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BELLEVUE GAZETTE.
II E N 11 ; YM. Tl U U T,
Nw and I,ocal Editor. -..
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1&1S59
Row In ConirfM--Knock down
Argument Prevail.
We learn that on the 6th inst., while
thaJIouje.jtf.Jleptesantauva,was.con.
idering tha motion to refer the Lncomp
Ion ConstitutuJaOtor. a? Committee" of 13,
with power to take testimony and investi
gate alleged fraud,.which elicited an exci
ted dicuIion,Mr? Grow, (Rep) of Fenn
eytran1a;teft hi leal and went to the 6ppa
ait aide of the HoW, Whereupon Mr.fceitt,
(licrn.) of So'utH Carotins, informed im
that ha bad no business on that aid of
the House, tod that ha bad better leave,
te which Mr. Grow replied, that be had
a right to go where ha pleased, inside the
bar, and would not be coerced by 'ave
driven. Thu was mora than Mr. Keiu
ceuld endure, who then sprang l Mr.
Grow, but the latter evaded the bldw,
and Mr. Keitt was about to repeat die at
tempt, when Mr. Grow with one stroke,
laid him . flat 6n tha floor, which was the
ignnl for' a general free fight," resulting
in feveral blood ly noses, amid the cries
e'order ! 'order f '" Sergeaiii-at-orms !''
and the thunder of tha Speaker's guvil.
After some time order was restored and
tha House adjourned at 6 o'clock A. M.,
after bight of excitement and confusion.
it i .1U Defaming. , ,
r.Tha Nebraskian comes to ua weekly
with loofc winded articles on the Hon. J.
IT Decker, lafe Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and Furnas of the Coun
cil, editor of , the Nebraska Advertiser.
W Wish, in serious earnest, to cr.ll the
Uentin of thajeadinj public tojhe act
ttaYroofe thaa , ono half of the editorial
miner eftthe i:Nebrakinn for tha last
Ttr baa been devoted to the purpose of
tfew lauding io the skies in fulsome praise
uch of 'our public men ai fear the doing
f ,tho, master of the editor, (Bird B.
Chapman,) then at the least digression of
public conduct from this course ensures
a snuiaerous ana aousive personsai at
tacks upon tne private n reputation of
ttoat who dare take an independent po
eitiot VThere la hardly a' public man in
Iht Territory; but 5 what at, times it has
punVI, beyond the truth, and then with the
a,me consistency it has always manifes
ted id publie- matters pitched in with the
villa! kind ef abuse' against the .same!
"an. ,jThe only question .with, the Ne-
braswau is.how does a public man stand
with Mr. Chapman I if h!a supporter , he
is a gentleman, a patriot" and a scholar ;
if against bun", his private and public
character for truth, honesty, and consis
tency, may. be (to qticte friend O. P. Ma
aon'a language,) "as pure as an icicle
pjucketl from "the 'north-east corner of
Dmna'a Temple," and thro the columns
t the Kebrasklan he is held up to the
workl aa man devoid of patriotism, com
raon honesty and even common decency.
Tha time baa arrived, and tbe Nebraskian
el ao well known that its praise is blasting
19 the reputation of an honest man, and
its alandaroua lie are a puppet to an hon
et , aad r enviable position among honor.
able men in the Territory. . :
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rimtto
Taller Bank and
the
''" l.!rkrablii. -
Tha Xtbrasklan for the past two weeks
baa been down on the Platte Valley Bank
nnd ia evidently trying to injure that in-
atitutionj which, by Urge sacrifices, ha
kept fair , fame during the. fiuancia
atorm which baa ewept over the country,
whist other of larger pretensions have
bowed their heads to the fury of the blast
To aonae it ptay seem strange that a news
paper; professedly devoted to the beet in
terest of the Territory should for. a mo
ment withhold the praise 'which is due to
the Platte Valley and other banks In Ne
bra'ska.' which hare not succumbed to the
hardnea of the times. jBut when it is
known, that the proprietors of the Plau
Valley Bank opposed the election of Bird
B. Chapman to Congress, tbe cause of
the Nebraskian's opposition is at once ap
paenlo. Ne man, in Nebraska; in the
opinions! that delectable sheet ia honor.
