The Herald. NO. .yAACMURPHr, - DITOR. PLATTSMOUTIT. JULY 3, 1878. Adjournment of Congress. "They'll be damned if they do, and be damned if they don't." So some stay and some go; some will and some won't. The river is falling. The Empress Eugenie has suffered a relapse and is very low. - "Weather report next week toe much 4th of July this week. Two of the Olive gang escaped from the rium Creek prison last week. The Journal thinks Congress can " Peter out" as the Nebraska Legisla ture did in '71 if it can't "adjourn." The Temperance Ladies of Liacoln have started a Temperance column in the Journal, which appears every San- day morning. Kearnet has presented to the Got ernor for the State a deed for 320 acres of land as a gift on which to erect the Reform School. The will of the late Louis Napoleon makes Victor, son of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, his successor as heir to the Napoleonic throne. Mr. Ira Sayles, father-in-law of Perry Walker, died on Monday last and was buried Tuesday. lie was an old resident of the county. The remains of Prince Louis Napo leon have been sent home on the troap ship Orontes, and the Queen has com manded that the ship shall be escorted on part of the voyage by the chanael fleet. Honeywell (of Lincoln) is going to " bus" the " sociable ladies" all over Lincoln free if. they vote him the cane. Well, Honey ; yoa've got a job on hand ; but it's a sweet one and no mistake. TnE iron mountain and Southern Railway changed their guage from broad to standard a distance of 700 miles ia one day, (last Friday.) Over 3,000 men were employed. One rail was removed only. Two ladies set up as Lawyers In Janesville, Wis., about a year ago. An important habeas Corpus was tried the other day in which the Lady Lawyers beat the other fellows out of court and won for their client. Explosions seem the order of the day. No sooner does the news of the blowing up of the Clytie reach Omaha than the foundry-men burst an iron column in process of moulding, in juring two workmen quite severely. PROGRAMME Our Temperance Column. STOLEN HORSES.. Gillen and Armstrong, two mem bers of the Olive gaig, broke jail at Plum Creek last Thursday night. Sheriff James has offered $700 for their capture. , The horses which they took to effect their escape, were returned the next Sunday. Forty "exodus" negroes were for warded by the Kansas Freedmaa's Re lief Association to Liccoln, reaching there the first of the week. The citi zens of Lincoln organized a relief com mittee of colored citizeas, who can vassed the city for aid for them, and will endeavor to get them places to work immediately. General Butler is supposed to be the next democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts. When asked directly he said the particular candidate was immaterial and qnoted an old drinkiog song during the plague in India as follows: "Three cheers for the dead already. Hurrah for the nest who dies." Chicago held a large meeting at Farwell Hall,- Monday eveaing to take into consideration- the Ponca Indian case, and the raising of means to carry the case into the supremo court. The meeting was addressed by Rev. T. II. Tibbies, of Omaha, a fund was started, and committees appointed to solicit additions to it. A horrible accident occurred ia our neighboring town, Nebraska City, on Friday last the explosion of the government tug-boat, Clytie by which two men, James Lane and Herman Bohle. were killed outright; Wm. If. McKinney had both legs broken and was badly scalded, Isaac McKinney will have to have one leg amputated and Capt. Pinney wa3 badly scalded. In Mr. Whitelaw Reid's address to the press convtntion occurs this senti ment: "There is not a newspaper to day in New York, faulty as they all are. that is not better than its audi ence. There is not an editor in New York who does not know the fortune that awaits the man there who is will ing to make a daily paper as disreput able and vile as a hundred and fifty thousand readers would e willing to fcuy." Tms Omaha News finding that the South has the champion idiot in the person of the- Editor of the Okolona States, and unselfishly desiring that the Hnprovided north shall bo equal with her sister