, 1873-08-22
The Last Political Sonsation---The
0obb-Taylor Libel-suit'
Ten Thousand Dollars for a Wounded
Congressman.
Senatorial Sl1rlnfscs and SDccu-
1ntfO1as---Grangers Null
tfp1ying.

uoHkEOsb1uh1l 5tcPH0n a. QODb mas bfoupnt
:rininal suit against Mr. II. B. Taylor, editor Of
:hc Wyandotte Gazette, for
w1LLruL AND MALICIOUS LIBEL.
The offending Of Taylor hath this o1tont In
his newspaper, 1aat Saturday, ho asserted that
Cobb had attempted to bsibe Capt. William D.
Mathews whilo tho latter was sitting on tho
Grand Jury in the John spoer defa1oation case.
By way Of aide observation, 1t is pertinent to say
that spoer, while lo hold tho Office Of United
States Collector Of novenue, Bquandorod
100000 Of Government funds in q hopeless
aud spirited ondeavor to porpetuato tho powor
Of certain clique Of tho Republican party in
Kansas, OF which Sidney Clarke was tho hoad
and front. Suit WAS commenced to recover tho
funds but an examination disclosed tho fact
that Spoor had placed tho money "whero It
would do tho most good !" honco tho action Was
abandoned, aud Speor wont to work again, un-
nolostod, to ndyanco Republican principles in
Kansas.
Tho most sorio,ts charge, however, made by
Mr. Taylor, is one to the effect that Cobb Ia
NOT COLONEL At ALL,
nor mover was Colonel, but waa simply ia Cap
sain in an Indian regimont which nevor had an
existence" In Kansas. where good military
title is tho "immodato jowol" Of = mans soul,
IN assertion like TINT cannot pass without re-
sistanco.
Taylor further intimatos TINT Col or Capt Cobb
was appointed to position in tho Commiasary
Department Of tho United Btatos Army, and af-
ter serving eighteen mouths In the noighbor-
hood of Mobile, returned to Wyandotte with
gl9,9O0.
Immediately after tho appearance Of tho
shargos aforesaid, Col Cobb had Editor Taylor
arrested md bound ovor to appear at tho
October torn Of court: After study
h criminal suit
wAB NOT SUFFICIENT
20 heal his injured honor, and, day bofore yes
tefdey brought civil suit. claiming tho sum OF
lie, wherein he 1ocounted tho glorica
OF his professional, military, and political
caEeerr, and observed that al army Of clients had
raised him from poverty to Independence. Aud
yet he wants $40, 600 moro from 1lr. Taylor.
There ia diversity Of opinion about tho result
Of the suit. I saw Capt. Matthew'S yesterday, tho
Grand Juror mentioned by the Gazele, and i'll
quirod
If HE KNEW ANYTHING
about the truth or fa!sity Of Mr.. Taylor'a nlla-
gationa. Mathews replied, after q little hesita-
tion, that Cobb triod to get him to leayo
obtained. In reply to tho inquiry if Cobb. had
ofrcrod him money or anything else to 60, Math-
a,va un;I Eohh {otH him fhnt Ia hD5 nuit1oritv In
ofror him Dn,rav,a n1aro ~ Ho,,tn.Aoont Math-
avs n1ao nnsorfs thnt Cobb wantot, tHo ind;ctme1t
noatnnncd Iccansc. n mndc ut TINT sittinr of
Tia I,irv, Il wnuld ahurt tho marty and d.
Htroy Sid Clarke's chance Of reelection"
tha of,co II Ronto-Aeent and tlon Cobb re-
,iiaj ihet In conid Lovn f1,o annoint1nnnt ~
Local Mail-Agent at tho State ftno.-a new
Office that was going to bo established with
ealary Of sid month. but tLat sl2O a month
could be- made out Of it,
specr. and m active freud Of Sitlnoy Clarke.
Perhaps tho talk with Capt. Mathows WAS tue
''9'' o ovsHr1ow1So nl ] PROFESSIONAL ZEAL,
@ tra "i' # i M tskes paco 10 viii Il throw y Iicht on The
point, mud show to what oxtont Q lawyer may 60
to ret his client froe. ''''' o.
The feud existing between Mossru, Cobb and
Tay]or in one Of ionr staniiuq. In locaI noIi-
tics, tho cunning Of Cobb las been too much
for Taylor: and tho success Of the former in a.
curing sent in Congress- only served to
IsTEsg1rY TIE ptrrEnYrss
of the editor. There is nothing Bubsoryiont or
trucklinu about Taylor. He doesn't NAV tha
syconhnHt to authority nor donY he si1rrcnier
his connootiona for lin sake of rottinr favnr
with ofiico.hnatoxinp Conrresnmen' % H. is
rood nayynDaner-,nnn and II Ia tn be rerrottnd
tbat be has allowed himself to Get into n con-
troversy with 4 Congressman.
1'hers in a 9eal of nnint ngnrino in nroproua
conccrnino rn =" ''"A - quA'' DsuA'Ds !" p'osf'7A
THE sEsA1on1A1 VACANCY:
hut tho contest will hnrdlv open WITH ANYTHING
,f yipor or excitament Until thn apr;c;lt11raf
fsirn close. II il ooncoded that thern ia rnnra
credit to ho cained in tbe nxhibition oF tho
products Of our soil than in tho display Of the
nrodrcts Of onr politioal oiyili1ation- An
niranta for Tim vacant n]aeo in the Eonato
in ntil1 have. Thc crnn NJ Dlncc.scakcra ie car.
tain. It neyor faila. or ryes a;rn of falling.
Rumur hath it now that Gov, Osborn intends
to apnoint