eblaYbrlioaejt, or ; responsible unless he
fa in eorne way connected with Chapman,
ea a apy porter, ,., The ebraskian aays
that the Bank of Dakota-it current at
Onaah.fw we know that this ' ahin-.
plaster concern owned by the partners
end relative of Chapman, is not bank
able at aoy bank counter in the Territory,
while there ia not one which refuse to
take the Platte Va!1ey Bnk bit's.'
nellevite, Harpy rotinly.
The "Ice King" will soon resign his
rigid reign; the mightiest of rivers will
soon khake ofT his congealed mantle, and
With uncurbed license bound qukker.-ta
the joyous influence of spring J it is then
that Sarpy County clothed in her happiest
vesture, rings forth her merry welcome
to the burdened thousands who are so
anxious to escape from the smoke olid
mint of the Eastern cities.
In the coming spring a largo emigra
tion will flow in upon us; Americans can
not tang remain idle. and the great-depression
of, business of all kinds ju the
East will cause thousand to gather to
gether their effects, and hasten to a coun
try as inviting as this. j ' j i
There'is no point upon the Missouri
river that possesses the same commanding
and attractive situation as the lowu of
Hellcvue; it is all that its name implies:
Built upon a plateau which overlooks the
the river, and the fertile bottom lands of
Iowa, and surrounded by handsome groves
which impart a living fragrance to the
a m a . a II
air; back or the town looms up proumy
the high swell that stretches otf into a
beautiful undulating prairie towards the
Elkhorn river. The hundsomo, sufe and
permanent landing is not only the pride
of the town, but the subject of comment
and admiration of irn veler upon the river.
The upper portion of the town plutau
rests upon a soild bed of Itmettone, which
crops out nt the western edge, in one
long, unbroken ledge, forming us it does
this unrivalled levee and landing.
The existence of coal upon the town
property and vicinity has caused this point
to be favorably recommended to tbe no
tice of the Government by the Engineers
in their Pacific R. 11. Reports.
Bcllevue bids fair to become one of the
most impottont towns upon the great
Missouri slope, within sigat, and nearer
than any other place, to that point where
the Mississippi and Missouri, (or Daven
port,) R. R. debouch from" the Iowa
blmTs. the natural terminus for the South
ern Iowa R, II) and situated at, the,
mouth of the Pappillion, the valley of
which is the only practicable route fcr a
railroad leaving tbe Missouri. In view
of these and numerous other, advantages,
it is not sui prising that Bellovue will
eclipse the erry Jtm towns whose specula
tive, unwarranted and unnatural' growth,
are now paying the debts, with interest,
of .their folly. , , :. ., i ,...
With an industrious farming communi
ty surrounding' us, and an' enterprising
people who boast of the town as ihtir
Aoms, the assurance of our : prosperity is
thua made "doubly ure ;" being proof
against tpeculalivt maJnnt, and the per
severance in a moderate, legitimate and
business-like course, has done much for
this place ; but much as has been done,
more improvement is every day being
planned. ' These great requisites of a
community are the healthy seeds which
have been sown on gooJ ground, and now
our increasing energy will cause them to
vield an hundred fold.
But f s w towns in any country can boast
of the same beautiful harmony which ex
ist here ameng the citizens ; untrammel
ed, and unalloyed by party strife, and
party bickerings, free from the contamin
ating influence of evil which exist, more
or lesa, in all communities, w do not pre
sent the magnijuent tptctacle of a disor
ganized and bankrupt peop!e,closed stores,
or empty shelves, or overworked sheriff",
and a rase ' hardened comtable; thia
town pride and modest prosperity is not
confined to the town people alone, but the
inhabitants of the whole of Sarpy county
share in it.
