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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-11

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~ Phil Kearney Post No. % Grand Army Of the
.skA Republic, meets the first Tuesday evening OF
each month at the City Hall White Cloud
r. NJ WILLIAMS Post Commander.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-11

COUNTY AssEssNzST-From the County Clerks Office
get the following statistics Of the Of real and
personal property In this County:
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-28

One column QUO scar $4,000.
One-half column. one year, 5000.
One-iourih column, one year, 1900.
Ono square 10 liucsl one insertion 15.
Every additional insertion 90.
Professional aud Busiucss cards Of
10, more 'ban Eve lines, per year. 500
Auditor, Executor. Adm,nisiratoc
aui Assiqucs Notices $50.
Editorial notices pcr line Is.
Ali ADVERTISEMENTS for shorter period
ban one year are payable at the timo
obey are ordered. HnIif ma. paid the per-
son ordering thtu wiz OeL.I r,spoa.ihla
tor thc mon "
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Go, Ia lsbt, Iau 1, 1872.
SNYDER COUNTY. IS

We ,he undersigned Auditors or say
der'coguiy, glog,saii, DO CERTIFY, that
we have met at the Commissioners and
ficasGrcrs o.tt's, In tao Courthouse ia
the Borough OF N.ll,chavs, GA tds drst
Monday OF january lSi2-lhpt we have
carefully e4au.hcl ant nljttl the or,.
gping account OF tae Commissioners aud
Treasurer OF said county, accorJag 10 ap,.
and chat Ne 6nl ths saue true aad cor.
rect as stated
In testimony whereof we have hsrsua,o
set oar hands AZ tbs Commissioners Office
aforesaid The ID, day orJan, A, d. 1879.
NJ, l.. llASSINGER,
&, L, FISHER. Auditors.
s, A, NEfXEL,
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.UARLES HOVER.

~ ATTORNEY ArLAw.
S'lu,grovc Pa.
pliers his professional .cryiCcs TO the pub.
lic. Collections aud ali other IrogcssioHl
business entrusted to his c1rc viii rc
eeive prompt attention. CGce two door
north OF The Keystone Hotel. Jan 5, g
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-28

ruRayeyass dsssA OF the Atlantic
oeSaa is 'agee @iISs; TIA, Of sas IL,
eihc loar MIA.
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DECElPTs & EXPENDITURES
IN Of Snyder County, for the year isii, com.
mcncinV on the ist day VI January isIi aud On.
ding on the 3lst day ofpeceDbcr, 1871 both days
inclusive,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
NOT TRUE.

The Commercial, in its issue Of Tuesday
morning last, very gravely informs the pub
lie that s'the Missouri Pacific railroad has
given us the best depot building in the West"
The fact that We have the 'best depot build
ing in the West" We presume, will not be
questioned by any one who has seen the mag
ni6cent new structure which now adorns our
river front, but every man who knows any
thing at all about the public affairs of Leav-
enworth, knows that the Missouri Pacific
railroad has no more to DO with the building
of our new depot, than had the Erie road or
the Pennsylvania Central; and in view Of
the intimate relations of business and friend
ship which exist between the Commercial and
several of the gentlemen composing the COM
pany that did build the depot, We are espe-
cially surprised that such a blunder should
have occurred in the columns Of that jour
nal. 1t would, perhaps, be difficult to find
a dozen men in Leavenworth-in addition
to the editorial corps Of the Commercidl-so
ignorant OF the public affairs Of the city as
not to know that the new depot was built by
one OF our home csmpanies-the Leaven-
worth, Atchison & Northwestern-unaided
by any other corporation.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
Mr.. FIsH.S REPLY.

