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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23
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announced on Monday, was Is slIrpt-I
to the people. He died on Saturday
from wound received from the acct
dental discharge of pistol in his own
hand. He was engaged in the defense
of a murderer on trial at Leabanon,
Ohio. He was trying to prove the the
DRY that he maintained, that the muir
dered man had shot himself. Itappears
that no one was present with. Vallan-
digham when the accident occurred ex-
cept ex-Lieutenant Governor McBur-
ney, who had been associated with him
in the trial. Mr.. McBurney had ex-
press some doubts as to the theory that
the man had shot himself, and Vallan-
digham picked pistol from the table,
saying he would show him in half
second. Two pistols were on the table,
one unloaded, and he, by mistake, took up
the loaded one. He put it in his pock-
ct and withdrew it, keeping the muzzle
next to his body. just as it was leav-
ing his pocket it was discharged, the
ball entering, it is said, near the same
place where Myers was shot: He at
once CALCULATED, ooh, murder and said
he had taken the wrong pistol.
Mr.. VallandighaIn had been, for
twenty-five years, a prominent politi-
clan, and must have been near fifty
wears of age. In politics he was always
an ultra Democrat. and when the slave
oligarchists ruled the country he was,
as much as any other man at the North
the embodiment of their pernicioui
doctrines. We believe he served two
terms in Congress, and was a member
when the war broke out. He came neal
being expelled from that body for Sc
ditious language. During the war h'
made himself very obnoxious to the
patriotic union sentiment o. the coun
try, and was arrested and mt Soutf
among the rebels, where he ] 'longed il
sentiment and sympathy. After TIT
war he was run for goveIac of Ohlt
by the democrats, and badly "eaten.
Mr.. ValIandigham was shrewd pol
itician, but not a great man. He wa
prolific in "new departures" but neve
succeeded in carrying them out. II
lacked force of character and determi
nation. He always desired to be
martyr" That was his principa
"forte." He was good speaker, ma
of fine personal appearance, and of YER
considerable influence. His last sensa
ton was his &" new departure" first in
troduced in the Montgomery count
democratic convention, and afterward
adopted in the State convention. Hi
objective point was the United State
Senate. ..e ttt.ts. 4i
Had he gone with the War Demo
Gratis of his State, when the rebellio
broke out, where every dictation 4
common sense must have told him b
: ought to have gone, he would have bee
honored by the people of Ohio. ''''' 7
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the matter win fail. 1t Is perhaps true
that the Treasurers alluded to, did, in
one particular, violate an impracti-
bic law, which nobody ever fulfilled,
or ever can, which law was engineered
through the legislature by democratic
politician for the express purpose for
which IL is now trying to be used, to
wit: to manufacture politial capital for
the democratic party. The State Treas
urer has to give bonds to the amount
of nearly two millions of dollars,
and while he must obey the law, he
also must look outfor the safety Of the
funds and the interests of his bonds
men.
While there have been investigation
of two of our Treasurers, nothing was
proven of sufficient moment to warrant
a trial for impeachment. The only re-
suit of the Investigations was that q new
and suitable safe was ordered to be pur
chased in which to keep TIE State
money. The assertion we iade wa
that the State did not lose cent D!
either of these men, and we an see M
use of a democratic tfhoWl,S (the ele
CANT Ledger will please make spec1a
note of the word ''howl,'0 about tn
matter at this late day. We know thi
is no answer to the charge of tn
Ledger, in its estimation. ItWould Xix
to keep up the appearance of piiferine
that it might ring it in the pnblic's ear
and Gather a crumb of comfort there
from.
We are no apologist for evil doer
republican or democratic, but we Al
of opinion that the State would be NJ
T der democratic rule several centuris
before more honest men would hand
; the State funds than these same mel
George Graham and j. e. Hayes.
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FIGHTIFG McCOOK.

