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previous, thus preventing confagra-
ton. Fire.brands were blown in every
direction.
SENSATIONAL. ON THE CHICAGO FIRE.
Those who bave seen the book of Nor
mon prophecies, say that 1t contains a
prediction that between the years 1870
and 1872 the largest city in Illinois shall
be laid in ashes, in judgment for the
murder of Joseph Smith.
Several milIiopaire merchants Of
New York, have offered to repeat all
orders to Chicago customers since Sep
tcmber 1st free of charge.
The Empress Augusta, of Germany,
has donated thousand thalers to the
Chicago sufferers. Americans in Paris
have raised $4,000 for Chicago.
up to Friday night the sum 4otal
of New York city's contributions to
the Chicago sufferers was 81 100000.
-Leavenworth laboring men give
$1,000 to the laboring men of Chicago.
Her subscriptions now amount to $780,
600 and are daily increasing.
Quebec sends 5000 blankets and q
number of tents to Chicago. St. Johns,
N. B., gives ST, 600 to Chicago. Albany,
N. Y, gives $4,000, and her churches
| $4,000 to Chicago. Brookly subscrip-
tions amount 20 S12I, 400, including
$4,000 By her churches. Washington
SI57,0OO
About $4,000 in church subscrip-
tions were raised last Sunday in Phila-
| delphia.
Omaha has donated $4,000 to the
sufferers of Chicago and $1,000 for the
sufferers in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Tho proprietors of the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel, New York, sent five thous.
and dollars and two thousand dollars
worth of carpets, bedding, clothing.
etc., to Chicago. Members of the New
York bar contributed $685..
Americans in London have collect.
ed over $4,000 to date. Clews, Hatch
& Co., London, gave $1,000; Frankfort
Germany, 10000 forms up to Saturday
last; Stettin, Russia, presents, by cable
$1,VUo Win the request tnat IL DC SEM
to the mayor of Chicago.
The children in the common schools
in Washington city subscribed S1,30C
in cash to the relief of Chicago, and 4
number of boxes of clothing.
The subscription books of the Ad
vance, Congregationalist paper in Chi
cago, were saved. 1t proposes to raise
its price to three dollars per year and
resume publication.
The Chicago Ereniag journal ap.
peared as full sheet last Saturday. Il
is the only paper in Chicago that did
not miss single issue. The proprie'
tors announced last Saturday that thoil
employees would be paid that night al
usual.
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CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY CONVEN.
TION.

A convention of Christian Missions
for the district of Southern Kansas,
comprising the counties included in the
Neosho Valley and all the counties
thence to the south line OF the Stale,
will meet at Burlington on the first
Thursday in November, at 8 o'clock q.
m. Each congregation will be entitled
to two delegates and one additional
delegate for every thirty or fraction of
thirty, over sixty members.
The Evangelists, and preachers are
entitled to seats in the convention.
Important business will come before
the convention. A full attendance OF
delegates and Evangelists Is earnestly
requested.
Entertainment s prepared for all who
may come. john NJ. RANKIN,
State Evangelist.
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POLYGAMY.

The Republican party is just as
strongly pledged to blot out from the
escntcheons of our Republic, polygamy,
as it was to abolish it's "twin relic"
slavery. Slavery WAS the most heinous
crime, and demanded our attention
first. The work was accomplished and
there will never be another slave III
America. And now for polygamy.
The work of abolishing it has been
commenced. It will be as thoroughly
done az was the job of driving slavery
from our borders. For many years
polygamy has been q moral blotch upon
our national character. There has been
charity for the handful of ignorant ad-
herents to this despicable doctrine e.
But this will not save them much Ion
ger. Already proceedings have been
commenced against that lusty old GRIM
inal, Brigham Young. Polygamy must
prepare its winding sheet. The people
have tolerated it long enough, and the
Republican party is ready to enfore the
will of the people and bury this mon
lCIAS "a OoA OoAISu4 W lAO cl0O VI
it's hideous twin brother. Let the earth
speedily hide all that is mortal of that
disgusting monster-polygamy. Brig
ham has been arrested and is inthe hands
of the offices. He is charged with lewd-
ly and licenciously living with sixteen
different women. The days when
he could stand up and impudent-
ly deliver his reasonable uttersnces
against the United States, his black
guard harangues against all decency
and his blasphemy against the Creator,
are numbered, If we mistake not the
"signs of the time" The penalty of
the statute, upon conviction of this
charge, is Imprisonment for not over
ten years, and not less than six months,
and fine of not over $1,000, nor less
than 500.
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FROM LEAvENWORTH.

