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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-28
ANARISRN LAZARUS.

The soldiers monument in the Court
House square, bears among the many
names of the heroic dead, the name of
one of the heroic living, Mr.. John NJ.
Wilson, formerly of this city, now of
Lynchburg, Virginia. Mr.. Wilson was
a member of the Seventy seventh ILL
nois regiment, and in one of the terri
BILE battles before Vicksburg, received q
ball plum between the eyes. 1t passed
into the forehead, through the head, and
out at the back part of It, cutting en-
trely clear of the brain. After being
shot through the head, his comrades
naturally supposed Mr.. Wilson to be
dead, and left his body on the field.
He fall into the hands of the rebels, was
nursed by them, lived to see the close
of the war, and is now better than q
dozen dead men. Mr.. w. is visiting his
friends in this part of the country, and
returns to Virginia in . few days. He
shows desperate scar, the hole in his
head made by the bullet, being large
enough to admit of person inserting
his finger therein.-PeoriG (IH.) Tran.
] script.
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ALIYELY CORPSE,


A few weeks since our Democratic
contemporary stated, with its usual
swagger, that, inasmuch "a the Repub-
lican press persistantly alluded to the
ak rodes" Democracy rs a defunct
party, it is, notwithstanding the asser-
ton of Republicans, very ''lively
corpse" We must acknowledge that it
is unquestionably very '1iVelY corpse, /"
as the recent riots plainly show. But
the corpse" aforesaid didn't have any
greater success in its endeavors to rule
New York city, than it had in the very
great onpioasantness," commonly
known as the Rebellion. We candidlY
believe that the party. is defunet, but
we frankly admit that. there is q certain
vigor about the ghost, or corpse" or
whatever else it may be termed, which
is somewhat troublesome and appar-
emily ineradicable. 1t persists in max.
ing trouble just the same as was it,
wont when it was strong with vigorous
life. 1t is q pest, If we may use
the expression, which VIII a4ilict the ma
ton eternally. 'Tis true that there is nc
immediate prospect of resuscitatioT
Of the "corpse," yet we cannot do 9th
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wONDRRFUL CLOCK.


Mr.. r. d. Aunson, an old resident Of
Williston, VT, has just completed Q
wonderful musical calender clock,
which has attracted visitors from far
and near. It Is in every dctail his
handiwork, the old farmer having spent
his spare hours in working upon It for
the past eight years. He has produced
an eight-day clock, whose dial marks
the second, minute, hour, dsy or the
week, day Of the month, mOnthe and
year 6 thermometer rests against its
pendulum, giving the state of tempera-
ture; the ball of the pendulum contains
q miniature time piece, which derives
its motive power solely from its yibrs-
lions, and keeps accurate time. There
is also q cylinder musical attachment,
which may Be set to play any one OF
seven tunes at the end of each hour. In
this last feature It may be so adjusted
land such was the intention of the ma
ker-as to play aOidHundred" at the
end of each hour on Sunday, and stOlo
Folks at Home" tsSwiss Walt" s.StaI
Span0ied Banner 'Hail Columbia,
aTankee Doodle and aSweet Home
respectively on each successive DAY o.
the week. The entire mechanism Il
placed in . black walnut case, which
measures ten feet high, twenty inches
wide and ten inches deep. The case i
highly polished and its front bears thu
Inscription in raised letters, "Our I'm
ion forever, u. g. Mr.. Munson, wht
is sixty-tyo years old aud quite feeble
feels proud OF what he has accomplish
ed.
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Old Starks, an honest German, had: q
farm about three miles from the village
of Naples, on the Illinois river, and,
like most of his countrymen who settle
in this country. was great on garden
truck, butter, eggs, &C., which he car
ried regularly to the town to sell OF
barter for family supplies. One day he
came in as usual, and Peter Crister, the
storekeeper, thinking to get "saw" on
the old man said:
"Well, Starks, got some more eggsp
'sYah, l have a few"
al paid you bit for the last" said
Crister, "but we have had q convention
of the storekeepers, and they have re-
solved to give only ten cents in the fn-
ture."
sY-a-h. Veil, mine hens dey have a
meetin," replied Stsrks, SAN dey re-
solves wot dey won't wear 'emselvei
out for layin' eggs for less as feefteen
shents I" And the old man stalked of
leaving Pete to stand the laugh of the
crowd
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GIVE US BACK THE TAILS.

