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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-23

TopExA, KANSAS, July 81, 1874.
DEAR JOURNAL have boon tarrying
a few days at Topeka, the beau,i-
fnl capitol of our beautiful State, and
during my brief stay here have como
in contact with many politicians from
different sections Of the heroic central
commonwealth. Perhaps an EXPOSE
ton of the. deductions have made from
my interviews with them, may be Of in
terest to your readers.
In tho first place I am satisfied that
many of our leading Republicans do not
comprehend tho magnitude Of the
strength that will be against the party
this fall. A large portion of the indus
trial elements, which has been Ropubli-
can, is getting disconnected. The times
are hard, money is scarce, Indebtedness
is increasing and prospects ahead are
discouraging. Hard times are always
favorable to an opposition party. The
demagogues among the hungry outs
vehemehtly proclaim that to the reign
ing party is attributable all the ills
that afiiict the country, while many Of
the unthinking masses consider that the
ballot box affords panacea for all dis
lresses and are too apt to be Influenced
by the interested demagogue. We, in
our devotion to the noble Republican
party, dear JOURNAL, are firmly Of the
belief that tho party is capable of puri-
flying itself, and that il is ever disposed
Is "cast out devils" and rrbukc and
punish tho authors of corruption, where
yer they may be found in its fold. We
also believe that we are party Of prog
rcss and reform. But does not our do
votiOn to our party sometimes blind our
judgment and tend to render US IN a
measure oblivious 20 our defects and
remissness The Republican party is
by no means perfect. 1t having accom-
plishcd more than its founders ever
dreamed OF, seen all its principles ire
vokabiy established, and annihilated all
opposition, is now, like. Alexander,
suffering tor the waut OF something to
conquer. 1t needs .ealthy opposition,
whether that opposition comes in the
ehape of principle or contest for Office.
A respectable opposition will cause Us
to be judicious in our selection of can.
didates for Office, and will also make us
ascertain whether there 10 rom for i'm
prevement in our organisation, and 10
supply all improvements that may DO
deemed desirable.
1t is the duty of the Republican party
10 recognize the discomfort thst prevalls
among the people, aad 70 do its best to
1t. The strength Of the oppo-
sition must not be undeTcstimatsd. In.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PxssnYrrHrAx-w. A simpkins, Pastor. Preach
ine each Sabbath at IL a. NJ and Z r. n. Sabbath
scsooi, z:SsP. II. Prayer Meetings Wednesday eve
nings.
Nermoplsf EP9sco:AL-Rev. E. =. Hill. Pastor:
lreaehing every Sabbstn, nj l0:y0 A. N, and so
O'Clock r. NJ. Sabbath school, each Sabbath, a
"a. n. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evenings
Ee1scorAi-Eev. j. II Lee, Pastor. frcachingon the
ufSf and .ird S.bb.ths of each month at II A. ~
cArnotac-Rev John Fozarty, Pastor. Services on
The second sabbath Of earh month at the Court House
.BAPrsr-Rev J. z. D,wner, Pastor. Preaching on
The iirst xnd third Sundays Of each month, m'rhng
and evening SsbbIIn school, 81 a. M, every
sabbath PRAYER Inr~tins Nedr esliy eseaine
nn,srIAS CnrRcH-Prraching In the Baptist church
ON the % aud &th Lsrl's day OF racn month, oy
;,l,r A. u. Goodwin
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COUNTY DIRECTORY

Judrr o! the D,st7et Court. II. PRESCOTT
Scnafor-J. II. EJwAans.
Railroad As:rssor-w. F. LESLIE
kelyresenfatvs-J WEAVER
County C~ninission.rs-w B. ScNoLi, chairman
q n PALMER and X. >. CAAafI.;N-
Conary CIetk-OAvIp BEEBE
County Attoraey-E- W. HoD0EiSsoN.
Probate Jndse-AESaY Lo0AS.
CLERK OF the Observation-Disclosures oSol
County Ireasurer-I. T.. rAuLkNEE-
sheriff.. J. GOING.
Reylsscr Of UredS--j 7. CEis-.
Superintendent of Public Instructicn-WA- EisHor-
tDroner-J. K LrLi, JR-
Suryeyor-D. r. uaMiLIOS
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10 the officers and Voters or Our County
Schools.

