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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 18S3.
Sexatob Paddock was reported on
the eick list last week.
Forty-five years ago there was not a
postage stamp in the United States.
The President lias nominated Joseph
Black of Cleveland to be consul at Buda
Pesth.
Henry Clay is the only man who
' ever presided over the house for twelve
years.
Sexatob Paddock has reported favor
ably the bill to pension Mrs. Painter of
Lincoln.
Speaker Carlisle passed a comfort
able night on the 19th inst., and is said
to be much improved.
Gen. Terry was reported last week
to bo very ill. In army circles it is
feared, and so expressed, that he is hope
lessly ill.
Senator Majjdersox has presented
tho resolution of tho state dairymen's
association of Nebraska concerning
pleuro-pneumonia.
Congressman Iaird introduced last
week into tho house nineteen bills,
among them is a measure for tho sale of
islands in tho Platto river.
A new thing out is a clock that will
run for a year without attention. Con
cealed in tho case is an electric battery
that winds up the clock from day to day,
or woek to week.
Peter Cooper oh a Tariff.
In some respects Peter Cooper was as
remarkable a man as this country has
produced. Great in business, wonder
ful in the extent and scope of his phi
lanthropy, he was a man of clear, mental
perceptions and withal a vigorous writer.
Here is what he said of a tariff for this
country:
"The American people can never buy
anything cheap from foreign countries
that must be bought at the cost of leav
ing our own good raw material unused,
and our own labor unemployed.
"It is the surplus productions of for
eign countries mostly, that roach our
shores as imports, and it is also the sur
plus capital of the importers and for
eigners, that is employed to bring them
here. Hence it is but right to tax this
surplus for the absolute wants of our
own domestic industry and capital. This
is precisely what a tariff accomplishes.
It taxes the importer and foreigner
chiefly, who must find a market some
where, and those of our people, who will
buy and use foreign products, which
leave our own good raw materials un
used, and our own domestic laborers
unemployed, thus violating the first law
of nature self-preservation. Let us
take care of our own peoplo hero at
home, as the first duty of our own gov
ernment. And let us not make the great
mistake of the governing classes in
France, England and Germany, where
the wages of the operatives and work
ingmen are reduced to a bare subsist
ence. "If we desire to bring upon our whole
nation a fate similar to that which has
fallen to the lot of Ireland, Turkey,
Mexico and Hindoostan, it is only nec
essary to arrange our tariff in a way that
will induce the people to have all their
manufacturing done in foreign countries
and pay for it with the raw materials
of our own."
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The deficiency appropriations bill, as
reported to the senate the other day,
omits a paragraph appropriating 885,396
to pay a judgment of the court of claims
in favor of tho Pacific railroad.
J. E. Nowlix, of Somervillo, Mass.,
aged 18, was to have been hanged at
Cambridge last Friday for the murder of
George A. Codman. He remained ap
parently entirely indifferent to his fate.
A frightful accident befell the
Portland evprcss train consisting of
eight cars which were completely wreck
ed at Bradford, Mass., tho other day,
killing ten iersons instantly, and injur
ing a large number of others.
Speaker Carlisle was reported one
day last week very sick. He was very
suddenly attacked with a congestive
chill and his condition for manv hours
was regarded as 6erions, but at the last
report he was considered better.
Lvter reports from Dakota figure out
a list of 217 deaths by the storm and
many others reported lost that have not
been found. Cattlo and hogs were re
ported freezing all over the state. The
snow drifts are said to be thirty feet
deep.
Gov. "West, of Utah, the other day de
livered his message to the legislature.
It takes strong ground against polyga
my and legislation heretofore enacted by
tho Utah legislature contrary to United
States statutes, and recommends the
repeal of such local laws.
Bob Smith, Jack Smith and one
Rhodes, alleged train robbers who cap
tured the Salt Lake express on the Rio
Grande road, have been captured and are
in jail at Grand Junction, Col. This
makes five of the gang of six implicated
who have been arrested.
Storm Victims Coming In.
From O'Neill the names of those fro
zen to death are Thomas Keller, Jacob
Roller, Joe Bailer, Russell Carey, Mrs.
Glaze, Miss Cora Riley, Miss Mary Stew
art and Mr. Mattes. A great number
are badly frozen and others may die.
