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Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
North Platte Route vs.. South Platte

The squibobs Of the press at Glenwoodr
Plattsmouth, Nebraska City and Brown
vile, have used up reams of paper and
gallons of ink, in the effort to secure the
emigration to the Mines via their re-
spectiYe localities; they would have the
public believe in the feasibility of their
impracticable route. In but one thing we
acknowledge you are ahead, gentlemen.
We cave on the lying part-you can beat
us at that, and give us three in the game.
no Icing, no bombast, no misstatement
Of facts are necessary TO convince the
overland emigration of the superiority of
the great. North Platte route over all
others. Nature has made lt-Govern-
ment has bridged all the small streams
e~nterprising men have established ferries
. over the large ones, and all sensible men
are posted and travel it. The train after
tain Of wagon that leave this city dailyfo
the Mines, is convincing proof that the
North Platte Route is ahead.-NebTaS-
KAN.
That's cool; the Ns5raskian talk Of
.caying'' on lying! Why, my dear sir,
if you are ever arrested on that charge
a "Hardin county jury won't save yOu"
Yes: You have had ALL the Govern
ment appropriations have had L the
appropriations ever made out of the Ter
r~itorial Treasury for bridging purposes
about an hundred thousand dollars exclu-
sively for building roads and bridges
and South Of the Platte has never had a
dollar; and yet we have THE liDe towns
H routes to the mines, and THE pOpnla-
ton! Hence the "SaUIBOBs of the press
at Glenwood, P~lattsmouth, Nebraska City,
and B~rownville."
We, South of the Platte, are satisfied
with The way things is a workin' " as tc
the routes to the mines and the travel
thereon from the various points. We
hope our ordinarily good natured friend Of
the. %e5raSkian will not get "bull mad
about the matter switch his tail riT
around and tear a board off somebody:
fence. Wont you "be good, now
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
Postal Matters In the South.
The Confederate Postmaster General
has issued the following circular:

has issued the following circular:
CoxFEDERATE STATES OF AxERIcA.
Post-Odice Department.
Montgomery, 1861.
SINS Il is the wish Of this Govern
ment that all ~postnasters and ether en-
ployees in the postal service should con-
nue. to perform their duties as such, and
e nder all their accounts and pay all
moneys to the order of the Government
Of the United States, as they have here
tofore done, until The Government of the
Confederate States shall be prepared to
assume the entire control Of its postal
affairs. This will be done as soon as
practicable. But the causes of delay in
cIdent to the organization Of the depart
ment are such as 10 place It out Of my
power to determine definitely when the
new service will be substituted for the
old.
Any attempt to mix the employees Of
the two Governments In the INT service,
would be wholly impracticable. And no
removals or appointment of postmasters,
or others, in the postal service, will be
made by this department, nor will 1t re-
ceive returns relating to or moneys de-
rived from the postal service, until it shall
assume the entire control of the service.
If the Government Of the United States
should cease to carry on this service, be-
fore this department shall be organized
and prepared to take charge Of it, no
great shock to the public interests will be
produced by such a course, as the Post
MASTER General is authorized to continue,
Professionally, byproclamation, the present
Postmasters and others in the postal
service, in office, and to continue existing
contrasts for carrying the mails, until new
appointments and new contracts can be
made.
We must regard the carrying of our
mails, al this time, by that government as
a great public necessity TO the people of
both governments, resulting from their
past intimate political, commercial and
social relations, and alike important to the
preservation of the present interests of
the people Of both countries. And while
that government, by Its action, c~onsults
such considerations, our government and
people should act with the same high re-
gard for great public interests. Such a
on our part, springing from such
motives, will preserve the character of
our people, without impairing the dignity
of our government, and may lead to the
transfer of our postal service from the
control of the old to that of the new gov
eminent, with far less injury to the peo-
pie of both, than would necessarily flow
from p~recipitate and incOnsiderate action
the part of either.
Am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
john H. REAGAN,
Postmaster General.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
No Popular Vote.

