Iattskcuth nebrausa..
Hay is selling at seven aud eight dol
l.irs a tou in this city.
The work on tb new depot building
it progreing rapidly.
P. TJni?ivch, Jeweler -a"t S adehnann's
emporium, bus err thank. for favors.
E. T. Duke & Co. have the finest
Hardware hcu-c ia the west.
Sleighs are running at Helena, Mon
tana. We saw Mr. Joy come in loaded with
wild geese a few days since, the first we
have seen this reason.
The vote in this city fell far short of
the registry. There were ahout 600
voters registered, and only 466 polled.
Tlie Omaha Trihune arid St. A. D.
Balcombe, prrpric-tor of the Republican,
r.re having some sharp words.
A large number of farm wagons have
arrived via the B. & M., within the past
few days.
Plattsmouth is the only ciry in the
State, cxeept Omaha, that is lighted by
ga.
The Nebraska City Times says : '.Our
Wsines men complain that they are not
doing much."
Merges 15ros. and G. F. Gygar, Esq.
have commenced the rock work on their
new brick block on Main Street.
Are 3-ou injured? Now is the time to
he on the watch for fires, jubt as you be
gin to Lnild a "morning fire to take the
chill off."
A stabbing affray occurred in Omaha
a few days since, in which one Mexican
mortally wounded another, ''wine and
woman" were the cause.
Napoleon has been one of the regular
subscribers of the Philadelphia IVess for
the past eleven years.
The '"Fireplace" is the name of a
drinking faloon in Chicago. Any one
can get warm for ten cents, or red hot
for a quarter.
Young lady physicians are multiplying
throughout the country, and eonse
qucntly the young men are more sickly
than they used to be.
Abaikeepcrat Onawa, named Hed
ges, a day or two since shot and fatally
wounded a customer of his by the name
of Gould.
We are under obligations to Mr. Wil
liam Jones, of Liberty precinct, for
favors while in that neighborhood re
cently. The census report &Lows only 81 deaths
in this couuty during the year ending
Juuc 1st.
T. li. Gordon, Esq., of Baltimtre, is
in the city, looking after his property-interests
here. He will remain five or mx
weeks.
Grain is coming in lively. The late
wet weather and muddy roads almost
entirely stopped the grain trade, but the
farmers are now making up for lost time
There is no doubt that the proposition
for a Constitutional Convention has
carried. In many localities it was for
gotten entirely, but wherever it was
voted on at all the vote was favorable.
Iowa has voted, by a very large ma
jority, that her constitution will answer
until ; voting down the proposition
for a new constitution.
A young hog committed suicide under
the wheel of a car at Burlington, and an
old hog who runs a hotel close by carried
it o T for the service of his boarders and
to keep down his butcher's bill.
J. Burrows & Co. have opened a fine
assortment of Family Groceries one door
west, of the Mountain House. They
also have ou han 1 the finest assortment
of fruit we have seen this fall.
All through the- summer, we have
urged the manufacture of more brick,
assuring tnose encased in tne business
that there would be-a heavy demand
. this fall. To day you cannot buy a ihoi
sand brick in Plattsmouth.
We understand that Pot. has engaged
his Itoard and victuals for the winter at
Lincoln. Thit was before he ascertained
that he was not running on the regular
Republican ticket in Seward and Butler
counties.
The vault for the railroad safe at the
new depot in this city will be one of the
most substantial in the country. The
foundation commences several feet below
the surface, and the walls are of great
thickness, arched at the top, and sup
plied with double iron doors.
The work of establishing a Ycung
Men's Christian Association in this city
in likely to prove eminently successful.
The attendance at the last meeting was
ery large, and more interest is mani
fested in its success than in any other
t-imilar organization ever started in our
city. We hope it may succeed and be
the means of accomplishing great good.
.1. P Lantz, Esq , of Lincoln, pub
Jishtrof the Inttlligencer, called on us
this morning. He has been cast cn
business, and he informs us that he has
ordered a very excellent map plate,
showing the situation of the West, and
the best routes to get here.
Weare not particularly in thehumorto
claiia any great amount of satisfaction
from the result of the election in this
county, yet it is considered by many that
even the election of a single Republican
over the combinations we had against
the ticket is quite a victory.
The Nebraska City Timet has a long
editorial article headed "'causes ff sud
den death." Perhaps its next article
will be headed "walking corpse," and
will continue the history of the Demo
cratic party.
Nebraska City boasts of having two
i ail road termini. They have Loth end
of the Midland. They also have Dr
Convert and 'T. A. White, President.
The average Republican majority in
Saunders county is about 250.
Two hundred and twelve nw pot
offices have been established in Kansas
in the lass four months. Railroads and
population did it.
The ofheial canvas of Richardson coun-
The Sioux City Tim ex .-ays that during
the heavy rain storm last week, two
graves were secretly dug in "the Fioyd
Cemetery, and two co:pses in coffins put
in the graves. . It is a mjs'ery to every
one, who the occupants of the collins
were, who dug the grave-, and from
ty shows the clean lit publican ticket all j "li'" came the bodie,
elected except the county clc;k, w ho is We learn that on the 25th of Septem-
uofcated r y seventeen vote .
Hon W. E. Harvey, of St. Liuis, was
in thecitv this morning. Harvev is now
one of the leading actuaries of the United
States.
We faw wheat selling on 'Change yes
terday in our city at 80 cts. This is eight
to ten cents better than it was bringing
at Nebraska City at the same time.
