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Sit HfbraAa gtcraW. PLATT&MOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, ... JAN. li, 1663. CORKCSPOXDEXCE. Tfi are Jui'Oii ' rtfei'la; e irrj? rlfiM f.om ll jarts of the Slate, Tela'We to the mtcr!l Inter ests of the cJontry, together with ajh other m tr as contributor my deem of Interest. Republican Slftfe Convention. A State Convention will be held at Xibraslta City on Wednesday. April Oth, 1S65. at IS o'clock M., to . lect delegates to represent the Republic m vyty of Ne.iraska at tfce Ntlout Convention to 1 held at Chicago, M.v SOth. next. Aiao a candidal, for Member of Congre-s, Bovernor, Score ary or St.W, Au litor. Treasurer. 3 Presi leitWl Eiect.rs n ' delegates preent from each Judicial d.stnct will nominate a suitable perfon f .r Dii'rict Attorney, for their respective districts. The Convention wili be organ'z:d -s follows: Rlebtrdson Con ity Xemhi County Cotafi"j of Nemaha.. Hichaidoa Ic John ton Counties of P wne, J.ge, Jefferaon. Sa line &. Lancaster Counties of Uage an Jefferroi Johnson county UIM do tancajter do S Counties or Saline, 5 Lloolu At Keir-iey Sary County Doug.ai do 1. Dodge dj ! Platte "o Wuhingtoi ounty I 'Counties of Waning- Itnn A Burt llConnsies ofHall, Buf ll fall A Merrick TlCoJint'e-. of Buit ftad ll Cumiug Case d. s ujijuuimj Counties of Cass, Sart.jr Counties of . P"0' " 5;Dak ta county Saunders, Butler and rtar. A- L'Eau qui Seward CmntUs or Saunders Seward 9c Butler Conulb-a of ritt, M-rrick, nail. Buf falo. Kearney and Lincoln. I Court Ccaiies or uoage, Corninr, Stswt-on. Di kota. Dixon, Cedar. L Eau qui Court, aid Pierce. Pawnee county A State Central Committee is to V.?,clr,lI,i coming cam .alga, they place or hading tl.e next ?Mt, Tcon.e ntion donated, the ban. ot rcpr tion for .ucceeding State Convenno. as e &nd other iraporuut business will b; broujht .r KfpuwKwnd delete,, and let .t oneeouuty le unrepresented. ST.A BALCOJBK. Omaha, Jan 20, 1SC8 Cltaimui. 9IORCADOIJT NEBItASKA. FURTHER LIGHT WANTED. " Anolher community has been aroused to-a-' realization of the fact ihat there is abetter country than the one where they I ow live, and one of their number has beeu designated to make a few enqui res in regard to thU country, and es pcially about our new Capital. We are permitted to make the following extracts from a private letter received by our worthy Sheriff, J. VV. Johnson, in order that we may answer the ques lions, so as to benefit others desiring information. The letter is from J. C Moon, of Wilmington, Ohio: ! Lave a few questions to csk you. and request that you answer them at your earliest convenience. 1 should like to know if the Capital of your State ii permauently located at a place called Lincoln, and what kind ot a country surrounds that place? Is it a good location for a city? What are the productions of the country in which the town is located? How much liin bjr, and what kind and height? What proportion is timber, and what 13 the quality of the soil, and what can it be purchased for? Is there any wild land or land that has not beeu entered in the country that is or will be valua ble? What can lumber be had for, and how far would it have to be con veyed by wagon? What is furniture worth on the river, say at your town; and what are horses worth, say com mon horses? What kind of people in habit Lincoln; generally good, or a majority, wild-cat men? How much coldar is it there than here; and how lone: do you feed stock? Is there an opening for mechanics of ail kinds? Are you supplied with lawyers and doctors and professional men that is in or about Lincoln? Are all your western towns fulled with all kinds of mercantile men. so much, so that ii would rAt pay to go to Nebraska to en gage in such business? I understand that Lincoln is about fifty miles from Omiha, and is des lined to be one of the grert cities of your State. Some of our county cm zens have been talking to me about ibis place, and requested me to write to you for the necessary information. One of them wanted me to start with him to your State next week. I told him I thought you could give.us all the information necessary without the ex pense of 201 ncr. i think there are about a dozen good families of this county who will emigrate next spring if they can better their condition. I also understand that t'us town was laid off by some preacher, and that he has a large tract of land for sale, and thai he gives a very flattering account of the country, &t." Ass. The Capital of the State of Nebraska is permanently located at a place called Lincoln at