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THE BEAVER RADICAL.
SMITH CURTIS, Editor.
BEAVER, PA..
Friday .Hornlug, April 35th, 1873.
THE ATLANTIC INVESTIGATION,
According to the report of the
official investigation at Halifax into
the loss of the Atlantic, the owners
of the Atlantic are guilty of send
ing the ship to sea with an insuffi
cient supply of coal, and that of an ;J
inferior quality , too. The evidence
on this point is Clear, for. the Atlan
tic, according to the testimony of
the engineers, would daily consume
from fifty-two to sixty tons of Welsh
coate or seventy tons of Welsh
' aw® mixed* She was fur
mllfe'd with this latter coal, which
Was cheaper, and had on board,
when the voyage commenced, Seven
hundred and eighty-seven tons, less
than thirteen days’ supply. Under
favorable conditions, with no head
winds or foul weather, this quantity
of coal might have carried the ship
safely to her destination, but such
conditions ought not to have been
expected, for the passage across the
Atlantic was in the season, when
more or less unpleasant and stormy
weather is the rule, and the hindran
ces. resulting therefrom ought to
have been provided for. This crim
inal negligence and parsimony of
the owners of the ill fated vessel,
caused her to run-short of coal, be
being delayed by foul weather
and bead winds, and determin
ed the Captain to change her course
and bear up for Halifax. Had there
been a full supply of good coal, the
Captain would have kept on to New
York, and in all probability arrived
safely. The Captain had never ta-
Jken a ship into Halifax, and yet he
was pieced in command of a vessel
freighted with precious human lives,
under such conditions, as in all
probability, would compel him to
put into that port, on a coast of
which he was ignorant, to coal.
Upon whom then rests the blame of
the less of nearly six hundred lives ?
Messrs. Ismay, Imrie & Co., the
owoers of the White , JStar line.
These'men made the wreck of the
Atlantic probable, they fixed the
conditions and provided for the con
tingencies of the voyage;
it necessary for Captain Williafias
to steer his ship towards an unknown
and- rocky coast, and upon them
chidSy rests the gnilt. The solemn
Judgement of the official court of
inquiry is that she had not a suffi
cient'supply of coal on board when
sailing/for a ship of her class, and
this fact tells nearly the whole story
of the cause of the disaster. It all
followed from this first negligence
aud -wicked parsimony
The court did not blame Captain
Williams, though ignorant of the
dangerous coast, in changing his
course to Halifax for the necessities
of his condition seemed to require
fakn so, and his conduct on
board the wreck is spoken of with
praise, but be is blamed for the'
management of the ship after her
coarse -was changed on Monday un
til she -struck the rocks on the morn
ing of Tuesday. He, too confident
ly, reposed in his calculation as to
the place of the ship and distance
mn anti left the deck at midnight
when his'^S?® 1106 waB nee ded. He
was asleep io his~be?wi time j
she struck. For this mismanage-’ 1
ment his certificate is not cancelled,
but suspended for two years. What
shall be done to prevent similar
horrors ?
Senator Delegates, of Craw
ford county, it is authoritatively an
nounced, will not be a candidate for
re-election. There is little doubt
that George K. Anderson, Esq., at
one time a respectable citizen of this
county, will succeed Senator Dele
maier,in whichevent Crawford coun
ty will be well represented in the fu
ture, as in the past. Senator Dele
•ißater \?as an honest, faithful Sena
tor, and retires from public life with
4he respect and confidence of his
.constituents, his associates and all
who iknow his record as a legislator.
All out Members of the House
from this district are candidates for
re-election., and all deserve a unani
mous renomination and increased
majorities at the election, at the
bands of the party and the constit
uency they eeryed SO faithfully.
Considerable interest is mani-
fested by the presT of this State in
regard to the Vienna Exposition.
