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Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
Hon. Fenner FerguSOn.

Our interchangeable Delegate, Hon. FEN
NER FERcUsoN, is working faithfully fol
the interests of his constituency. We
notice by late Congressional proceedings.
that he has introduced the following bills
A bill to provide for two additional
Land Districts,
A bill for the relief of the City Of
Omaha,
A bill granting to each actual settler,
who occupies and cultivates the same, a
homestead of l6O acres of land.
A bill to pay the expenses of the late
extra session of the Legislature.
A bill to authorize the sale Of school
sections, Is and SO.
A bill granting public lands for a geo.
logical survey of Nebraska.
A bill to enable the city of Omaha to
enter lands within her corporate limits.
A bill establishing an additional judi,
cial district in the Territory of Nebras-
ka, to be called the Laramie district and
to provide for the appointment of a Judge
TO preside therein.
A bill for the relief of John B. Ben
nett and William Bennett.
A bill for the relief of John B. Motley.
A bill to donate lands to the University
of Nebraska.
We know not what are the detailed pro-
visions of the bill relative to School lands;
but we respectfully Suggest that control
only of those lands be obtained, and moi
sales ordered OF autbSfized. The School
lands viii be Of much more advantage as
a source of revenue for school purposes il
held on to, and only leased for the present
and until they become much more valu.
able.
Judge FERGUSON has proved himself
worthy of the trust reposed in him, ant
should he, under all the circumstance,
surrounding him-the session short, anC
various important measures of a nationa
character to occupy the attention of Con.
gress-succeed in engineering through
even what bills he has already introduced
he will have accomplished a herculear
and almost unparalleled task, which
should not fail to render him endeared to
and highly popular with Nebraskians a
a faithful and industrious public servant
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
What Next?

Certain opponents of annexation bless
ed with a superabundance of philanthro-
Ply and magnanimity, and possessed of a
sudden and overlooking love FOR "North
Platte" are now on a fresh scent. They
want a Territorial Contention! We
suppose should they fail in getting a suit-
able expression thus-and we should not be
at all surprised that disappointment visited
them from that direction-the next step
will be to invite Southern Iowa and North
ern Missouri to participate. Such things
hare happened.
While we think-and presume no one
else seriously entertains different views
that North Platte has no more business
to NEEDLE in this matter, than has north
ern Missouri, or Iowa: yet we are of the
opinion that were this question submitted
to a vote of the citizens North of Platte,
the result would be about snip and tuck
Omaha, and her influence would of course
oppose, for the purpose of retaining the
Capital, while the interests west and
north of that, would be in favor, in hope Of
eventually getting the Capital, or having
II more central.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
Indian Outrage.

We learn by Messrs. Brown and Cole
man, who have just returned from a trip
in the interior, that a most hellish outrage
was committed in Gage county, on Christ
mas day, by a number of Indians repre-
senting themselves as Pawnees, but who
are supposed to have been Otoes.
1t seems that a Mr.. Patton, residing in
Gage county, beyond the Blue river, came
into the settlements on the Missouri river
for supplies, and left his family, wife and
three small children, in charge of a young
man in his employ. A day or two after
his departure some eight or ten Indians
came to the residence of Mr.. Patton, and
demanded something to eat. Mrs. Pat
ton gave them some foud, after eating
which, all but three of them went out of
the house. One of the three remaining
Indians rudely seized Mrs. Patton, who
resented the insult by a stunning blow
with a heavy fire shovel; the three vii
famous devils her seized the woman, and
in turn violated her person, in the pres
ence of the young man left to protect the
family. The Indians then stole and drove
off all the sheep belonging to Patton
fifteen or twenty-and fed. Mrs. Patton
with her children, who were without shoes,
Immediately started on foot for the near
est settlement, a distance of ten miles,
The outrage having been committed late
in the afternoon, it was quite late at night
when she and her little ones reached a
neighbors, and strange to say, the child
ren's feet were not seriously frozen.
This is one of the most revolving and
and blood-stirring outrages ever commit
ted on the Nebraska frontier, and should
be punished with the severest penalty
one that will learn the Williams a lesson
never to be forgotten. 1t is useless to im-
agine the feelings of the husband on his
return. He ought never to get through
shooting Indians, and the BOBBY in whose
care the family was left, merits only con-
tempt.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
Stage Route to the Mines.

