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The New York herald., 1871-11-22
CUa MUNICIPAL CORRUPTI0NS.
Judge Bedford's Charge to tho Grand Jury
in General Sessions -''stupepdous Fraud,
Agsinst the city Treasury'-lhe Law No
Respecter Of Either Political Parties or
frivase Persons-The City Judge Puts
Himself Square on tho Record.

Yesterday was another white day on the calendar
or the business transacred IN the Court OF General
Sessions. Inc Grand Jury, which has been sitting
in session since the opening OF the present Novcu
Der term had delivered to them the subjolned forc
BILE and suggestive judicial charge. Tie court room
was crowded rom the opening OF tile doors, II nav
ing become known that Judge Bedford would cna-ge
the Grand jury on the SUBJECT oil our gigantic mu-
nicipa lrauis and corrupLlons lis recommends
ton tnai The Grand Jury should send ior Mr. charles
OCouor was especially commented on with great
favOr:-
Tue CHARR
0ENTLENEN-I have convened you this morning for =
most important ana solemn purpose nnc day os.ors ne
sor 70 maian the par, o the Ia 10. bos Sy
Inc prompt inctmen Of All persons charged ceioIe your
knew ,a. Tue DECISIVE pos ton this Soa AND your Soy
g.a r s and s ss Who vi @
ter kess and d take no warning will meet with the
Tne cLEorl,N - OYER
sn As so e sa 'sa s
now aeI,ands my convenlnr yon tails morning.
VIZ ARE N rnE MAST n,.rs =, NOSE VITAL MUNICIPAL
We al know that FOR months certain IN. have ocso
FRAUDS the cys treasury; ana from oaici sources
H. % 9. tho Fs sas' or the .nos
sr
~ iarnishei .n.l shs s.ands ony ~ -
smonr good peo..e This state ot affair. canno. and
must =. s. sg % ., C sas AMI sn 20
brns guilty isAuens, aud have no doaot there
snc evidence To bring about this naiop Your
bouy responsible nobo ~ you
send and papers AMI can command the
strong Of compel sdlcnce your SUNNI Jns
would Suggest tna, you send tor such men
As ottAki.rv 0'OVs0n,
whose and Iclrss honesty and abilities have been
bear Ia the liberalization OF these fraud and tho
pr0secuen of the pcTpcrors rnis 10 important DUTY,
winch should &c Aressly performed
ka the alleged criminals 10 said n.ss ded !Ion me
coua.ry whir yet many rsuAin But tais matters not
the power f law II forth win reach thcun
wherever they be.
I, THEREFORE, UR0r you,
hoh citizens and urant Jurors, 10 tmmcd atcy
institute rsL into all these notorious frauds
present Nil whom bo eleved 10 ne guilty, n vc
they may TOR the rcspecter " ethel
political parties private luolc persons In ths geA
duty iae icaraed DsrIct Attorney VIII aid voa 20 tt
teal OF hrs ability rcrsonaiy and OnciAily hav: alw
b, en- npposcd to corrupon both IN b. plccs and low
place either among puoi and desire
ut this inmnent TO place myself tho record
Ae ONE wno Will 10 ALL In ms POWER
punish the Of these frauds, aud IL leu his ait
in Tcsor &c conndencs and regainng for New i0ra
her unce envIei position.
The Grand Jury then retireu.
The New York herald., 1871-11-22

Science ~ IN ElsvatsP Of Humanisy-Salts .
Hts Uses aad Beautics-InterestIns Expert.

