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S"f"p" - .-& v . ' . -.- . - . . fsfl Isl -" M - HB w i" ' ' . ' THE ADVERTISER, THE ADVERTISER G. W. rAIKBnOTKUK. T. C. HACKKH 8.W.FAIBBKOTUKB. T.C.HACKXB FAIRBROTIIER & HACKER ,- Publisher fc Proprietors . FAIR BROTHER & WACBLER, Publishers and Proprietors. Published Every Thursday Morning AT BROW2CVIIJ.E, NEBRASKA. ADVEKTlSlNG RATES. Onelncb.one year- tiooo SC3 1 00 Each succeeding Inch, per year"- OncJnch, per monttf TEIMIS, IN ADVANCE: Each additional Inch, per moata. SO Ouocopj. one year.. LPP&l AdVATthfimahl. at ImmiI mia. ........- One copy, six mouths HnvcDDr. three months (10 lines or onparejl. or less) first Insertion. X0 eachsabseqneatinsertlQnvSOc.. 3" All transient ad vertlsemeatama'at he paid" forln advance. J53- No papersent from the office untllpatdfor. ESTABLISHED 1856. i Oltlost Paper in the State. J BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 18T8. VOL. 22.-NO. READIXG MATTER OXEVEKYPAGE OFFICIAL PAPER'.OF THFdOrST Bfesk A' H A .i W JI& L ,7JW ' H rH ft ' . ill v 82 00 V J A J W 1 00 V , -S .4 4.. -- inn 50 : i ft fe .. V h OFFICIAL DIRECTORY District Officers. TS. B.POUND r ifiriioo-VKR: O. A. CECIL .JodC. I)lsi rict Attorney District Clerk. .Deputy Clerk. Countr Officers, jnitv 8 STUr-T. County Jude WIION E. llAJORd A. J I. OILilOllE U-V BLACK Trea.suror aherlH Coronei f: B.PARKKR JA51B3 f. HACKER Surveyor PIIILir Ulturiii.u JOHN H.snOOK. " JONATHAN UIGOINS,J-.; J. H. TEEKY, ) School Superintendent . Commissioners City Officers J.S. KTRLI "K. E.KHHIHT J. B. DOCKlCIt W.T.TtOOERS ......'Mayor Police Julse Clerk . Treasurer ...3Iarabal ;EO. II I.ANNON COTINCILMEN. T. ItirH.VItUa. I JOrfEI'ir Hi IV. W.A. JUIK1N1,I J. J. M ERi'KR. i LEWIS HILL. J JSl vru .. .-Jnd Waird 3rd Ward CNEIDHAltT, SOCIAL DIRECTORY. Churches. Jlt-tliiMlist K. Cliiirpli.-Servlceheach Sabbath at 18:30a. m., and 7 p. in. Sunday Sscliool at "S' P m I'raver ileetlns Thursday evening. S. 1 . VILAl. IUIU1. PrcMbrtcriaii Chnrrh. -Services each Sabbath m 10-M a. in aud 7:i l. m. l'rayer Meeting el 8& c wuuISi: 4bbatl. School 3 o'clock ' a. m. 1L. B. Dyu, raptor. "riirlt.t' Churi'li.-Servirrs every Siinday. at lfrOT a. m. Hiid 7r . in. teunday School at: p. m. Itm-.ilATTUKW 11K.N-RY. Missionary in charge. -t. iMoasaiit C'miiberl.unl l'lesbytorlan. ? churc'h mur .ollt" t-mth-wc-i of Brou-nville Kcr vlce JlMti-Jibbatii in each month. B. J. john hok. Pastor. Clirist'mn C'hnrrli.-Services every third Sunday of each month, by Elder J. Conneron. Social mectingi) f very Sunday at 11 a. m. Prayer meet ings Thursday evenings. . C'uthuHc. scrvlces every tth Sunday of each . JiKMitli, at Jo ocloch a. in. Pather Cummlsky. Priest. Soliools. Hrownviile Union (SmdfilclioiiN.-J-M-Mc-Kenzic. Prlnciiml: Ml Jsio K. Bain. Assist imt High school; Miss Liu Tucker. Grammar Iieiwrtniiit: Mhs Alice Jlitt. 1st Intermediate: Mivs ICate Cox. 2d Intermediate: MHs Emma Hmlth. 1st Primary: Mrs. Carrie Johnson. 2d Pri- . xnary. I. O. of O. F. Itrnwaville Lo.lce Xo. 5, I.O.H. F.-Regular iiKieliiis Tuesday evening ol each .veek. Isit- " hig brothers npectrully Invited. A.H.UIlmore, N. . Ja3. Cochran. Seoy. ' rut aha City T.oilse No. -10, T. . O. O. . F. iectveryUlturtlay. O. C.ZojK..i.. David TorKTUl.OTT. Sc Knicts of PytMas. KvptUior I.odsc No. 13, "-ATV-if Velnelay evening in Masonic Hall. '''nS JCnights cordially invited. J. B. McCabk. C. C. M'm. Kai'JT m vs. K. of It. H. Rl.isonic. -nn.lia Vnll-y l.odarr No. - A. V. & A. 31. St.tfril meetiiiK "-a nrtJay ou or before the lull of each in. .n." Lodge room open every batur iluv evening for lectures, inetruclion and boclal intercourse. J.C. McNuughton, W. M. B.h.bou . ler. Sec. - JlriMvnvilir Clinntei- No. I. U. A. 3I.-Sttecl meetiug-jvtond Thurd.tvof each month. ll. . Furnas M. K II. P. A. It. Davison, Sec. Fnrnni Council No. :J, It. . S. E. HI. Stateil meetings. second Thursday of racli monin. J. C. MoNaughton. T. I. M. .A. It. Davison, Rec. 3It. CariiielCommanilcrj No.:5. K.T.-Slated meetings t-oiid Monday in oneh month. v. l. Rogers, E.C.: A. W. Nickel!, Rec. Itosr anil I.ilj I'onrlave.No. (:J5 K ''j't. ,sC M-"is at Masonic Hall on the hltn alon rtnvs. R W. Turnas. M. P. So.'. It. T. Ramey, secretary. Ailith CIi:ittr No. . Orderot the Eastern Star. .-tuled int-etings third Monday Mrs. E. C. Haudley. W. M. in each month. Societies. -J. C. McNaughton, Preht. Choral TTninu. J. B. Docker, bec . Klakt- Draiuntir A.nclatinii. V. T. Rogers. .. Pret. J. 15. IHicker, t-ec and Trau Metropolitan ( nrnrt Itaml.-I'. T.Smith, Mu sical Dln-clor. E. Jlnddart. Treasurer and Busi-iiO--s Manager. BriMviiviilc Llcrnry r3oriety. - W.Furnas. ITesWelit. A.. Cn-tl, fc-er. Z.O.OTG.T. HBAND WJIK5EOFF1.-EKS. Mits. ADA VAN PELT. W. . C. T Lincoln. 