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On motion, the Board adjourned till to.
morrow morning at Q O'Clock.
The County Treasurer submitted his semi
annual report for the semi-6scal year COM
mencing on the LIST day of July, 1871, and
ending on the OH day of January 1872,
which was, on motion, received, filed and
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
"WEDNESDAY, March 6, 1872.
The Board met pursuant TO adjournment.
Roll called.
Present Full Board.
On motion, the proceedings Of the County
Board of February 9Th, 9th and 9TH. were
read and declared adopted.
The petitions of sundry persons heretofore
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means, after a careful examination, were re-
ported favorable.
The following resolution was offered and
adopted:
Resolued, That We dispense with the ser
vices of sargent.at-arms, or bailif.
The following resolution was offered and.
on motion, referred to the Committee Of Ways
and Means:
Resolred, That all orders for salaries oil
County Physician, Superintendent Of Poor
House and Farm, and Superintendent of the
Poor and the Insane Asylum be drawn upon
the general fund.
Ga motion TO adjourn till next regular
meeting they ayes and NOES we're called:
Ayes-Commissiones Spencer, Williams
and Plummer.
Noes-Messrs Hiatt, Hook and Wilson.
Motion declared lost.
Thereupon, en- motion, the Board ad.
journed till / o'clock r. NJ.
IO'CLocK, Z NJ, March 6. 1872.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Roll called.
Present, Messrs. Geiger, Hiatt, Hook,
Spencer, Wilson and Williams.
W. S. Plummer being absent, Commission
era c. Williams was called TO the chair.
\ proposition from the Leavenworth o.
kaloosa and Topeka Railway Company VA
presented by Mr.. E. Stillings, on behalf o.
the eorporators of said company, read, and
on motion, a further consideration Of said
matter was continued till Friday the 18th
inst
On motion, the County Board adjourned
to meet Friday, the 18th Of March.
CAtes,:1 A. b. KELLER,
County Clerk.
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What shall We Eat:

This is an important question in these
times of high prices. DR.. Hall, in late
number of the Journal Of HeaM-a good
authority, by the way-says the cheapest
articles Of food at present prices are bread,
Especially oornmeaD butter, molasses, beans
and rice. He shows that 25 cents worth of
flour, at cents per pound, contains as much
nourishment as 81. % worth of roast beef at
% cents per pound; and that a pint Of white
beans, costing ceEts, has the same amount
of nuiriment as 81 pounds of beef at % cents
per pound; or, in other words, that the
roas, beef diet is twelve times as expensive as
the beans. Furthermore, pound of Indian
meal will go as far rs pound Of fine -four,
costing nearly twice as much.
Here are some Of the common articles Of
food. showing the amount Of nuirinent con-
tanned, and the time required for digestion:
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THE compositors Of the 81. Louis Journal
Of Commerce, had an "unpleasantness" with
the proprietors, last week, and all quit work.
The result is, the paper is now "set mp eh-
clusiyeiy by girls
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WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, March ii.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont,
from the Committee on Conference, the bill
for the erection of public buildings at St.
Louis, a. was concurred in; it provides that
the amount Of the appropriation as fixed BY
the House will not BE- increased.
After the passage of large nun Her OF
private bills the Senate resumed the 'sid-
Grafton Of the legislative appropriation ill.
The pending question was on the am ld-
ment to increase the salaries of L. S. Dis ,ict
Judges to $1,000. This amendment as
adopted, and also the amendment increasing
the salaries of Judges OF Cour; Of claims to
5000.
Mr.. Trumbull offered an amenimen, pro
viding for the transfer of Judges from enc
district to another, according to the exisen-
cies required. Adopted.
Mr.. Trumbull then offered an amendment
by appropriating the amount necessary to
pay such increased salaries, which was adopt
ed and the bill was then passed.
Mr.. Sherman moved TO take up the tariff
bill.
Messrs. Trumbull, Logan and Wright ad-
voca,ed the immediate consideration OF the
Chicago relief bill.
After some discussion, the tariff bill was
taken up, with the understanding that the
Chicago relief bill should be considered Mon
day next. The tariff bill::w then read.
Mr.. Scott gave notice of the amendment
making tea and coffee free.
The Senate then went into executive ses
SION, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion OF Mr.. Blair, o. Michigan,
from the Committee en- Claims, bill wa
passed appropriating 1887 900 to reimbuss
Kansas Tor expenditures incurred in equip
ping, subsisting and paying troops calle'
into service by the Government on th'
requisition Of General Curtis in 1854, to re
pei an invasion under Price.
The bill to extend the time for The com
pletion of the Lake st. Croix Railroad wa
then taken up and discussed at length. Tit
previous question was finally seconded, ant
the bill went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Garfield from the Conference Com
mittee on bill for the St. Louis Cnston
House made report appropria;ing $500,
OOU for the site. and 81, 800 COO for the build
ing. The report WAS agreed to and tn
House adjourned
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The List Resolution.

