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O. A. CECIL
Judge.
District Attorney
District Clerk.
.Deputy Clerk.
Count? Officers.
Tnnv c rrri.L County Judgo
wwsnv V MAJOiSnr Clork and Itecorder
V Vi r TT wa -T Treasurer
A-11- Tirl fV'l- Sheriff
oS1paHK- -Coron
ftlcn'oT?
iSATHASmGOISS. Commissioners
J. II. FEEIIY, J
City Officers.
3.S. STULL
E.E.EBKIOHT
J. B. DOCKER.
IV. T. KORKRS........
Mayor
..Police Judce
Clerk
.Treasurer
Marshal
CE0.U.LAX5O-
COUNCILMEX.
T. RTCIIAP.JS. 1
JOSEPH BOD V. J
W.A.JUDKINS.1
J. J. MERGER. )
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1st Ward
2nd Ward
3rd Ward
O. NKID1IART. '
SOCIAL DIRECTORY. .
Churclies.
iT..ti.nJIat V Chnrcli. Services each Sabbath
aU0-a m. and ?SJ P- m. Sunlay School at
i p m. Traver MeeUug Thursday evening.
S. P. Wilson. Pastor.
uesdav evenings. Sa.ibatU .School At 9 o clock
a. m. IL U. Dye, Pastor.
n.r-Lt'a r'mrcli.-ervlccs every Hnnday. at
waa m'S'. n- Sunday School at 2 p. m.
iSiiUiraw Itr-NCY. Missionary In charge.
'Church ioSrtnf Kth-wt of 'Brovnie. Ser
vices first SaUbath In each month. B. J. Juiin
bon. Pastor.
Cbr;4ttnu Church.-?crvices every third Sunday
Cof elch monu'by Elder J. nnSSvCreell
meetinKS every Sunday at 11 . tn. Pra er mtet-
Ings Thursday evenings.
Cnthollc-Servics every tlh Sunday or each
luonu!. at 10 o'cloch a. m. Father Cnanhty,
1'rlesi.
Scliools.
nrowuTille Union C rndi;il Sehools.-J. H. Mc
Kenzie. I'rinciinl: Miss Jpssle K. Haln. 'Atolbt
mit Hlph school ; Miss Lou Tucker, k"""
Department; Miss Alice Hilt 1st Inrmedbite.
Miss Kate Cox. 2d Intermediate: Miss Emma
mlth. 1st Primarj'; Mrs. Carrie Johnson, a l n
tnary. I. O. of O. F.
n,c vltlr. T.n.lfft. No. 5. 1. O. O. lf.-ttF"l:r
meetincs Tuesday evenlns; ol each 'eeK
Visit-
lng hrothers respectfully Invited
II.GUmore,
J.U. Jas. uoenran, accy.
Netniha City I.odjco No., JP,'. A.vin
Mpets every ktaturday. O CZoK.i.O. IM-wa
Touktci-ott. Sec
Kniglits of Pythias.
Wedniday evening In Masonic Hall. VJMtln?
Knlgbts cordially invited. J. B, McCxn u. c.
Wit. Kacffhas, K. of It. S.
Masonic.
Ncmnhn Valley biidsc No.4,A. ?,: i?,h
fitated meetings -Saturday on or before the lull
of each moon " Lodge room open every Satur-
rtay evening for lectures, instruction and social
intercourse. J.C.McNaughton.M.M. B.t.bou-
der. Sec.
Rrownvllle Chapter No. 4. U. A.M.-Sta ted
meetings second nmrsdavoreaenmontn. iuv.
Fiirnas. M. E. II. P. A. 11. DavLson, Sec
KurnaM Council No. 3. R. S. i S. E. III.
Stated m.etiiigssecond Thursday of each month.
J. C. McNaughtou. T. I. M. .A. R. Davison. Bee
iIt.CarinclCom:nanrtcryNo.:l, K.T.-Blated
meetings e-:ond Monday in each month, w. l.
Rogers. E.C.; A. W.NIckell.Rec.
Rose and Lily Conclave. No. J3? Iv.R.C.R.
AsC-ileets at Masonic Hall on the ftfUiMon-
days. 1U W. Tnrnas. M. P. Sow. K. T. Ramej.
StKretary. ,
Adnli Chanter No. M.-Orderot theTiasternbtar.
rttaledmeeUngsrhird Monday in each month.
Mrs. E. C. Uandley. W. M.
Sociotios.
Choral ITitlnn.-J. C McNaughton. Prest. J. B
Docker. Sec
Blake Drnnintic Association. W. T. Rogers,
Prest. J. B. Dicker, Sec. and Tic:is.
Ictronolitau Cornet llnnd-I'-T. Smith. Mu
sical Director. E. Huddart, Trisurer and Busi
ness Manager. ,
Urovrnvillc Literary Soclctj.-R- W.Furnas.
President. A.O. Cecil. Sec.
