PLATISMOUTJf NEBRAKSA.,
THURSDAY, AUG. -17. 1S71.
Frekrkk Grant, son of the President,
Has arrived at Council Bluffs, where he
wil take up a residence for the present
The B. & M. Co., in Neb., are putting
ii a series of jiavcd drains along the city
yards, which will prevent any overflow,
lou1d we have another flood.
It looks like business to see a Fteani
power corn sheller rolling out 2.000 bush
els a day, and a ten hcrse power machine
along side of it turning out nearly as
much. They can be feen in the rear of
Clark & Pluuimcr'a store.
George Francis Train was h"i9sed down
by an audience in Cork (Ireland) when
lie faid he "was the man who organized
the commune" in Paris. The audience
Lroke up and left the room.
Arrived in "apparent pood order,"
sometime during the night of the 10th,
consigned to Geo. S. Smith. Eq.. one
boy, of usual rize and appearance. Wc
never smoke, thank you !
Notwithstanding the ruinously low
price of corn in our city, it is worth two
to three cents a bushel more more here
than at Nebrxska City.
llesser has just received a Gnc assort
ment of bouquet papers of all styles and
prices, from a very low figure up to $2,50
They are the next thing to a flower vase,
when you arc without the latter article,
nnd are very nice and convenient, even
when you have vases.
A prisoner named Stewart, confined
for burglary, fpcrpcd from the Blair jail
recently by digging away a portion of the
wH with a piece of a chair for a crow
bar and pick.
A freight train on K. C. St. Joe. and
C. B. It. It. was thrown from the track
between Eastport and Hamburg yester
day morning, doing considerable damage
to the locomotive and cars, pcriously in
jured one of the brakeroen. The acci
dent was caused by cattle lying on the
track.
"The Ancient's " epistle was rot re
ceived until last evening, and has evident
ly been off on a scout through the country,
ns it came to us marked "misscnt." It
t-hould have arrived in time for the last
weekly, and we make this statement in
order that neither ourself or 'the Ancient
may be blamed, by the thousands of anx
ious watcher., for its non-appearance.
These letters are attracting much atten
tion from the Herald readers.
P. S. Barnes, E.-q., of Weeping Water,
was in the city to-day, and we learn
from him that the people of hi? vicinity
arc ready to take hold of the County
Fair question and make it a success.
Mr. Barnes is good for a life member
phi p.
A Plattsmouth man was at the Bar
num House yesterday, trying to sell his
property in Plattsmouth at half price
nnd get intJ business in Nebraska City,
riattsmouth Herald please copy. Xeb.
City Chronicle.
Didst ever hear tell of the "confi
dence game," brother Waters? Did
your "friend from Plattsmouth" succeed
in getting a few dollars advance on his
"Plattsmouth property?" or did he bor
row a ten dollar bill, just to pay his ex
penses back to the city ?" Come again.
brother Waters!
Mr. Waterman informs us that the
lumber trade has been much more brisk
during the past week than for some time
before. - Everything iudicates a better
state of finances and a healthier bust-
. ncss than wo had during the first part of
the summer.
Win. Lloyd, Eq., of Mt. Pleasant
precinct, was in the city to-day. Lloyd
is one of the substantial men 'of that
. part of the country a plain, outspoken"
farmer.
Chas. Wolcott, Esq., of the Platts
mouth vineyard, has supplied the Her
ald establishment with some very ex
cellent grapes. Wolcott can beat the
State on Grapes, as our county Fair this
fall will demonstrate.
A large train of immisrants arrived in
he city to day, from the eastern part of
Iowi. They will settle in Cass.
If the people of Cass county are fully
satisfied that the Trunk It. R. will be
constructed through the county just as
Boon without any effort on their part as
. it would be with it, we advise them, by
all means, to keep perfectly quit. If.
on the contrary,' they have .doubts of
this, would it not be a sensible idea to be
up and looking after their interests.
Dr. Kenaston, member of constitu
tional convention frcm this county, called
at the Herald sanctum this morning,
on his way to the Capital. The Dr. is
one of tha men in the convention who
does a great amount of th'nking, but a
small amount of fpcaking. Their work
is visible in the many good features of
the organic law, while they will not ap
pear so often in the printed report of
proceedings. The Dr. seems confident
of winding up the work this week.
The ClironicJe makes an item of the
accident on tho St Joe & C. B. R. It.,
by which the engine, tender, and seven
freight cars were thrown from the track,
and adds :
"If the Plattsmouth Herald gets hold
nf this. they 11 say u happened on the
M idland Pacific road."
