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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

Fort Scott has made a discovery
whereby it identifies what was suppos-
ed to be a useless sort of slate with su-
perior article of coal. The strata of
coal from which the bitumen has been
most extensively taken in that locality
lie usually..at depth of three to eight
feet beneath the surface. Covering the
surface of the coal is found stratum of
slate, or what was supposed to be slate,
usually about three feet in depth. But
this thing that has heretofore been re-
garded as slate, tons of which have been
cast aside as of no value, has just been
discovered to be superior kind of can
mel coal, far more valuable than the
common soft coal they have been using.
The Monitor says it is now being used
in that Office and that its superior quail
tiles for heating can not be gainsaid, for
the reasons that it burns more after the
Pennsylvania anthracite coal, produces
but little smoke, lasts twice as long and
makes a more even fire. The Monitor
adds:
"This discovery is worth u great deal
to those who own surface mines, and
will have q tendency to reduce the
price of coal. 1t is really singular that
this coal was not sooner discovered and
brought into practical use. More than
fifty thousand tons of this coal have been
cast aside as worthless since the settle
ment of the country, perhaps three
times as much as has been consumed
from all sources. Even the streets o.
our city have been filed in with it
there is, perhaps, five hundred tons il
the Wall street cause way"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13
Boston, Dec. 10, 1870.
COTTONWOOD FALLS.


Some think the railroad will kill the
Falls. 1 think otherwise. They have
the advantage over the new town in To-
cation; and they have the mill, and the
business houses already established.
They viii soon have a good bridge
across the river, and then the depot is
near enough.
The town is improving. 1 counted
nineteen houses which have been built
within a year. Six or seven of them
are good residences. Doolittle has built
large addition to his hotel. The L is
longer, wider and higher than the main
building. Gillett & Co. are building a
new store. sit ish not so higher up
but it is so longer out" The Catholic
church is enclosed. The Methodist
church is to be raised in a few days
All that Cottonwood Falls wants now
is little more roar, and clatter, and
bang.
The bunker Settlement lies on the
Cottonwood just above Jacob Greek.
There are some very fine farms in thii
neighborhood. They have a good schoo
house. For some reason the most o.
the people are living in their old cabins
yet. Neat cottages would change thu
face of the country very much. Blu
time and energy will soon put up good
houses, and then this will be one of thu
fairest portions of the great Cottonwood
| Valley. c. X. r.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13
FROM TOPEKA.

The Tefft House is already crowded,
and suppose the other hotels are the
same. The hosts are gathering for the
senatorial fight.
The Senate is in working ORDER -
having organized fully. Geo. G. Crow
Their was elected Secretary, over Olney.
The vote stood to 10. Some of Olney's
supporters are anti-Clark, so the lines
were not closely drawn on that ques-
ton. Among the clerks is Mrs. Hol-
man, of Eureka. She is Chief Enrolling
Clerk. The new Lieut.. Governor, Ell
der, made briet and sound speech up
on calling the Senate to order.
Ben. Simpson, of Paola, is elected
Speaker of the House. His opponents
were Mowry, of Doniphan, and the
Democrats ran Billy Butts, of Jefferson.
Simpson will ELL the place as well, per-
haps, as any member oould. He will
make a most excellent and popuis- pre-
siding officer. Also Banks made the
Chief Clerkship, and had votes to spare.
The House is not yet through with its
organization.
1t is impossible to give even an in
telligent guess on the Senator question
No canvassing yet. Clarke is reported
to be chop-fallen. 1t is said, and 1
think with truth, that he cannot hold
several of his best men beyond two or
three votes. 1t is conceded that S. j.
Crawford now has more votes than any
man in the field.
Emporia is represented here strongly.
Send up some more. They like 'em up
here. McMeekin of the Tefft, is willing
to entertain all who come with fat peck
ct books.
Ihave never seen the scrabble for the
offices in the gift of the Legislature
equaled. 1t was motley crew. Old
men, young men, boys, women, girls,
and negroes were thronging the hotels
and streets. 1t took me about an hour
to get from the First National Bank
corner to the counter in the left House,
and when 1 got out of the clutches of
the candidates, there were, at q moder-
ate estimate, five hundred tickets in my
overcoat pocket, of candidates for the
various positions. At the Tefft the
ladies had regular reception room.
Where they carried on their contest.
Some of them proved to be very good
politicians, aud they will gobble several
of the best clerkships. In the Senate
little girl was elected as one OF the
pages. Several of the ladies are pos
sessed of personal beauty, and the MEM
bers do not seem to object to being but
tonholed by them.
Iheard good joke on Butler county,
to-day. A man in front of the post-office
was announcing, with q good deal of
apparent zeal, that there was a great ex-
element at the Tefn House. He attract
ed q considerable crowd who inquired,
anxiously, what the matter was. He
gravely announced that the Butler
county delegation had arrived and were
going to commence exercises i1lnaedi-
Gtely By hanging a mani This was
told about in the crowds and illicited
many hearty laughs.
We shall probably have Governor
Harvey's message tomorrow.
Several of the candidates for Senator
are here. Their hotel bills will be
large.
Topeka, Jan. 10th, 1871.
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THE SAN DOMINGO QUESTION.

