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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-16

We have heard lately Of two young
girls Of good character but thoughtlcssly
foolish who came into town one after
noon from their suburban home. On
the street they were arcosted by two
young men. Instead Of rcpclling them.
the girls entered into Convcrsation with
them. and soon accepted their invitation
Ia take tea at "A prominent restaurant
After passing some time here the young
men invited the girls 20 the thcatcr with
them. and this invitation, too, was ac-
cepted. The young men went out. prom
ising 10 buy the thcaier tickets and re-
turn at once. The girls waited until
weary and then started 10 go home. But
the proprietor demanded payment for
the Euppcrs which hc had furnished.
They replied that tho young men had
invited them to tea. He responded that
the young men had told him that they
had Jeff the money with the girls. and as
the latter had none he required them 10
90 down into the kitchen and wash
dishes during the whole evening.
This was bitter thing to do. but IL the
story Toe true, a. we fear, it served them
rightly. OF course the young men were
wretched sneaks. for whom n whipping
would be too good. But such ind, H.
cacy as that Of these girls deserves 10 be
punished as theirs was. We suspect
that there j. great deal of this picking
up acquaintance in our streets, and IL
leads swiftly TO the ruin Of young men
and women alike. Parents cannot be
too careful how they train and watch
over their boys and girls.- Boston Tran
SCRIPT.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-16

The Emperor of China u allowed
three wives. the chief of whom Is the
empress. while the other two are
queens. lie has the right. under ccr-
tain restrictions, Of choosing his own
successor. When the Emperor Hein
Fung died. In 1851, lac left the throne to
his son Toung-che, who was only five
years old. The empress aud the boys.
mother. one of the two Queens, were
made co-regents. They reigncd very
successfully until 1873. when Toung. che
took the government into his own hands,
and removed then from power. In 1876
he died Of smallpox, without naming
successor. Ills wife was feeble girl.
with young baby, for whose rights
she had not tie strength Of character to
fight. She soon died, and the old en-
press and queen seized the opportunity
10 get back upon the throne. They
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

IL Mr.. Shoemaker, of tho firm of S. Dods-
worth & Co., of Leavenworth, was in town, last
week, aud claimed that We did their honse a
wrong, in our remarks concerning the office Of
State Printer. He says their house has always
kept mp prices has never offered blanks that
could be printed in the County, unless asked for
prices by County officers ; aud has discouraged
competition for work that County printing Of
fees could do We have never seen one of their
offers; but in several instances, We have had to
do work ut no profit, because, We were told,
Dodsworth g. Co. had proposed to do it as low.
Whether such was the fact, or the statement
was made for the purpose of getting low prices,
We cannot say; but we hardly think County
officers would resort to such tricks. We did not
wish to do Dodsworth & Co. any injustice; but
more than dozen papers in the State copied
our article, and added that their experience was
the same. One thing is certain au Office that
gets the blank work for ten to twenty Counties,
can afford to do it at prices that would ruin
country Offices. We give Dodsworth g. Co. the
benefit Of their statement, that they do not So
lict in competition with country offices and
that they strive to keep up fair prices. 1t may
be that County officers have confounded Dods-
worth & Co. with some other establishment that
has been drumming for work, and cutting on
prices.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06
Ps.n Ia. My.sery.

Jan. le.-For many years Leon Lewis. of Penn
Yam, was story writer for the Yer YORK. Lei1er and
other periodicals. His wife, Harriet Lewis was also
q popular story writer. They acquired considerable
property IN Penn Ian, and took rank in social life.
Their home was one Of the finest in the place year
or 30 ago Mrs Lewis died. and some months later
Leon Lewis announced that he intended to begin the
publication Of q periodical in Penn Yam, modelled
after Robert Bonners Eee York LEDGER He got a
large subscription, and the week before Christmas
The Mystery appeared. Believing that his wife WAS
still with him in the spirit and was interested in the
enterprise as much as though abe vas living, Lewis
announced his dead wife as hie co-editor and put-
Usher. The initial number of TIE Nystey contained
the opening chapter of story purporting to have
been written by Harriet Lewis Icons introductory
editorial article was feeling culogy of his late wife
Ii declared that she in constant spiritual COM
panionshlp with him. and that the blessed hope Of
eventually enfolding her in his arms in heaven was
all that reconciled him to her death.
Only one nuwber of the Nystery was printed. Miss
Julia Wheelock. niece Of Harriet Lewis, had
become n special favorite of Leon Lewis. On the
Monday previous to Christmas, Lewis and Miss
Wheelock started from Penn Yam with the under
standing among their friends that they were going to
Rochester to do some Christmas shoppiny But the
baggage masters checked nine trunks for them, and
since their departure they have not been in Penn
Yam,
1t has out that Lewis and his sixteen old
companion arrived in New York on the day previous
to the sailing Of the steamship Scytha and that they
took passage for Europe. Lewis owed $4,000 in
Penn Yam. He leaves a property estimated to be
worth so0oo. This is library and the Aystery
establishment. His real estate is morfgaged for
more than its worth. 1t is said that he collected
about go 900 in subscriptions of the Mystery-Ne,s
York .Sua.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06
state Historical Society.