The following correspondence explains
itself:
Editor Times:
DEAR SIR: / enclose herewith a letter
from Governor Harvey, relative to the action
of the Legislature in transmitting copies oil
the testimony in the Senatorial Investigation
of last winter. Its publication will correct
erroneous reports, give necessary information
to the public, and do justice To worthy Off
Ger, Capt. A. Il. Banks, Chief Clerk of the
House Of Representatives.
Very respectfully,
STEPHEN A. CoEB.
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The Black Hills Gold Excitement.

SIOCX CITY, Iowa, March l6.-A private
letter received in this city tonight from
Fort Randall, Dakota, SAYS that few days
since party of five Indians arrived there
direct from the Black Hills and they had in
their possission double handful OF nuggets
of gold and considerable quartz. The officers
at the For, tried to buy this gold for the pur-
pose Of sending it to their friends As speci-
mems, but the Indians refused to part with it.
The writer SAYS that considerable excitement
exists among the citizens and soldiers over
The recent discoveries in the Black Hills,
and party there wish to join the expedition
which is being fitted out at this place.
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/. ,u,,fer Of leading Liberal Republica

A number Of leading LIBERAL Republican,
:, Tennessee have issued an address urging
The selection of purely Republican delesa-
-, t-om Tennenee to the Cincinnati Liber-
a RepubIican National Convention. The
nroposition l. advocated By the Nashville
Rps5lioa. Basser, and oth9 Republican
paPsr,, and viii probably Be aPpFovissly re-
pond ed to.
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TOPEKA.
Xiic Hoard OF agricnlture-Ihe snScs-
glSaGiOn.

XIc HOIfd OF AEr1culture-Ane shtcs.
tt%attOn-
TorEKA, March l3.-The Board of Agri-
culture has been in session all day arranging
the premium list. II foots up $40, 600. III.
T. Beman, of Topeka, is General Superin-
tendent.
Arrangements are perfected for work to
commence at once on the Lawrence n Topeka
RailroId.
The old Topeka House is 10 be rebuilt
this season at an expense Of 100000.
Bishop Vail is here with money to com
plete the new seminary.
The Governor will send the testimony be-
fsre the Investigating Committee TO Wash
ington in about week. The Chief Clerk
of the House, A. X. Banks, has furnished
him with certified copy of the resolution,
directing him to send it. 1t is but Justice to
Mr.. Banks to say, that as soon as he ascer-
tanned that the resolution did not appear in
his journals, that he got a copy from its au-
thor and caused it to be inserted in its proper
place. This clears him from any completely
in the alleged theft of the resolution.
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CHICAGO is still ahead. An en,erprising
thief in that city, a few nights ago, stole the
smallpox. He found it in suit Of clothing
-, IN ON, .house
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The Leavenvorth papers compliment, in
high terms, the colored lawyer, John II:
Morris, Esq., of that place, for the skiil and
ability be displayed in conducting recent
suit before the District Court Of that city:
We believe Mr.. Morris 10 be not only one OF
the most talented men in The State, but a
most estimable gentleman in every respect
We are glad to hear Of his success IN ms hrsf
case q . lawyer, and predict for him useful
CRaR,pioS.
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PRUSSIA.

BERLIS, March 1.-THE Pussian Govern
ment has requested the Roman Catholic
Bishop Emreland to revoke the sentence Of
accommodation pronounced contrary 10
the laws Of the country.
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Mr.. Hammond. prayer McesinEs.

