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1 1 t ; She ajcbwha gtrald. . PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 1869. CORUESPOXDESCG. We are deslroai of receiving correspondence from all parts of the State, relative to the material Inter eU of the country, together with aUh other nut er as'contribators may deem of interest. WHERE? Where will the B & M. R. R. cross ihe Missouri, nnd what lioe will it take after crossing, is the all absorbing question in this locality. We under stand the people of Rock Bluffs and o'.her points below, in this county, are doing all in their power to secure the crossing of the road at tneir respective localities. This is all right and proper, and only argues that if Plattsmouih ex peels the road to cross here, her citi zens must be up and dcicj. eigiit.jhil.es. The important item of eight miles of road can be saved by the B. & M R. R. Co;, between this place and Lin coln by going via Weepi ig Water This, at S30.000 per mile the ava rage cost of railroads makes the neat sum ef S210.000 in cash saved in the building alone, besides the gt eat aaviug in the running expenses in umo to come. - We hope, and have reason to believe, the company will make thorough examination before deciding upon a route through the county. the statLVxiveiisitit Was located at Lincoln during the recent session of the Legislature, and ample provisions made for erecting the building. A bill was alio passed or ganizing the University Association, authorizing the Governor to appoint the first board of reeents. The building of the University was entrusted to the Governor, Secretary and Auditor, as Commissioners for the State, to be governed by act authorizing the erec lion of the Capitol building so far as the same is applicable. Provision was made for the sale of tha unsold lots in Lincoln, also for twenty sections of Sa line lands, or so much thereof as ne cessary and the application of the funds to the erection of an Insane Asy la:n, a State University, and Agricul lural College. It is the expectation that these buildings will all be com pie ted befere the assembling of another - legislature. QUANT'S CABINET There has been much speculation in democratic circles relative to Gram's Cabinet, also as to his general policy of government. They have constantly flattered themselves with a hops that ha would select milk-and-water kind of men for Cabinet officers, aad that he would conduct the affairs of Gov eminent in a manner odious to radical Republicans. But all these little dem ocratio hallucinations have been scat tered to the wind by the old veteran himself, in his utterance that he would mt ousider himself as doing justice to the country or to tha party that placed him in power by selectingany man for a Cabinet officer who was not a thorough Republican daring the war and since its close. This is characteristic of the great hero of the age, and is but an evidence that copperheads are as igno rant of his abilities as a statesman as they appeared to be of his abilities as a General. lie has given ineta an Appomattox in Generalship, and he will now give them an Appomtttox in Statesmanship. ' OVn RAILROAD INTERESTS The time has now come when the people of this locality must determine whether they will have a railroad or not. The B. &M. Railroad Company eland ready to push their line west ward through the county to Lincoln, provided the people of the county will do certain things, one of which is to vote them a certain amount of county bunds to aid in the building of the road. This looks to some like a hard ship, and we have heard men , argue that the county shoud not vote bonds to the Railroad Company because, it was paying the company to put money in their own pockets. Did these men ever figure up how much taxable prop erty the Railroad Company would put into the county? Jut think of it the Railroad Company asks Cass county to give them tayS200,000 in our county bonds, which might sell for, S150.C00; and for this help on our part the com pany places over 1,000,000 worth of taxable property in the county in the shape of read bed, rolling stock and depot buildings, besides the great in crease in value of property already here, and the hundreds of thousands ef dollars worth of property that wculd come into lhe county in consequence of the railroad. The railroad property alone will pay tax enough to liquidate the bonds they ask of us, and the prop erty of every man in the county will be trebled in value. Do the people of Cass desire a railroad and all the attending benefits, or nre they willing to plod along in the old fogy style, and sell their produce for ten per cent, less than ibeir neighbers because they have I no railroad to take it to market. As ' - we said at the ouHet. the time ha ar- rived when the people of the county must determine this qMesiion for them- selves, and we can hardly entertain , . .L j. : :n a floutl as lo waai ineir uttisiuu wm be. Is there an individual in the county who would refuse to give his note