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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10
Funeral of Major John Wavne.

At half past nine O'Clock a. m. on Saturday,
the members Of the Masonic order in the city
assembled at the Masonic Hall, where the re-
mains OF Major John Wayne had been since
Friday afternoon.
At the hall, appropriate ceremonies were
performed by the order. On the conclusion of
the ceremonies, procession was formed I'M
der the charge Of which the remains were con-
Quoted to the First Presbyterian church. At
the church the procession was Joined by the
family Of the deceased and n large number of
friends.
The services at the church were performed
by Rev. +. S. McCabe. They consisted of the
reading OF selections from the holy scriptures,
prayer and a brief address.
AFTER these services, the procession convey
ed the body TO the cemetery, where it was laid
IN the grave with the impressive rites Of the
Masonic order.
Major Wayne was q native Of the State of
New York At an early eye he removed to Il
l1neis, and thence to Cedar Rapids, Iowa He
Iantry. he was wounded and captured at
Plt.sourgn Landing. He was of the rank Of
MAJOR IN the cavalry service by the faithful
ana gallant discharge Of his duty.
MAJOR wayne came to this city in the spring
OF 1850 and established himself in business
here. over year ago he removed to Empo-
ria: ms health failing, he went TO Florida
lew weeks after his arrival in the south-dy-
ing IN the thirty fifth year of his age. He was
watched over In his last illness by his devoted
ney.
BE was an energetic and seccessful business
man. and man Of the strictest integrity. His
loss viii long be felt by q large circle Of
| friends, who knew and loved him for his
many virtues. Peace to his Names Common.
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CouncII Proceedings.

The City Council met Monday night, with the
President of the Council in the Chair and six
members present. Minutes read and APP
proved.
The petition Of Sherburne & Son for license
as auctioneer for six months was presented
and referred to committee on police and Ii
cense.
The committee ON streets and alleys recon-
mended that q eulyert be made at the crossing
Of Fourth avenue and Congress street in ac-
cordanee with plans and specifications pre-
sented at the preceding meeting.
The following submitted by Mr.. Hirth was
on motion laid on the table:
Whereas, The committee on police and Ii
cSnse was on motion Of this council instructed
December 18th, 1870, to prepare an ordinance
In relation TO licenses of auctioneers, so as to
read $50 per year instead Of 800, and
Whereas, Mr.. Chas. II. Sherburne was ar
rested and required to pay fine and costs in
the sum Of 500, before the Police Judge, be-
fore the action was taken by this council on
the amendment Of said ordinance,
Be it Resolved, That the Clerk be and he
is hereby instructed to issue an order on the
City Treasurer to the amount of the fine and
Police Judge.
Mr.. Eskridge offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee on Normal
School boarding houses are authorized to re-
ceiye proposals for putting In one cistern to
each boarding house, which proposals shall be
presented to the council for approval before
the letting Of the contract.
Adjourned.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10
E.thsr. ,ne Beaut,rul Queen

This beautiful eantata is undoubtedly one of
the best productions Of the kind ever written,
founded upon the well known story of ''Es-
Their" so beautifully and graphically detailed
in the Bible, and also by Josephus. The thrill
ling events connected with the history OF the
attempted destruction Of the Jews by Hannah,
and the defeat and downfall of the latter
through the bravery Of Esther, the Queen, are
strikingly portrayed.
Our readers will bear in mind that this can
tata is to be presented in our city on Thurs
day and Friday evenings Of this week by the
members Of the The Topeka Musical Union
esther" had run Of three nights in Topeka
during the winter to full houses, notwith-
standing the great number of entertainment
given in the city. All who saw it concur In
saying that 1t was rendered as well or bettel
than they had ever seen it even by the eele
brated musical societies Of New York, Boston
and Philadelphia.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

PLANT TREEs.-The time Of year is ap-
preaching that is especially well adapted to
tree planting, and we think it appropriate to
cali the attention Of our citizens to this mat
ter. With very little expense to each indi-
vidual our streets may be lined with the ma
pie, and thus in few years our city may be.
come attractive and beautiful beyond any 9TH
er in the West. Cleveland has the reputation
OF being the handsomest city in Ohio, and she
owes her beauty almost wholly to the fact that
all her principal streets are lined with that
handsomest of all shade trees, the maple.
Every citizen who has not already done so
can plant row Of trees in front of his resi-
dence at e cost Of but very few dollars, which
will be returned to him with good interest in
the event Of his selling, and at all events, will
be good business transaction, if nothing
more. We do not care to discuss the mat
ter, but we do want all to plant trees.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10
PURIFY THE BLOOD.

