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The Herald. NO. ft. yVlACyVlURPHT, - JiDITOR. PLATTSMOUTII, AUG. 19, 1880. National RepWican Ticket ! For President, JAMES A. GARFIELD, Of Ohio. For Vice-President. CHESTER A. ARTHUR, Of New York Call for a Republican Convention in the 50th IiepresentatiTe District. The Republican electors of the 50th (or float) district are called to send delegates to a Con vention at Ashland. September 25th, 18S0, at 12 bi., Bharp. to place in nomination a candidate for Representative for this district in the com ing Legislature, aud for the transaction or such ther business as may legllimatcly come be fore it. And the apportionment sliall be ten (10) delegates from each County. J. II. McKINNOX. Ch'n. J. A. MacMcrphy. Sec'y. 22t6 Call for a Republican Dit. Convention, The Republican electors of the Second Judi cial Distriet of the State of Nebraska are here by called to send delegates from the several counties in said district, to meet in convention at Lincoln on Tuesday, the 31st day of August, A. D. 130, at 7 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of placing in nomination a candidate for the of fice of District Attorney, and to trail suet such further business as may come before the Con ventiou. The several counties entitled to rep resentation hi District Convention as follows based upon the vote cast in each County for Hn. Amaa Cobb for Judge of the lupreme Court in 1873, with the exception of Nemaha County : Cass 10 delegates. Otoe 11 Nemaha 10 Lancaster 19 By order of the Second Judicial DUtrict Cen tral Committee, C. W. SEYMOUR, Ch'n. - E. P. Holmes, Sec'y. 22t2 Call for a Republican C. Convention. The Republican electors of this County are called to meet in Convention at WKEPIAd WATER, SATURDAY, AUG, 28, 18S0, at 19 :3 a. in., sharp, for the purpose of plac ing in nomination ne candidate for State Sen ator in the 4th District : three candidates for the 9th Representative District ; and oue Co. Commissioner for the 3d Commissioners' Dis trict. It is also further called to elect ten dele gates to the State Convention at Lincoln, on Wednesday, September 1st, and ten delegates to the 2d Judicial Convention, to be held at Lincoln, August 31st. Also, delegates to the Float or snth Repre sentative District Convention, to be held on the date hsieafter fixed by the District Com mittee ; and for such other business as may le gally come before it. Asd it is further recommended that the ritlM AKIKS for this Couvention be held on SATURDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 1830, In each Ward and Precinct, at the times aud places as below, the apportionment being the same as in the May Couvention : -- TLATTSMOUTH, 5 del's. at Court House ,7! j 5 " Brick School h'se, 7! 5 Leuipke's shop 71 4 " Council Chamber 7! rRKt'INClS. 7 del's, at TaylorV S. II. 3 11" at Bercer's " 3 9 ' at Fob ln's " 4 5 at Iliucliin't) " 2 1. Ward 5 del's. at Court House, i i p.m. 2. Ward 3. Ward 4. Ward Plattsmouth Rock Bluffs . Liberty Avoca Mt. Pleasant.. Eight M Grove Louisville I 'ntre 5 " at Oilmore a " 3 5 " at iSlialer's " 7! 7 at iiiover & nan. i 6 ' tiraud Prairie s h 2 10 " at School House 4 6 " Stove Creek S.H 7 6 " at Dentin's S. 11. 7 4 " at School lloue 3 5 " at Greenwood 7 5 " at Kamey's S. II. 7 4 " at Eagle " 7 Weep'c Water Stove Creek.. . Klin wood South lieud.... Salt Creek Greenwood Tipton Total... 114 delegates. The Central Committee would recommend that at eacli primary some definite action be taken regarding proxies, and that all proxies must be from the precinct they represent.! GEO. S. SMITH. Ch'n. H. 11. Bcshsell, Sec'y. 2lt3 Send us the delegates elected. Sam. Cannon is spoken of as a can didate from Liberty. Prof. Wig htm ax is a candidate for State Superintendent. Du. Root is mentioned as a candi date from Greenwood. Dr. Hobbs is a candidate, so said, for political honors this fall. Joe McCaig is said to be a candi date for the Legislature out west. Capt. Isaac Wiles is reported at this office as a candidate for the Senate. The Mt. Pleasant letter came on Wednesday noon too late for this week. And M. B. Reese is talked of as a candidate for Lt. Governor. The pot is boiling. G. M.Correll, of the Hebron Journal, is a candidate for the Legislature, in Thayer County. CnARLEY Walker is a candidate for the Legislature. His weight will carry him through. We call atteniion to the article on the outside from the London Times regarding the cattle question. We found some mistakes in the electoral apportionment as given last week, and so republish with the errota corrected. Joe McCaig wants to know if Mc Donagh knows where the Comet is that was coming this