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PLATl GMOUTH U3RAXSA., TIIUnSlAY, .DECEMBER 7 1871. Only about one-fourth of the land in Iowa, ii under cultivation, and a less proportion of Nebraska lands. Tlic Republican majority at jlie lute New York State election, according to the official canvas, is iS,SJ3. The total vote polled was 7.-,321. We learn that Mr. Paul Hill contem- plates returning to his home in Mas.sa- chusctts noon. We are forry to hear this, as Mr. Hill-has made many wur.u friends during his ttay in Plattsmouth. Several deers have been killed along the Platte since the cold weather began, and the records of the Probate Judge show that a reasonable number of dears have been captured alive in this county during the same period. John Mcfann, father of D. J. Mc Cann, E.-q., died at Nebraska City a few days atro. lie had been a resident of Otoe tounty for many year, and was much respected by all who knew him. Henry Araison will open a pork pack ing establishment in his large brick building one door west of E. G. Dovey's store. Messrs. Vollentine, Tidball & Co have purchased the flouring Mill of Mr. Its per, at Camden. They are driving men, and will make these mills a paying investment. The proposition to iue another $100, 000 of Lancaster county bonds to aid in the construction of the Midland Pacific road was carried last Tuesday, only 400 votes being polled in Lincoln. The Nebraska City Chronicle pub lishes several short letter received from different members cf the party who went from that city to the Republican river to locate a town. They had been ftorm bound for several days. Married, Nov. 30th 1S7I, at the Pro bate Office by Judge II. E. Ellison, Mr. George Hansen and Caroline Vidbollen. All of Can Co. NcbrVka. The B. it M, Co. in Nebraska are taking the fuel question in hand and have made arrangements to supply coal at their various station. This will be joyous new to many people who have been burning corn. Rev. B. F. Manwell, formerly of Rlandford, Massachusetts, arrived in our city last Sunday morning, and preached in the Congregregational church, He comes here with a view to accepting the pastorship of the Congregational church. Dr. I. Wayne Snowdon, of Lincoln, State'Missionary for the American Sun day School Union, has leen in the city since Saturday, looking after the Sunday school interests in this city. The Dr. is a thorough worker in the cause, having his whole heart set upon it. He will visit the southern portion of the State beforo returning to Lincoln. The member of the National Repub lican Committee are to meet at Y ash ington on January 1 1th, for the purpose of filing the location of the Nationa Ronnblican Convention. Col. E. D Taylor will represent Nebraska. According to the Bee the question has been practically settled in Omaha in re card to the intoxicating qualities o "zwi class lager." After having drank freely of the beverage during Thank eivinz day. two Germans made a bet toward evening ; one that he could sur round twenty five glasses of beer within an hour, and the othor that he could not The ta-k was commenced, and twenty-one glasses disposed, when the gentleman who tried to make a beer bar rel of himself gave up in despair, and i.i now lying ill of a fever. At Ottumwa, recently, a woman with a babe called at the residence or a re spectable family and paid her four year old boy had followed his father down town, and that she was tired carrying the babe and hunting him; she adted the privilege of leaving her Labe in the care of the good natured Jady of the house until she could go down street for him. which was kindly granted. The "disconsolate mother" did not return, and an officer was sent to hunt her up, who found her ab:ut embarking tor parts unknown. She acknowledged her intention of abandoning the babe In the notice of the death of the infant son of Perry Walker, last week, a '7" occurred where "1" should have been. The child was 1 year, 2 months, and 7 days old, instead of 7 years, etc. If you want genuine "Cold w soap," said to wash better with cold wa ter than any other soap does with hot water, call on Guthman & Huberty, In the Hawes contested will case, in San Francisco, the jury has decided that the testator was insane, and the will void. Air. iarnes, trie man who was run over by a locomotive and had his foot 'amputated in oonscqucnte has commenc ed suit again the Railroad Company, and places hi damaged at the sum of 120,000. The sales of the Burlington and Mis souri River Railroad Lands in Nebraska during the month of November,. 1871, were 10,339,50-lOoihs acres, at an aver ' Kjse prk of $7.b'6 per acre, amounting to $81,239.05. The Company has yet about 1 ,467,00!) acres choice farm lands for sale on ten years' credit at 6 pr. ct. interest or at prices 20 pr. et. less f.r cash or Bonds of the Co., or one-third down with balance on one and two years credit at 10 pr. ct. till paid. The St. Joseph Gazelle shoots the following at Omaha and her new hotel : "Omaha rejects the suggestion of the Gazette to call its new hotel the "Initial Point," and calls it the "Grand Central. It is a good house, but it is questionable if it can stand this. An excellent Texas r.cro nrovfid a literary failure from be ing over named "The Blond-Stained POKT-OKFIC'E HOBRKU. A San Francisco dispatch says that armed robbers entered the Post-oGce at San Bernardo, at 4 p m. on the 28th of November, and touk $4,000 and made good their escape. EIO.VOMY. By using Mrs. U hitcouib's Syrup fo children many a doctor's bills can be saved and much suffering averted. R ad iLt? advt.