The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, December 31, 1884, Image 2

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31, 1884.
England, too, complains of hard
times.
Wade Hampton' has been elected
United States senator from Sooth
Carolina.
Tee celebrated Sharon divorce case
at San Francisco, has been decided in
fayor of the plaintiff.
The women voters of Boston cast
last year 701 votes, and this year
1,109 have registered.
At Sioux City on the 24th, it was
22 below zero. Trains a little late,
but all got in and all went ont.
They claim at Chicago that a bliz
zard, unfortunately, can come over
from Canada without paying tariff.
About 300 persons have died from
the plague in "Wise county, Virginia.
The disease is now on the decrease.
The National, at Paris, says France
has rejected England's proposals with
reference to the financial difficulties
of Egypt.
There is a rumor from South
America of an impending war
between Brazil and the Argentine
Republic.
Theke
is an uuivorsal outcry In
Nebraska against the
five per cent
penalty inflicted on delinquent
payers after Jan. 1st.
tax-
TV". B. Thompson, late superintend
ent of the railway mail service, was
confirmed the other day second assist
ant postmaster general.
Bbadstbeet's Commercial- Agen
cy investigations show that in twenty
one states there are at the present
time 310,000 persons out of employ
ment. Peof. Swing, of Chicago in a
powerful sermon last Sunday, de
clared that the failure to punish the
criminal classes is a stain upon the
nation.
The custom of appointing played
out party hacks from the states as
territorial officers would be more
honored in the breach than in the ob
servance. It is claimed that the most power
ful imprecation which the inhabi
tants of Crete uttered against an
enemy was: "Ye gods, give him
bad habits."
All the miners along the Monon
gahela river strncs one day last week
for an advance of K cent- The
operators say that they will cIobo
their pits rather than yield.
J. H. Hobabt was frozen to death
while drunk the other night at
Omaha. He was a civil engineer,
and built the famous "loup" on the
California Southern Railroad.
During the recent campaign those
who suggested that the election of
Cleveland would revive the hopes of
rebel claimants were pooh-poohed as
declaring an absurdity. How does it
look, now?
Hon. Horace Garfield, who died
recently at David Uity, was among
the pioneer settlers of Butler county,
was the first sheriff of the county, and
represented his district in the state
senate in 1877.
The editor and manager of the
anarchist paper, La Flammc, at Mar
seilles, has been sentenced to im
prisonment for one year and eight
months for inciting to plunder dur
ing the cholera epidemic.
The Beatrice, Neb., barb wire
works, owned by Thomas Howe, took
fire tho other morning and burned to
the ground. Total loss of building
and machinery, $3,000: insured for
one-third. The fire caught from a
stove.
The "Topics Man" of the Stale
Journal says quito a number of free
trade democratic papers, especially
those in southern localities, are begin
ning to say that the Spanish treaty
gives us entirely "too much sugar for
a cent.''
In the French Chamber of Deputies
tho other day the Minister of Marine
and Colonics stated that five points
on the coast of Madagascar had been
occupied by the French, and that a
complete blockade of the Island was
impossible-
A fatal landslide in the moun
tain near Periara, Spain, destroyed
many houses and buried 48 persons,
18 of whom were rescued alive. It
is reported that 900 persons were
buried beneath the ruins of the build
ings of Alluncales.
The suit of the government against
H. S. Lovejoy and bis bondsmen for
$13,000 has terminated in favor of the
government. Chas. P. Matbewson,
P. Schwenk, Alex. Bear, S. W. Hayes
and J. S. McClary were among the
number of the bondsmen.
Candidates for Chief Clerk of the
House are becoming quite numerous.
Among the latest mentioned is Frank
H. Wilson of Cass county; he is
backed by the entire Caes county del
egation, and is very highly endorsed
by those who know him best.
John Lambert or Eugene Mum
bert, who robbed the B. & M. depot
at David City, some time ago, was
sentenced the other day by the dis
trict court to three years in the pen
itentiary. When arrested he gave
his name as John Lambert and when
put on trial answered to the name of
Eugene Mumbert.