Not a bit of danger of oursaying that
.Nobody would believe it and we always
lira to tell a story (when we do tell one)
that will be believed. The idea ofthere
being seven freight cars on a single train
on the Midland would be eo preposter
ous that ery child in the country would
know better.
The brick for the front of the new
school house being erected at Ashland
wre shipped from this city. Th- Times
ays the brick mada at Ashland would
have answered the purpose fully ae well,
if Dot better.
Watermelons are plentiful, and are
selling at .5 to 10 ocnts each. '
AN ASSVFEH WASTED.
We would ask acting Governor James
and Attorney General Roberts to explain
to the people of thia Siate how they ex
pect to maintain the rights of the State
in the salt land suit without putting in
an appearanco when the ca.se is called?
THE FI AI IX.
Who is to blame for the irregularity
with which the mails are carried between
thiscity and Omaha? Of late we seldom
get more than one of the Omaha papers
on the day, of publication, and often
there is no mail at all arrives. It is not
in the mailing of the paper from the of
fice of publication, but it is in the car
rying. Who is to blame ? '.
PKoMPT ACTIO.
Wo noticed yesterday that Robt.
Doom, Jr., had arrived for an escort for
Dougherty's surveying party. Gen Au
gur acted with that promptness for which
he is well noted, and this morning a
company of troops started for the field,
piloted by young Doom. Gen. Augur
is entitled to4hc thanks of every friend
of the party far his prompt action.
COAL IX NF.WARD,
The coal discoveries in Seward county
continue to be the exciting topic in that
legion, and the people generally are
awake to the importance of the matter.
A public meeting was recently held at
Millford to consider what was the best
course to secure a thorough prospect,
when it was determined to extend all the
financial aid necessary to open the sup
posed mine.
"OX TO HEAKHET!"
Is the cry of tho track layers on the B.
Si, M., and every day finds a nile and i
quarter more of iron band stretched out
in that direction. The track layers were
one hundred and fifteen miles west fiom
Plattsmouth last Friday, and the bridge
builders were on School Creek, one hun
dred and Urenty iniics west from Platts
mouth. Before "snow flies," through
trains will be run between Plattsmouth
and San Francisco. "On to Kearney"
is the word.
COAL IX CASH.
Hon. J. T. Cannon, of this county
informs us that he has found what ap
pears to be a very good article of coal on
his place in Liberty precinct. He found
a reasonable prospect early in the season
and intended to test it fully as soon as
the busy season was over ; but the recent
hijjh waters has washed away the eaith
so as to expose n, vein of (bur feet in
thickness and several feet wide. Mr
Cannon has tried some of if, and says it
burns well, is clear of sulpher, and leaves
scarcely any cinder. He has a man now
working in the vein, and the question
will be solved in a short time. The
readers of the Herald will be kept ful
ly posted in regard to the developments.
A Significant Coutrmt.
The following tables tell the storv in
the plainest and most eloquent language
conceivable, oi the decided difference be
tween the financiering ofa Republican
and a Democratic Administration :
REPUBLICAN MANAGEMENT.
Debt of the Unifod States, per
head, Dec 18fi9, $04.57
Debt of the United States, per
head, May, 1871, 54.00
Deci ase per head in 28 months, $ 10.00
. DEMOCRATIC MANAGEMENT.
Debt of New York City, per head
Dec. ISM, $32. 5S.
Debt of New York City, per head
May, IS7J, 86. '5
Increase par head in 23 months, $53.37
From a financial standpoint, the peo
ple of the Union who pay the taxes
ought to have no difficulty in determin
ing which party is the safest custodian
of the offices of the nation.
The Public Debt statement for July is
a:i encouraging one. The decrease in
the debt for the month is $V, 701, 976 92
which is a fair average diminution.
Since March 1, 1871, the debt has been
reduced $242,134,402, a splendid amount
for a nation yet recovering from the dis
astrous effects of a civil war, to pay off.
No other administration since our gov
ernment was founded has achieved such
splendid financial succes.
XATIOXAL BOAItn OF REAL
tSTATE AGENTS.
Hartfort, Conn., )
Aug 10, 1871, 12 m. j
Ed. Herald : Dear Sir : The
Committee of the National Board of
Real Estate Agents is at this hour clos
ing up its business. The meeting has
been large and interesting. Nebraska
has been ably represented having se
cured the election of Judge J. F. Kin
ney, of Nebraska City, as President of
the Board. Matters of vital interest to
Real Estate men throughout the nation
have been ably discussed and aJjuted,
all of which will appear before the pub
lie in due time. The western lever run.
hi(ih in New England, and no donlitthi
convention will have a salutary effect up
on the south and west. Memphis
Tennessee, i3 the place of the next an
nual meeting of the Board.
