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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18
FALLING, 1900 FEET
Another BallOOnist Smashed. Danger
of Travelling in the Sky.

The Chicago Tribune gives the
following details of the terrible
death of the balloonist, La Noun
tain, on the 9th inst: His balloon
was what is known as a hot air one,
and was simply filed with rarified
air, and not gas. The convass had
somewhat of a worn appearance,
as if tie worse for being fled with
heated air too often. At the summit,
where the canvass was sewn togeth-
er, a block some twelve inches in
diameter was fastened, and through
hole in his six guy ropes were Sc
cured, hanging down over the sides
of the balloon, being at the bottom
some seventeen feet apart, and these
were tied to the basket by the pro-
fessor himself. There we're no ropes
running around The balloon horizon
tally to keep the guy ropes from
slipping, or to prevent the balloon
from slipping out between the ropes
with gust of wind. At3 :55 D. IN.
the professor stepped into the has
ket, and the balloon took shoot up
almost perpendicula-ly with the
professor swinging his hat to the
crowd, all apparently enjoying the
sight. In few moments more,
however. tie mouth of the balloon
was observed to wave about two
or three times, then to pass between
the ropes, careeniBg over on the
side, when the ropes broke out
from their fastening at the top, and
the fall commenced. La Mountain
was motto d 10 be apparently max
Ing some effort to get the basket
above him, and, If possible. to break
the fall, but after the first struggle
he fell SO rapidly that nothing could
be distinguished but the falling
body, his hat coming after him,
about one hundred feet or more
behind, e. old canvass, nearly coll
larsed, falling down gradually
The body struck the ground half a
dozen fee. from the northwest cor
Of The iali building. Il struck With |
such a terrible tbpd that Il Jared |
TIA ground for fifty rods around,
and made an indention In the solid |
gronnd eight inches in depth.
;Elbere was scarcely 3 bong in the
whoIe body not broken into fFag- /
ments. 1t was as limp as a rag.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18
A TRIP 70 THE ARKANSAS VAL
LEY.

FRrKNp SToTLER: Having re-
turned from Southwestern Kansas,
1 thought some account of my jour-
neyings might interest your readers.
Wichits, my first stopping place, is
decidedly the most lively Town in
this part of the state. Business is
lively, men are making money, yet
the life is unnatural. Texas men,
gamblers and prostitutes swarm the
streets, dissipation is the order of
the day, money changes hands free
ly, but the state of morals is at low
ebb. All are bound to make money
eIt of the cattle men, and to do this
are not ehoiee as to the means used.
An attempt has l'cen recently made
70 cleanse the city from prostitutes
aRd gamblers While the cattle
to seek Wichita, Ia hundred
thousand are feeding on the rich
prairies surrounding tIss eity,) it,
win increase in population and
the county seat of rich,
settled county, it cannot fail
always to be an important place.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18

Tho . infant wonder still grows.
Quealey's foundry Is in full blast.
The slate is going on the roof of the
big machine shops.
The Congregaiionaiists dedicated
their church yesterday. ReYs. Nc
Vicar, Plumb and Storrs were in
attendance. The society, consisting
of five persons including the pastor
and his wife, was organized, and
the pastor installed. The edifice is
very tasty little brick. There is
a debt of one thousand dollars hang
over it. But the society appears TO
be encouraged. The pastor is
plucky. Success to them. C. r. r.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18
POLlTICS, OR 1.-THE SCIENCE OF GOV,
EMINENT"

The farmers grange at Bloom
ington, Illinois, has decided to nom.
inatc n full ticket for county officers.
The oranges of Leavenworth coun.
ty, kansas, have also resolved 10
take a similar c0urse. This is max
ing q political machine o. the move
ment, and no mistake.--Ex.
That for the farmers associations
to nominate and support candidates
for public office, is to make .'polit-
tcal machine" of the farmers move
ment, is undeniabie. And that
many grave objections exist 10 such
a course, is equally evident. Its
advocates who propose TO be candid
may as we'll admit that the result
may very possibly be such blunder-
ings, strifes. and dissatisfaction, that
the entire movement will collapse,
and the menOpoiies whom it hopes
40 conquer will feel stronger and
pursue their neiarious schemes more
boldly Than ever. And yet these
considerations, which apply TO NIL
public reforn movements, 10 not
Settle The case IN point. What are
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18

