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The Settlement of the Peculiar People in Missouri and Sub sequent Expulsion , Qon. Douiphan's Recollections of the Troubles of That Early Time. Ktn ! .vi City Journal. There is iirolwbly no man in West ern Missouri who is bettor acquainted \vith tlio various causes of tlio dillicul ties between the citizens of Jackson and Caldwell counties and tlio Mor mons during the years of 1833 and 1838 than Gen. Alexander W. Doni- phan , then a resident ( if Clay county , tmt now of Richmond , Ray county , Mo , and there is , perhaps , no one who took such an active p.irt in the events of those years who can now look back and relate the history of these troubles as disjvu-M'Mwtely as ho can. In view of these facts , a rujiru scntativo of The Journal called upon Gen Doniphan at his rooms at the lludgins house nt Richmond for the purposiJ of interviewing him upon the subject. The general , nfter learniiij , ' the object of the visit , seemed very willing to comnumicnte all he knew in regard to the history of the IMor- inon troubles , and after n few intro ductory rumark.s , related the follow ing : "I came to Missouri in 1S.10 and located in Lexington , where I lived until April , 1833 , when 1 removed to Liberty , Clay county. The Mormons came to .lackson county in 1830 and 1 mot Oliver Con-duty , John Wliitmur and Christian Whitmer , threu of the ciders , in Independence during the spring of 1831. Peter Whitmer was a tailor and 1 employed him to maku me a miit of clothes. " "What kind of people were tlio Mormons ? " "They were northern people , who , on account of their declining to own slaves and their denunciation of the system of slavery , were termed "free soilors. " Tlio majority of thorn were intelligent , industrious and law abid ing citizens but there weresomu ignor ant , simple minded fanatics among them , whom thut people said would steal. Soon after they came to Jack son county , they established a news paper at Independence called the Morning and Evening Star , edited by W. W. Phelps , in which they i > ub- lishud their peculiar tenets and pre tended revelations in which they set forth that they had been sent to Jackson county by divine Prov idence and that they , as a church wore to FOS.IKSH TIIK WUOLK OK TIIK COUNTHV , which then embraced what is now Jackson , Cass and Bates counties. These assumptions weru evidently rniulo use of for the put pose of excit ing the jealousy of persons of other religious - ligious denominations and the more ignorant portions of the community. This of course caused hard feelings be tween them and the people of the county , but I think the real objections to the Mormons weru their denuncia tion of slavery , and the jbjcctions slave-holders hud to having HO largo a settlement of anti-slavery people in their midst , and also to their acquir ing such u largo amount of land , which then belonged to the government , and subject to pre-emption. From these and other causes a very bitter fooling was engendered between the Mormons and citizens , which culminated in the month of July , 1833 , when a public meeting was held at the court house 1 an Independence , at which it was re solved to tear down the Mormon printing establishment , which resolve was immediately carried out. Tno mob also committed numerous other outrages , the most brutal of which was the TAliniNO AND FKA.T1IEHINO of Bishop Partridge. I can't positive ly state who were the leaders of the mob but it was participated in by a largo number of the leading citizens of the county. Tlio Mormons made but little if any resistance , but sub mitted to the inevitable , and agreed not to establish another paper , and there was an apparent tranquiluy ex isting until about thu first of thu fol ; lowing November when , from impru dent conduct upon both sides , both Mormons and Uontilcs as the citi zens were tlion called by the Mormons seemed to arm themselves as if ex pecting a collision. The first clash of arms took place at