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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
WEDNESDAY,. AUGUST i4, 1861
SPJDIAFJ WAR.
Gov. Butler Calls for BIcnl
Th Press of th lOih sa jr. We re
ceived the following this morning bj
telegraph from Rule:
"Indians fighting-at Beatrice, eighty
milei weit of here. Three vrhitea
killed day before yesterday. Governor
Butler is there. lie called for men
yesterday."
Lath We are indebted to Mr.
B'ojs, operator, in this city, fcr the
followitg telegraphic copy of the Gov
ernor's letter to Tawnee City, nalcing
for aid. Big Sandy is about twenty-five
miles south west of Beatrice and eighty
from this city:
Beatricx, August 9 ih.
Jo i iwsiE uity l nave met a
messenger from Big Sandy, he informs
me that the Indians and the citizens
are engaged in a fight en Big Sandy
and three men were already killed.
Raise and forward all the men you can,
and that as soon aa possible to-night,
if possible.
David BriTLrit, Gov.
ROAD TO CiLEXTTOOD.
we cave, cpon several occasions,
called attention to the necessity of hav
ing a good wagon road across the Mis
souri river bottom opposite this city.
It is a question in which the peeple of
Plai'.smoulh have an interest, aa well
as the citizens ef Glenwood and Mill
county. There is as good ground upan
which to make a road between here
and Glenwood as at any place on the
bottom, but it rsqures some systematic
effort en the part of the people to se
cure the building cf a good road. Se
lect ihe best ground, no matter whose
farm it may split in two, and then make
iho improvements upon it permanent.
A road acroik the bo'iam must be made
at some time, and ihe right cf way over
the ground best adapted for it can nev
er be had for less consideration than
tt toe present time. Mills county de
mands a permanert road to the river
oris that enn be traveled at all seasons
of the year and Flaitimouth needs it,
ar.d hcu!d giva it all the encourage
m?ct po3;tlj. .We are pleased to see
the Opinion urging this matter, acd:
hope it will continue to agitate it until
the desired clject is accomplished. We
ecpy the following from its columns:
We with to call the attention of the
ciuzons of Mills county, and particu
larly the Board of Supervisors, ta the
necessity of a good wagon read from
some point at the foot of the Bluffs,
cross the bottom to the Missouri river
we are net tenacious where tho start
ing point is, only let it be accessible to
the greatsst number. If such a road
bad been built years ago Mills county
would be worth, to say the least, five
hundred thousand dollars more than
the is to-day. A good wagon road
across the Missouri bct'.em, one that
can be used at all seasons of the year,
will be as much benefit to Mills county
as any on 3 railrcad that can be built.
The farmers complain that cur mer
chants do not pay aa much for their
grain as they should when in fact it
is owing to the condition of the roads
in getting to their shipping point. I.
has cost during the present season, as
much to get goods to and from the land
ing, as what the freight is from St.
Louis, and in many case more. We
say use some of the swamp land mon
ey and make the swamps passable for
teams it will be of a mere lasting
benefit than to be loaning it out to Tom,
Dick and Harry to speculate with. Wo
hope the Board cf Supervisors will, at
their next meeting, make a move to
accomplish this result, one that is so
fraught with interest, and the future
prospects of Mills eounty. Pecple
seeking locations west of us are com
pelled to eross the river either north or
south cf this county, and why? Simply
because there is co road that they can
depend upon to get to the river at this
place. We hope the citizens will look
at this matter ia a proper light, and
when convinced of its necessity will
take such measures aa will secure the
building of a good road.
PLATTE DIVER BRIDGE!.
Agreeable to previous notice, the
Commissioners appointed by law to
open books for subscription in the Platte
River Bridge Company, met in the city
of Plattsmeuth on the 10. h day of Au
gust, So7. Present Messrs. A. B.
Taylor, J. W. Barnes, H. T. Clarke
and R. Ilegeboene.
