n I 1 V, the ogg; THE UEKALI), Published every Thursday at FLATT5M0TJTH, NEEHASKA. ABYrHTISIKQ BATE3. . . . i One square, ID lines er b-t.) oce Insertion il. 3 Kneh tubseinent insertion 50 Profunional ftni, not tiC-fiiif.K six 1" 0 ? column per nun urn iQJiQ icoldiun, per aoiiutu fJ.O", , JJ column do WI.0 Ono column do ....... .JOOJO All nil vcrt'u-in lull doe quarterly,. Transient advertisements uiutd. Lepd hi sd vaueo. toftlve Corner 3f al" ami Second SlrfU -Hecond Story. official pa run OP THE CITY AXD COUNTY. J. A. MACMURPHY, Editor. PERSEVERANCE CONQUERS' TERMS : $2.00 a Year. Terms, in Advance. Que oopy, one year . Ono copy, six con'hs One opy. three months. .. 1:00. so. Kxlrix rv;.i'." nf t'i HrBAtn for pile by V. . J ' rlrcip-ht. nt the Post I aTnn. arid . P. Johur son. North fide Mi'o l5Lre', b'-t-vecn Ftcood and Third. Volume 0. Plattsmbuth, Nebraska, Thursday, February 13, 1873. Number 46. A1TOBNEVS. Y M4r.QTTP.Tr. SMITH k ST A r B I P. V A '- 'tor eys it Law. I ra- th a in all the court f th i St. to. tpeciul attcmiuu givcu to collec tion" and matters of Probata -Fee over die Fust Oiiioc, Pliittsiaoutli. Neb. DII. WIIEFLF.U& Cr. Auonifrysai Law Special aft:t!ti"i C'tveii to probate hu ire" md land tide cases. OfTioe in the Ma Foni Block. 2Iain fctrect. bras'ia. Plattsiaouth. CJAM. M. CHAPMAN Attorrev t. O Law and Solicitor in Chmeery. Platts mouth, Nebraska. Office in pitzjjerald'ulilock T B. r.EESE. Attorn-y t . Law Office lM . on Main Mreet. over Chapman Urn fs.ire- Special attention given to collection ol claims. PHYSICIANS. T K. LI VTNG3 TON. Physician and Sur- IV eeon, tenders his professional service to tno cil-.itns ol e,.t.s county, ncfiasncewui ai r.-i.Tfif(iik andaixth streets; fiU'ce on Mivn r treet. one door west cf Lymaii'! Lumber 1 ard Vlattsiimuth. Xeb. 1 W. RAWLINS. Siinrcon an'l Physician l Late a Stirron- n Chief of the Army ol the Potomac. 1'liittJmoutb. JSebra-O'.a. U!;i at O. F. Johnson's lrus store ".Iain street 1 Ks. SflIlL!)KNKCHT & lil" TLKU. Praf- J ticinz Phyiiyi:ins. ' 'lliee in Merges l.iocK. One of then will be fo.ind there lay and night, when not away on proffcr'sional businifs. HALL LIGHTED AT NIGliT. U2 w3!ly INSUltANCK. TT'HKKLER BENNETT Real lfct.tte aid Tax Paying Agents, N it:, rn Public. Fire. fl Life Insurance AgeaU, Plutiaiuutli. l-oiy ra-.ka. -" THELPb PAINE General Insurrxnce A?tt . itcpr Fents sonic of the inojt rcliablo Coui- patios in ihe Cnited states jan7Jiwtl" HOTELS. BROOKS HOUSE. JOHN FITZGERALD Proprietor Main Street, Between 5th aud C'Ji St. MISCELLANEOUS. FOR BOOKa NEEDED BY ALL The heft hoiiki published on tho HousR ff'i J LI? WW. i.i:cr:u icrius Money rradc r.i:ul- V bv Aicents eviiiug tnuie book.t. fcciKt Jor oixeul:iri PORTER it COATE-5. PnblWicr. 1 hila iclphia. i'a. Phutoeraplu. Ambro'.yphs an 1 copi"? roni wi 1 ii:tur;s. plain or c !o:e 1. either in -ok. w ;ter or cil. All work neatly e.oci:-.-d -id warranted tn kivo satist'-iftion. V. V. LKON AUD Arti-t. V)dlt Main St.. Flatt.-uioaih. PHILADELPHIA ;OLOMON & XATIIAN, UEALERi IN Fancy Dry Goods, Notions, I.'-idios Funsllg Goods, Li.3t, Cl!npe?f. an! Bet AssortOi h'toek in the City. ;rre on M tin. hptwon 4th an-l 5tb rfOHt.-i. Pl.ii-t.-iuouth, Nebraska. 1-6 vlt" iA:vtt' "KIV STILES. x. jifi '3rr ice.. KERCHAHT TAILOR 13 in receipt of the nes and ST ASSORTMENT k.inicr3, Cl.wb.s.. Vc?tinr.s kc v r broubt to tho city, which I wiil tu;ike up in tho Latest .styles, i'leas-? call an i exar.nue.'tiira ;i- noutb, Apnl 18, 187-. t i -f. ? tin i' Tir.LKT'i XtLranka City, t-ural Agent Dcp't Northwest, Unlou Central Life Of Cincinnati Ohio, . riON. 'if Local iiie.it Lo ii to A'our Children. ' '. Sreat Soothing IleuieJ. Cures colic and srr'plri; in' Price ! . the b)wels, and t.icil itat ; . - !. t.r.ieess of teethinir. Cen' : .; Subdues eon vulsi i;3 and Price . ' . ..." ir.ri'n!:1PJ fill diifPllL'. ini-l 2- I . it i. in f. nt jind chinlrn. Cent. ! Curei l)i:.rrh.e'l. Dente-i Price '.: v . v and.-ummsrcomplaint - hildrea of all a?es. ICe.it. ; - , it Irtfant-s' and ChildreirsnSooth- ; ,.. . . in b!1 disorders brought on o . y other cause. :' tho Grafton Medicino Co., fct DfKists and dealers in Mtdicinsc r?r v uci'.a iv ST R EIGHT, il. BOOKSELLER, A; ii3 FA PER. CEALER. O. a f ?Iicc Iliiililiiaj;. a. j a-v urn t. 1 and w tf ta :i. . D. WHITCOMB o?o -id Cloak Maker. .-.- wtti of Brookn'Iousjfj Yvc WT l lSH & FITTIAV inn a -i..y. r..tt.- .-Dj of nil kinds constantly on nasi :-;Jdv-;r.j 5? A ?5E3ESh3 S MACHIK E SHOP! IT ay man Curtis. .I'iatlsjsjowfii, IVcSi., ' Rcr-alrers of Steam ngine7. Boilers, Saw and liriH Mills. ;i3 and Steam Fittinirs, Vi'rouitht Iron Pipe F rce and T'itt i'ninps, r-tern iJa-itre, ulanr Valve Governors, and all Lini3 of Brass Engine Fittings furnihei on short natioe FARMING MACHINERY Hepai-ifl ' on short notice. i A Heavy Stock of Goods.on Hana. No Lent nntl fto Intcre-i on fiorrowd coptlal to t Made UJJ L wtonirr ! I OLDEST ESTABLISHED HOUSE IN THE North s; '.o Ma'n bct-.vepn ?econ 1 and Third st?. Takes pleaiJuro in announcing to SrincY- siml JSeciianics. Th '.t ho has a3 iirae find Troll e-'ected stoc.