The great eagerness which the Presi-
dent has manifested for annexation, and
the hostility shown the measure by
Senator Sumner, have made this one
the most interesting questions that have
been before Congress for long time.
The opinion is very general that the
President and Mr.. Sumner are alike
committing blunder they will, some
day, regret with more or less puDgen-
cy. The President is exhibiting great
er anxiety for annexation than can be
reasonably felt, after admitting the
force of the most flattering arguments
that can be adduced in support of the
measure while Senator Sumner is man
ifesting an opposition that is more Bit
ter than the most unfavorable aspect
in which the matter of annexation can
possibly be regarded will admit Of. In
short, there is too much personal feeling
on both sides. If it be true, as has
been frequently alleged, that the Presi-
dent is urging annexation with all the
greater vehemence, simply because
Senator Sumner is opposed to it, then
he is compromising the dignity of his
high office and if, on the other hand,
Mr.. Summers bitterness in opposing
annexation is explained by desire on
his part to punish the President for so
summarily and arbitrarily recalling
Minister Motley, Mr.. Summers init
mate friend, from England, then Mr..
Sumner is also highly censurable for
manifesting personal spleen that can
only belittle him in the estimation of
the people. Both should be great
enough to throw aside all personal ami
mosities and discuss the subject simply
upon its merits.
AT the present time resolution is be-
fore the House, having already passed
the Senate by strong vote, to appoints
commission for the purpose of visiting
San Domingo, in order to ascertain
how desirable the acquisition of the Is
land really is, or whether it is desira-
BILE at all or not. The probability is
that much precious time, that could be
far more profitably spent, will be vast
ed in wrangling and useless debates.
The House seems now disposed to
attach an amendment to the resolu-
ton, whereupon it must needs go back
to the Senate to be further discussed
and probably further amended. 1t
would be far more consonsnt with the
wishes of the people if Congress, with
out any debate whatever, would simply
authorize the President to appoint his
commission, than to continue a discus
sion in which the chief object seems TO
be to give vent to personal grievances.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

While we lake this position IN regard
to the duty of railroad companies to-
ward the people, we would urge with
equal earnestness, fair dealings on the
part of the people with the railroad
companies. Railroads are an absolute
necessity in any country, and especially
in state like Kansas, without other
means of communication. IfIhe coun-
try ever amounts to anything, railroads
win be the chief instrumentality in de-
veloping If. Take away the railroads
we have, and those we expect to have,
and our State would be almost value
less. There should be no factious war
upon railroad interests. The fight now
going on in Leavenworth, is bad one
for that city. We do not blame the
people in the least for the enforcement
of their rights, but there was better
way to do than to go to tearing up the
railroad track. By this exhibition of
mobocracy they cut a very important
line of communication, and drove away
much of that sympathy which would,
otherwise, have been extended to them.
Inc company NHOSe lEdCh was tOAA UP,
deserves the severest censure of all
good people for the open and repeated
violation of its solemn contracts, but
we are satisfied that the people of Leav-
enworth would have done better had
they sought redress in the courts. 1t is
too often the case that the people are
led to make war upon railroad COM
panies through the efforts of designing
demagogues, who seek to get up pop
ular clamor against the so-called monop-
olies "a favorite term with such char
acters,) for their own purposes. The
people should look at these questions
calmly, and not be led into measures
which they will afterwards regret, in
order to make some designing man an
anti-railroad hero.
Solemn contracts should be carried
out strictly, and honest taxes should be
paid then there will be peace and har-
monV,
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SOUTHERN KANSAS ITEMS.

