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THE HERALD.
J. A. MAOMURPJIY", Editor
FLATTHMaUXn. DEC. 19, 187ft
Our Club List For 1875-
We herewith prencut our rea4ers with our
rlub list for 1879.
Thoe desirous of taking sny of the paper or
magazines In club with the IIkiiald kIiouM do
so as soon as possible to avoid tho delay conse
qcnt ion the ruh nt the beginning of the
year, and tho mistakes often made through hucIi
hurry.
All new subscribers to the IIf.rai.h will re
reive it from now until the 1st of January, 1S0,
this giving thwin nearly ix wcekt extra. Har
ry an and take advantage of it.
'llio il skald and Harper's ISazar, Week
ly or Magazine $4.85
and Inter-oceau, weekly 2.M
- .. semi-weekly.. 400
Trairie Farmer 3.30
" - lAJuisv'le Courier Jourol.. 8.05
" " Scribner's Monthly 4 .86
" St. Nicholas 10
"American Agriculturist.. 2.7'J
" Pcnirct's Monthly Mag. 3.65
mm- Scientific Amcrieam 4.23
- " r Vorli Sub 2.83
" Kclcetic Magalne 3.75
" Neb. Farmer, (monthly)-. 2.f5
" lslie's 111. New-paper. .. 4.15
- " Toledo Made 3 00
- Nat. l ive Stock Journal.. 3.W
" tiodey'i Ld Kook 3 15
- Western Kural 3.30
- American r.ee Jouroal 2.63
The County Commissioners have
been in session since Monday, settling
with the Treasurer.
TnK Herald i very sorry to hear
of the .accident to Hon. Jos. M. Beards
ley, and hopes it is not as serious as at
first reported.
Tub Edmunds' Electoral bill passed
the Senate. It is supposed the House
will not agree. .IIowever.it is a very
important measure and should pass
this session.
The Princes Alice, second daughter
of Queen Victoria, died at Darmstadt,
on the 14th inst., of dipththeria. Two
of her children had previously died of
the game disease.
"We received yesterday tho pamphlet
from the committee to revise oar laws,
which we shall review more fully next
week, when wo have had time to more
fully read and digest the same.
Ix the House of Kepresentati ves, on
the 9th inst., a resolution was passed to
pay the widow of the lato Congress
man Welch, of Nebraska, the pay of a
member to tho end of his term.
We understand tho Chronicle has at
last changed hands at least part of it
has. Mr. Thomas has sold out to
Messrs. Thompson and Gregory, and
they propose to make a greenback pa
per of it.
What they mean todo with the Deacon
and what kind of n bark MacDonagh
will say the dog has now, time must
answer. Co it, Lemons.
Xebuaska is getting an unenvi
able fame in the criminal ieeord. The
lynching of the two Negroes at Neb.
City, the burning of two homestead
ers hi Custer County, the murder of
Mrs. Harl3to:i and three children and
Peter Anderson in Kcaruey County
and the murder of Noah Martin in
York all in a couple of weeks. Besides
this we have had the trial of Hurkc at
Omaha for killing Weil but a few
months ajo.
3IuJor Minehi'omb Dead.
The report of Major Stiuchconib's
death leached us early last week, but
that proved incorrect, lie died last
Wednesday at his homo in Adams
Co. this State, of Consuirption. He
was a man of considerablo ability,
served gallantly as a Soldier in the
Rebellion, under Steadman and was a
lawyer of no mean acquirements. lie
will be remembered here as a paitner
of Mr. Wheeler'i for a short time. He
lost his first wife and the mother of
the boys known here, at Omaha where
he resided a short time. After her
death he moved to Adams county, mar
ried again and took up a homestead.
He was a genial whole souled man
peace to his ashes.
Ouu friend and senator-elect, Orlando
Tefft, sent us a letter sometime ago on
Railroad matters, which we hare not
had time to take up and discuss as yet;
or at least, as frequently happens, in
trying to get time to write a longer
and more careful article we have writ
ten none. Much as we value Mr.
