Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 19, Number 12, Jasper, Dubois County, 23 March 1877 — Page 3

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C. DOAKX. Fubliiher. JASPER, INDIANA A TERKIHLK AKUAIUN.KKNT. Hvttrh f Jrrry Minsk oh VnrollHK Jae ttrfurti thti the NbhIIi KUulttrol THIihhmI, Ifh. 'J7, 177. MK. I'HKH'DKNT ANI (llC.NTM'.MKN i had not Htut have not now any Intention to nrviiD HiIh case. I never hesrd the obleo UoiiH nor know what they were until they were read in your prefience thlH morning, jt would ho presumption In me to attempt an arKiimtint before u tribunal like this on lueh a case as t li Ih , having had no previous opportunity to consider It which mignt put me in a condition better than tho Judges themselves You have heard as much of this case and know hh much about It an 1 ''"ily idea of the duty which a counselor owe to a court or to any other tribunal, judicial or quasl-Judlcal, fa that ho should never open ii Ih mouth except for the pur1,00 of assisting the Judges In coining to a correct conclusion; and if ho Ik not it a situntion to do that, he ought to keep his illenee. jteMiles that, I am, I suppose, the very ljstnrtn in tills wiiolw nation who should be rilled upon to (.peak hero and now. Every body has (suffered nioro or less by events and proceedings of the recent past, somo by wrarand tear of conscience and Home by a deep sense of oppression and wrong. nt perhaps T, moro than mot others, have felt t tie conscientiousness that I have lost the dignity of an American citizen. I, In common with tho retit, am degraded and humiliated. This nation hat got her great bit; foot In a trap. It U vain to struggle for her extrication. 1 mn so fallen from the proud estate of a free ddzcu, you have bo abected mo, that I am ill for nothing on earth but to represent tho poor, defrauded, broken-hearted Democracy. And because I sii.Tir more, they think me more good for nothing than the reft and conclude to send me out on thU forlorn hope, Judging, no doubt truly, that It mutters nothing what becomes of me. I ought to go gladly if any thing which I cm door !ay might have the effect of mitigat ing the horrible calamity with which the the country is threatened: a President deriving hi title from a shameless swindle, not merely of fraud, but a fraud detected and exposed, I know not how I would feel if called upon to suffer death for my coun try. I aln not tho bluff that martyrs are made of, but if my life could redeem tbii nation from the Infamy witli which sho is clothed I ought to goto too grave as freely an 1 ever went to my bed. 1 see, however mo practical good that I can do, and It is weakniM to complain. Wo have certain objections to the counting of this Hayes vote from .South Carolina which look to mo Insuperable, but I can not hope that they will wear that appearanco in ether ruenVcycH. Perhaps the feeling which I in common with million of other entertain on this subject prevents m from feeing this thing In Its true light. Hut you arowixs; you aro calm. You can look all through this awful business with a learned spirit; no passionate hatred of this great fraud can cloud yourmental viilon or shake the even balance of your Judgment. You do not think It any wrong that a nation should be cheated by false election returns. On the contrary, it is rather a blessing which Heaven has sent us In this strange disguise. When the omnipotent lie shall be throned and seeptercd and crowned von think we ought all of us to fall down and worship It as the hope of our political sal vation. You will teach us and periapt w win icarn ipernapn not) tint under sum a rule we arc better off than If truth had prevails! and Justice been triuunhant. (live then your cool consideration to these objections, and try thoin by tho standard of the law. I mean the law as It was before me organization of this commission. 1 ad mit that since Ifaen a great revolution has UKen place In the law. It is not now wh it . ' . "e A" our Motions of public iiKiuanu iiuoiic wrong nave suffered a com plete honkvermmmt. The question submitted to you Is wheth er uie persons who gave thexo votes were 'duly appointed. Duly of course means accenting to law. What law? The Comaltutlon of tho United States, the acts of ConsrreM and the authorized acH of her held-aiurc-incso taken all together constitute iu" iaw or mo cue before vou. M .I.-.