five, as MIR. Darwin says
From monkeys are descended,
Old Time, in changing things, hath not
AS yet the matter mended.
Descendants Of our ancestors
Have no such times as they,
Who had no rent of house or tax
OF government to pay.
No tailor bills came in-Dame Nat1D
Clothing gave
And freaks OF fashion did not make
OF monky-girl q slave.
So the olden ways the happiest way;
The new condition fails;
And, Darwin, II you can, my boy,
Just give US back the tails.
No hurrying out Of bed had they,
No boiling breakfast down,
No hasty walk to shop In fear
OF some old boss's frown.
The lady-m0nkey sat not up
Till day the night did rout,
In waiting for the lodge to close
And let her husband out.
They had no votes, 'tls true, but they'd
No officers to keep,
And Ger defaulter's cash account
They never had to weep.
So the Oiden ways the happiest way;
The new condition fails;
And. Darwin, If you can, my boy,
just give Us back the tails.
They had no fashions promenade,
Where beauty's feet could stray;
But then the old boss-monkey had
No milliner to pay.
They had no wine, the monkeys young,
Through night to keep a-storming;
They saved thereby (you know yourself)
A headache in the morning.
A peaceful race were they, who ne'er
To wars appeal did fly;
They saved thereby occasion for
4 Joint Commission High.
A smarter race were they than that
Which from them hath descended,
And Time, by changing things, hath not
As yet the matter mended.
For the olden ways the happieSt way;
The new condition fails;
: So. Darwin, II you can, my boy,
Please give US back the tails.
EDIToR's DRAWER, in HarpeT's AdgdSi's
for At,HskSf
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Mr.. Bonner's flyers StartIe and Bru-
nor, did the most wonderful trotting
on record on Friday last, on Fleetwood
course, New York. Bruno made 8
half mile to saddle In .05k. This is
the fastest time ever made by 9 four
year old, namely, in harness q mile,
driven by Carl Burr, who weighs los
pounds, the first quarter in. 80 seconds,
half mile, IL, making The mile In
1909, carrying fifty-three pounds over
the rules of the track. Any one who
has tried to hold ont q twenty-five
pound shot bag at arms length WIN ep-
preciate this fact. Some offhe shrewd-
est turfman OF the country claim that
twenty-five pounds extra weight is
equal to distance in trotting horses OF
one mile. In running horses il is esti-
mated that seven and half pounds are
equal to distance in four mile
heat.
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SHOT AT LONG RANGE.
An ex-post chaplain. writes to the
" VI HL.J.,,., oe folIoxx,s.