least we have every reason to believe that a very large majority of ihe voters of the State hare no desire to ever remove it. It was located by an act of the Legisla ture, and the site is one which has al ways been looked upon as the proper place for the Capital of the State. It . is as fine a site for a city a can be found in the United States, and its lo cation is such as to warrant the belief that it will, in a very few years, be one of the most important eitiea in Nebras ka. It is surrounded by as fine an ag ricultural and grazing country as the sun ever shone upon. The principal productions of the tountry at present, are wheat, corn, oats and barley; and all kinds of vegetables grown in this latitude.- The scarcity of limber is the -great apparent draw back to the whole western country. We ay apparent, because the disadvantage i not near s great as eastern-people generally suppose when they first come here. A much less quantity cf timber will supply agiven number of inhabitants tbaa. most. mQ think. There lis as much timber in the ticioity of Lincoln as will te fsCnci 'in other portions of the inSoinr, b'.rt net sr much as along the river. There is sufficient, however to support a well settled country. The principal timber is" Oak. Hickory 1 nd Black Walnii; but there is scattered through it various other kind?, such as Hack-ben y. Sycamore, Ah, Elm, Cot tonwood, etc., etc. The timber of this country is all low of stature, compared with that of the east, with the excp lion of the Cottonwood. The propor tion of timber to prarie is very sna!l, and the proportion of stumps in wheat fields is ir the same ratio. When the writer first came to Nebraska, some ten year ago, it was then believed by iiiany thai iu ten years all the timber in Nebraska would be consumed. But the ten years have passed, thou sands of farms have been opened and large cities built, and yet the quary ky of timber in Nebaaska is greater to.day than it was ten years ago. The rea son for this, is that as th-e country set tles tip the prairie fires are kept out. and young groves of timber soon grow up in'.o forests. In fact, we are of oj inion that the scare in regard to lack of limber is about over with. Nebras ka has plenty of timber for present use, and so she will have for all time to come. That is all we want more would be superfluous, and in the way of farmers. There is plenty of "mid" land with in 12 or 15 miles of Lincoln that will be worth at least S10 per acre within five years. Lumber can te.had at the mill in the city of Lincoln, but at what price we are unable to say. It can be had at Jthe milts around this city for S23 to $25 per thousand feet, and would have to be hasted, to get to Lin coin, about 40 mile road splendid, equal to a plank road in the east. There will be a railroad between this city and Lincoln within two years, and then wagons will be auperceeded. In. regard to the price of furniture, we can only say. from the broad scope of the question, that the prices here are such that it will not pay individuals to purchase east and ship. You can buy your furniture here cheaper than you can purchase and ship it at least we have been ro informed by parlies who have shipped. Common horses aie worth from SlOO to S175, and first rate ones from S175 10 S20C. . The inhabitants of Lincoln city are similar 10 those of any other well regu lated community, and are composed of saints and sinners, religious men and rowdies, laborers and loungers, sharps . n - ... 1 and uais in lact. just tne snme as eastern towns, with the exception that they manifest more energ-y and life than is usually found in eastern cities. There is very little of the "wild cat" about either Lincoln city or. its inhabi tants. The present inhabitants cf ihe place are all, or nearly M, permanent ly located, not with the intention of making a little "spec', and then "pu ing up' to go elsewhere. They have as good schools and churches, and are as moral and upright a community as will be found in most cities of the east Our winters here are similar to the winters in Ohio not so hard on stock. Stock is generally fed from four to six months. There are good openings for all kinds of mechanics. Professional men are not in as great demand as farmers, mechanics and laborers. Yet the country is not overstocked with them. and those who come here generally do well. Mercantile men can do well in almost any of the towns in Nebraska, business of all kinds is increasing rap idly in this country, hence a constant increase in the amount of goods requi red. Lincoln is situated about 50 miles from