred and one" refreshment buildings
and other ubiquitous appendages to
6uch like expositions. The "fat wo
man," "big ox," "learned pig," "hoss
trott," and other kindreds, ore not
allowed inside the grounds. But out
side are without number.
When fairly under way, one can
see and learn more of the world in
one month here, than otherwise in a
life time of travel. The exposition
will open formally on the 10th of
May, as by programme announced,
but will not be in full blast until on
and after the 4th of July.
It is a fearful shame that our State
made no provisions for being repre
sented by her products at the exposi
tion. She has failed to embrace an
opportunity never again to be pre
sented, and the loss thereby Is really
beyond computation. Those of our
people who come here will feel it most
keenly when they see what others
have done, and we unknown and un
heard of. It is the more aggravating
when we know no other State could
have made a better agricultural show
ing. W. D. Lewis, well known to the
people of Browuviile of the old firm
of Rainey & Lewis is proprietor of
the Wilson House, 223 South 8th
street, between Walnut and Spruce,
and will make guestB as comfortable,
and at as low rates, an can be found in
the city. In addition to the hotel
proper, he has rented a number of
well furnished private residences near
by. He will make Nebraskians, par
ticularly, "feel at home." To find
hotel accommodations will be an im
portant matter wben the exposition
is fully going. In fact at present they
are difficult to obtain.
Arrangements will be made for Ne
braska headquarters here, where
those of our people who may visit the
Centennial may, at least, register
names, and learn when and where to
find their friends. R. W. F.
0UK NEW Y0EE LETTER.
Moody and Sankey The Emperor of
Brazil The Grain Trade.
Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.
New York, April 2S, 1870.
MOODY AND SANKEY
Have closed their meetings in New
York, and have gone away to take
the rest they have fairly earned.
They have held meetings five times
every day for ten weeks, and have,
outside their meetings, performed an
Immense amount of labor. At each
of them Moody spoke not less than
half an hour, and in the morning
and evening his sermons were much
longer. Mr. Sankey sang more or
less every time, so much indeed he
has well-nigh lost his voiced It ia es
timated that a million and a half of
people heard them ; that fifteen thou
sand have been converted, besides the
general awakening that they have
done for the churches, the effect of
which will be felt for years. On the
last day they made an appeal for
money to pay off the debt of the
Youug Meu's Christian Association,
aud to such purpose that $135,000 wns
raised on the spot. The farewell
meeting was very affecting, and the
services impressive. There never was
such crowd gathered together in that
vast building. Every seat was occu
pied, aud every inch of standiug room
as well, and vast as the cowd was not
one-fourth of those who came could
squeeze in. It was a vast perspiring
crowd of people, all anxious to give
the .departing evangelists a hearty
and cordial God-speed.
There is no denying that Moody
and Sankey hold the hearts of the
christian people in their hands. They
can get them to .do more, to work
harder, and make more sacrifices
than any two men living. Enthus
iasts themselves they enthuse
others, and by sheer work force
their ways of working upon those
who, before they knew them scoffed
at them. In their way they are abso
lutely great, and their power does
not diminish. They received during
their Btay in the city over $30,000 from
gateful parents of saved sons. These
thank offerings enable them to live
and prosecute their work. Mr. Moo
dy goes toForida for a few weeks, and
Sankey goes for his home in Newcas
tle, Pa. They will rest for.a month,
and then open a series of meetings
in Boston. The total cost of the ten
weeks meetings footed up to nearly
$50,000. The building will be occu
pied, thissummer, by Gilmore's baud,
for a series of monster concerts.
THE EMPEROR OF BRAZIL.
The last sensation is the visit of the
Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro. He
came very quietly, for an emperor,
and disappointed the flunkies by ab
solutely refusing to having any fuss
made over him. When this announce
ment was made there was weeping
and wailing in many circles. The
politicians wanted a chance to air
themselves at a reception ; the city
officials wanted a big dinner at the
expense of the city ; Delmonico want
ed to furnish the said diuner at about
three prioes, dividing with the offi
cials ; the belles wanted a chance to
dance at the grand ball that emperors
are supposed to desire, and most ev
erybody wanted to have something
in connection with him. But the
Brazilian refused to submit to any
thing of the kind. He came here to
see, and not to be seen, and he did it.
