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Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
BLACK HILLS.
Report OF the Prospecting Party Who
Recently Went Out-An Abundance
OF Gold Found-The Party still in
the Hills and Doing Well.

A dispatch from Yankton, Of Feb.
9th, says that well known citizen
of Sioux City and one of recent ex-
peditiOn to the Black Hill arrived in
Yankton on the 9th.
He reports having left his compan-
Ions at the stOckade of the expedition,
within two miles of Harney's, on the
Fox Elder creek, on the Sd inst. Mr..
Witcher say the expedition was COM
posed OF twenty-seven men lady
and her son. There were siX wagons
All were well armed, some mounted
and supplied with provisions and min
ing tools. The expedition left here
October 9Th. 1874, struck the Niobrara
about 120 miles above its mouth !;
followed the stream some distance,
then struck across the country to a
point east of the Black Hills. on the
Cheyenne river; met q party of 200
mounted Indians held peacesble
parley with them. After reaching an
apparently passable pass at the foot of
the Hills they struck into the noun
tains, and after picking their way
reached point within two miles of
Harney's Peak. In fifteen days from
the date Of their entry into the Hills.
They erected a stock ade eighty feet
long, and built log cabins from the
abundant timber they found. Cold
weather greatly impeded their pros
pecting. They sunk % prospective
holes, and struck gold in every in
stance from grass to the bedrock.
They found numerous gold and silver
bearing quartz, lodes and specimens.
Mr.. Witoher has brought back ore
pronounced very rich. The party
never saw an Indian while in the
Hills. Mr.. Witcher describes the
parts OF the Hills they saw as having
magnificent valleys, seemingly limit
less forests OF pine, abundance OF elk.
deer, and other game. The greater
portion of the return trip was made
through snow drifts over a trackless
country in the most stormy and Sc
we're weather. They discovered in
coming out Of the Hills what has
been named Witcher Pass, a good nat
ural road. This shOrtens the way out
of the Hills by thirteen days. Their
animals lived on grass they found be-
meath the snow. Witcher says he
can take loaded oxen teams into the
Hills from Sioux City in thirty days.
The members left in the Hills are in
good health and spirits. Witcher re-
turned for re-inforcements. He Gays
there is no evidence OF any other par
ties being in the hills. Gordon, who
came with him part Of the svay, was
delayed by his horse giving out.
Nothing was heard or seen Of the two
disastrous army expeditions sent out
to intercept them"
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11

officer whose duty it Is under the pro-
visions of this act, to take, or cause To
be taken, the various classes of infor-
nation provided for in this act, fail.
neglect, or refuse 70 perform any of
the aforesaid duties, he shall upon
proof and conviction thereof. forfeit
and pay a sum not less than Sl00, nor
more than $500. and IL is hereby made
the duty of the District Attorney in
each judicial district of this State. to
make diligent inquiry at the county
saats of each county within their res
pectlve judicial districts. "a to wheth-
er any officer herein named has neg
lected, or failed to perform the duties
herein assigned to him. and In case
any such neglect or failure appear, he
shall cause the said party or parties so
offending. to he presented and pun
ished without unnecessary delay"
SEC. 2 This act shall take effect
and be IN force from and after its
passage.
Approved February oath. 1875.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
The Annual Meeting Of the Nebraska
State Teachers Association.

The Annual meeting of the State Teachers
Association will be held IN Omaha, March
30, 81 and April l, 1875
Railroads will return members at reduced
rates. The Midland Pacific will return men,
bers free. The U. P. and B. & NJ. at one fifth
fare, and the A. &. NJ. probably the same.
The citizens of Omaha offer free entertain
ment to all who will attend the meeting.
The session will be opened on Tuesday
evening, Nov so. with an address by Hon.
Alonzo Abernethy, State Superintendent of
schools of Iowa.
Prof. Wiiber OF Aurora, III, Inspector OF
mining lands, is expected to speak on We'd
nesday evening.
II is expected that this meeting OF the As
ISOLATION will surpass in intrest any former
one. Every effort has been made to secure
an interesting programme. and there are
matters of great Importance to the educa-
tional interests of the state, to come before
the Association.
1t is hoped the cordial invitation from the
people of Omaha will meet with a response
that Will test their hospitality.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
Johnson's Opinion OF the Democratic
Party.