Resp'y &c, Barnes.
PEACEABLY OISPOSED.
Col- J. B. Park, editor of the Lincoln
County (Neb.) Advertiser, who has spent
most of the summer on the plains as a
deputy Government Survejor. saysedit
orialy in his paper of the 5th inst :
"Within the last two weeks, we have
had the pleasure (?) of meeting a portion
of Spotted Tail's tribe on the plains.
A more peaceably disposed, und better
behaved party of Indians could not be
found in America."
We are glad to hear these words from
a man of Col. Park's experience, for
Spotted Tail's party are now in the re
gion of country being surveyed by Mr.
Dougherty's party, made up mostly of
men from this city.
Hon. John Taffe has received a letter
from the Faculty of Louisville Medical
College ia which he is requested to des
ignate some poor young man from Ne
braska upon whom will be conferred
a beneficiary scholarship. The College
stands high, and Mr. Taffe will be glad
to serve some worthy young medical stu
dent by naming hiui.
HKLNUAZZAtt'S IT. A ST.
'The Plattsmouth niuieal association
have decided to drill themselves on the
Oratorio of Beb-hazzar'a Feast, with a
view to a public rendition of that very
popular piece at an early day. A few
more names are desired to complete the
list, when regular drill will be commenc
ed. They desire that any .who may wish
to join the association will be present at
Clark Si Pltsmmer's Hall, at 8 o'clock
next Thursday evening, when the fir.-t
rehearsal will be had. The books have
been ordered, and will be at the Hall
Thursday evening. We hope to see a
general interest manifested by the mu
eical talent of our city. The association
have established a membership fee at
$1.00, which entitles each member to
the use of all books, also, to an equal
share in any profits that may be derived
from any putlic exhibition.
8100 OO ltwmd! -
We notice in the Lincoln Journal an
advertisement offering the above reward
for two four-year oil colts that were sto
len from Mr. L. George, on the 3 1st of
July. One, a dark bay, with white star
on the forehead the other is a sorrel,
with thick mane nnd tail.
While we are not in the practice of
working or adverti.-ing for nothing, yet
we will always be ready to pay our shure
in our way, to hunt down and convict
that class of beings that creep about in
the still, black darkness of night, to
pilfer your horses or your chickens, or
anything else, and bring him to justice.
If our brethren of the press can afford
to think and ait as we do we will soon
make short work of those inhuman law-brcakers.
the if.s uiiti vf. 1. 1 sr.
While the field notes of the Saline
ands claimed bv J. Sterling Morton Si
Co., show that these lands are Saline,
and the record in the Survej-or Generals
office shows that the proper descriptive
'ists, shoeing this fie;, were sent to the
Land office, yet there is no vestige of
these descriptive lists to be any where
found. What looks mo"t sineulir-in
this matter is that Andy Hopkins was
Register of the Land office at that time,
and the man to whom these descriptive
lists were sent, and Andy Hopkins is
also a partner of Morton in the Saline
Ismdx. Can somebody tell what be
come of theevidcnee(the descriptive lists)
which showed these lands to be Saline ?
Did Andy Hopkins a democratic office
holder under Bcuhanan, and J. Sterling
Morton, another democratic office holder
under Buchanan and John Candlcbox
Calhoun, another democratic officehol
der und r Buchanan (Survejor General)
have anything to do with destroying
this evidence? Does Dr. Miller of the
Omaha Herald sustain J. terlihg Mor
ton & Co. in their effort to defraud the
State out of the-elmds. knowing the
facts which we have stated above?
IMMIUKAXTH CO IXO
"Vnn" Vli.lt. Clticnxo.
FRF.DERIfKTOWN. Ohio, 1
Au-ust 1 1th, 1871- i
Friend Hathaway : I promised
you a letter ocasionally, when I left home
for the purpose of trying to induce im
migration to Nebraska, but have waited
for enough interesting matter to fill up
an ordinary column ; but s that is some
thing that one cannot always control I
will do the best I can with the material
on hand. I have met so far with toler
able success, have sent the representa
tive of one Illinois colony to our State,
and next week the committee of the
soldier's Ohio co'ony will visit Nebraska
to spy out the land, and if those at home
will convince them that it is a land
"flowing with miik and honey," they
will bring 800-families into our State.
