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Hon. q. v. EsI<ridge for COn-

EreSS.
1t is n matter of some gratifica-
ton that we have men in the Sd
congressional district whose quail
fications, energy, ability and integ-
rity,, an of such an unquestioned
character that any honest man can
openly advocate them for any po-
sition in the state without fear of
reproach. Certainly Hon. G.. v.
Eskridge of Emporia is one of these
men; and In my Judgment the re-
publican convention to be held on
the 18th of August could make no
nomination more popular or suita-
Bile. Mr.. Eskridge has lived in this
district, at Emporia. over seventeen
years, and is one of the permanent
citizens of the district. He is not q
floating character or a political ad-
venturer. Nothing can be brought
against his reputation, public or
private. lie has held various public
positions and always discharged
the duties to the satisfaction of the
public. He was in the mercantile
business at Emporia for zen OIL
twelve years and at varions times
in other branches of business. He
has served about ten years in ons
or the other branches of the legisla.
tnre-two years az Lieut.. Cover
nor. In all these positions he
faithfully represented the people
and always accomplished more fol
his district than his constituents ex'
pected, and gained for himself the
reputation of being one of the ables
and most untiring workers of the
body of which he wss a member
He could represent this congression'
al district as faithfully as he evel
did his legislative district and this
alone to all that know him ant
know his legislative record, is say
ing enough. He has always main
tanned CONSTANT republican rec
ord, and If nominated and elected
to congress would demonstrate II
the people of all parties, that a
least there was one republican wh'
could east Oh honest vote and hal
the nerve to do it. Besides h
would be in full political accor'
with the "powers that be-" ant
therefore could accomplish NOR
for the interests of the district. III
would represent all classes faithful
~ and honestly, and who could asl
more. He is good speaker AM
, would give any independent Dem
Ocrat lively tussle on the stump
Several localities in the distric
have already declared in his favor
and Lyon county should be SOLE
for him. People of Lyon county
irrespective Of party, stand solit
for EskridSe for congress. Tn
district could not do better than q
do the same thing. Take a maj
whose ability and fitness for tn
position you know, and whose ex
perienco in pablo affairs is wortl
considering in making the choice
SEvENTY-sIX.
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extent of tbs. locality damaged is
not less than twenty five miles in
dian eser, aud how the main portion
of the city of Pittsburgh, lying as
it does in the center of this circle
escaped without injury, seems al
most miraculous. The prevailing
theory seems To he that the disas-
ter was caused by some kind of
water spout. A gentleman who
watched the storm from a few
miles down the river, where there
was but little rain says that by
the frightful flashes of flaming
lightning. he could see a huge
inkv black cloud which oyerhung
the city. the narrow ends being
the lowest. while the dark parts
gave vent to an almost perpetual
burst of lightning.
The north hank of Aliegh-
any river, upon whose hill
sides and in whose valleys the
upper portion of the city is
situated. has, according al
accounts. been the seen OF the
creates disaster. When the rain
commenced falling, but little ap
, prehensions were entertained. bu'
those who live nesr the head u
D the valley state that suddenly i
F., seemed as if the heavens wer'
;, opened and the water came dow
J. as if discharged from immens
= pepris. The volume was so laFg
: that the narrow valley was fille'
5 with the raging torrent. Fran
e dwellings,. stables and slaughter
II houses gave way like pipe stems
q and the debris from the wreck wer
h swept down along the line Of tn
plank road. the weight being aug
rmented every moment. TIL
); course of the food was probabl
v 200 feet wide, and buildings, fran
IF and brick, fell before the devastat
= ing elements as though they ha
N been sand dwellings. Stables. worl
shops and debris ofall kinds mil
" gled together in one confused mas
i, making it absolutely impossible ft
es the spectators to discover even tt
y street lines. In Spring Garde
a. avenue the water attained q dept
1r of fulley 20 feet, but the building
s. withstoed the force better, aud
c. only one instance was any seriol
y damage done. A large fran
T., building occupied as beer hs
an was moved from its foundation al
re fioated directly across the stree
d. completely Obstructing the Wa
Us It is estimated that in this distri
re re about 20 dwelling houses were de
n. troyed, but no estimate has be
e. made of their value. Large nul
ri bers of people are missing. 1t
,es thought many bodies are still
nu the debris.
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THIRD DISPATCH.

