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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

CHARLEY BURKHALTER.-All the well-spun
calculations for beating Charley Burkhalter for
Sheriff have about gone to tatters. The cry
that he is a Democrat had got to be thinner
than they thought. Those hundreds of Repub-
licans who were going to vote against him,
have gone off and hidden themselves, SO that
they cannot be found. A big trump card that
they had hoped to use, to carry certain class
of citizens against him, on account of au unfor
tunate affair that was unforeseen and unavoida-
BILE, and that he was not responsible for, has
turned out to be no trump at all, and will
scarcely coant in game. Even the terrible fact
that he regulates his own prices of beef, and re-
fuses to trust out his meat to Tom, Dick and
Harry, and steal cattle to keep up the supply,
has lost its sting. There seems to be no help
for it but that he will be elected.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.-If Mr.. Hampson
had submitted his claims to the Republican
Convention for denomination for his present
Office, his nomination and election would have
been certainty. There would have been no
candidate in the Convention against him; and
be has made such model officer, that the oppo-
sition at the polls would have been Insignificant.
But self appointed advisers got after him, who
knew it all, and who could shape things all right.
If he would come ont for Treasurer, independ-
ent of the Republican party, he was assured Of
the Greenback nomination; and he had the as
surance of leading Democrats that their party
would tumble to him. He came out, and the
Greenbackers nominated him. But when it
came to the Democratic part of the performance,
the Convention sat down hard on the men who
favored q coalition, and nominated a full ticket
of their own. Thus Mr.. Hampson is left with
the Greenback nomination on his hands-a party
that is not able to elect anything. This is not
the first time man has missed it by listening
to the cock -and-bu stories of the enemies of
his party. 1t is generally the safest plan to
stay among ones friends, and not leave their
camp, in order to seek favors at the hands Of
political opponents.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

r The Ohio River is % low that men can
wade across it. What fortunate thing it was
for the Republicans Of Ohio, that the Kentuck-
ians did not end it ont, before the election.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

u The question as to who shall be United
States Senator from Ohio, to succeed Thurman,
is already being agitated. Garfield should be
the man. He has the best reputation of any
Ohio politician. He would have been Senator
before, had not Hayes chselled him out of it.
1t was when Hayes first took his seat as Presi-
dent, and made up his mind to sell out the Re-
publican party, and build mp Democratic par
ty that would do his bidding. He promised
Garfield, if he would give way to Stanley Mat
thews, and remain in the Lower House, he
would have him elected Speaker by the Demo-
Gratis. Garfield yielded, Matthews was elected
Senator, and q rebel sympathizing Democrat
was elected Speaker
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

n A delegate in the Democratic Convention
said that one of the nominees for Register Of
Deeds, he understood, could not write his name,
and you could not read the name Of the other
after he had written it. Be that as it may,
Squire Dixon will write his name as Register
Of Deeds, after the first Of next January, 90
that he that runs may read it.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

z The "Grant Boom" is pleasing to Repub-
licans aud other loyal Americans but We do
hope that Grant will hurry home, and settle
down. This thing of the papers being filled,
every day, with long accounts of Grant ova-
tions, the same thing over and over, with but
change of dates and places, is becoming . little
bit irksome. People like change occasionally,
for variety
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

Road Notice.
THE STATE OF KANSAS, }Ss
DoNIPHAN COUNTY, ''
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,
Troy, October 8, 1873. s
NOTICE is hereby given that petition present.
IN ed to the Board Of of Doniphan Coun
ty Kansas at their meeting the sh day Of Oessbef
1879 asking that road be established at the following
points to wit Beginning at the of tho
north east quarter Of section sl town
ship four a. in range C and running thence
west the north line Of said section ineteet the
Doniphan and Troy State road, distance t mile
Whereupon. the said Board Of County Commissioners
appointed the following named persons viz: J. Keans
dy Samuel Harper, and Hiram McLn, viewers. With
instructions the place Of beginning Mon
day. the Sd day Of November s7g and proceed to view
said road give all parties hearing, and make report
said Boar their session be held the It'll day OF
November 1879.
By srder OF Boarl Of County Commissioners.
Attest: ID. W. MORSE,
October 0, ls79-4w. County Clerk.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

y The Marysville Ners supports most of
the Democratic ticket of that County. II the
Republican ticket should win, we suppose the
News would claim the public patronage, - .
party organ.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