-: o. Lry iiois. Groceries. Provi-simi. as were ever brought ;o Ue city of PlatUtaouth. -6'It'wil! ce-t yoa nothing to lo..-k at them whether v-.n huv or iut. I'.y exauiinir.K the prices at tho"f,y li ULl AU I.E" yi'- will be ..!.!. t. t.-ii a-hi;:i urlier uarti-S try to swiuul you. yiwii jny YcurGriien-Qi?os and Bedirinn Plants. XT T.'l3 I) 0XT Scad Ea-t for Plants when you can pet ju-t ai it ii i lor ic-i lwonc nearer ho'iip. To 'iiv ii!iTi.Ttus Irieu li nl patrmi' l won! 1 ::iy that 1 Lfvo ihe Uwst mid bi st st'H'k (" pUr.ts t er offered r Mile ui tie west an 1 propos? to si 11 t'ticm at reasonable pikes, iii tu.-o .in J send fur my New Descriptive CataJt3u. l.i-h will be sent free ti H who npily f-.r it Then cive t.ic your orders, and I fed confident I can satisfy yon. ,,;.r- Address. . . j. 11 c.o-;.:v. Feb. U diw riattMnoutb. 5cb. PLATTSMCUTH HILLS! ! PLAITSMOUril. nf.u;; I VXA 0KAD IIEISEL . - - - Proprietor, Flour. Cm Meal, Feed." Ac, Always on and for rialo at Liwest Cash Prices, hand 'iThe llirhest prices paid for Wheat and Corn. CT'I'artieular attention given to cus tom work. FARMER'S EXCHANGE. L 0 VIS VI L L t NPB. o r Kacns contintIy on hund all staple articles such as CotTee Tobacco, Dry Goods 1 loots an l Shoe, iTce., r., f.ii. cvfrft'iinff usnnl'v kcot P a Vaii tv r.,r t-Ki-h ri'l he sidd on M:ia!l nrotits fr CA?rt! Ail kinds of Prod jeo taken in exehnae for good and Hihet Market Pik-e given in caih lj-w ' for Grain. NE STOKE Weeping Water, Nebraska. 3" AS.- UM?4SSJS CO JafCOa.H.TEB3 TO U0UTON Sc JENK.-?. PFAI.ER3 IS SGiieral Mercliandise, DRY GriT-. GROOKIK?. JiAitDW RF. Q V E li N c W A Tl P, IIAT. CAPS BOOT?. S1I0E.J.. NOTIONS, ic We are Actit3 for Willcox Sl Glbbs Sewinq Machine PKATTSWOIJTSI 311 1.3.8. C. HEISUL. Proprietor.Having reccntlybeer repaired and placed ia thorough running orde bt,o00 Bushel of Wheat wanto.1 immediately ft which the Wahest market price will be rat : PURISSIMA ET OPTIMA. Thia unrivalled Medicine is warranted not to contain asinilu nartiele of Mereurv. oranv in jurious uiiueral hutistanco. but is PL'ItELY VEGETABLE. For f'irty years it has proved its sreat value in ail diseases of the Liver, Bowl. and Kidneys J ut Llje and irrat In an parts of the country vouch for its wonderful and pecu liar p'wc in purityine toe blood, snmula'tns? the torpid I ver and bowels, and imparting new lite and iorti tho wholo system, bim uions' Liver Regulator is. acknowledged to have no equal as a LIVER MEDICINE. It contains Piur medical eleineut .. never urn ted in the same happy proportion in any other pr paration viz ; a frentle Uatuartic. a wonder ful loon:, an un-cxeentionable Alterative and a certain t.orrcctivo ol all imoiiritie ot tbe body t"U'-u Biirnal success has attended its use. that it la now regarded its tho BEAT UN FAILIXt SPKCI IC. for Liver Complaint s-.d tho painful offspring tliereof, t-.-wit. JJyspep'fia, Constipa'i n. Jaundice Bilious at'a ks Sick headache. Colic Dotiret s:on of fcinrits. teoiir fctouiach. Heart Btiru. Ac. vc. Kegula-.e the liver and prevent, CHILLS AND FEVER. Prepare! ccly by J. II ZEILIN Sc CO. l)ru?Bi.-'ts, Macon. G:i. Send for a Gironl.ir ) and :i'2'J Arch street. Price 51; by ntu.il Philadelphia Pa, For Sale by J. H. BUTTERY, jantwly. PlatUmouth, Neb. A Jeriil Story r.y DH. 110 LL AXD. Stic ry r.u SAX fJ HOLM. A Long Story from dri:t II ARTE. BRILLIANT AltllAY of CONTRIBUTORS. CLARF.NCE COOK on FURNITURE and DECORATION. It. II. STOD DARD on AUTII0HS. , ;v. 5ttO PAGES Vliil $l.O0Z Ac. Ac. The Publh'bers of Scsibnsii's Montrly, in their Pro-'p'.cius just issued, promise f -r the eniun year a more brilliant array of contribu tor.3., an 1 tin incrcaso in th' varie'y nr. I beau ty of its illustrations, already conceded by the critics t 13 "jin'-r th" any which A ire hithrrtu up.ne iv l iii any Ainrinn in itrtzinc,' i)'i. liot.iSD, the Editor, will write the ?e- ial story of the year which will be autobiogra phical -a form, and, will be illustrated by tfi--3 IlaHock. It is entitlid ArlJJiir IIi- niO!iN!, r.nd wiil deal with STtno of the most uiciilt problems of American Life. It will be coimooiii-e l in tiie .November .miiudit. There wiil bo a new story bv Sax's IIolvi Tim ! Danrrrs. ',.-(' (ir'aa. wilt contr:but3 a cbaractesr tiftory. eniiilel 1 I1iiri t" lil;lln titva, v. i:i i!lu-tri!ed by Bhcppard. U. II. STona r.i will wriioa scries of cntcr- taitiins pipers about -n:tiorH. Ilseir i'cr- Miinnl t'iinrueteritlcH, House Lfle. Kh mill t", frifitils, IViilm, ti;J H'ajrii. V series of I'orfrrslls of Living Aineri- fn Writer, is a'.-o .Tomi-'.-d t'LAkCNCK CoitK wi.l write about Kuril! Inro itutl Jec-ratIoii ol Airiericiui iinnies. Thfso P".ier? v.iil bi eminently prncti al r.s well ns art is-'ti rn I will bo illus trated with fiesins and ket.:hes by numerous rti-ts in addition to ihoso which the writer himsc'f wiil furni h. -Villi. rig those who will couti ibute are: Hans An'K r.-eu. Bryant. 