On raotion.Mr. Ilcgetocne wee call
ed to the chair, and J. W. Barnes re
quested to act as Secretary.
On motion cf Mr. Clarke, Mr 8.
Maxwall was unanimously elected
President cf the Board of Commis
sioners.
On motion, J. W. Barnes was elect
ed Secretary, and H. T. Clarke unani
mously elected Treasurer.
On motion it was ordered that books
for subscription be opened at the office
of Maxwell & Chapman in the city of
Plattsmou'.h, and at the store of Clarke
& Bro. in Bellevue.
The agents were directed, until fur
ther ordered, to be governed by the
act of the Legislature.
On motion, the Treasurer's bond
was fixed at Five Thousand Dollars.
On motion, meeting adjourned.
R. HOGEBOONE,
J. W. Barwes, Chairman.
Secretary.
For the Hrrald.
THE IIOND QrESTIOJT.
In view of the position taken by the
Republican ef Omaha, and the tenden
cy cf the publication of such views to
weaken public confidence in a financial
enterprise of the State, and to just that
extent take money from the lax-payrs
of the State; for no one can deny but
it it succeeds, through its misrepresen
tations in reducing the aggregate
amount realized by the Commissioners
from the sale of lots in "Lincoln," just
in and to that extent doei it succeed in
injuring the financial interests of the
State. Hence, as a tax-payer, we wish
to enter our solemn protest against
these misrepresentations and the legal
deductions of Omaha's great constitu
tional lawyer from certain facts; and
let me say here, that I do not give the
legal dicta of this or that man without
any responsibility, or even a name to
recommend his opinion.
I believe the copy of the law as giv
en in the Omaha Republican is correct,
and upon that it claims that failing to
file the bonds as designated by law the
entire commission is out rf office.
Now, let us examine the case a little:
The State of Nebraska says to the
Commissioners, yea shall give a bond
in the sum of sixty thousand dollars;
you shall be sworn into offica and your
oath ef office shall be transcribed upon
the back of your bond, and one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court shall acl
on the part of the State and seo that all
the requisites are complied with, and if
so he shall approve the bond tendered
and close the contract on behalf of the
State. This was all done, and icithin
ihe ten days. But, says Mr. Republican,
the bonds were net filed where tho law
designated they should be filed, and
that relates back to thi execution of
the bond; vitiating the entire proceed
ing Dil rolKii tb lonflimlQ, We
will see. Under a law of Massachu-
setts, requiring coroners to give oona
before entering upen the discharge cf
their duties, and to have that bond ap
proved by the Court of Common Pleas,
a case arises: The bend was handed to
tho chief judge of the court by the
coroner for his approval. It was not
approved, the justice doubting the suf
ficiency of the sureties. After that,
by sme mistake, it went into the files
cf ancther court the Court cf Ses
sions frem whense it was taken and
mutilated by one of the obligors. Suit
was brough. upon the bond, and the
legality of it was questioned; on the
ground, first, that the bond had not
been approved, and secondly, that it
had net been filed in the Treasurer's
office as the law directed, and that the
coroner was cot an officer. No dispute
vpon fact. The court says:
"The circumstances of the bond being
found upon the files of the Court ef
Sessions instead of tbe Court cf Com
mon Pleas, is not material; for the files
of neiiher of those Courts was its
proper depotitory. It ought- to have
been transmitted by the presiding judge
of the court, or by his direction, to the
Treasury department. But if it never
reached iheprop'r depository, either from
accidevt.fr aud or carelessness of any of
the parlies concerned, it neverUteless re
mains in force from ihe time it was
handed inin Court as the security requir
ed by law.''' Republican vs. Supreme
Court cf Mass., vol. 14, page 166.
But, lays Mr. Republican, you Com
missioners did not file your bond in
time, and for that reason you are out
of office. What do the courts say?
Under a statute of New York, re
quiring sheriffs to give bond within
twenty dayj after notice of their
election, a sheriff declined te give bond
until some days after the time expired.
