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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23
Presidential specuIations.

In the Senate, next year, there will be at least
one Democrat from New England, probably one
from New York, and in all seventeen certainly,
with impending or probable additions from Ne
vada, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee
Alabama, Texas, aud Arkansas. That will be,
with opposition House, enough to initiate lrgis-
latiOn and draw the eyes of the country. The
vast camp following of politics, which adheres tn
the motto of "Men, not principles" will be quick
to famliarize itself with the persons and intents
of the new court. And, if the present status be
undisiurbed, Mr.. Thurman, as the seuiOr Demo-
cratic leader AT Washington, will be nearly in
position to 90 into convention by acclamatOn
Wherever l have been for the past two weeks
from Baltimore, and Philadelphia, aud New York
to the Ohio Valley, I find Thurman stock up
The natural intelligence, comparative youth,
judicial experience, social good breeding, gond
appearance, finesse health, aud ease of speech,
possessed by Judge Thurman give satisfaction
to the Hunker Democracy, and are respected by
the Republicans. He has some political friends
in Ohio who dislike him; but he antagoniZes
none, and the gate Is always open to returning
adherents Exeeptb few Democrats who hold
that Valandigham was euchred out of the re
ward of his own campaign by Thurman in 1867,
there is no Democratic faction ready to oppose
the laitcr's pretensions. His family have army
and navy affiliations, aud his kiusman, Gov. Al
len, is kind of granger.
Against a man of Tharman's suavity, spright-
Illness, and power to please and interest, there is
no man superior to James G. Blaine as the Re-
publican candidate. I-regard Blaine's nomIna-
tiOn as almost inevitable. He is strong in his
native State of Pennsylvania; strong even in
Kentucky, where he taught school; strong in all
parts of New England. aud his acquaintance is
ubiquitous. He has small fortune OF indepen-
deuee, about eqnal to Thurman's. He is more
presentable man to the eye than Thurman. His
yigor, forecast, aud fBesse of the first class,
and tempered by discretion too wise to be
called cunning. He has infinitely the advantage
of Thurman in n4rsOnal and Al iasfiP f,.lin
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

II A Lawrence letter-writer says that J. C.
HoIton desires to run for Governor on an anti-in-
fatiOn platform-in other words, on the Presi-
dents veto. We can't see what a Governor of
Kansas has to do with the currency; but if Hor-
ton makes that issue, he will be beautifully
scoOped. 1t would be asking the Republicans of
Kansas to go back on all their members of Congress
aud their Senators, repudiate four-ifths of their
newspapers, and take issue with trree-fourths of
the people of the State. As we are confident J.
C. Horton is not fool, we don't suck any such
story
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23
RBPuBLICAN DISTRICT CONVENTION

The Republicans uf the First District
the State Of Kansas sill in Delegate Convention at
the Court House the city Of Leavenworth the Goth
day of August A d. ls74 at the honr Of o'clock
for the purpose Of nominating Member Of Congress for
said District
This Convention shall be composed Delegates from
each Representative District in this District
recommended that the Delegates this Convention
be elected the 18th day Of August at the primary meet
ings called for the purpose eectng Delegates to the
State Convention and that the time Alternate
shall be elected for each Delegate.
By order of the Committee at their regular meeting at
Manhattan, on the 18th of June
s. D. LECoMPTE, Chairman.
CYKis LELAND ia, Secretary.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS name of Ed
mud N. Morill, Of Brown County, will be present
ed to the Republican State Convention, as a can
didate for Lieutenant-Governor. Mr.. Morrill, is
one of the Oldest residents and best citizens of
Brown County. He is native of the State of
Maine, and came-to Kansas in 1857. We have
known him ever since his residence in the State,
and his reputation has invariably been that of
an honest, honorable, and influential citizen.
Early in the war he enlisted in the army, and
was soon after appointed to the .Commssary De-
partment, in which his returns were always
prompt ard correct, and at the close of the war,
he effected "a speedy settlement, without flaw or
difficulty.
hr. Morrill, was elected to represent Brown
County in the first Free State Legislature, in
1857, in which be made an active and useful
member AT that time, there movement
In favor of extending the northern line of Kansas
to the Platte River. in Nebraska, and emitting of
our western border sufficiently to make the State
about square. Had the movement succeeded, it
would have made Kansas one of the greatest
States in the Union, and her progress at this time
would have been far in advance of what it is.
| Mr.. Morrill, was Chairman of the Committe on
this subject, and his report one of the ablest
and most complete documents that we ever read.
He was also a member of the State Senate, for
the last two years, and was lefding member.
His qualifications a presiding officer are of the
highest order. ..r,
Without any unfriendly, feeling toward the
many other good men who ara proposed for this
Office, whe hope that MrsMorriI may be Success
full. When they talk about q ticket that shall be
platform. he would be plank that could not be a
condemned for either vice, immortality, OF corrup-
ton. =
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

