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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-07

- County Attorney Love has been attending to
the in the Supreme Court of the St. Joseph and
Denver Railroad versus the County. Decision not yet
rendered. Francis Kirkwood ha, ing taken his hash
in this County for the past seventeen years more
the County Attorney will visit the United States Dis
trict Court at Leavsnworth. week after next and try
to convince the Court that Mr.. kirkwOOd ought to
pay taxes--lMarysriH. Neirs, June d.
Yes, they are having moro trouble with Kirk
wood, are theyi If Kirkwood is such trouble
some man, perhaps the County Attorney can ex-
plain why he was in such haste to dismiss crm-
inal suit against him before the prosecuting wit
ness could possibly get there, and why he was
so eager to file an Information" for contempt
of Court against us, for saying We didn't know
why Kirkwosd was granted new trial, after
being convicted Of a crime of the character which
he commits in order to escape paying taxes.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-07
Sheriff. Sale.
STATE OF KANSAS, }Ss
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STATE OF KANSAS }ss
DozIPHAS CoUxIr,
In the District Court fOs DOnph.n County State Of Kan...
Iens: .iiii:I z l. f;;:asi ss1,i:, and p,.I..,s..
Charles l. s.mpson. \Dsfendant.
NOTICE IL hereby given. that will ON the I'd dav
IN Of July A. ID. 1s77 at the hour of two ocloek p
Of said day at the north door of the Conrt ouse In
the City Of Troy in nonph.n County. State of Kansaz
ODER for sale at public auction for cash. the following
described real estate to wt Twenty six and tuoths
s acres o Of the east end Of the north half Of the
south quarter 0f section two Co. In township two m
SOUTH Of raage nisssssn s) east in Doniphan County
Kans.. Taken - the property Of Charles L. Sampson
and offered for sale 70 the highest bidder for cash 10
isy certain Judgment and costs now Of record /. ths
District Court for DoSPhan County In the State Of Kan
are plaintiffs and Charles L. Sampson Is def.pdaut
Appraised at the sum Of t535.00.
Given under ny hand this 18th day Of Nay A D. ls77
I'll tANDERSLICE
Sheriff Of Doniphsn County
Nay u, 1s7.-Sw. Prs fee, go 20.
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Ibe HeeIshiest sf - are LiabIe to ehS<ruetiops
In the bo-es Don't neglect them II Il moi
outrage the palate with drugs such cases
ne most objective laxative known is TIRRAxT's EsSER-
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Road Notice.

HE STATE OF KANSAS, lss
CoI-SIY OF IApSIrHAN. %,
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Road Notice.

THE STATE OF KANSAS, lss
DoSIPHAS COUNTY,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
How 2"

The other day a farmers son, about
fifteen years old, sold number of live
poultry to butcher on Woodward
avenue, and most of the money received
was comprised in five-dollar green
back. Yesterday the boy returned with
the bill, saying that it was counterfeit.
"Who says this is bad bill?" de-
manded the butcher, as he scanned it.
"Dad does" was thereby.
well, we'll go to the bank and see,"
continued the butcher, and the pair pro-
ceeded to the nearest bank and handed
the bill to the teller.
Perfectly good" he remarked as he
handed it back.
"But dad says it's bad" protested the
youth.
How does he know il isY Where is
his authority for saying so? How does
he tell bad greenback from a good
oneg" rapidly questioned the bank Of
fetal.
"Well, he spreads 'er down on the
table," slowly replied the boy, land he
gifts his nose close to it, and he looks al
the picture, and he turns it over and
looks at the printing, and he holds 'el
afOre the lamp and squints at the tigers
and he measures around with broom
corn and nolds the bill Off leetle, anC
then he takes a last squint and yells a
me Here, you brick-bat Of a know
nothing You've went and let one O
them -eity fellers knock all your from
teeth clear through the back of you
headP That's the way he tells. - Detroit
Free Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
The Man From "Old KyhOg."