He thsn entered into bond acd upon
the discharge of his duties. Informa
tion in nature of quo warranto filed
and no dispute on fact case submitted
on demurrer. The court says:
"In consideration of all the previ
sions, I am inclined to think the sher
iff does not forfeit his title to the office
by omitting to execute the bond requir
ed to be given by him, with sureties,
for more than twenty days after he re
ceived nctice of hia election. That the
Statute is airectory to the sheriff, and
cot imposing an absolute limitation
upon him." (St. A. D. Balcombe vs.
Supreme Court of New York, Wendell
vol. 12 paje 181, also vol. 13 page 491.
Those are only two of tbe many ca
ses that might be cited, bearing direct
ly upon thebond question. I may re
fer to ether decisiens in the future, but
it tiinu to rne those two settle the two
questions dis:ussed and decided, viz.:
first, that when a bond is required, with
in a given time, of an officer, it is mere
ly directory; and secondly, when tha1
bond is given the deprsitory is merely
directory, and after it is accepted on
the part of the State by the officer des
ignated by the State to accept, it is no
differenea whose hands it falls into, so
far as the obligors are coneerned they
are bound. OMAHA.
3"The Herald asks. "What are
these bonds foi?" C:tarly for the pro
tection of the State in case the Com
missioners fail to "faithfully perform
their duties" or to "acrount for all
moneys that may sons into their hands.''
The law says these bonds shall be filed
with the Treasurer "before the Commis
sioners enter upon the discharge of
their duties." The Herald thinks the
failure to place the State in possession
of them is a "trifling informality." A
oourt will inform that papr that a
compliance with that requirement is the
essence of the whole matter that a bond
in tbe hands of an officer is no protec
tion at all to the State, and that the
work of making it and having it ap
proved, is sheer neaaense, if he is to
keep it in his own cus ody. Republican.
The Herald has asserted, and still
asserts that the filing of the bonds in
the Secretary's office instead of the
Treasurer's office was a "trifling infor
mality," and it does not believe "a
court will inform" it tiat the filing of a
bond "is the essence of the whole matter.''''
It will be borne in mind that the posi
tion of the Herald upon this question
hes been, and still is, that if the bonds
were now deposited with the Treasurer
it would be held by any unprejudiced
court to be as good as though they were
filed within one or ten days after the
passage of the bill creating the Com
mission. The view we have taken of
the case is this, that the bonds were for
the purpose, as the Republictn says, cf
protecting the State in case the Com
missioners failed to faithfully perform
their duties, etc. New, there is no
charge against the Commissioners that
they Lave not "faithfully diacharged
their duties" so far, and the bonds are
now in possession of the Treasurer, so
that thev may be helJ for anv future
action, or any ection already taken. It
is claimed that the Treasurer did n?t
officially receive the bonds, but the
Herald is of opinion that he will bo
"officially" held responsible for them.
W m j. ... Li;.-. iI.q t- - - - ..-
proper juJge of whether the Commis
sioners hare complied with the law, and
he is just as much bound to "officially'
receive th bonds now as he was withir
na week aftsr the pasage of the bill
TRY1XG TO
We are inclined to think seme of our
Omaha friends do net more than half
believe what they tay in regard to Lin
coin City and the legality of the loca
tion made by the Commiisioners, A
citizen cf Plattsmeuth chanced to be in
Omaha last week, whn one of the men
who has been and still is lsudesl in his
assertions that the acts of the Commis
a -
sioners were liiegai, ouerea to wager
SI00 azainst SoO that the failure te
file the bonds within the ten days pre
scribed by law would render the loca
tion illegal, and that it would be held
by the courts that the Commissioners
had no power to act."" Our Plattsmouth
friend being a prudent man. asked time
to look at a few authorities before ac
ceptingr or rejecting the offer. This
was granted; and after
he informed the gentleman in Omaha,
by letter, that he had deposited the 50
in the banking house of Tootle, Hanna
&. Clarke, of, this city, where he could
forward his SlOO both deposits to be
drawn by the winning party. This
occurred last week, and our Omaha
friend has failed to come to lime by for
warding hi SlOO, and tbe gonilaman
who deposited the SoO begins to thick
it was nothing but a '-bluff" after all;
and that the Omaha man does not really
believe what he says about these Com
missioners and their action. Would he
dare make an even wager on the result?
