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"If anij man attempts to haul down the American Flag, shoot him on the spot."
PLATTMOUril, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBUUAIIY II, 1G9.
AO. 45.
THE HERALi D
3IS PUBLISHED
By
H. D. HATHAWAY,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Xj0Ece corner Main street and Levee, second
VTT.
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Va sauare (space of ten lines) one insertion, tl -SO
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six months 20
thr'-e months 15 00
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ft as column twelve months - 100.00
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three months - - .00
All transient advertisements most let' orin
advance.
M We are DrtDired to do all k Inds of Work
on short notice, and in a style that will satis.
faction.
WILLITT P0TTENGER.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
PLATTSMOUTII - - 'NEBRASKA.
T. HI itlARflUETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
-Ann-
Soiicitor in Chancery.
PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA
S. F. COOPCU.
ATTOliSEY ASD COUSSELOIt AT LAW.
Plattsmouf li, Xeb.
"Till bny sod sell Real Estate, and par taxes f ir
W noQ.resid.-nts.
I mproved and n .iirproved lands and lot for sale,
Jane 25th a!2vl.
STATU LKJI-l.tnjltlJ.
SENATE.
January 29, 1SC9.
Senate opened in uMial lurm.
Barnum of committee on counties
reported jack hill to define tout dories
of Loncoln county, with reccmmenda
tion that ii do pass without amend
ment. Reavis of committee on Judiciary
reported back Senate bill 37, an act to
amend code relating to appeals to Su
preme Court without amendment and
recommended its passage. Also Sen
te till 39. to amend taction 531 of
title 1-1 of the code i ecommeiiding its
parage. Also Senate bill 36, to cre
ate the office of Registrar of Deeds,
recommending its reference to commit
tee f the whole.
Reavis introduced Senate bil' 16, an
act to amend the registration laws.
Read 2d time by 1:9 title and referred
to committee on. elections.
Crupiu in reduced Senate bill 41, an
act to prevent the trespass of Domestic
animas on culuvaied lands wiihm tin
limits of Situnders. Sewaid. Butler and
Pawnee counties and Sail Creek. Stove
Creek, E mwood and South Bend pre
cincts in Ca-s count) Bill read 2d
time bv its title and referred to com-
mutee on Agricubure.
BILLS OX 2d READING.
Senate hill 35. an act to legalize the
official acts of J N Wise. Referred
to committee on Judiciary.
benate bill 3o, an act to dispose of 4
sections of public land to aid in the
construction of an internal Telegraph
ine. Keterred to committee on State
!.ands.
Senate bill 3G, an act to fix the times
of holding District Court in Lincoln
county. Pa.-sed and title agreed to.
Senate bill 33, an act to emend fee
4of an act entnUd "an act t. define careful survey. Suthi e it for, the
the Judicial District.- and assign Jt.su- present to say it is certain it passes
ces to the same. Ord -rrd engrossed entirely under the river to the Illinois
for a 3J reading to morrow. shore, and whether it is wholly the
House Roll 60, "an act 10 aid in the work of some ancient race who once
construction of a bridge across Blue inhabited this land, whose interesting
River. Referred to cumin it ! nn I remains are lri'ii n ihii-Llo nn 'A
public lards.
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BILLS O.f 3d READING.
House Roil 42. ao act for the relief
of John Dee.. Read a 3d time and
passed. On motion the title w.s
changed 10 read "an net providing for
the sale of certain saline lands."
lloure Roll nn act authorizing- Geo
W Bridges and Henry L. Chuds to
construct a dam across Blue River.
Indefinitely postponed.
On motion Hocse took a recess till
2 o'clock.
Afternoon Session. The House
reassembled at 2 o'clonk, and imme
diately went into committee ot ihe
whole. Grifferi in the chair, to consider
bill on 2J rending.
Hu-e Ru'.l 38. an act providing for
the puhliCHtion of the DeciHon of the
Supreme Court and for ihe payment of
n reporter, wan considered and repor
led back to the House with amendments
and a recommendation that it pass.
House Hull 49 an act to License and
T , 1- . .4 I . .
wrguisitr me s-iue or i,qoors. a mo
tion to postpone ind. finitely, was lost
by a vote of 9 10 13 After some
amendments ihe hill was adopted.
