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The New York herald., 1869-03-29
TIVE scsAmsls At wAsumeren.
The Jealousy Of the West Abeut tho New
York Once Seekers, EM


[rrom the Cincinnati Chronicle March 2al
OF the large crowd who swarm at the hotels In
washington march march n n., sod COLUMN ,S up and down
,ss SaD me pubic Snss q ,a me
domicie In the City or state of New York. II there here
is o vacancy or prospect OF . vacancy--if
Incumbent is reporsed anybody IN once IL siiseed M
to tainted with Johnsonisn or otherwise spoiled
&. ss s esS, ySs sa: ~ e; s.s nm %
In his pockct ready h mark the door that promiscs
to open for an outsider.
istration two Cabinet ofccrs any number Of bureau
officers, over forty foreign missions and consulshps
patronage Of the custom House and naval once in
New York city really OF national rather than locai
character This only served % sharpen the appetite.
rhey mount higher and ever higher Excelsior u
& s s sSa s' y e. , sss sRs sys
disturbed has been turning over the pages Of the
last Blue Book to see how much more than its
share OF oniccs the hungry State has already
starting A one OF Of the isrsc largest States IN the
iedera appoin,ees Tc 's now In IN once PcnnsyIvsns .sS
and Ohio only 24s. And yet only the other day
ing how shocklngy Ohio was getting the sslIyo III
the states In officiai appointments. Very cdho1,
Ohio has never failed, since the repubiicsr pnsy
was organized. To give the republican, PfSGStal
tiai candidates her electoral votes. New Y0lN
has no claim on this sdministration BY reas0N
OF any such help She has . larger populatiofp
tnan 0hio-say nfty per cent greater-aud has three
times many federal once holders. PennsyIvania
muc9smaleI than ours have nearly the same mum.
Der OF government officials Thls y seen In the UNI
time 20 curb the patrioc desires OF these Exceisiof
people, and at least 10 limit the roster to ts present
expanded condition. II contraction cAuhOt bs suc-
cessfully commenced.
Let US, At al evcqts, hear no more Of tGs sutcry
about the ohio monopoly Of government otlcss until
our state has at least hak ita just quota. ArtfM
New Workers can more probably spend their Tune
than In this futile attempt 70 divert stterton ness
their own greedners. +
The New York herald., 1869-03-29
the RELIGIOUS FAITH uf rut CABINET.

The editor of the Dubuque Times In response 10
the query Of lady who wlehes 10 know the religious
faith OF the members OF Grants cabinet, says:-
ATTORNEY General Hoar is O Unitarian, secretary
OF the interior Cox In SwedenborPan, secretary OF
the Navy Borle Is n Catholic ex.Sccretary OF state
Wasnburne ~ universast. Secretary Of state flsh
IL Dutch Keformer, ex-Secreary stewart " Pres.
Dyterian and Postmaster General Cresswell eschews
churches altogether The religious fah OF Boutwell,
anu kAwlins 10 not yet known 10 fame Grnnts
family are Methodists and that 10 the church which
he usually attendA From the above II wall be seen
that II would have been diTicult 10 have obtained
The New York herald., 1869-03-29
GAS COMMISSIONERS.

To rIIE EpfroR or ruE HERALp:-
The bl Of senator Mitchell for the appointment
OF Gas Commissioners for New YORK city by the
Mayor will accomplish nothing Of importance. II
nothing more comes OF II than now appears probable
the gas companies win have occasion to congratu-
late themselves over present victory; while Il is
certain that any commissioners 10 be appointed as
the bill provides viii not he objectionable TO the gas
companies. IL Will he hard 10 persuade the conmu-
nifty That reasons other than those connected with
the public interest are not potential even thus far.
The New York herald., 1869-03-29

CURIOUS. The editor OF the sandeuvuls Csorotan
has seen the first pea bloom Of the season. the
vine upon which II grew wRa killed q the GYound
In February and m dead and withered hat a the
io2 klQomed.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-18
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Honest Men Cannot Belong to Them.


