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treasurer Hayes Resigned.

-r.oosu-sr Hay.s last week rendered his resig-
,,.,;on IN Gov. Osborn, who, after cousnitlng
It'll the Attorney General aud committee oil I'M
x....oh,,ept managers, accepted it. This Will
-. with the session Of the Senate for his
- T, RENAME for the Governor to appoint a
nan IN the vacancy, and to bring legal proceed
-. .oo;,s. N.yes and his 5oudsmen for the de-
6c;eDcy in the Treasury account, If any-Provid-
ing. also, that the bond Is not fraudulent, as Is
believed by some.
Tn. reason given by Hayes for his resignation,
4. physical inability to endure the fatigue of a
trial. No person will rrgard this ss good rea-
sou. The physical labors Of trial will be no
mora than required in his ordinary banking bus
iness. His presence would be required few
hours each day in the Senate Chamber, to listen
TO the TESTIMONY, and 10 go back and forth toand
from his regular meals. All the labor would be
performed by his attorneys. It is rather con-
fession of his guilt. The testimony obtained in
New York took away his last hope. His guilt is
universally accepted; his resignation simply
saves him from the additional disgrace of being
declared hereafter ineligible to any Office in the
State.
The result of this business triumphantly vindi
Gates the statements made By Auditor Wilder
in his report. All will remember the feeling
which it was attempted to raise against him, foI
his charge against Hayes, and the denunciatiens
beaped upon him for sending ont the Report in
advance of the meeting of the Legislature. For
time, it seemed as if he were to be subjected to
impeachment, if not to being mObbed outright,
for daring to do a so unheard of thing. He was
abused, and beslimed, and besmeared by the
press, and accused of playing demagogue game
for the United States Senate. But he stands vim
dicated in every statement he made. The man
Collins, Clerk in the Treasurer's Office, who was
so ofBeious in publishing cards, and in thrusting
himself in the way of the investigation on every
occasion, stands convicted of being lying tool
of the ring that we're preying upon the Treasury
equally guilty with Hayes, and infinitely more
contemplate.
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us in any business or speculation. He labors,
and We reap. And just precisely so Is the West
producer the debtor of the Eastern capitalist,
The Eastern Shylock demands the measure of
his bond, even though it be taken from the very
flesh of the West.
1t is always inst to denounce inslncerity aud
vacillation. A President, already wealthy, who
will readily approve bill doubling his own sal
airy, but veto one for the relief of the people
who has no policy to enforce against the will of
Congress, when that will is in favor Of the capi-
talist, but has will in opposition to Congress,
when q measure is brought forward for the ben
eft of the producer-bas no right to claim eI-
empton from censure by those who feel them
selves wrOnged.
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A MILD REMEDY.-Bitter draughts frequently
contain the elements Of healing 1t is so with
Grants veto message. While dealing stunning
blow to the business and industries of the West
an South, he administers a soothing balm in the
recommendation to increase the taxes! If bus
iness is dull, if produce is down. and hard SELL
if labor is suspended, enliven them by an in-
crease of taxesl If the laboring man is out of
work, aud his family is in need of the necesssries
of life, clap an additional tax upon bis sugar, aud
coffee, aud tea. The President has even ntimat
ell that it would be pleasant to him to receive
his 10000 year in gold instead of greenbacks
Therefore, return to specie payments must be
forced, and taxes increased. Grant won his way
to glory at the expense of the lives of thousands
Of men. 1t was said that when. he determined
upon line Of action, he would 6ybt il, through,
although better one might be presented, re-
gardless of the loss of men. So he determined
to march through to specie payments, and to tho
paymeut of his enormous salary in gold, regard
less of the sufferings of the people. In the one
case, the constant cry was, "more men! more
men, In the other, it is, "more taxes! more
taxesw
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ACRUsHER.-The RepWbliedR has got off bril-
liant well as a gOod-natured thing. We last
week mentioned tine notorious fact that the
friends and the enemies Of the currency bill alike
were under the impression that Grant would
sign the BILL and not until after the visit of the
New York capitalists did he change front; which,
taken in connection with his well-knOwn par
tiality for gifts, looked suspicious to say the
least The Republican retorts, by remarkiDg,
(what We believe has never before been mention
ed,) that in q certain Senatorial election, We
were accused of being actuated by like consd-
GRAFTON. Now, this settles the matter. If
Grant was actuated by improper motives
in vetoing the bill, the prostrated business
of the West, the laborers out of employment, the
people burdened with debt, can take courage, in
the knowledge that the evil consequences of the
veto are thoroughly neutralized by the fact that
the editor of the Chief was once accused of tax
ing bribe! We suppose this debars us from
the right of Oljeeting to the acts of any public
man, or of mentioning current reports to their
dscredit.
But if damphoOls were debarred from the right
of talking about the weather, what would become
of the weekly current local item in the RepGbE-
cdRf
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WHITE HousE .ToCx yo..En,.


