GOV. PACKARD'S ADDRESS
To tho Kepublicans of Louisiana.
New Okleans, April 25.
.Ttaie of Louisiana, Executive Depart
ment, New Orleans, La., April 25.
To Rtjmllkans rf Louisi'jna:
On this day, the 13th anniversary of
the surrender of New Orleans to forces
of the United Statos.it becomes my
duty to announce to you that aid and
countenance of the national gvern
inent has been withdrawn from repub
licans of Louisiana, and that a govern
ment revolutionary in form is practic
ally on the point of usurping control
of affairs in the State. I recall the cir
cumstances of the last electoral cam
paign only to thank you for the fidelity
to principle you then displayed. The
Republican party, as you know enter
ed upon the canvass united and strong
er than ever before; it had enlisted un
der its banner an iniluential class of
native born citizens of
OLD WHIG ANTECEDENTS,
who, to their honor be it said, still re
main faithful to the principles they es
poused and the government they sup
ported. It was further strengthened
by absence from state of opposition of
. that element whose previous adherence
to party had brought it into disrepute.
These causes combined to bring about
the remarkable success achieved by
the republican party in all doubtful
parishes, - with oue exception, even
where the white population preponder
ated, and which gave us a majority in
the legislature. Except where organ
ized violence prevailed our State ticket
carried every republican parish, anil
also a number of parishes which in the
last legislature were represented by
democratic members. I briefly sum
marize the historical events which have
since occurred. The general assembly
met the first of January last, organized
7ith a full legal
QEORCM IN BOTH HOUSES
and passed laws which were approved
by the then executive of the state, and
on the 2d of January last canvassed
and declared the vote for governor. At
this time tho nation was agitated by
doubt as to the result of the presiden
tial election, with the expectation tha
Sam'l. J. Tilden might possibly become
president of the United States, and
with no hope of success otherwise, my
opponent in the late campaign estal
lished a mock legislature, went through
the form of .inauguration in order that
there might be the semblance of a gov
ernment which liliien, u inauguraieu,
could possibly galvanize into vitality.
In the few days that followed Gen.
Xieholls and his adherents were encour
aged by unexpected
IiEFUSAL OF r-UESIDENT GRANT
to recognize the state government or
respond to the constitutional call of
the legislature, though he questioned
the legality of neither. On the Oth of
January I had scarcely taken my seat,
in the executive chair when the white
league rose in armed insurrection, and
by a coup de main took possession of
the supreme court, arsenal and stations
of metropolitan police, all located at
the capitol. Then came orders from
President Grant establishing statu cjuo,
the practical effect of which was to
confirm insurgents in advantages they
had gained and prevent any effort to
dispossess them. On inauguration of
President Ilayos state authorities made
order, directed that United States
troops occupying a building in the vi
cinity of the state house should be re
moved to their barracks. Those troops
had been
PLACED TIIEKE BY PRESIDENT GRANT,
without formal call of the governor,
to protect tho returning board while
counting the vote for president. I
firmly believe that had the legal gov
ernment been recognized it could have
sustained itself without intervention
of troops, but the order for withdraw
al, issued under the circumstances and
in the manner it was issued, clearly in
dicated that even the moral support
which the legal government of Louisi
ana should have received from the na
tional administration, would be denied.
Had the general assembly continued in
session at the state house, I should have
deemed it my duty to have asserted
and defended tha government to the
last, notwithstanding withdrawal of
troops, but with the legislature disin
tegrated and . no prospect of present
success, I cannot task your tried fideli
ty by asking you longer to continue to
aid me iu the struggle I have thus far
maintained. I therefore announce to
you that I am compelled to abstain for
the present from all active assertion
of my government. I waive none of
my legal rights, but
YIELD ONLY TO SUPERIOR FORCES.
I am not wholly discouraged by the
fact that one by one republican state
governments of the south have been
forced to succumb to superior force, or
fraud, or policy; Louisiana, tho first
state rehabilitated after the war, is the
last state whose government thus falls,
and I believe it will be among the first
to raise itself again to the plane of
equal and honest representation. I de
sire that you maintain your party or
ganization and continue to battle for
the rights of citizenship and free gov
ernment. "We strive for these and not
for a man or men. It grieves me be
yond expression that the heroic efforts
you have made and the cruel sufferings
yoa have undergone to maintain re
publican principles in Louisiana have
had thi3 bitter ending. To those who
have so gallantly stood by me in the
long contest we have passed through I
tender my heartfelt thanks. To all I
counsel peace, patience, fortitude, and
a firm trust that eventually right and
justice will prevail.
