Site gMrasfea gcrntil
i Saunter Courtly and Railroads. I cost of getting it to.ihe river 25 cents double tree, to vote money out of other grows richer in the Larch forest. It
PLAT TSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
THURSDAY, AlH.lL 15, iaw.tQ the j j Toter8 of eaid county to
. . I issue bonds to"' aid 'the construction of
We are deetroai jf ii
We understand that the Comniis- per bushel, and we. tind it would coji
to cart the crop of the county to .rnar-
kef the Vnugsum of $25 000: Of
course, we understand that -the rail
road will not take this freight 'wiiltout
rv i . , . 1 .
sionerrt ot saunaers couniy, at mwir
at i&eeting, submitted a proposition
men's pockets to put in their own, and
that against their protest, and then to
make fun of us rif we say anything
against such a course.
The chords of friendship between"
north and south ; Cass, bare been
iioa eorroBpoodeaie from- the; B."&.M. R: R; through the. coiniyq pay, bui tied suppose you have to pay
u pan of the sute,reutieu the materia tpter- t the a'raount of flid.OOO, atkl that the the railroud live cents per bushel (and stretched almost to their utmost tension
TSSSSSSm .T5 .T' Stb'ef M., is .elio lb tk k hold: thatiaVlarge estimate) to take' this A few more such pulls as the last f the
ing said electioo.ve know earning i wheatto the river, and you will observe I iona vote ) ana tney win snap, ana
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in regard to me reenriff 01 tee peopiei hat vou save to tne county . me sous i men cooa-ove. l,. u. iiobson.
of 8a-jnders in regard to this vote.bui ium of S:!0,000,..enpughto . payT your
jjresulne'a'Tafge majority of them are' bond interest for five years," even if
in favor of the proposition, and will so y0u had it iiil lo pay Vourse'ves anc
vote on the 8th.- Our reasons for sup- men y0U have the convenience . of the
posing the majority are in favor of the railroad besides,'which is no small af-
proposition, is the, manifest interest fair.-"We might enumerate the vari-
they have in the early." completion of ous advantages of railroads ia general,
this road, also .the importance it is to arj(i of this one in particular to Saun
Saunders county that the road should ,jera county,' but we take it for granted
THE STEAM FEIIRY
Is now in operation at this place, and
farmers and trav elers can ..fce.. crossed
with "celeiity, certainty and safety."
Governor Palmer, of Illinois, has id
censed many of the log-rollers of that
State by his veto of soma of their mail
cherished, bills, flesined ; for. the pecu
niary, benefit of. individuals at Uhe ex
pense of the public. ' 1 " y
; The only city ia which the;: Democ
racy were able to carry the municipal
elections this year was Sing Sing, New
York, one of the' most noted asylums
in the country for the reformation of
burglars and pickpockets. - ', ; ; '
go by way of 'Ashland. " Should this
road miss. Saunders, it is doubtful if
she ever gets a railroad, at least she
r ouli hardly get one for a long term
of years, as the B.& M. will exert a
heavy influence over the railroad inter !
ests ot tnis region 01 country tor u
lons'time to come. . It then stands the
i do all they can to secure this road and
Th President hat berrun.in Cabinet.
the consideration of appointments to peopleof Saunders county in hand to
foreign diplomatic stations. .'The ap
plicants are legions', and many are pre
sented for these places who have no
knowledge of the j language of the
country W which they desire to be sent.
that the people understand that, and
would ocly hesitate to vjte the bonds
because it might ' be 'burthensome to
pay the interest. Figure it op,- gen
tlemen, and' then determine for your
selves whether . ydu cati aKord to do
without the road. t ,-- .
CE!(. H. It." ilVlNGSTOX, ;
Of this city, has received the appoint
ment of Surveyor General for Iowa
Remarks by the Herald: Our friend
Hobson evidently misunderstands the
section line road law, also the herd
law; : The former could not affect bis
farm in any event, as Cass county was
exempted from the operations of the
law, even if it were a genuine law.
We agree with Mr. Hobson that a
portion of the members elected to the
Legislature from this county are
among the best men . in the county.
Messrs Hagood, Seybolt, McCaig,
McKionou and Chapin are all excel
lent men, and could not possibly ' have
.. . -.1 - t - j : jS(nlpmnl nrlmrt,i
8100S. Jir, Uiimon says in uia uccisiuu i -- - viiuiiifJi
nn this noint "thai when the company
shall build the road bed ten miles west H0D18 1 11S 1113110 9 CODl'V
can demand , forty per cent, ol tne NEW HAVEN, CONN,
hnnd." ana runner, vu me vouuiy v. .......,Uwug...,m,
, Ij.'-L . ;.....(, UnA I iMMwpmjjiaMi lscict Con-
. '.J.- J flL.u;i. 1 ! locud laKevHeven. Conn.
ftt tne time requireu.i nuit.u is vu i The emoust of 1r Cenltil block 81.000.000 00
i.A W.Hf ih id R;R Tfan'tefMCn.lUlBloekpallBPU 1, 000,00 J 00
pieuuu iu.- hio v r " I The ASsKTS of Ike Company ere ae follow.
