The Columbus Democrat from Columbus, Kansas • 4

THE BOLDEST ROBBERY ON of thi3 order to further its interests. DJEMOCRATSOF CHEROKEE Do not forget the Mass Convention RECORD TALLY FOR BLAINE. Again we are called upon, in the but we want a few of these fellows an! lis (jokitas jeicErst to be held in Columbus on the Cth of course of fair and impartial journ- a vej-y few at that, to understand that their tricks are known. The very chaw Baxter Springs Bank Completely Gutted. On Wednesday morning last, two alism, to chronicle another foolish jj for tne purp0Se of sending dele- FRIDAY, APRIL, il, 1870.

mnvo nn tfiA mrt. nf sntnA Or OUT ueill-1 A PIATT00N OF RADICALS ON THEIR WAY i TO THE PENITENTIARY. The Squad of radical office holders who were sentenced to the penitentiary by Judge Treat, of St. Louis, and Judge Kreckal of Jefferson city, will add joy to poor Joyce, who has been pounding the bars to keep time to the musio of gates to tne state convention at lopefca we mean, will be the first to come to us and ask us who we mean, and we'll men walked into the Bank at Baxter I acratic Congressmen Conie out and give a day to the Springs and. while one called the at frankly and flatly say, you sir.

Kilbourne sued out a writ of habe- Democratic party. Let us take time Editors M. V- B- BENNETT, W. L. SCR ANTON- attention of the teller, the other went around and clasped and gagged him ar rnnPKS.

and the finest ion came ur what answer the Seargent at Arms in ana lBen organize lor Jefferson City, April 13. and took from the safe which had just Tramp, tramp, tramp the rads come march should make Tucker undertook and victory To the Editor Democrat been unlocked, thirty thousand dol tried to get that body to pay no atten- We can scoop the rotten hulk of Matters and things are lively in the ars. This daring robbery was not dis- i .1 tion to the writ, or move to quash it radicalism for the rank and file are covered until the robbers were sale cnJ l-uaJ 0Y" ine ncws irom Cheer up Joyce for we will come; And in convicts clothes we'll stand, A united thieving band, DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. A convention ol the democratic party ol the state of Kansas will be held in the Hall of the House of Kiiprcseutati ves in the city of Topeka. at 3 o'clock p.

on Tuesday, May 18, 1876, for the purpose ot choosintf delegates and alternates, to represent the democratic party of thi Mtlinf fiiof nrAiliiiinrr ill ft CAT Call-1 ct. Kn ous sources. The near closing of this' 0 demoralized, and their leaders are go- Within the prison of our own beloved bodv saw them enter the bank or go ed tor by me writ; ana whq ouw tT. t. mi; to the Penitentiary in every state, fhino-s notified Blaine that he was no fa out of it.

The teller we understand a9 to sentences to bo Pagsed uPon tn Grant's Veto. fctate, iu the national convention of the party, 1... Blaine rot back a few shots Victory is within our grasp, let us claims thev were dissruised. Each various numbers of the notorious whis- President Grant i3 true to the Grant to be held in the city of SU the 87th day of June next. that told severely, aud exposed theredLU 1U1 rivnWpr rmnr tn nS- l'rominent among those to The state Convention -will be composed of asses who were in favor of tampering COLUMBUS DEMOCRAT.

three delegates from each representative dis a belt, and they did the work with receive Jagment, next Baturaay, are disnatch- As one ot the villains Messrs. Adler Furst, 'Slippery Jim' with this great writ of right, in a We desire to say to those of our dynasty in all things. A bill passed Congress cutting the salary of President from 50,000 down to $25,000, but Grant could'not think of endorsing trict, undo the apportionment made by the manner calculated to make every hon- subscribers who complain of not get caht the teller, he snatched un his Marsh' Bittinger, Highligman and Legislature now in session. We respectfully recommend that the demo a taA fi, Hartwig Bros. The two first menuon- est democrat blush.

There is only ing the Democrat, thit our mailing cratic voters of the state, and such other good such a measure ot economy. It con one way to benefit the democratic party clerk is not to blame. was wrenched from his hand and be ed are now 5n tbe C0Dnty Jail- ia and that is for democratic Congress- Tbe paper is put into the postoffice tained too much Confederate Congress, old rebel yell, treason, copperheadism, was hurled to the floor and gagged be- believed a majority of cases, they fore he could utter a word. will receive lighter punishment than men to be first in obeying the law and here in time for the mail north on Fri to commend itseli to urant. JNo one throw nothing in the way of its speedy 1 day morning, and in plenty of time for citizens as choose to act with them, meet in county mass convention, at their respective county seats at 2 o'clock p.

