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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

RETRIEVING FALSE STEP.-Gen. Butler has
received the Republican nomination for Congress
in the Lowell District. This is the best thing
the Republicans of Massachusetts have done In a
long time 1t was an unfortunate day when
they allowed Butler to be defeated.
In the last three or four years, the Republicans
of many States have been laboring under won
derful purifying epidemic. They must set aside
the old corruptionists, and send new and pure
men in their places. The result was, the defeat,
in several States of the only men who had ever
been of any account to the States, whose corrup-
tion consisted principally in having become OBJ
noxious to the Democracy, by their influence and
backbone in crushing the rebel party, and sub
stitutng in their places, a lot of unknown sticks
who have proven themselves q damage instead
of help to the Republican party. Among the
victims of this epidemic were Senator Pomeroy,
of Kansas, Matt. Carpenter, of Wisconsin, Zach.
Chandler, of Michigan, Ben. Butler, of Massach u
sets, and many Others, each of whom was host
in himself. The result was almost the ruin Of
the Republican party in those States. Massa-
chusetts elected almost half her Congressional
delegation Democratic, with q Democratic Gov
erpor; Michigan elected several Democratic
Congressman, and reduced her Republican ma
jorty almost to nothing; Wisconsin went over
to the Democracy, and elected miserable crea-
ture for Governor; while Kansas almost fell into
the clutches of set of shysters calling them
selves "Reformers" The Republicans have seen
their eror, and are Fastening to remedy it. Mas
sschusetts has set the example, and will send up
a solid Republican delegation to Congress. The
other States will embrace the first opportunity
to push their old and tried warriors to the front
once more.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

q Maj. E. N. Morrill, has been nominated by
the Republicans of Brown and Nemaha, for the
State Senate. He is a first-class man. It is
doubtful whether the Democracy have q man
whom they want mashed by putting him on the
track in opposition.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

q When you hear man say that he is going
to vote fol Hubbard, because be must stick to
the Republican ticket, just look at him right
closely, and in nine cases ont of ten you will find
him man who bolted at least part of the Re-
publican County ticket, last Fail, and did what
he could TO defeat it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

u The Government is again fooling with the
Sioux, by sending q commission to make q treaty
with them. The Indians must be fed through
the Winter, so that they will be in good coudi-
tion to 60 to killing again in the Spring.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

II The stampede from Tilden to Hayes still
continues. The only Democratic daily in Miu-
nesots, paper in West Virginia, and half doz
en- papers in New York, have changed base.
Prominent men in all parts of the country are
doing likewise In North Carolina, especially,
the changes of leading Democrats to Hayes are
very numerous.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

n Republican" who writes from Severance
alternately to the Wathena Reporter and the Hia-
watha Herald, in the interest of Hubbard, is
taking entirely to much upon his shoulders for
one man, and slim specimen of a man, at that.
In the first place, he doesn't try to tell the truth
and in the second place, all his trouble is for
nothing. 'That mnle's eyes is sOtn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

~ The secret of Missouri Phelps steamboat
exploit has been explained. He having been
Union man in the rebellion, felt that some
concession was due to the Confederates who
nominated him-he felt desire to do something
that would remind them Of JEFF Davis. His
steamboat affair was creditable imitation Of
JEFF Is sleeping-car adventure.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

r d. C. Metsker has been nominated Tor the
State Senate by the Republicans OF Shawnee
County very laborious effort was made IN
behalf of C. X. Holiday, but he was SO badly
scooped in the delegate elections, that his name
was not presented to the Convention.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

r. We have received several copies OF the
Irish Torld, the organ Of the Irshmen of Ne"
York 1t is red-hot Peter Cooper paper. Ii
the Irish of New York City are going back on
Tildeu, Hayes will carry the City as well as the
State; for, in addition to the loss of the Irish
vote itself, it will entail still heavier loss by
breaking up the repeating business.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

