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PLATT SMOUTH XEGKAXSA., Til miS DAY, OCTOUKi: 19 171. I'rtif ii lrsii!itt iuti. P.m., U. Du ( h.. ii.u writes ns J JV:II(iij'i:U. Under :ltt f cntcinb- r 1J. OrbisJafa tinvcls bo ;ys: "I I twice cros-cd Nm w.-i v mid Swcdirit, t witli-ii tho arctic cin !", nnd t h r :i jt !i tve !l'0 in: of tbft mo-t d.-so!:te and frrindc.-f coun- ; tric of the world. i l.;ive ju.-t'eome ; from Sweden. While in tlm mountain- j ous country of tho ftr north I c;itm: n?:ir j Rt'irvitg. Cro.vitii,' from N.s way and ! Sweden has been the hardest tiavcliii; ! on f!f)t 1 have ever Ln.c.Mi. The tide-, j of the mountain-? w.-io covered with! bowlders; no shelter at niidit: no peo;..o, j ami the nuntntuin? oovdf.d with snow. I On" glacier contained sum thirty s.-iiuie i miles of ice. I madi. oVorvati-ns on j the temperature ol' t L i.s jvu-icr and of j the atinof-i'hcro- I have hi c n a n:on cr the Ji the Finns the Gvains, aii I the poorest people of the land. I have rjccn iccetveu knM;y overywhere. l'i than tho ob.-.-nro ti each province of Sweden, the governors ; i..i-!-.-d. Gentlemen. gave me a dinner atid recet.tion. .1 1 - 1 TI 'O JSweedes and Norwegians are a good and lione-it people. 1 Jeave to morrow 1 r thc interior or Norway, but will lie hack iu America to at te n 1 to my lecture en gagements in November. I ftm in splendid health, thouch for weeks I have "lived on thick sour milk, the food ef the country." I'orpisu I'anrj tJrceric. It is probably not generally known, saj's a Boston paper, what an immense quantity of imported fancy groci.iies, in ciudirtg pickles, sa;:oes, ami condiments, is shipped to this country yearly and frees into consumption amomj t!ie tijas.-es. 'fliere aro annually received in Boston, from hhvjland alone, at Iea?t l(),()0d bar reh'vthe pickles, tauces, jellies, olives ece. , being put up in bottles an 1 then packed iu barrels for .'hipment ) to say nothing 01 r re rich wines &c. Jjondon fruits, t'reserves, and I'uhun shin large quantities of ale and porter here, the quantity footing up annually be tween r, !.) and .0,00 ) casks packed with this bottled beverage; notwith standing the large number of home breweries, and the sales of forcigu ale and porter havj increased very much the past year. One of the novelties in this line of foreign goods is the London crackers, which are ju-t now having a creat run. J hiring the j a-t year more than three hundred tons of these fumy crackers, made up in all shapes, sizes, and de signs, have been imported perstramer from London, an I Mran.:e as it may ap pear, con.siderabl-j American ilour is con 'umed in tl ictr manulaeture. I'loiir tiW'ie m t. Liouis now finds its wav ,1 across the water to sujpiy the Ihia!i.-h bakers, and comes back to her citizens in the form of craekcrs, which are much sought fr all through the Wc-t. One firm in Boston hare also importeJ, dur ing the past year, nearly l.WU eaks of Day & Martin's blacking. A very ingenious method of p ing needlework rtyl J ptnta rmnn raphic emMoiUery has been invented u Kmdish mechunie, and the affair i aether a curious device. A i.umb dto T of j ( joint names are e:: ing tambouring or h-yc.i, eacu earry- owing ni 1 nev are so arran.-e-l and cotm jcted to get her that tho needles they carry may be made to travcr-e in any direction over the .suifuce of the fabric-; to Le embroidered, an that the movement rf the several needles shall be simultaneous 1 . : -1 'ii 11 1. 1 ana .-miliar, i ne ncca e iramei are ;d-o connected with . jiantaraph a traci. g riein.' ltd by a woman '."C'int capable of over the lines of a pattern which it i-- desired to ropy, and when it is done th r.ed!cs will each travel in and work 1 tuong a path Mtmurto that passed ever by the tracing point. Thus each needle will produce embroidery resemMing the pattern, though not necessarily of the same size; usually it is preferred that the pattern should bo 0:1 a somewhat larger scale than the woik that is accoui- Indiau Civilization. Here is the opinion of the Chicago 1'oxt upon the question of civilizing the noble red man. The J'vstln partly light : nd partly wrong: "Indian reservations arf a eon.l tliins r the noble red man. While he Hv -s Uncle Sam's rations, indulein.'' in 'ii -niGcd repese under military protec tion, they make admirable lilting out : i. unds for expeditions against strag :!.:ig whites, and are perfection its-elf as a retreat for horse thieves and lawless Vvliitemen. In this respect they are t r- o.ly equal to a Mormon sett! meat. It U as difficult to track an Indian as a o". For a tale retreat they like their i - 1 i vation as much as the wolf does his ! . i. But there is always a terrible itch ing for scalps all the while. The f-avage L-ve for this adornment is fully equal to . ::tof the fair sex for a fashionable . o elation. Glory and other people's I.hi? make up the red man's dream of gVc itness. Without the latter the form er would be as nothing. His ambition in -lines him to tho capillary. A free ie iucstead has no attractions thru can out weigh native instinct for 'gory locks.' tle has not the least objection to Vhak :ng them. For this reason it can be easily seen why the frontiersman put m- re faith iu their rifles than Indian civili.