I. O.oTG-.T.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.
Mb-s. ADA VAN PELT. W. G. C.T.- -..Lincoln.
ii W. MET--.ALF, W.O C Tecumseh.
Mm. I F. Mark.-!. W.U. V.T V-1"""-
F. G. KEENS. W. O. iHx.- vK,m?J'
Miss EVA RANSOM. W. G. Treas l-alls Utj.
A. J. SKEEN. W. M Brownvllle.
W. F. WARREN. W. O. Chap ebraska City.
A. J. SKEEN DNt. Dep. for Nemaha County.
Rrotvnville I.oilce No. G9. I. O. of XL T -
Meet" every 1'rnlayeveninglnOddbelbiwsHail.
over Nickell's !rug store. Main street, btran
gerB of our order visiting the city 'ire invited to
meet with us. Luc" us B. Church . . C r. L. L.
Hu'.bnrd.Sec G. W. Fulrbrother, Sr..L. I).
Nemaha Clt Lodse No. ipS;-1101
Muiiday evening. s. A. Huntington, W.CT. J.
B. Johnson. Sec P. Crolher. L. D.
AplnivnU l.o.lco Xo.,10S.-Merta every Bat
unlay evening. John S. Minick, .. C. i. .-
Hitt. Sec
Zinn.No. 137.-Mcets every Thursday evening.
at "he K ennily School Hon. tmntoKjl
tlest cf Brownvllle. lLO.Mlnlck, L. D..Brown
vllic. Security, No. 135. "Mect everj' Satnrday cven
lng; at Fairview Clit-rch.alx miles south west of
Brownvllle, J. V. Ultchey. W. CT. John Max
well. W. S Geo. Crow. L. D.. Brownvllle.
Llmlon, No. OS. Meets every Saturday evening,
it UnaeViSchool House. Mx mile north west of
Sheridan. IL F. P.ilmer. L. D-. Sheridan.
Plcn9at Prairie-. ?; lXZ?i '1"
aay evening, ai j.tn.. ... ---- ,.
precinct, li. U. Bailey. L. D.. Bratton P. O.
Sherldnn. No. UW.-Meets every Saturday cven
"iug. W.T. Reed. U 1).
r Other lodges in the county that desire a place In
ths directorv will please Inform us of name, num
ber wren and where It meets, names of presiding
Sana secretary, together with any other ln
"ormation they may wish to commun cate.
AUTHORIZED BY THE U. S. GOVKRXaENT.
FIRST m
OF
BROWNVI
.X.TC-
PW-wi Capital, $50,000
Authorized ' 500,000
IS ritErAREDTO TRANSACT A
General Banking Business
BUY AKD8ELL
COIN & CTJEEEKOY DSAFTS
on all the rrlnclpal cities of tho
United States and Europe7,
MONEY LOANED
On approved security only. Time Drafts discount
Xd and special accommodations granted to deposit
or Dealers in GOVERNMENT BONDS.
STATE, COUNTY & CITY SECURITIES
deposits;
npeeived payable on demand, and INTEREST al
lowed on time certificates c"" deposit.
nTmrrTORS AVm. T.Pen. S. M. BaTIey, ST. A
DIRaf ?? Trauk : S. Johnton. Luther Koadlcy
vm. Fraisher.
aoiirr l
CARSON,
A R DATIHOr. Cashier.
jc.McNAPgHTOy.Ast.Cashler.
President.
FRAHZ HELMEE,
IaGQN &LAC!(SMITHHuP
OE DOOR WEST OF COURT HOUSE.
-VT7AG0N MAKING, Repairing,
VV Plows, and all work done in tho best
nacnefind on short notice. .tMhcllop gaw.
,6.; oivwhlmacall "
EOH&L Wi
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ESTABLISHED 1858.
Oldest Paper in tlio State
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BUSINESS CARDS.
T L. HULBURD,
JW ATTORNEY AT LAYY
And Justice of the Peace. Office In Court House
Building. BrownvMe. Neb.
QTULL & THOMAS,
O ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Office, over Theodore Hill & Co.'s store. Brown
vllle. Neb.
T L- SCHK'K,
1. ATTORXEYATLAW.
Office over J. L.McGee&Bro's8tore, Brownvllle,
Nebraska.
T H. BROADY.
J Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Office overstate Bank.Browuvlll .Neb.
WT. ROGERS.
Attorney and C
vnna uoiinaeiorni uhk.
Will si ve diligent attention to any legai Dusmess
entrusted to his care. Office In the Boy building,
Brownvllle. Neb. .
A S. HOLLADAY,
il. Phytdclan, Surgeon, Obstetrician.
Graduated in 1651. Locat d In Brownvllle 18R5.
Bneclal attention mid to ObstetrIcpanddisea"es
ot Women and Children. Oflice.-U Main street.
Q A. OS HORN.
D. ATTORXETATLA1V.
Office, No. 81 Main street, BrownvIIe, Neb.
