The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-03-16
El.TnRlLL ITEKS


the King is asking for peace.
Judge Taft has been installed Secrc-
tary of War in place Of Belknap.
The Prince OF Wales sailed from Bonn
bag on the llth inst, for England.
Marsh has fed to Canada and Belknap
cannot be indicted. Neither will be be
impcached.
The appointment of Mr. Dana to the
English mission calls forth the approval
OF the London journals.
Since the Rothschilds have become
Interested in the Suez Canal it is be-
lievei they stand fair chance Of getting
rich.
Geo. w. NcClintick, of the Mcpherson
Independent, was married to Miss Hester
Dixon, of Empire township, Mcpherson
county, on the eth inst.
The bill cutting down the Presidents
salary has passed the Senate. "Ineffa-
bio mcanness," says Senator Sargent
and we believe be is right
The jury in the case Of the People VS..
VIM. N. Tweed have found verdict for
the Plaintiff for 5,535ll7. Tweed will
undoubtedly beat tho People on cxecu-
ZION.
Japan and Corea are at it again. :;
dispatch from ST. Petersburg says that
war broke out last Wednesday. Japan
declared war, aud has blocllaIed the
Corcan ports.
Blaine seems to have tho Republican
Presidential nomination almost in his
grasp. Like Seward in 1860. however,
he may be too sanguine, and yet be
sadly disappointed.
The bill declaring Qncca Victoria
Empress of India having passed to 4
second reading in The House of Com
mons, it is not likely it will meet With
much further opposition.
Gen. Sherman don't want military
man for President Neither does the
country want q military man by the
name Of Sherman IL the executive chair.
SO tho country and sherman are agreed.
The fastest New York journalistic
rumor is that the Harrers arc 10 ru"-
chase the Tribune, and install Mr.. Louis
!. Jennings us editor. Blaine's friends
had the 7rijuae in tow, according to The
rumors of last week.
One of The bills raised by The Legis-
laturc was that Of prohibiting couaty
commissioners from allowing accounts
or making appropriations except at reg
ular meetings of the Board in January,
April, July and October.
Mrs. Beikuap wears No. l. boots, is
five feet six inches tail, has a handsome
face, exquisitcIy nodded frame, clear,
fair complexion, dark lnstrous hair, very
black and very bright eyes, and is called
the "Eagenie of The American court"
While tho country generally bias made
up its Judgment that President Grant
has not been pfiyy to the late fraudulent
transactions of which those high in
power are charged, Che New York Sun
takes it for granted that be always "has
his finger in the PIE
d. w. Wilder has definitely concluded
not TO be a candidate for Congress IN
ihe second district. VIII he, then, bc a
candidate for re-election 10 his present F.
Office? Many have declared for Bone .
brake, with the understanding that
Wilder was not a candidate for re-clcc. ,
ton.
A bin has passed tho United States
Senate 10 the effect that animals shall
not be confined in any railroad car or
vessel without food or water ter Il longer I
period than twenty.four conscouli,
hours, and that they shall have time for
rest and water of at least seven couseCG-
tive hours. To take effect on Jaly
1876.
The following is = complete lis, Of
tho Centennial Board OF Managers !:
Geo. 7. Anthony, Of Leagenworth, Pres. (
ident; Alfred Gray, of Wyandote, Secrc- .
tary; e. w. Click, of Atchison, Treas /
urer; Hon. ". Il Parkinson, State Senator
from Franklin county E. p. Bancroft,
of Emporia; c. G. Koester, OF Mays
vile; I. {. Henry, Of Abilene; " L
Barber. of Douglas, and Il. ". Wrp ht
of Oswego; nine "a all. IL ary, oi (.
course, repr, $ MIS- curse, ton.
The mammoth s;oer General Grant"
of which So much has been said ia Ii.
papers, remains on the farm of ~,
owner, ID. III. Bransoa, Esq, West
Brandywino township, Chester County,
Pa, but on The 18th of March will be
taken TO bis new quarters on the Cen
tennial Exposition grounds, Philadel-
phia, whore he is 10 be on exhibition.
This wonderful bovine now weighs
about 1000 pounds, and is the larges,
animal of the kind in tho United States.
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