The Herald.
no. ft. JAacAvrphy, - ditor.
PLATTSMOUTH, JULY 8. 1880.
National MM Ticket !
1880
For President,
JAMES A. GARFIELD,
Of Ohio.
For Vice-President.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
Of New York.
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1881,
The next ten months will be full of
interesting political events, beth of
State and National importance. The
nomination of State and County offi
cers, the elections in October and No
vember, the meeting of the State Leg
islature in January and toe inaugura
tion of the President in March.
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ply its readers with data ef the above
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ty news, can enly be obtained frm
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ulation as possible we offer to all new
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and the inauguration of the President.
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also to our old ones, we will endeavour
to give full satisfaction for moneys
receiTed. tf
No wonder Hancock weighs 300 lbs.
Omaha has 31,000;
4.103; Lincoln, 14,000.
Plattsmouth,
A veky good picture of Garfield can
be obtained for 30 cts. at this office.
Remember the Republican meeting
at Taylor's school house, on Saturday
night.
What is
says about
thusly.
that the Chicago Times
Hancock? It can't be
Jno. A. Dix, Post 52, G. A. R., at
Blair, had 111 charter members and it
took nearly all night to instal them.
That boy tlrat played Hancock Sat
urday must feel bad now. when ho
hears the sad tale of his misfortune.
Seventeen years ago last Saturday
Gen. Hancock dispersed a democratic
3d of July meeting at Gettysburg, Pa.
To-day they are singing peans in his
praise.
Cuddy's got a baby Girl born
Weduesday, June 30th, and he's so
happy he don't know what to do.
Give it to us, Cuddy. It's a Printer
anyway.
If J are Black furnishes the brains
for Hancock, who'll furaish the other
pertiens of his anatomy the Chicago
Times speaks of? Democrats, don't all
"holler" at once I
Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut,
has been elected chairman of the dem
ocratic National Committee. What's
that old adage about throwing Jewells
before S traight out Democrats?
The Boston nerald sas that Mrs
Hancock is in favor of light wines, and
the General looks as though this was
a fact. His face indicates that he is
not a prohibitionist. The White House
with the Hancock family there would
be likely to do away with the Mrs.
Hayes refoini in this respect. Lincoln
Globe.
The nomination of Hancock is sim
ply a confession of judgment in favor
of the Republican party. It virtually
8ays we were right, and the Rebellion
wrong. Their best "holt" for Hancock
was that his nomination would pre
vent a bloody shirt campaign. Anoth
confession of judgment that there was
something in the bloody shirt, and that
they cannot stand another campaign
on that basis.
English, a hard money National
banker, is another confession that tho
financial policy of the Republicans, to
which they have stuck through thick
and thin, is right. Judgment again.
As the Railroad bridge is near com
pletion, many will want to know its
exact dimensions and manner of build
ing. While it is fresh in our mind we
give, from notes furnished us by com
petent persons, an exact description of
its parts, length, height, approaches,
and everything conuected with its
building, of a public nature, and that
will be of interest in the future.
Subscribers should preserve this pa
per, as these statistics are of great val
ue, questions of length of bridges, ap
proaches, etc., coming up every day to
be settled by some authority. This is
probably the only accurate and correct
detail description of the bridge yet
written.
Scientific Kxploratioti.
Having obtained leave tf His Ex
cellency, Rutherford 13., and consent
of the Smithsonian Institute, we are
about to organize a corps of explorers
to proceed to develop a fund of in
formation of a scientific nature, that
will astonish and relieve the curiosity
of the world.
-This expedition will consist of a
number of people, if not more. At the
head will be Prof. Findoutanything-
youwantoknow, of the Smithereen
Unive. sity. In collusion with the corps
will be Sup't Torus Pollock, of the U.
t .it ;il -
a. ourveyor-utMienw s mce, wun maps
and charts; Serg't Bradley and twelve
horse marines, as a mounted guard to
prevent attacks from newspaper re
porters and other wild animals. Dr.
Livingston will furnish the scientific
vocabulary needed, and a full chest of
rhubarb and ipecac; also a small kettle
of young trout for bait. Capt. rainier
offers the contents of his cabinet of
precious stones to aid our plans. A. B.
Smith says, if the B. & M. 11 give hiui
a pass, he'll go along to tako care of
Palmer, and other fellows that keep
glass houses, but will throw stones, &c.
Prof. Aughey will be attached to
this corps. Prof. Wilber will give us
his blessing. Gov. Nance, with his
military staff, will accompany the pre
cession part of the way. Si Alexander
says we can have any militia company
in the State, if we'll pay tkeir board.
Judge Cobb will send a Habeas Corpus
along with us. Bre. Gere will take
short-band notes of our discoveries,
and daily telegrams will be sent to Dr.
