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to Masons, the constituted author
tiles, and liberation to the con-
victs. The prison in TandiI was.
broken open aRa its one inmate
set free in the public square. The
band met an Italian whom they in
stantiy killed In the outskirts
they encountered eleven carts.
They killed eight drivers and
wounded three. Next entering
the store of Vinney Linez they
slaughtered him and a laborer.
They then went 70 the store OF
William Thompson, where they
murdered servant and an English
man recently married, shouting
constantly, ~Death to the Ma
sonsl Death to all foreigners |.
Kill and saekr' At $50 a. m.
they reached the store of Jean
Sheppard, man greatly respect.
ed by his neighbors. There they
buteheFed eighteen persons name
ly: the owner, wife, four children.
two servants, and the remainder
laborcrs, committing indignities
to the bodies too horrible to men
ton. Meantime the inhabitants
of Tandil mustered for pursuit,
and at four p. m. overlook the as
sassins at Chader, where they
were eating supper and changing
horses. The murderers took to
fight, but were pursued with such
fury that sixteen ofthem were kill
ed and twenty-four captured.
Among the prisoners was the So
styled man of God. Solares, who
was shot to death. that night
through holes made in the prison
walls. Before making this bloody
slaughter, Soiares had created
great excitement among the SUI
perstitious natives, an average OF
200 a day coming to consult him
and. offering him rich gifts.
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TIE SOUTHWEST.


NARROW GAUsE.-A delegation
from Nebraska, consisting of DR..
A. s. Stewart, W. 81. Curtis, R. A.
Kenney and E. W. Cone, have been
on visit to Leavenworth to confer
with the directors of the Kansas
Central road. They propose to ex-
tend the road from EetaWaka on
the Central Pacific, via Sobeths,
Cincinnati, Pawnee City, to Lin
coin, the capital Of Eebraska.
We desire to call the attention of
the people of Chase county, as well
as Morris and Wabaunsee, to this
enterprise. Aroad from Cotton
wood Falls, to Council Grove, Al
ma. Newberry, st. Marys, on the
Kansas Pacific, to Netawaka, makes
rs direct line to the capital of Ne
braska: it will also give us 9 mar
row gauge connection with Leaven-
worth; also, via the Central to
Atchiscn. Chase county as well ~
Morris have already voted aid that
can be used for this road Wsbaun-
eco will certainly do the same. St
Marys has already voted bonds
Jackson county will do her share
then we are within three miles Of
Of Northumberland.
The Marion Centre Record says
the German catholics are about u
build 3 church at that place. Also
that work has commenced on Thu
Presbyterian church.
Judge Brown has received pc
tition, signed by three hundred vo
tiers, praying that Newton be inc0r
porated as city of the third-clsSs
COwIey County.
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WHAT THEY SAY.

The Springfield Republican makes
the following comment upon the
report of our investigation commit
tee:
"a legislative committee in Kan
sas has mode q pretty thorough ex-
pose of the way Senators and Rep
resentarivee in Congress are elected
in that State. Most of the facts re-
ported have long been notorious, in
deed, but Ihis is the first time any
official notice has ben taken ofthem,
and indicates: we hope, that q re-
form IL beginning in Kansas politics.
The United Suites Seuate, in view
OF the many Investigations it has on
hand, il perhaps exe0sable for not
making any inquiries into the stor-
les that have long boon circulating
derogarory to the Kansas Senator'S.
But with the verdict OF the Kansas
Legislature before il, we do not-see
how il eau honorably allow the
Senators from that State to retain
their seats
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PERRoSALITIEs The indication
arc that the political fight before u
is to be u bitter one. Personalities
are to be freely used. Such terms
as thief, scoundrel, rogue, etc, are
to be passed and re-passed. We
have had enough of this kind -
fi.hting IN K,nas TO disgrace u,
We intend Ia use The utmost eau
'i"n, aud keep our paper a. tree
from personalities AS possible, and
shall publish 40 accusations against
persons unless we have salistactor!
evidence OF heir truth. We shall
spare no one though, where expos
ure Is demanded by the interests oil
society. Political struggles within
the party, which will be the charac-
ter Of the contest on which we arr
entering more distinctly than ever
before, are'simply contests between
the "outs" and Sins" aud so far as
our observation goes, their state
ments about each other are to bt
taken with great allowance.
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GRAIN IN SToRE.-The supply
of grain at the principal points of
accumulation at lake and seaboard
points, frozen in on the New
York canals, and in transit by
rail, February II, 1872, was: TO-
356, 015 bushels of wheat, 1885,
967 bushels of corn, 6,22S,021
bushels of oats, and 1897 ,296
bushels of barley. The stock of
grain in New York city warehous-
es is reported as follows: Wheat
2,5SS, 900 bushels, oats2 ,11S,0OO
bushels, corn 67s,OOO bushels, rye
4O3, 900 bushels, barley 2S5,0OO
Bushels, malt $4,000 bushels.
The annexed figures show the
amount of grain now in store in
this city: Wheat l, 665323 bush
els, corn 5,264,243 bushels, oats
1,0ls,497 bushels, rye 29E,434
bushels, barley 534,697 bushels
Chicago Journal.
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wELCOslE rO TEiE vVORk-
ERA

