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The Herald. NO. ft. yW.A.CVlURPHT, - JlDITOR.. PLATTSMOUTH, AUG. 5, 1880. ican Ticket ! IS so. For President, JAMES A. GARFIELD, Of Ohio. For Vice-President. CHESTER A. ARTHUR, Of New York. Republican District Ceo. Committee. - Nebraska City, Neb.. J August 4th, 1880. $ The District Republican Central Committee of the 2d Judicial District will meet at the Commercial Hotel Farlors, Lincoln, at 7 o'clock, p. m. August 9lh, A. D. 1SS0. By order of C. W. SEYMOUR, E. 1'. IIOL3IES, Chairman. Secretary. Central Committee Meeting. The Republican Central Committee of Cass County is called to meet on Monday, August 9th, 18S0, AT EIGHT MILE GROVE, at 1 :30 p. m., sharp, to designate the time and place of holding the County Convention (or Conventions), and to transact such other business as may legally come befare it. II. M. Bushnll, O. S. Smith, M. B. Murphy, L. C. Stiles Plattsmouth. S. I4. Thomas Piattsmouth Treeinet. Wm. Llojd Rock Bluffs Samuel Cauuon Liberty J. 11. Becker Eight Mile Grove" James Hall Ml. Pleasant J. W. Cox Avoca " J. T. A. Hoover Louisville " I. N. Woodford Center D. C. Fleming Weeping Water " H. J. Streight South Bend Jos. McCaig Elmwood " G. W. Hilton Stove Creek A. A. Laverty Tipton Isaac Tolland Greenwood E. J. Mathias Salt Creek GEO. S. SMITH, Chn Rep. Central Com. II. M. BrsnNELL Sec'v, Central Committee meets at Eight Mile Grove, next Monday.. Grand Rally, to morrow night, at Plattsmouth. All turn out ! The Republican State Convention meets at Lincoln, September first, and Cass Co., has ten Delegates. THE St. Louis Globe-Democrat says Gen. HancocK's lettei is simply a Dem ocrat caucus resolution on dress parade The cities f Nebraska now rank in population, Omaha. Lincoln, Nebraska City, Plattsmouth, with 4,000 and up wards. The Lincoln papers are getting quite lively. The Leidtke matter, and the Bank back room, and Cobb, and Han cock, and Eaton All up with lively matter. Billy Paxton is really going to re build the Grand Central at Omaha, it seems, and call it the Paxton House. You'll hare one guest when it's done, anyway, play or pay, Billy ! HMMnMi-M-B--M We acknowledge the receipt of a complimentary ticket to the State Fair for self, wife, horse and vehicle. Thanks, Major ! Say.s'pose we come in an ox-cart, or on a bicycle I How then? Mrs. II. C. Brittevbesder, who has for some time had charge of the Osceela Record now retires in favor of Mr. II. C. Bittenbender and Mr. E. B. Brown. The change she says is brought about by tho desire to follow a chosen profession, much more con genial to her taste. Paul Rotteu lies in a critical con dition and is not expected to live. He went to bed in his dugout on his claim one night last week, where, it is sup posed, he was bitten by a snake , or some poisoneus insect. II was there alone for a day er two, when a neigh bor found him and brought him to Mr. Schuh's, since when he has been deli rious, and is now unconscious. Ex. Tn military has been called out in Alabama to prevent the negroes freta lynching the masked men who pura meled negro Thompson and murdered his daughter the other night. Does Alabama forget that the military should be subordinate to the civil pow er? Ex. What business has the "trupes" ut in a Democratic State? Hancock don't believe in it; he says so in his letter. The Republican party proposes to hold a monster mass meeeting In New York City soon. Gen Grant is to pre side, and Senator Conkling will make the speech f the eccasion and the campaign, backed bv Logan and a hst of others some of whom have been called disaffected that can make the welkin ring with good old Republican wisdom. We're going to win this cam paign, we tell you. Again the Benders have turned up, and this time it looks as if they were the genuine Benders, arid no mistake. Sheriff Grezg, of Dodge County, cnn tured them aear Fremont, where they are now in jail await in:, i-l 1 Hi: "ii There are l parties. vlj u; id ;i:U an old woman, !:fpop-d to be 'ii man Bender nu' li.- wife. JVtisi and Kate, the son and dug;ittr, liuve not yet been captured, but axe reported to be not far diatiiit, traveling in a w.