4(bis fur turf,
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5, lKs.
Xaitriiat thi FssteSei, ColwatM.Hifc.. aiitesai
elut mtttir.
The formal resignation of the Hod
S. S. Cox, minister to Turkey, lias
been received at the Department of
State, Washington City.
Mits. Cornelia. Stewart, wife of
the late millionaire, A. T. Stewart,
died suddenly on the morning of the
25th of October, at her residence in
Now York City.
The Irish are not at peace ; "evic
tions are increasing and tbeie are
more than the usual amount of want
and poverty, especially in the west
ern part of the country."
Robert W. "Alstox, a clerk in the
Auditor's office at Washington, com
mitted suicide the other day by
shooting himself in the head. Ner
vous depression is said to have led
to the act.
The Grand Island Independent
says there will be more cattle fed
and fattened in Hall county thiB year
than in any winter in its history, and
that there will be a demand for all
the corn raised.
Young or middle aged men suffer
ing from nervous debility, loss of
memory, premature old age, as the
result of bad habitF.should send 10c te.
in stamps, for large illustrated treat
ise. Address, World's Dispensary
Medical Association, GG3 Main street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
It is stated that a singular suicide
occurred the other night near Detroit
on the farm of Win. Kidney, of a
man about 6ixty years old by the
name of E. J. Wilcox. Alter the
family had retired he slipped out of
doors and placed a dynamite cart
ridge under his arm. The force
created by the explosion was terrible
and fragments of his body were
scattered in every direction.
France appears to be hurrying up
for war. The Minister of Marine
has introduced a bill for the com
pletion of the "French Navy" which
proposes an outlay of 112,000,000 for
the construction of ports of ref
uge. It also proposes such a con
centration of work, under contracts,
that it shall be completed in four
years, instead of nine, which is the
nominal time named for tho whole
outlay.
A meeting was held the other
afternoon in New York City in the
interest of reforms in tariffs, and to
decide as to tho most judicious steps
to be taken to secure the election of
representatives to congress and
United States Senator, who will do
their utmost to bring about a revision
by reducing taxes, tariff, and levies
on American industries, and es
pecially a repeal of duties on raw
materials.
Salisbury, Md., was nearly de
stroyed by fire the other night. It
is tho county seat of Wicomico, and
the principal lumber trading point
of the eastern spur of Marylaud and
situated at tho head of navigation
of the Wicomico river, which extends
up to the pine regions of lower
Delaware. The fire started in a
small frame stable, and swept over
the town until it destroyed a million
dollars worth of property.
The citizens of Stanton county ate
greatly excited about the mysterious
disappearance of Mrs. Pryor. About
8 o'clock the other night she 'left her
home in Stanton, driving a span of
spirited horses. A day or two after
wards the buggy was found over
turned on the shore of the Elkhorn,
the team having plunged over the
bank, a distance of fifteen feet. The
team was found two miles down the
stream on the opposite side. The
river has been dragged for two miles
but no trace of her remains has been
found.
Julius Lekab and Miss Minnie
F. Roesab, of Chicago, were to be
married the other evening. The
bride and one hundred guests with
music, feast and clergyman were in
attendance, but the bridegroom failed
to make his appearance. A friend
went in search of him, and with the
the aid of the police broke open the
door of his apartment, which was
locked, and found him on the bed
with a bullet hole in his head, dead.
He had written an explanation com
plaining that he bad not the moral
courage to proceed with the marriage.
Earthquake shocks have again
visited the south. They were felt
at Charleston, Columbia, Atlauta,
Louisville and Raleigh. In some of
the places named the shocks were
quite severe. At Lynchburg, Va.,
three large cracks in the earth have
been discovered on the top of Flat
Top mountain in Tazewell county,
occasioned by the earthquake. One
run across the mountain road and
large trees and rocks were thrown
into it. At Washington City the
shock was so strong as to pi the
type on the imposing stones in the
Star office. No loss of life or prop
erty is reported.
Waltzr, the nine-year-old son of
E. W. Sims, met with a painful acci
dent last Sunday. He had ridden
one of the horses to water, with only
a rope around the animal's neck, and
as soon as the horse had qnenched
his thirst he made a break for the
barn as fast as he could run. The
animal went right into the open
door, on the jump, and the boy
struck his head a fearful blow'against
(he door jam, throwing him from the
horse and cutting a fearful scalp
wound on the head. Dr. Briden
tine dressed the wound and the
little fellow is gettiug along nicely.
