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THE ADVERTISER
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2g, 1876.
National Eepublican Ticket.
For President.
UUTIIERFORD B. HAYES,
of Ohio.
For VIco President,
WILLIAM A. WUEBIiER,
of New York.
Eepublican Connty Ticket.
Tor State Senator,
. GEORGE R. SHOOK.
For. Kerresentatlrcs,
HENRY STEINMEN,
T. L. SCHICK,
W. F. WRIGHT.
For County Oommtasloner Cd DIbtrlct,
J. D. STORM.
TkeRepublican Ticket.
The ticket which we fly from our
mast head to-day, and which was
placed in nomination by the Repub
can Convention of last Saturday, is
one that will, in our opinion, com
mand the respect and support of every
Republican voter in Nemaha county.
At the head of the ticket is placed
the name of George R. Shook for State
Senator; a man well and favorably
known to every voter in this county.
His honesty andgintegrity are above
question. His legislative experience
Is broad and comprehensive, while
his ability to fulfill well the duties of
that position are second to no other
in the county. He has often been
tried yet never found wanting. His
name is a tower of strength to the
cause of true Republican reform and
progression.
For members of the Lower House
the names of such true and honest
menasHenrySteinman.F. A. Wright
and T. L. Schick evince the wisdom
of the actsof the convention. Henry
Steinman was the unanimous obolce
of the German voters of this oounty,
and that of itself stamps the appro
priateness of his nomination.
F. A. Wright is favorably known
Jn.every part of this county, he has
been identified with the best and
truest Interests of the county for many
years, and has hosts of friends every
where. T. L. Schick is a young lawyer of
superior ability, full of the true spirit
of progression. Honest, just, gener
ous and humane. His knowledge of
the law, of the defects of many of our
statutory enactments, wherein they
need reforming, fits him most pre
eminently for the House. Asayoung
man of liberal sentiment, as an earn
est advocate of eduoatlon, his nomi
nation by the Republican party is
most opportune and his election is a
fixed fact.
For County Commissioner J. D.
Storm came with the recommenda
tion of a majority of the people, the
supreme souroe of all authority. Un
der his management our county inte
rests cannot suffer.
The convention was harmonious.
A general feeling was manifest to do
what was right, accommodate all sec
tions, and make such nominations as
would be for the best Interests of the
people. To the ticket there can be
ino objeotion, it possesses all the qual
ifications the Jefferson Ian tests, "hon
esty, capacity and fidelity.' It rep
resents every interest, farmers, labor
ing men, mechanics and commercial.
Let Republicans rally around this
their one most just and noble work,
and the fruition will be a glorious vic
tory for the entire ticket on the ides
of .November.
Our Connty Fair.
Considering the times, the 'hoppers
and the first day being a mucky, rainy
day, our County Fair was a big suc
cess and did credit to Its management
besides nobly sustaining the agricul
tural and mechanical reputation of
the county. Over 150 entries were
.made on Thursday. Compared with
past Fairs the entries show a gratify
ing inorease; thus the entries in 1872
were 212, in 1873, 147, and in the one
just closed there were 277 entries. The
showing speaks well for the material
jprogrcss of tho county under the ad
verse clroumstances of the past three
years and will do more than pub
lished volumes to encourage the hus
bandmen and mechanic to renewed
patience and perseverance. While
we intended to make mention of par
ticularly meritorious articles, we found
the list too large for our time or space.
Of the officers, we must say, they
worked indefatiguably late and early
to make the Fair a success and work
smoothly, and we heard no complaints
whatever, a fact very rare where so
many persons are congregated with
.such varied interests.
Financially the Fair, with aid of
iho moneys due the Society by law,
is a success, and will leave a hand
some balance for future use.
Ingersoli in one of his speeches
spoke of the "debt whioh we contract
ed for powder with which to shoot
Democrats." How true. Democrats
and only Democrats rebelled, and
every rebel killed was a Democrat
killed. Every Union man killed wa3
killed by a Democrat. Every maim
ed, crippled, dismembered Union sol
dier who walks our streets was maim
ed by a Democratio bullet. Every
widow who lost her husband, every
orphan who lost Its father, every
mother who lost her son, every sister
who lost her brother in the army of
the Union, owe their losses, their de
privations, their griefs acd tears, to
Democratio bullets and Democratic
prisons. Yes, every pound of powder
and lead that was bought was bought
to shoot Democrats for the good of our
country.
The Republican State Convention
assembled Lincoln on Tuesday of
this week, and orgsnized.by the elec
tion of T. M. Marquette as President.
Thls.ls.lba, extent of our newa.up. cp
goiug to press..
"I will resist, under any and all cir
cumstances, the use of force to coerce
theSouthintothc Union." S.J. Tilden.
J. S. May berry, a revenue detective,
was assassinated at Blount Springs,
Alabama, on the 18th.
The vote of Maine is about ascer
tained, Conners' majority for Gover
nor over Talbott Is near 15,500.
Ex-Seoretary Bristow addressed an
Immense audience at Indianapolis
last week. He was esoorted by the
Harrison Guards.
The furniture factory of MHuBka,
Craig & Co., Chicago, was destroyed
by fire on the 22d.
The Oregon legislature has elected
Gov. Grover, Democrat, to the U. S.
Senate.