for 200(100, payable say in thirty years, for Sl.000,000 worth of property down? The railroad company are ready to give us this kind of a bar- gain, and the question is will we close the contract? We think no sane man will refuse to accept the terms, any more than he would if it were an indi- vidual enterprise. As to the line of road through tne countv. we are as " much in the dark, propably, as any one else. We only know this much in re gard to i , that the bonds should be is- sued on the express condition that tbe I road should run westward through ihe county, and leave the ballance to te de- termined hereafter. If our own desires I were to rule the rulject we should have the road cross the river at Plattsmouih and proceed thence westward as near through the centre of the county as possible, or if one side of a central line west, we would have it run south of said line. The reasons for this de- sire on our part, as well as on the part of every cit zen of Plattsmouih, obvious it would drain a much larger scope of country into Plattsmouih than could possibly be drained if the road ran along the Plane river. iVesay this line wculd be our choice, and we hope the company may be able to see it to their advantage to take this route; yet we are ready ai.d willing to help the building of the road let it run where it will in the county. We hope it may make Plattsmouih its starting point on the river, and shall do all we can to secure that olject; yet should the com pany Mad some point on the river be low this, in the county, that would be mere advantageous as a crossing, we will say amen, and try and get a toot uo u at tile Lie w uuiui. at in ttic iuiu r n me tue county turn is uteueu, uoi 3 1 .l . .l-. : j-j for the benefit of any particular point. I but for the good of ihe county at large. Let us secure the road first, and 0CU1C "lc ottc. na.ua. reaT ekw a w - w- u anoui riausinoum, appear to uave ueen . Tt i . 1 I made ma very loose and unsatitaciory manner ever since the fir.t tetllennni of the country. At the recent session of the Legislature a law was enacted dafininc the rights of occupying claim ants, which will, to some extent, re- lieve parlies who hold property under colo of title. There are many inno- cent holders cf valuable real estate in this vicinity whose titles are, to say ihe lsast. not perfect; and it is also a wel known fact that parties are engaged in the business of hunting up all these apparently defective titles and getting quit-claims to the . property from ihe original owners. .All the recent en actinent can do is to secure the occu pant in good faith to the extent of his improvement ihis it does. W e men tion these Ja-ts that parties noiuing property of this class may not be de - ceived and sunDose their property is . . e , "i i entirety u iron, u.uac a. ..... King it a Dusiness to num up ueiecuve lilies with the proba jle intent to make money out of iheir discoveries, and that nartie. mav see the importance of ner- fecting their titles without going into a J Court of Chancery. The gullible poruou of the good peo ple of Omaha are enjoying the leger demain performances of a lot of nota bles yclept "Spiritualists', 'Mediums," um and sj on." A Mr Potter, lhe presiding genius over these exhibitions, we read, dwells "powerfully" on the progressiveness of spiritualism. It seems to us that there is less progress than this gentle being sees, for now a days the medium asks in a winning and most beseeching lone of voice 'will the spirits please communicate? " and we learn in the Bible thai the an cienl Mrs. Endor jun asked Saul who he wanted, as though she could raise the devil if she saw fit. There is evi dently less power or less confidence in these humbugs of to day than there was in the good old days lang syne, but there are perhaps more fools new than then, and there is where Mr. P. finds his support. Accident. On last Friday night, at Shell Creek, on the Union Pacific, an accident occurred by which the en gine and eleven cars were precipitated through a bridge into a litt'e ravine below, nearly burying the ei gine un der the mud, crushing the e'even cars in'o pieces, and leaving forty odd wheels rolled up in a little space. Miraculous as it may appear, not a man was injured, ihe engineer, fire man, aud brakeman having all jumped in time to save themselves. There were thirty cars in the train. Repub lican. Two men in Dubois.ccuiity, Indiana, recently swurped wives, one paying the other three bushels of corn to boot. IWFOUJIATIOX WASTLD. A COLONY COMING. . The following letter was 'received by Onpt E. B. .Murphy a few day since, havi ig been forwarded to him by Hon. John Taffe; -m v T. 17 ICifiQ niw a cma., . on. , Hon. Joba Taffe, M. C. Sir A colony now forming to tet'.le in Nebrakaihe ensuing bpnng, desire to assertain if there is any part 0f that Stute where waterpower and limber is plenty. Any information that you can give us will be thankfully received. Please send copy ot Home stead and Pre-emption laws of U. S., and oblige