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I ih puiciiM.-e anl ale ul LaUvij aui City in p?r
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alr-r4 Konniie Hr... Otii.-ttin, Ni..
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PLATT3MOUTH, N.T.
ap8 dXtf
Goto hUic, Dainty 4 o.'i fer ytur Ltd Oi
in Lut.-lcawti.
IS. ."!. It. It4lI.llO.4I.
Thu Nebraska City Yews and Oma
hn Herald are "straining a poitu" to try
to work some injury to th above natnad
rund and why? The News thinks if
the lairl prant cf this Co. cuuld be un
fetilfd in some sbape it misht bpnefir
Nebraska City; while the Herald dare
not run contrary to Morion's desires
We ask the people cf Cas, Lancaster,
Saline, Seward, and other conties ly
inj on the line of this road, to watch
the course of theee papers and they
will see that they are, by opposing the
interests of this road, striking directly
at the prosperity of the western country,
and at every individual settler therein.
They attempt to b'ind people by statin?
thit mi immense amount of land is with
leld from market for the use of the road.
Of course there is a larije amount of
and reserved for the company toele t
from, and the ant of the company i
now enrjaged in making; the selecMons.
Just as so'. n as thu location of their
lands is completed the balance of ;he
portion now withheld will be restored
a id the road will be pushed forward
and that's what's the m titer wi:h those
vLo are cppo.inj the read an J the de
velopmert of the wet'Tii counties.
They would cripple the people west of
here becau.se that which benefits that
country does not happen to throw inon
f"j directly into Nebraska City and
Omaha. Will the people of these
counties nourish the viper that stings
the :n? They d.ire not openly attack
thd Company, because they know the
complut ion of this road is of vast im
port nice to the couiities through which
it will pass; but thy do what i equiv
alent to it by irjing to uzistltle the laud
grant, and f jr no oilier reason than that
thfy operate entirely upon the "rule or
ruin" principle that id, if they cannot
rise they will keep everybody down to
ti.eir level. If Nebraska City cannot
get (he roiiJ, Morton weu'd prevent u
f n i.t biin? built ni all if he had the
power which, thank God a::d the peo
ple "of Nebraska, he Las not, cud has
jt littla itnluecce over the (jucslion.
Th- utter falsity of the position takeu by
tht-si! iheei. that it is ruardjng the
pri'rtss of the o.u.,try by having so
much land withheld fnm market for
the company to select from, is seen at
a g'.aii. e whtn it ii kuo n that tin-agt-iit
is fiO'.v engaged in inaking the
ach-ctions, and that the land wiil be re-sttir-d
to itiuikrt as sdoij as this location
i completed. They make the attempt
to drag peliiical feei ng into the mar.tr
ty attaching Secretary Iltrlai.; hoping
to thus secure iLut which they could not
upon iis merits They may Hind seme
politicians by this course, but they can
not blind the people of the counties west,
vho are Ir.tereried in the building of
the road and the development of the
country. Were there any certainty
that the injuring cf this road would
benefit Nebraska City we might have
some excuse for Morton; but when it is
done only wi h the hope that it might,
there is no puliation to hia cfFence; and
those in'.e.re.-ted will shew none.
IJADCIC A CLOUD.
Ti e Slate of Nebraska appears to be
enveloped in a cloud somewhat larger
than a man's hand just now, although
its advocate's and adherents are as calm
and serene as a summer' morn
ing. We? of Nebraska can see the
State ir. all her future glory; but il the
dispatches are to be believed, the afore
mentioned cloud or something else
probably thedazzling "while'' in our
Constitution prevents it being discov
ered at the distance of Washington; at
least Senators Sumner, Edmund, Mor
gan, Grimes, Howa and Fessenden
claim that they "tau'isee it." A Wash
ington dispatch of the 18th says:
From the indications in th Senate
to-day, it is most iikely that the Nebras
ka and Colorabo bills will be sent back
to have the worJ white stricken out of
their Constitution prior to being admit
ted. Senators Sumner, Edmund, Morgan,
Grimes, Brown, Howe and Fe?seiitten
are counted upon now as favoring that
course, and as this prevents the two
thirds vote to admit either over the an
ticipated veto, and they are Mrtually de
feattd. XII E UIUDCE.
