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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-20
GRIsT9w aXD TIE PgESlDEyY.

disappearing special agent Yaryan
has stated repeatedly that President
Grant was not in sympathy with the
whisky prosecutions, and YVES hia-
drance rather than a help to Secretary
Bristow, and that the prosecution would
have been carried further had it not
been for the interference of the Presi-
dent; also, that Secretary Brlstow was
his (Yaryan's) authority for all this.
These statements led TO Bristow's being
summoned before that terrible investi-
eating committee. The Secretary being
questioned regarding these matters de-
cined TO answer, on the ground that all
his consultations and transactions with
the President were condolences Of the
highest privilege. Upon hearing CT this
tho President dictated letter to him
begging that he should answer all ques-
tions propounded by the committee re-
lating to the whisky frauds. a late dis
patch states that Mr.. Knott does not in
tend to recall Mr.. Bristow to press him
any further about Cabinet matters,
though he will call him on further points.
sir. Bristow's friends say that he viii
not change his course towards the COM
mittee on account of the Presidents let
ter, and that this question of answering
committees of Congress was formally
discussed in the Cabinet, and that the
President and all the Cabinet agreed
that no answer should be made concern
ing Cabinet proceedings or converse
tons, to any committee OF Congress.
We DO not understand how the ex-
Secretary, who has established such an
unenviablo record before the country for
his honesty and lncorruptibllity can of,
ford to shield tho President, if there is
aught chat he knows which duplicates
President Grant in tho whisky frauds.
The modern doctrine Of reform is TO
shield no ono-high or low. Any Cab
met agreement is not good excuse for
an honest, square man, as Gen. Drstow
is supposed to be, refusing to expose
corruption in any of the departments.
Bristow started out right, Staying the
whisky thieves, and we hope he will aot
"let mp" until the end.
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Az Clio Farmer's Opinion.

GERMANrowS, O., July Il, 1876.
EDIToRs JOURNAL have been a read
er of your valuable paper for several
months, and am very much pleased
with Il. Perhaps few lines to
my brother farmers, informing them
how crops arc in this part Of the coun-
try would be acceptable.
Wheat was about one-iourth Of a crop.
Barley was pretty near a total failure,
with the exception of n field now and
then sheltered BIZ the woods. Oats are
badly rusted, which VIII do great dam
ago to the crop. Flax will make an av-
crage crop. Rye is fair crop. Corn
looks we'll and bids fair for a good crop.
Tobacco, which has been the great crop
of this country, is doing fair this season,
but has been nearly failure for the
past two years. The trouble is, the
land has been planted in tobacco too
often. Fruit is plenty Of al kinds, ex-
cept peaches. We have had too much
rain Tor some OF the crops and 1t still
rains nearly every day. IL is a difficult
matter to get grain hauled III and put up
IN good order.
would like TO hear from some Of the
farmers in Kansas and of the prospects
of the crops, for think Of coming TO
that country TO farm IS soon as possible.
There is no chance for q farmer to make
money IN this Countrywide way crops
have been for three years past and the
prices they have brought.
J. &. BANKER.
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tine against VIM. S. Hodge, brother,
so demean himself by his cowardly de-
sertion of his brother as to receive the
well merited contempt OF tho entire
community, and completely ALLEVIATE bis
brother?
Whether or not DIR. Hodges business
transactions are known to involve oper-
atoms of most questionable character
and in one instance suit for embezzle
ment was brought against him, and he
only escaped by the staute Of llmita
lions!
Whether or not he has the confidence
of one-fourth Of the best citizens OF Abb
lene-such men as T. G. Henry, J. G
Northcrift, J. E. Bonebreak, J. II
Mahan, IL. G. Junkcn, w. s. Hodge, }
n. Fisher, Jno. Harbottle, e. B. Seeley
Johntz Bros, I. e. Sewell, as well as
a host OF others in the city and country
including Afr. Hart himself?
Also, why did Dir. j. u. Hodge resign
his commission as Regimental Quarter
master of tho 5lst Ohio Volunteers
while on detached duty as Post-Quarter
master OF the city CT Nashville, Tenn.
As you say, Messrs. Editors, in your
editorial of that date, in these day;
OF reform, candidates tor important Pc
sitions must be able to say that they ar'
honest. CITIZEN.
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A BAD MUDbLn.