p" The wife Of Gov. Osborn bears the reputa-
ton of being must estimable lady; yet the
Lawrence correspondent of the st. Louis Globe
urges, as an objection to him, the fact that he
married a daughter of Judge Delahay. As We
said before, this letter was written in the inter
est of Mr.. Horton. Gov. Osborn may congratu-
late himself that none of his supporters thus far,
have been 40 hard pushed for weapons as to at
tempt to make point against his active oppo-
nent, by casting up the name of the excellent
woman who is known and beloved in Lawrence
a. Mrs Horton,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

n Abeles' Juvenile Reform School Lottery is
over and in the absence of any official list of the
drawings, the ticket-holding public are consoled
with the information that a mythical umbrella
maker in New York has drawn the 100000 pal
atial residence" and a straw teamster at Fort
Union, the $4,000 cash prize. There being now
no room to accuse us of trying to damage. the
cause of the poor orphans, we would like to know
of what force the Constitutional prohibition and
the Legislative enactment against lotteries in this
State aEs. whether Juvenile Reform Schools
have special privilegcs.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

~ Old man Stewart, of the Reporter should
finish MS up, speedily as possible. He is going
to have the Sabetha 4drdace to attend to now,
and two fights at once will be too much for his
Over-taxed brain. That half-column, last week.
almost closed ont our invoice. We think it would
finish ms, if he would get in couple of sockdola-
GERS about that s., 600. and about our being ar
rested by George T. Anthony. He is the only
man with whom We ever disagreed, who did not
nverwhclm us with these weapons, and we feel
kIivltcd. Poke that at u.s. and let MS goi
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

II The President of New York Insurance
Company has written letter endorsing the re-
election of Col. Philips. When men feel them
selves to be in danger, they generally seek the
aid of insurance companies. Is Philips case so
desperatei And does he think that the people
of Kansas are in need Of adyiee from the money
ed corporations of New York thst were so power
full in influencing tho pfvsissst to veto the cur,
rency billf = -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

~ The papers are now beginning to raise q
huliabaloo because the sum of S5O0,OOO is tied up
in the State Treasury, in consequence of Treasu-
rer Francis strict compliance with the law.
These "leaders of public opinion" seem to be very
hard to please. They demanded the impeach-
ment of Treasurer Hayes, because he violated the
law, in loaning the money to bankers, for circu-
lation; and they now growing because Trea-
surer Francis obeys the law, and does not let the
bankers circulate the money
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

II The Brown County Adrocdte wants the
farmers to follow the Egyptian rule with their
crops Another rule the Egyptians had, was to
make eunuchs of worthless specimens of human
ity, whose breed they wished to cut Off and would
raise them for pimps and lacqueys. If that
Egyptian rule had been carried out in this coun-
try, the editor of the 1draRee would have been a
natural subject; and he could have performed
his lacquey work, without any occasion to assess
his friends for little $50 drafts.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

