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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

A FRIEND IN NEED.-It will be remembered
how readily Grant ordered the reserve currency
to be showed out to assist the Eastern banks dur
ing the panic of 1873. Now, it appears, the
Treasury Department is equally lavish of its
gold, to bolster up the Bank of California. See
the following despatch:
WASHINGTON August 2I.-Heavy transfers of gold to
California being made by the Treasury to-day in sup
port of the banks in that section Upon official notice be-
ing received at the department that the agents of the
banks had deposited gold with the Assistant Treasury
New York telegraphc instructions sent to the Assis
tant Treasury at San Francisco placing credits to the
spectve banks making such deposits in New York Thus
far over a million dollars have been transferred
Always on the alert to assist the banks and
the bondholders, but never any concern for the
distress of the people. The people may cry for
ever, and the ear at Long Branch is deaf; but
one squeak from the Money Ring will penetrate
the remotest pleasure resort, and interrupt the
most interesting dog-ight!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
For President, in 1876,
FRANCIS r. SPINNER,

That's our ticket. The man who, throughout
the most important period of our history, handled
all the Government money, and was never accus-
ed of stealing to the amount of penny; the man
who never received gifts from politicians; the
friend and champion of the poor and uninfuen-
tial department clerks; the man who demanded
the right to control his own department, and not
to have the clerkships farmed out for political
purposes, while he was held responsible for them,
and who was sacrificed because of his independ-
ence; the man whose name is on every piece of
the money which saved our countrys credit, and
in which the people have faith; the man whose
official report was suppressed o mutilatsd, DO
cause it did not meet the views of bondholders
and money gamblers; every hair in whose grz-
ely old pow is a flagstaff for the standard of
honesty and patriotism-ths is the man for the
people With bluff old Spinner, hearty old Spin
ner, warm-hearted old Spinner, Independent old
Spinner, honest old Spinner, patriotic old Spin
ner glorious old Spinner, az its Presidential can
didate, the party would be invincible.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

THE HAPPY FAMILY.-It must not be supposed
that the Republicans only are divided upon the
financial question. The Democracy are worse
split up on it than the Republicans The worst
of it is, the Democratic leaders who pretend to
favor greenbacks, are not honest in it-GOv. AL
len and all his outfit included. They are at
heart bullionists, and would rejoice to see the
greenbacks discredited and the war debt repudi-
ated. They pretend to favor greenbacks now, in
order to catch the votes of the people, with whom
Government money is popular. The following
are the compliments passed between the Louis
vile COurier-JoHrRdl and the st. Louis Dispatch,
two leading Democratic organs. The Dispatch
twits the Courier Journal upon facts which are
fresh in the minds of good many people who
did not get rich in the Kentucky Library Lot
terry swindle:
From what den Of thieves does the ST. Louis Dispatch
get the money with which it ekcs out its feeble exsist
ence f'-C Courier Journal
We touched the prosfituted Courier the
the other day when published its cowardly attack
the Ohio platform and its assassnke way of stabbng
the Democratic party in the back 1t easy understand
where it gets its money Eastern subsidies and Louisville
lottery slush beats four these times in the
hands of adept equal to the JOurnd-S Louis
Dispatch.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
(For the CAiJ.)
FTEms PROM IA WRENCH

LAWRENCE KAN. Aug. 20, 1s7j
EDITOR CHIEF.-The people of this little city dis
rusted and can hardly tell what tn with themselves.
street ouack doctor here this Summer Excepting
three musical concerts of home production and or
two scrub races there have been worthy
Of mention They have tried hard squeeze fun
ont Of base ball but the boys have handled the ball and
bat so unskiuly that they have about lost all interest
in this game Ia times by the people used to sup
port rstcIass brass band but the lack
psrouare it disorgaRized and only or two members
are now here. Well people felt poor hire a
band from abroad the bare contemplation celebra-
on on the 2st inst, abandoned. The papers only
mentioned that it the anniversary of the QuaRtrel
massacre and did urge that effort be made
glorious We consider this great dscredit
the citizens of Lawrence. Houses pundered and
burned. shot without mercy. that memorable
morning and we think would have been no more than
an appropriate tribute TO the slain heroes that meeting
might have been held resolutions passed and speeches
made.
Vegetables Of al kinds plentiful, and is
beginning to into the market Grapes
and sell at paying prices Apples quite reasonable in
mice but the majority from Missouri.
Since the Midland Road besween here and Topeka has
been changed branch of the Santa Fe there
uenced to grow quite lively competition between this
place and Atehson and has started the question eer-
ally: What city shall be tbs metropolis Of Kansas
CARLOS NOGGS
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
A Libel Case.