Ca. can COmnel their issuance. XOU 1 Cash oo band and la the haoda of A'gti
' , , , . . I or other pertone, f374 797 84
State that "Judee C. a decision Was I Real ODineambered- 35,02J 00
"t'rtn trial lha lp I tMna ownea D7 'I" t;olnPar, to-wit:
. Micriot in th HiiiLD I Colied Slaves B -10 Bond $l5!5HoO 13ft,2!?9 8T
nuu ouk.vB r-"" - I State Bond 119,778 OO 7.t3 li
was the Onlv Contract With the COmpa- New HaenCII. Bond 61.m0 00 61,000 1
Wl IQ ouij iwuuou nnu .uw v v National Baak block, lb4,.V) W ill.i'i'l 00
ny, as he had not seen the new law. sute Bank siecks mqow t.tssoo
leavinST the inference that the new I Bllle receivable for IaUnd Premlnme ' ' 69,853 10
law made provisions for -another con
tract. We have been unable to find
grows very rapidly and acquires great
age and size. A stick of this timber
was at one time delivered in Rome
120 feet long the tip . end of which
squared 2ft. - A late traveler, asserts
that the trees planted on the Djke; of
Atbol's Estate in Scotland Vn 1743 are
now (1S6S) vigorous and healthy,' art
five feet in diameter and 130 feet -in
height. Trees imported and planted
on my ground ina .Elgin, in 1858, are
now, (1869) more than thirty feet in
height and many of them f rom eight
to twelve inches in diameter.
There is no record that any disease
or insects has ever infested this wood.
I cannot close this communication
without rallincr vour attention to the i anv such nrovisiuns in said taw, and I
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cultivation of the Weymouth or White can state on good , authority that Mr.
Pfne. No valuable tree makes more Clinton said "if the company should
i .
rapid growth. On my ground it near-1 enter into another cc-niract it would be
1 1. .v., t .1.. T . ---i. . -l,Un..nk 1 1. An iV,oii no rt-" nnH hfl I Losses unadjutti'd
ijT ei4.uai iuoi u iuo xjxvu, """"o" a uiuuiijr f Lom la .npeBie waiilnr lartbei T-roof
nnlil-fl th Lurch in its durability in 1.n aairs. since seem? the new law, Ail other claim. ,onh. company
all stages of Its growth, yet in i half a What it Is even more .imperative on j
century under favorable circumstances! this point (that the bonds shall be is-
Loan on Bolide and aioittcris bring fl r, t
Men valaniDDerM ftai Bataie, wortn
double the mount loaned
Debt otherwise wcarcd
AH other tccuiiues
Total At;eu
MABHir.3.
Am't due or not due to aaki or othT
creililoia
Losisrt adjoined aod doe
Losses adiusted autl Dot doa
44,100 00
22.11614
1&8.J70 66
1 1,622,974 39
$000 00
U 00 00
2772 82
40,100 09
80 63
prevented the herd . law getting ; into ;t becomes a tree of one hundred feet sued) than the old law.
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to secure us early completion mrougn and Nebraska, vice P. W, Hitchcock
- . a a o -mar l
the;r borders., ahouid ine .u.. . ax.
strike Ashland, there is every reason
to believe the town would not long re
main' one of insignificance, and that it
ASSESSOIt. : ' I i'-nld 'not'lontr remain with only one
We see by. the dispatches that the que9tion for lhc people
j, iviaiora u Uc k. .,,,, , nl(iHfi is whether
' J
name or i,
to the Senate as Assessor ('of Internal
Revenue for Nebraska. The appoiutr
ments for Nebraska -.so far show that
President Grant has an eye to the eter
nal fitness of things-. ': Col.. Majors is
a worthy and competent roan. : ; . -
' MORE IIERD CAfT.'
It appears that some person or per-
or cot they can afibrd'to give this aid
to make a certainly of getting the road.
Take a fair, squarelook at it, and de
termine. You have now about $600,
000 worth of taxable property in the
county, and your taxes for 1869(as we
Vearni'from ofScial sources)will amount
to about $12.00a, or two per cent, op-
sons made it a special business during I on your assessed ' Valuation. If you
removed. This is the first; appoint
ment for Nebraska by the new admin
istration, and it fis eminently fitting
that it should be the first. ' Gen. Liv
ingston raised,, the, first company of
men thi.t was. raised in . Nebraska for
service in the war for the Union, and
that at a time when even the firmest
had wavering doubts as to what the
result would be. Livingston stepped
to the front and waited not to consider
whether it was "policy"1 to -advocate
the cause of bis country, or whether
that was likely to be the . successful
side; be only asked ."ia it right,' which
beinsr answered in the affirmative by
just such a muddle as it is in. They
done their duty by indefinitely: postpon
ing the bill in the House, .which they
all agree was done. Some person ac
ted the Tascal. but we do not think he
resided in Cass couniy, neither do we nurserymen have planted it in Ameri
think the above named gentlemen ca but thus far with unfavorable results,
should be held responsible for it. partly frcm a want of knowledge of lha
Both the herd law and the section line 1 necessary treatment, and more on ac
road law were stolen through,, but by count of bad seed. . I he seed
in height and three feet in diameter. I -You say in answer to my fourth
Of this fact I have abundant testimony, question ' that the county bondswere
The seed of the Larch and' Pine is for the purpose of having ihe road
gathered in large quantities in Europe. I built in and through Cass county, etc.,
and within the last few years some but the city bonds are for the purpose
of endeavoring to secure the starting
point, etc., at Plattsmouth. Meaning,
the recent sesion; of the Legislature vote these bonds you' will have the in , con8C;ence ne immediately
stealing
clerks and getting them enrolled' and
signed, etc. We have means of know
ing who done these things, nor, ' what
object they bad. in view in do:ng them.
