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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-19
THE COLORED CONVENTION.


We clip the following letter, written
by DIR. VIM. Q. Mansfield, new citizen
of Emporia, from the Leavenw orth
Conservative of November 9TH:
EMPoRIA, KS, Nov. 2, 1869.
w. ID. MATTHEws-Dear sir: l have
been watching the deliberations of your
Colored Convention with much inter-
est, and was pleased to see YOU ''re-
solved" to print certain number of
copies of the proceedings for distribution.
am friend of the colored people, and
desire to do all in my power to promote
their interest and well-being. | shall
feel obliged, therefore, by your sending
a copy each to the following gentlemen
all Intelligent, leading colored men
g. w. Fayerman, Petersburg, Virginia,
Rev. William Troy, Richmond, Va;
Samuel +. Kelso, Lynchburg, Va; +.
w. ID. Bland, Farmville, Va; DR.. Burgess,
Norfolk, Va; G. Seaton, Alexandria, Va
Rev. p. Randolph, Richmond, Va; Jo-
seph Cox, Richmond, Va; Rev. Fields
Cook, Richmond, Va. Ny object is to
induce some of the most intelligent and
industrious colored men, with a little
means, to come and breathe the free air
OF Kansas, as l am satisfied they could
do much better here than in Virginia,
where they are still troubled and kept
~ SuDJCCIiOh W tlCiI lOIIIlSG I1dSItTS,
who Will never treat them otherwise
than as ''niggers." am recently from
Richmond, where i have resided, fight
ing shoulder to shoulder with the col
ored people for their rights, ever since
the war. l am well known to all the
parties named, and to the people gem
orally throughout the State. Mr.. Bland
is one of the State Senators Seaton
and Fayerman are members of the
House of Representatives. They were
elected at the recent State election.
One word about Kansas. / have
been in this State about a month, dur
ing which time i have endeavored to
ascertain what the sentiment of the
people is in regard to the suffrage ques-
ton, and / regret to be obliged to con-
fess il is not as liberal as / hoped and
expected to find it. But we will hope
for it, work for it, pray for it, and never
despair ofsuceess sunless we see mis-
fortune recorded in the Book of Fate,
and signed and sealed by necessity"
The rebels of Virginia, aided by some
ofthe officers of the Government-all
haters of the colored race-have sue
ceeded in getting the control of the
State into their own hands, and all scar
pet-baggers," like the writ@;, had either
TO apply for pardon for having been
in the Union army, or clear out. l
chose the latter.
am, dear sir, very truly,
VIM. Q. MANSFIELD.
w. S. Reyburn, of Philadelphia, one
of our largest property owners, is on
visit to this city.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-19
Legal Advertisements.
NOTICE.

A PETITION win be presented to the
N Board of County Commissioners of EySn
County. Kansas. at their next regular meeting
in January, 1870, praying for the establish
ment of County Road. as follows: COM
mencing at the center OF the south abutment
for the bridge over the Cottonwood river, in
section %, township 10. range II, running
thence directly south to the east and west CEN
ter line of said section %; thence west on said
center line. to the west line of said section %;
thence south along the west lines said section
~ and section -, in said township and range,
10 Dry Creek. Also from the point where
said road turns west on the center line of said
section 22. east to the north and south center
line of said section -.
MILTON CLEANLINESS.
Principal Petitioner.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-19


DIABoLICAL OUTRAGE.-It is stated
that w. T.. Pratt of New FORK has been
guilty of most diabolical act which
has resulted in driving prisoner insane.
1t seems that Antonio Maurer has been
convicted of murder in Rocklan6 coun-
ty, and the district attorney conceived
the idea ofmaking the man confess. To
effect this, he took the murdered mans
head, which had been preserved for the
purpose of Identification, and placed it
in bucket of water, in which the pris-
oner was directed TO wash his hands.
Leaning over the bucket, which was
placed in an adjoining cell, the poor
wretch discovered the CHASTITY face up
turned, and started back with terrible
fright, and rushed from the cell in terror.
This was repeated several times,
until the man made two or three confess
sions, and finally became maniac.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-19
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY virtue of an order of sale, issued out of
ID the District Court of Lyon county, Kan
sas, and to me directed, will offer for sale, at
public auction, at the court house door, in the
town of Emporia, i'll said county, on
Thursday, NoUember %, 1869,
at 1 O'Clock p. NJ, of said day, the following
described real estate: The northeast quarter
90 range eleven (1I) east, in Lyon county,
Kansas, to be sold as the property of Horace
Champlin. Abigail Champln and Robert Dun
can, to satisfy Judgment in favor of George
Greenman, Clark Greenman and Thomas. S.
Greenman. 4. r. BANCROFT,
Sheriff Lyon County.
BY j. 5. WATSON, Under Sheriff.
Dated October 81, 1869. 43-4I
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-19