The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Times gives what is pronounced
an authentic summary of the reply Of our
Government to Lord Granville's note in ref
erence to the Treaty Of Washington. While
the Government does not recede from the
position it has taken up, plan is suggested
by which the treaty may yet be saved. The
President expresses his willingness to leave
the whole question Of jurisdiction in regard
TO "indirec. damages - be decided by the
Geneva Conference. The correspondent
gives us to understand that much confidence
is expressed in Washington that this propo-
sal will be accepted confidence We should
be glad TO share. But considering that the
Prime Minister has pledged himself not TO
have these indirect claims referred TO an ar
bitration, in any form, we can only hope,
without believing, that the present compro-
mise will be accepted. Oar Government has
done the best it could under all the circum-
stances, and everybody will be glad if a
treaty, which promised so much for the
future peace of the world, should yet be saved
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
THE CAMPAIGN IN NEW HANP-
SHIRE,

The political atmosphere in New Hamp-
shire is getting to be decidedly warm-both
parties are putting forth their bes. efforts, and
the result begins to look exceedingly doubt
full. Neither party expresses confidence in
achieving success. The unexpected victory
won by the Democracy last sprirg nerves
them to unusual efforts, whilst the Republic
cans are sparing no e1ert;on to restore the
State to its old Republican status. A
peculiar feature ofthe contest is that each
asserts what effect success would have on the
other party, and denies for itself what is
ascribed to il. Thus the Democrats say a
Republican success means the denomination
ofGrant, which the Republicans deny; whilst
the Republicans assert that Democratic
success means a coming TO the front OF the
old rebel leaders, which the Democrats deny.
The decision will be made next Tuesday,
and, whichever way il goes, will have con-
siderable effect on the summer campaign,
especially il seconded by the vote of Connec-
ticut
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
PARROTS SPEECH.

At the request of that 10. very large but
eminently respectable portion of our fellow
citizens calling themselves Liberal Repub-
licans, We give to the public, through the
columns Of THE TINES, this morning, rcr-
bu,im report of the speech made by Hon.
Marcus J PARROT, at the meeting of l.. Il. Z
in Laing's Hall, on Wednesday evening.
We do this in obedience to the 'thigher law, y
which commands Us to edo unto others as We
would have others 30 unto U.s." and mas
much as the L. r. s have no organ Of their
own through which to reach the public ear.
If their doctrine is pernicious there is no
other way in which il can be so quickly and
SO thoroughly exploded, as in giving it the
widest publicity; if i; is sound the people
should know what it is, that they may profit
by il. Mr.. PARROTS is Repub-
Iican, old in the faith, man
of rare abilities, and his views upon any pub
lie questions are worthy of attentive consid-
Grafton
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
How High IL That:

From the Washington ID. c. } Transcript
We find the following thrilling correspon-
dence in the New York Tribune:
To The Editor of The Tribune:
SIR: The following is I copy of the Poineroy-
Wcndell-Legate letter:
ssUxrrEp STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WAsHISGToS, April l6, 1857 !
'sDEAH LEGATE: want you to see the r. NJ.
G'l in person, and ask him for the p o. at Leaven-
worth. and If he will give 1t to you to-day, he
count on my support for nominations, and should
either himself or the President get into trouble,
to aid in getting them out, by word and vote. and
you may say to him. Don't 90 home without
making the trial, and make it in earnest. / sent
for you last night, but could not hnd you. Burn
5. c. PONERoY.'
Now, as Senator Pomeroy has frequently charged
Legate with forgery il this matter, would like TO
ask through your paper why II is that the Senator
now favors the confirmation Of M Legate ae Gov
ernor Of Warrington Territory. IL the charge Of
forgery is true, Why should he be Confirmed!
We think Senator Pomeroy can answer
this conundrum, and that he ought to do it
right away. But the object of our injecting
the conundrum into this journal-aside from
our concern about general public affain-was
simply to state that the removal Of Govern
or Solomon of Washington, to make place
for this fellow Legate, was little less than in
famous. Governor Solomon should remain,
and Legate should be permitted to 60 BY the
lightning express train to the demnition
bow.wow., whether with, or without Pome-
roy, making little difference to the honest
world at large. We would cheerfully give
the Kansas Senator column of this journal
in which TO answer the conundrum pro-
poupded.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
SNOW ON THE NORTH PACIFIC.

