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The Columbus journal., 1881-03-02
Lincoln correspondence.

The past week has been the busi-
est of the session, and the House and
Senate have put in some faithful
work, and much has really been
accomplished.
OF course you will see from the
dailies the regular course of events
here, but no pen can adequately
describe the last hours of Nebras-
ka legislature, and especially the
scenes and speeches of Friday night,
when three members, Van Wyck of
Otoe and Howe and Doane of Doug
las held the senate all night on a
question as to whether the capitol
appropriation bill should precede all
other appropriation bills. Speech
after speech was made, and every
effort upon the part of majority TO
get the minority off the floor, but an
agreement was finally made, and at
fifteen minutes to four Saturday
morning the senate adjourned till 9
o'clock. As / write, the clerk is
reading House Roll 3l3, which is
appropriations for the current ex-
penses Of the state government.
Friday, the joint resolution SUBJ
mitting the right of women to vote
to a decision of the electors of the
state two years hence, came up in
the senate, and was put upon its
passage without debate, and was
agreed to by a vote of % to s, as
follows: Ayes,--Baker, Burns of
Dodge, Burns of York, Coon, Daily,
Dinsmore, Doane, Evans, Gere,
Graham, Harrington, Morse, Per-
kins, Pierce, Powers, Smith, Teff't,
Turner, Van Wyck. Wells, Wherry,
White. Nsys,-Ballentine, Cady,
Erwin. Howe, Myers, Taylor, Turk,
Zehrung.
Senator Turner of your district
put on record an explanation Of his
vote as follows:
"Our wives, mothers and sisters,
! having an equal interest with us in
the welfare of our commonwealth,
and being equal to ourselves in in
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sHERIFF'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE of an execution directed
ID to me from the Clerk of the district
court of Platte county, Nebraska, on Il
judgment obtained before John e.. Hig-
gins, County Judge, in and for Platte
county. Nebraska, on the 9th day OF
June, 1880, certified transcript of a
Judgment before County Judge in favor
of d. Austine 4 Co. as plaintiffs, and
against Theda NJ. Coolidge as defendant,
for the sum of two hundred and eight
dollars and ninety-siX cents, and costs
taxed at s.. ID and accruing costs, have
levied upon the following real estate
taken as the property of said defe udant,
to satisfy said execution, to wit:
The west half of the northwest quar-
ter of Section No. 2, Township No. Il,
Range three west; the west half Of the
southwest quarter of Section 10. 2,
Township No. IL, Range 3west in Platte
county, Nebraska, and will offer the
same for sale to the highest bidder, for
cash in hand, on the
18TH DAY OF MARCH, A. D., 1881,
i'm trout of Court House, Platte county,
Nebraska, that being the building
wherein the las term of court was held,
at the hour of one o'clock p. IN. of said
day, when and where due attendance
will be given by the undersigned.
Dated, this eth Feb, 1891.
BENZ. SPIELMAN,
56l-5 Sheriff of said County.
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teIligence, there appears no good
reason why the right to vote should
be withheld from them. The genius
of our institutions is opposed to
taxation without representation;
opposed to government without the
consent of the governed, aud there
fore | vote aye
The measure having before passed
the house, it only awaits the sigma
ture of the governor 10 he effective
as a submitted question.
On the vote on capitol appropria-
ton in the house Wednesday night,
Lehman of Platte and Wyatt of
Madison were absent. 1t is due to
the latter to say that it is reported
he was sick. CIV. Brown of Boone,
for some unaccountable reason, voted
for the capitol appropriation, and it
is reported that Senator Smith will
do the same.
1t is certainly "strsnge" that rep
resentatives whose constituents are
utterly opposed to this unnecessary
expenditure should come here and
vote the other way; time, probably,
will tell what is now unaccountable.
An amateur troup composed al
most entirely Of Lincoln citizens has
been playing a piece entitled the
Color Guard, every night during the
week. The entertainments are given
under the auspices of the Farragut
Post of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and bring vividly to mind
incidents and scenes of 1861 to '65.
After all, what equals the drama in
the portrayal of life and character !!
WAMPUM.
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The Record.

