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A. STRICKLAND A CO,
R. S. M'EWEN, EDITOR.
DELLCVUE. N. T.
THURSDAY, OCTOHKR H, 157.
lulu town
from his
Sarpy (omit).
I f avi spoken last week if the two Pap
pillions and the Ruli'nlo creek, wo now re
name our remarks respecting the above
county.
The Elkhorn river, having its rise be
tween the 42(1 and 43d parallel of latitude,
flows south nnd empties its waters into th
Tlatte in the. extreme west of this county.
Iltuwcou these two rivers, scvernl miles
apart, (hero is n wide bottom or volley,
consisting of lands (ho most beautiful and
productive; scarcely equaled by the far
fumed valley of tho Genesee in the P.m.
piro State. Tho occasional overflow of
this valley only adds to its fertility. On
tho east side of this stream, the bottom is
usually narrower, tho hind's nt places hug
ging it quite closely. On these numerous
elevations, too beautiful to bo called Mull's,
there are ninny of the most ile.'iruble spots
for residences in the world; the beautiful
nnd highly picturesque scenery of this re
gion ullbids ample scope for the most pro
ficient artist.
This ttrenm is some one hundred and
twenty-five rods wide, nnd of sufficient
depth to admit of steanibont navigation.
Settlers wilt find here timber in sullicient
quantities for all practical purposes.
Tho advantage of this region have at
tracted the titurdy, energetic yeomanry
thither, who are cultivating tho toil and
raising every tiling necessury for their own
mibsistnnce. This region is one of the
most delightful in the; Great West; if ad
veuturers aro not satisfied here they may
ns well look no farther.
Tho south part of this county is occu
pied fcy tho riatto valley from a quarter
i to six miles in width, nnd is rich and fer
tilo in the highest degree. Tho whole of
this bottom hits sometime been occupied by
waters of the Tlatte. Of this wo aro sat
isfied from personal examination. In
June lust wo dug on this bottom through
two feel of rich toil, when we struck a
layer of butch sand, some foot nnd half
in thickness Wo then reached ngnin a
natural soil, which was nearly two feet in
' thickness, when wc struck the natural sand.
This examination convinced us that the
water once flowed upon the natural soil.nnd
changing its course, tho sand was washed
upon tho place it occupied; and since that
period tho rains had washed from the
bluffs above, tho earth which had formed
n layer on the sand. Years, however,
may have passed along in the process.
( ien. Sarpy bays that he has been all over
the first bottoms tome seasons, in canoes.
It is now several years since these broud
bottoms have been overflowed. i
This valley is considered already the i
most valuable of any lands in the country,
and they will rise in importance as their
richness and fertility are more and more
developed. To say nothing about their
utility, they aro scarcely unequaled for
beauty. From a given point, as fur as the
eye can reach, you see the land with its
face gently declining toward tho sunny
south, cut up into pieces of 1G0 acres each;
they will make the best farms in the world.
Along the banks of this river as well us
on islands in the river, we find cotton wood, '
walnut, oak and hickory. G roves are f re
queut, around which the farmers have
fenced their farms, and are cultivating
them with great Mieeess. There is abun
dance of timber for all the purposes of
fence, fuel and building. There is no
county in the Territory ttfiere there is as
much timber, except the reservation of the
Omaha's at Mack Hud Hills.
Thus Sarpy county is one of command
ing attention to the sealers und of incalcu
lable advantage to its chief city. The
tract of land lying within its precincts, is,
without any laudation the garden spot of
the Territory. The richness and excee
ding fertility of its soil, tho immence
quantities of timber along its numerous
streams the many springs gushing up
from unknown depths, dotting almost eve
ry farm the already honest, enterprising
settlers that are reaping the rich rewards
of toil, all conspire to make this the most
iuviling 6pot west of the Missouri river.
CIIAUCEK.
J. Stim.iso Morto rode
to-day on a lond of coal taken
claim. rliriiski fiy .Viet.
If there is nny truth in the doctrine of
future rewards and punishments, he will
ridn into h 1 Rmnn day on a load of
brimstone. rbrakian.
