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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02

during the rebellion, British crnis-
ers DESTROYED Isl American vessels,
mostly ships. The Alabama destroyed
seventy. the Florida thirty six, the Shcn-
andoah tllirty-six, and the Florida nine.
The estimated value of the ships de-
stroyed was Si3,000,000. Many Of them
had valuable cafgoes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02
FASHIONABLE MILLINERY.
MRS. c. e. WINNIE

Has lust received new supply Of Millinery
Goods, Hoop skirts, Corsets, Dress Trimmings,
&C.. which she is selling ut very low prices.
Also. Dress patterns Of the latest styles, direct
from New York. Call and examine her goods
before purchasing elsewhere Dress making
and French fiuting done to order. a
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02

A California paper says OF the China
man as q railroad builder, that his labor
is cheap, his temper is good, his dispo-
sition Is docile, his industry is unflag-
ging, his strength and endurance are
wonderful, and his mechanical skin u
remarkable.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02

The Rev. DIR. Bushnell calls the de-
mand for female suffrage .taIfs attempt
to make trumpets out of flRtes and sun
flowers out of violets."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02

Ferdinand Keuth, eleven years old
committed suicide near Rock Island, on
the 4th, by hanging himself.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02

A doctor in Evansville, Indiana, has
vaccinatcd 400 children within the last
three months.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02
MR. BuCKLE,s Law OF AVERAGE.

The late Mr.. Buckle, in his s.Intro-
! duction to the History of Civilization
lin England" somewhat startled the
world by announcing theory of aver
age which he applied to all human ac-
tons, and from which he argued that
we might forecast the future. 1t was
philosophy teaching by statistics. In
such space of time there would be so
many forgeries, arsons. murders. Not
only this, but the murders would repeat
themselves i'll the manner of their per-
pctratiOn; just the same number be by
poison. be by the pistol, by the blud-
geon, &c. If in any three months of
1920, six sons had killed their fathers,
the like number of cases of parricide,
with a certain increase for the increase
of population; would occur in the same
three months of 1850. We arc ander
! the operation of Il law seemingly be-
yond our control or recognition.
! This extraordinary theory has SEEM
iugly just received a striking contirma-
ton in the Registrar Generals report of
accidents in the streets of London. For
many years past it has been observed
that for the first nineteen weeks of the
year just seyenty-four persons have
been killed by being run over in the
public thoroughfareS. Ii was therefore
expected, from the unfailing law of av-
erage, that the same number would be
killed for the first nineteen weeks in
1869. On the Sth day of May, after the
lapse of eighteen weeks, the number of
fatal accidents of this kind should have
been seventy, but it fell four short of
that number. Obviously, then, the law
of average must fail, or the accidents
for the wecek ending the 18th of May
must be doubled. Curiously enough
for the seven days from the Sth to the
18th, eight persons were actually killed
instead of four, and thus the seventy
four victims demanded by the merciless
arithemctic were fully made up.
This was certainly odd. The deduc-
ton from it would seem to be that when
accidents and crimes are in arrear, the
public should be notified, in order that,
by increased caution or vigilance, the
expected disasters may be avoided. We
take precautionary measures against UNI
usual peril, which we can confidently
anticipate; we give additional props to
buildings which are to undergo an ac-
custOmed strain, and double a police
force when immense crowds of people
are to be brought together. Should
there not also be redoubled care and
watchfulness against periods which the
law of average teaches US will be moro
than ordinarily fatai.-Ne,c York Post.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02
\ NEW TAILOR SHOP.

CHARLEY HASSLER
NVYOULD announce To the public that he has
w opened "A Tailor Shop ut the store of g.
W. Frederick, i'll Emporia, where he will mt
favor him with their patronage. Clothing re-
paired and renovated. Clothing cut for others
tomakc, specially.
December IL 1868
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02

Maine still has snow in some places
several feet deep.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-02
ALMERIN GILLETT,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR At LAW

Practices I'm the Courts of the Fifth and
Ninth Districts. Makes collections, buys and
sells land. attends TO convcyancing, and fur
nishes abstracts of titles real estate in Lyon
county. OFFICE IN COURT House.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-26
EX.PRESIDENT JOHNSON
He is Stricken with PaRalysis-The Re-
pert OF his Death Err0ne0us-HOpes OF


