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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

The Rock Island ('li) Union thus cx-
presses itself Oh the Democratic game
"This las. operate effort of the Dem
ocrais 10 take advantage Of a popular
cx' .,emen; To- rcsurrect the politically
is really ludicrous in its failure.
In Illinois, Iowa and Ohio, they have
tried county experiments ~ fccicrs before
tackling the whole state, using the farm
crs' movement rs the basis, which in
cludes using farmers. They. Of course.
selected strongly Republican counties,
where the Democracy had nothing 10
lose and everything To gam. In Demo
cratic counties they have sensibiy main
tainted the Democratic organization in
tact. And what has been the result, ,
II there has been a single Republican
county in either Of the three states men
toned, which these Democratic dena-
gogucs have thus far been successful In
deludin. and hoodwinking and using FOR
their own officeseeking and Republican
party destroying purposes, nc have get
to hear oft. tits An ignominious, con
iemptable failure, and all honor to the
Republican farmers for making it So"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28
Meeting OF the Wheat Growers Of Soiomof
Ctr and vicinlty.

Meeting called TO order by IL. Far
menter. Mr. J. Weaver, was chosen
chairman ID. d. IIoag. secretary. The
following resolutions Offered by Mr.. IL.
Parmenter were adopted:
WHEREAS, We, the wheat growers OF
Saline, Dickinson and Ottawa counties,
feel that the present system OF buying
aud selling wheat without any grade es-
tablishcd, aud that the present price OF
wheat is far below its price necessary to
insure us fair remuneration for our Ia
Dor, therefore,
RssolrsI, That We demand gra lie cs-
tablished by mills and grain buy er' that
some system may be established IN our
local wheat markets.
Resolred. That the increased tariff on
the l.. p. r. II. is unjust and eXhor0i-
tant, and tends to intlict serious inju-
nv on both the wheat g"ower and wheat
buyer.
Moved that whoa. growers bring in
samples of VIII at to be lctt't DR.. Scarf; :.
drug store. Carried.
Moved that the .oc,ciiags Of this
meeting be p -.shel in the papers al
Solomen C::.v, Abilene and Sa'ina, and
th-.. wheat growers generally be invited
10 attend orr next meeting. Carried.
Moved that our next meeting be held
at Ehis place, Saturday, August Both.
Carried. DAVID d. HoAG,
Secretary.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

lies published in tenver. Tho Oldest
and the most widely circulated of these
is The Rocky Mosaais Ne,cs. 1t is an
able paper and editd BY one One of the
most useful mon in eolorad1, viz /: Col.
W. N. Byers. We 5Dund the Business
manager Of that esnhlishment an Old
acquaintance, viz Il. A. 'Olney, who
may be Remembered By many rs the
chic clerk ter tour Years of the lower
house Of the Kansaslegislature.
EDUCATIONAL PROSPECTS.
In educational matters there is some
progress. There ara some 200 schools
organized in the Territory. They have
Just completed a fine school building in
the city at cost of s60, 900. The schools
in Denver are of superior character.
Much is yet to be done. The came is
also true in Kansas.
PERSONAL.
We had the pleasure of meeting our
old friend Elias Curtis. He is doing
well, with good prospects ahead.
A great deal more might be said, but
quantum suficit. W. Is.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

1t is said. that the Touring mills Of
= orthcrn Iowa and Minnesota have
adopted a Purifying process by which
spring wheat is made to produce flour
that cannot pc distinguished from that
produced by the most celebrated St
Louis mills from the best winter wheat.
As those millcrs can purchase spring
wheat at about 90 cents per bushol,
while winter wheat is worth $3.50 in
st. Louis, the result bctokcns serious
injury to the St. Louis -four market.
The st. Louis Democrat mentions four.
teen extensive mills that arc now in
process of erection in the Northwest.
several of which arc by tie CO -op.rM ion
Of GrangCrs."
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

