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Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22


The Right Worthy Grand Lodge Of
the u. s. Of the I. o. o. F. meets I'm
San Francisco, California, on the 10th
Of September next. Arrangements
have been made for the Grand Omeers
and Right Worthy Grand Representa-
tives to arrive in Omaha on the 10th
Of SEPTEMBER when they win soon
leave in Especial train across the con-
tinent This will be the grand trip Of
the season. Jonas Hacker Of Brown
vile Is the Right Worthy Grand Rep
Besentative from this State Jurisdiction
In that body. ME. Hacker became a
member Of the BrOwnville Lodge in
the first year Of its existence, and has
since passed all the important chairs,
not only in this but in the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge Of the State.
He makes q faithful, honest, and ehi-
Gent Ofieer in the Society, Church,
and State, Of which he is an honorable
meEbeK.
The B1OwBville Lodge was installed
IN January bS8, and now has a large
membership, among whom = TO be
found our best business men. Jacob
MAfOhn is the Noble GraHd. and d.
O. Cross, Of the Star Hotel, Secretary.
&c has now under way one Of the best
halls In the State. It's finances are
wen managed, and the Society Is in a
~AOuriHhing condition, and works haE-
mSntOusIy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22
1EEEIzG OF TEE sEOCKEoL1ERs
OF -. Ft- KsG PR EO-AA6AH.

Hon. Geo. Adams, q the @ n. R
& p. r r., accompanied By Peter
Smith, ESQ, Engineer Of the road,
arrived IN cur city Last Tuesday noon
Their business here k 60 make ar
rangements 10 commence work on the
RafIroad west from this city a soon
as possible, in order that ten miles Of
the rad may be built yet this year
They held an extensive consultation
with our citizens through the day,
which seemed perfectly satisfactory to
MEAdams, who represents the Quincy
interest in the road, and who informs
Us that Quincy is fully aware Of the
great interest she has at stake in its
early completion, and wiz uBdOubt-
civ vote S5OO.OOOtoa aid the road from
that place 70 Fl Keamey.
In the evening they were serenaded
at the Star Hotel by the Metropolitan
Silver COronet Band Of this city, at
tended by q large cOneOurse Of cit
liens, when speeches were made by
Mezsrs. Upton, Adams, Mcpherson,
Porter and others. The speeches were
enthusiastic and Feceived with much
cheering. Mr. Adams pledged Quin-
ey to the completion Of the road, If
this end Of the road only did its portion
which all present agreed should be
done. The meeting dispersed at q late
hour with three cheers for Quincy and
her Representatives.
We can but wish every voter Of Ne
maha county could have been present
at this meetiDg,tO have seen and felt
the enthusiasm Pervading the crowd,
and realize the prospects that are
dawning upon the county, and the
the fact that work, actual work, win
begin in our midst within a few weeks.
All other matters sink into petty in
significance, in comparison to this
great work, which viii make this one
Of the richest counties In the Missouri
Valley for all time to come. Much Of
our destiny hangs I'm the balance; and
a strong. persistent, united effort,
should be made1tO decide il IN our Ia
vOT next Saturday. Work at the polls,
friends ; andif successful, the coming
month viii see work commenced on
the road. Work.
Those who have subscribed to the
survey Ofthe BrownViIle, Fit. Kearney
& Pacific Railroad must pay in their
subscriptions Immediately to J. II.
Broadly, Esq. The amount must be
made up this week, as the work will
commence tomorrow.
There viii be a meeting Of the Di-
rectOrs Of the Brownsville, TT Kear-
ney & Pacific Railroad at Mcpherson
Hall this evening. It is necessary that
all come prepared for business, as It Is
''nOw or never that actual operations
must begin. Turn ont, all interested!
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22
Terrible Accident.

