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VOL. 2.
BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1858.
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TTOaNEVS AT LVW. Heal rotate,
City !'. a-vl Cli'-ow uoiglit and soul.
Parc'ian-M wi'.l dj well to oil at o ir oliice
and esimine o.ir lt t Ct.v l.o'.i, kc, before
purjhatini eWewhsre. O.fica in Cook's new
buil.liij, comer of F.i.h a:il M tin -,'regU.
L. L.
V1 AM
xo .von.
COUNSELLOR AT
N. T. 1-tf
A'
LAW, lloilev'if.
. SA. Sti'ioltUni, ,
a'tt6rneY and' CO'JNSELLOR at
"JV LAW, Ballevue, N. T. ' 1-tf
T. B. Lemon,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
LAW. Office. Fontenelle Uank, flelle-
ue, Nebraska Territory.
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' -' C. T. Ilolloway,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
LAW, Bellevue. N. T. 1-tt
,. V. II. Cook.
GENERAL LAND AND REAL ESTATE
AGENT, Bgllcvue City, Ne braska. 1-tf
W. n. Longsdorf, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office on
Main, between Twenty-Fifth and Twenty-
' Sixth streets, Bellevue Ci'ty 33tf
: W. riarvcy,
COUNTY SURVEYOR 'OF S ARPY CO.,
will attend to all business of Surveying,
laying; out and dividing land, sur.eymtf and
platiiag towns nd roads. OiUce
.atreet, Bellevue, N, T
ou iMain
. 20-tf
v. j, ,. B. P.. nankin. .
..ATTORNEY; AND COUNSNLLOR . AT
A V. LAW, La PI lUe. X. T. 1-tf
i"-- . P. E. Shannon,
, COMMISSION k. FORWARDING MER-
.KJ.. CUAXT. St. Mary's Landing Mills Co.,
'Iowa. 2-tf
. Peter A. Sirpy, !
nOUWAUDING It COMMISSION MER
, l1 CHANT,. ,Beilvue, N. T., Wholesale
Dealer in Indian Goods, Horses, Mules, and
Cattle. .. . i-tf
D-T J. Sullivan. M. D..
TIHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office
X Head of Broadway. Co;mcil Bluffii, Iowa.
nov. 13 1-tf.
' JtK. . SMITH. , J. 11. SMITH
. . Smith & Brother.
1 iA TTOUNEYSt COUNSELLORS i LAW
r-J. and lValers In ReI Estate, Bellevue.
. j!traska Territory, will attend faithfully and
. proDiTHty U buying aud aeltirig lie a I Lstate,
CiivLoU Claims, aud Land WarranU. Office
. at the Benton House. 21-flm
twos. nAcon... . , auc. macom
- ; . , Micon It Brother.
. k TTORNEYS AT LAW h. LAND AGTS.,
Jt. Qmaha City, Nebraska. Office oo cor
ner of rarnnam ana rourieenin oiretts.
D. H. Solomon.
A TTOIINEY and COUNSELLOR AT
IV LAW. Glcnwood. Mills Co.. Iowa, prac
Vtices in an the Courts of western Iowa and
Nebraska, and the Supreme Conrt of Iowa
'.Land Acency not In the Programme, ao 4-tf
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T7ASHI0NKBLE Hiir Cutting, 8havlng,
X Dvinir. and Ratbl'i? Saloon, third door
Treetof th F.Keliae Bank, Omaha, N. T.
. Omalis, Oct. 1, 18o7. 4T
, . Gust-ur Ceegcr,
.mopnr.RAPHio and civil rxoi
J. NEER. fecus 'Di-nwlux and Psintlne
"!c.f every style arid ileorrintinn. Also, all
,buainAes in Ins lim. Uffije oa Gregory street,
8. Mary, M;lls county, Jca. 1-tf
BELLEVUE HOUSE.
