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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

CANDrDATEs.-There never was a campaign
before IN which there were no many Presidential
candidates in the field a now. The nominations
for President and Vice President are as follows !:
kepublican-Ulysses S. Grant and Henry Will
son.
ratic-Liberal-Horace Greeley and B.
Gratz Brown.
Straight Democratic Charles O'Conor and
John Quincy Adams.
Anti-Secret-Society- Charles Francis Adams
and J. l.. Barlow.
TemPerance-James Black and John Russell,
Womans Rights-Victoria Woodruff and Fred.
Douglass
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

A STATESMAN AND POLIucAN.-Many shallow
people suppose that because Mr. Greeley has
been a partisan politician for over thirty years
he must consequently be . statesman. The wire
comparable with high statesmanship. Nr. Gre
ley is politician merely, and not very suecess.
fnl one at that. The qualities Of great eenrr.I
are, in the main, identical with those of states.
man man. ne certainly requires GOODNESS, = good
laagment' knowiedgs Of men, head for com
ulty for adjusting means to eods IN an ~ yh;sh
Grant 10 eminent. ." :" u "n'e"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

GREELEY "RErORMER."-Warmoth the
Greeleyite carpet-bag Governor of Louisiana-One
of the head men Of these who promise, with the
help of New York Tammany, to purify the
Government has given . good illustration Of
what he knows about honest administration dur
ing his official career. Witness the following
statement in the New Orleans PicaysRe, (Which
supports Greeley and Brown:)
"The State indebtness has been increased since
the reign Of Gov. H. C. Warmoth, inaugurated
by fraud in 1868, forty five million dollars. The
State debt, proper and contingent, aecumulating
for forty years, up to and including the year 1867,
We trife over fifteen millions. To day the
State debt is not under sixty millions-an in
crease of forty-fve millions under Warmoth.
The State taxes under him have increased 500
per cent. There has also been an augmentation
Of the city debt of ten millions in the past four
years. With m empty treasury and no improve
ments, where has the money gonef Echo an
swers-tWberc cr"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

n Pending the last Senatorial election, Thad-
deus II. Walker said to a devoted friend who was
sitting with him in his room: "If there were one
hundred thousand dollars and the United States
Senatorship lying on that table, and l had my
choice, would take the Seuatorship." That's
how it strikes an "honest" man, and "Re-
furmerr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

u Col. w. w. Smith, Republican candidate
for Presidential Elector, Informs that the story
Of his having been on the fence, and claimed by
both parties, is purely felton, of Greeleyite in
vention. He says he never was on the fence in
politics, but has been Republican from the be-
ginning and never hesitatcd an instant between
GIANT and Greeley.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

II If some Of the papers in this State don't
quit paying SO much attention to abusing us,
they will send ms to the United States Senate.
sure. We are not a candidate, and do not wish
to interfere with the plans of the gentlemen who
are fixing things up; but if those newspaper
chaps riH insist upon thrusting us forward, we
can't help il.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

INDIANA.-The Indianapolis Journal gives if a.
its opinion that Greeley would have polled ten
thousand more votes in Indiana q week after the
Baltimore Convention than he would to-day.
People in that State are everywhere enthusiastic
in support Of the Republican ticket, and now
that the harvest is over they will take hold Of
the work of the campaign in Garnet Every DAYS
discussion throws Greeley and his unholy alliance
with the old Tammany thieves and unrrpented
rebels into unfavorable light, and every sober sec
ond thonght demonstrates the fitness and pro-
priefy Of re-electing Gen. Grant.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10
Dislriea Clerk.
COuaty Attorney.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ON MARRIAGE.