Saturday, May 6, 187G, and select three delegates and three alternates from each representative district in the county to represent them in the state convention iwd that the chairman and secretary of the county convention immediately transmit to the Secretary ot the State Central Committee at Asthev filled their Dockets from the Joyce or McDonald. They all give but a fed hot Confederate would think i rt and just enforcement. the mail east, safe, and started, one of them said, congress of offering sucli an insult to the gov The idea of Congress undertaking Our subscribers at Brownsville com vnnr atari' that vou aJ1' ana IOr llie Wrant outnt eminent. It ought to be made treason Ti. ii v.i: to dictate to the Judge how he shall plain and say they did not get the irot nff w5t.h 1if," vuu i Sjr veu- mat Topeka a copy of the proceeding of the conven 6 and punishable by death without the rule and conduct his court, is some- Democrat, last Saturday.

We know It is supposed that it is the work of BUUJO or rr I tr t- tion, with the names of the poast-office address of the delegates and alternator so' chosen. We thing like Hill running the democratic it was mailed Friday and they ought benefit of clergy, for any man to attempt to economize by cutting the sala further earnestly recommend that at such conn party. It seems that our leaders are to have had it Ihe fault does not Sheriff Palmer is after them and awirougn n.s lesnmony, corrooorac- ty conventions permanent county and district ry of the President or his Ministers. organizations be affected and that the Secreta th V. oaht.

nr he will kill i eB "7 maomuaoie ncinsons determined to make some egregious lay with us. The Post Master has a ries of the conventions forward to the Secretary lately captured in California and oth horse. Senator Simons is spoken of as can of the State Central Committee at Topeka, the names and post office addross of the several ers, under "ehadow convict," many didate for congress. Simons is a very No one knows which direction the committees so chosen. now basking in the sunny clime of the gentlemanly young man and is above blunder just when every thing looks paper of his own.

Itistohis advan- fair. tage to have people complain of the It will be in order for the Censorial Democrat's irregularity, that they of this State to set up a howl, and say may change papers. It is a despicable we are fishing for radical flattery. We way to electioneer for a paper by neg- We respectfully and earnestly invite liberal robbers took, but the Sheriff has taken all directions and scattered him the average ot republican congressiona White House, and a probability of the celebrated "Sjlph" General having to timber. tie can make a very nice self out generally.

Fourth of July or reception speech assure that paper we are only con- lectin to send promptly a rival news- republicans, reformers, and all other patriotic citizens of this state, to attend our conventions, participate in their proceedings, and generally to unite with us, in an honesr and determined effort to secure to the people of this state and to the whole people of the Ucited States, the blessing of pure, free, and economical government, take the front again. Wilkinson sayg he will make a clean breast and do it Thirty thousand dollars is a big pile but after a joint discussion with oh R. Goodin there would'nt be enoug' demning a set of pretended democrats paper through the mails. of him left to make a respectable dol all up without regard to 'previous corn- a one horse bank, but we implicitly who are as consulate asses as he is Wo say that we know our paper has himself. This and nothing more.

been negligently withheld. Persons baby. Progress. Do not wory gentlemen, Mr. Simons will not have a chance to be re believe it was all there.

They did not take any gold or silver. There was complain who get their papers at this sion is that Federal Courts are organized for conviction; and after an im-mense expenditure of money and un-' paralleled strategy the ring, of Western This is What a Discharged Treasury Female officc and 8av they not and did Writes to the National Republican. not get their paper. We shall see to duced to his original dimensions. If none.

LATER. both national and state. A government that 'shall be founded in thr affection of its citizens, and administered by its officers in a spirit of unselfish patriotism, for the security of the honor of thecountry, and the promotion of the peace, prosperity, anp happiness of the people. By order of the State Central Committee. Topeka Kansas, February 5, 187(5.

