THE NEBRASKA HERALH IS rsBUSHZ? WSBXLT ST 12. J HATHAWAY d:TOB PKOrRICTOK. If 03c oomer M"m nJ SooonJ stre'-. to- d wry. TERMS: Weekly. $2.00 per annua If paid in advance. $2,50 it nut paid in advance. THE EXfEI'TIOSS. The exceptions tafcen by Gov. Butler' a j counsel that he could not be impeached j Yoraels performed during a former term f office, and could not be tried as Gover nor for act3 performed as Commissioner, were overruled by the Senate. The vote on the former proposition was unan imous, and on the latter proposition fite to eight. Whatever the leal points in the case may be we care but little. What we desire is justice to all concerned. If Gov. utler is fairly and honestly proven guilty, let him suffer the penalty, whether or not he might be cleared by a legal quibble. But, on the other hand, lot no ona-sided arrangement bo thrown to the world as "evidence"' upon which to convict a man before the pub'ic. Viewing things in this light, we are filal ! to hear that thi3cnate hare determined to try Governor Butler for all acts per formed fcince his first election, both as Governor and as commiisioner. Let ui Lave a full and fair explanation of every act. Proceed with the trial, and never mind the quibbles. A FIFTEEN JII.Vl fE SWE4R. We give our reader?, to-day the fulj of Geo. L. Miller's 'fifteen minute swear' before the invetlgatiug committee. The iuiptachmtnt managers will please pardon us for publishing this in advance of their "official organ" the Omaha J If mid but as it was simply directed "Editor Herald" we concluded w would 'take the chances' on its publica tion, and request the Omaha Herald to "please copy." It is an exact copy of the laid Miller's "vidence th com plete knowledge in ouo volume, upon i - , t i i i ..:., .i which lie iiiia uasca ccijf .'i;iuuu an ccuation made by hira. W ask all honcxt mon, of whatever party, to read it carefully and then say what they think cf a man who will make the brazen as sertion that Miller has, upon suck Lnow lede, THE HcBIED KVIDEJTCE. The itr.peachment managers have able J for the second time, and for the second time ben denied, a continuance of sixty days in the Butler impeachment trial. The grounds upon whu-h they ak a continuance is that an important wit ues (ona McBird) is absent, and that they cannot safely procoed to trial with out him. There is an attempt being made to create a vast amount of capial out of the absence of this man McBird, and the enemies very mysteriously whis per about that he has been "spirited away" by some friend of Butler's. Wc doubt not that many good men believe that some friend of Butler's has caused his departure- If those who have kept the run of this impeachment business iil refresh their memorla-J a Yt'ryLTiftr they will remember that the co-called evidence of this man McBird was taken in a very informal manner, to say the least of it, and that the excuse ma le for informal actiou was that McBird teas alouCjo have the State, and that he ut terly refused to go to Lincoln to testify before the committee. Now, it was as well known to the men who secured the piinted version of the McBird evidence, at the time they took the said evidence, that he would not be at Lincoln, or with in the jurisdiction of the impeachment court, as they now know that he is not there. If the men who heard McBird's story thought it was important to the fc'tate, why did they not take the proper ie,s to detain him within the juristic tion of the State? Admitting that his rviJc-nce h as given by the Omaha Her ald, and that it should bo entitled to full credence, is it fair or honorable to charge that Gov. Butler or his frienda have in duced him to leave, when, as we say above, the men who heard his story knew (as did Geo. L. Mil!er) that ha would not be found when the impeach ment trial came off. Lot honest men scrutinize closely all the facts in connec tion -yith this matter, and then say If it is not more probable that the impeach ment managers do not want McBird be fore the court, where he would be crow questioned until all the facts were brought out? Is it not barely possible that all this howl about the absence of McBird is got up for the occasion, with a view to manufacturing public opinion against (Jot.' Butler ? As we said at the outset of this impeachment, the people will yet find that there are two sides to the qucs iice. Is there not a bare possibility that a fair proportion of the present impeach Bient trial originatediin the recent Sena tonal election? Gov. Butler was be lieved to be opposed to Gen. Thayer'" re election, and we heard it whispered that soma of Mr. Thayer's warmest suppor ters, would "make it hot" for the Gov ernor. Now we were a warm supporter of Senator Thayer in the recent cam psign, but we do not believe in the plan of trying to crush a man because he did net see a thins n tbo lame light that we do. It is not only an injustice t Gov. Butler for this course to be pursued, but it is an injustice to Gen. Thayer provid ed there are men acting from such motives. Editor Herald: Sir: The fol lowing is a true description of the horse in possession of William Sibley, the gen tleman who Ptole Mr. D. D. Andrus' horse a few days ago and who is now ronSaed in the Cass county jaiL Tlease insert in your paper, and if said horse be a Bto'en one, the owner may thereby learn of his whereabouts, to wit : Bright bay, black mane and tail, both hind feet white ap to pnsterc, about 14 hands Vh, alout 9 years old. J. W. JcHXS.iy. S.Tt? StC. Netra?i. VOL. 6. THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. CTIDEXCE IX TIIE Bl'TLES CASE. Saturday, March 18. Boll called, and Mr. Kennedy absent. Manager Ilud.