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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01
GRASSHOPPERS.

We clip the following from the Bulletin
We believe that all fear of the ravagss
Of these little birds in this State the com.
ing season, may be dismissed. The alter
nate thawing, raining, sunshine, and
freezing, must be too much for the exist
ence, not to say health. of any living
thing or germ of any living thing. of the
size and structure of the animal referred
TO. Besides, grasshoppers do not appear
10 large'numbers in the same vicinity two
sesons in succession. Several years ago
swarm of these pests swept over the
north western part of the Safe of MInns-
sofa, copulatiDg aud dePOsiting their eggs
10 a manner similar to the way it was
done here last season, aud many fears
we're felt that the animal would prevails
the ensuing yaer, but the fact was direct
ly the reverse. Not so many insects as
usual we're seen the next year. Nature
tempers her scourges wisely.
H. B Norton, of this place, hasrecent-
iy been experimenting with the eggs. aud
failed to batch them after protracted
exp sure in q warm room. The eggs,
when punctured, showed no signs of or
ganie life, bat only exuded watery fluid.
which some of our exchanges pronounce
sure sign of their being added and
dead. If this be true, We may as well
abandon all fears 3, to these insects. re-
memberiug how they behaved in '57.
Old settlers tell US that they visited US in
large numbers that year, but not one va
TO be seen in 49,.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01
A TEMPERANCE TRIUMPH.

By an act just passed by our legisla-
ture, no license will hereafter be granted
to any person for the sale OF alcoholic
liquors, except the petition be sig ped by
a majority of all the men and acOmen in
the township, ward, or corporation
This is practically a Lrohibitory law.
The ladies will all set their faces as a
flint against all traffic in the liquid FIRE. -
Drinking saloons are shame and a
curse to any community. Go to the best
regulated Of these establishments, pro-
posing TO sell nothing stronger than lager,
and you will invariably find there crowd
of youths taking lessons in profanity,
obsceni ty. gambling. drunkenness, and
every conceivable form of vice and vii.
lainy, from the rOughs who are always on
hand.
Now let us see the laws executed.
Every prosecuting attorney, as we'll as
every good citizen, is in duty bound to
act. The fact that nominally respectable
men are engaged in the traffic is no excuse
for inaetion. II such people don't want
to taste the penalties of the law, let
them stand from under, and wash their
hands Of this vile business. +
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Topeka, Feb. 18Th, 10

AOE5hAl AOAug LOOSs
Legislation is progressing with all
necessary rapidly. aud il is not likely
that the session will overIsst the fifty pay
days. The House has voted to hold
night sessions from this time on.
The bills making appropriations for
State Capital, Normal School, and Deaf
and Dumb Institute have passed and
gone TO the Governor. Those for the
Agricultural College and Blind Asylum
have passed the Senate and viii probably
pass the House. The Penitentiary and
State University appropriations are in
the general appropriation bill, which
comes up to-day. The State levy viii
be four mills-the same as last year.
The cattle law has been SO amended By The
Senate as to destroy its eff ;iency, and
the House will probably non-coucur,
in which case the bill will probably fail
The spectators have strong influence
here, and are determined that they will
have no restriction on bringing in Texas
cattle. A bill for the revision of the
laws has passed. 1t provides for the APP
pointment ofthree Commissioners by the
Governor, at a compensation of one
thousand dollars each. A bill dividing
the State into ten judicial districts has
passsd the Senate, and now "hangs fire.
in tie House. A bill assuming, on the
part of the State. the claims for services
and damages growing out Of The Price
raid. passed the House day. The
claims, however, are not to be finally
paid until the United States furnishes
the funds f.; of course, though, the State
will do it if Uncle Sam does not.
The Senate has 6aally passed the
House Concurrent resolution submitting
an amendment to the Constitution strik-
ing out the word "white.' It had pre-
viously passed the House resolution strik
ing the word "male'' from the Constilu
ton. so that now the question of suffrage
goes to the people in its brosdest sense.
There are various opinions here as to
what the vote will be upon the two prop
ositions but the prevalent one seems to
be that both will carry. in which case 1
think Kansas will be some ahead'' of
most Of her sister states in the matter of
radicalism. Let the ball roll.
The weather is of The mildest sort,
and farmer members of the Legislature
are all impatient to get away on account
of spring work. As rule there are
about ten absentees every day.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01
THE KAW TREATY.

