"7 my rwrn attempts to haul down the American Flag; shoot him on the spot." John A. Dix.
VOL. 2.
PL.ATTSMOUTII. N. T., WEDXI5SDAY, APRIL 18, 18G6.
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IK II- Wlirrlrr Ac 'o.,
Real Estate Agents,
Commissioners of Deeds
AND
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REAL ESTATE AGENT
i'FjA 'rrsMorni, m:h.,
r,,.n,..i tti iitmn Tiai.l tu t.Te i unli-e and al cf
Em' .!,:, ud payiu. nl of Taxes, and all luonesa
fait outv.g to a pvu'utl Laud Asemy. Titles iavca
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Ki-firp hr .ermiiin to
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Cll, N.,a-lii; M.i'.T Kdw'd Huil.aoW, i'av niarler
0. A , I." iv riwoitli. kari-ai-; I !! J. ll. liurhai.k,
lt-A s.-or Ne! iaLa. rl: t'uy, N' h; Hon. T. M.
Hi I i p att-ui- utli. Nrli , Col. R K Livii.k Ion,
lat-t N'br:-ka l,t Vi t. V..i . I'latt'iinmili. Nili.;
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Rat "Vi. N Y.. I'rof. Ii':ii7 Arlmg .'aio. 'Hartford
Citi r.: -. N. Y. t-' -j
ICt!ilciice for sale
ITe w il. ell err oiv for rm h a goo I f ram 11a
tttiv -r-i.l pc, all of pine, n tu tted in I "Utlmouth
KBq :.rt uf Mar-I:all, at the IVi-t-otTii-e, or of
l. II. WIIKELKK & CJ.
x t v.'tinnuth, '. T, Januaiy 1 Mb tf
ITurisery.
e imder-i pned. I.avtt'i; piireht-ied ona of the
tnei it-s ia N'el'ia-ka. are prepared to furnt.li
a i l ail kind of AppK: 1 're . ia larite or tinall
.:.i:e. tur t'ees ere raided upon prairie aoil,
tuerefore preferable to llioe brought from
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MERCHANT TAILOR)
ONE DOOR EAST OF P0ST0FFICE,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
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SCHLATER.
T7ATC5T MAKER and JEWELER,
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PLATTSMOUTH, - - NEBRASKA.
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SHERIDAN HOUSE,
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7- 2. TTJTT, Proprietor.
febM
? S H. WALKKR,
Merchant Tailor
door east of Schlafers Jewelry sloit,
i. MAIS ST., PLATTSMOCTH,
' to tts paojCt of lhi elty and
-a-.aEtry. jacSJ d So
LEAYIS & CO.
Ilaatog bcugbt.and re fitted ika
SARPY MILLS,
Ara now dttermined Dot to be excelled bj any.milla
in N'ebiaka for
The HIGHEST PRICE Paid for
"W HEAT !
Prmpt attention paid ta
CUSTOM WORK.
jaal7 Sin
UNION HARr.E.S DEPOT
OPPOSITE POST OFFCE.
PL ATTS 31 0 U Til, N. T.
H J. STREIGHT
Hanuficturer and dealer in
HARNESS, COLLARS,
- - - -
SADDLES, BRIDLES,
WHIPS, SPURS,
Aad.aTeTy ca'uallj k pt in the Saddlery lin.
Til A LYS O U'FFl TTED
od sbort notice.
Done at all timet, reasonable. Give ns a call, t
WILL KOT BE UNDERSOLD
fel,9 ly
L. GOLDING,
DEALER IN
HATS &. CAPS,
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Boots & Shoes,
Trunks, Valises, etc.
Give me a call. I propose going east
in a short time to purchase goods, and
will sell off my present stock at
Extremely Low Figures.
Remember th place. One doer WEST
of the Herald effice,
PLATTSMOUTH
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jOl.ttti torotypes
AND
PHOTOGRAPHS.
W. H. Shea's
NEW SKYLIGHT GALLERY
Opposite TOOTLE & L1.V.VA5,
PLAl'TSMOUTH, X. T.