From Falls City we learn that Ran
dolph M. Hanna while intoxicated at
tempted to reach his home in the coun
try during the storm, had his hands so
badly frozen that amputation was nec
essary. His attorney has brought suit
for S5,000 against N. Fauth, the saloon
keeper.
A boy named Gibson, 16 years old,
living at Bliss, "Wheeler countv, while
trying to save his brother's daughters on
their road from school, lost his own life
by freezing to death. The girl ho
wrapped up in some of his clothing and
buried her in a drift where they stayed
all night. He left her in the 'morning
and requested her to stay until he found
a house. Ho started -but was found next
day a few rods from the drift frozen to
death. The girl was only slightly fro
zen. A boy named Taylor was caught
in the storm and will probably loso his
his hands and feet.
It is also stated that a large amount
of stock is lost in "Wheeler and adjoining
counties. Mr. Graham, of South Fork,
lost three hundred head of cattle. Mr.
Glassburn, of "Wheeler county, lost thir
ty head. A Mr. Lincoln, of "Willow
Creek, just on the line of Pierce county,
lost eighty head, and others smaller
numbers.
The reports from the storm in Dakota
and Minnesota are horrible.
A report comes from London that
the American ship, John T. Berry, from
Philadelphia for Hiogo, was burned on
Jan. 9, in latitude 34 south, longitude
164 east. Fourteen of tho crew have
landed at Mambuccra Heads. A boat
with eleven others are missing.
Senator Mavdersos has introduced a
bill to establish two additional land
offices in the territory of "Wyoming; re
ferred to the committee on public lands.
He also introduced a bill to enlarge the
jurisdiction of the probate courts in
"Wyoming; referred to the committee on
territories.
George "Walker, late consul general
of the United States in Paris, died at his
residence in Washington City on the af
ternoon of the 15th, of pneumonia, aged
64 years. He was appointed by Presi
dent Hayes, and served until last June,
when ho tendered his resignation and
returned to tho U. S.
Literary Notes.
The question whether the wheat of
Manitoba can be transported through
Hudson's Bay direct to Liverpool is of
serious moment to this country as well
as to Canada. On this subject, in The
American Magazine for February, J.
Macdonald Oxley will throw whatever
light recent exploring expeditions can
afford, aided by illustrations and details
of existence in a region where merenry
freezes 6olid.
The oldest Protestant edifice in Amer
ica will be described in the February
American Magazine, as well as what may
have been the earliest Bteam railway;
while Henry "W. Austin will dip still
further into our antiquities by a poem
on "Mastodon Saurus."
Wm. H. Rideing will complete, in the
coming number of The American Maga
zine, his account of Boston Artists and
their Studios, with reproductions of
characteristic paintings.
A report comes from Vienna that the
floods prevailing recently in Montenegro
in consequence of the recent thaws have,
by sweeping away provisions and in oth
er ways, rendered 3,000 persons abso
lutely without food. The czar ordered
a ship load of corn sent to the sufferers
from Odessa, but a dispatch from Cet
tinge states that it had not arrived.
A natural gas explosion oocurred one
day last week in the foundry and ma
chine shops of Adams Bros. & Co. at
Findlay, O., which completely demolish
ed the engine house and fatally burned
Joseph Kwiss, a member of the firm.
Kwiss was foreman and was trying to
shut off the gas when the explosion took
place. The foundry took fire, but the
-flames were extinguished without much
damage.
It is stated at London for a fact that
John Buskin, in a letter to the Daily
Telegraph, writes: "For thirty years we
have ceased to be English. Swindling
was not formerly our method of trade,
nor was advertising necessary. Once we
imported from America neither meat
nor from France neither art or religion.
After his election and receiving his
commission from the President Mr.
Lamar took the following oath: "LL.Q.
C. Lamar, do solemnly swear that I will
administer justice without respect to
persons, and do equal right to poor and
rich, and I will faithfully and impartial
ly discharge and. perform all the duties
incumbent on me as associate justice of
the supreme court of the United States,
according to the best of my ability and
understanding, aggreeably to the con
stitution and lawB of the United States,
so help me God." He took the bible as
he uttered the last sentence, and at the
end solemnly kissed it The citizens of
the United States in the future will
carefully scan his official acts and apply
the solemn and searching oath.
Peaches were introduced into England
from Persia in 1562.
