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B POCNB Jwtee. .District Attorney BtetrietCterK. Ieptitjr Clerk. o.a. cascn County Officers. J BVIS S CHCRCR FSSir WILSON K. XAJOBa Clerk airfReerr tt urriffiKli : Tr?MIrI S'.v'rainv vr.l.TKIfc I JsHertH xja tjuj"'- z-iZr Coroner Srveyr J M& X. HACKER JIIHXK.SHOOK. ) JONATHAN HIGGCfc. f -J. K. P.EERY. ..UMRCSlfiMOtterS City Officers. t c srrri.t. Jyor IoeeJoff n"ll!3RIOKT J B DOCXXK uerK W. T. BOOBIte Trea.Mrer 3CarafeaI GEO.'K. LAXNON OtHJNCmfXN. T RICHARDS. I ..let "Ward -w a jrfrxs, J J MHK'ER, LEWIo HILL. I I NULDKAKT, J SndWara arWara PROFESSIONAIi CARDS. . QTULL &TH0MAS, 0 ATTOILNKVS AT i.AV. Office, am TlH-odore Hill Co.'s store. Brown vuie.ycb. T L. SCHTrK. 1 . ATTOHSET AT LA . mo over J. L. SUJeBro'asf.Browvllle. Nebrastea. T H. BROADY. . J . ttorxicv and Counselor at X.atv, ottt-BVtrSatx Bmfc.BrowBTHf -Neb. TV. T. ROGERS. . xtomrrand ConnseloratLaw. V . : 1 rtvedilireat auction to awy lzlb(o "itrustltoncre. uaw m -j --. BrwuviU-e. Nb. S. HOLLADAY, A. Pnvsician, Snrgton, Ototetrlelan. GrdBatKJ in 151. Locat-d in Brovnyille IsnS. So,,;,; attntJor raid U. Obttrlcsad diseases irAVomen and children Office, Mala street. Q A.OSBORX. O. ATTORNEY AT IA"VV. on.ee X Male street. Brotrnrile. b. B. M. BAlIiEY, SHIPrEK A UKAUai IK LIVE STOCK EJtOlTXriLLE. A'mtltASKA Fner. piee call and gee jrles ; I want to handle yotir fco. AT CLINE, p, FASHION A ni.B cspj ? UOOT AXD SHOE JIAKEI1 fl TSTOM WORK made to order, and ate alP Euaranteed. Itepairing neatly and promptly ooiie. Shop. Xo. Xasn street. BrowiiTiHe.eo. J W. GIBSON, MLACKS3IITII AND HORSE SHOER. "Work rtoiw to order aad atiftcon jntaracteed Ftt street. bMvea Main and Atteallc. Browr vltle.Neb. A D. MARSH. TAJXOE, BROWNA-IX.LE, - - NEBRASKA. CuUins. or CaUins aad Making, deneto order on sbort aotiee ano . rBnav-j.c jtrlces. Ha had long expeneaoe aim cu -warrant fcaiisraciioo. Shop in Alex. Soblasoa's old stand. JACOB MAROHN, MSECHAHT TAILOR, and dealer in FiiieEB?li!,H,Fiewh, Scotch and Pancj Cletbs, Yestlass. Etc., Etc. Browiiville. Nebraska. JOSEPH SCHUTZ, DEALEK IK Clocks, Watches, Jewelry No. 8 Main Street, BROWXVILLE, NEBRASKA. trAns mnefjtutlt- no baad a larsre aad well . assorted tock of xexuuae articles ia hie line , 'Repairing of Clock, Wascnes aaajeweiry "done oa abort aotiee. at reasoaaMe rates. ALL WORK WARRANTED. J. H,. Eawidns, TOlN'SORIAL ARTIST, 1st door west First National Bank, J&roicnviUc - Ychraslza. Shaving, Shampooing, Hair Cutting, &c, done Jn the hichesr style of the art. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. JJy- BKOWXIILLE THE J, AST WEEK OF EACH 3IOXTH. DENTIST, BROWSVIliLS, NEBRASKA, PIeae remember, if you want any Sewing machine repairs of any kind, or any ma f nine, or any attachment, needle, oil; or If von want a new machine, or a new cabinet pat on an old machine, or a rebuilt machine, you will sae from 2St..Vpeentby calling on or senains to B. G. AVUITTE3IOUE, Brownvllle. Neb. . ot t- The Victor. Florenee, New Davis, 1 J3J t3, W. A W. Needles, 9c per dozen, r all others 50c, per dor. Assorted numbers i Bent post paid to any address. Every needle warranted of the best quality. D. B. COiLHAPP, Manufacturer of 59 ilalu Street, XSrotmville, Nebraska. Orders From Neighboring Towns Solicited. HETB6P0LITU HOTEL SNIDEE & WEIGHT, PHOPItlETORS. This hoose ls now conducted In first-cla?a stvle. Larse rooms for COilAIERCIAIi TllAVELERS. Billiard parlor and reading room connected with the hotel. The people of oatbern Nebraska are solicited to try Metropolitan, when visiting Lincoln. FEAxfZ HELMEH, fjfADON &gLACKSMITHJHOPi ONEDOOS WEST OF COuST HOUSE. "tTTAGO MAKING, Bepairing, Vt Plow, and all work done in the best msaaeraadoa short notice, btafoctioa cuaran- etd. UlTChicis.aU. 3i-iy. jif A T TT 17 W Q udsLsLzilfeS9 i ! I 8 FINE CISAHBi ESTABLISHED 1856. Oldest Paper is the State. Main Street A e25 Main Street UUU liliJJIIij 5 I B E te3 Meat Market. BODY & BBO. "BUTCHERS, BROWXVILLE, XSBKASiiA. Good, Sweet, Presli Meat Always on ham!, and satisfaction-guar- antted to all customers. B,in.SOTJDEI?.. Maaa&cturer Bd Iealer ia ujiPHcw wnmw ui UnmiLOUj UilUULLU, 1i COL.LASS, BSZDI-ZS, ZIXK