T W. GIBSON,
BLACKSMITH AND HORSE SHOER.
Work done to order and satisfaction guaranteed
First street, between Main and Atlantic, Brown
vllIe.Nch.
PAT. CLINE,
FASHIONARLt:
BOOT AM) SHOE MAKER
n
r-TTcixrir wnn- murtotn order. andJits always
guaranteed. Repairing neatly and promptly done.
Shop. No. 2T Main street. Brownvllle.Ncb.
A D. MARSH.
' TAILOE,
BROWNVILLE, - - NEBRASKA.
Cutting, or Cutting and Making, done to
order on short notice and at reasonable
prices. Has hnd long experience and can
warrant hatlsfaction.
Slop In Alex. Robinson's old stand.
TACOB MAROHN,
MEESHANT TAILOE,
and dealer In
PineEnslIsu.Ficcrh, Scotch end Fancy Cloths,
Testings, Etc., Etc.
SSrowiiYilie. 5TebrstiJt.
WITOHERLY & HAWKINS,
Hair Cutting and Shaving
SALOON,
1st door west, First National Bank,
BrotvnviUc, - Nebraska.
JiV BKOWyrJLLE THE
LAST WEEK OF EACH
MONTH.
BROIVXV1LLE, NEBRASKA,
NEW RESTAURAKT.
rtimi-s visr lunch
AT ALL HO UBS.
C0NFECT10NERY.CAKESJUTS
IUmiluji
FRESH AND CHEAP.
.JJi.'fS O.l
F. V OS
5 CTS.
-BL-f M
Oysters Cooked to Order.
Sossely Old stand.
Dli's. S;t:ali ICau.schUolb.
T- L. BATE:
is now proprietor of the
and Is prepared to accomodate llio
public with
GOOD, FRESH, SWEET
MEAT.
Gentlemanly and accommodating clerks
will at all times be In attendance. Your
patronaue solicited. Remember the place
the old Tascoe shop, Jlain-sU,
SroivnviUe. - Nebraska.
B.F.SOUDEE.
ManufFvcturer nd Dealer in
HARNESS. SADDLES, 1
n
C01.LARS, BREDLSS,
ZI.NK PAPS, BRUSHES, BLAXKETS,
RolDes, &C.
SROWXVIIB.E, NEBRASKA.
Full stock ready made goods constantly on hamh
D. B. COLHAPP,
Manufacturer of
59 Main Street,
Browttvllfc, Nebraska
Orders From Neighboring Towns
Solicited.
MATHEWS
- - DENTIST,
blLjlllUuLifluiyL,
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YESITIIE
Purifies the Blood, Reno
vates and Invigorates
the Whole System.
ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ABE
Alterative, Tonic, Solvent,
and Diuretic.
Vcgciiae
cgetinc
Vc?retiRe
EeliableJEvidencei
Mn. n. R. Stevens.
Dear Sir: I will most cheerfully
add my testimony to the great
numberyou have already received
In lavor of your great and good
medicinr. VKOKTiNK-forldonot
think enough can be s.dd In Its
praise: tor I was troubled over SO
years with that dreadful disease.
Catarrh. and had sucli bid cough
ing spells that it would seem as
though I never could breathe any
Vegretinc
Vcgciinc
Vcgctine
Vcgeiiiie
Tegetinc
more, and Veoktine has cured
me: and and 1 do feel to thank
God all the time that there U so
good a medicine as VKOirriKK,
and I also think It one of the best
msdicincs for coughs, and weak,
sinking feelings at the stomach,
and advise everybody to take the
Veoktikk. for I can assure them
it is one of the best medicines that
ever was. Mas. L. GORE.
Cor. Magazine an 1 Walnut Sts.,
Cambridge, Mass.
GIVES
Healtlt, Strength,
AND APPETITE.
My daughter has received great
benefit from theuseof Vequtine.
Her declining health wasa source
of great anxiety to all her friends.
A lew bottles of VKHETisfE re
stored her health, strength, and
appetite. N. II. TILDEN.
Insurance nnd Real Estate Agent,
No. 40 Sears Building.
Boston. Mass.
CAJiXOT BE
EXCELLED.
VegciiioH
Vegctinc
Veseiine
Vcgrctinc
Vcgciinc
Tcgeline i
Vcgctine
Vcsretf esc
CRAnLKSTO'.vx, Mass.
II. R. Sthvkns.
Dcarazr. This Is to certify that
I have usf-d your "Blood Prepara
. .. ' tlon" in my family Tor several
VCSelme i years, and think that. forScrofula
! or Cankerous Humors or Rheu
Vegclinc
Yegetiiie
Yegelfnc
Vegctinc
Vegctine
Tcgetine
Vegeiine
VcgeiiKC
Vegctine
Vcgetine
matic Affections, it cannot be ex
celled ; and. as a blood purifier or
snringmedlclne.lt is the bestthlng
I have ever ued. aud I have used
almost everything. I can cheer
full? recommend it to any one In
need of such a medicine.
