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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-01-10
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Slldsg, 7..: january. TO- 1868.

VpLoARlrY oFsLouD TAKING AND
LAUGENe.--1 see IN your excellent paper
q lille paragraph on manners, in which
splitting and louuging are described as
rroofs of stmi barbarous state Of society,
and | must beg leave 10 notice another
epeculiaritJ Of our sOciAl manners. equally
v Indicative Of loWsstate of civilization. /
aIlace to the loud talking and ecfeeching
:, laughter. This is so peculiar 10 Ameri-
cans that they are known by lin Europe,
and, as well-bred people, they never tot
? crate. It. Even in The most social circles
iris copsidsTed 9. mark OF il breeding be-
longing onlyto the lowest class.
Aside from this conventional protest
ySsgainst il there is regular obi >etion to it,
in the injury it does 10 the vocal organs.
Y Talking Though an evening a, tie top Of
the voice, IS very painful and iatiguiDg,
add Yet the noise made by the whole com
pany lie SO great that no one caE be heard
who speaks low or in natural tone.
Many thp0ats are made core and many
heads are made to ache by this unneces-
sary noise, and persons subject TO ,bron-
chitis are obliged to avoid It entirely.
In all EuIopssn society the voices are
kept loySrStAah .usualin large parties, and
q general hum prevails. in which every
person is easily beard by those he idress :
b as. e TheoloudEess of Americans is very
marked, and produces disgSst aud indig-
nation when il. brea1s the stiffness of pic
turs galleries and other public places
where nothing but whispering is allowed.
When loud voice is heard from an
American traveller every one is startled
and looks,rogHd -tozeee whence il comes,
and the comments on this breach OF good
manners are very severe.
1 once Introduced some very fine and
cultivated Am'.ricans 70 a'gentlcn an in
London. who could haye, done much for
th,it nmuss9 ent, and procured the: ad
mission TO Lpany private galleries of paint
.iHgs and sculpture; but after one expert
snce OF their voci'eralisg. in "a public sx
hioil',n, he would not sgain expose him
sen 10 the paiAr and the sbaine-tbey Then
caused him. He wrote 10 me TO excuse
1im self for not having done more for my
irleI ,ds, by saying that their loud talking
: ma 4e them. not presentable in refined SO
Gle y. and not bearable in public places
do added that lie had made dinner par
~ for them OF Americans only. and the
laughed and talked SO loud that be wa
afraid the police would come in and Sc
"a ~ hat the row was.-- Correspondence q
the Liberal Christian. han y EMP ui
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Our stock is the largest, choicest and "a.
selected one ever brought to this market. snS
customers Will laad it ether advanta o. -
c caI snd examine our stock before purchasire
;lM. as we buy from the manufactures1s
sen ~ 40 per cent cheaper than any Other h,,,-H
- S.t nankiuI for past favcrs, We wish them ::
80" A. /. House
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VALUABLE FARMS
e 10 FOR SAIEf

NNE farm Of 100 acres, all under fence; one
" field of IS acres under good cultivation, the
balance fenced for Q, pasture; ten cr twelve
acres of timber; double house; good well of wat
er, and other improvements. All bottom land
and lying adjoining the Cottonwoo! river 1,
just below the mouth of Middle creek, and five
miles west of Cottonwood Falls. Price $1,000.
A Farm of $50 Acres.
Forty acres fenced aud under cultivation !;
about so acres of good timber, With good log
house, stables, we'll of water. orchard Of young
trees. and other improvements Ali bottom
land, and situated on the Cottonwood river,
three mil east of Cotton wood Falls: One of
the best farms in Chase county. Price $1,000.
$50 Acres Of Land
adjoining the Toledo town site, on Buckeye
creek. A good two-story hewed log house,
with cellar underneat To six or seven acres oil
timber, and creek running through the place.
Price $1,000.
80 Acres Of Land
OF Buckeye creek, two miles north of Toledo:
good bottom land with creek running tn rough
it; six or eight acres of timber. A splendid
location fora stock farm. Price $3.50
Any or all of the above land will be sold
and portion taken i n stock if desired.
| For further particulars. address
JOHN or F. h. BUCHANAN,
Cottonwood Falls, Chase Co, Kansas.
1o47-3m.
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~, PADDLES Hrs Own CANoEA DISTANCE
OF 10000 MILEs.-Mr F. Poole, a
wealthy Euglisbmap, has paddled him
self in canoe. since July las, aIdislanc e
Of 10000 miles. r. He started from Liv
eTpool, and after several days he touc ed
at many potts on'the Lancashire, West
morelaud aud Cumberland coasts, visit
ing the msjor ity Of the English lakes in
J his frail boat. He then proceeded round
the coasts Of Wigtonshire, Kirkudb Upright.
ehirs and Ayrshire occasionally landing
ana making geological survey Ut the
country MI reaching the Firth OF CLYDE,
IN which he stay ed several weeks exDlor-
ing the bays and locks of the FIRTH. and
OF some oil the western islands. Re.urn-
lDg to Glasgow, he padded througb the
Forth and Clyde Canal 10 GraAgemouth.
whence he sailed TO Leith. The canoe
In which Mr.. Poole accomplished hia
voyage was built for him In Canada nv
q tfbe Of Caughuawaga Indians, and is
composed of one sheet of birch bark,
beautifully moulded. The canoe is very
light. weighing when empty only sky
pounds, aud measures fifteen feet six in
ches, and is one foot three inches in
depth: In this frail boat Mr.. Poole as 4
gsoiogist and mining engineer, voyaged
10, eight years among the rivers of Brit
Ism North Amesic TO the Rocky Nouns
taIns, across wltch he carried it, and
Paud!ed thereafter Gown the many streams
arising on the West watershed of the
n cAy Mounl&ins' down teAthe Pacific
Dy lis means ne proceeded 70 Queen Char
ione lsiand' which be explored, having
hten the FIST white man who set foot or
the island.s During al his wsndetipg,
among the islands o. Blush Colunbis,
he padded No less THAI 10, POO miles, ans
In the course of his geological surveys
he was shszenly survlEing member of
party stisigs ~ six Europeans and In
dians.
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TIE BEST Iron FOR MAKING STEEL

