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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
SILVER DOLLARS.

Under the above caption the Lawrence
Journal of the LIST inst. has q long article,
which closes rs follows:
If silver has declined in value, As it
undoubtedly has, that is the good fortune
of the Government. A debt that is pay.
able in either of two specified articles,
confers necessarily upon the debtor the
right to choose which of the two he will
pay it in. and he of course will choose
that which is the cheapest. Chief Justice
Chase, in the legal tender case, decided
that the word 'dollsr" As used in the
obligations of this government means the
coined dollar of the United States, gold
and silver. Hence We have an undoubt-
ed right to pay of the legal tender notes
and the government bonds in silver coin.
The honest, true, old silver dollar, which
for eighty-four years was the unit of
Federal money, must be restored There
will be but one opinion on this question
when 1t is fully discussed and under.
stood.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

IT 1s reported that all Indians who
return TO their reservations having left
them against orders-are disarmed and
held Is prisoners. This would indicate
that the Government means business.
All hostile Indians and those who have
given Indications of hostilities this
would include the most of them-should
be disarmed. After they are once dis
armed no Indian should ever be allowed
to own . gun again. Where one Of them
could give satisfactory proof that he
wanted to kill another Indian it would
perhaps be we'll enough for the army to
loan him q gun, but to insist upon its
being returned. When the Indians are
all disarmed and compelled to work or
starve the Indian question will be solved
and trouble from that source ended. The
transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War
Department would be q move in the
right direction.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

A deles.te conysstion Of the Republican, Of
the l7fh Senatorial District, c6nsntfhg Of Allen
and Xiidefs5h counties, will be held ct lola on
the cath day Of August, 1876, at I O'Clock r. Z
for the purpose of nominating . candidate fol
Senator from said District. The townships COM
posing aid pistficfare entitled to representation
Is follows:
ALLEN CouNfY:-Geneva township, i; Deer
Greek, l.; Usage, 1; Namat0n, 1; Elm, l; lola,
3; Elsmore, l; salem, 1; Humboldt, 2; Cottage
Grove, l.
AyDkRsoN CoUNTY:-Walker township.
Lincoln, /; Rich, /; OZARK, Il; Indian Greek, ];
Reeder, I; YasAiagton, 1; Jackson, !; Putnam,
/; Monroe, l.
1t Is recommended that the several townships
elect their delegates on Saturday, August Nth,
1876, at from . to O'Clock r. \. All Republic
cans are cordially invited TO participate.
By order Of the Republican Senatorial Central
Committee, J. T. LANrER, Chairman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
STILL THEY CONE.

Maj. P. H. Grady, . war Democra,
and Q veteran OF Albany, N. Y, has just
been elected Captain Of Tilden club, and
in q letter to ex. Mayor Perry, President Of
the Club, declines the position as follows:
81 have always been Democrat and
have not been accustomed to boiling reg.
ular nominations; but have also been q
Union soldier, and may Is we'll confess
that I find it very difficult to work up
any degree of enthusiasm for q Presi.
Dental candidate who pronounced the
war for the Union disgrace fail.
ure,' and who did all he could to dis
courage enlistments to the army in the
field. As . war Democrat I claim the
right to vote for patriotic and honest
Union soldier in preference to q man
whose selfishness and partisanship has
always been more conspicuous than his
patriotism; and I claim further, that l
do not forfeit my rights as member of
the Democratic party by doing 3d."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
THE LAWRENCE CONVENTION.

We thought so. Exit Peter Cooper.
That little Independent Greenback Con-
vention at Lawrence, representing not
quite one-half of the second district, re.
fused to endorse the national greenback
nominees, the CooI er men withdrew and
and what was left Of the convention nom
mated John r. Goodin. The plain
meaning of it all is that the Tilden Dem
ocrats captured the Peter Cooper con
vention and put up Tilden Democrat
for Congress on a soft money platform.
There is nothing in the Cooper move
ment, rs we stated yesterday. It has
no bottom. It can control nothing, for
this rcason-the Democrats OF Kansas
have no more sense than to believe they
can favor Tilden and howl for green
backs and yet be consistent.
Goodin's attitude toward the straight
Democratic is now very favorable. They
will doubtless endorse his nomination.
But the Cooper Reformers have lett him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

