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ATTORNEYS.
M. CHAPMAN
Attorre
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Law ami Solicitor in Chancery. Piatt
mouth. Nebraska. Office im Fitzgerald' Block v
MB. REESE. Attorney at Law Office
. on Main Street, over Chapman' Draft
Store. Special attention given to collection
of elaims.
. H: WHSELtB. J. W. BTINCnCOMB.
WHEELER A KTINCIICOJ1B,
A tTORNFYS AT LAW.
49-1 y. Plattsmouth. Nebraska.
"X CARQUETf. SMITH A
STARBIRD At
J.'!, tornc-ys at Lav
Practice in nil the courtl
rrftae State. Special attention given to colleo-
ion and rawr?ni rronsie
Ofiee over the Post Office, Plattsmouth, Neb.
PHYSICIANS.
RR. LIVINGSTON. Physician and. Sur-
fnn. tenders his Drofcssional services to
the eitiiens of Casseoantv. Residence southeast
eornerof Oak and fcixth streets; oltice on Main
treat, one door west of Lyman t Lumber Yard
Ylatttmoutn. neo.
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W. RAWLIN3, Sunreon and Fhysician
Late a Sureeon-in-C'hief of the Annv nl
the Potomac, PlatUmouth, Nebraska. Office
at O. . Johnson s Drug htore Main street
INSURANCE.
TT7HEELER A BENN ETT Real Estate and
Tax Paying Agents. Noturis PuhlicFire,
and Life Insurance Ageats, I hitts jjouth, Neb
raaka. i4tf
I3HELPE5 PAINE General Insurance Apent
Represents some of the most reliable Coru-
vaLiee in ine t inted state.
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HOTELS.
BROOKS HOUSE.
JOHN FITZGERALD Proprietor
Main Street, Between 5th and Glh St.
PLATTSMOUTII MILLS.
C. IIElSKL.Proprietor.IIivins recently beer,
repaired and placed in thorough running ordei
I00.OIM1 Buchels of Wheat wanted immediately
for which the highest market price' will b tai :
AhMtracts or Title.
pnE NHMERTCAL SYSTEM. The best
A one. For descriptive circular". a-idres..
ACRES.BLACKMAR &. CO
Burlitictim. Iowa.
GREENHOUSE AND BEDDING
PLANTS.
Time and money saved by ordering of me. I
have the largest and best collection of Plants
ever offered for sale in the West- Catalogues
free. Street 1'atnttt. I 'ttlilitiyc. Tomn'-o, mil other
Plmt ffr n'lte in their mrirl.
Address V. J. XIlviSKK, I'liitt-moutb, Xeb.
ij 49-iii3.
Fine Art Callc3?y.
' Pboocrthi. Ambrotyphs and copies
fzfitm eld nietures. plain or colored, either in
ink. water or r.il. All work neatly executed
and warrinteil to give satisfaction.
V. V. LKO.N AK1J Artist
lOdtf Main .f.. Piuttuiouih.
ROCK! STONE!
1 will furiiih parties with ptonc foi
11 building purjKiyes at a rt.iseaable price, a'
my qu.irrie r delivered on the cars st Louis
ville station. The following kind of stone c;ia
be hal on short notice: sills, caps, pnrch rock
ine or r"d sand sfone such a wns used by the
B A M. R. R. in the construction of their Eton
work. All responsible orders, protnptly filled
J. T. A. HOOVER.
Louisville. Station Ntb.
X, ;SQ2I3IPJS'.
Dealer in Clothing,
furnishing Goods, Hats.
Caps, Boots & Shoe?, Trunks
Valises & Carpet Bags, &c. Sec
One of the Oldest and niost Reliable
Houses in I'latrsmouth. 3Iain
Street, between 4th fe 5th.
O-RKM EMBER THE PLACE.3
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FARMER'S EXCHANGE
23. &. Hoover,
LOUISVILLE, NEB.
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CKeeps constantly on hand all stapl - articles
ncn as
Coffee
Sugar,
Tobacco,
Molasses,
Dry Goods
Boots anl Shoes, &c.,
In fact every thing usually kept It a Vaii ty
Store, which will be sold on Maall profits for
Cash. .411 kinds of Produce taken in exchnage
for good, and
Highest Market Price given in cash
19-w for Grain.
PHILADELPHIA STORE.
SOLOMON & NATHAN,
DEALERS IN
Fancy Dry Goods, Notions,
Ladies' Furnishing Goods?,
Largest, Cheapest, and Best Assortod
Stock in the City.
fi!Store on Main, between 4th and 5tb
Ftrcet3, Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
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Excelsior Barber Shop.
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J. C. BO ONE,
ON MAIN STR13ET,
Opposite the Brooks House.
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CUTTING, SHAVING AND SHAM-
POONINli.
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ChiWrens' Hair Cut.
Kepecial attention given to this Branch of the
Business.
Call and see
BOONE,
' GENTS,
And you will get a Boon in a
CLETASy SHAVE.
Volume 9.
Official Directory.
CONGRESSIONAL.
T V. Tipton. Brownville.
U. S. Senator.
I V. Hitchcock. Omaha.
U. senator.
Representative,
John Taffe. Omaha,
EXECUTIVE.
R. T. Furnas. Brownville,
Governor.
Bee. of State.
Auditor.
Treasurer.
J. J.Oosper, Lincoln.
J. B Western, Beatrice,
II. A-Koenig. lolumoua.
j. M.McKenzie. Line In. Supt. Fab. Inatrue'n
J. H. Webster .Beatrice.
Att'y Gen.