Omaha, 40 from Plattsrr.outh, and 42 or 43 from Nebraska City, and ii destined to be one of the great cities of this State. The city of Lincoln was not laid off by a "preacher," but was located as the Seat of Government for this State by act of the Legislature, and was laid off by the Governor, Secretary of State and State Auditor three Commission ers designated in the act for that pur pose. We believe that Rev. J. G Miller owns a consideiable quantity of Unci in the vicinity if Lincoln, but whether or not he is offering any of it for sale we cannot say; but think he is not. We doubt not he gives a flatter ing account of the country, as who that has seen il would not? Of one thing we can assure our eastern readers, that whatever Rev. J. G. Miller tells them in regard to Lincoln, or any other por tion of Nebraska, can be relied upon as correct. Ha is probably as well ac quainted with Nebraska as any other resident of the State. We believe we have answered all the main points in the above letter, and if we have in any manner mwrepresen ted we hope parties sending copies to their friends will take the liberty of correcting our statements by tetter. fi.4lLRO.tD ENTRRPRISe We ftatey in our last issue that the fea$ihg wen- of Om&ha were in favor of our proposed Railroad line from this city, crossing the Platte river Since that time the Omaha Republican has come out, strongly advocating a north acd south railroad, and we have conversed with promi:.ent gentlemen from the southern pari of the State, all agreeing that ihe eniernrie is feasi bio and should be pushed thrcugh as rapidly as possill. Everything favors he move, and with proper efforts we can have a continuous line of road from Omaha to the southern line of the State within eighteen months. We have just started out in this city on the cor rect basis for saecess, and if our citi zens willoii-ly d) as they say, we will ihave a locomotive running to and from this city within twelve months. We say to our people, in all candor, it is of no use ta iatk railroad unless you in tend 10 act in accordance. Whenever we have a road bed from this city to the U. P. R. R., the ties ready to lay down and the -Platte river bridged, then the future of t'n's city is determin ed. There is now a proposition before the people to do ihis, and the question to be solved is will they do il It is not can they do it, for we all know that it can be done, very easily. The peo ple of this city all say they will accom plish this work. Now, the way to ac complish il is to "down wish the rocks.' Subscription books are open at the Banking House of Tootle, Hanna & Clark, and Mr. J. R. Clark is duly authorized to receive subscrip'.iona of either 'money, material, labor, land. wheat, corn, or anything that can be used in constructing the road, or can be convened into monet for that purpose- We hope no person will stand back to see how much Mr. so and so is going to give, but that all will come forward and do what they can. You need not be afraid the project will fail and you will be money out. Not a dollar of the subscription will be called for unless the road is bui.t. The feeling in this community is ripe just now for pushing this enterprise, and we trust it will be pushed before those who have labored to inaugurate "it become discouraged and abandou it. The building of ihij short line acd the bridging of the Platte is the key to a railroad system that will, without damaging any other point jr locality, make this one of the largest and best cities of the west. Other localities are alive to the impor tance of this move, and are only await ing our action before taking hold in s ich manner as will materially advance our interest as well as their own. Just look at it, citizens of Plattsmouth and Cass county; the building of this short line insures for us a road north and south through the entire State, direct connection east with Chicago, and the shortest possible connection with St. Louis; it makes us one of the river termini cf the Pacific Railroad, and makes us the real point of connec tion between the U. P. R. R. and great thoroughfare which must oon be made to Galveston Bay. These may look like flights of fancy to persons who have nert examined this question of Railroads, but to those who have they will prove logical conclusions, and all hinging upon the present proposition to grade seven miles of road over a lev el country and bridge ihe Platte river. Will you do it now. ORUAXIZE. As wi'l be seen from ihe call in this issue, the Republican State Convention is to be held on the 29ih of April next. The Republican