Childs and Professor Tice of our pro
gress ! ! ?
The object of this important and
highly organized body will be:
To discover the whereabouts of the
dry season that was going to ruin all
our crops this year.
Incidentally the corps will make ex
periments to ascertain how much of
Nebraska is really in the rain belt, and
to see if we can't move the rain fur
ther Jiast.
Also, to hunt up one "Phileo." and
ask him to act as prophet, guide and
philosopher to future expeditions of
the same nature.
Garfield's Vindication.
We give from the N. Y. Tribune
Bummary of the charges against Gen
Garfield and tljeir refutation.
We select this source because the
Tribune has been a "reform" paper of
late years, and has criticized the lie
publican party mercilessly since Gree
ley's last unfortunate disaster. If it
then, pronounces these charges false
no. Republican need fear to have them
met and answered.
These charges, which the surpassing
excellence ot the Chicago nomination
iorceii democrats to ran back upon as
their only weapon, are seven-years-old
charges. Gen. Gartield has been tried
upon deliberately and exhaustively;
tried when the witnesses were all alive,
when the whole American people were
aroused and attentive to every minute
detail, when the facts were all before
them, as in the glare of a calcium light;
tried after, not before an election.
when even partisans become critical
and suspicious, and every influence
tended to the severest judgment. He
was tried before the most conscien
tious and the most exacting jury in
the United States, the serious. God
fearing voters of the old Joshua R
Giddings congressional district in Ohio,
They set Giddings aside on suspicion
They demanded Garfield's own resig
nation on the first report that by a sin
gle vote out of a long series he had
given incidental aid to the Salary Grab.
1 hey tolerate no moral flaw in their
representative. The case was first
heard fully under oath in Washington.
Then their representative was brought
back face to face with them. They
heard him through. They heard all his
opponents could say heard it with in
finitely more precision than is possible
now-, after the lapse or time, the death
of witnesses, the loss of color and de
tail. Then they sat upon the case. The
result was a verdict ef acquittal. They
6ent heii representative back to con
gress by an overwhelming majority;
they have kept him there ever since.
and they have increased their majori
ty for him every time they have had a
chance to vote for him. To-day her re
presents the Giddings district in con
gress by one or the largest majorities
that any congressman in the United
States can boast f !
More even than that ! His most con
spicuous opponent in Ohio was the
Hon. Allen C. Thurman, then and now
United States Senator from the State,
then and now one of the foremost dem
ocratic leaders, and a presidential can
didate. After Gen. Garfield had been
heard, Senator Thurman went out of
his way in a partisan speech on the
stump in the campaign, to declare that
the evidence showed no wrong-doing
on Garfield's part. Still more ! There
was no bitterer democratic newspaper
in tne united states man tne only
morning paper of that party then pub
lished in this city, the N. Y. World.
That journal quoted Senator Thur
man's manly reference to Garfield, ap
proved the sentiment and applauded
the utterance. Still more ! The most
conspicuous democrat in private life
then er now residing at the capitol, as
well as one of the bitterest partisans
in the country, was Judge Jeremiah S.
Black. Of his own motion, without
any solicitation or any reason save his
own ro?nly sense of justice and fair
play. Judge Black wrote a letter for
publication, declaring Garfield abso
lutely blameless.
A gentleman at Washington, a
Democrat, in speaking of the presiden
tial campaign, put the matter in its
right light when he said it will be a
contest between a West Pointer and a
voluntesr soldier; between a man born
in the midst of aristocratic surround
ings in a family of influence, and a
man born among the people; between
a man fed and educated by the govern
ment and who is a mere soldier, al
though a man of valor, and a man who
lias fought his way to the front
through hard knocks, and who has
now a reputation throughout the civ
ilized world as an eminent statesman
as well as a bravo and distinguished
volunteer soldier. The Democrats have
chosen an aristocrat, one who has al
ways been an army officer, to contest
for the great prize with a man who
has risen from the humblest classes,
who taught himself to read and write
after he was sixteen years of age, and
who has poshed himself by his own
merits to the front rank, both as a cit
izen and statesman. tEx.
The American team came off victo
rious again in the great Irish-American
shoot in Ireland. Distance 800, 000
and 1,000 yards. Tie on first, and latter
tw leing won by Americans by 436
to 428, and "420 to 417, respectively.
The IMatUmoutli Bridge.
This structure is now being built
across the Missouri River, about a mile
bolow the city of Plattsmouth, Neb.
It forms the connecting link between
the Iowa and Nebraska divisions of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad. The whole length of tho
work is about three and one quarter
miles, of which more than two miles
is in the East approach; one mile is in
tho West approach, and the permanent
bridge is just throo thousand feet long.