Other points as well as Grand
Island and Lincoln are making strong
efforts to secure the State Fair. The
business men of Omaha held a meet
ing the other evening at the Paxton
Hotel at which 150,000 was subscrib
ed to secure the Fair for the next five
years. Bids for tho location will be
opened on the 20th of January.
The editorial portion of the Chica
go dailies generally is satisfactory on
the transportation question, but it'
seems somewhat singular that their
Nebraska correspondents are sin
gularly one-sided in the coloring that
they give to Nebraska affairs. Here,
for instance, is a Lincoln correspon
dent of the Inter-Ocean, who under
takes to say that the recent rate wars
and reduction in transportation
charges have in a measure removed
the cause for "adverse legislation,"
and more of the like ; that most peo
ple forget that it costs nearly as much
to build and equip a road in Ne
braska as elsewhere, when at the
same time there are not nearly so
many people to patronize them nor
so many pounds of freight to carry as
the more thickly settled states. Of
course it would be expected that such
a correspondent would wind up his
batch of information by sayiug, "no
legislation of special importance is
anticipated from the incoming mem
bers" of the legislature. Whether
this special correspondent docs or
does not anticipate such legislation,
it is very evident that the producers
and merchants will be greatly dis
appointed if some fair attempt at
legislation is not made.
Oub exchanges report quite a wran
gle between the two factions of Ne
braska democracy, headed by Miller
and Morton respectively, at the recent
meeting of the State democratic cen
tral committee at Lincoln. Wo do
not know whether tho reports are
strictly true, but it is said that Dr.
Miller made a big scoro in the way of
a victory over Morton in disposing of
the applications for office from Ne
braska to the incoming democratic
administration. The Doctor ib justly
regarded aB a man of decided influ
ence among the democrats of Nebras
ka, and cannot fail to make a favora
ble impression in all their business or
political meetings.
Our readers will remember that J.
Robt. WilHamB, (who was the Demo-cratic-antimonopoly
candidate for
Judge in this district) absconded
from David City several weeks ago
leaving a large number of creditors
to mourn his untimely departure,
and to wish they had never seen the
clever scoundrel. It seems that some
effort has been made to bring him to
punishment; at least, it is now re
ported that he was arrested Dec. 22,
at St. Thomas, Ontario, charged with
forging the name of F. H. Angel to a
note of $1,400 and negotiating the
same at the First National Bank at
Seward, Nebr. It is said he takes
the matter very coolly.
According to one method suggest
ed for relieving the president elect of
the clamor of office-seekers, it is pro
posed that the burden be laid upon
the congressmen (where they happen
to be democrats) and where they do
not, then upon tho unsuccessful dem
ocratic competitors for congressional
honors. In the appointment line this
wonld make Neville more powerful
than Dorsey, and Brown and Stickel
of more use to an applicant than
Weaver and Laird.
The steamer Oxenholme, from New
York for Liverpool, arrived tho other
day in Qucenstown harbor. She ex
perienced terrific weather apd lost
many head of cattle. The heads and
legs of dead and living cattle can be
seen protruding through the cattle
pens and hanging over the side of the
vessel. The uppor deck of the steam
er is a confused m&63 of dead and liv
ing cattle. Many carcasses were
thrown overboard and washod ashore.
A correspondent remarks that
"visitors to New Orleans are aston
ished to find that the sewers are open
streams of water at the sides of the
streets and running away from the
river instead of toward it; to see
wells built up from the ground, not
dug into it ; and to learn that the cem
eteries are veritable 'cities of the
dead' the tombs boing little houses
with gables and roofs, and arranged
in avenues and squares."
Dr. J. B. Hubbell, who was sent
to Virginia by the Red Cross Associa
tion at Washington to examine the
fatal disease prevailing there, has
mado a report, and in his description
of the symptoms he shows that it
must have been cholera, and in some
cases in a mild form which did not
prove fatal ; in others, of a more vio
lent form, which jn every case proved
fatal.