party should be thor oughly organized in every precinct and neighborhood in the State prior to that time. It will not do to sit down and idle away ihe lime, feeling that success is certain; neither will it do lo depend upon a few individuals to do all the work. While we are confident of the power of the Republican party, not only in this State, but throughout the United States, yet we are also aware that a giant may be bound by a liliput if he makes no resistance. Every lover of free government has aa indi vidual duty to perform in ihe coming campaign It is the most important one that the people of Nebraska have ever been called upon to prosecute. Let it be done with vigor, and success will crown our efforts. The Public Lands. In the Daily Globe of the 14th we find the following in relation lo the restoration to market of public lands within the Pacific R. R. grant in this State: ' Mr. Thayer submitted the following resolution; which was considered by unanimous consent, and agreed to . Resolved, That the Committee oa Public Lands l e instructed to inquire if any further ligislation is necessary t.' cause 10 be restored to market, for homesteads and actual settlements, ihe public, lands in the State of Nebraska along the line of the Union Pacific railway, which have been withdrawn from market in accordance with the views of the Secretary of the -Interior 10 his last annua! report. j HEPLUUCW CEXTK.AE COM MITTED. Tb feoHy rrei ai Omaha bt Satur day, and authorized the call at the head of our columns this week. The appor tionment was changed to the Legisla tive representaiion ly the unanimous vote of ihe Committee. The ei tire proceed:ngs were characterized by ihe utmost harmony and general de.-ire to act for the pood of the party. The Chairman explained to the satisfaction of all interested that the apportionment in " the former call was not made through a design to injure tny portion of the country, but with the mtentronof benefiting the party. The Committee thought best, however, lo abide ihe for mer usages of the party, and apportion the State accordng to the Legislative representation. After due argument and consideration ths Committee deci ded, unanimously, ihat it was best to hold bui one Convention. The reasons for this will be 1 pparent to every one upon reflection. It saves the time and expense of another Convention, and gives us time to obtain a thorough or ganization and make a determined and effective campaign. OETTIXG TIIEIK PAY. A large number of the Republicans of Ohio billed the ticket last fa!l, be cause teey found some things in the Republican platform which they did not entirely endorse. This defection gave the Legislature to the enemies of our free institution, and these bolters now hnve the satisfaction of seeing their former work unti ne; of seeing the vote rescinded by which the conftitu tional amendment was- adopted While we do not believe in allowing bad men or bad principles to govern in our ranks, yet we think our Ohio friends will new agree t iih us in say ing thai going over to the enemy is a poor way of correcting mistakes in our own generalship The place to fight corrupt men of oar own party or bad principles which must, of necessity, creep in occasionally, is in our own conventions and primary organizations, and not by going over to the enemy. "RULE'oViaiS." The leading spirits of ihe rebellion are busying themselves just now in finding fault with the manner in which this Government is managed and giv ing advice as to what should and h juld not be done. They act consistent with ihe Democratic motto cf "rule or ruin.' and since th?y have failed in their en deavor to ruin ihe Government they come back to the pher proposition and try to rule. Whether or not the peo ple will allow lh-3:n to dj sa, is the question. To tUc Citizens of Cass Con-.ity, The undersigned committee, ap pointed by the people at a public meet ing on the 9ih inst , having revived the project of constructing a railroad from this place to the nearest pint on ihe Union Pacific R. R., would respect fully urge every citizen of Gass County to contribute what he ean towards this enterprise. We-are called apo-n to grade and furnish ties for the proposed line, and also to construct a bridge.orer Platte River. The entire con of this undertaking, to prppare it for the iron and rolling stock, will be about 8100, GOO. Piles, ties, rock. labor, wheat, corn, land, lots and money can be sub scribed a? individuals are best pre pared to furnish such article--!. Lands and the prodi cts of the soil can be turned intr money to aid the enterprise, while material and labor can be used in the construction. Let every citizen remember that unless we go to work at once and push this enterprise to com pletion the railroad vigor now mani fested in every town in the State will leave us behind, a'nd the prospe.