II. Miles Moore, JOIK MARTIN, Secretary. Chairman. "Hay before yesterday a Congress- that this irregularity is topped or we will see if we can not satisfy the man maaa most insultin? nronosals Since the above article was in type succumbs to their inexorable fate. we learn that only $3,000 were taken Swearing that "we have no govern any man has to make the fight for congress in the south eastern part of the state it will be Judge Perkins, and he is the ablest man of the radical party spoken of in connection with congres tome, and intimated that if I would I)ePartmcnt tnat a change in this office 1P it would give more general satisfaction from the Baxter bank, and instead of gagging tho teller they just put a re ment any more," but damn the Confederate Congress by the wholesale.

We do not like to have complaints continually made, when the neglect is sional honors. Botsford, District Attorney, is in his volver to his head and told him to stand and say not a word and they The Black Hills are a fraud, and the sooner people learn it the better for them. lory. News from Mexico excites- some attention, and a great many think Babcock Again. The grand jury has indicted Gen would not hurt him.

One stood guard, the other helped himself to the cash, and they then took the teller out and now is the time to commence opera not our fault. So we say to all that the reason the Democrat does not reach you, is not our fault, but Uncle Sam's, through his employee's negligence and careless ness. tions looking to the annexation of that right back into the Treasury Department. Of course I indignantly spurned his proposals, and will starve before I will submit to dishonor. Washington Record Gazette Who was the Congressman, who is the woman? These questions are important.

If he was a radical Con gressman there is no relief. The country has been a year trying to bring the blush of shame to Beecher's cheek Grant is said to be sick of Babcock's theories, consistent with his innocence and he never takes his cigar out of his mouth when Babcock comes to talk. one guarded him until the other got Babcock, for complicity in the Burglary conspiracy. The Government will now set its detectives at work to steal the evidence, while Grant yells territory; and rumors are rifo as to the probable action the administration will take in the matter. If there is any on his horse, and the one on the horse then covered him with a revolver until his pal got on horseback, and then told him to say nothing until they got a "let no guilty man escape." Of money in the enterprise Grant can be Gone to the Black Hills.

Wm. A. Gamble, Knoxtillo's quota to the seekers of gold in the Black II ills "slruck out" from this rlace on Mon- fair start and then he might give the alarm as soon as he pleased. all the men tried in the crooked whisky conspiracy to defraud the Government Babcock was steeped the deepest of all in that fould nest of corrup counted in, especially if he can gain a little glory and cover up his is notunfair to draw this inference, viz: That by involving the government in some sort of inveigelment, in Impeachment of Belknap has been etayed a couple of days for the conductors to determine how to meet and reply to Belknap's plea, guilty but not the man. In other wordi, guilty but out of office, and impeachment is too thin.

and no tinge to it yet. If he is a day of last week, by way of Sioux democrat, we'll have him resign city. He went armed with. a rifle to 11 i Trnt nftf li i in on 1 -Tr atv 4 Vi a rv I He gave the alarm and ten men took up pursuit and were in sight of ana when he returns to his aismct 1 i i i i and with a good pair of boots upon lmvfi hihi niacrrarnrl. l.iit.

whnisi thp.wn- 3 tion. Yet Grant and Picrrepont and others deliberately set themselves to the men until they struck the timber. The Sheriff is not in the crowd that his feet as a guaranty as a safe retain io about two months. Wm. send us a peck or two of the gold you gather from the bunhes, and which no doubt will drop around you in showers at the mere shake.

Knox-ville Democrat. work to secure his and they succeeded to the satisfaction of the administration and the entire transact-on is endorsed by all the office holders under Grant. 1 man. "Of cource she and we are glad to chronicle a prospective funeral ralher than to paragraph dishonor. For the sake of our country in these followed them, we were mistaken, or our informant was.

The probability is they may be overtaken now'. We hope Grant wants to get before the Safe Burglary Committee to clear his skirts. That is right; for God sake clear Grant, for guilty or innocent we do not want it proven that the President as well as his private Secretary is a common so, and be brought to a speedy punishment according to law. We still think degenerate times, we hope, that some Leading officials all over the Union If it had been J. William's they were the Younger or James boys telegraphed their congratulations to kgal brother thQ peope of Montgom this chief conspirator, and radical pa if any of them are living.