The report Of the treaty between The
Government and the KaWs, by which
these Indians give up their land and leave
the country is confirmed. There seems
to be no doubt about it. This is good
news 10 this part of Kansas. A large
body of good land is thus thrown open
to settlers. The Washington correepon-
dent of the Leavenworth Bulletin says
the Southern Branch Pacific Railroad is
10 get alternate sections of the land along
The line of their road, and that the com
pany is indebted to Mr.. Clarke for OBJ
tanning these franchises.
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Congressional Temperance Meeting.
.WAsHrreroN, Feb. Is.


The first meeting of the Congressional
Temperance Society was held TO night in
Representative Hall. The galleries were
densely crowded. Senator Wilson presi-
ded.
Representative Price, of Iowa, said he
had never witnessed a scene like thas be-
fore him of. SO much brilliancy, and so
full of interest. sra. -s-'
The chairman next introduced, in com
plimenlary terms, Senator Yates, of Hi
nois. MIR. Yates said be had signed the
pledge for good, and be had made bis
covenant with God some months before.
When he signed the pledge he raised him
self to his full height, for he was free.
Although he had considered himself q
moderate driuker, it was published
throughout the land that be was drunk
ard. There was some truth and error in
this; he had the failing when drunk of
letting every body know il; his speeches
were not frequent, bat long aud load.
The great commonwealth of Illinois had
for twenty-five years honoEed him in all
pubic positions, and he had now prom
ised that Stale aud all who loved HIM,
FS "N0 NhV ShtlO'ebS IHai nS "Suio
neVermore touch, taste or handle the un
clean thing. He intended to fight it out
on that line till the last hour of his exist
ence. In conclusion, he read chesring
and joyous letter from his wife 10 response
TO the good news that he had signed 8
pledge, which moved many in the audi,
ence to tears. Several others addressed
the meeting, and in response to calls from
the audience, Sthe pledge was rea and
names signed, embracing a number of
Senator's and Representatives.
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EXECUTION OF M. W. BATES.
BuRl1NoAnE. Feb. 2Olh. 1ae

BURLINGAME, Feb. Goth, 1867.
DEAR News: Another legally execu
ted scene, which deprived human being
of life, and which will, by the next CEN
fury, be underseored on the page of his
tory as one Of the latest remaining relies
of barbarism, transpired here to-day in
the presence of few of us. Martin w.
Bates expialed the murder of Abel Policy
by hanging. The court room, which
contained The gallows, was crowded with
the curious until about noon, when it was
cleared by the officers, who informed the
crowd that the prisoner would address
them at the door. The prisoner was being
guarded in one of the lower rooms. At
l O'Clock NJ. w. Bates, with cruai6x in
hand and accompanied by Rsv. Father
Joseph PerrieD, Rev. J. B Orwig and
bis guard, appeared at the door. Il was
showing at the time and very dissgreea-
ole' but with uncovered head he address.
60 The crowd for several minutes. have
not Time to give you his words, but he
asked foFglvness of sll those whom he
nad harmed or injured, saying that hon
es'y was the best policy, and exhortiug
the youth to obey their parents 10 all
things. In speaking of his sold father
bis voice faltered. His voice was mod
ulated to the kindest and tenderest man
ner. He said further that he had reason
to believs that in few moments he
would be with God in Paradise.
He was then conducted up stairs BY
sheriff w. A. COzins. when. after PRAYER
the Priest kissed him on both cheek
and he assembled the scafOld. After the
rope was Fixed Le shook the sheriff and
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TOPEKA. Feb. q5,b. 10,