The patrons of husbsndry regalia
is described as follows:
1t consists of an apron. or pouch
AID a scarf, both made of buff ma
terial and trimmed with scarlet.
The apron or pouch-in which the
working tools" are carried-is SIM
liar in size and design to a Masonic
apron, and is ornamented with de-
sign of a ploW, worked in scarlet
around the edge. The sash, or scarf,
which is worn obliquely from the
left shoulder, falling below the right
hip, is also edged with scarlet, and
has the insignia of the rank of the
officer worked in scarlet. The re-
gala has substantial appearance,
is not easily soiled and is sufficiently
'1showy" to produce fine effect.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18

RIcHEs.-Horace +. Clark died
worth ten millions of dollars-yet
the man did not know what it was
to live in comfort, as the humblest
laborer does. He did not get more
than four or five hours sleep in the
twenty-four, working often till four
O'Clock in the morning. And work
for him was hard-he fretted, wor-
ried, scolded, rushed about, and was
in a constant fever of nervous ex-
eitement. His residence was the
finest in the city of New York, but
the rudest cabin on the prairies of
the West had more true comfort
within its walls of logs than he ever
knew in his palace of marble and
fine adornings. How many people
envied the rich man, who were i'm
measurablY more happy than he.
What lessoni
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18

Last Saturday, 18th INST, the
Usage Settlers had big meeting at
Thayer. The crowd was Immense.
| did not count. Some one counted
the wagons. There were nearly
eight hundred on the ground.
Many of the Parsonsites were there.
Milt Reynolds was there. / went
over with him. He took his wife
along, and she provided US with
grub. Mr.. Gebert, our great hard
ware man, and his wife were along,
and helped to feed US. Sid. Clarke
and Gov. Shannon dined with US.
The way Sid" can eat chicken
would be a sight to all Methodist
preachers. Those on the ground
that day yielded the palm to him
ungrudgingly. He took his coat
off and ate as long as he could see a
piece of chicken.
The most of the settlers mean
business. They want the railroads
to "come into court" They are
anxious to have the question settled.
They want to know whether or not
they are to have their homes. Let
the railroads accept their chaIlen ge
and settle this thing right away ac-
cording to law. The good of the
country demands speedy termina-
ton of the war. Let US have
peace then we shall prosper.
State Senator Simonds, Gov
Shannon, McComas. Sid. Clark and
Miit, Reynolds made speeches. Mr..
Simonds made a sensible speech.
i did not hear the rest. Clarke
and Reynolds did their best, for
they took their coats off and went
at it like killing rats. Those who
could hear liked all the speeches.
The young folks, and some of
the old ones, had ways of their own
to deliberate upon this important
question of home Or no home
They had swings, aud dances, and
horse races. Were they NOT deeply
concerned Is il SO. that we can't
have any kind of 9Th :rias with
out dancing2 Savage amuse them
selves by dancing, but civilized peo-
pie ought TO blush a. tho idea of
dancing everywhere. md o. al &C.
casions. That was "A tim to dance
and run horses. 1t WAS time for
thought, for dsliheratieai for coun-
ell. Poor "Qld Monopoly" was
hung early in the morning, or he
would have laughed at spch folly.
All earnest persons were disgustea.
Dancing aud horse rlc;rg over the
momentous question, i" shllith peo-
pie have their homes
As intimated above, sOid Mon
Opoly was hung on the principal
street of Thayer. Poor old fellow,
he looked like he vas beaten at /
last; bqt as looked at him swing
ing to and fro ia the air,I woHderad |
If he was really deadI au afraid |
that hanging did not kill him. He
has more lives than q cat.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18
LETTER LIST.

AE Il Il Eh A1SIs
d EMAINING uncalled for in the EN-
1Oporia pos toffice. If not called for in
30 days they will be sent to the dead let
ter office. Persons calling for the follow
Ing letters will please say advertised.
Aleott Mrs Clarissa-
Burleson Frank, Brow Mathew, Bill
liEgsly r o, Buck e NJ.
Coyle John, Chaplin H S, Coleman Calvin
B COe c and A.
Dye Frank, Dykeman Elizabeth.
Evans Lemuel.
Foster Mrs Mary A, Foster HelIy.
Gunkel VIM H, Grandin j, Gillispie j
ii, Greer Jennie.
Habeburg Maria, Hood Margret Jane,
Harris Z III, Hawkins Arminda.
johnson James Il V.
Lloyd Emma, LiIlibridge Thos.
N l.. Miss, Mckinney Thos, Martin
William.
Niles Clara A, Newman James 8, ..
Pitman r, Porter j w, Pickett Hiram
Taylor.
Reeves Susie, Robinson Henry Il, Rut-
tiedge F. G, Rumford j.
Smith Van, Sehluns Wilfrum, Sampsel
X, Seeley Diana, Stearns Gilbert d.
Turner VIM o, 2, Townsen de z L.,
Triggs DIR H Z.
White G W, Williams James, whiting
ton Hugh, 2.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18
Administrators sale Of Real Estate