The Chicago fire has awakened a
great deal of thought and talk as well
as sympathy. Leavenworth did a good
work in the way of helping the suffer-
ers. Our newspaper men have all had
q say, and on Sunday last the various
ministers of the city gave US their best
thoughts on the subject. Their church
es were filed with appreciative hearers.
Ueorge Francis Train entertained all
the lovers of mOnkeyish egotism last
Wednesday evening. he had house
full. He published in all onr papers
g Characteristic card, signing himself
&C. F. Train, next President o. So
That beats ''P. v. Nasty, which was
p. NJ" He is q train that runs as well
of the track as on 1t.
The political cauldron is boiling. The
Republicans have their ticket in the
field; it is very polite. The county
ticket bids for the votes of Methodists,
gamblers, Germans, Irish and Africans.
It Is q real mixture. I don't see how
anything but politics could bind such
elements together. There is one fea-
ture in our politics that ought to be re-
formed, and that is the disposition to
cater to the prejudices Of men. For
instance a man is selected asa candidate
because he is available" not because
he is the best qualified. A ticket must
be made mp of men who will reach all
classes of voters, not because the men
are all 'worthy and well qualified" for
the Offices they seek. I long to see the
time when men shall be nominated be-
cause of their fitness. Lat rs have
men-s0ber, honest, industrious, moral.
intelligent men, and then I do not caro-
whether they are city men or country
men, whether they belong to one church
or another, whether they are Germans
or Irishmen, white men or black men
/ repeat it we want nssR, and we must
have them, or our form of government,
good as Il Is, viii prove failure The
mere success Of party win not tnsks
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A telegram to o. Y. Hart of this city
informs him that the Home Insurance
Company OF New York has resolved
unanimously to fill up capital to the
amount of three and half millions at
earliest possible moment, which will
restore the Home assetts, after paying
Chicago losses, to nearly four millions
of dollars.
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few inches deep. This was just above
the SUSPENSION bridge.

If it shall prove true that Cochise,
the great warrior of the Apaches, has
been induced by the Peace Commission-
ers to relinquish hostilities, there seems
no reason to doubt the utter solution OF
the Indian problem on terms more
merciful than those recommended by
most of the army officers who have
served in campaigns against the red
men. Cochise was originally warm
friend to the white men, and only took
up arms when driven TO desperation by
treachery similar to that of which
Logan complained so eloquently.
Since the slaughter of his kinsmen
Cochise has made Arizona almost I'M
inhabitahle, and his passihcation, if it
has indeed been secured. will insure a
prosperity for the Territory which it
could never otherwise have known.
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WHIsKY.-There was great. excite
ment in Brooklyn Tuesday morning,
caused by whisky. Whisky worship
ers are always ready to fight for the
"dear crathur." The revenue officers
made raid on the Illicit distiIleries of
that city and captured 800 barrels of
whisky, and broke up five hell-holes
that made it. That was enough to
raise the ire of the whiskyites, and 500
Government troops had to be stationed
on the roofs of the neighboring build
ings to prevent q riot.
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1t never rains but it pours, is a say
ing that Brigham Young might quote
now. In addition to his other troubles
no is charged with being accessory to a
murder committed in 1857, by one
Hickman and ether Danites, the "Des-
troying Angels" of the Mormon organ
ization. Hickman has turned States
evide ice, and given the particulars of
the murder, with minute details, which
have been corroborated. He duplicates
Young seriously in the murder, and it
is said Brigham will be indicted on the
charge.
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Among the nominees of the Repub-
lican party for Representative in Leav-
enworth, 10 the Hon. n. j. PARROT. We
are glad of this, because Mark PARROT
lie one of the ablest and purest men,
politically, in the State. Two terms he
served Kansas in Congress. For some
years he has taken no very active part
in our politics, and we are glad to see
his fellow citizens bringing him for
ward again. If elected, as he certainly
will be, he would make q No. l
Speaker.
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p. B. Groat, General Ticket agent of
the II. & St. 10 railroad telegraphs
as follows for the Information of the
travelling public: 81 would state that the
transfer of passengers and baggage
through Chicago has been perfectly
re-establishcd and delay or extrae Expense
on account of transfer through Chicago
need not be apprehended.
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The election returns are so discour-
aging as to lead that prince among
Democratic papers, the St. Louis Re-
publican, to suggest that it is useless
for the Democrats to have q candidate
for President next year. 1t says if the
Democrats have none the Radicals will
have two. and that the Democrats can
take the least Objectionable one and
elect him. This is the wisest course yet
suggested by any Democrat.
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ALL RIeHr.-The Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad is prepared to
take care of freight and make transfers
at Chicago without delay. Arrange
ments have also been made to forward
passengers without exposure, delay or
extra expense.
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ADDITIONAL PROOF.
EmpoR1A, KANsAs, Oct. II. ]

