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THE NEBRASKA HERALD 13 PCBl.tSIIKD WEKtLT BY H. D HATHAWAY E&ITOR ASF) PKOPK!fcTO. i? Ofliei; corner Min nrvl Scroai strec'.., tec d ptory. TERMS -.Weekly. S-'-OO per annuti if psil in advance. $2..tO if not paid in advance. FROM THE CAPITAL IT.O(iRr.H OF THE ISVKSnA. TION. From cut Own Correspondent. Lincoln, l-rl-ruary 1 , 1 s I . Editor Hr-RAM): The holy court' of investigation are hollijis tl uly sessions n the capital, in tlie supreme uouri ruoui, just across the hall iVoiu the ex tensive chamber. They are a fearlul ot of fellows, and po f' r a fellow lively ft hen he appears before theni as an un wi'lins witness. Senator Thomas i. Cliiirman and Low Reed is Clerk, and interrogatories are propounded ly all. Thev have in their possession all the look?, record", etc, pertaining to the re moval of the capital from Omaha, the fi of tate property and the loanimr of the school fund. They have had all the borrowers of school money and the extensive purchasers of Lincoln lots, to gether with contractors on State build ing, State officers and confidential out side men, before theni, who have re lieved themselves of their knowlcil-re of corruption, irregularities, etc. And I imagine a sufficient amount of interest in- testimony has been proond on: to make a respectable volume that would take well, if "sold only by Fub-eriptioii. The general impression nw here is that this' whole investigation, impeach ment, and ventilating business h a di rect thrust at the prosperity of this place. At least those who have male themselves particularly conspicuous in th- movement have always been outspo ken enemies to Lincoln. And if thcy i-ould close up th State University, f-top tha work on the Penitentiary, make no appropriation for the support of the Asvlutn, have a new Hoard of Commas sinners appointed that the capital cou'd be moved, and the futu-e bright pros-r.e-t of the capital city blasted. Friends of Lincoln beware ! The Governor has not yet signed the bill prantin? 20.00:) acre to the O. & S. Y. It II to aid in bri l.'imr the Platte river. The three days provided for the signature of the yarn? by the con-titu-f inn has elapsed and the bill is a dead letter. There are several other bibs similarly situated. The indications are that Jenkins reso lution has run the sedate editor of the Omaha Herald out of the State. Who will rise to explain (!) when it becomes apparent that his person and papers were wanted hers for "only fifteen min ute.'1 and this individual was unex pectedly called to the far Wcf, there to remain until after the final adjournment of ihe Teci-lature. The Governor will undoubte by call an extra session, at the expiration of the present, to enable the members to draw their pay and mileage. The ankle in the Omaha Tribune, on the 1.1th, hitting at the Adjutant Gene ra!, was written by somebody totally ig norant of the facts, as (Jen. Patrick was lefore the committee two days before leaving for the west, end did not go un til that body was entirely through and lone with him. Leck. i mil. rrotcst arainst the ndmi.-Moii of I. tali a a s,tatc. siiimel iy many citi zens of Salt Lake City, has been received at Washington. It .--ets foitfi tliat all the machinery of the territnal trovern mt-nt is in the handed P.righaiu otnig. ::i 1 that, if the Territory was admitted tit once, lie would for along time control the character of the State Government. They prefer to wait till the intelligent people '"throw off the yoke of their ? ri.'st-s" which they are rapidly doing- Collection rielSs. A woalty man, well kiiuwn in thi .-..mmunity." remarked a few weeks i?x-o, that he would loan to our people two hundred thousand dollars, if the laws were such that he could ever tret it back again. He pointed out in this community several individuals who are comparatively rich, but who boast that they are financially "ironclad," n? debt can be collected from them, because their wives arc the owners of the pro perty they hold. It is too true that out laws have protected many in tuat class of swindling and the worst feature we see in connection with the matter is, that men -who have swindled their cred itors in that way are treated by the com munity the same as honest men. Stay, exemption an 1 other laws intended to keep the wolf from the poor man's doe r are distorted so as to make them coyer up swindling, and ras.-ality which was clearly never contemplated by the lawmaker. The poor men ami men of moderate fortunes .in this county, will be found the owners of what property they claim, and such as place their property beyond the reach of an execution are men who are aide to pay the debts they contract, but are too dishonest to do it. If there is any way to do it, the Legis lature should reach aud remedy this evil. If we have men in high places who are playing such games, let them be placed where they belong, and treated as other linn liable characters. Chronicle. I lie St. I.ouit mitl omnlia Line. I'ar&ct The merchant, shipper and traveler wiil rejoice to know that upon the open ing of navigation a regular line of pack ets will again resume active operations on the Missouri. The line for the year 171 consists of light draught boats well adapted to the trade, and the passenger :nd the shipper can rely on speed and ,.-niupt arrivals. The following named ackets form the line, viz : Susie Silver, Silver How, Mary Mc Donald, Emilie La 1 large, G la-go w, Nile, and Capital City, arriving tri 'veokl.v, both up and down, at our city. This line is being manned by men who are directly interested, and hopes through reasonable tariff rates, and prompt ad jtitmentj for over charges ami damages, it may receive a liberal patronage from the public. The following are the officers of the company : II. P. Silvers, President; los. S. Nanson, Vice President; Wiu. Fitzgerald, Secretary ; TIios. W. Ilea, Superintendent'. W. P. Laniothe, Pi rector. St. Josrph Herald. The Illinois Agricultural Report for 1KC4 says: "The fences of the United States have cost more uhan the houses, cities included; more than the ships, boats, and vessels of every description, which Rail the oaeean, lakes and rivers; more than anyone c'assof property, aside from real estate, except, it may be: the railroadi cf our countrv.' Gen. Sherman says the cannon with which "the Prussian artilleri.