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PLATTJSMOUTII, N. T., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 18GG.
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Citlion. Sam SI. Chapman,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
n.A TTSHOVTU, NEBRASKA.
J3 Otncr in tlf- tvurt-hua-e. nu23dw
SAMUEL JIAXWEIaI-.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
A N U
Solicitor in Chancery.
t-Oflice with
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T M. Marqueit, at Uie t "'irt
julySO B. II LIVINGSTON, M. D
Physician and Surgeon
r. .!..,- hi nr. .'.-:unal seM ice to thi- citiz'-ns o
of
..T-Ucid-nce iu Frank Wliit-'a h ue. corner of
0.,k and Sixth rtreel; OnV ou Main a.iett, nlo-,t.-
Court Houae, rUttsui.uili, SebrasUa.
WILLITT
POTTENGEPv-
ATTORNEY
l'LATTSMOUTII
AT LAW,
- NEBRASKA.
J. N. WISE,
Qnieral I.'fr, Accident, I'lre, Inland and
Transit
INSURANCE AGENT
IVIII t.ike rik- at reasonable rt' sin the in-t reliable
.. i.ni. iu ihe I' niti-rt Stat-.-s ....
rt-oace at the book store, Pia uriulh, Nebra,.
niav'il'ltf
F. M. DOGHINGTON,
fltAL ESTATE AGENT,
PLA TTSMOUTII, XEB.t
- it.t atn-ntion pabl t. t.ie .nrchae and al of
r f.e'.aie, and paviiientof Taxr, and all banner
.eitainiDB to a gtner-l Laud Agency. Titles iuv-
Jled- , .
KHf.-rby .ermUion to
H-o E 5. Dumly. Ju.lpe 2d Judicial Pist., F.ll
Ci y' Nebraska: Mitiur Kdw d Burbank, Vni m .Mer
V - A Le.veno.th. Kan-; II n J. H. Uurbat.k.
t- A tjor Na.iak. ali Oty, N' b ; Hon. T. M.
4..--ai-t-. llaltrm..ulb.Xeb .Col R. H. Liviniton,
.n.d C . tbia-ka lilVa. Voln.. Pialt-iuou'h. N.-b.;
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4eney; Cha'a Neitltton, No. Ill llroadway New
Tork; Harvey, Deitrirh & Brown. Wai-hiuttU.n, V. . C ;
Tracy. Ma.nre &. Co , Chicapo. Ills ; K. O litch.
icbe.ter. N. Y.. Prof. Hemy Arlmg aU, -Hartford
0 .iTerUy." N- Y. ot'25
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D. II. Wheeler &
K. c. Lawn
Co.,
Real Estate Agents,
Commissioners of Deeds
AND
Tire and Life Ins, Ag'ts,
PLATTSMOUTII, -V. T.
Collections promptly atlended to, and procee I re-
ted at current rati- of Kxi-haoKe. Tax-n oa.d in
ji -rn lum mil SiMwr bou miiwi.h. im-
jd inveMipait d. ilouey loancil on Keai Ktal
MCUr-tic. Laud Warrants locale-'.
CLAIM AGENTS.
Agent for collection of claim againat Governmen
I-1 bold era. their idtfw au-1 nnnoi bei'a. AS'nl
I-1 the putchafe and ale of Lands and City proier-
, Lca--.35 of Tenements.
It VFElt KXCES:
Hon. 8. II. Klbert, l--tiver Ciiy. C. T.
ilessr. Konnlie Bro.. Omah.i, Net".
Mc'ano fc. M-'tcalf, Nebraa City.
G. F. Filley. St. Ltnin, Missouri.
Pr. Dlo Lewis, Boston, MaMacbuetta.
H W Dltmars. Chicago, lninoia.
H M Mapill. Cincinnati. Ohio.
looJe A tianna. Platuinoiuh. Nebraaka.
L H Kicb, Three KiveM. Michigan.
Hon V Fellows, lUoimiflelJ, Wi-conaln.
