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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21
FROM OTTAWA.

y drouth prevails. 1t has not
rained for week.
The sun shines with July fury,
straight down.
The farmers are not jubilant.
Many of them wear long faces. 1t
has rained too much for them. They
have been hindered from blowing,
and are not happy.
Our merchants complain of dull
times; but presume they fare as
well as their neighbors. It is dull
everywhere. We have too mauy
mechanics, and tradesmen, and
transfers, and professional men.
We want moro farmers. The coun-
try needs producers. We will al
ways have dull times while we con-
snme more than we produce.
The new furniture factory and
planning mill is at work. The new
Touring mill will soon begin to puff.
We are all talking free bridge. The
Holden railroad is coming. The
machine shops will be put up, some
day. Ottawa win take a new start
by and by.
The political cauldron begins to
boil. Our lawyers are all candi-
dates for district judge or county
attorney. The democrats are pre-
pairing to swallow II. G. Some of
them shake their heads, and say its
mighty strong," but any-thing-to-
beat Grant says, swallow him down.
True republicans stand by and say,
let them vince. The Leader strikes
for Greeley with a high hand; The
Herald follows suit, hoping to give
tone to the mongrel party. The
Journal joys on proposing to
help snow all the so-ealled Liberals
under.
Tho various churches are follow
ing up the revival which prevailed
here a few weeks ago. They are all
the fruit of it. None of
them, so far as know, have any
right to complain. Nearly a hum
dred members have been received,
and pretty equally divided among
the different churches. Some of
the converts have not united with
any church as yet. The Methodist
pastor baptised ten adults and three
one sabbath. The Baptist
pastor immersed seven. Union
Will be held in the Meth
odist church once month during
the summer.
CIR.
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THE SOUTHWEST.
c. R.R.


The Eagle reports a flood in the
Upper Arkansas. s
Callen Moore s. Co., of Wichita,
sold $4,000 worth of goods in one
day last week, so the Eagle says,
and G. Washington wasn't cir
cumstanee to that bird on veracity.
The iron bridge over the Little
Arkansas river, at sedgwick City,
is in readiness for the public.
Butter is 20 cents pound at Ell
dorado.
The 1. o. o, Fare organized at
Wichita.
2,4OO Texas cattle have enter
cd the State, according to corr
rect record kept by Mr.. Bridcn, up
to the Sth of this month.
The Eidorado Times says the
prospects from good crops in the
Southwest was never better.
The machinery for the steam -four.
mill at Sedgwiek City is on its way
and will be received at that place
during the present week, and the
mill will be in running order by
the LIST day of july a5gs
Ground cherries in the valley of
Little river.
We have on exhibition in our
Office some stalks of corn and wheat
grown on the farm of j, NJ Cope
land, that surpasses all expectation
in q country SO new. The corn is
five feet high, and the wheat is four
feet, full head, large grain, and Ia
ken all in all. gives promise for a
crop as the best planted
Mr.. Copeland has thir-
ty-five acres planted in wheat and
twenty-five in corn, and his pros
poets for large yield he says could
not be better. In q few years Sedg-
wick county will banter any other
IN the State in its farm productions.
Il Wichita Eagle, l2th. 1
The Eldorado Times says raw
onlon eaten every morning for
breakfast win keep away fever and
lgue.. Those who had rather have
he remedy than the disease had
better try it. As. for MS "give us
liberty or give us death. =
A little boy named bailey was I
,itten the ether day near Wichita
y a rattlesnakc. Whisky inward
y and soda eutwardly saved him.
Bishop Vail held services at
Wichita last Sabbath, -
The audaclty of the horse-thiev-
ng nature was beautifully Illus
rated on the afternoon of june 9th,
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The KANSAS MAGAZINE FOR JUL

