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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12
SOUTHERN COLORADO.
items o. lntseest from he Southern Boz.
dee Of the Centennial State.

items % latseest from he Southern Boz
der Of the Centennial State.
TRINIDAD. Col, August 2. 1880.
The wool season il now fairly upon
Us, and daily large consignments are
being shipped east. The largest clip
of the season, and for which the high
est price, so far, has been paid. was
disposed Of last week, by Mr.. Ed.
West, Of this county. Mr.. West has
$50 sheep. The aggregate Of wool
was 80 Gao pounds, for which he re-
ceived g cents per pound. or q total
sum Of Sill ,072.7a. The average weight
Of the fleeces was s. pounds-a very
fair average. Besides the above he
sheared i6 Merino bucks, the fleece Of
one of which weighed ses pounds; ;
five others weighed b each, aud the
lightest one of the number tipped the
scales ut % pounds. What do you
think Of that for q sample Of one Of
Las Animas county's industries:
In 1850 the population ef Trinidad
was So; at the close Of the census
enumeration this year II was 9 -
ranking the tenth town in Colorado.
Thus in ten years it has quadrupled
its population, while In wealth it has
increased almost ten fold.
On Friday night last = fatal stabbing
affray took place in Otero, just across
the State line in New Mexico. The
parties TO the quarrel were DIR.
Washington and W. v. Dalton, aud
the latter vas the victim. Both stand
well In the community. The Doctor
gave himself up, claiming that the
stabbing was done in self-defense.
The biggest flood experienced here
for six or seven years came down Sat-
urday last from Ration Peak. No one
ever saw the arroyo 20 high, and hun
dreds Of citizens stood on its hanks
watching the wonderful exhibition Of
Q great river rushing along 1t speed
uneQualed by the steepest rapids Of
Niagara, which Q few minutes before
Vas . gulch "a dry ~ . powder horn,
and listening to the clashing together
Of great rocks In the bottom Of the
stream that sounded like distant thun-
der. The arroyo has . fall of over 6OD
feet TO the mile. 10 you can form some
idea Of the force and rapidity with
which the water comes Tushing down.
For time the dwellings on the hanks
were in great danger of being carried
offtheir foundations, but fortunately no
further damage was done than the
carrying away Of considerable guam
titie< OF what once composed its banks.
Yesterday morning the first train for
nine days arrived from the south. The
washoufs have been numerous north
and south Of La Yegne, y. n, but 1t
last the tEack 10 repaired, and travel
will be uninterrupted-until the next
storm.
The fall census returns are In, Civ
ing Colorado total populafion Of 1885,
Isl, against 8, ~ In 1870. This h an
increaseeOf is, NJ In ten yean. or 1t
the rate q about $40 pei cent.
Saturday night last the Republicans
called Meeting and osEaniSed . Gar
keld 4 Arthur club, With . meObef-
ship Of close on 100. The Republicans
In this district mean business, and they
will work hard to cut down the usual
Democratic majority Of Las Animas
county. ROx0So.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

THE report Of the capture Of old
man and old woman Bender proves to
be q canard. The man now calls him.
self Alex. McGregor and . Scotchman,
while the original Bender was q Ger
man and spoke mostly in that Ian
guage, which McGregor cannot do.
The parties are now In Oswego, Kan
SOS, for Identification. All efforts to
prove them the original Blenders have
been vain 80 far. The report il now
spread abroad that the original Ben
ders were killed by vigilaatss, s0On AZ
terthe discovery Of DR.. York 3 body and
that Cows. Osborn and Anthony were
made acquainted with the facts, after
which they offered no more rewards
for the apprehension Of the murder
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12
POrTAwATOMIE and jackson co,

