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u r " i .1 V 7 ' . 'V' cnj' mon attempts to haul down the American Flag, shoot him on' the spot.'. : , ' . 7 7J (.i j. r: tt 1JL.TTM()U l li NEBUASK, T11UUDaV; JANUARY: 28, 18G9. , V VOL.: X A- l P0 -43; ; j v I THE, HERAJLD ' ;I3 PUBLISHED WEEKLY, 1 1. X. HATHAWAY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. h-On-. corner Ma'.a .tree and Levea, cond Terms: $2.50 per annum. Utiles of rfdcerlistng 6 .qaar. (.pace of Usn ttn) o iniertion, ca ahTont laertion -Profe.-lnlerd notexceediaff i Oi., jttMMm or lew, P-L""" three mootb , . M . . $1.50 1.00 10 00 3.V00 20 ( 0 Jfl.00 6.00 86.00 . 20.0(1 100.00 60.00 .00 orln Work ail- - m tnree mu-u. O.Veola:na twel month - tx month " three month " in,.rtn.ientle"'JnanU,,lo',t be p" aaranc. We are prtpared to all of 'tort notice, and In a ,t,L that will fiction. " WILLITT P0TTENQEE. ATTORNEY-- -AT LAW, PLATTSMOUTH - - tOTBRASKA. ATTOR N EY AT' LA W ' ScaicitorYn Chancery. PLAT rSMOOTII. Ml Bit ASK A S. F. COOPI3K- ATTOZSEV ASD COUXSGLOR AT LAW. piattsmoutli Neb- A tTill hUy.Bd.eURelE.Ute,.ndpr Uf;r 11 n -in U. R LIVINGSTON, M. D- Physician and Surgeon, ,4ro'iij. .ornornfl'ak 114 .VJCII1 itrceu; officr n Jttin tr. "PI1 " IMi'.Uinouih, Sbrt'- . Platte V alley House Eo. B. MrRPHr, Proprietor. W o.Vnii ari Fouri Wreei. IMattsMioiiili, Nel. bUI'-'.'i'e 0, J ..." 7:. , l!ord J .kdoffr Ct-c: ,.;.:jii.w- ATTORNEY AT LAW General Ijaad Agent, o-:4'i;f . Mil WELL 6AM. M. Maxwell fc Chapman, a TTf AT rORNEYS AT l.A, . : AVD , Boli'citors in Chancery, ,lATTMX9CTir, - - - JTSBRASTA. Otc. .r U.ck. Battorj ft Co'. Drag Store. ' - , "" " '" Li JOS SCHLATER, and JEWELEE, ' Main' Street, PLATTSMOUTH, - - NEBRASKA v A food BMortment of WUUe .f:tf,l'.rW., Fane- "OC 'la Triiaoiini;. , MU-1 1 hi care will be warranted. Ai-nllO, IfUS. . . aim ..n.lr rt r; 1 Plattsmouth fiiills. C. HEIS12L, Proprietor. HYrfCntlTleen repaired and placed n thor . uh Vuub.uj order. Cu,u,m work d.ut on short tlce. - 100,000 Bushels of Wheat W.D.ert immediately, for which the flic. w: be paid. tu"i'B U. J. N. WISE. Otwal Life, Accident, Fire, Inland and INSURANOS AGENT Will is rih t re ftMr.hl rt.t io the most reli.Ol 1- K IT ,..t..;t S La ICS. . -.pan -- 7,u srronth. sel.ra maySldi! ..i.lliuevy Sc Dress ma kins t MH A.M. Dr-l.f MB.R.r. Ka!Kit Uuiumte ilie City ISaic ry. WE wulU f enpectf ul y announce to the LHe or .l ittjmouth and vicinity, that we hi"j ast tre.ir.d a tareand well .el-eied a-ockof '!' U13.I. .... in "t Flower.. Kiblwns. velvtt, dree. 1 vimm.n;" e.c. w. ..the eheafi , g.U t.r.old iathi.cl-y. Wecan .ecmmodaie j. II our Id c juon r and as many new one. a. will 'avor u with .call. All kind of work Id ur line don to rder. Perfect uitasractioasiven or :iochrE. mytf HEALTH- GOMFOBT, AND ' - ECONOMY. 3 REASONS FOR BOARDISG with GEO. W. COIVI.IT, OAaSTRKKT, - - - PI.ATT8JI0CTU Two block northwest of Brick School-Uouc. HE ha a EA TIT H0CSE, free to r-a'-rons ; hi room, are wcil ventilated, and hi. prlcr. ar -aonabie. . Julji3 nl6tf. Capt. D. LADOO & CO., . Wtoleiale and Retail Dealers in Wines and Liquors, . AUo a Tery cho'.ce aeloctioa of Tobacco and Cigars, HAisiUoet, ae.l"drbor et of Seymour House, KeUra.ka City, Kebra.ka Jnet rfeling a cew stock of Genuine Old l?rm d'--t from t'njuriMa .o..ty. By.. Bittar, mj1w i& STATU ltlilslTlvKE. , SENATE. Januaryl8, 1869 ' Mr. Stevenson presented petitiou of David Elsworih and others, praying for a herd 1st. Mr. Frost presented petition of citi-" zen of Douglas precinct,, against granting a lanrFof one null on tbe doU 'ar to build a bridge across the Mis souri. : Referred. to the committee on Judii ciary. ' , Mr. GodwiU presented petition of citizens of Bun aud tJumin? counties. Dravinff for the establishment of the county buildiugs. KctVrred to cimtiittee on counties. Also a petition fr a tate Ro;d and Mail Route from Blair city to New- point. Referred to committee on High ways and Bridges. Mr