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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

In his message to the Cherokee coun-
Gil, now I'm session at Tahlequah, Chief
Bushyhead has the following to say of
cattle driving through the Nation:
''There is no doubt that many thous-
auds Of dollars worth Of property be-
longing to citizens have been annually
destroyed by the unregulated passage Of
cattle through the country and the con-
sequent introduction OF stock diseases
in every part thereof. The evil grows
worse, and the loss greater, every sue
ceeding year. The remedy may be found
in the fact that the CnitedSStates gov
eminent has acquired the right under
the constitution and treaties with this
nation to open and use roads through
the country. The national authorities
may and should, in the exercise of their
duty to protect the common rights of
citizens, see To it that the herds driven
through the nation be confined in their
passage to those roads, adding thereto
any other road or roads which the na-
ton may gratuitously select or consider
necessary for the purpose. Such legis-
lation will be no invasion of, or detri-
ment to, any right of travel or trans
portation belonging to non-citizens, and
Is imperatively demanded in the inter
est or our stockhOlding citizens"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

Tho Kansas supreme court gave de-
eision last week In the quo warranto
case against the City OF Topeka. To
The petition, fled last summer. by
the county attorney and Others, chang
Ing AL sorts Of violations and acts Of
corruptness against the city. her legal
advlsprs died n demurrer. DENYING ov-
erything. On that the court gave its
deiision, and the following ia the sylla-
bus OF the opinion rendered by Judge
Horton, Q. j.:
incorporated cities tn this state have
no power 20 license, or impose a license
tar, on the business OF selling intoTie
sAelng liquors contrary 70 the proyis-
ms % the constitution aud the statute.
ana n the city assumes such unlawfni
corporate power, IL may be oustod from
the exercise thereof by PROCEEDINGS In
the nature OF quo warranto."
Should this case be decided in accord
ance with the above, the effect will be
70 entirely stop the collection Of ines
now Imposed by cities and towns ON ths
liquor traffic, and the result win be FREQ
whiskey everywhere.
~ N to be hoped the next Iso,sla,,r.
vii give the people a chanea ~ vo,a ~,
mis- troublesome liquor question.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

On The lst inst, Gen. Sherman retir-
ed from the command OF the army of
the United States, in accordance with
his expressed wish, although he will
not have actually reached the age at
which retirement is absolutely necessa-
~ until 'Feb. s, 1884. The change is
made thus early in order To suit the con-
veni@nce Of the department and in or
der h Gen. Sheridan may be estab-
lisned IN the position before the open
ing OF congress. Gen. Sherman has Ia
ken mp his permanent residence in the
city Of ST Louis, Mo-, and says he will
not enter politics under any circumstan-
stances. We rather guess IL the Repub-
lican national convention were TO NOM
mate "Tecump' for the presidency he
would accept and, like Rip Van Wrinkle.
would say, II won't count this time"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

Bhc Kansas Anti-Protection lsague
non-partisan, is an organ ization recent
~ organized mt Lawrence, which has for
It's object the calling attention TO the
injustice and inequality Of the so-callcd
protection" features Of the national
revenue law, and to seek by all lawful
means the immediate reform of the tar.
III system by removing tie burdensome
anu un necessary taxes arising from this
practice of assisting n few masters OF
capital and labor at the expense OF the
entire people. The officers OF the club
or league are the following: President
Hon. Edward Russell Vice President.
Hon. Chas. W. Blair; Treasurer, Ex-
Gov. Chas. Robinson; Secretary. Col.
IL. u. Moore, OF Lawrence. Persons
desiring to further the usefulness OF the
league, aud To make suggestions. can
address the president or secretary nj
Lawrence. We imagine they are seek
ing notoricty, aud ~'u be glad 10 cor
respond with any one.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16


