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Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06
vILLAINY.
A Sane Man Confined in o Luna.
tic Asylum for Twelve Years.
His Fortune Appropriated by his
Prosecutors.
sioux City Journal, Nay 81


COvington, our trans Missouri
neighbor, has had a sensation of
metropolitan proportions. For six
years she has numbered among her
residents a man named Thomas
Carter and a woman named Mrs.
DracOtt, the twain, as is alleged
bearing relations to each other
which it is incumbent upon couples
in similar circumstances to have
ratified according to law. Twelve
years ago they were residents of
Oregon, the woman being the wife
of a man by the name of Dracott,
who was worth at that time the
very comfortable sum of sos, 900.
by conspiring with a couple Of
physicians connected with the In
sane Asylum, Carter and his para
mOur succeeded in KIDNAPPING ORA
colt, and having him wrongfnlly in
generated in the institution on
a charge Of insanity, thereby gain
ing possession of his fortune. For
twelve long years this viilainous
fraud upon Dracott has been kept
up, deprlving him of his liberty and
compelling him to associate with
lunatics and madmen. BY some
means he succeeded in con-
veying knowledge of his deplorable
situation to persons outside;
and an investigation of the matter
was instituted;so strongly had theiob
been put up, however that an expense
OF $4,000 on the part of the author
tiles was required in order to break
up the tolls by which Dracott was
held. The efforts at ferreting out
the iniquity finally led the discov-
cry of the prime actors in the mon
strous imposition. A United States
detective was instructed to proceed
to CovingtOn and procure the arrest
OF Carter and Mrs. Dracott. Upon
arrival at Omaha, the officer learned
that Carter had started for Salt Lake
City. He t~elegraphed to Ogden,
and succeeded in securing the arrest
OF his man at that place on last
Wednesday. He then come up to
COvingtoh and arrested Mrs. ORA
colt on Thursday. Yesterday he
went to Dakota City to examine
the county records for the purpose
of discovering what property the
pair had in order that proceedings
may be instituted for transferring
the title of it to Mr.. Dracott, as p
partial restitution for what he has
been deprived of by the machina-
tions of the guilty parties. Carte
has invested some money in Cov-
ington and Dakota County, anI, wos
n OF the principal capitalists who
gave that town the impetus it had
three or four years ago.
We hope that whatever wrong
has been committed may bring TO
It's doors prompt punishment. bnt if
Is out OF the reach of Possibilities for
the unfortunate Dracott TO ever
realize anything like an adequate
recompense for the misery and men
tai anguish he has endured while
suffering as the helpless object ~
the cupidy Of a faithless wife ond
an INSCRIPTIONS knave.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

MEMPHIS has disgraced herself
through the action of her City
Council who refused to vote a paltry
contribution to the Arkansas and
Louisiana sufferers. The only eX-
cuse for this proceeding is that Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas did very
little for Memphis in her hour
of afiiction. The people who sent
their dollars to the scourged town
some months since, will be apt TO
conclude that such vindictive crea-
lures as Memphis Councilman were
hardly worthy of their aid. 1t will
be well if the good people of the
city release themselves speedily
from the stigma.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

THANKS to the ingenuity OF a
Virginia Statesman by the name OF
Platte, a proposition is now before
Congress to put the Conscience
fund.- where 1t will d, the most
good. He thinks there is poetic
justice in turning it into a channel
that will be productive of good to
that class who are sometimes
thought to lie constituencies. He
has just introduced a bill providing
that $4,000 of it shall be applied
for erecting a suitable building for a
girls reform school in the District
of Columbia, and also providing
that the balance of said fund, and all
that may hereafter be credited to it,
shall be used to purchase five-twen-
ty bonds, and the revenue there
from shall be applied to sustain the
institution.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06
Indian Appropriation R,Il.