Stevenson introduced a bill to amend the General Incorporation Law relating to indebtedness. Rules , sus pended and referred to committee on Incorporations. Mr. Reavis introduced a bill to re pea' certain sectins of ibe General Incorporntion Law and revised old sec tion seniy-five. , , A bill 10 abolish the Death penalty was read, and referred to 'committee on Judiciary. Joint Resolution accppnn? the Ag ri; ult'irMl Coll!: Act. Rierred to the commiitee en Federal RelaU'ins. Mr. Cunninehani. by constnt pre nruted a joii t Roluiion auihorizing the distribution of five hundred copie of the Agricultural paper at Omaha by members of the legislature. Laid over under the rule. A i 'Uii resolution au'horiz'og the peoIe to vote fr or against a conven tion to rcvi?s the conttnution was called up and r"id secotid lime., Mr. Goodwill from crmmittee on Public Buildnvgs, repined back bill 'o transfer Old Capitol Ujilding to Omfi da for scl uol purposes, with amend men's. 'Rules suspended and bill taken up for coiiMderitticn. On motion ff Mr Chnpin, th amfndmeois of the Senate were adop ted. . . On motion of Mr. Reavis, the bill was ordered printed. Adjourned. HOUSE. January IS. 1S69. Mr. Steuiman presented a remon ?irftrice signed by Samuel Ryne and 5S others against a herd la.v in Rich urdcn couniy - -, - ; , Jlr. Joaes presented aremonstrnce' stoned by A S. Dtvis" and iHhrt against a herd law in Nebraska, and especially in Nemaha county. Mr. Ti-'dull presented a remon s'rance against a herd law in Richard ardixin coun'y signed by Oliver Jeniiigs and 37 others. Mr. Loveland from the Committee cn Ways and Means reported back II. R. 12. "riu act making appropriation for the payment per diem and mile ae of the members, officers and em ployees and incidental expenses of tbe Legislature," with the slight amend mem and recommendation that it do pass. .... ..... ... . .. Also II. R. 18- "-an act to authorize the t-ublication of the laws in newspa pers, with the recommdation that n do not pas. ..: s i ' Mr. H a good from the .Committee on' 'Privileges and Elections'' presented a lengthy mincirity repurt in the contested election case of Parker vs Brub aud offered the following as an a mend me rat to the resolution offered by the majori ty of me Committee. Resolved. That Marcus. .Bru?h is entttlr-d to a seat in this Hue as Rep resentative from th 9th DiMrict. On motion of Mr St i boh of Cas- both resolutions were referred to a cominittee ,of ihe whole Hou.e,"and iiia 'e a special order for VVediesday at 10:30 o clock Mr. -B truard gavaTootice of a bill to acnul ihe ci-de of civil procedure. "Mr. Spi-ce: ffered a. bill to attach BdtlfT and Polk cooni'es t ihe 3J Ju diciil District and to Platte count' for Judicial purposes. Mr Hunt offered a bill to authorize Stephen J Hiixuan and John Hmtnan to erect a uni'-dam across the Big Blue river in taline-cuiity. Mr. Brown offered a bill to define the -liens on I Horse?, .Neat', .Cuil Mules. Asss and Sheep as they occur in chapter 46 of Revised Statutes, en titled Revenue. Mr. Barnard offered House Roll 23 entitled "an act to amend chapter C3 of the Revised Statutes entitled Towns. Rules wre suspended. ' Mr. Zimmerman offered House Roll 'l9t an a'ci tc amend an ncreiiViVd ! act to create a Board of Lui'sration I. encourage emigration to Nebraska. Read a second time by it title and re frrred tu cimmiuee on Emigration Mr. McCartney offered House Roll 31. entit'ed "an act to amend section 1S6 and 190 of the code of civil pro cedure euiiiled,.replevin of property. Referred to committee on Judiciary. -V Mr. Sj'iece offered H. R. 32. enti tled "'an act to incorporate the town of Columbus in Plane county." Refer red to comm'ttee on Corporations. Senate Bill No. o, entitled "an act to exempt from ai. or execution prop erty used "tor extinguishing firrs." -Pded.j :, , ' . .... ,H. R.,;1S. regarding publishing of laws in . newspaper, was lotlenmtely postponed.; , , . ... . , . ,fi ..... ., ; SENATE.,, . . Mr. Cbapin introduced a resolution that the Senate proceed to ballot for United States S-nauorr in accorda.nceJ with, the act of CoDgress made aud pro vided in the cae. Carried. -. Rlr Cnapin nominated T- W. Tipton of Nemaha' " ' Mr Barnutn Dominated Charles H. Browp of Douglas : , , Hl ... -: Those voting for Mr. -Tipton , were Ashion. Ch.pin, Ojiimngham, Frut,, Gere,, GoodwilL. Hathaway, . Majors, Porter, Rjavis, Stevenoa aud Taylor 12. , ,..,,. For C II Brown, Mr Birnuni-1. ..T W Tipton wasdeclaifcd the choice of the Seua-.e for U S. Senator. .x.