Happy Relief for Young Men from the effects of
Errors and Abuses in early life. Manhood RESTORED Nrr-
debility cured. Impcdments TO marriage removed.
New method Of treatment New and remarkable remedies
Books and Circulars free. in sealed envelopes.
Address. HOW ARD ASSOCIATION No. South Ninth
ST.. Philadelphia. Pa may 30 .s-ly.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

II The Leavenworth Times calls us the eulo-
:;ist Of Jennison. 1t is best to keep on the good
side Of such man as Jeunison. He is dangerous.
Last Spring whenever Anthony had occasion to
90 upon the street, he would dodge along from
one stairway to another like rat, for fear of en-
conntering JennIsan.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10
Executors Sale.

UVHE undersigned Executor Of the estate Of Daniel 8
Il Chapson. deceased. will ofrr at Public Sale. the
premises Of the deceased Cedar Crrrk. three miles
north west If Highland. Kansas on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER I2rn, 1872.
the personal property belonging said estate Consisting
Of head Of Horses about 10 head Of Cattle
head Of Hogs Wagons Pows, and other farming imple.
ments. and other property.
TEKNs-On all five dollars nine months cred
Il will be given, mote and approved security.
Sale to commence mt 10 o'clock, A. NJ. of said day.
JOHN A. CHAPSON. Executor.
September o. 1s1a-3w.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

II The Fort Scott Monitor says our mode of
procedure is to give the candidates puff all
round, then dig all round. Does the Monitor
recollect ofourever having given the great pismre
Of Bourbon n puff, during all the long years
that he seeking Office in the Rennblican marty
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

SOUTH CAROIINA.-The political situation in
South Carolina is described by q correspon-
dent as follows: 81 do not believe there are two
hundred black men in the State who will vote for
Mr.. Greeley, but the late rebels are for him to q
man. South Carolina will give twenty five thou-
sand majority for Grant"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

" We have hitherto not credited the report
that there was considerable Greeley strength in
Atchison; but now we believe there ia. Reipp
down there, the other day, noticed a great
many pawpaws in market. A heavy supply i. not
kent where there is no demand.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

y The Liberals are rejoicing over their suc-
cess in Georgia. 1t is the only thing they have
had to cheer them. They now have strong hopes
bf carrying Berks County, Pennsylvania
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

u "Bnrkfng" is practice Of obtaining sub
iects for the dissectipg room. That's the way
the laughing hyena of the LeNrenworth Times got
his name. He looks like On escaped subject from
the dissecting room.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

u The scribbler who fiddles for George A.
Crawford in the Fort Scott Monitor. hasn't lost
his discharge. Oh, no, not he. He is "not one
of them kind" He is the snrt of Ware that pot
tiers make They never lose discharged
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

~ The Leavenworth Commercial comes out in
a bran new dress, and is now one of the hand
soonest papers in the State, as it always has been
one of the best Democratic papers in the country.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

~ The Fort Scott l'oniter is one Of the papers
in Kansas that publish the laws Of Congress. 1t
VIII he relieved of that duty, after the present
year.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

w The Lawrence Standard says that d. R.
Anthony is pouring hot shot into the enemy s
camp. That's just 1.-THE "enemy's" camp, al
though protesting the principles Of the enemy"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

q Delaware went Republican, last week, on
local elections. Delaware is small, but she
dosu't want such man Greeley imposed upon
her.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

UNABLE TO CONDUCT BusIxEss.-The Rev,
Edward Everett Hale calls attention in an ar
ticle in the Old and Ner, to the fact, mentioned
by Parton, Mr.. Greeley's enthusiastic biograpber.
that the reason of the failure Of Mr. Greeley's
newspaper, the Ner Yorker. was his constitution
al and incur.ble inability to conduct business.
He was never trusted with any business again.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

JOHN FoLEY-John Foley, the man whe OBJ
tsined the injunction which frst closed the New
York City Treasury againgt the Tammany ring,
wss IN Apollo Hall delegate to Louisville. His
old opPonents Of the ring al went to Baltimore.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10
Grrr-TAkIxG.-An old writer, named Matthew

