The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-01-10
The war party in England seems to be
a, KAN - AS.

publican, has had relapse and now lies
in a very serious condition.
Kansas, thus far, has escaped bliz-
yards and below zero-weather. She
may catch it soon, however.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
Russla's answer to England's notice is
that Turkey should apply for an ar
mistice directly to the Russian Com
mander-in-chief.
Hon. Alfred Gray has been appointed
one of the Paris commissioners, being
the first one selected by the Secretary of
State. A great honor to Gray as well
as to the State of Kansas.
The bird law of Kansas, so far as IT
relates to the transportation of birds
from Kansas TO other States, has been
decided unconstitutional by the Su
preme Court OF the State.
Tho Pope has authorized Cardinal
Manning to negotiate with Great Britain
for tho removal of certain difficulties
which delay the re-establishment of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy in Scotland.
The annual meeting Of the Kansas
and Missouri Associated Press is to be
held at the Times office, in the city of
Leavenworth, at o'clock p. m, on
Wednesday, the 10th day of January,
1873. ~
The annual meeting of the Kansas
State Historical Society will be held at
Topeka, on Tuesday, January 22d, 1873,
for the object of clecting Board of Di-
rectors for the ensuing year, and
the transaction of other business.
The Herald's Washington special says:
President HAYES will not send in any
new nominations for the New York Gus.
tom house, at least for some time TO
come. This course he believes for the
best interests of the country and party.
According to Alfred Gray, the grass
hopper avoids one year country that
he devasted the previous year This dis
covery he has made after careful study
of the habits of the grasshopper from
Kansas to Manitoba.
Kansas representation in the diplo-
matte services is now confined to two per-
sons: Thomas A Osborn, Ministerto Chilli
with salary of $4,000 per year, and J.
w. Steel, Consul to Mantanzas, with q
Salary of 81 900 per year.
Canon Farrar still insists that he has
been misunderstood, and he is going to
print his Westminster Abbey sermons
on He'll in a book by way Of vlndicat-
ing himself. 1t is announced that the
volume will be entitled External Hope"
The Commonwealth says that Gov
ernor Anthony will not be candidate
for the United States Senate TO succeed
Mr.. Ingalls,. Undoubtedly he will be a
if the Legislature of next win
ter by a constitutional majority vote in
sist upon it.
Inventors arc moving to have the cost |
of patents reduced from one hundred |
dollars to five dollars. 1t is proposed
to abolish models and examinations, and |
grant patents to all who apply, as in
leaving the right to invention
to be contested in the courts.
IL has been found that the present
of Mexico is in earnest in
its efforts to suppress the border diff
ficulties bat those opposed to the gov
eminent of DIaz arc endeavoring to bring
On war between Mexico and the United
Sta ties.
From statistics compiled from the best
possible sources, it is learned that Colo
radios product of gold and silver for the
year 1877 reaches the neat sum of seven
eight hundred and seventy
nine thousand, four hundred and thirty.
.wo dollars.
The list of terrible marine dlsast ers
or the past year closed with the loss of
he steamer Acme, off the coast of Chill,
he particulars Of which have just been
received. Her passengers and crew
numbered one hundred and twenty. four
persons, of whom one hundred and one
we're lost.
The report of the Board of Inquiry
m the Indian service brings to light
wonderful amount of inefiiciency and
ONE positive corruption in the conduct
# the Indian department. We hope il
nay result in bringing about radical re.
orms Ia that service, for they are badly
eeded.
When a man becomes careworn and
manciated from the tolls and struggles
f the Presidency, nothing will brace
im up like European tour. General
rant has increased IN weight thirty
we pounds since he sailed from New