The action of the Legislature in
authorizing three commissioners to
be appointed by the Governor to
attend the Exposition for the pur
pose of obtaining such information
as may be of use to the State „i n
bur centennial exhibition in 1876,
has, with a few exceptions, met
with the approval; of the entire press
of the State. When personal spite
ht envy rules the breast, how vain
to expect any just judgment on
any question that.affordrihe jCSBt,
opportunity to gratify [
passion**/.
sioners,’ appointed "by Governor
Hartranft, have been made the tar
get of some personal abuse, by per
sons whose peculiar nature fitted
them admirably for such a task,
and rendered it a “labor of love,”
The Legislature for passing the bill
authorizing their appointment, and
Governor Hartranft for approving
the same, have been unjustly attack
ed by the same persons, and the na
ture and object of the commissioners’
duties grossly misrepresented. All
this, however, is but a ripple up
on the smooth surface of general
satisfaction that characterizes the
mass of the people. When the sub
stantial fruits of the commission has
has been realized, even the constitu
tional fault finders will be found prais
ing the wisdom that conceived and
the hands that executed the mission.
A National Convention of the
producers and consumers of the
United States is called to be held
in New York, on Tuesday the 6th
of May, to promote by co-operation
the interests of their classes, and
also to consider what can be done
to reduce th 6 cost of transportation,
both by rail and water, between
the west and sea board.
This will be an important con
vention, and if any way can be dis
covered wherebv the farmers of the
m
west will be enabled to send their
produce to the eastern market with
out consuming the value of such by
excessive charges of freight,then the
whole country will be benefitted by
its deliberations. However, much
good must result sooner or later
from the agitation of this subject
and we are glad to see the call for
this convention and trust that it will
develop something of practical im
portance in regard to the subject of
cheap transportation between differ
ent sections of our country.
On Monday, in New York, $220,-
000 of $300,000 of United States
bonds, recently obtained by forger
ies from the Bank of England, was
recovered from a trunk that had been
shipped by the North Atlantic Ex
press Company, by C. Lossing, of
Tunbridge Wells, England, to Ma
jor Geo. Mathews, New York, to be
kept in 4)ond at the express office in
New York, until called for. The
trunk was forwarded by the steam
ship Cuba, and arrived at its desti
nation March 20th, and was held in
bond as instructed until Saturday
last, when a woman calling herself
Mrs. Geo. Mathews, presented an
order for its delivery at the express
office, duly signed by Geo. Math
ews.
But by some means the counsel
for the bank of England had receiv
ed some information in regard io
~i’he**itunk*&&-l£d to its detention
until Monday, when/'tmdeF-aB-fif*-
der of the Supreme Court, the re
ceiver of the Bank of England case,
took possession of it and on opening
and examining its contents,was sur
prised to find, among some old
clothes and watches, three packages
of United States bonds amounting
in all to 1220,950, and identical in
class, amounts and numbers with
those advertised by the Bank of
England as having been obtained
by the Bid well forgeries. All but
$30,000 of the whole amount lost
has been recovered by the Bank.
It was stated some time since, by
our Harrisburg correspondent, that
the Republican.nomination for Sen
ate, in the Chester and Delaware
district, would be conceded to Mr.
/Cooper, of Delaware county, the
able editor ol the Delaware Ameri
can. It is now suggested that Mr.
Cooper prefers to w ait another year
and succeed Mr. Lawrence of West
Chester, in Congress, and that Sen
ator Waddell will be renominated.
THE RADICAL i FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1813.
This arrangement would secure that
district a good Congressman and a
good Senator, and meet the hearty
approval of leading Republicans in
all parts of the State*
POLITIVAZ.
—Governor Hartranft has approved
the bill repealing the cumulative plan of
voting at elections for borough officers.
—Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana, denies
the stalment that his recent trip to Wash
ington bad anything whatever to do with
politics,
—ln Ohio, the Constitutional Conven
tion, which is to meet in June, will con
sist of fifty four Republicans and fifty-two
Democrats.
—The Hollidaysburg Register announces
the name of William T Anderson,, of Lo
gan township, as a candidate for nomina
tion for commissioner on the Republican
ticket.
—Hons. W. S. Waldron and David
McKee, of Bntler county, are announced
as candidates for re nomination for Assem
bly, subject to the decision of the Republi
can primary meetings.
—The Springfield Republican B&JB Sena
tor Morrill, of Vermont, has sent a check
for bis back pay to the State Treasurer,
stating that be wishes the amount applied
to the reduction of the State debt.
, —Postmaster General Creswell, Sena
tors Cameron and Howe and families
arrived in Memphis Tuesday afternoon
from New Orleans. They will probably
visit Little Rock, before leaving for the
North.
—The Republican County Committee
of Blair county are called to meet on
Wednesday, April 30th, for the purpose
of electing a delegate to the Republican
State Convention, and transacting other
business of importance.
