The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-16

'ts on the K. P. r. II. He has been
;hAsed to his hole and captured.
Mayor Fishbsck. Of Olathe, is
yOing to hold the clergy response
Die for the sobriety of the city.
j. r. Goodin and J. C. Carpen-
Ter have been making temperance
speeches. Hurrah for reform!
A Woodson county merchant
buys cat skins. No joke about that.
No; but he thinks they are mink
skins.
1t is said that more women
than men signed the petition for
dramshops in Lacygne.
o, fie!
Anthony, Mayor of LeAvenworth,
has been bound over for trial in the
Criminal Court upon the Lecompte
libel suit.
Ridenour and Baker, pork pack
ers at Lawrence, received a pig
from lola last week which weighed
sO7 pounds.
To all of which We say, amen.
Let us all try to protect the fame
of our fair commonwealth, and its
public servants.
Leavenworth is having another
good time over the Moonlight
BOndi Sheriff case. The Metrop-
oils lives on excitement.
The saloon men of Topeka are
making q strong effort to reduce
the price of license in that city.
The present price is $500.
The Marshall Comfy News says
there is more money in the hands
of the farmers in that county now,
than ever before in its history.
The st. Louis Republican has q
correspondent who locates Wichita
in Topeka county. Some one send
him 8 map of Kansas, instantsr.
Ex-senator Ross is going to tell
us all about the impeachment trial
of Andy johnson. Why be SC
particular to tell his experience
Just now?
The Editor of the Kansas City
Journal 10 worrying because he has
to write up the doings of Congress
and the Kansas and Missouri
Legislatures.
One Of the councilmen of Wy.
Andotte thinks the Mayor of that
city no more fit for position than
said councilman is for q bishop
Poor Wyandotte.
The Insane Asylum continues to
agitste the Miami county folks
The Paola Spirit thinks the Legis.
lature ought to appoint an investi-
eating committee.
According to the Leavenworth
Times, Senator Crozier has received
. shot from Cupid's bow in Wash.
ington. The little fellow lives in s
heart of 'tsweet sixteen"
The CoGeyyiIle Courier says that
boys of that town, not over twelve
years of age, carry revolVers, gel
drunk, swear and otherwise carry
on like citizens of lawful age.
Wyandotte county 10 afflicted
with . prevailing Drought; and
yet there is some talk Of establish.
ing ferries ct some of the street
crossings in Wyandotte City.
Nathan High, of Independence
held his hand over the muzzle Of
the gun while the lead was being
driven out by an explosion Of
powder. He lost two fingers.
The State treasury has some
money in it, so we are informed
The report of the Treaurer, Dec
lst, shows . balance of $2OS, 234. 90.
State scrip is at par. All right
Sidney Clark is in favor of or.
gAnizing an Independent anti-mo.
nopoIy House. 1t is said that he
will urge his policy upon the oppo'
sition members of the Legislature
ChanQte Is better depetsd, so f4l
- numbers are concerned, than any
tswn in the State, perhsps. THAI
little burg has four depots to con,
fuse the travelling public on two
railways.
The Topeka Blade aad LaVrapss
Standard are trying to work up 4
new party. The Blade mkes 9
platform, and wants to know if the
position is orthodox enough fol
the Standard"
We see thst Hugh Cook, Of
Franklin county, il 3 candidate fol-
Serseant-at-arms Of the House. A
better selection could not be made
He has been 3 member of the house,
and Sergent-at-arms for the Senate.
The local Of the Kansas City
Journal, speaking of . revival OF
religion says: "God speed the
work Of orr religious people"
There il hope for Kansas City when
the local gets TO praying that way.
Pray on.
The man who wrecked the train
on the II. r. IT. S. and G. r. r.,
. abort time since, has been arrest
I'd. He claimes that he had some
cattle killed on the road. He killed
an innocent man for revenge, and
viii now have to suffer the penalty
OF the law.
Capt. Geo. r. Peck, of Indspend.
encs has been nominated by the
President for District Attorney, in
Plaee OF Scodeld, resigned. Mr..
Peak 10 young man, but said to
Be . very promising lawyer. Who
will be the first one to throw dirt
ct him 2
A LeayenWorth Benedict
thought he would scare his dearly
beloved by threatening to commit
suicide. He vent opt on the porch,
cred OG his pistol, and his wife
went 10 bed. He staid ont in the
cold swhile, and then went in aad
gave her . cussfEg.