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Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

The dispatches of the last Chicago
Tribune state that Commissioner Viii
son, of the General Land Office, has
caused to be examined and adjusted
the accounts between the United
States and the State of Kansas, Ne
braska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Oregon, for the five per cent fund ac-
cruing to these States upon the net
proceeds of the sale of public lands
within their limits during the year
1867. The balance due to said States
OH the 31st of December, 1897, are
Minnesota, $271 ,079; Kansas, $25, $40
Oregon, $751; 25; Wisconsin, $619, 068;
Michigan, $1,055, Isl; and Nebraska,
81, 900, $40.
1t seems to us that the figures for
Nebraska are a little too high. We
hope not, however. Will our repre-
%sentatives in Congress take the trouble
to make the proper inquiries, and OBJ
tain for US the exact figures for Ne
braska, and oblige their constituency
in the whole State, who have a lively
interest in this matter?
One million dollars will run our
State government several years.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23


J. T. Workman, of Sonora, Atchi-
son county, Mo-, June 18th, writes
81 don't suppose that you ever hear
from this far off northwest corner OF
the State, where corn and cottonwood
grow out of sight. The prospects for
crops of all kinds are better in this
county than ever before. 1t would
do an editors soul good to look over
the yellow wheat and green corn
fields. Corn grows on the Missouri
bottom, or has this summer, six feet
in six weeks, andI think, on an aver
ages will yield IS bushels per acre.
OnnipOtence opens his watery hand
about once a week, and we have a
splendid shower, and generally when
men sleepeth. We have a few grass
hoppers, but they can't eat up the few
weeds the blowers leave.-NisSouri
Democrat.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23
OFFICE OF THE NJ. &M. r. A. L.. !
RAILROAD Co.,

OFFICE OF THE NJ. & NJ. r. A. L.. !
RAILROAD Co., !
Canton, Mo-, July 9Th. 1868. }
BoardofDirectors elect met pursuant
to a call of the President of the Com
pany, for purpose of electing officers
for the ensuing year, and for the
transaction of such other business as
might come before them.
Present Messrs. Davis, Bland,
Forrest, Knight, Waltman, Osborn
and Tillson.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Davis, President of the Company.
Upon motion Of DR.. Knight, the
meeting proceeded to the election OF
officers for the ensuing year, with the
following result, viz:
Henderson Davis was chosen Pres
ident and Superintendent, Charles
II. Bland was chosen Vice President,
Nat Rollins was chosen Secretary,
z L Knight was chosen Treasurer,
and Joseph A Hay was chosen FL
nancial Agent.
The report of the President of the
company was presented, read and
place before the Board for their con-
%sideration.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Osborn it was
voted that the President be authorized
to employ an Engineer upon such
terms as will be most favorable to the
interests of the company.
After some general consultation as
to the most expedient course to for
ward the enterprise, the meeting adj
journed, subject to the call of the
President.
H. DAVIS, President.
MT. ROLLINS. Secretary.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

What a nice smelling thing, in this
red hot weather, is slop. Those who
have none of this spoiled victual and
sour sUds perfumery on their own
premises, can get few slices out of an
alley that runs along under our sane
tum window.-Des MoineS Register.
Cause and effect are as slosely yok-
ed in all nature as the Siameae Twins.
The Register employs a Shitep0ke to
filter this debris and get the dirtiest
ingredients to squirt over the Dem
Ocracy of Polk countY.-Des Nome,
Statesman.
We dare say it would be a culpable
waste of materialto usea better article
in the first rinsing the Register gives
the Democracy who follow Henry
Clay Dean as their patron saint and
leader.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

George H. Pendleton made a speach
at Grafton recently, wherein he says
that" In every vicisitude of our his
tory the Democratic. party has APP
peared to direct us with its wisdom,
and to extricate US by it's courage"
If he aIIudes to the vicissitudes attend
ing the close of Buchanan's admins
tration, when the Democratic party
led n half of our country into rebel
lion, and to those of July, 1858, where
by it is directing us into another rev.
olution, then we will admit so far the
correctness of his position. But that
it has ever "extricated us by its cOur-
age" needs further elucidation. We
were extricated from the result Of sits
direction" in the first instance by the
craftsmanship of a patriotic Congress
and President, and by the valor and
genius of our great commander and
his soldiers and in this late "vicis-
situde" we will be warned by its for
mel ineapacity, and not allow it to
" direct" us, as it proposes, into a
fresh revolution or civil war. Not
much, Messrs. Pendleton & Co., after
November next.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

