The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-03-09
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

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beard. Kansas still ticks TO heI cock
tails.
The new apportionmcnt law OF Kansas
provides for l23 Representatives and
40 Senators.
Don Carlos is still in France, but will
cross the channel to hob mob a bit with
Johnny Bull.
1t is stated that Gen. Dabcock's con-
ncction with business at the executive
mansion has ceased.
". n. Bycrs, editor of the Rocky
Mountain NecS, of Denver, is candl
date for governer Of dorado.
And now il is ramorcd that Blaine :
friends have purchased Il controlling
interest in the New York 1rtJune.
The President has signed the act adj
hitting Colorado, as State, into the
Union on an equal footing with the
other States.
The Centennial exposition buildings
arc in better condition now than the
Vienna exposition buildings were the
day it was opened.
The New Jersey Republican Con
vcution is called for May 7lh. The
Rhode Island Republican Convention
Will bc held May 23l.
a barrel of thiriy-six gallons OF beer
can be concentrated INTO 4 bulIof little
over two gallons. However, this Is
nothing new to some OF The beer drink
crs about Salina.
The Tenth Annual Reunion Of the
Army Of the Cum berand will take
place in Philadelphia July Cab and 9Th.
Secretary of tho Treasury BrIstow will
deliver the Grafton.
Charles +. Gorham, of Marshall,
Mich, formcly Minister TO the Hague,
has been oppointed Assistant Secretary
ofthc Interior, To succeed Gen. Cowen,
resigned, and has accepted the appoint
mcnt.
The New York Horld comedies that
TIC Republicans will carry Ohio and
Pennsylvania this fall, but thinks New
York can be saved TO the Demscracy it
:. hard-mony platform is adopted.
Levi p. Luckey, formerly Assistant
Private Secretary TO the President, has
been appointed TO take charge of the
Sndian division of Secretary Chambers
office. Ulysses Grant, Jr. succeeds Mr..
Luckcy as Assistant Private Secretary.
We hear that Hon. Horace Cooper
does not desire TO be a candid;t Tor
Lieutenant Governor, but does desire 10
be a candidate for Associate Justice of
the Snprcmc Court. We are of the
opinion that the West and Northwest
will rally to his support for the Licuten,
ant Governorahir, but don't know how
the clans will regard his candidacy FOR
the other Office.
A special from Washington says Mr..
Black burn, Of the committee on cXpendi-
lures in the war. department, states that
the committee is in possession OF
evidence showing that five other post
traderships besides that of Fort Sill
were sold for sums ranging from $500
TO So, 900 year,and that an outrageous
fraud has been unearthed in the disbursc-
ment Of the 81 100000 appropriated by
congress for putting up headstones over
the graves Of Union soldiers.
Governor Osborn only vctoes one
bill passed by tho late session and tha;
was House Bill No. 20, can act diSsolv-
ing the county organizations Of the
counties of Harper, Ness, Kingman,
Blrbec, Pratt, Uomanchc and Wallace,
TO provide for certain proceedings in the
Supreme Court in order TO complete the
Reorganization OF sand counties, to pro-
vide for the expenses OF said proc,edings
and To attach said counties To certain
other COMMITTEES for Judicial, municipal and
other purposes"
We learn from the Be,oit Gazette
that there is some chance of the Kansas
Central Narrow Guage) Railroad being
pushed on from it present terminus at
Ilollon, through Clay conterand thence
west, striking the solomon Valley at
Delphos and up the valley to Cawkor
City, with branch road from Beloit
running south through Mcpherson TO
Great Bend on tho Arkansas, aud that ,
there is not the least doubt bat that this .
road wall bc built this summer. That
would leave Salina oat in the cold.
We see by an cnchange that Governor
Bagicy, OF Michigan, urges upon every
citizen of his State who owns a piece of
ground, whether it be large or small,
10 plant upon it, on The 18th day OF
April next, tree which shall be vener-
atcd in tho dis.an, future as one planted
bv patriotic hands during The Centen-
nial year of the Republic. 1t would be
- good idea not onY for all the Cover Z