The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-08-18
TERRITORIAL NEWS ITEMS.

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TERRITORIAL NEWS ITEMS.
The Lawrence Republican thinks that the
Directors of the Douglas County Agricul-
tural Society will decide not TO hold any
fair the present season. on account of the
failure of so large proportion of the crops.
A sensible idea.
-STRUcK BY Notwithstanding the
severe thunder storm on Monday evening,
the elderly pole" on the public square was
struck by lightning, and torn into splinters.
Some of the slivers were thrown two or
three hundred yards from the place where
the pole stood Several persons, who were
looking in that direction, and saw the flash
strike, describe it as having the appearance
of ball of brightly blazing fire, as it passed
downward. During the same storm, the
house of Mr.. Cox, in the eastern part of
town, was also struck, throwing down the
upper part of the chimney. The fluid
passed down the pipe and into the stove,
stunning several members of the family
No serious damage was done, however
Oskaloosa Independent, 8M.
--RA1N.-on Friday and Friday night.
of last week, this region was favored with
copious showers of rain, whereat the people
were very greatly rejoiced. 1t has been the
prevailing opinion for some time that we
would have rather 'short fodder the com
ing winter; but it is our opinion that Kan
sas will yet produce ''hog and hominy"
enough to keep its inhabitants from starva-
ton. On Monday evening, since the above
was written, we had another refreshing rain,
which will do much to make the late corn
mature. For some time the rain fell in tor
rents, till the water ran in streams down the
streets. Some hail fell, but not in sufficient
quantities to do any damage.-I6id.
AURORA BoREALIs-We were favored
with display of this phenomena on Wednes-
day evening, highly electrical state of the
atmosphere having been indicated through
out the day on the telegraph wires, render
ing it difficult to work them. On yesterday
morning the telegraph operators, in this
city and Lexington, passed several commu
nications by the auroral current" alone
the batteries being entirely disconnected
from the line. This result was attained
about year since on several Eastern lines,
and would seem to prove conclusively that
these phenomena are caused wholly by
electricity. The connection between this
display and the change in the weather. we
leave to the weather wise to explain.-Lea
uenyorth Times. 10Th.
= The junction City Statesman has
changed hands, Samuel A. Medary having
disposed of the concern to Messrs. Herbert
a, tIuJd1 UNI,a Ctogoo,,,o,, :, e.. D. H..
ridge and Lane.
The next Annual Conference of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese
of Kansas will meet at Leavenworth City on
the 18th day of September next.
Thursday we were afflicted with a rep
etition of that terrible hot wind which was
experienced few weeks since, and which
has caused the day on which it occurred TO
be known as ''the hot Monday" This is
certainly peculiar phenomenon. When a
stiff breeze is blowing, we naturally expect
to be cooled and refreshed. But yesterday
the wind was very high, and the stronger it
blew the hotter became the temperature. 1t
felt exactly as though emanating from a
heated oven, and most fortunate was he who
could find comfort in any place. At three
O'Clock the thermometer stood at ITO degs.
in the shade We understand that num-
Der of Second Adventists prepared them
selves for speedy ascension, but they were
not called for.-LedvenUorth Herald, 4th.
"A daughter of Timothy Riordan, who
lives about one and a half miles north of the
city, left home on Monday last to walk to
town, since which no trace of her can be
found. She is some fourteen years old, tall
and stout built, with brown hair and blue
eyes. Wore black dress and leghorn or
straw bonnet. Papers in the Territory will
please notice, and any person possessing
information OF her whereabouts will confer
a great favor by notifying her father imme-
dialely.-Atchison Union.
-Watermelons have been offered in our
streets quite frequently during the past few.
days, but at price rather higher than usual
at this season of the year. Forty or fifty
cents will buy quite a little melon, tasting
rather silvery it. is said. At the present
rates. there is quite speculation in this
commodity, provided an extensive business
should be carried on, which we doubt liz
tie, if the present rates are held.-Lecomp-
ton Democrat, 9Th.
About twenty miles north -west of this
place, on the Sac and Fox lands, there is the
largest bed of ccal probably in the Terrific
ry. The quantity seems to be inexhausti-
bic, at least, and the quality is superior
Burlington Register.
Patrick Dryer, who was indicted at
the last term of the District Court for the
murder of James White. and who disap-
peared shortly after, returned to this place
on Wednesday last. He went directly 10
Pixies Peak from here, and has returned to
stand trial at the next term of Court
AneericUs Sentinel.
The population of Lecompton is about
500 at the present time. Like many other
towns in Kansas. this place has furnished
large delegation TO the Gold Mines at Pixies
Peak during the past year LeooMpton
Democrat.
We hear it stated that worms are be-
ginning to be very troublesome to the corn
crops in this vicinity Burlington Register.
The LAws.-Cases arise every day in
which nobody knows how the law stands.