The Democraoy of Washington Ter
retory has nominated John P. Julison
to Congress.
C. J.DIlwortb has been nominated
for re-election rb District Attorney of
the sixth judicial district.
Long John Wentworth is doing
good work for Hayes and Wheeler in
Illinois.
Humphrey, of Pawnee City, an
nounces himself an independent can
didate for State Senator from the 18th
district.
In Ootober, 1872, Indiana gave a
Democratic majority of 1,148. Bu6 in
November, 1872, the Republican ma
jority was 22,515.
The Globe-Democrat makes another
slate and gives T. and H. only Oregon
and Connecticut of the Northern
StateB and only 33 votes in all. About
right.
Two thousand people were prostrat
ed with yellow fever at Savannah,
Ga., Saturday last. The death rate is
the heaviest ever known in that oity.
The Nebraska Conference of the M.
E. Church will bold its slx-teenth
annual session at Falls City, begin
Ing Ootober 4th, 1876.
TheTJ. S. steamer Franklin left Gib
raltar on the 22nd for Vigo to embark
Wm. M. Tweed and his companion
(Hunt) for the United States.
The Seoretary of the Treasury has
oalled In for redemption, $10,000,000
of five-twenty bonds of 1865, May and
November, upon which interest will
cease on the 21st of December next.
A terrifio shock of earthquake was
felt in Lima and Callasat about 1:20
in the morning on the 19th ultimo.
Beyond creating great alarm and the
cracking of a few walls, no Injury was
done.
Frank Haas, near Osceola, Neb.,
was recently killed by lightning while
on a wheat stack while threshing. He
had mounted a broken stack to top it
with hay to protect it from an ap
proachingstorm, when the fatalstroke
was given.
The professional thieves of Phila
delphia last week requested the May
or, by letter, to set apart a day when
they might visit the centennial
grounds without fear of arrest, prom
ising, If their request was granted, to
abstain from pilfering and pocket
picking.
California has 200 Republican clubs,
with an aggregate membership of 35,
000. One club in San Francisco has a
membership of over 2,500. It Is claim
ed that the Republicans will carry the
State by a majority of 10,000 to 15,000,
and will return three, and possibly
four Congressmen.
The Evan8ville (Ind.) Jaurnale&jB:
"Senator Morton has done no more
effective work In any canvess than in
the one now In progress. He has
spoken every day (Sundays excepted)
since his return from Washington.
He made ten speeches in one week to
immense audiences In Northern In
diana." The New York Herald says the
same policy which forced South Caro
lina Into secession, a polity of intol
erance and hatred, compelled the nom
ination of Wade Hampton as Demo
cratic candidate for Governor. This,
the Herald olalms, was throwing
away every cnance ana maaiug me
State sure for Hayes.
The great blast whioh lifted the
rocks at Hell Gate from their bed,
and which it was feared would shake
the foundations of New York City,
came off last Sunday in sight of an
immense multitude. Theooncussion
was comparatively slight, butthesuo
cess of the great enterprise is said to
be perfect. L4; is pronounced one of
tho greatest englneeiing feats on rec
ord. A Fort Sully telegram reoelved at
Sioux City, Sept. 20th, says: Chief
Bull Eagle, it Is reported, when called
upon to surrender arms and ponies,
sent word toGen.Buell, that he would
do nothing of the kind, and he wants
all of the soldiers to oross to the east
bank of the river and keep their ra
tions; the Indians would take care of
themselves.
The Northwestern Christian Advo
cate has an editorial endorsing Attor
ney General Taf t's circular for the pro
tection of colored voters. It says:
"The ciroular of the Attorney Gene
ral Is no hot-headed orprecipitate doc
ument. It Is based upon the decisions
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, and upon the recent resolution
in the House of Representatives by
I Scott Lord, of New York,"'
TVAB.
A Belgrade dispatch of the 8th Inst.
says : "The Turks on Monday occu
pied the left bank of the Morava.
Alexinatz Is in their power. It is ut
terly deserted. The Servians at Dele
grad are In no condition to take the
field. The Turks committed great
atrocities during and after the battle
on Friday. Hideous stories reach me
of rape and murder, ofwounded Rus
sians tied to trees and roasted, and
girls outraged and flayed alive. The
roads are filled with thousands of fug
itives. The Government talks of vic
tories, and keeps the public in the
dark about the danger which Is
threatening them. There is now
no force between the Turks and Bel
grade."
One of tho most sickening pages in
the annals of war, either ancient or
modern, is the preliminary report of
Consul General Sohuyleron the Turk
ish atrooities perpetrated in Bulgaria.
The scenes of the devastation and car
nage are laid in the districts of Phillp
popolls and Bazardjik, the villages of
which were laid waste and the Inhab
itants massacred in cold 'blood, after
having surrendered their arms at the
first demand. The persons of men,
women and children were violated
and mutilated by the Bashi-Bazouks
and regular Turkish troops. Sixty
five villages were destroyed, In whole
or in part, and fully 10,000 persons of
all ages and both sexes were ruthless
ly put to the sword.
