The Red Cloud chief., 1875-05-06
re- NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Saunders county has q population
Of about 10, ZOO, or about double the
census Of 1870.
John Bullard, near Pawnee City,
made q mistake in bis choice Of veget-
ables, and ate wild parsuips when be
wanted srtichokes. His life was
saved.
A party en- route to the Black Hills,
passing through Northern Nebraska,
cleaned out the hen roosts, and took
rtils to make camp fires. All this
neal Kems, Knox county.
The Missouri river is higher than at
any time during six or seven years.
At Omaha the fats are covered with
water and many warehouses and other
buildings have been flooded. The
track Of the B. & NJ. railroad between
Bellvue and Owaha has been under
water and passengers are transferred
BY stage for several miles.
The A. & N. railroad has resumed
the running Of passenger trains be-
tween Atchison, Kansas, and Lincoln.
Grasshoppers are Matching out in
Richardson county. No serious dau-
age is anticipated, as they will proba-
bly, leave as oon as they can travel.
Gen. Crook has arrived at Omaha
and assumed command Of the Depart
mcnt Of the Platte.
The Grand Jury Of Saunders county
has found an Indictment for murder
against John +. Camberg for shooting
James Thompson, q few months since
Plattsmoutb has an Organ Factory
10 successful operation. This shows
enterprise.
A young man by the name Of Wal
worth, living near Nebraska City,
pointed a shotgun Sin fun at Jesse
McNeal. The coroner's jury said il
was an accident. and the Lincoln Jour
nat says that q man who will point ;
gun ut another, whether 10 fun or mi
ought to be severely punished. Thi
is good doctrine.
The citizens Of Lincoln got tired o
the unsightly condition OF the Capito
grounds and took measures to clex,
out the yard aud plant it to trees Of
the 3Oth uIt. A good move. Where
Mayor Pearmain?
Hon. Church Howe, whose farm j
near Brownville, has seeded $50 acre,
to small grain and will plant 100 acre
Of cord.
A daughter Of 7. L. Evans, in C,as
county was burned to death while in
corn6eld where her father was burpin,
cornstalks. Her clothing ACCIDENTAL!
caught FIRE, and before she could b
relieved, she vas fatally burned. Sh'
was nine years of age.
Hastings is 10 have o brewery.
Four bridges spanning the Elkhorl
at different places have been carries
off BY high water. So says the Gran,
Island Times.
The two following items are from
the Omaha Republicans:
Charlie Collins and the miners from
the Black Hills will arrive here thi
afternoon from Cheyenne on . srecia
train. Specimens Of gold that the,
brought into Fort Laramie are on ex
hibition at G II. l. j. 8. Collins, far
warded from that post to Mr.. Gil Col
Inns by his brother John. Many pee
pie called there yesterday to view th'
same.
The first through train on the Unic,
Paci6c railroad passed over the breal
between Lawrence and Green Rive,
yesterday afternoon at one o'clock. Al
x-sc. ~. ~ovo o~,o. H. -o - =
.saios no. Q over me vest END Q
but they have to run somevhss sl,,
on account nf the moist condition o
the road bed in many places. Tv,
through trains arrived here vesterda,
morning. one At 30. and the other :,
hour later. % the FIRST tr,in ver
uiue,y-one passengers. and on the -
ond pipetesn PASSENGERS An em,er.n
train. containing three hundred m,
seogers, arrived here from the west
Tuesday afaeFnoon.