summer and if its that makes it so hot. Twenty-five or thirty campaign sub scribers added to our list the last week, and we expect to add as many as that every week for the next two months. Whittaker, the colored cadet, is granted an indefinite furlough, until they can get ready to have a court martial. Probably after lection will fix it. 1880. Please send us the names of your delegates to the County Convention at once, thi3 week. Take a postal card and send right eff, you all want t know who they are. , SIr. Tefft is a candidate for re election; also Mr. Windham, of this place. Mr. Stone is not a candidate, and Mr. Polk we have not heard from personally, but understand he is a can didate. David Davis, the Independent party of Illinois, lias gone over to Hancock. Nw if the Adams party of Mass., will get his fraud mark lithographed and retire from active service, Garfield can be elected. The Congressional nomination in Iowa is lively. They have had 320 bal lots, and yet no decision (August 17). Sapphad54; Anderson 49; Stone 40; Hepburn 41. They commenced to bal lot at Council Bluffs last Saturday. We found a fellow out west who could eat more fish than Geo. Smith's Knox County friend and out-talk him too. II ate most a wagon load from the Ashland pond and then camodnwn to Mainland aud said he was hungry. We still object to having Cass Co. labeled, tied up and handed over to any candidates scheme's for U. S. Sen ator, or to have a few men plan months beforehand who shall be our members of the Legislature. It's played out, or ought to be. x.ddy ivirkpatrick s folks are re jolcing over a bonny new baby, born last Saturday morning. It's a boy. he is, and .d. is correspondingly proud ihe Herald was along that way to say good morning to him, but he wouldn't answer. Our Id straight-backed friend, B M. Brake, is runuing a paper in Kan sas City, we see by a copy sent us. He is Hancock, as usual. Say, o?d boy. do you remember the mornings we used to gather in some office and concoct legislative yarns for the Journal, Spy, and other papers in Lincoln? M. M. Neeven, of Fillmore, Editor of the " Review," is a candidate it seems for the Legislature, and the Alexandria News says: "If there is any one man in Fillmore county who is justly entitled to an office at the hands of the people, it is Mark M. beeves, of Geneva, a man who has never been a hanrer-on at the public crib. The Republican registration mud dle in Omaha is rich. Rosewater et al got up a registration scheme to purify the primaries (they needed it bad enough, no one disputes that). The other fellows refuse to register, and get up a protest, which is more largely s'gned than the registration list thus far. The result will probably be adou ble header to the State Convention from Douglas, and a democratic dele gation to the Legislature from there Ihe Blair limes comes to us wan a salutatory from C. B. Sprague, au nounciijg a change of name and poli tics in the paper. It will hereafter be called the Blair Republican, and will inculcate the doctrines indicated by its name. The Times was the paper through which we first launched our independent bark on the sea of jour nalism in Nebraska, and was of course Kepublican; since then it has lor a time advocated Democratic doctrines; but we are glad to know has returned to the true faith. We regret to sve the old name changed, however, but wish it prosperity whatever the name. One day last week a young man asked us if we had been a prisoner in Andersonville. Upon answering in the affirmative, he said that his father, a member of the 10th Iowa, died of starvation in that hell on earth, and that he could remember seeing his father but once, when home upon a furlough, and but a child; that his father was soon after captured and sent to Andersonville, to starve and die. We told the young man that such as he made stalwart Republicans. With an emphasis that evidenced his deep feeling, he made reply, that he would as soon vote for Jeff Davis as for Hancock, or any man who would forget the past, and go over to the solid South which repented nothing, regretted nothing, but justified and de fended such damnable treatment as was meted out at Andersonville. North Platte Ntbrasklm. Gen. Garfield's trip to New York and return was one grand ovation. All the great Republican leaders met in New York City for a general conference and plan of campaign, and the best of feel ing prevailed. The most confident as sertions are made by those capable of judging that we can carry New York. The campaign will be the most ex citing since the old Log Cabin and Hard Cider campaign of Harrison's time. An immense canal boat, proper ly decorated will Le