I am constantly hearing of other organi
zations of like character forming, and
shall "interview" all of them. I was
up to Chicago last Saturday, when I
met our townsman John W. Barnes,
Judge Kinney, and J. P. Lantz, of Lin
coln, en-route to ILirlfoit, Conn., tu at
tend the United States Convention of
Real Estate Agents. I was much struck
with Chicago, so is everybody el-e there
but Chicagoan. Th-re i an air about
Chicago people that seems to ny to the
beholder, T live in Chicago; 1 feelsoiry
for you my good t'ellmv because you don't
live in Chicago." Tho one thing that
strantrer.s huve a.w.3'- remarked aiioi:t
Chicago is tlie treat, variety of Mi.eil
that pervade the atmo-phcr. of that de
lectable city, from ihe fumes that arise
from the beer breweries of the "tioni"
side, and the fragrant smells of the stock
yards, all comminglii g in the river send -up
a Mount ;it mice ft igr.int and refre-l--ing.
But 'hey .iv tiny have let the
lake water into it iimw and made the wa
ters of Lake .Micliijn cleanse it of its
foulness, Miid since then it is i said that
tho people between Chicago ami Jo.i-t
amuse themselves by fishing out of the
canal the dead bodies of them who have
been murdered in Chicago, out I don't
think that is true, for the current is only
an eighth of a mile in four hours, and
the boys catch the .same old kr d of wild
catties out of the river, which they say
have 'he same old small. An ther thing
the people don't get any .sicker now than
formerly, and I argue from that, and con
clude thus : if the water had been cleans
ed it would haver' changed the atmos
phere, and i he people having long been
accustomed to th-j various smells would
at tvtce on experiencing this change be
taken with all sorts of maladies and die.
The only thing that equals the - morality
and virtue of the people of Chicago is
their adept ness in skinning strangers and
travelers. It almost equal Brick Pome
roy's Connecticut girl that skinned the
eels so successfully. I went from Chi
cago to Toledo, Ohio, and interviewed
P. V. Nasby, P. M., of which I will
tell you in my next
Yours, &c, n. M. V.
Fifteen car loads a day of the single
item of corn from this city is not so bad
for a dull time when farmers are holding
en for higher price?.
THE HALT LAUD SWINDLE. .
We understand that an application
was made to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office some time since (as
to the exact time we are not informed)
for a re-hearing in the case of the can
celed entries of the saline land near Lin
coin, claimed by J Sterling Morton and
others; that the application was granted
and that when the case came be i ore the
U. S. Land officers at Lincoln for hear
ing, Morton had everything hi own way;
that no one appeared for, and no show
ing was made by the State.
If this is true it is probable that the
State will lose these vaiuaMe lands thro'
default caused by tbe negligence, -something
wors -, of State officials.
It is broadly intimated that Attorney
General Roberts is under pay, an i in tli--interest
of Morton und Co. and th.-i;
acting Governor .lame- is ma ilt jiiep.
"a masterly inactivity" in the premi.s -s
to the imminent peril f the interests l
the State.
We are uot willing to believe this, yet
think it due ihe public to know all the
facts, especially as this cae from its e.ir
best history h:is been surrounded with
fog and maiked with indications, f fraud.
If the lawlul and salaried Attorney of
the State has failed through any cauc
in a case involving interests of so much
importance, to dischargo his duty fa th
fully and promptly it is time that he
tdiould "ri.e to explain." Why is it
that no showing was made by the State
at the recent hearing of the case?
The Omaha Herald is distressed wi h
the fear that Radical journals in
their ventilation of corrupt Democratic
rule of New York will forget home in
terests, and suggests that they try their
hand on political reform in Nebraska.
We agree with the Herald and respect
'ully submit for its own special benefit
the subject of hnic Morton tried to steal
the Nebraska Salines, and uliy it en
dorses him, and ichethcr it is barely pos
sible, that a Democratic Surveyor-General
of fragrant memory had anything to
do with the fraud mXemaha Val'ey
Journal.
Will the Herald proceed to crack the
above nut? Or will it pass it by with
cut notice, as it has often done with
similar items ? We shall see just how
far that journal is sincere in its boasted
desire to expose fraud and protect he
interests of the State.
IS T1IEUK IKAl'l)?