EMPoRIA, KANSAS, Oct. IL, 1871.
Mr.. EDITOR: will You please give
the following qualified statements a
place in your paper? They complete
the chain of proof, in refutation of the
several charges which C. v Eskridge
made against me q few weeks ago in
the columns of your paper. When
published my last article it seemed
most pertinent that shonld produce
some statements from reliable men,
who reside in the place where my life
in the South was spent and who knew
me intimately while there, but not un-
til this week did receive the necessary
documents on this subject, which speak
for themselves.
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We do not obi ct to having papers
steal our locals and editorials who have
articles that we can steal in return ;
but we submit 1t is q little hard for
papers whsch never have anything Of
their own worth publishing, to practice
wholesale thievin1.
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Arrangements are being made in
New York for a general suspension of
business for one day and g parade OF
committee Of i've thousand citizens.
who shall wait upon Mayor Hall and
demand proper safeguards for the pur-
ity of the election in November.
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NOBLE WoMEN.-A private letter
from Chicago states that the ladies of
wealth there, are sending what remains
of rich wardrobes and ieweIy to New
York for sale, to raise money to help
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this Government a permanent thing.
| mean to say, by all this, that it is q
shame TO the Republican psrty of Leay-
enworth county to offer premium On
vice by putting at the head of its ticket
an unblushing, professional gambler.
God save rs from such disgrace.
q r r
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r. d. DIVERSIFIED.
GEORGErOwN, Williamson Co., Teza.,l


September 9th, 1871
REV. 3. n. OvERsTkKET, ENPoRiA, KAN,
Ny Dear Friend: 1 have just read commu.
and signed By one c. v. Eskridge. and dated
the 9th Inst, in which, amoIg other things,
you are charged with being s.faisifier, an ex-
Rebel Chaplain, an ex-SisVeholder and an ex-
Temperance uplers" and 70 bolster up these
charges the writer inyokes the statements Of
one l.. u Carter and p. smiley, together with
the affidavit Of one james Means, v no swears
ing the war ysu was 9 Rebel and that he
"served with you in the Rebel army, you act
ing in the capacity Of chaplain"
IL 70 have been an untCGreriag, coRsisteat
and steddfGst Union man during the dark
aud bIoooy days Of the late war. Il ia The esti-
nation Of these ksnsss gentleman an evidences
Of Rebellion, can inform them they can End
in IAis county = cast deal OF sHch euidence
against you; Tor uHdert Ike 20 say that every
man with whom you was acquainted In this
county during the Rebellion, if called upon.
1t matters not whether they were Uai0a or
Secession IN sentiment, they would all I'M
with all the ieryency and zeal Of your nature,
and continued, during the eAtirs tcdr, an earn.
est and true friend 70 the United states Gov
eminent; and AZ to your serving in tia Rebel
army In the capacity Of chaplain, or in any
capscity, the aforesaid John Davis has either
mistaken the man or sstlfHlls Etsd.
Again. a. 70 the charge Of f.ex-Slayeholder,"
/ can state that during your stay In Texas
you resided In this (Williamson) county, and
from the time Of your arrival here until you
len the State WAS intimately acquainted
with you and your family, and tbs individual
who signs his name p. Smiley, when he stated
that You s'Were. during the Wsr, . slave own.
err and that she was aequai1ted with your
slaves,n mnst certainly have uttered . dslfb-
As 70 the charges Of s.falsiasr' and ssex-
Temperance Ttplersn your conduct while
Christian gentleman and stEietly In keeping
with your profesGons and In all your busipes1
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A 6HAM.--The Boston Post, the most
influential Democratic paper in New
England, saya that its party was defeat
ed in Maine, because the New Depart
ure was . sham, and the people knew
Il; and adds that unless the declaration
for the amendments equally with the
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THE STATE OF TEXAS, \