This man was from Cuyahoga County.
There can be no doubt about it, Tor as
he sat in the Hamilton q Dayton depot,
a big. black sachel between his cow
hide boots, he yawned and said to him
self:
. 'After all, there is no place like old
Kyhog."
He had been over in Kentucky to see
some relatives. There's no doubt of
it, for he soon yawned again and re-
marked:
"Wel, them Kentuckers are Gurus
folks, but | kinder got tired o staying
He had weed on his ancient plug
hat. At least twenty years had rolled
over the brim of that hat. 1t was faded,
dented, bruised and battered, and Chief
Joseph or Sitting Bull would have
scorned to shoot man wearing it.
The man was II widower. There can
be no doubt about it. for he placed the
hat on the bench beside him, blew his
nose in a squeaky way, and said:
Life is funny, isn't itp While Han
ner is flying around in heaven and feel
ing no pain I'm sitting here with my
old spine all twisted out of shape
About this time half dozen other
people entered the room. Among them
a young woman with hatchet-face and
ewes the color of No. Government
envelope. She sat down near him with
her hand-sachel and shawl, gave him
one swift look of contempt, and then
fastened her eyes on the opposite wall,
The man from old Kyhog Strengthened
up at once and drew up his feet, gave
his coat-collar u yank, and bestowed
upon her long, lingering look. She
! didn't mind il. Then he took up his
hat and stroked the weed She never
took her gaze OFF the wall. He coughed,
| Result-O00.
death is sad thing" he finally
observed, holding his hat in both hands.
II it was, she did not seem to know
it.
"Yes-ah, it sewers up families
breaks up ties, and causes strong mer
To cry,n he went on, rs melting eX
preston came over his face. She wa
as motionless as stone man of Colo
RADIO, though she sat but three fee
away.
But" resumed the old man, rs h
leaned toward her, the human hear
can { stay busted. She may throb AM
pine for time, but she sooner or late
returns TO billed dinners and banker
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
WAR NOTES.

There was heavy fighting on the Lom on the
10Th, the battle lasting from nine in the morn
ing until six in the evening. The Russian out
posts were driven in and the Turks occupied
and burned Piergos, but were compelled finally
to Withdraw. Russian attack on Kadilloi
was repulsed.
The Roumanian batteries on the Goth sunk a
Turkish steamer above Kalafat
Operations near Rustchuk indicate dispo-
sition on the part of the Turks to attempt a
repetition of Mehemet Ali's tactics for reiev-
ing Plevna, by threatening the Czarewitch's
army and the crossings of the Danube.
Servia has strongly protested to the Porte
against aggressions of Bashi Bazouks. Mar
tial law has been proclaimed throughout the
Servian frontier provinces.
A Russian telegram of the 23d says Osman
Pasha has opened negotiations for the surren-
der of Plevna.
A dispatch from Constantinople on the 23d
says the peace party is increasing, but no def
mite overtures have yet been put forth for fear
of an hufniliating refusal from Russia.
MoulIhtar Pasha, when summoned to evacu-
ate Erzeroum and informed of the fall of Kars,
replied that he would hold the place to the
last
A Constantinople dispatch of the Ath says
the view taken of Osman Pasha's position is
on the whole desponding.
All recent rumors relative to mediation are
declared false.
report was current in Constantinople on
the 25th that Moullhtar Pasha had withdrawn
from Erzeroum.
The Roumanians captured Provitz on the
23d after two DAYS hard fighting.
An trade has been issued calling out 10000
civic guards in Constantinople and the prov
inces.
Servia's militia are under orders TO march to
the frontier ON the 29th.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
Lady Grant.