Te fit's judgment in many things, we
shall disagree with him about the
-doublo track railroad built and operat
ed by Government. In theory it is ex
cellent, in practice, it would only open
the way to more fraud and corruption
we fear. His other remarks are, many
of theio, excellent, and as the matter is
iin important one wo hope to take it up
again, either bef ore or after the Legis
lature meets.
The Fraud of tho National (Jreecback
. Organ.
The National Advocate (New York),
an extremely windy and very preten
tious weekly newspaper organ, devoted
to Peter Cooper, Ben Butler, and fiat
ism, which was sent to subscribers at
twenty-five cents a year, has suddenly
come to an end. It is claimed to have
had an immense circulation, but Shupe,
the humbug adventurer who was be
hind the concern as publisher, has now
found to his sorrow, as many another
venturesome individual has found out
before him, that no man can publish
any sort of newspnpor or conduct any
sort of a business for a very long time
when it costs more than it comes to
Sending a weekly paper to subscribers,
fofts cents a year when the expense
ul publishing fifty-two numbers of
such a paper amounts to three or four
times that sum per copy, won't "pav,"
no way you can fix it. and no one but
a foamy-brained, fiatist would embark
in such a foolish undertaking, unless
deliberately intending to swindle Lis
subscribers, aa Shupe has done. -Chi-
Read oor very interesting Washing
ton letter from an old Cass County res
ident, now on the spot. None of your
patent advertising correspondence for
the Herald; we get live men and wo
men to write for our pages.
Editorial Association. -
The Nebraska State Editorial Asso
ciation will meet sometime early in
January, of which dne notice will be
given. We hope every hona-Jide coun
try editor in the State will be there,
and join the Association. From a
small infant three years ago, our Asso
ciation has grown to have strength
and power, and from tho oxperience
and talk of many of the older members
we believe they mean to meet this
time for business. It was necessary at
first, perhaps, to have excursions and
pleasure parties to draw the members
together, and induce them to work iu
harmony. Now, we are beginning to
understand each other well enough to
proceed to regular business that will
aid and protect us in our profession,
as every other association does.
We want some fair, honest legisla
tion this winter to protect newspapers,
and give tho people really what it is
their interest they should have. That
infernal tax-list law wants repealing;
we should have fair, moderate pay for
publishing county commissioners' pro
ceedings and the vital laws. The peo
ple are interested with us in these mat
ters. They are economy in the end,
and if the Legislature won't give us
our rights peacably, why, wo must take
some other course with them.
There is work enough for every
member, and wo want them all there.
Then the old Advertising-Agency bus
iness needs some more ventilating, and
all the cheap advertising humbugs
should be exposed.
MUKDEU.
The following particulars of the mur
der of Mrs. Harbison and Anderson we
take from the Kearney Press:
The facts in the Kearney county
murder are as follows: S. D. Richards,
the murderer, had been at work for
some time for Mrs. Harloson. On the
first day of November he murdered
her and her three children, and inform
ed the neighbois that she had gone to
her husband. His object seems to have
been to secure her claim and team, to
gether with a few household goods.
The Swede, Peter Anderson, lived
alone in a neighboring huse. On
Tuesday Richards gave him a dose of
poison, and supposed that he had left
him for dead, but Anderson survived
sufficiently to go to a neighbor's house
and tell his suspicions that he had been
poisoned by Richards. After this it
seems that Richards returned and find
ing Anderson alive, killed him with a
hammer, and buried his body under a
coal heap in the cellar. The neighboi s
had in the meantime gathered and
found Richards loading Mrs. Ilarloson's
goods into his wagon. He appeared
surprised, handed them the key to the
house and told them to look for them
selves. As they started for the house
he jumped upon his horse and rode
rapidly off in the direction of Bloom
ington. Search was then made, and
the body of Anderson found as stated.