-uion, or the failure of a neutral pt .p. nsity. A talk from that sourcejis .pt 1.; be effective." A new definition of the word "civili .: i'i m" roaches us from Japan. Lately, a. Japanc-c visitor to the Knglish club v,' !!: lueed to take some i-linmtin .iie- .0. 1. exei:. :!;a: Hi ':: e n putting away his third tumbler. iuied with great fervor, "I li Ke civ 11 ! I like civilization 1" Alaska lleiai says i bration of the mass that during in the Bns"- ill.ice, t lie di me .-vi-e fishicins. ! .irch of an Ala.-kau 1' the priest attended : 1 the. latest Yank i she revealed to tin; astonisht-d i I ' i e le ly having extremely petty feet w-.-nt barefooted, however. Such are th ;::.:ies of fashion among tho Aleuts. A lerious incident took place in the ; -tnie caused by the melancholy accident . :', i blowing up of a bright party, on leu .i r f the Greek steamer Kviumiia. The unhappy bridegroom riu-hed into a ...in. from amid tlie smoke be eiriicd t :r wh' he believed was l is bride, an J !-:u. -.m with her into the water. On l i--. - picked up by a boat, he foun 1, h ;v.ever, that ho' had rescued from death a young lady of Athens, and be ! . : arced to the steamer to fia-j his wife : OUITi' On rinc:. ..ip. : Am: i in.'- e i to aeatn. man in nun area rcaus a uujh, nine in one hu . Nearly a con e an press, whic j-irca rea.l a news tur.' ago, wh.cn the h is ra.vff a m rreen Vs'ig, Tis rcad- 011 is i:. was in its T .4-:-...;n so l 111 WOill 1 I'.ltfkr 0 m a 1 ut a t; i . . : .... -- - - iriili nr. ei rers anJ Wl e'"-''-iii i.:n in a couinrv iiu i govctr.'uent I i.e : ress, in but without n:v7cp:ip'.is. stead of being the fourth. A .'?i:ii7;e Ion t liiti ram! Jury. At a recent session of tl:o grand jury I oi" tho district court in Utah, Chid' Jus- j ti -c .Mc-Ki -jm in Lis charge to the jury :-:d: "You nro suuimoiied not to try : criminal ca-cs. Iiut to i-.iy what criminal j s-.'i-e.-J s-hall be re: -ntcd far trial. In I the ui -over 1 . iiich .1,., this duty, you will d '3- the same m ineip'os of lav :."UC!I1 Cr.Hi'i Jill ICS 111 .'i 1: 1 aii.i I'riii- Mctitaiia, in 0 c.-:-.. a ;:i m Oc-:--.:a::..t Ariz .in. I s i.f 1 wr, v, L ti' LI': . ilno'.i'.'iiuul the rcj!i'ii .The ciiti." cf mtU'dcr, ar.s.n, I a.v.my,, hi'.a::;)", aduhc- iv. a:i i not in l t M. ui C he nam-i crimes !i 1 1 .c tnr.-u2t.itt e. t.tr-t.-ii.iu'ii. If then. i atiythin,.' j.cal-ar in in -t: 1 aiiot: in Utah, it is th." pecufar e m-hict of soii; men h.-ic, and not any jh'cuI'-u ; -.1 r: 1 ;j Ics oi ilicy th.it aro t ! cn f.rv.i K:t I 'tali 1 ihn-.-o t :h; i'ni tod tit. lie.-, an i the pci.' ie of Huh, like the pro; ) of li:c r ;-t of th" C unit rv, an: ::ni.-i;'i!.!e to the hiws st' the United .i;e. 1 iiO.-e v.Ii i o!,cv the laws inu-t l e. :Mit shal! he, projected in the :r!,e:It, thi)e who do not must a:i-v.t ral th.; bar of jii.-tiee. ;;tid th.-; men at' intinetice w!i. in practice d- !i:iit, ly t : : : 1 1 1 d up-n the Jaws themselves, :uid by n-c-'pl tv.-ai-.i otl.i r- !) il j so, !'!:oii 1 t tlie i!:-t I tf, fc, tlC jj, . 1 of the l.; v, rather n v hom tiey have it i vmir duty an i j mine to t-ubVee th. laws. Let us do so without fear, favor, affection, prejudice, or the hope of reward." ro y A Si raiuisls Iix-tlii: iblo h Juror. Lak di-patch sv.v.-: Tn rela tton to the hrdieiK'O :m 1 rc;ejtion ot Klders Georv'' Cannon, II. B.'Clawon, and James Townsetid as grand jurors, they having te.-tilied that polygamy is o:e of the fiindamental doctrines of the church of which they arc members; that they believe that polygamy is a revelation (iom God to that church, and that thev do not beiieve tnat a man hv ing in t.olvgamy i gi "i',!f i" of" ?i.l:i!rerv. Chief Justice MeKean has 'pronounced the following oj iriion. "The sophi-m by which polygamy is sought to be justified as beitii in har m tiy with American civilization is that polygamy is a iciicdous practice; that religious toleration is one of the funda mental principles of Americau institu tions, and of the Federal Con.