TEE BEST Iron FOR MAKING STEEL.-J
se7SinceJthe close of the war the attention Of
mining speculation has been turned to,
the South, and several promiuent ones.
have been severely bittep IN Georgia and
= North Carolina gold mining ventures.
The Spectators almost invariably indulge
insths stocks of Qotd-mining companies;
snd it's q fact tbatrimmepse and valuable
mining fields of the baser metals in the
very heart of the thickly -seItled States
have been always totally neglected for the
~ puEsuit of gold. in distant couuIries. In
Iowa alone II is estimated that there is a
mining field of lead at least seventy miles
square as yet untouched: aid illinois,
- Missouri, Michigan snd WISCONSIN, are
= full Of iron and copper ore. I I'LL "a
Many years ago DR.. William Scrosby,
= celebrated Arctic explorer, stated that he
= believed that The truesI testIor ascertain
- ing the best kind of iron for making teal
Was this: Draw out of any given number
Of specimens small, thin bars, about six
inches long by halt an inch in width, and
iy.have them as nearly as Convenient OF
equal weight. They are then TO be tested
With {, magnet and the piece that adheres
with the most tenacity will answer the
highest requiI ements of a. cutler who
produces the best cutting instruments
o., II a-proeess so simple 10 an infallible
guide, 1t Is worth while TO gwe a wide
az circulation to the discovery, as it would
save useless expenditures of money and
manual labor in attempts to develop quail.
: tiles 10 the iron of one locality which do
not belong 90 it, but whichymay exist in
: that OF other sections of our mineral
=, country. Steelis rapidly taking the plac,
OF iEon in 9 variety Of Ssyswhere it wa,
- once hardly contemplated, aud the better
The quality the more economical 10 what
ever manner it.may be used, whether il
railroads, war-ships, planpgs, or in sur
'it gical instruments. ~ + $50,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-15
From KrowustOwn.

BRowNsTOwN, IND, August 14.-The
Circuit Court of Jackson county, Hon.
G. A. Beckerell presiding, had before
| it to-day, the case of the robbers of the
Adams Express Company, Mike Collier
an and Watt Hammonds, charged with
robbing the company by jumping Oh
the express car and overpowering the
messenger, on the night of September
Sth, 1867, near Seymour. Both prison
ers were defended by the notorious
Jason Brown, the celebrated thieves,
lawyer, efJackson county, whose boast
| is that no thief whom he defended has
ever been convic ed. COlleran, how
ever, in opposition to the advice Of his
counsel, entered plea of guilty, and
was sentenced by the Court to five
years in the penitentiary and fine of
$500. Hammond, under the advice of
his counsel, applied for continuance
of the trial which the Court had no
power to override and it was according
ly granted.
Jason Brown has gained an unenvia-
bic nOtority as defender of the Rehos
and the very worst class of murderers,
assassins and thieves. The Vigilance
Committee had given up all further at
tention to criminal cases, relying upon
the Courts being able to enforce order.
This now, however, upsets all, as Col
lcrad was willing to take the witness
stand and testify i'll regard to Ham
mond's completely with him in the rob-
berry above alladed to. 1t now appears
as though the Vigilance Committee
would have to again take affairs into
their own hands, and mete out summa-
ry punishment upon the thieves and
the thieves counsel.
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From Atlanta