1 W. MITT- ALF. W.G.C Tecumseh. Mns. U F. Market. W.IJ. V.T Itiverton. y.O. KKKNm. W. .. sv -Kearney. MihmKVa RANs-OM. W. C. Trcus ..tails City. A. J. fcKKEN. W. M. .Brownytlle. AV. F. WARREN, W. G. Chap Nebraska I ity. A. J. SKEEN DiiU Dey. for Nemaha County. Itruwiivlllc LoiIe No. Gil, I. O. or . T Meets, evorv Friday evenliiginOddrellows Hall, over Nxkells drue s-ore. Main street. Stran gers of our order visiting the city are Invited to meet with us. Lucius B. Church. W. C. T. It. 1 Hulburd. W. R.rf. Nrniaha City T.oilcc No. 10.-M.ets .vcrv Mnid.iy evening. S. A. Huntiiiglon. W.C.T. J. B. Johnson, W. tfec Aapinvrali I.oilce No.. lOS.-MeeU every Sat urday evening. John S. Minlck. W.C.T. T.J. Hltt.riec. ZIun.No. V.17. MeoLs every Thursday evening, at the Kennedy bchool House, two miles north wwt tf Brr.wnvilie. Sccnritj , No. 133. Meets every Saturday even In, at Full-view Church, .six miles s.outh west of Brownvllle. J. W. Rltchey. W. C.T. John Max well, W. S Linden. No. S.-Meets every Saturday evening, at Linden Schoal House, ilt mllei north west or Sheridan. Pleasant Prairie. No. JOO.-Meet every Satur day evening, "t Bratton School House, Benton precinct. lirilibril. No- lfiO.-Meeta every Friday evening at dal T ir -sctiiKti House, four miles sjuth weit of Nemaha City. Sheridan, No. 1G2. Meets everj' Saturday even ing. Other lodges In the county that desire a place in this directory will please Inform us, of name, num ber, when and where It mets. names of presiding officer aud secretary- together with any other in formation they may wish to communicate. v.i.jjiui'ini ,i iu diw i i iif v - iii'uynw .U'THOKIZCD RT THK U. S. G0TEKX3IEXT. O F BROTV ISILLIi:. I'ahl-uj) Capital, $50,000 Authorized il 500,000 1 PREPARED TO TRANSACT A General Banking Business BL'Y AND SELL COIN & CURRENCY DRAFTS on all the lmncir-hl cities of Hie United States and Europe MONEY LOANED On aprrovctf security owly. Time Drart-s discount STATE, COUNTY a CITY SECURITIES deposits; Received payable on demand, and 1 NTEUEST al. 3u cd on time certificates c ' deposit. PIRCCTOR". Wm.T.Den. B. M. Rallev J4 A Haudley. Trank E. JoUumhi. Lr.ther iloadlvr Wm. Fraiirher. 30RX L. GARS0X; A. K. DA VISOn. Cashier. . C. McN A l"5 111 ON. As-fLCashior. I'resloeti' EHANZ HELMER, LUftn8 n.E!i;iAifMli-iiPunl sftuuw s6ftLrtoj3miin.nur ONE DOOR "VEST OF COURT HOX'SE. "I7AG0N MAKIXR. Renairincr. i ,V Plows, and all wprk done in thebeit m4an-r and on short n-jticc. 5all:raclKn Euarnn - "d Girehlpiarxir. rai-ir. I m uTioiiL bih BUSINESS CARDS. T L. HULBURD. ATTORNEY AT LAW JK-i And Justice of the Peace. Office in Court House Building. Brownvllle, eb. s TDLL & THOMAS, ATTORNEYS 'AT LAW. Office, over Theodore Hill A Co.'s store, Brown vllle, Neb. T. SCHIfK. ATTORWEY ATI.AW. Office overJ. L.HcOi'eifcBro'sstore, Brownvllle, .ouraBi:u. J. H. BROADY, Attornev antl Coimselor at Ijmv. Office overstate Bank.BrownvIlle.Neb. WT. ROGERS. . Atfnrll'vnllll Cminielor ttt IjUW, "WillKlvedlllgentattention toanylegalbuslness entrnstt'dtoliiacure. Office in the Roy building, j Brownvllle. Neb. j q i A S IIOIjLADAY. l I. . P Itysictnii, Stirgcon, Obatt trlclaii. :ritduated in 1S5I. Located In Brownvllle IBM. Special attention paid to Obstetrics and diseases of Women and Children. Office.41 Main street. Q A. OSliORN. O. ATTORNEY ATT. AAV. Office, No. SI Main street, Brownvlle, Neb. J W. GTBSON, IILACKSMITH AND HORSE SIIOER. Work done to order nnd satisfaction guaranteed First street, between Main and Atlantic, Brown ville.Neb. T M. BAILEY, SIIIPPHH AND DEALER IN LIVE STOCK JJIIOWNV1LLE, XEBRASKA. Farmers, please call and get prices ; I want to handle your stock. OClce 34 Main street, Hon d ley building. AT CLINE, FASHIONABLE BOOT AM) SHOE MAKER CUSTOM WORK made to order, and fits nlway guaranteed. Repairing neatly and promptly done. Shop. No. 27 Main street, Brownvlllc.Ncb. A. D. MARSH. nn A TT AT? L Jl-J-JLJVJ-V, imOWXVIIiLE, - - NEBRASKA. CuttiiJB. or Cutting and Making, done to onler on short notice and at reasrnable prices. Has had long experience and can warrant .satisfaction. Shop in Alex. Robinson's old btanil. JACOB MAROHN, MERCHANT TAILO! and dealer in 1 FineL'iigIih,Fienc!i. Scotch and Fancy Cloths, Nestings, hlc, Lie. Brown ville. Nebraska. WITOEEELY & HAWKINS, Hair Cutting and Shaving SALOON, 1st door west Firt.1 National Bank, RroictivUlC) - Vehntslia. I?r JiROWNVJLLE TJTJE LAST WEEK OFJSACJI MONTH. - HEW BENTIST, IIROIVNV1L.LE, NEBRASKA, NEW EESTAURAliT. MEALS AIST LUNCH AT ALL HOURS. COIFECTIONERTWIUTS, FRESH AND CHEAP. tflE.l&S cVj&Y 25 CT8. Oysters Cooked to Order. XOKSJC-lS Olri Stnixcl. J?Iis. Sarali Kausclikolb. T. .A.. BATH is now proprietor of the nnd is prepared to accomodate tho public with GOOD, FRESH, SWEET Guntlenmuly and accommodating clerks will at all times bo in attendance. Your patronage solicited. .Remember the placo tho old Pascoe bhop, Main-st., ESrotcxvillc - JYebraska. b.:f.sottde:r. Manufacturer nd Dealer in ) unuULLUi COLLARS, BRIDLES, ZINK TADS, 