He had splendid apartments for him
self and suite at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, and he paid his own bills the
same as any man would. He drove
about the city and viewed it in the
most comfortable way he could in
carriages that he paid for; he visited
the shops, fortifications, big stores,
theatres and other places of interest,
in the most quiet manner, and when
he had got through he paid his bills
like a man, and went to Chicago.
There were thirty persons in his suite,
attending upon his person, and some
twenty to take care of his wife, the
empress. The expenses of the party
at the hotel alone were $2,000 per day,
the entire expenses being probably
$5,000. It isn't a bad business being
an emperor. Dom Pedro is a tall,
well-built, handsome man one who
impresses one as being a long way
above the average. There is charac
ter In his face. The empress is a rath
er handsome woman, who looks as if
8he had as muclLwiJl, at least, as her
IninlinnI .nJ nn !... t- i t i
i-.uu..uu,.Uuu M muugu hub aau ner
finger in what of government Brazil
enjoys. The omcers accompanying
him were all fine looking men except
one the treasurer, the purse-holder,
of the party. He looked like a purse
holder a email, weascn-faoed, brown
ekinned man whose business with
the party no one could make out. It
was surmised that he is the confessor
of the empress, who, as is well
known, Ib the most devout and bigot
ed Catbolio in all South America.
He looked the character, at all events.
The empress never made a movement
without consulting him, and what
ever he Baid seemed to have sufficient
with her to decide her action. It
will be remembered that her daugh
ter had a riot with the emperor not
long since. The emperor decreed re
ligious freedom, which the daughter
did not like, so she vowed a vow nev
er to wear shoes or cover her head till
the decree was revoked and the Cath
olic religion be made as before, the
only recognized religion. And she
did go about the streets bare-footed,
much to the scandal of the court, but
with the entire approbation of the
presthood, and, backed by her moth
er, the emperor was compelled to suc
cumb. The empress looks as if she
were capable of the same thing. The
party returns to New York in a short
time, wheu the bummers and the
fashionables will make another effort
to gobble him. He has a remarkably
good opinion of this country and itB
people, and, as it is desirable that he
keeps it, I most earnestly hope that
he will steadfastly refuse to be wined
and dined by the officials of this city,
or be entertained by the equally ob
jectionable snobs.
THE GRAIN TRADE.
The merchants of New York are in
a state of mind about the grain trade.
Statistics recently collected, show
that Baltimore receives nearly the
grain that New York does, and Phil
adelphia about the same ; while Bos
ton, which is supposed to be dead, is
working up very closely to both.
The papers are all discussing the mat
ter, aud beccimr the merchants to
take steps to bring back the trade.
The trouble isn't with the merchants,
though the loss fulls on them. The
fact is the bloated railroad monopolies
have done the work. There are no
facilities in New York for handling
grain, cheaply, quickty, or safely.
That by the Central has to be lighter
ed to the vessels, and very much
of it moved in trucks. The system is
one of stealiug, and inconvenience.
Instead of running grain into an ele
vator and from thence into vessels, at
a merely nominal cost, there are tolls,
charges, co3ts, delays, and everything
else that is vile, till a bushel of wheat
going through the citj' is loaded to
almost its value. Consequently ship
pers prefer other markets, and they
have found them. Baltimore is tak
ing the lion's share, and the prosper
itv of that citv and the decline of
New York attests the wisdom of the
one and the stupidity of the other.
Vanderbilt has been compelled to
take steps to hold the trade of his road.
He is building a big elevator at six
tieth street, and the Erie will do like
wise, so there is reason to hope that
some portion of the lost trade may be
brought back. The Western grain
grower will feel the good effect of this
at once. New York is the natural
market of the West, and it is a pity
to see its facilites thrown away.
Pietro.
I. 0. of 0. F.
Celebratoion of the Fifty-Seventh
Anniversary of Odd Fellowship,
at Xcinaha City, April 27th.
An Essay by Rct. D. B. Lake.
The fifty -seventh anniversary of
the institution of Odd Fellowship in
the United Statas, was celebrated bv
Nemaha City and Brownville lodges
and their invited friends, ou the eve
ning of the 27th of April, at the hall
of the Nemaha City lodge. The ex
ercises consisted of an address by Rev
D. B. Lake, speeches by Messrs. J. M.
Hacker, Capt. Mercer, J. S. StuIJ, T.