(i . Mr CLapin introduced . a petition from citizens of .S-watd county, pray tng for a new election to determine) the plac of their Cpuiy Seat. ,., tj . - The joint resolution , recontmr tiding the electors to vote for or against a con stitutional cour-ution came op and was referred to. the standing committee on Judiciary. , . .,. . : , Joiu . resulu ion ; directing the Secre tary uf Stale to turnib.ihe State Bjard or Agncu'ture wuh dOO copies , of ihs Oiiiaha $gricu!luralistt, came up. and was referred to the Cjanniute on Ag ricuiture. . . , , Adjourned. . w- . , ;,; , , HOUSE. Jan- 19. Mr Seybolt, of Cass,; introduced the following privileged questions: Jie solved. That the Hou-e of Rpre sentative. do now proceed to the elrc liou'ot United States Senator- for-ih term uf six years, coiiimencing on the lih duy of March, i860, in pursuance of an act of C-ingress, emitted . n art to re'g'olate the iin.es and means of holding' election for Senator in Con gresi, appioved Ju.y 25th, 1S66."' and that each member as Ins name is called name viva voce, the persjn ht? would elect to said office.'' 'Mr Seybolt nominate'd Thomas 'W Tipton of Nemaha. '-' " " Mr Speice of Piatie, nominated C H Brown, of Douglas. . Ihe Clerk then c.tlled the roll of members, each naming fii!- choice. Ail trie Repubiicau members voted for T W Tiprou except Mr Rhodes, who was absent. . The following voted for CJ3 Brown, ail Democrats: Brush Chae, Huut, Naffzigger, Small and Spece .-, - '. T W Tipton having received a ma joriiy of the vo:es cast, was declared the choice of the House tor: United Spates Senator. . Mr McCa-g. presented petition of citizens for a new State road to Ne braska City. . . . , Mr Blakely presented remonstrance of David Tiuman .aud 222 others, citi zens of Gage county, against the re establishment of Clay county. Air Smith presented petition of Ed win Lewis and 53 others for a law preventing stock from running at large in Plattford precinct, Sarpy couniy. , Mr Stewart pre?ented a petition of citizens, nrayina tor. the resioration or CJay couu'y. : ' : .-. r ; j Also a remonstrance against toe same. : . .n- ( : ; Mr Blakely presented , a petition cf J; N Thompson and 44 others of John son ciuuiy.. praying, for the re estab lishment of said county. " Also a remonstrance against the same. .. Mr Church offered the following: Resolved, That'ib'e members of the HousH'-of Representatives- believe it imprudent at the present session to consider ; the propriety of- changiriff county ; boundaripj. " ; We- therefore injtruc tthe" House. Committee -;upon county boundaries aud county, seats no (o report a bill or hills upon, this sub .Mr Shuok moved the adoption of the resolution. Some . disru-sion. en-, sued, whirh was participated in by , Messrs Stewart, Blakely Griffin and SeybolL'' ' ' " ' ' ' Mr Stewart demanded the Ayes and Nays: - '' ' ' :' Resolution adopted by the following vote: ' Yeas Blakely, . Brush, . Chase, Church. Crow.,; Evans. Gardner. Grffen. Hoile.; Jones, Naffzger, Par- rih, Rathmann, Miook, Smith. Spice Steinman, Stout, Ti-del. Tuiii 20. Nays Bernard, Brewer, Brewier. Fitchie. Fov Furay, Hawood, Hunt, L'ove'.arKl. ' McCartney1, McCatg, Mc Kmnon. Parmelee, Seybolt, Stewart. Talboi, Zititmerer 17- - Mr Speice offered a billl House Roll 33. -entitled ' an. aa. to. auacli Butler and Polk counties , to,. the ,3d Judicial district and to Plane'-couniy for Judi cial purposes" Referred to committee on Judiciary. - : Mr Tisdal offered , House Roll 34. entitled "an act to amend section-11 chapter I of the revised statutes enti tled agriculture." . Referred ti Comniktee on Agricul tura .Mr Barnard offered House rutl 3o, entitled ,"an act to amend ihe code of civil procedare.": . ', : Housfc'roH 12, "an act providing-for the paymeut of mileage and per diem to 'members,' officers and employees of the Hou-ej antf .incidental expenses ,of the Legislature. ' Itpad, a third time and passed. , . .;, ' ,..,.. . ... . : .