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The following is the list ef member, as elected aubo last County Coarention: riattsmau'h H D Hathaway; Rock I3iufls Geo L Siebold; Liberty N O Douge; Aroca Amos TefFt; Weepinj Water E L Rsed; Mt. Pleajant S M Kirkpatrick; Eight Mile Grore--S Richardson; Louisrilie J T A Hooter; South Bend Daniel Sweeney; Salt Creek C Seeffer. It is deu'rablo that erery membsr of the Committee he present, as matters of importance will come up for consid eration. H. D. HATHAWAY, Chairman. THE INDIAN Wia. PORTER'S TRAIN ATTACKED. A dispatch from Fort Fr Herman an nounces that J. R. Porter, of this city, who has a wood contract at Fl. Phil Kearney, had arrired there with intel ligence thai Li3 train ef thirty wagons, accompanied by about fifiy citizens and an escort of fifty Boldiera under com mand of Major Powell and Lieutenant Jennets, had been attacked on the 2d of August about fire miles from the Fort by a large band of Indiana, who came up from the east. L'eut. Jenness and lire men of his command w?re killed and two others wounded. The Indi lcs succeeded io stealing the cattle of the train, when a corral was made of the wagon boxes and ox yckss, and the party took their position inside, where they fought the sarages for three hours, killing many and wounding more. Tae killed and wounded among the Indians were immediately carried from the flrlJ. Tho fight was contin ued with unabated rigor until the arrir- 1 on the field of Major Smith with ivro companies of soldiers and a howit zer, who had eome from the Fort to the rescue. Upon the arrirsl cf Major Smith the Indians instantly retreated, tearing Cro bodies on the field, and taking a ncrtheastern direction. Maj. Powell reports that the total loss of tho Indians in killed was about sixty, and the wounded will probably greatly ex ceed tin's cumber. FROM BEATRICE. Ger. 3utler arrired at Nebraska City freoa the Blue en Monday morn ing. He reports eleven persons killed during the recent Indian outbreak in that risicity, twenty-four head of horses stolen, twenty-four farms deserted, and the whole country thoroughly alarmed. He thinks it will be necessary to call out the militia. Tlie Law Jn tlie Case. The people bare been watching the difficulty between President Johnson and Secretary Stanton for some lime, and wondering where it would termi nate. It has finally terminated in Mr. Johnson assuming the responsibility, in defiance of direct and positive law, of refusing to recognize Mr. Stanton as Secretary of War, and appointing Gen. Grant to fill the position. Gen. Grant aocepts the duties of the office on the ground that be riews his appointment as en order from tho Prosident which he has no right to refuse to obey. Mr. Stanton submits, because to combat the President in this matter brings him in direct controversy with Gen. Grant. In order that our readers may know exactly how much authority the Presi dent haa for this removal, end how much he has assumed, we append that portion of the law relating thereto, passed fcy Congress at the last spring session: That every person holding any civil office to which he has been appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and every person who shall hereafter be appointed to any such office, and shall bseome duly qualified to act therein, is. and shall be, entitled to hold such office until a successor shall havo ben in like manner appoint ed and duly qualified, except as herein and otherwise provided: JVoriiVrf.That the Secretaries of State, of the Treaa ury, of War, cf the Navy, and of the Interior, the Postmaster General, and the Attorney General, shall hold iheir offices rupedivcly for and during the term of the President by u-honi they may have Been appointed, and for out monik ihtreafler, subject to removal by and with the advice and consent of the Senate." CROP REPORT FOR JULY. From the July circular, issued from the Agricultural Bureau in Washing ton, we condense the following inter esting and valuable statstics of the crop returns frem the different States, as officially reported. The season was so far advanced for the cereal grains at the date of this report, that thj eta- sistics may be regarded as conclusive evidence that the crop of the present year is greatly in excess of the product of 1S6G. Wheat. The statistical returns for July show an improvement in the con dition ef winter wheat over Ifcst year in every State but Texas, Nebraska and Minnesota, the diminution in the latter being but four per cent. The highest improvement is in Ohio, 160 per cent; West Virginia, 9S ; Georgia, 96; Tennessee, 75; Indiana, 54 ; Kentuc ky, 53 ; Michigan 35 ; Vermont, 35 ; New Jersey, 25; rew York, 17. Spring wheat was a far less valuable product than last year, consequently thflre is less variation in