TIE following i the State ticket nom.
mated by the Greenback convention:
For Governor, n. E. Hudson Of Bour'
bon county; For Lieut-Gov., Judge J.
A. Beales, of Pottawatomie county For
Secretary of State, VIM. NJ. Allison, Of
Cowley county; for State Treasurer,
Amos McLouth; for Auditor. II. F.
Sheldon, of franklin; For Attorney
General, J. d. Brumbugh, Of Marshall
county: For Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court Ex-Gov. Wilson Shan
non, of Douglass county; for Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction Senator
Thomas Bartlett Of Allen county.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

TIE impeachment trial of the ex.
Secretary Of war, Belknap. was ended on
the LIST inst. Thirty-five Senators voted
for conviction, and twenty, five voted not
guilty. Senator Harvey, of this State
voted for conviction, and Senator Ingalls,
vote9 for aequittal. Two thirds not
voting fggslty" Babcoek stands acquit-
ted. % far fsjppeachment is concerned.
The senatsls who yoted not guilty gave
- their ressap for ds;pg so that the Sem
sc did not have jarisa !sii of the case.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

GoDLovE s. .oRrH, the Republican
nominee for Governor of Indiana, has
written q letter to the chairman of the
State central committee declining the
nomination. He says that . full and
free consultatiap !Mith his friends con.
WINGED him that be could not get the
united vote Of his party, ~ with the best
wishes for the success Of tie cause he
stepped down and opt. Sensible.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

IfTHE laws in the different Western
States ,ip relation to.profanity could have
been enforced upqa Democrats since the
nomination Of Tilden the amount Of the
fines would pay off the national debt and
leave q very handsome balance.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

TIE first Rppber Of the Cd'ored Rad
iosl ajoprnai deyoted to the interests Of
the colored people, was issued this week.
1t is edited by the Rev. F. W. Hepaerson
Of Leavenworth, and is printed at the
Tribune Office in Lawrence. This is the
only paper 10 this section edited and
published by the colored people and it
will doubtless be popular with them.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

The State Independent Greenback
convention held at Topeka last week was
pot % tipid in relation to endorsing
Peter Cooper and the indianapolis plat
form Is wss the Congressional convention
that nominated Judge Goodip, although
large number Of delegates participated
In both conventions.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

The various ub-Teeaspv officers
throughout the country have been in
structed by the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay out silver coin in exhange for legal
tender notes and in ordinary disburse.
mepts of the Government.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

TIE financial problem would undoubt-
y be gimpli6ed BY tho remonetization Of
silver, and it i 70 b hoped that the bill
known - Blandis silver bill will become
. law before the adjournment Of Con-
greA. It provides for the restoration of
silver dollars to the legal tender position
recognised by the constitution, and the
Issue Of coin notes by the Treasury in
exchange tor gold and silver bullion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
STATE NEWS.

| There are over dozen steam thresller.
in Labette county.
Rev. A NJ. Averill, of Emporia, raises
white blackberries.
The Oswego Mdependent thinks Haskell
will be elected by 1000 majority.
E. r. Marcum has shown the Walnut
Valley Times, millet over five feet high.
The Manhattan Nationalist favors the
nomination of Archie Williams for At.
torney General.
Blanco, . half brother of the famous
trotter Smuggler, is owned at Burling.
ton. He is to be trained.
A correspondent of the Concordia
Empire nOminates r. P. West, of Re.
public, for Lieutenant Governor.
The Larned Press has entered upon
its fourth volume. 1t was started when
the county had but thirty inhabitants.
The fifth annual fair of the Montgom.
cry County Agricultural society will be
held at Independence, Kan, Oct. 4th,
5th and 9th.
The Paola Spirit republishes the
sketch "Regis Loisel," by John J. In
gals, which first appeared in the Kan.
sas Magazine.
The City Attorney of Abilene is vigor.
ously prosecuting saloon keepers for doing
business on the Fourth and on Sunday,
with some success.
The Lawrence Journal says that J. d.
Brumbaugh declines to accept the nomi.
nation for Attorney General on the
Greenback ticket
An anvil exploded recently in Wichi.
tn, but doing no damage, though one
large piece entered house, and another
fell two squares away.
A. C. Smith, of Sumner county, has
gathered twenty-five bushels Of black.
berries from small patch of vines plant
ed one year ago last spring.
The Parsons Ee.ipse says . move is
on foot to have the Independence
land Office moved to Parsons during the
entering of the Oaage coded lands.
Squire Shehan of Riley county had
yield of $50 bushels Of wheat on forty
acres. He shipped it to Kansas City
where he sold it for about one dollar per
bushel.
One farmer of johnson county expects
to keep two teams employed this fall
hauling melons to market. He has some
acres planted, and thousands of small
melons now on the vinea
A chapter of the Eastern Star order of
Masons, afiliating ladies', was organized
in connection with Belleville Lodge A.
F. 4 A. NJ, on Wednesday last, starting
out with membership of over sixty.
Mr.. T. C. Henry of Abilene, says that
neither his fruit nor forest trees are
troubled with borers, and attributes the
fact entirely to the use of soft soap
literally applied twice . year, in May
and june. Even his naples are un-
touched.
The Changers of Morris county met ut
Council Grove lately and determined to
erect . mill and elevator at that plaee, |
and selected grounds near the depot Of
the NJ. K. 4 T. railroad. The capital |
stock was fixed at q, 500, and a, coo was |
pledged at the meeting. Work will
commence at once.
One Of of the largest droves Of cattle |
ever brought from Texas was, . few
weeks since. driven from Capt Kings
rancho in Nueces County to Kansas.
The herd numbered $1,000 horned cat
lie. and needed 700 dryers. The outfit
None cost $50. coo, ank the cattle were
disposed Of for $500. 900.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