Hon T 1 M-rquc-tt, Fiattsmouth, Nebraska.
L Lewi". A'toi ney at Law, BuBalo, New York.
Carter, Huswy Cui l, Le Moines, low,
uli dAwtf
Wm II- Lcmkc,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
ONE DOOR EAST OF POSTOFFICE,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
Wm. S Thatcher,
Successor to
H- Knapp Ballon,
DgRMtPirHIC PHYSICIAN
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Cure all classes of curable dli-eaae without medi.-ine-Amonii
which are Uroncbit.a, AMhma, I'blhtMc.
Gout, Khcomatium, Neuralgia Paralyse. L- of
Hearing, dusea-e of the Eye Cane -r, Tumor. Scrof
ula. Diabet-. Dyi-pep.t. A?ue, Ac Ac.
EpKcial: Ue cure priTate oisease in aa toraa
In a few day.
Office at Flatte Vall-y Doase.
JOSEPH
SCn LATER,
"WATC y MAKEB and JEWELER,
MAIS STKER,
PLATTSMOUTII, - - NEBRASKA
A ood mnrtm-nt of Watctea Cio fold Pe
Jewelry. Silrer Ware. Fane -ooi Violin and Vt-
olia Trimming alwayt on hand. Alt work com
Bitted to his care will be warranted.
AprtJ JO, Ifrb.
A?
ax injustice:.
We would call the attention of the
member of Congress, the Legislature
and the people in general to the fact
that land within the boundaries reserr
ed tor the unun I'acinc Kaiiroaa are
held by GorerninentatSJ. 50 per acre.
ancl that only SO acres can be taken as
a Homestead; while within the bound
aries of that reserved for the use of the
I'. &, !r II. and other Railroads the
land is only held at SI .25 per acre.
160 acres can be taken as a Home-
Mead. We see no justice ia this, and
hope something may be done to regu
late it Large numbers of would-be
settlers are beingr drawn from the
riatfe buttom to the southern part of
Nebraska and Northern Kansas in
consequence-of thii difference. We
iope the people will petition the Leg
islature and the Legi:lature will me
morialize Congress to make a change
in this, and put all localities upon an
equal footing. Either make it all 50
aid luni'ed to 60 acres, or else make
it all SI .-'5 with the privilege of 160
acres.
Correspondence.
Lunou IIlktld : As we lave no
Agricultural Society in our Territory
and as your paper has nlvvays advocat
ed whatever tfeiius to advance the in
terests of our county and Territory,
therefore I ask a place iuyour columns
for these suggestions :
There can be no question but that in
a few years the State of Netraska will
be thv ruutfat wheat produciLg Stale
in the Union, as wheat here is almost
a sura crop and of superior quality and
is now worth about ten cents per buih
el nwre in the St. Louis market than
other Spring wla-at I wi.,h to call the
attention of fanners to the importance
of preserving this superiority, and it i.
well known that there is a tendency in
wheat to deteriorate if sown in th-i t-atie
locality for a number of years. Would
it not be well for as many of our farm
ers as can, to procure seed from a dis
tance (South, at leat a hundred" mile?,
if possible.) and to sow the very best
varieties that cun be obtained. I hope
that farmers will discuss tt.is matter
through the medium of your paper. 1
wi-h to enquire which variety of wheat,
all things considered, is the best, and
where cau we procure the best seed.
TIIC tOUSTKY.
Plattsmoutii, Dec. 7, lS'JG.