the figures used in the present comparison. All the States, however, except Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania, show an increase cn lastyaara 1 C.nnn The avera"' "PTn l usually large, every State showing a material increase exaept Maine, New Hampshire, New York and South Car olina. In tho Southern States the in crease ranges upward to 102 per cent, as in Arkansas. The condition as re ported ,is a little deficient in the North ern and Western States on account of the latneess of the spring. With the con tinuance of the present weather there is ample opportunity to make up the en tire deficiency, in which case the yield will be unprecedented. Barley. The condition of this grain promises an increase of from ten to twenty per cent in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer sey, West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana, and forty-four per cent in Ohio. Most of the oiher States show some increase. Oats. The condition of oats point to a full average in the West, particu larly in Wisconsin and Minesota ; also, Massachusetts, Rhode Inland, Connec ticut, New Jersey and tho South; slightly lesa than last year in Mains, Vermont, New York and Kentucky. Pastures akd Hay. These crops are almost univer?ally large, from an average up to 15, 20 and even 30 per cent. Potatoes The report of acreage potatoes indicates a larger area planted, in every State except Maine and New York. The condition is also above an average with a few exception, among which are New York, Ohio and Indi ana. Wool. An examination of this item of the tables show that losses of sheep, unthrifty condition, and a wet spring havft had an influence both up on number and weight of fleece, and will lead to the conclusion that our wool clip of the present year is not ma terially larger than that of lost year. ZZOKC AUTHORITY. In Smith's Commentaries on Consti tutional Conitruction?, page 7S2, we find the following principle stated: "When a Statute directs a person to do a thing in a certain time, without any negative words restraining him from doing it afterwards, the naming of the lime will bo considered as direc tory to him, and not a limitation of his authority. In case where ihe Aes sors of a school district were directed to assess a achoal district tax within thirty days after the district olerk had certified the vote for raising it, it was held that although the Assessors were directed to assess the tax within thirty days after the certificate; yet as there nere no negative words restraining them from making the assessment af terwards, and accidents might happen which would defeat the authority, if it oould not be exercised after the expira tion of thirty days; that the naming of the time must therefore be considered as directory to the Assetjcn, and not as a limitation of their authority:'' The author then cites numerous cases in support of tho principles stated. Again, in "Sedgwick on Statutory and Constitutional Law," we find the following: When Statutes direct certain pro eeedinga to be done in a certain way or at a certain lime, and a strict compli ance with these provisions ef time and form does not appear essential to the judicial mind, the proceedings are held valid, though the sommacd ef the Stat ute is disregarded or disobeyed. Does anybody in Omaha want to wager 6100 against 850 on the result of the Bond question ? m m m AN IMPORTANT DECISION. A ditpalch announces that about a dozen preminent citizens of St. Joseph, Missouri, have been arrested on the charge of burniog a bridge on the Hannibal & St. Joseph U. R. in 1S61, with a design t destroy a train loaded with Federal troops. The train went through the bridge and twelve persons were killed. It is said writs are out for forty other citixens. This opens up the whule question of bushwhacking warfare, and the decision will be looked to with intersit by all parties. If a de cision ia obtained adverse to the bush whackers, look out for lively limes in the Missouri courts for the next few years. If rebels cannot be punUhed in any other manner, large numbers of them may yet be made to pay the pen alty of the law for deliberate murder, even if the subjects were Federal soldiers. COUNTY FAIR. Can any farmer in Cass eounty tell why it is that we de not have annual fairs here, where cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, the products of the soil, speci mens of mechanical skill, etc., could be exhibited and compete for premiums? It is not, certainly, because we have such poor articles that we fear to have a comparison with others. If it is, the fairs should certainly be held for the purpose of promoting a pride that would do away with poor articles and induee a better grade. We would be pleased to hear from some of our farmers upon this subject, and not