Wilson's store on Big Blue , about four miles east of "Wesport , about the third or fourth day of November , which resulted in sovunil persons being killed upon both sides and sovcra' ' others 'wounded. "In a few days after this the citi zens organized and determined upon ejecting the Mormons from the conn ty , which soon after was dono. Dur ing thu ejectment a great many out rages were perpetrated and the Mor mons wore compelled to leave almost everything they possessed behind them and it was only by A UtWUIKI ) M.IOHT that they saved their lives. As it was , quite u number were killed upon both sides. The majority of the Mormons ( after being driven from Jackson conn ty , went to Clay county , whore they were received and provided for as well as was possible by the citizens. Thu Mormons remained in Cluy county until 1830 , in an unorganized com inunity , when it was ngreed between thorn and the citizens of Clay and lltiy counties that if they ( the Mormons ; would buy out a few inhabitants thoi inhabiting what ia now Caldwell coun ty , then a part of Itay county , the balance of the land being public , they could enter it at their leisure and we would urge the legislature to create i county for them , which was done a the session of the legislature of 1830-7 "I was a member of the legislature and drew the bill organizing Ualdwul" county for the Mormons exclusively , and the offices of thu county wore given to their jKsoplo. The now count ; filled up very rapidly and they mad great progress in agricultural am other improvement * , They continued to live prosperously and "tranquilly until the BUimnor of 1838when Joseph .Smith came out from Ohio and soot after they commenced forming a sot tleinent in Davis county , which , un dor their agreement , they had n < right to do. This occasioned dillicul ties with the citizens of Davis county , and in September , 1838 , a largo niita her of citizens of Davis and adjoining . ' AIUM-OX-m-AIIMAN , in Davis county. The Mormons also gathered at the samp point , and I , be ing at that time brigadier-general of the western division of Missouri , was sent out by Gov. Hoggs with a regi ment of Clay county militia to prevent a collision , which , after being there one week , I was nblo to doj and left them apparently harmonious , the Mormons agreeing that they would re turn to Caldwell county as soon as they could take care of their crops , etc. etc.About About one month after this new difficulties arose between the citizens and Mormons , from what causes I never knew , which culminated in the Mormons burning and sacking the \ Gentile towns of Millport and UalU- ' tin , then very small villages. A few : days after this a battle t"ok place ° " I tlio line between Caldwell J.n& lUylit counties between the Mortuoui } , uu der tlio coiniirind of Cipt. Vattoa * jm < l cilixons of Kay county. uu < i < * r com mand of Capt. Itogarvl , m wkkh two Hay county citizens and Mvvral M > r- ! inuim , including C.ipt. l\itt"us , wh rt > Ivilli-d. Tlio pfnco where the buttle iiccuiiH'il a still known iu 'llOHltI > ' . tlATTLE UKOf.M' . ' " ( on. Atchwon , who was after wards I'nitod States senator , was then maier general of Northwest Mtjsotin. j anil ordered me to raise a regiment of militia from Clay , Clinton ami I'latto counties. 1 did so , and proceeded ut once to tlio battle ground , and the next day I received an order from Gov. HogS3 to 'aku ' command of all the forces and remain in Ray county until the arrival of den. Clark with the state troops. Being satisfied that the governor had over-estimated the number of Mormons , 1 went to l''ar West , the county seat of Caldwell county , whore all the Mormon forces wore assembled. 