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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
Election Notice.

rINas electors Of Saline County, h.nkzs ar. hsr.by
Il notified that ~ the asxt genera election 20 be her
on TUESDAY, Tie IN oAy Of SeFS1l Der. 4. D ISIS
The Usual plscss OF kolJaS Sail elscoa in s1.i com.
", the following proposition viii be submitted 70
vote That tie Board OF Cosa;y CnenssloEers Of Ss-
line County Kansas. be sEsthoglse1 f.<e bends Of
said county u the of sls ass for tie purpose e.
satisfy ing The Indebtedness created BY the issa!ar eli
50 bonds IF said county Of 81 go each, and All Use
coupons Essnel with sSsd bonds thereto attached
sur, were tssn<d ca Account Of the sahscx:co
BY said comfy &c the stock % the gepgb..css
sxlins sni Arkansas Valley Rziirszs Company which
now binding or saosst;nS obligations zxzinsr sx.1
county .zrd rensninS nzpSsd Tia; said eoai. shall
he issued In equal annual Gastsisnsafs szd vgA psr
cent. anrzal interest Thereon and shall * pzrkkle
2, s. . g and 10 yezr< ffan date % sas issn-
fng Of TIE e fsEEa Of TIRE ballot. hs used AZ
the said ei-c,ioH s:s b 'far tie b7nds sd a.aia.f
the bonds.
Nv srisr OF The Bozri or coaasy CSnsEisssoa.rs Of
Saline Souoty. Kansas
wsaess my h@nf .ad ecseisl ss2i tEs. asi azy Il
october. A. - ISIS
lsr.Ll " G SLOAN. cOan.y Ci.rA
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17

publlcans before going off after mere
bubble, ought to realize that long before
1S80,it will burst, and that in 1880, men
will be back again in the two old parties.
Judge Prescott urged the Republicans
of Lincoln to stand together, not only
in support of the State and Congress
sional, but county ticket. He alluded
10 the Republican candidate for Repre-
sentative, Captain Walter S. Wait, and
stated that in view OF the revision Of
the statutes it was important that there
should be body of sound lawyers like
Captain Wait IN the Legislature.
The speaking ended amid much en-
thusiasm. After the close of the meet
ing the people seemed reluctant to leave,
and many of the wide-awake Republi-
cans OF Lincoln came forward to take
Mr.. Anderson by the hand and assure
him of the fidelity of their county to
Republican principles.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
THAT COLLEGE.

We have been greatly encouraged and
agreeably surprised at the interest man.
,fested by many of our leading citizens
in regard to the prospect of securing the
location Cat Saliua) of the Literary In.
stitution which the Synod of Kansas are
about to establish in our state. 1t is q
matter of..interest to the whole communi.
ty to secure the location of a college
supported by that large. strong and
growing religious body throughout the
whole State, already numbering over
one hundred and fifty ministers, about
two hundred and fifty churches and ten
thousand membership.
The buildings which they may DO OK
pected to erect will be an ornament to
any place, and such an institution will
add much to the business interests OF
the town, besides the literary culture
and benefit of the society of the place
whore it is established.
While it Is expected that Presbyter.
ians will take tho lead in this enterprise,
still it needs and must have, to succeed,
the cooperation and assistance Of our
entire united public, as it will be ben.
eft to all.
With such g gathering of the public
tonight We feel confident that measures
can be started that will result in Undue
ing the Synod to locate the college here,
and thus secure to our thriving city all
the growing and lasting benefits and
honors Of such an institution. Let there
be large meeting of all public spirited
citizens. Come and hear the proposals,
if nothing more.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
TIE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

