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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
No Convention.

In talking with gentlemen from
various parts of the county we find
there is a strong feeling against
nominations for county officers this
fall by any party. This has been
the mode practiced in this county
for years, and it has proved very
satisfactory. There had been no
convention to nominate county Of
ficers for years until the one held
by the farmers last fall. We have
succeeded, under this plan, in get
ting good officers in almost every
case. The feeling still is to vote
for tho best man, and we believe to-
day our people would rather vote
direct for the men OF their choice,
instead of voting for ticket NOM
mated by any party. The Republic
can committee have virtually adopt
cd this plan in the primary election
system. If both parties will adopt
this plan they will please the peo-
pie. Let the authorities get togeth-
or and withdraw their calls. OF
course ii either one nominate the
other will be compelled to do go.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04

that by which we weigh common
mortais. Because we dispute the
claims OF these self-styled reformers
and guardians of the public to spec
ial consideration, is no reason we
arc opposing the interests OF the
farmers. We think we have done
some good to all classes here, and
when we were aiding the majority
OF the people the most, many of
these same men who arc now try
ing to prejudice the people against
us howled the loudcst in opposi-
ton to our efforts. We shall en-
dcsvor to do what is right irrespec-
tive of any howl ofIice-seekers and
thesmallest kind of demagues may
raise about us.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
F1RsuEu,s VS.. POLIrfCIANs

We understand we have been
accused of "going back" on the far
mers by certain would-bo reformers.
This is untrue. We never claimed
to DO the champion of that class. We
have tried to deal Justly by them as
we have by oil. We never had any
favors 10 ask of them further than
those asked OF all, and such as we
felt We mcritcd among our neigh
bors. just now n certain few are
making strenuous efforts TO run the
farmers into some sort of new
party, the sole object of which is to
break up the Republican party and
give Thorn Office. Some of them
have been trying for years to get of
flee. They arc as hungry after of
fec as a wolf ia after mutton. Now
because We oppose the schemes of
these men we are set down rs an
enemy to the farming interests. a
year ago we were accused by some
of the same fellows of seeking the
favor of the farmers, and were de-
nounced because we favored fair
and equal treatment for them. Our
ofTcnse is that We do not run TO suit
these seR-appointcd guardians OF
the farmers interests. What we
oppose Is the schemes of the nest of
uneasy politicians who are trying
to use the farmers for their sell
fish purposes. 1t is no crimc to-
want Office, but let every man who
is q candidate run ON his own MGR
its. The man who raises u cry to
tickle the cars of any class in times
of political excitement, 80 humbug
and a dcmagogue. II ie not the in
forests of the farmer these fellows
are after so much as their own. We
deny that these certain few have n
monopoly in the virtue business.
We are in favor of treating them
lust as we treat all ofiice-seekerS.
We propose TO take them at their
true value, not at the value they
place upon themselves. So far as
we have been able to discover they
arc no better nor no worse than she
average of politicians. They have
proposed nothing better than what
VIC have been having, aad we see no
reason why they should not be
weighed by the same measure as
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04

TEMrERANCE.-We publish else
where call for a Temperance
state convention to be held at
Leavcnworth September 10Th.
This we suppose, is occasioned by
the action of the state convention
of August Goth and 2Ist. We sec
from published reports that it was
there decided that "if the Republi-
can convention shonld ignore the
temperance issue and fail to put in
nomination an acceptable ticket on
this question, we think that Tenn
perAnce state convention should
meet and unite on an independent
ticket. Snow the Republican con-
Yention did not '.ignore the tenn
peranee ISSUE" hut it is claimed
that it ignored temperance candi-
dates. We hear all kinds of
rumors and among them that
the Leavenworth convention
will only nominate u candidate
for governor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
AZ ssA sESSEssS egg sEE
E.EesEsz.
Proclamation by she esoSera,