"Silas TStrickland has gone into tho
house of Chief Justice, tvn expect yet to
seo him in his otlice.- Ilrllrru (Sterile.
You'll see him in the penitentiary, where
ho deserves to be, first. braiikiun.
The ubovo is from the pen of the mosf
learned editor of tho Nebruskian It is
ono of his most rare, racy, spicy and most
ex'raordinary super-humnn efforts at wit.
Such terrible, unparalleled and overwhel
ming ntteinp i to be funny by this wise, sa
gacious and most wonderful of modern
writers, must huve levied a very severe lux
upon his poor, weak, imbecile, demented
and deluded brain; nnd wo are forced to
tho belief, in the universally accepted opin
ion among those who know him best, that
the greatest share of his best instruction
has been received, ns his masterly n iilin$
shows, from his long and rlnw intimacy
with that icnomnl and deluded tribe, and
especially the siunca of the Pawnees.
These associations huvo really elewited his
standard J of niornl nnd intellectual worth,
and it remains for him nlone to distinguish
himself, by possessing those qualifications
after his peculiar instruction, to descend
low enough and dig deep enough into the
dirty, lilthv.mirey, pool of humnn degrada
tion, to fish up the low pot-house billings
gate and fisher woman blung to be set into
type, with an attempt to nbuso honest and
respectable citizens of the Territory.
Hend what nn independent, high toned
journal just neross tho river, nnd near
neighbor to this thing, says of him:
"Wc certainly could desire no higher
couituPiHliuir.ii and eulogy, than the utilise
rT" such a person ns tho editor of tho jYe
hntskitiH, who unites the contemptible vi
ces of vulgar imperteunuce, hnv servility,
and boso deinngogueism, wiih that of nr
raiit poltroonery. Under the control and
direction of Chapman, this editor lint
emerged from obscurity, to which his in
tellectual imbecility and moral deficiency
had consigned him in Ohio, nnd he is now
in a fair wuy to be again consigned to that
fate from which his servility, his adapta
bility to n service too buse for the general
ity of men, could alone have dragged him.
Such it character ordinarily, only the scav
enger and nuisance ubater would bejusti
tiod in bundling him with u pair of longs.
We have no disposition to stir him. Coun
cil Uluffs A'mparid.
Fully concurring with tho above, we
have no disposition to stir him, but leave
him in the very lowest company ho could
possibly keep. Wo leave him alone with
himself.
another Mil, which responded to our call I tho bystanders, the recognition and geett-
Wreck of the Crutrul America.
Tho California Steamer Central Amer
ica, formerly the George Law, on her
passace from Asninwall to New York,
foundered at sea, otf Cape llalleras, Sept
12, about S o'clock in iho evening. The
number of lives lost us near as ascertained,
is 427. Saved, Hit),
There was upwards of 1,. 500,000 in
gold on board, which went down with the
Steamer.
W e have room only for a few extracts.
Tho following stntement of the week, was
made by II. II. Chills of New York, who
was a passenger on the ill-fated steamer.
" 1 left Havana in the steamship Cen
tral America, for New York, on Sept. S.
Tho weather was delightful und the sea
calm on the passage from Aspinwull. On
tho afternoon of the day of sailing from
Havana fresh westerly breezes sprung up.
On tho following morning the wind blew
very strong, the gale continued to increase
I in violence us the duy advanced. At night
there was no abatement in the fury of the
iralo. and it commenced raining torrents.
On Thursday it blew u htunaigee, the
sia running very high. On Friday, the
storm raged fearfully. At 11 o'clock in
in the morning of this day, it was lirsi
known umong the passengers that the
steamer had sprung u leak, and was mak
ing water fust. A lino of men was im
mediately formed, and they went to work
bailing out tho water from the engine
rooms, ihe tires Luting already been ex
tinguished. We gained on the water so
much that we were able to get up steum
again ; but wc held it but a few minutes,
and then sfie stopped forever. Ikiiling,
continued however, and was kept up m
all parts of the ship until she finally went
dow n. During Friday night the wuter
gained gradually, but all on board being
in pretty good spirits, they worked to the
best of their ability, feeling that when
the morning came they possibly might
speak some vessel and thus be saved.
