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PSSSae -V-V, y A LEAVENWO EKLY TIMES Jl JLJ M EstabUsoeJ, 1851. I Vol. 24,-Xo. 4S f LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1878. (Conservative Established by ID. R. Anthony, January, 1S81 ill m ITT THE WE im B1J 11 w r. t; Mttkl gjHtwts THURSDAY, MABCH 2Sf 1878. DEATH OF CEO. II. BKKFF.E. Our local columns this morning contain ed the sad particular of the sudden and eighteen by the second. Of this number eighty-three were living In 1ST2, when the father was seventy-flve years old. The first wife gave birth to four children at iourJifler ent times, three at seven times, and two at sixteen times. OVSt DELEGATION. It affords us pleasure to be able to copy such words of commendation as the follow- of grateful to see Palestine, thtrefore, In It greenness." As Grau was at great General he, of course, took deep interest in the examini tion of the battle field between David and Goliah. Mr. Young thus describes it : Thero werestoneaenough for the stripling's sling, as we can well see. The valley is deep, and the brook still runs a swift course. We could well Imagine the armies of the Jews on unexneeiwl i.,t, f f- r ir rwfo 'ID?' ln regwd to two of our faithful and onesldeof thevaleyand the armlesofthe "P "earn ot .iU. Ueorge IL Arariee, Philistine on the other. It wa tno last Indications of Kcturnlnsr Pros per! tr. (Philadelphia Press, 20. t Work seems to be springing up in the neighborhood of Wilkeebarre, Pittston and Mauch Chunk another healthy sign. which occurred about coon on Thursday,' near Ecan Lake, a hunting report on the Missouri side, some fifteen miles from the I city. The new of his death was received here between three and four o'clock yester day morning just as our last forms were being cent to press and the announcement of the fact in that isue of The Times cau-ed a shock to the whole community, for it was well known to all that, in company Huh a ..mall party of friends, he had star ted out bat a short time before, in the full enjoyment of life and robust health, for the purpose of seeking a day's gport and recre ation. Death, in any form, and under any ctrcum nances, is terrible enough, but its horrors are magnified ten fold when it comes thus unannounced, in the midst of pleasure seeking, and apparently exhuberant health. Mr. Durfee was a man who was known to most of our citizens, and one who was loved by every one who knew him. Kind, gener ous, open-Learted ; one of the best of neigh bor, and mo-t aCcctionatc of husbands, the whole people of Leavenworth are deeply grieved by the sad fate that has so unex jiecledlr befallen him; and the heartfelt sympathies of all are with Lis grief-stricken wife and relatives in their sad and over whelming bereavement. a ;i:ok(;ia doghi:kki. TIip Augusta Chron-cle has found a judge who rivals Dogberry. It seems that a man in Gwinnett county married a girl sixteen years old, against the wishes of her parents. The young bride's father obtained the cus tody of his daughter and detained her at home on the ground that she was a minor. c The husband sued out a writ of habeas corpus, and on the return day of the same the judge held that, notwithstanding the license was irregularly issued and the father had not given his consent, she being sixteen years of age, ihe marriage was valid and binding, , and the parties occupied the relationship ol !mt.lsml and wife, but that under the law which gives the parent the custody and right to the services of his child un til majority, unless he voluntarily loses it, that defendant had the right to her services until ihe Wd ten!y-one, and therefore was entitled to her custody. An order was thtrefore passed dismissing the writ, and remanding the wife to the Kssession of her f ither. In other words, this Dogberry de cides that the marriage, though it was con tracted without the consent of the parents is legnl and binding, and that the man ant woman surtaiu to each other the relation o: hu'banj and w'fe, hut, a the wife is : inicor fat'n r iijs a ri i to the ses sion ot 'he gnl's person un .1 she beco. cs ter.ly-ir.e ears old, in tltfianc of the wishes aau m.-iiiiii riglrs of the husband. Legislature. The course of Mr. Ingalls, in the Senate, has won for that gentleman not only the approbation of all fair minded men in the State, but has given him a repu tation throughout the country which causes him now to be recognized a one of the most able and influential 'men in the Senate ; while Mr. Phillips is endorsed almost unan imously in his own district, and is daily receiving complimentary notices from the press of other parts of the State. Kansas never before bad such a representation in both Houses of Congress as she has at the present time, and as a consequence her in fluence is beginning to be felt. Let us now out have the good sonse to retain in posi tion the men who have shown themselves faithful and competent, and able to coe with the best men from other States, and we shall very soon begin to reap the advan tages inevitably to be derived from having the right men in the right places. The Mound City Clarion, of the 22d says: As the time Is fast rolling around when we shall be called upon to elect men to repre sent us In the St a e Legislature It may be well to consider the Importance which at taches tohe reprcsenlatU es this year. The great change which has taken place In the nature of the political questions of the day since the last meeting of the Legislature presents new points of Interest for us to consider. Tlie terrible conflict through which we havejast passed on the sil er ques tion, and the widely different opinions still existing on the subject of finance makes It doubly Important that ln selecting men to represent us we should be sure that they are sound on the finance question. True the State legislature has nothing to do with pass ing laws regulating national finance, but our representatives ln the next legislature will elct a United States Senator who may hav" much to do with shaping national legisla tion. Not only should we elect representatives, but our State ollicers as well, who are known to be in full accord with the jieople ln this contest with the money power. Our present representation in both houses of Congress have acquitted themselves in such a manner astoglve Kansas a record as one of the bright est stars In the American galaxy, John J. In galls and Win. A. Phillips being the two old est members, lme Mood consplcuously forward as leaders in the two branch es of the National Legislatures n the champions of the people's rights. No doubt but Mr. Phillips will be re turned to the House from his district, and ravine this side of the heights of Jerusalem, and one of the strongest natural defenses of the Holy City, The entrance Into Jerusalem Is thus sketched: "There was beauty in the scene to be re membered ln many a dream. But wc were thinking of the valley below, as scenes ol events which have stirred the souls of Chris- I tlan men for centuries, as the path or con- i querlng heroes of Joshua and Ctvld of Ai- exander and Nepaslan of Godfrey and Sula dln. And here we were coming with ban j ners and armed men, and at our head, riding i side by side with the Pasha's Turklsn lieu tenant, one whose name will live with that of.tbe greatest commander who ever preceed- ed him over this rocky way. The valley ' passes away. We ride about a mile through a suburb, the highway lined with people. Tue Geherol passes on with bared head, for I on both sides the assembled multitude do , blm honor. We see through the mist a mass ' of dorms and towers, and the heart beats quick! , for w e know they ore the domes and towers of Jerusalem. Thereare ranks ol sol diers drawn in line, the soldiers presenting arms, the band playing, the colors falling. We iassed a narrow gate, the gate that Tau crtd forced with his crusaders." Hatl Know Their Papers. Globe Democrat, 21. The St. Louis members of Congress should bring their .certificates home with tbem. Otherwise tbeir constituents win swear that they have not been at Washing ton at all. Hi Performance are Becoming Ex teedlngly ' Itldiculons. New York Herald, 19 Is there no way to snppress Mr. Mont gomery Blair ? Not satisfied with his de feat in the Maryland Legislature last week he was up again yeterdav with another Pre-idential resolution. His performances are becoming exceedingly ridiculous. will not be paid out for government needs, will not be