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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-07-10
STERLING, Madison COL
n. T., july lst, 1874.

we OelleVe IN - Tree discussion of
all questions Of public interest," hence
We give place to the above and take
the liberty Of criticising it in a fair
manner. Our correspondent starts
out with the proposition that /" it is a
Fundamental principle of our Govern
ment that the roice Of the majority is
r'ght0 Five years ago the question
OF removing the Territorial CAPITAL
from Virginia to Helena was submit
ted to the voters of this Territory and
a majority. Of ocer four hundred roted
for removal! There is no guess work
about this statement. Accepting the
theory set forth our correspondent will
admit that the capital should now be
removed to Helena. The second time
the question was voted upon was for
its removal to Deer Lodge City, which
Of course the people Of this county did
and would again vote against, as that
place has little better claims and is
more inconvenient to our people than
Virginia City. If GaAatin county did
vote against its removal to Helena
five years ago it does not follow that
it should SO vote at the coming cleo
ton. What the people Of this county
may have regarded as good policy
then may be differently considered
now. The population of the Territory
at that time was in q more unsettled
condition than at this time. We can
now form almost = correct opinion a.
to our future, for few years at least;
at that time We could not. We can
see no economy in having the capital
at Virginia. The machinery Of gov
eminent can be run as cheap, and the
accommodations are infinitely better
at Helena. In removing the capital
to Helena it is not proposed to perms-
nently locate it, but it is done for the
convenience Of the present population.
We believe it win be ten years before
the capital is permanently located. As
to being liable to incur the expense .
of removal, we fail to see where the
expense comes in. We think the
change would ultimate in q financial
benefit u the people. "Thcre is but
little change" says our correspondent.
That's what's, tke matter. Five years
have gone BY and Hthere is but little
change" and several moro may 90
with "but little change Arc we to
be further robbed Of ouR eenxenience
and interest for years hsnoeby leaving
The capital II N isolated, del1ing
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14
GREENWOOD COUNTY.

FRIEND SToTLER We are hay
ing quite a lively time down here
in Greenwood county. Our county
treasurer, upon final settlement,
came out about twenty-five or six
thousand dollars behind, and the
great question is, what are we go
ing to do about it?
The Democracy are tickled about
up to the amount of their loss, l
think, while the Republicans have
to pay extra for getting shaved.
The political atmosphere lie quite
calm, indicating an approaching
storm.
A call has Just appeared address
ed to the farmers, mechanics and
laboring men, for convention to
be held in Eureka, August 18th.
If this convention puts a good tick
ct in the field it will probably be el-
ected but if they nominate some old
fossilized Democrats that are lying
around loose waiting for something
to turn Iup, there will be "such q
getting up stairs as you never did
see." Intelligent farmers are in
earnest, and they want the general
government to SO improve the nav
igatiOn of the great father OF
waters, that the 300,O00yO00 OF
bushels of surplus grain, annually
raised in the Mississippi Valley may
go "unvexed to the sea-" and to the
markets of the world. Therefore
they do not want Democrats to rep
resent them, either in Congress OIL
in the State Legislature, for it is s
well-knowu fact that Democrat
have always been opposed to inter
national Improvement; and it is m!
private opinion that any man Wht
can calmly look over the past histo
~ of the Democratic party ant
then Stand up before the wOrl'
and proclaim himself 8 Democrat
is not fit to represent an intelli
gent community. SCARS.
Willow Valley, Kan, Aug. 9th, 1874.
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Over at Washoe City the other
day, some men stopping at the prin-
cipal hotel, while viewing the sur
roundings of the place, saw q
large flock of ducks settle down on
the further side of W&shoe lake. A
Washoe Indian also saw the ducks,
and told the men he would go after
them If they would get him a gun.
In the hotel they found an old
United States musket. This they
had loaded nearly to the muZzle,
and giving it to the Indian, started
him to the lake. After he had gone
the wags who had loaded the gun
for him went to the upper story of
the house, and with opera glasses
watched the progress Of the noble
red man. He at last reached the
spot among the tules. Presently
they saw the smoke dart from the
Indians gun, saw him fall backward
to the ground. and heard tremen-
dous roar from over the lake-a
sound as though the gun had burst
into q thousand pieces. Fearing
thRt the gun had indeed burst and
killed the poor fellow, the jokeFs
began to feel very guilty. They
hastened from the house and struck
around the lake. When they had
gone about half way round they
met the Indian coming toward
them. There was long gash across
his right cheek bone, and his facG
was covered with blood, bat he haG
as many ducks as he could hold il
both hands.
"Weli, JIM" said they, show dix
ron make it !" "Yes, said Jim
zone more shot um-no more ducks
lnO more Injan-"
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Monday evening Geo. w. Swope,
state senator, shot and killed Per
~ Riley in the courthouse yard,
at Owensboro, KY, in 8 crowd
of hundreds of people. Swope
WAS arrested. The difficulty
grew out of the election excite
ment.
Cattle are herded on the Salt
Marsh, in Jewell county, at fifteen
cents per month. The people in
the vicinity of the marsh gather
large quantities of the salt crust
for their cattle.
The Sisters of st. Francis, who
were banished from Germany, and
made LeavenWorth temporarily
their home, have decided to locate
at Chillicothe, Mo-, and will build
q house there.
Four Pottawatomie Indians whC
disappeared eleven years ago, anC
whose estates had gone into tn,
hands OF an administrator, latel,
returned to Kansas and receives
their money width had aceumulat
ed in bank.
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a Succession COnundrum.