On motion of Grifien, the House
took up the bills reported by the com.
mit'.ee.
uown mis great vmiey, or whether it
is parity natural and partly artificial,
remains to be seen. Id any case it is
none the less sludendous. The main
passage, we should think about twenty,
tivo teet high by fifteen broad and
r-ymeirically arched over head; a part
ihe way by cutting ihrouh solid rock
and part by fubsiatiiial masonry. The
bottom seemed to be much worn, as if
by carriage .wheels of some sort
mere are many lateral passages.
wuicn, or course, we nail no lime to
enter. These are about eight feel high
and six wide. In the main passage we
saw no tools or implements of work
mauship, but on entering one ot the
lateial passages we soon emerged into
a large chamber supported by leamn--'
pilliir.- of solid rock when the cl umber
was excavated. Around the walls of
ihia chamber there were what seemed
to be niches closed with closely fitting
slabs, eath slab covered with inscrip
tions iu Runic uniform characters,
which to our eyes tore a marvellous
resemblance to those upon the slab in
the Mercantile Library, which was
brought from the mines of Nineve.i
Between the niches were projecting
pilasteis, wnh draped Assyrian or
Eg)pttan hwads which presented a most
imprrs:lve and awe-mspit ing effect as
Senate bill ID f.r iko
Capitol Building and grounds to City of weA! ,llu'"'"'d '' he totchhgh.
umana, was passed by the following
la 1 lie pirll of Hie liebellioii
Dead Or does It Only Sleep?
While the Mi-souri Democrat and a
few ether Radical papers r-eein to be
wonderfully possessed just now with a
spirit or chanty, not to call it a harsi
name, toward men disfranchised for
rebellion, these disfranchised men
themselves, to a considerable extent,
show themselves utterly unworthy of
ihe least charity, and of the privilege
tor which they strive. Iq strange con
trast t j some of the utterances of the
Democrat, and to its claim that rebels
can be misted, is the following from a
leading Democratic organ in ihe Third
Congressional District in this State:
'We hope they (the people of Ar
kansas) will go into this mo.-t holy and
just c nflict under the black flag. We
hope they will not confine their work
of holy vengeance merely to the mis
creams they may find iu arm. Let
ihem thin out the Ya.ikees and scnlla
wags. Let them so drench the door
posts of the State with the blood of
these hell born villains as will forever
stand as a terrible warning to their
brethren. G ive their houses to the
flames and their bodies to the trees
'We exhort our neighbors beyond
Fito.n tiic n tsr.
Through the kindness of Capt. Mur
phy, we are permitted to publish the
following letter from John Talbot, of
Fort Kearney, Nebraska, who ba
traveled over this State, perhaps as
much, of not more. than any man in the
Western country. Read wl at he has
to say concerning the valley of the
Republican.
Fort Kearney. Neb., )
Jan. 25. 1869.
Friend Murphy:--! am in receipt
of your Circular, and am glad to know
that a man of ycur experience and en-
State xews.
The following is from the Tccumish
Gazelle.
'apt. Presson baa removed his family
to Bias Springs. Ha intends to ereot a
new store there as soon as possible.
Yesterday we were shown tbe carcas
of a huge elk in the markvt of Mr. Jofin
Padon. The animal was about two yean
old and weighed between three and four
hundred pounds. Mr. Paden also had a
Tull grown black-tailed deer a species
rarely found in these parts. It was
killed by a Mr. Fisher, near Whit. Rock,
Nebraka.
Hedges and Timber. W. L. Dunlan.
r r
ergy has taken so noble ao enterprise I E,1-' a forcibla writer urges tiie farmera
Ar v.l 1 a . 1 . ...
in hand to colonize the Republican
valley. You cannot do a wiser or
belter thing, not only for the good oc
the people that wish to go with you,
but for the State in general. The
same spirit of enterprise has seized the
inhabiaats of this locality. We thought
of starting a colony here, and of course
will all join you as soon as you vi?h to
start. Your circular has started the
the St. F rancois to cry aloud and .-pare greatest excitement in this Dart of the
nnl I "
"Rfldmnn hns flllpfl tha monetira f I
his infamy. It now remains for some cao Sel Ironi 70 t0 uu families here
one he has wronced to give him his Yu are aware that I am well acquain-
reward a bullet throuah the brain or ted with the valley for over 200 miles, beI,8 ready to Porno's luxuriant ban
of Nebraska to plant and cultivate hed.