paid out for greenbacks, but will only be paid out to purchase silver bullion. Cut as long'as the bullion is bought abroad it must be paid for in gold, so that none of the silver dollars can get into circulation at all, save the few bought, as curiosities, for gold coin. Funny isn't it. FOKXEV IX FGLD. Mr. Forney, in one of his letters to the Philadelphia Yes., comments on the dispo sition shown by Englishmen to share the pleasures and benefits derived from the pos session ot art treasures witn otners. ai Kensington, he says, are to be found many valuable objects of art, rare collections of unique articles, and bits of invention, virtue and antiquity, which would be almost lost in private libraries and galleries, but which are either donated, or loaned for long peri ods, by the owners to the museum. A Canadian Plan for Getting Ahead of the Chinese. New York Herald, 25. The proposition of the Canadian mem ber of Parliament that persons who wear their hair longer than five and one-half in ches shall not be employed on the Pacific Kailroad is rather a long way of striking at the Chinese. If it becomes a law, however, they can easily make a short cut through it. LOOK UP XSO BE HAPPY. Grlffln, (Ga Sun. Look np, see ! the world Is Joyous Much there Is to make us glad ; We should seek that which Is pleasant And avoid what makes us sad. There Is much to vex and griete us As we pass along through life, But it never can relieve us To recall our care and strlfa Let us, then, loo1: forward, cntwanl Let us look where joy Is found ; We need not look inward, backward O'er the w eary trodden ground ; We can only do ou t duty As we keep our gaze ahead. And ourduty 1 enjoyment Of the blessings 'round us spread. KANSAS NEWS. Sedgwick county is filling tip rapidly. Bock wheat makes good poultry food- Butler county bouts of six water mills. jot. ueccner is to lecture in Wichi- !. -u.eu irouoie ne took sick and his mind antbacnte coal of Pennsylvania. It looks became unbalanced. lie was taken, by sheriff bright and nice. Our blacksmith is testimr Innn?. In 1h innna .vinm St... I?. t i ... .. - ," i . v ' . " "" vrawwiMo-1 ii anu wnen wc learn more ot its uualitv sad affair. This is certainly a very He Came out in Metier Shape (ban the Judge nlio Sentenced ICi.n. Cincinnati Gazette, 21. Gen. Anderson comes out of the little difficulty atXew Orleans in a more present able condition than Judce Whitaker, who still owes the government something over half a million dollars. A VISIT OF CEREJIOsiY. The following paragraph from the P I. column of the Xew York Havll, reminds one verv forcibly of the historic remark made by the Governor of North Carolina to the Governor of South Carolina : The Governor of Wyoming Territory needs relaxation, and so be is going to visit the nic trojioIlsofNebraska. The bridge is one of the curiosities of the metropolis, and at low water It Is a very high bridge. There Is also a brewer at Omaha, but at high water the beer Is muddy. It Will all be Charged to Bl-ine Providence. New York Herald, 19. How many of the buildings where public meetings are held are safe ? The panic at the old Masonic Hall the other night ought to be a warning on this point. Some day we shall have a dreadful calamity, and it will of course be charged to Divine Provi dence. A ItlClITKOVS ACT. The State of Iowa deserves credit for a A ISO ('I' "MS XtMI.I," There setius to bo an irrepre siblf conliict urtnci'-j the junior Senator from Massachu setts and ills r--reury of the Interior. It i w ii knin to eerylIy that there i : c. great amoiint ul allec.ui existing between Mr. lUaii.e and Mr. ichurz, but the former lias carried his war iijimi the latter s-ich an xtcnt that tl e -copls have grown tired of it, and th'-v are generalh of the opinion that his attack made in the Sen-tie, a fet days a,o, is a bjtmicrang, which falls bask and hurts only Iiitiiell. The Chicago J'otf, of v e-duesday, says : Semtor liialue lu debate joterday con tinued bis attack ou SecieMiy Sehurz for charging stump-ve fr timbe-r taken iroiu public lands. It Is !injosible to uuderttanu hat the Senator ! strtvtuj, to accomplish in this nutter. TliehiiUrj of theliilerierl oulydoliij his diuy tur.ircing laws for the enactment of which he is uoticions'blc and for such acts, if for no others, h? s enti tles! lu theappruralof the people lie Mauds between the people .and b inds of organized timber luletes, who are stripping I lie fnivsts on the lauds U longing to the Goermueul In thlskystemofspoliatlun we thai Sir. Ulaine u.;aiiisllhe -secretary. Jt is linpusslhlo to be lieve that he is intentional! working lu tin lnteie'-lsof thoothiees. We preter to charge Ills opposition to a personal hostility to the Secretary a hostllil in execrable taste under the circumstance's. (S. The eastern papers chronicle the fact that a man in Xew fork has discovered that an excellent quality of illuminating gas can be made from water. This is no new dis covcry, however. We remember distinctly that some twelve or fifte.n years ago a citi zen of Dubuque, Iowa, succe ded in making gas from water, and it was thought for a time that the discovery would work a revo lution in gas making, but after spending a large amount of money for machinery and apparatua,the discoverer found that although be could make good gas from water the pro cess was ao expensive that he couldn't com pete with the coal gas. And the Xcw York mam will probably have the same experience. COOD. Theiollowinggood word for Col. Phillips comes from the edited of the Oskalooea Inde pcadeaf, who at otie time opposed the Colonel. But all the honest' men in the district who formerly opposed him, have been convinced of their error, and in the next campaign will be found among his most earnest sup porters. Says the Independent: Cjl. Phillips has about as much influence in the llousa as any other member of con gress. He is active, well Informed, indus trious and persevering and np with the times. He is the most efficient representa tive Kansas has ever had. Perhaps others with his experience would be equal to blm, ,iut ln matters of legislation experience is as essential as ability. the State will pro e recreant to its owu In terests If it does does not return John J. In i,alls tothebenate. We have no disposition lodisparge tha claims of othtr gentlemen wno may aspire to the position, but we are now in the midst cf a great contest, and lu the language ol the lamented Llucoln, "It is not safe te swap boics while crossing a stnam." There is- not a word in the foregoipg remarks by the Clnum that is not strictly true. In regard to the select o.i of ttate officers, it is a matter of very great importance of much more itn oriauce than many pr-ons at first suppose that our state officers, tpcciallt those of Governor, Li.uten:. : Ciovcrnorand mem bers of the legislature, should be fully in -secure, with the pcopL on the financial questions, which arc now the only live issues of the day; and in the matter of our sjnresjional delegation, we should be j very rigliteous act. It having been made clearly to appear that an innocent man had suffered four years confinement in the peni tentiary of that State, the Legislature, a few days ago, passed a bill giving to him the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. The money thus paid will effectually wipe out the stains that a mere pardon would have permitted to remain ujxm his character. TISEAJIiatlCAJN IIEARI.E. There has long been a diversity of ' pinion in this country as to Johnny Bull's idea of the "Ilamerican Heagle," but St. Louis Journal has discovered it exactly: It is said tint the artists ol the mint will make a sustained effort to construct some thing belter In Lc shape ol an engle, than the Ill-conditioned and misshapen fowl which now xrche-s on the "dollar cf the fa thers." It is understood ihat the mint au thorities recently impo-tcd n d signer from Uue,laiidexprcs.M for tins sort of work. If Another Chance to Ilusbanda Prince. Chicago Post M. Xow then, let our belles brush up so that they may improve another royal opportuni ty to the utmost. Iiudolf, the Crown Prince of At stria, is coming over in a little while to study republican institutions. With shrewd management he may be induced to adopt oue of them an American maid. Can't JIaUe the People HelleveTIiat. Enterprise Gazette, 2i. The Leavenworth Agent of the North western Life Insurance Company is receiv a few good raps over the knuckles. Per sonally, he may be a gentleman, but l)e carries the joke too far when he tries to make people believe that lite insurance companies are not downright swindles. The FcfttireOld Itujn Mill Haie a Chance to go lisliiuc. Chicago Tiibuue, 21. Mr. Howe, of Wisconsin, has given no tice that next Monday will be a ''legal holi day" in the Senate. He ofiered a resolu tion, yesterday, asking whether Whitaker, the .New Orleans judge who tried Anderson, is a defaulter, and, if so, how much, and in mated that he would call up the resolution and throw somemud at Hayes on Mondjy. -o law coutu compel Senators to listen toJ oneol Howe s siweclKie, and. of course, this notice will give the festive old hots of the Senate a chance to go a fishing. criminally guilt v if wc should permit local ,oes " ,s l?' ve,ai iasi.au ibumi . , , " . . . , . matt a conception or the American cnglc. leuou-K.