WASHINGTON, July 15s-Ine Presi-
dentsenta message to TIE Senate to-
day, ~inclosing, among other papers.
the following letter from the Secretary
Of States
To THE PRESIDENT-SIR ? The
Secretary Of State having received 4
resolution of the Senateo Of the eth inst
requesting the States Of the Union
whose Legislatures had ratified the
XVIII Article of Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States
with copies of all the resolutions of
ratification in his Office, and to com
munieate to that body all resolutions
of ratification of said amendment
which he may hereafter receive ca
soon as he shall receive the same re-
spectiVely-has the honor to report IN
the President that official notice has
been received at this Department of
the ratification of the amendment re-
ferred to, by the legislatures of the
following States, to-wit: Connecticut.
Tennessee, N~ew-Jersey, Oregon, Yer
mont, West Virginia, Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Minnie
sofa. New. York, Wisconsin, PennsvI-
vania, Rhode Island, Michigan, Ne
vada, New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets, Nebraska, Maine and Iowa
Besides these acts of ratification, no.
tees and certificates have also been
received by the Secretary of State that
the same proposed amendment has
been ratified by the Legislatures of the
States respectively of Arkansas, Flor
ida and North Carolina, which notices
and certificates last mentioned were
received from the newly-eOnstructed
and established authorities assuming
to be and acting as the Legislatures
and Governors of the said States of
Arkansas, Florida and North Caroli-
ma. These acts of ratification are for
this reason stated in this report sepa-
rately and distinctly; and, for the
more accurate information of Congress
a copy of all the acts and resolutions
of ratification of all said Legislatures
is herewith subjOined together with
a copy, also, of certain resolutions of
the Legislatures of Ohio and New
Jersey, which purport to rescind the
resolutions of ratification of said
amendment, which had previously
been adopted by the Legislatures of
those two States respectively, and to
withdraw their consent to the same.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

We have received No. 2, Vol. /, OF
the Blue Valley Record, published
weekly by Messes. Howard and Mel
son, at Beatrice, Gage County, Neb.
We are unable to ascertain its politi-
cal status. The growing interests OF
the Valley of the Big Blue river de-
mands a wide-awake and thorough
going advocate. And we hope the
Record will prove equal to the emer-
gency. The river itselfis one of our
best and most rapidly flowing streams
-purea and clear, and it drains one ofthe
richest agricultural valleys ofthe west
counting already its population by
the thousand, and will at no distant
day, add its ten thousands. A paper
viii be well sustained while it wisely
and truthfully reflects the intelligence
of the people of this valley-whose
Editor truly cOmprehends the capac-
ity Of the soil, the salubrity of the
climate, and the latent prOpelling force
of its abundant water-pOwers, and
fosters their development. We hope
tOsee the Record prosper, as we firmly
believe that a good paper is second to
no other agency in developing the ca
pacities of a good country.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23
and COMMERCIAL
FINANCIAL.


Gold has ruled strong during the
past week, and the price has advanced
ranging from 140s@142.
Government Bonds are irmer, with
a better feeling prevailing. We quote
as follows:
U. S. IS of 1881, ex. int, 113; 5-2Os
1852, 1123 5-2Os, 1862, small, 1123
5-2Os, registered, 109; 5-2Os, 1864, 1893
5-20s, 1865, 1118 ; sos, intst Jan. and
July, 1888; 500, 1867, intst Jan. anC
July, 1908 1O-40s, large, 10Y; z-3Os
July, 1881. Compounds May, 1865,
119B; compounds Aug, 1865, 118,
compounds Sept, 1865, 1183; COM
pounds Oct, 1865, III.
The excessive heat of the past week
mercury ranging most of the time il
the neighbOrhoOd of log degrees-has
tended to check trade. Some branches
however, have done a fair business
and with the prospect for a large and
bountiful crop, we hope for an unu-
sually large and satisfactory trade
within a few week.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23
DRY GOOns x

ODJce CntcugO journal OF commerce, [
Wednesday evening, July Is.
Our jobbers report a very fair trade
for the season, and prices rule firm
and advancing. Brown Sheetings are
sole higher for many leading makes.
Bleached Sheetings are steady. Den
inns + 1c higher for Haymaker, and
YOrk's Brown Drills are 4c higher for
most makes. New styles of prints are
nov opened at higher rates, selling at
lac for standards. The new styles are
generally very handsome, and some of
them quite unique. Carpetings have
advanced sc per yard for most grades,
and are firm at the advance with a
good demand. AT the close the mar
ket for Raw Cotton rules dull and
heavy, with sales of Middling Up
lands at &c.
The New York Chronicle gives the
following comparison of prices for the
years 1867 and 1868, and is one of the
principal arguments adduced in sup
- - IT, Iw-.,,a- - --saa-.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

