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PtATlSWUfH NEHrtAXSA., TliUlWUAY, DECEMBER 28 l7l. 1 lie Democrats of the California Le foiaturo have nominntetl JuJgaW. P. Wuaw for tlw U. 3. Senate. A Tisary storm was racing- at Salt Lake jni on the Pacific cooet yesterday. The Banking Ilcmse of Tootle Ilanna 1 Garlt will bn closed at 12 o'c!o;k on Cbiistmas s!ay. All persons h.virg business with the T!ank on tbat day tvill please notice and povcm themselves accordingly. Ptadelmanhas just received hills from Nw York for a large stock of Musical liutruaicnts, purchased by him while in Knvope recerilj. They will arme ia a few day Wait nnd see them. Vrof. L. V. Johnson bas a .few pieces of choice holiday music left. , A bill has been introduced into the legislature of Washington Territory, for "Ah act to prevent the increase of crime, ly the introduction of raSa, grab' bag., hcela of fortune, and other chance pntnes, at fair?, tea parties and sociables, uhtier the heading of applying the same to payment of debt of churches, and creating a fun! to advance other private interests." The Impeachment of Gov. Scott, by the S. C. Leilitur, has been defeated, md the Legislature has adjourned until the 5th of January. There PC-cms little doubt now that there will be a rhoit session of the Legislature, commenting on the 9th of January. The UK-tubers generally are so inclined. The average depth of enow in this vicinity i about eight inches, aud it lays remarkably well for this windy country. The Drownville Advertiser, published at Senator Tipton's home, says the Sena tor does rot claim to be a Republican any more, but ha? expressed a willing ness, to the editor of that paper, to vote for a Democratic President as against General Grant. He seems very much "soured"againt the Republican party since they faw fit to defeat General TKirer for tha Senate and impeach Governor Butler. But, then the Sena- j tor should not go over to tho enmy so foon. Perhaps President Grant will de-cVi'.-.z a re-nomination, and then he may wish he had not forsaken the Republi can party ; or perhaps Sterling Morton's idea may prevail, and then he will be compelled to cither turn Republican or vote for Giant on the Democratic ticket. Col. Geo. Gillespie of Ottuciwa, has rhown as Fome ppeciinens of coal taken from the bank of the National Coal Co., Ottumwa. Iovra, whkh is in our opinion, very much superior to any Iowa coal ev er delivered in our city. We would sug gest that our coal dealers look after it, and in'roduce it among their many con The Cu. iaformsu.3 that it w very bupeiicr fjr the manufacture ot Gass and Coke, and believes it equal to the best Pennsylvania, "oal, bjjing very clear of sulphur, Iroo, r other foreign substance. The Sup't of Immigration proposes to pubmit a proposition to the Legislature for an Act authorizing the County Com missioners to set apart a certain sum of money each year, tor the purpose of sub scribing for, say 100 copies of their County newspapers, to bo used as an Im migration document. Hereafter a branch ofnee of the Chicago Railway Review will ba kept at St. Loui, with: Mr. N. U. Parker in charge. The principal Christmas festivities i our city consisted of a supper given to the children of the Presbyterion Sabbath School Saturday cvenV, a Christmas tree at the M. E. Church Saturday evening;; a re union supper at the M. E. Church Monday eveninc ; A Christmas tree for the chilJreu of the Episcopal Church Sunday School at Fitrgerald's Hall, and one at Spiers' Hall for the children of the Lutheran Church Sunday School, Monday evening. All were well attended, and gave touch satisfaction to the participants. A free supper was dispensed ut the Lutheran Christmas tree, which was partaken of by a large number. The tree at Fitzger ald's Hall was dost magnificent, being twenty feet in height, beautifully orna mented, lighted with colored wax tapers, . and well filled with appropriate presence. At a meeting of the Board of Direct "or, of the First National Bank of , Piattsmouth, held this afternoon Mr. .Thomas Evan was elected Assistant U isaicr. Iho iioara nas maue a wise :! c:hn. as Mr. Evans is one of the tt accocnranU and book-keepers in the vest, a::d J.cs had many years' experi rrci. corner room of Fitzgerald's Slock w:-j leased for a term of five years, and v i'.i at once be fitted up with vault, etc. The new bank will bo ready to commence; busincoa about tha first of January, and wiil occupy the old s-taod cf Tootle. Hanna & Clark, (to whose business it 6uoceeds) until ibo new room is ready. ' y-r .'.Olive Logan is married, to Win. Wirt Sykes.' The tch-srau . announce the fact and says: "lioth'nre ultra progtc rionUts. and have boen living: b'iband iud wife for the last two yar.T.'' An other paragraph fays: "Many disfuv j-oished persons otTured their ennratu- .': htions, .and letters .and telegrams f rc gret were recQtyed. fiout all parts of'-the. juntry.'.'.Thi.i; pwy bo eastern ; civj- -.liziition.Jiuldf a couple were, to ."live a vk..-.F fir -wlfrt ir two vears" and then ba publicly married, we doubt if inany very "distinguished" peopl j would '.fer congratulation", or send telegrams of regret. . The Weighing has been excellent for the pat few day. better than usual for Nfbra'ki. j The Great Western Telepraph Co. jjive frir uw o-nrtpl t-I tn Liooohi. The c!erks in the Omaha post office made a Chiistmas present to j-ostmast-cr Griffin. J. Dan. Lnnr, formerly of the Ne braska City Time, and lady, are passing the holidays in our city. The mercury was tlowa to zaro this morning, m yet it was Tery- plea?ant, there being no breath of tLr stirring. We learn f.om Mr. R. A. Young, of Three Groves, that a large number of hogs have died recently in tbat vicinity, from what they suppose to be hog chol era, Mr. Wiley has lost 50 out of 70 fat hog--, all within a a few days. Prof. Wise, County Supt. of Schools, informs us that the amount appor tione J to this county for schools, by the State Superintendent, amounts to $S, 100. This amount ha3 been received by the Treasurer arid will bo immediately apportioned.