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latterly, but when solicited would say, I'll
take Il cigar; or if he did not want to
smoke. he would say, ~ don't drink, but
I'll take the price of drink, if you have no
objection" For two or three years past he
took his meals at Leonard e. Russel's Mar
bic Saloon, and the proprietors bear testi-
mony that he always paid for everything he
got. He was very regular, eating three
times daily, and was very moderate gener-
ally, making his meal come to about twenty
i've cents. Sometimes his bill would be
forty or fifty cents, when he would tender
quarter as usual, which would be accepted
without any comment. He was very misery
in his habits, never being known to treat
any one i'll his life, and it is reported had
quite handsome sum on deposit at Riggs 4
Co.'s bank. He was arrested few years
since as vagrant, but convinced the court
that he had money on deposit at the Bank
Of Washington, and was released. lie sub.
sequently, it is said, transferred his account
to the bank first named.
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AitI|mond Gllspatth.
Petersburg.

SEPTEMBER a, 1878.
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SHOCKOE HILL ACADEMIA select
~ BOARDING and DIZZY SCHOOL for young
men and boys, No. / L.. Seventh street, Richmond,
Va.-The ninth sessiOn,will commence WEDN ES-
DAY October lst,and close the last Friday in june
Teachers: s. T. Beach, English. Mathematics, and
Natural Sciences Professor William w. Valen-
tine, German and French; A. d. Chesterman, A..
~. Greek and Latin.
Catalogues containing charges, references. &C.,
be obtained tha book stores, or by addressing
ST BEACH,
Sc 3-lm Principal. 205 Clay Str Get.
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HOW lie RAISED THE WIND.

soon ulltT liC bCCGlllt lCtty hSIi
ed with Washington he became the guide OF
| such visitors to the capital rs desired to pa
ironiZc houses Of i'll fame and gambling.
houses. and in this way, it Is said, some
| times made from five to twenty-five dollars
| day. When in gambling-houSes he never
| played. but sometimes some one would give
| him "chip," which he would at once get
! the banker TO cash. lie was early addicted
to telling stories, for which he always de-
manded Il red, white, or blue chip (naned
after the checks used in the game OF faro),
according to the character of his story or the
apparent financial status of his listener. An
old sporting man says of Beau "He al
WAYS dcsp;sed Il liar. | have often seen him
tell stories to Il person and end up, us usual,
BY asking for chips, and sometimes the per-
son would say he had no money; SubSe-
qucHtly. however, he would take out ten or
TWENTY-FIVE cents and offer it to Beau, but
do you think Beau would take it: Not he J!
He would decline it with offended dignity
just because he lad lied to him." Many OF
his stories wcro amusing, and frequently
contained references to President Jackson.
Clay. Benton, Webster, and Others who had
honored him with chips during their con-
grcssional career. Possessed of some edu-
CATION. anu SOOu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, aiNoy
of an equable temper, and never inclined
to be pugnacious and talk fight,
.. HE WAS TOLERATED BY STATESMEN
in his time, who would laugh at his jokes and
introduce him to their friends from the
States, frequently as General Hickman"
and then retire to watch the bleeding pro-
cess. The gentlemen unacquanted with
Beau's little peculiarites would listen with
the most respectful attention to the " Gene
rails " stories. AT the conclusion of yarn
Beau would say, ~ think, sir, that story is
worth quarter" whereupon the gentle
nun addressed would laugh and remark,
"Certainly it isl; but not exactly compre-
hending Beau's drift, would offer him no
money. "Wcll, then, if it is" Beau would
say, 'pleasc hand over the quarter" To
say that the gentleman was astonished would
convey but l!.lf the truth. lie would lock
at the g General" qaHzically for moment,
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RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND PoToMAC)
RAILROAD COMPANY, OFFICE OF
GENERAL TICKET AND FREIGHT AGENT,
RICHMOND. June u. 1873. J
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL-
" ROAD.-On and after 9Th May, 1873, the passen.
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| and finally discovering that he was II, deaf
earnest, would burst into a laugh, in which
his friends would heartily join, and cash up
while Beau would go In search of another
victim.
BEAU OFFERS TO PAY BILL LIKE MAN
In bis younger days he frequently went tc
New York and sometimes to Norfolk, BaIt
more, and Richmond, where he would re.
main few weeks, invariably CHEATING the
landlords. out of their bills. Once he went
to New York with an acquaintance, an old
sporting man, and both put up at the first
hotel III the city. Beau was as usual splen.
didiy gotten up, and nine days elapsed be-
| fore his bill was presented. When it was.
| Beau took it to his friend and said, "What
am to do? l haven't got a red." "Take
| this 81 900 bill" said his acquaintance, "and
| offer to pay your bill" Beau did so, and the
clerk seeing him in possession of so large
sum said, eve can't change that; never
mind, Mr.. Hickman, we can wait until YOU
get the change Just as well us not" 1t is
almost unnecessary to say that while the
clerk was waiting for the change Beau beat
bis way back to his old stamping ground in
this city.
on TIE DOWNFALL OF LIFE.
About ten years since Beau began to 90 to
the "demnition bow-wows,' as Mr.. Mantil-
lin would say, very rapidly. His dress be-
came secdy, although he managed to MAIN
tain an appearance of shabby gentility at all
times, and occasionally looked quite spruce.
He also became quite lame, and always
walked slowly and with shuffling hitch,
which gave him the appearance of being
rheumatic. He always denied, however,
that he had the rheumatism, and said it was
lis feet, which were covered with corns and
bunions, The result Of wearing tight boots.
"The fact that my feet are crippled up So"
he would say, "shoWs me to be blood. No
common man could have such feet as have
got"
Once, several years ago, some one pro-
cured for Beau an entire suit Of velvet, at
tached to which were minute bells. lie
doated on that suit for about a year, and
when he entered n hotel would shake his
coat, which would set all the little bells
jinglng, and say, Pm bell team, l am -!
His face resembled parchment, and his eyes
looked red and intlamed. He was, in fact,
for several years before his death IN object
of pity, and although he still continued to
retail his yarns, especially on Inauguration
and other gala-dayS, to crowds OF strangers
| who generally compensated him pretty lioe-
rally, they had become stale to most OF the
habitues of the capital, who finally tired OF
their repetition.
BEAU NEVER DRANK
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BARBOUR COUNTY.