C. Kimsey, aud others. Vocal and
instrumental music, followed by a
bountiful supper. After supper the
following resolutions were adopted.
Resolved, That Rev. D. B. Lake be
requested to furnish a copy of his ad
dress to our county papers for publi
cation.
Resolved, That a vote of thanks be
given to the ladies for their generous
repast, and to the young ladies who
have favored us with music.
The following is Brother Lake's address.
.The age in which we live is one of
inquiry; men are asking of every sys
tem, What is the nature of your or
ganization ? what are its objects, and
what are Its general results ? I think
it a privilege as well as a duty to an
Bwer some of their questions as they
touch the sooiety of Odd Fellows. I
do this not to gratifiy a morbid curios
ity, or to satisfy or silence the cavil
ing objector, because that would be
folly ; but good men have been mis
informed in regard to the society. A
straight forward statement of princi
ples, therefore, will be sufficient to
satisfy every reasonable man, and
that will be our purpose this evening.
When au inquiry is instituted In re
gard to Odd Fellowship, the inquiry
should be, what are its principles and
what are its probable results? If its
avowed purposes are good to humani
ty, and Is age and experience show
that to be Its legitimate fruit, a ver
dict should be rendered favorable.
The cardinal principles of Odd Fel
lows are three, Friendship, Love and
Truth, and our claim is good to hu
manity as its result. Let us examiue
these principles : Love Is the great
center and power of this system, as it
is the key stone of human society. It
is a very general term, variously ap
plied, as, love to God, toman, parent,
neighbor, children, etc It comprises
affection, attachment, tenderness,
good-will and benevolence toward the
object loved. Love is affection ac
companied with desire ; affection is
love unaccompanied with 'desire.
Love is on ardent passion. Friend
ship is-a calm and constant affection.
Love and hatred are. the two generic
passiona or affectiftn cf; tjje mind,
which give rise to all the rest. The
former is caused by contemplating
something which is regarded as good,
and the latter by contemplating that
which Is regarded as evil. Love is to
our prejudices what the sun is to the
ice : it melts tbem and they disappear,
it suffers long and is kind, thinketh
no evil, hopeth all things, believetb
all things rejoiceth not in iniquity,
but in the truth. "When I approach
her loveliness, so absolute she seems,
and in herself complete, so well to
know her own, that what she wills to
do or say, seems wisest, virtuest, dis
creetest, best; all higher knowledge
in her presence falls, degraded ; au
thorty aud wisdom on her wait."
Love among other graces, In this
world, is like a cathedral's tower,
whioh begins on the earth, and at
first is surrounded by other parts of
the structure but at length shoots,
spire like, many a foot into the air,
so high that it gleams like a spark in
the morning light, and shines like a
star in the evening sky, when the
rest of the pile is enveloped in dark
ness, and by italightis many a travel
er guided aright. Outof this grows
another principle, that of frleuship,
This follows as natural as cause pro
duces effect. I have said that love is
the result of contemplating that
which is regarded as good ; now,
when I have discovered the good, by
the low of affinity I am drawn toward
the man possessing this quality, and
by that lay the foundation of real
genuiue friendship. But friendship
cannot exist alone; itsupposes the ex
istence of goodness in two or more
persons ; it is defined as mutual af
fection, cherished by two individuals
of congenial minds. Intimacy resting
on mutual esteem. It is only this
kind of friendship that means any
thing. The friends of prosperity are
with us to-day and In hours of advers
ity. Tupper says "As frost to the
bud, blight to blossom, even such is
self interest to friendship, for confi
dence cannot dwell where selfishness
is porter at the gate. If thou seest
thy friend to be selfish, thou canst not
be sure of his honesty. Flattery hid
eth her vadished fuce. Wben freind
ship sitteth at the board, and the door
is shut upon suspicion, but candor Is
bid glad welcome, for friendship
abhoreth doubt, its life is in mutual
trust, and perisheth when artful
praise proveth that it is sought for a
purpose. It is therefore of the high
est interest, and of the greatest im
portance that our regard for each
other be based upon motives higher
than self ; but that this friendship
may continne there is a necessity for
another element, namely, Truth.