Andy Johnson was called on to
stump New Hampshire for the Demo
crats, and replied thus:
GREENvILLE. Ten. Feb. IS. 1875
The Hon. q. F. Putnam DEAR SIR :
l am too busy, and your weather is
too lively for me to think of going up
to New Hampshire this winter. All
our troubles have arisen from the
democratic attempt to break up the
Union and overthrow the Constitu-
ton in 1875. The only obstacle to
peace now is the refusal Of the demo-
cratic party to concede equal rights to
all men. When I say that L. am for
equal rights. mean it; but when
you say .it you don't mean it. When
the democratic party gets right on
this question, then the Constitution
will be safe. and you can command
the services of yours truly,
ANDY JOHNSON.
Old Andy's head was precisely
right when he wrote that letter. The
Democracy of the north rejoiced
when he was elected to the Senate re-
Gently, but he was elected by the. Re-
Union men and peace
lovers of the Tennessee Legislature,
and was bitterly opposed by the rebel
Democracy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
AN ACT
To Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to
Provide for the Enumeration OF the
Population and Registration Of the
Births and Deaths In the State OF
Nebraska.'

Be it enacted by the Legislature of
of an act entitled IAN Act to provide
for the enumeration of the population
and registration of births and deaths
in the State of Nebraska" passed
and approved Feb. 18th, A. d. 1869,
be and the same is hereby amended
so as to read as follow: The returns
of the assessors to the comfy clerks,
and returns of the county clerks to
the Secretary of State. and the re-
turns of the Secretary of State to the
Legislature, shall be verified. under
oath as correct and complete returns
for the precincts, counties, and State,
respectively, aud all assessors engag-
ed in carrying out the provisions of
this act, are hereby required to cause
the person or persons furnishing the
information sought for in this act, to
make oath that the said Information
is correct and true to the best of
their knowledge and belief. The as
sessors shall be paid two cents per
capita for each person recorded. The
county clerks shall he paid eight mills
per capita for compiling the precinct
returns of the assessors; aud the said
amounts shall be allowed by the
county commissioners of each county
respectively. whenever the said conn
ty commissioners shall be satisfied
that the assessors Of their respective
and the clerks thereof have
complied with the provisions of this
act. And the Secretary of State shall
be allowed two mills per capita for
the returns of the county
clerks. the said amount to be paid out
of any funds of the State not other
wise appropriated. And should any
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11

The correspondent of the State
Journal. in his article about the late
editorial excursion over the NJ. P. r.
R.. pays the following compliment to
to the road and DR.. Converse:
In these grasshopper and granger
times, when railroad building is at a
stand-still all over the country, it is
something to the credit of Nebraska
and to DR.. Converse particularly
that an important link of railroad
thirty miles long, and one that SO
much effort was made In vain to build
In better days. has this winter been
built In this State. II 10 something
TO tell Of, too. that 1t has been built in
such an Incredibly short time. In the
midst of this unpreesdenteJly severe
winter.
All this has been done In the con-
struction Of the road from Nebraska a
City to Brownville. And the road,
albeit so hastily built. Il well built.
and will bear comparison with most
western roads.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
The Rrownville ADVERTISER has a