Here is another record. The mo-
ton was made to postpone the con-
sideration of the bill, to limit pas
senger fare on railroads to three
cents a mile, until Thursday after
noon, thus virtually defeating the
bill. The vote stood as follows:
For killing the bill, Senators Bal
lentine, Coon, Daily, Dinsmore,
Doane, Erwin, Gere, Morse, Myers,
Perkins, Pierce, Powers, Smith and
Zehrung.
For the people, Senators Cady,
Graham, Harrington, Taylor, Teft,
Turner, Wells, Wherry, White
Burns of York, Baker, Evans and
Howe.
Burns of Dodge, Turk and Van
Wyck were absent.-LincOln Globe
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A FIRE at East Liverpool, Ohio, on
the morning of the 23d ult., burned
a four-story building occupied as a
drug store, feed store, grocery and
dwelling. The proprietor of the
drug store, VIM. Sloan, with his
family, lived in the upper portion.
When Mr.. Sloan awoke, their escape
was cut off from below, the entire
building being on fire. He caught
up a little daughter and told the
other members of the family to fol-
low him, and leaped from the win
dow. From some cause the other
members did not follow, and eight
persons were burned to death. The
father and daughter are the only
persons left out of a family of ten.
The fire originated in the drug store
and is believed to be the work ol
an incendisry.
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FRANCE has prohibited the i'm
portation OF American pork. 1t is
stated that the British Government
does ot intend TO follow the exam
ple of France. as such a course
would inflict great suffering upon
the poor and would be no protec-
ton against trichinosis, which ex-
lists in other countries than Ameri-
The Columbus journal., 1881-03-02

The present legislature seems to
abound in "Strickland's maiorities."
The suffrage bill passed the house
by one vote the prohibition amend
ment has one majority upon some
side, but nobody can yet tell which
there is one more vote against the
Scent railroad bill than for it; the
chaplain of the senate was elected
by one majority; the immigration
bill was defeated in the house last
evening by one vote.-LtncOtn
Globe.
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EINAL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
Feb. I'd, 1881.

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
Feb. I'd, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk of
Court Of Platte Co., Neb., at county
seat, on March 18th, 1881, viz:
Christian J. Snyder, Homestead No.
5647, for the n. W. q, Section 3, Town
ship 20 north, Range west. He names
the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultiya-
tien Of said land, viz: Thomas Farrell,
of Columbus. Platte Co., Neb., Syver
Wilson, Of Newman's Grove, Platte
Co., Neb., Daniel Holleran and Ole Ol-
son, of Farrell, Platte Co., Neb.
56l-5 NIB. HOXIE, Register.
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Leglslature.
CYRUS LEE.

Both houses were in session on
the 22d ult., and did rushing bus
iness. A large number of bills have
been carried to an advanced place
on the files, and like number have
been passed.
The midnight and all night seS-
sions of the Legislature and the pas
sing of bills from one house to the
other, makes it impossible at the
distance of ninety or one hundred
miles away from the Capital to tell
what measures have become laws or
what bills have been defeated, but
in the midst of this mix and confu-
sion we can only guess at facts, and
must wait for reliable information.
The House had lively time in
discussing and managing the prohi-
bition bill, but the vote passing the
bill to a third reading would indicate
that the bill may pass in the House.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
the relief of the destitute of the wes-
tern counties was defeated in the
Senate.
The bill appropriating 100000 for
the completion of the Capital build
ing has passed the house.
Feb. oath.
The senate, with little opposition,
passed the following bills:
To regulate the practice of med
icine in Nebraska.
Prohibiting the sdulteration Of
food.
Transferring the "grasshopper
fund" money to the general fund.
Regulating insurance companies.
Directing counties to furnigh suit
able rooms and buildings for county
officers.
In committee of the whole, the sen.
ate considered and reported for pas
sage, the sewerage bill, which has
occupied public attention to a great
extent in Omaha. The object of
this bill is to authorize or rather
compel that city to levy a tax of IL
mills to pay for sewers heretofore
constructed.
The sewers were contracted for
by the city at a cost of about $50, 600.
They were built, the warrants is
sued, and a tax levied for their
payment, but the supreme court
decided that. the manner of levying
this tax was unconstitutional, aud
so this bill was introduced to enable
the city to levy the tax and pay the
claims.
Senators Doane, Gere, Myers and
Taylor favored the bill and Senator
Howe opposed it.
Senate File No. 80 was called up
and was made the special order for
3 p. m. on Thursday.
The house advanced matters by
killing off about a score of bills and
relieving the general file to that
extent.
A message was received from the
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Hathaway of the State Journal
and Eaton of the Daily Globe, were
arrested the other day by the SER
geant-at-arms of the senate and
were at last advices held by that
officer under arrest, charged with
contempt in refusing to answer GER
tain questions by the joint commit
tee on investigation of the letting of
the printing contracts. Harry Glib
son of the Omaha Herald, is anoth-
er member of the craft that is char
ged with contempt, and whom the
officer of the senate has been unable
to find. 1t is pity if editors can't
tell what they know, and if they re-
fuse to do so in all legitimate and
lawful cases, we don't have much
sympathy for them when placed in
durance.
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One of the strongest reasons why
the Lincoln people and those coun-
ties interested in keeping the capi-
tol at Lincoln were go furiously in
favor of the appropriation for anOth-
er wing was that under the new
spportiOnment their strength in fu-
ture legislatures will be considerably
less than now. The new law, as a
matter of course, increases the rela-
tive power of northern and western
Nebrask
The Columbus journal., 1881-03-02