taken from place to place (in the Eastern States) drawn by thirty-eight horses, one for each State. The best speakers in the coun try will stump the doubtful northern States and New York; also carry the war into Africa, and make an aggress ive campaign in the south. Meeting of the Float Distr't Committee The Central Committee of the 50th Representative District met at Ash land, Monday, August lGth, 1380. Pres ent, P. J. Hall, of Saunders, J. A. Mac Murphy, of Cass, and J. II. McKinnon, the chairman of the committee. On consultation, it was decided to hold the Float Convention at Ashland on Saturday, September 2othS80, at 12 m.t sharp. The basis of representa tion being the same as that of the State convention, or ten delegates to each county. j II. McKixxox, Ch'n, A. MacMurpiit, Sec'y, J. A P. J. Hall, Committee. Personal. I had occasion to write a letter, published in the Enterprise, not long since. Of course itjfound friends aud opponents a3 all such things do, and has been variously interpreted. I de sire to sav that it was honestly writ ten far good motives and told the truth. My name had been mentioned both here and in the papers abroad as a candidate for the Senate in this county I there stated the only conditions on which I could be even a possible can didate, and in brief they were that if it was the wish and desire of my party, and would unite us for more effective work and surer victory. It was not a drive at any one, nor a bid in any shape. it also stated trie conumons on which I would support other candi dates, and they were that tue tomfool ery and jealousy, sometimes exhibited, should cease, and that others as well as myself should work for the great good of the party, and not wholly for selfish ends. In these views many sound-thinking persons agree with me. Another bug bear to some is that Mr. Iiushr.ell and myself seem to be working together in this campaign. Verily, people are hard to pki3e. After the Spring campaign we were charged with making all the fuss. "If the newspapers could only agree we could have a solid delega tiou," shouted this one and that. Mr Bushnell and myself, although our in lerests in many respects arc diverse, determined to show that we could and would put aside our personal matters, and work together for the success of any ticket .fairly and honorably nomi nattd. That is all there is of that. Now let us see if others can do as much, aud put aside their preferences for the common good. You can't say it is the newspapers that divide you. If you do this, we'll support you heartily; if not, somebody else will be to blame. Rumor says I have been withdrawn as a candidate here. I never was put up; I cannot be withdrawn. No man, or set of men, could put me up with out my consent, or in spite of my bet ter judgment, and no men, or set of men can withdraw me except the peo pie. did I desire to be a candidate. I merely write this to prevent gossip and foolish talk; and the newspapers propose to let you run your own mill now. See that you do it wisely. Jxo. A. MacMuepiit. OUT 1)00 US. The Editor Takes a Melting Ride. While at Louisville the other day we went through Mr. Glover's large store, and were pleased to see the business doue there. The Post Office there, of which Mr. Glover i3 P. M., has lately been made a money-order office, and the business opens veay large for the place. Our old friend, Cap Hoover, is making brick, as usual; Billy Shryock was scratching round, hunting taxes; Dan Johnson rode into town from his farm, and says he's going to feed a thousand head of cattle this winter for parties out West. Aibee is still alive. and all the good people we ever know there. Dr. Hasemier was sent for to Concord in a hurry. Toman was hav ing a law-suit, and Milton Polk anoth er, the particulars of which we expect ed ur correspondents would have sent us ere this, and so have neglected lo write it up. AT GKKEXWOOD the B. & M. are putting up a new de pot, 20x40, with a platform all round. in which there are 2500 square feet of lumber. The Id depot there is to be moved to Cedar Creek. Geo. Mayfield ias his new hotel running first-rate. MoseChevront is a" gay as ever; Hack ney keeps the big store; Dr. Root has more business than he knows what to do with; and the little town is im proving all the time. OUT IN THE COUNTY The crops are generally fair Corn, in spite of dry weather, more than aa avorage crop; small grain, oats espe cially, is a good crop. But on, it was hot last week, and no mistake, and dusty. Southwest from Greenwood. down towards Stove Creek, the wells began to get low and everybody said how hot, how dry! We saw, riding along, our old friend Billy Poole, and our