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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

Who BUILT THE CAPIToL.-The Cap
itol of the United States, as it now
stands, is the work of many persons, OF
whom but two or three are noticeable.
DIR. Thornton made the first design,
said by Washington to combine grand
eur, simplicity and convenience. The
architects retained but two or three
features of Thornton's design, and pre-
ferred one by Mr.. s. Hallet. b. I'll. La
trobe, of an enterprising Maryland
family, began to rebuild the Capitol
after the British burnt it, and Mr.. Bull
finch completed it. 1t was thirty-five
years after the laying Of the corner
stone before a completed national CAPT
tol existed in America. The extension
of the capitol has already occupied
eighteen years. Washington laid the
corner stone of the old, Webster of the
new capitol. The Brunelleschi of the
house is Thomas 7. Walter, the Chi
berti of it is Thomas Crawford. There
are three names, therefore-Hallet
Walter, Crawford-with whom are as
sociated the merits of the capitol. Wal
ter is incomparably the national archi-
tect; he built the Girard College al
Philadelphia, and on that building and
on the dome of the capitol his fame
will last.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17
An OLD DEMOCRAT ON GRANT.

Hon. Isaac n. Morris, an old and in
fuential Democrat of Quincy, Ill, made
a long and able speech lately in favor OF
Grant and Colfax. The conclusion OF
it was as follows:
If you ask me to forget the rebellion
IF you ask me to blot out from nv
recollection the memory of the five
hundred thousand brave patriots who
died that their country might live, some
of whose graves you have been strew-
ing affectionately to-day with flowers,
sweet em5lems of gratitude-if you ask
me to shut my eyes to the widows. and
orphans, and 12aimed soldiers left by the
late war-if you ask me to assist in re-
storing to power treason and traitors, or
their auxiliarics-if you ask me 10 en-
brace men whose hands are stained with
the precious blood of our fallen heroes,
and who only wait for favorable ep
portunity to overthrow the Govern
ment, l tell you frankly am not with
you in that.
If you ask me to lift my voice against
the great captain to whom we are more
indebted for our preservation as a ma
ton than to any other living man, and
who has written his principles with the
point of his sword on the national rec
OrdS, and enStampeO MS HQellIy 10 I'D
erty on the national heart, l tell you
plainly, cannot do that. l claim to
have some little gratitude left. The en-
suing four years will, in my judgment,
be the most dangerous and eventful i'll
our history, and we must have one at
the head of the Government who will
be equal to the emergency, or we will
sink under the weight ola crushing rev.
olution. No tremulous hand must be
at the helm no politician who will seek
only his own interest at the expense OF
national security. 1 need hardly add
that if l live till November, and can
reach the polls, appealing to the God OF
Hosts for the rectitude of my intentions,
and believing shall be serving the best
interests of humanity and my country
believing there is necessity which
rises far above conventional platforms,
and party demands, requiring every pa
triotic citizen to do his duty-I shall
cast my vote, Democratic though have
always been, for the incorruptible pa
| triot, the best judge of character, and
the best thinker l know in the United
States, Ulysses S. Grant; and GO thou
and do likewise, counting it great
privilege.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17
WILLIAM III. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.

Royalty, SO far as the young genera
alton is concerned, seems to be every
where on the decline. WaleSis no worse
than the other Crown Princes. The
Crown Prince of Holland, as was re-
Gently proved in French court, where
Jules Favre said he should be called not
his Highness, but his baseness, is a
downright scamp. The Crown Prince
of Russia is an ill-natured, scrofulous
youth, who is disliked by nearly every
member of his own family. Prince
Humbert, of Italy, is the Italian Wales
perhaps a little worse. The Crown
Prince of Saxony is a bigoted tool OF
the priests. The Crown Prince of Den.
mark was last year Wales companion in
Paris, and at the German watering pla.
ces. The Crown Prince of Prussia is 9
good man. but rather dull, and hen,
pecked husband.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17
EMIGRATION SCHEME.

