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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

Windy and dusty to-day Tuesday.
II tried very hard to rain this morn
ing but could not make 1t out.
Willie Impson has been spending a
few days In town, visiting friends.
He informs us that he Is doing good
business in the confectionery and fam
CIV groceries business at Winfield.
The Leavenworth Times, which pa
per Is ever alive to the interests Of its
subscribers, came out with an extra
last Monday, and greatly relieved the
minds of the people Oh the condition
Of the President. The Times Is the
best paper i'm the State and justly de-
serves the large patronage 1t enjoys.
Ye editor of the Transcript has gone
to Ohio on visit. and during his alb
sence the editorial department of the
Transcript il looked after by the Rev.
Mr.. Locke. Success to you, Reverend,
and q pleasant visit to you, Mr.. Iams.
Mr.. Otto Byers, who is now the
L. P.'s agent at CarbOndale. and
brother of J. J. Byers, Of the Palace
Drug Store, was visiting his brother on
Sunday.
Mrs. Dill is again catering TO the
wants of the guests at the Colorado
House.
Miss George Scoville has gone to
Michigan, where she expects to remain
during the fall and winter.
No. = wheat was bringing Sl.l0-here
today.
Supt. DOrrance has taken charge,
and ex-Supt Odell has bid farewell to
the X. T. He has left rs good a set Of
men on the Smoky Hill Division as
any road can boast of.
Mr.. SHELTON, the butcher, killed a
calf five months old that dressed $40
pounds. CAD.
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faIun items.
Too dry TO live.
August il pretty hot,

oo WI! " NV
August IL pretty hot.
When will those cold spells come
Last Monday school began i'm Dist
rict No. -, under the management o.
Miss Dennis Dauchey. The board
was very fortunate In securing hel
services. She taught in that district
last year and made good school The
ehIiureh were al oeiigh'eo " Inject ne'
aealh'
How is 40, Simple?
The child OF Mr. and Mrs. jacob
Maiingren died last Friday, aged =
months. The parents have the sym
pathy OF the whole community, this
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

= muoh avesss b wae = M. n
chanan was. In his inaugural addfuuD
he declared that he would not on1y
f0fbear all hostile actions, but that he
would not even execute the lrwp or
attempt to retake any Of the public
property which the SecessiOulsts had
already unlawfully appropriated, but
II they would let him be would carry
the mails for them. He invited the
negotiations which Buchanan had re-
PEELED, and he tempered and temper.
lied and vacillated about surrendefine
Fort Sumter. His Cabinet voted six
to one in favor of the surrender, and
his Secretary of State pledged his faith
to give It up. When Mr.. Lincoln 1t
last refused to execute this pledge,
Seward, in an un6erhanded way, did
all he could tn prevent the success Of
the relieving expedition. These facts
being perfectly well known, what are
we TO think Of the men who charge
Buchanan with treachery and timidity
and in the same breath laud Lincoln
and his administration as faithful and
and firm? But these are topics upon
which II Is not my business. to diIate
at present hope and believe that
Mr.. Curtis will lay the case in full be-
fore the country"
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CAPT. HOweATE's Pa0fueAcy,
The Magnificent Equipment Of the vatea
''Stoem SIGNAL"

