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LUTHERAN CHURCH.

Services at II o'clock A. NJ, and Z O'Clock
P. NJ. Minister in charge, Rev. W. II. Seely.
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Services at 10 1-2 O'Clock a. NJ, and Z P.
a., at their Chapel in South Ashland. s. E.
Pearre, Pastor. Prayer meetings on We'd
nesday evening.
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Stations EHp'ss Exp'ss Exp'ss Ez2'ss

TB4INS GOING WEST.
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CHAM PION OF THE WORLD
Great Sweepstakes of the World =!

FENHIS Rake has been tested thoroughly
i AMI found to gave entire satisfaction
in every particu err. A grand trump
over ali competition, and a splendid con
~clusion cf one of the greatest contest
knowA in the records and trial Of me
chani eng abundant evidence tina
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ECOND CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Services at II o'clock A. NJ, and z P. NJ.
Minister. Rev. SwicL
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ii

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Its Nature AMI character;
Being a review of Judge story's Common
taries on the
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c; G. CLARK & coz
lie Proprietorsy New Hazen;at
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PLATFORM
OF THE
Democracy Of the Uni Cd Stat IS
ADOPTED EVA
Unanimous Vote Of Delegates in Ma.
tional Convention Assembled,
OF THE

The Democratic party, in National
Convention assembled, reposirg its trust
in the intelligence, patriotism and dis
eliminating justice of the people. stand
ing upon the Constitution as the fouGd-
alton and limitation of the powers OF
the Government, and the guarantee of
the liberties of the citizen, and recog-
the questions of slavery and Sc
cession as having been settled for all
time to come by the war or the volun-
tary action of the Southern States in
Constitutional Conventions assembled,
and never to be renewed or reagitated,
do, with the return Of peace,
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FAIRBANKS
RoTICE.

CTEPHEN 81. PULVER. of parts unknown t.
~ will take notice that Murray @. Markell
did on the 9th day of Janaary. 1868 file in
the Office of the Clerk Of the District Court Of
Lyon county. aud State of Kansas, his petit
Ii. a against The said Stephen b. Pulver. there.
in alleging that the said Stephen b. Pulver
did on the 18th day OF October. 1866, at St.
Joseph county, in the State of Michigan, duly
mortgage to one james p. Force certain lands
situate in Lyon county, Kansas, aud described
ne the south east quarter of section No. on D.
township No 20, range No IL east; contain
ing 160 aeFts, to secure the payment of the
sum Of $925-ss follows, tosWit: One hun
bred dollars on the Let day Of September.
1867, with interest, and one hundred and
twenty five 1olIars with interest on the Ist d "
Of September. 1868. And said mortgage pro.
yides that If default should be made IN said
payments or any part thereof. then IL should
be laWfn for the said James p. Force, his ad-
ministratoFs or assigns. to cell said premises
said purchase money 10 retain the amount Of
said debt, cost and charges, together with an
attorney fee If TWEEN ~ doiiar. should any pro-
eeedings be taken TO foreelose the said mort
gaze
That on the 2eth day OF January, 1867. the
said james p. Force Tor q valuable considers
ton duly assigned said mortgage TO the said
Murray @ Markell, this plaintiff.
That the said sum of one hundred dollars IL
now due and unpaid; wherefers plaintiff nravs
a judgment agsinst the said Stephen 81. P7Iyer
for The snm Of cne hundred d liars with inter
est thereon from and af.er October is. 1895. at
per cent, and for decree Of foreclosure and
sale OF a0rtgaged premiBss, and that proceeds
Of said sale bs applied 70 paymsHt of said
deb. gnd Interest, coat and charges, and TWEEN
~ doll ara attorney feoa- And you are real,ir,
18th day Of February 1858, or the said psti.
4 on viii be taken as true. = 81
HUNT 8 GILLEFT.
ll-2-Il-7s Plaintihs Alys
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MARX TWAIN ON oLERKsH1ps.