EDITOR NEWS: Z. NJ. Miles, of
your city, and number of other
gentlemen, have addressed me in
reference to the public lands in Bar
bour county. Permit me to say,
through your columns, that they
cannot homestead in that county, il
being Usage Trust Lands. Settlers
can pre-empt six months after date
of settlement, or in twelve months
ii they prefer, at Sl.25 per acre.
Longer time will be given by the
payment OF interest at the rate OF
five per cent. per annum.
Medicine Lodge river aud lis
tributaries have extensive valleys OF
rich bottom lands. and is very well
timbered. Some claim that the
second bottoms aud uplands are
equally productive.
Persons wishing TO settle here can
procure excellent claims with sufi.
cicnt timber for all practica BILE pur.
poses, within a short distance oil
Lawrencebnrg.
Any further information desired
can be more fully obtained by ad.
dressing a letter to DR.. S. w. Dut.
ton, Med icine Lodge, Barbour coun.
ty, Kans Is. L. G. Price.
NkosHo RAPIDS, May l, 1873.
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MR.. INGALLS, SPEECH.

On the first page we print the
speech of Senator John J. Ingalls,,
made at Leavenworth on the occa-
sion of the banquet recently given
him by the business men of that
city.
In the first place, we may say that
Kansas is to be congratulated that
she has Senator who can make
such speech. 1t will be well to
read 1t carefully, and to note its
sentences. We have no doubt but
that the utterances of this address
will meet with the hearty approval
of the people of the State. In 1t
there is nothing that was uttered
for the mere purpose of talking.
Every sentence contains a promise
of better things. There are no
meaningless generalities in It. TIE
new departure" of the new Sena-
tor will be hailed with delight. He
proposes TO lay aside the personal
and partizan strifes which have al
ways disgraced our politics, and to
discountenance the petty jealousies
which have characterized our rela-
lions as communities and as indi-
viduals. Whatever positions we
may all have occupied heretofore,
IS 70 the political leaders-and our
contests have almost exclusively
been personal we presume all will
admit that our political status at
Washington and throughout the
country has not been what it ought
to have been. Mr.. Ingalls,, as we
understand him, proposes to throw
aside the past entirely, and to use
his best efforts to elevate orr polit-
Zeal standing. BY the aid of the
people, whose power he acknowI-
edges and whose aid and sympathy
he invokes, he proposes to inscribe
upon his banner, 1.-THE whole State
overwhelmingly airness-Right
Equality" and so on. With this
he goes into the Senate. He pro
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STATE ITEMS.

