Nebraska advertiser., 1875-03-11
FROM LINCOLN.
Business-The Insane Hospital-Neyy
Buildings-Grassho Editor-The
Penitentiary, &C.
LINCOLN. March Sth. 1875.

LINCOLN. March 9Th, 1875.
Editor Nebraska Advertiser.
have searched with untiring zeal
for sufficient matters Of interest to
make you q letter of respectable
length this week, but In vain.
The business men very generally
complain of the "duIlest time we ever
experienced" The fact Is. this IL the
case everywhere just now. Every
one Is anxious to know how they are
going into the present season. All
are dependent upon farming results,
and hence all move cautiously.
Knowing ones predict a prosperous
season, but time alone will tell.
Gov. CARRIER has appointed DR..
Fuller of this city 10 succeed DIR.
Scott as Superintendent of the hospi-
tai for the Insane. The Doctor is the
son-in-law of Townley, form erly of
the Tichnor House. He is good,
clever, sociable gentleman. Has been
here for several years. but has made
no particular mark In his profession.
How be will do In his new position is
yet to he seen. DR.. McGlumphy Is
still retained as assistant. Whether
Mr.. Shnrts will remain / know not.
Prof Williams who was appointed
by Gov. Furnas as one Of the Trus-
tees Of the Hospital. has been reap
pointed by Gov. CARRIER.
Col. Wilson, Superintendent Of the
Post Office building is making every
arrangement for an early prosecution
of the work in the spring.
The Atwood aud Stout and Wilson
blocks are nearly complete. The b.
& NJ. r. r. occupy the basement
corner OF the Atwood block. The
Merchants Bank is to occupy the
principal corner room of the Stout
and Wilson block. These two blocks
are perhaps the finest business houses
in the State.
Lounging an hour at the hotel yes
terday / picked up a copy of the
Granger. half of which !s printed at
your place. II seems your CORES
pondent has rubbed the sleek hair of
the tidy little editOr-chairman of the
Grasshopper Committee-ths wrong
way, which causes him to squirm
about like an angle-worm on hot
shovel. didn't mean to ruff1e his
feathers. But 1 presume as he, was
paid to write up Howe while here, he
does not consider his time has yet ex-
pired. It. the nrst time he has had
public teat In his mouth, 1 learn.
and, like Gov. Buffers calf, to get
him away one will have to pull his
tail off. Can't you send him up here
during the Constitutional Conven.
tion? We will try and raise Grass
hopper Committee for his express ac-
commodation, and furnish him seat
near the stove, and oil for his hair.
The "outs" who commenced the
attack upon the management Of the
Penitentiary. and who signally failed
in official Investigations by the Leg
islature, are still bloodthirs ty.- TO
show their earnestness and truthful-
ness. reference is made to the charges
made that assistant Warden Nobes
has eat up about a half dozen such
convicts as McWaters and Bohanan,
and that he swallowed the Indian
white Breast" at one single gulp.
When the fact Is, white Breast"
was dead and in his grave, long be-
fore Nobes was appointed Assistant
Warden. Those here who know of
the management of Penitentiary af-
fairs all agree they could not be bet
ter. The man or men who demand
silk stocking. kid glove, 'parlor treat
ment for such men as are incarcerated
in Penitentlaries. are either consum-
mate lunkheads, or chips off the
same blocks with McWaters and Bo-
hauan. The Legislature, finding an
elephant on its hands In this matter.
the whole thing to Gov. Gar
Der, VIII ose good sense aud honesty of
purpose will enable him to do Justice
In the premises. CAPITOL.