The great questions now being asked
by hundreds of tax payers of Nebraska
is whether there is fraud being rac
ticed upon the State in the Moiton Sa
line Land business, and if so who is the
guilty party ? The entry under which
Morton & Co claimed these valuable
lands was canceled by the Department on
a .showing made for the State. Recently
Morton procured a new hearing before
the L'ncotii Laud Office, and there war
no showing made for the State The
consequence will be that .Morton's entry
will be reaffirmed unless something is
done to prevent it until some State offi
cer whose duty it is to attend to such
matters, can In? forced to perform hi-
dut3' or be hur.ed from pow.-r and muuc
hone.st man put in his place. If iln re
is no fraud in the recent tran action,
why is it that neither the acting Gover
nor nor the Attorney General of the
State Tnade an appearance at the Lin
coin Laud Office, and why wu$ Morton
allowed to send a onesided report to
Washington We call upon the Lincoln
Journal to hunt up this matter, and ex
pose the fraud.
Mr. Lamb's patent lime kiln pro
gr-ssiug finely, and will be read' f r op
erations in about threw weeks, lie ha
fiftecn men now at woik constructing tbe
kiln, superintended by the Patentee.
This will pro e one of the best paying
branches of business in the city, as Mr
Lamb will be able to furnish all the lime
needed between this city and Ft. Kear
ney, at prices below what it can possibly
be fu' nished at from kPns of the old pat
tern. His kiln is immediately on the R
R. track, where he can ship by simply
expending a chute from the kiln to the
car. Another great advantage, the lime
burned in this kind of kiln is far supcri
or to any other, there being r.o ashes or
other impurities in it. We will give a
more minute description of this kiln
when it is in working order.
"CO.WICTIO.V.
' These facts etablih another, which
is. th it Democratic leaders are men of
convict ion. whereas Republican leaders
arc inainlv men of expediency. This
h is been 'he distingii'shing distinction
betwe- n them all through the history of
th- existing parties in the country. We
find it wherever and whenever weseatch
tbe record of controlling public men
either at horn- or abroad." Omaha
Herald.
How about the "conviction" on the
'n v departure" business? If the
d tiiorratic leaders had any "conviction"
t a'l upon political matters, bow does
t lie Ilrrald account for their sudden
!i!:iiidoiuicnt of them in the acceptance
t" the .'new departure" dodge? We
In lieve the Herald endorsed the "new
depirture"' wlvre did it leave its for
mer "convictions" upon political mat
ters? When the Herald explains thi
little inconsistency, we may then be pre
pared to believe in its "conviction" and
cot. version.
A very responsible firmer, lawyer and
preacher of Otoe county reports a pump
kin vine on his place growing 18 feet in
24 hours. Chronicle.
Does that preacher think there is such
a thing as "falling from grace?" Or does
he calculate that his "election is sure?"
A special election has been called in
the rivir prccin-'ts of Nemalla county to
vote on the que-tioti of issuing bpnds to
aid the construction of the Trunk R. R.
Five persons were suffocated by damps
in an old coal shaft near Eddyville, Iowa,
on the morning of the 12th. Four of
them were named Briggs, and the fifth
was a farm hand named Gries.
See advertisement of corn, horses, etc.,
for sale by Mr. Harris. Here is a
chance for a bargain.
Corn continues to come into market in
considerable quantities, notwithstanding
the low price?..
JtUKDEK AT O.VAHA,
man named Patrick MoNamara, a
baggage expressman, was tht and
killed in Omaha last Sunday by his
brother in-law, John V,. Phelps. They
were engaged in a gen ral row. caused
by the too free me of intoxicating
drinks. They were both quarrelsome
and dangerous men.
ritoH nit: r.s .
iKMinlicrC j-'h nrfy ngnin lrl-it In
try Intlliius.
Letter- leCe:Ci t 'i i- li.l i nil :g I V Iv-
h)t;: li '. P. '!..':; ' . .!
ti: t ih.-y li.ic :.,-.t !; : : r.vi. i t--i.
I he:r -,vo .in I : i i..v:. . ;, vi . e
pelled to e. k a- A:s i-: ' 1
ii tin C 1'.. v.i.-ie ii. t ie.:-:- 't tv
Mlittcli ia ! u: :.,y. Aneliie; i.-iKTel
tie .-ame u.i.e, wi i teii from N:lh I'iiiUe
fU:o liur the ec i t si nt out by Gen
Augur had i. It th..t place I he day before
for the field, and that the party woald
immediately return their work- They
were ail in goi;d health, uithouh their
scalp? rcsied . omewhut Iooely on the lop
of their hvads. One of the party named
Thomas Baker committed suicide last
week, at the camp, by deliberately shoot
ing himself through the head. There
is no cause assigned for this rash act.