A portion of the company in the en-
ploy of the Brownville and Cherry Creek
Stage Co., for the purpose of putting in
thorough repair the road from this city TO
the intersection of the Leavenworth and
Fl. Kearney road, have just returned,
and report matters connected with this
enterprise, in the most hattering condition.
The road is on a direct route, and abund-
antly supplied with water and timber
For the first hundred miles, the country
is settled, and an abundance of corn for
the supply of stock car be had. The only
important streams to be crossed are the
Big Nemaha and Big Blue; the former
is already provided with a good, substan-
tial bridge, and the latter has a rock bot
tom, and banks remarkably easy of as
cent and descent. The company have not
decided whether to cross the Blue at Be-
a%trice, or beyond Austin. Both places
are making preparations for the immedi-
ate bridging of that stream.
We will give further information, per-
haps, In our next issue.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

hurry. I wanted 10 follow, and get a
hot. but Clark Edwards, who was with
me, thought we had better not trouble
him, and as neither of US had any expert
ence in "jungle hunting we concluded
m~discretion to be the better part of yalor.
There will be plenty Of work for Car
penters here in the spring. Aside from
The amount of building necessarily to be
done, there will be a vast amount OF fum-
ing. Groceries will pay; especially whis-
key, which is worth S12 per gallon, or Is
cents per snort; and the d-st poorest
kind of rot-gut at that. | have not tasted
a drop since l have been heres it is so
very mean that l am sure, under its In
auence, / would, In writing to you, or
other Of my friends, lie like h-ll.
Gold has been discovered all along the
the mountains, from Pixies Peak to Fl.
Laramie. 1t Is thought the richest dis
coveries will yet be made in the Noun
tains.
We have a mail of our own from here
to Fl. Laramie; postage, so cents per
letter.
Address me at Auraria, Cherry Creek,
via st. Joseph, Mo-, and Fl. Laramie,
Nebraska. R. G. BERGER.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
They want his Blood.

The increasing popularity Of Judge
DoUGLAs, and the enthusiasm manifested
all over the country, from the extreme
North to the extreme South, with the
masses Of the people, has so chagrined
other Presidential aspirants and their
friends, who having failed to kill off the
"Little Giant by other expedients, are
now plotting a resort to the code dueIO.
The following we extract from a recent
Washington letter:
"While the whole country is on the tip
tee of expectation in regard to Senator
Douglas, and cities are vieing with each
other to see which can show him the most
distinguished honor-while ever the as
perities of party give way, North and
South, before the unexampled contest for
the right, is it not shameful that here, in
the capital of our great Union, a spirit
should continue to be manifested at war
with these enthusiastic popular demon
STATIONS? A wild hallucination has set
tied down upon those in this city who as
sumo to speak for the National Admins
~tration. The more the people applaud
the more these arrogant few resist and
plot. The last exhibition is a foregone
conclusion to put Senator Douglas, on his
arrival here, into such a position as may
compel him to send OF accepta challenge
to fight a duel. Ineed not particularize
but the letters of certain individuals, late
ly published, clearly point to this end
Let us ask, in all eandor, whether there
has not been enough of this savage ma
Lightly? Stephea A. Douglas is at this
moment public property. He cannot JUS
tify himself to his country by permitting
any one to force him into a personal fight.
It IS unnecessary that he should prove that
he is a man of courage. His whole life
has shown that. Hence, it is his duty to
bear himself in such manner, on his arri-
val here, as viii put men to the shame
who are thirsting for his blood. The peo-
pie will tzke care Of them.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
Annexation in Kansas.

From some cause or other we have re-
ceived but few Kansas exchanges within
the last few months. The Leayenworth
Herald, Topeka Tribune, White Cloud
Chief and Hghlcnder, are all strongly in
favor of the project. The following we
clip from the last Highldnder:
Between southern Nebraska and Kan
sas there has always existed the best OF
feeling, and a warm sympathy, the fruit
of it, is constantly %augmenting. from the
unity of purposes and objects inspiring
the minds of the people inhabiting both
sides of the airline which unltes-not
separates us.
One in purpose, one in feeling and one
in everything but name, there exists no
valid reason why South Platte Nebraska,
and Kansas should not be represented IN
the Halls of our National Legislature by
the same voice, and guarded by the same
arm. No reason why her representatives
should not have a place in our Capitol
Halls, urging her interests and ours IN the
same breath. +,
United, we enter at once the National
Confederacy, a young, powerful and beau
tiful State, rich in all the elements of sue
cess and prosperity, with a glorious destl-
nv before US, and an influence IN the
Councils of the nation commensurate with
our wealth and rank.
We hope this agitation will not end
here. There are interest too important,
and responsibilities too heavy, to let this
question remain, without considering 1t
well and faithfully. Whatever of advan-
tage there is to the people of Nebraska,
comes home to ourselves. Both sections
are, alike, to be benefited. Let the In
habitants of both ponder it well, 1t is a
question for the people to answer. They
alone are interested, and from them alone
must action proceed.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
Gold Discoveries.