I am now fully prepared to take yonr picture ia
any atyle you may deaire, Photjrrapb, Ambrotype,
Ciem picture, etc. All kind of picturea copied equal
to the original, and at moderate rates. Roaevood
Fiaae, itoiUJjnga, Albums. &e , will be constantly
kept on bar.d. Remember, tione but Rood work will
b perrnixied to leaTe the room a. bauafaotlon gaar
aateed. jan!7
Oncutturul
T" t'f mitigrur thU Department t.'uiuid le
addressed to W. T. PARCEL.
ij" The friends of aericuhure are
requested to assist in making the agri
cultural department of the Hlrald
interesting and useful, Ly giving their
experience on different subitcis, and
also, by asking questions with regard
to the best varieties of grain and fruit
&c, and the best manner of culnvating
gathering, preparing for market, &c
so as to call out the experience of
others. The room in the paper has
been set apart for that purpose by the
proprietor, and it is left to those who
are to be benefited to supply the neces
sary matter for making It interesting
and useful. Progress should be the
watchword of every man in our grow
ing territory, and it is by the prosperity
of the agricultural part of the popula
tion that any new country is enabled to
progress surely and rapidly, and that
can be dene in no better way than by
asbUtin? each other by communicating
what has been learned by experience
Wm. T, Parcel.
TO FAIliiiLKS.
Spring is necessarily a busy time of
year with farmers, especially in this
climate, where but little of real farm
work tan be done until spring has been
with us lonjr enough to have the frost
out of the ground, and allow the plow
to be used in preparing the ground for
planting, and the Miade in difiK'ng
holes for setting posts, etc. Every
first rate farmer will have sufficient
wood cut and piled before planting time
to last through the busy season of the
year, so that time will not have to be
taken from other work to get sufficient
wood to cook a meal. The wood must
be had. and wiuttr is '.he proper time
for preparing il for the fire. The long
distance that some have had to draw
wood during the past winter should in
duce them to prepare for the fuiure,
and every one who has not timker on
his own farm should prepare to set out
several thousand every spring, until he
has sufficient to supply the firewood
and material for repairing fences and
o.her uses. The attention of fanners
has been called so often to the profits
of raiding limber that it is only neces
sary to discuss the best manner of pro
curing the trees and setting them. J.
F. D. recommended taking up co.tou
woods in the fall and keeping theai in
a pit during the winter. But eny one
who has not done so need not wail
another year to set trees, as they will i
probably do jut as well if plowed up
now and set. Cottonwood does not
need as much care in setting as mot
o:her kinds of wood. Small trees may
be plowed out, and several thousand
obtained by a day's work, and a man
or boy can drop them in a furrow as
fast as nec?sary, while another is
plowing. A farmer in this county set
7.00C last spring by dropping in a fur
row and throwing a furrow on the roots
of the trees, and had a boy to straight
en them up and tramp the dirt around
them a little to keep them upright. As
the cottonwcod is very hardy it will
grow where others would fail entirely.
J. F. D. recommended rows four feet
apart and trees two feet in the rows;
this seems to be too close. It would
be nearly 5500 trees to the acre. If
they would do well so close, at the end
of five years one half could be cut out
and would pay all the expense of set
ting and cultivating. If they were set
4 by 4 feet over 2,700 could be set on
an acre, which would be enough to sat
isfy any one, and enough to make il
an inducement to set trees.
Black walnut can be raised from the !
nuts with but little trouble. They
should be planted in the fall, or buried
where they would freeze, and planted
iu the spring. Other trees require
more labor and care in raising and
setting.
Can some one who has had experi
ence give directions for raising elm
from seed. E'm "grows quite fast and
makes a noble shade tree. Seed can
be procured easily. The trees are in
full bloom now, and the seed falls early
in summer. Wi-l those who have had
experience in raising different kinds of
timber be so kind as to communicate
their experience to their brother farm
ers through the Herald.
W. T. P.
AOTIIKfl IE.M.4X SCAIti:.
A Chicago dispatch of the Gth inst.
says the Canadians are again very
much excited over a rumortd Fenian
invasion. It is reported that there are
vessels already armed and in readme $
on the lakes to aid and inaugurate the
invasion.
Tilt: ICi:iKCSC.TATIVla.