LEIs' POWDER is an excellent remedy for
Hogs. The farmer will rejoice to know that
prompt and efficient remedy for the various
diseases to which these animals are subject is
found in LEIS' CONDITION POWDER. For Dis
temper, inflammation Of the Brain, Coughs, Fee
vers, Sore Lungs, Measles. Sore Ears, Mango
Hog Cholera, Sore Teats. Kidney Worms, &c.
fifty-cent paper added to a tub of swill and
given freely, is certain preventive. 1t pro-
notes digestion, purifeS the blood, and is there
fore the BEST ARTICLE for fattening Hogs.
n. B.-BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITERS
To prevent myself and the public from being
imposed upon by worthless limitations observe
the signature of the proprietor upon each pack
age, without which none are genuine.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-19

STATE TRooPs.-There are still one
hundred State troops on the Western
border. They are stationed as follows:
Twenty-Five on Turkey creek, % on Sa-
lima creek, % on the Solomon, and % on
the Republican. The last time the Adj
jutant General was up there he muster
ed out l3l men. He goes up again next
Monday to pay off.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-19

LEIS' POWDER being both Tonic and Lax
alive, purifes the blood, removes bad humors,
the condition Of Sheep. Sheep require only
one-eighth the dose given to cattle.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-19
Final Settlement.

NOTICE : hereby given to all parties in
N terested. that the undersigned, admins
traitors of the estate of John Terrell late of Lyon
county. deceased, intend to make final settle
meut of said estate At the term of the Probate
court. of Lyon county, Kansas, to be held at
Emporia on Monday. January, 1870.
T. and D. TERRELL.
1919 Administrators JOHN TERRELL.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-19

In all new ountries we hear of fatal diseas-
among Fowls, styled Chicken Cholera,
Gapes, Blindness, Chambers, Megrims or Giddi-
mes, sc. LEIS' POWDER will eradicate the
above named diseases. In severe attacks, mix
n small quantity with corn meal, moistened,
and feed twice 4 day. While these diseases
prevail, use a little in their feed once or twice
a week, and your poultry will be kept free from
all disease. In severe attacks oftentimeS they
do not eat; it will then be necessary to admin
lister the Powder by means of quill, blowing
the Powder down their throat, or mixing Pow
der with dough to form Pills.
Cows require an abundance of nutritious
food, not to make them fat, but to keep up a
regular secretion ofmilk. Farmers and dairy
men attest the fact that by judicious use of
LEIS' CONDITION POWDER the flow of milk is
greatly increased, and quality vastly improv-
ed. All gross humors and impurities of the
blood are at once removed. For Sore Teats,
apply LEIS' CHEMICAL HEALING SALvE-will
heal in one application. Your CALVES also re-
quire an Alternative aperient and stimulant
Using this Powder will eXpel all grub worms,
with which young stock are infested in the
spring of the year; promotes fattening, pre-
vents securing, &c.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-05-12
The Origin OF Petroleum..