The present year has witnessed gold
discoveries which, in their extent and
richness, may not prove less important
than those formerly discovered in Cali
fornia. The mines opened near Fl. Yu-
ma are very rich, by accounts recently
received from there. A correspondent
from Fort Yuma says: Several parties
of officers and officers families, stationed
at this Fort, have visited the mines, and
they are all satisfied that the mines now
worked are valuable. One of the Off
GERS, to satisfy himself by actual obser-
walton, stood by and watched the wash
ing of a cart load of dirt. The entire
load, containing forty-four buckets of
dirt, gave ffty-one dollars, besides about
four dollars in specimens given to a lady
while the washing went on, and which
were not weighed, Another gentleman
was invited by a miner to 60 up to a new
spot, and see what the prospect would be.
After some eight inches of surface dirt
was removed, the gentlemen picked out
with ms knife several pieces, amounting
to about 81 so, and a painful of the re-
naming dirt gave, when washed out, about
the same sum.-Saint Joseph Gazette.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
GoEernOrship of Nebraska.

The Washington Star of a late date,
says: 1t is thought ION the avenue .
that the Hon. SAMUEL BLACK, n of the
United States judges for Nebraska, will
be appointed Governor of that Territory,
and that his present position will be filed
by a prominent citizen of Georgia, whose
friends are pressing him for it."
Judge Black passed through this city,
on his way to Washington, on Wednes-
day the 9Th inst.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

Platte stands two to one in fayer of an
nexation, with a continued increase by in
vestigation.
Away, say we, with such scheming,
wire-pulling, and ~manOuvering in matters
like this, and only prompted by insignii-
can't political aspirants; and shame on
the men who so far forget themselves and
the interests of their neighbOrs as to re.
sort to such.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
Another Letter from the
Nebraska Gold Mines!
CHERRY CREEK, }
Auraria, Nov. %, 1853.
]. B. BERGER:-

Again an opportunity is
offered to write you a line. lam greatly
pleased with this country; especially the
climate, which I think is milder even than
at Brownville. There has been scarcely
a day since our arrival, that we could not
be comfortable in the open air, in shirt
sleeves.
I am satisfied gold is plenty here, al
though the prospecting has not yet been
sufficient TO determine where the best Dig
gings are, or what is the particular quail
ty or extent. l have been trying nay
hand for three days past, but for want of
water, have met with but poor success
making only about 40 cents per day. l
am satisfied, however, that with a supply
of water / could have made 81 or SIS per
day, in the same spot where / have been
working. Upon digging to the depth of
twof feet anywhere, the "%color," as miners
term it, is found, There are men here
now, working in choice spots, and under
all the difficulties, who make from SO to
81 per day. There is not, MOI will there
be, much mining done this fall or winter,
from the fact that all are busily engaged
in erecting cabins. / believe in a few
years this country will be sufficiently de-
velOped to make it equal, if not superior,
to California. If l had myfamily here l
would be perfectly content to remain per-
manently.
Game Is plenty Deer, Antelope, Buff
falo, Grizleys and Panthers. / have seen
but one Panther, and he made off in a
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
LIST DE LETTRRS.

Remaining uncalled for in the Brourriuo
nee for the quarter ending Dec. Al 1879 70 VI
Amack. d. Am
Burns William McDonaId q .
Bingley George McCombs Job,
Denei hiinam Martin John 2 9
Dfuker JACOB Norris Mrs NARY
Conrad Nicholas 2 Masters Kata
Chard John 5 Now Iobr n
COwperthwait Bich'd Manning RC
SOn EiIIaOeth Ainick Elizabeth
Crlenneld Hardln Monroe 40
Council Jos ". McLau0bin cb,-.-
Cooper EphTeim Nickerson Tewis
DiCAeg James PrOsser Jonathan.
DueSee kicharR Ripple Henry
DArDS hehry Reynolds Henry
Desler Hm ROssR. Sam.
Emerson John Smith Jacob
EIl0t henry SteTart'M Margaret
FOwIer Sd Steys Samuel
FreibeTg August Carl Scott Henry
HIbbard s william Scott Ms = r o.
Harrison James + 2 Sinclair Mrs y
Hawley X Orester 2 Steward Joapnb
Haskell c Emily Sites EmeIi5e
Humphreys d Charles True
Jewell David Thurber VIM
Je8eI Twining ". ".
JACK David WOrrali G. h
Lyons jeremiah whitman ANN
LOngfellOw Joseph 2 Wally Solomon
Lull ID Wintin Samuel
PERSONS calling Tor those letters will please say hy
are advertised JOHN b. MAUH,
D.PM:
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
Boundary OF Kansas.