TADS. BXl'SIIES, KLAXKETS, Robe, &c. BROTFXVI1LLE, NEBRASKA. Fall stock readr made goods eonctsntly on hand IlKiymvbeer by Jake. 2 ' I don't. have iron SESK" W1W FT VWJ K 1U0I M!LL! Li i Ls U LI il I rr 1 ills iiiiiil liali I . Having perebnsed the L1VERTMD FEED STABLES I wish to announce that 1 am prepared to do a first clas livery business. Josh Rogers sSMia ! Keeps a full line ot DBIALCASES&CASKEFS CONSTANTLY ON HAND. 50 Main Street, BKOWXTILLE,XEB. E. HUDBAHT'S Peace and. Quiet IliiSllliiHIi Saloon and Billiard Hall! THE BEST OP n ..!. lin m UlUUj And Wiiislcics. No. 49ilain Street, Opposite Sherman House, Broirnville, Nebraska. Arthur V. Walsh, Bromrtille, Xcliraslia. , vs-V.- . - v&&r-'Jl- J I immrnhh mSs?sss d f3rii2 rC3--fF I .' Jii" i ,-C-J5-H-ttNVX3'- 7s:--C J?- -sSat in 'S L-J -gB, ' pr , - Sff ,A 3 ' sS?sZt P"i riffwi frjBL HESS A JVKTfVA 3k . i W S - i j . ji. IEoO "3 fcgfc -&i -&3 " iii I ! I AUTIIOEIZED BY THE C. S. GOVEEXXEXT. HATIOUL BANK OF BXiOTV".' ViiXS. Paid-up Caintal, $50,000 Authorized " 500,000 IS PKEPAHED TO TRANSACT A General Banking Business EUT AXD SELL OOm h OUEEENO-Y DEAPTS on all the principal cities or the United States and Snrope MONEY LOANED On approved security obIv. Time Drafts discount ed.and special accommodatioo! granted to deposit ors. Dealers in GOVJEIC'ilKNT BONDS, STATE, COUNTY & CITY SECURITIES DEPOSITS Received payable on demand, and INTEREST al lowed oh UmecertiUcatea c' deposit. MTIBCTOBS. Wm.T.Den, B. 3T. Bailey. 3r.A. ilaadley. FraHk E. Jebn.-oa, Lutiitr Headlvy, ' "Vm. Fraisher. aoirx l. caksox, A. R. DAVISON. Cashier. FresWent. J.C. icXAtJGiITO". Asst. Cashier. B. STEOBLE, & &f 0 . H ' 41-40 O&aSAL. BBOWIVILLE CITY BAKERY, FAMILY GEOOEEIES, TEAS, Queenstvare, Glassware. VOODERWARE, BRUSHES, CANDIES CANNED FRUITS ANTJ NITTS, TOBACCO, CIGARS. 2EERSCITAU3I TIPES, AXD lliMtAii iTil"Mxv, e F H s 3? or a good Pire call at tiie office of tiie SI where you can get all kinds of COAL, Ft. SCOTT, RICHMOND, ANTHRACITE. T. A. BATH ls now proprietor of the v ill ,viM 4 u pv w - -w m IlllOlife ZiiiawrjJSa. .y-4 ipnniQf ppp ni iljMealMarMi and is prepared to accomodate the public with GOOD, FRESH, SWEET MEAT. Gentlemanly and accommodating clerks will at all times be in attendance. Your patronase solicited. Remember the place, the old Pascoe shop, ilain-st., Brownuillc, - Acbraslca. ORGANIZED, 1870. AT BEOWIiTILLE. CAPITAL, $100,000. Transacts a jreneral bat Eincbuslness, sells Drafts on all the priuc' Icities of the TO ITED STATES ASD EUEOPE 5" Special depositors. accommodations granted te STATE, COUKT' & CITY SECURITIES, EOXJGJELT JIZ S03LX. OFFICERS. W.H.McCREERY, : : President. V.W.HACOEiT, : Vice President K. E. GATES, : : : : : Cashier. DIRECTORS. -gOApiEY. J.C.DETr3E?.. WJf.H.HOOVEE, C.3r.KATJFKIAN, W.W.HACKNET. H.C. T.ETT, Yt'.H. VCTRTTBV, ?TSTr nsy? nf IlLODIvii aiAie DAnhDnrDnfiaKfi BEOWKYXLLE, KEBEASKA, OCTOBER. VTht is there In the gaj- October To make us sad, or even sober? Earth never wove a robe so bright, Nor eye beheld such gorgeous light. The red leaves spring, and leap, and fly, Like fairy phantoms from the sky ; Then In clustered mounds the.v lie, Uke coals of fire, heaped up to die. In these bright October days. Hearts are full of thankful praise, When the fruit Is on the vine. When the grape is full of -wine, When the apple's ruddy glow Fills the bins to overflow ; Some are bronze, some are gold Each one tempting to behold. See the leaves so gaily flying. Each one with the other vying; Flying toward the sunny sky. Over tree-tops, broad and high ; Flying over hill and glen. Through the fields and back, again ; Sporting with the limbs so bare, Leaping here nnd everywhere. Now the air is full of dancing. Like children In their happy prancing; Tree-tops tall are ever swaying. Every call of breeze obeying; Every tiny shrub la bowing, Honor to the Earth endowing. Surely these October days Are meant for Nature's holidays. This Is Autumn's April weather Fitful, changing, joyous ever. Tears may fall, but smiles will follow. Sure as Spring-time brings the swallow. Earth Is not sad, nor yet repining, At fair Summer's gay resigning. Every Season, on the throne, Wears a