The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-12-29
STATE ITEMS.

Our educational and other state institu-
tons must receive liber al encouragement.
For these the people can afford to be tax.
ed. For useless expenditures they ought
not TO be. The State University, the
Normal School, the Deaf and Dumb Asy-
lum, the Capital buildings, the State Pen =
itentiary-alIf bur public institutions must
be generally fostered and literally en-
couraged - Laurence JoHrnaI. tiatn1 ie
It is generally known that efforts are
being made by the Union Pacific Railway,
Southern Branch, company, to obtain as
additional franchises to their road the
KaW Lands. lying near Council Grove.
A general effort for the removal of all
Indians. may not facilitate this, object.
We confdentially trust for the success of
this move to get rid of the Indians, and
that success may also attend the efforts
10 secure the KaW tract to the franch ises
of the Union Pacific Railway, Southern
Branch. -Junction Union. 10
TIE INDIAN CoMMISsI IN. 1t was an
nounced some days ago, that Commits.
sion had been appointed Ito visit all the
Indian tribes In Kansas aud have talks.
with them concerning their removal be-
yond the limits of the State, into locals.
ityaWhere they will be less In the way of
the advancing settlers. Some of the
tribes have already been visited, but We
are notsadYised as to the result of the pow
vows. The Commissioners are. Messrs.
Bogy, Jarrett and Farnsworth. -Atchiso1s
Free Press nd sd 50 er9aI --.seoas.A1
Maj Gen. Gordon Granger, formerly
commander Of the 4th corps. Army Of
the Cumberland, is now at Fort LsaEen-
worth. Gen. Granger has lately bsen
appointed 7colonellof the s5th U. s. In
fantrv. : 3, 10" ~. - 10. - -
The Topeka RscoFd says: They have
had another vote on the county. seat ques1
ton IN WaBaanseeb county. The result
was amajority Of twenty six for Alma !,
Sam Wood furnishes the Topeka Rec
ord The following charaeteFistIe card: 20
notice that LesVenWorth, Lawrence,
AtchisOn, Topeka. the Northern Tier,
tbs Eastern Tier, with q dozen other 10
cN~shS-CSa
United Btates Senator. The Eorthera
Tier 'RNilFoads the Gentrele Pacific. the
Union Pacific, the Neosbo Valley, the
LeaVenworth, . La6renee and Galveston,
aud the Eastern Tier Roads, all have their
peculiar candidates tor the Senate. bbies
1IEBtrfkes me. that she Stats1 of Kansas
ought to have at least one Senssor.
Please. therefogeS annDnnes my name az
s.candidats forlthe State AtclaFge.o -slaso
1 am thsIpeople's obsdient servant vsd
ed o3G ssoE 5ue .iIsa s. N. WooD.dl
Qua RAILRoAD.-The actual business
of building the Leayenworth, Lawrence
q Galveston Railroad is being rapidly
nia.pTed. In addition 70 the ,adveE.ise;
me1t for s:ties,"2 Rhich, apps Rrs in our
columns to-day, COL Vliet is preparing
specifications for the abntments of the
projected railrofd bridge across the WA
arusa, and viii, In day or two, solicit
proposals for the summary. construction
thereof the awards TO be made about the
second week in JannaFy.,s The gradi2g
between here aud BALDWIN City will com I
naencs within two weeks; and be actively
prosecuted By ali The hands that. can be
procured all along the line; and The heavy
cut through the Santa Fs ridge..is expect-
ed to be completed by the early opening
OF spring. AS soon IS the road bed can
Be prepared the ties viii bs lard, and. The
iron piacsd thereon.
Il We assure our friends that the day 81
negotiations Is rast-TBE Road Is 10 BE
AT oxcE BUILT- graded, tied, ironed,
stocked and operated. The locomotive
whistle will rssound through the WakaF-
u.sa forest before your latest born Is nine
q days older. E5zaSye5aee 1Tibane, 25l1
We fpdshs following Par.iealaEslef,hs
accidental shooting Of man named
Williams, IN fhs EIushbolds Union. OF
srft, ~ sf so ~ bsE9a8s lsff5d stk -
IS oas Wed nesdsy syspiDg, 2 Short lims
alter dsEks The deceased and bic uite got
into . quarrel, iE WbicE each were fugi-
onslY- apgsEed- williams seiseA 8 doabls
harrslled shotsguH and stepped outside or
the door When his.;N5le. foIloWs5 him,