1t is strange to see the Democrats
Dragging on the fighting qualities of
one of their candidates. And yet we
find them slapping McCook, who is
their nominee for Governor of Ohio,
on the back, with the same degree of
fervor and swagger that gamester ex-
hibits in betting on fighting chicken.
Three or four years ago they would
have no fighting men for candidates.
But it seems that while this man Nc
Cook belongs to fighting family" he
did not shed great amount of blood in
defence of his country. They took him
on the reputation of his family, rather
than on his own record. 1t was said of
Burke, the statesman, that he monopo-
lized all the brains of his family. In
like manner it may be said of this
George McCook that while he stood
| guard, other members of the family
monopoliEed the fighting, Burke had
talent enough to spread over his whole
family, but we doubt very much if the
lighting McCooks" have reputation
enough to surround with halo of glory
this Met Cook Who isthe democratic cans
didate for governor Of the glorious old
State of Ohio. The democrats care
nothing for his fighting qualities if they
can succeed in catching votes with him.
The GAINESVILLE COhio) Gazette gives
the following as McCook's entire fight
ing record during the late rebellion
taken from /" Ohio in the War;" page
6SS:
ssThirty-ninth Battalion, Ohio Ma.
tional Guard, of Jefferson county, and
the fifty-eighth Battalion, Ohio Nation.
al Guard, of Carroll county, were con-
, solidated at Camp Chase on the 10th o.
Nav. 1864, forming the 18TH Ohio VOL
unteer Infantry. The regiment was
, mustered into service on the same day
and on the 18th was ordered to report
} to General Wallace at Baltimore IL
n was assigned to General Tyler's com
| mand, and after remaining in camp
few weeks, was ordered by the Wa
Departments to Fort Delaware s5lming
} the remainder of its term of service the
regiment performed guard duty Ovel
, from twelve to fourteen thousand pris
oners. At the expiration of its enlist
ment the regiment reported to CamI
t Chase, and was mustered out on the q
of September, 1864"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23
TERRIFIC TORNADO IN THE SOUTH.
WEST.

Our people win long remember the
heavy wind and rain storm here on FRI
day night last. No particular damage
was done here, but in Southwestern
Kansas the most terrible tornado pre-
vailed ever known in this State.
Elsewhere we give the particulars OF
the damage and destruction done at
Eldorado, in an article taken from the
Eldorado Tunes extra. For this extra
we are indebted 10 Mr.. Miller, who
came through from Eldorado Sunday
night. E K
We have no news from any Other
point except Peabody. At this placs
we understand the railroad bridge and
about q mile of the track of the A. L. 8
S. F. road were washed away, and Il,
600 feet of lumber belonging tothe firm
orc. F. Pierce s. Co. was carried on.
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For a long time, it was trumpeted
about our streets and throughout the
State, that Emporia was to have Dem
ocratic newspaper. In order to start
the precarious enterprise, it was necessA-
nv to " stock II, !" which was done by X.
NJ. Ruggles and others Of this city. The
leading editorial in the first Issue of the
paper was to the effect that Mr.. Rug
giles would not be its editors state
ment of the utmost importance to the
world at large, and especially SO to the
democratic portion thereof. The first
number was exceedingly tame-that 49,
it did not contain very much about de-
mocracy. OF course, il contained the
usual ding-dong that %tne Oonstitutson
of our fathers must be preserved, and
that the Democratic party is going to
do It. The second issue comes little
nearer the standard of sO-called democ-
racy. and leads us to believe that ere
long 1t will branch out with the strong
argument against Republicanism, that
slBen. Butler stole spoons" and NE
publicans is in favor of niggers. At
ter having brought about the way OF
the Rebellion, which almost caused the
overthrow of the Government OF our
| fathers" the democratic leaders are
striving to reinstate themselves by ma
king the hue and cry that the sover-
eighty of the states are In danger. Here
Is specimen Of the kind OF argument
they use. We take it from the Ledger.
Now, in 1871, they (meaning the KePnSli.
can party,l hold tnas everysn,ns coanes
| within the scope Of congressional pEerogsaxe
therefore have clothed the president VIA ~
control over the polls Of every precinct IN Lnt
Union. Thus the sovereignty Of the states sc
down under the weight o. congressiona 81 inter
ferorce. backed up by the adherents OF SniA
shsm repnbhcanism.
what bosh. The young State o
Kansas Is 30 greatly OpPzssses by tne
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23
OLD SETTLERS ON THE LAW RUST
LANDS