' Since Douglas county was divided, the
growth of Sarpy county has been marvel
ous; the whole face of the country, from
Be lie rue to the western boundury of the
County, is dotted with flourishing farms;
the sufficiency of timber, good water, and
the particularly beautiful and rich surface
makes it by far the most de-arable farm
ing region in the Territory.
In a short time spring, with the balmy
breath of the South, will drive old Boreas
to his northern cavern, and Sarpy couuty
will be clothed in her richest verdure, the
eager eye of the emigrant wili be wel
corned by the quick starting vegetation,
tbe perfume of the myriads of wild flow
ers will steal over the senses, the farmer
will feel exhilarated by the health bear-
iug breeza; . the husbandman' merry
voice will ring forth it welcome, and the
lowing herds, covering a beautiful land
scape, allaU attest tbe beauty of tbe
country and industry of our people,
The plough, the press, and the Yankee
are bound to go together around the world.
When the last makes " a rlaun," he be
gins by guidiug the first, and setting up
the second, and straightway become a
State.
The I'nrlflc Itnllrond Project.
W a mi i. so to, Jan. !2.3, 1&.18.
The past week in Congress has been
fruitful in legislative projects, some of
whkh are new and important. The Pa
cific Railroad bill, reported from the se
lect committee it the Senate, is on of
the moat important. The details of the
bill are different from those of any bill
for the same object heretofore brought for.
ward. The bill is based upon tho princi
ple that it provides for n military rod,
and is, therefore, within the Constitution
al power of the Federal Government;
and it provides for direct pecuniary aid
in its construction from the Government,
In the form of United States bonds, bear
ing five per cent, interest, which will, no
dooU, be negmiuble tror above pr. ,'J'i
Te bill authorizes the President of
the United States to enter into a contract
or cei)ira-t$ fr the transportation of mails,
troop?, senium, munitions of war, nrmy
and navy supplies, nnd all other Govern
ment ervice, by railroad, from a point on
the Missouri river between the mouths of
the Big Sioux and Kansas rivers, to Sao
Francisco, in the State of California, on I
the moit eligible route, reference being
had to feasibility, shortness, and economy.
The road is to be completed withiu ten
years, and the contract fot mail trantpor
tation thence, daily, bsth ways, is to be
made for twenty years after the comple
tion of tho rood, and al a rato per annum
not exceeding fivo hundred dollars per
mile. At the expiration of a certain lime,
the road is to be transferred to the sever
al Stntes which may hereafter be formed
out of the Territories thro' which it may
pas.
Public Innds to the extent of' twenty
milt s on each side of the road uro to be
st I apart in ulternnte sections, for the
purpose of the contractors, with the ex
ception of mineral lauds in the State, of
California. -..
The President i authorized and direc
ted, so soon as one section of twenty-five
miles of said rond is made and put into
successful operation, to cause to be issued
to said contracting party bonds of the
United States, bearing not exceeding five
per centum per annum interest ; which
intere.it shall be payable semi-annually,
and the principal payable nineteen years
from the date of their issue, to the a-uount
of twelve thousand five hundred dollars
for each mile of the came ; and, in like
manner, when another section of twenty
five miles is made and put into successful
operation, an eiual amount of bonds shall
be issued and delivered to naid contracting
patty; and so with each succeeding sec
tion, until the whole road shall have bceu
completed: Provided, That the entire
amount of bonds hereby authorized to be
issued ou account of said roal shall in no
event exceed, in tho aTtpate, the turn
of iweiity-live millions of uo.'ars; it being
tuo imcut f this act to advance to tho
contracting party twelve thousand five
huudred dollars for each milo of road
completed and put into successful opera
uon; which sum o money thus advanced,
together with the interest thereon, is to
be repaid to the United Slates by the mid
contracting party, in ihe transportation,
and service provided for in this act.