A writer in the riattsrnouth Herald,
of Monday, discusses ihe Platte bridge
questioti in favor of the toll bridge plan.
W do not believe the people will quar
rel much about the way the bridge is
built. They must have that, atid any
way lo g't n i- infinitely better than no
bnJire. RrpuLlican.
You are right. It is the bridge we
want, and that the people everywhere
want; not as a local arrangement, but
as a public necessi y. We want it on
the best"-pl-tn loll or free but the
watchword is ' build the bridge.'' Let
the Legislature decide which way we
will have it. but let every member bear
in mind ihat the people demand a
bridge, and that if the majority votes
down his vieui, then he must go in
with the majority.
m i
o.m; vuaii.
The first day of January, 1S67.
completes one year for the Daily
IIehald. We have endeavored to
make it a fair and fall exponent of local
transactions, and to give suc.i general
and political news as our patronage
would justify. We cannot give as
ch reading mailer for the same
money from each subscriber as they
could obtain in an eastern journal, but
we have endeavored to make up in
quality what we lacked in quantity
thai is, we have tried to say more about
Nebraska th.ari eastern journals do, and
to condense the general news. If our
friends are satisfied with our efforts in
this direction, we are glad of it, and
hope they will assist us lo make great
er efTjrts and be of greater usefulness
in setting forth the advantages of Ne
braska, by securing a few more sub
scribers. We promised our readers in
the outset tj expend the money they
paid us on the paper, and we have ful
filled the promi-te so far Give u
nore subscribe rs, and thus enable us
to increase the quantity tt rt-arhng
matter. Let us start cn the new year
with an increased subscription list, ai.d
we will guarantee to give every man
his money's worth. If our friends will
take a little interest in the matter the
list might be nearly doubled between
this time and the first day of January.
sx:l:l weikat.
PtATTSiiouTir, Neb., Dec 19. 1&GG.
Yd. IIuuald. 1 noticed in your pa
per of last evenire a communication
from "J. F. 1$.," in reply to my article
published in the Weekly of Dec 12- 1
think that Mr. Ji. arid my?!f agree as
to the necessity of frequent changes of
seed wheat, and ihe only question is,
whether seed shall be brought from the
n.irth or the south. Il is a fact well
established, that wheat requires a less
number of days to mature, other things
beititr equal, souih of us than il d.ies
noith, and ihe olj-ci in going scuth at
least a hundred miles if possible, is to
obtain seed wheal that for one or two
years, ill ripen from one to three
days earlier than lhat produced here
Mr. B.'s position, ivoold be correct ir
applied to corn, which, m Alabama, re
quires six mcn'.hs to mature, and in
Minnesota lequircs but ninety days.
I am glad to see lhii question discussed,
and trust that in a calm arid friendly
manner through the medium of your
paper, we may confer together and en
deavor lo aim at correct conclusions.
QUEER FAMILY
Tne Wheeling (Va.) Intelligencer
has the following concerning a some
what remarkable family passing through
lhat ciiy :
Yesterday morning curious pTople
were on the qui rive 10 catch a giunpse
of a handsome gentlemen of the poly
gamic persuasion, who, with his five or
six interesting wives, were passing
through the city en route for the happy
land of Mormondom. The gentleman
strutted through the streets at the head
ot his flock much after the manner of
a favored barn door fowl, in front of his
Dame Pertolot, while the women fol
lowed after, more submissive and con
tented, apparently, than women have
ever been seen before, outside of Salt
Lake or Turkey. The happy family
passed over the bridge, exp-eiing to
make ihe journey to Brigham's domin
ions on fool.
'3Johii Sco;t of ihe firm of Scott,
Cutler Co . one of ihe incendiaries
under arrest for the firing of iheir store
in Kan.-as Ci y. on the 2odi of Novem
ber, has undergone n preliminary ex
am nation. It will be recollected that
not only their own store, but the whole
sale house of Chick & Co. was burned,
and that two young men. Rickets and
Quest perished in ihe Dimes. Scoit
made a full and detailed confession.