We have with us this week the
members of the Kansas Confer
once of the M. Z. church, and on
behalf of our people we bid them
a hearty welcome to our town and
our homes. For the first time in
the history of the church q con-
vention of layneD meets with
them. The two bodies will be
composed of over three hHndred
men, and it will tax our house
room to accommodate them. We
hope all our citizens will do their
duty and make it a week not to be
forgotten by our friends and visi-
tors.
The ministers of the Conference
are. the workers of good for their
Masters sake. Wherever duty
calls them they go, often without
temporal reward or concern for
themselves. Many of them are
pioneers of Kansas. They
brought the gospel to our people,
through many dangers and Difficult
tics, travelling hundreds of miles
on foot or on horseback, swim
ming streams, resting alone on the
> prairies at night, with no "scrip"
in their pockets or food in their
carpet sacks. They have fought
+. good fight in Kansas. for the
good of society, and we owe them
at least kind consideration.
These msn have done and are
doing a great work in Kansas.
They have preached the gospel to
the people, and worked incessant
ly in the interests of society. Ed
cation, temperance, virtue, and all
go)l .Ruses have been aided and
advanced by their word and work.
Not only this. bat Kansas ow6 :
much of It's rn9te.iai pros2egity t.
their aid. A conscientious, up
right and intelligent minister
does much in the community in
which he is located for all mora
and material growth, and we know
that the influence of these Metho
dist ministers has been sxerted fol
other good causes, outside of thos,
belonging strictly to the pulpit
Many other duties devolve upoI
them, and so far as our persona
knowledge goes they never shirk
They are the hardest worked anC
poorest paid class of people in thu
State, taken as a whole. They
have faith-that faith which leadi
them to know that there is a re
ward beyond what this world cal
give.
We are glad to have these peopl'
with us for n week. They will d.
our town good. We extend Il
them a hearty welcome. Ma.
they have a pleasant session, ant
live long to labor in their nobl
and useful calling.
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WINTER WHEAT IN KANSAS.

The Marysville Locomotive says |;
There is considerable speculation
as to the results of the coming
fall wheat crop, and many seem to
think that the very severe winter
has made a wholesale destruction
Of that staple. We are not ihclin-
ed to that belief, however. We
believe that all seed that was put
in late and with drill, will turn
out full crop; but all broadcast
sowing is no doubt gone up. We
have examined two pieces of wheat
that were drilled in, during the
week, and found all the roots that
we examined alive and healthy.
This ought to learn our farmers a
lesson-to put their wheat in with
drill every time. No farmer
need claim that he cannot do so,
because he is not fortunate enough
to possess a drill. There are plen-
ty of drills in the country, and it
is an easy matter to hire or Dor
row from neigh5or. Everybody
does not own reaper, yet there is
very little grading done" Mr..
Campbell has just returned
from . trip to the country and in
forms US that there will be from
half TO a two-thirds crop. the
wheat that was drilled being much
the best. 1t viii not be ploughed
up, but it will be well for farmers
to SOW spring wheat and thus keep
the crop up to at least'an average.
Fort Scott Monitor.
In Northern Kansas, winter
wheat is believed to be generally
killed. A. j. Evans writes to the
Atchison Champion:
AS much as we regret the loss
of the winter wheat crop, it is bet
ter to accept the situation" and
do the next best thing, which is
to replace it with spring wheat.
Spring wheat has been abandoned
almost entirely because winter
wheat has been SO successful We
shall therefore have to get seed
from other States. There should
be no delay in getting it, as early
as sowing is the best remedy
against the chinch bug. Cur
grain merchants and miilers will
probably procure seed for the far
mers, and in doing so they should
be very careful to get pure seed,
and get the varieties best adap-
ted to our soil and climate. The
tea leaf has been successful here,
and makes better -four than almost
any other variety
AS wheat is the only grain that
pays the farmers new, I think we
should try spring again. When
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is broken on just six inches beyond
reach. There are no curtains, for
what good could they be. You
couldn't see out. The bureau has
three legs enda brick, and the look
ing glass hangs By ono pivot. The
bed lie made OF Stats and q very thin
mattress. You have to go to bed
sideways. and when you get in you
go down on the Stats like q slice of
beefstesk On the bars of 9. gridlrcn.
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Liberal REPuBLIcANs.-M

