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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-03
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-03

This includes the 70 GOD voters disfranchised
by Radical legislation.
The same per centage of increase
in the negro population gives the
following figures:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

A correspondent of the Times and
Conservative gives to that paper the
following interesting items from Wash
ingtOn:
On Tuesday last President johnson
sent to the Senate large number of ap-
pointments, including those of N. A.
Adams, of Manhattan, for Surveyor
General of Kansas; A Il. Banks, OF
dams, Vice Ed. w. Wynkoop, resigned,
and DR.. d. w. Stormont, of Topeka,
Postmaster, Uice Sam. Fletcher, removed
1t is quite unnecessary to say that
Kansas appointments are made at the
request of Senator Ross, and acM not be
confirmed by the Senate, if indeed anv
action is taken on them. 1t is well
known among well informed Kansas
men here that Senator Pomeroy and
Representative Clarke do not regard
with favor any attempt to forestall the
patronage Which legitimately belongs
to the next Administration. 1t is also
generally unders tool that those Repub-
licans who accent fIon Senator Ross
the patronage which Andrew johnson
bestOws upon him in gratitude for his
vote to acquit the Great Impcached, are
accessories after the fact" to that per-
fidious act.
Nothing has yet been done with the
Kansas treaties. The Shlwnee and Kaw
treaties are in the hands of the sub
committees, and the Usage is where it
was left at the close of the last session.
have been told by those pretending to
know that proposition to modify it so
far as to give the land 10 actual settlers
at 81 % per acre; the 18th and 36th sec
tions to the school fund and devote the
net proceeds of the sale of the land to
certain railways, is the only compro-
mise upon which it has any good chance
to be ratified. Whether its friends will
agree to this remains to be seen.
Already more than seventy promi-
nent Kansas men have pitched their
tents in this delightful city, and still
they come. Vast preparations for the
Inauguration are under way. 1t is esti-
mated that not less than 10000 Bows i'm
Blue, Grand Army, and other fighting
men" will visit Washington OH that oc-
casion.
Next week the Sorosis will capture
the Capitol, and lay under seige the
Halls of Legislation. Among other
male orators notice the name of Col.
Hinton, who believes in aud will speak
for Female Suffrage,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
HENRY HEGWER SHOT.

Mr.. Hegwer, who has for some years
resided on Diamond Creek, and who
served in Co. B 9Th Kansas Cavalry for
three years, was shot few days ago at
his home. The Chase County Banner
has the following in regard to the trsg-
ic affair:
A terrible shooting ARRAY occurred
on Diamond Spring creek, in this coun-
ty, sometime on Thursday afternoon
last, resulting in the probable death of
one of our worthiest citizens. The oc-
currence took place at the residence of
Mrs. Hegwer, mother of the wounded
man, and was the result, we are inform
ed, of n grudge which had been held
for some time past, between her son,
Henry Hegwer, and the man who did
his bloody work with the pistol. Oh
the particulars of the affray but little is
as yet known, as the examination of the
prisoner, Jim Hesket, has not up to the
time of going to press taken place, and
we forbear to comment, but we are re-
liably informed that after shooting
young Hegwer, the prisoner fired two
shots at man who was present and at
tempted to take the pistol from him, and
who only succeeded in wrenching il
away after a severe struggle, whereupon
the prisoner took to his heels, but yes
terday morning gave himself up to the
authorities. We will probably be able
to give full particulars next week"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
APPROPRIATIONS.