The fatal Saturday came nt lust, but bro't
nothing but increased iury in the pule
Still we worked on, and about 2 o'clock in
the afternoon the storm lulled a little and
the clouds broke away. Hope was re
newed, and all now worked like giants.
" Cueaf Conx is Illinois.
this place," tays the Sprin
Journal, "on the rail loads, soma of the
farmers are offering their corn ut 15 cts.
per bushel in the field; others, at S3 per
acre." The indications are, tint unless
the frosts set in early, the corn crops will pUt ou board the bri
dc enormously lare.
At 1, 1. M., tve espied a fail, and fired
"South of silKls 1 placed our nag at halt mast. It
I iv.k s.'pn hp.i1 tlm )irir f.nriiift nf ICiston
field (11!.) I l,., .1 ... .. if- ...,i.l..r.l
f i ivii' uuu ii hi run im, vc till II vuiweivi v v
safety certain. She came neur us, and
we oke to her and lold our condition.
She luiJ by uLoul a mile distant, and we,
in the only three bouts saved, placed all the
I women and children, and they were safely
As the even-
Jmg kh fa-t approaching we discovered J comfortably quartered in our cabins
and came near us. t'apt. llerndon told
them our condition, and asked them ! lay
by nnd send a boat, as we had none left,
she promised to do so, but thut was the
list e saw or her except nt a nistance,
which grew greater and greater every
moment. At 7 oVImk we snw no possi
bility of keeping nflont much longer, al
though we all felt tlmt if tve could do so
till morning, nil would be saved. In a
short time n heavy sea for the first time
broke over the upper deck of tho vessel
and then all hope faded uwny. I.ife-pre-server
were now supplied to all, onu we
sent up two rockets, when a tremendous
sea swept over us nnd the steamer in a
moment went down. I think some 400, or
450 souls were launched upon the ocean
at the mercy of the waves. The storm at
this moment hnd entirely subsided. We
all kept near together, and went as tho
waves look us. There was nothing or
verv Imln said, excetit that each one
cheered his fellow comrade on. Courage
was thus kept up for two or three hours,
and I think for that space of time no ono
hnd drowned; but three who could not
swim became exhausted. After this,
gradually one by one passed away to eter
nity. The hope ihut boats would bo sent
to iis from tho iwo vessels we had spoken,
soon (led from Us, mid our trust was alone
in Providence" and what better trust
could you ask for?" I saw my comrades
sink fast, nnd at one o'clock that night I
was nearly alone upon the oeeun, soma
two hundred miles from land. I heard,
however, shouts from all thnl could do so,
that were not far frume me. but 1 could
not nee them. Within an hour from this
time 1 tnw a vessel, which I judged to be
about one mile from ino. Taking fresh
courage, 1 struck out for the vessel and
reached it when nearly exhausted, and
they drew nie on hoarcfof it by ropes. It
proved to be a Norwegian bark from He
lie, Honduras, bound for Falmouth, F.ng
lund. I found on board of her, some
three of my comrades, and at 9 1-2
o'clock, the next morning, tve had forty
nine noble fellows on board, and these are
ull I know of having been saved. We
stayed nbout the place until we thought
ull ulive hnd been rescued, nnd then set
sail. We found the bark short of provis
ions, nnd the crew livinir on cruel. We
hnd some tea and colfee to refresh our-
selves, nnd nt noon on Sunday, we spoke
the American bark Saxony, bound for
Savanuh, which supplied lis with provis-
, . i i- - ! ... .... i i
ions ami iook nve oi us on uumu.