The kEPUBLlCAN COUNIl CONtENIlON.
The Secretary of the Republican County Conven-
tion which met at the court house last Saturday has
allied to furnish us with the proceedings of the same
and thus unable to give in detail what happen
ed. We shall, however, eHdeavor to give summary
which must answer the purpose this time.
The convention assembled at 10 O'Clock and effected
. temporary organization-T d W Manchester being
elected Chairman and Thayer Secretary. The coz
venton then:adjournsd until o'clock, p NJ. At the
reassemblsee the committee Perm organization re-
ported d W Manchester, Chairman, and Thayer for
Secretary. Mr.. Manchester declined serving. WHERE
upon J. G. McQuary put in his place. The vOt-
ing for candidates was rica coce
The convention proceeded to the nomination Of Rep
resentative. Capt. j. G. Mohler received 4J votes
and Thomas Anderson % votes.
August Bondi nominated tor Probate Judge,
receiving large majority of the votes cast. few
votes were cast for Jonathan Weaver and Oof Fors
see.
For Clerk OF the District Court upon the last bal
lott G. W. Gentry. OF Brookve, received g votes,
Nels. Peterson, p votes and A. q. FOote, 4. Mr.
Gentry was then nominated by reclamation.
For County Attorney. T. {. Harvey received q
large portion of the votes Messrs Carver. Within ey
snd Splyey received few votes.
LG Dereon nominated by reclamation for
County superintendent
WE Schol W IS also nominated by reclamation for
Commissioner of the First District.
The following gentlemen were chosen as the Contra
Committee for the ensuing year:
II Coombs, Spring Greek; NJ Sampson, Smoky
Hill; F Order, Eureka; II Van Eaton, solomon;
Wayne Amos. Walnut; A johnson, Washington; E
Forsee, Fslun; A McPhail, smoky View; d Cros-
san, Liberty; J Terry, Gypsum Greek; II Parmsn-
ter, Dayton; A Foote, Elm Greek; Ed Well, Cam-
bria, o. Hanford. Pleasant Valley; Henry Miller,
Smolan; Evander Light, Ohio.
We have thus given Imperfecttly the happenings of
the co;.-ention.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Published October Il, ls7s.I
Ordinance No. $50.

AN ORDINANCE dispensing with the Petition and
Recommendation mentioned IA section OF chapter
81 of the General Statutes OF the Stale OF Kansas OF
ISIS. ard Ordinance No. 2aS OF the lilly OF sai,Ea
BE It ordained 5g the Mayor and tie Council
men oftLc City Of SaLiira, Kansas:
SECTION; ]. That the peion and recommendation
mentioned in. Section OF Chapter 30 OF the General
Statutes of lSs OF Kansas and Ordinance number
ed DIS of the City OF slin is hereby dispensed with
SEC. .. This ordinance shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its publication once III the SALINE
COUNTY JOURNAL.
Approved October llth, ISIS.
4. W WICkHAM.
Mayor.
hereby certify the above and foregoing to be true
and copy ordinance passed by the Mayor
and Councilmen ofthe City OF sslins october IL lss
Attest: +. E bowen, City Clerk
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
Bridge items.

Mr.. A. Z. Reynolds, who came here from
Lyons n. Y, last spring has in the meantime purcha
ssd q farm, and sown his winter wheat, had asweing
on his arm in the shape Of one of JOYS comtoriers.
The boss one the Doctor informed him, he ever
He started with it last week to n. Y. to spend the
winter. We expect him back in the spring with an
other kind Of a comforter.
Freeman Kingman has sold $50 acres OF land
to Messrs. Gillian Sons, of fremont, H.. at sixteen
dollars per The family are expected here in the
spring.
Widow Trueock has sold her farm OF so
to Freeman Kngman for $500.
Sid. Hayward, brother of j. T. Hayward, Of
Salina is prospecting In these parts with view Of
locating here,
We understand an Ohio colony are looking
up the vacant land around here, ana some have sold
already to them and going farther west.
J. II. kingman has moved to Salina to rus
ticste this winter.
The drought still continues with the Their
mometer occasionally up to IS in the shade.
The frost has done little or no damage here
yet.
Dennis Harkins, an old bachelor and one of
the oldest settlers ON Gypsum creek, now boasts
of family of over twenty In his household.
DR.. Ackerman says the bilious fever RACES
on the hills as we'll as on the bottom land this fall.
Eureka township can boast of two of the most
prominent boilers the late Republican convention.
They did not represent onefth of the township, in
their actions.
A number of our citizens are moving to Sa-
lina. We expect they have made fortunes in farming.
and are going to salins to spend them.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
JUDGE PRESCOTT on THE STUMP.


