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She Stcbvashiv alil PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY, .AUG. 22, 1BGG KMCKV STATE t'OXVCS!IIO. The l'mion voters of Kehra kn, those who are in favor of the ratification of the Cn'itutiona I Ainc'id- uiet recently propose 1 l Ctnpress aril Hie rei-to-ratiun of he nO-cat-eJ S .ceded MaL-n to their origi nal status anj relation to tin) Etiietal Government uou i tie daws of sai-l Ani-n Jmiit ; who ere io favor of the folitical n'T.iir ut the uatioa b-ingiiil-iu tnis'ere t by the loyal people, irhu l.y a cor.tial up;o!tcf the a ar p..liv of the iiliulni-.tratiun, antl by th" free FajnDc of lif" mid property, ilemn-tnu-fh that t!uy wi re the friend of ihe country in the hour of h -r y.-ril ; wh' are in livor of m tiotaini:iK tho I'nity rf ihe Stnti.s, at any cont, and of d-dtii; fjaal ui.il ex irt j.ii-tiue 1 1 all iucu, under the law, lire recoiuCD-r,'! tl to aemiJeat thi- County Seat if their respective coiintii a (and at such Coutity Seat i:i:iy be ag. e.d upon in cfec of a lawr tli tiict) en THCnSDA Y, Aiiguxt 3.11, lsfil, at 2 n'rlork p.m , ari l sfle.u the nar.berof tl.-lt-,'!" to whi'.-ii they art- h ; vera It)' entitled (will an alter nate tor each hel'v' ") to meet in Gtiaer.il Convert tWa l Ii!'.oVVILl.K. ou T Ul'Kih AY, S'l-Uinter C, ISfl'J, fcr the purpise of r uininutili,; a candid ite for Vein. ler ot Conirr.-i-s to be Mipported at the e; -neral elec tion to hi held on the tetoud lufdiy in October JitXt- lhetnaitfof rep:eeutili-n in the Convention, i the t'tt-ou Tote cat lor Governor at the election m Ji?ne lust ; the wht.le number of d;-l?i?it'H being evt'Qtr. The following t U tl:e repnsentittiua to which the several counties ail J uiliut-J naineil, are i jijL'c::vcly eiitith d : VV.. Etii TBS. RicsiirJj n Co :niy Ni main "as Sarpy Digging Washington Hurt Dakota luxoii, Cedar and L'. au qui Court Cnniir:g ll.rlpe Saur.d;ri and E J tier J.anca-iter fvwar-i ad S; ice J.hnon I'j'.rr.te Ga JoU- 1 rtatl.j lla'.l auJjMarrh-k L'ullalo, Kearney and Liucutu 1 14 1 to Total 70 It is hoped that the pilmary mcnii.-K in the vari cus ctMiutics wil! bt irrnt-ialiy flUtU'Ud, to tiis end th.-.t the choir of tli Cn'on voter r.f Nebraska my l e nirly nriti t-d in t ie Convention Hj order ot the I'oiou state Central Committee. JOII.X I. KtUllK. Chairman. IMO.V TKItltlTOISlAL, vi:.tiox. cox- The t'nlon voters of the Territory of Xebra.'-ka, by their properly ap;it.iuted delegates, will meet in Ueneial Convect.un. ou THURSDAY. Sj'tember Uh, 1S6C. ht Brownvillk, for t!ie purpose of nom inaliifi can didates to bi- snpporied at the next KeQeral election, lor the fultotviu i I'ltr g, to-wit : A Delegate to Con Kress, a 'i err'.torlal Auditor, and Territorial Treas utef. lbeprlmnry niectl ngs for the selection of Xe!e- j Sates, will be held at the county mats or the niOer erjtcoumies on TIICI2SDA Y, Ihe SOtfi int. , at 2 o'elo. k r. iu. The basis of the call is th same n et fort h by the ' State" Committee, nnder the head of ',l7:iiou SUta Convention ;" ai.d tha rep e aentation n i.l ! the saire ad indicated in the table ann xed to s.ii-.l Ca 11. liy order 01 the I'nioa Teriiioril Central Ccin rtiiite?. o. r. MASON. Chiiirmun. A':k-u;i , is;e. IXIOS JIASS MECTIXG. The Usion Voti:U3 of Cass county will meet at IMattfmouth, X ,m TUL'USDAY, Autfv.st&m, 1SC6, fir the ptirpi e of chrctii K six D-lei;atts to nttecd the .S'tate a .tl Territorial Convention to be hel.l at Itmwaville, N. T, on Thursday, .iT-.pte:ubtr 6th, 1S)C. It t h pcd that the tnnetiiiK wiil be well at tended, so that the choice of the people may be fair ly t xpr s-ied. By order of the Cotctnite?. J. W. MARSnAlL Vliuirtnaii. DOX'TEXASPGKATi: THEM. We sull htarthat same old copper head cry that nothing must" be said or done or written that will harrow the feelings of our "erring Sou"..ern breth ren.'" You must not say i word about the murder of thousands of our noble Loy3 in Southtrn prison pens ; j ou must not mention tho fact of ihe Fort Pil low massacre, or ihe sacking of Law rence ; you must not whisper that you think the rebellion was anything more than the legitimate t (Forts of a chival rous and oppressed people to obtain their libei ties; you must not even think that the Memphis and New Orleans slaughter of Union men was anything iRcre than a just assertion and enforce ment of tho superiority of Southern chivalry over the men who were sim pie enough to be loyal during the war and to suppose that loyalty was tot a crime. They say "let ty'-gones be by gone?," and forget all these things. They tell us we should shake hands with these men and call them brothers, while at the same time they are loos ening the dagger in its sheath for an