We understand that the Atchison, To-
peka s. Ssnta Fe Railroad Company has
bought large tract of stone at the
mouth of the of South Fork of Cotton
wood River, with view of laying out
a town there.
Sumner county is nearly all survey
ed. There is plenty of good land in
this county to be had at 81 % per acre.
The timbered claims are nearly all ia
ken. Several new towns have been laid
in this county lately.
A new town has been laid out on
Cow creek, in Rice county, called Bel
videre. This county is surveyed and
the land is subject to homestead, or
presumption claim. The soil is said to
be good, witha fair supply of timber
and water. Good bottom prairies can
be had under the homestead law.
Wichita is growing finely; is the lar
gest town in the southwest, but does
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THE SENATORsHIP.

The contest for Senator is likely to
be warmer one than even that for Rep
resentative last September. Some of the
aspirants are already on the ground, and
all are laying their plans and pulling
every available wire to insure success.
Of course it is useless to speculate as to
the result, for the chances of each one
seem to be about as precarious as those
of any other. Gov. Crawford's friends
claim that he can count upon more
votes than any other candidate; this
may be true and still his strength not
be very flattering, sincesthe number of
candidates approximates quite closely
to the whole number of votes to be cast.
We sincerely hope, however, that Sam
uel Us friends are so numerous as to
place him in the van of all the host of
his fellow-aspirants. One thing is GER
tainly worthy of note and is much to
Governor Crawford's credit. Every
other candidate has been the subject of
the most violent attack and Virulent
abuse, while no one has essayed to find
any fault with the Governors record,
nor has one questioned his integrity or
his fitness for the position he seeks.
The qualities that Senator should pos
sess in the highest degree belong more
to him than to any other candidate in
the field, viz honesty, ability and indie
pendence. We do not mean to say that
no one of the other candidates is so
honest as he, or that no other one is so
able, or so independent as he, but we
do men to say that these three distinct
elements which, together with large eX-
pericnce i'll public affairs, most fit a
man for the high Office of Senator are
found exemplified in greater harmony
| in his character and have been more
fully illustrated in his public life than
they can be shown to be in the charac-
ter and public life of any other candi-
date. We earnestly hope he may be
elected, because we firmly believe he
will make not only far better Senator
than we have ever yet sent to WASH
ington, but better one also than can
possibly come from among the other
candidates.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

General Butler is determined to see
that but little shall be left of Admiral
Porter. Already the Admiral, who as
piring to stand in the shoes of brave
old Farragut, has dwindled into great
insigniicancy in the opinion of the pub
lie, on account OF matters which have
come to light from the publication of q
couple of the Admiral's private letters,
in which he INDUCED in certain strict
ures upon General Grant. And now,
as though this was not enough, old Ben
Butler, vindictive rs he is, threatens
the publication of two more of the Ad-
miraPs letters, which are to prove far
more damaging than anything that has
yet been made public, as in one he
speaks Of General Grant as an imbecile
and Q drunkard. We fear poor Porter
stands very uneven chance for secur-
ing the titular dignity he seems willing
TO do almost anything, however humil-
Eating, to obtain.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13
PUBLIC AUCTION.
DURHAM CATTLE.