-on called the attention of the 1 'resident to the fact of the ab sence of a Senator The I'rcaident ruled that the tempo rary absence of a Senator was not mate lial. Mr. Myers opened for the Managers, and after reading extracts from the con fession of Francis Bacon, arraigned be fore tho IIoue of Ijords on charges of bribery, aud said that tho case was simi lar t.) the present. He presented the the theory of the manasrers on the first artif k, c mcerning the $10,881 37, which ha claimed had been converted to the use o'' th; Governor, with only a shadow of snwi'.itv lor the State. Then the charge that the Governor had received a bribe from McBird. Also that the Governor had demanded of U. I). Silver a bonus of S 10,000. He also went over the around gentraly embraced in all the articles. The opening arguiwen of the mnnagers having been concluded, Jamesi Sweet, the hist witness, was called and sworn. Mr. E-tabiook offered in evidence the rpnort of the Committee of Ways and Means in nursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives and also a part of the answer respondent to show the collection of,.the 5 per cent, fund paid by the government of the United States to the State, which was admitted. EVIDENCE OF JAMES SWEET. Mr. Sweet stated that his residence was in Nebraska City, and was State Treasurer from the 21. -t of Janury, 1800, to 17th of January 1ST 1 , was al.-o con cerned in banking in Nebraska City, in the firm of James Sweet & Co., and in Liccoln as James Sweet & Brock ; John L. McConnell was a member of the lat ter firm tiil May, 1870; office as Treas urer in sauio building as bis banking hiiinnss: no convenience for keeping public funds were furnished him ; had a . n f. . .1. . . . burglar prooi saie auer iuu passage ci tho bill for keei-ins the particular funds, manufactured bv Ilcrrine; kept the funds separate from his own money, but in rauie safe ; had a separate apartment or box for each ; heard of the 5 per cent, fund due the State during the regular session of the last Legislature; Senator Ashton called upon witness to make in ouiries concerning it at that time. Question Whatconversation occurred between youreif and Mr. Ashton? Objected to by counsel for respondent. Question submitted to the Senate aud the objection sustained unanimously. This was in the early part of February, l soy Question Had you a conversation with Ashton regarding the mode of col lecting the 5 per cent, fund, and if so itate the conversation? Objected to. Mr. Estabrook and Mr. Doom argued against the objection, and read from a brief of Judge Lawrence furnished to the managers m the Andrew Johnson trial to show that the rules of ordinary courts arc not aj-plicable in this case. Mr. Maiquett bhowed that the brief of Lawrence is not a judicial dociion, i'mm -lix trial til AtilimUMl lO show that similar questions were over ruled. The President sustained the objection. Mr. Sweet re.-umcd his evidence; said t lint he re.-ided in Nebraska City; was in Lincoln less than one quarter of the time during his term of office ; when in Lincoln he discharged the duties of his office, but the books were kept by Mr. Brock. Question What acts constituted the deposit of public money with you as a Treasurer? objected to on the grounds that the corrt should decide that qucs tion, and Mr. Sweet should only state the facts, all that was done, and that to answer wuuld ue a tegai couciusion which the court only are to decide. On motion of Senator Ilasca'.l the Sen ate retired to consult upon the rules of evidence.' The Senate returned and the President announced thr.t the Senate voted to ad mit the question of tho managers. Recess till '2 o'clock. AFTER RECESS. Mr. Brown, Chairman of the Com mittee of the Whole, reported back II R 54, to provide for a constitutional con vention, reporting progress. SITTING AS A COURT OF IMPEACHMENT FOU TIIE TRIAL OF JOHN GILLES riF., AUDITOR. The managers on the part of the House appeared and read and tiled their replication to the answer of the respond ent. Janajcr Galey offered the following order : Ordered, Tint the trial of the im peachment of John Gillespie, Auditor of the' State of Nebraska, be fixed for Thursday, the 30th day of Ja:ch, 1S61, at 3 o'clock p. m. , at which time sub poenas for witnesses shall be made re turnable. Mr Dilworth thought the time should not be fixed, as it is uncertain how long the present trial will last. Judge Kinney, coun.-cl for the mana gers, argued in favor of fixing the time lor commencement of the trial, and that the day thould be within the time proba bly necessary to close the present trial. Mr. Gerrard offered the following: Ordered, That th Senate, sitting as a court of impeachment do adjourn un til next Saturday, the -5th of Jarch, at 10 a. m. Adopted. SITTING AS A COURT OF IMPEACHMENT FOR A TRIAL OF DAVID BUTLER, GOVERNOR. The President announced that the ob jection of the respondent to the question proposed bv the managers to Mr. Sweet is overruled. Question What acts constitute a de posit of public moneys in the Treas ury? Answer The course pursued when money is deposited, is to make out du plicate receipts and upon the stub to put the name of the party, the date and amount, and the entries on the books were mnde from the stubs ; the pratice was to keep the money received during the day, after making the entry, in an envelope and then to examine at night the entries and the amounts to see if the amounts corresponded ; the record was the entry on the books; David Butler never deposited any of the 6 per cent, funds with me personally ; when I made my report Jto the Legislature, I examined the books in the Treasurer's office ; had several conversations with the Governor relative to these funds. The Grit con versation was in his private office, some time after the adjournment of special session of the Legislature ; cannot fix the date definitely; the Governor after some FLvcial conversation spoke ef giv ing securities for the money; said Gille's- p "aH c?t apprcv? nX tn fP5jH and persisted that h" fehould pay tho money into the treasury, and that he could not do it now as he loaned part f the money to a inend in Pawnee ami had to take lands, and that he had lands in that county worth $30,000 and wished me to see uiilespie and fix it up ; did not state to me to whom he loaned the mon ey : cannot stte when the next conver sation took place ; there ha3 been many referring to the same subject ; that of approving the securities; had an im pression that there was a conversation in the Governor's office