Nebraska advertiser., 1861-11-07
Nebraska CO COrrespOndenee.

Editor .4drrff1sAe-A leisure mo-
ment and an attack & eaehiolkes scri6gl-
di "a literary Itch imPels me to lndlte
z line for your always readable aud
truly valuable journal. Though our cOun-
ties are contiguous, and the localities at
which our county papers are published
have no great "inlervening distance"
still a few things bearable to the reader
may have transpired that may not have
found their way into the local papers OF
our respective localities.
Our city has been the scene Of some
excitement during the last few days by
the peremptory closing of that respect
ed and important institution to the place,
the platte Valley Bank" This occur
ed, l understand, on this wise Hawk
& Nuckolls, wholesale merchants of Ne
braska City, who have a branch store at
Mountain City Colorado Territory, have
recently had d falling out-in common
mon parlance a crow" 1t seems, though
for the truth of this l cannot vouch, that
he keen-eyed Hawke got the advantage
of the shrewd and verilable S. F., and fix
ed his commercial and m~erchantable tai
ons into the business flesh of the said
NuckolIs. At all events, Nuckolls has
had his turn about here, for no sooner
did he return from Colorado, than he
promptly went to the store of H. & N,
and ''closed out The ~shonty." Accord
ing to all accounts, and street rumors,
the scourging of the temple with the whip
of scorpions, bore no comparison to the
modern cleaning by him whose name
on the upper Missouri, has been the SYN
Onym for energy and observation-disclosures.
Twelve, / believe, were the lahors of
the gertlemanly athlete, related in clas-
sic story and song; but the vanquishing Of
the Nemean Lion and the other eleven
labors OF the enterprising Hercules, hold
no show with this and another feat | am
about to relate of Nuckolls-w which GER
tainly make him one-sixth a Hercules.
Having taken possession of the store; he
did not rest him Of his labors; on the
contrary, quite the reverse. He then
, proceeded to the Platte Valley Bank, of
! which he is President, an institution that
: has been maintained and sustained thro'
the terrible financial crisis of the last
four years. mainly through his shrewd and
sagacious fnanciering, and proceeded to
take, possess, hold and occupy, and in do
7 ing so, they do say that he caused the
: cashier, J. H. Maxon, Esq, 10 "Ske-
d dadle' and dodge his corners most beau
tifully. Maxon, however, succeeded II
$ retaining a portion of the keys, (Nuck'
I oils obtaining or having the remainder.
a The result is tina: the doors Of the only
u bank in Nebraska hat has maintained it:
: faith and integrity, are closed. believe
: however that MI. Nuckolls has made ar.
rangeme hts with Mccain & Metcalf tc
redeem all bills Oh the Platte Valley
Z Bank.
The dissolution of this old and respon'
sible firm of Hawke & Nuckolls, it is tC
e be feared, may prove quite a check upor
o the business and prosperity of Nebraska
City. 1t is to be hoped that others equal
e ly energetic and enterprising will take
their place. And l may say that this il
already being done. VIM. Fulton, Esq.
If formerly of the firm of Humphreys S
i Fulton, is about establishing a mercantile
House in tie city. Mr.. F. is Young
is America all over, and one of the mos
liberal and ~enterprising tradesmen il
IT the West.
d You have already noticed a change II
II the editorship of the Nebraska CITY
NIws. Mr.. Reynolds, who was editor
of the paper for the last four or five
N years. r%etires, to engage, / believe, IL
agriculture. The "new editor" Hon
d ]. Sterling Morton) writes from behinC
is the curtain. Whether the we'll known
re secession sentiments of this Nebraska
.e imitator of Vallandingham, will materi
1t ally increase the good will of the NeU;
among the loyal people of this county
or render it a more faithful exponent o
public sentiment CT the Territory, remains
y to be seen. l learn Morton intends going
to Washington to contest with Daily. Ger
tainly no person except one Of his over
n weaving vanity would attempt to re
verse a solemn decision of the House o
e Representatives of the Federal Congress
/. Bat then you know, he possesses "th'
e brightest intellect west Of the MississiP
pi," and he will do anything for notorie
ty, and to keep his name before the PEG.
= pie. TiUe la Morton.
=. Yours, SC, 4. l.
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