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Nebraska Gold Mines
LATEST NEWS.
ANOTHER ARRIVAL DIRECT FROM
The GOLD MINES Z!
Delegate Elected to Congress !:
|HURRAH FOR THE DICClNGs
C0rrespondence Of the Omaha 1imes'
CoLUXBus, Nebraska Territory,
Noyo,,bar % 1S5S

Corre.pondence Of the Omaha Times'
CoLuxBus, Nebraska Territory,
November %, 1858. J
Dear 7imes--l send you by this mail
some highly interesting news from the Gold
Mines. Capt. A. j. SMITH, Of Florence, who
left Omaha in the last part of September,
returned to this place last matchmaking
the shortest time on record, being only Is
days on the road from Cherry Greek to this
place. Capt. SMITH returns as member OF
the Kans as Legislature, having been elected
to that body from the mining district.
1t seems that the independent progressive
Young America Of the New EIdorado have
determined to organize Territory OF the'.
own, and for that purpose held the lie cleo.
tion-haviDg elected Deleo"t.e TO Congress
a Mr.. DAVIS, l think, formerly of Kansas
City. Mr.. DAYS left for Washington at the
same tine that NJ. SMITH left the mines he
= look ono Of the South Platte Routes, and
viii turn up in week or two! The Cap
tain will leave Florence shortly, for Kansas,
and when through there will Immediately
start on his return to the mines, having left
his team at this place.
lie confirms all the reports that we have
had heretofore, and says that gold abounds
10 greater abundance than in California, he
having been at both places. Mr.. Smith
being personally known to a greater portion
of the citizens Of Nebraska, having been
elected to the first Legislature Of the Terri
tory, and known as strictly honest man,
his statements may be relied on as facts
Mr.. S. has about $50 Of the dust with him,
which is evidence enough in itself. It's
his impression that gold exists in abundance
in all that portion of Kansas and Nebraska
Territories. lie also strongly recommends
the North Platte Route as being preferable
to all others; the fact of his having made the
trip in Is days demonstrates that clearly
We may now safely count on having the
emigration up Platte Valley the coming
Spring-that will throw the exodus to Cali
fornia in the shade. There is no need Of
complaining of hard times any longer when
we have the pure dust under our feet. If
merchants in the East will not give us credit,
perhaps they will take the pure dust.
ARlSTIDES.
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Extra Session, Gold Mines and Pacific Raid
KOnd

From the scientific data furnished by the
Missouri Democrat there seems little doubt
that the Pixies Peak District abounds with
COLA, &C., more even than California. If
this be the case, the fact must naturally af-
feet the direction of the Pacific Railroad.-
Mr.. Buchanan will doubtleSsly recommend
the construction Of a Pacific Railroad, and
it is equally certain that the South will en-
deavo or to obtain the advantage of the pas
sage of that Railroad through their section
of the Union. 1t will be of the utmost i'm
portance, therefore, that the Legislature Of
Iowa should be prepared to advocate her in
terests in this matter.
1t is not mere temporary incidental in
terest but will give tone and vigor, and
wealth, and supremacy in that State or To-
cality, if it were even the American Desert,
to which the advantages of its construction
shall be secured.
"The sleeping fox catches no poultry"
inaction is often more prejudicial than H.
action.
Let our Legislature be ready to bid for
the prize of the "golden fleece, " the direct
connection with the immense trade Of Asia.
-keokuk Post.
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TO THE CRAFT,

WHO EVER WISHES TO ENGAGE IN THE PUB
w LEGATION OF paper in county Of 5000
increasing in population and wealth where
the press, having all the county pat ronage worth
$500 year. with 600 good paying subscribers and
doing large amount Of advertising and job wofk-lo-
Gated In the best agricultural and farming counties in
Western Iowa. Populated ty industrious INTEL gent
and liberal population have ed them the
opportunity ever offered member Of the Graft. Ill
health and the increasing once
the Editor and Proprietor to offer the Press Job once,
Stationery and everything connected with the
ment for sale on very liberal terms. Persons wishing
to purchase the establishment engaging in the pub-
cation Of paper Will learn the and terms by adj
dressing the Editor of the Bus!e Nonpare Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
Dec. 4, 1858. fv2u32l
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SATURDAY.. the eth day NJ nere mh-,
POttaWattamie County Land.
FOR SALE By
HORACE EVERETT.
Gnnncsl ERnRs uU

