Rush County Progress du lieu suivant : Rush Center, Kansas • 1

Uiyii'W I ypiinn' in ii I I I I i 4 RUSH COUNTY PRQGRE MITCHELL TAYLOB, Pbofbietors. Bush County The Garden of Kansas. TEBMS: $1.50 per Year. VOL. I LACROSSE.

KANSAS, FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1877 NO. 19 1 QUOTATIONS. New Yobk Ungradod red winter wheat, No. 2, Eye, 72o.

Corn, 5758c. Chicago Wheat, No. 2 spring, $1.10 cash; $1.02 for the year. Corn, 43c; 51o for tho year. Eye Slo.

Cattlo, Colorados and Kansas cows, $2.95, steers, Texas ished, and the more theorists quarrel among thomselves tho further practical civil service reform sooms to rooodB." la answer to a question as to what he thought of the dissolution of Republican state organizations in the South, Grant said: "There Is one of the usual violent effects of wlso government after a scene of turmoil like we had last fall. For myself I do not oaro for party. You oan always depend upon the good sense of tho people of the United States. They believe in a republic Their flag is to tho fore, with strong arms bohlnd it always, and they are sentimental, loyal, and bravo, They will never olect a high official except upon a common-sense basis. For that reason, I believe, the Republican and Democrats of late being bo evonly divided, that the people will be compelled to vote in a large majority fortho Republican candidate, no mattor who it may be, because the Democrats will do some silly thing that will drive thinking people from thoir ranks at tho last moments.

Modern Democracy always does it. It has made mo smile frequently as I havo thought of it. But there is somo fatality at work In the promises." The powers will then attempt to avoid another campaign by diplomacy. Don't K1U Worthless Generals. Tho Times, which is pro-Russian, in a prominent artlole, says the Turkish soldiers havo roooivod strict orders not to Are at a Russian genoral lest he should bo killed or disabled and replaced.

Surgeons for ttie llumliuii, A Berlin correspondent states that a party of military surgeons, on special leave, has departed for tho Russian headquarters. They belong to Some of the best regiments in the Qerman army. A Hungarian Ijeglon, The design of Turkish sympathizers in Transylvania was the formation of a Hungarlanlegton numberingS.OQOmen, who. acting in conjunction with Turkish corps were to dostroy Roumanian railways. I'eace Talk Again.

The Memorial Diplomatique at Paris assorts that the Sultan will Bend Prince Hassan to London at the end o( October to give the British government an intimation of the conditions on which he would agree to peace. liaihl-Uazouks Licked, Some strong detachments of Bash-Bazoukes who attempted to enter Montenegro near Sultarlan. were repulsed after several hours sanguinary flghtlog, TOPICS OF THE TIME. Summer is like tho fcmalo visitor who lingers a long time at tho front door to Bay good-bye. Mr.

Barnum will not purchase tho stono giant recently discovered in Colorado. Ho will "disoover" ono of his own. Gov. Garbor, of Nebraska, estimates that every family that removes tnto Nebraska is worth at least $1,000 to tho State. Gen.

Howard is victorious after all that has been said against him. He has driven the Nez Percos completely out of the country. It has been settled that McCormick will continue to act as assistant secretary of the treasury until the close of the special session of congress. The Boston Golden Eule states that Messrs. Moody and Sankoy are paid, as evangelists, a stated salary, made up by several wealthy gentlemen in different parts of the country.

The Washington authorities, after investigating the circumstances of the patent offioe fire, declare their belief 1 that it was of incendiary origin, but it is (, not supposed that they have traced the THE NEWS. A 'STRIKE. Trouble ou the Kannns Central Resulting In a Tragedy. The Leavenworth correspondent of tho Kansas City Journal of Commorce sends an account of tho reoent troublo on the Kansas Central railroad, from whleh tho following aocount Is taken: It seems that a portk of tho laborors had been promised two months wages which were duo thorn, on Thursday tho 27th. Tho day came and they only received ono month's wages, when, as tho work was noar-ly oomploted, they feared that the babanoe would not bo paid them, so they "struck" and refused to do another hours work until their wages woro paid In full, compelling the traok-luyers to stop also.