other stab thd moment the grasp loos ens on their throats. We must forget and forgive the action of the men who proclaiir.ed the war "a failure", and tried to make it so. This is all very nice talk, and we do not object to listen ing to and acting in accordance with such teachings whenever the perpetra tors cf the faul crimes show signs of rpeniance ; but we do nal feel like allowing the stiffened snake to be warmed lo life in the boson of the na lion only to clart its forked tongue and sting to death its benefactors. Let us' first pull out the poisonous faag3 while the reptile is in our power, and then we can afford to be lenient. Lei the re bellious States uriopt the Constitutional amendment basing representation upon tho vo'.ing population, and take an equal chance with the others. . CEATIIAL.IZ4.TIO.V. Only a short time has elapsed since the Democracy were loud in their de nunciations of "centralization" or "one man power." Now, it appe ars a change ' has "come o'er the spirit o" their dreams," and they nre in favor of Andy Johnson running the entire gov ernment ; the Executive, Legislative and Judicial departments if he will only engineer it to the honor and glory of the ex-rebels and their northern allies. The Constitution of the United States makes Congress the law making power, and says it shall determine who are entitled to seats in that body each House deciding upon its own members. But Andy says that is . not in accord- ance with 'my p! icy ," and ilurefore lt must not be all. uvea. lie claims the exclusive right and proprietor ship of the whole government, and says that Congress must admit these, my "friends," to the seats 1 have in wailing for them ; and the whole rebel element of ih-- United-Slates re-echoes the cry. He says to the men through out the nation who elected him Vice President, unless you endorse this, "my pol'-cy," I will cnt your cffic a! heads off; and the echo come back from every rebel in the land "head? clT."' lie assumes m ire authority in this government than any crowned head in the Old World dare assume, and yet we hear no complaint from these men who were so much afraid of "centralization of power"' a short time since. He says one day thai the State governments, in the States lately in rebellion, are in full force, and the next day he says, virtually, that they have no governments, but are subject the dicta of the national execa live; He says one day that "treason 4, mu.-t be made odious,' and the next 1 j day he says, virtually, there is no such thing as treason, unless it be trea against "my policy." He says "trait ors must be punished," and again that that punishment, must consist only in increased represen'ation in Congress and holding Federal effices. He says he will be the "Moses" of the black man. and lead him through the red sea from tho land of bondage ; but he sud denly becomes absent minded, and leaves them in the midst of the sea, and forbids any one else lo assist them. When the representatives of the peo ple attempt to say a word in remon strance against auy of his policies, he gives them to understand that he. and he alone, is running this government, and that he intends to have everything conducted in mch a manner as will best serve his own personal ends. Will the loyal, intelligent masses sub mil to this "one man power ?" and that, too, by the man who has proved recre ant to every principle upon which he was elected, and whose hand is against every man who supported him for Vice President. The answer will come in thunder tones this fall. COi'i'CKIIClO IJLXOItl). As "Copperueul lieoord" appear to harrow the sou's of a few induidu als in this part of the world, we think it might not he amiss lo give them an other little taste cf it. We do not wonder that these things are distas:eful to them now. They are trying to wheedle honest men and patriots into a support of their measures ; but these "records" arise like a scepter before them, and cause an immense "shaking among the dry bo;;es." Can any Union man, we care not whether he called himself Republican or Democrat dur ing the war, support the men and the party .vho endorse such sentiments as are contained in the following remarks. We quote from a speech delivered by Horace Ileffren, in the Indiana House of Representatives, Feb. 1st, 1861. He said : "If you call us traitors because we sympathise with our Southern brethren because we have stood up manfully and nobly for the right if it is because we want to guarantee them the same rights we enjoy ourselves put your epithets upon us as much as you please. You will find strong arms and brave and true hearts beating in ihe breasts of over a hundred thousand Indianians, that will say, as you march under Ab olition