He charged his partner. Welburn, with
th planning and execution of the deed.
Scott says that he knew Welburn was
a desperate man, and he did cot dare
to expose the plot.
ximjv o. si Fi'ic.(;t:.
In Ins las: from Cunfednt X Roads,
this Reverend apostle of simon-pure
Democracy give, the following views
n il3 Democratic negro-sulfroge hob
by: The papers uv ihe country are very
generally disCJSsin the question: ""btiel
the Democratic puny live or di,"
wich when we lake m:o con-idi-rashen
the (act ih it ihe corpse is utor us.
seems to me holler mockeiy, and h
heartless irtllhti wi'h the feelius uv the
friends uv ihe dectast. .Ther ami nu
yoose uv talkin uv it lucher, coz its in
It- f Jcher now, and a tume sloue mile
ex weil be pot up regardls of expense.
comiiiemoraiin a-, virchoo.
I'iie Cmca Times and var ou s oth
er papers are a.Jvoca iti ih ij -e uv llop
pin otfer to nijirer tutirae. 1 hev lei
my Webatenatj iniellek lne onto this
uhjeU ai various times, and the more
1 hev considered n, ihe more 1 am sat
isfied thai i won't do. "A nabr uv
mine wiiiisl hed the .-lunuiiick-aki-, and
applied to me ter a remedy. In a spir
it uv j 'celariiy 1 told him thai stricka
nme wood cure that e well ez all other
phisicle nl-. The poor fellow not m eiii
it w us a j ike, look uu ounce or two and
need 1 slale the re.-uii ? He sleeps in i
the valley. NiUer sollrige, w ch is
rank pizeii, wool end ihe trmil k-s uv
i tie Dimo risy, but wo denl it end
Dc-moUiisy al o.? We mite !i
gmcefully ez Democrats, luu word our
resurrection ez A bhshttis's be certain
Woodent the people when we are vvunsi
monibed, forget to auaUen ns?
My objections aVe these :
1- We can't gobble Ablishen votes
wi h nigcer suffrage, for the reason
thai ef the people desire it they'd prob
nbly t lo ihe inventors thereof, that
hey mite be nshoored uv geiiin the
genuine article. .
2- We cui'i get the nigger after he
is a lean and a brother The Times
ijee is. wtTd ketch them on the score
thai the tra-h naiiei ally gravitates to us.
We are t -o Ia:e for this. The i.iguei
j ist now i- looking op not down, and
if ihe lax wai taken oiT uv wiii.-! ;y, so
ez to Lriii that cssen-l.el lo Demokrat-n-
success wun: t more within our i:i-ans,
and we shood devote ou iselves eu'hoo
st:-ue;'ily to U.e wok, wo woodcut be
able lo rei em Cow.o to our level in
twenty years.
Afore thai lime I she! have gone in
to that otner world where poliytix wont
trouble me, and if ihe orthodox relijus
beliefs uv li e day is correct, in the de
partmeni uv thJ other world in vic. I
shel poll up, liiera will be n strong
Demokratic majority. Ez I lift op my
eyes frem thence, it wi.l do me no per
likeler good, ez i know uv, to be mid
that ihe Demokrit-y have elected their
President by nigger votes thai intel
ligm e iv.J0t.Vi. t supply the pi. ice uv the
water I shood be cailni ft.r.
It's instant reh-ef we need, and if life
is ever lo be pumped into the carcass
afire us, it mo.-t be done io wun-t. I
hei an ijee for the salvashun uv the
party, wit h, if ncied on, will give us a
lease of power tor years Me.xtvo
ILre i. sir hm feasible Let the
South adopt tho- Const itooshnel Amend
merit lo wunsl, providin Congress will
knock out the ihird section, with d s
franchises the hefi uv us who are fit
for Congress, nnd a's') repeal the tesi
oath, atid immejitly leiJuhn-ori annex
Mexico. How wili it stand then? We
hev ten Sta its now. wich we km depend
on. Kentucky, Deleware and Mary
land make thirteen, and Mexico kin be
cut up into twenty more, or thirty, tor
lhat mailer, givm us a clean majority in
the Sena, House snd Electoral (Jjllege.