Science ~ m Elsvater Of HumanIey-SaIts .
Hts Uses and Beauties-Intere.tIns Experi.
nsents.
the rst Of four scientific lectures for the bencnt
Of the free lecture fund Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association was delivered at their nall corner OF
Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue last night
BY Professor Doremus. Notwithstanding the arrival
Of the Grand Duke and the consequent rush Of
the Rentler sex to see his august Royal Hiahness.
the ladies' were the major part OF the audience who
attended tho lecture last night. The large hall OF
the building was literally crammed owing
70 the arrangement OF the experimental ap-
paratus-which was In many points disadvan-
tageous-but half the audience were able
to see tho same experiment. This can
hardly be termed mlsmanagement, as the construc-
uon OF the stage would not allow any other mode of
arrangement. Before the Professor was introduced
the organ discOursed selected music The President
Of the association tnen introduced Professor Dore.
mus, who was received with round handed ap-
piause. indicative OF that heard at baby.spanking
festival Amid this hubbub and claptrap the Pro-
fessor came forward and said-
LADIES AND GENTLEMgN-I have the honor as
well as the plea sure OF opeaing secoad coulse Of
lectures for this association In this nrst lecGure
propose to show nat science elevaIes us M terlay
mentally ana m0fa.ly-materaily, inasmuch as Ii
draws aside the ven oI mystery IN wntch nature
mas ior @ centuries y wrapt herself; mentally, Tor the
tho fact that it teaches US the innlty OF onr God
ana supreme good ana enables Us TO see Ills handl-
work IN the minutest atom matter rhe subject
OF my le. ure tonight Will be salt. InIs suDs,anc. Il
TO be found IN every thing we know o. IRON the
glooe Itself down TO the almost invisiJIe
mote winch we see In tine sunbeam.
Solium, winch Is, comparatively speaking,
modern discovery, has given rs many msans OF pro-
curing SAT- ntherO unknown IN The scientific
world. When We uate sodium with gas 1t gives Us
salt. Could recIte many O.her processes bv winch
salt is procured By the agency or sodium,
buC not without resOrtlng TO technical
phraSeOlOyy which would hut lnystty
you. Chlorine, another species OF salt.
s one which ts almost invaluable to u.s. II il most
potent dlslniectant and deolorlt er, When mr.
GunCher was Mayor Of the city Of New or4 the
smallpox was very prevalent III the City. Tue .ues.
ton was prop0uhded to tue me iical Society
which was tnen III connection with the citizens
Assoclation-''What VIII be tle best means sin.
lsctlng our hotels and hospital5" 1t was answered
by Dr. Mott, who resorteu To chlorine which
rs In no small degree rom epidemic. The Professor
lnterSperSeu his lecture wien amusing anu 'lrlc.
tive experiments; among others an .tcal leluaion.
TWO SILK dresses one green ana another red. wee
placed upon the stage Cnoiorina was burned with
common gas, wheeeupon Dotn tho dresses appeared
to be Jet black and all 0.ner colOled artcies Or
ing apparel In the room.
The New York herald., 1871-11-22
MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
D,nowioa,ionn.,.m Deprecated.

Drns aationniism Deprecated.
miss. .onary convention was held yesterday
in ST. Paups Methodist Episcopal church IN
connection with tae anniversary Of The Gen.
eral Missionary Society. lhe excitement vt.
tendant on the reception OF the Grand
Duke interIered somewhat with the numbers pres
ent In the morning. ana afternoon. but IN the evening
the congregat was large. Aa ESSAY was read in
the morning by Rev. DR.. Love. OF Chicago on the
question: ais 1t preferable TO concentrate our
ioIc,sn missionary work Into q few principal Mis-
sions Or 10 seek TO carry on missions IN greater
numJer Of placcs2' discussion OF The question
followed the reading OF the essay.
In the afternoon Rev. DIR. WENTWORTH, OF Troy,
read nm essay advocating the severance OF the
foreign ana the domestic mission work OF the
society. lie thought tlat The siranaest anomaly o..
missionary operations is the spending OF 30 much
money to sustain Christianity IN CRristan countries.
Tie thought that tnerc was llcS 0l honesty and
uprightness III begging money Tor foreign missions
anu hea spending 80 niucn as We do ON the domes-
how their money snail he appropriated, and In.
stead Of lessening their subscriptions, lie beey cd
that II tnc operations OF the society were divided
Mr. THOMAS L. PRICE. OF Philadelphia called at.
i've yer cent OF the missionary appropriations went
'oa noa Ana n@ pc, he cent ase U1x nai %
hon dollars which have been spent during the last
seven years an average O but Twelve apd hall per
cent mas been devoted 10 mission work among tho
heather. lie considered II strange thing
for American Cnrstlans 70 senL ms.
sl0naries and theoioglcal students on the
same steamer TO Germany. lie thought
denominatI0nalsm received loo much Importance
In the MISSIONARY operations Of the Church. Cur
money anu energies are wasted In trying to make
Lutnerans or Presbyterians or Catholics become
Meihodlsts, rather than IN leaving tnem to get to
heaven by the light Of tncir own crecds ana
churcnes, and dev0ting ourselves 10 the heather,
wno have none. or only the crudest ideas oi God.
tiol. Drs. Haven, OF Boston, Hill, Love, Baldwin-a
returned Chinese MISUNDERSTANDING Judd and
others TOOK part. committee vi seven was ap-
pointed TO arrange for a similar convention next
year. In the evening addresses were delivered III
Drs. Waugh, OF India; Jacohy Of Germany; and u.
4. Cleveland, OF Pnhadeiphins
The New York herald., 1871-11-22
AN EXTENSIVE FIRE AT KIT CARSON.