A very unfortunate quarrel has arisen
between the Chairman and Secretary OF
the Congressional Central Committee OF
this District, and unless it is settled very
soon it may prove very disastrous to the
Republican cause this fall. The Conven-
ton was called several weeks ago. to
to meet on the 3l5t Of August, at Abb
lenc, and the primaries were to be held
on the ODD. This cali is now published
ct the head of our editorial columns.
About the 10th of July Mr. d. l.. Palm
er, Chairman of the Committee, sent out
letter stating that in accordance with
the earnest request of majority of the
committee, he had changed the time OF
holding the Convention from the 3lst to
the 22d of August, and tie primaries
from the 22l TO the 9th of August. The
Secretary of the Committee, D. r. An
thony, claims that the second call is a
fraud. And thus we have muddle-
and bad one at that. Are Republicans
to comply with the first or second call
That is the question. in such matters,
of course, the command Of the Chairman
would naturally take precedence over
that of the Secretary. Bat to allow
matters to stand as they are now will
certainly result in disastrous division
Of the party. Two conventions will
thus meet and Put forward theirrespcct-
i've candidates for Congress. A remedy
must be provided at once. The only
way to get out of this middle is to call
the members of the committee together
and have them issue a new call or have
them publish card, which shall be
signed by all of them, ia which they
shall state which is the legitimate call
and which one they desire Republicans
to obey.
Harmony is what We want. One
! Republican candidate for Congress viii
carry the district by u large majority.
TO place two Republican candidates in
the field will result il the election of q
Democrat. As far as yc are concerned
we shall continue to publish the original
call until we are convinced mat it is ille-
gitimatc, or until some further action is
taken by the committee.
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Nearly month ago, on Abilene cor
respondent of the Salina Journal made
some damaging charges against DR..
Hodge. We have waited until now in
hope that the doctor or his friends would
uefute them, but it has not been done.
We have had quite q kindly feeling for
DR.. Hodge, and as friend warned bin
that it will not Go TO pass this matter by
without notice. If the charges are sub
stantialIy true the doctor should not be
elected to Congress even il nominated,
nor allowed TO retain his present position
rs it is well known that similar reports
have long been in circulation, and are
believed by many. We sincerely hope
that the doctor can clear himself, and if
he can he should do so at once. twill
not do to wait until the convention IL
about to meet before replying, for then
the conviction viii be general that he
was afraid to give time for rejoinder.
Fortunately the charges are mostly
such as can be easily disproved il untrue,
and if this is not done very soon the doe
tor might as well retire to private life at
once. Manhattan Nationalist
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EDITORIAL HENS.

The Turks and Servians are battling
in good earnest.
The total force of regular troops in
the Black Hills is estimated at $500.
Hendricks denies to a reporter that {
difference of opinion has arisen between
Tildcn and himself.
Senator Booth Of California can't run
for Vice President on tho grcenback
ticket, because be wants to work and
vote for the Republican candidates.
Fred ID. Grant has been appointed Isl
Lieutenant in the Fourth Cavalry; his
original entry into the service was as a
% Lieutenant in the same regiment.
Letters from White Sulphur Springs
Va, report that Speaker Kerr is rapidly
failing in health. Neither Mr.. Kerr nor
his friends have any hope of his recov.
cry.
The Democrats in the Kansas City
Congressional District have nominated
q candidate, after ia ballots. Capt b.
J. Franklin was nominated. Tho Cap.
tain was once law partner of Col. J.
G. Spivey of this city.
A number of prominent Boston ladies
have purchased the old South Church
building, and if they cannot raise the
amount required to purchase the land in
sixty days, they will take down the
building and erect it elsewhere.
1t is not the scarcity OF money that
makes business dull all over tho world,
but means for its profitable employment.
In the Banks of England and France
s575, 100000 in gold is lying idle.
1t is gratifying TO know that Crazy
Horse, Black Moon, and other promi-
ncnt Sioux chieftains tell in Clusters
fight. 1t is also reported that Sitting
Bull has been killed. If this does not
provo true undoubtedly the gallows will
at last catch him.
Dom Pedro, Emperor Of Brazil, sailed
from New York on Wednesday. He is
the most democratic ruler in the civil.
lied world. There is no 'iuss and feaih'
ers" about him; he travels everywhere
as private citizen, pays his own bills
anu avoids notoriety and public display
Prof. Riley, of St. Louis, is anxious
to get specimens of the worms that have
fed upon the wheat heads in some parts
of the State. The worms should be en-
closed, along with some wheat in tight
tin box, and upon receipt of the package
he will refund the amount of postage or
expressage to tho sender.
The British missionaries in Africa
wero the object of severe animadver.
sion by the explorer Cameron, in q
speech recently delivered before the
Royal Colonial Society in London. He
said that many Of them were unfit for
their work and were despised by the
hoathcn that some Of them told how
they had been moved TO go TO Africa,
where they drew large salaries, lived
comfortably and drank their champaign
aud that after few years of THIS work,
they retired from il, returned TO Eng
land, and told dreadsal tales Of the
hardships they bad endured among tho
idoiators
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Early Bays in Saline COaaiJ-Thc EeeaeI
Colony.