The KANSAS MAGAZINE FOR JULY.
The Kansas Magazine, although
only six months old, has already
been accorded a place among the
oldest and best periodicals. Its con-
ductors are making removed and
special efforts to renderit still more
attractive and valuable. The July
number, the first of the second vol
ume, is now ready, and contains an
unusually interesting and varied
collection of papers from the pens
of favorite writers. Look at the
leading attractions:
A beautiful new poem, the first
no has written for several months,
by Will NJ. Carlton, tho popular
author of 'Betsey and 1 Are Ont"
A timely and comprehensive dis
cussion of our public land system,
by Hon. d. B. Emmert. e. t1 q
A Fourth of July article by Capt.
King, entitled ga Bunch of Fire
Crackers"
Two very entertaining stories,
one by that accomplished artist,
Deane Monahau, and the other from
the French of j. Collin De Planey.
Another fascinating Western
sketch by James w. Steele, called
the "Sons of the Border"
A pleasing poetical study by Ken
meth Montrose, under the title of
ga Lady Preachers Sermon"
An interesting paper on "Our
Decoration Day" by w. IL. Small
wood, Secretary of Stale of Kansas.
A biographical sketch of DaYid
Starr Hoyt, a prominent actor in
carly Kansas history, by William.
b. Parsons, 4
Also articles on historical and
social topics, by Rev. Charles Rey-
nolds, ID. D., Father James II. De
Fouri, Enrique Farmer, DR.. John
II. Blue, and Others.
For sale by news-dealcrs. Single
copies, 35 cents; yearly snbscrip-
lions, $500, with customary deduc-
tIons to clubs. Address, Kansas
Magazine Company, Topeka, Kan
sas m iaLte5 -iii e. ~ -ii1-''i %.
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NEWS ITEMS.

The town of Quincy, Ohio, was
nearly destroyed by a tornado on
the evening of Friday, the 7th. A
large number of persons were more
or less injured and several in the
vicinity killed. Buildings were
blown down, church destroyed
and much property more or less In
jured. The storm extended west,
devastating much of central Illinois.
The wind and rain made sad work
with the railroad tracks and bridges.
The state of things in the camps
of the strikers may be summed up
as follows: In New York City
there have been some changes, but
the aspect is about the same. Ma
sons, at mass meeting, bitterly de-
nounced the police, and reported
but one new firm converted to the
new system. Striking sugar REIN
ers wanted to parade in the lower
part of the city, but the authorities
have refused to permit them. Piano
makers in large numbers are return
ing to work, old ten hour time, and
only four factories are now closed.
Machinists and metal workers re-
port accessions of five new shops.
There are 1,150 iron workers still
on strike, and $500 at work on eight
hour plan. Singer Sewing Machine
factory is still closed. Men in
Brooklyn white lead works have
struck. Employees in the Metro
politan Gas Works are threatening
to. Cabinet-makers hold and are
sanguine. Brass founders and met
al workers have sent a delegation
to eastern cities to organize strikes.
Trackmen, switchmen and other
employees of the n. Y. Central
and Erie road are on strike.
The Treaty telegraphic CORES
pondence has been published in
London papers-only sevcnty-three
dispatches.
Half a million dollar fire in the
town of Warrington, Lancashire,
England. ~.
The Board of Trade and citizens
generally of st. Louis are consider
ing the feasibility of extending the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad to the
Pacific coas. A committee from
San francisco is in st. Louis strong
ly.urging the enterprise. at very
largely attended meeting rcsolu-
tons endorsing the project were
enthusiastically adopted
The bill depriving members of
the Society of Jesnits OF the rights
of citizenship in Germany has be-
come a law.
: 3The Spanish steamship Guardian,
while lying in the port of Marselles,
France, loaded with passengers, ex-
ploded her boilers. Forty-fopr of
the passengers and eleven of the
crew. were instantly killad, and
several others fatally injured.
The British Grenadier Guard
Band has arrived in Boston.
{ Another revolution in Hayti is /
said to be ON foot. s
There is no doubt but what the !.
'o-called Conference Meeting, held
n New. York yesterday vas moth
ng more or less than dodge OF the |
ADAMS soreheads. j, D. Cox, one I
# the to-be members of the con-
erence, during an interview Just |
'rior to his departure from Cincin-
latd, confessed that the proposition /
vas to pat Adams in the fiald.
Smallpox RACES In Brazil to a fear. |.
III extent. Already nearly four
zen thousand people have died
nth it. s1e xisE9
By the wrecking of construc-
ion train on the L. B. s. n. railroad,
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TIE CROPS.