II Ike Eaton prophesiss that Cornell will
be elected Governor of New York by 10000 ma
jority over Robinson, the Tilden candidate.
We trust that Ike is not making the prediction
upon the authority Of his daughters spirit. As
q prophecies she is very unreliable
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

A BAIT FOR HIGHLAND.-The Democr ratio
County Convention evidently had mean opin-
ion of the Republicans of Highland. From ap-
pearances, they imagined that, by giving nomi-
nations literally to Highland men, they could
hive almost the solid Republican vote at that
place, which would give them such boost that
they could probably win the County. But so
far from making that win, they will loose more
in the remainder of the County than they would
gain at Highland, even if they got every vote
there. But they will not get that, by long
way. Highland occasionally takes a bulge, and
goes pretty one-sided, but does not make reg
ular thing of it. There are q few men there,
calling themselves Republicans, who delight in
going back on the Republican ticket; but they
do not control everybody. There are many true
blue, straight-out Republicans about Highland,
who cannot be bought off or fooled of, and from
the best information We can obtain, they will
make good report of themselves, this Fall
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

who wrote the article, "Before the War;" ap-
pears to be mighty handy with his "Ah's."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

n Since every candidate taken by the
Greenbackers from other parties, and who
pledged themselves to certain Greenback hob
bes, has deserted the ticket, we would like to
know what is to be the fate of the National
Banks, and whether Government will now issue
all the paper money, and in sufficient volume
to meet the demands of trade.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

Il As an evidence that the Greenback party
is losing heart, it is only necessary for rs to
state that the Central Committee met here, on
Monday, and we are credibly informed that
they actually neglected to pass resolution de-
manding that the General Government issue .
few hundred millions of Greenbscks! Such .
thing never happened before.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

q Tho only question about the County
Clerkship Is, - to what Morse's majority will
be-whether one thousand or two thousand.
We have printed 10000 Republican tickets, and
he may get them all.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

Y They celebrated the surrender of Lord
CORVALLIS, at Yorktown, Va, on the 23d, - q
preliminary to the centennial celebration, two
years hence. But why did they celebrate the
I'D History says that the surrender of Corn.
walIis occurred ON the 18th of October
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

= Thus walls the Cincinnati Esqsirer ::
''Gone up the spout. The sutler greater than
the Soldier. The Yard stick discounts the Sa-
bre, and Bayonets must rule Ballots n 1t sounds
well for Democratic death song but still it is
little funny to hear a man, even in his grief.
lament that bayonets must rule la llots, when
the soldier Is beaten, and the civilian ele cted.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

II As we said last week, Bob Tracy declares
that he did not make or authorize anybody to
make pledges for him inconsistent with his
standing as Republican; that he is not in ia
vor of destroying the National Banks, nor un-
limited issue of paper currency, nor paying the
national debt in any other money than that
specified in the law.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

u The Democratic candidates, or portion
of them, are around seeing the boys, and stirring
them up. 1t is . strong hint to the Republicans
to be mp and doing, and to 20 to the polls.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.-Tbe annual
meeting of the Kansas State Horticultural socie
ty will be held at Holton, December 18th, 18th
and 18th. Accommodations will be free at Hol-
ton, during the Meeting
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30
Ladies

Do you want . pure bloom
ing C0mplexioni II 30, .
few applications Of Hagan's
MAGNOLIA BALM will grat-
ify you to your hearts con-
tent. 1t does away With Sal
lOwness, Redness. Pimples,
BlotcheS, and all diseases and
imperfectiOns Of the skin. 1t
overcomes the flushed appear
ance Of heat, fatigue and ex-
element. Hmakes . lady Of
THIRTY xppear but TWEEN.
TY; and so natural, gradual,
and perfect are its eMects,
that Il is impossible to detect
its application.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

u There has been an Anti Horse- Thief Con-
ventiou at Topeka. We have seen NO account
of the Convention Of the opposite party-ths
thieves.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