Senator Pomeroy was called for and
took the platform. This was the first
meeting of the kind he ever attended.
For many years he had been opposed
to secret organizations. Applause.
He could not be accused of being false
TO pledges or having betrayed secrets,
for he never belonged to any order.
Secret societies are opposed to Amer
lean institutions. Applause.1 All se-
cret societies are doing something
which they are trying TO cover up, and
that was enough for him. They are ali
of the same paternity. He proposed
to slaughter the kings of secret soci-
cites, such as Masonry and Odd Ee,-
lowship. He heard a Union General
say the other day that he escaped from
rebel prison house because he was a
Mason, and-so was his guard. But the
guard had no right to let him out.
When he was eleven wears old he signed
the pledge, and kept it ever since. To-
tai abstinence in drink and in secret So
clothes is the only safety. The question
is if this country will tolerate any oath
bound orders that will interfere with
Justice or the execution of the rights of
citizens. They are dangerous to liberty
and to law, the offspring of monarchy
and despotism, and should not be al
are equal. He said that q citizen of
Jacksonville told him that Robinson
would not be convicted of the murder
of Mcconnell because he was. Free
Mason. The speaker said these organ
iZations were antagonistic to the coun-
try, and had no Christ. s.They have
taken away the Lord, and we know not
where they have laid him. lie did not
see how ministers could leave their com
gregations and go into lodges. Zap
plause; and voice, '.How can they do
it 2" He regarded man going into a
lodge as turning his back on Christ.
He wanted the convention to take high
and clear ground. Cries of ..Amem.,
amen" They should entirely leave
alone all temperance societies, except
secret ones. He commended the course
of the convention and said they would
not have an easy victory; [Cries of
"No, no." it was probably death for a
political man like him to express his
sentiments, for armies and Inachina-
lions were opposed TO them. Secret
societies are proscriptive and opposed
to the safety and gOvernlnent.of the re-
public. [Applause.]
a VOice-..I want to ask the Senator
which is the older, Masonry or Christ
ianity ~
Senator Pomeroy said he could not
answer the question no more than the
man who was asked who paslured Neb-
uchadneZZar Nv hen he was turned out to
grass. Laughter 1t was said that
secresy had acquitted Andrew johnson.
The courts have become mockerN.
and justice will become by-word III
the streets of this city, if men are ac-
Quilted because they belong to lodges.
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SEWING MACHINE.
medal Awarded at the Paris Exposition

iueuaA AWARDED at Ifle HarIS exposition 90.
In directing attention to our celebrated Com
bination Button-hoie and Sewing Machine, we
feel fully warranted in claiming for it aRques-
ttOnGGLe superiority over all others as Il Fami-
ly Machine The simplicity, ease and certain
ty with which IL operates. well as the uni
Tar IN advance of any other invention of the
age. IT is also the cheapest, intrinsieaIIy as
well as the best, since it Is really two machines
combine in one, by simple and beautiful
Mechanical arrangement never before accom-
plIshed by human ingenuity making either
the Lock Stitch or ButtoH-hoIe stitch as occa-
sion may require. 1t is, at the same time, sim.
pie III construction. comparatively ndiSelesS,
easily understood, and. iii word. II S-,iInbaiIes
with those advantages exclusively Its oAY n. Irle
most desirable qualities of all Others for it not
only does every variety of sewing i'll a superior
manner, but. in addition overseams splcndidly
and makes beautiful Button and Eyelet holes
in all fabrics. This is far beyond the capacity
of any other machine.
The splendid mechanism of this machine
and the superior skill, workmanship and ma
terials employed IN its construction are a guar
antee of accuracy, strength and durability
and enable the Company and its agents to war
rant every machine they sell to give entire sat
isfaction.
Neatly ornamcnted combination Machine with
finely finished oiled Walnut table and
F. cover 49, -5s2s- $1,000
Highly ornamented or plated, 500
Extra ornamentcd, $500
Finely finished oiled Walnut Cabinets, COM
piete' $50, $50, $40, &c, according to style
B1tton-hole cutter 50: Tuck-narker. So;
Quitting Gauge, 40 cents; Needles, 10 cents
each or 81 per dozen.
IL send for circular. Also call and see me.
VI. -. SITSHS(1N.
April %, 1869. Il
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The Peoria Transcript Of tho 9th