-riisempnts in another col u'i..n. decld&wl TIi re is a large amount of corn yet in the c'eld in Ca-:s countv. The cold weather has caused all build ing to cease for a time, except indoor work. . - leuns are crossing the Missouri on the ioe at Omaha. The Detroit ifuio.t le:irns that Car Schurz and other great men are canvass ing the prospects of Ja. F. Joy for the next Presidency. "Have I not a right to be saucy, if I please?" "Yes, if you please; but not if you displease," was the reply. The Chronicle tells about a Burlington printing office drummer who was in the city seeking printing, and how that some men of the place were found so small souled that they would send away their job work because they thought they could save three cents by the operation. Come to Plattsmouth if you would see a city that stand.) by its local press, and whose local press stands by its business men. Carruth makes fine Rembrandt Pho tographs. dcc4d&wlui The 31. E, Sociable will be held at the rooms of V. V. Leonard, Main Street, on Wcducsday evening. Everybody is invited. Transferring by wagon across the riv er has commenced in earnest. Fizgcrald has a large nu ruber of teams running transferring II.. R. Freight. The Chronicle says the Dunbar coal mine in Otoe county is growing better as they get deeper. Four laborers are now digging, and others will be put to work as soon as the drift can be widened. II. G. says the best way to raise beets is to take hold of the top and pull. That is a very good way, but would fail in Nebraska, where they get down two and three feet in the grounJ. A rea sonable amount of digging would be re quired. Ilenco we argue that the man ner o." cultivation in the east will not al- "out west.' ' ways answer A Mrs Howard, of Omaha, was se verely burned a few evenings since, by the explosion of a coal oil lamp. Your readers will remember that in a former issue attention was called to a project now on foot to get up a book by a company for the purpose of thoroughly advertising the South Platte country. I understand that the City Council of our city will be called upon to donate sorao aid to this enterprise as a city We cannot afford to be left out of this work, as I understand some 30,000 copies are to bs published, and not only will our city be well written up for it, but photographic views are to be put into the boo, as well as the names of all the Lusinc-s men ;' and it is to be hoped that our City Fathers will consider the matter well a3 to whether it may not be a good investment. Citizen. Hon. John Taffe has received the ap pointment of Chairman of the committee on territories. This is a merited and just appointment. ; No man knows bet ter than Mr. Taffe what is needed by the Territories, having spent many years as a public man in Nebraska while she was yet in her swaddling clothes. TO Ol'R PATKOXS. ' A new set of books have been opened in the Herald office, and it is import ant that the old ones be balanced to the 13th of November. It is hoped that this will be sufficient notice to each and every person having accounts with this office to call and adjust them immedi ately. Let us have an adjustment, even if it is not possible to settle the indebt edness. novl5d&wtf II. D. Hathaway. Caution to l aroirn, Don't sell your perk until you have seen. II G. Do vet. decSiiwlm IOJ!K. The packing season lias alrcadyopen ed, and packers are buying small lots from farmers. Mr. II G. Dovcy and 3Iessrs. Clark & Pluinmer have entered the list, and it is to be hoped pork may advance in price. The market opens at ZIQ-A eta. The powers of Mrs. Whitcomb's Syr up for children are a3 positive a3 the sunlight from heaven, and gentle and soothing as an angel's whisper. Dec G d&wl A nice Holiday present, a fine Photo graph and frame ! Go to Carruth's Gallery and examine specimens. dec4J&wlin AX OYSTER SOCIAItLE Will be held at Clark k Plummer's Hall by the Presbyterian congregation, next Thursday evening. Everybody is in vited. Admittance free. dec4l3t The ladies of the Presbyterian Chnrch are making every effort to have the en tertainment to-morrow evening a success. Don't fail to go. dl Died. In this city at 5 P. M. Monday Dec. 4th, 1871. Martin William, Infant son of F. D. and Catharine Lehnhoff. The fiineral took placejrom their resid ence at 10 A. M. to-day (Wednesday). There will be a meeting at the Law Office of Mr. Reese, over Clark & Plum- mer s store, rnday evening Dec. S.,at 7 P. M., for the purpose of organizing a debatcing and reading society. All interested are respectfully invited to be present. If you want to spend an evening pleas antly and enjoy a good supper, go to Clark & Hummer a Hall, to-morrow evening. dl All the prominent authoresses of Ger many are opposed to "woman's rights,' but they all believe in woman's right to drink