Tho East approach consists of First,
an embankment one and one-half miles
long, of uintty thousand cubic yards.
This is on the Iowa bottom land, and
is from Qvo to tfenty-fivo foet high.
It is partly on a level and partly on a
rising grade of one per cent, towards
the bridge.
Second, a temporary wooden trestle,
two thousand feet long, in one hun
dred spans ef twenty feet each, also
built on a one. per cent grade.
The West approach consists of
First, a side hill embankment, about
one-half mile in length, crossing two
small ravines drained by arch eulverts.
Second, a cut one-half mile long,
ranging to eighty-five foet maximum
depth. In the deepest part of the cut
a temporary line, with curves of two
hundred and fifty feet radius, has been
adopted. The material lying between
this aud the permanent slopes is to bo
used in filling the wooden trestle on
the East approach.
The bridge proper consists of two
through spans of four hundred feet
each, ever the' main river; three deck
spans of two hundred feet each, over
the adjacent sand bar, and fifteen hun
dred and sixty feet of iron viaduct, of
which fourteen hundred and forty feet
in forty-eight spans ef thirty feet each
are on the east side.
The five main spans rest on six piers
numbered in order from the West
shore, and are briefly described as fol
lows: Pier One on the west shore is found
ed on the rock, thirty feet below low
water mark, excavatiou being made in
an open coffer-dam, through blue clay
and boulders. This coffer-dam was fill
ed with beton and rubble -stone, and
masonry was begun at two feet below
low water.
Pier two, in the middle of the river,
is founded on the rock, thirty two and
ono half fett below low water, by
sinking a pneumatic caisson, twenty
one by fifty-one feet, through about
fifteen feet of sand. This caisson was
surmounted by a timber crib work,
lied with beton, and masonry was be
gun at two feet below low water.
l'ier three, on the oast shore, is
founded en the rock fifty two feet be
low low water, in a similar way to Pier
two. the chief difference being the
greater depth of sand lying on the
bed rock. Masonry was begun i little
over six feet below low water.
Piers one, two and three are of the
same general form, their tops finish at
a height of sixty two feet above low
water. Under the coping courses, they
measure eight by thirty-three feet, the
ends being semi-circles of four feet
radius. They are built with a batter
of one half inch per foot on sides and
ends. At thirty four feet below the.
coping courses, the ends are changed
to a pointed form, the lines being arcs
of circles struck from points seven
feet apart. At the foot of the batter
ed work tho piers are thirteen ty forty
four feet. Ofisett courses increase
this size in the bases of piers two and
three.
These three piers are of first class
rock faced masonry, laid in Portland
cement and backed with beton.
Pier Four is founded on the rock
fifty-four feet below low water, by
sinking a pneumatic caisson, eighteen
by forty feet, through sixty-live feet of
sand. The masonry of this pier begins
one foot above low water, the interme
diate height between it aud the cais
son being made up ef a crib filled with
beton.
Pier five rests upon seventy-eight
piles driven inside of a crib eighteen
by forty feet, to an average penetra
tion of thirty feet below low water.
These piles are capped with a gril
lage and surrounded inside the crib
with beton. and the masonry is begun
ut low water.
Piers four and five measure seven by
twenty seven feet under the copings,
have semi-circular ends and are about
thirty feet high. They are of first-
class, rock faced masonry with rubble
backing and are laid in Portland ce
ment. -
Pier six, is founded on concrete.
three feet thick and twelve feet wide
by thirty-three feet long. The masonry
is similar to piers four and rive, but is
only six feet thick under the coping.
Piers three, four, five and six carry
THE THREE DECK SPANS.
These are each two hundred feet
long between centres of end pins,
thirty feet high aud sixteen feet wide
between centers of chords. They are
Pratt trusses with single intersection
webs and inclined end posts, and have
each eight panels of twenty-five feet.
The floor beams rest on the top chords
and the track stringers are riveted to
the webs of the floor beams. There
s a grade of one half of one per cent
on these spans, made by placing each
span at a different elevation, thu sec
ond and third being respectively one
ind two feet higher than the first, and
the grade in each span being made by
varying the depth f the floor beams
on the chord. The third span rests in
recesses left at the proper elevation in
the masonry of pier three. The two
hundred feet spans are entirely of iron
except the pins, which are steel.
Piers one. two, and three carry the
TWO FOUR HUNDRED FEET SPANS.
These are each four hundred feet
long between centers of end pins, fifty
feet high, and twenty-two feet wide
between centers of chords. They are
pin connected, Pratt or Whipple truss
es with ipclined end posts, the web
being arranged with double intersec
tions. Each span has sixteen panels
of twfntv-five feet. The ties are in
wo lengths and couple on pins pass-
ng through tho centers of the posts.