ATLANTA, August 1.-THE following
nominations We're confirmed by the Sen
ate to-day: Judges of the Supreme
Court, II. X. Mckay, for eight years, and
Hiram Warren, for four years.
Mr., Campbell, colored, moved 20 re-
consider the action of the Senate on the
minority report in the case of the expell-
ed colored Senator Bradley, and spoke
at length, and predicted that If Bradley
was sent forth on the world this foul
imputatiOn on. him would be met by
the sympathies of the $4,000 voters of
the dOwn-trodden race.
The cotton blows in this vicinity are
we'll developed and give promise of a
staple of superior quality.
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FINANCE AND RADE.
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, August IA.
FLOUR-Firm; sales family ut 10 OOi
10 25.
WHEAT-Market firm; sales at2 Goa
10
CORN-Firmer; sales ofear at 93a9lc
and shelled at 90a97c.
OATS-Firmer; No. held at Coo
with buyers at 55a57c.
RYE-Unchanged aud quiet.
COTTON-Quiet and unchanged.
TOBACCO-In fair demand; Tugs al
6 50alO 90, and leaf at 10 70a27 so.
WHISKY-Unchanged, but held at
zoe in bond, with small sales.
MESS PORK-Sales at % 75a29 90.
BULK MEATS-Sales at l24al4!c.
BACON-Sales at 13ial3fc for shout
ders, and 16ial74c for clear sides.
LARD-Iield at lS!al9c, but not il
much demand.
SUGAR. fair demand; sales ut II:
aisle.
COFFEE-Sales at 22a26ic.
SEEDS-Clover held at lie, and tim
othy in demand at 9Oa3 90.
CHEESE-Market tc higher: sales
Western Reserve ut 14al4ic, and factory
at 1Gal6tc.
BUTTER--Steady at 36a35c; sales o.
choice at 40c.
OILS--Linseed sold at 0S, and the
market is strong; lard held at 4Gal As
BEEF CATTLE--Dull, and prices o
lower grades have declined 25c-
SHEEP-For butchers at 2 75a5 10
and for shipping at Gaze; market nm
changed, aud selling at 50al 90 pei
GENITAL, gross.
LAMBS-Salcs at 25a3 80.
HOGS-In better supply and less &C
tive at 5Oal0 90.
GOLD-At 147 buying.
MONEY-Market easy at 6 per cent.
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Resolutions Adopted by the
Democratic State COnyen-
ton of West Virginia.

|. Re5olred, That we approve the platform Of
the National Democratic Convention, lately as
sembled in New York, as the true exponent OF
our political principles and pledge our hearty
and united support to the nominees OF that
Convention for the offices of President and Vice
President of the United States.
2. RssOlped, That we demand OF the Leglsla'
ture of this State q reduction of the useless
swarm Of officers with which we are infested,
and such other measures OF economy. retrensh.
ment and reform as will reduce the surthen OF
State and local taxation, which is txhausting
the substance or orr people
g. ResOlrCd, That We demand the reform OF
the present system Of registration as unjust,
oppressive upon the people, and at variance
with the fundamental principles OF free govern
ment.
4. Resolred. That we denounce the Radical
patty Of this State, because, with view OF
pcrpetuating their own power, they have re.
fused TO permit the people to elect their own
Registers. and have vested the power of appoint
ment and removal in the Governor, so that the
INSCRIPTIONS purposes If the party may be bet.
ter accomplished; and because. with the same
view. they have by recent legislation relieved
their Registers, thus unfairly and improperly
elected from either civil or criminal response.
bility, for even willfll AMI corrupt violation oil
duty.
5. Resolred. That while we are willing TO &c.
cord TO the negro the full measure Of legal
rights. with ample protection Of person and
property we are unalterably opposed to negro
suffrage negro equality, and Radical legislation
looking TO that end.
6. Rssolped, That we denounce the Radical
party for having, through its repre- sentatives in
Congress, by the passage Of cert I'm military re-
construction bills, declared null and void the
Government Of Virginia, which formed the
State of West Virginia thereby denying the
legal existence Of our new State.
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Exurcss Messenger Robbed.