If the blow had been two inches
down it would undoubtedly have J
tilled the bay. Madison Democrat, j
The Klecttea.
We have delayed the iamie of this
week's Journal to give the official
vote of Platte county, and some idea
as to the election generally. . "
The indications from eastcra states
are republican gains sufficient, possi
bly, to make the next house of rep
resentatives republican.
In Nebraska the republican state
ticket is elected at an estimated ma
jority of 25,000.
Laird and Dorsey have been re
turned to congress from the Second
and Third districts of this state.whilc
Howe, the republican candidate in
the First, seems lo have been defeated
by McShaue, dem., who.-e election
will be contested.
At this writiug it U not kuown
whether Higgins (rep) or Ko'.da
(dem) is elected state senator, and it
will take the official count to de
termine. Lata'. Platte county gives
Folda 139 maj.; Colfax (lowest esti
mate) Higginu's maj. 14(5, making
Higgins the sonator.
The republicans of Platte can con
gratulate themselves on the election
of Pat. Higgins to the senate, Judge
Bowman to the house, Dr. Schug to
the coroncrship,- aud Juliu? Ras
mus6eu and W. B. Backus to the
justiceship of third ward, Co'uiubus
Caiiteacy, at Jewel. Oar
WaufciaariBi ,'orrei6atIfau
CSiTCM aa lacideat.
The President surprised bis friends
by appointing young Benjamin Fol
som, a cousin oi hi wife, to the im
portant consulate at. Sheffield, Eng
land. The Surprise was caused by
a knowledge of the Pendent's dis
like for appointing relatives uf high
officials and iiiflnencial people to
office. It was only the other day
that he rebuked Auditor Shelley in a
most caustic letter for appointing
tho sous of Senators Pugh and Har
ris to clerkships iu his office, although
they had passed a civil service ex
amination. The President forced
Mr. Shelley to revoke these appoint
ments. This letter of his called forth
words of burning praise, from the
mugwump press. The appointment
of the youthful aud inexperienced
Folsom to an important office, where
thorough commercial knowledge 5b
necessary to satisfactorily perform
its duties, will give Secretary Man
ning an opportunity to make a good
point on the president.
It is not generally known that Mr.
Manning was very much disappoint
ed over tho appointment of a
postmaster at Albany. lie
thought as a matter of course
that he would be allowed to control
the appointment in his own town.
He spoke to Mr. Vilas about it.
and the latter said it was all right of
course. Mr. Manning recommended
Mr. Dalahanty. The commission
was about to be made out by the
President when the latter discovered
that the Delahauty recommended by
Mr. Manniug was the father of the
latter' son-in-law. When ho made
this discovery he refused to make
the appointment. It would not do
at all, ho said, and then appointed
some one else in whom Mr. Manniug
was not at all interested. The Presi
dent's attention was recalled to the
relationship by Col. Lamont. Mr.
Manning was quite displeased at the
time, but there was not quite enough
of a disappointment in it to warrant
a quarrel. The Sheffield consulate
has a salary of $2,500. Tho fees
amount to about $4,000 anuually.
WaHHlactea letter.
(From our regular correspondent.)
Washington, Oct., 30, 188G.
Oh Reform! What shams are
perpetrated in thy name. Public
officials or employes may, it seems,
take the party stump, although the
famous order reminds them that
"their time and labor belong to the
Government." They may be del
egates to nominating conventions,
"provided they conduct themselves
with decorum and so not mako their
office prominent," though the order
pronounces the use of their offices to
secure their election as "indecent and
unfair." So long as they act in
politics as 'mere citizens' they are
irreproachable. It is a very simple
process.
It has been reported that the Presi
dent and the civil service commis
sioners cannot look each other in the
face without laughing. Democratic
Government clerks here go home to
vote, but something admonishes the
Republican clerks that they had
better stick to their desks. Some of
them thought to adjust their sails so
as to catch the favoring . breeze of
both sides, and took their annual
leave beforehand, so that now they
cannot go home to voto without
losing their daily wage. Besides,
they have a good excuse iu the mass
of work thrown upon the depart
ments by the preparation of the an
nual reports, and the absence of all
the Democratic employes.