Yours respectfully.
MH3.A. A. DINSMORE.
No. 19 Russell Street.
IT IS A
YaluableRemedy
South Boston, Feb. 7, 1870.
Mn. Stevens.
Dear Sir: I have taken several
bottles of your Veoktine. and
am convinced it is a valuable rem-
I edy for t ypep-Ia, Kldnc Cotn
1 plaint, nnd genera) debility of the
BfilUHl.
lean heartily recommend It to
all f ulTering from the above com
plaints. Yours respeetfully.
Mes. MUNROE PARKER.
86 Athens Street.
VEGETINE
PREPARED EY
H.H.STEVENS,BOSTOtf,MASS.
Yeiretine is Sold br sill Druggists.
E;HUDjD ART'S
Peace and. Qxiiet
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Saloon and Billiard Hall I
THE BEST OF
Brandies, Wines, Gins, Abb ols
.A.ti! Wliislicsi.
o.49.1Inin Street, Opposite Sherman
IXoiixc, Erownville, Nclirnska.
ORGANIZED, 1870.
AT BRro'XTILE.I2.
CAPITAL, $100,000.
Trnnsncts a general bar. sinphusiness, sells
Drafts on all tho prlnc' lcitics of the
UNITED STATES MB EUEOPE
JS3J-Special accommodations granted te
depositors.
STATE, COUNTY & CITY
SECTJEITIES,
BOUGHT A1SD SOLD.
OFFICERS.
W.H.HcCREERY, : : President.
W.W.HACKNEY, : Vice President.
H. E. GATES, : : : : : Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
L. 1IOA DLEY. j.c. DEUSER.
WM.H. TIOOVER, C. M. KAUFKMAN,
W.W. HACKNEY. U. C. LETT.
W.II. McCREERY,
Meat Market.
S03D3T & BBO.
BUTCHERS,
BROTYKyiEiliE, 3?EJ-15A.
Good, Sxreet, Fresh. Meat
Always on hand, and satisfaction guar
antied to all customers.
GOLD PLATEDWATCnES. Ch.vw
eftin the knoux i world, fiajnnle VTa.tch.yrx: tr.
3 Agents. Address. A. Cocltee & Co , Coicasa
piuarira WATCH ASD CnAIK-a
Srtem-vinaer.Free ivith every order. Out
'fltfrec. J.B Gaylonl&Co., Chicago, 111.
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STiT BIKoflBRSU
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA,
AN OLD OFFENDEE.
When Carl Binkley, the private de
tective of the Macacheek air line com
pany led Courtney Tenuy to the al
ter, he shaved his face until no hirsute
appendage save a fine blond mustache
remained thereon. This whim pre
vented his recognition by several ac
quaintances on the day of his wed
ding and he and bis bride enjoyed
more than one outburst of merriment
at their expense.
The wedding tour planned by
"Bink," as the employes and ofllcers
of the road familiarly called him,
promised to prove quite extensive,
and the directors placed a palace car
at his disposal.
But ho preferred, and so did his
bride, to travel like the rest of the,
people, and on the afternoon of the
wedding day, they stepped on board
the train amid the good bys of a host
of relatives and friends. They ex
pected to reach their destination at
one o'clock on thefoilowing morning,
and for the sake of Courtney who hail
a horror of sleeping coaches, the
bridegroom refused an offered favor
from Scott, the conductor.
As the train rolled westward the
sun sank to rest, and the night stars
peeped out again In the sky. It was
a beautiful mid-Autumn uightand the
cool breeze ever and anon blew the
yellow leaves against the windows of
the coaches.
"Carl, what if an eld offender should
hoard the train I mean a man for
whom you have been looking?"
The detective looked into the smil
ing face of his newly made wile aud
smiled himself.
"Well, I don't know what I would
do Courtney," he answered ; "but I
suppose I would arrest him, take him
to prison, and let you finish our wed
ding tour alone."
"How jolly that would be?" Court
ney laughed. "I really wish such an
event would occur. I should be rid
of you at least for a time, and I'd
have the jolliest wedding tour ever
writteu of."
"I'd like to see you touring it alone
with your three trunks and groom
less !" replied Carl, as the brakeman
opened the door and shouted "Bloom
field" at the top of his. lungs.
At the almostdeserted station of the
inland town the train stopped long
enough to permit two men to board
it, and seat themselves in the car that
bore the newly wedded pair.
The new passengers wers tolerably
well dressed, and passingly good look
ing. They occupied one seat a short
distance behind the detective, and
almost beneath the lamp that afford
ed a miserable light.
A detective is constantly watching
human faces, and after a while he
reads them as lie would an open book.
Thus it was with Carl Binkle3'.
When the two men entered the car
his eyes were upon them, and follow
ed them to their seat.
By and by the conductor collected
their fare and the detective followed
him from the car.