Shall pox last week was said to be
epidemic in Sheffield.
A single rose is said to be the latest
favorite at big dinners.
Germany has 15,000 electric lamps and
and 170,000 glow lamps in use.
The Baptist union at London has ac
cepted Spurgeon's resignation.
E. L. Bragg of Wisconsin has been
confirmed by the senate as minister to
Mexico.
It is stated that seven years ago Mex
ico had but 400 miles of railroad; now
she has 4,000.
A Chippewa Falls, Wis., dispatch
says it was 68 below, there on the night
of the 20th inst.
The weekly bank statement at Now
York shows the banks now hold $20,
914,000 in excess of legal requirements.
Seven persons, mostly children, were
drowned the other day in Sand Lake,
Toxas; while skating on the lake, the ice
gave way.
It is stated that Queen Victoria will
not open Parliament in person. She
will start for the continent after the
opening of the session.
From Milwaukee, Wis., extremo cold
weather was reported on the 21st inst
At Hudson it was 55 below zero;
Princeton 52; Dartford 52; Sparta 50.
The committee on approprations made
ready the other morning the regular
annnal pension bill for report to the
house. The bill appropriates 880,276,
000. Speaker Carlisle on the 18th inst.
was pronounced better, but his Dr.,
Sowers, stated it would be some time
before he could resume his duties in
congress.
The Bent county, Col., court house
burned the other day. All the records
were destroyed. The loss was serious,
but at that time the damage could not
be computed.
It was reported last week that the
coldest weather of the season prevailed
.through the state of Mississippi, ex
tending as far south as Summit. The
ground was covered, witn sleet, snow
and ice.
"Grandma" Garfield, mother of the
late president, James A. Garfield, died
at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 21st
of Jan., '88, at the residence of Mrs.
Garfield, in Mentor, Ohio. Her age was
86 years.
While 4,000 workmen under com
mand of several mandarins were mak
ing a breakwater to stem the Hoang Ho
floods, China, they were engulfed by a
sudden rush of the waters. Only a few
escaped.
The secretary of the interior has re
quested congress to make an appropria
tion of 828,200 to enable him to pay the
Red Cloud and Red Leaf bands"of Sioux
Indians for ponies taken from them by
the military in 1876. (
Senator Paddock introduced a bill
last week, known as the 5 per cent.
measure, to secure to Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa and Nebraska 5 per ceiiLon the
proceeds of value of lands located with
military land warrants.
Senator Manderson' tho other morn
ing called up the Omaha and Council
Bluffs bridge resolution, and it was
passed. Ho claims now that the re
sponsibility for the bridge will be
with the secretary of war.
A report comes from St. Paul that a
Swede living not far from Princeton the
other day killed his wife and seven chil
dren, chopping their heads off with a
hroad-axe. A boy of 14 years jumped
from an np-stairs window and escaped.
Father Ryan was released from Lim
erick jail on the 18th inst. and on arriv
ing home made a speech advising tenants
to adopt the plan of campaign which,
he said, was moral and just, notwith
standing everything the lords, both
spiritual and temporal, said to the con
trary, ores.
A fatal fire occurred the other even
ing at Steubenville, O., in Cain's variety
theater. The flames communicated to
Cain's hotel across the street, and caus
ed a lively scramble among the guests.
Anna Devoe, an actress from Pittsburg,
who was asleep in her room on the third
floor, was burned to death.
cab. The officials had information of
the attempt to be made, and a volley
from shot guns mot the robbers, the
leader being shot down. County officials
pursued and caught some of the robbers.
Another storm in Dakota was reported
on the 19th inst., as raging furiously on
that night. Trains on the Milwaukee
road were abandoned. The Northern
I Pacific branch was closed. Trains at
Manitoba were two and a half hours
late. Temperature, 33 below. In north
ern Iowa, under same date, a storm was
raging. All trains abandoned. At Ma
son City the thermometer was 25" below.
NEBRASKA NOTES.
Clearwater
bank.
has recently secured a
Two more new cable cars reported at
Omaha.
The horrors of the jail in Omaha are
becoming quite public.
The packing house at Niobrara is run
ning to its fullest extent.
Postmaster Gallager, of Omaha, has
been confirmed by the senate.
Pine agency and Rushville are said to
be now connected by telephone.
Two thousand five hundred inhabi
tants are claimed for Broken Bow.
