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Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

THE HOUSE, OF REPREsENTArINEs.-
The House is composed of 2ll meLlbers,
including delegates from seven Terrific
ries. Of these, % have gray hair, and
20 bald IL wear full boards, 5 the mus
tache alone, and ll3 have whiskers of
different fashions, from the "goatee" to
the mutton-chop'' style. The appear
auce of the House is very youthful, and
the members are generally medium sized
men. North Carolina has the tallest re.
preventative, aud Maine the shortest.
Not more than six members are of the
build Of the renowned Jack Falslaf, and
of these Kentucky has a representative
who shows the best living.
OF the members of the House, SIS are
accompanied by their wives; 25 by their
wives and daughters, and 5 by their
daughters alone. About one-fourth of
the members ale single men, and Of these
one-half are confirmed old bachelors, and
the remainder want to get married when
ever they can. There are probably
about Two dozen " handsome men," in the
opinion of ladies', in the House. and about
the same number who are, in the opinion
of the same Judges, " hideous."
There are five members who speak on
every question which oIn up, and par.
iicipale in all the lsgislale done, both pub
lie and private. Three always speak for
the ladies in the gallery, and are never
happy unless some bright eyes" are
gazing u, them. About half the House
are talking men, and the e may be divid'
ed into seven classes. as follows list
Eloquent and logical orators. "a, Logi.
cal aud eloquent. Sd, Sound reascnerS
4ih, Good takers. 9Th, VituperatIve de-
nouncers, and 9TH, Borrs. The first foul
classes, | may add. are very small, while
the last three are large.
Hon, Joshua r. Giddings, Of Ohio, j:
the oldest member and the oldest man il
the House. lie has been here, | believe
about twenty years. Mr.. Orr, Of Soutf
Carolina, the Speaker, has represented
his constituents sOIne fourteen years, AIN
Mr.. Houston, of Alabama, has been il
the House n arly as long.
A birds eye view" Of the Hous'
does not strike the observer with q con
viction that it is very great-great IL
intellect, great in patriotism, great in soul
There is very lutte genus to emit aashe
Of light, and the talent among the mem
bers is like the gold of Australia, coyere'
! up with a great deal of earthly matter
The word which describes the House bes
is clever; the members are very cleve
men, in every sense Of the term. an
there Is as much goodness Of heart anon
them as eau be found ia any PAL men i
the country Washington CORES. Q
5 Pennsylvania.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

PAPER Monty IN CALIroRSIA.-The
issue of paper intended TO circ late as
money, is made n mi,demcanor by the
laws Of the State Of California, aud an
attempt was lately made in this city TO en-:
force the law against the richest man Of
San Francisco, Mr.. Samuel Brannan.
He had issued some certificates of deposit
for IS, payable to bearer, which seemed
evidently intended to circulate as money.
The District Attorney drew up an Indict-
ment against Brannan, but the Grand
Jury ignored it for reasons not known to
the public.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15
REMOVAL OF SLAVERY FROM MIssoUI

REMOVAL OF SLAVERY RON MIssoUI.
The Alexandra Della is another of the
newspapers of Missouri, that has the hon
es,y aud independence to encourage the
cause Of free white labor ia this ST te.
Its issue of the 30th has the following
The recent demonstrations IN Missouri
on the emancipation question, have pro-
duced a prodigious etfre, in the northern
states. They are understood to betoken
the sure and speedy extinction Of slavery
in Missouri. Thousands aud tens Of
thousands Of persons ia the east, who have
never before entertained the idea, are
now seriously con idering the propriety Vi
a removal OF themselves and families 10
Missouri. We should not wouder if the
operation of this cause alone should bring
$1,000 inhabitants Into Missouri from The
free states in one year from tins date
and that 200, 1000 additional should follow
from the same cause within Two Years
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

CLAnKE 4 BRo. advertise with no
again, this week. They are determined
10 let our citizens know that some things
can be done, as well as others, and will
from time TO time, exhibit to them thro
our columns. the content Of their ssofes
SO plain tha, " the wasfarfng man, though
a fool, may no, err" in getting good ar
ticfes, and his moneys worth. b
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