The New York World has specials relative to
the serious Illness of the ex-President at his
home in Greenville, Tenn, and the err0ne Jus
report of his death. The correspondent sayE:-
In relation TO President John sons present
caamitous condition, 1t can be stated that the
stroke of paralysis has been brought about by a
complication of diseases OF which he was the
complaints were stone in the bladder, frequent
violent vertigo, and an almost constant neu-
raigia in the nerves, running along and over the
right eye. "a "a
These were daily source OF acute and pro-
longed pain to the ex-President, yet his robust
habit, powerful patience, and immense energy
and endurance conquered, at least. the appear
ance of suffering IN his case. Late at nights,
however, after the toils of his sixteen hours OF
audience to the public were over, your cor
respondent often, during the past winter, has
observed the President suffering keenly, espe-
cially from neuralgia, which repose seemed
rather to aggravate, while active work kept it
down. be frequently. at such times, remarked
that the whiIl of excitement and contention
suited even his health better than any rest
could, and that it was requisite in his case to
be busy to live.
On the occasion of the interview OF March
he almost prophetically remarked that when he
went he expected to go 'all at once and nothing
first" and that he actually dreaded the results
OF retirement and rest upon his health, because
attrition had been more for his health and
strength than any other force. He said that his
body would break before his faculties gave out,
but that he did not wish the latter to survive
the former, as his capacity for action would be
destroyed then, and he could think OF no more
pitiable object than ruined body holding an
active mind. 1t Is believed here that Mr.. John
sons retirement from the activities OF the Pre-
dency has brought on exactly the results he
foresaW. a-
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PhlIadeIphla Trada Renort.

FHIDAY, March 26.-There is q fair degree OF
activity In the Flour market, and fully 1000 bar
rels were taken by the local trade at SIS 250550
Ior super nne; $500 so for extras; S6 50@97 for
W 75@y26 for Pennsylvania and Ohio do do
ana SS50Cgl2 for fancy brands. according TO
quality. Rye Flour ranges from $3.50 10 81 rs.
Nothing doing In Corn Meal. n =. I.
. There is steady inquiry for prime Wheat at
former rates, but inferior sorts are neglected;
smber a. Sl16; and 20U0 bushels No. 1 spring at
Si46gl '5g Rye Is In good request, and Si0O
with sales Of 1000 bushels yellow at So; 20VV
ousnela Western mixed at &c.; aud $500 Dnsneeds e
while at 8i@86c. Barley is Unchanged; SVOO
bushels choice Canada q Barley malt sold at s2'25,
Bark-In the absence OF sales we quote NO.
QuercitEon at $50 q tor.
9976l9l0 90. the latter rate from second hands;
Timothy ranges from sSS5@s 621<l and Fiaxseeo
Whisf w ~ Is 6rm at sc@ssc gallon, tax paid.
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LOngstreet.

