The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-25
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that General Grant will be the next Republican can
date for President If be lives, in which he will
sweep the country with the same ease and success
that he swept the historic ground of App0mattOx on
that April day thirteen years ago.-Dsbs4re 7Snes.
v-There is more yerile force in one of Andrew
Jack old oaths, than in the whole body Of the
whi.pering mummy of Gramercy Park-ysr York
Express.
HThe great National party in Oregon polled four
votes the recent State election Unfortunately for
this ambitious party it can't 20 much further West
to grow up with the country.
VPhiladelphia Times The liars seem to have
been unceremoniously thrown out of public life by
the adjournment of the Potter Committee.
rTThe Norristown Herald has proposed to add to
the of the Pelican State and call it the State of
the LousiAnanias.
EYFrom the Free Prsss: The number of Republ
cans who maintain that Hayes is of the most mis-
cradle specimens of President the country had,
increases every day. Democrats told Republicans
two years ago that Hayes q very small man; but
the latter would not then listen to They have
since learned from experience.
eVrMr Galushs, a one-arned soldier. living near
Aurora, Ill., recently found the bones of his lost arm
in vieksburg tMss) cemetery, where they had been
ring found on one Of the fingers and preserved, the
ring being numbered to correspond with the number
of the little grave i'm which nothing but the was
inferred
ErThe National Republican That immaculate
civil service reformer and colossal ngrate Ben Bris
tow, has been heard from again. He hopes that Gen.
Grant will be patriotic enough to decline the nomin-
Would Bristow be so patriotic to accept such q
nomination if it rendered to him the ruined
regulations Of who raised him from obscurty to
imbecle importance. We are afraid he would but
neither he any of his ilk will have the op-
portunity.
.VThe old discussion to who discovered Ameri-
ca has broken out again with increased violence.
Well bet McI.in could tell if he was paid for t-Bsy
iington Haickeye.
70 1t is the Democratic party that has poted the
more Southern States through these years of war in
m Tho nan.n x-s,f fbo Iaplo
PEELED reluctant and terrified Administration to
adopt Democratic Southern policy upon which. to-
take the liberty say to the Democratic managers of
the land that upon the gratitude and fidelity of the
Southern Democracy the political complexion of the
next House of Representatives will largely depend
Cincinnati Enquirer.
cSThe daughter of Klopstock, author of the "Mes-
sia h. has just died at Metz, aged &c.
RyAnd now they are trying to ascertain if the
President Of the United States has his life insured
as to be more certain about his policy. perhaps
CT@The "Honest Money League of Chicago has
gone into bankruptcy, and failed to pay the poor
printer.
Ell find that greatly resemble my delightful
friend, Mrs. jerks l do not know in the morning
what my politics will be at night.-B T. Bnaer.-Bnf
fdio Erpress.
VIt is too bad that gold refuses to fulfill the re-
in value Gold isn't polite at ALL thus to put to shame
the finest theories of its friends.
~ Beaconsfeld need not plume himself on taking
Cyprus The lion-hearted King Richard of England
did that nearly seven hundred years ago.
VTwo interesting Napoleon relics have been late
ly added to the British Museum; one is a chart of
Cadiz bay, sent by Napoleon Bonaparte to Joseph
volume Of French songs, set to music, in the hand
writing of Hortense, Queen of Holland mother of
Louis Napoleon. Some of the songs which are con-
tanned in it are said to have been written by the
Compte de la Oarde; the first is ale Beau DGnois,
known as 'Partant pour Ia Syrie."
w~It is told as an instance of John Morrissey's
generosity that when Protestant church of colored
people in Saratoga found itself in need it applied to
him. and was relieved by gift of days receipts
at his race course
rPJef Davis asserts his unshaken belief in the
doesn't he secede Nobody wants him here
WThere is no remedy SO certain for decline in
the Republican party as a Democratic House sitting
at Washington. This was the influence not taken
into account by the political wseacres who specula-
ted ON the result in New Ciereland Her.
vWhat dreary figure old Diogenes would have
est man in Louisiana. You would have needed five
billion calcium light, old boy, and even then YOU
would have been Oh sad wild goose chase-Ciere-
land Herald.
70 The workingmen of this generation wear more
and better Shoes hats and clothes they eat greater
amount and variety of food; they read more newspa
pers and books they have greater facilities for trav-
el and change of place; their health is better and
their wages higher than before the general introuc
tiOn of lSborsaving machinery.
II singular anniversary jubilee is proposed to
be held IN Italy next year 1t will then be 800 years
since Herculaneum and POmpe were DESTROYED by
earthquakes and ernptions from Yesuvius But why
Jubilee should celebrate that event is somewhat
dihcut point to see 1t is proposed that it be cele
brated at POmpeii the larger of the two cities
BWhat a vast boon to the slang singers of the
country this whole Bcecher business has been Look
at the to the vocabulary Ragged edge,
es quickened conscience and host of other phrases
IN constant use. And some of them adopted into
good sober use, too.
B'William Boyle, of Philadelphia, aged seventy.
has been hearse driver for forty-five years. He
drove John Quincy Adams's body through Philadel-
phia and also the funerals of Zachary Taylor Presi-
dent Lincoln, and Vice President Wilson The great
est funernal at which he Oiciated was that of
John Price Wetherill Mt which time he headed pro-
cession of 800 carriages.
% To an unprejudiced man up lofty tree, it is a
are wanting to get their President out and more than
half OF the Democrats are afraid they may succeed
Chicago Tribune.
70 The Iowa Democrats will get together some
time this month, and solemnly arrange for the usual
fall burial.-Chieago Times
70 There died a few days ago at Hartford, Ct a
man Of some means, but clouded intellect, who for
the last thirty years has done nothng-his consdera
BILE means allowing him to live in leisure-but walk
up and down the streets, removing carefully from
mana skin In early life his lady love broke her Leo
by slipping piece of orange peel, and eventually
died from the effects of the accident. This affected
rest of his life.
w-It is said that no building or tree was ever
struck by lightning in Camden, Maine, and there is
not lightning rod in the place
Indeed, Mr.. Tilden in power, surrounded by
the very worst element Of his party could not have
brought deeper dscouragement modification and dis
gust to Republicans than they are suer.
ing from the policies and proceedings of President
Hayes. We feel confident that the Republican party
would have emerged from the contest had it resulted
in the success of the Democracy, with as much and
perhaps MORE strength than now clothes it. and GER
tany without any Notifications, dsappointmepts or
griefs to assuage beyond the great disappointment
centered in the grand result Washington Republican,
U-Observations made at Marseilles BY several en-
gneers, show that the level of the Mediterranean ia
lower by about eighty five mlmeters (almost exact
ly onethrd of an inch) than before the opening of
the Suez Canal
w@A grave-robber has been sentenced to the Sfate
Penitentiary for four years. Now what shall be done
with the in Congress who have foulIy
deseerated the tomb in which two years ago. the
body of Samuel j. Tilden was quietly inferred!
Judge Chrisman, of Mississippi has sent a man
to the penitentary for two years for sprovling in
mask Let us see-for how long q time were the
Chisholm murderers sentenced !-Ner York Tunes
Y The story comes from Desdwood that n MEM
Der of certain church congregation was bowie knitted
by Jealous deacon for putting q counterfeit quarter
in the contribution box, and the excited pastor with
atihg disturbance during divine service.
Y According to the Memphis AralaneAe, marty
lines are shattering rapdlyn Mississippi 1t is about
late and connive at such atrocous acts as the CHA
bolna then shield he one. -