The CAMPAIGN OPENED.-D. d. Rose is the
first candidate to announce himself for Office, at
the coming election. He has discharged the du-
ties of the Office of County Superintendent salts
factorily for the last four years, and submits his
case directly to the people. Who will be next
Let us have a good, long string of names.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

e 1t seems that Republican ofice-holders are
not the only persons who get struck by lightning
for crookedness. The other day, q lot OF leading
Democrats of st. joe, prominent among whom
was Waller Young, State Senator, were arrested
on indictments for war claim frauds.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

q DR.. H. Vernon has been forced to resign
his position on the Electoral ticket, and J. b.
johnson, Of Oskaloosa, has been put in his place.
A local paper says DR.. Vernon has been in the
habit of selling out at every el ection. II this is
so, he is of the same stripe as the editor Of the
wathena Reporter, and nobody can have conf
dence in bin, and the Committee did right.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

p Less than year ago, the Wathena Report.
er set up Judge Hubbard as fool, a numskull,
and shyster, for his decision in the Wathena
case. Now Hubbard is just the man the people
need for Judge. All because the three County
Commissioners are against Hubbsrd-and didn't
they refuse to give the Reporter the County
printing! Wonder if the fellow ever will get it
beat into the thing he calls his bead, that Doni-
phan County is not run for his especial benefit 7
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

" The Troy Chief admits that in Doniphan County,
ali the old Republicans will vote for Judge
Hubbard-Senecd Courier.
Correct, with the slight exception that the
Troy Chief doesn't admit any such thing. Hun
dreds of the old straight Republicans OF TINS
County will vote against Judge Hubbard
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

HIT HIM AGAIS.-We copy the following ed
itorial and extracts from the Atchison Champion
If the Champion will only keep it up, it will rs,
sist the Chief in convincing the public that the
right course is to elect an able, competent, dig.
nified man to the Judgeshp, regardless of poll.
ties, in preference to a weak, incompetent, vac
illating man. As the people of all parties in the
Topeka District are doing by Judge Morton, the
people of all parties in this District asked to
do by Mr.. Otis:
JUDGE MoRToN.-Neither the Republicans the Dem
ocrats have made nomination for Judge in the Dis
tret composed Of Shawnee jefferson and Jackson COun
Ties All parties have however united in supporting
the present incumbent Judge John T. Morton. who il
justly Regarded Of the ablest and most impartial
1udeia ohcers there in the State The Topeka Com
HOR'rsaih tRepubican) says:
I'VE place to-day at the head Of columns for re-
election as ndge OF the Third Judicial District the name
OF John l. Morton II we not mistaken, every news
paper the District has pronounced favor
understand that the propose 70 place his
upon their ticket they did at the two preceding
tons The selection Of for judicial positions should
be political grounds when il can be avoided Judge
Morton has been elected Republican athou gh
be is He will have no opposition
The Topeka Democrat Demoeraticl says:
I'VE place this week upon the list candidates the
Of John T. Morton for election District udge
The office is political one, and Judge Morton has
uniformly and refused to treat il such
We believe the understanding that he is to be placed
upon the tickets of both parties.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

a 1t is calamity to the First District, that
Guthrie was not nominated for Congress. al
and my brother-in-law, Ben. Loan" could then
have worked in concert, and just knocked the
stufing out of things.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

II Third Party-the Guthrie party. 1t
had third of the votes in the Republican Con-
vention; aud likewise in the Democratic Conven-
tion.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

Total, III UeIeghtes.
Each precinct will elect alternate for every delegate
No proxies win be admitted in the Convention.
The primary elections for delegates will be held in the
several precincts, on
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7TH,
the mills IN be omen from until O'Clock P. NJ at which
Al legal electors shall be allowed to vote who intend yot
ing for HAYES and Wheeler and others. The Gen.
tr Commfteeman for any Township present at any pre-
cnct In such Township shall appoint Judge and two
Clerks Of elections and where no such Committeeman Is
prseat the Judge and Clerks shall be chosen by the
ters present the opening af the polls The certificate
Of such Judge and Clerks majority Of them, will be
received In the Convention Credentials.
BY order Of the County Central Committee.
C. LELAND, JR, Chairman
s. n. JOHNSON Secretary.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

