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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29
Decision ef The United States Sspreme Coars


The Supreme Court of the United States has
just delivered an important decision regarding
the status of railroads as public highways. The
case before the court was an appeal from the Su-
preme Court of the State of Wisconsin, and in
volved the question whether a State had the
rgh. or not to levy taxes for the purpose of aid
ing in the construction of railroads. The opinion
of the court was that railroads are public high
ways, no matter whether they ars built and op-
Grated by the Stat. or by private corporations
Being such them the decision is that it is Just as
lawful to levy taxes for railroads for any other
public work, and that the collection of taxes for
the purpose cannot be resisted by authority of
the Constitution Of the United States, which pro-
vides that private property shall not be taken
for public use without just compensation. The
Importance Of this decision reaches much further
than the railroads and State of Wisconsin. As
public highways the railroads subject not
only to State supervision but to the supervision
and control, rs far public interests are nvolv-
ed, of the Federal Government. Ii is the appi-
cation of this principle that we have eontended
for when urging Congress ID legslatc for the pro-
lection Of the public against railroad mOnopo-
ly and exaetioDs. Regardig the railroads rs pub
lie highways, it is within the power of Congress
to control them, and this power, if it needed any
additional support, can be found in the Constitu-
tion, which authorizes the Federal Government
to regulate commerce among the several States,
the railroad lines being the arteries Of commerce
between the States. The great issue of Govern
mental control over the railroads is looming up,
and this decision Of the Supreme Court will tend
to infuse ntoit fresh vitality-Ner York Herald.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

II special despatch says that ticket NJ. co.
III drew SIS, 900 in the Omaha Lottery. We sup
pose, of conyse, that ticket No. s0,777 was among
those remaining in the hands Of the proprietors
of the Lottery.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

Il fyou are working for a man, and COM
mence negotiations with view of buying him
ont, your safest plan is to steal his books, some
night, and examine them ut yonr leisure, that
you may know just how it stands, and whether
he ia trying to take advantage of you.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29
The D-m.rr.sie Parry Fsr sale.

Mr.. Thomas A. Hendricks is reported to pro-
pose D complete abandonment Of the Democratic
organization, and construction of a new party
with live issues" for the next campaign. Mr..
Thurman and others Of the leading Democrats
oppose Mr.. Hendricks very disnterested PROPOSE
ton. II may occur to the children of this gener
tion that Mr.. Hendricks has begun moving e T
the Presidency rather early, The fact that he
succeeded to a maturity Of the vetes which should
have been given for the late Mr.. Greeley by the
electors last January, and that he has been a
most persistent advocate of stunning back upon
the past" has been taken as indicative Of de-
sire hy himself aud friends to force the Indiana
Governor on the Presidential track for 1876. In
pursuance of this plan Mr.. Hendricks has jour-
neyed to Washington. and is now trying to per-
shade Thurman to sell him his birthright rs a
Democrat. 1t is a noticeable feature Of the poll
tics of the last quarter Of . century that those
men who the most eager to get into the in
side of the White Heuse, and put themselves in
trimming yesrs before they could, BY any possi-
blity, become actual candidates, have usually
"died without the sight" The result will not
be different with Mr.. Hendricks. There are .
hundred men Of no special prominence to-day
who will be President before Thomas A. Hen
dricks.-EfckdRyc
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

To The Oswego Regist1, which was bought
ont and turned into Democratic paper, imme-
diately after the aanihilation of the Democratic
party in last Falls election has closed its brief
existence-as might have been anticipated.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

rY- The reports that the political campaign
has already opened in this County, are incorrect.
The persons who own the Repsblioam outfit have
not yet compelled them to employ man of brains
to run the paper through the campaign. When
that takes place, then look out!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

rT' 1t has finally been decided that George
Francis Train is insane, and he has been sent to
the New York Lunatie Asylum. He earnestly
protested against it; but if he was only letting
on he has carried il little too far.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29
SheriR's Sale.
STATE OF KANsAA u.
DosurilAS COUNT.