Guy R. C. Reed, of Oniaha, was admit
ted the other day to practice law in the
supreme court of the state.
Nine hundred and thirty-two prohibi
tion delegates will be entitled to seats
in their convention at Lincoln Feb. 15.
Colfax county s warrants on general
fund now draw cash at the treasurer's
counter, whether they are registered or
not.
Senator Manderson has supplemented
his former pension bill by another in
creasing all invalid pensions to 88 a
month.
R. M. Sibbet, formerly an attornoy
at David City, is now at Trinidad, Col.,
manager of the Las Animas Coal Mining
company.
Tho entire republican ticket wss elect
ed in Grant county, and it was not
known at the time but it is probable
Grant gets tho county seat.
A series of union revival
meetings have been in progress in Fre
mont since Jan. 1, and are said to lie
still producing happy results.
John Tracy, to be receiver of the pub
lic monies at North Platte, A. W. Crites
at Chudron and G. B. Blakely at Sidney,
have all been confirmed by the senate.
Sheridan county school lands, which
were sold the other day, amounted. to
3,500 acres at 87 an acre. A large pro
portion of the lands were under lease.
E. E. Phelps, a switchman in the Bur
lington yards at Omaha, was killed the
other night while helping to make up a
train. Ho leaves a wifo and two children.
Judge J. M. Thurston, of Oniaha, has
been appointed attorney of the U. P.
railroad company, to fill tho vacancy oc
casioned by tho resignation of A. J. Pop-pleton.
A report comes from Arapahoo tho
other day that Enos Weeks, living near
Afton, Frontier county, shot himself in
the forehead with a revolver. Cause not
known.
James Bartlett, a section hand on tho
division at Grant, drew his pay about
two weeks ago and departed. His wifo
has heard nothing from him and sus
pects foul play.
Banker Draper, of this state, has of
fered Senator Dawes, an amendment to
the Sioux reservation bill, opening to
settlement all the lands in the old Ponca
tract not allotted to the tribe.
The topics man in the Stato Jour
nal hit the thing squarely when he said:
"If nature abhors a vacuum she must
regard tho average coal bin with the
a great deal of repugnance."'
The country near Auburn suffered
last summer and fall from dry weather,
causing the wells to go dry. The citi
zens, in., sinking their wells deeper,
found salt water, and iron and copper
Mrs. Michael Smith, living near Wood
lawn, proves to be another victim of the
droadful storm. She had been assist
ing in trying to get their cattle home,
and finding the storm coming up, start
ed for her home but never reached it.
Her dead body was found the next day
about sixty rods from her home lying on
her face.. She was a highly-respected
woman forty-five years of age and had
no children.
The State Horticultural society held a
session at Lincoln last week, and among
a variety of business transacted appoint
ed Messrs. Craig Harris and Younger a
committee on fruit lists; and for the
coming year elected the following of
ficers: R. N. Day, Tekamah, president;
W. R. Harris, Tecumseh, and J. M. Rus
sell, Blue Springs, vice presidents; Sam
uel Barnard, Table Rock, secretary, and
Peter Younger, Geneva, treasurer.
The death roll iu Holt and Cherry
counties during tho storm foots up to
sixteen. Ono case is reported where a
young teacher was frozen, so as to lose
both legs and three little ones died in
her arms. They were within a hundred
feet or shelter, could they but have
known it and the direction to take to
find it. A woman returning from the
funeral or one of her children" was caught
in the storm, in which her remaining
child was frozen to death, and she was
nearly so. Ex.
Jan. 18th, at 7:30 Josoph F. Woods of
Schuyler, died, after a very severe ill
ness of three woeks, with pneumonia.
He was 45 years old, a native of Colum
biana county, O., had served with the
87th Onio Infantry in the suppression of
the Rebellion. Ho came to Nebraska in
'69 and was postmaster at Schuyler for
eleven years, ending last year. Mr.
Woods had vory many friends and ac
quaintances in Nebraska who will sin
cerely miss his smiling face and pleasant
ways. Tne Quill remarks thatiie had
friends on every hand, his only enemies
being political ones, and even among
them wero found his wannost personal
friends."
The state poultry association in ses
sion at Lincoln one evening last week
elected the following officers for the
coming year: President, H. J. McCoy of
Sterling; vice president, E. C. Wilcox of
Wymore; secretary and treasurer, G. F.
