Nebraska advertiser., 1878-11-21
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.

- The g. w. c. T. of the State or
ganized a lodge of Good Templars Al
Peru, Wednesday evening of las
week. M. J. Fem is W. c. IT. of tbs
lodge and J. A. Worrell, w. r. 8.
Henry SehIencker. who some
time ago killed a woman in Lincoln
has been sentenced to be hanged
March 9Th.
Recently in Dakota county g
threshing machine caught FIRE by
friction of the machinery. and the
machine and a quantity of wheat
were borned up.
- The Courier claims that if ful
vote were polled there are 900 voter:
in Merrick county. Central City pre-
cinct polled 206. The greenbaoker
Gov. Todd" only received foul
votes in Merrick. Mr.. Webster, the
Democratic candidate, who reside.
there, received sos; Nance, 215. 9th
er Republican candidates received
good najOrities.
A man named Haynes was ar
rested for forgery at Nebraska City
last week.
- The new post Office at Lincoln j:
now occupied-in government build
ing. 1t starts out with 1,1O4 lock
| boxes
A man named Moran, near Lin
coin, last week, while the family were
aw ay from home, lost his house, barn
an all he had, by fire.
- State Journal: County Clerks
m ust not forget the act of February
IL, 1877. which requires that the alb.
stract of votes cast for executive Off.
ce RS shall be sent direct to the Speak
er of the House of Representatives,
in the care of the Secretary of State,
while those cast for other than execu-
tive officers, to-wit: For Judges oi
the Supreme and District Courts. and
Die trict Attorneys, must be directed
to the Secretary of State. A blunder
in this matter will cause unnecessary
trou BILE and vexation.
- Joseph Publ, about so years old,
is now In Jail In Omaha for the seduc-
ton of girl not yet 15 years old. She
is now a mother. Publ was working
for the girls father.
- Globe: The damage done by
prairie fires in the Elkhorn Valley
this year exceeds the combined losses
OF the five previous years.
The B. & NJ. Railroad Company
are paying the sufferers by prairie
dres for the damage done them, and
are giving good satisfaction.
The delinquent tax this year for
johnson county is about S45, 900.
against $50. 900 last year. An indica-
! ton of prosperity.
- LincolDs Globe. Gov. Nance's
precinct polIed 136 votes of which he
recs4wed I35. Congressman Valentine
received the same kind of compli-
ruent in his precinct. How does that
speak for 1.-THE Boys?"
State Journal: The Omaha Ne,OS
pre- poses tn turn over now leaf on
the drst of January, and publish the
namUs of all the high officials of that
city who are in the habit of making
night hideous with their drunken
yells. The Ne,0S proposes to treat the
rich and the poor, the high and the
low, to the same kind of sauce.
Drunkenness Ia high life will either
have to .stOp in Omaha or the NeUS
will succUmb for want of patronage.
Our sympsthies ara with the NeaCS.
Kearney county cast $50 votes.
Majorities on State ticket are az fol-
lows: Cobb. AS; Valentine. 1873;
Majors. 153; Nance, 40; Alexander,
1872; Liedtk, $50; Bartlett, Isl; Dill
worth. 157; Davis, 49,; Thompson,
152; earns. 152.
- The following is the official vote
of Cass county: Cobb, LOCI; Howe,
1914; Majors (vacancy). $50; Bear,
.05I; Valentine. 9S9; Davis, 1.05G;
Majors (continRent). 9Sl; Parker,
l .O65; Nance, 977; Webster, 6O4
Todd. 476; earns. 9,s7; Blakely. L O59;
1922; Williams, 1,Ol6;
9s4 Benton, LOSS: Bart
lett, $50; Cummins. LOSS; Thomp-
son, 997; Barret, 1,O46; Dilworth. L.
DOL Calhoun. 1,03O; F. NJ. Davis, l.
Ola; McCresdy, l ,OS6; Watson, LOSS;
Wolfe, $50.
- State Journal: The Omaha Her.
aid truthfully remarks, that every
Democratic tub in the State must |
stand upon it's own bottom" They
are all too weak in the legs to stand
any other way since the fiatists
knocked the wind out of 'em.
A young man named Belcher, Of
johnson county, was killed one night.
last week by his horse falling upon
and crushing him.
- The Chieftdin notes the fact that
one day last week $50 loads of grain
we're sold in Tecumseh.
- Tecumseh is going to have a mas
1uerade ball Thanksgiving.
- Tecumseh Chieftdin The pros
pect now is that before the expiration
IF another year, the B. & NJ. road
will be extended through this county.
The survey has recently been COM
oleted, and we are informed that the
-osd will be built within that time.
The Hastings Nebrnskdn looks at
t in this light: Ten saloon licenses at
800. is $4,000. We can soon have
more school accom- mmodations, at that
ate, without increased taxes. So
ome good will come out of the thing.
- Beatrice Express: We regret to !
ay that the State Senate will again |
,e disgraeed by the presence of those
precious demagogues. Church Howe,
# Nemaha. and Gen. Van Wyck, of