SIA1B VI kAHSAA yQa
DoErnAy COUNT.
In IL Dies Csu s Dssiphan Comfy stsss n Ksnaa.
cy 1ess@ PisistiG
Al walton, Defsndast
NOTICE u hereby given that I VIII the 7th day Of
June A. d. 1S7a at the bour Of ocleck p. Il, Of
sd Day Lat No In Haytons Addition 70 the City Of
Troy DeniPhan County STATE II Kansas e1sr for ls
At public auction for cash. the following described person
81 propsrty to Wit: Eleven n Csvafora Taken =
property Of Walton. attachment and offered for
sale - the hghest b3ddef for cash. n aasisfy certain
iudgmeut and Of record in the Dfsct Coar for
eiPhsn County State Of Kansas in which c. J. Jones
plainti6 aRd A. ]. Walton u defendant
Given under ny hspd this nth day Of MAY A. D. 1873
ft SAMUEL NAQUTLKEN,
Sheriff Of Dmiphan Comfy.
Nay -. lez3-9w. Pre- See. eAjo.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

A BODY Of five hundred Indian scouts will lie
raised for service against the Modocs inst ~ fast
as fit men can he found.-TelegapA.
Now you Lave hit it. Those border scouts.
who would rather fight Indians than eat their
dinner, will do more good than ten times their
force Of regular sotiers. They know the meth
DDS IF the Indian war, and 6ght the savrge with
his own weapons.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

The Modec war-summary: We have taken
three more scalps. which, with the four on hand
per last report, makes seven. We have lost Gen
eral Candy, DR.. Thomas, Lsutenant Sherwood,
Harris, to cay nothing Of soldiers and Civilians
killed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

The BESDERs of kansas according to an Oma-
ha paper, should he put on reservation, be we'll
fed, have plenty of presents, sud should be kent
from the contamils sting influence Of the frontiers
men,. They are too good u " s'cheked to death
with q rope
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

IT Will the editor of the Oskaloosa I~depend-
ent please inform us whether another editor ever
held different opinion from him, without beine
actuated by improper motivesf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

IT We have just discovered where Wyandotte
Taylor's system of spelling originated. Itis Chi
nese. Here We find the name of Chinese official
who spells his name Hwasliana.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

sor at the Oxford and Ohio Universities, and
laiterly of the University Of Virginia, died at
Charlottesville few days ago. He was the au-
thor Of the popular ECLECTIC serics Of school
hooks. 80 familiar TO every body.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

fT Now the Chef quotes Dana and the Ssn. 70 prove
that Representative Lowe il q swindler-RepSbiiean
And now the Chiefdoes no such thing as quote
Dana. IL quotes correspondent Of the San, who
is also correspondent for two or three other pa
pers, who is at Washington, and has personally
drawn off Mr.. loves account from the official
records. Another Kansas paper has published
the itemiz-d grocery bill, and sent a marked copy
to Mr. Lowe, asking him to correct it if false; but
Mr.. Lowe has not corrected it, Until he does
81, you had better not lose much sleep over it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

II The grasshoppers are overrunning Texas,
and eating every green thing. 1t feared they are
about starting on a journey to Kansas and Ne
braska. Preserve us from another grasshoppcr
raidI
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

IR The proper way to manage joint stock
newspaper, is to employ hands as long tyou
can without paying them, then square mp by adj
mittjpr them into the cOmpany
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

n Last weeks Republican has another bad
spell over the Post Office. No reasonable master
would insist upon you eating more than your
peck of dirt.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

- Just now the farmers are working to erud-
icate burr-dock from their lands, and Uncle Sam
is stndying how TO eradicate Modoc from his
lands. - -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

~ We are afraid George Martin has so many
partners in his State Printing arrangement, that
his profits will not pan out any better than
Prouty's.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

be one Of the Bender family Wa Arrested last
Sunday at Ely station, Iowa. He is now confined
an jail at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Parties acquainted
Of his identity.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

n They are just now looking for and captur-
ing Benders in all parts of the country. They
have all been caught at Hillsboro. Illinois, and
part of them in Iowa. Whenever goa catch any
body that resembles Bender, it viii be safe to
bang him. -.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

u Quite number of Republican papers in
Kansas have copied our article On loves grucsry
bill Guess they are all mad about post-of6ee!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29
TORNADO-Loss OF LIFE.