Mark Twain, having become disgust
ed with Washington clerkship, writes ::
I am done with official life for the
present. Let those clerks who are will
ling to be imposed upon remain.
know numbers of them in the depart
ments, who are never informed when
there is to be cabinet meeting, whose
advice is never asked about war or fl
nance, or commerce by the heads of the
nation, any more than if they were not
connected with the government, and
who actually stay in their offices day
after day and work. They know their
importance to the nation, and they un-
consciously show it in their bearing,
and the way they order their sustenance
at the restaurant-but they work !
know one who has to paste all sorts of
little scraps from the newspapers into a
scrap book, sometimes as many as eight
or ten scraps day. He doesn't do it
well, but he does it as we'll as
he can. 1t is very fatiguing. 1t
is exhausting to the intellect. Yet lie
only gets $1,S00a year. With a brain
like his, that young man could amass
thousands and thousands of dollars in
some other pursuit, if he chose to dc
1T. But no-his heart is with his coun.
try, and he will serve her as long as she
hasa scrap-book left. And know clerk:
who don't know how to write very we'll
but such knowledge as they possess they
feebly lay at the feet of their country,
and toll on and suffer for $1,000 year.
what they write has TO be written
over again by other clerks, sometimes
but when man has done his best for
his country, should his country com
plain? Then there are clerks that have
no clerkships, and are waiting, for a
vacancy-waiting patiently for chance
to help their country out-and while
they are waiting they only get barely
$4,000 year for it. tits sad-vcry sad
When a member of Congress has a
friend who is gifted, but no employ
ment wherein his great power may be
brought to bear, he confers him upon
his country, and gives him clerkshir
in department. And there that man
. has to siavehis life out, fighting docu,
Z ments for the benefit of nation thai
never thinks OF, him, never sympathiz.
es with him-and all for $4,000 or 49,
600 year. When 1 shall have com
pleted my list of all the clerks in the
several departments, with my statement
of what they have to do, and what they
get for it, you viii see that there arc not
half enough clerks, and what there are
do not get half enough pay.
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The Emporia News.
WHO KILLED TOM RoPERq

o. VIM 04o41410 4VA1 SO3 AAst
Who killed Tom Roperf
Not I, said new Cider,
I couldn't kill spider; rzffy
I didn't kill Tom Roper.
Not said strong Ale,
make men tough and hale;
didn't kill Tom Roper.
Not I, said Lager beer;
don't intoxicate. Dye hear:
1 didn't kill Tom Roper.
Not /, said Bourbon Whiskey.
make sick folks spry and frisky.
The Doctors say so; don't they know
What quickens blood that runs too slow!
I didn't kill Tom Roper.
Not I, said sparkling old Champaign
No poor man e'er by Daewas slain
I cheer the rich in lordly halls,
And scOrn the placewhere the drunkard falls
Ididn't kill Tom Roper.
Not we, said various other wines;
What juice Of grapes, product Of riaes,
XIII man! The Bible tells
That wine all other drink eXecls.
We didn't kill Tom Roper.
Not 1, said Holland Glni
To charge such crime to me is sin. "a
didn't kill Tom Roper.
Not I, spoke up brandy strong,
He grew too poor to buy me long;
didn't kin Tom roper.
Ha, hal laughed old Prince Alcohol,
Each struck the blow that made him fall;
And all that helped to make him topper,
My agents were, to kill Tom Roper.
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1 q 3. ,,.d. from AHA and from more per.

of its trade from this and from more per-
rnansak causes, ia &al4sl lfiL
With the prosperity of the agTicalta-
raj and mercsntils interests Of me N9rth-
west, of course, the manufacturing inter-
ss,s bavs not suffered. By the simple
onsra,ion of the laws ofdsmand and sup
NV manufacturers adapted to the wants
Of the people have sprung mp along all
m. water courses of this locality' and
have now obtained an importance and
stability hardly to have been expected IN
so young a country. In some parts o;
the Northwest. particularly along the
beautiful Rock River Valley the numoe.
If Manufacturing establishments remind
On. of tha business inland districts ..
New England. So far the Northwestern
manufacturers have not sought protection
soainst the enormous-capitai and cheap
labor of the East. ADD have managed to
get along very, well.-N ?. Eve. Post.
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THE STRONG NORTHWEST.