On last Saturday we attended the
lecture delivered before the Medical
Students by w. A. Arnold, NJ. D., Pro-
fessor of Pathology, the practice of
medicine and hygiene, of the Brown
VILE University. We were pleased to
find the Professor so well at home and
20 soundly booked up in his calling.
The lecture was clearly and fOrcibly
delivered to an attentive class of stu.
dents. 1t was proceeded by a close
questioning Of the class upon thepoints
of the previous lecture. We were well
satisfied with the afternoons enter
tainment, and mean to repeat the visit
as often as time and opportunity will
permit.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

Gov. SEYMOUR is perhaps the ablest
man in the Democrat party. Had he
not been a partisan, he might have
been a statesman but his training has
been in that corrupt and selfish school
of politicians that has disgraced New
York for a quarter of century. He is
prOfessedly opposed to the reputation
of the national debt but he mounts
with cheerfulness a Reputation plat
form, and gratifies his ambition by the
sacrifice of his most earnestly declared
personal and political convictions.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23
RealEstateForS


By W. II. HOOVER, Real-Estate Agents: -.
Southwest 4 sec. II, town 5, range ~ lou
acres. improved.
NorthWestK sec a, town 4rangel4 I60acres-
Dwelling House and two lots IN Brownyule.
By DORSEY, HoADLX & Co, Land Agents:
Northeast 4 sec3 town 6, range Is; l0Oacr@
at So per acre.
Southeast sec II town 5 range l. 100 acres
at IS per acre.
Northeast 4 sec Is town range II, 100 acres
at IS per acre.
Northeast Of northwest y sec2St Own6 range
Is; so acres at 81 per acre.
North 1ZOf northwest 4 sec "a own range
Is; 50 acTes at s. per acre.
By JAMES MCNAUGHTON:
Northeast y of sec IL town 5 range 10; In
Johnson county, miles from Tecumseh.
BY BARRET & LETT, Land Agents:
10000 acres of improved and unimproVed
land, for sale on reasonable terms,
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

Does the Democratic party mean
revolution? Undoubtedly it does;
else why nominate a candidate for
Vice President who says at is the
duty of the President elect to declare
these reconstruction acts null and
void compel the army to undo its
usurpations at the South; disperse the
carpet-bag State governments allow
the white people to reorganize their
own governments" etc. If this does
not lead directly to revolution and
anarchy, then to what does it lead?
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

The Indians last week commenced
their usual summer depredations on
Little Blue, Rose Creek and Big San
dy. Many of the settlers there re-
moved their families on short notice,
while others of less experience and
discretion, or more courage announce
their intention to Eight it out on that
line" and arms and amunitiOns are
now being sent out from this city to
assist them in their laudable deter
minatiOn.
Messrs. Marks, Brown, Jenkins,
and others, self-constituted commit
tee, waited on Gov. Butler last week
to obtain assistance, and have suc-
ceeded in having one hundred U. S.
Cavalry posted on the head of Rose
creek and near Big Sandy in portions
to afford them protection, and the
Gov. has also authorized Capt. Brown
to raise a company of 80 minute men
to assist in keeping the dark cOmplec-
ted republicans in order. There dep
relations have so far been confined to
stealing stock &C., but as all past ex-
perience shows, white scalps would
soon be included in their list of plum
der if they were allowed to go on I'M
checked. With the encouragement
received from the State authorities,
the settlers have determined to remain
there like men "whO know their
rights, and knowing dare maintain. +"
.-Ne6. City Meas.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

FRANK P. BLAIR reminds us of that
mortal angel who went up in a balloon
and landed in the bottom of a well.
His military record, as he now stands,
will not give him a true soldier. His
present political position, so defined
by his letter, alarms every man with
a family and a home in the country.
He seeks office for the purpose of in
augurating civil war.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23
TERMS nE II

Cash in hand, or at the option Of the pur-
chaser, ten per cent cash down on prairie
lands, and fifty per cent on other lands, at
the time Of sale, 10 be paid to the County
Treasurer, of said County, with a prOmissOry
note FOR the unpaid purchase money payable
on or before the lst day OF January, a. ID. 1880.
with interest annually, payable in advance,
at the rate Of ten per cent per annum, up TO
the urSJ day OF January mex after the date Of
such note, and on the first day Of January
thereafter, up to the first day Of January,
next succeeding, such payment, secured by
the endorsement or signatures. as Joint ma
kers, Of two responsible h~eehOlders Of said
County of Nemaha, on all sums Of Five Han
dred Dollars or less, and one additional en-
dOrser, or joint maker, Of Xix responsibility
and residence, for every additional sum OF
Five Hundred Dollars or fractional part
thereof, of said unpaid purchase money, n
the execution by the purchaser purchasing
on credit in duplicate, n Of which viii be
retained by the County Treasurer Of said
County, for the use Ofthe State, and the other
to be delivered to the purchaser, the contract
Of sale hereinafter mentioned.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23
OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR !
IN. REV. DISTRICT OF NERRASKA.