Hon. Len T. Smith, tho president of the road, being at Ciroleville, and hearing of the outbreak, started for Holton, where he socured the services of the sheriff and a large party of citizens, and started for the scene of the riot. They woro partly successful in quelling it, as the track-layers woro allowed to resume work. Mr.

Smith then offered to pay the men if their time checks were furnished them, but it beems that McCrystal and Shire stubbornly refused to do so. So the matter stood and Mr. Smith started for Leavenworth, arriving there on Friday evening and collecting a party of citizens numbering altogether about twenty. Arriving at Holton the party were joined by Sheriff Williams of Jackson county, and a posse of fifteen deputies. The Leavenworth party were then sworn in as deputies and furnishod with Sprlngflold rifles belonging to the Holton military company.

Capt.Tough was by unaniraons request chosen as the lender and the party started for tho scene of tho outbreak. A correspondent of tho Journal of Kansas City telj the story of further proceedings as follows: When within half a mile Of t.hft nlftHA thrtV tTlAr. TToifman ftta InaHn KANSAS UOSSIP. A I'oncll aud Selori Interview with our Exchanges. NOEOSHO COUNTY.

Chanute Times The maple cater- E)illar has played havoc stripping the eaves from the trees. The worm appears to be annually on the increase, and it is now a question if planting ma- for shade and ornament, is any onger profitable. Several car loads of flax and castor beans have been shipped from Royster's elevator in the last month. LINN COUNTY. La CygneJJoiirnal.

The time for planting trees is approaching. Many people say that in Kansas fall planting is best. Plant trees. Plant them in the 'city and in the conn-try. A city or country home without trees is a cheerless place, and is proof positive of shiftlessness, and lack of taste industry and energy.

About five hundred colored people from Cygne and vicinity participated in the Emancipation Celebration at Prntts' Grove, this city, last Saturday. DICKINSON COUNTY. Enterprise Gazette From knowing it all, and backed by too much fire-watnh, a fellow got two of his fingers clipped off in tho cylinder of a threshing machine, the other day. Moral If you are running over with wisdom, don't fill your tank with benzine, and then try to run a threshing machine between times. ---This country needs more girls, or else a good, stout, vigorous disease that will -wipe a car load or so of these old bachelors off into hallelujah.

We ain't particular which, now that the peach and cream season is over. CEAWFOED COUNTY. The Spanish fever is among cattlo here and several are dying off. Sowing of wheat is progressing finely. There is not a very large amount sown.

Some are still looking for grasshoppers, and, therefore, will not sow 7 j-i if? it A 1 A' 0 I 0 1- 5 it tit. e- grassers, Hogs, packers, $5.10 5.15. St. Louis Wheat, No. 3 red, $1.19 cash, Corn, 42o cash.

Cattle, native cows and heifers, feeders, $2.503.75. Kansas City Shippers of grain havo been for some days In a rather embarrass, ing situation. Affairs shaped themsolves so that tho railroads refused cars to shippers who wished to forward grain from tho elevators. In one Instance a shipper euo-ceedod in filling six oars but was refused bills of lading. Of course the hitch couM last but a few days.

Wheat was handled in usual quantities by the grain board; No, 2 was offered at No. 3 sold at No, 4, 90o. Corn, 29o for No. for last half of October 29o was bid. Eye, 42o.

Cattle, weak and sales limited; Toxans native feeders. Col. half-breed steers, $2.60. Hogs, $4.604.80. A Strange Presentiment.

From the Baltimore Gazette, The death by drowning of Jacob Wild-erborg yesterday brought to light some singular facts showing that the unfortunate man had a remarkable presonti-mentof his impending fate. Wilderborg, who was 21 years of age, was in the employ of Lewis M. Smith, in Pelt's Point Market. He was directed by Mr. Smith to place a barrel of beef on a vessel lying in the stream.