A still further search discovered the
bodies of Mrs. Ilarolson and the three
children, wrapped in sheets and buried
about three feet deep beneath a straw
stuck, only a short distance from the
house. The appearance of the bodies
seemed to show that the mother and
two children had been brained with a
flat-iron, which was found covered with
blood and hair. The youngest child
had evidently been taken by its feet,
and its brains dashed out upon the
ground. That the man is insane ad
mits of hardly a doubt, although there
i3 a terrible method in his madnes.
For a few dollar he committed five
murders and lived for more than a
month within a few feet of the man
gled corpses of four of his victims.
No definite trace has been received of
him since ho left Hastings. His de
scription and photograph have been
sent to all parts of this State and Kan
sas, and he will probably yet be cap
tured. The report has been spread that
Richards passed through here and that
he wa3 arrested at Falls City, both of
which are incorrect. Our Sheriff and
Marshall both hare the photograph of
the scoundrel, as has every officer in
the country, by this time, we presume.
He is still at large, but will bo caught
we hope, and duly tried and punished
by law.
The burning and hanging of Mitch
ell and Ketch urn in Custer county by
Cow-boys is thus described by the
Kearney Prsss:
Just listen to this description of the
way in which those two men were
found. It has just come to ti3 from a
reliable man. They were chained to
gether by the wrists and hung over a
pole with their hands high in the air
and their feet nearly touching the
ground. In this position they hung
while a slow fire was built under them,
and when found their extremeties
were burnt off, their entrails were
hanging out and they were dead. How
long they hung there writhing iu agony,
with their muscles scorching, tteir
flesh frying and frizzling and their
shrieks and groans resounding over
the deserted prairie tefore death came
to their relief we have no means of
knowing. These are facts, but words
cannot begin to put them in proper
shape.
The particulars of this case will be
remembered by our readers. Corres
pondents from that County givo it
j about as follows:
j Ever since Custer county was organ
: ized, the cattle men there have prae
' iin-.l ft.n I. nil, It.-.! J : 1
n--4 tui; uciiri lll.ll 1L 11 il3 Uiyuilleu
and get apart for their exclusive use.
There is excellent land acres and
acres of it within the county limits
for agricultural purposes, and immi
grants have not been slow to take ad
vantage of the facilities afforded them.
But just as sure a as new comer drove
his stakes there, just so sure was he
approached by a class of people known
as cowboys" and ordered to depart.
If he did not allow himself to be bull
dozed, the cattle men began a hsrass-
1 ing course.
. STEVEilS
was a herder in the employ of J.
P. Olive, of Plum Creek, whose ranche
and range is in Custer. He was also a
brother of Olive, which fact was
not cenerally known until after he was
killed. He was a hard case, bv profos-
( sinn, and it is said had killed a man.
i and came to Nebraska, changing his
i name to avoid identification and ar
rest.
MITCIIIXL AND KETCUOt.
Mitchell was C3 years old and was for '
j a -long tirao a resident of Mew id; i
county. Ketchum was 27. Both were
known as quiet peaceable men, but
they were known as determined men,
too.
HOW STEVENS WAS KILLED.
Stevens had a grudge against Mr.
Mitchell -one of the same grudges
hfcld by the cattle men against the
homesteaders and one day he rode up
to Mitchell's home with three Texans
at his heels. Mitchell and Ketchum
were about starting for a neighbor's,
several miles distant, and had placed
their guns in the wagon, thinking they
might see a deer or antelope along the
road. Ketchum was at the corral, a
short distance from the wagon, trying
to lead a bull, which be intended
taking wiUi him, when Stevens and the
Texani commenced firing at him. He
having a revolver, returned the fire.
Mitchell said they commenced firing
among his children In tho melee eith
er Mitchell or Ketchum killed Steven's
and fearing tho cattle men would
take the law in their own hands, went
to the house of Mr. Baker, in Sherman
county, near the Howard county line,
where they were afterwards taken.