-ts did so much damage to the city of Paris are Kmdd's stecllehven inch breech-loaders. They each cost about $;JO.ooO in gold find the projectile and powder for each discharge, cost another thousand dollar?. NJ VOL. 6. PLATTSMOUTH. From the Sioux City Times. Plattsmol'th, Neb. ) Feb. 8th, 1871. Enmu Ti.mf.-s : Here I am a hundred miles down the river at the progressive little city of Plattsmuuth. As nothing of importance transpired upon the way, 1 will not dwell upon my trip but proceed to give such litte information regarding. PLATTSMolTH, as I have gleaned during my short visit here. The town is situated on the right bank of the Missouri, one mile south of the Platte, and twenty miles from Omaha, in Cass county Nebra-ka. From Council duffs, we travel over the Council 1 'luffs it Sr. Joseph railroad, twenty miles, and four miles over the lSurliiigton & Missouri railroad opposite Plattsmouth. The FIRST A P I' F. A It A N C E of the city, is by no means calculated to impress the stranger with ideas of beauty or magnificance ; as the town is built along ranges of bluffs, and intervening valleys. Scarcely one half of it can be seen from any outside point of view. On Tuesday morning I crossed the river and strange to say though at Soux City, the river is impassible, here teams heavily laden cross and re-cross. On entering the town I sought and found my only ac'iuinsance.the former Catholic pastor of Sous City, and the present pa-tor of the Catho ic church at Plattsmouth, FATHER HAYES. His many friends at Sioux City will be glad to know that he is now permanent ly settled here, with a good large congre gation, a nice church, and a happy hjme. On Tue.-d-iy 1 traveled around the t'uy, saw its buildings, studied its advantages for trade and commerce, and inquired as to the inducements that it holds out for immigration. The land immediately around the city is bluffy and bare, but two miles to the west lies the Platte valley acio-s the river and tribu tary to it lie the mo.-t fertile farms in Iowa, and to the south are the grand rolling prairies of Nebraska, tenanted by an industrious and progressive peo ple. The IJurlington and Missouri River railroad stretches its iron limbs eastward to Chicago, and westward to Lincoln, making a direct line of railroad through Plattsmouth, connecting Chica go with the capital of Nebraska. On Tuesday evening I had the hapiness td' witnessing one of the tno.-t important events in the history of Plattsmouth the formal OPENING OF FITZ;ERAI.I's HAM. That evening the Catholic Church held a grari I fair and fc.tival 7. I. J. Ryan, of Omaha, delivered the opening oration, and a grand concert was given afterwards. There, in that hall. I had a favorable opportunity of seeing and fornuncr my opinion t-1 the people. The hall, which has been built during the past summer, is a brick structure situated near the centre of the town. It is cer tainly unequalled by any other hall upon the Missouri slope, except Hubbard s at I Sioux City, and is not surpassed by any in the Wet. It is commodious, well built, and magnificent in architectural iinish and proportions. On Tu-j-d.iy night it was densely thronged by a large and respectable cosmopolitan audience. Noiic of the cold, stiff formalities of 'society'' divide the people of Platts mouth, and the religion ha-, in one hap py instance at least, the Heaven intend ed effect of binding the people in love and harmony. Protestants of all do nominations, and men of all nationali ties, blended that night to aid the Catho lic Church and do honor to the occasion the opening of Fitzgerald's Hall. There arc a good many subjects connect ed with this enterprising, progressive young city upon which 1 would write, hut want of space in the columns of the Times might necessarily preclude its in sertion. I shall consequently confine myself to a few statistical facts. The present population of Plattsmouth is nearly 3.0m, with a steady increase. The principal religious denominations have church buildings and organizations, and there are three or four educational establishments. In this particular of education, the town is said to be de fective, the public school system being j rctarted by the detect or liin ls occasion ed by the robherries of the State oilicials at Lincoln. Though the population of Plattsmouth is considerably smaller than that of Sioux City, her trade is larger. This is accounted for by the fact that the country around here is better settled, and the people arc much liohcr than around Sioux City. For several years Platts mouth remained an oi l fossilizod vil liage, but now a days it raises its head as a young city and exhibits all the life and energy of a young Chicago This spirit of progress is mainly due to the acts of some leading citizens; foremost of whom is John Fitzgerald. Now a young man (and by the way) a bachelor, he. by his own labor and preseverance as a; contractor of public work. has accumu lated a fortune! and that fortune he has liberally and profitably invested in build ing un the city of Plattsmouth. I shall now close this letter with an opinion and an advice. My opinion, based upon facts, figures and circumstances is, that within one year from to-day a bridge will span the Platte at this point; that live years from to-day, a bridge will connect Iowa with Nebraska at or near Platts mouth and that then the population of this city will be at least 15, 000 inhabi tants: And my advice is that persons seeking a home in the Vest, should find Plattsmouth and make their home here. I cannot'more appropriately conclude than by paraphrazing the language of Rurn3 : "Wher life' dark stre.'m I ferry o'er, A time that urelv shall come: Tn Heaven i'self I'll ask no more Than just a Plattsmouth veloouie.' R. Home From XobrasUn. J. W. Wilkerion, Jv-q.. who has been absent upon a prospecting tour returned Tuesda3r morning, looking none the bet ter for his wild oose business. He filed preemption claims upon six quar ter sections of land about six miles