only htar from them, but see them take some action in the matter. If there are any good reasons why fairs should not be held in this county, we should take it as an especial favor for some one to tell us what they are. 2SESOUKCES OF NBDKASKA. We had the pleasure last week of listening to an interesting irid instruc tive lecture upon this subjeJ, by Prof. Hayden, State Geo!opist5,d with very farmer in lNep- XJjp- noarn if. it mi n n i iTTii"n ,iiirTp es pecially for the benefit of that class. While the Prcf. concludes, after a crit ical examination, that our chances for ccal. are exceedingly poor, he thinks we have considerable quantities of peat' na article which stands next to ccal as fuel. This article may prove of im mense value to Nebraska if her people only turn their attention to its develop ment. Get books upon the sulject, and learn where and how to find it, and how to prepare it for use. While it may seem lo many as a great disadvan tage to our State that we hare no coal, yet it will be borne in mind that the great State of New York has not a sin gle coal bed within its limits; and that we have here that which the State of New York has not an inexhaustible mine of wealth in our roil. Professor Hayden had no hesitancy ia saying that the soil of Nebraska surpassed any he had ever seen, and gave ii'as his firm conviction that ten years hence Nebraska would be known throughout the world as the garden of America These opinions, coming as they do, from a man so eminently qualified to judge, and one who can hare no object in giv ing them except that truth may be known, should in a great measure com pensate and satisfy our peeple for the apparent disadvantage of not having coal. The Professor touched upon many points of vital intsrest to Nebras ka, which her punpln vreuM do well to consider; prominent arrong which waa the subject of planting firest trees upon every farm. Ho showed conclusively that th'3 would not only prove a vatly profitable business to every one who engaged in it, but that the influence of their grewth upon the climate and pro ductivenoss of the soil would cf itself handsomely repay the expenditure.- After epeaking at ler.g:h upon th8 ma terial interests of the S.n'.o, he gate a short time to the scientific portion of the subject, showing the giological forma tions in the Stats, and giving the scien tific reasoning for the conclusions he had arrived at. He will probably speak here again before leaving the State, and in that event we hope every farmer ia Cass county will be present. STAGE TO LINCOLN. The enterprising contractors, Messrs. Parker & Parmele, now have com modious coaches running through to Lincoln City three times a week, They carry mails and passengers through from this city to Lincoln in twelve hours. It is the only line to the capitol, and persons desiring to vis it that looality with a view to purchas ing lots in the new city or selecting lands in that rich agricultural country, can travel by stage for lets than one half what il would cost them with a private conveyance. This line is gain ing great notoriety, as will be seen by the following notinoo yW irom tbo Nebraska City wVcu-s: " Mr. McConiga, Register of the U. S. Land Office of this city, informs us this evening, that a gentleman from Omaha visited his ofiiee yesterday with a view to entering some lands. After selecting the land he wished to matte a visit to Lincoln, and ai'keJ at what lime the stage left for Lincoln? He waa told we had no stage running west from this city. He left the city this evening for Plattstnouth, where a stage leaves thrtetimes a week. TlATTSMOUTH EsTIHPRIJt- Our neighbors of, Plattstnouih s;arted on Monday a tri-weekly coach from that town to Lincoln. The vehicle is crowd ed daily with passengers and leaves Plattstnouih at 6 a. m. and arrives at Lincoln at G p. m. Fare S6. A stage coach in this very fast town would not do ; nothing short'of a rail road will answer our people While we have been "gassing" and "shooting off our mouths" abcui the raoet feasible and praetible route for a railroad to Lincoln , Plattsnsojth has put on a tugs line. Stage lines are the fore runners of telegraphs and telegraphs the forerunners of railroads. Ia there a citizen of ibis city to-day who w.ll favor the project of putting ea a line of stages from this point to Lincoln ? Shooting Affray. Another shooting affray occurred in this city last Monday neon, which re sulted in the serious wounding of one of the parties. There are almost a thousand and one different reports in regsrd to the affair, but we purpose to state only a few of the preminent and well authenticated points connected with it, for the reason that the whole matter will undergo a legal examination at the next term of court. The parties to the affray wsre R. J. Palmer