Tim f.illowin'T account was furnished
to the N. Y. Tribune, by Mr. C. II. Den
ison, Purser of the Fmpire City :
The Kmpiro City, Cnpt. Join McGow
nn, left her wharf at Norfolk, Yn., ut 10
1-2, A. M., on the lSth, for this port
She had been victualled and coaled dur
ing the previous two days for a thorough
cruise in seurch of the missing steamer
Ceutrul America, of whose uliiinute sufe
iv. howevei. none ou board felt nny nio-
irivui''. Hut ou ttie appointeu departure
ut 5, A. M. a pilot bout cume up from
outside, anchored in the stream near us
nnd wo were soon boarded by u gentle-
iiiuii one of four passengers who eleo
trilled us with the announcement of the
lulul loss of the Central America, found
ered ut sea, ut b, 1". M , on the evening
of the 12ih itiat., during the late severe
eule. carrying down with her most of her
officers and crew, nearly 100 passengers
and Sl.SOO.OOO in treasure.
Our informant had been picked up on
the night of the disuster, floating about on
fragments of the wreck, by tho rtoi we
ginn bark F.llen. Capt. Johnson, from Be
lize, Honduras, bound to Falmouth, Eng
land, which vessel he reported coming up
the Hay in low of a small steamer.
It was likewise understood 'hat all the
the women and children, some of the lat
ter infants in ull fifty-six in number, had
been saved in the steamer s boats, before
she sunk, nnd put on board the brig Mu
rine of lloston. " Sir," mid our inform
ant, "five hundred men, wiih death
yawning before them at any moment,
stoold solid as rock, nor made a move for
the boats until the women and children
haJ all been safely transported to the brig
after which about forty of the crew and
mule passengers in a few trips reached
the latter vessel before the Bteumer went
down."
Cupt. McGowan, abandoning his pre
vious intention, immediately got his ship
under weigh, steamed down the harbor,
and when near the light-ship, spoke the
bark, with her quota of the saved.
Hailing her, he proffered u passage to
New l oi k to all who chose to accept it
The majority were taken on board, and,
with a parting round with three hearty
cheers for their preservers, we proceeded
on our course, hoping to fall in with the
brig, and reliev the women and children.
Withiu three miles of Cape Henry, a ves
sel was descried ahead in low of a pro
peller, liound in, and immediately specu
lation was rife as to whether she might or
not prove to be the vessel tve sought.
Glasses were leveled at her by anxious
groups gathered forward, ard as tve rap
idly closed together, certainly succeed sur
mise, nnd to the joy of all, tshe proved to
be the brig Marine, in tow of the City of
Norfolk propeller, her low and confined
decks, swarming with wretched-looking
objects, many of them wo:nen and chil
dren, wringing their hands and weeping
and laughing by turns, hysterically. Our
loats were speedily lowered, and Cupt.
McGowan, in the first boat, boarded the
brig in person, caressed, embraced, and
indeed half strangled by the poor women,
who threw themselves upon him as he
reached the deck.
As boat load after boat load renched
our ship's side and ladder, each vied with
. 1 .1 t 1
me omer, in assisting mem to our uecks,
and in a short time the great portion were
To
& t .1
ing between the two parties inoiner
claiming son, and husband wife; the ea
ger scanning of each face in agonizing
fear and expectation, the joy or grief
manifested as recognition or disappoint
ment awaited the gazer, was touching in
tho extreme, straining the heart strings
and moistening the eyes of many hitherto
unused to such manifestation. A portion
remained on board the brig, preferring to
go up to Norfolk, and when all who wish
ed had boen taken ou board, the Empire
City again started with her freight of un
fortunates for New York.
Nix;ty-six in all were reported to have
been saved by the brig, exclusive of the
colored stewardess, who died from ex
haustion, shortly after having been taken
. .i . .i - t i.
irom tue wreck. All speak in tne ingu
est teinis of the attention paid them, and
the humanity displayed by the officers and
crews of both brig ond bark ; the former
conveying the women, was about to serve
out her last day s ration of water, and hud
not ni. opportune supply of provisions been
received from a passing vessel, they must
into been driven to great straits, wun
hunger ns well as thirst.