The Omaha Herald speaks of the
Brownville Democrat as the be.-t Demo
cratic paper in the State. How does the
Rulo Register and the Nebraska Citj'
Time like that?
Capt. Butts, of the It. R. Steamer
' President," informs us that several deer
have attempted to swim the Missouri
near the mouth of the Piatte this fall.
They wcio driven out from the timber
between the Platte and Missouri by dogs
and hunter.
Capt. T. W. Bedford has been ap
pointed Chief Engineer on the Brown
ville and Ft. Kearny railroad.
The question which agitates the pub
lic mind in Plattsmouth is "who struck
Billy Patterson" last night?
Tom. Palmer, of this city, "cleaned
out" the sports of the Lancaster county
fair last Saturday by having the best
trotter, lie took every pur.-e.
The Brownvillc Daily Democrat has
ceased to exist- Tte weekly editition
will be continued. It takes lots of
money, lots of work and lots of pluck to
keep up a dailv pper in a small town,
and very few publishers are able to make
a daily a success.
The Seward All is sa.V3 : ' It is a very
great disadvantage which the Republi
can party labors under, that i has so
many little men in it uin with more
ambition than brains who will ru'e or
ruin the prospects of the party ?it every
opportunity. Possibly a political de
feat will be necessary to purify the
party." The purification has ended.
The party is all right now.
Several persons have intimated to vs
that they had found a "mare- nest" in
our art'ele descriptive of Mr. Mcrriiiisn s
experiment yesterday, We stated he
could propel himself through the water
at the rate of two and a half to time
miles per hour, and again we said he was
thirty-five minutes coming from the upper
landing to the foot of Main street, a dis
tance of about three miles. We had
supposed that most people knew that the
water in the Missouri ran doicn stream.
Col. Doane, Superintendent of the B.
fc M. R. II. in Neb., is entitled lo the
thanks of tlie people for his kindness in
giving them free ue of the steamer
President, yesterday, for the excursion
to witness M. Meniuian's exhibition.
We fear we shall be compelled to call !
the attention of certain individuals in
our city to sections 3'J, 40 and 41 of the
criminal code of the State, uuless they
cool off soon.
"The P. R.'' Bloody encounter be
twven two citizens of the town Mr. B.
shot through the head wiih a bed
wrench Mr. P. flees the country, his
heart heavy with remorse and his hands
stained with human gore The officers in
hot pursuit. Desperate resolve of the
fugitive to never be taken alive Seven
o'clock was th i time and the brickyard
the place Wc had the above headings
all written out for a sensation article for
ibis evening's paper, but the suldendis
appearance of the principal actors, one
in the direction of New Yoik and ti e
other toward San Franci-co, left us with
out a body for the head.
There were 1,633 dwellings and 1.652
farms in Cass couuty on the 1st of
June, and there are at least 2,tX,H)
dwellings at the present date. Cass
county is increasing more rapidly than
any other county in the State.
People should be cautious about let
ting children have matches to play with,
especially in this dry weather. We
learn that a hay stack was burned yester
day evening near Mr. Hci.-e''s mill,
which was set on fire by a sai ill boy
playing with matches. We are not in
formed that there was any further dam
age than the lo-sof the hay, but exten
sive fires of'en originate in this way. An
"ounce of prevention." &e.
Mr. Azro Smith, of Reck B'.-.ffs
brought us a sweet pitatoo to-day which
measures a K-et 0 inches in length. It
js of the Braziiiion White variety. Can
anybody's potato I eat that?
A large party of immigrants from Wis
consin. liealed Iv Alfred p-.T.xf Jvo ,
passed through thu city ye.-er5.-.v en
ron e for the Blue River country. Other-
will follow soon.
The Nebraska City Time puts i:p its
"chicken" over the DEMOCRATIC
victory in Otoe and Cass. It gives the
list of candidates, with the vote received
by each, in Otoe county, and add-, in a
foot note. "Democrats in Roman, Re
publicans in Italic;" and wj notice the
names of J. E. Doom and F. Llenner in
Reman.
Republican Nemaha has elected a
Democrat to the State Senate Mr.
Thomas instead of Mr. Stewart.
Th& Democratic papers of the State
indulge in mourning vu'.'s for the death
of Robert E. Lee. It i jut and proper.
Faiibrother, of the Chieftain says tlie
reason Butler returned to Brownville to
Tipton was to show the already defunct
Senator that there was punishment af
ter death.
The latest from Otoe is to the effect
that the Republican county ticket is all
defeated except David Brown, elected to
the State Senate instead of I'r. Renner.
Not a sirgle dwelling houe has been
erected in Halifax, Mass., for the last IS !
i x-oars.
ber last, Kitty St. Clair, a frail woman,
committed suicide in a house of ill-fume
at E!ko,Nevada. This unfortunate wo
man left Omaha about a year ago, for
the Far West, and has since that time
1 ;d a life cf shame at Elko. Disheart
ened, discouraged, desperate, tired of
life' miseries, she finally ended her
earthly sufferings with morphine, and is
now in the presence of Him who refused
to condemn the penitent Magdalene o1"
old.
Talk about your poker playing on Red
river. Why. it ain't a circumstance to
the game played by a poor vagrant at
Kan -as City the other night, and in the
dark at that. He came to a "bluff," anl
without stopping to "tee" it, "went
over" it. He said he thought sixty feet
would about do for high, just as he ex
pired. The Local of the St. Joe. .Gazette
goes in on his muscle in very many in
stances, but in the following, we think
his case will apply to the majority of
locals.