Attached to tho pins at the middle of
he posU,a strut extends between each
pair or posts ana a system of diag
onal wind bracing connects -these
struts with the top lateral struts. The
middle of each inclined end post is
supported by a horizontal lattice work
strut which reaches to the first verti
cal post. The flor beams are riveted
to the posts immediately above the
bottom chord and act as later.il struts,
the lateral ties being coupled on pins
passing through jaw nuts, screwed on
to the ends of the lower chord pins.
The stringers are riveted to tho webs
of the floor beams.
In these trussses the top and bottom
chords, inclined end posts, main and
counter ties, lateral rods, pedestals,
rollers and all chord and lateral pins
are of steel. The intermediate posts,
end suspenders, lateral struts, portals,
stringers and floor beams are of iron.
Tho floor system is uniform n the
iron viaduct and on the five spans. The
track stringers are spaced nine feet be
tween centers. On these rest nine by
nine oak ties, spaced fifteen inches
apart centers. These are generally
twelve feet long locked by ten by ten
oak guard rails, placed ou the ends of
the ties. At five feet intervals, ties six
teen feet long project, carrying a loot
walk of two-ir.ch oak plank on
each side; and at twenty-rive fuet :n
tervals, eighteen feet ties are inserted
to carry au iron stanchion, through
which will pass a wire cable for a hand
rail. Between the rails are placed two
four by five inch angle irons for inner
guard rails, bolted to each tie and dis
tant six inches from each rail.
TnE .contractors
en the work have been as follows:
For earth-work on approaches N.
S. Toung, of Burlington, Iowa.
For construction of wooden trestle,
Eaton, Young & Co.
For masonry on approaches Jen
kinson & Drexel. of Omaha, Neb.
For constructing and sinking . cais
sons of piers two, three and four Gen.
W. Sooy Smith, of May wood. III.
For beton work of all kinds J. C.
Goodrich, Jr., of New York City.
For masonry of piers W. II. B.
Stout, of Lincoln, Neb., succeeded by
Reynolds, Saulpaugh & Co.. Rock Is
land, 111.
For iron viaduct and two hundred
ft. spans Kellogg & Maurice, Athens,
Penn. ,
For manufacture of steel Iltissey,
Howe & Co.. of Pit tsburg, Pa.
For four hundred feet spans Key
stone Bridge Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
The superstructure and substruction
have been designed throughout by the
Chief Engineer, Geo. S. Morrison, and
the work has been executed under hi
direction with the assistance of the
following staff:
II. W. Parkhurst, 1st Ass't Eng'r,
C. C. Schneider, Ass t Lng r of bu
perstructure,
B. L. Crosby, Ass't Eng'r,
W. G. Dil worth, Ass't Eng'r.
The quantities of materials in tho
works are approximately as follows:
EAST APPROACH.
Earth embankment-ninety thousand
vanls.
Wooden trestle four hundred and
forty thousand feet. B. M., of timber
west ArrnoAt'H
Earth excavation, temporary line-
two hundred and twenty thousand
yards.
Rubble masonry five hundred ai
twenty cubic yards.
bridge proper.
Timber in foundations five hundred
thousand feet, B. M.
Beton in foundations four thou
sand one hundred cubic yards.
Masonry in six piers twenty seven
hundred cubic yards.
Beton backing six hundred and fif
ty cubic yards.
Masonry of aoutments and trestle
bases eleven hundred cubic yards.
Iron in viaducts four hundred and
forty tons.
Iron in two hundred feet spans
ronr hundred and eight tons.
Iron in four hundred feet spans
three hundred and twenty tons.
Steel in four hundred feet spans
Sve hundred tons.
Oak timber in bridge floor three
hundred and seventy-five thousand
feet, B. M.
The Showing
Belotv we append the population of
fifteen out of the thirty counties south
of the Platte River. The fifteen coun
ties to be heard trom are among tlie
most populous in the State, and we
predict the showing, when the returns
from the last county aie in, will loom
up magnificently:
H.ulau....
.795
York
10.4SG
S. -I9
3.SI.SO
0,2i3
Franklin. . .
Kearney. .
Adams
Webster.
6.2-10
Clay 11,163
H aiuilton.
8,120
Folk....
G.-W8
10.SO9
3 Hit
8,115
.ony
6.922
13.411
Seward...
Nuckolls..
Butler
l'liayer. . .
Johnson. .
Saunders
Mt. I'lensuut Notes.
June 30, 18S0.
Ed. Herald: I have seen a few
lines from Mt. Pleasant, lately, I think
not all correct. In last week's Herald
it says " all, or nearly all, beloug to the
temperance society, whilst a good
many have joined at different times."