A brother of 01ive, or Stevens, of
fered a reward for his murderers, as
they called the homesteaders. The
Sheriff of Keith Co., Barney Gillan, ar
rested the two men and placed them
in Kearney jail. In removing them
from Kearney to Custer, for trial, they
were taken from tho sheriff (?) and
hung and burned as above. Gillan, the
sheriff, is strongly censured. Ho was
identified with the cattle interests be
fore he became sheriff; and a demand
for a full investigation is made by the
Press in that region.
Gov. Garber surely ought to give this
tho fullest and freest investigation.
While we are very friendly to the Cat
tle Interests of the West, and acknowl
edge all the benefits they are to the
State, we do not propose that Toxas
renegades shall settle in this State and
bulldoze settlers, hang, burn and mur
der citizens without color of law or
j ustice, but from revenge.
Let us have the whole facts in the
case, at once. Mr. Governor, and the
law-abiding people of this State will
aid and sustain you.
School Matters.
Mr. Editor. In visiting many of
our schools I am surprised to see how
fow large scholars are in attendance.
In the olden time, when our public
school system was new, every school
had what was called the "big class."
But where is our big class this winter?
In many districts only about one in
ten of the enumerated youths over 15
years of ago are attending school. I
am glad to know, however, that there
are some exceptions to this rule, and
also to know that somo of our districts
are having a larger attendance of " big
scholars" than in the past.
Perhaps it is impossible for some to
attend, but that the per cent of absen
tees is too large, all will admit. Many
have bat little time to spend for school
and study in tho summer time, and
some do not improve what they have.
A habit of indifferanco as to mental
improvement is thus formed, and as
time passes swiftly, tlie winter school
is over and no benefit is derived from
it by some who need it most.
Now let us try to overcome some of
thi3 indifference. Let us all, teaaher
and school board, parents and older
pupils, co-operate in the effort to get
all the benefit that can possibly bo de
rived for the money paid out for this
winter's school. Let us resume, as tho
politicians say. The teacher is paid
by the public, get all out of him you
can. Time aud opportunities are pass
ing, get all out of them you can.
The presence of earnest large schol
ars will inspire the younger ones with
a laudable ambition to equal or excel
them in attainments. Their presence
will arouse enthusiam in the teachers
and school board, and give an impetus
to a spirit of progression that will in
fluence actions in after years.
Let us look at the question in the
most practical light possible. How
many of our absentees have education
sufficient to pas3 through the transac
tions of ordinary business with ease, or
satisfaction to themselves? How
many can write a respectable letter
either in business or in friendship?
How many have a definite idea of what
is meant by the term "intelligent citi
zen"? I fear too many cannot derive
much comfort by answering these
questions candidly as relating to them
selves. Try it, young folks, and act
accordingly. If your district does not
furnish sutBcient advantages, Mr. Love
of the Plattsmouth High School will
take you as fast and as far as you
wish to go. Most of our districts, how
ever, are supplied with competent
teachers, and the demand for a better
class of teachers is increasing.
Respectfully, D. D. Martindalk
CORRESPONDENCE.
Prom Eagle.
December 9th, 1878..
Ed. Herald: The old year is al
most gone, and we fellows of Tipton
may well rejoice, for we boast peace,
plenty and good health.
Wheat, spring, average yield about
fourteen bushels per acre. James Ma
son, Esq., informs me that he raised 35
bushels of winter wheat per acre, var
iety, grass. Barley , a small acreage
but a good yield (25 to 45 bushels per
acre). Oats almost a failure; early
sowing did the best. Corn till you
can't rest all of a good quality and
averaging about 30 bushels per acre.
I see a disposition to build cribs long
and wide, aiming to store while
corn is cheap.
The timothy crop has been threshed,
yielding 4 to 5 bushels per acre. It aud
other tame grasses have done well
where sown.
We see evidence of prosperity on ev
ery hand; houses, barns, bins, cribs,
and corrals building. It cannot all bo
paper, a part must be real.
Our five months school is progress
ing finely, Miss TYolph, teacher.