April. until the present time. has been
any thing hu, agreeable. High winds.
and rain. have prevailed to the disco,ndt.
ure Of pedestrians in general. Sunday
nigh. we were visited with a Sigh, sprink-
ling Of snow; hut with Tuesday came old
Sd. dispell' ng the gloom. At this lin. Of
writing the skies are cloudless and purely
beautiful, and nature is smiling again
with al the sweetness Of . new born babe.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15
mira n. chapman turned Ped-

We understand from a reliable source
tina, Chapman has abandoned his project
Of con,es,ing the sea, Of Judge Ferguson
in Congress, and turned his attention to
retailing Garden Seeds, a, ten cents per
paper !. said seeds were Obtained by this
Chapman while in Congress as the prop.
ely Of his misrepresen,ed constituents in
Nebraska, and like the books which he had
stored away, which were the property Of
the settlers of Nebraska, and which by II
resolution of Congress were turned over
to Judge Ferguson, and since franked to
the Territory. He had the seeds boxed
and sent to his residence in Ohio, and
now, since hard times have sci in. is reap.
ing his harves, of ten-cen. pieces by re-
failing the property Of Nebraskians.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

THE MiSsIE BEEEE.-We only had
room last week to m~rnticli briefly the ar
rival d. our port Of the Minute Belle, from
Wyapdott, loaded with -four. As this Is
the first boat which has ever been special.
ly built for the Kansas river trade by
Kansas men, il is but proper that she
should be noticed more in detail. The
Minnie Belle was built ut Paducah, KY,
u der the superintendence Of Cap. Da.
vie, late Of the Packe, Altohi, which piled
between Alton and St. Louis. Her ma
chinery was built in ST. Louisi The
Minnie Belle is 1876 fee, in IsiBth, with
"a feet beam, and draws, when light,
nine inches Of water, and carries SO tons
On Is inches. She has a small cabin ca
pable Of accommodating some fifteen or
twenty persons, but vas designed princi.
pally for freight.
Capt. Davis is sauguine Of his ability
to navigate the river several months in
the year. lie expresses himself happily
disappointed in favor Of the prospects be-
fore him. The design is to run her 10
St. George when the stage Of the water
viii permit, as the company owning her
are principally interested in that town,
situated eight miles below Manhattan. II
will be 10 the interest Of Lawrence, as in
fact all the town on the river to sustain
this enterprise. Capt. ID. promises TO
make an early trip to Tecumseh and
points higher up the river. We Wish
him and his little craft abundant success.
Herald of Freedom. p
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

The treaty made on the 18th ult, BY the
Ponca Indians, cedes to the Government,
ei90o, 900 acres Of lsmli lying north of
the L'Eau sui Ccurt. aud west Of she
Missouri river. aud extending as high up
as the White Earth river.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

FossrLs.-We received by last Thurs
days mail April Sth, papers Of the follow.
ing names and dates New York News,
Nov. l4,h New York Advocate. Nov.
10th; Germantown Telegraph. Nov. 49,
Wayne Co. 60 } Democrat, Nov. i9tai
ST. Louis Democrat. Nov. 20. These Pc.
pers might hsse been Of some Interest
several months since. bat at this late day,
we are inclined TO regard them a fossils,
exhuned from the mass Of corruption thss
covers too many Of the Pos, Matters be.
tween Nebraska and the Mississippi Riv'
er.
II seems that the editor of the Brown
vile Avertiser, has been similarly favor
ed. He says: +.
We suppose some Of the one-horse
pesi.ofices through which mail matter Tor
this region passes. have swept out ana
cleaned up This spring-brought the pies
Of papers aud letters from their hiding,
place, under the counter Of some country
siore where the post-ofice is kept.
A gentleman from one Of our ~neighbotT
ing towns informs US that the posi-maa.
er-who KEEP, a store-recently sseP'
out his store, and cleaned out the rubbish
from under the counter. and the conss'
quence was. every person in town recsis'
ed several letters each, and any numpe.
of newspapers, mostly however OF snc'ens
dates, and were valuable only ss relics
antiquity.
If there is no future state OF pon'sn-
ment. there ought To be, asd fron' sess
reserved +" next to the stove. for the sPs.
cial benefit Of such a class OF post ss'si'
That's 50, brother Fuanas.-oniy g'''
US a chance TO stoke. We think We
could make 'sm jump very 'Jos"s"
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