And now there is another story
reflecting upon Gen. Black's manage
ment of the Pension office. During
the session of Congress Commis
sioner Black attempted to discredit
ex-Commissioner Dudley by trying
to show that Dudley ir.ade certain
cases ''special" in order that their
allowance might ha mado useful to
Republieau candidates for Congress
who asked that the claims specified
might be hurried. Gen. Black has
frequently stated that while he re
mains At the head of the office there
shall Iw nocasfs faken up out of their
regular order to oblige Pemocratic
Cougref-pmen. A few days ajt'e pue
of the friends of Representative
Stahlneckcr called on Geu. Black's
asststaut and asked that the claims of
a certain ppldier be hurried through.
The following table gives the vote on candidates, amendment and appropriation. The prohibition vote was
52. Total vote in county 2107. Democratic plurality on state ticket is 250. North has a plurality of 501 for gov
ernor. John W. Fuchs for float representative has a majority of 88 in Colfax and 142 in Platte, 210 in all. F. Folda
for float senator has 139 majority in Platte and runs behind 146 in Colfax, giving Pat. M. Higgins a majority of 7.
OFFICK
AND
CANDIDATES.
For Governor
James K. North, I
John M. Thayer, 1L. -
Lieutenant Governor
C. J. Boxvlby, D............
Hiblmrd ll.Nhedd, K
Secretary of State
Itichard Thompson, D
Gilbert L. Laws. It
State Treasurer
Chas. H. willanl, K-
State Auditor
Thomas Klienger, D-
II. A. Rabeoek. K
Attorney General
W. L. Greene. I . ...
Win. Ieese, It
Commissioner Public Lands and Buildings
Thos. W. Smith. D... ... .
Superintendent Public Instruction
a 4 az UwH. j 4a
Representative In Congress, 3rd Dist,
! t Mw jorse j(. ..
Senator IMst. 13
f m f oiwi( j "
I At Hipplns K
Float Representative, Dist. 25
John W. h uchs, D ... .
J. I. Kobisou.lt
Repeseutatives Dist. SI
John J. Sullivan, D..... "...
Obe Tenvillegar, D
G. G. Bowman, It
W. .1. Irwin. IX
County Attorney
John M. Gondring, D
John M. Macfarland, It-
Coroner
Dr. Win. IMwards, D
For Amendment to Constitution-
Against Amendment to Constitution
For Building for Co. Offices
A train st Building for Co. Offices -
Township!.
Supervisors.
Columbus..
Jlutler
Hismark
Monroe
Shell Creek-
Walker
Humphrey
Grand Prairie...
Lost Creek ...
Gmuvilie
Creston
liurrows .
Woodville -
A. V. Clark
W. H. Iles-s
I. C. Svliwartxley.
Geo. S. Truman...
Stevo Wagoner-..
Nils Oleson-
C. B. Campbell ..
Herbert Brauu .
1L I'insou
J. Mack-
N. D!e!ou
James Burrow ...
A. ;. l'olf-
James Milslale..
W. Newman
I). E. Campbell 1...
M. Maher..
1-St. lieroani .
Sherman .
Loun ....
Joliet .
City of Columbus, entitled to two Supervisors, elected II. .1. Hudson and Geo. Lehman, 31.
Its prompt allowance might prove
useful, he said, to this Congressman,
who was having considerable op
position in his canvass for re-election.
Before he left the office he was
promised that tho case would be
"expedited," bat the matter was to be
kept quiet aud no papers relating to
the "expedition" were to be sent in.
Much indignation is felt juat now
by the employes of the Penoiou office
because of the uninhabitable con
dition of the building in which they
have to work. It has been in' course
of construction for about three year?,
and is the ugliest public structure in
Washington. During tho paRt sum
mer nothing was done there, but
since cool weather set in, aud Con
gressmen began to arrive, a display
of activity ban beon made. The
work of plastering has begun and a
large part of the clerical force i pick
iu consequence. One of them pub
lished a petition to the effect that the
time they were losing from such en
forced HickncRs should not bo taken
from their wagea, and he wan right.
Work on the annual reports that
are to go to Congress is taking
precedence of everything else in the
departments now. The Democratic
bureau officers arc not finished
writers, and the prolixity of their
contributions is appalling. The task
of curtailing them to reasonable size
is going bravely on, and it takes a
great deal of time. Under the Re
publican regime ex-Comptroller
Lawrence was the most prolific sub
reporter, but there are feveral
bureau officers under the present ad
ministration that can waste more
paper than he.
This is race week, and the Wash
ington race course, most beautiful
when its surrounding hills have their
brilliant autumnal coloring, will as
usual be the rendezvous of society.