The bill is well guarded, by various
provisions, for the purpose cf binding (he
contractors to their engagements. The
contractors ara U deposit the mm of half
a million of d diars, in United, States se
curities, as a pledge for the fulfilment of
the contract.
Explorations, made under the authority
of the United States, have shown thai
the railroad project is not impracticable.
however dmicuii it may be. There are
parlies who will undertake the work, cal
culating, no doubt, upon further aid iu
future from the Government lhau the bill
proposes, should it become necessary.
Should it ever become necessary for
the United States Government to defend
the Pacific coast, in time of war with a
naval power, the whole cost of the road
would be more than saved to the United
States in the reduction of the expense of
transporting to thai coast troop and mu
nitions of war. The Isthmus route can
not be entirely relied upon, until we shall
have a navy that would be able to cope
with the chief naval power of the world,
Instead of expending two or ihrre hun
dred millions tor the crea'ion aud main
if nance of a navy, a third part of the sum
would secure an uninterrupted communi
cation between the Atlantic aud ihe Pa
cific, within our own territory. ;
If that portion of the continent lying
west of the Rocky mountains i to be pre
crved to the Union, it would seem that
a communication by railroad and tele
graph is not to be dispensed with. IfWi
uighn Stattt.
New Orleans, Jan. 125. The Ten
nessee from Vera Cruz on the 21st has
arrived. The country is iu a complete
state of anarchy.
Nearly all the nail stages between
Vera Cruz and the Capitol were robbed.
Nearly every State and Town w as pro
nouncing against Comonfort. The City
of Mexico was in a state of seige.
On the 11th Zeuloga's Brigade, which
was the first to declare in favor of ihe
dictatorship, pronounced against Comon
fort. It holds the citadel and barracks at
San Augustine and Santa Domingo.
Comonfort was refused admittance to
the last named place. He then assem
bled '2,000 troop. at the palace with artil
lery, and arrested Gen. Zeuloga, but af
terwards releasd him on parole.
A portion of Zueloga's brigade is in
favor of Zueloga for the presidency.
Others favor Santa Anna. '
On ihe 15:h San Agustine was attack,
ed by Comonfort troops, but repulsed
them.
All foreigners bad hoisted tbe flags of
their respective countries.
Confusion reign? in he Cspito!.
' 'Tut jlf Animr.E or Iol Monti:.
The announcement of ihe matriac!? of
Lolu Montez, C'otinteis of Luiulsfelt, in
Paris, has excited some inquiry as to who
is the lurky bridegroom the general
feeling being thnl he is entitle to the" same
generous sympathy that was extended to
the innn who bought the elephant. ; The
PriiSee Shulkoski is a Polish nobleman,
having two large estates the dukedoms
of Bieler and Blitz, in Austrian Silesia
the incomes from which are very large.
Years since, Lola Montez, when mistress
of the King of Bavaria, (who gave her
the title of Countess which she bears,)
introduced into Bavaria the Code Napole
on,'5ndr!fberri th flxedlaw;"of th
kingdom, Prince Shulkoski, acting upon
the nioveindbt in BsVurij;lso introduced
it in Silesia, and had justice administered
in accordance with Jts prescriptions. As
iriai Dy jurj was oiw oi iqc iiiuovihiohs
made, the" Austrian government sosfWted
. i 1 ? . . a . . . e v. . t j
tnai mo l rinre was lainteu wiui ivepiio
licanism, and. thJukiiig tclinke him by
the fore-lock, he was told that he might
absent himself from the Austrian domini
ons ten years, aud reflect ,dur ing that
time upon the way wardncss of the human
mind, and the expediency of allowing in
dividual thought to question tbe righteous
ness bf the present. Each year, how
ever, he ha been permitted to return to
his estates to collect the rentals and trans
act his geueral busines. The ten years
will expire sootu He has passed moat of
his time -during .his exile in this country.