The county poor-house near Lapeer,
Mich., was burned the other night,
the clothing and supplies being de
stroyed. The inmates were driven
out in the intense cold, and suffered
severely. An insane woman perished
in the flames, and another ran a long
distance through the snow before
being captured.
In the circuit court at Little Rock,
Ark., the other morning Adolph
Parker and Jack Clifford, two of the
train robbers, were sentenced to the
penitentiary, Parker for six years and
Clifford for seven years. The trial of
Chok, who turned state's evidence,
was continued till the next term.
The Palestine beeB are regarded as
remarkable, and recently a gentleman
in Jerusalem forwarded to this coun
try a queen bee by mail, the first ever
sent. It came through in twenty
three days, and within a week after
its arrival began to lay.
News from Madrid states that
bandits entered the Catholic church
and house of the priest at Cortelos,
Galicia, for the purpose of pillage.
Failing to get money they tied the
priest in a heap of straw, and burned
him to death.
Mrs. Pulitzer, wife of the well-
known editor, distributed to 220
children at New York, Christmas,
$1,500 worth of shawls, overcoats,
toys, &c.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Sammary r Ike Most Important
Dolags of the Body.
SENATE.
Logan from the committee on mil
itary affairs reported the military
academy bill.
The bill passed without debate.
It appropriates $309,305 for the sup
port of the academy for the next
fiscal year.
The House concurrent resolution
providing for an adjournment from
the 20th to the 5th of January, was
taken up and not agreed to, yeas 8,
nays 25. No quorum. Senate ad
journed till Monday.
Jones presented a memorial from
the joint commercial association of
New Orleans protesting against the
ratification of the Spanish treaty.
Hall called up the naval appropria
tion bill as reported by him from the
committee. Passed.
Van Wyck moved to make special
order for Jan. 9 the bill declaring
subject to state taxation lands granted
to aid in the construction of railroads
and telegraph lines from the Missouri
river to tho Pacific ocean. Agreed to.
HOUSE.
Randall introduced a bill making a
temporary provision for the support
of the navy for the month of Jan. '85.
On motion of Hopkins tho Senate
joint resolution passed, declaring
Christmas and New Year days holi
days, and the House adjourned until
Wednesday.
On tho 24,th ult., only fifty members
were present when Speaker Carlisle
called the House to order.
Randall called up tho adjournment
resolution and moved concurrence in
the senate amendment, which pro
vides that tho recess shall bogin
to-day and last till Jan. 5th '85.
Agreed to. Adjourned till the 5th.
Xortared by Robbers.
Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 24. At 8
o'clock last night, at the residence of
Elias Marting, a rich bachelor living
four miles east of this city, three
masked men entered the house by
force and bound Mr. Marting. Search
ing the house, they found nothing of
any value, and "then proceeded to
deeds that would disgrace an Indian.
Marting was stripped of all his cloth
ing and red-hot pokers were laid to
his back, while the fiends laughed at
the screams and the agony of their
victim, whose yells filled the house.
Shovelfuls of red-hot coals were
tossed upon him, and his hair was
burned off his head. All the time he
was exhorted to tell where his wealth
was bidden. He told them where to
find about $1,000 all he had in the
house. He was not believed, and the
thieves again began their devilish
work. Pans of hot grease were set on
tho floor and Marting was mado to
stand in them until his flesh peeled
from his feet. He fainted, but was
restored only to undergo new tor
tures. A straw bed was emptied of
its contents, which were piled around
the man and .then fired. The flames
completely enveloped him, and he
was horribly burned. About mid
night, believing him to he dying, the
robbers fled. At 10 o'clock this morn
ing Marting was found unconscious
by two neighbore, who went to his
house on an errand! Medical aid was
summoned and be was revived suffi
ciently to tell the story of his tortures.
A posse is in search of the thieves,
and if caught they will bo banged on
the spot. Marting is highly connect
ed in this city.
AHBual
leeetiag of
Alliance.
FanuerM'
The Fourth meeting is to bo held at
Academy of Music, Lincoln, com
mencing Tuesday evening, Jan. 27,
1885, continuing four days. The gen
tlemen who have accepted invitations
to address tho meeting are: P. B.