The Washington National Republican
SAYS the Constitution of the Confederate
States, as prepared at Montgomery, was
ratified in secret session, in the Georgia
State Convention, on the 23d ult.. and,
as is reported, by a unanimous vote. II
Is evident that there is to be TO submits
sion on Of this Constitution to the people
in any of the seeded States, and that
they are to be invited to the entertain
ment OF living under a form of govern
ment, in devising which they had no
hand. These State Conventions, to say
nothing Of the extreme hurry with which
they were elected, were only elected with
a view TO secession, and have no author
ity to act upon the question of Federal
organization. These proceedings are
susceptible of but one inference, which
is, that the c~onspirators are aware that
the people are against them, and mean
10 give them no chance of reversing the
hasty and iumultuous decision into which
they were ~entrapped. in the first flush Of
passion following the Presidential cleo
lion. The conspirators have "PreciPia-
ted" a revolution, and they mean now 10
hold their vantage ground by ~usurpation.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
Tbey WaBtaF Fight.

We have all along commended that the
"Proprietors" Of the "Southern Confed-
eracy'' were "spillin' for a fight" for the
purpose Of cemening their people
and securing said and comfort from the
Border States. An acquaintance writing
US lately from the &C. S. A." says:
"a treaty prefer a lirle fight. The South
will thus be more Of a unit. If a little
delaying and coaxing, 1 fear we may have
Delilah shearing Sampson"
That's it a little delaying and the
people in the South will take hold Of Cot
democracy and regulate it! God grant the
"delay'' and Delilah will do the shearing.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
Al VaIOrem Duty on Negroes.

In the Montgomery Congress on the
18th inst Mr.. Barry a member form Mis-
sissippi introduced a resolution providing
for The imposition of ad UaIorem duty on
all negro slaves imported into the Con-
federacy from the ~slavehoIding States of
the United States; and supported the
proposition in an elaborate speech. He
explained it as follows;
1t is not intended that Congress by
such duties should exercise any coercion
towards those StatesIo induce them to
join this Confederacy but the measure as
l before said is simply intended by me as
n of revenue. a trade that involves,
perhaps fifty millions of dollars per year
should contribute It's proportion to the
revenues of our government. Whilst
New England manufactures and Penn
sylvania iron are taxed these States so far
as nationality is concerned are placed on
the same footing as other foreign nations
and there is no reason why the trade
from the border States should be exempt.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
d. J. Martin & Company

d. J. Martin & Company
W. In the Distrct'T5 s :
Samuel Callan, VIII Neumha c0antyN sl-
liam p. Hess and Marga- ka TERRITORY. mo-.
ret J. Hess, bis wife. Gerry.
William p. Hess and Margaret Hess bis via !,
above named defendants, viii take notice ib,R
vid ]. Martin, Stephen F. NuckDlls aHd Heath 81
oils doing business as ID. j Martin 4 Conan
on, the 18th day Of March, A D 1861. file hisape
petition in the above named Nemaha Couu.y b
trict Court agaiRt the said defendants. San
CaIan, William +. Hess, and Margaret j. Hm
f~oreclOse a certain mortgages made and reooHat
the 9Th Of April, 1859. by said Samuel Caln
favor Of the said plaintiffs on the following ds
ed real estate, situated in said county Of Nsma
tO-Wit the Northwest quarter Of the southWatgu.
ter Of section %, township No. @, north Of angs r
east Of the 9th principal meridian, in Nemsha5r
~, Nebraska Territory, containing 40 acre. ST.
mortgage was given % secure g certain PROMISE
note made by said Samuel Calian, in favor 4 q
plaintiffs. dated April eth 1853. for the sum Of :
hundred dollars with interest: from that time. a.
rate Of twenty-five per cent per aunuIn. Tbewf
er Of said petition is % sell said mortgaged hnr
satisfy said claim and to exclude and fDreeloss ii
defendants Of all right, title Or interest theyu r
claim therein. Said defendants are further nata
that they are required to answer said peitiohmr
before the 9th day Of Nay. A D 1851.
HBWE1T& THOMAS, Att'ysfA Rh
March q, l96l.-4t-SI0
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
Notice