(Sigued; S. U. Packard.
JOjcttcT JBojs:.
All r(iniiiiin!aii)ii! fortliist'erartnifMit mu-t
be plainly v rittcn on ime side of tile paper,
contain no pt-;-ona! r i ! i prinT allusions and
be a--'iniiai:i d with tlie writer i:Kr, name
Uiouh it i.eed nor n -saiily be .signed to the
article writ ten. 01 respondents cau do as t hey
like about that, lint must inform us privately
of their real names. 1
The "Letter l',o " is intended for the yonnsr
folk and beginners. u.lier correspoiulenee
will appear else where.
preparations to organize the miiiua
forca for defense of the state govern
ment. Gen. Nieholls' police seized up
on the recruiting officers and imprison
ed them for treason without the benefit
of bail or
WRIT OF HABEAS CORTUS.
I telegraphed this fact to President
Hayes, asking if this was a violation
of statu qno, and if not, whether the
release of these men by force, all civil
remedies having been exhausted, would
be so considered. The p resident replied :
"Your dispatch of the 24th is received.
The secretary of war has telegraphed
Gen. Augur a commission and will
shortly visit Louisana. In tho mean
time the president desires that the sit
uation remain unchanged." The com
mission came. In the meantime the
Xicholls government had crv.-dalized
into shape. So far from jermitting
tho situation to remain unchanged, it
had broken into ti.e tax collectors' offi
ces of the city, had taken forcible con
trol of the state institutions, and had
strengthened itself on all sides. Not
withstanding this, however, tho coin
mission found a legal legislature still
in session at the state house, and my ti
tle UNA ""SAILED AND UNASSAILABLE,
except by force. The result of their
labors during the two weeks they re
mained here is known of all men. They
induced a number of tho members of
the legal house of representatives to
take seats in the Nieholls house, thus
giving it a returning board quorum.
Prior to the meeting of the legisla
ture 1115 democrats claimed to have
elected only sixty members of the house
one less than a quorum. One at least
of the members so claimed by them
Grasshopper Station, )
April 23lh, lis77. f
Mr. Editor. "While reposing on the
mossy railing of the bridge, crossing
the large stream north of the South
Pole and directly South of tho North,
my attention was arrested by footsteps
approaching, on looking up I espied
the identical person advancing, who
but one week before had met with that
frightful accident. Circumstances di
rected our thoughts in the same chan
nel. With a military air and a face al
most as perfect as a Greek Statue, only
for lines traced by trouble or disap
pointment, he said he didn't care for
the fall, but didn't see what it was put
in the paper for ; and as to his being
one of Three Grove's established char
acters. He couldn't see as lie had done
anything great, save helping some one
establish a "Gents Furnishing Store."
For an instant lie seemed ready to ut
ter some further communication, but
checked himself, bade me adieu rather
abrubtly, and hurried down the path
toward the post otiice.
I write this confidentially to the Let
ter Pox and friends, knowing they
would like his opinion of the catastro
phe. Y
THE HOC, BUSINESS.
Is I litre Anything in This I
was absent. On the first of January
last no republican or independent mem
ber would consent to act with the
Xicholls house, consequently, in order
to obtain even the appearance of organ
ization, they had been compelled to call
to their aid three men defeated at the
polls whose election had not been pre
viously claimed. The inquiry therefore
seems pertinent iu this connection,
if a
RETURNING eoard quorum
was so effoctual for Xicholls' claim,
why was it that such a. quorum was
ignored while it remained faithful to
the legal government of the State?
That government had a returning !
board quorum from the day which the
general assembly convened, i::;d the
legislature, duly organized, remained
in legal existence till disentegrated by
direct action of the commission. This
result having been achieved, it is a
matter of record that congratulatory
messages were exchanged between the
president and Lis commission. On the
following day the president, by formal
An old farmer of this county sends
us the following, and as he has a large
experience m nog raising, we recom
mend it to your careful attention. As
much has been said of late upon the
subject of hog disease and the preven
tion of the same; also immense amount
of capital lost on account of these same
diseases prevailing iu the State, I
thought I might suggest a few practic
al ideas, gained from long experience,
which might benefit the hog raising
community:
1. One must learn tnat hogs have
natural diseases and contagious epi
demics, the same as human beings.
2. Learn that a preventive is better
than a cure.