gps and timber, as "breastworks," ha
calls them, against the effects of the win
ter winds. He sajg, let ns establish
strong skirmish lines by planting hedges,
and support thera by proper caro and
cultivation, and also by maasiog heavy
groves in their rear, and then wo may
plant our crops, our fruit trees, our
shrubs and our vines, be well rewarded
by rich returns for care and labor timely
and rightly bestowed. In summer and
autumn we can then have the peach with
crimson blush and luscious taste. The
grape, in rich, largo clusters; the pear,
hanging like thousands of yellow dinner
ass eouotv
TsyKesidence south-cast corner ofOak and .Sixth
streets; Office on Main street, opposite Court House,
flattsmoath, HebraakJ
Platte Valley House
Ed. B. Murphy, Proprietor
Corner ef Mtin and Fourth Streets,
flat tsiiiouf li, el.
klshed offers first class accommodations.
as Jay or wtk.
R. It LIVINGSTON, M. D.
Physician and JbUTgeon,
Tsndsrs hi professional services to thecitizens of j 10, chdpter 1C. of l.-l part of Revised
Statutes, subject "Divorce and Alimo
ny" passed and tule agreed to.
Frost tf committee of the whole re
ported back bill to encourage the
growth of timber, fruit trees, shade
trees, and hedges, with amendments,
and recommending its passage.
On motion of Charm, report Was
taken up and considered bw the Senate
'fur- Th .... .1 , .
iiuard ty I 'iicuumriiis were auopiea ana
us2S J Mil ordered engrossed for a 2T
I t(T to morrow
Reavis of comniirtee on Judiciary
.1 . . .
repnrtea Dacn rtle.nrn,l of Me...rs
Culver. Page &, H tone and E E sia
orooK-, ollering 10 sell the State 350
additional copies of Revised rtatutes of
- i . . i
ncumsKd. wiin a j-iiiii resolution to
purchase the same and recommend its
parage. Read a 21 time bv its title.
and referred to committee of the whole
o-niorrow
On moi'on of Chapin. Senate bill 32
to legalize and confirm action of Com
misstoners of Donrr.'as county, was read
a 3d time by its tale. Bill passed and
tine agreed to
Aftrnoon Session-. Senate met a.i
J o clock and went into committee of
tbe whole on bills " on 2d readme?
ouunmguam iu the chair.
At If . . -
txizo xiouse lion iy. an act to rro
hibu the hale of intoxicating liquors on
uajs oi election, with amendments, re
commending us engrossment for a 3d
reading to morrow,
Also Senate bill 29, an act making
approjiatiou to pay militia claims,
recommending its passage, and that it
De printed
Also Senate bill 35, an act to leeal
a.c iuc uiut-iai UUIS Ol J, 1M , tVle, reC
ommending us reference to a special
committee ot trree
On motion of Chapin, the report rt
the committee was adorned aid ih
but di.-pueed of as recommended
tsere, by leave, introduced Sennte
bill 43, an act to grant certaiu fim
leges ana lauds
EI. 4. jri:'.-INC54s
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND
General Land Agent,
Lincoln. - - Nebraska
Will p'.ictice In any of the Conrts of the State and
will buy and ti"ll Heal Es.ate on couim.saion, pay
Taxes, xamino Titles, 1 -.
n.iT-'rt 'ii7tf
a. MAXWELL, SAM. M. CIIAPMA.N
Iflaxivell fc Chapman,
.ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
AVD
Solicitors in Chancery.
PLATTS.VOCTH, - XEBRASKA
Offlce Ttr Black, Buttery k Co's Drug Store,
airl
vote:
Ayes Barnard, Biakely. Brewer,
Brewster, Brush. Chase, Evans, Fit
chie. Fux, Faray, Gardner, Hoile,
Loveland. McCartney, McKinnon.
Parinele, Rathmann. Rhodes. Sevbolt.
Sm th. Stewart, Siout, Talbot aniTu!
lis 24. t
Nays Church.Crow. Haffood.flaiat.
Jones, MtCaig, Naflziaerr PaVish
Shook, Spiece, S'einman, TisdeUanu
aCimmerer 13.