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To eroet tho f-'2UraSka StatC Orphail Asylum, To bo-Drawn in Public, IVIarch 31st, 1872. 8230,505,00 Itckcts 5s 1.00 ivir-Ii or bix for ?.3.00 O'O L'uV.ets sent by espres3 C. 0. I-, if desired. 1 Grand Cash Pri 1 Grand ' 'ash Pria 1 lira n I a.i Irr;.9 1 irand .i'i l'ri.- 1 t'ash Pria 1 a-h Pri.3 2 'a-h Prizes. S-''KJ ea'-'a t I'm1i Prizes. .o-KI eaeb. 2 t'ash Prizes, 1.I- .0 ea-h "0 ash pri.cs. Kach Shi) lot) ':-h Priz.-f, Kaeli a.-.l rUJ Vi.t.ln. 2ixn) j ." s'li-l 4.000 l.lhl 8,nnt.i 2.ik) .ri,(HK 100 5.i.i0 "il.llnl l-",tl-J jot) .adi 1 rizt s. l-.a-h fj o.hihi Cash 1'rizcs. " i'O o.li.1 Cash 1 rues, tj 4'"-" J.s),"-j Thr I.f-Til T-riterpris.- i endorsed by th highest authority of the State au 1 besl busmes men. Ovsr one-half the ticket taken before OcT.Ist. The limited nmnbei on hand wiil bo iurnihed those who apply firt. Money can be gent by mail, in Registered Letters, Post Ofli so .Money Orders, or by tx pres. Ad Prizeswill be paid la lull. Agrsts Was ted. Foi lull parueular address, l i di tt rr f t3d9t-2iwRt General Maaairif," Omaha Vb, ' W?T tr, tz?. t-y. . s. r.i a I an a Tssian. I am a woman therefore I may not Call t.) him, cry to hiiuT Fly to Liin. Pray him delay not. And when he comes to me, I must sXquict Still as btone is. Harder an 1 colder. If my heart riot Crush and defy it I Should I errow bolder Say ono dear thinir to him. All iny life tlin? to him. CliDi; to hi:n What to atone ij Enough for my sininn? I This were the co?t to mo. This were my winning That he were lost to me 1 Not as a lover at lst if hi parted from me, Tearing my heart from me Hurt beyond cure Calra and deuiuro Then my behavior ; Showin? no si;jn to him By look of inir.o to him. What he has been to mo. Pity mo lean to me Christ 0 my Savior! Scribner'ifor January. DIALECT DOGGEREL. Well, eonny, it pays to be honest. Anl run your shebanK on the square : When a chum of mice forgets it. YTo separate then and there. I kept tolling Jim Smith thi, He allowed the remark was just: But lie went his own gait all tbe same. His tuno was "Go it, or bunt I SVe were out in Kansas t'-gather, Jim aiid mo, in the year Fifty-eight; They had mide it so hot ia Missouri, We concluded not to wait. So we put, buins peaceable men. Even Jim soon saw that wo must; I bad only my oxen and cart. And Jim not a red, being bust. We piit, as a fores ltd. to Kansa', An '. ha I scarce been there a waulc Wiien we stunb'ed across an old miner V'h had rec-tit returned from Pike's Peak. lie dropped there wis gol 1 there, one night, And showoC us a big full f du-d. Said Jii.1. "La's In off:-' S.id I. "Waif," 'N.u'y watt." said h . "Pike's Petik, or buet!" I sot and thought ever tho matter. An 1 ma le up my mind that rext day I would sen about Jim and me goins: He'd turned in. and was snoozing away I jude 1. from tho smile thut he Fure, Ha was sharing the sleep f-f t.ie just. Wh.-a I woko I observed it was late. And I was alone there and bust. Unbeknown he had doctored my whisky. And gine back on aie thus from the starl ; fic had got up and got before morning. And stolen my oxen and cart 1 You had better bolicv I was riled. I've a sort of idee that I i-u. seli "I'm going to go for you, Ji-u. We'll see before long who is bast." Why tho doggoned cuss had absconded S'as inquired, and the miner ho told; fo the next day there t tarted a party To go after Jim aid nnd the gold. Those oxen of mine wero our guides. We got on their track from the fust ; Aii 1 we followed 'em, two days behind. Determined to ketch up or bustl Twas a mighty rough country to travel All "an J to the foot of the Pe.-ik Vegetation about as abundaut As tint yellow fuz on your cheek. Not a tree or a shrub, withered grass. Ar.d inver a stream you could trust: Thero was alsali something in all But no Peak, nnd no Jim wis he bust? The track of the w.ig'-n we followed Would bo b't't for a time, and then found, Like tho rivers that oink in that desert. lid as suddenly rise from the jrround. Twas hotter th:m thunder one hour. A. lid tho next there would coino a cold gust lap down from the snows on tho Peak ; Four days, no Jim I had he bust ? The next dsy we sighted the wagon. You have got him at last now," they sa-'iJ ; But he's halted 1 There's something tho matter And what are those birds overheard 7 Not buzzard's! A ox. too, i3 down. And a leg through the grass thero is thrust. Halt, holp 1 t here's murder ben done 1 "Hallo Yank!"' Silence men. Jim is bust 1 Poor Jim 1 At his feet lay his riflo. Close by it his whip and a boot ; There were marks all round of a tusslo With some treacherous do? of a L't; A tomahawk spattered with blood, And Jim lying scalped in tho dust, And daubed, by himself, on my curt, Was his epitaph "Pikk's Psak, oa BcsrT From the February Aldi.ie. Getting Hent7 cf Fresh. Eggs. Iu a Ion? communication to tho Ge-r . . , , . OiantOWn Iclcgrnpil UpOO tliO fubjCCt of l L'ii.l llOUlirV, -Uf. Jj iWlSQI, OI IIUUSOD, ! i. -1-. i em n pAnt;iJpN lhA nilfitifin 'ltliivj . iv ''1 . aaw.t . to get plenty or goon i. ivorea iresn eggs Willi little trouble, and thiuks it t lere is any secret in it he has discovered it, and makes the same pubhe for the benefit of all interested, lie says "Once, thirty years ago, I was troub led ju-t as my ueighbor now i-: I fed mv hens plen'yot corn and got but few eggs. L reasoned upon the matter, and hap pt-nd to think that the couditueiit parts of mitk and the white of ct.s were much alike. Now, it. has long been known to milkmen that wheat middlings an.J. bran are about the best of any food to" make a cow give miiiw; wriy not. then, tb.3 be.