Ryapew invention, two or more telegraph
:. ,nassagss can bs seut at the same time, in op-
,,os,te directions, over single sirs, The man
Tho inyeuts a way by which two railroad trains,
running in opposite dreeti"rs' can pass each oih'
tr an the same track, will be . eenetactoF OF the
human race
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

IL The Cincinnati Gazette has struck against
the Typographical Union, and discharged all
Union printers. 1t did it, because the Union had
proposed to strike against it, when it refused to
obey its dctations. The imposition called the
Union is fast losing its power, and its members
their fat situations.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

II J. X. Hudson, of the Kansas Farmer, is do
ing good work in exposing the schemes of dem
agogues to cnntrol the Grange vote; and showing
the farmers that their interests opposed to the
organization being turned into political party,
but that their proper course is to make their in
fiuence felt as members Of existing parties.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

~ Col. Johnston says that he did not author
ize the signing of his name to the call for In-
dependent State Convention, nor did he know
that it was to be so attached. We understand
that others in the County, whose names are on
the list, are there in the same way. 1t must be
a tremendous party that can raise only ITO names
throughout the State to cali for Convention,
and has to forge large proportion of them!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

~ The last Congress established two new
1,sud Offices in Kansas, and distinguished gentle
men were appointed to fill the several positions
in them. But, strange TO say, nearly every one
of them has declined. However 1t may be well
suough to add, that nearly every one Is a eapdi-
date for Congress or some State Office The Con-
uressionsI delegation could not get rid of rivals
in that Transparent manner.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

rV' 1t is the 5th of August, instead of the LIST,
when the heterogeneous mass of Sore-heads are
to meet in State Convention. We congratulate
the niggers upon their holiday being saved from
dissertation.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

IL The Mound City Sentinel has at last
cumbed to fate, and will be transplanted to Fort
Scott Going back on the Republican party, and
becoming Grange organ, did not pan ont so
prof' 'ably as was auticipated
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

~ In the Legislature, last Winter, ID. r. An
.hony paid particular attention to abolishng or
emitting down the pay Of several offices which
Ed. Russell was occupying. As Auditor of Leav-
enworth County, Ed now comes back at him,
showing W herein Anthony has been enjoying fat
steal in the County printing aud cutting into his
emoIuments fearfully. A game will have to
lie mighty brief if both sides don't get an Oppor-
,rDity 70 mt in some pretty good plays.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

Y The Hiawatha AdnOoate proposes the name
of Col E. Bierer, of Brown County, as the " Re-
form" candidate for Congress in this District
That's principally what the ldrocate was started
for; but it's mighty poor investment. Now
trot out your man for County Treasurer next year.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

II If vice-President Wilson is in such excel
lent health, what necessity is there for those con-
tnual denials in the papers that his health is in
such precarious condition that he contemplates
resiguing his officei The very fact of these per-
sistent deuials, shows that there is some ground
for them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

~ We propose taking lessons in high-toned
journalism from the fine-haired sage VINO con-
ducts the wathena reporter. We shall set up
our candidates for the various offices, and when-
ever a man neglects to bow down to 'hem, or
treat them with becoming reverence we snail
abuse his fatheri
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23
Order Of Publication,


FTNHE above named defendants Lcander steel Aman
da Steel will take notice that the seventh day
July, 1s74 the above named plaintiffs Craig Brother
filed their petition in the District Court of Dophan COun
State of Kansas against the said defendants Leander
Steel and Amanda Steel which said petition Of said plain
is must demur t0 before the I'D day
Of August 1874 said petition will be taken and
Judgment will be rendered against the said Leander Steel
certain prOmsscry note given by him "a said Craig
Brother for the of O0 with interest the from
April 18TH 1865 at the Of ten per cent per annum
together with costs and decree of foreclosure made Of
certain mortgage given by the said Leander Steel and
Amanda Steel To- the payment Of said promissory
note to the said Craig BTnttr said being up
the following described property Of the said defendants
tn witt Lots (7 and eight ~ in Block twenty two
CID in North WAthena in the County of Donphan. and
State of Kansas and order Of sale made Of said descrb
ed mortgaged premises property of said defendant
satisfy said Judgment Of $500 with interest aforesaid
and costs PRICE & HEATLEY,
Attorneys for Craig & Brother
July Q 1S14-4w. Prs fee So
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