—The Tidioute Journal says; “We are
authorized to announce the name of J. H.
Douglas, of Tidioute qa a candidate for
the ofiice of Member of Assembly, subject
to the decision of the Republican Conven
tion of Warren county.
—George H. Stuart, of the Board of
Peace Commissioners, says that the mur
derers of General Canby and party will be
properly punished, but the act 6f Captain
Jack will not alter the policy of the
Board.
—A meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee to fix a time and place
for holding the State Convention to nom
inate candidates for Judge of the Supreme
Court and Treasurer will be held at Har
risburg on the first day of May.'
—At Cincinnati Tuesday the final re
count of votes for City Solicitor gave
Warrington, Republican, thirty-six ma
jority over Peck, Liberal Republican.
The recount was at the request of both
candidates and both are satisfied with the
result.
—A New York alderman, Ottenderfer,
refuses to receive bis salary, both as a
member of the board of supervisors and
alderman, on the ground that the salaries
paid are excessive, and that $2,500, in
stead of $6,000. as now paid, would be
ample remuneration.
—ln the New York Senate, a bill per
mitting members of the Legislature to
ride tree over all the railroads ot the
State during their terms of office was re
ported back adversely from the Railroad
Committee. The report was disagreed to
and the bill committed to the Committee
of the Whole.
—There is a strong pressure • being
brought to bear upon Governor Osborne,
of Kansas, for the appointment of a Sena
tor in place of Caldwell. The chief ob
ject of those wanting the place seems to
be to obtain the pay, which is considers*
ble. Osborne wants to be Senator him
self, and will not make any appointment.
—Complete returns from the Rhode
Island election, gives Henry Howard,
Republican candidate for Governor, 5,822.
Gen. C. C. Van Zant, Republican candi
date for Lieutenant Governor, lacks 409
votes of a plurality, and there is conse
quently no election to that office. The
Senate stands 25 Republicans to 9 Demo
crats, with two vacancies, and the House
54 Republicans to 14 Democrats, with
four vacancies
_ -T
-Ihe-iUUsb'urgh Sunday Tima says:
“Hon. George H- Anderson is a candi
date for re-nomination to the State Senate
from this county, as appears by announce
ment in another column. Senator Ander
son has, by a manly, straightforward and
upright course, earned the confidence and
hearty commendation of his constituents,
and reflected credit upon himseif and the
county which be represents. Having dis
charged his duties so satisfactorily, and
shown his entire fitness for the position, it
is just and proper that his services should
be retained.” 1
—Dr. W. B. Roberts, of Titusville, hav
iog been urged to be a candidate for
nomination on the Republican ticket for
Senator by & number of citizens, respect*
fully declines in a letter and gives bis
support to Mr. George K. Anderson, in
the following handsome manner: *‘l would
further say that our well-known fellow
citizen, Mr. George K. Anderson, has
been generally recognized as a candidate
for the same position, and in common
with a large number of Republicans, I
have regarded bis nomination and elec
tion as a foregone conclusion. I shall
give him an earnest and cordial support,
believing that his nomination is eminent
ly due, and will be earnestly ratified at
the election.
—The Philadelphia Press says: The
Democratic delegate-at-large from the city
of llancaster, theJSon. Samuel H. Rey
nolds, who resigned his 'seat in the con
vention April 17, 1873, is a native of
Bellefonte, Centre county, a graduate, of
Dickenson College, class of 1850; studied
lawia portion of his time in Philadelphia;
was admitted to the bar in St. Lonis, but
took up bis permanent abode in Lancas
ter in 1850, and from that period to the
present time has been engaged in active
legal practice. He has never held iany
office until elected to this convention *
but, owing to professional engagements,
be bas not been regularly :in attendance,
and now peremptorily resigns, and bis
resignation is accepted* in personal ap
pearance Mr. Reynolds is about five feet
eight inches in height, bas light hair, is
slightly bald, wears slightly sandy whisk
ers and moustache, and is agile oh his
feet and active in mind and manner. He is
no relation to Hon. James L. Reynolds,
the; Republican delegate-at-large, also of
the Lancaster bar,jand he is not of the
family of Reynolds of Lancaster county.