LIBERAL REPUBLIcANs.-M. j.
PARROT, of LeavenworIh, S. A.
Riggs, of Lawrence, N. A. Adams,
of Manhattan, s. N. Wood, OF Cot
tonwood Falls, Texas, and all along
the line, A. Thoman, State Audit
or, H. G. Hass, State Senator, aud
E. G. Ross, of Ross Paper, have is
sued an address "to the Republicans
Of Kansas" in favor of the Cincin-
natl convention movement. They
leave big hole in the Republican
party, in the way of brains and vir-
tue, unless they are badly mistaken.
They are all honest. We publish
their address elsewhere for the in
formation of our readers.
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The Traveller says:


"Arkansas City has loo buildings,
500 people, two almost certain and
two probable railroads, five lawyers,
four physicians four Notaries Pub
lie, two hotels, two drug stores, TIVE
livery and feed stables, twelve car
penters and builders, three black
smith shops, one meat market, one
carriage and wagon mandatory,
two shoemaker shops, one tailor.
one billiard saloon, one bank, two
millinery and dress making estab.
lishments, 'Wo dry goods stores,
three grocery and provision stores,
two watchmakers, two fire insur-
ance agencies, one life insurance,
three land agencies, two clothing
stores, two steam saw mills, one
weter grist mill, one single ma
chine, one lath machine, one book
store, one lumber yard, one nursery,
one weekly newspaper, two hard
ware stores, one furniture establish.
ment, one harness shop, two barbars
and hair dressers, one bakery, one
Citizens Association, one Town
Company, one cemetary association,
one bridge company, two singing
schools, one Shakespearian club,
one Free Mason's lodge, three pub
lie wells, two stone quarries, one
brick kiln, one bridge across the
Arkapsas river (nearly completed
one ferry on the Walnut, two paint
ers, i've masons, two justices, one
q. s. commissioner, two church
organizations, one daily stage Fl ON
Florence, one tri-weekly stage from
Wichita, one semi-weekly from
CoffeYville.n \
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MORAL

In conclusion, let me urge, that
the only happiness which never
disappoints or satiates, is the hap
piness of the heart, and TO enjoy
this bliss in its completeness, the
bud OF mating love must unfold
into the perfect flower of fond
and lasting union. The Cath ole
and Greek churches have scarcely
exaggerated the uses of sanctified
marriage as a means of grace when
they placed it among the seven
seacraments of their religion.
$40 -nake'a happy fireside CLINE
For weaHs, and wife,
Is the true psthos and sublime
OF human lffeo
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-08

In his lecture On. hotels Josh
Billings says: @Maay hotels are
kept on tine European pIen, bat the
majority Of them on none at all.
Everybody knows what Q hotel
room is like-how boiling over wifh
comfort Il IL and how e makes peo~
pie who occupy is fhink about home.
&c generally measures about thir.
teen feet seven inches By nine fest
four inches. There sre two pega 10
hang clothes on nne broker o6 ard
he ether puliad - Ihs I'll ~
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s. L. yose. Of Peterboro, and Col.
Bolster, of Jaffrey, n. a., have
made the following agreement: If
Straw is elected Governor. Colonel
Bolster is to procure 200 pounds of
fresh fish and draw them around in
g hand-cart in the town of Peferboro
while Mr.. Vose accompanies him
with horn, sells the fish. and pock.
ets the money. II Governor Yves,
ton Is reelected, the gentlems q
change places, snd the sceue 81
transferred 20 the town OF JHrey.
In either case tie loser is to eufere
tain the winner and his friends.
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The CHEROKEE "STRIP."1This
land is to be sold to settlers, Senator
Pomeroy says, as follows:
"All land east of the Arkansas
river to be sold to settlers, oh one
years time, without interest, al
81 so per acre. And all west of thu
Arkansas ats cents per acre."
The bill is now before Congress,
and the Cherokees have agreed to it.
Mr.. Pomeroy says he will "stick to
IL until il goes through"
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TotaI for neighborh'd $3.50

