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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-12-13
LETTER FROM NISSOURI-FIRES-
BUSINESS, CROPS.

WAvERLY, Mo-, Dec. 10, 1872.
DEAR News Our town y few
nights ago was all excitement. We
had quite a fire. Three houses
were burned, one grocery and dry
goods store and two other buildings
of not so much importance, bar
Der shop and meat market. The
loss is estimated at fifteen or TWEEN
ty thousand dollars. The property
i believ was insured. We arc not
surprised to hear of fires nor would
we be to hear of more of them, since
everything is as dry as finder.
There has been no rain in these parts
for about two months.
AS regards other matters, it is all
quiet. Business is dull and money
hard to get, as we believe is the
case in almost every other place.
Crops are fine in this county.
The prospect of good wheat crop
is fiattering.
Farmers here are feeding a great
many cattle, both Texan and ma
tive.
Since the 9th inst. things have as
assumed different appearance
for political chaos, industry and
order are substituted. We hope no
"wave of trouble" will roll across
Missouri's peaceful breast in the
next four years.
Yours truly. FRANK.
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TIE Usage ORANGE As a SHADE
TRRE.-Hr. Editor: There is q great
want and frequent inquiry made for
suitable tree to plant on our prairies
for shade and wind break. The soft
maple is the most generally planted,
but is not altogether satisfactory. The
GLOWING in regard to the Usage
orange for this purpose, find in the
first number of the Gilman Nursery
journal, a copy of which received 4
few days since, and Is worthy the At
tention of all tree planters:
Plant al acre in Usage orange.
There Is no native American tree, that
Is its superior-aud we doubt very
much IL the Eur0pean LaEeh IL. There
Is some question shout the durability
OF the Larch while there can be none
in regard 70 the Usage Orange. The
Usage timber Is often worked into
wagon wheels without seasoning. Is
coon a. IL ear be done after cuttanR
the green tree, the tire seldom reQuir-
ing resettings asa
The writer has two wagons with
wheels made of this timber, now In
use or years, the tires have never
shown the least signs of getting loose.
The boxes are about worn Gus, but we
value tho running gears, and would
not exchange them for the hast two
new wagons complete, manufactured
in this county, and there Is several
good shops In the county Of Iroquois.
We fsilIy expect that the Wheels OF
those Wagons, to be handed down to
our childrsn'S children, b the third OF
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fourth generation. though, long before
that time, we fully expect that there
viii be plenty material of same kind,
large enough for wagon purposes
from groves of our own planting,
Had we to be confined to three Varie-
ties Of timber in planting, we should
select the Usage, Larch and White
Ash.
We cannot compute the value it
would add TO the prairie region, should
every farmer therein plant one acre in
timber of the above, or some good,
valuable kind, yearly for ten years,
should have to draw on our imagina-
Ttinn TO approximate its value. The
probable cost to produce these groves,
compared with their value, would
probably be as one cent Is to one dol
lar. 's
would add to the above what every
one knows, that in the richness of its
glossy green foliage, in its freedom
from the attacks OF Injurious insects
there Is no tree that fiourishes in Kan
sas soil its equal. All are aware thai
the soft maple has not proved salts
factory on account of its liability U
break with the winds, and to be injur.
ed by insects, while the elm, box ell
der, &C., are of too slow growth.
ENPoRIA, Kan, Dec. g. HoK.
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in his stead. His department is de-
corious. He violates none of the
proprieties. He doesn't drink, gam
bic, nor lead a fast life. His social
influence is on the side CT good
morals and correct living"
We have given few of the rea-
sons why we think Mr.. Pomeroy
will be elected. II the legislature
can find among the candidates bet
ter man than he we hope they
will elect him. There are two or
three in the list who would make
cook Senators, and personally we
should be more gratified with their
success than with that of Pomeroy.
We not only hope the best man will
be elected, but we greatly desire that
his success be secured fairly and
without undue influence. We are
informed that all the candidates are
determined this shall be the case,
ard that there shall not even be
room for suspicion this time. II
we were one of Mr.. Pomeroy's adj
visers we should urge him to stay
at Washington during the contest
We believe he would lose nothing
by adopting this course.
But q little over q month will
elapse before this question will be
settled, and the people will watch
the developments with interest.
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STATE NEWS.