JUDICIARY.
Geo. B. Like. Omaha. Chief Jiatiee.
Danitl Gantt, Nebraska City.l.g , Jug
Samuel Maxwell. Plattsmouth A830ll J us
PLATTSMOUTH.
M. L. White. Mayor.
M. B. Reese. City Clerlt.
Mnorci. Police Juilee,
Milos Morgan, juarsnai.
i? alter J. bite. street uommLssioner.
ALDERMEN.
First Ward. J. Fitzgerald. C. IL Parmalee
IhibU Ward. R. Cunning. K. Vivian.
CASS COUNTY.
H. F. Elli on.
Probate Jndjre.
Dan'l Mclvinnon,
W.L. Ilobbn.
County Clerk,
Treasurer,
herifl".
Supt. Pub. Instruction,
County Commissioners.
Coroner.
J W.Johnson,
IT. W. W ise.
Jacob V alio T.
T. Clarke
Lyman James.
J. W- Thouius.
Churches.
Tabtit On thecorner ef Main and Ninth
I li. T. J. Arnold, pastor. Residence on
Maui l.eween 10th ana Ilea, Services every
E.Uih it 11 n in. nmi or t' r ni. raV.hath
school a-. 9' a.m.. Prayer meeting every Wed
nesday evening.
C"lHR!tTA! Servici in Congregation Church,
J at 11 t. M- and p. l:i. Elder Alton,
l'n.lor. Corner -f Bocust and HlU street".
Cordial invitation extended to ail classes to at
tend-
IJViscopal Corner Vire and Third streets
.A Kcv. A. R. Graves Services every .Sunday
at 11:01 a. m. and 7 p. in. t-unday bchool
t 'i i. tn.
Cl0K0HE0ATioxr C( rner Locust and Sth sts
j Kiv. B. Manwell. residence Locust st be-
treen 4th and of h sts Services every Sabbnth it
'la. m:aad t-;:i0 p. m. SraL'oatti fcicfiool at yi:
irt p.. m. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evenim.
(l.tTitouc North stdaof PubliaSqTiare ltev
J Father Hayes. First Mass every Sabbath at
:30 a. u.. Second Mas and Sermon at 10:3)
Vener and Benediction at C:j0 p. m. Mat's
at 8 a. m. e-ery week day.
IT'irst Pksbytkkia:; North sidnof Ma:n st.
I1 wet of 6th Rv. W. T. B:irt; ; Survicc-'
every Sub hath at 11 a. in. ana r:Mi p. m. sau
bath Scboid at9::U)a- ui.. Thos Pollock Superin
tendent. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at S:J0 o'clock.
" w Tnnn T Kpurnru. Wtt side of Sixth
ll street, sonth of Main Bev. J. JI. Presson
Services evfry Sabbath at 0:M a. in. end 7 p. m.
frayer meeting pvtry i iiursuay evening. yisF
iectin:.f every MondAy evening and immediate-
ly after c!o?e of Sabbath morning services -Sabbath
School at 2:30
Soktao dea 21 September hat die Deutsche
Hv, Luti. Geineinds in ihrem Sf;hulhaus
vonnit'aa'? rm 1 1 Uhrtiotteodienst. Utberhaupt
ind.t flerse'he von ietzt an rezelrnacssii allcll
Tairestait. Minister Rev. L llannawald.
Sabbath school nt 1 p m., 1'rot. d Aileman 1.
IHt.
Lodges.
IO. O. P. Begniar meetings or Platte Lodge,
No. 7, I. O. .. every Thnrsda evening at
fMd Fellows Hall. Transient Brothers ;ci cor
dia'iy intited to visit.
A.d'AI.LEMAND. N. G.
M. . Hathawat. Sec.
rO. 0. F- Plattsmouth Er mpment Nn. 3.
Regular ConvocatioriB the 2 and 4 Friday's
of each month at Odd Fellows Hall cor. 3d anil
Main sta. Transient Patriarchs eordia'ly invited
to vwit. II. NEWMAN', C. P.
E. K. Ccksisghav. Scribe
4So;r! Plattsmouth Lnnog No. 6 A. V.
ivl X A. M- Regular meetinss at their hall
on the Ert and thir.' " nday evenings of each
month Transient brethern invited to visit.
It. H. LIVINGSTON. W. M,
A. d'AiXEMAXo. Seo.
Maoot LonoR No. 22 A. F. A A. M. Regula
mee ings at Macoy Hall, first and third
Frilays. J. N. WISK. W. M.
J. M. 3bahoslrt, See.
XT kbkask a Ch Af tkr No. 3 R. A. M. Regular
il donvications second and fourth luesday
eveuingSbf eao month at 71 o'clock p. in.
R. R. LIVINGSTON II. P.
'T Nktmas, Seo.
O. G-T.-Oi.ivg BRAKrn.No.2--1I E EUison
1 . W. C. T. C W. Kinir. W See. T. W Shry-
ock Lodfe ficptity. Meets at Clark fP1uuimer'
hall ever? Tuesday evening. Traveling Templars
espectmlly invited.
TtrntriKtv. The Turner Society meets at
J Turnr Hall in Guth'naiis Blocn. on the 1st
and Third Wednesdays of each Month.
ecKbaozh: Irtamwer iJus. Keinnackie: r irtt
TurmrnrtVim. Ilepsler: Seennd Turntenrt
Uoo. Karer: Warden John Erhart.