WHEREAS. The western and new
settled portion of the state has
been inva ed by an army OF grass
hoppers, which have, in some sec
tons, destroyed the growing crops
on which the people relied for sub
sistance, thus rendering destitute
very many of our citizens and
threatening great suffering among
the people in the localities SO eff
fected unless speedily relieved.
And
WHEREAS, The state has no pow
e ITO afford the necessary relief in
the absence flcgislation providing
therefor.
Now, therefore, know ye, tha !
Thomas a. Osborn, Governc ..
tue state Of Kansas, regarding as
the first duty of the state, a foster
ing care and protection for ali her
citizens, and believing the present
TO be an extraordinary occasion, as
contemplated in the constitution
do hereby, In virtue of the power
vested In me, CONVENE TIE LEGS
LATURE.
The members of the senate and
house of representatives are, there
fore, summoned To assemble in
their respective chambers at To
peka at twelve o'clock, noon, CT
Tuesday, the 10Th day of Septem
Der, 1874, then and there TO con
slider and determine such measure:
rs will best accomplish the objec.
for which they are hereby con
vened.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, l hay,
hereunto set my hand and caused
to be affixed the great seal of th'
State. Done at the City of Tope
| ka this twenty eighth day o
August, a. D. 1874.
THOMAS a. OSBORN.
By the Governor.
w. H. SMALLwooD, Scc'y 0
State.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
REPUBLECAN STATE cox.
ZENEFFaN

The Republican state convention
held at Topeka last week WAS well
attended, tbere being 2l4 delegates
aad ali bat five OF them were pres
ent.
Col. John c. Carpenter of Nco-
sho, presided temporarily. and Il.
Dwight Thacher permanently. We
have not room for the proceedings
in detail. The excellent platform
adopted will be found on the first
page, and we ask for it careful
perusaI.
One of the prineapaI events OF
the conYention was the withdrawal
of Is or 20 delegates on the nomi-
uation of Governor Osborn. The
bolters Included Col. j. d. Snoddy,
of Linn county, Col. j. c. Carpen-
ter, of Neosho. Hon. 3. T. Simpson
of Miami, and others. The reason
assigned for leaving was the nom
ination Of Osborn.
Tbs proceedings were rather vio'
lent throughout, judging from the
accounts in the opposition papers
which are very likely overdrawn
The boilers were followed by loud
cries of 'tIeave," ego out" etc. Thu
cheering for Osborn was loud anG
long.
The following are the votes oil
Governor
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
SURVEYORS aHURDRREE, ssy,
INDIA Ms.
TI,e Victims Citizens OF a.sv.-
renee.

INC SAeIAtsas Citizens OF law
renee.
a letter from 1t. Dodge to the
Topeka Commonwealth dated
September LIST, gives the following
particulars of the latest massacre
by the Indians:
On. Monday, the 9th day of
August, Mr.. C. f. Short, surveyor,
with his working party, consisting
OF the following named persons
ii. c. Jones, James Shaw, Allen
Shaw, L. d. Short and j. II.
Kueckler, left our camp at the
Lone Tree on Crooked creek, sit
uated in section of township 80
south, range % cast, with the in
tention of being absent during the
week, returning ON Saturday
night. Mr.. Short, with his party,
was running the exterior lines, and
was consequently most of the time
some miles distant from the other
two parties in the field. When
Mr. Short left our camp, he gave
orders for one of the
men to meet him ON Wcdnes-
day at given point, to receive
certain instructions as TO locating
another general camp. On Wed
nesday, accordingly, some of the
men belongin to Captaing Thrash
er's party discovered. the wagon
which Mr.. Short took with him
and the dead bodies CT the entire
party lying on the ground in q
secluded gulch near the wagon,
and about three miles from our
Lone Tree camp. That the men
were killed by Indians, the arrows
and trinkets lying thickly around,
and the fact that three of them
were scalped, fully attested. The
wagon was Fiddled with bullet
holes and literally covered with
blood. The wounds received by
the victims were all bullet wounds.
Mr.. Short, his son, d. T. Short
and III. G. Jones were scalped. Mr..
Shaw was shot through the right
breast and spear thrust throug
his head. Judging from the shells
strcwn thickly around the wagon,
the men had made a gallant fight,
running as they fought from the
point where they were first attack,
cd. They were buried together in
q low trench near Lone Tree camp
and stone properly marked plac-
ed at the head of each. The entire
party arc citizens of Lawrence.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
OUR CONGRESSIONAL NOM.
INHE