1 sent for Judge King , of the circuit court , to come to my camp , and at that juncture Gen. S. D. Lucas , of Jackson county ar- ived with a small mmihurof men sent out by the governor , I opened nego tiations with the Mormons by going up to their lines in person , and when Judge King came out I consulted with him , and upon his advice the Mor mons gave up their arms and turned over to mo such men as had violated the laws of the land , and those upon the other side who had done thu same were arrested upon warrants issued by Judge King. It has been said that in the treaty 1 made with the Mormons I stipulated that under penalty of annihilation if they refused to do so. This is entirely untruu ao I muiluj no stipulation. It is true , however , that in an order tome mo and other ollicor Governor Boggs used the expression 'that the Mor mons leave the state or bo extermi nated , ' whereas this order was entire ly illegal. 1 paid no attention to it. In my report to Gov. Boggi I stated to him that I had disregarded that part of his order , as the ago of exter mination was ever , and if 1 attempted to remove them to some ether state it would cause additional trouble. Thu Mormons commenced immediately after this to move to Nativoo , Ills. , and I know nothing further about thorn. While the Mormons resided in Clay county they were a peaceable , sober , industrious and law-abing people - I plo , and during their stay with us not one was over accused of a crime of any kind. " Gen. Doniphan is now in his 73d year , but is still hale and hearty. Ho is a man of fine appearance and intel lect , and is well known and highly re spected all over the state , lie has re sided in Richmond during thu past several yearn. His statements as giv en above may he relied upon us strictly the truth in every particular. There are a fuw old citizens still living near Jndcpondcnco who were in this county during thu troubles of 1833 , whoso statements will bo given in the near future. Soinothluc of au Explosion. New York I'rllmno. i That it is always the unexpected which happens is well illustrated by thu antics of buidted boiler. A few days ago one of these unruly inon- sturs belonging to a locomotive How to pieces in Chattanooga , Tenn , , without causing any inconvenience to liL > engineer , but an unfortunate pe destrian named Finch , half a mile ivvny , was killed. Still more remark- iblo was thu exploit of thu boilur which exploded in Philadelphia on Thursday , Like a shot it spoit on a straight line , westward , carried away a frame shed and arbor on thu southern side uf the residence of Mrs. Mary Ann Nugent , at No , 244-1 Amber street , went through the mdoyard fence , across Amber street , through another fencu into a narrow yard ho- twoen two of the railway stables in which stood eighty of thu company's horses cooling in thu shade. On the north of this yard was a row of ftiinio bins. Threu of the outer posts of thesu bins were torn down , and the boiler speeding on , land ed against the Frank ford road fence at thu western end of thu yard , at distance of100 foot from tho. de olished boilur house , perfectly intact except at its end. Of the eighty horsus standing within a foot almost of the lying boiler not ono was scratched. Theru was u slight stampede but no damage was done exeunt that Gcorgu Krouso , a hostlur , who was in thu yard at thu time , was squeezed against thu south wall by the animals and slightly injured. At the time of thu explosion a car was ( joing into the depot - pot , carrying Frederick Gotz , thu con ductor , who was on thu back platform , and William Price , thu driver , and Police Policu Lieutenant Nester on the front platform , The boiler crossed thu street just ahead of thu car , but a mass of broken earth Hying in its waku struck thu car broadsides , shattered ths woodwork and broke every pane of glass. Thu three men on thu car weru uninjured. A jnoco of thu boilur was found sotno time after the explo sion in thu yard of the Methodist church , at Memphis and Scpviva streets , thruo squares away. Settlement oil tlte Line of tlio Nor thorn Fuel lie. Katun t'it.i Timur Eighty thousand Swedes will come to thu United Statcs.this year. Near ly ul' ' these will Buttle on the line of the Northern Pacific railroad. Do our people know what this means ? Of all