from Fort Kearney, and his brothers will start thither next Monday. lie speaks very highly of the country and its prospects, and expresses th 3 opinion that Creation did its level best when making the land around there. lie reports the country as settling up very rapidly, and destined at no distant day to become very wealthy. D. N. Smith, Esq., assisted him in lo cating his claims. He brings back with him a quarter of buffalo meat, as an evi dence that he has been west. Chariton Democrat. Non Et Come at a 1'ns iz the latest for creditors presenting bills, but when presented they find more "bust" that "at as," and in many cases "bust" anv way. Give us another hack at "bus.'' P L ATTSM OUTir, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, S71 I'uzzletl Dutchman. A Wisconsin secular paper contains the following good story : One whdoes not believe in immersion for baptism, was holding a protracted meeting, and one night preached on the subject of baptism. In the course of his remarks he said, some believe it necessa ry to go down into the water, and come up out of it in order to be baptized. I Jut this he claimed to be a fallacy, for the preposition "into" of the Scriptures, should be rendered differently, as it does not mean into at all times. Moses, he said, we are told, went up into the moun tain, and the Savior was taken into a high mountain, etc. Now we do not suppose that either went into the aioun tain, but upon it. So with going down into the water, it means simply going down close by or near to the water, and being bapti-cd in the ordinary way, by spriuklinsr. He carried this idea out fully, and in due season and style closed his discourse when an invitation was given to any one who felt so disposed to rise and ex press their thoughts. Quite a nuui ter of the brethren arose and said that they were glad that they had been pre-ent on this occasion, that they were well pleased with the sound sermon they had just heard, an I felt their souls great ly blessed. Finally a corpulent gentle man of Teutonic extraction, a stranger to all, arose and broke a silence that waa most painful as follows .- "Mister Preacher, I ish so glad I vasli here to-noight, for I has had cxblained to my miut some tings I never could belief pefoie. We reat, Mr. Preacher, that Taniel vas cast into the ten of lions, ant came out alife! Now 1 nefercoult pelief dat, for de wilt -easts woult shust eat him up right off; but now it is ferry clear to my mint. He vash shust close py or near to, ant tid not get into de ten at all. O, I vash so glat I vas hare to night ! Again we rent that de Hebrew child ren vas cast into de firish furnace, and dat air alwash look like a peeg story too for they would have been purnt up ; put it is all plain to my mint now, for dey wtre shust cast close by or near to de fir ish furnace. O, I vash ko glat I vash here to-night! And den Mr. Preacher, it ish said dat Jor.a vas cast into de sea and intode peily cd'dewhalsh. Now I ncfer could belief dat Tt seem like a pig feesh story, put it ish all plain to my mint now, he vash not tfen into the whalesh pel'y at all, put shust shumped onto his back and rode ashore. O, I vash so glat I vash here to-night. And now, Mister Crcncher, if you will shust explain two more bassages ofScrip turcs I shall pe O, so happy dat I yash here to-night! Oneofdem ish vere it saish de vicked shall be cast into a lake dat purns villi fire and primstoiie always! O! Mister Preacher, shall I be cast into dat lake, if I am vicked, or shust close py or near to, shust near enough to pe com fortable? O, I hopes you tell me I shall pe cast shust py a goot vay off, aud I vil i pe so glat I vash here to-night. The other bassage is that which saish plesscd are dc3' who do dese commandments, dat they have rijrht to de tree oflii'e and cr.tT through the gates into the city. O! tell me i sh:di gets into the city and not .'bust close by or near io, shuit near enough to see what I have lost, and I shall be so gl:it I vas here to-night. Vli uevrr IuU's laper. He was in town last week tha old fel low who never did take the 'doggoned papers-;' he kurus down about two times in a coon's age and brings the old woman and thc'f'.ax heals in a squeaking ox wagon. He hollers for Seymour Sc Plair and Andy Ja-.-ks n- He sets at the cor ner of the court yard and eats his second ban 1 John' cake and drunk water- The brats cried for more, but his corn all turned to nubbins, and meal i.-i his parts was :mity scr.rc .' He darned all Rail roads because they would not make his patch raise bigger corn. His gals read all the signs in town, then they helped the old man put on his husk collars and hitch the old briti-hin, and away they went for their ager, chills and swamp 40. K.cchitiirr. The nearest the Parisians can now come to mutton is a raw weather. It is no sign because a man makes a stir in a com w unity that he is a spoon. Loui villc men get lid of their mithers in-law by greasing the cellar stairs. The total area of the United State is 2, 270,001 (.000 acres. Tu an old New York tavern the follow ing notice is posted: "Gentlemen learn ing to spell are requested to use yester day's paper." A country paper, speaking of Anna diekinson, says: "She appeared before her auditors attired in a modest but rich necklace." King William has sent the sword that Napoleon III. surrendered at Sudan to be hung beside the one that Napeoleon I gave up to R!ueher at Waterloo, in the Prussian Military College at Rerlin. An Illinois woman, whose husband is in the Jolict prison for horse steal ing, has taken up her residence outside the walls, and declares that she will re main there uutil his sentence expires in five years. A Chinaman who had his nose cut off during a little altercation in San Fran cisco, had it carefully packed and sent back home to show his friends one of the American customs. A prominent American traveler says that Nebraska, for fertility of soil, is not equalled by any country in the world except the valley of the Nile, Mrs O'l)onovan Rossa arrived in New York with her husband. A depu tation from the society of United Irish men presented Rossa with $l,0oC. A report comes from Washington-fhat "two United States senators have been refused board at one of the leading hotels this season on account of their habits." The trouble is doubtless, that the senators are total abstinence men, and the proprietors feared the influence of theircxample upon the business at the hotel bar. The wound received by Prince Wil liam of Baden, in the sanguinary en gagement at Nuits on the lth dr., has proved more soriovs- than was originally supposed. The bullet entered abou: an inch below the left eye and issued from the neck, two inches behind the left ear, without, however, injuring the drum, but severed many small nerves which at times cause a good deal of pain. "Lord John," the mammoth steer that has bei n the pride of, and carried off the premiums at the State and county fairs of Kentuck3, was weighed at Ruf falo, on its way to New York, and "pulled down", 3,515 pounds, being nearly one hundred pounds heavier than any other that has been taken to that market. The ecund steer was the "Tom Hendricks," a three-vear-old and weighed 2,001. How Judge YVinmi or Oliio wan oat of Order Fun In the Honte. Washington Correspondent Cin.Coraercial. Judge Winans, who is ordinarily grave as a gravestone kept the House laughing yesterday, while attempting to get the Speaker's eye, an 1 to obtain the floor. "Mr. Speaker cried the Judge to Mr. Pawes, who was in the chair. Speaker The gentleman is not in or der. Winans I'd like to ha told, Mr Speaker, how you know that before I say what I want. Laughter Speaker The gentleman will take his scat. Winans Is there anything in the rules that requires me to be seated be fore I have said a word? Speaker- The gentleman is not in or der, and the chair cannot proceed with the business until order is restored. Winans Would it hi straining a point of order for me to remain stand ing until it is in ordr for me to address the chair? Loud laughter. Voices from over the House, "Mr. Speaker," "Mr. Speaker." Speaker The gentlemen will resume their seats. Cox Poe3 that include the gentlemen from Ohis? Speaker The chair has not 'recog nized the gentleman from Ohio. Winans I thought as much. I have here, Mr. Speaker, a pair of spectacles of fine magnifying power. Shall I show them to the chair, so that I may be seen? Roars of laughter all over the House. Speaker The gentleman is out of or der. Winans 1 rise to a point of order. Speaker The gentleman from Ohio will state his point. Winans That a motion to adjourn is always in order. Great laughter. Speaker Does the gentleman from Ohio move to adjourn? Winans That was my wish when the Speaker invited me to le sweated. Great laughter. Speaker Does the gentleman from Ohio move to adjourn ? Winans No ; I've got over my hurry. An so the Judge sot down with im mense gravity, and the House, fairly con vulsed. The Harmonious Nomocracy. An Ohio corre-pondent of the Indi anapolis (Ind.) Journal thus discourses of the harmony and good feeling exist ing between the friends of Pendleton and Hendricks: . The f riends of the Hon. T. A. Hen dricks have asserted with a boldness challenging answer, that the Hon. Geo. II. Pendleton aenuiefced in his assumed ascendance in the West, and that, the "Pendleton men" preferred Mr. lion dricks as our next President. I am able to state to you that, the assertion is false in its length, its breadth and its thick ness. Renedict ArnorM attempted to betray the forces placed under his com mand ; Mr. Hendricks did betray those who trusted to Ids leadership in 1SGS. Arnold is the precedent for military treachery, a is Hendricks for political chicanery. I seek access to the people through your paper, because my fiiend Rriht, of the tSmtiiitl, has couie .to his second sight he sees now through Hen dricks' glasses, and hence the vista. Mr. Hendricks did in 1 SOS barga:n first, with Hancock; secondly, with Samuel J. Tildcn,. of New York, the people's enemy and the bondholders" friend; and thirdly, with the Hon. George II. Pen dleton, the defender of labor and the victim of capital. He broke with Han cock and Pendleton, but l:pt fij'ttlt u i h the bondwhirrs. If Indianians want proof of this they can get it until they can't stand. As you know, I am a Democrat, snd have no idea of ever vot inr the the Republican ticket, and less idea of being led by an American Tal levrand. IeeU-( Safety (iiair. This is the name of a Railroad Chair, just invented bv our fellow townsmen, O. C. and G. 0. Peck, which we had the pleasure of examining a few days since. Judging from the manner in which it is constructed, and the free and easy way it works, we are led to the con clusion that it is the best thing that has ever been invented in that line. The advantage of this chair over all other railway chairs, might be summed up as follows: the rails can be laid or taken up one third quicker by this chair than by any other chair that has, as yet been invented ; it is much cheaper than the Fish Joint, and it is safer in every respect, as there are no bolts or screws about it. When a rail breaks, by putting the chair on it the rail can be made as solid as though the rail had never been broken. It al.-o gives the rail a chance to expand or contract, and it has such free action that, in time of heavy rains or high water, when the ties naturally rise or sink, the rail will not break, but remain as sound as in time of dry weath er. The invention has been examined by several experienced Railroad men. and they all unhesitatingly pronounce it a complete success. The Mr. Pecks' have spent much time and labor on their enterprise, and we truly fee! that their labors will not be in va'n. The inven tor's lot is that of incessant toil and re peated discouragement both mental and physical toil and often he only gets glory for a compensation, but this ivention is bound to bring you, gentleman, both glory and money, if you will work it right. They applied for a patent some time ago. and it will be granted soon, as Jthey have heard from the Patent Department to that e fleet. Ashland Times. A correspondent of the Jacksonville (111.) Independent who recently passed through our city, says of it : At Plattsniouth the railroad company ' l. -1 I 1 1 . - i . .t ' ! ujusi it em ua:iy uuu i a iTKJge. LMH Uie uncertain foundation is a serious barrier to its construction. At Omaha thousands of dollars have been lost in the efforts to bridge the stream. Plattsmouth has a population of about twenty-live hundred nd may be likened to lNatchez under the hill," for on either side and in the rear of her the bluffs rise abruptly to a con siderable height. She is well supplied with schools and churches, and her citi zens are wide-awake. Here the R. k M. R. R. Coiupany have a machine shop. The name was given on account of the situation, at the mouth of the Platte River. Business must certainly bo dull, at Lincoln, from the way the Journal de scribes one of their iiast!mr. Mm J-.