GIFT-TAKING.-Ano old writer, named Matthew,
relates this:
And when they into the house. they the
child with MARY his mother and fell down and
shipped him: and when they had opens.i their
they presented unto him gifts; gold and fankncense and
myrrh"
Such gift-taking is outrageous! Even Christ
was guilty of it! But the same breed of chaps
who were determined to beat Christ, are now, we
are told, unanimously in favor of beating Grant!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

q snsan B. Anthony is going to stump it for
Grant. She isa great deal better man than her
brother In Kaneae.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

You see, some Of Laughlin's disciples burne
down the Press office, some time ago.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

T James ID. snoddy was last week nonfna-
ted for Judge Of the Fort Scott District, on the
fiftieth ballot. snoddy always was . cuss to
hang on.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

" William H. Seward died at Auburn, N. T.,
~ Thursday afternoon.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

q That man of magnanimity and fine feel
ings, d. r. Anthony, takes us to task for saying
that the Jews killed Christ. We were under the
impression that they did; but if Anthony says
they didn't, We take it back, and beg his pardon.
He ought to know, for he is of Jewish decent.
The founder of the Anthony family was one Judas
I.Anthony. They nsed to betray people for few
pieces of silver. Their descendants will betray
a man. if be refuses them the coveted thirty pieces.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Fec, S5, In Advanee.


Probate Judge.
JAMES A. ODOR of Troy, is q candidate for Probate
Judge Of Donphan County subject the decision Of the
Republican County Convention.
District Clerk.
The name Of FRANK BROWN will be presented To the
Republican County Convention for nomination for
Office Of Clerk Of the District Court
CSanty Attorney.
We are authorized to announce that JOEL HOLT will
be candidate for selection to the Office Of County
Of Donphan County Kansas subject tn the decision
the Republican County Convention.
Representative.
LEANDER HILLS will be q candidate for Representa-
tive to the Legislature fom the First Representative Dis
tret subject TO the Republican nominating Convention
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10
Republican state Ticket.

Republican state Ticket.
For Gorernor,
THOMAS A. OSBORN.
For Lieutenant- Gorerror,
f. S. STOVER.
For Secretary Of State,
WILLIAM II. SMALLWOOD.
For State Auditor,
DANIEL w. WILDER.
For State Treasurer,
JOSIAH E. HAYES.
For Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court,
SAMUEL A. KINGMAN.
For Attorney General,
A, L. WILLIAMS.
For Slate Superintendent Of Public in'frHcf'o"'
n ID. MCCARTHY.
For District Judge, Second Judicial District,
p. L. HUBBARD.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

70 The Liberals are not exactly harmonious,
either. The Grard Press repudiates Laughlin,
one of their candidates for Congress, and prints
the ticket thus:
For Coagress,
r. B. Mitchell,
s. A. Riggs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

~ Our friend, J. NJ. Steele, Of Wichita, writes
us to correct an item which We recently publish
ed, that the Pennsylvania Bucktail Regiment are
all for Greeley. He says that he is warranted in
saying that fully ninety-nine out of every hun
dIed of them are for Grant, and they should not
be subjected to the slander of being accused Of
joining the rebels. We found the item in a Gree
ley paper. We feel ashamed for having made
such statement upon snch authority; but had
We known that the Bucktail regiment was the one
with which friend Steel rallied, VS. should not
have credited the story upon any authority.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10
TROY, KANSAS:
Thursday, IS: October 10, 1872.
Union Republican Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT,
ULYSSES s. GRANT,
OF ILLINOIS
FOR vIcE-PKEsrDEST,
HENRY WILSON,
OF MASSACHUSETTS

For Presidential Electors,
CHARLES Fl. LANGSTON,
w. w. SMITH,
LOUIS WE'LL,
T. S. MERRITT,
JOHN GUTHRIE.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10

For Representatives 4" Congress-
DAVID p. LOWE,
WILLIAM A. PHILLIPS,
STEPHEN A. COBB.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-10
MILLINERY
AND
DRESS MAKING.
MRS lRIlKARP 4 MR0 HlYIa