Major John N. Edwards, of the st.
Joseph, Mo-, Gazette, has been studying
Malone, and as near as he can make
out, he is "a renegade, a mountebank.
n blOodless shrimp, a colossus of politi-
cal scoundrelism, raiding and looting
mercenery, a crafty, hungry, pinched,
tape-wormy, weasely, creature, a low
andyulgar tyrant, all that was corrupt.
venal and ignorant, shoddy from head
TO foot, speculator, an adventurer, a
humbug, a hyDocrite, a charlatan, an
infdel, thief, a compound Of Grantism
Beecherism and Ingersollism, a man
made monstrous 10y congenital scoun-
drelism, to rob, plumber, debauch, deny
decency, drag down manhood, crush the
state, beget race conflicts, poison the
civil service and finally die dogs death
and rot i'm the potter's field" This all
after Malone was defeated at the late
election. What might not the major
kave said had Malone been successful.
Poor old Mahonel
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

1t has been frequently asserted that
pig brought on the war OF 1872 between
the United States and Great Britain.
Just how the matter was managed
BoetOn antiquarian has found out. In
the town Of Cranston, X. l., pig broke
Into gentleman's garden, and created
~ much havoc that q suit lor damages
followed. James Butrill was opposed
To declaring war, and was a candidate
Tor the United States senate. when'a
vote was taken In the state legislature
Tor senator, one Of Burrill's friends was
absent, having been compelled to attend
t'e law suit about the pig, and attic
vote resulted. The speaker, with his
casting vote, beat Burrin, and elected
j. Is. Howell in his stead. The decla-
ration OF war was carried i'm the United
States senate by a majority Of one and
Howell voted FOR il. The pig that 90,
up all this trouble was probably sold to
al army contractor and finally deyour.
Ell by the hungry defenders. of our
ceuntry.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

The public will be glad TO learn that
Bob. Ford has not been heard Of for
several weeks and his family think he
has been foully dealt with. When last
heard from he was travelling in the east
laying out route for the snide show
that he and his brother were appearing
In. The only fear now is that he is not
gone n good.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16
A SENSATIONAL WEDDING.

Professor Jake Bonesall, a school
teacher in Lebanon county, Pennsylva-
MIA, and a fugitive from justice, was
married Friday to Miss Lydia McComas
Kline, an heiress to $4,000 or $50, 900.
The ceremony was performed under sim
gular circumstances. The bride is very
comely in appearance, but is deaf and
dumb. The groom is a well-educated
man of dissolute habits, who obtained
the position Of school teacher; commit
ted a robbery soon afterwards, and re-
treated before a sheriff whose progress
was arrested by a bullet from the
schOolmaster's pistol. Last Friday
morning Miss Kline left her uncle's
residence, saying that she intended to
make visit to girl friend who lived
half mile off. That afternoon as the
Rev. Andrew Hoechler was driving
from Schaefferstown to Cocalico he
overlook BOnsall, whom he did not
know. At his invitation Bonsall got in
the carriage. They had not got one
hundred yards together before Bonsall
grabbed the lines, pulled1the horse to a
standstill, and excitedly asked:
Are you preacher 2"
The astounded minister replied
Yes"
Then you are the man 1 am looking
for. 1 was just going to Cocalico for a
preacher when you met with me-" said
Bonstall.
With that he deliberately turned the
the horse around towards ShaefTers
town. Mr.. Hoechler objected on the
ground that he had business to attend
to and could not go back. you must
CO." said Bonsall, "this is business and
II you make any fuss there will be trou-
ble." They drove two miles, got out,
walked half n mile across the fields to
the cabin Of one Book. Bonsall went
in first without knocking, and when
Mr.. Hoechler entered closed and bolted
the door. Book, who was intoxicated,
went into back room, and soon re-
turned with Miss Kline, who was cry
ing. Now" said Bonsall, taking the
weeping girl by the hand and addressing
the minister, II want you to marry this
woman and me. Go ahead don't
waste any time," The minister hesita-
ted and spoke to the girl. She looked
at Bonsall, who said, She can neither
talk nor hear"
II refuse to marry you" said Mr..
Hoechler.
but you must" exclaimed Bonsall,
drawing a revolver and cooking it. you
think she doesn't want to marry me, l
suppose" Taking a note book from
his pocket he wrote, This man doesn't
think you want to marry me-" and
showed it to the girl. She instantly
took the pencil and underneath the
query wrote: "Oh, yes; l love him and
must marry him at once"
The minister then made them hus-
band and wife, but it was not until the
last word was spoken that the groom
put up his revolver. The girl gave the
minister S., and he drove away to tell
his strange story. Miss Kline had ia
ken from her home nearly all of her
clothes and Sl65 in bank notes. Her
uncle. Mr.. Fetterman, the guardian of
her fortune now offers $50 reward for
the capture Of Bonsall. The bride and
groom were last seen near Womelsdorf,
and are believed to have gone to some
obscure village. Mr. Fetterman says
he will lodge 1.-THE professor" in Jail, if
it cost 81 900 to do it.-Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