Our Good Templar's lodge is in rather
bad circumstances; no place to hold
lodge. Our school directors are oppos
ed to the Order, and take the authori
ty upon themselves to forbid them the
use of the school house. There has been
some trouble in the lodge, during the
winter and spring, that lias injured it.
The meeting of the County Sabbath
School Convention, on the 13th tfc 16th
was well attended from the different
schools of the county, and the discus
sions of the different subjects were
good. Mrs. Beach, of Weeping Water,
conducted or taught a model class; it
was well done, and caused considera
ble merriment.
Crops are looking tine generally; are
about done plowing corn, which bids
fair for a heavy yield. Wheat is very
cood now, and will be over an average
crop if favorable weather holds a little
longer; it is filling well and is pretty
heavily strawed. Oats and bailey fair.
Fruit is only fair; the bait and winds
injured it. Farmers seem t be ingod
spirits.
Mt. Pleasant is not doing anything
towards celebrating ourNational birth
day. Tho M. E. church have the Quar
terly meeting for Mt. Pleasant Circuit
July 3d and 4th.
Republicans here are very well pleas
ed with their candidates for President
and Vice President; we think we have
a strong team, if they are dark horses.
Mr. A. Currant has been quite sick,
but is now mending. Lewis Bird has
bought Mrs. Fravil's farm; she has
moved out south of Eight Mile Grove,
and is now living with her son-in law.
Theo. Carroll. Health generally good
here. Mt. Pleasant.
From Liberty.
July 3d, 1880.
A large and enthusiastic crowd gath
ered in Mrs. Chilcott's beautiful grove
near Union 1. O., for the purpose of
celebrating the grand old day in 18S0.
Messrs. B. Hathaway and Henry Chil
cott were tha first upsn the grounds,
preparing ta dish up the ice cream, the
ice-cold lemonade, candies, etc. They
were soon followed by a long proces
sion of buggies, wagons and horsemen.
The Marshal of the day, Jehu M:inn,
managed this large body of jteople very
skillfully, and had the Iwst of order,
for which he deserves much credit.
The time intervening this and 10 a. m.
was spent in happv social communion,
after which Mr. W. B. Davis called the
attention of tlie multitude by making
a few appropriate remarks, and closed
by introducing Mr. J Cory, who read
the Declaration. Mr. C. is a fine schol
ar, and his reading was highly appro
ciated by all.
Then followed music by Miss Clara
fewan, who perlormed eu the organ,
accompanied by vocal music by Misses
Lottie Hiithaway, Alice Graves, Flor
ence E. Davis, Ida and Ethel Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. Barrows, and Mr. Cory.
lion. u. X oster came next on pro
gramme, whoso qualifications and rep
utation as an orator are too well
known to need comment. Music by
Miss Fannie P. Davis on orran and E.
P. Davis on violin. Speech by Mr. t
G. Donge. Music by Miss Fannie Da
vis and Thomas Pavne on organ and
violin. Dinner was then announced.
an account ot which we will not at
tempt, but simply say that none went
away hungry.
Mr. Sylvester C. Hathaway waited
upon the ladies at the candy stand.
His cheerful voice and pleasant smiles
made many a fair lady's heart beat
faster as she received the dainties
from his hand.
During the afternoon Mr. Walker
Jones' two little daughters played and
sang many pieces; they are 10 and 12
years of age, and did splendidly. This
was followed by toasts and speeches
from many present.
Among the many faces present we
noticed the following: Chas. Swan,
Mr. and Mrs. Douge, Mr. and Mrs. It.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. McCarroll. Mr
and Mrs. L. P. Hathaway, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Hathaway, Mr. and Mrs.
Barrows, Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Taylor,
and many others.
Later in the afternoon some of the
muscular young men amused a large
portion of the crowd with wrestling,
jumping, etc. Alfred Hathaway and
L. P. Hathaway carried off tho honors
in the games.
This ended the day's fun, and all
went home feeling sorry the Fourth
came only once a year. Burnie.
From Afton.
Afton, Neb., July 3.
Ed. Herald: As hail stories seem
to be all the go now, here is our con
tribution. I will premise by saying
that it is from an eye witness, who
has just left my office.
The storm occurred last Tuesday ev
ening, some tun miles up this enjek.
Dressed lunber, such as drop siding,
and stock lumber, was split and brok
en. A bunch of window sash with
glass in, and with boards nailed across
was broken in pieces. Hail was forced
through two thicknesses of sod on the
roof; only the timbers stopped the
huge stones, for they were huge. The
stove pipe was cut as if by an ax, and
the holes In the ground where the hail
stones buried themselves and melted,
were over nine inches across. My in
formant is reliable. I think.
Yours, E. S. Child.