ery county would bet every nicklo that still latter 11WI1VI, UllU Still VC UUHMV, JU1 WC SrC I. 1 I he would have gotten up a contract on pers wero jubilant over this new success in the field of judicial rascality. Only 2800 dollars taken out of the iiruu vi viuiiirr. nave uceu loos the country and paid himself in county Baxter bank. The robbers walked The grand jury secrets were betray Crowell out the bank round to the ed, evidence from the District Atty's ing for a death of this kind for sixteen years, and if don't soon occur the anadems we have laid up for the occasion will spoil.

warrants, that would have knocked gold prospects higher than Beecher's life of Christ. Then he could have left and gone back to and told alley, to where their horses were, and Ben Butler received $25,000 from Coutwell as an attorney fee for Jayne the crooked revenue reformer, but in fact to work for Boutwell for Uuitcd States Senator. So they go. If there 14 any rad in office that has not stolen, let him rise now, or he'll be covered in its rubbish. told him to wait until they got on their horses, and then he might give the office was purloined and the attorney General under the dictation of Grant put his influence to acquit the head and front of the most damning conspiracy, and still they are not happy.

order to direct attention from the all important elections now pending. He will not let the opportunity pass by. We can surely give Grant credit for some common sense, anrt in the-present dilema of the parly, in its last death throes, policy would dictate that they do something desperate to save it from final overthrow. Well, looking at the whole scope of affairs, both politically and financially, does it not become the democratic party, as a party, and an organized power to cast aside all personal feelings and political animosities and unite in the interest of the whole people, in the selection of a proper standard bearer at the St: Louis Convention, who will make his election sure, with victory purched upon our flag, carry peace and happiness to a once prosperous people. "Hang the bannner upon the outer wall," and let all true lovers of liberty, do their duty and march in solid phalanx to every call of our country.

Beautiful Spring has again gladdened us with her smiling face, and nature-now begins to assume form by the budding trees, springing flowers, the lively notes of the blue-bird cheers us. with his familiar voice, encouraging that his father-in-law "gave him a farm to come home." alarm. They, rode leisurely away and SCIENCE. Professor Merriman, predicts thatin ten men cautiously and leisurely fol "Where is your court house?" said Poor Bab is again indicted, and the year 11,784, on the 4th day of lowed, but not close enough to do any or any harm. The robbers were July, New York City will be from ten a fellow from Kentucky the other day around town all day the day before.

to fourteen hundred feet under water to one of our citizens. and nothing of this continent will be Pointing to the apology of a build They said damn a bank that done visible but Pike's Peak and a few of in on tue corner of the square, our $50,000 banking on $2,800 Grant's health is said to be no better. The entire radical party is sick. It is the sickness produced by the detection of guilt. Bring out the trumpet and toot us a tune of honesty, play us the radical march of economy, and the grand chorus, "Let no guilty man escape," A QUESTION FOR THE REPUBLICAN CLUB OF THIS CITY TO DISCUSS.

What did the last city administration do with the Twenty-three hundred dollars used the last jTei.r? Where did the money go, and for what purpose was it used Take up the question gentlemen and let us heat from you. The Good Tempter's Organization ot this City the most lofty points on the Rocky townsman said, "do you see that buil Mountains. Of course I was not only d'nS?" excited but alarmed. I rushed home, "Yes," said Kentucky. kissed my wife and all the children "That's it." We are a temperance man so from principle, and have always given our support to and in aid of the Good and commenced hunting up my valu- f1 bought tha was a place to store able papers, and my better half, asked agricultural impliments, an that's the "what's the matter?" "read this" said court hou9e is it? You dont Pay much COURT HOUSE.

We understand that the county Commissioners are going to prop up Templers lodge. But we have reason to believe there are members now in that institution who would debase its I. pointing to the article. Why said taxes' do yu?" the court house by building an addi noble purposes to political ends, she, "what of it?" "What of it!" "Taxes! look at our tax books and SUGGESTION. Let the radical club of this city immediately eleet, as honorary members, the following distinguished llepubli- Men that when the occasion offers, why I'm going to get ready, I'm going see- to be up and doing in this hundredth year of Republican government; and to Pikes Peak.

I'm like Noah. I'm tion to it at a cost of $500. What an outrage this will be. The idea of building up this old shell and throwing away money to "What do you do with the money?" "Pay our officers, feed our criminals i cans: Babcock, OmlJe Grant, Lucky going to take time by the forelock. we hope ere the return of another Boss Shephard, McDosald, McGuire, You don't catch me fooling away niy and our poor." spring a -Democratic President will Bittenger, Pomroy, Avery, Joyce, "Does that use up all your timo like those fellows who nuns wield the sceptre on the American continent.