banners towards our brothers on the othT side of yonder river: "Thus far shall thou go, and no far ther." Mr. Nebeker (interrupting) I want to know if he means by th;t he will meet the armed forces of the United States. Mr. Heffren I mean that, whenev er the Pres-ident of the Unitfd Stales of America calls upon the Governor of the State of Indiana for troops to go to the Southern States and whip hose seven Sta'ee back into ihe Union, and force them io remain an integral pan of the Government I mean that I stand where Kos-cuisko and Palaski stood. I will do as Lafayette did, aj Sienburn and DeKalb and others did. i I will leave my native land my hearth stone my wife and family and rath er become a private in the Southern army, fighting for equal rights and privileges, rather than be Commander- in Chief of an Aboliiion army that would be compelled to goto the South to shed the blood cf those who dare raise their arm for freedom and liberty for justice and self-preservation. The people cf the Southern States are doing but what oiir fathers did. I stand here to-day a firm admirer of and believer in the Virginia resolutions of 1791?. I esy I am here still e:and i.ig by the principles contained in them recognizing the rtht of a Stale when ever her people may chose; to leave this confederacy and sel op a Govern ment for itself. If this be treason, then I am a traitor. Hut wi'h me you will find more ihan a hundred thousand traitors m thi? bread lam:, in the State of Indiana, and t efor.. jou tuid-'nake to come with hemp in one hand and a bayonet in the other, as you threaten, 10 expiate our crimes upon ihe altar of the country, I teli you to speak for your own Collins and bring ttieiu with you for we wiil meet you as Leonidas with his Spartan band met Xerxers and his horls at the pass of Thermopylae, and only over our d-ad bodies shall ih hordes ot Abolitionism, under its dark and black banner, march acros?. the Ohionver and thfre endeavor top'unge the sword in the breast of our South ern brethren. Hut if nothing but war, blood and strife will settle the matter if you are determined to force things, let me tell you now, you will not have a united North, and God forbid that you shoi id Upon every bill-side, and in every vale on the broad prairies, and in the wilds of ihe wilderness, thousands, lens of thousands would ri-e up to meet you and s-tay your onward march; who would lay dnwn their lives upon the battle-field ere you should, under the black banner cf abolitionism, invade the Sou:hern States to lay waste their villages and cities, incite their slave to servile insurrection, and carry de vastation and misery on every hand, and you would find foe men worthy ot your steel. JOIMAU TiilTjoiiso. CLUB The Kuoxviliu Whin contains this very plain talk, which is exactly lo the point : A clever and patriotic man, who served faithfully in the Union army. inquired of us a few days ago to know what this handing of p iper around for signatures to the Johnson Club meant, and if we intended to join? We an swer. that ii means the organization of a new Southern rebel Democratic par ty, to make war upon the National Union party in the next Presidential race, and this is what I! will lead to and where it will end. There will be but two parties in the country, let the sev eral organizations profess what they will the Union party and the Rebel party. We shall n t join a Johnson Club because we belong to the great Nation al Kepubhuan party e .-nail not join one ot these clubs, because we stand C mgrers, and don't intend to commit ourselves against that body ol firm, tried, and true Union men. We will uot join of these clubs, because we don t intei:d to commit ourseives againt the candidate of the rue Unimi parly for the Presidency in 1S6S. We will not join one of the'se clubs, because when another rebellion is brought on, as it will be in a few years we don't intend to be forced to hum up proof to show that we were on the side of the Federal Government. We sh II noi join one of these clubs, because we don'l intend to make our bed with ihe Dc'inotracy and their new recruits from the Union forces. This is. however, a free thing, and gentlemen can join any club they fancy. It was a free thing five years ago when men were urged to join the side or ihe Confederacy. We refused then, and we refuse now, becau-e we go with the undivided Na lional Republican party, that fought the war, stood by the army of the Union, and voted men and money to put down the l ite S nrhem Democratic war. If living, we intend to supp.irt their ticket for President and Vice President ;' and if dead, we wish our record to show ihat when the Southern rebels captured Johnson they did not capture us with him ! We need not be told that the new Johnson party are using an abundance of money and pa triotism or the party cf spoils, and we go with ihe former. We stand by the parly of the country if we stand alone in Tennessee. We can neither be coaxed, flattered, abused, bribed, nor frightened into the ranks of the rebels, no matter by what name they call them selves or under what flag they muster. The Memphis Bulletin com mer.ts upon the Convention held in that city for the appointment of delegates to Philadelphia as follows: 'It was a little singular that a meet ing held to promote President John son's success .