There are some unoomfortable ex
periences oonneotedwlth the opera
tions of the Turkish troop in Monte
negro. The country is broken and
mountainous, and thestreamsnot par
ticularly adapted for fording. Natur
ally, the Montenegrins are better ac
quainted than the Turks with the
topography of the ground over which
they are fighting, and have a tremen
dous advantage whioh they make the
best use of in this respeot. The other
day in a general engagement, Borne
battalions of Turks were oorraled by
a large force of mountaineers between
two fords, neither of which were ac
cessible, and were driven at the bayo
net's or saber's point over a preoipice
into a river, where a thousand or more
of them were drowned.
The Abend Post, ofBoIal, Vienna,
September 23d, speaking of prospects
of peace, says-it is confirmed from au
thorative sources that all the great
powers have come to an agreement
regarding the conditions of peace to
be proposed to the porte. The pro
gramme drawn up by tbe British cab
inet will form the basis of proposals.
Steps will now be taken without de
lay at Constantinople to obtain the
porte's acceptance of these conditions
and as the latter has already in prin
ciple signified his readiness to meet
loyally the wishes of European pow
ers, so far as Is compatible with the
interest of the Turkish empire. There
cannot now be much doubt that peace
will soon be concluded.
Fresh disaster has befallen the Egyp
tian army in Abyssinia. Fifteen hun
dred Egyptian troops, with their
commander, Rahibe Pacha, have been
massacred. The Abyssinians after
ward proceeded to Massaoroa, which
they seized. The garrison and Gov
ernment offlcejs escaped on board
some ships which happened to be in
port, and arrived safely in Suez. The
Egyptian Government is contemplat
ing revenge, and Is sending fresh
troops to the scene of action.
An attack was made on the 20th of
August on the residence of President
Pardee, of Peru, at Lima, and, before
the disturbance was quelled, the troops
fired on the mob, killing four persons
and wounding several others.
The United States of Columbia have
been declared in a stateof alege. The
disruption of the country is feared.
The army Is to be raised to 20,000 men.
Governor Tilden's Income Frauds
A Washington special to the Inter
Ocean, September 24th says that Com
missioner Raum, Ex-Commissioner
Duglass, Deputy Commissioner Rog
ers, and other authorities in internal
revenue matters are not at all satisfied
with the explanation given of Gov
ernor Tilden's Income tax frand. It
Is no answer at all, they say, and the
statutes which are referred to so wise
ly are merely exousea and blinds to
deceive the people.
Commissioner Raum has been mak
ing a very thorough Investigation of
of the case, and has verified docu
ments. These statements have been
submitted to District Attorney Bliss,
at New York, and it Is now certain
that suit will be brought at once to re
cover taxes on Governor Tilden's in
come. Since the matter has been in
his offlolal charge Commissioner
Raum has desired to avoid taking any
steps which would seem to be prompt
ed by partisan feeling, and no one can
oriticise him on this ground.
The suit will be confined to the in
oome returns of 1862, in whioh year
Governor Tilden swore to an Income
of $7,118, and subsequently took an
oath that he received $20,000 in coun
sel fees. The suit will be brought in
the United States Dhrtriot Court for a
sum sufficient to cover taxes, penal
ties, and Interest, amounting to $50,
000, perhaps. The fall term of tho
Court will open the third Monday in
October.
Before tho war the South diotated
the policy of this Government under
the leadership of the Demooratio par
ty. Last winter the Democratio Con
gress, under the leadership of the
same organization, controled the most
Important oommittees of the House.
There were in the House 107 Demo
crats from the North and 70 from the
South, yet the South held the chair
manship of 21 of the most important
committees and the North held only
ten. Now turn the Senate and the
Executive department over to the
Tlldenites -and then the South will
orack the whip and the Northern
doughfaceB will be happy once more.
They will then exolalm in the lan
guage of Uriah Heep, "Thank loved
Master Copperfield, I am 'unibleV
TILDEN.
A One Legged Soldier's Interview
with the Democratic Candidate.
"Pity Yon
Hadn't Lost Both
Legs."
Your
The following letter was read by
Senator Logan in his speech from the
balcony of the Bates House. It may
be well to preface it by saying that
the Rev. E. W. Flower, who writes
it, is an Episcopal clergyman officiat
ing at Detroit, Mich., a man of unex
ceptional honor, and a Christian gen
tleman upon whoso record there is no
breath of reproach. Mr. Flower has
hesitated to make public the facts
stated in this letter because he shrank
from the notoriety It would necessari
ly give him, but, urged on by friends
who felt he owed It as a duty to give
the statement to the world under his
own signiture, he at last consented.
Mr. Flower, it should be further re
marked, served during the war in the
Eighth Michigan Infantry, and had
his leg shot off at Spottsylvania Court
House. He draws a pension, became
thus acquainted with the Pension
Agent at Detroit, and benoe the ad
dress of the letter. Mr. Flower was
on the stand at Indianapolis, and
personally verified the facts read by
General Logan. But here Is the let
ter: Detroit, Mich., Aug. 39, '76.
To Samuel Post, Esq.
My Dear Sir : Presa of other mat
ters demanding my attention has
caused me to delay putting In writing,
as you desired, the story I related to
you of an interview I once had with
Samuel J. Tilden, the Demooratio can
didate for the Presidency.