A recent extended trip TO the
east, by different routes going and
coming, gave US a pretty good OPP
portunity to note the condition OF
the crops in several States. The
wheat, we regret to say, is in a
wretehed condition along all the
road from Kansas to Washington.
Here and there are strips of coun-
try where something over half q
crop will be harvested. But taking
the country at largo we do not be-
Iicve the yield will average over
one-third of crop. The best wheat
we saw was in Maryland and West
Virginia, that in tho Nonocacy val
ley, in the former State, being the
finest. In southwestern Ohio we
saw some good pieces, and also in
southern Illinois. 1t is mostly thin
on the ground, short, and in some
places is afflicted with fly, chintz-
bug and rust. Those who have
wheat left over will be fortunate, as
it will undoubtedly command a
higher price than for years, before
the next crop.
Corn almost universally looks
well. The fields of tho Missouri
valley and southern Kansas having
the largest aud most thrifty looking
stalks. Next to these is that in the
Miami valley, in, Ohio. We are
some two or three weeks ahead of
the east. We saw many people
there planting corn, two and three
weeks ago, aud great deal of it
was just up.
The oat crop generally looks well,
the recent heavy rains throughout
the east being just in time to bring
il forward.
We saw but little rye, and it is
poor crop.
Potatoes look well, and although
there is much apprehension from
bugs, We believe they will be good
crop. ~ at
There has not been more abund-
ant yield of fruit, perhaps, for years,
than is now to be seen on all the
trees from west to east. Cherry
trees are everywhere very full.
They literally look red from the car
windows. In many places the peach
trees are already'propped up to keep
their loads of fruit from breaking
them down. The apple trees are
full also. We toasted on strawber-
lies. They were a drug every
where. !
Our conclusion is that, leaving
out the wheat crop, this will be al
very fruitful year throughout the
In Ohio and indiana the locusts
ire doing much damage to the fruit
Ind forest trees.g They exist in mil
ions, and in passing through strips
If wooded land the dismal noise
hey make can easily be heard above
he rattle of the cars. In southern
ohio we found, also, millions of
worms, known as the "measuripg
vorm,". at work upon the trees.
They are killing many of the forest
rees, having particular love for
he ash. Thousands of forest and !
rnit trees will be entirely destroy
d BY the inseets which are now
'reying upon them. They are do
ng much more damage than the
ever did in Kansas,
nd were they at work on yegeta-
ion in Kansas, or any other new
tate, as they arc in the east, the
apers would be filed with accounts
+ their devastations, accompanied
nth columns of monrnful head
mes and editorials calculated to in
are the West. We never rejoice at
misforLunes, but We felt
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21
WOOL PRICES FOR 1872.