In selecting Judge w. r.. Brown
as their Congressional candidate
the Republicans of this district
acted wisely at their convention
here on the 2Sth. He has been a
resident OF the district for some
ten years, and is well acquainted
with its needs. For six years he
has occupied the bench of the dis
trict court in the ninth district.
In this capacity he has acquitted
himself with credit. His record
is as clean and free from charges
of every kind as that of any
public man in Kansas. That he
has the confidence of the people is
shown from the fact that his large
district, sending twenty-five dele
gates to the convention, supported
him almost unanimously. His
nomi nation was received with
great enthusiasm by all present
from his district.
We clip the following in relation
to Judge Brown from tho Atchi-
son Daily Champion:
The Republicans of the Third
Congressional District have made
an excellent nomination for Mem
Der OF Congress. Judge Brown is
a capable, honest man, and will
make an influential and useful
member of Congress. He is q
gentleman of culture, of stainless
integrity, and of vigorous, dis
terminating intelligence. He has
resided in the State for many
years, and is fully identified with
its interests. He comes from a
section that is new, but full of
vigorous life, energy, and enter
prise, and he is an excellent rep
rssentatIve of the spirit of that sec
ton. We are glad to record so
good n nomination.
The Paola Spirit has this to say
ofhis nomination:
The Republican Convention for
the Third Congressional District
met at Emporia on the 2Sth, and
on the 9th ballot nominated Judge
w. Il. Brown of Hutchinson for
Congress. He is n spindid man
for the place; n good lawyer, and
q high minded, honorable man.
He is very popular, and will carry
the Third District by q heavy
majority. Success To Brown
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
cOEGRKssAAN-THIRD DISTRICT,
VIM. II. BROWN,
OF Reno County.
Reform.

Tho Reform convention for the
nomination of a Congressman for
the Third district will meet at Ban
croft hall in this city to-day Girl
day. at 10 o'clock a. IN. A ratifica-
ton meeting will be held at The
same place in the evening. j. Il.
Hallowcll, candidate for Attorney
General, j. II. Dean of MCPHERSON
county, and NJ. j. frey of this
county, will address the meeting.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
EsUEezsEzE az CDEFEx CoUN.
IN.
a Citizen KILLED sy q 'Eexls
Brewer


Brewer.
We learn Jrcm John w. Truitt
who returned from a trip In Cofcy
county Monday, the particulars Of
a shooting affair which occurred on
Saturday, near Key West, some
twenty-five miles cast OF here. Sis
Or seven Texans had few days
previously driven n drove of four
or five hundred Texas cattle into
that neighborhood.. They were ar
rested and had hearing at Bariing-
ton on Friday and were acquitted
This ofter having been requested
to leave with the cattle.
On Saturday early the citizens
made q movement to stampede
the cattle. They were to 1noet in
The neighborhood of tac herd at
5 O'Clock q. M, for THE purpose. a
man whose name Mr.. TruIts did not
learn, was shot by one of the Tex.
ans while riding in the neighbour
hood of the herd. He fell from his
horse. Afterwards getting up and
starting toward several citizens who
were some distance away, he was
followed by the Texan and
shot the second time. Tho Texan
made his escape, but all the balonce
of them are under arrest. It was a
bold and cold-blooded murder.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
.New York market.

~" J Ois~I september !
tlour-Dali ami lower; sgIpsI5Illc western,
81 5Ja5; common 10 eoDJ, - 0ia5 20: good 10
choice. % 4aa5 81; white wheat eStI;. 50 ,ja
Gfain--Ft heat Gnil and lower: No. ClIca-
so spring, 81 l5ai Is: No milwaukee, 81 pa
z&5 winter req ans amber c=t tern, Il lstt -
rye quiet az ySSa1 u ESarIe- IinluipaI
Torn n shade Hfmer; yTcatyrn riiSctt lssa
size; hIgh mixed and yellow western. S;g
SC; white western, Sc. S5ats lower: fpIsgta
western, 50a5J.
GrocGrles-Co1ec duh; sugar steady
froVisI9ns-Pork heavy; new mess. satBJ
iieef unchanged. Cut meats quiet. AiiddIc-
nIm; long clefT, II sc. Lard decidedly low
or: prime steam 1.s
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04