-titution; that, therefore, polygamy is protected by the Constitution, and that the laws enacted agaii.st it are unconstitutional. If the n.a-s of American people were barbatous, or if the patriarchal or tribal system of government prevailed among them, it is m iloss to say that our Con stitution an 1 institutions e.tti.d not ex-i-r. It is not a little humiliating that it should seem to Lo t.eeesary to add that our Cv:..-titu:ioti and institutions do not require, tion of nrainst na d ) not t ermit, ttie to:era- i. a ti -the 1 ra .-t'ee which waes war existence cf civilization. There have been oniicd the c-Hering religions wineii re up oi' human acii- 1 1 1 liccs to the Miii. and tho casting of infant children to the croecdiic of the Gance.-; but if .-neb dc. ds were done in this eonntry, is there in all the laud one man -o ui honest that ho would attempt to ju-tify them by the plea of religions toll ration? But why wa-te time iu di-eus.-ing such a jiropositi on as that in volved iu thisea e. When the burc'ir is a lit juror to inquire Info the 'rime of huigiary; when the rot.-oer i a nt jur-;r to inquire into the crime of larceny: when the assa-sin is a fit juror to in 'i'o . ... .1 . ..... e into t! c:;u.e 0: muni :r, tlien the imi-t, who ios are hi- r .years ieion. m suiistance t hat i; ::y be a fit j iror to inquire adultery. into the ( Bit th i iii.e ; i' bigamy :md ,1 ks to the ccntui ios .f Christian civ Y.. dion. tint time is not now, and. .pa eiesS of tilO b ng from the steady prn ,!:i;inr:i, that time wiil never cot The challeii-e isMi-tain d. dain cctej, a:ol the t ii. e ju: or mcd are re. .tJi.-siiir Jibblr. men who have rushed blindly East. int mi: otis on the Parilic of the with-.. Mei'.vKig any sometimes Oir;- business, have u lie red veiely through the incompetence or dis honesty of the agents whom tl.-yhave infr'isted with the management el' their affairs. One company paid ,0.)!, for a mine in Nevad 1, locatid in a boul der ot ci-dit e-r ten tens weight, re: tu; far from i's oiiaiua! bed, and I uiit a ixtetisive mi'l to reduce tiicir ore- i-indium that U.is mine rave out verv su'lh-iily, the company determined to t even on the country, and sob-ought anoih'T u in .-mil of ;':;,( for the very reasoii-io:e ). Tins' proving to be a si; J. : 10m a n.-.ne 1 i:. be! ngiti to ot uer !lcs, a 1 . ; jiist five :r.:.s ut, t he eoiii in de Tiie Beese , . c ore. :u;er w;i;-.i: ii gae p.:iiyhaing expended Vilioi::.' tin- two mit.es Liver Keveille, puilbhid in Au-tin, gives an aceoT.it of the Mile of a mine in lViii, which very likely was one of those nmiitione-1 above. An agent from New York arrived in Austin, very anxious to s -cure a min" at Silver Peak. Some of ill.: siiar;) fellows ,t. at to. mi hastily pair of procured a light vrago i and a hor.-es nniOe a tiee one tor iM:ver Peak, located a claim a -cor ding to law by post ing a notice on a boulder, and, returning as s' on as possible, sold their newly acquired property to the New York agent for -1.).(mmi iu greenbacks. It w" rumored in Audin that the amount of purchase money paid to the enterpris ing locators was only a portion of that which was charged to the company, but as the sellers were very well satisfied with their bargain, they were not dis posed to be inquisitive. There is now a largo mill at Silver Peak which would ba sold very cheap to a cash customer. wm urn mmt m iwmm Kplit I.e.-itlirr. We have quite a number of exchanges on our table that are published half at Ch eago and half at home. When we rea l one, we have read all, as they are quite alike. Of course a "split leather" newspaper, like a "split leather" shoe, is better than none, but give us the "whole stock" for choice. CJlenKood aii :ti-:t. The vault of the First National Rank at Chicago v.a ; not de-trove 1 ly the tire, i- ir, , ; ana on being opened on iues-..ay, ns ! contents were found unharmed. The men National Lank is also a!! right, as all the valuables were lemoved horn the bank be line the lire reached it. These are the banks with which the bank-ng hou-cs of this city transact their busi ness, ae 1 we are therefore doul ly glad that tb.ey have not been rained by t he fire. A 'jn :t cil. The Revolution, having learned that pretty la.lv canvassers for women uews- p ipid-s aie go:ng about hugging the -n n or-er to oot im sunsvnner. .say. 1 1 any ol: resort s scriijcr conncetcd with this vapor ever I to rr.ch a course to ebtain a sub "r an advcrtiemenf, wo l eg to appi i-cd of the fact, that her e mnee n with it m.iv be canceled at or:cc-" Thus it i everv at: that poor irls arc ehckc i in in Tt to help them.-i.Jvo-. Rut by eonldn t a i. 'ita::c bt ma lo in start ing r.-.T s sci-a-jy . to t.ii real . to 'V.'.'v. the id. a. n e o; tlie foil!.', lean, i loo ;! -ss, cin.m .'.-.ii.en, with directions n to hug r.nv man who refused d"vri. l here s i evticv in As Ways . w 1 j-!?' man says that he al- :es of lb 2 l !:.:!:. jt'Jl' of : h- .'O - - 1 if. Il.ifier at liir I'ri'sicn-ntial !