WHEREAS. VIM. B. Philips administrator Of the
estate Of John Noys deceased, has made Application
. the Probate Court Of Nemaha county, Nebraska
Territory, Tor one years extension Of time to collect
the assets of said estate and pay the debts agd Iega-
eies cHargeable against the same.
Notice Is hereby given that / have set the 22d day
Anreh. a d 1851 at 10 o'clock a M, as the time for
hearing said application at my Office IN BroWnville
IN said county, when and where all persons interest
ed may attend and show cause why the said extern
sion Of time should not be allowed.
Witness my hand and seal this % day Of March
a d 1861. n35-5tS6J C.. W. WHEELER.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
StODping q Steamboat.

The world seldom gives in to any great
measure without expressing a grumbling
reserved thought or two, and it re-
quires no extra-acute ear-trumpet to
hear numerous friends of peace and com.
mon sense murmur something to the effect
that, while it is all quite correct that Fort
Sumpter be given up. and so on, they
don't like the idea'' of South Carolina
exultation over what they will call our de-
feat. 1t isn't nice to be crowed over
not by any means. And yet there are
instances when the discredit attaches far
more to the crow-or than to the crow-ee
If such a passive be allowable.
Many years ago--about the time when
old Arch-S ecessioniSts Hayne was a rising
young ire-eater-a Mississippi steamer
was blowing her stately and state-room
way down the Father of Waters. Sud-
denly there shot off from shore a very
miserable little scow, manned by two i'm
pulsive and chivalric sons of regulators,
a~bundantly clad in rough whisky and no
hats. Right toward the bows of the
steamer did they row, as if bound for
"the death by wood and by water" met
by the old Scotch knight. They were
hailed-holloaed to--cursed-but in vain.
When, seeing that nothing else would
avail, the Captain ordered the man at the
helm to back. At once went up from the
chivalrous and impulsive sons of repudia-
ton a wild cry of triumph, "Stopped a
steamboat, -" We omit, by p|articu-
lar request, the hot shot expletives with
which the triumphant shout was orna-
mented. .r-r .
1t cannot be denied hat the chivalrou>
gentlemen in the scow of secession, have
succeeded, for a short space, in making
the great steamboat United States back
water. Rather than run. them down into
hat state of disablement, Americanly
known as "everlastingly smashed" Capt.
Lincoln has ~humanely held up his course.
OF course there will go up from the
Stewards an cutlery of tipsey triumph.
They have stopped a steamboat for a short
time. They have, like the lowest order
of knaves, promptly availed themselves Of
the good nature AID ~magnanimity of their
belters, to play upon them otheir own
advantage. They have stopped a steam
boay'-mueh good may it do them.-N.
Y. Tiulee. al .,sfs.H VI
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

ACURE-ALL, in the way of medicines, is, Of course
an impossibility ? but if there is anything which
makes a close approach to it, it is J L Curtis Nam
aluke Linament. If some of our skeptical friends
could hear those whom it has relieved descant upon
its merits, they would be compelled to "give in"
His Compound Syrup of Sassafras is another prepa-
ration equally as skiIlfully made. The many who
have tried it regard it as a sure thing in coughs,
colds, consumption, &c, &c See advertisement. :
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
Sheriff Sale.
LushOaugh& Carson,

Lushbaugh& Carson,
VS. District Court
R B Stout & wv COIeman,J
Byvirtue Of two writs Of sale to me directed from
the District Court Of Nemaha county, Nebraska Ter
ritory, l will offer for sale at the door of Homer
JohnsOn's Hall the place where said Court held its
last Term, in the tOWnof BFOWnville, Nebraska Ter
ntory, on
Tuesday, the 30h day Of .ApriI, 1861.
at the hour Of 1~O'clock, PM, The following lands and
tenements tO-Wit: northwest quarter Of section thir-
ty-two, township five, north Of range sixteen, east
Of the sixth principal meridian, except % acres of
the west side Of the northwest quarter Of said Sec
ton, Nemaha county, Nebraska Territory.
j b WELLS Sheriff,
by II MORRIsON, Depty
March 9th, 1851. ~n38-4w-S5
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