seath, has kindly attempted that role to the extent of a part a of eolamn a la Okolona States,but his ex elsmation points and vitaperative ad jectives, expletives aad terms of abuse gave out before he-had a quarter of column written and ho had to give up. They have special f oats of type and an addenda to Webster's Unabridged for the Okolona States, OF CELEBRATION, PLATTS- M0UTH, JULY 4, '79, At George Smith's drove, By the Tarloas Temperance Orgaalii tloas aad Sunday Schools. The procession will bo formed at 10 o'clock, at the corner of Sixth and Main streets, under the leadership of P. P. Gass and his aids, as Marshals of the Day. headed by the Silver Helicon Band. The procession will march on Sixth to Vine, down Vine to Third, down Third to Main, and thence up Main to Sixth, and from thonce to the grounds in the following order: Plattsmouth Sllrer Helicon Band, Temple of Henor, In full regalia. Good Templars, in full regalia. Ladies' Temperance Union, In carriage. Young Ladies' League. In full regalia, Jurenlle Templars, in full regalia, 8unday School classes. Mt. Pleasant Good Templars, In full regalia. Concord Good Templars, In full regalia. Citizens. In carriages. Yeomanry, in carriages, Omaha Sunday School. tHitlD BT TUB WOMAN'S CHR1STIAX fERANCK VXIOS. TEM Ileri; James Patterson Loses his Equlnes -"Man Caught, Trial, Ae. " For God; and Home, tnd Native Land." No. 2. I. O. G. T. Pt.Am(JlTH Lodo Ueeulxr meetings iit rv UHnMd,iv pveninn E. 11. WOOLKY, W. Ueeulxr meetings iit Good Templars' Hull every v Wednesday evening. E. 11. 1 Viola V. Babim, Sec'y. C.T. 1ittsouth Temple of Honor and Temperance, No. 15. Itegular meeting, Saturday evening In Hall In Kitzijerald'B block. 8. S. Hi N RLE, W. C. T. f. F. Joiiirsox, Sec'y. lLATTJIf)UTH Ked Kibkon Club. Regular - meeting on Monday evening ol earn ween. . G. Lovey. President. H. M. BU8HSELL, HeCy. The Heading Room. Open on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon aud evening of each week. ront room over n . s. lute s store, 1latlsmouth W. C. T. IT. will meet every alternate Thursday at 3 o'clock, in the Reading Koora. unless other DOtire ie given in this column. Mm. 11. M. Wise, President, Mrs. n. I iicki, oecreiary. T9LATTSMOUTH LoiMiE OF JlTVENILR TEMP -s- lars will meet every alternate h riday even ing at 8 o'ciock in uooa lerapianr nan. MRS. a. schleoel, superintend!. Come one and all to the Temperance Picnic, and hear among other good things, the "New Declaration of Inde pendence" from the lips of our boys; and pledge with them your "lives,' yoar "fortunes" and year "sacred Hon or to the cause. ORDER OF EXERCISES AT THE GROUNDS 1st. The FlatUmouth Silver Helicon Band will furnish music. 2d. Reading of the Declaration of Independ enee, by the Hoa. D. U. Wheeler. 3d, Second reading of Declaration, by class of Boys. 4th, Oration by Rev H. D. Fisher. Ctb. Music, by Glee Club. 6th, Speech by Chaplain Wright. 7th, Music, by Plattsmouth Silver Helicon Band. 8th, Remarks, by S. S. Hinkle. 9th, Short Speech, by Mrs. B. Sperlock. 10th, Music by Glee Club. llth. Appropriate remarks by Capt. Wiles. 12th," Toast, by Judge Sullivan. 13th, Response by II. M. BushnelL 14th, Music by Plattsmouth Band. ISth, Toast, by M. O'Donaho. 16th, Response, by J. E. Morrison. 17th, Music, by Glee Club. 18th. Speech, by E. G. Dover. 19th, Speech, D.H. Wheeler. 30th. Music, by Plattsmouth Band as we go marching home. G. II. Black, President of the Day. Patriotism is not dead yet. Come one ana all, to celebrate the 103d Anniversary of our Glorious National Independence! Congress Adjonraed. The Extra Session was finally ad journed Tuesday, July 1st, and the Stalwarts and the Brigadiers can alike go home to their "constits," and see how their work looks from a rear view. It has been a foolish, exhaustive and useless session, costing the poor tax payers thousands of dollars, of which their was no earthly need; its whole onject ana aim has oeen to make cap ital for the next campaign, and of that the advantage is with the Republicans. From Mr. H. N. Wheeler of Denisoa, owa, who was one of the parties con cerned in the sale of thoroughbred cat tle at Council Bluffs last week we earn that a good crowd assembled to