Ed. Herald : Having occasion ja
go into the country a few day ago, I
send you a few notes. Following the
road leading south-west from Own, we
come upon the prairia about one and a
quarter miles from town. The view-
is certainly as fine as I have seen in
the West. Passing the large orchard
of Mr. P. Walker, we saw some fine
o:ge orange hedge, that will turn any
kind of stock. 1 hope the day is not
far distant when all our prairit s will be
fencwd with this hedge; i;- oi.ly ene
mies seem to be the gophers.and 1 hore
that we cau find some means of destroy
ing them. Wire fences as generally
constructed wi.h posts from twelve to
tweuty feet apart, are usually a ourc
of annoyance and afford but poor pro
tection to crops. But Mr. Abraham
Snyder has a wire fence on his farm,
constructed with good heavy posts ap
parently about six feet apart, and the
wires seturel? fastened thereto, that
appear te make a good fence. The
country around Eight mile Grove is.be
ing settled up by an intelligent and in
dustrious class of people. They have
nearly completed a floe church edifice
that must haveost S2CC0. The preciuct,
1 am told, has two or tkree very gnod
District Schools that are well sustained
There are certninly many inducements
to those seekmsr ho.nes, to settle near
Eight mile Grove.
M.
55" Gov Humphreys, of Missip
pi, formerly a rebel General, pardoned
by President Johnson in his message
to the Legislature urges them to reject
the Constitutional Amendment. He
calls it an insulting outrage, that it de
nies equal rights to worthy citizens who
have shed lustre upon their country
He means, Jeff". Davis, Gen Forrest
Dick Taylor and such rebels who have
been shedding lustre upon their coun
try by heddin? the blood of the brave
and patriotic men who stood faithful to
the Union and the Constitution.
A A SUV IAl'KItg.
Mr. JTasby Dremmt a Dream. A Race
JJelueen two ui xnts.
Post Orris, Confedebit X Roads,
(wich is in the Stait uv Kentucky.)
November 13 1SG6.
Last nite after readin the election re
turns, I retired to my virtuous couch
anu to onct sunk into tlumber. iut it
was net peaceful sleep on the contra
ry, quite the reverse. I bed nitemare
and troubled vision and finally settled
down into visions wich was highly
mixed.
Ale tlii ut 1 was onto a immense race
course, uv wich the quarter posts was
marked with the nams uv the various
Siaus, and that there was to be a ra,e
atween two giants, wich I learned was
named Dimokrisy and Union, the stakes
for wich they were contestin bein the
control uv the country for the next two
years.
L.z l entered tne gate, they were
bringing out the contestants and pre
paring uv em tor tn trial. 1 md a
good view uv em Union was ltd out
by Trumbuil and Colfx. atd a splendid
pecimeu he was The picter uv hehh
built for j-peed and ei.doordnce, with
out a ounce uv superfluous 11 .-h onto
si tit, and his step was ez free and elas
tic ez a girl s uv sixteen, wich, permit
irk to stait, i the perft-cii ti uv motion.
le needed but little preparation. Trum-
nill twitched off his shoulder Wendell
'hillips, who insisted on riJin, and Col
fax cutoff the LoUoiu uv his loot acorn
marked Conservative, wich lamed him
omewhat, and strappin the weight onto
him wich he was to carry, 'Ekal Rites,
wich really, instcd uv bein a encum
brance, ez some uv his backers spected.
added to the symetry uv his form, he
was reddy for the race.
Iiriin-ieiiy, methaut Dimokrisy was
I roU;ht out. He was of ekal size, but
there was a difference atween em. His
face was fluffy and bloated, lie stood
shakey on Lis pins, and wns so envel
oped in wrappers uv varis-js colors, and
so louded down with packs and weights,
that his original sLnpj coodtnt be d''
lermiaed. J.hii.soii onJ Seward appeared U be
his principle backers, though Yailandy
L'um and the Woods lied him immejei
ly in charge. Ez cuii iz he came
shambling up to the preparation ground,
Seward exclaimed, "Good LLevins! he
cant run carryin this weight,'' and he
sirij ped off an immense pack lao.jII:;d.
'Copperheadism," at wich the giant
breathed easier.
Vallandygum, who bed bin lookin at
him, concluded thul to balance him
properly, a package wich Doolittle bed
tid to him, marked, 'acquiescence in
the results uv the war,"' muit come off,
and accordinly it was stripped.
He'll certainly fall with this tied to
him, said Randall, unvvrappin a baud,
age marked, Repudiashen."