g var or 20, 70, $40 acres, andjoinins yr
=. Sprlnger's farm miles North of town
SEgrS ar 2 70 40 acres, ON Mosquito. ey..s
bottom land mile, above Judge Bryanis farm
N. or 5, II. $50 acres, \ timber On Noseui.
toe creek, |. mile south of Mr. - farm.
Eqr }, II, 40-l60 SilYe creek bottom land
containing about 20 timber on the usd to Wa
terburys, in Shelby COUNTY.
8. NTqr; Or n W or; i, W ar and Nwo,
Sw qr2. Is, 1910 acres Ni>hnabotany rolling bot
tom land; ON the Stage mile of Big
Grove joining A Socums and Judge James farms on
the south, and NJ Files and Fle,hers the east
There rs M better body Of land Western Iowa than
this; With plenty Of timber aud settlements
near.
Also. W or W or; and y ar swar !. IS 1910
acres, mile east Of the above; bottom land with
timer.
So W or 10, and F Or S Ears II, $3.50 acres.
Nishnabotany bottom land miles north ton and
near Cntzineer's Mil; about 10 acres timber the
tract; mile north Of the State road.
or and W ar !. IS. $3.50 acres, bottom !Aat
on the Sl>huab"ttany River miles below Sewtorn,
and the same distance above lola, and sdjoiuing ".
PeTce's farm.
Nwqrsw qr34; W, or: and NEqrswqrHt
F.. or -: y I or; EA NV Or; L Swqr
and y W ar Eqr2s H. 500 acres on Pigeon cre.i
about miles above Reels mill, and Is miles north
Council Buds.
\ of ~ 10; N, and W or y E ar IS, a. 44-l.o
acres Missouri River butiom land, miles from CVuR
eli Rufus.
go WV qr and W ,, NwqrNw1c.77
$500 acres. bottom. slope and upland prairie East
Pigeon, % miles Of Council gluns ahpu, IS
Of timber. This very fine tract a large farm.
l Of W or W or; and !. or as and s s
ar 81, 10. 1890 acres, bottom land, mile from
Council Bufs
E. Swqt; W. E Or and W qrN Eqr 2s, 7s, Il
900 acres, bottom land, on Little Silver s miles east
Of l.. J. Childs.
E. sEqr 25 y z or and W.. s e or SO. rs 41-seo
acres bottom land Silver Greek a!les Of l. J.
Chil8s.
EH S W Or; and W Or 10. rs. also acres Sill
yer creek bottom land, mile south OF bridge
State road
SEqrNE IS, 10, $50 acres, l mile north Of S.
Places nd Fenner's farms.
Sd y or - and $ W ar " Or %, n 39-lco acres
prairie south side LewH's Grove, nIie from New
s. y Or, and ar 10; s. n " or ana S " sr II,
H. 39-iSO acres on Nishna BOTANY, at Lev ms Grove
100 of timber balance bottom prairie and upland,
adjolni NJ M True's and Nr Wrights farms.
W. 5 W or; or W or and Z or " or Is.
IS 4-lS6 SO acres, on keg creek, ! mile OF and
mill, and !. mile above Mr. Manturn's farm, and IL miles
from Council Blufs. Also, single tract Of
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The Hermit Nmrod Of vir.nia-His Game

The Hermit Nimrod Of virsinia-His Game
Wilburn Waters, the hermit of Pond
Mountain, in the White Top region of Vir-
cinia, has killed four bears within the last
three weeks, one Of them exceedingly large.
Abingdon Nirginan says Of this singular
man:
'For more than twenty years he has lived
alone in the solitude Of that vast mountain
region, devoting his time to hunting and
stock raising. lie claims, We believe, to be
half breed of the Catawba tribe. and is
man Of great physical power. lie owns
about 1000 acres of land, and raises and
sells large numbers of cattle and hogs, and
takes vast quantities Of wild honey. AL
though he lives alone, the latch-string Of
his cabin is always out, and nothing
seems to be more grateful to his feel.
ings than the dspensaton Of his
Inequalities. But poor man. he now has
no latch string or cabin. During few
days absence four weeks ago, he returned
to find his home bank of ashes, and all
that his house contained consumed. When
we were there last week, he had built fire
upon the spot where his domicil stood, and
we partook Of his Inequalities upon a log. in
open air.
s.Since his residence upon the Pond Noun
tain he has captured Sc bears, sc wolves,
and upwards 800 deer, and countless
number of wild turkeys and varmints of the
hills. lie is As years old, and has lived
about half that time at his present locality,
and has never been at Abingdon but twice,
though only thirty miles from it.
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FTNHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTFULLY
notify the citizens of Western Iowa and Nebraska
that he has just received the largest mos; complete
stock II
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which has been equally divided between us.
Hoping not to be under the necessity Of again
bringing my name and affairs before the pub
lie, am yours respectfully,
GEO. 7. EVE.
New Bedford, Aug. "a, 1853
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-10

MRS. SHOWS LITERARY HUSBAND.