-.orilie luctious opposition ol ambi tious aspirants to induce U"to exchange men who haveproved thcmsclvcsinlluential faith ful and comjietcnt, for new men, tmtrietl and inexeritnced, and consequently with out influence. Having found men who can do Us good service, let us keep them. Bnril WAIN. The great movement of population which is now taking place from our crowd, d cities of the east to the bread prairies of the west, is a measure that seems to be doing good in two ways. To the same people to whom Kansas extends such a hearty wel come, the eastern people are giying an equally hearty God speed, and seem just as lilling to spare them, as we are to give them room. The Philadelphia r,cu of the 21st says: The Immense movement of population to Kansas Is the removal of the surplus popula tion of our cities to the farms which public ists and writers on political economy have so long been praying for. True, it is rather a roundabout method, and the emigrant goes a great way to find his farm, and afterwards to reduce it to cultivation and possession, but it accomplishes the fact. The man who has failed in the sharp struggle for existence and success ln Philadelphia, will not go on a prosaic Pennsylvania farm ho we er safe nnd sure the result might be. Let him therefore essay the adventure of the prairie. All the same, It Is healthy blood-letting for the fe verish and swollen city, and so relief. ICE AKMC. Since nature refuses to furnish ready made ice to this portion of the country, it stands us in hand to look about for some other source from which to obtain our sup ply of this indispensable commodity. The following description, from the Xewark Journal, of a machine for its manufacture, will be of interest: It la constructed of cast-iron, weighs about twenty-two tons, and is simply an immense compresser. It has for a base an oblong re servoir, perhaps tour by six feet, out of which rise two cylinders of twenty-roar inch bore to the helghth of ten feel. It works on the well-known principle that compression of a body or gas robs it of beat. The gas is intro duced into the reservoir, is then compressed by rods working in the uprlghUcyllnders, af terjwhlcb, relieved of ltshcatlt is passed ln liquid through colls to a room where there is water. By its presence the temperature of the room is reduced to a degree far below the freezing point, even to twenty and thirty degrees below xero The water is thus quick ly frozen into what is known as anchor ice, which is harder than ice made naturally,and sinks ln water. THIS IK WHT. It's no wonder that the Czar can raise ... . . such big armies. He will be enabled to enroll men enough, a few year hence, to whip all Europe, or else the following item from an English paper must be aa awful lie: gtu declared to be a perfectly Terlaed fret that Feeder Vassllet, Rnsdaa peasant of Moscow, who ha been twice atarrled. Is tbe tatber or etchty-eerea i-iHtrcn, far wham atxty-nlne were borne byifca a-n a. aa WHAT NEXT 1 Mr. Edison, the inventer of the telephone, the phonograph, and other modern mira cles, is one of the greatest mechanics of this mechanical age, and people are beginning to wonder where he intends to stop in his inventive career. His last idea, which is now assuming shape in the Patent Office at Washington, through the usual processes which are necessary for the protection of the fruits of mechanical genius, is called the aerophone, and a wonderful instrument it promises to be. It is constructed some what after tae manner of the phonograph, and attached to a locomotive promises to make itself heard four miles off, and to an nounce, in articulate speech, the name and number of the train, where it will stop, when it will be due and any other infor mation that may be necessary. This might sound preposterous if any other man but Edison announced it ; lut Edison has con fidence in it and the public have confidence in Edison. KANSAS APPI.Cs. The Lawrence Journal copies our item aliout the shipment of a car load of apples to Boston, by Messrs. Farrell Bros, of this city, and says: The exportation of apples fiom Kansas to Deton N something that would hardly have been predicted ten jears ago, yet we learn IromTllE Lvavenwortu Tiucs that It 1 taking p:ac. !o TZore ,ub-Lvliinr of TInll Con tracts. St, Louis Republican, 21. The house yesterday passed a new act regulating the letting of contracts forcarrv iug the mails. Subletting is prohibited under jienalty of forfeiture of contract. During the debate reference was made to the sutement of a contractor before the lKist-oflicc committee to the effect that he had three contracts, all of uhieh vverefarui ed out to third parties, thegovcrnuient pay ing $45,000 for service on one of the ronus, while the actual carriers received onlv-5-10 -000. The Kansan Defecation In Congrewb . Columbus Courier, 21. The Kansas delegation in Congress all advocated and voted for the remonetization of silver. We are in receipt of Mr. Has- kells speech upon that question, which, if our space would permit, we should like to publish, as it is an able argument and highly spoken cf by the press of the State. .Mr. Haskell has prjved himself true to the principles he advocated on the stump when a candidate two years ago. He stated then that he'was in favor of the remonetization of silver, the reueal of the resumption law and the establishment of a currency based upon the faith and credit of the government, silver his bseu remonetized and Mr. Haskell advocated and voted for the bill, and we have no doubt when the time comes, if it ever docs, that he will be found supporting a measure for a piper currency, a repeal of the national banking law, and if necessary, to repeal the resumption law. Mr. Haskell's pledges to the people of this country, which he has so far faithfully kept, gave him a small ma jority in this county, which two years before went largely Democratic for John IL Good in, his opponent, and we have no doubt that should Mr. Haskell come before the people for re-election that he will carry this county by a larger majority than any man who ever ran for Consrcss. For a new member, he is becoming quite popular at Washington, and the second district is no longer misrepresented as it was two years nn'nr tn Vf I fial-all'.! tm Senator Ingalls is now rated as one of the leading men of the Senate and is not afraid to measure swords, as he did two weeks ago, with the great Xew York pea cock, Senator Conkling. Senator Plumb is doinz cood work for a new member in that august body and is recognized as one of the leading men there on finances. Bepresentative Phillips is one of the first men in the lower House and has done as much, if not more, to engineer the silver bill through than any man in the House. The jieople of the first district should by all means return Mr. Phillips to Congress, as his work is not yet done. The Kansas delegation, as a whole, rank high at Washington, and Kansas may well feel proud of her representation. CAVr uitivE nun. The Philadelphia Record says that a gen tlemen has received a note from one of four State Representatives from that city who voted to close the Zoological Collection to the public on Sunday, which reads : ' Yours of the 11th came to hand and will say in return of your threats, my Peopal did not say how i should vote appon the Sunday question and for that reason 1 weut accord lngto my oun wishes. AsformebeelngPol illcaley dead if 1 vote for the Bill on the 3rd Reading 1 will say that 1 Can (be perswalded but not driven by any Threats that you or any one else Can malke." A GOOD EESSOX. There is some