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coming d. led while towing the schooner into

port.
bound witloal for Chicago, lost her topmasts
and eprun|both masthmds. The Leviathan
towed her Summer Island, and after getting
off the ban took the schooner in tow for her
destinatioi
The by on Racine ref has been replaced in
its former ,sitor in 16 feet of water, 1000 feet
about ongnilo north Ind south, and The same
east and w.t. The buy is on the western edge
of the ma reef and one-third of its length
from the nth end.
-yesselhaye exrdienced heavy weather On
Lake Hurc for the osst few days, the wind be-
eteamer 6fPaul csns to under Fish Point. at
Thunder ly, anf laid there eighteen hours.
Other steaers wfe delayed at various points.
The bA Gib,'tar, laden with g, I'll bushels
of corn, # Ki5ston, Ont, from Chicago, has
arrived at ,etroj IN 2 badly crippled condition.
collision With alunknoWn barge, CARRYING away
her bowspit ar causing damages which will re-
quira an epenture Of some $500 for repairs.
The repair 3 being made at the Detroit dry
dock.
The w,t at the various ports along the
South shoras unusually low; The schooner
barge Intercean, at Erie, a day or two since,
grounded, a vas detained thirty-si1 hours.
At Fairport;hio, Captain Butler, the Customs
Collector ofhat port, reports only eight feet
on tho bar. Tie other ports to the westward Of
Cleveland, is stated. are in g similar condition,
so that in . event Of heavy gale those Of our
larger clasof vessels would do we'll to take
warning.
Tho 1g Eliza Williams, which broke adrift
some tenays since, while in tow Of the schooner
Amoskea of the q Eau" on Lake Erie, has not
been he'd from since. AS she was disabled,
and the raiher at the time exceedingly stormy,
with heas seas it is feared she may have rolled
vafT af,n Ctriof
quiries ~. been made Of steamers and vessels
which I've passed along that coast, but none
have zen aer- Those that have passed near
the Es say. nothir3 of her there.
-Cptain George Maloy, Of schooner s. D..
Wooduff, arrived down Saturday morning, and
at Radeau. 1t appears that the tug becn.ne
dsaled in consequence Of the arrangement of
her jumping machinery, and in this condition
waftaken in pw by the schooner Amoskeag,
bond up, untl the storm Of Tuesday night be-
CAPE so violeIt as to break the line and separate
R.ndeau, andwas toTed inside by e tug-De-
e13H Tribune.
"A collisio, took place Sunday morning at
sae st. Clair tats in the new channel, which re-
ulted IN seriq1s1y damaging tho forward cabin
nd pilot-houe of the propeller Atlantic, en-
Que from fake Superior: The steamer ar
ived at the jboye thoroughfare at about 4 p. m.
nd ground1 Soon after tow consisting Of
he bar4s Cecilia and Montgomery, with other
essels, arrived, and while attempting to pass
hroug, ran n'Du1 Of her, resulting as stated. The
lontgomery anne off minus her jibboom aud
ead gear, The Cecilia her bowsprit and all for
7ard- Both .esBels have arrived at this port for
epairs. The steamers damages vii prevent
er from proceeding on to her destination in due
inc. Other 7ssselB, names not given, were re-
'orted is damaged at the flats, but nothing au-
hentic could b learned.
, 1872-11-07
"OMANCHE BILL"
'Toe.hpfcks Made Of tsSpotted Horse's''
Shin Bone.