- ! "It was amii'dng to sec the crowd that gathered around the two men that were fighting to day. In the crowd we no ticed five doctors, twelve lawyers, two druggists, one sheriff, one c-ity marshall, one constable and two undertakers, all looking happy, i'vr there was a prospect of some one getting a job after the affray was Ter. mrrg irr-'nMi m--T-r -r-" Referring to a re-union of the Re publican party, the Hannibal Courier says : Let the waters settle, and if any man can't keep his head "level" with Re publicanism he can do no less than sink out of sight and the wave will go on. The prodigal son had the chief place at the feast. (Jive the Republican party a I fair field and the whirligig of events op portunity to revolve, and we shall be alLright . Let us not deserve the stigma : wrongfully applied of eternal Hateites! Worth, the Paris man-milliner, has come to grief. Whileon his way recent ly, from that city to London per balloon, whither he was going to collect the vast turns due him from lady refugees, his patrons who had formerly belonged to he court circles of Paris, the balloon was captured by the Prussians. Worth now laments in prison his unhappy fall, and mourns his wasted embroidder petticoats crinolines, &. iEvrn i; v riiEEzi.va. An Intcrcsiinir Experience. In connection with the approach of death by freezing, an interesting cxperi- t ence is given by the New York papers of ! a sailor named Delos Smith, who at J tempted to save Rellamina Seotta, a i drowning woman, who jumped from one j of the Kast river piers on Sunday night. He seized her, and, after much strug gling, drew her to a spile of the pier, round which he threw one arm. Two men lowered a rope, but Ins arms and fingers were numb and powerless, and he could not fasten it around her. She sank and drowned, but her skirts caught upon a spike, and her body was recov ered. Smith had been nearly an hour in the water. While clinging to the spile and waiting for the rope he said that a very pleasant sensation pervaded him. Musical voices filled his oars; flowers and grove3 were around him ; grand mountain peaks reared their heads to the blue sky, and songs of birds trilled through the air. A stupor fast overcame his senses. He fjlt that death by freezing was approaching, and that nothing but determined activity could save him. He therefore exerted him s Jf to coil the rope around his body, aud v as drawn up. ISow 15 rave Men lie. Roth French and Germans have men of heroic mould in the ir armies. A late letter to the Cincinnati Gazette mentions two, as follows : General Renault is dead- Amputa tion could not save him. As his breath shortened a sister of charity said, "Shall we pray for you ?" The dying soldier replied. "Pray for France." These were his last, words. They were as earnest as death. The scene was touch ing. Rut there was a more touching one at the American ambu'an -e. One of the Saxon wounded died, i'e bad dictated a letter to his patents, in which he said : "I fell in the battle before Paris. I hope my wound is r ot serious, but I am in Go bs hands'. I send my love to all my brothers and sisters, and pray God to take care of you. Every thing has been done fore uie, and 1 am very thankful for the kindness of these "good people. Your affectionate Gus tavo." In the deliiious moments he exclaimed : "How beautiful the spring time. O. the flowers, the flowers, how I should like to have some." Some were brouuht. All in the large tent were deeply aiTecte I. Soldiers sobbed on their pillows. All were melted and impressed by the pathos in the death of this simple hearted and devout Saxon soldier. He died talking in his beauti ful delirium of Spring time and the flowers, and his soul passed out of our sight to where the flowers never wither, and where there is but one season, and "that one season an eternal Spring." Aii Ilnterprisiti Ilcnllit. The Cleveland Herald relates the following : The other day a young lady called at the rooms of a well known dentist to have a b:ck tooth extracted, which had given her some trouble. The artist cx aiained her mouth and endeavored, ac cording to the lady's statement, to argue her into the belief that she ought to have her front teeth pulled out and have an artiileial set put in he would do the job cheaper for her. She firmly declined, however ; those front teeth had never gone back on her, and she was rot going back on them. They had never given her anj- trouble, and she didn't want them out at all. The dentist then administered "gas" to her, aud when she was in the proper state he proceeded to business. She says that in a few minutes she was aroused to consciousness by the pain and she discovered to her amazement that the irrepressible operator had "yanked" out three of her front teeth and was evidently going to make a clean job of it. There w:s a lively scene for a short time, and a little while after a warrant was served upon the dentist by an officer of the lav.-, upon the woman's affidavit, charging him with assault and battery. The attacks on Gov. Butler have con tinued without uneeessary intcruption. The joint resolution requiring the Treasurer and Attorney General to de mand of him the immediate payment of the $13,000, passed through the Ilou.-e with a rush, but, fortunately stuck in the Senate. The impropriety, to say the least, of any Fuch resolution before the Committee had made its report, will be obious to every one. These side thrusts arc unworthy the members of the House. Either the money is pro perly secured or it is not: either it was properly borrowed or it was not ; if it is secured and rightfully and legal!