The usual discussion is in nrorro,.
in the House Of Represapta5;rss
over the Indian Appropriation Bill
ureat hopes of the early civilization
OF the Indians are being expressed
Dy many representatives. who
ever has noted the rapid destruc-
non OF these people, and the dimn-
milton within the limits of the Uni
ted States from several .millions 70
about three hundred thousand, NAV
well doubt whether this small rem.
nant can be saved without some
radical change in policy.
What possible necessity can exist
at this time for Government Indian
agents for such tribes as the Cbero-
KEGS, ChOcktaws, and the Cbicka.
saws, the Greeks, Delawares, and
fottawatomies, it is difficult to see.
A large per cent. of the great tribes
named are we'll educated, and COM
paratively wealthy and refined
They have regularly-constitute
governments, with executive, ler d
l%atiure, and courts, They r sis-
all reside in houses, wear sue early
ing a sis usual with oiviliz a cloth-
and live by agriculture. ed people,
us! usual per cent. Of eb' ,.ir p n1mhe, tne
,ear' hsd professions.
-st why w. United States should
continue to treat them as wards.
and retain the custody of their
mohey, doing it out to them in
such driblets as may accord with
the Judgment Of a fifteen-hundred-
dollar agent, is not very clear.
Scores of these people are far more
capable of managing their own
affairs than the agents appointed
by the United States to take charge
Of their effects and their disburse-
ment. In one instance only, we
believe, has an Indian, and a
member of a tribe, been appointed
by the President agent for his own
people,
1t may surprise some of our read
ers to learn that nearly all Of the
Dslawares, PottawatOmies, and sew
eral other small tribes, recently re-
moved from Kansas, and now re-
siding in the Indian Territory, have
been declared to be citizens of the
United States by the United States
courts, after proving In open court
that they were capable of manag-
ing their own affairs, and had
actually provided for themselvesand
families rs civilized people for five
years preceding their application
for citizenship, and yet such people
as these are likewise provided with
guardians usually called Indian
agents.
If the United States would treat
this class of people justly, and pay
over to them their own money and
what the United States justly owes
them, their condition in most cases
would be vastly improved Wash
ington Chronicle.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

THE Washington Chronicle init
mates that the proposed commission
TO investigate the condition of the
Geographic system of this country
with reference to postal tele-
graph is the creation of the
Western Union monopoly with
q view to selling out their
lines to Government at enormous
figures. While we have little doubt
that the Commissioners, if appoint
ed, will be managed by the West
ern Union influences, we do not
believe that Company desire to sell
out. They have too muchof a good
Thing in the present arrangement.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

THE BEE of last night went so
far as to intimate that the majority
for Johnston cannot be taken i'm his
favor unless she can prove beyond
a reasonable doubt that the ballots
have not been tempered with"
The man who wrote that stuff does
not believe a word Of it.-Herdld.
This Is a virtual admission on the
part of Mr.. Johnston's organ that
he has not proved and cannot prove
beyond a reasonable doubt that the
re-c,unted ballots have not been
tempered with. In other words the
Herald assumes that the Council
may override the count made
by sworn judges Immediately after
the polls closed, Notwithstanding
there is a reasonable suspicion that
somebody had tempered with the
ballots during the interval that
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

SENATOR SARGENT's bill relating
to the adjustment of army distinc-
tons repeats that portion of the act
of 1866 which limits the service of
colored men to a certain number of
regiments. Under the provisions of
the new bill all regiments and COM
pany organizations, and all other
branches of the United States mill
tary service will be open alike to all
American citizens regardless of race
or color. Under the proposed law it
will be the duty of the Secretary of
War to obliterate all distinctions OF
race or color by disbanding negro
regiments and re-distributing the
colored troops among the various
regiments. 1t is further provided
that the number of colored soldiers
in the army shall on enlistment be
made to correspond in ratio with
the proportion of the colored to the
white population of the United
States.
In framing this military rights
bill after the pattern Of the civil
rights bill' the California Senator
has evidently overlooked the fact
that the last clause practically con-
tradicts the very spirit of the bill
by creating and maintaining a per-
manent distinction between Amer
car citizens that seek to enlist i'm the
regular army.
If, according to his bill, the en-
listment of a certain proportion of
American citizens of African de-
scent becomes compulsory, why not
also Ecompel tie Secretary of War
to observe similar regulations in en-
enlisting American citizens of Ger
man, Irish, French or Spanish de-
scent. If the proportion of colored
soldiers must be in ratio to the
whole number of co.ored people in
the Union, why not also compel re-
cruiting officers to enlist a certain
number of Germans, Irishmen,
Spaniards, Scotchmen, etc., in pro-
portion to the whole number of such
nationality in the United States?
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

THE Arkansas revolt is gradually
drawing to a focus. The forcible
arrest and detention of two Supreme
Judges by one of Baxter's rowing
bands, will in all probability pre-
cipitate another bloody encounter
between the armed forces of Brooks
and Baxter. President Grant has
intimated his intention to place all
the information i'm his possession
touching the two claimants before
his Cabinet, and there is every
probability that some decision will
be arrived at within the next twen-
fy-four hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

UNCLE SANS generous liberality
i'm providing food for the distressed
in the flooded districts of the South
seems to have created an impression
among the negro farm hands in
those localities that the day of "Ju.
bio" had come. 1t is reported by
parties who have just returned from
Mississippi and Louisiana that these
colored grangers refuse to go to work
for love or money. They declare
that they take more comfort in
drawing their rations from Uncle
Eam'sicommissary than i'm driving
the pillow or hoeing i'm the cotton
field.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

AND now they propose to raise
the three million dollars for the
National Centennial Fund by a
special tea and coffee tax. That
would be very appropriate. The
American Revolution was brought
about by a tea tax, and why should
not the money for celebrating the
centennial anniversary of this cut
ting loose from tyranny be collected
by a forced tax on tea?
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06
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Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06
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Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06
NOTICE.