st. Iouis Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
"Comanche Bill" is here, and has procured
himself to be interviewed by verdant reporter.
Bill Is q little weazen-faced wretch with sandy
Eoatee and long, thick hair, not particularly
clean, and ridiculous in its general appearance.
There is nothing grand about him. He don't
look as if he was capable OF being q great vii
lain, even. He hangs about the bar-room Of the
hotel, drinking all the 6Ie-water he can get any
body to pay for, and though he doesn't make
himself fresh, he is always ready to be drawn
into IeheaIeing the marvellous stories Of his
fights with redskins. The fellow has hungry,
longing look, when he sees party file in and
range themselves along the counter without IN
vlting him. squandered a few drinks on Bill,
the other light, and soon had him started, hell
to-snlit, on the old story.
Come, Bin said I gently, "cheese it: I
VOW to kili N Iniun for every lair il that por-
ton of the scalp you recovered But you may
tell me about the toothpick made out Of Spotted
Horses shia-bone, that you gave to Colonel Do
hey: and tie one you gave to Long John, and
you gave toa hundred other people"
= illlookei aggrieyed and then indignant. The
7er foc a1other drink paciied him, however,
Lowering his tone to stage whisper, he
IL, tie fact is, did play it 3 little on the
thIthem toothpicks. OF course they
d out O no shin-bone o. Spotted
}; 70 other 1njun. The ehin-bone
a. lujun lhe ~SpOLLEQ a0s6 1S LOO
,,iekls fo7 toothpicks, an besides that,
sis mostly honey-combed. But they'll
much satisfaction cut O them tooth
shey WAS Injun bones. It don't do us
1humbug EN- q little, does it, And
80 an print this, nuther, or may
IN to raise your ha'r."
at do you make the toothpicks out OF,
II tell you You see, in every deer'B
res queer little splinter O bone,
1cnrv and thin
ade. What it's there for I'll be
know, an don't sec what's
in EN- in the fore legs and not
III legs. But, anyhow, they're
IN ILL deer I always cut out
O. lone for luck, and keep it for a
I'~e killed almost rs many deer as
nv cine, and have accumulated good
,tnpicks. Would you like to have one?
in my pocket now. You kin call it q
/ Hoss" piece O. ivory ef you want to,
war to it."
another drink, William -
:, YES. I don't drink nothing on the
md when come to the States I got to
j. for lost Time"
,ours latea looked in and Bill Was re-
ae old story to IN open-mouthed gentle
N Illinois, d-om whom tho gentlemanly
,er WAS taking q: fresh order.
, 1872-11-07
PLANTS IN ROOMS.

I
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PLANTS In ROOMS.
.------
AneAr 1hs'ucnce upon tne AIR
$780,, F1ons Appteto'1's Journal.
:, great deal mas oeen written and said upo1
the lnnuence OF plante on the ar OF rooms, ant
YET people IN genera nave no very clear idea il
regard to 1t, the probability being that the opin
ions OF any casually-selected half-dozen persons
viii be about equally divided on the question o1
the good or bad effects OF plants and flowers il
rooms, especially bed rooms. The result is that
many persons ignorantly expose themselves tt
deleter1ous influences i; while others, to whom
ToWers are great luxury, deprive themselves Of
the pleasure that might be derived from in-dool
cultivation Of plants. being deferred from all
mitting them to their rooms by q fear of theil
Injurious effects.
1t ls now generally understood that in tho or.
ganic world, plants and animals form two 1nutu-
ally antagonistic agencies. While animals de-
stroy, plants reconstruct; what animals pull
down, plants build up. Animals and fires are
constantly vltiating the atmosphere while
plants. on the other hand, are as constantly pu-
rifying it. In this way the poisonous emana-
tions Of volcanoes, the effete breath Of animals,
and the deadly fumes of fires, arc not only re-
moved and rendered harmless, but are actually
converted into delicious fruits and ife-sustain-
ing food SO that these two Kingdoms, the AMI
NAL and the vegetable, are not merely antago-
other
The details Of this process are easily followed
and understood, and may be thus stated: When
we burn piece Of bread, it Is quickly reduced
to charcoal j; and. if the process be continued
the whole Of it, with the exception Of q very
small quantity Of ashes, will disappear, being
converted into air or gas. The same effect TINT
is produced in the fire is produced in our bodies
The charcoal of the bread is burned aud passcs
off in our breath as carbonic acid, and thus the
air is constantly undergoing process of poison
ing, which necessitates ventilationin in our houses
The plant, however, seizes upon this carbonic
acid, aud, with the aid of sunlight decom-
poses it, using the carbon, or charcoal, to
build up it's own structure, while the oxygen
that Was consumed by the animal in burning up
its food is set free and allowed to escape into
the atmosphere. Plants are thus the great puri-
fers Of the atmosphere; and consequently,
whether in the open air or in close rooms. they
servo to render It fit for respiration. So far,
therefore, ns mere vegetable functions are con
cerned, plants are undoubtedly a benefit. It is
true that they act as purifiers only in the pres-
ence OF sunlight. and during darkness thew are
apt to give out 8 small portion Of the car5onic
acid they had previously absorbed; but this fact
may be safely disregardod, as the quantity Of gas
largest house-plants probably does not equal the
, 1872-11-07

