The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-08-08

o the motive which Influenced |
hose persons in this State who
were the originators OF the new
party, and who were acknowledged
leaders as it progressed. believe
it was TO some of the leading poll
ticians of Missouri that the credit
or the discredit of the liberal move
ment is supposed TO belong.
There has been more delay, or 1t |
required much more time and mon |
ey to complete the bridge acrost the |
Mississippi at this point, than was
at first supposed. believe the
estimated cost of The bridge and
the necessary connections with de-
pots on either side of the river was
about four millions, while it is now
estimated that the work and right
of way will amount to no less than
nine millions of dollars A large
part of the work of excavation for
the tunnel from The bridge to the
Missouri Pacific depot, where the
great Union depot is to be erected,
has been accomplished, and the ma
sonry of the tunnel has been
completed nearly up to Fourth
street. Although the tunnel as far
as practicable is to occupy streets,
it was found necessary to interfere
with a considerable number of
buildings, both at the approach to
the bridge, and at the intersection of
Washington Avenue with Eight
street, along which the work is
mostly laid.
Our next point being Cincinnati,
we proceeded oyer the Ohio and
Mississippi road by o night train.
1t is not easy to appreciate that the
comfort of travel over this road
has been very greatly diminished
by the change of its track and cars
to the common width. Cincinnati
as well as ST. Louis have and are
having few cases of cholera each
day, so few as to attract but little
attention. 1t is said to be a Ques-
t!cp whether the sanitary cares
which have been introduced in
consequence OF It's approach mas
not really diminished the mortality
list, Notwithstanding the presence
of this ma!ady. It seems to be a
fact, however, that the victims OF
the malady in either city have not
been confined to the lower places.
for one pitiEen in each place has
succumbei. One prominent ed
itor of the st. Louis Globe. man
of temperate aud careful habits
: and DIR. DiVan Of Cincinnati, a
young physician of much promise
in his profession.
Pushing onward to Madison, Wis
consin, by the Chicago and North
western railway, the journey was
performed in the day time, which
!, furnished an opportunity to observe
the evidence of success of the farm
ers as TO the outcome Of their crops
for the present season. The fieldi
of grain seem 10 promise an abun
dant harvest, this being the first sue
cessful season for the farmer in THU
. region for as many as four. 1t will
be remembered that the seasons arr
, not as eaGiy in this latitude as il
Kansas. This is one of the actiV'
seasons in Madison, the other season
, of activity being during the sessions
, of the legislature, A considerable
number of persons from Cincinnati
St. Louis, and elsewhere are in thu
, habit of spending portion of tn
heated season In Madison, and upoI
the shores of these lakes. Sucl
numbers have availed themselves o
the comforts which are furnished il
these localities, that increased ant
better accommodations have beef
: added from year to year. The Parl
Hotel, which was erected two year
ago, is one of the best any wher
! found and the Lake Side boarding
house, which is now owned by
cItizen of st. Louis, is usually filled
. in summer to its utmost capacity
A nice hotel has also been completed
at Devils Lake, which is abou
thirty miles from Madison on tn
! line of the Chicago s. Northwestern
> railroad where some persons ar
disposed to spend portion of thei
. time amidst the wild scenery OF tina
!. locality.
It will be remembered that thi
state has the honor Cor the dishono
in accordance with the source o
estimate) of being represented ii
the United States Senate by Hon
Matt. II. Carpenter. But it is no
with their former pride that tn
: people here are ready to acknowl
. edge themselves as his constituents
His speech at GAINESVILLE few week
ago, explaining and apologizing 70
the increase of salaries at Washing
Z ton, has added nothing to his repu
tation. 1t was appropriately sal,
to him in letter by a prominen
citizen that what he gave as reason
for the increase, are just the reason
that the best citizens will not assen
to. Better would it be if those VIII,
occupy the highest places in the gif
of the people would return to some
thing like the former simple habits
of our representatives while a
Washington. Their present efforts
towards reform seem to be entirely
in the wrong direction. 1t seem
/ to be apparent that return to tn,
former refined simplicity, rathe
than the promotion of elegant ex
travagance, is what will improve
the social and moral condition O
r our society, and TO whom can W,
more appropriately look for thes,
things, than to our own nationa