Loin is a passenger iu the steamship
"America,' under the name of Mrs.
Heild. V. Tribunt.
The Charleston JVVui says: The vener
nble widow of the immortal J. C. Culhoun
visited the tomb of her husband on Sun
day, December 20, nt St. Philips church,
after the congregation had dispersed, ac
com pan ied by one of the elder members
of the church and vestry, nnd two ladies.
The virfit was affecting the widow never
having been in the city since the demise
of her illustrious husband anJ'her sim
pie nnd una fleeted exclamation 'of "and is
this the tomb of my husband V bro't tears
to the eyes of those who accompanied her,
while her own were streaming . with re
collections of ihe, pa-t, and a cheerful
hope of a happy meeting in "the beiier
land." vFrom ihe graveyard the .widow
then visited tho statute, at the city hall;
and, after . contemplating it inullhis bear
ings, in melancholy silence, pronouncing
it a very good like'ne's.'-
PonTE,:tTOl'B EXTRAVAGANCE W fVo
men. Such is the rage for red Annuel
petticoats abroad, says the New "York
"Evening Post," that Dr. Charles Mat l ay
has felt called upon to rebuke it in n lit le
song, emitled, the ''Red, Petticoat mid the
White." ' It i needless to tay that ihe po
etical doctor expresses a decided prefer
ence for the white. The handkerchief
mania is also prevailing violently in con
sequence of which every lady, is forced
to carry two one for use in the pocket,
and the ether for display in the hand.
They are edged with lace. Price 500
francs, or 3120 a dozen. To carry tho
more expensive article, boxes of pearl
have been expressly invented. These
are worth from 850 to $75. From these
figures it will soon cost as much to keep a
woman in handkerchiefs as it does to keep
the rest of the. family in boats, buttons,
and bouse rent, ",' .
Nebraska is our largest Territory, It
will make about eighty Slates as large as
New Hampshire. . Nebraska is about
one-sixth the size of Europe. If Great
Britain were placed in rsebraska it would
occupy so small a corner that you could
not see it "with the naked eye. , 1
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Ex-President Fillmore is to be married
on the 11th of February, to Mrs. Mcin
tosh, whose former husband made a for.
tune in the crockery business in Albany,
and was President of the Albany and
Schenectady Railroad during the last
three years preceding the consolidation.
The Ohio State' Board of Agriculture
has decided that the next State Fair shall
be held at Sandusky.
A dispatch has been received , at,, To
ronto, from the Imperial Government.
announcing that it has decided upon Otta-
way City, late Bytown, as the permanent
teat of the Canadian Government. '
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In the Burdell rmie John J. Eckel was
finally discharged from his recognizance
Jan. 'JG. and an order of nolle prosequi
entered. '
An Attempt to Assassinate :f
' Napoleon.
The attempt upon tha Emporer'a life was
mane cm tij renins: 91 ip Mtn. : t
On Urn Majeaty's arrival at tha Opera
Hoime, three exploaiona, coming from hollow
projectile, were heard. Sixty frona were
wounded and thret killed. Tha Emperor'a
hat waa pierced, and Ms aid-de-eamp iliphtly
wounded. Two of the footmen were alto
wounded, and ona of tha horses attached to
the earriae was alao kttled. ' '
Th conapiratora wera Italian, and many
arrest were made. ,
I. ATt. ParH, Fridar.- Four Italian, in
cludinz Counts Oriii and 1'lerra, have he'ii
arreited, and many other arreats hav been
mane. Five persons hare died.
I.ATttT. Pans. hatrday.t - arsean
that tt poli of Pri were notified by the
Belgian polic of an intended attempt at aa-
aamination. . : . . '
After ttie Opera th Emperor waa antltuil
aatically bailed by th pop ulact.