The Magnificent Equipment Of The vatek
''Storm Signal"
The Washington Post Of Sunday, Of:
ter speaking Of an Intellectual attempt
made the day before to give bail f0r
Capt. HOwgate, the signal service OH.
Ger, under arrest for embezzlement from
the government, goes on to say:
The developments on Friday In the
Howgate investigation showed that
the original amount of $4,000 would
he ultimately increased to 500, 1000
The speculatiOns are found not Ia
have been confined to false telegraph
bills, but extended to nearly every
branch of the expenditure of the $500,
90 annual appropriation for the sig.
nal service. The book in which the
accounts of the steam yacht Storm Sig.
nal were kept is being examined by
experts. This vessel, formerly the
MOdjeska, was sold by HOwgate to the
government for, II il said, 81, 200. It's
ostensible destination was to lay cables
but the practical men in the Office did
not have to wait until the costly and
luxurious appointments were furnish
ed to see that the boat was not intend
ed for any service of the kind. The
niture to be found in the warehouse OF
w. b. Moses. supplied at his prices,
were obtained. The table was also
covered with the very best silver and
crOckery ware and linen that could
be bought. Then first rate caterer
and assistants having been engaged,
boat was disclosed. In conjunction
xr-stt, tho Tis,s,sfx.-vVttalnitSv
club, gay parties were given on the
river, and excursions made 10 the is
land owned by the club at the mouth
of the st. Mary's river. Here the same
splendid repast were served as on the
once upon u time fixture in the rear
of the signal Office. 1t was later taken
dom by a messenger named WASH
ington, under orders from Capt. How
gate, and removed TO the island. Here
il WIS found to he i'm need of fresh
coat of paint. This was given it by a
painter, since dead, named Chamber
lain, and charged to the signal office
fund. The medical stores for the sig
nal service men are all furnished
through the regular army sources, yet
bill appears i'm Capt. Howgate's ac-
counts for medical appliances"
bought of city druggist, amounting
to about 500. This, it is said, was for
medical stores for the Gulnare. A bill
for hoiler repairs on the Storm Signal
is also said TO have been for work done
on the boilers of the Gulnare. Among
the matters which have not been fully
Investigated are the bills for station
cry. This was all furnished by broth
er-in-law of HOwgate named Rogers,
living i'm New York. The goods sup
piled are said to have been of such in
ferior quality that much had to be
thrown away, and the bills were high
in proportion. The defense of
the accused is said to be that the checks
given were either forged Or raised by
others. Against this will be urged his,
weekly bank statement furnished
the treasury, of which he retained
duplicate
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

LEO HARTMANN. the Russian Mill
isf and would-be assassin, by his own
confession, has formally renowned
.,,, allegiance To the Russian Emperor
AMI filed a declaration oi his intention
"a become n citizen of this country, i'm
New York City. This Is valuable
acquisition. Mr.. Hartmann must I'M
derstand that assassination as n polit-
teal weapon is not the correct thing in
this country. Evidently he has an in
tention Of assisting ia reform things.
~ he is reported Ia have remarked
that our government is not success.
and that il is too common i'm form.
What ,ioes he want-does he still
haaker after the iie-h-pots of Europe
and the giilt-ring FERNS Of tyrrannic
s.ilI,ire.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

THE New York San estimates that
the vote in New York this fall will be
25O, OO less than at the presidential
election. 1.-THE quarrel between the
Stalwarts and Half-breeds is kept up,
the Sun believes there is only one
thing that can prevent theoverwhelm-
ing defeat of the Republicans, and
that is "the stupidity and quarrels of
the Damocrney ~
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

THE worlds harve~ts are reported
from London rs follows: France, 4
better crop than in 1850; Great Bri.
tain, 10 per cent below the average
Austria and Hungary, good; Italy,
good i'm quality, below the abundance
of last year; Turkish Danube Prov.
inces, medium Russia, barley and
rye abundant; Germany, generally
good I; Prussia, fair: Switzerland, fine
but small crop Belgium, wheat be.
low the average; Spain, bad; Holland,
good United States, under the aver.
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THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

IL the President dies, as at this wri.
ting il is believed that he will, the
United States Senate, when it comes
together, will he without a presiding
officer. The two New Senators from
New York will not have been sworn
i'm. Can the Senate do anything at
all without presiding officer? Even
to swear i'm new Senators? We don't
see how it can. Ifnot, the presiding
officer must be elected before the New
York Senators are sworn in. The Sen
ate stands, without the New York
Senators, thirtyseven democrats and
thirtysix republicans, counting Ma
hone with the republicans, and David
Davis, who ut the called session voted
almost every time with them. with
the democrats. This being the case,
we don't see but that the democrats
have the power and will probably ex-
ercise il to elect the president pro tenn.
After the New York Senators are adj
United, the Senate will be a tie, and
we don't see how the republicans can
displace the president PR tenn, or the
old officers. The republicans now
having the chairmanships of the COM
mittees, will be certain to hold them
Ii is Of more importance to the coun-
try and the republican party for the
republicans TO control the committees
than it is the officers, except the presi-
dent pro TEN. That officer, II Mr..
Arthur should die, would become Act
ing President. We notice that Mr..
Beck talks of being magnanimous and
making some conservative republican
like Senator Anthony, of Rhode Is
land, president pro tenn. We think
when put to the test he will go with
his party, taking advantage Of every
chance to advance its interests. 1t is
believed by some that Senator Davis
will be elected pro tenn. II may come
TO that, but We doubt it. Senator Bay.
ard, of Delaware, and Harris, of Ten
nessee, are both anxious to hold that
position-CoBimonUe
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"GrSrLENEN. YOU SHALL NOT GIVE

