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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-26

F1NSNCkaH SldteEk1ent
OF the City Of Troy-.Made October, 1s76.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand from last report SAT- "A
Received from Dramshop Licenses, 81 80
Peddlers 90
Total, ss6s %
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid on warrants follows:
Aug 81 Spence Cutler day work streets IS
on same, &C. s7S p
lumber Sc 10 50
Kauts GuIder, repairing ) 30
A Sim0nson laying sidewalk for city, 81 81
John Marcum, days service as police. 50
NJ. Riley. so
A. Appieby. lOs days work on streets with
team, 81 50
TT Vandersliee, board of city prisoners 90
as Marshal 10 90
W. Il. johnson work for city. so
Sol Miller publishing financial statem't, 50
Tom Ogan, work streets, I 30
Joe Hartley repairing culvert. . 30
Oct. . NJ Riley. service Marshal from Aug.
~ to Sept - Is 90
Total s4o4 q
Balance cash on hand sl64 -
l. Charles Highly Mayor Of the City of Troy. do hereby
certify the above to be statement of the financial
condition of the City of Troy, shown by the records
October 1876.
CHARLES HIGBY, Mayor
Attest: L. d. MOVES, City Clerk
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BULLS
SARSAPARILLA.

'olfe Of er DR.. Rirer, Of the harmed eloquent
and popular Ministers Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and 'eho is at present stationed at BrOadag Church LotS
rile, Ey-
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Sherif,s Sale, i'm Partition.


6GAITa.s fTATE eF cdrAfIs KAMsAs Sss.
In District Court County State Of Kansas
William Weller, ! Plaintiff
Samuel +. Weller
Joseph A. Weller
Mary Z. Weller,
George NJ. Weller,
Charles L. Weller.
John W. Weller.
Sarah A. Weller
Acinda L. Weller,
James Rusk.
jaime, II. TrsmptOn
Jesse Z. Hatcher Defendants.
NOTICE hereby given that will the 9th day
IN November A. ID. 1876 at the hour of clock z. NJ,
said day the north door of the Court House. in the
City of Troy in Douphan County State of Kansas otter
sale public auction the following described real
estate The south est quarter OF section thirty
COD township four 10 Of range nineteen 49, in DOniPhan
County State of Kansas appraised al the Of 81 coo
and the southeast quarter Of section twenty i've t5j,
township A. of range eighteen list in BrDwn COHn
ty of Kansas appraised at the Of 81 600 Of
Weller Samuel f. Weller Joseph \. Weller, Mary T.
Weller George NJ Weller Charles Z. Weller John W.
Weller Sarah A. Weller, Aleinda L. Weller, James l..
Rnsk, James II. TranptOn and Jesse Z. Hatcher, and
offered for sale to the highest bidder for cash in hand
By order of the District Court for DOniphan County in
the State of Kansas.
Given under my hand this 2ith day of October A. d.
1876.
THOMAS J. vANDERSLICE,
Sheriff of Donphan County.
Oct. &c. ls76-5w. Prs fee SIS.
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REPJrBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
GEORGE T. ANTHONY.
For Lieutenant-Governor,
NJ. ]. SALTER.
For Secretary of State,
THOMAS III. CAVANAUGH.
For Auditor of State,
P. l. BONEBRAKE.
For State Treasurer,
JOHN FRANCIS.
For Attorney General,
WILLARD DAVIS.
For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
DAVID ]. BREWER.
For Superintendent of Pnblic Instruction.
ALLEN B. LEMON.
For Congress-First District,
WILLIAM A. PHILLIPS.
Peoples Eominee.J
For District Judge, Second Judicial District,
A. G. OTIS.
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET.
For State Senator,
r. VI. WILLIAMS.
For Clerk of the District Court,
FRANK BROWN.
For Probate Judge,
]. b. KENNEDY.
For County Attorney,
NATHAN PRICE.
For County Superintendent of Public Instruction
W. D. STARR.
For Representative First District,
J. S. LONG.
For Representative, Second District,
THOMAS W. HEATLEY.
For Representative Third District,
ANDREW J. M0WRf.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-26

Peoples Nominee
For District Judge, Second Judicial District,
A. G. OTIS.
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Quarterly Statement

Of Funds in the County Treasury for the QHarteT
ending October I'D. 1876.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-26
Financial statement

ROBERT FLICKINGER,
T. 20 ls76-3w County Treasurer.
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STATE OF KANSAS. lSS
Do: IPHAN COUNTY,
The New York herald., 1876-01-17
Marine Disasters and n Maritime
Tribunal.