TAe ~?iI plumb ceog is good
eycTyu mere.
The new Epi copal church at
Persons will cost $3,3Go.
Half of the Seneca cemetery is
20 be sold Ut Sherin's sale.
Grasshopper Falls has had a ere
destroying three buildings
They have commenced feeding
wheat toHtock in Republic coun-
ty.
Hogs are being shipped from
jefferson county to Southern
Iowa.
The Journal says hay is plenty
in Lawrence, and selling at Sc 10
81 a ton.
"Grasshopper outsides' has
taken the place of patent outsides'
in speaking Of newspapers.
w. C: Rote, late superintendent
of the public schools of Lawrence,
has gone to Austin, Texas.
Dir. Henry Wilson, for seventeen
years county surveyor OF Doniphan
county, died last week.
Mrs. E. H. Snow, wife of oao OF
the publishers of the Lawrence
Tribune, died on Wednesday last
Notwithstanding the clear
weather there is considerable
wheat unstaeked in Washington
county.
Col. j. n. Burnes IS going tt
have built in Atchison thirty bricI
residences at an average cost o
$4,000.
Oliver Vance has been lynchet
at Caldwell for the cold-bloodet
and unprovoked murder of an Ok
German.
A Douglas county woman ha
gathered and weighed q bushel o
chinch bugs. They tipped til,
scales at twenty-six pounds.
Mitchell county has just sent it
first delegate to the State peniteu
tiary.; He was unfortunate in
transaction in horseicsh.
A correspondent ofthe Lawrenc
Journal writes: Our village i
lively. Hogs are coming in b,
hundreds. There is nothing Xix
immigration"
Ben Hughes formerly mail clerI
in the Leavenworth Times, Ia
made rich strike in the Souther
Colorado gold mines, and promise
to become millionaire.
The Troy Chief says the grass
hoppers did less damage than wa
at first supposed in Donipha
county. They took the "bIades
but left the ears on the cor
stalks.
McVey IL Co. OF Olathe, are CT
gagged in picking eggs for winte
market. They have three watts no
| filled, holding over 1890 doze
each, about 5000 dozen in all.
A correspondent OF the Wathen
Reporter says OF Bellemon
"There are two sides to society i
Bellemont. One side is known q
the Methodists and the other n
the Hammers.
Col. A. johnson has been al
pointed land commissioner of tn
Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa +
Railroad Company. He will b
located at Topeka, and his prede
cessor, +. A. Touzalin, will 90 t.
Omaha to occupy Il similar posi-
ton on the Burlington 81 Missoul
road.
An organization has been effect
ed at Tokeka of the State Counc
Cooperative Union of the Farm
ers and Mechanics OF Americs
d. S. Gibbs, real estete agent {
Lawrence, is President, and w. Ii
Cock, a justice of the piece in To
pelka, holds the rank of "Mechar
ic."
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The last Paola Spirit handles
Judge Hiram Stevens. of that city,
who Is proulinent Reform candi-
dats for Congress in the second dis
trict, without gloves. 1t tells how
be Aput up a job" to sBindle a wild
ow woman out of 81, 500i How the
widow woman was afterwards mar
ried, aud her husband found out the
swindie, and went into the courts to
recover the stolen money, and SteY-
ems was made to disgorge. He
5nilt an aris;ocratic residence in Pa
ola from the stolen money. Being
district Judge his salary enabled
him to pay back the stolen money
without sacrificing" his home. Ste
yens was a Reform candidate for
Senator last winter. He has been
held up as very "pink of perfec-
tion."
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GsARKETs by TELEGRApB.

-'-''1.E1yT
NEW YORK, September 3, 1871.
Money-2a2t per cent; prime mercantile pa-
per, TIT 5a7 per cent.
Custom Reccpits-Io-day S45. tAG
Sterling Duh, at IS ST isa4 SOS. .or sixty
days ana 81 S9af S9ys sight
Gold--Opcned at 81 OyA; close. a: 81 coz.
DiSburscmcnts-S3i ,00J
inEs-Sl4 600 Coo
Bonds Governments, firm at improved
prices state bonds dull. Railroad! bontis
dull
.stoeEs-M Moderately active and dun.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
Chicago Market.

LIIICAGO, Spptcmber =
Flour !)ulI. weak aud unuhsan;,ci
Grain-hf heat opened firm hIt cIose.I DIAL
ami weaker; No, spring, J71.aJSs July
Srs firm and Il shade higher; No. , missed co.
bid spot, CO. August Of September
August; 39izc September
/. Ryc--FirIn; 7,5,;.
September.
froyisiUns- Pork dull ana declining: ss2
- spot: S22;s@i i251 August; $23 %: 81. -
september Lard quiet; I5c. Cat meat
steady; shoulders SsfG; short Tib 1siraIsIt,..
snort clear 49, aI3I.c
Catte-taiTIy active and steady; fair 10 ex-
ira shipping steers. 81 9aG Is: st1s Eer, - 81,
, IL: Texans S2a2 So
H0gs-activc, and ten cents higher; 50 S5a
% Tor p7oF To common; 81 O1aS -, medium
to extra.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04

John Francis, who was nonin-
ated for State Treasurer by the
Reform State Central Committee,
a few days ago, declines the honor,
and says he is Republican and
expects to remain one. OF course
the Reformers can now all sec the
blunder committed in nominating
him.
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st. Louis Market.