invest and the bidding was lively. Soon these sales will become of fre quent occurrence in the west and oar grade of cattle be correspondingly improved. The New York World says that "when it was announced the ether day that Gen. Manderson had been 'named for the secretaryship of war, the ques tion who under heaven Gen. Mander son might be was answered by the con jecture that he must have been the as sistant superintendent of iir. Hayes' buaday school in Ohio. Now, don't put on airs, Mr. World There are oceans ef people out west that don't know who the editor of the World is; or even, that there is a World, ia New York. The following from the president's last veto message gives his position pretty plainly: The object, manifestly, is to place before the Executive this alternative, to allow necessary functions of the public service to be crippled or sus pended for want of appropriations re quired to keep them in operation. or to approve legislation which in official communications to Congress, he has declared would be a violation of his constitutional duty. Thus, in this bill the priacipla is clearly embodied that. by virtue ef the provision of the con stitution which requires that "all bills for raising revenue should originate in the Ilouse of Representatives," a bare majority of the Ilouse of Repre sentatives has the right to withhold an appropriation for the support of the government, ualess the Executive consents to approve any legislation wnich may be attached to appropria tion bills. Card of Thanks. Plattsmouth, Neb., July 1st, '79. A Testimonial of thanks, love and affection of the Catholics of Platts mouth, Neb, to Mr. John Fitzgerald. We the undersigned Catholics, in the parochial house assembled, return our most sincere, heartfelt thanks, in bo half not only of ourselves, bat of all the Catholics of Plattsmouth and vi cinity to Mr. J. Fitzgerald for his tnu nificient gift of our beautiful Catholic Church, worth about 8,000, to oar be loved Bishop, Right Rev. Jas. O'Con nor of Omaha for this Congregation. John Fitzgerald is a director for Ne braska of the Cat holm Colonization Society of America a wealthy banker and an extensive R. Road Contractor a noble specimen of a true and faith ful Irish American Catholic, whose in fluence is second to noae in the state We are sincerely sorry that he and his estimable family have left from amongst us to make their future home in Lincoln the capital city of this state. He has left us a legacy that will ever stand as a monument of the love he has for his country, his church, and his Gid. We pray that heaven's chei cest blessings be bestowed eu him and his family in this life, and that they may enjoy the Beatific vision in the next. Rev. P. LYNcn, J. V. WECKBACn, William Neville, ; JonN O'Rourke, M. O'Donahof, For the Congregation. Pledge the Children. it you would save the next genera tion for God. Pledge the Children. If you would have " a generation that will not tolerate the dram-shop and its kindred vices" Pledge the Children. If you would save one billion and a half to the nation annually Pledge the Children. If you would conquer the greatest foe to human happiness Pledge the Children. If you would destroy the greatest barrier to the progress of the Gospel . Pledge the Children. If you would rob the g allows, the grave, and perdition or their victims Pledge the Children. If you would empty the asylams, almshouses, and prisoas Pledge the Childrea. If you would halt forever the fearful procession of sixty thousand men that march annually to hell Pledge the ChiNren. If vou want to do a work that will tell in eternity Pledge the Children. How Every Man Can Help the Temper ance Cause. From an Address by Canon Farrar.J We invite the attention of everyone. whether or not interested in our hum ble efforts to aid the temperance cause, to the following article from authority than which there is no higher, bespeak ing for it a careful perusal. Is Amer ica in any less danger? I urge you the duty of self-denial for the sake of others. If you are fond of drink abandon it before it be too late for your own sake; if you are not fond or it, it will cost you nothing to give it up. w e are ail face to race with