-igu. and diliei:t se-ircb is kejit u; fr them. The pat ! an ;1 i 1-.";;). i.,t. were afoot. The woman cuntt sacs everything. National ReiDl A Lincoln Large. The Auditor of State, Mr. Leidtke, has been depositing tho fees received from examination of Insurance ' com panies' standing, &C-. to his own ac count. The Governor hearing of it request ed him to turn them over to the State. Mr. Auditor replied that he thought under the Constitution he wa3 enti tled to these fees and should keep them until the Supreme Curt ordered him to give them up. The Governor then ordered the Attorney General to commence suit at once for the recov ery of these fees. The Journal calls it a difference of opinion ; the Globe a steal. .The fees from other sources return ed by Auditoi Leidtke to the Treasur er of State, amount to $1,103, from January 9, 1879 to August 1, 1880, and the disputed fees from Insurance busi ness in the same time is 37,493. It is plain and clear that the Constitution did not contemplate that the Auditor shnuld keep this large amount, and it is strange to u? that he should for a moment so consider. If the Court allows this proceeding. Auditor Weston can come in for some 6,000 of the same kind of fees, which he returned to the Treasurer during his term as Auditor. There is no quarrel between the Governor and the Auditor and there need he none. Gov. Nance is doing his duty; Auditor Leidtke evidently thinks he has the right to keep those fees; we, the people think differently and he ought to have known that; but to characterize it as a "steal" and tele graph all over the country that there is another "defalcation" of State offi cers is a shame and a disgrace to those who have no better sense than to aid and foster such scandals against the State of Nebraska constantly ; we have had enough of that. Whatever may be the opinion of Mr. Leidtke's endeavor to grasp these fees under the law, and hewever it may af fect his future political career, there is no steal and no defalcation, because a theft is something secret, something denied. The Auditor made no secret of those fees, never denied receiving them; but at once furnished an item ized account of the same, with the statement that he believed they be longed to him, or, at least, that he could and meant to claim them under the law. There is no defalcation, be cause if he has spent the money and cannot replace the funds, should the Court deeide he must, his bondsmen will have to, and unless gross negli gence in selecting these has been dis played, the State cannot lose a cent. These are the facts, and it is id!e to distort them for personal or party pur poses. On the propriety of the Audit or's course the people will determine hereafter. We stated some time ago that we wanted to see Cass County run herself this fall, and gave notice that we meant to try to have her, if possiole. We feel just that way yet. It has been said by some irreverent though tole rably observant wag that the Cass Co. eagle generally appeared perched with one ciaw in Otoe, one in Douglas, the beak in Lancaster, and only the tail feathers drooping sorrowfully over poor old Cass. This has indeed been too true, and we want to see men sent to the State Convention and to the Legislature this time that have sand enough and brains enough to run our own machine for U. S. Senator and on every other important question, with out dictation from abroad, and we will not support any other kind of candi dates, if we know it. We want to support men, too, that will help elect a U. S. Senator who owns himself, and will be an honor to the Republican party, and not the mere mouthpiece of a clique at Lincoln or Omaha, or the agent of any corpora tion or faction, but an honest agent for the State, the whole State, for the people, the whole people, and not i part of the peopl. This idea that when a U. S. Senator is elected he belongs only to a little faction who may have happened to vote for him or to the man that hap pened to shout his name first in Cau cus or Legislature is about played out. It has cursed the Republican party long enough and ought to damn any party forever that commits such in justice. This kind of man and these kind of Legislators will not receive our hearty, honest support and we hope not of the honest voters of Cass. Instead of a three cornered Repub lican fight in Nemaha, they are going to have a right angle triangle this time, that is to say, the Hen. Wm. Daily will be a candidate for State Senator, and he is a right angle always. Tom Majors will form the base for Daily's operations, and Church Howe and the Democratic Independents, or the "oth er fellows," will toss up for the hypo thenuse, John L. Carson and a good Republican majority will form the ether side of the triangle' It's out of our bailiwick", but we would remind friend Howe that he was an ardent Blaine man, and one of their prime legends was, "No third term I" also, "Down with the bosses 1" Guess he'd better step aside this time and let the boys have their way. Dr. Tanner still holds his own, al though growing daily weaker, his stomach refusing to retain most of the water he driaks. As his fast closes Saturday at noon, he will doubtless be J alt'e to carry it through; but the point ' yf d:Mi.-:'ty jwim to he whether the ! sMmach w'ii b( aMn to tisrsi- the ! :vnri.-!u;!eni. then lakon, ::s t!