The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-05-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

~. 500 acres of land were entered at the
ONCE in that city the previous week.
FRUIr.-The Atchisoo Champion says:
$ The fruit crop of Northern Kansas
promises to be more abundant THAI ever
before, Even. the peach. which is always
uncertain 10 this latitude, has bIOomsd
Protussly, and thus far bids fair to yield
coPious harvest .
Bourbon County has voted. by ma
joFity of seventy, three, to issue-sl SO. 900
bonds TO aid in the construction of the
sedalia & Fort Scott Railroad.
johnson county has been taxing Indian
lands for some years past, the District
aud Supreme Court of Kansas having sus-
'ained their action. in case brought be
fore those courts BY the Ind ans Who felt
sgrisVsd. the case was carried to the U /.
S Supreme Court aud there reversed
Nov Johnson county has to refund all
the taxes collected off the Indians.
Missouri. FIT. IsoorT & sANrA FE R.
R.-The stockholders of this company
held meeting at Fort Scott. on the 4th
inst, aud elected officers as follows. viz:
Gen. Charles W. Blair. President; Col.
Ohin Thurston, Vice President; Capt.
w. A. Shannon. Secretary; and B F.
hHepler, Treasurer. A full board of di-
rectors was also chosen, in which The
counties of Allen. Woodson. Greenwood
Butler and 0tos were represented. Much
enthusiasm was felt az to the early com
mencement of active operations on the
road. .'..5
i The NEw STATE HoUsE.-The con
tract for building the new State House
was, by the Commissioners. on the
18th awarded to Mr.: rsilvers, who has had
charge of the work from the start. The
work is TO be vigorously pushed. aud will
be completed by or before the fist OF
Janusry. @"- -
We have reliable information that ten
new first class engines. costing $I8,-
600 each, and three hundred freight cars,
are on the way from The. East, TO be used
on the Union Pacific Railway. E D.
One OF the engines passed up the road
yesterday. This road is dong very
heavy business, aud will soon be one OF
the most paying institutions of the kind
in the West.-North Laurence Courier.
The Kansas City Journal says the
three feet of coal repor' ed as being found
in McGee's AddiIioA was all hoax.
The coal was bought and privately dump.
ed INTO tbs hole. Those fellows are get
ing sharp enough to live in Kansas.
A gentlemen from Olathe ioforms US
that two hundred hands are at work on
the railroad, in johnson county, aud one
hundred more will be procured as soon
as PossiPle.-LaWrenee Tr16ane. -,
With -four at SO. beef go to 25 cent?,
potaLos from two TO two dollars and =
half per bushel, and other eatables in pro-
portion, the prospect ahead is not very
promising for persons with more family
than meaDs.-LatOrenee Tribune.
A Trader up from The Cherokee coun
try, Informs US that the wheat in thai
section is about waist high and heading
out finely LaaOrenee Tribune
The Manhattan Indspndent says "lep
persons we're baplised in the Blue river
last Sunday, uniting with the Baptist
Church" .s..s
AN HONEST MAN Yesterday Mr.. S
G. Lane, of Boston, stepped into the Sec
ond' National Back of this city, to dis
pose of two Slo0 seveu.:birties, which
he did at FIVE per cent. Receiving hi
money, he left the bank. Soon after,
Mr.. Lane discovered that be had received
S5I5, instead of 1915. as due. He inn
medislely repaired TO the scene Of the mis-
take and informed Mr.. Borland that an
error had occurred. That courteous cash
Ter said he was ready to investigate;
Whereupon Mr.. Lane handed him the
money as be had received it-$3OO too
much. Such men as that are not as plen
~ as they should be.-LeavenwortA BulIe
tin.
GEN. SHERMAN IN MANHArrAx Las,
( Monday General Sherman was al the de
| pot few minutes, or his way-up TO For,
| Riley on military business. Word haV
lug been received that the great Genera
would be here on the three o CLOCK after
noon) train, many Of our citizens WIZ
heard the news were down to the depo
10 see and cheer the old hero. When the
train first arrived the prospect of sseir
him vas rather elm, as he vas asleep and
locked up in one of The bunks of 3 hotei
car that bad six rooms in il; but tbrouyL
the perseverance, Of some Of our citizens
he was gotten out, aud Lieut.. Gov. Green
introduced him to The spectators,wbo gave
three hearty cheers Tor the brave warrior.
after which be spoke TO the enthusiastic
crowd, and We publish
MS SPEECH IN FULL
81 was asleep. bat got up to come ou
and sec you'll That's the most can d.,
fOFyOul You are pretty good looking |
set of people" Gfeat applause
This last remark was made Just as hi |
eye fell upon the editor of the Indepeud |
ent. The Genesrl squinted up one eye
daring his appearance; consequently b, |
Only went eeye on rs. Ii is suppos-
ed that the brilliant counteuancs Of our
Lieusenant Governor or the sun dszzIed
his vision Kansas Radical.
Daring the discussion of matters. be
fore the Republican, Committee. yester
days quite lively war of words occurred