and H. L. Kellegg, both residents of this county. Kellogg is a single man, and owns a farm about seven miles south west ef this city, which he rented to Palmer. Kellogg bcntJcd with Palmer until about a month ao, when, Palmer suspesting too grsa an antimacy be tween his wife and Kellogg, told the latter be must find some other place to board. This caused a rupture between Palmer and his wife, she leaving him and going te Missouri, where she bow is. Since that time -various stories havo been in circulation, and on Thursday or Ffijjjf last week Palmer and Kellogg met on the prairie and had an altercation, Palmer using a horsewhip upon Kellogg with considerable energy. On Monday latt they again met in this eity, at the well in front of Throckmorton's shoe shop. The first heard of the difilcuty, as near as we can ascertain, waa Pa'mer talk ing In an excited manner to Kellogg. Palmer was standing at this time upon the wat8r tank, and a team of horses between him and Kellogg. About ibis time Kellogg fired, the ball taking effect in the abdomon cf Palmer. Palmer started to run, when Kellog fired a second time, the ball missing Palmer and penetrating the door of Mathis &. Son's bakery. Palmer then ran across the street, with a revolver in his hand, crying, "I am shot." Palmer is report ed to havo snapped his revolver some .ime during the melee, but when, or whether at all, we leave to be ascer tained cn trial. Kellegg was immediately taken in charge by Marshal Murphy, and lodg ed in jail. Palmer waa taken to the Platte Valley House, where he lies at the present writing (Tuesday morning), not expected to live. The ball entered a little above and to the right cf the navel, and lodged somewhere in the body; but the woucd being of such a character that it cannot be probed, the surgeons Drs. Livingston and John Black are unable to tell where it is or the exact extent of iU wuuud. Puliiier has four children, who are uow on the farm near Eight Milo Grove. We know the publio are anxious to hear all the particulars and reports in connection with an affair of this kind, but it will be only a short time before the whole affair will enme up for a legal investigation. This, affair differs from mcst cf the kind in the fact that, as we are informed, both parties were sober, moral men, and whskey had no part in the affair. Wednesday, 2 p. m. Palmer is alive yet, but the physicians give no hope of his recovery. COMaj. Frank North's Pawnee "Scouts" and a Land of about 100 Cheyenne warriors had a fight at Plum Creek on the 17th. Fifteen or twenty of the Cheyenues were killed, acd two taken prisoners. A large amount of stock was taken from them, The "Scouts' come cut without a scratch. THE PEACE CO 31 MISSION. The Teace Commissioners appointed to confer with the chiefs of hostile tribes arrived nt Omaha last week, and have gene up the Misssuri to look for suit able lane's for a reservation. The fol lowing orcier from Gen. Sherman would indicate that no aggrestivo wnrfare is te be waged against the savagca until after the conference, and rothing is to be done except protect the lines of travel : H'd Q'rs Military Division of the Missouri, St. Locis, Mo., Aug. 17, 1SG7 Commander Department of the Platte, Omiha : The Committee appointed to adjust Indian affairs hare resolved to meet the Northern Indians at or near Fort Lar amie at the full moos cf September, riz: the 13th; and the Southern Indians about October 13th, at Fort Larned. You may notify all commanding officers of Posta cf this fact, and may send runners out to the Crows as well as Sioux, and facilitate their coming to gether, and the Commissioners at Lar amie should be prepared te feed all Indians as they assemble at Fort Lar amie. There is no necessity for Spotted Tail going to the Council, as wo can see him en route and take him along with a few cf his chiefs. We want, if possible, to confer with the Indians who hare been or are likely to become hos tile, and at the time appointed. In the meantime you may confine your mili tary operations, to the defence of the great routea and the settlement already established. We will come to Omaha by next Tuesday or Wednesday, and would like to meet you there. W. T. SHERMAN. THE CAPITAL CITY. We learn from parties who earns in en the stage, that A. B. Smith of this city, is engaged in the survey cf Lin coln City, and that the werk is being pushed through rapidly. Parties are now engaged in quairyiDg rock and making the necessary preparations fcr rushing up buildings immediately after the sale of lots, which will commence on the 17th of September, according to the official announcement of the Com missioners, to be seen in this issue of the Herald. There aremany persons throughout the country awaiting ihe commencement of this sale, and we ad vise those who want