The gravest charges are boldly made here in
regard to the manner in which the intellgenc.
OF the Presidents veto efthe senate finance bill
Was nsed by certain fsshe White Houre rims
people to further their stock jabbng operations
IL is said that A. E. ofley, formerly clerk of tI.
navy department, who1ad just opened bro
ker's shop near the tressury department. teIs.
graPhed the news of fhE veto to New York. an
honr before it was sent TO- the capitol Conside.
ring the close relatioHsI oiisey bears to Seco,
Ro6eson, It is by no means impr obable that he
bad official notice Of the Presidents intention
Az t6e same time it is notorious that Jim Cas-y
the day before and mp to 10 o'clock on the day
ihe veto was sent to the senate, was basy assur.
ing correspondents Of New York Iapers that the
President would sign the bill. Not an hour be.
lore the message was read in the senate Casey
Ioid the agent Of a Wall street house that the
President had signed the hill. and did this with
the full knowledge that the intelligence wouId
be felrgraphed tn New Fork. There is not the
least ,donbt that this was done to further the
stock jnbbing operatians of Casey, Ingalls,, and
Ter.
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FISCAL AGENT.-The last Legislature passed a
bill requiring the Governor to appoint a fiscal
agent for the State of Kansas in New York,
whose dnty it shall he to pay interest on State
bonds, and transact other necessary financial
business for the State, and who shall receive a
stated commission upon the amount handled.
The Governor has appointed the banking firm of
Donnell, Lawson & Co., snch agents 1t is a
compliment to the firm, and good thing for the
State. They are among the most substantial
and reliable bankers in the country. Most of
the bankers of Northern Kansas do their busi-
ness through them. Boder Brothers, of Troy;
Barnett & Morrill,, of Hawatha; Lappin & Scraf-
ford, of Seneca; and, we believe, J. P. johnson,
of Highland, are of this number. Donnell, Law
son & Co. didnot suspend during the late panic
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~ petition is said to be in circulation In various
parts Of the asking that ne< be the
ofthe State vs.. S. c. Pomeroy.-EI
We have also heard such rumor-in fact, we
have q sort of recollection Of signing such Pc
tition, with few panss Of regret-the regret
being because the signing of it would not place
Pomeroy in the position for which he was can
didate when the charge against him originated.
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ABOUT HANGING BENDERs.-The probability
that the Blenders are caught, (or at least the old
he Bender of all,) moves the Kansas press to
talk about convictinga and hanging them in short
order. Tho cOnvieting part may be all right;
but the hanging would be something else. 1t
seems to be not generally known that Kansas
Legislature, within the past two or three years,
in severe fit of philanthropy, enacted a law,
that when person is convicted of a capital
crime, sentence shall not be passed upon him,
but be shall be imprisoned in the State peniten-
tiary for one year. At any time after the expi-
ration of the year, the Governor may order his
execution. IL throws the whole responsibility
upon the Governor, and is equivalent to the abo-
lition of capital punishment; for very few Gov
ernors could be found who wonld order man to
be dragged out and hanged year after his trial,
even If that man were Bender. Therefore, if
the Blenders are.caught and convicted, they can
net be hanged, unless q mob were to take the
matter in hand, and expedite the neck-stretch-
ing. 1t is such laws as this that encourage and
afford an excuse for mob violence.
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~ The Woodsnn County Post that Sol Miller Is
going TO be candidate for Congress this fall ODrscol
could beat him three to ono.-Ldprenee Journal
just go ahead, fellows; set us up and knock
us down just as yon please. We are satisfied, as
long as you are happy. But We trust that the
Lawrence Journal in its interest in our behalf,
will not neglect that little matter of ss72.49i
that it has overcharged the County, ss reported
by an investigating committee.
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How OTHERS SEE IT.-The Chicago Iafer- Ocean
is the leading Republican newspaper in the
North West, whose soundness has never been
doubted. Here is the way it regards the influ-
ences which governed Grant in his veto, and the
suspicious position in which he has placed him
self, since his emphatic pledge, in his last Mes
sage, to support the decision of Congress:
But one conclusion be arrived at in passing an i'm.
partial Judgment upon namely: that the President
mind unduy influenced and his usual Clear ap-
prehension will Of the people clouded by violent
clamor Of politicians congressman and
pers and his Of justice oyerborne by the powerful
and inpOrtunate lobby of bankers and capitalists who
dsregarng alike custom and proprety have invaded the
executive mansion to force the bead Of the
their selfish demands On no other hypothesis can
the message accounted for especially IL Is in
snch violent with the following paragraph from
the message Of December Last, namely:
The decision Of Congress the sei Of the currency tra
hare the hearty support Of tas Erecutire."
We do not know whether the Tster- Ocean edit
otrs were ever suspected of cheating at marbles,
or other little impropri.ties or not; but if they
were, they should he careful how they exercise
the cheek to comment upon the course of the
President of the United States. Before they are
aware of it, they will have some snarling Phar-
see, located over some country millinery shop,
dropping his favors upon their devoted heads,
like shitepOke from the regions of air.
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SUSTAIN THEN.-In the Congressional elec-
tions, next Fali .tae great issue will uudOubted-
y be the financial question. In the West, at
lssst, the people will choose members who are in
favor Of an increase of the currency. Would il
not be . wise policy to re-elect those members
who took part in the late contest on the currer-
cy bill, carried it triumphantly through Con
gress, and are acquainted with the whole
groundi In q renewal Of the fight, they would
be vastly more effective than new men. The
Kansas Congressman are in this list. The peo-
pie should snstaiu them for this, as well as for
ether good measures which they have supported.
Ia one of the Districts, two of the present
members, Cobb aud Lowe, would come in con-
flict; but the choice conld be made between
them. But in this District, Col. Phillips stands
aisae. The people of the District could not do a
i,etteF thing than by giving him triumphant
Te-electi0a.
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u The old lady whom the excited populace
picked mp somewhere in the vicinity of Topeka,
andconned in jail, sld Mrs. Bender, turns ont to
be harmless old female missionary and preach
er, named Catherine Scheetz. However desIrs-
BILE it may be to bring the Borders to punish
ment, it will not do to take up all thd old seheetz
in the country for Benders.
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II TAs gOmen's crusade in Ohio seems to be
almost played out. Papers which for many
weeks contained columns of reports from every
1t.eafity Of fhe State, now present but a meagre
showing. What saad they have accomplished
will ProbaSly be more apparent six months hence
thsp now,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-07