'John has never given you a
ring 7" said katie's sister to her one
day. John was Hates lover.
Never" said Kite, with s re-
gretful shake of her head.
"And he never will until You
ask for il" returned the sister.
"Then fear / shall never get
one. was the reply.
is too stupid to think of such things ;
and as you can never pluck up cour
age to ask for one, it follows that
you will never get One."
This set Katie to thinking, and to
what purpose we shall see.
That evening her lover called to
see her. He was very proud and
very happy, for the beautiful girl
by his side had been for several
weeks pledged 10 marry him as
soon as the business could be prop.
erly done, and John was q grand,
good fellow, too, Notwithstanding
his obliviousness to certain polite
matters.
"JOhn" said Katie at length, look.
ing up with an innocent smile, edo
you know what q conundrum Is p
"Why, it's a puzzle, q riddle, ans
wered John.
"Do you think you could ask ms
| one could not guess"
81 don't know, never thought o.
such things. Could you ask m,
one?"
81 could try"
"Well, try, Katie"
"Then answer this: Why is tn
letter D like ring?"
/ John puzzled his brain over tn
problem for long time, but wa
finally forced to give it up.
Because" replied the maiden
with a very soft blush creeping 4
her temples, 1--WE cannot be we
without one"
In less than q week from ths
date Katie had her engagement
ring.
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ATATE ITENnn.

Lots tor sale at Troy for $50.
Hanover makes fire brick and
stone-ware.
Allen county has a Tom Thumb
oC its own.
The gypsum mill at Blue Rapids
10 q success.
Blue Rapids has a Ladies' Libra
ry Association.
Senator Sherman, of Ohio, was
in LeaVenworth the other day.
Senator Ingalls, is expected to
deliver an address at the Marshall
county tair.
Mr.. Sanborn goes out OF the Troy
Republican, and the paper takes a
"patent outside"
Marshall county has a popula-
ton OF 10, 122; an increase OF 1000
during the past year.
The Quealy foundry in Parsons,
has been purchased by the NJ, X.
4 T. railroad company.
Ignatius Lager lately entered
the Catholic priesthood at Leaven-
worth. What's in q name?
1t is rumroed that Kallock has
been offered $1,000 a year to take
charge of a church in Denver.
The Hiawatha Dispatch opposed
tine herd law, and all his garden
except the fence, has been eaten
up by the cows.
There were $4,000 acres of wheat
harvested in Washington comfy
this SIMMER, according to the as
SCISSORS reports.
The Texas prisoners recently
transferred to the Kansas peniten
tiary, think the latter institution
. perfect heaven on earth.
The NJ, X. Il T. have receive,
patents for over 10000 acres o
land in Labette and Neosho coun
ties and have filed their patent
for record.
Mrs. +. A. Beach, of Lawrence
formerly of Olathe, has very gen
erously presented to the publ
school library seventy-tive volume
Ofchoice literature.
An Advent preacher at Ottaw:
is authority for the statement ths
Alexander the Great WAS banishe
to the island of st. Helena an
died there.
Charley CorderO, formerly
dancing master, now commands
militia company at Wichita. H
intends to learn the Indians {
waltz of on their ears.
The colored folks celebrated tn
lst of August as their "Emancipi
lion Day" Meanwhile a lot {
white Americans are calling ther
selves "serfs" and slaves"
). L. GOode, of the Border Sc
Linel, commenced his career as
''cub" in the Office of the Hanco,
Jefersonian, then edited by d. i,
Locke, better known IS Pstroleu
V. Nasty. r.,
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ROAn NOTIOE-