A story is told about f!ie way in
"which Mr. Jay (ion hi makes me of the
few social opportunities he enjoys. Be
ing invited to a private dinner upon
his recent return from the west, he de
clared to a dozen or .so of gentlemen
present that he had nia-.lo more money
than he could pos.-ibly find uc for,
and that the great object of his life
henceforth would be to improve the
great consolidated concern- which 118
now controls, and to place them on the
basis ot solid, dividend-paying sccuri
ties. He suggested, indirectly, tha
Union Pacific would be the first to
benefit by the new consolidated ar
rangemcuts. Upon hearing this, au
old gentleman present went next morn
lug to his broker and bought one
thousand shares of the stock at yj and
a traction, lie had to sell it. out a lew
davs later at S3.
An exchange savs : A startling sur
prise, after the fashion of the story of
(iinevra, was experienced not long ago
by a party or Styrian wood-cutters iu
the forest of Drommling. They began
to fell a venerable oak, which they
soon discovered to be quite hollow.
Being half decayed It speedily came to
the ground with a crash, disclosing t
skeleton in excellent preservation
Even the boots, which came above the
knee, were almost perfect. By its side
wa9 a powder-horn, a porcelain pipe
bowl, and a silver watch on which was
engraved tho name, "11. von Ivracko
witz, I Ms, 1 lie teeth were perfect.
It would seoin to bo the skeleton of a
man between ."$0 and 40 vcars of aire,
It is conjectured that, while engaged
in hunting, he climbed the tree tor
some purpose, and slipped incautious
v into the hollow tiuiiK, from which
there was no release, and ho probably
uiea oi starvation.
Hospital Xeedcd.
Xo palatial hospital needed for Hop
Jitters patients, nor large-salaried tal
ented pulrers to tell what Hop Bitters
will do or cure, as they tell their own
story by their certain and absolute
cures at home.
J. SCHLATER,
dealer in
Whites; Cloths, gtMrrj,
Sifter Ware, Toys, Pictures.
31usieal Instruments and
MERCHANDISE,
POCKET CUTLERY I NOTIONS
i
articular attention paid to all kind
of
Fine
Kcpalrlng.
Main, near Fourth Street, I6ip0
L.iTTSJIOtTII, - - !Vi:iI.
Sjunvajlids
oilst
30 DAYS
TRIAL.
KKAD
TH IS I
U youwould retrain health, strength andenergy
y i in o t'TTH ei'nko'i; ik u wT"
try Beach's Inniovcd Electric Sponge Pelt.
which we will send on trial.
Agents wanted.
Address W. C. Bkach. St. John, Michi
ill ICimG
H. A. WATERMAN & SON
Wholesale and Uetail Dealers in
FINE LUMBER,
LATH.
SHINGLES.
SASH,
DOOMS,
BLINDS,
ETC.,
ETC.,
ETC.
Maiu street. Corner of Fifth.
PLATTSMOUTH, - - - - NEB.
Still Better Rates for Lumber
JOHN SHANNON'S
LIVERY SALE AND FEED
Carriages always on Hand
HEARSE FUNERALS.
irbTiCB i
I want all of my accounts Pttled to dat.
aii't 1 shall do no more credit buciuess. AU old
accounts niu;t le settled up. and no new ones
ill lie made. I'nlesa such accounts are i-ettled
s!irtly they will le med.
I wish to no a Mi ictiy c.-..n business in iuiure
JOHN SHANNON.
1'lattsnioutli. Neb,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
m omrm noruua sni.
Hook & Music.
It U1U1 UUUnilU boxed ,s shipped.onl
shioned.onlv
,. -ew ilauos, giiu.-, togl.Cl'O. iT-.M M.imiiiier
offer I ll'Bt'U free. Address Daniel F. Realty,
Washington, N, J. lit-t
Agents wanted for Smith's ISii-.i.k Dictio.n-
A KV II(I
hlaM- piciORIAL BIBLES.
Address, for Circulars. A. J. Hol.man S; Co..
Fhiladelphia.
to $!.((). (rMitliuilliir
MONEY FOR MORTGAGES
OX JtKAL. KSTATK.
THE C0KB1N BANKING COMPANY,
114 Broadway. New York,
buy rurcliase Money Mortgage well seemed
upon Country Real Estate at the Very tet
rates.
