Nebraska advertiser., 1859-08-11

town. is beyond a peradventure. 1t IS
backed by the finest country on the con-
tinent. and by far the most fertile. 1t has
timber in abundance. Wood was sold
here last winter at two dollars per cord.
Il also has building stone Of most excel
lent quality, within 800 yards of the
steamboat landing, and limestone beds
within a short distance Of the town. II
has already a Presbyterian church, DO
School, in charge of the Rev. Mr.. Bill
ingsly, a most excellent man, and worthy
pastor. Mr.. Upton, late of your city, Is
erecting a Congregational church; n
the other denominations are respectfully
represented. There are a saw and corn
mill, and four stores that would not DIS
grace any city. The extent of the busl-
ness done in these establishments may be
inferred from the fact that but a few days
ago, n of the concerns alluded to recei-
we'd at one shipment over 40 tons of goods.
There are w good hotels; two well con-
Quoted newspapers, and in the office of
one of these papers Ihave seen specimens
of lob printing that would put to shame
some of the best samples which could be
produced by the best offices in the largest
cities. Nearly every description of bust
ness is literally represented, not even ex-
cepting a periodical office. It is in the
hands of an intelligent gentleman, who
knows how to conduct it. Should you de-
sire to look over the pages of a Herald,
or a Tribune, or glance at the pictures IN
a Harper, or a Leslie, you can be accom-
medated there they are.
The banking business is represented by
the House of Lushbaugh & Carson. Per-
sons are very apt to sneer at the idea of a
Nebraska Banker. In reference to the
house of l.. & c., the writer can give the
assurance that they do not belong to the
Wild Cat Order. On the contrary, they
are gentlemen of the highest order, in
whose hands no mans interest will ever
suffer. They are also deeply interested
in the prosperity of the town, and have
taken a very active part in the advance
ment of its most solid interests. In a
word, they are every way worthy of the
confidence of the public, and all interests
entrusted to their keeping need nc guar
antees.
The drawback to Brownville as to
nearly all our western towns, is the almost
entire absence not only of schools, but of
the desire to have them. The intense
desire to become suddenly wealthy which
pervades all classes of society, is terribly
destructive to the best interests of the ris-
ing generation. Inthe elder States, the
establishment and regulation of schools
is a matter for legislation; hence parents
have only to send their children to
school. In the Territories a very differ
ent condition of things exist. There all
depends on the parents and, l blush to
write it, the dependence is indeed a poor
one, and BODIES but little good to those
who are to follow US. Men seem so ut
terly absorbed in the cultivation Of this
one idea that the best interests of their
children are entirely overlooked, and in
this particular Brownville has no advan-
tage over the neighboring towns. There
was a school last winter, but it was dis
continued in the spring, and | I'm not
aware Of any arrangements for resuming
this indispensable requisite to the success
and prosperity of the town. There are
some gentlemen here who are actively
alive to the necessity of supplying this
great want, and through their instrument
tality hope to see the dawn of a better
day. Onward is the word, and the time
is not far distant when Brownville will
take her place in the front rank among
the towns in the beautiful region in which
she is situated.
Il Mo