-.. I ... v meie jaw inc. ngnt, duty and power nJ ' 7k A ,Pirno" K'ven to the people . vuu.u uannina; mai is to say, ttlfl citizen of tho Mate qualllled to vote at general elections. Who arothej? By the ConstitUtlon Of the Mate i imler t0 ,,U!lfy ihoni voters they must be registered. Th Jill 1f a "a,'Ve cl'lzen is a nine nun non to his right of voting as nnicli as tho naturl'sitlon of a foreigner. bcgMature never passed any 'V. 110 r,,Kltratlon of voters, and no regis ration of them was ever made. No noubt ha been or can bo entertained that we object and purpose of tills omission win 1,ll't and dishonest; for the l.cglsi.iinro as well a the executive department of at tJovcrnmcnt hai. been in the hands of inu niostrcdeniptlonless rogues on the face oi the earth. Hut whatever tnav have boon the motive, nobody can doubt Hint the iniiii'i :vVf t,lis wbisiuu is to tuaKO the Election Illegal. JJ'1 hurttiy I ho worst of It. The elect ion "cjf, emancipated from all law and all auwas 110 ''ettcr than a riot, a mob, a Renera saturnalia, in which tho soldiers of '''hid States army cut the principal as ,,J I a,..tho Jecentest flgttro. We oiler to sle77th?.0,,er wm 8" lon record, and .eJtlwin "and forevcr-that every poll n tbarlestnn Ceuntv, whore they rushed ntothe ballot-box 7,000 majotlty, was in PosH'Sslort of the soldiers. ,ARcrnment whoso elections are con!,"",e1 '" military force can not be republl. n in form or substance. For this I cite authority of I.uther vs. Borden, if per,""ce V'o old-time law has vet any Inlluv..i V0 vou not "fio t hideous depth of ;tlonal degradation Into which you will Plunge, is If j ou sanctify this mode of tnakt a rresldentl Brusn up your historical memory and think of it for a moment. Tho wan whom you elect In this way Is as purely riu cr,calro of the military power as wiigulaor Domitlan, for whom the proII, ? Hunrtls controlle4 tho hustings and counttd tho votes. . hut then we can not get behind tho reurns, forsooth I Not we I You will not K . . C!U1 ,,ot Kot behind them, No. i'i ,H.,"e ,sv of course. We may strugror justice, we may cry for mercy; wo go down on our knees and lcg and joo for some little recognition of our "KUts as American citizens; but wo might t. Pnt UP 0ur prayers to Jupiter, or a hrhig suit In the court where "osdamatithtts presides. There Is not a mi on olymphus that would not listen to J with moro favor tlian we shall be heard .""r .adversaries. Wo are at their merH, it Is only to them that wo can appeal, bm V "I '0U Kontletnen unfortunately oan ""l help us. You are bound by tho new '"v which you have made. You are of

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"n-H auuicteu like other people to the ' vo,r? ,of 'lHtHey, hd what in 'done oae . uliKi (. ,tm. over tiisulu in uiu Louisiana (who the pimple appoint eu electors In favor of T ilm. numnm their at. thllfcllnil It. ami i "C" tate that nobody could inlsundersunn u. mil otner persons, wbw had no power to appoint, fabifled the record of the actual appointment, paitly by plain forgery and partly by fraud which was a corrupt In Hiorsls ami void in law as any forgery could be, Ytm thoughLrlglitand legal and jiut to nay that you would not look at the record which the people had made; the forgery, the fraud and corruption were too sacred to be interfered with; the truth must not be allowed to come in conflict with the impasture, lest the concussion might be damaging. This precedent must be followed. It is new law to bo sure, but we must give It due welcome; and the new lords that It brings Into power must be regarded as our very noble and approved good masters." Having decided that Hlcclors were ilnlv in. pointed in Louisiana who were known not to be appointed, we can not expect you to take notice of anv fact similar or klndriul to it In South Carolina. Then, uica n. theouestlnn of dnlv an. pointed" was decided In the case of Levisee, an Klector who was an nflluer of tlm United States Government at the time he was appointed and continued to be after ward. Tho Fedora Const tut on savs that no man f.hall bo appointed who Is in that relation to tno Federal Government. But you held, according to law, mind you, that he was h lawful Elector and his vote a good vote. In other words, a thing is perfectly constitutional although it is known to be in the very teeth of a constitutional Inter dict. Now you see why we arc boneless. The present state of the law is sadly againt us. Tho friends of honest elections and honest governments are In deep despair. We once wiouxiii. mat me verirying power or tho two nouses or congress ought to be brought a Ways Into requisition for tho lmruose of seeing whether the thing that Is brought hei e is a forgery and a fraud on tfie ono hand, or whether It Is a genulno and true certificate on the other. But while we can not ask ron to tro h-.tol-behind this certificate, will you Just please to go to it only to itnot sten behind. If you do you will find that it is no certificate at all such as is required by law. The Klect-' ors must vote by ballot, and ther are required to be on oath before they vote. That certificate does not show that either of those requirements was met, and where a party is exercising a special authority like this they must keep strictly within it, and you are not to presume any thing except what appears on the face of their act to be done. If anybody will cast back his mind a little ntothe history of presidential elections or look at the debates of less than