Tt is awell- known fact in surgery, that when
air gets into the tissues in consequence Of
not excite Eutrefaction or suppuration, as it ia
apt to do when it acts on IN external wound. In
q letter to the London Times, Prof. Tyndan has
connected with this fact his interesting and
licht, that air expelled from the lungs by
forced expiration contains no floating PARTICLES,
and considers that, together, these facts afford
complete demonstration that germs in the air,
removable by filtration, are the cause Of put1e-
faction and it's associated phenomena Of ami
ua1cu1ar life.
, 1872-11-07

DARTIES HAVING HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR
sale, can find cash customer By addressing FUR
NITURE, care Carrier No. ST. -
, 1872-11-07
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Ckapred bands rnd fucc cnred by using
Juniper Tar Soap. -Mado by Caswell, Hazard 1 Co.,
NnT York -
, 1872-11-07

DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED. FEE AFTER
Ddecrec; scandal ayoded nine years practice In the
courts Of Chicago. Address P. 0. Boz 1,6e7,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1872.

ais of respected and regretted men
but I never saw solemnity equa
to that. It looked little blue,
agree.
After we adjourned that night
after that exhibition, 1 went to bed
not in very good spirits. In the
night Mr.. Clay-Cassius NJ. Clay
appeared to me. He came to my
room late in the night, after 1 was
in bed. He said he had come on
very important business. "Well,"
said /, "what is it? / have been
trying to find you all day, to
strengthen some of our weak backs. y
Said he, sit won't do. 1 tell you
the pressure is too great. We have
got to vote for these resolutions.
1t must be done, and you must help
us do it." Says I, 81 will do no such
thing. [Good.l / am astonished.
Is it Cassius NJ. Clay, OF is it a
ghost?" Applause and laughter. I
l said that to him. "Why," says L,
"you used to be reputed brave
man, and have been hunting for
you all day to help strengthen me
and my weak brethren" He re-
piled, CLEAR me through. 1 have
the names of fourteen Senators on
this paper that l hold in my hand,
and they have all agreed that if you
will vote for these resolutions they
will" "Well," said 1, "Mr. Clay,
then you have furnished me with
fourteen additional reasons why 1
will never vote for them" APP
plause.G Said /, 81 will see the
Capitol burned before 1 will do it,
before will commit the people of
the North to the humiliation of
these internal resolutions" And
then Mr.. Clay went off, and ] will
confess that have not since had
the respect for him that I had pre-
viously. could not have, because
it altered my whole opinion of the
man. thought he was hero who
would stand up in the darkest hour,
pistol in hand, if necessary, and l
found him sneaking into my cham
Der there in order to persuade me
to become traitor to my constitu-
ents. Well, sir, the Governors
convention of delegates Matched out
resolutions going to show that we
must take this dose; but, sir, we
rebuked all such things as that. |
The House slapped the resolutions
on the table and you meyer heard of
them since. They sent them both |
to the Senate and House, and the |
Senate Indignantly refused to touch |
them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25
MORALS IN POLITICS.

The political principles which a
man entertains, and which he as
serts at the ballot box, reach to the
happiness or woe of millions. They
embrace in their ultimate results
the safety or ruin of nations. In
asserting these principles, therefore,
whether with the pen or through
the rights of the elective franchise,
q man should ever feel the high re-
sponsibility under which he acts.
What are personal preferences or
mere party triumphs when weighed
in the scale against such tremen-
dous issues? They are less than
the dust of the balance. Petty
jealousies and private grievances
cannot live for q moment in the
breast of one who feels the full
force of the political principles
which he avows. Our forefathers
felt the force of principle. Their
reverence for truth, their DEVOTION
to those great moral rights which
lie at the foundation of social Yir-
tue and political freedom, forced
them, through countless perils, to
these inhospitable shores. More
welcome to them the wilderness
with their principles than palaces
without. When these principles
were invaded they rose in arms and
put their lives, their fortunes, all
their interests this side of the grave
at issue in their defence. Their
faith in those principles never wav-
cred !; they baptised them with their
blood, and bequeathed them to us
and shed upon them the benedic-
ton of their dying prayers. Shall
we trife with these sacred princi-
pies? Shall we sport with the
blessings which they bestow, or the
responsibility which they impose !?
Shall party name or private ambi-
ton be substituted for their ines
Unable benefits7 Let those who
are to decide the matter upon Nov.
9Th answer these questions. Their
example must reach the exrremities
of the land and mold opinions
long after they are in the grave.
Our influence over others, remote
as well as near, when we are dead as
well as when living, enters into the
sum of our virtue or guilt, our
merit or our shame. Aeon.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25
STATE NEWS.