"OCLD rr.peetfnly snnnnce to the Ladies Of whts
w Cloud and viriny. that they will during the present
carry the business of fFASHIONABLE MfLLIN-
cry and DRESS MAKING. in all their departmenta-
Goeds in the Millinery line will be kept constantly hand
and all work done promptly and In the latest snd best style
The favofs II the ladies respectfully solicited
Store room 0f Main and Second Streets White
Cloud. Kansas. Feb. g. 1sT2
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MOLAssEs, ,OnDa ,4ou10U
New Orl'ns 72090
Sugar H'se.. 35@4O
NAILS, B keg 6 00@7 SO
ONIONS. J} bu 2U0@2 40
OIL, Kerosene, S5@45
Machinery. .750l 90
SPECIE, Gold QD1l3
Silver. 0oIC6
PoTAT's, Iris2 0O@2 40
Sweet, bus l 5O@2 20
RIoE, Carolina h S@IO
bHoT, Bbag. 275@S OU
SALT, Liverp.1 9O@2O0
Soar, %D,. 51lO
SPIRITS, Alcohol ,gl5 90
Brandy a 00012 90
Gin. IL 6O@6 90
Rum. i 6007 90
Whiskey. 35@6 90
SuaAR, Crus&P. 15@16
Brown.......113@13
STARCH, 81 h.. 64@lO
TEA, Green B100@250
Black, i OO@1 10
TOBACCO, Chw.45@1 90
Smoking, d. ..b0@1 90
VINEGAR, Wine, .50@6O
French. .@1CO
WINE, Cham. 29@31
Port, Bgal300@5 00
Sherry. 250@7 80
Madeira. q 50@7 05
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Corn . shade lower. Rice steady. Pork
dull. at 14.10@1420. Lard unchanged.
Freights frmer. Sales of futures to-day
II. 800 bales: September 203k. 2O51; tOc-
tober 1873, 10 1915; November l9 9. l6,
| 1875; December 1875, 1917; January 20;
February 20 II 16; March 81 1-18,
21]6. Money 4@5. Sterling 8L@896.
Gold 12A@12T. Bonds weak aud X9
20. of. States heavy and prices un.
changed.
C1No1NEAr1, September 6.-Flour in
fair demand and firm. at 7.65(07.S5.
Corn steady, at As. Pork nominally
10: 50. Lard in fair demand and firm
offerings light-summer 81; kettle 8.
B"con in fair demand and tirm-shoul-
ders 72s973; clear rib sides 10; clear
sides lO19. Whiskey in good demand,
at 81.
LouIsvIL1E. September 6.-Tobacco
active and firm; sales of 60 hogsheads.
Flour aotive-e1tra family 6.25(a7. 90.
Corn 56@58. Provisions in fair demand
and easy. Mess pork 1875. Bacon
shoulders 7A; clear rib sides 101b: clear
sides IL. packed Lard 9&(010T; or
der lots 10. high8. Whiskey firm, a. 81.
BALTIMORE, September 6.-Flour
quiet. Wheat quiet and firm. Corn
white 65@6o; yellow 64@65. Oats dull.
Provisions quiet and weak. Mess pork
a. IS: Whiskey 941a. Cotton firm
middling %; receipts 8 bales; sales 78;
stock 1856; weekly receipts 231; sales 488,
SAVANNAH, September 6.-.Cotton
active and in good demand d-middling
1871; receipts 629 bales; sales 3l7; stock
1855; weekly receipts 2, 784; sales l, ,2S7.
PHILADELPHIA, September 6.-Ootton
iirm-middling 22L; weekly receipts
710 bales.
BosToN. September 6.-Cotton firm
middling 225s@2224; receipts AL bales !;
sales 500; stock 1000; weekly receipts
1908; sales $500.
GALVESTON. September 6.-Ootton
tirm--good ordinary 171l@17T;receipts
1858 bales; sales 1,0OO; stock S.5O4;
weekly receipts 4,647; sales 2.116.
WILMINGTON, September 6.-Cotton
quiet-middling 191s; receipts 90 bales;
sales 22; stock 148; weekly receipts 81;
sales 48.
AUGUSTA, September 6.-Cotton quiet
-middling 19L; receipts 317 bales; sales
5Oo; stock l,2z5; weekly receipts 9S5;
sales 1,176.
NoRFonk, September Cotton quiet
low middling l911; receipts 100 bales;
sales 70; stock 439; weekly receipts 8O6;
sales 65.
MOBILE, September -Cotton-mid-
ding 20; receipts 204 bales; sales s; stock
l,496; weekly receipts 70l; sales 700.
NEW ORLEANS, September 6.-Cotton
hrm-middling 81; receipts 976 bales;
sales 400; stock 1888; weekly receipts
4, 4,241; sales $500.
CHARLESTON. September 6.-Cutton
firm mlddling 1919; receipts 56S bales !;
sales 300; stock 3,497; weekly receipts
l .905; Gales 2,2OO
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WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.
DIRECTED WEEKLY pY THE noARp OF TRADE

