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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-12-27
THE SUN.

1878. NEW YORK. 1875.
me live approaches for the renewal Of sub,crip.
~. .nere that II V sgain candidate for their
and support Upon Its record for the ps-t
Ten years relies for continuance the hearty I'm,
PATTY and generors cooperation which have bth,rt,
Deen extended 70 II from every quarter of the UuI.u
The Daily sss 10 . fosr page sheet Of u e,umns ,s-
~ nail psst paid - eent. month"; es-se pr s~sr
Ise sssAsy edition Of TEE SUE IL an eight pzrr sl.s
Of IS columns. While giving the news af the sv Il -,
rHs amount q literary and miscellaneous
e.asses spee.Ly prepared for H. TaE sUSpkr scx has
sss wan crest saeessa Pest paid sL.se year.
Tie Weekly Sam.
Who does not know TH. wKExIy Sux , m .;.-,t.s
nrpugheut the Untse1 Ststes the CsnaAaa and rxc.d
and regard n the light q yude, eosnaeor sod frsnd
u nsvn editorial, aUicuftarai and literary dru~rt
1es8 naks saseatlaly journal for the fsmIIv IA
nc rresaas Tesaas o. oslhs year psss paid This
PRICE, d3aiy oss.adsrsd makes it The cksspsss Dewsps
send ~ extra copy free. AddreSs = = ~"
PuBLLsAERS or TIE sCN New York CITY
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- Jackman's best Wisconsin Buck
wheat; Akron, Ohio, Oatmeal; also, the
best Syrup in the city, at johnson, Town.
send & Co.'s.
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~ couple of colorcd men got into row, the
day before Christmas and the inevitable fgur
ed conspicuously to the disa.lvanfsge of Bob. th'
sporting man. His assaiant. named Williams, is il
jail on the charge Of assault with intent to kill.
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y There b no earthly boon more precious than
good health and il bchooves the posseor to eneav-
or to retain IT, II you assailed with such pro
vokins Ills as sckheadaches, torpid Hver, stom-
ach, and general feeling Of weariness and di.gast
don't 20 and commit suicide, but take Eilers Day
light Liver Pills. and be cured ssld by Bickfora &
Sinclair, Troy Aus. Miller. wrthens.
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To An when II May Csncern-Take Nesice.
On or before January !, the undersigned expects
. settlement with all who are indebted to him, by
either note or account. c. LELAND in.
61ec4v
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It. she Citizen. ct Troy ..a Vicinity.

To the Citizens 81 Troy md Vicinity.
take this method to inform all parties who wish
to buy these goods for cash. that aud after Janua-
~ lst 1873 shall sell goods for cash its equva-
lent only, and will sell them ut prices that will justi
t you in buying in Troy in place Of going to St. Joe
or Atchison. fyou go there, yoa have to pay the
cash; and il do rs well by yen, trade at home.
Hoping all parties indebted to me will settle the
by January !, ls7s, and save further trouble
remain yours IF. wilcox.
6aiec4W.
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~ The people of Doniphan County are going to
be reading people, the coming year. from all indi.
cations. Large clubs being sent for numerous
Eastern papers and magazines; and besides, they
nearly all take the Chief They are determined to
have the best.
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Grange.

