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BEOWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1877.
VOL. 22.-10. 14
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O ATTOHXKVS AT LAW.
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J.. ATTORXEYATLAW.
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Xebraska.
T H. BROADY.
t) Attorney and Counselor nt Law,
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Attorney and ConnrclnrntLnir.
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rntrustedtoblscare. Office In the Roy bulldlnK.
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A 8. HOLLADAY,
Ai Physician, Surgeon, Obstetrician.
(iraduMed In 1851. Located In Brownvllle IfWiS.
Special attention ald to Obstetrics and diseases;
of Women and Children. Ollice.41 Main street.
S.A
OS HORN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
f flice. Xo. SI Main street, Brownvlle, Xeb.
J 31. BAILEY,
SIIIl'l'KK AND DR1VI.ER IX
LIE STOCK
JillOWyVlLLE, NEBRASKA.
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to handle your block.
p a t7c line,
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fruaranteed. Repairing neatly and promptly done.
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J V. GIBSON,
BLACKSMITH AXU HOUSE SIIOEU.
Workdone to order and satisfaction guaranteed
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A D- MARSH.
TAILOE,
BUOWXVILLK, - - .NEBRASKA.
Cuttluc. or Cuttinc and Maklnjr. done to
onler on short notice and at reasonable
Irlces, Has lind long experience and can
warrant satisfaction.
SIiop in Alex. Robinson' old. Btnnd.
JACOB MxVROfiN,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
and dealer in
FincEnsUshjFienrh, Scotch and Fancy Cloths,
Testings, Etc, Etc.
Brovrnville. Kebrnska.
JOSEPH SCHUTZ,
DEALER IX
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
No. 59 Main Street,
imOWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
KcenR constantlv on hand a large and well
assorted stock of genuine articles in his line
Repairing orciockK, watches ana Jewelry
'done on short notice, at reasonable rates.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
J. R. EEawIiins,
TONSORIAL ARTIST,
1st door west First National Bank,
JSroiviivillc, - Nebraska,
Shaving, Shampooing, Hair Cutting, Ac.,
loue In the hli;hest style of the art.
YOUR l'ATHONAG. SOLICITED.
11F BJIOWNVILLB TUB
LAST WJUJSKOIPJZACJL
MONTH.
MATHEWS
DENTIST,
UKOWXVILLE, NEBRASKA,
Please remember. If you want any Sewing
machine repairs of any kind, or any ma
chine, or any attachment, needle, oil; or if
you want a new machine, or a new cabinet
put on an old machine, or a rebuilt machine,
you will save from 25 to 50 per cent by calling
on or senalng to B. G. WHITTKMOUE,
Urownvillc. Neb.
"fT 3 The Victor. Florence, New Davis,
1H - t W. fc W. Needles, 60c per dozen,
nil others 50c, per doz. Assorted numbers
sent post paid to any address. Every needle
warranted of the best quality.
B. E. COLHAPP,
Manufacturer of
FINE CIGARS
59 Main Street,
ilrovruville, Nebraska.
Orders From Neighboring TownsJ
Solicited.
NIETBQPOLITAH HOTEL,
LIXCOLN, WEB.
SNIDER & WRIGHT,
PllOPRIETORS.
This house Is now conducted in first-class
style, Largo rooms for COMMERCIAL
TRAVELERS, Billiard parlor and readlns
room connected with the hotel. The people
"of Southern Nebraska are solicited to try
Metropolitan, wneii vismug imcoin.
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AGON &HLACKSMiTHKOP
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a ji. Kennedy,
(Kossell's old stand,)
Brovrnville, - - - Nebraska.
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Cakes made dully, and a full line of Confec
tionery and Toys constantly on hand.
9a
Main Street
HUDDART'S
GROCERY & PROVISION
STORE.
Second door cast of Post OtHce,
BROWA'VILLE, NEBRASKA.
Main Street
Meat Market.
BOID"3r &o BRO.
EUTCIIEJRS,
BROW1YVII.I.E, IWEBRASKA.
Good, S"reet, FresL. Meat
Always on hand, and satisfaction guar
antied to all customers.
B.IP.SOTTDER..