It is much more the fashionable thing
to go to the races here, even than in
Baltimore, the grand stand always
containing numerous representatives
of the old families, as well as of the
Diplomatic Corps, and Army, Navy
and official circles. The autumn
meeting of the Jockey Club affords
about the first opportunity for a
general gathering of the people who
have been spending the 6ummer
months away. There is no reetric
tion on betting here, and those who
want to see the horses run for their
money are allowed to do so.
otttsyotibtnu.
In this department the people talk, and
not the editor. Each writer must bold
himself ready to defend his principles
and his statements of facts. "In the mul
titude of counsel there is wisdom." Kd.
Journal.
For the Journal.
Nhall We IVatiaaalixe the Kail,
read aad IVIeftrapaa? Let;
islatlea la the laterent
91eaepellen.
At this late day, it will hardly be
questioned by any intelligent man or
woman, that under tho constitution
of the United Slates delegating to
congress the power to regulate com
merce among the several states, that
the federal government in order to
carry out the letter and tpirit of that
enactment, would not have the right
to construct and operate lines of rail
ways and telegraphs for the benefit
of the whole people, on the same
principle, on which our postal system
is operated. We need scarcely be
told in this enlightened age, that
those agencies are now run in the
interests of the fsw, and to the
detriment of the many. We are met
at the very threshold, with the ar
gument, that the Ibaory may be good,
but in practice the project would be
too cumbersome. Such arguments
wj&re once advanced when the
criminal jurisprudence postal service,
collection of taxes and revenue were
farmed out to private individuals in
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TOWNSHIP OFFICERS:
Tremurcr.
Jacob Louis
C. Meeitel
A. C. Pickett
is. II. U'tthiop
ll.Wilke
!:. IS. Hall-
J.J. Rarue..
J. i Johnson
V. !I. Bender
S. W Wiisoii
.M.IIalleu
W. A. Hampton
A. C. Aiider.-o:i
II. I. William-
1. 1 Coicmi
W". Schiide
II. G. Leusfhcii-
1 .1. G. Kumiuer
Samuel Slahood
, Henry Kickcrt
John 11 Daek
It. Keajian
:. K. Grip
! G. II. Broekhaus-.
.1. 1. Braun-
Ge. Scheidel
T. K. Ottis
W.J. Belknap
J. F.Shure-
.1. V. Aptfiir-
SI. Diettrirh
J. II. Wurdeiuaii-.
John Kiseninann...
H. S. Klliott
the way back past. Now since these
agencies have been so much better
managed by the government, we
seldom hear, that privato parties ever
had them under their control. Would
any one pretend that the postal,
light-house, signal service, and coast
survey service are uot managed more
efficiently by the government, than
if they were under the supervision of
individual or corporate enterprise.
The state of Georgia operated her
railroads till the time ot the rebel
lion. While they were under the
management of her elected official?,
thoy paid largo revenues to the state.
Private individuals and companies
would never have got control of
them, ouly through the agency of
corrupt carpet-bag legislators in very
troublesome times. The charters ot
a number of Russian roiuls have ex
pired, aud the government operates
them at less rates for transportation,
than did the companies prior thereto,
and pays better wages to the work
men. Iu that country the govern
ment after purchasin; locomotives
aud other things iiciu--.- u to con
struct and operato railways from
England and the United States, aud
paying freight for thousands of miles,
a road is constructed and operated
by the stale, and the charge for travel
thereon per mile, amounts to about
one cent in American money.
Companies in this couutry where
railroad materials are much cheaper
than in Russia, charge two and a half
to fifteen cents per mile. Is It to be
wondered at that these corporations
are obliged to issue passes to local
politicians, delegates to political con
ventions, and bribe congressmen and
legislators, in order to perpetrate
such outrages on the masses? Aus
tralia owns and operates her railroads
to the satisfaction of the people.
Lines of transportation are operated
in Germany, France, Spain and
Egypt successfully by the govern
ment. Vast armies and their sup
plies, thousands of officials, and
prominent people are carried free
over state roads in France aud
Germany, and the charges to the
travelling public are very low. In
Belgium the railroad management
only charges thirty-six ccutB for
every thirty miles per passenger.
Many of the objectors to our
theory may urge that this country is
not prepared for such great central
ization in the civil service. The
management of these enterprises is
now under the supervision of private
official, and would it make them Icbb
efficient and more corrupt to con
stitute (hem public functionaries?