grandeur of Its own. A MOOT COUKT. Circumstantial Evidence. Dexter Institute, like dozens of oth er New Eugland schools, wa3 verita bly n house set upon a hill. Meta phorically, its light could not be hid, I ,1 3, Vinnn n.,' nnf nnt.. .. nn. f V. n UUU U 3UUHC UUt, UUl UUlJr UIUU LUC surrounding towns, on the hill-sides and in the valleys, but to far-distant points, wherever its numerous scholars II have wandered, from lankee-Iandev-A) en to Yokahama, and beyond. Dex ter siuuaius, as mey excuange tueir "hasty greetings when their life-paths happen to oross, all give in the same accumulative testimony in regard to the mental and moral training they received in the plain, red-br:ck edifice beneath the elms on "Sunrise Knoll.' The little story that I am to relate was gathered from a conversation that was carried on between two of these self-same students, both of whom now JiHiifeJUgb.ifitwro.ofho lMraeEro43twia4fflJ3fc lessions. The Tuesday evening Iyceumswere a notable feature of the Institution. The students themselves not only greatly benefited by the "debates" which were conducted intelligently and with decorum, but the village folk were much interested in them, and by invitation, took part in the ex-, ercises. In the eariy summer of 136- a well known scamp who had for years been a social nuisance in the village, bad been convicted and tried in tiie Town Hall for a orime that he had commit ted beyond all doubt ; but through the sifting and restrictionsto which the evidence on the tide of the pros ecution (which was purely circum stantial) had been ..subjected, he es caped. There was a great deal of In dignation felt in the community over the result of the trial. This feeling shaped itself into a "resolve," which was adopted as the topic for the next week's lyceum : Resolved, That circumstantial evi dence ought to be admitted into our courts of law subject to fewer restric tions. There wa3 an unusually large gath ering. The ministers, lawyers and oo tors, and leading citizens took part the discussion. There had never" I uccu cuuu uu luicicat luuuiicsieu lu I nnv cnhipnt hfrpfnfnrf rlnhnrort in tho n - r jt w rMr- r n n - - -l I -. lyceum. The question wasnotdecid that evening, and was postponed until the next Teusday evening. Principal Woodbury was altogether dissatisfied with the weight of opin ion in the Institute and in the village with regard to the resolution. People seemed to be carried away by their prejudices against this alleged local criminal, their chagrin over bis es cape from the Penitentiary, and by the eloquence and apt illustrations of a tonguey young lawyer who had ap peared for the prisoner in the late trial and had also taken up a larger part of! the time in the lyceum debate. The "question" Eeemed likely to be decid in the affimative. All through the week there was hardly anything else talked of except this matter of "cir cumstantial evidence." Whenever you saw a little knot of people gather ed, you might be sure that this all-engrossing subject was under discussion. On Sunday morning, singularly en ough, Principal Woodbury was miss ing. He had not been seen since Sat urday afternoon, when, in accordance with his custom, he walked from his house to the village postoffice for the five o'clock mail. He was very regu lar in his habits, and his daily duties were arranged with such nice precis ion that the whole routine of his lab or wenton likeclock work. It was the most unlikely thing in the world that he should go out of town without tell ing his plans to his family or to his assistant teachers. He failed to return Sunday orIonday, any all the time a quiet search for the missing Princi pal was going on. The assistant teachers provided for the hearing of his recitations, so there was fortunate ly no real interruption in the regular eesslons of the school, iate on Monday evening, after the last train, the last stage and the last mall were in, to the astonishment, THURSDAY, OCTOBEE 25, 1877. nay consternation, of nearly every body In the vicinity, young Philip Hamilton, Eon of the leading dry goods merchant, was arrested for hav ing to do with the mysterious disap pearance of Principal Woodbury. The young man