TOPEKA, Feb. 25th, 1867.
The session has almost closed. There
seems to be no doubt that the adjourn
ment will take place to morrow. As 1
consequence, everything is pressed with
unceremonious hAste-the result of which
will be. fear. some crude OF crimina
legislation.
The usual "grist" of state roads ha:
been ground throughput with the saving
clause to most of them that they can moi
be located through any county without
the consent of the County Com.
missioners. Lyon county escapes en-
tir,ly this year. Bills giving Justices Of
the Peace civil jurisdiction to amount oil
three huL dred dollars, and in all cases Of
misdemeanoFs, have become laws. Also
bills providing that parties to civil cases
shall pay jury fee of six dollars provi-
ding for appeals FROM Probate to Dis
trict Courts to encourage the growing OF
hedges and the building OF stone fences
to prevent state and county officers from
specializing in their Offices to prevent
Probate. Judges aud Justices of the
Peace from practiciOg Law in their own
cOurts-With many others of a general
nature calculated to lessen court costs,
and remove clogs in the administration
of justice.
The House very promptly killed the
bill taking slice off from Lyon and Wa.
bauusee counties aud putting it on to
Morris. The credit of this belongs to
Mr.. Jaquith. of the Ssh District.
The cattle law, after great circulation,
has passed in an efficient shape, though
shOrn of some of its most salutary pro-
visions. It will, however, if enforced,
efectuaIly protect stock growers from
the ravges of Spanish fever.
A bill dividing the State into nine
judicial districts has passed both Houses.
Under its provisions, the fifth district
will consist of Usage. Coffey, Greenwood,
Lyon, and the ninth of Morris. Chase,
Butler, Marion, and the batch of new
counties recently organized in the south
west. Judges for the new districts will
be appointed by the Governor. to hold
until the next election. Wood will prob
ably be Judge Of the ninth district.
A bill has passed the Senate prOvi ding
for the issuance Of $500. 900 of State
bonds to aid in building bridge across
the Missouri river at LeavenWorth. Il
will evoke opposition in tbe House, of
course, as it ought, bat the bigger thu
pile asked for the more certainty of its
going through.
There are many other matters of gen.
eral interest which have been passed
upon by the Legislature, which I have
net now time 10 note.
P. s. We are glad to know that the
100000 scheme above alluded to. was
detected By The House before itpdjOurnsd.
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HINTS TO EMIGRAETs.

F. Patterson furnishes the following
information to .,emigrants in the Pitts
burg Chronicle
EDs. CHRoEICLE With your per-
mission, ! will, through your worthy
paper answer many questions put to
me since my return from the West, in
reference TO the most sncourag' Dg part
of the great West to which to emigrats.
l have travelled through much of the
western country, and fad macy fue
openings for eastern farmers particularly.
But all things considered there is al this
time no State or Territory in ths great
west that presents so many strong in
ducenents to persone IN search of future
homes. as the Stale of Kansas. I can
not refer but TO one failure of any naghi-
tude that can be found IN that coantry
that is the scarcity of timber, and thai
Is much more plenty than is generally
supposed it being generally along the
streams, and in the ravines, cannot be
seen by the traveller; and there are
thousands of acres that have the roots 10
The earth, as they shoot up sprouts every
year TO be destroyed by the prairie ire
10 the autumn. Those fires kept down
and but few years will elaPse until !ue
aud fence timber will be had in abun
dance for dense population throughout
the State. II Is even now increasing
faster than it is consumed. There is .
diversity of soil, suitable for the pro
duetion of all cereals, roots and vegetA.
bles, a mild aud salubFious climate, shorl
winters and long summers. Often timei
corn planted late 10 June will ripen il
! full ear. There has been but one failurt
in the crops since the fret settlement 0
the State, and Pennsylvania farmer t
see the way farming is done there would
wonder how they ever had any crop
The average yield of the two great sta
| pies the last year was over thirty bushel:
of wheat and sixty-Gv of corn to thu
acre. and where the skill of farmer was
at all noticeable, that has not been ar
unusual yield.
The State is generally well supplied
with good building stone, and linn estou,
in abundance. A species of limestone
found at Junction City, is sawd by ma
chinery into blocks for building anC
paving. A very good quality of btu
minous coal is found in many places in
the State. Sheep husbandry has no
been thoroughly tested, but when and
where it has been, under the care Of any
one having any knowledge of the BUSH
ness, has always proved a success.
There is no doubt but that Kansas, il
a very few years will be great WOO
growing State.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