The founders of our order were swift
to ee this, they knew the close rela
tion this sustains to the two former
links, and the important place it oc
cupies in the formation of good char
acter, aud they therefore very wisely
adopted it as a cardinal principle. She
is represented in garments as white
as snow ; her looks are serene, pleas
ant, courteous, cheerful and modest;
she is the pledge of all honor, the
chief joy of human society; she is
commonly called the daughter of
Saturnbecause discovered in time,
and if a man would be sincerely wed
ded to her he must take her for her
own sake. The contract must be to
love, cherish and obey, but, grand as
she may be, she is only a benefit to
humanity when reduced to praotice.
The air produces musio when it pass
es through a prepared instrument,
and then at the touch of the operator
gives a harmonious sound, bo truin
when reduced to practice in our lives
produces the harmony of right doing.
We nre banded together to teach aud
preach and practice these principles,
this, is our mission, this our apology
for being as a socletj. We, have no
cause to serve, other than that which
rests upon this tripod. We are glad,
too, that the history of our race nf-
fords some worthy examples, which
we have to study, and by carefully
examining them, show what the re
sult will be when our principles nre
reduced to universal practice. (The
nistory or jonatnan anu uavld was
given as an example.) Also an in
stance is found in heathen mythology.
The King of Syracuse had imprison
ed Damon and ordered his execution
on a certain day. Damon desired to
visit his family In the interior; his
request was granted on condition that
he would secure a hostage for himself.
Pythias heard of this. aud volunteer
ed to stand in his friend's place. The
king visited Pythias in prison, and
inquired into the motive of bis con
duct, affirming his unbelief In the In
fluence of friendship. Pythias ex
pressed a wish that be might die,
that bis friend's honor might be vin-
Our objeot is to make audi friend
ship more modern and frequent. But
it may be said that the church teach
es these principles and that her meth
ods are superior to Odd Fellows. We
grant all that, nnd claim there ia no
coflict betweeu Christianity and our
order. If they teach men to be good,
so do we. Their object is to elevate
humanity; po is ours. All that is
good in Odd Fellowship, whether of
principle or practice, is of the Bible.
There cannot, therefore, be any con
flict between Christianity and Odd
Fellowship. It is urged again, "Some
of your members say that that all the
religion they want ia found in the or
der. We, as Odd Fellows, are band
ed together, for the support of the
principles before mentioned. That is
the import, meaning, purpose, design
aud whatever claims individuals may
make is hardly a good rule by which
to judge our cause. As well might
you hold Christianity responsible for
for all the egotism and arrogance of
the Pope of Rome. But, it is object
ed again, "you are a secret society."
We are not secret as to the object for
which we labor. The means of
knowing each other as Odd Fellows
arc peouliar to ourselves. I meet a
man in Chicago : I know him, not be
cause bis mouth is larger, or his nose
longer, or eyes bigger, than other
men's, or by any other physical char
acteristic, but by tho personal, Indi
vidual characteristics, which are pe
culiar to himself and distinguishes
him from any other man and which I
an only know, perfectly, by person
al acquaintance. We are banded to
gether on this golden platform of F.
L. & T., and our law of recognition
belongs to us as an individual society,
and all who become associated with
us simply learns the law of recogni
tion. But, it is objeoted again, "good
men will only use the church' as the
means of elevating humanity." Rail
roads are not of the church, and yet
good men use them for noble purpos
es. Our mail system is not of the
church, and yet good men do not hes
itate to use it as a means to reach hu
manity, and bring them under the
Influence of truth, nnd while this or
der may not belong to the church,
yet men are reached by it and made
better "But is this bping done?"
Let the thousands of orphans who
are being cared for, and educated, and
the sick chamber which loses its
gloom by these messengers of mercy,
testify. Let the thousands and hun
dreds of thousands of dollars which
ure being used every year in reliev
ing the distressed, feeding the hungry
and clothing the naked, bear unim
peachable testimony to the truthful
ness of thiB foregoing statement.
It has been said times without num
ber, and quite recently in the western
part of this county, that secret socie
ties are the sworn accomplices of ras
cals. To this sweeping assertion I
have only to eny that 'tho central
thought In our system gives the lie
to this charge. Love rejoiceth not in
iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth.