This day personally appeared before me, the
undersigned authority, each and every one
Of the foregoing parties hose names are
signed TO the foregoing letters and all of them
being TO me well known as men OF integrity
and truth, after being by me sworn on oath,
says the statements. matters and things. CON-
tanned in the. letter OF w. II. Makemson and
to the best of their knowledge and belief.
In testimony OF ALI which hereunto set my
official hand and sfs1x my notariaI seal of
office. in the town OF Georgetown, Williamson
county, Texas, this the 9th day of Septem-
Der, A. D. 1871.
A. W. MORROW, Notary Public,
Williamson county. Texas.
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State Sunday School Convention
meets at Lawrence, October 24-Tues-
day-at 716 o'clock. Let every Sunday
School send Delegates. Call at sinp-
sons bank for entertainment.
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NEWS AND EDITORIAL ITEMS.

It is rumorod at Topeka that DR..
Mediicott will be convicted of murder.
We are Of the opinion that such con-
viction would be jest.
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know the facts as set forth in W. K.
MAkempson's letter to be literally true. Rev.
4. N. Oyersireet was my close neIghbor and
We were very intimate during the war.
w. ]. ANDERSON.
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Constitution is unreserved and une-
quivocal, there is no hope for the State
or Nation
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Having been sequaiAted with r. II. Over.
street during the entire war, 1 can fully en-
dorse the letter of w. L. Maken.pson.
LYRUS EUBANK.
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Ian very truly your friend.
W. K NAKEsfsOE

@HaxtnR rad tie allows, and being persoe.
ally acquainted with =. u. QssEgsrez9, i fully
endcrs0 the ntafoDepas o. III. GakaDgc1. ]
also k9ow o1s -- o4sgBes9e1s wac bsio1Sse
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gard 70 the character Uf X. III. OYerstreet,
unhesitatIngly endorse them all as true. OF my
own personal knowledge.
JAMES KNIGHT.
Late private U. !. Army.
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Sheriff Of wiliiamson {

Having been acquainted with II. II. Over
street during the entire war, can fuIIy en-
dorse the letter OF w. x. Makemson.
j. L. PEAY,
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to Col. Parsons regiment of Texas Cavalry
Rebel1 and who acted as orderly for the Col.
Rev. r. IL. Diversified can get, In this section
Of Texas. the endorsement af hundred prom
inent ex-Re6els as TO his being consistent
Union man during the war, and an upright,
Christian gentleman. j. G. s. MORROW.
Ex-capt. Parsons Reg't.. Texas Cavalry
Having read the aboYe letter Of ". X.
Makempson, fully endorse the same, hay-
ing been acquainted with Mr.. O.. intimately,
from 1858 to 1868. During the progress OF the
war Until was forced TO leave the State,
talked with him freely. Should I have b. en-
betrayed it would have cost me my life. To
doubt his loyalty to the United states Govern
ment would be to doubt my osen senses.
j Hl.PAGE,
Infantry.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-27