was kept under guard at the hotel through the night, and at nine o'clock Tuesday morning the preliminary trial was held in the Town Hall, before old 'Squire Iioom i3, who had been a Justice of the Peace for years. The service of the two village lawyers, one on either side, were brought into requisition. The prisoner, looking pale and anx ious as the numerous spectators, who filled the crowded room, thought,-as he came in under the custody of Sheriff Kendall, 'took his seat near the platform. The school bad been given a holiday In lien of the next Saturday's that the pupils might wit ness the trial. Young Hamilton pleaded "not guil ty," in a trembling voice, holding himself by the railing' of the platform, as some of the spectators said. The witnesses for the nrosecution were J called in due order. Several of them nan seen tne missing man walking leisurely toward the village late on Saturday afternoon. One or two had seen him enter Mr. Hamilton's store. One of the young women clerks, with great reluctance, testified that Mr. Woodbury had come into the Btore just after she had returned from her six o'clock tea, and had enquired for Philip. She directed him to the car pet room, in the rear of the basement. She saw him go down there, and, al though she did not leave her position near the front-door till the store was closed for the night, she had not seen him afterward. Unfortunately for the prisoner and for the young lawyer, his counsel, the latter in his somewhat protracted cross-examination elicted the faot that the young woman had heard Mr. Woodbury and Philip in conversation down stairs soon after she had seen the Principal descend them. It appeared, too, that the miss ing man must have gone out of the front door, if at all, the rear door be ing used only to throw out the refuse when the store was swept. A lady customer, who had been looking at carpets in the store that Saturday afternoon, was next called. She testified that Mr. Woodbury, whom she well knew, came down to the basement room where Philip Ham- acrpets. Mr. Woodbury had accosted him pieasantly, and Philip said : "I will be at leisure in a moment." Mr. Wood bury then passed out to the rearof the room, and stood in theopen doorway, which, as it was well known, looked down some twenty feet directly upon the rooky, precipitous bank of the riv er. She made he purchases and return ed to the upper room. Missing her gloves soon, she returned to the car pet room to look for them. On the stairs she met young Mr. Hamilton looking flushed and nervous, and seeming to be in a great hurry. There was no one In the basement-room. When stooping to pick up hergloves she remembered hearing a noise in the brush on the river bank. Not mind ing much about it at the time, she did not go to the door to look out. A man who was employed as a por ter in an adjacent warehouse testified that he saw young Mr. Hamilton go down the alley-way between the two buildings to the river bank just at dark on Saturday evening. Several of Philip's companions testified that they had looked for him that evening and were unable to find him. Others, who had questioned him on Sunday as to his whereabouts the previous evening, said that he gave them very unsatisfactory replies. The sheriff testified that he had vis ited the carpet-room, and had there found on the paint of the door-sill fresh scratches, as if made by a boot heel. On the ground just back of the store he picked up part of a boot-heel that had been recently torn off appar ently, which he produced in court. The village cobbler came upon the witness staud and identified itas a portion of the heel he had affixed up on one of Principal Woodbury's boots the day before his disappearance. It was brought out in the evidence of two or three witnesses that there had been some hard feelings between Mr. Woodbury and Philip, owing to a matter of discipline in the school. The latter had lefttheschool recently, and had been heard to say on several occasions that he wished the trustees wound "getrid ofold Prof. Woodbury" and get a new Principal. Philip was not a bad boy, at all, and had been a t general favorite in the village. It was interesting to observe