For more than mile on Spring
Garden avenue, Allegheny City,
marks of destruction are plainly
visible. Houses were swept away
and buildings thrown over. Some
% or 80 slaughter houses on this
avenue, were also swept away.
Buildings that were not totally
destroyed we're greatly damaged,
the water rising to a height of
thirteen feet, reaching the first
floors of all buildings, and in many
cases the second stories. Several
houses were swept into the middle
OF the street, and others carried
hundreds of yards and shattered
te pieces. A house containing
two or three families, at the rear
of Ceater street, was destroyed,
and the inmates are supposed to
have been drowned.
In Temperanceville and Saw
Mile Run, the elements made sad
havoc; the track to the flood is
marked by wrecks of dwellings,
bridges, immense heaps of stone,
large piles of Lockwood and torn
and ragged sides of hills, where
the waters surged and gnawed IN
to their very vitals. Seven life
less bodies haYe already been
found, and from twenty-five to
thirty persons are missing. The
iron bridge crossing Saw Mill run
at Main street, and five others
above, were swept away. At Nc
Laughlin's, about eleven miles
west on the Panhandle road
eleven persons are reported drown
ed; also hundreds ofcattle, horses,
sheep, etc.
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Beecher ought to keep his family
still if they are all as big fools as
his Chicago brother, Rev. William.
He was interviewed the other day
by Chicago reporter, and if his
talk may be regarded as the
Beecher view of female virtue in
general it will do the Brooklyn
reverned no good in the eyes OF
the public. 1t was the most sick
ening and disgusting, as well as
the most brazen piece of stuff that
has yet been Published in connec-
ton with the scandal. 1t is
enough to make n common sinner
| blush.
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NEW S
FRIDAY. JULY 81, 1874.
Republican state Conventio n

Republican State COnventiO N
A delegate convention of the Republic
cans OF the State of Kansas will be held
in Representative Hall, in the city Of To-
pska, on Wednesday, the 2Gih day Of
August, A. d. 1874. at the hour OF 10 a.
M. for the purpose OF nominating eandI-
dates for the following offices, 'to-wlt:
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary OF State.
Auditor Of State.
Treasurer of State.
Attorney General.
One Associate Justice OF the supreme
Court.
All OF the counties legally organized al
the sitting OF the last Legislature, and
none others, shall be entitled TO repre-
sentation rs follows. to-wit: Two dele
gates from each representative district.
IL Is recommended that the primary
meetings for the purpose OF electing del
egates TO the state convention herein call
ed, be held on Saturday, the 18th day @
August. 1874, at such hours rs may b
designated by the central committee G
each representative district. or in III
event that there be no such committe,
by the central committee OF the county.
IL Is recommended that in addition I
the delegates herein provided for, one a
ternate be elected for each delegate. \
person will be entitled to a seat I'm III
convention by virtue OF holding the pro,
les of any Of the delegates elected.
JOHN GUTHRIE, Chm.
II. Il. EMMETT, Secretary.
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no other human fundamentally, !
that encouragement in my mental |
life, and that growth toward the |
divine nature which enabled me
To walk daily in lively hope of
life beyond. The shameless char
ges in articles Z. s and 9, are fear
fully false in each and every par
ticular. The letter referred to in
Mr.. Tilton's paragraph, was OBJ
tanned from me by Importantly, and
BY representation that twas nee
essary for him TO use in the then
pending difficulty with Mr.. Bowen.
| was then sick nigh unto death.
signed whatever he required with
out knowing or understanding its
import. The paper 1 have never
seen and do not know what state
ments it contained. In charge
eight, letter of mine addressed to
Mr.. Francis Monlton, is quoted to
prove 1 never desired pardon, or
a separation, or was advised by
Mr.. or Mrs. Beecher to leave my
husband. l reply, the letter was
of Mr.. Tilton's own make, which
he induced me to copy and sign as
my own act. The implication that
the harmony of the home was I'M
broken until Mr.. Beecher entered it
as frequent guest and friend is a
lamentable satire upon the house
hold, where he himself years before,
laid the corner stone of free love,
and desecrated it up to the time OF
my departure, SO that the atmos-
pher was not only goddess, but i'm
pure for my children, and in the eff
fort and throes of agony, would
fain lift my daughters and all wo-
manhood from the insidious and
diabolieal touching ofthese latter
days. His frequent efforts to prove
me insane or weakminded and in
, significant and mean, rank in the
, category of heartlessness, selfish
t ness and falsehood, having its
climax in his present cndeayor tC
/ convince the world that / am q
! ever have been unable to distin
guish between an innocent and /:
guilty love. In summing mp thu
whole matter Mrs. Tilton says .
| affirm myself before God to be in
e nocent of the crime laid upon me
j. / have never been guilty of adul
:, terry with ''H. w. B." in thought o
: deed; nor has he ever offered t.
1 me an indecorous or improper pro
= posal.
To the further charge that wa
led away from my home by MI
Beecher's friends and by the ad
vice of a lawyer whom Mr.. Beeche
It had sent to me and who, in advanc
n of my appearing before the CON
q mittee, arranged with me the cues
tons and answers which are t
n constitute my testimony on nj
l. Beecher's behalf, / answer tha
Q this is again untrue, having neve
a seen the lawyer until introduced t
\ me q few moments before the arriv;
= ofthe committee, by my stepfathel
. Judge Morse. She says she sa'
i with binding eyes that Tilton ha
: put into execution the almost dali
l. threat of his life. He lived to crus
70 out Mr.. Beecher; that the God {
d battles was in him; he had alway
s. been Mr.. Beecher's superior, an
= he lay in his path; that wife, chi
p dren or reputation, if need d,
should fall before his purpose.
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Republican Congressional
Convention.
JOHN GUTHRIE, Chm.
u. Il. EMMETT, Secretary.