DsNvER, COL. Nov. 20, 1871.
on Friday morning IRE broke out in the barber
shop adjoining the Perry House, at Kit Carson.
7he entire block, including the Perry House several
dry goods and grocery stores, the Post once. two
billiard halls and . number Of saloons and dwell
ings were destroyed. Very little properly was
saved Loss estimated at $780, 0v0; no insurance.
The railroad depot and warehouses. containing Q
large amount OF merchandise IN route to New
Mexico and Arizona, were on nre several times. and
were only saved from destruction BY the use or
number Of are annih,lators In the hands Of the en-
ployeA
The New York herald., 1871-11-22
SEVERE SNOW STORM III COLORADO.

UENVBH, VO1sD NUvs ~
severe wind and snow storm occurred here lasl
Thursday night AMI continued the greater part q
Friday. The snow fell TO depth Of about eight
inches at Central City, ten a. Colorado springs ana
Pueblo and eight at Denver the storm extended
great distance east and south, and the railroads
were ali badly DockeL up by snow drhts The teio-
graph wires ON tue Kansas Pacific hailroau ~
prostrates fhc railroads now Clear ana, un -
we have heavy wind, will be kept open. Anoshos
snow storm .ast Night added a00us ~ inchss - ss~
ALREADY ON the Ground
The New York herald., 1871-11-22
FLEETWOOD PARK.

The events announced to take place at Fleet
wood Park yesterday, including match OF $1,000
and purse and stake OF the same amount were
postponed because cf the muddy nature OF the
track consequent upon the late storm. Tne man.
agcment aro As yet undetermined when 70 resume
the Amusement
The New York herald., 1871-11-22
Mr. Tweed and His Legal pur.ucrs.

Mr. Tweed and His Legal pursuers.
morning contemporary stated yesterday in
bold and striking way that Mr. Charles U'Conor had
SAID that the convection OF Mr. Tweed for his al eyed
frauds upon the CITY was impossible. A HERALD
reporter called upon MI. O'Conor to inquire as to
the truth Of this statement, ami he stated
,hat It had not the shaa0w OF fOunra-
lion in truth. There Is reason to believe
tina. YER. emphatic contradfc. Ion to this report
will very speedily ne gwen, anu IN shape which
uuOiic vii. uudel sAnd anu app ec.ate. MIR. Tweed
ana some Of his ir ends Will ind that rh1y cannot
90 UNIV hippad OF iustlce and that the charge OF
Juuge Denlor,i to the urand Jury vest r,rduy Is not
all sOuad and Jury, signiiying nothing. 1t means
business, AMI tat busin 81 VIII vc,y ecdiy enter
in the defendants concerned therein wearing the
sing StLg Uniform.
The New York herald., 1871-11-22