While the Union Pacific Railroad has
been buried beneath mountains of snow
nearly all winter, and travel over the line
has thereby been DISTRACTED to such an e1-
tent as to render the road almost useless to
the public, it seems that along the line OF
the Northern Pacific, which starts westward
from Duluth, away up in the neighborhood
of the North Pole, there has not been enough
snow to cause the road any particular trouble
or to interfere seriously with the running of
trains. Mr.. W. NJ. Roberts, the Chief
Engineer of the Company, who has spent
the whole winter, thus far, on the line of the
road, says, in writing TO the President, that
the only points on the Northern Pacific route
where in the absence Of ordinary precautions
there would be reasons to anticipate occa-
sional difficulty from snow, are at and near
the BozemaR Pass, in Montana, and towards
the western part of Minnesota, and states
that though the past has been very re.
markable winter almost everywhere, it is his
opinion that "with well constructed fences
at the most exposed points the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad can be Kept open for regular
trcfe lis entire length across TIE Continent
through similar rinters hereafter, should they
occur" This is a pretty good showing for the
new line, but as it comes from man in Tie
employ of the road, it has TO be taken with
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
LAWRENCE.
False ssascmeu. b, s.u,,or ca,s~.,

False Statement by Ne nntOr Calsl = ell
LAWRENCE, March IA false statement
was made by Senator Caldwell in his personal
explanation IN the United States Senate
which causes considerable surpri-e here.
Both Houses of the Kansas Legislature or
deTed the Governor to s-rd the testimony to
the President 20 be laid before the Senate for
lis action. IL now APPEARS, since adjourn
ment, that the resolution is not on the
Journals o! either House, and it is believed
a conspiracy has been entered into by the
sgents of Caldwell 10 defeat the action of the
Legislature by suppressing the records.
Hon. ID. C.. Haskell, member Of the
House from this city, author of the resolu-
ton, has a copy of the original, as it passed
both houses, and gives it as follows:
Resolution by the House of Representa-
tives, Senate eoncurring, that printed and
certified copy of the report and evidence OF
the Investigating Committee appointed to
investigate the charges of bribery in the
Senatorial elections OF 1867 and 1871, be
sent TO each of our Senators in Congress, and
tina, certified report and evidence be placed
in the hands OF the Governor OF this State,
with a request that he forward the same to
the Vice President Of the United States,
asking that he lay said report and evidence
before the Senate Of the United State for it,
information
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14

The Springfield Mass. Republican which
has sided with Senator Sumner throughout
the controversy about the sale of arms TO the
French Government, is obliged to take issue
upon the statement that such sale has left
our country without adequate means Of de-
fence. 1t saws there are now in the Spring
field Arsenal, in round numbers 3l3, 900
guns, Of which number 5000 are breech-
leaders (muzzle leaders altered over, q, 800
breech-loading carhines Of the Spencer and
Sharpe's patterns, while the remainder are
muzzle-lcaders OF the patterns made In such
numbers during the war. There are also, it
believes, more than 10000 breech-loadiDg
guns now in the hands Of our soldiers, or in
other arsenals, and there must also be large
number of muzzle-loading guns stored else
where-more than half million in all.
Secretary Belknap says: The guns Of the
old pattern could be altered TO breech-loaders
very rapidly if there should be occasion for
it, probably quite as fast as they would be
wanted, and thus altered they make very
effective weapons.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
OSKALOOSA AND
TOPEKA.