LCE P GILLETTE'
Nebraska City,
Geteral Agent Dep't Northwest.
Union Central Life
Of Cineirnati Ohio,
J. II. PRE?SON.
Local Agent
julyl5dArtf
PURISSIHA ET OPTIMA.
This unrivalled Medicine is warranted not to
contain a simile particle of Mercury, orany in
jurious mineral substance, but is
PURELY VEGETABLE.
For forty yetrs it has proved its great value
in all diseases of the Liver. Bowls, and Kidneys
'l housands of the good and great in all parts of
the country Touch for its wonderful and pecu
liar power In purifying the blood, stimulating
the torpid 1 rer and bowels, and imparting
new life and Vigor to the whole system. Sim
mons' Liver Regulator isacknowledzed to have
no equal as a
LIVER MEDICINE.
It contains f.,ar medical elemenU, never uni
ted in the samo happy proportion in any other
preparation viz gentle Cathartic, a wonder
ful fooic. an ui-exceptionable Alterative and
a certain Corre-tive of all iinpuritie of the body
Such signal success has attended its use, that it
is now regarded ax the
GKKAT UNFAILING SPECIFIC,
for Liver Compiaint and the painful offspring
thereof. t-wit. Dyspepsia, Constipati .n.
Jaundice. Bilious at'.a ks Sick headache, Colio
Depression of Spirits, Sour Stomach, Heart
Burn. Ac. Ac.
Regulate the liver and prevent.
CHILLS AND FEVER.
Prepared only by J. II ZEILIN A CO.
, , Druggists. Macon. Ga.
Send for a Circular! and --9 Arch street.
Price 81; by mail 1.J5 Philadelphia Pa,
ForSaleby:J.H. BUTTERY,
jkn4wly. PUttsOTDoth. NeK
"saosi nossrs-"
The "Wooilaai" ani Glea "Zlora" Serd3
of Short Horn Cattle Sold Yesterday at
Waukegan Large Attendance cf
Cattle Breeders A Great
Success.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
Wackegan, III., April 9.
A joint public sale of short horn cattle
from Glen rlora and Uoodlawn herds,
belonging respectively, to C. C. Parks
and W. B. Dodge, took place to-day at
Mr. Parks' beautiful c?tate near the vil
lage of Waukecran. The entire Wood-
lawn herd, numbering fifty-six animals,
were sold, while Mr. Parks added thirty
six from the Glen Plora herd. Both
herds have been famous throughout the
West a3 among the finest in America,
and the attendance of breeders was
therefore very targe. They came from
all parts of the West and South, all hav
ing an eye upon one.or more bovine beau
ties which they de.-ired to include in
their own herds at home, and for which
they came prepared to pay liberally.
The bidding was .spirited and active and
the auctioneer, Col. J. W, Jud-, had
the satisfaction of making one of the
most successful cattle sales ever held in
America. The prices realized were un
usually large, and were entirely atiI'ac
tory to the sellers.
The cows averaged $G10. 50 each, and
the bulls $:5l)each. The highest-priced
animals o!d were imported Henrietta
and imported Countess of Oxford, both
bought foi $2,000 each by 31 r. uilbert
Sodoweky, of Indianola, Vermillion
county, III. lhe same gentleman paid
$1,000 for the bud imported j-cotsnian,
while Day Brother-, of Utic-i, Iowa,
took away imported Bismarck at $1,110.
The fact that such of th cows as were
old enough to breed were in calf to im
ported Scotsman, imported Baron Hub
back, L'd imported (ien. Napier, or Min
na .Dole's Airdrie, had much to do with
lhe high prices obtained. The animals
were sold almost without exception to
breeders, who thus replenish their herds
and improve their breeds. The day was
extremely cold, wet and disagreeable,
but everybody seemed to be in good hu
mor, and disposed to make th be of
things.
Below are given the sales in the order
as contained in the catalogue :
cows.
Mazurka, of Wool lawn, calved Fcb
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ruarv. lbi : lv 'i i.use oi Ufiicva
23,9h2; lft dam, Mazurka Oth, by 3d
Puke of Atrdru 23, .17; to fcJliolt &
Kent. Des Moine, Iowa; ? 1,000.
2d Mazurka of H ood'awn, calved tep-
tember, ISOS; got bv the Duke of Air
drie 12,730; to W. T. Hughes, Lexing
ton, Ky.: $G75
3-1 MazurVa of W ood.and, calved ret-
ruary, 1872; by 4th Karl of Caford 8,075;
lstdatu, 2d Mazurka, of Woodlawn, by
the7thDake of Airdrie 23,718; to W.
H. Kichardson. Lexington. Kv.; 4o0.
4th Lstdy of Clark, calved March,
lSr'J, by th Duke of Airdrie r,G27; 1st
dam, L3dy cf Clarke, by Imp. New
Year s d;iy I3,tSS; Day iiroiliers, utica,
Iowa; $fi75.
;"th Lady of Clarke, calved December,
1S71: bv inm. Gen. Napier 2,239 : 1st
dam, 3d Lady of Clarke ; William Stew
art Taylor, Ogle county, 111.; $450.
Miss Wiley of (Hen lMora, calved
February, 1SG0 by White Prince 7,389;
1st dam Paulina, by Oxford Jad 24, ilo;
Capt. Ilobert Blake. Lowell, Ind.; $500.
2d Miss Wiley, of Gled Flen Flora,
calved March, 1871 ; by Farmer Boy
10,042 ; 1st dam, Miss u lley, by W Lite
Prince ; William Stewart ; J075.