inspiration from fragrant Tea or Coffee. American authoresses shoulfl test the inspiring Teas of the U. S. Tea Co., sold here by Guthman & Huberty. Dealers in Groceries &c, Main st. Platts mouth Neb. Guthman & Huberty sell;genuine Cold water soap. dec 6 diwl "ft - ... f r i! 04, or the 1 lery-.ye i liangr-r oi Dogwood Bottom." There is such a tbjng as over-doing it, you know." carrutn mates all styles ol pictures at prices to suit the times. : dcclJ&wlm C. C. Bowen has been admitted to a scat in the South Carolina House of Representatives, by a vote of 73 to 22. Rumor has it that from and after to day (Monday), the places which have heretofore known Win. M. Tweed, will know him no more for ever, or in other words, it is expected that he will sked addle from New York to day, never more to return. The Couit House at Ccntrcviile, Rey nolds County, Mo., was burned on the 24th ult., together with all the County records, tax books, etc.. The Omaha Jie thinks Gov. James should call an extra session of the Leg- i-hture. The Commissioners have been in ses sion since Monday, and are accomplish ing a large amount of work. Commis sioner James takes hold of business in a manner that shows the wisdom of his selection, and with such associates as Vallery and A'bin both men of Sterling integrity and good business qualifications we have no fear that Cass County will ever suffer financially. We will publish the proceedings of the Commissioners regularly hereafter. si;w i. aw tntn. Mr. Marquett has been making several important changes in his business during the past few.days, the opening of a law office in Lincoln having already been noticed. He has now changed his busi ness in this eiry somewhat by associat ing with him Mr. Geo. S. Smith, a law yer of good repute and fair practice in this city, and Mr. S- B. Siarbird also of this city. They are all thorough men, and business entrusted totheir care will re- ceiveprompt attention. Their office is at the rooms heretofore occupied by Mr. Marquette, where one of the firm can always bo found ready to attend to business. Plattsmouth for sale, at Carruth's Gal lery, at hard times prices. dec4dfewlm Footmen crossed on the ice at Rocky Point this morning, but we doubt if they can do so with safety this evening. The President took over a number of teams, this afternoon, loaded with ma terial for constructing a bridge across the slough, and freight will be brought over by that route Monday. Our former fellow town:-rjJan, E. A. Kirkpatrick, is stopping in towu for a few days. We are always glad to see him around. A Pr nch authoress says; ,:A kis3 gives more pleasure than anything else in the world." To this an editor re sponds: "The writer evidently never ex perienced the childish rapture of de scending the stairs by sliding down the banisters. Ja. Jordan, of the firm of Jordan & RufTner, at Crete, is in town to-day. Mr. Jordan represents Crete as flourish ing, and business lively. We were pleased to see our old friend, J. L. Brown, of Greenwood, in town to-d j. Mr. Brown will stay over Sun day, in order to give him an opportunity to visit the country. A temporary Raillroad bridge is being built across the Missouri at Omaha. Now, we hop cur amiable neighbors will not accuse us of making little of their U. P. bridge, in the above item. They are remarkably touchy, and we never know when we are treading upon their corns, until they squall 1 We understand that Rev. R. Foster, formerly pastor of th; Congregational Church of this city, is now in Missouri, manager of an Oratorio. A letter ftoin Col. Note ware, State Superintendent of Immigration, at Omaha, says: "Please say to your subscribers that if they will send to this office the postoffice ad-lrcss of their friends in other States, or in Foreign countries, to whom they wi.h our Immigration publications sent, wo will promptly mail to them our pam JiIl'J, circulars and reports. Suit has been commenced aeainst the Omaha transfer Company under the ten cent law. The Chronicle is responsible for the report that C. H. Walker, of Ashl-nd friend 4 Chailey," Big Chuf of the Br B. Association isactually contemplating matrunonv. Congressman Taffe Lit r Washing ten last Thursday morning-. Hie Connecticut mind takes ra-ecoao- niy very naturally. . An old lady living in the Nutmeg State has tabooed candles and taken to gas on this ground she say3 gas is larHy halt a cent a toot, while canaiesare nve tcnu a loot. See new advertisement of Prof. L. F. Johnson in another column. Prof. Johnson will keep on hand- a good sup ply of instruments from the leading manufacturers of the United States, also sheet music etc., which he will sell at fair prices. We have known Prof. John son for many years, and we can assure those in need of anything in the music line that they can rely upja any repre sentations he may make to them, and that all articles sold by him are of first quality. JDo not forget to examine Stadelraau's stock of clothing before you purchase, He offers goods lower, now, than they were ever before offered in the western country. novOJlm At a regularieeting of Macoy Lodge, No. 22, A. F. & A. M., held on Friday evening, Deaember 1st, A. L 