"GENTLEMEN, YOU SHALL NOT GIVE
HIN UP; HE Is NOT GOING TO DIE, HE
Is GOING TO LIVE; 1 FEEL 1T, KNOW
1T; 90 BACK TO YOUR POST, AND LEAVE
1T NOT UNTIL EVERY REMEDY II Ex-
HAUsTED, UNTIL DEATH ITSELF HAS
SET IT'S SEAL UPON HIM, FOR / WILL
NOT RELIEVE THAT HE is GOING TO
DIE Go BACK AND DO WHAT YOU CAN.
If YOU CAN NOT do MORE, DON'T GIVE
HIM Up. AM HIS WIFE, AND / SAY
THAT WE WILL NOT GIVE HIM UP IN
TIL THE END ITSELF Is UPON ~
Mrs. G0rfeLi
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We notice that the Daily Common
Wedith HAS reduced its price to 500 q
year six months, $500 three months,
81 81. when paid in advance. II Is the
intention nf tho publishers to let no
copies go without prepayment, but
when, by any means. one does, $500
lser year will he collected. Newsdeal-
ers are furnished with papers at two
cents per copy, pOstage paid.
The Commonwealth has become i'm
dislDensible to the business men of this
community. Its telegraphic markets,
which reach this vicinity - much
ahead Of all other papers, would make
the Commonwealth popular. even II the
other features did not make Il neces-
atty to the general reader.
The weekly remains ut the old price,
Sis per year. Subscriptions to the
weekly received at this once, and II b
clubhed with this paper AT 81 per
yeaf.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

THE Vicksburg Herald confesses to
have grave fears that Mr. Lamar will be
beaten for the United States Senator.
ship i'm Mississippi, mot because a
majority of his party do not favor his
reelection, but by intrigue and pros
titution of power within the Demo
cratic party"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01
A MOVEMENT is ON foot to have a te

A MOVEMENT is OH foot to have a ter.
ritorial government organized for
Alaska. The newly-appointed Collec.
tor of Customs for the territory, Major
Morris, has determined to study the
possibilities of that vast, almost un-
known region. and by the aid of sur
veys, maps and illustrations, TO pre-
sent the matter for the consideration OF
the next Congress. There is no doubt
but that Alaska is possessed of vast
wealth in its forests. fisheries and min
erals, and sooner or laterit will be nee
essay To organize form of govern
mani
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

FARMERS of Kentucky are driving
droves of cattle to Louisville and sell
ing at a sacrifice, on account of the
scarcity of water. That State is threa-
tened with water famine In one
section many families wash clothes i'm
the same water, and afterwards give
the water to stock.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

WASHINGTON il full of rumors of
attempts to he made TO lynch Guiteau.
A correspondent discovered i'm the
rear of n restaurant near the Ebbit
House Thursday night last, a hard
looking crowd Of roughs, who were
talking about the strength of the Jail
and Guiteau. They were not all WASH
ington men, bu, seemed to have as
sembl.d from various locations.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

By . minele, almest, the President
has been rescued from the jaws Of
death, and his physicians are now
very hopeful Of his recovery. 1t seems
to be admitted that If the Presidents
strength does not suddenly break
down he stands fine chance of recov.
ering. The last bulletin announced
that ne was doing well.
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Bridgeport.