THE undersigned will sell at public auc
L ton, at the yard of Cleyeland's Livery
Stable, in Emporia, on Saturday, January 2i
1871, the following property, to wit: Between
30 aud 40 cows and Heifers, of full blood, and
good grade stock, bred from stock brought
from Kentucky to this State. The heifert
from my Kentucky cows, and their sire, my
bull st. Elmore; he was got by Tom More-P.
23O1-out of cow by Prentis, and he by Chal-
lenger-P. 324-out of cow Eger-herd book
John Edger-Eger by Renick-P. 903-aHd he
out of cow by Leopard, and Leopard by Gold
finder. Said heifers are with calf by bull
Gen. Forest; Forest was calyed the property
Of Samuel Fox. of Madison co., KY, Feb. III,
1866. and was got by Duke z. L. Hakin, out OF
Duchess Of Warteld-A. Fl. d. vol. Z, 2. Bis
Duke E. L. Hakin by I'd Duke of Airdrsi-P.
2744-out of Fortune, Fortune by Imps, Fortu-
nas-P. I564-Out Of Mary Wood, she by Cos
sack, see A. Ii. B.. Vol. Z, p. 5524.
win also offer % brood mares, mostly do
nestle stock.
A short time will be given. Terms made
known on day Of sale. Sale to commence at 2
O'Clock p. m. J. s. MCWHoRTER.
EsIPoRIA, Jan. eth, 1871. walt
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The Atchison Champion claims that
Atchison is soon to be the railroad CEN
ter and commercial metropolis of Kan
sas.
The Topeka papers are having AN in
teresting quarrel over the Office of State
Printer. IL would be good joke if the
Legislature would conclude that the
office was not created for the especial
benefit of the Topeka papers, and would
elect some outside printer to the office.
Wouldn't we laugh White Cloud
chief.
AS Solomon himself is the only ''out-
side" candidate and stands very fair
chance for election we suppose he scould
regard it as an extremely good joke, in
fact downright funny thing, if the
Legislature should conclude to turn the
cold shoulder to both of the Topeka
candidates and elect him instead. %
course he would laugh.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

t. H. WALKER.-The Atchison Cham
pion although warm supporter of Hon
Sidney Clarke, gives the following
complimentary notice of Hon. II. H.
Walker, of Topeka;
Hon. Thaddeus III. Walker, of Topeka,
was in this city yesterday morning, on
his way west. He called at our office,
but we were out, and did not have the
pleasure of meeting him.
Mr.. Walker, 1t is well understood, is
a candidate for u. S. Senator. He is a
gentleman of culture and ability, and
would represent Kansas with usefulness
to his constituents and honor to himself.
He has a wide acquaintance throughout
the country, and is universally esteemed
as gentleman of character, capacity
and energy. His personal integrity is
unquestioned, and he is heartily in SYM
pathy with the people of Kansas in
their opinions respecting the principles
and policy that should govern the Ma
finn
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

A LEvEE.-The lady candidates fol-
office in the Legislature established
their headquarters yesterday in the Ia
dies parlor of tie Tefft House. They
were Miss Carol M. Grouse, Miss Carrie
Sain, Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Flower, Mrs.
Holman, and last and least, little Miss
Jennie Maxwell, who proposes to be a
page in the House. The "levee" was
numerously attended, and we doubt If
there were dozen members who did
not call in the course of the day. In
this little party of candidates the young
ladies, the married ladies, the widows,
and the "dear little girls" were all rep
resented. The "wOman suffragists"
should take heart If the ladies can't
vote, they can be voted for, early and
often.-Pecord.
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SENATOR.

The Doniphan County Republican, in
briskly discussing the Senatorial ques-
tons, closes as follows:
''Wc confess we are not able to ven
ture an opinion as to who will be the
winning man, but somehow it looks
that the chances at present are in favor
of Governor Crawford, of Emporia, or
L. II. Walker, of Topeka. The oath of
January will give a ballot at least
which will develop the strength of the
several aspirants."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

The British government Is getting
wonderfully kind. Monday it discharg-
ed several Fenian prisoners at London.
Secretary Fish telegraphed the Ameri-
can legation to send the men to New
York by -frst-class passage at Uncle
Sans expense, and the British govern
ment then offered them free second
class passage. Like genuine Irish gen.
tlemen they preferred first-class. Tho
New York Fenians will give them a
grand reception. 1t now remains to be
seen which government will offer these
chaps the largest pensions and latest
offices. Who wouldn't be Fenian?
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SheriR's Sale.