colony.
! EDITORS JOURNAL: Some items of the
very first settlers In Saline county may
| be Of interest to your Numerous readers.
Twenty one years ago last May the city
of Reader was laid out on the ground
where Wymsetts salt works are now
/ located-about one mile west of the pres
ent site of Solomon City. Gov. Recder
was president of the town company, and
great expeditions were entertained of
the city Of Reeder. 4 colony from Ohio
and kentucky camo and settled in and
around the town site. Their names
were DR.. Morris, John Morris, John a.
Myres, Joseph Myers, William Still,
George Darling, S. a. Treat, c. r. Mob
ley, Il. d. Mobley and Joseph Lepcre.
John Morris and c. r. Mobley had their
families with them. Several houses
were built, and the prairie was broken
and planted in corn.
Pawnec was the capital OF the Terri
tory, (Pawnee was located just beyond
/ Fort Riley, where two large stone hous-
/ es on the i. p. railroad now mark the
spot and the kaw river was supposed
/ to be nayigable at least to that place.
/ Steamboats,, in 1854 and 1855, csmo up
/ that far, but when the raging kaw
sLrunil down so low that large catfish
could not make 1t over the sand bars,
steamboat men hunted deeper and still
or waters. This fact, with the trouble
some appearance of the Indians, caused
tho Reeder colony to dispense about the
first OF June, 1855, and all but the Mob
legs and 5. y. Treat left for Fort Riley.
These latter were detained on account
Of L. r. Mobley and child and Treat be-
ing sick with scurvy. The child died
and was buried July eth, 1855, near the
present residence Of Mr. IL. Parmcntcr
A head and foot stone mark its last rest
ing place. This was probabl y the first
white person ever buried in Saline
county. From the 4th OF July until
some time IN August G. Il. Mobiey and
Treat lay SO low with the scurvy that
they were not expected to live from one
day till the next, with no white person
nearer than Fort Riley, other than Mrs
Mobley and r. ID. Mobley. To make
tho matter worse, the Indians came and
stole three horses belonging 10 them and
kept their house surrounded tor several
nights. Another tribe of Indians came
down the Solomon and campcd near the
mouth Of Mulberry creek, on the Saline
river, and the first lot left on hearing OF
their presence. The first band were
"noble" Kaws the latter were supposed
TO have been Sioux, and they were very
kind and friendly to the whites, supply
ing them with buffalo meat. In return
the settlers gave the Indians white
dog, which they sacrificed to the Great
Spirit and had ii great feast over it.
/ Sometime in August r. ID. Mobtcy
left the others AZ midnight and went to
Fort Riley on foot. There he procured
a team, came back and removed his
brother and sister and Mr.. Treat TO Paw.
nee, where Governor Rceder kindly
furnished them with a house and the
sick kindly recovered. That broke up
the Reeder colony. OLD SETTLER.
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4 nISTRIrT FIR.