Manufacturer c0 Dealer in
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-wnmw whipT
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COLLARS, BRIDLES,
Z1SK PADS, BKUSHES, BLANKETS,
Robes, &c.
BROWXTILLG, NEBRASKA.
Full stock ready made goods constantly on hand
HAVE YOU SEEN
JLl JL B
Having purchased the
EILZKI'HNT
LIYEBTUDFE
I wish to announce that I am prepared to
do a Urst class livery business.
JTosJi. Rogers,
JT. Hi. KO"Z",
Keeps a full line ot
UBUL CASIS&CASKETS
COXSTAXTLY OX IIAXD.
5G Main Street, BR0"YYILLE,NEB.
E. HUDDART'S
Peace and Quiet
WKLIK-U
Saloon and Billiard Hall!
THE BEST OF
Brandies, Wines, Gins, Alcohols
.A-iid TTliisliics.
2fOi 49 Slain Street, Opposite Sherman
House, Brovrnvtlle, Nebraska.
Arthur V. Walsh,
PLxlSTERER,
Brotvnville, Nebraska.
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EDSTABLES
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Parson Allen's Hide.
The following poem was read at the, reoent
celebration of the hundredth anniversary of
the Battle of Benington, by Mr. Wallace
Bruce:
The "Catamount Tavern" is lively to-night;
The "boys" of Vermont and Now Hamp
shire are here,
Drawn up in line in tho gloaming light
To greet Parson Allen M'lth shout and with
cheer.
Over mountain and valley from Plttflold
green,
Through tho driving rain of that August
day,
Tho "flock" marched on with martial mien.
And the Parson rode In bis ,"ono horso
shay."
Three cheers for old Berkshire ! tho Gen'ral
said,
As tho boys of Now England drew up face
to face.
Baum bids us a breakfast to-morrow to
spread,
And tho Parson is hero to say us the grace.
The lads who arc with mo have come here
to fight,
And wo know of no grace, was the Parson's
reply.
Save the name of Jehovah, our country and
right,
Which your own Ethan Alien pronounced at
Fort Ti.
To-morrow, said Stark, there'll bo fighting
to do,
If you think you can wait till till the
morning's light,
And, Parson, I'll conquer the British with
you,
Or my Molly will be a widow at night.
What the Parson dreamed In that Benning
ton camp.
Neither Yankee nor Prophet would dare to
guess ;
A vision, perhaps, of the David stamp,
With a mixture of Cromwell and good
Queen Bess.
But we know the result of that glorious day
And the victory won ear the night came
down,
How Warner charged In the bitter fray,
With Rassltor, Hobart and old Jon Brotrn.
And how In n lull of the three hours' fight
Tiie Parson harangued tho Tory lino,
As ho stood on a stump with his musket
bright.
And sprinkled his text with tho powder
lino.
The sword of the Lora is our battle-cry!
A refuge sure In tho hour of need
And Freedom and Faith can never dlo,'
Is article first of tho Puritan creed !
Perhaps tho "occasion" was rather rash.
He said to bis comrades after tho rout.
For behind a bush I saw a Hash,
But I fired that way and put it out.
And many the sayings, eccentric and queer,
That were handed about tho country side,
Q.noleiKin'prkshIrc'forImany.aycart :
Of tho Plttsfleld 'march and the Parson's
ride.
Honor to Stark and his resoluto men ;
To the mountain boys all honor and praise;
And with shout and cheor we welcome again
The Parson who camo In his one-borso
chaise.
Among the reinforcements from Berk
shire camo a clergyman with a portion of
his Hock tho boys marching on foot and the
Parson driving through the muddy roads In
his primitive chaise. Jlistorp of Berkshire.
ANIGHT TO BE EEMEMBEEED
I am an old man now, but I never
think of that adventure wRhout a
shudder ; and for years after It hap
pened I would start from my sleep
with a cry of horror as the scene was
vividly before me in a dream. I was
young then, active, Blrong, and
not wanting in courage, though it
may seem like sounding my own
trumpet to say eo. However, to my
story.