The facts are as follows : In Febru
ary, 1865, 1 was discharged from the
United StateB volunteer army on ao
oount of having lost a leg in the line
of duty during the war of the rebel
lion. I was in the city of New York, and
in March of the samo year I was ap
pointed to a temporary olerksnip in
the internal revenue service. In June,
1865, the office of Superintendent of
Exports and Drawbacks for the port
of New York was created. I was in
dorsed for an appointment in this of
fice by tho Hon. Zach Chandler and
the late Judge Longyear, who knew
me personally.
I continued to perform the duties
assigned me in this office till Ootober,
1867. About that time Mr. W. F.
Warren, the Superintendent (than
whom a more unflinching Republi
can, or man of more unimpeachable
integity, and business capacity, never
held office,) waB removed by the late
Andrew Johnson to make way for a
Denioorat. I suspected there would
be difficulty in retaining my place,
and had a talk with the new Superin
tendent about the matter. He told
me that he wanted me to ismain at
my deBk, but that he could not reap
point me without the indorsement of
Samuel J. Tilden, then chairman of
the State Centro! DemocraticCommit
tee. He gave me a letter of introduc
tion to Tilden, stating my qualifica
tions, experience, etc, for the place.
I called on the "great reformer" (?) at
his office in Nassau street (I think.)
Mr. Tilden read the letter and then
asked me if I were a Demoerat. I re
plied in the negative. He inquired
again, "Will you not vote the Demo
cratio ticket this fall, and work in
your district for the party?" I an
swered that I could not. In a sneer
ing kind of tone he asked what claim
I had on him for the place, I htnted
in reply that I had acquired consider
able valuable experience in my partic
ular branch of eivil serviee thnt I
had been instrumental in detecting,
on more than one occasion, attempted
frauds on the government, thereby
saving the government several thous
and of dollars, and that my work had
been done In a satisfactory manner.
"Added to thl3," I said, "I fought to
sustain the government under which
you are now living in peaoe and pros
perity and suffered the loss of a leg,
aB you can see. (i was men ou
orutohes.) Certainly I might have a
ohance to earn my living in the civil
service after this."
Mr. Tilden flew Into a violent pass
Ion. With the most terrifio profani
ty Jie oursed me for having gone to
the war, said it served me right, and
pity I hadn't lost both legs. He in
sulted the memory of the heroic dead
who had fallen on our battle-fields, he
oursed the living witness and actors
in that struggle. Can any man who
has a spark of patriotism in him vote
to place such a heartless "Copper
bead" In the Presidential chair of our
gloriouB union, cemented together by
blood and unfaltering devotion?
Yours truly,
E. W. Flower.
This Is the way the case stands:
The first session of the Confederate
Democratio Congress witnessed the
introduction of bills for the payment
of $472,316,133 of olaims, refunding of
taxes, etc., to the people of the South.
Hero are the Items, whioh should be
kept bofore the people of the North
for their consideration :
Amount of bills for HO claim... 51,582,269
Amount of bills to refund direct
taxes uncollected....... 2,661,776
Amount of bills to refund cotton
Amount of bills to pay for property
used and destroyed..--....... 150,000,000
Amount of blls to pay for supplies 250,000,000
$472,315,133
That Is the modest sum, property
owners of the North, which a Demo
cratio administration would add to
to the national debt. At present a
Republican Senate and a Republican
President stand in the way. But let
eleotion go Democratio in November
and the crime will be consummated.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, the lead
ing Demooratio organ of Ohio, gave
Tilden the following certificate of
oharacter, a few days before his nom
ination :
"Mr. Barlow Is the ohamplon rail
way 'undertaker and jobber of New
York. Of course he's for Tilden. All
men of his stripe aro. With Mr. Til
den In tho White House, men of Mr.
Barlow's kidney would be very busy
and prosperous. All the vicious,
thieving and corrupt elements in the
Democratio party are moving toward
reform' under the banner of Sam
Tilden."
All the vlolous, thieving, corrupt
elements In the Democratio Party are
moving toward 'reforn' under the
banner of Sam Tillden." In this, so
far asourpersonal knowledge extends,
and from what we can gather by read
lug reports, the Enquirer is romarka
bly correct.
An Executive proclamation has
been issued, carrying into effeoL the
treaty of trade wlth-Hawali..
Proceedings of the Republican" Conn
ty Convention.
Hates and Wheejer Club Room,
Bkowkville, Sept. 23, 1676.
Pursuant to the call of the Republi
can County Central Committee, the
delegates of the different precincts
met In convention at the hour named
in the call.
G. W. Fairbrother, Sr., chairman
of the central committee, called the
convention to order, and the conven
tion proceded to temporary organiza
tion by electing Wm. Bridge, of Peru,
chairman, and Geo. W. Fairbrother,
Sr., Secretary.
On motion or Col. Tom Majors, a
committee of five on credentials was
appointed as follows :
Thos. S. Horn, Peru,
W. H. McCreery, Brownville.
W. Dundas, Douglas,
Alex. Wright, Washington.
Robert Kesterson, London.
After retiring a Bhort time the com
mittee on credentials reported as follow.-
:
Report of Committee on Creden
tials. Your committee be leave to
report that the following named gentle
men are entitled to seats in the con
vention :
Aspinwall. J. B. Fisher, John
Lewis, W. A. Brand, Jos. Curtis, J.