History and experience tond to prove
the contrary. Are not the Americau
people up to the standard of intel
ligence, with that of other countries,
that are uow operating such enter
prises successfully? Again strikes
which are so detrimental to nil
classes would be unknowu in those
branches of the service. We never
bear of any strikes in any govern
mental branch of our service.
With regard to the telegraphs (he
foregoing arguments apply with
peculiar force. They ought to be
operated as a part and parcel of the
postal service. The government of
Great Brltan operates its telegraphic
service satisfactorily and sends a dis
patch to any part of the United
Kingdom for twenty-five cents.
Would any one be foolish enough 10
suppose that the proposition to rele
gate that service back to private
parties, would for a moment bo en
tertained by the government? Senator
Hill of Colorado while in the United
Slates Senate tried hard to gel his
postal telegraph bill through Con
gress. Of course ,e failed, and (he
corporations defeaied him for a
second term, just as they will doubt
less defeat Van Wyck in Nebraska.
&tr. Hill ones told the writer tha
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Clerk.
Aaarrbors.
G. W. Weott
Joe Oliirich-
S. Heubel-
C. W. Hollingsliea.l....
S. iickt'li-oii
A. A. I.nmivcu
.1. 51. Bonder-
I'eter Ziimliriinii
Kd. Hlgxiiis-
Henry asser
J. L. Brown
Jounce Thomasiu
w 111. Irwin ,
John Wajnier
II. Backeiilms
A. Iltieruer-
IVter i:rieM)ii
K. Clother, Assessor.
your senior senator is a veiy
couscientiiMH man and worked
faithfully fur the interests of his state
and the west izenetaliy. It will not
do to have such a disturbing element
in that respectable body ot corpora
tion lawyers, therefore he must be
defeated, what difference will it mako
if nine tenths of (lie people of the
stale are for him? Senators should
he ebfwn In a volt! ol the nnple
and be 1 1 1 -1 1 1 diter.lly i'Lvp"uetih!u to
them tor Iht-ir 1 tficial acts. As they
nre ur.w selected, is it any wonder
that we have so much Ha- law and
so few enactments in the interest of
the people, .lust consider how the
interstate commeico bill fared, before
Congress. Have you forgotten how
your railroad legislation fared before
your slate Seuate? Headers, do j-on
expect anything better at the next
session? It would uot take much of
a prophet to fortel that you will hope
iu vain, when the government
manages these enterprises in the in
terest of the public, tho incentive to
bribe our law makers to give them
liceuse to prey on the producers of
the country, will be gone.
Class law has caused moro misery
lhan pestilence and famine. It is the
folly of man that ruins him. His
wisdom must save him. How long
will the producers of the country he
bambooled, by cheap politicians in
the pay of their despoilers?
Bykon Millett.
En. CoLUSiitus Joukn'al: I notice
in your last issue a reply to my for
mer communication aud the state
ments I made are emphatically deni
ed, therefore it becomes my duty to
furnish proofs. I stated that that
people had .violated all law that they
did not see fit to interpret as law ;
I might havo gone further and said
human aud divine. I also say that
many of them are strangers to shame
and decency. Concerning polygamy
no proof can bo given that God ever
gave in any dispensation of the
world a law or command requiring
his children to enter into polygamy
or plural marriage. Tbcy will refer us
to Abraham, but if you will read
closely you will find that Sarah
thought lo help the Lord out after he
hid predicted that she should
bear a son in her old age, so she re
quested Abraham to go iu to her
maid ; after a son was born, trouble
entered into the family and Sarah
complained bitterly. Then the Lord
commanded that tho bondwoman and
her child should be put away. In
due time the promise to Abraham
was fulfilled. Isaac was born ; when
he grew up God honored him as the
legitimate heir, thus acknowledging
the first born of the lawful wile.
Then they call attention to Jacob,
we again find .1 lack of any command
from God, but in place tho shameful
act of an idolatrous priest, who, after
Jacob had served him seven years for
Rachel palmed Leah oft upon him.
But he still loved Rachel aud served
another seven years for her. Again
they refer us to David aud Solomon,
but there is the sime lack of evi
dence. We now come lo the New
Testament times; we do not find the
Saviour preaching any such doctrine.
Neither do any of his apostles, hut
they all teach a high state of morali
ty. Well say they, did not the
Saviour Iovo Martha and Mary, is
that not evidence that they were his
wives? We can uot accept such
evidence, it is too much strained.