Governor Denver testihes rs follows
before the Legislative Committee on the
election frauds in Kansas:
al asked Calhoun. the next day after
The count, how long he would continue 70
receive returns; he repi,s1. until Con-
srsss sAsH act on The L<eompton Consfitu.
Iltsa.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

The Ferry that was established at
Larimer City, this spring, has b en- out
of repair for a sl,or, time past, bu, is now
in good condition, and teams can cross the
Platte with the utmost dispatch.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

The Steamer ID. A. January, Yore,
Master. and Weaver, Clerk, arrived Of
our Levee on Monday evt n ne last and
pu, of a quantity # freight. where she
laid I'LL the following morning, and then
passed up, bound for Fl. Randall with
Governmcn, suip'ies. She had on board
the Target number Of passengers that
have come up on a siagle Bos;, this sea-
son. Pap rs received.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

c. d. KELLEa, the gen,lem,n'y and
obliging Recorder for this County, has
procured a new and beautiful set Of Re-
cord Books. from the ~well-known es'ab-
lishmenl of Luce, Lane & Co., Daven.
port. Iowa. Tn y are just what we're
needed, and We have no doub, he will
fill them to the entire satisfaction of the
eilizens Of Sarpy.
We are informed that the County's
faithful Clsr., Stephen ID. Muss, has
also received a new set Of Books fof
County purposes, from the same establish.
ment; but as we did not examine them,
further this deponent saith not"
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

Ats meeting held at Cooks Office. On
Monday, April l2,h, 1858, for the pur.
pose OF organizing a Library Associa,ioo
in this city. Hon. W. II Cook, was cali.
cd to the chair, and Stephen ID. Bangs,
Esq, appointed Secretary.
The Constitution and Bylaws, drsf,,s
BY the cornmit,e" previously stpoim.d.
were read and adopted BY the me,,iog.
when on motion, the following permsneu,
officers were unanimously elected:
President,
Hon. w. II. Coox.
Vice President,
WiLLiAM Roslsses. Esq.
Secretary.
SrrrHrs d. Bases. ESD.
Treasurer.
c. d. KrLLrs, ESQ.
Librarian,
JonS A. NrE:
Dlrectors, s
c. c. NoRwooD.
F. M. DAvKSoRr.
]. p: KAsr.
After a few pertinent remarks mad.,
by several speakers. on the importance Of
the object, the President handed in to
the Association, some 80 valuable work.,
presented by our Delegate in Congress,
Hon. Fenner Ferguson.
The meeting then adjourned, to meets.
Cooks Office on Monday next, April lob,
1858; at 8 o'clock. p. NJ, when a large
attendance is expected. .sl
w. II. COOK, Pres.
STEPHEN d.. BANGS, Sec.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

ARxx NEws - The Leavenworth
Ledger Of the 25th, say:
The following troops leave for Utah to-
dsy:-Company b" Is, cavalry. I'd aud
4,h regiments, heavy artillery. Compa-
nies "A" and N" light artillery.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

FoRHrsr, the actor. lately wrote To .
friend in , incinnaii. saying. Il have
never been al aPostate. ] am no, aware Of
being rel ed TO religion"
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15
Local Is Territorial.

In consequence OF the nou-arrival, Of our
sock Of paper, from St Louis, we ate
co,tbeIIed TO issue a half sheet.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

HsRRIsLE.-A paper Publishes the
marriage Of Miss Angeline Braham.
daughter Of the great vocalist, /; and some
miserable culpri, congra,ulates the BRIDE
groom upon his privilege Of reposing.
even on earIh. upon A Braham's bosom.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

AT 4 meeting Of the Stockholders, Of
the bellevue Land Claim Association,
held a, Bellevue, on the 9TH anil 18th inst
pursuant to previous notice, the following
officers were duly elected, to serve for the
ensuing year:
L. L. Bowrs, President.
7. M. NJ Conn, Secretary.
w. II. CooK, Treasurer
L. l.. BowfSi
T. NJ. NJ CoRD, Directors.
VIM. r. SMITH.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