The correspondent OF the Topeka
Commonwealth, who is writing up the
cunvass of the Republicans for Congress
in the First District, thus speaks of
Judge Prescott's speech at Lincoln Cen.
ire:
Before the hour set for the meeting,
the court house was densely packed
with people, some of whom had come
long distances to attend. Mr. Anderson
was received with great heartiness, and,
warming up to the occasion, spoke with
great clearness and spirit. Not word
wac lost on tho asscmblage. lnresponse
to loud and repeated calls, Judge Pres.
colt, who had been holding term of
the district court, made few practical
remarks, which coming from gentle
man well known and respected in Ian.
coin county, produced decided effect.
Judge Prescott stated his conviction
that there were but two real, bona fde
political parties in tho State, or In the
country, the Republican ana Democrat
ic. Tho third party movement was
merely Q temporary device Of the Dc.
mocracy, and intended to benefit the
democratic party alone. 1t was conf.
IDENTIFY expected that it would serve
that purpose in Kansas, and defeat the
Republican candidate for Governor; for
Congress in the Second district, and
even Mr.. Anderson in, the First. For
his part he did not believe these Demo.
cratic predictions and hopes would be
realized, and his own county OF Saline,
he believed, would give Mr.. Anderson
more than the usual. majority but Re.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17

rc 2 That orders be drawn the city treasurer
for the payment OF the same.
SEC g. That this ordinance take effect and be
in force from and alter its passage
Approved october 18th, ISIS.
A W. WICkHAN,
Mayor.
hereby certify the above and foregoing to be true
and copy ordinance passed by the May
and Councilmen of the City OF saiina, October 18th,
ISIS.
Attest: Z. L. Bowen, City Clerk.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17

The Vatican, basing its hopes upon
report recently made by Cardinal Nc
Closky, is taking measures for an active
OF Romanism in America.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17

C.. l. Schodeid, once United States
District Attorney for Kansas, has been
arrested in Wisconsin for forgery.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
The following are few OF the compliment
tary press notices which Miss Travis hasre-
ceived


tary press notices which Miss Travis hasre-
ceived
From the New York Ssnl
Miss Travis 8 a natural elocutioDist She displays
no a6ectaton; she has perfect articulation. thor
o9ghy trained voice. and can move her audience at
will She excels in the pathetic. Her rendering OF
the bugle song has never been eQuaed.
From the Kansas City Journal
The exercises Of the evening opened with select
readings from Miss Travis. Her rendition Of Tenny-
sons Buge Song is we'll nigh perfect. The imitation
Of the echoes OF the bugle are certainly DC
perfect the human voice achieve. Then her
conception of the humorous, her distinct articulation
and wide range Of voice evidence her high culture
elocutionist
(From the Boston Post.
Miss Travis then read Tennyson's Bugle Song In a
most artistic manner, the echo being exceptionally
hne. This was followed by Surley Inn, q very pa
thetic story in the dialect. and represen
tation of q Vermont country school, in which Miss
Travis exhibited TO the full her ability to change the
voice and fscal expression ut an instant's notice.
Her imitation of different scholars attempts at Glass
reading ELECTED round after round OF applause.
Miss Travis is lady whose natural talent supplme mt
ed by careful study and culture renders her every
respect thorough elocutonist.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
Ordinance No. ESQ.

AN ORDINANCE making a appropriation Tor the
payment of certain bulls.
Be Il ordained By the Mayor and Coaoleitniers
of the City Of .Salina.
SEC /. That the OF sI5. Is be appropriated out
the city treasury, for the pay rnent Of the following
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17


LAxGCAGE-German and French.
PENMANSHIP-Spencer collegiate course.
BOoKKEEPING-Bryant Il STATIONS counting
house series.
ARCHITECTURE.
DRAwING-pencil, crayon and India ink.
PAINTING-water color.
The school is open from O'Clock a. NJ, unit, 0
O'Clock P NJ, every day except Sunday.
Instruction private residences given if desired.
Cndreas classes at hours in conflict with their
regular school duties
For terms apply to
III nRESSEN pvjncioaI
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
Geo. F.. Roweil g. Co.'S
SELECT LIST OF
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

Many persons suppose this list 70 be composed OF
CHEAP. low-Iriced newspapers The izcf Is quite
otherwse The catalogue states exactly what the
pers are. When the name OF a paper is printef IN
FULL FACE TYPE IL l. Z every distance the BEST
paper 10 the plsce. When printed m CAPITALS II Is
the only paper the place hen printed In roman
letters II u neither the best the only PAPER bur
usually very good one. Notwithstanding The list
the population of every town. and the circula
ton OF every paper II l. Nor a COOPER ALIVE
LIST. IT IS a CHEAP LIST. At The foot of
the catalogue tor ezea state the importAn; towns
which are not e1vsred BY the iist sre enumerated
advertising barely one-tfth pGbsaers' schedule
The prise Tor iuen fcur w-eks the entrr lis, Is
space and time i, s3,l30.3o. he list inciaiss
go nev sEsIers, OF v nien 1913 are issued DAILY
and SOC WEEKLY. Ihes are located "A 036
dler-at cities ssG towns. OF which "a s,~;e 40.
itsl-. $50 pl=cvs Of Over 5000 Population, aad
ga t0asty Seats Isis -E>I On APPII,A-
IioS Address GEO, p RoWELL Co.'S NEWS
PAPER ADVERTISING BUREAU, 10 spruce 81
Prtniins House Square, y. Y.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-17
For Sale.