| A NEW and curious theory respecting
! the origin of petroleum has lately been
advanced by Professor Denton, well
/ known geOlOgist, who says it Is a coral
/ oil and not a coal oil AmOnghis argU-
ments in support of this theory are the
| following 1t Is rarely met with i'm a
coal district. Not even a smell of il has
Professor D, perceived in any of the coal
mines which he has visited. If it is
from coal it should never be found In
rocks older than the coal measures. The
contrary Is true.
In this country nearly all the oil hith-
ertO obtained has been from beds that
lie below the coal measures, and some
times at q great depth below them. On
Oil Creek, in Pennsylvania, il is found
by boring in shales and sandstOneS,
sometimes to a depth of one thousand
feet; these beds belonging to the DevO-
nian formation, and many hundred feet
below the coal measures. At Enisllil-
len, in Canada West, where the oil has
at one time come up in springs, and
OverfiOwed, leaving Il thick bed of as
phaltam covering the ground for am acre,
the limestone i'm which bOriugS are made
contains characteristic fossils of tHC
Hamilton group of the DpvOniau fOrmu-
ton. The oil wells I'm Western Ken
lucky, and some parts of Tennessee, are
in the Trenton limgStOnC-thati Is, in the
lower Silurian formation. The same oil
floats on the surface Of a limestone
quarry near Chicago, the limestone be-
longing to the Niagara group of Siluriau
formation showing cOncluSiyely that
il has no necessary connection with coal.
The immense quantity of free oil for
bids the belief that it could have been
produced from sea plants. 1t would re-
quire large SUbterranean lakes of it, To
pour out the thousands of barrels which
some wells have daily yielded. The sea
weeds of the Silurian and DeyOniRn
times contained SO little bitumiuOUs
matter that their impressions do not
even darken the light cOlOrod ShulCs in
which they are found Against the
theory that it has been distilled from
bituIninous shaleS, may be said that for
this strong heat is required, and genCr-
ally. where it Is fCuudi in greatest abUud-
Gnco there IS the lcC~, appearance of
E-CCCF-S 2CL-lL.
IN Ln7 course Jt D-s scientific investi-
i0Er into me nature or uar..aurr
| Cs-.0- hnH accumulated umt..
--g =~s -ine-5 C L. FOSSIL CCco- i-uc- Ds
-c.1- 'sl' Siur.g1 roci,E the hone
comb cells rE which -rH died with 5TH
Oil El1 hH7 Eeeu -Go same from dil6r-
enc p.r-7 OF lG1 cCu0s'v. We quote %
portion OF his conclusion. "L EaTe
found l. ceDsGg-tI 70 -G-s sr-l.5 az.
0e~EE cllCgCCe. Er.E. rr- -.-g- ----
these roml.3 tg..r... IN .Ug e9lle- &.
.DCElola Dlaa... -saH lr- cora
1850. -.- H--.'. u. I'D L.E -t7r
-. ~nnrrH. .r. ... ..L-rD
r- 1r-0 been discovered rasH
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-05-12
Advertisements will be inserted at the

bring it to temperature of about IS de-
grees. The rennet is then added, and
if it is good it will do to "crOp Off" OF
cut in about half an hour. This is done
with some thin instrument, which is
passed through the new formed curd at
intervals of an inch or so, to facilitate
the separation of the curd and whey.
When the separation is complete, the
CUTd is cut, salted and placed in a hoop
beneath the press, and power applied
gradually to force out such whey as does
not readily run off When the whey is
all pressed out and the cheese hard
enough to handle, it IS carried to the
cheese room, and for many days or weeks
is daily turned and oiled until it is cured
sufficient for market.
In some sections of Switzerl and a most
excellent cheese is made, known as
Cheddar cheese. This cheese is remark
able for richness, and brings a high price
in market It is made in neighbOrhOOds
where the milk of large number OfcOWs
is brought together, and the article man
ufactured by an experienced person, and
it is usually of large size. 1t is made Of
new milk only, and ii is too rich for or
binary consumption. The milk is set
with rennet when warm, and allowed to
stand two hours. The whey taken of
is beaten and turned back upon the cUrd,
where it is allowed to stand about half
an hour, when the whey is raked of
and the curd put into a fifty-pOund press
and is several times broken down or
chopped fine and repressed. Our tactO-
~ cheese is in part Cheddar cheese
Hearth and Homo.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-05-12
A mayIay Running Am mOke-A Terrible
Scene of Blood.