a vcar ago, hw will remember that Mr. JefTerson was charged when he was Vice-President of tho United States with having elected himself by means of, not a fraudulent, but a merely Informal vote scut up from Georgia. Tho informality was not In the certificate Inside of the envelope, but outside verification. Mr. Matthew L. Davis in 1837 got up that story. It was not true, but It was believed for awhile and it cast great odium on Mr. Jefferson's memory. It was not an informality that was nearly as important as this, nothing like it. But one of tho Senators now on this bench referred to it in a debate only a short time aito. and denounced Mr. Jefferson as having elected himself by fraud because he did not call tho attention of the Senatn and House of Representatives to that fact. If Mr. Jefferson's memoir oueht to bo scut down to posterity covered with infamy because he in his own case allowed a vote to be counted which wan slightly informal ou the outside nf the envelope, I should be glad to know what ought to bo done to those who would count this vote, which has neither form nor substance, which leaves out all the essentltl particulars that they are required certify r This great nation still struggles for Justice; a million majority of whlu- people send up their cry, and a majority of moro than a quarter of a million of all colors demand It. Hut we can not complain, I want vou to understand we do not complain. Usually it is said that "the fowler setteth not form his net in sight of the bird," but this fowler set the net In sight of the birds that went Into it. It is largely our own fault that wo are caught. Wo arc promised and I hope the promise will he kept that we shall havo a good government, fraudulent though it be; that ttic rights of tho States shall bo respected and Individual liberty be protected. We are promised tho same reformation which tho Turkish Government is now promising Iih peopln. Tho Sultan promises If ho susialtitd in bis present contest ho will establish and nut upon certain principles. First, tho work of decentralization shall commence Immediately and the autonomy of the provinces shall be carefully looked stftcr Secondly, the people shall be governed by their natural Judges; they will not send Mohammedans nor Christian renegades from Constantinople down on them, but they liall be governed by people of their own faith. Thirdly, no subordinate officer when he commlls'iin illegal act shall be permitted to plead In Junitication the orders of his superior. How much we need exactly that kind of reform in thl cmintrv, and bow glad wo olinlilto be Unit ollr GuVeimnoiit Is going to be as good hereafter as the Turk's. They offer us every thing now. They dcnouneo negro supremacy and carpet-bag thieves. 'Inelrpet policy for the South is to be abandoned. They offer us every thing but one; but on that subject their Hps arc closely soaled. They refuse to say that they will not cheat us hereafter In the elections. If they would onlyagrco to that; If they would only repent of tholr election frauds and make restitution of the votes they havo stolen, tho circle of our felicities would be full. If this thing stands accepted, and the law you have made fox this occasion shall be the law for all occasions, we can never expect such a thing as an honest election again. If you want to know who will be President by a future election do not Inquire how the people of the States are going to voto. You need only to know what kind of scoundrels constitute tho returning boards and how much it will take to buy them. Hut I think that oven that will end some dav. At present you have us down and under your feet. Never had you a better right to rejoice. Well may you say, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are wo at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall mss through, It shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falseiiood have we ntu ourselves." But nevertheless wait a little while. The waters of truth will rise grad ually, and slowly but surely, and then look out for the oveillowlng scourge. "The rcluue of lies shall be swept away and the hiding-place of falsehood shall be uncovered. " This mlKlttv and nulssant nation will yet raise herself up like a strong man after sleep and shake ner invincible locks in a rasiiion you just lime tniiiK or now. wan, retribution will come in duo time. Justice travels with a leaden heel, but strikes with an Iron hand, God's mill grinds slow but

dreadfully flue. Wait till the floodgate Ii lifted ami a mil head of water eowwi rush