TINE undersigned administrator of the
Il estate of Geo. NJ. Harvey, deceased,
will, on the 18th day of August, 1873, at
II O'Clock a. M. at the door Of the court
house, in EmpOria, sell, at public auction,
to the highest bidder, the following de-
scribed real estate, belonging TO said es-
tate, to-wit: An undivided one-half in
terest in So acres, being all that part Of
the + q of w u of S W. OF sec. 10, tn.
l9, range IL, living on the north and west
side of the Cottonwood river; also COM
mencing at the center of sec. 10, tp. 10.
range IL; thence Z 10 chains; thence 40
chains, TO the south line of said section;
thence on the section line chains and Is
links, to the Z corner of portion decided
to Jacob j. Newton; thence west chains
and 81 links; thence N 10 chains; thence
w chains, to corner of portion deed
ed to Anna Hiatt; thence n to place Of
beginning, excepting acres of S end of
the above described piece OF lan1 here
tofore bargained to Levi B. Mills, said
tract of land containing % acres more or
less.
Terms OF sale will be, one-third down,
and one third in six and nine months.
Deferred payments to draw interest at 10
per cent per anuum, and be secured by
good personal security.
July 10th. 1878. 99ti
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18
SPECIAL TRLEGRAMS.

Champ Vaughan is now editing
the Denver Tribune.
The cholera along the Mississippi
river cities is about used up.
Colorado like Kansas is over run
with half-stravcd newspapers.
At last accounts the Shah of Per-
STA was making fool of himself
at Paris.
Vienna, in order to keep people
away from its worlds fair, has i'm
ported the cholera,
At the fire clay mines, near st.
Louis, on the l1th, an immense
piece of stone fell from the mine
roof and killed three men.
In London, on the 11th, the Duke
of Edinburg, one of Queen Victo-
ria's sons, married the only daugh-
ter of the Gar of Russia. We were
not invited.
John w. Young, an ex-Chicago
postoffice clerk, has been swindling
various postoffices in bogus money
orders. n reward of $3.50 is offer
ed for his arrest.
Two years ago, Mr.. Sweet, a
farmer on Elm creek, six miles
northwest of Topeka, bought farm
from disagrecable old chap named
Sanner. On the 10th inst, SAnner
undertook to whip Sweet, and got
sweetened with revolver bullet in
his head. Sweet is under bail, and
Sanner will probably die.
Goodrich, New York merchant
who has recently been murdered,
had mistress named Kate Stod-
dard. She now confesses that she
killed him because he had resolved
to discard her, and she "loved him
so" she could not let him live with
out her, although she can live with
out him. Kate will probably be
hung.
The ocean steamer, City of Wash
ington, was run on the coast of New
foundland, on the 9th and lost. Ali
the passengers and crew and their
baggage were saved. The captain
thought he was one hundred miles
out at sea, and now thinks his COM
pass must have been out of order.
But as no lives were lost, and the
company can stand the expense it is
all right.
Telegrsphic crop reports from
numerous points in Illinois and
Iowa, concerning the greater part
of these States, show that while the
recent severe rain storms have con-
siderably damaged the wheat, par
ticularly where it was just ready to
harvest, there win be an average
crop. Oats haye suffered more, be-
ing bodily lodged, and in many
places viii have to be moved.
Corn generally looks well, and
with favorable weather will make a
good crop.
Mrs. S. 5. Farrell has been ap
pointed by the President successor
to the late Jesse II. Grant in the
Coviuglon post office. She is an
old resident OF CoEiGgton, ard
widow of John w. Farrell, lieuten-
ant colonel of the forty first Ken
lucky volunteers. and afterwards
assistent superintendent CT the Ken
lucky Central railroad. She is
daughter OF tho leading pilot of the
gun-boat expedition 70 FIT. Donel-
son in 1862
On the9th. young worth, who
shot his father in New York. was
taken to sing Stag prison Tor life.
He kept quite cheerful, no donbtI
hoping for y pardon before long.
Mrs. WaivOrth and her youngest
son have gone to reside in Sing Sing
village so as to be as near their be-
loved as possible. Frank has besn
given a nice berth as clerk ia the
private Office of the shoemakers' de-
partment. His patrician hands
could easily murder his father, but
arc altogether too good to make
shoes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18
THE KING BRIDGE WORKS BONDS.
The Commonwealth saws:

The KING BRIDGE WORKS BONDS.
The Commonwealth says:
By order of the county board,
County Attorney Ryan has COM
menced suit in the district court to
compel holders of the one hundred
thousand dollars of King bridge
bonds to surrender them into court
for cancellaI ion, and in default oil
such surrender that the same stand
cancelled by the decree OF court,
and to compel the auditor of state
to cancel the registration of such
bonds; also to restrain the county
treasurer from delivering to the
state treasurer funds now in the
county treasury, raised by taxation
for payment of the coupons of said
bonds, and to restrain the state
treasurer from paying the bonds OF
coupons; also to forever enjoin the
city of Topeka from levying tax
for payment of any part of such
bonds or coupons.
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srAre IrRMs.

Eureka is getting up a military
company,
l. S. Kalloch is editor of the Law
renee Tribune, Diggs having dug
out.
The Greenwood county fair takes
place at Eureka, Oct. l, 3, and 8.
Shawnee county reports 1881
population this year, Of which To-
peka claims 1906.
Emporia. Hutchinson and High
land, are the three strictly temper
ance towns of Kansas.
1t is reported that sl5, 900 has been
offered for "Smuggler," but he is
still at the Elm Park stables. Small
price for horse that trots a mile in
?: 2124.
The Atekison & Nebraska rail-
road is to be extended from Rulo
up the west bank of the Missouri,
via Brownsville, to Nebraska City
Nebraska.
Council Grove holds meeting
to-day TO take coal company
stock. The shaft is now one hum
dred feet deep, and has two hundred
more to go TO reach the vein.
Mr.. Van Evans, Wathena farm
er, is one of the unlucky ones. His
house and furniture were burned up
last winter, and few days ago the
wind blew down the greater portion
of his fences, and cattle raised old
hub with his standing grain.
The Manhattan Nationalist says
Mr.. A. n. Coon, on Blue Bottom,
has a seven Year-old cow that has
the largest udder we ever beheld.
Its circumference is four feet seven
and a half inches. 1t is two feet in
depth at the back part, and seven
teen inches at the front. Who has
COW that can beat it? The two
from teats yield eight TO ten quarts
to milking. The back teats are
left for the calf"
Jewell City has been visited by q
terrific storm, destroying property
to the amoant of near $4,000. One
$4,000 two-story stone school house
the upper story of which was occu.
pied by the Masonic lodge, is com.
pletely demolished and a tOtal
wreck. A. Hersch's new store
house, just completed, at a cost Of
about 5000, completely demolished
Isaac Boyer's store house, valued al
$500, complete wreck, blown en-
tirely away; Jewell House livery
, stable, valuad at $500, blown Oyer
and completely demolished; Gabt
Wade's livery stable, gable enc
blown in, loss about 500; the from
of j. ID. Robertson's store blown in
loss about 500; the roof of II. d
Shackleford's new two story stone
residence partly blown of, losi
about $50. Ali the we'll curbs il
town, and several store fronts were
: demolished.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18
SHERIFF,s SALE

NOTICEis hereby given that by VIZ
IN tue Of an order OF sale, issued out
Kansas, to me directed, will. on Mon
day, the 2fst day of July, 1878, at 10
O'Clock n. M, at the front door OF the
court house, in said county, offer for sale,
at public auction. to the highest bidder,
tate. to- wit: Lots % aud p, in block No
2, in the town of Reading, Lyon co nty,
Kansas. Said property 10 be sold to sat
tsfy judgment in favor Of j. Il. Grant.
and against Z. W. ProthrOe.
JOHN BAY,
sheriff of Lyon county, Kan.
Emporia, June Goth, 1873. 25t5
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NOTICE

