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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27
steam that could be made; and the


steam that could be made; and the
powerful locomotives were ''doing
their level best The speed was
terrific. Fences and trees and
brush and houses seemed mingled
together, and the rushing trains
fairly whizzed as they shot along
with the velocity of the wind. The
A, I. & Santa Fe train gradually
gained on the other until they
were abreast; they ran a few mo-
ments in this situation, each strug-
Cling, like two Roble horses, for
the advantage; than the a, I. &
Santa Fe train began gradually to
push ahead, until it had gained
full length; then it gained more
rapidly on its competitor, until be
fore the point where the roads di
verge was reached, it had left thu
X. P. train q dozen lengths in the
rear; and with a laundering whis
tie of triumph it sped on its way
like an arrow.
It was certainly the most excit
ing race we have ever seen, and al
the passengers who knew that
race was going on watched it
progress with the most intens
interest.-Atchison Champion.
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HOW THEY ACCEPT THE SITUATION

One of the prominent points
pade by the Greeley-Democ-atic
speakers and editors is thBt the reb-
els OF the South have accepted the
situation" That means, that after
fighting tor secession and for the
doctrine of making slavery nation
al institution; after opposing every
principle of the Republican party
for years, now that these principles
have become a part of the law of
the land, they yield their opposi-
ton and acknowledge the justice of
these Republican measures. This
refers more particularly to the three
amendments made to the constitu-
ton for the purpose of securing to
citizens of the Republic the ques-
tons settled by the war. They urge
Republicans to join them in ''clasp-
ing hands across the bloody chasm )"
to forget all that has been done, and
join them in breaking up the Re-
publican party. We for one believe
the cry that the Southerners have
accepted the situation" is all hum
bug. They are now, by uniting
with q portion of the North, simply
trying to get control of the govern
ment again, for the sole purpose OF
making laws that will, to all intents
and purposes, neutralize aud render
worthless the constitutional amend
ments. The holder ones among the
Southern editors and politicians adj
init this, and the most important
question for Republicans to consid-
er, and consider calmly, is whether
they are willing to surrender the
government and all that was ac-
complished by the war, and all that
has been accomplished by Con-
gressional action since, into the
hands of the late rebels and their
Northern allies, who fought every
move for progress, with all their
power. We have little confidence
in the promises of those who violat-
ed the most sacred oaths to inaug-
urate rebellion, and less in their al
lies, who hampered the government
in every possible way, during the war
to conquer the rebellion, and since
in its efforts at reconstruction. To
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27

The Republicans OF Lyon county Will
meet in their va. ious townships and wards
in mass convention,
On Saturday, October 9th. 1872,
at 2 o'clock p. m. for the purpose Of elect
ing delegates TO tho Senatorial conven-
ton OF the Gath district, to be held at
Eureka on Wednesday, October 9th, TO
nominate a candidate for State Senator.
The following representation has been
agreed upon: One delegate for each
township or ward; one delegate for 100
votes; one delegate for fraction Il so or
over. This will give the various town.
ships and wards the following represen-
tation In the convention: Agnes City L;
Americas, 2; Center, /; Elmendaro, 1;
Emporia 4; Fremont, 1; jackson, 2; Pike,
!; Waterloo, L; Reading, ]; city Of EN-
poria-lst ward, l; I'd ward, 1; Sd ward
3; 4th ward, 1.
By order OF the Central Committee,
LIN. ROBINSON, Chairman.
L. u. CHAMBERS, Sec.
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NEWS ITEMS.

Illinois tax BILE property is valued
at S50s, s75,S4s.
Illinois has l,6S4,029 cattle, Ss2,-
$50 horses, l 010,745 sheep and s.
292, 165 hogs.
New York City has to raise $780,
437, 523 by axes for the coming
year. The rate is $3.50 on the 500.
The attention of the mining pub
lie is occupied with a highly inn
portant discovery 25 miles north of
Lecoma, on the Central Pacific rail-
road. O.eis in inexhaustable guam
titles, assaying from 80 to 5000
ounces of silver to the ton. There
is great rush of people to the new
district.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
which had been in session in Balti-
more adjour,.ed sine die Saturday.
Previous , ljournment the new
officers " - installed, and Il. W.
Grand 81. Logan, of Kansas, made
an eloque, Idress.
Later d o.opments of the defsl-
cation of J aasoE, stamp clerk in
the New ! * sub-trea-ury, con-
firms the + that that institution
is manage 9Th disgracefnl loose
ness. and The mercy of dishon-
est subor johnson vas not
suspected Il his prolonged alb
sence froua city attracted atten-
ton. No. comes out that for
eighteen u. airs he has specialized
heavily 10 I.aciEie Mail, though re-
eeiving = salary OF enIy eiEAtesn
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THE STATE FAIR.