The vacancy occasioned by this resigna
tion will be filled by the Democratic
delegates at-large. Hr. S. H. Reynolds
was on the Committee on Legislation, and
now that all the reports of the committees
are in, and bis eminent roost
particularly required io the convention, it
is unfortunate for himself and his compeer
that he has felt it hie duty to resign at
this important crisis. Ex Governor Wm.
Bigler takes bis place.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The ease with which any new develop
ment of religious thought is put down as
“hetrodox,” is equaled by the facility with
which anything done in carrying on the
government is denounced, by those who
do not like as “unconstitutional.”
From the glibness with which these de
cisions are rendered on constitutional
questions, an unadvised observer might
conclude that constitutional learning was
one of the ordinary acquirements of every
American citizen.
The latest “unconstitutional” act that
has been discovered is the appointment
of Senators Graham, Rutan, and Davis, of
Berks, as Commissioners to the Vienna
Exposition. The clause in the Constitu
tion alleged to be violated by their ap -
pointment is the following :
®“No Senator or Representative shall, daring tbe
time ior which he shall have been elected, be
appointed to any civil office under this Common
wealth which shall have been created or the emol
uments of which shall have been increased daring
such time."
The answer to tbe constitutional objec
tion thus raised is that the Commission to
the Vienna Exposition is riot a “civil
ofiice” in the meaning of the Constitu
tion. It is a mere Commission to obtain
Information to be laid before the Legisla
ture, without salary, tbe $6,000 appropri
ated to tbe use of tbe Commissioners be
ing solely to defray their necessary ex
penses. Tbe whole question was thor
oughly discussed, by men well versed in
Constitutional law, before the appoint
ments were made, and tbe unanimous
opinion arrived at was that tbe appoint
ments were in no way forbidden by the
Constitution.
A “civil office” is well understood to be
an office with a specified tenure, powers
and compensation. A Commission such
as this, to obtain information for the use
of the Legislature, is not such. an office
It has none of the elements of a
office.” It has neither tenure, compensa
tion or powers. Its one duty Is to inquire
and report, and tbe State merely under
takes to defray the expenses of such in
quiry and report. Such Commissions
have been frequently raised, hitherto
without question as to their constitution
ality.
Under the joint resolution approved
March 19.1873, the Governor was author
ized to appoint as many Commissioners to
tbe Vienna Exposition as be saw fit,
without pay. Under the sixty-second
section of the appropriation act, the
Governor was authorized to designate
three of the Commissioners whom h* wss'
authorized to appoint unde** toe joint
resolution of March J. 9, -to make inquiry
at the Vienna Exposition on all subjects
of importance to Pennsylvania, and make
report of their observations and inquiries
to the next Legislature, and the sum of
|6,000 was appropriated to pay their
expenses in so doing. No duties are
imposed on any of the other Commis
sioners. The appointment of all other
Commissioners is made under the joint
resolution ot March 19, and is merely
honorary and without pay ; the duty of
making observation, inquiry and report,
is imposed on three of them, by the ap
propriation act, and the Legislature very
properly provided that the expenses of
those on whom this duty was laid should
be borne by the State.
But why, it may be asked, was such an
inquiry authorized? What good end can
it serve, and of use can such a re
port be to the next Legislature ? The
answer is easy- Pennsylvania is, herself,
going into the Exposition business. She
is going to have a grand one of her own
in 1876, to which she has appropriated a
million ot dollars and the management of
which is partially, if not miioly, in her
own hands. It is but natural she should
want to know bow such things arc done
abroad, and in order that she may be able
to profit by what is to be seen and learned
there, the appointment of a Legislative
Commission to nuke report of the facts to
the Legislature seemed the proper and
legitimate method. Other Slates, Ohio
amongst the number, have done and are
doing the same thing, and why. should
Pennsylvania be: behind them?
It is proper to add that this 62d section
of the Appropriation bill was not offered
in 'the Conference Committee until all
the other parts of the bill had been dis
posed of. Its adoption was not the result
of a bargain, or understanding, and no
one on that committee or in either House
had any. intimation as to whom the
Governor would designate. The whole
matter was left in the Governor’s hands,
and he has acted in the matter solely on
his own judgment. Hon. Win. A. Wal
lace was one of the Con ference' Commit
tee bn the part of the Senate, and hearti
ly acquiesced in the incorporation of the’
62d section ih the Appropriation bill.