THERE were about seventy-ive dele
gates in attendance At the Greenback
State convention at Topeka last week.
We viii publish their declaration of
principles. after the tax list is out of our
paper.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

As YET the Democrats in Congress
have failed to agree upon any financial
measure or the repeal Of the resumption
act. They fail 70 respond to the de-
mands of the st. ,Lppis convention.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

The New York Herald thinks that if
the pemocrstic Congress should repeal
the resumption act Tilden-if true sohis
whole political life-wouldshave to refuse
to MAKE the race.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

The Republican Senators propose to
prolong, the session until the differences
on leading bills are adjusted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
MESSAGE FROM TIE PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The following
message was read to the Senate from the
President to-day:
In response to Q resolution of the SEN
ate, July 10th, calling upon the Presi.
dent to communicate to the Senate any
information in regard to the slaughter Vi
American citizens at Hamburg, South
Carolina, I have the honor to submit
the following Enclosures: Here follows
. number OF papers relative to the Ham.
burg Massacre. These Enclosures EN-.
brace all the information in my posses.
sieu touching the late disgraceful and
brutal slaughter of unofending men At
the town of Hamburg, South Carolina.
My letter to Gov. Chamberlain contains
ali the comments I wish to make on the
subject, an allusion is made in the letter
to the condition of other states, and par.
ticularly to Louisiana and Mississippi.
I have added to the Enclosures letters
and testimony in regard to the lawless
condition of portion of the people of
the latter state. In regard to Louisiana
Affairs, murders and massacres of inno-
cent men for opinions sake, or on &C.
count of color, have been Of too recent
date and of too frequent occurrence to
require recapitulation or testimony here.
All are familiar with their horrible de-
tails, the only wonder being that 90 many
justify them or apologize for them; but
recently . committee visited the State Of
Mississippi to take testimony ON the
subject Of frauds and violence in cleo.
tions. This report has not been made
public, and await its forthcoming with
. feeling of confidence that it will fully
sustain all that have related in relation
to fraud and violence In the State Of
Mississippi.
Signed u. g. GRANT.
Executive MANSION, July 81, 1876.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
cHAMBkRLAlN's LETTER.