Severance SubGranse will meet on Saturday. Jan.
), 1873 at Grange Hall, Severance. All members of
Severance and surrounding Oranges especially
invited to be present important business will
before the orler. Also, the County Grange will meet
at Troy, the second Saturday of January at rr. NJ,
ut which time officers for the ensuing year will be
elected Come out and LET this he made an occasion
of great interest to the or,ler.
W. d. RrrrEY Master
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~ Mr.. G. L. Jacques has presented us with a
welcome treat in the shape of sack of apples of the
old .vanderveerr variety-the kind We used to eat,
in the days of long ago. They are an apple seldom
seen in this country, they not good bearer in
rnoil
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~ win the person az Doniphan who took the g
of the editor of the Troy BsiefiR, for which value
was not received, please return the amount by the
first of February He has payment to make on his
office, at that time.
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Y Mothers will find DR.. wineheirs Teething syr
mp just the medicine to have in the house for the chill
dren, il will cure coughs, eede s9re throst, aid reg
nlate the bowels Try Is. Sold by Bickfori & Sim.
clair. Troy; Aue. Miller, Wathena.
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~ Call In NJ I.elsDd,ss aoa $50 the
largest and bess stock efgesds In Dsn.
iPAan County.
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~ White Cloud correspondent of the Hiawa-
tia Herald, says that L. A. Plebcrry, of that place,
was the champion liar of Colorado. IL Pieberry
should the iien he might make the writer sorry
to be Idle man.
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visitors-Misses Kate NJ. O'Shea, Lou. Robbins.
Mollie Z. Delaney, Anna Lloyd. Messrs II. +. Shaner
W. w. Anderson, Charles Ladwig Dist Directors.
Z. b. HEENEY Teacher.
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~ wcs. Weyer, with his grip-sack. blazed upon
Troy Ike a meteor. Wednesday morning. He got
here day too late to eat Christmas turkey. but
will make il up in other grub.
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DoNIpHAN COUNTY DIRECToRY.

Judge % Judicial District-ALFREp G. OTIs-
County Commissioners-FRED. HAEfBrEE CYRUS LEILA
JR. A LARzELERE-
Sherif-THoNAs j. vANDERsIIcE-
Clerk of District Court-FRASK BROWN
Treasurer-RoBERT FIIcKISGER
County Clerk-CHARLEs RAPPELrg.
County Attorney-F. X. AkNsTRoNG.
Probate Judge-RoBEKr Wilkinson.
Register of Deeds-F. II. DKESSISG.
Superintendent of Public Instruetion-D j. kosE.
Coroner-DR. WIN. REEDER
Suryeyor-JAMEs +. FoRMAN.
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w. d. RIrFEr, Master.

s1v rheumatism. neuralgia. sprsins and bruse,
viii be relieved by Uncle Sans Nerve and Bone Lin
iment Sold by Bickforl & Sinclair, Troy Aug Miller
Wathepa
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Report Of Prairie Grove school, Dist. No. S.
Term commencing September 10. 1877, eiosed Nonember
30, 1877.
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- Loose Muscatel and Valencia Raj.
sins, Citron, Currants, Prunes, and
Schepp's COcoanut-just the articles nee.
ded for making your Christmas nick.
nacks-at Johnson, Townsend & Co.'S.
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WAhse C1eea cee-Coe
The Good Tcmplars have just organized division
at tie Spaulding s~bcoi house, and, We understand
are starting out under very encouraging auspices
The Changers Of the rural neighborboods will have
to bestir themselves, or they win soon find tie tenn
perance folks revealing in the halls where their Pomo
na and cers have been the eynosure Of the member
Of that mystic order.
Somebody from somewhere has been running d
shooting gallery here, for the past week or ~" We
dare say he picked mp many dime from thu boys
who are sPortingly inclined.
During the days preceding Christmas, the ba<ai'esa
Of our place was rushing Monday, especially, wa
SO; the business houses being filed with anxious Gus
TONER'S all buying presents for the Christmas tree OF
examining the stockings Of the children.
ID. r. Galloway, formerly OF tins place. but Mt pres
ent Of Troy, was in town, SATURDAY.
George Burkhaiter and Ben Asaohi are both home
rum school; the former from Columbia, and the lat
ter from Oregon, No.; both looking as ,o.iy ms reu
lar fars- George reports everything at Coinmta rs
proslering and his prospects good Tor that a, b. 10
the hinder part OF his name. lie Drought nome Win
is very fair piece of art Ben is as ruddy as ever
from the crown of his head to the bottom of his chin
He is one of those indefatgable fellows who succeed
in everything they undertake.
The M..,os;...l ~. 6u.., IA n. rt,ost m,
~, - ~,
.hris'mas Eve WIN Peopie VINO came :" see 'e ara-
matte representation OF the Old woman IN the Shoe
and the distributing Of the gifts from the Christmas
tree The whole thing went of with good effect and
as there was small admission the exehequers Oh the
Sunday Schools Of White Cioud were measurably re-
pienished. Mrs Charley Davis personafed the Oid
Woman in the Shoe, in style that could not have
been improved: while Ed Mullenix has represented
oil Santa fy.ns an of,e, that many of the voupy.
-, :.
~:as ,.s,s tn. ., .... - ~ -,
NICK hiinseh Inc eindreh IN tne shoe perioi'"e,.
their part well, and the music, both of the band and
the choir of young ladies, was of the choicest sort
The presents, usual, were pr0flse and varied.
MANY tb.,t. ,rSe duc IN r Wakefield and Others
-. n. 60: -. IL, - q, o. s,,.oos az
"n'' W 'ne'f i"'o'' "'"'" ""'A " '-' -
TINS enterprise -
The following are the ofncers OF bite Ciou iodse,
No. G. i. o. o. f., for the ensuing term:
~ Mouct NJ -a..r..-..-
' "
mi oriohns' W.
Joshua Taylor, r. s.
John w. Harpster, Treas. CADMus.
Wathena Public school.
Rrport for the Month Eading December II, 1877
,.,, n-,.vxr
MALE. FEMALE TOTAL
Ayerase daily attendance. IS
Tha s,,,an;n~ emile war. n.;,h.r .,,..u, NOR ,ar,v
Inc ioiiowms pups were neilher mosfn. h"i .aus
nurng the month. aiIes craig. Ia n, Ha a.
kinia' Charles alwara' HERMAN S"'er' eharies nnr
ahs' E'erett Di1oh- w
Taa.h.r
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
MALE. FEMALE. TOTAL
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II If he will send over. We viii give him pitch
er of Observation-Disclosures.
Win you, thought Why, We thought the fellow
had taken hack the COW, for the debt.
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" The Bslets is q most excellent local paper.
Itmakes itself so, by copying column upon column
of matter from the Chef that we have got together
by our labor.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-12-27