OCOJO1Ss
The county superintendent would call
the attention Of the patrons of our com.
mon schools to the following points:
LIST. By the amended law the annual
meeting will be held on Thursday, Au-
gust 18th, at . o'clock r. N. Besides
the usIal business, n director IS to be
elected TO hold Office for three years, a
clerk for two years and treasurer tor
one year.
I'd. Tho clerk and treasurer should
have thcir reports ready 10 be passed
upon At the ann uai meeting. We would
especially emphasize the necessity Of
having the financial statements full and
exact.
Sd. Each district clerk should obtain
at once, list Of the persons in
the district subject to taxes on personal
property, 80 as to be ready to send with
ont delay, aLe certificate Of levy of tax
to tine county clerk He Should also be
prompt in sending tho annual report to
the county superintendent.
18th. The attention Of school officers
is called To the Compulsory attendance"
act, which comes in force August LIST,
1874. The responsibility for the en-
forcement OF this law rests with the dis
trict boards. We trust they will sec
that it is carried into effect and thus
demonstrate that it is both saIutary and
necessary.
5th. Let the electors Of every district,
male and female, do their best to pro-
mote harmony and progress in school
interests, and make the most ample pro-
vision possible for the education Of their
children. WV. Bishop.
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CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor-w. S. WEIIs.
Co,incilnen-p. O. BOND, NJ. ". kEirM, l. J
SsRAxr, ED wIITNASS, CnAsLE: HAAiIS
Police JudzAN.'E. CAKsoLL-
GlerR-EDwiN h. BowEN.
Tryssurer-J N. BLooGErr.
Marshul-L. N. Trina
poiicrmau-J. :. GRiEk.
street COMMISSIONER L. HCssEr.
CITY Afto.ncy-JuiIN FOSTER
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Great Bargains offered i!

have jus. vccsiv~d 20 Of harness an complete
from II. Louis. which will sell =; the very lowest
Hgur~s; also
8 Sets of Fine Buggy Harness,
And . fsw.saldles. Call upon me before purchasing
elsewhere, ss can offrr you great bargains.
MAGNrs HoLMQvIsT,
s3.Im 81 SANTA FE AVENUE. SALIxA, Kansas
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and brother. arrived last Friday evening.
Last Saturday afternoon the Smoky Valley
Base Ball Club. played the Muhers" and
bsat them by score OF q to II. The score
stood as follow:
let. 2d. Sd, 4th 5h
Muffcrs. SH.
Mr.. X. Brown acted as umpire.
A new wind mill, Of the ''Stovcr patent,
has been temporarily raised over Wilson Bros.
& Co.'S well. and ''betwesn wind and water"
animals and men are allowed to relieve their
thirst. 1t seems to be = plausible concern
and might make fine apparatus for ''water-
ing" the farmers. Messrs. Jones & Beebc are
agents for the wind power apparatus. Its
price is very reasonable.
Jones & Beebc, Of Salina, Kansas. have
large stock VI selected hardware which they
propose 10 close out suddenly at a trifie above
the miscellaneous. the Heterogeneous and the
useful. In fact. some of 1t is really grand.
The reason therefore is plain: We want to
be granger and circulate around in the coun-
try and take orders for machinery. implements
ami seed. in order to do which we must make
plenty Of room for our Whitewater wagons.
Garden City and Skinner plOws. Aultman &
Taylor and Sweepstakes threshcrs-tlle best in
the known world. In the meantime We will
keep our new windmill going. Go. Face
about. March forward Shoulder arms (fulD!
JONES & BEEBE. i
The following named young men Of ourcfy
met at the band room Thursday eveninyfE .E.
Bowen, Emil Very, Ed. Gaylord. THO. Wer-
ry, Ell. Tuttle, Henry Schultz. Ed Cordiar,
ALI. Wells, Harry Wallace aud w &. Lowe
and formed Smoky Valley Base Dall Club Of
Sa!ina. and elected E. E. Bowen, President; E.
Very, Vice President; W. s. Lokc, Secretary;
T. Very. Treasurer and Henri Shul z, Ed.
futile and All Wells, Directors! The regular
meetings Of the club will he Oh Monday eve
ming of each week. They intend to practice
at least three times week and make Smoky
Valley Il. q. e. oac Of the best clubs in Kan
sas. They have a ground well laid out and
arranged with all conveniences to play match
northwest OF H. q. Sheidon's.
Persons coming out there upon Monday, We'd
nestlay. Thursday or Saturday evenings can
see the club play. General invitation to all.
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FROx TOPEKA.

