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"WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1884.
Bepuhlican State Convention.
The Republican State Central Commit
tee have called a State Conventiom to be
held at Lincoln, Thursday, May 1st, '84,
at 7:30 o'clock p. m'n for the purpose Jof
electing four delegates at large to the
National Republican Convention, which
meets at Chicago June 3d, '84, to nomi
nate a candidate for President and Vice
President. Platte county, according to
the apportionment is entitled to seven
delegates in the State convention. The
cemmittee recommend that no proxies be
admitted to the convention, except such
as are held by persons residing in the
counties from which proxies are given.
G. TV. E. Dormcy, Ch'n.
S. B. Colsos, Sec'y.
Vennob predicts heavy frosts in
July.
The newsboys in Allentown, Pa.,
wear uniforms.
The house has passed a bill creating
a bureau of navigation.
The village of Wamsley, Ohio, was
recently destroyed by fire.
Gbeen Co., "Wis., haa forty-eight
limbnrger cheese factories.
Senator Mahone heads the Vir
ginia delegation to Chicago.
A trout has lived thirty years in
a well in Harwich, England.
Wild violets, pare and simple, are
now said to be the fashionable flowers.
Hot-house peaches are reported on
sale in New York at 75 cents apiece.
It now appears that the latest use
of paper is the making of spokes for
wheels.
The defanlting Leadville bank
president Dewalt, will be taken to
Denver. m
From one port in Florida last week
over 5,000 alligator hides were
shipped.
The house suspended the rales the
other day, and passed the new pen
sion bill.
The naval appropriation bill has
been discussed, amended and passed
by the senate.
It ib slated that eight ocean
steamers landed 4,477 immigrants
one day last week.
The report relative to an Indian
uprising in the north-west territory,
is officially denied.
It is claimed that there are twenty
eight direct heirs to the succession to
the British throne.
F. J. Smith, the city treasurer of
Bayonne, N. Y., is reported short in
his accouuts $41,000.
Tme estimated U. S. revenue for
the present fiscal year shows a de
crease of $20,505,253.
It is reported that the bank at Ef
fingham, III., has lost its president
and $25,000 to $30,000.
Shay, a desperado in New York,
fatally shot a policeman. He was
disarmed and arrested.
England was shocked by an earth
quake the other day. A great deal of
property was destroyed.
Is a difficulty the other day at San
Francisco, Emil Kennedy horse
whipped A. G. Reynolds.
A sox killed his father at Monroe,
Ga., on account of a girl both wanted,
and whom the son secured.
London, it is claimed, now receives
from Italy flowers as fresh as if they
had only been cut an hour.
A severe frost in the region of
Meridian, Miss., the other night will
compel farmers to replant.
E. D. Hagan made a balloon ascen
sion from Jackson, Mich., the other
day with a wagon for a car.
"Widows and unmarried women in
Nova Scotia have been empowered to
vote at muuicipal elections.
The "West Point Republican advo
cates E. K. Valentine's rcnomination
to congress for a fourth terra.
Feb. 29th, forty-two children, who
will see a birthday but fence in four
years, were born in Brooklyn.
The bankruptcy bill passed the sen
ate the other day. It is about the
same as the old bankrupt law.
C. Frike, of Waukegan, 111., mur
dered his second wife the other night
by beating her brains out with a club.
Boston's tax levy is $12,406,000, or
an advance of 25 per cent, over the
last year, making the rate $18 on
$1,000.
The United States supreme court
has decided that railroad cases mav
be removed from a state to a federal
court.
The Seward County Coal and Min
ing Company propose to go down at
least 1,000 feet if they do not find coal
sooner.
A Paris lady of twenty has been
in a cataleptic state for nine months,
showing no sign of life exc ept regular
respiration.
The issue of silver dollars for the
week ending April 19, was 254,988 ;
for the corresponding period last
year, 109,499.
It is reported from Cairo that com
munication with Berber by land and
water is cut. The rebels have raided
the environs.
Judge Bkoadv the other day sen
tenced Bohannau to be hanged at
Nebraska City, Neb., on the 8th of
August next.
A recent fire .at Utica, N. Y., des
troyed Lowe.-y Bro's. cotton ware
house, with 1,500 bales 'of cotton.
Loss, $90,000.
A walnut tree eight feet in diam
eter at Fort Smith, Ark., is to be
felled to send a section to the New
Orleans exposition.
Mrs. Jessie B. Fuemoxt is engaged
in writing a book covering her remi
niscences of the political periods of
Benton and Fremont.
The secretary of state estimates
that the United States will be drawu
upon by Europe this year for 177,000,
000 bushels of wheat.
Reports from north-western Kan
sas, say the heaviest 6now storm of
the year prevaiied there on the 18th,
and 19th of April, '84.
The Queen of Tahiti while in Paris
visited the Paris institute for deaf
mutes. She said in her Island the
infirmity was uuknown.
It is rnmored in London that the
English government will convoke a
European conference to regulate the
financial' affairs of Egypt
An adjus table finger ring appears
among the new novelties. The size
is regulated by sliding the band in or
out of the setting to the stone.
John F. Phiipmb, a veteran nnien
aoldier of Chambersburg, Ya., hen re
cently received a check for I&500,
Jtr.bftckMMiM. He Is tetany We.