"Where are tRose fellows going?"
he asked.
"To Terre Haute," was the reply.
"Do they strike you unfavorably ?"
"Moderately so," paid Bink. 'Send
a man in to trim the lamp above
them."
Then the detective returned to his
bride, who thought that something
strange was going on. and a minute
later a brakeman entered and pro
ceeded to trim the light in the coach.
Binkley did not appear to watcli the
two men ; but nevertheless his eyes
were upon them, and before they had
moved back into a shadyer seat he
had spotted one, if not both.
"Courtney, lam afraid your wish
is about to come true," he whispered
to his wife.
She looked up surprised at the sol
emnity of his manner.
"Why, Carl?"
"An old offender has boarded the
train," he replied, "and it is my duty
to attend to him. I am certniu of my
man, thougn I have not seen him for
two years, and hn face, smooth then.
is bearded now. Jack Hawk has re
peatedly committed depredations on
our line, and we can send him to the
penitentiary with ease. But you see,
Courtney, you must catch a man be
fore you hang him, and according to
this truism Jack has escaped punish
ment. I must attend to him, to save
the company further losses, and put
several hundred dollars in my pocket.
He suspects nothing yet. I believe. I
think he has not recognized me, and
I have no doubt that his companion
is an old offender like himself.''
The young wife heard her husband
through, aud then, with wifely fear,
asked :
"Is he a dangerous character,
Carl ?"
"Well, yes," was the reply ; "hut
he's one of those fellows who submit
gracefully when they see -great odds
against them. Of course, Ishan't at
tempt the arrest alone. I'll go for
ward, and see the boys in the express
car. Do you watch Jack, while I am
gone, Courtney. If he has recogniz
ed me, which is not likely, as I don't
think he has seen me more than twice,
he may attempt to piny one of his
tricks. Here" and Courtney felt a
small revolver drop into her hand.
"Do not attempt to use this unlessyou
think that he Is going to escape. He
is up to all kinds of tricks, and I con
sider him the shrewdest rascal outside
of prison."
-Courtney's hand trembled a little
when she hid the weapon in her nock-
I et, and Carl rose and carelessly left
kthe enr-
THURSDAY, MARCH
"We're booked for Jeffersonville, if
he catches us," said one of the twain
in the seat behind the lamp.
"We are, without fail, Jack," re
plied his companion. "Doyou really
think he knows us?"
"He's recognized me sure, and he
may have spotted you. But it's all
the same thing. If he wants me he'll
not let you go. Why, I knew him as
soon as I sot my eyes on him, and I
thought he would not know me, as
I've let my beard grow. He sent that
fellow- in here to trim the lamps so he
could get a better view of our faces.
I saw through the trick when the boy
took the first lamp out of Its socket.
Oh, I tell you, Byrd, it's all day with
us If we don't outwit the eagle-eyed
chap."
"Of course it is," said the second
man, doggedly. "I Jdidn't look for
him on the road to-night. And he's
going on hid wedding trip, I suspect.
"Just so; but that wouldn't stop
him if ho wanted to catch a man,"
said Jack Hawk. "And then he's
been wanting me for the last two
years. Look here! this train doesn't
stop again until it runs into Terre
Haute. If we're on board then we're
sure to be gobbled. He'll post the
men in the express and baggage cars,
and they'll proceed to cut off" every
avenue of escape.
"If they do there'll be bloody
work," grated Hawk's comrade. 'I
am not going to bo taken. It would
be a twenty years' term for me."
"And a life residence at Jefferson
ville for Jack Hawk," said tho worthy
who boasted of that name.
"We must escape," said Byrd Mc
Donaldson. "Ring the bell and when
the train slacks we'll;leave it.
But Hawk shook his head.
"Twouldn't do, Byrd," he said.
"Scott is forward with Bink, and at
the first tap of the bell we'd have the
posse upon us."
"Then it's all up with us!" said
tho Scotchman, almost ready to de
spair. "No; wait here for me.
As he spoke, Jack Hawk left the
seat ami walked forward.
Courtney Binkley saw him pass her
and" leave the car by the forward door.
She felt that he was up to some trick,
but concluded to watch and see what
ft was.
She soon dismissed tho thought of
him leaping from the train, which,
beingaa it ffias tho express, was run
ning at terrible speed, and believed
that he would not desert his compan
ion in crime."
Jack Hawk-stepped upon the plat
form of tlie forward car, and drew a
rope from his pocket. One end of it
he fastened to the knob of the door,
the other end, after making the cord
taut, he secured to the strong railing
of the car. Satisfied with his work,
he next drew a knife, and severed the
bell rope, which he prevented from
slipping into the cars.
Then he stooped over the coupling,
a smile of triumph on his face.
"I can outwit the best detective on
the globe," he said to himself above a
whisper and a moment later he rose,
having successfully accomplished the
work of separating the cars.
Then he sprang to the brake, and
presently the speed of the rear car be
gan to diminish, while the greater
part of the train, with newly-acqufr-ed
velocity, darted on.