(- . liott in 4 liit-au. Among the thousands who tdnok hands with (itncral Grant la.-t londay, in the jiailor cf the 'Jrcmotit House, Chicane, Prof. J Jailer was one of the very few who were luky enough to draw o'i a re.--tos"! ff.au our taciturti I'rei d.ii. The I'rtjfes.-or !.-ad conu; in i'roin r uioiith amoi:. tlie buiialeej in Western Nchta-ka with Griutrtd A'vord, IJ. S. A., wed Liiov.ii in the aruiy as "'Oid IK'n ," nnd w!i was Laptatii 01 the Cm i-at di !;"jion Barracks, iu wiiijh erved Ui Lieutenant. Accor 1 .,. dingly as the Profcs-or took tr.o 1're-t-dcot hand, ho ai 1. "Ju.-t i:i from :i buffalo hunt wirh Old lieu! "Ah," r-jflied Gcrieral (i.-anf, turuina: around toward the Professor who was pasinjr 0.1, "to yi .caw my old friend out tli.re?" 'As,'' was the ar;-wer, "they are ail your Ji tends out there.' 'e add a 'cw i v-nciiinrs of the Pro- fesror on hiswayt'i the stamping prouHd ot tiic Torino, wliicn we iiope to.-upple- ch wt mctit i'V it's excellences in tlie ti e aaual h.ut.t: icenes Oi rot H pays ix xti1: iK.-i:rtr p::Nt ih- I(iS I!Y TIIK WAY Vi:-lVA!tU IT.OM TUT. l AI'ITAL f NKllitASKA. .Si.i iKMhi;:!, s7l. UiT Sept. 'Jth, fr m Lincoln, at (i a. iu. Train mixed freight many rails mo;v ties. One woman, unattended, ! from Ohio, locking at the eountty. If she 1- pieased. her mi: hand has resolved to migrate. If .-he i; not, he will not be eti:ta'::;-;ecturod. Another woman from Liidima escorting her sen's wife, with two wee ones, to her son wh j is on his home-tcad in Fillmore county. Nine land hunters from Illinois, and seven al from foreicn countries two Italians. We look ba' k on the State Ilou.-o, University and hotels. All wonder that Lincoln, though only four years old, looks .-o much like a city. We pass Gov. Butlttr's u .(tn.-ion, and the temporary asylum for the insane, built on the ru ns cf th2 one lately burnt. In pa.-slng on we geo little cultivation and few cabins. The land is held by speculators, waiting for a ri -e in land values. We steam slowly up the heavies grade of the whole line though it is only thirty two feet hurry down into the valley of the Blue, and halt at Crete. Here we look at the bc'fiy of" an acade my, at hotels and a thriving village, where a year ago there was only "a green silence." Ten miles after passing the bridge and mill on the Blue, we reach Dorchester. Here we find water dammed ip by tlie grading so as to form a reservoir for rail road needs. We are told that this ex pedient for filling tanks, or providing stock water, wherever tried, has proved a success. We talk sometimes deri.dvcly, but oftener ;k miringiy, aoout the uiake- sh i:s tor Jiouses which we gli the tents, cabins famed and h by fin t died v.Uii a simrie ioa'1 ot iuml'er, Uiig-outs where the Ly of the land favored such a triselo lyte burrowing, and especially bod hou-cs. "Nebraska brown fronts." Vv heie no h.jU.ses appears, we are often sure that a homesteader has made his pitch, or we see furrows turned over- perhaps pa'cnes oi corn or melons. The roa d is new, train long, engine weak. So it is noon before we have laid behind us seventy mile-, and put on the breaks r.t School Creek. A construc tion train commonly goes further but not to day fer tho weather is rainy, and o radread woik is in p: -egress. Here is a railroad eating house and lodging tent, hall' a dozen farmers' hou-cs in the dis tance, an 1 f -ur saloons close at hand ail creatures id vcsterday. e see two workmen, hudim innocent, dead it hard to he idle and elruuk and others gamming. Having each brought aroll of blankets v.e ij.-t leave to spread them in the old cuaL- e .r, which serves for a ticket of :ie lit re we sleep, haid au 1 cold, jet deliehd'ully, hearing the rain patter iu vain on tho roof. Je't'h. No construction train this moroing, to we get carried on a hand car iii'uen miks to the end of the track. Take care on a lide of that kind, for the lea-t motion endangers ban 1 or foot. 3b st ca-e is for those strong enough to woik their passage. We notice many trace-of incipient settlement, and call at one house ihe man a soldier home steader from Indiana house ldxlO feet wile wi;h two wee 01c s, sanguine that she has reached the land ef promise. We drink of their we'll, an 1 wish we c raid also drink in the young ileo-ier hopes. At ft, f the rotvl we look round prairies worth-.- of their 1. k. . 1 ie end nr.-'. iviund on ticrman name, which is 4 land sea.- No house vi.