I hev let my iniellek out onto din sub
jeck and ain't mistaken. In Mexico is
the precise p.ipuliishen we km best
work upon. " They can t understand
our speekers,"' sez one objec or. Very
good. 1 admit it, and wai do we want
uv voters whf kin understand us? The
downfall uv Demokrisy commerst Hie
minii the people begun to undersiatid
us. So long ez ih-y look things on
trust, it was all right, but when they
begun to question, the jig was u;j. In
lelligence is a good thing in the ab
stract, but you must te modrit in iis
yonse
EnufT uv us wood hev to emigrate
ihither, uv course, lo be sent lack to
Washington. Seward nr.d I. for in
stance, wood go to the Senit from Chi
ahuahua, Doolitile and Dr. Olds, nv
Ohio, from San Juan, Henry Chiy
Dean and Cowan from Tarrulipas,
John Morrissey and Randall frotn Mat
alliums, Vallandigham and 'Slocmh
from Tehuaniepec. Cusiar and l'eecher
no. they're gone back on us Jun
Stedman and Jesse D. Brite from I:u
ebla. el seitry.
Tliere wood be room for every one
uv ihe Dimocrats North in these Slates
Ther wood be sixty 5eeis in the Senit
and three hundred in the Hou-e. to fill,
besides the Slate offi-es. The hundreds
uv thousands uv Dimocrats now mourn
in for offi-es, and who can't l esopplule.
wood here find openms. Think uv it!
Thirty States turned over lo us, wiih
a people wich coodtrnt compeer wi.h us
for the offi-es. My sole expands with
the ihot. The feeld wood be a rich
one for Androo Jaxon Rogers to stump,
for ihe people, not understanding a
word uv wai he wuz say in. and bavin
' a high opinion of Amerikir s, wood
ihink he uas.iaiktn sence. And lli
E'gsl-ncy the President, wai a i ha nee
it wood be for him! Hecood hev Dug
lis dug up and re-buried at Monterey
so as he cood hav a excoose for makm
u loor to his tomb; or, ef the friends of
the statesman objected to lhat, he co d
go to Chicago by the way of the Cny
of Mexico, and rood nuke his speech
at the way stations without fear. The
Mex ikaus wood reseevethe const ooshin
:nd stars gladly, atid as they don't un-
der.-iarid the langu-tge ihey wooder
reseeve" his speech with peelf h.fier
tis they did on his last rii-mornble loor
iriro INoo i nrk. Ohio. Michigan. Illi
nois, et settry, the remembrance of wich
even nt ihis day, sends a thrill ol." an
guish thru' tiie Piesiden-hel brensl
wicli even the triumph in Delaware
aril Maryland cannot and uoei not
soothe.
siictm ix.
Mr. Shank", ih war rorrespondent
of ihe N. Y. Ilerat-dh& written a book
made up of per sonal recollections of the
vaiied scenes through which he pass
etl. He gives piciures of the leading
oilicers ot the army, and thus paints the
personal portrait of ihe "hero of the
march to the sea:'
TI i$ by far our most brilliant gen
eral, bat noi by any menus the mosi
ichuble; the mo.-t lasi mating, but noi
ihe most elegant; ihe quickest, Lul not
ihe satest; me liret to resolve, bui noi
ihe mosi re6olute. As a man tie is
iUay generous, bu; iioi utiilot ml) j jsi;
ji fife ci louaie by nature bl not ai all
limes kind in demon-traiion; confiding,
anil yet suspicion-; obstinate, yet vas
iiiatiug; decided, bui not tenacious.
A ma.-s of contradictious so loon ly and
yei so happily thrown together as to
produce the mo.-t interesting combina
tion imaginable. Geueial Sher
man may be described as a bundle of
nerves all strung to their highest ten
.-hm. No woman was ever more pain
tt.hy nervous but there is nothing of
the woman's weakness in Sherman's
restlessness.