years is all that can; be . burthensome,
as the county would increase so rapid
ly that paying theprincipal would nev
er be' ' missed. Now, let us see bow
abou' paving the interest Your bonds
s"
whom we are unable to siy. In re
ard to the railroad and the bonds we
think our correspondent is also labor
ing under a mistake, but it is of a
character difficult . and tedious to ex
plain. Mr. Hobson asks us if we
think it "fair and honorable" to "vote
money out of other ' men's packets," long in close confinement in large
- r - I J I ... f I - 1. f-nm tV. n
etc. upon mis question oi . oouus. we i quantities auer uem iu
cones, or under any circumstances for
a year, becomes deteriorated and val
ueless.
Truly yours, D. C. Scofiels.
have constantly said, and still say, we
do not believe it will take a single
rlJUi- nni nf nnv man's nocket that is
to do all the rascally tricks they could, teresl to pay. andihat for the first few Uowg who eD(er. , , . a ai wilh ht interest.
, . . u;tl ika ..... ;3alI,Kia,an - hn hnrlhpnnmft. I . . . i ' . .
ry way ol iaui.g u. ... . . I tained the same views to join in an en-1 ye may be mistaken in this, and our
deavor to save the country. In view friend Hobson may be mistaken. We
of these facts, it was eminently proper give him credit for honesty in his
that Gen. Livingston should be the views, and hope he will do the same
firtt appoictee in the Slate by the man I vvith us. Time will demonstrate which
who staod at the head of the forces I j3 right and which is wrong. . We ask,
tnai en, w . uii.r mmA a a I it vuuuui, iiu ivxi . xxooson and ev-
. ll .1 . -... a .1
ernment, liis appomtmeni win un i ery other man wno trunns tne recent
doubily chagrin the men who bated the vote on bonds is going to work him an
of their
railroad
Total Liabmtiei, - 103,968 00
The greatest am't iosared ia any t ne i isk. 25,000 00
The rete?4 am t allowed urine . ouoi
the Co. to bo ioioitd ia aoy one etf.
town of Tillage, No rnle dib iht labjecl
The greaiet am't allowed to be imurrd lo
of one block, Dei'end upoarue and constrae-
.... tllOB.
D. E. SATTEHLEE, Pros't.
Vi. S. OooDBi-L, &eo'y.
C:BTlHCATct OF AUTUOIUTT.
To expire on the Stit day of Jannaijr, 1870.
I5S0K4SC Dlt't, Orrice or Prtnr. At pitor,
LICol,, FiCB., KMrCII 1. lbtV. )
W,irras .1.1.0TD D. Brum. tt. Agent for the Home
loBUtaoce Compaov, located at Nw Harm la the
State of Connecticut, baa died la .hla Office a copy
of the Act of Incorporation of tnld Company, aod
a Statement umloronib, ehowing 1U eondiUoo, aa
required by the Kiito brctioo or a Law or tie Mate
of Nebraska, entitled "An Act Id Ki lalion to laiar
ance Comranlea," approyed February lbUi.1864 ;
itppioycd February l'Jib, ISCS ; anl Wbrreaa, tald
Company h i" farnUhed the undermined tl'acto
rr oTldnncn that It la noaseSKd ofONE MILLION
c,L' tVna thn election notice illegal I ntLLARS, of Actual Capital fnee ed In tki of
Ovn. as ine election nuiiuo .Illegal ,.i- or to Itnnd.or WortK.cv. on KcaJ
Ftate worth double tne ainouiu lor which the an e
I a mortj;afred ; aod Whereas, aaid Company -baa
riled inlhiaOnicea wiittca ioKliiiroent, under the
Peal of I be Company, tinned, by tbe i'rntident and
Seretuiy ilien-of, au.boriziDj the aaid Lloyd 1. Reo
rnati la irknwInlPA airvir of nroce.sa for aadtn
Without reflecting on seed Work any wrong or disadvantage to the 1 beh.if of tid i company, coneniin that aeMrice t
. I , , t i , ' i 1 process upon him ball be taken ana bel'i t be and
af lr ei rua upon i ne company, acenramj 10 me
Law of tala Btttte or Dy ciLer Mnie. in.i waiTinR
all claims of erro'i b reason of such aei rice ; and
Whereas Lloyd I. aiennett, has rurulihea satisraoto
T7 evidence that he is tbe authorised Ajjent of laid
Company;
1 ueotf, :(, it lnown.l i Outs rxr.mfj That la
pursoancs ef tbe ,aioreaaUl Ao, 1, John Oilleiple,
Auditor of tae-saateoi neorasKa, ao noreoy cerjuy.