ST. LOUIS, August 1.-THE Adams
Express company was robbed of about
$1,000 this morning. 1t appears That
two men rented an Office on the second
floor, lii Second treet,yesterday and put
ont a sign of b. +. Goodrich q Co. By
last nights train the Express company
received q package from Odin, Illinois,
addressed as above, purportiug to con-
tain $l47 40. This morning the package
was delivered by the messenger, who,
while waiting for receipt, was seized
by the throat by man in the Office and
another applied chloreform to him. The
messenger struggled violently, and, not
yielding readily to the influence of
the chloroform, he was struck three
heavy blows on the head with au iron
bar and knocked senseless. The robbers
then ritled Ike messengers pouch of its
contents and escaped. The package
was, no doubt, a bogus one and the
whole affair a put mp job. No clue has
yet been found to the robbers. The mes
senger, Isaiah Cross, is badly hurt, hav-
ing three ugly wounds on his head and
q severe injury on one hand.
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BY THE CABLE.
[By Telegraph to the Register

LONDON, August 1.-THE Times con-
cludes long article on Thad. Stevens
by saying: The death of Thaddeus
Stevens is not a public loss. His I'M
parchment policy was of incalculable
injury to his political party, and the
financial dishonesty which he encour-
aged dies with him. He was fanatic
al, bitter and self-willed man, but not
mean or deceitful. He is the last of the
leading Americans who had the courage
to rise above political partisanship.
The Morning Telegraph says: Ste
VEINS was neither good, wise, nor gener'
Gus, but in his time he did signal ser
vices, and with all his faults he merits
the famous phrase shat he was a man.
The Daily News says: The death Of
Stevens leaves no important place un'
filed, either in the lead of his party OIL
in the councils of the nation.
PARIS, August l4.-There was mag
nifceut military display to-day. The
National and Imperial Guard were re-
viewed by the Emperor. The Empress,
the Prince Imperial anda large number
of notables were present. Fifty-two
battalions of troops passed in review
The city was gaily dressed with flags
Vast multitudes thronged the streets
and the enthusiasm was unbounded
The Royal family were loudly cheered
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state OF West virginia,

Ohio County Circuit Court
Juiy Rules, l-Gs
Ephraim II. barnes aud Michael Edwards, -
late partners in business undsr the firm nan,
OF Barnes s Edwards,
Robert Henderson, executor of the last " III aud
testament of John l.ailurty, deceased. The
said John I.ailerty In his lifo time was part
uor and joint contractor with William q. Lat
ferty, doing business under the name and
style OfJ. & W. q. Lailerty.
Attachment In Assurpsit
INHE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT Is To liz
i cover Of the defendant Robert Henderson
executor as aforesaid the sum Of si27.OO. with
interest from the 18th day Of March, lrdO, and
costs Of this suit.
An attachment having been issued and served
ON ID. e.. List, the Receiver of the Circuit Conrl
Of Ohio county, Ia the case of the H. & y. X. &
Co. VS. j. & W. c. LaiIerty, ct al, pending 10
the Circuit Court of said county.
And IL appearing from an affidavit hled In The
cause that Robert Henderson, executor a. aiorr
said, Is not resident Of this State on motion
of plaintiffs, by their attorneys. it u nrlrr'd
that he do appear here within one month aii'I
the fourth weekly publication OF this order and
duo posting thereof at tho iIapt door Of The
Court House Of Ohio county. and do what hr
may deem fit to protect bis Interval a. 'dcb
executor.
Tcste: MICHAEL J. BREINIG, ClcIk
WHEAT s. FOgBEs, Att'ys for P'hr
iv1l .oawiw
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NJ

Take no more Balsam, Mercury, or Unpleas
ant medicine, for unpleasant and dangerous
diseases.
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New York Marker

New YORK, August Ia.
COTTON-Less active and unchang-
ed; sales of 1000 bales at 29tc for mid
ding uplands.
FLOUR-Closed dull and heavy for
medium grades and steady for other
kinds.
WHEAT-Heavy and dull for spring
and quiet and steady for winter.
RYE-Dull at S0al 81.
OATS-Dnll and heavy at slic in
store; &c afoat for old; 79a50Ic for new
western.
CORN-Dull at l 14a1 15 for rn-
sound; l9al 20 for sound new mixed
western afloat.
PORK-Very quiet at 2S 50a2S SIS for
mess, cash and regular.
BEEF-Quiet and unchanged.
CUT MEATS-Firm, with a fair de-
III and.
BACON-Steady and in moderate re.
quest.
LARD-Dull at 1ssalssc for fair to
prime steam.
EGGS-Dull and unsettled at 1Sa23c.
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Ohio County Circuit Court
jelly Rules, -
'o''p" vs.. "pP In Chanccry.
Joseph Leppen.
r,'HR DIRECT OF THIS SUIT Is TO 90
L tain decree for divorce ifom the bonds .
matrinony.
And IL appearing from an affidavit died Ia th
cause that the defendant, Joseph Leppen IL no
IN resident of this State, On motion of the con
plaiuant, by her counsel, Il Is ordered that Nir
defendant do appear hero within one m"n'
after the fourth weekly publication OF this onl,
and due posting thereof At the mont door OF ih
Court House Of Ohio county, aud do what h
may deem ut TO protect his interest.
Teste; MICHAEL. BREINlG, Clcrk
WHEAT & FoRBEs Soils for Complt.
iyJI.oawiw
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From Newark.