There is to be baby show at the
State fair.
Hon, Alfred Gray proposes re-
moving to Topeka, having already
purchased a residence there.
The narrow guage hauled l5,O0G
dozen eggs into Leavenworth last
month. Leavenworlh is to be the
egg center.
John Speer has taken a contract
for furnishing ties for railroad in
Texas. John used TO haul sawlogs
in Lawrence.
Nurserymeu are selling large
quantities of chestnut trees this
spring. They are of thrifty growth
in Kansas, and when of bearing age
are profitable.
Gen. Charles w. Blair, of Fort
Scott, has accepted the invitation 20
deliver an Grafton on the occasion
of the reunion of the soldiers and
sailors of Kansas, at Lawrence, on
the 30fh of May.
The county commissioners OF
Doniphan county, at their last meet
ing, ordered the township trustees
to assess all mortgages in accord
ance with the Attorney Generals
decision declaring the law exempt
ing mortgages unconstitutional.
lion. Z. v. Banks, for many years
a prominent lawyer of Lawrence,
died in that city on Tuesday morn
ing, of consumption. He was at
ono time Reporter of the Supreme
Court. He was highly esteemed,
and had been q resident of the State
for many years.
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THE Editorial CONVENTION.

The Garnett Plaindedler, edited
by Maj. j. S. Wilson, Secretary of
the State Editors and Publishers
Association, contains the following
article in reference to The Editorial
Convention TO be held in Atcison
on the Goth inst.
"The editors and publishers of the
State will meet in the city of Atch-
ison on Teuesday the Goth inst.
Hon. l. S. Kalloch will deliyer the
Grafton before the Association, and
Capt. Jas. w. Steele, the accomplish
ed editor of the Kansas Magazine,
is expected to read an original poem,
or one of his characteristic frontier
sketches. Col. Smith, the efficient
Superintendent of the Atchison &
Nebraska railroad, has very courte-
ously protlered to give the Associa-
ton an excursion to Lincoln, the
capital of Nebraska, city of nine
thousand inhabitants, and only five
years old.
The Association will meet IN
Corinthian hall, at p. H., and
transact the business before it du-
ring the afternoon. The address
and poem will be delivered in the
evening. 1t is expected that some
kind of an entertainment will take
place in the evening.
Col. John n. Martin, editor of
The CHAMPION, informs us that the
new hotel recently erected in the city
of Atchison, considered the finest
and most expensive hotel in the
State. will be opened about that
time.
1.-THE excursion will leave Atch-
ison about 3 a. M, on Wednesday,
the 2lst inst, and arrive at Lincoln
about 4 o'clock p. m. At the city of
Lincoln the excursion will be cor
daily welcomed, and the hospital
tiles OF the city will be extended to
the Association. And we are in
formed by Gen. Amasa Cobb, Presi- !
dent of the first National Bank. His |
Honor, Mayor Silver. and Hon, c. |
Z. Rawlings, editor of the Lincoln |
Leader, that the people of Lincoln |
do nothing by halves. The same |
may be expected of the |
Railroad Center of Kansas, as Col |
trlumphanIly calls The beau
tiful city of Atchison.
1.-The Editorial Associa ton of Ne
braska convenes about the same /
lime, and il is expected that the two
viii meet at the same
place, and clasp hands over the line
the young and blooming
sister States. In short, very pleas
ant aud profitable time is expected.
at is needless to remark that i'm
portrait questions will be discussed
before the Associations, such as the
lbolishment of a free exchange list,
he payment of postage by subscrib-
srs IN the county, the best plan to
De adopted in regard to advertising
agencies, etc.
at is hoped that there will be
general attendance from all portions
If the State
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NEWS ITEMS.