at which the Auditor was prestnt. but think I am mistaken about his being present; the point was whether the money came within the description of the perma nent fechool fund : cannot give the time of the conversation upon this point ; it was after the adjournment of the extra session that I had the first conversation upou the subject of the loan. Que-tnn What did you understand from the Governor to be the condition of rhe fund at that time and when was it? Objected to. Objections sustained by ttie vote of the Senate. Q. Bid -ou understand from the Governor that this fun 1 was in the treas ury. Overruled by the President. Question What did the Governor say regarding that fund? Ans. He said that Gillespie insisted that it be paid into the Treasury, and that he could not because he had loaned a part of it ; he did not say where the balance of the fund was, and I did not know where it was. Tho Treasurer's cash book was intro duced. Ouestion State whether or not you have examined that book, and whether or not there is an entry in it of th 5 per cent. fund. Objected to. Objections waived. An. I found no entry at the time I was treasurer: 1 made diligent search in order to make up my report, and louud no such entry on the booits. THE CHASE WARRANT. Governor Butler stated to me that two warrants had been made to Mr. Chase by the Auditor by mistake, and that as there was a disposition on the part of Col, Chase to make trouble about it. he wi.-hed to pay the amount of one of them into the treasury. The Governor cither gave mc a thousand uul lars or a check on Sweet & Brock for $1,000, I can't say which, and the war rant was cancelled : and 1 cannot tell whether I gave it to the Governor or the Auditor; it was written across that the warrant was originally paid cannot state where this took place without my books; don t remember any conversation at th time in referring to the Investigation Committee : the original warrant was issued to Chase and the receipt showed that the monev was raid to Chase Question State fully whnt the record shows with regard to the cancellation? Objected to, but the object ion withdrawn Answer It refers to receipt the entry is to C. S. Chase, $1,001), there is ne entry ot the cancellation; this boo give the receipt of money and contains a record of the individual from and the fund to which it belongs, nd on the other side the disbursement, the number of the warrant and for what ; warrants 1,343 and 1,344 were paid Feb. '22, 180?; an cntrv so made. "Received 'February, 1S70, No. 352, late Attorney forthe State iX H. t'-iu mniuit -jfrlrlMin, rm-fured from General Fund, $1,000. ' The money was paid to mc asTreasur cr; the warrant was in uir office cancelled as paid; Gov. Butler gave me either$l, - 000 or a check, and requested that the cancelled warrgnt be returned ; I took the warrant and cancelled it by punching out the name of the Auditor, and cannot tel whether it was given to the Governor or tho Auditor; the Governor paid that Chase was inclined to give hini siiue trouble, and that he did not think h (Chase) was entitled t that amount I think in my report that I record that received from the General Fund $100 "conscience money ;" I mauo that entry because I eou'd not credit it to any county, and I did not desire to bring any body's name ladore the public on account ot i lie excited teehng alter the ejection and biing suspicion upon anyone, The "stub book" was introduced, am the witness read an entry, "Office o State Treasurer. Lincoln, February, 18 1870. Received of C. S. Chase, lute Attorney General. $1,000, for caucclle warrant No. 1,344." The money was received from David Isutler. TTIE TICIIF.NOR LOAN. I know Anon C. Tichcnor; the first ever knew of a loan i'or Anon C. Tiche nor and Amanda F Tichenor, was at Omaha at the meeting ot the State Cen tra I Committee, in September, 1S0 then heard that such a loan had been made ; learned it from general conversa tion ; have no special recollection of any conversation with Governor Butler ex cept in general conversation ; I did not consent to such loan ; I know nothing ex cept from hearsay; I think the Gov ernor toii me tnat oeiore the loan was made he instructed the Attorney Gen eral to examine the title and was told by him that the title was good and the loan secure ; (shown a document or letter) said that he remembered seeing it but did not consent to the loan; the letter (that of the Governor consented to the loan-) Cross examined by Mr. Redick Do not remember the day Brock was ap pointed Deputy Treasurer; he acted through the whole term of my office; was also a paitner in my banking busi ness ; I remained in Lincoln after taking possession of my office of Treasurer about three or four weeks; went home a few days and returned; don't know just how long I stayed ; Mr. Brock had charge of the treasurer's books and did all the duties of treasurer; cannot swear that I was in Lincoln in April, 180'J; think I was hero two or three weeks in 3Iay; was not here when Brock went to Omaha to get the 5 per cent, school fund ; did not know anything about the matter and did not know till long after, not tiil after the special ?esion, that Brock got the money; can only state how the money was kept in the Treasury when I was about ; I, when acting kept the money in separate envelopes; there were Public School Fund, Tempt rary School Fund, Judic.a ry and General Funds, Penitentiary and Building Funds ; the State money was kept all together in envelopes in the safe, separate and distiuct ; the envelopes were put up in packages and marked and laid aside ; we pay out of one of these envelopes and put the warrant in the Elace of it; in order to balance at night; rock kept the books all the time alter we got new books in May or June, 18Ct; Brock was at Nebraska City about the middle of May; I did not know that he had got the school fund at Omaha ; did not know the object of his visit and was not informed ; as far as I know, no ci.try wa3 made anyirhero of the money; if the money haid been deposited it would nave boen put in a lund by itself as 5 per cent, fund ; up to