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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-31
SOUTHWEST.

An election viii be held in But
Ter county to morrow, for the pur-
pose Of deciding the future loea-
ton of the county seat. The con-.
test viii be this time as before he
tween Eldorado and Augusta.
Oar new Presbyterian church
building will be of dressed stone.
The foundation is completed and
the walls are going up. This is
the first church building of any
kind either built or commenced in
Butler county. Walnut V. Times.
The election on the question of
issuing the ..bonds of Butler coun
ty for the sum of $4,000 for the
building to Eldorado of the Fort
Scott, Humboldt and Arkansas
River railroad, came off Saturday
last. The proposition was defeat
ed by q vote of 1O40 for to 1910
against, according to the Augusta
Republican, and 1851 for and
1922 against as per report of Wal
nut Valley Times.
Augusta is going to celebrate
July 18th.
The Augusta Republican says
Allowing four persons to each
voter, the last election showed d
population of about nine thousand
in Butler county. Our figures
make the total vote 22S0, which
will not vary great deal from the
official return.
| A track-layer on the A. T. & S
F. road was shot at Newton by /:
gambler.
4 Cottonwood Falls had straw
berries last week.
"Woodhull'' is the name of
post-office established on Diamond
creek, about five miles above Uniol
with Capt. j. C. G. Hartert 70
postmaster
The grading on the A, L. &
f. railroad is now entirely con
pieted to Fort Larned, one hundre
l and ten miles west of Newton, an
. still moving. Col. Peter has pu
5 seven hundred men to work Ia
E ing rails beyond Newton.
Cottonwood Falls entered upo
itsscareer as city on the % ms
l by the election of Mayor, Coul
cilmen, &c.
The Greenwood county Agricu
tural Society is talking of holdin
y a fair next fall.
The basement walls of the ne
- Court house at Eureka are compl
ted.
The Odd Fellows of Wichita al
preparing to organize a lodge.
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FRAUDS IN THE METHODIST BOOK
CONCERN.


The NJ. e. General Conference, in
session at Brooklyn, appointed a
special committee 10 investigate the
charges against the Book Concern,
and at meeting of the committee
TO hear the reports of sub-commit-
tees appointed to examine the books
of each department o: the Concern,
the chairman of the subcommittee
to investigate the affairs of the bind
cry department, the telegraph says,
reported that the accounts were in
a most disgracefnl state. In one
case there was a blunder of $4,000
against the bindery made by foot
ing up a column. 1t is said that
Hoffman cancelled this by carrying
over SIG, 900 from the previous year,
and putting in $1,000 which appears
to have come from now here in par
ticular. No statement can be found
showing that a balance-sheet has
been taken in twenty years. There
are many things in the accounts
unexplained. The reports made TO
the annual conferences were not
made from the ledgers, nor did they
correspond with the ledger.
Judge G. Cooley, chairman of the
subcommittee on leather, reported
that the question had been submit.
ted to three master binders as to the
amount of leather required to pro-
duce the amount of furnished work
turned out by the Book Concern il
twenty-one months. An average
estimate placed it at more thar
$4,000 less than Hoffman charged
the Concern. 1t was also shown
that Hoffman had been in the habi
of selling the leather of the Con
Germ. There was a discrepancy il
his pay account. DIR. Carlton, Jr.
agent, said he had relied on Hof1
mans honesty, consequently he wa
not responsible. The committe
then went into secret session
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ReS0lred, That It is necessary for the
best interests OF the city of Emporia
that Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues
i'll said city should be macadamizcd
from the middle of Merchants street to
the middle of Mechanics street, and
that the curb and cutters should be
constructed on both sides of said avcn-
ues between said Merchants and Ne
chanics streets; also the macadamiZing
of the alleys between Commercial
street and Mechanics street and be-
tween Commercial street and Mer-
chants street from Fifth to Sixth
avenues.
l hereby certify that the above is u true
and correct copy of u resolution adopted
by the City Council of the city of Empo-
ria, county Of Lyon. and state of Kansas
at q meeting thereof, held ON the 20ih day
OF May, n. ID. 1872.
22w3 IL. ". McCUNE, City Clerk.
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Published in the Emp0ria News, May 81.
AN ORDINANCE