-ill; in any direction, save one half Luilt cabin. Wc walk to it, take up the square lying on the floor ; find its size is tin 12 feet." L d-e in the car ef the engineer on the floor. No- I joay m ti is . e:tern roiigning ever compfams oi to.ea siieets, lor no si.eets whatever are ever seen or nor j et i- a "bi'cd shirt." and linen are made of wool. thought of; All bedding We cat in the railroad dining-car with hundreds of track layers. Ibis tram moves on mere than a mile daily, keeping pace with the extension of the track. An antelope comes near, a d is shot at, but not hit. No more railroad on our route. 11th Hurl rain this morning; we push on in a wagon, ourselves ensconced in rubber. Espy antelorfes ranging in the distance. They look like spots .of white cloud or smoke on the reddish brown fields. At the end of ten miles wc come to four houses, at the corner of a square, with a well in the middle. Tbey ure occupied by preemptors, and each stand.? oa a different quarter sec tion. Here, doubtless, will be a station. All day wo struggle through black mud, meet only three persons but arc nev er out of sight of "improvements" yi-t siarting into life. At nightfall, close by f ur more pre emption house", we gain the shelter ef the engineer's tent. Sjutc of rub bers we are wet ami col l. The tent is small and damp. The fire is out side smoking and suiouldc-ing rather than I. timing lt:e ram seeps on and wind rises. Fears nre felt that the tent will fad. We unbuckle ouriod of blank et c, Fprca-i our rubber ponchos on tr.o euth ber.ea'h them, and sleep, pitying tho-e w ho hick shelter and beds. Our cok is an Afiican, with a little caboose tent for his mvstories. His crockery is all of tin an I he gives us coffee in a tcrt of pie-plates. Appetites, if not ra.-enous, would be fastidlou-. ItMi. We start on the ibui th rainy day in .succession, but escape with a sprinkling; travel a dozeu miles toward the Platte River. Reaching the crest of the bluff's, wc overlook the far-famed lnt trim a sort of Nile valley and the river stud led with wooded island. If the tl.ores La,i l,eei) encircled by "fire- break i doubt as tne islands are ty waier, 111 th?-- too would be covered with . , i i j. trees. We pa- '-even buffalo skeletons, an telopes and ducks. At noon we reach the l-.ov.se i f George Martin, lho ol lest mil mo-t prosperous pioneer in this ouaiter. lie welcomes with hearty Lo.-- 1- l - ... , . 1 pitality. e eat his peaer.es iruin uie t:c s; cn'er lus traiiarv nlleil with wheat, oits and barley, and perceive that the crop of his corn ocean mut Cil all out doors. We have now traversed the region i n.t.imous as tit, and find i the Grat American t ready to rejoice and id TI: black, vegetable mould. e measured tass blue joint ei.'ht f.ct bi.jh On the other hand, we saw divers patches of a pa.'e green grass, s-aid to betoken an alkaline, or j oor soil. Far morj fre quent were patches of Buffalo grass-, which ba.- here niaiutaindd millions of those animal; from which it takes its name, and which is abo preferred I y tamc cattle to ail other f tdder. Always green at the ground, and self-cured at he top i;ito a hav nutritious and to (!- t, seme, it is the main relia: for winter grazing. It trouble of raising grain, c of h.-ldefS les them the and even of mowing hay. The only drawback i. that wood and water are t"..;h sc ire.:. Yet we drank at several wells which had eich le u bored a hundred i'eet deep in a single day. Many are no more tinn a third f that depth. Stock w..ter i easily collected, an i kept iu natural basins v. hich every where dimp'e t he groni.d. W lure mil lions of buli'does and ant lopes have h id their paradi.-e, there ua.st be 3 iiucthiiig for tame cattle to dunk. Trees th'm'y rkirt streams but the pra hies are tn eic.-s. In ton years thy can be (ovcrc 1 wrh timber. Building mate.ial is ea.-iiy inipoitcl from Wis-eoii-in, and coal from Wyoming. Com petitieu between mines Past and West is already bringing d wu the price of coal. On the whole th. reason to shoot out artery t Nebraska. its lualu migrational Now were we sur t the United States prised, on caliiti land o'.hee, in Lincoln, to ascL-rtaiu that tie home, tea lers in Nebraska h ive been more numerous than in any other State except Minnesota; that iu the dbtriet we have ju.-t explored the home steaders amount to 0,00-1, the pre-emp-tors to 12. 0t), and the purchasers of the B. ct M. Baiiroad land to more than one thou.