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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-08-21
UNION CONVENTION
Liberal Republicans and
Democrats.

T JOINT CONVENTION OF THE DEMO
n cratic and Liberal Republican State Central
held in Carson City on the 10th day
of August. 1872. it was resolved as follows &:
Firs,-That a Union Convention of Liberal Re-
publcans and Democrats be held at
Reno. Nevada, on Wednesday, sep
TENDER Is 1879, to nominate
three Presidential Electors, one
Member of Congress-, one Judge of
the Supreme Court and one state
Printer.
Second-Thatt the Delegates to the Convention
be apportiOned as follows:
:
-----.- -'--.--'-- u
iiuIlh
Lincoln ....-..
LyOn....- y
VTInSby...-
NashOe.---- --...- .-----
hIte
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RELIGIOUS HAFTERs.


Bishop Vale raised over thons-
and dollars in Boston, last week, for
Episcopal missions in Kansas. SO!
There are complaints that the
Trustees Of Beecher's church bull
the pew market by bidding up all
the pews. E5-rds ef aaEFs4Es
Religious papers are not always
profitable pecuniarily. For instance,
the Cincinnati Christian Standard,
with 1900 subscribers, says its ex-
penses have so far been $4,000 in
excess of its income. The Chicago
Advance, with large subscription
list, sunk s75, 900 in four years, and
and had not reached the self-sus-
tanning point at the time, OF the fire.
The Interior, in less than two years,
has sunk a capital of 500, 600, and
the Chicago Standard, with $4,000
subscribers, was not half self-sus-
tanning. aa11at 5Hcst AE
The following incidents are re-
ported at one Of the Kansas City
revival meetings last week: Agen-
tleman, q conductor on one of our
railroads, said he had last night
made a prayer q hundred miles
long! praying all4hn way to Kan
sas City, and he hoped he would be
able to lead q new life. One man
during the service took out his
pocket book and offered Mr.. Ham
mond fifty cents, which the Rever-
end gentleman declined, and took
occasion to say: ave don't want
your money, but your souls. We
want you to come to Christ. yea,
come without money and without
price ~ .-' .zva 4 e .e -.-.r
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
GOOD CLAIMS
cRIME.

A little ten-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. HaysOn, while returning home
from neighbours, near Holysippi,
Wisconsin, on the 7th inst, was
oVertaken by a young man eighteen
years old, thrown down upon the
snow and br0taHy uraVished. The
animal has been arrested s9..ge5
In st. Louis, on the 18th, while
the police wagon, sort OF cell on
wheels, was conveying two female
and six male prisoners to the peni-
Tertiary, in broad daylight, three of
the men brutaliy -ravished one OF
the women, Ellen: Bark. aged 81.
She scratched them fearfully. They
will no doubt receive. severe senten-
ces. -. ~, 20 -''''..
77 A New York special says within
. fortnight two attempts have been
made to assasainate Eugene Benoist
in his sleeping chamber at st. Johns
College, Fordham. The boy, who
is 10 years old, is eo-heir with his
brother to four millions, bequeath-
ed by his father, lately an eminent
ST. Louis banker. Fordham gossip
points, bnt without anY.,ciear evil
dence, to the boys relations.
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SINGULAR REQUESTS.

From the will of Gen. Blackett,
Governor of Plymouth, proved
1881: 81 desire my body to be kept
as long as It may not be offensive,
and that one of my fingers or toes
may be cut OFF to secure a certainty
of my being dead. ] further re-
quest my dear wife that, asishe has
been troubled with one old fool, she
willanot think Of marrying q Sec
ond." Eqs a- Oh . 7p..s.
From the. will of Rev. DR.. APP
p1eby, of st. Brides, proved in
1888: 'sI leave my body to be
dressed in flannel waistcoat, an old
surtout coat, and breeches. without
lining and pockets; no shoes (hav-
ing done walking,) and a wOrsted
wig, If one can be got, in order that
1 may rest comfortably.2Ga nlI1'a
, Here is eiso evidence that wives
In 1795 were no better than those of
the present day. It is an extract
nom the will OF mariner of Bris-
tol "My executors to pay out OF
the first moneys collected, TO my
beloved wife, If living, one shilling,
which, I give as token OF my love,
that she may buy hazel-nuts, as l
know she is better pleased with
cracking them than she is with
mending the holes in her stockings"
New Haven Register.
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THE LADIES.