- bor rowed, the Legislature has no business to demand the return of this money from the Governor, without, at the same time, demanding the return from all others who have similar loans. Again, if it was not rightfully acquired, it is the business of the committee to ascertain and report the fact, and then will be the time for the Legislature to take such action as in its wisdom should seem best; but these attempts to auticipatc the re sults of the investigation, and harass a man overburdened with care and labor, and that too for no wise purpose, is un generous, impolitic, unjust. A Gover nor has some rights as well as another ; and, surely, it would be no worse, were there more disposition in certain quar ters to recognize and respect those rights. Lincof Correspondent of the Brencnrille Advertiser. The apothecaries of Boston are moving for a law declaring in effect that no per son shall be allowed to engage in the rc tailo drug business unless he have a di ploma from a regular college of pharmacy or has passed a satisfactory examination before an examining board, after serving a regular apprenticeship of four years in a disrrnsary. Telegraphic ! London, February IS. It is distinctly understood in official circles here, that the condit ions of Peace which have been stipulated by Germany, will take the form ot an ultimatum, and that no doubt whatever, the party of France will be allowed. Hokddkaitx. Feb. IS. After the ratification of the elections takes place, the National Assembly will adjourn. M. Thiers and Favre will shortly pro ceed to Versailles, where they will pro bably remain for a period of three days. Lord Lyons the British minister and Mettcrnich the Austrian Minister an neunce their immediate recognition of the new French government. Bordeaux, Feb. 1'.). In the Assembly, yesterday, several Generals of the French army expressed themselves as s.-.tisfied that thecontinua tion of the war, if conducted entirely on the defense, would be would be practica ble on the part of Fiance. It is cju sidered likely that M. Jules Favre. by virtue of his authority as (. liiet Lxe cutif du Pouvier do la Republic Francisc, will take up his residence in the Palias Royal at Paris. London, February 19. The endeavors of Count DoCh imb rd to effect a union with the Oth-anist branch of the Bourbons, have failed, the proposed condition has been brought to a sudden termination by the sweep ing de.iiinds of J eChambors. Rokdkal'x, February 19. Thiers has announced his acceptance of the executive powers conferred on him by the National Assembly, with the sole condition that he be empowered to select his colleagues of ministry. In an address to the French people, he declares that peace is absolutely necessiuy, but has strong hopes of ob taining terms favorable to the honor of Franco. oaifi rssli:jal Gossip. Washington. February 19. It is doubtful if the bill to admit as States in the Union the Territories of New Mexico, Colorado and Utah will bo reported at this session of the House. The Committee on Territories had for feited its right to the morning hour when the above named bill would have come up in regular order by talinga day to dispose of this committee busi ness, some two week since. To-morrow is set apart forthe conside ration of the River and Harbor appro pnatiou bill. It is stated, on good authority, that the Ways and Means Committee wiil press the passage during the closing hours of Congress, of the bill so amending the in ternal revenue kw that the President will have the appointment of nearly all internal revenue officials. The President desires it to be stated that he is decidedly opposed in the .set tlement of the Alabama claims, to take in the question of acquiring anv British territory on this continent, lie is op poed to allowing that, que-tion to come before the eonimiss.io:i. The apprehension in regard to the. safety of the Tennessee has about com pletely died away except by a few not withstanding the fact that no news what ever has been received. The majority of well informed people seem to be thor oughly satisfied the steamer Tyhe, which is due at New York n"Xt week, wid bring information of ihe sale arrival cf the Commission at the Bay of Sam ana. Berlin, February 19. Napoleon has received notification not again to overstep the priileges of a prisoner. Orders have been given to watch him clo.-cly. The proceedings of the Assembly at Bordeaux yesterday were tumultuous. The members of the Right and Left in -suited each other. The op..ning of the Parliament is postponed in consequence of the pros pect of peace with France. London February 19. The Times' Berlin correspondent tel egraphs that the German termsof peace have been presented in definitive form and are an ultimatum. The same cor respondent says a prolongation of the armistice was accorded in return for the surrender of Belfort. A German named House has been ap pointed Prefect oi'St. Penis, from which place eight hundred thousand francs is exacted by the Prussians. No food is now allowed to leave Ver sailles for Paris. A Berlin telegram says Prussia still rejects foreign intervention and media tion, and Bismarck will soon recognise the Republic. Ti e Bonapartists are negotiating for a plebiscite. A Constantinople dispatch says the the Porte objects to the powers having more than two ships of war in the Pan ube, and also against the Italian expedi tion to Tunis, and expresses his readi ness to examine the Italian claims and to enforce redress. Paris, February 19. There is good authority for stating that Germany's final conditions of peace includes the ccssiou of Alsace and a por tion of Lorraine, with the fortresses of ThionviHe, Metz and Belfort, and the payment of an indemnity of two hun dred million pounds sterling. The Germans continue to impose re quisitions in the vicinity of Paris. The Mayor of Chantilly has been seized in default of tlie of fifteen thous and francs levied on the town. Borpkaux. February IS. The convcr-ion of the Nomina! Re public into an Orleanist monarchy