The jury in the Quinn Bohannon
case, at Nebraska City, Neb., for mur
dering James Cook, returned a verdict
the other day of murder in the first
degree.
W. H. Lent, secretary of the Bodie
Mining corporation, was found dead
the other night, in Jefferson, sqware,'
San Francisco, with a bullet through
bis heart.
The Madrid government has re
ceived a telegram from the Governor
General of Cuba that Aguero has
been surrounded, and that there will
be no more trouble.
A bill has passed the senate to
prevent the cutting of timber on the
public domain. The bil 1 also protects
Indian reservations from the unlaw
ful cutting of timber.
The Republican convention, in ses
sion at Nashville, the other day, nom
inated a private soldier of Forest's
cavalry, candidate for Governor, and
did it by acclamation.
Mrs. Spellman, injured in York
about four years ago by being thrown
from a buggy by a defective crossing,
has recently secured a verdict of
$2,500 against the city.
Mb. Shekkan of the senate, and
Mr. Dorshiemer of the house, have
each introduced bills authorizing the
retirement of John C. Fremont with
the rank of major-general.
Lieutenant Colonel D. H. Bbo
thertov, of the twenty-fifth infantry,
and Major Edward Ball, of the
seventh cavalry, have beeu placed on
the retired list of the army.
Harper's Weekly urges that it
would be very injudicious in the re
publican party to nominate either
Blaine or President Arthur, because
neither can carry New York.
A four-tear-old boy at Felicita,
Ohio, is the sensation in that town,
as he can or is alleged to be able to
read books and papers, at sight,
though he was never instructed.
Frank and Charles Jones, father
and son, were instantly killed the
other morning near Danville, III., at
the bottom of a coal mine shaft, sev
eral tons of coal falling on them.
A recent dispatch from Paris says
the belief in the existence of a group
of foreign anarchists, including Ger
mans, connected with the dynamiters
in England and Ireland, is confirmed.
Dr. Law, of Cornell University,
after a full investigation of the cattle
disease in Kansas, believes the trouble
is not European foot-and-mouth dis
ease, nor any other contagious affec
tion. R. H. Turner, railway agent at
Mingo Junction, Ohio, who recently
fled to Canada with $10,000 of the
companies' funds, has returned volun
tarily, and desires to effect a com
promise. Joseph Allen was arrested the
other uight at Hamilton, Ont., on the
charge of beiug the principal in the
Crouch murder at Jackson, Mich.,
last fall, and was taken immediately
to Jackson.
Peter Keeps recently discharged
from the Soldiers' Home at Dayton,
Ohio, committed suicide tbe other
evening by jumping into the canal
near Middleton, O. His body was
afterwards recovered.
Dr. Clark, of Sutton, whilo making
the analysis of tbe stomach of Mrs.
Lee, who died from poisoning a short
time ago at Crete, came very near dy
ing by touching a diluted solution of
tbe stomach to his tongue.
A recent telegram from General
Millet says that Honghoa was bom
barded for six hours. The Chinese
offered no resistance, but evacuated
after setting fire to the town, which
was burning at the date of the tele
gram. Later reports from the Seward
coal well says it haB been sunk 100
feet. The drill has passed through
one two inch vein of coal, fifty feet
of rock, and a six inch vein of pirites
of iron. The work is progressing
finely.
It is stated that it has been agreed
among the managers at New York,
that Ben. Butler shall be nominated
by the anti-monopolists for President.
Reagan, of Texas, is to have second
place. The greenbackers are to ratify
tbe ticket.
John Michaels was arrested tbe
other day, charged with wrecking the
Pan Handle train near Dayton, O.,
causing the death of two persons, and
the injury of several others. He has
been identified by several persons as
the right man. .
The senate judiciary committee has
reported favorably on the resolution
to submit an amendment to tbe con
stitution to permit the President to
veto one or more items of an appro
priation bill while approving the re
mainder thereof.
The mining towns have recently
been excited over alleged important
gold discoveries in the vicinity of
Pike's Peak, seventy-five miles south
west of Denver. Crowds of people
from neighboring towns are flocking
to the new camp.
The recent practice with a brass
gun a quarter of an inch thick, and
forty-five feet long, at Fort Hamilton,
in throwing dynamite cartridges, was
very successful. A projectile thrown
2, 100 yards, went within four feet of
the object aimed at.
The corn contribution to the flood
sufferers sent from Butler county,
Kansas, to Cincinnati, was sold on
change tbe other day for prices rang
ing from two to three cents above
the market rates, and tbe aggregate
realized was about $7,000.
Mter Freidman, a Russian peddler
of notions at Nashville, the other
night while coming out of his room
was attacked by two men who fell
upon him with a butcher knife and
stones literally carving him to pieces
and beating in his head with a stone.
No cause fer the bloody work is
We give here some of the particu
lars of tho recent earthquake in the
eastern counties jf England. Par
ticularly in Essex, and Suffolk were
scenes of the . gtesfiisturbence.