He says: "According to the stafe
monts of physiologists, the human body
attains the maximum of vital force
about nine o'clock in the morning.
P. S. We shall be on hand to-morrow
morning at nine sharp. Parties, think
ing themselves injured by any reuia;k of
ours, will be good enough to call. This
don't include creditors. Local El.
The Chicago Republican has c-hfnired
hands, changed its style of make-up,
changed price and changed politics. It
is now sold at three cents a copy, and is
independent in politics.
The laying of the corner stone for the
new church in Liberty precinct takes
place to-morrow. The building of
churches and school hou-e shou'd re
ceive the encouragement of every right
minded man in the community not
only his moral encouragement, but his
sulistaiitial encouragement.
We noticed a large number of immi
grant wagons coming across the old
muddy to-day, with families s eking
homes on the tree prairies of Nebraska.
L t them come. There i room for a
miiiion honest men in thi State.
A Span of horses attached to a wagon,
got tired, as we snppo-e, of standing at
Ripple's beor garden, and started on i
voyage of dis overy toward the main
part of town, about noon to-day; when
opposite Mr. Ilinton's ' residence, they
made a short turn to the east, upsetting
the wagon and making a general ?madmp
of wagon and contents, after w' ich, b-
ing free
trees, the
the hills and far away."
The time is fast approaching for set
ting out shade trees. The Fall is the
best time for transplanting trees, and it
has been thoroughly demonstrated that
trees tiiiive better after being trails
planted in the fall than in the Spring.
There is nothing that pays better than
advertising. Let people know that you
have something so sell, and you have
taken the first step toward telling it.
We notice that the last resort of the
enterprising, is the purchase of the priv
ilege of printing their advertisements on
the back of railroad tickets. But as ten
persons read the papers, where one looks
at the back of his raihoad ticket, the
new-paper will still continue to be the
most effective, as it is the cheapest, me
dium. Married At the residence of the
bride's father, on the 13th inst., by the
Rev Daniel Y. Camer.n, Mr. John
Wm. Lautensehlager, late of Iltve-derni-tadt,
Germany, and Miss Eva
Horn, eldest daughter of Jacob Horn,
E q , of Four Mile Creek, Cass Co., Ne
braska. Married, at the Probate ofneein Platts
mouth- on the 1 lih of October, 1S7i,
!.v A T, fliil.l. Pnibitft .T:il-p. MrO'litf
Akrson t Mi Lena O '.'-son. and Mr.
Iter Mum to Miss Mag.'iv Piahn. All
o' Plattsmouth.
Land Commissioner tlanis, of the B.
fc M. R. R., is having printed 5'UM)
copies of a sheet about the siz of the
IIkkai.d, containing aps o' !.. coun
try together with minute ciiscriptions of
the town- and country a'.ma the line of
the Road. Thes advert j.-ing sheets will
U' stnt broadca.-t over the eastern and
from everything but th,e double
thev continued their flight "oe'r
We notice many faces in our stores
that have been strangers here for years
past. Time was when goods could be
bought cheaper in Nebra-ka City, and
then these men went there to trade.
Things have changed somewhat, and
now they come here.
There are now in process of erection,
on Main street, five iron front business
h(u-es, and there would be five more if
the brick could be had.
The promiscuous use of "awful" is
becoming awfully prevalent with the
rising generation of this awful fast age.
Last evening we heard an awful gushing
maiden a-k a grocer if he had "an-awful
good butter." His reply was character-i.-tic;
"You bet, it's awful." Whether
the adjective applied to its strength, or
some other quality, we know not. Thef e
remarks were not written for this city,
but they are none the less true of "the
situation" here.
The Times says: ' We propose if
they do not take Judge Lake or some
other good man, they shall not take
Thayer." That wou'd do very well if
you had a Democratic majority, but we
suppo?e the Democracy do not exactly
have coutrol of the State at the present
writing. We know they are counting
on controling every Republican elected
the Democratic ticket; but even that
would not avail them, for there is a clean
majority elected on the straight tickets.
We understand that the Rev. Peter
Cartwright, the veritable Peter of Meth
odist fame, will visit the State on a lee
turing tour soon. Will somebody look
after it and see that he comes to Platts
mouth? -
Edwin Davis, Esq.. of this eitj has j
been engaged by ti.e li. y M. Lo. in
Nebra-ka as Master Mason, or superin
tendent of ma.-onry on the buildings
alonz the line of the road. He will go
to Lincoln to superintend the erection
of buildidgs there as soon as the mason
work on the depot at this city is completed.
We do not feel ourselves entirely com
petent to enumerate the various para
phernalia, that goes to make up a lady's
wardrobe ; but from the fine "display of
faucy goods and millinery at Mrs.
Crocker it Co. s B .zaar, we think that j
Ladies of the ino-t fastidious tastis can
not fail to suit thetns Ives out of the
large selection of fall an 1 winter styles
which they have just received from the
east. e would recommend our lady
friends to i!! and see them.
We receive ! a mammoth Sweet Pota-
toc to day from Hon. A. L. Sprague, of
Saunders county. It weighs 5i pounds,
anl look like it would "eat" first rate
Nebraska againvt the world forarm pro
ducts. A pair of large, black mules, belong
ing to John Fitzgerald, ran away on
Main street, this afternoon, injuring the
driver seveiely. He was thrown from
the wagon and both wheels passed over
h' ktrs. We did not learn the name of
the driver, nor how the team became
frightened. He was badly bruised, but
there were no bones broken.
