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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-19
PUBLIC MORALS IN KANSAS.

The prolific and versatile editor
of the Ottawa journal, In his intro
duction of Auditor Wilder's late re-
port makes a fling at the public
morals of Kansas altogether uncail-
ed for, That some of the officials
in our State have acted unworthily
none will deny, but it does not fol-
low that all our public men are
corrupt. Because Caldwell and
Pomeroy have disgraced US it is no
reason that Ingalls, and Lowe are
guilty ofbriberY. Because Thoman
acted in bad faith it is no reason
that Wilder is corrupt. Hayes dis
regard OF the law ID no reason of q
Glow state of public morals in Kan
sas." Our editor seems TO think
we are all on the way 10 ruin be-
cause few OF our public men have
done wrong. Such reasoning
would show "the state of public
morals in every state to be "low.'
Every city in the land would be
shown defective in public morals.
Every profession would suffer.
The church of Christ would not
stand pure and good in the face of
such logic. No, It does not Follow
that because Hayes and others have
done wrong that the public morals
of Kansas" are altogether demor-
allied. The public morals are
right in the main, hence the expos
ures. We have men good and true
All over Kansas. The estate Of pub
lie morals" in this State will COM
pare favorably with any other.
: We call attention to this matter
because OF the disposition so
prevalent to condemn q profess
sion or society because of the mean
ness OF some of it's members. We
meet Quack occasionally, and
straightway some one cries out
humbug, and we find it an easy
matter TO denounce the whole med
ical profession. Some lawyer en-
cages in a little trickery, and we at
once cry out they are ali liars; no
LAWYER can be trusted. A minister
disgraces himself, and right away
the world rises mp and pronounces
the whole fraternity q set of hypo-
critics. You can find men who will
say that all men are dishonest, Just
because some maR has cheated
them.
This is all wrong. Lot every
man bear his own sins. We have
no right to decry a whole State be-
cause OF tho corruption of few of
it's public servants. We are not to
denounce all men as thieves, be-
cause some man has defrauded US.
upon the guilty. Make them
rue tbs day they did wrong; but do
not by innuendo iniure others. Pur-
sue the wrOng-doer to the ends of tho |
earth; but do not implicate the in
nocent. In the case before us, let |
us give Hayes ana Fhoman'fi fits, but,
for the sake of our Commonwealth,
let us not make ding at 'sthe pub
lie morals of Kansas" LET us not
that the whole State Is g
fraud because the Treasurer has
failed to obey the letter OF the law.
We can punish him without rush.
ing to the conclusion that the ''pub-
lie morals of Kansas" are in a ''low
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OUR CHASE COUNTY LETTER.
treat Improvement Of the Country
How to Make Money, Etc.