-and. If Faneuil Hall is the cradle of liberty, here is the cradle of civilization. The announcement having been made that the coflins are to have a reunion at Nantucket, .Mass-, it is suggested that this last effort at a family convention looks like running the thing into the ground. A Berkshire papa put it thus to bis daughter's beau! "Jim! if yon want Lu you can have her ; but I don't want you hanging around unless you mean business. If you intend to marry her hurry up, for 1 can't be kept awake nights much longer." A lady writer blames the men more than the women for ridiculous fa-hions now in vogue, She says: "If all men possessing S10),ono and upwards should form a league not to marry any woman who mounted a chignon, how long do suppose the ugly monstrosities would continue to be in vogue?" The ex-Kmpress Fu cenie is said to be in the habit of assuring her acquaint ances, very confidentially, that the al ways loved Louis Napoleon even lie fbre she married hiui but that since their fall from power, his resignation to mi-fortune, and his patience in the midst of adversity have raise 1 her affections to tho point where worship is supposed to begin. The Uni alists have b that there was nr hell ; and now here comes the spit itualists to overturn that blessed hope by the revelation that poor Henry J. ltayiuoud l- still editing a daily newspaper. Ynlnablc IiiSorm.li!i lap J'.iu run Is. Wiih a view to answering the frequent inquiries emanating from citizens of the various European nations respecting the quality and extent of the unoccupied lands belonging to the United Sta'es of America, and the maimer of acquiring a title thereto, the Commissioner of the General Land Office has prepared, and is about to issue, a pamphlet, iu Eng lish, Ficnch, Swedish ai'd German, giv ing, in as simple a mr.nneras rraeticable. brief st .teuients first, of the form of Goveu nuient of the Lulled States; sec ond, of our political divi.-ions ; third, of the pceuli.-tritias of the soil an 1 cli mate ; fourth, of the hind, system, and manner ot aco'i riiig tiiics, and uitii, ot our naturalization laws, or the manner ot acquiring citizenship. In treating these subjects, the leading feature wid alone be given, and each subject will be di vested of all minor details and technical references where not absolutely necessa :y to the full understanding of the sub ject under consideration. This pam phlet is also designed to take the place of the annual report of the transactions heretofore used for distribution in Eu rrpe, and which contained much matter not needed in foreign countries. I'rt'farloiii Conditio?; toria. tf fiticon Tic- Europcan mails, received at NcW York on the HGth inst. , bring ample evi dence that the condition of ('iocn Vic toria is more serious than is generally anticipated. The London 7'iints grieves to-day that her Majesty has suffered from a severe and painful attack. It commenced w ith a grave and general de rangement of health. This was followed by a violent affection of the throat, which rendered swallowing or speaking above a w hisper very painful and tlilli calt, and the attack ended in very se vere absce'os under the arm. The ab scess was opened and proved much lar ger than anticipated. This, however, docs not begin to tell the w hole truth. The Queen is &ti!l in imminent danger. She is suffering from a scrofulous disease of a very persistent and malignant nature, and fatal results may arise at any mo ment. When the (ueen is more than usually affected in her mind, they al ways send for Lady Churchill, and that lady is now at Ralmoral. Am li!Vr. Nebraska City has offered its vacant business houses free of rent till spring to Chicago merchants and busincis men, as inducement for them to come there and d-j business. Omaha proposes to Joilow mit. council i;uris, nas t.ut a ew vacant liouse but the best am lar- gest t hoi- ftorercoui m the city we are au- zed to tender to any wholesale deal- er from Chicago free for a year, if he will come hero and open business. 1 he building is one hundred mil twenty feet long, three stories and a basement, and will hold a pretty good sized stock of goods for this Western country. Coun cil JJuj's 'o)i)uni(. . What will Plattsmouth do in thi matter? She is not troubled, like her neighbors with unoccupied business hou ses, but she can build a few. Legal Notice. William II. Scliil ikcccht) On Probute Cnurt r. Vi'fC.T1' County, Ne- Jchn Snyder. ) br.-u-ku. Xlie iluf-nd;ir.t nbove Pinard will take nttice lhat on the Zlst (lay of Sfpte-inbcr, ls71. .-ni l j l.-ontiS" commerced an a.-tion u'aii:?t ilefonil unt in eni I c-ouii to recover the sura i.f i j7.2. t.n im aciunt. J'r K-rvii es ri-u ii'rt.l ly i Ii. i it tilfliir (le-fendant. :it hi? m-tiiw;: that on the-lcd day of September. IsTl, ?aid pla intilf caused to be issued Ly said ceurt.an orCer ef attaohr.icnt, and did cau-e the inllunrins V-ropi.Tiy of the du tciidHnt to be altuche 1. to-wit: Hue JoUrston llcaj-cr, for the purpose of barinp the fame sold to satisfy t!ic said iude'ut?.lac.-s and cu.-is; th.it said cause !ia bi"n adjouriiod until tho tali day of Novead i r. isTl. nt t o'clock a. v.. at which time said licfVn.lant is required to ar pear. ,r judruicat f r iriT.J") and iattre.