POTTAwATOMIE and Jackson coun.
ties compose the Fourth Senatorial
District. The Republican Convention
was held at .Onaga on the 10th inst. j.,
in which each county had six dele
gates. Sixty-one ballots were taken,
after which J. X. Keller, of Holton,
was nominated. The Jackson dele
estes then bolted and nominated Case
Frederick.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

w. H. PiLKINToN has been appoint
ed Receiver of the U. $. Land Office
at WaKeeney, to succeed Capt. Hun
ter. deceased. We had hoped that E.
w. Blair would be appointed. He
certainly deserved the place. Mr..
Pilkinton il prominent politician Of
the northwest-frOm Republic county
we believe.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

A COLoRED man. recently from Ala.
bama-who Is now in the city
friend OF Mr.. A. ID. Hine, the we'll
known colored shoemaker here. con-
firms in emphatic terms the outrageous
Treatment Of the Republicans in that
State by the Bourbon element. He
staten that in the township he came
from, which contained large colorei
population. there were not more than
iifteen Democrats within its limits,
and yet the White Leaguers and Bull
doaers recently 10 manipulated mat
tiers o. to carry the township by 800
majority! Just think Of IT,!
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

A DEMOCRATIC Congress refused to
make the necessary appropriations,
and in consequence large number OF
soldiers or their heirs cannot obtain
the small amounts due them ut the
Close Of the war. The brigadiers have
never yet failed to show their inveter-
etc spite against Union veterans.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

Dr.. TANNER passed successfully
through the throes Of fasting-the forty
days expiring at noon. He seems to
be recovering from this severe tax on
his system without damage, and is
nov employed in eating beef steak,
oysters and other hearty viands. A
wonderful man Il Tanner.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

AFTER having carried Saline county
for Anderson and the Judicial Dis
trict Tor Prescott, the Herald's Rat is
ready to contract with any party who
may desire To he elected to Office this
fall-agreeing to trade the weight of
that vsighty organ fos . small num-
k,~p NJ ducafa
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

WI call attention 10 the County
Treasurer's Quarterly Report, pub
lished on the fourth page Of this pa
per. A splendid showing is there
made Of the condition Of the finances
of Saline county, and hal
ance in the treasury above the out
standing warrants. For some time
the Commissioners have been trying
to SECURE Saline county bonds to can
eel, but holders are unwilling to part
with them until matured, consequent
~ . good sum IL found in the sinking
fund. Few counties in the State are
able to make a. splendid financial ex-
hibit "a Saline county, and We believe
our County Commissioners will be ac-
corded the credit which this showing
nrQaonfs
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

The report is spread abroad that
Senator Ingalls, has espOused Gov. st.
Johns cause for Governor. for the
puspOse of making him an available
candidate to succeed Senator Plumb.
We don't place any confidence In this
report. The Topeka Commonwealth
oaya 81 Ia n lie
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

den. w. O. Butler. General in
Chief of our army in Mexico during
the Mexican war, and candidate for
Vice-PresideDt on the ticket with
Lewis Cass, died at CsrrOllton, Ken
lucky. last Friday.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

EDITOR KELLEY. Of the Mcpherson
Freeman, has retired from the race for
State senator of this district, to become
a candidate for Representative in his
county.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

OsAaE CITY and Council Grove,
are negotiating for an extension
Of the Missouri Pacific railroad
from Ottawa. Shall Saline county
help ON the negotiation:
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

ExL}ov. b. GRATz BROWN, Of Mis-
eouri, announces. that he will be .
candidate for L. 8. Senator before the
next legislature.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

Gov. ST.. JOHN gave long sigh OF
relief when he heard that the Rat Of
the Herald had retired from the edito-
rial chair until after the primaries.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

The manager of . Chicago lecture
bureau has offered Tanner 81 30 a
week for his services As lecturer.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-08-12

DAVID DAVIS has tired Of being
Independent and has come out square
Nv for Hancock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-02
Mothers Mothers!! Mothers!!,

Are you disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by sick child suffering and crying
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth?
If so. go at once and get a bottle of MRS
WlNSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer immediately
depend upon it; there is no mistake about it.
There is not mother on earth who has ever
used it, who will not tell you at once that it
will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the
mother and relief and health to the child
operating like magic. 1t is perfectly safe to
use In all cases. and pleasant to the taste.
and is the prescription of one of the oldest
and best female physicians and nurses in the
United States. Sold everywhere % cents
a bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-02
Democracv HELPLESS for Good.