Betts, of Lincoln; recording secretary,
H. E. Heath: executive committee, T. J.
Osterman of Winbor, J. M. Markle of
Howard, T. O. Moon of Greenwood, S. S.
Jones of Blue Springs, in addition to
president, vice president and secretary.
Lincoln was selected as the placo for
holding the next poultry show and an
nual meeting. The secretary is limited
to some time in December next for hold
ing it, as in his judgment may best suit
the interest of the association and peo
plo. The Journal believes that moro
attention to poultry by Nobmskans
would be found profitable.
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shoulders. Ho received a severe back
flet onFriday, through his party asso
ciate, Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, much to
the merriment of the republican side of
the house. Mills is very arrogant.
Hatch is practical and wants straight
business, and the result was that Hatch
scored sevoral good points, much to the
liscomfitnre of Mr. Mills. T do nnt.
know that there is any trnth in the re
port that Speaker Carlisle has already
expressed his regret that ho has put Mr.
Mills at the head of this committee, still
it is thought to be a fact.
I-have good reasons for believing that
there will bo no action this session on
the postal telegraph bill. Desirable as
it may be, the people will have to wait
for a republican house. This is confi
dently expected at the next election.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
District 44 and Yieinitv.
he movement of corn into market
has ceased since the storm. A few warm
days only will put the wheels in motion.
Some of the roads are still blocked
with snow.
Several of our farmers are attending
court at Columbus this week.;
Joe Drinnin bought tho jumbo colt or
Krause Bros., consideration 880.
Nebuville.
"Co. : no ifc k only a little
chilly, is what wo heard a neighbor
say while he was wrapping a scarf
around his head which was big enough
to reach from hero to well a good
way any how. We don't acrno t?,r
Theophil Brugger, who spent the holi
days at home, is attending the Universi
ty at Lincoln now.
Our teacher, Mr. H. Rowe, who was
suddenly called home on account of the
death of one of his sisters, returned to
his post of duty last Wodnesdav.
Johnson Bros, removed their cattle
and horses to Wayne, Neb., hist week.
Tho snow storm we had here last week
was undoubtedly tho worst wo have
seen for rather felt) for vears: v lmvn
heard of several parties who lost cattlo
and hogs in it, and probablv more to
hear of yet. Tho roads are badly block
aded on account of the large snow
banks.
Wo have had no mail for about two
weeks, consequently we know nothing of
that blizzard outside of our own neigh
borhood. It must have raged severely
at the bachelors hall for the chief man
ager claims that it blow so hard that he
lost sight of his noso while doing some
chores and it is of pretty fair size, too.
Hoping that the February sun will
bring us weather to keep our ink from
freezing and thaw that tardv mail ear
ner out, we will close for this" time.
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Call and see
The buzzard of Jan. 12th will be long
remembered by the people of Kansas,
Nebraska, Dakota, Manitoba, Colorado,
northern Iowa and Minnesota as one of
the severest known, especially destruct
ive in Dakota. The loss of human life
will probably reach three hundred souls.
Less destructive in Nebraska, it yet sent
to the spirit land many, both young and
old, who vainly struggled against odds
for lives that were very precious. The
saddest losses were of children dismissed
from school into the terrific storm, by
teachers who, it is charitable to believe,
did not comprehend the danger. We
give such additional particulars today
as have come to hand since last week's
issue of the Journal.
A passenger train on the Lake Erie &
Western railroad was wrecked the other
evening near Bluffton, O., by a broken
rail. Part of the train ran over the
break all right, but the smoker and
ladies' car turned over on their sides and
was dragged a long distance before the
train could be stopped. Albert Gilbert,
a traveling man from Fostoria, O.,
jumped from the platform of the smok
er and was crushed to death. Nine per
sons were more or less injured, the
most serious being Edwin of the "Noted"
Our navy did not use torpedoes in for-1 theatrical company, whose left hand was
mer times, nor did o.ur army use rifles I so badly crushed that it had to be am-
behind hedges."
putated.
Frank Faulkner, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
aged twenty-one, the other afternoon
shot his wife Addie, aged twenty, in
flicting three wounds in the head which
will doubtless prove her death. He then
shot himself in the head and died in
stantly. It is said that jealousy was the
cause of his horrible actions.