"The idea generally prevails lhat
commanding generals are very didactic
on the laule fi; !d, and give ihetr or
der in precise language and stentori
;-.n vu ce. A Ir.tle familiarity with
i.ctual war will soon di-p-1 this false
itiipression, particularly if you meet
Shetman on th; battle field, for there
is less digniiy. display arid grandi'o
tjuence in him than any other general
whom I have met during the war. At
ihe La tile of Chattanaoga tie gave his
orders for ihe advance of his troop
against ihe enemy's strongly fortified
I'ornion to the words uuered between
two puff's ot a bad cigir: 1 guess, Ew
mg, if you are reudy, you may go
ahead."
"When the report of his lu
nacy was fii.-t co diluted. Sherman wa?
much chagrined at ir, and often refer
red lo i. in bitter terms. Time and
success have enabled him to trown it
down, and justified him in laugliing ai
t He once laughingly referred to this
report about himself, and the rumor
Hint simultaneously prevailed regarding
Gr. itil's urunkeness during the battle ot
Shiloh. a.- illustrative, of the Iriend-hip
existing between ihem. "You see,'
he said lo a gentleman. "Grant stood
iy me wnen I was ciazy, and I stood
by hiiii when lm was drunk."
One moment his legs are crossed,
and ihe next both are on the floor. He
sits a moment, then rises and paces the
floor. He must talk quick, sharp, bui
not harshly, all the tune making ht:
odd gestures, which, no less than the
intonation of his voice, serve to empha
size his language. He cannot bear it
clog upon his thoughts, nor an inter
rupiioii to his language. He admit ot
no opposition. He overrides every tung.
He never hesitates ai interrupting any
one, but cannot bear io be interrupted
himself. He is very well aware, and
canidly admits that his temper is uu
commonly bad. and what is worse, he
makes nu attempt to contro' or correct
it. In speaking of ihe late Gen. Mc
Phi r-on, of ihe Army of ihe I ennes
see. he once remarked : "He is a
good an officer as I am is younger,
and has a belter temper.' Grant,
once speaking of Shermun's peevish
n ess, said : "Sherman is impetuous and
faulty, hut lie sees his faufis as soon
as any man," The fact is if Sherman's
faults alone could be given to another,
ihey would serve to distinguish lhat
other from the common herd.'
FT. PHILLIP UEAIIXEY.
We find the following in relation to
this new Fort in the Press, written by
Hon. John F. Kinney:
Fort Phillip Kearney is situated 237
miles north-wet from Fort Laramie,
on the new road to Helena and Virgin
ia City. Montana. This roote posseses
the advantage of being 4-50 miles near
er to Virginia City than the route hith
erto traveled via Salt Lake City; the
road, probably the best natural rotid on
the Continent the country through
which it passes affording rich pasturage
for stock, gfcd water, and timber suf
ficient for camping purposes. Afttr
leaving Fort Laramie, the trareller
follows the old Salt Lake or Telegraph
road to Bridger ferry a distance of
55 miles, then crosses the North Platte,
then follows up the Platte some 3-5
miles, ihence pursues a north-vve-terly
dire- ion io Foi l lleno. 174 miles from
Lara ni ihence io For. Phillip Kear
ney. 65 mdes thence to Fort 0. F.
Smith, located on the Big Hrn river,
9J miles thence to ihe Yellow Stone,
through ihe G tllaii.i valley, and thence
io Virginia City.
Fori Phillip Kearney was located by
Col. Curriugton. of the 18 h Infantay,
in June last, and is situated between ;
ihe streams Big and Liulej Pmey, two
beautiful mountain creeks that head
about five miles above ihe confluence,
and empty into Powder river. The Fori
is erected upon a boautiful table hind.
four miles from the mountains, mil is
urrounded by as handsome a country
as ever ihe eye rested upon. The val
ley t.f the Pmey and Tongue river are
well adapted to the raising of all kinds
of grain, and at no di-iavt day, wi;i ri
val m richness of production, the val
ley of the Great Salt Lake. Water,
timber, coal in the greatest abundance.
while ihe rich grasses are the admira
tion of every one. So far as an opin
ion up to the 15ih of November could
be formed of ihe climate, it is in all
respecu desiratde, free from those ter
nble winds that affhet the people o!
Nebraska.
VOLT 4 IKE OX -tIAIiIlI.4C;C.