LAST week near Milton, n. G., an
eagle swooped down upon William
Daniels, through an open window
while the boy was at breakfast, and
attempted to take fish from his
hand which he was about to put in
his mouth. Quickly dropping the
fish. the bird attacked the lad, tear
ing the flesh from his back and neck
i'm a fearful manner. The boy at
tempted to defend himself, but was
no match for the eagle. The eagle
succeeded in dragging the boy out
of the door into the yard, where the
fight was renewed with beak and
talons. The lad called loudly for
help. His father answered his calls,
but believing it was the devil who
was fighting his boy, took to his
heels and run away. The eagle
would have killed the boy had she
not been fatally wounded in the
neck by sharp stick that stood in
the ground in the yard. Several
persons across the river witnessed
the fight but could render no as
sistance.
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FINAL PROOF.

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
Feb. I'd, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
N following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk of
court of Platte county, Neb., at county
seat, on March 18th, 1891, viz:
Syver Wilson, Homestead No. $3.50,
for the y. f. a, Section 3, Township 20
north, Range 4 west. He names the fol-
lowing witnesses to prove his cOntin-
uOus residence upon and cultivation OF
said land. viz: Christian j. Snyder
and Gunder j. Hamre, of Newman's
Grove, Platte Co., Neb., and Daniel
HOlleran and Ole Olson, of Farrell,
561.5 HOXIE, Register.
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governor recommending an appro-
priation for the international exhi-
bition i'm New York i'm 1888.
Most of the day was used in dis
cussion OF the general appropriation
bill for current expenses OF state
institutions, officers, etc. The bill
was recommended for passage with
very slight changes from the
amounts recommended by the COM
mittee.
The sessions Of the legislature
Yesterday were protracted until =
O'Clock this morning in the house,
and q motion for Il night session in
the senate was lost by only one vote.
The senate passed the bills:
Amending chapter AZ of the stat
utes relating to mechanics liens.
Amending chapter 50 Of the school
law.
To protect the elections of volun-
tary political organizations and pre-
vent frauds in the same.
To levy tax for payment OF sewers
heretofore constructed In cities of
the first class.
To provide for publication of the
laws and journals of the present
session.
The senate also passed the follow
ing house bills:
For the organization and powers
of cities, introduced by Mr.. Fred
ericks.
To reimburse the state fund for
money drawn out on account OF
University.
To provide for draining swamp
lands of the state.
The governor notified the senate
that he had signed Senate File No.
7, for the advancement of certain
proceedings on the trial docket OF
the district court.
Iu committee of the whole the
"Omaha City Charter" bill was rec
ommended for passage without
amendment.
The bill providing for the furnish
ing of seed grain to sufferers from
the drouth was defeated.
The house slaughtered half dozen
unimportant bills and then passed
the following:
To amend an act concerning the
issuing of school district bonds.
To establish home for the friend
less.
Regulating the manufacture OF
substitutes for dairy products.
To leagalize the incorporation OF
villages.
To amend laws relating to school
laws.
To prevent the importation of dis
essed cattle.
Providing that common carriers
shall not limit their liability by re-
ceipts required to be signed by con-
/ signOr.
These bills were rejected:
To establish and maintain q bureau
of immigration in Nebraska.
To amend section "a of the gen.
eral statutes relating to agriculture.
In the afternoon the house had q
lively fight over the prohibition
amendment bill which was finally
ordered to q third reading by a vote
of AZ to 80.
Senate File No. "a, having been
rejected at previous session, was
reconsidered and ordered to a third
reading.
The interest of the evening Sc ssiOn
centered in the capital appropriation
bill, which was finally passed by
nearly two-thirds vote.
The house adjourned at : O'Clock
a. NJ.
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Prohibition.