He Is a strict constructionist on all con
stitutional questions; and as he failed to
see anything “unconstitutional”* (or im
proper, eVen) in ft, we shall wait until a
better lawyer than be calls his judgment
in question before giving up the opinions
we have * herein expressed. —Pittsburgh
Commercial.
FROM HARRISBURG.
Scarcity of New*—The meeting of tha
Republican Committee —IWcClore and
Forney Speculations In Regard to
Candidates*
Correspondence of the Radical.
Harrisburg Pa , April 3,1873.
The adjournment of the Legislature has
almost left your correspondent without
occupation. To find anything at the Cap
tal worth writing about, in the absence of
the Legislature and political conventions,
is more of a task than I am willing to un
dertake, unless it be occasionally and at
long intervals. Even Patterson, the
fountain of political gossip, and tbe great
originator of political schemes, is as dry
a&tbe desert of Sahara, and as uncom
municative as Diogones, since the tenth
of April. This state of things can’t of
course last long, and it is gratifying to
know Errett is coming here on the first of
May with the Committee to fix the time
for holding a State .Convention. This
will bring tbe politicians and the candi
dates and give a poor devil something to
write about. From all I can gather it is
probable the State Convection will not
be held until some time in August, in or
der in part to give tbe Constitutional
Convention time to complete its labors,
and enable tbe Convention to act intelli
gently, After tbe long and exciting cam
paign of ’73 there is a general desire for a
short campaign. Wait and see wbat
course the opposition propose to take, is
the advice of the shrewdest politicians
here. Forney declared some time ago he
was not going to be led into another * fool
ish fight, and that there was no chance to
defeat the Republican nominees this year,
but since tbe Legislature has adjourned
McClnre has been staying with him, and
tbe result is he is writing as foolishly as
ever. For a man of his experience and
brains McClure knows less of the people
and of politics tban any nun in tbe State,
except Forney. He is always attempting
impossibilities, and while he survives fail
ure after failure bjmself, he is strewing
tbe wayside with the dead bodies* of his
friends. Many of the leading men of tbe
party are bis warm personal friends, and
nothing would gratify them more tban
to have him act with the party and per
mit them to serve u nder him as their
leader ; but be persists in waging a fool
ish war upon the party, and tbe time is
not far distant when be will find himself
without any followers and wholly with
out political influence. After bis terrible
failure last year it was thought he would
be quiet for a year or two at least, if be
did not come boldly back into the Repub
lican ranks. But he is now as wild as
ever, and has iuduced Forney to join him
in an effort to build a new party. That
it will prove a weak and insignificant
movement no one doubts. The opposi
tion has lost all faith in them as leaders,
and the Democratic party w ill not follow
them or stock in any scheme they
originate Decontrol. It is safe to predict
there xjili be no serious contest this year,
and that the nominees of the Republican
party* will be elected with little show of
opposition.
There is a strong pressure being made
upon Hon. R. W. Mackey to reconsider
bis determination £Ot to be a candidate
before the people for State Treasurer and
to allow the use of his name. If he con
sents he will be nominated with little
show of opposition and will be elected.
But the probabilities are he will adhere to
bis determination, and that some other
standard bearer must be selected. In this
event Hon. Bussell Errelt will be pressed
to accept tbe nomination, although it is
understood he does not desire it and pre
fers to retain his position as Clerk of the
Senate. This suits him belter, in view
of bis position as editor of tbe Commer
cial, and be can retain his Clerkship of
tbe Senate as long as bis parly is in pow
er. It is remarkable how little anxiety
there is among tbe politicians about tbe
nomination tor State Treasurer, in view
of tbe fact that the opposition believe
that to control the Treasury is tbe one
great object in our party. It will not be
surprising when the State Convention
meets to find that there is no prominent
competition for the place,Jand that leading
politicians will refuse to take any part in
the nomination.
For Supreme Judge Judge Duller, of
Chester county, is most prominently
named at present. He has been long on
the Bench and is an able lawyer, a strong,
vigorous man, (a chief requisite) and said
to be one of the best Common Pleas
Judges in the State, Co 1 . W. B. Mann
has recently brought out Judge p axto
of Philadelphia, as a candidate, and will
press him strongly for the nomination
Judge Paxton has been on the Bench but
a short time, and very little, is known of
the man or his qualifications. All th e
strength he will have in the Convention
will be what Col. Mann gives him.