We learn from the St. Louis DemOcrai
that a mutiny and bloody drama took place
al St. Louis on board the steamer Shreve-
port which left here some days since for
that Place, in which the mate was shot and
the captain nearly murdered. 1t appears
that the Captain had. for certain reasons
determined not TO stop at St. Louis but to
push on to the Southern C~onfederacy, to
which the mate and crew objected unless
theywere paid off and discharged. The
Captains refusal brought about The "con-
fict" and result mentioned.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
Fiske, knight q Co.. In the District sua,
~ r-nLn Co. 49,

Fiske, Knight d Col In the District Csur, 81
vs.. maha COUNTY. NehrIshnI y
rMoorez6 Smith rftgry.
Notice is hcrebYgven b FarloH s. Ss5v
WiHiamN- Smiththht James 2. Fiske Auria.
knight, William D. Garrett and Oliver
partners under the name and style Of Fiske. Ka5
n CompauY, did, ON the IItk dly Of JanuaJ
1861, file their position in sid Court agina
said Fhrlow > Moore and Within n. Smith, vi
ners under she name o. Moore SmiJa, defenbn.
setting forth that the said defsndauts ore iulst
to the sand plaintiffs IN the sum Of sl04 80, viii
terest 1T the rate Of six per cent per annun. o.
the 24th day Of July AD 1850. for goods and q
ehandise ~ Ike said plaintiffs a. the said defsld
before that time sold and delivered al their E
instance aRd request.
said defendants are further aOtifed that thsn
essary aEdagithaTiug been flei. an osdsf Ofnr
ment has been issued against their property and
the following real estate has been attached, bF
the southeast quarter q socti6r -, 10 .toEnih7
north Of range Is, east Of the 9th principal r1
dian, situated in said county Of Nemaba.
Saiddsfendauts are furfher notified that ttgE
required to answer said petition on or before ts-
day Of April AD 1861.
HBWETT& TH0gAS
March Atk, 1851 n55w4 Atty fa Pr
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

Here is a little speech which Mr..
Prentice made a few evenings since al
Louisville
"Genilemen, let us preserve the Union
against all influences, against all treaeh-
cry, against all treason. / am getting to
be an old man, but / viii fight for the
Union, and / viii die for the Union.
Kentuckians, / will live and die in no
Northern Confederacy, in no Southern
Confederacy-but here where / am now
in Kentucky, and in the Union"
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
The Late Senator Lane Writes a
Letter.
Comments are unnecessary, it speaks
for itself:
SEMI Chamber, Washington.

SENT Chamber, Washington.
March the thurd, 1851 onct.
EDS. VANsURTY FAIR:-if god spairs
my life l shall seceed In 20 dase. jonson
of tennysee is fernenst me but he haint
got no intellect in to him. Siyil war is
sartain and / wants to hear the Kannin
Rore. Hist the Palmettoe banner from
on top your offiss & let it waive to the
Brees. Don'tmucillate this mannerscript
and be particular not to maik no MiStaiks
in the spellin and punktooate it proper.
amerycan STATESMEN suffer from scrofulus
papers which tries to bring them into ridi-
cool by mucillatin their memberships.
On TO the frey the god Of Bottles
smiles upon the Palmetto flag.
yours respectfully,
GosEF LANE.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

J.A. Stewart, of Atlanta, Ga. having
written a letter to a Nashville (Tenn.)
paper, condemning secession, the Atlanta
IntetEgencer calls for his expulsion from
the town.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
SHERIFFS SALE.
White Russell 4 Co,
vs.
PredraOre x DRYDEN.