THE STATE OF KANSAS, LYON COUNTY, Sd:
ENOs STRAWN, In the District Court
of the Fifth Judicial
VS.. District sitting in and
for Lyon County,
JOHN G. MILLER. Kansas.
PY virtue of an alias order Of sale to me
ID directed, from the Clerk of the District
Court within aud for said County, wherein
Enos Strawn is plaintiff, and John G. Miller
of February, 1871, at 2 O'Clock p. m, at the
door Of the Court House, in the city of Empo-
ria, Lyon county, Kansas, offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash
in hand, the following described real estate
situate in Lyon county, Kansas, to wit: The
north half of the northeast quarter Of Section
thirty-fve 1851, in Township eighteen (1s), OF
Range ten 100, to be sold as the property OF
John G. Miller to satisfy Judgment In favor
of Enos Strawn.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of JAM
uary, 1871. E. II. COATS,
Sheriff Of Lyon county, Kansas.
RUGGLES & PLUMB,
Attys for Plaintiff. WIG
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LONDON, Jan. 9.-The Germans cap
ture6 by the French are sent to the Is
land of Oberon, on the west coast OF
France, opposite the mouth of the Choir
enbe. Many Bonapartists agents have
been arrested in France.
LONDON, Jan. 8.-A telegram from
Versailles to the Times of to-day says
that the American Consul has been per-
mitted to leave Paris and has arrived
here.
The Prussian guns could easily shell
the city. Several houses in Paris are on
fire. There has not been much firing
to-day. The French redoubt at Notre
Dame, DeClamont, is occupied by the
Prussians and its fires are turned against
the French. There are no appearances
of sortie. The Prussian losses are still
Insignificant
Another correspondent at Versailles
on the 7th telegraphs that the lombard
ment of the forts on the southern side
of Paris is steadily continued, that the
fire of the French has slackened and 1t
is supposed that several guns in the
forts are dismounted. A correspondent
at Morgency says that forts Rosny and
Nogent have suffered severely and that
it il believed that there are no French
infantry outside OF the fertilization on
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

Some New York counterfeiters, anx-
ious to increase the circulation of cur
rency in the west, have sent out parties
with large supply of very excellent
counterfeit 20s on the Oneida, N. Y,
National Bank.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

Stick another peg in the cheap labor
question. News has just come that a
ship loaded with coolies took fire at sea
lately, and 425 of the celestial passen-
gers were burned to death. Never mind
the coolies, but drop tear for the cheap
labor advocates who will be so bitterly
disappointed by the non-arrival of their
proteges.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

The Supreme Court Judges, Attorney
General, and other Tennessee officials,
have been indicted in the federal courts
for holding Office in violation of the 14th
amendment. The State Senate has in
structed the Governor to employ able
counsel to defend them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

The immense oil works, of Bernhei-
mer, Goldsmith s. Salesman, on Long
Island, near Brooklyn, were burned
Monday. Loss, 100000; no insur-
ance. AT Plainfield, N. j., four story
brick building, occupied as a clothing
and dry goods store, was also burned.
Loss, 100000; insured $1,000. 500
sewing women are also deprived of en-
ployment.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

The pews in Plymouth church rented
for 10 per cent. more this year than last.
Theodore Tilton, lately the editor of the
New York Independent, obtained the
highest priced pew, paying therefor
$500. Beecher's income from pew rents
In no small amount.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

Ex-Postmaster General Randall has
just returned from japan, whittier he
had went with Ex-Secretary Seward.
He reports the venerable diplomat in
excellent health, with the rather impor-
tant exception that both his arms are
completely paralyzed.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

Gen. Ryan, of Zouave fame, is accus-
ed OF plot to seize the steamship Ocean
Queen, and use her to aid Cuban fillibus-
tiers. The accidental presence of 200 U.
8. soldiers, en- route to Florida, prevent
ed the success of the scheme.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-01-13

Senator Sherman claims that if the
income tax is repealed, some new tax
must be imposed in its stead, to provide
sufficient revenue. 1t will simply be q
shifting of taxation from the rich upon
the DOOR
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To Give Room for Our Spring Stock.
NEWMAN 6 BROTHER.
ATTACHMENT NOTICE.

THE STATE OF KANSAS,
LYON COUNY, So
John Bay, PPf.i Before E. Borton, j. P. in
VS.. and for Emporia twp, said
Jacob Roth, D'ftI county and State.
TIME defendant in the above entitled action
Il is hereby notified that the aforesaid just
ice did, on the 18th day of January, A. d. 1871
issue an order of attachment in this cause for
the sum Of one hundred and lightweight dol
lars and ffty-one cents, and that the same
will be heard on the 18th day of February, A
D., 1871. w. T. MCCARrY.
WA Atty for Plaintiff.