Carlotta 2d. calved March, 1S70: by
17th Duke of Airdrie 0,029; 1-t dam
Carlotta, by Jjord Mayor of Oxford
4.954; the Hon. Vv m. M. bimth,
Bloou.Iugton, 111.; 5300.
3d Miss Wiley, of Glen Flora, calved
March, 1872; "by Prince Christian,
8,843; 1st dam. Miss Wiley; William
Stewart ; $055.
Bo.-e of Kacine, calved April, 1S70 ;
by 13th Duke of Thorndale 7.431 ; lt
dam llowena, by the duke of Airdrie ;
Samuel Beattie. Bangor, Canada : 520.
I m pot ted Henrietta, calved May,
1SG7; by Duke of Tyne 17,751 ; l.-t
dam. Ferooza, by Knight Errant 18,154 ;
Gilbert Sodowsky, Indiano'a, 111.; $2,
000. The list occupies two columns of the
Tribune, and is of course too long to
give here infulL We give the prices of
a few animals that our farmers may see
it pays to raise blooded stock.
The President and the Salary Act.
Among the resolutions adopted by the
Illinois warmers Convention, recently,
was one censurinu the President for not
vetoing the bill containing the provis
ion for the increase of salaries.
As much has been said about this, it
may be well to examine the matter a lit
tle. - The salary clause could not be con
sidered separately by the President, and
it he had declined to give bis sanction
the whole Legi-lative Appropriation bill
would have failed. This bill provides
the pay for all the officers of the Gov
ernment and the contingent expenses of
all the offices. lhe legislative, judicial
and executive branches, with all their
thousand attaches, great and small, are
depeudent on this bill for their pay.
But, beside these, there were incjrno
rated in the bill three other important
provisions, all of which would likewise
have failed had the President vetoed
the measure. One was a provision re
lating to the disposition of captured and
abaudoned propert', a long considered
and vexed question that was finally dis
posed of by the bill. Another was the
clause, presented and advocated by the
Wilson C redit Mobiuer Committee, pro
vidinir that suits shall te brought to re
cover an moneys or wnicn tne lacmc
Railway has been defrauded by the
Credit luobihcr. A third was the Sen
ate amendment instructing the Secretary
of the Treasury to withhold all pay
ments to the Pacific Railway, on account
of transportation of mails and supplies,
until the Government shall be rciui
bursed for the interest it has paid on the
bonds or the road.
If the President had vetoed the bill,
not only would the appropriations for
carrying on the Government have failed,
but these important measures also. An
extra session of Congress would have
been inevitiMe. involving an expense
amounting to more than the salary in
crease, and with the ultimate result
probably, of the re-pnssace of the bill
These considerations were in themselves
sufficient to cause the President to hesi
,tate. But there was another of even
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Thursday, April 24, 1873.
more weight The Congress i com-
posed of the immediate representatives
or the people. Jbor the i'resident to as
sume that they were placing a false val
ue upon their services, and inform them
that he would regulate tbeir pay ac
cording to his own ideas of fitness, would
have been an act for which he would
have been roundly denounced ; and
though thi3 interference wa3 richly de
served in this case, the question of its
propriety is a very serious one. The
President is not elected to guard the
people against their own representatives,
but he is to "take eare that the laws are
faithfully executed." Although" he is
clothed with extraordinary power which,
upon occsion, he can exercise, it may
well be doubted if it would be a proper
time to interpose his veto where the sub
ject of an act related simply to the pay
of members of Congress, a matter which
is left by the Constitution entirely under
their own control and subject to their
own regulation.
So far as his own salary is concerned St
is fair to presume that, if $25,000 was a
reasonable salary at the foundation of
the Governmeut, $50,000 is nut unrea
ble now. The salaries of other officers
have been doubled and trebled, while
that of the President has remained the
same. It is even now net the ha'f of
what is drawn by high officials in Eu
rope, and a great county like thi ought
not to be too uiggardly wilh its ciief ex
ecutive. JJeside, the I'resiuent s salary
was not retroactive ; there was no grab
pay in his case, the increase only apply
ing to the future.
In view of these facts, we d not think
the President's course calls for censure
or resolutions of condemnation, no mat
ter how much we may wish that some
power had intervened to prevent so dis
graceful a consummation as the-the pas
sage of the retroactive salary clause.
Intrr- Ocean.
KMBMnmani
Uelon 77ine.
How true it is that it takes every
bodv to know everything. Pumpkins
and a variety of delicious watermelons
grow spontaneou.-ly in Arabia. Pvrhaps
they develop more richly there thau in
Persia, where they arc extremely good.
In the great plenty, immensely be
yond the demand of consumers whera
they tno.-t abound, the prudent lookers
ahead cut a hole through the rind, while
on the vine, dffwu into the pu'p. It is
then dosed tightly with wax. Under a
genial sun the cone soon begins to melt
till it all disappears, leaving the she:I
nearly full of a delicious flsid which is
called melon wine. Like the drink of
the cods, it is not to be compared with
any other beverage on earth, say the
consumers. A bint here for an experi
incnt next summer.
The Second Hcrse.
