The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-13
STATE NEWS.
Politics, Storms, Murders, Etc.

West, of the Parsons Sun, is call
ed the handsomest man in Kansas.
Col. Phillips was serenaded at
Salina on his return home from the
convention.
Two cases of sunstI oke occurred
in Lyndon last week.
Many fields of barley in Doni-
phan county will yield forty bushels
per acre.
The Troy Republican says there
is just one Greeley Republican in
that place, and he belongs to a
church that don't believe in voting.
A terrible tornado visited the
eastern counties of this State on
Saturday last. At Paola, Ottawa,
Garnett and other points much dam
age was done. Our Ottawa cores
pondent tells what happened there.
At Garnett the Catholic church and
two houses were blown down COM
pletely. The two buildings were
unoccupied. A large number of
houses were removed from their
foundations, while'the roofs were
blown off from others. A large
number of out-houses and barns
were scattered in every direction.
Great CONSERVATION prevailed
among the inhabitants, who ran in
every direction, fearful of being
crushed by falling houses. The
railroad company's windmills at
Deer Greek, Garnett and Ottawa
were completely demolished. Ex-
cept the family injured at Ottawa,
no one is reported injured. 1t is
reported that large number of
houses throughout the country have
been blown down. Haystacks were
blown all oyer the country.
Judge Lowe, a few months ago,
appointed VIM. Crozier, a son of
Judge Robert Crozier, cashier of the
First National bank of Leaven-
worth, to cadetship at West Point.
The young man has passed his ex-
animation and entered at the head
of his class of los. He has been
made adjutant of the class.
Melons are so cheap in Chetopa
that the Advance says "the scrub
best gutter-snipe of a boy can af-
ford to have the collie three times a
day."
The only carpet factory west of
Philadelphia is in Kansas-at Leav-
enworth.
There seems to be 'chasm" in
the accounts of Bridgeman, late
treasurer of Labette county. twill
take several thousand dollars to fill
it. The Parsons Sun cruelty says:
"As he is a leading Greeley man
will the Democrats and Liberals
shake hands across this chasm, for
get the past and let bygones be by
cones, or will they fill up the chasm
and make the county safe. Purity,
gentlemen, purity, if you please" j
The Chetopa folks are at work
getting up an Indian college TO be
located at that point. Committees
have been appointed and arrange
ments are being made to secure a
charter. The Cherokees have al
ready promised the interest of an
invested fund of 100000, which of
itself would serve to keep up a
pretty fair school. Cherokees, Choc-
taws, Creeks, Delawares and other
tribes ale interested in it. Chetopa
will have to furnish buildings. The
Territorial schools do not give en-
tire satisfaction.
Linn county people are turning
back droves of Texas cattle which
attempt 10 pass through that
county.
1t is estimated that the new
counties of Northwestern Kansas,
comprising the great homestead
area of the State, to-wit: Washing
ton, Republic, Cloud, Jewell, Mitch
ell, Clay, Osborne and Phillips, will
sive 5000 to 6.Oo0 majority for
Grant this fall.
HORRIBLE MURDER.-From the
Paola Spirit of last Friday, we clip
the following account of the muir
der of three persons in Miami coun-
ty:
The Sheriff received intelligence
this morning OF one of the most
horrible crimes ever committed IN
Miami county. 1t took place on
Friday evening, near Ossawatomie-
The following condensed statement