While the Southern States send up a
piteous cry for relief from almost uuiver.
sal destitution, and the manufacturing
States of the East are pervaded by a gen
eral feeling of depression, it ia comfoi
10 know that there is one part of the
couutry-and that considerable one
where prosperity and financial soundness
are the rule, and poverty and depression
the exceptions. We refer to the North
west, and include in this designation the
States of Indiana, Michigan, Illinois.
Wisconsin, Iowa and Minneeota-form-
erly included in the Old " Northwestern
Territory" and. now the homes Of be-
tween seven aud eight millions of the
most energetic people within the United
States. ,-s.,.s
A friend who has just returned from a
visit to this region confirms our previous
reports as to the general thrift and pros
perity which pervade it. The main in
terest, of course, is agricultural, and this
is IN position Of peculiar Independence
During the war the high prices paid for
products of the farm enabled the agrieul-
turists of the West to get free from debt
Tsns OF thousands of mortgages for pur.
chase money aud improvements we're lift
ed from their farms during the first three
years of the war, and since then good
crops, sold ct high rates. hAva enabled
the farmers to improve their farms, buy
stock and otherwise iutrench themselves
against the contingencies of the fu ure
This. as class, they occupy an unusual
~ strong aud safe position. If general
financial storm should arise they are fully
prepared to weather it 10 safety and even
In comfort.
The pulse of the Northwest can be
felt better a, Chicago than snywhere else,
aud there our informant found among the
business men fesling of staunchnsss and
confidence that was decidedly comforting.
The business of that city since the gath.
sring of the last crops has been enormous
The very causes which have damaged
the manufacturers and wholesale mer-
chants of the east have helped the msr-
chants Of Chicago. With . falling mar.
ket the small dealers IN the interior have
preferred to make small and frequsnt pur.
+ chsses near home rather than to lay il
large stocks at the East. The numerous
large and handsome stores that ara build
ing in Chicago attest the great incrsasl
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Great numbers Of grasshoppers,
eggs are found in Arkansas, ana re-
newal of the pest is feared.
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The ancestor of Henry A. Wise was
sold for one hundred pounds of tobac-
co to pay his passage to America.
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The reason why some people put on
airs is because they have nothing else 10
put on. 4s4 ta@ G~
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Two men have agreed to skate one
hundred miles on the Hudson for 81 900
side.
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Detroit has forty-seven churches,
their value being about two million
dollars.
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There were ITO. 600 sewing machines
sold in the United States last year.
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Carl Schurz is in Germany.
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o. H. SHELDON, aefi
LAND AGENT.
Burlt,.aa,p.e. Kdnsas.

BU5'Jt5tyUyt6, hU5tSU0s
n now. have for sale 20 improved farms, loeat-
ed about 20 miles from the Capital, and In
Osage county, the great Cheese and Coal CONN
lands. a list Of my improved fazzas elEsng
description, terms, &C.. may be had 6y senging
me 90 cents TO pay for postage sp9 aoyetl2ssngs
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NEW BUTCHER SHOP.
FRANCIs s. KRAFT

Competitions the Life OF Trade.
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FRANCIS s. KRAFT
grave opened meat market in their new
building in the rear o. sns ss,s III,
lie at all times, with
FRESH BEEF, MUTTON e fS,hh'
AT REAsoNABLEfRATEs.
CASH PAID FOE HIDES.
500 - 2 S GIVE .us : GILL 80
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NEOSHO VALLEY

Nun w A1AE0O ~ EO0A SSO4
re- WIS route commences at Wamego, 30 miles
above Topeka, On the Union Pacific Rail
road, i. D., and runs down the Neosho Valley
via Council Grove, Americas, Emporia, Forest
Hill, Neosho Rapids, Hartford, Ottumwa, Bur.
iington, Leroy, Neosho Falls, Humboldt, Tur-
key Greek and Marmiton to Fort Scott.
Hacks leave Emporia for Fort Scott, Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at II O'Clock
m. Leave Emporia going to Wamego Mon
days, Wednesday, md Fridays at IL m.
People wishing to travel through the Neosho
Valley will, no longer be under the necessity OF
having private conveyances, as they can reach
any or all Of the above points by this line.
Connects ut Council Grove with tri-weekly
line Of stages for Topeka, and at Emporia, Bur
lington and Humboldt with daily lines foi
Topeka, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Kansas City,
Pleasant Hill and other points North and East.
EXPRESS LINE.
We have established an express line over
the above route, and will at all times be pre-
pared to carry packages from Wamego to For.
Scott, or between any Of the intermediate
points, at reasonable rates.
Leave Wamego Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at O'Clock q. m. Leave For Scottt
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Q. m.
NEUSHO VALLEY STAGE co.
T. C. HILL, of Ameaieus,
General Superintendent.
C. v. ESKRIDGE, Agent at Emporia.
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Family Grocery Store,
Country Produce.