He re-entered the coach and sat
down beside his partner.
"We're loose," he whispered. The
train is a mile ahead now. We are
stopping. Come! now is the time.
Who uays I can't beat Bink ?"
The men left their seats as Court
ney, wno naa ueen.iooKing out oi iub
car, dropped back into her seat, and
put her hand on Carl's revolver.
Tho trick which Jack Iluwk bad
played was apparent to her, and the
two men had almost reached the rear
car when she rose and cried :
"Stop where you are, villians ! I'll
kill the first man who attempts to
leave this car without ray orders.
You two rascals will oblige me by
dropping into seats where you now
stand, and remaining there until prop
erly disposed of.
Startled at the unexpected inter
ruption of their plans, Jack Hawk
and his companion exchanged pale
looks and glauced down the aisls at
the little woman clad in bridal robes
who pointed the deadly revolver at
their breasts.
By this time the car had come to a
halt, and tho other passengers, com
prehending the situation, were rising.
Already other pistols were exhibited,
aud the villians saw that their game
was baulked.
"Let's be men," said Hawk to Mc
Donaldson, and dropped into a seat.
"When the odds are agin me I always'
submit. That woman would shoot at
the drop of the hat. Shoot is in her
eye
PI
A minute later the two worthies
were seated, aud two "drummers"
guarded them. Of course all knew
that the train would "back" when the
absence of the several coaches was
discovered, and, in a short time it
was announced as returning.
When the detective came into the
car he kissed his brave little wife, and
secured the two villians" who submit
ted like lambs. He acknowledged
that Jack Hawk had outwitted him,
but said, smilingly, that the best and
the bravest member of the Binkley
family had proven too much for the
old offender.
At Terre Haute the villians were
handed over t( th fheriff, and as
Jack had been concerned iu several
murders, he received a life sentence,
while his companion went to Jeffer
sonville for a long term.
7, 1878.
Binkley found himself everywhere
congratulated on the coolness of his
wife, who still boasts, as well she may,
of her capture of Jack Hawk and his
criminal associate.
A Recent Interview.
His Holiness, Pope Pio Nono, was
received by his illustrious predecess
or, St. Peter, with a smile of cordial
welcome.
"You have had a long and tranquil
reign," said thesaint. "I trust you
have left the affairs of ourholy church
in a flourishing condition on earth ?"
His holiness assured St. Pater that
the Catholic faith was never more
firmly rooted and grounded, and the
influence of the church never more
firmly established than when he left
Rome ; in fact that McCauley was
right when ho said that she would
yet exist in undiminished vigor when
that New Zalander was making his
celebrated sketch of the ruins of St.
Paul's.
The saint looked pleased, and said
to'his holiness, "I am glad to hear so
favorable an account of your spiritual
reign.; was your temporal reign equal
ly successful?"
"Not in all respects," replied his
holiness ; still, I left behiud me about
twenty-four millions of money."
"Indeed," said St. Peter, "we touch
ed no such sums as that in my day.
To whom did you entrust such a vast
hoard?" .
"To the Rothschilds," said his holi
ness, hesitatingly.
Something like a frown overspread
tho features of the saint.
"The Rothschilds," said he, with
deliberation, "are they not Jews?"
"I believe that is to say I think
yes they are," said his holiness, with
still greater hesitation.
"And do you meau to tell me," said
the saint, sternly, "thatj'ou, the vicar
of Jesus Christ on earth, deposited the
contributions of our holy church with
the descendants of those men who re
viled and spat upcii and cruelly put
him to death?"
Well ah! yes, I did."
"Why did you?" said the saint,
sternly. "You should have had a
powerful reason."
"I did have a powerful one," re
plied his holiness. "The truth is, St.
Peter, I did not know any Christians
whom I was willing to trust with so
much money." New York' Times.
"What the Microscope Reveals.
Mold is a forest of beautiful trees,
with the branches, leaves and fruit.
Butterflies are fully feathered.
Hairs are hollow tubes.
The surface of our bodies is covered
with scales like a fish, a single grain
of sand would cover one hundred and
fifty of these scales, and yet a scale
covers five hundred pores. Through
these narrow openiugs the perspira
tion forces itself like water through a
sieve.
Each drop of stagnant water con
tains a world of living creatures,
swimming with as much liberty as
whales in the sea.
Each leaf has a colony of insects
grazing it, like cows in a meadow.
Scandal.
What 'they say' is beneath your no
tice. What's the use of lying awake
of nights with the unkind remark of
some false friend running through
your brain like forked lightning?
What's the use of getting into a wor
ry and fret over gossip that has been
set afloat to your disadvantage by
some meddlesome busybody who has
more time than character? These
things can't possibly injure you, un
less, indeed, j'ou tako notice of them,
and in combatting them give them
character and standing. If what is
said about 3'ou is true, set yourself
right at once ; if it is false, let it go for
what if will, until it dies of inherent
weakness.
