The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-04-27
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

The Belknap impeachment trial COM
mcnces again to-day.
Five thousand dollars worth OF flowers
adorned The faneral obscquies OF MIR.
Stewart.
Commodore Eanderbildl's wealth is
estimated at between $4,000, 900 or
ss0,GO0,o 900.
1t is reported that Don Carlos has
landed in America, and that he will be
in ST. Louis soon.
4 few days ago the President nomi-
mated Jos. e. Wilson collector OF intern
al revenue for Colorado. Is that our
Kansas Jos. c. Wilson
The stipulated fees for the lawyers
employed by the Usage settlears in the
great land suit wcre $40, 600, and of this
sum Gov. Shannon will receive s13, 900.
The Universalist State Convention of
Kansas will meet at Delphos, Ottawa
county, on the 18th of May, proximo.
Hero is a chance for some Unirersalist.
One hundred and sixty cattle sold at
West Liberty, Iowa, last week, for TO-
Gal of sS7, 900, which is an average of
$3.50. The largest single prit'o WAS ST.
050.
Tho Kansas Centennial collection
will soon be shipped 10 Philadelphia. Ii
will make about twenty car loads. The
Kansas building will be completed by
The lst prox.
Gen. Belknap has written q letter to n
friend denying in positive terms that he
has made any confession whatever con.
ccrnlng the charges against him relative
10 the TT. Sill post leadership.
A British bruiser named Joe Goss has
arrived in New York to arrange preimi-
naries for fight with Ton Allen, having
heard Of the lattcr's challenge TO fight
anything in the world for so, 500 side.
The Senate has finally passed bill TO
pcrmit Minnie Sherman Fitch to receive
the diamonds presented by the Shah of
Egypt at her wedding, nearly two years
ago, without paying the $4,000 duty
upon them.
The National Library Of Paris is put
down at 2 ,071 900 volumes that Of the
British Museum al 100000; the I'm
pcrial of St. Petersburg at 10000
and tho Royal Liberty at Berlin at 100.
900 volumes.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that railroads cannot
escape the payment of excessive taxes
10y injunction, but must pay up, like a
passenger, with ga good for this day
only" ticket, and then sue for damages.
At Laramie City, on the 9th inst,
tho sheriff Of that county arrested and
confined two women, supposed to be
the old women and kato Bender. The
description telegraphed from the sheriff
of Parsons, this State, exactly answers
10 the description of the prisoners.
DR.. Mudd, who set the shattered leg
OF ]. Wilkes Booth when he took refuge
on his farm and in whose barn he was
killed, has been elected TO the Maryland
senate as Republican. Mudd was sent
10 the Dry Tortugas for harboring the
assassin, but was afterwards released.
Mexico will probably be admitted TO
the family Of states by the present Con-
grcss, but the House committee on ter
rtorics have voted 10 amend the bill so
as 10 provide that the election for the
adoption of the state constitution shall
he held in June, 1877, instead of not
later than January, as proposed. This
will prevent the new state from taking
part in the next presidential election.
The Senate committee on Postofficcs
and post-roadS have discussed the mat
ter OF readjuSting postmasters' salaries.
The indications are that the committee
WILL report "A bill doing away with the
present system ofpaying certain salaries
for largo Offices, and substitute a scale OF
compensation graded according TO the
business Of tho offices. Such system,
it's believed, would hc more equitable
than the present one.
General Grant, il is stated, is poor, and
that unless fortune should smile on hm
more propi,iously before he leaves the
White House, he will be compelled TO
resort TO some occupation TO enable him
10 realize support for himself and those
dependent upon him. This sounds
strangely, as the general impression has
been, that if not wealthy the President
would ut least be ablo 10 retire with a
competency.
Those who have studied how TO utilize
the grasshoppcrs which como down upon
US during the dry seasons, have found
that sixty thousand bushels were col
Iectcd and burned under the induce
mcnts offered by the "bug bureau" To
burn them is certainly a good way TO
utilize them. 4 matchmaker in Geneva