Topeka growls about hard times.
The mayor of Lawrence gets $500
q year.
Fredonia-
Ottawa has twenty-seYen cases of
epizoOtic.
Cawker City proposes to tan buff
falo hides.
Ellsworth has subscribed $4,000
to bore for coal.
WatervilIe and Garnett horses
are epizootiZing.
Topeka was eighteen years old on
Thursday, the 9TH.
Leavenworth wants to pack co.
600 hogs this winter.
The junction City Union has or.
dered q steam engine.
One hundred cars per day cross
The Missouri at Atchison. SIS
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OUR POPULATION.

The Topeka Commonwealth thus
sums up the vote of Kansas at the
recent presidential election;
Vote for Grant electors, 334, 34s /:
for Greeley, 159, 1856; for O'Conor,
704; Thoman votes, 1926; scatter
ing, ISL. Total, 1894 There
were fifteen candidates tor electors
aud one fifteenth of this is 81, 1896.
Multiply this by three, the number
OF candidates for president, and you
have 99, 1888 as the whole number of
votes cast for president. Grants
majority, 33,019. The whole vote
cast on any state officer was 1O1 $50,
for chief justice. The difference be-
tween this and &c. 1888, the total pres-
idential vote is I,762. And this last
shows the number of persons who
"wintered" their votes on account
of dissatisfaction with presidential
candidates. s.....
A vote of 100000 generally shows
a population of 100000. The GEN.
sus of 1870 gave rs 10000. So we
are evidently growing at very rap
id ratc-14000O in two years.
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in fitting mp to do the work.

expense in fitting up to do the work.
The Commonwealth establishment
is the only one in the State that is
prepared TO do il, and if some other
person is elected it will have to
do the work by sub-contract. AS
Prouty has been so faithful and SO
enterprising we are in favor of Civ
ing him another term, &c he de-
si-es it.
In conclusion, we say remodel the
5 tate Printers law and correct the
abuses if any exist. There is no
chance for fraud upon the State,
so long as the Secretary of State is
honest, and we are very sure of that
sort of q man in that Office two
years longer. Stop the legislature
from abusing the privilege of order
ing work done, but let the system
under whice it is done alone. We
are satisfied that no better one can
be adopted.
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RAILROAD AID IN MICHIGAN.

1t will be remembered that, in
1870, the Supreme Court of the
State of Michigan decided that the
Legislature had no power to grant
public aid to railroad corporations,
and had no power to authorize the
people of cities, towns, and coun-
ties to vote donations or subscrip-
tons in aid of railroad corpora
tons. AT the time of this decision
there were three classes of cases 1.
Where the municipalities had been
authorized to vote such aid, but had
not yet acted; >. Where the vote
had been taken, but the bonds not
issued and 3. Where the bonds had
been issued, in whole or in part,
and had been delivered to the rail-
road corporations. The decision
applied equally to all cases.
Under these circumstances spec
ial session of the Legislature was
convened, and that body submitted
to the people three amendments to
the State Constitution. l. Embody-
ing the Illinois provision, prohibit
ing any such aid being given by
municipalities to railroad or other
corporations ,. Authorizing the is
sue of bonds already voted, but not
issued +; and 3. Authorizing towns,
ETC., who had issuhd bonds to legal
ize the same affirmative votes of the
people. At the election held in No
vember, 1870, the people of the
State adopted the first of these
amendments and rejected the 9TH
ers. At the late election in their
State the question was again sub
mitted, in the form ola constitutions
al amendment, authorizing all those
towns, counties, and cities that had
issued and delivered bonds to legal.
iZe them by an affirmative vote
The returns of the vote show that
this amendment has again been re.
| jected, this time by no less than
5000 majority. So that question
may be considered as settled in
Michigan,-tirst by the decision o.
the Supreme Court, and secondly
by the twice-declared votes of tht
people of the State. The amount
of bonds actually outstanding il
about 81, 100000. The holders o
them will of course have to lose
what thoy paid to get them.
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A LIVING MICROSCOPE-ALA LAD WITH
STRANGE EYES.