Predraore x Dryden.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of an x-
ecutIOR issued by the clerk Of the Di- triet Court Of
Nemaha county, Nebraska Territory, against the de-
PENDANTS Albert Predmore 4 MDrgdeni In the above
entitled cause, and in favor Of the plaintiffs therein
White, kussel 4 Co, for the sum u one hundred and
two dollars aud twenty-five cents, and the costs Of
suit. amounting to fifteen dollars and eight i've
cents. 1, }. s.. Wells, sheriff OF said county in
said Territory, have levied upon and viii 0ier for
sale at public auction, Mt the door Of the house ia
which the last term of the saiddistrict court for said
county was held, on Monday the 29th day OfApul AID
1861, between he hours Of l d 3oelock, P. a.. of said
day, and will sell 10 the highest bidder for cash ia
hand the following described property, to-wit the
southwest Of northwest Of the northwest quarter OF
section twenty-n.ne 49, IN township five 8 range
sixteen 49, east Of the sixth EriBeipal meridian,
continuing ten acres Of land. taken as the property
of I NJ DRYDEN to satisfaction an execution aginst
him and in favor Of Wits, Russell a Co.
b WELLS, Sheriff,
by J b MORRIsON, Dep'y.
March 9th, 1861. n38-4N-S75O
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

The ST. Louis Democrat calls Jim
Green the Satyr of the Senate :" The
ancients. represented the Satyr as half
goatand half man. Isn't the St Louis
Democoat too complimentary By half!
Louisville Journal
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

The Oxford (Miss.) H~te7igencer pro-
tests against Tennessee entering the
Southern ~Confederacy, unless she will
prouuce the scalps of Senator Johnson
and Representative Eiheridge, as an evi-
dence Of her sincerity.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

The New York Times correspondent
says: "Now that all the European mis-
sions of an important character are dis
posed of, it appears that Col. Fremont,
who has been prominently mentioned for
the mission to France, was not an oppli-
a nj for any one, and, doubtless, would
not have accepted, had it been rendered
him."
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

The telegraph has given all kinds Of
names as officials for Nebraska thus far
made. Our Washington exchanges.
which we presume are correct, give, as
confirmed by the Senate, ALvIS SAUN-
rrRs, Of Iowa, Governor; VIZ. P. KEEL
LOG. Of Illinois, Chief Justice, and SAM'L
MrLLsoE, Of Tennessee, Associate JUS
lice. We do not know whether the lat
t,r appointment is for this or the upper
Judicial District. JSo. A. BURAANK, and
not J. E. Burbank, as we announced last
week, is the agent for the Sac and Fox
Indians.
We are informed by private letter that
the President will make no further aP-
poiniments, except in cases of vacancies
until after the adjournment Of the Senate.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
DiSSOlnfion-

The firm Of II. Euckolls 4 Co. is dissolved BY
mutual consent. Those indebtee to the firm will
make payment to Houston Nuckolls. Those having
claims against the firm will be paid BY him.
HOUSTON NUCKOLLS.
s. I. NUCKOLLS.
st. Stephen, Nebraska,
Narch 4th, 1881. p3s-4w
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

Jeff Davis is called the "Lion of the
South" Some of these days perhaps,
Gen. Scott will make him lie down with
a lam, '-DaytOn Journal.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

An enthusiastic Union man in Califor-
MIA thus closes a business letter:
California is upright, downright and
outright for the Union, whatever It's Legis-
lature may say or do. No buzzard, bat,
owl, pelican, niger, bear, or wolf flag
shall ever flap treasonfrom its folds while
there lives a pioneer to pull it down."
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

The Charleston Mercury boasts that
nearly all the Z. S. forts in the South
have fallen. yes and we are sorry to
say that like the poor man in the Bible,
they have Fallen among thieves .
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
MAGNUI BONUm sQUAsD