At Ipswich the shock: -WMsoaavsre
that tb watte. Of homtmWtm ' per-
Iceptibljr shaken . Plates Jjirerattled
ana Dene rung. une snocar wasvsiui
more severe at Colchester, where it
shook all the buildings. Church bens'
sounded as though swayed by an
unseen hand. Tall" chimney Stacks
toppled over in ruin to the earth, and
other lofty structures were destroyed.
Ihe-vspireof onof- the largest
churches, 150 feet high, fell with an
awful crash to the ground. Chairs
and tables , were overturned, china
glassware in cupboards rattled
together, and' were frequently shat
tered; while pictures and other orna
ments on the walls were loosened
from their fastenings and fell to the
floor. One child was killed ana a
woman's skull fractured. It is im
possible to estimate the amount of
damage done, but it is known to be
very great-
Femrfml ;
A fearful and destructive cyclone
struck Jamestown about 5 o'clock p
m. on the 27th inst, completely des
troying two-thirds of the town, kil
ling six persons and badly Injuring
many others. Hundreds of persons
are turned out of their homes. Ad
ditional news from Dayton, Ohio,
says, it was the most destructive
storm ever known in that part of the
country, which passed over the south
ern portion of Montgomery and
Green counties, O., devastating every
thing in its course. It was folly one
eighth of a mile wide, and moved
about over the county like an im
mense cioud of smoke, while its path
wan dark with trees and houses.
Forrests were literally mowed down.
It is impossible to estimate the loss
of life or the damage done to prop
erty at this date.
A convention of highway commis
sioners recently assembled at Spring
field, III., and have come as near to
solving tbe question of convict labor
as words generally do. . Their idea is
that convicts be utilized to prepare
material for, and in constructing good
permanent roads. That their labor
be not let to contractors, but continue
under the supervision of public offi
cials. We don't remember seeing a
better suggestion. There is always
work to do on roads and bridges;
convicts should labor not only for
their own support, but we think that
a portion of their earnings should go
towards supporting their families
who may, otherwise, suffer for the
necessaries of life ; the work should
be done for tho public directly, and
not to the profit of private con
tractors. The tragedy of the assassination of
President Lincoln seemB to have af
fected the lives of those who witness
ed it. Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Rathbun, of
tbe navy, and Miss Harris, the daugh
ter of Senator Harris, of New York,
were in the box at Booth's theater
with him when tbe shot was fired.
The theater is now used as a medical
museum by the surgeon-general of
the army, and very near the place
where the box stood is now resting
in a mahogany case, the skull of Gui
teau. Mrs. Lincoln, as everybody
knows, suffered intensely, and died
insane ; Col. Rathbuu afterward mar
ried Miss Harris, and only a few
months after Mrs. Lincoln's death,
murdered her in Germany in a fit of
jealousy. Rathbun is now in an in
sane asylum near Berlin.
Gen. I. N. Stiles, who has hurled
many a lance in support of honest
local government, lectured the other
day at Chicago, upon "The Moral of
the Cincinnati riot." The popular
idea that the cause of the trouble was
the failure of the law to provide pun
ishment for crime was a mistaken
one. The true reason was the failure
to enforce the law. Gen. Stiles said
truthfully that Chicago was in as bad
shape as Cincinnati in this respect,
blaming Mayor Harrison for catering
to the criminal classes for votes, and
the respectable element for failure to
do jury duty. We believe the Gen.
is eminently correct in the expression
of the opinion that "the true reason
was the failure to enforce the law."
A Japanese waiter who had been
discharged from the employ of Mrs.
Gudgell at Ogden, Utah, sought to be
restored the other day,. and when re
fused he drew a revolver and fired at
her as she went, discharging five
shote, all of which took effect in her
body. One ball entered her left lung
and another ball crashed her thigh
bone, breaking her leg. The mur
derer was secured and lodged in jail.
About 4 o'clock the same evening a
squad of men collected, went to the
jail, forcibly took the prisoner, hanged
him to the fire alarm bell tower in
tbe jail-yard, where he was afterwards
found hanging.
The supreme court of the United
States has recently decided tbe case
of John P. Blair vs. the county of
Coming, in error from the circuit
court for the district of Nebraska.
This was a suit upon coupons of a
series of bonds amounting in the ag
gregate to $3,500, issued by Coming
Co., Neb., in behalf of West Point
precinct. The court holds that the
bonds were issued according to law
and suit properly brought -and re
versed the judgment of the circuit
court and remanded the case to the
circuit court for further proceedings.
Recent news from Paris states that
a phenomenal cold wave swept over
Switzerland and adjacent departments
in France, doing enormous damage
to agriculture. One third of the vin
tage crop is 'destroyed. At Macon
and vicinity, vines are devested by
frost. Tbe damage in the Leone
valley is estimated at many millions
of
KepmMlcsus SJeemty CaavcnUea.
The convention met at the Court
-House, Saturday at 1 p. m., and was
called to order by M. K. Turner,
chairman of the central :mraitteef
- dn motion of F. H 3crranl,r;Ed.
Hoar was elected -teriiporaryj; chair
man. G. W. Clark wV.eeecta;tem
porary secretary. -
On motion of L. Gerrard, a com
mittee of three on credentials was
appointed, consisting of Henry
Ragatz,Wm. frvin and M. Wbit
moyer. ?f.