The Brownville ADVERTISER has
communication from Lincoln de-
nouncing the bill appropriating S5O.-
600 in bonds for purchasing seed for
I the grasshoppers, and charging Hon.
Church Howe, with the authorship
and responsibility of the bill. The
correspondent then says that the mat
ter should have been thrown upon
the counties, by authorizing them TO
vote bonds. We agree with the cor
respondent in preferriDg the county
bond plan to the State bond plan. SO
did Church Howe, and his bill was
just that bill. He labored hard to get
the bill through. but was unsuccess-
ful and supported, after his own bill
was irrevocably lost. the Crawford
bill for the issuance Of State bonds.
because. as he explained. the emer-
gency must be met i'm some way. The
ADVERTISER cannot afford to sup
press the record in this matter in Or
der to strike at Mr.. Howe.-State
Journal.
Our correspondent did not charge
Church Howe with the authorship
and responsibility of the bill and
did not even intimate such a thing.
Why does the journal suppress the
truth, always. when referring to Mr..
Howe? If that paper will permit us
to answer our question-it is because
Mr. Howe helped through the legis-
lsture back pay grs ,. for the Journ-
al, for 5000, and voted right on the
capital removal question. In other
words the Journal distorts truth and
creates statements out Of whole cloth
for pay.
1.-The ADVERTISER cannot afford to
suppress the record lin this matter"
DC. This Is another of the Journals
sneaking insinuations. We have sup
pressed nothing and have not at
tempted to suppress anything regard
ing the matter. Our readers have
been Informed through our paper of
the course of the aid bill, of its chang
es, and all about it. We endorsed,
and do yet endorse. the efforts of Mr..
Howe and others IN procuring the
passage of an aid bill of some kind as
soon as could possibly be done. We
preferred the county bond plan. too,
but when the Lawyers" said Il was
unconstitutional we endorsed the
State appropriation as the next best
thing. The Journals style of attack
is cowardly. to say the least of it, by
assuming that our correspondent said
what he did not say, and then hold
Ing Us responsible for it. and again
that we suppress the record
to make strike at Mr.. Howe. The
Journal is aware, no doubt, that it
cannot pay its debt to Mr.. Howe, for
his services in the $1,000 back pay
grab, by telling nothing but the truth
regarding that gen tleman's record.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The State Horticultural Society met
In Omaha on the 1st inst.
The President. ]. T. Allan. deliv-
cred an address. said to have been
very able. and which is to appear soon
In pamphlet form.
A meeting of the society was up.
pointed to be held In Nebraska City,
June 18th, when arrangements will
be made for the exhibition of the
pomOlogy Of the State at the coming
meeting of the American Pomologi-
cal Association at Chicago.
J. T. Allan. of Omaha, was re-
elected President of the Society; E.
Il. Grennell. of Fl. Calhoun, Vice
President; D. III. Wheeler, of Platts-
mouth. Secretary; and Jvhn Evans,
Of Omaha, Treasurer.
Messrs. Allan, Furnas, Hobson.
Craig and Masters, were appoin ted a
committee to revise and publish list
of the hardest and best fruits for cul-
tivation in the State. This list will
contain the beat varieties, taking all
things. especially hardness and pro-
ductiyeness, into the account, and
will be classified into some three
grsdes-of good. better. best.
President Allan was authorized and
directed TO solicit donations of trees.
both forest and fruit, for the destitute
settlers on our frontiers. and to ar
range with the railroads for their free
carriage to their destination.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
HOWE AND THE TEMPERANCE
QUESTION.

Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
Rev. G. 8. Alexander takes the
liberty TO present the thanks of the
temperance men of the State to the
Hon. c. Howe for the great temper
ance law. We should like to know
how Rev. G. s. A. came In posses
sion of the thanks of the temperance
men. and by what means he knew
that Hon. c. Howe owns the Ne
braska Legislature. For if Hon. G.
does not. why thank him and never
mention the others who worked and
voted-and perhaps did not treat. or
furnish money for others to buy the
lager. before the election as we'll as
Mr.. Hows? In the name of common
decency let every mans name be
known who voted for that bill. Let
it be published in every State that the
Legislature of Nebraska mot Hon. c.
Howe) voted for something in the
shape of temperance.
Let the temperance men of the
State take notice. also. that our glori-
Gus cause is not referred to the CON-
mittee on roads and ferries, but the
politicians have learned that the
cause must be treated with respect.
/ think the result would have been
the same without any assistance from
Mr.. Howe. Honor to whom honor.
&c. JUSTICE.
THE author of the above is prom
inent officer of the State Grand
Lodge of Good Templars.-ED1ToR,] ]
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11

Be it enacted 6y the Legislature of
the State of Nebraska: That section
four Of an act ITO provide for the reg
istration of precinct or township and
school district bonds" Approved Feb
ruary q, 1873, be and the same is
hereby amended so as TO read as fol-
lows:
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
board Cf County Commissioners In
each county, TO levy annually upon
all the taxable property 10 each pre-
cinct or township and school district.
in such county. O tax sufficient to pay
the interest accruing upon any bonds
issued by such precinct, township or
school district. and to provide sink
ing fund for the final redemption of
the same; such levy TO be made with
the annual levy of the county. aud
the taxes collected with other taxes.
and when collected shall remain In
the hands of the county Treasurer.
specific fund for the payment of the
interest upon such bonds. and for the
final payment of the same at maturi-
ty. 1t shall be the duty of the coun-
ty clerk 10 furnish copy of his regis
ter to the county Treasurer. It shall
be the duty of oil precinct, township
and school district boards of officers,
Immediately after the passage of this
act. tn furnish the county clerks of
their respective counties, with state
ment of the amount of bonds hereto
fore Used by their precinct. township
or school districts, and not already
paid, the date of each bond, when,
and to whom payble, the amount, the
rate of interest and when and where
it is payable which bonds shall be
registered by the county clerk, in
conformity with section three Of the
act which this act is amendatory. and
the taxes hereafter levied to pay such
bonds and Interest thereon. shall be
levied by the county board. and col
lected by the county Treasurer. and
and be and remain In his hands. a
specific fund for the purposes for
which it is raised In all respects, as
heretofore provided for in this act {:
and the fee for registering under'this |
section shall be twenty-five cents for |
such bond, to he paid out of the con-
tlngent fund of the precinct. town
ship or school district.
SEC. This act shall take effect and |
be In force from after its passage.
Approved February 25th. 1875.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11