Voltaire said: The mere m:ine!
men you have, ihe fewer crimes there
will be. Marriage renders the man
more virtuous and more wise. A man
unmarried is bui half abie to make
hings right; and il cannot be expect d
lhat in ibis imperfect slate he can keep
the straight path of rectitude anymore
than a boat wi:h one oar, or i bird with
one wing can keep a siraight course.
in nine c ises oui of ten, where married
men become drunkard:-, or where they
omtnit crimes against ihe peace of ihe
company, the I )u;.t!;iiion ot these acts
was laid while in a single slate, or
where the wife is. as is sometimes the
case, an unsuitable match. Marriage
hanges the current of a man'j feelings.
nd gives him a centre for his thoughts.
his affections and his acts. Here is a
lome for the entire tiitn. and the in
terest of his better httlf keep him from
erratic courses, and from falling into n
itiu-and temptations lo which he would
otherwise be expored. Therefore, the
friend to marriage is the friend to soci
ety and his country."
m -e
2T Il is announced that ihe Gov-
rriment will send Mr. Allen Pinkerton
to Utah, to discover and arrest the mur-
erers of Dr. Kobinsen. Mr. Pinker-
ton is a na'ive of Scotland, emigrated to
Illinois in lS45.and al first followed the
lusmess of cooper. By accident, his
alents for the detection of crime were
liscovered, and he was employed by
he Government as a secret mail aeent.
In this employment he established his
reputation I y ihe great "MacDonald
rase" in Illinois, and ihe "Pittsburg and
Fort Wayne case." in Indiana. As a
single evidence of Mr. Pinkerton's re
markable skill and success, it may be
mentioned ihat during ih hist ten years
he has recovered for ihe Adams Ex
press Company, upwards of one million
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
during ihe war he rendered many im
portant services lo the country, having
charge of the "Secret Service." It
may interest some of the secessionists
of Baltimore, to know that the "contra
band" mail between that city and Rich
mond, by Washington, wa regularly
carried by one of his detectives. A".
V. Evening Post.
Ex Gov. Holden in the Ral
eigh Slandaid. frankly and urgently
ays ihat ihe experiment of Provisional
Governments has been a failure. Mr.
Holden. though but lately an appointee
of Mr. Johnson, is impelVd to declare
that the President was deceived, and
so were his Provisional Governors. He
e n in ire emphatically says "dial all
hope lhat pxisiing Southern organiza
tions will concur in measures necessary
to restore the Souihern States to the
Union 13 at an end." If Governor and
Editor Holden ha3 reasoned from the
character of Southern opinion as ex
pressed in his exchanges he has reach
his concisions logically. If he has
read the messages of the handfull of
ready imde Governors who just now
vie with each other in biliously reject
ing the bread of the Constitutional
Amendment as a very unsatisfactory
kind of stone, he might com? to the
same conclusion. As one of the most
intelligent public ntten of the South,
though not by nature a Radical, Mr.
Holden probably utters the opinions o
ihe ma-s of the Union men frn the
most compromising to the most" invet
erately loyal. His judgement is iheira
in respect to the permanent reconstruc
tion of that section. A. Y. Tribune.
sSJNapolron has a kidney disease;
Victor Emanuel a paralyzed arm; Bis
mark is sick, the Empress Carlotta cra
zy; ihe hair both of the Emperor of
Austria and ihe Queen of Hanover
has turned gray within a year; the
Pope weeps day and night, and Victo
ria still hangs over the past with pro
found melancholy. Who wouldn't be
a Kingist or Qutenistif
Bar.neslet, Dec. 1G. Several ex
plosions look place at Oakes' colliery
yesterday and to-day. which shows lhat
the fire is fetiil raging in the pit, nut
there hat been no further loss of life.
The most touching scnes of woe and
despair are hourly witnessed loth in
ihe viceniiy of ihe colliery and in town.
Over eighty funerals hav taken p!ac.
One hundred and sixiy women have
been left widows, and three hundred
and thirty children have been made or
phans. Many of these are mourning
in the streets from morning to night.
Hauley, Staffordshire, Dec. 16.