the races of Kuropo thu Scandi- . imvianls { ho most vigorous , and it is .by its law of habitat , un industrious , . . . . . . , , < iimi. 111,1(1 is suscep- tihlu of settlement. The valley of the Red river of tlio North is about 225 by . ' )00 ) miles in extent , of the finest wheat lands on the continent , beside.i better fitted for rye , oats , barley , flax , and like crops than any in the world. The climate is just suited to the Norse man , and hero Mono ho finds room for a now Scandinavian empire. And these people are from the homo of our civilization , and it is to-day the blood of the sea kings that dominates thu commerce of the globe. Then again the t family and Bible are the basis of the t : social life of these people. They are honest , constant in their convic tions ! , physically strong , and wedded t'tl ' the homo. In fifty years moro they will have a series of common wealths there that will servo as a bal ance wheel to the more emo- U"tul ? ' regions of the south , and it would be only logical if they werv to furnish a oontury hence the to mtell another secession re bellion. Tin * region h.u had its ditli- culttvd. Jay Cooke saw its capabili ties and sought to use them , but he was a monopolist and a public enemy , and was put aside by the howling mob. Hut his labor was not lost , and to-day his road has reached the con- tinea of a country larger than the whnlo north of Kurope , and of n fertility equal to anv part of the union. Thu future of that vast region is not at all a matter of doubt. 'Iho people who go there to till thu soil , to raise their families , to work and grow in com forts and property. They nro not speculators , and they will plant states that will add thu wealth of bone , mus cle , numbers , intelligence and inde- peiidunco to the nation. Jay Cooke is already vindicated. Tlio Railroad Boll-Ropo. Now York Ml MICH. Tn the early days of the railroad in this country the locomotive engineer was the master of thu train. Ho ran it according to his judgment , and the conductor had very little voice in the matter. Collecting fares , superin tending thu loading and nnlo.iding of freight , and shouting "All aboard ! " was all thu conductor was expected to do. Thu Erie lluilwny was then the Now York and Erie Railroad. There was no rail connection witli Jur.suy City in 1842. Boats carried passengers from Now York to Piormont-on-tho- lludson , which was then thu eastern torminusof the road. Tumor's , 47 miles from Now York , was as far west as the railroad was in oporation. Ono of the pioneer conductors of this line was the Into Capt. Ayres. Ho ran the only train that called for between the two terminal points. It was made up of freight and passenger cars. Tlio idea of the engineer , without any idea of what was going on back of the loco motive , having his way as to how the train was to bo run , did not strike the captain as being according to the pro priety of things. He frequently en countered n fractious passenger who insisted on riding without paying his fare. As there was no way of signal ing the engineer , and the passenger could not bo thrown from the train while it was in motion , tlu conduc tor in such cases had no choice but to lot him ride until a regular stop was made. Capt Ayres finally detor- mined to inhtitutu a now system in ho running of trains Ho procured a tout twine , sufliciontly long to reach 'rom the locomotive to the rear car. I'o the end of this string next thu en gineer he fastened a stick of wood. Ho ran this cord back ever the cars to he last ono. Ho informed the engi- oor , who was a German , named Abe .lammil , that if ho desired to have ho train Ntoppud. lie would pull the ( ring and raisu tlio stick , and would ixpcct thu signal to bu obeyed. IJain- iiil looked upon this innovation as a Jrect blow at his authority , and when lie train left Piermont he cut the tick loose. At Turner's ho told Capt. ' yres that he proposed to run the rain himself , without interference 'rom ' any conductor. The nuvt