1JKUSHES, BLAXKETg; Robes, &c. BROWSTILLE, KEBRASKA. B. COLHAPP, Sianufacturer of i 5"9 Main Street," Efrownvillc, XetiTraskd. i Orders From Nninhhnr.;n Tft,;i ' ,um "CignDOring TOWnS Solicited. i- MAT HURHFaa. mwm whip? "WW UVI-l.V II1IMU VEGETINE Her Own Words. Baltimohk, Md Feb. 13, 1677. He. R. H. Stevexs : Dear Ulr: Since several years I have got a sore and verv painful foot. I had some physicians, but they couldn't cure me. Now I have heard or your VEGETINE from a lady who was sick for a long tlme.nnd becanieall well irom your VEGETINE, and I went anil bought me one bottle of VEGE TINE: and after I had used one nottle. the pains left me, and it bejran to heal, and then I bought one other bottle, and so I take It yet. I thank God for this remedy and yourself : and wishing every suf ferer may pay attention to it. It Is a blessing for health. ilrs. a KNABE, 63? "West Baltimore Street. VEGETINE. Safe and Sure. Mn. H.R. Stkvkns: I n 1872 y.iur VEGETINE was recommended to me and, yielding to tho persuasions of a friend! I con sented to try It. At the time I was suffering from general debility and nervous prostration, supurln uced by over-work and irregular habits. Itswon derfulstrengtlienlngand curative properties seem ed to affect my debilitated system from the first dose; and under Its persistent se I rapidly recov ered, gaining more than usual health and good feeling. Since then I have not hesitated to give VEGETINE my most unqualified indorsement, aa being a safe, sure, and powerful agent in promoting health and restoring the wasted sjstcm to new life snd energy. VEGETINE is the only medicine I use: and as long as I live I never expect to find a. better. Yours truly. w. u. ulaiik. 120 Monterey street, Alleghany, Penn. VEGETINE. TIic Best Spring Medicine. CHABLESTOWi,-. Mr. H. R. Stkvexs: Dear Sir: ThLs is to certify that I have used your " Blood Preparation" In my family for several years and think that for Scrofula or Cankerous Humors, or Rheumatic affections it cannot be excelled; and as a blood purifier and spring medlcineitistbcbesl thing I have ever used, and I have used almost everything. I cau cheerfully recommend it to any one in needot Mich a medicine. Yours respectfully, Mrs. A. A. DINSMORE 19 Russell street. YEGETINE. What Is deeded. Bostox, Feb. 13, 1871. H. R. Stevexs, Esq. near Mr .-About one year since 1 found mvselt in a feeble condition Irom general debility. VEG ETINE was strongly recommended to" me by a friend who had been much benefited by Its use. I procure! the article and. after using several bot tles, was restored to health and discontinued Its use. I feel quite confident that there is no medi cine superior to it for those complaints for which it is especially prepared, and would cheerfully recom mend it to those who feel that they need something to restore them to perfect health. Respectfully yours. U. L. PETTENGILL, jHrin of S. M. Pettenglll &. Co.. No. 10 State St., Boston. VEGETINE. AH Have Obtained Relief. South Berwick, Me., Jan. 17, 1872. n. It. Stkvevs. li-q. Dmrfitr:! have had dyspepsia in Its worst form for the last ten yeurs. nnd have taken hundreds of dollars worth or medicines without obtaining any rellef. In September last I commenced taking the VEJETIN E.slnce which tlmemy health hasstead ily improved. My feed digests well, nnd I have gained fifteen pounds of flesh. There are several others In this place taking VEGETINE, and all have obtained relief. Yours truly, THOMAS E. MOORE. Overseer ol Card Room, Portsmouth Co.'a Mills. VEGETINE PREPARED BY H. E. STETENBOSTOU, MASS. Yegetine Is Sold by all Drntrists. E. EUBDART'S Peace and Q-uiet t .Xj3SF7n S: n2t c C&tKA-tfcC-ta Saloon and Billiard Hall I THE BEST OF ies, Wines. Gins. And Wiiislcies. No. -19 JIain Street, Opposite Sherman House, Brownvllle, Nebraska. ORGANIZED, 1870. AT BROWKTILLE. CAPITAL, $100,000. Transacts a Kencrnl bar. nine business, fcells Drafts on all the prluc It-Hies of the UNITED STATES AND EUROPE J&B- Special depositors. accommodations granted te STATE, GOUHTY & CITY SECURITIES, BOUGHT JLNT SOLD. OFFICERS. , W.H.McCREERY, : : President. W.VI. HACKNEY, : Vice President. H. E. GATES, : : : : : Cashier. DIRECTORS. L. HOA DLEY. J. C. DEUBER. WM. H. HOO'ER, (!. M. KAUFFMAIT, W. W. HACKNEY. H. C. LETT, W.H. MCCREERY, Meat Market. BUTCHERS, BRO!?'XVIL1ijej KEBRASKA. Good, Sweet, Presli Meat A1Wanfle,Vta,I?dl and satisfaction guaf antledto all customers. "SSTCn : A'D CHAIX-a fitfrtt t T"?rc?witnevej7 order. Oat. ,re- J-B-GaTlord &Co.chicago,Ul. ' 5 iFfC-'' ,5WS v?! list ill of HFBRASKA D The Other World. BY HARRIET SEECHER STOWE. It lies around ns like a cloud A world we do not see; Yet the sweet closing of an oye May bring us there to be. Its gentle breezes fan our check, Amid our worldly cares ; Its gentle voices whisper love. And mingle with our prayers. Sweethearts around us throb and beat, Sweet helping