Making an average of $50 BUSH
els to the farmer. These farmers
may all be said to be small farmers,
who do not make wheat q special
ty, but raise a variety, and some
of chem make stock the main bus
mess. Therefore, Mr. Editor, it
will be seen that should we fail to
raise crop of wheat, we should
''come out st the little end of the
horn''
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COOP, II TRUE.-It is stated that
there is q fair chance for Kansas to
get rid of Judge Delahay. Senas
tors PomeroY and Caldwell are both
in favor of his impeachment We
assure them the people will sustain
them in such q course. They both
endorse our present nc and able
Representative for. the position.
We should regret to lose him from
the House, but know of no man bet
ter fitted or better qualified for u.
8. District Judge. His appoint
ment would be heartily endorsed
by our people.
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There was. something In the
post Office" at the House of Repre-
sentatives at Washington, the other
day, for Mr.. kinsella, editor of the
Brooklyn :. Y, Eagle, and mem-
Der OF Co gress from the Brooklyn
district. 10 package was a new
suit of lothes for Mr.. Kinsella,
which was the only excuse that
could be urged for regarding 1t as
male matter; but IT came under Mr..
Kinsella's frank from New York,
and was marked in bold chirogrs-
ply, "Oficial Business" for which
we cannot readily imagine any ex-
cuse. But the missive's weight
went beyond even the Congress
mans right to frank, and Mr.. Kin
sella had the matter OF $40 to pay
as pnstaga- Mr.. Kinsella's paper Is
one of the beat of Brookly papers,
is democratic in politics, and keeps
an Eagle eye open tight for fraud
and petty swindles upon the Gov
eminent, as we are glad to see.
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HoRKIBLE MASSACRE II SoETH
AMERIcA.-A horrible massacre
has occurred at Tandil, 3 village
in Argentine Confederation,
through the fanaticism of man
named Solares, claiming 70 be q
prophet of Divine origin. With
fifty armed and mounted followers
he entered Tsndil. declaring dsath
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-08
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF COL.
ORED VOTERS.

A convention of the colored
vo terra Of the United States is to be
held at New Orleans on the second
Wednesday of april next, TO con-
slider ''their material aud political
interests" aud to take such action
in regard to the Presidential canvass
"a is deemed best.
Each Safe and Territory is TO
cpd No delegates at large, and on
Il irg4te tor each 10000 colOred
y nec-, aud one for each fracIiona
..iri over 10000. Pursuant to ihi-
.aii, Kansas will hold State con
ren,ion TO choose said delegates, ~
Lawrence. on the 20th OF this month.
Each Representative district IL to
send two delegates to the STATE
convention. Lyon county will
therefore send four-two from the
district composed of EDporia cit!
ind township; and Pike and Center
townships, and two from the distric,
composed of the remainder OF tn,
county.
A mass convention of the colored
voters OF this (the 64th) representa-
tive district will therefore be held
at the Court House, in Emporis, on
Saturday, the 18th inst, at 2 p. m
The colOred voters will no doubt bt
on hand. By ORDER OF Con-.
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The Emporir News says the ed
itor of the Fort Scott Monitor does
not possess the requisite qualifica-
why ?-KansGs CITY Balletin.
The News asks how he lie qualified
and waits for somebody to snswer.
So far, nobody SEEMS able to give
any information on that little point
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We lost two counties from our
judicial district this winter, Green
wood and Morris. Greenwood is
one of the counties OF the new 18th
district, and Morris goes into the
eighth, or Junction City district.
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our winter wheat failed hereto
fore, spring wheat succeeded.
To show what q calamity the
loss of : wheat crop is to us, I give
below, the crop for 1871, of q few
neighbors in this vicinity, taking
all in a body, emitting none that
are in the BODY:
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+ CREAM-oP-TARTAR CAKE.-To one
pound and q half of flour take two
ounces Of butter; rub it well into
the -four. Add one teaspoon of
soda, one teaspoon of cream of tart
ar, one quart of sweet milk, and
sugar. Bake it in a Quick oven.
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Old "stoyepipe" hats may yet
become valuable. A Philadelphia
halter, recently. established at
Madras, has written for a large
consignment of them, for the use
of the natives idols.
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Day coaches run through from 81. Louls
and cperated By this line, sccompaEy ell
night trains.
". Il. PETTTBoNE, NIX. GREENE,
Asst 0en,1 eup't. Gsn1 sup't.
O. lives, asbsI Ticket Agent,
Cesar Rspsds, IeWs.
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The Legislature failed to make an
apporIioAment and the three Con
gressmen will have to be elected at
large next fall.
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l. IL a crime and u shame to hold
an Office under the present admin
istration? One would think so to
read the. scribblings of some of the
politicians in the papers.
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BAKER UNlvERsasY.
Report Of Hnvesfigating Com
miiaee.