day hu , captain rigged up his string and tick of wood again. "Abu , " said lip , "this thing's got to > o settled ono way or the other to- ay. If that stick of wood is not on hu end of this cord when wo got to Turner's , you've got to lick mo or 1 11 ick you. " The stick was not on the string on the train reached Turner's. The laptain pulled oil' his coat , and told lammil to got oil'of hisunginu. Ham- nil declined to get oil" . Capt. Ayres limbed to the ongincor'n place. Ham- nil started to jump of ] ' on tlio oppo- litti side. Thu conductor hit him un- ilor the ear and saved him the trouble. f jumping. That settled foruver the it piestion of authority on railroad trains. Hammil abdicated asnutocatof thu pioneer Erie train , and the twinu md stick of wood , manipulated by thu - ondtictor , controlled ita management. That was the origin of the boll-ropu , low ono of tlio most important at- : achments of railroad trains. Thu doa wau quickly adopted by thu few roads then in operation , and thu boll or gong in time took thu placu of the stick of wood to signal thu engineer. Capt. Ayres continued a conductor on this road under its different managers until ho was superannuated mid re tinal on a pension a year ago , Ho died a fuw months ago in Owugo at the igo of 7S years. A New Enterprise- i rruncUco Tout , "Mr. Dillbnderfor , " said n serious looking mini with long Imir , calling at the former well known citi/.cn'a intin- sion , on Van Ness nvonuo , the other day , " 1 WHI ! ! to aeo you on a confidon tial mutter of the greatest importance \Vo uro alone , 1 believe ? " " \Vo are , 1 believe , " said Mr. D much mystified by the movements o , tlio caller , who looked cautiously ink the bookcase and behind the piano and * concluded by dropping the en outsldo tlio door. "In the drat place , then , " aaid tin long-haired man , taking a seat ant. producing a &qnaro leather box from Iiis coat tail pocket "allow mo to usk if I am correctly informed thut youi mother-in-law is residing with you'1 "Such is the case , " responded Mr Uill'cndorfor , "Very well , " aaid the atranger , un btrapping the box , " 1 now desire U. , , call you your confidential attention c confidential , mind you ton little invention vontion just gotten out by our com nany- the A. I. Company of Hart \ .ford , .Connecticut , " und ho diaplayot an object that resembled a giganti glass marble. aome now kind of a liver pill' " "A pill ! That's the genuine Rus sian bomb , " asserted the agent. "Great lioaven ! T < iktj it away. What do you Look out there ! Police ! " and Mr. Diffenderfcr turned a handspring over the kick of the sofa. sofa."Don't "Don't bo alarmed , my dear sir , blandly exclaimed the wtranger. "It isn't loaded. It's only a sample. You sec the nitro-glycerino cartridgu is not added until tlio Fourth day. " "Wh-a-t thu blazes " - - do you mean ! "Allow mo to explain. You see , our company the Accident Insuring - notice the ing , please company of Hartford-no connection with Mark Twain's insurance concent manufac tures these articles of the very best materials , under the supervision of a competent nihilist , and furnishes them on a strictly honorablu and confiden tial basis to families , where-ahum-- whore they are most needed , as-curi- osilies. " "Curiosities ? " " Exactly. The system i.i this : Seine as.iumed friend in Russia sends you by exnress a supposed unfinished glass bomb as a curiosity. You ex hibit it around , lot it drop on the floor , give it to the baby to play with , etc. On the fourth day yon take the entire family to a picnic , with thu ex ception of your mother-in-law , rich grandfather , or whoever it is that is - well , suppose u say miporlliious in the domestic circle , Ueforo leaving , you slip thu prepared cartridge into this aparturo. When you return the dream of your life is accomplished. It's .1 little rough on thu minors and things , but what's that , after all' " And receiving from Mr. DiHondor- fer nn assurance that ho would think over the matter