J. Sterling Morton is to deliver the
address at the opeuing ot the State Uni
versity Morton should have a "Chair"
in the University Prof, of salt land
stealing.
A Lincoln correspondent says : "Hon.
J. Sterling Morton appeared in Conven
tion yesterday and was voted the privi
leges of the floor." We understand
that Morton was the guest of Attorney
General Roberts, while in Lincoln.
The iri'iications are that Cass county
will give her - aceu.-tomed Republican
majority this fall, notwithstanding the
efforts of a few Democrats to inaugu
rate a "peoples" move again. The
"people" arc pretty thoroughly "soured"
on that programme.
During the debaie on the question of
allowing counties, cities and towns to
vote aid to railroads and other works of
internal improvements, the principal
speakers who favored the privilege were:
Boyd, MeCann, Wakely, Gtiggs, Strick
land, Hascall, Robinson and Lake, while
those speaking against it were Mason,
Myers, Sprague, Kiik pat rick, Esta
brook and Thomas.
ning himself "One Inte
rested," writes from this city to ascer
tain what aecommadations there will be
at the State University for lady boarders.
The Statesman replies as follows :
"We are advised by Chancellor Ben
ton that a lady of accomplishments pur
poses to open a Hoarding house espe
cially for ladies, and that it will precisely
ni"ci the wi-hes vi' 'One Interested.' "
Dr. Rawlins, ofthiscty, ha shown us
a copy of the Richmond K.ca miner of
Nov ;"tlt. ISG3. which is quite a curio-i-ty
at the present time. The price of
the paper at that time w s $'Z'2 per an
num, and it was mostly made up of war
tle-pa'ches. particularly in regard to the
bombardment of Sunipter. The copy
before us contains an extract from the
Macon, (Ga ) Confederate tjking one
G. B. Lamar to task for going into a
partnership trading business with Fer
nando Wood, of New York, on the
ground that it. was giving ''aid and com
fort to the enemy." If Lamar was giv
ing ''aid and comfort to the enemy" by
lieiiig in partnership with Fernando,
what wa.s Fernando doing by being in
partnership with Lamar?
FROH WATERi.OO.
We are permitted to publish the fol
lowing partial copy of a letter received
from E. A. Kiikpatrick, who is out on
the Republican, in tbe interests of the
Waterloo town company.
Waterloo, Franklin Co., Neb.,
Aug. 12th, 1871. )
S. M. Chapman : Dear Sir .We
arived here las. night, all right. I have
seen and talked with -quite a number of
citizens of this county, and I find every
thing favorable.
We have c:nvased the county well
enough from the wot hide this far, and
nearly all the settlements are west of
here. We find out the people are all
right so far as Waterloo is concerned.
Mr. Greenwood will return tolvearney
to-day with letters, and Leonard and I
will canvass the county.
Send us a plan of a building to be put
up here, size, &c. ; also a'n itemized bill
of lumber to be purchased, this be sure
and send. Wc want to put up a res
pectable building, no little 14x16, but a
building large enough to do county busi
ness, hoid meetings in, fee.
Do not forget to send us full informa
tion as how to proceed in county organi
zation, location of county seats, Sic, also
whether the ordinary election and regis
try laws will govern us.
If any one will bring a "saw mill" out
here it will pay big.
What the people here all want is some
thing like headquarters, where they can
transact business, buy goods, hoM pub
lic meetings, get mail, c. ; ami whoever
gives it to them will get their s-upport.
We have worked like beavers, and push
ed things right along since we started
and propise to keep it up tiil we succeed;
but we expect the company to come
right up to time and support us.
There is no store or post-office nearer
than twenty miles. All mail matter for
us direct to Ft Kearney,
l'ours truly,
E. A. Kit kpatrick.
The Asylum grounds at Lincoln have
been beautified by the setting out cf
about five hundred young maple trees.
Mr. Wm. Staring, one cf the most
wealthy farmers of Otoe county received
the contract and done the work in good
ntylo. This is money well expended.
J.J McDerwid, E-q., of the firm of
McDei wid Si Aertel, Commission Mer
chants of Chicago, was in-the city to-day
vi bni'ice.-
JUDttE NI'RAUtL'E.