You or I may love a number of per
sons, because of their good conduct
and moral hearing, hut not in the
sense we love our wives. Wo believe
that God is an unchangeable being,
His ways nre one eternal round
without the shadow of a change. In
proof of this we refer (hum to (he
standard w.orks of the church (vi?)
the Doctrine aud Covenants and
Book of Mormon. (We quote from
?j I
the Liverpool editions published .or
Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball
and Parley P. Pratt, by order or :bc
translator iu.lS41). In the. D. C. wc
are told that, a mTin ttiould have but
one wi:e and a woman but one hus
band except in case nt death either
are at liberty to marry again.
Refi:riug to thi Book ot Mormon
w Hud the language used much
stronger. (Hear the words). Where
fore I the Lord God will not sutler
that this people sball do" alike, unto
them of old. (Relet ring to David
and Solomon), Wherefore my breth
ren hear me and hearken to the word
of the Lord lor there shall uot any
man among you have save it bo one
wife aud coucubiucs he shall have
none. For I ihe Lord God deligh(eth
iu the chattily of" woman and whore
doms are an abomiuatiou before me:
saith the Lord God : Here we have
tho moral law governiu: all the
ages from Adam down to the present
time.
Now for ihe human law. We find
throughout the United Slates a law
existing punishing bigimv. When
the DrighamifCJ first eu'cied in tills
stale ot !te they were guilty of biga
my, therororo violators of tho law
then existing; this state of things
continued for boiiiq years after they
went to Uiah, in April lSf2; the in
famous revelation was first made
public, (for I was there and heard it)
Oiaon Pratt, known as the Champion
ol Polygamy, was scut to Washing
ton to publi-h a papir there advocat
ing the doctrine. Afterwards went
10 England tor the fame purpose.
Juliii Taylor, no- the leader iu hid
ing, wa- sent tj New York City for
the same pui pose, and for a short
lime j ublished 11 paper called the
JfminoH, a'lprwarris went to France
and I here in public dNcu.tsdou dented
in t-'to ihe practice o; m:h ;m princi
ple in Utah, when he at the same
time whs a polygamic.
Soon we find en act parsed by the
legislature o! Utah legalizing this
-inn: 01 mini;- ,.p 10 mis time 1 ciatm 1
it was bigamy and punishable by the
laws then iu existence. This their
leaders knew, therefore the necessity
of legislative enactment; by this
means it became polygamy.
But early in the presidency of
Abraham Lincoln the attention of
Congress was called lo the existing
evil aud an act was passed prohibit
ing slavery and its twin relic polyga
my ; how long and how persistently
have they lived in flagrant and open
violation of this law, treatiug it with
scorn and contempt; marrying more
frequently and urging their converts
to observe what Ihey call the celestial
law. aud then to tell us they have
violaied no law. I want to givo a
few examples of the workings of
this celestial law (hat came under my
own observation during my residence
iu Salt Lake City and Utah territory,
extending over eight years. I knew
all Ihe parties well. One man mar
riod three sinters; in due time child
ren were born to each, then tho
double commenced. Tho sisters
quarreled as to which child was heir
to (he father's property, which was
very limited, but one sister thought
lo steal a march on the others so she
hastened to see Bro. Brigham and
laid the matter before him. The
answer she got is not fit to appear in
print. Another man married his
half sister and every kind of decep
tion was used to keep bis lanfnl
wife in ignorance, but in a Bhort
time she found it out and the poorfthis tinio I heard of the wonderful
woman became a raging maniac and
iu a short time she died. Another
man married both mother and daugh
ter, lor which act under the Mosaic
law they would have been liable to bo
burned to death. One day the fol
lowing conversation passed between
me and another man. "Good dav.
Bro. li.. I understand you have taken
another wife." He said, "Why, yes,
you see my first wife is getting old
and sickly, and I had to keep a hired
girl all the time, so I thought I had
better marry her and savo her
wage.." Under ench circumstances
where do we find Christian principle,
where is the boasted charity and
sympathy, and for woman to advo
cate aud defend such a state of things
I would ask what has become of her
sense of ehame and decency. The
above are only a few cases out of
mauy. But my article is getting
too lengthy and much more might be
said.
In conclusion I would Fay that I
havo no quarrel with individuals,
but I fight agaiust error aud false
hood aud evil deeds. I also wish it
to be uuderslood that I am culi6tcd
uutil the end of the war. I would
say to our Utah friends that they
havo choHeu their own luut-ic. thev
have also danced to it, aud now they
arc anked lo pay the fiddler. They
should do it without so much grum
bling. Yours respectfully,
GkorueW. (Jalf.kv.