postmaster Turner Zink; besides many now friends the Herald has not visited before. Had a very pleasant chat with one or our correspondents, in that region, and trotted along as fast as the heat would allow us to. STOVE CREEK, That is to say, Elmwood P. O., whei we found Dr. Kenaston, busy as a bee. Dr. Hobbs off attending the sick folks, and Si. Greenslate fanning himself with the blade of a Patent Wind Mill. Oh, it was hot. Getting a subscriber or two we drove back to " THE MCC-AICIS." This was our first visit to this well known stopping place, and we surely were most pleasantly and hospitably entertaintd, by the boys, Mrs. McCaig and all, and never enjoyed ourselves more at any comparative stranger's home than there. Three stalwart boys still run the farm, one (John) is mar- riedind one away out in Colorado. Mrs. McCaig says: " "N hen I had my five boys all home I was a happy wo man." In the evening we went to the " meetin " at Mc Caig's school house, and heard Mr. A.cCarty and other far mers express their opinion on matters political and otherwise in which they are particularly interested. The next day we made for home, passing by many beautiful farms, aud comfortable farm houses, in this oue of the garden spots of Cass Couuty. Filmland p-u l Germany three mil lions stcrlin-r for potatoes last jc:u. Newark. N. J., last year iiuuuac turcJ 100.000 kegs "F boer- The Missouri RUer Bridge. Our new and handsome bridge across the old Muddy is about being complet ed. The last pier is 'swung," and the false trestle work will be removed ore this paper goes to press. The whole bridge will be ready to be tested about a week from next Mon.lay When they get it ready for trains, the Lord willing, and the B. & M. not objecting, we are going to have a cele bration. Gov. Nance, our congressman and senators, and the Governor of Iowa are invited, and we'll spend two Fourth of July's this year. It is the best and most graceful bridge on the Missouri. Origin of the Phrase, "Dark Horse." From the Turf, Field and Farm. This term, though in frequent use, has its origin, and fis few turfites of the present day are familiar with the source whence it emanated, we give place to the story: Once upon a time there lived in Ten nessee an old chap named Sam Flynn," who traded in horses and generally contrived to own a speedy nag or two, which he used for racing purposes, whenever he could pick up a "soft match" during his travels. The best of his flyers was a coal-black stallion, named Dusky Pete, who was aimost a thoroughbred, and able ii go in the best of company. Flynn was accustom ed to saddle Pete when approaching a town and r'de him into it . to give the impression that the animal was mere ly "a likely hoss.' and not a flyer. One day he cams to a town where a coun try race-meeting Avas being held, and he entered Pete among the contest ants. The people of tht town, not knowing anything of his antecedents, aud not being overimpressed by his appearance, backed two or three local favorites heavily against him. Flynn moved among the crowd and took all the bets offered against his nag. Just as the "flyers' were being saddled for race old Judge McMinumee, who was ihe turf oracle of that part of the State, arrived on the course and was made one of the judges. As he took his place on the stand he was told how the betting ran, and of the folly of the owner of the strange entry in backing his plug so heavily. Running his eye over the track the Judge instantly rec ognized Pete and said: "Gentlemen, there's a dark horse in this race that will make some of yon sick before supper. l lie Judge was right, rete, the "dark horse, lay back until the three-quarter pole was reached, when he went to the front with a rush, and won the purse and Flynn's bets with the greatest ease. A Soldier on Hancock. From the Kansas City Journal A Journal reporter interviewed Mr. Jerry Ward yesterday. Upon entering the printing office of Ward & Tew, 512 Mam street, Mr. ward was found buiy engagedbut stopped and greeted his visitor ordially. The reporter said : "You fought under Hancock I bo- lieve' Mr. Ward ?" "Yes; I was a soldier in the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the First Brigade, Third Division, of, Uie Second Army Corps. "Have you any objection to slating what ike soldiers thought of Han cock ?" "I hove none in the least. Hancock was always considered a good General, although I cannot recall anything par ticularly brilliant that he ever did. Personally he was much dislikedbv all his men." "What was the cause of it:1" "He was disliked aud hated because he held his men as worse than dogs.