The State Fair at Topeka last
week was not, on the whole, so
successful as the ono of the previ-
Gus year. Scarcity of money and
the holding of tho Northern Dis
trict fair ut Atchison and the one ct
Leavenworth the previous week,
and the great exposition at Kansas
City this week, were, perhaps, the
principal detractinS causes. People
get tired of too many fairs, and
then, too, they are expensive.
There was much complaint at the
management. especially among the
horse men, and in consequence the
display of auimals aud the exhibit
tions of speed were meagre COM
pared with last year. The falling
of In horses, cattle, sheep, and jacks
and mules was especially noticeable.
The display of hogs was not so
good either in variety or number
In fruit the display was much
better than last year. In fact, al
most everybody pronounced it the
best they had ever seen. Tho COM
petit ors were Kansas aud Missouri.
Each had hall filed with the larg-
est and choicest specimens to be
found in the respective States, after
a thorough search. Missouri put
forth her best efforts to beat Kansas
on her own ground, but failed.
There wai much difficulty in get
ting a committee fixed to suit both
States, but finally the award was
made to Kansas. Another triumph
fer our fruit growers.
The vegetable and grain show,
this year, was indeed very fine.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad company had special
department for the exhibition of
products OF the soil along the line
OF their road in Southwestern Kan
sas. The display from the new
counties was especially creditable.
The big corn stalks, prairie grass,
and ali kinds OF vegetables raised
this season from tho sod were The
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SQUARE TALK.

At q meeting Of the Leaven-
worth Tanners one evening last
week, the following resolution was
adopted: !.
Resolved, That this meeting
direct the president or secretary
to write to our candidates for
for congress to know
whether they will, if elected, work
and vote for Summers civil rights
bill, as originally reported by him,
and request an early answer from
them.
This resolution having been sub
mitted to Col. Cobb, he replies as
follows:
WYANDorrE, Sept. %, 1872.
I'm. Ortman, Esq, LeaversOorth,
Kansas;
DEAR S1R.-I am in receipt OF
your favor of the Goth inst. am
not familiar with the text of Sum
ner's civil rights bill, as originally
reported by him. I cannot, there
fore, definitely say as to that bill.
I was formerly in favor of almost
anything that Sumner supported,
but latterly, since he became an
apostate to human rights, I am
compelled to know what it is of his
I endorse before doing so.
The following, 1 think, answers
your question. 1 am positively
and unequivocally in favor OF ma
tional legislation such as will Sc
cure to all citizens, without regard
to color or condition, equal rights
To illustrate-If a man pays first
class fare on a railroad or steam.
boat or at hotel, Insist he shall
have what he pays for, be he white
or black. In the public schools
1 ask that all be treated with equa
consideration. In brief, 1 believe
that all who support the state
should be treated exactly alike by
the state, and that if there is any
section of the country in which
these rights of all are denied to &
portion of the citizents of the Uni
ted States, that 1t is the duty o
congress to frame such laws al
shall protect shese citizens il
their rights. Such legislation al
is indicated above l shall, if cleo
ted, support in congress and do al
I can to enact into law.
| I am, sir, very respectfully yours
STEPHEN A. COBB.
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Administrator's Notice.

TOTICE is hereby given that letters
IN OF Administrations have been granted
Of Lyon county, Kaneas, upon the estate
Of Sebina Rosetta Baker, deceased, late OF
Lyon county, Kansas, bearing date the
3st day Of August, A. D. 1872. All persons
indebted 70 said estate are requested 20
make immediate payment, and ell persons
having demands against said estate are
requested to present the ssEsse duly au-
thentieated within one year from the date
OF these letters, or they may be deprived
OF any benedts TO be deriE ed from said es-
years they VIII be forever bsrrsd.
W.T.. BAKER,
a svskv,fs&vafnR
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PEACE ON EARTH!