a delegate convention OF the Republic
cans OF the third congressional district Of
the State OF Kansas will be held on FRI
day, the 18th day OF August, A. ID. 1874,
In the city Of EmpOria, at the hour OF
nine O'Clock a. IN, for the purpose Of
nominating 4 congressional representa-
tive for said district.
All counties legally organized at the
sitting of the last Legislature will be en-
titled to the following representation, to-
wit; Two delegates from each represen-
tative district.
The primary meeting for the election
OF delegates to said convention Will be
held at same time, place and manner
designated for the election Of delegates
TO the State convention 20 be held at To-
peka on the 26th day OF August, 1874.
IL Is recommended that an alternate bC
elected for each delegate.
II. e. CROSS, Chairman.
W. A. MORGAN, Secretary.
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ORGANIZING TEFE MILITIA.

DEMONSTRATING y hhEs MILITIA.
Governor Osborn has been down
on the border taking extensive
personal observation of the condi-
ton of things. IL is evident he
thinks there is danger of general
uprising among the Indians, as he
gave authority in various quarters
in the southern counties for the or
ganization of companies of state
militia. The people in that quarter
are anxious for chance to defend
themselves if means are furnished
them TO do SO. These the Gover-
nor has furnished as far as in his
power. The arms sent are of the
best pattern. The Governor is en-
titled to and viii receive the thanks
of the people of the border counties
for these precautionary steps. II
our frontier boys have a chance al
the red skins they will give a good
account OF themselves. About the
best thing the Indians can do IL tC
pay strict attention to their OWL
business. We are in favor of goinl
to the fa-therest extent to preserY'
peace, but of course our border set
tiers cannot live in perpetua
fear OF massacre, nor permit thei
stock TO he stolen. We trust Their
0 will be no necessity for bloodshed
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rHHIs Is TO GIVE NOTICES. That
y d. s.-tI, L. .,4 Liz ;. \ 1874 q MarE

FTlHIS Is TO GIVE notice.. That on
l. the 9th day of July, q. a. 1874. Warrant
IN Bankruptcy was issued against the estate
OF Ay!mer ID. Keith, OF Arkansas City, COW
ley county. State OF Kansas. who has been ad-
judged Bankrupt, on his own petition
That the payment OF any De1tS and delivery
of any Property belonging to said nkrnpt.
10 him, or Tor his use. and the Transfer OF any
Property by him are forbidden by law: that 3
/ meeting of the creditors of the said bankrupt
| To prove their Debts, and To choose one or
| more Assignees Of his Estate. will I've held AT
/ \ Court OF Bankruptcy. 10 he holden. at the
law Office of j. Jay Buck, Ne. ia CONNER
| ciaI street. city OF Emporia. Lyon county,
/ Kansas, before J. Jay Buck. Register on the
| 18th day of August. 4. IL 1874. ut O'Clock. a
| M. ". :. TOUGH.
| 3t-sa L. :. Marshal Messenger.
By W. II GILNnRIEST. Dep. Mar. Mes.
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&herriH-S &aIe.