The proposition of this company, which
we referred to few days ago, as likely to
be submitted 10 the County Board, will be
found in cur advertising columns this morn
ing. 1t is a straightforward, business-like
document, and bears the impress Of honesty.
1t commends itself to the people as matter
worthy Of their favorable consideration. The
road which the new company proposes to
build is one which will be of as much impor-
lance to Leavenworth as any other line We
could have, while the men who have the
matter in hand are gentlemen well known to
the city and State, and whose names, in con-
nection with the enterprise give to it respecta-
bility and stamina, and show conclusively to
all who know them that the new venture is
not designed to be swindling or specializing
arrangement, but a bona fde railroad. Read
the proposition, and if you think our inter-
esss will warrant the payment of the sum
asked for 10 secure road from this city to
Topeka, and the connections ii will give Us,
then vote for IT,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE FooI
OUT OF THE DARKNESS.

Let us rejoice. The "powers of darkness"
are overthrow. These words sound like
the language of preacher; but don't be
alarmed, good reader-don't settle yourself
for q pious nap, for We are not going to
preach, but merely intend to congratulate
you, and ourselves, and everybody else on the
fact that our street lamps are to be lighted
again. The dispensation OF darkness is at an
end. The City Council, at its meeting on
Tuesday night, instructed its committee to
contract with the gas company for lighting
the street lamps-the contract TO take effect
at once. This will be hailed as good news,
and everybody who has any respect for the
good name OF the city will rejoice with us
that We are no longer to be left to grope in
the dark. There is no orher item of the
public expense, of like amount. which could
not be cut of with less discredit TO the city than
the bill for lighting the street lamps. The
lamps are feature which everybody sees, and
the whole people feel their loss as soon as
tuey Ahe ESIWiaiSu " ~ out, uut IL tuc
trouble were confined to our own people, it
would not be q matter OF such serious conse-
quence. Unfortunately, however, the dark
ened street lamp: is the 6rst thing that at
tracts the attention Of a stranger in the city,
when he walks out at night, and he very
naturally concludes that there can't be a yery
remarkable degree of public enterprise
among a people who permit their street
to be As "darka a. Egypt" while they have at
hand all the best of modern facilities far
making "a light" In this way, We have
not the least doubt, the late OZARK spelr, ~
few weeks cost the city more than would n,
for lighting the lampsa year. The policv
"dark1sa" is bad one, any way You t.k
H-haa in all its phases improbable
not only to The time that now d, but to tha
which i 10 come. May We never have an
noss I'll Il.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
GREAT BRITAIN.

LoSDyS, Mar. G.-The Queen has PIE
ssnted her groom, John Brown, with a gold
u.ecial, and provided him with an annuity of
e, 0O0 for his promptness in arresting
OLonnor, when he assaulted Her Majesty
Information has been received of the loss
of the French bark, Alex. Nine persons
persisted.
The steamship City Of Washington was
spoken by the steamer Atlantic, on Sunday.
The Citv of Washington had broken her
main shaft and was making for Queenstown,
under sail. All on board were well. This
allays the anxiety concerning her.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
THE COUNTY AUDITOR.

The Legislature very unwisely, in the
Judgment of many people, created new
Office, the County Auditor, at a salary of two
thousand dollars per annum. 1t is an ac-
knowledged fact that the present County
Board Is composed Of good, true, capable,
honest men, who are determined to protect
the interests Of the county at all hazards.
This being the case the necessity Of creating
a new Office, to be filled by, We do not know
who, was TO say the least, useless and ex-
pensive legislation.
Under these circumstances the people will
look TO the County Board for protection
against the appointment Of n man unfit for
the position. The selection of one of the
Board would give satisfaction for many rea-
sons. He would be familiar with all the
claims agains, the county, and, moreover, he
could afford to attend to his extra duty at a
less salary than an outsider, thus saving a
handsome sum 10 the county, in the matter
Of salaries.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE FooE
Seems also to he needless offise. 1t is 4
duty that always has been, and can now be
performed by one of the Board, and if they
will do the work it can be done at less sum
than by one appointed for that special pur-
pose. There are seven County Commission
ers, the responsibility of the management Of
the affairs Of the county rests upon them
The people will hold them accountable and
and they should, therefore, mansgetheir own
business. Ifthey continue as they have com.
menced, the people will never regret having
placsd them in the responsible positions
which thew OCCUPY,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
0Neeklp Gimes
THURSDAY, MARCH : 1872.
GLADsTOyE-s LETTER.