-t to make liens lay eggs? L tried it, and since then have had no trouble. My mode of prjp-.iiiisr the feed is to mix about rive parts of bran with one of mid dlings. In the morning I vet up with water about four quarts of tho mixture in a large tin pan, taking piius to have it rather dry, though all damp. This I set in a warm, sunny spot, south of their shed, and they waU up, take a few dins. . , n i:l , uou teeiu 10 iaisey u use corn, an I start oil on a f-hoi t hunt for something Letter but always coming round in a short time lor a lew more dips from the dish of bran. J. here is little time during the wlioleday but what one or moreare stand ing by the pan and helpimr themselves. 1 am careful to mix for them just about as much as they will consume during' the day. At Duzhf, just before they repair to roost, I usually throw them about a pint ofs-heiled com, well scattered, fo that each one can get a few kernels. If your bens don't incline to eat this feed at first, sprinkle a little Indian meal on it. I would like all who complain of not getting egzi to try my plan, and I think they Subscribe for the HERALD. I2TTS37ISwTCr CZ17. FBASS 2LAI2. 77h7 h3 Dida't fist S'.ectel "T was considerably astoni.-hed, Gen eral, by the news from Jefferson City. I looked upon your election for Senator as a foregone conclusion. "But L wasn't elected." "So I understand ; how did it come about i . "Oh ! Some of those follows took the notion I wasn't we'd enough to perform the duties, because! 1 Lave para!y.-is. "Wei!, how ii that?" "It wouldn't have made a particle of uiMennce. ""But you are a leader in the Deiuo- eratio party ; Low ltI they come to se lect a politically obscure man, m prefer ence toleader-, of which there were abundance? Where were Phelps and Rollins why were their claims fonroU ten?" 1 "Money, sir; money!" So pavairely were the word3 uttered that I bounded upright, and stared at the recumbent form before me. The General smiled erimly upon his toes, Lut paid nothing. I looked from s f ice to r.s.toes, and the latter hxed my atten tion. I aw then the intere.-t they pos sessed for tho warrior. They were drawn up in lino on the great maus knee, and looked like the first section of a military column of fours, on y the com mandant was on the riht instead ot the I eft. Ihe General was teekin consola tion in martial reminiscence. "How money. General?" "It was bought, sir," said the Gene ra', bringing the section to a riar t-about fi'.co, and scrutinizing the sole of hid foot. "W ho bought what? " "Bogy bought the Senator?hip." "I heard there was tuch a rumor." "It's true, it's true, and I know it." and he shot his li! down till his ten toes amo into position, division front, look- ingas if only waiting the command to march on Lsogy, and lay nim in ashes. Do I understand that it is a fixed f.iet that Bogy really paid for his idee- tion?" "Ve, sir he paid cash for it." "Couldn't your influence and popularity lave overcome that if your fiieuds had acted more wisely?" "How?" "Suppose Dan. and Bart. Able had upportel Slil-on Hutchins for the peakership cf the hou-e, could ycu uot ixc coutmed his influence.' lhey helped to defeat him, and he, thinking on wre at the bottom ot r, opposed ou violently. If they had aided him, wouldn't he have assisted your "Hutchins is a d d scoundrel, and uch as he can't do au honest man any good" Did Jiogy buy him r "No ; he wouldn't trust him with any money. "Mow i! 1 Uutchius nelp L025 .' "Why Hutchins is a rogue, aud knew all Ve otVior roiru.a. Ho brocht them to Bogy and Bogy bought them up." I here were a lew moments ot snence, during which the general put the two stctious of toes through a competitive drill. I thought those of the right foot the most proficient, but the General raised too leu ana ecra.cneu tne com mand mt approvingly. "Who did liogy buy up, General : The Hon. Frank did not ai.-wer but shades of the 'finks ! how eloquently .lid he respond to tho demands of the atmosphere. Tho fingers and toc al lotted to the entire t opulatiori of the Ottoman empire, would be wholly mauc- riu ite fur the computation of the num ber ot perspiration drops that spra;i from the honorable's body. Every pore in his skin seemed to send a hundred debdrates. Caucusses assembled in the wriakles ; committees hurried to and fro, find syndicates held their meetings. 