-hould be regaled by ex travagant eulcgisms upon Jeff. D.ivis. Do not like to sec enthusiastic youns gentlemen giving free utterance toth-ir opinions, and to no expressions of ad miration touching the character and tirtues of Mr. Davi- do we raise ob jections at this time; but cannot help saying that if it fie the purpose to disrupt the Republican party and sustain the Administration of Andrew Johnson, our exponents should beware lest our enemies suspect that we laud the Pres ident in order lo jti-nfy grossest here sies In any event, such speeches, while they do very well nt home, may have very bad effects abroad. EssS"" Mr. Toombs stiil avows his in tention of yet calling the roll of his former slaves at the fool of Bunker Hill, and defi mily asserts that the in vincible giant of secession is not dead but only taking a quiet snooze in order to invigorate himsi-lt for another and, as Mr. Toombs hopes, a more successful attempt to overthrow the Government of ihe United States. Washington Jiepuilican. TiieU. P. 11 R.J Survey The surveying pany of the Oiniha branch cf ihe U. P. Railroad are now in Den ver. Twelve men under the orders of Capt. P T. Brown, will probably leave on Monday next lo sjrvey a line thro' Bertbond Pass. Ii is also proposed 10 examine Boulder Pass and should it prove better suited for the construction of a railroad than the former, ii will undoubtedly be cho.-en by the Company. Gazette, ,1vg. 10M. BY TELE GRAPH. Poiladelpjii a, Aug. 1G Conven tion met at 10 o'clock, Djolmle in Chair, Rev. Green M. Snyder, Miss., off red prver. D o!m; then read a dispatch from Colorado announcing tho election of a Mr. Hunt, administration candidate for Congress in Colorado. The announce ment was greeted with loud cheers. Cowan reported resolutions from the Committee, and subsequently Raymond reported an address, the reading of which took one hour. Bodi platform and address were adopted with enthu siastic unanimity and repealed rounds of applause. National Executive Committee, at Washington and committee to wait on President Johnson wuh official report of proceedings were ihen announced, and at half past 12 the Convention ad journed sine die, with nine cheers for the Constitution arid Andy Johnson ihe plaitorm--the declaration of prin cq les adopted' by the Convention and thanking God for the return of peace, says, the war maintained the authority of the Constitution and pre-erved the equal rights of the Stales. That the riiiht of representation in Congress and ihe Electoral College cannot be denied by Congress nor the General Govern ment, and calls upon the people lo eleel to Congress meu only, who will admit the riht, and declares that certain powers are reserved to the States and among them, thai of prescribing qual ifications for the elective franchise and declares thai no State can withdraw from the Union, nor can any be ex cluded. That all ihe States have an equal voice in ratifying Constitutional amendments. I hat slavery is abolish ed and that the enfranchised slaves should receive protection in person and property. Repudiates the Rebel war debt and declares as sacred the debt of the nation. Saysit is the duty of the Government lo care for the urvivors and widows and orphans. Recognizes in Andrew Johnson, a man wonhy of ihe confidence wf the nation and ten ders it 1 1 ii cordial and sincere support They were adopted unanimously, w lien ait address was read by Mr. Raymond. The Convention then adjourned sine die. Philadelphia. Aug. 16 Third day. National Union Convention re-a-sembled in the wigwam at 10 o clock ihis morning, pursuant to adjournment Mr. Crowell, N. J., offered the fol lowing resolution : Resolved, That a National Union Executive Committee be appointed, lo be composed of two delegates from each State and Territory and the Dis trict of Columbia. The resolution was adopted. lion. Reverdy Johnson, who on lis inir was creeled with enthusiastic cheers offered ihe following resolution ; Resolved, Thai a committee, con siting of two from each Sute and one from each Territory and the District of Cohnnbia, be appointed by the chair lo wail upon the President