We, the undersigned, appointed
by reques ofthe Trustees of Baker
University, as a committee to in
vestigate the history, business
management, and present financial
condition of that institution, and
to report the result of our investi-
cation TO the NJ. E. Church Of
Kansas, beg leave to say that we
met at Baldwin City on the 21st of
November, 1871, and after a pa
tent and thorough examination
into the past history and present
condition of the College, we take
-pleasure in making the following
report:
We find that the "Kansas Edu-
cational Association of the NJ. E.
Church" and also, "Baker Uni
versity," have each been regularly
Incorporated under the provisions
of their respective Charters, which
were granted by the Territorial
Legislature, in the years 1857 and
1858. These Charters secure
great and valuable franchises.
The Educational Association ac-
quired title to six hundred (600),
acres of land situated in Palmyra
Township, Douglas County, Kan
sas, upon which the College build
ings are located. The balance of
land not needed for this purpose
was divided up into town lots, all
of which we find properly entered
on the County Records.
In addition to this, forty (40)
acres of land, adjacent to the
above, were purchased of VIM.
Butt, for the sum of seven humid
red and fifty (750) dollars.
A school was soon started and
has been kept in operation ever
since, at cost of about five thou
sand (5,000) dollars a year.
We nov find property on hand
as follows, viz:
Seven Hundred (7OO) Lots,valued
New College Buildings valued at 10000
valued at SCOT
Seven (7) Lots in Garnett, Kansas,
\ valued at 4OC
Philosophical, Chemical and Math-
ematical Apparatus and In
struments 1,06(
| Furniture 10(
old College Buildings, with addi-
ton incomplete. Out Buildings,
| Fences, and Eight (S) Lots ZOO
Land in Iowa and Wisconsin 3,OOl
4 =,
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Total Valuation s!
The liabilities OF the InStitu-

Present worth, s2s, 600
In addition to the above, we
find notes and obligations in the
hands of the Trustees, represent
ing about six thousand $1,000 dol
lars, more or less valuable.
When we consider that the in
stitution, started without capital,
and has kept a school in successful
operation for twelve (12) years, at
cost of about five thousand (5,-
OOO) dollars a year, and that it now
has property, (after deducting all
liabilities), worth. twenty-eight
thousand (zS,ooo) dollars, lnclud-
ing one of the largest and best
college buildings in the west, near
" completed, one story of which
is now occupied for school pur-
poses, with an attendance of sew,
enty-five pupils; and when We con
slider the serious embarrassment
that attend the early history ofall
Educational Institutions, and es.
pecially the trials through which
the people of our own young State
have passed, candor constrains us
to confess, that a great work has
been accomplished through ''Bakel
University" and while, perhaps
some mistakes may have been
made in the business management
| of the Institution, we are entirely
satisfied that everything has beer
done as honestly and success fully
as could have been expected under
the circumstances.
In closing our report we would
commend the Institution, with al
it's interests, to every member anG
friend of the Church in the Con
ference; it needs and is in every
way worthy of your sympathy
your prayers, and your hearty sup
port.
Respectfully submitted,
WIN FAIRcAILD, Leavenworth, Kan
G. W. HUME, Lawrence, r. n.
&C. WILDER, Manhattan, Kan.
Committee.
BALDWIN CRY, Nov. %, 1871.
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Sam Wood, editor OF the Law
renee Democratic Standard, is one
q. the leaders in the Liberal Repuo
.ican movement in this State.