1 noticed one dron in particular that, start ing from tho Senator n chin, wound its W5if tbr- lontrfli nf his bo.lv and dronped off' his heel. Here and there it stonned nl seemed exnostulatin-' with those around it, but they paid no attention to t. and it hna v te unon the flcor. "Yes." I thought, "all nature w coy- emed by fixed laws, and sweat and meii livered the bonds or money is not pro are akin," for I saw the General's Sena tccted by tho legal privilege of counsel tnrial camnaiirn perfectly (vilified in the I drnn that tumbled off his heel and had fallen into a crack between two brick. "Who did Bogy buy up, General? I renpated. "I think T'll no around to tho other ide of tho cjirtaio," said the Hon. Frank to an attendant. Whr ii vour encmiv re-reats. follow him ur) I "A off me o assist you. Uoneral, and taking him by the arm I helped him along and put him into another little , , i irl bed. fslde Dy Slue We lay again, ana 1 noticed that lie eved mo sustueious v. "Are vou not cocriccted with the Gl lc? ' he asked. Cslfaz Eefora ths Ccnmitteo. Special I'ispaich to the St. LouisGlobe. THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. Washington, Jan. 29 This hos been a field-lay iu tho House committees. Air. Colfax apneare i bv counsel, 'Hon. R. S. Hale, formerly of tew 1 ork, being tne representative se- lected for this purpose. It is a pity that this ftep was not taken before, as the matter assumed too grave an aspect to b'O left to the loose and ex-parte pro cedure or the present investigation Mr. Hale declared that he shou'd prove where tho suspicious $1,-00 de posit came fro'.i oil the -'21 of June, ISCs. The general feeling about the Vice Preside nt i one of great sadtiess to believe him capable of false swearing, and justly doomed to national disgrace Those who do not admit the circumstau tial links are willing to believe that, there has been an unintentional error of state ment. Mr. Col fix's own bold denials are aliecting ludgincnts. and there is a report mat ne lias asked tne memi-ers .t i iii i of the Indiana House delegation to a.-k tor a committee to t re pure articles of lmpeachmeat. Oce thing ts certain, Mr. Ams has not an blei of the situation, uraveiy be- r.eving himself lastenmg false swearing and di-nonest evasion on certain gentle - men. He seems to grow easier and mere self-complacent, laughing over ev- ery embarrasv-ng incident and enjoying bis own sour v itticisms over other's dis- comfiturcs. lie appears to believe that the venue has changed from one ot using corrupt influences to that of others be ing proved liars. lie left here to-night lor Massachusetts. It is hoped he will, on bis return, produce the prtcnttjus memorandum-book, by the contents which reputations have been besmeared. C7S FUi'lTY M-V.rS L577Z2. Klmwood, Nfbuaska, ) January New Moon, 1S73. j Now, Mister IlEP.ALPman, as I have seen several little peaces in vour iar)er. that I have the pood luck to take, but T .. , . ' . , ' . " yow, also an ex-.'l. i:. (and wants to out; Lut I wiil fetch you a fjw sacks of be Hgsin), pre.-idciit of several ilistin corn and take it again for I think that tuisbed comj)ani-s. etc., tell us ahottt everv Christian nrt ti have it abr.itt the house, and not without paying for it ea- thar. now then, about a little informa tion as regards tho wether out Hear; it hns been a'lfierd Breezy around hear and with bad wether and that I loss trouble, the folkes that I know about hear had to stay to hum most of the time, and save thair shoe leather for the wet weather in the spring. Now as I have told you about the wether, I will tell you about the Bonds. Now thair is lot of di:T rnt. kind nf lion.!-, lint rail road in this Here county, we ail of u? that wanted them voted them clean sweep, and hope that we wont have to i"iy ii uii evui iiiu lvliuio to J a. iu Kno it 10 t.jtuu icners to taive it our oi tuo state, i am isonas ail ever and dont care who knowes it. Now, as I was faing about them peaces I seed in your paper about them festivals and gals, now then, the fo'hes about hear got up a fe.-tival at our school house the other cavrning, and we had a joley good time, the fust thing I ed was a fflkrs name called out, and told as how tharo was a letter f jr him, and ho looked Kinder funny and said he thought that he wou! I take it, but the Gal that iK1i ;t rivr cent please, , - , . " . - changed Hands ; then thair was a peenut sfa,nd, and they went like Hut oyters did at supper, the thing was a suckscss. the old folks talked and the young ones Danced, and the Babyci gtjueelcd, and the proceels of the thing went to tho Treasurer of tho grange, now as have huVe got commeticd a having a good time, and some, of the PlatL-mouth f'olke.? is out in this Neighborhood, we intend to have the Holiev d ivs over again ; and now mister Tip Top, if you can finJ a l,heo in J 0!ir aper to put this here document witu out too much trouble, y stick ecr in. I dont car about havinz it in mine, case I am Here and know alt about it. if I can ?ot timj I wiil write about Next Budget! time. I g-ubsctibe myself L. NasUAZEN". Fo;eh alonif your corn, mister, icq want it Ed. A Charter frm Steward's Tsstirnsnr. (Before Credit Mobilicr Cominilto.) Chairman. I ask you to state to whom you paid tho bonds of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, or any pro- eeeds thereof ? I will not speak of dea! in?s with my coents i'ou refuse then to state to whom you paid or delivered the bonds of which you have spoken, or any part thereof ? 