THE prospect of becoming Queen
Of the FIJI Islands must be highly
gratifying to her British Majesty,
Queen Victoria.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06
PERSONALITIES.

Senator Brownlow is at home
taking a rest.
Commissioner Drummond retired
Saturday from the General Land
Office.
Dan Rice was overtaken by the
floods at New Orleans during an ex-
hibition.
LIE Prince Invasion w., is the
latest Partisan title for the son of
Eugene.
Sergeant Bates has turned up in
Chicago-the worst misfortune since
the fire there.
Sir Garnet Wolseley has but one
eye, having lost the other in the
Crimea.
Mr.. Sartoris would like the name
of the man who said Miss Nellie's
sutton was awkward and unprepos-
sessing in appearance.
Charles Williams, of Maine,
thinks he is the most unfortunate
man i'm New England because he
has been burned out seven times
within a year. Williams is not a
cremationist.
Andy Johnson will take charge
the Changers in Tennessee. He
was always credited with some
grains Of shrewdness until he de-
posted i'm Cookies bank.
Dio Lewis believes In people
going to bed at 9 O'Clock, and he
sits up till midnight to convince
them that they ought to.
Sir Garnet Woolsey oontemplates
a tour to this country. He Is -
travelling for his health
accounts was i"" LOW
o. -, and at last
nariS.
,eorg Fowlker, ST., deceased, o
I Pittsylvania, having bequeathed hi
property to his former slaves, IN
relatives and heirs-at-law have In
stituted suit against his devisees
the object being to break or invali
date the will of the testatOr upol
the ground of undue influence ant
fraud. There are ninety-thre
parties to the suit.
Henry Ward Beecher's liberalit,
takes in the Pope, of whom h
says:
ireally believe the old man is
good man, with some cobwebs II
his head, but they will be brushe
away before long; we all have 60
them i'm some way or another, an
whatever there is in him tina It's pur
and right makes him my brother.
Who says We are not progressing
The two Dromios - Brooks an
Baxter.
Semmes wants to be reconstruct
ed. He should be born again.
II is announced that Sir Henri
Thomson will take a four-month:
pleasure tour through Americf
visiting Utah, California, etc, il
the course of the autumn. He ha
already received many application
but as the tour is TO be one of res
from professional exertions he ha
declined them, though ii is probabl
that he may deliver a few lecture
i'm the principal hospitals of Me-
York and Boston.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

SEMI-official advices from the
Postofjce Department, state that
the mail contracts are coming i'm
very slowly. Mail contractors are
admonished that accepted bidders
for contracts for the United States
mail service in Nebraska ura--
advertisement Of o.
should mr. IN,
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

-..uerStanu that III tHelr cOH-
tracts are not on file duly exc
cuted in the department at WASH
ington, by June LIST, 1874, they will
be treated as failing bidders, and
the routes will be awarded to the
next bidder, the difference being
charged to them and their guar
antors.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-06

Inc whole or any part OF q deposit an "a.
naming In this Bank three months. will unw
interest from date OF deposit to time OF vs.
ment The wbo.e or sny psrt of a deposit an
drawn at any ru,-. auylS -.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
Ladie. Temperance Le.sae.

To all members of the Ladies Tenn
perance League" we would give notice
that their attendance is especially desired
at the prayer meeting, which convenes
every Thursday afternoon &c o'clock.
It's day universally observed through.
out the nation with prayer and thanks
giving. And of those who can not be
with Us npon these occasions, would we
earnestly request their prayers at home,
invoking Gods blessing upon our efforts
in this our great cork Of Reform.
BY Order of
COMMITTEE.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
If you want any spouting and trough.
ing done, call at John Singler's.

From the way NJ. Becker & Co., are
painting and fixing up their store-room
we are led to believe that they mean bust.
ness this fall. Mr.. M. Wolf, of the above
firm is now in New York, purchasing q
heavy stock of all goods connected in
their line of merchandise. They will ar
rive shortly, when they will be prepared
tn show the best assorted, neatsst, finest and
most desirable line Of goods, that ever
came to Plymouth.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17