NEW Brick Building together with south half of
n lot No. 80, Fe Aveaue, right in the center
oil business pant of >alina here q feet OF two
inch pipe already down. only needing the pump in
order to plenty OF good water 1t IS worth 8; 900
but will take ", 200 If sold inside five months.
Terms-one-ba cash, balance in one two and three
years, in equal payments, At IL per cent annum.
Apply personally or by letter, 10
JOHN BOYD,
Oct. 18th, ls15. saIna, Kansas.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-26

Besides accomplishing this saving in sala-
ries alone, the act Of 1877 remitted the control
OF the repairs of the levees to the police juries
and directed the expenditure of that portion
Of the levee tax which had not been antici-
pated by the Board Of Engineers. How has
this been done? They have built, as their re-
port shows, fairly distributed 100000 cubic
yards for s242,500, an average Of less than
2224 cents per yard, which would have cost
the State under the Levee Company act s515,-
900, a saving on the work done last year Of
s272,50o.
] have neglected to mention the reorganiza-
tion Of the board by the act Of 1878 The ex-
pertinent which it makes will, I trust, prove
the solution of the hitherto insoluble problem
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-26
Total for eight years. .

being an average yearly of $42,135.
1t is true that 1t has been urged that the con-
tract for the State printing, under the pro-
visions Of the act Of 1877, is not necessarily
adjudcated to the lowest bidder but the
rates fixed as a maximum in that act are
reasonable, and were fixed after much ex-
animation and scrutiny. Before the war the
State Printer was elected by the General AS
sembly, and a system largely similar to that
created by the act of 1877 exists In other
States of the Union-say in Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Delaware, Florida, Connecticut, Iowa,
Kentucky Minnesota, Maryland, New York,
North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, Mis-
souri, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin-tWenty
States. -. ~. ..a-.-. -.. zz
In addition to the printing proper of the
State, the cost Of printing the reports of the
Supreme Court, which was annually between
$4,000 and $4,000, by an act of 1877 is entirely
saved, the copyright being adjudicated and
giving to the State an actual bonus.
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION.
All the election laws of the State have been
revised, new, honest and simple machinery
created, and the voice Of the people secured
an unquestioned expression. Proper pro-
vision has been made for contest in the courts,
and the costs of elections materially de-
creased. The estimated saving to the State
annually is $4,000. The whole registration
has been re-enacted; in the country certifi-
Gates of registration abolished; in the city
simpler provisions rendered operative An
estimate of the saving to the State alone by
the new registration law amounts to $4,000.
believe, Mr.. President, after considerable
examination, no farer election and registra-
tion laws exist in this Union than the ones
placed upon the statute book by this General
mbly-laws drawn with the sole object
of allowing free expression and just ascer-
tainment of the will Of the people.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-26

1 -
counts into distinct items, by the making 1t
necessary to publish at designated intervals
b statemento OF the condition Of oil hisaccounts,
and affording opportunity for inspection there
of by the public. The action Of the Board OF LII
q1idation has likewise been carefully guarded
Adequate provision has been made for the
prevention of the funding hereafter Of fraudu-
lent debt, the operation Of the retirement Of
the debt provided for, and the Fiscal Agency
regulated by proper restrictions and safe
guards.
Second The assessing and collecting system
Of the State has been entirely changed and b
new one substituted, which, whatever may be
Its defects, Is not wanting In proper regard
for the interest Of the taxpayer. Under the
old law the tax collector was at the same
time the assessor in the country parishes. and
was almost omnipotent. The courts were de-
barred from granting redress. Under the new
the Office Of assessor, existing anterior to the
war has been created. The assessment is
surrounded by every possible precaution.
The taxpayer not only may seek redress from
extortion by calling upon other taxpayers, but
has also remedy In the courts. The economies
Of the system over the reconstruction regime
are enormous and the rates fixed are matri-
ally lower than before the war. Since recon-
struction, the assessors received In the
country parishes per cent on taxes
and licenses. Before the war they re-
eeived 8 per cent on taxes and Ii
censes. Under the new system they re-
cetve 5 per cent upon the first $4,000 of taxes
and per cent on sums above that amount,
nothing being allowed on licenses, The esti-
mated saving alone on the revenue of the State
III the country parishes will probably reach
$4,000. In New Orleans the assessors, seven
In number, were paid subsequent to 1876,
$4,000 each and were entitled to probably
$4,000 to $4,000 additional from the city, and
were allowed $1,000 for expenses. Under the
act of 1877, five assessors only are allowed at
a salary of $25o0 per annum, with total for
a clerical force and expenses of all kinds of
S12,50o, both the salaries and expenses being
equally divided between the State and city.
The following figures will make the reduc-
tion in this particular more obvious:
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-26