-- fre : uiieut iet--iiig a:xl vomiting of lu j cv.os indicate a very bad state of that ' organ. Should that be accomplished he ; will have slitl another 'trial of will ! puw rr i-.i r'-slsii M t U: enivkigs of ap p. 11 ( when it is aaiu aroused; for.to us a vigorous but not eiegant phrase, I "he will tn hollow clear Co bis toes." - The Republican State Central Com mittee met at Lincoln last week and set the Convention for September 1st. In our judgment it makes too long a Campaign, necessitating two Conven tions in many Counties, or else a long er campaign on County Candidates than has generally been the custom. We think the" Committee under somebody's dictation it seemed to us, dismissed too summarily the motion to embody in the call a vote for U. S. Senator as contemplated by the Con stitution and the Statute. It seemed to be contemptuously considered by many, which to say the least is not compli mentary to the Convention that pass ed the clause, nor the Legislature that saw fit to endeavour to enforce it by appropriate legislation. But a few years ago we had an al most Universal demand from "reform ers," and theoretical politicians, at least that purity of Legislatures and the good of the people demanded the election of U. S. Senators by the peo ple. In obedience to this supposed de mand of the people, a Constitutional Convention of both parties in solemn conclave assembled and in spite of considerable protest from outside in corporated In the organic law of the State the provision allowing a vote for U. S. Senator to be expressed. The Legislature (of both parties) fol lowing the same reasoning and sup posed to indicate the wish of the peo ple, trumped the trick and backed the C. C. up by appropriate legislation. The first time the people have a chance to test this, a mere committee of a par ty organization, coolly says, the law is a nuisance, it is inoperative, can't do any good, and we'll ignore it entirely ; or let the Convention attend to it.' It seems to us. Gentlemen, with all due respect that the proper course would have been for the Committee to em body the voting for U. S. Senator in the call and then let the Convention supposed to represent the people when elected act as it saw fit. Every one knows that voting for a Senator does not elect him, but the law says we 'shall by ballot, express (our) preference for some person for the office of U. S. Senator," and the votes be canvassed and returned as other votes are, (page 242, Sec. 9, laws 1879.) Twenty days previous to an Elec tion the Clerk shall make out and de liver to the Sheriff notices of Election and Sec. 12 provides for the form of such notice and it shall contain the titles of the Candidates to be voted for as "Governor," all State Officers "and other officers to be balloted for." Suppose the Clerk or Commis sioners choose to embody U. S. Sena, tor inAheir call, in fact are they not obliged to, and if so shall we not vote even if politicians and some Editors declare it a foolish, silly and inopera tive law. The best wav to prove that and ex punge it from the Statutes is to try it, and get enough of it. We do not blame the Committee for not embodying it in their call (as the Convention can act on it any way, or the people without either Committee or Convention) but for the manner in which it was treated as if the express ed will of two legally elected bodies in this State was of no account and void. However we can stand it. if the Con. Con. and Legislature can. Lot Brown is mad. Says the enum erators in Nebraska City hadn't good sense, couldn't spell beans, were blind in one eye and deaf in the other, one legged and crippled, and couldn't write Dutch and Scandinavian names, and so left them off the Census roll rather than display their ignorance of the Celtic tongue. Go it, Lot ! You wasn't sharp, though. We didn't count the bridge men, -honest Injun," Lot, nor go over in Iowa; but we did hire seven interpreters to go along witli Fairfield and square up the names, hold the ba bies while he enumerated 'em, and run in the scattering and hire them with lemon drops t stand still till he count ed 'em. That's all'we did. It's an hon est count, for George wouldn't swear to a lie for fifty Bohemians. No, sir 1 Fact is, Lot, you don't know all the ways by which we havo been increas ing the population up here in the last few years, while yuu lay still down there. We are asked why we don't give the facts in full about Gen. Garfield's con nection with the Credit Mobilier, and DeGolyer contracts. Because, many of our readers get the large dailies or city weeklies, in which the whole charge has been treated over and over, and shewn to be false in warp, woof and thread; and mainly,' because if we were to take a column