that Lloyd D. Beooett has full aulhouty to act aa an
Agent for the said Home jDitnranoe Company, at
Piutt.mniith. In. the Slale of tfebraaka, and to do
aod perform all acta for and in bebalf ef aaid Com-
ehould
be collected and remain in the cones
till near the time of planting, as the
seed which has been kept out of the
cones for any considerable time i)
weakened, and when kept one year is
worthless
dealers in Europe, we say seed kept
I suppose, that where the county is in
terested we must not be particular
about "small things," but Plattsmouth
must be safe.
for want of notice 7 You say "we
shall not give ourselves any uneasi
nesa on this noint. etc It cannot
tax-Dayer." &c. . Here I roust continue
to diJTer with the Hebald.. Supposing
that, as many are confident, the elec
tion should be set aside for invalidity,
the disgrace of incompetency or down
right rascality will rest on our County
Officials, and all who have assisted in
' Weepiho Water, April 10, '69
r,iinfii Hirnini tT had not in
tended to: enter into controversy with .majority of the .voterg of Os,
won concerninar the issuing of bonds. I county ,t. will
j o -
, , .,, . I nany autbo iaed by bis appointment aa such Agent,
procuring tne result, ana Will ia many lsndby the Laws of IbU State, until tbe3lstuayel
wivi iniure our irood name. I believe
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Right on the heels of these several bo- are to draw ten per cent., which would
gus laws which ' have 'recently been be $4,000 per annora iutcrc.i. The
nublished.' we nd ;.a fraudulentTpubli railroad company bas' land in" ycur
cation of a herd law' that actually '.was ccunty which would probably.; be as
1 .1 a -
should be just as reluctant ; to perpe
irate a fraud on the R. R. Co. as
tb t pyere of tliw couuly.
L. F. R
on
passed and became a law,. We believe
this law was first published in the
Brownville Advertiser, and we presume
was published in accordance with the
sessed at $50,000, but suppose we call
it 630,000. The company would put
at least $500,000 worth of property in
the county in the way of road, rolling
printed House bill, without the Seaate stock and buildings, which would make
amendments.' r The act has been copied an aggregate of $800 ,000 at tbe lowest
into several other papers of the State, possible estimate, or $200,000 m ore
and in some localities as in thiscoun
ty has caused a general misunder
atandicff of the true law.' Iri the ' faw
as published by the Advertiser po por
tion of the State was exempted from
its operations except certain precincts
in Nemaha county; ' Now, we know
than the entire taxable property of the
couniy at the present time. Nf w.sup-
posft, for the sake of accomodating the
man who thinks these figures are ex
travagant, we 'drop the $200 000 ofT,
"old flag" during the war,' but the j injury, will make a miDute
true hearted Republicans of Nebraska I HXea for 1SG9 without any
will say amen to the appointment of a or bonds, and then again in five years . ha?e SQ arjswered lwo or coin. .. The projectors of the line from
i llo , i .u- I. Tel 'ni.ii.nn,iK Taxl.,i iVmi lhair mill
man who always Knew wuere n siuuu iirom now, ana marx tue result, n
upon all political questions. The Re we are not very much mistaken they
publican press of the State, so far as will find that they pay a less per cei.
we have received papers since the np I at the end of five years, with the bonds
pointment, unqualifiedly endorse the I sued and the road built, even if it
appointment, as the following items I should be built from Plattsmouth, ihan
l.nnnl 1 n IKiO
J ... . . . v
name, aod causei ihe Seal of the Auditor's
IsiiLl Office to be affixed, this lrtdsyof March,
JOHN C'LLKSPIE, FUto Auditor.
apiltwa .
NOTICE
la hereby e-iTea that ao Elwtion will be bctd at tbe
usual plae ol boUliDt; eleetinna in tbe city of Flaita
moutb, Cass county, Nebraska, oa
- Saturday, the Uth day of April, 1S69,
for IhernTpow of nbn: Ulioj lo Ihe lejral voters of
raid e l the proposition tn loe tbe Banda or said
and merely asked the questions, found
in your last issue, for the . purpose .-of
bringing definitely before tbe people
the exact bearing of the new law en
the question, a matter which you :- ' The Midland Pacific
have or at least should have, an equal Ra;i ,ad Company have now a rival city to ft.'SfJuat r KrtTi hoSd doh:
interest, with me in doio2. And wa. I in the Hoad from rJattsnioutn to i.in- 1 10 be used id the conduction of a Railroad, to be
3 I . . - hum k. ..1.1 IturllH.tnn II Hi.lnrtrt Ril.r llatlrafed
null, wj ri. - . -
Compaav.'roin PlaiUmouth city through Can couo
iy weal ward, upon condition that tbe lK)pts, VV'urw
bouscs, To ntablra, aid Machine Shops of aail Rail
road ahall be located and built witbin the corporal
limits of tbe city of 1'lnturuooth
Said bonds i be issued, a i follows : 40 per eent. to
be isud on thf cooipl' lion of tpn uiilea of said Rail
road from said eity, and an additional 40 per cent, to
be lRHUrl on the completion or me aecoDu leu miirs
will show.