Now the democratic party does not propose
anything II proposes to be in power ana
undo. But cannot see that it proposes to
do ANYTHING. 1t cannot help your currency
That is good enough. This country VIII ever
be true to the greenbacks that saved tneii'
through their day of trial. When TINS Natioh
sat at the gate of victory and could not ente,
in. because the finances of the country couiu
not be hurried up rapidly enough TO carry on
the immense transactions of the war; ana
when thew cried for the financial aid OF the
country. the Government said TO them. Sill
yer and gold have none, but such as have
/ give thee and pledge the faith of this conn
fry Ifyou have faith in that, it will carry
Us through And the crippled army leaped
10 its feet and entered the gate OF victory
Will the American people ever asperse tins
yreenback that represents the faith OF the
Nation? Will they ever frown upon It's
maintenance as equal TO specie, as part OF
the Iife-blood of the country's finances! L
think not, as long as they remember the c-
casion which gave it birth and the great
services If has performed.
saw, gentlemen, that find nothing IN the
politics of the democratic party that proposes
ANYTHING. 1t is to undo everything. 1t Is
to fight the war back from Appomattox to
Sumter. 1t is TO unrayei the whole fabric OF
publican party has woven for this people for
a glory and decoration forever. 1t is aimless
II is in the condition OF the sage whom the
youth, finding an opportunity, thought 1t
reasonable to con. ult As how he had come to
such wisdom and such fame, and asked HIM
what was his aim in life. ''Why," said
the sage, Il have not any AIM L
have fred Now, the democratic party has
not any aim. 1t has fired. 1t has failed in
its fire, and it has no aim that touches the
honor or the growth or the prosperity of this
country Now. the party that | have upheld
to you for its great achievements may be
stricken down - the American people tor
wha. it has done. and in the only incomplete
service that remains to fulfill its pledges and
consummate your honor, it is resolved that
there shall be free ballot, full vote, and a
fair count in this laEd-all over it, If is to
be stricken down by the American people
for that resolve, so be it. 'Such party, TO
borrow the phrase of Lord Boingbroke,
such party may fall, but if it fall, truth,
liberty and reason will fall with it," APP
plause. From Mr. Erarts Speech.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-02
Political.

