The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-04

The Nebraska papers are, many OF
them, finding fault with their constitu-
tional convention for raising the sala-
ries of State oficers-for instance, the
governors, from 81 900 to $1,000.
It was estimated by Mr.. Gladstone
that the value of the commissions in
the British army was SO large that it
would take from $50, 10000 to SAC, 700,
600 for the State to buy them up.
Our member OF Congress is in the city. He
Is welcomed most heartily by his friends here,
who regard him as the best representative In
Congress we ever have had. Judge Lowe is
an able, dignl1ed Congressman, who win do
his duty fearlessly, and we think in such q
Observation-Disclosures Times. 18th.
The London Times is Of the opinion
that Hoffman ought to have prohibited
the Orangemen from parading, and
thinks both Orangemen and Ribbonmen
should be prohibited from making pub
lie demonstrations.
Shrewd business men keep up their
trade in dull times by advertising. In
such times purchasers appreciate the
value Of every dime they expend, and
scan the papers to SEQ where they can
buy to best advantage.
The investigation of the Tammany
frauds in New York, continues. The
Times has so far ascertained that 3d.
7S9, 482.16 have been got rid of and all
the respectable journals in the east join
in the effert to break up that rascally
ring.
A man in Louisville, named Brown,
lost his wife few weeks ago by burn
ing. He seemed terribly grieved, and
spent his whole time, day and night, at
her grave. Last week he was sunstruck
while sitting on the grave, and it is be-
lieved he will soon follow his wife.
A grand series of military maneuvers
of English regulars, volunteers and
yeomanry cavalry is preparing for next
September in England. A sham fight
will take place each day, and the men
will be made to acquire as far as posi-
BILE the experience of real campaigning.
Ex-Governor Oglesby replies to the
Chicago Journal that he is not, and will
not be candidate for member of Con-
gress from the State at large. OF course.
That is the way it is done nowadays.
The people, you know, never like to
vote for men who have the itch for Of
flee very badly.
From the Eldorado Times we learn
that the taxable valuation of Butler Co.,
as shown by the last assessment rolls,
amounts to nearly two millions of dol
lars. Last year it was less than one
million. While the county has more
than doubled in popu alton, it has more
than doubled in wealth.
A German woman, the wife of q
saloon keeper, La Cygne, Kansas, on
he 29th ult., says the Fort Scott Moni-
tor, killed her babe by stufing a rag
down its throat, and then by tieing q
handkerchief around her own neck,
producing strangulation, killed herself.
She had been suffering from i'll health
and depression of spirits for q long
time.
The new fire-alarm cable, weighing
four tons, constructed of the heaviest
armor, and strong enough to hold any
vessel, SO that it cannot be broken, has
been successfully laid to East Boston
from Boston. It contains five conduc-
tors, two of which will be used for the
fire alarm, and there are two extra.
One will be used for the police tele-
graph.
It is said that an American firm has
offered to take as many of the Paris in
surgents as the Government of France
likas to make over to them, Intending
to conduct them-men, women and
children-to some large tract of land in
Oregon, where each would receive a
certain number of acres and be employ
ed in clearing the forests, but Theirs
has declined the offer.
The number of distilleries coming in
to the possession of the Government in
cases where the property has been dis
trained for non-payment of taxes is very
large. It is understood that a party OF
spectators are negotiating with the
Bureau for the purpose of getting pos
session of a portion of this property
therefore information respecting the
same is denied to outside persons.
A dispatch from st. Louis says that
Patrick Burns, convicted of the murder
of Obermeyer and sentenced to be
hanged yesterday, refused three times to
accept the Communication of the sentence
to ten years imprisonment, but finally
accepted it on Saturday last under pro-
test. Isn't it rather rough on a poor
murderer to imprison him for ten years
when he wants to be hanged? The
officers have no mercy on unfortunate
prisoners.