This will weigh him down, said
Cowan, tryin to pull off" a excrescence
narked ''Clymer, but w.ch lied stuck
in so deep that he coodeut get it off.
Who lashed this to his tack, de
manded Fetuandy Wood, uniyin a
board wich Ltd bi: tied on behind, on
to wich wa, "loyalty," inlarg letters.
I did, ' sed Randall, "to strengthen
his back, wich is natierally weak."
Take it off ! take it off!' sed Aleck
Stevens and Mayor Monroe, aud it was
taken off.
'He must be reletved uv this," sed
Dix. a takiti off a wrapper marked
S.aii Rues."
And this," sed CdMar, strippin off
another one he fouud under it marked
Southern Sympathy."
Thw hour for startm had arrived, the
word was given, aud like aa arrow
Uuioti 8iariea, and afore thw backers uv
Demokrisy knew it he bed made
Vermont and Maine, and was mighty
close to Ohio, Pennsylvania and Inie-
anny; yet their man wuznt reddy.
Thi won pulled oil wun impediment.
and toih r wun another, un'il, while
the spectators was cheerin the tother
giant, who bed maJe Ohio, Injeanny,
Pennsylvania and Iowa, they was still
sirippinhim uv weights, and, when thy
all got throuch. ihere he stood, an im
mense ekeletoti. tht bones uv wich was
so loosely hung together that they rat
tled liWe castinets.
The weight he was to carry, wich
was an immense package marked 'Fed
eral painuage," wis then brought up,
and hers, a fre-h dispoot arose. Val
landygum and Wood insir-ted that he
shoodent run at ail onlets it was bung
on their side, and Seward and Doolit
tle swore like pirates that it must be
hung on their side, and wh.'-ihey was
dispootin. Union was go.u f jv dear life
for No-j York and I.linois. Finally
they compromis. d by dividin it into two
pans and hangin it on Loth siJes. aud
then, hastily instrucu'n him to cu. ncross
lots and make Koo York if he cood.
they give him a shove. He took a few
feeble totterin steps ar.d fell, for the
load was two heavy tor him to carry,
and his opponent came in amid the
cheers uv the multitude, jest ez he was
breathiu his last, smothered with the
weight piled onto him.
The cheers uv the populace awoke
me, and I found myself in a cold sweat
and shiverin like an aspen leaf. . Ez
I thought over the dream, wich was so
vivid that I remembered every pint in
it, I cood not help acknowledgin that it
was simply" a panorama uv what bed
okkurred. JJimokrisy is trooly a giant
a - t
out without wina or totiom, weak in
the back and shakey in the legs, and
if it survives the shocks uv October and
.November, it will omy oe to drag out
a inizable eggsistence.
Petroleum V. Nasby, P JI.
(wich is Postmaster.)
The ItJisouri Itiver Railroad.
Hon. Len. T. Smith, of Leaven
worth, who was in this city day before
yesterday, thinks that the Missouri
River Railroad will, without doubt, be
extended from Leavenworth to Atch
ison next year Mr. Smith is Presi
dent of this road, and todiis energetic
efforts the building of the road to Leav
enworth is, mainly due. -
The completion of this road we re
gard as of great importance to our city
It will give us another direct railroad
connection with M. Louis, anu that
without crossing the Missouri river.-
The extension is also of great import
ance to the owners of the road, and
also to ihe interests of the Missouri
Pacific road, as it gives ihese ronds a
connection with the A. &. P. P Rail
road and all the country it penetrates.
in addition to the trade of Atchison and
adjoining counties
We. sincerely trust that tnis nnpiri-
aul Railroad connection may oe se
cured next year, and if it is. we hop.
to chronicle, in 1S6S. its further exten-
ioq thruugh Doniphan county, vix
Troy and Whim Cloud, to Nebraska
City and Plattsuiouih.