The bark Lllen hud previously hnd all
her bouts stove in the gnle, and every in
dividual of those saved by her were drawn
on board by lines thrown them as she
sailed through the drifting inas-es of
drowning men her captain handling his
vessel as only a sailor could, going ahead,
going aheud. gelling blernwuy on her,
und drifting to leeward, as the cries of
those ubout him, from those whom he
could not see through the darkness of the
night, dictated. 1 heir escape is unequal
cd in the annuls of marine disaster and
relief. The officers of the Empire City,
grieving for the loss of their brother offi
cers, have yet a feeling of pride nnd satis
faction in knowing that they died at their
posts, striving to save life to the last, and
point to the fuel that all the women and
hildren were saved (not an infant lost, l
as an instance ot seit-uevouon, coolness,
and manliness, seldom excelled, if equal
ed. Should it please Providence hereaf
ter to plnco them in the same strait, they
wish no nobler eulogiuin.
Incidents. Many of the survivors
slate thnt there was seldom so large an
amount of money owned by passengers as
was the case of those who came by the
Central America. Many were persons
of large means, and there were but very
few whose immediate wealth did not
amount to hundreds, while numbers reck
oned their gold by the thousands of dol
lars. The greater portion of the passen
gers were returned miners, some coming
hither to invest the capital they hud real
ized in hopes to live a life of greater ease
as the result of their industry, and others
to get their families and once more go to
the land of gold, liui as the storm con
tinued to rage, less and less was thought
of gold, and when, on Saturday, it became
evident that they were likely at any mo
ment 10 be buiied beneath the wavoo, weal
thy men divested themselves of their treas
ure belts and scattered the gold upon the
cuhiu floors, telling those to take it who
would, lest its weight a few ounces or
pounds carry them lo'their death. Full
purses, containing in some instances S2,
000, were laying untouched ou sofas.
Carpet-bags were opened by men and the
shining metal was poured out on the flour
with the prodigality of death's despair.
One of the passengers who has fortunately
been rescued, opened a bog and dashed
about the cuhin S20.000 in gold dust, and
told him who wanted to gratify his greed
for gold to take it. But it was passed by
untouched as the veriest dross. A few
hours before he would have struck down
the man who would hnve attempted to take
n grain of that which he now spurned from
him.
The passengers rescued from the wreck
ed steamer by the brig Marine, subscribed
and presented to the captain, officers nnd
crew of the latter vessel, as follows: To
the captain, $500; first mate, $100; second
mate, S75; two cooks and steward, $150;
sudors, S25.
A young man by the name of Caldwell,
who was rescued by the brig Marine, suc
ceeded in saving twenty pounds of gold dust,
the result of his labors at the mines. He
stopped at Norfolk with the intention of
proceeding home by land. "
CiuntKt Si oar Cant. The editor of
the St. Ixmis Daily Intelligencer was
shown specimens of sugar manufactured
at llelcher a Sugar refinery id that city,
fromChineso sugar cane grown this year
in the neighborhood. The sugar is brown,.
and pretty well granulated, being very
similar in taste to tho Ijooisiana sugar.
The editor of the Austin (Texas) Gezette,
hns seen a sample of sugar made from the
Chinese cane by Mr. Studor, near Austin,
which he describes as being of fine grain
and color, and such as would command the
highest price in New Orleans.
Railroadh ir Ohio. In Ohio, they
have over 2.800 miles of finished railroad,
the cast of which has been apout $90,000,
000. Thev employ constantly about 30,-
000 men. (500 locomotives, 6,000 cars, and
consume over 350,000 cords of firewood
annually.
BELLEVUE MARKET,
Corrected weekly by Clarke it BsoTrrts,
Forwarding and Com. Merchants
Flour Family, $5,00 per lOOlbs
" F.xtra Superfine, $.'),25 00 "
" Fine, $4.50.
Meal $ J 00 per 100 lbs.
Apples Dried, 4 00 ftt $5 bus.
Peaches " 4 00 () 4 50 "
flutter New 30 to 40 c V B
do Old packed, 23 to 30c t ft
Deans $3 00 V- bus.
Com $1.00 -p bush.
Oats 75C4l3c '
Dried Htef 20c per 11).
Salt G. A., per sack, $3, 23.
Karon Shoulders 14 ($ 15c lb.
Sides ltic.