AN ex-post chaplain. writes to the
New York Tribune as follows:
On the march of our regiment from
Sioux City, Iowa, to Fort Suily, ID. IT..
we were overtaken by a young frontiers
man whose parents lived In the northern
part of that Territory. He had been
with Gen. Sibley's engineers, had been
discharged, and was now ON his way
home: with us he could have rations.
He had his horse, rifle and cavalry &C.
coutrements with him. After we had
gone into camp one evening, and sup
per wes over, the boys gathered in
groups aasusual TO enjoy ehat.
In the group around our frontiers
man, discussion arose on the respec-
tive power and accuracy of their pieces
This young man praised his piece above
all others for power and accuracy.
Just then one Of the men saw what he
thought was . deer or buffalo crossing
q butte about q mile on, and challenged
him to shoot Ct it. But he said it was
neither deer or buffalo, but an Indian,
and he thought he could hit him, or at
any rate scare him. He drew q bead
and fired; the object was seen to spring
up in the air, and some one exclaimed
sTYou've hit him." He replied very
cooley "Don't know; an Indian would
jump that way, and then fall down as if
to prevent your firing again"
Some of the boys caught his spirit
and said, at was only an, Indian any
how" but most of them were shocked
that man who had never done them
any harm should be shot at in 80 cold
blooded q manner.
At roll-call one Of our soldiers was
missing. Another of the company said
he fell out at q stream mile or two
back to catch some tsh for supper,
another said that he was back with
Company NJ. So the inquiry was pass
ed over for unanswered. The sergeant,
who shared the shelter tent with the
young man who had shot at the Indian,
was restless all night and could not
sleep for thinking that perhaps 1t was
young p, the missing man that was
shot. He watched for peep of day,
then woke the young man, and propos-
ed that they should go up the butte and
see if he had hit the Indian. They
went, and when they drew near enough
to see the object on;the ground distinct
~, the frontiersman, who was in the
advance, threw up his hands and ex-
claimed: "Aly God it's soldier"
1t was our lost comrade, q peaceable
youth of about nineteen years of age.
The ball had passed right through his
head. 2,
The young man who shot him was
put under arrest, dispositions taken, and
when we reached the river was sent by
the first boat down under gaurd, to
Sioux City. Having been discharged,
he was civilian, and we had to hand
him over to civil authority. Had he
been in the service we could haYe dealt
with him under martial law. He re.
manned there until the grand jury met,
and they decided they had no jurisdic-
ton, and no bill was found.
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The Lawrence Standard, of this week
contains, according TO announcement
and despite the protest of Mrs. r., the
pictures of DIR. Medlicott, and Mrs. L.
NJ. Ruth, together with biographical
sketch of the former, and brief &C
count of the current gossip in the city
of Lawrence concerning the latter and
her associations with DR.. Medlicott.
If the picture of Mrs. r. is a true one, we
can trace in her physiognomy the charac-
tcristic of originality and force of char
acter ascribed TO her, but not the person
al beauty of which it has been said she
is the possessor. The chin and lower
jaw, on the contrary, according to the
picture, would indicate a grOssness of
nature fully capable of the indicate
rodomontade exhibited by her in
swearing her children over the dead
body of her husband to avenge his death.
The Standard represents that the pho
tographs from which it's cuts were TAX
en- were obtained at photograph gal
lery where the twain had gone altogether
only a short time before the death OF
Mr.. Ruth, and there had their pictures
taken at the same time; and further
that the photograph of Mrs. r. and
some love verses, in her handwriting
which the Standard publishes, were
found on the person of the accused
murderer at the time of his arrest.
In this connection we may inform
our readers that the change of venue
asked for DIR. Medlicott by his counse
was not granted by the court, and hi
trial takes place at Lawrence at thu
next term of court. eRU .f =
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erwise than to come squarely to the
scratch, and acknowledge the palpable
fact that it is a little too '1iveiy," in its
way, for the genial comfort and benefit
of tina country.
But, we believe that close attention,
upon the part of Republicans, will rem
der the bona .tiele influence of this Give
ly corpse" measurably harmless. Let
each and every Republican and we'll
wisher of the country lend every ener-
gy to thwart the designs of the dema-
gogues, commonly known as Demo-
Gratis, who are now striving to regain
the power which they once so greatly
abused, by causelessly bringing about
q most unwarranted rebellion. By SO
doing, prosperity will reign through
out the land, and the nation will be, as
it is now, respected abroad.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-28

DIR. Hall, in his journal Of Health,
saws the best medicines In the world,
more efficient in the cure Of disease than
all the potencies Of the ntdteSiG Hgedicd,
are warmth, rest, cleanliness and pure
air. Some persons make it virtue to
brave disease, to keep up" IS long IS
they can move q foot or crook q finger,
and it sometimes succeeds: but Oftener
the powers Of life are thereby so COM
pletely exhausted that the system has
lost all ability to recuperate, and slow,
and typhoid fevers set in, and carry the
patient to premature grave.@ When
ever walking or work is an effort, q
warm bed and 3 cool room are the very
first indispensable steps to . sure and
speedy recovery. Instinct leads all
beasts and birds to quietude and rest
the very moment disease orwounds as
sail the system.
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A party of Boston men recently Wis
tied the Nevada silver mines, and upon
coming out Of the tunnel one OF them
offered their guide, who CHANGED to be
one Of the principal owners of the
mine, half dollar for his trouble.
The miner looked at the money q mo-
ment and then turning to the man said
mated at home to be worth 2" about
twenty-five thousand dollars" replied
the Bostonian. "Well," sand the miner,
81 guess 1 won't take your half 3 dollar.
made a quarter Of million last
month"
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PUBLIC NOTICE

YINO whom 1t may concern: Public notice j.
hereby given that the undersigned, the lawful
heirs of James ii. McFall deceased, have made ap
Dlication that such application Is pending br
lore the United States Land Commissioner III
Washington, ID. e. for n reissue of Government
Patents to them as such heirs, for the south east
quarter and the east hall of the northeast quarter.
and the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter
of section seventeen % in tSwnship twenty t2O).
of range twelve Q2), in Lyon county. state of Kan
sas. Said lands were located ut Iecompton, March
3 1858, by said James ii. McFall, and patents is
sued therefor to him in the name of James ii. Nc
{ all by mistake which patents were destroyed by
nre when the land Office was burned ut Topeka
THOMAS p MCCALL.
DAVID NJ. MCFALL.
JOHN MCCALL.
W2S-6w BENJAMIN r. MCCALL.
ELIZA A. ZEII.
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The opening of the canal and turning
south the current of the river "Styx,"
the filthy waters of which have been SO
long a stencil in the nostrils of the good
people of Chicago, Is the chief topic of
the day in that notable city, and will be
no doubt along the line of the canal un-
til the ordQriferous current shall be
cleansed by the waters of the lake,
which is rapidly taking place. The ca
nal is said to be q complete success, and
ranks next to the.lake tunnel as one of
the wonders of the age.
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STRAYED.

