The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-11-21

some horsc-theives. Two men,
Stitzel and Blair, old offenders,
were arrested there s. few dsys-ago
and placed under guard. Their
threats of burning the town, etc,
caused a number of citizens to as
sist IN guarding them. Last Tues
day incoming soEee OF she thieves
friSnds attemptea 10 rescue them,
when the two theives were. killed.
Nobody else hurt, il appears. The
people are greatly excited, and the
village will be closely guarded for
sometime.
A late number of the Topeka
Blade says: " Major T.. G. Bowels,
of 0ftaWa, says the means have
been raised for extending. the Kan
sas City & Santa Re Railroad from
OttaWa to Burlington at once. If
the 81, eco boHd propositions which
is TO be voted on by the people of
Burlington on the 18th inst. carries.
the work will Immediately follow
the ratification"
The bonds did carry. Two hun
bred and seventy four votes were
cast, and ali or them for the bonds,
except eighteen.
The vote poIled In this county
W&s 1b30-the largest vote ever
polled in Coffey county. Judge III.
N. Bent gets 1874, and Williams l.
Lyon county polled 1904 for Will
IL
Judge Bent-the full vote of the
EGeenWood and Usage counties
Assessor. From this showing Cof-
fey county poiIed 9 heavier vote
than Lyon, showing . fiattering in
crease in Observation-Disclosures
Patriot. ...s5 80
Bro, brown had, better. put on his
specs and read the returns from,
Lyon county again. = ',.'a - !
The Monitor says a petition
requesting G6Yefnor Osborn to ep-a
point Judge W. G. Webb to the va
eancy which is anticipated will soon
occur in that district, by the ex-
pected death of Judge Voss, is in
circulation"
Why not wait until Judge Voss is
dead z Webs muse be anxious.1 8 .
The Topeka Blade, in its column
/" About our Neighbors," says:
IS Coffey county polled more votes
than Lyon at the last election"
Come, dear Blade, be sure you tell
the truth about your neighbors.
You had better read the official re-
turns. oFq lease correct. AZ (
b DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE FIRE AT
OLIvET, Usage CoUNTY.-On Sat-
urday last Q6th iHst.) a prairie fire,
which had been smouldering for a
day or moro, without exciting any
apprehensions of danger, was sud-
denly famed into q flame and driV-
en- to its work of destruction by a
strong northwest wind arising. at
about nine O'Clock q. m. In short
space of time il ran into the village
and set fire to the stable of Henry
Sehrke, burning it to the ground
with all its contents, including a
yoke of cattle, one cow, hay, fodder
and corn for winter use. 1t soon
spread its destructive glare in the
direction of DR. w. C. Sweezeyis,
destroying his stable, q ,400l bushels
of corn, (25O) blshcls of wheat,
three fat hogs, a number of farm
implements, &c. The fire did not
stop its ravages until more than one
half of the stables, sheds and ont
houses in the whole village was
destroyed. The total loss. was not
less than $4,000 distributed as fol-
lows: c. p. Munger $3.50; II. q.
Zhland $500; Aug. Miller 500; w
j. Ingals $40; G. w. Whitedr SIS;
p. Hesler $500; H. Sehreke $500;
DIR. w. C. Sweeney $4,000; James
Dickson $3.50; Joseph Crawford
$50, and others in sums varying
from $40 to $50 Some of the los
ers are poor person, and their losses
will be sOrely felt, and intensity
their struggle to sustain life through
the approaching winter. A little
care and foresight might have been
theameans Of averting the present
calGmities. The fire could have
been easily stamped out before it
gained headwaY. AfteFWards no
human effort could stop its progress. |
There is, fortunately, no occupied
house burned rendering its inmates
homeless. Two vacant houses were |
lost and::these were sH. II VI,