M. Paulin.
Benton John Taxhor, W. Win
scbiffle, Henry Steinman, James Tay
lor. Brownville A.. R. Davison, Oscar
Ceoil, J. B. MoCabe, Chas. Neldhart,
C. F. Stewart, J. S. Church, W. H.
McCreery, B. M. Bailey, W. A. Pol
ock, S. M. Rioh, G. D. Cross.
Glen Bock Joseph Lash, Henry
Red fern.
Lafayette C. Parker, Richard
Coryell, A. Wright.
London H. O. MinJck, Richard
Kesterson, Alex. MoKinney.
Nemaha City Levi Johnson, Mos
es Banks, J. H. Drain, J. F. Drain,
Peru John Wine, A. Carlisle, T.
S. Horn, T. J. Majors, Wm. Bridge,
Wm. Daily, J. D. Storm, F. L. Prou
ty, Henry Roberts. T. J. Majors haB
proxies for Carlisle and Prouty.
Washington L. O. Matthews, Geo.
Hogue, J. D. Christie,
St. JDeroin Peter Fraker, Z. P.
Thornton.
No delegates reported from the pre
cincts of Bedford, DougJas-and Island.
On motion the above report was ac
cepted and approved by the conven
tion. On motion of Mr. Daily, the tempo
ray organization of the convention
was made permanent.
NOMINATION FOR SENATOR.
On motion of Mr. Daily the conven
tion proceeded to nominate candidates
in the order as appears- in the call of
the central committee.
State Senator being first, H. O.
Miuick, of London, announced tho
name of Geo, R. Shook, of Aspin
wall ; and A. R. Davison, of Brown
ville, tho name of T. L. Schick, of
Brownville.
Henry Roberta and H. O. Minlok,
were, Dy tne cnairman, appointed
tellers.
The convention then proceeded to
a formal vote for Senator, by ballot,
with the following result:
Geo. R. Shook received 30 votes.
T. L. Sohiok received 11 votes.
The chairman announced the result
and declared Mr. Shook the nominee.
Mr. Davison moved the nomination
of Mr. Shook for Senator be made
unanimous, which motion prevailed
by unanimous vote.
NOMINATIONS FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Nominations for three Representa
tives being next In order, Mr. Wln-
Bobifue, of Benton, announced the
name of Henry Steinman, of Benton;
Mr. A. Wright announced the name
of W. F. Wright ; W. H. McCreery
announced the name of T. L. Schick ;
T. J. Majors announced the name of
Prof. J. M. MoKenzIe. Mr. Stall,
Mr. Kesterson and Mr. F. Redfern
were rIbo announced as candidates.
On motion the first ballot was an
Informal one and resulted as follows :
VY nDUMtMH MMItMHImIMl -J
ijlCiVv II 2 I " m
Kestorson - 6
Stolnmann 31
OVUHlfc mi
XbUUJciU w
Mr. Stull and Mr. Redfern here
withdrew their names from the con
sideration of the convention.
The convention proceeded to a for
mal ballot with the following result:
Wright 35
titcinniQnri o
Schick - SO
McKenzIo - 28
Kesterson -. '....... 7
Redfern .. 2
moil x
Mr. Majors, in behalf of Prof. Mc
Kenzie, withdrew his name from the
contest, whereupon W. F. Wright, of
Washington, Henry Steinraann, of
Benton and T. L. Sohiok, of Brown
ville were declared tho nominees for
Representatives.
On motion of Mr. MIniok of Lon
don the nominations for Representa
tives were made unanimous.
NOMINATION FOR COMMISSIONER.
Tho convention then proceeded to
to the nomination of a candidate for
oounty commissioner for the eecond
dietrict. Alex. McKlnuey, of Lon
don, and J. D. Storm, of Peru, having
been announced for the position, the
convention proceeded to take a for
mal ballot which resulted as follows:
J. D. Storm reoeived 22J- votes.
Alex. McKinney received 21 votes.
Whereupon Mr. Storm was an
nounced by the ohairman as the nom
inee for commissioner, and the con
vention made the nomination unani
mous. DELEGATES TO THE STATE
CONVEN-
TION.
On motion, the convention proceed
ed to ballot for six delegates to the
State convention, whioh meets in
Linooln on the 26th Inst. A motion
was carried that the six gentlemen re
ceiving the highest number of votes,
ba the delegates elect.
The first ballot resulted as follows :
Theodore HUL.
29
31
35
12
35
33
C. F. Stewart
T. J. MaJora....
J. S. Mlnlclc ...
G. W. Fairbrother, Sr
George Hogue.
Wm, Dally... 32
On motion these delegates were in
structed to also act as delegates in the
Judioial Distriot convention.
The following Central Committee
was appointed for the ensuing year:
Brownville J. H. Gilmore, C. F.
Stewart.
Aspinwall J. S. Minlok, J. B. Fish
er. Washington John Snodgrass, Geo.
Hogue.
London H. Kesterson, Jno. Strain.
Peru Wm. Bridge, H. Roberts.
Lafayette C. B. Parker, S. Blod
gett. Glen Bock Frank Redfern, H.
Thomas.
Nemaha City Jj. Johnson, Philip
Crother.
Douglas W. Dundas, R. McDowell
Bedford Amos Hughes, McFar
land Campbell.
Benton H. Steiumann, W. Wln
schiffle. St. DeroinA. J. Rittor, Z. Thorn
ton. Island N. MoArthur, J. Shields.