We think he could be accommodated.
LATEST KEW.
Gov. Crawford has returned from the
Osage reservation, and confirms the
report that these Indians have gone to
the plains for the purpose of stealing
and committing other depredations.
Large quantities of amunition and arms
have been sold them by thir agents
acd traders.
Two telegraph statione west of Ft.
Larmie have been burnad by Indians.
Brownlow's Militia are to be muster
ont except a few companies in West
Tennessee.'
The New York Herald's special
gives the following rumors: One cause
for the delay in the removal of Stantoa
is the disagreement of the Cabinet re
garding the propriety of auch a step.
8iward is opposing tbe measure. It
is said that Johnson now 6ees tint many
of Seward's counsels were unwise and
has reselved to request him to resign.
The statement is not made on authority
but should Seward retire it is believed
that Adams will be recalled from Eng
land to take the positien. It is also
stated that Randall contemplates his
resignation, and that a difficulty exists
between the President and Secretary
McCullough Moses Taylor cf New
York is named as the letter's successor
It ia elated that one of the reasons
which prompted Stanton's refusal to re
sign was that he has received informa
tion of a scheme afoot for arming mil
itary organizations ia the Seu'h with
the ultimate object of another rebellion,
and is determined to remain at his post
and thwart their designs. Stanton re
fused the request of the President to
assign a battery of liebt artillery to a
militia company in Maryland composed
mainly of returnad rebels. ,
The Tribune's New Orlenas special
say the President tendered Stanton's
position to Gen. Steedman, who has
gone to Washington.
The President sent a communication
at 10 o'clock on the morning of the
12th, to Mr. Stanton suspending him
from office, acd instructing him to
transfer all tho books, records, &c, in
his custody, to Gea. Grant, who has
been empowered to act as Secretary of
War ad interim.
Shortly after noon Stanton sent a
reply to the President denying the Ex
ecutive right to suspend him from office
without the consent of the Senate, and
without legal cause; however, as the
General Commanding the Armies has
notifisd him that he had accepted the
appointment of Secretary of War ad
interim; Stanron "concluded by sayin
that he had no alternative but to sub
mit to superior forco. Grant therefore
assumed charge cf the War Depart
ment and appeared at the Cabinet
meeting for the purpose cf considering
certain functions eonnected with Wal
russia.
It is reported that Judge Holt will
scon be suspsndsd from the discharge
of his functions as chief of bureau of
military justice.
Grant, in a le'.tar to Sianton, upon
accepting th3 War portfolio, compli
meets the Secretary upon the patriotism
firmness and ability with which he dis
charged his duties.
It is said the President desires all the
Cabinet to resirn. that ha may make a
general revision.
chari.lan has writteu to Girant, com-
p aining bitterly o the conduct or lieu.
Roueau while in Nw Orleans, acd
ays he exerted his influence with rebel
cit'zsns to prevent their acccpiance cf
the reeocstruction bill, and also com
plains of his general demcsnor towards
himself.
The body cf Maxinv.lliin has been
dalirered to the Prussian Ambassador
to be eonvyed to Austria.
Great excitement exists in Ohio cn
account cf a newly discovered gold
mine in Rich'and county.
JOIIXSO. VS. STiXTOV.
Mr. Johnson seems determined to
di.pense with" the services of Secretary
Stanton, and has addressed a note te
nun aswinr mm to resign, sianton is
as determined that Mr. Johnsoa shall
not dispense with his services until
Congress convenes again, and in reply
to Mr. Johnson'e nqte say?:
Your note of this date is received,
static? that public considerations of a
high character constrain you to eay
that my resignation will be accepted.