It was the twenty-fourth of Decem
ber, and I was going home to spend
Christmas day with my relations. I
was going to start In time to reach
home for a friendly gathering that
evening. In the morning, however,
ray boss had occasion to drive over to
a village some miles distant. He was
to return by midday to pay me and
let me start before darkness came on.
But he was detained. When he
was ready to start back the weather
had got so bad that it was with the
utmost difficulty he could make his
horse creep along; so, instead of re
turning as promised, it was six o'
olook before we beard the welcome
patter of old Kitty's hoofs coming up
the yard. He was nearly frozen, and
when I reminded him that I wanted
to start, he looked at me in amaze
ment. "Why, Jack," said he, "you never
mean to say you intend turning out
to-night? Stay till morning; they'll
never expect you. Why, you'll be
blown into the quarries."
But I was determined go, come
what might. After a deal of persua
sion he paid me, an ofl 1 started out
in the bitter cold. The night was
very dark, but the moon appeared
now and again from behind a cloud,
the effect being that the darkness
seemed more intense when she was
not visible. I turned to the left, was
soon on the turnpike, and in a few
minute3 the little town was lost to
sight and memory.
Many thoughts keptme from notic
ing the darkness. I could see the
bright room at home, with my old
father in hs big arm chair by the fire
sid ; I saw my mother go to the door
and in fancy I beard her say, "I hope
my poor Jack Isn't out this dreadful
night!" She looked so sad that I
involuntarily quickened my pace. I
saw my brothers and sisters placing
evergreens around the pictures, and
trimming tfce Christmas tree. But
my musings were suddenly brought to
a termination, as I had arrived at one
of the worst parts of my journey. I
had to take a narrow road that wound
itBelf like a gigantic snake around the
rocks and between the innumerable
quarries that were scattered all
around. I started forward bldly on
my dangerous journey.
The road is a thoroughly dangerous
one to travel upon In broad daylight,
for on either hand for a considerable
distance, are quarries coming close to
the roadside, and without anything
whatever to preventan incautious per
son from falling over. Then came
huge rocks that project over the road
which seem to have combined to shut
out daylight on the brightest summer
day.
There are huge caverns in these
rooks, as though the aborigines had
once made their homes there. Then
comes a mighty torrent of water, roar
ing, dashing, tearing, hissing, and
foaming from the giddy heights, un
til it is lost to sight away down in the
ravine. No vegetation is found here ;
it is one of those weird, dismal places
that seem created especially for the
perpetration of murders. A melan
choly, ghostly light pervades the
place, oven at midday. The wind
shrieked as It raced round rooks, and
ended in a low, heart-rending wail, as
it entered the caverns. Then the
moon, appearing for a few seconds,
revealed some curiously-shaped rock
in the distance, that seemed then to
assume tho form of some demon or
giant.
I did not belive in the supernatural,
but in spite of all my reasoning I
wished niyself at home. I tried to
sing, but it was no use ; I had not the
heart to make it lively. I oan tell
you It with pleasure when, on turn
iug a sharp corner, I beheld a few
lights in the distance. These I knew
proceeded from a batch of cottages
Inhabited by quarrymen. Even in
this forsaken snot these men have
built their homes ay, and they are
as dear to them as your comfortable
residences are to your city people. I
remembered there was a tavern in the
place, and I determined to call in and
rest.
A few minutes' brisk walking
brought me to the door, and I can as
sure you It was not long before I was
seated by the side of a blazing fire,
surrounded by about a dozen big,
broad, jovinl quarrymen, each spin
ning his Christmas yarn in his own
peculiar manner.
I sat listening attentively for some
time, when ray attention was drawn
to a man who had just entered the
room. He was shabbily dressed, tho'
far from being ragged. He appealed
to us for assistance. I did not like
his appearance altogether. He had
a lowbrpwhat was.cojitracted by a
continual frown , small, gray, cruel
looking eyes, and a square jaw. As I
said before, I did not like his looks;
but I thought to myself, "Well, the
fellow can't help his appearance." So
I ordered a hot drink for him.
When It was brought I took out my
bag of money to pay for It. I noticed
directly tho eager look that passed ov-
er the stranger's face as he saw it.