Crivome oc Skate. The Ladle of
Northampton, Maa. have adopted a plan for
imrrovin ta4 ooioalexioa. wtickts far more
elfiracioi; than any artificial eom-tic. I)e
piin the conwntiocialianMi of fashionable
aociety, which make rompinr: rude, and exer
rise uaboecaiiita; U female, they have atrap-
ftd on theif skat, and given themaelve up
o the fnlnes of out-door-enjoyment and th
pronifM n or their rieaitn and vijror.
t Itnf'tn4 'Mia IWtr.
Local & Territorial.
Gaasd BiaTii Night Ball. -t The.
Managers of the Birth Night Ball, (to
come off next 'Monday Evening,) assure
ua thii this will be) tbe most brilliant par
ty of the season. The Hall will be dec-'
orated with tbe Star Spangled;: Banner,'
and the great embliitiatical bird of Amer
ican liberty, will be there, as fully fledged
as chalk and enthusiastic fancy will make
it. Carriages will be in readiness at all
hours to convey those that may desire, to
and from the Hall-li. short, nothing
will be f pared to accommodate and please
all that may' attdnd. Ifcupperv'wiwi be suf.
ved in the second story. The Hall is a
spacious otve, and will flflVd ample room
. i . i
trip the ligln fantastic' toe. No one
will be admitted to""Thc llalF wuhbt'l
ticket, andalj the 'a'drnjssionifej i qijijej
reasonable, no ene will'faVlo secure a
ticket at an early hour, who may wish to
join in the merry dance.; 1 1 , w f
We H fit; 'hut week to publish an
item, staling that a rumor was in circu
lation, that Pawnee Rogers had 3ied with1
the Small Pot, in Mortnon Italrow. Air
individual who possesses aeveral lots in
town, (whether corner or bottom lots, we
ore not advised,) fearing this announce
ment might roll back the tide of emigra
tion,' and inrTi h 'Into "other channels,'
thereby blighting hi.-v prospect, f sudden
wealth, rushed into our office and declar
ed in lifi;h' dudjeon. mat " we Were not
sharp, it would prevent emigration com
ing to town, and ought :thjI' to : publish
such statements " 5iQ. ,&e. . We now
our present position,, we shall j publish
such items as may come tinder our obser
votion, and are . worthy and fit subjects
for comment and publication. We will
not for any consideration, love or inon
ey not excepted, sink our manhood; but
where duty requires it, will speak our
sentiments, and maintain their advocacy,
andif there q re those tha are ofTended,
they are nt liberty lo Hit our boots, and
is, .we hare just purchased n jiew pair of
cow-hide bf generous' dimensions, they
can t" pitch iu,' . as soon as their pugilistic
dispositions dictate,
We will jldd thai Mormon Iloilovv
J
several' miles ' distant from town, ' a
there is not the slightest' danger of any
of our citizens -taking the Small Pox, as
all the Indians have left for other quarters.
The Missouri is now frozen over 'at
this point, and teams have, been crossing
on the ice the past week, for h the first
lime this winter. .Our citizens r filling
ther Ice bouses with' ice' from tho " Big
Muddy,". for, next ummer' use
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C. C. .'Woahvorth : Omaha,' again ! has
our thanks for late 'rmrnbers of the New
7
York LedgeF, -3 Harrwr'ryeeyy7 rani
Balloti's Pictorial containing' ujefufand
interesting iuformation, and spirited. il
lustrations. Among the illustrations in
Ballou'sall that have .crossedttbe. Hudson
from New York , to Jersey City r.williot
fail to recog'nfze.the b'fe-jikQ Venrsenta-
tion of ;.'Th Jersey . City,- Fqr;y ,Boat,
from New York," with its heterogeneous
load of human freight. '
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The business men of Omaha, give no
tice that after . the first ; of March they
will not receive any Nebraska currency,
except cuch a will be doily redeemedSn
that city by a regularly appointed agnt,
at a rate of discount not exceeding twn
per cent, in coin, or such currency as is
at par in New York, Chigngo,' or St.'