hands are stirred. And palpitates the veil between With breathings almost heard. And In tho hush of rest they bring. Tis easy now to see How lovely and how sweet a pass The hour of death may be. To close the eye and close the ear, Wrapped In a trance of bliss, And gently laid In loving arms, To swoon to that from this. Scarce knowing lfwewakoor sleep. Scarce asking where we are, To feel all evil sink away, AH sorrow and all care. Sweet souls around us watch us still. Press nearer to our side; Into our thoughts, into our prayers. With gentle helpings glide. Let death between ns be as naught A dried nnd vanished stream ; Our Joy be the reality, Our suffering life the dream. A Story o a Bank Cashier, Outride the portal of the bank, a cotnmidaionaire, named Copp, has for many years taken up his position. He is not in the service of ttie bank, but, being a man of tried probity aud trustworthiness, his right to the sta tion is tacitly admitted. He is an old soldier, and has served with distinc tion iu man3 glorious battles, as the numerous medals, which he proudly displays upon his breast, bearwitness. He has been a Sergeant Major, and comports himself with a suitable dig nity. Upon many occasions, on busy days, he has been intrusted with mis sions of delicacy and responsibility, and has always fulfilled them with tact and exactitude. One morning I was waiting at my desk for the arrival of our early cus tomers, when T saw Copp advancing toward me with his military step, and with even more than his customary dignity. He held in his hand a dirty canvas bag, which he placed on my desk. "Well. Uopp." I said, "whose ao count is this for?" He stood at attention, and said, af ter saluting: "This bag, sir, was placed in ray hands an hour ago by a mnn who ask ed me to take care of it till he came back. Thinking, perhaps, he was a customer of the bank, I took charge of it, and, as he hasn't come back, I thought I had better bring it to you sir, as it seems to contain money." I opened the bag and found it con tained 750 in bank-notes and gold ; but there was no indication of the person to whom it belonged, either written upon a paper, as is customary, or upon the backB of the notes. Copp, seeing my surprise, added : I beg pardon, sir, but I may as well tell you that the party who hand ed me the bag was decidedly inebriat ed iu fact, sir, I might say drunk. He could scarcely stand, aud didn't seem hardly able to speak." "Very well," I replied "you may leave It with me, and, when the man comes, bring him in here." "Yes, sir," said Copp, who saluted and retired. J put the bag on one side, fully ex pecting that the owner would soon call and claim it. At the end of the day, however, nobody had called, al though Copp had kept a sharp lookout at the door. I was tnuoh surprised at this, and put by the money. The nest day and the next passed by, and still no claiinantappeured. I interro gated Copp as to the description of the man. He Baid he was a fhort, thick set man, with dark hair and whisk ers, but no mustache. He wore a black coat, yery seedy-looking, and his face and hands and shirt were very dirty ; "looked as if he had been on the loose, sir," he added. At the expiration of another week, I inserted advertisements in all the principal daily papers, stating that a bag containing asum of money had been found, and inviting the owner to claim it and specify the contents. No satisfactory answers were received to the advertisement, and the question roinaiued, what was to be done with the money? We could not place it to any account in the bank, and we could not, of course, open an account in an unknown name. The manager was of the opinion that, as the money had been left in the hands of Sergt. Copp. who was not an official of the bank, and, besides, who was standing in the street at the time, there was no evidence of its having been intended to be lodged iu the bank, aud that, therefore, it should be handed over to the commission aire. Upon my telling Copp this, howev er, he stoutly refused to have any thing to do with it. "It waB not his," he said, "and he had only taken charge o'f it upon the supposition that it belonged to one of the customers of the bank." The matter was finally settled by opening a deposit acoount in trie joint names or Copp aud my self. Two years rolled by, and nothing further was heard of th'e mys'terlous depositor, and I began to think that the amount would ultimately fall in to the hands of the worthy Sergt. Copp or bis family, to whom it would be a email fortune. At length, how- ever, one morning, Sergt. Copp walk ed up to my desk with an expression of great pleasure upon his honest face. "Beg your pardon, sir," he com menced; "can I. speak to you for a few minutes?" , 'Certainly," said I; "what Is it?" "Well, sir, do you remeraher that bag of money two years ago ?" "Or course I do," I replied with in