tracted TO build the water works for the town of
Arlington, Mass, and on Monday next will put
five hundred men at work constructing dams.
The famous liverton-Ncwport dog tax case,
provocative of so much newspaper comment,
was settled by the payment OF the costs by
benevolent gentleman of Newport.
The Providence Press says: at is wonderful
that a drama so old as Uncle Toms Cabin should
draw out a crowded house in Providence every
time it is put upon the stage bur such is the
fact"
A Providence paper says: emusic dealers in
this city are surprised to find a very much in
creased demand for old ballads Of every descrip-
ton. They have for the nonce taken the place
OF fashionable operate music"
In WoOnsocket, on the night of the 18th,
Michael Hearne attempted 10 shoot officer IL. NJ.
Pierce with a douhlc-barreicd gun. One cap
snapped, when the gun was seized by the officer
and broken, in the struggle. Hearne Is in jail.
Valley Falls is looking mp in its manufacture
ing Interests new iron foundry, to be known
ms LapIIam & Woods iron foundry, has been
begun near the junction of the Providence
and Worcester and Boston and Providence
railroads there. cotton mill is spoken of
also.
The Westerly Weekly says that "the long-ex-
pcctcd machine, which is to dredge the Pawca-
tuck river on account of the government appro-
priation of $4,000, has arrived, and commenced
operations on Monday last, at what is known as
GravellY beach, below Pawcatuck Rock"
The Providence Herald says "The boys of
Brown have been exercised OF late on the sub
icct of gymnastics as the institution on Canal
street, whereihey have taken their daily doses of
bodily exercise for two winters past, has been
suspended. Light begins to CLEAN for them,
however, for the faculty have offered if there be
a hundred subscribers TO the gymnastic fund
among the students, TO procure the apparatus
they have hitherto used, and keep up II college
gymnasium. Absolutely Indispensable this. if
the boating at Brown is to be anything more
than a succession Of such slaughters as that at
lugleside this summer"
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Skies


have abosutey3O years to run; are especially desirable
for steady investments, and can now be bought
IL per cent less than Tcn-FOrties,
30 per cent.Icss than Fivc-Twenties,
81 per cent. less than SKIES of 1881,
and equally sure to lie paid principal and interest in
gold coin Their amount limited by the Trust Deed to
sl50OOOOO Price lat presen) 9S and accrued interest
that is, with coupon attached, payable Nov. /.
sOol Chesapeake and Ohio Bonds costs to-day s95i ls
$500 CbeSapeake and Ohm Ronds costs to-day s477 as
sIOo ClesapcaRe and obio 1,o,5s costs io, ca, 40
only asmalI amount of ,be latter denominations ro
mains and no more can be made Bonds are in common
or registered farm same as Fivo-Twenties
This debt is create nv the cIcsapeake and Ohio Pail
,,t r,o,,r,,r q, -to. No., 49, A., a,.,,,, =,
extend and conpete the main line of their road IN the
Ohio River. This vork-tbc most im,o,,opt in
ternaI Improvement now propre.sing in the
country-js RAPIDLY approaching comnle,ion II will
establish another and suner,or line or no.,
tween the Dino and Assissinnf valleys and tI castor,
cities; bringing ten millions of noonlc mainly rlce
nearer 10 centres of cousnmptia in tb Eastern state
and nearer 10 the political and commercial car,t,ls
their country such is the o,1n,r5,r ir,ortanco f
this Trunk Line that the larger cities f tho ,et .r ~
| iectinp feeders to copnect with IT an ~, 70 ,iI ,,
| selves of IL uneoual1ei f,ciiiti,. ~ s a. q I
ted Large tracts of yalnable coal and iron Iande alone
| e..
an, So c, VI pl"1.i0'i MINER
~, .., p" ie' wy 10 apiins'h7 up DIT
i,a -, 'ie - y, ieii"'e nav s"'ioii vi
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- - "a WIN 'V'VVV inil's OIL
| mr. ,,D,,-l's 49, @
- En- 10 - noNpS are as
' W. 'es'io"' "s government ponus. lhelr amount
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-27
-, cHAs. ?. STEVENS, Register.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU.

- SETS WORCESTER, IS. Probate Court-To all
persons Interested in the estate of EDWARn KEIt EV
aie Of sutton. IN said county, deceased intestate;
You are cited TO appear at "A Probate cnnrt 10 lo
held al Worcester, In said county, the first Tncsd9, ~
November next, at nine clock in forenoon 10 in
cause why the final account rendered by Patrick eli
the Ad Illustrator of his administration of said estate
and now on file at this office. should not be allowed
And the said accountant ordered serve this citation
by publishing the same week three weeks success
svey, in the Worcester Daily Spy newspaper printed
at orcester the last publication to be day at least
before said Court and to send cause to be sent writ
ten or printed copy Of this notice properly mailed post
age prepaid to each heirs deyisees or Of
d estate or their legal representatives known 10 the
petitioner, seven days at least, before said court
a witness, Henry Chaplin, Esquire Judge of said Court
l seventeenth day Of October in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seyenty-0ne.
ol9 chA ai, T. STEVENS Register.