Reynolds, "Needs of our Organiza
tion"; C. II. Walker, "Sheep Hus
bandry" ; A. M. Dean, "Education for
Farmers' Children" ; J. Barrows,
"Discrimination Railroad Freights";
J. Sterliug Morton, "Taxation"; Al
len Root, "Why Railroads Should be
Controlled by Law"; J. II. Stickel,
"The Times"; A. II. Vance, "Trans
portation," and W. A. Poynter sub
ject not named. The representation
for the business portion will be one
for each Alliance and one for each
twenty-five members or major frac
tion thereof. These will be entitled
to round trip tickets for one and one
fourth fare over the B. & M. and U.
P. R. R's. upon presenting to tickot
agents a certificate showing that the
holder is entitled to a scat in the
meeting. These can be obtained by
addressing the State Alliance Sec'y,
L. Darling, Juniata, Nebr., as soon as
Jan. 12th, giving name of person and
place of starting. It is expected that
the sessions will be very interesting.
A terrific explosion occurred in
Pratt's Astral Oil Works in the east
ern part of Brooklyn the other day.
The first explosion commingled the
flame of one oil tank with gas of a
second tank and a second explosion
followed almost immediately. These
two explosions made free 10,000 bar
rels of oil, and all this flaming mass
"catching on" to the river of melted
snow was carried into every nook
and cranny of the works. Nearly all
the buildings destroyed, and the loss
will reach between $500000, and $600,
000. The shock of tho two explo
sions broke the windows of all the
houses in the neighborhood, and sent
people in terror flying into the street.
Two slight Bhocks of earthquake
were felt at Madrid, on the 25th inst.
Shocks at Gibraltar were also felt,
and in the southern provinces. There
was great alarm among the people of
Granda, Malaga. Two persons were
killed by falling walls. .Several
houses, including the telegraph sta
tion at Yalez, province of Malaga,
were badly injured. Many persons
were injured at Loja, Motrie and
Olbama. The convent at Seville was
partially destroyed. Several persons
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were killed elsewhere.
Exaiaiaatioa.
Syuopsis of a sermon preached Sab
bath Dec. 21st, 1884, in the Presby
terian churches of Columbus and
Lost Creek.
Text 2 Cor. 13:5. "Examine your
selves, whether ye be in the faith;
prove your own selves."
Two questions are suggested to an
inquiring mind. 1st. What ia the
faith? 2d. Am I in the faith? In
other words, on what foundation rest
the Christian church and Christian
hopes ? And am I on that founda
tion ? Am I a Christian ?
A hearty self-examination will be
followed by blessed results leading
to comfort if you are in the faith, and
being the shortest way to the cross
and the Saviour, if you are not.
Self-examination would be timely
now. Wo settle our accounts at the
close of tho year. How about the
account with God? The year will
close and we know not how soon onr
lives may close. "Who kuoweth
what a day may bring forth ?"
Self-examination is rational. You
would inquire concerning the validity
of an earthly inheritance. Is not n
eternal inheritance worth careful
thoqght?
What is the faith spoken of? The
taith in. which our fathers and
mothers lived and died; the faith
that cheered tho patriarchs and
prophets; the faith which the glor
ious Apostles preached, the faith in
which the blessed martyrs died.
Faith in one God and ono mediator
between God aud man. Faith which
nromDts us to confess to men tho
offences committed against them, and
make amends, but to confess to God
and not to a mau, the sins committed
against God and ask, from him, par
don in the namo of Christ.
THE FOUNDATION
of our hopes is mado of tho most en
during material, fiuer than granite.
Granite melted in the great Chicago
Are, but this will stand the flames of
the judgment.
Our foundation is Jesus Christ, the
Rock of Ages. The true church,
built on this foundation, has not only
stood but grown stronger, as for
thousands of years it has withstood
the shock of battle, the gnawing tooth
of time and the waste of centuries.