There is considerable undercurrent of feel
ing about this nomination, and while men do
not criticize the President SO closely on thai
subject, you may be sure there will be some
wrath exhibited IL the Senate confirms il.
Governor Blownlow In his speech suggested
that no one could suspect the President OF any
desiie to nominate 10 Office those whose hands
were red with the blood OF loyal men, or by
whom the torch had been applied to their dwell
ings. In view of the devastation LongsiIeet's
campaigns in East Tennessee produced this
was certainly the "cut sarcastic.n The feeling
was eDi.omized by the Baltimore veteran who
was informed OF the nomination. .r.s
He said. with aforcible objurgatiou, swell,
by -, know of a hundred thousaad men
Longstreet tried 10 kill, who would like that
place-and are ft for 1t too" A lady with bit
Ing humor suggested TO Senator. who had ex
pressed his intention TO vote for his conhrma-
ton. that she knew place that would exactly
suit General Longtreet. WHAT was that" In
quircd the Senator. superintendent OF Ma
tional. Cemeteries" was the grim response. de.
livered with q snap. too. The Senator retired
discom6ted. There win be majority Of Re-
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Proceedings Of the Legislature
The Bill :. Driving the
Farmers from Second
Street Defeated.
Federal Offices in Baltimore
"A Contest for the
Collectorship.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Despatch 70 The EVe,ss',0 Tele graph.
The Cuban Question.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Lemus, the new
envoy from the insurgents OF Cuba to our
Government is entirely satisfied with the posi-
tion the Government has taken in this matter.
II is deemed advisable not to move in the
matter of recognizing them as belligerents at
present.
The feeling in favor OF the insurgents in both
houses of Congress is very strong.
Naval AHairs.
The House Naval Committee paid their re-
specis to the Secretary of the Navy to-day.
After the usual courtesies had been exchanged
naval matters were talked over. The committee
explained the reason for not acting on the Senate
bill recognizing the navy, and also the reason
why they did not act ON his recommendation to
repeal the eight hour law, which was entirely
satisfactory to both the Secretary and Admiral
Porter.
Despatch to Associated Press.
Adjournment of the Unitarian Con-
ference.
WASHINGTON, March 26.--The Unitarian Con-
ference of Middle and Southern States, which
was in session here yesterday. has adjourned
sine die, after the election of the following
named oficers:-President, Rev. E. W. Clarke;
Vice Presidents H. Ware and Sayles j. Bowen;
Secretary Rev. Fielder Israel; Treasurer, Rev.
K. Sewall; Executive Committee, s. Harrington,
o. Shute, H. Ware, George G. Barber, E. w.
Keith, and F. ]. Priestley. The conference will
meet in Charleston, s. c., next year.
The House Committee on Printing
consists of Addison HI. Latin, of New York;
Henry L. Cake, of Pennsylvania; and Villa n
Mupgen, of Ohio.
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FROM THE VEST INDIES.
Cubens at Nassau-Visft of n Peruvian
Monitor to a Cuban POrt-Ehe Recent
Troubles I'm Havana,

HAVANA, March 49, via Key West, March 25.-
Advlces from Nassau to the goth instant report
the presence there of one hundred Cubans, who
display very bitter feeling against the
Spaniards. The Spanish Consul was very much
alarmed at their demonstrations. The Cuban
revolutionary flag was flying from two buildings
in the town.
One OF the Peruvian monitors visited Port
Maraiyo, q small place on the northern coast,
while on her way from Pensacola. During her
stay the insurgent Generals Manuel and Mar
csno went aboard.
HAVANA, March 22 via Key West, March 25.-
Sunday being the day for the sailing of the poll
tical prisoners for Fernando Pc, crowd
gathered on the wharf opposite Caberas.
pickpocket, detected in the act of plying his
vocation and hoping to escape in the confusion'
gave utterance to seditious cries. The volun
.teers wished to kill him, bnt policeman pre-
vented them and took hun prisoner to the bar
racks on the plaza.
/ On returning he endeayored to enter the
Entendencial, for the purpose of escaping a
threatening crowd, and was killed by a sentinel.
The prisoner was court-martialled and shot.
The volunteers in clearing the crowd from the
plaza killed Spaniard who was moving Off
too slowly. melee followed, during which
negro, shouting viva Cespedes," was shot and
killed.
Capiain-General Dulce went to the barracks
while the excitement was at its height aud,
becoming alarmed at the menacing attitude of
the volunteers, assented to their demands that
the pickpocket prisoner be shot.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
oyTIcr OF rHE RyENIss TELEssAsK,l

Friday March &C. 1853.
There was no meeting of the Stock Board to-
day. either here or Ia New York, 'tGood
tndayn being traditional holiday among the
banks and public offices. Some few transac-
tions in loans took place on the streets in the
course of the day, but they were limited to
immediate wants which could not be de-
the market. ... TI'I -
.--Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates OF ex.
0ll6i; do.sl562. lls4UIIst; do. 1854, illJm
ll4s do. 1865. ll640116s; do, 1865, new, 1850
ll3}; do, 1867, new, ll3I@ll3a; do, 1868, llSl
gllSl; DO, o. lo-4os, i05slO5l; do. SO-year
Interest Notes, 19l; Gold, i3lt0I9lI; Silver.
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FROM MASSACHUSETTS,.