If I believe or have reason to think
that an Odd Fellow is guilty of crime
my sense of justice, honor, and every
obligation I have taken as an Odd
Fellow, requires that I assist in his
punishment. How men could be so
far deceived, into believing that Odd
Fellows were obligated to defend ras
cals, is the most incomprehensible
thing to me. As members of this
great family, it ouly remains for us to
cherish in our hearts the kindest feel
ings for each other, and strive with
all tho powers of body and mind, to
have the principles manifested in our
lives, and draw others like minded to
ub, remembering :
"Tho deeds which selfish hearts approve,
And fume's loud trumpet sings.
Secures no prnise where truth and lovo
Are counted noblest things.
And work, which godless folly deems
Worthless, obscure and lowly.
To heaven's ennobling vision seems
Most godlike, grand and holy."
Correspondence.
dicated. The fatal day came. The
king sat upon his throne; Pythias
mounted the scaffold nnd said, "My
prayer is heard, the gods are propit
ious for the winds have been contrary
till yesterday. Damon could not
conquor impossibilities; he will be
here to-morrow, and the blood which
is shed will have saved the life of my
friend. Oh ! could I erase every sus
picion from your breasts of the honor
of Damon, then should I go to my
death as to my bridal. My friend
will be found noble, his truth unim
peachable ; be will speedily prove it;
he Is on his way now, accusing him
self of theadverse winds aud the gods,
but I haste to prevent his speed ; ex
ecutioner do your office." As he
closed, a voice in the distance cried,
"Stop! stop!" A man rode up at full
speed mounted the scaffold and em
braced Pythias, "your are safemy be
loved friend, I have nothing but
death to Buffer, and am delivered
from reproaches for having endanger
ed the life of one so generous." Pyth
ias replied, "Cruel, cruel ha3te; what
envious powers have wrought Impos
sibilities in your favor; since I can
not die to save you, I will not survive
you."
The king was moved to tears. As
cending the scaffold, be said, "Live,
ye Incomparable pair, ye have borne
unquestionable testimony to the ex
istence of virtue, and that implies
the existence of a God to reward it.
Live happy and teach me by precept
how to possess that friendship whioh
you have exhibited this day."
Sheridan, Neb., April 7, 1S76.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
It is said, and correotly said, that
the county of Nemaha has boughtand
paid for the ground on which the pres
ent court house stands. I wonder how
much the county paid for that narrow
strip of ground, 22 feet wide by 128
feet deep, and what did Brownville
ever give towards buying land, or
helping to build the court house?
Do the people of Nemaha county
actually know that the proprietors of
Sheridan deeded to tho county a whole
block of ground, 300 feet square, with
80 foot streets running all around it?
Well, such is the fact, and that block
of ground is worth at this time one
thousand dollars, tho way lots are
selling around the square. And that
is not ail. The people of Sheridan
propose to give lots and lands enough
when sold to build a better house than
the present one in case the county
seat is located at that place. At this
time there are about 300 owners in
Sheridan lots ready to help build up
that place.
One writer has said : "If the coun
ty seat is to be moved, let it be done
fairly and honorably." So we say.
Then we are agreed on that point.
We propose to show that the county
seat ought to be moved. I will here
say that not a man in the county but
desires, if anything can be done to
check the downward course of trade,
and build up the general interests of
the county, that it ought to be done at
once. We think that the causes of de
cline of trade and dullness of business
in our town may be attributed partly
to the large amount of tho trade of our
county going to other towns in the
counties around us. While the oth
er towns are all life and prosperity, we
are at stand still and are going back
wards. Why is it thus? Your an
swer is that they have their own trade
and a fair share of ours. Is there a
remedy? We think there is. Plaoe
the county seat at the best practica
ble point in the center of the county,
concentrate all the trade of the coun
ty to our towns. Induce all the capi
tal to stop here you can. Encourage
manufacturing and it wont be many
years until the Brownville & Fort
Kearney R. R., and. the. extentionof j
the Trunk R. R., and a railroad run
ning up and down the little Nemaha,
Syracuse, Sheridan, Nemaho Citiy,
Aspinwall, Hillsdale, St. Deroin, to
Rulo. Give us these three railroads,
as we shall have sooner or later, and
will give us eighty miles of road bed
to be taxed, and with the increase of
wealth, Nemaha county would then
rank among the best counties in the
State, as she naturally is, and one that
we would be proud to live in. The
river towns, being all placed on an
equal footing, would all grow up to
be good towns. Peru, with her Nor
mal school and two railroads, Brown
vile, with her high school and the
Trunk R. R. and the Fort Kearney
"R. TZ.. nnrl X'pmnlm f"!irv rrifh tha
Trunk H. R. nnrt tho T.'ff la "NTomnhn t
R. R., and the town lying on the last
named road, Johnson, in the west
part of the county, on the B. & Ft. K.