the tide of pub lic opinion set against him. The trustees of the institute had re cently met and had re-engaged the Principal, who was an excellent teach er, and although there was a vein of electricity running through the com position of his mind which made the students call him "queer" sometimes yet he was greatly beloved bi every body in the community. The general verdict seemed to be that young Mr. Hamilton had taken matters Into his own hands. One old man had prophesied that Philip would eventually come to the gallowB. One of the villagers, who had dabbled a little in Phrenology, said he had a "bad shaped" head, while another man had always thought that the prisoner's small neck was destined for the halter. An old lady who was a spectator at the trial whispered to her neighbor ss Bhe wip- i ed her eyes, "Philip always used to pound his head with hi3 playthings when a baby, if he wascros3." It was remarkable to note bow many per sons had seen, or heard, or mistrusted something, all through the childhood and boyhood of the prisoner, that wa3 now turned against him, and fed the flame of popular prejudice. The testimony on the side of ths prosecution was now closed. The de fence, when asked to proceed with their side of the case, said that they had no witness to produce. Philip on his part rested his case on his plea of not guilty, while hid lawyer simply moved for' a nolle prosequi, that the prisoner be discharged, commenting in a few words on the very important fact that the body of the missing man had not been found, hence there could j be no conviction. The prosecution contended that there was -probable cause for holding the prisoner until the body should be found, that the ev idence though purely circumstantial all pointed strongly and unerringly to Philip Hamilton as the person who had made way with the missing man. He waxed eloquent over the portrayal ofthe probable scene of the homicide in the doorway of the carpetroom and on the precipitous edge of the river back of the store where the unsus pecting, gray-haired old gontleman had been hurled upon the rocky depths below by the strong powerful framed and vindictive youth. "The golden glories of the September sunset had closed over the scene, and in the a hour3 of the thick darkness that fol lowed the bodyhad been removed and secreted in Eorae lonely place which," said the counsel, "will surely and soon be made manifest." The Justice decided that there was probable cause for binding over, and it was concluded that the prisoner be taken to the countv jail, there toawait the next session of the Supreme court. Bonds were offered, by Philip's father aud others, that the prisoner might have his liberty until the next term of the court, but bail was refused. Mur murs of approval ran through the room, and a fellow .in a red shirt and leather belt, lately returned from au unsuccessful trip to the gold mines in California' said : "If young Hamil ton was out among the miners. Judge Lynch would settle his hash for him in short order." Just then the door of one of the committee-rooms in the rear of the platfornirwas.opened andjhennpjar - ed slowly coming, with hisaccustom- ed placid dignity, the veratible Prin cipal of Dexter Institute ! For a mo ment, the assembled people were too astonished to make any show of dem onstration except to stare at Mr. Wood bury, who had approached the prison er, and after cordially shaking hands with him, stood by his side, safe and sound. gravely regarding the audience. Then cheer upon cheer went up from the volatile crowd, till the smokj' ceil ing of the old Town-Hous rang with applause. When order was again restored, Principal Woodbury spoke as follows, in explanation of the situation : "I saw, with regret that the tide of opinion among my pupils with regard to this quedtiou of circumstantial ev idence that has so agitated them and the community was setting In the wrong direction. It has always been my desire to send my students out in to the world with fixed principles of right in regard to all moral questions. In this instance I not only wished them to have a correct idea of the true philosophy of the Iuw concerning cir cumstantial