carefully , the agent warmly shook that estimable gentle- man's ' hand , winked in an eloquent and significant manner , pocketed his box , peeped cautiously into tlio hall , and walked out. THE GREEN-CORN DANCE. Peculiar Indian Ceremony Tlmt Wn Observed in the Gulf States. Mncun ( ( in. ) .Mull. One among the most important uvunts among thu Indians was the an nual "Green-Corn Dance. " This , con trary to the generally received opin ion , was a religious festival. So soon as the green corn was ripe enough to eat thu chief sent out hisorder and on a day appointed the town assembled at the council house. Tlio leaves or shrub ( Ilex Vomitorieo ) were gather ed and boiled till a tea of strong uur- gativo properties was made. This was Ussa-Yohold , the iamoutt "Black Drink. " After drinking copiously of Dih Black Drink thu dance began in the council house. The braves were all , dressed in their best buckskin ; the squaws , in addition to their usual or nament , were about their knees and ankles small bells , which jingled a soft accompaniment to the motions of the danco. Thu dance was a serious , silent scries of wild ( and grotesque evolutions , varied by occasional interludes of independ ent , individual movements , according to thu fancy of the dancer. The ex ercises wore continued day and night , until by perspiration and the active effects of the medicine the system was thoroughly cleansed and ronovatcd. And to this end tended the dancing uxurcisus. During the entire period diet was restricted to green corn hence thu namu. It corresponded in many features to the Jewish jubilee , ending all previous liabilities and burying all resentments and ill feel ing. Life for lifo was the funda mental principle of thu Indian penal code , but if the slayer uscaped till this period and could , unobserved , slip in among thu dancers , his offense was pardoned and his life safe. At thu end of the festival the "took the talk , " the chief slowly and solein.dy addressing them on their obligations to the Great Spirit , Saga-Misacn , and their moral duties toward each other. As they had clcascd their bodies of all impurities , so they would cleanse their minds of all animosities and re sentments. They were exhorted to bravery , honesty , and faithfulness in the discharge of whatever duty was allotted thorn. To this was added an exposition of thu tribal laws , with gun oral instructions as to their conduct during the next twelve months , or until the nuxt "greun corn dance " While the "talk" was going on npt a whisper was heard or a movement made , but all Hat in the most absorbed attention. Before the talk begun all fires wore extinguished , and when ended now firu was made by rub bing two dried sticks , and the ceremo nies ended. The utmost solemnity and decorum were observed through out the entire period of thu festival. An old Indian countryman , who has Utundod many of them , says that thu whole affair , from beginning to end , was not only free from levity , but sol emnly impressive. WOMAN'S WISDOM. Kuw Haven Palladium : "She insists that it is moro impor tance , that her family shall bu kept in full health , than that shu should liavu all the fashionable dresses and styles of the times , Shu theruforo sues to it , that each member of her family is supplied with enough Hop Bitters , at the first appearance of any symptoms of ill health , to prevent a fit of nick ness with its attendant expense , care and anxiety. All women should oxer erciso their wisdom in this way. " jl-eoditw-15 GREATEST REMEDY KNOWN. Dr , King's _ Now Discovery for Con sumption is certainly thu greatest medical remedy over placed within thu reach of suffering humanity. Thou sands of once helpless sufferers , now loudly proclaim tnoir praise for this wondurful discovery to which they owe their lives. Not only does it posi tively euro Consumption , but Coughs Colds , Asthma , Bronchitis , Haj Fuver , Hoarseness and all affections ol the Throat , Chest and Lungs yields at once to its wonderful curative