Th Missouri River road is mainly
owned and controlled by Sl Louis in
terests, and an examination of th map
will, rt a gliince, show ihe great im
portance to St. Lfiuis, of this extension.
t gives her nri immediate Railroal
...
connection with a large tectinn of coun
try almost uiuquulld infertility, which
he cau reach by no other route either
as direcily or quickly
lie banks of the Missouri, the gradj
s one of the easiest imaginable. To
compl-te ihe rkl would require out a
sruali amount of filling or cutting, ani
but three or four small bridges. The
ui. 'lance is hut 'eighteen or nineteen
tniles. North from Atchison, to.vards
White Cloud, thcouiitry is e-ju-tlly
favorable for the enterprise. Atchison
Champion.
DES-OCEtATIC KECOKD
The following c-mdensed statement of
ohn Morrissey's court experience ex
plains the secret of h;s great popularity
with the parly : .
IN bemsselaer county.
Twice indicted for assault and batUru.
Once convicted and sentenced to jail
for sixty days.
I wice indicted tor burglary Unce
convicted and sentenced lojailfoi sixty
days
Once indicted tor assault with intent
to kill
IN ALBANY COUNTY.
Three times indicted, convicted and
sentenced fur assault and battery, erv
tng a total term of uine months in the
Albany Penitentiary,
IN NEW YORK CITY.
Three times indicted for assault with
intent io kill.
If John bad only had the good luck
to have been convicted of murder, and
afterwards teen reprieved, he would
probably have been the next Democrat
ic candidate for .President, but as the
intent to kill" did not ripen into the
deed; the unfortunate man must proba
bly be content with the position he has
already attained.
r wo years ago 'spades were 'trumps.
now it is slung shots and burglar' tools.
The Democratic party is progressive-
it w ill next turn up pistols and daggers.
Chicago Journal.
. . : .1 -l .1
2J tvnat Wf wubl iu liuiuiai auu-
nies may generally Lb made up in in
dustry, as a dwarf may keep pace with
a giant if be will but move his legs a
liule faster. Mother!" said a Spartan
boy, going to battle, my sword is too
short." "Add one step to it, was the
reply.
Scene iu a Hotel Stranger.
"Have you a good strong porter abcut
the house?"
Clerk, (eagerly) 'Yes, we have
the strongest one about she placrf."
Stranger. "Is he intelligent?
Clerk.- "Oh, ye, sir; quite intelli
gent for a porter, we think."
Stranger. "One point more. Dj
you consider him fearless that is, bold
und courageous?"
Clerk-. "As for that matter, I know
he is; be would not be afraid of the
devil himself.1'
Stranger. "Now, Mr. Cierk. if
your porter is intelligent enough to fir.d
Room No. 117, fearless euoug i to en
ter, ai d strong enough to get my trurd:
away from th bvd bugs, I would like
to have him bring itdowt:.''
Gf Hon. James Guthrie. United
Statts Senator from Kentucky, is m
ruch bad health that there is no proba
bility of his ever again taking bis seat
in the Senate,
NATIONAL FINANCES.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in
his report says :
The receipts have exceeded the esti
mates of SS9,005,900; the expe nditures
have fallen short of the estiniau-s of
S200.520 235. He reeomme ids fur
ther dimumtion in the internal taxes,
he says, tbe rWsent generation, with
proper economy, can pay the debt. Hi
regrets, notwithstanding the large re
duction of the national debt and hie
satisfactory condition in other respects
of the national Treasury, -that little
ororrresa has been made sinse bis last
report toward specie payments. He
explains at length his action concern
ing surplus gold. He recommends that
the national banks be compelled to re
deem at a single Atlantic city, curtail
ment of the tariff to make it harmonize
with our internal taxes, the issue of 20
years or less, bonds at 5 per-cent, pay
able in England or Germany, to an
amount sufficient to absorb the 6 per
cent bonus, now held in Europe, and
to meet the demind there for actual
and permanent investment and the re
habitation of the Southern States. He
urges these recommendations at length,
and ays he is of the opinion that tp3
ri? payments may be resumed as eariy
as the first of July 1S6S.