The Young Eaglo Lyceum holds
forth weekly, Friday evenings. Come
up and discuss with us, Mac,
Among the late arrivals I note Mr.
Creamer, of 111. He seems to mean
business. More another dav. T.N.
Somewhere, Dec. 12th, 1873.
Dear Herald : A few lines from
this part of the country might be in
teresting to your many readers. This
is one of tho whitest little towns west
of the Missouri river. There has boen
considerable improvement made here
in the last year in the way of corn
crib and barns.
Mr. Finch has built a very nice,
barn with room for hay and grain and
stabling for a great many horses, cat
tle and sheep.
There are other fine improvements,
too numerous to mention.
They are going to fence the grave
yard with a fine stone wall.
We have very interesting times here ;
there is so much going on. There is a
protracted meeting in progress. The
pastor is Mr. Worley. Ho instructs
the people iu the right way; and if
the boys go to the bad world it will
not be the minister's fault it will be
their own, for he tells them in plain
words which is the right way.
Wo have a liteiary society every
Monday evening. The young and old
go and enjoy themselves; then on Sat
urday night we have Good Templars'
lodge; that is the best place yet; the
lodge is the oldest Lodge in the State.
They have about fifty members. The
young and old all go. It is late, and I
am tired. Good bye.
JonN Big Foot.
Weeping Water Note.
Hon. J. M. Beardsley fell from a
corn crib a few days since, landed on
a corn sheller and broke a rib.
W. K. Loofbourrow has gone to Elm
wood to preach.
Geo. Ashman expects to teach in Ad.
Beach's district thia winter.
Miss Allie Beardsley will teach in
the Klepser school house the coming
term.
Mr. Odell, from Ohio, baa been se
cured to take charge of our sehool?, as
principal. He comets well recom
mended. Rev. E. Yf "Wilkinson has removed
to bis new field of labor at Valparaiso.
Rev. Simon Barrows occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church
last Sabbath.
Sabbath evening services in both
churches begin at half past six, instead
of half past seven, as Btated in these
articles not long since.
The Sunday Schools of both church
es are making preparations for festiv
ities, next Tuesday evening, suitable
for Ckristmas eve. It is rumored that
Santa Clans, himself will bo at the
Congregational church for a few min
utes. Miss Barrett has returned to her
homeB, at Council Bluffs.
Thomas Pickering and family have
moved into the house lately owned by
A. P. Miller, now the property of W.
II. Reed.
Eugene Day has gone to Ohio on a
visit. Lucilk.
Front South Head.
Ed. Herald. Quite a 6pell of
weather; business unusually dull dur
ing the past week, except, with that
Iowa saloon keeper, who is certainly
the most degraded piece of humanity
that ever came to South Bend, We
did not intend to bo so personal in this
matter but when a man keeps such a
"hell-hole it is a crimo to bo silent.
From reliable authority we understand
that unless he stops that "gambling
business," that midnight chin music,
his saloon will be one of the things of
the past.
A fine blooded dog, owned by II. J.
Streight, was recently poisoned. Sus
picion rests upon Cain; 'cause why'
(Mc)Caiu wa3 named after Able.
A few days since a professional c. p.
was about town, noting down points
aud playing euchre, and taking in the
boys. Having failed iu one or two in
stances, he resolved upon a more ox
peditious plan that of robbing seme
business house. Attempts were made
upon Streight's house, but failed. He
next tried Chas. Pinkham's back door,
leading to the store. Here he was suc
cessful, and entering, he went through
the mails, liteially raping them, and
obtained a registered letter containing
j?20. He then clothed himself with a
new suit to suit himself, without re
gard to price, from tip to toe, and then
skipped for parts unknown.
The winter school, under the man
agement of E. II. Heming, is progress
ing finely.
Let's have a lyceum here. They all
doit, and why can't we? We won't
rue it.
A merry Christmas and a happy
New Year to all. Thanks, Mr. Editor,
for that kiss to Juliet, iu. love, but my
husband objects to having it made eo
public. Juliet.
otijeu things.