Give Your Child a Paper. A
child beginning to read becomes de
lighted with a newspaper, because he
reads af names and'things which are
familiar, and he will progress accord
ingly. A newspaper in one year is
worth a quarter's schooling to a child.
Every father must consider that in
formation is connected with advance
ment. The mother of a family, being
one of its heads, and having a more
immediate charge of children, should
herself be instructed. A mind occu
pied becomes fortified against the ills
of life, and is braced foremergency.
Children amused by reading or study
are, of course, more considerate and
easily governed.
Legal. 'Sir,' said a fierce lawyer,
do you on your solemn oath, swear
that this is not your handwriting?'
'I reckon not.' was the cool reply.
'Does it resemble your writing?'
Yes, sir, I think it don't.
Do you swear that it don't resemble
your writing?'
'Well I do, old heat.'
'You take your solemn oath that
this writing does not resemble yours
in asingle letter?'
'Y-e-e-s. sir.'
Now how do you know "P
1 'Cause I can't write!'
"Perry's victory? Oh, yes, I have
heard of it," replied the Iowa wo
man. "We ought to be very thank
ful to him for having invented Perry-
'gonc. '
VOL. 22 NO. 37.
Bank Tax Repeal in Congress.
Tn consequence of the disturbance
to business incident to all projected
revenue reforms, many complaints
have been made of late as to the delay
and backward condition of fiscal leg
islation at Washington. It is now
believed in well-informed quarters,
that, In a short time, a vigorous ef
fort can be made to remove the obsta
cles to progress and to bring the ap
propriation bills and the other needful
fiscal measures into prominence, so
that they may be disposed of and the
necessity may be averted for continu
ing the existing uncertainty of busi
ness, or for lengthening out the ses
sion unduly into the summer months.
An Indication of this approaching
movement of legislative activity was
given on Thursday in the Senate by
the passage of the bill presented by
Mr. Davis and favored by the Comp
troller of the Currency, to remit the
taxes on insoIventsav!ng3 institutions.
This measure, though in itself incon
siderable, involves several noteworthy
fiscal principles, the admission of
which will necessitate other legisla
tive changes of importance. It enacts
that no savings bank which has be
come insolventshall pay internal rev
enue taxes that may be due, where
such taxes would diminish the divi
dends due to depositors. The second
section, which was added by way of
amendment, provides that in making
further collections of internal rovenuo
taxes on bank deposits, no saviugs
bank, reoognized as such by the laws
of its State, and having no capital
stock, shall, on account of mercantile
or business deposits heretofore receiv
ed upon which no interest has been
allowed to the depositors, be denied
the exemptions allowed to savings
banks having no capital stock and do
ing no other business than receiving
deposits to be loaned or invested for
the solo benefit of the depositors, if
such bank has paid the lawful tax up
on the entire average amount of such
business of mercantile deposits.
This bill was passed by the Senate
and now goes to the House of Repre
sentatives, where several bills are
pending which are similar in princi
ple, though differing as to specific ap
plication. In view of the industrial
depression of the county, and of the
fiscal incertitude which is more or less
concerned in perpetuating that de
pression or retarding recuperation, it
is greatly to be wished that preced
ence may be given to these tas bills
by the House and the Committee of
Ways and Means. As has been said,
this bill deals with Important reforms,
but, though useful as far as it goes, it
does not reach the fundamental caus
es of the evil which it seeks to remove,
and it would act as a palliative rather
than as a radical cure. The bill be
fore us will form a very appropriate
addition to Mr. Hart's bill now before
the House for the repal of the taxes on
bank deposits. As the lesser is in
cluded In the greater, so will the Sen
ato bill passed yesterday be appropri
ately included in the statesmanlike
measure which originated in the
House. To show the amount of rev
enue which is proposed to be given
up, we have compiled from the reports
of the Currency and of the Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue the fol
lowing table of tho federal taxes on
the banks:
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It thus appears that the National
Treasury receives from 717 savings
banks nearlj half a million of dollars
a year; from 3.803 State banks and
private bankers the total revenue is
83,829,729; and from 2,080 national
banks the revenue received is $6,998,
926; of this total taxation, amounting
to $11,30S.55S, somewhat less than
half is derived from the taxes on cir
culation and capital. The remainder
is from deposits, and it is this deposit
"tax whicb the House bill proposes .to
remit. If this bill should pass, the
amount of revenue given up by the
Treasury will be between six and sev
en millions. The sum yielded last
year was $6 S16.792, and the year be
fore SC.57S.960. To repeal the tas
therefore will reduce the sinking fund
appropriation this year from twenty
six millions to twenty millions.
It is In the interest of our business
community and with n view to the re
vival of industrial activity, that we
urge Congress- to decide, and to let
the country know at an early day
what it intends to do in regard to
I these and some other (ax69 upon trade
Xach additional lnehp,--inntn so,
Lej-al advertisements at Icjral rates Onesqu r e
(10 lines of Nonpareil. orless) flrst Insertion , tljKf
each subsequent Insertion. 50c.