Senator Manderson introduced a bill
requiring all government securities,
postage stamps, etc., to be printed on
hand-roller presses, in the highest style
of the printing art, also that the chief
and assistant chief of the bureau of en
graving and printing shall be practical
engravers and printers.
From Kansas City comes the state
ment of the arrest of Charles Meyer, a
member of the Sixth infantry band, at
Ft. Leavenworth, the other day and
taken to Independence, Mo., where he is
wanted for the murder and robbery of
James Weir about three weeks ago.
Meyer's home is in Altoona, Pa.
A statement comes f rom Boston that
a dispatch has reached the American
board of foreign mission from Mardin,
East Turkey, stating that 10,000 peoplo
are starving there, and calling for imme
diate relief. The famine at Ardine, in
Central Turkey, is reported still contin
uing and the number who are suffcrincr
increases daily.
It is said that the Northern Pacific
has recently tested a new snow plow
named the rotary plow. The work it
has performed is its best recommenda
tion. With this plow 200 miles of snow
averaging 15 feet in depth, was cleared
away in sixteen hours, an unprecedent
feat in this line of work. This is the
plow described in a recent Journal.
Recent private dispatches from War
saw to Berlin state that a conspiracy
against the life of the czar, centering in
St. Petersburg and wide in its ramifica
tions, has been discovered and frustrat
ed by the police of the capital. The ar
rests in connection with the plot include
several officers who had just arrived
from the provinces.
An attempt was made by robbers the
other night upon the Wabash train
twenty-seven miles west of Kansas City,
near Missouri City. The train was flag,
fed and the engineer ordered out of his
Nels Eckdale, a Swede about GO years
old, was found the other day in an alley
way in Omaha, apparently dead and
badly frozen. He was at once removed
to a comfortable fire. Not many min
utes after being taken to a warm room
he died.
"John Dentinger's children, ono young
man and two children, returning home
from school, with a team were out all
night in the storm. One frozen to death,
others will recover," such was the
telegram to friends at David City from
Garrison.
Mr. D. Towsloe, of Silver Creek, died
at his residence at 8 o'clock on the even
ing of the 15th. He was seventy-four
years old and one of Merrick county's
oldest and most highly esteemed citi
zens. He leaves a large circle of friends
and relatives, who deeply mourn his
loss.
Thos. J. Leon, who was arrested the
other day at North Platte, charged with
selling mortgaged property and obtain
ing money under false pretense, waived
examination and was bound over in the
sum of 81,000 bond to appear before the
district court next April.
The Tecumseh Chieftain says: Wilson
Cady has found a vein of coal over a
foot in thickness, near the bank of the
creek that runs through his farm two
mines south of Tecumseh. It looked
good, burned good and is good. It is
light, clean and bright. Send a train
load this way.
Dr. A. L. Stevenson, aged 36, a lead
ing physician of Grand Island, died sud
denly on the morning of the 16th inst.
He had been ill but forty-eight hours.
About 4 o'clock the morning of his death
he rose in bed, felt his own pulse, which
had nearly ceased beating, exclaimed to
his wife, "This it death," and fell back
dead.
The old scheme of constructing a ca
nal from the Platte river, at a point
near this city, to Lincoln, is again being
talked about This public imnrnre-
ment might not be among the impossi
ble things, certainly desirable to Lin
coln, and to Columbus, as well, provid
ed .Lincoln succeeds in securing that
"home" railroad east.
A law of this state which has been a
dead letter has been discovered by
County Clerk Emery at Beatrice, and to
which law he calls public attention. The
law requires business firms and associa
tions not incorporated, under heavy
penalties to file such articles of such
partnership or association in the county
Washington Letter.
From our regulnr contfpondent. J
Congress has been nominally in session
six weeks today, and while no reallv
practical achievements can bo pointed
to in the way of legislation, still a great
deal of work has been done. During
this time 4,760 bills have been introduc
ed into tho house, and 1,400 in the sen
ate. I find, on comparison, that this is
an increase of 33 por cent, over a corres
ponding period of the last congress.
Many of these bills are of a personal
character, such as pension and private
claims against the government, but all
are appropriately referred to committees
and must consume moro or less time in
their examination by committees. A
fow congressmen take their task indif
ferent ly and have an easv time, but the
majority work hard and more than earn
all they get.