on Monday ana prevented Q Russian Prince (Alexis)
from receiving ovation from the citizens Of New
York did not deDar another Prince Hamlet, OF
denmark, In the person Of Edwin Booth from
q grand reception by the citizens OF brooklyn.
The evening was indeed o most unpleasant one,
but wllnin Mrs. Conway's new thea treeujoy-
menr was at Its he. .ght from the opening oil tne
perlormance TO tile close. AIR. Booth CON-
,nenceu weeks course OF tho Legitimate drama,
open,ng with the play OF 'Hamlel" IL Is needless
10 say that tho principal character was enacted
win ali the acknowledged excellence Of Mr.. Booth.
who has made tho character OF tho melancholy
Prince peculiarly MS own. what gave. and no
douut VIII give throughout the week, additional
pleasure 10 the audience was the care with
mich The piece was put upon the boards MRS.
Cunway's star company ross to tno occasion, and
each ana all supported The principal character
fn manner which must have grAtlueu Mr. Booth
very muen While IL added, as frequent applause
pted, considerably To the success Ol the
FIRST night oil the course, and gave promise OF sue
Isric Ophelia, anu received hearty recognition
therefor Mr. Cnippendalc as P0lonius. Mr. Frank
koche - the deiunct King Of Denmark or Hamiets
Fathers Ghost and Mr. Il. Lamb as First Crave
digger oil iavorites 70 brooklyn play g0ers enacted
their several parts with their usual success as well
In an artistic pOnt OF view ~ IN the spontaneous
plaullts which their acting ecited RON the audi
ble manner In which the ~ Sc en scene tnroug hout
was sustained and the completeness OF all the stage
ARRANGEMENTS, wnicn are SO essential 70 proper
representation Of the plays chosen BY MI Booth to
complete his Br0oklyn course and which from last
nignts experience promise TO be great success.
The New York herald., 1871-11-22

Candidates for Assistant Aldermen.
The select lew anxious to serve the city as Assist
ant Aldermen and claiming TO have been elected 70
The New York herald., 1871-11-22

this important position evtnce quite a. determined
spirit the Aldermanic candidates on the subject
OF not having their votes ignored BY the
Board OF CanvasseEs. Hardly had Judge
Brady disposed OF tha above matter when applica-
rCn was made 70 him for an alternative mandamus
requiring the Board count the voes Tor Assistant
Aldermen. The Judge promptly granted the man.
damus, making the same returnable tomorrow,
when an argument VIII be heard a. TO liz continu-
ance or revUkea.cnt.
The result Of tins legal action was TO put quite .
different complexion uDOn the verv Intellectual
faces OF tho BUard OF Canvassers. They were sud-
denly selxed with very strong desire 70 canvass
the nldernanic vote, and sat until late hour yes
terday canvassing the vote OF The down town
VA ds ior Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen.
hoard Of Aldermer.
THIS Board met at haif-past two O'Clock yesterday
afternoon President Conan in the chair. The reso-
luton regulating the speed OF trains the Harlem
railroad wIhln the city limits was referred 20
special committee. consisting OF Mcssrs MITCHELL
PIunK,u auu klciy y.
over.
Scrpealt.at.Arms vi the Board, vice Terence p.
Smith. removed. Adjourned.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

A friend OF the Welsh persuasion furnishes
US with the following:
Rev. e. z. Lewis, Of Pottsville, Pa, deliver
ed . very eloquent lecture at the court house
last evening. in Welsh, on @Thomas Payne"
He commenced by reviewing the state OF
things on this continent prior 70 the appear
ance OF Payne upon the stage Of public affairs.
He gave full credit 70 the great power exert
ed by the writings Of Thomas Payne, preeed-
ing and during the revolutionary war, and
followed his career with minuteness and can
dor until his miserable death, logically result
ing from mis-spent life. The lecture as
showing that Mr.. Lewis had not only made
himself thoroughly acquainted with co-teEa-
pcrary history, but had also the rare ability Of
50 arranging the necessary facts es TO present
wildly before his audience panorama, as it
were, OF those eventful times. He quoted
happily from Lord Erskine's great speech in
condemnation Of Payne's infidel work-the
"Age OF Reason" and the severe answer Of
Benjamin Franklin, when the manuscript was
submitted g him by the author. The impres-
sion LEFT on the mind Of the audience was q
that an opportunity was not given MI. Lewis
70 deliver this able lecture in English, for the
edifcation Of many Of our young men, whose
minds have been perverted by the shallow rea-
soning and the indecency Of Thomas Payne.
Mr.. Lewis left for Pennsylvania this morning,
having made g vely favorable impression up
on our Welsh citizens OF his powers as pub
lie speaker.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
DISTRICT COURT.