UMFERMENTED
if BITTERS
T.-iADE mark
K MALT AND HOPS
tH)i: KNKKEBLKD DIGESTION. Inipoverisu-t-d
lllooil. Weak Luns, Kidneys, and
I'rluaiy organs. Consumption, Kmaciatiou,
Mental and Physical Exhaustion. Delicate Fe
males, Nureinn Mothers, Sick ly Children, and
Debility of Ai;e. MALT HlTTEuS are warrant
ed more Nourishing. Streimthenin;:, Vitalizing
and Purifying by reason of their richness in
ISone amt'Muscle Producing Material than all
other forms of malt or inedicine.w hile free from
the object lor.ti urged aaiuet malt liijuors. Pre
pared by tlie MALT lU'l'TKHS CO., from Un
frrmcittetl Malt and Hon. Hold everywhere,
15t4 MALT BITTERS CO., lioston, Mass.
.Notice to Teachers.
Examination of persons wishing to
teach In Cass county, will be at the
following times and places:
At Plattsmouth, 1st Friday ami Sat
urday in January, February, May, Au
gust, October and November. At
Weeping Water, 1st Friday and Satur
day in March,. June and September. At
Louisville 1st Friday and Saturday in
April, J uly and December. Notice of
other examinations will be given.
No uii.6 will ftp examined except at
the regular examination ; and no oer--tijicates
from other Counties will be
ituloised.
JZ. II. WOOLEY,
42tf Superintendent.
MONARCH BILLIARD HALL!
In tlie basement of Merges' Store,
l'LATTSMOUTU, . . . NJilJKASKA.
One door east of the 1. O.
Rooms Newly Fitted up With
XK1V MOXAltCH TAliLKN.
Cigars & Temperance Drinks
On hand at the counter.
It is a wide and spacious Hall ; plenty of room
lor players ami seats for visitors.
ED. Ouvi-H, P. U. MLKJ'HV,
Manager. lltf i'iup.
MOKUIS O'llOUHKE
again comes to the front with his large stock
of piece goods, a'l maKes his stand
ing otter of u
FIT OR NO GASH ODT !
on every t-ult that Ue measures lor. You can't
miss the place as you go dow n street,
Opposite the Court Houee.
48 tf (Sail anb see Slim !
STKE10ILT & JULIE!?,
Harness Manufacturers,
SADDLE
BRIDLES
COLLARS.
and all kinds of harness stock, constantly on
hand.
Repairing of all Kinds!
NEATL Y DONE ca SHORT NOTICE
HEW HARNESS !
TURNED OUT IN SHORT ORDER,
And Satisfaction Guaranteed.
JSRemember the place. Opposite Henry
Boeck's Furniture Store, on Lower Main Street,
Plattsinoutli. eb.
21-131
STREIGHT & MILLER.
GTjIEIS GRACE
Retail Liquor Dealer,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
I'LATTSMOUTH,
NEB.
Billiard Hall and Huloou on Mam Ktiect,
four
door from Sixth at Neville's
old place.
BES7' BRANDS OF CIGARS, xLES,
WINES, iSC
Remember the Xante and Place,
James Grace.
lly
2'atHier X- Grainer.
ALL KINDS OF
fainting, raining, lasinj),
$ jppCi' IpMipiJ).
Alo, Pecoratlous of all klndo.
Painted in Good Style.
FRESCOING A SPECIALTY.
REFERENCES ;
B. Tavi.ou,
Holm ks.
J. VAU.ERV, Sr.,
E. Hf.ku.nkk. 4ltf
ROBERT DONNELLY'S
AND
1SLACK3IITI1
SHOP,
Wagon, Buggy, Machine anil Plow re
pairing, aiul general jobbing J
am now prepared to do all kinds of repairing
of farm and other machinery, as there
Lf a good Lithe in my .shop. .'
PETER RAO EN, J
The old Reliable Wagon Maker
h;is taken charge of the wagon shop. '
He is well known as a j
NO. 1 WORKMAN.
rw Mason and Uussien made to
Order. j
SATISFACTION G V A HA N'l'KEI).
Shop on Sixth street MupoKite Streiuht'B Stable
r AGENTS WANTED FOR THE GREAT
Centennial history
1 1
All Indorse It.
Thfi Recorder. Aiiieriouv. C.;i.. savn : "Clfiks
Senators. Representative. Doctors. Lawyers
Citizens, in public aud private life, are tes'lify
inK by the thousands, and over I heir ow n siji
natures, that a remedy has been found for
llrijtht's Disease of the Kiduevs and for Dia
betes : these are respectively kuowu as War
ner' Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and W arner's
Safe Diabetes Cure." him
Hills Arebimeiean Lawn Mower Co.
Of Hartford. Conn.,
M A X IT FACT L' II K Ii S OF T11K
NEW ARCHIMEDEAN
and CHARTER OAK
LAWN MOWERS.