In Harper county, last week, Mrs.
Rice, present incumbent, was elected by
large majority to the position Of coun-
ty clerk, over two opponents. She is
the widow OF the former county clerk
who died last summer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

morphine. It appears that MCGEE was
the worst kind Of tyrant in his own
family and by his brutal conduct de-
stroyed the happiness OF every one who
came IN contact with him. So distaste-
full had be become among his neighbOrs
that they talked Of waiting OH him as
vigilence committee. They had also
laid his case before the grand jury and
IL was said an indictment was to be re-
turned against him for brutalIy assault
ing his own daughter, with hellish in
tent. These things appear to have Sc t
him wild. On Thursday the children
returned from school and found their
mother lying murdered in the sitting
room, her body riddled with buckshot.
The neighbOrs and officers were noti-
fled and these found the body Of the
daughter also riddled with bullets and
locked in a room up stairs was the dead
body of McGee. The lips of all wit
nesses to the terrible affair were closed
in death and no one knows exactly how
it occurred, but the surroundings told
nearly all OF the story.
Until four years ago the MCGEE fami-
ly lived in Kentucky. In a political
quarrel McGee killed a man there, and
it cost him $4,000 to get free. He was
considerable Of hOrseman and made
considerable money betting at the races
In the east. He had no intimate friends
and appeared to consider all the world
his enemies. He leaves large family.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

A conference of prominent New York
politicians was recently held in Wash
ington TO discuss President Arthur's
candidacy for the nomination on the
republican ticket. IL is now believed
that he will receive the united support
OF the party in his native state. Ills
chances for the nomination are good.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

The shipping season being about over
I'm this sectioH we will discontinue the
special market dispatches We have been
publishing each week. These dispatch
es have been Of vast advantage ~ stock
men
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

4 corporation is now figuring on the
eust of running tunnel under Kansas
city, commencing ut the west end of
She bridge across the Missouri and go
Ing about a mile under the city in
southerly direction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

One OF tho bloodiest and mo.t sick
sHiing Affairs that we have read =, - .
long time occurred near Independence
Mo-, last Thursday. sth inst. A vail
TODD fnrmer named Henry ebay MeSs.
with a shot gun killed his wife and =
grown daughter and then ended his o~,,
miso.ablo existence by taking dose e.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

Blanche Morris, fat girl weighing
600 pounds, died the other day in New
York. Her husband controlled Ills sor-
row long enough to fix 500 as the price
he would take for the body.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

Many stockmen who attended the
Chicago fat stock show last year and
the one Mt Kansas City this year, say
the latter was the better exhibition in
every respect.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16
PROPRIETOR.

Tom. NO alight was defeated for the
Office Of snerlT Of Leayenworth county
by seven votes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

Queensware, glassware, Ntc., you arc a ways
In nccd Of Our fall stock is now open and the
prices arc very low. Come in and look around.
l charge nothing for showing goods. A.C.
Sheldon. IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16

It may not he out of the way this ear
" 10 announce that 1884 will be leap
year. Bashful young men will take
courane.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-16
J.M.Dinsnnore.
BLACKSMITH And
MATCHMAKER.
SUN CITY, Kas.