1 repeat and now state 1 will uiase no i . i :..,. i- taiemuiit, hu-jul inu uumiiwi oi uiy cuonts. Do you refuse to state to the commit tee to whom you delivered the bon is, or state what you did with them? To do si would place me in a position in which I do not not desire to be placed. I give you another opportunity to an- swer. I'o you rcluse to answer have answered as I mean to answer. I After further eo'.lonuv, Mr. Hoar nioved that Mr. Stewart be informed by the chairman that in the opinion cf the committee nis reiusai 10 msciose tne names of the persons to whom he de and cuent Chairman. I state to you, Mr. Stew- art, that the committee, having had this matter undr con-i deration, it is their oninion t-iat you have no risrht to with hold the answer. I presume I have the same rights here in my examination as I had in the discharge ot my duty as counsel, ncgo uaior ati'i umpire;. t or iiio io niijnn tne ouosiioii woaia ne to create uissaiis fiction among parties and des'ioy tha eoniidence now existing Dcrween mem. - ".. - i :i.....:. . . ... i. I lou nave no yt hi pure lino nu'j Meets pertaining to private ad ur itness having be. n asked as to woat kind of bonds Mr. Hay received, said, to the best of bis judgment, they were o the same description and part of the bonds witness li.d received. Are you appithen-ive that in answer ing the questions heretofore asked the e treet would be to create stt lie between your clients ? I am satisfied such would be tho thcet. Did you deliver (he bonds to any news- paper correspondent? lhat is repeat ing your question, but for the credit of these centlemeu, I say I did not. Did you deliver to newspaper propria tors ! I dec.ine to answer, for two them are my clients. Where do vou live? i hat is imn;a-. tcrial to the purpose of this cxamina tion. Do they live in Washington ? I d c'.ine to answer In reply to remitks made by Shella- bar2:?r, the witness sail he felt it to be his duty to his clients to decline to an swer the question. l'hcn you adhere to your po-u.on . I cannot u.-e language plainer than I have already used. I r rn t 1 t 1 dimes x. v uson nere s.':.t no u o telegraphed to J. M. S. Wil.iams to the effect that hpence, yesterday, lialtesti- iieil that illiams toid pen.j to give YV ibtams a thec-c t.ir 19 .Odd Jiarehy lsTl, and asked Williams did you do it at that time, cr any otiierr to which 1 telegram li.iatns repoed, l never gavtffiim directions to give you any por tion of the 12'J,0o0; do not believe you had anything to do With it. My recollection i.j that Dodge, chairman ot J the committee, ha J tho whole direction ot it Tho committee then requested the gentlemen to retire, as they wished to j howl a private consultation,- evidently with reference to the relusal ot Mr otlbtewart to answer the questions pro I pounded What do John M. Thavcr. R-M C and A. I lam. Gunner, t x chairman of !the Indiana State CVtitral Con mi: tee, both ui-tinguished citizens of Liucoh), know about Credit 3Inl.i::"or stock I'.t eiecuonnerirg purposes ; aa it Mime "here about $5,01)0 for NebrU and I now Much lor Indiana? v ill Amaa tl:lt htter in which he referred to c r tain " div:iiends ot said stock in Wi-'- corp-tn. as related hv the Milwaukee. Xnrs f Let's hear from 'em States man. TTarnicut1! cr Eurrc'L A St. Louis Democrat Reporter inter viewed Gov. Warmouth, of Louisiana, as to his ideas of Judge Luire!I, and here they are : "Do you think Judge Durrcll will bo impeached ?" 1 CS, I do 1 ll'll 1 t I "He .heg." Does he drink much?" "He does pretty well." "Dons he get drunk?" "Well, I don't know but what it is I . .1 i i. n I ill A tr, wMt? I hit iMl hr.r lliirrn'l cftit jruilkt (r the drunk gets Durrcll. i rf .i l nere is a repot t t hat no is a drunk ard : liow is that ?" "I shouldn't like to commit mvself to a statemeiit to that tlilct, but I don't tlimk I do him any injustice whtti I say that for cootl, stcativ drinkintr. su h drinking as would rct.lly do a man good to Ijok at; sound drinking; drinking with a fcubntantistl ba.-is; established on a strong t.iatiorm, JJurrcll is to be relied upon " D :cs he get drunk on (tie bench .' "No, I think not. Mv imprcs-Iori i-1 mind, this is only cn imrcssion my impression is 1. e Ots drtiiik at home, lu f'ire hs coos on the bench." "Is he sound in every other wav?" "Oh! Durrel! is a good fllow. I wouldn't say anything against him, you know ; but I may venture the remark that his whisky is the best pirt of him." 3ai Ellis Collcctel - a collect r of bills in Philadelphia. Every body knows Uii'y there, anl he collects the v.or.