Tbe chairman 'of the central com
mittee called the-Kattention of the
convention and the committee on
credentials to the fact that there hail,
been an error v in designating the
number of delegates Woodyille pre--cinctwas
entitled to ; that it should,
be' four, instead of two.
The committee on credentials re
ported the following as entitled to
seats in the convention :
Columbus. M. K. Turner, S. Cory,
Henry Ragatz, Carl. Kramer, J. E.
Moncrief, proxy Carl. Kramer, J. G.
Reeder, E. Pohl, proxy M. Whit
moyer, J. W. Early, A. M. Post, Wt
A. McAllister, W. T. Ransdell, M. H.
White, B. R. Cowdery, Geo. W.
Clother, proxy L. Gerrard.
Monroe. E. B. Hall, J. J. Judd, J.
J. Truman, Nels. Munson, Saml. An
derson. Granville. G. W. Clark, W. H.
Selsor.
Bismark. Herman Wilken, Henry
Rickert.
Lost Creek. R. Pinson, H. Clay
burn, Ed. Hoar, F. H. Gerrard.
Walker. Wm. T. Searles, proxy R.
Congram, S. Francisco, P. Matson,
Jef. Haney, E. R. Lymatb, proxy R,
J. Congram.
Woodville. Joseph S. Truman,
W. J. Irwin, Geo. P. Clark, Wm. H.
Hamilton.
Butler. Chris. Meedel, W. B. Wil
liams. Humphrey. Martin Bloedorn.
un motion tne report was ac
cepted.
The chair appointed A. M. Post and
M. K. Turner as tellers, and tbe con
vention proceeded, by ballot, to select
delegates to Norfolk, the vote result-,
ing as follows: L. Gerrard, Henry
Ragatz, J. J. Truman, J. E. Moncrief,
W. H. Selsor, B. R. Cowdery, W. D.
Wilson.
The delegates selected to Lincoln
were: M. Whitmoyer, W. A. Mc
Allister, J. W. Early, E. B. Hali, Ed.
Hoar, G. W. Clark, G. P. Clark.
L. Gerrard offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted by a
unanimous vote :
Resolved, That we heartily en
dorse the official course of Chester A.
Arthur, as president, because of his
fearless and independent action, and
that bis conservative and impartial
administration as a republican com
mands our cordial approval.
.Resolved, That our delegates to
the national convention be instructed
to use all honorable means to procure
tbe adoption of a platform which will
leave no doubt upon the question that
the republican party is pledged to the
passage of laws for the regulation of
railroad and telegraph companies, to
the end that unjust charges aud dis
crimination shall be prohibited.
Resolved, That President Arthur
is entitled to great credit for estab
lishing a precedent showing that a
republican president dare urge the
necessity of such laws in his message
to congress.
Moved and carried that tbe sense
of this convention is in favor of
Blaine for president. There were a
few remarks on this motion by Mr.
Whitmoyer, the mover, and Mr. Ham
ilton, who opposed its passage. On
a division of the convention, there
were three delegates found opposed
to the passage of the resolution.
Convention adj ourned.
Secretary Lincoln has expressed
his opinion of tbe charges made
against General Swaim, of the army,
made by A. E. Bateman, a Washing
ton banker, but with the view of vin
dicating his character as an officer of
the army, suggested to tbe President
a court of inquiry in the case. The
President has authorized such court
and the secretary has appointed Gen
eral Pope, General Augur, and Gen
eral Sackett as such court, with Major
Scott, of the third artillery, as judge
advocate and. recorder. The court
meets at Washington, May 5, '84.
The Central City Courier thinks
there ought to be some system of
appraisement whereby the matter of
valuation would be taken entirely
out of the hands of tbe individuals
to be taxed. There seems to us a
general misapprehension of the force
of existing law on this subject. It is
our understanding that it is the duty
of assessors under our law to make
the estimate of valuation, and that
the whole duty of property owners is
fulfilled when they list their property.
If this is not tbe doty of assessors,
what are they elected to do ?
The Second district republican con
vention held at Hastings, Neb., April
22, elected W. S. Scott aud G. W.
Burton, delegates, and T. H. Watters
and F. A. Sweezey, alternates. The
delegates are unpledged and unin
structed. It is understood that per
sonally they prefer Blaine. Resolu
tions were passed endorsing Arthur's
administration and commending that
portion of his last message urging
congress to pass judicious railway
regulations. Tbe delegation was in
structed for an anti-monopoly plank
in the national platform.
Tilden G. Abbott, charged with
the robbing of the Watertown, Mass.,
bank of 149,000 last fall, was arrested
the other night at Pierce City, Mo.,,
wnere ne nas oeen living tor some
six weeks under tbe name of J. H.
Foster. He bad Btocked a store with
115,000 worth of clothing, and was
living with a woman said to be his
niece. He has a wife and fonr chil
dren near Boston. His property was
seized and be will be held until of
ficers of tbe bank arrive to take kin
away.
mother
Owing
to the scarcity of provisions some. 450
persons, iuciuding a portion of tho
garrison and inauy women aud"t chil
-ilrAfK. Inft Shoiwii' for llorlior 'Thi'
ateaiWoUBd& neirf E:Baaly,. wa
surrounded VJyihev5helf;. and' the'
refugees ouicnerea. xuis "viciory,
as tbe rebels will construe it, coupled
with the withdrawal of the English
troops, may excite the Arabs -to fur
ther excesses and render the situation
stfraore complicated. . k .