The subscriber has fair supply n scel n Z
desirable variety Of squash, which ne"
20 any address post paid 40 10 cents ~ sr
quality 10 Is fHily equal 70 the celeoraled - rEp
IN size ami productivuuess it FAR e2ceeas
Taken altogether 10 Is one Of The best TFRRf
March, st GtsseR' '"'
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
LEGAL NOTICE
Samuel Cana1, TlIintff

Samuel Calau, ilIintif
vs. In CI-
Fielding Fl. John & others, dohts.l
Said Fielding B, John Of tho State Of Mw
Is hereby notified, that on the 18th day Of ~
ruary, 1861. Samuel Callan fled, IN the ClrF,i
fec Of the District Courto Of the second Judicial
trict Of the Territory Of Nebraska, in and fory-
ha County in chaBeery) a petition against Ia.
others, which viii be for hearing at the nexs-
Of said court, in which petition (nmongo Other e
said Callan elaiIns and demands certain righn n
and to the property or proceeds thereof laui,
stituting the steam Ferry-boat @Otoo" and - .
the appointment Of a receiver and for he =,
ment Of al account between him and said Jobn l.
that be IS required to answer seid petition on
fore the 29th day Of April. 1861.
5. BELDEN T. w. TIPTOY
Solicitors for Compaiaia
March %, l86l-4W-s7
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

The official census of the United States
has just been completed. and shows a total
Of 3l.429,S9l Of these 1881 sol are
slaves.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
LEGAL NOTICF

Thomas Heady. Nenaba c.
IS lriet- Court y
Henry Neimier and ond Iudisiei
Caroline Neimier, Nebaska Te-5,
The above named defendant. Henry W
Caroline Neimicr his wife, viii rake not..
above named plaintiff. Thomas Heady. ~
Elton in the Court aforesaid nminst fhsn
jeet and prayer Of which is to obtsiD
The sale Of tie following real estate siu,t.l
county Of Nemaha, t0-wif. The north
% section sixteen in township six. potb
fifteen, east Of the sixth principal msrid;s.
have the proceeds e said sale, Or 81 much
necessary applied TO the payment OF aeer.;.
ment rendered az the April term , Z. ISsS
Court for sl6l 81 and costs Of suit. n !.
wherein SAID Thouas HeadY Was plaintiff 80
Henry Neimier Essd d. PENDANT and also hi.i.
exclude said Caroline NcimieF e an riebt
said land which she may claim therein ser,-.
her husband. Said dcfendare are reouir5
wer on OF before the 18th day q May pIa-
fhe several matters alleged wa etaken 4 -
decree made accordingly.
VA McLENNAN. At'y fsrp.s
March ~ 1861. ms 4W-s750
SHERIFF7S SALE
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04

Having determined to engage ir general merchau-
tile business, 1 have this Spring brought on, and open
ed out an extensive and varied assortment OF everything
needed by purchasers in this or any other country con-
sisting OF Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps. Bonnets Of every
grade and style; Dry Goods in endless variety, cassi-
mers, Cloths, Jeans, Saitinets, Tweedss Yestings, Cali
COS. Lawns MeTinGs, Cambrics, brown and blush mus
lius; Groceries, fancy and staple; Iron, Nails, Hard
ware. Queensware, &c.
] am determined to open up a "'new era" in Mercban-
tile business. and will, therefore sell at figures unpre-
,cedentedly low, for cash or country produce.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
Paying Post Offices In the United
States.

The following table shows the leading
post Offices that yield a revenue over and
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-04-04
Coats from SIPS up to SIS.
Pants from ST to So,

Vests from 81 to S5.
Boots. SbaeS Hats. Gaps. Fancy aud White Shirts, Sus-
derS- Necki 5 Socks, Handkerchiefs, &c, in the same
proportion.
The prOpTietOFs embrace this opportunity Of returning
thanks for past patronage, and promise 20 spare no ef-
forts in the future 20 give entire satisfaction.
Cali anCa 500 us
SEIGEL, GREENBAUM& co.
BrownviTIe. April 4 IS6I-Tv