It is computed that g Milwaukee
sewing society can blast . persons
reputation in seven minutes. s.1
Single ladies generally favor fe-
male suffrage. Anna Dickinson
ssys its because they have q vague
idea that when they get their
ssrights" they will one and all be
provided with husbands by process
of law. rs 7~ 20
or all the fhrong Of ladies who
came. last reception to pay their re-
spects to Mrs. Grant, about the only
one not dressed in silk, satin or vel
vet, or all three com bined, was Mrs.
Thornton, wife Of Sir Edward
Thornton, the British Minister, Wh0
wore q dress of dark, son, warm
looking material, suitable for winter
wear. SIS 70 .t57s Tpi5b .
+ Alex saws: az have not seen the
Chicago ladies yet, but if they COM
pare faYorably with the other ladies
/ have seen in the country, it will
be compliment. The New York
ladies are the handsomest 1 have
seen; the Philadelphia ladies the
most stately and physically the most
what You cali it ?-stper6, and the
Boston ladies are the most refined
and intellectual-khe best educated
ladies I ever encountered, on the
" hole, suppose. Yon Americas
men are more like Englishmen than
I hAd Anticipated-thoRgh You are
of the same stock You are only
1 . 1stfia eharx,ar and more mick In
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
Written for the RmPoria News.
"A MOTHERS LAMENT.
BY NARY N.


Once held him in fond embrace
His bright curls drifting DER neck and
face: EHagf1 $3.50 Lsj e
No earthly music SO sweet tome e---s
AS that merry laughter, that childish glee.
In his life, his hopes, was my only joy;
Obi my passionate love for that fair-haired
boy!
Now dungeon echoes my darling's
p moan;-T jtS4u 1IH We
Had but known, oh had I but knowni
gave ham wilma, 1 never thought
With what mad'ning poison the draught
was fFaught.
They told me, but calm, in my pride, 1
=. smiled % 'a,.1 4l.gsg. ~ ~.
And said, as gave the cup to my child /:
'Only false, weak natures have need to
fear, ..-,
None loving and true, like my darling
~ here.'' s5 a
( But the hend admitted no mercy has
- SHOWN; - e--T-f
Had ! but known, oh, had I but knownI
I loved my boy with woFshipfui pride;
He was my all since his father died.
So true, SO ready to do and dare 5fs-
His eye 50 clear, and his brow 20 fair:
Now on that brow stands the sweat of
$3.50. pain,
Now those hands bear the murderer's
S'f-'z- crimson stain. ssi {''f ---'sF
In darkened world stand, alone;
Had but known, oh, had 1 but known
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
NUMBER 4.
SCRAPS AM PATCHES.