NYOTICE is hereby given that by virtue OF
~ an order of SAFE issued Our of the Dis
trict Court of Lyon county, Kansas. To me d.
gust, 1874. at IL O'Clock M, at the front door
of the Court House. in Lyon county. Kansas
offer for sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described real
estate to-wit: The southeast quarter of sec
ton No. IS, township No. ~, range IL in Lyon
county, Kansas, and the northeast quarter q
the same section, except four acres in the
northeast corner thereof in square form
said real estate will be sold to satisfy judg
ment in partition in case wherein Richap
Owen was plaintiff and Rachel Morgan. JAM
Morgan John Morgan, Llewellen Morgan an,
| Griffith Z. Davis were defendants
| 3I-35 JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county. Kansas.
[ Sherinss Office. LYON county. July 3lst 1SIl
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Sher.;H-S Sale

ID \ virtue of an order OF sale Issued out oI
Id the District Court Of the 9th Judicial
District. sitting in and for Lyon county. + an
sas. wherein T.. T. Bancroft is plaintiff. and
Edward Worsiey Defendant. I will, on Men
day the 3iSt day of August a. Il. 1874. ut 10
O'Clock q. m. AT the front door of the Court
House. offer for sale at public auction. TO the
highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right,
title and interest of the defendant Edward
Worsley in and to the following described
real estate to-Mit: Lots Nos. 10 and Ia on
Exchange street in EmporIa, Lyon county.
Kansas. viii he sold as the property of de-
fcndant Edward Worsley, to satisfy said order
of sale. JOHN sAl,
Sheriff of Lyon county. Kansas.
SheFif1s Office Lyon county, July, 31St 4. ii
oI-slS
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IaEPURLICAN RALLY.
Capt. a.. H Anthony Ia he
Present.

We hope to see n good tnrn ont o
our people mt the court house Satnr.
day, August lst., ut the Republican
meeting. Capt. Geo. r. Anthony
will be present to address the audi,
ence. Let no one stay ut home. Glv'
halt day TO the good canse. lie
every township be represented.
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SHERIEE.s SALE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that by viz
IN tue OF an order of sale issued otit Of
the District Court of Lyon county, Ham
sas. to me directed, / will on Monday the
10th day Of August, 1874, ut o'clock, "A.
m. at the front door of the court house. in
SAID county, offer for sale at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described real estate situated
in Lyon county, Kansas, to-wit: Com
mencing at the w corner OF lot No. I.
in Hanna's addition 20 the city of En-
poTia, Lyon county. Kansas, according To
to the recorded plat thereof; thence run
ming north 200 feet; thence east 100 feet:
thence south 300 feet; thence west 100 feet
to place of beginning. WIN be sold to
satisfy judgement in causc wherein
}. Il. ClappeTten is plaintiff and Il. =.
Clarke, ct nj. are defendants and will he
sold TO satisfy said order OF sale.
JOHN BAY,
1892 Sheriff Lyon County.
Emporia, July Sth, 1874.
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Ti.t- 'tiir h.l.-k iH.>i,,..>- ls.s,>a> laM
going ''t IN this city ar. ts.i,.y pushed /
iorvt iitl With .rs'4t rspi.iitt They /
VIII acid greatly j.. ttt. "a .4alEit and APP |
ltearance u. ti,. .-its The s.aSt al the |
buildings will aggregate. over so, 900. /
News.
Dry weather continues al yelling
ton.
Wheat is being fhreshe,l throughout
the southwest, and is reported good.
The new court honSe ut Wellington
viii be occupied about the ist of Au-
gust.
There was q big excitement in Win
field the other day over three horse
thieves Three young men returned
from Texas on the 18th aud were fol-
lowed to that city from the Indian
Territory where they were arrested,
just as they were trying Ia iispaSe of
their stolen horses. Their names were
Brown, BroeknelI and Oustot For
some cause the Justice discharged
them knowing Z. :. Marshall was
| in waiting to arrest them TO take them
before L. s. Commissioner kellogg at
Arkansas City. This was objected TO
by some of the local authorities, and
no sooner did the Marshal attempt to
arrest than Il lot OF Deputy Sherifis,
with Il warrant from another justice
confronted him with drawn revoivers
"Suck 4 gittin' down stairs of spec
tators was never before witnessed, &C.
eording to the Courier. Nobody wa:
hurt, however, and after hearing tbs
thieves were bound over in the sum o
81, 800 each, which they were unable Il
raise in any way, so they now languisl
in Jail.
Sheriff DAVIS, accompanied by M'ssrs
Stevenson, Gatiff, Abreli, Thrail ant
. Rotkins, LETT this city on Wednesda,
of last week in pursuit OF party O
horse thieves who were reported NOV
ing north from i point about fiftee
miles south OF Caldwell, on the Els
worth cattle trail. Reaching the Chi
/ kaskia, the Sheriff was reinforced b
| sixteen men, mounted and well armed
who Joined in the pursuit. The thieve
Z left their rendezvous in the Territor
1 early Wednesday morning with TWEEN
ty-one horses and mules, and thus ha
nearly twenty-four hours start of on
: Sheriff, who struck their trail on Thur:
day morning, from which time an al
tive pursuit was kept up until Frida.
c when MesSrs. Stevenson and Abrel
whose horses had given ont, left IL
party and returned to this city. Whe
! they left the Sheriff and his men wei
4 in no wise discouraged, notwithstanC
ing they had ridden hard for two day
e and were shoit OF supplies; but wei
n determined to bag the game. 1t Is no
nearly week since the pursuit con
Ii menced and as no word has been r
d ceived from the party since last Fl
day, we are led to hope that the thiev
p will be either captured or killed al
: the stock Observation-Disclosures Pres
The Winfield court house has be-
,r fixed and is now safe.
s From the latest advices from the
# dian Territory the Wellington Press
assured that ali danger of an Indi
outbreak on our southern border
past.
Maj. Miles, agent of the Cheyenne
called upon us yesterday evening.
n has backbone and will not resign, b
punish every Indian in his power I'll
y does wrong.-Wichita Eagle.
We Bully for Miles. We also pat him
rs the back.
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Roam NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that u petition
~ has been presented to the Board of
County Commissioners of Lyon county, Kan
sas, asking for the establishment of a county
road on the following route tO-wit: Beginning
at the northeast coner OF the northwest quar-
ter of section -, township 30, range 49, run
ming thence south one mile to the southeast
corner of the southwest quarter of section -
thence west to the center of north line of sec
ton %; thence south on half section lines
through sections IS and 33, to he southwest
corner OF the southeast quarter of section 33
all in township 20, range Il; thence east to the
northeast corner of section 4, township u
range ID; thence south on section lines to the
south line OF Lyon county, Kansas
And that viewers will the 18th day OF
August next at 10 O'Clock m. meet at the place
designated at the beginning of said road 10
view and lay out the same and give TO all par
ties IA hearing.
By order OF the Board of County Commits.
sioners J. > CRAIG.
County Ierk
Jul,y 9th 1874 N 90
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Publication Notice.
n the District court of Lyon County,
Kansas.
Joseph Clayton, Plaintiff,