The work of the convention was
done in harmony and good feeling; it
being apparent that all were actuated
with a desire to serve the best inter
ests of the party, to make judioious
nominations and to nominate good
and honest men.
On motion the convention adjourn
ed sine die.
G. W. Fairbrother, Sr.,
Seoretary.
In National and State politics there
is no Independent ticket. Most all
the Independents in Nemaha oounty
who ever were Republicans will sup
port the State and National Republi
can ticket, and Democrats will sup
port the Demooratio ticket. Will In
pendents, branded In open caucus by
Democrats ae traitors If they don't sup
port Tilden and Hendricks, support
them for a few drops from the Dem
ooratio mess of potage? Even though
those few drops may infuse a few mora
brief hours of political existence into
the corpse, politically, that claims to
head their squad ?
Close Shooting.
At Cesdmore, Sept. 20th, In the
championship matoh at 200, 600 and
1,000 yards, ten shots at'each distance,
Sanford scored 133, Rae of the Scotch
team, 129, and Milner, of the Irish
team, 129, out of a possible 150. At
the long range match at 800 and 1,000
yards, ten shots at eacb distance, Mil
ner, of the Irish team, was the win
ner, maklng-98 and Sanford 97 out of
a possible 100. Milner made ten suc
cessive bulls eyes at 1,000 yards.
Quite a sensible shock of an earth
quake was felt at mldnfght last Sun
day, at Louisville, Ky., Evansvllle,
Ind., at St. Louis, Mo., and other
points.
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Orders haveban telegrahedto Capt.
S. R. Franklin, of the United States
Steamer Franklin to proceed to New
York with Tweed, instead1 of going to
Hampton Roads, as first directed. On
the arrival of the Franklin at New
Yoik, Tweed will be surrender to the
authorities.
The Arrest of William 31, Tweed.
The following are the particulars of
the arrest of William M. Tweed, as
furnished by a cable dispatch from
Madrid, Spain : It was found, in
July last, that Tweed was In Santiago
do Cuba, having passed there from
Havana. Gen. Jovellar was applied to
by the American Consul to have
Tweed secured and sent to the United
States. Gen. JoVellar was quite will
ing, even in the absence of on ex
tradition treaty, to oblige the Ameri
can Government, in return for their
courtesy in Arguelles, oase some years
ago. Tweed, however, was apprised
in Santiago of his impending danger,
and sailed for Vigo, Spain, July 27, on
board the sailing vessel Carmen. Mr.
Cushing thereupon notified the Span
ish Government of this fact, and found
them willing to arrest Tweed and re
turn him to Cuba, or deliver him up
to the American Consul. Every
precaution was taken by the Spanish
Goverment to secure Tweed's arrest
in any port of Spain or on any coast
line by whioh he might arrive. Severe
orders were given to local authorities,
especially those of TIgo and the Gall
oian coast. On Sept. 6 the Carmen
hove In sight off Vigo, and was im
mediately boarded by the Governor
ofPontevedra. The Governor afonce
recognized Tweed from photographs
whioh he had in his possession for
some time previous to the arrival of
the fugitive. Tweed was entered on
the ship's papers under the name of
Seoor, and was accompanied by a man
giving his name as William Hunt,
who Is said to be bis nephew. Both
wero immediately secured and thrown
Into the Calabozo, under a strong
guard, but were subsequently trans
ferred, by order, to a fortress In Vigo,
under command of the Captain Gen
eral. Lee, the Mountain Meadow Murderer,
Found Guilty.
In Beaver court, Salt Lake, on the
morning of Sept. 20th, Judge Bore
man, in the course of his charge to
the Jury said :
"The prisoner, J. D. Lee, stands be
fore you oharged with being a partici
pant In one of the most atrocious mas
acres of human beings, men, women
and children, in Mountain Meadows,
in 1857, that was ever known in any
civilized part of the world. The evi
dence shows that the persons killed
were emigrants. For several days a
combination of Indians and white
man had been making attaoks upon
their encampments. Thelndiansand
white men vied with each other in
the fiendish work of destroying over
120 men, women and children. It has
alledged that he shot one woman with
a gun and pistol, and cut the throat
of another, and told an Indian not to
spare a young woman whose life the
savage wished to spare."
The jury retired, and in three hours
returned a verdict of guilty of murder
inthe-flrst.degree..
Tilden's Explanation.
New York, Sept.21. The Tribune1
editorial on Mr. Tilden's explanation
says :
"At last Tilden appears to explain
the income business. We say "Tilden
appears," for the letter signed by hiB
law clerk Is evidently dlstated by the
master. It betrays all Tilden's dex
terity, and Is formidably elaborate
and preoise on points of the least con
sequence. The essential points are
slurred over. Tbo explanation as to
1862 is technical and hard-strained,
and if it Btood alone, perhaps, it might
pass. When that return comes to be
used steadily for ten years as a basis
for escaping taxation of everything
over $15,000 at a time when his income
was steadily $100,000 or more every
year, the situation becomes monstr
ous. Tilden may indeed have kept
himself within the letter of the law,
but it is plain that he evaded the spirit.
He could not be sent to the Penitenti
ary, but he contrived to keep the gov
ernment from getting out of him
money to which it was entitled."