A terrible and perhaps fatal accident
happened to JOseph BFUsha, aresident
Of Fancy Bottom. on Saturday last AZ
Corning. Mr.. B. had purchased 3
moving machine and was preparing
to start home, when his mules took
fright at n passing locomotive and
started to run away. In his efforts to
stop them Mr.. Brusha was thrown
with great violence against the cutter
bar Of the machine, the teeth striking
his hack IN the regiOnO f the neck and
shoulders. inhicting several very ugly
gasbes. Held in this ~precariOus stu
alton, he was dragged a distance Of
perhaps fifty yards by the frightened
mules, resulting in very severe injury
to his spinal column. DIS. Tracy, Of
this place, and Crane. Of Brownyille,
were called to administer to the wants
of the unfortunate man, and an *
animation by the latter, The having
arrived at hand frst.) satisfied him
that the spinal cord was badly injured
If not entirely severed. The only
wonder is that he was not killed out
right. Instant death was probably
aveTted by the cutter bar having been
thrown out Of gear.
p. S. Since the above was put in
type we learn that Mr.. Rrusha is
gaining somewhat, and that his symp-
toms are more favorable. = 6chisOn
County Journal.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22
PERI. July Il. 1868.

We left Peru Thursday afternoon
en- route for Tecumseh to attend the
Teachers Association Of that county.
The roads were pretty coed consider
ing the frequent rains, but one feature
in our Nebraska reads IS exceedingly
annoying and ought 70 Be Temedied-
After crossing the Nemaha at Fish
er's Bridge we drove apparently into
the bam-yard Of some farmer, and
after opening two gates and going
about q quarter Of a mile, we were
again the open country. -Four or five
miles further west we had another eP-
fsode, having crossed quite a branch
we wandered about In the brush on
the other side, following what appear
ed to be a road, until we found our
selves again in some mans front
yard. About eight miles above Te-
cumseh we had to open another gate
and 60 thraugh another yard in order
to cross Spring creek. We had two
or three other similar adventures be
fore reaching home, and we thought
we would ask our friends Of the Id
Uertiser if they could suggest any
remedy for this evil in travelling. for
it certainly Is a great source Of annoy
ance to travellers.
1t looks strange that the county
should build a bridge like that called
Fishers bridge, and leave a man in a
barn-yard when he has crossed it,
with no egress except through two or
three gates.
But we had . very pleasant time at
Tecumseh; found the people fully
alive in every respect.
A large appreciative audience on
Friday evening, at the Court House.
gave token Of their lively interest in
the cause Of education ; and the man
ner in which the Association was con-
Quoted on Saturday, showed that
johnson county has a No. 1 man, in
the person of Mr.. Phillips, their ear
nest and energetic County Superin-
tendent. J. II. MCKENZIE.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22

AEM 0Ao
Three thousand people stood upon
our wharf yesterday evening, locking
at what they considered - be the
death strug0le OfEr- Hiram Hfl and
M. HOlms, they hadbeen driven from
the buTuf1g steamer U~nderwriter 20
coal fat alongside, and then, EF cut
in the stream, unable 20 swim they
.elung to the fat, the hames fairly kiss
.fur their faces. Theh heat was % great
for the approach of skiR or tug, and
It was expected that Il would prove
unbearable 70 the two sufferers, and
that they WOuldrelease their hold and
aceeptthe quicker death by drowning.
But az the most hopeless minute the
head lines Of the burning boat burned
in two and the boat commenced
swinging toward the shore
Nearer and nearer il came, until
within fifteen or twenty feet Of the
shore, where IS stopped. From this
point, Hill, aided BY poles and lines.
reached the shore. but his companion
HOIns now nearly exhausted, sank
into the water. The heat was too in
tense to approach, without mourning
great danger. and for a moment il was
tAOASAs tia NAucA oil AO-- aOAlA
perish But a young man IN the
crowd, whose name we could nOtlearn
more self saEFi6cing than the rest,
plunged into the river, and in the
very face Of the rOaring flames, rescued
the struggling man from Whist prom
ised TO be his wateTy grave. A great
shout arose over this heroic aebiev-
ment. and mapy sought the young
man % thank him for his herOism,
but feeling that his success amply re-
warded him be len the ground, as If
averse to the shower Of compliments
that on all sides awaited him.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22