5871, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved. That the thanks of this Lodge are due, and are hereby tendered, to the citizens of Plattsmouth for the encouragement cxtendedto the Lodge by their liberal contributions to and their presence at tb Festival. Resolve J. That the thanks of this Lodge arc especially due, and are hereby tendered to the ladies, who so heartily aided in making thi Festival a decided success, by their ready and willing assist ance on the occasion, and in ""preparing for the same. Resolved, That the thanks of this Lodge are also especially due, and are hereby tendered to the ladies and gentlemen who so kindly favored the oc casion with choice and entertaining music Resolved. That the thanks of this Lodga arc due, and are hereby tendered to the HERALD and Democrat for their encouragement of the enterprise. Resolved, That the Secretary be re quested to furnish the city papers with a copy of these resolutions for pubhea tion. J. M. Beardslet, Sec'y Pro tern. Mr. Thomas, of the Republican, de. nies that he has ever written anything antagonistic to the Republican party, and calls on the world at large to show an instance of his having done so. The request is remarkably "cheeky" in view of the facts so potent to every Republi can in the State, and we do not feel di-s nosed, unless Mr. Thomas should inskt'5 upon it, to reproduce his articles or re vive in the minds of our readers his ob noxious course. In reply to his defiant call for an instance of his disloyalty to the Republican party, we will only refer him to what one of his present employ ers St. A. D- Balcombe said oi him through the columns of the Republican last fall, and then we would recommend him to seek the opiniou of the Republi can members of the Legislature from Omaha last winter. Perhaps, from these two sources, he may be able to gain sufficient insight to his own stand ing before the Republican of his own town, and the State, withcul calling on us for aid- Advertising; Agencies. "It is a foct that all those persons do ing a busines3 which requires extensive advertising, and who, from the mode of conducting it arc able to arrive at a close approximation of the results produced by each separate investment in this way. are universal in the opinion that better contracts can be secured through a well established Advertising Agency like that of Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York, than can be obtained from publishers di rect, no matter how familiar with rates and papers the advertiser may be. It stands to reason that an agency, control ling patronage to the extent of from fif ty to ones thousand dollars per month, should be ; able to secure favors which would not be accorded to any mere indiv idual, even if we omit entirely the bene fits which they must derive from their extensive experience." Exchange. HTTEU'SMVIXH age. "Y'car b' year those who wish to keep themselves informed in the literature of the day come more generally to recognize The Living Age as the best means for attaining that end within the reach cf persons of moderate leisure." This is owing to the fact the The Living Age, being published in weekly numbers of sixty-four pages each, gives more than three tliousand double column octavo pages of reading matter yearly, and is thereby enabled to present witli a satis factory completeness, nowhere else at tempted, whatever is of immediate in terest or permanent value in the vast and generally iaiccessible mass of foreign periodical literature, a literature cm braceing the productions of the ablest living writers in .every department. whether relateing to history, biography, fiction, poetry, wit, science, politics, theology, criticism or art. As a fresh and thorough weekly compilation, there fore, of the admirable and noteworthy in c'urrent literature, iucludintt the obles1 and most interesting essays, reviews, serial and Ehort stories, poetry scientific, historical, and political information, it has become invaluable, in th gtcat and growing multiplicity oi quarterlies, monthlies, and weeklies, to every person or family of intelligence and taste. The highest critical authorities of the coun try unite in pronouncing it "the best of all our eclectic publications." The subscription price ($3 a Jear) is cheap in proportion to the amouat of reading matter Turnished ; but for those who desire the cream of both home and foreign literature a still cheaper offer is made by the pubiishers (Littell & Gay, Boston) viz , for $10, they will send The Living Age, weekly, and either one of the leading American $4 monthlies, for a year; or for $3."0 The Living Age and Our louna folks. Possessed ot J he Living Age and of one or other of our vivacious American monthlies, a sub scriber will find himself in command of the whole situation." The next volumn of The Living Age begins January lit sirri;:;:xu ox the sepi'sliimn A Family Frozen toD etttii. Mr. Ailed Pyzer, of this county, came in from the Republican few days since, and reports the freezing to death of a man, his wife and child, on the Re publican during the recent storm. They were out of fuel of any kind, and the man started for the timberto obtain some, and froze to death beside his