y The Troy public schools have vacation of
t~o weeks. Thc Ae~ tesm viii open the week after
New Years
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-12-27

II We have received an invitation to Masonic
Festival and Ball. to be given at w.thsna, on Mon
day evening. December 3isf
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Hastes,
An persons owing Blckfdrd 4 Sinclair. are n0siaed
to call and settle by the 1st Of January, l69
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II The average weather, for the past three
months, has been alterations Of bright day and
about . week Of dark, gloomy weathes.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-12-27

M K. CHURCH.-Seryiees every Sabbath, at loi A
We NJ. and "A 7. NJ. Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening D. A ANUS PASTOR
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Poultry and Game.

A ny AMOUNT OF POULTRY WANTED s,,..-
= alive o. dre..ed For particulars ss 70 price and
Troy or Of the sn6seriber u Troy Ju.ctio~ We
aiso psy Cash for BUTTER and IN lind. AZ Z. .sr
delivered At my place Of busiss:s, VI 49,
Try ysssesss, Ksns.s.
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Christmas.

Christmas
just reviewed big stock of Toys and other goodi
for the Holidays. Cali and see,
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- Jackman's best Wisconsin Buck
wheat; Akron, Ohio, Oatmeal; also, the
best Syrup in the city, at
JOHNSON, TOWNSEND & Co.'s.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-12-27

~ New Goods. New Styles. "t lie.
lands
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uouey IN Loan,

On Real Estate, IN sums to suit borrowers, on 1--WE
years time or less Interest nine per cent per annum
Ccn,niissicns reasonable.
ii. s. W. III. BARTLETT.
Office over Buchanan Bank, s.. Joseph. No.
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II The Christmas Tree, at the Methodist Church,
Monday night, was loaded down with fruit and
nearly every person present got some. The hand
soonest present for Charles Rappelye, the worthy
Superintendent of the Sunday School, and consisted
of n fine So 80 hanging Lamp
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4. O. O. r.