-ts in hat event will be worse for is then than theyare now. Let us bend our energiesith our whole force to this object and it will be a success. In union there is strength; therefore, let us unite as one man and give' all we can without injury to our families, and we will be rewarded ten fold by the growth of our locality. Books of Subscription are . open at the Btnking House of Tootle, Hanna & Clark, where Mr J. R. Clark, Sec retary and Treasurer of the Commit tee, is pre pared to receive subscriptions. It is necessary that this road be comple ted before next autumn; therefore all parlies favorable to the work are most earnestly urged to move in the matter at once, so that work can can be com menced as soon as the frost is out of the ground. R. R. Livingston, Ch'n, WlIEATLET MlCKLSWAITK, D. H. WlIItLTK, Gatlord J. Clarke, H D. Hathaway, Joair Black, Jacob Va- lery, T. M. Marqtjett, M. L. White, Wk. B. Pouter. J. R. Clark, Sec'y & Treas. Committee. Plattsmouth, Neb., Jan. 15. 1SG8. A Tall Ar tist. An artist has painted a dog so natural that the ani mal, had the hydrophobia daring the hot weather. He is the same man that painted a copy of a beer bottle with so much skill that the cork flew cut just as he was finishing it. And after he was married he painted a picture of his first baby 0 lifelike that it cried, and his wife spanked it before she discovered her "nmteke. A Loyal Sonihern View We tike the following from the Al abama Republican, and doubt not il will couvince same one that our Democratic friends are niaking more noise in re gard to negro outrages anJ general starvation than the facts in the case warrant. It may te barely possible that northern copperUead papers think LlLeir stories will have some political effect. Read what the Republican has to say; and it should certainly know something about it: "It is impossible to take up a Dem ocratic paper from the North, but we see numerous -9counts of outrages of the colored people upon the defenceless whites. How is it th.at we, who live here, do cot see some cf these horriole outrages? As far as we have been able 10 see or learn, the violence has come from the other side of the house. We know tkere is no such a lUmg as a conspiracy among tha blacks to- harm anyone. All they have is the Loyal League. But we do know that there is a wide-spread conspiracy among the rebels ot Alabama to defeat the new Constituiion, and thereby defeat recon struction unt:l after the election of the 41st Congress, which they expect to elect, and '.hen have the present recon struction laws repealed, the negro dis froncbised, live political power of the seceeded States turned over to the late rebels, nnd the oiored people reduced to a condition of vasalage that would be more degrading than the c4d system of slavery. We see it stated in all the copper head papers of the North that the South is in imminent danger of starvation We believe we are as well posted in regard to the condition of North Ala bama as at-.yone can be; and we have taken special pains to find cut the con dition of the supplies, and the answer is uniformly that the harvests have been abundant; and that they all have enough to eat, but that money is scarce, for the rearon that they cannot get anything for their cotton and corn. Corn is selling here at 50 cents per bushel, and no buyers at that. We believe that ihe people are belter sup plied in North Alabama this year with provisions than than they have been for many years. Living is one-third chapr here than it is in any State North then why talk of destitution. Whtn we see these reports flooding the country we can all rest assured tfcat there ii swindling on hand, and that the Democratic party is endeavoring to crawl in'.o power, by lying and deceir insr as ususl.'' XEW IXTERXATIOSAI, POS TAL LAW. The new international postal law went int effect on the 1st inst. I s rates of postage wili be a matter of i i terest to our many foreign born citizens, .and we accardingl J" give them as fol- f-w: 1. Postage on single letters, not ex ceeding half an ounce in weight, twelve cents; same charge for each additional half ounce, or fraction then of. 2. AI! letters insufficiently paid or wholly unpaid, received in the United States frcrn the United Kingdom, shall, in addi'ion to the deficient postage, be subject to a fine of five cents, to be ccl lected on delivery. 