Th public debt, October 21st ISf.b
exclusive of ca-h in the Treasury,
ls SOS! G36,DG'J 31 rash in the
frea-ury, $130.3jG.950,62. As to the
Commercial iniercoure with British
American eMails, ihe Secretary adhere
to his opinion that until our Revenue
ysiem is fully revised and adjusted to
he financial situation of the country.
this subject should not be placed beyond
the control of Congress, but should be
eft to convenient legislation and such
regulations hs the treasury may J)e
auihorizd by law to proscribe. The
remainder of the report is devoted to
otruistics of the Department.
tiil:
. I'LATTE.
This sul ject is attracting consider
able attention just now, and well it may,
when, business men are compelled to
do without their mails, lay out of. the
ue of rLi.-ir money and io incur heavy
Io&sus, because this stream is full el ice.
and impassable. The project of bridg
i;ig it is being vigorously canvassed by
the newspapers, and we hope may re
suit in somcihkig more substantial be
ing dono by the Legislature.
For nearly a week now, it has been
impassable, the mails have been delay
ed thereby, and crossed only at inter
vals, and at the hazard of life, the ferry
boat is below water, so there will be no
more crossing until the cold weather
closes it.
Iu speakiug of the matter a few days
since, the Plattsmouth Herald expres
ses the opinion that the bridge can be
built for 850,000, and we doubt not
ihat it could. The same paper also
proposes that a company be formed, a
charter granted by the Legislature, and
ihe credit of the Territory loaned to
obtain money for the purpose. The
plan is good enough, and would meet
the purpose, but could not some way be
devised by which to avoid the monopo
ly of a toll bridge. Suppose the Leg
islature authorize the erection of a
bridge, appropriate S50.000 for the
purpose, have sealed proposals sent to
he Governor, or some other offi:er,
and the contract let to the lowest bid
der for the kind of a bridge that will
answer the purpose. Let the credit of
tbe Territory be used to raise the
money, and a special tax levied to pay
it. This divided into four or five pay
ments, in a few years from this lime,
would not be felt as burdensome, and
the difficulty of tbe ugly stream might
be avoided as soon as the bridge could
be built. We propose this plan, and
lay the Herald's plan before our read
ers, so that they may be discussed, and
some plan adopted, we care not what,
so that it don't cost too much, and this
obstacle to all travel from one end of
ihe Territory to the other be removed.
l. City Press.
IILhJGlXU.
An editor in Iowa has been fined
two hundred dollars for hugging a girl
in church.
Cheap enough ! We once hugged
a girl in church, some ten year ago,
and it has cost us a thousand dodars a
year ever aince. Young America.
That's nothing ! We hogged a girl
in school some twenty five years ago,
and have had to support her and her
family ever since. Tioga Democrat.
Co;iie to Salem, Oregon, boys !
Come to Salem, Oregon ! e have
hugged a dozen, and it hasn't ecu a
cent. Dc:n ccralic Jl csit v:
We commenced to hugTwenty years
a;o, and now hate to fire a stone in a
school yard, for fear of hitting some of
our family. Ti.us.
We hug. and like to hug, arid darn
the expenses; feller?, if you enjoy lur
uries you must pay for thtm. Day
Book.
fjrSr" Mrs. Jenkins complained that
the turkey she had eaten did not set
well. "Probably." said Jenkins,
was not a ben turkey."
'it
COMillCSsIOXAL,.
Washington, Den. 3.
Senate Messrs. Cattell and Fre
linghuysen, of New Jersey, and Fogg,
ot iN. ii., were sworn in.
House House nit at noon, 116
members answering. Three new mem
bers from Tennessee and two from
Kentucky were sworn.
Mr. Elliott introduced a bill to repeal
the law authorizing the Presideut to
grant pardon and amnesty to person
who took part in the rebellion. The
rule being suspended the bill passed.
Washington, Dec 4.
Senate Sumner gave notice of hi
intention to introduce to-morrow a se
ries of resolutions declaring the entire
control of Congress over the subject of
reconsirucuon, and the right to exclude
the late rebellious States from repre
sentation in Congress, and from voting
on amendments.