TorEKA, March l6.-Rev. Mr.. Ham,
mond, the revivalst, gave notice this morn
ing that he wsuld hold prayer meeting in the
Office Of the Commonwealth, at p. N. Mr..
Prouty, the State Printer. issued circular
inviting all of his employees to the editorial
room, and stating that all business would
cease for one hour. At the appointed time
Mr.. Hammond, with fifty Others, made their
appearance Every man about the estab-
lishment, with the exception OF the editor OF
the Kansas Magazine, went into the room.
There were fity-iive Of them. Talking,
praying and singing was kept up ;or an hour,
and the meeting was prounced a success.
The saloons have all been visited during
the week by the c!ergymen and children, and
prayers offered.
The meetings are kept up every day and
night, and are attended by crows, but there
have been bnt few conversions yet, except
among the children, and one councilman,
and the notorious courtezan, Maggie Preston.
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NEW YORK.


NEW YoEK, March l5.-Upon The open
ing of the Hall trial to day, the counsel for
the prosecution said that owing to the death
of juror, the first thing necessary would be
TO discharge the present Jurors, and then d.
rect an extension Of the term Of the court.
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TEE Chicago Post says the nomination OF
Judge Davis is universally popular with the
Democrats, the most Of them thinking It's OLD
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yp.seRlp Gimes
THURsDAY, MARCH p 1872.

THIS is the day of "revivals." lhe 81.
Louis Democrat chronicles the revival Of
aEeno'
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CONCORD, n. H., March 4.-Complete
election returns from the Eleventh Senatorial
District elects Fling, Democrat, by $50 ma
jori,v. The Senate stands Republicans
and Democrats. The list of Representa-
tives is incomplete but as far rs heard from
the Republicans have 201, Democrats l35,
Temperance 10, and Labor Reform 4: The
full list will probably give the Republicans
about so majority.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., March 1.-The
Chronicle has returns from all BIT towns
which last year threw less than 500 votes.
Strow 3s,56s, Weston and scattering 81, 33S.
Strow's majority is ,230, which will proba-
bly, be increased. Rockingham county gives
1S1 majority for Strow, a gain of So.
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Indian Claims.

TOPEKA, KS, March 1.-THE Legisla-
ture before adjournment, provided for the
appointment of commission to audit claims
for depreciation by Indians on citizens of the
State committed since January, 1860. The
Commissioners are +. p. Baker, David
Kelso and j. Bradley. They meet in OsHeeo,
March 18th, for one week, and in Topeka
from April ID to 18th. They have to re-
port on the Goth of April.
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Collector Murphy's Testimony.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The Senate
New York Custom House Investigation Com
mittee met this morning. Ex-Collec,or
Murphy testified that he was Collector from
February, 1870, to December last; said he
had been in office but a month when he
closed Mason 4 Cos store and sent the stock
TO Leet 4 Stockings store; closed Mason IL
Cos store because a report was brought to
him that goods were in market being sold at
very low prices; that they were traced TO
that store, and il was found that after remov-
ing and checking the goods, that over 200
bales were on the custom house books that
were not in the store Mason then disap-
peared and had not been seen in New York
since, 10 his (Murphy's) knowledge. The
goods were removed after consultation with
custom house officers; there had been no
consultation with the President, Babcock or
Porter on the subject, or none outside the
custom house; none of the parties above
named ever had any influence
with him. Last fall he was
in Parker and Babcocks room and af,erward
saw the President. Secretary Boutwell,, came
in from room leading to the hall. President
said to hin Murphy there is 50 much noise
and scandal about the man. Lest in con-
nection with General Order business, and
in account of his having been connected with
me during the war, that l have come to the
conclusion that the young man had better
leave'. To this Murphy replyed: Warfare
on Leet, originated with the steamship Co.
for the purpose of getting the business them
selves, in his opinion Leet and Seeking
conducted the business we'll and did not fral
like giving way to steamship Cos. There
was no order from any body in or ont OF
Washington, that made it obligatory for the
collector TO continue storage for Let "
Stocking. Witness felt that he could do n
he pleased on the subject.
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STEPHEN A. CoEE.

STATE OF Kansas, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
ToPEKA March 18th, 1872.
I'm SsD.es 1. CsJJ, Sy,srlr Of he Rorsc Of Rspre-
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Fires.