3. AH letters insufficiently paid or wholly unpaid, received in ihe United Kingdom from the U. S., shall, in ad dition io the deficit postage, be subject to a fine, the amount of which shall be fixed and collected by the British post office. 4. Newspapers 2 cents each. 5. Books, packets, (including printed papers of all kinds, mars, plans, prints, engravings, photographs, lithographs, sheets of music, etc., six cents per four ounces or fraction of four ounces. 6. Patterns and sarrplesof merchan dise (iucluding seeds and grain) eight cents per four ounces or fraction of four ounces. 7. The above charges must be fuily prepaid by postage stamps affixed out side the packet or its cover. If not so prepaid, the packet cannot be forwar ded. To France the postage on single let ters not exceeding one-fourth ounce in weight, is 15 cents; seme charge for every additional one fourth ounce or fraction thereof. Prepayment optional. Newspapers two cents each, prepaid. Letters to Belgium via England, 15 cents per single rate of 5 grammes; prepayment optional. On newspapers, four cents each, if not exceeding four ounces in weight. To Germat y the same as to Belgium. Vigilantes ih Ciieyekxe. We se by our Cheyenne exchanges that the thieving and murdering fraternity have become so numerous and bold in their operations in that vicinity that the vigi lantes have, organized there over two hundred strong, to administer them summary justice. The fimt case they have taken hold of is that of three fel lows named Frank St, Clair, Eugene DeBonevilie ai d William Grier, whjo are strongly suspected ef having robbed a patient, hard laboring man named Sandwest, near Fort Laramie. The suspected robbers were taken and chained together rtnd paraded the streets of Cheyenne The authorities interfered .and reie.i.sed th feilows, and are protecting them against the vigilantes. Republican. OCR TELEGRAPH LINE. Messrs. Bloss and Pattison, the gen tlemen at the head of the enterprise which is to construct the Pioneer Tele graph line from Nebraska City (o Lin coln, have already through their ener gies insured succets. A sufficient amount of stock has been disposed of, and by the first of April the readers of the Commonwealth will receive their I news direct from the fountain head, j Then look out sharp for our Duly. ; Lomm9mreait ft. LATEST IV E IT 8. Geo. Francis Train nnd Thos. C. Durant were !:oth arrested in England a few days since on suspicion of being Fen'ans. A Lor.djn dispitch of the 21st says it appears that the baggage of George Fiancis Train and Thomas C. Durant, who was also a passenger on the Scotia, was subjected to a rigor ous examination. Nothing1 cf a sedi tious character being found both were permitted 10 g ashore, but both were arrested immediately upon landing; nothing, however, was elicited to war rant an arrest arid bjth ware dischar ged, but nffiin arrested soon after reaching their hotel. Up.)n the com pletion of ihe second examination Du rant wi3 discharged and Train sent in custody to the Cork jail. 0:i Saturday he was brought bef jre the Court, re examined, but remanded until the 27th. In the meantime the case creates con siderable excitement, the newspapers reprintiug 'f soin's speeches as forming a sort of jus:ification for the arrest. Washington specials say the Slate Department will demand the instant surrender of Train, and all American jiiizens who have not absolutely viola, ted the English laws. It is believed the English government will make im mediate reparation. It is reported in diplomatic circles that the British legation have posi'ive information that Train was sent to Ire land for the purpose of being arrested to make a test cf the question as to the right of England to arrest citizens of the United States for language not used on Briti.-h soiL The Feovans are reported to have attacked Martello tower in Duncannon, Watcrford . county, ca Friday. No particulars. In the House cf Representatives on; the 20th, a resolution was introdu ced instructing the PresiJent to demand an explanation from the British Gov ernment for the execution of Michael O'Brien, claiming to be an American citizen; declaring that the States will acknowledge no right of interference by other States wiih naturalized citi zens, and any infrihgement of such right wi'l be held a cause of war. The resolution ateo declares it the duty of the President to recall Minister Adams. Referred to Committee on Foreign Affairs. In the Senate, on the Slst, Mr Grimes oflred a resolution cajling forth the rpceut arrcsl of American citizep