of the United States, and present him with nn author ized copy of the proceedings of this Convention. Resolution was ad ipted. Mr. Charles Knapp, of D. C, offer ed the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee on fin ance be appo'nted, to consist of two delegates from each State and Teinto ry and the District of Cohnnbia. Resolution was adopted. G"n Hattin, of Pa.. "offered a reso luiinn on the subject of representawon in the Convention, which, under the rules of the Convention was referred without reading or debate. Mr. Cowan then offered the follow ing resolution which was adopted : Resolved, That the thanks of the Convention are hereby tendered to Morton McMichael, Esq., Mayor of the city of Philadelphia, for his admi rable police arrangements for the pre servation of peace and good order dur ing the sitting of the Convention. The resolution was unanimously adopted with great applause. A PI'OIXTJICXTS. Hon. A. S. Paddock ha been re appointed Secretary of Nebraska, a position he has held and filled in a ino.-t acceptable and-creditable manner for five and half years. Ii has also been reported for some days, and upon authority which is en titled to credit, that Hon. J. P. Becker, or Columbus iN. l.,nas been appoint ed Indian Agent for the Pawnees vice M.ij D. II. Wheeler; and ihat Col. iM. T. Patrick, of Omaha, has received the appointment of the Laramie Ageti cy vice Vi'al Jariol. There ii no doubt as to Secretary Paddcck's appointment, but there may be some in regard to the others W understand that Mr. Wheeler's nomination was not sent in to '.he Sen ate. and of course, apon the adjourn ment, there was a vacancy. Republi can. frST" La-i Monday, our City Mar shal. Josh Rogtrs, arre.-ted a man by the nameif York on charge of steal ing a horse from a farmer by the name of Wood, living ten miles west of Ne braska City. Josh "pumped" a con fession out of him, and then turned him over io the Sheriff of Otoe county. Advertiser. l&T" The charming spirit of the re constructed, and the imperative neces sity for a little more Johnson-Per.dle-tons Philadelphia Convention conserv atism at the South, are conspicuously evident from the following item of New Orleans intelligence : "Dr. Dos tie held up a while handkerchief, and begeed most piteously for his life, but the policeman del beratelv fired two shots at him, one penetrating his breast and one str.Lir.rr him in the (Wh nnr. of his leg. After he had fallen the crowd rushed on him with bowie knives and inflicted more than fifiy slabs upon his bod." Ho, for Philadelphia ! - ---. ...... .. j j.. T11C ,11 Lit DC IC AT A LI! IMS It. A CI TV. '7rresl. Trial and Execution of one of ihe murderers- We give below, the full particulars of the trial before a jury of citizens of the three prisoners arrested for the murder of the boy William Henry Hamilton, and tlie execution of ihe one named Dircks. It appears that Deitch and Ford were arrested by a party re luming from the scene of the murder, who accidentally came upon them when they were trying to make thtir escape. The one named Ducks (-opposed to have been named Cash) made his way to Rock Bluffs, wh' re he crossed the river, and he was found in the vicinity of Plumb Hollow. Phe following ac count we take from the Nebraska City .Vtu'S of ihe 17th : The murderer of ihe boy, William Henry Hamilton was brought lo ihe city yesterdy morning, August lGih, about 6 o'clock, by two constables. Flan nery and Triplilt, of Plumb Hollow, Iowa, fro::: whom we learn the follow ing particulars in regard lo his arrest: On the afternoon of Wednesday, the 15th, a couple of our citizens who were in search of the murderer in the neigh borhood of Plumb Hollow, came upon him, but for some cause or'anoiher failed to arrest him. They then pro ceeded to the residence of constable Flannery, and stated to him the partic ulars of the murder and their suspicion of the man being in the neighborhood. Flannery immediately notified 1 riplett of ihe murder and the man's appear ance in ihe vicinity Both officers then proceed to the Iowa House, where they found the man in bed sound asleep, and arrested him ; the prisoner asked upon what charge, and was told murder ; he denied the charge in emphatic terms, tut told liie officers he was ready to accompany them back. I hey left Plumb Hollow last night about miil nighl, and arrived at the ferry landing on the opposite side of the river, about daylihi this morning, and at six o'clock were crossed lo this -ide. In less than one hour the news of his arre.