PRAIRIE CrrY, Ill, May "a fearful tornado
passed one and a half miles north "f this city
yesterday about $40 p. m., the extent of which
is not yet known. 1t swept nearly everything
with il for half mile in width, blowing down
honses, barns, Outhonses, telegraph lines. and
killing and ipjuring several persons, horses and
cattle.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.

KEOLA, a., May 23.-The most terrific storm
ever known in this part Of the State. passed
through here yesterday. about three o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t started, as far hearl from.
about ten miles southwest of Skunk Bottom,
travelling in n southeast direction to within two
and half miles of this city, sweeping all before it.
At present there reported fonr persons killed
and eight slightly hurt eight honses, three barns,
mill aud several granares were blown
down from two to three hundred head of stock
were killed; building materials. agricultural i'm
plements and everything imaginable were strewn
the entire distance. 1t seemed to confne itself
in width from one to four hundred yards. 1t is
reported that the town of Lancaster fifteen miles
southwest of here, in this county, is in ruins.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

II One of the appnrtenances of the Repsbl;eaa
Office attended the Editorial Convention, last
week the place where editors go for sociaity, and
TO cultivate more friendly and generous feelings
toward their brethren of the press. As a result,
Last weeks issue of the RepsbiicaR contained only
Csc or six malicious drives at the Chief.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

WAS TIE WAR FOR THE UNION WRONGi-How
soOn are We to answer this question in the affir-
native if we accept the doctrine laid down by
the New York IndepeRdext, in reference to Louis
lana affairs, when il declares: Until an insur-
rectou exists against the authority Of . State,
and the President has l,een notified thereof in .
legal way, with the request that he would WELD
the Federal power for its suppression, he has no
without himself becoming law-breaker."
For by what illegal way" did the State Of
Virginia, or Alabama, in the late rebellion, ire
qnests"she President to wield the Federal power
for its suppression
As the request was not made in this illegal
way" and this Federal power was not welded
for it's suppression, the President was therefore
the law-breaker, and ought, according to this
ipse dirt, to have been impeached. Weil we can
only say this reasoning Of the Indepesdest is q
little too fast for us but snppOee We mist console
ourselves with the thought that this is day Of
progress, even when that progress il backwards.
the HORSE DIsEAsE.-Tbe vegetable origin of
the Aorse disease is the subject sf paper in the
house. He examined the j matter exuding from
the affected animal, and Resides the regular pus
found no less than three &nds Of vegetable or
ganisms. all in Q state Of 'sigorous Development.
One was = 'pecies Of .nisnte lichen, known as
development, there being three hundreds of frag-
ments to q single drop. Another was an unknown
species Of Aspeesiliss, als0 giving evidence Of
propagation and growth. The third form was an
unknown species, net hitherto described. In
orsler to prove that these spores were floating in
the atmosphere, they were caught on moistened
glass in the atmosphere in the vicinity Of the
disease. This is regarded - bringing the atmos-
pheric and vegetable origin of this disease nearer
ITO demonstration. But yet not proving it, as
the stmosPbcreic vegetable sphere may have
simply found favorable si6ss in which to ger
inmate in the mucous matter given of by the
disease. -s. f--
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

R- Tot a staaaes racenf.y came to Gen. Da-
Wis, asking for a peace talk; but Davis told them
be couldn't see it in them lamps-that If they
wanted peace talk, they must come to his camp.
where his soldiers were. Some five or six Of the
Charles and Nasties have given themselves up.
THIS leaves snly Captain Jack and tso or three
Others in arms. Now. II Government would send
ont three or four Thousand active troops. they
might surround aud conquer these fellows.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Additional news from
the tornado make the damage good deal more
than reported. Six more persons have died.
making eight in all. There are many Others who
are very low. and their lives despaired Of We
have not been able tn hear from other parts of
the country. rs to what extent the storm has
ragged. A telegram from Sigonrney says that at
Lancaster every honse Int one was destroyed,
Int was killed; many were severely
hurt
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29