pleasure in noting the acci dental shooting of Col. Dexter II. Follctt, of Boston. He had a Sharp's revolver of four barrels, that he "didn't know was load ed," and gave this to his little son to play with. The "little son" soon convinced the father of his error in supposing the pistol wasn't loaded by hitting him with a ball behind the ear. The Colonel was not kill edmerely made a sadder and a wiser man. Ilnnuah u us .Harriet! Last Wednes day. Chicago Tribune, 21. The wedding of the Earl of Boseberry and Miss Hannah de ltothchild occurred in London yesterday in quiet and unostenta tious fashion, considering that the groom is a liritish leer ot distinguished ancestry, while the bride is worth t2o,000,000 in lar own right. It is remembered that no lady of Hebrew faith and extraction has ever before been privileged to wear the coronet of a Peeress. An interesting sketch of the wedded pair, their antecedents and their present and prosjiective belongings, is given in our uispatciies jnis morning. Seventeenth of .Hnrcb and Fir tee nt It of Aucust. Philadelphia Press,20 J Surely the Irish are very grateful for small favors when they get them. A re cent instance may be worth mentioning. In a new act of parliament for regulating factories in Ireland there was a clause pro viding tint two clear holidays should be given in every year to the factory opera tives, ine icauing insn members at once propocd that the 17lh of March and the loth of August should be the appointed days, the first being St. Patrick's Day, ihe other regtrdel by Protestants and Catho lics as thercligious Feast of the Assumption. The Attorney General for Ireland instantly agree! to the first of these days, and the Home Bute M. P's. warmly thanked him. But one or two Orange members declared that if St. Patrick's day was thus given to one side, the 12th of July, being the snni vcrsiry of the battle of Boyne, ought to be given to the other. The Government would not assume that the saint's day was a party anniversary, and adhered to the particular uavs uriginajiy proposcu. mis may seem a trifle, but it is regarded as a triumph bv the Irish party in and out of Parliament, and there is great joy accordingly on the part of the Liberals. ta. Tree planting is all the rage in Win chester. Wheat is six inches high bear Hutch- inon. A cornet band is the sensation at Wel lington. . There are 4,441 school children in But er county. There is a considerable amount of amonia in soot. Howard, in Elk countv. has a tele- none factory. The Cuwani-Lxdixr says white sun bon nets are in bloom. Southern Kanas people are feasting on potatoes raised this year. The refuse lime of gas works will de stoy the wire worm. The Peoria Indians received their an nuity on the 15th inst. T. W. Gtrdiner.of the Winchester Ar got, is reported to be ill. The coal shaft at Wichita has been sunk to a depth of 392 feet. Peabody has been incorporated and is now a city of the third-class. The State Editorial Convention takes place in Atchison next Jnne. It is estimated that there are one hun dred and fifty varieties of wheat. Hon. B. P. Waggener, of Atchison, is lecturing on temperaace, etc. St. Patrick's day was observed with impressive ceremonies at St. Marys. A liberal league with twenty-five mem bers has been organized in Enterprise. El Dorado offers inducements and sup port to any one who will start a new hotel. The majority in favor of Osage Citv as the county seat of Osage county, was 1,4jC. Country papers are pra'sing the pro phetic vision of the liistorical ground hog. Xearly every family in Cherokee, county, bums corn cobs instead of coal. The boys arc besinninjr to so bare footed in Topeka, according to the Commcn uealth. The Atchison Knights of Pythias are to eat, drink, dance and be merry on the22d of April. One hundred and fifty cases are docket ed for the April term of the Cherokee County court. Mr. Feacans, of Fort Scott, 'will be chief clerk in the U. S. Collector's office, at headquarters. The Walnut Valley Tames says that harvest will begin about the hrst ot June in Butler county. A wedding was recently postponed in a western township on account of the failure of the groom to appear. The Arkansas City Traveler says that Sol Miller, of the Chief, is the oldest, the handsomest and nastiest editor in the state. The body of a young man named Quincy who was drowned recently in the Marias des Cygnes near Miami has not yet been re covered. Peter B. Lee the notorious trajnp prin ter is doing the west again. He drew on the Miami Hefiublican office at Paola for lunch monev last Wednesday. The Weakness of .flr. Kimball's Debt Payiua- System. Inter Ocean, 21. Mr. Kimball, the church-debt rai-r, is at work in the East. He is needed badly in San Francisco. Some months since he "raised'' the debt of Howard Church in that city. In consequence of the feature of those persons who subscribed under Mr. Kimball's influence to make good their subscription, the church has been sold un der foreclosure of mortgage. The weakness of Mr. Kimball's system is that he induces men to promise to do more than they are able to do, and secures pledges under the presure of great excitement. Debt paying is a cool, matter-of-fact business transac tion, and enthusiasm and promiscs'will not answer for settlements. The Pennsylvania Legislature Looking- Out for ?iiniber Oar. Philadelphia Times, 21.1 The bill to prevent treating, which has been id trod need in the legislature by Mr. Walter, of Delaware county, has met with a decidedly enthusiastic reception. The members see in it a chance to cut down some of their campaign expenses, and as M most ot them will be candidates for re-clec tion it is not surprising to hear that the bill, which has already been favorably re ported, may be taken up out of order and passed. Times wouldn't be half so hard with many people if there was no treating. EXCL1SII SPAKHOCTS. We copy this morning, from the Atchi son Ckaaiptoii, arf article on the English sparrow. The extracts from eastern papers given in the CAampton's article have all been published before in The Trios, but it will do no barm to read them again for this is a matter that ought to be kept before the people. The introduction of these birds into Kansas, we are firmly convinced, would be one of the most unfortunate things that could be done in the State. Two or three well meaning persons, ignorant of their bad character, have been trying to introduce them, but the people ought to know that this would be one of the yery worst things that could happen to the State. It wonld be almost as bad as to bring in the "Canada thistle." CBiST AT JCHtIRjlLE.1l. Mr. John Russell Young is the corres pondent of the ew York EaxM with Gen eral Grant, and gives a yery interesting account of "the General's pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where he received quite a recep tion, as he would say. Mr. Young says : It was too early ln the season to see Pal cr eatine ln all Its glory ; but the plain was rich and fertile, sparkling with lilllea and scarlet anemones, with pores of orange trees bend, lag under taelr yellow Mlace.wttn almond trees coming Into bloom. We had been these many days ln Egypt with no forest compan ions bat the drooping date Mima, and ws ntngtha aarehaa udtm. kaf Kile. It was ". THE HULINtt PAS3IO.W. Mr. Thurlow Weed's nephew, Thurlow Weed Barnes, is a candidate for the presi dency of the Albany Young Men's Associa tion. Mr. Weed telegraphed to his young relative the other day this exceedingly pleasant message: "You must be elected president of the Young Men's Association. Draw on me for 52,000 to help along the good work." LlTl IIEK'8 BIBLE. The copy of the Bible which Martin Lu ther used daily, and the leaves ot which are covered with annotations made with his own hand, is now in the Brandenburg Mu seum, which gave for it about $450. The Bible was printed in Basle in 1509, is bqnnd in leather, and is in good preservation. 