- This is nearly double the amount of the last apportionment. Senator Tipton passed up on the train Sunday morning, probably going to probably going Omaha. A party of Japano passed op on the H. C. St. Joe. & C. K railroad last Sunday morning. The New York "Committee of Sev enfy" has perfected a new charter for the city, to be presented for action at the next session of the Legislature. It pro vides for various reforms, A man named Strather was badly froz en last Friday night near Omaha. He had too heavy a load of benzine, and fell by the wayside, where ho was found by his friends who went to search for him. Hi3 recovery is doubtful. Sam. Boyd, the supposed seducer of Miss Oliver, has been held for trial, and admitted to bail in the sum of $8,000, promptly furnished by his brothers. Mr. Si, Mrs. Seth P. Mobley of the Platte Valley Independent send out their new business card on tinted paper, some times called "colored poster" paper. Coal is selling at Crete for $10,50 per ton. This is quite a revelation, j-incc two and a half -ears ago, when "the p!a';c where now Crete :s wa a howling wilderness" seventy-five miles in the in terior, and coal could not have been de livered for five times ten dollars per ton. Railroads did it. The Mayor-of Browavillc has cfifered, a reward o? two hundred dollars for the body of Mr. Wni. M. Cb.ffee, a promin ent citizen of that place, wh) left home on the 12th of December for Toledo, on business, and has not since been heard from. It is supposed that he was drowned by falling through the ice of the river, or foully dealt with in the woods between Brownvil'.e and Phelps' station. One hundred dollars is offered for evidences of hi3 death. The winter term of Pluttsmouth Academy will commence ou Tuesday, the 2d day of January. C. H. Walker, Eq of Ashland, called at the Herald sanctum to day, and simply remarked that the newspapers had slandered him. It is too bad Char ley. Indeed it is. Fnmt work Initiated. Among the curiosities of recent fci cntilic di-cixery may be instanced that uiade by M' Bertsch, and turned to practical account by M. Kit'dmaim, the celebrated clutui t. M. Bertsch ha.- found that Epsom salts, or sulphate of magnesia, dissolved in beer, together with a s:mll quantity of dextrine or artificial gum, applied to a pane of glass with a brush, trill, on crystal. izing pro duce the identical designs formed on glass by frost in cold weather, with this impro'ement, that the liquid may re ceive ajy col. rn whatever, at the option of the operator. M. Kuhhnunu, how ever, coceived the idea cf going a step farther, and transferring tlio.e i'airy like creations to stutfs and papers-. By means of a powerful hydraulic press, th minutest details of the figures in quest ion were du!y imprinted on the soft p e tal, ami a copy of them in relief was then ob'ained by galvanoplasti .-s. But in the impression of cotton stuffs tbe pafern mut be continuous, whereas in M. Kuhlmanti's plates the lines at one end wuu'd fail to coincide with those at the other, cau-ing disacreeable interrup tion in the printed designs. To over come this he 'ingeniously effected the cryitaliation of the cylindrical surface of a roller. A slight rotary motion im parted to it prevents the liquid from ac cumulating at any particular point be fore it has evaporated. Timber Culture. This country excels all others in the perfection to which wood-working mach inery of all kinds has been wrought. The growing variety of timber is there fore a suljectofgrc.it industrial intei est, and any means of avoiding any further decadence in thU respect has a close bearing upon more than one branch of manufacture. The matter is of more than ordinary importance on the Pacific coast, but the views expressed by the scientific press concerning the fea-ibiiify of creating forests by planting and cuh ure are worthy of con-idcration in the East. With a email expenditure of lab or, says our occidental contemporary, California might secure abundant timber for future wants. In our rich land.- cer tain kinds of forest trees mrow with as tonishing rapidity. In the Sacramento Yullcy,. where thousands of acres of suit able lands are lying waste, we might have, ten years fVom now, beautiful for ests, fiiigii:2 the river and spreading over the lowlands, and which would be of unto'd wealth to the Stat We have ceu told that it is not unusual for cot tonwood of ten years' growth to yieN two and three cords of wood. We have ourselves ssm pine rrces attain a h.'icht of -ixty feet and a diameter of eiali'et n inches in ten year. Some time we read of a cotton wood tree in Colusa, which alter fifteen years' growth, was cut down in 1ST0, and yielded seven cords f wocd. . We have nr tlotfbt that the cultvation fif.tiuibc-r might be made more profita bio than tha Usual farm' production. Of- course- the. reu!ts would not be rcaehed immediately, but we have seen estimates made by jeiiable agriculturists which hw that the profits -of timber culture in the course of twenty 3ears would exceed the. value of the wheat crop in that period .nearJy.fifty percent. Pittsburgh Heal delate lieyi'slcr. Twenty t pecimens cf meteoric iron, one of them weighing nearly twenty one rr-n.