How to prevent your wife's scold-
ing you-don't marry her.
An old lady writing to her son
out West, tells him to beware of
bilious saloons and bowel alleys.
The three stages az Darwinism
are now said to be positive, tail ;
comparative, tailor; superlative,
taillessl
EOh, Jenniel Whist q beautiful
suit Of hair, Phoebe Simpkins has"
said Mrs. Innocence. tTis false"
replied Jennie.
What air does a young mouse
sing to the old mouse when biting
his wsy through the scenery at
the opera7 "Hear me gnaw, ms"
When q lady tainted &C Wiseon.
ain party, gentleman thought he
could resuscitate her by biting her
ear. She recovered promptly. He
is going around with q poultice on
his eye. 41aa
Why are people who have moth
ing to be proud of but their pedi-
gree like potatoes Because the
only good belonging to them is I'M
der ground. o..
William Goodin Is anxious about
the fate Of his eyes and nose, which
he has missed since he looked to see
why q fuse which he had put in
q; bottle of powder burned SO
slowly.
A sweet-scented rumor obtains
that the adhesive matter on the
postage stamps is hereafter to be
favored with vanilla for ones, win
tergreen for twos, and chocolate for
threes, Sc. ST.
A saloon keeper, having started
business in . building where trunks
had been made, asked q friend what
he had better do with the old sign,
"Trunk factory" HOh," said the
friend "Just change the T. to D, and
1t will suit you exactly"
+ s.Are sister Sal and Nance resour-
ces, pa p mo, my son, why do
you ask the question 2" Because
I heard Uncle Josh say, if you
would husband your resources you
would get along great deal better
than you do, that's all, pa" Pa
plunges into state of intense re-
Election. .a
A learned clergyman was accos-
ted in the following manner by an
illiterate preacher who despised
education: "Sir, you have been to
college, l suppose ?" eyes sir"
was the reply. 81 am thankful"
rejoined the former. 'sthat the Lord
opened my mouth without any
learning" "a similar event." re-
torted the clergyman, "took place at
are of rare occurrence at the pres
ent day. - -
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, 3
go among them and collect. We
received . collection Of S65 from
the church In New York city. and
through the hands of Mr.. W. L
Jones, who has recently come here
to reside, we received Sis, collect
ed among a-fewSfrisnds on his de-
parture from HIS late ield of labor.
Mr.. Jones and his estimable wife
also gave SIS. This good brother
is valuable acquisition to Us as q
church, and he has been chosen one
of its elders.
In conclusion, I desire especially
to thank the press for its uniform
kindness and encouragement. u ID
'i'sa ~ '--L % 2JoHN JOKES.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

q Mas Clara Louise Kellogg goes
to Europe next month 5.aF ~ /
New York has subscribed $1,000
for the statue of Holace Greeley.
Alexis pronounces Russia with
the short u. and not Rooshia, as the
barbarians do. neg 7y.fRUEss ell
The New York Herald expedition
which is trying to find DR.. Livings-
ton; reports that Sir Samuel Baker
is near Khartou1n. aAi ora .7aao1
Johnny Steele, the young oil mil
Iienaire who made such a fool of
himself in oil tunes, has again got
rich, is worth 10000, has sense
enough to keep 1t, and likes to buy
diamonds --' 7''' ---'..- VIC
"A small, swarthy one-eyed man,
claiming to be doctor, is travelling
around trying to swindle masons
by falsely claiming to DO q member
of that order. He calls himself
Charles Bacon. ID f-saqo4asdr .
The Harpsrs are said to be strong
MetbodiSts, while, the Appletous,
their great rivals, are sturdy Epis-
copalians. During the war the first
were considerably more loyal than
the latter. l.ae 3. % .aT.
Mrs. Stokes is said to have start
ed from Europe to rejoin her hus-
band in New York before the latter
shot Fisk. She is q beautiful and
accomplished lady and will be great,
ly shocked to find him in the Tombs
on charge of murder. ....-.
The New York Herald starts the
silly rumor that the the Grand Duke
Alexis has been married since his
arrival in America, to q Russian
lady whom his father has opposed,
and with whom it was thought the
attachment was broken off.
People with light brains will be
pleased to learn that while Daniel
WebstsPs 70 brain weighed 5S1k
ounces, Cuvier'sa 64Ja, Abercrom-
bie's 6S, Rudolf, the learned Bing-
hamton murderer, had SO ounce
brain, James Fisk q IS ounce one,
and Stokes is not yet weighed sep
arate from the rest of his body.
|, o. H. p. Arthur, the successor of
Col. Fisk in the Eric management,
has almost as remarkable an ephem-
eral career behind him as the man
he succeeds. He is alleged to be
worth a million dollars but very
few years ago heIwas an express
agent on the Hudson River road, at
q salary of less than q hundred dol
lars month. The ladder on which
he climbed to wealth is unknown.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
TOUCHING OBITUARIES.