viii they ever get Bishop Nell
vaine's remains "under the sod 2"
George Francis Tram has been
pronounced sane by a jury of his
countrymen.
The Ohio Legislature has passed
resolution instruciing the Ohio
delegation to zealously work for the
repeal of the law raising Congress
sional salaries.
The contract for grading and tie
ing one hundred miles of the mar
rown gauge railroad from Kansas
City east, through Lafayette and
Saline counties, is advertised 10 be
let on the 10th inst.
St. Martins, La, still continues in
state of insubordination. Meet
ings have been held in New Orleans
to sustain them. Kellogg is still
sending endorsements to the police
force at St. Martins. Matters look
decidedly warlike.
Representatives of workingmen' g
societies and of labor reform or
CARNATIONS in the cast proclaim
themselves ready to cooperate with
their western brethren in 4 grand
effort to throw off the shackIes of
railroad monopolists.
Gen. Sherman, in conversation
with Senator Casserly, not only eX-
pressed the opinion that there need
be no apprehension of general
Indian war, but also said he had no
fears of anything like general out
break even oil the Pacific coast.
a ST. Louis dispatch of the 9th
says the oath meeting of the Amer
can medical association commenced
there in Masonic hall that morning.
About three hundred and fifty dele
gates, representing nearly every
State in the Union, were present.
DIR. ID. w. Yandell, of Louisville,
the retiring president, called the as
ISOLATION together at IL o'clock, and
prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr.
Nichols, of st. Louis. DR.. John
S. Moore, then delivered brief adj
dress, cordially and heartily well
coming the delegates to st. Louis
after which DIR. Kendall introduced
DR.. Thos. NJ. Logan. of Sacramen-
to, CAL, the president for the pres
ent year, who took the chair. The
report of tie local committee of
arrangements and Condensing the
order of business and detailing a
list of entertainments for the week
were then read, after which Presi-
dent Logan delivered a lengthy adj
dress. A committee to select off,
GERS for the ensuing year was then
appointed, after which the conven-
ton adjourned. The business of
the session will consist mainly of
reports by special committees and
other subjects of interest oAly to
the profession. The convention
will be divided into sections, aud
these reports will be made be fore
them i'll separate sessions. The as
ISOLATION of medical editors met
last night, and after some routine of
business listened to a lengthy add
dress by President Parvin on the
relation between medicine, philoso-
ply aud literature, which was very
ably handled.
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poses to plant the Kansas banner
alongside of those of the best States,
there to maintain it untarnished
and above reproach. We have faith
to believe that Dir. Ingalls, is able to
do this, and sciH do it. He is the
kind of a man that had rather build
thus than to use his position for self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. In the good work
which he undertakes he should have
and will have the support OF
the thousands of honest voters
of the State of Kansas who have
been too often stung by the dclin-
quencies and political crimes OF
those who have stood for them IN
the nations legislative halls. Kan.
sas Is as:good as the best of the sis
terhood of States her people are
as honest, upright and intelligent a;
the best of the people, and in In,
gals we believe we shall have /;
Senator who will rank with the
best men of that body.
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PERsoSAL.-We neglected last
week to acknowledge the pleas ure
of a call from L. j. Perry, of the
Paola Spirit, who was in the city
visiting his cousin, j. p. Pinkerton,
Esq. Mr.. Perry had just come
from Hutchinson, where he had
been to close out his interest in the
Hutchinson News. The PaoIa
Spirit is ono of the strongest, ablest
and most cnterprising papers in
Kansas, and Perry has made State
reputation for his journal. We
have taken no sides in the local
fight which has been going on in
Paola, but have watched il with
great interest because we are per-
sonally acquainted with the parties.
But we must say that for fearless
ness, persistency and ability, the
Spirit has rarely been surpassed in
a fight of the kind through which it
has passed. Perry don't go fooling
around, but gets right down to
business, and while we do not wish
to be understood rs condemning
any one, we must say we are glad
he holds on to the post office. We
wish him success in all his under
takings.
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DISCOVERY OF WIN. YORK's BODY.
1t is Found Barred Near Cherryvale.
Discovery of other Dead Bodies on the
Premises.
4 Enn,iIr- Nn,,nl DID,. L.. ,.I.Il.
A Family Named Bender the probable
MurdererS.