Anything in the blacksmithiug or wood
working line promptly attended to
AT Reasonable Prices "A
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-09

possession of the Office. That proof
fully establishes by witnesses, whose
veracity is unquestioned, all I ever
stated or claimed.
Having thus relieved myself from
the disagreeable dilemma into which
the treachcry of a supposed friend
had placed me, l make no further OBJ
lection to his occupation of the Office,
and it is now open to him.
In conclusion 1 desire to say that
the prbllc interests have in no wise
suffered by the delay, and that the
interests Of the public and of those
having business with the Land Of
flee have not been injured by any
action Of mine.
With sense of gratitude to my
friends throughout all portions Of the
State that must ever remember me,
| have the honor to be your obedient
servant. RALPH SHELDON.
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pesoher,a Bad Haaa.

For two months In the year Becchcr
can't preach. In August aud Sep
tember he takes his vacation and en-
dures the onset of Hay Fever. And
1t is, so he says, something terrible
and tremendous. A man with Hay
Fever isn't accountable for his ac-
tions. He is merely wild beast
frantic with snuiilng, sneezing and
headache. His eyes are red so is his
nose. Every nerve in his skull thrills
with distress and his head is fountain
of tears. He lives only to fly from sea-
side to mountain-top in search of re-
lief. And yet whether we call this
form of Catarrh Hay Fever, Rose
Fever, Hay Cold or Rose Cold, Ely's
Cream Balm will cure it. This rem.
edy is simple, pleasant and easy Of
application. Placed in the nostrils
| it penetrates and soothes the affected
parts at once, restores the impaired
senses and creates healthy secretionl
in case of the longest standing. Yol
cannot run away from Hay Fever
but you can drive ii from you b,
using Ely's Cream Balm. Y
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-09
After Maj. crumbaugh.

OwENsBoRo, KY, Sept 30.-The
fight against Maj. S. r. Crumbaugh,
Collector of Internal Revenue for this
district, has broken out afresh and in
a sensational way. 1t is stated that
warrants for the arrest Of Maj
Crumbaugh have been issued by the
United States Commissioner, based
upon several charges, among which
are enumerated violation of the civil
service law and violation of the Uni
ted States postal law. This phase OF
the fight grows out Of the charges
made again't Axton and Merideth,
two ex-members of the revenue SER
vice, who were witnesses against
Crumbaugh in the recent investiga-
ton, and whose characters were inn
peached by Revenue Agent Wagner
in his report. The investigation OF
the former charges against Collector
Crumbaugh was not satisfactory 10
anybody. While it is not said that
his office is not well conducted, he
was accused of prostituting his Off
cial power to advance his political
ambition, and Of rewarding revenue
officers who aided him aud punish
ing those who did hot by withhold
ing assignments to duty. Axton and
Meredith were among those pushed
and they filed the charges. When
Revenue Agent Wagner came to in
vestigate the charges he made a star
chamber affair of il, refusing to let
the testimony be given openly, refu-
sing to allow cross-exaninations, and
really hushing the matter up so sue
cessfullv that the facts in the case
were never heard. His reflection
upon The characters of Axton and
Meredith, 1t is supposed, is at the
bottom Of the present movement.
The charge against Maj. Crum-
baugh of violating the United States
postal law is the most serious one in
the lot IL is based upon the rule
prohibiting United States officials
from using the official stamped ell
velopes for anything except official
business under severe penalties. The
ground for the charge is stated to be
that Maj. Crumbaugh used num-
ber Of official envelopes for his pri-
vatc and personal correspondence ;
that these envelopes and Enclosures
are in possession Of the person to
whom they were addressed, and will
be used to prove the charge. 1t is
understood that the warrants will be
executed at once upon Maj. Crum-
baugh, and that the examination be-
fore the Commissioner will take place
this week.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-09
SOUTH KENTUCKIAN.
ADVERTISING RATE.

brated the three hundred and thirty
third anniversary of the founding of
this quaint old Mexican town, their
capital, and one of the chief features
of the exhibition was the display of
historical treasures and relics, in
which the Territory is very rich. 1t
contains tribes of Pueblp Indians liv-
ing in the same manner as they exist
ed when Columbus discovered Amer
lea. The Pueblo at Taos, a building
five stories high, stands as it did CEN
turies ago. New Mexico olso possess
es antiquities of the stone age, and of
the Spanish conquest. Descendants
of the ancient Spanish families vet
reside there, and they will lend many
relics. Relics of the old American
trappers and scouts also form part
of the exhibition. But as this letter
is already long enough will reserve
a description of the town for my next,
PHONo.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-09
KELLY.