FoRr SCorT, KAN, March l5.-Last nigh,
the Congregational Church in this city, OF
which Rev. j. c. Plumb is pastor, COM
pleied and dedicated las, August, and one of
the most unique and convenient in the west,
was totally destroyed BY fire. The insurance
Is only sufficient to cover the Indebtedness Of
the Church. Tomorrow night, temporary
building adjoining the ruins will be compile
ted and ready for use
MILWAUKEE, March l5-There was Sc
rious fire at Mansion, Wisconsin, this after
noon, which destroyed buildings and other
property TO the amount of $4,000. Eight
business houses were destroyed. Little
or no insurance. The cause of the FIRE was
the overturnins of 4 pot OF varnish in one Of
the workshops.
BosToN, March 1.-THE Harvard school
house, a; Charleston, burned this afternoon.
Loss, $4,000. AT the time The building took
fire so children We're in it and by the
presence Of mind of the teachers all escaped.
Some were considerably injured in the rush
but none seriously.
MoNRoEvILLE, Ind, March ia fire
here last night Destroyed the Monroe House,
Odd Fellows Hall, four or FIVE dwellings
and two or three offices. Loss, $4,000; no
insurance.
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Greeley on DouSnEuts.

The following is Mr.. Greeley's celebrated
letter ON doughnuts, which was presented in
the Pennsylvania Legislature few days ago,
BY the Committee on Agriculture, and is now
attracting much attention among the farmers:
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burglar shot.

New York, March 15.-Burglars were
found in an unoccupied house of Francis
Iiiton last night, at Nyack. A party of
young men entered the house and attempted
to capture them, but two escaped and the
third was chased out on the roof and shot
dead, refusing to surrender.
Sixteen new cases Of small po0 are re-
ported to-day and three deaths.
The sale of the effects of the Central Saw
ings Bank is indefinitely postponed at TIE
request of the Directors.
Another boa, of the Staten Island Ferry
Company vas seized to-day, BY a Deputy
Sheriff, for judgmen, against the Company.
The Sheriff will lay up the boat or collect
passenger fares unless the Judgment i. paid
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Elevator asur.eu IN buffalo.

BUFFALO, n. Y. March l8,-The Ohio
street elevator, owned BY the Erie K. r. and
leased BY Clark, Townsend & Co. was burned
this a. m. together with $1,000 bushels of
grain. The fire is believed to be the work
of an incendeary. no insurance on the
elevator; grain fully insued. Loss on the
building LIS, 900.
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asserted grant from the United Safes and
that no land embraced in the grant to the 81.
Croix Railroad Company shall in any case
revert TO the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and repeating all acts or parts of acts,
inconsistent with this provision. Adopted
yeas "a, nays So.
The bill as thus amended was passed and
Us title changed so as to read can act to de-
clare forfeited to the United States all lands
granted to the State of Wisconsin," &C., and
10 reserve the same under the homestead act,
to actual settlers.
The session to-morrew will be for debate
only.
House adionrna1
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The senate Arms Committee.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March IA
lhe Senate Arms Committee resumed the
examination OF Col Bennett. He testified
that there were CO., $50 serviceable arms on
hand, and the total number OF arms Of all
kinds were LII, OsS.
The Select Committee. TO investigate the
charges against Secretary Robson, met to-
day, when the Chairman was authorized TO
invite the editor of the New York Sun to ap-
pear and give such information as will afford
basis for examination. 1t is the determi-
nation Of the Committee to afford the largest
liberty to the accusers of subs,antiating the
charges, and in order to afford time for such
purpose the Committee adjourned till next
THURSDAY.
Middletown transcript., 1872-05-04
Origin Of q Popular Expression.

Well. IL you must know how the ori
gin Of :. the goose hangs high" here !,
H. You know the large dark goosc called
the " Canada goose" These always fy
northward in aocks ia the early spring
and under leader, who heads the column !.
and 1t brief intervals uttcrs deep. dull
cry" honk. honk. honk From this
ncse they are called in the west and south
west. "honkcrs" II the weather is fair,
and the prospect ahead is pleasant, tho
geese ny straight uorthward. high in the
air. their leader . honking" loudly rs he
hics. Ba, II otherwise. they fy lower
and in anticipation Of storms. break up
their triangular shape organization. and
hunt for place Of aligh,ing.. Thence
comes the forciblc aud meaning expression
everything is lovely, and the goose heak,
high" the word h,nks" having been
misunderstood. or corrupted into . hangs
BY the whites who heard it. The Louis
vile Commercial. which is our authority
for this statement, says the expression ha,
been heard years ago. used by the negroc,
In the Mississippi valley.
Middletown transcript., 1872-05-04