Railroad acknowledgements Inquest.
WORCESTER, March 26.-An inquest was held
ON the bodies of two girls, Ellen aud Eliza
Coffy, of Still River, killed while crossing the
Fitchburg Railroad in sleigh, at Groton
junction, yesterday. No blame was attached to
the employees OF the company, the crossing
being private one: Ellen was employed at
the Lowell Railroad depotrestaurantin in Boston.
The mother, who was with the girls, and was
severely injured, though alive, cannot recover.
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BALr1MoRE. March 26.-Cotton quiet and un.
Howard street superhne 5000 so; DO. extra, s7G1s76
DO family s90ai0fo; City Mills extra ~ 25@l9 50 do
extra sS6O@7'2s do, family ss s5@s.7S. Wheat hrm
white. Osts steads &C 85@76c. Rye firm aud un.
changed; sales OF 1000 bushels at $3.50 for North
Provisions unchanged whsky-better feeling; sales
at 04c. A t .tti --E7I7T
NEW YORK, March 2e.-ro day being GOOD gridsy.
all the st0ck boards closed. The nlree prlc =
were na 50liowes-hcney active NJ per cent. (lold
sis. RPeHe NAL ssh New YoEk c.ntfai, elSS.
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FROM BALTIMORE.
The Port ColIectOrship-HOn. John l.
Thomas i'm tine Foreground

Special Despatch TO The Eoeni''o Telegraph.
BALTIMORE, March 26.--The colored people
held another meeting at Douglas Institute last
night, to urge the appointment of Judge Bond
to the Collectorship of the Port of Baltimore,
notwithstanding the current impression that
Hon. John L. Thomas will get the appointment,
and Bond 10 be otherwise provided for.
Robert M. Smiths nomination to the Collec.
torship of Revenue for ihe Third district of
Maryland gives entire satisfaction.
There is good deal OF excitement here on
Cuban affairs, and it is believed that second
expedition is forming to assist the insurgents.
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In this relation, the New York Times says: :
No facts have been lately given to the public
go treighted with concern TO the whole com.
munity as those embodied in these tables. aud
the public interest seems TO require explicit
answer ae to what has become of the great
army of arrested criminals left totally un-
accounted for by the records. Where are the 63
murderers and the 668 ruffians who sought to
be such? Where are the 63 inoendiaries, the IL
bigamists, the 476 burglars, the SO forgers, the
2066 thieves. the 279 pickpockets, the 252 res
ceivers of stolen goods, and the lI9 robbers?
These are questions for the authorities to
consider. and until they are satisfactorily
answered 1t is apparent that there is great
remissLess somewhere. Either the police are
constantly making large numbers OF the most
unwarranted arrests, or they and the judicial
authorities are continually and unbushingly
engaged in compoundlng felonies. Either state
OF facts is sufficiently disgraceful to the city,
and the only people with good reason to be
content are the criminals, who can from these
table calculate how remote are the chances
that their crimes will ever meet with due pun.
ishment.
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.-ore-fourth OF the Mont Cents tunnel is
stu unfinished. ~
Paris contains thirty-two Bourbon princes
and prineesses anxious for thrones.
.i-Nelson's famous ship, the Victory, has
been stricken Of the British naval List.
IN. zodoc Kahn, lately appointed Grand
Rabbi Of Paris, isnot yet thirty years old.
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Y.,est aIarkets by TeIegraph.

nSvx -YonK, March rs Cotton qniet; 100 balee
n rs aec Flour nrmer at decline of 1o0loe sales
~ zooo barrelsftats s6.759e2b; WESTERN - t5Q91&
~ ssies OF 10 700 busheisho 3 u l59l l1; AEnher
fowa Corn sssaSy; s5; sslss % r. sseco Sa.hes y
i4s0O bushels 2. 5s,S Beef Splsh resh Ssi
whisky quiet.
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publican votes against Longstreet, but the DEM
ocrats will aid his confirmation with their
votes, SO he will probably get through Wash
ipgion Correspondence Syracuse ". ~ JoWrndt.
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NE w YORK.

The Statistics of Crime in the Metropolis
The following table represents in figures the
crimes that have been committed in New York
during the mast veaI:-
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House OF Representnfives.