Wilderborg procured a boat at the foot of Fell street from Robert Rolls, in which, at his request, a sail was set, and proceeded to Henderson's warf. The barrel was then placed on the boat. Before pushing off he handed to Mr. Rolls one of Mr. Smiths tags, on which he wrote his name.

At the same time he gave him fifty cents saying, "If I am drowned this will give you my place of residence." He then started for the vessel, but had not proceeded far before his boat seemed to be at the mercy of the wind, and drifted into the trough of the waves. He apparently lost his presence of mind and also the control of the boat, which, by the action of the waves and the wind, was capsized and he was thrown into the water. A number of persons were on the wharf at the time, andobserving Wilderborg struggling in the water, several boats were manned and started to his rescue. Before they succeeded in getting near mm, however, he disafr peared beneath the water and was drowned. Efforts were immediately made to recover the body, and after dragging several hours those, engaged the work were successful.

Dr. Iro land, coroner, deemed an inquest un neccessary. The body was removed by tne mends of tne deceased to the brew.hospital, onEast Monument street, where it was prepared for interment. The Great Wall of China. From tho London News.

The great wall of China was measur ed in many places by Mr. Unthank, an American engineer, lately engaged on a survey for a Chinese railway. His measurment gives the height at eighteen feet, and a width on top of fifteen feet. Every few hundred yards there is a tower twenty-four feet square, and from twenty to forty feet high. The foundation of the wall is of solid granite.

Mr, Unthank brought with him a brick from the wall, which is supposed to have been made 200 years before the time of Christ. In building this immense stone fence to keep out the Tartars tho builders never attempted to avoid mountains or chasms to save expense. For 1,300 miles the wall goes over plain and mountain, and every foot of the foundation is in solid granite, and the rest of the structure is solid masonry. In some places the wall is built smooth np against tho bank, or canons, or precipices, where there is a sheer descent of 1,000 feet. Small streams are arched over, but in the larger streams the wall runs to the wa ter edge and a tower is built on each side.

On the top of the wall there are breast works, or defences, facing in and out, so the defending force can pass from one tower to another without be ing exposad to an enemy from either side. To calculate the time building or cost of this wall is beyond human skill. bo far as the magnitude of this work is concerned it surpasses everything in ancient or modern times of which there is any trace. The pyramids of Egypt are nothing compared to it. Adulter ationof Be es wax.

From the Scientific American. The recent adulteration of yellow beeswax with resin has led to the invention of a new method for its detection. E. Schmidt recommends tho following process for the rapid and accurate de tection of relatively small quantities of pine resin. He heats 5 grammes (75 grains) of the wax to be tested in a flask with four or five times the quantity of crude nitric acid, specific gravity 1:31 to 1 :33, until it boils; and it is kept boiling a minute, then an equal volume of cold water is added, and enough ammonia (which must be added very cautiously) put in and shaken to cause it to smell strongly of Ammonia, The alkaline liquid is decanted from the precipitated wax into a cylindrical vessel.

If the wax is pure, the liquid will havo a yellow color; if the wax was adulterated with resin, the liquid will have a more or less intensely reddish-brown color, from the formation of nitro-producte. This being a colorimetric test, is it well to have some perfectly pure wax for comparison. The reaction is much more violent during boiling, if resin is present. As little as one per cent can be detected in this way. CRIMINALITIES.

Train Robbers Killed, Two of the desperadoes who robbed the train on tho Union Pacific, last week, were killed near Hayes City on Wednesday last. One of them was identified as a cattle drover named Collins. A day or two preceding tho killing of Collins and his companion, a detective entered tho oamp of the robbers at three o'olock in the morning while tKoy were asleep, and learned there were six well armed men, and that they were still in possession of the plunder. He Identified Collins and two others, then departed unobserved and made a report. Superintendent Clark of the Union Pacific, on learning these facts, and that the men were likely Boon to separate, telegraphed to Gen.

Pope to have troops scout along the line of the Kansas Pacific, and endeavor to intercept them. This was done with good result, as stated, at Buffalo station about SOU miles south of Big Springs. More Foolishness In Plttibui-g. Gen. Pearson, commander of the Perm, troops during the late riots, was last week arrested on a charge of murder.