We accidentally neglected, last
week, to state that the Geneva Con-
ference bad finished its business
and adjourned, and that it had
awarded our government and citi-
zens over fifteen millions of dollars
in gold value, to satisfy the Ala.
bama claims against England.
Thus the vexed question is settled
for good, and settled peacefully.
The year 1872 will be distinguished
In nothing more than in this tri-
umph of reason-this exhibition of
commonsense and statesmanlike di-
plomary. 1t is only a step from
peace to war, and within year the
latter calamity was seriously threat
ened over this matter, but we re-
joice to-day that the two leading
governments OF earth have display
ed unusual good sense, aud that we
are relieved from a bad case with
out an appeal to the sword. 1t was
not tho money at stake that gave to
the Alabama claims their greatest
importance. Questions of interna-
tional law, usage and comfy be-
tween nations, were far above the
mere money consideration. And
the example set to the world will
be beneficial TO mankind in ell flu
ture time. II is proven that ques-
tons that have shaken the peace of
two great nations can be settled in
= sensible bussnes-like way. There
is cause, indeed, for q national
peace jubilee. ... ,..
We are progressing. AS Wo grow
more powerful and civilized, we
become wiser. Wei getting to be
q world of brothers instead of sep
arnte nations of enemies. A dozen
years ago the Alabama claims and
the questions arising out of them
would unquestionably have been
settled by the sword. The hating
spirit is dying out on both sides OF
the Atlantic, and we can now settle
our great questions peaceably.
There should be no enmity in flu
ture between England and America.
Our liberties are the Outgrowth OF
that great charter which England
wrested from the "trifler and cow
ard" King John. Our jurispru-
dence is all founded upon English
common law. Civil liberty through
out the world owes moro to that
sturdy English pluck which has
maintained the rights of men for
six hundred years, than all other
nations and powers now in exist
ence. Next to our own she has the
most liberal government upon the
face of the earth. The day has
gone by when spite aud hatred
should be tolerated in matters OF
business between the two nations.
We can clasp hands across tho sea,
and say, behold how good it is for
brothers to dwell in Peace. Eng
land and America stand hand in
hand, champions OF Peace. A bet
ter time has come to the world.
Tho day has gene by for little des-
pots to perpetuate their rule by in
citing people to kill each other.
There isa grand awakening from out
of the sleep of centuries, and the
good genius of to-day declares that
the triumphs of our times shall be
bloodless, and the American people
catch up the sentiment and fill the
air with their loud "amen" from one
end of the land to the other.
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hundred do'isrs. With one firm he
lost $65,000; with another $4,000:
with a third $4,000. and smaller
amounts with Others. He was then /
only clerk in the stamp division.
Assistant Treasurer Hill now adj
mi.s signing his papers without ex-
animation. His absence frequently |
compelled him to do this. johnson
was not fast, and his family lived
in q quiet way. His wife and chill
dFen are said to be destitute aud ig-
norant of his whereabouts.
Dakota has vigilance committee
at work on horse thieves. The
bodies of two ornamented telegraph
poles the other day.
The London labor reform league
have adopted resolutions approving
the award of the Geneva tribunal
as binding England and America
together. and promoting the adj
vaneemept of industry and civiliza-
ton.
Charles, the King of Sweden, is
dead, and his brother, Oscar, has
succeeded TO the throne. So far as
our knowledge goes, Charles was a
very clever sort of fellow. All
the dignitaries of State took the
oath of allegiance to Oscar on Fri
day last.
At q meeting of the members OF
the league st. Sebastian at Dublin
Friday last, steps were taken for the
formation of an organization to at.
ford material help towards restor-
ing the temporal power of thu
Pope.
, The Spaniards are queer set o
fellows. When they go into polite
they mean business. Private ad
vices from Havana state that Dol
Manuel Calvo (pro-slavery) ha
gone. to Spain, furnished with
, large amount of money. The OBJ
ject of his mission is said to be tn
displacement of Soulta, the presen
prime minister of the Madrid cabi
net. 1t is said that Calyo intend
to use the money to bride the ma
7 jority of the Cortes to further hi
designs, and that brides, bullets an
stilletos will be used.
The second trial of Laura D. Fai
\ has commenced at San Francisco
She killed A. p. Crittenden on th
18th of November, 1870. Her frs
> trial began on the 2Sth of Marcel
1871. On the Sd of June she wa
. found guilty of murder in the firt
. degree, and by Judge Dwinnell wa
. sentenced to be hanged. Her exc
. cution was fixed for July 2St
= following. Her new trial was the
= secured on the plea that IN the frs
a trial her council was not Above
the closing argument. On the ct
of June last an effort was made
obtain a change of venue, but fai
ed Every artifice has been e1
. haused, and the trial must now pro
coed. An effort will be made
y reduce the crime to manslaughte
Charles Sumner is in Paris.
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DR.. E. B. Allen is the Republican
candidate for Representative in
SedgWick county. The convention
that nominated him adopted a reso-
luton denouncing Senator S. c.
Pomeroy as unworthy the conf
dence of the Republican party, and
instructing their Representative to
the Legislature to east his vote
against his rejection, should he be 8
eandidate.-Lawrence Republican.
We fear the Republican did not
read the proceedings OF the Sedg-
wick county Republican convention.
DR.. Allen distinctly refused to be
instructed, and the resolutions de-
nouncing Pomeroy wcre voted
down with but one or two dissent
ing voices.
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THE SOUTHWEST.
Chelsea has twenty families.