a hideous, a degrading, a colossal evil The legislature either cannot or will not help us. Warning, preaching, mor al influence, even extended education, fails to help us; increased wages, di minished hours of work, only deepen our peril and our loss. There is one way, and one way only; but that is a certain and an easy way by which not merely to check, but even to annihilate the curse, it l that every one ol us should cease to contribute to this won ster evil the penny of a contribution or the shadow of aa example. The use of that deadly, peculiar, and wholly unnecessary substance is so far insep arable from the abuse, that where the individual use is, there the national abuse will be. Unrestricted liquor traffic will, to the end of time, mean for myriads intense temptation; temp tation means drunkenness ; drunken ness means degradation, horror, rum. crime, xeu are a Christian, win you give up a needless luxury to ueip in saving others from a blasting curse? You are a patriot. Will you give up a poor tickling of the palate . an unwaol- some tinguag o i ine brain, to rescue your nation from a bli ghting degrada tion? If you do not help, at least be ashamed to hinder. Call not those fa natics who would clear their con sciences from every taint of so dan gerous a leaven. Not long ago there was in a certain colliery an explosion by which four hundred miners were suddenly hurled amid shattered ruins into horrible death. It was caused by a single miner who had opened his safety-lamp to light his pipe. To that pipe of to bacco were sacrificed four hundred precious lives of fathers, of husbands and of sons; and alas! oa the bodies of net a few of those who perished in that fiery blast were found duplicate keys by which, hitherto with impunity, they had done the same. Alas! my brethren. England aud Scotland are such a mine; they are full of the ex plosive fire-damp of intemperaace. In all societies it hangs dense around us in the perilous ar,d pestilential air. Do not say that there is none of this flaming peril around you; that jou may open your safety-lamp and no harm come of it. It may be so; it may not be so. You could not, you would not do it if you were sure that there was danger; for that as you see at once would be a deadly selfishness and an atrocious crime. But you can not be sure that there is not danger. Is the gain worth the risk? Is the transient and animal indulgence wort h the permanent and eternal peril ? No harm aiay couie to you; but if harm comes to others who are reassured by your example, you, even you, will have helped to perpetuate a frightful curse, whose effects, in shattering blast after shattering blast, shall be flapped in echoes of ruin and of misery, too late for penitence, amid generations yet unborn. The fatal and the fatally common key of that safety lamp is what is called "moderate drinking. If in this particular struggle you would be patriots, if in this matter you would show your true love for your brother men, ding it away. Like the Naza rites of old, like the children of Jona dab the son of Rechab, drink neither wine nor strong drink, so long as by it you make weak or cause to stumble, or tempt into ruin and misery, the soul the priceless soul of a brother; the soul of your brother for whom Christ did. Opium smoking finds little toleration in Japan. A man was recently sentenced to ten years' hard labor in Yokohama for violation of the law against the practice. Thursday morning last, as, we were going to press, the sheriff brought word that Mr. James Patterson's horses had been stolen during the night, together with a set of harness. Everyone was up in arms at once, Sheriff Hyers left en the train for the west; W.D.Jones, in a buggy, southwest; Mr. Patterson and Geo. Leving, due south, down the river. Speculation was rife all day on the streets as to where they would find them, if at all; if they would catch the thief; if they would bring him home alive, &c. All doubt about finding the horses was set at nst in the evening, by the return of Patterson aad Leving, with the stolen animals and harness, which they found in the bushes near Mr. Er vin's, in Liberty precinct, this county. The thief, for the time, escaped. , next