The trial of Hughes editor of the Marysville
N,,, for libel upon one Meibergen, came off last
vaek II appears that person in Wateryille
.o5,oo5 n yirI. and then absconded. Hughes
,,,,l,I;sbed the fact, and gave the name of Mel
80 40 the puilty man. But he made mis-
+aLe in the name, which sounded very much Ike
Meibergen but was not that haiile' ne iearieu
of his mistake after the paper was issued, and
made a trip to Waterville, to explain to Meiber-
,,o, and assure him that he would make the
ronor correction in his next issue. But, like the
r,otloss Anthony. nothing but the law would
sat;sfv ,be injured Meibergen. He refused to be
oor,forted. but at once had Hughes arrested for
libel.
Aswe said above, the trial came off. The
Judge made the usual fayorite rulings, that un.
less the pulication was true and was published
from good motives, the defendant must be found
guilty; that if the thing charged as lbelous was
not true, the law held the publisher to be guilty
and he could not plead a mistake OF wrong in.
formation as defence. The jury was so charg
ed, that they were compelled to bring in a yer,
dict of guilty, or disregard the charge. Six Of
them did disregard it, and so there was no agree
ment-and never will be an agreement to con.
vict. O
We think one thing has been pretty clearly
demonstrated in Kaasass that unless malice oil
intentional libel is clearly proven, no editor car
be convicted by Kansas jury, if that jury is no
"fxed up" for that purpose. An editor is expec
ted to publish all the occurrences of the day. ant
to denounce all wrongs. 1t sometimes happens
in the hurry of the moment, or from incorrect in
formation, or by mistake, he does some persOI
injustice. Occasionally, some high-strung, hot
headed piece of sacred human flesh, withou
giving time for correction, or listening to an!
explanation, invokes the law to revenge the in
dignity put upon him. In the progress of th
trial, it is generally shown pretty clearly wheth
er the libel was intentional and malicious or not
and whether the malice is not really in the pros
ecution; and a District Judge may sit upon hi
bench with all the wisdom of an owl, and dolt
out to jury the old common law of England, o.
the days of Jeffreys and Scroggs, and tell the ju
~ that, unless the publication was true, they
must hold that it was malicious; unless malice
is proven or is quite apparent, that jury vii
obey the law of commOn-sense and justice, ant
will either bring in verdict of Not Guilty, Ol
will fail to agree.
If the fault is in the law, amend the law so a
to meet the common sense requirements of th'
age; if the fault is in the Judges, elect judge
who can comprehend the law.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

An "INsURREcuoN."-They have had another
"negro insurrectiOn" in Georgia, in which all the
killed and wounded were negroes. 1t is little
singular, that in all these bloody negro insurrec-
tions constantly occurring in Georgia, none OF
the whites are hurt-the insurgents receive all
the damage. And in this style, the negroes are
being murdered by hundreds. Whenever the re-
constructed Southerners feel like killing a few
niggers, they discover an "insurrection." The
colored people have no protection in many parts
OF the South. We know that Grant did violence
to his physical system, by remaining day long
eran Washington than he had intended, in order
to attend to some 1hdiah matters; now. if he
could be induced to tear himself away from Long
Branch for few days, or make one of his Meas,
ure excursions to the South, he might discover
that there is another class of people besides the
bankers and bOndholders who are in need Of nro-
lection.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