On some of the Kaw TrusC lands, now
offered for sale, there are a number OF
well improved farms. The :, ttlers had
plenty of preccdents for aoing upon
these lands. Trust lands on the Sac
and Fox reserve had been taken in the
same way. They were not only not
notified to leave, but were permitted to
stay upon their farms and make inn
provements from year to year. Some
very good farnns Al the northwestern
section of this comfy are upon this hind.
In the advertisement for the sale of the
Kaw lands, no provision is made
whereby they have chance to save
their hard earned Improvements. This
is doubtless an oversight on the part OF
the government. The settlers are
are not afraid of the bids of those
who are acquainted with the cir
cumstances, but they are at the mercy
of those who may bid upon their places
through ignorance. So far as the ques-
ton of right Is concerned, they have
done no more wrong than thousands
whose actions have been sanctioned by
the government. Their settlement and
improvements have been of real benefit
to the value of the land, and to that Sec
ton of the country, and we sincerely
hope that some action may be taken by
| the government authorities by which
their hard earnings may be secured tG
them. We understand that some stepi
have been, or will be taken in this mat
ter by the settlers, and we earnestly
hope that our Congressional delegation
will do all in their power to save then
from loss. They could do nothing
more commendable than to interfere il
behalf of these settlers, who are among
d the best of their constituents.
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The Ledger in its article about
" facts" makes some sweeping state
ments. and evinces great desire that
this paper refute them if it can. For
the sake of the argument, we will adj
nit that the Ledger has contained
"some facts" But we know that there
is one fact which the editor has ig-
nored that will completely offset all
the so-called facts published in his
paper, and one, too, that cannot be
gainsaid. 1t is, that the Democratic
leaders brought about the great Re-
bellion. Since that paper is in the fact
business, we would suggest that 1t pay
some attention to the largo facts, and
not pass them by to dawdle with little
| ones.
Of course everybody knows that
there are corrupt men in all parties,
and to say that the Democracy has
fair share of corruptionists would be
drawing the matter mildly. There
never was, and there is not to-day
more corrupt party in existence than
this so-called Democratic party. Since
it's complete overthrow, the country
notwithstanding the rebellion, ha'
made more progress in every partic
ular, than it ever did under the sway
of the so-called Democracy. This Ii
fact, also, which our Ledger FRIEND
has blindly passed by.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

The recent rise in the price of cotton
has evoked considerable discussion.
Some newspapers maintain that the
prospect of a small yield justifes the
rise in value, while. others say it is ow-
ing to speculations. The latter seem to
have tho advantage in the argument.
There is every proof that the yield will
be as large, If not larger, than last year
The acreage planted is as great, the
weather has been most favorable, and
the labor supply is better apportioned
10 the crop than last year. The proba'
bility of a deficient crop in Americi
has doubtless stimulated the production
in other cotton-growing countries.
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DoN'r BE IN HURRY.-We advise
people who are thinking of being led
off by the chip, hip, hurrahV OF our
Democratic brethren, over their "new
departure" to turn for moment to New
York City. There is a model OF Dem
ocratic government for yOu. There Is
nearly hundred millions of debt hang
ing over that Democratic cursed city
Four or five men run the machinery
When Democrats talk about "centrali'
cation and corruption" call their at
tention to New Xork city, where tina
lovely party has had unbridled swa!
for several yearsi oh, what q Lowell!
prospect "Look before you leapF
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23
THE STATE TREASURES.

The Emporia Ledger of Saturday
the 18th, wadess through column and
a half OF labored verbisge and quota
tons from the statutes, in answer to
our paragraph about the State Treas
urers." we are only reminded Of the
old saying that " the mountains labor
ed and brought forth mouse" That
Just about describes the performance OF
the Ledger in its true light. And we
are sorry to have pat our friend to SO
much trouble, and to have ceused him
to shed SO many hrtny drops of sweat
this warm weather. Tue f6ats are just
rs we stated, and the attempt of the
Ledger to make political capital out Of
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

A private letter from st. Louis in
forms us that the crops throughout
Missouri are looking finely, but there
is no great fruit prospect. Tie writer
saws business is almighty dull, the south
having little money, and spending none
But there will Doubtless be fine trade
this fall, after the crops have been sold
There is more enterprise in st. Louis
than for several years-perhaps more
than ever before. Nearly all the ole
monopolists are dead who owned mos
of the property of the city, and the es
tates have been divided up and sold.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