team. The woman burned everything she could find to burn, and fiually placed her infjnt in the oven' of the stove and burned a part of her own clothing to prevent it from freezing, but without avail. The infant was frozen to death as well as the mother, and bolh were found, babe in the oven, and the guirdi an mother beside it, after the storm had abated. THE KXAI1K 2'IAXO. We refer with special pleasure to the advertisement of the Great Piano Manu factory of Messrs. Wm. Knabs Si Co , of Baltimore. This factory is now one of the largest in the world ; it is a magnificent five story structure, fronting an entire block on Eutaw street, and covering, together with the lumber Y'ards attached, some two and one-half acrea of ground. Three hundred and fifty men are con stantly employed turning out over forty instruments per week. The Knabe Piano has by its superiori ty not only well nigh driven those of Noithern manufacture from the home market, but also cr.joys a large sale in New YorkPhilalelphiaand through out the entire North and West, besides their largely increased Southern trade. The most talented musicians of the day, both amateur and professional tes tify to their superiority, and wherever exhibited they have never failed to carry off the - highest awards over all compe tition, having received no les3 than Go first piemiums. During the last season they were used simultaneously by the most distinguished artists at the Opera Houses in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, Chicago, &c There is certainly no instrument made, more du rable than the Knabe Piano, none but the best workmen being employed and only the very best of materials used. id rand Inland, 2,0i3. At this rate tle south Platte men will soon be double thoe north of it. XECIiTIE SOCIABLE. J he ladies of the M. E. Church at Wit-ping Water Falls, will give a neck tie Sociable at that place on the evening of the 22-1 inst. We understand they are making all necessary piepaiations for a fine time, and extcpd general invita tion. TMK XEW (OHF.KS. Plattsmouth, Dec. 5, 1871. Lds. Herald : I am daily inquired of in regard to the condition of the im migrants who have moved into the inte rior of our State this fall, and people seem to think that in some manner I am 'icqv):i.-ible in a measure for their suf ferings, if any exist. Now such a lively interest in the' welfare of our new citi zens, speaks well for both the head and heart of such of our fellow citizens as take the matter into consideration. I have, however, not hoard, as yet, of one ca3e of actual suffering anywhere in the State, that is well authenticated. The fact is, that the cold and stormy weather we have recently had, is almost unprc cedented in the history of Nebraska ; and, from the fact that winter set in so much earlier than ever before known, undoubtedly found many totally unprc pared to withstand its rigor. Then if suffering should exist, it is the fault of no mortal man. It has been said that westward, on the line of the B. & M. R. R., people have died from cold. I know not whether that be true or not, but I do know that the officers of the railroad company are sparing no effort to run ut coal, corn, Sic, along the entire line, as fast as they are able. Rumors are not always to be believed ; anl until we know for a cer tainty that fit subjects for the exercise of our pity and philanthropy exist, let us not get too lugubrious. Yours, &c., II. M. Van Ahman. NOTES BY Tllfe WAY. If you want your Family Photographed on your watch dia', go to Carruth's. : dec4d(twlm The Great Ctiicngo Fire. Elsewhere in our columns will be seen an advertisement of a new publication published by the Union Publishing Co., being a complete picture cf Chicago be fore and after the Great Conflagration. The Authors embrace the best talent the City affords; Mr. Upton being the Literary Editor of the Chicago Tribune, and Mr. Shcahan, the Editor, each with his part to perform, is sufficient evi dence that the work will hz done well, and not too hastily. In this respect, this Book will be far ahead tf anything that has, or will appear, and all who want a correct History, will find in this something that they can hand down to future generations. The work will be fully illustrated by the best artists, to which will be added a correct Map of the City, and mechani cally, as well as historically, the book will be second to none. Our readerswill find something in this, without doubt, that will interest them, and also be beneficial. - We bespeak for this Book a sale, both home and abroad, fully as large as an American Book can possibly obtain. SOUTH PLATTE 20,000 A UK AD. Inhabitants of Krbrnfikn: whore are tiiey? Which Sitlv of the i'iHl.e Hirer are they t BT FROF. J. D. BUTLER. It is well known at the east that the larger half of the acres in Nebraska lie north of the Platte River that its prin cipal city, Omaha, is there that there were all its miles cf railroad till the B. & M. two j-ears ago crossed the Missou ri at Plattsmouth, and that there was its territorial capital. Hence most peo ple abroad suppose the bulk of the popu lation to live north of the Platte, and the more as they find a majority of the counties to be