We win pay the highest market price for
yegstabaes'and all kinds Of produce.
to-i-ly BAY s HALL. Z
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JOB WORK.

pay particular attention to repairing Har-
ness, Saddles. Brides, Carriage Trimming and
all kinds of Job work. Give me call.
II. V. BUNDREM.
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Lumber! Lumber!

TINE subscribers desires to announce to the
i citizens of Topeka and points tributary,
that they have now in yard and to arrive
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-28
Assassination of Hon. G. w. Smith.


In another place we give short account
of the cowardly murder of one of the finest
young men that ever trod the soil of Texas,
the Hon. G. w. Smith, delegate to the Re-
construction Convention, and one of the
Republican Executive Committee.
Captain Smith served CALAMITY in the
Federal army; he left his school in the West
and responded to the call of his country,
and fought his way into Texas, where he
set up the old flag aud determined to stand
by it or die. A young, almost beardless
youth, temperate almost to fault, never
using any kind of liquor, teas or coffee,
never uttering an oath-purity and good
ness danced from his fearless eye, and shone
forth on every feature of his honest
face. He had fought through the war for
the establishment of the Union, and
was the last man to compromise a single
principle. In the Convention he was a
quiet worker, speaking but two or three
times during the session. He contended
very warmly in favor of placing no restric-
tion of age upon any office in the State, and
in favor Of the most liberal provisions in
regard to residence and citizenship.
He was young man of fine sense, and
was radical in all his notions of morals and
politics. No man has died in the nation, for
the cause, inspired with purer or better
motives than G. W. Smith. He led the Tn
ion sentiment in his section of the State,
anu tleTe Is lO one 10 TAKE his pidCe. ne WAS
singled out as marx for cowardly assassina-
tion, and has died the death of a martyr to
principle. His murder can never be pun
ished. If the just vengeance of the mighty
Government, whose honor and proves he
helped uphold, were even to invite his old
comrades to lay waste the land that had
drunk his blood, it would still be INSULT.
cient. Thousands of loyal men have fallen
in Texas, Louisiana and other Southern
States, since the peaceful situation has
been accepted; but the names of Dostie,
Ashburn and Smith stand forth like mighty
spirits who have fallen, but whose memories
will nerve the arm of vengeance, hallow
the name of liberty and finally destroy the
hellish spirit which was born in Southern
slavery.
Peace to your spirit, gallant Captain
Smith, there is one pen that will never
cease to speak fondly of your name, never
forget to pursue your murderers and their
{ tends,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-28
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Hoard of Aldermen.