R. R., well situated- to command a
large trade, the county, at the point
possessing the most natural advant
ages, so that there would be a large
town grow up the larger the place
the better the market, and the wealth
to enrich the county generally. Have
we just such a place, possessing more
advantages than any other? We be
lieve we have, and if you will throw
away all prejudice, you will agree with
us that Sheridan is that place. In the
first place, the site is a hand-some
one. All will agree that it is situated
at the orossing of two natural routes
for railroads, to-wit: the Brownville
& Ft. Kearney, and one up and down
the Nemaha. The land lays first rate
for depot grounds at the natural cross
ings, and that at the northern end of
the Sheridan town site. The cars oan
easily stop and start again without
backing a half a mile to get started up
asteep grade, as they would have to
do at some other paces talked of.
There are three good flouring mills
within five miles of Sheridan, and
plenty of lime and good building
stone near by. Long's Branoh runs
through the northern part of the
town nnd affords abundance of water
at all seasons of the year for manufac
turing purposes and 6tock water. We
therefore, say fearless of successful
contradiction, that Sheridan Is with
in 80 rods of the center of Nemaha
county, and possesses more natural
advantages that any other town in the
county. If any man has any doubts
about the truth of what we have said,
we kindly invite him to visit Sheri
idan before he votes, and see for him
self. Then, if these statements are
true, why throw away your votes by
voting for an indefinite place called
the center, as your votes will not be
in accordance with the law authorize
ing this vote. The law says you
must name the town, city or place on
your ticket. Then be not deceived.
Browuville's plan istogetyou to write
3'our votes or vote for an indefinite
place, so as to throw your votes
away, thereby defeating us of anoth
er election. 'men we say again,
vote understandingly aud without
prejudice. Suppose your votes were
counted for the center, and it was
so located, and the center should
be located on a tract of land adjoining
Sheridan, either north, south, east, or
west, what would j-ou gain by it af
ter it was so voted ? The owner would
have the advantage. He could de
mand hfs own price for the land. In
stead of your putting the court house
on yourown land, and getting a hand
some donation besides, you would
have to pay for the land a3 you did in
Brownville. Then think twfee, and
vote understandingly, without preju
dice to any one, and all will be right.
A. W. Morgan.
LEGAX
ADVERTISEMEliT
S.
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March 27th i,
Mil. . A" -. I)-
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nt;
Mortgagee's Sale.
NOTICE Is hereby given that t
McCormlck nncf TTo.J?.niW B.
made and executed to Joim h a,,?r?Iclc
d iilla ........ ... . - n
lisi0.4ind recorded Mnrnh
chattel tnorlirsice n-nmi nr
Nebraska, In book 1. irt pnBe W . thf???
In now due on wild mmL VV"" :'
that there will be due thereon Xayi'J'' ?2l
the further sum of Sooto. ThfM.'.i.
iiiupuriy isuescrioeuin.nnd subf.? . in
covered by said mortgage, to-wit- n'aml
hote, about nine years old ona hZS? Rra"
about six years old. with b'lack mLlnax
tall ; one set of double harness oZ
one new three-Inch StudebakerWaPlete'-twenty-seven
sacks of honey locnV :. ana
same being about threo thoSpoa?,-
The said property, or so mm h ?,UnJs
shall be suflicW to pay he iuS"
due. with costs, will be sd at nnh L- Unt
at the court honse door In iFmnJ,.?,cUn
said NeizahaConntv. Nebraska LUe-'
day of May. A. D. l&fc at eleven oViT '
the forenoon, to satisfy said deo? Iock Ux
Mayjth. lSjT ,?8aSee-
Petition for Divorce
TO8 L?.V?KHOLDEU. of the s,B..