hundred, boldly rode out and advanced
ton the ground occupied by tho cavalry.
General Gustav had only one squadron
IF eighty men, under command Of Capt.
Mayhem. Rapid firing was kept up at
distance of four hundred yards.
While thus engaged, with General Gus
tar in front, another party of Indians
prowIc led ai6ng behind and tried to STAN
pedc his horses, but this was frustrated.
The Indians fired the grass in several
places, but failed to burn ont the cavalry.
After three hours fight his ammunition
gave out. lie then charged the Indians
who precipitately fed, dropping many
Of their equipments. After retreating
several miles they took to the coal lands.
One man only slightly wounded and one
horse wounded formed the extent Of
Custar's loss"
The dispatches further say:
"Four days after the fight at Tongue
river, we came upon the site Of recent
Indian village. General Gustav was to
take the cavalry, numbering four hundred
and fifty, and follow and punish tho In
dams. Custar started at shutdown on
the 9th. After march Of forty miles
he arrived at spot where the Indians
had crossed the river twenty hours
before, taking over their families in
boats and RATS. The next day he at
tempted to cross the Yellowstone, but
the current was too swift and deep to
swim tho horses and men, and the at
tempt to cross had to be abandoned.
At evening his camp was discovered by
tho Indians, and Oh the morning of the
llth at daylight he was attacked by the
Indians. The firing was returned for
two or three hours, both parties using
trees as cover. A party Of 300 Indians
then crossed the river above and below
our camp and endeavored to gain the
bluffs to our rear. Our guns were dis
mounted and posted on the bluffs and
we received them bravcly. The Indians
from behind the trees kept up a hot fire.
Gen. Custar then ordered charge
which was made, the Indians breaking
and We pursued them eight miles. Just
at this time the train came up and
opened on tho Indians and crossed the
river with the artillery. A few shots
dispersed them and cnled the fight.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28
A NEW R.IL3OiD ENTERPRISE.

Application has been made for a char
Ter for the Burlington & Missouri River
Railroad iu Kansas, designed to connect
an the north with the Burlington 4
Misseury River Railroad in Nebraska
and Iowa; said connection to be made
on the north line of the State in Wash
ington county, to run from thence south
ria CoEcordia, Minneapolis, Lindsey,
Salina, Lindsburg, Mcpherson, uu,ehin-
son, &c, to the south line OF the State at
point at or near the crossing of the
Salt Fork Of tho Arkansas river. The
incorporators are Ex-Gov. Alvin Saun-
slers, Of Omahs, Nebraska; Hon. c. T..
Perkins, Of Burlington, Iowa, vicc-presi-
dent Of the B. e. II. II. II. in Iowa; JAS
Al. Hageman, Esq, of Concordia, Kan
sas; Capt. IL. II. Tucker, Hon. r. ID.
-ioblcy, Of Minneapolis, Ottawa County,
Konsas; Maj. John W. Berks, Col. f. W.
Ayrcs, Col. A. q. Cousc, John Foster,
Esq. and Lnkc +. Parsons, Esq, of Sa-
liaa; Abram Catler, E.q-, of Lawrence /;
IL. BawkcE Esq, of Mcpherson d. N.
Lewis, Esq, of Hutchison all being
gentlemen of character and ability and
well posted ~ to the wants OF Central
Kansas, most Of them residing on the
proposed linc and the balance connected
with the Burlington l. Missouri River Il.
II. of other states.
1t is the intention Of tn, company to
begin operations at once in Washington
county, and TO proceed sou;hward with
the vicx not only of building to the south
line Of the State, but on to Cap Sap
ply, and eventually to FL Paso, a, which
point connection will be made with the
Texas Pacific now being built by Tom.
Scoti, and also with the Den-er & Rio
Grande road now buildia. south from
Denver; also with the san Antonio &
Northw cs,crn railroal, an,tcrassin, in
its route all the independent Pacific
roads.
The benefits Of this road to Central
Kansas will be incalcuIablc; and 10 Chi
cas,o il will bs of greater Importance
than would be supposed, at first glance.
We trust everybody will lend a helping
land in pushing On the cntcrrri<r.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28
There has been no congressional bae

There has been no congressional back
pay refunded since July q, when the
total vas S!is,S&5.ss, credited to fifty
two persons, being m average ut 81
2O4.13 to each. The least individual! a
moun:, probably. was that reiunied by
Senator Casserly, of California, who go,
only 500 10 more than the pay and
mileage allowed him. The portion TO
Senator CorteIi. Of Oregon. wns 50 small
(aboat s2eojtha; he flung Il ,nto The
Washington mon0 mont associsitof-
The largest amoun, refunded. 90 fsr -
publicly knoxn, Vas si,slerty sam
5. Cox, of New York
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28
Seaatef CafpeateP 1t Loas BPsseA-A X.
nlAl Of the Slander01s charges.