-t from S-cp-t.:::il-cr Ll. ls.l, and co.ts. will be rendered i-.-aiLst him. William II. ScrtLnKXECiiT. II.- ?.I;.xcil Sc Clmraiiin, A'.lc i :e. v-. V I' l.cr S -. t Mew AND NEW FIRM Call i&il kcc how eliem CkooiI cau he AT TODD & EATON'S, Deal' rs ui Dry Goods, Groceries? Clothing, Notions AND FANCY GOODS. ALSO filccfcs, filhtcjjcr, iMwIrn. instruments Agents for Ogans, Pianos, Melodcons, .71 a in Street, Opposite !5rooks Eloue, Wanted, City, County and Territorial Warrants, for which the highes market price will be paid. Sept. 7th, w3m. GREAT SALE OF LOTS HJsiarallexetl ULiaclKicemciils lo IPureliasvrs ! ! I WILL OFFER FOR SALE onday, November 6; 71 A Large quantity of desirable property, consisting in part of la My Addition to the City of Plattsmouth, and Several Lots, main tesht acshs eih; A D J O I N I N G 1 IM-.U. W ;J These Lots Hoa-thfu! localiiy. Comman ls some of the nio.-t Dcauiiful View.s on the Missou ri River, and are convenient for Dwellings or Stores. The City of Plattsmouth is destined to be one of the principal cities of the central part of the Continent. Si tuated on the beauiii'u! Missouri River, r.t the mouth of the Platte River, with thou-anls ofmiles of navigation above and below, it 5) :n Is at Nature's own Gate way to the Rocky Mountains; over this route the Uuilington ec Missouri River Railroad Company, have already completed some V) miles of the Lc-t railroad, with the most level route in the west, and road will be fiei-he l and running to a junction wiih the U. P. R. R. at Fort Kearney by next Movember. It is the ul- t.mate de ign ot this road to reach the I gr;;d.'s than any yet found, and thus Control the trans continental will iii pe-ur v.i i-dvautages A Bridge Over the Missouri Rive will be commenced here without delav, I. ova, giving this city the shortest and mo railways are already noieeted to drain the Artery ; a'l which prove conclusively .that ncl Profitable Investment. Cl u -W can le fe.nn 1 than by '-renrip.g Ilea! K.-fat ciiw L JjA 1 i.-oKH i .1 i- ..nn-.vtea lv cf a rapidly s;tiing section of the fjne-t Agricultural lands in the West. It ha conncetion with all iln towns on the river, above and b-iow it, an 1 all the main cities east and west. Chicago is only -- bonis distant, whiie St. Louis is but lid. Competition in transportation between liver and railway insures cheap freights to St Louis, while three roads ) Chicago keep down exhorbitant rates in that direc tion. Millions of dollars of materialcould be manufactured for tii? rapidly increas ing demands of the inteiior poitioti of the State, and altogether, there is no more truly encouraging locality to settle in than right here in Plattsmouth. 52TI&s Ilair&Giai, Ballance in Six Konths. All letters ofinquiiy, containing iswered. Address JBOISrjSTJilll, S T A B L B Buttery & Lazenby Props. s LIVERY SALE & EXCHANGE JtirThe brst ofllorsfs.in.l Raziries cnhnnd.t Con. cr Vine and i'ourtli streeta. GiTY nlkAT MARKET, -BY Crco. Picklcr, MAIX STREET, SMnttsinotillt; - IVrbraska. The bc.n of Fresh Meat alwr.ys on band in their sca-on. ITigbcst Price Talcl for Fat Cattle Oct. 4 iAwtf ILJ rST K E IG I1T, JiOOK-SCLLL'H, Stationers?, 9cw& AND PAPER DEALER. JLost 0iiii.c linilflius- PLATTSMOUTH, NE3. tSeptIt, d olinbaDd w tf. C UnsEL Propriftor. liavin recently btf 3 roi-iin-d and .iae-ed in thorough ruunicjr ordj?r. l'.O.IJ! for w -iu :-!i tiie hiS'Ost market L-Swtl. ire v. il I 1T.K' s, Silver cV )I;iici T&m, gTnsital &, Spectace! and Sewing Machines of all Best Makers :o:- TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, ON T II E CITY - J11' JtlPAI.A."'! 2ST are well Situated, as regards aeiLc eoa.-t hv a near route OVel better which trafiie, . oi at this ;o: c i connecting this roil witli its n f direct lotite Eist. Numerous br.it b i-iness ,'or m-iny miles into this M no better opening for ml 1 homo; in this; juo-t promi-ing L'l.co'n, an 1 the intciim towns rail w ; i o a postage stamp for return, will be promptly SHEPPARD DUKE, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. J. W. SHMKOK'S FEED, SALE AND LIVERY STABLE. MAIN STREET, Piatt sm oulh, Nc bra ska . I ntu prepared to Rcoinnioilatn the public v.Uh Horses, Carriuses. llupies a u 1 a X . 1 ilrav-c on short noiiee and reasonable terie.s. A Hack will l un to.the.-tcani l.i.al laudiiif;, and to all part of the city when desired. January 1. 1371 diwtt "Luxuries cf fciodsm Travel." In these days the taste r.f the Travcl'trr l'ub- ! ne lias nccome oxeceair.c-iy lastj.!.oi;s. lnorac-r ft obtain their pa'.ronctre. a i'ui!r.u.l lino iiiii.t ; bo aule- to in-iire afc.y. .