- He had no feeling for a private soldier, and the men knew it." "Can you recall any particular occa sion when he expressed himself open ly?" "Yes, indeed. Here is one sentence I heard him say one day which I never will forget. It was right after the second battle of Buil Run. Lee had flanked us, and after retreating, we were advancing again. The affair which I am about to relate occurred betweeu Manassas Junction and ;ir- renton. The Fourth Ohio was march ing left front when we came to a creek. A halt was called, and the commanding officer of the Engineer Corns suggested to Hancock that a pontoon bridge had better be thrown across. nancocK repneu: so. L,ei the sons of b wade through. It won't hurt them. I never forgot that, and tho whole corps never forgot it, nor will they forget it next November. The entire army of over 30,000 men had'to wade the creek, which was waist deep. It would have taken but twenty minutes to have thrown a pon toon bridge across the stream, and every man could have passed dry shod. After crossing the stream the men were oor.gea to tv.uk uirougn deep sand for a mile. The sand worked down into their shoes, and nine out of ten men went lame from raw feet, the skin being worn off in patches by the wet sand. The wading of the stream would not have caused a murmur but for the brutal conduct of Hancock in applying the foul and unsoldierly epi thet to his men. I tell you the Fourth Ohio boys carried the words to tho Second Army Corps, and they have treasured the words like I have. I wouldu't vote for him for dog-catcher. Another well-known gentleman said : " I, was a member of the famous Irish Brigade in the Second Army Corps. Our boys just lived for the honor of the brigade, and would gladly have died any time to rescue the dear old standards, the harp of Erin, and the stars and stripes, which ever floated side by side in the van. One day we were a little slow in obeying an order to chargo on account of a misunder standing for God knows that the 'Irish Brigade' was always too willing to attack. Our commander returned in a few minutes and we charged. He seemed down-hearted, and confiden tially related lo his officers that night that Hancock had ordered him angrily to 'charge with his flannel-mouthed sons of 1 s (a favorite epithet), and let them be killed to make room for better men.' Tho brigade was nearly ruined by this." There are many men in thecitv who fought under this man for years men who knew him before as well as dur ing the war but not a man will tpeak well of him who knew him. The procession of Knight Templar at Chicago yesterday was splendid of course. It was estimated to be about five miles long and to comprise about 20,000 Knights. It required about three hours for the procession to pass any given point. The streets were densefv packed the entire length of the procession. The reception at the Exposition building in the evening was a grand crush. Don't you wish you had been there? Mnuy hoii.'itokl servants at- Now- port, iiow wear liveries that nro sai.l to be iiiten-f'lv English iu style. CAMPAIGN RATES! TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS ! The HERALD from July 1, lSSO, Dec. 1, 18S0, Four Months, for FIFTY CEXTS. to From July 15, 1880, to March 15, 18S1, Eight Months, for om: dollak. The next 'en months will be full of interesting political events, both 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 the inaugura tion of the President in March. The Herald will endeavour to sup ply its readers with data of the above events', and one portion of it.our coun ty news, can only be obtained from home papers. In order to place this news before as great a portion of Cass county pop ulation as possible we offer to all new subscribers the above rates; the first offer, to December 1, will give all the news of tin Novembei elections, and I lie second, lo March 15, will give the proc- edings of our State Legislature and the inauguration of the President. We trust this libers.l offer will call to us many new subscribers, to whom, as also to our old ones, we will endeavour to give full satisfaction for moneys received. tf I-O. The campaign rates on the Inter Ocean is only 50 cents for six months Remember the rates ! We will take subs, for the same. tf The Electoral Table. Alabama Arkansas Calilornia Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florid;! , (ieonria Indiana HlinoiH Iowa Kaunas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi ..10 Missouri . . ' Nebraska . . t: Nevada .. 3! New York .. 6! New Hampshire... ...l- . .. 3 ... 3 . ..35 ... 5 ... 9 ...10 2 '!"3 ...2i .. a . 4 . n . . IS ..21 ..11 .. 5 New Jersey North Carolina. Ohio repn I'ennsylvania. .. Kliode Maud. . . South Carolina. Tennessee Texaf Virginia Vermont West Virginia, . Wisconsin Total ... 