--. were broncht from Greeclani by j the StTfKii-h Ar-ti' expedition.. Rock Bixpf, D.c 23, 1871. Editor Hkhaj.D: About 9 o'clock last evening our usually quiet little town ; wa a lamed by th- cry of fire : and on turning in the direction of Naomi we were astonished to f-c-e this inbti:u ion apparently doomed to destruction From the south window in the east end of the buildiuir the lurid flames were is suing, and then we knew that "fire de mon" was feasiing on Naomi library The fire alarm was echoed from lip to lip and in a few minutes from aioio-t every direction the gcod people of Rock Bluffs, with buckets, shove's, and anything with which snow and water could be handled, had gallantly rushed to the rescue of their favorite building. The fire had already reached the partition be tween the main room and library hall, and would soon reach the desks in the ! main room. The ceiling above was burning at a fearful rate, and it seemed that, without an engine nothing could save the entire destruction of the build ing. Thesii:oke was so suffocating, both in the upper room and below, that no man could breathe long while it envel oped him ; but a passage for the smoke was soon opened by knocking out wind ows, above and below, and then was fought the battle which saved its entire destruction. As if by common consent, the people were separated into two for ce?, and while the one wa tearing out the partition below, hurling burning books from the still smoldering library, carrying out apparatus, and pouring a constant stream of snow and water upon the fire in library hall, the other was, amid not a little excitement, covering the floor of the upper room with snow. These expedients had a most happy ef fect ; the further progress of the fire teemed to be checked, and a feeling of relief was soon visible among the peo ple. The gailant conduct of the citi zsns deserves the highest praise, and Prof. Patterson publicly returned his thanks for their almost superhuman ef forts to save the building. I.OSSE-S. Of course nothing but approximate estimates can be made of the loss. The loss on contents is variously estimated at from $300 to $1000. The damage to the building is believed now to be less than wa at first supposed; aud it is thought by some that one hundred or one hundred and fifty dollars will cover daniHges to the building. A'-numberof books were taken 1'rom the library but are so charred nnd blackened that they will be quite useiess. From the Prof, we learn that the students hat! carried home with ibem on Friday evening the text books which they used, .a .d these with the available number ic.-cued from the fire will be sufficient to continue the school as before. OttIGl:" OF THE FIItE. And this, of course, is only supposi tional From the Prof, we learn that he left the library about S o'clock, ami everything aji aretitly a ti-ud. A small heating stove was u.-ed in the library, the pipe of which entered a flue in tho wall rear a window, and the IV. f thinks this pij.e or elbow" had worked out of the flue, and a spark escaping set fire to a chart which hung on the wall; this chart conveyed the fire to a window cur tain, which, turning off ab)ve, fell upon a pile of dry cotton wood sticks, from which the flames would .oou envelop the library. INSrRANCE. The Prof informs us that the build ing is insured in the Underwriters for $2,000, and that there is an insurance on the library, school books and appa ratus of $2,000, by the Home of New York. Should these companies adjust the claims promptly, it will materially assist the effort which is now being made to repair the damages of the fire The Prof, is determ'ned that the school, now consisting of more than one hundred students, sdiall not suffer c-ne hour's de lay, and at an early hour will have work men engaged at repairing the damage to the building. This fire, as do all fires in cities and towns demonstrates the neces sity of fire engine--, and the organization of fire companies. Had there been a fire engine available when the Cre was discovered in Naomi, it could have been extinguished -with little or no 'o-s ex cept to the library; and even had there not been a bountiful supply of snow we doubl if the building could have been saved at all. Respectfully, B. S. Ramsey. The Nebraska City Aeic pays Gov. James h::s consented to i-su' a call for a session as soon as the members assem ble and determine upon what subjects il ii desirable to legislate. B. S. liamscy, Esq... has our thanks for a full history of tho fire at Ni-omi. Senator Hitchcock Las arrived in Omaha. " Messrs. W. R. Bartlett, of Douglas county, T. H. Robt rson of Sarpy county, a.d Tobias Castor, of Saline county. Commissioners on behalf of the State to examine the O. & S. W. R.R., from Crete to Beatrice report that road in cx cedent conditio;!, and constructed of tirst class tuatctul. Thi B. &, M. folks had a hand in the building of that liue, aud they always do the thing right. Blank Deeds. Mortaaes. Bonds and a full line of Justices B.anks tor sole at the Heuald Omce. d&wtf A nice Holiday present, a fine Photo graph and frame ! Go to Carruth's Gallery and examine specimens. dec4d&w m Plattsmonth for sale, at Carruth's Gal lery, at hard time prices. dec4d&wlui All persons indebted to the under signed arc requested to call and settle im mediately er theiraccounts will be placed in the haud& of .an oCL'er for collection. P. Maxwell. . cVfSfTtf; A new kind of waii is coining into u-e in Kimlaud, tbs advantages claimed tor ; which are the very important ones-of i , f . . . ... ii'n-ausi yeney . in moisture, iioii-eou.-'Juctioit ot neat, economy of space, a wa.-hable. s.ui lace, ami wiilial cheapness. Over a fVainewmk of strong ero-s wires, about tm--euhth of an inoli thick, there is wovtR, by ix poweiful pre.