One of the countrymen noticing the
expression, said to him
"Mate, you seem to have taken a
fancy to that money ! Maybe you'd
like it?"
He replied, in a sullen manner
"I would like a good many things
that I cannot get."
However, I soon forgot the fellow
in a hearty laugh over a well-told tale.
But the time had quickly passed ; so
I rose to put on my coat and wrapper,
saying, as I did so,
"I fear it will be late before I reach
N ."
It was not much to say, but it gave
them the clew to the direction I was
going. I bade them all good night,
and was once more in the darkness
and the cold.
I had now to descend a steep path
way, which led into an old quarry,
through whloh I had to pass. Some
parts of the path were only about four
feet wide. On the one side was a
solid rock, and on the other a preci
pice, a fall down which would end
any man's troubles, as far as this
world is concerned, at least.
Well, I waB groping my way down
as best I could, when suddenly I felt
something spring upon my shoulders,
followed by a horrible sensation of
strangling. For a momentorso I was
stupefied; but on raising my hand I
felt a man's arm pressed against my
throat. I knew I had no time to lose,
sol leaned backward a little. This
threw my assilant off his guard no
doubt he tliought I had fainted and
then with the wild strength of de
spair I bent suddenly forward, and
threw the fellow over my head. Be
fore I had fairly recovered he was up
on me again like a tiger, and this
time it was a hand-to-hand struggle.
We wrestled for some time, till at last
we fell, and my head was projecting
over the precipice.
I felt the hot blood rush to my head ;
a numbness seemed creeping over me,
but I shook it off, and determined to
have another struggle for my life.
As I raised my head the moon came
from behind a cloud, and I recogniz
ed my would-be assassin as the stran
ger at the tavern. And at the same
moment I saw something glisten in
his hand, and I knew he meant to
stab me. I caught his arm as it de
scended, and with my other hand I
olutohed his throat. Though it cut
me, my struggling prevented it being
a deep wound. Again that fearful
knife was being brandished before my
faoe, and more than once I felt the
cold Bteel touch my neck ? but eaoh
time I sucoeeded in beating it off;
and all this time we were close to the
edge of the path.
How we kept on the pathway at all
is a mystery to me. Once, in trying
to stop a blow, I seized the keen blade
in my band, inflicting a terrible
wound ; but I succeeded in getting
the knife from him, and threw it
away as far as I could. Then came
the real struggle for life who would
go over tho precipice ! It was a hard
time. We were very equally match
ed, and both strong. Several times
he kept me from going over, because
I held him so tightly that he would
have gone as well.-
At last I got the better of him for
an instant, and throwing out my
hand to steady myself, I gripped a
large, sharp stone. With all the
strength I could muster, I struck him
upon the head with it. He groaned
and fell back insensible. I must
have fainted, too, for I found myself
lying across him with one hand still
at his throat.
As soon as my scattered senses re
turned I tied his hands fast together
behind his baok with my scarf, and
hurried back to the tavern for assis
tance, I directed them where to go,
for I was too weak with the loss of
blood to accompany them.
They found him just as I had stat
ed, and before two hours had elapsed
he was safe in jail.
I did not spend Christmas with my
friends, for I was put to bed at tho
tavern, where I remained for several
weeks down with brain fever.
I afterwards appeared against my
would-be murderer, and had the satis
faction of knowing that I was safe
from his attacks in the future,, for ho
was sent to state prison for life.
How the Czars Die.
