The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-05-01
STATE ITEMS.

The last White Cloud Chief contained
two local items. Slum shows signs of
waking to realization of the fact that
he lives in Kansas.
The Leavenworth Conservative an
nounces the return from New York of
Hon. Thaddeus Walker. Mr.. Walker
has lectured upon Kansas, in New Y DIRK
city, and other places, during his alb
sence. He reports that large numbers
of the best population of the East con-
template emigrating West, and that
popular feeling is growing rapidly in
favor of Kansas. Mr.. Walker will be
welcomed back by host of friends in
nearly all parts of the State.
The Missouri Democrat had better
rub up its ideas of geography little.
A few weeks ago it spoke of farmer
in Humboldt county, Kansas" In its
personal Items" last week it says
Mcdonald, one of the senators elect
from Arkansas, t'was formerly a mer-
chant and banker at Fort Smith, Kansas
Gov. Crawford has appointed VIM.
Larrimer of Leavenworth, +. Speck of
Wyandotte, and f. P. Baker of Topeka,
Trustees of the State Blind Asylum,
Wyandotte. They hold their Office for
three years.
Six more engines are on their way for
the Union Pacific Railway, which will
make the total number on the road thir-
| ty-fve.
The inhabitants of Baxter Springs
have contributed $4,000 for the erection
of court house and other suitable
county buildings in that village.
Lawrence is to have a steam fire en-
CINE. Mayor Kimball purchased it at
Manchester, n. III. The engine. fully
equipped, and with thousand feet OF
hose, cost about six thousand five hun
dred dollars.
Shawnee, Usage and Wabonsee unite
in holding a Teachers Institute at Au-
burn, Shawnee county, on the 22d OF
May, proximo.
The Kansas City and border tier pa
Ipers are rejoicing over the intelligence
that Col. Coates has secured the money
to pay for the Neutral Lands, and will
resume operations on the Kansas City
and Fort Scott railroad Immediately.
Capt. Alec Banks has been out among
the Indians, and reports the heretofore
hostile tribes much inclined to be
friendly.
The Oskaloosa Independent brings
forward G. K. Gilchrist, Judge of the
Third judicial District, as candidate
for Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court.
| A Congregational church has been
organized at Milford, formerly Bachel-
der) on the Republican river, with sew
enteen members. Rev. r. d. Parker,
who preached the sermon on the occa-
sion, writes of the country: cit is a
splendid country up the Republican
rich and beautiful as the Wakarusa,
with abundant timber (for Kansas) and
glorious springs gushing out of rocks.
Some of the richest farmers of the State
are there have been there twelve years,
and are living like princes. l stayed
with one who has farm of Eve hum
dred acres, cattle by the hundred, a
house worth $500. was surprised
and delighted with the country."
The Leayenworth Conservative says
base ball player of that city on the
zotn inst. performed the extraordinary
feat OF throwing base ball three hun
dred and twenty-nine feet-one foot
further thanthe best throwing ever be-
fore recorded in the United States.
The Odd Fellows of Leayenworth
city are making great preparations for
the dedication of their new hall on tbe
14th of May.
The Paola Republican says the travel
: through that placSis immense. There
were eighty wagons loaded with good