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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-05-01
THE ARKANSAS MIDDLE.


The difficulties in Arkansas are
not at an end. Brooks is in the
chair. Baxter is waiting for the
legislature to put Brooks out and
him in. Brooks is of the opinion
that Baxter had no right to call the
legislature together. If it should
meet and decide against Brooks he
will refuse to abide by the decision.
The courts have decided in favor of
Brooks; if the legislature should
favor Baxter the difficulty would
break out in a new place. But
Brooks, while he may not be COVER
nor de .jIre is governor de .fdcto,
and he will make trouble for leg
islature which may convene under
a call from his oppon ent. He is a
man of large brain, much shrewd-
ness, and we presume, not over
scrupulous. He is a wiley foe.
Baxter has heavy job on his
hands.
The Chicago Inter Ocean shows
that Baxter is met by the following
di fhculties:
l. He cannot convene the Legis-
l2ture, because he is not the de fdctO
governor, and has yet to prove that
he is even the governor de .iHre.
>. He cannot prove this before
the Supreme Court and ask TO be
installed in Office, because the court
has already decided that it possesses
no jurisdiction.
3. If he should go below and
seek redress from an inferior court,
no is met by q decision placing
BROOKE in the chair.
Altogether the prospect is not
favorable to Mr.. Bax-
Ier's resumption Of authority, and
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STATE NEWS.

The rolling mills of Topeka COM
menced operations last Friday.
Many persons were present 10 re-
ioice over the first iron rail- ever
made in Kansas. TOpekans are
proud of their iron works.
The lola Register says: Winter
wheat never looked better at this
season of the year. Everything
proving favorable we will have big
crop"
The Burlingame Chronicle says
Cattle continue to die in large
numbers in various parts of the
county. Probably not less than
100000 worth of stock have died
in this county during the past six
weeks"
The graiu elevator OF Lawrence
was burned last Saturday. Some
of the grain was saved. but between
5000 and 10000 bushels of sLeiled
corn conld not be removed.
Col. Terry wants to put a little
starch in Lawrence. The Law
remedies think they need the starch.
a william, well fortified by aliases,
has been playing the confidence
game on some good brother masons
OF Oswego ncis represented ne
very sleek gentleman, and a bright
craftsman. Look out for him.
The bachelors OF lola are all leav-
ing for the blessed state of nairl-
mony.
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NEWS AND EDITORIAL ITEMS.

MEETING OF CONGRESSIONAL CON-
MITrEE.-The third district republi-
can congressional committee met in
Topeka, on the 18th. G. w. Veale,
OF Shawnee; III. e. Gross, of Lyon !;
w. A. Morgan, of Chase, and T. B.
Murdoch (by proxy,) of Butler /;
were present. IL. G. Cross was
elected chairman, and W. A. Nor
gan, secretary.
A letter, signed by the republican
members of the Legislature, from
the third district, asking that the
committee be decreased by adding
an additional member from each
county in the district, was read, and
1t boiDg the opinion of the commit
tee that they had no authority to
increase their number, 1t was resolv.
ed, that the committee adjourn to
meet in Emporia, on the 18th Of
June, 1874, to set the time and cal
a convention to nominate q candi.
date for Congress for the third dis
trIct, and to transact such othel
business as may come before il.
IL was also resolved that all re
publicans having the good of TIT
country and the success of the re
publican party at heart, bO invited
to meet with the committee at EN-
poria, and assist in its deliberations
II. g. Cross, Chm'n.
W. A. MORGAN, Sec'y.
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THE PRESIDENTS VETO.

We publish in full President
Grants veto of what lie known as
the imitation bill recently passed by
Congress. As 10 whether he did
the best thing for the country when
he interposed this veto, is a ques-
lion on which there is a difference
in opinion among the people. In
the West they greatly desired
that the bill should become a law
This undoubtedly puts an end to at
iempts at relief in this direction, as
the Senate has since refused to pass
The hill over the Presidents veto by
n vote of "a yeas to 80 nays. But
the agitation and discussion will
undoubtedly lead to the passage Of
some beneficial measure before the
adjournment of Congress. We be
lieve as we did las summer, that free
banking would be ono Of the bes
things Congress could give the peo
pie under the present system.
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THE WHEAT CROP.
Ofieial Returns Of the Conditions and
Prospects.