The Peoria Transcript of the 9th
says:
We learn that the@chiaeh bug ahas-
already made its appearance IN this
vicinity. If it has thus early made its
appearance the wheat aud oats fields
will suffer from its rslyages.
IowA.-The appearance of the crops
in Iowa, says the Desmoines Register,
was never more gladdening to the
heart of the husbandmaIl, aud If no
unforeseen evil occurs, the heaviest crop
will be harvested this Summer that has
been grown in Iowa since its settlement
The amount of wheat that has been
soWa " Ill exceed that of last year by
one-third. Corn has never at this stage
of the season presented such q healthy
appearance. Oats present the same
good prospect, but not quite so many
acres have been seeded this as were last
year. Taken altogether Iowa IN gener-
al has glorious prospect, and well she
may feel tickled over this fatHess of soil,
and commence charging her granaries,
for the harvest outstripping all other
harvests is near at hand.
The Page county Qowa) Herald.
Gays:
Should the present cold and rainy
weather cOnun4le much longer the cOf1l
crop in this county will be almost a
total failure.
The Council Bluffs Nonparea OF tie
Sd says:
The apprehension was well grounded
for some time that Western Iowa and
Eastern Nebraska were to be afflicted
with the gr;lsshopper, aud the people
began to get disheartened. The young
grasshoppers have all disappeared, and
they do not seem to have migrated, but
were destroyed. None of them attain
ed any size before their disappearance.
They are, therefore, moi likely 10 iniest
amy other community.
MINNEsoTA.-Accou from the
State are that the latter part OF May
has been cold and wet, but just the
weather for wheat. oats, potatoes, grass,
rye and everything except corn and
some kinds of garden products, such as
melons, cucumbcrs, squashes and sweet
potatoes. Some damage has been done
by worms, but the complaint does not
seem as general as in some previous
years. The spring has been wet enough
to bring mp the seeds, which is not
always the case in our State. On the
whole, there was propably never a
more favorable spring, and, with a
good summer we shall have bountiful
harvest.
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COMPLEMENTARY.

We hope we may be excused for pub
fishing the following, when we say tho
author says lie rwrote it from a sense
of duty" He requests us 10 publish it,
and VIC do not see how>to refuse. We
only hope to make The NEWS deserv-
ing of such good opinions from its
readers. 1t comes from subscriber at
Bunker Hill, Indiana, and is dated ON
our birthday. We therefore ACCEPT it
as birthday present from our friend,
and ereturn thanl1s.He @
EDIToR OF THE NEws-Deay. Sir. In
Bancroft's Reat Estate RegisterI see this
answer to some persons inquiring in re-
gard to tue stare of Kansas: '.Send two
dollars for I,He EMrof,Ix News ana von
Will get more Information about this
country, than you can in a hundred lei
tcrs." Now we have experienced this
IN part, and can SAY tlat we obtain i'm
formation iii THE News that we could
never think of asking any person to
write 10 us about And Can say that
persons who Contemplate moving to
Kansas, can do no better than take the
advice above given. 1T tcM IDas, our
word for II We intend making Kan
sas our future home and we want ali
lhe 4hlOruatloh We can get; and be-
fore we ever saw, the above advice we
subscribed for The MEMS Now we
get 1t regularly every week, full of Inn
portant matter to satisfy anF person IL
inquisitiyeness was the only organ they
had in their head. Like many others.
we formed some erroneous ideas about
Kansas, which, since we read Kansas
papers, have been corrected, and stand
so. Yours, etc., ,qa8sf ~ r
BUNkERs HILL SUBSCRIBER.
June z, 1863. sq ssgg
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AYLE ERNON.
Council Grove, June Ii, go.