The most active, energetic, unfailing and
rapid remedy known for those numerous dis
eases incident to an impure state of the blood
is EDWARD WILDER's SARsAPARILLA AND
PoTAsH.SThis great Medicine stands without
rival. 1t is perfectly peerless. Manufac-
tured with the utmost care from the purest
and costliest materials, it has achieved a repu-
tation for potency and thoroughness that
places it in the front rank of popular remedies.
Cure is guaranteed in every case, where the
directions are followed, for those diseases, the
most terrible of which the human body can be
subject, namely: Scrofula IN all its forms; eV-
cry known variety Of Constitutional Syphilis,
or Venereal Disease, Neuralgia, Skin Diseases,
no matter how old or inveterate, Chronic
rheumatism, Scrofulous Sore Eyes, Glandular
Swellings Of the Neck, or elsewhere, Chronic
Chills and Fever, letter, Weeping Sore Leg,
Ulcers of every kind, Pimples on the Face,
Ringworm, Scald-head, Falling out of the
Hair, or Allopecia, White Swelling, Hip-joint
Disease, Chronic Erysipelas, Ague Cake,
Dropsy, etc.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

MURDER AT WICHITA.-A gentleman from
Wichita brought the particulars Of the muir
der at that place on the Goth ult. Of J. Z. Led
ford, the proprietor Of the Harris House. It
seems that Jack Bridges and Lee Stuart, with
% u. s. Infantry under Capt. Randall, went
to Wichita to arrest Ledford on the charge Of
resisting United States officer. When or
how this resistance was made does not appear.
Seeing them approach, and supposlng they
meant mischief, he secreted himself, and after
half hours search for him the soldiers retir-
ed, and Ledford came forth, when he was fir-
ed upon by Bridges and Stuart, one ball Ia
king effect In his arm and disabling him so
that he could not well use his pistol. He sue
ceeded, however, IN wounding Bridges Sc
verely, then, with four balls in his body, he
walked 20 Dagner's store near y hundred
yards distant, quietly laid down on the floor
and in very few minutes expired.
The impression prevails that there was nc
occasion for the arrest OF Ledford, and that
the pretext OF arresting of arresting him was
only cloak for the premeditated intention Of
killing him.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

The ''seat of war; is now on the Kaw Re-
serve. The settlers commenced building
houses. and showed signs of permanency that
called for the assistance of troops again. Yes
terday, or the day before, the troops were
promised by the agent and other officials; but
they did not put in an appearance, and the
settlers begin to suspect there is ''more talk
than cider" A big meeting was held on the
reserve on Monday, and resolutions for mutu-
al protection adopted. We hear there are
three hundred more squatters on the way
hither from Cincinnati, and the numbers al
ready "upon the line'' are daily augmenting.
''The war is already Jpn us,'' and the motto
of the squatters appears to be, ''let it Gomez
If this movement should result in opening up
the Reserve to actual settlers, 1t will be a
great blessing to the country. At any rate, it
has the sympathy of the people in its favor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

By reference to our advertising columns it
will be seen that VIM. S. Jay & Co. have taken
in n partner in the person Of James B. Hal
leck. This firm has been doing number one
business in the lumber trade all winter, and
now that they have strengthened their BUSH
ness by taking in another partner they will
undoubtedly do q larger trade than ever.
Messrs. Jay & Co. have the entire confidence
Of all who deal with them
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

ACCIDENT. - Wednesday E. P. Bruner, in
company with three young men named St.
Clair, Haley and Moses, embarked in a boat
for a pleasure ride on the raging Cottonwood
below Soden's dam. They rowed rather too
close to the dam and were capsized. The par
ties were carried under the falling water and
churned against the rocks on the bottom. MIR.
Bruner struck the bottom three times. All
were excellent swimmers, but it was only
with the strongest efforts that they were ena-
bled to get out Of the whirlpool. They were
all badly bruized, and Mr.. Bruner was so
much exhausted when he reached the shore
that he had to be lifted out of the water. A
lock and chain, one oar, three caps and seven
dollars in money were & They were fortu-
nate in getting of with 80 slight loss.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10
Avoid Consumption.