The Department of Agriculture
has received very full information
concerning the appearance of wheat
throughout the country. The re-
turns cover q large proportion Of
the winter wheat area in each State.
The winter has been extremely
favorable in ell sections. No pre-
cious season has been more general
ly so since the Inauguration of the
crop reports. In the South, very
few exceptions to the general vigor
and even luxuriance of the growth
have appeared. In the Gulf coast
region, winter pasturing of wheat
has been practiced to the advantage
OF crops. In New York aud Penn
sylvania, the weather since the
middle of March has been unfa-
vsrable on account of sudden
changes in the temperature and
cold winds, to the injury Of wheat
on clay and undrained lands. In
Ontario, Niagara, Livingstone, and
Genesee-four counties which pro-
duce one-third of the winter wheat
of New York-average expectations
are enter tanned, though some in
jury from freezing and thowing on
low ground is reported. The
promise is remarkable in Pennsyl-
vania, nine-tenths of the counties
making favorable returns, aud
many of them very hattering. Fnl'
ly three-fourths of the counties oil
the Ohio valley report either aver
age or superior condition. Missis'
sippi, Missouri, aud Kansas have
still fewer unpromising represents
tons. There are reports from the
Northwest which are more fayora
BILE than usual. The prospect IL
California is very promising
though complaints of injury from
. an unusual cause-wet weather
come from several counties. Thu
Secretary of the State Board of Ag
, riculture reports a promise of 40,
0O0,0 bushels in the State.
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THE BENDERS.

Supposed Benders have been
caught in almost every part of the
country. It is now belieyed that
the veriIable old Bender is captur-
ed. He was captured in the Wah-
satch mountains, Utah. When
found lie was in very abiect con-
dition. His clothing was old and
very filthy. He had made himself
some sort of shoes out of old boot
legs. When taken into custody he
affected to be deaf and dumb. 1t
is thought that the young man has
been captured, and there is hope of
catching the old woman and Kate.
Gov. Osborn made requisition
upon the Gov. of Utah for Bender,
and Mr.. Burt, chief of Salt Lake
police came to Kansas with his pris-
oner. The supposed father of the
human butchers of Kansas is now
in the Shawnee coHnty jail.
Throngs OF people are visiting the
jail to see this prince of murderers.
The reporter OF the Commonwealth
says:
His appearance would justify any
one in arresting him on suspicion,
al all events, for if he is not the
father of the house of Bender, he
certainly ought TO be. He IL toe
much the ideal Bender not to be the
real. He is about five feet seven
inches high. His grizzly beard
struggles like scaweed over his face.
and his matted gray hair falls in
filthy negligence over his eyes and
around his ears. His complexion
is sallow, his forehead low, aud his
wide-apart, deep set eyes of pale
blue cast, glover from under his
heavy oYerhanging brow like the
eyes OF 8 wild animal.
The old man gives his name as
"Johan KOCH" which is said to be
the name of Bender's brother-in-
law who lives in Illinois. Col
York and others will soon reach
Topeka, when the question will
be settled. Ii he Is the real
Bender vigorous efforts will be
made to capture the rest OF them.
We shall know all about them in q
few days.
There is an old woman also IN
der arrest as the wife of Ben
der. She was arrested by some of
ficious fellow on the cars. The
Commonwealth thinks she ought to
be set at liberty.
Since the above was put in type
news has been received, which
makes it very doubtful about this
being Bender at all. The old lady
who was arrested with him, turns
out to be a missionary and has been
discharged. She has since preached
to the heather in Topeka.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE,