Grace Greenwood has sold her Little
Pilgrim to Alfred l.. Sewell 81 Co.,
Publishers of The Little Corporal of
Chicago. The Pilgrim has been pub
lished as n children's magazine for over
fifteen years, and has been popular ju-
vcnile, but will now stop ''pilgrimagingr
on his account, and hereafter be an '.aid',
to the conquering Western Napoleon,
The Little C0Jpor09 the well deserved
circulation of which was even before
this addition larger than that ofany 9TH
crjuvenile magazine in the world. Grace
Greenwood still writes for it. The Ju-
ly number gbegins new volume, and
we advise our friends to send on to the
publishers, at once. one dollar. which is
the price for one year, and give their
children this unique, original magazine,
which has no superior anywhere. Those
who subscribe during June, will receive
the june number extra.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-18
FROM COUNCIL GROVE.


DEAR NEWS: Though the spring
has been cold and backward, with un-
usually dry weather during the early
part of May there has seldom been a
more enjoyable season. The pleasant
days have been so pleasant, the crops
look so well, and everybody is III such
excellent spirits that il seems rather
pleasanter world than usual, even in
the perfect days of June.
Does everybody in Lyon county give
their exclusive attention to the raising
of spring wheat? Because your letters
from the s.ruraI districts" speak of no
winter wheat, as far as my reading ex-
tends; though on second thought, Capt
Robert Mcmillan, whom We claim as a
Council Grove man, has on his fine
farm on Rock creek, liz the northwest
corner of Lyon county, about forty
acres, if my memory serves, Of most
beautiful winter wheat. And while
am in that section il is as well TO add
that 1t is real pleasure to see such ey-
idcnce of thrift and industry as his
place presents. He has been in the
State three years-.came with nothing
he says, but that must be taken with
some allowance; he certainly brought
an uncommon amount of energy-and
has 150 acres fenced and the larger part
of it broken will,complete il this sum-
mer. He evidently believes in s.farIn-
ing by machinery for 1 have rarely
seen so good a provision of farm imple-
ments in the State, as he has; this may
be partly owing to flfe fact that he is a
practical mechanic and understands the
use and management of mechanical aids,
for it is a well attested fact that good
mechanics make the best and most
thrifty farmers.
lie has IN company with Mr.. Conn,
of the Grove, q fine herd of nearly 200
cattle, mostly natives, but with seine
improved stock, aud 10 horses. He
thinks he has the incest place in Kan
sas and it IS naice-ihere is excellent
timber and water, and good land of
course, but dear mel who can tell
where the best place is when so many
pleasant and fruitful farms join in the
and thonsands of acres OIL
ret unbroken prairie .5..ss
SStreteh zreen 10 > uile,s rssclasIsl..ss SIX
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ENIPOIEIA MARK EFT.
Groceries.