-t had reached the remotest pans of the city, and citizens in groups, with agitated faces, were standing on eVery corner discussing the manner of his arrest, and the appearance of the mur derer, and what should be done wi.h him. The crowds, congregated in va rious parts of tne city, finally concen trated at the Court House on the Pub lic square, where the prisoner was con fined ; and by 10 o'clock, a; leasi 1,000 persons had assembled. About half past ten o'clock the crowd surged to ihe front of the Court House and loudly ca'led for many of our most influential arid prominent citizens, who responded to the repeated calls by urg ing them to do nothing rash, and to ad cooly, calmly and with sound judge ment in the matter. It was then moved that D. J. M( Cann E-q.. be elected President, and J. Dan Lauer, Secretary carried. A jury of twelve, composed of old and prominent citizens of ihe city and couivy, were then appointed to try the murderer and his accomplices. A com mittee of five citizens were appointed loguatd the jail. The committee then adjourned lo the City Park for trial. The immense crowd then bean to move toward the Park, and for the space of one hour it was almost impos sible to cross 10th street, so dense was the crowd. Soon, a space cf twenty teet in circumference in the centre of the Park was cleared.and a rope stretch ed around ihe space to prevent person from coming within ihe circle ; bnl so anxious were the people to hear the testimony, that they paid no attention to the rone. Some fifty or twenty po licemen were then put on duty, and af ter much dilhcwhy succeeded in keep ing the crowd outside until the trial commenced. The committee appointed to guard the jail were ordered to bring the mur derer, Casper Frederick Dircks. and his accomplices, Richard P. Fold and Sebastian Deitch, from their cells to the Park. Wimes-es were then sent for, and the trial was had as closely under the forms of law as the circum stances would permit. Lawyers for the prosecutun and defense were se lected, and the arrangements for the trial commenced. THE TESTIMONY. Mr. Hamilton, the father of ihe mur dered boy, was the fir-t sworn, who deposed as follows: ' He last saw ihe boy alive on Wednesday morning next saw him dead in a pool about two miles from his residence ; where he usually herded his cattle. When found was standing in the water with his face downward entirely naked. Ckoss Ex. When did you last see the boy alive ? Aos. On Wednesday morning about 11 o'clock. How eld is the boy ? Aiis. Eeleven years. Is the boy buried ? fsot yet. Direct. The body was naked water deep enough to swim in ; hi clothes were found durincr the dav about thirty feet from where his body was found, secreted in tall grass. Edwin Ray sworn, said he lived in Nebraska City, his business was buying and seihngcatile. He first saw Dircks last Saturday, he was pointed out to him by Ford, who said he (Dircks)had 30 or 40 head of cattle for sale. On Tuesday just before dinner, Fcrd call ed upon him and said Ducks was out at ihe herd, and wauted him to go out and see ihe catile ; afitr dinner accom panied Ford towards the herd. Ford then pointed out ihe direction of the ftitle, and left; rode in direction but CiU not see catile. turned tack" ana met i i . i i Dircks, who took me to the herd and showed me cattle. Both of us then drove the ca'tle to town. Ford lold me on way out that he thought I could make a good trade with Dircke. I nev er saw Deitch. Dircks wanted 8100 per yoke, he first refused, and finally said he must sell as he wanted to leave the Teritory m th morning Found pony grazing with saddle and bridle on but no rider. When I asked about pony he said he knew nothing about it. Ford did not go to herd n) one but Dircks and myself were present when ihe trade was made. Upon our arrival in town I paid hiniSlOU, was to pay him the balance next morning. He was anxious to hae all the money told him I could not pay till the bank opened Richard P. Ford (prisoner) sworn, said on Tuesday morning about eieven o'clock Dircks came into town and lold me io see Ray and tell him the catile were ready. Done so, aud accompa nied Ray part way lo the herd. Dircks was to send the boy away after a yoke of c. title, and while he wus absent to se.l the herd to Mr. Ray. On Tues day Dircks came in town lold me the boy was out of the way and the cattle ready for sale. T ld him 1 hardly had time lo go, he said he would pay nie for the trouble. The understanding was that the money was lo be divided between Dircks, Deitch and myself. First knew boy was k i IK d about 7 1 2 o'clot k Wednesday morning; Dieted lold me at ide Pennsylvania House I remarked it was the damndest tiick 1 ever heard f. We all agreed the caitle. Deitch did nothing In the matter except to find a horse to herd. Thiee of us went out lo herd the last of last week the boy was herding nothing said of getting rid of the boy Don't know of any