1 F. "Yes, and they cry for more." Belknap. Robeson, Landault Williams Col. Hedrick of Iowa, Dnrell the Judge of Louisiana, Leet, Stocking, around the Ark. I'm going to be out of the next flood you bet so get ready.

"Hold on said the weaker vessel," you "Well, good by stranger, I'll go back to Kentucjc, they do better than would sacrifice the grandest work in order to carry out their narrow, bigoted views of politics. Whenever this organization shall become a machine in the hands of a few contemptible, hypocritical poli-ticans, who aie an interinedlers in the affairs of every body, and who undertake to drive matters their way, it will be time for honest temperance men to look well to their institution. When men now in that organization shall deliberately black ball others for patch up, what can never be made useful or ever beneficial to our people. No county in the state can as well afford to build a respectable court house as Cherokee county. All it wants is a little public spirit and public pride and or county could present a fine public building, that would gratify Delano.

Shoemaker, and Caeey. This have 10,908 years to get ready in, and tbat tnere- VVe nave al1 tne necessary my dear" said she with a very little Publio tmildings, progressive men will givo it standing at home and rep utation abroad. twinkle, "we'll not bo here." tliere and 1 believe I prefer that A FEW QUESTIONS. I come to; and if you ever catch me C0unlI7t although this is a fine look looking through an ordinary tumbler in" uountl7. but I don't want to do al evry citizen in the county.

Our fogyism is on the increase. Our to RRO the "translonr" nfnf nmB ins necessary to be done here JUDGE HALDERMAN We notice from a number of our Kansas exchanges that Judge John A. Halderman is very highly spoken of as a candidate for Governor of our neighboring State. We have known the Judge for some time, and as Kan-as must have a Republican in her executive chair, we say, without hesitation, that in these degenerate 'times, whes those in high places all over the country are- bespattered with venality and corruption, our sister State cannot do better or find a more honest and competent Republican within her limits for the hisih position of Governor alone." a application to membership on account of their politics, it is time that good men had nothing to do with it. There aro men connected with the order we highly esteem.

They are men of principal, open, manly advo glass I don't want a cent. I'm not going to the Peak. Let tho flood come; I can Btand it if it can. X. L.

LENT. The Germantown Ohio Press after copying the notice which we gave L. W. Powell of Harper's weekly, says of our country: Truly, God has done more for Southeastern Kansas than for any country we ever traveled in. It was in Cherokee County, about eight miles from Columbus, where we saw forty people we taxed and nothing to show for it.

Our BMMiey is squandered and for what, no can tell. And now we are to be bled to fatten some one who wants a job. In the name common sense and decency why ean't our Commissioners take hold of this matter in earnest and build a decent eouit house, ono that will preserve the records decently, accommodate our county officers com Will our contemporary give his rca dcrs some information, as to why hi3 party saw fit to make the report of finances of 18GG, show that in 1862. $51,935,720 76 were collected, and in 1870 make the report show that in 18G2, only $51,907,944 C2 were collected, making a decrease of $27,770 14? Also, explain why the finance report of I8GG shows that in 1803 there was collected 95 and the report of 1870 show that for 18G3 there was only collected $74,448, 157 55, a decrease of 40, Who Mole it? cates for the cause of temperance and never ask the question to what politi than John A. Halderman, of Leavenworth Land Mark.

cal party does the applicant belong Mrs. J. D. Bombeck. of Kansas City, attempted to commit suicide on Saturday morning last by shooting herself.

The ball entered her body just below her heart, and she is not expected to live. She was laboring but rejoice when taking into the order any man who will aid the great cause bushels and one peck of wheat per We would caution our people to be on their guard against thieves. simnicious characters have been in acre, thrashed in 1872. It is one of nf temnerance. We are heart and under deep' melancholy caused by theJ tho best ii ri cultural regions West of fortably and bo an ornament to the hand in the cause of temperance, and! the lately, and their movements death of one of her children.

Fort' Scott Pioneer. county. better, it can't be beat for rood health, will sustain every well directed effort will bear watching. Oirard I rcss..