there. But this supposi tion is all a popular delusion, as appears from the returns of the United States census of Nebraska as I find them in the last annual volume of Appletou's Cyclopedia. POVULATION OP NEBRASKA BT COUN TIES. ' SOUTH OF THB PLAITS. NORTH OF THB PLATTE. Sabbath, Dec. 4th, was tie coldest day we have experienced for twjjears. The wind was intensely fierce, sweeping, and penetrating; the atmosphere highly charged with frost, was nipping, biting and stinging, which- almost chilled the Wood and paralyzed the nervous ener gies. Of course under snch circum stances few were found at Sunday School Church. We visited the Presbyterian anl Methodist Sabbath Schools; and can truthfully say that we were well paid for so doing. The officers, teachers and scholars alike, seemed animated by the same spirit, and resclved to go for ward. At 3 p. in. the several Sunday Schcols of the city met at the Rev. Mr. Pres sors Church, (M. E.) and held a month ly Union Concert, lhe music, mstru- tal and vocal, was of a higher order. Some of the pieces executed were indeed charming. After prayer to Almighty God the children and friends of the Sunday School cause were entertained with brief and appropriate addresses by Dr, Snowdon, State Missionary of American Sunday School Union, the Rev. Mr. Manwell and Mr. Peet. On Monday following the Financial and Business Committee of the State S. S. Convention, met to take the necessary step3 to make the approaching Iifth Annual State Sunday School Con vention a grand success. Plattsmouth, it will bo remembered, was appointed for its next session, which (D. V.) will be held in June next. It is the design to have some distinguished Sunday School worker fiom a distance present, to whom, and the home talent, musical and otherwise, we may look for "A feast of reason and flow of soul." In the evening the Sunday School Teachers' Association convened at the Congregational Church, with Thomas Poliock, Eq., presiding. Several im portant topics were discussed a few hot shot were thrown, and a deep interest in Sunday Schoo's manifested. While we formed, during our sojourn here, many new acquaintances, we also greeted a few of other days B. Spur lock, Esq., Sup't of M. E. S. S., Thos. W. Shryock, Esq., of Good Templar Grand Lodge memory, and II. D. Hatha way, one of the sterling editors of the Plattsmouth Herald, all of whom shall be long and pleasantly remembered by your itinerating Friend. portion. I then made up my mind to leave. I got to the mouth of the Skena river the 10th of September ; was t-jld there that the steamboat would not be there for thirty days. So I started for Victoria with rur Indians, in a canoe, a distance of 050 mile-?, down the Pacific coast. Four days after we left, the canoe got split on a rock near Bellabella, an Indian Uaricharce, so I had" to wait there thirty days wi.h the Lilians, and not a white man to be seen. But the Hudson Bay postman cauie there twice a month. Tlic Indians were very good to me ; they gave me all the deer and salmon I wanted, and I j?ot a sack of flour from a trading boat that was going up, so I was all right for grub. I can make a loaf of bread as good as any woman ia the world, and could eat fat bacon with as good a relish in the mines, as beef steak in Plattsmouth. I got a job the day after I came down, at $3.50 in gold. Think I will stay here this winter, and go over to Pugct Sound sometime in the spring it is only about for y miles across, but times are said to be dull there now. I can't think of any more at K.i1 Words. Nearly all the ncswpapcr offices in the country are following the example of William Culleii Bryant, the poetical edit or of the elegant Jei.ig Just of New York, and are issuing a prohibitory ukase agaiust the use of certain words and phntncs. This is the one which ntcets with general favor, and inasmuch as it meets our views as against word-manufacturers and weu-d-mangleis we adopt it: "Hereafter every reporter in this office shall be personally decapitated and shall lo.-c his situation who tliall bo guilty of the use of any of tha following barbar isms of language: Po-iuiortcniod (for directed) ; suicided, infanticided, etc.; accidented; indignatcd (for got mad; disrememborcd, dNrec-i!!ecf., disforgcf, etc; ahluted r wash d hiinse'Q, her self, or it-elf, as the ea-e may bo ; sposu (for spared); sedueto!; spondulix (for ducats); catastrophic; tcrumptoous; rc cepted; planted criimcraied (for bui :(!. ) And any editor, repoitcr, correspondent, scribe, or dead-beat, shall, as an addi tional penalty be put in half-pay who shall write, 'on la.