CHANRERLAlN'6 LETTER.
The following ID the Presidents letter
to Governor Chamberlain referred to
above:
WARRINGTON, July 26.-DRAR Sir
l am in receipt Of your letter Of the I'D
of July and all Enclosures enumerated
therein, giving an account of the late
barbarous massacre of innocent men ut
Hamburg. South Carolina, in the views
which you express - to the duty you
owe to your oath of Office and to citizens
to secure to all their civil rights, includ.
ing the right to vote according to the
dictates of their own conscience and the
further duty Of the executive of the
nation to give all needed aid when prop.
erly called on to do 90, to enxble you to
insure this amicable right, I fully con-
cur. The scene at Hamburg. as cruel,
blood.thirsty, wanton, unprovoked and
uncalled-for a it was, IL only q repeti-
ton Of the course that has been pursued
in other Southern States within the past
few years, notably in Mississippi and
Louisiana. Mississippi Is governed to-
day BY officials chosen through fraud
and violence, such As would scarcely be
accredited to ssvages, much less to civi.
lised and Christian people. How long
these thfnes aze to continue, or what is
10 b Tie Ansl remedy, the Great Ruler
Of the Universe only knows, but have
IN abiding faith that the remedy will
come. and come speedily, and 1 earnestly
hope that It will come peacefully. There
has never been . Desire on the part Of the
North to humiliate the South. Nothing
b claimed for one State that l. not freely
recorded 10 all Others, unless it may Be-
The Aeht to kill negroes and Republi-
cans without fear Of punishment and
without lo9 of caste or reputation. This
has seemed to b . privilege claimed by
J fen states. / repeat sgain that I fully
sgree With you a To the measure of your
luties in the present emergency, and rs
% my duties. Go ,op, and jet every
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
No. 1O7. II farm of so

acres, about eight miles wess q LOLA
New house 1Sx3l3 feet, good cellar usdsr
the whole. lenclosed bet only partially
finished.) Hedge growing slf ground
the 80, apple orchard Of 100 trees II
years old and another Of 800 trees re-
Gently planted, 500 pesch trees in bear
ing, all choice fruit.
Price $500 eash.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

LAPPlN has not been heard a! from since
his escape. He has gone 70 -! meet old man
Bender.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

GEN BAUM, the newly appointed Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, entered
upon his duties on the ID inst.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
FAR Mn.
IIlMll1VD uJk,
TOWN PROPERTY l1EvVa n v,alt'
All property shown
Free Of 0haxe0.
Read This List.

No. lO3. II Gcres.---
Three and one half miles southwest. 30
acres in cultivation aud feucsd, balancs
in ENTHUSIASTICALLY hiask vslaue
Price. $l2 per acre, cash..
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
No. I O9. Farm of 1859

acres one and one-half miles soutbeaue of
Iola.-70 acres in cultivatioa, I'll bet
about two acres fenced, over one half
mile stone fence, Elm Creek runs through
it, plenty Of timber for 6revood, posts
and rails Two story frame house l6x39
and addition 14z22, box stable, snoke
house, buggy shed, 25or 30 bearing appla
and cherry trees, good we'll.
Price Us per acre.
No. III. $50 5000
acres. mile south and S east Of LOLA
SO acres broke and in cnltivatioo, tho
whole fenced, fair house, we'll.
Piece $1200-part in trade.
No. us. Farm of 100
acres in Andesson county, GO serea
broke and under feace, two stosy fIane
house, rooms 6nished, stable and
graDary, 2 wells living water, tiaber
snmcient to support tie plaee, 800 spPie
and 500 peach trees.
5000 cash or $500 part time.
No. 115. Farm Of 100
acres, miles north Of Iola.-lS aesss
broke and In cultavatioa, Is acres fseed
frame house II story, maia boildiuG
14xl6, addition lOxl6, ban and Rr,aaev.
$50 apple and peach trsss, rusaise 49,
we'll and spring.
Price IS per aege, eaah.
No. III. Farm of 1853
acseA II miles East q Jola-eo aesea
broke and in caltivatioa, nearly III
fenced, Rock creek runs aesoo cor
corner, box house 3lxl6, appass, peaeAea
and cherries
Price as per acre, part eash, balance
time ct 8 per cent
No. 119. Farm of16O
acres, miles north east Of Jola. - sessa
broke and in cultivation, west % Ill
under fence, stone rail and hedge, Ghsen
pens and stone c0rrals. 100 young app1e,
frame house 1924, stooe harm lOx47i
1oct, CSiu1 SoV esoOee1s PSoe0 W0o1 Vot02e0.
The whole for $500 o. weis % foe
$1,000.
No. 121. II large frame
hotel, we'll 'ocated, ca Ct posssssiea st
oncs. Cheap tos eash o. would take
No. I&S. 10 acres Mr.
improved in Linn eossty Kaaaee. IN
'eetion 10, town 20, range =.
. per acre cash.
No. R5. so acres 8
nile: south Of t.ls. partly f.sea,
Prize - re. n':,s.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
ALLEN COUNTY.
KANSAS.
ITS ADVANTAGES
HOME FOR THR IMMIGRANT