The advance in the staple last
season was considered, by many, to
be merely temporary, and most
manufacturers bought sparingly,
expecting to make new purchases
at lower figures. Their stock of
wool bought at old prices has, in
consequence, been nearly all used
up, and the product of their mile
sold. Several months before the
jobbers make their purchases the
manufacturers are compelled to
produce their goods, in order that
when the season arrives, they may
have a stock on hand equal to the
demand. Thus, during the spring
and summer months the goods for
fall and winter are produced. It
seems improbable that any advance
in the price of wool will take place
before the spring clip IL received,
and there appears little probability
of an extensive decline taking place
then. The stock of wool produced
in this country is so small that the
great dealers in this ar ticle, as we'll
as spectators, are already buying
the wool on the sleeps backs, with
the idea of controlling the price,
and getting even higher prices after
the clip than at present. In Deem
Der, 1870, the price of Ohio Xxx
wool in this market was 4S cents.
In February, 1871. this price adj
vanced from so to So cents. Sales
of the same goods have recently
been made at so cents. In February,
1871, spring clip California wool
was quoted at 81 to 271k cents.
The same grades are now IS cents.
A better grade of California wool
was sold year ago at 35 cents, the
latest sales of the same quality
having been at IS to 60 cents.
Persons have recently been offer
ing farmers in Ohio rs cents per
pound for their, wool when clipped !;
and farmers in Michigan 65 cents
for their clip. A large advance has
taken place in Europe also, in all
classes of wool; an increase of 10
per cent. over former prices having
been established in England at the
of the present month
New York Tribune.
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FROM WELLINGTON.
The Town site all Right.
WELLINGTON, SUMNER Co..
june 18th, 1S72.(


WELLINGTON, SUMNER Co..
june 18th, 1921
EDITOR NEWS: Ina late issue of
your interesting paper, among the
other items from the Southwest,
see that the town site of Wellington
is under contest. FeafIug that this
bare statement may do our flourish
ing town an injury, ''rise to ex-
plain"
The company ignorantly attempts
ed to enter the town site through
private parties, when the law pro-
vides that it shall be done through
the Probate Judge. When the err
ror was discovered il became neees-
cary to contest their own action,
which was accordingly done. The
Probate Judge has made the entry
and will deed to the citizens on the
10Th of the present month.
Wellington is now the most prom
ising towns in the Southwest. Since
the county seat was located here,
two months ago, we have doubled
our population and quadrupled our
business. We now have over forty
houses and are building as fast as
workmen can put material together.
We are located in the center of one
of the best counties in the South
west, with bright prospects for at
least two railroads AZ an early day !;
the Wichita branch of the a. t. 81
S, F. road, and the east aud west
road through the border tier of
counties. The chief engineer of the
Fifth Parallel road has notified some
of our citizens that he has orders to
make q preliminary survey to this
point. So you sec we arc bound to
be the town of the Southwest,
Wichita ct al. 10 the contrary not
withstanding.
For good cheap land Sumner
county stumps the world. We have
tens of thousands of acres of choice
land which Uncle Sam offers to his
boys for S1.25 per acre. Parties not
wishing to enter can buy decided
land cheap within very short dis
lance of our towns.
In conclusion, let me say that the
"reign of terror" said to exist in
Sumner county, is all in the imag-
ination of the editor of the Wichita
Vidette and few other enVious
scribblers. Life and property are
just as safe here as. in the city o!
Emporia. Spread the good tidings.
Yours for "fair play"
| WELLINGTON.
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In 1850, when the tariff was sim
pie, tho democratic party required
1926 to collect every 500 of Gus
toms duty. In 1871, when the tariff
was relatively very complicated, the
republican party collected these du-
ties at the rate of SAIL for every
500. The democrats now ask for
control of the government on the
ground thatthey can manage II more
cheaplY. -.
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A CREDIT MARK.-Let it be re-
membered to the everlasting credit
of the last Congress that not sim
gle one Of the many land-grant and
subsidy bills which were urged in
the two Houses finally succeeded in
passing. Some of them passed one
House, and some the other; but all
finally failed. One thing, however,
we have to regret and that is, that
tho Senate did not pass the bill abol-
ishing the franking privilege, which
sometime ago passed the House. q
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lhlished in the Emporia News, june
IA, 1872.
AN ORDINANCE