There is a marked difference between
the senate and the house in the matter
of speech making. The senators almost
univorsally prepare and write out their
speeches before delivery, and there being
no limit to their, time, read them in a
deliberate and dispassionate manner.
Right the reverse in the house. There
the time is limited to one hour. Tho
issue to be discussed is often sprung
suddenly, and of necessity, the speeches
must be impromptu, and subject to re
peated and annoying interruptions.
The member who can stand this inces
sant fire, keep histemper, and cling to
the question involved, wins tho praise of
his associates and takes a step higher in
their regard. But many a good fellow
has been buried under his first speech,
never to bo Heard from again. .Most
new members are very cautions now-a-days
about engaging in debate.
There is far more rivalry for leader
ship in the house than in the senate.
The senate is extremely dignified and
has great regard for what Roscoe Conk
ling termed "senatorial courtesy." If
personalities are indulged in they come
in such a way that tho rough corners are
smoothed and rounded off so that no
offense is given, thongh tho language
may be severely cutting. Not so in the
house of representatives. Turmoil and
confusion reign there, and the greater
the din, tho more satisfaction expe
rienced, and the greater opportunity for
direct, personal antagonism. There are
scores of instances ever- session whero
bitter enemies are made, and all growing
out of this great latitude given in de
bate. The house committee on elections held
a long session on aturaay and gave a
full hearing on the Thoebe-Carlislo con
tested case. The result was a unani
mous vote of the committee in favor of
the speaker. This was expected and
therefore gives no surprise. There are
six otner contested seats which will
probably be as easily settled. The sen
ate committees are always nine or eleven,
the house thirteen or fifteen, giving a
majority in favor of the controlling par
ty in either branch. The senate is re
publican, the house democratic, and this
fact should always be remembered in
tho settlement of any party questions.
In the senate committee room on pub
lic lands there was a singular meeting
last Friday, and all by accident, which
made it more remarkable. There hap
pened to be present five ex-governors of
Kansas and two ex-United States sena
tors from the same state. The coinci
dence was the subject of a good deal of
pleasantry, and senators left their seats
to witness the unprecedented sight,
As the session progresses, the lack of
democratic harmony becomes more ap
parent Mr. Mills, of Texas, the chairman
of the important committee on ways and
Creston.
It seemed on Thursday, Jan. 12, as
though tho elements had fallen into the
hands of a fiend who had determined to
vent his concentrated ire upon humani
ty while his roign lasted: fortunately, it
was brief, only 12 hours. Had it been
much longar, great suffering would have
resulted. From a moderate south wiml
with snow falling, it chinged almost in
stantly into a fierca hurricane of wind
and snow boiling and seething as from a
blast furnace, rendering it impossible
for man to breathe in it. Many herds of
cattle wero out in the stalks; they stam
peded and went with tho storm, soaio
wore never found, others not until Mon
day.
There were many narrow escapes, R. C
Hart was returning to his home about 2
miles from town when the storm over
took him; he groped his way along,
fearing he should never see home again.
At length ho reached a wire fence, this
he followed until he was near enough to
his home to recognize land marks, but
he could go no further than Mr. May
nard's, where he remained exhausted
until tho storm abated. Mr. Brown and
son were at a neighlxir's about 160 rods
from home; they tried several times to
reach the house, but were lost each
time; they wero also compelled to stav
until 3 a.m.
The teacher and children of Dist. 45
were obliged to stay all night in the
school-house without food or light; there
was plenty of fuel so they did not suffer
from that cause, but the breakfast did
the next morning, when their fathers
wero able to break the roads through
the drifts and rescue them. Even our
veteran mail carrier w;is compelled to
stay in town all night. When Mike
Welch can't do his duty yon may be
sure there is something the matter.
The N. W. R. R. has not been able to
run any trains since Wednesday; the
snow plows have been at work, but the
cuts have filled as ftist as cleared, conse
quently no mails, no freight, no papers,
no coal. This last is a serious trouble;
the mill and elevators are stopped; as
yet, no suffering is reported for lack of
it bnfr there will soon be if some does
not arrive soon. A freight engine came
in from the west Thursday morning; it
has been compelled to stay; getting out
coal to keep tho boiler from freezing,
men were obliged to cut up a pile of ties
and burn them.
Mr. R. C. Moran went to Omaha with
a load of cattle, he was detained by tho
storm to his great regret.