by those gentlemen In London who COM
mand abundant means, and have the strong
est financial connections. These capitalists have
after a thorough examination OF the Inducements,
sgnihed their intention 20 take np and complete
the line to the Missouri river. and TO connect with
II new railway from Quincy to Chicago, which
will be very direct line, of remarkably easy
grades. and passing through the choicest agricul-
tural territory and the most densely settled por-
tions OF the state of Illinois
They feel justified in making their investment by
the great productive capacity of the country thre
which this line. for its whole length from Chicago
to BrOwnyille. Is located: the region traverSed by
this road produces in abundance all the leading
staples OF this latitude and is expressly adopted to
stock raising. while the rea. deposits OF excellent
COAL both In Illinois and Missouri, and the valua-
timber In the latter state Will add greatly TO the
traffic OF the road. When 10 is considered that all
the lines OF road having terminus al Chicago. are
proving excellent railroad property, and paying q
good return 70 their prOpretOrS, 10 may well be
concluded that the route I have referred to. OF
which your line would be part, Will yield pro-
ntable return cost: and the force or this state
ment IS more apparent when IL Is considered that
of these Chicago lines are carrying an invest
cent in excess OF that which our line would re-
quire.
These latter suggestions are submitted as evi-
dence that roads well located and built at q time
when material and labor are comparatively cheap,
may still command the attention and enlist the
capital OF Europe
For the reasons above am sap5uine that our
econ expect active preparations for the completion
of the line. Respectfully submitted.
HENRY ROOT,
President.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11

The State Commissioners for pro-
viding seed for she destitute, were In
session at Omaha last week. Propos-
oils were accepted for furnishing about
$1,000 bushels of wheat at prices from
65 to IS cents per bushel; IL 900 BUSH
els of oats, at so to 81 cents. Other
bids for wheat and corn were accept
ed. The commission resolved not to
pay over Sl.25 per bushel for barley.
Gen. Ord aud Gov. Saunders were
appointed a subcommittee to purch-
ase 81 500 worth of potatoes. State
Treasurer Mcbride was appointed Sec
retary of the Commission. 1t was re-
solved that the supplies furnished by
the State for seed should be equally
divided between the State aid COM
mittee and the State Grange relief
committee.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11

The virtuous (?) Omaha Herald.
Republican, and Bee. the Pattsmouth,
Neernska City and Brownville papers
have never word TO say against that
iniquitOus measure that. of giving
away the last acre of land I'm the
State to railroad corporation to build
a gap or two Oh the Trunk road or
whatever name you may call It..
Thank heaven this State has no more
lands to be stolen. The bill passed
the Senate by one majoritysand the
House by tUo, the gentlemen from
Lancaster.-PatOnee Tribune.
Now, Bro. Hassler, how could you
be so cruel as to slap your interoga-
ton point into all of US fellows along
the river 80 unceremoniously. We
will give you to understand that are
are not that kind hair pin. But
when HGssler elevates his interroga-
ton point on an individual he means
business. The sarcasm hidden just
behind it is so immense that no one Is
supposed to see IL all at once.
But about another point-there was
no steal about that at all. It was
simply and purely an honest grab,
and locality that wouldn't grab
where others are grabbing or would
liketo grab 1--WE don't mean the virtu-
Gus ID editor of the Tribune, is worse
than an infidel. We will give a serj
Gus article tothat "steal" next week,
and show that it benefits more or less
the entire State.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
THE DEMOCRATS.
One OF Them Tells What Will be Done
When the Party Gets into Power.