4 .. 7 ...12 ... 8 .. 8 . . 7 ..13 .. f .11 5 . 8 ...11 . 5 ... 5 ...10 ..srs Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska and Leased Lines Rates for Tickets including Admission to Fair Uronnd Good for One Day Only. SCHEDULE I. To Omaha aud return from riattsmouth. .. Ashland ..1 50 Indianola ...2 23: Superior ...2 iioi Ntiiiialm ...3 50: Brownville . ..4 25! Nebraska City. . ...4 00; Syracuse jr. 50 ..5 50 ..5 50 ..5 50 .4 5C ..4 00 Lincoln Crete Ileal rice Friend ville Fairmont Crafton . ...4 50 Seward ....5 00! York . . .5 00 1 Aurora ...5 no. Central City... ...5 OOj Hulo ....5 50. Fails City . ..5 50; Humboldt ...t! tiOjTecumseh OOj David City . ..; 5oiColuiubus ...3 00 ...4 50 ...4 50 ...4 50 ...5 00 ...4 75 . . .4 50 ...i 25 ...3 50 . . .3 SO Hastings Kearnev lied Ciotnl ltiverton Kloonunirton.. Uepubiioan Orleans Arapahoe and interinedi itc stations at proportionate rates. SCHEDULE II. .Tickets good during the week; fifty cents will be added to the fare, and only charged for the fare one way round trip. Excursion trains will be run on three days of the Fair between Omaha and such points sulliciently near as will enable passengers to land in Omaha early in the day and return to their homes at a seasonable hour in the evening. J-f" State papers please copy for the information of the public. I). II. WHEELER. Secretary, State Agricultural Society COi;UESPOXDEXCE. LACE GENEVA. The Saratoga of the t es t. One hundred and thirty-five Minutes' Ride from the Quten City of the West Chicaio. A Famous Summer Resort, which is ast becoming more and more so. Genoa Junction, Wis., August 14th, 1&80. Dear Hekald: How few of the overheatod and suffering humanity of Nebraska know that within a day's ride from the old Muddy can be found one of the coolest and prettiest lakes in the W est, whose shores are lined with permanent summtr residences by the d7.n, parks and picnic grounds by the score, and tents by the hundreds the occupants of which number from one to three thousand daily, filling the three public steamers and numerous private ones for an excursion around the lake every morning and noon, and often for moonlight rides afterward. At 2 p. in. to-day, while the inmates f the old Hekald office were "a set- tin' and a sweatin'," your informant was just coming into Geneva Harbor after a twenty-two-mile ride, with his coat-collar turned up. and hugging the railing around the engine to keep warm. The Lake is situated about SO miles west of Lake Michigan, 3S miles from Racine, 44 miles south-west of Milwau kee, and (53 miles north-west of Chica go. It is about 10 miles in length, and has no inlet, but is supplied by springs or. as iome ininK. oy a suuierrainan passage from Lake Superior. No marshy or bottom land adjoin the lake, the water oeing deep, pure and clear. The depth ranges from 10 feet along the shore to 200 feet in the cen ter. On nearly all sides the bank slopes gently down to the water's edge, and the shore is lined with sand and line gravel. The water is so clear, and the bottom so bright, that it can easily be seen through ten feet of water, as also can be seen thousands of fishes, large and small. The Park House has fvccommnda tions for over one hundred guests, at from S3 to $14 per week, according to location of room. On the opposite side of the Lake Mr C. F. Hall has built a hotel in his Park which he has given the Indian name of "Pish-co-ta-qua Park, ar "the park of the sparkling waters." The hotel is 150 feet long, and extends back in an L 90 feet, and will accommodate about 200 gues's. erandas extend around the house from every story, 14 feet in width, making over 2.000 feet of parti- - '.At co, eacn room opening into veian das, making them all pleasant and cool. Terms from S lo 18 per wT-k. The weather is col and dry. and. like Nebraska, a little breezy. "Nearly everybody here expects to -go into ihe city" to see the Knights, and we hear khat everv window on the line of march in Chicago is engaged for Tues day. R. ? Luella Notes. A public meeting was held in Mc Caig's School house the 14th inst. Meet ing called to order by Thos. McCarty David McCaig was elected chairman of said meeting and H. W. Ziuk Secretary; Thos. McCarty then stated the object of the meeting. Speeches were made by Messrs. Clark, YV. II, Pool, MacMurphy of . the Herald, David and Joe McCaig and others. Motion made to organize a Farmers club. Oil motion the chair appointee Joe. NcCaig.Thos. McCarty and II. W Zink as a committee to draft constitu tion and bv-laws. Motion carried that we convene in meeting next Friday eve. On motion, adjourned. It is only justice