i? im minent. Bordeaux, February 19. In the National Assembly, to day. Thiers delivered a speech in his capacity of Chief Executive of the French re public, lie dwelt upon the distress and suffering which had been caused by war and the German invasion, and on the necessity of peace. Nevertheless, said Thiers, the terms of peace would be courageously discussed with Prussia, and would only be accepted if consistent with ths honor of France. The task of the administration is to pacify and re organize the country, restore it credit and reorganize la'.or. When this is ac complished the country itstlf will decide itsdestiny. The Assembly ubsequcntly adopted a proposal to send a commis sion of fifteen deputies to Paris to act as intermediary between negotiators and the Aseivh!y. Thiers proposed that tie Assembly suspend its sittings durir the negotiations. Thiers, Picard and IVvre left for Paris thi evening. NO. 17. The .San loiiiino l'tsiitiiion All Well. San Domincjo Citv, Feb. .1. The commission arrived from Samana Bay jesterday. Every one connected with the party is in eqeclLnt health. Want of coaling facilities detained the ship six days at Samana. The commis sion found the inhabitants on the penin sula very generally in favor of an nexation. A full investigation made in to the ownership of the land around tho harbor showed that no United States official was involved in any private trans actions there whatever. Fabens nd associates, and O Su 1 van have a pe! pctual lea-e at a nominal juice of nearly all of the available water front for largo vesols around the hr vbor of Samana. There is no valuable mineral in that section. The commission landed here this morning and was formally received by Baez. Mr. Wade explained the char acter anil objects of the commission, and Baez and his cabinet gave them a cor dial welcome. President Baez said that peace anil a stable government would follow a union with the United States ; the people were all anxious for the uuion. Cabral had no Pocr.inicians with him. The commanders of the force he was supposed to command were Ilaytiens, and Hayti was tho real mover in the whole matter, lie had information that an incursion was to be made while the Commission was here, to influence them, and from his agents he had learned the whole movc-n ent. lleexpivs e 1 the bore that the Commissioners would examine all claims, and promised to extend every facility. Five of the party came across the country from Samana to this p'ace. The Commission find, thus far, no ap pearance of pul lie d:sturbanees or dis-.'.en-ions. The season isveiy unhealthy. The officers and crew of the United States steamers Tennessee, Nantasket and Yantic, now in this h aibor, are all well. The Commission will I t; here a week longer, and will probably visit Asiqua next. The stories of trouble there are untrue. The Commission in tend to start for home in about four weeks. To night Baez has agreed to give a safe conduct - to Cabral or any of his officers to come here and meet the Commission, and a messenger will be dispatched at on?e. London, February 21. Thiers, Favre and Pickard arrived at Paris yesterday, and were to go to Ver sailles to d:iy. All European States will recognize the new Frcurli government. M. Loirs Joseph Buffet is the new Minister of Finance. He has arrived at Boideaux, and his appointment was an nounced in the Assembly. Duke DcBroglie has been appointed Ambassador of France at L mdon. The Crown Prince of Prussia has re turned to Versailles from Tours after j London, February 21. The rumor of John Blight's probable return to Par'iamcnt is well founded. His health is improving. A Paris dispatch of yesterday says it is probable the armisitce will bo extended until the 1st of March. A scarcity of fuel is much felt by the people. Coal is arriving daily, and the city will be lighted with gas by next Saturday. The London mails for Paris arc now forwarded via Calais. The Bailey News says there are seven teen vessels in port at Dunkirk, all for-, luidab y nrmod. The Standard is informed that the health of the Emperor of Germany leads to grave anticipations. The Telegraph has a dispatch from Saarbruck which says all the German wounded who are capable of rejoining the ir regiments are being sent the front. There is a large assemblage of troops at Collogue. Nkw York, February 2!. A Washington dispatch states that the inflammatory character of the pro ceedings at Little Rock, Ark., and the fear that a violent collision will super vene is exciting considerable anxiety in administrative circles. 'Ihe President has received alvices direct from that State, and some precautionary measures have been ordered with a view to prevent and if necessary to suppress any out break that may occur by either or both parties to the controversy now raging thorn. The settlement of the McGarrahan claim, which the Hou-e proposed in the j joint resolution adopted ye.-.terday re stores the mulituted patent to the Pane check lands, having the President free to dispose of the matter according to his own Judgment. The resolution has yet to be acted on in the Senate, but there is little prospect cf its immediate conside ration. Bret llarte arrived in this city last evening. Tho Tribune's S;in Domingo corres pondent writes that Baez government de nies emphatically that any cession of lands, any lease or any advantages or oth er special privileges whatever, h;id been granted to any person in the U. S. or elsewhere. From the best information obtainable it appears that the mines are regulated according to French laws, which declare that private owners are the owners of the ! surface, and what i below the surface, j provided there are r.o mines, or at feast until after they obtain an authorization from the government for such mines. There are, therefore, Baez says, no res ervations in contradiction to the law in ! force. In reply to a question as to the i'epris onment of individuals for political offeas es, President Baez emphatically snys that no one has been imprisoned or banished for an opinion against annexation; but that all who followed Cabral January 31st 1SC7, did so at their own free wiil, and that some few who