Our attention has recently been call
ed to a movement in the neighboring
State of Iowa, which, while it marks
anew the general restlessness of the
American people and their desire to
change, bears evidence of the general
good sense and prudence by which
their movements are controlled. We
refer to a scheme of emigration to the
milder and more salubrious climate of
Southern Kansas, by two hundred Iowa
families, who, in defiance of the COM
mon American method, propose to unite
themselves together as a corporate body
before they start, and to purchase from
a general fund tract of unoccupied
land sufficient for their purposes, so
that, occupying part, they may have
the advantages which the rise in value
of the tracts that they do not need will
be sure to give. They provide, also,
for cooperative store and Touring
mill /; and each man of the two hun
dred binds himself under pain of for
fixture of his stock, to open and i'm
prove farm or to build house in the
village, also included in their plan,
within one year from the organization
of the company. The prospective adj
vantages of the scheme are in the abil-
ity of the settlers to enter at once, in
their new life, into the enjoyments and
benefits of well organized and stable
community, with the assurance that
roads, bridges, churches, schools and
the usual results of civilization will
not be wanting. 1t is supposed, further
that the presence of so large a number
of settlers within small area will give
instant value to lands now practically
worthless, by inviting new accessions
of people, and that the prompters OF
the enterprise who enter land at Gov.
eminent rates, will be able, by dispos-
ing of what they do not need fol
cultivation, to make each man his farm
clear. A committee from the Company
| is now in Kansas, making purchases OF
timbered tracts, and selecting prairie
for next springs occupation. The
committee has already invested S80,O00
and their wants are yet unsupplied
Herein is a measure of good sense
which others thinking of migrating
might profitably imitate.-C Chicago
|
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

subvcrt our form of government, and
can only end in single centralized, con-
solidated government, In which the sep
arate existence of States will be entire
ly absorbed and an unqualified despot.
ism be established in place of Federal
Union of co-equal States, and that We
regard the Reconstruction acts OF Con
gress such usurpations, and uncOnstltu-
tional, revolutionary and void and thai
our soldiers and sailors who carried the
flag of our country to victory against q
most gallant and determined foe, must
ever be gratefully remembered, and all
guarantees given to theAlaWs must be
faithfully carried into execution; that
the public lands should be distributed
as widely among the people and should
be disposed of under the pre-emption or
homestead law, and sold in reasonable
quantities, and to none but actual occu-
pants, at the minimum price established
bv the government. When grants of
the public lands may be allowed, neces-
sary for the encouragement of public
improvements, the proceeds of the sale
of such lands, and not the lands them
selves, should be applied that the Pres
ident of the United States, Andrew
johnson, in exercising the power of
his high office in resisting tn. aggressios
of Congress on the Constitutional rights
OF the States and the people, is entitled
to the gratitude of the whole American
people, and on behalf of the Democrat
ic party we tender him our thanks for
his patriotic efforts in that regard.
Upon this Platform the Democratic
party appeal to every patriot, including
all the Conservative element, and all
who desire to support the Constitution
hn OF
with us in the present great struggle for
the liberties of the people, and that to
all such, to whatever party they may
have heretofore belonged, we extend the
right hand of fellowship and hail all
such cooperating men as friends and
brothers.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

YOUNG MEN.-To ali we say, If you
are out Of work, hunt it. When you
have obtained situation perform your
duties faithfully and you will not want
for employment. To those who want
start in business, without working for
the necessary capital, [waiting for some
thing to turn up to get the amount with
out hard work. we say you don't de-
serve that capital if you are not willing
to work for it. The best men in the
world are self-made men-men who,
when they get sight of an opportunity,
seize it, and if there is no chance of it
being successful they have the energy
to make it successful. We see this IL
Illustrated every day of our lives. So
with this before you, you have proof
abundant that it is not moneyed men
who are foremost, and it places you on
an equal footing with all others, to make
your mark. Don't wait till your hair
turns gray before You start-now is the
time TO begin it, and if you pursue the
proper method, and then are not sue
cessful, then there is no success in it.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17