ing on, Walt, aMd you will ie 1m grind Ing then. Fattl'tt MatrimMiliil VIMchIIIm. Paws, February 'J3. 1877. Tiiosoan dal chuscmI by Adulina Pattl la now tho main Humect of gossip in th saloons and In tho clubs. Tho tiewa fell liku thunderbolt upon tho artistic world of Paris, Tho Idoa of La. Patti running away witn a common tenor, aftor being for so many years a tltlod and respected lady, held up aa a model to all young ladios upon the stage, was almost beyond conception. And tho worst of it was that the Marqtiiso went off with a man who bore the vulgar name of Nicholas, transformed into Nicolini for the stage a man of no groat pergonal attractions and of no reeding or education. He appears a very common fellow indeed bosido tho aristocratic Do Caux. But thero is no accounting for femiuino fancies, and wo must now give assent to thoso who urgo that such marriages are only pos Bible when tho artiste quits tho stasre So long as sho remains before tho puhlin linn 1. n 1 ...... I ......t . 1. . t. . uu uui uuauunu 111113b lUljut LUUl iiu is a gentleman and become a mere theatrical agent. Do Caux has had to play this role for a number of years, and it has soured bin temper and lowered his moral tone. lie was scarcely known or received as the Marquis do Caux, but as Putti's husband, or tho Diva's gendarme. Needless to sav that ho had to play the part of a gendarme in every city, and with tno consciousness that he was not wanted, and wished out of tho way. His life was a miserable ono at best. So far as Adelina was concorned ho had no great cause for complaint, for up to a year ago no breath of scandal had reached her. Sho was proud of her coronet sho liked the title of Marquiso and so long as her fancy for the bauble lasted sho conducted herself as well as any Marchioness in the land. But there woro moments when site wearied of her chains ; there were home scenes of jealousy and rage ; tho tempers of ooth husband and wife became soured, and in tinio both became exasperated to such a point that tin explosion became imminent. The J'i'jaro was tho first to hint that tho catastrophe had arrived. Tho next day it gave tke names in full let- j turs. JLhe next day came the article from the St. Petersburg (Mos, which I tmnslute : "Sho was said to be invulnerable to love, yet lately she was seized with a passion for a tenor applauded by thosame public. WJion young she had espoused a Lord, Count, Viscourit, or Marquis, one knows not what. She was greatly taken with hint. This husband administered in his own way the windpipe of his own wife, which became for him a mine of gold. He adored his spouse; he was tho first to arrive at the theater, armed with his telescope, and it was he who gave the signala for applause. The young tenor finally came to cloud a sky that had thus far been serene. The husband, jealous, and not without reason, it U said, wished to prevent his wife from playing with the lover in question. It was even made one of the verbal conditions when tho engagement with tho Diva was signed. The Director had promised ; but how could ho resist whoa the popular tenor came to him and oiVered him his talents gratis? Aud that is how Borneo and Julitt came to play together tinder tho nose of the husband. An explosion was inevitable; it took place day boforo yesterday. Tho actress was in her dressing-room, her diamonds aprond about, when the husband burst in like a bomb. Immediately was heard through the partition incoherent words, uttered in a furious tone. All about the theater came up to listen. Husband and wife screamed together, each trying to outscream tho othor. Filially thoso words were he ard : "I gave you ,vk a noble title; you havo nuted with mo like a ' A screaming- voico responded : "'Hero! Your title ah, it's paid for!1 and at tho same time a storm of jowols fell upon tho husband's houl. An instant after, a erne, sounding like tho boxing of oars, and then loud screams for aid : Help! help!' The Director had to break in the door. When tho husband was ordered out he refused to go, saying ho was with Lis wifo. "Takonim out!1 tho latter cried, he is no longer a husband for mo.1 "He was put out and the actress called upon thoso present to witness what had transpired. Sho should demand a separation ; sho had offered the half of her income to be loft iu peace. Sho demanded protection, and a police agent was stationed at her door. As ah epiloguo to tho scene, it is now roported that tho lady has run oft with the tenor, and that the husband has followed them to Brussels.1' This is tho account of tho affair as given by tho Qolos, and ouo can see cloarly enough from it that their common or conjugal life had hecomo Intol erable both to the Marquis and tho Mar quise. No ono would havo blamed tho latter if sho had separated from the husband on account of incompatibility, but to run off with tho vulgar Nicholas, bah! that smells too much of tno baser and lowder sort that haunt the coulisses of tlurd-rato theaters. M. do Caux followed his wifo to Belgium, then came on hero to enter a suit for scpara tlon. To-day I'atti and Nicholas are reported at Vienna. Sfiw Ycrk Times. At Montgomery, Orango County, N. Y., George Van Ardsdall and Michael Murphy died from drinking whlfcky which they had flavored with aconite, mistaking it for Jamaica ginger.