or two to d fend our candidate, now. it would on ly be to do over in three weeks. It is too early; we want to get all the oppo sition powder burned out, and then we'll charge to their utter demoraliza tion. The Rosewater "Republican" fight still continues in Omaha. The Repub lican claims Rosy has got the prima ries fixed, and Rosey says the Republi can outfit ain't Republicans to hurt, anyway; and so sh goes in old Doug las. Meanwhile the Democrats, with one good newspaper for their side to lead and advise, are ready and willing and anxious to take the contract of electing the next legislature, and may Gil the bill possibly. A Useful Book. We ar in receipt from the publisher of a neat little volume, entitled A Manual of the German Language, which has so much to commend it that there ought to be no question as tc its favorable reception. It is a mod el of conciseness and of clearness of expression, and entirely free of the us ual rigmarole of foreign grammars. In it, the principles of the German language are represented in a simple, plain way, peculiarly adapted to the wai.ts of the American student, and a!J persens interested in the study of that tongue will be sure to welcome it as a valuable aid. It may be had by addressing A. Knoflach, 228 Post Street, San Francisco, California. Price, 75 cents. HANCOCK'S LETTER. Let Us Sec! July 30th Gen. Hancock gives us his letter of acceptance. It is not long. It does not need to be; there is not much in it. But he says this among other things: f The 13th, 14th and 15th amend ments to the Constitution of the Unit ed States, embodying the results of the war for the Union, are inviolable." He may think this, believe it, mean, now, to enforce these laws. Le. us see what they contain, however, and what the record of the party before him, be hind him, around him, really has been and is on these points: "No amendment of the Constitution proposed as this (the 14th) hits been, and adopted as it must be, if at all, can ever be held to be valid by a firm and upright Judiciary." Alexander II. Ste vens, in 18G7. "It was violently injected into the bowels of the Constitution." Jeremi ah S. Black, in 1880. No sensible citizen can doubt that any amendment of which conspicuous Democrats, like Stevens and Black, speak in this manner, will ever be respected" by them if they should get into position where their " opinions could be made availing against it. What does that amendment contain? The amendments were to be enforc ed by appropriate legislation, and in pursuance thereof Congress from time to time did legislate as follows: "The validity of the public debt f the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties, for services in suppressing insurrection and rebel lion, shall not be questioned." We warn soldiers that the bulwark of their pensions and bounties is this 14th amendment, with its legislation. If the Supreme Court of the United States should be revised(?j by a Dem ocrat ic Congress and Presiden t and they should pronounce it unconstitionally adopted, with it would perish those pensions and bounties. Any bill, too, which might be passed by Congress, in the event of its being Republican, for appropriating money to such purposes, may be vetoed by a Democratic President who shares Ste phens' and Black's opinions. It must also be remembered that Black, who has already assisted Han cock in his labors of statesmanship, will exercise over that inexperienced person, should he become President, a sinister ascendancy. But the 14th amendment backs an other important provision: "But neither the United States, nor any State, shall assume or pay any debt er obligation incurred in aid of insur rection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the 1 ss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations or claims shall be held illegal and void." Only a little more and a litfle later, and the record is complete: "We pledge ourselves anew to the constitutional doctrines and traditions of the Democratic party, as illustrated by the teaching and example of a long line of Democratic statesmen." Cin cinnati Convention, 1880. Officers in command often find it difficult to act wisely and safely when superiors have different views of the law. Superior officers of the army are held to such responsibility, especially those at or near the head of it, that it is necessary on such mo mentous occasions to dare to determ ine b-r themselves what is lawful and what is not lawful, under our system." Hancock's letter to Sherman (just published). The counting of the vote next March and the inauguration of a new Presi dent will be a "momentous occasion." Who will vouch that the Blacks, and Stevenses, and Millers, and Mortons, and Gen. Hancock may not think the