Sugar cured 19c ft
Kegs 23 0 33c i dot
Hides Dry, 10c
do Green, 4c
Hay $4 00 Oi) $0 00 tun
Aran. 50 cents per bush.
Pork clear $32 00 ) bbl., 20 per lb.
Lard 22 23 c l ft
Onions $3. bus
Potatoes $2 00
Pelt g Sheep $1 25
do Coon23c
Lumber Cottonwood sheat'cSO'p tn
" do so. edced $35 00 "
do Oak, Walnut, Hasswood $45 00
do Pine sidinp, clear $5o00 m.
do Flooring 2d $W 00
1st $75 00
floards, $50 (t, $75 00
Shingles Pine $S 50 W $9 50 in.
" Cottonwood $5 50
Lath Pine $10 00 per m.
Doors " $3 50 (i) $1 75 each,
hash $1 00 (S, $ 1-4 per casement.
NOTICE.
rpiIF. subscriber intending to spend a short
i. time in tlie easr, notifies all that art in.
ielited to him, as well as theft to whom he it
Indebted, to call at nis office h Bellevu. for
(he purpose of immediatt settlement.
iKU. JENNINGS.
BelWwe, Sept. 17, 1857. - 2t45
W. n. Longadorf.
(RADTTATE of Penn. College f Dentil
T Kur?erv. retneclfullv annoiinre tn th. u
liens of Bell evue, anil vicinity, that ha Is now
prepared to practice Dentistry, in aN Its y
rioin branches.
Office hours from 2 till ft, P. IvT. 4r,
r in it Titt:r.s for balk.
XfljHE subscriber has for sale, at his place,
JL two miles west of Uellevue,2000 grafttd
apple trees, of different varieties.
JAUOB SMITH.
Bellevue, Sept, 17, 1B57. 45tf
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE
In Itelleviie,
HE subscriber oilers for sale, his dwells
ing house nnd lot, situated on Washing
ton Street, lot 9, in Block 250. The house Is
new and built or pine ; has a good cellar anil
stone foundation. Inquire of J. J. Town, at
the Fontenelle Hank, 'i. It. Lemon, L. Belden,
or of the- subscriber at his Stove Store, onp-
Bile me jri lining uiiicc.
Fontenelle money will be taken in navment
for the above property.
nVii t, E.Lr ofi iDf.R, Sr.
Bellevue, Se'f. 17, 1857. 45tf
LOUIS r. BART EI..
FBITl MET
.EW ADVEMISEMEWS.
LOKT.
A MEMORANDUM BOOK, havinir ac
ft counts of Lumber bills, to. The finder
will confer a favor and be suitable rewarded,
by leaving it at the printing omcc, iiellevne.
Oct. 8. 1 1148
BARTELS &.METZ,
WOULD respectfully announce to the in
habitants of Belleuve, and vicinitv.
that they hae opened a store, on the corner
or Main ami 21st wreets, and now offer for
sale, a variety of goode, which are entirtly
new, consisting or
Dry Goods and Clothing,
Hoots and shoes,
Groceries, Liquors,
Drugs, Medicines-,
Paints and Paint BrntAei,
Oils and Varniah,
Window Glass of all sizesr
China and Glass Ware,
Huts and Caps,
Buffalo Shoes,
Blankets and ,
. , Fur Gloves.
The above articles are of the first aualitY,
and as one of us remains constantly in St.
Louis, selecting goods, and watching the mar
ket, we feel confident that we can tell as
cheap, or cheaper, than any one else in tht
west.
The public are invited to give us a call and
examine the goods for themselves.
We will buy farmers produce at the highest
prices.
Give us a call, at the new store, corner of
Main aud 21st Streets, Bellevue. Nebraska
Territory.
Bellevne, Sept. 10, 1857. 44tf
BOYES & CO'S
WESTERN LITHOGRAPHIC
F.STAIIMSII.MF.AT,
Florence, Nebraska, in 11 a in St.
Town Plats, Maps, Sketches,
Business-Cards, Checks & Bills, Certificates,
and every description of plain and fancy en
graving, executed promptly in eastern style.