Chelsea has twenty families.
Two Eldorado hunters brought in
three deer in four hours.
Yale, of the Winfield Messenger
has been sick. Doubtless he re-
members the words of the Western
poet, who parodied Hiawatha. lie
said: .
ST am Ager, Wattle-Sha-Ku.
am fever, Don-Chu-No-Me?''
The Democratic nominees in
Chase county don't stick. All have
declined but one.
Winfield has brass baud.
The Chelsea correspondent of the
Eldorado Times has dogs on the
BRAIN"
The Eldorado Times says Butler,
Cowley and Sedgwick are the three
gems of the Southwest.
Large quantities of hay are be-
ing put up in the Walnut Valley.
Thousands of cattle will be winter
ed in tina. section of the State.
The Cottonwood Falls Leader
wants the fellow whose obituary it
published some weeks ago, but who
has put in an appearance in toler-
ably healthy condition, to call
around and pay for said notice at
the rate of ten cents line. The
fellow ought to anti.
Judge Lowe, our N. c., made o
good speech at Eldorado few days
ago.
In the case of F. r. Chapman VS.
j. b. Moore, before Squire Newton,
last Friday afternoon, the plaintiff
sued for $50 90 for work and labor
done. The defendant set up a bill
of offsets for $500, one of the items
of which was, "To killing six cats,
the. property of the defendant, by
the plaintiff, $780," The Squire
threw out the dead cats on the
ground that that was a court of JUS
tice and not a sausage factory.
Judgment for S26.50 for defendant.
cottonwood Falls Leader.
"Green Jim," of Chelsea, won't
run for office this fail. Mrs. "Green
Jim" has dissuaded him. Sensible
Mrs. and Mr.. q. j.
Our city presents lively appear
ance. New sidewalks of beautiful
stone are being laid in all directions,
new buildings, large and costly, are
going up on business streets and in
the suburbs !; town lots are chang
ing hands, and railroads, school
houses and churches form the prin-
ciple theme of conversational street
talk.-Eldorado Times.
That's lovely.
School district No. &c, on upper
Buckeye. Toledo township, has is
sued 81, 200 ten per cent. bonds, run
ming from five to ten years, to build
q school house. They were sold to
J. II. Griffith, of Emporia, for 8715
cents. The house will be 20x30
feet and will be built in the south
east quarter of the southeast quar-
ter of section 10, township Is, range
8, where two acres of ground have
been secured for school purposes.
The bonds are handsomely engrav-
ed, bearing the portraits OF the dis
trict officers in the upper right hand
corner and q picture of the school
house near the center.-Cottonwood
Falls Leader. @...I.
Two new papers are to be started
in Cowley county. One at Tisdale
and the other at Lasette. This will
make four papers in that county.
Two of them will starVe out soon.
-Eldorado Times.
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Farm for Sale.

on acres, n KS VIZ of sec. 4, tip. Is,
on range IL, eight miles north Of En-
pOria and ~ miles east OF Americus-40
acres under cultivation, 20 acres the sec
ond crop; the remainder fresh q bottom I;
school house. Some timber and stock
water the year round, usually. Will sell
cheap and lake some young cattle IN ex-
change. S9t6% s. II WHEELER.
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Cholera is raging with great Vio-
lence in some parts of Persia. Ia
Bokhara, at last accounts, people
were dying at the rate of one thons-
and per day.
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OzAEsGE4sBY TELEGRAPH
cold and stock nrarket.