We would direct our readers to tho
following card:
U. S. GRANT. SCHUYLER CoLrAx.
GRANT 6 CoLFAx.
Tanners, Washington, D. c.,
respectfully inform the people of the
United States, that they will be engaged
in tanning some old Democratic hides,
until after the 10th day Of November,
1868.
The senior member of the firm having
considerable experience in the business,
thinks that, by the help of his partner,
all work will be done in satisfactory
manner.
acknowledgements Buekner, Penn
berton, r. E. Lee, and other distinguish.
ed persons of the same persuasion.
A fire eating candidate for Office down
South was asked his opinion on negro
suffrage. ''Oh, d-n the niggers. They
should not be allowed to vote at all"
eyes, Colonel, but about five hundred
of them in your district want to vote
the Democratic ticket" Oh, ahi Yes
yes-very well. That makes ali the diff
ference in the world.
While ten men watch for chances, one
man makes chances; while ten men
wait for something to turn up, ono
| turns something up; so while ten men
fail, one succeeds, and is called a man
of luck-a favorite of fortune. There
is no luck like pluck, and fortune most
favors those who are most Indifferent
to fortune.
Hear what the New York World
SAYS of Grant: "Of the sturdiness and
staunchness of Grants patriotism, or
the uprightness and solidity of his
character, no man in the country doubts,
or affects to doubt"
The editor of the Kansas Chief thinks
| Gen. Buckner, ofthe Louisville Courier,
acts ungratefuliy in not going for
Grant, as Grant went for him at Fort
Donelson.
Congregationalism is said to be
| increasing to such an extent in South
Carolina that it is probable that fifty or
more churches will be established In
the State within the next two or three
| years.
Gerrit Smith says: "I expect to vote
| for Grant and Colfax. like them
| both; and, in the main, / like the plat
form on which they stand"
The four Catholic Arch Bishops OF
the q. S. print protest against the
raising of battalion for the Pope, and
urge contributions Of sOcAav
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

The following item from the Atchison
Patriot applies with equal force and
prosperity to all parts of the State:
Farmers in this county are now in
the midst of their harvesting. The fall
wheat is all cut and in shock. 1t is a
glorious yield. The average, through
out the county, will exceed twenty
bushels to the acre. The spring wheat,
however, is in some localities injured
by the the chinch bug, and consequent
~ will nor yield so heavily. Oats and
rye are as good q crop as ever was
GROWN
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

Shall the negroes rule rs s-Quincs
Herald.
If there are but ten of you-ten white
men outwardly, or skin deep-and you
feel powerful week. and your skulls
are thin, and your brains are soft and
growing mushy-hke, and you think il
desirable to have two or three negroes
to rule or keep you within the bounds
of your softened and powerful week,
condition on earth, why, then secure
their services immediately.-M. Per
non Statesman.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

CoLoRADo MINEs.-A Washington
letter from Colorado saws that the dis
coveries of gold in Maxwell's Grant are
astonishing, and that people are flock
ing there in crowds. It also says that
new bitches are nearly finished in other
localities, and that new towns are start
ed and new discoveries made almost
daily, and that in Northwestern Colo
RADIO the old California excitement
prevails. The prospect of the yield
this year of gold and silver is stated at
sixty millions of dollars, which is great
err than the product from California.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

The American Congregational Union
has voted $500 towards the building of
q church at Cottonwood Falls. This,
with the amount subscribed, will ena-
BILE the trustees to proceed at once with
the erection of . buildipg.-RepU6IjcGn.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

A poor woman and her child, living
in Western town, were greatly in need
of food, and the child seeing chicken
in barn-yard. wanted to kill it and have
a pot-pie. mo, no." said the mother,
'ethat would be wicked, and God will
surely punish you" 'SThen," said the
youngster looking up, s1et's go back to
Chicago there isn't any God there"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

The New York Tribune elegantly re-
marks that Governor Seymour is a
cool, willy. ingenious master of the art
of squirting oratoic vitrioI upon those
who do not wear his uniform"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17

Iowa Democrats put three editors on
their electoral ticket
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-17
ALMERIN GILLErT,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
EMPoRIA, KANSAS.