PEARLS BEFORE SwNE.-Senator ingalls, has
recently published an "open Letter." addressed
IN certain citizens of Leavenworth, who accused
him of having used his official influence TO effect
something contrary to to the wishes of the peo-
pie of Leavenworth. He says it is time for Kan
sas people to lay aside local jealousies and rival
ries, and to work together for the common good,
and to concentrate in Kansas the business ana
prosperity which have been transferred to MIS-
souri, towns while the people of Kansas were
quarreling among themselves. His advice Is al
very good, but when addressed to Leayenwortn'
is like singing psalms to a dead mule. Lea'eh-
worth once had it in her power to be the metrop-
oils of the Missouri Valley, and threw away tne
opportunity herself, by her own qusrrels. she
aceords to a United States Senator wOnderiui
power in aiding or damaging a town; yet ID INC
last eleven years, she has had two United states
Senators fairly elected, and in both instances,
her own citizens have waged such wariare
against the Senators, unparalleled in nance anu
| bitterness as to drive them into retlreIheht-olo
before assuming the duties of his ONCE anu 'n'
other within year after taking his seat, uurins
which time, and under such dsadvantageous CHI
cumstanees, he was doing all in his power ior MS
city. They not only drove them 10 re'iieni'r.' ,
but, if they had proven half their charges "ouiu
have sent them to the penitentiary. 30 IL mas
been in everything-in.th the election OF Governors
Congressman, Mayors, and Councilmen-in Duiio
ing railroads, bridges, or street pavements. II
has been a constant cry of corruption ana steai-
ing against those who are doing the work. Dy
| those who are out, but who are doubtless en'f
GUS because they cannot do the stealing. "nen
Leavenworth has men in position to heiP neri
she breaks them down. when she has not' sne
abuses others for not helping her 1t is useless
for Senator ingalls, to wastes reason upon suct
| peoDle.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

UNION LEAGUE.-The following action is re-
ported to have been recently taken by the Ma
tional Uunion League:
NEW YORK. August ga dispatch from Philadel-
phia states that the Executive Committee of the National
Union League of America held a session yester
day. The meeting called to orler and did
adjourn till four p. Ex-Governor WIN. A Newell of
New Jersey presid ali MeRsarSs diseussed look
ing to the organization of League in the South and
vigorous of the work against the Democracy
in that section The aid Of all loyal whites, who will
agree work with coored Republicans will be invoked
The mornings meeting preliminary TO large one to
be held next month"; at which Republicans from every
State in the Union will be present Several important
and ideas for the large meeting 10 discuss were
brOug hit forward, and partial programme mapped out
This action is sensible, and is the only course
that can consistently be taken by the League.
The organization was established, we believe, in
aid of the Union cause during the rebellion, and
to carry out the issues decided by the war. As
fast as the Democracy gain power, the unrepent-
ent rebels, with their hopes for the "LOst Cause,
are put TO the front; and unless the soldiers and
civilians who sustained the Union through the
war once more unite, the fruits of the victory
will be lost
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
White Cloud City Ordinances

Published in Kansas Chief September ? lsI5-Sol Mil
Ter Publisher
Ordinance No. II.
Levying Tax for the PayeRt of Outstanding Warrants
and for the parposs Of General Revenue for le'S-
BE ordained B hc lfayor and Couneen Of the City ef
White Cloud:
SECTION That there shall be- and is hereby, levied
upon all the real personal and mixed property liable to
taxation in the corporate limits Of the City Of White
Cloud. for the wear ISIS the following taxes;
\ and per centage Of nine 9l mills upon the
dollar for the purpose paying the outstanding warrants
of said City. =,
ID tax and per eentage of two t2) mills upon the
dollar. for the purpose Of general revenue.
SEC , This Ordinance shall be III force from anu aiter
its passage.
r. VI. WILLIAMS, Mayor.
certify the foregoing to be true copy of the original
file III my office. .
In testimony whereof have hereunto aixed the seal OF
C. w. SHREvE City Clerk
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

u A large number of Postmasters and Post
mistresses throughout the country, including A
number in Kansas, have come to grief. The sal
aries of Postmasters have recently been read
justed, being based upon the amount of stamps
sold by them during the quarter ending the first
of July. Some of them resorted to sharp prac-
tice, by inducing friends in business in cities
and Others using many postage stamps, to buy
stamps of them, instead of in the cities where
they were doing business, the salaries of which
offices are fixed by law. Perhaps they held ont
some inducement to secure this patronage. The
big sales of stamps would raise their salaries cor
respondingly. This sudden increase over the usual
receipts excited the suspicion of the Department,
and an investigation revealed the trick All
sueh Postmasters have been dismissed.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