APPLES, Bbu.l UU(Dl 6U
BAdaINq, ..18QD29
BALE ROPE, Ma .22W24
NY. WesBib 7@lU
BUTTER, North. 3504O
Country, u b.28@25
BACON. Hams. 17@2O
Sides, u IL. .10@12
Shoulders 1908
CANDLES, Sperm4O@50
Adamantin O lbl7@19
COTTON YARN1 COOL rs
COTTON. Stct NJ, 90
Middling.. .1SA,
Low Midl'g......16
Good Ordny,....1 .17t
Ordinary III
CHEESE, E.D.b. 1905
factory .10@20
COFFEE, Rio, 8b29025,
Laguayra -. .25@30I
Java .33@35I
FLOUR, Co. 00@11 OO
Northern. .800@12 O0I
GRAIN, Corn l 00@l 10
Wheat -. q O0@2 so
Oata..... 80. .75@90
Peas Il 25@1 so
hay, North, q 25@2 so
HIDES, DRY, 8b13@l7
Green .Mb
LARD, B b. .114@14
LINE, u bbl. 2 25Go2 40,
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A YoUNa WOMAN DRIVEN MAD BY De.

A YOUNG WOMAN DRIVEN MAD BY DE.
sERTIoN-LEAPINa INTO THE WHIRLPOOL.
On Monday, August 19, a young lady.
Dressed In deep black, with heavy veil
over her tuce. registered at the Mont
Eagle Hotel. Suspension Bridge. as Miss
y. Booth. Strattord. Connecticut. On
her arrival she inquired if there were
any letters or telegrams for her. RI.
celVing negative reply, she sought her
room with tears IN her eyes, remurklap,
he cannot have deserted MEL The
laoy remained ut the bridge until last
sunday evening. scarcely able to leave
her room, excepting au occasional valk
10 whirlpool, where she was noticed bv
the 'employer" to sit hour otter bonr
commnning with her own thouehts. nm.
conscious of anght else.
Last Sunday evening, after being an D.
Piled with writing materials, she LETT the
motel and was aeen going IN the direc.
ton OF the Whirlpool, since which time
there has been no tiGngs of her. and Il
ls feared that while laborinR under some
menta! anguish she threw herself into
the river few rods below the bridge.
Their fears were strengthened this morn.
ing, when it became known that DR..
Charles Mathews, of PHILADELPHIA. had
picked up Mt her fnvorite resort the fol-
lowing letter. with the Mont Eagle head.
ing, supposed to have been written by
Miss Booth, although it is without date
or signature:
Il waited at the Mont Eagle anxiously
Watching for your coming, till at length
the truth hns dawne- upon me and un-
deceived me. never can stund the ex.
posure of my disgrace. and in my pre-.
sent state OF mind have decided upon
the step, and wish no longer to live.
Your cruel desertion has driven me-
mad. Thrice I have been to the river.
and the hope that ynu might yet come
saved me; but now hope has fed, and
my brain ia on fire. From one whom
you have wronged."
Endorsed on the note was:
"Wiil the finder please address the
enclosed note to Charles Clark, Stratford.
Comp A request from one who is but
one step from eternity"
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A CHLoRoFoRM ELoPEMENT. Mrs.
Edder, at Berlin. Ohio, who had been
married seven years and lived happily,
woke up at 10 O'Clock last night, put
some chloroform on q sponge, which she
held to her husbands nose and left il
sticking there, while she cleaned 5000
out OF the bureau drawer and started for
Detroit' where she met an ''aff1nity" that
sae knew before she was married. Mr..