w see that Hon. M. ]. PARRoTr,
Delegate from Kansas, has introduced a
bill to change the northern boundary Of
Kansas, making the Platte river in Ne
braska said line. The bill was read first
and second time and referred to the com
mittee on Territories, where it will IN
doubtedly remain until South Platte is
heard from.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

And now this case came on to be heard
upon the assignment of errors, and the
arguments of counsel, and The Court be-
ing fully advised in the premises, do find
that there is error in the proceedings and
Judgement Of the District Court of the
Second Judicial District herein, that the
Statute providing for the punishment Of
the crime of manslaughter, which was in
force at the time of the commission of the
ofense charged, was Internationally re-
pealed before the trial and judgement IN
the said District Court, it is therefore
Ordered, and adjudged by this Court,
that the judgement of the District Court
of the Second Judicial District, in this
case, be, and it is hereby reversed. and
that the defendant, Simpson Hargus, be
discharged from custody.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
ND FELIAWS LODGE MEETING.
Opinions Of Distinguished
BUSINESS MEN.

Advertise your business. DOnOt hide yoa, . ~
under a bushel. Whatever your calling ~. a
ton may be, if it needs support from inc PuD .b,rs
vertise it thoroughly and efectually IN s0"G f-sr
or other, that will arrest public attention. "a NAV
confess that what success have had Id g., b
fairly be attributed more to the public Pre ms.
nearly all other causes combined. Ihere ~ Il
sibly be occupations that do not requEea1P /.
but l oannO we'll conceive what they Al"
BARNUM.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

Spanish quarter dollars being still re-
ceived in St. John, N, B., at their form
er %valuatian of twenty-five cents, parties
in the United States have lately been ma
king it a trade to collect quarters and de-
post them in New Brunswick, thus real
izing a profit Of twenty per cent on the
investment.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
FARM FOR RFNT

The undersigned, desires to rent, for III.
season, hisfarm, situated seven miles dine 49, |9lng
BroWnville. Forty acres is now under ouItv,, non
enclosed with a coed post and board fence Ts
Is aiso a good comfortable log house and 4 ,,l.. "a
spring OF water on the premises. The farm -;II
rem ed on very favorable terms, and the nav 49,.
IN Dreaking additional farming land, share Of n.y..
BroWnEilie, n. t. Jan. I3-5g-agff iH'
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

To the Hon. the Senate
and House Of Representatives.
ofthe United States IN Congress assembled;
Your memorialists, assembled in Dele
gate Convention, representing that por-
ton of Nebraska Territory lying South Of
the Platte River, and expressing the viii
of the people of the same without dis
tinction of party, respectfully ask of your
Honorable Bodies the passage of an
Enabling Act" at your present session,
by virtue of which that part of Nebraska
Territory extending north to the 41o of
latitude, south to the 40 parallel, east to
the Missouri river, and west to the Rocky
Mountains, embracing the North and
South Parks, may be included within the
boundaries of the proposed State of Kan
sas.
Your memorialists would respectfully
set forth the fact that the geographical
position of the South Platte region emf
nently fits it to become an integral portion
of the State of Kansas, as nature has
erected no barriers between them, but has
made them kindred in soil and climate,
as they are in all material interests
While Nebraska North of the Platte has
been divided from us by every a line
that can properly determine the bounda-
ries of independent States. Its divorced
from US by the Platte river, which, rising
far north in the Rocky Mountains, stra-
verses the Territory of Nebraska in a
diagonal direction down to the 10th pa
rallel of latitude, dividing US into two sec
tons by an almost impossible barrier.
Your memorialiSts would further add
that they have been impelled thus to me-
m~orialize your Honorable Bodies by an
earnest desire to claim and exercise their
full privileges under the Constitution as
the citizens Of a Sovereign State, at a Pc
Rod as early as practicable, under the Or
ganic law of the Territories.
And your memorialists will ever pray &c.
The above Memorial was unanimously
adopted by the Delegate Convention
which met at Brownville, N. T., on the
9Th day of January, 1859.
S F NUCKOLLS, President.
] D RAMSEY,
CHAMBERS, ~, p-,.,t.
B PIKE, H'" TO-
n w TUCKER.
JACOB DAWSON,
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