choice lots to be on hand at the opening of the sale, for they will go off "like hot cakes." Per sons wishing to be at Lincoln during the sale will find good coaches running from this city, and they can get excel lent accommodations with Mr. Dunavan when they arrive there. LAND SURVEYS IN NEItRAi Ii.A. We find the following in a late num ber of the Washington Chronicle: "Commissioner Wilson, of the Gen eral Land Office, has just received re turns from the Survryor General at Plattstnouih, Nebraska, showing that that officer had closed a contract for the survey of lands in Hall and Buffalo counties, Nebraska, in the vicinity o the Fort Kearney military reservation The Commissioner has directed tho Surveyor-General to respct the reser- rationby causing the lines of the publio surveys ta be closed upon tho limits o the samo as surveyed by order of the War Department in 1S59, embracing an area of ton square miles, and the islands i the P!atte river for fifteen miles above and below the fert." JCSPMrs. Swisshelm is a tart writer and says some things that go right to the point. In referring to Gree'ey's claim to "magnanimity" in his conduct towards Jeff. Davis, she puts it in this light: "Mr. Greeley may afford to be mig nanimous. He lost no husband, or brother, or father, or son in the war He lost no limbs and carries no bullets, or the scar of them in his bsdy. Neither he nor his shivered on Belle Isle, or praf ed for death at Anderaonville. It is easy to forgive injuries committed against other folks. The tax the war imposes on bim is a mere pittance in the addition it made to his business. Of the S100.C00 ho made by writing a record of the rebellion, he can afford to give S5.000 to the head of tne rebel lion, for furnishing material", and still make a profit. But every one was not an f nrrtinn e Murder by Pawuee Indians, Grand Island, Aug. 16. Editor Omaha Rrpifolican: Allow me to call your attention to the murder of Henry Dorsey, of this place, by a band of Pawnees, thus showing that even friendly Indians can not bo trusted. On the 26th of July Mr. Dorsey bought n new hat, pan's. ve?t and ncktie at our store, and left here with a twehorso team to cross the Platte river right opposite this place, to attend to some interest he has in a farm on the eouth bank cf Platte river. Not hearing anything from him, a friend cf D.'s started from here on a hunt for bim. They found bis wagon standing on this side of the river, his horses run ning loose on Grand Island with part of their harness on. The man himself has not been found. Dorsey always crossed the river, partly swimming, (he being a good swimmer,) and le bis horses on this tiao. At the time he was lost a band of Pawnees ware camping on the south side. His vest was found on the south side, looking as if it had been under a saddle. A few days ego some Pawnees called on Mr. Martin, a ci'ison on ihe south side of the river, offering to trade Dorsey's hat; another bad bis coat and pants on. Mr. Martin is the same man whose two children wre shot at and wounded with arrows by Indians in 1SG 1, and be always said that the Indians were Paw nees. These Pawnees have always been treated by all ihe settlers as friends, they have been fed and clothed, and this is their gratitude for it. The above statement can bo testified to by Mr. Evans, our County Clerk, Messrs.Hay wood, Martin, and other citizens of South Platte. Most of the citizens there have fled, leaving behind all their summer's werk, vtz: SpleLdid wheat and cornfields, amounting to a value of at least 625,000. F. A. Wiebe. The Vi iws or Grakt. The Wash ington correspondent cf the Boston Post says he can state the views of Gen. Grant upon the Presidency briefly and positively, and he does so as fel lows: He makes no pretence of being "bullet proof" against those feelings of ambition which caturally possess all men. He will accept a Presidential nomination if it is tendered to him with a platform of principles that he ean indorse, and he will not .anticipate that event by preparing a platform of bis own. If he ia nominated il must be without any effort or solicitation of his own.'' CSg-The Hon. T." Cave, of England, and bis party, while out at Julesburgh lasl week, went out on the prairie af ter some Antelope, and a lot of "they wen'l hurt us," red skins went for them. They were glad lo "scallie hoot" back into town to save their scalps Columbus Journal. BEES IT. A correspondent of the Hamburg Times says: I have always been a Democrat, but during the war was identified wi'h that branch known as War Democrat. Since the war I have affiliated and voted with the Democratic party, be lieving they would carry out ihe true principles of Democracy. Sonr time since I subscribed for tho Iowa Demo crat, published at Fairfield, which claims to advecate