JTHE.jeceot di.scqyery of-riclk.ore.
near Pike's Peak, and the reports
published about it are-' marvelous
indeed. It is stated that the tests
made of the richsTeas of the ore - in
dicate that anywhere from $8,000 to
$15,000 can.be produced per day,, to
the man employed in the workings.
The mineral oelL-thas been exposed
for a distance of -five-miles, and.- there
is no telling its extent, or how many
other gulches there are in the country
of equal resource and richness.
A fearful rain or water spout
dropped down on Atchison tbe other
night. It lasted for about an hour,
and came down in floods, accompanied
by fierce lightning and thunder.
Several houses were struck by" light
ning aud set on fire. White Clay
creek, which flows through the city's
center, was a raging torrent forty
feet deep, spreading in some places
300 yards wide.- The flood did great
damage to bridges and other property
in the vicinity.
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The statement comes from Chicago
that eight eastern trunk lines an
nounce that they will sell excursion
tickets to Chicago during the session
of tbe republican national convention
at one fare for the round trip. The
south-western, western and north
western roads out of Chicago will
sell round trip tickets for one and
one-third fare.
Frank Dewalt, the alleged de
faulting president of the First Na
tional Bank of Leadville, Col., was
arrested the other day at his mother's
home iu CautonOhio, after wander
ing about through Texas, Mexico and
Manitoba for the past three months.
A reward of $5,000 was offered for
his capture.
The issue of two cent stamps ex
ceeded by 27 per cent, tho combined
issue of two and three cent stamps
for the quarter ending March 31st,
compared with issues of previous
years. Tbe issue o: postal cards has
fallen off about 13,000,000 pieces
since tbe inauguration of the two
cent rate.
The sportsmen of Nebraska will be
pleased to learn of the great western
shooting tournament to be held at
Lincoln, Neb., May 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10,
'84, which has been mistaken by many
sportsmen for the state tournament
association, which meets at Platts
mouth June 10, '84, and will last four
days.
A good looking, well dressed man
was caught tbe other day on Broad
way, New York, squirting oil on
people's clothes from a small cau con
cealed in his hand. It is quite aston
ishing what mean tricks some persons
are capable of performing.
totttsyottitnet.
In this department the people talk, and
not the editor. Each writer must hold
himself ready to defend his principles
and his statements of facts. "In the mul
titude of counsel there is wisdom." Ed.
Journal.
Why Mot?
Editor Journal, Dear Sir: Please
allow me a limited space in your
paper for a few remarks relating to
sidewalks in our most magnificent,
sublime and elegant city. I feel un
der lasting obligations to the mayor
and city council for the manner in
which they handled our petition, that
we presented to them in good faith
asking them to assist us in procuring
a sidewalk on the west side of Olive
street, in the southern part of the city
Con the bottom) and they did conde
scend after the lapse of nearly a year
to have a notice published in the
paper to tho effect that a sidewalk
should be laid on the above mention
ed property. Now, it appears to me
that we residents of the bottom should
be entitled to some little notice in
such matters. We pay our ratio of
taxes in proportion to the other parts
of the city and should be entitled to a
trifling notice in this respect at least.
We have been promised, from time to
time, that the matter should be at
tended to, at once, but the thing fairs
to connect some way. It is no trouble
for the members of the council to get
all the sidewalks that are necessary
to enable them to get to and from
their residences dry shod, in times of
need, but wo, poor, unworthy, for
gotten and unfortunate wretches must
wait until some of our rich relations
(that are now in the poor-house) die
and leave us means to procure some
mode of conveyance to enable us to
wallow through the mud, if it is
nothing more than a mule, a veloci
pede or a flying squirrel.
With doe respect, I remain yours,
etc., S. E. PHiLLirs.
Alfmlfis r Luerae Clorer.
Mb. Editor: In answer to the in
quiry of Mr. A. C. Picket in tbe
Journal of the 26th alt. in regard to
the above named clover permit me to
say that I have tried it in several ways.
It promised well enoogh for tbe first
season and kept alive under the snow
through the winter but has killed for
me now for two seasons in the spring
during the period of alternate freezing
and thawing. I would not depend on
it for more than one season. As an
annual it may do.
It seems to me that alsike or Swe
dish clover would be tbx clover for
our soil and climate. I have tried it
on a small scale, and it seems to me
that it is hardier than either the com-1
Tueice has beeu recently
horriblo massacre iu Egypt.
mou clover or the Alfalfa. I wish
some one of the able correspondents
or of the numerous readers of tbe
Journal woufd tell us if it is as good
for a bog .pasture as either of the
other kiuds mentioned above?
A. II.
IVtice, us Exflmaatl
'lie Mectlsisx.
l-PS
To consider the formation of a
Prohibition Club, will be held in the
Hammond House, this, Wednesday
evening, April 30tb, all are invited.