The Committee on Municipal Coroorations of
the House are understood to have defeated the
Senate bill driving the farmers from Second
Philadelphia members OF the COMMITTEES; viz,
Daily, Bum, Holgate, and Foy. The efforts to
drive the farmers from this particular street
have been continued for the last dve years, and
have met with uniform failure. t-s
The persistence Of these efforts has been so
extraordinary as to warrant the belief that
parties In Philadelphia have urged it from
other interests than those of public
character. The House bill 10 incorporate
the Sheep Drovers' Association, moi the
Cattle bill. was taken up. and postponed until
Thursday.
THE MILITARY HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
On molten of Mr.. Mullen, the Senate bill TO
ieers was considered. The bill provides for the
printing and stereotyptng Of 10000 copies by
the state, at ftve dollars per volume. One
volume being now ready, two additional
volnmea were 70 be prepared. ,a and presented to
Mr.. Webb, of Bradford, on behalf Of special
committee appointed to consider the subject,
moved to take the work from the State Printer,
and gave It to J. O.. sypher. who
volume for q portion. and 50. so per volume for
the remainder Mr.. Davis reiterated that the
State printer had agreed TO take five dollars per
volume, although the contract price only au-
Lhorized him TO charge $500 per volume. Mr..
Davis denied that the Governor, even II he had
ordered the work printed, could In any way make
the State liable for any greater amount than
the regular authorized contract with the State
printer He insisted, moreover, that the lowest
bidder should now take the work and save as
much money as possible To the State.
Mr.. Webb said that the saving To the State
by making the contract with Mr.. Sypher would
be over thirty thousand dollars.
The actual amoup4 was afterwards stated by
Mr. Niles to be forty Thousand seven hundred
and fifty dollars In favor of Mr.. Sypher.
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THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

HARRISBURG, March 28.-The bill authorizing
the Directors of the Poor House of Lowec Dub.
lin. Philadelphia. to borrow $4,000 for building
purposes, passed.
Mr.. Jackson read bill in place authorizing
Prothonotaries OF the Supreme COURT to take
The House bill divorcing Edward d, Ham
mond and Hettie Hammond, the Senate bill
divorcing III. X. Kaufman and Louisa Kauf.
man, and the Senate bill divorcing John and
Mary Stadt, were all passed. @ .e
Adjourned until Monday morning.
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S., whose brilliant career you are familiar
with; and Colonel T. and Colonel B., who
are well known TO you by reputation. There
are several ex Federal officers, and the whole
corps Is under the command of HeDniugsen
but she has confidence in his tried bravery and
sklM and believes that he will come out all
right. This is about all that eau gather. You
had better write Immediately to the address l
have indicated above. No time is to be lost.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1869.
7BE ELECTION IN WILMINGTON

THE ELECTION IN WILMINGTON.
DELAWARE is one of the last strongholds of
the Democracy. Though small she is sure,
and though her entire population does not
exceed that of a few of the large wards of
Philadelphia, she has as much power in the
Senate of the United States as the whole
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By ter
ribly unjust provision of the State Constitu-
ton her three counties have an equal repre-
sentation in the Legislature, despite marked
differences in population and wealth, so that
the two lower counties, where darkness instead
of light and knowledge reigns supreme and
where emancipation is still regarded as an
unparalleled outrage of the ''abolitionists, "
continue to control the little Commonwealth,
in defiance of the real sentiments of majority
of her voters.
As the city of Wilmington numbers among
her citizens many progressive, intelligent,
and patriotic men, and as the fear has been
engendered that sooner or later they would
overthrow The dynasty of semi-Rebel and pro-
slavery aristocrats who run the Legislature
for the benefit of lottery-policy men and
few of the ''first families" in particular, and
the Rebel reactionists in general, the ''eyes
of Delaware" have been sternly turned to-
wards this turbulent community, and rigorous
measures have been adopted to check her
growing power. An ingenious system has
been devised to make her Democratic, as we'll
as the other portions of the State, in spite
of the wishes of a majority of her
citizens. To accomplish this end, the city
has been ierrymander,d into nine wards. so
constituted that it is scarcely possible, in any
event, for the Republicans to obtain ma
jority of the Councilmen, and to secure the
Mayor, the Legislature has designated by
name nine Democrats to conduct the elections
in the respective wards, with assistants of
their own appointment, and nothing short of
miracle will prevent these officials from
gratifying the expectations of their fellow
partisans The election occurs tomorrow
Sept. Z, the Republican candidate for Mayor
being Joshua S. Valentine. and the Democra-
tic candidate j. l.. Simms; and as every possible
precaution has been taken to insure Demo-
cratic victory, fine opportunity will be pre-
sented to the organs of that party to once more
regale their readers with their favorite roos-
ter; and results which will be due mainly to
Infamous partisan chicanery will be heralded
as proofs of an overwhelming change of pub
lie sentiment