No enemy of the human race is more to be
dreaded, and is more insiduous in its approach
es, than that too fatal and generally prevalent
arch-destroyer Of health and happiness of
myriads-"Consumption in its CHASTITY form.''
The duty of all is to guard against its first ad-
vances. This may be done by the timely use
of EDWARD WILDER's COMPOUND EXTRACT
OF WILD CHERRY, a preparation especially
recommended as affording certain relief for all
Pulmonary Complaints. Before it Coughs,
Colds, and Catarrhs rapidly disappear. 1t
affords prompt and decided comfort in cases of
Bronchitis, Laryngitis, and Asthma or Phthis-
ic. Likewise, it is of the highest use in
relieving the difficult breathing and distress
ing cough of those afflicted with Consumption.
In all cases of Pneumonia or Winter Fever it
is indispensable. 1t has no equal in taste, eff
cheney, and power. Wherever used it has not
only given present relief, but effected perma-
nent cures.
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Eureka is improving rapidly.

DEDICATION AT READING.-On the LIST inst
4 meat church at Reading was dedicated by
the Welsh Presbyterians. At ten O'Clock a.
m. the services were opened, and a sermon in
Welsh by Rev. Rees, and one in English, by
Rev. Thomas Jones, both Of Emporia, were
preached. The pulpit in the afternoon at two
was occupied by Prof. BarrOws, Of Arvonia,
in English, and by Rev. John Jones, of Empo-
ria, In Welsh. In the evening sermons in
Welsh and English were preached by Rev.
Tavalow Jones, of Arvonia, and Rev. Nj.
FennimOre, Of Waterloo, respectively.
There was very large number Of Welsh
present from the surrounding country and
towns. Trains on the A. T. Il S. F. road car
ried passengers from here at haif-fare. Mr..
Pratheroe, Of Reading, is highly commended,
and doubtless is entitled 70 much credit, for
his efforts to establish this church
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10
Correct the Stomach.

1t is well ascertained physiological fact
that the origin of most Of the ills to which
humanity is heir is q deranged condition of the
alimentary canal. The bowels become consti-
pated and sluggish, and thence arises q train
of fearful and distressing maladies. AS a
preventive and cure for these, EDWARD Will
DER's FAMILY PILLS are unrivalIed and with
out precedent. They are not exceiled as e
purgative, and are especially recommended in
all Fevers and Infiamatory Diseases: in Acute
Rheumatism; inflammation Of the Liver, Brain,
Kidneys, and Bladder; in Erysipelas, Fever
and Ague, Acute Ophthalmia or Sore Eyes,
Fullness Of the Head, Vertigo, Dizziness.
Blindness, etc. They are far superior to any
known combination in the certain and rapid
relief afforded in all the above named diseases.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10
ROBERT M1LL1KEN, Secretary.

Mr.. j. s. Weir, formerly worthy citizen of
this place, but at present a resident Of Flor
ence, Kansas, was in town Monday and has
much to say about the wonderful growth and
more wonderful prospects Of the new town
whittier he has gone to dwell. Only few
weeks old, its number of houses is three and
twenty. Mr.. Pike, the proprietor of the great
hotel, is on the ground and is accommodating
scores upon scores of immigrants daily. We
are happy to know that Florence is so pros
porous. Every one who has been there and
whom we have heard say anything about it
speaks of the country as being all that one
could wish it. The grading Of the A. T. &
Santa Fe railroad is completed 20 within a
short distance of the TOWNSHIP.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

G. w. Sucker, OF Clinton, Missouri, called
upon us yesterday and informed us that he
has made arrangements to come to Emporia in
n few weeks to engage in the undertaking
business. He will come amply provided with
everything necessary to conduct the business
as 1t should be conducted, and we are glad
that he is coming. People die in Emporia as
well n elsewhere, and we have no decent
means wherewith to inter our dead, let be
said what may. Mr.. Sucker will be here in
about one month.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