the tine of the ;ropMl f th a of ''Hentiejil fundi ' I PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, a.uiiai kept the money separate, afterward I don't know how Mr. IJrock kept it, never looked after the details; but evety time camo un I looked to see that the ac counts were straight; John Rix is a ficti- ;ious name on our books; don t know iow larj:e his account was ; never looked at the books of James Sweet & Brock, except to see my personal account; in the last year 1 know that John Jux was f ne name to which the State Funds were de posited ; all the State Funds were kept this way for the last year; it was not keot so before because the accounts ha-1 to be kept separate, and a record of every bill; had no ficticious name in the books be lore that; cannot state that the name of John Rix was not on the books in Mav, lSG'J. Question by l.edick Ion state that all the State Funds were kept in the name of John Rix, and that you wi.l not swear that it was not on the books in May. 1809, and if it was would not all the State Funds received then be credit ed to h:it name ? Objected to and ques tion withdrawn. Brock had no authority from me to credit State Funds to John Rix ; I found that that was the way they were doing and that it was necessary in order to de- osit the money in bank; when fctate inds were wanted a check was drawn and signed John Rix; cannot fix the date of my conversation with the Gov ernor, except it was after the special session; first time L ever heard that the money had been paid to the State, was during the special session ; the Governor sa.a that Gillespie did not ieel Inenuiy toward him and wished him to pay tho money to the Treasury ; never said to Butler that he might as wch borrow the money as it was lying idle ; never stated in the presence of Chas. Soy more that I advised the Governor to borrow tho money nor in the prc-enco of Senator Hilton or Mr. Hathaway. Governor But'er told me that the Central Committee was going to cut his political head off, and wished me to make it right so that the people should be sat isfied ; whatever I stated was as a polit ical dodge ; I have no recollection ot say ing at the same time that the money had been deposited in the Trea-ury and that 1 had advised him to norrow if, nor in the presence of others ; I sid in the pres ence of Mr. Gere that Brock should send the mortgage to Pawnee City to be re corded; 1 think I said to Mr. Church at the special scs-ion that the money had been deposited but I could not tell posi tively till 1 looked at the Books. Governor Butler requested me to draw the mortgages for hini, and said that he would have the numbers sent mo and I asrreed to draw them ; was not acting as State Treasurer in drawing mortgages, and thought at the time that the Com missioners had the right to loan the u per cent. lund. I had a conversation with Mr. Esta brook since the commencement of the tlial Question by Estabrook State what the conversation was. Objected to. Ob jeet'on was overruled by the Senate. Answer IWr. lu. inquired ot me when the live per cent, fund first came to my knowledge, and I told him at the special session, and he said that it waa unneces sary to go back of that time. Direct examination There was no fund to which the five per cent, school fund could have been placed ; after the TrhnitgiL ri' t h lnw reenlntins t hrt ruitdiT the books were kept differently ; the ob ject of the ficttiious name, John Ilix, was to keep the State Funds together; Governor Butler said at an iutervicw at Omaha that he wished me to fiv the thing up, referring to the school funds, and whatever statement I made was for that purpose ; piior to the repeal of the law the money was kept in envelopes ; I had one safe, but different shelves ; on one shelf I kept State funds and in an other our private funds; there was no occasion ta use the name John Rix prior to the repeal of this law ; the funds were kept by myself in envelopes at that time, (to Senator Tucker) can't state whether the name of John Rix appeared on our looks; (to Senator Kennedy) the name of John Rix appeared on our firm books. By Senator llawke No interest was paid on the $1,000 paid back from the warrant to Chase. By Estabrook No interest was ever paid on the 5 per cent fund. By Redick I reported it paid to the Superintendent of Publie lustruction at his request, that about $14(Kjol interest had been paid ; have no recollection of making entries in the absence of Brock on the Bix account ; cannot swear posi tively. By Estabrook Mr. Beal, Supt. of Public Instruction, when about toappor tion the school money, requested me to make the report as large as possible, and the Governor promised to pay the money in three days, and I made the report ; neither Bcals or myself knew the exact amount, it was reported as near as we could estimate it. By Senator Gerrard Did you gire a receipt to any one for the $1,000 paid on Chase s warrant r I gave one receipt to the Auditor and don't know whether the original receipt wj given to the Governor or the Audit or; it may be that the original receipt is left in the Treasurer's office. To a question by Senator Tucker The name of John Rix was on the bank book of Sweet & Brock. By Senator Thomas I paid the money on the warrant of Chase to the Governor; cannot say whether it hail been assigned by Chase to the Governor ; I sometimes paid warrants on the endorsement of the ho'dcr. By Senator Kennedy It was not nec essary for the State money to be kept in the banking books of Sweet & Brock. By Senator Thomas I think the Chase warrant wa endorsed "C. S- Chase, by D. Butler;" Governor iaid that he want ed to take the money to Chase. Mr. Sheldon moved to adjourn tiil 7 o'clock. Lost. The managers aked for an attachment for witnese. The roll of witnesses were called and the Secretary was direct ed to issue attachments for theabsentees. Mr. Gerrard moved that the Senate Fitting as a court of impeachment do ad journ till 9 o'clock a. in. Jonday morn ing. Cairied. OrrosiTioN. A certain amount of op position is a great help to a man. Kites rise to the wind, and not with the