terest; who could forget it?" "Well, sir, I think I've got a clew to the man who left it with me." It appeared that the Sergeant's son was apprenticed ta au upholsterer in the city. Among the workmen in ; the establishment who had recently joined was a French polisher. One day, in the course of conversation, he told his fellow-workmen the follow ing facts concerning a foreman of the firm of Smith & Jones, where he had formerly worked. This foreman, whose name was Thompson, had been with the firm a great many years; he was intrusted by his em ployers from time to time with the collection of large amounts of money, and bad always been found.' honest and upright. Upon one occasion, about two years before, a shipping order had come to the firm for a quan tity of furniture from a new foreign house of which they had some suspi cions. The goods were ordered to be shipped on a certain day, aud it was agreed that they were to be paid for in money before being placed on board. As the order came to 750. the foreman went down himself iu charge of the goods, with strict injunctions from his employers either to bring them back or the money. The goods were placed on board the ship from the lighter iu the docks so much was ascertained but the foreman, who had received the money, and bad giv en a receipt for it, was never seen again, either by the firm or by his wife and family. The lighter-man, who had been present at the payment of the money, and had conveyed Thompson ashore, deposed that he had not been able to get the goods on board the day when they were sent down, aud Thompson passed the night in a sailors' coffee-house in the neighborhood of the docks, in order to be in time for their transhipment in the morning. When he arrived on board he acted very straugely, and the lighterman noticed that his watch and chain were missing. Altogether Thompson's appearance was that of a man who was still suffering from the efftytsvjf a"n!ghtVilebauch.- On" tak ing him ashore, the lighterman had conducted Thompson, at his urgent request, to a publio house, and had there left him. From this point im penetrable mystery hung over the whole matter. Had Thompson de camDed with the money, or had be baen the victim of some foul play? The first hypothesis was scouted by Thompson's friends and fellow-workmen. He had shown himself for more than tweuty years a man of probity; he was a sober and prudent man, whose only delight was in his home and his ohildreu. He was al ways preaching habits of savlug and economy to the men under him, and when he disappeared, it wa3 found that he had a considerable sum in the savings bank, which he had never touched. It was incredible, there fore, that he could have irabezzled his employer's money. The second hy pothesis seemed the more reasonable one. But if he had been murdered, how had his body been disposed of? The river had been closely watched from the Tower to the sea, but no corpse answering to the description had ever been found. Young Copp had carried this story to his father, and the Sergeant had with much difficulty succeeded in dis covering Thompson's unfortunate wife and family, who were now re duced to great poverty. From them he learned the confirmation of tho sad story, and felt sure that at last he had found the missing clew. The good Sergeant then waited on Messrs. Smith & Jones, In whose em ployment Thompson had been, and ascertained two facts which confirm ed him in his supposition. The 750 had been paid by the foreign firm which bad bought the goods, in ex aotly the same proportion of notes aud gold as the sum left with the com missionaire, and the date upon which they were paid corresponded with that of the mysterious deposit. The unfortunate hiatus in the chain of ev idence was that nobody kuew the numbers of the bank notes which had formed a purt of it. "What do you think, sir?'' con tinued Copp. I replied that I thought the solution probable, but that we should proceed very cautiously in the testing of every proof. After turning over the matter care fully in ray mind, I came to the con clusion that the only means of iden tifying the pum paid to Thompson with that left with Sergeant Copp would be a comparison of the num bers of the no'tes in eaoh insfance. But then came a formidable difficulty. The foreign firm had been dissolved and Us members had left England. Tuev had already informed Messrs. Smith & Jones that they had omitted to" take the numbers of the banknotes, which had been remitted" to them from the continent. The plan I at last hit upon was as follows : When the 750 were paid into the denosife account, the notes which formed a portion of the sum were sent bv ua to the Bank of Engiand in tne recular course 01 uusiuea. au were i - ,-J T l.lnnH I ascertained at the' 4herecanceieu Bank of England the name and ad dress of the firm to whom the notes had been first issued, and