evidence, but to give them a practical lesson of the danger that there Is in allowing our prejudices and a transient popular sentiment to mold our individual opinion upon any im portant question. Therefore I planned this little affair.which I meant to have terminate in a make-believe trial, or which is known in the lawsehools as a 'moot court,' but which most of you have doubtless supposed to be a real judicial proceeding. "I had quietly arranged the details with Philip, here, and his family, the Sheriff and a few of my friends, taking care all the time that the affair should not get Into the papers so as to cause unnecessary excitement. I havesub niltted to my two days seclusion that I might be able to give you a lesson, a novel one, I admit, that I felt you needed. "The only further explanation that seems to be called for is this : Philip, who no doubt enjoyed the prospect of a little sensation, let me down with a rope from his -father's store-window, over the rocks to the bank of the river. I remained there until it was dark, when Philip took me acrossin hisskiff to my brothers house, wherels-pent tha pvpnini. Thn siirn.tp.he- on the door-sill had been purposly made and the boot-heel had been left near by for effect. "Now, friends, this affair ha3 gone far enough. I think you will be will ing to drop the topic of our last debate for a time, asrreeinc with me that the law, as it now stands concerning the; admissibility of circumstantial evi dence is mainly right ; that it wisely subjects that kind of evidence to the most rigid tests, so that no innooenti one shall, by any possibility, sufier for the guilty." Mrs. Annie A JPret- tan, m Chicago Standard. -- A wandering old portrait painter I named .Cooper, always seen with a rusty old satchel under his arm, has j been found dead near Martinsville, ! Kv. end the bundle when opened! was found to contain $55,000 in gov- erument bonds'. VOL. 22 NO. 18. Gath's Fietnre of Curtis and Contlin? In the 3ew Tori Convention. Mr. Conkling alons took his place in the front of the central aisle, upon a chair, and there, slightly cocked back, he often led the applause, and at times waved his handkerchief. Roseoe Conkling arose and was re ceived with three cheers and loud en thusiasm. He was unusually hand- I some to look upon, and the "dying au burn" still smouldered under bis au tumnal beard and moustache. His hair was grayish white, except a few ourls behind the neck. He was care fully dressed, his linen very white, and his pale-blue necktie and clear festhetio surroundings made him a marked man. He executed three sev eral performances, each fine and in a different key. He first stigmatized the Independents. Next, he gracious ly accorded them a hearing and a full opportunity. Finally he stormed the works of Gen. Martindale, and decorated him with an allusion to his cowardice on the field of battle. "That gentleman," said Conkling, "never won his distiugnished military laur els by misrepresenting an opponent." The manner of Conkling in such an aggressive, angry speech, is terrible. His smallish eyes, full of hazel lights, his figure, advancing with the arm outstretched, and the thin of the palm smiting downward, as if to cleave his enemj, while his speech is courtly in cruelty. He awoke the convention and everything with applause. Mar tindale hardly got a hearing in res ponse. He Is a disappointed Fenton man. As the call of the roll proceed ed, some applause was called forth by George William Curtis' name. He sat far back and looked like the rector of an Eugliah church his crown of ! ut nlAr.A"Hn A.t.rl l 1 Kna1 tif?