Saturday there rolled into South
Bend, over the B. & M. track, ouo of
the greatest novelties of this nine
teenth century It was the famous
Burhaus' Merchandise Supply Car. In
tho evening, by special invite, your
correspondent visited this mammoth
store on wheels; and, for the interest
of the general public, we will give a
few items concerning it:
After ten years of close application,
study, and tncountering many obsta
cles, A. II. Burhans got letters patent,
issued March 7tli, 1876; the Burlington
Notion Co. was organized May 20th,
1873, and to-day Burhans' idea is prac
tically embodied in the large, hand
some merchandise car, which makes a
trip every 60 days over the C. B. & Q.
from Burlington to Hastings.
The Burlington Notion Co. is officer
ed as follows: Pres't, C. P. Squires;
Sec't, M. S. Foole; Chief Salesman. A. j
Burhans; Purchasing Agent, II. I).
Sqaires.
The car was built by the U. S. Roll
ing Co., Chicago, 111., and is a model of
beauty and strength. The interior ar
rangements are magnificent. No one
ANTAISiAtfS
mk UJl.H Jt
COMB -A-HSTUD SIEJIE.
More Goods for a Dollar than you can Purchase anywhere
else in Town!
WHITE AND GRAY BLANKETS. HORSE BLANKETS, COMFORTS,
FELT SKIRTS, KNIT SUA WLS, all sizes and quality, and at
any price to atiit your Fotket Hook. NUBIAS,
WOOLEN SCARFS, WOOLEN
SOCKS. WOOLEN
YA RNS. (J ERMA NTO WN YA RNS
ZEPHYRS, SHIRTINU AND DRESS FLAN
NELS. CHOICEST ASSORTMENT OF IStY (iOORS, IN
THE CITY, INCLUDINU BEAVER d CHINCHILLA OVERCOATS, &
CLOAKIKG CLOTHS!
A NICE ASSORTMENT OF
Swiss Carvings, and Japanese Goods.
IPazacir Stoves of all ISisifis
CARD BOARD MOTTOES
The Greatest Variety of Fancy Articles in the City.
ALSO-HATS jJSTJD O-A-IFS.
A SPECIAL INVOICE OF
MAJOLICA WAKE, for tht Ilulitln.t; do not fail to vail and eramine.
l'KL'XELlJi.
CITIiOX,
Z.EMOX PEEL.
VALEXCIA LAYER A DEIJESIA KAIS1XS,
SOUUUUM.
SEW OR LEAKS A
WHITE SYHUrS.
A Ureal Variet tf WhU ami Ground .Sjris, and anything tUc you want for
HOLIDAY COOKIXU.
without seeing it can conceive how
complete aro wholesale establishments
in so limited a space, and iu such a
neat and systematic order could ever
have flitted through "brain-matter."'
The storago capacity and facilities
for exhibiting goods are truly wonder
ful. Two large plate-glass windows
in the center of the car, with a sky
light running the entire length, give
an abundance of light. In the .center,
by the two largo plate-glass windows,
are two counters for displaying goods.
Along the sides of the car aro bins,
drawers, etc
The office desk is at one end of the
car and two wire mattrass beds at the
other are Btored away to reBt tho weary
when the day's sales are over.
The mode of operating is to load the
car with notions of all kinds, as Yankee
notions, millinery .hosiery, thread, silks,
gloves, stationery, druggiBts' sundries,
hardware sundries and everything per
taining to small wares.
Tho inducements offered are numer
ous: Immediate delivery of the goods
as soon as ordered, and saving of
freight, dray age. and boxing. The pur
chaser gets what ho orders, thus avoid
ing mistakes, delays and accidents.
Sales confined strictly to merchants
and jobbers; tho company will not re
tail. This is their second trip, and Burhans
informs us that general satisfaction
has been awaided them by all the mer
chants in all tho cities and towns, etc.,
along the route. Tho merits of the
enterprise, the goods, and the ptioes
show for themselves, and merchants
can do no belter than to reserve their
orders for them.