Political Matters in Kansas The Re-
form or Opposition Party Considered
The Duty Of Rspz5iicIns-San,.thing
About Candidates.
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SALIVA WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Corrected By r T. Watson, dealer in Groceries
Provisions and Gueensws-;, So Santa Fe Avenue
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Published July ., lN4.l
Ordinance No. 100.

An ordinance making appropriations for the payment
Of certain bills.
Bet ordaiHed By tie Aayor and Cosneismen Of sss
city Of Sslina.
Section u. That the sum Of 1874: 5a be appropriated
out Of the city treasury for the ofh follow
inRl hills.
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Bids for the Poor Farm.

sAlySA, KANSAS, July nat. 1874.
Sealed bids will b. received at he oinse OF county
clerk till u NJ saturday, the sth day Of August lSi
for the letting Of the PUor Farm from the LIST day OF
March, \. ID. 1873 Tor OF three years frsi said
tiret day Of March. Possession Of the ground for
sowing fall wheat will be given Immediately.
Bidders will state in bids what they will pay per
year for of farm, farm implements, team, 90 !;
also price per week they wall calrSc fsr boarding aud
washing for caca adult pasper; for esco paupcr ind.
the age Of 10 and fJr each psuxr uhds
5 years ani over ye:r.
For further particulars In regard to .rbmttiug bids
bidders will inquire at the Office VI County clcrk
The county commissioners the RICH; inject
any or all bids. -. BEERE,
23-2w County clerk. :
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Ch COuuty CstutC ~ tVNh VIdiShiuS tudt - otASh
boy who had been working for him had gone
of with one of his horses and that he had
traced him to Salina. Alter looking around
for some time he z ave up the search, and re
turned to his home. Marshal Tu,tle having q
description of the black boy In his possession,
discovered a person on the street last Friday
answering to 1t and arrested him. The boy
confessed lie was the thief, claiming that
Houghtoa owed him and he could not get his
pay hence he took rs security the horse. He
could see no wrong in this and hence he took
a little excursion on horseback in the direction
Of Salina. found employment at Mr.. Sutton's,
OH the Smoky, and sold the horse to his en-
ployer. lie had also taken revolver belong
ing to Mr.. HOughton which was returned to
the marshal. The boy is in Jail awaiting his
trial in the District Court.
"A bridal tour" was the name Of it, Tive
couple from the rural districts came to - take
in" the sights OF Salina, one day last week.
They pu: up at one Of our hotels. as ''bridal
crowds" always do. After parading about.
the two gents visited LitoVch & wittman's
store. and while there purlo:ned two needle
cases. They were arrested and fined and then
were ready to depart. The arrest was made
net 50 much on account Of the value Of the
purloined articles but because the New York
store men wanted to establish an example
especially for newly married couples. The
eases only cost 50 cents each, but it cost the
festive bridal tour men about $25 for their
needle investment in Salina. But bridal tours
arc getting mon0tonous and this newly dis
covered pleasure. will undoubtedly become
popular, after having been so successfully
tested.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Atfachna esat Notice.