Yours truly. E. J. ROBINSON, 181 South St N. Y. City. In reply to Mr. Robicson's questions we would say that water-power and timber may be found in many localities hn Nebraska -on the Nemaha, the Blue, Salt Creek, aud many of tbe gmaier streams, but probably the best Limber and water-power combined, in lbe Slate, is found on the Republican river, where Capf Murphy proposes settling: a colony this spring. Those who have visited hat region say it is well supplied with water-power, boun tifully timbered, and has a soil that cannot be surpassed in the world. Ther0 dlfficully m findjng; a good locality for the settlement of a colony,1 where timber and water-power are plenty. It is often a hardship for single families to settle where these conveniences are found, on account of K from -eulerj. feut with the settlement of a colony it is dfrerent h matler, nol to them how far they are from "neighbors," as they would expect to have in their midst all the necessary articles for carrying on any branch of business necessary to their convenience. We think Mr Robinson and his friends would do well to come direct to Plattsmouth and inin f!nnt. Murnhv's exnediiion. Or . . indenendendv i . , jon i. : c j; I ihu uiniilrl have nn (liinniiltv in nnninrr I ""-J . .. .., i liicaliiv to suit them The act to legalize the bonds of and us counties nav.ng to I ha mart, rfanara in it rnar-JPlor lit conif) v w K that C Ull.-e of ihe COO.-,tl I tuiiou rt:u u iriuir au iini iu tic oi a :: ii I u r I itnn aeliloa nil dnnhte rnnrprn nir ihR I v.." - 9 egahly of lhe 5ond9 ijSueJ l0 the Mid d coinpauy. I'ress. r,id. Mr. rress. Cass countv has nol an outstanding bond, and asked no lejrilation legalizing her bonds; a spe cial set was passed legalizing the Douglas county bonds, and Memnha couuty was exempted from the opera t;oa 0f the act. Who was the legal J izin? process intended u benefit wh did it benefitl We have no objectioo to ihe act mentioned;, in fact we were jn favor of and supported it, but think I -he Pr-aa should be willing lo acknowl I edge its own child, and not endeavor to I -nake it appear that Cass and Dougla counties are. the' legitimate parent thereof. Col. Rloulton on the Advanta ges of the Trunk It. R. We lake pleasure in laying before 1 our readers the following lei'er from J- B. Mouhon. Esq., Chief Engineer- of the North Missouri Railroad, to Dr G jj q lm cjyi presidenl of lhe ebraf ka Trunk Railroad Compa J uy, showing up in detail the important connections with all parts of the coun Ir wn,cn lne conairi-cuon oiimi roaa will secure to Nebraska. This letter shou'd be read by every one: Omaha. Republican Rock Bluff, Neb. ) Jan. 30. 1S69. $ George B. Graff, Pres't Trunk Rail Road, Nebraska: Dear Sir: Since making a recon imisauce of your road from the Kansas State line to this point, my atteniion has been called to tbe fact that many of your citizens along the route do not seem to unders'and, or, at least, fail to appreciate the impoitanl advantages which will accrue to themselves and the State by the railroad connections it will make to the north and east of Ne braska, as well as the ttimulanl the construction will have to push rai'roads to the north of Omaha, the increased value it will give to roads extending westward to the Missouri river. The Trunk road must be regarded as but a short link in the long chain of railroads leading from St. Louis to points both north and west of your State, as well as giving a direct line of rail from these points to the Gulf of Mexico iu several directions, including lhe ebon est line to the sea by the Ksnsas City and Galveston Railroad, now in rapid progress of construction. The St. Louis "connection will for the present be over ihe North Missouri Railroad by its west branch to Kansas City, in Missouri, and by the MiMouri Pacific, fiuished and in operation to Leavenworth city. Befere it will be possible for you to complete your road from the southern boundary of your State along the Missouri river to Oma ha, lhe line from Leavenworth to the Slate line will be completed and in op eration, which will give tbe people of Richardson county,' near Rulo. a direct outlet south, by two line, to Si. Louis. The Missouri Valley Railroad is now putting down its track from a point op posite Kansas City to a point opposite Atchison and Leavenworth city, where bridges will be buili toon, and where it id now proposed to construct a trans ter frry similar to the one built at St Charles, on the Norm Missouri Kail- oad, by which cars are rapidly moved rom one side of the river to the -ther. Tite bridge at Kansas Ciiy is now in a orward elate of comple ion. which when finished will give an outlet over the North Missouri Railroad, to St. Louis, and by the various roads from that point, both east and south. At Kansas City two outlets east will be had. one by ihe road leading to Quincy. 