Extending the time for the compIetio
OF the foundry and machine shop.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and couD-
cilmen of the city OF Emporia:
SECTION i. That the time heretofore
fixed by ordinance for the completion oil
the foundry and machine shop by Prosser
IL Graves, be and the same Is hereby
extended until July LIST, 1872.
SECTION ,. That the Mayor be and is
hereby authorized to advance to them SO
much of the aid granted by the city as in
his judgment he may see fit, on the cXecu-
tion in favor ofthe city of Emporia of the
proper securities by the said Prosser Il
Graves.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from AID after its
publication.
Approved May -. 1872.
WM. JAY, Mayor.
Attest: II, W. MCCUNE. City Clerk.
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H. 4o7TON.
Real Estate Agent.
News Block, EmpOria, Kansas,

Oilers for sale the following lots:
west street-60. &C, Is, 70, 81, 81, sc, 102,
los, 12O, 12S, 13G, 1876, l3S, i4G.
lis, 100, 155, I66, III.
Neosho street,, IA. 7S. $50, 1852, l0s.
state street-24. 40, AZ, -, IS, 40, SO, Go.
q. 100, I36, 14I, IG4, 16S.
Congress street-24, %, 80 81, 80, GA. Gu.
", 30, ~, 40, sc. l03, I65, I2g. 1Ga. III.
Constitution street-9, IL, %. ~. III. 5s.
0S. 100, Ia, 100, 137, 15I, 152, I54. Iii5. leo.
herchants stFeet--2s, 80, los, I35, 40,
Commercial streef-3I, a. so. So. -. lI9.
l29. 13l, 132, I3s, 203, PA, $50, 342.
Elgst good business lots on 9th avenue.
Mechanics street,, 80, 81, 81, GO, as, SO,
147, 1873, I56, II.
Market street-is, 81, IS, 40, 12s, $50,
145. 147, rs, 153.
Union street-24, 30. Gs, 20, 1876. I6s.
Exchange street--16. a, 10, 4S, 80. 81.
20, 20, u, 1os. 1o4, 119, 13I, 144. I62. IGS.
Cottonwood street-33. -, IS, 80, 81. So.
-. 0l, W, II, s6, 90, I0I, I59, west half OF
" and So, corner of Sixth avenue.
sylvan street-G. 20. 100. 1s2. i34, I4T.
lz9, l54, 15S, 148, lG1. los. 20. 81. Al. a. ~,
East street-S3. 10. s.. 50, 101, I25, I49.
The above list includes some OF the hest
corner lots In the city. I am authorized
70 sen some OF the above lots on time.
business and dwelling houeses for sale.
LOIS Ior lease. Five and ten acre lots for
saies ad9oining and near the city. Land
IN al parts OF Lyon county for sale Tor
CASH or ON time. Deeds. mortgages. &c
drawn and acknowledgements taken.
Oeii en OF address, +. BORTON.
ASo@ou Emporia, Kansas.
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Eight-hour strikers in New York
continue to multiply, and they arc
bringing the ''bosses" to terms very
generally. One branch of mechan-
les associations after another strike,
as If from a general understanding
for a movement along the whole
line. The street railroad car build
ers are now on the move. They are
so successful in this, we fear they'll
strike by and by for their wages for
no work at all. A riot occurred in
Jersey City on the 9Th, between a
large body of men who had struck
for eight hours and men who were
hired to I'LL their places. Three men
were wounded. The riot was bro
ken up by the Interference of tae
police. Tho working men in the
furniture trade, in Brooklyn, held q
meeting the Same evening and took
measures to cooperate with their
fellow workmen in New York in
the eight hour movement.
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MILL PROPERTY
NOT SOLD YET.