In the name of Christ, I invito you to
build on this foundation. Morality
will not atone for the sins that are
past. It is not deep enough for a
foundation. It does not reach the
heart. The moralist knows his heart
is full of evil thoughts, like a cage
full of unclean birds. Other founda
tion can no man lay than that which
is laid, which is Christ. All other
ground is sinking land.
Having examined the faith and
looked at the foundation, the next
inquiry is
PERSONAL.
Are you in the faith? on the foun
dation : "Examine yourselves."
There are hindrances to self-examination.
It may be well to re
connoiter. If we had to meet enemies
in battle it would be well to viow
their position from a commanding
point, observe their uumbers and the
strength of their position, so that, in
troops, rations, arras and ammunition,
we might be prepared to meet and
conquer them. Look, first at the
Lieutenant General of all our enemies,
Satan, ne will try to hinder self
examination, keep the godly from
this source of assurance, comfort and
working strength. Satan is unwilling
a lost sinner should examine himself,
lest, seeing his peril, he will escape
from him to Christ the refuge. How
could Satan get so many to travel
willingly to hell, if they would only
notice the road they travel and in
quire where it ends? If the snare is
in sight, the birds will not enter it.
Satan is too cunning an angler to
scare tboso he is after with his hook
and line, with a noise and his own
appearance, so he labors to prevent a
searching ministry, or to give sinners
hatred to the truth or ill-will toward
preachers, or put them to sleep under
the Gospol. In these ways he would
steel-harden their hearts against the
truth. Another great hindrance
arises from the wicked. Their ex
ample, their merry company and
talk, their continually insisting on
worldly business and pleasure, their
ridicule, scoffs at godly persons, their
persuasions, allurements and tnreats
are all of them great hindrances to
thought on the condition of the soul.
God scarcely ever opens the eyes of a
poor sinner to show him his danger
but immediately Satan's servants are
ready to deceive and quiet him down
in the service of his old master.
It may be well now to give some
rules and suggest some aids to self
examination, if indeed, there are any
ready to begin it. If no one will
apply the rules, it were idle to give
them. We have not inquired into
our spiritual condition as often or as
carofully as we should.
AIDS TO SELF-EXAMINATION.
1st. Empty the mind of every
other thought and care that might
distract or divide it. Testing your
title to heaven is a great work and
will require your undivided mind.
2nd. Choose a place where you
will not be interrupted. Enter your
closet a place from which you can
exclude the world. It may be in
your house, barn, office, shop, field,
or on the highway.
3rd. Humble your heart before
God and ask the Holy Spirit to assist
you in the work.
4th. Have in your heart or mind
or on paper, some verses of scripture
detscribing Christians and Christian
living. Apply these scriptural tests
to your life, sec whether your life
conforms to the rnle. Our Saviour
says, "By their fruits ye shall know
them." And by your life and feelings
yon are to know yourself.
5th. If your heart is unwilling
and your mind wavers, by all the
powers of reason compel them to the
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self - examination. Interest and des-
tiny are at aMkn.
6th. I) not bcirin the oxamimt
tion with the determination of giviug
the vcrdict-in your own favor, liko a
bribed juror who listens as though he
would' give a just decision, when
before hand, be has, without any
evidence, determined how the case
shall go. Determine that you will
give the verdict in accordance with
the law and the evidenoe. Very
often, persons in st&tiug their case to
their lawyer give ouly one Hide of it,
state what they can prove and do not
give what can be proved by the other
party, state what they wish and not
the true case. Thus the lawyer, by
not being at first admitted into the
merits of the case, is confused and
defeated, when in the real trial, be
has to meet tho lawyers and wit
nesses on the other side. Do not act
thus. As you love your soul, do not
begin this self-examination by shut
ting your eyes and closing your ears
against unpleasant facts in your his
tory. Thus you would shut out,
from tho primary examination, im
portant and decisive evidence, which
will be admitted by Jesus, tho im
partial Judge, in the final trial.
When should you begin this self
examination? This question is ans
wered by saying the words "ex
amine" and "prove" are in this vorse,
in tho Greek, both in the simplo im
perative. We know that always means "now."