Had Ben. Butler been chosen President instead of
Grant this country would have been spared the disgrace
Of having its loyal citizens murdered and their murerers
sent to Congress mark of esteem for their services
The country would not be stagnated with uncertainty
about the value of money There would be rebel def
and comforting of Southern State Constitutions
reensave the negro and prescribe the labOng Has
it occurred old soldiers Of the army that they could
not rally to better man for President at this late
day, than Benjamin +. Butler Topeka Blade.
We take a good deal of stock in old Ben. But
Ter. He has backbone, and is not afraid or
ashamed to carry into effect whatever he preach
es or believes. Were it not for our candidate,
Spinner, we would hoist the Butler ticket. But
there is a prejudice in the North against Butler,
which, whether just or not, would operate against
him. Against Spinner there is none.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

The Republican war upon greenbaeks may De iA-
ehed 10 an old SOW eating her pies--Sot H'tLeI
ana the war for imitation be hkened To nllkniAn
watering his milk.-TopeEa Blade.
Brt You know that it is genuine milk that is
watered If the money gamblers scheme, called
resumption" prevails, you will have mixture
oil chalk and water instead of milk, and badly
diluted, at that.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

The Supreme Court of the United States last
Thursday, rendered an important decision as
affirming the jurisdiction of military conrts IN
th. south during the war, and the legality OF
the acts committed by them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

A FEDERAL judge in North Carolina case de-
road box put up along the highways for the car
riers TO drop the contry mail-in other words, no
matter where the letter is if it he stolen or brok
en- open before it is delivered to the proper per-
son. then the person is indietable for robbDg the
limited States mall
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

PETERS PARLoR MUsIC-No9 of this monthly
Magazine of Easy and Moderately Difficult Piano
Music is ON our table. 1t contains seven pieces
OF Music, which, at the regular price, would
amount to $40, yet the price is only so cents
per number, or 81 year, The Music is all by
the best and most popular composers, as is all
Music published by this extensive house The
reader is referred TO Peters Musical advertise
ment, in another column. Address all orders TO
J. L. Peters, S43 Broadway, New York CITY.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

"a An exchange, noticing the fact that Col.
st. John, of johnson County, is a candidate for
Governor, says that he is one of the Osborn Ring.
Yes, IN horn. He was one of the biggest fish
IN the puddle at the last State Convention, in
opposition to Osborn. st. John, Ben. Simpson,
Snoddy and Carpenter constantly filled SMALL
woods room with their august presence, while
working for the nomination of Horton.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

y close reader of the St. Joseph papers re-
marked to us, the other day, that the st. Joseph
Herald and Gazette had stuck together like Siam
ese Twins, in the crooked whiskey difficulty.
He should remember that the Whiskey Ring has
bigger papers than the ST. Joseph Herald and
Gazette where the hair is short. 1t will require
Washington or a Jackson sort of President
to head off that Ring-a Long Branch horse
Jockey will never do il
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
Notice Of Application TO Sell
Real Estate.

In the Probate Cosr Of DonphAn County Of
In the matter Of the Estate Of
Lydia A. Holman, deceased.
AN August I7th Is55 the undersigned filed a petition
" in the Probate Court Of Doniphan County kansas
for thority 10 sell the interest the above Estate in the
following described land situated in said County and
state The undivided onehalf Of the NORTH half
of the northeast quarter Of Section Township Range
% and this notify all persons that said petition will
be heard By the JGdge Of said Court at his once the
nm Iay of September Is15 at 10 O'Clock. A. NJ.
NATHAN PRICE
Administrator.
Aupust 10 ls15.-3w. Prs fee, %.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
Final settlement.