Elizabeth S. Clayton, defendant.
TIME said defendant will take notice
that she has been sued by said plain
tiff in the above entitled suit in the above
named court, wherein his petition Is fled.
That she must answer said petition on or
before August 90. 1874, or said petition
will he taken as true and Judgment rem
dered accordingly, diyorcIng said plain
hif from said defendant. decreeing said
plaintiff the custody of all the children OF
said plaintiff and defendant. and cutting
of and debarring said def7t from any and
all rights of alimony, or in said plaintiffs
real and personal property OF every kind,
and for such other and further relief az
may he just. ALAsERIS GILLETT,
29w3 Plaintiffs Attorney
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letter ;rpn Ma. filnsi under false
representations, hsd rrn,innied all
efforts al ptsrr.
THE APOLOGY
After come further Efforts at re-
Cancellation, Ma Moullon still act
ing as peace maker between the
parties, Mr.. Beeeher wrote the cell
ebrated apology to Tilton which
has cut snch prominent figure in
this case.
AT the time of Beeeher's return
ing the above document TO Mr..
Tilton. through Mr.. Moalton, Mr..
Beecher requested Mr.. Moulton TO
cali at his residence in Columbia
street on the next day, which he
did, on the evening OF January !.
1871. A long interview then en-
sued, in which Mr.. Beeeher ex-
pressed to Moulton great contrition
and remorse for his previous crimi-
nality with Mrs. TiltoB, taking &C
himself shame for having misused
his sacred Office as clergyman *
corrupt her mind, expressing tbs
determination to kill himself il
case of exposure, aud begging Mr.
MoultOn to take pen and receive
from his (Beecher's) lips an apollo
gy to be:conveyed to Mr.. Tilton, il
the hope that such an appeal woul'
secure Mr.. Tilton's forgiveness
The apology which AR. Beeche
dictated to Mr.. Moulton was as fol
lows:
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AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGE.-We
neglected, last week, to cali atten-
ton to the new advertisement of
this institution, at Manhattan
The college seems TO have come
out OF all difficulties, and is doing
4 good work under it's present
management Every Kansau
should aid their institutions 81
learning in all legitimate ways, and
should glory in their success.