II good deal of Indignation is expended mp
Oh agents Of city papers, who so into the eonntry
and canvass for job work at prices that country
printers cannot live upon; but this grnmblins
comes with an i'll grace from men who, when they
get Job to do nicer than a common horse-bill,
send it off to those SAME city offices, and get it
done at starvation prices, then tax their custom
er an enormous per centage for preft.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-04-22

AnrNYMC everywhere to sell onr new and move
,tnv1N AS Embroiderng Machine. send for Illu
W ANTEUhattd Circular, to the Mckee Mann
factunoG Company, 500 Broadway, New York
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-04-22

az Whips, at Marshall Il Richards op-
posi'e RECORD Office, Main Street, Pstro
leumCentrp. Pa.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-07-24

lars when new, and struck the back of
her head against the stove hearth with
violence that added materially to the dis
play of fireworks already going on.
Wickfork' IS boy was struck in the mouth
with skyrocket and had twothirds of
his hair taken off by roman candle, and
was knocked through doorway by a
piece of ordnance just introduced this
season, and which will undoubtedly be-
come popular when understood better.
He was afterwards fshed out of a rose
bush, land taken home in tablecloth.
O'Clarance remained during the en-
tire exhibition, looking at it from various
positions, and when it was over with he
was put in sheet by the neighbors, and
saturated with oil, and then covered with
moasscs and -four. We learn that new
skin is already forming on parts Of him,
and if no unfavorable symptoms set in he
will be out in fortnight, although it is
not likely he will mingle much in society
until his hair and eyebrows commence tc
| grow. He thinks Wickford's boy i:
dead, and they dare not tell him to the
contrary until he gets stronger. Singu
larly enough, Mrs. O'Clarance escaped
injury by burns, but the blow on he
head was so severe that she cannot bea
to have her back hair drawn up as higl
as it was before, and missing her churcl
privileges Is sore trial to her.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-07-24
4 Bulletin.

The following important changes have
been made by q recent general order in
the army of the state. The county's
safe!
Brigadicr. General Robert Smalls, is
hereby promoted Major-Gencral of the
Second Division, consisting Of the First
Fifteenth, Third and Fourth Regiments
National Guard.
Colonel w. n. Taft is hereby promo
ted Brigader. General Of the First Brl-
gadc, Second Division, consisting of the
First and Fifteenth Regiments National
Guard, ricc Smalls. promoted.
Colonel p. l.. Virgins is hereby pro.
moted Brigadicr-G General Second Bri-
gade, Second Division, consisting of the
Third and Fourth Regiments National
Guard, to fill an original vacancy.
w. J. Whipper is hereby appointed
Brigadier-G General Second Brigade, Third
Division, to consist Of the Ninth and
Eleventh Regiments, to fill an original
vacancy.
In another paragraph of the same or
der, the pcstilcntial traitor Of Collcton
meets his doom:
Colonel George f. Mcintyre is hereby
removed as Colonel of the Fourth Rcgi-
mcnt.
What fall is there, my countrymcn
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-07-24
Congressional.

The rcdistricting of the state for the
congressional election of next fall VIII
be one of the most lively subjects of
discussion this winter in Columbia.
We have five congressman but only
four districts at present which obliges
us, to have one congressman at.large.
This is a very unsatisfactory arrange
ment to all parties, as the congressman
ut large has no constituency to whose
speeial interest he can be attentive.
lie has no influence at Washington
and cannot secure an appointment
without incurrlng the opposition of
some one with district The scna-
tors will not allow him to interfere
with their patronage, and the position
becomes merely ornamental.
We hear that an effort will be made
to change our district by the union OF
Beaufort with Barnwell, Edgeticid,
Aiken and Lancaster. Candidates are
already beginning to lay the wires.
Every county will have one, if not
more, who are willing to go to Wash.
ington. Here Gen. Smalls and Lieut..
Coy. Gleaves are said to be in the tielc.
Gen. Whipper will probably be
candidate from Barnwcll. The other
counties arc not yet heard from.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-07-24
4 Freight Road.