Not examine yourself to-morrow or
at some subsequent time, but now.
It is a mistake to suppose that re
ligious, like scientific questions, may
be laid aside now and taken up at a
time when the mind is ready. Our
employments and surroundings are
constantly educating us, above aud
out of our own power. Decido to
examine yourself to-morrow and to
morrow, somo othor reason for delay
will arise.
Tho Saviour spake with authority.
The Gospel challenges your im
mediate attention to spiritual in
terests. "Seek ye tho Lord while he may be
found." "Call upon him while he is
near." "Ye know not what a day
may bring forth." Deatb, with lance
in rest and deadly aim, may now be
ready to smite you down. Impeni
tent sinner, be persuaded to begin an
examination of yourself, now long
would you travel a strange road with
out making any inquiry ? You would
ask "Am I right, sir, or wrong?" at
the next fork or cross roads, "shall I
take to the right or left, or keep
straight on?" Why then so careless
about
life's great journey?
Traveling a strange road without in
quiry, when you found you were
wrong you could retrace your steps
and begin the journey anew, but O,
how about making your life-journey
without being sure you are right?
Ah, none return from the other end
of the road to start anew. You must
travel toward heaven or you will
never arrive there. Starting south
you may, by a circuitous route, reach
Omaha, but there is only one road to
heaven. Most people are going to
hell, just now, and do not know il. I
did not make the calculation. Jesus,
who is too wise to make a mistake
and too good to lie, made it. He Gays
there are two roads. This one is
broad, it is thronged with travelers,
it is a down-grade track, and ends in
destruction. That ono is narrow and
straight, and few find and travel it.
See the Sermon on the Mount, Matt.
7 :13. Is it not better to be in a select
company and going to heaven, than
in a crowd and going to hell ?
Chicken-pox is going the rounds at
Neligh.
The Washington monument weighs
811,220 tons.
Train robbery is a capital offense
in Arkansas.
Thieves are annoying the merchants
of Ainsworth.
Last week they had fresh, ripe to
matoes in Florida.
The Catholics are raising funds to
build a church at Ewing.
Frog legs are said to be only 40
cents a pound iu the market.
A thief in York Co., Penn., goes
about disguised as a woman.
Bethlehem, N. IL, with 1,500 in
habitants, has six post-offices.
Eight buildings burned Saturday
at St. Mary's, Kas. Loss, $47,000.
C. M. Depew declines to be a can
didate for U. S. senator in New York.
The works of both Longfellow and
Emerson
schools.
are read in the French
Farmers near Fresno, Cal., were
last week marketing green corn and
strawberries.
The president of the New Orleans
exposition is the largest cotton plan
ter in the world.
This ia the fourth time Kossuth has
had the pleasure of reading his own
obituary in the newspapers.
One hundred and thirty one lives
were lost in the Gloucheater fisheries
during the year, leaving fifty widows.
The citizens of Lincoln are now
furnished the time by the ticks of the
town clock which numbers the hours.
The steamer Olivette, 1,400 tons,
went ashore the other day off Mor
iches, L. I., and will probably prove
a total loss.
A woman at Plattsmouth has sued
a dentist there for $10,000 damages
for injuring her jaw, in an attempt to
extract a tooth.
Foub large blocks in Cambridge,
Washington county, N. Y., burned
the other morning. Lobs between
1150,000 and 1200,000.
John Murphy, who on the 19th of
November murdored his mistress at
Denver, has been found guilty of
"voluntary manslaughter."
A man in Downey, Los Angeles
Co., Cal., hag disposed of his walnut
crop, picked from seventeen acres for
the neat little sum of $2,700.
The Griffin House, at Youngstown,
Ohio, burned the other morning, a
number of the guests escaping by
jumping out of the windows.
Fay Mathbwson shot a wild. goose
not long ago near Ponca which had a
neck twenty inches long and weighed
twenty-six and one-half pounds.
Coal thieves at Central City beat a
detectivo who had been put ou their
track, and almost killed him. They
had been stealiug from the railroad
company.