The Logan County (Kas.) Sentinel
has long article telling all about
what will be done with the "niggers, "
with the laws, and the Constitution
when the Democratic party again gets
its grip upon the throat of the coun-
try. We give our readers the follow
ing ex tracts:
1.-The day that gives the power into
the hands of the Democracy dooms
the policy of niger exsltntion to
death. We will smite it down with
swift and remorseless hand, and hurl
it to the devil without the benefit of
clergy.
"There ia no misunderstanding
this. We submit at present. because
it ia the law but the power that
made the law can unmake it, and
when that power comes to the hand
of the Democracy. as come it will, we
will use the power to smash the Con-
go dynasty. clean up the Statute
Books by rending away the whole
chapter of Black Republican legisla-
ton; to place the sovereignty of the
country once more in the hands of
the only race able and fit to use it
wisely and well, reinstate the white
man in his place Of power and su-
premacy, and remand the negro to
his proper position of subordination.
docs this sound revolutionary Z?
All right. That is precisely what We
think about 1t.
Revolution must come, and Il will
But revolution don't mean war, civil
nor uncivil. With the return of DOW
er to the Democracy, will come a po-
litical revolution sweeping. radical.
and Irresistible. but peaceful. if we
have our way about 1t. Now, the
mode of procedure:
I'VE will have National Conven-
tion of all the States to revise and
amend the Constitution of the United
States. and there will be, no uiggets
in that Convention.
The Constitution as revised will be
the Constitution as IL was I'm 1860, ex-
cept in the matter Of slavery.
State law and State Constitutions
will he made to conform to the re-
formed Constitution; so will the Fed
eTal laws"
Peaceful If we have our way about
IL )" "but war, If We cannot have our
way about it without war" that
howler about the niger means. Now
we have not the least doubt that there
are thousands of "niggers" In Kan
sas that are the superiors of the Sen
tinel man. in everything that 1t takes
to make good men and citizens.
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
From the RockpOrt Journal.
THE @. NJ. & p. II. II.

We have been permitted to make
the following extracts from a private
letter written by a we'll informed citi-
zen, and railroad official Of Quincy to
citizen of this place In regard to the
publised reports of the consolidation
Of the O., NJ. & P. with other lines
of railway and the probable resump-
ton of work along the entire consoli-
dated line this season. The writer
says:
The newspaper reports to which
you refer In regard to the proposed
consolidation of the O., NJ. & p. II. r..
with the Chicago. Quincy d Western
Railway Co., are substantially correct.
The latter company, which is an Illi-
nOis corporation controlled by parties
in the interest of wealthy London
capitalists, propose to complete an un-
broken line from Chicago via Quincy
aud Brownville, Neb to o junction
with the Union Pacific at Ft. Kear-
ney. To effect this they are arranging
to bring and consolidate with the Pc
kin & Southwestern i'm Illinois. which
now has some so odd miles in Opera
ton, with the O.. NJ. & P. road in
Missouri, which has 20 miles in op-
Grafton, and with the B., Ft. X. &
P, which / believe, is graded to Te-
cumseh. When the consolidation Is
perfected (which Is now In progr ss
of being perfected) It is proposed to
issue the bonds of the consolidated
line from Chicago to the U. P. june
tion, out of the proceeds of which
they will pay debts that may be out
standing and prosecute as rapidly as
possible the extension of the roaI
from Chicago to Quincy and from
Quincy to BrownvilIe simultaneous
ly. The scheme Is a capital one and
perfectly feasible, and as soon as the
consolidation is perfected will begin
to show immediate benificiaI results.
If nothing untoward or unexpected
should happen, we look for resump-
tiOn of work on our line by the mid
die or Latter part Of the spring"
Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11

The Omaha Herald is troubled with
Q new breaking out" since the ad-
journment of the legislature. He Is
after the legislature for not repudia-
ting contract the State had made.
He wants Bob Furnas" to resign his
position as a member of the State
Board Of Agriculture and State Hor-
ticultural Society. He has dug Gov.
Garber's grave because he did not ap-
point doctor" one OF the trustees
of the Insane asylum. We presume
Gov CARRIER feels In this matter much
like Jessa Fremont expressed herself
to President Buchanan at one time !:
Judging from the specimen before
me. sir. i conclude the conutry has
had quite enough of men made at
Washington. If DR.. Miller Is a
specimen of Doctors. Nebraska has
quite enough In public places. thinks
Gov. CARRIER.
Can't the Herald put its corps of re-
formers @ Perky, Banner and Howe,
to work and strlsghten up matters.