The other night at Weeping Water,
Neb., a lire de3troyed tha barn of S.
Clinton, one mule, a wagon and a
quantity of hay. It is supposed to
be the work of a tramp. LossffiOO,
with no insurance. Men with no
visible means of support should be
given work lo do.
ji -
Poi.k Hami'to.v, while under arrest
at Crate, Neb., shot himself through
the heart the other evening. He had
been selling liquor without a permit-
in his temperance hall, and was
nr rented for -It. Hampton came to
Craig from Iowa about ix months
ago.
Sunday afternoon lat, another
slight Ireinor of earthquake was felt
at Charleston. It caueed no damage.
Shortly after, a spring of clear, pure
water appeared in the custom house
yard and was stilt runuing when the
telegram wan eui. j
COLUMBUS
WM- BECKER,
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WKU.SKI.KOTKI) STOCK.
Teas, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups,
Dried and Canned Fruits,
and other Staples a
Specialty.
tlaootlN Delivered Free
Marl ul'lhe iJlly.
10 sti
Cor. Thirteenth and JC Streets, near
A. if; y. Depot.
NS0Ns ANODYNE
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UNIMENT
ARSONS' -PILLS
The.v pir.s were a wonderful dtacoTwry. No other
ronasmu aucoTwry. no oam turn iMm tm w wwria. win iwnniif ears or
diseaM. Tha lnfonnattoa aroand fc tm wrt Urn thM fc m yi box of
it tham and yoa will always ta tbaakftO. OMlUla doaa. niaatratadnampaltt
a. craent by mall fbr2Se. in itampa. Dr. I. S. JOlWOKtCOi. M CM. St.. Boton.
r ;:.'ve au nanner or aiseaaa,
Is. Find out aboat them
T.-i Sold cverywhgra. c:
. .- -j:'s Ccnui;:o
ovrtleria absolutely
;i'ire and highly coa-t.n-i
.ted. O:ioouneei
MAKE HENS LAY
it worth 11 pound or
a-i" cihertrsd. It i
ttr:i.tij a :cdiemo to
b ff'vea tvltll food.
8;d everywhere, or sent by matt for 33 cent ta
6U uaaa by axpraaa, prepaid, for $6.0U
Hon. Jiski'H IJ. Clark, of Man
chester, N. II., a very worthy citizen,
committed eulciilo by hfttigiug. He
ha? held several important positions
and recently defeated in the nomina
tion for Congress. It is believed that
his defeat had something to do with
taking his life.
A Tl.TiKIW KUM'irt:
I'rom a Jlt 'l'errible Death.
The Wilmington (Del.) Acir. of
September 8th, 1S8G, gives the fol
lowing history of a prominent busi
ness mau's plucky tight ault terrible
experience- with that much-dreaded
and alwayH-to-bo-fearcd disease,
Cancer.
Some five years ago a barber ac
cidentally cut my lower lip whilf
shaving me. The pain was very
slight and for soino time hardly gave
it a passing thought. Finally it as
sumed the condition of a warl, which
refused to heal entirely with all my
efforts iu that direction. I went to
one of the leading phsieiaus of
Philadelphia, who treated me three
months for cancer, and sent me home
cured, as he said. But I was appre
heti8ive. I was told by a prominent
physician of Wilmington that I
would surely die of cancer. About
cures eflected by Swift's Specific,
known as S. S- S. I was suffering
with nervous prostration. After I
had given S. S. S. a fair trial this all
disppeared, and I feel myself again.
I continued to take Swift's Specific
medicine regularly for several
months, and before I could realize
how it came about, I wh9 a new man
again. In fact I was cured never
felt better in my life, and from that
time up to the present I have never
felt the least evidence ot a return
of my old trouble. The
cancer disappeared over a year ago,
but I refariucd from making the
cure public brfore this, as I wished
to be certain that I was cured. My
condition is perfectly normal ; I have
none of those annoying symptoms
which followed every other treat
ment used. I honestly believe that
I have been cured of cue of the worst
afflictions that can be visited upon
the human family, and by the medi
cine known as S. S. S. I do not wish
my name to appear in this connection
for business reasons only, but you
are at liberty to give my name and
address to any fellow-aulTorer, or any
one interested in the cau&e ot hu
manity. Treatise ou Blood ami Skiu Dis
eases mailed free.