II 1t costs a doctor $50 in Lawrence, to dig
into the grave of a widows son, break open the
coffin, take out the remains, hack them to pieces
and then throw the fragments into some odd cor
ner, to stink the neighbors ont of patieuce-in
the interest of SCIENCE!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

Y young man with no arms, who has just
graduated at Pittsfeld, Massachusetts, writes an
excellent style of pennmanship by holding the
pen in his mouth. 1t may be said that the young
man writes a good lin
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

II man in New York recently, by sudden
heavy flow of water, was swept through a sewer
six hundred feet in length. When he recovers
from his astonishment, he is coming West, to
take position as assistant editor on the Brown
Cuuuty fdrocate .a-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

's The strongest argument used in favor of
candidates for State offices, ont in South Western
Kansas, is that they used to dig cellars for a
living. Where most of the population is COM
posed of prarie-dogs, burrowing ought to be a
strong point.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

~ Edwin Abner, the auket-snatcher, is en-
gagged in the amusing pastime of manufacturing
extracts. crediting them to the Chief and giving
sharp answers TO them. 1t affords him u large
amount of innocent amusement
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

F- On Tuesday night of last week, Chicago
A number of valuable blocks in the business part
of the city were destroyed, and the loss amounts
to over a, 100000.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

~ The Emporia Ne~s complains that the
"Reform" Convention IN that County was con-
trolled by wire-pullers from other Counties. But
we cannot see that there bit more impro-
priety in that, than in the Ners pleading the
of a candidate for Congress in the First District
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

II We see it stated that paper is to be start
ed at Mound City, Holt County, Missouri. That
is just what they need there. They want to es-
tablish first-class paper, and then build a town
around IL.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

u Are the sudden storms that we are having
every few days, one of the results of the comets
influence upon the atmosphere of the earth, that
scientific men have been predictingi
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

A small army of locusts passed over Concorilia,
Cloud County, July the 9Th. They were very high
ana were abont two honrs in passing over They
came from the southwest, the same direction as
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23
Final Settlement.

Ii persons interested in the Estate of Fdg.r M.rr,
"A deceased, late Of DonPhan County Kansas will take
notice that Monday the ID day Of August 1874 will
make final settlement with the Prohate Co1rt ~ I'D
County, Of all matters belonging to said Estate
AMANDA PERRY Administratrix
July :. 1sT4iw. Prs fee. g.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE
Executors Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the aoth day of Julv
N A d. s7i was appointed BY the Probate Court Of
DOniphan County Kansas Executor of the lst will and
Of Michael Gallagher late Of aid County de-
ceased All persons indebted to said Estate will make
Immediate payment TO the undersigned All claims against
said Estate be presented allowance within three
from this date or thu will be forever barred
Troy. Kansas July %. 1S14-
July n Is74-3w. prs fee n,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

. ~ Old man Stewart, of the Reporter, jocular-
ly calls MS the Great Wit. But nobody ever call
ed o. NJ. S. wit, even in joke. The case is so
patent, that it won't even Justify joke.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23
Notice for Divorce.

In the District Court Of the Second Judicial District Of the
State of Kansas sitting within and for Dsnphan County
Mary Overman, Plaintiff
Andrew Overman, SDefendant.
rUyO ANDREW OyERMAN:
IL Take notice that June 18th 1874 the undersigned
filed in the District Court in and for Donphan County
State Of Kansas her petition against you alleging that you
have wifuy absent from more than one year
and praying that the bonds Of matrmoBy existing
and dissolved and she Be eereed the
Ody of John Oveman child Of said marriage You are
required 10 or demur to said petition before
18th day Of August le74 the same will be taken as
confessed. and Judgment rendered accordingly.
Dated June sd, IS1s-
MARY OvERMAN.
By ALBERT PERRY. her Attorney
June 25, IsT4-iv. Prs fee. $50.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23
Matifia c. Eye
and A.G. Zoe