0.E PBICE. The ringleader of the late hazing disturb ance at Dartmouth has escaped from custo dy, and President Bartlett offers a reward of $100 for his rearrest. The reward is the same that the governor of Virginia offers for the capture of the mob that lately lynch ed a woman in that state. The coincidence is worth noting. The Ignorance Isn't all on This Side of ihe aionntalns. at. Louis Times, 21. "Out in the West," says the Philadel phia Press, there is a revival of intelli gence," and then the Press goes on to speak of "Sister Bland from beyond theMissotiri." One would almost necessarily conclude that even the' "silver lunatics" of the East should by this time have recognized the masculinity of Congressman Bland, espec ially after the hearty drubbing they have received at his hands; but it seems they have not. Bv the time he lives them another flagellation, however, they may have dis covered that he does not come from "beyond the Missouri." Evidently the lack of intel ligence is not all on this side of the Alle-ghanies. TBT ITAGAI.X. They say they are going to "set" Linder- maa again, and see if he can't hatch out a better looking fowl than the one he has put to roost on the new silver dollar. KEPEALEB. The act known as the "Granger Law," for regulating the rates of freight and pas sage on rail roads, in the State of Iowa, has just been repealed by the Legislature of that State. WHEBE J Ben Simpson has ben confirmed. But where, oh, where. Is dot lother man ?Ez- Have you found out yet? A minister's Sanest BeMst X. T. Tribune. A clergyman of a provincial city was once forced to say to a congregation which persisted in depositing buttons in the con tribution box. "Brethren who wish to con tribate buttons," amid this erode financier, "will please sot Iiiiiw down the eyes for. -while that process doas net increase their ralae m coin, it dew ianalr then aaef ul- A Few Sensible Remarks Abonl Clap Trap Publications. Correspondence Hiawatha Dispatch. The Chicago Adttrtiser't so styled "Kan sas Immigration Article" which was repro duced by your contemporary on Sixth street, last J unuary, was for a while the theme of considerable talk in our midst, if for no other reason save for its glaring du plicity if not for stupidity. Why any one with his senses half awake could see that it was nothing but a paid advertisement the person who paid a big sum received a big puff; it was not written by a man who loved our State, but by one who tried to do some thing for the money gobbled from onr en terprising men. The article written by the editor of the Vlrpatch and published in his paper in Vol. IV, No. 41. February 19,1874, with ten columns of solid reading matter was worth a dozen such Chicago advertise ments; and yet the editor, if 1 remember right, never received even the thanks, ninth less any money foi his effortSjfrom our people. Cast the Secretary of the Treasury Defeat the Will el the People. Cincinnati Times, 20 The following from the Wall street cor respondent of the Baltimore Sun, confirms a"' suspicion in which we indulged a few days since: In addition to the demand for sterling to pay for the bonds, a Dew element has sud denly appeared, and that is a demand to pjy for sliver the Government has purchased and will continue U purchase abroad. If prices continue fav orable. When the Bland biU was pending we were informed and none were more free in tendering the information than Secretary Sherman that its passage would enable Germany to unload all her 'surplus silver upon this country. To prevent this the coinage of silver was limited to four mil lions a month, and the purchase of bullion in any month to five millions. But now, despite his previous fears of foreign silver coating to us, Secretary Sherman goes SDroad to buy bis bullion. Then exchange has to be bought to pay for it, and the price of gold goes up. Aadatiil another point ia this canoes Broeedore, It is announced by the Ii nasi j that tha new alrer dollars What Uncle nam Has Done for I!i Step-Danshttrs. Chicago Times, 22. The ladies of the Sorosis (motto "prin ciples, not men,") have fallen into the man nish habit of banquet-giving and toast making. At the feed on Monday last the regular toasts betrayed an exuberant fancy. One was, "1 he True Mission of Woman The continuing and perfecting of the human race." It is a mistake to deny that the other sex may be of some assistance in this regard. Another toast was to "The Wife of the Mayor of ew lork When he gets one," as considering the number of eligible and available young women in Sorosis, he ought to be able to do on the shortest no- ttce. "Our Bepublic" was another toast. in,. , . .1 .. ... . 7. -neiove us ug, its institutions, and its songs, though, cruel step-father like, it refuses to acknowledge us among its chil dren." True; it has done nothing toward tacking tlat sixteenth amendment to the constitution, but, like a tender, cherishing parent, it has exempted the sweet crentures of Sorosis from the terrors of military and naval service', and, better than all, has kept them out of Congress. An Old Fraud Dae L'p. Lincoln Journal, 21 That old fraud, the letter of Lenlulus, President of Jerusalem, to the Boman Sen ate, describing the personal appearance of Christ, is going the rounds of the press again. This pretended letter was the inven tion of a monk in the fifteenth century, and was pronounced a fraud when it first appeared, but has managed to. get into the papers about once every ten years ever since, as a "literary curiosity," or something of the kind. There never was such an office as the "President of Jerusa lem," there never was a Boman official in that city during the reign of Tiberias, named Lentulus: and no colonial or pro vincial officer of those days would have written a report to the Boman Senate, any more than an American jjppsul abroad now address letters to cciilgrjjej-. He also spetks of himself and ertttggHJTcs as "heathen," which was not cujtaSSj with Boman citi zens in those days. " " The Governor's Lncid Letter en Silver and Things. (KsrAs City Times, 22. Ills heart beats warmly for his native land, but there are some financial questions on which he timers lo stand uncommitted. He loves ihe BeptiMican party, and is will ing to hold its cle-trly-expressed views par amount to his own as a rule of action; but if it undertakes "to determine the number of grates -,f silver wt ich is to constitute the dollar unit rf value, or to regulate the vol ume of curre-ccr to meet the wants of trade," then, in his npioion, the party might as well be dead, from Ibis rather mixed statement we can diaw but one conclusion, which is that Governor Anthony strongly sympathizes with the Easfarn Republicans on the financial question, but does not want that question made an issue when he is about to ask an important office from the Kansas Republicans. Gettin; Ilather Cloic Tozctucr. Hiawatha Dispatch, 21. Beecher and Til ton are getting too close together on this lecturing tour. Tilton is to be here the 2Gth of April. Peas nnd Lcttnce an Inch Above Ground. Arkansas City Traveler, 20. Peas are up above the ground an inch high. Lettuce ditto. SI. Patrick's Day" for Guard .11 on at at Fort Hays. lEllis County fctar, 21. At the Fort, on Sunday, "St. Patrick's Day in the Morning" was played by the band for guard mount, in honor of the day. The Lumber Trade Excellent. Edwards County Leader, 21, It is not an uncommon thing to see fifteen or twenty wagons standing around Edwards Bros.' lumberyard waiting to be loaded. Immiernnt Trains Passing Abilene. Abilene cor. Kansas Gazette, 22. Nine coach loads of immigrants went west Thursday night. Four on the accom modation train Friday noon, and seven that night. Colored Ininiigrration. Chapman Creek cor. Kansas Gazette. Two car loads of colored brethren, look ing for a wreck on the K. P., passed through here on Wednesday evening.taking witn them an ot Snyder s eggs. Col. Carpenter Vet III. Unt Will Re cover. Chanute Times, 21. Col. Carpenter is still suffering considera bly from his sickness, and unable to leave his bed. He has had a very severe spell, but we are glad to know the symptoms are favorable for his speedy recovery. Villages Springing into JXcw Life. Frankfort (Marshall county) Record. Xol only is emigration pouring in upon us like a flood, Fettling tip the country on the line of the Central Branch railroad, but we notice that many villages are displaying evidence of new life and healthy growth. IVeTer so Heavily Loaded Mnce 'he ICoad Was Built. Manhattan Nationalist, 2!. The trains have never been so heavily loaded west, since the K. P. was built, as at the present time. The trains of ten or twelve cars, as they pass west in the even ing, are among the exciting things of this quiet world. Holder of Claims Planting Trees. Russell Co. Record, 21. D. E. Winfield has planted six acres of Cottonwood and other timber on his timber claim, this spring. We believe all holding claims in this neighborhood under the tim ber act, are putting out from ten to twenty acres oi trees. The .ttost Complete Snamary ef !ewa In the State. Weekly Examiner (Howard, Elk Co.,) 22.J The Leavenworth Times contains, daily, the most comDletesummarrnf Kans.