We are authorized TO announce 10 our
readers that the Second Annual Meet
ing of the Oak Dale Park Industrial
Exposition and Horse Fair will be held
at the Park on the I'd, Sd, 4th, 9th and
9th days of October next. Very liberal
premiums will be offered by the associa-
ton, the payment of which is TO be
guaranteed by the banking house CT
John Gels & Co., Of this place. Com
petition viii be open to the State. Large
posters and tie premium lists will be
distributed Immediately. 1t is hoped
that neIghboring counties, in setting the
time tor holding their county fairs, will
fix them at such dates as will not con-
flict with the time above stated.
Central and Western Kansas has
again been blessed with an abundant
harvest. Tho farmers feel joyful over
their mammoth wheat stacks and the
fine prospects ahead for their spring
crops. They feel in the mood to take
hold with zest in making fine display
of their products, their stock, and en-
loving the trials of speed and other
anusements which will take place
at the Park on those October days.
Central and Western Kansas Will as
semble as before and we hope to see a
crowd as large, If not larger than that
of last year. The fair held last year, un-
der the auspices of the same manage
ment, was grand success. Every one
of the premiums offered was promptly
paid as they will be this year. Every
BODY was satisfied that the movement
for display of the resources of the
New West was il good hands, and theiI
splendid triumph is q good earnest that
everything will pass off just as smooth
ly as last year. In the organization Of
such associations there is always more
or less opposition. This association
was somewhat embarrassed by opposi-
ton last year but achieved q magnificent
triumph notwithstanding. We under
stand, however, that all opposition TO
them has ceased, and that they will have
the cordial support of all classes.
The Park, by far the finest one IN
Kansas, is being Improved every day
1t is q Paradise by tho side Of what il
was one year ago. The buildings are
all in good order, and there are ample
accommodation for all the stock anC
products thas may be brought to the
grounds. The new steamer Will convey
sight-seers back and forth, and all Kan
sas can thus experience the novelty Of ;
steam boat ride "away ont on the plains.
/ Let US all go to work to mako thi
Fair the best we ever had. Talk it VI
among your neighbOrs. Induce every
body TO attend It, Let US all have
r0uSing time.
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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

4 Delegate Convention of the Republicans OF the
State of kansas will he held in Representative Hall IL,
the city of Topeka, "Wednesday, the 10th day OF
August A. ID, 1876, az the hour Of p. +, for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for tie following
Offices, tO-wii:
Governor lieutenant Governor Secretary OF State,
Auditor oi state, Treasurer If state, Attorney Gen
rra, superintendent OF Public Instruction. One Assoc
Justice of ihcSupreme Court Five Presidential
Electors. and n State Central Committee.
An counties entitled 10 representation in the House
of Representatives for 1876, and others viii De
titled to representation said convention follows.
to- wit Two delegates from each representative dis
nict
n Is recommended that the primary meetings for
the purpose of elcctinC delegates 60 the state cOnycn-
ton heruiB called be held Saturday the 5th day o:
August. at such hours as may be designated by thc
Central Committee Of each representative district, or
in the event that there Is such committee, or that Il
shall fnl to act y the Central Committee OF the county
II Is also recommended that in addition 20 the dele
gates herein provided FOR alternate be elected for
each delegate.
No person viii be entitled 10 n seat vote IN This
convention 10y virtue Of holding tie proxy Of any o
the dele .atcs elected.
JOHN GUTHRIE. Chairman.
J. JAY DucK, Secretary
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Dr.. Hedye.

The Doctor seems TO BE- IN a 'fpeek Of
trouble" and, alLhCgh be solemnly as
sured US that be has made his calling and
election snrc, the plot thIekens; and by
The last CT August the doctor IS likely 10
be pretty thoroughly wallowed in the
mire.
4 writer in the Salina JoCRSAE, asks
some exceedingly pertinent Questions,
which be puts rather IN the form Of &C
eRsations touching the business and
private relations or DIR. Hodge, and al
though two weeks have passed. AID Ar.
Hart, the editor OF Hodges h0nse pzPer,
has asked the Do1tor 10 rise -Bs cx-
p.a.n, there k2z cot, - Jar A. ye have
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THE INDIAN PROBLEM.

The Inter Ocean very properly sug.
gests that the federal government should
cease furnishing the Indians with arms
and ammunition. 1t is bad enough 10
have to support them in idleness during
the winter, but 1t is rank folly, after ex-
posing the weakness Of our forces on
the frontier 10 these keen savagcs, to
furnish them with better arms than our
own troops, and allow them to go ma
rauding for supplies preparatory to COM
menclng war upon as, while We support
their families at The agencies. This sort
of management OF Indian algairs may be,
and doubtless is immensely profitable TO
those who are Interested IN fomenting
Indian wars, bat il is disgraccfcl 10 the
government and disastrous 70 the peo-
pie. Undoubtedly the late successes of
the Sioux will tend to encourage lndi-
ans who have hitherto been disposed
through fear 10 be peaceable, TO take the
warpath. And thus a general Indian
war is not improbable. 1t behoovos the
government aud all its citizens to "loye"
the Indians no longer, and settle down
in policy which viii not only definite
ly dispose of the Indian problem, but
fully avenge the deaths Of those gallant
men who fell on the 18th Of June. i
temporizing policy has proved TO be
most disastrous. Something besides
kind words aud treatment is now Ii
order
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ElIl Br. Hedge FxDlaiR ?
ABILENE, July 18th. /