Mr.. Shermaa's bill as . substitute for
the military bill-adopted in the Senate
caucus on Saturday afternoou-providing
for equal suffrage over the entire South ,
vas carried by vote of Is TO IL and
the whole Senate. having subsequently, de-
claired for ibis bill, has become commit
ted 10 it. CoIorsd outrage in tho SouIh
is now only a question of time. as the
House has already provided for it iu the
Louisiana bill. Tbs latter is. however.
now dead to all iDtsnts and purposes in
The Senate, as it will not be ca lied up
there.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

deputy sheriff BY the hand thanking them
for their msny kindnesses. The cap
being drawn over his face he again asked
forpiYness Of those be had injured, and
said he hoped to meet Us all in heaven,
when the fatal trap-dOOr suddenly few
from under him. and at 90 minutes past
1 O'Clock u. w. Bates was launched
iDtO eternity. He fell some four feet but
bis neck wss not dislocated. He strug-
gled but little-tbe mussels of bis body
contracting slightly once or twice. In
eighteen minutes DR.. Browne prououneed
him dead Ehea be was cut down.
MURDocK.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

STILL notwithstanding the
hard times and high prices. the sale Of
the Best Chemical SaEeratas is still on
the increase. People will use it. and
when every successful housewife tells
her nsighbOr, and when her neigbbor
tries it she tells another, and thus its
fame spreads until it is hard to tell where
it viii stop.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01
THE BRIDGE.


On the 4th Monday in March, the peo-
pie of Lyon county will be called upon
to vote for or against the issuing o.
county bonds to the amount of $2O.OOC
for tie purpose of building bridges
across the Cottonwood and Nsosho, al
this place.
We desire and expect TO see this meas.
urs adopted by triumphant majority.
The people of Lyon county cannot afford
to vote down the proposition. The
county-seat is so situated that a majority
of the people are cut off from it by swol-
len rivers for some months in each year
Almost all citizens of the county are
very frequently obliged to visit Emporia,
either for trade. for mail, or on county
business. The two rivers form an ion
passable wall during a considerable por-
ton of each season. In like manner,
the three sections of the county are com
pletly isolated from each other. And as
business increases with the growth Of
our population, the evil will becoms more
and more insupportable.
At present, the road passing through
EmpOria is the great highway and mail
route between Lawrence on the north and
larg, portion of Chase county, and
almost all of Greenwood and Butler on
the south. All the merchandise, impor-
ted lumber, and supplies of every sort
Cor thousands flow through this channel.
The rivers must be bidged somewhere,
aud We are willing to submit the question
of locality to any impartial judges. We
do most ferVently trust that no petty
local jealousies will prevent any of our
citizens from viewing the matt err candidly
and fairly.
At what other point can The rivers be
bridged so advantageously ? Shall we say
Hartford, or Neosho Rapids This
would accommodate the eastern part of the
county in some respects, but still it
would be periodically cut off f,om the
county seat, and the territory between
the rivers remain isolated. Shall we go
up TO Plymouth, or Americas? How
would cur friends down the river like
that?
We repeat it: These rivers must be
made passable somewhere, AMI we are I'M
able to see where this could be done to
the convenience and advantage of more
of our citizens than at Emporia. More
over, the county must take upon itself
the burden of public improvements
gradually, as she is able to bear them.
We cannot build bridges all over the
county at once, and we want 10 place
those which we 90 build in the location
which is best for the majority of our
citizens. Will not all of our readers look
this matter fairly in the face. with an
honest, uuprsiudiced judgment, and
then decide WhstAer we are no, in the
right {?
Moreover, We want to see tie friends
of the measure earnestly at work. PIE
sent the matter fairly and candidly to all
your acquain;ances. Let no one te ab-
sent when the matter comes to be voted
upon. We have no time to lose. and The
issue is one of sufficient importance to
claim our best efforts. Let ns all roll up
our sleeves and 60 10 work
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01
Notice.