- "SENATE- : --A ,i t-- ;-, -:- t- January 20. "" Senme opened in the usual form.-" " ' Gere introduced a' petition from J. B. Mattingly and S6 others, citizens of, Jefferson county praying for thee-Mab IishmentAf a P4t Road -Jri8 Tow i- bi I Range 3 Eat. oq . the Kaosa line to Lincoln t'ld B'airbury Seward City. Referred to committee on High ways, Bridges aud Ferries Chapin introduced a petition from citizen of Sounders : couniy praying for a Herd law. C' -' - : -- ' '&ephenWn- from- Standing Commit tee on lrorporaiton reported back (he Bill fur an- Act' to extend the provisions of the General Incorporation Act r-la i log io ind-r btednes', and recommended its passage'Tviihoui; amendment. ' Ordered engrossed and read a thirl time to morrvw t ' ; :fIathawNy "f" Standing Commiitee on-' Elections and Privileges reported (hat lhey hsA examined the' tesi-HJionj' iil 'the case of Mo-es H yduntiaiti contesting ihe -right of Guy C. Bar nunl to a spat herein a a nember from the Eleventh ditrict, and fail to find sutficivnt evidence to sustain the claims of the conti?taut. , 'The' com mittee recommend that further action n the matter be indefinitely postponed. On motion of M. Gere it a received and adopted - i i ' : Gere -'of ''committee on Engrossed and Enrolled bills reported "an act to exempt fro'ii sale in executive prop erty used and kept to xiineuish tires: nnd a joint r.-olunoti and' ; memorial for a mail triween 'Lincoln and Fre inonl ' county enrolled, and ready for ."lUrmlUr ot Pre.-ldeiit ' . , Fro t of Standing Committee on Fed era! relations reoorted back joint resolution aicep ing donation xif public lands for Agricultural College wih amendments. Rep-rt adopted. President read the- resignation of.W H Miller." enrolin g clerk, which was accepted and W E Sherfey, of Otoe, elected 'to fill the acaney. - : Reavis of the Judiciary committee reported back the Bill abolishing the death penalty, recommending its pas sage without amendmet. Cunningham introduced a resolution inviting Hon. E S Dundy, Justice of the "United States Court to a seal upon the rioor of the Hou-e.- Adopted.' 'Chapin introduced a joint resolution and memorial la Coiigre9 asking for a grant of land for the Yankton aud Columbus Railroad. On motion the Rules were suspen- ded and ihe resolution read a second time by it title and referred to com inittee on Federal relations. ' Stevensop presented a petition of W Bailey and 16 others, praying for re lief on account of work dune on tbe Capitol building. . Chapin gave notice of a bill to pro vide for locating the Couniy Seat of Cedar County Reavis introduced a bill for the dis posal of the State Internal Improve mem lands, aud made the following remark.-: ; . Mr. President: I hold in my hand a bill,' ''of ''which previous nonce ha been given, for an act to dispose of the public lands granted for internal im provements, which 1 now deire io in trod uce for the consideration of the Senate. Before doing that, however. I a.