The first Federal appointment in
Nebraska by President Grant, being
they pay for 1S63 without any bonds
or any road. We hopa most men io
Cass county will have more taxes to
three of my questions that many peo
ple will draw the inference that law
has a dirTerent bearing from. what it
really has, I could let the matter rest;
but justice to myself compels rne to
ask ihe privilege ' of reviewing tbe
whole thing. . . . , .
My assumption Jihal, you must i be
well posted in reference to all matters
riatlsmouth declare ihat thir road
will be completed and in operation
during the yearlbb9. .A firs.
ADJOURNED.
Rmh Houses of Congress adiourned of aaid Ki'toad, and tb roTOatnlegperenl. of
' . 0 J I said booda lo be iSKoed whea tD aaiu KJiiroaa ia
l ist Saturday. The
vened in Executive
Monday.''
Senate
session
was cod
at noon-
and . call the taxable property of tbe that of Col R. R. LivinJton, of Platts- h . . f fi . Q thgW "
. M...A J mouth, as Surveyor General, augurs W at.lh.e end of fi'e e" lhaa Ty perta.ng to I5su,n? of bonds, was
railroad company even $000,000, or
that the bill was amended in tne Sen-1 exactly tbe same amount you have in
the county at the . present tune, ivs
we have already stated, you have now
to pay S12.00C per annum taxes to
keep 'up your county expenses or
two per cent of your taxable property.
Will the Omaha Republican, give twine if y0u vote these bonds and ihs road nfe for the defence of his . country, so
public an official copp of this law ? It I js built (you will not issue ' the bonds he is necessarily a souna uepuoiican
is of vital importance in some localities! unless the road is built) you will have
oanprUUv those localities which are another 4.000 ner annum added to
, -
ate ao as to exempt Richardson and
Cass eounties, and probably some other
localities; but of these two counties we
are certain we have' not ' an official
copy of the law,, or we would publish it.
mouth, as Surveyor General, augurs
well for the discretion which will be
exercised in tbe appointments lo be
made among us. Col' Livingston is a
thoroughly competent man for tbe place.
was a Union soldier, serving nis coun
try faithfully and well ia arras against
the rebels.
As he was a patriot and risked his
do now, but we hope and' expect they
will have much more properly to be
taxed.
exempt. Tne act which was pub
lished in the Herald two weeks ago
as a herd law never passed, and no per
son should endeavor to take advantage
of its appearance upon ' the statute
books as a law. .
1 art
your expenses, making io,uuu per
annum; but you will have added anOlb-
j er $600,000 to your taxable property
(this is on the supposition ihat your
taxable properly, will not be increased
I a dollar . except the " amount - actual-
He will be eminently acceptable to the
Republicans of Nebraska, not only be
cause he is a worthy man, but also be
cause the selection of him for the prom
inent position ia the evidence that the
rewards of an administration created
by Republican votes are to be given
solely to sound, unequivocal Republi
cans. Republican.
Geu. R. R. Livingston has been ap-
The denizens of Rock Bluffs are in
ecstacies over the prospect of securing
the Burlington & Missouri . River
Railroad at that point.' The Nebraska
Herald has been advocating the advan
mo-ea of Plattsmouth over all other
o . ,
vice P. W. Hitchcock removed." The
General will make an able and effi
cietit officer, and we congratulate the any man in the United Slates.
points and njw feels , considerably lhinks u woud be burthensome to
linen on Hathaway, Plattsmouth will
not be annoyed wrthlocamotives and
machine shops very soon. Jyevw. :
We beg leave to. refer the Wncs
to another item clipped from its col urns,
to be found in this issue of the Hea
ald, wherein it says the railroad from
Plattsmouth is a rival of tbe Midland,
etc. You should make . your ;. stcries
agree if you wish any of them believed
One thing the JWws can rest assured
of, the Herald would much rather the
B. & M. R. R- sheold start from Rock
Bluffs than from Nebraska City.
Iy put down by the railroad) which j pointed Surveyor General of Nebraska
gives you $1,200,000 taxable prop
erty upon which to. raise $16,000
tax, instead of $600,000 upon which
yen now have to pay $12,000 tax.
Is there a man in Saunders county. who
pay
got
nothing as an equivalent except the
r.;trnnrl nrnnertv in the couniy? But
. ..... I i j - -
let ua look a little further. There is
no kind of doubt that the taxable prop
erty would more than double in tha
county the first year, aside from the
railroad property, else it would be
burthensome on the company, and the
road would not be built. You can rest
assured ihat ; no railroad" company
would build road through this country
EUROPEAN LARCH
Letter from Mr. Scofiels .
