The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-04-19
KANSAS ITEMS.
Gov. Crawford hss gone to New York
o negotiate the sale of State bonds.

to negotiate the sale of State bonds.
The Garnett Plaindealer Gays female
suffrage is becoming popular in Ander
son county: "Iu district No. 10, on the
28ih, the females turned out, voted for
school, and levied tax over their male
opponents; otherwise no tax would have
been levied and no school kept. They
came very near electing female Board
OF Directors"
AS an evidence of how the west is ell
ing up. the Junction Union of the 18Th
says:
Eigbty-four mechanics aud laborers left
junction to day for Fort Wallace where
they have been engaged to work on build
ings which are 10 be erected. Ninety
more leave tomorrow for Fort Larned.
The Atchison Champion calls the Fe-
male Suffrage Convention Sam. Woods
New circus"
The Wyandotte Gazette says that Mr.
Veder, late Postmaster of that city, was
knocked down aud robbed of 5000 By two
men. about 10 O'Clock 90 last Thursday
night. The robbers escaped.
The Lawrence WOODEN factory men,
the Messrs. Studebaker, are to establish a
WOODEN factory at lola and csrding
machine at Leroy. The citizens of these
towns are rejoicing greatly at these pros
poets.
A party Of Quakers from North Caro-
lima reached this State day or TWO since
and intend to purchase lands near Fall
Leaf Station, in Douglas county. They
report numb ers from the old Nor,h State
on the way to Kansas.
The junction Union says: ga strang
er arrived at Salna, a few DAYS ago, hav
ing seven thousand dollars in cash in his
pocket. A couple of we'll known gentle
men thought it good idea TO driYe him
out on an excursion, and show him Ellis
worth, and the coal fields adjoining
| They obtained an outfit aud started
When about nine miles from town. the
stranger saw that all traces of a road had
disappeared, and also doubling the direc-
tion they we're travelling. became suspi-
cious, and jumping out Of the wagon,
told them be was going no further
When all persuasion failed to move him
forward, they drove him back to town"
Since the burning of the Court House
at Troy, Douiphan County. the people
have concluded to have vote on the To-
cation of the county seat. White Cloud.
Troy and Wathena ara the contestants,
with the chances favorable for the latter
place. Mr.. Tracy has removed his Re
porter, heretofore published at Troy, TO
Wsthena. ard will put 10 his best hicks
for that place.
The White Cloud Chief says: We
were shown, on Monday. several young
grasshOppeFs, about half grown. and as
lively as crickets. We learn they are be-
coming numerous on the prairie. The
question is now decided as to.whether the
grasshopPsrs would hatch. Ii will soon
be known what the grasshOppers are go,
ing to do.
The Ottawa Journal says the salt we'll
of Mr. Reuel Keith, on the north side of
the river, appears to be a good thing
The samples of salt exhibited are of good
quality. aud the brine is strong. The
only question now is as to the quantity of
brine to be obtained. This is being test,
ed.
TIE Manhattan Radical says grasshop,
ers are Matching out pretty lively in that
section.
Kansas has population of $50. 600
and forty one newspapers, which is two
less than Maine; seven more than New
Hampshire, two more than Rhode Island,
and three more than Connecticut.
A gentleman. says the Times. who has
an extensive peach orchard in South
Leayenworth. says that over one fourth of
the peach buds on the trees located on the
northern side of his premises are alive.
There may be a fair crop of peaches yet.
A gentlemen of Saginaw. sold the other
day to Toledo aud Cleveland parties, TO-
600. 900 feat oflumber-- s6@l2@s4o for
green, and s7@si4@5O for dry. This
is the largest sale that has transpirsd the
present season..
The Union people of Michigan have
swept the State in the late election for
members of the Constitutional Conven-
ton. Even Detroit fell into their hands.
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