We stepped into the furniture store of Mr..
Frederick Hirth, the other day, and found
him busily engaged in receiving orders for
goods. Mr.. Hirth keeps u large and well Sc
lected stock Of Furniture constantly on hand,
and we are pleased TO know that he is doing a
thriving business. He informs us that he has
purchased the lot Immediately north of the
ne whereon Mr.. Bartc is erecting building,
and that he contemplates putting up bust
ness store 25xS0 feet, the front TO be built of
brick, and the sides and rear walls of stone.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

HARTFoRp.-The closing exercises OF the
Academic year OF Hartford Collegiate Insti-
JuSe take place wodnosday evening, March
10th. Dialogues, declarations, essays and in
strumental and vocal music will be the order
of the evening.
The exercises embrace the whole school,
numbering nearly ninety pupils.
An admittance fee Of twenty-five cents will
be charged at the dooI-.
We anticipate an interesting evening.
A. ID. CHAMBERS, A. M,
PrinciDoI
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

The store-room OF Messrs. H. z. Williams
& Bro. and Rathbone & Co., in Bancroft's
block, is about the finest room in town. The
stock Of each Of these firms is nicely arranged
and shows of to good advantage. They are
receiving new goods each day and the long
rows OF shelves are about full. H. q. Will
liams Bro. are expecting the arrival in a
few days OF perhaps the largest and best as
sortment OF wall paper that has ever been
brought to Emporia. They are also expecting
to enlarge their stock Of miscellaneous books
and the works of all the standard authors both
Of this and other countries will be kept upon
their shelves.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

Rev. b. Kelley, Of the NJ. f. church, preach
cd the closing sermon OF the present confer
ence year yesterday ut the Methodist house.
The congregation was large and the sermon
was excellent. Mr.. Kelley has had a very
prosperous year and has done n good work for
the church and for Christ. He is deservedly
popular with his own people and with the
people Of the town In general. The church
membership Is about double what it was at
the beginning Of the year and the church H.
nances are in n most excellent shape. Mr..
Kelley started for Conference this morning
and the united desire Of his church that he
may be sent back to EmporiA for another year
has perhaps accompanied him. Conference Il
held at Paola this year. 1t is thought that II
will be held At this place next year.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

EUREKA. From Mr.. Phenis we learn the
following items of Eureka: The Metropolitan
Hotel has been opened by Reece & Ellis. The
''unholy trafiicers" have come to grief at Eu-
reka. They agreed to remove their poison
from the county and never again undertake to
sell or give away in Eureka again. Last
Thursday quite a serious accident happened
two miles below town on Fall river, which re-
suited in death by drowning Of three persons.
Mrs. Hitchcock an1 two children, aged Is and
II years, accompanied by hired man whose
name we did not learn, attempted to cross the
river at that point. All were drowned ex-
cept one of the children. The bodies of Mrs.
Hitchcock and the hired man were recovered
the next day.
Eureka is improving rapidly.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

ARAPAHeEs AND CHEYENNEs.-A letter
from Enoch Hoeg, Superintendent of Indian
affairs, dated yesterday at Lawrence, says the
following telegram had just been received
from the Commissioner of Indian affairs at
Washington, d. G:
"a party of Arapahoes and Cheyennes have
left Laramie for Southern Cheyenne Agency.
They will be in northwestern Kansas very
soon. Send Kaw Agent to meet them without
delay and accompany them to said Agency.
Also give as much notice as possible through
papers that these Indians desire to pass peare-
ably to said Agency"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

A fresh lot of squatters have taken possess
sion of the kaw Reserve, mostly members of
the excursion party that came to Council
Grove from Ohio last week. Delegations
with petitions have gone to Washington to try
to induce the department to open these lands
to actual settlers. We sincerely hope they
may succeed. 1t is high time something were
done with this Reservation. The Indians are
ready and willing to go away and give them
up, and the retaining of them in their present
condition is doing nobody any good. If
opened to settlement early this spring, hum
dreds of farms would be commenced and i'm
proved this year. We understand the mar
shall has ordered the settlers off, but the thing
will have to come to a head before long.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

The Time Table Of the A. T. & Santa FC
railroad has been changed, to take effect -
morrow. The trains will run through to Cot
tonwood Falls. There Will be two passenger
trains and one freight train running each way
every day. The mail train arrives here at 5:5
p. m. and the accommodation at i1:10 q. m,
running west, the former at p. M, and the
latter at p. m, running east The freight
train arrives here at p. m, running west,
and ut 1855 p. m, running east. Read the
time table.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10
T II E
Of TEE AHE!!