NEWARK, n. j., August lathe or
der issued by the State Agricultural so,
ciety has been so modified as to permit
importation of cattle from Missouri, IL
linois and Texas, on the same conditions
that apply to cattle from other states
The bringing of diseased cattle into I'll, the
city has been strictly forbidden. Inc
trains are to be inspected and the dis-
eased cattle, or those suspected OIL us,
ease, are to be quarantined or kiiieu' d.
the case NAV be decided.
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Toledo Raees-Lasf Day

TOLEDO, August 1.-THE first race
mile heats, best ) in 5, to harness, Sl5C
to first and $50 to second horse, free tc
all horses that had never beaten 2:4O
was won by Florence, of Toledo; best
time 2:40i.
The second race, mile heats, best 8 in
5, to harness, Sl25, free to all pacing
horses, was won by Carlos, of Toledo
best time 2:35.
The third aud last race, for citizens
purse of $500 to first ard 800 to second
horse, mile heats, best 3 in 3, to har.
ness. 3 entries, was won by Billy Barry
of Terre Haute, Ind, in three straight
heats; time 2:26, 2:27 and 2:2St.
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New York Money Market.

New YORK, August Il.
The movement of currency to the
West continues and there is more de.
mand frem merchants for money in
anticipation of the fall trade. The
confidence of bank officers has been
somewhat shaken by the sudden fall in
Governments and the break in Erie and
Express stocks; call loans at 4 per cent.
on Governments and 5 per cent. on
stock collaterals. Discounts are firm,
with very little doing under per cent.
for prime paper.
GOLD-Lower; opened at l4S and
declined to 1i6f under pressure of sales,
but improving late in the day, with
increased demand, TO 147al47t.
GOVERNMENT STOCKS-Unsettled
and lower, having been freely hammer
ed by the bears. Coupons 81, ll5!a
1853; do '62, ll4ia114s; do "a, 1l0sall0i;
do 20, 112sa1l2i; do now, 10Ssal0S!; do
'67, l0ssaloS4; do '6s, 105aalOs3; lO-iOs,
l0Sial09.
The suspension of a large bankers
and brokers' firm, of open board, With
western connections is announced.
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Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, August IA.
=" - to . S1N . q u
FLOUR-Quiet and unchanged.

FLOUR-Quiet and unchanged.
WHEAT-Active and 2a3c lower; new
No. quiet at So; sales of new No.
at 75a1 76, closing with buyers at rs;
since Change sales of No. were made
at 7s, buyers option for August.
CORN-ln fair request and &c lower;
sales OF No. at GOAL OIL; Noe at 99a
s9ic and rejected at classic; this after
noon sales of No. l were made at l 90.
OATS-In moderate demand and cas-
Ter, opening at SIC and advancing to
5i3c, closing at 53tc.
RYE-In good demand; sales ut ga
500 for No. and 33al "a for No. q.
BARLEY-Qniet; sales at 81 for No.
2, closing at So,
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From RALEIGH .

RALEIGH, August 14.-The Democrat
ic Convention adjourned at two O'CLOCK
this afternoon. - lac.
NIGHT was large and brilliant, about
aoiii9 persons being in the procession: A
u nuwber of speeches were made. The
nnmber of delegates actually in attend
anca exceeded 1000. The Convention
anJorsed the nominees and platform o.
tbs National Democratic Convention
unanimously. Several strong resolu
tions in reference to State officers were
adoDted.
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Arrested.

TORONTO, August A. The police OF
this city and American detectives visit
ed the Turf Club Hotel and Brockton
Club House last night and arrested the
proprietors and several others for COM
plicity in the Adams Express robberies
in the United States. The arrests num-
Der ten or twelve. The parties are well
known gamblers and sporting men.
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From san Francisco.

SAN Francisco, August H. The
bark Torrent was wrecked in English
Raw. Cooks Inlet. She had aboard l5o
troops and officers belonging TO the "a
artillery, all of whom were saved one
months supplies ofsalt provisions has
floated ashore. A few blankets were
saved, one to every six men. The dis
aster occurred about five miles from
where they proposed to establish a mil
itnrN dnnnt.