or an average for these seven years Of sM5,-
1923 II.
In 1877, although the session of the General
Assembly was nearly four months In dura-
tion, and although the Auditors and every
other department required the printing Of
new books, blanks, rolls and papers of every
description, the cost of public printing was
only about $45, 900. In 1878 the total apDro-
prations for public printing, including the
reports Of all the Investigating committees
Of all the heads of departments, necessarily
more voluminous than normally required, Of
the registration certificates for New Orleans
and the registration and election books and
blanks throughout the State, including the
publication weekly Of the constitutional
amendments in the city of New Orleans, is
$4,000. The saving, then, in 1877. over the
average OF the cost Of printing In the seven
years from 1868 to 1874 is S2O3, 1928 II. Before
the war the sums paid for public printing
yyarn folIouyo.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-26

of Assistant Attorney General was re-created,
at salary OF $4,000 per an1ltIm, with pro-
v1slou making the law officers of the State
the legal advisers OF all departments Of the
government, and absolutely forbidding the
employment OF special counsel at the States
expense. It Is true, that prior to the war no
such Office existed, but then the labor was less
onerous than at present, and then certain
heads Of offices were authorized to employ, in
given cases, special counsel at the expense of
the State. Under the provisions Of the pres
ent law the business Of the State In the courts
Is conducted more economically than that of
any private ltigant. The saving. however,
by economies in salaries is only part of that
accomplished. The fees have been reduced to
such an extent as to make the office practi-
cally only salaried, per cent only, In litigated
cases. being allowed, to be paid by the debtor,
instead Of the fees which were permitted since
reconstruction and before the war. 1t is diff
cult to reach an accurate estimate OF the saw
ings by this reduction in fees but it may rea-
sonably be estimated at $4,000 to $4,000 per
annum.
IN THE LAND OFFICE.
In this office saving Of $4,000 per annum
has been made.
5& IN THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
Passing from the executive, let me endeavor
to point out the reductions In the cost of the
judicial branch. Being constitutional de-
partment, OF course it was, In large measure,
removed from legislative action. However,
one Of the earliest acts was an instruction to
the Judiciary Committee OF this body to pre-
pare plan of redistricting the State, which
was matured and would have been productive
when adopted of o large saving, but which
was not acted on because OF the decision Of
the Supreme Court In the case of the Lafay-
cite Fire Insurance Company as to the I'm
constitute utionality Of making d change of a
district during the tenure of office Of any
judge. In the salaresof parish Judges how
ever, which were within the reach Of legisIa-
tive action, a reduction was at once made,
which, joined with the repeal of the act al
lowing the Supreme Judges compensation
besides that fixed in the constitution, operates
an annual saving Of 1854, 500 per apnum. I
am aware that the repeal Of the law as to the
extra compensation Of the Supreme Court
Judges can scarcely be designated as q
measure of legislative economy, because
nothing would ever have been drawn under
its provisions by the learned gentlemen who
now adorn the Supreme Bench Of the State,
but mention 1t, sir, simply by way Of call
ing attention to Its repeal. No other econ
omy In this department. could have been
made by Legislative action, owing to restric-
tion of the constitution. The remedy as to
the constitution L propose to notice here
after, in discussing the constitutional amend
ments.
IN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT..
In the legislative department, which has
been hitherto the greatest source Of abuse and
extravaganza, every economy that could
reasonably be expected for the future has
been made.
Since reconstruction the legislative ex-
nnnsns have been annually az fnllnmg