Practices in the Courts Of the Fifth and
Ninth Districts. Makes collections buys and
sells land, attends to conveyancing, and fur
nishes abstracts of titles TO real estate in Lyon
county. OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-11

PROBABLE CHILD MUBDER.-Tne body OF an infant,
packed In cigar box, was yesterday afternoon
found In vacant lot IN Marcy avenue, T.. d. and
conveyed to the Fourth street station house by oncer
Fitzgerald. The Coroner was notified to hold an IN
quest.
HELD FOR ALLEGED FRAUD ON THE GOVERNMENT
John y. Dromschke was arragned before United
States Commissioners Jones yesterday on the charge
OF executing fraudulent bonds and having defrauded
the government out OF the tax on the manuiacture
OF tobacco. The prisoner was held TO await trial.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS FROM THE JAIL.-Two pr
soners one OF whom is named Costello, q notorious
character, who was under arrest on charge OF
highway robbery, escaped nom the RAYMOND street
jail on Tuesday night OF last week anu are yer AZ
large The Sheriff expects TO rcarrest the rugitVes.
FATAL AccIDENr.-Coroner Favin held an inquest
yesterday afternoon over the body OF lady named
Rose Delaney who died at her residence, corner OF
Third avenue and Twentieth street, from injuries
received by falling down light OF stairs on SUNDAY
last. verd ct OF "death from accidental injuries
was rendered.
CHARITY LscTuRv.-Father John II. Mcdonald, OF
st. Mary's church, by invitation OF large number
OF ctzens will tomorrow evening deliver lecture
at Masonic Temple, corner OF Grand anu seven.n
streets e. D., the proceeds to be dev0teu 20 cnara
bic purposes. The reverend orators Theme win DC
"rhe Whole Duty Of Man."
FATAL AccIDENr.--Yesterday morning laborer
named John McEwing while engaged o. work az
Reynolds stores Atlantic dock fell through hatcn
fracture OF the SKULL Oflcer Knodei OF the Attain.
tic dock police, conveyed him to the Long lslanu
College hospital, where he now lies III oying con'
dtion.
suorIrFrrYa.-A man, VINO gave his name az
George Mcwilllsms, seized piece OF cloth valued
at $50 from In front OF j. Rouss y Co.'S store
No $50 Columbia street, yesterday atiernoon,, anu
ran on with 1t. He was pursued pv one y, ~.
clerks OF tho establishment mentioned and TAKEN
into custody. ON being arragned before JUSTICE
Cornwcll ne was committed for trial.
CAPTURE or AN ESCAPED QUEENS COUNTY pRis-
OssR IN wutJAusnusa.--0Gjcer Edward BrowD
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-11
CITY SQUIRT.
Case Of False Imp risOnment.
BEFORE Judre Thomson.

Charles B. Underhttl Us. John ". Mitchell and VII
liam O,certag.--Thls was an action brought to re-
cover damages for false Imprisonment The defend
ants are charged in the complaint with having on
the 18th OF September last without warrant or any
authority whatever arrested the plaintiff at his resi-
dence in Grand street, Williamsburg The evidence
showed that the plaintiff, without Offering any re-
sistance accompanied the defendants and went with
them until given in charge Of policeman, BY whom
he was conveyed to the Forty precinct station
house. Upon arriving there the defendant Mitchell
made charge OF larceny against him. stating that
he had stolen dishes cutlery, &c, from his restau-
rant, at Sc Leonard street, New York, which the
plaintiff formerly occupied, but had been compelled
to give up on account Of not being able to pay the
rent. Captain Mullen upon these representations
sent the prisoner to New York, where he was'lodged
In q cell over night and on the following morning
taken to the Tombs and, IA he says, was discharged
by the magistrate then sitting
The defendant Mitchell claims that Underhs
discharge due to the fact that he declined to prose-
cute finding that he would be unable to recover his
property. Mitchell says that he had good cause to
believe Underhi guilty, for reason that an inventory
OF goods taken at the close OF the tenantcy showed
many articles to be missing and uDacc0nnted for.
Mr.. Oldering, 1t appears. was friend OF Mitchell
and accompanied him in search OF Underhill, and In
this manner got himself In trouble.
The jury rendered verdict in favor OF plaintiff for
$500,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-11