The information is made by Henry Stoppel, and sets forth that Gen, Pearson, and others whose names are unknown to deponent, on the 21st day of July last had command of certain regiments of state troops at the Twenty-eighth street crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad. It states that Pearson gave the order to fire, and that by this fire his father, Nicholas Stoppel, was Wounded, and died the same night. It is stated that decoased was sttting in his own doorway when the volley was fired, and wai in no way connected with the crowds gathered at the railroad crossing. Gen. Pearson waved a hearing and was committed to jail, but afterwards released on a writ of haboas corpus.

Those "Pierced Noses." A telegram from Benton, Montana, says tho Nez Porces attacked the rifle-pits at Cow Island, making seven charges and fighting until 10 o'clock nextmorning, when theyleft! probably for Mill River. Nextnight they burned the freight pile, containing thirty tons of government and twenty tons ofprivato freight. Two citizons, Woimer and Walker were wounded seriously in tho fight. It bolieved that the hostiles are making their way to tho British possen-slons. An Old Servant Unfaithful.

George R. Waterman, a clerk in the Paciflo Mills company office, connected with the corporation for twenty yoars, is alleged to bo a defaulter for $150,000. POLITICS ABROAD. Public Sentiment in Mow York. The Herald, introducing an interview with prominent Republicans; eays "The action of the convention at Rochester in placing tho Republican party in this State in antagonism to the southern policy and oivil service ordor of the administration, seems to havo resulted in vitalizing the slumbering energies of the President's friends in this city, and in rallying around him a compact and influential party.

the views of the gentlemen who make the Union League club their headquartors maybe taken as a criterion of the sontiments and sympathies of the Republican party in this state, Senator Conkling's triumph will bo of short duration. They are almost unanimous in their condemnation of the Rochester convention generally, and of the obstructionist policy adopted by Senator Conkllng, particularly the pacification of the South and the civil service reform, which will now. they say, become the shibboleth of tho Republican party. The presentation of the interview is thus closed: "Itisplain to be seen that Mr. Conkling will find arrayod against his cause, at the approaching mass meeting, a majority of the throngest Republicans In this city," Minnesota Republicans; A special from St.

Paul says the Minnesota Republican State convention unreservedly approved tho President's southern and slvil service policies, favored an early resumption of specie payment and demonetization of silver; plodged submission to a popular vote of every popositlon entertained for the payment of State and railway bonds, and promise assistance to grasshopper suffereJs. For governor, Pillsbury; Wakefield; secretary of state, Irgens; and a state treasurer, wore nominated by acclamation. Gov. Pillsbury. in a speech accepting the nomination recognized the difference of opinion in the party, but for himself he approved of theeourse of the national administration.

THE EASTERN WAR. A Prognostication. The London Times says the end of the campaign must be near, and It promises to present something like a drawn battle. GENERAL NEWS. The President's Policy, The President, in the course of an Interview with Hon.

J. E. Leonard, Republican member of Congress from Louisiana, remarked that from what he had seen during his late trip to the South he believed the whltos of that section wore really anxious to accord the colored people their full civil and political rights, and that his trip had strongtened him In the conviction that his southern policy would redound greatly to the interest of the blacks, in whose welfare he had always felt and should continue to feel the deepest Interest, The President also stated he had lately received renewed assurance from leading Republicans of thoir support of his southern policy, Higher Prices for Oil, The negotiations between the standard and the Columbia Conduit 011 companies, which have been In progress all summer, concluded by the absorption of the latter by the former. The flgureB are withheld. It Is reported on good authority that the Standard has also purchased the Empire Transportation company, This gives tho Standard company a monopoly of the transportation business, and will result in higher prices for oil.

How YanUerlllt Doei It. Wm. H. Vanderbilt, President of the Lake Shore and Michigan has issued a ganeral order to the officers and employes notifying them that an advance of five per cent, upon the compensation of all employes of the companyaffected by the July reduction of ton per cent and whose pay amounts to less than $2,000 per annum, will be made after November 1st 1877. Senator Bogy's Successor.