These Mowers have become celebrated
throughout the World, where lawns are culti
vated, h bciiiK the mit perfect ami dccirahlc
Lawn Mowers ever made. Thev eland at Hie
head of tlie list of Lawn Mower- in the I'. S.
andKurope. They contain all I he improvements
that experience in their manufacture can sii'j
Kct ; are beautifully finished, thoroughly
made, and do splendid worU ou evcy variety of
law u. J
nana Mower Sizes, fr, g to
Puny and Morse Sien, m. J8 and
Send for Circulars.
is
inches.
32
inches.
Mill
kvkuvwhkim:.
SOLU IJY OI K ACKNTS
A. L. MARSHALL,
Il.UAI.KR I.N
Chemicals, Dye St tiff's, Toiht Artld, s,
tf-c, &C, tf-e.
D. M. Ferry's Harden Seeds
NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS. ROOKS,
and a large aud well-selected aorluicnt of
STATIONERS' GOODS.
Confectionery. Nuts. Cigars aud Tobaccos.
WEEPING WATER, - XK15
ttf
THE GREAT
In Pricen
Thousands
IF1 J
mas JtfJUJ Mm JT3Lv 114' , JLHJIJLJ.
SAVED TO THE PEOPLE OF CASS COUNTY AND VAC1NPTY.
See Great Reduction in Prices :
20 yards good print for $1 00 10 yards standard print for SI 00
Good yard vile muslin "Ji'c
The Uest! The Cheapest Line of Dress Goods,
insr TOW3T
OUR STOCK OF BOOTS AND SHOES IS COMPLETE AND T
PRICES TO BE MET ANYWHERE.
Clothing, Clothing, Clothing !
A good Cassimere suit for S3 00. (just anywhere else Ss 00.
See Our Line Before Going Elsewhere.
ltlts 1jA.HU UST, BUST AND CHEAPEST STOCK OF MENS'
BOYS' HATS, FROM :J5c UP.
R IE ffl C E 3ffi 1 15 S !
11 lbs light brown sugar SI 00
10 " "A" sugar 1 00
12 Primes 1 00
13 " Currants 1 00
one iiussian soap ac.
and a full line of fancy groceries lower than any house west of Chicago.
IF HJ IB ilYu IIS. M I
A LARGE & FULL LINE AT CHICAGO PRICES; WARRANTED!
Remember our fair and square way of doing business.
Money Positively Refunded-- oy ons REPRESENTED.
SEETHE LARGE Flll'llitlirC SiiTll ! FOOT MAIN ST.
I. IIAIIX. )
HIT AS I'OWV.I.I,
T. W.SHItVOCK. S
ALKSMKN.
ale
m wmmimmm
iliWlW
Tlie Old
ALWAYS
GREATER
BARGAINS
o
We show
the largest
and
UDiry (Koods, Motions, (Ciolliin
(Rents9 lurnisliiflig' (Roods,
USoots, Allocs, Mats. Caws,
OF
WE ARE
Real Genuine
This Season in every department.
Wc will Hiipliestte ami HDis-
eount all lPrice ILisis
toy 11 0 per cent.
Call at the Philadelphia Store, make your Purchases'
and you "will be happv. '
. SOLOMON & 1TATHAU.
o
0K a
P4
cxa
& 5
pad fefc
C 3 s
IPaixifixig.
SlUNj CAUIUUH! AND OIINA
MENTAL PAINTER,
.A.. ASHLEY.
Shop
over the J.i u k ilo k next ti
II. Bot'tk's.
rl.ATT.SMOCTII. - 4ly
Mill.
J. 10. CuimiuIiaiu,
HOUSE PAINTER I
AND CRN AM ENTER.
Inpr ll;uiiiir, K:iloiiiliiiiiK,
ruliilii :iu ;iaz!iip?.
A specialty. AUn a fiist class
Piano & Organ Finisher.
;t-Wn4hl say to the people f HattMnmith.
that I fully
UM.'MA T ALL CU.ritA(.'TS.
A share of the patronage U solicited. Orders
will receive prompt attention.
4smtJ .1. K. CI'NNINOIIAM.
HOTEL. CITY HOTEL
I'LA'IT.SMorTII. NEIt.
First clai-s Lodging Rooms.
First Class Hoarding.
Oooil Sample Room
Kver thing and every comfort
A (iood Hotel eairFuniisli
Also, Cood Wines, Cood lieer, Cood Lbpiors.
Cood lemonade, Cood Cigar,
Kept at the City Eotel.
Uly FRED. COOS, Proprietor.
DOWNFALL
at tin;
8
of Dollars
AND
0 lbs good coll'pe
Good tobacco
-i cans 1Mb peaches . .
SI
00
40
r,i)
00
10 lbs crackers, the bet
I. li iLIMiV,
Manager.
Reliable I
AHEAD I
THAN EVER.
best selected slock of
OHIO A GO f
GIVING
araains!
pa
fen
m
is