EDWARD WMDER's FAMOUS STOMACH BIT-
TIERS certainly cure Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant, Indigestion in all its forms, Intermit-
tent Foyer, Fever and Ague, and all periodical
diseases. 1t relieves Collie and Flux. Cures
eostiveness, proves an invigorant of mild and
delightful character for delicate females; acts
as an Alternative and tonic for family purposes;
recuperates the wasted and debilitated frame,
strengthens the appetite, and improves the di-
gestive forces. 1t is unlike all other bitters its
basis being pure old Bourbon or copper-distil-
led Whisky, while the body Of all rival prep
arations is common raw Whisky or Alcohol,
which is in the highest degree deleterious to
the system. This fact has of itself strongly
commended it to the confidence OF the public,
and its usefulness has been attested by the
unsolicited certificates OF leading men in the
medical profession and the holy ministry.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

The vestry OF St. Marks church have ex-
tended TO Rev. L. L. Holden an invitation to
act as minister in charge for the Episcopal par
ish at this place for another year. We pre-
sumo he will accept. Mr.. Holden has been
untiring in his lAbors for the good Of the par
ish, and almost all that has been done in the
way OF getting the new Episcopal church in
process OF erection has been done by him.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

The amount Of milling machinery that goes
to the southwest is astonishing. There must
be plenty Of grain to grind down that way.
Every week we see something in this line at
the depot. There are boiling chests there
now-one for Ben. Clifford, Of Augusta, and
one for Drinkwater, at Cedar Point, Chase
county. They were manufactured at Rich
mond. Indiana.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

Mr.. Michtell, Of the Paola Advertiser, gave
us a call the other day. Mr.. Mitchell likes our
town and AYERS that Fit. Scott and Emporia are
the two best towns for newspapers in the State.
The business men Of these two places are by
far the most liberal in patronizing their pa
pers, the result OF which is q reflex influence
upon themselves, making them thrifty and
prosperous beyond those Of any other towns
In the State
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

Mr.. Bennett, our new job printer, came the
middle Of last week, and the character Of the
work he has so far turned out, although moth
ing more than plain, common jobs, gives am
pie evidence Of his superior taste and ability
In the department for which we have engaged
his services. We congratulate ourselves upon
our good fortune In having secured him, for
we feel confident that with so competent a
workman and with our superior facilities for
executing job work, no office in the State can
excel us In this regard.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

CHANGE.-Richard d. Thomas and Isaiah
Jones, two Of our weil-known and highly-es-
teemed Welsh citizens have bought out Nc
Cullough & Lewis, and are preparing to sup
ply all their friends with groceries. They are
going to fight it out in this line all summer.
1t is scarcely necessary to qualify their ehanc-
es OF success with a peradventure. They
know their "biz' and are well known, and
will command success where others would
beg for it and fail,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

The Emporia Tribune, under the new man
agement of Cunningham g. Rowland, is more
Of an improvement than ever. The last num-
Der is the best in typographical appearance
that we remember seeing of that sheet; and its
patrons may rest assured that so long as E. w.
Cunningham presides over the editorial de-
partment they will have a paper well worth
reading. We have known him for many
years and know full well that he will place
nothing before his readers that is not high
toned in sentiment and carefully and ably
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10

Americas is spreading herself this spring.
Several new buildings are now in progress of
erection, and mere contemplated. With her
best town lots for residences, at $25 and $40
each, rents low, (when buildings can be OBJ
tanned at alI) plenty of good water, good
schools, good morals and the best society,
there is attraction in Americas. Come and
see.