-k unanimous consent to offer" i word in explanation, that my moiive- may not be misunderstood. Thtre are many Railway corporations in this State that have no other existence than that which appears on paper, yet each proposes to build greal lines of railway, id all possible directions and to all pos stble p!acesvand to do which, tliey each demiud a share of the public lands. There is not enough of laud to build this array of , airline Rail Roads," and hence our resource; f-Iuuld be hus landed very carefully. This bill pro poVes to give' lands to three roads certainly, and io one other upon cer ain conditions. , Originally, I had intended to include in this bill all the Railway companies heretofore incorporated, and whose corporate powers have not leen forfeited by limitation; but on 'careful examination of the map of the State. 1 find that many of these ' line stretch through va?i regions of unsettled coun try wht-re the construction of railroads is wholly impracticable, not to say im possible, unless burked by an immense capital. I have dropped some of these lines from the Int. but if Sei ators hal conclude that n is jusr. to the whol Site to parcel out these lands pro rata among all the companies; ihnt object can be attained by so amending tbe biil. I do not wish to invite the bostil itv of any section or companv. but sun- ply desire to open up this question o the disposition of the internal improve ment lands, that it may be fairly and thoroughly discused. and amicably settled bv this Legislature, and so introduce the bill in its present shape, On motion of Uaarwn, the bill was ordered printed. introduced a bill au- thorizuii' . a' special lax in Richardson county;., for the building of a bridge across me xxemana. On motioii, the rules'were suspended and bill read' second iime by it's iitle and refeired to a committee of Sena tors from Richardson county.. ' , Reavis introduced a' bill" for) an act for J the' . relief of. the State Normal School. ' ' ' ' . ' ' " "' '..Rules suspended,' bill read second time, by its title and referred to 'Senate comni ttee on expenditures. On motion of Chipin the, Senate went iuto' coiiunitte of) the whole on bills on their second reading. " ' ;"'- ' Committee rp-'e and ! reported back to the House S. R. No, I, aud rucom tiien3ed th- adoption of the amend ment of Sending Committee, and also S. B- ,14, and recommended its pas sage. Adopted. . , On motion of Chapiu) S., B NJ..l4. ordered engrossed and ' read a ttiird i tune to morrow. . Select committee ' of Richardson ounty. reported back' ihe bi!l authori-'' iziug a special tx in RicSardsoti coun ' tyi with amendments. The. report was adopted, ' ' '' ,' ' I .," " 'J V' ! ' )' Reayis, moved that' a committee of two be ippointted to notify the House tlial ihe' Senate was ready to meet the House in joint convention at twelve o'clock m. to. canvass the votes for United" Slates' Si-naforl.'' ' , Carried, and, Mes-rs Reavis and Frit were appointed that committee. ' ) H F.' No. For an' act providing for tte payment of per diem aud mile age. for the meiiibersof the Senate and Hnu's.e of Representatives. Read Tir'st aud secor.d time .by i.i title. ' ' ' '.' '" ''' , On motion the Senate proceeded to the) Hal of 'the House of Represenia lives to meet in joint convention. , After the adjournme tit ot ihe Jinj convention the JStuate met and on iuu tion, a.'journed. ;'.' ..':. .iiouj':..!;1"; 'j. ' Brush preserned a petition signed by 21 citizens (or a herd law in Lancas ter county from May 1st to Dc-ccmLer 1st. Committee on agriculture. , McCatg a remonrtroace from citi zens o Cass county, against a herd law. Committee u aariculure. HifjouJ a remonstrance arBinst a general herd law "Committee ou ag- ricuiture. . Siew art presented ci'.zena of Joh son for a Siate Read. a 'petition from County, praying Committee ou Roads. .- ' ' ; ' .. . Liveliind Trom Cotnrniitee on Ways ami M'.-au-, reprr!d back Semite B.U No 1, with Mb amendment. ' Blakely from the' Cominittee 'on' Cor p uaiions, reports batk II. R. 2S with Hiii'-ndnit-lit. " " - . Brewster, from the Committee on T.,1.,. I -..J." ,....1 k..,.t. .l : uwiii. uauu.