CEDAR VALLEY DEC. ).
DEAR NEWS: All agree that we
have had fine fall with one inch of
rain in October, and Ia inches in
November. For two days past the
clouds have been hurying mp north
in rather confused order. Yester-
day, however, they appear to have
crowded the northern regions too
severely. and in the evening slowly
commenced retreating, and al
though they threw overheard a
small amount of ballast were not
able longer to maintain for southern
Kansas its good name for fine fall
weather. Last night, about mid
night, Il complete victory was gain
ed by the north grandIy announced
by vivid flashes of lightning and
heavy peals of thunder. The
ground is now white with snow.
l don't think stock and wheat
were ever in better condition for
it.
About year ago I sent you the
amount of breaking in this CEDAR
Valley. Previous to that time all
told, it only amounted to a little
over 400 acres. Last years break
ing was 2l2 acres. This year there
have been broken 6l3 acres, as fol-
lows: III. Twin, s.; Mrs. Hardee,
8; Jos. Taylor, u; Jos. Critzer, 5;
Z. MCGEE, 8; Thos. Able, l; Raj
ey,. 10; Barton, 10: Jos. Eckman-
lively, II; Geo. FetherkiIe, 10;
Watches, 3; a. Mercer, IL; f.
Crisup, o; j. i. Johnson, Is; |.
Young, %; p. Shriver, rs; Geo.
Smith, II; l.. Drinkwater, 10;
DwelIe Brs., 35; Shannon Bro, 10;
DIR. meal g.; ID. Lauhle %; j Glow
er, ); Mrs, Hunter, >; d. Pyles, G;
5. Vantlern, =; S. Beveriin, G;
Gliding, Bro, go; III. Pinkston, 6;
II. Jackson, 20; d. Hunter, 10; s.
Hartman, 40; S. Place, 10; C. Mead,
%; S. Payne %; a. Warner Il.
The "a acres broken by Mr. Shri-
yer and the IS acres broken by the
Dowelle Bro. are now in wheat.
The former sows the last of Aug.
The latter drilled in Oct. Both
peiccs look well. The Dwelle boys
had sown 100 acres before they
to sow the 30 acre lot
which made it little late. We
shall watch both with much interest
and give results.
Mr.. S. Place tells me be bought
40 Texas calves last summer of 3
herdor ct one dollar each and raised
them without tho loss of any, feed
ing them on cruel except what
grass they picked on the prairie. |
The Cruel was well cooked. Fed
them three month three times a day.
He came to this State one year ago
last spring. Located on the head OF
Middle Creek, on a section of land |
with not a stick of timber on il.
He has earned this year, by his own
labor, 500. His little girl, IL years
Did, earned $50; little adopted
boy, l. years old, earned &l2 per
month since last spring. both by |
herding. Besides, he has raised
eight acres of corn, eight of wheat,
Two of oats, 50 bushels of potatoes,
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PAMELA T. Miller
VS.
Kenneth MScLennRn, ct alsl
District Court, 9th judicial District, Lyon
county, Kansas.
DY virtue of OH order Of sale tssue.i
O out Of the District court Of the 9th
Judicial District, sitting in and for LYON
county, Kansas, wherein PAMELA It. Kill
Ter fs plaintiff. ami Kenneth MacLennan,
Adel1a MacLennan and the First Ma.
donsi Bank Of Emporia, Kansas, are
defendants, l Will, on the 18th day
OF January, A. u. 1874, at 10 O'Clock
a. M, at the front door OF the court house.
in said county, offer for sale, at public
auction. to the highest bidder, for cash.
all the right, title, and interest Of the de.
PENDANTS. Kenneth MacLennan, AdeIfa
MacI.ehnan, and the First National Bank
OF EmpOria, in and to the following real
estate. tn-wit:
The west u Of the E 4 ofthe MEX OF
the N + 4 OF sec. o, in township 10, range
IL, and also i've acres Of land in the south.
east corner OF the n 4 Of the the NEL
OF see. ., tp. IS, south OF range II of the
Government survey, and bounded as fol-
lows: Commencing at the southeast cor.
ner OF said land and running thence
north 90 rods; thence west 20 rods: thence
south 20 rods; the nee east 40 roda, TO the
place Ell beginning, containing 5 acres.
ali sfsuate in Lyon county. Kansas, to be
sold as the property OF said defendants. 10
satisfy said Judgment.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff nf Lyon county, Kansas,
sheriff office, Lyon county, December
18th, 1873. ORRIN MILLER,
oIw0 Atty for Plaintiff.
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An EDUCATIONAL FUxD.. There
is bill pending iu Congress which
proposes TO provide an educational
fund out of the proceeds of the sales
of public lands. We hope it will
become law. The money could
not be put 10 a better use. Educa-
ton is worth more to us as a nation
than railroads. Worth more than
any other one thing. Let the ma
ton provide for free education, and
we shall have but little use for CON-
pulsory education. Uncle Sam may
not DO able to give US all farm
but he is able to give all the boys
and girls AN education. Let us
have the fund and throw open the
doors of all our schools, and the
children will enter.
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six bushels M white beans Has
not had day's sickness in the fam
lily the past ear; has one of the
highest situations in ..;he country.
His house can be seen In clear day
Is miles. On his way from Illinois,
at EmpoFia he BOUGHT q yoke of
Texas steers and with less than five
dollars in cash when he arrived at
his prairie farm, has his farm broke
around and hedge plants to set in
the spring. Says no one need fear
mskiDg living in Kansas:
The farmers of the Valley had q
very happy time on thanksgiving
day by having "all things common"
in a Thanksgiving dinner. Speech
es were made, appropriate scripture
and an essay read. Thanksgiving
songs sung accompanied by the or
gan. Thanks offered to our Heav-
emily Father by the President of the
club, &C., &c. May we all live to
have many more.
We have lately been on . visit TO
WhIehita across the country. For
Is miles after we left this valley
not . house is 10 be seen on the
road an occasional one can be seen
in the distance. AS we neared
Whitewater more residences were
seen. From Whitewater to the
Arkansas river still more and sill
over a fin, body of land. Wichi-
Ia will be a city before many years
But it must stop growing so rapid.
| ly for while till the country catch.
es up. There is scarsely an timber
on the Arkansas river and no won.
der. The tall grass that grows OF
its rich bottoms and rolling upland
once fired would soon kill almos
: any forest. In many places tn
dead grass now looks like rye field
in harvest. The settlers have mostl,
broken around their lands. Man,
! have already hedges set out and al
are preparing. From one elevation
: about 20 miles n. z. of the city
, counted sixty residences, and per
haps from the same point ten year
> since might have been seen q sea O
l buffalo. What fine farms, cities an
: villages will soon be in all thi
country. Eastern people will stil
? come out and with a sigh ga
r "we are too late" A. v.
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BOND DEcIsIoN.-We are inform
ed that the Supreme Court of Kan.
sas has affirmed the decision of the
Miami County District Court, de-
Gliding the $50, 900 in bonds voted in
aid of the Missouri River, TT. Scott
& Gulf raiload invalid. The Paols
Spirit reioices over the mSttcr.
because ''the taxpayers have near
ly $4,000 per annum less taxes to
pay" 1t also says:
"Who says reform is not good
thing2 We look to sec the new
Board, at its very first session, take
steps to commence an action to
quash theM. X. 81 Z. bonds-$75,-
COO in amount. Let us make q clean
sweep at once.
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STATE ITEMS.