-suie, fibrous j matter, winch is saturated with a solu tion which renders it fire-proof. It is then subjected to a very powerful press ure. A light coating of Scott's cement is then put upon it lor inside facing, and of Port land cement for outside lacing. By this means surfaces are made imper meable to moisture, miooth, and easily washed with water, thus saving the ex pense of repeated lime washings It is formed into slabs in iron frames, which ae put tOitcther and closely ami securely f.iMened w th bolts. The slabs are fVom one to one and a half inches thi-k They are found to serve as paneling for dividing walls and partitions. Where space is of importance, it has the ad vantage, perhaps over cement walling in enabling a wall to be made of not more than one and a half to two inches in thickness, and yet its quality is said to ereatly deaden sound. A gentleman from Italy, with a board of el-g:intly painted babies, nnd Cupids -with only one pair of breeches between three of them, and nice little goddesses and angeN, and statesmen, is in town. Ho has done a driving business to-day ; we saw him driv.n out of three-door yards. DanLury Aetrs. A curious instance of the effect , of nervous shocks is to be seen in one" .of the hospitals of Dresden, in tho case of a soldier who was found on the field af ter the battle of St. Privat. He is not wounded, but in a state of extreme pros tration. He sees nothing, feels nothing, and perceives no sound. The battle has so shaken his nerves that he has even lost the power of speech entirely. There is another in the hospital at Bautzen who presents much the same appearance of insensibility ; but he moves his fing ers about as if knitting. His state is attributed to depression of the t-kull caused by the splinter of a shell. An enterprising dentist thus advertis es: "Get your sweetheart a new set of teeth as a Christmas present." There will be a meeting of the Trus tees of the Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges, at their Hall in Masonic Block, on Tuesday evening. 26th inst., at 7$ o'clock p. m., sh'irp. Business of im portance to transact. By order of the President of the Joint Boatd of Trustees. Dec. 27- j!2 An old manuscript has recently bcci discovered in W este in New York con taining the following anecdote of the famous Indian chief Bed Jacket, which is new : He was on a visit to a house in Canandaigua and not arriving until after dinner, the girl was ordered to make preparations for him. She through care lessness, or thinking it would do well enough tor an Indian' placed on the ta ble a dih of moat that had been visited by the flies Red Jacket advanced to the table, and secinu' the insect-: bu-i!y cngaj:ed in t h meat, took the dish and placed it on the sill of the dor. stepped b ck. took his rille, delibera ly ti k aim and di.schaigel the contents thro ih the meat. TIib report of the uu a at med a I i:i the house. They ran to inquire the cicse lied Jacket roo'ied th it he a'wa s ki'Sed his meat before he ate it The j kv h id its de-ired tff ct. C'arrUttn la Farmer. Don't sell your pork until you have seen. E. G. DoVEV. decoliwlm Avrrl itie Ftil. If mothers would give Mrs, Whit couib'ri b'yrup to their children when sick, mortality would b? less among them. It costs on'y. twenty-five cents. dec 20d&wlw If you want your Family Photographed on your watch dial, go to Carruth's. dec tdJt w 1 m The following marriage notice isfiom a Texas paper : "Married, on the 4th instant, by early candle light, at the wigwam of the bride, in the town of Mason, Mason county, Texas, by James M. Hunter, presiding Justice of the county, Senor Robert Gardner, of the Republic of Mexico, to Miss Amy Ferryman, of the renowned tribe of Seminole Indians and one of the few followers of the noted chief, Wild Cat. Quite a number of guests were present to witness the two hearts blend ed together and partake of the uiaeui ficent preparations thatwere supplied for the entertainment which would have done honor to the royal lodges of the pioudest chiefta n." Surprise parties arc very p'casawt things, if properly understood. But if mistaken for anything else tho conse quences are apt to be a trifle awkward to say the least. A large company of ladies and gentlemen in Bridgeport ar ranged one of these parties the other night, and carried with them an unlimit ed quantity of provisions, expecting to haveafin3 supper. Rut the lady sur prised, supposed the affair to be a sort of donation visit, and very coolly deposited the good things iu the pantry. The par ty waited until 3 a. tn., for supper to be read-; but no signs of prepuracion being visible, they depaitcd as "hnmrry as bears," and are likely to have their next paity better understood. . ',. A man ouht to carry himse'f in the wot id as an orange tree would .f it. could walk up wn I down in the garden, swing ing perf.ime from every little censer it holds up to the a r. Braiitome thus enumerated rhc quali ties of female beauty: "Three white at tritions The skin, teeth and eyelids ; three red. the lips, cheeks and nails: three long, the body, hair and hands: three short, the teeth, ears and feet : and thice broad, the chest, forehead an 1 space between the eyes.