-, icruucu oacK tuts pell - uon rraying tnat it.e btatd land be eld ior actu.U settlers. Z mmerer f rom the Cominittee on ijiniirra ion, trleted the followinu. Resolved, That the Governor be most respectfully requested to furnish a re ort ot the Board of Eiiiiyraiion fur the use of the House. A the following: Resolved, That each member of this be allowed two daily papers published in ine Stale, io be' selected, by himself. e-.iuinn lost. Br-wsier offered th fcllowing: ) Resolved Tliat the Hall of 'Repre sentatives, be tendered to the.aiaie Board of Agriculture for their meeting ihis afternoon Resolunou was with drann. McCartney called for the special order of Hie morning upon which the House went into Commitiee of hole Seybolt of Cass co. in the chair. The chairman stated thai the special order wa the contested election case of Parker vs Brush. The majority repjrt was then read 'On motion, the minority report and depositions were read by the chairman after which Bru,--h took the floor In his 'own de fence, but was ioterrupted in the midst of hia able argument, by the arrival of ihe time for the joint session of both Houses to compare the votes of yester day.,., , , , O amotion the comm'ntee rose,., re ported progress and asked leave to sit again. A. mo'ion was adopted that the House go. into committee f the whole ou thb same sul iect at 2 o'clock this afternoon. .' The President and members of Sen ate were here announced, and the two Houses went into a JOINT SESSION. : Roll of ihe Senate and. House were called by the cleiks, and t quorum - of each were present S -j much cf ihe journals of each House for yesterday as relates to the election of U. o oena tor, was read by the respective clerks Ti e President then declared' Thos W, Tjplon duly elected U S .Senator for the term of ix years from the 4 b day of March 1S69. On motion the i'jint committee ad iourned sine die " . The House resumed its reguiaY ses sioD, a motron prevailed io lake a re cess till 2 o'clock. . , . ' " AFTEBNOOIf SEEsiofA. The House reajsemWed at two c-'cleck C'uuiiiugham' and immediaiely went into a commit, tee of the whole, Seybolt on the "chair. "Mr. Brush resumed his 'argument and made a teiliog speech. :..,,: .Furay of Douglas moved that; tbe contestant II. W. Parker be allowed to make an answer if he wished. Parker said as the': 'commitfee'ou "Piriveleges and Elections" who made the majority report and had .all the eui-' deuce before theiu would probably go over, the , whole ground, he would say nothing' . , Snoo&'look the floor iri defence of the majority report and was sustained by BrusUi mj .-r-i i ? a m r-.'.:, .Churth next spoke in favor of Par ker and was followed by Furay of Douglas in favor of Brush. ' ' Mr. Gardner, chairman of Judiciary committee made a very able argument, sustaining the report of the luaj irity, and was answered bv Mr. I. rush. Thr question then came up on the amendmeri. offered l y the minority cf the comuvtiee, to the resolution-, of the, majority of the committee as. fol lows: , 4 . .. . . 'Resolved, .That Marcus Brush is en', titled (u the 'seat he new occupies as a member thereof from the' 9;hr Repre sentativet District of the . State of Ne braska. 0. Adopted.. . ., , . On motion committee rose and re ported progress to ihe House'.' ' ' A call of the Houe-was demanded, and BreWster and Pannele were ab sent. . Tbe Sergect at arms was sent to bring ihejn in. Brew.-ter now came in, and on mo lion of Griffen, further proceedings under the .call were dispensed with and the question came up on the adop tion of the amen liuent. The yeas and nays being demar.de 1 resulted m follows: Yeas Chase, Evans, Furay, Ha giod Hum:' Loveland. '"McCartney McCaig. Mclvtnnon N-iffzigger, Rath man, Seyb.jlt, Smith, Spiece, Sleinmari, Stewart, Stouir Tl-da.l &. Tullis 10. i Nays Birnard, Blakely, Brewer. Brewster. Church,' Crow. Ftchie, Fox. Gardner.'HoileV Jones, Shook, Talbot and Zimmerer 14. . . - ' Absent or not voting Paruiele, Par- hand Rhodes-, . - The question ihen came up on the 'esolution as amended ' which was adopted by the above vote: ' Adjourned.