In reply. I have the honor to say that
public considerations cf a high charac
ter, which alone induced me to continue
at the head of this department, con
strain me not to resign the office of
Secretary of War before the next
meeting of Congress.
Signed, Staxton.
THE PLUM CREEK. MASSACRE
From the Omaha Republican of the
8th we copy the following particulars
in relation to the destruction of the
train of cars, at Plum Creek on tbe 7ih
and the massacre of those on beard
At S a. m. a freight train left tho
Omaha depot as usual, for the west
It arrived at Plum Creek, which is 232
miles west of here, in good time, 12:2J
a. m.. yesterday. It left the station
ton minutes after with a conductor,
engineer, tireman, ana two brakeamen
aboard. They had proceeded six mi!tt
westward when the whole train of sev
onteen cara was precipitated off the
tract. Ihe cars wore literally jam
med info a mass, while their coatents
were crushed and scatterred about in
great confusion. No sooner were the
cara off the track than about 100 In
diana leaped out of the darkness, sur
rounding the entire train, roakine it
almost impossible for anyone to escape.
The engineer, ff reman and two brakes
men were immediately shot and scalp
ed, and thtn fire was taken from the
engine and set to the wreck. The con-
ran with all haste to met it and pre
vent a repetition of the horrible scene.
Aa tho train approached he stood in the
centre ef the track so as to allow the
light to reflect upon hi peron. The
engineer happily saw him, and seeing
a man energetically waving a flag, im
mediately whistled for down brakes.
The conductor stepped aboard, a few
words passed between them and the
train re.urned to Plum Creek. The
flamea from the wreck now darted up
wards, lighting the prairie for consid
erable distance aronnd. The dark
forms of the savages were plainly seen
dancingaround the scene of their atro
cious work, while their fierce yells were
borne savagely back to tho rapidly re
treating tram, which had narrowly es
caped sharing the same fate.
The telegraph had been cut beyond
Plum Creek about 9 o'clock the previ
ous evening, and six men well armed,
had gone to repair it. On arriving at
the place where it hsd been cut, which
was six miles wet of the station, they
were attacked by the Indians. Three
of them were instantly killed, while
the other three retreated to the sand
bluffs where they remained until this
morning. They were prevented from
reaching home by the large force of
Indians constantly moving and gallop
ing about, otherwise this latter slaugh
ter would have been prevented.
Loss estimated at S200.000.
The girl is tall, slim, yellowish'
hair, light complexion, blue eyes.
Boy, medium size, light hair and eye.
If anyone thinks this ia a manufac
tured tale acd will come to my house
in Kearney Ward, I will take them to
8ts the family, what thero is left of it,
and I think they will be convinced.
As soon as Mr. L'lberich gets his fam
ily into a house he asks for work from
our citizens. A. Bowx
PARTICULARS OF THE HEP
KEDATIOXS OX THE I1LUE.
We find the following letter, rela
tive to the recent Indian depredations
en tho Blue, in the Nebraska City
papers.
Mr. Editor: I cannot but wish
that the poor Pole, who has just ccme
in from the Blue, leaving everything
and related to me the following pitiful
tale, could have had the Congress of
the United States (in their delibera
tions upon Indian affairs) for hie audi
ence also.
The oraft used by these savages in
sending enly one of their number first
to engage the Rtten'.ion ef Ulberich
and keep him out of doors talking!
failing in this their endeavors to mevo
his sympathies by beating th poor
children; and still not succeeding in
getting him out where they could kill
him; their adding a view of the beg
ging children holding out their bands
pleading to be saved, shows their
knowledge of human nature nnd re
minds one of the practice of the Indians
in the early feitleimn;s of Kentucky,
when they used the captives they al
ready had cn the Ohio shore to decoy
Flat boats of immigrants for Kentucky,
passing down the river, to come near
the shore by placing the cap'ives in
sight on the river bank and forcing
thetn to rlead with the boats to come
CHOLERA.