THE PROPRIETOR OF TITE ABOVE
LARGE AMD POPULAR
H O T E L ,
OFFERS EVERY
To the Public, and will reader
ASSIDt'OlS ATTEXTIOX
To th wants of HIS GUESTS.
J. T. ALLEN.
Bellevue, Oct. 23. IS.ju. 1-tf
Greene, Wenre & Benton,
BANKERS AND LAW AGENTS, Council
ninlls. Potowattainie county, Iowa.
Greene &. Weare, Cedar Rapid., Town.
Greene, We.ne fc Hire, Fort Dps Moines, la.
Collection) made; Taxoi paid; and Ljitids
purrliSRCil and nold. in any pwrt of Iowa. 1-tf
GEO. SNTTEA. JOI1S it. SIIERMAK.
Snyder & Sherman,
A TTORNEYS nnd COUNSELLORS AT
2- LAW, and NOTARIES PUBLIC. Coun
cil BlufTs, Iowa, will practice their profession
in all the Courts of Iowa and Nebraska.
All collections entrusted to their Care, at
tended to promptly.
Especial attention given to buying and sell
Ins; real estate, and making pre-emptions in
Nebraska.
Deeds, Mortapei. and other instruments of
writing drawn with dispatch acknowledg
ment, takon, &c, &.c.
ilV Office wet side of Madison street,
junt above ioadway.
nov 13 1-tf.
J. II KZZGWW,
ATTORNEY AM) Ml ( EL0R AT LAW
GEXEE AL LAM) A .EXT,
AND NOTARY', PUBLIC,
Pltittsmoulh. Cuss Co. ..V. T.
ATTENDS to b isirifas i:i nnv of th? Court
of tli it TcrrUorv. rarlicil.'.r nticntion paid
to iiht.iii.ipff and locatine Land Warrants, rol-
ection of debts, ane :xt" p.iiil. LMtcrs of
impiiry relative to any p'.rts of l!ie Territory
answered, if accompanied with a fee.
REFERENCES ,
Hon. Lvmin Trumbull, U. S. S. from Ills.
Hon J.imes Knox, M. C. "
Hon. O. II. llrowninp, Quincy, "
Hon. Jame, W. Grimei, Governor of Iowa.
Hon, II. P. Bennntt, Del, to C. from N. T.
Green, Weare tt Benton. Council Bluffs, I.
Nuckolls & Co., Glcnwood, Iowa. (23tf.
In A. XX. Buck,
T- AND and General Aent. Pre-Emption
J Pd iters prepared. Land Warrants boucht
and sold. Office In the Old Slate House, over
the V. S. Land Office.
REFER TO
Hon. A.Jl. Gillmore, Receiver, Omaha.
Hon. Enos Lowe,
Hon. S. A. Strickland, Bellevne.
Hon. John Finney, "
Hon. J. Sterlins Morton, Nebraska City.
Omaha, June 20, HjT. 33
T. CLARKE- . A. M. CLARKE.
CLARKE & B R 0 I
Forwarding am commission
ME 11 CHANTS.
STEMBOAT ' AND COLLECTING
A O K IV T 8
BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA.
Dealers In P;ne Lumber, Boon, Sash,
Flour, Ileal, Eacon, &.Z., tsc.
Direct Goods care Clarke St Ilro.
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P. A. SARPY,
FORWARDING & COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
Still continues the above bnsiness at
BT. MAnyS, IOWA, ti BELLEVUE,
N. T.
Merchants and Emigrants will find their
goods promptly and carefully attended to.
P. S. I havethe only WAREHOUSE for
storage at the above named landings.
St,
Marys, r el. zutn, 137.
21-tf-I
Tootle & Jackson,
ORWARDING A. COMMISSION MER
CHANTS, Council llluire city. Iowa.
Havinsr a Lar;e and Commodio is Warehouse
on the Levee at the Council Bluffs landing,
are now prepared to receive and utore, all
kinds of meichandise and produce, will receive
and pay chargea on all kinds of freigths so
that Steam Boats will not be detained as they
have been heretofore, In getting some one to
receive freieht, when the consignee are absent.
