The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-30

SenaLOr 111ICnCOCk3 VI NSUIo5 40
visiting Senator Caldwell, at Leaven-
worth. So is Thos. A. Scott, of Penn
sylvania.
A fire broke out in saloon in juno
ton City, on Friday, and before it
could be checked, six or sew. buildings
were burned.
The people of Abilene lleted,
during the last month, two ON bridg-
es, one across Mud creek, s-C the other
spans the Smoky Hill. The latter is
said to have been hastily built, and the
abutments are giving away, but it is
to be hoped that the difficulty will not
be serious.
The Leavenworth Commercial has
the following: "That Kansas is recog-
nized abroad as the finest grazing
State in the Union, is illustrated by the
constant accession of stock breeders to
our different agricultural communities.
One of the most notable arrivals of
this character are the two brothers from
j Jacksonville, Illinois, F. G. Barton and
VIM. Barton, who have purchased
stock farm six miles from this city, on
the De Soto road. They are both ex-
perienced stock raisers, and young men
of both energy and capital. They
came from Jacksonville, Illinois, and
bring with them some of the finest
thoroughbred stock in that State. Two
beautiful thoroughbred heifers, Maud
and Fanchon, and bull, Mauvaisterre,
sired imported Admiral two thorough
bred mares, and black stallion COM
pose the nucleus of what is bound to
be one of the finest farms in the State.
They were shipped from Jacksonville
day or two since, and are expected to
arrive on Saturday. They will spare
no expenses to secure the finest bred
cattle in the country, and their efforts
are certain to be crowned with success.
CHINCH BUG RAvAGEs.-There is no
longer any doubt that, in many parts of
the country, the chinch bugs are making
terrible ravages among the crops. Com
lnencing first with wheat, they have
successfully passed to the oats and rye,
and now to the corn crop, and from
the reports we receive, there is strong
ground for fears that they will do vast
amount of damage to the latter, far
more than with any other crop. Some
fields are perfectly black with the de-
structive insect. Yet we believe that
the destruction is not general, but, like
their predecessors, the grasshoppers,
they go i'll bodies, and are in localities,
here and there.
Mr.. Ira Potter, who thrashed his
wheat yesterday, on his farm, about
four miles southwest of the city, says
that forty acres yielded about 500 BUSH
els, equal to fifteen bushels per acre, al
though when cut ii was as fine look
ing field of wheat as he ever saw, and
promised to yield at least 1000 bushels.
On the other hand, Mr.. Burnett, of the
ferry, cut his wheat yesterday. and says
it will yield twenty-five bushels per
acre.-L0l0rence Journal.
j. G. Fraker arrived from Eldorado
Thursday, 22d. He says the late storm
was fully as bad as Represented by the
Walnut Valley Times. He represents
the town as in bad condition, indeed.
The storm came from the northeast, and
went to the southeast. II went from
Eldorado to Little Walnut and Hickory
creek. Houses were turned over and
crops were utterly destroyel The large
house of Mr.. McGinnis, merly Of
this county, was torn to / -, The
storm was three miles wide. Sc. thirty
miles to the southwest the stFuction
was complete. Hundreds q acres of
timber were destroyed. Only one build
ing was blown down in Augusta, and
one at Wichita
At Augusta meeting was held and
active measures were commenced for
the relief of the destitute. DR.. McKin-
sey's boy was killed, Mr.. Fraker thinks,
by hail stones, as the storm was ac-
companied by heavy fall of hail. The
DR.. and others are left penniless.
The WAKARUsA VALLEY RoAD.-Gen
Deitzler returned, yesterday, where ne
has been for the last three weeks, work |
ing up our Wakarusa Valley Railroad |
He has SO far succeeded in |
his mission that the Atchison, Topeka |
& Santa Fe Railroad Company are
ready to lease the Wskarnsa Valley |
road the moment it is built, and operate |
It from Carbondale to this point. This |
will make Lawrence the virtual eastern 4
terminus of this great line, at least so
far a. all heavy through business
is concerned. At this point the road
will have direct connection, in the same
depot, with the Pleasant Hill road TINS
diving q thorough, unbroken line from /
St Louis to the southwest boundary OF
our State
The importance of this movement for
Lawrence cannot be overestimatsd. If
he Chicago q Southwestern Railroad
wants 70 reach the Atchison, Topeka
Z Santa Fe business, Lawrence is the
point to strike for. Leavenworth can
now see in what direction her true in
,arests lie. Now for the building of
he road. We hope to see one thous-
md men "aingi1g dirt, along the Wa
Larusa inside the next sixty days
Ldforeaee Journal