The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-07-08
Friday,
KANSAS ITEMS.

The herd law is in full swing in
Washington county.
Eight thousand population is claimed
for Wilson county.
Tho census man thinks there arc $500
people in Wyandotte-
Judge Brown recently held the first
Court ever held in Sedgwick county.
DIR. McAlIister, of Burlington, is en-
gagged in collecting geological specimens
and fossils for the Smithsonian Institute.
The new Odd Fellows Hall at law
renee was recently dedicated. Il. j. i.
Hanna, of Salina, made the address.
The Union says that at the instance
of the Indian agent, n squad of soldiers
left Emporia some time ago, and went
to the Kaw Reserve for the purpose of
driving the settlers of. None were
found.
Wichita has between so and so busi-
ness Houses, and nearly hundred new
houses are being erected! Two large
hotels will soon dispense TO the hungry
palates. Joe. Clark, of the Leayen-
worth Cal, will soon start paper.
Coy, Harvey added to his farm by the
purchase of 160 acres in Sec. 36-10-5,
at the school land auction last Satur-
day. The Governor is bound to invest
his surplus salary in real estate, if it
takes all the land next to him.-Mdg-
haitian Standard.
We learn from parties who have re-
Gently visited the Republican valley
that Jewell county is being organized
and will be in full running order in
20 ~ Vas Of hn
country to the next Legislature jew
ell, which six months ago, had but four
white men living within its boundaries,
will have 500 voters next fall. Parties
who have gone from this vicinity to
Jewell county are erecting houses on
their claims, and breaking up the prai-
rie and are much pleased with their new
location. No danger is now appre-
hended from the Manhattan
Standard.
The CENsUs.-There will have to be
IA great come down in the cities of Kan
sas after the census takers get through.
Leavenw0rth has been claiming and
insisting that she had a right to claim, a
population of from $1,000 to 10000 !;
Lawrence has insisted as strenouusly
upon population of 600 to 1900 !;
Topeka had fixed her numbers at 10000 (;
while Atchison has modestly stated her
population at between 5000 and 1000,
occasionally, in q moment of pride at
her growth, putting it as high as 10000.
The census takers are making sad
havoc with this pulled up pride of pop
ulation. 1t is said that Leavenworth
will fall short of $1,000; Lawrence will
not reach many over 1000; and Topeka
will show but a little over 5000. Atch-
ison we are informed, will run up to
between 5000 and 1000, nearer the
latter than the former figure, and prob
ably 90 over 1000. Thus it will be seen
that there has been less eXaggeration in
estimating the population of Atchison
than in guessing at that of any other
town in the State. Leavenworth has
made and is making every effort to swell
her numbers by hunting up every
man, woman and child, but despite all
her efforts she cannot and will not show
much more than, if as much as, half the
population she has claimed.
In the country, however, the returns
foot up far more than was estimated or
expected by the most sanguine, so that
the falling off in the cities and towns
will be far more than made up in the
COMMUNICATION Champion.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY THE MURDER
Err LYNcHED!-For the past ten years
there has been living, about four miles
south of Humboldt, man by the name
of Eliza Dolson. Though protested
member of the Methodist church, and
"A regular attendant upon its exercises,
he was known to keep doubtful COM
pany, and as the settlers phrase has it,
''come of bad stock inasmuch as a
couple of his brothers, one of whom is
now serving the State Mt Leavenworth,
and another one who was released from
the penitentiary last spring, were har.
bored on his premises. Though pre-
vious to the occurrence we are about &c
relate he had committed no act in VIC
lation of law, he had the reputation o.
being n cross, surly and vindictive per.
son, and was not held in very good
repute among his neighbors.
For some time past he has had in his
employ boy of about 10 years of age
named Calvin Griffin, toward whom hC
was very harsh. 1t was said that HI
had been i'm the habit of maltreatinE
the boy in various ways, and the neigh
bors had often heard the boys cries o
pain, and frequently seen him with Sc
rious marks of his punishment upoI
his person.
Sometime between the 10th and 20tl
of April last the boy was missed, anC
inquiries made of Dolson as to wha
had become of him, to which he replied
that the boy had run away the previou
Thursday. The neighbors who asked
the question remembered having seer
the boy after the time mentioned, an(
TO have about that time heard the nois
of an alteration between Dolson anC
the boy, and the latter's cries of "mur
derp were somewhat suspicious o
foul play being used. The boy no
making his appearance, and nothing be
ing heard of him, with other circum
stances, strengthened the suspicious
and Dolson being observed early on
morning engaged-contrary to his won
in cutting brush and filling an old ant
disused well on his premises, a scare
was instituted on Sunday morning las
and the half-decomposed body of tn
boy found in the well.
The pI oper officers were sent for, an
coroner's inquest was held, Dolso
arrested and brought to this place be
fore Esq. Andrews, when he waived a
examination and was committed to tn
county Jail. Previous to his commit
ment he confessed that he had murder
ed the boy by throwing him down an
setting his foot on the boys neck, whic
broke it, but claimed that he did NJ
intend to do so. He then dragged th
body TO the well and threw it in, cove
ing it as well as he was able.
On Monday night a party of me-
variously estimated at from 20 to 8
went to the Jail at lola, and demande
admission. Not gaining it, they for
ed the keys from the jailor, took Il
prisoner out, brought him a few mill
south of lola. and there lynched him.
The following day a coroner's inque
was held, and verdict rendered in a