I he people ot ISeUraska, and par
ticularly of this part of it, will be re
ioiced at the nomination of Hon. 1'. M
Maruuett, of this city, fur Congress
man from Ntlraa. ' More particu
larly is this gratifying to the people of
XJass f rom the fact thai this county.ahho
one of the most populous and centra
in the Territory, has never had a rep
resentative in enner tne isationat or
Territorial Governments.
Mr. Marqueti is a man of no ordi
nary abilny, and one wuo will prove
true to the interests of every portion of
Nebraska, and should be sent to Wash
inirton. if sent at all, by a vote that
will show him to be the choice of the
people of the entire Territory or State
We predict for him a majority of from
1000 to 1,500, whether the constitu
lion is "voted up or voted down it
he rhould have an oponent at all,
. a
which is not yet detei mined.
Eri5 Ihe l'lattsmoutn Herald an
nounced the passage of the Civil
Wronirs Bill over the veto with the
heading "Glory to God in the High
est !' We did not mistake the tone of
the editor's twisting when he sought to
evade on honest answer to our straight
question some weeks since. Omaha
Herald.
We never "sought to evade an hon
est answer to an honest question ;
but if we mistake not the Om.iha Her-
old did not dareio answer ihe question
we propounded to it, as to whether it
believed the policy of President John-
suii was calculated to la; civ four nul
ions of loyal people upan the mercy
of unrepentant rebels, nd whether it
endorsed that policy.
Now.be honest for- once, Dr., and
acknowledge that you were in a close
place, and wanted to wait for advice
from those who tell your kiud of men
what to do.
CXCIT1XG XE1T FKO.tl UTAH-
We l-arn to-dav by telegraph that
the greatest excitement prevails among
the Mormons, and a fixed determina
tion on their part to drive out or extir
minate all Gentiles. Eight men have
recently been assassinat d; four on yes
terdny; while ihe editor of ihe Vedette
with all other Gentiles, have been no
tified to quit the country, or fare worse.
Placards are posted up in Salt Lake
City, notifying all Gentiles to leave
immediately.
We predict exciting news from Mor
mondom, ami apprehend that the mili
tary will find ere long ihit the seat of
war has been transferred from ihe
South lo ihe Land of the Prophets.
Omaha Republican. 9th.
Appointments of the IVebraska
31. la. Conference.
The Nebraska Annual Conference
of the M. E. Church closed its session
ai this city, Saturday !ast, and made the
following appointments for the year:
Omaha District, T. B. Lemon, P. E
Omaha Station, Win B- Slaughter.
Bellevue circuit, T. 31. 3Iunhall.
Elkhorn, supplied by Joel Warner.
Fremont, Jacob adriand.
Wood River, E. T. 3ItLaughlin.
Ft. Kearney, to be supplied.
De Soto, Alven G. While.
Decatur, A. J. Swartz.
Dakota, to be supp'ied.
De Wit, Lewis Jaury.
Geona, Pawnee Indian Manuel La
bor School and Columbus, J. B. Max
field.
Nebraska City District, J. G. Mil
ler, P. E.
Nebraska City Station. H. T. Davis.
Mt. Pleasant and Eight 3Iile Grove,
W. J. Nichols.
Rock Biuff, Isaac Burns.
Plattsmouth, W. A. Amsbury.
Salt Creek, F. B. Pitzer.
Peru, H. Burch.
Biue River, II. II. Skaggs.
Helena, David 3Iarquett.
Nemaha District, C. W. Giddings,
P. E.
Brownville, Daniel Hart.
Nemaha, A Williams.
3Iaryville, R. C. Johnson.
St. Stephen and Ru!o, to be supplied.
Falls City.
Table Rock, M. Pritchard.
Beatrice, to be supplied.
Sandy.
Tecumseh, A. J. Folden.
The next Annual Conference to be
held in Omaha.
TLIt. UMO. CO.WlaXTIO.V.
Plattsmouth, April 12, 1S6G.
Convention met pursuant lo publish
ed call, at ll o'clock, a. ni. Conven
tion was called to order by Hon. O P.