-is tiii -s - 1 ., o. . oi uuy paper in tne state. The Bell Punch. Country saloon keepers seem to be more than willing to adopt the Moffetbell punch. They say it will have a salutary effect on dead beats, and will play havoc with those who get "trusted" and never pay. Ottawa Bonds Compromised at Fifty five Cents. Ottawa has compromised her city bonds, by giving new bonds for fifty-five cents on the dollar, running one, two, three and four, years, urawtng o percent, interest. A Question as to Manliness. Southern Kansas Gazette, 21. It is very manly lt for a vouth to enter church, when the minister is nearly through preaching, and tramp through the entire lengthof the building.bringinghisstoga boots down upon the floor until everything rings. Just a Litile Bit Overdrawn, Per haps. Arkansas City Traveler, 20. The Pawnees of this localitr iwpninin. a big feast on chicken) that died of cholera, old beef entrails and heads, and now and then a fat dog. The Cry ol the Scarcity of Houses In- creases. Augusta Advance, 21. ti. , : ... :. . ,,,,., ... va.. liMiuuijuiiui -nnerecint Zm.tr MnLiu" I.. t...:t.i: e-i . work, ...... ..-.. .... - uuuuiug WUlClt COSIS no more than 300 will rent for only ten dsllars a month, we cannot expect our monied men to invest in residences. Forty per cent, a year is not sufficient inducement for them. Fast Driving. On a bet between B. M. Terrell and Jim Hill for S100, Terrell drove his fast team from Winfield to Eldorado, some forty-seven miles, in four hours and nineteen minutes, accoruing 10 me Arkansas city l reveler. The man Who Won't Advertise Loses Ground. EJ wards County Leader, 21. When a man withdraws his ad. from his home paper you mar just make up your uiuu iuai tie is on nts tas. pegs anu that he has withdrawn his sign, and is about to close his business. Board of Examining Surgeons. Wichita Eagle, 21. A board of United States examining sur geons has been appointed for this district Willi Headquarters at Wichita, consisting of Ur. ilendnckson, the old examiner, and Drs. Allen and Fabrique. The board or ganized by the election of A. H. Fabrique, M. D., as president; William Hendrickson, M. D., secretary, and E. B. Allen, M. D., treasurer. Immigration on Ihe Kansas Pacific. J. V Roberts In Oskaloosa Independent, 23. There is a large immigration going out on the Kansas Pacific Bailway to the west ern portion of the State. We saw hundreds during our trip to Salinx Every train is crowded, and the company is selling an immense amount ol land. 1 he homesteads are nearly or quite all taken that are ad to the railroad and in reach of civilization, and the railroad owns, all that is available, and it is being taken up very rapidly. 'lie flatter of the Improvement of Country Koads. Kort Scott Monitor, 21. Willnot our County Commissioners do something this summer towards improving the country roads? We need not go back farther than last winter to prove the great necessity of it. Serious Accident Near Enterprise. K insas Gazette, 22. Mr. John T. Taylor, proprietor of the large farm east of Enterprise, met with quite a severe accident the other day. He was riding a wild colt, when the animal suddenly sprang to one side, throwing Mr. Taylor to the ground and tramping ujion the right cheek, cutting it oten to the bone, besides several other lesser bruises were sus tained. It was an unfortunate occurrence, truly. Sarroir Gauge Victory in Cherokee Count. Republlcaii-Courler.Sl. Our neighbors up the road can now re joice and be exceedingly glad. The result of the railroad bond election on Tuesday resulted in a victory for the narrow gauge of thirty-four majority in Cherokee town ship, and seven majority in Shawnee town ship. The First Intimation Came Frotu a Lone Way From Home. Columbus (Cherokee Co.) Courier, 21. A long petition signed by over one hun dred and twenty colored citizens, was before the commissioners this week, calling tor aid i to relieve them Irom want and suffering. The petition had been sent by them to Gov. Anthony, who forwarded it to the County Board for action. It was the first intimation the authorities had of any aid desired by this race of Kjple living in our county. A Good Appointment. Chanute Times, 21.1 Maj. T. J. Anderson, who has so success fully managed the General Passenger De partment of the Atchison.Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, has received the appointment of General Agent for the company for Kan sas, Colorado and New Mexico. To Maj. Anderson is largely due the high position this road has attained, his energy and shrewdness having been brought in full play in the advancement of all schemes tending to make the road known elsewhere. we win iti you snow, the vein is some thing over a foot in thickness, near the sur face and easily worked. The Lair Ilegarding Fish. During the Coming floaih. ' rase 1 Session Laws, 13TT. "Seciiox 7. It shall be unlawful ior any person to catch with a seine or net any of the fish in the waters of the State of Kan-1 them has realized 52,400 in cash, and has four head still left. The span of dun hones owned by Crane k Wlghtman are a part of this wonderful mare's progony. Mr. Smith proposes to keep "Fashion-' as long as she has breath. Bonds Bought sit Fifty Per Cent, South. Kansas Tribune, 20.1 Mr. Cary Oakes, County Treasurer, re turned last evening from Xew York, haying succeeded, through the good offices of Mr. Donnell. of the State Fiscal Awnr. in . .. .-..-.... il ".! e . . . o-T - uurmg tne month oi April, .May and I securing me rare oargain ol buying in June in each year." "Section 8. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdic tion, shall be fined not les th.in fiv nor more than fifty dollars, and shall stand committed until such fine is paid." uariey anu Oatv Beiu? Planted. Wichita Beacon, 20. Mr. John Flood, twelve miles west, in Atnca township, has just finished putting in one hundred acres of small grain, bavin begun plowins on the 13th of last ,? IK n ,:.., !!.-. , . ---o" . i" "'' oany and oats. His barley is up and erowtn tin.lr l. Flood is upwards of fifty years of age, has done all the work hisiself with one yoke of came, i nts is prctiy good work tor any man. Sprin-Ua-c mnUcs Everybody Feel Good. Vienna COr. Clietopa Advance, 2t. Spring has come, the birds are 9inging, the flowers are sending forth their beautiful colors, the orchards have their buds in full blow, the fields of wheat make the farmer rejoice with their fresh bright carpets of green, All is preparation for the spring Fatally Poisoned by Cncwinr Green Paper. Holton Recorder, 2L Willie Snyder, a twelve-year-old son of Charles Snyder, living on Straight creek, died, yesterday, from the effects of chewing green window paper for his popgun. A few months ago Mr. fcnyder lost his wife. The family hare the sympathy of all, ia their great bereavement. The New V. S. marshal. Paola Spirit, 22. Ben Simpson has been unanimously con firmed as Marshal of this State, and has consented to accept the position, at the ear nest solicitation of the Attorney-General of the United States and of nearly every pub lic man in Kansas. JIurder In Chase Connty. ) A man named Chas. Varis was found murdered near Saffbrd, in Chase county, last Wednesday afternoon. He had a bul let hole in his head. He seemed to have been on his say from St. Joe to Wichita with a drove of horses and mules. He was about 21 years old. Improvements at Sabetha. Cor. Hiawatha Uerald,21. Trees have been set out around the opera house block, which improves the appearance very much. The city park is also receiving attention in that line. A Good Wont for Jackson County. llolton Recorder, 21. Jackson county is one of the best supplied counties in the State with timber, building stone and pure water. We frequently hear visitors here for the first time express aston ishment that we have such a supply of umoer. Spring Opened for Geed. O-kal'xisa Independent, 23.1 The sun has crossed the line and no storm has reached u though we have been threat ened. Spring is formally opened, and all nature smiles. Couldn't staad the Pressure. Columbus Courier, 21. The secretarf of the Christian Temper ance Union, very complimentarily spoken of elsewhere inthis issue, in company with one of the section