11., and the other over the west branch of tbe North Misiouri road to Hanni. bal. aud thence east by roads which will soon be completed. At St Louis, the southern connection will soon be completed over the Iron Mountain rail road, which connect at Columbus. with he Mobile & Ohio Railroad, culling the whole southern system of railroads diagonally to the gulf of Mexico, from the mouth of the Ohio river. As it is the aim of all interior coun tries to communicate with tlie sea by the shortest line, I will direct your at tention to the progress of the roads be tween Kansas City. Missouri, and Galveston on the Gulf. Track is now being laid from Kansas City in the direction of fort Scott, one hundred miles south, which it will reach this year; and will be pushed on to the Indian lands near the southern loun dary of Missouri without delay, with the intention of a continuance until it meets the lines cf roads coming north from Galveston. The attention of the Legislatures of Missouri, Arkansas and Texas is now being called to this great question, ard ihe opinion pre vails that the whole road to the sea on this route will be speedily made and in operation. It is to be . hoped that this great question, so i i portant to your State, will receive proper atten tion at the hands of yourself and diree tors, by calling on the State lo grant such aid as to enable you to secure auch important advantages at an early date. In connection with your trade in the export of cereals, it is proper to men tion that the North Missouri Railroad Company has extended its track to the grain elevators in the city, where grain can be shipped to New Orleans, or to any part of Europe or South America, at the lowest possible rates. The extensive barge sysem, lately intro duced, for the iran-poriaiion of grain in bulk to the sea from St. Louis, has srreaily reduced the cost of freight over ihe old plan, and savi- co-t of sacks, a large item heretofore in the expenses of ihe producer and shipper. 1 will, as they occur to me, address von on o her important matters not mentioned ir thi-s letter. In conclu sion, I will barely allude to the fact that, as far as I have examined the route proposed for. your road no engi neering difficulties are presented which cannot be overcome at a moderate ex pense. Respectfully, J. B MoULTOJf. WHEN TAXES ARE DUE. For the benefit of ihe public we pub lish a few extracts of the Revenue law of Nebraska. Section 5. Assessors are furnished wilh lhe necessary bjanks and instruc tionson the first Monday of February lists to be returned by the Assessors oa or before the second Monday c April. Owners of real estate should in case the Assessor does not call on them, call on the Assessor and adrise iim of the correct description of their lands or city properly. Much trouble, annoyance and expense may be avoided by to doing. Sec. 32" County Commissioners to fix the rate of taxation (levy a tax) on ihe first Moiidxyof Ju'y Many are under the impression that ih party to whom propeny was as sessed i-lioulJ, under all circumstances, pay the iax-s, which i not correct. The assessment being merely a valu ation of property, it becomes uecetsary to mike a levy of lax '8, (n the first Monday of July as required by law,) and such a levy is a lien on property. Consequently the iaxe on real es'aie sold before the firs-t Monday of July, should be paid by the grantee; if sold after the levy of lhe 1st Monday of July, by the grantor. Sec. 51. No demand for taxes is necessary, but it shall be the duty of every person subject to taxation to attend at tbe Treasurer's office at lhe county set t, and pay his axej. Sec 54. Taxes on real property are hereby made a perpetual lien there upon, &c Taxes beceme due on the first of January. A penalty of ten pr cent, will be added on all taxes unpaid on the first of May, and interest at the rate ef ten per cent per annum. Re publican. AN ACT To prohibit the sile of Intoxicating Li quors on days of Election. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of the Slate of Nebraska, that it shall be unlawful for any person in this State to sell or give away any in tcxicating liquors on the day of any general or special election. Section 2. Any person offending against thia act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and pun'shed by fine net exceeding one hundred dollars, or im prisoned in the county jail not to ex ceed thirty days, or by both said fine and imprisonment Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of March, 1S69. Approved, Feb., 1S69. There are ix mechanical powers lever, inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, pulley, and wedge. We would like some one to txpUin to us which ue of these a snake ues in crawling. Judge Cannon, of Clay county. North Carolina, recently charged the Grand Jury of that county that a law. ful fence should be ,horge-!ii?b, bull- strong, aDd pig light." The scholars of tbe Presbyterian Sab bath School will give a grand Concert and Exhibition en Friday evening, Feb. 26ih at the Court-flouso. Tbe Republican Yallej Colony is bound to be a success. A very few people have obtained tbe idea that this is a kind of Military arrangement