OFFICE or THE COLLECTOR
IN. REV. DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA, Z
Nebraska City, July LIST, 1855. }
NUN TAX LIST FOR 1S6S.-NOttcef is
IA hereby given, that the AnnualTax List
OF Taxes Assessed in accordance with the
provisions of the Act of Congress: To pro-
vide Internal Revenue to support the Gov
ernment to pay interest on h public DEBT
and for other purposes, approved June 5Uth
1864, and the ndm thereto, has been
returned to me by the Assessors Of this Dis
trict, and that said taxes are now due, pay
b AND PAYMENT THEREOF IS De
MAND, and that L viii, in person or by de-
putty, attend at the Office of s. p. Tuttle, As
slstant Assessor o.. S. Internal Revenue, In
Court Room, in Brownville, on the DIST, I'd
and I'd days Of July, 1853, for the purpose OF
receiving said taxes.
All persons who shall neglect to pay the
amount of their taxes, hereby demanded on
or before the day last bOv named, will De
liable to pay a penalty Of five per centum al
d1tiOnal, and a fee of twenty cents for service
OF a special demand and notice, together Win
four cents a mile ravel fees, actually. ana
of.
OFFICE HOURS nom 0 O'Clock, a. m, to s,
pm.
JOSEPH E. LANCASTER,
July LIST. 40-2t Collector.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

The Great Democracy in the plat
form "arraign the Republican party
for establishing a system Of spies and
official espionage to which no consti-
tutional monarchy of Europe would
now dare resort.l
That is a big sounding phrase, but
the public mind finds itself searching
in vain to find the facts to support the
platform. We now wonder if they did
not forsee The fact that that great
Cosmopolitan Democratic paper-the
New York World-had already made
arrangements to send a spy upon the
track Of Gen. Grant with instruction.
''tO report nothing in his favor" and
determined while assembled to
place their seal of condemnation upon
such inexplicable meanness. If they
did, we will overlook the little mad.
vertency Of arranging the Republican
party therefor, instead of one Of theil
own great controlling organs.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

Already there are quarrels as to who
shall belong to SeymOur's Cabinet.
The Democrats might as well discuss
this question during the Summer, as
there will be no necessity for discus
sing it after November. The Indian
dpOIis Herald insists that PendletOn
and Hendricks should both go into
the Cabinet. The Tammany organ
disposes of the claims of those two
gentlemen in the following manner:
"Mr. Pendleton, we presume, will
be offered the Treasury Department;
this would be fit and proper. But
Gov. Seymour would owe nothing to
Hendricks; while there is a Western
statesman of eminent position, of ma
tional renown, toward whom the
hearts of all sound Democrats in
stinctively turn, and to whose sagac-
ity, courage, and eloqUence Gov. Sey-
mour is more indebted than to that of
any other, or indeed, all other men,
We need not say that we refer to the
Hon. Clement l.. Vallandigham.
Through his foresight, tact, and pluck,
the nomination was conferred upon
our distinguished fellow-citizens. In
constructing his Cabinet, we doubt
not he will generously recognize the
fact that the first place in it is due to
Mr.. Vallandigham. His appointment
as Secretary of State would be ex-
tremely popular in the West and in
the South, and would be hailed with
enthusiasm by Positive Democrats all
over the country. 1t would be no OBJ
lection to his election that this would
place in the Cabinet two members
from one State. This has been done
before; and even now New York has
two representatives in the Cabinet.
Hendricks, of course, will be brushed
aside; and if either of the great states
men Of Ohio is to be ignored, it must
be Pendleton, and not " llandigham.'
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23