1t has been sometime since I re-
ported.
Bridgeport is still alive Wheat is
coming in slowly, for the farmers can
not get machines to thresh their
wheat
Seed time is just at hand and most
of the farmers are pretty near done
blowing.
Corn is good i'm the valley but very
poor on the hill.
Gunnerson 4 Wickham's new ele-
vatOr il about completed.
The new depot is good one, and is
credit and a great improvement to
our town.
Gregory.has sold his stock of goods to
G.. A. Benjamin, who will continue
the business here.
The bridgeport Milling Company
are doing a good business.
Your correspondent had the pleas
ure of attending n Sabbath School pic
ME on Gypsum Greek last Saturday.
IL was success. and those i'm atten-
dance will unite with me, think, in,
saying we had very enjoyable time,
and went home happy.
We have not room for the publica-
ton of the review of the exercises of
the picnic given by this correspon-
dent. II was substantially the same
as given in the report of the secretary
published elsewhere-ED.J JOURNAL.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

THE streets i'm Paris in which the of.
fetal residence of the American min.
lister is situated has been named "Place
des Etats Unis," by order of the pre-
feet Of the Seine. as a compliment to
the Americans
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

pany has purchased, and nov bold
Tor the fund, Sl25, OOO Of United 6eates
4 per cent registered bonds. on which
the interest Is s.. 900 per annum. The
bonds cost Sl45, 2sl. ., and last night
there was q cash balance with the
trust company of IS, i79.4O. The cities
from which the fund has come 90 far,
and the amounts respectively given,
are shown In the following list:
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

THE Troy Chief claims that Leslie
cleared S2O,0OO out Of his Bismarck
Jubilee. Fellows who indulge i'm cub
ilees" generally find their money gone
and a severe "hair-pull' on hand.
But ii pays Leslie to Jubilee" evil
AAnf1,,
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MEETING OF the COUNTY RERU0ll
CAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the members Of the
County Republican Central Committee
will be held at the City Hall, Salina, on
Saturday, September Sd, at 10 O'Clock
p NJ, for the purpose of taking steps
to call Republican County Conven-
ton. A full attendance is requested.
a. "A. DOwNER,
Secretary of the Republican Central
Committee of Saline county.
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the RECORD OF OROUTHs.

An interesting record is that of Sc.
we're drouths, SO far back rs the land
ing of the Pilgrims. How many thou
sands times are observations made like
the following: Such cold season
Such a hot season. Such dry wealth.
er! or such wet weather! Such high
winds, OF calm! etc. Read the follow
ing list, showing the number of days
without rain:
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

NEWS from Africa il to the effect
that Henry NJ. Stanley, the explorer,
IL lying very low with the fever, and
great doubt is entertained of his re-
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE REAL
FACTS

in the case. Neither the President
nor Mrs Garfield has any voice in the
matter. This is a trust fund, and I'M
der its conditions the money is invest
ed i'm United States bonds, and kept in
trust by the United States Trust Com
pany. The income from the bonds is
to be paid to Mrs. Garfield during her
life. and at her death the principal is
to be divided among the surviving
children Of the President. If Mrs.
Garfield should refuse the income it
would go back and become part of the
fund. 1t would be reinvested, and ut
her death be distributed with the orig
inal principal, among the Presidents
children. / know, moreover, that the
fund has already been a great source
of comfort to the President.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

GEO. r. PECK, of Topeka, has been
appointed regent of the State Univers-
ity of Kansas, in place Of McFar-
land, resigned
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

WATER il selling readily al one dol
lar per barrel i'm Mattoon, Ill. There
has been no rain since June 30th.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

Tue Democrats Of Ohio are paying
all the bills of the prohibitionists in
their canvass of that State.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

VESNOR says that he would not &C
cept the position Of chief of the United
States signal service were it offered
him
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The GARFIELD FUND.

New YORK, Aug. 2S.-Although nc
special effort has been made by the
promoters of the movement, the feel.
ing of anxiety concerning the Presi.
dent has directed attention to the
Garfield family fund, which, during
the days Of his supposed recovery,
seemed 10 be slipping out of the pub.
lie notice. Some of the wealthiest
men in the country have privately
pledged themselves for the payment
Of large sums In case Of the Presidents
death, and there is no question in the
minds Of those who have been active
In securing subscriptions, that. il the
end should come, which the nation is
dreading now, the amount of money
which will voluntarily flow into the
fund, will greatly exceed In the aggre-
gate the large sum originally propos-
ed. Thus far $l56, 757 .6s has been sub.
scribed. and
ALL OF THIS sum
except IS 600, which came as q condi;
tional subscription from Columbus,
Ohio, hes been paid to the United
States Trust Company. Acting under
the conditions Of the trust, this COM
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

Col. H. ii. TITUS, famous in the
Kansas Border War;" died at Jack
sonville. Florida, last week, at the age
of 60
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

MAYOR KALLoCH announces that
he will be candidate for congress at
the next election.
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UNSETTLED PUBLIC LANDS.