Eighty five of tho.e who went into the
mine at Talk's Hill, on ihe morning of
the explosion are known to be dend,
and there are morestiJI remainingiuthe
pit, of whose safety ail hopes are lost.
All the dead that have been recovered
were buried to day al Talk's Hill. The
ceremony was deeply impressive.
Washington, Dec. 18.
Set? ate. Sumner presented a joint
resolution presenting the thanks of
Congress to Cyrus W. Field without
amendment. Also a bill to prevent
and punish false and fraudulent repre
seniatit ns to induce emigration to for
eign countries
Pomeroy presented a bid to equalize
the disribution of currency of the Na
tional banks in the Several States and
Territories. Rtferrtd to the Finance
Committee.
Johnson reported the credentials of
John R Jones, Senator from Ar
kansas. Trumbull presented petition of the
Citizens cf Louisiana praying for such
action as will supercede the present
political organizations of that St ile by
such as will be loyal to the cenerul
Government and secure lo ihe people
of that State, the protection of their
lives, liberty and property.
New Yonii, Dec. 18. The new
Bowery Theatre was destroyed by fire.
An affidavit from rhe Union Pacific
Railroad, showing its completion of the
ninth section of thirty five miles, to ihe
ihree hundred and fifth mile nation
west frem Omaha, was received by tho
Secretary of the Interior. Gen. Simp
sen, of the army, and o ner Commis
sioners leave h? re forthwith, to exam
i:; j and report at Washington.
Trumbull presented a petition of
Gv Wells and other Louisianians,
a-kmj fcr territorial government, and
made a powerful speech in favor of the
action of Congress for releif oftSouth
eru Unionists, severely condemning the
President.
The Senate engaged in the Nebraska
bill. Brown's amendment providing
for fundamental condition of admission
and the denial of the elective franchise
or o'her riyhts by reasoo of colur, was
under dhcuston- Adjourned.
House. The committee on ihe Pa
cific Railroad bill reported adversely
the Senate bill of last session, granting
binds to aid in the construction of the
railroad and telegraph to Placerviile to
intersect with the Pacific railroad of
Nevada; also favorably with the amend
ment of the Hus bid, and line to Pa
get Sound or Admirably Inlet to the
Columbia river. Amendments agreed
to and ihe bill postponed until, the sec
ond Tuesday in January.
Washihgto.t, Dec. 17.
Senate Wade gave notice that he
would move to rescind the resolution
providing for holiday recess. It was
found that unless this was done, the
suffrage bill would be lost, ns the ten
days given lo the President would ex
pire during the reces, and the bill fail.
Sumner said that the case referred
to by Wnde could be provided against
by the Secretary withholding the bill
until after the holidays, or until such
time as would secure the expiration of
the ten days after reassembling of
Congress.
Some discussion took place on the
mo-ion to take up ihe bill to repeal the
amnesty power of the President, when
the Senate voted to lake it up.
Saulsbury offered an amendment lo
strike off all after the enacting clause,
and insert in lieu thereof a provision
that ihe act entitled an act to suppress
insurrection and confiscate property of
rebels, is hereby repealed.
Gen. Ashley introduced a resolution
to-day in ihe House for the appointment
of a special committee to see if any
officers of '.he Government have been
guihy of mi-demeanor. This locked
like impeachment. The Democrats
resisted it, and n motion to suspend
rules to get the question before the
House was lost by 89 ayes to 40 nays,
there cot being two-thirds in favor of
the motion.
How to keep Poor The Detroit
Union says there is no working man
but would rejoice to have the way point
ed out by which he might honestly at
tain riches. No one would thank U3
for a prescription to insure poverty, and
yet there is many a man who keeps
hitnseif poor by indulging io the fol
lowing: Two glasses of beer, al 10
cents, S73; three cigars, one after each
meal, 8109.50; board for a big dog,
830 all in one year. 8212,50; suffici
ent lo buy six barrels of flour, one bnr
rei of sugar, one eack of cofTee, a good
coat, a respectable dre. a frock for
the baby, and half a dozen pair of
thoes. If you doa't believe it, work
logmen, figure for yoursel'
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