The last few months have been unusually
prolific in marine disasters, especially in the
dangerous waters on the English coast In
almost every case carelessness or cruelty has
been the cause of the disaster, and the mer-
chant service is at last in condition which
can only be described by that verbal atrocity,
"demoralized." No example more clearly
illustrates this point than the double trouble
on the schooner Jefferson Borden. While
two mutineers of the previous crew are
awaiting trial in Boston the schooner arrives
out on her next voyage after long and ter
rible passage. The new crew are outspoken
in denunciation of the cruelties of the cap
tain, and even aver that the mutiny was the
result of his arbitrary acts. This in itself
would be sufficient to call general attention
to the conduct of the masters of vessels
while at sea, but simultaneously with these
reports the cable has almost daily been
bringing us stories of similar kind. In the
inquiry into the case of the British bark
Island Belle it has been shown that vessels
often put to sea with both nominal and a
real captain, while the American ship Cara
van shipped drunken crew, which became
insubordinate almost as soon as the vessel
sailed. The probable loss of the Harvest
Queen by coming into collision with the
steamer Adriatic--a case in regard to which
the whole truth is yet to be learned-is an
other case in point and one that calls for
thorough inquiry. II there was nothing to
conceal in the matter the delay of Captain
jennings in reporting the accident at least
needs explanation, while, even with O salts
factory explanation, his conduct will be gen.
orally accepted as evidence of want Of dis
cipline and disregard of responsibility at
sea. 1t will thus be seen that the demorali-
cation affects every branch of the merchant
service, and as there is no competent tribu-
nal under the law Of nations 10 deal vigor-
ously with these abuses we can scarcely hope
for their correction. Evidently the sugges-
ton of the German government for an inter-
national conference on this subject ought to
be acted on OF once, and out of it should
come tribunal with concurrent authority
in all maritime countries. This is the only
way by which marine disasters can be thor
oughly Investigated and offences at sea ade-
quately punished. The unity of CONNER
cial relations, which is the result of the APP
plication of steam TO ocean navigation, has
made a common tribunal necessary, and the
growth in the science Of government, as well
as the good understanding which generally
exists between the great Powers, not only
~onIara ernh n erhana daairahla but prarti-
cable
The New York herald., 1876-01-17
Polo i'm America.

A fashionable game in England during the
pleasant days of summer is polo. 1t is
purely manly, athletic game, and one that
is both healthful and useful, as it improves
the horsemanship of all who indulge in the
sport. We do not see why this interesting
game is not introduced into this country, as
our young men of means have as great relish
for outdoor sports as those of any other ma
ton, and certainly have the requisites to
become as proficient in all kinds of athletic
exercises as those of their cousins over the
sea- There is no doubt that if the game
of polo was introduced and practised by our
Young gentlemen it could be played in
short time just as well as it is now in Eng
land by their best clubs. In the supply of
horses we have a decided advantage in
breed naturally adapted for the purpose.
We mean the Texas, OF Indian
pony, powerful spry little gem
tleman, that. can run fast. stop quickly,
and wheel on the crown of mans
hat. Hundreds Of the ponies could be had
as soon as required, perfectly broken. and
at low figures. Polo clubs should be
organized in all the cities in the United
States, in the same manner that they are in
England In another column we give the
rules Of the Hurlingham Club, which will be
a guide TO 90 by. Should the game Of polo
be introduced by an organization of gentle
men in this city, we are satisfied it would
not be long before we would hear Of inter-
national games being played between the
New York Club and the Hurlingham Club of
England. There are grounds within the en-
closure of Jerome Park that no doubt could
be used for the purpose, aud games could
be played for the amusement Of the people
on the of days of the races as well as at other
times during the fair days of summer,
The New York herald., 1876-01-17
A springtide sabba,h ~ w,n,.r.