- ... . ' Tile Oldest City in Hie VTorSd. Damascus is the oldest ciiy in iLe world. Tyre and Suion have crum bled on tbe 6hore; Balbc is a ruiu; iiltiiyra is bureJ. in u deseii; Nii-e ah and. Babylon have disappeared rom th Titi nr.d ' Euphru'es. Da mascus remains v!ifl it was before the days of Abraham a cenne of trace ud trvel .in island of verdure in tee desert "a. presidential capital wiui maiti il and sacred associations extend ing throiigh thirty centuries. - It ' was near Damascus that Saul of Tarsus saw the light above the brightness of the sun: the f tree, which is called Straight, in which it was said ""he prayed " still runs through the city. The caravnn comes and goes as it did over- a thousand years aga; there, is still a sheik, the ass, and trie water wheel; the merchauts of Euphrate and ibe Mediterranean still "occupy" these with "multitude of their wares" The- city which Mahnmet ; surveyed from a neighboring. height, . and was afraid to enter "because it. was given to man to have, but vne paradise, and for his part he was resolved hot to have one in this wot Id," is to this day wf.at Join n railed the "eye of the East." as it was in ihe time of uaiah "the head of Syria. Frni Damascus came the damson, our blue plums, and the deli cious apricot of Portugal called damas co; damask, eur beautiful 1 fabric of cotton aud silk,' with vines and flowers raised upon a smooth,, bright ground; the camask "rose, introduced into Eng land tn the time of Henry VII.. the Damascus blade, so famous the world ver for its keen edge and wonderful elasticity, the secret of . whose manu facture was lost when Tanieralne car ried off ths artist into Persia; aud lha. beautiful art of inlaying with wood and steel, silver and gold, a kind of mosaic ngravmg and sculptural united called damaskeuing with which boxes bureaus, swords and guns are crna meuiea- it is f-tiu me city oi nowers and bright waters; the sireames of Lebanon and the. "river of gold' stilt murmur and spirlie in the Wilderness of Syrian gardens.. Naby approves the scheme of Mr. Johnon for psym'g the public debt. He says: ' T "Johnson's policy soots - me.- He lakes ihe debt which bears interest and in the mo.t simple manner possi ble, makes the interest pay the princl pal.' He take this boa constrictor.' puts its tail io its moa b end makes it eat itself up. Sich financial t-kill hez bin ekalled by few and surpassed by none." 1 James Lining, of Lasalie, Illinn-, late volunteer iieutenant in the United States navy, calls on all officers who served in the Western flotilla and Mis-' sissippi sqcadron during the war, to assemble nt Cairo, February 18 h.and form a society si rilar in character to that ot the Armies cf the lcnaiet, Oimberlscd, Obto and Georgia. I lie Vim:iu aiud. ilie Cr V. At a certain 'cross roads io ibe State of Alabama stood a ': small grocery or whisky shop, r where "bust heac': end, 'chain lightning'were dealt out o tbe tbirsiy uuwashed at five cents a drmk or twenty cents a quart;- -The presi-' ding geniu of this jielectabia iustitu tuu was one Bill Sykes,, who aiaong. various pets had a. domesticated crow, bl.ick as the ace of spades,' ' This crowt hrxj learned amot-g ether things to ra-' peat quite plainly the words 'ditmri you!" which he of course heard fre. uent!y used in ihe gallery. , - Durjog the prevalence of n. knock-down nni drag out fight one day. however, the crow was'' frightened from home and flew to the -woods, never to return. , About ihre-e mtl,f rra ibe grocery was a settlement meeting house, an old tumbled down affair, on certain, occa . sions when a 'circuit rider happened that way.' Into this building wnt the crow taking peaceable possession;- two- days after the church was thrown cpea tor preaching, and a large, crowd as sembled, among whom wa a very old lady, who was compelled to U8ecrutch-a es in walking, vho took her seat to he front pew and was soon deeply ab sorbed in the eloquence of the preacher.