Gold and Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Sept. "a.
Gold weak and lower in the morning
and declined from 1893 to 1915, subse-
quently became firm and advanced to
141s, closing at 14A14S.
Money easy, opening at and gradual
iy declining to 3a4 per cent.
Sterling exchange strong add higher.
Carrying rates las per cent.
Clearings S60.O00,0OO
Treasury disbursements S25, ocO.
Customs receipts $50, 010.
Governments strong and advanced, cx-
cept new fiVes
State bonds frmer.
Stocks steady.
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Hon. Garrett DAVIS, United States
Senator from Kentucky, died at his
residence in Paris, Kentucky, at half
past six Sunday morning, after an ILL
ness of four weeks duration. His dis
ease was gangrenons affection of the
lungs. He was seyenty-two years of
age.
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For Sale Cheap.

r WILL sell my farm, on Allen creek, 8
II miles north Of Americas. Lyon coun.
y. Kansas, VERY CHEAP for Its value.
Il has Il acres first and second bottom
land. water aud timber, frame house,
stable, grAnary, well, young orchard Of
100 fruit trees, 20 acres are fenced. and %
acres under GUILTY. alton. Terms:-6SD0
cash $50 on long time. This Is . moss
capital chance 20 get good farm Is 3
very low price. Call OF OF address
s9u WH.J. TowNsEED.
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DIR. C. A. Logan, of Leavenworth,
was elected Most Worthy Grand
Sire OF the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, at the recent session in.
Bsltimere.
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GEORGE KRAFT,
B UTC HI H r.

No. 154 COMMERCIAL STREET,
VIII deliver ice to any part Of the city;
also deliver ice or meats 70 any station on
either railroad. Ice can be had at all
times at my meat market. TERMS CASH
oN EMPoR1A, KANSAS. janltf
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Wholesale

sll kinds Of Nursery Stock, snd parties
wishing TO plant largely, or buy TO sell
again win ind cur Wholesale rates
low.
nursery. one mile west Of the city, on the
A. +. 4 s. F. Z. x.
VIII exchange nursery stock for live
stock Ct all kinds, and corn, wheat. pots
tees and wood.
Our new Descriptive Cataioetie Tor 1917
is now ready. Send for one, free
S5tf j. W. TRUITT.
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Uncle Chester Thomas is a candi-
date for State Senator 10 Shawnee
county.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

VS.. c0FFXAN, VIZ. ANDREWS, "a,
Chicago. Commissioner for Kansas,
Chicago and Emporia.
Coffu1an & Andrews,
REAL ESTATE DEALERS.
Rooms 10 Otis Block, s. W. cor. Madison
and La Sale SITS, Chicago, III.
Kansas lands a speciality. Send full de-
seription Of all property for exchange.
26mG
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EGYPIiAN AMBER llIEAT.

HRECT from sturgis, Michigan. This
wheat has proven 70 be more hardy
than any other variety grown. in IIchi
gan. For sale by c. z. KELeEY.-
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Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Sept. 81.
Flour quiet and unchanged.
r. w heat active and higher, closing quiet
No. . spring 81 1Sa1 1877, spot I51<.
Corn dull and 4 shade lower; No. : mix
ed 3514a351sc.
Oats dull and a shade lower; No. ., 24c
Rye opened dull and closed active; No
2 fail 66c.
Pork quiet and unchanged; regular
mess 1 14Hc.
Lard steady; summer 8,
Bulk meats in fair demand and higher
shoulders exc.
Bacon unchanged.
Whisky steady a6 Sc.
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St. Louis Market.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 81.
Flour held very firm, but market very
quiet.
Wheat; soft spring in demand and
steady; tall dull and heavy; No 2 lower,
No 3 red IS; No 2, 80.
Corn dull at prices asked; No 2 mixed
and yellow mixed 40c.
Oats closed dull; No 2 mixed 30c.
Barley active and firm; for choice I5a
80, strictly prime and choice Minnesota
csc, sacked.
Rye held above buyers views.
Pork higher.
Bacon active.
Hams, sugar cured. 17a1sc.
Lard firm; 9La9N.
Aighwines higher.
Cattle firm; shippers 5oa6 90; butchers
50a5 so.
Hogs in good demand at s4as5.
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Electoral Ticket

C.H. LANasroN, JOHN GUTHRIE,
LOUIS WE'LL.
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congrossIona Ticket.
DAVID =. LOWE, VIM. A. PHILLIPS
STEPHEN A. COBB.
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LIST or LETTERs

ID EMAINISG, uncsIIed for in the EN-
II poria postofiice. Ifnot called for II
30 days they Will be sent TO the deat
letter office. Persons calling for follow
ing letters will please say advertised.
Barston Rev j Mercer Martha
Bayley Z ID Nelson Daniel
Bergman Peter Nelson David
5iockman Fanny OBrien Thomas
Clark JAS Pain n A
Chester Henry Palmer A DIG
Collender Judson Rice John III
Finn John Star James
Green William Stanfeld G
Hollinger &C TraYer VIM II
Higgins Fri Thomas Mrs Anna
Loyeland A Yanness T E
Lindsey ChSs Williams o II
Lewis Albert J YeageF Peter
Miller B Young Harry