The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-03-27
STATE ITEMS.

BIG Blue VALLEY r. RIA late num-
Der of the Atchison Free Press has the
following on Nebraska and Kansas rail- |
roads.
The Nebraska people seem to regard
two railroads into Kansas 50 essenf1ai
to their system. One is the Atchis0n
s. Nebraska road, to pass along the west
ern bank of the Missouri via Nebraska
City to Omaha, or up the Nemaha val
ley to Lincoln City, and thence across
the Platte to connectin with the Pacific
Road. The other is road from Oma-
ha by way of Lincoln to the Big Blue,
and down that river to Manhattan or
Fort Riley. The Lincoln Common
wealth, and the Omaha and Nebraska I
City papers advocate the building OF
these roads.
| Diminutivc youngsters have been traf-
| ficing in diminutive greens for the
past week, the rate of exchange being
such as-to require about as much bulk
/ IN greenbacks az the equivalent to be
received in green's Wyandotte Gazette
The Manhattan Radical, under the
head improvements" says several res
licences have been built since its last
remuneration of Improvements going on,
and there are several in process of con-
struction, among which is a six-thous-
and dollar house by VIM. p. Higinboth-
am. We clip the following three par
lagraphs from that paper:
Immigrants are dropping off at this
depot pretty lively, seyenty-eight hav-
: ling arrived here the past sixteen days.
We again invite correspondence from
the farmers, OH the hedge law. The law
: would be worth good deal to this
county if put in force here
Coon FOR THE SETTLERs.-We have
lust seen the recent law passed by Con-
: gress restricting even-numbered sec
] tons to presumption, homestead and
: private entry along the line of the Pa
cific railroad and all its branches. Said
land is to be sold at $3.50 per acre. The
Land Office at Junction City will be
ready to receive filings in a few days.
Parties wanting homestead or pre-
emption claims are now at liberty to Sc
lect them.
Mr.. ScAoonover informs us that on
: Five creeks in Clay county they have
n already this season had sixteen families
= added to their settlement, and five moro
II are looked for every day.
Mr.. A. Van. Austin, of Gainesville,
u Clay county, brought into orr office on
i Monday, the 10th inst, number of
J. new Dotatocs. planted this season, and
y. raised in the open air. They were about
the size of pigeon eggs. Clay county
is Cant. Bailey, Agent of the Continent
Is al Salt Company, who was here some
It time ago examining their operations
near Solomon City, we understand has
reported f,vorably to the company.
All Government freight is ordered to
d be shipped TO Fort Harkcr. This is a
II rough one on Hays City, and CORE
e spondingly good thing for Ellsworth
Z Junction City Union.
h The Lawrence Tribune says:
" The citizens of the Coal Creek dis.
:. trict, southOf. the city, on the Galveston
road, have completed the past winter
l. a fine large stone school house, one Of
the best in the county. 1t is furnished
Al with patent desks and seats, and with
,f all the latest improvements of school,
furniture. The citizens of that district
OI have always been noted for enterprise
e. in educational matters, and as natural
eel consequence the community is noted fol
MI being one of the most enterprising il
the county in all other respects.
In an editorial under the head Claw.
u renee AID the Injunction" it has the fol
ID lowing paragraph:
a" III ou,- Judgment, tIIv InOst unfortun
ate thing which ever occurred was the
interference by citizens, in any way
l. betweenthe directors and the. contract
of ors andif they had been let alone, they
would lRve done everything necessary
to secure the true interests of the coun
~ ty and tie building of the road. They
ii can do iiyet.
vi The United States District Court vii
Mt convene at Topeka OH the 18th day o.
& April nCxt. We are informed by Judge
] ohox of fl1a fret txx-n al-C nf ~
d term viii be devoted exclusively to Grim
ut inal business. The jails are full of Unit
r. ed States prisoners, and their cases vii
n be disposed of first. On the third Mon
D. day of the term the court will begin tC
g hear the contested cases in bankruptcy
r. AS this is matter of some Importance
r. to litigants, our exchanges will make 9
rs note.-LeGrentcOTthC Commercial.
~ The Lawrence journal of the 2ltl
n says:
c, We noticed fresh this years onions il
" market yesterday. Snow blockades al
IN the East aid fresh vegetables in oul
is Kansas markets suggests quite a con-
TO trast.
Judge Bmt's train of three wagons
loaded with goods for the Delawares
lc left last evening for the new homes OF
the DelaWares, about 200 miles south
L - -
+ weeks ami outfit large train.
n WHITE SwANs.-The Topeka Leader
says:
V Charley Bodwell and Fred. Huntoon
N killed ftw days since two large white
IN swans. One of them measured eight
v feet two nchec from tip TO tip of wing.
and five bet and one-half inch from tip
re of beak to end of tail. Beautiful birds.
st The boys intend stHffing these trophies
n of their steady hands.
Ell BLIND AsYLUM.-The Lawrence Tri-
Y bune says:
Gov Crawford last week appointed
Mr.. I'll. HI. Sawyer superintendent of
F the State Asylum for the Blind, located
L at WyanGotte. Mr.. Sawyer was Ser
,r geant-at-Arms of the House during the
"a last session of the Legislature, and is
l. well and favorably known in this vi
: cinity.
d The Atchisou Champion says:
n. A remarkable epidemic prevails
l. among the hens in this vicinity. They
refuse to eat, become inactive, droop,
II and die In two or three days after the
+ first symptoms. Those which are kept
le up, and those which run at large, suffer
alike. Cannot some poultry doctor sug-
,ft gest the cause and remedy?
7 Mr.. HI. III. McCieary informs us that