The beautiful weather yesterday left pro
Tossing Christians no excuse for remainina
from church. The principal promenades o,
the city were thronged by the devout and
their light attire and CHEEKY bearing made
the city look as if it had felt that premature
springtide impulse which, we learn.
has brought forth buds upon the fruit
trees down South and beguiled some
inexperienced birds there into building their
nests Comfortable temperature is great
aid to worship and the multitudes opened
their hearts as the skies were opened to the
warm rays of the sun. A great many of the
sermons had been prepared under the inhu-
ence of the cold weather of Thursday and
Friday, and, therefore, had a compensatine
warmth, so that the worshippers seized their
salient points readily without preliminary
thawing out. Thus, in the Rev. MIR. Hep
worth's sermon on the power of Jesus
blood, we find the following warm passage =
We try 20 get away from these burdens. but God
along takes by force and puts into the
furnace Your child dead, not hot enough your
money gone not not enough vet; then He takes US
and puts into the furnace seven times heated with
out money and without children, and leaves US alone
like Scared tree, and then. perhaps, we learn the
man give in exchange for his soulS"
The vast agglomeration of brickwork.
masonry and humanity which we call New
York is ever a fruitful theme for the preacher,
as it would be for the novelist if we had one
of the power and breadth of Dickens. Its
miseries and its splendors move side by side
and even mingle in q way to illustrate the
greatest lessons of life at every step. No sub
ject can be more touching than that of ''City
Missions" particularly when the work
includes the saving of the body al
well as the saving of the soul The sermon
by the Rev. Morgan Dix at Trinity church
yesterday dealt with this, and in vindicatins
our city from the bad name with which it is
by the thoughtless often exclusively associ-
ated, and pointing out it's splendid efforts on
the side of virtue in It's churches, schools
art homes, bethels missions and charitable
institutions, he did much to encourage thai
stretching of the hand to the lowly and the
fallen which is so much to be desired.
Mr.. Fulton, amid a blaze of scenic acces-
sories, preached patriotic centennial SER
mon and enforced the idea that just now
the nation is fronting new responsibilities,
among which is the problem of assimilatine
our foreign population to American institu-
tions Rev. David Gregg fercely defended
the Bible in the public schools and Rev. j.
Hyatt Smith hotly proclaimed that Popery
must be checked. Mr.. Beecher dwelt on the
school of Christ, and Father Preston, at
St AIMS, denounced the sensuality oil
modern amusements, which lead man to i'm
purity and perdition.
The New York herald., 1876-01-17

vised edition of that of Mr.. Payne, is open to
every objection which lies against the latter.
They are identical in repeating the Resump-
tion act of last winter; in postponing re-
sumption until the Treasury and the banks
have reserve of gold equal to thirty per
cent of their circulating notes; in leaving the
present volume of the currency undisturbed
until after such reserves shall have been ac-
cumulated There is oply one point of diff
ference between the two bills Mr. Payne's
bill requires the gold reserve both of the
Treasury and the banks to be accumulated
at the rate of five per cent per annum on the
amount of their circulating notes, whereas
Mr. Morrison's bill does not provide for any
such fixed and definite rate 1t requires
the government to set aside all its surplus
coin for this purpose and the national banks
to apply all the gold interest they receive on
the bonds deposited to secure their circula-
tion to be applied to the same use This
has an appearance of fastening matters
more rapidly than the bill of Mr..
Payne but it is a cunningly contrived
deception. 1t leaves a future democratic
Congress at liberty, if the party should come
into power, to stop the accumulation of gold
in the Treasury altogether by so reducing
the tariff, in accordance with the democratic
tenet of free trade, that only gold enough
would be collected to pay the interest on the
public debt. Mr.. Paynes bill would bind the
government TO accumulate sufficient re-
serve in six years. but Mr.. Morrison's would
leave Congress at liberty to suspend the ac-
cumlation at any time by carrying out the
democratic demand for great reduction of
the tariff Both bills are framed with the
same leading object, which is to postpone
specie payments indefinitely under decep-
tive hard money mask, settling the quarrel
with the Western democrats by giving them
the oyster while the hard money democrats
keep the she'll
The New York herald., 1876-01-17
The Lonsdale Strike.