Ashland, Neb., April lOth, 1S69.
Friend Hathawav: The follow
ing communication on the subject of
European Larch was rtceived in an
swer to inquiries addressed to D. C.
Scofiels, Eq , Elgin, III.
Numerous letters wilh regard to this
valuable timber, prompted me to ad
dress Mr. Scofiels on the subject, who
is, perhaps, the best posted on ihe Eu
ropean Larch", its habits, adaptability
to the conditions of our soil and cli
mate, and utility as a timber ' tree of from section first of new
. tl a I .1 L
founded, first :v- Oo your abatement made
in answer to my article of March 18th,
and scattered all over the county in the
Herald Extra, of same date, under
the title of "Ample Security Guaran
tied by the B & M. R. R- Co.," &c ,
that it -'was with a full understanding
of all the ' premises ihat we advocate
voting Bonds on the 27lh." 'And sec
ondly: On the supposition that you Were
chairman of the committee ihat ; re
ported favorably on the bill. If this
was not warrant enough for my "as.
sumption" I stand corrected. Howev
er, please allow me space for a review
of this question. - - -
1st.' Are the Commissioners com
pelled to issue the bonds ? You quote
law "in an
The State Labd Commissiosirs
We notice in the Plaitsmouth Her
ald a denial of the cbara ihat Hon.
Samuel Maxwell, the Commissioner
for this land district, made his selections
without travelling over iht ground.
As we lake it for granted that the
Iltrald does ibia authoriuvely we
hasten to make the amende. VVben
we said we understood to tbe contrary.
we. considered our authority good.
We did not make tbe statement with
any idea of detracting from Mr. Max
well, but to explain the difference in
the accounts of the Commissioners.
- We have always considered Mr.
M. as an able and upright gentleman,
and a faithful servant of the people in
every official position he has held.
Commonwealth. ,
sumoist-'d in th west line nf Ca county.
Maid Bond to run not leas ihn IO nor more
than 30 jrsra from 1 be date eft'irir ia-uaioe, with
Interest, paysbla aouualiy, at. the rut of tan per
cent, per annum.
Sail Uonda and inir'e-tro dc pirame at ine omce
f tbe Treasurer of tbe cily of iMaU mouth. One-
tenth ot said bonds tone psjawe in iwenij-ooe
years from the data of Issuance, aod one-tenth to be
payable each year thereafter until the whole amount
r said Dooa. is patu in run
The pioposii ton win alKO ne aouiuuien 10 toe To
tes of said city at said election t authorize and re
nin the Cur Cfiaodl or said clir lu levy an anno-
i tax to pay I be iate t on said bond, aod after
the expiranoo of twenty years Irom the tune of la
euing a il ' bond, l ley annually, until said bonds
are patii.ao aoiinioni lax aunic'r:i w pny ow-,-w.
part nf said boo.is.ai'd to app'y ib.' afcmv to lb- pay
tnrnt the fof ,, ,
naeatiiia subm tte'l l !! Tote s at sa'u rt"
lion will no - fur b..u aad Tax, Te;" or Bond
rxl Tax, No."
Which Klimloa will be onened ai S. o c'ock In tbe
mornim and coitiune open u'u'l (i o'cloclt lo tbe af-
teroojo of aa Id daj
Bro'deroftbe City Council thin cmn aay ot
Ma-ch. IS31 . M. DOEKISUTON,
aprtttwl 1 :ity Recorder.
C.G.HEROLD.AG'T
PIANOS,
ORGANS, UIFJLOD CONS!
Pa rtuint wlh In to bu fisiios. Oablut. Meiro-
nollian or Portable Oi sans, or Melodeooa caa por-
bae throoih my agency on a liberal terms astuey
can from tbe maaafa-tuiers theniselyes. ah insiru-
menta fully wariaoteu.
aprillf
FOR THE
citizens of Cass county upon his pre
ferment. Commonwealth.
Mkkited. Our dispatches announce
thp appointment of Gen. R. R. Livings,
ton of Plattsmoath as Surveyor General
of Nebraska. The Oen. ia one of the
best men of this or any other State,thor-
onghly eompeten and a Kadi cat Kepub
lioan 'In whom there is no guile.-CAron-tele.
'
All Section 11 nea County Roads
Herd or Stock Law-County
Railroad Bonds.
EniToa Heeald: Tbe above men
tionedjtbree things have borne upon my
mind of late, and in a few instances,
I hive spoken part of my thoughts, but
the opposition flare" up and say that
Yours, &.c.
C. H Walker.
'"J?.!i!r5:r. ftiiovEE & baker
IV iiommnaiuucis, t"iu
Elgin, March 30,h. 1S69. r
Mr. C. H. Walker, Sec'y. Neb. St.
B'd.Ag't.