-a o "a" . - 1 I . .. rl ft-. . .i wv ft'ttAa' rvn A "l f t wig, auu uia Blue iuaticia giuj uu flamboyant. Martindale got around by Curtis' side, and they conferred. The platform was a kiek at Hayes, yet a concession to the public. After it was read Curtis got to his work. Mr. Curti3 took the platform about 5 o'clock. He was applauded, and be gan very hoarse. He asked that the second resolution be read again, and took a drink of water while it was read. He then read a resolution thro' an eye-glass, well written by himself, and perspicuous. He made a speech on thia resolution, clean cut and elo- l qpent at first, and, after atime, wordy and effective. Curtis1 manner was classical and lyceum-like, and his face expressed nicety and devotion, but not manly energy. The seene in the convention was at this time, (9:30), highly respectable and impressive. About 1400 well dressed men were present, less than one-third of whom were delegates. The celebrated senator Woodin, im plicated by Bill Tweed, was ia the hull but said nothing. Martludale finished, and Mr. Cur tis arose and stood in the aisle. Conk ling slowly arose and took the plat form. Curtis continued standing. Foster, Curtis' colleague, interposed a motion. Conkling tried to speak, but Curti3 insisted. Conkling descended from the platform disgruntled. Cur tis here sought to wreck the force of Conkling's expected speech, by an nouncing in advance that it would be highly powerful. Curtis said he had not introduced a firebrand, buta torch a toroh he still held. He spoke well but too lengthy. Conklin was uproarously hailed as he arose. His speech was more than j au hour long was the greatest speech he ever made before a political con vention, and the most extra&rdinarj instance of ofl-hand, critical oratory probably ever made in this country. Its ConkllnIsm was its individuality; but its general sweep, perfect diction, manly bearing, and Invincible fear lessness, held everybody spellbound. Mr. Curtis got up once to apologize, as he saw the thunderbolt forged for him. The venom of this speech was con centrated. Its chastity and elevation of style, yet relieved It from dema eoeuerv or mere point-making. The elocution of Conkling, considering its length, was an extraordinary instance of physical strength. He spared no body, yet he did not personally score Hayes. Editor Nebraska Advertiser: Our State and county faira are at an end and it has been said, there has been the grandest displays made, par ticularly at the state fair, that ever was known in all the land, But we could not help, thinking that our peo ple are a little to fond of shoeing the outside to the beat advantage, While the real situation of affairs herein the ntnte are rather kent in the baek ground behind the sereen, It is verry well to shoe our agricultural products and no doubt they can not be excell ed, But what ort of a shoeing should we have tnaue had we- exibeted our delinquent, tux lkt through out thia state, and our individual, County, and, state indebtedness There is no use in trylug to eovr p and hide these things, beoeuse our deeds' have been evle aad foolish, better let the light shine so that the stumbling ; blocks may bo avoided here after VLhe j feci is our people are a little to fond of j finery and grand displays. They have been worshiping idols. We will quote a little from, John, KiUos history of ! the bible, abonc idols, it reads as fol- Iowa, Yet snob was the weakness of ( Aaron and sueh bis want of courage, that in stead of expostulateing the! j matter with tbemiie notownly tarns- lj submitted to ihir request bet sven OFFICIAL PAPEB,.0F TBECOTSTl F contributed to their idolatry He or dered them to take the golden ear rings from their wives and children and bring them to him, haveing done this he converted them into the Sg ; gure of a molten calf with which the i people was so well pleased that they unanimously exclaimed this is thy God, O, Israel, We imagln these gol den calves are to be seen in manypla ces through out our state, and they do not live on prairy grass, not at all, they suck the verry cream of the" land. We was enlightened a -short time" since about one of these calves, This" calf is called the state uhivera.ty and it appears to have been a cripple li wa3 ready to fall to the gronnd,, and cripple as It 13, itownly cost near two hundred thousand dollars, There is" another of these calves here in Nema ha county, that is fed from the public crib, this calf is called the state nor mal And our people are worshiping these goldeti calves, They are not made from the usless trinkets taken from the women as Aarons was Bat made and supported by a direct tax, Every farmer in the land is compell ed to cuntribute to their support, It is at these high schools these royal nests that is hatched this love of dis play, The temptation to live beyond our means if we caii judge from ap pearances, industry and economy la not in their texts books,- X,et us take a view of some of the young chickens and goslings that are hatched and come forth from these royal nests or high schools, Look at their gaudy plumage their downy feathers all stri ped with rainbow colors, what fins birds they are, Now hear them peep, My goodness they pretend to peep grammatlcaly. But can or will.they J scratch, scratch. No indeed sir, They i nrirtl aAnnitp ntif tHolf nlonrc infn Knil ," - - - ,.