UTE now offer our mills cheaper tban
Ny ever. Desfrous Of changing our
business, we now offer and will sell our
mill property, consisting OF one twenty
mill, with Emersonss patent saws. log
turner, and all IN coed order; viii cut
5.0G0 feet per day. Also, cur gfisf mills;
two run Of best French burrs; will grind
ten bushsl Of wheat and ten busheI OF
corn per hour, and grind perfectly; a No.
bolt; the very best smut and separator;
upright and horizontal siIaftfng, elevators,
battling, two main belts II inches vine by
plete mills. All new, all portable. and
just the 1lills for south western Kansas.
Whoever viii, may now come and get q
great bargain. Come and see ali the
aisoyes at $4,000, Just two-thffds OF tha
cash value. $1,000 cash down, balance
on time. C. BECEES 8 SON,
Junction Mills, miles east OF Empo-
Fiss Kansas, February 20th, 1872. Eeb23lt
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Harper's Weekly very pointedly
and truly says: If there is one
quality which is Indispensable in
President, it is sound judgment.
If there is one public man who is
totally destitute of it, it is Horace
Greeley. A certain kindly feeling
with which he is regarded will not
blind the country to his natural
unfitness for the office to which he
has been nominated.
The Chicago Times has re-
nounced the Cincinnati nominees,
saying Greeley has failed to unite
the opposition to Grant, and that
his election is an utter impossible
ity, and demands that Horace full
fill his pledge to withdraw from
the contest.
Greeley and Brown ratification
meetings are 'few and far between
and when they are called they are
the most destitute of enthusiasm
of any of the kind ever witnessed
in America.
Andy Johnson is willing to be a
candidate for Congress.
Daniel VOORHEES, said he could
not endorse Greeley; weuld rather
vote for Grant; and could never
do that. He is now working Wig
orously to conciliate his old Dem
ocratic friends, and advocates the
nomination of one of the regular
old "unterrified" by the Baltimore
Convention. Daniel does not like
to abandon the hope of being
chosen by his lifelong friends be-
fore he dies as a candidate for the
Presidency, and that's what's the
matter.
There is nothing like the fair
ness and logic of an 'independent''
paper, you know. The New York
Tribune says "if Gen. Grant had
not been eager to profit politically
by this negotiation, our case at
Geneva would have been free from
the Objectionable features which
have so eXasperated the English. %
And then in the self same article,
it says of Mr. Fish's letters
"These dispatches are conclusive
against the right of England to
demand that we shall withdraw
our national claims under penalty
of the failure of the treaty" That
is, the claims were put in for polit-
ical effect, and yet they were so
entirely proper that England has
no right to ask a withdrawal!
That is an opinion as is an opin-
ion.
Carl Schurz IS going to Europe in
June. The German vote is not in
his pocket and that is why he's sad.
To the Editor Of the Nev York
Times:
1 find the following passage in
Mr.. Greeley's american Conflict,
volume 2, page $50:
"Grant, however, remained at it's
head-undiSmdyed, atnShaEen, an
flexible"
Hurrah for Grant,
a READER.
A woman in Louisville attempted
to whip al apothecary for SANDER
ing her, and was beaten on every
point. She went home with a
blush on her countenance and a
sore-but, to make a long story
short, severely kicked.
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FOR GOVERNOR.

Several papers in the State haye
favorably mentioned the name of
Exit. Gov. Eskridge for the posi-
ton of Governor, and, in acknowI-
edgement of the cordial endorse
ment of the Governor for the posi-
tioH, We find in the Arkansas City
Traveller the following private let
ter, written several weeks since by
him to L. 2. Kellogg, ESQ.
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Published in the Emporia News, Ma,
1872.
AN ORDINANCE

Prohibiting the stacking of hay within
certain limits.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the city of Emporia.
SEC. 1. No person or persons shall
stack, place or deposit, or cause to be stack
ed, placed or deposited, any hay. straw OF
other like combustible or infiammabIe ma
tertals at or on any place within said city
OF Emporia between Constitution street
and Market street and between Seventh
Avenue and Third Avenue: nor shall any
person or persons, except by consent and
under the Supervision OF the city Mar
shall, stack, place or deposit any such in
Iiammble material in any other place with
In said city of Emporia.
SEC. .. Whoever shall violate either or
any OF the provisions of the first section
of this ordinance shall en- conviction there
OF be fined in any sum not exceeding fif-
ty dollars.
SEC. 3. Whoever shall neglect or re-
fuse to remove any such Inflammable mate
1als so stacked, placed or deposited In said
city in violation of the first section ofthis
ordinance, for the space of p hours after
notice from the Marshal SO to do. shall
on conviction be fined for each "a hours of
such neglect or refusal, in any sum not ex-
ceeding five dolIa rs.
SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publi-
cation.
Approved May ~. 1872.
WILLIAM JAY, Mayor.
Attest: II. W. MCCUNE, City Clerk.
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Published in the Emporia News, May 81.
1872