Edwin Packard, and Alexander
Forman have been expelled from the
Kings county republican general
committee for disloyalty to Blaine
and Logan.
Uarrigan & Hart's thontrr com
iquo, Broadway, N. Y., burned the
other morning. Tho theater cost
$125,000. No insurance ou buildiug
or contents.
Miss Gussie Harris, of Butte
county, Cal., went forth the other
day and shot five quail at ono shot,
aud speared four salmon, two over
four feet long.
The sentence of Captain Dudley
aud Mate Stephens,-tho Migonette
cannibals, has beeu commuted from
hanging to six months imprisonment
without labor.
An unfinished hotel structure out
sido tho exposition grounds at New
Orleans fell on Sunday and buried
three men in its ruins, killing one
and mortally woundiug two.
Recent news from Berlin an
nounces an enormous fiud of copper
that has been made in the Luderitz
district and that the land in conse
quence is extremely valuable.
A York county, Pa., grocer has
sworn out a warrant against his wifo
for pouring a gallon a molasses over
his head. Although there was no
charge for it, he objected to receiving
his goods by that route.
The brig, Belle, of Windsor, N. S.,
coal Iadened, burned at soa one day
last week. The captain and crew
were picked up by a schooner and
arrived at Delaware Breakwater after
suffering much hardship.
A train on the New Orleans &
Northwestern railroad was thrown
from the track the other day by ob
struction near Purvis. Engineer
Robert Turner and the fireman were
killed and others injured.
News is reported from Steuben
ville, Ohio, on the 25th, that James
Collins, ticket agent of the Pan Han
handle at Cadiz Junction, disappeared
with $10,000 borrowed from friends
and belonging to the company.
H. T. Price, a farmer, of Wolsely
College, in Green county, Tennessee,
owns a coat made in 1838 by Andrew
Johnson, who was afterwards Presi
dent of the United States. The coat
is to be on exhibition at the New
Orleans Exposition.
Three hundred delegates to the
centennial conference of Methodism
were present at Baltimore the even
ing previous to the commencement of
the conference and tendered a recep
tion at the First M. E. Church. Ger
mon H. Hunt presided.
FINAL PROOF.
U. S. Land Office, Grand Island, Neb.,)
Nov. 26th, 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 he made before the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of riatte county, at Colum
bus, Nebraska, on the 9th day of Jan
uary, 1835, viz:
John J. Maughan, Homestead Entry
No. 11170 for the S. E. Ji, Section 34,
Township 20 north of Range 3 west. He
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cul
tivation of, said land viz: Thomas
Gogan of Farrall post-office, Michael
Lehnerz of St. Bernard post-office, Peter
Karney, Thomas F. Noon, of Lindsay
post-office, all of Platte Co., Neb.
32-0 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FINAL. PMOOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,1
Dec. 3d, 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 proof
will be made before the Clerk of toe Dis
trict Court at Columbus, Neb., on
January 8th, 1885, viz:
Bird W. Ellis, for the W. M, of S. TV. M
Section 34, Township 19, Range 1 east.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz: John
Wurdeman, Herman Wilkin, Fred Boen
ing and Henry Kersch, all of Columbus,
Nebr.
33-G C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FITVAL. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,)
uec. o, io&i. )
NOTICE is hereby given that the for
lowing-named settler ha filed notice
of his intention to make final proor in
support ofhisclaim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk or the Dis
trict Court of Platte county, at Colum
bus, Nebraska, on Saturday January
24th, 1885, viz:
John Bruckner, Homestead No. 9403,
for the E. M, of S. E. K, Section 20,
Township 20, north of Range 1 west.
Ha mtrriPB the fnllnwinGT witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz:
JoBcph Froemmel. Joseph Hascbke, Fer
dinand Fuchs, and Conrad Fuehs, all or
Humphrey, Platte Co., Neb.
33 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FL1AL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb..)
ov. zum, ioo4. )
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
roof will be made before Cleric of the
tistrict Court at Columbus, Neb., on
January 2d, 1885. Tiz :
Daniel T. Dickinson, Homestead No.