wind ; even a head wind is better than none. No man ever worked his passage any where in a dad alm. Let no man wax pale, therefore, because of opposition ; opposition is what he wants and must have, to be good for anything. The true Christian ?p:rit is by no moans a npirit of recklessness and anar chy ; neither is it ao fastidious about methods as to hi content to do nothing at all, for fear that it will not work pre cisely in accordance to, the most exquis ite ideals. It would rather seize a drowning man by the hair rather than let him drown, because it hesitates to j "outrig tV. convent? on 8 1 proprieties. ol fr ii, l iJJo THURSDAY, MARCH FOREIGN NEWS. Thf TTnr In Pat-In. Special to th New York World. Paris. March 20. The insurgents hold Hotel de Ville, Palais do Justice, Tuillerics and Place Venilotne. The muroers of LcConsptc. Thomas and Vinoy were perpetrated by order of Nicioi Garibaldi, who directed the insur rection. Thev were shot in the garden of Rue de Sro-ier--. Thomas resisted vigorously, but Garibaldi ordered him to be held against the wall while his body was riddled with bullets. LeCompte died with the utmost coolness, smoking a cigar, and refusing a bandage ov.r Ins eyes. Many other executions have also occurred. The Government has tele graphed for thirty thousand men at Camp Sartoroy to cotue to Paris. The Pnn sians at rt. Denis will enter Paris if the ganijou is increased beyond forty thous and. London, March 20. Napoleon left yesterday for England. He was escorted to the railway station by a g'.tard of honor, compo-cd of two companies of German soldiers. The ex- Em peror arrived at Dover at one p. m. to-day. Immense crowds were in wait ing, ir. luding a large number of French refugees, who cheered enthusiastically as the Kmperor made his appearauce ou the deck. It is thought the revolutionary move in progress in Paris will extend to Ver si lies and Lyons and even Bordeaux. The Thiers government contemplates re moval to Tours. It is said the Germans decline to interfere with affairs Gen. Puis repoits that overtures have been made to the government by the inurgeiits. and that Libyche, Minister of the Interior, has been fully empower ed to grant liberal but legitimate conces siohs.- The Etolic Beige ha advices denying that negotiations have been opened with the insurgents in Paris, and represents that the lioters, flushed with their suc cesses, are in full possession oft he city. The windows of the Hotel de Ville are crowded with armed nationals. Chase pots are being di-tiUuted amosig tho people, amidst c ies of the mob of "To Versailles!'' The centre of the city re main un listnrbed. In Paris this morning the fcituation was unchanged. The national guards, in obedience to the order ot the Central Repnolican Committee, have taken up positions in various quarters, making no resistance. The majority of the national guard are passive, and ample preparations are nmkinzat the voting places throughout the city tiT the Comoiune elections or dered by the Central Republican Com mittees. According to the apportion incut made, there is one representative to be chosen for every 20.000 voters Election will be held on A'e Jncsday, iu stead of Tuesday. 1 he press condemns tho assassination of the Generals, recognize only the au thoritv of the Assembly, and declare the present situation unendurable. Iktimors ot every description arc in circulation. One says the national guards intend to march on Versailles; another that the Assembly will remove to Or leans, km I that thev are about to appoint General Faiddcrbe Generali.s.simo and iHeTatc-r. All papers at the Prefecture Police have been destroyed by the nationals. War Ipon Ilnjtl. Washinoton, March 20. The Executive orders to our naval com mamlers to open war upon the llaytien republic in certain cases created quite a brt-eze in Washington. It is also rumored that Morton will shortly leave the Senate, and perhaps take Boutwcll's place. There is no idea when Congress will adjourn. If an earnest debate is had on Sherman's bill, the session will be prolonged ten days or two weeks. " The opinion is becoming wide-spread that San Domingo commissions will go iu at the present session. Secretary Fish has received the follow ing cable dispatch : London, March 20: The following dispatch has just been received by a mes senger from Minister Washburne at Pa ris for Secretary Fish : Paris, March 19th: The National Guard Committee is master of Paris. The Departments of the Interior and Justica and Prefecture of Policy are oc cupied by the insurccnts. Generals Vi noy, Thomas and Lecompte have been murdered by the troops. An election for Communes takes place to-morrow. All the members of the Thieis Govern ment have gone to Versailles. I "follow with the diplomatic corps. TRCTCACIILKV ASSOCIATION Mr. Editor: I was pleased, de lighted, and greatly edified at the pro ceedings of the Teachers' Association, which he'd its first regular meeting at Eiitht Mile Grove, on Saturday last. The opening augurs well fur the future of the teachers. They received quite an ovation from the people of the neigh borhood. I counted thir'y-six vehicles of various description, convenient to the jchool ; and I really believe there were over four hundred persons present. The school house has been erected by local subscriptions, and 13 certainly a credit to the district. The people are alive to the wants of education, and they spared no pains to make it manifest on that auspicious occasion. The farmers of tho surrounding locality suspended opera tions on their farms in this busy .eaon of the year and came to see and hear the quality of men that were intrusted with the education of their children. The impressions imparted exceeded their most sanguine expectations. Sore of our city folks, might attribute this re spect toward teacher, by country people, to the want of knowledge and self re spect ou their part ; but this is not ,o. Farmer in the country have both know and self esteem. Mr. J. Mutz's library at Eight Mile'Jrove, consistsof a splendid and varied collection of excelled works on science and