There is much indignation here overi
an atroeious assault upon Senator Car
pcnter, which appeared in tie New. York
Tribune Of the Sth inst. The article u
based upon q scandalous telegram sent
from this place to tho, New. York Sun
three weeks ago, which was rcpubllshed
in the Pittsburgh Leader. Senator Car
pcnter came to Lorg Branch On the Both
Of July to see Prcsiden. Grant. A ger-
tleman and wife, intimate friends OF his
family ,accempanicd bimtrom Pittsburgh
to Harrisburg enroutc for Long Branch
When they arrived 1T Harrisburg the
husband concluded to return home, and
sent his wife who was in delicate health,
to Long Branch under the care Of Mr..
Carpenter. They came here on the
evening Of the Both, as already stated,
and went to the West End Hotel. 1t
happened that there were no vacant
rooms, and Mr.. Carpenter was given
letter ot introduction to tho proprietor
of the Ocean House. Before he left the
West End Hotel he was approached by
somewhat notorious newspaper cores
pondent, who had been imprisoned in
Washington for contempt in refusing to
answer certain questions propounded by
Il senate committee, of which Mr.. Car
penter was chairman. The cOrrespon-
dent shook hands with him, but no allu-
sion was made to their former difficulty.
Mr.. Carpenter left the West End Hotel
aud went to the Ocean House, where he
presented his letter of introduction and
l.o...a.l c. ,nx-altI lady. and
room for himself. The correspondent
bctook himself to the telegraph Office
and sent dispatch to the New FORK Sun,
to the effect that Senator Carpenter had
been refused room at the West End
Hotel because she had too much bag.
gage with him for u single man." The
correspondent lad his revenge. The
New York Tribune was greatly interest.
ed in the affair which procured the cor
respondents imprisonment, and was
ficrccly indignant at Senator Carpenter
In the article which appeared on the 9Th
inst, it took its revenge. Senator Car
pcntcr had prolonged conference
with the president soon after his arrival
and lett the next day. All the newspa
per comments and inncntloes that have
appeared in connection with this affair
are founded upon the scandalous telc
gram to the New York Sun. 1t may b,
y lded that the lady who has been so ont
rascousIy slandcred belongs to the high
est circles Of socia.y' ana has always en-
joyed a spct!css reputa,ion.-Baltimor'
american.
N.rE.-Thc "imprisoned corrcsron
dcnt happened to be in central lilino':
writing up the farmers movement ut tn'
time Mr.. Carpenter WAS 1T Long Branch
Ed. Chicago Tribune.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

Palestine. in.ugurated system OF for
rest tree planting among the people,
which promise. - !ss.k in the setting
out of several hundred thousand trees
An nuaIly Goo. R6er9 q the expedi-
ton. in order to prove that pedcstrianism
Is pr,c,ic.bIe for geoloGical and botonic-
ii surveys, il that climate. made jon +,
ncv from -jerusaleu,,- vA Nazareth and
Noun, Carmel to Mount lebanon on foot,
in m;dsummcr, in twcniy four hour less
than Tho usual horseback time. Mr..
Powell WAS in bette. health at the end
than at the beginning of the journey.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28
PERSONAL.
SuiLL WI SUBXIf.

We understand that threats are being
made by parties favoring the bond
swindIe, tina, they will complete the
grading of the road to the north line OF
the county BY force, in violation OF the in-
functions, and in disregard Of the right
of the property owners along the line.
Let all the people of the county unite
and see to 1t, that the law DO respected.
DELAY will lose the $4,000 bonds. Ac.
ton will reclaim all tho bonds to the
County. A. N. bEEBE'
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28
fa.r SEW PARfY.