-- .-..---.. ing hot tar than be seen scratching for a liveiug Not one out of one hun dred of the graduates of these high schools ever return to the farm or workshop, they are looking for some giltedged business, that will not take much exertion or soil their nice fin gers. We would have you understand that we are not opposed to high schools ownly as they are supported by the state, What we are opposed to is, that young men should be proped up there by state aid and allowed to spend their money for cegars and fin ery, and th9 tax ridan people of the country, be compelled to foot their I bilfeifort4jwnu The young man that has' forae en ough in him to ever make a scholar can easily work his way to the high est ecool in the land. And it will teach him a lesson that will be of more val ue to him through life than any thing we have ever known! them to learn at these schools. That is industry and economy, This state and high school is training the young to become idlers spendthrifts and bankrupts, And what shall we say for the young la dies, we would say let them take a lit tle of the finery such se, Aaron took to make the golden calf aud it will pay their way to any school, Wb would also say that we pitty the yeang man that takes or is taken by any of these young ducklings however fine their feathers that is hakobd and come forth from these royal nests, the stile they will be compelled to main tain will ruin them however industri ous they mny be, We shall not give the exact figures that the cream costs, these golden calves suck yearly from this tax riden people but we may do it at some other time, we imagln that it would open the eyes of many to see them We have a tinkling in our head that tells us that about the time the next legislature meets Moses the peo ple will be comeing down from tbe mountain aad these golden calves that Aaron has set up will get their horns knocked off and tnrned heels up, and the people will exclaim, not that thKr is our god O Israel hut that he served them right. Economy where art thou, it has been banished from our land, Would you wish our young men to become prosperous, happy and eon tented if so teaeh them the value of their time the importance of saveing while young, the folly of spending their money for trinket aad finery, and they will be able to pay thefr way to the highest schools with out being proped up there by the state, We ars aware that this' is not popular preach ing and we expect tbe Aarons tbe bit; bull will shoes fight in defence of their pet calves, 'But Moses the peopie is comeing and these eelves will git used as Aarons wee they will be melted and ground to powder We have been worshiping hlote, and they are like tc trample ua under their feet,, We are a tax riden peopie, and there is other things be side tbe schools the people need to be looking after, If any one thinks this the wild imagiaattone thai come from the madd-ted brain of some4 oltl fogy, let them examln the delin quet tax list tfwU hue lately made its appearaaee. Fair Vibw. A little girl, where & miia4er hmf been invited to dinner, was privately plaeed on her good behavior. Find ing a lull in the conversation at the table, s lis foldeg her hand aud saWr "O, God, please pass the hirtfeer."' It makes a boy's heart slek, as the j winter a . steadily winter's wood beglna to loom up ia growing piles in tbe back yard, and he sees hie mother making preparations for organising lim into "a werkingiimn3 party."' '-? ' w The leaders of the wor.kfngmen'Ss j movement in Baltimore claim tohava T2jflv name already enrolled. Mmff SMiLt"S-