The purchaser paying the full amount OF
the purchase money for the lands purchased
at such sale, the Treasurer Of safd County viii
deliver a Receipt and q Duplicate Receipt,
containing description Of the land sold, and
an acknowledgement Of the payment Of the
purchase money, and on presentation Of
either OF which to the Land Commissioner az
any time after fifteen days from the date o.
such Receipt shall entitle the purchaser 70 q
title, 70 said land, In fee simple from the said
State, and the delivery Of a deed on the sur
render to such COMMISSIONS Of the ther Re-
ceipt: and to purchasers, purchasing on cred
IL, the said treasure viii execute in duplt-
cate. one Of which shall be delivered to the
purchaser and the other retained for the use
Of the State, after being signed by the pur-
chaser, a contract OF sale for the and pur-
chased, conditioned that, upon the payment
Of the unpaid purchase money, andthe inter-
est thereon according to the conditions Of
such note, the purchaser hall be entitled 70
duplicate Receipts Of payment and purchase
for such land; that no waste shall be COM
mitted upon the land therein described. that
no timber shall be cut thereon, except neces-
saTy IRE wood OF the occupant Of such land.
and for improvements thereon, and in case
default shall be made In the payment Of the
interest or principal or any part thereof, or II
n such conditions shall be rOken thai then
the lands therein described shall be surren-
ed by the purchaser, his heirs or assigns
with the improvements thereon, to the State,
and said contract shall be void and Of no
effect.
Dated, Brownville, June 28d, 1888.
JAMES N. HACKER.
nos County Clerk.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

The Highland Lodge of Good Tenn
plars, after due elaboration, passed
the following resolution, and ask its
publication in the Advertiser:
ResotUed, That the man who dealeth
out intoxicating liquors to his neigh
Dor, and maketh him drunk, thereby
is a wOrs man, and more to be dis
pissed, than a highway robber.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23
1ToTICE TO TAKE DEPOsTTIONs.-Jae

NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOSTTIONS.-JacOb
~ Sternberg, Adolph Samuels and Louis
Sfernberg & Co.. Plfs., VS.. SigmOnd Seeman,
Deft. In the District Court Of Nemaha COun-
nv. state of Nebraska.
The aid defendant, Sigmond Seeman, is
hereby notified that the said plaintiffs,
Jacob Sternberg, AdOlph Samuels, and Louis
Samuels, partners of the firm of Samuels,
Sternberg Go, will proceed to take deposit
tions of witnesses in the said case, of Samuels,
Sternberg & Co, plaintiffs, VS.. SigmOnd See
man. defendant, at the Office of John McKil-
Ion & Co, No. Us Pine Street, in the City of
ST. Louis, st. Louis County, in the State OF
IS68 between the hours of ten O'Clock A. N.
and nine o'clock P. NJ, with authority to adj
iourn from day to day until all such deposit
fions shall have been taken.
dated this 9th day of June, 1858.
4I-St @. B. HEWETT, Att'yfOr Plf's.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23
AN ORDINANCE

Firing Ehe Fees Of city Attorney and preserib-
ina his duties.
Belt Ordained by the Common Council OF
the city of BrOWnvflle, as follows
Sec. /. That it shall be the duty Of the CITY
Attorney of said city to attend to all actions,
suits and proceedings at law in which said
city shall be apartyr as well before the Mayor
as before any other Court, Board or Tribunal
setting in said city. Andftsha1 be his furth-
er duty to furnish the Mayor or Council with
his opinion, in writing, whenever calIedupOIr
SO to do, upon any question Of law whichtho
Mayor or Council shall desire to be advised
upon. He shall also perform uch other du-
ties as shall from time to time be devOlved
upon him by ordinance.
Sec. 2. The said City Attorney SHAH receive
for all his services as such, the sum of two
hundred dollars per annum, and no more,
and said salary shall be paid out OF the gen.
eral fund, and in no case shall any special
fund be devoted for the purpose Of paying
said salary, or any part thereof.
Sec. 3. All ordinances or parts Of Ordfnan-
ceS conflicting in any way with the prOvis-
ions Of this ordinance are hereby rescinded.
Sec. 4. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its due and legal
publication.
GEO. W. FAIRBROTHER, Mayor.
j. q. Clerk
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

AsRepublican Club was organized
at Tecumseh on last Tuesday evening.
Col. Rich of Brownville addressed the
Club. The Republicans are enthusi-
astic for Grant and Colfax. They are
determined to show great gains the
coming election for the Republican
Ticket
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-07-23

The Blue Valley Record informs us
that the proposition had under con-
sideration by the County Commits
sioners of Gage County, to vote a tax
Of $500, to aid in payment Of a per-
manent survey of the B. Ft. X & p.
r. r., has been indefinitely post
poned. This leaves the way clear for
the Company to select the best route
in making its survey. Though the
financial Agent accomplished little OF
nothing in a financial point of view
for the company in his prospecting
tour, still we understand that the
company is prepared to commence the
permanent survey, and that the En-
gineer and his corps will 500 be in
the field and at work.