The several attorneys Of the bar, the Clerk,
sheriff and County Attorney met At the court
house July Is. 1871, at 9 A. ~, pursuant 70
the published order Of his Honor, John 81.
Watson, Judge. Said Judge being absent, J.
Jay Buck was selected by the bar e. District
Judge pro ten, and thereupon took the oath ana
the chair.
Z. s. Waterbury, Attorney, was admitted to
the bar.
Judgments were taken in the following
cases:
A. Larsen "a. o. MAttisOn. ct al; ssrciOaure
Of mortgage.
VIM. Park vs.. John E. Miller. ct 81; judg.
ment quieting title.
samuel MeFselsy vs.. F. x. Delplaine. ct al;
foreclosure Of mortgage.
4. G. Edmundson vs.. John Terrence, e. al;
foreclosure Of mechanics hen.
c. Beekes vs.. W. J. LOngTellow, It Al; set
tied and dismissed.
4. L. Sullivan ". W. h jackson, ct al; st
tied and dismissed.
A. L. Sullivan vs.. John C. Jonee, ct a:
3AAg1eAt of foreclosure of nmsxaRe.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAAlBKR, July II, 1871.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Mayor and all Councilman present.
On motion the reading OF the minutes was
dispensed with,
The committee on ordinances submitted an
ordinance entitled ''an ordinance to provide
open sewers and footWalkS across Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth avenues on Commercial street
In the city Of Emporia, Kansas also, can
ordinance supplemental to an ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance providing for the curb
Ing, guttering and macadamizing Of CONNER
cial In <he city Of Emporia from Third to
Seventh avenues" both OF which were read
and laid on the table.
The following communication from Bur.
gan 4 holmes was presented and read:
To the Mayor and CoUaeilaen Of the City
Of ENlp0riG. GeatieMeR:-The undersigned
respectfully make application TO your honor
able body for q loan in the bonds Of the city to
the amount OF four thousand ga coo, dollars
on four years time, the bonds 70 draw seven
per cent. interest. This application Is made,
having in view not only the interests Of the
the enlargement OF their wagon and carriage
factory, and facilities for doing work. Your
honorable body already understand their cir
desirable to have this loan two years Of the
time without interest, IS the discount OF ten
per cent. on the bonds Will be sustained by
the undersigned. The applicants would fur
liner state that they have an opportunity Of
disposing Of the bonds Mt ninety cents on the
dollar, though they bear but seven per cent.
interest. They trust that your honorable
They respectfully subscribe themselves,
Your obedient servants,
July II, 1871. BURGAE d HOLMES.
A petition, signed by h. z. Norton and
others, alleging that the privilege granted by
the Council to Almerin Gillett to set . frame
building on lots 1872 and 1914 Commercial st. was
in violation Of an ordinance now in force in
regard to fire limits, thereby increasing the
risk Of firing costly buildings in the neighbor-
hood thereof and requesting that steps be
taken for its removal. Referred to the COM
mittee on fire department.
Mr.. WheelOck submitted an ordinance
drafted by the City Attorney, entitled "An
ordinance In relation 70 bonds for mRnufac-
turing purposes, which under q suspension Of
the rules was taken up for consideration.
Amer filling sundry blanks the ordinance on
motion was laid ON the table.
On motion an ordinance entitled IAN Ordi-
nance appointing an election to determine the
question Of issuing the bonds of the city in
the sum of 81, 600 for the encouragement Of
laid on the table at previous
meeting was taken up and put upon its pass
age. Having been read and considered by
section, and amended, 1t was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. WheelOck introduced an ordinance
drawn by the City Attorney, entitled San or
dinance providing for the issue of bonds for
funding the scrip Indebtedness Of the city"
which was read and considered by section,
put upon its passage and unanimously adop-
TED.
Council adjourned.
II. ". MCCUNE,
City Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