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avMpellH Keperter. Yesterday afternoon, says the Indian apous journal, a mmuie ageu graynaircHi, wuu-iooking man, called at the Journal oillce. Every one had gone except ono unfortunate reporter who had been dilatory in making hie appear ance, and he M'as hurrying his papers away and getting ready to start out upon his daily rounds. The old man looked around him, and espying the reporter made a break for him, and pulling a chair up to his desk, poured tno iouowmg hair-raisine taio into his sympatnetic oars, it is given as nearly as possible in his exact language. He said: My name is Jacob I. Large. I was bora in Ohio, of poor, but respectable parontaire. Mv father was a miller and built the first mill in that section of tho State. I am -15 years old and always was very eccentric. When I was quite small I distinguished my self by eating more than any small boy in tho town. I was always doing something like that diilerent from other persons. I lived home, and acted like common boys, until I was 21 years old. Then I made the discovery that Ohio was too small to bold mo, ana do tor mined to go out West and grow up with the country. I went to Minnosota and soon be came known as ono of the most skill ful surveyors and trappers in tho North west. It seemed just as l bad been cut out for that life, and I thrived in it. You ought to see me tump. Now, old man as I am, I'll bet you I can jump higher than you can." Tho reporter begged htm to bo calm, and explained that his kind of work did not require that kind of agility. At hut he alio wed as surplus energy to expand itself in words, and continued: "When the war broke out I joined tho Minnosota Yoiuntrers. I had only enlisted, and was disposing ot some mtio land I owned, when I was forced into a battle that has caused mo moro trouble than one, and to which my present condition is owing. I was ono of the settlers who was called in to dofend the settlements against tho raids of tho Sioux Indians. n this battle 1 shot uiu urow, tne cele brated chief. Ho lived long enough after ho was shot to recognize mo aud swear vengeance. After that I joined my regiment and went all through tho War. I was with Ben Butler in New Orleans. I was shot somo 17 times in several parts of my body during tho War, but miraculously eluded the grasp of death every time. When the War was over I returned to Minnesota and enlisted in the Second Minnesota Regulars. I served there five years. When this service was ended I went out to Colorado to locate my soldier's claim.' I struck tho rango of hills called tho Sand-hills and determined to loqate there. On tho 2:Jd of October, 1871, I left Fort Dodge and went into the hills a distance of 34 miles. Tho day was lovely, aud I felt in tho best of spirits. The country was just what I was looking for, and 1 had made up my mind where tho tract should begin and where it should end. At last I got tired of walking and sat down to oat my dinner. I lit a fire, made a cup of coffee, and was sitting down to enjoy my frugal repast, when I saw a party of Indians riding towards mo. I supposed they were Chorokees, and consequently paid no attention to them. You see, I was a match for half a dozen Chorokees single-handed. As they came nearer I saw them separate ; two rode directly toward me and the other five circled around and tried to get back of mo. 1 wont on eating and waited until they should come within hailing distance. It wasu i'K Inner until tno two made themselves known by sending a couple of arrows in my direction. I knew this meant war and began preparing for a light. As they neared me I saw ono start back in his saddle ami literally turn palo in spite of tho paint with which his face was bedaubed. As soon as ho could master his excitement tie hissed out, 'Revenge! Ah, ha! This is tho man that murdered my father in Minnosota! I will drink of his heart's blood ! Ah ! ' With this they both rushed at mc, ono on cash side, striking mo with their tomahawks. I grabbed thorn, ono with each hand, and woiiitt have succceueu in killing them, but tho other Indians rode up and pitched at mo from tho rear. They hit mo on tho leg with their guns and broke one limb in two places. Then I gave up and surrendered myself to their tender morcics. They only did .this to mo. (Here tho romancer lifted his nat ana disclosed to tno reporter s astonished gazo his head. There was a hugo scar on top about tho size and shape of a Hat-iron. In tho center of this was a soro spot where tho wound had healed and tho skull protruded through tho bare llosh. About an inch below this spot was his left eyebrow. When ho winko 1 with his right oye this tuft vt hair would vibrato, giving him an appearance at onco unique and grotesque.) I lay thero perfectly sensible, but entirely disabled, four days and four, nights at the mercy of II.- II .1 t 4 1 ! .... 4 ! " .. f 1110 W1IU uuasia. uiu UApirniiuu ui that timo the soldiers, who knew I had gone out, began to wonder why I did not return, ana started out to una me. They found me and took mo to tho fort. It was three weoks beforo I received medical aid. I was taken to the hospital at Kanas City, whore I lay for 18 months. Tho doctor attempted to cure mo by grafting skin on my head from my arms. Since I loft there I have been upon tho mercy of the world. L am looking for my father. Ho is in Missouri and I havo no money to get there. That is the reason I want you to write me up. I left all my ref-