IN JUSTICES Court, before T. L. Norton Up. Of So-
81 Hill Township, IN the County Of saline And
stnte Of Kansas.
Samuel Smith sndPhillip N,jerkurth.l
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ty"Heysc00sl's Standard Boots
-Hand-Sidcd tctth 6-COrA
Thread, Ntank:s Matted. NO
Sa0ddy iss any part. War
1'1!lted.
, 1874-01-05

The disagreement between Kellogg and Pinch
back iu Ioui8iana does not confirm the old
adage that there is honor among rogues. Kellogg
now has scheme for making pick among his
OVID Legialature anl McEnery's Legislature, and
cut Of his pickinSs to constitute an entirely
new Legislature, and elect United Statos
Senator to the vacancy now claimed by Pinch
back Pinchback would still have u membership
in the House Of Representatives Ito Which he
claims to laye been elected from the s:ate-at-
Mrge) to fall back upon, but the programme does
not suit him. The Kellogg tactics, without
PnclbacLs corporation, will probably add to
the present complication Of Louisiana affairs,
though thus would seem hard to do. The only
consolation for sucn visitation Is, that 1t might
force Congress to recel.: from the position taken
last winter, and to order new election for the
State. This Is plainly the course TINT ought to
be adopted, and the Republican majority in Con-
grcas may bo forced to take it BY tho dissensions
of their own party in Louisiana
, 1874-01-05
nEOTCTNH EXPENSES,

Whom man income falls short OF his accus-
modes Of e1tricaiion is to reduce the e1pendl-
ture. In no other way can an increase Of in-
dobtcdness be 80 readily and effectively averted-
The public debt of the United States is incEeas-
ins st tho rate of eight to nine millions OF dol
lars a mouth. and the two opposing propositions
of remedy are: l. To reduce expenditures. q
To inc1eaao taxation. The expenditures OF our
Government excluding tho interest on the pub
lie debt and pensions, are greater for the same
objects than are those Of any Government in
Europe It costs us moro to build chip, and
in five years it costs for the repair OF that ship
more money than 1t originally cost. It costa us
for an army Of 30 900 men within ten millions OF
dollars q year what it costs Great Britain to
maintain an establishment OF 12S.00o men. We
have, as general thing, threo men in the Civil
Service to perform the duties which under other
Governments is performed by one man. Ap-
pointnants in the FederA service are not regu-
la:od, as to their number or emolumenta by the
needs Of the Government; they arc provided SO
as to give each member Of Congress certain
number of Offices to fill in his district, 80 that by
the distribution Of this patronage lie may
strengthen his power in the local caucuses OF his
party When Mr. Dawes met the demand Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury for Increased taxation
by proposition to investigate the expenditures
and drop al! that we're not necessary, there was
general feeling Of horror in official circles ut
Washington. Reduce expenditures, by dis
missing the army Of civil employees not
needed, who are. in fact, pensioners upon tho
Government, was not considered good way to
preserve the integrity of party that had sue
cassfu1ly put down the Rebellion. But the prop
osiion has set the people thinking, md expos
ures Of abuses and outrages upon the Treasury
are becoming Of daily occurrence. The New
York Times publishes list Of the custom
houses along the Atlantic coast from Maine to
Florida, showing tho amount of revenue col
lccicd o. each, and the COST Of maintenance.
They number ~. In C3 Of these the salaries
and fees Of the Government officers range from
Is to 600 per cent of the whole revenue col
lected. That tie public may zee. the extent to
which tue robbery is carried, We give the most Of
these, arranging them by States:
, 1874-01-05

It will be remembered that not long ago John
Ross, tie Secretary OF tho Pittsburgh Water
Commissioners. was arrested upon the charge Of
emtezz1ement the city having been defraudad
out Of nearly q quarter Of a million dollars.
Since that time the board has been abolished,
tue Water Committee Of the Council assuming
its duties. On Saturday evening, aa the newly
elected Secretary Was about to tale po session
OF his Office. the Chief Engineer Of the late
Commissioners was caught in the act OF carry
ing of books which criminate Ross, and also
connect the former with the conspiracy. Tile
late Secretary COW has tho 1aie Engineer for
jai1-compsnon, and both will shortly be brought
to trial for 1otbiug tho city.
, 1874-01-05