31. E. ClIlKtH AT UN10JT.
Laying oflhe Corner Ntan.
The Ceremonies, Deposits, Ete.
9jrnlfieent Dinner Prepared bjr I tie
Ladle.
The Ehlbltlon ToIay.
IIanlrels of People Assembled to
witnes the Performance.
In accordance with previous notice
given through the Herald, the cere
monies of laying the corner stone for the
new M. E. Church in Liberty precinct,
near Union postoffice, were performed
last Friday, Oct. 14th, and we have not
witnessed a more pleasant" occasion for a
long time. The church i3 located upon
a beautiful elevation, about a half a mile
due south of John E. Bcatty's, adjoin
ing to the grove, on the road leading east
and west, and not more than a hundred
yards from the main traveled road be
tween Plattsmouth and Nebraska City
It is one of the finest locations for a
church imaginable; and just such a place
as is calculated to draw ones thoughts
from the things of earth to contemplate
the things which are "beyond the val
ley." The church is located upon an
acre and a half lot donated bv that libe
ral minded citizen, Mr. Jacob Briden4 not received the paper regularly,
stine, and when completed will be the
largest and finest church in the county
outside of Plattsmouth, and but few in
Plattsmouth will bear comparison with
it. It is to be 30x58 feet, with end gal
lery and two class rooms underneath the
gallery. The height of the story is 17
feet, with arched ceiling. The building
is to be completed in an appropriate
style of architecture, at a cost of about
$3,000. and it will seat 600 persons. It
is to be mounted with a belfry and bell
to call the people together. The building
will be a credit to the locality, and will
stan4 as a monument to the liberality
and excellence of those who have should
ered the burthen of the work. The cer
emonies of laying the corner stone were
delayed until a late hour, waiting the ex
pected arrival of Elder Lemon, of Nebra-ka
City, who was expected to offici
ate. There were over two hundred peo
ple present, most of them citizens of the
immediate neighborhood, which demon
strates better than anything else could
the great interest they all feel in the sue
cess of the work they have begun. At
about 1:30 p. m. it was determined that
Elder Lemon would not be there. The
ladies having prepared a bountiful re
past for the occasion, it was thought ad
visable by those having matters in charge
to commence the ceremonies by partak
ing thereof. The tables were provided
with everything the country ajlbrds
that was palatable, and justice
compellsus to say that the country can
beat the city badly when it comes to
getting un a good dinner. After the
multitude had partaken, there must have
rilE MAIL. HOUTil.
We have heard complaints for the past
two or three months that the Herald
was not received in the southern part of
this county at Mt. Pleasant and at
Centre Valley in particular until it was
over a week old. Wc have used everj'
effort to ascertain the cause, and have
finally found it The mail to ML Pleas
ant and Centre Valley is carried from
Three Groves westward only once a week,
leaving Three Groves every Saturday
morning Tlie mail from Plattsmouth
south via. Three Groves, should leave
Plattsmouth, according to contract, every
Friday morning, thus taking our Thurs
day's weekly paper to Mt. Pleasant and
Centre Valley Saturday morning. In
stead of doing this, however, we
are informed that the mail carrier
often stays over night at Rock Bluffs
(where he lives) on Friday night, and
then the mail west from Three Grove has
left before he gets there on Saturday
morning. We have already complained
to the proper authorities, and hope
this cause of complaint will not occur
again. We speak of the matter through
the paper that our readers in that lo
cality may know " why they have
If
they fail to get it regularly hereafter we
hope they will let us know, that we may
find the leak.
MERK1MA.-N LIFE PRESERVER.
TIIEJIEKBIMAX LIFE PHEttKKVEH.
Farther Particular.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon, as per
published notice in the Herald, the R.
It. Steamer "President" steamed out
from her Main street landing loaded
with ladies and gentlemen who desired
to witness the experiment of Mr. Mer
riman with his .new patent Life Pre
server. The boat was filled with specta
tors, and hundreds were left upon the
shore, unable to secure passage. The
boat proceeded to her upper landing on
the Iowa side, where Mr. Merrima pro
posed to enter the water. The deck was
cleared front of the capstan, and Mr. M. from the lower extremities can stand
Tn our hurry last evening to puMi-h
an account of Mr. Merriman's experi
ment, we failed so mention several very
important features of the apparatus,
which should be known to give a full un
derstanding of the great benefits expe-e
ted from it. Mr. Merriman's exhibition
here yesterday wai given for two very
important reasons one of a public and
the other a private character. John
Fitrgeral ', Esq., of this city, is a full
partner ia the patent, and he was desi
rous of seeing a test of the apparatus.
as were hundreds ot others who aic
friends and acquaintances of Mr. Merri
mau and who have known him for the
past four or five years along the line of
the B. & M. Road ; but the more im
portant object in the exhibition wa- to
test the ability of the apparatus as it
1 1 i i . . . . , . .
couiu uniy oe tcsteu in tne iUissoim
river. It is a well known fact that no
other stream or body of water upon the
facd of the globe is so difficult to swim
in as the Missouri river, owing to the
great amount of sand in the water, which
tends to sink all floating substances, ami
to the treacherous whirlpools which
abound. Mr. Merriman and his friend
thought that if the dress would float a
man over the waters of the .Missouri, he
would be perfectly safe anywhere. The
The result of yesterdays experiment sat
isfied all who witnessed it that a n an
could travel the whole length of the Mis
souri river dressed in one of these suits
without being !n the least danger from
drowninc or chilling. The floating ei
pacity of a suit the size of the one worn
by Mr. Merriman yesterday, is 330
pounds, being sufficient to buoy up two
large men, even if their bodies were a
dead weight upon the life preserver.