The strike at the Lonsdale and other mills
belonging to the famous manufacturing house
of Brown Ives, on the Blackstone River,
in Rhode Island, is upon question so sim
pie that its wisdom depends entirely upon
the equities in the case. 1t is undeniable
that the reductions in the wages of the oper-
atives during the last few months have been
enormous-t -thirty-three per cent since 1874.
1t is equally plain that one dollar per day is
unremunerative wages for Rhode Island
operatives. But there is question back of
all this upon which the solution of this prob
lem depends, and by which it will be
necessary to judge of the action Of the God
dard Brothers, as we'll as the wisdom of
their work people This is the point raised
by the work people-that the Lonsdale Com
pany is able to sell at fairly remunerative
prices all the cloths which it can manufac-
ture. AS the reduction is based upon the
allegation that the dulness of trade makes it
necessary the truth of this proposition be-
comes an essential element in the settlement
of the trouble. Not even the Ions
dale Company, rich as it is, can
be expected to keep its mills running
at loss merely for the purpose of giving
good wages to its operatives, and the adjust
ment of the difficulty should be made en-
tirely dependent upon this question. The
matter, it strikes us, is one for arbitration,
and if the Goddard Brothers, who, we doubt
not, represent the fairness and iberality of
the distinguished men whom they succeed,
will offer their operatives a settlement by
this plan, it is to be presumed the suggestion
would be acceptable. The operatives in the
employ of Brown 4 Ives have always been
unusually intelligent, and the meeting held
at Lonsdale on Saturday shows them to be
exceedingly moderate and reasonable. Their
position on this question entities them to
respectful consideration and just treatment,
and both on account of the millowners
which cluster in the valleys of the
Blackstone and on the line of the Provi-
dence and Fishkill Railroad, it is impor-
tant that the settlement should be upon
a broader basis than either a successful
strike or an overpowering reduction. If the
present strike is not maintained other man
ufacturers are likely to follow the example
of the Lonsdale company, while its mainte-
nance is equally perilous alike for millown-
ers and operatives. The way to end it hap
PLY for all concerned, and at the same time
to fix a good precedent for the future, is TO
refer the whole matter to three or five COM
petent and disinterested men, for this, at
least in case like the present, is the best
vav for ending strike.
The New York herald., 1876-01-17
The Threatened Decnns OF American
ROwIng-Where the Blame Lies.


The cause of amateur rowing in America,
indeed of rowing itself, never received a
severer blow than that struck by the two best
known rowing colleges when they voted
recently to withdraw from the association.
To be sure, they will continue contending
with each other but they have left a contest
to which they were admirably suited and
chosen one as ill-ftted to them as they are
new to it. For rowing in eights there are
two essentials, one of which ordinarily
does not exist in our universities,
and for the other there is no
call or need. The first is men heavy enough
to carry coxswain over not merely three
miles, the uniform course in our college
racing but over four The record taken for
many years together shows that the English
university oarsmen outweigh ours by an
average of ten pounds a man and that the
heavier crews win. While we have individu-
ais who are large enough for this work it
will almost certainly prove too wearing on
our crews as they run. The other innova-
ton -coxswains-is a necessity on a narrow,
crooked stream like those in England, but
on our broad waters is worse than useless
encumbrance, forcing men when tired out to
continue carrying weight, hundred pounds
or more, beside their own. But the greater
harm done lies not in this misstep, but in
making it so easy for several of the other col
leges to leave the association that its disso-
luton after the next race is altogether too
probable. If it comes whatever smaller
gatherings may result in the future will lack
the spur to first class work now existing,
and the time, instead of improving, will
doubtless materially retrograde, thus max
ing our student oarsmen no longer the really
dangerous foe the best of them now are.
The blame will then justly belong to the
first deserters from the association-Yale
and Harvard.
The New York herald., 1876-01-17

THE DIABoIIcAL CoNTRIvANcE by which
Thomassen hoped to have sent the Mosel
with all on board to the bottom of the sea
has now been fully disclosed, and it
seems that the very care he en-
ployed in devising it became the in
strument of his own -struction and
the Illustration of his plan. Elsewhere we
publish full details of the unravelling of the
hideous plot, and also report of the indig-
nation meeting of the American colony at
Berlin to protest against the unjust asper-
sions upon America in connection with the
crime of Thomassen by portion of the Ger
man press.
The New York herald., 1876-01-17

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The New York herald., 1876-01-17

Mn. BoUucAULT's APPEAL on behalf Of the
imprisoned Fenians comes to us from our
London correspondent to-day with a few
accompanying words from the gifted drama
tist, which certainly place his effort in diff
ferent light from that in which it would at
first blush be judged His letter, with these
side lights, may be viewed as an earnest
production, and the comparison he
makes between the seeding Union officers
and the deserting English soldiers who took
up the Fcnian flag appears well taken. Mr..
Boucicault has thought it necessary to with
draw his play, so as to remove all suspicion
of a sordid interest in the suferings Of the
prisoners he appeals for, and in this age
of money-grabbing his relinquishment of
immediate profits makes a fair test Of his
sincerity. But the question has its merits
outside of his letter, and, whatever English
policy may dictate on the matter, the larger
view of humanity viii sustain him who
appeals for mercy to those who have already
The New York herald., 1876-01-17