One button was found where a
,Missourien had been sitting upon q
key of powder smoking q cigar. 3
A Texan named Morse boldly at
tempted to separate two enraged
steers that were fighting. Mr..
Morse was highly esteemed for his
,amiability and strict integrity.
az A man in Nebraska said he conld
handle q rattlesnake the same way
as q snake charmer. The churlish-
ness Of the undertaken in demand
ing pay In advance delayed the fun
erai four days. taan leog 3 ssaI +
~ The folloHing is the happy man
5ner in which obituaries are written
for the Kansas papers
"a youth, during q political dis
cussiOn, Knocked che butt of his
gun On the floor to emphasize an ar
Gument. His fellow debators at-
tended his funeral in body"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
BUSINESS.

,Woolwich, England, has made a
cannon that throws a 700 pound ball
1t would jar a man badly. L=aoa
John G. Caihoun's plantation in
South Carolina has been bought by
q wealthy colored man. Johns
ghost Will be yowling around there
nights, fearfully unhappy.
Some chaps with more cents than
sense, talk of starting newspapers
at Ft. Scott and at Manhattan, Kan.
If the business men of those places
exercise good judgment they will
give the concerns a good snubbing.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
SHORT STORIES.

z-
The income of the Russian Grand
Duke is $4,000 year, and he don't
earn cent Of it. .a- h'ls ar
fhe new iron draw bridge across
the Mississippi at Winona, MINI,
was swung Saturday last. 1t is
800 feet long-and beats the world.
The Prince of Wales found rest
during his illness by using hop pill
low. at the critical period of the
disease butcher was kept in the
next room with 3 lamb. Had the
Princes feet shown any signs of
chill, the butcher was to kill the
lamb, and skin 1t. and the skin,
warm and reeking, was 70 be wrap
ped round them. The lamb and the
Prince still live. .,..t E
In Illinois there is q child, now
three months old, weighing but
two pounds. Its length Is but sew.
en- inches, and its face about the eize
of Q watch crystal. Its tiny arms
are so slender that g small finger
ring may be slipped on either of
them up to the shoulder. This lit
tie creature IL already making quite
. noise in its part of the world and
hundreds have called to see it. The
parents are OF standard size.
"A. young man from, the country,
out walking with g young lady,
cudgeled his brains for some inter-
Getting topic Of conversation TO
amuse her with, hut in vain; he
could hit upon nothing until, they
met several cows, when the swain
said, with much simplicity Of man
ner ttNow, isn't il strange what q
imotherly appearance, 3 COW has?S
To which the lady replied, 81 donI
think it strange, sir, that cow
should have mothefiy appearance
to eslE1E u 1gz3
The year 1872 contains 50 Sun.
j days. September and December
each begins on Sunday. january
April and July ON Monday. sOcto,
Der is the only month beginning or
Tuesday. Consequently it has five
fThursdsys, which will not occur
/ again until the year 1900. In thu
i year 1880 February viii have fiyG
Sundays, which viii not occur agaiI
until the year 1920. The year 187l
began on Sunday sad ended OF
| Sunday. This will occur agaiI
in 1882, and every eleventh yea
tnereaiter'. hsni sss93af
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.LaNaEgT u -
VOLUME Is,
PIcTUEEs BY IooUAIN s1IL1kR.