of which Mr. Mur phy is to be the Dictator. This is a'.l a mistake. The military rule only extends to the protection of the Colony, In all other matters every man will have an equal voice. A Water Power Saw-Mill for Sale. Owing to bad beilth I offer for tale my baw-SIill with 77 acre of land, known as tb QLESDALE MILL PKOPER TV. Said property Has 12 agile want ot PUttinouth Casa county, Nebraska, on Cedar Creek, and with in ba'.f a mile of the B A M K R liae, lo the best settle ment on the Platie liver, has thirty f et bead, and one of the celebrated Voyee ier Wheel For in formation call at my residence, ignl mlle west oi Plttmouth, or addresa if 1 BXAVbK, eb'ZOil riaiminouia, am Underwriters Agency. Aggregate Assets. $3,G3 1,999.95. Coniiolidated Stt.-nent of the condition of tbe Gekdakia, Hahovkb. Kiaoara and RcrrBLic Fne Insurance Ompmiet, of the city ot New-York on the 31et day of December, 1868. CAPITAL. AcitrteateCHpital, $2,200.000 00 Surplus 1.434.W9 8D Total Capital and Surplus, ASSETS, 93,631,999 95 United States Securities, Loans on Bond and Mortgase. 2.0 14.S06 63 .170.25 93 Loans on call (amply wcurnll, 414 8.10 00 247.5S8l6 Cash in Bank and hand of Agents, Real Kaate. 111,1136 37 216.T73 81 O'h r Secuiities, Including Billa receir jgable, Bank blocks, etc.. f 3,634,999 9i $175 511 75 8.063 63 LIABILITIES. r,nsp In process of adj (utinent, Unpaid UiTlJenda, I1S1 675 3S 13. X. WISE, .tgent. Feb25w4 STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS, ALBUMS, CIIROMOS. E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591 B KOAD WAY, NEW YOEK, Iavf.tr tto sitMlOK f ftr Trad to their extenwi sxtrtroeat tha rtea of ttoiraa . mmmifcturm m4 tmjmtim. W publish mnr Fwr TkoMmd MfU f Sivrmffpic Vkmw Cfttthilla. Hit Wh ir Mountain, tiaralr4, Wni Point, Critlrsl far. t - Urada Ti.atsn Fll, tir.-st rt. lltUw'leMM', llr! iirr, iUM 1. I 41 r 0 US, 1 hs At-dea. ltit.. Vrm su-. Our Importi-J View apihrtr !rj trnit, iB-ladinf th .rnj.i. t."- mt Wm. r'ttlasd, O. W. H ilwii, Umjf, ut witter 1 and. R ti i u. r vr-uvt, Pan. lrftin-1. Wtlfs, ! iif-ii. J Bram. 1 Tuilrr.ra, t-Vitlairrblrau, i'- rrt- guv, Vristtli.ra, r TITS OS" THE BTBI.E, A 'w an.1 ;atriX tutsn-w1in rria. fMnmiaatsil ard Tfira rest V if w. ill rat rm.tuly. W'rr lis tit' i Ar'1 :nar " for FKKRIr. OH VttfWH." f mU hi ! ' AMrtinrut. A-iaU for Frtth'a SM-ira of I ' raiei h Virs ia ttt taoi, tU Uute,' lo4tard, bVotlai, W aira, 8TKBKWOPF1. We maaa fart ore rr largely, and fce a larc toc-k ol J hst (: at tbe Utt rmM. . PHOTOGB ATIIIC ALDL'VH -Our MaT-afactwre ef A!N ia well knewii throucbovt tbe coaaify 'uperior la aaaliiy and beatf la all elbera. All we aell are marte lo eve Tmtwi o tlrt ai Jltleretil frm i ho mt any aitr maker. Uu.-ra aUomd not fail la mm m-it atoc l be:ara naaiuc lo.r aur--Aaaea. CHRO.OS. Thew hantlr)l ptrtiia. thit emnnt W aSjrarnrAae fm fat Vir.m. I- cm rs'mr, at one in iw-ir eot. we in.inri larceiy i rai lati tat:, bcrlla. Vieaaa and Home, acd aairlT U.r liaie ml Iba " E. &IL T. ANTHONY & CO., 501 Broadwat, N. Importers aad Hanuf rs of rUotojraphic IXateriala STATEEVIEKT i .T the con ttion of the IIOMB INSCRAKC:F. V COMPANT. of New York, o lbs firrt day ot January, s 1. 1HC0. n a te to the auditor o. Nebras ka, pursuant to the Statute ot that ht.ite Iamc nsid JLoeniion : The name of this C.-mr any s tlie HOME IXSI7H- ANl'K CO.MFiM , incorporateu in I3JJ, sua located in the City o( Newiork- CAPITAL: The Capital of said Company actually raid up ii Cash, is $2,000.00 ) 00 The surplus on the 1st daj of Jan-,1869, 1,350,441 bi Total am't or Capitul aid urplu I3.S59, 444.62 ASSETS: Am't of cash In Continental National Btnk. N.Y.. tlio.'JSoS Am't of vas.h i i h."t:id'-f A'gts and in course of tr.iomiiou 93,611)20 U. S. Ke wiered and Cou -enst ck lSl.miket lue$ 197,620.00 I United Mates Bonds 6 20, l,-2o7,la iO f 1,404,743 50 Mo. .-late Uoiids b per cent. market value, 21.600 00 Norti Carolina Bonds, 6 per cent., market value 9,045 00 Teuiiesee Bonds, 6 per cent market ue, 17.250.00 Wisconsin btate, 6 P r tent ruarketvalne. 80,000.00 Illinois 6 per tent, market vl-e, 20,400 00 Rhode Inland. 6 oer Cent.. in4ket mlue, 50,750 00 - 43135.00 Califoi nta Mile Bonds 7 per cent , market value. 65.C00.t0 Connecticut ftate Bonds 6 percent., market value 100,000.60 5. Y. City and Co. Bouds market vslue, 80,500.00 Queens Co Bocds maiket value, 23,500:00 Ki.hmondCo Bonds mar. ket v op. 23.500 00 Brook yn Citv Water Bonds. 