In a letter written from Topeka to
the Usage Chronicle we find the follow
ing paragraph OH appropriations:
Year after year the various Institu-
tions of the State grow holder and more
extravagant in their demands, until this
year the sums asked are really startling,
in view of the heavy burthen already
borne by the people in the shape of tax
es. We find plenty of demagogues who
stand ever ready to re-ecTfo the cry of
retrenchment and reform while both
arms are into the public treasury up to
the elbows. This cannot and must not
last. Judging from the reports of the
various Departments and Institutions
something like four hundred thousand
dollars will be asked at the hands of
this session. This must be cut down at
least one-half or the people will curse
the day that they elected their Senators
and Representatives. We are glad to
record the fact that there is q firm deter
mimation upon the part of the majority
of the Senate TO apply without mercy
the knife of retrenchment upon the gem
eral appropriation bills when they shall
be submitted.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
MARION CENTER. Kansas, !
January 25. 1869. {

EDIToR OF NEWS: From the observ-
ations that have made by the by it
may not be considered amiss to make a
few remarks in regard to the stray laws
of Kansas. And for the benefit of those
who assume to take possession of stock
ranging on the commons / would rec
ommend that they inform themselves
and become familiar with those laws be-
fore they take possession of property
that is not their own, thinking to be
protected by a law that imposes heavy
fine and inflicts a severe punishment
for its violation. Stock has become so
numerous i'll this portion of South
western Kansas, and the practice of ma
ny of the stock producers to leave the
portion of the winter season to seek its
own supplies, and although the owner
is not present ut all times he expects
and assumes as his prepogative to range
his stock at such times and places as he
thinks proper so. he does not trespass
on others. Now this taking up stock
and posting as stray that does not come
upon your premises, although it may be
found several miles from settlement,
is violation of the law unless it be of
a certain class of animals which by law
are not allowed to run at large, and
may be taken up if running at large, re-
gardless of time or place. And 1 would
here remark that in majority of cases
that have come under my observation
there has been violation to a less or
greater extent that if noticed would
subject the taker up to penalty.
w. III. BILLINGS.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
LETTER FROM MARION CENTER.
MARIoE CENTER, Kansas, !
.Jauuary IL 1260

A1AEIOh NENTERe h&u18Ss 4
january Is, 1858.
EDrToR or NEWS: We regret that the
prospect ut this time from present app
pearahees is so unfavorable for the peach
crop this coming season, hoping that
other portions of Kansas may have 3
more hattering prospect for an abund-
ant harvest of this delicious fruit. The
peach bud that forlns In the fall and
opens to bloom in the spring have
found on frequent examinations through
the fall and winter were mostly if not
all killed about the 9th or 10th of Deem
bcr.- Inthis section the snow commenced
falling December 9th and fell to the
depth of ten or twelve inches. There
being no frost in the ground at the time
and SO heavy fall of damp snow, and
the weather continuing mild for several
days after the snow fell, it created that
degree of warmth in the earth that the
graeshoppers' eggs Matched out by thou
sands: Hence originates the cause pro-
ducing the effect on the peach bud men,
toned above, the contrast being so great
as to the warmth of the earth surround
ing the roots, and the cold atmosphere
surrounding the buds, and the two COM
bined elements being antagonistic Gre
ated action and reaction, at the same
time forming collision in the tree and
producing contraction of the bud and
thereby creating blight of the fruit.
w. III. BILLINGS.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

The Neosho Falls Democrat thus fa-
vorably comments on the building of a
railroad from Leavenworth to Topeka
from the metropolis to the capital:
1t is as much demanded here as Mich
igan demanded road from Detroit to
Lansing, or Wisconsin one from Mil
waukee to Madison BY direct road
they would save fifteen miles over the
present route. Its business with Tope-
ka is already very large, the freight bills
alone amounting to one hundred tlious-
and dollars a year, and constantly in
cFeasing.
Topeka is now building road to Bnr-
lingame Opening up the rich coal fields
of Usage county, and thence to Empo-
ria and the finest portion of Southwest
ern Kansas. We need = straight and
direct connection with that road. An
air line from Chicago to Topeka passes
through LeavenwoFth, and the eastern
part of that road-ffom there TO Chica-
go-will soon be completed. That is
the great line toward which ali eur eff
forts should be directed, and we are
glad to know that its importance IL ct
last fully appreciated.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
THE KANSAS CITY BRIDGE.