In District court of Lyon county, State OF
Kansas.
Norval II. Kelley, plaintiff, VS.. Phillip
Reynolds and the unknown heirs Of
David +. Meador deceased, defendants.
GAID Phillip Reynolds, Of Oregon, and
~ the said unknown heirs Of David +,
Meador, of parts unknown, will take no
tiee that they have been sued by Norval
ii. Kelley, and that his petition was filed
against them in the office OF the Clerk of
the District court for Lyon county, Kan
sas, on the 9th day OF April, 1874, and
that they and each Of them must answer
said petition on or before June 18th, 1874,
or said petition will be taken as true and
judgment rendered against them and each
OF them, quoting the title OF said Horval
ID. Kelley in and to the land described as
the southwest quarter of section fifteen,
township nineteen, range eleven, situate
In Lyon county, Kansas, against any
claim OF claims of the said defendants, or
either of them, or any persons claiming
under them or either of them, and for
costs. J,JAY RIICK-
lS-2O Atty for PIPE
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amounting 10 $50000,O00, is re-
deemable in legaI-tenders IN call.
Ii may be said tina: such return of
fractional currency for redemption
is impossible, but let steps be taken
for a return to specie payment basis
and it will be found that silver will
tske the place of fractional currency
as rapidly as it can be supplied.
When the premium on gold reaches
sufficiently low point, with the
amount of United States notes to
be issued permanently within prop
er limits, and the treasury so
strengthened as TO be able to re-
deem them "a coin on demand, it
win then be safe to inaugurate
system of free banking, with such
provisions as to make compulsory
the redemption of the circulating
notes of banks in coin or United
States notee, themselves redeemable
and made equivalent to coin. AS a
measure preparatory to free bank
ing, or for placing the government
in condition to redeem its notes
in coin at tbs earliest practicable
moment, the revenues of the coun-
try should be increased SO as to pay
the current expenses, provide for
the sinking fund required by law,
and also q surplus to be retained in
the treasury in gold. I am not q
believer in any artificial method of
making paper money equal to coin
when coin is not owned or held
ready to redeem the promises to
pay, for paper money is nothing
more than promises to pay, and is
valuable exactly in proportion to
the amount of coin that it can be
converted into. While coin is not
used as q circulating medium, OF
the currency of the country is not
convertible into it at par, it becomes
an article of commerce as much 81
any other product. The surplus will
seek a foreign market as will any
other surplus. The balance OF
trade has nothing to do with the
question. The duties on imports
being required in coin, created 9
limited demand for gold, and about
enough to satisfy that demand re
this supply. l see no way open bu
by the government, and possibly
by requiring the national banks tt
aid. 1t is claimed by the advocates
of the measure herewith returned
that there is an unequal distribu
ton of the banking capitol of tn,
country. 1 was disposed to Civ,
great weight to this view of tn
question at first, but on reflection j
will be remembered that there still
remains four millions of dollars O
authorized bank note circulation as
signed to states having less tina
their quota of bank circulation, an
have the option of twenty Ave mil
lions more to be taken from thos
states having more than their pre-
portion. When this is all take
up, or when specie payments al
, fully restored, or are in rapid pro
7 cess of restoration, will be the tim
: to consider the question of moi
3 currency. q. S. GRANT.
> Executive Mansion, April 9
f 1874.
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1t would hardly he out of place TO
suggest to him, in the words of the
laInented philosopher of the Tri-
bune, that he had better "go West,
and grow up with the country"
A few days ago White, Bakers
leading general of militia, seized
the court house at Pine Bluffs.
We clip the latest dispatches
from the Hseat of war;:
st. Louis, No, 27.-The Demo-
Gratis Little Rock special says the
latest adyices from Pine Bluffs are
Col. Waite still holds the court
house, has seized the telegraph Of
| fee. and under martial law which
he has declared in that country,
will conscript the people. Major
General Barton, Baxter's command
er of the eastern district, has ar
rived there and commenced arrest
ing prominent citizens. The dis
patch also says it is expected that
martial law will be declared in
Pope, johnson, Hampstead and
other counties, under Bakers sane
ton, and it is believed to be a deep
laid scheme to obtain money, as the
sheriffs of these counties have Just
i completed their collection of taxes
aud the money is still in their
hands, preparatory to making up
their accounts with the state treas
urer.
AFFAIRS AT LITTLE RoCk.
Little Rock, April 27.-There IL
no material change between the
two belligerent governors or the
United States forces. Baxter's meI
to-day removed an old cannon
from the lower end Of town, where
it was used by the confederate
forces during the war, and sta
toned it at the corner of Main anC
Scott streets. 1t is q sixty-foul
FOUNDER, and has been cleaned Gu
ready for action. Baxter's force
have been increased by the arriva
of one company to-day. A portion
of Brooks forces now occupy tn,
Benjamin block, opposite the stat,
house, and were drilling to-day
Both sides are expecting reinforce
ments tonight. People general!
seem TO be satisfied that the legis
lature should settle the pendin;
: difficulties, though Brooks sid
. says the legislature will not NEE
! in obedience to Coy. Baxter's call
!. Both sides have sent delegates t
! Washington to present their side O
the question.
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SHERIFF,S SAIE

NOTICE is hereby given, that by vir-
IN tue OF an order Of sale, issued out of the
district court, OF Lyon county, Kansas,
to me directed. will, on Monday. the Isl
day OF June, 1874. at IL O'Clock q. M, at
the front door Of the court house, IN said
county, offer for sale at public auction, 70
the highest bidder, for cash, the follow
ing described real estate, to-Wit: Lot No.
I01 on Merchants street, in the city OF
Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas. Will be
sold as the property Of o. p. Bowman.
and Martha j. Bowman, TO satisfy said
order OF sale.
Given under my hand this LIST day Of
May. 1874. JOHN BAY,
1929 Sheriff, Lyon County, Kan.
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sHERIFF's SALE.

