The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-11-22
STATE NEWS ITEMS,

/ HOAs- ~ go PP-NS 1919 HuoOtS@ 49,
rels of beef per day to New York. !
A Pathological Convention is to be
held in Lawrence on the 10th of Decem-
Der next.
The salina Herald says that q gentle
man near that place killed six rattlssnakes
with the heel OF his boot, while travelling
one day in that section.
Twenty.six hundred head of sheep
passed through HarrisOnville, Cass cOun-
ty. No. a few days ago, en- route for
Southern Kansas.
TIE Junction City Union says that Tex
as cattle ara selling at Junction at from
Eve to six dollars per head By The drove
The engineer corps of the Kansas City
& Fort Scott Railroad has started from
Paola to continue the survey of the line
of The read from that point to the CherO-
kee lands. The road is graded ready for
the lies to Olathe. aud on the completion
of the Cameron road the entire force of
laborers will be placed on the line between
Olathe and Paola. So says The Republi
can.
The Junction City stone can be carved
on lathe, with common ehisel, ia any
fancy or ornamental shape, as easily as
pine wood. TIE company intend erect
Jog lathe for the purpose.
the Topeka postmaster pays over more
money to the United States than any
postmaster in the State, except Leaven-
worth. Il exceeds Lawrence over $500
per quarter. So says the Topeka Record
The Atchison Champion says turnip
was raised at Seneca this season in 80
days from the seed which weighed u
lbs. If anybody can beat this lurnip in
size OF tine let the evidence be produced
The Hays City Advance says buffalo
are very plentiful in that vicinity, and
hunters are bringing in so many shat the
meat is drug in the market Antelope
are abundant. ard elk can be found on the
Saline river, fifteen mileo from the town.
Wolves are also being extensively trapp-
ed. Travellers are having great sport il
] shooting buffalo from the cars, as they
cross the track in great unmbers bel"een
Ellsworth and Hays.
A considerable quantity of game was
offered Tor sale yesterday, among which
were some deer brought up from the vi.
y emily OF Fort Scott. They are reported
= as very plentiful on the streams across
g.. the Missouri line from Fort Scott, and
\ the hunters ara having some lively sport
in hunting them.-Laarrencs Tribune.
= The Lawrence Tribune learns from Mr..
? Kennedy, steward of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, at O.athe, that all the difficulties
of the institution have bsen satisfactorily
adjusted, and it is now ia a more flourish
ing condition thar ever. a new Princi-
pal, MIR. Lewis II. Jenkins, teacher oil
the highest reputation, is in charge. Mr..
jenkins has bad some eixtaen years ex-
perien c, and for ten years was in eharge
Of the senior class of the Deaf and DumL
Asylum at Jacksonville. Illinois. Twenty
pupils are in the institution at present, a
larger number than they have ever had
before.
A few days ago four armed men
bounced upon the camp Of Texas cattle
drOver, near Lost Springs, Morris county,
who was on his return home. TIE drover
lad sold lot of cattle at junction City,
T receiving therefor seven thousand dollars
in money. Wien the thieves came upon
him he had but twenty 1--WE hundred dol.
} lars, having sent the rest home by ex-
press. He gave them what he had, and
had hard begging for his lie. because
he was unable to turn over the whole
amount.
We have rarely seen trains more dense
ly crowded with passengers, than those
of the Union Pacific road az the present
time. The depot is crowded daily with
throngs of travellers on the arrival Of trains
from either direction. and presents scence
of the livelIest activity. judging from
the quantities of foreign looking baggage.
great many foreigners are seeking bones
and employment in the West beyond Us.
Laurence Tribune
Mrs. R. NJ Hoskinson sends US two
beets weighing four pounds ten ounces
each, which were planted in the middle
Of June on the highest ground in Usage
county. Very good, Mrs. H , but will
cot compare with The one sent to US by
Mr.. Wilmington, which weighed nine and
one half pounds and was two feet two in
ches in length.- Usage CdronicLs
For GALvEs ToN.-The limbers aud iron
for the bridge across the Wakarusa arliv-
ed yesterday, and will speedily be put up.
Il is the Howe truss pattern. made in
Chicago. and all ready TO be stuck to-
gether. The iron is laid lIttIe past the
summit between Lawrence and the Wax
aiusa, and the engine is on the down grade
for Tie Wakarusa bottom. The second
engine crossed Abe Missouri river at LeaY-
worth las. night, aud will probably be
over to-lsy.-Lawrence Tribune III No /
BENDER.
EXCURSION TO KANsAs-The following |
was clipped from the Boston Daily Tray