Dear Sir: Yours of the 30lh ult.
came duly to hand, and but for the
pressure of other duties, would have
received earlier attention, and, even
now, I can only steal a few nvnutes
SEWING MACHINE COMPANY.
eeps constantly on band some of tbe El sale
Hilti-h and Hhnttla or Lock ftltch Family Bew-
and alanufactariuir Sewing Machines, which he
er "this compels ibeir issuance we leave
Mr. Reed and others to judge." ; But
let us see if a little ingenuity might not
have found an answer a little more def
inite and one' quite as "candid. We
quote section 4, "Upon a majority of
votes cast being ia favor of the propo
silion submitted the County Commis
sioners, etc.,' shall -hereupon issue 6aid
from Stern responsibilities to devote 10 l j. u;-K t7.77 nnrl rnnlinv ia be iy attended to.
I twuue, "'"" " I Z v --r -rt a -VT -r-w TX T V 3
flHiii.s."t,-- i made to order. Cash paid for
til they are paid and discharged.
ine
onei-s to the public, with aa abaortment of
MACHINE TWIST SPOOL COTTON,
NEEDLES, etc , Ac,
at the lowect prices. Please eWe him a call before
buy tog, aod examine the
GKOViCR a BASES SEWING MACHINE,
and you will Bad them superior to all etber Sewing
Machines, i O. O. HER JLD, Agent.
IUattsmoutb, Neb., at the Hew Brick Store, oppo
miti. tha Platte Vaile tlotel-
Jgsjr- orders for atachmea Will oetaarnaaa prompt-
When we learn that the one armed
soldier, who lost bis arm in the "Wil
derness" while fighting for the starry
if ihey expected it to remain as it ia. they have not time to hear it. Now,
It is in view of the increase ' that :they j Mr. Editor, I'll tell you some of my
are induced to touch these lines at all j Noughts, and it may be that you wi'l
now. Again, there will be not less haTe more patience than some of the
than 100,000 bushels of wheat, as we I re8t. I thought ihat we had elected
this subject on whivh your question
mainly bears, namely Timber Cul
ture, and the relation the European
Larch sustains in its importance to the
future forest Plantation of ihia country.
History reaches far back in the centu
ries and records its great value as a
tinber tree on the Eastern Comment,
and modern history comes down to us
laden with facts and living demon
are informed, raised within the. limits Lome 0f our best men to enact laws for strations. .It durability is asserted by
. .. I . I - . . , I I .L .. 1 LI.. C . aI i n M
flag, is compelled to pay : ten dollars o oaunaers couniy me preseui. cou- Us, ana oenoia iuai Buuiumsuie ocumu
for the privilege of earning a precari- jjje experience of the last year bas jn9 road law. (if true and enforced)
ous living for himself : and his ,.liiil tij0Wn at it takes about one peck out jt Wln split my little farm into four
"rebel" commanders, has been appoin- tne river tor Bnipraem, or ruoui f repair iae uatue, u -
ted to a federal office, worth ten thou- per bushel. . We know, of course, that ja (if true and enforced) will dam-
sand dollars a year,-we feel quite au re . re,ained for ag9 me perhaps another thousand, and
2d- Can the payment be enjoined ?
Under the old law we admit that there
was one case which Mr. Clinton men
tion, i. e. "if the bonds should be held
by the company, and had cot passed
into the bands of innocent holders, any
tax-payer could have the payment en
joined." But section 6 of new la w ex
pi icitly says that "any county which
late writers and travelers to know no .jj na7e jSBUed its bonds in pursuance
FIRS AND HIDES
rUtUmoulb, Nebraska, April 16, 1309. -
ESTRAY NOTICE.
v.v.n nn h tba anbaeriber. at bis reaidenea In aft.
Pleasant piectnct, April 1st ISO), One Three Tear
Old Oolt,of Iron gray color, and white atrip on the
face, there is soma white oo the l!t fore leg and left
bind leg; ne other mat . ubuiui bskom
, April 15w5 '
V. . n. flr.nl io itntsrminpd lo IDlko
V i . . .'7 I brftad slufTa. but we
treason on. ous. jvews. A U-v. tV -nrtihar thousand, that is
And the best evidence in tbe-world e peopie ot oauu-.,..- " . :u:t.
take it for granted then the Railroad bonds will, I firmly
I - a - n 1 u u I Kf a 0 m nnr hrinL" ft nfi
,b Gen. , Graa, !, -akto, n.. poL.oe,, U.f " .VrifT. ka.9 .Si 00,
ore. tor me bak, i luurc ia uiuo tu-uuta - -
' . r- - I I ! f wm I Arl at
pnd pxcent bv the wear of time and
, 1
the elements.
It nossesses the - "ereatest elastic
r . 1
strength of any'timber, hence valuable
for ship spars," Sac, The wood is used
for all common building purposes in
the place of pine where it prevails.
For cabinet purposes it excels, ' not li-
receives
a i .. . 11. .1 f
:. i,a mannpr in which " Bf.h UlDgs l eti; tUBlciutc
t- (.'. m-..:- Tk. atL.. of conveuience.we just make these bal- to go
D" a , ... I . 1 . jt . I I . 1. n , P .ttamnii h and Ufl the
line amount 01 wucaiuseu itumui! auu inc imo a. a - i
I have thought so all the time,
. ' ' ' l rrB I
appear 10 care a vast - uei iuhic tui . r nn
-one armed soldiers" and much less and suppose the enure wheat crop is P aue go .to prove it No I ask you
-n" t -i.-AiA ..n- shipped, and Mnhinir else." Calling tbe Mr. Editor, if it is fair, is it honorable,
ZrfVamTl ' bVat crop 100,000 busbeW and the for men who have the.-Iong cnd.of the.