M ison, Chairman of the TerritorialCen
tral Committee; and on niotio'i Clinton
Briggs. of Omaha, was elected Chair
man, and II. 31. Atkinson, of Omaha,
Secretary.
un motion, a commi'teeor hve was
appointed n credentials, consistinj; of
Thomas Kenard.of Washington couu
t " T a r m- .
iy, a. r. xuajors, iemana, Jtienzi
Streeter, ot Otoe, J. 31. 3Iarshall, of
Cass, aud Charles II. Whaley, of riatte
couniy.
The committee reported a full rep
resentation present, and ibe repot t was
adipted.
On motion, a committee of five, con
sisting of 3Iessrs. Williams, of Platte,
Lacv, of Djuglas, Cadman, of Lancas
ter, Scott, cf Richardson, and Atkinson
of Nemaha, was appointed on perma
nent organization.
On motion, a committee of thirteen,
one person from each Council District,
was appo:nied on resolutions.
On motion, Convention adjourned to
meet at 2 o'clock, p. in.
AlTEK.fOON SESSION.
Convention met pursuant to adjour-
ment.
Committee on permanent organiza
lion reported the name of Gerard
for Chairman, and 3Iajors for
Secretary:
On motion, the report was adopted.
On motion, il was resolved that, in
selection of candidates, each couniy or
district be called and the vote announ
ced by one of the delegates.
The Committee on resolutions re
ported. -
On motion, an informal vote was
ta'rfn on Kerrensative, with the fol
lowing result :
T. M. 3Iarquett 2G
J . W. t Lapman 5
J. I. Recick 21
The Convention then proceeded io
a formal bailot, which resulted as fol-
ows:
Marquett 32
Chapman 6
Red it k 15
On motion, the nomination of Hon.
T. 31. 3Iarquelt was made unanimous.
3Ir. Pedick was called for, who re
poiided in a short and happy speech,
fully endorsing the nomination.
On foru al ballot for Governor,
David Butler, of Pawnee County, n-
ceived 27 votes, and A. S. Paddock, of
Omaha. 2(3.
On motion, the nomination ef 3Ir.
Butler was made unamimous.
Oa formal ballot for Secretary of
late, T. P. Kenard received 36 votes.
and O. B. T. Williams received 1G
votes. The nomination of 3Ir Kenard
was made unamimous.
On motion, John Gillespie, of Oma
ha, was nominated by acclamatiom lor
Auditor,
On motion, Aug. Kountz, of Omaha,
was nominated by acclamation for State
freasurer.
On motion, O. P. 3Iason wai nomi
nated by acclamation for Chief Justice.
On motion, 3Ir Crounse was nomi-
ii , e a
nateu oy acclamation ror Associate
Justice.
On formal ballot for a second Asso
ciate Justice, Geo. B. Lake, of Omaha,
received 42 votes, and his nomination
was then made unanimous.
Oa motion, a State Executive Com
mittee was appointed, consisting of one
man from each Council District.
On motion. Convention adjourned
J5S"- One of the "well and loyai:y
disposed papers of Alabama gives an
echo of this son to the last veto mess-
eel.
" I he feouih and the uovernment are
in the same boat one more time, thank
ihe gods; 'now blow ye winds, and
crack your cheeks. If Black Repub-
icamsm wishes to find out whether the
South is loyal, there is now a beautiful
opportunity for finding it out. If they
wish to prove their false assertions, let
ihem now attempt any seditious move,
and they will find every blast from
Johnson's 'bugle-horn worth a thousand
men; and before the notes shall die
away in the valleys of the South, a
soldier from the South will wave the
banner of the 'stars and stripes' on the
Northern hills, and though we do not
desire ihem to do this, we defy them
to do so. We will see then how they
ike the fit cf their own cap'
The proof-reading on the Southern
papers is not first-rate, and we presume
"stars and stripes is a misprint lor
"stars and tars." A". Y. Tribune.
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE DAILY HERALD.
New Orleans, April 9. Attacks
and robbery ef citizens are frequent.
Many lunatics are also abroad. These
robbers and lunatics were freed from
prisons any asylums during the war
aud come from ail parts of tht1 country
Ihe water crevasse is being success
fully closed; the upper crevasse is too
wide to close, but the ends of the lev
ees are secured.
A salute of 100 cuns will be fired
this morning by
the
Union League
Club in Union Square, in honor of th
passage of the civil rights bill by Con
gress.