As public curiosity has been aroused
over the marvellous newspaper stories
told of Lady Grant and her wonderful
performances in private, our readers
are anxious to know if the Lady is IL
myth, or whether there is any truth in
the stories going the rounds. The
latest report, that the mare had trotted
Il full mile, at an agricultural fair, in
2:12, gave some cOloring to her owner $
boast that she could beat the Maid $
time, and determined the proprietors
of this paper to inquire into the facts
A reporter was quietly dispatched to
the home of the Lady, with instructions
to unearth the wonder and get at the
bottom facts about her extraordinary
speed. If all that was claimed for her
was true, it was due that the truth
should be made public; or, if false, the
rascality exposed. The following is
the result of his Investigations:
Lady Grant is n medium-sized, fine
looking, bay mare, a pretty stopper,
and on the road can give all cold-blood-
ed plugs and slugs the go-by; but she is
no trotter, and would find it difficult to
beat 400 ON Il race track. Her owner,
Mr.. Trask, is fine, candid, unsophis-
ticated old gentleman of about sixty
years of age, and, having been led to
suppose that he had flyer in Lady
Grant, is perfectly sincere in his offers
to show extraordinary speed. 1t il
about three years since he was taught
to think the mare was developing great
speed, The boys in his neighborhood
indulged him in this belief by timing
her trials in such fabulous time as 2:20,
2:15, 2:l0, etc. This timing business
soon got buzzed about in the neighbor.
ing villages, and was understood by
those who are fond of lark. They al
enjoyed the joke and helped to keep III
the delusion. From the boys the JOKE
spread to children of a larger growth
until it eliminated at a certain agricult
ural fair, during the present fall, no
l,000 miles from Franklin, N. Y, wheI
Mr.. Trask agreed to show "a mile witt
Lady Grant in 2:l0 for Il specia
premium often dollars. After the trial th'
| Judges, who had been previously posted
announced 2:12 as the result Thus
after having been deceived for years
| Mr.. Trask's friends find it impOssibl,
| 70 undeceive the innocent old gentle
man. He fancies he has the tastes
! trotter i'm the world, and nothing les
than $4,000 will buy her.-INrt
Field dnd Farm.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
The Repeal of the Resumption Act.

The following is the substitute for
Ewings bill to repeal the Resumption
law, passed by the House on the Esd:
A BILL to repeal all that part of the act approved
Jan. a. 1875, known as the Resumption act,
which authorized the Secretary of the Treasury
u dispose of United States bonds and redeem
and cancel greenback currency.
That all that portion of the act approved Jan.
II, 1876, entitled " An act to provide for the
sumption of specie payments" !" which reads as
follows tO-wit: " And whenever and often
circulating notes shall be issued to any such
banking association increasing its capital or
circulating notes or so newly organized as afore-
said it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury to redeem legal-tender U. s. notes in
excess only of 500, 0,OO0,000 to the amount of 20
percentum of the sum of National Bank notes
so issued To any such banking association afore-
SAID and to continue such redemption as such
circulating notes are issued until there shall
be outstanding the sum of S3OOOOO,OOO of
such legal-tender United States notes and
more; and on and after the LIST day
of january, Ammo Domini 1879, the Secre-
tary, of the Treasury shall redeem in coin q. ).
legal-tender notes then outstanding on their
presentation at the Office of the Assistant rreas-
urer of the United States in the city of New
York, in sums not less than fifty dollars; and Ia
enable the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare
and provide for the redemption in this act au-
surplus revenues from time to time in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, and to reissue
sell, and dispose of, at not less than par in com
either of the descriptions of bonds of the United
States described in the act of Congress approved
July IA, 1870 entitled An act to authorize the re
funding of the national debt, with like qualities
privileges, and exemptions to the extent neces'
sary to carry this act into fnll effect, and To use
the proceeds thereof for the purposes aforesaid,
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
Report of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
handed in his report to Secretary Sherman.
1t shows during the fiscal year 4, ,g52 distlleres
registered and 4,51O operated. The net aggre-
gate increase of receipts from the several
sources relating to distilled spirits for the tis
cal year are 81, ,043, 344 An abstract is given
of the reports of District-AttUrneys for the
fiscal year. showing the whole number of suits
commenced 5,S2S suits decided in favor of
the United States, 3,327; suits decided against
the United States, sos; suits settled or dis
missed, 3,046; suits pending July |, 1877, 6,OS5.
A statement is made showing falling OIL in
the total amount assessed in the year 1871 of
81, ,324 from the amount assessed in the
previous year, an amount almost equal to the
decrease of assessments on a single article of
distilled spirits seized or fraudulently removed,
on which there was assessed i'm 1871 81, IOE299
less than i'm 1876, in which year very large as
sessnlents were made on accOunbot the stupen-
dous frauds committed by distillers in various
parts of the country, and discovered In the lat
ter part Of the year 1870.
The tax on deposits, capital, and circulation
of banks, etc, in the fiscal year ended June
30, 1877, was S93, 437 less than in the previous
year, decrease which must be accounted for
by the general depression of business prevail
iVg in the past year, and to which many banks,
and particularly savings institutions, were
compelled to succumb. IL should, however,
be remembered that the amount reported in
1876 showed an UNUSUAL increase, S2ll, S52, of
the tax ON the current banking business of
that year over previous years.
The amount assessed ON tobacco, snuif, and
cigars removed from factory uistamped shows
the large increase Of S3l4,5O over the amount
assessed in the previous year, the amount so
assessed In 1871 being about four times
the amount assessed In 1876, to wit S4l9,'DS.
IL is true that assessments equaling In amount
this excess were made against certain manu-
tacturers in Virginia and North Carolina on
tobacco alleged To have been fraudulently re-
moved nearly fifteen months prior TO the date
of assessments, and that additional evidence
was subsequently filed upon which am abate-
ment OF a large part of the assessments was
made. Nevertheless, even after making thes,
deductions the value of the safeguards pro
yided by law, other than that of aiiiXing stamp
is demonstrated by the figures above given.
The total quantitybf distilled spirits in tax
! able gallons, at 20 and 30 cents tax placed II
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
WASHINGTON.