Rtrcar.NCESt Livermoore . Coolev, S. C.
Daii at Co. and Humphrey, Putt . Tory, St.
Louis, Mo. t Tootle fc Fa(rleirh, St. Jeeph,
Mo. J. 8. Cheneworth k. Co., Cincinnati Ohio
W, F. Conlbouch. Burlington, Iowa. 1-tf
BOYES & CO'S
WESTERN LITHOGRAPHIO
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Towti Pla. Maps, Pketrhts,
Business Cards, Checks Is. Bills, Certificates,
and very description of plain ird farcy en-
fravlnff, executed proiaplly ip eastern style,
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POETRY.
Lines written on the death
of r.ibert V. Illore.
Away from home, tu this fair clime,
He breathed his last
Without a foe, his sleep is calm,
His troubles past.
Away from home, that face which spoke,
The Impulse of L1 e soul
Has lost its radiance, aud Death's stroke,
Has robbed us all.
Away from home, his lost we grieve,
As one of motives pure
His lingering here wa to receive,
The Christian's slort.
Away from home, Ah, who can tell,
A pa ent's anguish deep j
To miss the one they loved ao well,
' In his last sleep.
Away from home, lii couch to cheer,
By many manly hearts
Tho' friends, and Brother shed the tear,
Ilia virtue ne'er departs.
Lines written on the Death
of Mr. Uailey.
Another friend has forever left us,
No more his face we'll see j ' (
He's gone to dwell with Christ above, '
. From sin and sorrow free.
Yes, he's left our happy numbers
Death bas marked him for hit pre ( )
And in the silent grave we've laid him,
To moulder there In clay. '
No more in sabbath school he'll meet us,
His happv soul has fled
No more his voice in prayer we'll hear,
lie9 numbered with the dead.
But more than neighbors mourn thee,
There is a vacant chair,
In that lone and sorrowing house-hold,
Ah, more Uiey i iss thee there.
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Who can tell thatdcar companion's feelioj
IL-r sad Dtigui.-.h of heart,
As ftoin : s frail and earthly fetters
She saw his soul depart.'
Who can tell those children's sorrow, ,
Their deep aud heart-felt tears,
As they look upon lit loved form,
Who's life has been so dear I
Cease dear children, cease your tears, ,
Remember all his kind words spoken,
His dear spirit hovers near j '
Follow all his precepts given.
Sorrow not, Oh stricken friends I
For him again you'll meet,
When from the grave, God summons us,
Around the judgment seat. ,
Tlatte Valley, Dec. 20kh, IS37. f
The Well Digger. uu owcr-true
Uallad.
BT JOHN O. SAXI.
Come, listen all, while I relate
What recently tefel .. ; , ; .
Unto a f aimer down in Maine.
While digging of a wclL '
Full many a yard he dug and delved
And still he dug In vain j
" Alack V quoih be, " e'eu water seems
'Prohibited in Maine!'
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And still he dug snd delved Avvay, . (
' And still the well was dry,
The only water to be found
AVas in the farmer's eys. '
For by the breaking cf the bank
That tumbled from its station,
All suddenly his hopes were dashed
Of future liquidation!..
And now his sands were running fast,
And he had died, no doubt,
. , But that just when the earth caved In,
He happened to be out! , , ,
Aha! I hve a happy thought!'
Exclaimed this wicked man
To dig anew this cursed well
I see a pretty plan i", . .. u , , i-
" I'll hide me straight, and when mj wife
And eke roy neighbors know
What's hsppened to my digging hers,
They'll think that I'm below ,
' And so, to save my precions life. ' ' "
.1 bey'll dig th well, no doubt,
Ceo deeper than 'twas dug lt first,
Before they find me out I"
And so he bid him in the bsrn
Through all the hungry day,
To bid the digging of bis well
In this decel tul wsy.