time has come to "dare" to determine for themselves what is law under our system. The Great Moral Show Came to Omaha, lots ef Plattsmouth ians went to see it, and came home as all crowds do, some pleased, some growling; perhaps the majority growl ed, for it'3 so easy to grumble when the thermometer is up in the nineties. But why should they grumble? Was there not room and to spare for all? Aud wasn't there the tattooed man with scarcely a spare inch of visible surface not tinted by the torturing tattooing process, forming strange de signs, and a strange looking being al together? Did they not behold the largest man iu the world, born in old Jerusalem, and walking smilingly into the ring, leading by the hand the 1 us all est lady in th universe, who, while scarcely as tall as a child of a year, bore off with all the airs of the nineteenth century belle the bangs, the jewels, the train, the laces, theilks, and what not which are supposed to be concomitants of that incomprehen sible being, be she tiny or not; could they not gaze till they were tired upon the giraffe, the hippopotamus, the sea lion, the kangaroo, and the many other animals never seen only with the "Great Moral;" could they not admire the automata, which imitated so ex actly the humans and animals about them as to hold a mirror up to nature; could they not start with terror as the torriole Zulu, with his shrill war cry. his feathers, his shield and deadly as segai, darted by; were there not horses innumerable, beautiful, and trained to almost bumau intelligence, to gaze up on; did not the monkeys chatter and gibber, the trained oxen waltz, the half dozen clowns commit all sorts of unheard of antics, the ladies ride with most wonderful skili, managing six burses at once, the tumblers jump and leap over ' incredible distances; and last but not least, did not Mademoi selle Zazel do some perfectly astound ing wire walking, jump from the ceil ing of the tent to the net below, and finally suffer herself to be shot from the cannon? With all this to behold, what more cotld mortal desire? We j think not fiing. All joking aside, the Great Moral j Show is really a most wonderful insti- j tution, and its managers are most oV- j liginz and active caterers to tbe pub- ; lie. The performance contains almost ; none of the objectionable features of: the ordinary circus, and ttiat'ten ible j nuisance, the lemonade, candy and ; peanut nien. is entirely wanting. But ! why need we commend when the best ; evidence, the crowd of eight or ten thousand, twice a day, attest the ex cellence of the Great Moral. THE GRAND ARMY. Central City Reunion in September. UADJUARTEHS BCKOKD POST. NO. 23, 1 JJKP'T F NEBKA8KA, (i. A. V., t'ESTKAL CITV, July 20, 1880. ) To Col. James W. Savage, Omaha, commanding Department: The com mittee of arrangements appointed at the Soldiers' Reunion, held at War ren's Grove, Butler Co- in October, 1879, for the purpose of perfecting ar rangements for the holding of the Sol diers' Reunion in Nebraska, 1SS0, un der the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic, respectfully submit for your approval the following report: 1st. The place selected is near Cen tral City, Merrick County. The time is the week in September, commencing Monday, the 13th. and ending Satur day, the 18th. 2d. Name of camp, "Buford," and the comrade selected to command the same, Gen. Charles F. Mandorsen, of Omaha. 3d. The camp is located about three quarters of a mile north-east of Cen tral City, and about sixty rods north of the crossing of the U. P. R. R. by the Republican Valley (B. & M.) R. It. 4th. The section on which the camp is located has been leased by the com mittee, thereby giving them entire con trol thereof for the preservation of or der, and keeping off the grounds every thing objectionable. 5th. With the tents to be provided by the government under the joint resolutions ot congress, accommoda tions will be provided fdr 20,000 peo ple, while cannon aud other military equipments suitable for the occasion have been secured. 6th. Ample dining halls will be erected, to be conducted under the su pervision of the committee, where board can be obtained at da cents per meal, SI per day, or So for the week ; while for those who form messes and come prepared to board themselves, sutlers' supplies, commissary and quar termasters stores will be furnished on the grounds. 7th. Hay for the filling of beds and the use of the horses of those who come with their own conveyances will be free of expense. 8th. Ample grounds iu rear of camp ot nearly 400 acre3 a mile in length by about three quarters ot a mile in width have been secured for parades. reviews, inspections, sham battles, aud other military evolutions that may be desired; also two forts (earth works) will be constructed on the south and north oi cans p. 9th. Half-fare rates have been se cured on all lines of railroads in Ne braska, Iowa and Illinois, for those who desire to attend the reunion. 