Providing for the issue Of Street Rand,
Tor Macadaznizing Commercial street
WHEREAS, The city OF Empor.a. by
contract dated the 18th day Of june. ISL
employed Joseph Brown to furnish TN
materials and perform the labor 10 rnaca.
damlze Commercial street in SAID city
from Third TO Seventh avenues. which
said contract has been in all things diiiy
executed BY said Brown, ana said wofk
approved and accepted by said city, and
WHEREAS, There is now due from sad
city to said Brown for said Work.on aid
contract the sum Of $4,000; and
WHEREAS, The city has 10 FUNDS 70
pay the same therefore, 49,
Be u orddiaed 6v the MoF0r and Com.
ctzDe1 Of the city Of E95boyf0:
SEC i. That the street bonds of said
city Of EmpoEfa, IN the aggregate amouut-
ing to said sum Of tweHfy-tSgo hundred
doliars, be issued for the purpose OF pay
ing for said macadamiz1ng. 9lF
SEC. 2. That said bonds be issued in
sdng Of two hundred dollars each.
and bear date the dfteeuth day Of june.
A ID. 1872, be payable-in one wear
from tue date or their issue, and bear
Interestat the rate Of ten per cent per an
mum.
SEC. Q. This ordinance shall take eject
Gnd be In force from and ansef fss pIiblf-
Approved June II, 1879. ~
Is. p. BANCROFT.
Acting Pres. Of CsIneil.
Attest; Fl: w: MeCpnE, city clerk.
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Mr.. Sumner testifies that Secreta-
ry Stanton said that General Grant
twas overestimated by his friends"
whereupon the Chicago Post sug-
gests that while this may be SO, it is
certain that che was always greatly
under-estimated by his enemies"
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very much like yelling show are
you grasshoppers and drouth% at
every station in Ohio and Indiana.
We managed TO keep cool, though,
and returned with the satisfaction
of knowing that Kansas is about as
good as the best country we saw, in
every respect.
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no RuTEDERS.

I
TIHE undersigned Board OF school dis
i trict No. 8, Greenwood county, Kan
sas, Will receive sealed proposals for
bull ding sc hool house in sald district
up to the 6th day OF July, 1879, at 2O'elock
pI M, said house to be built in accordance
with certain specifications now IN posses
sion Of said board, and which may be
seen IS the residence of VIM. Martindale,
near Madison post0fiice. or at the shop Of
Reich l. MaFtz, in Eureka. Bids will be
received for the work IN detail, or rs q
whcle. Each bid must be accompanied BIZ
guarantee Of two hundred dollars, sign.
ed by one responsible person, conditioned
that the bidder win enter into contract
with proper and satisfactory security in
case award is made to HIM. The right to
reject any and all bids for any cause
deemed prudent by the Board IL reserved.
l., j. CUNKLE, y
WIN. MARTfNDALE,S Board
25wS +. ]. AlCKER, ~ Ta9
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A srRAw.-on Wednesday of
last week a vote was taken on a
train of nine car loads of passen-
gers, coming from Cincinnati to St.
Louis, most of whom were Ger
mans on their way to tho Sanger
fest, aud Grant had good majority
over Greeley.
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The nine Republican papers in
Illinois, which the Chicago Tribune
asserted were supporting the Gree
leymovement, have simmered down
now to sour cat and another onc.D
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CHOICE GROCERIES!
Prices Down 70 I Hard Pan.
szEEr FsF ,H
Call and see me.
-. BozHeN.
Real Estate Agent,