9 71)0 00 J Am't of Bant Slocks, maiket Value, 129,976.00 Ani.tof L ans on Bonds and Mort- giig-s,being the first lieu of reco d omnciinibe ed R 'l Estate, worth at e,t 92S.400, raieol interest 6 and 7 percent , 1,178,955 00 Am't of Loans on Stocks and Bonds payable on demand, tbe market value of hecurities pledged, at leas, &I,US2 50, 409.6C2.00 Am't of Steamer Magnet and Wreck ing auparatue, 85,536 61 Am't of Otb er Property, Mlscella'- neous temss 56,157 65 Am't due for Premiums on Policies issued at Office (Fire and Inland,) 6,873 40 Am't Bill Receivable o- Fremiuma on Inland Aavigation Kisks, Ac, 14,X'0 94 Interest due on lt January, lao'J, 8S Jx3 17 Government Stamps on hand, 144 t'O $3.96,t;b2 80 LIABILITIES. Am't of Losses adjusted, due and unpaid. Am't of Losses incurred, aad la process or adjustn cnt, 104,097 48 Am't of Dividends declaied and due and unpaid, 2,740 00 Am't of Dividends either cash or sciipt, declared but not yet due, Am't of all other existing claims against tbe Company, Total amonnt of Losses, Claims and Liabilites, (106.637 4S Tbe greatest amonnt insured on anyTone risk is t"!5.0X), but will Pot aa general rule exceed $10,000. Tbe Company has no t corral rule as te tbe amount al owed to be insured in any city, town, vid.ge or blcck. being governed in this matter in each cate. by the general char cter of buil inrs, wKltb, of streets, facilit ea for patting out Ores, Ac. A certified copy of the Charter or Acs of Incorpo ration, as amended, accompanied a, previous State ment. STATE OF NEW TOUK, City and County of ew Tork, Charles J. Marti ii, President, and Jcbn II. Washburn, 6etxetry of the Home Insurance Com pany, being severally and duly sworn, depjse and ay. and each for-i imseif says, tbat tbe fortf oing is a trne, full and correct statement of tbe affairs of the said Corporation, and that tbey are th above de scribed olScers thereof. CHARLES J. MARTIN, Prea't. J.H WASHBCRN, ec'y. Subscribed and sworn beiore me, this Sixteenth day ot January, A- 1 ISfiu THOMAS F. GOODRICH, Notary Public. 3. X. WISE, Agent, r!amoutb. Teb. fblsw4 Improved Farm anil Tim- wcr fror Sale. The farm 1 about 20 miles west from Plattamouth, 2 mi es wet of Uoover's, on 'he Stage Koad 6" acres has Dee n in cultivation a log bonse upon It. an i ph-nty or slock water; It ih 3 w r r 13, R 11 160 acres: and connected wl'h it is Lot 7 and 8 K qr of 8 qr t-ec 20, .ame T and K (timber) 90 and SO-100 acres, making -2.10 and SO 100 acies. Also the N w qr of N w qr of Sec 24. T 70, K 44, in Mills county. low. Due east Irom Plattsnmntb, and 1 mile from tbe rircr. (betvy timber.) For terms aidre.n, D. II M'LOmON, ma)2Stf. , ; Ulenrood, Iowa. ITEW STORE! WEEPING WATER, NEB. HOKTON & JEMS DEALERS IH General Merchandise, feca as DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. HARD WARE, QUEENS WARE, CROCK ERY, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, AND NOTIONS. PISE AND COTTONWOOD LUMBER, SHINGLES AND LATH. We are Agents for WLLCOX & G BBS SEWING MACHlNt,l"tti is unduul.t,uiy tbe bes'. Machine nuW in u e. Marl9tf. FA KM. FOR ALG- T'he farm lies two and half miles Wkt of Rock I Bluff, and six and half miles south of I'lattn mouth, Ci'i county, Nebraska. It contains ICS acre 85 under cultivation, 10 in meadow, and 25 Id pasture, all under fence. Th firm i well wa tend, and contains 45 acre of good timber The dwelling house aad out houses sre generally in good condition. For price Ac, enquire of proprietor on the farm. IUO.MAS McCAKTMSI, Jan21 Cheap Cash Store ! L. F. REED, P. E. BEAREDSLY REED & DEARDSLEY, WEEPING WATER, NEBRASKA T7E have just opened a l iree stock of Goods t Weeping Water, consisting 0I Dry Goods, Gnoceries, Qneenswarr, Hardware, Glasi. Iron Wooden Ware, Notions, Ar.d every thing the farmer and mechanic needs. Styles and grades to suit. To buy elsewhere m, t be well, to buy here Is well always well often Wt ter often bet. Call snd ee. Louk at tbe Goods. Ask for the price. Consider well, and do what ! wisest. All Goods warranted a reoreenf d. KEED k BKAKUfLEY, July 80 tf. Western Iowa. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. Cslcnwood, Hills Co.. Iowa. REV. HENRY BAYLIES. A. M. President, assisted by Competent Instructors . Olenwcod is deliplitfuVy locat-d, healthful, moral and tay of aeceg by public c itiveyance. l'aisn Ker ov.r the O. B fc M. Joe H. K. slop at I'ac Hi- City, and thence taken by istag tliree m l . l Glen wood. TUITION; Prom f 5 to f'.O per Term, l'upils admitted ainy time. Bi atd. $2.50 to 3.50 per w"-k. Winter Trmi begins November 16'h ; Spr'rg tern' Felircary 9th ; Summer te.-tn May 4ih. tor further particulars adJiess the Pre"'deti. OeclOfiMyl Pariaele Sc Kershaw, Dealers la LUMBER, : HIGGLES, 1YYTI1. TIUBEK &c. Plattsmouth, C. II. PAWMEI.E, . W. IKRSHAW, Anuet 27th. 1SC3. )r. Barton's Tobacco Antidote.. X'Y'V TegHablm and harmlttt. It puTijUt and nn IKatKTXn to hhoti all DCSIBB mi Tnmrrn Uv tooa, inviirorstes tne system, possesnes irrsat noui.h usr sw sirenKioenmff power, is an excellent ionic anfo ap- pciizer.vuaoies ins siomacn 10 aifresi tne Dearttent rood, makes Sleep refreshing, and establisbes robiKtheslih. Sriofter. knf cAetrers or tixty years cured, fylce Fifty cents per Oku, post fres. Ad iutereslinr tresti.in the in jur ioa. eaWis of tobacco, with lists of leslimni.la. refer- slices, eic, sk hi run. Agents wanted. Art' r. jjk. r. it. abbott, jersey, uy, n. J. TESTIMONIALSS. ror sfxteen yesta I was a slave to tobeo, .rnoSiur or caewinit an tne liuv;. Seelur llr. HurtoXs lobaceo Anti dote advertised, I p Vrhaaed a box. Ii'our days I