One of the clearest heads in the re
cent Convention at rinladelphia was
that of Mr. II. M. Whitehead, who
represented the Boston Trottiug Asso
ciation He ably supported the resolu
tion, "that horses winning second money
shall take a record ;'' and in the official
report of the proceedings of the annual
meeting of the National Association,
held in the Quaker City, we find the ar
gument of Mr. W. printed. There is a
vaiiety of opinion in regard to giving a
record to the second horse, the stronger
oppoucnts o: the measure claiming it to
be impracticable. But with the new
watches ju.-t coming into use, which are
so arranged as to separately time two
horses at once, the argument of imprac
ticability is greatly weakened. In the
anguage of the report Mr. W hitelaad
I 1 IT II- l.l. .
reujarKeu : tie tienevea mat persons
who were familiar with the facts would
testify that d ning the past two years
horses had been diiven from Maine to
(ieorgia, in twenty, thirty, or forty dif
ferent races, where they were held back
for second money. He had seen it done,
and knew of it himself, and he believed
others present knew the same thing.
And that is the great curse, the great
fault now about our trotting meetinss.
He felt it to be a curse which is weighing
down the trotting turf as an amu.semr.-nt,
and as an iiitem.-tiiig, fur and upright
sport. If we' would relieve it, we mut
get off that incubus. "
When a horse tahes second money in
dependent money he was in favor of
giviug him a record for his performan
ces, lherc is no i-eaon wny, because
heretofore only the horse that won the
heat has had a record, that should con
tinue to be the eas2 ; we are not obliged
to seud our mails upon the mule's bck
becaose our forefathers did,
The hor.-e that wins the first money gets
it an 1 gets bis record, and thehors that
receives second ltionpj' wins it, but does
not, like the first horse, get a record,
but he is paid for winning, and there
fore lie should get a rpcord as well as the
fir.it hoise.' Turf Field and Fum .
We heard a good one on I). II. Wheel
er, the other day. Some year3 since he
was Probate Judge of this county. A
marriage license was procured by a rather
good looking man, and having his girl
with him, he asked the Judge if he could
marry them then and there. "Certainly"
pays the Judge, and taking the couple
to his house, he sent out for several of
his friends to come in and tee him per
form tl.e ceremony. Dan. knew how to
"run a wedding," so he sent out and
bought several bottles of sparkling ca-
tawba wine to wind up with. The
Judge performed the ceremony, kissed
the bride, and bid the happy couple joy
and happiness, which example was fol
lowed by all present, except kissing the
bride ; the Judge then opened his wine,
(which had cost him in the neighborhood
of $15), and they all drank, when the
newly-made groom informed them he
must leave, and rising, drew out his
pocket book, and inquired of the Judge
his fee. "Well," says the Judge, think
ing the fellow would at least pay for the
wine, I leave that to your liberality.'
" Well," saya the groom, "you have
done me a good job, and I am going t
pay you very liberally. Here is a dollar.
and he left. That was the last wedding
at which Dan ever furnished the wine.
The remains of Bishop Mcllvaine, of
Ohio, who died in Florence, were in
Westminster, England, yesterday on the
way to the United States.
t Proceedings of the 13th Annual M. E.
Conference, which convened at
riattsmouth, Nebraska, Friday ,April
lSlh,lS73:
Fridat, April 18, 1873
The 13th Session of the Nebraska An
nual Conference convened in the M. E,
Church, Plattsmouth, Neb., April 1 8th,
1873. Bishop Andrews in the Chair,
Religious services conducted by the
Bishop
The roll of the Conference was called,
and the following brethren answered to
to their names :
Rev's Adriance, Adair, Alexander,
Britt, Blackburn, Blackwell, Burge, Da
vis, G. W. De La Matyr, J. II. De La
Matyr, Esterbrook, Fort, Folders, Hart,
Lemon, Miller, Maxfield, Marquitt, Mar
tin, McKelvey, Manley, Pritchard, W.
A. Presson, J. II. Presson, H. Presson,
Slaughter, Swartz, VanDuzer, and
White.
Rev. W. B. Slaughter elected Sec'y.
9 o'clock was fixed as the hour for
meeting, and 12 as adjournment.
The following visiting brethren were
introduced to the Conference:
Revs Benj. Shinn, J. C. R. Leyton,
P. F. Bresee, It. Diley, S. P. Wilson, B.
H. Beall, and J. S. Wiley.
The bar of Conference was fixed.
Ordered that the visiting brethreu be
invited to a seat within the bar.
Ordered that newspaper reporters be
invited to a seat within the bar.
Ordered that Presiding Elders be a
committee on nominations, with leave to
retire.
A committee on ministers' support and
on memories was ordered.
It was also ordered that the Commit
ou Woman's Foreign Mission Society be
authorized to report.
Ordered that the Presiding jlders for
the next year be a Committee on nomi
nations for the ensuing year.
Ordered that the Presiding Elders be
intruded to furnish e:;ch preacher with
a statistical blank at the fourth meeting.
Ordered that the conference have a
recess, to enable the Missionary Society
to elect a Board of Managers.
Ordered that the Anniversary of the
Missonary Society, be held on Saturday
evening, April 19th.
Bio. Cameron, of the St. Louis Book
Concern, was introduced, and aidreseed
the Conference.
The Bishop announced that this Con
ference is authorized to draw on the
chartered fund, forty dollars. A draft
was ordered.
The Commmittee on Nominations met
and organized, by electing J. B. Max
field President, and A. G. White Sec
retary. Committee ou Missions Presiding
Elders.
Committee on Education W. B.
Slaughter, G. S. Alexander, Geo. W.
DeLaMatyr, G. W. Elwcod, J. II.
DeLaMatyr.
Committee on Tracts R. Burge.
Committee on Temperance V.
A.
-F.
W.
Presson.