The National Woman-Suffrage Association
has called a Sixteenth Amendment Convention
of all woman-suifrage associations in the Unit
ed States, to be held at Washington, Jan. s,
1873.
President Hayes on the Goth signed the Army
Appropriation bill
In a general order issued by Gen. Sherman
on the 10th he says the President is much con-
cerned to find before him for action the pro-
ceedings of courts-martial i'm several cases
where officers have been tried for violating the
article of war which provides that any officer
found drunk on duty shall be dismissedt he
service. The President desires it TO be under
stood that any clemency which may heretofore
have been extended cannot hereafter be relied
ON as "a basis of hope for like action, and a
rigorous execution of sentences imposed by
courts-martiM may be expected
The House Committee on Elections has de-
ferred taking the final vote upon the Colorado
case until next session.
Gen Sherman was before the Military Com
mhtee Of the House.on the 21st and stated
that the present military force on the Mexican
border is insufficient to protect the lives and
property ofeitizens, and recommended its in
crease.
n a''toi uAn bSch lCtClNtu 1upt. lhOi,
I'm command Of the Arctic expedition, dated
Sept, 20, announcing his safe arrival at Mum
tilick Harbor, Cumberland Gulf
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections ON the 22d closed the evidence in the
Kellogg-Spofford case.
The vote of Viee-President Wheeler I'm the
Senate on the ed to adjourn until the 26tl
was the first instance since Fillmore presided
over the Senate in 1919 of a Vice-President
casting deciding vote ON political question.
On the 23d the Senate Committee on Priv
leges and Elections adopted by party vote
Of six 70 three resolution TO report TO the
Senate that w. p Kellogg is, and II. NJ, Spot
ford is not, entitled TO a seat IN the U. s. Sen
ate from Louisiana for a term Of six years
from March 4, 1877
The Senate Committee ON Foreign Relations
will report fayorably ON the nomination of II,
W. Hilliard, Of Georgia, TO be Minister to
Brazil, and unfavorably ON the nomination OF
II. g. sanford, Of Florida, to be Minister &c
Belgium.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
The Silver Bill.
WASHINGTON, Nov

WASHINGTON, Nov. Il.
The following is the full text of the
Silver bill as amended by the Commit
tee on Finance and reported to the Sen
ate to-day:
AN ACT to authorize the free coinage of stand
ard silver dollar and to restore to it its legal
tender character.
SECTION l. Be u enacted, etc., That there shall
be coined at the several mints of the United
States silver dollars of the weight of 4l2lS grains
silver as provided in the act of January, 1897 ON
which shall be devices and superscriptions pro-
vided by such act, which coins, together with all
the silver dollars heretofore coined by the United
States of like weight and fineness, shall be legal
tender at their nominal value for all debts and
dues, public and private, except where otherwise
provided by contract, and the Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized and directed, out of any
money in the Treasury and not otherwise apprOpri-
Rted, to purchase from time to time silver bullion
at the market price thereof not less than ~ 0000O
per month nor more than T40O0,OOQ per month,
and cause the same tn be coined into such dol
lars, and any gain siegniomge arising from
this coinage shall be accounted for and paid into
the Treasury as provided under the existing laws
relating to the subsidiary coinage: PrODtded,
That the amount of money at any one time in
vested in such silver bullion, exclusive of such
resulting coin, shall not exceed S5,000,0O0.
SIC. 2. All acts parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30