Col. David Armstrong, an old citizen of St. Louis, and a wheel-horse of tho Democracy of the State for the last twenty-five or thirty years, has been appointed United States Senator by the governor, to fill the vacancy caused by tho death of Lowis V. Bogy, Col. Armstrong Is at present vice-president of the board of police commissioners of St.

Louis. Thoy Don't Endorse It, The New York Times says the Republican merchants and bankers propose a mass meeting, to make what Is termed a publio disavowal of the Stato convention's attack on the administration of President Hayes and its Republican supporters: V. S. Treasury Statement The secretary has determined not to sell gold this month to zneot the liabilities, but will retire United States notes from the current balance in the treasury. Bank notes issuod last month.

$1,326,510: retired, under law, United Btatea notes, $5,632,222. TEE MARKETS. WEEKLY OKAIK BEVIEW. We are indebted to Messrs. Powers, Lynde of Kansas City, for the following reliable review of the train trades Wheat Foreign advices lor tho week under review have been loss encouraging, markets being depressed in expectation of large American shipments.

Our markets have ruled lower, partially in sympathy with foreign markets, and partially on account of increased receipts at lake points, with prospects of still more liberal receipts in the noar future. The Eastern war news is of such a character as to affect values but little, there having been no actively ag-gresive operations for soms timo past, and tho military situation remaining unchanged. Wheat in sight shows an increase of bushels, as compared with same day last week. Corn The forolgn advlcos are more favorable for this grain, but the immense stocks in sight, together with the general impression that the West is flooded with it, tend to shako confidence. Until this impression is removed, or shipping demand improves materially.

seo very little to encourage a belief in high prices. The speculative demand is very limited, buyers holding off for the present. The "Visible Supply" comprising thestocksingranary st the principal points of accumulation at Lake and seaboard ports were, Sept. 28, 1875 6,747,878. 23, 1876 7,285.014.

22. 1877 10,853.172. Stocks in sight have increased 649,745 bushels since our last report Bye remains quiet. Prices ruling about lc. per bushel lower than the same time last week, the decline being almost entirely in sympalhy with other grain.

The "visible supply" at the seaboard and lake ports is 600,000 bushels against 168,000 bu. the corresponding week in 1876. Oats There has been some activity in this grain for the past week, but prices have fluctuated but little, and most of the trading has been for spot, to the almost entire neglect of futures. 1 rom present Indications we are inclined to the opinion that prices will not change materially in the near uture.prosent prices being too low for much of a decline, and the stocks on hand too large for a material advance, crime to the criminal. Tweed told a committee of New York aldermen, that he did not think there was ever an honest election in New York.

This, like most of the old thief's statements, was but a repetition of what was already pretty generally believed. A New ersey paper says that a young lady of that State broke her arm by striking at a musquito. This looks like an improbable story. The truth, most likely is considering that it was a Jersey musquito, that her arm was broken by its returning blow for blow. If two-thirds of the savings banks, life insurance companies, and trust fund institutions now calling themselves by such fancy epithets as Safety, Security, Fidelity, and Hope, would change their titles to Eisk, Doubt, Fraud, and Smash the names would be more appropriate.

It has been decided that the president will confine his message, at the beginning of the special session, to the subject, of the appropriations needed for the publio service. All the departments except the postoffico have overdrawn their accounts and will be represented in the deficiency bills. The New-Orleans Picayune gives warning that there are certain measures of vital importance to the South which Southern Congressmen intend to press this Winter with all their enerpy, and it instances the Southern Pacific rail route, the leveeing of the Mississippi, and tho improvement of Southern harbors and rivers. Greenbacks to the amount of more than a million dollars will have to be canceled, on account of the issue of $1,326,540 in national bank-notes during September. Legal tenders already in the treasury will be placed on the retired list to the required amount, so that there will bo no contraction of the circulation, Sickening stories of Turkish outrages on the Christian population south of the Balkans, are told by tho Eusians.