DR.. Renner, Of Nebraska City, has
been appointed Assistant Assessor for
the Fourth Division, on the recon-
mendatiOn Of Col Majors, the Asses
sOr Tor Nebraska The Doctor is an
intelligent and accomplished gentle
men, and a true representative Of the
German element I'm this State; and as
such, Il % right and proper that he
receive due consideration at the hands
OF those who have the control Of the
Federal patronage. The German pop
UlatiOn in this county, nearly all re-
publican I'm their politics, are among
our most thriving farmers, and among
aM their acquaintance there is none
they 90 much delight to honor a. DR..
Renner; and we are heartily glad that
the appointment has been made, IL
there was to be any change in the
Of1ce.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22

WAsHINGToN, July IA -Adviees
from Cuba to the End inst. have been
received BY friends Of the Cubans in
this city, announcing that the report
ed rising in Porto Rico has caused
great rejoicing In Che camp Of General
Quesada. Spanish deseTters to the
Gubans report the di~sa3ectiOn in the
Spanish army as increasing everp day,
and an open revolt was threatened.
The officers keep their commands to-
gether with great difficulty. Volun-
teers are said to have formed secret
organizations to overthrow the gov
eminent Of the Island. With Juntas
in every district, they now virtually
control the Government, and the
Captain General can carry out no pol
icy not dictated by them The Span
ish troops are said to prefer the process
OF the Cubans tOthat Ofthe vO~lunteers.
An impoFcsnt engagement was exDee
ted in a few days, which may, in a
measure, decide the result Of the con-
test
The War Department to-day Re-
oeived q letter from Gen. Candy giving
the official returns Of the late Virgin
in election for the cities Of Richmond
and norfolk, and Al counties. They
foOtup for Walkers, 662, WeUs5 81. 4O6:
Walkers majority, so far. Is 4.a56
The vote for the Constitution was:
For, 1s6, 1913, and against it, 3,4S7.
The majeIity thus Ear aRtinst the test
oath is about 11,OO0; against the dis
franehisement clause about l2,175.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22
Letter from Glen ROck.
GuEs Rock, July Il, 1883.

GLEN Rock, July r. 1872
EAsr q ne Essrw1 Ad0zHsz:
DEAE s1R: Win your kind per
misEionI would like tosayafev words
regarding Railroads; nndparticuhrly
the Nebraska Trunk r r., as applied
10 Glen Rock precinct
The farming community cannot see
that a rod running through every
town along the river, win, or can,
benefit Glen Rock. IS the distance Of
hauling grain VIII not be Iessened,
whether &c goes on CARS or boat 50 long
"a both hEEs t8 be af the river.
Neither win il enhance our farms in
value, rs the distance from the road
viii not admit thAt any benefit from
this sOurce en- be derived. ] admit
fully that railroads are q benefit to q
county, when they are within a .
sOnable distance OF the farmers; but
90 build q road on one side Of the
county, and want the other portion
Of the county to help build It, that
does not reap corresponding benefits,
is neither just nor honorable.
Glen Rock is not represented in
Railroads, or it would never have
given its consent for the Trunk road
to be built along the river. And, 50
far as Glen Rock Is concerned, the
people are just as liberal in Interviews,
and not more selfish than the rest Of
mankind; and we hold that II Rail
roads are for the benefit Of the farmer,
Why not build the roads for the farmer
and not the city merchant.
I would like to ask one question.
It is provided that no bonds shall be
issued to the st. Louis and Nebraska
Trunk r. R., unless the road should
run through or near St Deroin, As
pinwaIE, Nemaha City. BrOwnville,
and Peru, compelling the company to
build the road through these towns,
and leaving the country out in the
cold. Now q question arises-dOes
the town build the country, or rice
UssGf It was not fair to the people Of
Glen Book! The company ought not
to have been restricted to any particu-
lar route, as we hold there Is anatuFal
route from Nemaha City TO Nebraska
City up the Nemaha valley to Glen
Rock, thence up Rock Greek to Ne
braska City. Should this route have
been taken, the people of Glen Rock
would have not opposed the aid, and
the county at large would have re-
ceived the benefit.
How viii you reconcile the factthat
you are in favor of the road running
anywhere through the county, and
working 50 hard for the cities and
against the county? Please be hon
est. Did you, or did you not, draw up
the article restricting the company to
take the river route, or no aid to be
given.
Think It would have been fair, Just
and proper. that each precinct should
have decided the question of aid or no
aid, the majority to rule in each case,
for bond or no bonds to be issued, and
il the majority Of Glen Rock say no,
it would not be right to compel them
TO pay the aid rendered the railroads.
am, dear sir,
Respectfully yours,
ROCK CREEK.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22