During the Summer Season, the Nilsson.
ri Pacific and Kansas Pacific Through
Line, via st. Louis and Kansas CITY, will
sell Excursion Tickets from 81. Louis to
Denver and Return, good ninety DAYS
from date of sale, at extremely low rates
thus affording every one an excellent op-
portunity TO visit the famous resorts OF
Colorado, among the beautiful Parks of
the Rocky Mountains.
To all who are seeking rev homes in
or are about TO take trip 70 Missouri.
Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebras
ka, Oregon or California, we recommend a
cheap, safe. quick and direct rout by way
of st. Louis, over the Missouri Pacific
Through Line. It's equipped with fine
Day Coaches. Bucks Reclining Chair
Cars, Pullman's Palace Slecpers. the. IA
nous Miller Safety Platform, and the celc
brafed Westinghouse Air-brake, ana runs
trains from St. Louis 10 principal points
in the West. soitaout change. The Texas
connection OF this road is now completed.
and passengers are offerd first class, all
rail route from St. Louis to Texas, either
over the Missouri, Kansas & Texas r. r.,
cta Ssdalia. or over the Atlantic q Pacific
R. R., Ola Vinttu.
For FIJI ;hfor nation in regard to Col
orad6 Excursions, OF trips to any point in
the Great West, address or call upon eth
er of the following named Agents Of the
Line: j. F. Thompson, Northern Pass
enger Agent, I57 Exchange Street, Buffa-
10, N. Y; IS. H. Thompson, Union Depot,
Columbus, Ohio; OF E A. Ford, Gener-
al Passenger Agent, ST. Louis, Mo.
Questions will be cheefully and promptly
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
Please Take Notice.

Simon Becker off RS. from this day, his
entire stock Of Summer dress goods al
cost
Nice lawn, 1917 cts
Fancy Grcnadeen. 20 cts.
Nice Japanese Stripe, 20 cts.
Nice dress goods, formerly sold for 40
cents. now %
French gingham rs cts.
100 pieces oftlnmestic gingham. 10 cts.
Heavy brown muslin, one yard wide, 10
cts.
Fine unbleached muslin, one yard wide,
10 cts.
Also full stock of Denims, hickory
jeans, cloth. and flannel, will be sold
cheap.
In clothing, boots and shoes, hats and
caps, would call particular attention TO
those who want to buy. to come and see
me before purchasing, as I will do you
good. s. BECKER.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
BE YOUR OWN PHYSICIAN

There is no case of Dyspepsi, that
Green's AUGUST FLOWER will not cure
Come to the Drug Store of L. Tanners
and inquire about It. Ifyou suffer from
Costiveness. Sick Headache. Sour Stom.
ach. Indigestion, Liver complaint. OF de.
rangement Of tbs System. try it. Two OF
three doses will relieve you.
Aeus coxQuERoR 10 the only remedy
in the United states that contains no
Quiuine, Arsenic, or other poisons inju-
nous TO the system. that will cure Fever
and Ague. Intermittent or Bilious Fevers
&C., and the Chills not return during the
season. 1t permanently cures Fever and
Ague of long standing.
q. G. GREEN,
vlS-n71 Nv. Woodbury.. N. ].
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
Every Person.

Man, woman. boy, or girl, should SEND
at once foru of the Excelsior Stationery
Packets, containing Note Paper Enve.
lopes, Pen Holder. Pencils. Pens, Blank
Book, Blotter, Photographs of 100 beau
tiful Ladies, Tooth Picks. Perfume Sachet
Chinese Puzzle, and fine piece of La
dies or Gents Jewelry. Try Package
Price, post paid, 25 cts. 8 for so cts, or &
for 81. Agents Wanted.
Address. j. CARLY RURROW,
319 Harmony ST., Phlladelpllia Pa
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17

The undersigned have just opened new
Grocery in Hoham's Block, on Laporte
street, Plymouth, Ind, where, there may
be found Groceries, Provisions, (for both
man and beast), lime. coal. cement, land
plaster. lath, shingles &C., &c. Corn,
Oats, and Produce of all kinds wanted.
CLEAvELAND & BARNHILL.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17

The good tune is coming. and NJ. Beck
er& Co are daily receiving new goods from
New York, where Mr.. Volt of tina firm
has been purchasing for the past two
weeks. Their stock in all Departments
will be complete by the middle of next
week, when they desire all to call and .ex.
anime what they have.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
ladspsadsnt Township Convention.

Notes is hereby given that there will
be meeting ofihe citizens and Independ-
ent voters OF West township, held at the
West School-houss. on Monday. Sep,em-
Der the 18th, 1874. at 2 O'Clock, r. n. for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
the various ofhcss to b voted for q the
October sleetion. By Order of
CoxNr1YSE.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17

M. Kuge & Co.,

M. Ruge & Co.,
Located one door north of Humrichouse
& Dials grocery store, Plymouth, Ind
keep a, ull supply of the best quality %
fresh beef, pork, mutton, veal, sausage
etc. Lard, corned beef and pork nicely
cured, and in prime order.
Give them a call.
Jan. 22d. '74ly