Chetopa talks of damming the
NeOsho at that point.
The Marysville News wants Web
Wilder elected to the u. S. Senate.
Rev. E. o. Taylor, of Topeka, is
the Kansas correspondent of the
Chicago Standard. The Baptists of
Kansas will be glad to hear of this
arrangement.
They have some sneak thieves at
Humboldt who get away with wire
clothes lines. saddles, harness, and
fattening hogs.
brick calaboose and council house.
Kansss keeps building school
houses. Five hundred and ninety
hvae been built this year.
Some woman near Girard took it
into her head few days ago to run
away with "another man."
The Atchison Globe has been
seized by Deputy U. S. Marshall b.
B. Gale. The indebtedness of the
concern is said to be twelve or fif-
teen thousand dollars.
Some one has accused Thoman of
returning $1,000 conscience money
to the State Treasury. The Com
mOnwealth contradicts the report.
Thoman's conscience don't hurt him
that way.
The tax payers of LeavenwOrth
are on q strike. They talk of "wip-
ing out the Mayor aud City council
and County Commissioners"
There is living Nero in Kansas
City.
Hon. r. b. Taylor has been
speaking at Junction City. He
went for the political corruption
lists" with will. The Union says
''the night was dark and fearful"
They are putting up a zinc fun
nance at Cherokee, near the Kan
sas State Line for the purpose,
of smelling the zinc found among
the lead oar of Kansas and Missouri
mines.
4 host of Col. Hayes friends have
published q card in the Olathe Mir
ror certifying that they have known
him q long time, anil that they be-
lieve him to be "honest and up
right in all his business" All right.
But Col. Hayes, AID we speak as
friend, knew he was violating the
law. For this we blame him. Our
finances may not suffer, but the Col.
was risking too much by putting our
money into the banks.
Geo. S. Smith, treasurer of Leav-
enworth county, is a defaulter, in
sums yarioqsly estimated from $780,
GOO to $4,000. He has made an as
signment of his property to his
bondsmen.
The recent food in the Kaw in
yuLCO ZIG 0oD a. E@0WECuCCs La
Gov. Robinson had two corn cribs
with seven thousand bushels of
corn undermined and swept away.
They have lottery at Columbus,
Cherokee county.
Some fellow who wants to pub |
lish newspaper very badly talks
of starting one st Erie, in Neosho |
county.
The Garnett people are enjoying
. railroad riot The contractor for |
grading on the Paola and Fall river
road has failed to pay, and his en-
ployees have been threatening to
storm Garrett. They want some
thing to eat. A correspondent of
the Kansas City Journal tells the
story as follows:
We had quite an exciting time
in town to-day. About 80 men
have been working on the Paoia,
Garnett s. Fall River railroad.
came in town armed with shot
guns, reyOiyers and CLUBS, and
marched through the streets in q
rfotOus manner, The city authOri-
ties had been informed that IL Was |
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The lawyers of Lawrence and
Leavenworth have united in asking
the President, Gin view of the i'm
portance of the appointment" to
defer appointing man to fill Judge
Delahay's place until the bar OF the
State ia heard frem. They have is
sued a call to the bar of the State to
meet,Gt the Supreme Court room at
Topeka, the I'd day of January.
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LIST OF LETTERS