The dress is divided into five compart
ments, each exclusive from the other,
and each filled with air or evacuated at
nleasure. even while in the water. Tin?
wearer can either float unon the toi t li;7i:- !ovc-el.
of the water, or by letting the air out
The busings of our ciry i ii,f.r
more rapidly at the presi-t.t ti,,...'
ever before. There is ;, j,.,,',.,'. ,;;
more capital here, and in ii0 j,, ' "
the United States can a greater j '", t
be realized on legitimate bu-in,. 'u
actions than ridif L.-re in Pi., : . '
Come along, you monlcd mc
to m ike more. ' '
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with untried .to( u tli
time iiinl inoin-v. i l.e ( lia.ii i (,
bjc-n tested by tune; and it i- guaraiiteei
or our money refunded lb si-aimit
Ask your in i. !ii.r.
KIUPMEVr OF CATTLE.
About fifteen car loads of cattle are
going through the cit)' daihy, from the
herds of Edward Creighton, on the Lar
amie Plains. It will take about two
weeks to complete the shipment, so an
dea can be formed of the number. O.
Tiiliune.
THE o.n.vii V A H vr. R. It.
The above road is now completed to
the Platte river, opposite the station on
the B. & M. known as Omaha Junction,
and regular daily trains are run between
that point and Oaiaha, connecting with
the morning train west and the evening
train east on the B. & M. We learn
from Mr. Grav, General Ticket and
been far more than 'seven baskets full"
ot fragments. After all had eaten
Rev. II. P. Mann called upon the peo
pie to assemble around the corner-stone.
The imposing ceremonies of laying the
corner-stone the stone which unites the
corner of the foundation were conduc
ted by Rev. II P. Mann, assisted by
Rev. Geo. Jennings and Rev. J. T. Can
non. Rev. Jennings delivered a hort
but telling address to the people asseiu
bled, devoted principally to the duty of
the occasion. He portrayed, in forcible
style, the great necessity of churches.
and especially of this one, showing the
difference in the moral atmosphere of
the neighborhood of church-goer? and
the mora atmosphere of the neighbor
hood of Sabbath-breakers. At the
close of his remarks, Rev. Mann arose
ami addressed the assembly for a few
moments, and closed by telling them that
they were then about to place and seal
up the corner-stone, and that among
othr things to be deposited therein
J would be a complete list of the names of
Freight Agent for the road that they thoe who haJ donated tQWanl the buI,d.
nr ... .....1.. ... I . ......- .I,- T 1 1 .... . 1
contemplate bridging the Platte at an
early day with a substantial bridge,
PLAT I SJIOU Til 2,447 T
Editor Daily llcruM :
Iii your issue of Saturday the popu
lation of Cass County, .given by pre
cincts, foots up H,'2U and that of Platts
mouth is put down at 2,417. Now, in
the first place, I believe the population
of Cass Co'i'i'y exceeds 1'mmm), and I
wilt bet .")0 tint theie are in I'lattj
Diou'h many more than 2.447. Trui:
certainly is ait error somewhere.
Citizen.
IM1 I.ATIOV OF C'ASM.
The ( 'en-u retuiii- -how a population
of S.209 in Ca.-s cunt ,- on the 1st of
I jii . ui-f:i!r.iteil as i'.-il .'; s :
Einopciiii Stare-", and wil! induce thou
sands of eople to come and settle in
our beautiful and fertile prairies.
o c inuTer-tana mat. .iooi rt. wr.n it!:
sirname of Doom, now deplores b;.
shortsightedness in running Pot. in-tead
ot WV.-bright. Ho think- Nathan would
have ma le a more ueees.ful catupaimi.
but b thought he could con trot Pot.
l etter after he was elected. Alas, fUi-
the ignoranceof man.
Marrikd. Tn thheity, at St. Mary's
Church, Thiird i ec nhur. October loifi,
by Rrv II. R. J'yne, Mr. Everett C.
Fox, of I'iattsmoui ii. Neb., and Miss
Lou Holley of this city.
The church was crowded to its fullest
extent, and the wedding party arrived
at S p. m. Miss Lillie Snow, of Counci
B'.uffs, and Miss Ro-a White, of PLtts
mouth, as bridesmaids, and Me-srs-
Brock Kinney and J. II. McClellan as
groomsmen.
The bride is daughter of Judge C.
F. Policy, foiu.cr-yof this city, and was
dressed in silver gray repp silk, court
train, trimmed elegantly in point lace,
tulle veii to trail with dress, orause flower
rrtuth and jewel ornaments.
Mi.-s Snow's dress was white tarleton,
court train, trimmed in white satin and
guipure lace.
Miss White's dress was white tarletin,
with overskirt and trail, point lace trim
ming. X-b- City Chronicle.
It takes one hundred rose-leaves to
tiIp n drop of Otto.
Rock Bluffs
Piatt-n:ouih
Li i 'I'l'ty
We:ping Water...
Tipton
t. Pleasant
Oreapv'iis ...... . ..
A voca
E-ght Mil-
Luisville
Stove Creek.......
Salt Creek
Iv ID WOod
S uih Bend
... 8:;.
...2147
... 400
... 4S!