-t kind of Litis that people are willing to tnrow away, and wliit-n would oetl'rjwn away, if it were not for Bify .As il -y Sive tbeir bad bills to i j ; ; v to coiiect. Billy Bangs wears a very hih hat a family relic. On the top he has painted in luge flaming Liters, "Bad Bills Col lected." ' flius arrayed, with everybody looking at his hat be goes and knocks at the debtor's olliee stands arr.und the door a:; 1 makes tLe premise look gjinui-'Uy ridiculous till the debt is p-.nd. Then Bil- lv takes r-.fty per cent, of it, and givr the rest to his "client." Last week Biily wa arrested. He went and stood rotin 1 Dr. William H B.'own'ji office on election dav. He ca!!t d three Or four times, always shovvinrr his hit to passers by. By and by Dr. Brown irot mad, atid he went and kicked Mr. Bangs out kicked him clear across tip.! treet. D. Brown testified th.t Billy had damaged his good name that bi got all his neighbors) to laughing nt him that he was const.mtlv doing this to good citizens of Philadelphia, who failed to pay all their little bi !!.-". 1'he result was Bib'y s acumttal. 1 nc cotirt said they had no right to reaulate Banc s hats, and that he could wear a plug" hat all covered with letters if lie wanted to. So Billy is now the terror of everybody in Philadelphia who" don't pay. Edens on tha Hissczri Sensorial Seattle. Jeifer-son' City, January - J. The committee held a meeting this af ternoon. Mr. Edens, the ex-member from Mis sissippi, was put on the stand. He wa very contumacious. He testilied that he was tv lawyer; knew of no money be ing used, directly or indirectly, to influ ence votes; he got here the day the Legislature convened ; refu.-e l to an swer what his business was, except un der compulsion ; said be was here ex- CiTismg the right or a citizen to visit the capital; he pot a f, '2'H) loan from General Dorriss, whom he never saw b -tore; be mot him hen;; in return for 'ho loin he was to use his influence to obtain votes for him. lucre was nothing said about using too uk-Ii'-v he got for this purpose. Ho never told Colby that he had a number of votes bought, or said that Colby made tho proposition to him to get money from Dorii is and then leave for Washington City. He never told Co'.bv he h.ol paid a cen. to apy member. He toll Mr. Wade, of the Hou.-e, that be ami olh ers ought to vote for Bogy, as it was said that thos; who voted for him could have their e.pen?ei paid tl iring the winter. lie m treiy fttlled this to Wade as a rumor. He mu le him no o:kr. It was THE COMMON' lit MOit that members who voted for Bogy were getting :-;:;0!J or $40'). He did not use iMrriss' money to rhctionoer for Bogy. He never knew Dorriss t" pay anybody money except himself. He- never knw Bogy before be met biai hiv. Bjj never mad;,- r.or proposition to him, nor spoke to him about lloJ Senatorial ques- tioti. l-o tuigiit nave nuve topi l'oni.-s he could control som-i vote, but did uot recvlh-ct that he luentb'.uc 1 a:;y names. H- did not know whether be ever thought Dotiiis e..uld be eiectci. He never knew Geo. i. Kitehen tj have a i t- -fi -. cttsf ot monoy iu tin me. x mtiy a- u u:i '.er.-tanding between him and Dorri.is that ho was t i b'iy any m-mb: r witlt the motity b got. liu t.!d Colby the-rw were deau loads i f u.oney around when Colby spoke to him; but be was u t a walking -lietionary : he couid not give tho meaning of the word. The above is the ubstan.?o of the tes timony, which was given with the xan-j roii I peculiar to Edens. A L1 -ra's'o'i m iti who went home the other evening, and found his house locked up, after infinite trouble uianagoi to gain entrance through aback win.brw, and then discovered on the parlor tn.J-j a note from bis wife, saying : "I fiave gone out ; you will find the door-kf,,y on one tdo 01 the doorstep. wn.ty,.ri;t s di rportcr WIVES COLUMN: A writer in a popular Monthly rcccriti) spoke sneeritiiily of "stewing" , tea, an only praetiied by poor people for the. sake of economy, rich tropic pieffrrii'g the morn flavor of boiling water poured upon double th" ijuantily ff I -"a. If this is the tase, it shows a vast amount of ignorance anifiitr lich people.. Vi-itors to China, especially those who have traveled iti tbt interior, and be come acquainted with the habits rf I he Chinese, kr.ow that tbey invariably pour boiling water on their tea, and Mccp it for some time, and afterward boil it jp a moment lelore serving. They know that the impression in re.itard to the ila vor of tea being spoiled by (borough steeping, ;n created by the Chinese,, for the express purpose of cov ring up their trick of "doctoring" the leaves of common trees, with an extract, drvirg, und f iling them ns tea. '1 he New Votk (! rarer, a most reliable authority, an nounced iu one of its recent issues, lhat fifty-three thumaml p unds of willow leaves (doctored) lay in Shanghai, ready to be mixed and shipped to this country as tin -the proportion btiu1-' t least 'JO per cent, in the best teas. The extrui-t vvilh which t! c willow leaves are satura ted is all taken-out by pouting boiling water upon them, and ttnput') t f course spoils the flavor, by adding to the tea, the ta.