NOTICE is hereby given that q petition has
IN been presented to the board of county
of Lyon county, Kansas, ask
ing for the establishment of a county road on
tn following route to-wit= Beginning at the
northeast corner of the southeast quarter of
section 81, township 20, range IL and running
thence south one half mile; thence west to
the southeast corner of the southwest quarter
OF section 50, township -, range II, and that
viewers gill on the 25th day of August, 1874
meet at the place designated as the beginning
to view and locate said road, and give to all
parties a hearing.
j. 8. CRAIG,
County CLERK.
AuCnst 9Th 1874 3s-33
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Plymouth Church DIsgraced.

Whether Beecher be cleared or
convicted, Plymouth Church has
disgraced itself beyond possibili-
ty of recovery by the shameless eff
frontery with which it has sought
to Justify Beecher, regardless of
facts, and the malignant mcanness
with which it has hunted Beecher's
accuser. We know not which is
the more infamous. See, on one
side, the spirit with which Beech
er has been defended! Mr.. Tilton
does not seem to us particularly
lovely character; his associations
and conduct have not made him
altogether admirable; but he is
certainly entitled to a fair and hon
est hearing when he presents evil
tdence exceedinly convincing, that
he has suffered that wrong which
human nature rarely forgiyes.
Has Plymouth Church given to
Theadore Tllton such q hearingf
Be his faults what they may, is il
decent because of them to try to
crush any truth or any appeal to
public opinion against injury suf-
Ifered? A Christian church, nay
any decent man, would have felt
that Tilton deserved much pity
and sympathy, even if he had err
ed in believing that the wrong
done him had been the greatest
| But Plymouth Church has hunted
him as one pursues a mad dog
pitiless, eager to slay, utterly re
| gardless of decency and justice
The assistant pastor, Mr.. Halliday
| with brazen front, aYows tina
though the angels from HEAVIER
should testify that Beecher haG
been guilty, he would not believ'
} it. Mrs. Tilton's mother, as if IN
conscious of the worthlessnesl
of any statement from her, declare
+ that she would as soon believe tn
Virgin Mary guilty of adultery a
, Elizabeth Tilton. These are twt
} illustrations of the spirit will
which Plymouth Church has treat
ed this question.-St. Louis Dem
Ocrat.
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For Sale or Exchange.

WNHE undersigned has some property in the
J. city OF Flora, Clay county, Illinois, con-
siSting of residence and business houses,
which he desires 10 exchange for city prop
erty in Emporia, or real estate in Lyon coun-
ty. Flora Is an Incorporated city of about
3. 4 l. S. s. and the o. & NJ. railroads about
ninety miles east of St Louis, on the high roll
ing prairie in a healty country. He also has
a farm, i've miles from Flora, of s1s acres of
prairie, all improved, and 50 acres of timber
that he desires TO sell or exchange for city or
county property here in part payment The
balance on time to suit the purchasers. For
futher information inquire of or write to me at
Wichita, or call On T. Z. bancroft, Emporia,
Kansas. K. L. HOWITT.
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NEWS ITEMS
Iowa is blessed with immens
flocks of prairie chickens.