day Was a lively day in. Plattsmouth, any way. In the morning Dr. (?) Warner had his trial, and just as that was about closed, Lavinas Patterson, the Ervins and Joe Van Horn came up, with the supposed horse thief. At least they brought an old fellow whom they had caught in the brush near where the horses had been tied, who conld giye no very good account of himself. A warrant was made out, and boss Mar shal Murphy took the aged, indigent, wet and muddy suspected citizen over to the cast-iron jail, situated oa the corner of this and that street, Platts mouth. On searching him, a slung shet and a good chunk of a knife, and $4.50 ia money, in money, were found. He seemed tojbe of German extraction, about 60 years old, and wet as a rat. having jumped into the creek in the morning to escape his pursuers. the trial. Monday noon the prisoner was brought over to the court house for preliminary trial. He was dressed quite respectably, having evidently washed his jean suit out and get a clean shirt, he made a very respectable appearance. The trial was opened by Judge Sul livan, no attorneys appearing on either side. James Patterson swore to the theft of the horses, &c. P. L. Rowe, saw prisoner at Peter Clarences door, on Thursday, saw the tracks of horses, about 9 a. m., half a mile from Clarence's. John Clarence and A. Beckman, two boys sworn; only saw a man run into the brush Thursday morning, could not identify him. Jas. Vanllom, the next witness, was a little "off," and created a cood deal of amusement by '-gettin' ahead of his circumstances," as he called it, every now and then. 'Lowed he saw the de fendant about 10 o'clock Friday morn ing when his hounds and "the gentle man there before you came out of the woods together; the only difference be tween the gentleman there before you and the hound?, gentlemen, was you saw him first and the hounds a minute after," said Joe. Went down to get Ervin's to help; as we returned saw an object jump from the road, either a colt a dog or a man. The object jumped into the creek off the bank, feet 7 in. When we got there, found tracks of feet, and being on horseback higher than the others, I saw the very man in that chair, gentlemen, over in the bushes; said "Good morning" and he said "Good mornin'." FHere the witness's circumstances got mixed in with the tacks in the old man's shoes and we leave the others to tell the tale. The prisoner objected to this wit ness as being under the influence of li quor. The Judge said he would bear that in mind, &c. Witness thought he had hunted coons aad wolves in this county since he was four years old and he knew tracks and tacks too. when he saw them. Jesse Lrwin sworn, was at his shop Friday morning. Van Horn came and said he believed he saw the man that stole Patterson's horses and wanted help to arrest him. Did not go him self but bis brothers aud Trook did Pretty soon a younger brother rushed in and said " They've got the old Devil down by the creek, went down there and found this man standing oa some stones in middle of water, said he stay ed in Plattsmouth, got breakfast out of the creek. After he had washed his face and comod his hair he eaine out and we all went up by the fence and he sat down and took off his right shoe and wrung his sock out and put it on again. It had one big tack in centre of heel and two out in light side of heel. The tracks in the barley and where he jumped down corresponded with the shoe. Measured tracks, &c, and hands measure up to Judge. (Prisoner re quests that the measure be kept. Milton Ervin Vanllorn came to shop, &c, went with him, saw where he jumped off the bank, five ft. seven inches. The steps there could be seen plainly in the mud waded the creek and found this man, he was squatted in the bushes when we came he rose up, said he wanted to go to Neb. City, said he staid in straw-stack last night night before in Plattsmouth, said be was hunting for u railroad on tho riv- ei bank e asked him how it. came there were no tracks in the road if he came down from Plattsmouth, he said he walked in the grass when asked how about where the brush was close to the read, he said " none of your bus iness," it was a free country and he could