The report of Major Sutler, Chief En-
gineer on the bridge across the Missoaa-
ri river at Kansas City & 4efofe the
House Committee on Military Affairs.
He takes strong ground against the
bridge, and shows eonelusiFely that il
will Interrupt navigation. He says with
r. current of eight miles an hour, boat
must be going at the rate of at least
twelve miles to make the steerage away,
when ON approaching the bridge she
must hug the right bank to run through
the right hand draw. Just before reach
ing the bridge, she is obliged TO turn
slightly to the draw at this moment
she will feel the influence Of the under
current setting across the river. The
effect of this viii be TO throw her stern
around and send her through the draw
side foremost. The draw being narrow,
large boat will be very apt to strike
on the center pier, and as she would be
going at great speed she would certain
ly be sunk by the collision. think this
| represents fairly the state of the case,
although not having seen the bridge at
high water, l cannot say positively.
am however confirmed in my opinion
by statements of all the pilots have
conversed with on the subject. Theil
| description of the difficulty which they
encounter corresponds with what l have
stated above, and they all say that wheI
the center pier is built no large boat vii
venture to drop through head foremost
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

"SUE MURPHY The question has
been repeatedly asked, "Who is Sue
Murphy She is an unmarried lady
of Decatur, Alabama. In March, 1854,
in terrifying Decatur, by order of Gen.
eral Sherman, it became necessary to
dispOsscss various citizens of their
property. Among the number was
Miss Murphy. whose dwelling and out
houses, valued by herself. at $780,
were destroyed A bill to pay her this
$1,000 has been before the Senate since
the 9th of January, causing many long
and il some cases excited speeches to
be delivered. The claim made for her
is that she is and always was q ioyalist
The main objection against paying l1eI
is that precedent will be established
and somebody else will bring in sec.
ond bin for $1,000, or $1,000, or $780,.
600, so that millions of dollars would
be required to meet the claims.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

SURRENDER.-The Cincinnati Times
says that Jubal Early, the confederate
person whom Phillip Sheridan used to
object to in the Shenandoah Valley, has
sent in flag of truce from Canada, I'M
der JOhnsou's amnesty, demanding the
unconditional surrender of the United
States. Jubal declares that Johnson's
proclamation is confession of the ma
tons Inability to hold any of US re-
sponsible, under the Constitution and
laws as they were, for our resistance to
its usurpations," and preemptorily de-
mands that the United States march
out and stack arms. 1t is thought that
there would be no difficulty in arrang-
ing the capitulation, were it not for
Sheridan. 1t is feared he will be con-
trary.-KanSas City Journal.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
1.he peonle OF Fort Scott axe ngitatine

The people of Fort Scott are agitating
a project of locating branch of the
State University-the Medical Depart
ment-at that place. The plan of the
University embraces six departments ;
that of medicine has not yet been or
gained; and petitions are in circula-
ton in Bourbon county, asking the
Legislature TO take measures to organ
ize this branch and establish it at Fort
Scott. The citizens claim this as their
share in the distribution of the State
institutions.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
WISCONSIN SENATOR.

The election of Matt. Carpenter, Esq.
to succeed Doolittle in the United States
Senate from Wisconsin, viii be crafty
ing to the Republicans throughout the
country. Mr.. Carpenter is one of the
few instances of public men who have
risen at once from professional to high
official life without the intermediate
course of Legislative, judicial and State
services which usually marks the course
of politicians. Mr.. Carpenter was a
Democrat up to the time of the firing
of the. first gun upon Sumter, since
which time he has been an uncompro
missing War Democrat and Republican.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

The Dominion of Canada is suffering
from plethora of silver coin. Banks
will not take it on deposit, and the tills
of stores, the pockets of well-to-do peo-
pie, are overloaded with it. Most of
this surplus coin is of Philadelphia or
igin, and bears the eagle on its face. A
Mr.. Wier, in Montreal, is making a
special effort to rid the country of the
''silver nuisance" by shipping it out of
the Dominion. He will receive silver
at 319 per cent. discount. ''Surely," says
Montreal editor, this is an easy way
of getting rid of the ''silver nuisance
The regular discount is AZ per cent
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