MRS. SHOWS LITERARY HUSBAND.
Yes, I'm Mrs. Peter Snow, an EDITORS wife.
| we'll remember tho day when Mr.. Snow
asked me to become his. | confess | liked
Mr.. Snow and thinking it would be a very
fine thing to be the editors wife, said YES, ~
as pre,tily as | knew how. And | became
Mrs. Snow. / have seen ten years Of married
life, and find my husband to be an amiablc,
good d-naturcd man. He always spends his
evenings at home, and is in that respect mod
eli man but he always brings pile Of cXchan-
ges, which is limited only by the length Of
his arm and reads while l patch the knees
and elbows of our boys pantaloons and coat.
After we have had quaker meetings Of an
hours length, break the silence by asking
"Mr. Snow, did you order that coal spoke
to you about; y
"What did you say, my dear :" after ten
minutes silence.
did you order that coal | spoke to you
about"
"Indeed, my doar, I'm sorry but for
got all about it. It shall come tomorrow
Another hours silence, which is relieved
by the boys crying and rather liking to
hear noise of some sort, | made no effort to
quiet him.
my dear, said Mr.. s., after he had cried
n minute or so, hadn't you better give the
baby some catnip tea, to quiet it; He troub-
les nc.
The baby is quieted Another hour pass
os without breath Of noise. Becoming tired
Of silence, take lamp and retire for the
night, leaving Mr.. S. SO engaged with his pa
per that he does not notice my leaving the
room.
Towards morning he comes to bed and
just as he begun to sleep, the baby takes a
notion TO cry again. | rise quietly as pos
sible and try to still him While am walk
ing the room with the small Snow in my arms,
our next--a boy of three yoars--begins to
scream at the top of his lungs. What can /
do There is no other course but to call
Mr. S. So | called out.
"Mr. Snow Mr. Snow -
The third time he started up and replies
"What, Tim, more copy
As though | was Tim, that little imp run
ming about his office replied rather tart
ly;
mo don't want any moro copy. have
had enough of that to last my life time. |
want you to see what Tommy is crying
about"
Mr. snow makes a desperate effort to rouse
himself; but as Tommy stops for a minute to
take BREATH he falls asleep again, leaving me
pacing the room in as much vexation as | can
possibly contain.
The next morning, at breakfast, when
gave Mr.. Snow an account of the last nights
adventure, he replied
"lndeed, my dear, am very sorry the chill
dren trouble you"
This is always the way il | complain, it is
"Indccd, my dear, | am very sorry.
Bat should the very same thing occur the
subsequent night, directly before his eyes,
very likely he would not see or know any
thing about it, unless it happened to interrupt
tho train of his ideas Then he would pro-
pose catnip tea I; but before can get it into
the infants stomach, he will be far away in
the realms Of thought, leaving me not little
yexed at his apparent stupidity.
Mr. Snow knows the nature of every paper
published in England and the United States
but he can't for the life of him tell the
names Of his children He knows just the
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This story from a western wag is genuine
out wester:
I'm recently making the trip in a stage
coach over the rugged range of bills called the
'Baraboo Bluffs, near the town of Bara-
boo, in Wisconsin, the coachful of squeezed
and olted passengers found some relief from
the tediousness Of the journey in the original
romarks which, from time to time, fell from
the lips of an elderly woman who was ono Of
the company.
She persisted in expressing great contempt
for the other sex. and for married life gener
ally, and intimated that such had always been
her opinion and as it had previously leaked
ont from her conversation that she had been
married and raised large family of children.
] ventured to ask her how it happened that,
with the feelings Of contempt she had from
the first felt for tho men, she ever could have
married. one of them
"Wa'al,' said she, young man, I'll tell
you Jest how twas When | was a little
gal lived in family where there was an old
maid, who, in going up stairs to bed had to
go through an entry way whore there was
pile of potatoes in one corner, and she used to
go and make me cover 'em with blanket be-
fore she went by 'em, for fear they would see
her, cause they had eyes. Wa'al, thinks /, If
old maids is like that, won't be one nohow.
SO you see, as soon as got old enough, like
a fool, | went and got married"
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MON HOUSE RE-opENED.-Thi

