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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29
Worse and worse.

The Democratic press, having announced that
almos; eve-y Republiran statesman had declared
for Hancock, have now undertaken to show that
all the Union Generals are for him. Their list is
lengthy and instructive. We may observe that
the way the length is arrived at 10y repeating the
names of officers several times; and the instruct
i've part is. that most of the Generals are so IA
nous that their Christian names even are un-
known, and are supplied by dash-probably on
the same principle that most Of them sign their
names with n cross. 1t reads something like
this:
Geo. B. Mcclellan, John VI. Palmer Thomas
Ewing, Charles W. Blair, Fitz John Porter, John
ii. Palmer, A. V. Rice, - MeQuade, James b.
steedman, George b. Mcclellan, - Pearson,
Patrick III. Jones, - Pillars, John N. Palmer,
= Muilaly, Kirby Smith, (Rebel), - Leib,
Woodward, Durbin Ward, John NJ. Palmer,
-Grindley, Patrick H. Jones, Hoffman,
Butterfield, John NJ Palmer, Patrick II. Jones,
-ondertlonk, Geo. W. Morgan, John NJ. Palmer,
Patrick ii. Jones.
But they have left out some of the most i'm
portant Generals For instance, Joseph E. John
ston, G. T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, J. b.
Hood, n. b. Forest, jefferson Davis, Jubal Early,
Sterling Price, - o'Shaughnessey, - Nc
Grath, OHooligan, - Mulkey, - Squig-
gleby, and many others.
II matters not that some Of these men be dead,
and Others never had an cxistenee-they are all
for Hancock, just the same. Tom Browne, whose
name is in the Democratic list, has Just been
nominated by the Republicans Of his District in
Indiana for Congress, and is one of the best Re-
Publicans in the State. Many others in the list
are just as earnest Republicans, and most of the
Others either have been Democrats all lives,
or were merely officers of State militia. They
have omitted the names of L. S. Grant, John A.
Logan, W. I. Sherman, Judson Fitzpatrick, Stew
art l.. Woodford, James A. Garfield, Philip II.
Sheridan, A. Z. Burnside, Daniel Z. Siekles, John
Pope, and scores of others, from their list but
they will all appear in due time, when the ''boom,
needs strengthening.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

70 Things are not as harmonious between the
Democrats and Greenbaekers they used to be-
In Maine, the fusion for Presidential Electors
has failed; and in Indiana, the Democrats have
refused to endorse the fraud, De La Matyr, for
Congress in the indianapolis District, but have
nominated candidate of their own. This, in
tnrn, will lose many Greenbaek votes to the
Democratic candidate for Governor
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

~ The fact that all the Counties which are
eleeting delegates to the State Convention in
advance of the time fixed by the call of the Com
mittee, are electing st. John delegates, shows
that they had the thing fixed up, and are taking
snap Judgment, fearing to risk their chances at
time when it is generally understood that del
egates are to he chosen.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29
Road Notice.
THE STAT STATE ?, e. ss1,4I KASsAs' 3ss

The pasnn.s snAra e co1s4r' aHs' ss
OfFIcK or CoUxII CLkKx Z
TEor. July IL 15so.
NOTICE Is hereby given that petition presented
IN the Board al Commissioners Of Doniphan County,
KansA thrr meeting the h day ef July 1sso asking
thai rad be sasbo At tie following poinss 10 wit:
Beginning n punt eighty go ru<is nnrth of thu souh-
Of the nsfh xef quarter of section twenty
ts township ~ Of r.r nnrfeen nsl In said coan-
ty and running fkepce noFth the quarter section line
thr-efonrfbs al Of mir TO fie ssfkeasf Of the
south quarter Of section fuesfy kree C in township
) Of rsngr nineteen n9 20 inerse the odd State rad
fu Iowa Point White C1psA This rod h asked to be
located Place Of pfisn Of the "a At- rusd which has
b-en wA.hsd into the Missouri River.
wherenpon the said Boani Of County Comai-xeDen sp-
pointed the foe~ing named per.onA VIZ: Pal Kelley FL
Craig and A. J. Sinclair ~ vievus With t.sfrucfias 70
ef at the place Of beginning Friday the 18th day u
yaly lso and proce<d view .Aid rod give an parties
hearing zz dne report IN saa BarA sf their
skzn BE- he,d On the 5th day q July, ie<4
BY order Of the Board Of County Ca.mi..iasns
Attest: ID. W. NOkSE.
July Is fsD-sv. County Clerk
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

70 The Democracy having claimed that Gen
Hancock was descendant of John Hancock, of
Independence fame, it is shown that John Han
cock had but two children, who both died young
the boy at the age of II years, Yes, but Gen.
Hancock is grandson of that boy, if he had
grown to be n man
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