Tho Swift Specific Co , Drawer .',
Atlauta, Ga.
LEGAL NOTICE.
To rciom it may concern.
THE HOARD OF SUPERVISORS OK
Platte County, have ileelan-il the
following M'Ction lfin. opened as a nub
ile roail,to-wit: CotnmeneiuKuttheS.W.
corner ot section IT, Town 1!, Rango 1,
East, aud running thence ilu; east on
section line and terminating at S. E.
corner of Section Ifi, Town 1!, RaDe 1,
Eait. and known upon record :im the
"(Jluck" road.
Xou all objections to the location of the
above described road, or claims for daui-age.-s
caus-ed thereby, must be tiled in the
County Clerk's office on or before noon
of the 'J3d day of November, 1S&1. or the
Maid road will be dulv fatahliidicd with
out reference thereto.
Hated, olunibus, Neb., Sent. 'Jlst.lWG
l.'toct'NMt John Staukfeb,
Co lint v Cleric.
I.rKit! Xotlce.
To all whom It may concern:
'I liprnmiHissioncr appointed to view and re
pot t upon the location of a public road com
mencing at tunsn corner of thcqr of ne o,r
of section l.. town 19, range tf uet, and run
uinx a direct angle southratt to th se corner
ol tho ne qr of se qr of said .section i.i, and
thence terminating, and kown upon the record
as the ".McCalie"' road, lias reported iu fax or of
the same.
Now all objections thereto, or claim for
damages caused thereby, must be filed in the
county clerk's olllce on or before noon of the
17th dav of December. is.;. or the said road
xx ill be located ai called for, xvithour reference
thereto.
Dated Columbus. Neb, Oct. 1'itli, i.
John mtaupfkii,
23-4V County Clerk.
BOOMING
I W. T. RICKLY & BRO.
'. holesale and Retail Dealers in
i Fresh and Salt Meats,
GAME, POULTRY,
And Fresh Pish.
!iAU Kllds af S:i,lsae a siHiaity-
13-V.a. h paiil lor lliilea. Pelts, Tallow.
Highest market price pahl for t:t cattle.
Olive Street, second door north of
Firat National Bank.
:a-ti
JACOB SCHRAM,
)IKLKK IN(
DRY GOODS!
Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps,
FMISHIM GOOSS m N0TIQ1TS-
LOW PRICKS FOR CASH
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BOKOI,
Ilk taeaa tm ta
win maka htna lay-
ottuaa on
Ilka It. It eurea
afclafcaa eaolvra and
Ddlaeaaea of nana.
la warta tta waUbt
taaald. Illustrated
book by Ball Ira.
aUaoa. 11-4. U- atr-ttJtkt tin oaaa, 91 : kyaail. SI.
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All Kinds ? Grain.
OUR FLOUR BRANUS:
"WAY UP," Patent,
"IMPERIAL," "BIO 4,"
"SPREAD EAGLE."
AVe guarantee our Hour to be equal to
any Hour manufactured in the state.
We call the attention of the public to
the fact that we make a specialty of ex
changing Hour, bran and shorts for
wheat, as good Hour and a much of it as
any other mill in this part of the state;
also the exchange of corn meal for corn.
We have put in special machinery for
grinding rye Hour and buckwheat Hour.
J3T Satisfaction guaranteed. Please
give us a call. 24-Feb-'U-y
cmc
Meat Market,
C. E. MORSE, Proprietor.
Keeps on hand best quality of fresh and
salt meats. Poultry, Vegetables, &e.
CASH PAID FOR HIDES.
Olive St., one door north of post-office.
-'iSept. tr
Red Clover,
Timothy,
Red Top, and
Blue Grass Seed
AT
Herman Oehlrich & Bro's.
Grocery Store.
-Jti-Ul
A.J.ARN0LD,
DKALEK in
DIAMONDS,
FINE WATCHES,
Clocks Jewelry
AND
SILVERWAKK.
Strict attention gixeu to rcpalriBg of
Watches and .lexvelry. HTWlll aet be
undersold by anybody.
M JLth, Oppetite Cletker Hae.
tlP
R.CBOYD,
MANUFACTURKR Or
Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware !
Job-Work, Soofinr aid Qatttr
ing a Specialty.
F"Sho on Olive Street, '2 doera
norta of Brodfeuhrer'a Jwlry Store.
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