9561, for the S.E. i. Section 1, Township
20, Range 2 west. He names the follow,
ing witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of, said
land, viz: L.B. Leach, Rufus Leach, E.
H. Leach and David Cunningham all of
Hnmphrey, Nebr. .
31-6 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
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F1TVAL. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island Neb.,)
Dec. 3d, 18SL J
NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named
acttler has filed notice
ot his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of the Dis
trict; Court of Platte county, at Colum
bus, Nebraska, on Saturday, January
17tb, 1885, viz:
Karl August Ilarnapp, Homestead No.
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Township 19. north Range 1 east. He
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and culti
vation of, said land, viz: Henry Her
chenhan, Henry Brock, of Columbus,
Platte Co., Neb., Henry Kersch, John
Doersch, of Neboville, Platte Co., Neb.
33-6 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FKA. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,1
Dec. 4th 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 proof
will be made before Clerk of the District
Court at Columbus, Neb., on Friday,
January 23d. 1885, viz:
Anthony Kuntze, Homestead No. 8413,
for the W. K. of N. . , section 18,
Township 19 north, of Range 3, west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz: Peter
Peterson. Louis Anderson, Hans. J.
Jensen, of Lookingglass, and Joshua M.
Robinson, of Postvllle, Platte Co., Neb.
33-6 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
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FEA1, PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island Neb.,)
Nov. 19th. 183 J. f
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-lowing-named
settler has filed notice
of his intention to make tinal i.roof In
ib-.. viz:
August Bentel Homestead No. Moo
for the S. yit of N. W. a, Section ;,
lownship 20 north, of Range 1 west. He
names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cul
tivation of, said land, viz: Ignatz Z:ieh,
Ignatz eith John Daly and Albert
Schroeder, all of Humphrey, Platte
County Nebraska.
31-6 C. HOSTKTTKlt. Register.
FIA1. PMOOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.J
Nov. iMd, 1S84. f
NOTICE is hereby given that the
following-named settler has Hied
notiee of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
saidproof will be made before the Jud"
of the District Court at Columbus, Ne
braska, on the 2d day of January, lJtfT.,
viz:
David L.
I L. Conard, Homestead No. 112W,
N. S. W. yi, and lots 3 and A, of
14, Township 18 north, of Range
. He names the following wit
to prove his continuous riMiilrn.-
for the
Section
t iesi. xie names me ioiiowiik' wit
nesses to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz:
Wm. J. Irwin, John J- Truman, John
1 eterson, Joseph L.Truman, all of Platte
County. Nebraska.
31-6 C. HOSTETTER. Register.
FIIVAE. PROOF.
Land Office, Grand Island, Neb.)
Dee. 10th, isyj. f
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol
lowing named settler has filed notice
of uis intention to make finaLproof in sup
port or his claim, and that said proof will
be made before Clerk of District Court
of Platte county, at Columbus, Neb., on
Friday, January 30th, 1885, viz :
Wadyslaw Bogus, Homestead No. 0057,
for the N. of S. E. X, Section 8, Town
ship 19, north of Range 2 west. He names
the following witnesses to prove his con
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: John Torcon, Charier,
Szawica, John Chcchon, Charles Kula.all
of Platte Center, Platte Co., Neb.
34-0 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FI.KAL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,?
Dec. 3d, 1884. f
Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice or his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Clerk of the District
Court, of Platte county, at Columbus,
Nebr., on Friday, January 16th, 1885, viz:
John Torcon, Homestead No. 9615, for
the W . 4, or N. E. , Section 18, Town
ship 19 north, Range lwest. He names
the following witnesses to prove his con
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: J.F. Shure, Michael
Wieser, August Wieser, oi Humphrey,
P atte Co., Neb.. Frank Paproski, or
Platte Center, Platte Co., Neb.
33-6 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
support oi ms claim, and that said proof
will be made before Clerk of District
Court of Platte county at Columbia,
eb., on Tuesday. .Immv im.
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