-" Boston's floral trade with New York alone amounts to $2 0i0.000 per annum. How is that fir bleak New England? A Cii'tinuaii child tied crape on the door to see if the carriage would come nnd take them out riding, as it did the family across the street. The way Mark Twain introduced h'm self to a Liostou au-iience a few evenings since, is told by the ' Advert iter: "The tail well made man, with a serious and almost severe cast of countenance, who appended beforn the lame audience in the Music Hall last evening, after g zing at iiis hearers in an anxious, inquiring sort of way. until they seemed driven in to applauding, stated that he should have the pleasure of introducing Mr. Samuel Clemens a gentleman renowned for his varied aceoinpii-hnients, his his torical accuracy, and hisextreme modes ty. He idded, 'I am the party.' This custom of introducing himself he prefers because he is so much more likely than another to get in all the facts The postmaster of a county office -near Annapolis, Md., lately broke the key to a mail bag an 4, not receiving a new one from Washington the msil remained nnopcned for ten day. We learn firm the Pawne 'infinite of a sad accident ti-ai happened to two lit tle children of a fuuiiry named Kisr, Uv ng in Kansas mar the Nebraska inc. Mr. Riser was sweeping a room ?n which was a bed. aj4-under which a loaded shot, giiu baa been laid. On sleeping under the bad the broom struck1 the tun in a manner that caused it to go off, the contents striking two of her children in the lower limbs, iuflictuig upon one a mortal wound Dr. Gere tf Pawnee city, was immediately sent for, bnt before his arrival at t lie scene of s-or row, one of the little sufferers had passed from earlh away, having hied to death. The Dr. attended the injmy of the sarviii;; chiM aud at last accounts it was tpeedily recovering. Greyfriars "Bobby," the Edinburgh dog, who itisited on slecpii'g fur ten years on his u.aster's grave, is to have a red granite monument erected to biiu at the expense of Lady Rurdett C utts It is to be a drinking fountain for d.j;s, and to be seven feet high, and to have a bronz-j fimire of Greyiriars Bobby on the summit. A plate beneath i to com memorate the authetr.ic facts of Bob by s history. At a CoIunihHs Ga., fair, a stocking was exhibited, darned so perfectly that, the judges pronounced it not darned at all. The "darnist" is highly compli mented by the local papers. Most, if not all, who read on railroads are sensible of weiuht and weariness about the eyes. This sensation Is ac counted for, on high medical authority ty the fact that exact distance between the c3-es and the paper cannot be main tained. The concussion and oscillations of the train disturb the powers of vision, and any variation, however slight, is met by an effort at accommodation on the p -.rt of the eyes. The constant exercise of so delieate an organ of course produc es fatigue, and if the practice of railroad reading is persisted in must result in per manent injury. Add to this difficulty its bad or shifting light. The safe and pru dent mode is to read bttle if any. The deliberate finishing of volumes in rail road cars is highly detrimental. Col. Sanford, who is now p-istor of the Universaiist Church of Di-s Moines, pro poses shortly to start on another tour around the wotld. Sneer not at old clothes. They are of ten made holy by long sacrifices, by care ful toldiogs away, that they may last un til the dear ones are provided for. If many an old coat could speak, what tales it would tell of the nubia heart under neat h ! - It is reported that at the government, bakeiy at Washington was.tried the ex p -riinejit of se wtg how many loaves of bread could be tirade from a single barrel of flour, the loaves weighing one pound each when taken from the oven The result is said to have been eight hund red and two loaves; or a little more than four loaves for each pound of flour. "Soothed with the left hand of a mule," is the way they record the sud den demise of lour Savannah men. At weddings in Oshko.h, Wisconsin, where chewing gum is the only amuse ment, the bride and groom, to show im plicit faith in each other put their arms around each other's waists and swap cuds of gum. One of our diatingui-hed medical pro fessors, a short time ago. was called upon to examine the chest of a young male consumptive I vug in an up country town While the scientific proce. dings were go ing on an old independent l.-dy watched tht proceedings frum tint chimney corn er with luaiktd interest as she pitied her pipe and cut her eye at the doc:or in her peculiar arid personal way. Said the learned physician, with a side glance at the o!d lady, a he. tapped his hind over the breast of his patient, "As you area younir tretit'cuviii, 1 -Viai! i)t. ,e careful where l'foui-h you. Were you a delicate ia ly, it w iuid Ik extremely different." "'Von" re a bar!'' came in sharp tones fom the hufy in the corner. x"lfitwas tic of our pood lookii g girls here, you'd hive .voir hand all over her chest, as you call it, in less than fifteen seconds. The Tribune fv-, in reply to our no tice of its, fix dollar bill tor printing the Governor's thanksgiving proclamation." says: The above is. false, and such state ments wwuld only be mad: by disap pointed demagogues orcorrupt journals." Our information proceeds from the highest authority, and if it was untrue, we are exceedingly sorry that any mis chievious ra-cal should send in a bill against the Suite without the knowledge ; of the Triliuuc business manager, but in the name of the "Tribune Printing Co." Our contemporary has perhaps been victimized and the bill may be a ' forgery . Wc suggest that the handwrit ing be examined with a ruiero-cope. Journal. Tho monument to General McPherson, at Clyde, Ohio, his former home, will be ahout ten feet high, an! the horse and rider about fifteen feet high. These are to be placed upon a granite pedestal, making the totul heght of the monument about thirty feet. The Government has donated 40 brass cannons for it. An inveterate bachelor, who wa asked by a romantic young lady "why he did not secure