rs hereby given 20 Solomon Slookey that
i he has been sued by Agnes City Town
shin, In an action " herein IL is pIaintIn.
and solomon Stookey as principal, and
Robert Wells and w. Il. Edwards as
sureties, are defendants; that PLAINTIFF
petition Is fled I'm the District Court Of
Lyon county, Kansas; that said defend
ant. solomon Stookey. must answer said
petition on or before the 10th day OF Au-
gust, A. ID. 1878, or said petition will be
taken as true and Judgment rendered ae-
cordfngly against him as principal, ana
Robert Wells and w. y. Edwa ards fsy the
sum OF SI2D.OO and interest and costs, and
that certain property attached In this
action as the property OF SAID Ssl0mos.
Stookey, in Ly on county, Kansas, be sold
and the proceeds thereof applied 70 the
satisfaction Of said Judgment and coats
GILI4ETT & SANDERS,
ZI-Z9 Paintifl9 ATTORNEYS
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T hereby given to Solomon StoOkey.
Z who Is a non-re sident OF the State OF
n ansas, that he has been sued by Robert
w ellis in an action wherein Robert Wells
Is Plaintiff and Solomon stOokey Is de-
PENDANT; that his petition is filed against
him In the District Court OF Lyon county,
Kansas, and said defendant must answer
said petition on or before August 10th.
1873, or said petition will be taken as true
and Judgment rendered against him ae-
cording1y for the sum OF SZI4.J9, with II
per cent. interest thereon per annum from
Anrii 70, 1SI3,and costs: and that the said
proper ty taken in att achmznt herein A.
toe property OF said Solomon Stookey, be
sold ns upon execution, aud the proceeds
applied in satisfaction OF said Judgment
and eos Is GfLLETT & SANDERS,
H-S4 Plaintiffs AttorneVz
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18

The Western Union Telegraph
Company has reduced its rates one
fouth for short, and one-haif for
long distances. 1t sees that if II
continues Its exhorbitant tariff that
Congress will take a hand in the
game in behalf of the people. Ex-
press companies and railroads had
better adopt a similar policy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18

On the 9th, France paid TO Ger
many S50,OO0,OoO, and September
9th will pay s1O0OOOyo0o, and thus
entirely complete the payment OF
the indemnity exacted by the latter
government. The rate at which
France has paid off its immense
war debt entirely eclipses the re.
duction of our national debt
France must either have financial
resources or financial management
entirely superior to that of our gov.
eminent. Figures are facts.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-18

The Atchison Champion asks its
readers in that city the following
conundrum
Has not the time come when
Atchison must have a bridget? Can
we afford to wait and hope any
longer? Can we dare TO trust the
success of this great enterprise TO
other hands any longer?
And then answers It rs follows:
The hour for action has struck.
We cannot afford to wait and hope
any longer. We must help our.
selves.
A very timely question and emf
nently correct answer. The proper.
ty owners of Atchison must simply
put their hands into their pockets
and foot the bill. We hope they
have enough pluck to do it.
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CANDIDATE.-The Lawrence ] Jour-
nal says Murdoch, OF the Eldora 70
Times, is candidate for the position
of consul to Copenhagen. That's
all right, but can Bent talk Copen-
hagen?
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The Republican press is unanimous
repuding it. The voice of the par
ty is against ii.
In the face OF these facts, IL our
adversaries want to press the matter,
we only to say, Come on.-Albany
Evening Journal.
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There will not be any war be-
tween the United States and the re-
public of Manitoba, which is some
where north of Minnesota, over
Lord Gordon's arrest. 1t seems
that the said Lord Is high rank
swindler, and recently got marshal
D. Roberts, of New York, to go his
bail in the sum of $4,000, for his
appearance as a witness in the Erie
railroad suits against Jay Goul d
The noble lord then hicd to Man j.
toba, and refused to return. So.
Roberts got up kidnapping rarity
which went to Manitoba and uncer-
enormously gobbled Gordon, to
bring him back to this side of the
line, and save Roberts bail bond.
But the Manitobian authorities call
ed out their entire army of sixty
men, and gobbled the kidnappers,
for violating the national rights of
Manitoba. If found guilty they
may go to Jail for ten years. But
the probability is that they will get
out of the scrape and lord Gordon
stay where he is and Roberts will
have to foot the bill, as we'll as the
bail bond.
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NRws AND EDITORIAL ITEMS.

There's preacher in Eldorado
who thinks the rich man has been
in hell long enough, and nc is try
ing to get him out. Hadn't he bet
ter wait till next winter?