Troy City Lodge No. 3s meets every Saturday night
at Odd Fellows Hall Leland's store. All members
of the Order cordially invited 10 attend :, .
JOSEPH PENR0D. n. G..
S. r. SHEPHERD, Sec
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LANES s. DENTON,

~ <01abnA&S
VIII attend saes in all parts of the adjacent country
nj short notice. and for reasonable compensation.
Residence near Unaerwocd's School House, south OF
Severance Doniphan County Kansas, Post-ofiice,
.s,.o-.-.a i3ieclm.
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CIDER VINEGAR
at BIcKFoRD & sINCI.AIRS.
- Large stock of Clothing at I.e-
Hands.
=. w. Pry.

ItcfionssY; .SercraRcs, Kdnsas,
Having long experience an auctioneer, Will attend
all sales, short notice. and ON reasonable TERMS
Also live stock of all kinds bought and sold on com
mission Parties wishing TO buy sell stock, arr in
y;,ei TO correspond Good references given, and sat
:n.,;,, ,,..rnntcea lSoct:3m.
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n Miss Emma Coriett, who Is teaching ssa,ed st
Troy; is spending the holidays ut hcmes-N JaaYA
Heuh.
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y Disfempers, Coushs, Colds, Fewer. and most
Of the direases which orses Cattle Sheep Hoss and
RualtFy subject to- readily overesae and cured
BY nsins Uncle SANS conditisa Powder according to
tie plain dirrctioas Sold By Bedford 4 Sinclair,
Troy; Ang. Miller, WatAens-
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~ Disease and Death, VIA they reach OWE
households, arc too serious far jestinE. our
hest endeayors to drive II Tie dread esseagezs and
are only happy when We fed that thy 1t de
lance At the frat appspaeh Of that FILL destroyer
Consumption in the shape of ceagh o. slisht cold,
as well as more severe Bro.chal OF Catarrhal Com
p.ints We should 1t - Elsrts Extract Of Tar
and Wild Cherry. Il hss - Superior n sueh easesL
Every bottle warranted - give afnfaessa. SD by
Biekford & Si.elsir, Troy; Aag. Nlles, wathenA
Y Sab.criptions 70 lie CAisf received Tor a.y
ls.xfh Of time ftsa week sP 70 ten. twenty Gve
or fifty yean-
u The --latest aiUses- - Dre~ ossAs
NJ Lepap9t.
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~ The Roy's Greek country, in Brown County,
six Or eight miles back of White Cloud, is becoming
badly infested with wolves. They may be seen every
day, and heard every night. A few days ago, thirty
six wolves were seen in that region, in one pack.
Some of our wolfhunters ought to be out there.
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Remember, we guarantee all our II as represented
or refund the money. BickfoRp q SiNciAiR.
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AGE NTS.

BATES e. LOCKE, "a Park Row, New Ysrk.
s. NJ PETTENGILL & CO. u Park Row, New York.
GEORGE = POWELL & CO. 40 Park Row, New York.
RowELL& CHESMAN, ST. Louis, No.
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Canned goods of all kinds-Peach-
es, Pears, Pineapples, Strawberries, Rasp-
berries, Blackberies, Cherries, Mountain
Sweet Corn, and Tomatoes, at
JOHNSON, TOWNSEND & Co.'s.
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- Old SAINT. Claus Hesaqusrten q ). H. ward.
Drug stsre. Severance. lsdec4v.
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Troy Lumber Yard.
ALL KINDS OF LUMBER,
Lath, Shingles,
Doors, Glazed Sash.
Lime, Hair, Cement, csC.,
AT Low PRICES. FOR CASH.
Ta,ra, Near he Depot.
NenF nc IIfT'ot
ROBr. TRACY Il CO.
sSocf77