AEiLENEJ july IOtDy IC!O.
EDITORS Journal: The editor Of the
Abilene Chronicle gave notice that its
columns were open to any one who
wished to answer tho charges in my
letter of June 18th against Dr.. J. NJ.
Hodge, and as no one has attempted TO
answer them it is taken for granted
they are true. Mr.. Hart has been COM
PEELED to admit that, so far as he can
learn By inquiring, every charge con-
tanned in tho communication rcferrc 10
is substantially true. DR.. Hodges
friends endeavored TO get the citizens Of
Abilene 20 sign a statement Of conf
denco in him, and failed to find any one
willing to say that they took that
amount Of stock in the Doctor. On the
other hand, one party said he would
sign paper that be had no confidence
in him whatever.
The Doctor came down before the is
sue OF the Chrontcle of July 9Th. lilo
was with Mr.. Hart and never alluded to
the charges made; yet it is well known
that the Doctor knew Of the charges,
for he received the JOURNAL and wrote
to him before Hart took notice Of il in
bis paper.
Well, now we viii repeat the charges
made in your issue Of June 22d, and ask
anyone 20 say,whe;her or not DR.. J. N.
Hodge did not in December, 1872, or
thereabouts, 20 into bankruptcy, vIrlu-
ally upon the petition of his own broth
er in-law, Jacob Augustine, aud with the
Doctors full consent!
Whether or not the SAID Augustine
was made assignee, and so VIGOROUSLY
robbed the creditors, that he was com
PEELED in April, 1876, to resign, and al
other party, Dir. Fisher appointed?
Whether or not said Hodge is yet re-
leased from bankruptcy, though he has
been trying for two years 10 obtain such
release, until last April, when Mr.. Au-
gUstine's account was rendered, which
was such an evident robbery that,
along with other irregularities, Dir.
Hodge himself asked for continuance
until this fail, upon his osca motion for
discharge.
Whether or not valid claims 10 the
amount of between SIS, goo and $50 900
have been proved up against the estate,
that so TAR three per cent. has not been
declared in dividends TO the creditors?
and whether or not it is notorious IN
Abilene that not ten per cent will ever
be recovered?
Whether or not Mrs. Dr.. Hodge Is not
the owner OF valuable Improved isrm OF
go acres near Des Moinos, Iowa, worth
$4,000 to $4,000, though she never
had any dover, or was ever engaged in
business on her own account, but that
the original purchase money and all the
Improvements were made and paid for
by the Doctor!
Whether or not she is not to-day the
owner of other valuable property in
Abilene, procured in the same way,
Whether or not Chas. 4. Hodge, son
of DR.. Hodge, and son-in-Iaw of said
Augustine, was not made the owner CT
a piece of property, occupied by him to-
day in Abilene, presented 20 him by his
father before the son was t&enty-thrce
years o j, and which cost not less tAan
s, e09
Whsiher Of Rot DF. Hodge dii not
-, So. n saii trough. IS sa.3 --esg--
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observed, been a word from Mr.. Hodge
on the subject; except that, in CONVEX
sation, he characterizes it rs slow
down, scurrilous attack" Now we
don't thing that DR.. Hodge can afford
10 ignore this thing on the contrary he
certainly owes it to himself, and 10 the
intelligence of the voters whose support
he is seeking, to answer the charges
that have been made against him and
unless he succeeds in satisfactorily ex-
planning these matters away, his chances
for election to congress from the first
district of Kansas will be exceedingly
slim.-RusSeN County Record.
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 49, FIRST
GONGRHSSIONAb DfSpRIGY.

The republicans OF TIE First Congressional District
in Kansas viii hold del, gate convention in Abilene 4,
Thursday the 3lst day 81 August l7G at 10 O'Clock
"a NJ. Tor the purpose OF nominating candidate Tor
Congress.
said convention shall he composed Of two delegates
frt each Represehtgtiye district entitled Ia repre-
fcuai0n IN The Legislature No proxies w!ll De adj
miltcd therefore two altcnatos must be elected IN
each district. Primary meetings for the Cd cIion of.
said delegates and ulteinates VIII De held saturday
august 10Th, 1876
Iiy order If committee. ID. L. PALMER,
T. r. ANTHONY, Secy Chairman