Chandler called up the bill passed
by the House yesterday repealing ihe
sectiou of the act of 1SG2 giving am
nesty power to the Preiident motion
was lost.
House Cobb offered a preamble
and resolution setting forth that section.-
f the aft of last session for add.tional
bounty to soldiers were prepared uud
passed in great haste and without du
xamination, and fell far short of the
equalization of bounties and that the
section of the same act increainr the
pay of members of Congress was also
adopsed in great haste, and were of
questionable expedience as well in sub
stance as in form, and referring the
first legislation to the military commit
tee for amendment, and the second to
the judiciary committee for repeal.
Ydojued.
Burnett offered the following:
Resolved, That the committee on
Territories be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of reporting a bill pro
viding Territorial governments for sev
eral district of country within the j i
nsaic'.icn ol the United States. formerly
occup ed by the once existing States o'
irginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
ir.a, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Al
abama, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tex
as, and giviug to all adult male inhabi-
auts born within the limits of the Unit-
d States or duly na'uraliied, and had
not pariioipau-d iu the rebellion, full
and equal rights in such Territorial
governments. Adopted yeas 107,
nays 37.
FESIAX NEWS.
Buffalo, Dec. 4. The weather is
wet and disagreable.
The I enian military companies are
parading the streets with banners and
music; and the arms which were seized
by the United States steamer Michigan
during the raid last summer, it is an
nounced are to be given to their own
ers at 2 p. m. The bonds required by
the United States were signed this
morning.
The Fenians are constantly drilling
ia companies iu all parts of the city.
Chicago, Dec. 4.
A Washington special says that Sen
ator Dixon will hereafter act with tbe
majority of Congress.
There is no doubt the Senate will
soon pais the House bill repealing the
section of an act giving tbe President
power to pardon rebels.
Stevens introduced his bid regulating
removals from office, and made it a
special order for Friday. .
London, Dec. 3. Two regiments of
troops have been ordered to leave here
for Ireland. The Fenian excitrnent is
on ihe increase.
Various rumors and reports continue
to be circulated in regard to the where
abouts of Jas. Stephens, chief organiz:
er of the Irish Republic.
An immense reform demonstration
is in progress in this city, this fore
noon. LoaiDON, Dec. 4. Cel. Meany, a
well known Fenian, formerly editor at
Toledo, Ohio, rvbo was arsested here a
few days since has been sent to Dub
lin for trial.
Washington, Dec. 5 Senate
Wade introduced a bill for the admis
sioa of Nebraska, which was read the
second time and laid on the table.
Thuyer and Tipton, Senators elect
from Nebraska have arrived to urge
her admission, which, it is hoped, will
be accomplished before Christmas.
House. Williams, of Pa., moved
to reconsider the bill regulating the ap
pointmeuts to office, which was report
ed by him last session, and proceeded L
occupy the morning hour with an eiab
orate speeca ou tne residential power
la I
ta remove clnce holders
No important business has been done
in the House to-day.
Legislation awaits the action of the
caucus to-n'grr..
It is unerstood that the committee ap
pointed at the caucus on Saturday Light
are prepared to report a p!an of busi
ness io amend ota-r matters. They
unanimously decide that the special
committee be advised to inquire into-he
conduct of the President with a view to
impachmen'.
Secretary Seward was ta day on tbe
floor of the Senate in conference with
the leading Republican Senators.
The caucus of Republican Senators
this morning. upet D;xon. Doolitile,
Norton and Cowan, by removing them
from all important positions ou standing
committees of the Senate and giving
ihem only fourth and fifth rate place,
and trancferring them in some caces,
from head to foot of committets. The
actnn of the caucus was ratified by the
Senate. The oth-r changes in tbe
committees are not important.
Trumbull remain at the head of
the Jud.ciary Comm ttee and Chat
tell; of New Jdrsey, takes Cowan's
place on the Finance Committee.