Hon-e Rltl 49, Ordered Engosed
icr a oa renutn? to morrow.
Senate bill 23. to confirm and legal
ize the actmn of the County Commis.
sinners of Douglas county in issuing
bonds to the amount of 250 000 to .nd
in the construction of a railroad bridge
act oss the Missouri river a: Omaha,
reported the same back to the House
with a recommendation that it pas. .
On the p-sace of the bill. Smith of
Sarpy county, was the onlv one votimr
- J j e
Those sweet, tad faces looked down
upon us from the ancient aes like the
souls of the departed. Oue oF the
passages opening on the north tida
i t ...
seemeu to loiiow tne river, and it is
believed extends to the great mound
now being removed by. the North Mis-
h.-art. In nil broad Missouri have we
no Brui?
"Now is the time n obtain redress
for all grievances
"Let us pluck out the eye and hew
oil the hand winch has offended
'We look forward hopefully to the
general disruption of the Government
JNow ive want to know if the man
who can write as above may be con
idered as a loyal man. and
souri Railroad, which was the ihein irus'ed with the nrivileoes nf ih lon
of much interesting remarks at the U-t ve franchise?
both east and west of thia Fort, and
know every Creek aud clone on it for
that distance, and I can say with confi
dence that the best place for a settle
ment is about thirty-five miles from
this place, in an almost southerly direc
tion; say about 30 m les south and 6
miles west of Fort Kearney. There
fit to be I is an abundance of stone, timber, good
water and the best land in Nebraska
quets; and the. apple rich, racy and ex-
htlerating (the cider part) for summer,
autumn, winter and spring, to nleasa
the eye, delight the taste and cheer the
social cirale.
It is rumored that a daily line of sta.
ges are to be placed on tho routes be.
tween the river cities and Boatrioe We
trust the rumor is not unfounded, for
Tecumish and Beatrice are fast becomin
places of iuiportanoe, and tho need f a
meeting of the iii.-lui icul Society. T
those who have not teen the n.ounds
around St. Louis, it may be necessary
to tay that ihe mound known us the
Big Mound is about one mile above the
great bridge now being built. The
mound -known as Monk's Mound i on
ttte oilier tide of the river, aud is but
one of a continuous chain of mound:
extending from the riittr 10 the bluffs.
a distance of nine m les. ll i conjee
lurea mat ine tunnel unaer ihe river
and.the mounds are intimately connec
ted, and that there was in ancient iims
n opening through the mounds from
this sjt tertanean highway. Of course
in the negative.
On mo ion' of Fox,
adjourned.
I treason lo the Government dead?
Almost every Democratic paper in the
nation as well as the great mass of the
Democratic party have been, and are.
proclaiming that treason no longer ex
ists in our land What does the above
proclaim? If euch an article had been
produced during the war every man
who had a drop of loyal blood in his
veins would have denounced the writer
as a rebel and traitor. Then, what
was treasonable duru g war times can
be no less so now. We ask the qus
Hon. is it safe to enfranchise men. -and
g:ve them a rhance to conirol.the Gov-
ernment, who "look forward hopefully
Ii should also be known that ihe roa'd maU h" l0DS been foltb7 th oiti-
is good from here there.
I remain your old friend and well
wish t
John Talbot.
A Ilealiliv Midi! era ii Wonian
Yre w.ould tike to hear a good sound
argument against this woman votirg:
She lives near Dowag ac, in Van Bu
ren county, in the western part of this
State. Eighteen months ago, dressed
in man's clothe?, she bought forty acres! seeking investment ia the same war.
zens.
From the Omaha R'pullican.
The wajres of men employed by the
Uni in Pacific Railroad haro been redueed
to $2psr day.
BciLDI.va AgiociAnow. There appears
to be a mania just now for building as
sociations. Br reference to our Eastern
exchanges wo loam that in the older cit
ies of the country, capital seems to be
re
of land, and promised when her house is doubtless a profitable enterorise nn
was completed to reveal her name. In italists learn lust OThr tn
at4 15 the House
scientific men are in a perfect fever of ,,, ,he Ceeral disruption of the Gov-
IMl'OISTItNT TO
IST8.