Committee on Sunday Schools
M. Estabrook, George Scott, C.
Wells, A. L. Folden, J. W. Mat tin.
Committee on Church Extension T.
B. Lemon, A. J. Swartz, J. M. Adair,
J. 11. Presson, G. II. Wehn.
Com. on periodicals:
F. A. Manluy, L. F. Britt, D. Mar-
quitte, J. N. De La Matyr, C. McKel
vey.
Com. on Stewards:
D. Marquette. G. N. Wcher, W. E
Morgan, C' A. King, W. L. Blackburn.
Com on auditing Elders' acct's:
D. Nait, II. P. -Mann, T. A. Hull, L.
F. Whitehead, S. B. York.
Com. on Women's Foreign Missionary
faociety, &.c:
G. J j. Smith, I). B. Lake, J. W. Tay
lor, R. N. Crann, W. N. Porter.
Com. on memories:
J. B- Lemon, J. G. Miller, D.
Ward.
Com. on Bible Cause.
J. L. Fort.
Com. on Post Offices:
A. J. Swartz, A. G. Blackwell.
Com. on public worship:
J.
Presiding Elder of Lincoln, and Dis
trict Pastor of Plattsmouth, Station.
Com. on ministerial support:
T. B. Lemon, G. S. Alexander, A. J
Swartz.
Committee on Printing the Minutes
the Secretaries.
Committee on Delinquent accounts
with the Book Concern : A. J. Swartz,
J. Wr. Martin. A. L. Folden. J. M.
Adair, and S. B. York.
A G. WHITE, Sec'y.
J. B. Maxfield, Pres't.
Sth Question "Who are the Superan
nuary Preachers? L. Janney, M. F.
Shinn, J. W. Elwood, W. P. Grantham,
M. E. Hyson, and E. J. FulforJ
. Conference.adjourned.
Saturday, April 19, 1873.
Conference met at 9 o clock, a. m.,
pursuant to adjournment, Bishop An
drews in the chair.
Religious services were conducted by
the Rev. T. B. Lemar.
A brother minister was transferred by
certificate.
Roll called.
Bishop Andrews presented certain
documents which awaits the action of the
Conference.
Bro. A. Wright, Chaplain of the U,
S. A . and Rev. Keith, of the U
B. Church, and Bro. D. F. Radebaugh
on transfer were introduced.
Certain examinatiens were then gone
through with, of no general interest.
The Conference then adjourned to
meet at 9 o'clock, Monday morning.
Preaching to-morrow as follows:
M. E. Church 10 a. m,,
Andrews. .
3 p.m., Rev. Mr. Mitchell,
Bishop
of Des
Moines Conference.
71 p. ni.. Dr. Fry, St. Louis.
Presbyterian Church 10 a. m.,Rev.
Boyton, Des Moines Conference.
71 p. m., Rev. F. M. Esterbrook.
Baptist Church 101 a. m., Rev. C.
L. Smith.
71 p. in., Rev. R. Burge.
Ordination of Deacons will take place
at M. E. Church, after morning service,
and ordination of Elders at same church
after 3. p. m. services.
lhe public is mvited to all the meet
ings.
MONDAY" MORNING.
April 21, 1873.
Conference met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Bishop Andrews in the chair.
Religious exercises conducted by Rev.
Wiley, of Rock River Confercacc.
Roll call dispensed with.
Minutes read, corrected and approved.
Certificate of Ordination presented:
Deacons Wm. Peck, Geo. II. Wehn,
Lew. F. Whitehead, Chas. W Wrclls
Richard Pearson, Wm. M. Worley and
Thomas J. Newman.
Elders Ordained on yesterday : David
Marquett, Francis Estabrook, Joseph
W. Martin and David C. Brannan.
Question Who remain on trial?
On motion, Bro. W. E. Beot, contiu
ued ou trial.
Question Who are Supernumerary
Preachers ?
Moved that M. F. Shinn be continued.
WTho are worn out, or superannuated?
Rev. II. Burch, continued.
Rev. Darwin Hart was restored to the
effective service.
The following were continued super
annuated :
Rev. Z. B. Truman, J. T. Cannon,
and C. Y7. Giddings.
L. W. Smith was restored to effective
service.
W. P. Grantham granted superannu
ated certificate.
J. J. Roberts, died in the faith since
ast Conference.
Were all the preachers' character ex
amined?
Bro. Pritchard, Presiding Elder of
Nebraska District, reported two died
during the year :
Revs. Isaac Burns and Isaac II.
Brock.
The District comprises Richardson,
Nemaha, Gage and Otoe. The district
has fourteen circuits and stations. Ne
braska City is the most important sta
tion, and it was here the 1st M. E.
Church was built in the State.
Peru is the place where the State
Normal School is located. The society
is too small to sustain the church, and
thus leaves it in debt ; but it is of too
much importance to give it up. Gener
ally, the couierence is in a prosperous
condition.
I'awHe City is a large pTsee, and not
a single whisky shop in it, nor one in
the county. IGeneral applause, and
calls for the Doxolosr.l
(" e have taken only certain parts of
the report, as it was very lengthy.)
Bro. Benj. St. James Fry addressed
the Conference upon the subject of pub
lishing a paper, and made some very in
teresting and practical remarks. He is
editing the Central ChrLlian Advocate,
the Church Organ at St. Louis, which is
published under the direction cf the
General Conference. While he would
not make it partizan, he is interested in
the progress of his country, as well as
the Church as the one must progress
with the other. He will make it a
source of religious information of the
world. He suggests short death notices,
and religious revivals not such long
ones. The Presiding Elders!ieport too
long and flattering, and complimentary,
such is not what is wanted , facts are
much better.