The dispatches from Madrid concerning the
coup detat are both vague and meagre, 80 the: it
is difficult to arrive ut intelligent view Of tho
situation. Tho decisive vote in the Cortes
against CASTELAR, was 100 to 100, where
upon Gen. PAWN sent letter de-
nauling it's dissolution. Salmeron urged
CASTELAR, to continue III power, but he declined,
whereupon Pavia dissolved the Cortes By force
And called upon the leaders Of all parties to
form rev Government This has been done
by making Marshal serrano President of
the Republic, and investing him With
the chief executive power; senor SIS
gasta, Minister Of Foreign Affair."; senor
Zayala. Minister Of War; ard Senior Echegarry,
Minister Of Finance. According to tho latest
dispatches, the military were in possession Of
all the strategic points Of the city md every
thing was quiet. The prominent civil and mill
tary authorities in tho various provinces have
telegrnphed to Gen. Pavia approving Lis conrEe.
Nevertheless he is to be court-martia1ed fo1 trea-
HOu.
, 1874-01-05

ayocations in the land. In the issue OF Com
mun:c1 AGAINST Society, the farmers would be
reinforced by all the frugal men Of the cities and
towns who have saved anything. Tho Inter-
nationals cannot, therefore, hope to succeed in
America ut The ballot-bo1.
Organized force alone could give temporary
supremacy to doctrines SO unnatural and Ticions
as those which the International represents.
II the struggle must CONC, it should not find
either Government or society uEprepared toz 1t.
Organization must be met by organization, aud
force by force. While our system OF gov
erament guarantees freedom OF thought
aud speech to Communists as well as
other people, and thus permits them
to spout their dangerous doctrines, and
to make converts among the worklnsmen II
they can, there is all the more roason why We
should be ready for the struggle when it comes.
Is wo cannot dam up the swelling streams, "o
must be ready for tho flood Whenever and
wherever Communism shows its teeth, it must
be driven of. It may bark with impunitY.
Whatever it can accomplish at th, ballot-bo1
NC must 6UUEl1k lO re Ss&Anbs Es@F
that. But when it begins to bite, it
must be promptly exter7ninatod. hcn
who havo accumulated property lnnst DO Ere-
pared to defend it as we'll against domestic ns
foreign invaders. They must fight for it, II
necessary, with better organization and in
more determined spirit than those who would
fight to wrench it from them. We have already
had the first warning. lit bo allowed to pass
uuhecded, the second will be lost upon us, and
some day ne shall be surprised at what VIC may
already foreseo. Communism is hydra-hcadei,
and its venom has been and is now being dis"
closed iu places where it was not suspected 30
cietg has numbers On it's side, but numbers With
out organization arc chaotic and inefficient
Communism il constantly gaining organization,
and has all the desperation Of those who hsre
nothing to lose and everything to sain. It is
time that every State II the Union should go
earnestly to work to prepare for the onset OF tue
followers Of Karl Marx, for they moan business.
not in Paris and Berlin merely, but in New
York aud Chicago.
, 1874-01-05

The Dominion Parliament has been dissolved,
the wits being returnabo on the 21st OF Febru-
ary The Reform party has adopted this course
as the heroic remedy, and is no. only confident
that it will eecure majority, but Will also clean
ont the corrupt elements which have been at
work in the Pacific Railway intrigues. This bold
movement has carried consternation into the
ranks Of the Conservatives, the more SO as, since
Sir John Macdonald's resignation, sixteen out
Of eighteen elections have been carried by the
Reforners. thus presagins great victory for
ths, Ministry in February.
, 1874-01-05