Matilda G. Eye
and A. G. Eye, Defendants
NOTICE is hereby given. that will the 2Ith iay Of
~ August A. ID. 1874 at the hour O'Clock p NJ of
said day at the north door of the Court House. City
of Troy, in DOniphan County State Of Kansas offer for
sale at public auction for cash the following described
real estate To wit: The northwest quarter section
twenty four t24 in township three C range twenty
Ol in DOniphan County, State of Kansas. Taken the
property of Matilda G: Eye and \. G. Ege and offered
sale To the highest bidder for cash satisfy certain udg
ment and costs Of record in the District Dom
pan County in the State Of Kansas in which Cnrd
Is plaintiff and Matilda C. Ege and A. g. Eye defend
ants.
Given under my hand this 2lst day July A. D. Is74
THOMAS J. VANDERSLICE.
Sheriff Of Doniphan County.
July 2J, Ist4-5w. Prs fee. @.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

tP Tt is enough make a spew up all they have
eaten for a week.-Mrs. Blanket.
If the person spewed Sp all "they" hadn't paid
for, your stomach would be as empty as your
head.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

"" Multiply and replenish the earth, ,"says the
Bible. And every time you replenish. dead-beat
friend out of so to pay the expenses, comments
Edwin Abner.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

" Col. Houston, of the Leavenworth CONNER
cidl, having checked the ravsges of the "quinch"
bugs, proposes, later in the season, to address
the people from the "huskincs.n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

" A. NJ. York writes long communication
to the Kansas City Times, in favor of more green
backs Why didn't be keep them, when POmeroy
gave them to hmf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

~ An astronomer says that one effect of the
comet will probably be an infusion of defiant in
the atmosphere. If he means elephant, we trust
that he is mistaken. Mosquitoes are bad enough.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

g Whatever may be said of the vices of can
didatef for State Offices, there is one candidate
for Lieutenant Governor who is Morrill,.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

70 Last week, another reservoir in Western
Massachusetts broke, causing considerable de-
struction Of property: but it was of far less mag
nitude than che Mill River disaster
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

Y S. N. Strickler writes long letter to the
Commonwealth, in which he makes the remark
that "the CALLED Jade wincesn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

FIRST DIsTRICT.-The following is list of the
Counties and Representative Districts in the First
Congressional District, aud the number of Dele
gates under the present call
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

R The daily rations of the Beecher and Til
ton nastiness served up to the public, are enough
to make the unregenerate thank the Lord that
they are sinners
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

Henrietta yaneuren, Plaintiff
Willis J. vaneuren. Defendant.
TENO WILLIS j. VANCCREN: Take notice that the
undersigned has sued you in the District C0ur- with
in and for Donphan County Kansas the object and
of which petition is to obtain divorce from and have
deereed her the custody of Willis Leander Vancuren
and that for almOny she be decreed have her own
right the north west quarter Of section sixteen 6 in
township four a. south OF range twenty 2e)
Of land in the south quarter section
seven C27l in township four 10 Of range twenty C pnr.
chased by Of one H. W Boon, al. in Douphan County
State Of Kansas Y0u required demur 10
said petition before the 18th day of August IsI or
will be taken and Judgment rendered ae
oordingly. HENRIETTA VANCUREN.
By her Attorney, n. B. wooD.
July 2 1s744v. Prs fee s75O
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

" Mr.. Kelly, late business manager of the
Lawrence Tribune, has been decided insane, and
sent to an Asylum. Why discriminate against
Kelly, of all the Tribune outfit.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

e V. p. Wilson, Of North Topeka, being a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, it may not
be amiss to state that the initials do not stand
for Vice President Wilson.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-07-23

jumble of Abeles' Lottery and the Postal law-just
the thing for this hot weather.