10th. The following prizes are offer ed, to-wit: S100 to the best aremteur brass or cernet band, from Nebraska, that shall attend the reunion 1 day's attendance only required each band to select three pieces, and the commit tee three, viz: "Star Spangled Banner," "Mocking Bird," and "Hail Columbia;" the prize to be awarded to the band playing the six pieces, so selected, the best. A stand of colors, to cost not less than $50, to the best state militia com pany (uniformed) appearing upon the ground, to be determined by their drill and soldierly bearing, instead of num ber; but not less than a platoon of six teen file will be considered as a "com pany. A prize silk banner, to be pre sented by the ladies of Central City to the G. A. R. post from Nebraska, hav ing the largest representation at the reunion (Merrick County excluded). 11th. A pavilion or tent for speak ers and holding camp-fires will be erected, of a capacity of seating 8,000 persons. 12th. Among the distinguished per sons, outside of our own State, who have promised to certainly be present, are General (Senator) Logan and lady, Gen'l Sheridan and a party of friends, Gen'l Wagner, of Philadelphia, Com mander in chief of the G. A. It., and Gen'l Swain, Senior.Vice-Commander in chief; while through Gov. Nance, who will be in attendance, invtiations have been extended to the Governors of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa. Illit.ois and Minnesota, who are expected to be present. 13th. A detailed report of the pro gramme will be prepared in due time. All of which is respectfully submitted P. IIikst, S. J. Alexander B. P. Cook, G. H. Bush, F. E. BitowN. A. S. Cole, O. M. Goldsbcuy. Miles Warren, John Hammond, J. II. Kynek, W. II. Webster, Ch'n, Commanding Buford Post. C. Hostetter, Adjutant. .Nebraska Agricultural statistics. Showing the Comparison of tlie Lead ing Counties of this State with Re gard to Grain and Fruit Growth. From tho grand assessment roll now being made up by the auditor, we learn the following statistics concern ing the relative cultivation of fruit and grain iu the leading counties of Nebraska: Adams county has un ler cultivation 57,809 acres of wheat, of corn 31,278 acres, 72,693 fruit trees, and 923,556 forest trees. Butler county has 38,861 acres of whtat, 28,988 acres of corn, 20.416 fruit tiees, and 1,612,502 forest trees. Cass County has of wheat 32,831 acres, of corn 72,513 acres, 147,680 fruit trees, and 2,717,416 forest trees. Clay county. 76,062 acres of wheat, 33,171 acres of corn, 73,915 fruit trees, and 1,474,163 forest trees. Dodge county has of wheat 43,712 acres, 44,454 of corn, 28,112 fruit trees, and 615,238 forest trees. Fillmore county has 58,352 acres of wheat, of corn 38,338 acres, 60,067 fruit trees, and 3.775,758 furest trees. Hamilton county has 42,216 acres of wheat, 18,408 acres of corn, 16.018 fruit trees, 952,343 forest trees. Hall county, 34,956 acres of wheat. 15,649 acres of corn, 26,581 fruit trees, and 1,363,82 1 forest trees. Lancaster county has 40,089 acres of wheat, 84,179 acres of corn, 142,227 fruit trees, and 2,143,377 forest trees. Nemaha county has 22,942 acres of wheat, 57,511 acres of corn, 157,276 fruit trees, and 1,198,766 forest trees. Otoe county has 25,706 acres wheat, 75,988 acres of corn, 167,370 fruit trees and 2,166,838 forest trees. Platte county, 35,362 acies of wheat, 20,553 acres of corn, 11,964 fruit trees. Polk countv, 28,641 acres of wheat. 22,457 acres of corn, 28,838 fruit trees, and 1,588,000 forest trees. Richardson county has 28,860 acres of wheat, 74,430 acres of corn. 293,078 fruit trees, and 1,084,160 forest trees. Saline county, 47,541 acie of wheat, 74,430 acres of corn, 83,191 fruit trees and 1,302.362 forest trees. Seward county, 53,877 acres wheat, 67,294 acres of corn, 53,176 fruit trees, and 1.053,153 forest trees. York county has 73.933 acres wheat, 59,440 acres of corn, 63.445 fruit trees and 2,253,750 forest trees. By statistics we learn that Ciay Co. leads in the cultivation of wheat, with York and Fillmore second and third. Lancaster takes the lead in coi n and Otoe and Cass second and third. Richardson county has tt:e greatest nnnilr of fruit trees, whil in thi3 line Ote and Nemaha come second and third. The largest number of forest trees have been Set out in Fillmore county, and Clay and Cass come second and third. Liucoln Globe. From ML Pleasant. I see in your issue of July 29th a re ply to "Mt. Pleasant," of July 8th. The writer tells us that the school direct ors are not opposed to the