The prohibition bill failed to be-
come a law, but what is known as
the high license bill, passed both
houses and is now the law of the
state. Several amendments were
made to the bill before its passage,
and we cannot now give its provis-
ions, but will do so as soon as OBJ
tainad
The Columbus journal., 1881-03-02

THE Earl gang of burglars, thieves
and highway robbers were senten-
ced the other day at Syracuse, n.
Y, by Judge Heighel. Leonard
and Charles Earl, each sixty-five
wears in the states prison. Emmy
Earl, fifteen years : other members
of the gang-Thos. Jaques, forty
wears; Frank Richards, twenty
wears, and Anna Sterling, five
wears.
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The Panic.

The excitement in the money
market in New York on the morn
ing of the 25th ult. has not been so
great since the panic of 1873. When
the exchange opened, stocks fell
from yesterdays prices from six to
eight cents, and money One-half
cent, and news was anxiously await
ed from Washington. Money was
worth at II O'Clock One-half per
cent. People could not get the
money to buy stocks, and holders
are compelled to sell. The cause of
the trouble is attributed to the banks
calling for money, and to the three
per cent. funding bill. During the
trouble it is stated that Jay Gould
was all day in his private office and
refused to be seen, but his brokers
were buying and selling during the
day at profit. The first great break
of money was in the prices of stock,
and was followed by lull, conse-
quent upon the announcement that
Secretary Sherman had determined
to sell Sl0,0O0,OO0 of bonds, but
banks and private banking firms and
brokers made a rush on the sub
treasury as soon as the bullion was
deposited, and so great was the de-
mand for cash that within three
hours over 100000 had been paid
over the counter. Brokers and
speculators were almost frantic, but
the day closed without any failures
being reported. Every panic caused
by the withdrawal of the money in
circulation shows the necessity and
importance of the government con-
trolling exclusively the monetary
affairs of this country, and should
teach our wise Legislators that proper
action should be taken in time to
perfect a system so as to prevent
these hurtful contrsctions made
either to control legislation OF
| hnsineSs
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Final Proof.

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
Feb. ID, 1881.
yOTICE is hereby given that the
~ follOwing-named settler has filed
notice Of his intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk of
Court of Platte county, Nebraska, at
county seat, on March 18th, 1881, viz:
James A. Wood, Homestead No. 6352,
for the S. Il, S. Z. q, Section 10, Town.
ship IL north, Range west. lie names
the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultiya-
tion of said land, viz: Willard Chaplin,
Luther Chaplin, John Fitzpatrick and
Henry Gerard, all Of Lost Creek, Platte
Co., Neb.
5RI.5 NJ r. HOXIE. Register.
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WILBER, NEE, was visited by a
fire OIL the 25th ult., destroying the
buildings of S. J. Hellman & Co.,
Shackelton & Co., Saline County
Bank, Juonechsk Bros, Joseph Ho-
lub ard Chas. Dogny. The lodge
rooms of the Bohemian Benevolent
Society, with the contents, were also
destroyed. The total loss will reach
$4,000. Several persons were hurt,
none seriously.
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NORMAN FRANK

GAN BE FOUND after the 2sth Feb,
" 'sl, during the regular season, at
the following places:
Mondays, at Paul Feber's, Stearns
Prairie.
Thursdays, at George Henggler's, on
Shell Greek.
Saturdays, at Paul Hoppen's, Colum-
bus. The balance of the week at the
owners residence at Nebo, sherman
precinct.
Frank was sired by the well known
horse owned by Mr. Galley, and weighs
1870 pounds, and will be four years old
next June.
$500 Tor The season: Single service
$3.50. Owners will be responsible TOT
all mares sold or traded before known to
be in foal.
NICHOLAS ADAMY.
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FINAL PROOF.