1t is claimed by some that the signs
Of the times and tho movements of the
people throughout the coantry indicate
Enthusiastically that new pafty-sdcces
sors Of the Democraitic-is about to be
organized which IS to rev6lutionizs all
things and is 10 be the embodiment of
high standard of political honor and no.
nesty. This may be so. But bow is il
to DO formed? Il certainly must be
moulded from the constituents Of the
former parties, onc'or both. If new
party is 10 be formed, the question i'm
mediatcly arises "wby is it necessary Z!
There must be some cause. Is the Re-
publican party not sufficient to meet the
demands of tho hour. What arc the
charges against the party, and arc the
constituents of former parties 30 encascd
in virtue aud honor as to be competent
to direct and build up this new "virtu-
Gus concern" Tho principal charges
agnlnst the Republican party arc that it
rs responsible for the following abuses
"Credit Mohilier," "Frauds upon the
Treasury" and the " Salary Steal"
The Credit Mobilicr abuses were
developed by the vigorous Investigations
of Inc Republican party. In its corrup-
ton was discovered large amount OF
the element which is SO anxious to build
up the new party. While few OF our
party leaders were involved in this dis
grace, a very large proportion of the
best and purest men in Congress, who
are not ashamed to be called Rerubli-
cans, were unframed by its polluting
touch, and cannot see why the days Of
the party are numbered. Some even Of
The accused have been wholly cxonerat-
c..
As to frauds upon the Treasury it has
been fully shown that the losses have
been less than the eighteen hundredth
part of one per cent, or ono dollar IN
about 175,OG0, that has passed through
the Treasury excepting the salary stcal'
which we will treat of nexO and many
times less than during any adminlstr;l-
ton for tho quarter Of . century before
it.
AS TO the salary steal, it is unfair to
charge this to the Republican party, just
because it has the controlling power in
Congress. Figures have shown THAI a
larger proportion of the Democrats and
Liberals voted for this than Republicans;
that it has not been party issue, but
prominent men of both parties have ap-
proved of and condemned the measure.
Yet some OF the same Democrats and
Liberals, like Lyman Trumbull who
favored the back pay steal, favor the Or
ganization of the new party.
There may be demand for the organ
ization of new party, but many of
those who wish to 10 the "fathers arc
not those to accuse the Republicans oil
damnable abuses.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

Duri"s the first year that the late
frccdmcn's bureau has been under the
charge of TIC Adjutant Generals Office
la the war department claims amounting
10 s424,22 have been paid clerks
claims amounting TO s6O2, j94 have been
prepared for payment and only await
the call Of claimants, and of an appro-
lriation of one hundred thousand dol
lars to carry on business for tho year
cndine-I.ne- Goth. at least fnrty-swn
thousand dollars will BE- carricl back in
to the treasury.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

Coz. Osborn ba- received a!itiie over
eigh: ,hoasani dollars from the gcncral
government in payment Of the hse per
cont Of the proceeds Of the salc Of psb'ic
land-, which BIZ las revcrf> IN the state,
and has iurneI the anoani into The
treasury. lie Is ssiil actively AZ work
On similar claims which. when spPsores
BY the departments, a. they ineys'.biy
will be when rvsei,cI, wil, AID y tbs
funds Of the stale o-c: one iasliioa o:
dollars
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

Mr.. Hodgkinson wishes US to state that
tho prosecution of tho case st Capt.
Nohler was Withdrawn at the special re-
quest of Capt. Armstrong. He had his
doubts about being at!c to convict Mr..
M,h!cr under the facts rs tncy appeared
l., him, but was intending to so on with
the proscce:;on,providcd Mr.. Armstrong
wished Il:
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Iraa>ii Of ElnGS.

\ Washington special to the Chicas"
later Ocean says: The officials OF the
naval observatory have nearly comp!ct-
cI tho plan Of operations for the transit
of Venus, which will occur in 1874.
Eight parties OF five persons each will
be dispatched, four to situations IN south
crn hemisphere, tho others in northern.
Those Soin. south of the equator viii
leave New York next spring, in naval
vessel specially prepared and fitted for
their accommodation while the others
will probably proceed To their situations
BY mail st2...l>rs The ports in tn.
southern hemisphere will be Oh the
Kintvelcn Island. Auckland anil N.sn
Dciman's Land, and the northern sta
tons will he located at Yokahoma, Ma
gasaki, Shanghai. and near the Siberian
border. After the transit the observers
in the southern hemisphere will be col
lectcd bv government ship, transport
ed to Japan AMI sent homo by ma
steamers. The whole expedition will
probably occupy ncarl V year ut least.
Each party will contain astronomers and
photographers, with complete equip
mcnt and app .ratas tor obtaining pericc'
observation, and records of the transit.
Professor Hardness will have charge OF
the parties maxim. observations IN the
southern hemisphere, and Professor
Newcomb OF those in tho northern The
object of the observations, tor which
Congress has appropriate sl5o,0o0, is TO
determine more accurately the distance
between the earth and the sun, and the
professor u, the head OF the expedition
expects 10 settle the question within
half million miles
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28
FROM COLORADO.