NEWSPAPER ENTERPRIsE.-Age doesn't dull
he energies of newspaper. The Cincinnati
cazefte, the oldest paper in the West, has struck
i streak of enterprise which promises to put it
Jar ahead of any of its contemporaries. 1t
las recently had telegraph line stretched
rom Washington to Cincinnati, for it own ex-
.lasive use, in receiving news-a luxury INDUCED
Pn by but one other newspaper in the United
States. 1t has also just inaugurated a two-eent
ssue of its daily, containing all the general and
socal news of any consequence, thus placing it
within the reach of all. We enthusiastic Blaine
men out this way sometimes think the Gazette is
unjust in its opposition to our fayorite, but on
General principles it is soundly Republican,
hrough and through.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

II Those Pottawatomic County editors are n
bad set. If they keep ON, they will soon be no
better than preachers. Some time ago, Clariy,
of Wamego, was accused of attempting to com
nit rape; and now it is reported that Evans,
of the Louisville Reporter, has seduceti his own
daughter
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

I51 Prominent Republicans throughout the
country are becoming tired ef the cheeky Demo-
cratic dodge TO help along the Hancock boom,
by announcing that they have declared for him,
and are publishing cards denying the sIander
But, thank the Lord, John W. Fomcy, Gen.
Pearson, Potter Palmer, /. $. Kalloch, and Pat
rick H. Jones, have not denied it. They still re-
main firm
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

n Testimonials to Hop Bitters and st. Jacobs
Oil, and endorsements of Gen. Hancock, are 80
mixed together in the Lawrence Standard, that it
is sometimes difficult to distinguish them apart.
They all look alike, and read very much alike.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

~ The Northern IRdidnidH, of Warsaw, Reub.
Williams paper, has put on handsome new
dress of type. The IEdidRidh has always been
one of our favoritc exchanges. Northern Indiana
Hoosiers who are 80 thickly scattered all over
the West, will find the IRdiaRian their best medi-
UNI for obtaining all the home news
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

~ The Democrats recently tore down and de-
stroyed an American flag, at Albany, Mo. The
Democratic papers are trying to prove that the
wind did it. 1t amounts to about the same thing.
The Democratic campaign, thus far, has been all
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

~ The Atchison Globe is in bad state of
health over the way in which Cy. Leland runs
Doniphan County. Just how il concerns the
Globe who runs this County, OF whether it is run
at all, may not be clear to the ordinary observer;
but there is hardly room for doubt that the
Globe loses a large amount both of money and
sleep by the way in which Doniphan County is
RIM.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

20 The Democrats, having nominated Gen.
Hancock for President, have followed it up, in
Missouri, by nominating Gen. Thomas T. Crit
tenden, another Union officer, for Governor.
These Democrats, before the campaign is over,
will be claiming that they were the Union party
during the war, and that the Republicans were
the Rebels. But there is one fact that speaks
more than all such little lodges. The Solid South
ALWAYS rallies around their nominees
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

II If the election could be held and completed
early in the morning, the Democrats would be
successful Everybody has strong Hancock
feeling when he first gets up in the morning, but
it soon wears off.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

~ That man, X. W. 7. Muse, must either be
fellow Of appalling cheek, or Southwestern
Kansas is lainentably destitute of timber fit for
office. -Four years ago, Muse Presidential
Elector; this year he is again candidate for
Elector, and was an alternate delegate TO Chi
cago; and now we see that he is likely to lie
nominated from the State Senate for his Dis
trict. But if he wants everything, and the peo-
pie are willing he shall have it, just consider
that are not complaining.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

II There is a great demand throughout the
country for n change in the Administration of
the Government. But the demand all comes from
the Democratic party. Lotsof other people would
do the same thing, in their place.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

n 1t is announced that L. J. Perry has pur-
chased the Office of the faola Reps5lican, for
8, 500 cash. This ends the thirty years war he
tween Perry and the Rice family
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

The H,raLd, Detroit, Mich, says of Warmers Safe
Liver and Kidney Cure: '.Its efficacy in kidney,
liver. and urinary diseases is fully acknowledged
that it is not worth the questioning. Bona de testi
monias from wellknown citizens in public and pm
vate life evdences strong enough to convince
the most stubborn dOubter." 6may3m.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

20 Hancock will die before the Presidential
election. Forney has been hired to write his BIZ
ograPhy. Forney has never in his life written
the biography of man who didn't die soon
after.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

II The Leavenworth Times is out in new
dress, through and through. II now looks more
like metropolitan paper than any daily in the
West. The more they kill Anthony, the more
the Times booms
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

II The Kansas Greenbaekers met at Topeka,
the other day, and nominated State ticket.
Greenbackers, What new-fangled party is that 2
We don't remember of ever hearing of such .
marty before
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