Executions, deportations, and every conceivable form of barbarity have wasted the population of large districts, and one town of twenty thousand people is said to have been loft without a single adult male inhabitant. According to Gen Sheridan, Sturgis "thinks the remnant of the Nez Perces will be absorbed by hostile Sioux." Translated into ordinary style, that means that Chief Joseph, having completely foiled the attempt to cut him off from joining Sitting Bull, will bo able to unite his forces with the thousand or more warriors under the latter. This formidable junction of hostile forces, long dreaded by our army, is what is meant by "absorbed." Mr. Elihu Burritt, "the learned blacksmith, has published his views of the tramp evil. He does not accept the common assumption that the evil is simply a product of tho hard times, and destined to pass away as soon as the industries of the country revive.

The evil has existed long enough to become confirmed, and it is more serious than it ever was in England, because there the tramp was a solitary vagabond, as a general thing, and could be easily managed, whereas here he is gregarious, and hunts in such force that his begging is enforced by an implied threot, and is practically equivalent to the highwayman's "stand and deliver." of tho strikers and a notoriously desperate uuoiMHJi, uuviuK ueun previously engaged in other affairs of this kind. He commenced using abusive language, but no notice was taken of him until the train arrived at the end of the track. Captain Tough then step-ped out on tho platform and told Hartman that he would like to speak to him. Hart-man replied in very indecent language threatening at the same time to shoot his heart out if he advanced another step. Captain Tough then ordered his men out and formed them in a line, gave them the ordor to load.

Under his instruction they then moved forward and took up their position on ahilloverlookingtheground occupied by the strikers. A few men were left to guard this point and the test started to clear tho railroad track, and also marched out on the open prairie toward the rioters who were making very hostile demonstrations at this time. Sheriff Williams desiring Hartman arrested, Captain Tough stepped forward and ordered him to halt. Hart-man's answer was a shot aimed at Tough. Tough then ordered his men to Are over Hartman's head, for tho purpose, we suppose, of frightening him.

Hartman then started off, but turned and fired again. Capt, Tough then ordered his men to Are again, and low, so aotohitthehorse. They obeyed the order, and Hartman continued to ride oa for a distance of about S00 yards, when ho dropped his revolver and dismounted to pick it up, and attempted to mount his horse again, but was unable to do so. This was the first intimation the sheriff's posse had that he wa3 wounded. Ho was then taken into camp, when it was found that ho was shot through the body; tho horse was also wounded.

A crowd soon collected, and threatened to lynch Capt. Tough, who gave tho order to Are. But the Captain, by'his coolness and intrepidity, conquered tho cowards. Hartman was then placed on tho train, and in tho care of Mr. W.

W. Embry, started for Holton, where they arrived in duo time, and his condition was made known to his friends. Tho shooting took place about 8 o'clock in the morning and he died about i in the afternoon. As soon as the news of his death reached tho trackmen they resumed work. The Sheriff's posse remained In Ciroleville until evoning when they started for Holton.

Here again they encountered trouble in the shape of a body of infuriated men tho friends of Hartman, numboring about ono hundrod armed men, who refused to lot the train pass the switch unless Capt. Tough was delivered to them. Fearing bloodshed the train backed out about six miles, and ramninerl until nhnnf mlrln(vf when they returned to Holten. As a more mauer 01 ceremony uapt. Tougn was placed under arrest, but immediately released on hifl own rannfrnlzAnftn On HnnHuvairanlnr, he had a preliminary examination before a juouuti ui mo peace, nu gave uonas in tne sum of ten thousand dollars to appear at the next term of tho district court, of Junk.

son county. OPINIONATED. Gea. Grant Gives His Opinion on Political Matters. The New York Herald's correspondent, writing from Edinburgh, Sept.