literature. Weeklies ami dailies by the hundred from all parts of the country can bo had at his houe. There are over fifty copies of the Her at D in one pile. Country people do not folliw the fashion of citizens, in kindlin? their stoves in the morning with a peri odical or a Herald the day after its is sue. Ah , no ! they would scorn the idea of consiening to the flames such useful channels of information, after all the trouble that had been gone through in transfering such knowledge to paper. This is a specimen of the knowl edge and self respect of a farmer. Tho teacher did ample justice b the good 23, 171 i am taut .avni things that were prepared for them at the festive board, and having thanked their kinJ ho-ts mo t cordially for their hospitality, they returned by different routes to their respective home. M. o'DoNoaauz. Another "Witness Yve have been somewhat pertinacious in our claims in behalf of Geo. L. Mil ler as the champion testifier in the "holy inquisition' that lately sat for the un earthing of fearful Titian v and ibe re generation of mankind. We considered the eminent Doctor as truly the great npoftle in this new dispensation of "swearing" as we regarded the ponder ous Estabrook the n''ne qu r nan of ju dicial lore in the new dispensation of law. The Grecian hosts that besieged Troy for ten long years had its Thersitt?, but the gols fr some inscrutable reason bestowed Pandarus upon the opposite crowd. In George L. and Experience, the irn pe:ehT have the lineal descendants and faithful counterparts of these historical heroes of blackguardism and blather skite. But there is snd and ?orry truth in the vulgar axiom, that no chap is so great that some other teliow imi t greater. As a witness, the incomparable Mii'ter will please take a back seat, while we proceed to elevate the pearl of great price, .Mc Bird, in the place of him. this witness -was procured irora Iowa to apt ear before Porter to !wear all about the "swindle"' in railroad lands. A singular phenomenon occurred which must have astonished the astute railroad investigators. Y hen the crank was set in motion Mcliird did not know any thing about radroal lands, but de livered a fearful and marvellous tale about how he bribed the Governor, and induced him by the payment of sundry and divers 8'ims to prer-are warrants for him, for moneys t hat he claimed j were justly due him. McB. couldn t wait for a minute longer than was nccos sarv tor mm to sign ins name to ins atlidavv," said he wouldn't aud couldn t come to Lincoln, and took the first boat for a foreign shore. I he ' testimony was immediately handed over to the other committee and to the three daily papers of Oiuaha, the Jlt-rafJ first puir hVniiig it, aud then the other-, with the confession that they had it also on time, but from "motives" had not printed it till the Herald had made it "no longer as secret." Baai.am and his ass were both efficient prophets in their way. The Herald and tho Tribune were also prophets, and for titied by McBird, they proclaimed tho doom of the Governor as scaled, and at the fame time set up a prophetic wail about what was going to happen to "eertian witnesses." These witnesses they prophesied would be "spirited away, bribed to leave by the enormous sums "stolen from the S:afe." Experi ence goes over to Council Liu Its and in stantly telcirrar.'hs to Lincoln, "MelJirJ has left, be has been bought oil' by the Governor! Adjourn the Legislature! We lave it to our readers if we re not in duty bound to award the cham pionship to Porter's Mcliird. We leave it to Baalam and his historic beast, if thev have any greater claims to go down to posterity embalmed in prophetic sanctity than the lltrald and Expeitenee. We leave it to the inipeaehers, if their mam stay in the witness line hasn t, tak ing him a 1 in all. done em proud He commenced by swear nz that he had bribed an officer, and had thus com mitted a felony under the laws ot our State. He swears that the Governor 4 prepared a warrant,'" which makes him a prima facie false witness. Then his backers and admirers further accuse hini of having taken a bribe and sloped when any school boy could have informed him that he was already beyond reach ot a subpoena. The vauie of such a witness in the present juncture is inestimable, an 1 we must say that it is a staggering argu ment in favor of adjournment. He can not, must not, be spared, even if it takes Estabrook's precedent, seven years, to hunt hiiu up. Lincoln Journal. 4 for Salt. I70H SALE. Three acres of land adjoinina th" city on the south, can be had cheap tor Ci-sn. office, lor particulars enquire at thcllKK W.r dc2ldtf. OR SALE. Two lots in Glenwood. Cbesn. 1 sepWj S. lCKr. IOR SALE. 8?i acres of land adjoinir. I'lattsmoiith. Enquire of Septs s. DUKE. IOIt SALE The subs Tiber offers for sain a I vuluablo water power, two miles below Pln'tsmouth. near the Missouri river, with sufficient water and fall with economical man an r:icnt to produce po-ver eiial to a horse power tteain engine. The present owner is en gaped in other bu.incss and ca::not devcto his attention to the business of rjillinjr. and will stil sid water power for n rcaotinbl,. price. KICIIAK1 VIVIAN. Apply to Maxwell & Chapuax. docJllJcw IJro'rssiciul (f arts. J. C. FOX. D. II. WHEELER. ATT03NKY3 AT LAW Special attention Riven to probate husine&j and land title cases Orhee in the Masonic Block, Main Street, Plattsmouth. Nebraska. T. M. MAKQUETTE. i. N. STEOSO OT HQUFTT & TRf(J ATTORNEY AT LAW an i Solicitor in Cha eery. Agents for P.uilroal iands Plattsmouth, Nebraska. 9. MAXWELL. F.iAM. M. CRAPMr j ixwcl.!.. a. c: . ATTORNEYS AT LAW ani Solicitors in hmcery. Plattsmouth. Nebraska. Oiliee over bite LuUsry'j Drag Stc.ro. iaprl. J. Genera- Life. Accident. Fire. Inland and Trims Insurance Apent. Will take risks ut reason aide rates in the most reliable Companies in the Cnited States Otiice opposite thcCourt House, f lat.smout'i. Nebraska. lmay21tf, vr. I.. to; sir.ii, CARPENTER AND JOINER, will do all " " :k in h- lice on short notice and in tho best "j. Contracts for building made on rea.