The annual meeting Of the State Historical Society
was held In the Senate Chamber last evening.
The President, John A. Martini was in the chair
with +. u. Adams Secretary.
The Secretary made q very lengthy report which
on motion he was directed to send to the Governor
with request that it be submitted to the Lesisla
ture.
new constitution, which had previously been
prepared by the Board of Directors was submitted
and adopted with some amendments. 1t provides
for a Board Of Directors to consist of 36 members
whose names appear below. These gentlemen are
requested 70 meet in the of the State Historic
al Society m. tomorrow, for the purpose Of
ganizing, eecting officers, etc.
The Board of Directors is as follows: s. A. King
man, c. Robinson, ID. r. Anthony. c. X. Holiday,
J. C. Hebbard, ID. w. Wilder, G. A. Crawford, J. A.
Martin Sol. Miller, E. n Morrill,, Jacob Stotler +.
p Baker, +. G. Adams, j. p. st. John, John Francis,
A. H. Horton, p. l. Bonebrake, 7. ID. Thacher, b. +.
Simpson, J. +. Legate, John Speer, s. n. Wood, n.
w. Reynolds j. L. Mcdowell J. NJ Harvey, p b.
Plumb, j. j. Ingalls,, w. A. Phillips. d. r. Smith,
Charles w. LeOnhart, ID. E. Ballard, W. w. Guthrie,
George Graham, James Blood, A. G. Barrett, Robt.
Crozier.-Topeka Commonwealth.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

Az ATTEMPT TO SCALP THE NEwsPAPERs.-It is
said that the commission for cotifyng the laws of
Kansas manifests disposition to scalp the newspa-
pers Of the State by cutting off all legal advertising
where it is possible, by hook crook, to change le-
gal proceedings SO to give the lawyers the fees
now given to the newspapers. The State cannot af.
ford to suffer this injustice to be done class who
do the State more good than all others combined.
The change will not result in lessenng the aggregate
costs in civil and criminal procedure nor is it cacu-
lated to do SO. The sole object is to benefit the
pockets Of the lawyers at the expense of the publish
ers--kdnsds City Journal, 2Sh.
As the lawyers in the Legislature seem to think
they know good deal more about the necessary
cost of publishing papers than the publishers them
selves do, the printers in that body had better
dertake to fix legal fees without needing the advice
of any lawyer on the subject. There are plenty of
men at the bottom of the legal ladder, yet
1t, who would no doubt take at q fourth or q
tenth Of the rates charged by lawyers in good prac
tice. If the ragtag and bobta Of the printing busi
ness are to be quoted authority for advertising
rates, then let the irresponsible and incompetent
dead beats of the legal profession set the fees that
lawyers are to charge for their services. What is
sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander We
hope the newspaper men in the Legislature will in
sist on rates that work both ways.-Emporia Ne,cs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