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
Feb. s, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ lowing named settler has filed
notice of her intention to make final
proof in support of her claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk Of
the Court of Platte Co., Nebraska, at
county seat, on March oath, 1881, viz:
Harriet Z. Day, widow OF Joel Day,
deceased, Homestead No. 553s. for the
L. a, N.W.H Section 8, Township Is
north, Range west. She names the
following witnesses to prove her cOntin-
uous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: Jehiel j. Judd, of Mon
roc, Thomas Green and Elihu B. Hall,
of West Hill, William j. Thurston, of
Columbus, all in Platte Co, Neb.
1913 NJ. Il. HOXIE, Register.
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FINAL PROOF.

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
Feb. 24th, 1881. !
NOTICE is hereby given that the
N following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make hnal
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk OF
the Court of Platte Co., Neb., at the
county seat, on April 9TH, 1881, viz:
Cornelius Hesiker, No. 642o, for the
north. Range / west. He names the
following witne sses to prove his cOntin-
uous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land. viz: William Kleve, George
II. Brockhans, Frank Brockhsns, Helm
rich Wilde, all of Humphreys, Platte
Co., Ne5.
4 564-5 NJ. Is. HOAlE, Register.
The Columbus journal., 1881-03-02

The story about Royal T. Rig
gins, recently published in the
Journal, who committed suicide on
a Union Pacific train, near North
Platte, and his remains as claimed,
having been removed from the cas-
ket. ard sand substituted, turns out
to be a pure cansrd, manufactured
and published by some smart, would
be detective, of Missouri.
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PROBATE NOTICE.

In the County Court for Platte County,
Nebraska. In the matter Of the es-
tate Of Philip b. BOnesteel, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that Kittie
IN l.. Bonesteel, ADMINISTRATIVE Of said
estate, has filed in said court her first
report a. such administrative.
Said report will be heard at the COun-
ty Judges Office in said county on the
Sd day of March, 1881, at 10 O'Clock a. IN.
Dated, Feb. IA, 1881.
JOHN q. HIGGINS,
J62-5 County Judge.
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NnTICE !

At A MEETING of the Board of
n County Commissioners Of Platte
County, Nebr., held January 18th, 1881,
the following estimate of expenses for
the ensuing year was made, to wit:
For ordinary county revenue,
including support of the poor $50, 900
For roads ................ 1900
For county sinking fund ..... 5000
For the payment of interest and
five per cent. of principal on
1000 outs landing funding
bonds and bridge bonds ....... 11,OOO
For the payment Of interest on
100000 X. X. bonds ....... 1O,OO
For the payment of interest and
five per cent. of principal ION
$1,000 Butler bridge bonds 3,WO
JOHN WISE,
Chm Board Co. COmm'rs.
(Attest:l JOHN STAUFFER,
1926 County Clerk.
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California Letter.
CERES, Feb. llth, 81

CERES, Feb. llth, 81.
EDITOR JOURNAL Since my last
letter we have had great changes in
many respects; one that affects us
most is the low price of wheat.
Some of our farmers are loading
ships on their own account. Have
had an abundance of rain, aud in the
counties north of US floods that have
had nothing to quite equal them in
this country, and a great amount of
crops will be ruined. South of US
we hear of no floods. The Sacra-
mento and its branches have fully
come up to the flood of lS6l-2. The
weather is fine now, building going
on here all this winter. A very fine
grist mill is being built here, and
residences going up by several out
side farmers. Our large hall is
completed and a hotel going up.
One more store has just got going.
Have had small pox scare in the
country; some few cases have been
reported, and yellow flags have been
flying at Modists and Turlock.
While we read of your cold wealth
er east of the Rockies, the teams are
blowing, and | am writing now
with all doors open with weather
like May and June, east. There is
now a good prospect for a good crop
in this( )county this season,
which 1 hope may be fully realized.
Respectfully,
CypUS LEE
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FINAL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, \

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.l
Feb. 25th, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ lOwing-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proofwill be made before clerk of
the court of Platte county, Nebraska, at
the county seat, on the 9Th day of April,
1881, viz:
Michael j. Clark, Homestead No. 6lS' ,
for the W. Il, n. W. q, See. II, Town
ship 10 north, Range west. He names
the following witnesses to prove his con-
tinuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Edward Ragan, ThOm-
as McPhillips, Henry McCabe, Wilbert
Fortune, all of POstville, Platte Co., ,Neb.
564-5 NJ. b. HOXIE, Register.