In explanation of our failure to have
the room open as advertised, we
waited uppIhihonor,Jf ayor Mc
Farland, and asked for the use of the
Town Hair,&statiag the purpose ; he
readily granted the request and vol
tmkrrto;. have Jt be ..police prepare
therobb.Said it shenhi be all ready.
We trusted to his teord, but found
therowsfeleckedt-aadwere-oaafcle to
find him at the time, hoping the
friends of temperance will not hold
us, or the cause blameworthy, w.e.rer
main respectfully,
E. A. Gerrard,
John Hammond.
HsiasBkrejr
Spring put in its appearance Sun
day last.
Wm. Abbott is building a dwelling
iu town.
Our streets are being graded under
the supervision of D. T. Robinson.
A very heavy rain storm passed
through our little hamlet Saturday.
Hiuman Bros, are doiag a good
business at Trout's old stand. Dr.
Geer of Madison county is making
bis office with them.
An article came out in tbe Demo
crat of last week with signature of
"Aunt Jerusba," stating that P. H.
O'Rourk, "the only lawyer who could
lie fast enough to stay at Humphrey
more than two weeks," etc. Mr.
O'Rourk has left here and I think it
but justice to say, in answer to
Aunty, that if O'Bourk was here such
an assertion would not have been
made ; he had bis faults ; they were
not called lying, but he would have
his sprees, aud but for them Hum
phrey lost oue of itsbest citizens.
The editor of the Democrat tried hard
-and sent him letters, seen by me, to
act as bis agent to Democrat. No
parties of manly principle would pub
lish such indecent assertion against a
man who is not in a place to defend
his name.
The firat violation of village ordi
nance was punished according to law ;
the parties ii the fight concluded it
was expensive business to have a row
iu Humphrey; perhaps a word of
commendation would be appropriate
here iu favor of Josoph Linaberry,
onr village marshal, who is, as he
says, not afraid to tackle the roughest
of them. Mr. Linaberry moved to
our little burg a year ago and by in
dustry haB made many friends and
was appointed to fill vacancy as mar
shal along in the winter, and reap
pointed this spring for a year; he
also was appointed constable in Gran
ville township and he is truly careful
to do his duty to-the letter of tbe law.
His arrest last week of the parties for
fighting, and promptly bringing them
to justice will, we hope, be a good
leBSOD, as well as warning, to other
parties as well, and that peace will
prevail among us. C.
LEGAL V0TICS.
In the District Court of Platte County,
Nebraska.
M. J. McKelligan, Plaintiff,
aeaiast
John C. McMahon and John
C. Wolfel, Defendants.
Notice to said defendant, John C. Wolfel.
You are hereby notified that on the 30th
day of April, 1881. said plaintiff filed In
said court his duly verified petition
against you and said John C. McMahon,
the object and prayer of which said peti
tion is to obtain a judgment against you
and said John C. McMahon for the sum
of one hundred and two dollars and
thirty-four cents CS1024) and interest
thereon from March 2d, 1877, at the rate
of ten per cent, per annum, and ai io an
attorney fee equal to ten per cent, of the
whole amount due, said amouat being the
balance due on a certain promUiory note
given by you and said John C. McMahoa
to said plaintiff, dated November 16tb,
1876.
Aa order of attachment was issued In
this cause oh the 24th day of March, 1884,
and duly levied on the following de
scribed lands and tenements, situated in
Platte County, Nebraska, as your prop
erty, to wit: Lot 6 in block 96; lots 1 and
2 in block 152: lot 2 in block 162: lot 2 in
block 191; lot 3 In block 207; all in the
city of Columbus, in said county.
You are required to appear and answer
said petition on or before the 26th day of
Hay, 1884, or said petition will be taken
as true and judgment rendered accord
ingly, and'-said property sold to satisfy
the amount of such judgment and coita.
M. J. McKELLIGAN.
By MCAIXISTKK BEOS.,
bis Attorneys. 51-4
SPECIAL TOW XHTDIO.
NOTICE is hereby given that in ac
cordance with a request ..legally
Bigned and on file in my ofttce, there will
be a special town meetlag held oi-
Satanrslsj Mar 34, A. W. 1884,
at the school-house in District No. 11,
Lost Creek Township, commencing at 9
o'clock a. m., for the consideration of the
following questions, to-wit:
To adopt rales and laws for the govern
ment of. the1 Township.
To encourage the planting of trees
along the highways.
To guard against prairie ires.
To provide against nuisances.
To provide for impounding cattle, bogs,
horses, mules, sheep, etc.
xo nx a list or ones ana penalties, etc.
: Given under my hand the
8S4L.1 18th day of April, A. D. 1884.
JOHN TIMOTHY,
52-2 Town Clerk.
Certificate of Publication.
Offick Auditor of Public Accounts,)
Statu of Nebraska, v
Lincoln, Feb'y i, 1884.)
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the
Union Central Life Insurance Co. of
Cincinnati, in tbe State of Ohio, has com
plied with the Insurance Law of this
State, and is authorized to transact the
business of Life Insurance in this State
for tbe current year.
Witness my hand and the
seal of tbe Auditor of Public
heal. Accounts the day and year
year above written.
John Waxlicbs,
50-p4 Auditor P. A.
HENRY LITERS,
DKALKK IN
WIND MILLS,
AND PUMPS.