~ We were ON the point of scratching the
Topeka Commonredlih from exchange list,
when we came upon an article in the paper rela-
tive to Sara Bernhardt, and onr scratcher was
arrested. But it was a narrow escape
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

,7 The heavens and earth are full of signs
and omens pointing to the election of Hancock,
and the Democratic papers are discovering them.
1t is discovered that the man with y in his name
is always successful, (sieh names Clinton,
Fremont, and Mcclellan, don't eount); and il is
found that by taking all the letters according
to their position in the alphabet the letters
forming Hancock's name represent given num-
Der of Electoral votes, and those in Gartield's
name, smaller number, and that the two SIMS
make the exact number of the electoral college.
About the only sign that will fail, in Hancock's
ease, will be the tally-sheets at the November
election.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

JOINED TO HIS IDoIs.-We see, by the Beloit
papers, that o'Driscoll is cavorting around in
hat County, making Greenback speeches, and
|tirring things mp generally. o'Driscolps friends
lid hope that when he stuck his stake in new
blace, he would forswear politics. get down
|trictiy to business, and retrieve his fortunes.
But it was q vain hope. He will 60 on wasting
is time and opportunities, as heretofore.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

THE BooN.-The Hancock boom still contin-
les, and is assuming proportions to alarm the
republicans. The way they are focking to
Hancock makes it look as if there would be no.
'ody left to vote for Garfield in November. A
|eg list is announced, this week. 1t embraces
1e names of John W. Forney, General Pearson,
fotter Palmer, /. S. Kalloch, and Patrick H.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

II Cronin and Pelton, Tilden's principal tools
in trying to steal the vote of Oregon, are both
dead, while Tildcn still ekes a miserable exist
ence
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

y Immediately after John A. Anderson's ne
nomination, he went to the mountains, to conceal
his emotion.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a Notice.

E.t.te Of Phno W. Fs.ter Dere.ssd
Ay the nah d.y Of July lsu the u.ierzixnsd ap
~ pointed BY the Pruhst> Court II Dsniphzn County
Ksnsa- Admnistr.fTx of the E<s<e q Phis W. Foster
eocassd ss u ssd Comfy An peoss iDdebted to nd
E<fafe vii make inms,fe psyuezf - the undcrzigped
and ths-e having elAns ag..st e Ezt<t VIII present tho
sane - r-quirsd BY 1sw
Truy, KansAA, July "a ieee
July IS isso-sw Prs fee q
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

~ The reason why Hancock wears corsets, is
bat his friends may hoop him up.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29


Herbert Campbell, the temperance-tramp, has
recently narrowly escaped martyr,lom for right
eonsness sake. His home is in Blue Rapids an
ultra temperance town. Therc is n druggist
named Coulter in the town, who doesn't train
with the elect, and few of the citizens,
who have nothing else to do, spend their time in
setting traps and keeping up an espionage upon
him, to detect him selling liquor. few days
since, they thought they had the ''dead wood"
on him, and he was hauled up. 4 lawyer of the
place was prosecuting, and doubtless was show
ing up Coulter to be murderer, robber, outlaw,
and all that sort of thing while Campbell was
encouraging the prosecution with his smiles, and
prepared to gloat over the victim of the trap he
had assisted in setting. Suddenly Coulter gath
cred chair, and went for the happy couple, first
telling the lawyer to the floor, then sending
Campbeell to eOunsole him. The interference of
others probably prevented the census roll of
Marshall County from being reduced to the Num-
ber of two. As it was, Campbell and the lawyer
found it necessary TO rpOse for a few days in
bed. A correspondent of the Atchison Champion
says that the assault was made without the
slightest provOeation on the part Of Campbell or
the lawyer That may 20 down with some peo-
pie, hut il is too thin for general consumption.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-09
Deinrne.,e ms an Insane Author.