hands, got on a glorious drunk Monday afternoon. Iher Excursion Parties te Arrive. WhleUa Eagle, 12. An exenrsion party will leave Tiffin, Ohio, in a few days for this place, and among the party will he Mr. and Mrs. Strong, parents of G. C. Strong, of the Far mers and Merchants Bank, and Mrs. H. W. Lewis. A Sad Aamir at Falrrfew. Hiawatha Dispatch, 2L J. D. Haig, of the Tidnify of Fairview, who has always been held in the highest esteem by theeople of that vicinity, gen- erally, we believe but who recently got into trouoie wtea a neigiinpr, Dy reason of stew Potatoes in Linn County Grown Out of Doors. Mound City Clarion, 21. Xew Potatoes. We are under obligations to Mr. Jacob Acckman, living just south of town, for a nice mess of new potatoes. This may appear strange to our northern friends, but it is nevertheless true, that these potatoes have grown this year without the assistance of greenhouse or hotbed, and ranged in size from that of a hen's egg down to a quail's egg. ?Iysterions Dlsappearanceof a Youna Girl. Walton Cor. Harvey County yews, 21. A girl named Nettie Blant, who lived with Bobert Morrison, a gentleman who raied her and by whose name she was gen erally known, disappeared from her home five miles of Walton, last Sunday evening, since which time she has cot been heard from She was a stout, robust girl about seventeen years old, with gray eyes, dark hair and dark complexion. Her where abouts is a mystery, and any information leading to her discovery will be gladly re ceived by her foster parents. Tied to His Horse and Bntted to Death AcninstTrees. Kt. Scott Monitor, 21. A couple of younggentlemen from Xevada yesterday stated that a man by the name of Latarop was found dead on his horse yesterday on the Cottonwood, near Xevada. It appears that the deceased had tied Hm self to his animal for the purpose of racing, and that the horse in some timber became unmamgeable and butted him against trees. TIall Contract Awards at Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa Sickle and Sheaf,23. II. M. Wellcouse gets the mail contract from Oskaloosa to Leavenworth, via. Springdale, his bid being two hundred and eighty-eight dollars. S. B. Xewhouse gets the contract from Winchester to Perry, at five hundred and ninety-nine dollars a year. 1. II. Fairholm gets the contract from 0kaLoa to Rural, at one hundred and sixteen dollars a year. Alo the contract from Oskaloosa to Bock Creek at two hundred and thirty-two dollars a year. All their contracts run to 1882. A Sew store at Beyle Station. Winchester Press, 23. John Boyle of Boyle station, was here on Monday. He says that they are to have a store opened out there in a short time. He has been bringing corn and shipping it to Leavenworth of late. Prospecting-Xew Coal Fields. Marak Cor. Hiawatha Dispatch. 21. Johnny Gareson, the little Swede who ran the coal mine near Bobtnson Iat win ter, has been prospecting on Mr. Walsh's farm, a few miles southwest of here. W met him yesterday with his pockets full of specimens which he has taken out, and which he claimed was equal to the famous The number Who liars Taken the Pledge in Wichita. Wichita Beacon, 20. The numbers who have taken the blue ribbon straight including, Monday night, amounts to O'jt). Of these about three hun dred are children, about three hundred la dies and the balance, men, old and youn . Tree Prunins. Kansas Herald, 21. Times and means of pruning. The pref erable time is when the severe weather is over, and before vegetation has started. wlneli in the northern states is generally the latter part of this, and the first part of next month. Use a pruning saw or other narrow bladed saw. with the teeth set wide : smooth the wounds with a drawing knife, and then cover them with melted grafting wax. or thick paint. A Pniufnl Accident Acar Girard. GIrard Tress, 2I.J On Saturday, Mrs. D. E. Singer and Mrs. Daniel Scott were out riding in a buggy. The wheels of the vehicle entered a rut, or mud-hole, throwing Mrs. Singer out, break ing her arm IIow the elbow. Ihinkingthe arm was only out of joint she did not call professional aid until Sunday, when the Iracture received proper care.; Depot Too Small for the Business. i'rescott Cor. La C gne Journal, 21.J Our depot is too small for the .business done. For the last week it has been full of freight and some of the time the agent has been obliged to keep freight out on the platform overnight. Looking for an Asylum. Atchison Champion, 23 An insane man, named G. M. Fuller, who lives in this county, near Huron, was brought to Atchison yesterday in hones of gettirg him in some asylum. Sheriff Wylie was busy all day teli-graphing to different plates to find a place for him. A Large Yield of Peaches. Peabody Gazette-, 22.J The prospect for a large yield of peaches was never better in this section than at present. Many of the trees are in bloom, and the rest are just ready to blossom; if one-fourth of the blossoms develop into fruit the trees will be loaded. All we ask is for Jack Frost to let us alone, and next fall we will eat peaches and cream till you can't rest. People Cannot be too Careful About Fire. Southern Kans.es Gazette, 21.J Xcver set out a prarie fire when the wind is blowing. We have cautioned our read ers time and again on this point, yet we sec fires every day, immaterial how high the wind is. As a consequence we have annu ally to record the loss ot much projierty, aud too frequently the loss of life. Uaitlln Public lluildings. Rice County Gazette, 21.J Arriving on Sunday morning, the Penn- sylvanians staved in the car until Sunday night, then moved into the Congrcgaliona'l church where they remained until Tuesday, when they maiie a rant on the sheritl and got possi-sion of the court hou-c until they can build houses on their own lands. A Good Jlinlslcr That was Lost in 121s Work. bego Cor. II utchinsou News. 21. There has been quite an excitement here lately about Mr. Smith. Some said he was murdered ; others said he went west; others said he was in Xewton ; others said he went to Leavenworth, and others said he was down about C astleton, but probably I can straighten this up by affirming and proving that Mr. Smith during this excitement was here at Sego, blowing the "gospel trtimriet," telling the "good old story" of "Jesus and his love." The South Kansas Tribune on Sena tor I it sals. .-outh Kansas Tribune, 21. Senator Ingalls knocked the Ben Halli day indemnity claim into chancery last week, by exposing its bare-faced fraud. It had been reported favorably and would probably have pas-ed, but for the watchful eye of Kacas in the Senate. A Tidal Wave of fiunilcratlon. Ottowa Journal, 21. Mr. AV. D. Duncan returned from another ofhis excursion trii lat week. He says the immigration to Kansas is immense. The train he was on from Chicago to SL Louis consisted of sixteen cars. Two thou sand tier-ons reached Kansas City the day he came through there, bound for different points in the state. A regular "tidal wave" seems to have struck us. $24,000 (fraudulent) bonds at 50 per cent. ne reports very close times in the east, and a general emigration to the west of all who can get away. Progress ef a Narrow Caaare.. Elk County Examiner, 22. "We are informed by Mesers. Scott and Bacheller who have just retusned from Eu reka that the narrow gauge railroad will be completed to this pewt without a doubt. At least Major Fuller positive in asserting that there was no question about it whatev er. As soon as the Greenwood county bonds are placed in escrow the road will be pushed forward to Eureka and from that city here. Sans Lappla Working at Bi Ida Bt Chill. Topeka Commonwealth, 23. Auditor Bonebrake received a letter yes terday from Ex-Governor Osborn, minister to Chili. The letter is dated February 1-th, and says that they are now having their summer. Peaches, grapes, and all small fruits are abundant, and the climate at this time in the year is very pleasant But in all his travels inside and outside of the United States he finds no place, so pleasant and beautiful as Kansas. Mr. Samuel Lap pin, known in Kansas as " Honest Sam," is working on a railroad bridge south of San tiago, Chili. A Cure for Caked Udders. A correspondent of the Kansas SemU writes from Canada that when, as is often the case, one of the cow's teats becomes hard and difficult to milk it may be cured as follows: Take a pint basin, put into it a teacup of hot water. Stir it till it is cool enough for you to hold your