Ala, uen. ateadman, accompanied
by staa filacers and some correspond
ents, of leadinrr papers, will leave here
to-day by order of the President, on
an extensive inspecting tour of ihe op
--rations of the Freedmen's Bureau in
ihe Southern States. Thev proceed
first to Richmond, aud will extend their
tour to Texns.
New York, April 10. The Her
aid's Fort 3Ionroe special says it i
rumored there that Jeff Davis is to be
removed lo Richmond on a writ of ha
beas corpus. Fears are entertained
that he cannot live through the coiuin'
summer if not released, as his health
is growing worse.
Washington, April 9. House
The Civil Rights Bill and veto message-
were taken up, and it was quarter past
two when the reading was completed
The question having b?en ordered
the vote was then taken veas 122;
nays 41; and the Speaker declared lhe
bill had become a law, when a tremen
dous and long continued applause brok
out, followed by hisses. Amid this
excitement the House adjourned.
Halifax, April U. Ihe steamer
England, from Liverpool the 2G:h, ar
rived ' here this morning for medical
aid, having 1200 passengers, of whom
forty had died of cholera out of 160
cases on board. No communication i.
yet allowed with her, -but.ithflgpnt
and press are endeavoring io obtain
news, which is four days later.
Capt. Grace, of ihe Lngland, reports
that on tuesday was the first case of
cholera, since when 160 cases have
broken out, and 50 deaths have oc
curred. She was ordered off by gov
eminent, but owing to the rapid spread
of the disease, and the engineers be
ing sick, it was found impossible to
precetd. She now lies below the light
house. Part of the passengers will be
placed on (he hospital ship, and chan
ties erected on the beach for the sick.
New York, April 10. A salute of
100 guns was fired at Union Square
this morning, in honor of the passage
of the Civil Rights Bill.
Chief Justice Chase, last evening,
in a speech at a Methodist meefing ai
St. Paul's Church, alluded to the pass
age of the Civil Rights Bill as a great
triumph, and said the next step should
be a move for universal suffrage.
New York, April 11. At the elec
tion yesterday in Jersey City, Cleve
land, Dem., was chosen mayor by 370
majority; the aldermen are equally di
vided between Dcmocrfcts and Repub
licans. Hudson City and Huboken
went Democratic. Bergen elected the
whole Union ticket.
Washington, April 11. House
Holmes of New York presented a res
olution of the legislature declaring the
action of the New York Senators wa
npproved, aud requesting them to vote
for the civil rights bill notwithstanding
the President's veto.
Warner made a personal explanation
relative to absence when the vote was
taken on the civil rights bill; it was his
understanding that he was paired with
Johnson of Pa., who was absent on ac
count of sickness. Had he been pres
ent he should most certainly vcied.
Davis, of Mass., offered a reso'ution
which was adopted, directing the com
mutes orf judiciary to inquire whether
any legislation is necessary to make
Government bonds subject to levy by
attachment and execution under the
State laws for the payment of debts.
Rice, of Me., offered a resolution
reciting that a morning paper announc
ed the fact that the Manhattan Club of
New York proposes to give to James
Brooks a public dinner next 3Ionday,
and that 3Iessrs. Stockton and Vor
hees were to be present, and resolving
that members of committees be grant
ed leaves of absence to a-tend.
Harding of Ky.. wanted to move an
amendment, but 3Ir. Rice withdrew
the resolution for a personal explana
tion, and s'ated that he was represent- J
ed in the Baltimore American as hav
ing- been engaged the other day in !
making dilatory motions to prevent the
vote on the Civil Rights Bill. He dis
claimed the credit of such motion.
Washburn. Ind., and Washburn, 111.,
Delano and Tbointon presented a large
number-of adverse reports from the
Committee on Claims, which were laid
on the table.
Briggs from Committee on Public
Lands reported back a bill to establish
a land office in Idaho, which was con
sidered and passed.
Schenck Ire in Committee on Mili
tary affairs reported back, with a sub
stitute, a bill lo regulate the pay of the
Army, and asked it to be postponed,
and made a special order for this day
fortnight, and until disposed of; il was
so ordered.
B indy, of Ohio, offered a resolution
which was ndopted, reciting that Wm.