u we'll known aud commodious House formerly kept
by Col boutwell,, having been vastly and almost en-
tiroy remoddeled, has been opened BY ALoNAo RED
WAY.
The Union is the most conveniently located House in
new convenience be the desirable and popu-
lar resort for the Of business leisure 70 be found
In town.
The public are respectfully invited to bcstow portion
OF their patronage upon this House. Perfect satisao
tion is guaranteed and accommodations excellent.
Charges moderate. ALONIO hEDWAr.
NIontpelier Aug. %, 1886. O2tt
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~ jonathan, where were you going yes
tcrdsy when | saw you going to the mill ?"
"Why, ! was going to the mill, to be sure
"Well, ! wished I'd seen you, Id got you
TO carry grist for me"
"Why, you did see me, didn't you
'Yes, but not until you had got clean out
of sight"
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CARRIAGES AND sLEIGHs, by THE

" HEST WoRKMRN Is THE COUNTRY
Carriage and Sleigh Manufacturing will be carried on
by the subscriber opposite the Court Square, Mont
peler, Vermont
Those in want Of odrranted Carriages and Sieighs,
will perhaps do well call and what is being done at
the old stand Of GILMAS & CANT.
All orders promptly attended To-
Montpelier July %, 1865. 45tf
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~ A rabd hater of puns lately declared
that every man who dared to pen pun
should be sent for punishment to the Peniten-
tiary
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-10

CAMPBELL CHOICE. Lewis ID. Campbell
was, on the 24th, unanimously renominated
by the Republicans of the Fourth Congress
sional District of Ohio for sixth term in the
House of Representatives. In the course of
an address to the convention in which he an
nounced his acceptance of the nomination. he
stated that he had been assured by prominent
democrets in Congress, that he should not be
disturbed in his seat, if he would keep quiet
on the Lccompton business and after his re-
lection, proposition had been made to him
to come ever to the democratic party, and
they would take care Of him. To this prop
osition he replied by telling the gentlemen
who made it the following story
Monsieur Folk, a Frenohman who went
to jamaica to embark in business, had been
sadly abused there. He had been robbed,
whipped put in prison, his property confs-
Gated, and every species of indignity and out
rage offered him. On his return to New Or
leans, he told the story most pitifully to Col.
Pike, of Arkansas.
why, Monsieur Folk, said the Colonel,
according to your story Jamaica must be as
bad place the internal regions !"
. Ma foi--it is worse"
Now, Monsieur, do you really mean
that"
Cest vrai-t is true
"Well, now, Monsieur Folk" said Colonel
Pike, "suppose you were on your death bed
tonight, and the Lord should appear to you
and say that you might go back to Jamaica or
go to the internal regions, what would you
say;"
" | would say, Monsieur, good Lord, if it
beez all &c zame to you, if it make no differ
ence at all, would very much choose to
please, to prefer much razer to go to h--ll."
He told his democratic friends that il it
made no difference, he should prefer the
party.
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r SUENUIN NNE, oupt.
Nor,hsold VT. May 10, 1858.
NToRTHERN ~. ~ RAILROAD

NORTHERN IN. II. RAILROAD
' On and aher May TO- 1855 Passenger Trains
leave Boston at 80, and Concord a. l093 81 NJ or on
the arrival Of the first up train from Boston, Lowell
Lawrence Worcester &c. for White River Junction,
Wells River, iittlcton, White and franconia Noun
tains 81. ohnshury, Boston and Burngion' and con-
meet at uses Point with Trims for Montreal, Osaens
hursh oronto, Detroit Chieagu and the West, VIA
Grand truuk aud Great Western Railroads, and Steam
boats across Lake Ontario, making the best and most
rc.I able route from New England % The West; and
with trims for all stations the Vermont Central
Ogdensbursh, Passumpsic and White Mountains Rail
roads
Also leave Boston at 1900 ~. aud Concord at Pm,
or ON arrival Of the 2l up train from Boston, Worcester
&C. fsr Bristol X H., Whtc River Junction aud North
Geld Vt proceeding early next morning, over Vermont
Central Railroad, N,usc's Point, Montreal and Og-
dcusburg thence West hy Bailroad and Steamboat ana
from Bristol by Stage, 20 New Hampton, Hebron, Gro
Leave White River Junction at 100 4. NJ. and L25
g. NJ. OF 1u arrival OF the trains from W Central and
Ptssumpso Railroads, flr Boston, Lowell, Lawrence
Worcester, Portsmouth, and intermediate stations and
Bristol at 8 2j 8. ~.
Passengers Via Northern Railroad Tor Groton juno
tls Clinton, Worcester, Newport, and all stations on
roads, and og Ncw York. Nc., connect at Nashua with
trains direct far those places.
Passengers leaving New York by evening Boats, or
Cars via Norwich of Springfield, connect al Nashua
with the 7.3l train from Boston, and reach all sta
tpus ON the VI. Central Conn. and fassuinpsic, and
White Mountains Railroads the same day
Stages leave lddcton Tor Lancaster. White and Fran
coma Mountains, Nc.i st Johnshury for Lancaster,
Cmits5ury Danyllc, Nc., Barton for Derby Line STAN
stead. Nc Woodstock Depot for Woodatock. &c.;
Bethel flr Rochcser Hancock, Ptisaeld, Sc and ali
mo principal towns ia Northern New Hampshire ana
freight trains from Vermont Central and Passumpse
Railroads pass this road daily for Boston, Moces-
ter Portsmouth, &ci and speaa, tttte trains ever!
ONSLOW srEARNs, Agent.
Concord \. H.. May 7. 1858. 20
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q1umorous srlrrtions.
"CAUGuT ON THE JURY


