Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-11-16
Correspondence.

OMAHA, NEB., Nov -
ids Rtpu5ljcau: No1hing special HAS
transpired since the date of my last letter
In fact, news items are scare Omaha is
however still moving onward, slowly but
surely She is destined to be a manufac-
turing city. A lively interest is just be
ing awakened among the business men,
tending in that direction The develop
ment, by manufacturers, of the vast nat
ural resources of the State will receive
first attention. Then other projected en-
terprises will surely follow, as necessity
may require or the prospects of pecuniary
profit may induce 1t will only be aqueS-
ton of time when Omaha will take her
stand among the great cities of the coun-
try, and become central point of capital,
industry and wealth This done, and she
will have secured her salvation, and her
right to be the rival of Chicago. A little
circumstance, last week, tended to dampen
the hopes of few of the less sanguine,
and the effect was quite noticeable in
business circles A rumor became current
to the effect that the Government head
quarters for the Department Of the Platte
were to be removed from Omaha-in fact,
there seems to be some truth in it-but
when the change is to be made is not def
/ initely known. The city has great deal
at stake in this matter, and should it be
+ true that it is no longer to be military
} post, it will prove a severe and unlocked
for blow A delegation has been sent to
Washington to speak for Omaha, and it is
hoped the Government will do the fair
thing.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company is
building Extensive shops at Evanston, at
which place great deal of the work and
business Of the road will be done, when
they are completed. This will lessen the
amount OF work done at the Omaha shops,
and no doubt relieve great many of the
hands employed here.
Quite an accident occurred at the build
ing of the new bridge, this week. A por-
ton of the temporary structure was blown
down, slightly injuring one man and en-
dangering the lives of several others But
still the work goes on, and win be com
pleted at the specified time unless some
unlocked for event interposes to prevent
In my last letter, I stated that sou
first snow storm occurred on the 4tl
inst.p | would say, further, that it di'
{ not exceed two. inches in depth, and hai
entirely disappeared within twenty fou
hours | see by eastern papers that Ne
braska was covered with snow, to til
depth of six feet, on the LIST of October
\ malicious falsehood, gotten up by pan
), ties either ignorant of the facts, or with
desire to wiifuIly misrepresent the climat
! of Nebraska, and if possible, to distract
portion of the tide of immigration pou
:. ing into the State. The extent Of tt
{, damage this has done to Nebraska is il
q caleulabIe AT'here are tricks in all trade
/ but ours, but this trick of theirs is who'll
unwarrantable and ungenerous, for y
I. braska is not receiving greater porto
u pof immigration than she is entitled
n considering the inducements she has @
"a feied and is still offering. The soil speal
for itself, and the climate will speak f
Itself, notwithstanding the gross misre
IS resentatiors of interested persons to Il
If contrary 20
Is We. have had very pleasant weathrr, b
:, winter is coming, and snow storm
even new imminent.
G, There are lively times among the leg
er fraternity just now-the U. S. Circu
al Court, Hon. John f. Dillon, Judge; Il
!, u. S. District Court, Hon. E. S. Dund
~ Judge, and the Douglas County Distri
II Court, Hon. Geo. B. Lake, Judge, are
session. OccIDENT.