The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-03-18
STATE NEWS.

Atchison has colored candidate for
Mayor. The Democrats are supporting
him. They can't give up their old love
for the colored man. Why should
they when he has been their "chief stock
in trade" in politics for so long.
The Burlingame Chronicle says:
"Forty thousand dollars have been
expended on the A. Z. & S. f. II. R.,
the past month. Track laying will
commence next Monday again, and
there will be no holding up until it
reaches Emporia.
The first shipment of cattle from Col
orado has been made over the Kansas
Pacific road. They have just been
shipped from Sheridan. There are
about 10000 head of cattle from Colora-
do in the vicinity of Sheridan, awaiting
shipment.
The Thursday night and Friday morn
ing trains of the Kansas Pacific took
500 persons up the beautiful valley of
the KaW, who had come into the State
to settle and seek homes for themselves.
Such an immigration to our State is
without parallel. Friday mornings
train had nine full coaches.-LaIcrence
Journal.
The Atchison Champion, says:
awe have news that the Atchison To .
peka Sc Santa Fe Railroad will certainly
be built from Atchison through to En-
pOria during the present year. This
news is from such a source and of such
character that we have no doubt that
it can be depended upon as official"
MURDER AT GARNETT.-By parties
who came up from Garnett on the train
last evening, we learn the particulars of
murder committed in that place yes
terday. 1t appears that man by the
name of Jackson, n laborer on the Gal
weston road, was in saloon, kept by
one Patty, playing cards. Some diff
Guilty arose in the game, and Patty put
him out. This treatment did not suit
Jackson, and he sent several rocks
through the windows of the saloon.
This enraged Patty, and he procured q
revolver and shot Jackson, the ball en-
tering his back. Patty was Immediate
ly arrested and lodged in Jail. Jackson
died few moments before our infor-
mant left. S. A. Riggs has been re-
tanned as prosecuting attorney, and will
go down to attend the trial to-day
Laurence Journal.
A MAN SHoT.-On Sunday evening
as John Williams, a colord man, was
sitting in the office of Lindsey 81 Thorn
asa livery stable, he was shot in the head
by some unknown person. 1t is not
known exactly what time he was shot,
but he was found lying on the floor
about o'clock in the evening. Sur
geons were called and his wounds
dressed, but at the present writing
there is but little hope of his recovery.
1t is evident from an examination OF
the premises that the assassin stood
close to the window, and took deliber.
ate aim. There are marks of powder
on the glass through which he shot.
Mr.. Williams has been in the employ
of Lindsey & Thomas for the last two
years.
Joe Boston, another colored man, was
arrested on suspicion of knowing some.
thing about it, and his examination viii
come off at 2 O'Clock this afternoon be.
fore Squire Barr. We are not aware
that there are any grounds for the sus.
picion except that it is rumored thai
there had been some difficulty between
them growing out of jealousy in regard
to a colored woman. Mr.. William.
died about 2 o'clock yesterday.-IOpe
EG Record.
i BOUND SoUTH.-Messrs. Arnold
Robbins, of this place, have received {
contract to furnish the NJ, X. q T. r.. r
with $4,000 ties in the neighborhood O.
Lewisburg, Ark, and viii leave in {
few days for that place. We believe il
is their intention also to move their saw
mill from the county to assist them il
the work. Lewisburg is situated OF
the Arkansas river, forty miles above
Little Rock. So the direction in which
our railroad is to gowill be pointed out
&c. G.. Advertiser.
1
Enoch Hoag, Indian Superintendent
for this Superitendency, arrived night
before last at the Agency of the Kansas
Indians, in this county, and Maj. If.
| Stubs, the agent, was to have accom-.
panied him yesterday, with six of ths
tribe, on trip to the Cheyennes, on ths
| Canadian river, to council with tbs
plains and other Indians. Other agents
are to be present. 1t is hoped pacific
understanding viii be arrived at will
the wild Indians, sufficient to avert al
Indian war this year, though it is hard.
/ ly probable such q measure will be &C
complished. These Quaker SuperiRten
dents are doing all within their power
to create a fraternal feeling between
the whites and the Indian tribes.-C. g.
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