1872.
AN ORDINANCE
To prevent fast driving and injury to
Sidewalks.
BE 1t ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the city OF Emporia:
SEC. 1. Any person who shall ride, or
drive any horse, pony, marc, FLY, mule,
gelding, or any sthe- beast of bur len, or
team composed thereof, at a fast rate of
through, over, upon, along or across any
street, avenue. alley or uninclosed lot
within the corporate limits Of the city of
Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas or being
the owner Of any such animal or animals.
shall suffer or permit the same to be done,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in
any sum not exceeding twenty-five dol
lars.
SEC. 2. Any person or persons who
shall ride, drive or lead any beast Of bur-
den, attached to q vehicle or otherwise, or
haul any timber or other material ever,
along, upon or across any sidewalk or
eurbstone in said city. except where streets
or alleys interSect the avenues, shall on
conviction thereof be fined in any sum not
exceeding ten dollars. Provided, That
the owner or occupant Of any yard or lot
may have access to the same by placing in
front thereof, at his or her own expense by
Street Commissioner, q sufficient bridge or
carriage way over such sidewalk or curb
stone, 50 as to protect the same from iT-
jury or obstruction.
SEC 3. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pubIi-
Gallon.
Approved May p, 1872.
WILLIAM JAY, Mayor.
Attest: II. w. MecuyE. city clerk.
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Published in the Emporia News, May
AN ORDINANCE

Fixing the Salary of Policemen.
Be it ordained by the Mayer and coun-
cilmen of the City of Emporia:
SECTION l. That the SALARY Of police
man shall be fifty $500 dollars per month
payable monthly.
SECTION ,. This ordinance shall take
effect anu be in force from and alter its
publication.
Approved May -, 1872.
WILLIAM JAY, Mayor.
Attest: ii. w. MCCUNE, City Clerk.
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Stray Horses.

STRAYED, on May u. 1872. from Mrs.
- BurL's farm, IL miles north of En-
porla, one Horse and one Mare, as fol.
lows: A bay horse, about II hands high.
and about years old. Had white s1d-
Ole mark, bidzed face, one white hnd
foot: scar between the heel and pasture
JOINT Of one hind foot; had voc neck
can pace or .trot. The mare Is q BAY,
about IL hands high, and about ten years
old; blaZed face; one saddle mark and one
saddle scar; dark stripe runs down her
Fump To the tail. A suitable reward will
be paid for the return of either of these
animals, or for information about them,
22w2% GEO. w. RURSH.
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Cattle for Sale.

q & Z. Moore, have still ON hand a few
~ good mich cows, IS head OF Steers
Iroln one 10 four ears old, and IA line two
year old bull. Give them Il call and get
Uar0ain I9N.
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SHERIFES SHE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue
IN of an execution issued by the clerk
OF the District court of Lyon county,
Kansas, and to me directed, will, on the
18th day OF July, 1872. at IL o'clock =. m :,
of said day, at the residence of Criss Wise,
in the town Of Americas, Lyon county,
Kansas, offer for sale the following de-
scribed property, to-wit: One billiard
table. To be sold as the property of w.
T. Smith, to satisfy judgment in favor OF
II. n. Jewett ct. ais.
JOHN BAY.
22w5 Sheriff of Lyon county. Kan.
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The Illinois Republican Con-
yention instructed its delegates to
the National Convention TO vote
for Grant.
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10 Mich Cows
Resolution.

NOR SALE for cash, or on one years
II time, with good real estate security.
VAIL IS ROLLINS.
EmporIa, May 80, 1872. 2.w
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SHERIFF,S SAFE.

vOTICE is hereby given that by virtue
N of an order of sale issued by the clerk
OF the District court OF Lyon county, Kan
sas. to me directed, i will, on the list day
of July, 1872, at the front door ofthe court
house in said county, at one O'Clock p. m.
of said day, offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described
real estate, to-wit: The east half of the
northwest quarter of the northwest quar-
ter. and the west half Of the northeast
quarter of the northwest quarter of section
ihirty-two (32) in township nineteen 10 },
south of range thirteen 49,: the same to
be sold as the property Of 4. A. Patter-
son, to satisfy . judgment in favor OF j T. s.
Sefnans and John z. jones. Appraised at
$1,000. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county, Kansas.
May 31st. 1872. 22w5
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n black walnut. ash. maple, and coffee
bean lumber Is wanted by the undersign.
ed At the furniture factory near Suslen,s
mill, Empor.a, Kansas.
22tf JOHN MCDONALD
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ODD FELLOWS.
TNfON LODGE No. ID. Meets ut Odd Fel-
osEss Hall, over Enporia Baik every
Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock. Members Ia
good standing In vIted to attend.
). ErsrE1x seeretary Avn saOsl11' y y
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FOE. SALE.