: -~T-[ - SIT-7I = EFTA
OF AUTUMN:
The hills were brown, the heavens were
A woOd-pecker pounded pine-top shell,
While . partridge whistlsd the whole day
through
For q rabbit to dance In the chapparal,
And . gray grouse drummsd, "AlPs well,
alps WELL"
p OF ATIoHr: . - IIaT
From pine and poplar, here and there,
A cloud, . hash, q crash, tkud, -l1stl
A warriors garment rolled In blood,
A yell that rent the mountain air
OF fierce defiance and despair,
Did tell who fell and when and where.
Thea tie htsr dIOW tia coils aronAa,&
And closer grew the battle-ground,
And fewer feathered arrows fell,
And fainter grew the bAttle-yell,
Until upon the bill was heard
The short sharp whistle Of the bird.
v OF GIRLss AT PLAY; ~.-,
Two little girls, with brown feet bare,
And tangled, tossing, yellow HAIR,
Played on the green, fantastic dressed,
Around . great Newfoundland brute
That lay half-resting On his breast,
And with his red mouth opened WIde
Would make believe that he would bite,
As they assailed him left and right,
And then sprang TO the other side,
And filled with shouts the willing air.
oh, sweeter far than Tyre or lutte
To my then hot and thirsty heart,
And better Belfs 90 wholly mute,
Were those sweet voices calling there.
OF A TROPICAL scENK:
Birds hung and swung, green-robsd and
red,
Or dropped In curved lines dreamily,
RainboWS reversed from tree to tree,
Or sang loW-haDging overhead /. ~
Sang low, as IL they sangNnd slept.
Sang faint, Ike some far waterfall,
And took no note OF US at al,
Though nuts that In the way were spread
Did crush and craekle As we stepped.
q ggss
HOW ran the monkeys through the leaves!
How ruAhed they through, brown clad
and blue,
Like shuttIes hurried through and through
The threads Q hASty weaver we6Ves!
How quick they cast Us fruits Of gold,
Then loosened hand and all IOothold,
Aad hung limp, Timber, e Il desds
Hong low and listloss over bead - -. ~ +.
And All the time, with hAlf-open'd eyes
Bent full on US in mute surprise
Looked wisely too, as wise heads do
That watch you with the head askew.
The long day through from blossOmed
There came the sweet song Of sweet bees,
With chorus-tonea Of cockatoo II
That aid his beak along the bough,
And walked and talked and hung and
swung,
In crown Of gold and coat Of blue,
The wisest fool that ever sung, N
Or had \ aFavun k1plfa a HnnoVlR-r
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
THE INDIAN POPULATION.

The Indian population now under
the jurisdiction of the United States
according to the most reliable to be
obtained, is about 321, COO. This
number includes Is, 900, the estimat-
ed Indian population OF Alaska,
and 1888 scattered throughout the
States of Florlda, North Carolina,
Indiana, Iowa and Texas, not main.
tanning tribal relations. Excluding
those in Alaska, and those scattered
throughout the States just named,
the remaining Indian population is
242,31l, located as follows: Es
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26