For many years this will be called the
great storm.
4 p. m. Trains on time.
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of fence from 100 pounds of wire, which no other wil t .!-
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GALLEY BEOS.
What better than a good warm coat for your
wife or daughter? Bargains will be riven for
the next THIRTY DAYS, to close them out be
fore invoicing.
Mye Hundred Suits !
Of men's, boys' and children's clothing to close
uuu ju account 01 xne open winter we will close
out over 200 overcoats cheaper than ever known
in Columbus.
Do not fail to see Galley Bros.' bargains be
fore buying. Remember these bargains will not
last long, we mean to close them out, so take ad
vantage of the bargains we shall offer at
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GROCERIES,
Grocktry aid Glassware,
Which wero bought cheap for cash, and will be sold
at very low prices.
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clerk's office. This law is a matter nf I means, assumed that the responsibilities
interest to business men all over the state. 'of the entire government are upon his
Synopsis of the Proceeding of the Board of
Supervisors.
Thursday, January 2, 1888.
Hoard met at 9 o'clock a. m.. Chairman Hen
ry presiding and John StaufTer. clerk.
Roll called and following members present;
Burrows, Bruen. Bninken, Bender. Campbell.
Elliott, Gerfoer, Hopkin", Irwin, Kramer, New
man, Olson, Peterson, Swartoley, Williams and
Mr. Chairman 1C.
The following official bonds were presented
and approved:
W. J. Belknap, treasurer. Creston Twp.
J. C.Caldwell, J. P. Joliet "
Wm. Burrows, constable. Lost Creek Twp.
Peter Kipp, road o crseer. Burrows "
The following bills were allowed on the
County Bridge Fund levy for 1887 and clerk in
structed to issue warrants for same and charge
to account of respective townships :
Xye, Wilson, Morehouso Co account
Woodvtlle Tup S 113 81
Chicago Lumber Co act Humphrey Twp 'J) 06
WmEimers " G6 5S
Jreggi & Schupbach " Bismark " '705
On morion of Stip'r Swartsley, H. Wilkeu was
appointed a Justice of the peace for Bismark
township.
Motion by Sup'r Bunows that when this
board adjourns, it shall adjourn until the 5th
day of June. Lost.
Motion by Sup'r Hopkins that an expert be
employed to check up the books of all the
county officers, from January 1st, 1880, to Jan
uary 1st, 1888.
Amendment by Sup'r Olson to strike out 1980
and insert 1870. Lost.
Roll called for vote on original motion : Bur
rows, Bmen, Hopkins and Kramer voting yes
I; Brunken, Bender, Campbell, Elliott, Gerber,
Irwin, Newman, Olson, Peterson, Swartsjev,
William and Mr. Chairman, voting no 12. Mo
tion declared lost.
Motion by Snp'r Hopkins that the action tak
en bv this board yesterday on purchasing sup
plies for county be reconsidered.
Amendment by Sup'r Irwin to lay on the
table. Carried.
On motion of Sup'r Elliott, board adjourned
to Tutsday, March 6tb, xiM,
Mckinley & carnahan,
COLUMBUS, NEB.
Money to loan on improved farms in this and adjoining
counties, at current rates. We are prepared to close loans
promptiy, in all cases where title and security are satisfactory.
Office up-stairs in Henry Building, corner of Olive and
Eleventh streets.
corner of Olive
juiyi4';tr
SPEICE & NOETH,
General Agents for the sale of
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Union Pacific and Midland Pacific R. K. Lands for sain at from $ 3.00 to gl0.00 per aero for caah
or on five or eeo yuan time, in annual imjrmants to suit pnrchasero. We have aloo a largw and chotctt
im oi ouier uuiiu, luipruveu anu aaimproTea. ior stue ttl low nric and on reasonaulu terma. Aln
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ienco iois in ine wry. we Keep a complete abstract itt tit
basineos and reriti
Platte County.
title to all renl estate in
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. . "
W. T. RICKLY& BRO.
Wholesale and Retail Denier in
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Gaae, Peiltiy, aid Fresfc Fish. All Kinds of Sausage a Specialty.
9Cah paid for Hides, Pelts, Tallow. Highest market price paid for fat eaH.-
OUts Btrast, ssoond door north of First H ationsl Bank.
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