DIDN'T MAKE IT.-In Judge Hubbard's charge
to the Grand Jury, on the first day of the Court
he dwelt with emphasis upon the abuses of an
irresponsible press, and lamented that the law
of libel receive far too little attention; wind
ing up with the request that the members Of the
Jury come frequently to his room and consult
him. This was understood by all who heard it
to mean the Ckief. Judge Hubbard feels aggriev-
ed at our opposition to him, and sought redress
in that refuge of towards, the Grand Jury, where
a man may strike his enemy in the back or wreak
n sneaking revenge without being known.
Whether the Jury consulted the Judge upon this
subject or not, we nave not ascertsined. We re-
Trained from alluding to it last week, because we
knew it would be charged that we were trying
TO influence the public mind for the purpose OF
retarding the due process of law. But since the
Grand Jury has been discharged, this cannot
now be said.
We have made sundry charges against Judge
Hubbard. They were true, and can be proven,
and he knows it, Any resort to the Grand Jury,
if he made any, would have simply been for the
purpose of holding it over our head until after
the election, SO that every time We told an un-
wholesome truth aginst the Judge, his bummers
could have retorted that it only come from an
indicted libeller. But the Grand Jury was not
made of that kind of stuff. When Judge can.
not stand upon his own merits for reelection,
but must resort to the legal machinery under his
control both to secure support and to silence op,
position, his case must be desperate.
We are also informed that Judge Hubbard in.
vited the Grand Jury to supper. They took a
4 Il
then proposed to take a vote Of the jury on the
Judgeship question, and that proposition was de-
feated by large majority. Had there been a
Hubbard majority, would they have rejected a
proposition for a votef Thus has an important
straw been lost But it shows how an unscruPu,
lous Judge will use every appliance, and turn
the whole machinery of his Court into the work
of making votes for himself
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

Y Joel Holt has been re-nominated for Judge
of the 18th Judicial District. He has proven
too much for Bants again.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21
rpared by
VEGETINE

y This is the peach season. Taking advan-
tage of it, Tilden's old pards in rascality are
peacbing on him. One Griswold has been doing
it; and now Tweed 1t coming back, and Just like
as not he will peach.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

Poor DoNIPHAN COuNTYi-Ex-Congressms
Guthrie gives notice that he proposes to live yet
awhile longer, and means to pay Doniphan Coup-
ty off for the way she went back on him. He
isn't mad, (no, not at all y but he always tries to
pay his debts. So We may mark down the pres
eut time as an epoch, from which date Doniphan
County starts on the down grade, withered by
the curse of Guthrie, worse than she was by the
drouth and grasshoppers. We shrink from the
duty of horrifying the people of the County with
q recital of the woful things Guthrie is going to
do; but they should know few OF them IN or
der to be prepared for the result. When he gets
through with an important scene which he Is
now enacting, he will become naturalized as
citizen of Atchison County, and no longer claim
to be resident of Donipban County; and he
will not join church at Highland, as he promised
good Presbyterian brother Of that place that he
would do as soon as this disgusting campaign
was over. He eontemplates moving "our farm"
with its blooded bulls and things, to Atchison
County; but he will not take it through the
County, but dump it into the Missouri River, and
take ii by water. He may not remove the track
of the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad beyond
the limits of the County, but he will, as Its attor-
ney, wear out or beat ont every citizen OF the
County who has a claim against the road for
services, for stock killed or limbs broken by
the road. He has already whooped it up to one
young man, to the tune of sl6O for services on
the road. Having done all this, he will then,
just to spite our people, pull off his boots and
socks, (phew!) roll up his trouser-legs, and wade
through the thickest blackberry patch in the
County, ending by running his head into bum
ble-bees nest We said be would do all this when
he gets through with a scene which he is now
enacting. That scene is the exhibition of a most
prominent part of his person, (once covered by
the historical tow-linen breeches with single sus-
pender,) which exhibition he insists upon keep
ing up, greatly to the disgust of his friends and
the amusement of his opponents.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21

