The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-04-28
rERRIToRL4L NEWS ITEAS.

ty-one hoursi But for the snow on the
mountains it would have been made in
eight days. fas ~ ssasIs @
Rev. c. N. Galloway. Episcopal Minis
ter of Topeka. has received a call from the
Episcopal Congregation at Kansas City,
which be hiss accepted. a - p sa'
The contract for freighting military
stores from the Missouri River to New
Mexico. has been awarded to Russell. Ma
jors & Waddell. of Leavenworth. )
Edward Anderson, a discharged sol
dier, was convicted of larceny at the recent
term of the District Court at Leayenworth.
and sentenced to six months imprisonment,
at hard labor in the penitentiary. in the
District Of Columbia. Washington is the
grand receptacle of thieves and blackguards
from the Territories as well as States.
The last Express to Leavenworth. from
Denver CRY, brought in $1,000 in gold
dust from the Pixies Peak. Mines. Rich
diggings had been discovered on the head
of the Arkansas. and a grand rush was be-
ing made to them.
Irwin, Magraw & Co., the Government
contractors to transport military supplies 10
Utah and the Western forts, have selected
Atchison as their starting point, and will
freight exclusively from there.
The Linn county Herald of the 18Th.
tells of a "funny affair." which happened in
that county few days since. Two q. S.
Deputy Marshals were on their way from
Fort Scott to Lykins county, with a;num-
Der of writs for trespassers living on the
disputed Miami Reserve. This leaked out
and just before they arrived at Paris they
fell in with three men who demanded of
them to ''fork over their papers. They
hesitated moment-and only one-and
s'forked over The writs numbered near
~ seventy, and were against the best cti-
zens of Linn and Lykins counties. Gov
eminent Will undoubtedly get into crow"
about these Miami Lands, If it does not do
full Justice to the settlers who went there
under its own promises of protection.
The people of Linn county are in a
broil about their county seat. Moneka,
Mound City and Paris are the contestants.
The authorities" have declared Mound City
to be the county seat, but. Moneka and Par
is cry ''fraud'' and bolt. The fight waxeth
hot and bitter. Nothing like these local in
terests to "raise breeze
Fifteen wooden tenements, valued at
about 5000 were destroyed by fire in Leav-
enworth few days since. No insurance.
At the recent Episcopal Convention,
held at Topeka, Rev. DIR. Dyer of New
York, was chosen Bishop of the Kansas
Diocese. Aesfz -es-.2 51s 5sssfs
The Doniphan Post estimates that there
will not be over half crop of winter wheat
in.that county, owing to the severe drouth
The county seat of Douglas county
was permanently located at Lawrence or
Monday last by majority vote of the
people. a s
"A Library Association has been formed
at Lawrence, and funds raised for the pur.
chase of a Library. sasa
"A Convention ofthe singers of the Ter
ritory is being held at Lawrence, under the
lead of Prof. Baker, of Boston.
The Republican says that the road from
Lawrence to Emporia is being opened W
and improved. The portion between One
Hundred -and-Ten and Superior has jus
been opened. connecting with the new bridg'
at the latter point, over Dragon Creek. anc
thus making decided saving in distance
as we'll as giving a better road. leaves
the Santa Fe road just west Of One-Hun
dred and Ten creek. bearing to the south
The new road saves three miles in distance
and is said to be much better than the OH
one.
The corner stone of st. Johns Chapel
Lawrence, (CatHolicl was laid before larg
concOurse of citizens. with appropriate Ger
emonies. on Sabbath the 18th inst.
The first iron rail ever laid in Kansas
was put down on the ST. Joseph & Marys
vile Railroad on Monday last. That vii
be '.lone raii'' for one while.
--Tbe Topeka Tribune says it has abun
dant evidence of the existence Of an organ
lied gang of horse thieves in that vicinity
Steps are being taken to break il up. O
course the way to break il up. is TO publis
! lall you know about it broadcast! -
a correspondent of the Wvandot ~
gxs says thatseas of the Representatives j
the new Safe Legislature Of Kansas los