OF the Fortyhfth precinct, yesterday took into Gus
tody young man named Thomas Kennevan, who
escaped from the jail at Astoria IN August last
Kennevan was under arrest, with others, charged
with breaking into The saloon OF Farrell Riley AT
Hunters Point. and committing robbery and feloni
Gus assault He was returned to his Old quarters.
KINGS COUNTY CASvAssERs.-The Board OF Super
visors met yesterday afternoon, In their chambers,
Supervisor Osborn in the chair, and organized as
board OF county canyassers. 1t was announced that
the returns from the election districts had not all
been yet received, and the Board adjourned to meet
again this afternoon. The apparent negligence on
tne part OF the delinquent canvassers and inspector
In the missing districts is very reprehensiole. and
calls Tor oficial action on the part Of the city au-
tnorites There can be no just reason assigned for
TINS negugence In making the returns required BY
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-11
BROOKLYN CITY.
BROOKLYN CITY.
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THE COURTS.
COURT Of SESSIONS.
Sentenced for Bigamy to the Penitentiary for
Three Years.
before Iudpa TrOy.

Sentenced Tor Bigamy to the Pen1tentiafy fOf
Three Years.
Before Judge Troy.
A case decidedly out OF the ordinary routine pre-
scented in the Court OF Sessions Of Kings county
occupied the attention Of that court yesterday morn
ing After disposing of two or three prisoners ac-
cused Of larceny the District Attorney caused Alfred
E. Whitehead to be aTaigned before the bar Of
justice to answer the charge of bgamy. The
and thereby dispensed with the necessity Of
going through the form OF q trial. Three
witnesses were, however, summoned to the stand
and made statements to the following effect:-Mary
Jane Ta'!mau the first wife OF the prisoner, Young
woman OF very fine appearance, stated that she was
q resident OF Buffalo, where she resided with her
parents In 1858 she became acquainted with White
company with lady friend, who introduced her to
him. They were married the next day and lived to-
gether at the Franklin House for nearly three
months ut the end Of which period he enlisted In the
army Subsequently he visited her once or twice
while he was on furl0ugh and then deserted her
When next she obtained tidings Of him she learned
THAT he was living In Brooklyn and married again.
she made the acquaintance OF whitehead in May
two years ago and married him In July last. Miss
Ella Gobel, another young lady, who resides in
Brooklyn, testified that she had become acquainted
with the prisoner about year ago and that shortly
after they were engaged to be married.
The District Attorney stated there was another
young lady present in court to whom the prisoner
unnecessary to produce her. The judge sentenced
the "gay LotharO," who is young man OF fine per-
sonai appearance and only twenty-five years Of age,
to State Prison for three years.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-11
ACCIDENT on THE HARLEM RAILROAD.

An accident Of q serious nature, but which, hap
ply was unattended with loss Of Mfe occurred On
Monday night about eleven O'Clock on the Haylem
Railroad, short distance from this city.
Il seems that the down train was rounding curve
between Bron xville and West Mount Vernon, when
1t ran upon tie which had been placed across the
track. The locomotive, tender, baggage car ana
express freight car we're instantly thrown from the
track but the brakes the passenger coaches being
leave the track.
The engine ran for a short distance after leaving
the rails and capslzed. The engineer, named Mar
sha and fireman name not ascertainedl, besides
Charles Simonson. clerk in the employ OF the COM
peny, who was riding In the baggage car were badly
bruised; but their injuries are not dangerous None
The locomotive and tender were badly broken.
The express freight car went over an embankment
height Of six or seven feet and was nearly de-
moshed.
information OF the accident was Immediately tele.
gave directions to make up train at W Iamsbridge
and bring the passengers down, which was accord
inply done, they arriving here safely about mid.
W6rkmen were then sent up to clear awav the
wreck; but although the men laborcd till night 10
was found impossible to clear the track In time TO
allow the milk train to pass, and IN consequence
number OF our citizens drank their coffee withous
The Officers Of the road state that similar attempt
was made to destroy train at the same point ancus
two wears ago; but fortunately the tic was ulscov-
cred by the track walker In time to avert disaster.
The tie that was placed on the track on MONDAY
night was evidently laid carefully, and was or such
size and placed that the cowcatcher could not dis
turb II.
IL does not appear that the engineer or any one
connected with the train can be charged with any
responsibility IL connection with the accident a. the
speed OF the train strictly in accordance with
special instructions issued by the superintendent
only few DAYS ago.
The loss to the company In damage TO the rolling
stock Ia between $4,000 and $4,000. They have
offered q reward OF $1,000 for the apprehension Of
the guilty parties.