found relief, an 1 in a vec( was thouou ilt cibko of be lasts ana aiaeass Doty Aeevr for anvtmnt, rinr that, kass had III lea-4 d. V. to much th unclean thinjr. lU.NKr CVWfciwooA D.D., il. t. CocC I have nsed tobacco for l tire vars. out Aane lieca euraJ isatrlce-tlaffs Co.. Kebraska. Of th habit by on box of i B ion's Antidote. uoBiir, fosmaster. Fbom TBB XT. S. TBEAStrrA. Stcrctnrv't OMr. Pleass send m supply of tbs AniuV. Th oit rtcciimt ha dam it teark scaaxv. X O. T. Edoar. Funs Niw IlAHPSHtKC StatAphisoit. Oentlemen of influence here, baviw been euVd of tbs appetite foe tobacco by nsina- Dr. Jfurton's AniiVte, wedeaue a sup ply for the prtAoners ofirtbls lnstitutiot Jostra Mao, Warden of MH. State Prison. Fcoa thb CHiKrEwui!xiR or ran YtLUtciMirr Val I.xr Raii.roao CrMFAiir, Fittsbobcm, V- I have used tbs Antidote withf real success. It is curiiV all my friends. a WLACBSTOBB. A CLBRorifsN's TrirtsnxT. Ob BoVor Ajitidotb cored my brotsr and myself. It ketir vAls. Key. i. w. suoeaiiiB, atueyi .-vation, ra. Faoit th Poucs HsADarABTBRH, Lts V Hass. fesne gairvA thirty Av poind of Acih in threewnth by using Dr Burton's Antidote, and ail dexir fdrbacco is removen W. I Watt, J a. FBOW TRR BotTTHRRW HOSE JoDRRAL BALrVnoSK. Md. A$o box of Burton's Antidote rmmovtd all 'Aeirm for life weed from me. J take pleasure in rscoenmeriJing it trall oar readers. T. Y. Blatvr, EdJlrV. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Trademark x Copyrighted. Tec Sln.3 AGENTS WANTED for the People's Edition of Conybeare & Howson's Life snd Epistles of ST. PAUL, With an Eloquent and Able Preliminary bia-ert tion by Kev. LEONARD UAC'J.N, il. !., of Yale College. Embracio ' a graphic and eloqatnt delineation of Early Life, education, convers on teachings, labors, travels, sufTering, perils, persecutions and mission ary career of ST. PAUL ; thus con titutmg a living picture of the great Aportie. and of the circum stances by which he Was surrounded. No work in tbe language approximates it. R"V Afark Hopkins, D. V President Wtlliamt College. bolid, euridile, elegant, worthy the bigbet com mendation. BUbop Tnoraiwon cf Illinois. Dr iiacon's name in connection v.iih this edition Is a tower of strength. Rev. Joe. K Tuttlu, 1. It., President Wnbakh College. Unexcelled by anything extant. President ' tee!e, Lawrence University, Wisconsin. I ti.lnk this the nob,'est work of the age- Kev. C. W. Maltoon, Monroe, Mich The most ir.t-rsting and intrurti7e work tht has ever ralien under my notice. Prs. Caswell. D. D LL. Browu Univrsity, R. I- In its sphere It ha no equal in interest or value nor ccu'd you eai'y publish better book. Kev Willis Lord, D. l , Chicago. I do heaitily recommend it as a faithful and valu able guide in the study ol the Scriptures, liisbop McElvuiae. A most valuable work ; learned, accurate and written in a style pecaliarly attractive and eioqn'ut Kev F. Met rick, D. 1). LL. D., Pres. .O. Wesl. L'ui vsrsi.y. It is one of the most valuable works ever issued from the press Rev. Cyrus Nutt, . 1. D., Pres. Itd Stste Culvers. ty A work o' gieat merit. A "God sedd'" Prof. Flnny; LL D , Otierlin College 1 ngard It as one of Ihe best books ever written. Prof. Mo we A life breathing biography- Rev. Geo Eettig, D. D.. Dubuque. Send for Circulars wilh full particulars .terms and testimonial. Addresa. JOXKS, J CN KIS fc CO., IT Stnth Clark Btreet, 111. Feb4w4 Ir J. W. THOTl is, IlnTing j'eririinuilv li i-i, ,1 .i WEEPING WATElt FAI.r.S trnders his professional imtWi tn n. . ... . Cass county, Netra.ka. ..7 NEW TOBACCO STORE! ON MAlX STREET, OPPOSITE COURT flOCS, PJL ATTSM OUT II, I E """ nana laice assorlinent of CIGARS & TOBACCO, Consbtirg of the best quaiiti. ( nf CIGAKS, IINE CUT, PLUG AND SMOKING TOBACCO. As we deal exclusively i. t,,),.. cbe.p i, uotcbespor than soy .!, In ttV. Give us a ell before y.u ur. h,e elsewhere. a w. know you will Koaw .atiffi-d. "".a IIKO.T1 Sc CO.. Febrnary 11, lS09tf. Dr J- S. .TIcAOOW, KKSIDZS'T MYSICIAX, WYOMING. . - NEURASKA. O (Ter, his profes.lonsl services to the people cf the town so J surrounding country, f u6-6sl Q K. McCAL.JL.UM, Maniif ciurerof and dcarrln Saddles and Harness. Of every description, wholepale and retail No 130 Jtf Main street, between 5th and Cth Uevt,'Nebrak lia Iseal IVodce. In District Court of the 2d Ju.li.'lul Di.trlet within and forfaunders cuunir. fJvi.,vk Thomas J Jones, of the Territory of Colorado -will tase kotice that Joteph II Brown, of ihe countv or iass, in me Male of Nebr.t-ka. did oa sd ut in j.uu.ry A p inou, ni" lil petition in tha Clerk's tltllce ot the D .Hit Court ot tbexd Judicial District, within ai d for tunders cnunty, M.