walk where he pleased. Saw shoe on man that is the shoe he took off. The track of this shoe and the tracks where the horses were tied are the same, also when he tried to water the horses, the big tack in centre of right heel shows plain. Witness tells the same story about breakfast, rfc.j Mary Clarence a little girl ten years old said: I gave the man his breakfast; about 9 o'clock I am sure that is the man. lie came front that way (mo- boots on his feet valise large enough to hold his shoes. Went south and east through the brush. Prisoner asks if there was not au angling road cut in brush? Mary say3 yes." Geo. Trook saw defd't, on Friday, (tells about Vanhoru coming for them, Ac.,) he jumped down the bank after prisoner, tells about his washing, com ing up taking off right shoo, etc., same as other wituebses. Says: I saw where the horses were, and measured the tracks, they were the same as where he jumped off. (Hands up measure.) Prisoner asks when he measured the tiacks. Witness, "Saturday." They spar about rain washing them out, and when over the old man spoke up quick and sharp, like a lawyer, "That's all." Silas Patterson caught the horses and tells the subsequent proceedings about coming to town with prisoner. Says John Osier first found the horses. Patterson followed the horse traoks from the time they were struck to where they were tied, and rode up and untied one horse while some one else did the other. There were no foot tracks in the road, and no other men tracks made where the horses watered. Miles Morgan swore that the old man crossed the bridge at his ferry, between 13 and 3 o'clock, sometime Wednesday. lue prisoner - waived an examina tion and defense. Ia answer to Judge said he came from Black Hills, but when pressed further about himself, said he "wasn't giving evidence now." The Judge held him in 3300 bail and asked him if he could furnish it. He said, "shouldn't offer b:til if I had it." He and the Doctor are having a Du ett solo over at the jail now. Herald," with regard to the acci dent, that occured near Factory ville ; the so called runaway. In the first place there was no racing; second, a mistake in the names. The hindmost team driven by O. L. Linch started to drive around by mu tual consent; when the wagons were together both teams became frighten ed and started at a break neck pace, the leading team driven by F. Gerard ran over a sideling place upsetting the wagon ; before the following team could be checked it ran over these thrown from the foremost wagon, severely in juring but not fatally, (as reported) Miss Belle Gerard, Miss Lulu (not Ella) Gerard, Albert Gerard, Miss Lot ta Car roll, Miss Mattie Gerard ; Fielding Har mon, Willie Carroll, F. Gerard were slightly hurt. We would suggest that the reporter would learn names and ascertain injuries before reporting. Reporter. We are glad to make the correction. The IIeralp knew nothing of the facts personally of course and had to rely on others. Ed. Ordination of Rev. B. F. Diffeabacher. "" w y-v mm a m .uenj. r. uinenoacner, lormenv a business man of Nebraska City but for over two years a licentiate of the Lincoln Association of Congregational Churches, has been serving the Inde pendent Congregational church of Sar py centre, since its organization, over a year ago. Fully satisfied with his labors the cuurcn oesirea nis orcunation and in vited a council of churches. On Wed nesday the Congregational Churches of Omaha, Fremont, Wahoo and Louis ville were represented by ministers and delegates, also by Rev. H.N. Gates, ijupt. of missrons for Nebraska. A council was organized and Bro. Diffenbacher was examined as to his conversion, christian experience, evi dences of his call to the ministry, his connection therewith, and fitness for tho work. The council announced the examination satisfactory and recom mended his ordination. In the evening in t!ie presence of the representatives of the churches and congregation the ordination ser vice was concluded. Papillion Times. CORRESPONDENCE. m Weeping Water High School Notes. The following is a report of the ex amination for the month ending June 20th, 1879, of those pupils whoso nver age standing in all branches pursued was 85 or