TRANSACTIONS AND REPORTS

OF THE

NEBRASKA

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

VOL. III.

FREMONT, NEBRASKA:
HAMMOND BROS., PRINTERS,
1892.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

I. - HISTORICAL PAPERS.	PAGE.
American State Legislatures, by Albert Watkins	5 - 20
Political Science in American State Universities, by Amos G. Warner	21 - 36
History and Art, by Sarah Wool Moore	37 - 43
Salem Witchcraft, by J. S. Kingsley	44 - 58
History of Education in Omaha, by Mrs. M. B. Newton	59 - 66
The Christening of the Platte, by James W. Savage	67 - 73
Development of the Free Soil Idea in the United States, by W. H. Eller	74 - 84
The Beginning of Lincoln and Lancaster County, by W. W. Cox	85 -100
Early Times and Pioneers, by J. Sterling Morton	101 - 109
The Fort Pierre Expedition, by Geo. L. Miller	110 - 118
The Military Camp on the Big Sioux River in 1855, by Geo. L. Miller	119 - 124
Reminiscences of a Teacher Among the Nebraska Indians, 1843-1865, by Mrs. Elvira Gaston Platt	125 - 143
The Sioux Indian War of 1890-91, by Brigadier General L. W. Colby .	144 - 190
Early Settlers Enroute, by Clark Irwin	191 - 200.
An Introduction to the History of Higher Education In Nebraska, and a Brief Account of the University of Nebraska, by H. W. Caldwell	201 - 229
Associational Sermon, by Rev. Willard Scott	230 - 242
Congregational College History in Nebraska, by Rev. Willard Scott	243 - 255
Congregational College History in Nebraska, by Mrs. Reuben Gaylord	256 - 269
Thirty-three Years Ago. -- Extracts from a Diary, read by John A. MacMurphy	270 - 218
The Pawnee Indian War, 1859, by Captain R. W. Hazen	279 - 286
Early Days in Nebraska, re-printed from the Omaha Republican	287 - 291
Reminiscences of Early Days in Nebraska, by P. C. Beam	292 - 315
Correspondence, Mrs. E. G. Platt	315 - 317
Correspondence, Lieut. E. S. Dudley (actually begins on p317)	318 - 321
II - PROCEEDINGS.
Secretary's Record	325 - 332
Treasurer's Reports	333 - 335
INDEX	336 - 342

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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, January 1, 1892.

To the Hon. John M. Thayer, Governor of Nebraska:

   SIR:--In accordance with the provisions of law we herewith submit our report of the proceedings of the State Historical Society for the past four years.

Very respectfully,

J. STERLING MORTON, President.

HOWARD W. CALDWELL, Secretary.

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INTRODUCTORY NOTE.

     It seems proper that an explanation of the long delay in publishing the third volume of the Proceedings and Transactions of the Historical. Society should be made. The legislature of 1889 failed to make the usual appropriation for publication - it is said, that the failure was due to a clerical oversight, by which the State Horticultural Society received the funds intended for the State Historical Society. The last legislature made an appropriation sufficiently large to publish two, or perhaps three volumes, of which this is the first. The next volume, the fourth, will appear probably in the summer or early fall. It is hoped that the fifth volume may be ready by January or February, 1893.
     The larger portion of the matter in this volume consists of article read before the Society during the Iast four years. A smaller part consists of reprints from the Omaha Bee, The Congregational News, and other papers of the state.. The thanks of the Society is due to these papers, and to the authors of the articles reprinted, for the kindness in allowing the Society to make use of this interesting matter. The material for this volume was gathered by the former Secretary, Professor Geo. E. Howard. It seems entirely fitting to express here the deep regret, which each member of the Society felt when Professor Howard laid down the duties of this office which he had filled so ably and so satisfactorily, to take up his new duties in the Stanford University.
     Finally it should be stated that the editing and the proof-reading of this volume is mainly the work of the present Secretary.

H. W. CALDWELL,
Secretary.

Lincoln, January 2, 1892.

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NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

OFFICERS:

J. STERLING MORTON, President, Nebraska City.
S. B. POUND, First Vice-President, Lincoln.
LORENZO CROUNSE, Second Vice-President, Vt. Calhoun.
CHARLES H. GERE, Treasurer, Lincoln.
GEORGE E. HOWARD, Secretary, Lincoln.

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