TnE --LATEST INVENTION. A smart Yam.
kee has recently invented fly destroyer
that cclipses all others in fatal execution.
II IL made Of mulasses. diluted with water.
with slight tiucturc of gum arabic and
nitro glyceriae. The mixture is to be
put where the flies chiefly congregAtc.
After alghiing in !. and eating what they
want. then generally succeed in ex,rica,.
ing themselves from the sticky compost.
tion. and in ec,acies Of dcligh. over their
escape. rub their legs together. The
friction causes the nitro clycerine to ex.
plode, aud the unfortunate victim is Norm
10 atoms.
Middletown transcript., 1872-05-04
Farm l.nb0rrrs and DOynestIcs
TO nr srrrIirp ny rTH
Middletown immigration Society

YNilE Middlciown Immigration Society having
l. been permanently organized aud having
procured a compeieni aud responsible agent. or
dets for doines,lcs fnrm laborcrs ARE solicited
Each member ordering immigrants shall pay
TO the Treasurer Of the Society AZ the time Of or
dcring, six dollars for each and every man, wo-
man or child ordered lie shall also al the same
time, give TO the Treasurer q negotiable note,
with an approved endurscr dated February 10th,
1872, payable in sixty dars from said date for
one-balf the balance; and also protuissory note
for the remaining half, payable on delivery in
Middlciown OF the man, woman or child ordered
In case the last note shall not lie promptly paid
upon delivery of Immigrant the person ordering
shall forfeit TO the Society all former payments
Upon payment TO the Treasurer us above
farm laborcfs OF domcslcs Of either sex will he
delivered at Middlctown, with as little delay as
possible, who will enter into legal contracts to
render service for year from date Of arrival.
Employers win be expected 10 furnish COM
Portable lodgings and board for their servants,
and, at the end Of the year, 10 give fifteen dol
lars TO each male aud ten dollars 10 each female,
whose services have been satisfactory.
Our agent will he specially Instructed and will
engage 10 procure only such as have certificates
Of good character, and have experience 10 the d,I-
ties OF their several voeafions.
All orders must describe particularly tho age,
sex, services To be required, &c.
For further particulars inquire Of
DR.. q. TRouP MAXWELL,
Feb 3, lsI2-a Corresponding Secretary
Middletown transcript., 1872-05-04
Landreths' Rural Register.

1NlERE must lie some mer, in publication
l. which has attained u popularity unprcce-
dentci we believe In this country. Works
which reach circulation Of ten or twenty ilons-
and are ranked ns successful and cmpha,ically
so II they double that number. But here We
have pamphlet truly practical indeed. Of
which five hundred thousand copies Of The edi-
tious OF 1871 were distributed. What those Of
the present year may reach ~e can only conjec-
inrc. Aud II Is not alone IN English the little
messenger reaches 'hc public eve: trsnslaiions in
German and 10 Swedish ntc also demanded hy
that portion Of our rural population not yet de-
mesiicairi among us long enough to speak the
language OF their adopted country
What nscful lesson does the progress Of the
LandFcths teach How plainl, does 1t say,
hold fast 10 one business object -" cherish
orc Industrial idea, -. lie not diverted hy the
glitter OF more promising pursuits thar tha, In
which We mas he engaged, and which may en-
tice only TO Glsappoini.
More than three-quariers of century ago, the
predecessors Of the Lauarcihs embarked In the
seed trade little hy little, aud 1t was liltc e
nongh, MS We arc told, j. the beginning, tat
which time our confederation embraced thirteen
colonies, and now grown TO forty united Sia,esl
has the business Of the l.andrc'hs advanced
and augmented until now Il il said to he the
largest OF the Kind not only ia this country, but
in the World, and embraces flX hundred neres
in drilled aud ,rlnsplanied crops un2sr the per-
sonal charge ot the propric,ors, who themselves,
raise the seeds only of tho choiccr varieties Of
vegetables which require special carc---;he coar-
ser SORTS being grown ior their account By out
side parties.
II Is 10 give brief hints and instruct on 10 their
customers, greater IN the number Of fshiiiss than
WAS the individuals that composed The laic army
that the Rural R.gis'ey OF 1917 has been printed
| We advise our readers who take pleasure in
country life TO Obtain a copy, which mag be had
wihou, charge, from SIR. y. I Evans
Feb lO-if