I have published few sermons, because
I do not believe the public want them.
A lew only pay in book form, outside of
Bcecher's and Mr. Perkins'.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Resolved, That we have been most
happy to welcome Bro. Fry among us
at this session of Conference, and that
we assure him of our hearty sympathy
and co-operation in his educational work.
Resolved, That we commend the rig
orous editorial punning given by Bro.
Fry to obituary, and revival, and other
noticss.
The Missionary collections varied in
different localities, from $10 to $07.
Uu motion, ltev. l. U.Johnson was
changed to supernumerary ; also Rev.
D. II. May and L. F. Britt.
Dr. Miller made quite an interesting
speech on the case of Mr. Britt, getting
out of order, and creating quite a laugh
in the Conference. Question carried. .
Beatrice District, Rev. J. B. Maxfield,
Presiding Elder, reported.
The Church at Crete is poor, eo poor
as to need help from abroad.
Rev. Wells, at Red Cloud, knows how
to shoot a buffalo or preach a sermon
M issionary collections vary from fifty
cents to $13.
Number 4
IJncoln District, Rev. II. C. Davis,
Presiding Elder, read hi3 report, and.
among other things, recommended that,
if Sunday Schools are to bo suspended
at all, in place of suspending in the
winter time, suspend in the summer.
Don't know about winter Sunday
Scoools in the winter on prairies. Ed.
Herald. 1
Missionary collections rangd from $12
to $312.10.
Lincoln was the highest, Ed. II ER
ald. On motion, the Bishop was requested
to appoint Rev. J. G. Miller, as State
Temperance Lecturer, and IVof Manly
to the place in the University.
Rev. A. G. White, Presiding Elder of
Omaha charge, reports sixteen Churches,
aginst 4 tour years since. As he fin
ished his report, Rev. II. A. Slaughter,
made a neat little speech, presented
Mr. White with a watch (a fine gold
watch) as a testimonial from the people
with whom ho has been laboring. Mr.
Wr. accepted the token with much feel
ing, and promised ever to keep a watch
over himself.
Missionary fund varied from $2 to
$42.
On motion,
Resolved, That the Committee on
Missionaries are instructed to arrange
for suitable services of our sainted dead,
to-morrow afternoon.
On motion, the money collector for
Freedmen's aid Society and Extens'n So
ciety mon-ey be paid to Jno. II. Caneron
representative of the M. E. Book Con
cern. Adjourned until to-morrow morning
at 8 o'clock.
Concluded Inside.
The Pope, at Rome, is
very
sick
probably unto death.
Gen. Jeff. C. Davis assumes command
in place of Gen. Canby, murdered.
The Quaker policy is not good for
either the Indians or the white men, we
fear.
General Gillem is using a new piece
commission to treat with the Modocs.
How(s) it zer?
In Grant Parish, Louisiana, a Sheriff's
posse of colored men were attacked on
Sunday last, and sixty odd of them
tilled.
Tiie enow blockade has been broken
on the U. P. and also the B. & M. R.
and trains will arive regularly this even
ing. The Vermont Millerites have an &i-
cension on the Jtn. vv e are mucn
oblieed for a complimentary invitation,
and regret our inability to be present.
State Journal lbth intt.
Better go up! You will never get
another such an opportunity.
Miss Gertie Johnson, editress of the
educational department of the Nebraska
Watchmrn, drops into poetry occa
sionally, and very spicy it is, too. "That
wondrous man in last week a issue, is
not only a smooth verification, but con
tains several felicitous hits. Morning
Chronicle.
Brigham Toung, so Bays tho Cincin
nati Enquirer, has retired from the head
of the Mormon Hierarchy, and removed
to Arizona. As we understand it, ho
still claims to supervise the church, but
we are satisfied that in his old age he is
losing his power, and his institutions
will ere long be a 'thing of the past.'
The cold weather and snow during this
April, is rather extraordinary, we are in
formed, for this region, and yet in tho
spring of 1804, the snow fell in this
country on the 3d day of April, te tho
depth of twelve inches, and by the mid
dle of April, the weather was warm and
spring set in in earnest.
It is said that Alexander White, of
Hocking county, Ohio, will be tempo-
rary Chairman oi me tuusuiuuuuai
Convention soon to convene in that
State, he being 71 years of age, and
hence the oldest member. WTe know
him to be a man of ability, and a suc
cessful farmer.
INDIAN FIGHT.
Captain Jack Surrounded.
On the 15th and 16th inst. Col. Gil
lem moved on the Indians, who are
strongly posted in the lava beds in north
ern California. The fighting was at in
tervals on both the 15th and 16th inst.
There were five of our troops killed and
19 wounded. Indian loss not known,
but supposed to be large.
The Nebraska State Fair offers six
teen premiums, each 40 acres of land,
ranging in value from $1.25 to $16 per
acre, for the best essays or newspaper
articles, either in shape of communica
tions or editorials. Subject, "Nebiaska,
her natural advantages and resources,"
to be published in any newspaper before
the 1st dav of beDtember. .3, and a
copy filed with D. n. Wheeler, Sec'y,
Plattsmouth. Neb-, before the above
date.
Here is an opportunity to get a good
farm bv head work. Who will try it?
Papers in Nebraska will fail to do their
duty to the State if they do not publish
the proposition and then go to work to.
win and merit the prizes.