On Tuesday In the Dejarnette trial, ac-
cordIng to the Dsnville Neus, Mr. II. g.
Chiicot testified as follows for the defence ::
al have had experience as a railroad
agent. When Dcjarnette came to Brown
Summit he knew nothing about freight mat
ters; was only q good telegraph-operator
gave bin his first instruction in filling out
! freight.bills. Last winter / went TO the
deT0t. Deiarnette was engaged in writing.
| He said he was wIitin0 book. | think he
called II romance, and be asked me TO cor
rect it and prepare 1t for the press for
him. He gave me some pages OF 1t 10 read.
/ couldn't get at the sense OF what he had
written; | couldn't see any meaning in il.
I looked at it for some minutes and laid it
down. That was the first time ever saw
anything wrong in him. had thought he
was a boy of more than ordinary intelli-
gence. | couldn't discover the subject he
was writing on in the book | spoke Of. He
seemed 10 be interested in ii, and wrote TO
the Harper brothers about publishing it. |
saw the letter they wrote back declining to
publish it. Afterwards | saw him and he
told me he had invented wardrobe he
wanted TO get patented. He showed and
explained it TO me. | recollect how it
was made; he bad taken piece OF red
flannel, sewed the ends together, and a
small piece OF timber about the size Of a
mans thumb was put in the bottom, and
one in the top Of the flannel, by which 1t
could be hung on two nails. His man
ner In describing this indicated interest,
and he seemed to think it would pay some
thing considerable when he got the patent OF
it, Other acts attracted my attention. One
was an invention to shut off fhe circuit Of
the telegraph battery. He attempted an
explanation Of this, showing a piece OF
timber with hole in it 10 put riyet; and
he went on somehow didn't UNDER
stand how-to tell me how it would work.
could see how he expected il to work.
Nothing ever came OF it that ! know OF.
He attempted TO invent something about
an invention to procure perpetual motion,
but nothing ever came OF il. / saw change
in him. He seemed much more melancholy
and sad, and showed a sleepless disposition
and desired to be alone. l noticed this lat.
ter change some time during last winter.
He was very talkalive when ! first knew
him. Last winter he was talkative at times,
snd then moody, except to those with whom
he was intimate. His mental condition at
times indicated depressed feeling. thought
there was something wrong about bis mind;
which opinion was formed before the shoot
ing in Danvile. had spoken OF IT, in
fact, before this, but ] don't rec0llect TO
have expressed any positive opinion. Seve-
raj others noticed the same thing"
Several other witnesses testified as TO De-
iarnette's melancholy moods, disconnected
conversations, and mania for inventions,
and also as to traces OF insanity in his
family.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

FIRE LAST NIGHT AT AISsrIE's CARRIAGE
MASuPAcToRY.-Last night about balf.past
10 O'Clock one OF the hostlers at Walkers
stable, on Tenth street between Main and
Cary streets, discovered ire dropping down
from the floor OF G.. A. Ainslie a. Sons
blacksmith-shoD into the stable below.
There Is a "jlg saw" in the blacksmith
shop over the place where the fire was seen,
and II is supposed that 1t was caused by the
box OF the saw getting 0yerbeated while
the machinery was at work In the eve
ming, setting fire TO the woodwork. The
flooring is double and OF thick oak, and the
fire bad burned small hole through both
floors before IL was discovered. The Tenth
Street Hose Company was notified and went
in and put out the fire with plug stream
before any damage was done. No alarm
was sounded. Had 1t been at a late hour
the fire would probably have been more Sc
rious, though as 1t is It seems 10 be trinlng.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-09

PARDoNs SOUGHT AND REFUsED.-The
Governor has refused pardons to The fol-
lowing parties: Daniel Strother, convicted
in the County Court OF Warren December,
1879, for horse-steaIng, sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary; Frank Barnes
(colored), convicted July, 1878, by the Coun-
ty Court OF Lunenburg for burglary, SEN
fenced to five years in the penitentiary ;
Charles Bowen, convicted June, 1880, by
the Hastings Court OF Richmond for as
sault and battery. sentenced 10 six months
in Jail and TO pay fine OF $50; Curtis
Banks (coIored), convicted June, 1876, by
the County Court Of Elizabeth City, for
felony, sentenced to fifteen years in the
penilentary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-09

second ballot was taken NJ O'Clock. result
ing as follows: Ramsdeli, 1S; Maddox. ~;
scattering, 3. Ramsdel was declared nom
mated.
A motion 10 make the nomination unani
nous failed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Quite number OF prominent Republi.
cans and Rsadiusters Of the district were
In attendance upon the Convention as spec
tators. and seemed deeply interested in the
proceedings Of The meeting. n. II. Dyson,
Second Auditor OF the STATE; w. ii. Les
ter, and eX-Justice Harris, occupied seats
just in rear OF the Walker delegates. Lewis
Lindsay, OF custom-house fame; Martin
Archer Harris, a colored statesman from
Manchester; Judge Gregory, newiy-sIected
Rfkdjuster judge OF Chesterfield; A. L..
Sydnor, OF the same county I; George Nor.
bic, bfother-iD-law to Delegate Maddox; !;
w. c. RoaDe, colored lawyer of this city !;
Arthur A. SpiiZer, chairman Of the Repub-
ican State Committee; Thomas Atkins,
Register in Bankruptcy; w. +. GiddiDgs,
Rev. w. III. Brown, and other lesser lights
in the Republican and Readiuster ranks,
were allowed seats on the floor with the
delegates.
The election OF X. p Paul as temporary
chairman OF the Convention caused dissatis.
faction among the Walker delegates, but
they could not change the result.
There were only four white delegates In the
Convention Samuel F. Maddox, OF Cbes-
terfeld; j. w. Southward, OF Henrico; DR..
r. G.. Sterling, Of Richmond; and Julian
Chisholm, OF Henrico.