Iowa is blessed with immense
flocks of prairie chickens.
f. L. Sloan, editor of the Salt
Lake Herald, died Monday morn
ing.
A Gloucester Mass.) telegram
says that Frank Moulton, the mu-
tual friend of Beecher and Tilton,
is the guest of Gen. B. +. Butler at
Bay View.
Official advices from Lake Su-
perior report the mining troubles
substantially at an end. The De
troit militia companies have start
ed home.
Mr.. George Mclaughlin, of Par
sons, disgusted at the slow prog
ress made in returning to specie
payments, has been manufacturing
few nickles himself. Hence
trouble.
Dogs are committing such rava-
ges among the fiockslin Central ILL
nois that sheep-raising has be-
come a very hazardous and unprof-
liable business.
The Cariists claim great victory
over the Republicans between Cas-
tel Follett and Flueras, near the
frontier. The losses were heavy
on both sides.
A committee of cx-soldiers will in
few days commence the work of
preparation for the next reunion of
the Army of the Tennessee, which
occurs at Springfield, ILL.,, October
18th.
It is reported that the Versailles
Government has notified the Span
ish Cabinet that France will act in
concert with the Northern powers
in regard to the recognition of the
. Spanish Republic.
It is stated that Italy has made 9
demand upon France for the recall
OF the war ship Orenoque, which
has been permanently stationed al
Civita Vecchia, as a refuge for the
Pope in case of necessity.
Gov. Taylor, of Wisconsin, re
) viewed the Milwaukee Light
: Guards on the occasion of thu
: nineteenth anniversary of thu
! organization of the company
t which was celebrated by a picnic a
: Lueddemann's farm, near the city
The Opinione, of Rome, assert
. that negotiations are in progress
z which have in view the sending b.
maritime powers of squadrons t
the Spanish coast after the exampl
!. of Germany. 1t is understood
2 that this step, if taken, does no
{ involve the question of interver
{ ton.
= New York produce speculateI
= are greatly excited in const
: quence of the coruer which Ia
h been made in oats, the price ha'
= ing been forced up 15c per bushe
= through the manipulations mainl
= of a single firm, who have bee
"a buying up all the surplus oats
20 the market.
n The genuineness of the petrol
n um ut New Haven, Ind, is beyon
a all question. 1t still continues
NC fow in the well that was sun
be Two years ago a well was dug, an
"a petroleum. flowed into it in sue
70 quantity that it was filed up, Il
be owner not approaching its valu
y, The 1.umberman's conyentit
m at Ottawa, Ont, adopted a co
stitution for an associatio
They then adopted and signed ;
il agreement TO shut down the
ay mills, and reduce their usual pr
ii. auctions by one-half, either
N, that means or by curtailing the
it; operations during the ensuing wi
to ter.
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The two American base ball clubs
now visiting England gave their
first exhibition match at Liverpool.
The Athletics beat the Red Stock
ings in ten innings, by score OF
Ia to IL. The play was much adj
mired, and called forth consider
able applause from the spectators.
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The following dispatch was re-
ceived at the government head
quarters at Omaha, Sunday, from
Col. Brady at Fl. Steele: eThe
Indians attacked a haying party
six miles south of RaWIins, killing
citizen named johnson and cap
turing stock.
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| AAS1s W StAfCItlSC IL, duO DONtL
the ratitudinarian, to peddle i
around. Mr.. Colfax used to smil
into it bY the BREWER column.
was, altogether, a travesty on ;
4 religious order; the word of Co
and q note of hand; a counterfeit
detector and q sermon. Such pa
| pers have sprung up on all sides
Next to soliciting life INSURANCE
policies is the publishing of semi
denominatlonal organs. The world
the saints, and now the flesh anC
the devil, cooperate. Out of tina
coalition has come improvidence
rupture, reerimination, and now
shame. Bowen has not been hearC
from, and why?
Theodore Tilton ought no more
to have been Beecher's companion
than Joe Howard, whom he got
out Of Fort Lafayette. Those two
ought to have a set-to, with Beech
er for reierenee, and Howard has
begun it.
TaE HUSBANDS AND FATHERS
of this country are making this
great scandal personal matter.
They are terrible in their strength,
moving together on the laws of
time and the country, for the pro-
teetion of their wives and the hon
or. of their homes. No race, no
state, can bubble with pastors ON
the subject, and have security for
society. The Church is the bride
Of the Lord, not paramour. The
growth of individuality thas made
the marriage obligation less a ring
nowadays than a glove, and the
country is full of grass-widows,
snares to others and unhappy to
themselves. The man who whis-
pers to another's wife that he
loves her is parasite who both
poisons and stings.
IF A CLERICAL PARASITE
do this, there is at least one more
fagot in reserve for him. And it
is serious suspicion against Mr..
Beecher that Mrs. Triton does not
love her husband as she does the
priest. The husband whose bed
she has shared since she came Yir-
gin to it, the father of her race, is
less to Mrs. Tilton than a glib and
interloping preacher, far her SEN
ior. A faithful pastor should fly
from such power over q household.
The wife's compliments witness
against him.
If there be no guilt in this chain
of condolences, let there never
again be suspicion. First, Beech
er is silent on the Woodruff charg-
es. Next, Tilton challenges him
on the platform of his church, and
he declines the conflict. He quits
his Congregational body rather
than speak. He writes the Ian
guage of the tormented to and fro,
and here and there. He signs COW
enants. He picks his committee
at last, and hires his lawyers.
Then the woman is drawn from
the distracted household to save
the man she should not be saving.
1t looks to me like a lie of anguish,
with some Scripture phrases to
make its hypocricy deceive Heav-
en-. 1t remains to be seen whether
the behavior of Plymouth congre-
CATION will not prove that Mr..
Beecher has not debauched them
all to the extent of loving him
more than righteousness.
AS for Tilton, like the frivolous
Donatello, in the story of "The
Marble Faun," he draws strength
of character from his calamity,
and method from despair. Unless
Mr.. Beecher can stand in his pull
pit, with the Scarlet Letter On his
breast, making confession, Tilton
need not say:
There is nowhere in this world where
thou could'st have escaped me. but
there! Gath.
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1t affects people differently.
The Wilson County Citizen says:
"When a man nearly breaks his
neck to get out of the way Of a
lightning bug, thinking it the
headlight of a locomotive, it is
time for him to sign the pledge"
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Shorrif-S Sale