1 At the regular meeting last evening, Pres
ident Markey in the chair, the resolution of
the Lower Board removing from Office
Samuel Weeks, Superintendent of the Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph, because he
would not permit the fire alarm to be
sounded to create or continue riot, was
concurred in finally.
Resolution of the Lower Board tor the ex-
tension and widening of the Orleans Canal
to Metairie Ridge. Concurred in finally.
Resolution to proceed with sUit against
the late Treasurer ard Assistant Treasurer
and their securities for $42, 900 deficiency,
as amended by the Lower Board, BY striking
out the name of Francis Mouney. Amend.
ment concurred in.
Mr.. O'Brien offered a resolution provid-
that the payment of salaries to city en-
ployes by preference under previous ordi-
nances does not authorize the payment of
such warrants to third parties who may
have purchased such claims. Adopted.
MIR. Shields moved that when the Board
adjourns it adjourn till twelve O'Clock NJ,
Wednesday. Adopted. ...
Resolution of Lower Board authorizing
the transfer of the contract for cleaning
streets in the Third District from Mr.. Cor
reioles to John Guidry. Concurred in.
Resolution amending existing ordinances
so as 10 fix the license tax on menageries at
$3.50 per annum. Adopted finally.
The Mayors veto of the resolution to re-
ulONG IAO 5ldllS Vi buG DdZdE mATkeL between
the Meat and Vegetable Markets of the Sec
ond District came up. Laid over till next
regular meeting.
The Board adjourned till twelve O'Clock
NJ. to day.
Board of Assistant Aldermen
The Board met in regular session last
night. President Kearny in the chair.
The Treasurer reported the receipts in the
city treasury, for the week ending October
"a, to be 1924, 1876 35; expenditures
$25, ,3l5 %; balance on hand S20S, S,ST9 10.
A resolution was passed removing Samuel
Weeks, Superintendent of the Fire Alarm
and Police Telegraph, because he would not
permit the fire alarm to be sounded to create
or continue a riot.
The ordinance providing for the sale of
the city markets, which is torty-seven pages
long, was referred to a special committee.
A resolution from party to establish an
engine for the purpose of ginning cotton in
the Third District, being reported unfavora.
bly, upon tonight by the committee, a
speech from Mr. Sturcken followed. Mr..
Wynne and Mr.. Breen defended the action
of the committee.
Mr.. Farrell attacked Mr.. Wynne as having
acted from personal interests.
Mr.. Sturcken also spoke strongly in the
matter.
Many personalities were used, and an cx-
cited discussion ensued.
The Board adjourned, after passing the
resolution to meet at IL NJ. every day, in
cluding Monday, November 2, until the
election.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-28
EXCITEMENTATTRE MARKET

The Ptcdyune bunglingly, clumsily and
awkwardly states that one of the members
of the Innocents (and the Bulletin falls into
the same error), was killed in Treme Market
early yesterday morning. The truth in
reference to the matter is that the man was
wounded, but not killed, and that he will
recover.
Recorder Gastinel Informs our reporter
that the Innocent member in uniform was
in company with himself and two or three
other citizens walking along Orleans street.
One of the party invited the remainder to
stop at the coffee stand at this end Of the
market and drink a cup of coffee. The
whole party did so with the exception of
this member of the Innocents. He declined
to stop, remarking that .he would go home,
and bid his friends good morning or good
night and passed on.
Shortly after the report of a shot was
heard, when the party looked toward the
other end of the market, and Recorder
Gastinel exclaimed, "My God, our friend is
shot, They went to him, found him
wounded, procured mattrass to place him
on, conveyed him to a drug store, tele-
graphed for q carriage, procured two physi
clans and gave the best possible attention
to the wounded man.
Instead of his body being laid out a. the
hall of the Innocents yesterday, as ststede
by the Pioayune, the wounded man was
comfortable, receiving the best surgical at
tention and carefully nursed and will re-
cover.
Who fired the shot is unknown. 1t may
have been white man. 1t may have been
colored man. 1t may forever remain g.
mystery.
In connection with this we may add the
following extract from the Picdy,t,ae;
At the news of this outrage, the limo
cents, who had prepared to disband,
were called together again, and from
then till daylight they took virtual
possession of the Faubourg Treme,
moving from point to point, and station
ing squads of men at rtain localities.
The police on the beats which were pa
troled by the Innoce ats IT tired and reported
at the station. Colonel keeler and Major
Russell of General Rousseau's staff went
down to the vicinity of the Parish Prison
after midnight, and found matters to be as
we have above reported. They were halted
at various points, but the Innocents, when
learning who they were, allowed them to
ass and repass at pleasure.
Undoubtedly these Sgmilitary gentlemen
felt that the Innooents accorded them high
privilege in allowing them ''to pass and re-
pass at pleasure -.U.
This extract, however, from the Picayune,
in reference to affairs in the vicinity of
IRENE Market yesterday morning, reads very
strangely:
Two companies of United States soldiers
were sent down to the scene before daylight,
under Captain Sterling. They held parley
with the Innocents-the latter stating that
they meant to do no harm TO any peaceable
parties. ~,
Magnanimous Innocents! who mean to
do no harm to peaceable parties.