The Columbus journal., 1879-02-12

S. III. Ii. Clark's administration, Co.
lumbus has not asked for shipping
facilities without obtaining them,
when in his power. OF course, the
interests of the Company and of
business men are mutual, but it is
always a satisfaction to know an
official who is capable of recogniz-
ing and acting upon that sound
business principle.
The public meeting Of the Red
Ribbon Club on Sunday evening at
the Opera House was well attended,
and interesting remarks were made
by Rev. Sherman, Jas. Mcdonald,
VIM. Burgess, E. A. Gerard, and
Mrs. j. ii. Reed. We are informed
that Mayor Speice, who was present
was called on by Mr.. Gerard to
give his views on the prohibition
question, to which he responded
that if an evening should be ap-
pointed for discussion and he could
be present, he would give his views,
if desired. A committee of arrange
ments was appointed.
The peddlar who has for sever
al days been working on the streets
at his swindling games, pretty near
ly got into a scrimmage Saturday
on 11th street. A word Of advice
may not be unheeded by him. The
people of Columbus are very in
dulgeut of such as he,--if they don't
approve of his interestedly-benevo-
lent ways, they rather admire his
rafting talk, but if he goes much
further west with bis games, or even
continues here with them, forbear-
ance will cease to be a virtue. 1t
may be well enough to say that his
victims come from those who don't
read the newspapers.
Capt. III. S. Lovejoy, of Oakdale,
and DR.. j. l. Leas, of Neigh City,
were in town Friday and called at
the JOURNAL office. These gentle
men are prominent citizens of
Antelope County and were justly
severe i'm their denunciations of
mis representative Trowbridge's
vote for the capital appropriation
steal. We do not believe that there
are five sane voters i'm that county
who disagree with the Capt. and the
DR.. upon that point, and our friends
in that locality will please accept
our kindly sympathy and commiser-
alton in the hour of their humilia-
ton, shame, aud betrayal by Trow-
bridge who, BY his vote on this
question, belied his con stituents and
traitorized their interests.
The audience that listened with
edification and thorough apprecia-
ton to the dramatic recitations of
Mrs. Laura E. Dainty at the Opera
House on Friday evening last was
small. Home entertainments of
different kinds have been quite nu-
merous during the. winter, with q
pretty complete programme of an
nouncements for the next few weeks, |
and to this fact, probably, more
than TO any other, may be attributed
the small attendance; but we think |
we are fully justified in saying 10
all lovers of this class of entertain
ment who were not there that they |
missed rare treat. The programme
was sufficiently varied to completely |
test the culture and ability of the |
lady in her profession, and in our
opinion her reputation for being
among the best of dramatic reciters
was fully sustained, and we hope |
this will not be her last visit to |
Columbus.
Elsewhere will be found the |
proceedings of meeting held in the |
city Saturday evening for the pur-
pose Of asking the legislature to
make an appropriation in further
ance of immigration. We regard |
the subject as of the utmost import
ance to the State. For our vacant |
lands we want men who will turn
them into sources of wealth for |
themselves, and of greater prosper
ity for the State. Nebraska with |
her three hundred and fifteen thous-
and souls, is large enough to sustain
in happiness ten millions. Let
every man constitute himself CON-
mittee of one for the purpose of in
ducing relatives, friends and ac-
quaintances to make this State their |
home, but this can only be when the |
State provides the way for spread
ing broadcast maps and descriptions
of the several counties. Instead of !
appropriating 100000 on an addi-
ton to the capitol building, if our
Legislators would devote that much |
and secure its judicious expenditure
in the interests of immigration, they |
would receive the hearty thanks of
every intelligent voter in the State. |
The Keynote of our young COVER
nor's inaugural message was immi- |
grafton, and let that be the subject |
uppermost in the minds of the peo-
pie until the productive plains of
Nebraska support at least two mil |
lion souls. Cut down expenditures