We had the pleasure last week
of meeting and forming the acquaintance
of our fellow "Knight of the Quill" ].
Dawson, Esq, Editor of the Wyoming
Post. He was a Delegate to the South
Platte Convention, and is Right on the
Goose" Mr. DAwsoS was n of the
original prOprietors Of Wyoming, and has
done much to advance the interests Of
that nature favored town. "May his
his shadow never grow less"
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
Claim Notice

To Philip NJ. Martin, and all others whom Z
Germ You are hereby notified that / will s1pe,- IN U2
Land Office In BrOwnyille, on Saturday the % 49, ,Gs
uary 1853, to prove up my right to the N. ", su,rs.. !. J.
section no. . Township no. 2, north Of range ls sarf y
Jan. I3, 1859. "iAAOKk.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

By Our friends in this county and IN
the States, who have aided in making
handsome additions to our subscriptions
lisl, will please accept our thanks.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
The Hargus Case.

The Supreme Court of Nebraska, in
the case of Hargus, Of Nebraska City, in
dicted for murder, has made the follow
ing decision:
SUPREME CoURT, TERRIToaY OF Ne
BRAsKA,
December Term, A. D., 1853.
The Territory of Nebraska,
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

Notice to Lot Holders
I'm TABLE ROCK, NEBRASKA.
N"NN""N"ON0oO""

Persons holding any evidences Of titles, contracts for
deeds, or certificates OF deeds, in the town Of Table Rock,
Pawnee county, Nebraska, are herebynotifed that unless
presentation is made in person, or By the proper attOr-
ney, and lots claimed, and respective proportion Of en-
trance money (5 cts per lott and fee for executing the
deed, Isl So be paid on or before the expiration Of six
months from this date. All lots uncalled and unpaid
for, will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder,
for the use and benefit OF said town Of Table Rock agree
able to the provisions OF an act passed by the General
Assembly OF Nebraska, entitled Gan act regulating the
disposal OF lands purchased in trust for townsites,' and
approved February 10, 1851. c. ". GIDDINGS,
Table Rock, ian 70, '69.-3t Mayor.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
County Seat of Richardson.

Richardson county, for the permanent To-
cation of the county seat, resulted in ia
vor of Falls City, by between thirty and
forty majority. The last vote was be-
tween Falls City and Salem only.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

1 have always considered advertsinss-o b.
and long-to be the great medium 81 49, s~s nais
ness, and the prelude to wealth. And ~ - 55isa
it an i~nvariable rule. too, to advertise 10 ,s,t 10.
times, a long experience having taugnt lin NJ
ney thus spent is well laid out; and 0y 80 ,Surd
business cont nually before the public, I p Iot-
me many sales that I otherwise would %"
STEPHEN GIRARD.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

Whatever success I may have had ID : Jsi
owe mainly to continuous Advertising AHl rawn-
it good policy to advertise long in the samS ta
From q close observation, / am fully eon' I.s brand
it is impossible to make much headSay ,bo Pr9
of commerce, without the facilities En'H
alone car give%ACOB RIDGEwAY.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

My motto through life has beenIWoI ~ Phfg
tise. In business, Advertising IS me 80. 10 90
piers stone, that turns whatever = ~ooLIv sbdD'
I hare advertised much, both IN 'aI Nv, tbo:s ~
daily papers hor have lounr "~bsns6tts "
largest cieculation-Of either el@
the most.-JOHN J. ASToR.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13
MEMORIAL

Of the citizens of Nebraska Territory,
residing South Of the Platte River, IN
Contention assembled at BrO1VnUiHe, ".
T., on the 18th day Of January, 1859.
Nebraska advertiser., 1859-01-13

Advertise advertise advertise . Tou piltI
of trade, and standing advertisement !, ess. / y.
found it 50, during my business career IaT' f91b
paperi6 which you are accustomed to aa rSsn %.
chances to one that would DO the iIn Uaper frrI
would be-custOmers viii look INTO ln III IsCss sf''
business, and mot finding it you Willy
profitable sales.-WILLIAN GRAY -