As the politicians are all declaring thev
intend to stand aloof this year both intbe
nomination and election it is impossibly
to gather ranch from any one about com.
ing political events. Even friend Bom.
berger won’t talk, politics any more, and
as for Don Cameron, Quay and Mackey
it is absolutely impossible for a poor cor
respondent in search of political news to
get near them.
Qov. Hartranft says he is going to con
fine himself for the balance of his term to
the strict discharge of his duty, and if he
goes on as he has commenced he will
make himself so popular that a re-notni
natioo will be forced upon him by the
|eople, regardless of politicians. jf
FROM KANSAS.
Idlers tint Wanted— lllche# ©f the
Slate—Scarcity of illoney-Hall ways,
I&C.) &c.
Correspondence of the Radical
BROOKDA.LE, RICE Co., K.V.X., )
April 18lh, 1873,'' [
When a new country is opened for g e t.
tiement, where land is to be bad for the
taking, the pioneers generally Lave but
little capital. After they have been here
six months or a year, and spent all their
means, times become dull until capitalists
and manufacturers, attracted by the wait
ing harvest, come to add to their stores
and rejuvenate the idlers. While the dull
season lasts, we hear a great deal of croak
ing, many are ready to sell out and move
on, or still worse, go back to their wives’
relations. Let them go, some more active
and energetic will take their places. We
care not to give encouragement to that
nomadic class, that are always seeking a
home and never get beyond a hovel. But
to men of intelligence, experience, ener
getic purpose and stability-; hv ho propose
to remain and develop the country, we
extend a welcome.
Between the Missouri river on the East
and the foot bills of the Rocky mountains
on the West, a distance of a little over
400 miles, aud between the Southern
boundary of Nebraska on the North, and
the Indian Territory on the S mill, a dis
tance of 200 miles, lies the State of Kan
sas, having an area .considerably larger
than all the New England States combin
ed. Lying between the STthand 40th de
grees of north latitude and between the
94th and 102nd of west longitude, it oc
cupies the most central position of any
of the United States, and, although one
of the youngest, it is to-day one of the
most important of the States. Rich in a
climate which nothing can surpass on the
globe, rich iu a soil unequalled for fertili
ty and productiveness, rich in a people
who are awake to its boundless
rich in great rivers numerous small
streams, rich iu its great.railway systems,
telegraphs and all means of transit and
communication, rich in historic interest,
for it was here that the great struggle of
the rebellion was inaugurated, rich with
a past full of interest to the nation and to
the world, and at present crowned with
progress and cultivation, and a future full
of bright prospects and cheerful hope,
Kansas can well assume a proud position
before the world.
Kansas feels the scarcity of money in
eastern centres, and a road in the tempo
rary cessation of public improvements.
This stringency in money matters is
hanging like a cloud over us, warning us
to take in sail for fear of a storm. Even
if overtaken in the gale, we are better off
than many of the older States, where
money is scarce, breadstuff* high and wa
ges low. Here we have plenty of grain,
plenty of meal at fair prices and all who
want to work find plenty to do at remu
nerative prices.
Those who dislike work, without they
have capital sufficient for their support,
had better remain in older States. Those
too, who have not sufficient means to sup
port their families for one year after com
ing here, bad better remain where they
are.
A team of horses, mules or oxen is nec
essary, farming implements are indispen
sable, a house of some description must
be built, a well dug, and all of these re
quire either money or its equivalent.
Some men have come here without any
means whatever, and are now indepen
dent. But such instances are rare. dou
may find isolated cases in every State,
where men rose to oppulence from penu
ry. A man can make himself and family
comfortable here, that can command from
eight hundred to one thousand dollars, on
arrival.
Claims without any improvements, ex
cept a lew acres of breaking, are selling
at one thousand dollars each, deeded'
Some valuable ones within two miles of
Atlanta, having both wood and water,
are held at that figure.
The surveyors of the Salina, Atlanta
and Raymond Railroad, have just come
within my view since I commenced to
write. Work will soon commence on the
road. The first isoue of the Rice county.
JBerald will be furnished us the 19th insl
The weather is delightful.
The farmers are done sowing wneat
and oats. Many have finished planting
potatoes. We have been hindered in oi.r
farming by having a horse stolen. It
was stolen on the Smoky Hill river some
fifty odd miles from home.
Sape