Estate Of George Fleming. Deceased
TUNO Creditors and all others interested in said Estate:
You are hereby notified, that will make final zet-
tement in said Estate with the Probate Court Of DOni
phan County State Of Kansas on Monday the h day Of
September is35 al o'clock p. NJ, Of said day.
Troy. Kansas. August ., ie15.
THOMAS FLEMING Administrator.
August D. Is75-Iw Prs fee SO.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

~ In the recent North Carolina election, for
members of the Constitutional Conve ntion, the
Republican majorities aggregate 10000, against
5000 Democratic majority last year.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

II If this should meet the eye of Charley
Scrafford, of Seneca, he will take notice that he
has been remiss in his duty. The bonded editors
of the st. Joseph Herald want blood, and he had
better furnish his quota of it at once or he will
catch il some more.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

Ig peanut boy on one of our railroads., sold
IS cents worth of his stock, during single trip
last week. And yet the infiationists claim that
there is not enough money! idea stolen from
the Lawrence ,JOHTndlD
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

l-g We know that the Constitution forbds the making
Of money out of anything else than gold and sverue-
ton Union.
Look again, George, and see if it does. 1t SIM
ply prohibits State from making legal tender
OF anything but gold and silver. Congress can
do it, and did do it, and the Supreme Court de-
cided that it was Constitutional. And it is
mighty good to take.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
AdministratOr's Notice.

An the 18th day August A d. 1575 the undersigned
~ appointed by the Probate Court Of DOuiphan
County Kansas Administrator Of the Estate Of Mary A.
Warren late Of said County, deceased. All persons
indebted to said Estate notified tO make payment Of
the and those having claims against the Estate
required present them allowance within year
from hereof and such claims presented
within three years from this date they will be forever
barred.
Troy, Kansas August q. 1s75
s T. MORRIS, Administrators.
August 2S-3w Prs fee, g.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

u The Sabetha 4drdRoe has taken on a new
editor, who fiaunts the Phebus, what a name,
of J. Lex Peltier. Judging from the architecture
of that name, and the gushing, poetical manner
in which he starts out, we should guess that J.
Lex had never yet experienced the hard realities
of newspaper publishing. But he'll come down
to business, when he gets his eye-teeth cut.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

II On Monday, match game of base ball
was played at st. Joseph, between the Brown
Stockings, of st. Louis, and the Pastimes, of st.
Joseph. The score stood, Brown Stockings II,
Pastirnes o, We have beard a rrnsory which, if
correct, shows the lowest depth of human de-
pravity. 1t is said that the umpire was the son
of Deputy Sheriff, and the grandson of a Sher-
iff, while he once had a brother who was United
States Marshal, and he had been Constable once
or twice himself
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
AdminIstrafor's Notice,

NOTICE hereby given that letters
! on the Estate Of Chester Searls deceased have
been granted the undersigned by the Probate Court Of
Donphan County bearing date the Ilth day Of August
A. d. Is7 All persons having claims against said Estate
are required present them for allow within one wear
from the date hereof they be preeued from any
benefit of Estate and il such claims not
ed within years from this date they will be forever
barred.
Troy Kansas. August IL Is75.
JOHN SEARLS, Administration
September J, lsz-3w. Prs fee ca
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02

y George A. Crawford, of Fort Scott, has
gone into bankruptcy. We are not sure that
this is the first time. He went into political
bankruptcy long ago.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-09-02
"REsUMPTIoN."-This, from late associate
press desnatches is worthy Of attention:

press dispatches, is worthy of attention:
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug a6.-The Bank of California stop
ped paying checks at quarter to three today. In
tervew, President RastOn the bank has sufficient
assets To meet all liabilities and will lose anything
but at present there is coin with which
business meeting is appointed with representatives of
the bank and creditors at five o'clock when partcu
lars will be given.
The principal business Of California is digging
gold, and she has always been an anti-greenback
State. Yet here we find bank failing because
there is no coin with which to transact business.
If this is the situation in California some slight
idea may be formed of the good old times that
we shall have when resumption is accomplished