In q recent copy of the Birning-
ham (England) Register there is an
interesting account of q lad whose
powers of vision entirely eclipse
anything of the kind ever heard of
before. He is no less than q living
microscope, and possesses the facul-
ty of seeing minute objects magni-
fed to marvellous degree. When
quite young he was affected with q
disease of the eyes, and fears were
entertained that he would lose his
sight. He recovered gradually, but
it was noticed that the disease had
affected the organization of the eve
lin fact, changed its internal struc-
ture, the corona being greatly en-
larged, the crystalline lens being
divided into three different parts,
each part surrounded with o light
blue circle, and in the center of each
appears the iris, but greatly dimin-
ished in size, being about the cir
conference of . small pin-head.
He can not distinguish objects at q
distance, they appearing to him a.
distinct objects do to ordinary ewes
when viewed through . telescope
drawn out of focus, blurred and
misshapen. His case is exciting
great interest among scientific men,
who have formed various opinions
as to the causes that have wrought
such a change.
ADDED TO this wonderful talent OF
microscopic sight, the lad exhibits
that of being able to sketch the OBJ
jects he examines, and by an adj
mirable finish of water colors can
give to the world the result of his
studies. He has within the last
year examined and sketched lutte
Q number of beautiful specimens of
Diatomacea polycystina and sponge
spinules, that were kindly loaned
to him by several gentlemen of
learning, their object being to com.
pare them with other published
views of the same objects, in order
to test their truthfulness, and the
result has been altogether satisfac-
tory. A copy Of one of the papers,
photographed in Paris during the
last siege, was shown him, and he
immediately read the lines and pro-
nounced the words, which, hoWey-
er, he did not understand, not being
Versed in French.
Scientists who have paid atten-
ton to this case state, as the result
Of their experiments, the magnify
ing power of his vision is above
five hundred diametres, One cur.
1ous fact connected with his vision
Is, that he will never examine wa.
ter, having once after his recovery,
discovered the vast number of infu-
soria contained in some he was In
the act of drinking, which had the
effect to thoroughly frighten him,
since which event no Involvement
can make him repeat the expert
ment.
Sir Charles Madden, F. r. s., has
paid much attention to this singu.
lar case and has brought it perma-
neEtly before that body by 8 series
of interesting papers. It is said
that DR.. Crowder, an eminent ocu-
list, is preparing An elaborate srti-
Gle on the subject for the London
Lancet.
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The New York Herald prints two
communications in which the wri-
ter says he is one of the Paris Com
munists, and states that the Boston
fire was the work of the labor re-
formers that the explosions heard
during the fire, which were attribu-
ted to other things, were but the
explosions of Il powerful chemical
combustion lately invented, and
known only to himself and his con-
trcres, no larger than an ordinary
apple, and costing only ninety-two
cents each. He says their work at
Boston was only the beginning, and
he intimates that capitalists shall
still suffer if the rights of labor are
not respected.
The chap who writes such stuff
lies, we don't doubt. His 90 cent
explosives exist in his Imagination.
and he is probably sensation re-
porter, and a mean cuss generally.
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OUR SUPREME COURT REPORTS.