But list what grief and shams Ttefe! '
The falte, ungrateful man,
The hilt be slity watched to ses
"The working of his p'.ant 1
The neighbors all with one accord
Unto each other said t
" Wi h such a weight of earth above, '
The man is surely dead."
And then the wifo with pious rare,
All needless cost to save, .
Said "sluie the Lord hath willed it ao,
E'en let it be his grave I"'
MISCELLANEOUS.
(JeolOKifM. ' 1
Nebraska nfiordu a rich field for he
Geologist, one worthy of his most ardent
toil. A tncre passing observation woulJ
not justify the iurntculablo merits of its
Geological clnims. ' That diviiion em
bracing the Platte Vnllfy", is particularly
invitinjj to scientific research. 'Apropos
quite ogrcf ably surprifinsr emotions ar
rnlencd in ilm mi ltd of the careful und
philosophic observer, when contempla
ting the interesting indications nnd pecu
liarities which occur in the Uructure cf
the strntas, in the vu-inny of Bellevue, on
the Missouri River, a hort diitnnco above
the levee, under thoso prominent blufTj,
overlooking tho river and valley,1 which
are hiph with their summits covered with
dense forests. ' ' ' .
The soil is si rich black loam with a sub
soil of yellow clay. In the superior strata
bordering on the brow of this hill or bluff,
there appears several : apparently recent
formations of different shades, Tarying
from scaricarious to compact, underlayed
with a conglamerat, cher fly formed of
tnajscs of vessicular stalugniiies, embed
ed in n layer of coarse sand stone.1 Bo
low th:s formation occurs a Vain of bitu
min"n.t "coal, overlaycd with a drposite of
i!;i: d ir! colored elute, intermixed with
csi'-li of iron from the deMmposod Lasnlt.
The vein of coal so far as exposed, is al
so thiii and of good quality. As it dip
towards ihe eust from the blufli, it 1io
JjtiLt, enlarges toward its interior. Next
below bordering on this, is a btruta of pul
vrralle tenacious blue and ' cclutnceous
clny, (lire cta'y ) about 0 feet thick.. Imme
diately under this occur several formations
cf ineiumorphic rock, interspersed with
apparent diluvial dikes and detritus, in
which are found various shells of snmls,
and some resembling that of the oyster.
Next occur extensive beds of calcaria,
which when properly burnt, yield a good
article of lime. This lutter alrata extend
2 miles north-west from this point, slight
ly dipping towards the east. Now we
come to the inferbr formations (I mean
the lowest yet examined) which appears
to be n hard gruy slate, inlaid, with mi
nute grains of quarlz ore substance,' and
small tits of birass and feldspar, which U
characteristic of the gray granite,' ami
somewhat predieiiutr the existance of a
vein ofcannel (anthracite) coal. Beneath
this formirlon, which,' however, would be
near the bed of the river, no indications
of pl'itonic or trachyte varieties occurred.
From the authenticated fact that these
formations alike occur on 1 the opposite
side of th valley, at the respective alti
tude of tho dip of those stratus, it might
be Inferred that their inferior formations
extend acrots the valley, at no very con
siderable depth. This idea U further mi p.
ported, by tho fact that the river at this
immediate point has retained its present
position, from the early recollection of our
oldest pioneers. Again, during an ex
ceeding high stage of water a slight rap
id is perceptible, which even the moat cas
ual observer could remark, . as with in
creating velocity it anon passes over thi
dike of rocks from the eddy above. If
these observations will induce further ex
plorations, they will not be quite useless. .
,,M. Ebitobi would through the.
columns of your paper, call the attention
of the citizens, and especially the survey
ors of this Territory, to the importance of
having the Surveying District if Kansas
and Nebraska divided, and the office of
Suneyor General established for this
TiTri'.cry. Should it le the policy of the
Govcrnmet., . to constitute two Terr tories
or S .'.'.qi in'o one diatricuthen let us have
X;l r;a and Dakota for our district, and
odd to Kai sas the Territory (or State,)
of Neosho. Tlmt such n division is of
the uimosd importance to us, cannot le de
nied, 'Tu an axiom nnd needs no proof.