THE SENATORIAL ELECTIONS or rather the
election Of officers to choose Senators, pro-
reeded yesterday throughout France, and
tho Department Of the Seine or Paris re-
turns a majority who will select moderate
republicans and minority who will vote
for radical Senator's. This indicates the
localizing Of the most dangerous ele-
ucnt in French politics through the
Scrain dUrondisSeneRi, and while the same
law will probably give few seats to the le-
gt.mist fossils and good many to monarch
t,s Of the Orleanist stripe, it will leave the
great majority to those in healthy sympathy
N4tn the conservative Republic. A few days
ru,t elapse before the full result is known,
= tie returns will be watched with the
q. lest anxiety by those interested in the
& ppiness of SO great ctor in the worlds
civilization as France
The New York herald., 1876-01-17
NEW YORK HERALD
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suffered severely for their fault. All the bit
terness Of the Saturday Revie'O cannot put
Mr. Boucicault on the wrong side, and this
must be his present consolation and that OF
the tens of thousands who sympathize with
him
The New York herald., 1876-01-17

The SPANISH ELEcToRs are at present
weighing the utterances of the various can
didates for seats in the Cortes, and the gov
rrnment is wisely abstaining from being too
strict in its dealings with the canvass of
prominent republicans like CASTELAR,, who do
DOT carry their views upon the form Of gov
ernment to the extreme of the mirdnSigepies
and socialists. These latter were the bane
Of CASTELAR, in his efforts to establish sensi-
bic republic, and he will not be sorry for
lhem.
The New York herald., 1876-01-17

WILLIAM A. SIMMONS, the young Collector
of Boston's port, is represented to be active
in the third term interest in New England
politics, and as he takes on the outward
semblance of a Boss" on the New York
model, the HUB alarmed Elsewhere the
signs and tokens of this development Of the
prottge Of Uncle Ben are treated.
The New York herald., 1876-01-17
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

TIvoLI THEATRE.
Eighth street, Third avenue VARIETY. at r. NJ
wALLAcKs THEATRE,
aS eoses ar 10 i5 Mr. Lester Was ia
COLOSSEUM.
Thirty fourth street and Broadwny-PANORAMA. Open
from r NJ. +. NJ and from 80 z. NJ. to 10 p. NJ.
PARTISAN VARIETIES
Sixteenth street, near BroadwaY-NARIETf, at s T. NJ
BROOKLYN THEATRE.
Washington street. Brooklyn-CAsTE. at r. NJ d. j.
Montague.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
Prondway and Fourteenth sueet-RosE MICHEL at
ASSOCIATION HALL.
TGep, third street r. and Fourth LesnTs-cIcERo-
OLYMPIC THEATRE
No ga Broadway.-VARIETY, at 3 Z. NJ.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
Twenty eighth street. Broadway-PlQUE, at 7. NJ
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE.
Nos. SIS and 5s7 7Broadway.-VARIErY. ats NJ
PARK THEATRE.
OF BUSINESS. at sP NJ John Dillon '
EAGLE THEATRE.
Broadway and Thirty-thrd street-vARIETY, atsP. NJ.
GERMANIA THEATRE.
Fourteenth street et.-GRoSzsTAEDTlsCH NsP. NJ
BOwERY THEATRE
Bowery.-THE PHOENIX, at 3 p. NJ. Milton Mobiles.
LYCEUM THEATRE
Fourteenth Sixth avenue-French Pays-LES
DOMESTIQUES at s 7. NJ.
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS
New Opera House. Broadway o Twenty ninth street
SP. NJ
WOODS MUSEUM
Broadway OF Thrtieth street.ACROSS THE con-
TINENT. +. NJ; closes 10 40 r. NJ Oliver Doud
Byron Matinee AT = T. NJ.
GLOBE THEATRE.
Nos 72S aud 730 Broadway.-YARlErY, Rt sP. NJ.
BOOTHS THEATRE,
twenty third street and sixth avenue.-JULIUS CESAR
nt5P. NJ. Mr. Lawrence Barrett
THEATRE COMIQUB.
No 514 Brosdway.-VARIETY at . p. NJ.
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE.
Third avenue. between Thireth and Thirty first Streets
PANORAMA. at . p NJ