in England, and directing the President to cause an investigation, and if such persons are found guilty of no overt ac, to demand an immediate release, anl if necessary to call ou. such portion of the land nnd naval for ces as is necessary to enforce the de mand. Laid cn!iej)AIe. Informatjnfh eard to Dr. Liv ingstone is b?i,xdtp-confirm the pre vious accountsoGhjs safety. A Washiitgn despatch of the 2lst says in the Supreme Court to day Chief Justice Chaae announced the judge ment of tho majority cf ihe court in the McCardie case. (greater Ihnn Watliiiigtii. The Albany Journal thus discourses upon the extreme modesty of President Johnson as displayed in his late grand iloquent message to Congress charac terizing Gen. Hancock as a "second Washington:" "If Hancock becam a second Wash ington for obeying orders, is not be who issued the orders a grearer than Washington? Tht is the ques'um which President Joh'ion would hive placed at the bottom of his llanc ck message if modes-ty had not retrai. ed him. So he generouy left it 10 be infei red. For if put in words it wo ild have torn every button from every waistband on the continent.'' THE FIVE PER CEXTU52. We are happy to announce that the efforts of Gov. Butler to adjust the claims of the State upon the General Government fa accordance with the erms of the enabling act were succ ss ful. The first installment of ihe five fier cent, of net proceeds Government ands have been received by our State Treastrer, and our school fund is richer by S12.000.00. Commonwealth. LINCOLN ITEMS. The following are from the Common' wealth of the l8ih inst: A protracted meeting is going on in the M. E- Church, under the super vision of Rev. Mr. Hiwkes, Prayer meeting at 6, P. M., preaching at 7. S. II. Walker of Plattsmouth has bought of Gov. Butler a lot in Block 34, fronting mark'et Square, 25 by 142 feet, foi $200, He proposes building upon it immediately. Dr. Potter commenced this week a fipe business house on the corner of N and 9th streets. The storm has inter fered considerably with his work, but ihe building is well under way. . His Excellency, Gov. Bitler and Hon Secretary Xennard, Commission ers for location of Capital, and the erec tion of the State House, arrived in town en the 11th, the day fixed for opening the bids for the building con tract by Superintendant Morris. Mr. aru. ounaer and contractor, of Uhi- c,aS0' wa fud to be the lowest bid- der, and the contract was accordingly awarded to him at ?t?,000. In the meantime Mr. Morris has taken advgu. tage.of ,the fine weather, and hai the foundation laid, and ihe basement story nearly completed. He has h.d tcmo of the most skilled stone cotters in the United States employed on the work. Already the water tables I nve been cut, and several of the succeeding courses are reod-y for the masons Mr. Ward prepasea t have every stone prepared for ihe walls by the opening of spring. The buildmj is to le com pleted by the 1st of S -ptember next Mr. Mard'o contract of ccurse includes the work already dene. A XAURCAlTcTiTlOSITV. It is generally known ihat ilcto exists about a mile west cfFremont a remarkable stream, with' a swift cur rent, and no ou-Iet above the surface of the ground this side of Lake Erie. It was discovered several years ap-o on a farm north o; ihe Four Mile House, now owned by widow Shefler, by a man who was returning" from a day's chopping in the woods In walkirpr ocr a slightly sunken p!ac, he r.o'.tcid. a hollow sound, and turning, struck the ground with his axe. The axe broke through and disappeared and has never been heard from sine. Further in vestigations showed a rock about six feel below the surface, with a crevico a toot or more wid?, in which waur could be teen several feet below. By tracing its (fourae further down, and breaking through, iVe crtst, the same phenomenon appertred again, and by dropping a piece of wood or other float ing substance in the upper aperture,, it was soon seen to pass the lower one. showing a strong current. A lead and line, let down to the depth of seventy feet, fouB.4 qo toitqnx The supply of water is only sligh.ly affected by dry weather. A pump sei up in one of the places above mentioned, lm furnished the purest water to ihe Whole neigh borhood c'uting the late dry season. It is cer'aialy a great curiosity. ORDIIVAIVCI? WO 67 An Ordinance toau'hor.'i- the City Council ofP,a't, monita to borrow moneV ror the purpeie of grading and furDMbiiiK tits fcra railroad running from 1'latiBujo'iih, Cass County, 'o ioter.ie:t the Union Pacific road lu (sarpy County, Kcaa.ka. lt. Be it ordalnrd by tlie City Council of til 5 City of PlatUmouth . That an eln tion be lieM on the 'jO'h day or February, A. II. I lie piU, o be ..enej at It A. M , of .a ill day. and cloe at 6 P. M. of Ihe same; for Ihe purpe of voting upon the propoilttoa auiboria'.og tl.e City Council to horr w mono, i, 1, suing bonds to b u-d by th firn rulri,i pan that will grade, buifl a bridKe acro Plaits Itircr and furnish the ti fr a ri!ro d ru:.i.n from Plattrraniith. Ca County N'etjrsiWa to Inter wot the Union Pacill.