From Ruric (SG2) to Jurie, or George
T. (1155). who built Moscow, there
were 17 Dukes of Kiev. To these fol
lowed 16 Grand Dukes of Vladimir,
ending with Jurie or George IIL in
1325. The succeeding sovereigns, nine
in number, born the title of Grand
Dukes of Moscow. In 1517, commen
ces the list of Czars of Muscovy, whose
territorial boundaries have spread
partly by purchase, but chiefly by
conquest, until they reach the giant
dimensions of the present Russian
Empire. Feodor I., second Czar, was
poisoned; Boris poisoned himself;
Ivan VI. of the house of Romanoff,
was deposed ; Peter II. was deposed
and murdered ; Paul I. was strangled
in his bed-chamber : Alexander I. is
reported to have died by slow poison ;
"Nicholas, too, is reported to have been
poisoned-as his death was unexpect-
ked, an,.B.bodjj-'Iay thr.es days in
prl vatestate before any publio announ
cement of his death was made. An
other and more common idea is that
Nicholas died from mortification on
account of bis disasters and defeat in
the Crimea. The present Czar, Alex
ander II., is the IGth of the house of
Romanoff. He has entered on a more
urduoua task than his fVther the con
quest of Constantinople at a time
when the rest of the great nations are
even more averse to disturbing the
balance of power in Europe than when
Sebasfopol was attacked. The crown
does not sit easily upon his head. Re
cent accountB say that Alexander's
cheeks are Bimken, his eyes are luster
less, his step has lost much elasticity,
and his carriage Is less dignified than
formerly. He is described as prema
turely aged, which is not marvelous,
since lie works from 8 in the morning
until 9 oolook at night, laboring even
harder than his ministers. If
Alexander should fail and the
Crescent should look down upon
myriads of Russians sent to their
death by his ambition to possess Con
stantinople, he will likely go the way
of Nicholas, either by treason or brok
euhartednessB. It Is believed in Rus
sia that on the base of a statue, erect
ed by the ear'y chiefs, there appeared
a miraculously written prophecy that
the Russians would one day sit in the
seat of the Greek Emperor. Every
Czar has sanctioned the fable, and
hence each one who attacks Turkey
fears the consequences of a failure.
The Editor.
It looks verj' nice to the young man
who has little experience with the
world, who has always been among
its flower beds and never among its
thorns, to be an editor. Many a young
man would almost give the old fami
ly homestead for the privilege of pre
siding over the editorial columns of a
newspaper. But he little knows tho
tolls and vexations of such a position.
It is doubtful if there is any place in
the world in which the charm and
romance of life are so quiokly and
utterly destroyed. The business is a
constant scrutiny of the world a
dealing with men and women as they
are. It is the duty of the journalist
to penetrate the beautiful covering
that bides many a deformity, and to
dissect its rottenness. Auy otherman
would look only at the charming ex
terior, and would find nothing to of
fend his senses or shock his sensitive
ness. He would thus be the gainer,
for it is always better that the rose
Bhould hide the thorn, unless it be
come a duty to expose the thorn to
view. The editor's life is largely
spent among skeletons. He has en
ough of them voluntarily brought to
him to disgust him with the world.
Men come to him to invoke his assist-
ance to secure for them dishonorable
ends. Often they are men who stand
high in the community, and are not
unfrequeutlyln the church. He soon
learns to listen to their proposals as a
matter of course, but they leave him
with a feeling ot regret that he should
have entered a profession in whioh he
Is compelled to see so much that les
sens his estimate of mankind. West
ern fturat.
EOBBItfG THE EXPEESS.
Train Robbers Mako Their First At
tempt on the Union Pacific Road.
And Get Away Succesufully "With. Over
Sixty Thousand Dollars.
Fall
Aceonnt of the Affair from a Xan Who
Looted into Their Iterolrers.
On Tuesday morning of last week
the express on the U. P. Road was
robbed at Big Springs Station, Chey
euno county, Nebraska, 361 miles
west of Omaha. The following in
teresting account of the robbery is
given by the Omaha Republican of
tho 20th Inst., as received from Mr.
Clarence N. Blend, a baggage master,
who was on the robbed train T
"FIXING" THE STATION AGENT.
Big Springs is a settlement consist
ing of station building, the section
house, and possibly another, and has
but one telegraph operator, Mr. Geo.
W. Barnhart, who is also agent for
the company's business. The station
is open only during the day and early
evening, and the express trains, un
less there be passengers or baggage to
take or leave, frequently pass It with
out stopping, merely slowing to a
slight speed. The east-bound express
arrives there at 10:48 p. m., and it is
the habit of Mr. Barnhart to sit up
and receive the "train mail." This
he was doing Tuesday night. About
half an hour before No. 4 arrived, and
as he was reading, he heard his door
open, and did not look up, supposing
his visitor was one of the section
hands waiting to see the train. A
sudden step beside him made him lift
his eyes, and he found four navy re
volvers, in the hands of two masked
men confronting him, no matter
which way he turned, and under the
influence of the weapons, at the com
mand of one of the men whom the
other addressed as "Captain," he tore
up Ills instruments, completely break
ing tho circuit and leaving the station
without telegraphio communication.