We notice in the eth Kansas,
just out, n note by the Reporter in
which he says:
at has been found impracticable
to put into this volume all the cases
determined at the January Term,
1871. There are thirteen cases of
said term remaining, which, with
the cases decided at july term OF
that year, will constitute the Sth
volume. The cases decided at the
January and July terms, 1872, will
make volumes 9 and TO-"
This volume contains l36 cases
covering 59l pages and in addition
so pages of index.
Many of these cases were of no
importance or interest save to the
parties litigant, and it seems to us
might well have followed the pre-
cedents of other States and gone off
in short per cHJTGm. Atal events
not filled SO much space with the
briefs (misnamcd) of counsel. Our
lawyers say that reports are accum-
ulating too fast, and cost Too much,
and are altogether too much in ar
reas of the court. The first vol
-umes are sold at 50 80 each, the 9Th
volume at So 90, the 9th volume at
81 90, and volume at 81 90. The
New York court of Appeals, re-
ports are sold to lawyers of that
state at some less than 50 90 per vol
umc, and our lawyers here buy
them at 81 so. Volume AZ of the
n. y. Court ofAppeals,just out, con-
tains l9I full reported cases on 652
pages and 81 cases not of general
interest on IS pages, and - pages of
index.
There is no doubt some action
should be taken by our legislature.
1t is the opinion. and doubtless we'll
founded of many of our lawyers
that the reporter should improve in
these three particulars: l. Have
the report out much sooner after
the decisions are rendered. 2.
Eliminate much of tho briefs of
counsel and not make long state
mcnts of facts when they occur in
the Opinions" 3rd make the VOL
umcs larger.
Then let the legislature put these
down to q reasonable figure.
For good sized volume, in 3 new
State, perhaps 81 90 is reasonable.
But it is not reasonable to be threee
volumes behind.
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And now Philadelphia proposes to
build an iron tower, 1000 feet high
open work, for people TO take ex-
tensive views at the centennial cell
ebration. We should like 10 walk
mp the staircase for exercise before
breakfast.
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Senator Sumner has moved to
strike from the army and navy
registers all records of "battles be-
tween fellow citizens" 1t is time
for some one to move to strike from
the congressional reports all records
of Senator Summers speeches.
Their memory is obnoxious to q
large number of his "fellow citi-
zens.' and they take up an immense
amount of room. Out on such ar
rant demagoguery. We sincerely
hope that the public will not have
to say of Charles Sumner, show
have the mighty fallen
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There are S,619,2I9 horses in the
United States, of which $4,000 are
in Kansas. What a glorious old
time the epizootic has i'll making
about 100000, of horses sick and
at least 100000 of people misera-
bic besides.
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ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that petit
IN tIon will be presented to the Board
OF Commissioners of Lyon county, aJ the
ocular meeting of said Board, to be held
January 9th, 1873, asking for the view and
establishment Of u county road as follows,
to wit: Commencing st the S L corner of
the w Il OF sec. No. -, township 20 of
range 12; thence north two (2) miles;
thence west one halt % mile, to the
northwest corner OF section No. %, same
township and range. j. p. ROSS.
Principal Petitioner.
De-. q, 1872. 50t2
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SheriRsn Sale