0N or about the 22d day OF May last from En-
I y poria Kansas, one 1lly two years old last
spring; no marks except color; which i: called
COMMONLY calico" The said FLY Is of Arabian
stock and 8 very fine colt, perfectly white in face
with jet black eyes want TO find this lilly. NeTt
to nv wife il is the last thing 1 would part with
There is no such flly in the country Ocept the one
am seeking for, and am willing to pay Il reason
able fee for information of her whereabouts or any
thing that will lead to my getting her The last
known of her was that she was going east OF En-
pOria. Address Il l. . ALpM ELL,
or DoRRIs FOWLER, Emporia, Kan.
taIG-lt-W30-T
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NOTICE.

Holm n MORGAN Pl'Gl Before j. Jay Buck.
VS. J. p. for the city OF
SAMUEL MORGAN Def-t> EmPoria, Lyon CO, KS q.
TTNHE Defendant Samuel Morgan. is notified that
said Justice of the Peace did, ON the 1ith day
OF July a. u. 1STf, Issue orderoI attachment ia
the above entitled cause against the property, OF
tie said Samuel Morgan for twenty dollars $50;
That Thomas :. Jones has been garnisheed in said
action and that said cause will be heard before
said Justice at his Office in said city Ot Emora
on SAID ,Iny PEYTON " GILLTETF,
ga vrSgY Atty'S for PIT.
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The State Record Company have
completed the arrangements to publish
q paper on the fair grounds during the
State fair, "as often as awards of pre-
miums are made or anything new trans
pires, probably six or eight editions a
day." This will prove an interesting
feature of the exhibition, as it is the in
tention to employ the readiest wits that
can be obtained to contribute to its col
umns, and the attaches of the paper are
anticipating good deal of fun from the
enterprise. Go in, friends, and win.
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21O REWARD.

CTRAYED from the premises of the sub
- scriber, in Emporia, Kansas, about April
/, 1871 one medium sized light grey mare,
supposed TO be about or years old, White
nose branded on the left flank with a'small
circle: also, a dark brown yearling mare colt,
with white strip in forehead. A reward of 50
will be paid for any information which leads
TO their recovery. A reward of $40 Will he
paid to any person who will return them TO
the subscriber.
w9a-tf ALNERIN GILLETT.
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ESTRAYED.

TNROM Toledo Chase county, Kansas, ON sun
day, june 10, two horses described as follows:
One black horse about 16 hands high, heavy built
heavy name and tail has large sears from hstula
on the neck and shoulders. and marks of harness.
but no brand When he started away he had
shoe the left fore foot. Also dark bay horse
nearly IT hands high, black mane and tad, no
white on him except on one hind foot. ShOd al!
round Both horses shoes have toe and heel cOrks
The bay horse has gear marks, but no brands or
scars. The black IS in good hesh, and the bay Is
the bay is six. 4 liberal reward will he paid to
anyone returning said animals or information that
will lead to their recovery. DAVID -. IL LIE
Toledo, June 30, 1871. wlt-d2j3- 1t
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ADispatch from Louisville, KY, says
the Ku Klux prisoners, examined at
that place yesterday were held in the
sum of 81 600 bail to appear at the Oc-
tober term of the federal conrt. One of
them named Payne had been interview
ed by reporter, and divulged secrets
purporting to be the oath, signs, pass
words, ETC., of the organization.
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Administrator.s Notice.

-AYOTICE is hereby given that letters of admins
in tration upon the estate of Cornelius McCartv
late of Lyon county, deceased, We're granted I" u
untiersi gned the 14th day of July. ISL All per-
sons having accounts against said estate VIII cN-
hibit them for allowance within one year from the
date of said letters; and if said accounts bc not
nreSente Within three years the date at said
letters, they will forever be barred nom any tcne-
lit Of said estate II II ca
Administrator
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Election Proclamation.