Good Tern plars, but to the disordered condition the house is left in; that the house is insured ; that if it burns down the peo ple will want their money. Now, Mr Lover of Temperance, I have th as surance of the old director who had the house insured, that the fact of the Good Templars holding their meetings at the school house, the Lyceum and other public gatherings being held there, was spoken of, and that for this reason the agent charged more for in suring such houses. So much for In surance. As for dirt, w acknowledge that on some occasions when political meet ings, Lyceums, and everything else had been held there, and all for the lodge to clean up, it was neglected; but uau ally a person was paid by the lodge to sweep the house and keep it clean. The dirt that the writer complains of be longs to other sources. Now, Mr. Lover of Temperance, do you know that an article of agreement was written out by Mr. J. E. Morrison, agreeing with the directors to pay all damage done by lodge members to the school bouse, while in session or hold ing lodge there, and signed by S. B. Hobson, Wm. Schlishmier, John Frue, W. J. Linch, with a score of others, almost any one of them able to pay for the house if burned down, and that the directors still refused to let the lodge have the use of it? Now you see that Mt. Pleasant is not abashed, and that Lover of Temperance is not post' ed in the matter, but the former was correct. As for Scribbler No. 2, he states the trouble is that some of the members have got drunk iu the last year or two and he thinks for that reason the Good Templars should be shut out. O, Con sistency, thou art a jewel 1 Some per sons who say they will labor for the cause of Temperance, are caught in an unguarded moment, drink and get drunk ; you had better quit working as a lodge. Such argument would suit the rum-seller well, but it is a spur to Good Templars to work harder. He says the young and giddy run the thing. In part they do; but at the present time the W. 0. T., W. It. and L. S. are between 50 and 60 years old, the W. C. is nearly 60; besides, tenor twelve others who are married and hvae families, help to run it. Rev. W, Worley and Rev. G. A. Hobson are both working members of the lodge. Please lay aside such excuses and find one more reasonable. Crops are fine; wheat and oats best for years ; corn looks well ; apples, good crop. , All prosperous, or would be if the I O. G. T. had a place to hold lodge. The directors are all good men, but have mistaken views of the order. Hope thev will see better. Mt. Pleasant. Our Temperance Column. EDITED BT TITR WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TKM FZBAKCK UNION'. "For God. and Home, and Native Land." The Public Library Is now kept in the office of Will S, "Wise, and will be open for the loaning and exchange of books every W ednes day and Saturday afternoon, from 1 to 3 o'clock, and on Saturday evenings, from 7 to 9. 44tf Col. Pace's Lecture. The Temperance Lecture by Col. Pace, at the Presbyterian church, Thursday night, was a very appreci able one and delivered in an easy off hand style, handling his subject a little out of the usual order. His first proposition was that all re forms move slowly and that History proves to us but one great reform , is wrought in a generation, proving his assertion by the declaration "that it took one hundred years to make Amer ica a Nation of Free Men; and that we as a nation were now engaged in such a reformatory movement as nev er before enlisted the sympathies of a great people in any previous age; and that the struggle promised to be a long and severe one, but that right iu the end would prevail, however strong the opposing element." His points were made more forcible by his graph ic word pictures, which held his audi ence in rapt attention, closing with this stinging assertion ; "That our Government was the great est Saloon keeper on the globe, the Breweries and Distilleries being its greatest revenue stores; and that we, the people of Plattsmouth. employ ed the Saloon keepers as our retail agents. Thus we were one and all the happy partners and beneficiaries in this wholesale blood and murder scheme." Is he right? "For so much gold w license tliee. (So say our laws,) a draught to sell That bows tbe strong, enslare the tree, And opens wide the gate of hell ; For public good require that some. Since many die, should live by rum." Ye civil lathers ! while the toe . OI this destroyer seize their swords. And heaven's own hail is in the blows They're dealing, will tk cut the cord That round the falling fiend they draw. And o'er him hold your shield of law? And will ye give to man a bill. Divorcing him from Heaven's high sway And while God says. "Thou shalt not kill," Say