- l ha reverend gentleman hr d hardly got under full headway aud commenc ed thundering his i nathemas at' all grades of sinners, l when a hoarse. croaking voice from above uttered the ominous words: "Damn you!" Tue preachtr ''and congregation looked aghas: a such' protoa ty, and each peered into bis neighbors face in vain io detect seme sign of guilt. Quiet was at length restored, however, and ihe sermon proceeded; but ere ten ninuies had elapstd the ominous l damn you!" again electrified the audi. nee, and just as the preacher cast his yes upward to search for the del n-. tuent. the crow flew down from, lis lierch, and alightin " on the Bibli calmly surveyed the terrified crowd, and gave another doleful croak: i "Damn you!".. : ... ', Tea effect was electrical. Giving one startling and terrified glance at the ntruder the preacher sprang from a aiiidow, carrying sash, glass and all with bun, and set off. at a break neck p ce through the woods, closely fol lowed by his horror s:ricken congrega tion, who bad piled out of the building pell mell after him. In the general scramble the old lady with the crutches had been knocked, down in the church. where she lay unable to . rise; aud on observing her, the craw who was after something to eaf, flew down beside heri and cockirg up his ey at her very knowu-gly. croaked out:. '. "Damn yot! . The old lady eyed him savagely for a moment, and tben broke forth in a tone of reckless defiance: "Yes,-and damn you too! I Lad nothing, to do with getting up tbi Methodist meeting and you know it!" The poor old soul had mistaken the crow for the devil, and concluded, if possible, to propitiate his Satanic ma jesty by denying all complicity in tie afiair. The world is full of lust such people. . , . :, Sharp Practice. Nantucket ia famous for pretty girls, excellent fisbiug.'Vquan tum,,; and good stories. One of the lat ter is told of in inhabitant of the island who lost bens from his roost. To detect ihj th tf, he placed u Hharp scythe :n a ros'tion to do cmtcned by the criminal as soon as be opened the djor. Tb next morning ibera was blood upon the b:ude, but no bens were missing. I be gentleman did net bunt for wounded hands', and in it abort tima went to California, Te urn ing after an abnerice of several years. There used to live on Nantucket one of the largest storytellers, for a younir man, in 'be commonwealths .He was quite pop., ular, however, and had a good deal of "brass," and cn election days oouid get oat more voters than ttny othr native of 'be island Ho waa 'stirring up' voter one day, and carae upon the returned Oalifornian. ' "Hello, J5- said the latter, ''ve me a ride to the polit!" "No!" said B , with an oath. "A man as puts eovthoa in ' his henroost, hall nsver rids with Ejet' B was never prosecuted for the confession. A tavern keeper in ono of -tbe small towns of Wisconsin, employed nn honest old German blacksmith to d) a certain jjb, for wh'Ch be paid the cash at once. Afterward a neighbor got a eirniUr- job done, on credit, for a less price. Upon being asked tho reason, the blacksmith replied: .'You xee, I have io much sharge on my bo'k, and I zometimcs lose 'em, and zo, Ten I have a good cash customer, I shtrge good prio, bur .ven I put it ob my book, I do not like to sbarga zo.niuch; to if 'em never pars, I no loza zo much. . .." , A rniniter waa, one Sabbath morning, examining a Sunday School in cateobism, before tbe congregation. Tbe osual qne tions were put to the first girl, who ma ally assisted her father, who was a pub lican, io waiting upon ths custosers. What is your nmer No reply'. -What in your name?' he repeated1. "Nune of jour fun, Mr. Miaister," said tbe girl; "you" know my name well enough. l)on't: yon say, -wa jan exma to our bousa on anigb:, 'Bet, bring me 10019 ale!" ' .' " " . ' ' " ' - - It is stated that there are numbers of young men now wearing corsets and 'hat so ne of them .do not. hesitate to- i borrow ;tu,ir,couiples:ioc5 from cafrwae' ': ill, t . i : I ! i ( i 1 ' ' If ! t V t : 1 1 1. Hir- .