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exceeding 25 cents The silver 20 cent DAILY RECORD; and the old 5 cent ieces are no longer ubcii, the man who beat II ale for Congress, In Maine, has been a life-long Republican of the most radical type, lie differs from Hale only in being a prominent and advanced Greenback advocate. Atchison has more elevator capacity than any other city ia Kansas, and grain should bring more on the roads leading into that city than on roads running to other points. The grain men of Atchison should look into that matter. A great council ot preachers is to assemble in New York City, on October 30, 1878, to discuss the second coming of Christ. Should he happen to put in an appearance during the session there will be MARK J.

KELLEY Editor. BELOIT, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 28, 1878. CONGRESSIONAL TICKET. First District: JOHN A. ANDERSON, of Riley County.

Second District: DUDLEY C. HASKELL, of Douglas County. Third District: THOMAS RYAN, of Shawnee County. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. the greatest stampede of preachers ever coined.

There are now 1,133 bishops in the Roman Catholic Church. Of this number 77 were appointed by Gregory XVI. 1 ,028 by Pius IX. and 30 by Leo XIII. It is doubtful whether Alexander II.

Stephens will be able to resume his seat in Congress at the opening of the session Hie arderoua labor In his campaign brought on hemorragea, of which he has had two, and he is now in a precarious condition; A very important element in Russia's recent successful struggle with Turkey was the colossal progress she has made in railroad construction since the Crimean war, enabling her to move large bodies of troops into Asia Minor on the on hand and down to the Pruth on the other, whereas, in the Crimean campaign, her armies moved on foot and subsistence was carried in wagons. It is ominous of future events in Asia that she has now perfected arrangements for bui diug a railroad from Tiflis, on the south side of the Caucasus her southernmost railroad limit the Caspian Sea to Teheran, the Capital of Persia. It is even said that she also contemplates a continuance of the line front Teheran southeast-, wardly to Herat, in the Province of Cabool, where Russian diplomacy has already so far circumvented England as to treateu a war between the latter and Afghanistan, a struggle' which could hardly be regarded 1 with indifference by Russia. Chicago Tribune, Some people estimate the ability of a newspa-par by the quantity, of, original matter. It is comparatively an easy matter for a frothy writer to pour out daily a column of words, words un- Governor, JOHN P.

ST. JOHN, Johnson Couaty. Lieutenant Governor, L. U. HUMPHREY, Montgomery County.

Secretary of State, JAMES SMITH, Marshall County. Auditor ot State, I. BONEBRAKE, Shawnee County. Treasurer of State, JOHN FRANCIS, Allen County. Attorney General, WILLARD DAVIS, Layette County.

Superintendent Public Instruction, ALLEN B. LEMMON, Cowley County. Chief Justice Supreme Court, ALBERT H. HORTON, Atchison County. REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

witnessed in America. Seven skeletons were recenty unearthed near Lyons, Ky. They were in attitudes that proved them to have been in deadly combat at the time they were killed. From the depth at which they were discovered it is argued that the battle must liavc taken place several thousand years ago. The Democratic press should now commence taking back and apologising to Ben Butler for the many mean tilings they have said about him during the past fifteen years.1 It is now in order for them to say that he never stole spoons, that he is not a beast, or that he ia hot a blear-eyed 5 old curmudgeon.

J. B. FuGATK, of Great Bend, and candidate for Congress from the Third District has ceased to edit the Great Bend Democrat and has entered into a thorough canvass of his District against Hon. Tom. HyanI Joe had just as.

well take a contract to compel the Arkansas river to run West and empty its waters into the Rocky Mountains as to expect to go to Congress. on any or all subjects. His ideas may flow in one weak, washy, everlasting, flood, and the command of. his language may euable him to, string them together like bunches of onions, and yet his paper may be a poor and meagre concert) Indeed the mere writing part of editing a paper is but a email portion of the work, The care, the time employed in selecting, is Jar more important, and the tact of a good editor shown by his selections than anything else; and that we know, is half the battle. Rut, as 'we have said, an editor ought to be estimated and understood and appreciated by the general conduct of hij paper its tone, its uniform, course, its aims, manliness, propriety.

To preserve these as they whould be preserved is enough to occupy fully the time ef any man. If to this be added the general supervision ot the newspaper establishment, which most editors have to en- A Republican Connty Convention will be held in the Court House in Beloit on the 12th day of October, 1878, at 11 o'clock a. ai, for the purpose of nominating candidates tor the following oflices, to-wit: 1 Representative: I County Attorney; 1 Superintendent of Public Instructions; 1 Clerk of District Court; 1 Probate Judge; 1 Commissioner from the First District; and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Convention. It is recommended that the township primaries for the election of delegates to the County Convention be held on Saturday October 5Ui, at 2 o'clock f.m., at the usual place of voting in each township and where no such place is appointed the Township Committee issue notices of the place of holding such primaries. Delegates have been apportioned as follows, to-wit: Townships.

Delegates. Townships. Delegates. Asherville, 4 Lulu, .4 Logan, 3 Plum ('re Beloit, 8 Bloomiield, .,.4 Salt Creek, 4 Solomon Rapids, 4 Turkey Creek 5 Center 4 Blue Hills .3 Glen Elder, i .4 Walnut Creek, 4 Cawker, ..,6 Hayes 3 Carr Creek, .4 Pittsburg, I By order of the County Central Committee. HORACE COOPER, Chairman.

W.S. Search, Secretary. ANNOUNCEMENT My Emends in Mitchell County, I send Gheeting Tha undersigned would hereby respectfully announce to the voters of Mitchell County, native born and of all nationalities of any and all political parties, that he is a candidate for the oftice of County Attorney in and for the Ceunty of Mitchell, State of Kansas, NOT SUBJECT TO ANY CONVENTION, and will continue to be such candidate until the close of the polls on the day of election. II. POLLITZ.

The Sedalia Bazoo learns that Dan Rick who has been exhibiting his monster aggregation at Kansas City for the last ten clays, jumped the town, Saturday night, to avoid the grasping hands ot his creditors. The Sheriff managed to get possession ot part of the show, but Dan got away with the most of A sheriff and baliffs are in hot pursuit, with Dan two counties ahead. ounter, the wonder is how they And time to write atall. Louisville Courier Journal: i BEATTYMLS The sweetest toned and most periect instrument ever manufactured in this or any other country, The world is challenged to equal them. Rest discounts and terms ever given.

Rock Bottom panic prices now ready to jobbers, agents and the tiade in general. An offer: These celebrated instruments (either Piano or Organ) boxed and shipped anywhere, on live to fifteen days' test trial. Money refunded and freight charges paid both ways if in any May unsatisfactory. Fully warranted for six years as first-class. EXTRAORDINARY LIBERAL DISCOUNIS given to Churches, Schools, Lodges, Halls', Ministers, Teachers, in order to have them introduced at once where I have no agents.

Thousands now in use. New Illustrated ADVERTISER (Catalogue edition), with list of testimonials, now ready, sent free. Tlie following coins are the only full legal-tender money under the existing United States laws, to-wit i The gold coins of the United States and new silver dollar of the United States. The fractional United States silver coin, including the half and quarter dollar, and dime, are legal tender for any amount not exceeding $5.00. The United States coins, including the nickle 5 and 3 cent pieces, and 1 cent pieces, are legal tender for any sum not Address, DANIEL.

F. "Who dat hit me? Whar's dat lantern were the inquiries of an astonished Ehnira darky, after being thrown something like a hundred teet by a locomotive. Washington, New Jersey, IT S. America.