TEAs-Young Tyson, $1.ao6e2.25 per h.; I'M
perial, lbs to 100; Gunpowdgr, 200 to 2.25;
Japan. LOO to 200; OolOng, LOO.
CDFFEE-Iaio, % to SO &c per H.: Java, 4:5e.
SUGAR-ltefincd, 20 to 2oc. per H.; crushed,
3Je.i Mo-, I625 to zoe.
TOBACCO Virginia natural leaf. S1I0 to
l.25 per 10; Gold Bar, 1.25; Navy, Soc; Grape
juice, Soc; Fine cut, $50.
RIcE-i62ac. per ID.
HOMIN Y--Sc. per tb.
MoLAssEs- sorghum, s1.00; Sugar House,
Sl.25; Golden syrup, LOO; Sugar Loaf, 100.
NISl2GAR-Cider, Coo. per gal; Sorghum,
FISH HIaekeral, No. l, 1sc. per b.; $500
per kit; white fish, 15c. per H.; $50 per kit;
cod fish. I.c.
DRIED FRUrrs-Apples, Is to pc. per IL. !:
peaches pc 20 to 20 81. snrrants 25i blaekberries,
CANNED GOoDS-PeacheS. 50c. per can;
cherries, 50e.; blackberlies, 40c.; Strawberries,
DC: pine apples, Doc; pears, Soc; tomatoes.
Soc; corn, 80 to doc; oysters, 35c.; Holsters,
30c.; sardines, SOC.
: CIEESE-16 to soc. per h.
BUTTER-10 to 2:1r. per ID.
E6fGS-2Sc. per dozen
sALr-31 to sc per b.; $50 to TO per bar
LARp-e0 to 25c per II.
HAMS 'ountry cured, BE. per b.; sugar
soArNExfra family, 15c. per n; palm,
1214c. 81
TALLow-12c. per h.
ChNDTEs-stsir, 25c. per d.; talIow, zoe.
kERosESE oIL--7oc. per gallon; crystal
lied, 60c
IlIDEs-Dry, 17e. per H.; green, &c.
SiIoT-20c. per ID.
LEAD-2gc. . -
PowDER-60c. Z" blasting, 35c
Dry Goods.
PRINTS Sprague's, I5c per yd.; American
Richmend's, I21ze; Gochcco, I5c; McrriInaek
w. 1899: Wams,Itta, Zoe.
SHEETiNGiS-Stark A. and Indian Head,
2;c. per yd.; Great Western. 1Sc.
BIEACHED SfUsLINs-Launsdaie, pc. per
yd.; Bates Mills, Soc; Reynolds, 50c.; Sen
peridein "A, 2Sc.; Washington. Is, 1896;
Massaseit, SIC.
DENIMS-a5 to Sic. per I'd.
SHIFTING STRIr.E-25 to 35ct per vi.
WOOL DELAINS--4 TO 55e. per yd.
MEKTNos-$1 10 to $50 pea. yd.
FLASNEI-sz-45to 6ee. per ytl.
DoMEsTfc GINGIIAaIs - to SOC per yd.
SATINETs-7:'e: to 90 per I'd.
HooP SkiRTs=-50e TO $50 per yd.
Bread stuns.
Fi.ouR-NXx Sc. tia. f5sf.A0 per sack; Xxx.
5.25 to GOO; Spring wheat. 5.a5 to $50.
- CORY MEaL-S1 30 1lcr bIIsllcl.
GRAHAM FIGUg-7lc per h.
BUcKWHEAr FLoURE-s}1zc per ID.
small Grain.
WHEaT-spring. 800 to 1.25 per husIlel;
Fall, 1I.25 TO 90.
foRN-stc. to 81 on per bushel.
OATs-T0e per busliel. IS
Fresh Meats and Poultry.
BEEF-choice steak, 121zc. per h.; roast.
PoRK-cIloice steak, l5c. per h.; sides aud
midiings- he Y8F
CIITeKENs-Large. dressed OF alive, PIC. :
Wool. 81
UNwAsIIED. coarse and light. . To 2sc. per
H.; . fine aud heavy, . TO 2ec; tub
washed, 10 TO 4Sc; fleece washed, s. to 43lt<z.
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THE INDIAN NEWS.