The heather Chinee has one GUS
tom which might be introduced in
to our land with good effect. Ii Is
usual TO pay all debts at the COM
mencement Of each year, and as
soon after the first OF January a.
the householder is free from all de-
mands he places over his door an
emblem signifying that he has ar
rived ct that exalted position.
There ISL comuendable pride to
put up this emblem at . very early
day. This custom prevails through
out the Chinese Empire and among
all classes OF people, and he who
posts the emblem the first week OF
the year enjoys the confideaca Of
the public, and establishes good
financial system. 'sif =
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sra sS., or K 6s:.s.S IS. 4
i Be It rsmambsred that on this 10th day
OF January, A. d. 1871, before me, Clerk
OF the District Court within and for said
county and state, personally. -Appesred
NE.Young, II. n. Elliott, w. Z. Copeland,
J. Jay Buck 70 me personally known to be
the Same persons who executed the fore
residents Of s4id State u Kansas, and duly
IsEAL. HIRAM MACARTHUR,
w ~ n Clerk District Court,
Shawnee Co., KAnsas.
I,w. II. Smallwood, Secretary Of State
Of the State Of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the foregoing 10 true and correct
copy Of the original certificate Of fneor-
In testimony whereof have hereunto
subscribed my hand and ahixed the
Great Seal Of the State. Done At
Topeka, this t6th day Of JanuaryS A.
tsEAL. w.H. sAALLwooD,
Secretary Of State.
Al the evening session there was
a good attendance and among those
present several members Of the
legislAture.- Col. J. jay Buck pre-
ssnted . draft of . proposed law,
materially modifying chapter 80 Of
the General Statutes by amending
all the sections except 2 and and
adding ave new ssctIons. After
some earnest discussion in which
several members Of the Legislature
participated, Che proposed act was
adopted as the sense OF the
meeting, and committee appointed
to present the same to the legisla-
ture and urge its adoption. Sss 20
The following resolutions were
adopted: o. esirg a@.a.-s :,
Resolved, That to check the stream Of
/ intemperAnce We must begin ~ the sourcS
and therefore urge upon parents, pastors
anee Of thorough temperance education.
| Resolved, That the .legiSlAture Of. Kan.
| sAs. now convened, be petitioned tC
/ amend tbs Dram shop Act, In accordance
with the Recommendations adopted BY
this convention. 80 - 1 .,e....
ResotVesl, That we again call upon the
tsmPersnee people sthroaghOsat the State
Alliance, 10 unite their efforts TO enforce
the proyi.ions OF the Drxn-shep Act,
Ata meeting Of the Board Of Director
held ut Topeka, January II, 1874, the fol
lowing officers were elected for the pres
ent year:
J. Jay Buck President
~. Coats 80 - f-yt Vice President
W. K Copeland Secretary
Z. N. Robinson Treasurer.
The Directors also adopted the folio win
j BYLAWS:
TIE YEAR.
The fiscal and corporate year Of the Stat
; Temperance Allisace Of Kansas ohal
! commence on the arst day OF January, {
each year.
The officers OF this Alliance shall be
President, Vice President, Secretary an
Treasurer, the 1rst two Of whom shaII b
. chosen from among the directors. III
: officers shall be elected at the Hrst rcZula
meeting Of the board Of directors In eae
year. =
i, Ia case Of death or removal froV
2 this State OF any Btockholder OF this an
: anee, such stock shall lapse aud be .
longer binding obligation,
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FROM SUMNER COUNTY.
The Cattle Trade-rs'Ne Shelter Prices
OxfOrd-Claims, etc. q
OXFORD, SUMNER CoUNTY,(
January 10th, 1S72.S

OXFORD, SUMNER CoUNTY,(
s.7. f..- January 10th, 1879 :
Ed. EMPoRIA News. A few items
from this quarter may interest some
Of your, readers. First and fore
most of course, is the Texas cattle
business. The ,Christholm or Abe
line trail passes through the west
ern part OF onr county, ana it is es-
timated that AZ, 900 head were driv-
en- over it the past season.
.sEaa Tog soKwz FIGURES. VOC
Those that were taken to the Sol
ONION, Saline and Smokey valleys
Are dying by the thousands from
thepincsemeney of the winter Even
in the northern part or our own
county many have aied, bat nom
Slate Creek sOatfward stock seems
20 be - better eonditions and the
loss is small. On the above named
creek several herds are aew offered
for sale that woala behos discredit
to the stock cattle, of Missouri.
Those who now own herds here will
sell out between now and spring
so as to go to Texas for q fresh sup
ply. l5
/, 90 Prices ARE ADVANCING
every week, and think the exper-
fence of the past fully demonstrates
that our State cannot be overstock-
ed with cattle, at least when the
main bulk comes from Texas. . ;
ALTHOUGH THIS COUNTY
only began to settle . year ago il
now contains 5000 to 4, 600 persons,
Nearly 1000 votes were polled at
the November election. Two cleo
tions for county seat have been held
without q choice, and on the 29tt
inst, we shall try It again Thus fal
Belle Plaine and Wellington ar
ahead.
| We are looking with much inter
est TO The completion Of the ~
e RAILWAY PROM NEWTON
to Wichita. We. shall then b
brought into comparatively clos
connection with the outside world
as the distance from the center Q
our county viii be but thirty mile
to Wichita. The completion of 4
fine truss wagon bridge across tn
river at that point will also be Q
much benefitt to rs. s- ,
II THIS TowH a5l'A r
needs only The same improyemen
to make st the leading town in on