Preliistoric Ilviuains. Dating
Dack Foriy-Five leara D. C
Full ud at at. l.ouls. .
exciteiiieni at these grand discoveries.
which stem so full ot promise to arch
aeological aud ethnologic-tl inquiries af
AATUftAL.- let tiuth. It will be lememtered bv
our citizens that some few m nth - nice
uu examinuiion of Monk's Mound was
made under the au.-pioes of some east
JOSEPH
M SCHLATEH,
WATC3TMAKEB and JEWELER,
M tin Street,
PLATTSMOUTII, - - NEBRASKA
A rood a-nortmi'nt of Watches c!lo Uotd Penn,
irwelry. Silver Wrf, Fane- voo-is Violins and Vi
olin Trimmings always on hand. All work com
suittcd to his care will be warranted.
April 10. lct5.
Plattsmouth Mills.
C. HEISEL, Proprietor.
Hava recently been repaired and ptaced m llior
O'tRh running order. Cuatcui work dune on short
notice.
100,000 Diisliels of Wheat
Wanted iraized lately, for which tha Libeai oiarke
pries will be paid. aag'ati tf
to the I.itiCiiJn Sa'r
J. IN. WloL, Manufacturing company. Bill read
General Life, Accident, t ire, Inland and Isl and 2d urne by it.- title and referred
to committee ou public and State land
Tran tit
INSURANCE AGENT
Will taka risks at reasonable ratus in the most reliabl
cooipanies in the United States.
C3Ofnce at me book store, Pla sircnth, Nebras.
uiay21 ttf
.ttillinery & DrcssmnUinSf
mr miss a. st. okspai.1 Mm. a. p. Ktxur
Opposite the City Bakrry.
WE wonld respectfully announce to the Ladies
of Plattsmouth and vicinity, that we h.irrjusi
received a large and well selected siockof Winter
J.oJs, consisting of Plovers, Ribbons, vslvsts, dress
tt tmmings, Ac., Ac. We will sell the cheapest giuls
over sold io (hiscicy. We can accommodate all our
old customers and as many new ones as will 'avor us
with a call. All kinds of work io oar line done to
order. Perfect tatajfaction given or no charges,
myStf
HEALTH C0MF0art AMD
ECONOMY.
3 REASONS FOR BOARDIXG
with
CEO. W. COL,Vl.
OIK STREET, ... PI.ATTSMOCTU
Two blocks northwest of Brick School-House.
HE has a BA TIT HO CSE, free to patrofis ; Lis
rooms are well ventilated, and bis prices ro
t'-aonable.
Julj23 olCtf.
Capt. I). L1UOO & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Wines and Liquors,
A'.so a very cho'ce selection of
Tobacco and Cigars,
Main street, second door east of Seymour House.
... . . ebra.ka City, Nebraska.
ionrh?! J'CeiVng uew Moc! "f Genuine Old
"rbo direct from Hourbon soanty, Ky.. Bitters,
' iuris w
Adjourned
HOUSE.
Jan- 29.
House Roll 64, an act to annul bee
tiou four of "au act to ameni the code
of Civil Procedure, by e-labli.-hinfr dis
tinction between Actions at Law and
Suits in Equity" approved June ' 19di
1&67. t ;:
Talbot gave notice of a bill entitled
an act to nmend sections 66 aud 6S.
chapter'4bKevised Statutes, entitled
Uevenue.
House Roll "an act to amend sec
11. chapter 29. Revised Statutes emi
lied Jails." Kules were sj?nended
hill, was read a 2d time by its tule. and
referred to a special committee, con
sisting of Messrs. Parmele, Church
aud Parrisb.
Spiece introduced House Roll 68, an
act to amend Cbap'er 19 of the Re
vised Statutes entitled vEstrays." Re
ferred to committee on Agriculture
Gardner intreduced llou-e Roll 71.
"an act to amend sections 62and63,ot
chapter 1, of the R -vised Statutes en
titled Manner of Commencing Civil
Elections."
Rathman introduced Hou-e Roll 72.
an act to provide fir tne building of
Court House and Jail in Washington
county. a:d to re locate County Seat
thereof.' Referred to a special com
mittee, corsisting of the Washington
county members.
bills on 2d beading.
House Roll 45, an act to amend sec.