After the disease gets a firm hold,
medicine has but little effect in stay
ing its course. Give your hogs a dry
place to sleep in ; a clean trough from
which to eat; feid plenty of salt and
c.iarcoal, and you will never be troub
led with sickness among them. Look
after the young hogs and see that they
have all their black teeth knocked out.
My experience is that nine tenths of
all the disexses killing so many hogs is
black tooth. Many through ignorance,
call it cholera.
I do not wish to ba understood that
there is no such disease as cholera, but
that it is less prevalent than black tooth.
It arises from worms iu the stomach,
which causes a stagnation of the circu
lation and digestive powers. Sa!t pos
sesses great curative powers, and ha3
mere electricity than any other miner
al known to man; charcoal is a strong
alkali, and the two form a perfect worm
destroyer. They will keep up internal
reaction, increase circulation and keep
the hogs in perfect health.
In traveling over tho, central part of j
the Stat last December, everyone was i
com plaining 0f cholera killing so many
of their hogs. I visited ono man "who
had ju3t bought sixteen dollars' worth
of cholera medicine, which he intended
to give his hogs. He had thirty orfor-
I tj hogfj, I toll the owner that in my
opinion they had black tooth, and that
if he would knock them out he might
save his hogs, and throw his medicines
away. They were in tho last stages of
the disease, both sides of the upper jaw
being ulcerated, and some fairly rotten,
caused by two long, hooked black teeth.
He pulled them out, and the result was
that his hogs all lived and did well.
The symptoms are first, two black
teeth appearing in the upper jaw. usu
ally with a sound tooth between them.
These prevent the In g from eating, and
he shrinks in ilesh. A feverish body
and a hacking cough follow, and finally
death.
If what I have said in a common
sense way will benefit hog raisers they
arc entirely welcome to it. Whoever
tries the reniedy will rind there is no
humbug in it, as the whole thing is
based on mechanical and surgical prin
ciples. Ex.
Fred, border's Implement Emporium
third streetnorth of main.
Is the place to buy every kind of Agricultural Implement. .
Our Afton Letter.
Afton. Fkontier Co.. Ni:r
April 25th, 1S7T. f
Ed. Herald. Very wtt rot't to-day.
Has rained two days and one night,
good prospect for a week longer, ground
seems to be soaked. Settlers are com
ing in. some property likely to change
hands. Crops partly in, millet, pota
toes, &c, up and looking well. Cattle
thriving fast, grass plentiful, milk and
butter ditto. Good prospect for plenty
of wild fruit. Some talk hero of a
"Western Stock District." Please in
form us if you have seen any law ef
Congress creating such a district.
Yours truly, E. S. Child.
GO TO THE
Herald Office
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FOR YOUR
SULKY GANG PLOW, of the Chicago Plow Co.; STANDARD NEW RI
DING CULTIVATOR, of Rock ford. III.;' NEW MONITOR,
Check Row) CORN PLANTER; CHAMPION
and other CELEBRATED HARROWS
and Pella Wagons
SINGLE and COMBINED REAPERS and MOWERS,
(New Manny, Champion, and othtrs.)
WOODS' REAPER, MOWER, AND HARVESTER,
(frith Sclf-Bindinj attach mm t.)
THE VIBRATOR THRESHING MACHINE, Nieholls, SJiepjmrd t
Satisfaction Guaranteed or no Sale.
FHED. GOitDEIi,
OKice in J. V. n'eckbaeh's Store, corner A?aii and Third Streets.
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This Machine is Offered to the Public Upon
its Merits Alone.
Its Lfyht and Still Running Qualities, and its Stif-Threadinj Needle and
Self -Rcijulnt iitf Tensions; make it the Most Desirable Machine in the world.
FRANK CARRUTII, JEWELER.
AGENT, PL ATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA.
(General Western Office,
or Hcalir.c Indent Eorea, UJccre, CuU, Bursa,
and fur 1 ,,is.
orect Tar Soap,
b or Chapped nanfls. Salt Kiieum, Skin Diseases,
I tlie Xoiici and Ualii.
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or Inhaling for Catarrh, Consumption, A&tuma.
For Sale Vy all Druggist.
THERE IS MONEY IN IT!
Special Inducements to the Trade.
AGENTS WA1TTED
Everywhere for tha
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TilEY AUE THE
SimrU'st, I-ifihf .t Kucing, Best Made and Host
EeiiaMe fci wiiijj ilacLiucs in tho world.
(Cut this out ami remember it.)
D. A. KEN YON,
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including (lie greatest variety of beautiful colored shoes for
children ever brought to this market. To be closed out at
I shall continue to keep the best of workmen in my man
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PETEE MERGES.
