The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-25

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and springs, fearful of an Indian
uprising.
Senator Morton, of Indiana, is
enthusiastic over the air and water
of Colorado. He thinks himself
rejuvenated.
The gain in CALIFORNIA; popula-
ton on all aoutes of travel in the
last six months is 24,4l6; 10000
from China and Japan.
The damage to the crops in Nor
gan, Pike, Green, Jersey, Macoup-
in and Christian counties, ILL.,, by
the late storms will amount to one
third the entire crop.
California has favorite resort
for invalids ut Harbine Springs,
and the effect of the waters upon
rheumatism and kindred diseases
Is said to be wonderful.
The st. Paul Chamber of Com
merce contemplate visiting Sioux
City on the 26th of August, as n
return of the visit made them by
the Sioux City chamber last sum
mer.
The Union Pacific passenger
errnings for the week ending July
IL, 1873, amounted to $77,7I6.60;
for the corresponding seven days
last year, 65,225.07; increase,
$l2, 450.53.
Another martyrdom to Kerosene
is reported from Fayette county,
Iowa. A servant girl undertook to
light fire with oil, and of course
made a job for an undertaken of a
different kind.
A Miami county assessor has
found o woman 102 years old, five
name Is Obedience Baker, and she
was born in III, in Virginia, and
came from Kentucky to Kansas
The wheat crop of Northern
Texas is mnch-betssr than it was
expected just before harvest that
it would be, and with the addition
al acreage will yield about the
same aggregate amount rs last
year.
The construction of the st.
Louis bridge has been greatly re-
tarded by the failure of the Pitts
burg manufacturing and transpor-
lation companies to supply the
framework for the spans as fast as
needed.
A bill has passed the lower
branch of the Connecticut Legis-
lature providing for the infection
of the death penalty upon persons
. convicted of placing distractions
upon railroad tracks, where fatal
consequences ensue.
Mr.. II. Montague, of Idaho
Springs, employs himself this sum.
mer in getting up excursions from
Denver to the springs, and has
made them so popular that people
won't give him time to attend to
any other business.
The six Republicans of Ohio
who left the party last fall, and
would not vote for Gen. Grant,
are trying to control the Demo.
cratic nominee for Governor OF
that State. The 100000 Demo
Gratis are wondering what is best
to be done about it.
New Orleans is said to be full OF
negro thieves. Quite natural; the
negroes are the most initiative peo-
pie alive, and whom the white race
in Louisiana divide and fight for
spoils, it is not unnatural that col
ored men should take such spoils
as come within their reach.
The Denver News, which has
heretofore asked for a re-arrange-
ment of military matters so as to
create several posts on the eastern
frontier of Colorado, now asks for
several posts on the western from
tier. People begin to go over the
range and find homes, and need
protection.
The Chicago and st. Louis Rail
road, although party to the recent
pass abolition, continues to issue
return passes to stock men who
ship over the road. Other roads
indicate n disposition to do the
same, and it is proable the pass
embargo will not last long so far
as customers are concerned.
Pilot Grove Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry, Pilot Grove, Iowa, has
resolved that the organization is
not political in its caracter, and
So therefore the recommendation
that a purely grange ticket for
county officers be put into the
field violates the constitution and
spirit of the order.
The Chicago Evening Post has
recently been having libel case
of its own. 1t stigmatized as a
lottery a drawing gotten up for
charitable purposes by Miss
Gilbert and was sued therefore for
$4,000 damages. The case has
just been adjudicated, and resulted
in a verdict for plaintiff and an
award of six cents damages.
1t has been intimated that the
late consolidation of transporta-
ton companies owning water craft
on the Mississippi river is a
scheme of Tom Scott, of the Penn
sylvania railroad, and that when it
shall have bean done, and the whole
transportation of the Mississippi
river placed under one head, that
head will wear Tom Seott's hat.
The inevitable text book ques-
ton is agitating the school author
tiles in st. Louis. The agent of
Scribner, Armstrong IL Co., has
published communication in the
Dispatch charging certain un-
named members with bribery. He
has been called upon by the board
to substantiate his charges, and
either he or the inferentially ac-
cused members will lose a reputa-
ton by the result.
Negotiations are still pending
for the purchase of q site for a |
Union depot In Hannibal. 1t is es-
timated that it will cost $4,000.
The structure will be built of brick
and iron with stone facings, will
be two stories high and will cover
an entire half block. The site
will be permanently settled upon
during the present week. The To-
cation of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas stock-yards will also
be definitely settled this week.
They will cover twenty acres of
ground, every part of which will
be macadmized'