wade Hampton visited Gen. Hancock
Wednesday.
Senator Angus Cameron announces that
he will not be candidate for reelection As
Senator from Wisconsin.
Gen. Weaver and Congressman DE La
Matyr addressed the indianapolis greenback-
ers Tuesday evening, and advised them to
make no alliance with the democrats.
DeIaware's 'slittle election" occurs next
Tuesday. Inspectors to hold the election in
November, and in the country districts As
SCISSORS and Road Commissioners will be
chosen.
Tammany has regained its old position at
the head of the democratic party of the State
Of New York, and Boss Kelly is now more
powerful than the Iamented Tweed ever
was.
Candidate English has yielded to the pres
sure of his party friends, and paid his sub
scription TO the campaign fund, though it was
his purpose TO retain the greater part of it
| for use in November. The democratic cam
paigners realize that if they don't carry In
diana in October, it will not be in the power
| of money to save them.
In a speech at Brooklyn on Tuesday eve
| ming, Hon G.. VI. Depew spoke of Mr.. Til
den's letter against the payment of rebel
claims in 1876, and called attention to the
fact that since that time, and in the face Of
that vigorous protest, threc-ffths of the DEM
ocratic representatives from the Southern
States have filed upon the desks of the House
o. Representatives and of the Senate, bills
asking that appropriations be made for losses
| sustained during the war aggregating fifteen
hundred million of dollars. This shows how
much weight is given by the real rulers OF
the democratic party to the declarations OF
the party's candidate that such claims ought
not to be paid.
Since Maine the democrats have plucked
up courage in some quarters amazingly.
Here is one queer sign OF it. In the column
of financial advertisements in the New York
Herald of September -, appears the follow
ing:
ANY one having Confederate bonds may
find customer by addressing Confederate,
box 100 Herald office"
Well, if the democrats have anything like
the reason for hopefulness they pretend, why
isn't this man right? Is he not. on the whole,
merely showing that shrewdness and fore
sight out of which the greatest fortunes have
been made? IN J. Tribune.
One of the De Pauws, the great glass
manufacturers in New Albany, Indiana. and
heretofore a Democrat, made speech in a
Republican meeting few days since. He
said that rs Democratic votes were cast in
Congress for the Wood Tariff bill and ll5
(nearly every one of them Republicans
against it. He asked: ''Do you know what
wonld have been the result of the passage of
this Wood Tariff bill? will tell you. Within
six months of its passage every manufactur
ing industrial establishment in New Albany
would have been closed--destroyed.'' Then
he told the workingmen that if they wanted
their wages reduced to so and 10 cents day,
the rates paid under the operation of the
Democratic tariffs of 1916 and 1858, to vote
for Landers and Hancock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-02
THE STATE SHOOT
y :
The auburn Light H.
fu1at1'y Vim the Rel
Banner.
WHILE THE BI0DEF0R0 LIGHT IN.
PANTRY AND THE CAPITAL
GUARDS
Scoop in Second and Third
Money.
THE GOLD BADGE
Stays in Augusta, Which is
Moore to Our Liking.
Stays in Augusta, Which Is
Moore to Our Liking.
A GREAT SUCCESS.

Friday brought more sunshine and fine
weather. There was no breeze to perplex
the marksmen. At an early hour the State
range was gay with uniforms and dotted with
spectators. There were no delays, and by
1870 o'clock the remaining five teams had
finished shooting. They did not touch the
figures of the preceding day, although some
very fine individual shooting was done.
George w. Clark of the Portland Mechanic
Blues scored 80 points out of possible 90
the highest number reached in the team
shoot. The prize banner goes to the
Auburn Light Infantry who scored 33l points.
The second prize was awarded to the Bidde-
ford Light Infantry the third to the Capital
Guards; fourth to the Hersey Light Infantry
of Oldtown. Each team paid an entrance
fee of $40. After deductng expenses for
ammunition, etc, the remainder of the money
was divided as follows: 20 per cent with
banner; 40 per cent. to second company; %
per cent. to third; 10 per cent. to fourth.
A CARD FOR THE MAINE MILITIA
A comparison with the match in the State
of Ohio last July for the same prizes, on the
same conditions, will give good idea of the
efficiency of our militia. Twelve company
teams contested in 'Ohio, making 3,232
points, fraction less than an average of
twenty-seven to man. The same number
of teams in this contest made 1901 points
2G9 more than the Ohio team,-an average
of tWenty-nine and fraction to a man. In
the individual match, 81 men shot in the
Ohio contest, making 2,0G2 points or Ga and
a fraction to a man. The same number of
our men made 2, POO points or an average of
sirty-eight and three: fou,ths to a man. Our
boys in blue may well feel proud to excel
the marksmen in a State which has given
especial attention to this branch of the SER
vice. Below we publish the official figures
in the team scores
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-02
JAMES A. GARFIELD,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
OF NEW YORK.
Senator Blaine at Wheeling.