have gono since owe their f jrced absence to the fact that they conspired against the public safety in fa varof Cabral or Luj eron. The debt of the public appears to be as stated in the Senate by Morton and others, namely, one r n 1 a half millions dollars in gold ; but friends of Bcaz say that unless great care is taken to reject spurious claims, a much larger amount will be required. It seems to be the de- j sire of Baez administration to pay these j debts while the government still has legis lative power to admit or reject accounts, according as they are just or spunou. ! None of the clergy, as is ? tated, have j thus far made any protest against aDnexa- j tion. It was charged in the Senate that Baez intended to leave the country. This he emphatically denies. An exchange says there is one county j in Pennsylvania totally destitute odem- ! ocrats. That is Porter conuty. which has 1 no jail, nor whisky shops, within its bor- I ders, and all the people attend church, j 1IIK ll,1Y PLATTSMOUTH HER AIL t' is rt'r.i.isKirn nt U. D. HATHAWAY, FOITOB AXIrKi?'"MfO". i-0Riee corner Main anj Jscvnuil .'!rf?F .u ndtory' TERMS : L'.tilySlO.'Vi pr sinnm;'. Or ft.!)'' 1t month. 4lile.itf H.-irkft. Cmu'.i'.o, February 21. Hour Very quiet and nominally steady, most of the s;.les on piivato terms ; receipts, l.TSo barrels; ship ments, 3,021 barrels. Wheat Dull and unsettled ; Xn. 2 closed at 1 cash: 1 22 j seller 11 r April. Corn Q net, easie.- an 1 elo.cd ut 49.' GO seller f..r May. Oats Good demand and steady. No. 2 closing linn at 4-o cash ; rejected quiet at 4 3 ( r 1(". Rye Du l and steady ; No. J quiet at C3(" 70. Cattle Maikot quiet ; no demand except for stoekers an 1 good butchers' cows for shippers ; price nominally un changed : sales at 4 on,. j 4 j for com mon to fair stoi kors. Hogs Receipts o,bi; market dull all dav, closed nominal at 7 00;. 7 23 for fair. tor j?alr. 1 mi! cat is Tl,. ....rL. ..f ...i;. 1 tie' city on tlie "nutti. 1:111 ! liml rlii-np l'r ciifh. ier I'urticulitrs cmjuire at ilia IIpkai.u ollii-e. Un-riiltf. OR SAI.lv. Two lots in (jlcnwixxl. Chonti. Uci.is; S. DUK '. f.'OI! SAL1-:. norcs nf .m4 adjoining l latl-motitli. r.ii.iuire ! SeptS S. DUKE. lOJt SAL.K Tho .-ul riln-r ntler.i for me a I v:ilu:ililt! iviitiT piwr, two mile below l'lnttsiiimitli. m-:r the Missouri river, with sutl'iL-ieiit WHO.-r aii'l lull with ci-utiomi.nl maii nement t jireuui-e i-r cj i: .i 1 ! :i horse jiDHcrstp.iin t'ti-ini-. '1 ho j. resent owner isen KH'C'l in other bu.iness :ini cmiti'it devote his intention to the. business of milling, und will sell said water power for n re:ison.ii,i. prirc. KICIIAKD VIVIAN. Api'Iy to Maxwki.l fc Ciiapha. deo.'ldiwt LOTS Mill SALi: LOTS FOIJ SALi: LOTS FO!J SALI5 INQL'IKE Oli" L. ISILLiiNG-J Jjpro'fssional Curbs. J. C. FOX. ). . JJ HKKI.KH. ATTOKXKVS AT LA ,V.-S,.ori:l munition given to probate lupines mid hind title ensc. Otliee io tho Masomu liloch. Main Street, Plat t-inou til, Xtbiu.-iUu. n. H. WHKKI.KR. 1 IB. nilKCI. I.. I. BF.NKTT ft, t o., Real E.-t itonnd Tix Pnyinjr AjrcnU. Notnrirrf Public, t ire mid Life Insurance Agents, I'lattn-mot-.th. Nebra.-ka. je24tf T. M. MAHVI FTTI-. .J. . STRONO ATTOUXKV AT LAV," and Solicitor in Cha m ry. A-rotitu for K.ulroad Lands l'laltsuiouth,' Xebrasku. S. MAX',1 KI.!.. SAM. M. f'H AP M 4 f ATTOJ'.NLVsj AT LAW and Solic'ton- irf nan eery, l'lattsinouth, .ebrasku. Ctiice over hite ii. IJjttory'.M Urn;; s tore. (ai rl. 16. U I iriNCJMTO. 11. IK, PHYSICIAN' AMI srito i:oxtender. hi professional i rvice to the citizen oft pescoun ty. J'.cid' -net couth); '-t corner of Oak and Sixth: erects; oliicc oil .Ma n Mrect, 01 pofile Courl House. IMatli-iuoutli, Xcbrtifha. J. IV W1XK, Oenerai Lif. Accident. Fire. Inland anil Trrn Iiisurnnep Agent.. Will t:ike rink nt reaon at,!e rates ii t lie most reliable Companie in too I niied States. Oflie, opp. site tho Court. Hons,;; i'lat.siiiout l, Nebraska. Iinayjltf, Ill.VIOV liKO., CARPHXTKLS .t JOIXKKS Are prepa-'. to do work in good style, on short initio innl as cheap a.-! I hi- eiie-.ost. t Shop, c orner of .Main m.d t oui I b streets. ug.l,Jtf. i. r.. ti c m:ic, CATU'KNTICR AND JOIXKR. will lo alf "'.kinh' line on short notice and in the best i. Contracts for building iiMde on rcasona .itcru, teuup one block south of 1'latte Vnl IIoiise. iulyg-dt E'f.ATTMMOUTEl 32Ill.. C. IIKISEL. Proprietor. Having recently he1 repaired and place d in thorough running order. Ii.tl.tftt !ush.-ls of Whc:it wanted immediatel v for which the highest market price will he pR-v fauciawtf. E)r. J. v. TIIOJMH, Hiving permanently located at M'ecpin? 'Wa ter Kails, tender his professional fervioes to the citizcniMjf Ca:-ii county. Nebraslf ! iatiT'oVif. i l l iioi;i7. J. Vj. IloJIand, Proprietor, eorncr of Main and Third st roets. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Having been refitted ami newly famished oflerx first class accommodations. Lioard by tho week dy- faugilawtX a. s. s.m tbi! Attorney at Law. and General Collecting Agen.' and Notary Public. Ali legal bu-i. less intrusted to hi care wil-' reive prompt and carelul attention- Ol'tic the Treasurer's, Ollk-e in the court house. nifirlJIJcwtf. EAKI1ES & POLLOCK. HKAL K.- TATE AND 'l.VSURANCE AliEXT'S Have a COMPLETE AISSTUACT OF TITLK To all Lota and Lands in Cass county Neb raska ftOflice with Maxwell & Chapman, Attor neys at Law, Plattsmouth, Nebraska J. W. Barnes.. Tho chlin lcc. Svdjiwtf JOSCPEI SCISE.ATi:i rsTACLISHFD IS 16G1. UEALEK IN IVATCI! IZ C LOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVKli A NO PL AT hi) WAKE, GOLD PKXS Sl'CTACM-s. ' VIOLIN STRINGS AND FA NC i : GOODS. Watche. CloehsanJ Jewelry repaired noit! n i witn mspatch. t .Removed to opposite Platte Valley IIou? U- ' ?treet. ttov. In w f. Tootle, Hanna & UlarK, DEALERS IX ld aEJtl Silver Coin, EXCHANGE, fiJ.$i. aud oiau r HUtcUs.- tjisfts drawn on all parts or the rr.i'ej St ai.d X.ort j'O. Deposits nrciuJ, and i e.-ial a tentim tivtn to coiiecjins. Plattsmouth. Neb. I 7REICHT TRANSFKK. The undersigned i prepared f tnnrf-r'i frcijriits between J'i.-ittsrn-. Jth and Last i'latfr-' ui6ath rn fiiort n-itito a-nd rs.is'nnb! ' ter-r. may2idtf. jf, J; WHU';