... :'-
... 32tl
... 24'J
... 40
... 4S0
... G.iS
.. 470
.. 478
. D 1 7
.. 2'JO
I.MKLASK IX P4Pl'I.ATIO".
There is little doubt that Cass couuty
s increasing in population more rapi liy
than auy other liver county in the State.
The vote of Cass outnumbers that of
Otoe ly about one hundred, and the
vote of Plattsmouth only lacks about one
hundred of equaling that of Nebraska
Cicy. Three years ago the vote of Ne
braska City was more than three times
as great as that of Plattsmouth. By
the time for another election Plattsmouth
w:il cast more votes than any town in the
State except Omabi.
A (iOU WORK.
The Catholics of Plattsmouth haye
just organized a society to be called the
"St. Johns Benevolent Society of the
City of Plattsmouth;" its objects being
to promote the comfort of its members ;
to give aid when in need ; to assist the
widows and orphans of such as may die
without leaving the necessary means of
support. It tends also to the moral im
provement of its members, by having its
meetings of a pleasant and congenial
character, conducive to the growth of
brotherly love and Christian charity to
ward all men.
ing of the church. He stated that they
lacked about $400 of having enough sub
scribed. to complete the building, and
that au apportunity would then be of
fered for those to contribute who de
sired to assist in the work, and who de
sired their names to accompany those
already prepared on the roll to be placed
in the corner-stone. We never saw an
audience so anxious to do good as was
that assembly on the open prairie.
Each one vied with his neighbors in giv
ing, au 1 even the little girls and boys
present every one of them contribu
ted their mite, and had their names
placed upon the roll of honor to be handed
down to future generations. In a very
short space of time the entire $400 were
subscribed almost as soon as the naves
could be written. The stone was then
placed, and the various articles placed in
the cavity made for the purpose. The
following is a complete list of the articles
deposited iu the stone: One copy of the
Holy Bible ; copy of the Ladiex Repos
itory; copy of the minutes of the Ninth
Session of the Nebraska Conference ;
copy of the !entral Christian Advocate ;
the class book of Union class from its
organization to date ; copy of the sub
scription to build the church ; copy of
the officers and trustees of the church ;
copy of the Mclliodixt ; copy of the
Western Christian Advocate ; copy of
the Plattsmouth Herald; copy of the
Omaha Herald. The cavity holding
these articles was covered with glass and
sealed, the benediction was pronounced
and the audience was dismissed. Every
person present seemed to feel that a good
w nk had. been commenced, and that all
who had contributed towards its com
pletion would be better in consequence.
We never so fully realised, as we did
upon this occasion, that it is free schools,
free churches and free salvation that
forms the bulwarks of American Inde
pendence, American freedom and Amer
ican prosperity. The following are the
officers of this church, whose names were
deposited in the corner-.-tone : Pastor in
charge, II. P. Mann ; Class Leader of
Union class, Jacob Bridenstine ; Steward,
Samuel Cannon ; Trustees, Richard Pell,
J. E. Beatiy, Richard D. Jones, Jacob
Bridenstine, M. W. Gibson; Building
committee, Richard Pell, R. D. Jone?,
M. W. Gibsoi. j
proceeded to equip himself for the
watery voyage. He divested him
self of his great coat, hat and
boots, and proceeded to put on
his appai at us over his remaining clothing,
The "life preserver," complete, consists
of a suit of gum clothes joined at the
waist so as to be water tight. The body
is completely covered, the only aperture
being an open space for the face, with
close fitting rubber to prevent the water
getting in. The apparatus is double,
and is iuflated by means of rubber
tubes. It takes about four minutes to
put on the suit, and when all was com
plete Mr. Merriman lit his cigar, waved
an adieu to the crowd, wished them a
happy and safe voyage back to Platts
mouth, walked out on the projected gang
plank over the turbid waters of the "old
muddy," turned upon his back, gave his
cigar a vigorous puff, and was floating off
as leisurely as though he was lying
on a feather bed at home.
IIt has a pair of paddles with
which to propel himself when desirable.
He made the trip to the foot of Main
street in just thirty-five minutes from the
time he entered the water, a distance of
full three miles. lie can propel himself
through the water at the rate of about
two aud a half or three miles an hour.
Arriving at the foot of Main
street he walked out on shore,
pulled on his boots, hat and
coat, without a single drop of the water
of the old muddy having penetrated his
clothing. lie came out not only dry, but
perfectly comfortable. All who witnessed
the test were more than satisfied that
Merriman's life preserver is the best
thing of the kind in existence. We see
no reason why a man could not live a
week on the water with one of these suits
if he only had a supply of food and
fresh water which can be carried in a water-proof
knap-sack.
IVIIITK'H AIIIUTIO.V.
Among the many improvements in the
city during the past year, probably none
are entitled to more especial notice than
those made on what is known as"White's
Addition." It is a tract of land adjoin
ing the original town kite on the north,
and furnishes some of the finest locations
for residences to be found in the city. It
is up out of the dirt and dust, where
you get a refreshing breeze in summer,
and where you get no more wind in win
ter than in lower places. Mr. White
commenced to offer lots for sale last
March, and now he has quite a little vil
lage about him. He has erected for his
own use. in a sightly place, one of the
finest residences in the city, and we un
derstand that he is about to erect one or
two more for rent. There are already
ten or fifteen nice, comfortable dwellings
erected on this addition, and many others
will be built in a short time. Mr. White
has adopted the wise policy of selling
lots at a fair va'uation, hence the rapidi-
iy with which they are bought and iui
proved.
upright. Accompanying each dress is a
sack of sufficient size to hold ten days
provisions and two gallons of fresh
water, a flag staff nine feet in length and
a suitable flag for a sigoal. The entire
concern only weighs thirteen pounds, and
can be furnished at a cost of about $80.