Vet it n mutier in which tho po pie, the
whole people, have an ii.terest; nnd can
lliey bu htnrd ? or will they get tho ollice
if they nro nvt heard ? ,hy dont the
l.i gislutuie rccoiuiiiend tlmt theru be an
olliio etablihcJ, aud recommend a good
coin)icleiit, practical man, on experienced
Surveyor, ucquninled with tho require
ments of the General Department, and
with the d ti'-'s of tho deputies, and hon
est reliable Democrai, (i. e.) a democrat
from piixiciple, and not mcrily from poli
cy, one who ran enter tho oflico fieo t
perform hii duties without paninliiy, and
dtinliiit equal joctice to ull ! Let the Dep
uty Surveyors tpeak their choice, and re
commend their man to tho Department.
Should there bu more lhan one, let their
merits be di cuscd, nod their claims if
claims ihey have, be fairly represented.
And now permit me, in connection with
tho foregoing, lo nominate as a suitable
cundidute for said ollice, Col. Charles A.
Manners, the Deputy, who surveyed the
13ae, Meridians, and Standerd Parallels
for this Territory. Col. Manners has
been connected wih the Surveyor's office
for Kansas and Nebraska, since it was
established, and much of his time when
not occupied m the Held, has been employ
cd in tho L'xnminers Department in the
office, thus giving him a knowledge both
of outside .t;J imide work. But I will
not &ay more at present, and hoping tu
hear from others, 1 remain
Yours,
Christmas Dinner at the Plateau
House.
A meeting of young men, composed of
Bachelors from the Kcyttonc State, took
p'acc on ChrietiiMS, Dec. 23ih.
After partaking of a sumptuous repast,
prepared in true Pennsylvania stylo by
thu members of the Plateau House, the
Meetiug was organized, by railing C D.
Keller, Eq., to the chair, who on taking
his scat, returned his thanks to the assem
bly for the honor conferred upon him, after
win. h Messrs. D. E. Longsdorf and W.
Y. Stewart, were appointed to act as Vice
Presidents. .
II. A., Longsdorf, Esq., was tien call
ed, on, wh f adJrcssed the meeting at some
length, alluding to the peculiarities of the
occasion, aud expressed the pleasure he
felt at being able to extend the hand of
friend&hip to so many representatives of
the same State, and hoped that tho ties
which bound them together as brothers
from tho Old Key.tone, woulJ aUo unite
them in the cuuso cf ri;'.ht, as, long as
they continued citizens of tho same com
monwi olih. . . . '
Tho Prciident then read the regulur
toasjr cf tho day:
1st. Tho 'President of the United
States. !
2nd. The Governor of Pennsylvania.
3rd. The Governor of Nebravka. ,
4th. Pennsylvania, tho homo of our
birth.',
, Which was responded to by Col. G. C.
Parker. The teutiinetit, he said, carried
all preeiil lack u the light hearted days
of their youth, and stated that all bhould
feci proud to acknowledge Pennsylvania
as the land of their birth, the annals of
taIioso hi&lory thowed no act which could
deprive her of the position bite holds as
the Keystone of the Federal Arch, and
spoke in glowing terms of her immense
resources, the patriot sm, honesty and in
tegrity of thejnhabitai:s.j ; . ;
6th. Nebraska the home of our adop
tion. , i . .. ,
This toast was replied to by W. W.
Harvey, F-q., in neat speech, showing
the importance of Nebraska in regard to
her geographical position &c, and re
marking the intelligence and enterprise
of the inhabitants of wh;ch Pennsylvania
had contributed no small share.
, Cih. The City of Bellevue.