some fond one's company in his voyage on the ocan of life, replied : I would if I were' sure such au ocean would be pacific !" A table just printed of the daily wages paid in this country for mechanical lab or show., that for nearly all kindsof handi craft, work, to the aveiage rate of wages is higher in th-i New England States than the middle, the Western, or the South ern Stater-. Gen. G ant say in his late me-ssge that "ag -.culture is thij troHin! work of our prosperity." No doubt of ir. and the more the ground is worked, the greater the prosperity. Horace Greely has been delivering a lecture on Wit. bnt he done a better thing, in presenting to he Boston "Wo man's Suffi age Fair" a cradle! Good for Horace A Long island farmer has sued his wife for a divorce, because, after coming to New York and listening to a lecture in favor of free love, .she in isted upon hailing every man who passed the house and inviting him to have a talk. "Why, P-mily. how do you do?" "I am very well, Julia. I celebrated my wooden wedding last week." "Why. didn't kt.ow you wete married. How did you celebrate it?'' "By marrying a blockhead." t'rry Clover. The pastor in one of the churches in Syracuse, was catechi ing the pupils of the Sabbath school, and asked, among other questions, "Where is G(h1?' Various answers were returned by the children, after which the minister proceeded to speak of the omnipresence of the Deity, con.-luding his remarks with the admonition: "I'emeiiiber dear children, that God is veiy'-vhere." The words hid hardly ovcaped his lips when a logui.h little fellow rose up and said : --,'-"Please sir, did j'ou say tha? God was cverv where?" "Ves, my son; everywhere." "Is he in mv nocket ? ' 'VVol1 T -iiPca I'rn rnt rnn there." i .. .... - - t --, t wan tbe tnuuiphan- retort, causp.l am t got pvf. WAKtYII It. Editors Herald. lam in receipt of a letter from the Hon. J. H. War wick, in which he states that he will visit I'lattsmouth on the 23d of January proximo, in., ease the. citizens should evince anyd-ewire to hear him. His sub ject fr that occasion- will probibly bo "An evening with Shakspaare aud the Poets." Thi- lecture, as those of 'our citizens who were fortunate enough to hear h.ru last winter will bear testimony, w-dl furnish a rich and rare treat. It wdl afford Mr. Warwick pleasure to visit Plattsmouth this winter, and it is to be the people will encourage his C Ullllg. J. N Wise. Carruth makes all styles of pictures at prices to suit the times. dec-U&wlu u, im?r. Wc will receive Corn at market price, for a limited time, on either old or new subscriptions. Farmers will please take notice. wtf If you want to send for your friends from the old country, or take a trip there, go to Edward Wilson, Ticket Agent, I'lattsmouth Depot, who can is sue through tickets to and from Liver pool, Queenstown, Dcrry, Glasgow, Ant werp, Christiana, Gothenberg, Copen hagen, Paris, &c, &c. Through tickets, Liverpool to Platls mouth., $f8.35, and from other places in proportion. dec7d&wlm. Carruth makes fine tographs. Rembrandt Pho dec4J&wlm CKRISTEIAS. The day was observed iu our city quite generally. The various churches held appropriate service, the Christmas trees were well filled, and everything passed off as becomes a civilized and Christian people. There was a time when Christ mas was spent in the west in drinking and carousing ; but we are glad to note that all that has passed away and we now find no more drinking and boister ous conduct on Christmas day than any other, and hardly so much. People learn to enjoy themselves in a more ra tional manner, and one more becoming the occa.-ion. Infants The most irritable and restless of these tender little household bud-, nre charmed as it were into quiet and sweet repose, by using Mrs. Whit comb's Syrup. At a regular meeting cf Nebraska Chapter No. 3. R. A. M., held last even ing, the following officers were elected for the ensuing Masonic year: M. E. H. P R. R. Livingston. E. K. J. N. Wise. E S. E. T. Duke. Treas. Jacob Va'lcry, Jr. Secy Herman Newman. Fwd. Bradley, Byron Howe, Stewards. John Aritey Guard. The Iiista'lation will take place at the next regular convocation. An effort, is being made (it is gravely asserted,) ti revive the brocades worn by our grandmothers. If brocades can not o. revived our grandmothers may be, by drinking the exhilirating teas of th U nre I Spates Tea Co., sold here at New York prices by Gurtl ! AN Hl'BF.riTY. Main st. Piattsmouth. riKE ai kock aurrs. Kaoml Library Itcat rojrcd. Wc ham from B. S. Ramsey, Esq., of Rock Bluffs, that a fire broke out in Naomi Institute about nine o'clock last night, which came near destroying the entire structure. The library was en tirely destroyed, and some damage was done the building how much was not definitely known when our informant left there. .Mr. Itamsjy has prom ised us full particulars in a communica tion. AN A fCII EXT. About one p. m. j-csterday a team be longing to O. M. Straight, Esq., got loose near the B. & M. passenger depot and ran down the track to Main Street, and thence south on second street. W'hen about opposite the New York Store they struck Mr. W. Mickelwait, ran completely over him, bruising him quite severely. He was picked up in sensible and carried into the New York Store, where restoratives were applied and a Surgeon was called. He was soon after removed to his residence on Third street. The tongue of the sleigh struck hiuion the back and glanced up between his shoulders bruising him very much. He is not considered dangerous, although it will require time for recovery from the injuries. ga! Sofia. Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy is no Patent Medicine humhug gotten up to dnpe the ignorant and credulous, nor is it represented as being "composed of tare and preei us sub-tances, brought from the four corners of the earth, car ried seven times across the Great Desert of Saharah, on the backs of fourteen can. el, and brought across the Atlantic Oivati on two ships." It is a mild, soothing, pleasant Remedy, a perfect spwifit: for Chronic Nasal Catarrh, "Cold in the Head," and kindred dis eases. The proprietor, R. V. Pierce, M D. of Buffalo, N. Y., (whose pri vate Government stamp is on every package of the Genuine.) offers are ward of $5tM) for a case of Catarrh lie cannot cure. For sale by druggists. Sent by mail, postpaid, for -ixty cents. A ldre-s the proprictot as above. Dec 2G. d&wlw wm m ' Notice. All perrons indebted, by either note or accounts, to the old firm of W hite & Spiers, are hereby notified i hat it is necessary that ail such should be p vi I -efiire th 1st day tf January next, or steps wi 1 be taken to collect them according to law. F; S. WniTE, declod&w2g A. Spiers. Drop in at the Star Bakery, corner Main and Sixth streets aud see what they have ia the Bakery and Refresh ment line. It makes no uiuerence T 1 ....... I,;,.. nnt onll wneiiier you uuj nuj"'u , x aml Faik. . tursli9dtf. Al! l-'-iriiea indebted ' to the under signed are requested ' to settle tbe sums immediately. I'AVIl JiLoYD, -Jostrii JjI.oti). Mount Pleasant Neb. dec8diw3w Wanted A girl to do general house work. Wages $3 50 per week. Apply- to r. V. V llOLBUOOii. nov22ditw:f. See advertisement of Dr. Brut' Dis pensary, headed Book for the Million ti. .s - . , , T, .jarringe uuiae in anoincr coiuiun. i should be read by all. decliifcwly "AFTER TUB FIRE" Ofnct St. Tosiph Ftp. axdMarixr Is-Co.l Sr. JorepU, Mo.. November !", JS71, J To the PiiMic: In another column w present to our policy holders and tin ltublic in gtneral, a spicial statement showing the condition of this company on th; 15th day of November. 1S7J. As considerable doubt sud exis s a t the solvency of many ot the leading companies, we refer to the subjoined statemcMit with pr.de, and ask u careful )rusal of the same. The fiict of our laving a handsome surplus over and above all liabilities before the great the, and it being geneial'y known that our losses were small, business commenced pouring in from a majority of our agen cies, immediately after the Chicagn fire, and the" month of October has closed, giving us over fifteen thousand dollars in premiums, cr over three timtsa much us the same month last year. This large increase in premiums for Oc tober, over the same month in the last year, speaks volumes for the credit of the company, and shows the value placed upon our policies, both at home and abroad, in such times of doubt as the present. It is now definitely stated that fifty seven (heretofore sound and reliable) in surance companies have suspended, and tha insurance journals speak in a manner which warn us that the end is not yet. Many cf the leading companies at the cast are b this great calamity reduced to an even footing with a number of the medium -companies at the west, and we now present our claims as beinir in every respect as worthy of yo-.ir cr.nG dencc, as these companies at the cast. With the present adequate rates, eco nomical management, and handsome surplus over and above .all liabilities, we enter the contest withthe full assurance tbat the "St Joseph" stands second to no company in the west. GEO.' W. SAMUEL. President. II. E. Palmer, Ag't, I'lattsmouth, Nebraska. decOd&wlm FACTS. This Company bas been do ing a successful and profitable business for the past four years. It bas the largest cash surplus, over arid above till liabilities, of any Agency company in Missouri. Over one hundred thousand dollars have been promptly disbur-ed for losses. It has never contested a single claim. The Directors and Stockholders em brace the wealthiest men in tho Missouri valley. It is managed by men of acknowledged ability and long experience in the busi ness. Its success in the past is a safe guar antee for the future. It employs nona but experienced Agents. It does not insure "frame ranges," but accepts dwellings and first cla-s brick mercantile risks at adeq.iate rates. Its business is conducted on the prin ciples of commercial honor. Prompt and liberal adjustment of losses a specialty with this company. lake no chances on companies made bankrupt by Chicaco fire, and procure a policy in the "St. Joseph." II. E. Palmer, Az't., dccSdiwlm Plats-mouth Neb. TukTi-.l-th Ykrified In order to convince our patrons at a distance that our stock rotes (com ris:ng tl unpaid portion ofourCa tialj are, beyond ques tion as good as Govennent Bond to pay losses wiih, if ever required, we solicited an examination of the same by the Bank ers of this city, ami herewith present their letter, which must settle a 1 doubt, if any exists : St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 17. 1871. To the Officers St. Joseph Fire and Marine Insurance Co: At your request, we, the andersign ed Bankers of the City of St. Joseph, have carefully exanined the stock notes comprising the "unpaid" portion of the stock of the Saint Jo.