ARr. a.. The Executive Committee
shall, at each Annual meeting, Of the So
cie,y, make a repor, Of the general con.
dition Of Agriculture. Horticulture, and
Manufactures, OF the county.
ARr. s. Tho Treasurer shall have
charge Of the funds Of the Society, and
shall dlsburse the same, under the direc-
ton Of the Executive committee, and repor,
at each Annual meeting.
Arr. 0. The Executive Committee,
shall In some suitable form, by them de-
termined, publish a list Of premiums to be
awarded, together with n list Of the Judg.
es, of the;diherent classes Of articles, up.
on which q premium is to be awarded, Q,
the time o; giving notice, Of The Annual
Fair.
ARr. 2. Every candidate for a premi-
UNI, shall make known his intention, TO
the Recording Secretary, in writing. on
VI before one o'clock, of the first day Of
the fair, stating the kind Of production on
which he intends to apply for a premium.
When, on motion Of Col. b. p. Rank
In, of La Platte, the society proceed to
the election Of permanent officers, which
resulted as followsf
President,
HON. JOHN FINNEY.
Vice Presidents,
ALFRED MATTHIAS, Of Plattford.
JAcon Smith, Of Pappillion Valley.
ANDREW SAGESDoRr,
WIZ. KNIGHT, of Forest City.
JAMES NJ. ARSErr, Of Salings Grove
Recording Secretary,
Hon. w. II. Cook, of Bellevue.
Corresponding Secretary,
CnAs. +. WATSON, Esq. P~'pil'on Val.
Treasurer,
II. A. L%oSospoRr, Esq
Executive Committee,
Col. b. p. RASKIN, Of La Platte.
Mai. WIN. r. WArsoS. Pa'piron Val.
JonN B. Clown, Of Sauntee.
CHas. +. SMITH, Of Coal Ridge.
MicHAEL JosEs, Of Forest City.
II. II. SMITH, Of Fairview.
RALpH Fl. HALL, Of IIazel,on.
Charles E. Watson, then offered the
following, which was agreed TO;
Resolved; That when this meeting adj
%journs. it adjourn to meet at the school
house in Bellevue, on Saturday April "a,
at one O'Clock. P. NJ. and that Col. b. p.
Rankin, be invited 10 deliver All address,
on Agriculture, al that time.
On motion of Andrew Sagendorf, the
Executive committee, were requested to
receive the seeds, forwarded by our Del
egate in Congress, from the Patent Of
flee, and distribute them among the mem.
bers of the society.
Hon. Silas A. Strickland, was then
called upon, and addressed the meeting,
in a brief, bu, appropriate manne touch.
ing the importance of the organization, to
this. the star county of agriculture in the
Territory, and was followed by Col B. P.
Rankin, and Maj Watson.
On motion Of Chas. +. Watson, it was
Resofued ; That the proceedings Of this
meeting, together with the Constitution
and Bylaws, of the Society, be published
in the Bellevue Gazette.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
JOHN FINNEY, Pres.
w. H. COOK, Sec'y.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

The estate Of John Ray, deceased, W"
be sold By WIN. II. wrigh,. Admini''is'
tor. in Bellevue, Saturday, April ~
This will BE- he frs Admia' sxssss . ss'''
10 this Couniy.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

Prayer n ceilings are held in the School
House, on Tuesday and Friday evenings
of each week.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

The Quincy Wing of the 30,h says:
- We hear the most iiatlering accounts,
from all sections Of the country, of the
growing wheat crop. 1t never looked
better, or promised a more abundant yield.
If no unloward circumstance occufs 10 III.
jure the wheat before harvest. the fall
will find us in the enjoyment of u degree
Of prosperity never before known in the
West"
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

Plats have been T ceived. at the LaEa
Office, in Brownviile. for nearly all the
lands in that District. En-.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