NOTICE Is hereby given that by VIZ
IN tue OF an execution, issued ont
OF the district court of Lyon county,
Kansas, to me directed, / will, on Tues
day, the Path day of December, 1872, at
10 O'Clock 8. M, at the front door of the
court house, in said county, offer for sale,
NJ public auction. to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described proper
~, to-wit: 2S6 chairs, the property Of f.
j. Bancroft, levied upon and to be cold to
satisfy q judgment in favor OF Thomas
Cummins. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county, Kan.
Emporia, Kan, Dec. 10, 1872. 50t2
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New York kilograms say the
Harpers offer Sl,OO0,OOO for the
Tribune, and if they get it will make
Geo. W. Curtis chief editor. Also,
that young Bennett is to go to
Europe for two years, and Mayor
Hall edit the Herald,
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State constitutional conventions
arc in order. New York and Penn
sylvania have them in session. Ohio
hiss ordered one; Indiana an d Mis-
souri, want one each. Kansas might
try her hand. rs we need constitu-
ton badly.
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NOTICE is hereby given that OH the
IN 9Th day OF January, A. u. 1873, = Pc
titiOn will be presented to the Board of
County Commissioners of Lyon county,
Kansas. at the court house, in said coun-
ty, for the appointment of viewers, and
establishment of a public road, not less
than sixty feet in width, As follows:
Commencing at the corner between the
southeast corner of section thirteen and
the northeast corner of section twenty
four, township eighteen, range twelve;
thence west on the section line between
said sections and the extension Of the
same to point fifty feet west of the CEN
ter OF the track of the AtchisoD. Topeka
q Santa E'e railroad; thence following
and adjoining the right of way of said
Atchison, Topeka 6 Santa Fe railroad
company and on the west side + the same
to the north line of section six (6) town.
ship nineteen (I9) range twelve { 2) in
said Lyon county. GEO. PLUMB,
Principal Petitioner,
and % Others. o0t2
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C0wiey county proposes to vote
on issue OF $3.50, 600 bonds for the
Kansas aAd Nebraska railroad, for
which Butler county recently votsd
$4,000. This road proposes to
run from Junction City to Arkan-
sas City.
DR.. Thompson while drying with
lady to q bali in Tisdale, at night,
drove his horse and buggy over q
prairie preeipice 20 feet high. All
were badly bruised. The DIR. was
insensibie for half an hours, and the
lady for an hour and a half.
Tisdale has fine quality of mag
nesian limestone, and proposes to
cav it mp for building purposes.
The Winfield Messenger Office
has been reshipped to the st. Louis
type foundry. ge
sedgwick County.
The Wichita Eagle says: ssThou.
sands upon thousands of buffalo
hides are being brought in here by
hunters. In places whole acres of
ground are covered with these hides
spread ont with the heshy side up
to dry It is estimated that there
are, south of the Arksnsss and west
of Wichita, from one 20 two thous-
and men shooting buffalo for their
hides alo.e. Is it . wonder the red
man sometimes protests against the
wanton destruction of his cattle?
Wichita has more venison, buffa-
10 and Wild turkey, than it can eat.
The three bridges over Chrisholm
creek, east Of Wichita, are said to be
rotten and ready to fall. The Eagle
advises that in building new brid.
gel stout piles, flied between with
earth, be set instead Of the far more
expensive stone abntments.
Mrs. March, of Selevan's Ranch,
has given birth to triplets. All do.
ing we'll.
334 acres of choice land three
miles from Wichita, has just sold
for $500.
FL Paso is to have q $1,000 Hob.
son truss bridge, go feet long, and
OF three spans, with iron piers rest.
ing on the rock bottom Of the Ar
kansas, by March l, 1873.
Harvey county refuses to levy
any tax to pay its share of bonds is
sued by that and Sedgwick coun
ties to secure the Wichita branch o
the A. T. & s. r. r. R. Sedgwicl
county has appealed to the courts t,
make Harvey county stand by it
contract.
Chase County,
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt
Craik, on Monday morning, Dec. I'd
9 daughter-Nannie Holden Craik
We met friend Hewitt on Mondal
morning hurrying to the cabine
makers, but he would not tell u
what he was going to buy, for fea
we would put it in the paper, SO W
are unable to give our readers tn
information. He also visited tn
clerk of the school district, to 90
how long before the school hou-
viii be finished. He says it is tn
brightest child he eyer saw and ca
see its own fists now.-Cottonwoo
Falls Leader. ..
| Cottonwood Falls has a dancin
school. Perrigro's store there wa
Was robbed last week of $50 in casl
and goods.
! On Sunday last, while Ralph Den
and three or four others, anon
them school teacher, were sur
ming themselves along side of
five foot stone wall q Texas stee
lerped the wall and charged the pal
ty, all of whom succeeded in get
ting out of the way except tn
teacher, who escaped with q pair c
torn pants. 1t may have been fu
for the steer but it was nearly deaf
to the Observation-Disclosures
Falls Leader.
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The Boston relief committee re-
ports that 1000 men and 1880
women want work, and that it needs
100000 more to keep them. 1t de-
clines to appeal for aid outside of
Boston itself, which proudly bears
all its burdens, asking no help from
any source.
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A club of ten persons in Column
bus, Kentucky, holds the lucky
ticket, No. G,450, which takes the
$4,000 prize of the Kentucky pub
lie library.
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EMPRESS RATEs.-The Wathena,
KanSas Rpnnrfep SavR.

EXPRESS RATES.-The Wathena,
Kansas Reporter, says:
Mr.. ODE Craig, of this place, re-
celved, Tuesday, barrel of chest
nuts, about 81 bushels, from the
State of Maryland, and costing
there IS 60. The weight of the bar
rel and chestnuts was 200 pounds.
The express charges from Baltimore
to st. Joseph were SIS 05, and from
St. Joseph to Wathena So 10, thus
making the charges from Baltimore
to Wathena SIS 10. The distance
from st. Joseph to Wathena is near
ly 3 miles, and had the same rate
been charged throughout the en-
tire distance as was charged from
st. Joseph to Wathena. that barrel
of chestnuts would almost have
bankrupted Mr.. Craig.
SO 10 for five miles is good. At
that rate 1000 miles would be
$500, for carrying n barrel of chest
nuts. Hadn't we better go back to
OK teams and abolish express COM
panieR.
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FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN,
FINE STOCK AND GRAIN FARM.

an ACRES choice bottom land,
and one half miles north OF
Emporia, on Neosh0 river, well fenced ;
IS acres under cultivation, acres tim
Der; bearing orchard Of apple, peach, pear.
plum, and cherry; also some choice shade
trees; 140 rods hedge years old; good
house, stable and granary; never failing
well Of water close to the house; also
good team and farm implements for sale
cheap. For price and terms, address
PIERCE DAVIS, JR., Emporia,
or call at Madison house. Joni