--.-"". wm ihko notice that sZ"V
uurunoiuer, or the county of v.," I
the Slate or'xebraska. did on the-M.8 ,u
April. A. D. 1S75. flle her petition !n ih of
trlct Court within and f? Sftf
malm, in said State of Nebraska m,i.VN'
raid Thomas BiirkhoIder,dn?li?,S.Mthe
forth Mint she has been n rraldent if vttlnR
haCcunty,NhraSka.forttSoyelUA
past, and Is at present a bona fide rSnt t
said county and S-tale: that on m. fvl ?Vof
cember 20th, A. D. 1ST, "he r bo?t Ds
snld Thomas Bnrkhol.W- that sh '?
while living with said Thomas BnrbhnM1'
tho following named chthi YX ,0l,Jtr'
Charles Burkholder. who was born nSlt, "
27th. A. D. 1SC1; that she haTcon?lnoi,?btr
.seir towards said Tho nafffihoMi her
falthfnl wife; that the said T homTh
holder was. on or about the Stn dnvw t "rIi"
ary. AD. 1S70. guilty of extreme cVuefe
wards her without any just caiwS ,J,
the Sth day of January. A. D lies .ii. u
ever since that time, b"een of sufflcfen ahmS
ty to provide a suitable rnalntenan L 1IU
that said Thomas BnrkhoMe gro.sin
ton y and cruelly refused rnd negK,! FS?i
stll refuses and negleels to provide sultahfe
maintenance for her; and nravln- tw e
the final hearing or said caSIe shS m"
divorced from Said ThomnT CrVn
that the custody of said child
creed to her; that said Thomas BurkntfjE
laynHf ?,??? to pay "treasonable aUmo
ny; and tlmtshe may have such nii..P,,i
further reliefas equity may require md
.A?2 S? d Th,,mfts MnrkhoWer Is'notlfl.M
A.D.1S7G?'1 r the 19th ""Vrt ' JmIJ
Dated tills 2Sth day of April, A. D. 1C5.
j. s. sti'i r.
Attorney forPIahmir.
lawl
A. w. me:
DRUGGIST
K.EJL
"Wi agreo to deed to Nemaha Conntv. ac
cording lo the cond Itlons above net forff',
seventy-five (7.) lots of the town of Klien
dan. Nemaha County, Nebraska. ltbeliiKtSi
south east quarter of section sixteen ! ,
town five (5). range fourteen ril).
Dated Sheridan, Neb.. April 26. 1S76.
WESLEY Dl'NDAS,
A. V. .MOKGAN.
In presence of VT. T. Keed.
AND
BOOK SELLER
has every thing In his line at the
LOWEST PRICES.
Kortk Side Main St.
fE!S&
Plotts1 star Organs.
Any porson, male or female, who has a lit
tle leisure time, can procure a first class In
strument nt a greatly reduced price. Send
stamp for particulars. Address, EDWARD
PLOTTS, Washington, N. J.
PXiQTTS'STAR, ORGANS
Are celebrated for their purity ot tone, ele
gant design nnd thorough construction.
Send for catalogue. Address, EDWARD
PLOTTS, Washington, N". J
I hereby agree to deed to the county, ac
cording to the above article, lot No. tliret- .
In block three (:j). In the town of Sheridan
Dated April 2Sth. A. D. 187G.
Iw5 UNO. II. DlXPs-
A Lecture to Young Men
Jait J'uljHii'H.tn a Smlnt lnr"i
Trite tU mitt.
A Tjccturcnn the Xafnre, Treaiment, ami
Radical Cure of Seminal Weakness, or prmt"r
rhcea, Induced hy Self-Abue. Involnntarv .''
sions. Jmpotency, Nervous Debility, ami Iini'J'
menti to marriage generally ; nies.ftfiwun.pi:"'
Epllepsy.ond Kit: Mental ami l'hyxlral Inr..'
Ity.Ac. Br KOllKJtT J. CUI.VEHWKI.L. M i'
author of the "Green Book." Ac.
clearly demonstrates, from a thirty years' surcc
ful practice, that the o!ormln(;cnejuencM of '
nbusema7 be radically cared without the dan."
ous use of internal medicine or the applicant
the knire: pointing out mode or cure at fnr
simple. certain, nnd eiTectiml, by means of w' '
every sufferer, no matter what his condition n
be. may cure himself cheaply, privately, and r
cally.
XHT 77ULecturewiUpraveabcotothouKinlHi
thousand.