DENVER, COL TER, Aug. 81, 1873.
MEssRs EDITORS: Little new or orlgi-
nal can now be said about Denver OF
Culorado-thesc having been "donc up"
so frequently, Of late years, by tourists
and newspaper correspondents. This is
my third visit to this metropolis OF the
mountains, and l hereby note down i
few things that suggest themselves,
which, at your request, send for pub
lication
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28
SPECIAL roixrs OF INTEREST.

These are mainly three: lst, the Uni
ted States Branch Mint. There is no
coinage done here ~ so-c sn, pose.
The precious meal is melted, andmould-
cd into bars and bricks thcscarc assaycJ
and their intrensie value pressed upon
them by n government stamp; tr-m there
they are shirpei east-principallr TO
Philadelphia for coinage. There are but
three places ia the United States where
money is allowed to be coined, viz Phi
ladelphia, San Francisco and Carson CT
tv. 2nd, The Holly Water Works.
These, Of course, are not peculiar TO
Denver. But they arc, doubtless, the
most useful public works in iRc city
These works, with their hydran,s and
pipes ramifyins almost every part OF the
city, have cost TO date aboa, a quarter
of a million. S>d, The aqued1cis and
canals tor bringing the waters of the
Plattc into the city. for purposes of irri-
CATION and purihcaiion. Denver is q
clean ciry-no need Of disin;ectaais.
THE NEWSPAPERS.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

It's officially annoancel that the Mo-
dec cay:Scs, Captain Jack, Schonchln,
Black Jim, Boston Charley and One
Eyed Jim will be hanged October 3rd,
for the murder Of Gen. Candy and
pe,ce Commissioner Thomas.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28

The Toisska Blade says: Handbiils arc
being scattered about town to-day, offer
ing five hundred dollars reward for the
arrest Of the murderer, Spotwood Bro "n,
81 young man nineteen or twenty years
Of age, five feet nine inches high, light
hair, smooth face, and fair complexion.
If vou find him writo to D. J. Thomas,
Napoleon, Lafayette county Missouri.
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A special from Hannibal. Missouri, TO
the Democrat, says Gen John r. Ben
jan.in. OF Shcibina, ~as shot today ~
Jas. IIanly, hi. gasiner. The ball en-
tered the generals Ii, side, ba; II Is not
know whether the w,und IS OF danger
Gus character. The ,fiair Sfew OUT OF
some business transition Ean!cy - IN
the habi, of sctiin. frank and when in
,ha, condition. is rery,roublesosne- Gen.
Benjamin. formerly rrrcsenied THIS dis
tyici in Congress
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Tho Mcpherson Messenger is to be
controlled hereafter by stock comPa-
.r Mr.. Vale said "adieu" last week
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Iontion a.iv,css by mail state that ,he
Oriental Typographical CORPS Of Ses
York, a-rin- The .cscuI c-Pi0r=iio's u
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The statement is row made that Kate
Stoddard's confession published some
tim, ago, accusing herself of being the
murderer of Chas. Goodrich, was po-
lice fiction to deludc the alleged murder
or, Roscoe, into the belief that the wom-
an, Kate Stoddard, stood accused and
Condemned herself to save him and that
lac nccd not f,e from justice. Tho so
rallied confession was put forth by Com
missioner jordan aud Caicf of Police
Campbell of Brooklyn.
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Tho Hamilton Hall committee, Of
which Hon. +. Il. Shaw - chairman, VIII
tomorrow issue An address TO the Re-
publicans of Massachusetts. urging upon
them the importance of attending the
primary meetings soon to DO called to
choose delegates to the state convention,
and OF securing through them an honest
Of the republican senti-
mcn, of the commonwealth. The ad-
dress wall support Washburn for reelec-
ton, and denouncc the cause OF Batter.
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The Republican State Convention Of
Texas ret at Dallas, Aug. 90, and in
one IF their resolutions expressed the
hope that /" Congress will not permit it.
self to be prcjndiccd against our people
20 as 10 treat them with injustice or il
libcraIity, because the members from
Texac ,;a the last Congress dishOnorably
voted themselves, ami took, back pay,
wk.ch they should DC made to dIsscrgc.'
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