It is probable that very few of our
people have ever sincerely thougth that
that dread scourge, tho very name cf
which appals the bravest heart Chol
era would bo like'y to visit our city the
present sason. We assure them
there is every reasonable prospect that
it will, and would suggest to the city
authorities that step? be taken to en
force the measures recommended by
the Board of Health last season. The
disease has already made its appear
anco in Leavenworth. The following
from the lalical Herald of that city,
dated August 1st., is as applicable her
as there.
Since penning our article headed
''Cholera at Frt Harker." wo are iu
posession of mere recent developments
in relation to the ravages of the dis
ease. There can be no good obtained
by concealing the fact, that cholera is
raging at Eilsworth, and is rapidly ex
tending eastward to tao towns along
the line of the Paeific Road. We are
reliably informed that fifteen deaths
occurred yesterday, July 25th, in Els
worth, and a number in Junctiou City.
Much allowance must be made in re
lation to the reporta which reach us. for
the people are panic stricken and flee
ing in every direition. A few have
arrived in Leavenworth with the chol
eraic diarrha: full upon thm. er.d
this act promt's us to ask where is our
Health Board? Can it be poibU
that thos9 who assume to lead our peo
ple tV rough the melancholy waste of
tin epidemic scourge are ignorant of
tho very " first -principles upon which
their action should be based I Will
they never get above the idea of slop
carts and foul privies?
The gentlemen composing thia
Baard are our personal friends, and
as such we esteem thero ; but wo must
say to them in all kindness, that they
have a fearful responsibility resting
upon thf m ; the responsibility of 25.000
lives, and ihus far w bavo not had a
substantial guaranty for one of those
lives. We point to these esses in evi
dence. They have come among us,
and, official. y tbo Heahh Board are
to'.ally oblivious cf their oxisteuce, and
i i i i- .
as a consequence care una nowung to
do with their supervision.
Knrf ii nu la.
and take them off. pretending tbey had , ,h ' har9 fa1,n irj.0 httudi whah
been wandanng lost for a long time. r,i- ...in,,,;,!, ... um .n.ri . ."
V S I I 1 V 4 I J J 4 -a-w - J a v (
but what of other eases which will
Peter Ulberich, a German Pole,
who had taken n Homestead on the
littia Blue, in Jefftrcon County. No
braska, ICS miles Sruth of West from
Citv.
boy nnd
sent his
Veronia aged
distance from
and weeds for
cn the 21th of July
iw, i uirr nru 1.,
15, into tbe field a short
the b.ouse to get grass
his hogs. A few min
utes afterwards, about 9 o clock in the
morning, he taw an Indian riding p
to the house, who endeavored to at
tract his at'.en'ion by the usual Indian
salutation of "Hw how," end evidently
wished to engage him in conversation
Upon looking towards acd beyond this
Indian ha saw twelve or fifteen tlier-J
four of whom were engaged in leading
off a horse and mule belonging to him.
From this he instantly ksew they in
tended mischief; hurrying into tho
house he btnied himself in preparing hie
arms and barricading tbe windowa and
doots with means already provided for
such emergencies, calling to his wife to
get the children from the field. On
looking towards the held they saw the
children running for the nous pursued
by two Indians who caught them and
icgk mem into me nusnes out oi tneir
sight. After hn made the house as
defensible as posfiblo he reconoitered
through the cracks in the window shut
tere and saw lhm stealing a third
horse from the stable, which they dsre
cot take out by the gate cf the yarn
oear the house but took down the fence
at the back side of the yard
They then commenced whipping the
children to make them cry, hoping to
move his sympathies sufficient to bring
him out. Knowing he could cot save
the children a single pang and would
only sacrifice the mother and other
three children, he resisted his own
impulse and tbe mother's entreaties
and remained in the house. After 20
or 30 minutes, they brought the plead
ing children into sight and the chief
called to him.