A Lincoln letter-writer speaks in the
following terms of Judge Sprague, of
Saunders county, formerly a resident of
this city. We endorse the good words
spoken of the Judge believing that he
is as clear headed and as honest in his
course as any man in the Convention:
Mr. Sprague, ot Saunders c unity, is
too modest for a country where little be
sidt s brass mcct with favoi, ami is paid
a p eiii.um. He is quiet, but watcnfui,
caui-ous and indu-lni us as a io, nioer (
tin., tj.iiiy. He never 'rise- fir j.iurr
t:on," bin always iias soiie bine to sjiv
wh ti he o . cupic- he Hi'-1. w:d--'i ' i
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Al an early hour yesterday a physi
ciau was called to visit Mr. L"huho!f's
li.l'eboy aged about eight years, lie
yas found in a spasm, and it was some
time before he could bo brought out of
it. He was in fearful agony, at times
biting and tearing everything that come
within his reach, as one having hydro
phobia. When brought out he had no
recollection of what had transpired, and
supposed he had been asleep. The
spastu was caused by eating unripe hazel
nuts.
Died, Augu-t 15th, 1S71, Rachel, a
daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Max
well, aged one year, two months and five
days.
THE Mini.E RF.I) JI AN".
A dispatch was received at the Surveyor
General's office yesterday from Deputy
Surveyors Stephenson and Slocum, who
are work on the Republican River south
west from Ft. Kearney, asking for an es
cort and stating that the Sioux are there
in large numbers, and troublesome.
These Indians a-e of Spotted Tail's
band, and have special permission from
the Indian Bureau to go to the Republi
can for buffalo.
Senator Hitchcock earnestly protested
against such permission being granted.
Gen. Sherman also opposed the action
of the Bureau, but ail was of no avail.
Mr. Spotted Tail was a personage of too
much consequence to be interfered with.
If. is not proper nor right that these
red aevils should be sent among the sur
veyors and settlers on any pretext what
ever. "The unlawful deeds of these sav
ages thus far consists in robbing Park's
surveying party of a portion of their sup
plies, of firing upon a soldier belonging
to an escort of Dougherty's party, and
afterwards when the escort was with
drawn ami before another could reach the
field, of driving the Dougherty party from
their work and now they menace the par
ties of Stephenson and Slocum, aud that
of Geo. Fail field, further down on the
Republic m.
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Gi.endai.e. Cass Co . 'Sr.n..
Augu-t C. 1871 j
At a Mi-s Meeting of the citizens of
oui vicinity, the lmu-e was called to or
der by appointing Jesse Jenkins Chair
man, arid E. S. Child Secretary, pro
tern.
On the chairman taking his 6cat, the
following Constitutson was offered, and
unanimously agreed to, viz :
We, tho citizens of Gletidale, Cass
county, Nebraska, believe that man was
created for a great nnd nobie purpose ;
that he i an intelligent being, and en
dowed with reason ng faculties. We,
therefore, do hereby resolve ourselves
into an Association to be styled and
known as the "Glendale Sunday School
Lyceum," for the purpose of develop
ing and unfolding the young mind, and
for the advancement of society in this
neighborhood.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the officers of this
association shall consist of a President,
Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer ;
said officers to hold their several posi
tions for a term of six months, unless
removed by a two thirds vote of the
members.
Proceeding to the election of officers,
Jesse Jenkins was elected President,
Barak Livingston, Vice President, E. S.
Child, Secretary, Benj. Ward, Treasurer,
by the unanimous vote of the house.
On motion, C. Jenkins "and E. S.
Child were selected as a committee to
draft by laws.
On motion, E. Jenkins was selected
toaraynge programme for our exhibi
tion.
E. S. Child was then elected leader
of the first choir, aud E. Jenkins leader
of second choir.
On motion, meeting adjourned until
the evening of August 9.
J. JENKINS, Ch'n.
Ii S CftrLD, Sec'y.
August 9. 1871.
But few members coming out, the
meetiHg was, by general consent, post
poned until August 13th, 1871
August 13, 1871.
Lyceum met pursuant to postpone
ment. Called to order by the President
On motion, the Committee on By
Laws reported. The by-laws, after being
read and slightly amended, were adopt
ed, as follows:
BV LAWS OF THE GLENDALE SUNDAY
SCHOOL LYCEUM.
To all uhom it may concern :
Wc, a number of citizens of Glendale,
Cas.- county, Nebraska, do hereby form
o u el. s into an Association for our ma
terial advancement in the studies
of the Bille, Vocal Music, Declamation,
Literature &c., Sec, and we do agree to
the following articles, or by-laws, by
which we, as members of raid Associa
tion are to be governed, viz :
ArticleI. The style of this Asso
ciation shall be the Glendale Sunday
School Lyceum.