A we'll written Communication nom Rev
W. q. Carson, the pastor In charge OF the
African n. Z. church OF this city, in reference
TO the dedication Of their church, which took
place Sunday, and the debt Of the society,
should have been published on Saturday, but
was overlAid with other papers, on our table,
and was NOT discovered, We regret to say, In
time 70 be ct up for the paper that day. II
set forth that the number Of colorsd people IN
the city was not large. but that they had con-
tEibuted, although they are all poor, quite
liberAlly towards the erection oC the building,
which IL finished, or nearly 90. aud IL . credit
TO their enterprise and devotion 70 the cause
Of religion. Il further cot forth that the build.
ing was al paid for with the exception Of
about $50, and appealed 70 the friends Of
Christ and the colcred race In this eommun-
ity to be present ct the dedication and lend
the church . little aid towards hquidating
that debt.
| The dedicAtory services Sunday were
well attended. The church was crowded 70
Its utmost capacity, and the amount collected
and subscribed towards the payment Of the
amount due on the building very materially
reduced IL. Our colored friends are worthy
OF the utmost encouragement, and we truSi
they may obtain the one thing needful 70 -
lieye them Of ell pecuniAry obligations, and
that other one thing needfal to &c them fcl
ssthe life that now Il and that which is 4
Gomez The services were conducted By th'
Presiding Elder, Rev. Henderson. and those o
the cancasisn race who attended came swsy
vary mncA pasAsa.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

VIM. Longfeilow vs.. Thomas Atkins; for
closure Of mechanics lein.
Z. Dixon VS.. Mira H. Dixon; divorce grant,
ed.
w.B. P. Paisley VS.. Andrew Bate; eon-
formation of sale and Sheriff ordered TO make
deed.
Almerin Gillett VS.. n. RynO; settled and
dismissed,
Chas. willemsen VS.. James Brandon; con-
formation Of sale and Sheriff ordered to make
deed.
Sarah McIntlre vs.. Malinda Campbell and
John W. NoIen; z. B. Peyton appointed guar
dian al Istem for defendants, and upon an
swer, land ordered sold.
r. C. Haywood vs.. Mary L. Donaldson;
order confirming sale and Sheriff ordered to
make deed.
Hugh B. McCulloch vs.. A. B. Olds, ct al;
confirming sale and order for Sheriff TO make
deed.
Elizabeth Lawson VS.. Abner Hadiey, ct al;
order for re-apprAisement Of land.
Geo. r. Grove Va. IL. 4. T. r. r. Co.;
judgment for treble damages, $4,000 and
costs.
Eliza J. Bell VS.. j. B. Bell; judgment against
A. a. Newman, garnishee for S21.3s, and &C.
cruing costs.
plead guilty and sentenced to 10 days in the
county jan.
John Fowler and others vs.. the County
Treasurer and others; judgment sustaining
demurrer vacated, and case dismissed on mo-
ton Of plaintiffs st plaintiffs costs, without
prejudice.
In the matter OF VIM. L. Hughes, formerly
Of Wales; admitted to full citizenship.
Harriet Thorp vs. VIM. Thorp; divorce
granted and alimony allowed.
VIM. Mcjunkin vs.. James W. Hesser; judg
mention plaintiff @317.6O and costs, and d.
recting the sale Of the EN Sec. Is, town
81, range 10, Lyon county.
Joseph Williams VS.. James W. Hesser;
Judgment for plaintiff e117.2S and costs, and
directing sale OF the same land, subject to the
prior Hen.
E. W. Pratheroe, OF Arvonia, was admitted
to the bar.
The following 81 criminal cases were con.
tinued by consent:
State Of Kansas vs.. Martius SaetteI, cases;
same, John Talford, 9 cases; same, Milton
Roberts; same, +. W. Volmer, 9 cases;
same, Harmon Elliott.
City Of Emporia vs.. Catherine Meyer; same,
+. ". Volner. ? cases; same, F. B. HeIwig, 9
cases; same, Martius Ssettel, cases; same,
Oswald PteferIe, 3 cases; same, Chas. a. Pey-
ton.
The two cases against James W. Hesser were
tried by Col. P. B. Plumb, Buck 4 Cunning
ham being Attorneys.
There being no further business, the court
adjourned sine die.
We regard this as decidedly q null days
work