= We suggest that the Or rernback Central
Committee remsin in permanent session fror,
now until the election, to be in readiness to gil
vacancies on their ticket, rs fast ss they occur.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

II The name of Bender seems to be still pop
ular in Labette County. The Republican candi-
date for Sheriff Is . Bender.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

r Speaking Of OD riscoll, reminds us: Last
December, he hastened to prophesy that, in four
months after resumption went into effect, ruin
and bankruptcy would fall upon the country.
We reminded him of it, last Spring, but he ex-
cused himself by saying that he meant four
months aft er Congress adjourned; aud rs an
extra session was Immediately called, it would
have to be considered a. meaning four months
after the adjournment of that. Well. the extra
session adjourned the first day of July. The
four months are just closing, and ruin and bank
ruptcy have not yet put in an appearance, al
though the Democratic Congress did everything
to encourage it. Will ODriscoll please set an
other timei 1t is like the prophecies of the end
Of the world-some mistake in the calculations.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

y George William Curtis, editor Of Harper's
Weekly is man who imagines that his fne-
haired talents give him right to dictate to the
Republican party. He is 50 overburdened with
purity, that it has become hard matter to
nominate n ticket that is pure enough for him
to support. In addition to this, he has for sew
eral years tried to cope with Conkling in Re-
publican Conventions. but always gets inglori-
ously "left." He recently advised Republicans
to scratch the name of Cornell from their tick
cts for Governor, and vote for Robinson, the
Tilden candidate The first response to the ad
vice was request for him to resign his place
as Chairman Of the Richmond County Republi-
can Central Committee, which he did. He can
now devote his time to reducing the sub scrip
tion list of the Weekly, as Republican support
is what built up that paper.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

EY' A considerable portion of the space in the
last number of Sam. Woods National Era is FILL
ed with the comic cuts to be found in most
printing Offices. They constitute heavy argu-
ments for the Greenback party, in paper that
aspires to be NATIONAL in its influence. But,
then, they are about as good as any other Green
back argument, and save writing and type-set-
tin1
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

backism, and como back to the Republican par
ty. The Democratic and Greenback coalition
in Douglas County has caused mutiny in tho
camp. John Speer 10 again editing the Tribune
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

B What about Corbusieri Why, he will be
elected, of course.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

a a JOYFUL Nevs for Boys md Girlsh
Young and Old!i A EEw IN
!.IxYvKNTTOH just patented for than,
for Home use
Fret and Scroll Saving, Turnin9
- Boring, Drilling, Grinding, Polishing.
-. Screw Cutting. Prics IS 70 go.
Send cents for 100 pagss.
KPHRAIH BROWN, Lowell. Nasa.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30
Sheriff. Sale.
STATE OF KANSAS, L..
DoxrHAS CoUxTY,
In the Disct Court Douphan Comfy state of
EveThard Bons Plaintiff
Bartholomew O'Driseoll


Eli..b.th o'Dri.eoll, jD.s..d.n..
NOTICE + hereby given that WILL on the NH dsy Of
~ November A. D. ls70 the hour cf clock D. n Of
said day At the north door Of the Court House tie CITY
Of Troy in Donphsn County State Of Kansas ssr for
sale at public auction for cash. the following eecrfbed
real 70 vita The east half ssd sosth quarter
u the southeast quarter Of section thirty 3 in
County State Of Kansas Taken the property Of Bsr
tho.omew ODrsco and Elisabeth % Dscoll and offer.
ed for sale 70 the highest bidder cash to sasfv
certain Judgment and costs Of record District
Court for 1opiPhan County in the State Of Kansas In
which Everhar Bons plaintiff, and Bartholomev
ODriscell and Elizabeth O'Drscoll were defendants
Given under hand. this 18th day of October A. D.
CHARLES BURKHALTER,
Sheriff Of Donphan County.
Oetsser 1s. ls79-5w. Prs fee St3
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

n Fosters majority for Governor of Ohio is
17,129.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