The Republicans Washinton special
says there is pretty good authority for
saying that General Grant visited Com
missioner Rollins of the Revenue De-
partment the other day to post himself,
and desired to know who are the
thieves that are plunderihg the Govern
ment. The Commissioner could not or
would not answer, but evading direct
answer tried TO explain that he had no
power to prevent it, and that Mr.. j ohm
son wouldn't, and proceeded at great
length, but giving no satisfactory reply
to the question. After propounding
his query a second time without receiv-
ing any positive information, the Gen.
eral started out of the Office. Gen.
Grant has said that one of the first acts
of his administration will be to clean out
the Augean stable.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
INDIANA SENATORSHIP.

The Senatorial contest in Indiana,
which has become quite exciting and
bitter, has recently taken curious shape.
Cumback is the regular Republican NOM
inee, and of course that party has the
strength 10 elect; but some of the Re-
publicans bolt the nomination and pre-
vent choice. Recently il appears the
Democrats who have been supporting
Hendricks, abandoned him in body,
except four, and went for Hughes, a
Republican,, giving him nearly enough
votes to elect. Whether this is trick
to divide their opponents, or whether
they really desire the election of Hughes
remains to be seem
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

Mr.. Pomeroy is making efforts to get
up bill granting the usual subsidy to
an extension of his Central Branch to
Kearney. The Senate refused to con-
slider yesterday, but the owners of the
road are determined to press it.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

A bill has been introduced in Con
gress to authorize the construction of a
railroad from Davenport, Iowa, to To-
peka, Kansas.
A bill was also introduced declaring
that the people of the United States
will pot oppose tho ratification of the
treaty for the the settlement of the Al
ALBANIA claims, nor of any other treaty
with England while American citizens
are held in prison in Great Britain.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29


GRANT AND ALABAMA CLAIMs.-The
Iri6Uae's Washington dispatches have
the following: Gen. Grant is strongly
opposed to the pending Alabama claims
treaty, and the following is his position,
nearly in his own words, "The treaty is
unjust to the United States. because it
assumes to measure injury inflicted
upon this country by moRey value OF
ships actually destroyed; whereas the
chief damage to our commerce was in
our ships being driven from the the seas
by The, Anglo-rebel pirates. In addition
to this, the sympathy extended by the
English government to the South pro-
longed the war at least a year; and for
all lives lost and money expended for
this time, England is directly response
BILE. The treaty proposes to settle all
these things by the payment of the pal
try value of a few ships"
The Times Washington dispatch has a
similar paragraph, and says that this
seems to indi sate that Mr.. Reverdy
johnson will be recalled at no very dis
tant day, and that the entire question
wiz be geopened on totally different
basis under the new administration.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

New YORK, Jan. 25,-The Sun has a
report ofthe organization ola Vigilance
Committee in this city about eight days
ago, to be ready for any emergency that
should arise. The police are supposed
to be in favor of the organization of the
committee, and have done much in a
quiet way to encourage the movement.
The first organizations were made in
Fifth and Fifteenth Wards. They spot
the houses of principal criminals and
bullies in these wards, and will exercise
special watchfnlness over them in case
of another robbery or murder. The
proceedings of their meetings are kept
secret, but it is believed that the COM
mitee is ready to act in case of necessi-
ty. I'd will introduce Lynch Law if the
courts and police cannot protect citizens.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

The TENURE-oF-oFFIcE Acr.- The
repeal of the Tenure-of-office Act con-
tinues to be leading topic of CONVEX
sation among Senators, and there ap-
pears to be a diversity of opinion on
that subject among them. Some be-
lieye, however, that as Gen. Grant asks
for tire repeal, the Senate will, before
the session closes, concur with the ac-
ton of the House.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
1890 Acres Of Land
FOR SALEi