NATIONS do not always know how rich they
are IN fhe matter OF rognes. You knew Kellagg
weilf Yes, he Is in the pcnitentiary No, he is
governor Of Louisiana. You know Sanbom
Well' Yes, he is hung, No, hcis in the trea-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-07

II 1t will be remembered, that when Presi-
dent johnson set himself up in opposition to the
majority in a Republican Congress, and vetoed
measures passed by the Representatives of the
people, the Republicans throughout the land
proclaimed that Congress was the true Repre-
sentative of the Republican party, and all wig
would not stand by Congress were kicked auA
hustled out of the party. The veto power was
denounced as an arbitrary imposition, designed
to enable tyrapts to overrue the will Of the peo-
pie, as expressed through their Representatives.
Now that Grant has done jnst as johnson did,
it is demanded that Republicans stand by him,
and repudiate the action of their Representa-
tives. Is Grants act any better than johnson 81
Andy Johnson was as good Republican before
his election as Gen. Grant was before his. How
comes it, then, that the President is the Repub-
lican party now, when Congress was, six years
agoi
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-05-07

Y The Leavenworth Call has been called to
its final account. Its currency was not sufficient
ly inflated to Justify it in going ahead.
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II The Governor has appointed John Fran
els, of Allen County, State Treasurer in place of
Col. Hays Mr.. Francis is said to be good and
competent man for the place. For some years
past, his name has been suggested BY his friends,
at each State election, as q Republican candidate
for the position to which he has been appointed.
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II A close observer remarks that the Ateh

II close observer remarks that the Atehi-
son Champioa'hasn'r said "IngaIIs" once, since
the post-office changed hands; whereas, before
that time, it copied everything in which an
gals" occurred. We suppose it means that In
gass shall get his blowing done by those who
receive his favors. 1t is welcome relief to the
readers Of the Champion.
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q go East by way Of st. Lsuis," all the
papers tell u.s. Send along your pass, and We
don't care continental what route We take
would as soon SO by way Of st. Leuis as any
other route
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= Pieasanton is to be the County Seat of
Linn County, this year. Arrangements have not
yet been made for next years election.
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The South Bend, Indiana, Register, founded by
SCHUYLER Colfax think the President gave too
mnch heed to the opinions Of eastern capitalists
to the neglect of the wants Of the West.
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II The Mound City Sestisel has taken on a
new dress. The old one did good service.
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Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10
The GrasshOppers.