~ Events tend to substantiate the charge made
during the campaign, that the nomination of ST.
John was the result of bargain between him and
Anthony by which the latter's interests were to be
protected The first batch of Gov. st. Johns ap-
pOintments included Martindale, Anthonys right
bower for Director of the Penitentiary and Fanlk-
ner, one of Anthonys snpes, and Sharpe. one of his
chrome followers, for Trustees of State Institutions
The Governor will have to appoint some of his own
friends occasionally, if he doesn't want to get left
Troy Chief
The Chief is unjust, we presume not Intentionally
but thoIghtlessiy The appointments referred to
was not in session. and therefore their could
not be sent to that body 1t the duty of Colonel
st. John, when he became Governor and the Senate
was in session, to send their names in. He found
them IN office, and had no power to remove them
cept for cause, and know of complaint against
any of them. If he had not sent their names to the
Senate, we presume that he would be liable to inl-
peachment. Public men have enough to bear, with
out imputng bad motives to them in a case where
they have no discretion.-Topeka Commonwealth.
We are no lawyer, as the editor of the Com
monrealh is, and therefore do not feel disposed
to dispute these points. But the above sounds
rather thin. If Gov. Anthony's term expired
before he could make appointments, all appoint
ments that he intended making, died with the
expiration of his authority. All such appoi mt
ments, before they can take effect, must he con-
frmed by the Senate. If there was no Senate
until after Anthony lost his power to appoint,
his successor is not bound to do what he would
have done, had he the authority To say that
Gov. st. John would be subject to impeachment
for refusing to appoint certain men ia Office
whom Gov. Anthony would have appointed, had
he not lost his grip too soon, will not work.
Give US a better reason, Mr.. CommonneIli
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

e new paper has been started at Louis
willie, called the Pottawatomie County Herald
1t says it believes in Republican principles, and
in the Republican party, but That bat tells
the rest. 1t is opposed to rings and corrupt men
running the party. This means that it has
grievance, sore head, and a means of relief,
proposes to do what it can to divide and defeat
the party in that County. The Republicans of
Pottawatomie should give it q wide berth, and
let it 60 on with its bxttag until it butts its head
off, and finds itself fiat on its butt
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

~ What makes it wrong for the Kansas City
Times, Democratic paper of Missouri, to mix
in Kansas affairs, and oppose the re lection Of
Ingalls,, and right for the st. Joseph Gasette, a
Democratic paper Of Missouri, to mix in the
same matter, and advocate the re- election of
Ingallsf We hear lots of dsnunciation of the
one, but not a word against the other. Aud
what gives the st. Joseph Herald aud the Kan
sas City Journal Of Commerce, Republican papers
of Missouri, a better right to interfere in Kan
sas politics than the tho Democratic papers of
the same ciiiesi The above is intended for
couupdIum,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

.F> The Governor of Connecticut in a recent com
municaton to its Legislature recommends a new ad-
iustment of the cost-bills in legal proceedings "Le
them," says he, "be fixed in some way SO that the
costs shall become spur to diligence and not pre-
MUM to delay The Albany Lar Journal in ex
pressing the hope that our own lawmakers will take
lesson and heart of the recommendation oits, how
ever, to devise a plan of amelioration. This omis
sion the World will supply by suggesting that if nm
answer be not timely filed, the defendant who delays
it shall not have any COSTS when he ultimately
prevails; neither if he adiourns any proceeding
in the suit Also, that for suits tried within six
months after their commencement the costs shall be
left now. but that they shall diminish according
to lapses of time and delays in hearing. Also, that
any plaintiff who is not ready when his antagonist is
Worh.
As the lawyers of Kansas are constantly trying to
cut down printers fees, suppose the printers ask the
legislature to interfere in relation to lawyers fees
Comm moureolih.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