Buckeyt Mowtr, combintd, Self
Binder, wire or twine.
Puaf Repairs) akort letiee
e
ISsTOne door west of Helstz's Drug
Store, 11th Street, Columbus, 9eb. 8
COLUMBUS
WM. BECKER,
PSUUCK IX ALL KINDS OF
STAPLE AND FAMILY
GROCERIES!
I KEEE CONSTANTLY ON HAND A
WELL SELECTED STOCK.
.?
Ttti Coffees, Sugar, Syrupi,
Dritd and Canned Fruits,
and othtr Staples a
Specialty.
Delivered Free
part rtke City.
amy
Cor. Thirteenth and K Streets, near
A. AX. Depot.
THE REVOLUTION
Dry Goods and Clothing Store
Has on hand a splendid stock of
Ready-made Clothing,
Dry Goods, Carpets,:
Hats, Caps, Etc., Etc.,
At srias M were itrsf M of More in Golife
I bay
ij foods strictly for cask and will girt ay customers the
benefit, of it. ---
Give He a call and covince yourself of the facts.
F1XAL PROOF.
Land Offlce at Grand Island, Neb. J
April 23d, 1884. f
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol
lowing.named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Judge of the
District Court, at Columbus Nebraska, on
the 14th day of June, 1884, viz:
Carsten Petersen, Homestead Entry
No. 11074, being additional to llomestead
No. 471, for the S. jf, S. E. K Section 8.
Township 18, North Range 2 west. He
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cul
tivation of, said land, viz: C.Vanallen,
P. F.Ketelsoa,F. Tcssendorf,of Mctz P. O.
Platte County Nebraska, and J. H. Jo
hannes, sf Platte Center P. O., Platte
County Nebraska.
l- C. HOSTETTEE, Register.
FINAL. PMOOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.J
April 15th, 1884. j
NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof In
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Judge of the Dis
trict Court at Columbus, Neb., on the
7th day of June, 1884, viz:
Cobak Formanski, Homestead No. 8424,
for the S. Ji . E. X, Section 20, Town
ship 17 north, of Range 1 west. He
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and culti
vation of, said land, viz: Valentine Losek,
George Borowiak, John Treba and John
Flakus, all of Duncan P. O., Platte Co.,
Neb.
52-C C. HOSTETTER, Register.
Flit AL JPKOOF. -
U. S. Land Office, Grand Island, Neb.)
March 18tb, 1884. )
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be mads before Judge of District
Court, at Columbus, Neb., on Hay 1st,
1884 viz:
Henry Hurley, Homestead No. 11408,
for the S. E. y Section 30, Township 19,
Range 3 west. Ho names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous resi
dence upon, and cultivation of, said land,
viz: James Feree, George Glass, Samuel
Mahood, of Postville. Neb and James
48 ' C. HOSTETTER, Register.
RIAL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb)
March 19, 1884. i
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-lowlng-named
settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before Judge of the District
Court at Columbus, Neb on May 3d,
1884. viz:
Nils Jensen, Homestead No. 1050G, for
the E. S. E. X Section 18, Township
19 north, Range 3 west. He names the
following witnesses to prove his contin
uous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said laaa, viz: Hans a. cnristensen,
Haas J. Johnson, Lars Anderson, Hans
J. Petersen, all of Postville, Platte Co.,
Neb.
484 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FINAL. PROOF.
Land Oflce at Grand Island,
Grand Island. Neb.J
March 26th. 1884. f
XTOTICE is
hereby given that the
amed settler has filed
J.1 following-named
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before tbe Clerk
of the District Court at Columbus, Ne
braska, on tbe 15th day of May, 1884, viz:
John Szawica, Homestead Entry No.
10192, for the W. S. E. Section 10,
AowBsaip iv norm, ox nange z west, tie
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cul
tivation of, said land, viz: Andrew Pap
rocki, Fredrick Hedrick, Thomas Masi
lonka, Andrew Debney, all of Platte
Centre P. O., Platte Co., Neb.
49-6 C. HOSTETTER. Register.
FINAL PKOOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,)
April 10th, 1884. f
NOTICE is hereby given that tbe fol
lowing.aamed settler haa filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before Judgeof tbe District
Court of Platte county, Nebraska, at
Columbus, Nebraska, on May 22a,
1884, viz:
Christian Maier. Homestead No. 0750.
for the N. E. H, Section 4, Township 20
north, Range 3 west. He names the fol.
lowing witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of, said
land, viz: August Scbmitz, Gustav Som
merfeldt, Christoph Bolin, Otto Born, of
St. Bernard, Neb.
51-8 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
F13TAI, PKOOF.
Land Offlce at Grand Island, Neb.,
April 12, 1884. f
NOTICE is hereby given that the
following.named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
Broof will be made before Judge of the
istrict Court at Columbus, Neb., on
Mar 17th, 1384, viz:
Tnomaa Keagan, Homestead o. 11951
rer tsc s. w.", section 30, Township ao,
Range 3 west. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous rest,
deuce upon, sad cultivation of, said land,
vis: Jas. Fay, of FarrW.-'.Neb., Pete Bar.
ney, of Postville. 3?7 J. Ducey.ef St.