Mercer of the county of Ross, State of
Ohio, had turnished seven sons and
one crandion to the army in the late
rebellion, some of whom were minors
and were killed or died in the service,
and that Wm. Mercer and his wife
were aged and infirm, and without the
necessary means to support themselves
in their old age. instructing the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions lo inquire
into the propriety cf placing the name
of Win. 3Ierceronthe lis', of invalids
for a pension. Passed.
New York. April 12. Tribune's
Washington special says Col. Thomas
having been relieved from the super
intendence' of Freedmen's affairs in
Mississippi, Gen. T. J. Woods, com
manding department, has been tempo
rarily assigned to the duties of Assist
ant Commissioner of the Bureau in that
State.
The first volume of the official army
register, pull-shed in compliance with
an act of Congress, has just made its
appearance. Il was intended to em
brace the names of all volunteers of
the New England States, together with
1 l y a a- at
a trier sketca ot ine nistory or tne
different regiments, promotions, dis
misals. discharges, transfers, etc., and
t large amount of other data of inter-
f rr p . I 1 .
e:t to lormer omcers or tne volunteer
army. Ihe mistakes and omissions in
his edition will probably lead to its
uppression by order of Congress.
The next volume, now being printed.
vill soon be issued, and is to embrace
the same facts relative to New York
and New Jersey regiments. The se
ries will consist cf eight volumes, to
he issued from time to lime from the
Government printing office, and will
be forwarded to all applicants on the
receipt of one collar- per volume, tne
actual cost .cf publication. No copies,
are -printed for members of Congress.
To-day Senator Foote s death will
be formally announced in both Houses.
The subject of invalid pensions is
the special order in the Senate to-mor
row.
The execution of William Grady for
the murder of Fergus Collins, took
place yesterday at Elizabeth, N. J.
Grady was firm, and protested to the
ast his innocence. He elicited from.
those who witnessed the execution a
strong feeling of sympathy.
All sorts of reman rumors are cir
culating this morning; it is believed by
some that Stephens has arrived in this
country, and is somewhere on the
northern frontier.
Michael Geary, billiard-player and
pugilist was arrested yesterday on a
barge of assault and battery, prefer
red against him by Beiii. Carno, a re
porter for Wilkes' Spirit. Geary was
held to bail.
New York, April 13. Washington.
pecial contains ihe following:
3Iurphy and his associates are kept
hand cuffed and strongly guarded, some
of the citizens advocated lynching
them; the hostility against the prison
ers is in'.ense. The Attorney General
has ordered the guards to permit no
b"dy but officers of the law and the
counsel to see the prisoners. On the
night of the arrest the wildest excite
ment prevailed in Cornwall, and when
je bugle sounded the call to arms, the
olunteers ran to the redezvous, load-
ng ay they ran ; they uoubled-nuicked-
to the station, followed by an excited
population, on arriviving there reports
were circulated that two companies of
he 47th Kegiment had revolted, taken
possesoion of the town in order to cut
their way to Portland; another report
tated that the Fenians had crossed at
Ogden's Ferry, and seized a train,.
and were advancing on Cornwall.
Three compauies surrounded the tram
us a gnard, and Murphy and party
surrendered without resistance. 3Iur-
hy'a indignation is felt that ex-Attor
ney General RIcDonald should defend
hem. Two companies of Infantry
and a battery of Artillery have been
ordered to Cornwall to prevent any
attempt at rescue.
P3rA dispatch from Nashville dated
the 8(h inst. says the Tennessee lecis-
ature re-assembles w th a radical gain
of
eight members, being four more
lhan a quorum. Ihe radical caucus
voted to refer all credentials to admit
only those elected as new members,
and exclude ihe bolters re-elected on
the around that the latter come back
nder pledges to bolt again, and are
therefore in rebellion against the State
government. Horace 3Iaynard, when
stumping Connecticut lately, said Ten
nessee would give negro suffrage be-
ore Coonecticut, and prospects favor
its being done.
JfSf"Ha!' exclaimed Mr. John
Thomas, standing with his coat-tails
drawn forward, and his back to the
kitchen fire. ' I've heard a good deal
about the cattle complaint, butam'appy
to say it 'aven't yet attacked my calves."
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