Great Britain and the United States
have between them from 1900, 900, O0O
to 5000, ono, 900 acres of public land
awaiting settlement. Much of this
land is poor; but the experience Of
the last twenty years in this country
shows that the assumption that the
lands are barren or bad is one that
must he made with great caution. The
United States leads off with the larg-
est tract of available land 40, 76S 600
acres unsurveyed but open to settle
ment, exclusive of Alaska, and 1884,
81 ,eD acres are surveyed and not yet
taken up; but this is mere fraction
of the patrimony of the English speak.
ing race. In the Australian colonies,
where 1900, 900 acres have already
been reclaimed, third as much as lay
within the. thirteen original colonies,
there are 2,OO,OO0,O0O acres still I'M
touched, Cape Colony has 52,OOO.OOO
acres of public lands open to settle
ment, Natal 4, 900 900, CeylOn 8, 500, 600,
and mere islands like Jamaica and
Trinidad hold ,WO,OOO acres. In adj
ditinn, Canada has tract of unsettled
and fertile land as large, If not larger,
than the unsurveyed region of the
United States; but whose limits can
not as yet be stated with any GER
tainty.
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In the summer of 1921, q days
In the summer of 1850, Al days.
In the summer Of 1857, 80 days.
In the summer of 1862, 50 days.
In the SUMMER of 1874, - days.
In the summer of 1888, 81 days.
In the summer of 1854, 62 days.
In the summer of 1905, 10 days.
In the summer of lbs, 81 days.
In the summer of 1880, 92 days.
In the summer of I74l, ~ days.
. In the summer of 1919, los days.
In The summer of 1875, AZ days.
In the summer of l762, l23 days.
In the summer of I713, 90 days.
In the summer of 1871, 81 days.
In the summer of 1872, - days.
In the summer of 1865, ~ days.
In the summer of 1871. " days.
In the summer Of 1873, vi days.
In the summer of 1876, - days.
1t will he seen that the longest
drouth that ever occurred in America
was i'm the summer of l162. No ram
fell from the lst of May To the LIST oi
Many Of the inhabitants
sent to England for hay and grain.
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Iotai .------.--.--.---..--..-- -.-si'0''S' VI
One who has been prominent in this
movement said to day: There has
been q good deal Of idle talk in the
newspapers and from men who have
been opposed to this gift, as though
President Garfield, i'm the event Of his
recovery, or Mrs. Garfield, would re
fuse to accept it. All such talk is
based on
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01
A Good Foundation.

One of the greatest troubles of oul
people is weakness of the stomach.
As this soon causes Indigestion, Ner.
vousness and Rheumatism, they pre-.
vail in almost every American house
hold. There is positively no need for
anybody to suffer from these paint u
full troubles who can buy a 50 ct. bottle
Of Parker's Ginger Tonic; for this SUI
perior medicine always tones up the
stomach and nervous system, and
keeps the kidneys active in carrying
off the foul matters, thus leaving Q
good foundation for perfect health.-
N. o. Picdydne.
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10 Il Possible

That a remedy made of such com.
mon, simple plants as Hops, Buchu
Mandrake, Dandelion, &C., makes &C
many and such marvellous and won.
derful cures as Hop Bitters do? II
must be, for when old and young, rich
and poor, pastor and doctor, lawyer
and editor, all testify to having been
cured by them, We must believe and
doubt no longer See other column.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-01

Spfeo0 Ue 000o views.
As family medicine and tonic,
there is no remedy at present giving
such universal satisfaction, and effect.
ing so many astonishing cures, o.
Electric Bitters. Our druggists report
a lively demand for them, at times be
ing unable to supply the many calls.
All Bilious attacks, Stomach, Liver
and Kidney Complaints, Diabetes and
Gravel, readily yield to their curative
qualities. Sold by all druggists, at
fifty cents per bottle.