Sir AH transient advertisements most be paid'
forln advance.
OFFICIAL FAPER'OF THE COUNTY.
and commerce. The Comptroller of
the Currency reports the total amount
of the deposits of banks throughout
the country at 2.000 millions of dol
lars. To tax these deposits is to taxi
the ohecks, drafts and other instru
ments of which, for the most part,
these deposits consist; hence, a-tax.
on deposits in hank Is a tax on the
crops and commodities which those
deposits represent, and- which ought
to be tax free. The point wa9 demon
strated by Mr Coe in his address to
the Committee of Ways and Means of
a year ago. It is clearly exhibited by
the American Bankers' Association
In the address to the sub-oommitteo
of Ways and Means, lately presented.
They say r
"The deposit tax is a tax on tho li
abilities of the banks. It is a tax on
debts. Every one knows what a
bank deposit Is. As regards the de
positor, it is a sum of Idle cash which
he places in bank. As regards the
bank, it is cash which must be return
ed on demand, or according to con
tract, into the hands of the depositor-
or his representatives. As regards
commerce and trade, the bank depos
its are the fond out of which are paid
the advances whTch are necessary for
the pa3mentof wages, and for every
movement of commodities toward a
market. As regards taxation, bank
deposits may be defined to be- money
on its way to mercantile borrowers. If
it is just and right to tax these depos
its thus placed in bank, in transitu to
the farmers and merchants who want
tnborrowthem.lt would be equally
just and right to tax the goods in
warehouse which these deposits rep
resent. It is perfectly clear that the
warehouse receipts of wheat, cotton
or tobacco, might as well be burdened
with a specific warehouse tax as tho
bills of exchango which mpves the
deposits representing these commodi
ties as they pass on toward a market.
But this is not all. If bank deposits
were subjected to a single tax the
burden would be unreasonable enough
however equal and impartially the
tax might be distributed on all depos
its alike. Bat it is well known that
this tax cannot be levied without
gross inequality aud frequent double
taxation. Tho more active aro the
bank deposits in uiding commerce and
trade the heavier is the . tax upon
them. Hence Congress should repeal
the tax on deposits, because tho six:
millions whish it brings into1 the
Treasury is a very small sum in com
parison with the evils it inflicts upon
the country. Every dollar of revenue
from this tax, we have been told, costs
the people twenty dollars However
this may be, it is easy to see how
mischievous to industry must be any
tax which cripples bank facilities.
Without a bank deposit wages can
not bo paid to our mechanics; tobac
co, cotton or provisions cannot be
moved to and from the market ; our
commerce cannot stir a step, and ev
ery successive transaction gives ris
to and is carried on by means-of bank
facilities and bank deposits. By the
potent magiu of a bank deposit, the
rich harvests and the manufacturer
which swell tho tide of our annual
wealth, start from the place where
they are produced toward the consum
ers for whom they aro destined.
Without a bank deposit no employ
ment can be given to the great army
of producers who are creatingau?aug
menting our trade and commerce in
every State of the Union. The com
modities, on the production and sale
of which our forty millions of people
depend for their prosperity and sub
sistence, require, at each stage, tha
ald of bank deposits and of banking
facilities, or they cannot be mado
available for tho payment of wages
and" the increase of trade.".
Such is the argument of tha banks;
and we urge that this question, with
other fiscal reforms now before tha
Committee of Ways and Means, shall
be diligently considered and shall be
brought before the House at as early
a day as is consistent with the exigen
cies of other public business. The
tax reforms now pending may be di
vided into two classes. First, t&osa
which touch our industrial system- at
Its most vital parts; and, secondly,
those which are less closely connected
with the movements of business and
with the revival of our internal Indus
try. To the former clas3 we ask Con--gres3
to give precedence, and to set
the mercantile community at rest by
an early announcement and decision
of the policy which will be embodied
In our new law for Internal revenue
consolidation-. Financial Chronicle, 9
Feb., ISIS.
A bad, bad boy, was picked up by
his ma, the other night. for some mis
deed, and tanned with her slipper un
til he thought he was standing right
In the way of a shoemaker's Bhop
caughtin a cyclone. When he got
away at last, he wus'told to sit down
and ifurn sc verse rn hi3 Bible before
he could have a bit of suppert and
when he was called up to recite hs
said : The wicked's tanned in slip
pery places.'
Not far from Salzburg, Austria, ia a
great mountain whicb consists of
nothing but beautiful 'marble. The
stone-mason etit out Ulueks and col
umns of it. take them to the great
city, and build palaces of them, while
the chips are used to make playing
marble9 for the young folks.
Bull, Cow, and Calf aro the names
I of tbreeKentuckv streams that empty
linto the 5fn-iy rfvr.