From the Lawrence Tribune, May 7th
Our readers will remember read
ing brief account in the Tribute
of March 2Sth, of the mysteriou:
disappearance of William York OF
Independence, Kansas, brother o.
State Senator A. NJ. York, while ell
route from Fort Scott to his home
on horsebsck, on the 9th of thai
month. The incident was very ex-
| tensively published throughout The
whole country, from the respecta-
bility and prominence of the party
| through the transient fame OF his
said brother. Search, the most
| thorough of the kind known in the
State, was Immediately Instituted 10
trace out and unravel the dark mys-
terry of his disappearance, and with
untiring energy was kept up to this
present elimination and discovery.
Rivers were dragged, aud the route
over which he was supposed to have
Travelled, was searched with painful
detail 3 nd perseverance.
Yesterday the veil of mystery
was drawn aside, and the sad fate of
a long lost citizen fully settled.
The course OF Mr.. y ork had been
followed to the vicinity of Cherry
vale, Kansas, where all further trace
was lost. The farmers living in
that neighborhood were made ac-
quainted with the success OF tho
search thus far, and entered into
the work of Investigation with
laudable determination to fathom
the dark pail. and soon fixed their
suspicious upon family by the name
OF Bender, residing about six miles
north OF Cherryvale, consisting Of
four persons-two men and women.
The younger mans wife claimed TO
be a medium, and exercised a re-
markable control over the rest of
the family and it is even reported
that they dare not disobey her in
any thing, she being, as the neigh
bors expressed it, +" perfect devil"
About three weeks ago this FAM
lily departed very suddenly, and lett
their cattle to starve on the farm.
drove TO Thayer and hitched their
team close to the railroad depot. and
bought tickets to Humboldt. The
team was taken in keeping by the
constable of that place after stand. |
ing there two or three DAYS IN.
claimed.
Yesterday two men were looking
at the claim SO suddenly vacated |
by the Blenders, aud while thew /
were In the garden, noticed q queer
depression in the soil, and suspect
ing something wrong dug down.
AT a depth OF four feet they came
upon corpse, lying face down, and /
denuded of everything except q
shirt. With the body they found Z
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THE SOUTHWEST.

The entire Southwest has had heavy
rains.
According to the Belle Plain Demo.
crat, Sumner county is in very sound
condition financially. The Democrat
gives the Republicans full credit fol-
good management.
Immigration is still pouring into
Sumner county.
The reported Indian outrages in
Barbour county, was canard.
Herds OF Texas cattle are reported
as nearing Caldwell en- route for
wichita, from which place they will
be shipped east. The first instaiIment
VIII reach Wichita about the 10th or
18th of the present month. This trade
Will enliven this section of country
imnensely.--Belle Plain Herald.
A change of venue having been
granted in Crawford's ease he will be
tried at Cottonwood Falls, Chase
county, the goth OF this month.-Mar-
ion County Record.
On Thursday last Judge Brown sem
fenced j. j. Harlan to seven years
hard labor in the penitentiary, the
motion for new trial in his case hav-
Ing been overruled.-Marion County
Record.
Business at the Arkansas City post
office has nearly doubled in the last
year.
The Walnut is being bridged at Ar
kansas City.
A II year old boy, near Arkansas
City, who was subject to fits, went
fishing, and it is supposed was taken
with fit, fell into the river and was
drowned.
PERsoNAL.--AIajor Durrow, OF the
l.. & n. X. R., was in town on Satur- |
day, looking up the affairs of the line.
He invested heavily in Arkansas City |
town lots, like a sensible man. He |
says the line will be mainly graded |
this summer 'Rah for Durrow.-I
Traveller.
'Rah for Rackensack.
The sCowley County Bank, witt. a.
A. Newman as president, and re.
hay wood as cashier, has swung ont
lis single at Arkansas City.
Arkansas City thinks she will scoop
Wichita on the cattle business when
.he Kansas & Nebraska railroad gets
lown there.
W. Perkins, who has "practIced law
with Douglas, Dlckey, Lincoln" etc.,
md who slung ink brilliantly on the
Wichita yidette, is wrestling over the
bible with a Mormon preacher in SUM
Ter county. That Mormon is a goner.
The audiences have our entire SYM
,athy. as {
aBarton County Progressr il the
.arae of q new paper that comes to as !