of us owning a pis :ol. The testimony of E. ReU, baber. and Mr Moore was taken which we omit, as it amounts to but li.tle.J Sebastian Deitch (prisoner) sworn. says: Came trom Denver tour weeks ago, became acquainted with Dircks ai Pennsylvania House. About one week ago, when he made to me a proposition to steal cattle he said I should have my share ot proceeds, I refusfd On last Sunuay lie asked me again. I re fused. Dircks proposed to sleal an other herd ot 00 heal that wtre being herded by two small German boys, upuii going out ihe second time ihe cattle and boys had left. 1 was asked severed times both by Dircks and Ford to go out to the herd; but refused ev ery time. On Monday was over the river traded for some sheep was away the greater part of the day. On Tuesday Ford asked me to get him a pony to go out to Dircks cattle, and said he had got Hughey's poney often and never paid him tor it, and wasat-hamed lo go. I got the pony for him. Heard tint Dnks had received 8100 on catile and was to receive ihe balance in ihe morning. About 8 o'clock Tuesday evening Ducks, came to the Penn-ylva via Hou.-e and asked me lo gel him a candle and come up stairs ; gol one and Ford ai.d jiysrlt went up stairs with Dircks. He said lie was in a hurry put on his clothes and asked tor a pis tol. He said nothing about ihe boy. Dircks proposed stealing the cr.nle a week ago; I told him 1 did not care about it, it would no: be safe. Saw Mr Ray pay Dircks SlOO. Mr. Hamilton, sr., sworn, said, I live with my son Hamilton in the morn ing the boy left home and met Dircks near the residence of my other son the boys clothing was found about 30 or 40 steps from where the body w.;s discovered, hut m tlie grass found no holes in ihe clothes. 1 examined the wounds, found one hole.inthe corner ot right eye ai d another under the right arm. I put. my finger in hob s some depth know they were bullet holes; blood oozing from both holes cotlon was put in holes to slop the flow of blood. Louis Sharrer, (for defence. )swom said, I live in Iowa couniy. Iowa, am on my way home from Denver, have been engaged in freighting. I have known the prisoners Deitch ever since he was a boy, he has bten driving team forme on the plains his character un exceptionable. - I udvused him last week to havei in thing io do with Dircks and Fotd as I considered them bad men; he promised to have nothing further to da with them. He was born in tlie eastern partof France, is a cou-in cf mine. lie is 'J'2 years ol age I sus peeled Dircks and Ford of being vil lains from iheir actions. Peter Irwin sworn, said I keep the Pennsylvania House, hove lived in Ne braska City since the 21 day of De cember, and have kept the Pa. House since April 2d. I have been aquainu d with the prisoner Dei:ch since the 7ih of Jaly I think he is a man of some mean- have borrowed money from him. Have never seen or heard any thif.g of him which led tne to believe he was a bad man. Deiich and Ford came to house about the same lime ; about six weeks since ; Dircks about week ago. Dircks asked me what kind ot a man Ford was, he thought of taking him in as as a partner; Ford was owing me fur board, Dircks said he would be responsible for the same- On Sunday heard Dircks ask Deitch to go -with him to ihe herd ; Deitch re fused. Cyrena Cohin sworn, knows the pri i I I. . f? oner J-JeUCil. lie came iu uui uouse t or 0 weeksago On Tuesday morning D;rcks went away and returned at din ner time, shortly after left again. Ford came into the room and said he was going away and would be gone for three cr four hours. Hr! returned at supper time. Deitch was in the house and in my company during th entire day. Dircks came in after and intro duced Mr. Ray io Mr. Adams; Dircks was absent from tho house after supper two hours. Deitch refused to room with Fcrd. Derch's character good know nothing of Ford or Dircks. They have been together a greai deal. After the examination of witnesses the counsel on each side reviewed the evidence, and the case went to the jury. The jurysifter retiring for consulta tion returned and brought in a verdict of willful murder against Casper Dircks and recommended that Sebastir.n Deitch and Rich. P. Ford, I e remandtd t,; jail lor further trial before id.. 1). stria Court. A-proposition wjsthen made tol.nt Dircks immediately ; but upon the r,-! quest of many citizens, ik ic:;i:e 1,.: granted mini 6 o'clock, p. m., an I ,,, 2 1-" the pi isoneis were taki.-n ! a 1. 