GUTHRIE.-If the Chiefs pen-pictures of this
shyster were submitted to a vote of the people
of Atehison County to-day, there is no doubt
that they would be approved almost unanimous
ly. He has been "paying his debts" again, much
to the disgust of Atchison. His own ambition
and his own revenges outweigh in Importance
the interests and wishes of the people whom he
represents. However people in other Counties
may have regarded the re election of Senator
Ingalls,, there is not the slightest doubt that he
was the choice of an immense majority of the
people of Atchison County, who elected Guth
rie to the Legislature. But when Guthrie
was a candidate for Congress, Ingalls, refused
to use his personal and official influence in
his favor, in opposition to every other can
didate. Thereby debt created, which
Guthrie, in obedience to his well known princi-
pie, felt in honor bound to pay. Had he not
tried to defeat the Republican ticket in Doni-
phan County, because the payment of his debts
made it necessary What did he care for the
wishes of the people of Atchison County, when
they stood in the way of the payment of his
debts! In the Senatorial contest, he voted
steadily against Ingalls,. public meeting was
held in Atchison, which instructed him, de-
nounced him, and sent a crowd over to Topeka
to bulldoze him. hut he would not vote for
Ingalls,. At the last, he did vote for Judge Hor-
ton, another Atcbison msu. Soon after Iugalls'
first election, Guthrie denounced him for at.
tempting to make Horton United States District
Judge, and sent Infamous charges against Hor-
ton to Washington, to be used to defeat his con-
frmation, if appointed. Then, we presume, he
WAS paving debts that he owed Horton but
now he was indebted to Ingalls,, and must dis
charge that liability. Ingalls, he wouldn't vote
for, and all Atchison couldn't compel him to.
We suppose Atchison will rally to his support,
when he runs for Congress again, next year.
The Chief may occasionally be mistaken in
man, and speak well of him, before fully under
standing him. But when it deliberately puts
man record as fraud, a ekuuk, and thor
oughly bogus, the brand will stick, in nine cases
out of ten.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06
Indiana's fistorian-Dealh Of Hon. John
ID. Dillon, of Old Age.

INDIANAfOLIs, JahuAfy q.
After brief illness, John b. Dillon, Indiana'l
historian died tonight of old age His early history
is unknown to his most intimate friends and i,
is not known where he was born. 1t is thought he
cinnat from the East an dworked at the case Eight
years later he went to Logansport and started the
first paper in that part Of the State, the Wabash
Ieicg'uph. The Legislature elected him State Lii
braran, and in 1913 and 1916 he was first Secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture OF recent years
he went to Washington, where he was Librarian to
the Senate. Since then he has lived hermits life,
ut most, in an upper room in a business block. In
1850 he published history of Indiana. and in 1858
corrected and extended edition appeared. He left
tiers connected with colonial and Indian history lie
possessed much information, and authority on
all such questions.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

II At the beginning of this year, VIC remark
ed that if it were left to us to choose the United
States Senators soon to be elected, we would
choose Pomeroy for Kansas, Logan for Illinois,
Carpenter for Wisconsin, CoDkling for New
York, and Cameron for Pennsylvania. The elec-
tions are over, and every man we suggested has
been chosen, except Pomeroy. Even that failure
is compensated for by the fact that Christiancy,
of Michigan, has been appointed Minister to
Peru, and that Zach. Chandler will be elected in
his place; and by the further fact that Gen.
Hawley, . double-extra purifier, who did SO
much to defeat the nomination Of Blaine for
President has been defeated in Connecticut
The epidemic of Reform" that swept over the
country within the last six years, resulted in
retiring the old Republican warriors, and re-
placed them with set of men who were too nice
to amount to q hill of beans. The result is, that
the Republican party has been almost swamPed; !;
but it is in fair way to recover lost ground, BY
calling it's men TO the front once more.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06
C.riesities Of Ate hiso. Politics.

The mysteries of Atchison politics are past
finding ont. You find them one year emitting Q
mans throat, aud the next year emitting the
throats of all who refuse to support that man.
In 1861, Atcbson and Brown Counties CON-
posed one Senatorial District, electing two Sem
ators. Both Offices were vacant, and were to be
| filled at the election of that year. John J. In
gals was one Of the Republican candidates, and
was beaten in Atchison County by large ma
jority; and had it not been for the larger ma
jority that he received in Brown, he would have
been defeated. He was accused of the crime Of
being friend to N. J. Parrott, who was not
current in Atchsou, and of having once been q
resident of the town Of Sumner rival of Atch-
ison.
Six years ago, Samuel C. Pomeroy was the
Atchison candidate for Senator. Almost the en-
tire male population of Atchison, Republicans
and Democrats, went to Topeka to work for him
and then the women Of Atchisou got up an i'm.
mense petition in his hehslf But in spite Of
them, Ingalls,, the man whom they had formerly
repudiated, was elected over Pomeroy.
In course of time, another Senatorial election
came around. The Democrats Of Atchison made
o determined fight against ingalls,, and swore
they would defeat him, If possible, If Atchison
never had another Senator. They elected one
member of the Legislature towards it. But
when the crisis came, aud Ingalls, case became
desperate, We find mass meeting being held in
Atchison, in which Democratic leaders took an
active part, for the purpose of bringing press
ure to bear in favor of Ingalls,, and denouncing
an Atchison member for not voting for him.
Pomeroy, whose defeat they had mourned SO
deeply, was totally neglected by them, although
he was working for the election of an Atchison
man against Ingalls,.
The Republican opponents of ingalls, in Atch-
ison controlled the last County Convention, and
nominated candidate for the Legislature,
known to be opposed to him. just before the
meeting Of the Legislature, Ingalls, had this man
appointed Postmaster; but he Indignantly refns-
ed the Office, saying that be conld not be got out
of the way in that Manner but was going to the
Legislature, where he meant to have a voice in
the election of a Senator. He went, and did
have voice; but he voted for Ingalls, every
time, and it is now said that his appointment as
Postmaster is a fixed fact.
The Democrat who was elected from Atchison
County, pledged by his party to oppose Ingalls,,
voted for him; and the Democrats who nomi-
mated and pledged him, held public meeting,
and said, "Well done, thou good and faithful
servant" because he went back on the pledges
that they required him to make.
What freak Atchison will take, six years from
now, who can tell
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