The Cleveland Herald thinks if the letter
purporting to have been written by Minister
Gladstone to the press, explaining his speech
on the Treaty of Washington, is genuine, the
confidence of the public in his ability as a
man of letters will be rudely shaken. A
more hopeless cropping amid muddle Of
words has rarely been exhibited. The Eng
lish Premier was as badly demoralized in
the endeavor to express lis meaning, as
"Lord Dundreary" in his most idiotic
moments
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
FRON WASHINGTON.
The Kansas Bribery Case.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gszei;el
WASHINGTON. ID. c., March ),

Inc kA0nS00 nt1OeHy 01oe.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gszeitel
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 5.
The morning business in the Senate, to.
day, was unusually interesting. Caldwell
opened BY a personal explanation to the ef-
feet that the late investigations reported as
having taken place in Kansas were Get on
foot by his personal enemies, were malicious
and false. He understood that the LeSisla-
ture had refused to send them here, but If
thew were forwarded he should promptly de-
mand an investigation. Pomeroy followed,
saying he only knew Of the matter through
the newspapers; that he had learned that the
Vice President had received nothing, and be
himself had dispatch saying the Lesiala-
ture had refused to print the testimony.
However, he would move resolution in
structing the Committee on Privileges and
Elections 10 examine. This was passed.
When Pomeroy asked to submit copy Of
the report, signed BY all the members Of the
Kansas committee, IS it appeared in news
paper Of that Slate. Mr.. Edmunds objected
to referring q newspaper scandal to Senate
committee. and Mr.. Carpenter supported
him, ridiculing the idea of the Senate motto
ing newspapers. Mr.. Hamlin then moved
to reconsider the vote directing the investiga-
ton On mere rumor, and saying It would be
time enough to act when any charges came
before the Senate in q formal manner.
Meanwhile both Senators involved had nsde
known their earnest dssirs foe N investiea-
tioa, ana for The pssssnt ths matter cooA
VII -. The recoasid9atioa NJ carried,
and -, O further molten Of NJ. Hanlin.
the whole subject went On The table,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14

The Omaha Bee is fastidious; it is kicking
up the biggest kind Of a rumpus because the
postmaster of the "settlement at the west
end of the bridge" is supply ing his farm
with grain bags from the mail service!
Omaha folks always uere particular; the idea
that U. S. mail bags amt good enough for
corn sacks, Farmers anywhere else would
ho yl,J N not ION,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14
Imposition ON the C..ve.s,e..

We noticed few days ago the imposition
OF james D. Snoddy upon the Republican
State Convention. and stated on the most
positive and reliable authority that be va
defeated for delegate, was not elected an a.
terna.e, and that be appeared in the conven-
ton from a district in which he did not re-
side, on forged certificate. One or two pa
pers have devoted their attention to Us on nc.
count of our denunciations Of Snoddy, and
among them the Border Seatinet, At Mound
Civ, but We have seen no denial Of the state
ment which We made. One paper says
s:there has been TO cutlery from his constitu-
ents." and that Snoddy "can stand il"
II there is anything against which the pee
nile have solemnly raised their voice, it was
The practice of working parties into conven-
tiops and betraying the rights Of the people,
but ne have never before heard Of single
instance where man had the audacity to 60
into = convention without even proxy, and
on The NE Of forged credentials. If any.
body likes il, let them. If anybody wants
to e.couraee gutter-snipe politicians in
hunting round the State to find vacancies. and
making forged certificates, let them. We
seated fact which was 4 diagrace toths Con-
venkioh, and those who don't like il ON
make the most Of it.-Laxrenee 1Ee6xne.