then traced them through the several hands thro' which they bad passed. Following up the clew, I discovered that some of them had been sent to a bank at Par is. I wrote to this bank, inquiring to whom they had been paid, and to my great gratification was informed that they had been sent to the very firm in London a few days before they had handed them over to Thompson. Here, then, was the missing link, and I had no longer any doubt in my mind that the monoy paid to us was the same as that whioh bad been lost by Messrs. Smith & Jones. Honest Sergent Copp was overjoyed and wished to go at once to Mrs. Thompson aud give her the good news. This, however, I would not permit, as I thought it would be bet ter to endeavor, in the first instance, to ascertain the fate of the poor fore man. I, therefore, called upon Messrs Smith & Jones, and Informed them that I had obtained certain informa tion, which led me to believe that a sum of 750 paid into the bank was identical with that lost by them, but that the only person who could satis factorily prove the fact was Thomp son, and that he must therefore be found. They promised to do their best to aid my inquiries, and employ ed a detective for the purpose. In the course of a few weeks they were able to inform me that Thompson had been discovered in Paris, working un ber an assumed name, and that, on being informed of the discovery, he had at once come over to his family, who were overjoyed at his return. On the following day Thompson called at the bauk, and was recogniz ed by Sergeant Copp as the very In dividual who had left the money with him. The explanation given by Thomp son of the transaction was, -that his coffee had been drugged at the bouse where he slept, and his watch stolen from him. He had, however, nerved himself by a violent effort the follow ing morning to be at his post on the lighter, and, although half stupefied, bad with some difficulty received and counted over the money ; that on go ing ashore be had repaired to a publio house near the docks, in order to get some soda water; that, after taking it, he had rambled through the streets en the way to the workshop. His mind, however, was a complete blank as to everything which occur red afterward, until he found himself lying in a narrow alley, surrounded by ill-looking people. When be came to himself he was paralyzed by fear on finding, as he thought, that he had been robbed of his bag. His brain was dazed with the thought of the fearful accusations which would be certainly brought against him. Who would believe that he was guiltless of any crime when appearances were so much against him? How could he ex plain away his seeming state of In toxication when he went on board in the morning? And, above all, how could he explain the loss of the bag? He could remember that up to a cer tain time, after leaving the public house, he still had the bag safe in the breast-pocket of his coat, for he had a distinct recollection of keeping his arm tightly pressed ogaiust it. He had a dim recollectiou of finding him self amid streets of tall stone houses, and of reeling against several people on the pavement; but after that bis memory was altogether blotted out. All was darkness and vacancy until he awoke. Then a feeling of blank despair took possession of his mind. How could he ever again snow himself among his friends he who had held his head so high, and had been so forward in denouncing vice and drink ? He would be a laughing-stock to all the world; then the stain upon his hon esty ! Messrs. -Smith & Jones he knew to be very hard people; they never had spared anybody in their business dealings, and they would certainly bring n criminal charge against him. The idea was horrible. He would rather die thanjsubmit to such indignity. Pondering these things over in his mind, he had wandered heedlessly through the streets without remark ing whither he was going. Fate or instinct seemed to lead him to tho riverside again, and he found himself at last at St. Katherine's dock. Ex actly facing where he stood was a flaming placard, announcing the de parture that day of a boat direct for Calais, at a very low rate of passage. The thought darted into his mind : Wliy not cut the difficulties at once, and put the sea between himself and the scene of his disgrace ? Itwasacowardly temptation which, if his intellect had been in a clearer state, would have been instantly re jected with scorn, but the poisonous drug which he had imbibed seemed to have utterly unmanned him and deprived him of the courage neces sary to face his trouble. He yielded to the temptation and made his way through to Paris, where, under an as sumed name, he succeeded in getting work, for he was very expert in his business. Nothing could exceed the delight of the worthy coramissiona'ire at having been the means of clearing up the mystery, except, indeed, his pride