SWs 94VSAs 1mpOIA1, A4nb3AS
0ners for sale the following lots:
West Street--60, CO, f8, 80. 50. 81. 90' IO2
log, 40, 12s, 1s0, 136, las, iz6.
Rurel stteet-36. So. 81, ~, II, "a 50, 81,
E zee: CSC, ssssss:.i, j. - 100, Isa, lss.
81, 100. 138a 1f1, I 81, les.
Congress btreet-2z, g. 80. 1880. g.. 06.
81. 20, e, &c, &C. lob, los, 129, 182, III.
Constitution stFeet-9, II, "a, ~. 81. 78.
IS. 100. l9l, Iso, is7, I5i, iE5, iS4. les. iGS'
III. Y - A-''
Commercial street-al, a. 60. g. - 11s
10. I3l, .1az, l3e, 203, 21z, $50, S4a,
light good business lOts on 6th avenue.
Ass 20 .treet-6, 30, 81, 90, 80, rs. 06,
3. N, - s.re.s-ls. n, IS. 20. 1ss, $50.
union stEeet-24, %. O. 70. Iss, 1es.
~ Eo1leaange st1eet-le. -, 20, IS, 90, "a,
70. %, q. lee, l0t, ll9, ISL, IA, 49,, f6s.
g, q. 6, n, Is, Sc, ioi, iss. west half Of
s. and %, corner Of sixth avenue. VI
Sylvan ssreet-6, 81. 40. I32 Ia. 147
10, 10, 16e, 1z6, I61, lo5. %, 81. AZ. %. S.
East gtreet-1A 90. 90, 50, lel. la3. IzR-
The shove llgs Includes pome Of the best
eSsnef less n the city. I am atffnorszed
q ne1 some 81 the above 1ots On Tina.
Duslness and dwelling houesee for ale.
Lots 1er lease. Five and tea acre tots for
sale, adtoiaing and near TIE city. land
= AZ pefse q 4zaR eaunty for sale for
49, % % ftUe.. Deeds, mortgages, 60.
afsNn and acknowledgment taken.
~ g @ address, g. BOTTOM,
teo5sd Empcria. Kansas.
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The supreme court of the State
has reversed the decision of the
district court of Ossge county in
every particular, in the county scat
case, and Lyndon triumphs over
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TReM the premises of William Rich
u ards, on Dry creek, 81 miles south
west from Emp0ria, on the 6th Of June,
1872, two bay fillies, one two years old,
with no marks except four notches cut on
the tail. The other, one year old, with no
marks except three notches cut on the
tail and one on the name. Any one Civ
ing satisfactory Information to the owner
concerning these fiIlies, will be rewarded
for their trouble. .-..-f-...-. .ft q
25w23 WILLIAM RICHARDS.
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RaalRr and Mowers for Sale.

One Buckeye Reaper and Mower;
$780, fH 5IiF fs41E4 49,
One Excelsior Mower slss 'bran' new.
Price S75. l5i9fit I'M
One Wood Mower, second hand. Price
$50. THOS. ARMOR,
24w2~ TX miles north Of Emporia,
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A NEW THING! ~ 4
John II. Raftery's
patanf Watar E.lova4or~

Patented On ths seth day Of Dec, 1888.
The principal OF this Elevator, 10 that
the water lie drawn with two buckets, one
being lowered while the other is rising,
BY changing lever the buckets are re-
Versed. The machinery Is very simple,
and water Is drawn with great ease, the
trough. A large quantity OF water can
De drawn in Q very short time aad with
great ease. This Elevator is now being
largely used ia Illinois, where the paGen.
tee lives. and IL has been pronounced the
Parties desiring TO engage in = lucrative
business cannot do better than to pur-
chase county rights from Richard HAYS.
who owns the right to the State Of kansas.
RICHARD HAYS, !.
z4w4% Ottawa, Kan.
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Some one says ssthe lobster Is .
posthumops work Of creation, for
it is only red after it's DEATH
The flour exports of San Fran.
cisco for March were the largest in
six months, aggregating nearly 2S,-
600 barrels.
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Democratic county convention at
Columbus, Ohio, to select delegates
to Baltimore, instructed a hearty
and determined support of Greeley
and Brown.
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Skravad

1.-TWO domestic steers, two or three
Il years cid, branded With q 8 ON the
right shoulder. A liberal reward will be
given for their return, or fog information.
that will lead 70 their recovery. srfU 4 -
24W2 LEWIS LUTZ, Emporia.