pow er as if bv magic. Wo do not ask you to buy n largo bottlu unluss you know what you use gutting. Wo thurefort earnestly request you to call on you druggists , Isn 4t ML-MAHON , mid got i trial bottlu free of cost which will con \incu tlio most skeptical of its wonder ful merits , and show you what a regu Inr ono dollar sizu bottlu will do. Fo sulo by Ish & McMulion. (4) ( ) si wells OMAHASHOESTORE 1422 Douglas St , LAEGE STOCK , GOOD GOODS , LOW PRICES , Burt & Mears' Qonta' Shoos and Ladies' Pine Shoos a Specialty. NOTICE U. S. LASD Owen , .VonpotK , NRB. ) May Ihth 1881. I Concerning N" , W , J Sec. 6 , Towruhlp 10 , Norlh of Knnxu 11 , Kiutof Mh I'micha ! Sltricllnn. To William Corlictt , Morrclt , Thomaa lloycrM , J. It. Whitllfr , KHJah JI. Ilobbs , and to nil uliom It'may concern , You nro hereby uotlfldl that on tlio 6th day of Hciti-inbir | ! A. 1) . 18.17 , ono William Corbutt , filed bl < Dctlnmtory Statcmeut , No , MXW , upon the .V. W. } or Section 6 , Tomi hl | > 10 , Noitli of IlntiL'o 11 F.vit of tlio < itli I'rinclinl Meridian , and on the tlht liny ol NUIIO month located thereon Military Itoiinty Iwuid Warrant No. W.1TI , act of 1847 , which warrant wan found to litm lie n located at Council IHuITi , Iowa , October 1st , 1851) on land In that land d ! trct. ! The "locution" wa canceled by letter of Hon. Commlmloncr of th ( Jonoral I.ind ollice , dated July 20th 1SCO , an the counterfeit riTtlflcnto returned to the IOCA otllcc , and tlio oilier * Instructed to notify Corbet of the action tnKeii ; and that no his | iie-cniitlo | riKhthad been approve * ! , ) ! ! ! uould bcjtciuiltUiJ to loaitc mild tract with n valid and legally .IH- * linc < \tarrant. l . or to HuWltutu cash In ) wjmunt therefor ; that no lcfr.il notice of the raid action of the commlsuoncrrai brought homo tc sold Corbett , or to any party or ( artlcx who nucccudnl to III * rielit * , and It appearing from the record * of Douglas county , Ncbnka , that J. 11. Whlttler , and Klljah M. lloliln , nru the kial tmccc mir > sof said Corbett to the title of nld X W. 1 Hex' . Town. 10 , North of llangoU Ka-vtof flth I' . M. The lion. CoinmlxKluncr of thu General I.ircl olllco ban under date of May 4th , 1881 decided that the caid Whlttcr and Hobbn aru entitled to locatu the wild tract with variants , or to aubatl- tute cash In payment therefor ; as follow , to-wlt J. 11. Whlttler for the K } of N.V. . J.5-1B-11K Elijah JI. Ilobbn for the Wj of N. Wi-C-lO-.lK Thirty dayti from thu tl&to of the flint publica tion. of thU notice arc allowed , In which an appeal j from raid dcdtdon may bo lilcd In the local laud ollice. If no appeal is nlcd , ninety dn > n from cxrira- tlon of the xald thirty ilaytinrv allowec the Raid Whlttler and lloblmm which to offer the legal con ldi < rutlon for thu wild tracts. B S. 1IU7I.KHVM. . B. LAMIIKRT , Receiver. raSOavfrlfit MITSKUPF , CISTERN BUILDER , BRICKLAYER & PLASTERER , 1118 SlIKllMAN AVKNUK , North ol 16th Street llrldge , - - OMAHA , NKII. , end experience and flrat-claa9 recommendations DIOVPI CC I am ARcnt for COLUMHIA DlUl uLLOi and OTTO IIICVCI.ES. Send three-cent ntamp for Catalogue and 1'rlco LUt containing full Information. N , L D , SOLOMON , Painta , Oil and Glass. OMAHA , NEB. NOTICE. nilbert Wnuon will take notion that on the 30th day of April , A. 1) . Itol , the County Judge of Douis'lrvn County. NfbnvAii , Utuwt un onlcr n ( iittadimcnt for the nuiii ol K ) In an action iienil- 1ns In-fore hint , wherein Arthur A. I'urXcr U plaintiff , ami tlilbcrt Wison , tlrfendant , that jiroperty , to-wlt ; Kuiulu lavu h * n attachtxl un- ilcr haw order. SniO caute was continued to the bth Uay ol July , IbSl , at 0 o'clock n. ni. AHT1IUUA. I'AllKIIII. I'lalntifT. OMAHA , Jim 9,1SS1 em tlmr-iUw JOfl. R. CLAKKBO.t. 0 , / . IIC.NT , Clarkson & . Hunt , Sucooamn to UlcharJa & Hunt , ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW , S. 14th Street , Omvha , Ki'b. W. J. CONNELL , ATTORNEY - AT - LAW. OfFim Front Kooma ( unttaln ) In