The following, which we heard told as a
fact some time ago, is too good to be lost, and
may be beneficial to some gentleman who has
a young unsuspectng wife. certain man
who lived about ten miles from D.. was
in the habit of going to town about once a
month. and getting on a regular spree and
would not return until he had time to "cool
off, which took generally two or three days.
His wife was ignorant of the cause of his
staying out so long, and suffered greatly from
anxiety about his weliaie. When he would
return, Of course his confding wife would en-
quire what had been the matter with him,
and the inyariablc reply was, THAT he was
caught on the jury and couldn't get off,
Having gathered his corn and placed it in
a large heap, he according to CUSTOM deter
mined to call in his ncighbors, and h1vc a
real corn-shucking froli9. So he gave Ned,
faithful servant, iug and an order to 20 TO
town and get gallon of whiskcy-a very
necessary article on such occasions. Ned
mounted a mule, and was soon in town,
and, equipped with the whiskey, remounted
to set off ior home. all buoyant with the pros
pect of fun at "shucking." When he had
proceeded few hundred yards from town. he
concluded to try the "stutI, and, not satisfied
with once, be kept trying until the world
turned round so fast that he turned off the
mule, and there he went to sleep and tho
mule to grazing. 1t was now nearly night,
and when Ned awoko it was "just before the
break o. day." and so dark that he was un-
able to make any start towards home until
light. As soon as his bewilderment had sub
sided so that he could get the points" he
started with an empty iug--the whiskey hav-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-10
1rtrmunt guatrbnian s. State 5uurnal.
.cprlsnno EVERY rnpA4 Monsrso, ny B. p. WALTON.

,rnttsHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING., ny y. y. WALTON.
rERMs.--Sl 80 cash in advances 81 90 II payment
. ,t made In advance interest always chargable nom
and of the year. In packets 10 address, 10 copies
w., az %. and 20 copies for $50 %, ,npariaDty m
adtanco.
Annexed is list Of agents to receive subscriptions,
.Iyertiscments and communications, and acknowledge
rayment for the same.
'For Brantrec, j. HUTCHINSON, Jr.,
Brookhcld, Il. NJ. UPHAM,
Berlin, ID. B BOSWORTH,
Cabot r. ID. PUTNAM,
Duxbnry, J. +. HENRY, Waterbury,
Flmore. T.. NJ CIRCUIT,
iydcpark EDWARD B SAWYER,
johnson. G. w. SCOTT.
Lincoln, SIMEON 4. RALPH,
Lowell, ABEL CURTIS,
Marshhed. l. A. BEMIS,
MDrisvlle, J. c. MOVES,
Mddlesex, JESSE JOHNSON, Jr,
Mortified, T.. SMITH,
Orange, VI. C. CROSS,
Pllindcld, A. 4. BANCROFT,
Randolph, }. X. PARISH,
Rochester, T.. ID. BRIGGS,
South Hardwick, ADOLPHUS HOLTON,
Stowe. EMERY TOWN,
Tunbrdgc. AARON n KING.
Waterbury, J. I. HENRY,
Waitsfcld and Fayston. ORANGE SMITH,
Warren, FRANKLIN A. WRIGHT,
Williamstown, DARIUS PRIDE,
Wolcott, y. JONES,
Worcester, JONAS ABBOTT.
GF Persons in other towns disposed TO act as agents
will be added to the list on application