The reports to the Department of
Agriculture from thirty-two coun-
ties in Kansas, show that eight
counties are up to their average
production and twenty-three coun-
ties above an average and one eoun-
ty below an average. The State
rates. twelve per cent. above the
average. Missouri averages ten
per cent above corn statistics.
The ladies of western Kansas are
already having the heels of their
boots cut down in anticipation o.
the new Paris fashion.
The State agricultural college il
building q new stone barn for tn,
mule that took tho premium at tht
Topeka fair.
The three-card-monte man, which
his manners are schildIike and
bland.D has turned up on the st. j,
and Denver road.
A few hours after ths death o
Mrs. Shearers one Of the victims o
the OssAwAttomie tragedy, her "a
Yorite dog siekened and died
pAasA 0geesS Of sympathy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25
THE CRITTENDEN RESOLUTIONS.

Hon. Ben. f. Wade, in speech at
Xenia, Ohio, recently, gave the fol-
lowing history of the attempt to
pass the Crittenden resolutions:
Just before the war broke out
when we were all in such commo-
ton in Washington City; when
Congress was almost ON the eve of
personal fights every day, Mr.. Crit
tenden was supposed to have got
ten up a set of resolutions. He was
supposed to, but he didn't get them
up. ] know how IL was done.
There were all the leading men of
the secession party there, There
was Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Toombs, Mr..
Hunter, Mr.. Mason, Mr.. SlideIl,
and some others. On the other
hand there were a few Republicans,
and happened to be one of them.
Mr.. Davis and others would write
resolutions every day and make Mr..
Crittenden father them. These res
olutions were perfectly destructive
to the rights of the free States; res
olutions of comprmise that, if we
had agreed to them, would have
placed the party of the North as
Nhewers of wood and drawers OF
water" forever under the heel of the
slave power, and the colored men
would have been retained in eternal
slavery. They tried to carry these
resolutions. They made the great
est effort, I think, that ever was
made in the Senate of the United
States. The wealthy men of New
York City, of Boston, of Philadel-
phia, and Cincinnati, and of all the
principal cities of the country cam
to force Congress to pass these res.
buttons. Well, that was not enough,
The Governors of the states, with.
ont consulting the people at all, ap.
pointed their delegates to meet Al
Washington City, and get up a sci
of resolutions to overawe Congress
aud COMPEL them to take this dose
| You remember-some of you,
know. Well, they met there. This
resolutions were brought into thG
Senate. They got up reel. just Al
you have seen for fish nets. They
were put there, and when these ole
Conservatives from abroad sat al
around outside the Senators. it wa
SO full yon could hardly turn
round. It was q solemn scene. Tit
petitions that were sent in were q
grave as q funeral sermon, every
| one of them. Mr.. CrittendeI
/ would occasionally pull down
one from his reel, and he woulC
Il read, and he would wipe hi
Ieyes, and cry, and then the chunk
| ers" all around would cry. Well, |
| was the gloomiest time ] ever saw
VI have been to great many tuner
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25

ing politicians feared and hated,
would now have stood foremost in
resurrection of Democratic prin.
ciples, destined to assure peace, har.
mony, prosperity and liberty under
government whose agents and
taxgatherers the people would
hardly know, for generations to
come.
The terrible defeat of the Gree
leyite conspiracy is the verdict OF
condemnation, both of Democrats
and Democratic Republicans, upon
the corruption in which that con-
spiracy was conceived and brought
forth. 1t is a verdict which says
that the cause of Democratic regen-
Grafton should not thus perish at the
hands of its worst enemies but that
all men of Democratic principles
shall yet find the way of coming to-
gether upon. the simple and pure
basis of truth, and together march
forward to victory over the plum
der laden preachers and practition-
ers of the paternal system.-Chicago
Times.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25
HORRIBLE EXPERIMENTS.
A Dead Body Subjected TO the Action Of
Electricity.