DY authority of the Board Of Directors of
- the State Normal School, the undersigned
offer for sale the lands belonging to said inSti-
tuition endowment. These lands were
fore among the best. Several sections are sit
uated along the line of the Union Pacific r. R.,
z. d. All these lands are of superior quality.
embracing large amount of first class bottom
land and timber, well watered, with an abun-
dance Of fine building stone, affOrding desirable
situations for settlers.
The above lands will be sold in whole or in
part upon liberal terms. Parties desiring to
purchase any or all Of these lands, for further
information can address G. c. Morse, Secretary
Normal School Board, Emporia, Kansas.
G. V. ESKRIDGE,
G. C.. MORSE,
JAMES ROGERS,
Executive Committee.
Emporia, Kansas, Nov. 1s, 1857.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

HARD SHELL.--Mr. Kalloch in his last
letter 10 the Ottawa Home Journal tells
the following nanecdoat: "One that i
once heard of-and perhaps you have
heard the same--lvas from n text which
the preacher found in Job, which runs
somewhat as foiiows Though after my
skin, worms destroy this body, yet in
my flesh shall see Sod This he diEi-
ded into three parts; AS follows: lst
Skin worms I'd, What they done and
Sd. What the man seen after he was eat
sn upi"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

An investigation by officers of tn e
Freedmen's Bureau shows that the re-
port of the burning of negro school
houses by Copperheads, in Delaware is
correct. Governor salisbury was very
indignant that any one outside of the
State should come. there to interfere
with his affairs. If the Christina peo-
pie want to ainuse themselves by fog
ging old men at the whipping post, and
burning school houses, with now and
then niger for breakfast, whose bust
ness is it?-Ain't Delaware Sovereign
State ? General Howard is trying to
take advantage OF her because she is
little. s1
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29
THE ErosHO VALLEY RAILROAD.

i. Work - progressing on this road, and
the contractors expect to have it COM
pleted to Council Grove by July, and
viii pnsh il OBJ down the Valley as fast
as possible. Work has been delayed
somewhat on account OF the bad wealth
er, but as soon as spring opens they ex-
pcct to put on a full force of hands and
make up for the delays that have here
tore attended this work.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

Gen. Rosseau having died poor, a
number of citizens of New Orleans are
moving in the matter of testimonial
for his widow. Two meetings have al
ready been held, and Thursday night a
committee of influential citizens was
appointed to carry out the matter
General Rosseau's horses are now be-
ing rallied off by the members of his
staff
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

The revenue from whiskey during
the five months beginning with last
July, amounted TO over fifteen millions
nearly seven millions more than du-
ring the corresponding period last
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

The total rate of taxation for ali pur-
poses in some of the principal cities of
Ohio is as follows: Cincinnati, 2S mills !;
Cleveland, 26.7; Columbus, 22s4, Day
ton 26: Chiliicothe, 22.7; sandusky,
34.2; Xenia, 20; Lancaster, 26.7; ToIe-
do. 36.3; Ironton, 80; Fremont, 1877 !;
Akron, 34.7.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

The WyandOtte Gazette tells US of a
woman burned to death, in that town,
while her husband lay in drunken stu
por upon bed in the same room, and
adds: ut is known that Holland and his
wife were up town early in the day, and
that they took bottle of whisky home
with them. Had there been no whisky,
there would probably have been no such
spectacle as a woman burned to DEATH I"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

President johnson has nominated for
the Office of Assessor of Internal Rev.
enue, for the District of Kansas, Hon.
Milt Reynolds, editor of the Lawrence
.I0na.nnI
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

ROthchild's ruling passion for specn-
lation was strong in death. He is said
to have speculated for the very fall in
stock his death would produced which
comes about as near selling ones soul
short to the devil as can be we'll imag-
ined