Bernard, Neb-"trick Noonan, of Co
lumbus, Ne-"
Si C. HOSTETTER, Register
BOOMING.!
CHEAP FUEL!
Whitebreast LmnpCoal 5.00
11 Nut " :. 4.50
Canon Citv ' 7.00
t'eleradoHard " 10.00
" ETA GOOD SUrPLY.
TAYLOR, SCHUTTE& CO.
4;-tr
JACOB SCHBAM, (
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)DkALF.K IN
DRY GOODS !
Bets & Shoes, Hats & Caps,
mtw: goods m notions.
LOW TRICES FOtt CASU.
ol-tt
I. GLUCK.
F1.AL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island. Neb.J
March 20th. l&q. f
"VTOTICE is hereby given that the fol
ll Iowing-narned settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his. claim, and that said proa I
will be made before the Clerk of tb Dis
trict Court, at Columbus, Nebraska, on
tho 15th day of May. 184, viz:
John J. 31aughau, Homestead Entry No.
11170, for the S. E. K Section 31, Town
ship 20 north, of Range 3 west. He names
the following witnesses to prove hii con
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Michael J. Clark, ot
Postville P. O.. Platte Co.. Neb.. Thomas
Gogan, of Farrell P. O., Platte Co., Neb.,
Michael Lehnarz, St. Bernard P. ().,
Platte Co., Neb., Thomas Noon, of Lind
say P. O., Platte Co., Neb.
49-(i C. HOSTETTER, Register.
F1XAE. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,
April 1, 1884. f
NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in sup.
Eort of his claim, and that said proof will
e made before Judge of District Court,
at Columbua, Nebr.,on May 15th, 1884, viz:
Andrew Dabney, Homestead No. 10453,
for the N. N. "V. J Section 14, Town
ship 19 north, of Range 2 weu. He
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and culti
vation of, said land, viz: Ym. Herman,
Andrew Paproski, Thomas Herman, and
John Tawosici, of Platte Centre, Neb.
50-6 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FLfAl, PMOOF.
Land Office at Grand Islaxd Neb.J
April 1st, 1884. J
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-lowinc-named
settler has filed notice
of bid intention to make hnal proof in
support of hii claim, and that said proor
will be made before Clerk of District
Court of Platte county at Columbia,
Neb., on Friday, 3Iay 16th, 1884, viz:
Daniel Weiser, Homestead No. 7314, for
the N. i S. W. X, Section 8. Township
19 north, Range 1 east. He names the fol
lowing witnesses to prove bis continuous
residence upon, and cultivation ot", taid
laud, viz: Herman Luedtke, Herman G.
Lueschen, John Steiner and Joseph Kop
etzki, all of Boheet, Platte Co., Ne'ir.
50.G C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FINAL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,
March 26tb, 1884. J
NOTICE is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, aud that said
proof will be made before the Clerk of
the District Court, at Columbui, Nebras
ka, on the 16th day of May. 1881, viz:
John Flakus, Homestead Entry No.
8098, for the N. E. J of N. E . K Section 20,
Township 17 north, of Range 1 west. II ;
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cul
tivation of, said land, viz: Valentine
Losek, Sobastyan Formanski, George
Borovlak, John Treba, all of Duncan
P. On Platte Co., Neb.
49-6 C.HOSTETTER, Register.
FIIVAl. PKOOF.
Land Office at Grand Island Neb.,l
April 12th, 1881. j"
NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice
ot his intention to make final proof iu
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court at Columbus, Nebraska, on
May 21st. 1884, viz:
Richard H. Johnson, Homestead No.
10984, for tbe N. "VV. H Section 4, Town
ship 18, Range 4 west. He names the fol
lowing witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of. said
land, viz: John Hoffman, Cornelius Koch,
John Nelson and James Kiernan. all ot
Woodville, Neb.
51-6 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
F1TVAJL. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,
I jtiarca zuin, ids. j
"OTICE is hereby given that the fol
' i.1 lowinir-named settler has flleil nnt5.
of his intention to make final proof iu
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court, at Columbus, Nebraska, on
the 17th day of May, 1884, viz:
Thomas P. 3Iylet, Homestead Entrjr.
No. 8222 and 10082 additional, for the S. IC
S. W.J and S.W. K of N.W.JiandN. TV.
i of S. W. ft, Section 22, Township 18
north, Range a west. He names the fol
lowing witnesses to prove his continu
ous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land, viz: Edmund Higgins, John
Maker, Robert PinsoQ, Ernst Haesm'! or
Platte Center P. O., Platte CoT,!!,
49-C C HOSTETTER. Registe"?:
FLfAE. PKOOF. fc
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb )
March 25th, 1884.
rOTICE . is hereby given that the
J3I following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim,and that said
EFS'iTr.1 6ma before 'Clerk of the
John P. Haeemann Rnmn w.
fWKanri T t1I;..u:.r. r. ""u J"'
nTeT X .id the N. W. ofS E V $
Section 2, Township 18 nolthfof &?
west. He names the following witnesset
JrZ-hil,contiJXlow residence uR"
and cultivation of. said land, viz- HaH
E-Benthack , JohuBrunken,Fred.BeK
P-BjWen, all of Columbus P.0.7p
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