11th, gives an interesting interview with Gen, Grant. The Genoral stated that he would remain in Europe till after the excitement, that would surround tho test of Hayes' policy, for the reason that if ho wore at homo ho would be charged in having a hand in every kind of political maneuvering, whether he had or not, and he wished to banish politics from his mind until everything settled down. "I can say one thing," said the Genoral, "that if I was at homo I should exert my inAuence. as far as I could exert it, in favor of Hayos' plan of reconciliation. The object aimed at is a noble one, and I hope it will succeed." In answor to a suggestion that many Republicans feared that Hayes course would destroy tho party.

Grant said: "Never fear. I have always, of late years, had an abiding faith in tho succeso of the Republican party at each election, not so much because it is always tho strongest with tho people as because just at the last moment the Democrats do some foolish thing and give a victory to tho Republicans. Now, mark my words. We will have a Republican president in 1880. because the Democracy cannot resist Its general disposition to kick over tho milk pail after it is Ailed.

I told Judge Niblack. of Indiana fo just before tho last election, and he smilingly admitted tho truth of what I said." reference to civil service reform Gon. Grant said he did not bolievo it would succeed, because the theorists had disagreed among themselves ns in its practical application, though he wished it could be in some practical way. Ho continued: "Take Schurz, for instance. He is making a business of the civil service reform; but ho is a humbug, and Hayes will find him out before long.

It is all very well to say thatthe business of office seeking shall be abolished, but the office seeker cannot easily be abol env wheat. A few months ago J. B. Smith, of Girard, married a widow by the name of Carter. At the time of the wedding he bad two grown sons and she had two daughters.

Last week the two boys married the two girls, so that Mr. Smith is the father-in-law of his own sons and Mrs. Smith the mother-in-law of her own daughters. OTTAWA COUNTS i Mlnineapolis Hentinel. Two lyceums will furnish food for the mind in Bennington this season.

So J. E. Penniman has returned! We always thought that Sunny Kansas had a charm (er) for Riley, although he denied the soft impeachment. If you folks wish to hold to our friend you must "bridal" him. J.

W. Patterson left here last spring, and went back to Missouri, thence back to bis old home in Indiana, and tried to live there, but finds he cannot. He wants to come back here, which he left for a better country. He thought this a poor place until he went back to Indiana, but now he and his family think Kansas the best country yet. In an affray on the Saline lost Friday Mrs.

John Foster received a severe cut on tho scalp, laying bare the skull. It originated in the taking up, by Mrs. of some colts belonging to Mr. Tripp, and the latter demurred for the charges made for damages. Hard words were exchanged, and finally Mr.

Tripp brought into use a plow-beam, with which he vanquished the old lady, with the above result. These are the facts, as we learned them. At last accounts Mrs, Foster was improving. OSAGE county. Burhnpame Chronicle.

The attendance at the fair is large. S. G. Bratton, a few days ago, while whipping an unruly cow with a long-lashed struck himself in the eye with the lash of. it bo severely that there is great danger that the sight will be destroyed.

After a long rest the miners have again rssuraed work, giving the operators of Osage City a quarter of a cent a bushel advantage in the selling price over operators of their own town, which will be quite a serious drawback to Scranton and its miners, especiallv when there is not much of a demand for coal. The mines are now running steady, giving employment to over a hunched miners, and ship twelve cars per day. MONTGOMERY COUNTY. -Coffeyville JbjtrnaZ: A greatnianv hogs have died in this part of Kansas within the past three or four months, so that the number for market will be much less than was anticipated last spring. -Our farmers are not selhnp: mnch wheat, holding back for better prices, and we think they are wise.

Our country will be one great wheat field next summer. An unusally large acreage is sown. Heroic Remedie. The Burlinerton fVt.) Free Trm of Tuesday says: "In one of the mines of the Crown Point Iron Company, the oiner aay, an explosion occurred by which a man named Burt lost one hand and one eye and had his skull fractured. Burt had been deaf and dnmh fmm in- fancy and had married a deaf mute for a wife.

He survived his injuries, curious to relate, the accident restored his hearing and he is now learning to talk and making commendable progress. We get this from the Treasurer of the company. A receiver of a hank is a gentleman who has nothing to receive. If.