-tc of tho leaf, will. or, raspberry,, or what not, v.hi'di bad bt on made the bais. A ''tc. une-.ilnred tea, however. is a very different a flair. lis Lest quali ties cannot be extracted by simply pour big boiling wntcr upon the kave-3. EvD-and-Ir-IIan Zrcai' For a small Bye an 1-In linn loaf, take one quart each of rye and corn meal, h:;1 1 ihe latter viih bobing witerctioticli to wet it th"i -oitghly, then add one gid of tnola-s.'S, tho rye meal, mil wurr-t water imui:h to make the wholo us thick as c.i'i wi.!I be stirred itli a i.uy.e iron spoon ; mt.ke it. itito ti thick loaf a two quart pan will suit this quantity ; but whatever the quantity may be, the l'.;if is letter to be as much ns three or four inches ti.kk. Smooth it over with the wet baud, and place it on the bp of ihe stov, where it will simmer, but not 1 urii ; the s'eatu thus generated iu lb; bottom of th'? lord" wi" pas up into ic and make it light throughout ; this wiil be shown by et;;cks on th,- surfa-. and in an hour nnd a half it will be ready for the oven; bake it wish medium heat three cr four boors. If les ciust is preferred, i? may be ftcatnel three hours, and then baked ono hour. If it comes out stirky and heavy, you have wet it too much, or the meal is too fine ; if bar I and firm, it wat not wet enough, -o absolute rule can be given for the p-oporiion.s of watei and meal, for nome meat require.! more water than other. Practice n!y inAc.i perfect in l bi-. txa ir, oil ! I.r Lif-M-t nil t . Hat this brad is worth somo effort to learn to make it well. It is very sweet and tender; and if the corn and rye tir.- new a good many prefer it v, ii hoot the hwct ciiing. 1'lii-i inetlmtl of r.ii.-ing, which rovers- des tb-f necessity of using ycat or powdi ra, improves it sweel ue-s ; for yeast sours Jti i-aii meal. :;:id the aikabes i.urn i". It improves in qualiiy ibr tli" fiit f-w days, and may be fio.-henrd at any time by toasting or st inrnt;. Tho trusts, if not liked, can bo taken oil and teamed in a close ivr cr pipkin, vcr an equal quantity of apple, ccn f ill of water; and v.lun tende-, i hr r .'i irb'y stirred, in making a good side obh lor imt.tr. 11 a nam-.? is Wfntvi, oil! "Brown Ben." Sii'nc of Itiuit'i. it If-: w ....0 ia. :z'2 lT:c.-cr:e. .eo Belief io pritrs a story which was t'.Il ly t?e. lit'- e 'n. tary ev.-ard, during his 1 i-t vi-it to that city. It relates to a private corresp'on: ctieo bet ween Mr. Seward ati-J Napelcon, if iting the war for tho Cnion. "it was," fai l Mr. Seward, "in tbo dutkest days of the red ifcu. Oar lr eiun rclaiioiis were u.o-t critical. h''n I received an a'tf-L-tajiii le'?r frun tho Emperor of the Prem-h. It wis marked, 'private and corifhb-ritia!. ' -It began with expressions of per.-oual rcg;rd Ibr myself, and pain at the spectacle of I bo great Itep'ib'ie in th'j throes of dissolu tion. 'Personally,' mil Napoleon, 'I cnu'd wis-h the eaus.i of thu Unior. to succeed. B it the welfare of Prance and the fores of popular opinion are para mount to individual sympathies. Ojr vomrof rei.-.! interests am eriou.ily .-ufl'cr--ing fron ti'.e prolongat ion of your war. My su'i jeefss ajipcil to me to arrest tloi bloody conflict. I must obey O05 voion of Prance at whatever est- Vou can not put ilown the Ilc'belfion : ombrace the ? arlie-t opooi ttinil)' t i t'l.ik'i torrn with fb. youth. If you fail toiioihH, 1 shall f cl conip'-iie'i, in the int- rc-ts id' eivili. atioii -to intervene with r.ll t'.o 1 1 1 1 po.v-r ;-.t my cotutiiaici. T answered Napido n's insu!tinK lets ;.-r immfliarc'v. I did n t wate wotds i,i c.imi.limi f:s. I said: "This h a 'a.nily quarr-i. We propo. to sf-ttie it in our own wav and iu our own time. We do ret wi-h the n--i.-tuncj id' c?t siders ; we: will not b.-ook inter fertnc?. The American Union is to be preserve 1. It snail b pre-erved if it takes L yearn to do :t. The war is hardly commenced ynt ; tho t-cople a-e just beiinuing to warm to the wmk. We wisi (. be on good tu rns v.iih our ccie.hl'.ors- we wih e-pci.ia!!y to be on ocd terms with I'lan .-c, our an ;jiont fiiend and ally. But you must ke' hands off. If you r re sume to inteiferg, we will (.how you what .1 free i o;i'e battling fr national esist-em- i ai -f c ipa io o. Napoleon -Is 1'i't interfere. No, we gue-is not . This is tha man tho' editor of tha Oma ha I.'iruM thoxitht v.as aR-'mus.. aad ouht to conqu. r Germany. Good judge of men, he? , A minister in Ab.-rJen.-h.re sacrin ie-l so often and s-o freely to the jolly .od that the Presbytery coul I no lonzor oveilook his proceedings, and mmuionud him before them to answer for hi duo:. One of the ciders, and a const xnt I .i!..l l.-ii.-j U:ll citf"! coujirftmon in ins wti.u , - , . a witness against htm. e.i, woi 11, . 'lid yeU ever s.o Mr. C the wor-o lor li ink? "We'd, I wot no; I ve tune sen n him the Letter u , 1 it sa him the waur ot. mi uex you n.?ver see mm aruny . ,vhat I'll ne'er fee, for bnfpre he s W 16okened I'm ye biinll . ' IT