Yesterday was the eleventh time Mr.
Merriman has tested the apparatus, each
time wearing the identical suit worn yes
terday ; and in every instance it has
proved a complete success.
Mr. Merriman's attention was first at
tracted to the necessity of an apparatus
of this kind by a knowledge of the fact
that men ordinarily expired in cold water.
even when provided with buoys, in about
fifteen minutes. He set about inventing
iu apparatus that would protect the per
son from the cold as well as bouy them
up. His invention is complete intoth
respects. After floating three miles in
the water yesterday he came out moist
with perspiration.
He leaves this evening for Philadelphia
where he will at once make arrangements
for the manufacture and sale of the
suits. e clip the following, relative to
an experiment at Atlantic City, from the
correspondence of a Philadelphia paper,
dated October 30th :
"While the bathing was in rro2TCss,
the spectators on shore, and bathers
themselves, were slightly a-tonNbed to
see a tall, gaunt, figure emerge from me
of the bathing houses, habited in what
appeared to be a deep black suit ol armor.
leaving nothing ot Ins person exposed to
view except Ins nose eyes and month
Said figure stalked down to the beaeh,
and entered the water, and after pro
ceeding into the sea M?veia! bundled
vards in advance of the other
bathers, the mvsterious figure cojiim ne
ed disporting himself like a big do pliiri,
and far out of reach of any Iiuiiihii aid
in case assistance was reqirred. lie lav
l.: . 1 .1. f . 1 . . . .. . A.'
eiu iui ua. t iui reiuui uiu m ul v iu-y
and rose with each wave, the breakers
scarcely washing over him, and floated
and gamboled about in the water with a
much bouyaney as though it was a huge
piece of cork. It was soon explained
that the strange and novel bath, r was a
gentleman named C. S. Merriman, ot
Iowa, who was habited in a suit of India
rubler, which completely enveloped hi
person, ami which has recently been
paten'.id by him as a life piescrve-r. An
examination of this new life preserving
suit, satisfied all beholders that it wii!
completely revolutionize the present
method of saving human lives during
marine disasters. It can be put on ready
for use in four minutes : weighs only ten
pounds ; is impervious to water, and be
ing fitted with a mouthpiece, whereby
it can be filled with air in a few minutes.
it is capable of supporting the wearer in
t he water for days toget her if necessary.
It allows the most entire freedom of
motion, and one or two persons can be
supported by it in the water besides the
occupant himself, as was tested this af
ternoon. Mr. Mcrriinan has devoted a
long time to perfecting this life preserver,
and his labors have been rewarded by the
production of a contrivance that no
steamer or sailing vessel should be with
out, and which will certainly become
generally in use as soon as its merits are
known.
Mil '1
ll ill)
IN ism.
Haifa generation iil-h n.e ( 'd u i,r (
wa- patented, anl it lias in en mii,,i,,v.
se vei.-d tunes sin -e. inti-il of iruihi:
l ..! I "..ii
ueeu iaveu om, .-til l i. , cu.i.
to th': liniiber-iooiij of wort hie
l. i . i i
oug-, ii nas gaineii Midi a popu u;i.
that the demand can lianily l.e mi,. Ii.ij
by tlie Excel lor Manufacturing ccni i
ny, by which they are- made.
i i : a ii lsTa n TTi h -1 ii i :s.
When rosy lips pint, pcails
glitter behind them. To pn., n, . :i j
beautify the dental enamel, tl:i:ie i-1:
preparation like Sozodniit, a o'nj nni, 1
Ot" the ino-t w l!o!eoi!ie. veji-iii!,.. v,i;.
septic.-, among whiefi tie' l:uk ot il."
South Aine lean Soap Tree, In e.vn i
the lia'ives a-. (J-iilitni, an l u-ccl I y ti,"
Spani-h Atne:iea)s foi elean-in' ui.i.i.ia
impairing, the ino.-t dchcai'j I'lHk-, i
tllL" lllO.-l ililpO) tilll'. (
"Sj'alding's (ilue," will j'i t suit ;.'iu.
Va! er,'s A; llull'ner have , v t,
.stock I'l viiOceru" evci kiom. i., t
eily, which they hooiiit for e.i !i .
reduced prices. C'al; a:id cs.e.iiir
slock. a;lVli
un"iTi'Xri"i.ii.
All persons knowing I ic-iii - !
deb ed to us by note or :i -r..r.!,-quested
lo car and settle in- 1 i'1
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l.ir
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If you won! i ,ve to "a ri ''
uid always tei iii . t yon,- "i.n.,.!y
viJed fur in ea -e .u a-. l.leie.il !
to Capt. J. W. .M.o h.o. at ti e
and get a policy in the ili -i.u'i
Life ,MitMl.
I' it.
V,i'i. ,
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VAI.LCKVS .V Kl I i
Are now rt reiving tin- l.u
Ihess (tool-k-.-t,
which
a-h.
ever hi oil i
they are wi'iir.;
!
Ii' Vo l -ft' a n ':
:.;il V- "t l.'il-'fi' I '-.
se.Jini; ! best for IJj
, v. : t
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ll'i'V
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v.tt
liiev are
a ric'.V -'l; ji:V
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WANTED!