EMAINISG unealied for in the En-
EGpoFia pestcfflee for the week ending
december 18th, 1873. II not called for m
90 days they will be sent 20 the dead let.
ter ONCE. Persons calling for the follow
ing letters Will please say advertised.
Baily Lib w, Bishop, J II, Baker C
d, Beckwith Chas, Baker Miss e r.
Conness James, Cooper Clsas F, Clark
John C.,
Dikeman Levi, Davis Mary.
French L j, French Elan.
Garrison EFT. Graham, J b.
Hicks w III, Hamilton Chas II.
Lewis Moses, Lyon G w, I-aufTier
Geo, Lamming Z n.
MofriI 81.
Paul w j, Peterson L.
Rowe VIM, Ross VIM, Rickits S T,
Rose John b.
SpeIlman John,
Tresler
Wilson I. q, WIcken John, White ]
r, Williams Hugh, Williams james,
winnie Jacob, Wheathy Il. I
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state" Sneh oroaking is all out of
place.
Again, there is = great disposition
upon the part OF some men to smell
out wroDg-doing somewhere and
then raise the cry of reform. Every
thing about such persons is corrupt
and needs a cleansing. They are
anxious TO purify-to purify some
body else They are pure and good,
but others are impure, and they
can't rest until they are cleansed.
This is especially so with new con-
verts. Now and then some old
Democratic sinner is converted to
Republicanism, and o, how he
howls over lite corruption how he
rushes around TO purify the party.
We have known Republicans to 60
over 10 Democracy in the same way.
SO some hard sinner il converted
and joins the church TO find out that
il is not ali he could desire and
he at once sets out to reform the
old members. lie rushes arc und
just like the whole church was
going to the devil and he had TO
save IL. So with new corners to
our Stale. They hear of some pecu-
lation among our public meD, and
just as if they never heard of such &
thing before, they hold up theiI
hands with holy horror, and join in
the slanderons cry "the rotten Com
monwealth," and talk aud act iusl
as though the State would sink i
they did not fly to the rescue
What q hue and cry they raise
"Let us have a reform party" at il
time that Kansas was redeemed,
&c, &c.
Now, we want TO say that Kan
sas is all right. The masses ar
right, and they will work away a
these old sinners until they ar
cleaned out. We do not want
'reform party" for this work; tn
people cAA do il without 9 party or
gznizatiOn. Some men want a new
party, because they would like Il
become prominent; but the masse
are looking about for men, not par
, tisans. Parties become corrupt
: The people know it. The new re
: form party grows corrupt as 500
r as it gets into power. The time ha
3 come when we must ignore party
I Let no man be prominent just be
! cause he has been true to som
/ party; but let men occupy positlo
because they are capable and hon
est. When our people raise in thei
: might, demagogues and mere pal
: tizians may tremble. There is sa
p enough in Kansas to save it will
q out doubt. We shall not belieg
: that our whole State is corrupt al
4 til the body polite begins to stinl
A few blotches upon the surface
: no sign of general decay. N
z sir, we believe the core is goo'
4 There is patriotism, and honest
n and virtue, and morality among Il
Ie people of kansas. Let our tradV
g GERS, whether strangers or new
: corners, hold their tongues. Kal
Il sas, "hke giant refreshed with ne
II wine," is marching right on to gil
g rious future. She has all the Ell
= ments of greatness, and time W
20 show that she is pure and goo
10 We can bury our dead ont of sig
ID and raise up from our midst iu
'e such men as the tunes deman
" We have the men and the poop
n will find them out. See if they I
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It is now reported that Juge Del
ahay has resigned. The Atchison
Attorneys recommend the appoint
ment OF A. III. Horton of that city
TO nil the vacancy. Judge Dillon
of the U. S. Circuit Court seconds
the nomination. Judge Horton
would Gil the place with honor to
himself and the State. lie is q
good man and capable.
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There is some talk Of removing
Gov. Woods from Utah. The Cen
tiles are very uneasy about the mat
ter. Leading citizens beIieYe that
his removal 81 the present time
would be great misfortune TO the
Territory. Petition after petition il
being sent to Warrington praying
to have Wood retained.
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Bic SALARIEs.-A. Ii. Stephens
made a speech in Congress the 9th.
er day advocating big salaries for
Congressman, Senators, etc. He
would give Congressman, $4,000 ;
Senators, $4,000; Chief Justice,
$4,000; Associate Judges, $25, 600 ;
President, 100000. Whew!
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BAzAINE's SESTENCE-The whole.
of christes.dom has been shocked
again by the barbarous decision OF
the French Conrt-martial in the
case of Bazaine. He was not sue
cessful in his campaigns against
Germany, aud the French want TO
kill him for II. Why not guillotine
every Marshal Of the French army
BIsmGrk and wilhelm were too
strong for ell Of them. This inhn-
man sentence Shove that France is
not capable OF self government yet.
Poor, proud, fallen Franeei
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81. b. LOWE,
Central Livery. Feed & Sale Stables,