It is generally known in this coun
try and iu ecirnnfic circles in Eur pe
that the gigantic undertaking of bridg
ing the Mississippi River at this puiot
has been already begun, and that for
more than a year, when the state of
the river would permit, the round of
the ponderous machinery has ceased
not day nor night, but -he work of ex
cavation has been going on until the
solid rock has been reached for the
foundation of the piers upon ihe west
em shore. Oue of the piers is already
above low waiei mark a triumph u
mechanical skill. The block of bione
of which ii is built are us hu&re as
these of iIih Pyramid-, aud yet, by th
ajpicatimi ot original principles tf
mechanical and ' engineering' skill,
these g'lg.iimc block nre moved as
easily as the con mon foundation stones
of our dwellings. The outer pier is
nut yet begun, the excavations therefor
not being quite completed. At this
point the wonders begin, the end of
which is not yeu hat f ffect the
di scovery cf this tunnel under the river
may have upon the location of the
bridge ;he bard of engineers will soon
determine. About 4 1 2 p. in. yes
terday the workmen engaged m blast
ing the rocks in the bottom ot the ex
cavatiou for the foundation of this pier
discharged an extraordinary lare
blast of powder, when immediately
after the report, a strange phenome
non presented itself Instead nf hav-
ing the uual time for the smoke to
clur-'tway they saw it ascend rapidly
in a column, as though i.-um from
the smoke-stark of one of our rieamer.
This tocn cleared, and it was found
that a steady aiiMiiut cf air with a
etrange damp der was isr-uing from
the cavernous excavation, showing that
an opening bad beon made into some
unknown subterranean passage. Upon
descending to the bottom ihe usual
ainom of mud and water had almo-t
entirely disappeared through a dark.
deep open ins in the rock about ten feet
in diameter, made by the lat discharge
of powder. Ropes, ladders and torches-
were immediately procured and care
ful exploration? begun. We cnnnoi
now enter into a detailed description,
but having been invited to accompany
the bard of engineers, wrh a delega
tion from ihe Academy of Science and
Historical Society, we ntHt reserve a
full exposition of the wonderful discov
ery until we shall hare made m mere
ern scieiiiific society; nnd during the
excavations theie weie fr.-quent ex ha
lanons of disagreeable gaes and odors
A we returned from our hi sty examt
nation, passing through its pilastered
hall above described, we observed a
ernment? Savanuah J"ew Era.
Ihe late Hon. C. S. Hamilton of
Ohio, wrote a notable letter, in 1S67,
to n young man asking for influence
in proctirino- a government clerkubin
W e extract the following striking sen
tence.-: '-Let me say in you that what
I have learned by sight and hearing.
of clerk lite here, t-ince I came here.
has been such as to excite in my m.nd
absolute horror. The whole tendency
i- to hamper and narrow ihe intellect,
descending opening about three feet and reduce men lo mere machines, in-
wide, following tins open-ii? in its capable of duirirr anvthinnr but rouiin
windings about fifty yards, we came to work. If continued for any oreat
a flight cf forty one steps, ascending length of i i e. and at last discontinued
wnicn. we touud ourselves in another l make place for others thev become
chamber of wonders oval in shape
about seven feel long, twenty feet high
and three feel wide. The walls of
ihi la.-t chauiler were sculptured in
mficeiit bai-telief aud Runic mscrin
non. Professor Bacchio, the learned
. c . I ,
oancnt ot m univers ty, wnu was
with us. has taken upon himself he
la-k of traii-Luri,llie iu-cripii.n-. O"
the meaning ot seme of ihe words and
ui.erly helpless and useless Few nf
them save any money, and when
thrown out of employment they are a
mo.-t wretched and unhappy el of men.
A orally considered, the effect are still
more alarming. Senator W'il;on told
me thai it was estimated that ihir.y
yt vein- oi an me money paid io
clerks here is paid out for mritoom
I . .
nquors. it i- enmaied that twenty
a year and a half, with her own hands
she his built a comfortable frame
house; grubbed ou' fourteen acres of
heavy oak. and made them ready for
the plow, and chopped and split rails
and constructed a fence that is said to
be the envy and the admiration of the
neighborhood. She has eight acres
sown with wheat. She has dug "a
superior ditch7 on one side of her
money that a big crop of greenbacks may
oe reaped therefrom. And is it not like
wise paofitajble to the masses? Perhaps
it is. Here in Omaha wa already havo
threo such associations orgtnized, and
whispers are heard that mora will be ori
ized at an early day. If in their opera,
tions they, contribute any substantial
bulk to the width and breadth of Omaha
land. She furnishes her neighbors then we shall have remon to regard them
with axe helves end splint baskets.