hand it, then bathe the teats by dipping them into the dish Until t Tic Tntlimmfitwin ,. rtif f ttiun milk gently, for the udders are tender, and pnt a little lard or linseed oil on the udder after milking. I think a trial of a few days will convince the most skeptical. Bathe -that hunch with it, and, in addition, bathe'' with btef brine twice a dav. and pive liberal doses of garget and saltpeter. This is the best remedy for swollen bag after the cow comes in that I know of. Hints Abeat Wheat Crowing- la Kansas. Walnut tp. cor. Southern Kansas Advance March 21. The wheat crop in Walnut township has been growing all winter, and starts out this spring with the finest possible prospects. .inert: are a tew uungs: wnicn will proosoiy be, in a manner, developed by the present crop, one of which is the amount of seed to be sown to the acre. Mr. Blakey, one of our most successful farmers, and, of course, a man who thinks as well as works, said to us, last fall, that it was his practice to sow as near a half a bushel per acre, on bottom land, as he could, and that he be lieved two pecks, well seeded, would give more satisfactory results than a larger amount of seed. On upland he favored sowing more from three pecks to ona bushel. In these estimates he had refer ence entirely to early seeding. 1 believe, however, that a majority of the bottom land farmers, in this township, favor sow ing from four to five pecks, some reaching to six jiecks, but the latter mostly on up land. The largest part of the crop seems to be seeded at the rate oi one bushel per acre. Valuable Suggestions to Immigrants IHmlth County Pioneer. Persons with families should not come to Kansas entirely destitute of means lo brave the hardships of pioneer life. Many have done so, and have succeeded, and in a few years have been numbered among the most miluential and well-to-do citizens of the State; but it more frequently leads to dis appointment, homesickness and discontent. A capital of S'-ti0 or $300, after the land is secured, with which to commence opera tions, vv oultl be of very great advantage. An expenditure of SoO will complete a cabin in which a family can be comfortably sheltered. A neat one-story frome house, with from two to four rooms, can be built at a cost of from S200 to S-10O. Good stabling for stock can be constructed with but little expense by the use of a few josts and poles covered with straw or hay. Settlers coming to Kansas and having a long distance to travel, should dispose of their farming implements and heavy or bulky furniture. Bedsteads, tables, chairs, mattresses, crockery, eta, stock, teams, wagons, tools, of all kinds and farming im plements better adapted to this country than those left behind, can be purchased here at reasonable rates, and frequently at less than the cost of transportation. ft is well to bring choice graded stock such as horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poul try, etc Loss by a Prairie Fire. Harvey County News, 21. The barn of Hon. Wm. Congdon, of Sedg wick City, was destroyed by fire last Tues day afternoon, it having caught while the grass was being burned near it. Three fine horses and six head of cattle besides har ness saddles, &c, were burned up. Loss about S700. Improvements In Our Country Pa pers. Edwards County Leader, 21. The nexta issue of the Zoaer will be il lustrated with engravings of the various industries of our State, and will also contain the remainder of the history of the county, and all who desire extra copies of the pa per to send east, should send in their orders immediately. The Imler will also contain a large supplement with select reading mat ter. Grumblings About the nog Law lu the Country. South Kansas Tribune, 21. Hogs in this town are an intolerable nui sance, f hey are everywhere, on the streets, inthe gardens, on the sidewalks. Cannot this disgusting annoyance be prevented? When one has a nice garden bed made up, to have somebody's pigs come in and root it to pieces, is not only proking, but an out rage. Petroleum Found .tear Paolo. Miami Republican, 22. We have on our table a specimen bottle of crude pe'troleum, taken from a well dug by Mr. Joseph Weston, of Bichland. The well is 100 feet deep, and water mixed with coal oil, has risen in it to the depth of 00 feet. From a barrel of water, after stand ing over night, from a quart to a half gal lon of oil can be skimmed off. Who knows hut what friend Weston will yet strike a bonanza, in the shape of an oil well. We hope he may. A Wonderful It rood TIare Feals Her Twentieth Colt. Ottawa Journal and Triumph, 21. Most of the old settlers in the county know of Dan Smith's don mare "Fashion," which he brought here with him eighteen years ago last falL lie has owned, her ever since she was a sucking colt, and she is now twenty-four years old. He reports the remarkable fact that Tuesday night she foaied her twentieth colt ! She had her first colt when three years old, and one each suc ceeding year for nineteen years ! Last year she had none, but now has her twentieth colt by her side. We doubt if this can be equalled in the annals of horse flesh. If it can, we want to hear of it. Mr. Smith has rawed all these colts to maturity and from 'Loyal Friendship Towards Onr An cient Ally. Philadelphia Press, 21. Will England be so bold as to make a dissent nton Egypt, with a view to occupy and finally annex it? It is said that Ger many, which means Bismarck, favors and has recommended such a measure. Why should it be done, what would be the justi fication for doing it, and how could John Bull be reconciled to it? Is it clear that the Egyptians would permit it, without re sorting to arms, or Belf defense? How could Kngland raise and main tain an army to keep a nation of Mohammedans in submission? Would Europe quietly look on while this was do ing or alter it were done Talk of "the balance of power," and reconcile the theory with the practical fact of England's getting a new empire in the northeast of Africa, in which continent she also has the Cape Col ony on the south and a large settlement on the west. Lastly, as Egypt belongs to Turkey, how reconcile its seizure with the stereotyjed assertion, by British Govern ments, of "loyal friendship towards our an cient ally." PEOPLE AXB THI.1GS. c?N Mr. Tilden should recollect (hat even a little yearning ie a dangerous' thing. Oil City Derrick. Another miracle in Pennsylvania. A tramp actually sawed two cords of wood, and did it in good style. Worcester Press. Canon Fsxra- says that "HeU is a tem per, not a place." If he has that kind of a wife, why doesn't he apply for a divorce? Xorristown Herald. The Mediterranean has sunk one-third of an inch since the opening ol the Suez Canal. We knew it had sunk, but didn't think it had gone down like that. Dan hurry News. What is the difference between our post offices and the church that has the largest clergyman i une nas tne postmaster and the other the most pastor. "orristown Herald. Will the coming house-fir be built after the model of the house-fly of last year, and take sneaking advantages of finding a big toe protruding beyond the bed-cover? Detroit Free Press. , Sitting Bull will evidently devote himself to fighting this summer. We wish Mr. Edi son would devote himself to an invention calculated to whip him. There is really no other way to accomplish, that result Buf-. falo Express. One side of the fraudulent dollar has a fat British girl on, with a tremendous bang, and on the other a hen flying off her nest, probably frightened by the bang. Phila delphia Bulletin. Just one word. What business has a hen on a British girl's nest? Buffalo Express. And now comes the "spring opening," when the Khedive of Egypt first looks at his 900 brevet wives, then at his pocket book, and then looks around for an opening to spring into. At least, we suspect he does. That Is the way we should feel about it. Nine hundred new spring bonnets at $9 per bon, would make a frightful chasm in our year's salary. Norristown Herald. THE strengthening and supporting influ ence of Hunt's Itemedy acts promptly on the Kidneys, Bladder and Urinary Organs, and banisaes disease from them. Hunt's Remedy cures Gravel, Diabetes, Dropsy, Complaints of the Urino-Genltal Organs, and Brlgbt's disease. Hunt's Remedy has the sanction of lie Medical Faculty, eodAw rh - -vivA .fe-Jv S m"p -s-s J.V -. ssjSig -&'; AS"- iccis.a.-f fc s-st-? ,-. Z-Tj- . "t-VCs-. .. - r , s t W ;-- J .. J .".-r. ... -