3m32
i LARGE pocket book, containing a num
fJk ber of letters and papers, on the Omaha
Bellevue road, between J. Thompson's
j ne owner, on sullicient proof,
ror tnis adver
Kinney, P. M.r
and
and Bellevue.
can have the same, bv paving for
tisement, and calling on L. is
at neiievue.
Bellevue, Kept. 9, 1S57.
44
NOTICE
given to William
TS hereby
-L all concerned, that I shall appear
Preston, and
at the
Land Ollic ,in Omaha, N.T , on Saturday, the
lftlidnyof Urt. to prove mv right to pre
empt the south 1-2 of the S E 1-4, N E 1-4 of
the S E 1-4 of Section 2, and the S W 1-4 of
S W 1-4 of Section 2S, all in Township 14,
an m Kange li. ir.ast
2tl8 OBADIAH OLIVER.
uirixltruLiro-
JOS. W. LOWRIE, practical Cabinet Mak
er, informs the people of Bellevue and vi
cinity, that he is now prepared to repair, var
nish, or to make to order, in the best manner,
any article of furniture which they may de
sire to have, at his shop, at the trading post,
Bellevue landing.
Collins made in any style, at the short
est possible notice. , . J. W. L.
sppt. 10. 44tx
The following is a synopsis of the
Constitution of Minnesota, agreed upon
by the two Conventions, to be submitted
to the people of the Territory, to govern
their future State, at the approaching
election : .
The new Constitution proh'bits Slave
ry and guaranties liberty of the press, tri
al by jury, &c. The first Legislature is
to consist of thirty-seven Senators aud
eighty Representatives; pay, S3 per day.
There is to be a Governor, Lieut. Goter
nor, Attorney-General, Secretary of
State, and Treasurer elected for two years,
und un auditor for three. The Judiciary
is to be vested in a Supreme Court, Dis
trict Courts, Courts of Probate, Justices of
the Peace, and such other Courts, inferior
to the Supremo Court, as the Legislature
may establish by a two thirds vote ; all
Judges and Justices to be elected by the
people. thite male citizens of the
United States, twenty one years of age,
residing in the United States one year,
and in the State four months next preced
ing any election, are-voters. Also, white
persons of foreign birth, having the above
qualifications of age and residence, who
hall have leually declared their intention
to become citizens ; and persons of mix
ed white and Indian blood under certain
regulations. The Leislature may, I a
two-thirds vote, rass a general ban!in;
law, with stringent restrictions and re
quirements. St. Paul to be the seat of
Government until located elsewhere bv
j the Legislature."
$5,00 REWARD.
yTVlIlE above reward will be paid by the sub-
JL Btriher to any person who will return an
India rubber over coat, that they borrowed
about four months ago. Also, the same re
ward to any one who will return a cross-cut
saw, borrowed about the same time.
REUBEN LOVEJOY.
Bellevue, Oct. 8, 1858. Itl8
A CAIll).
INURING mv absence in the east, W H.
J Harvey, will be in my office to attend to
nusiness ror me. cmi w. ti. CUUK,
f'OTTOX WOOD LIMBER.
SMALL LOT of the above Lumber, of
fe me nrst quality, lor tnie ny
2U7 R. LOVEJOY.
NOTICE
TS hereby given, that the County Commig
A. siouers of Sarpy County, will meet at the
house of Charles Wilson, near Buffalo Creek,
on Monday, October 2ft, 1837, to view and lo
cate a uublic road or highway, from the citv
of Bellevue, to the city of Plattford, in said
county, commencing at'the latter point, across
Sections 18. 17, li, and 15. in Township 12,
Range II, thence to the most suitable point for
crossing nulla lo c reek, tnence by tne most
practicable route to the cUy of Bellevue.
Said t-ommissioners will meet on tne even
ing of said day, at the house of Alfred Mat
thias, in the city of Plattford, to hear all par
ties interested in locating said road.
By order of the County Commissioners.