THREE yoke Of work cattle, trained for
Il plowing or Logging. Call on or address
RoBr. MCMILLAN.
Agnes City, w corner Lyon Co., Kan.
23t3
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APOLOGY TO EDITORS.

We learned after leaving Emporia
that the Editorial Association
would meet at Emporia on the 2Sth,
a piece of information we tried to
obtain before making cur arrange
ments for the trip east, bat utterly
failed. Now we want to apologize
to our brethren for leaving when
they visited Emporia. Having been
summoned to Washington on the
Senatorial trial-ot which we know
nothing in the world bearing on the
matters to be investigated-and
having telegraphed the authorities
that we would be ready to be elm
teryiewed" on the 18th, we had to
go and leave them. No doubt we
feel worse about the matter than
they do. We should certainly have
enjoyed our share of the visit.
We leave Quincy tonight, and if
We have time we shall send some
moro ''scribblings" in a few DAYS.
QUINCY. ILL.,, May Is, 1872.
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Latest styles
-TustReceived at
II. q. wib1ey.s-
An the latest novelties in dress goods for
SPRING AND SUMMER

Comprising tile newest shades in Irish
anc Lyons popilBs- plain and fancy opn-
gees and seKges. ehalIis, cFeps, Sedan and
Alexis striped saitings, cFetonues, cash
neres, sapaaese silks In plain, striped and
bFeche and Dolly Warden styles: French
ofgandiss and mlleliBs Dolly Vardens.
Creten mes nlusiins and prints, YoesnaIta
striped stliting-. French and English
prints. French aud American perealets..
Hfeaen and Scotch ginghAnls, and large
line Of staple dry goods. MOTIONS ana
lsdieE hats Also, Il fIiiI stoek OF boots.
shoes, hats. caps and clothing, Opposite
Eznsrsn Hall, ElRpofia, Kansas.
Rrancas Store BY
whitley 3 SALISBURY,
Peabody, Mariop Co., Kan.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

L. Z. ABBOTT,
HCCULIST, $50 Commercial street.
" Emporia. 22in2
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BONDS.
.WANrFps
COUNTY, TOWN & SCHOOL BONDS
AND COUNTY WARRANTS.
LUMRER NWANren

correspondence invited from officers Of
counties, school districts and banks
Address j. &. HORTON & co,
23yl Lawrence, Kansas.
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A woman in Louisville attempted
to whip al apothecary for SANDER
ing her, and was beaten on every
point. She went home with a
blush on her countenance and a
sore-but, to make a long story
short, severely kicked.
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NEW SETTLEMENTS.

On all the route to Topeka. new
settlements are being made. After
the cheap lands Southwest are all
taken up, the fine prairies between
the Arkansas and the Neosho will
be settled. They are as good as
any in the State.
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RAILROADS AND POLITICS.

Lawrence people talk about three
subjects: Railroads, Liberalism and
the late revival. They are confident
the Carbondale road will be built
by the middle of August, and are
jubilant at the prospect of more di-
rect communication with the great
Southwest. We will be glad to
welcome the completion of this i'm
portaat link of railroad, and to have
close relations with our Lawrence
neighbors. They are clever people,,
The Greeleyites are thicker here
than anywhere in the State and
seem to think Liberalism very
strong. We are sorry that many of
the best men in Lawrence have de-
serted the Republican ship. Some
of them will go no further, aud will
be all right by the fall election. The
time was vixen Lawrence exerted
leading influence in Kansas politics.
a great many of her men forget
that, since the southern and south
western counties have filed up, she
does so no moro. She is now q /
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Attest: Ii. W. MoCUNE, City Clerk.
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We took the early train from To-
peka to Lawrence, where we re-
manned till night. There is very
little wheat in the Kaw Valley, and
the corn has a sort of "drown-out"
appearance. Lawrence is still i'm
proving. A fine three-story bank
building, to cost Straightforward
dollars, is being built on the corner
north of the Eldridge house. And
speaking of the