Everybody has heard of the cheerful
Maylay custom of running "amOke,"
but very few Europeans have seen it.
A writer in the Temple Bar was, how
ever, fortunate enough to see a Maylay
with his wild eyes in disagTeeable fren-
zy rolling, and describes the scene in Il
very effective style: E--r -E
"The Lanun stood still for an instant.
Never, through eternity, shall I forget
his CHASTITY face, blood bedabbled, foam
streaked, working with all fell passions,
and distorted beyond the horror Of a
dream. He stared straight in front,
past us, to the faint dawn visible above
the penang palm trees edging the outer
terrace His eyes were fixed, his wet
hair bristled, his mouth moved horribly.
We stood watching him in silent terror.
All knew the signs upon his deathly face
but before one step was taken, one arm
raised in defense, he seized i heavy
Kayan prang, and with a yell almost
beVOnd the compass of human lungs,
dashed into the crowd. What a scene
was that which followed When can l
forget it? There were many young girls
there in all the bravery Of golden wrist
belts and silver gauntets and armiets
of costly shell. They went down in a
heap before his blind fury. The air was
full of blood, and long, severed hair and
pitiful screams. Men, brave as savage
Bayards fled in superstitiOUs terror be
fore the annoke. Some dashed OfffOr arms
mislaid, others leaped headlOng from
the high verandah. One sweep he made
down the house, OveTthrOWing every
soul, without pity for age or sex or fear
for the most renowned. The Pamantuah
had been overwhelmed in a crowd Of
! fugitives, who by chance or purpose
/ threw themselves before him, and did
not regain his feet until the infuriated
man had reached the farther door; but
when, dashing the blood from his eyes
and forehead, the great chief marked
| him standing as in hesitation on the lin
| tel, he bounded across the PROSTATE
bodies and, with never a stumble on the
slippery mats, rushed at him with up
raised sabre. Then the amOke turned
to flee, as in most cases these madmen
will, when boldly confronted But the
Pamantuah was too quick. With one
strong blow he severed the Lauun's
muscles at the knee, and, as he fell back
ward cleft his skull to the neck, and the
body fell with a dull thud ON to the
earth below.
This was the most terrible case of
amOke madness I ever saw. Tt passed
in an instant-the outbreak, the hOrrid
noise, the murders and the vengeance;
but killed outright, or hurt beyond hope
by flashes of the deadly Kayan sword,
were four women and three men; wOUn-
ded, ten women and four men. Arms
and hands had been Topped off at one
blow, as with an AK, and I tell you, that
though I had heard many time in Sin
gapoTe what fearful weapons were those
"parang latOks," as they called them ]
had not believed, nor could any man,
one half of their terror"
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-05-12
WHOLE NUMBER 80.

Father Piene's finest japonicas cleaning
in her shining curls.
ROckTidge bade a regretful adieu to its
sexton and the Vieountess Lavasse Great
ed quite a sensation in Eugenie's Court,
with her golden hair and brown eyes.
In after years, a blooming family sur.
rounded Angel and called her mother
and at the old chateau on winter nights
with her cherubs around her and Father
Piene in his arm chair the favorite tale
for which the bright eyed girls and boys
would call was, Mammals night in the
Graveyard.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-05-12
Cheese,
The richness OF cheese depends very
much upon the butter or oily matter 1t

The richness OF cheese depends very
much upon the butter or oily matter 1t
contains. Cheese may be made irom
cream, from whole milk, o. icCu milk
lh5rougniy Skinned. Tho sid 2e.s on
-yCu -Es CGzsi-s % cos ..-7 y, o--- "a q
Er--=- a=cocEs tGlCsLC2C ID 5G2 ---G
.-Q g.gas IL -.Cl-5Ss 80 ---- E-sl-1. -ls
grCceae g cheese LCoG-r-; - COZ S-s-ll-
sc.I and mechanical. To -2-5 ne .-Ll-
as Shs time OF adding the rsnne5 bHsten7
5hg chemical action, and faGiG.n.e5 -ho
saDerntiOn of the whey; Ou5tt OFer'he2t-
ed, injury viii DO done by causing 5lG
oiIy particles TO run of Wt.b the TheF.
The toste, dayorDnd quality Ctthe cheese
depend on the CoupIal5 5ec1I2.Jou the
whey nom ths Curd, and che AMOUNT o..
bu5teUv D0TGg,es remaining rC the .2,.7..
The process OF cheese ual--Gc n
.auijss, although eoCauel7o o.. s-.
same general principles, ls TCr.ousr .n.
rvGruv. -- -0u.. C.---r. ... Ed
.".a -H .a-.-- many -- -- .-
au... is To- strain -r.- .. -.g
.-a. and .Esa OH ..o cream .r .- nom
Lg -uU uJ. into -.s r".E. morning
milk, the nights milk, b. .-.-..a. ..u
miEed with the morning. milk, SO as 80
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-05-12
For the Urbana Union.
LAKE MICHIGAN.

For the Urbana Union.
LAKE MICHIGAN.
By FAUsTINE.
Oh, hungry waves, that break upon the shore,
Lapping, with eager tongues, thecIihs rough feet
Is there no voice in all your surge and roar,
That may to me your hidden tales rcpeati
Can ye not give ne tidings Of my love,
Who trusts his life upon your hea7ing breast,
Or Of the forms We toss and moan above,
In sad tones waiIing Der tAeir place OF rest!
Oh cruel waves in anguish do ye mourn
Ger some ones darlings that ye stole from earth
The hearts that ye have in your fury torn,
The lives ye'Ye robbed Of all their bloom and mirth
Oh, billOws, billows! well may ye complain,
In fierce contritiOn for the woe we've wrought,
For all the bitter tears and dreaTy pain
That your wild passions to fond hearts have
brought
Yet here upon my bended knees pray
Oh, mighty waters shield, by day and might
Ny absentloye, upon your waves away,
And rock him gently as a mother might
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-08