New York, Dec. 5. The total vote
for the City Comptroller, yesterday was
only 71,000. Richard B. Conolly,
Tammany, received 27,139; Richard
Kelly, Rtpublican, 23.091; Miebnel
Connolly, Democratic Unto.), 19 230.
Of the 9 Alderman elected, Tam
many has 4 against 3 Republican, a.-d
2 Democratic Union. Council is a tie
betweeL Democrats and It-publicans.
The Herald's Washington spacial
says, rumors are beginning to circulate
again of a change iu the State Depart
ment, and it is now said that Reverdy
Johnson is likely soon to take the port
folio of the Secretary of State. At all
events, u is pretty certain that some
thing has gone wrong recently, for it is
generally whispered in diplomatic cir
cles that Seward will soon retire
St. Louis, Dec. 4 Gov. FJetchar
ias declared martial la .v in Ray and
Platte counties of this Slate, and has
marched a strong force to those coun
ties. It was not safe for a Union mm
to show himself out of bis bouse there.
lorso iheives, robbers and murderers
inft st the frontiers of Missouri, Kau
ai and Nebraska, but detectives are
here at work, and it is expected they
will pick them all up.
Ciiicaco, Dee. G.
Washington specials say the Repub-
ican caucus hist evening was attended
by about 80 members.
The committee of len reported that
bills should be at onrte passed providing
m in the organization of the next
house the clerk should not call the
names of any members not represented
in the previous Congress, and wbosB
State Governments were not i ecoguized
in Cougress, nor should auy electoral
votes from such States lie counted.
Provisions were made for assembling
the 40th Congress, on March, 4th; also
for a select committee of three to pro
ceed to New Orleans to inquire into the
recent massacre and take testimony as
to the number killed and wounded,
properly destroyed &lc ; the participa
tion of rebels and others, and with pow
er to send for persons aud paper;, and
a special committee of three to exam
ine into the discharge of the three per
sons who were tried, convicted and sen
tenced to death for butchering three
U. S. soldiers from Maine, while on
guard duty in South Carolina.
SIR JOHN FJC.41VUI.I.V.
A letter just received at New York
from St. Johns, New Brunswick, stmes
that a part of the crew of the American
whale ship Antelope, lost on Niaatelik
Island, October Gib, had just arrived on
steamers Wolf and Lion. Tbe officers
of the Antelope bring interesting in
formation of discoveries made by C. F.
Hall, respect'ng the Franklin Expedi
tion. Mr. Hall has in bis possession
a gold watch, some silver spoons and
other relics, supposed to have belonged
to the Franklin party. He also learn
ed that the remains of some of Frank
lin's men, were lying under a boat in
Committee Bay, where they had been
placed by the natives after death. Tho
natives would not permit Mr. Hall to
go on to examine them, but as several
vessels will winter in Repulse Bay, it
is believed Mr. Hall will secure assist
ance and push his way to where the
remains are situated.
Josh Billings says; "Marrin
for love may be a little risky, but it is
so honest that God kant help but smile
on it."
T am vilently epposed to ardent
perits as a beveridge; but for manu
facture purposes, and to try how they
mix, I think that a little of it tastes
very good."
C2FThe ladies of Waukegan, Wis
consin, hit upon a novel plan to raise
money to repair the cemetery grounds
of the village. On election evening
they held a levee in the largest ball in
town, and madts arrangements to re
ceive telegraphic dispatches of the
elections from all the States. They
also provided oysters and other luxu
ries. An en'ra nce fee of 23 cents was
charged to all comers.
A gentleman advertised a lest
dog. The next morning the dog went
home of hi own accord thinking it of
no use to attempt to run away if the
newspapers were after him.
52?" A Bostonian, writing from
Rom, says be has met the only living
descendantof Christopher Columbus.
The modern Columbus is a fine old
Italian swell, and possesses, among
other interesting relics, two authentic
portraits of Christopher.
jfSThe Boston Post calles Bebneji
a harmless revolver,"
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