~ Illustrated Marriage Guide, EGO pages, cloth
and gilt binding. so cents; same in paper cover %
cents. Manhood 10 cents; Womanhood, 10 cents;
Pamphlet, cents-securcly scaled, by mail Send
money or postage stamps DIR. WHITTIER, the great
specialist, 6I7 ST. Charles Street. st. Louis, No.
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All kinds of Machine Oils. as low as at st. Joe. or
Atclison. at BicKroRp & SIScIAIR's
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10. o. F.-The following are officers of Troy City
Lodge, No. 80, for the nsuing term:
J. b. Brooks, n. G.
G. w. Strahan, VIC.
S. n. johnson, r. s.
Richard Hartley, p. S.
Y. X. Stout, Treas.
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~ negro, named John Finley, has been harbor
ing about Troy, for some time past. He spent term
in Jail. for some act of theft. Early Christman
morning, Pete Dill, Mr.. Michaelis' bartender, went
into the cellar for a supply Of coal. when he found
this fellow Finley lurking in the cellar, having evil
IDENTIFY in for the purpose of stealing He csught
him, and brought him up into the saloon, where he
requested Hold Wright to watch him, until he went
for an officer to take charge Of him. After Dill had
gone, Finley drew a revolver, and demanded that
Hod let him out. 81 am not hinderins you," replied
liod. "Why don't You go ont :" Finley went, and
has not been since. If he stays away, it will he
n cheap radiance of bad citizen
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.g When persons send us postoffee money or
ders wish, if it is not too much trouble, they
would accompany them, with slight scratch of
pen writing. to signify who they from. We are
awful glad to receive these orders, but when pre-
sent one for payment hate to ask the postmaster
''See here, vic was it sent this p We have late
ly received two three orders, without the least
scratch whose senlers we had to find ont in this way
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FRANKLIN BABC0CK
WIN negotiate loans for parties wishing q borrow
-. SfebsS
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Carpets, Carpets!
We have OH hand Samples of Carpets. We vii
take or,lers and furnish at factory prices
BTCKFoRD e. SINCLAIR.
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TROY MARKRTs,

- Just received, large stock Of fresh +, at
BIcKroRD & SINcLAIR's.
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Money 70 Lean,

On long time at low interest well improved Farms In
DsaiphaH County, Kansas. Apply to
iune2t. X.K STOUT, Troy, Kansas.
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Csrn! Csrn: Germ:
Corn taken for Goods,
Corn taken for accounts!
Corn taken for Cash,
ArA. PouLET's CASH SroRK,
dec2s. White Cloud, Kansas
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o, An immense amount of Christmas stuff must
have been sold in town, Monday. Every store,
grocery and other establishment where any sort of
Christmas goods nuts, candies, etc, sold was
crowded all day with purchasers, and some establish
ments were completely cleaned. There were Christ
trees not only in the towns brt in many of the
country school districts and there of them
that aggregated much less than 800 in presents and
the individual presents that did not go upon the
Christmas trees, exceeded those that did. by the
way, isn't Christmas becoming little too expensive
a holiday Somebody should inangurate simpler
and more economical mode of observing the day
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~ Stock Salt at 81 per barrel, for sale
by q. Leland.
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~ New Goods, at hard ti.aes prinssl 81 LeiAnd's
, 1877-11-23
RAILWAY MAIl.CLERKS,