The next move of the invaders was to
compel Mr. Barnhart to hang out his
red light to stop the express, the
guard all the while coveringblra with
the rovolvers. He was then kept un
der watch.
ROBBING TIIE TRAIN.
As the train pulled into the yard, it
stopped In obedience of the red Hig
nal, the express- and baggage cars be
ing alongside the station plutform.
As conductor M. M. Patterson stepped
from the latter car ho was met by two
more masked men wuo ordered nim
to throw up his hands, which bo did,
and he wa3 then marched around the
engine.
At the moment the train had been
stopped, two other men, one of them
armed with a Winchester rifle, were
at the locomotive, and when one of
them attempted to climb up the side
of the tank, the engineer, George W.
Vroman, told him to get off. Instead
of obeying he clambered over the
edge, and Mr. Vroman threw a piece
of coal at him. This not the man
with the rifle rewarded with a bullet
which passed through the lard can,
about six inches from the body of the
engineer, who then jumped through
the front window of the cab, and ran
around the dome Into the arms of an
other robber. He was also put under
guard, and the fire of his engine ex
tinguished with water. At the same
time Conductor Patterson was cap
tured, four men appeared at the door
of the baggage car just as the baggage
master, Mr. Blond, came forward with
his mail, and asked : "Is this the
baggage or express car?'' Mr. B. an-
swered "the baggage car
M
'All
right," said tho robber spokesman ;
'just shut up your door captain, and
we won't molest you.' The door was
closed, and although the baggageman
could not see what was going on, he
heard everything.
Four or five of the masked men
then took Mr. Barnhart to the door of
the express car and made him give
the usual rap, In response to which
the messenger, Charles Miller, asked
what was wanted. The robbers com
pelled Barnhart to reply, "I have
some freight for you." As Miller
opened the door a few inohes, the
crowd slid it back all tho way, and
four of them jumped in and captured
him. It was easy work for them to
throw him to the floor, tako the key
of hi3 safe and rifle It. Tho through
safe, which is fastened to the car and
locked by a combination known only
at Cheyenne and the termini of the
line, next occupied their attention.
They 'worked' on Miller with threats
to compel him to tell the combination,
and Doc. Blend Informs us that he
heard Miller reply: "Gentlemen, I
give you ray word of honor I don't
know it; you may kill me If you
want to, but I tell you honestly I
don't know it.' Finding further ef
forts to obtain possession of the con
tents useless, they desisted, and ex
amined the express matter In the car.
Three very heavily weighted boxes
attracted their attention, and when
they asked Miller what the contents
were, he said be didn't know proba
bly castings or something heavy
The robbers then broke them open
and found the contents to be gold coin
to the amount of
SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Two boxes, containing $20,000 each,
were consigned to Wells, Fargo & Co,
New York, and the other box, like
wise containing $20,000, to thoNation-
al Bank of Commerce, also of "New
York. From the messenger's Bafe
they obtained a little over $400. A
packago containing $100, lying on the
desk, escaped their notice.
While these men were engaged in
this work, another squad entered the
first-class passenger car and made the
passengers yield up their money and
other valuables. Fifteen or sixteen
hundred dollars in money were taken,
as well as four gold watches, and a
through ticket to Chicago.
GETTING AWAY WITH THE BOOTY.
All the proceedings recounted above
occupied no little time, and before
the robbers were aware of it, freight
train No. 10, due at Bijr Snrincs at
12:05 a. m., was seen appreaohing in
the distance. Conductor Patterson,
under a guard of two, was sent back
to signal it. As they reached the end
of the last Pullman the guards sud
denly disappeared, and when Mr
Patterson returned to the engine he
found the others had gone also.
Where they went to nobody knew;
no horses had been seen anywhere
around, but it Is probable they were
picketed a short distance north of the
track, and the robbers escaped to the
canyons on the North Platte river.