Texas AND DIsusIoS.-The Leg,sIss
ture of Texas. Just adjourned, passed All
act for calling a Southern Convention, and
appropriaiing ten thousand dollars, out of
any money in the treasury, to defray ex-
penses, in the event of a rejection of the
Lecompton Constitution by Congress.
Thus it is proposed to take the inrtiatory
steps for a dissolution of the Union. The
joke of the whole thing lies in the fact
that there is not a dollar tn the treasury.
1t is entirely bankrupt. The State is
compromising with its creditors. Her
politicians are casting about for the mer-
est shadow of excuse for Reputation. In
view of the fact that Texas came into the
Union like a spendthrift child. only when
the guardian would consent to pay his
gambling debts, we think it very possible
that the fast young un is trying 10 bull
ly Uncle Sam into making another ad-
vance, to put him on his legs again. Tits
notorious that Texas was absolutely
bought at the compromise Of 1850, buI
tina, Is no reason why it should be purchas-
ed over again at every new controversy.
The vaporings abou, disunion are only so
up to distract attention from her barren
revenue aud exhausted credit. Ten thous'
and dollars, appropriated to disunior
convention, has about a. much moonshin'
in il AS her large donations to Bob Walk
er & Co., for his Southern railroad. Sh,
cannot raise money enough to pay hel
State officers, much less her proposed dep
uties to a treason BILE conclave. Te,a;
will have to Try some other device to raIs'
the wind That siool-Pigeon will not an
swer.-N. Louis Democrat.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

p. w. Lane, is erecting a dwelling
house on Hancock street.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

W. are murh pleased to notice. tina, la.
Dor has been resumed, on the ~Presbyteri.
an Church. in this city.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

MI. Cobb, of Alabama, Chairman os
the House Committee on Public Lands.
told me u few days ago that he should
certainly report against creating n new
Land Distric, on the Platte, and tecorn-
mend the removal of the office from
Omaha City. However. our Delegate
will do all he can t. procure the establish
mrnt Of a new district, in which, of course,
he has the cordial cooperation of the
friends of Omaha, but | fear tina, they
will not succeed. If they do not, the Of.
fee will most ce%rt,inly be removed from
Omaha City. Yours truly. M.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

A Post Office has been establi he'd at
Larimer City, in this county .
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

James {. Mitchell, Of Florence, row
in Washington, willing from that City 10
the Florence Courier, under duties VI
March 18th, and 2lst, ssys;
Dean CouRIrR;--My present impress.
sion is, that there will be no new Land
District created on the Platte Valley. /
find that the Secretary Of the Interior,
the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office, and the Chairmen Of the Commit.
tees on Public Lands in both houses Of
Congress, are opposed TO the measure;
but are oil Of them strongly in favor of
removing the Office from Omaha City to
the interior, a, a distance Of from forty
TO sixty miles from the Missouri river, an
order for which will, in all probability, be
issued in a very short time, 50 that the Of
fee can be properly prepared Jor the Pub.
lie Land Sales which are 10 take place in
September next. At all events, | ain
satisfied that the interest and convenience
Of the numerous settlers of the Platte
Valley will no, be overlooked. Either a
new distric, will be created, (which have
no hopes OF, or the office will be removed
from Omaha, certain
.
Major West, of Pennsylvania, has
been appointed to the office Of Marshal
of our Territory, in the place of Rankin,
removed, and his appointment will doubt
less be confirmed by the Senate. The
Major has the appearance and bears the
reputation Of a high minded, honorable
gentleman, and is said TO be in every re-
spect well qualified to fulfill the duties Of
the Office. I think that the people of
Nebraska will be well pleased with him,
and tina. his appointment will give gener.
al satisfaction.
Owing TO the press Of other matter, no
further appointments for our Territory
have yet beel made; they will be attend
ed to, however, very shortly most likely
this week. Mr.. WEIGH will unique stion.
ably receive the appointment of Secreta.
ry and | think it quite probable that
Gen. Bowen will he selected TO fill the
place to be made vacant by the removal
Of that consequential egotist and consum-
mate demagogue, Eslabrook eycellen,
appointments, both Of them-none better
could be intellectually none tina wo'd
give greater satisfaction 10 the citizens of
Nebraska.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

sarpy Comfy Agricultural soci-
ety--Permanent Organization
--C0nstitution and By-Lavvs--
Election OF Omcers--Adtourn-
ed Meeting--Address by Col. u.
r. Rankin. .
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-15

STEPHEN ID. BANGS, Sec.