Eader was very angry when he woke up.
How should lady, going buggy rid.
ing; dress herself .-Dsmoress's Monthly.
Either by putting them over her head
or stepping into them, whichever will
keep your sweetheart waiting the short.
est time.-Dr. Woods.
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Prof. 8. A. King, the aeronaut. ao.
companied by Mr.. Scheffer, signal OBJ
server from Washington, made balloon
ascent yesterday evening, from Roches.
ter. for the United States Signal Service.
After ascending 5000 feet, and taking
156 observations, the travellers landed
the balloon safely, twenty minutes past
T. NJ, about two miles from East
Bloomfield.
A snake with ten rattles bit negro
woman while plowing in the field in Ma.
con County, Ala. When discovered. the
woman was dead, her body lying upon
the snake. whose fangs were fastened SO.
curely to her breast.
A New York justice told witness:
"Young man, if you speak in that way
again, this court will forget its dignity
and p1nch you in the snoot"
It is now claimed that the architect of
the great "Chinese wall'' was a woman !:
but q woman wouldn't do anything to
keep men out in that way.
Stealing is becoming science in Lu-
ray, Va. A few days since. negro man
SOLO gentleman load Of hay and that
night stole it back.
A fastidious Alabama boy shot his
!aCAer Oecause the latter didn't purchase
him ns good pair Of boots as he
wanted.
Here is the heading of one of the Gan.
ton Miss: } papers, Introducing q sensa.
tlona! article: "A carousal. an epistie, q
cowhide, pistol and skedaddle,"
Queen Victoria has given Miss Nellie
Grant her portrait set in precious
stones.
A Vioksburg Miss man shot another
through the head, killing him instantly.
all for COW.
Blanton Duncan is going to print a
new evening paper in Louisville. en-
! titled the True Democrat.
Rev. Mr.. Browne. who killed bow in
Cincinnati lately, is said to be dying.
A Western college offers a prize for
good manners.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-07

ORGANIZATION OF THE BANK-A meet
ing OF citizens of this County was held
at the town hall, on Saturday, 2lst Au-
gust, 1872. for the purpose of organizing
national bank, to be located at this
place. Stock to the requisite amount
having been subscribed, the articles of
association were signed. The name of
the "Merchants' and Planters Bank of
Union, South Carolinn." was adopted as
the name and title of the association,
with capital stock of 1000, and with
leave to increase the same to any sum
not exceeding S250,O00.
The bank was then organized BY the
election OF the following Directors: VIM.
Munro. B. D. Culp, Josiah Foster, T. B.
Jeter, 81. L. Goss, A. Fl. Foster, F. nj.
Farr, W. @. Harris, VIM. Jeffries.
1t was resolved that the entire capital
stock be paid in on or before the first
day OF November next.
At a meeting of the Directors OF the
bank, the following officers were elected
President, VIM. Munro; Vice President,
Thomas B. Jeter; Cashier, L. r. Wal
lace. Finance Committee-The Presi-
dent. W. G. Harris, H. L. Goss and A.
II. Foster. = Union Times.