ll n com' new lirlck bulMhitr , K. n. voruer Fltcvutb J r'arnliam Street * . D. F. Manderson , ATTORNEY-AT-LAW "it r rntum St. , Oui hi- More Popular than Ever. THE GENUINE New Family Sewing Machine , The popular demand for the OKNt'lNE S1NOKR In 1570 etceHcd that of anv prctloui year durln ? the quarter of n century In w hkh thl > "Old Ilclbblo" Machine has be n licforc'tho public. In 1873 we sold 3G0.422 Machines. Ill 18flwc sold 431,107 ' KXCCSII over ny pnu loul year 74,735 " OUH SALKS LAST YEAR WERE AT TUB HATE OF OVER 1400 SEWING MACHINES A D\Y Pot ocry Imilnem day In the ) car. REMEMBER : THE "OLD RELIABLE" THAT EVERY KEAt , 8IXGER SINGER SEWING MACHINE HAS THIS IS THE STRONGEST , SIMPI.TO TRADE MARK CAST INTO THE MOST DfllAni.BSEWINO TUB IRON STAND AND IM. MACHINE EVER YET CON REDDKD IN THE ARM OF STItt'CTED. TUB MACHINE. THE SINGER MANUFACTUeiNG GO. Principal Office , 34 Union Square , N. Y. 1,600 Subordinate Offices , In the United SUles and Canada , and 3,000 olllccs In tlio Old World nd . South America. scplfld.tutf The Largest Stock and Most Com plete Assortment in The West. We Keep Everything in the Line of Carpets , Oil- cioths , Matting , Window-shades , Fixtures and Lace Curtains. WE HAVE GOODS TO PLEASE EVERYBODY. 1313 Farnliam St. , Omaha. I MAX MEYER & BRO. the Oldest Wholesale and Retail Jewelry House in Omaha. Visitors can here find all novelties in Silver Ware , Clocks , Rich and Stylish Jewelry , the La test , Most Artistic , and Choicest Selections in Precious Stones , and all descriptions of Fine Watches , at as Low Pri ces as is compatible with honorable dealers , Call and see our Elegant New Store , Tower Building , corner llth and Farn- ham Streets. MAX MEYER & BRO , III IETEB & BED. , THE LKAUING IN THE WIST 1 General Agents for the Finest and Best Pianos and Organs manufactured. Our prices are as Low as any Eastern Manufacturer and Dealer. Pianos and Organs sold for cash or installments at Bottom Prices. A SPLENDID stock of Steinway Pianos , Knabe Pianos , Vose & Son's Pi anos , and other makes. Also Clough & Warreu , Sterling , Imperial , Smith American Organs , &c. Do not fail to see us before pnr- chasin ? . DIRECTORY OF LEADING WESTERN HOTELS. HOTELS. SUMMIT HOUSE. JUDKIN8 HOUSE , MENDIN HOTEL. THE CENTRAL HOUSE , IVE8 HOUSE , COMMERCIAL HOTEL , PARK HOI EL , OELDEN HOTEL , LUSK HOUSE , COMMERCIAL HOTEL , BURKE1 * HOTEL , GLIDDEN HOUSE. SCRANTON HOUSE , ASHLEY HOUSE , HEAD HOUSE , MERCHANTS' HOTEL , CHENEY'B UNION HOTEL , CITY RESTAURANT , CHAPMAN'S 8E8TAURANT , LAUQHMAN'S RESTAURANT , NEOLA HOTEL. WOODWORTH HOUSE , CEN1RAL HOUSE , EMERSON HOUSE. CROMWELL HOUSE , WALTON HOUSE , CITY HOTEL , MARSH HOUSE , GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL , CENTRAL BLOCK HOTEL PKOpitrurnns. SWAN & DECKER , JUDKINS&ORO. , ADOLPH WUNDER , JOSEPH 8ANKEY , O. T. IVE8. WM. LUTTON , W. J. OARVIN , A.W. QELDEN , JA8. A. LUSK , C. F. OASSADY , E. R. UURKE , 8. M. LEWIS , 008. LUCRAFT , DAN EMBREE , JOS. SHAW & CO. , CHENEY & CO. , CHENEY BROS. , J , J PUCK , T. Q , CHAPMAN , W. LAUGHMAN , F. SIEVERTZ , J. n , CALKINS 8. P. ANDERSON , A. L. SHELDON , MRS. R. COCHRAN T. O. WALTON CHENEY & CLARK , W. W , BROWNING , E. D. COTTRELL. FRED. STADELMANN. TOWNS. Cretton , In. Red Oak , la. Mendln , la , Walnut , la. Hastings , la. Vllllsca , la. Corning , la. Woodbine , la. Logan , la , Denlson , la , Carroll , la. Qlldden , la. Scranton , la. Grand Junction , IA Jefferson , la. Sioux City , la. Mo. Valley June. , la. Dunlap , la , Stanton , la , Shelby , la. Neola , la , Atlantic , la. Malvern , la. Emmerson , la. Cromwell , I . Onawa , la. Blair , Neb. Brownvlle , Neb. Nebraska City , Neb. Plattsmouth. Neb' FIRST NATIONAL BANK , Plattsmouth , Neb , CHAPMAN & MCLENNAN , ATTORNEYS AT LAW , MORRISON & BROWN , SMITH & STRODE , W. H. HARTIGAN , M. O'DONOHOE , C. E , WE8COTT , CLOTHIER , P. B. MURPHY. QILLIARO HALL , GEO , EDQAKTON , * I. N. HICKS. CITY RESTAURANT. , . " ' " " W. . 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