A. Buahans, the patentee, will take
steps next spring to lease other linea
to parties who understand the notion
business. We predict for the scheme
a rich Bur(n)han(za).
Washington Correspondence.
Washington, I). C, Dec. 11, 1876.
The announcement a few days ago
that Mr. Blaino would speak on the
resolution for au investigation of the
recent elections, iu the Senate to day,
had the effect of bringing hundreds
out this early lovely winter morning.
As early as ten o'clock people began to
throng the streets and avenues leading
to the Capitol, and by eleven the im
mense galleries of the Senate were
filled with a motley crowd, represent
ing the highest as well as lowest class
of tho population of this "City of Mag
nificent Distances."
In the public galleries were lawyers,
statesmen and politicians, divided be
tween beggars, tramps aud thieves.
The Senators' private gallery was
crowded to its utmost capacity by the
families of senators and members, and
others, who. through the influence of
their "Senator" had secured'a pass too
what they no doubt considered quite
a rechervhe location. Even the aisles
were crowded by ladies who were, to
all appearances, gratified by even a
step to sit upon. By twelve, every
nook and cranny in the galleries with
the exception of tho Diplomatic gal
lery was filled to overflowing.
At ten minutes to twelve Blaine ap
peared upon the floor, dressed in light
pants, black dress coat buttoned up
close to the chin, and black slouch hat
His entrance alone had tho effect of
silencing the hitherto noisy crowd for
perhaps, one minute. He leisurely
walked across the floor, with head
erect and shoulders thrown back, a
perfect embodiment of all that consti
tutes perfect manhood. A man whom
to see is to admire, to know, to love
and respect; a man born a leader of
men. He was immediately surround
ed bv his brother senators and numer
ous friends upon the floor. Almost
every senator was in his seat an au
gust body composed of the wit and
i a :
wisuom or me nation.
At the close of the morning hour, 1
p. m., a few members of the foreignjle-
gations entered the diplomatic gallery.
The scene on the floor at this time beg
gars description. Every chair, sofa
"and bench was crowded, and standing
room considerably above par.
During the entire time occupied by
the speaker the immense audience sat
in almost breathless silence. The Sen
ators with one exception paid the
closest attention. This solitary ex
ception being Senator Conkling. who
wrote in a letter book of huge dimen
sions, apparently oblivious to all sur
roundings, i
The speech was delivered in a clear,
calm voice, penetrating every part of
the galleries, and with such delibera
tion as to be n'Dt only heard but under-'
stood by all.
At the close be was greeted by
MJII.I
Eli Plummcr.
hearty applause from the galleries,
which was immediately '-put down" by
the Vice President's rap of the gavel,
and announcment that "further dem
onstrations would necesitate the clear
ing of the galleries."
As he sat down friends and acquaint
ances crowded around him with con
gratulations and hand shaking.
He was responded to by Senator
Thurman, in an extemporaneous
speech, which did him great credit,
and caused the somewhat crest-fallen
Democrats to revive their drooping
spirits and give vent to frequent utter
ances of "Good enough 1" "Go for him !"
"That's right!" &c., &c.
At the close of Thurraan'a speech
Blain ecorrected several misstatements
in his (Thurman's) reply, which caused
considerable sharp repartee and per
sonal allusions on both sides.
The debate was further continued
by Senators Edmunds and Lamar, with
considerable animation, plainly illus
trating that the "bloody shirt" still
flaunts in the breezo and is likely to
occupy a prominent position in the
next campaign. Capitola.
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NEW GOODS,
ELEGANT STYLES.
Mr. Weckbach having gone into tho Lumber business I propose to run tho
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We xre la almost ('ally receipt of
DRY AND FANCY GOODS,
and KIKIPlEliE,
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I desire to see all my old patrons bnck and want to hold as lnanv of 11: .
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REMEMBER THE PLACE, ONE DOOR WEST OF P.O.,
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Groceries,
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this date sole proprietor.
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