| 81. LOUIS, September /.
fiour-Duil; medium and low grades un
changed; choice weak and lower 81 sell
GTs.in-Nhea unchang ed: simple lots No :
rcd sold at 81 U5a1 90; NO 81 I5aI Is; 70. 2
seller the year. ut 81 171za1 Is, Il 15sSa 10 bid
ior regular cash. Corn unchanged; No. 2.
mixed, boaGJ. spot; seller July G4I<c Oats
easier, unsettled; No. mixed, 4saiJ5< Bar
| ley, no. Iowa, spring, to arrive. II 100; Neb-
f.tska IL 121<. Rye, rs and 80 for prime
Rye steady; No. Soc.
i,rovisions-l'Ork stealy at 81 co; jobbing
and order lots S15 ., seller the year. Dry salt
meats nominal Gim; no sales. Bacon arm;
shoulders, p af0; clear rib; 13ZaIssSc; clear
sides, ll>Eal4; country clear, packed, lie.
Lard firm: summer steam, I3SSc.
Cattle-Stcady; good to extra, native 81 5oa
o. O05 COWS and heiisrs, - 5O.g30O; wirttercti
Texans, S2a3 10.
Hogs-Firn; bacon lots, 81 caa 7l5. butchers
G1a5 %, stcckcrs, S400a5 o.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04

Tho Great Eastern up to Sunday
noon ha6 pa:d ont six hundred and
forty-seYen miles of the Anglo
American company's cable.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04

Mount 4iRtna has been in a state
of eruption since Saturday, and
streams of lava are pouring out
from three craters,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04

Henry a. Bellows, manager OF
the Nebraska department of the
Life Association of America, was
arrested Monday evening, charged
with eYnbezzlement.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
N0RMaL SCHOOL.
The FaIl Term Will Com
menea September 9th.
Examination For .an,Ssion
September Siia.
Tniti on and use Of text books
in Normal Department
are free.
IucideniaI faa 50 ner Term
Incidental fee, 50 per Term.

CTATUTE age for asisImissioa to Normal
- Department is sixteen for ladies, and sew
4 High SchooI and Grammar School
Department, will be organized IN
which those students who arc not OF
LEGAL age and these who do not design TO pre-
pare ser teaching viii be classified. students
in ttfs,su departments will be taught by Nor
NAL teachers only. There will also he Opened
. Primary Department. for scholars OF ali
grades below the grammar. This will be
I,nsier the direct care and Instruction of a
lady teacher of large experience and rare
ability. The best improved methods of OBJ
ject Teaching, with carefully selected Illus
Jrative apparatus, will be employed. Normal
students under the direct oversight of the
teacher in charge of this department, viii in
part give Instruction, but in ali cases the
most careful attention viii be given to secure
thorougilucss and As rapid progress rs is con-
sistcnt with accurate scholarship. Those in
this department viii pursue a judicious grad
cd course OF study preparatory to the gram
mar grade 2uG sill enjoy al the advantages
OF Select School Tuition per term paya-
Bile in advance viii be Sc 90 for High Schools
$5G9 for Grammar school and So GO Tor PTima AIRY
! All who purpose attending, IN any depart
mcnt, should be present for examination and
classification on Tuesday September Sth-
For circHlsIs address the President,
4. II. POMERON-
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NEW S.
FRIDAY, September A, 1s74.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.


FOR GOVERNOR.
THOMAS A. OSBORN,
or Leayenworth County.
PoR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
NJ. j. sALrER.
or Neosho County.
FoR SECRETARY OF STATE,
Il. II. CAVANAUGH,
OF Saline County.
ron TREASURER,
SAMUEL LAPPIN,
or Nemaha County.
FOR AUDITOR,
ID. w. WILDER,
OF Bourbon County.
FoR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
A. NJ. II. RANDOLPH.
OF Coney County.
FoR SUIT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
JOHN FRASER,
or Douglas County.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE,
ID. Nj. VALENTINE,
or Franklin County.
coEGRKssAAN-THIRD DISTRICT,
VIM. II. BROWN,
or Reno County.
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state Central Cosn.Mit.ce

sssnEe Central CoIliRs1itsce.
The following gentlemen com
posn tho nos, Ronnbl;c,, C,o,+ral
Cn,o,n;ttao ana So aaoh ~
80 - ~ ''A0 - '1i' S'N"
ulci&l district. Inc committee
was organized by electing John
Guthrie, OF Topeka, as chairman.
aud ! Law R,rl, nj Ew,o,ia .s
-.
'o0oi es'''
tlTsJ bls0fivV--L:tciea f'@Acf
oil LeaEenWofvD'
Second Dissatisfaction Fr.ce
Of Troy.