to say that the speeches made were ex-temporaneous, as none were prepared to address the public. Mr. MacMurphy, we under stand was present accidentally. II. W. Zink, sec'y. Sad Accident. Factouyville, Neji., August 17, 18S0. ( to. Hekald: n hue the two sons of one Nicholas Young, fanner of Lib erty I'recincr, Cass County, were en gaged in deepening a well on their fa ther s farm, Andrew, aged 17. and the youncest, being at the bottom, was struck with tire-damp. John W. Young, tfTfe oldest, not icing something was the matter with his brother in the well. picked up a rope to fasten round hi brathers body, and went to his assist ance. Having secured the rope to his brother's body, he told his father, who was at tne top of the well, to haul them up, and whilo doing so the oldest boy was also struck with the damps and they were both taken out dead, An inquest was held on the bodies yesterday, and they will both bo bur ied this morning. I his sad casualty occurrred on the same farm where some two years ago another man was killed with damps You, no doubt, will remember it. Yours truly, John Mukfix. (rand Prairie Items. August 14, 1880. Ed. Hekald: As I have not seen anything in your paper from this vi cinity, 1 drop you a few items. Quite a number of the farmers here are put ting up ha-, and those that have not commenced i3 yet, intend to do so du ring next week. Grass is very short, and scarce at that. The ground is so dry that nearly every one has quit plowing. Quite a number of young men, and some with families, that went from this community to Norton Co., Kans., have returned this summer, as it is so dry in Kansas that they cannot raise anything, and so came back here to get work. Mrs. M. W. Moore has a sister from Illinois visiting her. Miss Nellie Andrus has been visiting friends in Plattsmouth for a week often dajs, but is now at home. Mr. Carlyle's folks have had some old friends visiting them from Seward County ; they say the corn will not make much of a crop there, unless it rains soon. Geo. French has quit farming, sold his Learn, and is now working for Mr. C. G. Taber. Some ten or fifteen persons from this neighborhood went to Liscoln to see Earnum's shoy ; the only fault found with it was, there were too many peo ple there. Next time we shall stay at home, and let some one else go. Mr. C. Brown, from Illinois, is here with a car load of horses. We have a good Sunday School here at the Grand Prairio school house. Mr. II. W. Zink has been employed to teach the winter term of school here; we congratulate the directors on their choice of teach ers. 1 esterday afternoon V like Ellis, infant son of William and Anna Ellis. died of cholera infantum. The family had just returned from Kansas on last Sunday. It was buried this afternoon at Weeping Water. Ralph. Good Company, Number Eleven. Good Company. No. Eleven, opens with Notes of Travel by Charles Dud ley Warner, at the end of which he thi'i ws the charm of his style about an account of the itumen.se stock yards in a way to delight the new Poikopolis. An idea of the prevailing southern diet and the obstacles to introducing improved methods in cooking, isgiven in an account of personal experience, by Mrs. Helen Campbell. . Those familiar with the attractive grace of E. S. Gilbert's nature studies, will not need to be told that his "Mid summer" is pat to the season and en tc-rtaining. .Seasonable, too, is Dora Head Goodale's vividly descriptive po. em, "A Summernight Storm," nnd an other gracefully descriptive bit of verse, "Sunshine." Mrs. Ce'este M. A Wiaslow's verses, "Border Lands,' have decided merit. - Octave Thanet has the "Ilomance of a Medicine Pottle," and there i.s a full allowance of stories by Ellen W. Olru- lev, L. K. Black. Mabel S. Emery aud David Kerr; also contributions from B. F. DeCosta, Mrs. Edward Ashley Walker and J. B. T. Marsh ; and sever al shorter sketches. Xo liquor licenses have been rant ed iu Potttr County, Pennsylvania' since 1880, aud bore are the effects: At a recent term of the court the district attorney informed the court that he had no indictments to present to the grand jury; the sheriff also stated that he had no criminals in the prison; the directors ef the poor reported that the county had 110 one to keep. The young man who, pressure of the least real adversity, takes to drink, up baby, but ho is nursing bottle. uuder the or fancied i.s a grewn the wrong WEEPING WATER BANK or iti:i:i jjsios. This Hank is now open for the transaction of a Banking Exchange Business. DEPOSIT. Keceived. and Interest allowed on Time Certi ficates. IIiAFTS Drawn, and available, in the principal towns ; and cities of the United States and Europe. Agents for the celthratefl Haim Line of Steamers. Puri ha.se your tickets from us, Through from Europe to any Point in ihe West. HEED DUOS., -'!.f Weeping Water, Neb. i3n 2 Li.;!-:; NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 17 STOP flPRAMS Stib-P,ans K Coupler, boxed ii 01 ur UT.jflMa atl(l tMvul 011y S;)7.T-,. New 1'iuiios, I'JJ 10 1.001). for Illui-t'il free. Atlilresn Wan hiiiton, N.J. ''-Miil-mti!iior of l);iniel V. lienttv, 1014 Hr PICTORIAL BIBLES. A (hirers, for Circulars, A. J. Hoi.man & Co., Philadelphia. MONEY FOR MORTGAGES OX It KA Ij KST.ITK. THE COKBIN BANKING COMFAM", 114 P.roaUway. New York, buy Purchase Mnuev Mortgagee wcV. secured upon Country Ileal" Estate at the very bct rates. AGENTS WANTED to sell the LIKf-1 OF GEN. JAMES A. GARFIELD Ky his comrade in arms and personal friend. UEN. J. S. lSKIsiUN, an nuihor of iHlenh brity. This work is rumiilrir, anlht.ntir, low-prU-td. Pally illustrated. Positively the let and cheapest book. None oilier oliicial. Send 5oc. at once for outfit. Wr jive tin; be t terms. Act quick and you can coiu money. THOMAS PKOTHEKt). Emporia. Kansas. THE NEW FOOD MEDICINE Do not confound tins M.uciilcss Kenovater at Feeble and exhausted Constitutions with violent cathartics, cheap decoctions of vile drills, ar.d ruinous intoxicants innocently la beled "hitters." MALT ISlTTEl.S appeal to popular conlidt nee because prepared from ln fermented Malt, Hops, and Quinine, anil other precious ingredients, accordinu to the process of J.iebix, and are richer in the elements that restore to permanent health the Weak, Con valescent, Consumptive, Over-worked. Ner vous, Sleepless, Dyspeptic, IliHious and Fickle. in Appetite, than all other forms of Malt or Medicine. The yrttiiine are plainly t-igned by the company. Sold evervwhere. . MALT 1UTIEKS COMPANY. HUSTON. MASS M A C II I SHOPS! PLATTSMOUTH, NET".., Repairer of Steam Engines, Boilers, Saw and Grist Mill tJAS AM STEAM FITTlr;M, iroiiKht Iron Pipe, Force and Lift I'ipes.Steam Gauges, Safety-Valve Governors, and all Kinds of Brass Engine Fittings, repaired on short notwe. FARM MACHINE K ROBERT DONNELLY'S AND HLACKMITJI. SHOP, Wagon, Buggy, Machine and Plow re 2airing, and general jobbing I am now prepared to do all kinds of repairing 01 larm anil other machinery, as there is a good lathe in my shop. PETER RAUEN, The old Reliable Wasron Maker has taken charge of the wagon shop. He is well known as a NO. 1 WORKMAN. Sfew IVniroiis and IJniririci made to Order. SATISFACTION GUA KANTEED. Shop 011 Sixth street opposite S'.reiuht's Stable -o- The Id. ALWAYS GREATER V" u hV BARGAINS o o show the largest ami H4u fi$$z&H WEST OF WE ARE 'Flilc ftrmcrm in This Season in We will IDsflpllcatfe saaad -BMs-Csasat sill . IPrice JhmiH toy H per emit. Call at the Thiladelphia and yon S0L0H01T fast pesa c Q j$l j . PA S5 bAHO iNsiatrarsT CATAICO-32. fV 4 I-.lr. : -. ui, 1 : . . .. ) -ZfQ frA E ';. Hve....--ui,. ftLbMHv t :' ti' I fi nlnini Krf ". -n itf . jPr ir An.''. 'f( r irw..t,rf,,. CLicmcOk U. H. A. WATERMAN & SON Wholesale and Uct.ul Dealers in riNELUM 11K11. LATir, SIIIXdJ.KS. SASH, noons,, ULINDS, i:tc. ETC.. KT0. Man. street. Corner ot Fifth. I'LATTSMOUTII, - - - - Xi:j;. Still Better Rates for Lumber STIlEl(illT iV MI LI If a rncts Ma tnifm-tnrt is, SADDLES P.KIDl.Ks COI.LAIiS. and all kinds i l harness stock, constantly oa hand. Repairing of nil Kinds ! NEA TL Y DONj; C;; SIK)rr NOTWE HEW HARNESS ! TURNED OUT IX SHORT OR !KR, A ml Sa: i f;!ct ion ( i u.i ran ;(!. ; Comemlier tiie place. -I'.'.i rk's I'm i.il lire store, on l.i Ojipo-ite Henry er .M.J11 S reel Plattsiaoulh. Neli. 21-1; STREIGUT A- MILLER. JAMES a-ETACB Retail Liquor Dealer, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. P1.ATTSMOIT1I, .... N.I5- P.illtanl Hall and .Saloon 1. 11 .Main Sticci four doors from Sixth at Neville's old i-lace. BEST BRANDS OF CIGARS, ..LES, WINES, ifC Ilcmemhcr the .Vanie and IIac ny James Grace. HOTEL. CITY HOTEL FI.ATT.SMOl'TH, NEH. First class Lodging Kooius. First Class I'oardina. !ood Sample Kouiuk Everjthing and every comfort A Good Hotel cjuiIFuniisIi Also, Good Wines, Good Good Lemonade P.ier, Good I.i'inors. Good Clgar, Kept at the C'itj Botol. Illy FliEO. GOOS, Proprietor. J. SCHLATER, dealer in cuihtcjits, (Sloths, tfoclru, Silver Ware, Toys, Pictures. 31usical Instruments, and MERCHANDISE, POCKET CUTLERY NOTIONS 1 Particular attention paid to all kind:, of Fine Kepairhi;;. Main, near Fourth SI reel, ii n c rLATTSjioi'Tii, - - s:n. 3S.si f AHEAD ! rilAX EVER. best elected stock of Wl4 Da a& 9 OHIO AGO GIVING r.iwwi iln.i.flnw.nl every doijurtnu'iit. Store, make your will be happy. urchases, & L'ATHAIT.