Parties in Chicago and New York
CITY, in view of the fact that trade will
eventually be largely diverted from those
points because they are not on the short
est and cheapest line Of communication
between producers and consumers, are
making an effort to save themselves: as
far as possible, by the construction of a
strictly fieight road between the two
points. \ writcrto the Chicago Tribune
who claims to have been one of the orig
inators of this project, lays down the
following as his plan for the construction
of such q Read:
First-Build three track road from
Chicago to New York. and as nearly on
an airline as possible: | think the road
could be run inside of 800 miles. Build
all iron bridges. Never cross any rail-
road build under or over in all cases.
Second-Build, or cause to be built,
ficicht cars especially adapted for the
road and its business. Never run car
of any other line of road over this road ;
neither allow one of the cars of this road
over any other.
Ihlrd--hun tTelght cars son ON t~o OF tAe
track at speed ol SIN SIN Il.,es h @ aI 5ar mour'
hS ,noy I",e or ond dp 3rms % tbn time tahJe that
;''u . ,o'',,;roJ aU,;,, J"N ''' '
ieI"n0"' ,.n.,:,
fourth-huh fa''lc J .la.lls on liz. tlic 'h'la n
id'Ja.' fl''J" 1'sT' ~ tbo w .f.c;"ht troct The
nn,,Io.,ro;r l~tL wouid rnn on = ,imc table,
o'tI'o cay =, 'a".i 4 amooJ "J VI - . or u riIrs
anu d, "!,'C" u i V' - i' u,
ili'h Under a speed OF SIX mlleS,
freight would be carried 10 New 9rK
sooner than 1t now Is, ana more rellaDle;
Trains could be loaded ana sent forward
Just ~ vessels arc !oadeu anu to"eu OUT
Of your harJor.
Sixth-Chicago wants no more roads
for passengers, but she must have in
creased facilities for getting rid ct the
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-07-24
The News and Noses,

For some weeks the readers of the
Charleston Ne,cS have observed a cool
ness in its tone when speaking Of our
"young native governor and his ad-
ministration. This GOODNESS has now
passed into positive attack. Its article
headed Face the music " in another
column, only repeats the arguments
which We have been using for months
past in the REPUBLICAN. We are glad
to sec that circumstances have occurred
which may permanently secure the servl-
ccs of the Ne,rs in aid Of that course.
The News also calls attention to the
charges made by the Collctou Gazette
against Moses. 1t says:
The Collcton Gazette' radical news
paper Of which Mr.. G. +. Mcintyre,
State senator from Collcton, is editor
and proprietor, has printed from week
to week, for several months past, a series
of charges of the gravcst kind against
the public and private character of the
Governor of this State. These charges
are strikingly eircumstantial, and names,
dates and amount are given with what
appears to be studied carctulness, to
say nothing that cannot be sustained by
irrcfrag gable proof.
1t was not our purpose to notice, at
this time, the onslaughts of the Gazette,
but the statements made about Governor
Muses.. in the last issue, are so revolving
rs to demand instant attention. Inc
charges are too foul to be even limited
at but this We may say: If the Collct-
on Gazette tells the truth, Governor +,
J. Moses, Jr., is the most infamous OF
public men; and if the Colleton Gazette
does not tell the truth, its editor and
proprietor richly deserves long term In
the State penitentiary. 1t is not tor us
TO say whether Mcintyre or Moses Is the
real criminal. We know nothing more
about this thing than we see printed IN
the columns OF the Gd.ctte. But 1t l.
evident that Governor Moses cannot
afford to remain silent. Only his worst
enemies would advise him to keep his
mouth shut in the face of charges
infinitely more hcinous than those which
after months of proud reserve, forced
man like Henry Ward Beecher to a pub
lie and peremptory denial of their truth
Governor Moses m,,st speak, or Ce con
demncd IN dcfauh. The alternative l.
not pleasant one; but there it is, ant
from it there is no escape.