0 the jail. Workmen imineiiiutly c .;;u.ion.. I the erection of ascuiijlJ o:; !,. ( u.ii Hou-e Square and preparation i:. i ! for tlie awful finale. Rev. II. T. Davis of the M. .!. . : Church attended the prisoner in l.i ci .1 and gave him the last coiivl iti ;,s ; religion can offer. At 6 o'clock the pi isoin. r w.i- l : , ', forth and placed upnii the xlfttform ?n. ! a prayer offered by Rov. Mr. Dm. Dircks tl en said, ui, it-g hold if t!,,; noose: "Holding as I do I y thi.s r . j s which is to send me into c n.i'y. 1 ib -tlare that I am guii-y of the larceny, but of murder 1 am noi." He v. -n't-terwards risked several tin. is if h,. knew who killed that he did not. 1 1, , toy. 1L replied lie tiio n s.-i.ti "mnv G..d have mercy on my m.u: I" mid the drop fell, lit struggled a f t w in,), ments and all was over. CONCERNING HIS HISTORY. The following item; concerning hit past life, he gavj us an hour before he was launched in'j eternity. II" said: 1 was bom in Germany ; am uveniy seven years old ; the si. not re.-pi itibl. parents; ran away fn m home, c::ui.; io .America entered i ; i - regular and si rved five year, under Col triny Ii..:.'- eri Lci. At the outbreak ofi.'.e it lion raised a compmy in the li.vh 11., with the ccmmis-ion of 1-t Lieut. J.". t September v.t.s nri.-leri d out cf r"ivi as Lieut. -Col. as a no'inber ef An dy Johnson's body guard in Tt line -m r, and accompanied hun fi in 'hat S a'e to Washington. letter to lilS l.l,V l.o j-. Dear : As a la-t l.iwr I ask of you as one most m tir to mo, to write lo my ino'hrr ihat I dii d, Im don't tell her I was Lur.;!, I i'.iii ii::" cent of -the murder, and hor you w .o believe me to speak th truth. I think the Lord has listened to tne. and will forgive me. My List wish, dear , is that you may bo happy nt;d will forgive ine, ns I know t!' Lord will forgive me. Ootid lye, u y , and may the Lord 1 e with y-.u. Csri::t Diru m. ins WILL. Bo it rf-mcml cicd thnt en thij 16th day of August, A. 1). 1S'6, tl at 1. Caspar Simon Fricdrck Dirckx of sound mind and memory, in view of death, and fur the purp ise cf willing, bequeathing and disposing f my prop erly, both personal and real, do hereby bequeath to Mi-s E I n Henderson nil property beloi.gii.g to me in HoL-iem, Germany, and 8S.U0O in money due me from my step-father, Andrew ot 1 kers, on the 1st day of January, LSii'.l. and I further give and Lo pieath to mv brother, Paul Christian Dircks, 81,'lb'i) due me from my step-father, Andrew Voelkeis, payable on the lit dny -.t January, LsiiO. Witness my hand and scad, Casper Simon IVeiuii .k Dinks'. Executed in prcjence of II. T. D.ui, J Dan. Lauer. I). J. McCann. Done at Ncbra-ka City, runn y if Otoe, Terriiory of N biaska, on tint 16th day cf August. A. D. lMlti. I hereby appoint D. J MiCum, rf Nebraska City, Otoe coun'y, N. T., n.y executor to tarry out arid execute the provisions of ihe above will and tins codicil. I also give ai d bequeath Si, 000 to the Trustees of the 1st M E Church of Nebraska Citv, Otoe county, N. T. Witness my hand and seal. Caspar Sirnon Freiderick Dircks. Witnesses. H. T. Davis, J. Dan. Lauer, D. J. McCann riV Joseph E. LaMa-n r was in stalled in the office cf Collector of In ternal Revenue of ilu District ii Nebra.-ka, on Mr-r.day In t Mr. Ld Maiier is a young man cf crvi y arid indusiiy, and will doubt' s? prov- him self an efficient Collector. .'flrusk't Cihj Press. fiJiT" Theodore Tiltoti, of th Inde pendence, sends the follo.ving reply U Randall, Cnvan it Co.'s invitation Io the Philadelphia Conversion : Dear Jilr. Randall : In the language cf ih ret, "Ules.tinjf brighten a they lai. their flijljt, ' Accordingly, we sr-ue. thii occa-ion to say that, if when then goes1., id "i wilt stay gone, then 'twere well that thou go quickly. Tin: U.vion Party. p. S. The As,L-:,.ni Postmaster General has the authority, which hi requested, to publish thi.. It'.'-' r. XKTThe New York J'an givts tlie following- advice to the rebels v. iili whom it cordially sympathized through out tlie w ar : "We say, therefore, tl.at tho fiiV. thing for the South to do is to Fccure r. foot-hold in Congress, 'ihf-y must get into the arena before they can expeil t strike effect irtlij fjr their cauif. Lot them march in, with flying colars, by virtu? of their rights, if possible. It not. let them crowd in, tlimb in. push in, buy themselves in, bribe therir,eicrs in, or sfecl in, get in vhut way thf.y inn, so that the next session of Congress fiuds ihem there." FA SMI I'OR .NAM:. I will aril, on rra-ori ihte tnr;os :it Lai. with a f o d farm h'.i.sp on i., t.r wiil ii t!o . ri?d hy a 1urchas.fr, il 4. Here, oi.e hmnJ t ! ami ' ri-uty of w; n h i im n -."!. 'i he ! in.i ..iiuii"! it t.(fl. t Mile Grove, in Ca- o- ut .-, n l i "i.e of Ih-J t-t at. ck farms la Xchia-ka, b' iiig veil waittr-.-l an.l timheie'l. Yor parties e:.qirj.;n..es, -;'BpRT Mar OT, tf, Any per"a wL-hin t- pur. ha" Farm-properly. ' esideno In town, i!0r.'l ' I. iii f' i u. "I "1 r. :i lvTtr.IVOTO-,' l.'ll. t'Ti ' -'