Attachment Notice.
Before T. f. Dixon Justice Of the Peace Of Washington
Township. Doniphan County. Kassaa
E.v. Sniveiy and
L. Z. Hedges
Firm name of sniveley & Hedges Piaintias-
Charles Kearney. Defendant.
NOTICE is hereby given that the 10th day Of Oc
IN tober 1879 the Aforesaid Justice Of the Peace ssne
order attachment in the above entitled for the
hundred and seventy nine dolars and forty
five cents 2s54 and that said cause viii BE- heard on
the 18th day Of November 1879 at 10 O'Clock, A. N.
Z. ". SNIvELY L. K. HEDGES.
Firm name Of Snively 4 Hedges
October 3o Iss9-3w. p. 80 Prs Zee, q.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

Sherih's Sale.
SGA1H.s sTATE Sc coS1IS KAYsAs' }ss
In the District Court for Donphan County State Of Kansas
We'll Calm Co., piaintihs
NOTICE is hereby given that will the LIST day Of
IN December A. D. 1879 at the hour Of o'clock. p n,
said day the north door Of the Court House. in the
city Troy Donphan County, State of Kanaas offer for
sale at public auction for cash. the following described
real estate to witt The east part Of the
Of section six 6 in township four ~ in range twen
tytwo 2 containing hundred and thirty u30 acres
in Donphan County, Kansas Taken as the property Of
Apheus Zimmerer and offered for sale to the highest
bidder for cash. to sasfy certain Judgment and Costs
Of record in the District Court for Donphan County,
in the State Of Kansas, in which Well Calm Co. wsr6
plaintiffs, and Alpheus Zimmerer defendant
Given under my hand this 18th day Of October, A. D.
1873.
CHARLES BURKALTER,
Sheriff Of Doniphan County Kansas.
October 20. 1s79-5w. Prs fee, go.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30
Teachers Examination.

NOTICE is hereby given that q public ,mnation 4
N applicants for Teachers Certificates will be held
my Office in Troy. on Saturday November 18TH 1873.
L. HEENEY, County Superintendent.
October 20 lS7s-3w
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-10-30

The "NEw DUCfRINK.s-Iu the Greenback
Convention, ODriscoli announced that new
plank was being inserted in the platforms East,
and Was bound to he adopted in the West. 1t
was demand for q Law prohibiting any man
from owning more than go acres Of real estate.
It 10 no new doctrine. 1t is but type Of agra
rian doctrine that has had advocates for centu-
ries, that the shiftless and improvident have
right to coniscate the savings and accumula-
tions Of the Industrious and economical Tho
Greenback party naturally attracts all such
isms, and it will eventually have saddled upon
it all the isms of its constituent parts, such -
Agrarianism, Communism, Socialism, etc.
very large proportion of the Greenback party is
made up of men who have got down in the
worid-some through no fault of theirs, but most
through mismanagement and thriftlessness, and
incapacity to shape their affairs to meet the
ups and downs of business. Insteaf of realiz-
ing the true cause OF their bad luck, they imag-
inc that it il all the fanlt Of the laws, and Of the
parties in power; and they form themselves in
to party, and raise cry for the Government
to step in and help them out. From this de-
mand it is but short step to the other one that
those who have squsndered their substance
have right to pluuder share of those who
have economical; that the mob have q right to
prey upon and pillage industry that the tramps
have a right to con6scate the farmers crops.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-07
The Work Of the Committees.