erenoee at the last plaoe I stopped, and have nothing to show what lam." With this remark he relit theoigar that had gone out in the course of the interview and hobbled down stairs to get auo her drink and visit the township trustee. Slagalar Dream. About a year or more ago he lost his wife by death, aud was therefore left a widower. Time wore on, and grief at the loss wore off; but one night his former wifti appeared to him in the form

of an angel. Tho once beloved intro duced to tho solitary man a woman whom she whispered to be his second wife. The face and form were strange, hut the tone and features were much impressed on the mind of the man. Several weeks passed on. but he failed to find a woman's face corresponding with the likeness ho carried in his heart. until ono day a fair face passed him on the street. The mystery was solved, the dream had come true; but the woman was a stranger! Time, however, worked out such matters, and a fow weeks after the twain mot at a party, became acquainted, and the sequel was that the dream was fully realized. The couplo are now living together in hap piness. TheN. J. Mcsscnyir (Swedonborgian), in speaking of premonitions. says : " They are caused by spirits who are always present with man, and aro constantly exerting an influence upon him. This inlluenco is generally inap preciable. It does not take away man's freedom. It is not a casual and special instance of Providential care, as the Bible abundantly testifies. If wo were more susceptible to their influence.thev would keep us from natural and moral danger much more frequently than they do now. Tho aversions and attractions, and tho unaccountable mis givings or confidence which wo sometimes experience are duo to their influence. We aro subject to both good and evil influences from this source; and we come moro fully under tho good or ovil according to our character. As we shun evil and live according to the commandments, wo come more fully under the power of the angels, who can protect us irom dangers and lead us to good. Somo persons are moro easily impressed by their influence than others, ana there may bo times when wo come more fully under their power than at others. But tho angels and good spir its always do the best they can for us. We are always in their presence, and as men advance in spiritual life, they will bo lead more entirely by tho Lord by means oi iits word and tho messen gers Ho sends to us." Ottawa (Can.) Press. Saleea-Kerper Slays Twe Me a With a Winchester Rifle. Cami Clakk. March 5. A fatal shooting affray occurred here to-day, resulting in tho death of two men, named Henry Mason and Richard Har- - nson. ihe men were cattle-herders, from Powers's ranch, eight miles up the Platte River, who came horo to have a spree. The shooting was done by tho bar-keeper of Kittrcll's saloon. Ono of the herders fired a shot from the outside of the saloon in at tho bartender, who immediately seized his Winchester rille, as Mason, who was in tho saloon, was drawing his revolver, and, beforo he could use tho pistol, fired upon him, killing him instantly, and then, stopping to the door as Harrison was coming up to it with a Sharpe's rifle to get another shot at him (tho bar-tender), ho iircd upon him with fatal effect. Both aro now lying where they fell, awaiting the arrival of tho Coroner from Sidney. Tho men were in tho habit of coming hero about onco a month, and getting on what they called a "jamboree," at such times displaying their firearms freely, and running things to suit themselves. On January 11, when there on. my way to tho Hills, these same men woro on one of tkeir sprees, and upon our arrival they were running things to suit themsolvos, at which time they beat an unoflending freighter over tho hoad with a rifle so as to render him insensiblo, and causing him a couple weoks' sickness. As soon as they beat him they mounted their korsos and fled, before those who wore camped horo could go to tho wagons and get their arms, or they might havo met their fato then. Tho man who did tho killing to-day has gone to Sidney to give himself up to the law. Omahi Jfcrald. K rVeaderfHl Species Plant. ef the Gotten A cable dispatch from London to ono of our daily papers says: A remarkable discovery has been made in Egypt by Signor Giacomo Rossi, Austrian Consular Agent at Alexandria. He has found a new cotton plant, which is so wonderfully prolific that it may prove a dangerous enemy, tho report says, to tho American cotton-raising interests. Signor Rossi, in his report of the discovery, says that about two years ago ho accidentally camo across" tho now plant on tho property of a captain in tho Monulia District, who collected the seed and sold it to his neighbors at twelvefold tho price obtained for tho ordinary kind, Tho plant has a long stem, and being without branches much space Is savod. It boars on an average fifty pods on each bush, while the usual yield of the plant is about thirty. A smaller quantity of seed is needed, hut the groat drawback in Egypt is that it requires much more water, which necessitates the alternating of the crops with grain and vegetables. In the sea Islands of tho Atlantic coast, or along tho lower Mississippi, it would prove wonderfully prolific.