STEPHEN D. BANGS,
Clerk of Sarpy County
Bellevue, Sept. 23, 1837. 4
C. F. II. FORCES,
CIVIL ENGINEER AND LAND SUR.
veyor, being now located at St. Marys,
wnert ne expects to make a permanent resi
dence, takes this method of informing the tit
izens, that he is prepared to do any surveying
and rrom nis long experience in tlie business,
he is able to give entire satisfaction.
St. Marys, Sept. 24, 1857. 5t4d
FOXETE EI.LK f l IlKEXC Y.
"VrORTH of -aluable property for sale at
Y V a bargain, for whicbj tontenelle money
will be taken at par. This property compris
es some of tht most valuable I Aits in the city
of Bellevue, and also one improved farm near
the city. Apply to
T. B. LEMON,
4Uf Fontenelle Bank.
STEXlvrFERRYBOAT.
yTIHF. subscriber begs leave to inform the
public, that he has now in operation, a
fir.t cUss Steam Fi rry Boat, at Bellevue, N.T.
at the point known as old Trader's Point Ferry.
The Boat is one of tlie best on the Missouri
River, and every exertion will be used to ena
ble th public to cross the liner with safety,
and dispatch.
l-'Mt NATHANIEL (i. BENTON.
BELLEYl'E LOTS FOR SALE.
T OT 6, Block 255. L. fi, B. 192, L. 8, B. 253,
X-a " i, " 24.1, " 1, " 175, " 4, " 12.
" 3, " 171, "11," 28, -ll, " W.
" 4, 25, " 8, " 138, "12, " 87.
10,11,12, 24(1, " 4," 49.
Out Lot 21, in Benuett's qr.
" " 25, in Bottom. '
Also, an undivided 1-2 of Block 155, Jt 213,
Trice, $1750. Enquire of
HORACE EVERETT,
At his Banking House, Council Bluffs, or
41 J. B. JENNINGS, Bellevue.
DISSOLUTION. "7
THE Co-partnership heretofore existing In
the butchery business, under the style of
Griffith Si. Butttr'field, was this day dissolved
by mutual consent. Charles E. ButUrfield is
authorized to settle all debts due the firm, and
uauiiiiira uwmg vy nn in nrm.
II. VUUK GRIFFITH.
C. E. BUTTERFIELD.
Aug. 22, 1857. 42
(T5TThe business will be carried on at the
old sta.idin all its various branches, a hereto
fore, by H. COOK GRIFFITH.
BRICK FOR SALE.
I NOW have on hand, and am constantly
making, at my Yaid, a large quantity of
superior brick, which I am selling as cheap
as can be bought elsewhere in the Territory,
I am also taking contracts to put up tirick
buildings of any size, at short notice. Those
in want of brick, either in large or small
quantities, will do well to give me a call.
LEMUEL BELDEN.
Bellevue, Aug. 17, 1857. i 42
BOOTS ! BOOTS!! BOOTS I if
IIIE subscriber has jnst received FORTY
41 CASES of GENTLEMEN'S BOOTS, of
all kinds and sizes, direct from one of the best
manufacturing establishments in New Eng
land, made expressly to order and warranted
These boots being from the same house as
those I received last year, is the best recom
mendation that can be given them. The sub
scriber defies any other firm In the Territory
to produce as good a lot of Boots, and toelp
them at such low prices. Sold either br the
case or single pair. Call and examine for
yourselves.
RUBEN LOVEJOY.
Bellevue, Sept. 3, 1R57. 43 tf.
LUMBER! LUMBER!
100,000. Jt"""
ARNOLD, F.BY 4. SHERIC
(TiTRnquireat the Benton House,
no. 37. 3m. pd. .
XOT ALL LOST. r7 '
I WOULD inform all persons who are in
want of Stoves, Tin Ware, tc, that they
ran purchase them with Fontenelle money,
at my Stove store, opposite the printing office.
SAMUEL SNYDER, Sr.
Sept. 21, 1S57. 3t4tt
ivi7e vh
I FASHIONABLE Hair Cutting, Shaving.
Dving, and Bathing Saloon, third door
west of the Exchange Bank, Omaha, N. T.
Omaha, On. I, 1V7. t47