above, calculated on a basis -of 100. a grade. Etta Farley. Flying Items. Seward. June 23th, 1879. Dear Herald: I will try to scribble a few lines and tell you how the crops are doing through Seward, Butler, Polk, Fillmore and Saline Co's, as I pass through them. Crops look extremely well, wheat as good as ever I saw in Nebraska. Farmers think wheat will average twenty bushels per acre. They are laying in great store by their corn, it covers the ground. Quite a storm passed ever from the North West to the South East which took some of tho barns and granaries, one barn which had just been finished was lifted up and set down ten feet from its founda tion. One of the oldest settlers had bis place cleaned off, it took all his flour, meat and eatables of every kind, some of their clothes were found six inches under the ground, was a night visitor. There was about seven inch es of water fell, some hail went through in streaks, did not do much harm. Hoppers are flying over, passed over Fillmore County thick, have been fly ing for several days, are now over Sew ard County; very few come down. Yours, W.O. ID(fl)ffl9il IFoDirg;!! Ett We aire I! Joil Plenty of New Goods, AND- TO SUPPLY orar tF&tf&e, we have Bought am Unusually Marge Stock OF pa D) IHIsitts & (Daps,, Grace Clizbe. 93 Anna Rone 95 Lilibie Wright yl B GRADE. 86 Nellie Monroe 9G C GRADE. Mabel Cllzbr... Annie Hunter.. Cora JoIid.oq.. 90 George Farley 95 98 Clara Jolmsoa 95 95 Stella Keod 87 Annie Kose and r iora Joseph were neither tardy nor absent during the month. Visitors daring the montn were. Superintendent Martindale, Mrs. Aurel Beech, James Clizbe and M. E. Woods. A. R. Odell. Rock Creek School Pienfc. Saturday, June 28th, 1879. About 10 o'clock we went to the pic nic grounds, a nice shady knoll in Mr. J. B. Holmes field, and found several persons on the ground. There was quite a lengthy table, seats and a stage for the actors we had not been there long until here came the school, the banner carried by the Rev. C. Swain from Mo. The scholars marching in style, the teacher, Miss Ida Knowlten, from Omaha, acting the part we used to call wagon boss on the plains. They marched around, then mounted the stage and sang the song "Happy Greeting." Then we were entertained by the scholars speaking their little pieces, with songs at intervals: select reading by Miss Delila Worl; then their paper, entitled "Rock Creek Bril liant," was read, by Miss Belle Patter son, wnicn gave tne local news in gen eral and some essays. The most im portaut part of the paper was a lengthy sketch of the history of our country from its discovery up to the present day. Then the kind old matrons spread the table with an abundance of eat ables fit for a king, the teacher and scholars occupying the lirst table. Af ter dinner was over, we again heard from the little singers, that Rock Creek may "boast of, assisted by Mr. S. G. Latta; it would have done you good to have heard the little girls sing,"rhe Armor Bearer;" they show the good training they have had from Miss Knowlton. The next was an oration. From the speech we supposed that Nasby of the roads in Kentucky was among us out on looking up we saw the smiling countenance of uncle Tho mas Holmes. He gave us quite a speech of the Nasby persuasion. About this time Miss Sallie Rankin came with a part of her school who assisted in the singing. There were nve scnoois re presented there, and all had a general good time with their peekaboo games. swinging, &c Air. jonn xougnt iur- nisned a fine team aad carriage for the beneGt of the little folks. It was amusing to see the young ladies and gents around in pairs, talking politics, we suppose. In the cool of the evening we started for home, leaving a goodly number heartily enjoying themselves. Zir. Proceedings of Iit. Lodge, I.O.of U.T. Bushbuky, Neb, June 23, .9. Dear Herald: The following is a condensed report of the proceeding of the District Lodge held at Mt. Pleas ant June 20th and 21st: The Lodge met pursuant to previous arrangement. Owing to the inclemency of the weather the public meeting was de ferred until Saturday, and nothing but general business was transacted on the first day. Second day. Lodge called to order by D. C. T., M. B. Howard, and the fol lowing programme taken up: Opening song, by Star of Hope Lodge ; Address of Welcome, by Rev. G. A. Hobson; Response by J. W. Miller; Song, by Star of Hape Lodge; Decla mation, by Miss B.ibbington ; Reports of Ledges; Song, by Frederick Lodge; Speech, by Rev. Wm. M. Worley; Re marks, by S. B. Hubson; Closing iong. bv the audience. The public meeting then closed, and the Lodge was called to order and gen eral business transacted. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, 1st: That this District Lodge hold a temperance celebration on the (13th) thirteenth aniversary of Star of Hope Lodge, No. 8. Resolved, 2d: That we, as the Dis trict Lodge, do hereafter unite all our efforts in this cause, and that we do hereby pledge ourselves, that we, as one body, will labor for the law pro hibiting the makiig selling and using all liquors either fermented or unfer mented. Resoleed, 3d: That we as members of the District Lodge, do pledge our selves to do all in our power in the precinct conventions, to nominate teaa ttaranco men. and that thev shall be iastructed to do all in their power P) T V A XT T) T7 A N C V CI O O D S io auvauco vuo cause ui iwiupeiuuce. Adopted unanimously; after which Lodge adjourned. John W. Miller, Dist. Sec'y. patQaniiy to show yoni mw GOODS A1TD PHICES. Plattsmoutli. Nebraska. has once more " come back" to Guthman & Weckbach, who are, on and after this date sole proprietors. NEW GOODS, ELEGANT STYLES. We are In almost !ally receipt of anid KH(IPDiEIISlIE, Prince Louis Napoleon it ig said aims at making a conquest ot the I'rniccss Beatrice of England, ami obtaining, by his excursion to Zululand, the Queens consent to their union. which we offer our friends and tho public at WIio!eaIe aanI Metail, at prices te suit the times. tAMES' DRESS OQ0J3S, A Great Enterprise. The Hop Bitters Manufacturing Company is one of Rochester's great est business enterprises. Their Hop Bitters have reached a sale beyond all nrarHprif harinf from thpir intrinsic value, found their way into almost ev- Cashmeres, Alpacas, Delaines, ery household in the land. Graphic. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. &c. Calicos, from 12 to 16 Yards for $1.00. Muslins, from 6 cts. a yard upward BtiiotiH Csvneine Porous FI asters'. SEA BURY s, JOHNSON. Prop's, 21 I'latt St., N. V. 1S14. Invested in Wall Street Stocks makes fortunes every month. explaining everything. Address BAXTER & CO.. Banlsers. 17 Wait St.. N. . PIea.se write for larir II - $10 to $10001: Book sent free ex BEDSPBEABB ! nn i n nn. Please write ULAri Di 11. Iut rated rntaloeue of The finest stock of White Hedspread ever broiicht to the Cltv. RIFLES. SHOT GUNS, REVOLVtKS. Addrese Great Western Gun Works. Pittsburg. Pa. ORGANS 9-10 upwards: upv From 31 1. TleasanU June 29th, 1879. -Mr. Editor : "We wish to correct n. ureal vjiibi: pi an oh si upwards. not used a vear. good as new ; warranted. N'ew Pianos and'Org;vns at extraordinary low prices fnreahh. Cat;ilocue mailed. HORACE WA TERS, Agt, 4 East 14ta St., S. Y.. P. O. Box 3530. return in 80 days on ioo invested, nnii-inl Rcuortsand infonu.-itton free. Like nrofits weekly on Stock option of $10 to too Address T. Potter Wight & Co., Banker. Wall St., N. Y. If HI! HI! pinum' Piin?tive Pill make New Rich Blood and will completely change the blood in the entire ytem in three month. Any person who will take 1 pill each night from 1 to 13 weeke may be restored to sound neaun. 11 sum a thing be pessiMe. Sent by mail for S letter stamps. I. S. JOUNSUi ei i,u. oangor, top. PRUSSBXTG-'S T"1 rj CKUBBATED A aw ininirTELY PlBKABIItXli. Wsrrsnted to kerp P'ckle tot jears. Con.atnrr should In' upon eeUs ow brsud ho tioning.) Had, a black satchel, had He mistake of June the 10th-in the CS u trre! wn tru.m.g. Buell's Cassimeres, Tweeds,, Jeans, and Cottonades in full Stock. Mats aniiaIDap. and IFsirimilliiiBg (Do(C)d Drceirie and IPfl'yiiiiiia OF ALL KINDS. Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods'. We desire to see all our old patrons back and want to hold as uxuny of the present ones as we can GUTHMAN & WECKBAClli REMEMBER THE PLACE. ONE DOOR WEST OF P. O., 20Iy- PLASriSXGCTIT, NEBRASKA