The Chicago produce markets we're generally
nrm On Saturday, with less doing, except in
wheat and Hour. Ness pork was quiet and un-
changed, closing at s14.so@lI40 cash, aad
e1475@14s0 seller February. Lard Vas quiet
and Sc higher, closing at 58-5o@8.55 cash. and
es.75@s.so seller February. Meats we're quiet
and strong st 61<@55zc for shoulders, 74@7Hc
for short ribs, 71zc for short clear, and 9l7loc
for sweet picked hams. Dressed hogs were
uuie: and easier. closing at s6.25@6.3o per 100
lbs. Hgbwines we're less active and steady 1t
9sc per gallon Flour WIS in better demand
snd stronger. Wheat was active and 114c
higher. closine st 91.19A cash, and s1-2222zz
seller February. Corn vas quiet and 10 higher
closing At 54o caah+ and 65@55ko seller fsbfn-
, 1874-01-05

year, what is Congress doing7 What has 1t
done? Has it not treated the popular demands
With idiotic laughter, and has it not shown
subserviency to Executive dictation that is actu-
ally pitinble7 The popular remedy for such
state OF things is q change change OF rulers
and Governors first, and then a revolution Of
parties. Aad that is what is coming now. or
very soon. Talking about the shareholders re-
bellion will no longer answer. The people dis
posed Of jeff Davis, and now they will try their
hands at Bon Butler, Simon Cameron, Zack
Chandler, Fernando Wood. Attorney General
Williams, Robeson. Richardson, and last, but
not least, Gen. Grant.
, 1874-01-05

The English Court, having proclaimed the
Loeb Earn tlame1ess and euloEized Capt Rob-
etssop, the French Court. on the principle, per-
haps. that one good turn deserves another. pro-
claims the Vile du Havre blancless and eulo-
gizes Capt. Surmont; I'll of which is tanta-
mount to an official announcement that no one
is to blame If the Vile du HavTe had been in
veatisated By the English and the Loch Earn by
the French, we should probably have got nearer
tha tr1lfh.
, 1874-01-05

The Executive Committee Of the LaboE-Re-
form party of Tennessee hes issued an invita-
ton to the Labor -Reformers and Farmers OF the
West and South to take measures for calling q
convention. to meet in St. Louis on the 22d OF
February next, in order to resist the combina-
tions of Eastern mono2olists and capitalists.
, 1874-01-05

Mr. Shanks, the tity editor Of tho Now York
Tribune, is onco mora bafore the courts, having
been summoned to testify to the authorship Of
an alleged libelous article against Judge McCue,
Of Brooklyn. Of course he refused to give the
name Of the writer. Considering the lack Of
SUCCESS tie New York courts have heretofore
had in obtaining information Of this sort from
Mr. shanks. one would suppose they would tire
of the quest before long.
, 1874-01-05

The first business of importance to come be-
70: q Consross will be the reduction Of appTopTi-
ations. To-day and to-nor1 ow viii be devoted
to debate in he House, upon the Supplementary
Civil Rights bill, during which Stephens aud
Lamar will epeak against it. The probabilities,
however, are t.at it will pasa- Tie House Com
.nittee, it Is stated, lave made material re-
ductons IT. the Army, Navy, Iudian, and Fortid-
cation approximations
, 1874-01-05

A dastardly attempt was made yesterday to
kill Judge S. T. Morris, OF Brooklyn, N. y, with
I'd internal machine which was sent 10 his house.
The Judge opened the boz, but fortunately the
matches did not strike in such q manner az to
explode tile torpedo contained III it. The fact
that Judge Morris Is an active prosecutor OF the
corrupt Brooklyn City Ring sufficiently accounts
tor this y1llainous attempt to secure his death.
, 1874-01-05

The joint Mexican and United States Commits
eion is again ut work On the claims, 100 OF which
have been settled during the past two months
The Commission being divided in opinion on the
claims made By Mexico for damages growing out
Of Indian raids these hare been left for decision
to the umpire, Sir Edward Thornton.