The New York Times reiterates Its
charges against Tilden, and specifies
seven distinct itemsof inoome not in
oluded in his return, and whioh it
proposes to fasten upon him by Indu
bitable proof. The general feeling In
New York oity among Mr. Tilden's
friends as well as opponents is, that
the lame explanation given to the
public is a stupid, if not a fatal mis
take. Either nothing should have
been said or a conclusive answer given
As it is the weakness of the defense
is exposed, and the discussion of the
subject re-opened, with the advantage
all on the side of his opponents.
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NASBY DESPONDENT.
Tho TTear an& Teas of Life as a Dem
ocrat More Than He Can Stand.
Unlooked-for Trouble at the Corners
How it was Overcome.
From the Toledo Blade.
Confederate X Roads.
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Wich is in the State uv Kentucky,
Sep. 16
It takes a great deal of wear and tear
to be a leedin Dlmoorat, more than I
feel I kin stand, at my time uv life,
pertiokelerly ez Bascom is watrin hiB
Iicker more and more every day. On
an InsuffUeenS sustenance It's impos
sible to watch all the pints and keep
all the sheep safely in the fold. I'm
lougin for the eleokshun and inogger
ashen uv that g;es4 reformer, Tilden,
so that in the postoffis I kin enjoy the
froots uv my laber, and by gittln my
Iikker by the gallon, insted uv In de
sultory and infrekent drinks, I kin bo
sboor of both quality and quantity.
My last trouble wuz my wustand It
tuk me an entire day to git it straight
ened. Pollock and Joe Bigler had
got hold uv a Noo York Dimooratio
paper, ono whioh I hed bin quolin as
authority, and went from: one bar
room to another and red it to every
DImekrat In the village. They even
penetrated Bascom's, and before I got
In hed dlfifoosed their plson in that
sakred preclnet. It contained long
artiklesshowin that Tilden, our stan
dard barer, wo-z committed, sole and
body, not only to hard money, and
Imejit resumpshen, but that he wus a
reformer uv the reforminist kind, go
in eo fur as to pledgo bisself never to
pay a dollar uv Southern war olaims,
neve to re-establish nigger Bervitood,
in any form, and never" to applnt to
offlsany but them ez wus fittld for It,
and sich ez wooden't steel.
They did this while I wuz out
organizin a hundred Dimocrats to go
over Into Injeany to vols' in the In
terest uv reform In October.
When I returned there wuz trouble.
I wuz surrounded by a hundred in
dignant Dimokrnts demanding uv
me wat I wuz going to do about it.
"I am for reform," Bed Deekln Po
gram, "but I am a goln to be paid for
them sweet potatoes, and them fence
rails wich Federel pikklts aeezed."
"I am for reform," sed Captain Mo
Pelter, "but I want pay for them
horses wich John Morgan seezed,
wich he wooden't hev done but for
Fedrel Invaders, wloh makes the gov
ernment clearly responsibly for
them!"
"I am for reform," sedlssaherGav
itt, "but wat is reform to me ef I can't
be Collector uv this deestrlck ?"
Sbakln uv em off I smiled a sad
and pensive smile at thsr child-like
innosense, and mounlln a stump, ad
dressed em.
"My friends," I remarkt, "does wa
ter ever git higher than its fountin
hed ? Is a Christian ever better than
the Ten Commandments? (Then I
hed to explain to em wat the Ten
Commandments wuz.) Did yoo ever
known party to rise above the source
uv its strength ? It's all very well for
this vile sheet in Noo York to talk
about bard money, there, for the
bloatid bondholders of the Dlmoorlsy
there want It, but do wo? Not any.
We want paper and lots uv It, and we
are a goin to neve It. Wat kin the
East do about resoomin ? Hev the
Dlmocrisy any strength there ? Jlst
enuuT to hold the postofnses in case
the Dlmoorlsy elect a President. But
who elects the Dimeoratlo President?
We uv Kentucky, uv VIrglnny, uv
Maryland, and uv Georgy. Massa
choosits wants hard money, but Is our
belooved Tilden goin back on Ken
tucky where he hez frends, for the
sake uv Maesachoosits, where he hez
not a corporal's guard.
"And speekln uv the payment nv
the claims of Deekln Poirram and
Captain MoPelter, how is the govern
ment agoln to refoose it? Ain't wo
the DImokratio party we, and sloh
ez we from the southern stntes ? Will
there be a member uv Congress elect
Id in the south whose oonstityooents
didn't leee fence rales, and mules, and
sweet potatoes? Ab, my frends,
when Sherman swept to the sea, he
didn't realize wat a debt he wuz pllln
up wich hiB very sojers will hev to
pay, when we reformers git control
agis. Possibly hed them soljers
knowd that that they'd hev to pay for
them aweet potatoes, with the costs
uv collection, they woodent hev gob
bled so many uv em. Our represen
tatives will be safe on tbia question,
and ez the Northern Reform Dlmo
orats will git their whaok In, tbey
will be satisfied by. the justls uv the
claims. Wat else hev We to consider
in the matter?