-brska st ttiug forth that the said Thoinan J. Jomsravea! mortgage lo Votins Bros. A Co., of th nity nf 8u Louis, .Mo , on the east half (1-2 of the northeast quarter .., ana tne sunt liwest quarter Cloftha s-anuinutuiiiii,, skunsn, io secure tha payment of tbe tutu of 4 Hi.oS. according to a ctr;io note r f rred to ill said laurtgaee; and thnt sai l note and mortgage has since been ai-signed 1 1 the I'l iliititT and praying tht the said Thomas J. Jone niy par said sum of 430 63. now clanind to b'due with intore-t on tne ssme from the 13tb c'sy of December. A o lbo7. st 10 j er cent, per anntiiu. or tl.alaaid premises may be sold to satUfy tbe same. Ai d lbs said 1 hi.nias J J-u is l.erel.y not IQisi that be is reiiairtd t, appesran.l nn.wer said peti tion on ot before the 1.1th d.iy ,.f Jlarrh, A D 18( . JOKPII II. BROW!. By Hillett roTTkXOtlt, li i Att'y lJanSba4 Leg a I I ofice. In District Court of tbe 21 Judxinl District wlihln and tor Saunders cntii ty, Xi-hraska. William UariKou of the the leri.lo y f C',orm. do, will take mitire II al J.i.eph II. Brown of ih county of fa's, in the -tat ..f .Vbr;tfk;i, ilid'on th 2d dy of January, A u lSi B. fl.e bis petiM n Ii. tlieClerk's tiflice ol the DH'nt-tCo jrt kfl Judu- l Dis trict tritfiln and rnraun.lers Co , Ntb a tt.ng Imih thatthesnid H'llliain tiarr son gave a nioi tir..ge to Yonug Bros A Co , ol the city of M. Loiij. M, . , tbe mulheest quarter uf s-Minn .Vo taentv-fouri'Mi in PiwnBlilp X,, seventeen (17), n..rth of rang- o seven (: I, east f the Cth P. M . in the said Ssnader ronntv, N lira.ks, to sec re the payment ,f the sum of $f 7U. 6, ars-jiding t a t' rtaiu cote referre.l to la -a;d m.irtxge. and ilit m d note and ninrtgago ha a since b eu a-s gned to I'laln. iff; and prsjing that he H I liatn Garris.iL iuy pay said sum of "9 Sri, now cluiiiie-l to be due with itit' re on the s ma from the 13:h day of Matrh, s d ls.'fl at 10 p-r cotit. per sniiiiin.or that said prmi.es tuy lo anld to satisfy the same And ti.e said VkUinm fiani.on is hereby not , fled I bat he is rrquirtil loappearand an.-wer said M-tnijQ t n or beiure the 15th diyof Match, a D 1SG9. . JOKIM . :l:OwV. E" HiU.ktt I'oniNin.hia Atl'y lJai.2;vr4. NI1EHHTVS SALE J. hn Q. A. Owen r Cliim' in A'u kol. , Willi, m Garr.-u.u and In.. mas J. Jjnc. Kxrcutiuii. Votice is her. l,y e t ea th..t 1 lii UVr for sals at pul.l c unction at lbe front door of the Court House ti I'lattsmisnth, C.iss county, N. !'a-.lt.i, on the 1st ,uy of V.ati h. a. t, 1s6. hi two o'clock p. in. of said t .y, the following ri-st-ribi'd mmi ibtau., to-wit: ri.e sou. ho ist qnsr rr of the southeast miait.r 1 1) of section ibitty-four (JO. and the a. tal.se.t quarter f the southwest (jnaiter ft,-) of section btrty lite (.'!.'.) In town hip .So trr.VH ( lij. noMli or range No thiite' n (1.1). .a.t of the Uih P M , ir Cuss empty. Nebraska ; taken s tie properly of Willinni Oarr son ami Thomas J Joi..-.. Also lota vo one inu two jt ao.i i,i i ih... 4,o .even ( il i'iihu lot No six (), in blor k No "vlnen (1 1 ), In the city of Plat'sniontli, Cata ctra t. cb,aska; takeu as tb propoity of Th' mas J . Jm.es All taken on an ex--utii.ii i:i favor of John y A. Ow.m, i ..ued by tbo liritof the Di triit Court, witbin nr.d for tl e county of Case, and -lte of .V !ir fka, and to me liroet' d as ghe ill of said county. Given uuoer my bant this aim day of Januair t. D. 1SC!. ' 3. W JOHXSOSS. FUt-iiff Cass ooun'.y, N' b Jaii2ivr51 I3sliay rotice. Taken up by the subscriber. In Oreapolis precinct n- white Si-xican sfer. I.iark spots on I ht enit ul fert. thiec j ear old No ot b jr m ,i k or braada ereeirable. PHILLIP MilDtNtTlllCKLrt. Febinary llo Taken up bj the nnd. rsntned.i n the city t.fl'latts .nmth sloai tt.e first of November, bt-i, one 'l'k .rret pony colt, bald face, both its hi ll J fet w bits lid la a last spring colt. sj litS'fcN February 4w5. Taken up I y th-stib-c-iber i.t his resi.lsr.es la tnht Mile Grove i'r. oii.cr, Janu try lutii, IstfK, one .an heif. r, supi osrl to be slKiut two j tart old. one teer of a roaoisli color, with rod ears, sane red oa ne nose, and branded with the letter lPon the ln i'P, and supp.srd Ut lie abont two year old Also i.e two year old pony colt, dai k bay with ia k main and tail, thr.- white fc-et and star in ..rehead j j MATFULD Jao2sw5 Evergreens forNebiaska SHADE, ORNAMENT, AND PR OTI2CTI01Y! Ihaveau cesfully growing In my Ka-itrj. al Fort Kearr.ey, Nebraska, an assortment o.' flat tiung Evergreens, consisting PIXES, FIR!'. CEDAR?, HEMLOCK, SPRUCH. LARCH AMI A. BUItVITJi, rbtch I ofler.for sale at 15 Cents each or $5.10 yt undred ami iipwrd, according tosii-. Small iu.intities of the .malleot tre cau tie sen by mall, arger oaeS by express. Terms, cash. Ad-lre.s MO-El II. rTDE-SIIAM, Jr2 mG. fort Kearney, Nebraska. Henry Boeck, ctALia m FURNITUEE, Lounges, Tables, Safes, BEDSTEADS. Of all description- and at all prioei. Metalic Burial Cases, mtt tmmmm1 IHI sill wammmmmm!mm Ot all sites, also WOODEN COFFINS, Ready made, and sold cheap for cash. With many thanks for Dat patronace. I invt'e U to call and examine my lir stjca oi "ur nil ore and Cofflo. Janlff. 22 i t niic.ci ii,iiicr a)i sun i no soil ' li.a l niurler IV) of the northwest qua. ter (!; ot stciion K0 tweuiy' even ('.'7), in towtmhip Ko seventeon ( IT) north of ranreSiiieveii (7). east of the SihP. M in ..i.. c s N. AT