The accounts from Kansas OF the
tremendous rains and foods In that
State, on Thursday Oflast week, are Of
a most sad and terrible character. In
the neighbOrhOOd Of Junction City
there wa a perfect deluge, the cOun-
try being literally drowned Out. At
Marshall, thirteen persons, men, EO-
men and children were caught ia the
terrible food aid drowned. All the
the creeks in that region were over
flowed. Bridges, crops. houses, rail-
roads, and much other property, were
destroyed The flood was extensive
and very damaging all over that State.
Kansas papers, in reference to the
storms and freshits in that State, saws
q colony Of SWeeds, were eneamped
on the Kaw river in temporary shan
ties, they being eB route for the back
settlements, were suddenly eDgulfed
by the late rising Of the KaW. The
party endeavored to escape, but only
thirteen succeeded IN doing 90, the
remainder, twenty In all, being car
.ried away and submerged in water.
Capt. Bartie, Of the steamer Noun
taineeF, reports that in acreek below
Council Bluff, he saw seyenteendead
bodies taken Out-the bodies Of men.
women, and children, who were
drowned by the sudden rise OF the
river, and overflow Of the fat prairie
lands.
From every quarter below Kansas
City, the report comes Of loss OF life
and property.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22

The Oats Of fabulous length spoken
o flast week, not fabulous 8lr. Dun
das produced the specimen heads. full
" eighteen ineheslOng and well filed
with oats. Mr.. Barrett Of Brownvflle
brings In q few heads Of oats not 50
long, but fully as heavy a the others.
II the weather permits the farmers to
secure their small grain, there win be
more bushels than wa eve produced
in Southern Nebraska in any former
year, Notwithstanding the scab on the
wheat
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22


The BrOWnville DemOcrGt for the
past two issues has thrown of its
Chicago pntletts and has wholly
dressed itself at home and alone. We
are heartily glad to e this improve
menE It is now one Of the best Dem
Ocratic papers in the State, and we
sincerely hope that it may prosper.
IL there are any, as mentioned BY the
Democrat who hoped that its exis-
aanee would be short lived, we were
not Of that number. We have too
much at heart for the welfare and.
prosperity Of BrOWnviIle and Nema-
ha county to wish 20 blight any Other
cherished enterprises, and especially
n 50 promising as q newspaper pub
LEGATION hODOrably conducted must
ever be.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22


WAzHnEgToN, July R@SenztOr
Sumner EfFtes k51er hereh which
he take deeided groand With the ad-
m~fnistrarioU an &c CubzR question,
.hOldfng that The Mentality laws
must Be infOreed - AL hazards and
that the fnsurEeuf8 hive not done
what entitled them To- Hecogni Con
and the people ID IN New EHgl6lld
are with him On The EDgliBb question
viz: IN the e0nyieLfgn that We
had better Jet the Alabama claims
matter rest awhile before trying 70.
make q new treaty.
The State department has issiBd
. circular advising citizens hgTfFZ
claims against the Mexican Republic,
20 forward them promptly to that
Department for the consideration 0f
the commissioner appointed to eK-
anime them The claim viii be
argued before Commissioner J. ii.
Ashton, Rt the expense Of the Govern
menk.
Application has been made to
Chief Justice Chase fora writ Of ha-
beas corpus 50 take Yerger. the mur-
derer Of Colonel Crane Of Mississippi,
from the custody Of military commits
sion. ThepetitiOn Eillbeheard Wedn-
esday. The point to Be determined is
Whether that part Of the nec0ustrue-
ton acts which permits trial By
military commission Is constitutional.
Attorney General HOar viii represent
the Government
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22