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of
IN an order of sac Issued out of the Dis
tTict Court OF Lyon county, Kansas, to me di-
rected, 1 will on Monday the 3lst day of Au-
gust, 1874, at IL O'Clock q M, at the front door
of the Court House. in Lyon county, Kansas,
offer for sale at public auction TO the highest
bidder for cash, the following described zeal
estate to-wit: The southeast quarter OF sec
ton No. 35s township No. 10, range IL in Lyon
county, Kansas, and the northeast quarter of
the same section, except four acres in the
northeast corner thereof in square form
said real estate will be sold 10 satisfy n judg-
ment in partition in case wherein Richard
Owen was plaintiff and Rachel Morgan, Jane
Morgan, John Morgan, Llewellen Morgan and
Griffith Il. Davis were defendants.
3i-35 JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county, Kansas.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
VIM. w. Angel, J

vs..
VIM. IL EiKenbery.
In the district court of 9th judicial dis
trict in and for Lyon county, Kansas.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue
IN of an order of sale issued out of the
district court of Lyon county, in the
above entitled cause, will, on the 18th
day of August, 1874, at 0 o'clock a. m, at
the front door of the court house in said
county, offer for sale at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, the following
real estate to-wIt: 1I5 acres of the south
east quarter of section II, tip 10, range
10, all situated north of Cottonwood riY-
er, and occupied by said Eikenbery as a
homestead, all IN Lyon county, Kansas.
will be sold to satisfy said order of sale.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon County.
EmpOria, July Ii, 1874. 1888
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Pnh1io SoIo

THE undersigned will sell at public auc-
Il tion on Saturday the 9Th of September
1874, at the residence of the late e. Pinson de-
ceased, near NeOsho Rapids, in Lyon county
Kansas, the following real estate tO-wit: The
south half of the southwest quarter of section
thirty one 81 township nineteen l9) of ran ge
thirteen Q3), in said county and State.
TERMS OF SALE.--One third cash, one third
in six months and one third in nine months
from day of sale secured by mortgage or
bankable note, W. II. II. PINSON.
Administrator of L. Pinson deceased.
1874
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DY virtue Of an order of sale issued out of
ID the District Court of the 9th Judicial
District, sitting in and for Lyon county, Kan
sas, wherein L. L. Bancroft is plaintiff. and
Edward Wors1ey Defendant, l will, on Mon
day the 31st day OF August II. d. 1874, at 10
O'Clock q. m, at the front door OF the Court
House, Ofer for sale az public auction, TO the
highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right.
title and interest of the defendant Edward
WorSley in and to the following described
real estate to-wit: Lots Nos. 10 and 10 on
Exchange street in EmpoFIa, Lyon county,
Kansas VIII be sold as the property OF de-
PENDANT Edward Worsley, to satisfy said order
of sale. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county. Kansas.
Sherff7s Office Lyon county, July, 31st, u. Il.
T-a-
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LOST.

ID ETWEEN the Neosho river. 10y
ID crossing, and Amerlcus, on Sunday
morning, July 5th, i large gray wooden
shawl bound round the edge. Any one
finding the same is requested to leave it
at post Office Americas,
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NOmINE

"AVING bought the stOek, books and
ali accounts and notes being settled by Sept.
LIST, or they will be placed in the hands OF the
proper authorities for collection. The business
will be conducted ut the old stand, No. lis
street, by me,
j. L.w BELL, 4 gent. 32.Ss
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TO FARMERS.

WYE will sell you pIows and cultivators al
w I0per cent, above wholesale prices, and
you can select your goods after they arrive
Don't ask you to pay in advance. Sec adver-
tisement. A large stock already ON hand
Other goods proportlonately cheap.
j. NJ. GRIFFITH & BRO.