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And he has brought the finest line of Dress Goods, Staple
Goods, Fancy Goods and Notions you ever saw.
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feete asad slses f fill ym (2inm5d nesit
laal aaasl caps tlBl yw
Spring and Summer Goods eyer and ever so cheap.
Now is 3"our chance bound to sell and under sell most anybody. Come (juic-Iv. Hurry up. I want
to go East again next month.
GOODS SOLD WITHOUT ARBITRATION I
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As it is generally our custom to give you our prices for goods so that you can calculate at home what you oa?.
buy for your money, Ave will give you prices below which will be lower than ever ami 10 per cent, cheaper than yoi;
can anywhere in this City or State. We have the advantage of any merchant in this city buying direct from tlu
manufacturers. "We have opened a Wholestale .Store in St. Joseph Mo., which will he attended by Mr. Solomon.
LOOK AT OUJ1 PKICE LIST.
20 yards prints for one dollar. Summer Shawls, 75c up.
Jirown and bleach muslin, one dollar, Handkerchiefs, .' for 2 jc.
JSlue and brown denims, one dollar. Ladies Silk Handkerchier, 35c each.
Bed ticking, one dollar. Ladies Hose, 3 pair for 25c.
Cheviot, one dollar. Men's Socks 5c up.
Crass Cloth, one dollar. CufTs and Collars, 25c a set, and up.
Malt Shades, one dollar. )ed Spreads, one dollar up.
Table Linen, one dollar. Corsets, good, 50e up.
Crash Toweling, one dollar.
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As it is impossible to give the prices of our enormous
E9e t3 IBegaaEBRBCB&tf
we will only state that it is the largest and finest stock ever brought to this city and consisting of tho followin new
styles
Poplins, Double Silk Pongees Japanese Silks. Matelas.vj
Zephyr Suitings, Lawns, Grenadines, and Percales,
at prices ranging from 122' cts. up; also a fine line of IIAMBU11G EMWIOIDEIIIES from 5 cents up.
LIXEX EMIJUOIDEIIIES to match our LIXEX D11ESS COODS. A full assortment of BUXDLE I'KIXT.4
and everything belonging to
-A- PIEST GLASS
Staple ii Fancy Dry Goods Establishment.
"We also keen a full liae of
lSe.Bdy--nsMMle Wem anDoS IlBy9 Vihfamc
from .- I.""' up fr whole suits. Jeans Pants from 81.00 up. An unexcelled line OEXTS' FU11XISHIXC COOIX,
tine AVliite Sliirts.-?! up; Calico Shirts, -10 els. up; Cheviot Shirts, 50 cts. up; Overalls, 00 cts. up; Paper CoIL-us 10c.
MEN A.i COYS' HATS AND CAPS.
Hats. 75c up; Caps, 10c up; Loots, 82 per pair up; Shoes. 81 per pair up: TIIUXKS and VA LIST'S, a good as
sortment. We do not keep a little of evervt hiusr. from an Axe Handle to a barrel of salt, but what we do c -rrv w;
have in full and complete stock. JEWELltY, PLATED V.'AKE, CLOCKS, TABLE a ad POCKET CUTLEKY. etc.
Ae would inform the ladies of Plattsmouth and vicinity that we are in receipt of the the finest
Pattern Heads and Bonnets Direct from Paris.
We have an Accomplished, Fashionb'e Lady Trimmer who understands the business thoroughly and can svit all your
tn.-.'.es; also a full line of SILK Til IMM IXCS, Bibbons, Flowers and Ornaments. Sash Bihbons from 50c up; Ladie
Tiimmed Hats. 81 and up. We have a large and complete stock Canvass, Perforated Card Board, Zephyrs, Zephyr
Needles, Mottoes, and Silk Floss of all shades.
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An immense stock of Carpels. Oilcloths. Bugs and Mats. Hemp Carpets 25c per yard ; Ingrain Carpets, 50
per yard. Standard Carpet Chain, 5 !! bundles only 81.25.
"We have also, for the accommodation of our friends, added to our already extensive assortment a large stock o'
Oil Window Shades in all colors. Lace Window Curtains 25 cts per yard.
"We present our annual price list satisfied that our customers will see that we can do better for them than eve.
beforeand thankful for past patronage we most respectfully ask a continuance of the same.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, March 22d, 1ST7. SOLOMON tt- NATHAN.
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Repairs on hand for all Machinery cold by us.