Sentundprse.il. In a plain envelope. t ar a''
dress, postpaid, on receiptor six cenlaertiroi"
stamps. Address thepubllshprs. .
V. BKUCMAS & SO,
41 Ann St., New York; VossOHlce ot.
CttrC!OA perdayatBcme. Samples worihj!
VO10 Utree. SUason& Co.. Portland. X
Hawley & Douglas,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Agricultural Implements!
FLOUR, FEED, SEEDS & GRAIN.
Have jnst received the largest and best stock of goods
ever bronglit to this market, consisting of
DIXOjST plotvsistjlkeys
CANTON PLOWS, Iron and Wood Beam,
Vibrating- Harrows, Scotch Harrows, Dixon Hollow TootU
Harrows,
MAESH BIDING CITLTIYATOHS,
COLE'S STAXK CUTTERS,
Lomas Combined Riding and Walking Cultivator,
FAST IfilliLS, &c.
Also Agents for all the leading
Harvesters, Headers, Headers and 3ofucrs
THRESHING MACHINES,
WIND jVEILLS, PUMPS, &c.
Agents for Howe's Scales. Newton "Wagons and Bag
gies, and all kinds of Field and Garden Seeds.
Alfalfa Clover, Honeys Locust and Osage
Orange Hedge Seeds in Quantity.
We get goods by the car load, and will make liberal discounts to the trade or
CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS, FOR CASH.
To the Electors of Nemaha Co.
"Wiirueas. an election Is now pemrin- fo
the re-locntlon of the county scat ofnm.
ha county. In the Suite of XcbrnkB-and
W UF.KEAS .the undersigned nro Interest"
in securing the said county seat to be locate
Stun?" n DouSIas Precinct, In Il I
Therefore, as an Inducement to tho elec
tors of said Nemaha county to vote for In.
eating the said connty seat at Sheridan
aroreMild. and In consideration ofsecur'u
sald location as aforesaid, the undersigned
individually, hereby agree nnd bind them
selves to donate to the people of said conn
ty, for the purpose of aiding !u the erect!, n
of county buildings, the tract, or trncN of
land hereinafter described, each mbscrif.r
purporting to give tho tract as designated la
the description to which his name Is at
tached. .,-Kni1 u, 'screed by the undersigned, fiat
ir the. said election now pending. or ir eith
er the second or third elections called ncron!
Ing to the statute in such case provld.d
shall locate the county seat of einilwv
county nt Sheridan, aforesaid; when pursu
ant to said election, the county reermNaul
olllces shall have been moved fnSherldnn ,.s
said county beat, that the unilr..t..ii..,i
erally, shall immediately make con vet n M
ces, conveying complete and valid title rv m
deed f warranty. In trust to the on'nn m
ciuiimiKsioners tor me Detielit of thecoun'r
for the tract or tracts of land each has hah '
scribed.
Dated this 20th day of April, IS76.
Hy virtue of written authority from t
owner. G. Williams, or Iterkshlre, New
ork. I agree to deed to Nemnha Costntr r
cording to the conditions ntove sHl-rtr
one-fourth of the lotion the V l (!,,
NW'Kof section 2l uuIoIiiIhl' Hi town t
Sheridan.
Given under my hand nnd seal, fMs3t'i
day of April, 1S7C, at Sheridan. N.inilm
Con n ty, 1 eb. WES LEV D L'N DA.
Witnesses Ed. Juel, A. W. Morgan.
I, the undersigned, hereby pjjrttiiuiirtinw
Nemaha County, according to theroniiutuns
above set forth, ten (10) acres in land or lot",
including streets nnd nlieys, from the ent
half of the N E' of section 21. rnnn II.
township 5, adjoining tho town of Sherldas.
Sheridan, Nemaha Co.. April 20th. lxTS.
CROWELL WILLSON.
In presence of Wesley Dundas.
I. tho undersigned, hereby ngree to. deed t
Nemaha Coutity. accordlngtothecondltlnns
above set forth. i. of W , ten ncres In north
east corner of the north west i of tlte north
east i or section 21, township 5. ninae II.
adjoining the town of Sheridan; said land
to be dee'ed In alternate lots.
Sheridan, Nemaha Co.. Neb.. 3 April. l'CC
WILLIAM STODDAKK
In presence of Ed. Juel.
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