1 W.lll t'
r '.
1! :-et..-e a f.
ctnv. V.-i.'i V.--ilg. c-a:.
lo'.hi;! -fi'sv of
o:t i hixw It Wm.
! lo j.-iV !;o. ..n i i'i
i riic.rr.es. I hey l ay i'orea.-ii ai;J
io; iic uiei'-rs'j.'a.
M: a: f.
(if to VallervH .t
i-y I foods. They
iun the cheapest.
: .;!i-r's o !,-iy.-.;r
j-e striuj cti-aj- r
The celebrated tJu'.'-n ('it;-'!o-v,
:.i cost, at the New Vol.
septLVdtf
l'o to Vallei i's it I lu. Tner's
or iJoots and Shoes, the
st 1'
aJ..'j".
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i ll. .ii-
A few city or.lr for sale.
the iI:::iAM ohV-e.
hti'p.p.- ui
Ci'-torn made Chicago Loof . eli'.Yp at
the N" Yotk Store, eornci Main toil
Second Streets. septuitl'
ts. at rc'l'io.'!
largest sto-k of Wank
prices, at the New York Store.
septet!
CITTIXfcl AFfHt 1 A ThUCTM BEX.
WINTER WHEAT.
Two years ago there was not to exceed
one hundred acres ot winter wheat in
Cass county, and it was generally be
lieved that it could not be produced in
this State with any degree of profit.
About one year ago the Herald urged
upon the farmers of the State the im
portance of planting winter wheat, and
cited instances where it bad been raised
with much profit. Yesterday we made'
a short journey into the country, and
saw as many as a dozen fields of winter
wheat in traveling as many miles, all of
which seemed to be doing exceedingly
well. We believe that our farmers will
find winter wheat a far more profitable
crop than spring wheat, and less trouble
to produce and handle. We hope some
of our farmer friends will give the read
ers of the Herald the benefit of their
experience in the matter.
October 17th. 1870.
Editor Herald : Constable Killgore
arrived here last evening with one Chris
tian feinger in custody, who was held
by James Urawfonl, Justice ot the Peace
of South Bend precinct, for trial in the
District Court of Cass county, upon the
charge of an assault with intuit to com-
vtit murder.
It seems that the prisoner Singer had
been at work for one John Kliscr ; that
they had some difficulty settling, and bard
words followed, then blows. W hen they
clinched and fell to the floor, the wife of
Kliser, seeing her husband bleeding.
3 1 zed a club and dealt a lew vigorous
blows upon the head ot cinger which
placed him hors du comlmt. it seems in
the row Singer managed to get his pocket
knife open and inn it-ted a wound on tre
side of Kliser's neck, which came n .-ar
being very serious. All the particulars
are not at hand.
J. W. Johnson.
There is no such th nsr as a menial of
fice when you put a true man into it. A
menial office is an office with a mean man
in it : and it makes no difference whether
it i a king's oflv'e or a wivenirer's offioe.
The Nebraska City Times has the fol
lowing :
Democratic pyramid for Nebraska :
"Otoe,
"Cass,
"Sarp y."
It looks tough, but what can we say j
about it ? ' Hour. P!tt.niouth. Nebraska,
For Ishvr A Jwe'iing hou-e, sit'
ted in a desirable location. Enquire
D. II. Wiieklkr A: C.
julySOdtf
For one of the celebrated Ja-k-'-a
(Michigan) wagons, the be-t jr''i
made, go to Valiery & KuSher.s.
imty!i7dtf
D. H. WhoeierACo. arc ofT-rie-' t
sale over 100 lots m the City of i lart-
t)
moutn, at
$250 each.
prices ranging from
i.vi
CihsrifFs Sale.
Callan:;n fc French
uK.iinut Execution.
Enos trench. j
"VOTICL IS JiUKKBY OIVE.V Th'AT l
will oiTfr lor fale tit luono ju-ti u fi
front Uuoi ol the Court liou-e in l'l;.t. -lU'.U'".
Caw county, Nebrai-Ku. on .Vl'.in.ay. .i";"'r
l-iJll ut ' .VI....x l U- ..I ...ill ii:V. 1110
following re.il e-.ule. to-wit : A i .: tain in
ho U e one mid !ni.--h:.!f blorii hiii. .l.u.
on the i.oi tli r-t ii'ii riiT'it iT.-ti '" . ;-;-
JU. townsiiip No. tri. " . '-..rtn rarrfc
eleea ll e-iet ot ;hc Ch i". M., an-i 1 ." ' '
of grouiM in tho f-ii'iT ot wiii - i """
ii aiiuaif. takt-i us un- .r'. riy ! fci. '''"' ''
on sv.i excu'too in in. or o! Jui.n ir-'
William l;,.s in nit-.; -..tj-rRe I. ..l.ni. .
lueii oy t r.o C tTk oi ia- Lo.'.ri'-t Court "I Y
counr el I uu'l to iiic iiire-c:cU u tuii-'-
aid couuty.
lt-u Oc.jbet r.'tti. 1 .". ,
J . i. . v 'N . encnl
. C- t e uuty. .ei'i; "y' r
SHUctrcn A Kiciukjsun, Ate. '. lo'
joliUi5.
It R l l!VT -PlivairTiv
ivn SURGEON te I " 1,1
profeMional icnrice iu the cttiieni ol I aji.VOun"
'. x.tfi.t Uta.ii . n. . ot ..' -reels:
otnee on M r ftreet. oppofit eour
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