. Mr. Ira Day being called on. spoke of
the many advantages it enjoyed in refer
enct to its position, as .he outlet cf the
great Platte Vnllcy, the agricultural
sources of the surrounding country, ita
present pt perny aud future destiny, T
7th. Tho Lod.es. , ; , ' ,
To which Mr. G. F. Larew, on riiinf
snid, that, though a Bachelor himself, and
at a Bachelors Dinner, he thought it,' a
suituble occasion to express the respect
ho felt for tho rex, and knew that every
one present would endorso the sentiment.
Ho then dwelt on tho enviable position
held by the ladies of America, and their
influence in moulding society. , .
8'h. Tho Bachelor Fraternity. ,J
Which was responded to by Wnu Ji jP,
Rust, who remarked that it was a time
honored iiiititution, dating its exigence
from a remote period in the world'e Us
lory- that among its members are incliid
ed mnny illustrious names, and concluded
by paying a high tribute to the . integrity
aud nbility of the President of the Uni
ted States, a fellow member of the frater
nity. '
After which the following volunteer
toasts were offered. .' ". .
The Memory cf Washington. , . , ,
Which was received standing and ia
silence. A. B. C4ft
The friends we have left behind ua
W. W. STawiatj.
' The Squaitera of Nebraska who' hava
suffered the privations of early pioneer
ingmay they be amply rewarded," fij
, G. F. LoneiDoar
Christmas, may iu return alwaya her
ald a season of happiness and good cheer.
( h. Laatw.
Our literary Institutions, may they al
ways prosper. ,'D. E. Lowoiooar.j
Tho Meeting broke up at a lata hear,
by singing the following:
Happy srt wt to-night, Boys,
Happy, happy are ws t
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The hearts that wt delight, Boyt,
With us may happy be)
i.l Lr,
, Friends should laugh with those wh laogU
Aad sigh for those In pain l , . : : 11
The most of us have met before, ...
And now wt meet again.
Chorus Happy are we to-night. Boys, tu.
' Many will bo the milt, Boyt, ; . ,-
Many, many the milt, . ...
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That wt thall rovt and smile, Boys,
With friends wt ne'er beguile
The voices wt have often beard, ''
And faces we have meet,: .
Like tones of sweetest melody,
Wt never can forget. t ,
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Cboru Happy art wt to-nIgit, Boys, fee.
Weary ve ry ret" B?yti
Weary, weary at last, ,
But memory will lesrn, Boys, ,
To love the happy past.
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Age miy bring us gloomy hours, ' 1 ' 0
And time r)y make ueesd,' -
But we to-night srt free from tare,' . tn
And all our hearts art glad, . , , . ,
Chorus Happy art wt to-night, Boys, av
Bocsd to Rile. Two juveniles says
the New Orleans Picayune, belonjiit to
that particular class of the unwashed who.
in the absence cf either tickets' or. small
hane, ore prone to accoatpiieh- short
journeys on the tail boards of omnibuses,
were recently travtlinj wp Camp street,
occupying their favorite place on one of
the vehicles, when, by the sudden openiag
of the dor, one of them ; was knocked
hec-U over head into the mud. , He pick
ed himself up quickly, however, aod in a
moment ho had regained his o'd place
addressing his companion with:' I say,
Jim, they 'be no business u hate tke
cussed doors on the homnibusses, yer see
wat accidents they cause to passenger.
I'se in hopes they'll make some improve
ments in the building ov 'tm, so 'l 'II W
more safer for us, but I'm bound to rid,
any how." . j ;
A paper havin? stated that ' Washirur-
ton is infested with a gang of desperate
scoundrels," Prentico replies' this ia
evidently aa inadvertence). Congress
does'ot asftembl until the first Meed.? 14
December." . v,
A Down East poet thus' immortalizes
the beautiful river Connecticut:
u Roll on, loved Connecticut, i
Long bast thou ran, . f .
Giving sbsd to old Hartford, . . ,
Aad freedom to maa !' .
An editor who was very ah art ef trav.
elling funds sat upon a saw horse for an
imaginary journey in the country, ao4
wr jte letters home for his paper,