AMONG the many localities in Kansas
which Offer peculiar advantages to the
Home-Seeker, Allan County, - regards
Location, Soil, Water, Timber, Cheap
Land, Convenience to Market Facilities
for transportation, Towns, Settlements
and Society, stands second to no other in
theState, - . bR,sf reference to the above
mentioned particulars viii iAow:
LOCATION.
This county i second from the East
and third from the Houth line Of the
State. It ID ono hundred miles south.
east from Topeka, seventy.iive miles
south from Lawrence, one hundred south.
west of Kansas City and twenty-five
miles west from Fl Scott and lies mainly
within the celebrated Neosho valley.
SOIL.
The soil of the uplands il . black or
dark red calcareous loan Of great depth
and inexhaustable fertility, while that
Of the bottoms il the black alluvial de-
posits usually found in such localities,
and varying from four to ten feet in
depth. No better soils for the successful
production Of all the grains, graAes.
fruits and vegetables of this latitude can
be found in the State.
WATER.
The county is watered by TIE Neosho
river, which flows through it from N.
w. to s. E., and by its tributaries in the
middle and western portion and by the
Marmaton and Usage in the east. Each
of these streams Is skirted by . belt of
excellent timber and flows through fine
alluvial bottoms from half . mile to q
mile in width. Water for domestic pur.
poses is found in springs and wells OF
,rnIopafo ropth
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05

acres. ] mile south and east Of LOLA
go acres broke and in cnltivatioa, tho
whole ! fenced, fair house, we'll.
Piece $1200-part in trade.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-08-05
COUNTY SEAT.

The lola Mineral we'll Is a this time
The chief attssstion Of the town. The
wonderful cures performed BY this water
have proved thst IL healing properties
arc second to none in the country. A
hotel and bath rooms have been put mp
at The we'll, and the afflicted from al
parts Of the country aEe coming here for
treatment; and already the water from
this famous we'll Il being shipped In large
Quantities thopghout this and adjoining
States,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-21

The AUTuMNAL EQUINoX.-On or
about September q, to-day, and the 2lst
of March, the ecliptic of great circle
which the sun appears to describe in the
heavens in the course of the year crosses
the equator. The point of intersection is
termed the cquinoctial point or the cqu-
nox, because at that period, from its posi-
ton in relation to the sun, the earth as
It revolves on its axis, has exactly one
half of its surface Illuminated by the
suns rays, whilst the other remains in
darkness, producing the phenomenon of
equal day and night all over the
world. At these two periods term
ed respectively, from the seasons IN
which they occur, the autumnal and YER
nal equinox, the sun rises about six
O'Clock in the morning and sets nearl Y at
the same time in the evening. Both the
autumnal and vernal equlnoXes are dis
tinguished over the world by the storms
which prevail at these seasons. The orr
gin of such commotion is supposed by
many to be the united tidal action of the
sun and moon upon the atmosphere,
This year the storm usually associated
with the recurrence of the trip of the sun
across the equatorial line occurred several
days before.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-21

PERSONAL William Linch, Esq, and
and wife left for Philadelphia, yesterday.
j. NJ. Howard, the architect, and wife,
left on centennial trip yesterday alter
noon.
Sunset Cox was born ut GAINESVILLE.
A gentleman well known in this
city writes us u letter which APP
pears in this mornings issue, AS t" the
condition of politics in Indiana, which
Will pay perusal. In conversation with
Republican he admitted though reluc.
family that the state would probably give
%, 600 majority for Tilden.
The political writers are putting in
their best licks to gain the first prize for
the champion centennial lie. The general
display is already something without a
parallel And yet the Rev. Haistcd, OF
the Mteltgencer has not put in his. Hurry
up old Rev!
Jennie June writes that marriages are
on the wane because of the eXtravagant
living and increased expenses attached
| to connubial bliss. Jennie is no authorI'
| ty hereabouts, for it is reported that
thirty-fve or forty weddings are booked
during the next four months.
The y. Y. SIN of the l9,h says: Com,
mo,iore Vanderbilt suffered little more
pain yesterday than on Saturday. Hi'
family sang hymns around his bedside.
He saw only one visitor, n relative from
Mobile. HIS appetite is still good for
soft boiled eggs and milk punch. The
man who could,make milk punch just right
every time" SAID he yesterday morning,
as hs slpped his favori,c beverage, "and
who knew how to keep out everything
obnoxious, and put in everything de-
licious could make big fortune.