One hundred geese, claiming to be
legal heirs of Sir Francis Drake, the
old-time English adventurer, met in
New York, Tuesday, and quacked q
rood deal over their claims to his es-
tate. in England, reported to be worth
sl35,OO0OOO. The English trustees
however, are not able to see in the
American brakes any direct relation
shin to the old Drake mentioned.
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esweight of Congressional interference,
that emigrants for the west almost
shun her. Perhaps not more than
10000 or $1,000 have yet put in an APP
pearance this year and al THE is wholly
owing to the fact of the "Congressional
weight" which is burdening the States
Our neighbor must do better than
that, If ne hopes to make converts to
nam0cracy
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An agreeable contrast TO the ordinary 9Sy
slreary Quantities which usually perVAne Inc
Columns OF the NEws.-LedgeT
We manage to give great variety
of editorial, State, news, and miscella-
neous reading, instead OF following the
practice which was in vogue with coun-
try newspapers twenty-five years ago
of filing q page or two OF our pepe.
with stale, yellow back Stories tnA'
nobody ever looks at. People can ouy
n whole novel nowadays for ten cents
if they want that kind OF reading
They buy q paper to get the mesos. we
have no doubt but it is diacult for the
numerous editor OF the Ledger, who
ever q he she or they may be, to COM
prehend the change that has taken place
In the makeup Of newspapers In the
last quater of century. 8I
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JUDGE PIERREPoNT ON THE LATIN
RAcE.-Hon. Z. Pierrepont, of New
York, delivered the annual address at
the commencement OF the Law Depart
ment of Columbia College, before a
large audience. In the course of his
address, he said the mightiest fact of
modern times is the Treaty of Wash
ington. The Prussian Crown Prince
has married the daughter of England's
Queen, and by this recent convention
the three foremost nations of the world
were united. We had a somewhat
boastful prophecy about the unity of the
Latin race. Causes silent but resistless
as the course of nature in her work
moved the strong Teuton to the field,
and sent the Anglo Saxon statesman to
New York, and the nations are not yet
awake to the fact that tho three great
Protestant powers of the earth are in
firm accord, and that the Latin race
must keep the peace.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

open Bible, and said, mo. Paul, you are
mistaken for once I'll bet you five dol
lars you can't and stake the money"
AT the same time pntting his hand in
laid &c upon the Bible, took up his spec
tacles again, a8d read through Jesus
Christ our Lord" sAht Paul." ex-
claimed the preacher, snatching up the
five dollar bill and replacing it in his
pocket-"thet's different matter; the
| bets withdrawn.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

The deposition of Gov. Butler, of Ne
braska, is universally regarded by the
press as the most efficient rebuke of
public robbery ever administered in
this country. Butler was a thief, and
this fact has turned him out of Office.
lie stole school money he took bride
OF $1,000 from a contractor; and he was
guilty of other less conspicuous steal
ing. What blessing it would be to the
country if the same kind of punishment
conld be applied elsewhere than in Ne
hraaka
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

The Indian Bureau hopes to avert an
Indian war this summer. By advice OF
sherman, no supplies will be given to
Indians not actually on their reserva-
tions. Officers can go to the reserva-
tons to make arrests. All Indians
guilty of murder or robbery are to be
turned over to the governor of Texas
for trial.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

A carefully prepared summary of the
doings of the State Legislature, which
adjourned on the 23d of April, as pub
lIshed in the New York Tribune on the
Goth inst, does not show much general
legislation for the benefit Of the peo-
pie of New York. One would sup.
pose that, after all the hue and cry OF
the democracy about reform, they
would have at least made some pretence
of retrenchment. But now that we
have a fair statement of the whole bu'
siness of Mr.. Tweed's legislature, 1t:
chief vocation appears to have been
the passage of bills designed for the
purpose of plunderihg New York city
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

At Canandaigna, N. Y :, Tuesday,
Judge Woodruff, of the o. S. Circuit
court, decided that the extension of the
Muller patent for making paper pulp
was improperly granted, and void, and
that the process is now free to the pub
lie. Let us hope paper will get cheaper.
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STATE NEWS.