n We would prescribe Hostetter's Stomach
Btters for Congressman Guthrie's case. 1t is
recommended for misdirection of the bile.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21
RRPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Republicaps of Dcniphan County will meet in Del
sRute Convention in the Court House, at Troy, on
Tuesday, October 1Oth, 1870,
NJ II o'clock NJ for the purpose Of nominating csndi
dates for the following Offices to be filled at the ensuing
November election, viz;
State Senator,
Clerk of the District Court
Probate Judge,
County Attorney,
County Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
And for each Of the three Districts in
the County the delegates from the Townships comPo
sing the several Districts- -,
The precincts in the County will be entitled to
the following representation In the Convention;
white Cloud, l6 Delegates
Highland, IL
Iowa Point,
Fanning
Severance, IL
Underwoods
Le0na,
Troy,
Doniphan,
Brenner,
Geary City,
Columbus,
WathenR -
ElwoOd,
Palermo,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21
REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
GEORGE T. ANTHONY.
For Lieutenant-Governor,
NJ. j. SALTER.
For Secretary of State,
THOMAS II. CAVANAUGH.
For Auditor of State,
p /. BONEBRAKE.
For State Treasurer,
JOHN FRANCIS.
For Attorney General,
WILLARD DAVIS.
For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court,
DAVID ]. BREWER.
For superiutsndent of Public Instruction,
ALLEN B. LEMON.
For Congress-First District,
WILLIAM A. PHILLIPS.
(Peopls's Nominal
For District Judge, Second Judicial District,
A. G. OTIS.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-09-21
YOUNG MEN

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1876-02-11

We heartily endorse the follow
ing FROM the Meridian Homestead /:
So Jefferson Davis is still an
alien in his own land. and as such
cannot rejoice IN the blessings Of
that ELe,+y bsaucatlas1 10 - -
our fathers of an hundred years
ago.
1t IS a SAD fact that there is no
Centennial for jefferson DAVIS /;
and the highest duty Of Mississip-
plans j. to share his isolation and
- the Philadelphia Centennial Sc
verely alone
Let no appropriations be made
by the Mississippi Legislature to-
wards the Centennial If any have
been made LET them ke recall
cd if not already expended. We
cannot Preserveour honor and Iar-
/ ticiTate in the great Centennial
+ jubilee while ourmost distinguish
ed citizen. for no fault or crime Of
his, Is denied the poor privilege.
We are false to ourselves, false
70 every impulse Of true manhood,
if we do not again renew our fdeli-
~ and confidence in he integrity
Of this great and good 4 n. and
especially Is this so since lie Is
denied amnesty upon the ground
that he was. In the language Of
Mr.. Blaine, the wilful murderer Of
Union prisoners during the war.
Every Mississippian knows this 70
be a foul slaEder. a base falsehood
ooneocted for partisan purposes.
No. when the other States Of
this Union shall gather around old
Independence Hall on next Inde-
/ pendence day to celebrate, amid
reioicings. the centennial Of Ameri-
can liberty. and the ron Of States
shall be called, let Mr.. Randall or
Mr. Cox, or some other representa-
tive man, answer for Mississippi,
" ABsESr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1876-02-11
-ha 5zuz-zh;p e &c. sp-:-ss.