J. w. Taylor, ESQ.,, United States Con-
sui at Winnepeg, has contributed a pa
per upon the grasshopper to the Mani
tobdn which is full OF interesting infor-
nation as to the ravages of this pest and
the methods of preventing and destroy
ing 1t. AS this lively insect is now at
work throughout nearly the entire West,
and is slowly but very surely working
its way East. brief statement of Mr..
Taylor's paper may suggest some timely
hints to the sufferers by its depredations.
The grasshopper is an ancient enemy of
the crops and vegetation. Early men
ton is made of him in the records of the
Jesuit missions of California. The year
1922 was a very disastrous one. 1t next
appeared in TAG, and afterward in 1853
and 1865, continuing three years. The
periods of great destruction in this CEN
tury In California have been 1928, 1888,
1916 and 1856. In 1856 1t did much in
Jury in Texas and Kansas. Since the
settlement of Minnesota there have been
five grasshopper years: 1856, 1857, 1865,
1873 and 1874 In the Red River settle
ment il first appeared in 1912, then in
1919, and not again until 1857. After
that it appeared in 1864, 1867, 1869, 1872
and now in 1874, with probability that
the ova will threaten the crops of 1875.
The remedies which Mr.. Taylor emu
merates are of three kinds; /. Remedies
provided by nature. 2. Expedients by
man against the full grown grasshoppers.
3. Devices for destroying the eggs. The
remedies which nature has provided are
the bright sunlight, which gives them an
instinct to "move on" insects, such as
the Tachina, which deposits its destruc-
tive larvae on the grasshopper, the ich-
neumon and shortwinged ichneumon;
birds, such as the starting, blackbird,
lark, jackdaw and domestic fowls; and
the driving of herds of animals over the
spots infested by them. The human
agencies against the full-grown insects,
which have thus far been used with eff
feet, are as follows: 1. Smudges, pro-
ducing dense, sitting smoke, which
should be kindled an hour before sunrise
and kept fumigating so long as the in
sects are on the wing. 2. Roping them
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off the grain to the ground and continu-
ing the operation until they fly. 3. Net
ting them in huge bags made of sheets
and then plunging them in hot water.
4. Turning in cattle, hogs and poultry to
feed upon them. The most important
question is how to destroy the Larvae or
Che justhatched insect next spring. One
plan suggested is deep blowing A
Texas planter wrote, in 1867, to the De
partment Of Agriculture as follows:
As soon as the grasshopper has laid Its eggs
the planters pillow their fields and turn the soil
over so that the eggs will be buried under layer
of earth which viii crush them and thus destroy
the spring crop Of grasshoppers. This expert.
ment has been made in small spots OF ground
where myriads of eggs were deposited, and not
grasshopper came rom under the layer Oh SOIL
that covered the eggs.
The Asiatie traveller, Rocher, also
says:
Deep blowing with view to crush the eggs
under the weight of the soil turned upon them, is
undoubtedly recommendable, while pigs ana
poultry allowed 10 roam over so plowed helds
would greatly Assist III the determination OF these
locusts in embryo
Prairie fires, set as much as possible in
circles, so that the young insect cannot
escape through the ring of fire. The
Mennonites collect the eggs in the fall
and destroy them, and in the spring roll
the ground with heavy rollers. In addi-
ton to this they employ the smudge very
frequently. On the island of Lemnos
the people are required by law to furnish
certain measure of the eggs annually to
the authorities. In China, also, the peo-
Pile are obliged to assemble in the spring
and effect the destruction of the larve.
In France, Italy, Hungary and Spain
rewards are paid for the eggs. After
summing up all the remedies Consul
Taylor recommends the people OF Mani
toba to pillow not only all the fields down
deep this fall, but all the high-roads and
lanes, as these bare surfaces are the chief
breeding grounds. Then, if necessary,
harrow the grounds and roll the surface.
He also suggests the planting OF the field
pea, which is unpalatable to the grass
hopper, on the margin of every grain, field,
as it may divert the insect before it has
become winged from passing the barrier;
and systematic prairie burning in circles,
and the frequent use of the smudge.
Whatever is to be done for the protection
of next years crops must be principally
done this fall, and for this reason Mr..
Taylor's suggestions are both timely and
valuable.-CAtcago Tribune.