The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-12
Oar Nebxaslka Oorrespondencc.
OMAHA Crrr, Nssrssta territory, I
Marah % 1885

OMAHA CtrY, Nshssska verritory,l
March 20, 1865.
me Kansas froSbss not Big a. Thy Seem-Hess an5
My 0sy ars nifed-Whiskey Cdsa Before the Court
-Ffrx Trial Under The Law-Hsnts TO Enigraas-kes
Sgfr the Formation Of AtcAanics' Pyuseasom Society,"
There but little excitement In this r-od land just
The Kansas troubles, by Eastern papers,
mAsIl % tenioid. expected IT, Those Who wits frsm
thence generally those who write from impulse and
judge om frat appearance II is true that during the
winter ssasos, have but little intercourse With
sister TERRITORY yet su,i to judge Of her real cond
ton When person arrives 10 . country like Kan
Nebraska, where they find the people freed from
the restraint which their refined Eastern South
customs have seem thsy apt to judge too
hastily from appearances They men In red flannel
shirts with pistols and knives and using rough language
and taking boldly Of imaginary wrongs and grievances
They take for granted it s So report according
~ They generally do not take time to conidsr that
the frontier with but ew exceptions lay aside
nesry all their Eastern habits aad ,ms and become
some extent perfectly lawleA-put rough airs.
wear round oaths drink whisksy, pistols and
hives at their BELTS and 60 1t la frontier They think
4 il from necessity.
Much Of the Kansas trouble OCCURS, In my humble
piufon from Newspaper scrioblers not fully under
standing the country or people they attempt to dss
oiloe. u true there - nucn coutent "a between ths
that the hi elinRs of the abolition faction great
hue and or, over the mat ana tel strange and won
down East" Until they, POOR sym pstniznS saus mag
ny Kansas into horrid untry where only people GO
TO KIN their proslsyery nsighbors and advance sas
Karsas rs in Nebraska there are sobsr sesdy In
dustrious These who mind thier business
bast In so doirg. The honest op posed to
sgitstng the question and prefer to raise aud po
tatoes irg white don't osppsn to think
there low pasis .eoDs.s whose souls sssu
tered IN sgiistrg the slavery question might cite
who because they DIDN'T happea get elected, want
scmethire to howl over-soDe hc3,y to mount-aod
thinking they make phi icai capital side with the
aboIt0nistS We term thsm here 1sore heads :" and
not Iay much attsndon to their fansticai rsnttng.
Ny own Impression is, that Governor Shannon
sic ers win st'eno to their own business Kansas win
out right sice up the fanatics of Massachu
sets had let the matter alone in the first place think
there wou now have been trouble, and the luxu-
riaut praires Of Kansas wsuid have been be tor cu
waited and more dsnssy dotted with thriving farms than
The trial Of the whskey seller, of this place un
der the mary indictments OF the cast is nov in
progress interest," the ars
ocAargea last pght on account Of net being ale to
ogree, and Another will be empanreled O-day to
tistee win suffer the peusty Of the law, but that It viii
probably be stepping st ne to its repeal.
In substance the Liquor a~ Ct Nebrasks is almost
s~irgt the original Maine Liquor Law, and its VIC
latlon fas been noce before although it
passed in the egsatv ri Of 1864 s. In Nebra ka
City liquor II sold At all, understand, whilst hare
hss been perhaps prof. trade ary going aud
liquor shops Ill the lime open and psronizsd by
thirds the citizens, and particularly BY the Secretary
of be Territory.
TIE SLOW Is nov falling and Is about two niche, thick
on the level ground II vi probably disappear with to-
cay floating The first upper Missouri river boat ia
expected in few days. fhe California, Oregon and
Salt Lake eet with perhaps the
most expeditions Missouri river crossing at this place
thar 1T any other point and the route hence via
Fon'eree to he Big Bend the Platte is saio BY
renced judges to be the nearest and best outfits
purchased at Council uff FOX the plains.
We have enc Cong ega,ional one Baptist and one
Methot list minister here. Who sent them hero, how
they came here know not Bat the latter certain
y en.if e. 1t at ssl-bS those who had idea tina it
On St Indeed the too latter are beautiful specimens
Of lie fsnatioal chool Of abotionis but not calculated
to 90 much harm or good any where.
The mechanics Of this section lately held meeting for
tie purpose of mutual protection and to adopt scale Of
prices mnittee for this latter pur appoint
ed draft resolutions &c. and report At future
meeting.
rev steam say MILL tie second one win soon be put
IN OPERATOR hse BY two formerly cfHex York
Es'srs Salisbury ano Smith. Lumber hsre sells at the
ills at from SIS 10 $40 GOO feet and that OF green
cottonwood and oak u course ere is money 10 BE-
nA e la saw mill specs atoms ia this c,untty.
colony o. from TO to leo families from the Eas.
would gra'e hitler sbis spring and locate in Of
locate the county seat, bald houses put in crops,
make tfenee,e good home my Impression is that
by two JeA,s perseverance, each would have kde COM
for able fortune.