She dug up a tree, sawed some run
ners out with a hand saw, and manu
factored a pair of bob sleds." She
hires a team of her neighbors by doin?
extra work for them Two months
after her arrival she went into her new
house and out of her old clothes, and
said her name was Ann;- Siarcy. In
addition to these remarkable accam-
pli-hments and the conquest of the ob-
as truly an advantage to our crowing
city. But if they employ their means in
dragging the poor man still loer down
into poverty, r-s they hare done in some
instances East, then wiil they icdeed be
a curse to everybody but so f.
Noblb Printer Bora If tho municipal
authorities of our great cities wero only
half as active in measures of relief for
the poor and afflicted as are tha printer
stacles we have mentioned, she has boys of Omaha in taking steDS for tha
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,.o. iiuik anu uruuess enougu toover- rener or one or their own nnmLr
erne tte disabilities of half a century stranger though ha may be to manr of
leg below the knee Detroit Post.
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lltu Pi.lnC.A ui'iiinmPuj r . . . I.... . ..I. I r i . . p f ... . - I I . rr .
v,wo cn-i.ipiMi . .nn t iau rrnH i icB irui- s pain in iewu tvomefi. ine
very confidently. One of the mugnifi residue will nu more than feed and
cent grous ne is certain is intended to cnniie. A very large per ce itarre-of
represent Auabuerus rrowr;ing Queen H ose wbu hold clerkship fiere for long
Elizabeth. And another gmuo uf co or short neriod have tu In -em
lossal figures renreseniin? cannves fol
lowing the car of a victorious conqueror
are portraits of Luke Deuteronomy
and the friend going into captivity.
This remarkable discovery, follow
ing so quickly the one at Rock Island,
will awaken the most intense interes
throughout the world. It is very desi
rable thai ihe saran in o whoe h-ind
ihe rich treasures of the Rock Island
discovery has fallen wiil send rrpre
sentaiive here, so that we may cum
at the expense of friends The tendencies-
here are all unfavorable: The
family is unknown here. The boarding
house supplies the place of home. The
billiard room, theatre and saloon stand
7"i inyiii utiu uay, tempting you to
enter. lour associates are nurelv ac
cidental, and the chances are thai
large majority of them are addicted to
the very vices you abhor. The con-
clu-ionof the whole matter in my mind
is that ir l were choosing a life for my
T t 1 a
pare notes, for it is possible that both son, I would not hesitate to Mart them
these wonders are the
-ame ancient people.
works of the
out upon the street of any thrifty town
as draymen rather than see them take
a clerkshin here
What a Man About to be Hung
Thinks of Liqiinr
"Mrs. G , little did I think when I
aw vou in Ohio, that I snu'd come to
such a condition as this! L ttle did I
think I would ever come to the dicboner
able death I am doomed to die, and
break the hart of my poor o!d mo her,
and disgrace all my relative! O. iv
(iod, my heart will burst. I never killed
v ood, bat I was drunk, ami 1 waa pren
ent at hi mu'der. Had I not been drunk,
I would never bad been there. It
whisky that has ru;ned ine! IVhiskr !?d
m t' bad company, nnd it i whisky
that hs brought me to th gallows!
Yen, Mrs. G . the whijkr shoo ha
been to me the rttad I, hfll: and now if I
was able, I would have printed over the
mor or every whisky shop in Dubuoue.
and erervwhere else, ir, big letters tht
every body eoold sen these words of
truth: THIS IS THE ROAD TO
II EI.Lr Letter Jrom a prisoner in tht
luhuqiie jail. 1
E. A. Pollard, the fie-eaiingesi
man in Richmond, having been ousted
from his position in the New York
Custom ILu?e, nee. Collector Srnythe,
explains how he came tu be appoint- d
He was highly recommended, was him
self very persi.-tent. and giving his
name as E. M. Pollard, the un-upec-ling
collector of ihe port of New York
made him take the "iron dad oaih"
and paid him bis hi salary, all the
lime deligh'fully ignorant of ih ante
cedents and rebellious character.