"And ez to the offtsls, wher does
Samyooel TUcfen gH hfe support from
his own State ? Is it out in Delaware
County, wherethe people make much
of skool-houses, and churohes, and
sich, them twin destroyers uv Diinoc
risy? No! Baxter street and sich la
his strength. Is John Morrisoy and
John Kelly, and Oaky Hall, and Boaa
McLaughlin a supportln of him ? Me-"
thinks they are. Hev they experienc
ed a change uv heart ? Hev they ex
perienced a ohange uv heart? Hev
they got so good in ther matoor yeera
that they won't take an offis, or see
that ther frends heve em ? Is Tilden
a goin to take his tone from Delaware
County or from the citie3 whore ho
gits his majorities ?
"Oh, ye uv little faith! I am
ashamed uv yoo. Don'ttroublo about
the spoils till you see the thieves op
posin uv him. Go home and repent.
I ought to wash my hands uv you,
but I will stay and leed you awhile
yit. Go home and bo content with
wat yoor leeders are a doin. Tho
Dlmoorat wich asks questions Is lost."
And the Deekln and I went Into
Bascom's and after takln a drink or
two, and lamentln Boblngeraoll's in
fidelity separated. TheDeekin forgot
to pay for the llkker, and left it to be
charged to me. Babm stopped in
the middle uv a denunciation uv the
Bepubliklns for havin on the stump
sich an impious wretch ez Ingersoli,
to remark that takin Iikker and gittin
out without payin for it wuz a d d
outrage. I think everything Is right
here now. We renoo our strength
like eagles.
Petroleum V. Nasby;
Reformer.
Nebraska State S. S. Association.
State Secretary's Office,
Fremont, Sept. 20, 1876. j
To Pastorsand Superintendents :
Dear Brethren Sunday and
Monday, Ootober 22d, and 23d, 1376,
having been designated as days of
United Prayer in behalf of Sunday
Schools throughout the world, the or
ficers of our association are denimus
that the workers In the Statb uftould
join in its general observance.
Inosmuoh as a large proportion of
oursohools are held in neighborhood
whoeo populace Is widely scattered,
rendering it impracticable to carry
out fully the plan of the committee
issuing the eal), we recommend the
following ss substantially covering
their programme '.
I. That every minister of the gospel
in the Stato, upon Saturday, Oi-tober
22d, preach a &peoiaI sermon upo" the
claims of Sunday Sohoolu.
II. That the session of each Sundf.y
school be preceded or fallowed by
devotional exercises, luterspursed
with singing and appropriate addres
ses. III. That Sunday evonlng a special
service be held for the extension of
the work in our State.
IV. That Monday evening epch
churob and congregation in our cltlea
and villages, and each school in all
counties, bold a meeting at which
the Interests of the Sunday School
shall form tho theme of the prayer
and addresses.
We trust Nebraska's schools t1U
unite heartily in these Eervices. Not
more than one-fourth of our ohildren
are members of our Sunday Schools.
What proportion of those who are 'safe
in the fold ?
Lord, it Ib nothing with Thee to
help,wh t er wtlh many, nrjthemt hat
have no power; help un, O Lord our'
God ; for we rest on Tbee.
"All thing3are possible to him that
belleveth."
According to your faith bo it unto
you."
To us, this year in a peculiar man
ner, comes the messag "Pray ono for
another."
To Snow ofsuch brotherly remem
brance before the Throne will
strengthen many a faithi'ul, loving
heart. "Now the God of hope fill you wltb
all joy and peace In believing that ye
may abound in hopo through the'
power of the Holy Ghost.
Yours faithfully,
1. P. Gage,
State Sec'y.
St. Paul, Sept. 25th. The chief of
Police of St. Louis, a member of the
force of St. Paul, and Mr C. B. Hunur
superintendent of the United States
express company, at rived in this city
Sunday morning. They came for tho
purpose of establishing the identity
of the dead and wounded robbers.
After examining the dead bodies of
the men killed at Madella, they, with"
ont hesitation, prounced it that of
Charley Pitts,' and from photographs,,
are satisfied that those killed atNorth
field were Bill Chadwick and Cecil
Miller. The prleoners they indenti
fy aa Cole Younger, and Bob Young
erandA Carter, a notorious desperado.
Philadelphia, Sept. 20 The dal
ly attendanceatthe Centei o'alexposl
tion is Btendily on the increase and
the pro?peot is that still greater crowds
will come as the close of the exhibi
tion approaches and the people realize
that they must be prompt In their
coming. The crowd in attendanca
yesterday was the largest of any fifty'
oent day during the season.
At one o'clock to-day the cash
admission fees to the Centennial ex
hibition were $91,151.
There are a few things concerning'
Mr. Tilden which we trust will Bink
into the minds of western and south
ern demoorats. He is a hypocrite, a
political scoundred, has long been a
public plunderer, and is really the on
ly disreputable candidate prominent
ly named on the demooratio side.
Cincinnati i Enquirer.
Remember, it is a leading Demo
cratio paper that says this, notus.
The Johnson county Republican
convention on Saturday last and nom
lated thd following ticket:
For Representatives, W. H. Doollt
tle, of'Sterllng anc?" W. R. Spick
nail, of Tecumseh. For County Com
missioner, David Warner.
Prints and printing cloths are ad
vancing In price, so that there Is a
profit on the 6ide of manufacturers.
This f3 why the mills are generally
starting up again.
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A fatal disease has - broken out
among the- cattle In a certain locality
In Pennsylvania, whioh is credited to
tioka contracted by contact with
with Western cattle.
The Indians are being finally treat
ed with, through a Commission.- .
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