Butter is selling at ten cents pound
at La Cygne.
Senator Ross is building an elegant
and costly residence at Lawrence.
The Leavenworth, Atchison and Ne
braska railroad will be completed to
Falls City by the 4th of July
Immense hail storms are reported to
have prevailed upon the upper Solo
mon and upon Spillman creek.
Two men were drowned at Peabody
last Saturday morning. One of them
lived at Cottonwood, and in attempting
to cross Doyle creek on horseback, was
thrown off and drowned.
The Land Office of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroad is to remain at
Neosho Falls instead of being removed
to Parsons, as reported. s-.i
a storm occurred in Saline county on
Friday last which entirely destroyed
the crops on nine farms. Other dam
age was done, but our reporter did not
know the extent.
At special term of the Lsbette coun'
ty district court, just ended, Erastus Z
and Liston P. Hopkins were found gull
ty of the murder of John FL. May, anc
the former was sentenced to hard labor
in the penitentiary for twenty-five
years, and the latter for fifteen years.
The Kansas Pacific, some weeks sinc'
commissioned Mr.. John I. Tracy to
make an extended tour of observation
through Texas and the Gulf ports
whence he has just returned. From |
complimentary notice of Mr.. Tracy ant
his labors, in the Austin Gazette, it i
stated that nearly half a million of cat
tie are on the way for Kansas, being
quite double the number driven las
year, and that this increase in bushes
for the Kansas Pacific, is the result o
Mr.. Tracy's labors as travelling agen
for this Company. 'a;t' - .'.''.-'
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The European commune has branches
in this country, and is rapidly spread
ing. There are II sections in New
York, composed of French, English,
Irish, German, Swiss, and American
workin0men.
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A SwINDLINe AGENT OF TEE MIL
wAUKEE LiFE.-A great fraud has been
perpetrated upon the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
Milwaukee, by w. c. Copeland, a Meth
odist clergyman at Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Copeland acted as loan agent and attor-
ney for the company, in which capacity
he negotiated loan of $4,000, and, as
the Iowa borrower claims, by means of
forged endorsements on securities Civ
en- and forged drafts secured possession
of the money and decamped. The COM
pany have placed the matter in the
hands of Chief Beck, of the Milwaukee
police, who offers . reward of 81 900 for
Copeland's arrest, or information which
will lead TO his capture. No effort will
be spared to bring him to justice. The
Milwaukee Netcs says: 'The insurance
company claims that the papers were
genuine, and that the loss is that of the
borrower, who mOrtgagcd his property
A lovely lawsuit is likely TO be the re
sult."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

President Grant, and all the Cabinet,
will start August 18th for a trip to CAL
irornia. They will use up about five
weeks, but not go to Oregon. The
question of flying trip to Emporia is
now under consideration.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-23

Geo. II. Pendleton left New York,
Tuesday, for Europe, to bring his fami-
ly, which has been there two years, back
10 Ohio, in time for him to actively en-
gage in the coming political campaign.
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DISTRICT COURT.

CSTATE OF KANSAS, COUNTY OF LYON.
= JOHN IL. W ATsoN, Judge of the 9Th j udic al
District of the state OF Kansas, ut his private
chambers, in Lyon county. Kansas. in vacation OF
the District Court in said District to the sheriff oi
said county, greeting:
It being deemed necessary by me, in order to IA
cilitate the disposal of the business accountability
in the District Court of said county. that speca
term of said court should be held, in the month OF
July, A. ID. ISL
Il IS therefore ordered by me, that special term
OF the District Court Of said county of Lyon in Che
state OF Kansas, shall be held TO commence on the
18th day of July, a D. is1l, ut > O'Clock a m OF
said day
In witness whereof l have hereunto subscribed
my name at my private chambers in the plea a'orc
said IN the vacation OF the District Court in said
District, this 10th day Of june, a. d. ISL, .s
Judge of the 5th Judicial District Of the State al
K nsas. %
i SherifTss Office Emporia,
| Lyon county, Kansas. June IL 1871
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance Of thc
above order to director, there viii be special
| term of the District Court, held at the time and
| place mentioned in Ties iave order
dlss-aOdWastf sheriff Of Lyon county, Kan.