-eph Fire and Ma rine Insurance Company, located in this city, and find them all to be well secured, either by Deed of Trust on Real Estate, or by three responsible name, and re gard them as first class bankable paper, and as such; would not hesitate to dis count any portion of them at either of the Banks reprasented by us. A. Beattie, Banker. John Colhoun, Cashier Colhoun Bank Jos. C. Hull, Cashier First National bank. A. M. Saxton. President State National bank. I. G Kappncr, Cashier German Sav ings Bank. John Williams, Cashier Buchanan Bank. II. E. Palmer Act. I'lattsmouth Neb. Dec. 8 d&w lm the tnm of MWU A thorough practical christian Paper published in Omaha by Mr. Eleaz vr Hale. Every christian who earnestly believes that the time is drawintr niiih to the coming of the "Son of Man" should subscribe immediately, so they may read and ponder for themselves the more earnestly "THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES." The Paper conveys also the practical truths of Christianity, in a plain and clear language that ail can understand. One Copy for one year, or 12Nos. $1 00 Twenty Copies " " " " " $15 00 Subscribe immediately aad secure the January No. for 1872. J. P. A. Muhr. Agent, I'lattsmouth, Neb. Dec8d&wtf AT O T 1 C TO BUILDliRS OTHERS THE PLATTSMOUTH STONE AND LHV3E COMPANY, Are prepared to suppl the public with lime of lh.3 beit quality, ut their wurks, at the rate of T hirty cent per Bushel And when barrelled twenty-five eent extra will be t barged per hirr-el. Order can be left with J. W. Shannon. Tlatt mouth. N'eknka. or d Jreel Ut the subscri ber Box 610. flatUtuovth N5b. J. U. LAMB. Prei't. Pltt3outb. 6lona and Lime Co. DIALER IS DRUGS. BIEDJCINES. A N D WALL PAPER tf. :-.r " i ". ... rzrA .i ' "3 All Paper Trimmed free of CharQ3. Also.Dealer in Bocks, Stationary. Magazines, and Latest Publications. Pre'friptior.i carefully compoursded by aoez- -perienced LVi'Mrist. liemeiaber the r-iare. threedonrs re?t of tbe--IleratJ office; Platt-mouth. Nebraska. oil le. JVifcn Finish?r. a?iint John flos. Eruol.no El'-'sn, nul Eugene Amour, Delor.luni. Nolioo i herebr rivea that I wilt oflVr (Vr j.ilc at imbliu iu.ii-in at. tho fruit door of flu Co- rt llouo in fiiUmnn: h. 'uss County. Nca rupioi. on on:lay tin ''.'Ax tiny of Jununry A. D. ISTInt tho hour of Id ..'cl it A.M. of aaid dy the following P."-! Ks-ri-o to it: The uu livi .'oi ono halt' 1 i I of tin; north hn' f (Z of lot No. fix ( in Vuj'-M No thirty-two '32 in the city of Plutt'tnoTuh, Cat's County Neb r.ir.Un. to bo sold ns the pr.ip rty of JcU: flti'. and Kmoline I i oj. on fin ord:-r of io in f.ivor of John Finisher. Nud Vy the Ilisiric 0 i-rt of the L'r.d .1 u'li'-i il Jjirirt within u:il lor Gum County ebni-kn. and to mo diected tut .-lit riff ot m I Coun'y. Oivcn under iny tan 1 tti 27th d;v of Decem ber AD. 1S71 J. W. Jtiil.VSOV. hcrifT Caxs County ehrusita, Max-weil A Chapman Att'vti fur ritff. Doc IS 5 Sheriff's Sale. J. Q.A.Owen. .iicair.itt Nueko!i. Garrison and Jon". Exention, Notice i hereby (piven th;C, I will oHVr f.ir sale at puoli.; auction, at the front door of tbe court house, in l'lnttrm uth. Ci'i county. braxka. on Mend y. the -D.h ' of .(urinary, A. U- 1S"2. at the hour of 11 o'clock a. u. of tai j Uuv. the following real eetiit!, to- wit: 'i'ho undivided one-half Jji of lot No. f.rc('), in block No, thirty-four ''. in lh city of IMattsinouth. coun'y. Nrl.rjika. it i i nuted upon the rrcordwi p-Kt cf raid city. Levied upon a the property of O.'miibaf Nuckol . on an exenrion lavr r r f J. y A. Owen, issued by the clerk of tho lli -irict court, rf th county if n-i. aud to rue uircclo 1 m' Shi-ritf of rid connty. tiiven under lay hand thi 27th d ' of Des A. D. 1S71. J.W.JUHVSO'.-. .Sheriff Chm County. Nebrataa. Mnxwnll k Lbupui.m. At'.'y lor l'l'ff. Dec. iS. w5 wm:kkabe& co. Manufacturers of GRAND. SQUA Ii AND UPHIUHT Balt :nr MtVLi55. , Thene Ic' Knientl have been t-efore the TuV lic tor nearly thirty yrar'. rfi.il upn their f I -cell nee al.-ne attained an vnpu eh-itr-i T cuiiner.ee. uhich p-ououuots litem uuiqual4 in Tone. Tiivh, Workni-'nattip an-l lurahili'y. 5A11 our ij-rc 1'iano- bave "U New Ta- C roved Overi'tiuiiK' scale and the ttfritff., 1 -!e. tTWeww'd rail fpchil attention to oat Lite Patented Improve i eot in Crnrt Henri and Scuare Gr.ndl found in no oilier I ario. which bring tbe r iuno nearer perlvciion than hai vet been attained. A'trr, PIANO FuVy Warrnntrd f:r Vrirjre- vA Cst lorif and price list prompt ly furnirheiion application to WM. KN ABE A CO.. Baltimore, Mi. Or any of f or regu'ar otablUae.t agene ea. NovMJwouio. $3. B. MURPHY, fj'i Manururer cf f:5?-rj IgAND DKALJ2R I N "13 Jpariuss, Sfabblts, IJriblrs, COI.LAltS, Willi's. Blankets, limbics, &e. B2 sma ol one j Promptly Executed. All work Warrettel. -FlNE HARNESS A SPECIALITY. Nov. 30 vrtf riattfmoulh, Neb SIXTY FIVE 1st PRIZZ MF.0AL3 AWA3CE -) W-r """ At ANT K A CTO I! T. 1 MACHINE iKOP! ' Way man Curtix. .Platfsiaioutii, IVeb., Repairer of Steam Engine. Boiler, S and li.'int !iISp. Oaf and Steam Fitti.i?', Wrought Iron Pipe. . Force and Tift Pumps, Steain Oaugei, aiatoce y Valve Governor, and all kiodi of Brass Engine Fitting s, furniihed on short cot ire. FARMING MACHINERY Repair! aaert otie. NEW BOOK every one auould poiaeas. FIRST HELP IN ACCIDENTS AND IN SICKNESS. A Gu da in the ab nee of Medical Aritanc Paliiii'heO wi.h the approval ol lUo bent Medi cal authority. The fullowingare ome of i'f rubjec; : Bites. Bleeding. Broken Cone. IJruio, Bura. Clu'kinc. (. bolera. Cold. Con':io-i..u, D Klocati n. Drowning. Dynentery. Keren", print rec, lleng.iig. N uixing. Poisoning, .cald -ing. raali-pox,S. ruins, &uUocali-u. AuusLroke, ' etc.. etc. Thia rolumc. written by eminent f hyuieians. ba been prepared for the prem by the li I nor of O OD 11 KA 1.1 11 llOMULY MAGAZINE. 12ino.. 265 pacea. with 23 H'.utrationi, Bound tl.fy). .Stit.he t. fl.Oo. fold by all BookHcllcm. and tent by mail, postpaid, on receipt ot price, by Alexaxdib Muuii, Publither,. BoiWi. nor dJtw3 P HOD A P.P ITouye and Sljn Puin'er, Graining, paprr- -hangii.g and urotmrutal Painting I 'ri'f" y prpmprly filled, obop borJi ul Prie-'a BlaJ5 1!