The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-05-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Over seven Thousand acres of land
were entered at the JUNCTION City Office.
under the Homestead Act, during the
month of April.
The first train of stone for the capitol
was loaded on Saturday at junction.
During the year 1866. in thirteen eOuu-
ties of the State of Kansas, 2.Il9 sheep
we're killed by dogs.
A large indigestion meeting was held
By the citizens of Atchison on Tuesday
evening last, to protest against the action
of the City Council 10 passing the liceuce
bin. There is considerable excitement
over the matter.
The publication of the PAola Argus
has been suspended, and the Republican
of that town, says that Mr.. Russell, the
publisher, will remove the material to the
town of Salamanca, Cherokee county
Kansas.
This was Gustavus A1olphus Colto MS
Johnson organ. No wonder 1t died.
1t has been sinking ever since Gusta
vus Adolphus' Indian Agency required
him to support johnson.
James F. Legate has been appointed
Mail Agent for Kansas and New Mexico.
A gill employed as q servant in the
family of Robert Morrow, at Lawrence,
fell into cistern at her employers res
idence on Monday last, aud was drown
ed. -
A German named L. D. Haas, who
kept cigrar and tobacco store on Macs
achusetts street in Lawrence, was muir
dersd on Monday evening last, while re-
turning TO his home from his store.
Money is supposed to be the objec. of the
murder, as about fifty dollars, which he
was known to possess about his person,
was missing.
The citizens of Lawrence have offer.
ed reward of Eve hundred dollars tor
the murderer.
The EARTH0UAKE.--The Topeka Lea.
der says that in Wabanses county, on the
farm of John Cotton three lies south Of
Wamego. during the recent shah ing, the
earth opened aud water was thrown out
of the opening in considerable quantities. |
At another place not far distant from the |
above. the earth opened and FIRE and
smoke issued out.
Mr., Henry Studebaker has Just return
ed from the East, with the new machine
~ for the Leroy Wooden Factory. He
expects to have it in active operation by
the goth of this monlh.-LasgTenee IFi6.
HRs
on good authority that two or three Of our
have made arrangements 10 take
3 party of wild Indians to Paris, for ex
hibitI0n ddriug The Worlds Fair. These
sborigiuss are said to be pretty fair rep
Of their race, and will IN
4ueslisnsbly produce a sensation at the
Of France. If some specula-
i've Barnum would take the whole Of
hem. We should not cry.-LeGv, Com
7ssFci0I. =
SAD ACcIDEEF.-A sad accident &C.
;urred yesterday morning. from the prac-
&c Of boys jumping on wagons and
catching rides. Il seems that a little son
If Nh. NOys, who resides on Main street.
vas on his way to school, and atieu pied
o catch = ride By jumping on behind a
wagon. when bis foot caught in the wheel.
md drew bis leg between the bolster and
lub, brusing it severely. The little fell
oW vas extricsted By saving of the end
It the boisier.-AtchisOs Free Press.
Tiers we're quite number of gentle
sen Ia town during the paste week, who
re 70 locate land 10 Gresuwood county. {
That part Of southern Kansas Is fns =
arming country. and maDy see The sd :
,autagss offered, and is is hsiBg settled
p very Eapidly.-H nmboi2 psians