either justly OF unjustly; but We do
eOnfdenfly believe that the railroad
properly itself viii not only pay the
most q the tax, bat fOr long time
after such indebtedness shall be paid
OF principal and interest, We expect
such HailrOad properly to continue to
askt yea and al 81 Us, in paying
what shall then Be found neeezsau 70
run our eOunty-the schools, the State
and the poor farm.
If this position be troe. IS the Prae-
teal operations Of rail roads in other
counties in the State abuRdantly dem
O~nstrate, then where Is the injustice
complained Of by "ROck Creek?s'
We can't see it,
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22

From the Quincy WING we learn
that the city Of Quincy Is now eonsid-
enng the proposition to vote $4,000
TO the Quincy, Missouri q Pacific
Railroad. The Wig considers this
the Important road from Quincy, and
well It may. The city q Quincy, al
Though enterprislng. does not begin
% realize the magnitude Of this rail-
road enterprise, 50 Ear rs the same win
effect the future growth and prosper
ity Of the city, when &c should Be full
y completed and equipped for bushes.
Hundreds Of thousands, yea millions
OF dollars Of trade that now goes to St.
Joe, St LOuis and Chicago, would
then find ~ good and more direct ac-
Communications At Quincy. The $780,.
900 which she now c0ntemplates Civ
ing 10 the road, viii be but a drop In
the bucket 20 the immense revenue
which viii annually pour into Quincy
when the read is completed. Her
people would not beliege-they can
not believe what amount Of trade and
trame there Is to the west Of here
anxiOusly awaiting the completion o..
this road. Those Of her people who
have been here may have a correct
idea q the business OF this road when
completed, and they are thoroughly in.
eaEhest and fast friends Of the road,
sid are looked upon BY the good Peo-
PIE Of that o'fy who know but little Of.
the great resources Of the great belt Of.
country through which the road win
pass as O~ver-zeaI0us for the completion
of the road, 80 much 50 a to. effect
their judgment, which. upon other
business transactions. Is taken with
tie utnaost reliance. Let these travel
avs the country as they did and see
Whist they aaW, and then they all win
be equaliy a. JEALOUS; and then the
road win be sure Of an earlier compile
uOn.
Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22

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Nebraska advertiser., 1869-07-22
NENAHA Gu. JuIy 1s. 1ssa

Dear Ed5tOT-As every little town
in our county has a representative
who takes great interest in putting
through papers, excepting the little
city Of Nemaha, let US have room for
a few remarks for this little village,
which has the most natural beauty as
a town sight Of any on the Missouri
river, and the country for miles back
of like beauty; being the garden spot
Of the State.
Nemaha, as a business point, can
not be surpassed by any town in the
county, and all it wants to give it a
start is a few more live men in it with
a little money and energy to keep it
in motion.
There has never been any induce
ments offered to any person to come
here, from the simple reason that
those doing business have never adj
vertised in our county papers to let it
be known abroad that there was any
business done here.
We have direct river eOmmuniea-
ton with one of the best markets in
the United States, (St. Louis and on
the line Of the SC. Louis and Nebras-
ka Trunk Railroad.
Any parties wishing to seek a good
place for business, Nemaha City is the
place, as the surrounding country viii
prove this to their satisfaction at once.
As an outlet for grain aud produce.
it is among the best points in the
State.
Please give this opinion vent in the
columns of your next issue and Oblige
a hearty supporter of the Advertiser.