In partition.
NOTICE Is hereby given, that by viz
IN tue of an order of sale, issued out OF
| the District court OF Lyon county, Kan
! sas. to me directed, will, on Monday,
| the LIST day of June, 1874, at 10 O'Clock q.
M, at the front door of the court house,
! in the city of Emporia, in said county, Of
fer for sale, at public auction, to the
highest bidder, the following described
| real estate, to-wit: Commencing so rods
west of the southeast corner of the north
east quarter of section IS, township 10,
| range 10, in Lyon County, Kansas; thence
north 81 rods; thence west 80 rods; thence
south to Samuel 3. billions corner;
thence east with said DIllon's line, till it
intersects the Cottonwood river at low
water mark on south side of said stream /;
thence down said stream, at low water
mark, to where the south line of said
northeast quarter crosses said .Fiver
| thence east to place of beginning, con.
tanning one hundred acres more or less.
Judgment in partition in a case wherein
John Carter and Cyrus i. Carter were
plaintiffs, and Malinda Carter, Miriam
Douglas, j. H. Douglas, William Carter.
| George Carter, Ann Osborn. Elizabeth
Rally and j. G.. Rally were defendants.
Will be sold upon the following terms:
One-third cash down; one-third in six
months; one third In twelve months. with
notes well endorsed and lien on said
real estate retained, at ten per cent.
Given under my hand at Emporia, Kan
sas, this LIST day Of May, 1874.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county, Kansas.
Emporia, KAN, May 1. 1874. 1922
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sHRRTFF,s SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by yfr.
IN tue OF Delinquent Tax Warrant.
issued by the county treasurer Of LYON
county, 10 me directed, l Will, on the nth
day OF May, 1874, at 1 o'clock D. m. in
the town OF Reading. in said county, Of
fer for sale at public auction, to the high
cribed goods and chatte1s, to-wit: One
third interest in = thrcshing machine.
Will be sold as the property OF Ira Jones
90 satisfy said tax warrant.
JOHN BAY.
Sheriff OF Lyon county.
Emporia, Kan, May 1. 1874. 1918
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SCRIBNER.-We are charmed with
the May number of this popular
magazine. The article on "The
Great South" is of unusual interest.
But how Mr.. Edwards conld have
SO much TO say about Knoxville, the
capitol of the mountains, and main
tain a continued silence about Par
SON Brownlow is a mystery.
Brownlow and Knoxville to our
mind are inseparable. Knoxville
without Brownlow loses more than
half its poetry. BrOwnlow's
Knoxville Wing almost made Knox
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st. Louis Market.

ST. LOUIS, April %.
Flour-quiet, demand chiefly for grades that
could be had for So 0Oa6 80.
Wheat-spring quiet, No 9 spring he Id firm
81 30, fall, strong, but nothing done: No 2 red
offered at 81 30, 81 30 bid, No 3 offered a 81 A
81 u bid cash.
Corn=active and higher. No mixed, ga
6Siz, seller May Csc, June CSC.
Oats-irm but not active, No . mixed, 81 9
81 &c.
BRriey-firm but quiet
Rye-firn, No9. / Coal O9c
Pork firm SIG 75a1T CO.
Dry Salt Meats-firm but quiet, round Ioos,
lot held shoulders, &c, clear rib, SIZE
Lard-Stiff, prime stsam at 9iSc
Hogs-In brisk demand, So OQa5 IS.
Cattle-quiet, good to extra native steers
- O0a6 ~, COWS and heifers. 81 25a4 %. TeNaI
50 50a4 rs -
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SHERTFF,S SALE

NOTICE is hereby given. that by viz.
~ tue OF an order of sale, issued out OF
the District court, of Lyon county, Kan.
sas, TO me di reeted. Will on Monday, the
lst day OF June, 1874, at o O'Clock q. m.
at the front door Of the court house. In
said county, offer for sale at public auction,
to the highest bidder, for cash. the follow
ing described real estate, situate in LYON
county, Kansas, to.wit: Eighty-six feei
ana four inches on the west end Of iol
NUMBER eighty.fiTe, on Market street in
the city OF Emporia. according 10 the re-
corded plat thereof. Will be sold to SAT-
lsfy aludgment in q cause wherein Au-
gusta Bensch is plaintiff, and Z. II. Forde
ana A. :. Tandy are defendants. and will
be sold to satisfy said order of sale.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff, Lyon county.
Emporia, Kan, May Ist. Isl IN-5S
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Chicago Markets.