The committee on Interior Waters met
yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of a
hearing on the petition of H.. Chafee, Trus-
tee of the A. & W. Sprague Co., asking that
said company may be relieved from the con-
struction of either the fishway or locks and
canal, or both, at their dam in Augusta. A
large number of persons appeared from up
river in very earnest opposition to granting
the petition. l.. c. Cornish, Esq, of this
city, appeared for the petitioners, and +. F.
Webb, ESD. of Watervlle, for the remon-
strants. A telegram was received from Gov.
William Sprague, of Rhode Island, stating
that he was i'll and unable to be present AZ
talking the matter over, the committee voted
to report that the petitioners have leave to
withdraw without hearing, so as to leave
the matter on both sides without prejudice.
The committee on Towns gave Il hearing
on the proposition to annex Dix and other
islands to South Thomaston-T. i. Pierce,
Esq, appearing in favor, and ID. y. Mort
land. Esq. against. Quite Il number of wit
nesscs were called. The committee reported
that the petitioners have leave to withdraw.
The Judiciary committee had busy scs-
sion. 4 long discussion took place on the
proposition to abolish the law entirely max
ing towns liable for damages on highways.
1t was finally decided that a subcommittee
draft "a bill limiting the amount for which
towns shall be liable at 5000. Also, that
towns shall not be liable for damages sus-
tanned on account of ice or snow on side
walks. Voted to report bill relating to
wharvcs and landings; also bill relating to
liens on buildings.
The committee on Reform School will re-
port resolve for $1,000 for running ex-
penses of that institution. and $1,000 to provide
additional protection against fires. They
will probably decide upon resolve giving
$1,000 to the Industrial School
The committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance, rcopened the discussion on the
insurance bill Of Mr.. Fox, and voted. 6 to 8,
that il ought not 10 pass. Legislation mex
pedient on application Of citizens of Bow
doin, to organize Il fire insurance company,
as the same can be done under general law
same report on generalization of insured
property. If no further matter comes before
the committee, they will report finally on
Saturday next.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-07

dead, that he came from Montvile, and they
set him doing chores for his board.
Mrs. Elliot says that her husband left his
home about o'clock, Wednesday morning,
with his team. accompanied by young Sproul,
to go to the wood lot for load of wood. He
had been gone but a short time when a man
drove up to the door with sled, drawn by a
nice horse, looking like a stable-fed, rather
than a farmers animal. He wanted load of
wood and asked if they had any dry pine.
She told him they had some dry hard wood,
and he might wait, as her husband would
probably soon return. lie said he would fol-
low the tracks in and did so. He was man
she did not know and had a freckled face,
without beard.
Young Sproul returned shortly after noon,
and reported that the man had found them;
that Elliot had hauled load of wood to the
road and sold it to the man for Sl.50, and
then Elliot took u load and started for Ban
gor.
Mrs. Elliot says Sproul was about the
house all the afternoon and evening.
She did not know Of any money that her
husband had with him, and did not think he
could have had any to speak of, beyond what
he would get for his wood in Bangor. She
knew of nobody owing him any bill that he
might have collected in Bangor, except that
man named Kennedy owed him SO, but
she did not know that he had any intention of
getting it that Wednesday
She says she should have been more alarm
ed at his failure to return home, had il not
been for the fact that he had told her that
when he came to the city with his team, if he
two.
The terrible facts were broken AZ gently as
possible to her, but the scene when she saw
her murdered husband, was one to try the
stoutcst heart
The description given by Mr.. Colson ex-
cited suspicion of a man well known to the
police, named William Hatch, and he was
sent for. He said he went to Glenburn yes
terday, where he was cutting wood with
man named Wharton. He came home about
. L. NJ, By another road than that by Nor
rill's store. His leather mittens had blood
spccks on them, which he said was caused by
his horse bleeding at the nose. Mr.. Colson
could not identify him as the man that left
the team. After further examination, the
hold Hatch, and he was discharged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-07
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
PeltOn's Testimony Regarding the Ci.
pher kilograms.
HE HAS DESTROYED THE CIPHER
KEY

New YORK, February 6. The Potter COM
mittee resumed its session to-day. Among
those present was Pelton.
IIseock greeted him warmly, and express
ed the hope that he would be able to throw
some light upon the cipher question.
Pelton replied, 81 hope so. shall tell you
all know, and trust my testimony will be
dealt with fairly"
Pelton took the stand and testified that he
went to South Carolina and Florida lie had
correspondence, but destroyed the cipher key,
and couldn't remember the names of persons
with whom he conferred. The kilograms
sent by Weed to Havermeyer were, by his
instructions transmitted to Pelton, who de-
livered them to the democratic general COM
mttee at the Everett House, who opened the
dispatches in his absence.