a special dispatch to the Conservative
from Ellsw orth, dated June 18th, gives
the latest and the only Indian nows OF
the week: 'ni F,t"p
The Indians are again at their muir
derous work, this time about thirty-five
miles north of Solomon City
Two. men are reported killed. A
party OF men followed the Indians, but
did not attack.
Goy. Harvey arrived at Salina yester-
day AFTERNOON, on q special locomotive.
ana THIS morning left for the scene OF
the outrages.
n quantity of arms were received at
solomon City and Salina this afternoon,
tor the protection of the settlers.
a force of armed men left Salina
yesterday, and another detachment to-
gay. captain Whitney leaves here to-
morrow morning, by direction of Adj
Jutant General Moorehouse, for Spill
men creek with his company of scouts.
MOST Of the settlers are armed and on
their guard:
The President has directed Gems.
Sheridan and Schofield to send troops
TO protect settlers all along the Kansas
frontier. -
Tn the 18th Senator Ross had another
interview with General Sherman, and
asked that troops might be concentrated
more rapidly in Western Kansas, for
the protection of the white settlers
from the incnrsions and depredations
of Indians. 70 Liaa4i
~ -, =, ~ Ll-ii ii24, q -. on ni .
General Sherman said that the proper
military force was already moving in the
territory OF the depreJations. Should
the present military force on the front-
ieribe inadequate to ,quell promptly the
existing difficulties with the Indians.
authority will be conferred upon Gen
eral Schoficld to raise volunteers for
this purpose, and secure peace and
tranquility to the border.
Orders will<e Issued to Gems. Sheri-
dan and Schofield to treat all the In
dams or of the four great reservations
as hostile, and to proceed against them
accordingly, with a view. to the protec-
SION Of the citizens of Kansas aud else
where ON the frontier.ie
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ExcBANGEs.--The first copy of the
Irving Recorder which we have seen
for six months arrived on Wednesday
morning. We have sent our paper reg
ularly, and often wondered why friend
Crowther did not reciprocate.
We also received on that morning the
first copy of the Council Grove Adcer-
tiser for several weeks. Can't you af-
ford your papers regularly, gentlemen Z
Sol. Miller complains of not receiv-
Ing The News. All we have to say il
1t is sent regularly, Sol. 1t is not our
fault If you don't get the paper. We
could not get along without the Chief
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The Topeka CONFERENCE.-THE saws
One or our citizens, now sojourning in
Ohio, ia writing to us says: "a 6er-
sen accustomed to seeing our enternris-
ing iittle towns out West can't have
any idea on what a dead LereI tbin~S
are here. There has been no improye-
Aients in the last ten years, FIN conf
dent; the same cutters, the same pigs
lying In them, ESQ think, but persons
herr say those pigs have gone the way
OF all pork dom, and these pigs are
really other pigs) and the only visible
change is that the little boys who used
20 play in the sand have grown large
enough to change marbles for base balls,
AMI their smaller brothers occupy their
Iorler places This is bat sample of
what we hear every day. i'm the confrast
between Western and Eastern Ssatss-
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with beauty and fertility enough in ev-
cry spot to induce one to make home
there, if some other at alittle distance
were not alluring him to @bIissful un-
certainty which to choose.
I have been over most of the high
ways and. by-ways of the county this
spring, and am afraid aTant51ing style
of writing is the result-there are so
many improvements, pleasant alike to
know and to tell of; but they must be
the subject of future letters, for am
only writing to sar that in this county
the amount of winter wheat sown was
unusually large, and that now there is
prospect of a most excellent Weld.
Harvest will begin next week, and ilei-
ther smut, nor rust, nor hail storms
nor anything else, has injured it.
There is a good amount of spring
| wheat and other small grain.
Farmers generally have planted large
" of corn but the blackbirds were de-
structive; the re-planting, however,
came up well. and the birds left it to
seek new worlds TO conquer. It was
the yellow headed variety that did the
mischief-is there no way of destroy
ng them? Shooting fails, because of
their shyness; and they don't like
stryehnine; but if they are going to
visit us every year they ought to be in
vestigated If any farmer knows how
to get rid of them he will confer ia
vor on his neighbors by telling them,
through THE NEws-but it will be too
late next spring after their ravages have
begun.
We were disappointed not to see any
grasshoppers this spring, but try to be
resigned. There has been plenty of
rain for the past four weeks, and corn,
| though small and backward, with
weeds little ahead of it. is ''good
stand and is all ready to grow when
warm weather comes. Gardens, on the
| contrary, are in a good state of for
wardness, except potatoes.
! / am very proud of the majority
which Norris county gave for the eX-
! tension of the railroad bouds; it shows
| that our people are neither dead nor
asleep. Ii the kaw lands could be opened
| to settlement now, as we have been told
would be the case sin the spring" every
| year for three years past, our future
would be assured of prosperity. Is it
possible that there is decentralization
| Office in Washington where our Rep
rescntatives and Agents go to procure
the ratification of this treaty, so i'm
| portant to the interests of the county,
and consequently of every citizen, and
| only find out How not to do it. +" 1t
/ is time somebody. knew.
VAYLE VERNON.