| Cav Robinson is severely denounced for vot-
ing fur Ingalls,. 1t is said that he was in the
cancns thst nominated Judge Horton. and turned
spy aud traitor. rersuadng another member of
| the cancus TO go It'll him. II he did so, he is
eensurab:e; but to his voting for Ingalls,,
there is another way Of looking at it. Gov. Rob
inson is u member Of the Grernback phrty. He
may regard Ingalls, as no more Objectionable on
| that ground than the Republican selected by
the caucus, which ieft him at liberty To vote for
which one he chose, or for neither. to be gov
crned by other considerations. 1t was not his
fight and he was at liberty to use his own pleas
urc in the matter. His voting for Ingalls, shows.
at lea,f, that ngrasitudc is not one of his sins.
There is past, which is perhaps more vivid to
Gov. Robinson than to almost any other public
man in Kansas. Seventeen years ago, when
Robinson was Governor of Kansas, a deep laid
plot WAS concocted TO ruin and disgrace him.
His real crime WIS, that he was independent,
and insisferi npon rnnning the office TO which
the people had elected him. Jim Laue wanted
man who was his puppes, and whom lie could
control, 50 that lie could have the State Govern
ment as well as the Federal patronage at his ab-
solnfe command Robinson was not his man,
and ii was determined To get rid Of him. Some
Of the State officers had committed a blunder or
a crime, which offered ground for impeachment
Robinson had part in it, but it was deter
mined to implicats him. Articles of impeach-
ment were passed by the House, under the lead
ership of Lane. private secretary, Sidney Clarke,
present leader of the anti ingalls, party in the
Legislature, who had been forced into seat in
the House TO which he was not elected. 1t then
devolved upon the Sc nate to try the case. After
forcing ont two or three Senators upon technical
quibbles, and filling their places with tools of
Lane, the Senate was so nearly equally divided,
that single vote might have turned the scale.
John j. Ingalls, member of the Senate.
They failed to connect the Governor with the
crime but notwithstanding this, they would
have voted him guilty, had not the one half of
the Senate, and the half con tanning nearly all
the brains, stood like rock for his rights. The
other State officers convicted aud disgraced
but the Governor was acquitted. He was in
debted for this to the frmness and ability Of
Ingalls aud the Senators who acted with him.
We say, then, that in q contest in which he had
no party interest, it is to Gov. Robnson's credit
that he remembered past favors, and stood by
one who had stood by him, and who, like him,
was being fought to the bitter end.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-02-06

Mr.. STEwARr's RENAINs.-Additonnl information
has been received from persons who had lately
Mrs Stewart corroborative of the statement that Mrs
past days that the body Of her husband had been
delivered to Judge Hilton, after the payment Of s50-
900, through firm Of New York lawyers; that the
mains placed by Hilton in a secure vault, there to
await their final movement to the Garden City crypt.
The ceremony attending the recent brilliant marriage
of Mrs. Stewards favorite niece would never have
been thought of if MIS- Stewards husband still
in the hands of the vandals. So far can be
tanned, Hilton does not deny that the body is found