in re-telling the oft-told tale. Nor was honesty unrewarded in a more sub stantial manner. Messrs. Smith & Jones presented him. with 100 as a recognition of his integrity and intel- Hgence rrt. TTIH t. r 1 A iT... ! jliic umiciaiij, iim xcupiu uuu me Press. In conclusion is it too much to ask that the editors of the State exercise a little more caution in respect to ad mitting into thpircolumns statements regarding the University which are both untruthful and injurious to its best interests? Chancellor Fairfield's Letter. We yesterday published Chancellor Fairfield's letter, of which tho above is the concluding paragraph. We were gratified with its disclaimer of un pleasant personal differences and the denial of religious feuds in that Insti tution. So far, good. But we protest against the insinuation, In tho above, of nny disposition on our part whether by omission or commission, whether from want of "caution" or lack of friendship for the University and its managers to admit "untruth ful" and "injurious" statements with out fittingand fullconsideration. We, for one, are accustomed to consider with the utmost care every position we take, and to facan the purport and effect of any statement whioh we publish from others, and more especially when the interests and good name of any public institution or any citizen are involved. The shortest way and the frankest statement is the best, and we shall simply, therefore, say that we are aware and we do not believe the Chancellor i9 unaware that apparent ly well grounded reports of religious professional and personal differences in the government and faculty of the university have been fur some time current. We may further more state that we have not yet been made aware that each and all of these reports are whol ly without foundation. If they are groundless, so far as the Chancellor is concerned as we accept bis assurance that they are that Is well ; one good point is gained and the publio should know the fact. We cannot, however, accept Chan cellor Fairfield's dictum for the con duct of a people's journal, in relation to public institutions and interests. Here is the State University of Ne braska, supported by direct taxation. All citizens and ail the property of the State bear their proportion of the burden. The people's Trustees of that institution, in their disposition of the public fund placed in their hands, have certainly gone to the fullest extreme of liberality. The average of salaries paid chancellornnd professors is high er than the average in any other col lege west of New England and New York state, sectarian of private! Its chancellor receives a considerable higher salary than any publio officer in the State, executive or judicial. Its professors receive au average higher than that paid the professors of the Michigan University. Of this we do not complain. But these publio ser vants, paid to do a specifics work, and chosen with view to their capacity and accomplishments therefore must expect to do that work, and must ex pect to do the whole of it in the eye of the "public. The faculty cannot expect to exist as a "close corporation," an swerable only to another "close cor poration" (the Board of Regents), and that body amenable alone without question or protest from any one, to a legislature which imposes upon them no restrictions, and which meets in hurried session but once in two years. We think, all things considered, and, especially in view of the confess ed fact that it is a free and independ ent press alone which stauds between the people and their servants, that theeditors of Nebraska have generally exercised a "caution," a prudence and a judgment worthy of a recognition somewhat different from that contain ed in Chancellor Fairfield's letter. We do not believe that there is an editor in the State who would, even incau tiously, publish an "untruthful" state ment, and least of all one, "injurious to its best interests," concerning the University, or its regents or faculty. At any rate. It is better nay, it is in dispensable that at the risk of pub lishing even such statements, in the absence of any disclaimer from the University, the editors of the State be at full liberty, and freely exercise the right" to criticise the administra tion of theUniversity, and to publish the alleged errors or short-comings of its regents, chancellor or professors, one or all. We think that the events of the past three years (those of the past two not excepted) sufficiently prove that if the editors were to keep silent in these matters,' waiting for iuformation or permission from facul ty or regents they, might wait till doomsday before informing or coun seling' the people in regard to the of ficial management and the true in wardness of that institution, or of any other public instution in the state. Certain it is that no regent and no pro fessor is going to