Art. 2. Each member retains his or
her freedom, and independence, and
every power, or right, which is not here
by de egated to the Lyceum.
Art. 3. We, the said citizens, do
fcorcbv ct:lcr ii:,o a firm Imjttig of friend-!
ship with each other, for our common
welfare, binding oursehes to a;sl teach
other in repelliug every attack made
upon our Association.'from any pretense
whatever.
Art. 4. For the more convenient
management of the general interests of
our Lyceum, a Board of five Directors
shall be annually elected by the adult
mend e:s of the Lyceum, whose duty it
shall be to arrange prog amtrcs for exhibition--,
conceits, debates, Sec, and to
attend to the finaueial condition of the
Lyceum, Provided, That a iw-thirds
vote of the members may vote said tax.
A:;r. 5 No member, without the as
- in of the Directors, sh tll enter into
,i..y agreement or alliance iu the name of
he Association.
Akt. G The President, or in his ab
ser.ee tbe Vice President, shall have
i'ull authority to preserve order during
our meetings or exercises, and he, with
the consent of a majority of the mem
bers, may expel any member for riotous
or indecent conduct.
Akt. 7. The entrance fee for member-hip,
shall be ten cents, which fee
shall give them the right to take part in
the exercises; but when they take no
part they will be charged for admission,
the same as the public
Art. 8. Any or all of these articles
shall be subject to revision, or amend
ment, at any time by the vote of a two
thirds majority.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the Plattsmouth Her
ald be requested to publ.sh our pro
ceedings; therefore.
After some further business being
transacted, meeting adjourned, indefi
nitely. JESSE JENKINS. .
E. S. Child, Sec y. Pres't.
A Washington editor is mad because
a compositor headed his editorial, "The
Champagne Opened," when he wrote:
'The Campaign Opened." He says
that printer is always thinking of some
thing to drink.
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BOYS AJYD CHILDREN'S CLOTMJVU
I lata and Caps, Boots and Shoes,
fiLANKETS, RUBBER GOODS, TRUNKS, VALISES, E C.
ain Street Second Door East of tho Court Ilonc
BilAXCU HOUSE Broad way. Coucncil Bluff. low.
H POBERTSON
YhoU-file Dealers iu
WINES. LIQUORS AND 1 5 II AND IKS
DOUBLE ATCSIOR WlfflKIOIZtt, &.
Best quality of Cigars and Tobacco always on "hand
All orders promptly attend-sl to.
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THE II Hill KC1IOOL.
The citizens of Plattsmouth pLouU
not forget that next Wednesday, Aug.
23d, is the time Fet for voting oo Lhii
proposition to i.eua $2.,0X in Citjf
Bonds, for the election of a High SsLool
building in this city. Plattsmouth Is t .
day behind any other town of its .she ii
the State as regards public building. tl"
any kind, and it an absolute ncce.'Mfy
that wc have a High School building ii
we expect to keep pace with other pla
ces in the matter of education. We
know of no other way of securing m
suitable building except to vote tie
bonds, hence we arc certainly in favor
of th? proposition, as we Lclicvc alme- t
every other citizen of the placo is.
Will the Omaha Herald tell its read
ers what it thinks cf the Morton-Hopkins
Saline Land steal, in Nebraska, u
it seems desirous of distracting attenti' n
' from the Tammany robbery in New
York ? Does the Herald see any frnu I
1 in the taking of 400 acres or valuable
! Saline Lands from the State ? The H-:r-!
aid keeps wonderfully "mum" on thi-
subject. Perhaps Dr. Miller has a alight
interest in the matter.
It is stated that there are now no less
than two bun dreed and fourteen weeds
which have been introduced into tho
United States from foreign countries.
and principally from England As a.
proof of the rapidity with which useless
plants are accidentally brought over the
sea, it is said that in 1S37 there were
only one hundred and thiity seven for
eign weeds known in this country.
The use of nitrous oxide gas, says Dr.
McLaren in tho Edinburgh Medical
JourUal, should be avoided in all cases
of diseases of the lungs in which the
breathing is much embarrassed, nn.l
when there is evidence of other serious
brain or heart disease. One of its great
est advantages as an anaj.th;tia is its
safety, only two fatal cases h jvlnr been
reported ; but thorn is a di-a J van' ago iu .
the rapidity of tho patient's recovery'
from its effects.
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