Tax TitCIs. Last year all the va
cant lots in Eudora, Kansas, amount
ing lo several hundrrd, were sold for
taxes The citizens of the tuwn and
vtcini y look advantage of the opportu
nity, and bought largely, the proceeds
b -mg applied to the liquidation of the
tax dues. "
All, or the greater portion of the
lots, belonged to Paschal Fi-h, a Shaw
nee Indian, was one of the original
proprietors and founders of the town.
Withm a week or two past, Mr. Fish
has been selling the lots over again to
.other parties, claiming that under the
treaty relating to the Shawnees, no tax
can be assessed on any proDertv be
them, there would be much less sailer.
ing in the world. The professional typo
setters of thi city, to the number of
about thirty, hell an informal meeting
at the Herald office last evening, tho
ostensible object and design of which
was to levy a contribution from each,
to be used in the proauring of a nurse,
medicine, and whatever of comfort may
bo obtained through such an og nsy,
for a young man, a type-setter and" a
perfect gentleman, who is now lying
very low with the rheumatism in this
city. It is needless to say that the prop
er assistance was liberally subscribed
for a indicated above. I rinters never
see ooo of their number suffer.
A Scccessecx HcxT. Mr. Joshua Dil
lon, with his son Robt. Dillon and Mr;
Alex. Starry, from near Brownnlle,
rmsxed through our town on Wednesday
of thia week nn th; .-..
onffintr to an Indian Tho mattar .,...u.r.t m.--.. n . .
-- - - ...-i... a ouui.on.il 111 vm.Biaiaj nunc, in the val-
causing some excitement in the com ley of the Republican river and its triti
munity, a inai y of the purchasers of utaries io this State. Thse gentlemen
the tx titles have expended considera- wore ,8 companied by Capt John B.
me amounts in Duuaing and improv
ing ihe lots, for which, in case Fish's
claim is sustained, thty will get no re
turn Union
uiunu, ui abvoo viera in tieUTSOO COUn-
ty. I nay report lil elk killid and se
cured, besides quite as many disabled
26 wolves, I wildcat, 1 ewift, 13 wild
turners and a considerable amount of
smaller game, as among the trophies of
the hunt. Mr. Robert Dillon rode along
side of a disabled elk. and diosir.i,.i
Capt ain Doud has run away from
Woodstock. Jn Illinois. Mrs. Doud.
and ihe lute Douds. in the company of him with hia hunting knife, but in tha
Ada Fellows. When a fellow deins tro?'2'e which ensued, he was unhorsed.
a . . - C I J L. s9 L ! ff a, a 1 . .
to misbehave himef. he can alwav ""u l"B "'wriune to Dreait bis val-
af
Madame Ronalds, once Miss Car
ter, of B-iston, ha won her divorce
ensi in Pari-, and is to have 80.000
livres per year and ihe custody of her
children.
Rev Mr. Chivington of tbe M. E Church
ia in Nebraxa Cttr.
find some
signs.
woman to Ada Fellows de-
The Senate has virtually committed
iie'f to the same no subsidy policy of
th House . For ihis all thanks. The
pub'ic breathes freer in ihe assurance
that a new leaf has been turned in
Congress ia this particular.
A woman corre-pondenl of the
Washington Chronicle states that al
though Senators Pomeroy. Vade and
Wilson attended the Woman's Rights
Convention, their wires are all opposed
to the rooreme-rt.
ueuie spencer r:ue in the fall. Tha
pntlmen had two team heavily loaded
with the akins of their game and the elk
meat and turAeys, although not more
than one half of the ek was brought in
only the choicest piece, being selected!
Their hunt extended to the White Rock,
beyond the Republican, abd into Kan
sas. Ona of tbe most remarkable fea
tures of the hunt is the fact that tbe
whole trip was made without the nse nf
;he ardent, which hunters generally
consider as indispeosible, particularly in
eold weather, sjch as we h-vve had ainca
these gntlemei went out on their hunt.
Mr Dillon who it quite an old man,
thiocs ther Wire more suecessfu! without
the firtie'e al'uded to than they hare
wcnMbesn with it. jjjv Va'MjRerwJt
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