The Gongrcssional Globe of the 25th,
contains full report of the speech of
Mr.. Beck, of hentncky, on the bill to
set aside military control in Mississip-
pi and to establish in lieu of it the
authority of the defunct Convention
and its creatures, so as to confirm and
perpetuate their rule over the people of
the State, without leaving them the
ghost of an opportunity to frame even
a tolel able government.
Mr.. Beck offered to amend the
bill so as TO authorize the President to
appoint the Prov isional Governor, who
will have power to remove and app
point registrars, judges of election,
ETC., in the preliminary election.
This amendment accords with the
views of General Grant, as express
ed to the several committees that have
waited on him, and has the support OF
the conservatives represented by
Messrs. Simrall, Brown, and Watson,
and the republicans represented by
Messrs. Jeffords, Warner, Tindall,
Wofford, and others.
The speech of Mr.. Beck is the most
scathing analysis of the constitution
which is attempted to be crammed
down the threats of the people, not
withstanding their righteous verdict
against it, which we have yet read
He has studied the motives and con
duct of its authors thoroughly and
has brought out the detestable features
of the monster in holder relief than
we have before viewed them, notwith
standing our endeavor to become mas
ter of the subject.
In reference to the unremitting Ia
bors of this gallant representative OF
Kentucky in the cause of the people
of Mississippi, who are not permitted
to be heard in Congress, let us repeat
til at the debt Of gratitude which they
owe him, can never be repaid. If they
had been his own constituents, he
could not have labored more faithfully
and zealously for them. We almost
envy Kentucky her noble representa-
tive. Whenever Mississippi is in a
condition to take care of her children,
we hope she will adopt him. She has
already done so in the hearts Of all her
true sons and daughters.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-08

A correspondent Of the Courier.
journal, on the Oath inst, writing
from Salem, Indiana, gives a common
tary on the plan of mixed schools which
was attempted to be enforced by the
late so-callcd Constitutional Conven-
ton in this State:
Last Monday, at the Quaker Seminary,
about two miles northeast of Salem, there
was scene enacted that Quaker eyes were
unused to. Young men from various places
attended tile school, but most OF them are
radicals. One Pinkem is the Principal of
the Seminary. Last Monday two negroes
applied for and obtained admission TO the
school. No sooner was il found out that
such was the case than the white boys called
a meeting and resolved that if the negroes
remained they would not. committee
was appointed to inform Pinkem, that. al
though they recognized his right to teach
whom he pleased, yet if Sambo and Jim re-
NAMED they would not. Pinkem Welded.
and the linen and brothers" made tracks.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-08

The affidavits which we publish in
another column from the Brandon Re-
publican, furnish an example of the
base measures resorted to by the Com.
mittee Of Five to induce Congress to
override the verdict of the registered
voters in June last, against the propos
ed constitution and to set up as the
rulers of the people, the candidates
who were rejected.
We unite with the Republican in
urging others who have not already
done so, to take proper steo1 sd expose
the real character of the testimony
manufactured by the adventurtrs, for
the purpose named. They have lust
been signally defeated and severely re-
buked, By the President and by the
vote OF the House of Representatives.
postponipg their scheme ntilDecember
next But it must be borne in mind
that the issue is not finally settled.
The snake is scotched not killed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-08
RECONSTRUCTION.
IMPORTANT MEssAcEFRoMTHE PREsrDEN,


The Message transmitted by Gen.
Grant to Congress on yesterday, is q
most important document, not only
because it distinctly defines his policy
on the question Of reconstruction, but
strongly urges Congress to carry It
into immediate effect.
The condition of Virginia is the i'm
mediate occasion Of the message, but
the recommendation which IS submit
ted IN regard to that State, is also APP
piled to Mississippi. 1t is to he effect
that the Consultation which the Pres
ident truly states was rejected at the
previous election, be resubmitted, I'M
der the direction Of the military com
mander, and that a seperate vote be
taken on the Objectionable provisions.
Also that at the sametime an election
be held for persons to fill the Offices
provided under the said Constitution.
IL remains to be seen whether Con.
eress will adopt this plain, direct and
practical method of solving the recon
struction problem. Clearly and IN
equivocally. the President has defined
his position. 1t conflicts directly
with the plan of Butler and other ex-
tremists, but accords with the spirit OF
the House Of Representatives as e1-
pressed by the vote on the End April,
postponing the bill Of Butler until
December.