- It.nilroa-l a: tin neale.t prac ric il point in Sarpy Comity. U. That the Ci.y Ker-rd.-r ktiiil!, at least te3 di-ys previous fo the day i f said e rctioi, po-t four n ticea In foiirof lb mot pnMic plttc of th. City; Baminj th p ace and dar, wh-a and wh-m the election will be held, an l statin di-.tlr.c"y th. object and amount ol the an which the Couucil is empowered t. b irrow il19 am ,uut lo b one hun dred thousand dollar. j 31. The c inv of itis vts p 1. at ,u v9. lion f ha l iu all re-pe-L, b co ,d ict d tha same " all othrrt.tr elecdnns. Aud when ih a'mtract of the tou-4 H all hare b en ma le it nhail hi t'.e d jty of Ihe Ciiy Ccuniil to dvclare l,jr rraolutloi. wh-iher the iiropn-iti.u: is c irried or I ,t,m the ca, may he 4th. That in olu)r uro'i 1 prop ,.Uio, it' kb.,11 be si.flu ent for lite p ron who w.-h-., lo for aid 1 n.jM.Sitioti to u.-iire WCiurn or p in a I i n in hi. ba.loi, "For Kitlroari Uon.H " When aftu.l the said r..,ijua, "AgainM It .ilroail II n.. " -h 1 In. or-li iatic 10 t.,ae eff.-ct ana btn t t : . riom and a:t'T il. pnbl iratian Mceorltu lilin . W.roTrtMllil, Mayor. S. If BLACK, Kccj drr, i,ro tan JanSd- - Ladies Repository, For 1868. . A (i'neral J.iterary and Relilout Maa. zine for the Family-, rubll'hed by POB k IIitchcjCK, Cincinnati! anl faf'tro. CaRL-tq k roaTm, N, Tork, 200 Mulberry bt. It ii the purpose of Ibe pnbluhcr ( fthlsMara rine to retain the prevnt prire, an I lojjive Its ttA ersthe fall l..n-flt cf ar.y decline they mr find Ii lb J com of publication, by enlarging a'lj iinpiuin on the Vkii no itm-if- They hve determined ! fcdd rixleen paves to each runjb'r, maln f eoch number contain eiirhlj pijr-. This Anlarre-ntut will be equal t four volumes of reidiis matter, in the modern rtrle ofbork inakinr, worth oue dollar and a quarter each; or, in 01 her word., will fn 111 h the family with as much redinx aa fire o'o iirj in -ated in bookn, while the whrl" volume wi; fur as much reading lor the family f..r 8,.'!', ai taeni v dollars invested in b.j 'k containing riinilar reailirc matter. We notv off-r to th. pub ic the larKt aio! b ete ezcuted Marazin in the failed Statre for tb same money. The Renotitnrr is a Christian family Magailn. and it will be our constant aim to maintain tu bllih character for pure and el gaol literature. It wilt be priote on 'he flneit aln-ti-r d piper, on beaa'.i ful Antique type. Kach nnmbnr will contain two oniaixAL stcf.l zxgha visas. Executed In the Ii ih.-t a'yle of the art. We pr o.e tbe widest ranse anj the ar'ateu variety posxible In ihe Itt-rary ma ter of our page' Es avs. Disquisitions, Ta le , Adventures troui real 1'fe, Biographical and Literary Sk,l':he, Critiques Poems, anil papers on Pra;tihal t.'.IMy. 7ermt.13 CO per year- or, $1,75 per o!umi invariably in advance. The Kepo.itory for ISfifl sauill be is-ur.l in two vat nmes, coium-ncitig the flr.t of January and the first of July jan 23 Farnham Souse, HARNEY STREET, J. C Ml BY, Proprietor. J AWES VICK, " IMPORTER AND GROWER OP FLOWER & VEGTflBLE SEEDS., ROCHESTER, N. Y. , VICK'S ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Of SEEDS ASD FLORAL QUIDK T0 Is now published and ready to send ont. It makaa a work of about ORE MCXDRED LABfal tA a eon"' tainltig full descriptions of tbe Choicest Flowers and Vegetables Grovir- wlth plain directions for Sowing Seed, CaUure.'Ac. 11 w v4niiiuuy iiMistrsie,, witn more then oxa IICSUKED USB WVOO KSURAVIi'OH of F.ower and Vegetables, and a BfAPTIFPL COLORED PLATE O? FLO WKHB. Welt printer- on tbe finest naner. and one of tha too beautiful as well as trre most instructive worse ef the kind publii-ht -J" 9-et.t to all whv app'j, by mail, post paid, far Ton cents, w 1 ich Is not half the coat. Adrress JAMES VICK. Rochester. N. T- janw notice. Fealed prrpoaala will b received by rie villi S O'clock P. M. of Toe-dav. P'b'y. 4th. 1369. B r Mia grading of Main Street, ccmjilUi. For speelflca- ticna ana letters 01 contract see Meters- Uiaek, Parm-iee ad winteraUae, Committee 03 lligar wr. (iiteu aadar my band and aeil. Jsn.y nth. let. F. M PC'REiySTOX. . Jan l4 eeelT'.