The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-03-30
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

III Is rum orcu mat lio IOiSIcseiObal
convention Of this district is TO meet at
Abilene.
Queen Victoria is travelling towards
Germany, trying TO marry off one of her
daughters.
J. 81. Hodge, Receiver Of the Kirwin
Land Office, is candidate for Congress
in this district.
The Prince of Wales arrived at Suez,
on the 18th inst, en- route for home
from India.
Ii is thought there is possibility OF
tho removal OF army headquarters back
10 Washington.
The Minneapolis folks arc getting
ready 10 throw out "hyer" Tor the
Kansas Central Railroad.
The admission TO tho Centennial
grounds will be fifty cents, and whoever
enters "must pay in one note" That
is, they must present 30 cent note.
By recent decree of the Milkado of
Japan Journalists are not to be required
10 pay any postage hereafter. Japan is
more progressive than this country, at
ter all.
Congress costs the country at the rate
OF $40. coo day, and there is prospect
that the present session will extend
through the summer aud late into tn,
ia!l.
The New York State Republican Con-
Nenton, which assembled last week al
Syracuse, adopted a platform warmly
advocating Roscoe Conkling for the
Presidency.
t. Dwight Thachcr is mentioned as
prominent candidate for Congress in the
Second District. He has too large
quantity of brains to be elected to Con
gress in Kansas. Such Is our opinion
Y. p. Wilson has discontinued his
connection with the Topeka Times, and
is succeeded by that old newspaper
warhorsc, Col. S. S. Pronty. Wilson
starts paper at Enterprise, Dickinson
county.
After an animated debate in the
English House OF Commons, the roy
nj title bill, making Queen Victoria EN-
press Of India, passed It's third reading.
The vote was 200 for the bill and l3i
against it.
1t is said that Dana, of the New York
San, and Bonner, of the Ledger, arc get
ting ready TO, and probably will,
purchase The New York Tribune. The
Tribune readers begin to want the own
orship of that paper definitely settled.
South Mountain, in the San Juan
mining district of Colorado, Is said to
Le a solid mass Of gold bearing quartz,
of nearly 1000 acres in extent. And
il is further stated that it contains
enough gold to pay the national debt, if
il can be got out.
The Commonwealth of the 24;h inst,
contained Il very humorous article on
the Kansas castor bean VS.. the Italian
and French vines. Prentice has tuned his
lyreSand presents us a few lines about
our loved castor bean which are truly
Byronic.
Marsh's excuse for posting OF TO
Canada was that he apprehenGed when
he read The debstc in The iloasc, which
appeared on tho morning of the day he
left New York, that be might be indict-
cd for criminal oiiense, and hence his
anxiety TO get out of the way of arrest e.
The death of ChiofJuSlicc Nicholson,
of Tennessee, is announced by telegraph
The deceased was United States
eenator in 1910, a member of the South
crn convention of 1850. and editor of
the Washington Onion during tho ad
ministration OF President Pierce.
A large proportion of the country
newspapers Of Kansas are in favor OF
nominating Hon. John Guthrie for
Governor. We firmly believe that he
will be nominated. Aud The Republican
party of Kansas will have thus rewarded
good aud faithful servant" 1t is re-
freshing, IN these days of political
frauds, TO find now and then good
and honorable man. Such q man is
Jshn Guthrie, cur candidate for Govern
or
Charles III. Miller succeeds Capt.
Tough as United States Marshal for Kan
sas. We are not personally acquainted
with Mr.. Miller, but from what we have
heard and read, conclude that a better
appointment could not have been made
The Commonwealth says of him: This
timo we have man who will ATTEND 10
the duties Of his Office and let politics
alone. Charles Miller sill run the office
in tho interests OF the Government and
tho people. lie will rot attempt to make
#. or unmako Senators or Rlsmbers of Con-
gross.
ssr. Manning from the House com
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