When tho freight reached the sid
ing Conductor Patterson Immediately
detached the locomotive and sent it
to Ogallala, nineteen miles east, from
where the news was sent to Omaha.
HUNTING THE ROBBEH3.
A telegram early informed Super
intendent S. H. H. Clark of the oc
currence, and his first act was to noti
fy all stations of the Hue of the Union
Pacific, the commanding officers of all
military posts north and west of here,
and the local officers in the Blaok
Hills, that ten thousand dollars re
ward will be paid for the capture of
the robbers and money, or a propor
tionate sum for either.
Sherifls Con McCarty, of Cheyenne
county, and A. H. Bradley, of Lin
coln county, immediately organized
parties and are now in pursuit of the
thieves, and a telegram from the latter
yesterday afternoon stated that he
had struck their trail a few miles
from the scene of robbery, finding re
volvers and an empty coin box.
Superintendent E. M. Morseman,
of the Uuion Pacific express company,
started west yesterday morning for
Big Springs, meeting Mr. Miller, the
messenger, at Fremont, whom he took
back, Geo. S. Warner finishing the
run to Omaha.
THE FIBST ROBBERY.
This robbery of a train is the first
occurrence of the kind which the
Union Paclfio railroad has experi
enced. Trains on other roads have
been stopped and robbed, and this one
has anticipated and prepared for such
an event, by fixing the doors of its
express cars with a system of chain
work that enables the messenger to
slide them a few inches for observa
tion. How Mr. Miller.'overlooked the
usual caution exercised wo do not
know, nor can we surmise. The mat
ter will be inquired into and every
tbingexplained. The entire loss falls upon the ex
press company, and is a heavy one,
though had the robbers succeeded in
getting into the through safe It would
have, been several times greater.
Messenger Miller was handled rath
er roughly by his captors, receiving
several bruises from revolvers, one of
whioh split his upper lip; although
not serious, they are still very nain-
ful. The railway postal car on th
train was undisturbed.
Mr, Barnhart, the Big Springs
agent, is of the opinion the captain of
the gang is a telegraph operator, from
one or two little incidents that came
nnder his notice.
From all accounts there were at least
a dozen men engaged in the robbery,
all wearing masks of red, black and
white cloth.
Home, Wife, ami Saturday Night.
Happy is the man who has a little
home and a little angle in It of a Sat
urday night a house, no matter how
little, provided it will hold two or so ;
no niat'ter how humbly furnished,
provided there is hope in it. Let the
winds blow close curtains. What if
they are plain calico, without border,
tassel, or any such thing. Let the
rain comedown heap up the fire. No
matter If you haven't a candle to bless
yourself with, for what a beautiful
light glowing coal makes! rendering
cloudless, shedding a sunset through
the room just light enough to talk by
not loud, as In the highways, not
rapid, a3 in the hurrying world, but
softly, slowly, whispering, with paus
es between, for the storm without and
the thoughts within to fill up with.
Then wheel the sofa around by the
fire ; no matter if the sofa is a settee,
uncushioned at that, if so be it is just
light enough for two and a half in It.
How sweetly the music of the silver
bells for the time to come falls on the
listeniug heart then ! How mourn
fully swell the chimes of "the days
that aro no more."
Whisper You'll be Mine, Love,r is
the title of a new song It is supposed
that the old folk 3 always remained up
with their daughter when the author
went to see his glri, and shedldn'tget
an opportunity to speak right out.
Senator Morton is said to be not at
all a wealthy man, being the possess
or of only aboot$24,000. He has nev
er been extravagant nor a money-maker.
A child thus defines gossip i "It's
when nobody don't do nothing and
somebody goes and tells of it.
Paine and Yoltaire.
Boston Investigator;
Peoria, IllixoiS, August 31, iSf?.
Mr Editor: r have sent a letter to
the editor of the New York Observer,
of Which the enclosed Iff a copy.
Please publish the same in your pa
per. Yours truly, R. G. Ingerso'll.