'Father come out and we will give you
your papoose.
He replied. "You have my three
horses and most of cur clothes," (they
nac securea tne weeks washin hanrr
ing ut) "take them and leave my chil
dren alone.
After persuadm? him to come out
until they saw it was no use in trying,
they laughed at him and went off, tying
the children on to the horses before
them. He then, by watching, saw
them form an ambush for him nearly
out of sizht of tho house, bopmsr he
would follow probably.
The most of these Indians had on
good, new looking, dark cloth pants;
and white shirts with common broad
brimmed black hats. They had prob
bably robbed some train. Only two or
three were dressed in Indian eoa.
tume. Mr. LI bench thinks the hair
and skin showed they were unmistaka
bly Indiana. D
ductor, who was in the caboose, ran off English and their taste for whiiomim.
to a respectable distance to see what dress, lead towards the eu-picien that
weuld turn up, as he very naturally en- thev raav be iims rt tK- r... ...u-
tertamed suspicions that tho Indians have left thir r. i
were semohow concerned in the affair. Mr. Ulberich for. w.i.;m :n
Their yells were resounded throush forret their la ft mi ft nr am e,-l U a ik.i L.
the darkness and warned him off, and knowledge of his lo:s may be spread
as he siw th? train eominz behind he far aad wirf.
from this time forth flock into our
midst, and bo distributed among those
who may ict be so vigorous in their
actions ?
ii i now a reti 6ij.a iact mat uie
excretion of Cholera cases contain lit
germ cf the disease. No amount of
public aid private cleaning up will avail
ngaint the d'snase, unless the excre
tian at propsr'y disprsed of. Will
cur beard, thn, see that it is lmpera
t vely necessary they should have pjr
sonal tupsrviiion, by themselves or
agents, of every case cf chrlera, wheth
er developed or in its incipiency coming
under the notice of any physician in
the city ? Let them pass an ordinance
requiring every person under heavy
penalty, to repert et once every such
i a a I a
rase , ana wnen so reported let ihmm
hav assurance that "the sparks" are
being put out. In addition to thia re
commendation we would resptctfully
advise our Board to etudy the cholera
literature, or else avail themselves of
the ceur.sel of those who are aequainttd
with it.
We are no alarmists, fcr we have
been through several epidemics ef tho
disease, and are thoroughly familiar
with it and its horrors, but we must
protast in the name of humani:y against
allowing the riotous entrance of a dis
ease among us, which shall carry the
desolation of death to a thousand
homos, and cripple the business inter
ests of our city, when all experience
demonstrates its susceptibility to subju
gation by intelligent and conservative
effort.
LKUATT.
The Washington Chronicle expresses
ne confidence in the final conviction cf
Surratt. On the contrary it says:
One of our evening cotemporaries is
nervous about the fate ef Surratt.
There need be no alarm en his account.
Nobody expects hisn to be found guil
ty in this city, under the present ar
rangements for selecting a jury. We
have no doubt Washington is eminently
loyal. But the "lost t ause" has enough
friends here to secure at least one
member of any jury that snay be em
panneled to ry Surratt. That on
member is as good as a dozen, so far.
as deieating a veraict el "guilty is
concerned. Neither Surratt or any
body else is very likely to be punished.
in tms city lor aiding tne rebellion
whether as an assassin of the nation's
President or as a Confederate ipy it
blockade runner. Surratt Is more like
ly te get a clerkship in one of the de
partments in a few weeks than he is to
be banged for hia crimes.
IX. (i. Worthinsrton
Attorney and Counselor
AT LAW,
Office io Ka-barh'a Block, eorarr of Dontlai and 15it
atrcru, Onalia, Nebraska. augli
CO.
BURNS &
DaalTS la
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES
AGRICULTURAL IMPLBMSSTS
And a gancral aaertmeot or gooJa aauai j kept a
drel-e:.-a couiiir store.
Avoca, Cass Co.,
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