The numerous parasites that infest
fowls are one of the worst troubles of
the pOulterer. 1t is not enough to keep
your hen-house clean and well white
washed; the perches must be carefully
attended 10 also. Watch the under aS
well as the upper portions of the roosts
and apply kerosene faithfully to every
part. All sorts of lice and vermin
breed in great numbers under the
perehes, where they are frequently
overlooked, and at night they crawl
upon the birds, where they remain un-
til they are driven out by sulphur or
carbolic acid, d,-Prdirie Farmer
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30

THAT horrid man, the editor of the
st. Louis Journal, insists that all
women play cards alike. Watch a
woman at a game of whist, he says,
sardonically, and you'll get pretty
correct idea of how all women play
whist; La, me, Henry, is it my playP
Let me see-second hand low-that' 5
the first time around of that suit, amt
itP Wen, I'll play-no, hardly think
l will--now you stop looking at my
hand-did you see anything-of course
rm going TO play, but | must have time
to think-whats trumps-spades-I
thought twas clubs-well, rll-no-
yes--well, therer Then she will clap
an ace on her partners king, and in
sist upon keeping the trick for fear she
will be cheated out of it in the final
count.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


The steamer strathtay, from Montreal for
Aberdeen, has been lost at sea. The Captain
and crew were saved.
Ganbetta has been elected President of the
Budget Committee of the French House of
Deputies
The Pope is very feeble. He received some
French E.igrims on the Doth and spoke few
words with great difficulty. He was carried
into the room by four men.
There IL great excitement i'm American circles
in Shanghai in consequence of the conviction
Of o. B. Bradford, formerly U. s. Vice Consul
General at Shanghai, on the charge of opening
and copying letters sent through the L. s.
mails for the purpose of making their contents
known to Minister G. f. Seward. After a
long and elaborate trial G.. Wiley Wells, the
newly-arrived Consul-Gcneral, delivered SEN
tence, fine of $3.50 and imprisonment for
twenty days.
The new French Ministry are as follows
President Of the Council and Minister of War,
Gen. Grimaudet de ROchebouet; Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Marquis de Banneville; Min
lister of the Interior, De Weche; Minister of
Justice, lie Peletier; Minister of Finance, Du-
telIeul; Minister of Commerce, Ozenne; Min
ister of Public Works, Graetf; Minister of Pub
lie Instruction, Faye; Minister of Marine, Ad-
miral Roussin.
The Greek Ministry have resigned and the
King refuses to accept their designations.
Advices from Mexico on the 23d say the
provisions in the new treaty demanded by the
United States are such that no Government
claiming individual sovereignty can submit to
them. The church party are engaged in Great
ft,.r ~ ha
The Caucasian insurrection continues On
the 18th the insurgents captured the fortified
town of Kussar.
In the French Senate, on the 24th, De Roche
boult, the new President of the Council, made
a statement that the Ministry would faithfully
observe and they also should require respect
for the republican laws by which they were
ruled, and relied on the Senate for co-opera-
tion in the work Of appeasement. LePelleter,
Minister of Justice, read the same statement
in the Chamber of Deputies, and on behalf OF
the Left Jules Ferry moved that the Chamber
considers the Ministry by its composition is a
denial Of the national rights of parliamentary
law and can only aggravate the crisis, and can
not enter into relations with this Ministry.
The motion was adopted-323 to 20S.
President MacMahon in the Cabinet council
on the 25th declared in favor of policy of re-
sistance, saying the Chamber had replied to his
coneiliatery oveTtures by violent declaration
of war. Any concession now on his part would
be tantamount to capitulation. He insisted
that the Ministers should attend the sittings
of the Chgmber.
A fearful gale ragged around the British
coast on the oath. Numbers Of vessels went
ashore and many lives were lost.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30

The Huron has broken up to-day and only a
fragment lies submerged within 200 yards of
the shore. Eight bodies only were washed
ashore. Four bodies can be seen lashed to
the bowsprit. No bodies of officers can be
found. The Captain of a schooner says he
saw the Huron ON Friday at four O'Clock p. IN.
heading east-northeast with all her fore and
aft sails set, the wind blowing furiously from
the southeast. This was the last seen or heard
of the vessel until she was reported ashore,
head on, with foremast and mainmast gone,
and sails blown away.