Louis. , ' . ... . i - ;. , , .
. . t $: f 1 '
Guv. Ilichardion, en hi jeturn to Illi
nois, made a brief visit at Plattsmou'th,
Nebraska City, and Brownville. Hun.
John F. Kinney, welcomed hini' VKe
IrasLa City, in a lengthy, and the New
say v" well written 'oration." , !'.,'' . w
A new Hotel wilr be opened at Deca
tun by a ball, on the evening of the 22d.
Tbe Dek'ola' J I raid wyj: "A. farmer
living on' Qm&ha. Creeks while' passing
over the Omaha Reservation, a few days
since, with a loaded wagon, was stopped
by a party of Omaha, his wagon 'plun.
dered of whatever -they could find that
suited them, and then demanded bis mon
ey. Having nothing but paper money,
they rtfnsed it."." They were 'jseniible'
to the last," surely, in refusing to take
sbiu-plasier,,,,.. , . , t..,: ...
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"'John M.-Mentzer, has assumed tbe
editorship of the Floreuce Courier. , We
are pleased lo notice a decided improve
oient in that journal, since Mr, Mentzer'
connection vith it. ' ',
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' Ed. F. Schneider & Co., have issued ft
proepectu for a Republican , paper, Id be
mil
Jp'iMi'ihed in Omaha. , . . ,
The following Mail Routes, with other,
are advertised by the T. O. Department
at,Woshington, tabe lei foi.lhe next four
years, commencing Nuly 1st) 1853, and
ending. June 30, 18G2. , Proposals will
be received by the Department till March
3 1st, to be decided by April Sith :
;Koute lo. 14U12.ir)rn Bellerue by
way ot tairview and.ilafirord, to Ash
land, 40 mile and back 'biube a week.
I ii..n r .
L.eavu ixjiifiuo r nuuy, di o, j. hi. Ar
rive at Ashland by 8, P. M. Leave
Ashland Saturday, at 5, A. M. Arrive
at Bcllevue by 8, P. M. Bids to end at
Jiltoiill be &Jitmmu
Koute no. iiuio. iTom tJounciT
Bufls.Jowato .Belleyue- Nebraska, 10
miles tmd ' back, three time a week.
Leave Council Blufls Monday, Wednes
day, and Friday, at 9, A. M. Arrive at
Bcllevue, same days by 12, f. 1 Leave
ikJieviieMiudayJ edne'sdax andiii
day, at 2, r. U. Arrive at Coutkcil
BlufTsame'deyr 5fiPM 'i Bida (or
6 limes a weeV service, will bh eofisidered.,
A meeting waa held. ,in OmahaK ian.
30, for the jnirrjoee of. taking measures
to organize an Agricultural Society, for
the poitaty, wf jDouglas. f Afier-f viuelis-
cussion ny tne severs jrentwmen present
and the jwsjage,-1ofresliiiQn-jrelative
lo the establishment of a County Society,
the 'following''- Tcsoluiions rwer ''oflerer
and adopted : .
RtMoJtti, That this meeting IdoJaUo
take j,he initiatory steps -towardsjhe or
ganization of a Te rrftoffar A g ncuftu'ral
boVK-ty .... !)r r ,r-"f '0
- litsoliftd, That - a Comtiitee of three
be appointed to correspond with AgYicuN
ists,and. boe .interested ln"(the several.
Counties of the Territory, and .urgothjin ,
to appoint, at as early a dayasr practise"
ble as many delegates ai'they'are entitled
to numbers in the' Legislature, who" shall
nsserable in joint couveotioii, for the juN
pose of the- permanent organ izatioifc. of
the 'Territorial AgriculturalSecMy of
Nebraska, the .'a id , Committee ' Id i
tbe power to name the time aud place of
meeting. ' ' " " "
' There-upori,' Gen. 'Wm.! ' Larimer,jrt f
Gen. J. M. Thayer, Geo., . Estabropk,
were appointed said. Cotamiftee.