CHICAGO, nor. M.-S0ur paper Of yesterday
contained au astIrlc-under tho heading "lsat1.
way Postal. Clerks "-in whrll the General ST.
per!ntcndcnt OF this service Is criticised for issu
ing certain ordcrs defining tho .lustra Of em~
ployes Ut this brancil Of tho tlyl Service nj the
Government. hc article e0nTeys a WRONG Ilea
ol the nutter uf wtlicl, It trcats, aud therefore
injustice tu Mr. rati Ia tfoae.
The urler requiring Railway post-QGcc clerks
and route agents 10 rcV,stcr thc,r arrivals aild
departures is Ut lutg stumbling, aud IL d regula-
tiun Of the Dspart'nrnt; within It It, It
would bc impossible foF post'nnsters At
the stnpo,es pcrformcl te rs ,core of
them. aud lusscs aud lrFcHnlaritice Of I'LL kinds
might UeclE without ttio.e III authority being
able 10 liz the RESPONSIBILITY uDon tile guilty
parties III toi,'c cares i fs his.lship for cu,-
u.ter consideration which,, u perfected, VIII do
away with the Objectionable purtfun Ut the old
systen, and in my optreotl br oi bcueft to the
servlru. 3lr. fail Is not responsible for the
prcscnt system: It was in full force long before
be eutcrcu the seryicu. aud tuwt as un officer of
the Department, 1T IL tlearly Ills duty u see
that lhc regulation Is observed, bc II good or
ba1.
irH employees tuunltorm themselves IL not u Oh
leetiollablu a. 1t might be: It Is MI lupuyatLun-
all Its objectionable features come tnt0 ylcw be.
Iuro te hsltp statts Un iIrr vpyage: after We ure
oavc OIL our Journey We Viii feel llke eonxsatu,
at,ng ol,Fselv.s un,'n getting w guul i SUIT ot
clothes for ~ little money. aud thru nc shall
begin To bc more happv aud cohtented than VIC
now are.
MT n OF inss division, anu ccftalh!y hot'c that
nauu Ia contemplated. am satisfied lint Il Ii
not tlle intention OF the Department, Or Uf Mr.
fufl. tU intlNt lty unnecessary expcnec or taru
slitp upon tho tlnploscs Of tie Hallway Ma
Service, aud think tlIe tllGu whUtn ] have the
fst nk9nf ertI hnyn tnNNuia
, 1877-11-23

ccpt 10 cSnrcsa thr belief that tlIrrr "wn. nig-
err In the fcntc" sp'nrwhrrc. lie said that
rtntc the measurement tlad hcrn E,'inV on nIM,n
wIilrll the rrtnurt was h.cl. t'cr'uli: l!atl lc-
u,auIcl sa,!Nl ont Of s7,5M votcl him as
Cnurt-1lun*c ar1httert, and ho refused ~ give
tlIat or other ntnottnt and that he believed
ferIofat lad exrrtcl myktic Influence II! the
nattcr, mt only tn punish, him, hut also to pun
lsti Sexton, will! whom he was not on g6trl
tcrn's. IT, Jnl nut wisl, to ultimate, he satl,
that rct'oiat want.,i the money to n.e
will, The "cxrrrts." hut f,ccast.e lc did
not give Il to perio'at, tho latter brought .
i,ot rrsist. "Why," he said, buoning so,1lc-
what animated, ~ was never mnrc SURPRISED In
my ILL.,. II was onIs last Saturday. TO con.
II te exrri., f at Es tct t efss 1 W5id i sow S
that there wHh :O, ,0O lnore hritk n the ''illtl-
Ing timn lad Estimated. and, at 12 o.closk IT.
day, MI. Dixon told 'ny partner That his !'4-
suui.! si,ow that / lad allowed s0o,txU more
t,rt.k than nuuht to. was not even prepared
for this CHANGE" lc continued, "but when
thcy reported tlat my allowance was neatly
iSs@sS" ''o lie As sstnciudea Us sef's AK X
rcscrntIng that there was !. nt7rcr. In the
tcncc," anil that he MAS nftcs that ntoQer,"
md would find hn, anu By saying that the
un,i tint II he had measured rs they hu,l there
wtalh1 have been no dtlIercncc Ia the two eatt'
nlutcs.
AS THE MATTER STANDS
tlcrs {. simply difference Of about $4,000 bc-
tween tile "cxpcfss u ami Eaan In the question
III dispute, mud since Fttzgera Is understood to
ttcc1tIic to hfrn mn architect IL ro 0yrr tho
wnrk again, as the Boant generously prapMset
to him, Era, las the worst of IT, anu should
lose no time IN looking fur that "nEccs" and
bringing him before the puf1h. Eazr. Hts cst'.
mate tnnnUt stand nRasi,st tho Estimate AMI
onntnn VI three 1nen ul equal tc'"'tatson ailtl
ecxton will ilrnw tho $1s,Ukl whfrtl his right to
Is questioned. make suell division VI It. Us hn
pfeascs, ant! he nud Ills Doarl friends will bc
ihj,jr In tie strife nless Tic wr;li,glt siuulh re-
main undecided when the new DUarl stgps III.