fwaahtnRtau ccr y y arAfkgr
Incidental 10 Arkansls j. the ar
gument before the Supreme Courf
{ the pr seut time luv0lvirg the
1..ht e. the Hot Springs property.
These warll-pnopned sf.riugs we're
frc-emftei Al an early dav--taken
Is uaaer what is called the Kew
1sdrid title. settled. 4c.. SO that
various kials q rights In equity
existed prior 70 1872. when Con-
.gress PASSED a law retaining iuris-
diction over the Hot Springs and
much surrounding property. A
.arce settlement has grown up on
the spot, ATTENDED bv rheumatics
and invahds from all paris of the
xorld. several thousands 0f people
Spending tie summer there. and
railroad now runs nearly 20 the
spot II any ore settler or pre-
emptor or claiEnasIt should get ;he
suincs ssrasssrtr b. would monOpo-
lie the water and make a vast
natural tenefaetiona source of pri-
rate revenue The Government.
therefore. ordered the various
claimants 10 die their cases before
the Court of Claims and have them
argued there. The court una1i-
mously decided that the ti1le had
always remained IN the United
States. Albert Pike Is now argu-
ing Governor Rector rights before
the Supreme tribunal and he Is
making one of his extraordinary
speeches lie Is one of the best
lawerys before the Supreme Court,
possessing the mastery power #
driving forward a statement logical
from Joint - joint. and multiplying
around itan infinite number of facts
which devotail into each other. He
made good point yesterday on
the Attorney-General. Disputing
the statement Of one Of Rector's
witnesses on the ground of his
memory. the Attorney General said
that the man was seventy-three
years old. and therefore not to be
relied on for his faculties, whatever
his integrity. PIE reIh, d +:
"Well. Your Honors. DO not al
together ike that myself. for / am
sixty-six years old. and IN a little
while VIII be seventy. and even
seygllty-three. and l am somewhat
sensitive about old men with no
memories. / see on the bench be-
fore me one Jrstioe hearing thas
case who Is sixsv-nine wears Old. an
other v hU Is :. ventv-two. aud ]
would like 20 ask with y hat forre
the Aftornev-fs.-w.-r~F a-,--rrer,..
strikes them that a man has 10
memory at their ages
Pierrepont, with his thoroughly
civic education. had to lock UP
laughincly at the immense old man
with long flowing ringlets Of white.
who had begun his life as 4 mule
driver in Mexico and fought duel
with the very man whose case he
was arguing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1876-02-11
D-.y q Bard Of Supervisors.

An act 10 regulate advertising BY
the Boards Of Supervisors # this
state.
SECTION /. Be- IT enacted bv the
Legislature II the state Of Missis-
sippi. That hereafter when the
Board Of Supervisors Of the several
counties IN TINS state advertise for
proposals for the erection OF repair
Of bridges. for the erection or re-
pair Of public buildings, and for
any other public work or contract.
that the notice thereof, inserted IN
anr newspaper, shall only contain
a t-1ef statement thai such con-
tracts are offered 10 the lowest bid
der. and such notice 70 be inserted
once IN each week for three eonse-
cutive weeks, shall omit al state
ment that such contract Of the gen
eral plan and Specifications Of such
works. and MOTTO exceed one square
and refer all bidders TO the clerks
Of said Bard for information as 10
these details.
SEC. 2. Be il further enacted.
That whenever such contracts are
offered, II shall be the duty Of said
Boards at once to file with the
clerks thereof, a general plan of
the work. with full specifications Of
al she details thereof andit shall
be the duty Of said clerks. without
any fee therefor, to exhibit and ex-
plain said plans and specifications
to all persons who may desire to
examine the same.
SEC. 3. Be II further enacted,
That this act shall take effect and
be IN force from and after IFS pass
are.
Approved January l4th. 1876
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1876-02-11

The charge by Mr ine, thai
Jefferson Davis ws llful mur-
derer Of Union soldiers during the
war. Is a most foul aud damnel =.
slander upon the entire South. and
our southern Representatives in
the S-nafe should resent the insult
thrown IN their faces. A. Ben
Butler stands before the world ar
the champion thief. 80 dos Mr.
Speaker Blaine stand lefore th.
country as the champion liar and
slanderer. Ia the language of an
exchange I'VE hope the Democrats
in Congress viii stand firm, and
refuse % vote for an amnesty bill
that excludes Mr.. Davis. or any
one. now under disabilities. Ever
SiIse.. the Faur4s-slafh Amendment
was adopted, Northern Democrats
and a large number Of Republicans
have declared themselves IN favor
Of univerSalamnesiy. The Repub-
lean Congresses have PASSED par
tial amnesty acts, until only about
$50 persons are left subjects to dis
abilities Now let Us have univer-
sal amnesty or none. 1t Is not a
question Of expediency. but Of
principle The Democrat or the
Liberal RePul,licsln" who votes
for partial amnesty, sacrifices prin-
ciple. We hope that none under
disabilities it=ire amnesty at such
a sacrifice, but that every one
would hail the defeat Of a partial
amnesty bill. and seek special re-
lief. if desired. through the medium
Of a special at.
The passage Of an amnesty bin
excluding Mr.. Davis for the rea-
sons ayowed by those who favor
the execution, would Be a foul lil,el
iio,:: iio,:: oH AsffT. AfT Davis only. but On the
whole South.