Chicago, April IS.
Flour-Quiet, unchanged.
Wheat-demand active and advanced al
opening, dull and declined at clos e.No1 nom.
inal, No 2, 81 % pot, 265< May, No g. 81 2Il<
Corn-opened firm. closed dull lower No
mixed, &c cash, 64a<c May, hew No mixed
Oats-iirm, No g 452<e.
Rye-quiet, No 2, 92a921zc. q
Pork-demand active and advanced, sf6 q
cash, SIG 70 spot or May. $16 Is June.
Lard-in fair demand and advanced 50 TOa
IS cash or May, 50 s7IS June.
Bulk meats-steady, sales of short rib So so
spot, 50 30 May, all loose.
Cattle-very quiet but prices firm, common
to extra shipping. - TOAD %, poor to choice
butchers, So 00a5 90, stockers, $3 50a4 To-
Hogs-active and firm, So 10a6 90 for Door TO
choice, with most sales at IS 45a5 10
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1t is said that Senator Schurz is
going to take up his residence in
New York. The st. Louis Demo-
crat suggests that he is discouraged
and disheartened by what his East
ern admirers term the "brutish ig-
norance" of the west.
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BY TELEGAH.H
New York Money Market.

New York Money Market.
New York, April IS.
Custom Receipts-$494O 600.
Treasury Disbursements-S55SCOO
Money-easy, 3a4 per cent
Steriing-adVanced froga "a S6S to 4 So sixty
days, and from 81 80 to4y1 sight
Soid-ranged from 121S to 49,, closing at the
latter rates, carryin rates 1a4, closing 1T 3.
Clearings-$32,50 300 ,OO3. Gold shipments OF
the week viii reach s., 500 900.
State bOnds-quiet
Railroad bOnds-neglected
Governments firm.
Stocks - leading stocks were alternately
weak and strong until 1 O'c'ock, when the
whole market was strong and prices adyanc-
ed on numerous imitation bills presented in
congress. The closing quotations which were
generally the highest made showed an ad-
vance of y to s. per cent
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New York Market.

New York, April %.
FlOur-iess doing. scarcely so firm, super
line western, IS 90a6 90. common to good Sd 15a
GO, good to choice So 65a7 90.
Wheat-duu and lower, No 3 Chicago spring
81 55a1 80, No 3 Milwaukee, 81 60, ungraded
Iowa apring, 81 60a$1 90.
Corn-opened in buyers favor, common ia
prime western mixed, SiaSI, new western SSa
soc.
oats-new mixed western 6Ia6Ic, white
western, 65a67c.
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This Is the famous ssVTBRAroR,, THREsH
KR, which has created such = revolution
in the trade and become SO fully estab.
lIshed as the leading Thresher' OF thi:
day and generation. More than seven
thou sand purchasers and ninety Thousand
gram raisers pronounce these machines en-
tirely unequaled for grain saving, time say.
ing, and money making.
-Four sizes made, Wig: 24-iDell, 28-fnesl,
3e-inch. and Bel neh CylIndern, with g.
8, 10 and 12-HOFse 's1Iounfed'' Power
Also SepArAtorS 'sa1one's expressly for
steam fOwers and Improved PORT
ABLE STEAM ENGINES for Steam
Machines.
All persons Intending to buy Thrsshing Ma
chimes, or SeSaratoFs '-alene, % or Horse Pow.
ers .1alone,'' as. we'll as Grain Raisers and
Farmers who want their grain thres hsd. saw
ed and cleaned TO the best advantage are in
vited to send for our new forty page IIlustra-
ted Pamphlet ana Circulars fsenS free Civ
ing full particulars about these Improved
Machines AMI other information Valuable IA
farmers and threshermeR. Address.
NICHOLS SHEPARD & Co
17-4teow4teE Battle Greek. Mich
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
In tue of an order OF sale, issued by the
County Treasurer of Lyon county, to me
directed, I will, on the 18th day of Nay,
1874. at O'Clock p. m, at the town of
Reading, in said county. offer for sale, at
public auction, to the highest bidder, for
to-wit: One-third interest in threshing
machine. Will be sold as the property
Of John A. Elliott, to satisfy said tax
warrant. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county.
Given under my hand this LIST day of
May. 1874. 1919
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The oxfordites are feasting on

The Oxfordites are feasting on
fresh fish.
We learn that injunctions have
been granted by Judge Brown, en-
joining certain oranges from using
the Elmdale, Bazaar, South Fork
and Harris school houses.-Cotton-
wood Falls Leader.
While cattle are dying of stava-
ton throughout the eastern part of
the State, the stockmen of this
county, by judicious feeding, will
have sufficient hay till grass comes.
Cottonwood Falls Leader.