From the Wheeling Intelligencer, Sept. 10Th.
The speech Of Senator Blaine to the i'm
mense multitude gathered at Capitol
Square, yesterday afternoon, was one OF
the most mastery political discussions
ever heard in this community. lie went
down into the depths Of the leading issues
Of the canvass, and presented them to the
people with force, seriousness and clear
ness that was most convincing. We never
saw a great concourse of people listen
with more absorbing interest to speech
addressed so completely to their sober
judgment. There was not an anecdote,
and only one or two laughable illusions.
II was a statesmanlike address through
out. There was n monitory and deeply
serious tone pervading il that could not
but reveal how all-important the speaker
regarded the result OF the great struggle
now in progress.
In the course of conversation after his
speech Mr. Blaine spoke of the result of
the struggle in the same sober and earnest
vein. He illustrated his idea of il by say
ing that to him the possibility of demo-
cratic victory had all the serious import
that a change Of dynasty-not of mere adj
ministratioo-wo would have for the people
of England II would he like recalling
the Bourbons TO power in France. 1t
would be rs il James the Second had
prevailed in the great contest of 1858
n England. II would be to inaugur-
ate a great contest over the results of
the war; to see a Democratic Supreme
Court galvanizing into life the ideas of
Roger b. fancy; and TO witness bitter at
tempt at reaction in Congress and in all
the power and patronage of the Prcsiden-
tial office. 1t would he to make an exper-
iment, the calamitous result OF which to
all the great interests of the American peo-
Pile, no man can foresee.
No reference on our part can do justice
to Mr.. Blaine's great speech yesterday.
Pitched as it was on such an elevated
plane, and couched rs it was in such terse
and chaste phraseolgy, its delivery was a
grand compliment to the intelligence and
apprecative capacity of the people who
listened to il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-02
Competition for Apple Shipments

Over 1000 barrels of apples were shipped
from New York to European markets last
week, and from all the ports of this country
outside of New York 10000 barrels more
were sent. This week the shipments from
New York will amount to about 80. 900 bar
rels, and the other ports will also show in
creased shipments.
despatch from Montreal Wednesday said
that large shipments of New York State ap-
pies were being made in European vessels
from that port. Last week over 5000 barrels
went from Montreal, and several cargoes of
apples have been sent from Charlotte. a port
on the lake near Rochester, to Montreal for
shipment.
\ member of the firm of John Nix & Co.
fruit merchants in West Washington Market
said that the cause for the detection of trade
to Montreal was easily explained. Freight
charges from Montreal were IS. Cd sterling
per barrel, while from New York thev were
four shillings sterling
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-02
A Difference of Opinion.

Gen. Hancock says that nobody wants
or expects such unnatural action as the
payment of the rebel claims. Exon
federate Brigadicr-General Zebulon b.
Vance, of North Carolina. who has intro
duced bill in the United States Senate
directly repeating that section of the Re-
vised Statutes which forbids the payment
of disloyal claimants. must be secretly of
the opinion that General Hancock dosen't
know what he is talking about. Exon
who has introduced similar hill in the
House of Representatives, is hardly in a
position to write letter to the news
papers saying that General Hancock does
know what he is talking about. Exon
federate Colonel Culberson of Texas. who
has introduced bill in the House to re-
vive the right of action under the captured
and abandoned property act, must have
rubbed his eyes when he saw General
Hancock's letter. Congressman Thomp-
son. of Kentucky. who has introduced
bill providing that no claim shall be re-
jectcd by reason of disloyalty. unless the
proof is such as will convict the claimant
of treason-(of which nobody has been
convicted) must have wondered where
General Hancock got his exclusive infor-
nation Mr.. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky.
who has introduced bill throwing the
Court of Claims open to war claims. and
thus, under the decision of the Supreme
Court that President Johnson's amnesty
proclamation gave disloyal claimants the
same footing in the courts as loyal claim
ants. throwing that Court open to the
whole army ofrebel claimants, must have
smiled over General Hancock's letter.
Perhaps he winked. Senator Johnston, of
Virginia. has introduced a bill providing
that any person having claim against
the United States, of which the Court of
Claims would not now have jurisdiction,
may file it in that Court. This puts the
door wide open, under the amnesty
proclamation. General Hancock's letter
must have impressed Senator Johnston as
being best adapted for Northern circula-
ton.
These are just a few instances. There
are plenty more. THE TRIBUNE has pub
lished the names of seventy Democratic
Congressman who have offered bills,
directly or indirectly in the interest of
Southern claims. General Hancock says