come forward to de ny something which haa never been asserted, or to defend an act or a poli cy which nobody, and especially no editor has complained of. The Uni versity is not a cloister ; its Board of regents is not a Star Chamber, nor are Its professors, or any of them, monks, amendable alone to an ecclesiastical interest and a caste conscience. Its regents must know neither fear nor favor; its chancellor and professors must know neither religionism no creed; he and they would have the same right, and no more, to adopt a political policy, republican or demo cratic, that they have to adopt any so called religious, much more ec'ltsiasti cal policy, christian or infidel, ortho dox or heterdox. Such was the com promise which was a compact, under which the present admirliBtratiori wa appointed, and language could not make thatpolicy and tbatunderstand Ing clearer than- did trie" installation address of the president df the board ofRegentsaod the inaugural address of Chancellor Fairfield. Omaha Be publican Feb. IQlh. A Pllgrim.- George Green appeared at a' bouao on Third street at midnight, and in stead of knocking on tho door ho pounded on the side of the house un til the proprietor raised an upper win dow and shouted i "Who In Halifax. Nora Qcotiaars you, and what in Halifax, Nova Sco tia do you want?" "I want to be an ahgel !' was tho thick reply. The householder poked about four teen feet of tho barrel of ari old shot gun out of the window, and backed It up with such blood-curdling threats, that Green walked off. He was ab sent about fifteen minutes, giving tho citizen time to get nicely settled in bed when ho returned, and pounding on the bouse, agalii called'out: "Fire! Fire!" "Whoa what where Is the" fire?' shouted the citizen, as he leaped out of bed and threw up the window. "In the infernal regions !" was the sober reply. "See here, you old flat-headed hye na, I'll shoot the top of your skull oft if you don't scatter out of this" shriek ed the indignant citizen. "I will scatter?" was" the soft re- ply, and Green took a walk around the block. The citizen was beginning to dream when he heard tthat same old pound ing on the side, of the house, and a1 voice cried out: "Awake! Awake!" "I'll Kill that man as sure's I'm tt sinner!" howled thegood man a he left his bed once more, but as he rais ed the sash a thick voice asked : "Didn't you say you'd alicot the top of my skull off?" "Yes, I did, and I hope to be sawed in two if I don't do it!" "Hadn't you just as lief poison' me?" tenderly asked the intruder as he looked up nt the gun. All this was known to the court, and when Green walked out he was asked : "What is your business?" "I'm a pilgrim, sir," was the meek answer. "Good! They want' you' at tho House of correction to put the soft, tender tints on verandah chaira. You will please step up there for three months." "Wouldn't It be advisable for me to ride?" slowly asked tha prisoner as he backed' away. Free Frees. A Slight Misunderstanding Capt. Ahrensi a' neat, nice little" blonde of an ex-Prussian officer, best known to fame as husband to Pappen heim, qaused a laughable little error at the Peabody Hotel ChrlslcJas Eve night. Going to the Steward, the Captain said": "I want supper for twendy-sefen af ter the obera to-nidt." "Certainly, sir," from the steward. "Te finest you can get up, minS yu-" "Certainly, sir." The opera was overrand the c'ahta trice was going to her room. The' head waiter steps out, shows' Ills ivory" and bows, "They are ready, MaUamV' What?" questioned the great Eu-' genie P. "The twenty-seven suppers you or- dered." . "Me?" And the eyes of MaUahi stared. "Your husband' ordered tb'em, Ma dam." "No, not tweridy-sefen surjper, but doo supper for number twendy-sefen lorter," said the little Captain, as ho' came up with his great spouse's w'rapa An explanation followed.. The can-' tatrice's room was No. 27, but trie steward understood tho Captain' to' mean tweuty -seven'suppersj there be ing just twenty-seven membera'of tho trourJe staying at the hotel. The bill was settled. Memp7ii3 Av alanch. "Jemima Susan", did" yoif get my letter?" "Yes, Dick." "I sent it In hopes" of raising a flame." "Dick, you'succeeded" forifc' lit the gas '" 0 t jii A squaw haa gone upon the stage. She wears false hair like a white lady. She is a s'wltch injun. N. T. JTcrald. And when she is'ou the stage the au dience see. the injun-near. Xorialow ri Herald. A New book of six hundred pages on money is by'a gentleman named p'oor Henry V. Poof. Star. We don't see how Henry can be Poor as he has a "V" to hii name. JKorrii toxmi Herald. He went softly behind the door and murmured "I'nx'a m'aii'of very quiet' tastes." Then he to'o"k a flask from his pocket and tasted1 something. Capt.'PolIard, of the English ria'vyy has been dismissed from theservico' for not seeing a rock sixty ,feefhign fiftbe path of his vessal.