TAMES N. KING. of the State Of Wiscon-
- sin, will take notice that Jane King. Of
the county Of Lyon, and in the State Of Kan.
sas did, on the ID day Of February. A. d.
1867, file her petition IN the District Court Of
Lyon county, Kansas, against the said James
d. King defendent, setting forth that he had
been wiifuiiy ebse Mt from her for more than
one year last past, without Just cause or prov
ieation, and askin g for decree Of divorce and
custody of infant child. The said James n
King Is netifsd to appear and answer said pc
tition before the 20tn day Of March. A. D.
1851 105IO JANE KING
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01
Sealed ProposaIs.

NEALED prOpoeals viii be received for the
binding school house at Neosho Rap
i5s. kansas, urtil 10 o'clock March 3Oth,
1861. Plans and specifications can be seen q
P. Hsrvey's mill, HeosbO Rapids. Bids TO be
ouened at - O'Clock M March 30lh. 1857
Bids received for material or material and
building, the Directors reserVing the right to
reject any snd al bids.
January 18th, 1851:
P. HARVEY, Direstor.
Al. AsDREwE, Clerk. IQ9l2
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01
CLAIMANTS FOR ADDITION
AL BOUNTY z s. 4

VIII take notice that according 10 the off,
cisl instructions Of the Pay. Department at
Washington, allapplieations must be fled be.
fore the Ist Of April, 1867
BOunties are being paid. have already
paid out the 500 bounty on applications. and
due notice will be given 10 each claimant
whenever their claim is allowed.
Every soldier entitled to Extra
Bounty who has not applied, shOuld
make application immediately.
Address, or call upon - - III
LIT, HERITAGE,
lO-4-2m War Claim Agent, EmpOria. Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

The suffrage question as it passed the
Legislature, submits two distinct promo.
sitious to the people. VIE: to..strike out the
words white" and male"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

We see in the list of reflections BY the
u. S. Senate of Andy JOhnson's late
Kansas appointments. the names Of Ed
ward Carroll, Collector for the District,
John Richie. Register of the Land office
at Topeka, and Capt. Williams, Register
of the Land Office at Junction City.
Good. Anybody that was mean enough
to accept Andy's crumbs in Kanses
ought to be tbrOEp overheard,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

Geo. A. Cutler. of the firm of Scott
Cutler & Co. of Kansas City, has been
removed from Jail at Iudepsndecs, aud
taken to ST. Louis, on a writ of babss
corpus, issued out of the Supreme Court
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

The Nashville Republican convention
dominated Mr.. BrOWalOw for Governor by
secIamatiou.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

1t is estimated that the keaIlB of Amer.
lean women hag Improved twenty We
per cant since they commenced wearing
thick shoes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

The report published a few days ago. of
the landing of two ship loads of Feuians
on the west coast of Ireland is officially
denied from London. Yet the evidences
of serious disturbances in Ireland are
conclusive. An outbreak is reported in
the vicinity of Killarney, in which eight
hundred Feniaus. headed by C5l. o.
ConDor, are said to have been engaged.
British troops appeared on the scene, and
the revolters rstrsatsl to ths hills. An
other body of Feniaus were reported to
have been surrounded, and dispersed.
Chef Organizer Stephes was alleged to
be in Ireland, and to be none other than
the Col. O'Connor at the head of the rev.
olutionists in the vicinity of Killarney.
The disturbances, however, we're con-
fined to the counties of Cork and Kerry.
and the latter was declared to be in a state
of seige. Dispatches from London of the
10th report all quiet, and it was believed
that The DANCE was past, though th e
Government va sending forward troops.
The TEibune's special says the Judici.
airy Committees Investigation of the mat
ter of the return TO rebels of confseatsd
property, shows that in Louisiana on,v
property valued at fifty millions has been
returned TO rebels by order of the Presi.
dent. All our Generals have freouept,v
decided that this property belonged to
Government, as much as any cou,d
The facts connected With the recovery bv
the rebels of all kind of property, in all
the States of the South. will star,ls N.
public. They cannot only Be shown
from the records of the bureau in Ionic
lana. but from those of the bureaus in AMI
the Southern States.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-01

This is very comfortable figure for q
frontier emigrant, and each year adds at
least twenty FIVE per cent to it.
Toiliug Yankee farmer, trying to live
among the rocks aud ice of the East.
come 10 Kansas and do likewise. We
have room enough here for the entire
John Smith family.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-26
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