-t evening,' '011 tin morning,' 'on yesterday,' or 'on ten o'clock in the forenoon.' " Ciu. Inquirer. It is said that ladies who vi-tt thomau milliner Worth, at his elegant houe in I'll 1 J lM tl Wf-1 LltM..p t , n present. xevjr ieit better in my lite, or costuniet are very much surprised at his manner or judging what would bo most appropriate anl becoming to them. lie sits down at a distance and manes nor weighed as heavy. I weigh ICS pounds. If there are any letters in Plattsmouth, for me, plctisc have them forwarded to Victoria, Vancouver Island, B. C. Give my respects to all who ask for me, write soon, and tell me all the news. Tell Luke to write, also. Yours, &c, M. J. Goode. LETTER I 1ST. List of Letters remaining in the Post Office, at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Dec. 1st, 1S71. Aldrich Clarence 2 Aldrich A C Andrew Joe Avery A Brantner Sarah J Barker E Renting R II Barrett John Baltrell J K Berg Louisa Mrs Bullock' Wallace Bornemaer August Birdsill J K Boon & Knell Brown & Douglass Corwin Mrs Mollie Craft George E Coburn John Chutan & Pettigrew Dany W Dayarcher Rev J no Deil Peter 2 Fitzgerald Maurice Fall Miss Lizzii Gleason Miss Mary Gordon John 11 Goodman Wiliiam Hasting Miss Sarah Hatcher Geo Jas 2 Hyde A J Hodges Thos II Hansen Mrs Martha Hughes Mrs M A Holdemess Chas 2 Ilegare John Jester John Kritz James Koon W L LoseyJ Iv Lick John Lee Oiiver G Lafler Lavid Martin James Mellick Charles R McCarty & Bro. Marten Henre Mulct David Martin James 2 Morto Henry G Matsson L M Moore S Nelly James Potter, Miss Emma Pool Wm II Pattce Mrs Adelia Provsor Mrs J Raymond Chas E Rodgers II N Ronnie Geo W Ross Wm Shafer Geo Stahl J F Stewart MissEttie Stockharu James the ladv parade herself up and down be fore him, closes his eyes half-way, put. his head on one side and appears to bo in deep thought, and then he seats him self at a table and throws off hurried sketches from which the gartnerit3 aro modelled . Little Jessie had been doing some thing which her mamma had told her she mustn't do. She had been eating currants, and of course got her mouth all stained. That's the way she col found out. '"Her mother said, "You know you were forbidden to cat cur rants!" "But, mother, Satan tempted me!" "Why don't you say, get theft behind me, Satan?" "1 did say get thco" behind me Satan, and he went and got behind me. and pushed me right into the current bushes." FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA. LETTER FROM A FORMER CIIZEX OF PL.A tTSJIOUTII. .Dr. Charles B. Brigham, a late grad uate of the Ilarward Medical school, has performed a wonderful medical operation on a rrencu soldier, out ot whom be nss made a new man. He found this sold ier on one of the Franco-Prussian battle fields, with his face half carried away. and has made him a new nose and nost rils, also a new upper lip, taken from the lower part of the cheek. Ilavina pro vided the fellow with a glass eye and a false set of teeth, he made him quite as eood looking as before, and M. Thiers invited him to visit Versailles, with the patient. A Chlcaco merchant' ruined by the late fire' openad his safe to find every . t - . , . j A tutng tnerein aesiroyea. nen ascertai ned exactly how it was he said: Boys it's all right. AllI had in the world was in that safe. It was a good one made out of chilled iron but the of it is, the iron didu't stay chilled , Adams, Butler, Cass, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Gage, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, jancaster, Lincoln, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Polk. Richardson, Saline, Saunders, Seward, Y'ork, 19, Blackbird, 31 1,250 Buffalo, 103 8,157 Burr, 2,847 54,Cedar, 1,032 2oS;Che3'cnne, 190 26 Colfax, 1,424 3,359,Cuming, 2,904 1 SO! Dawson, 103 9! Dakota, 2.040 2,240,'Dixon, 1,34 3,429 Dodjre, 4,212 58 Douglas, 19,982 Grant, 484 Hall, 1,057 Harrison, 631 Steele M B Sherman J II 2 Shafer Geo Thomas D D Varness Geo W Walter Peter Willis John G Whiteway A R Persons calling for the above will please say Advertised. J. W. Marshall, P. M Smith Miss Emma J Sterns 3Iartin Thompson A Walker Maguier Wilson John Wright James II Letters At the New York Stato prison at An burn there are about ono thousand con victs, and their bill of fare for one d.iy in said to embrace SJO pounds of beef, In bushels of potatoes and 40 loaves of bread, weighing 17 pound each a grand total of over a ton of edibles. In addi tion to this the convicts had soup fir dinner, seasoned and made palatable by 25 heads of cabbage, 3 bushels of pota toes, 2 bushels of turnips, and 1 bushel of onions. ontl Notice. For Sale Thirteen acres of timber, near Louisville. Enquire at this office, or of E. Noyks. nov Lou'sville. Wanted A girl to do general Iioufo work. Wages $3 50 per week. Apply to F. W. D- IIOLBROOK. nov22dcrcwtf. Stove For Sale Cheap- A large, second-hand wood stove, with drum com plete, suitable for church or school house. Inquire of E. T. Duke & Co. oct30d&wtf Sec advertisement of Dr. Butts'- Dis pensary, headed Book i' r the Million Marriage Guide in another column. It should be real by all. decld&wly Xj. IF1. J"' O IEE 1ST S 0 1ST , fSOppositc the Platte Valley House, in Schlater's Jewelry Store.-CJ Main Street, IL'latfsiiioiit!, ebra.ska ST. LOUIS, DECKER BROS., G. A. MILLER & CO S PIANOS. BUItDETT, SMITH'S AM'N, AND BOSTON, ORGANS. nub (Drgiuis. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Strings, Sheet Music, and all kinds of Mosic.-il McrcLan lU. W-MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Tuntd and ItrjmlndSat dcc;jwtf rh (Dr Jfrrst-rlass pianos The Two Most Successful, Popular and Perfect, o o MAC EC I EM II I N E S OF THE PERIOD Are Our Well Known The Mines a Humbug. 