It is easily . propagated in Europe
aod late facts prove it ' to be readily
grown on American soil. It flourishes
on all dry and even poor ' soils where
of this act shall be estopped from plead
ing want- of consiedratioo therefor,
and the proper affictr of such county
may be compelled by mandamus or or-
iherwise to levy' tax to pay the same.'
3d, Has the couniy any Jegal power
to compel the early ; completion of the
Road ? - ' ; '' '
Prof. Miller says since the election
'they (meaningr the B. St M. R. R'
Cu.i) have got us on that point, and I
knew it all the time, and never tried to
answer that objection to . issuiDg the
bonds, because, says he, always
. ST. LUKE'S PAEISH.
Monthly meetings ef iheVeatry 1st Taeaday eve
ning ef each month, at the Rectory Q larterly
inaetlngs of Veetry. 1st Mondays r May, Angast,
Norembsr and February. .
U. 8t. GEO. TOCNG, Sector
Wm. L. Wills, Clerk. .: -
Strayed or Stolen
From the onderslgned, fonr miles west of Platta
m .nth. about the JOth of March, One Bay, Tn.ee
v..rOid Btnit Colt, sliaht dish tn face, eiaca tegs
mane and tait. Any person "" r. Z,
information of hie wbereaoonia, wu.
aprSlm
on an ary anu cvbu . oonas, occausc, oajo uc, , j - ,
any vegetation will grow and the soil! confine myself to the truth in discus-1
A Great Novelty I
T "OS 25 cents and one r-d stamp, we teed any
X? party ampi- ii aineieui oi avi
New Golden Fountain Pen,
Holding ink to write ' J
lOO LINES AT ONE DIP.
S10 per day aoarantled te Aaenta. Single sample
18 ceats. Oirculara Free. Addre. n
- . ft. II. at t.vi
Feb4u2t 119 Chatobers St.. Boston,
J. N. W1BE.
MILLINE-RY.
F- DOUDi
MRS J.
TlaY'io? Inst re eieed a choice selection of Mllltn-
ere Goods iron Philadelphia, now oblti inem ror
insriection and sale, at reaMinable pne. Mo palna
baa been spared to obtain the &net 'material and
latt atyles. -
Please cell aoo ezamina at uei reuueuw, v-u.
a ball miles tou b of Flattamou.h. siar'iiif
If OTIC E-
Kolica Is herebp trleea to all partite having bnal-
nesa bff"ie the County Conimlsetonera court, the
nature of whicn win reqaira uini i f-v
that the renulitn papers must be Bled with the
County Clei k befors tbe first day of each cession of
said Court, to obi aln a bearintf upon aay such mat-
ters aa they may u-"c mj vhu
The rapidly incri-nsing ouii
make this order of Imperative 0eismy ; im a
regular order of bo-lnees may ne p eioueiy an. -
ed. whereby the Board may more ayneinaticaiiy
and with greater ceieruy o.pa.u
brongh before them. -.....
By order of the Board. .
mar2&if Clerk Case coan'y, Neb.
Saint Louis & Omahca
Tri- i Weekly
3PeEtOl3LO"t T ilTTOa
The alioee line of Sleampra will leaee Platta
month eeery other day throuyhout tbe entire seaaon
Snneet.Jgit Pla.tamouth with tba Bnrling.ea
Misaoorl fcirer Eallroad for the eaat, north aad
south, end at the following poiota with railroad con
nectiona, Conncil Blie,Oo.iba, St. Joeepb, Lea
Stwortn aod Kanaas City. Fof .freight er pasaag"
applyat onr offcoe.a, . , .
marll SIMPnON MICK ELW AIT, Agenta.
Improved Farm and Tim
Irer For Sale.
The f arm la ubout 20 miles west from Plattsmontb .
3 mliea west of Hoover a, on toe o.B
...u.aahAan 1 It B Itf TSAt Htn IUI SI O 1f myvm
and plenty of stock waUrr; It Is iS. w-qr S SV.T 12.
B 11-1) acres; and connected with ill . I '
a i., .menr 8c 20. same T and au i,tlmter)
fodWOmlklng r4- .
Alao the IwrofNvrol T 70, UJ ' 2
Mitlseounte. Iowa, Doe eaat from PlnUemoeth, and
lmIreTromTtb. rlr'er. (by timber.) for term.
addref".
- mayU.
D. H.HOLCmON.
- Gleawood. Iowa.
IOTICC.
JAMES O'KCII. la my authorised Agent fer the
oolleetlonof ail aeeounu due the -aderaignrd for
medical services; bia receipt will be Talld for tbe
navment of any modes on eid aeeounts.
P IZ 'lit 14. 1S67. K. K. LIVIKGST05.M.I