Extra. CupUiaf thn IltBALDfor sale ly II. J
Straight, at the Post Office, and O. F. John
son, North side Main Street, between Second
and Third.
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WIVES' COLUMN.
Women who hold $2,500 worth of
property, and pny taxes on it, are de
clared by the Judiciary Committee. of
the New York Assembly to be entitled
to vote in elections in that State.
The question as to which is the heavi
est, a pound of lead or a pound of feath
ers, has been definitely settled by one of
the advanced wards of the nation..
'Just put your head in the fire place'
and let sum pussun drop a pound of lead
from de top ur de chimbley on to it, and
afterward a pound uv feddcrs. Bet de
lead will come out de heaviest ur
do two."
Vegetable Soup. To a quarter of
a pound of fresh butter, boiling hot, add
two onions chopped fine, let them stew.
hen they are soft, add two heads of
celery, teacup each of corn, butter, beans,
cabbage, tomatoes, and peas. Stir them
well with the butter and onions. Have
ready a kettle of boiling water, pour over
the vegetables a pint at a time until as
much as is needed is added. Boil until
the vegetables aro done. Salt and pep
per to taste. Lay slices of toast at tho
bottom el the tureen, and pour on tho
soup.
The Princess Pierre Bonaparte is per
haps the first woman to successf'uly unito
the two classes of society widest apart.
In her workshop iu London she is a real
princess among her twenty French
seamstresses, who are said to worship
her and serve her devotedly. ' rrotn
London she goes to visit the ex-Empress,
where she is received as her rank and
character deserves to be, and the fact
hat she has just superintended tho
fitting and making of perhaps a scr-
vant-girl s dress is either forgotten or
ignored. Her bu?y hands and admirable
business tact support her husband, who
is an invalid in Belgium, and educate
her children.
Ancient Chorus of W'omen ; from tho
comedy of the "Women's Festival," in
Aristophanes:
"They're always abusing the women,
As a terrible plague to men :
They say we're the root of all evil.
And repeat it again and again ;
Of wars, and quarrels, and bloodshed
All mischief, be what it may.
And pray, then, why do you marry us,
If we're all the plagues you say ?
And why do you take such care of ur.
And keep us so safe at home,
And are never easy a moment.
If ever we chance to roam 1
When yon ought to be thanking Heaven
Your plague is out of the way.
You all keep fussing and fret ing
'Where is my plague to-day V
If a plague peeps out of the window.
Up go the eyes of the men ;
If she hides, then they all keep staring
Until she looks out again,"
The Familj Eamnef.
There is one thing no family pretends
to be without. That is a hammer.
And yet there is nothing that goes to
make up the equipment of a domestio
establishment that causes one-half so
much agony and profanity as a hammer.
It is always an old hammer, with a han
dle that is inclined to sliver, and always
bound to slip. The face is as round as a
full moon and as smooth as glass. Whoa
it strikes a nail full and square, which it
has been known to do, tho act will bo
found to result from a combination of
pure accidents. The family hammer is
one of those rare articles we never profit
by. When it glides off a nail head and
mashes a couple of fingers, wo unhesi
tatingly deposit it in the yard, and say
that we will never use it again. But the
blood has hardly dried on tho rag before
we arc out doors in search of that ham
mer, and ready to make another trial.
The result rarely varies, but we never
profit by it. The awful weapon goes on
knocking off our nails, and mashing
whole joints, and slipping off the handle
to the confusion of mantle ornaments,
and breaking the commandments, and
cutting up an assortment of astoundiDg
and unfortunate antics, without let or
hindrance- And yet we put up with it,
and put the handle on again, and lay it
away where it won't get Tost, and do up
our mutilated and smarting fingers, and
yet if the outrageous thing should hap
pen to get lost, we kick up a regular
hullabooloo until it is found again.
Talk about the tyranizing of a had habit!
It is 'not to be compared to the family
hammer. Daribury Aeic.
The return of Spring suggests fresh
vegetables crisp lettuce, pungent rad
ishes, tender peas, pie plant, etc., and
we turn from the solid turnips, carrot?,
and beets that have assisted ns through
out the winter, wilh ungrateful delight.
The value of these early vegetables is
not sufficiently understood, and their
use is not general enough.
Quantities are brought to market, but
the trouble of preparing them for the
table too often prevents their ready sale.
The prices are nigh in large cities, but
the health-giving, health-restoring qual
ity of vegetables should make amends
for this drawback.
Dr. Hall, in his 'Tlealthby Good Liv
ing," advocates the use of tho early
vegetables as preventives of Spring
diseases.
He says, "Send from your table the
pork and bacon, and fat meats and oils,
and sugars and starches, the sago and
the tapioca pudding, and the dumplings
and rich pastries; get hold of the early
'greens," the spinach, the salads, the
turnip-tops, tho radish, the early berry
and the early fruit, and lean meats."
This advica is worth taking, and the
time Bpent is well employed. Water
cresses are said to be a whole medicine
chest, and with salt, and bread and but
ter, make a healthy SpriDg breakfast.
All they need is washing ; lettuce, rad
ishes, and berries, ditto. Early vegeta
bles take less time to boil. They should
be put in boiling water; a little sola
preserves the green color. When over
done they lose their flavor and use; under
done, they are indigestible. A clock.
and practice, will make a fine vegetable
cook ; and in the house where she presi
des and practices, doctors' bills will bo
scarce.
Very little meat, and all the vege
tables (even beet-tops) possible, should
be our Spring motto.
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