Barclay, the young man whC
was hanged at Columbus, Ohio
, the other day, for a most bruta
murder, consented that the stu
dents of medical college in thai
city could have his body for eX
detrimental purposes, and ten min
utes after it was cut down it was
placed in a wagon and driven rap
idly to the college, where power.
full battery had been placed in pc.
sition for the purpose of trying the
effect of electricity as q medium
to restore life. Twenty-tour min.
utes to l o'clock six students car.
ried the body into the anatomical
lecturing room of the college,
where were assembled the students
and all the prominent medical men
of the city. 1t was then taken
from the coffin aud placed upon
the operating table. The pupils
of the eyes were found to be dila-
ted and the face discolored. The
body was stripped of its clothing,
and at thirteen minutes to one
o'clock, thirty minutes af-
ter death, the students began ope-
rations. The electrical instru-
ment used was one of the most
powerful known, consisting of six
cups of Bunsen's battery, attached
to Rich's induction coil of the lar
gest size. It was operated by
Professor Mendenhall, an eminent
electrician, while Professor Worm
ly and Professor Holderman and
Denig conducted the experiment.
Two currents of electricity were
used-one placed at the lower eX-
tremities of the body and the 9TH
CT drawn along the arm, neck, face,
and breast. The effect was Won
derful; the eyes opened, the face
drew up as if in pain, the mouth
jerked to one side, the arm raised
as if to strike, and the fist clench-
ed. The limbs also raised, and
the toes and fingers worked, and
once the body almost turned to
one side. The arms were next
laid bare, and current ofeleetric-
ity introduced. The whole sys-
tenn seemed to respond, and the
movements of the body were at
times violent. At four minutes to
two O'Clock the electricity was re-
moved, and faint actions of the
muscles could even then be obser-
we'd. The body was afterwards
left till ten minutes after three,
when the electricity was again APP
piled, and the muscles of the body
still responded as before, but with
less force. The breast was then
opened, and current passed into
the heart, but it gave no response.
1t was carried to the hands and
feet, and all responded as before.
The heart was then taken out and
found hard as muscle, and full of
blood, the lungs not congested,
the brain very healthy, free from
any congestion whatever. At
eleven minutes after four o'clock
electricity was again applied, and
a good response was had; at eigh-
teen minutes after five a faint re-
spouse was given, and at Is min
utes 10 6, five hours and thirty
five minutes after death,
the strongest current that
could be applied failed to move
muscle. The experiment exhibit
ton was then brought to a close,
the crowd dispersed, and the mu-
tulated body of John Barclay was
replaced in its coffin, delivered to
the Coroner, and given its final
burial.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25

Topeka expects soon to witness
the bloss om;ng of the parIor skatins
rink custom in that burg. Som.
lIght-headed "Prof." will officiate al
chief rinkist. He has leased Unior
Hall for five years.
Recently the county clerks Office
in Peru was forcibly opened, the
clerks desk broken into, and the re.
turns of the late election for locat-
ing the county seat of Howard
county clandestinely distracted.
A newly married woman of gen.
teel appearance went into a furni-
ture shop, few days since, and in
qui.ed for a family fruit basket.
She was shown large cradle, which
was just what she wanted. Place
where supposed to be-Topeka.
The following is the not very
slow way in which a Leavenorthw
reporter 'does" one of the leading
choir singers in the city: He can
turn a back handspring with his
voice over thirteen of the highest
notes without dropping his hat.
The Lawrence Tribune has a three
column article on spirttualistic man.
ifestations, which are very wonder
full, and it shows that spirits have
got almost as much sense as live
people in some instances. 1t would
seem that a logical deduction from
these manifestations would show:
First, that the spirit lives after
death; second, that it gradually
loses its intellect and ability third,
that it in time becomes partially
ldiotic; fourth, that it eventually
subsidies; fifth, that it s'peters out"
and that's the end of it; sixth, that
''eternal future life" don't last but a
> few years, intellectually.-Junc-
ton City Union