7,074 17 7,5'J3 8 12,345 4,171 1,899 Through the kindness cf Mr. Wni Neville, of this city we arc permitted to publish the following private letter which contains information which may be valuale to some of the Herald readers : Victoria, Vancouver Island, ) 12, '71. j L'eaa qui court, 20 1 Lyon; 78 Madison, 1,31 G Merrick, 557 9,780, Monroe, 235 3.100 Pierce, 250 4,547 Platte, 1,899 2,993, Sarpy, 2,913 604Staunton, G37 layior, v Washington, 4,452 Pawnee Reserve, 44 Winnebago " 31 jUn'zd N. West, 52 South of Platte 24 counties, 71 , 100 North of Platte 2G countiev 51,356 Majority south of the Platte, 19,850 One year ago last June, then, tTie south Platte region surpassed the north by twenty thousand, or one-sixth of the entire population of the State. Its ma jority has been increasing ever since. Witness the contrast between the num bers of pre-eniptors and homesteaders in Lincoln and that in Grand LJanJ. During the first eight months of this year the numbers were, in Lincoln, 4.7S7, , British Columbia, Nov. Friend illiaxi : 1 think it is about time that I wrote a few lines to let you all know my whereabouts. I got back froai the mines about three weeks ago, with only three dollars left, and I had to be very saving to have that much There were hundreds of men that had to beg their way out I think it was the hardest trfp that ever men had in the world. We were thirty-five days going from Victoria to the mines, and went G50 miles in a steamboat ; then up the Skena river, 150 miles, in a canoe. We were fifteen days going up, and I never worked as hard in my life. Then there was 400 miles to pack our grub and bed over hills, valleys and swamps, and when we got to the end of our journey I could not find a holy dollar. I went up the creeks, down the creeks, and into them, but like all the rest found nothing. I worked htrd digging holes and washing dirt for four weeks, and got about ten cents' worth of du-t'. Grub was very d.ar Four was 70 cents per pound, bacon $1.00 and everything else in pro I T.ailronb Eirct able. R. R IN NEBRASKA STATIONS. AND EPICURE BROILERS ! ! Tilth nrfl of tha Rimo'cst Conructif n. and so Lazily managed that we guarantee them to give ENTIRE SATISFACTION B. k M. TRAIN NOI. Le. 10.00 A. M. Lf. 10.125 A. M. Le. 10.50 A. M. Le. 11.05 A. M. Ar. 11.30 A M. A r. 11.45 Ar. 12 00 p m Ar. 12.12 A r. 12.30 " Le 2.00 Lo 2.40 Le 3,:) Le 4.00 Le 4,40 TRAIN NO. 3. Le.4.45 P. M". f. 9. 5,5 P.M. Le. 6.25 P. M. Lo. 0 55 V. M. Ar.7.45 P.M. Ar. 8.15 " Ar 8.40 " A r. S.00 " Ar. 9.: - Le. 6.00 a m Le. .40 " ' Le. 7.20 Ar. 7.40 Ar. 8.20 Ar 9.45 Ar 11.30 ar 12.20 Or noon after tbe arrival of train from Plattn raouth. As thetrain Wot of Dorchoftr in en cased in construction it U likely to be irregulur as to time. The time given above in that of Platte mouth being 33 iniautes slower than Chicago. PlatUmouth. Omaha June. Looixville. South Head. Ashland Greenwood Waverly Newton Lincoln Lincoln - Ionton Highland Crete Dorchester Plattjmnuth. Omaha June. LouiviIlc. , South Ilcnd. Ashland. Oroonwood Waverly Newton Lincoln Lincoln Denton ilighiland Crete Dorchester Switch Swith Switch I18TT1RD TRAIN NO? A r. 3.45 1. M -Ar- 3.10 P. M Ar.3.W P. M Ar.2.4 P. M Ar. 2.25 P. M Ar.2.10 " Ar.l.5T " Ar. 1.45 " Le. 1.30 " Ar. 11 30 " Ar. 11. m " Ar. l'20 " Le.lO. " Le. 9.00 " TRAIN NO. 4. Ar. 9.00 A. M Ar. 8.20 A. M Ar. 7.45 A. M Ar. 7.20 A. M Le. r.,40 A. M Ar. 6.10 ' Ar. 6.50 " Ar. 5.30 Lo. 5.00 Lr. 8 00 Ar. 7.25 Ar. fJS) Le. 0.) Le. 5.50 Lo 4 40 Le3.15 Le 2.30 pm P vet B. R. & M. R. ARRIVK. Pacific Exrress. except Monday Mail Excci.t Sunday . Preiirht No. 5 except Sunday Freight No. 7 except Sunday 8-45 a. m. ..!(: 40 p. in; ...2:00 p. m. ...8,;io p. iu k m .in oril. to in thn linnsphnlfl h.is a rrcnter in fluence in promoting the health, comfort and happiness cftu family circle than tbe Cook fctove. it is economy as weii as policy to gei uie -r h.t- ami in buvin the Chnrter Oak. you can rely on getting the most successful, popular antf perfect cooking stove ever male. In usingsn Kpicure Rroiter you are always cure of having I K uicy, Tender and Delicious Betfatakcs, I Chickens, Haras, Chops, &c. , o.M U,. Night DEPART. Atlantic Exprpss except SaturJuy 5:15 p. in. Mail except Sunday :L' a. m. Frei(r. No. 6 except Sunday 1l:?v p in Freight No 8 7:10 p. in. The above is Chicago time, being 23 minute aster than Plattsmouth time. Poat leaves Plattsmouth Drpot to connect with trains joins? east half an hour in advanc e of above lime, except fur Atlantic Express for Truich it leaves forty-five minuils in advance. R. EXCELSIOR h.'FC'T CO. 612 & C14 N. Main Street, St. Louis Mo. AND ALL LIVE STOVE DEALERS. Dec2diwCm. C. ST. JOE. k B. C R. lAT FACIFIO JCSCTIOH IOWA. I GOIKO NORTH. GOIKO SOUTH. and Expres.....3:55 p. m. 7:30 a. in. ight Express 8;15 a. iu- 5:20 p. m. This pives passengers from Plattf month close, connection going South or North by leaving hero on the 5:15 p. m. train. OMAHA k SOUTHWESTERN. To Tale Effect Monday, llay.Vith, 1871. In connection with Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska. Depot f t foot of Jenes Street. LKAAKB. ABBIVrS. Omaha 8.-00 a. in. Lincoln ...... -12:30 p. in. do 3;O0 p. ui, I do 9:30 p. ni . Lincoln 5:(i0a.m. Omaha 11:10 a, do l;'X)p. m. do 6.10 f r k.