The most extensive establishment In
Southern Kansas. Double and single
teams, with the best and incest carriages
and baggies in the city, ready at all times.
Also, saddle horses for ladies and gentle
men
Buys and sells horses, buggies, and car
Especial attention given to boarding
horses by the week. 81
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The Bender family is heard from
again this time in South Carolina.
1t is reported that the old man and
woman have been arrested and
that Kate and her brother were in
North Carolina. The detectives
were after them.
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GTR AXEn

ESROM the residence OF Mrs. NJ. c. God
Il dard, in the city Of Emporia, about
September 10th, 1878, a dark brown pony,
. years old; branded G. on left shoulder;
white spot upon forehead; one hind foot
white; had on striped webbing head
stall. Information leading to the reeoV-
cry of the pony, left at THE NEws office,
will be suitably rewarded. stiff
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BLACKSMITHING.

VOWS - PERRET. are prepar.
~ ca 70 DO all Kinds Of blaeksIni thing
on short notice and on the most resson9
able terms.
one OF the frIn has had 3 long exper.
fence In all klads OF .plOw work, and viii
guarantee to Farmers satisfaction In this
shop ON Fifth avenue. ouuosite the
Central livery stable. 20
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Noble prenris thinks all Metbo-
dists, as well Is other religious bod
les, oughs to be "all bright" If he
continues to preach fifteen or TWEEN
ty years, as we hope he may, he
will know why some of them are
not as bright as they ought TO be.
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"A BARGAIN.

II WILL sell eighty acres Of first quality
l. Neosho bottom land, on the main road
between AmerIeus aud Emporia, two
miles from Americas, for So per acre, If
sold soon. Forty acres OF said land Is
under cultivation, and any one who will
examine it will fad It decided bargain.
II. w. RANDALL.
Americans Dec 10Th m
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HERNDoN.-W. II. is still raving
over President Lincoln's infidelity.
No one believes what he says, and
1t makes him mad. lie raves. The
people will not believe that Abra-
ham Lincoln was as big fool as
his law partner seems TO be.
HerndOn seeks nOtoriety by troub-
ling the hOnored ashes of our muir
dered president. He ought TO be
ashamed, and go uncOnlpiainingiy
into the obscur;ty for which he was
born.
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STRAYED.

TROM The residence OF the underslgn-
II ed. on or about December 4th. one
year old cow, mostly white: head, neck
and legs black, medium size. Also one
| calf, about four months old, marked near
ly like the COW, or will be when grown.
Any information leading to their recov-
| cry Will be literally rewarded.
j. l.. w. BELL,
J1tf EmDOria, Kan.
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Ex-Judge Nelson died suddenly
of apoplexy, while sitting in .
chair, on the 18th inst. He was quite
old, and very corpulent.
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NOTICE

rs hereby given to all persons indebted
J. to me, that settlement must be made
OIL or before the 1st day Of January, 1874,
as l want money and must have it. After
that date limited credit will be given
only to those that pay promptly.
G. TOLFORD.
SeoshO Rapids, Dec. 10, 1873. 5I-52~
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Theodore Tilton thinks muscular
Christianity is not appreciated in
Kansas, because a congregation in
creased the salary Of their preacher
but fifty dollars for thrashing three
fellows who disturbed the Congre-
CATION.
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EKOM EmpoIia, about the first of Oc-
II tOber, one large, black horse colt.
two years old next spring; no marks ex-
eept scar on the heel Of left fore foot:
had on halter. AEy information of his
whereabouts LETT ut my house. or at w.
u. Holes, Hartford, will be liberaily re-
warded. S01t E. n. HOLT.
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HHDOria Furniture Factory.
Change of Firm.

me undersigned has purchased the
IpyuE1.ture AeHufectory and stock Of II.
manuiactory to Page 3 Friberg, who viii
commune 70 make furniture for the store.
located In the building lately oocunied
by Bancroft & McCarter. '>'>-
VIII pay all debts contracted by Mr..
hnorr LOT running the Furniture StorP.
on and AFTER December 9Th. I87a and ali
DIS ior furniture, contracted and due
aiIer thAt date, are payable 70 me.
Il nave secured the services Of Mr..
Anorr as clerk Ia the store. and respect
LILY -. oootsnuanee OF the patronage
heretofore extended TO the 0stablIAhme,s
The goods are ali OF Empofia mauufac-
ta-e, and ] can confidently promise
good bargains, and good work.
oo-o2 WIN. GRAFFENSTEIN.
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NEWS AND EDITORIAL ITEMS.

Prof Agassiz, the great natural
list, died in Boston, 18th inst. The
Scientific World has lost one of its
hest men,