-ona-. Mcrn. Shop one block south of Platte Val II eouw. iuly22d J CARPENTERS 4 JOINERS, Are prepare to do work in good style, on t-hort notic .snd as cheap as the cheapest. ijhop. corner of Alma utot r.n.in streets. - UfrJldlf. PHYSICIAN AND "SURGEON tenders hi professional services to the citizens of C a.seoun ty. Residence southe st corner of Oak and Sixth streets; olace on Ma n street, opposite Court House. Plattsmouth. Nebraska. a. a. mi i tar Attorney at Law. and General CoilectrcsAjeni and Notary Public. . All letral business intrusted to h; eare wil eeive prompt and careful attention Otoe the Treasurer's Office in the court hmisc. tnarl24.Y.wtf. Ilr. J. WTTIIOMAS Having permanently located at WecpTpjr Wa ter Kails, tenders his professional services to the eititens of Cass county, Nebraslr !jan7't''-tf, O. B. W0Kr.LF.Il. L. B. BEX5KTT I II. n ilLEI. R. CO., Real Estate and Tax Paying Agents, Not-.ilel Public, Eire and Life Iimuxaace Agents, I'lxtts moctb. NoWaske. 1ei4U' NO. CONDENSED STATEMENT Of the or.rtUlon of the City Fire Insurance Company OF IIARTFORT COSX. PLCEM3ER 31. 1570. CAPITAL STOCK, oU,vAA,UJ I ASSETS. Lonrs on Mortcnse first lien l,.m- on t'iill'cil ....Si",S7i!.no i ....rJ.Hi iio I nttcd Mutes M 't-Ks n u 1 Jjiiudd '1. v.! iS'iitf. '1 own. nil I City li'illd ;i.MM.IM ';i!i.n.il 15 ilk isto -Us 14-4.U"S;-)() K.kiini;t I st icks a- i lion .s 1 U,ooi.cJ lu;b on liana, in U:ink ana im numl ot Agnis o,:o..'a Aecruc-d IntcroM and Uuiiinoj on book uuc Irom rgca 8 H.O'VS.IT Ofii'.-c Furniture anJt'afo I.&j.UjT Gross Assets ..$348,27.37 LIABILITIES. Ont.nnJin(? I.oF.-e $. 9,071 00 Aniimntn -osary to rensure outMund- ins llis)9 180.04S.r,9 Total Liabilities..., J-i'.l J.1.4D . Lkstee, fec'y. a to. w STATC OF FBftlSH'A HiSURANCE DEPARTMENT. IT is hereby certified, that there his been filed in ih's otlioe u w.,rti M.ittim nt showing the condition ot the ifu He umuiawe loiiipiiiiy l"-:itrd lit Hertford in the Mute of Conn., on the ulst d.i v of lleecinhor A. I). 1S70, in aecordanee with t!i: provisions of un Act of the tiene ;il As-ciutily. of the S-tate of Nebn-.f-k:! to Ki ffulutc In-ur;iice Coninivs. approved t'coru ry l'th lSi'ni; thai this said eMiupi V having filed the neen.-:iry papers iind a. nt:itei!n.nt showing ti.at Bj:d cnmpHTiy id possessed of th requisite Hinnuut of capital, nnu iurtsied as required by law. Authority i Therefore Given T tho itbove named company to transact their appropriate business of r ire Insurance, in this State, in accordance with the laws thereof until theol any ot January. 1SJ. I further certify, that 11. K. Pn'nirr of Plat tu rnout h. County ot Cass is authori.c I to transact Imsiu s- according to law tor said eoinpanv as their Airwii and Attorney, by tiling this certifi cate tor liccord with f lie e!rl; nfl'ii.; moiTitv iii icsiiiii 'iiy wnereoi, i nave Hereunto set my hnnit and affixed my seal of office, Ht Lincoln, this tith day or March 1S,71. SEAL JOHN C.ILT.E-riR. Auditor of state. luarchildOwl. Lamar Insurance Company, OF CHICAGO. Statement, January 1, 1871. Ci.pita' FtoeV Subscribed.. Capital stock Paid up SI .Kol. a".o.no Uio.uOo.UO ASSETS. Firrt M ortpnecs on Ileal Estate... Sl.4ofi.32 I mrc! Mates ! J iioinls Ottawa. III.. Londs. 10 per cent lies. outh Ottow:i, 111 bond 10 pei ct. Kofr. Cash on 1 and. in bank .V in hand Apis. Pills lieeeivablo lor Cash Premiums on Purm llisks Interest Accrued tutiiiry Let'ser Aec-unts tionus o" Collaterals ... Loa s on Call : Ail other property . 1 1. HI 1.00 . 1S.UHI.00 7,0t 0,00 25,JUil.l3 27,162 8.KV 1.577.73 1 0.000.00 1 !.Ns.-,i; 12.41W.41 $292,006,545 LIABILITIES. Louts craid.. sii.ss;.oq OFFICERS. Lro.VAKD Pwktt. President. 1.S4AC 11 . il a riiin. Vice-President. W. Jl. W. Crsit ma. Treasurer. Wit. .-. iooiKi.i.. Secretary. P. !i. Ai.plx, Assistant Secretary. STATE OF NEBRASKA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. TTIS HEREBY CERTIFIED. That thero has 1 bii.n tiled ill thiji office a tworu (statement showing the condition ot tho LAHAR INSURANCE COMPANY. located at Clsicapo, in the .Stntfl of Illinois on the tirst day of January A. I). "is71. in accordant- with tho provisions of an Act ni the (Jener:;! Assembly, of the State of Nebraska, to regulate In .urancc Companies, approved 1-ebruary 12th, ISoO; that said Company hanng filed the necessary papers and a suitemcnt s.'iowinp that s id Company isposcsscd ol'thertqiii.-itcumouut of capital, and invested as required by law. Authority is Therefore Given To t';? above rained Compn.ty to transact their appropriate business ot 1 llti-J I f I. IIA CIS, in this State, in accordance with the laws there of nnlil the :51st day of January. 172. I I CRT her Ckktify, That Phelps Paine. Esq , of Plattsmouth county of Cass is authorized to trans.ict business according to law for s-iid com pany ns their ngent and nttorney. by tiling this certificate lor Record ilh the clerk of Cass! county. In Tkstimoxt WrtKRKnr. I have hereunto set my Im n-1 anil a lined my seal of otuce, a i Liu col", ttii 3d day of February, 1S71. seal. J JOHN GILLESPIE. AvniToa cf Statb. cGw4t "VIC I' S FLORAL GUIDE FOU 1871. The first edition of one hundred and fifty thousand copies of Vicks Illustrated Catalogue of Seeds and Floral Guide. i published rnd ready to send out 100 piges, and an Engraving J ot utmost every uesiruoie lower ana V egetable. It i eleianily printed on fine tinted paper. ill-istratcd with three hundred fine Wood E- gravins and two bcautilul COLOKED FLATES. The most beautiful and the most instrnctive Fioral (iuide published. A Uermaii edition published, iu all other respects similar to the Fnglisli. jsent l. ee to an my customers ot i"5,o. as rapidly as possible, without application. Sent to ail others who order the in fur Ten Cents, wnn-ti is not call tue cost. Address JAM ES VICE". January lOlh diwtf. Rochester N. T wVeeping later 2 ills o Farmer?, go where you can get the bast Floor irid the modi ot it. 35 POUNDS OF XXX FLOUR AltO l-i Torsos of nn-t fWen in exchape for good wheat. We are also doing gris work anil, with on.? increased facilities, feel assured that we can give the be.t and inobt Fiour of any in the State. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Produce Bought and Sold. CIOHIS? MAIIIT rAip. S Clintan inarch ldJrwtf. Estray Notice. TAKEV np by the subscriber fire miles west of Pia'Umoutk, oiro small black heifci aif. nit: ik.fci.iv PLATTSMOUTH HERA IS rPRLISHSD I.V n. D. HATHA WAY; cntro Ar rkorniATO. -rj0ffic ornr Main n'l Seooad siropfj TERV.S : Daily $10,00 "per lean ita. cr H.j per month. Wesping Water Nebraska; DEALERS IN Dry Goods. Grocerie. Hardware. IJueenswarp. Hoots, nrd Phoof. llatp, nnd (r, , Atrricnltural Imrtiments of all kind, Weirr f a'..l. - I'..:.... a'..-.. !'.., "Jrandetour and Princeton Plows. Ac ic nam'. . talum, a!! ot which w e oner to tuo j'Ublic at IU? owest retail prices. All Goods Warranted As Represented, tf20ur constant nim will be to seM ?o low it will be tc tho positive ndvnntatrc of every is. -mer iu the w stern and central v.r'ion o C i', county to make this their headnnrter for trad-' KKi.l. K1.U.S. A LECTURE TO YOUriG MEN Jwt 'iiIZmVi, iu n fofr-l rnrr'rpr. (V:. A Lecture on the Nature. 'Itcu'iaiiit. nr.'l Radical euro of siieriiaorrhu a, r Scmi'.i:il Wcr.knes. Involuntary Kini-sio:H, Sexual la bility, and Impediments to Man i:ip- Retiera ' !; Nerv oii'iici". Consumption, Kidlcp-y. nnd t its: Mental iiinl t'bhical I ncapaeity, rcsultinir from S' M'-abiisp, A?. I'y Ho icrt J. CuU trvrll, .'.i.' Dr, author "f the 'tlreen Hook,' A?., The worM-reuouned author, in ,t'.u.. a lmira ble Lecture, cleat ly provt. Irr! 'us own exper ience that the mwIuI cor.s;iueni e of :lf-nio'. o may be effectually removed without nicdi'.-incf. and without dangerous sutgical operutious. bo.i pics, Instriiincn s, rings or nidiul-1. p ii.fiiijj out n mo le ol cure at once certain and effectual by which every sufferer, no matter what his coti tiilion may be, m y cure himself cheaply, pri vat. !y. nnd radic illy. This lecture will rrove a born to thousands and thousands, he?t ui di-r seal. t nnv address, in a plain sealed envelope, on tho receipt of six cents, or two postage stamps. Also Ir. Cimerwoi marriijre Kuide,' price 2r cents. Address tho Publishers. CHAS. J.C KIKE & CO. fiJTT Howery, New York, Doer W 22 wlv. A GOOD GHACS FOU A GOOD BARGAIN i Having completed the platting and recnviZintf of my 'In kk'h) Addition to the City cf l'lutts month. 1 nm T'nw prepared to sell in the Addition nt reasonable rates. Term are one half c:t"h down; the other half pay?'ilo one j-enr. at ten per cent, interest per ..jihi'.. from date of purchase until paid, 'i'o be sceuroJ- Dy mortgage on tue properly. B. Dili Donation to Churches.- I will (rive to the following roligious. dcnoci' rations, viz: To the Baptist Church, lot 12 in Mode 27 : To the Conarcratinnal Church, lot in block 2-T To the Methodist Church, lot 1 in block 12; To tho Catholic Church, lotti in blok :0- lo the r.piscopal Church, lot 12 in block 10; To the Presbyterian Chun h. lot 1 in block 21, To the Christian Church lot 12 in block 5; To the Lutheran Church lot 1 in block 1; a my Aiblition to th Ciiyof riattsmouth.upori the following conditions, viz: 'fhnt they snnlf erect on said lots, as above donated, a. en Hub'' buildino- for public worship, within live rent. from this date ; anil, in case of failure on thw part o said Church or Churches to comply witr aoove condition, ttieri and in tnnt case the lot or loU shall revert to tuo. 6. PUKB Donation to Public Schcorj. I hereby donate for the use of Public I)itri v Schools. Lot 10 in Plock o, on the north sidu . Main street, and Lot 10 in Clock 22. on tho so- ! side of Main street, In tny addition to the i ii'iatt-'aioutn. t-. iLJ Y. 5,000 Acres of Land for Salt- in this county. Also, Houses acd Lots in this city, at low pricc. Particular attention given to the V.trine; ani selling of real estate, examining ii:l-. and pay ing tuiea lor nou-retiUeuts. S. ULtx.li,, Heal Estate Agent, Lot for Ten Dollars, I will sell to parties desirous m bttildmg . ; improving, any of the lots in tho subjoined !: in my addition to Plattsmouth, nt ten doih-.r.? per lot, under the following oonditii.ns, viz: The person purchasing will bo required t ' build on the lot purchased a dwellii'g hou.-- i f tho following dimensions, to-w it: The ho-i to be not less than 14x21 feet, yt'-'.'.i story no' lower than 8 feet. The frame niu -t or? iood a:-; substantial: house well shingleJ; foundati i' either of brick or stone. There uin-'t beakd i: en, of not less than 10x14. Htnlding must l completed on or before January 1st, is7'.. V;;; gi e a bond for a deed to the party vho boys w soon n purchase is made, and upon eon;plirv with the above conditions, will give a good sutiiciciit Warranty Deed. Selections may be made from the accompany ing list; Lot 5 an I S in block 3: Lot S in block 4 : 1 14 in block 12: Lot in block 1H; Lot l.i. block la); Lots 2, 'J and 14 in block 21 : Lot - ir block 22: Lots 2 an t S in block 2:?: Lots .' .. 11 in block 20: Lot 5 in block 27! Lot I t n;:d ;'. in block S; Lou 4aiid7 in block 2J; Lot 2 ii block 30. S.DVKE Plattstnouth, Ang.2Ctf. Office in Coart lies ATTENTION FARMERS ! I U you tcant to huy an A JYo 1. REAPER and MOWEK Call On At the A'L'W YOI'K STOHE M their Much Jmnroed csa:r Cayuga Chief Reaper &, 3Iorcrfor liU 5y??;!,.JrJ'Ve 'tock of BREAKING AV AlUUBLE Plows' (Sacces30f It VTalibcr) Harnessmaker. and dealer in ARNESS, SADDLES. COLLARS. HALT i" X Whips, Brushes, ic, Ac. Repairing done substantially and with o s patcu. ive me a call before purchasing c!sc-v:-rc Fourth Street north of Platte Yali. Jl ::i'-r. adjoining Mati.ae.ws Jk JJonueUy's IWia - 6u'xe- tvi.)'.i THE SESS5 S3 THE CHEAPES AND F. J. HETTE E R Sells tbo style ot Best nd Latest I improve 1 Farm Implement Co, COMPRISING the ceTefr-ated Civnl n Reaper ond Mower, Russclle Kr:. j.-r an t Mower. Alassibo.) Threshtr, aud t -i v . 'id ic nowned Marsh Harvester, anj Alilovn WnB n Jloline Corn Planter. Knt.ip u,- Coiti RidiuR and Walking- combiueU, lo i) e Lv.-',1 VvuiKing cultivsAor, Btnbble ant Lrcii.i Flows. A. C. Mayfield anj (ins Vj.r!, traveling agents. P. J. M.vn j...:. PlattsmoutU urcU i- J