-'.oti.d an i eoinbjrtable ! t lansportat ion. by possessiiiK the neoessarv oualf Cc-alionof a lirsl-elass cquipmeiit oi ei.ae-he anJ locomotives, a solid road-bed and hoary iron I'ulliuan'ri lal!ace s-Ie't-pinK cars, l'ulinian'o diniiisr curs, a Uire-ct route, good voimectiuns and careful iii.'nairciiient. The liui lin rti n route is rnakinr? every effort to po-st.-s ail 'Cn-se q iiilicatioas to a hitfh dt (Tree, and oilers a route t i all points east, west, north roath. by means oi iU: conij'i iii.NS Ijllows: 1. At Ouii.ha with the Pari tic roa Z. At I'Uttsiaouth Titu tho B. A: r. It., ia Xebaa.-ka. 3. At Jlamburij. with theSf Joseph Railroad for all poinls in Kansas. Ac. 4. At Mi-.ivjwa, with the DejOIulnes Valley and north .Mi.-soari riiroads. :". At l:uriiiii.-ton with the P.. C. It. A M. It. It., for ll ivenport. .Muscatine, &o. ti. At .Moti-nouth. with the K. It. I. & Pt. L. and Wistrrn l:nion H iiiroads. for St. I'.eil.and points in the north, ajd for st- Louia and points ui the s.isiih. 7. At I'e-'ria. with the slu r! line TJ'ooreirnr ton route in j lidi-inn p. lis, Cincinnati, Lcuisviilo ari l all p-dnts south and ra.-t. I!. At Peoria, w iih the T P. & VS. IX. P.., for L-'gan-port, C-.'uia!us. ,Ve. At .McroJotn. with a I ihe Illinois Cent ml. 10. At CiilCAeiO. with all i'ruiik lines for tbo Eat. better advice can be friven than, than to Ta-' ho PurliiiKtou P.ou'.e." dtf. F. ii O 2 A P I House n l ?i;n ra'nte-, Hraining, paper-har-.iri;r io: 1 imiini-ntal layir?. I'nin; .rp:oj.ily tiii. l. ; 1 i r.ovth of I'ru'e'-i 1:1. .-niiiii '!. i. .-'.'. l.-.ii'. 3? L .A. I JST AND JOB W OHK DONE AT inu mu'jiihu AND JOB R O O M S . CAIjL anjd K X A I N E t 2 c s TO BUILDERS & OTHERS THE PLATTStfOUEH STOHI A IV D Are prepared to supply the public with lime of the. best quality, at their works, at the raits of Thirty cent per Bushel Ar.l when barrelled twenty-live cents extra wi'l becbar-e.l per barrel. Orders can be left with J. W. Shannon. Piatt j mouth, it-bruska. or addressed u, the tubecri btr li'jx uV. Plultsmouih Neb. J. ii. bAMli, Pris t. Plattsiuoutli, t ionecnd Lime Co, scp Pldiwtf. LOT8 FOR SALE LOTS FOlt SALE LOTS FOIl SALE INQUIRE OP L, HILLINGS mm I). JI. V1IKELEK E. T. DUKE & CO., h:1 -1 j OP'.-. . -i 1 1 -: .IT FOOT OF JLILY STRKKT Wholc.-'ule .t Kttiiil .! rs in Hardware and Cutlery, Stoves, TiNWAhi:. liori:, IRON, STEEL NAILS AND JJla.'k.-initli T.m !. i c. Keep on In ml a Large StocI: of C1L1RTKR 0.7 A", BUCKS 11TEXI CHICAGO, J2MPORM, L o y.7 . C O OK And Other First-CIar . king All kincft Ci-it r A'ouJ to i l . n leuel. JOB WORK OF ALL KINDS D )NE. - M O L I n i: Sh'ring and Uroiking ri At Net Cor,: for Cash. Our .State. prices nre any le ii-e in tlii iianJi,;!. .tl u lXf ail. TEE CHEAPEST. f f i tf: AuJ if you iil ei:!l f.n r"i an "'e the best and late-t improved . faria iuipknieuta. rliho one and two wheel, nn.l tho froi.t and l rear cut reaper and mowers. rJ"be dropper and pelf raker reapcranJ mower rr,ho Marsh harve!ep and renj)er that two men a elm cut nnd bir.d ten i t. j per day, with one man to drive, and nil of tLcai wurkinK iiith shade. Our reapers are (lie latcrc-r comliried. Chumpi .n rearer and rJ'bn Ilusell reaper and mower combined. T keep the Excelsior dropper and mewcr cotubuied. A nd the Fjsterly single gear, self r-ikinir ?. t- v per anrl iiion er runs one horse lighter t i. ; any other reaper. Xyehaye the well known .Vas.-ililon ll.ra.-'ier with inuuutfd power im; roved for l71. re keep (he Milium wajreii on hand. Te keep the -bi(.ar.-o" f.irm ' wells and ei-.ter.i:-. Piinip, b..r drip lsj the T2iif.-Vr.yc Milky rak-: revolv.iiK hor.-e r.ikes. liitil the Tift in ATT l''olnnd rr.a-hinery WA i:iJ.T- JlJ t l to KivesHtii-i.ti.,n. -Vlal" between r.i h and Tab., p ,rth o i-, n.reeuo rs we.-t ol Jlrook j II... F. .). Ml A. C. Mayneld and Churles Vi-il. v i:i:i!. Ti 'iv liai-, Eituir TiiiiEs i NEBRASKA. CITY NEB. IPslII of 23T "V.'O An le trees, 1 to 1 cu;s cacti. 4.u.0 Pear trees, 1 to 3 years ol each. oloO Cherry tree, 1 o 3 yc.n i, O.d, .' tj :, i i to id. into ; ) ets i) c a'!i 7".""0 Peach tree,5 eer.ts e-ir h. .'i.i'kMl.saite llcdKe plants $lc' p'r. in. i"J.W- iloney I.n, u.-t, ; o- o ,., r IM. l-.vi i crer-ns and Ornamer.tal ; hriO liery. it liahlias, iloweiine plants in li ... vai i' ty. '1 u lips. Hyacinths, C'ioce-e.-.:s, Liliies, Ac., rv:i iy for fall planeing. Tor in Cash n1 llc Xnrwrry. AJJres. J. W. PEARMAN, Ni brasha City, Neb. l!i0 mi and sec your tree dn out of tho i i t sci- t, 1 w i d U in. CITY IiOTFI J. E. Hollaed. Proprietor, errner of M i'n r,J Third streets, Plattsmouth, Nebra-ka, Having teen refitted and newly furnished o2r-rs Crk ei trr.-.muic.l.-.ti.it. . r n I by the week ;. r'l'"' 'I WW ' I " s. - 4J ; -:A -r. -t estate lui. lea.m. Oi ii.e oaek i a. V. j. 1 : a I rr