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Show The Osiaua "Herald" hasgotitself , nto a libel suit. It charged Furnas, the Republican candidate for governor and a former Democrat, with having been bribed as a member of the Territorial Terri-torial council in 1S57, for the consideration consider-ation of $3,000, to vote against a bid relative to moving tho capital of .Nebraska. .Ne-braska. Dr. Miller needn't worry over this libel suit. It is only a civil affair, not a "criminal" proceeding as was the case when iho proprietors of this journal jour-nal were all indicted and held to bail for somo questions being asked in the editorial columns relative to one of our immaculate judges. Furnas has been charged very straight with this bribery, bri-bery, and he must make a strorjg effort to give the color of innocenco, whether guilty or not, as the clcctioo comes off next Tuesday, and a little affair like this might spoil his prospects. But our Omaha namesake will find the libel suit will be let down easily, and probably proba-bly so will Furnas next Tuesday, if half that is said be true. Nevada papers endorse ex-biahop Smith, who made the affidavits concerning con-cerning tho Mountain Meadow massacre, mas-sacre, and deny tho assertion of the Mormons that he is cither a murderer or a perjurer. The Mormon press do not contradict the truth of the affidavits. affi-davits. The above was telegraphed from this city in a press dispatch last Saturday-night, Saturday-night, and is of a piece with the usual style of press dispatches sent from this point. On what basis of information do the Nevada paper? endorse Smith ? Wore they present when the scene occurred oc-curred to which he makes affidavit? As for the last sentence "The Mormon press do not contradict the truth of the affidavits," being a part of "tho Mormon Mor-mon press" the Herald bogs to say that it does contradict the truth of the affidavits, and has no necessity to go beyond Smith's own affidavit to prove him rerjurcd. Hut knowing exactly fjr what purpose this affidavit was mada last winter, and why it was stolen and sent east lam month, tho Herald docs not intend to meet such plots by bwodcmalaor falsehood that are, or "I'ou.d be, palcnt to discerning men and women without denial. The New VorkStraigbtouta held a convention to day. |