July ~, 1871.
DY VirtPe of authority in me vested, l, W Iliiam
ID Jay, Mayor of the city OF Emporia, do hereby
proclaim and make known that an election VIII he
held in said city on TUESDAY, AUGUST !, 1stl.
ut which election all the qualified electors OF the
city shall be entitled to vote upon the following
proposition to wit Shall the city OF Emporia is
sue her bonds III the sum of Twelve Thousand Dol
lars be used in the discretion of the city council
to encourage the establishment of manufactures
in or near The cityI Those voting in favor of std
proposition shall vote "A written or printed ballet,
as follows: For the bonds. Those voting against
said proposition: Against the bonds Tho cleo
ton 10 be conducted under the general election
laws the Stale of Kansas except that the returns
shall be made To the City Clerk the day after salt
election
POLLS AND oFFICERS
First Ward. At the oflice of l.. Iiortnn, ON Com
mercialstreet between Sixth and Seventh avenues.
Judges, A n. Hanna, T.. v. skridgc, James Ben
nett. Clerks, james Dougherty, Van II. Holmes
Second Ward. At the office Of }. $. Cleveland,
Fifth avenue, between Commercial and Me
chanic streets. Judges, j. $. Cleveland. George
Frederick, n. T. Nix, Clerks, ii. " Bundrum, W
a. Randolph.
Third Ward. at the Office 70. Y. Hart on Com
mercial street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues
Judges. a: L. Bancroft. Bepjamin Trumbnll, IL. L
Wright. Clerks, H. =. Willard, William Rawson
Fourth Ward: At the first building south OF
Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S express office, on Commercial
street. Judges, +. Bort0n, s j. Smith, J. NJ An
derson. Clerks, NJ. Bates, Sam'l Gill.
l21s- 1Ot-w30-1t WILLIAM JAY, Mayor
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STRAVED.

ElROM my premises on the I'd Of April last,
II two horses; one bay II years old, with
bob tall and little stiff in the shoulders; he
other was a black mare 8 wears old of medium
size. Neither had saddle or harness marks
Information as to the whereabouts of the
same may be left at this office, and will be
reasonably rewarded.
woO-tf J. l.. KELLEY.
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sTRAYED.

TNROM my premises, six miles north OF EmPoria.
II ON June ~ ISL one light sorrel horse with
white face and one or both hind feet white, with
saddle and harness marks, and humps on one hind
leg below the knee Also one dark brown yeariinE
fiIy branded ~ ON the left shoulder Amy in
form alton as TO their whereabouts will c suitably
rewarded. Address d. NJ MlLLEh
EmpOria Kansas, July Is. w29-ti
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More than eli ght hundred chimueys
were blown down. in st. Joseph by the
wind of Thursday night One large
chimney on the house of w. NJ. John.
son lies fiat upon the roof, almost whole
with scarcely brick displaced.
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An attendant at Mount Vernon, not
long since, found q lady weeping most
bitterly and audibly, with her handker-
chief at her eyes. He stepped up to
her and said:
"Are you in trouble, madam 2"
"No sir !" she sobbed.
'1 saw you weeping"
"Ah!" said she, show can one help
weeping at the grave Of the Father OF
his Country.
"Oh, indeed, madam,n said he s'that'e
It'll The tomb's over yonder. This il
the ice-hOuse.n
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Strays, Notices, &c.
IANn EOR AALN

ATEAR Toledo. 30 acres with good house Isx.n
~ IL stories high, porch fun length of house
one-haif milo north of Toledo one-haif mile from
a good school house. and oneIHie from the junction
OF the A. 7. 4 ). r. and the proposed N, &. " v.
Railroads. Terms are reasonable. Inquire on my
four miles west OF Americas.
1waS-4ts VIM. BALES.
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The Louisiana sugar crop promises
to be a very large one. 1t will prob
ably exceed 100000 hsgsheads, and may
be greatly in excess of that amount. In
Cuba. however, there will not be half
tho Isual supply.
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An indianapolis merchant has been
in business thirty-two years, and never
paid the p rinter farthing for adver-
Using. His peanut warehouse and the
curbstone don't pay expenses.
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An excursion party of about 1000
persons will cross the Atlantic in the
"Great Eastern" The vessel will prob
ably be in American waters in about
two weeks. S25 is the fare. N1
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The Crane Duke Alexis, of Russia, is
now organizing the feet that's to bring
him to the United States. A buffalo
hunt is to be arranged for his edifica-
tom.