ibo principles of the De mocracy of our State. In the last issue of that papor, speaking cf the sale ef Stonewall Jackson's war horse, calls Jackson "our fallen hero." Now, all I have to tay is this: If we, as a party have to be identified with the Rebels ef the South, and claim Rebel Generala as our heroes, I cannot and will not any longer be identified with that party. Fight at Shanghai. Advices from Shanghai say that the United States authorities not receiving satisfaction or apology fcr the murder cf the crew of the bark Hover, the U. S. war vessels Hnrifcrd end Wyoming were ordered forward. On arriving off tho shore they demanded the sur render of the murderers, but the de mand was not comrliJ with. It was apparent that the natives had been pre paring to fightjvhyssfcls being ahell ed from 'the Yucrw. Subsequently several boatloads of sailors and marines effected a hnding. A eharp fight en sued, lasting four hours. The heat waa interne; fifteen men are reported sunstruck. Sliddell Mackenzie was killed. At night the fighting party was removed. The bombardment was resumed next day till the party disap peared. Th? vessels then returned to Shanghai to report, fyOThere was a terrible earth quake in Java, June IS li. The eugar crop was totally lost. A large number of private houses, manufactories, end military establisments weie destroyed. It is estimated that about thruo hun dred of the natives perished. The Post master General has direct ed the Post matter of San Francasco to forward the mails of San Francisco to Sitka, Wnlrussla, at the rate of fifty dollars for the round trip, Service not to exceed once a week. Tho ord-r will remain in force till the meeting of Congress, when a regular postal routo will be established. The Time's special says that Gen. Grant looks upon the assignment of the war department as an order which he has no right lo decline obeying. The position will not be accepted, as an indi cation of a change cf views regarding reconstruc'ion. fSTMany of the planters of Tenn essee, acting upon the advice of The Memphis Avalanche, threatened the colored people whom they employ with dismissal unless they vote the Conser vative ticket. This injustice is the greater as in numerous cases the col ored men have been working for a nara in ino rrp Tha mnr wn brought before Gen. Carlin, who di rects the Sub Commissioners to instruct he freedmen to vote aa ihey please, and to keep exact record of all ca&es of dismisal. "Prominent Southern Republi cans are preparing a bill to enforce the present confiscation laws, and eaus tho entire s?ceded Statss to be re-iur-veyed in the same manner as territories. pre-emption rights given lo freedmen and soldiers, and three hundred million of dollars to be uec-d reimbursing loyal men s property confiscated or destroyed. The balance will be devoted to the payment of pensions. jZy"A correspondent alluding to the Surratt case says: "I do not know which is the mt sickening in this trial, the development of the low gang of conspi rators, who murdered the noble Lin coln, or the brazen audacity and malig nity ef these who, though a little higher in the social scale, sink to cover up the crime and ths criminals." ST" .At Junction City, Kansas, the Republican and Smcky Hill Riversrun parallel and within a mile of each oth er, witn a ditlsrence in elevation cl 12 1 2 feet. A joint stock company with S100.000 capital has been formed to improve this natural water power, and a race 16 feot wide will be cut frem one river to the other. EST'Bv" a comnariaon of the mer chant fleets of the nations it seem that North Germany stands third on the list. Great Britain, with her colonies, has about 7.000.000 tons: the United States 6,000.000 tons, and North Germsny 1,310.000 toas. France has y-j.UOO tons: Italv G66.000: Netherlands 5l0. 000; Norway 176,000, and Denmark 14.UUU. S5"A sailor at Belfast, Me., I as just received a letter written nine yeara ago and whieh has followed bim all over the world. It was finally retain ed to its starting point, from the Dead Letter Office at Washington. tl3Jones complained of a bad smell about the post office, and asked Brown what it could be. Brown didn't knew, but suggested that it might be caused by the "dead letters." ESGen Pope has issued an crdr that all official advertisements, wheth er State or municipal, shall be rivrn only lo papers lhat sustain the recon struction meusures ef Congress. ESfThe Chicago Times solemnly advises President Johntcn to resign. It says that under existing laws and exis'- ig facts be can do nothing as Presi dent but "minister to his own shame. ' BURNS & CO. Dealer in DRYGOODS, GROCERIES AGMCCLTVRAL JJtPlEJfSSTS, And a general aasortmect of ooJe ntual J k-pt la a tit tiasa country store. 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