Tbe .Willet House a' FUreneaiv
bced leased to Capt.' G. T. Kenne,dyf end
will take possession pi a tn a jgW'U)qntns4
" t . 1 i 1 " . n " i , I it
Jas. C Mitchell of ,riorence,kfu that
city on 'the 6th, 1 br Wligtori; tb'Ve
sent xibout twe months
v y !,:;.
j A report reached abi plate feat week
ago that a party ot Vonca Indians en
camped in the vjewvity 6i TJiobraVah had
c )mmitted numerous thief and lu'sev-iraA
instances roenoDced the Uvea of toe en-
zen of that place t and thaa a nuusbt r cu
sotdierV from Fort BandaJii had been "de
tailed to keep the Indians ia subject iod
Mr. James Hilleary. of tbia place, has
just returned from a vWif lo.' Niobrara h-
ana ltuorms us inai inv xoieues com
menced by the Indians tuning ihe belting
of the saw-mill, shooting rresf intent t
eral oxen belonging to tre mill tnrlpkn
and otherwise, amusing thetaselves to the
greatlrepidation of the pa la faces- rbere--abqqti,
who congregated in the heWlylar
ricailcd the doors, and VeiofvE'd to figM7
bleed, and if need be,die;tf the rei-skin
&:hcn:l! extend their amusement tonIiing
an attempt to take a feWsealp?. The ah
ticinated attack did not coin, but for fear
of 'more net ef 'violence eon. the pan i
the Indians, the' citizens peiitionetf th
comma uding Officer at FortTBandall to
send 'to their aid a millitary orf e
sufficient to keep the Indians in subjection;
which petition waa granted, and 'three
companies were' accordingly r ordered to
the scene of the difficulties and wrt)
Mr. Hilleery" left, were preparift fo ref(
turn to tha Fort, their, services n longer
being required. i ..
The Indians are of a revengeful and"
warlike disposition, and when.iheir evil
passions are arouted are capable of jei.
forming tho,moit fiendish .atrociues and
subjcring , their, vjcums to 'cruelties, at
which nature revolts-A't hnw, often di
the rah and foolish acts of violencent
the part of the tilers in. the vicinity bf
Indian tribes farm a prates ifer'the-depM
da lions of the savages 1 ''-Butt short tiirfli
a?o the newspapers conlamM an' accoantl
of the massbt-re by Indians of a whole
company bf Califrnidi-e.irgra'bts, who
had ipeensed the Indian ptacin'gbagf
of etrychnine in the springs they.phssetrr
thereby causing the deuth of a number of
the latter. 1 The Indians who'' cofnnfitteoT
the outrages in the neighborhood of Spirit
Lake last winter, had theif gunS,' forcibly
taken from them by a party ,of , w,hi.ttji
short time previous to ihe coraiaiueiott tC
the depredation. s The Indian, by tfaie
gem, recovered some 'of the 'gtms(bf
bad been taken from tbem. sole ajew
supply lhe,dvficiencyiend,thep,to redress
the wrongs they bad suffered, perpetrated
revolting outrages pon innocent ettlerl
Thus.a'few hour after MrTHiMeary-ar
rived at Niobrarah, one ef the citizen oT
that place shot a valuably dog helonfing
to the Ind;ana. out bf revenge for havufg
lost ft lot of 'pork which he had cartelj
lef; standing ujbide his housevrp'igB'j
To say the least, this was au act . of ui.
wonted crueltytending tTxcite the In
dian to revenge, and displayed toil ' (bf
part pf 'the perpetrator fther deptorebl
ignorance or reckless "dregf ail tti
live and property of the settler that
should subject him to The" Severest punish
ment. ,If melndia'nhwere llpni,' ail
Allowed to be thd aggreijofn,' yie whM
would have but few dirficuhie wib ihenw