To the Editor of the New York Observer:
I have been Informed that you aCP
cepted.In your paper, an offer fna'da'
by me to any clergyman In San Frah
Cisco. That offer was, that I would
pay one thousand dollars In gold to
any minister In that city whd would
prove that Thomas Paine died in ter
ror because of religious opinions ha
had expressed, or that Voltaire dl'd
not pass away serenely ad the coming
ofthedawn.
For many years religious journals
and ministers have been circulating
certain pretended accounts of the
frightful agonies endured by Paine
and Voltaire when dying; that these
great men at the moment of death
were terrified because they had given
their honest opinions upon the Sub5
ject of religion to their fellow-mem
The Imagination of the religious world
has been taxed to the utmost in Iri
ventiugubsurd and infamous adootlnts
of the last lndmehts of these Intellect
ual glauts. Every Sunday school pa
per, thousands of idlotld tragta and
countless stupidities, called sermoris
have been filled with tlieao calumn
ies. Paine and Voltaire were botb be
lievers In God both hoped for Immor
tality both believed In Bpeclal Provi
dence. But both denied ibd inspira
tion of the Soriptdres both defiled
the divinity of Jesus Christ. While
theologians most cheerfully admit that
most murderers die without fear, they
deny the possibility of any man who
has expressed his disbelief in the in
spiration of the Bible, dying except
in an agony bf terror. Thosforlesare
used In revivalsand in Sunday schools,
and have long been considered of
great value.
I am anxious that these slanders
should cease. I am desirous of seeing
justice done, ever at this lata day, to
the dead.
For the purpose of ascertaining the
evidence upon which- these death-bed
accounts really rest, I make to you
the following proposition :
First. -As to Thomas Paine :' I
will deposlte with the First National,
bank of Peoria, Illinois, one thousand
dollars in gold, Upon the following
conditions: This money shall bo
subject to the order when you shall,
In the manner hereinafter provided,
substantiate that Thomas Paine ad
mitted the Bible to be an Inspired
book, or that he recanted hi3 Infidel
opinions or that he died regretting
that he had disbelieved" the Bible or
that he died calling on Jesus Christ in
any religious sense whatever".
In order that a tribunal may be cre
ated to try this question, you may se
lect one man, I will select another,
and the two thus chosen shall select a
third, and any two-of the three shall
decide the matter.
As there will be certain costs and
expenditures on both sides, suohcoata
and expenditures shall be paid by th
defeated party.
In addition to the one thousand dol
lars in gold, I will deposit a bond with
good and sufficient security in the sum
of two thousand dollars, conditioned
for the payment of all costs In case I
am defeated. I shall require of you a
like bond.
From the date of accepting this of
fer you may have ninety days to col
lect and present your testimony, giv
ing me notice of time and place of tak
ing depositions. I shall have a like
time to take evidence, and you shall
then have thirty days to take further
testimony fn reply to what I may of
fer. The case shall then be argued be
fore the persons chosen ; and their de
cision shall be final as tons.-
If the arbitrator chosen by me shall
die, I shall have the right to choose
another. You shall have the same
right. If the third one, chosen by
our two, shall die, the two Bhall
choose another; and all vacancies,
from whatever cause; shall be chosen
upon the same principle.
The arbitrators shall sit when and
where a majority shall determine.and
shall ha7e foil power to pass upon all
questions arising as to competency of
evidence, and upon all subjects.
Second. As to Voltaire: I make
the samo proposition. If you will
substantiate that Voltaire died express
Ing remorse or showing in any way
that be was in mental agony beoauso
he had attacked Catholicism or be
cause he had denied the inspiration of
the Bible or beeauso be had denied
the divinity of Christ.
I make these propositions because I
want your people to stop slandering
the dead.-
If the propositions do not suit joa
In any particular, pleaseBtatoyourob
jections, and I will modify them in
any way consistent with the object in
view.
IfPaineandVoItalre'died filled with
childish and silly fear, I want to know
it, and I want the world to know it.
On the other band, if the believers In
superstition have made and circulated
these cruel slanders concerning the
mighty dead, I want the world to
know that.
As scon aa you rotify me of the ac
ceptance of these propositions I will
send on tho certificates of the bank
that the money has been deposited
upon the foregoing conditions, togeth
er with copise of bonds for costs. .
Yours truly, R. G. Ingebsoix.
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