ye, " for gold ye may ye may?" Compare this body with the sjuI ! Compare tfee bullet with the bowl? In which he felt the fiercest blast Ol the destroying angel's breath? Which hinds the victim the more fat. Which kills him with the deadlier death ' Which ye the felon fox restrain - Aud yet take off the tiger's chain. O, holy God 1 let light divine Break forth more broadly from above, Till we conform our laws to thine The perfect law of truth and love. For truth and love alone can save The children from a hopeless grave. Tub New York Sun refers to Gen. eral Arthur as "a candidate with a clean personal record, a good gentle man without dishonor and a scholar withcut humbug." If the Sun says so, it must be a fact. I-O. The campaign rales on the Inter Ocean is only50 cents for six months. Remember the rates ! We will take subs, for the same. tf It. B. Windham. D. A. Campukll, Attorney at Law. Notary l'ublie. W1IIIAM JSl CAMPBKLL COLLECTION AND KKAL E8TATE AGENTS Office over W. H. Baker Co s Store. Piattsmouth, Nebraska. 2o!y, T CATALOGS. 5Sjr&t I mv-. -?.. d Cut- Vtrfrfrsr- vj vs NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 17 STOP (1RRAMS Sub-Baos Coupler, boxed u oiur unuma HUj ,1,,,,!, ouly 7.75. New fiiuos,iyj 10 $1,000. l-AIidmimmer of fer Illust'd free. Address Daniel F. 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Hops, and Quinine, and other precious iBsredients. according to the proceae of LtebiK, and are richer iu the elements that rwatore to permanent health the Weak, Con valescent. Censumptive, Over-worked. Ner vous, bleeples?. Dyopeptic, Billious and Fickle In Appetite, than all other forms of Malt or Medicine- The genuine are plainly uigncd by the companv. Sold everywhere. MALT BITTERS COMPANY. BOSTON. MASS IFaizitixig. SIGN, CARRIAGE AND ORNA MENTAL PAINTER, A. ASHLEY. Shop over the Brick Block next t II. Boeck's. PLATTSMOUTH. - 4ly - - NEB. ROBERT DONNELLY'S W-3-0T AND BLACKM1T11 . SEZOP, Wagon, Buggy, Machine and Plow re pairing, and general jobbing I am now prepared to do all kinds of repairing of farm and other machinery, as there is a good lathe in my shop. PETER RAUEN, The old Reliable Wagon Maker has taken charge of the wagon shop. He is well known as a - NO. 1 WORKMAN. New Wagons and Basslei made to Order. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Shop on Sixth street Apposite Strelght's Stable iiau'' Tte Olci cli"bl i ALWAYS AHEAD ! GREATER BARGAINS THAN EVER. o.... We show the largest and best -elected stock of BSootSj g$lae9 !Hsil&, Dap an! Millinery (Kods9 WEST OF OHIO AGO t WE ARE GIVING Real Genuine Bargains'! This Season in every department. We will HDupIIcsate sun si UMn- eoimt all Price ILSsts toy 3L per cent Call at the Philadelphia Store, make your Purchases, ana you will S0L0M0U m 75 jff -2) h 2 g VIS S fcT" 5 k IS 5 9 r is IU kJ insj 2 5 m Ed p . -k All Indorse It. The Recorder, Americui'. (la., says : "Clerks, Senators, Representative. Doctors, lawyers. Citizens, iu public aud private life, are testify. inn by the thousands, and over their own sig natures, that a remedv has been found for Bright' Diseaie of tho Kidneys and for Dla betes ; these are respectively known as War ner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and Warner's Safe Diabetes Cure." . tl3 H. A. WATERMAN & SON Wholesale and Retail Dealers In PINE LUMBER, LATH. SHINGLES. SASH, DOOKS, BLINDS, ETC., ETC.. ETC. Maiu street. Comer of Fifth. I'LATTSMOUTII, - - - - NEB. Still Better Rates for Lumber STll EIGHT k MILL EH, Harness Manufacturers, SADDLES BRIDLES COLLARS. and all kinds of harness stock, constantly on hand. Repairing of all Kinds ! NEATL Y DONE c:i SHORT NOTICE NEW HARNESS ! TURNED OUT IN SHORT ORDER. And Satisfaction Guaranteed. fgKemcmber the place, Opposlto Henry Boeck's Furniture Store, on Lower Main Street, I'lattsuiouth. Neb. 2 1-1 y ST HEIGHT MILLER. J. L. Cunningham, HOUSE PAINTER I AND ORN AM ENTER. Paper Hanging', Kulsomliif draining and (.lazing, A specialty. Al a first class Piano & Organ Finisher. tV Would say to the people of PlaUmouth. that I fully WARRANT ALL CONTRACTS. A share of the patronape Is solicited. Orders will receive prompt attention. 48mC J. K. CUNNINGHAM. HOTEL. CITY HOTEL" PLATTSMOUTH, NKB. I lrst class Lodging Rooms. First Class Hoarding. Good Sample Rooms Ever thing and every comfort A Good Hotel caiiFuriiisli Also, Good Wines, Good Beer, Good Liquors, Good Lemonade, Good Cluarn, Kept at the Cit Hotel. 14Iy FRED. GOOS. Proprietor. J. SCHLATER, dealer in SHattjjH, ffiloclts, gftfotlrj, Silver Ware, Toys, Pictures,' Musical Instruments and MERCHANDISE, POCKET CUTLER! I NOTIONS, Particular attention paid to all kinds of Fine Repairing. Main, near Fourth Street, lCn-6 PI.ATTSJIOUTII. - - - be happy. & ITATHAIT.