Mr.. Abner IIern, section foreman
here has got his section in good fix.
Ilern is nice gentleman and under
stands his business.
Is. Hall has sold out his stock of
dry goods to Bud Meacham, who
now has a full and complete store and
is doing a lively business. Hall will
return to Kansas from whence he
came net long ago. 4Ha
The protracted meeting at West Mt.
Zoar was success. The strength of
the church was increased considera-
bly,. fft
The colored school is in progress.
Farmers are cutting tobacco and
making sorghum. Tobacco is very
late.
We have in our villege man who
loves cabbage beyond description.
He works ON the section here and the
boys say he carries gallon and a
half bucket, the contents of which is
packed brimming full of this suculent
vegetable.
The vicinity of Kelly is very salu-
brious. NJ. Ds. have nothing to do but
sit around and whittle.
If the drouth continues much lon
ger we kellyites will have to carry
water half mile at least. The wells
are too shallow though they average
about twenty feet deep. 1t must be
remembered Kelly is on a high place,
consequently they ought to be deep
er.
Excitement, confusion and troub-
lie excisted here !. for some time
about the railroad hands not work.
ing the dirt road. Now we believe
in working public roads as much SO
as any other man, but we do not be-
lieve in making railroaders work
them for two reasons. First railroad
ers have no settled home, are liable
to be called away perhaps forty or
fifty miles at any time. I'd they never
travel on public dirt roads, if they
move they move on the railroad.
For the above we do not think they
ought to work any public dirt
road. ift tltt
Once more the county is full of
hogs. I.
MERIDA.
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sheldon's valediotory.

The following card explains itself,
and tells the reason why Capt. Shell
don retained the possession Of the
Registers Office. 1t is Capt. Shell
don's valedictory and announcement
that, having accomplished his pur-
pose, he now surrendcrs the Office to
j. G. Cecil and his corps of clerks:
FRANKFoRT, Sept. "a, 1883.
TO the Democratic Party and the
People of Kentucky:
Having once received first from the
Democratic party, and then from the
people of Kentucky. pledge of their
favor and esteem in my nomination
by the Democratic party as its can
didate for Register of the Land office,
and the ratification by the people at
the polls Of the party's choice, re-
spect for the one no less than regard
for the other prompts the explanation
/ now make. A second time can
didate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Register, l confess to a use
of all the means usually considered
fair in the eflortt to obtain that nomi-
nation, and in theevent Of failure, a
share in the distribution of the pat
ronage of the Office. Failing of a
nomination, ! reposed implicitly up
on the assurance given by the sue
cessful candidate, and threw to him
in the final contest all the strength
which / or my friends could com
mand. He was nominated and elect
ed. To my surprise, there came re-
ports from authentic sources denying
his promises to myself and Mr.. Nor
vel. He himself confirmed such re-
ports by denial of ever having
made such promises, and OH the first
Monday in September, appeared in
person to claim the Office, with othel
men appointed to the offices which
he had promised to Norvel and my
self.
Under such circumstances, ready
yielding would have been reluctan
confession of the falsity of my claim
and would also have placed me in al
equivocal position not only with til,
public, but the generous friend
through whom the results of the con
vention were accomplished. / wa
conscious OF no fault and guilty o
no crime. The man, who in consid
GRAFTON of his worse than false prom
ises, had received the benefit Of m,
strength, not only refused TO carr,
out his agreement, but sought to in
jure me fnrther by a denial of tn
promises.
/ could not yield gracefully no
honorably, and I, therefore, deter
mined, if possible, to force him I
proceed against me for the possessio
of the office. To my surprise, h
tailed day after day, and week afte
week, to institute proceedings againl
: me. ] had courted such proceeding
! for the purpose of making proof
! legal form Of the statements / ha
made to friends and the public. W
! The institution of a suit against Il
Register by my former associate !
the Land Office, Joseph Norvel, ESQ
= affords me the opportunity whic
!. would have heen nflared h,L q suit 9,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-09
Very Low Rates.


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