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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

A band of praying women from
New York have notified the Unit
ed States Senate that it would
be prayed for. The women asked
to be admitted to the bar of the
Senate, but it wickedly referred the
memorial to the Finance Commit
tee. The Senate thinks the COM
mittee In need of prayers more than
themselves. This is natural. But
we believe the ladies may do good
service by Iaboring with the Senate
and the Finance Committee, too.
And while they are at it, would il
be out of place to go round and
pray for Ben Butler and the lower
house? Let the women pray every
where around the Capitol. Much
prayer is needed there. Pray
among the lobbyists. Maybe wo-
mems prayers will save that city
from its corruption.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27
TGhEaRApHlCs.

A family by the pane of Slitzen-
reide, living near CeuterviIle, ILL.,,
was murdered on the 10Th inst, for
a little plumber.
The car shops of Charlestown,
Mass, were burned on the 21st.
Loss 100000.
A lawyer shot and killed Judge
Fox, of the 11th judicial district, of
Arkansas.
A woman of Scott county, KY,
in fit of Mysteries, tried to XIII two
of her children, aud then cnt her
throat.
Last Thursday night ten stores
in Dallas. Texas, were consumed
by fire. The loss is estimated at
$4,000; fully insured.
A mine car at Phenix, Pa, broke
loose and precipiIated ten men to
the bottom of the shaft. Three of
them were killed, and the remain
der badly injured.
The Thames has been flooded.
Much damage has been done, and a
few lives were lost.
Disraeli will not release the inn.
prisoned Fenians.
DR. ]. G. Holland takes up the
defenc. of the women crusaders
against Archbishop Purcell.
Charley Myers, of Brooklyn, N
Y, has closed his saloon.
The Plymouth church affair i,
still exciting some of the neighbor.
ing churches.
Erie railroad is having troublt
with strikers.
The PlOw Works of Hopegood s
Co., st. Louis, were burned on Fri
day night. Loss about 100000.
The machine shop of the Atlanti,
and Pacific railroad were alsc
burned.
A residence was burned in Law
renee last Saturday night. 1t wa
undergoing some repairs, and wa
unoccupied.
The temperance crusade is on tn,
increase in Leavenworth.
The temperance war has opened
in Ft Scott.
Perry, of Paola, has paid the In
sane Asylum q visit; and the ton,
of his Spirit is somewhat changed
On the 23d inst, Poughkeepsie
N. Y, New Britain Con-, Elgin
ILL.,, Wooster, Ohio, iwere all visited
with destructive fires. The losse
range from $4,000 to 100000.
On Monday the Union printer
of New Orleans all struck agains
the reduction of wages.
Congress may decide the finan
cial question in some way during
this congressional year.
| The Rhode Island Democratic
State convention did not "tarry
long at the wine." A few hour
consultation led them to the con
clusion that it would be about a
well not to make any nomination
for State officers. They appointed
state committee and then ad
journed. Let US sing,
"When shall we all meet againf
with the chorus,
"When in cold oblivion's shade;
The wasted lamps of life are laid.''
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27
STATE NEWS.

A young man named Withrow
was drowned in the Missouri river,
near the Atchison shore, last Thurs
day evening.
The Burlington Patriot says the
farmers in that vicinity are putting
in wheat and oats.
The Manhattan Nationalist has q
Wild Cat correspondent.
The Nationalist says: "The indi.
cations are good for an immense
amount of building in Manhattan
this season. About a dozen build.
ings are already in process of cree
ton"
The Leavenworth, Lawrence and
Galveston, and Missouri river, Fit
Scott aud Gulf railroads have been
consolidated. Major Henning will
be Superintendent of the cousolida-
ted roads.
Mr.. Kent, of Burlington, called
on US last week. He was here at
tending court. Mr.. X. is one OF
Burlington's Oldest and best citizens.
MIR. Haynes, of Topeka, looked in
on US this week.
Lafayette Graham, of Saline
county, "shuffied off the mortal
coil' by whizzing pistol ball.
The temperance war in Garnett
waxeth hot.
The lola Register suggests the
idea of employing their band to
play in the public park for two
hours every Saturday night. We
believe the suggestion a good one,
if it is &little novel.
Lawrence has an Anti-monopoly
and Tax Reform Club. Wonder
who presides over the institution
Tonganoxie has tall, hearty indi-
vidual ITO years old. He uses to-
bacco.
An itinerant quack put a Mr..
Wise's wife under the sod in Atchi-
son last week.
Bad on the women of llworth.
Geo. 7. Anthony says "the names
of as many women as men appear
ed" on the petitions for the $50 ga
looms of that pious city.
Geo. T. Anthony threatens to
sue c. r. Jennison for SANDER.
Jennison says proceed at once.n
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THE DEBT OF THE COUNTRY.

Senat or BAyard says: When |
look At the national debt in all its
forms the largest, in proportion TO
the acc umulated property OF the
country, of any nation in the
world fynd the debt of the States
of every county in every State, aud
of every city in every county; at
the corporate debts, so vast that
nearly 30 per cent of all the rail-
road companies were unable to
meet their interest this fall and
winter; at the individual debts,
covering farms and eouses, country
properties and city properties, with
crushing mortgages; when see
the whole country staggering uas
der taxes to meet their public debts
does 1t not seem, as Voltaire said,
shat these people have discovered
the secret of owing more than they
possess, and of living as though
they owed nothing?"
If there had been added to the
above true picture, the "debt Of
every township and of every school
district in every county" the truth
would have been nearly told.
There has been no SECRET" discoV-
cred, 1t is only that the whole peo-
pie in both their individual and
corporate capacities-buyers as
well as sellers, lenders as
well as borrowers-are mad with
infatuation-living only for to-day,
utterly regardless of the terrible,
reckoning that to morrow may
bring, and which cannot long be
postponed. Their position is well
illustrated by q remark made in 1855
by a prominent Leavenworth gen.
tleman who was endeavoring to
: lobby through the Territorial Legis.
J lsture . charter for a bank al
Leavenworth with authority to is.
sue 100000 bills on a cash capital
; of 100000. Times were hard
everybody wanted money and the
t predicted ease that was to result
! from such food of shinplasters
, was very tempting to impecunious
: members of the Legislature. Tht
1 bill was, however, strenuously op
7 posed. A gentleman from thil
section of the country who was
? opposing the bill said to the Leav-
enworth gentleman in reply to his
argument about ease in money
| in substance "You are only getting
3 a short lease of life and making
3 sure of death in the immediate flu
4 ture; when the people want theil
3 pay on these shinplasters there viii
r be terrible reaction" The reply
I was short and sweet. "Oh hi
: I'd rather die at sixty days than Al
8 sight"
Q If any man doubts that the coun
I try is going the wrong road, lei
/ him carefully at the end of eact
I year compute the amount he hal
paid during the previous II mouths
? as interest and principal on the debtl
: of his school district, his township
3 his city, his county and his state
e fand add thereto the interest on hi
:. own Indebtedness, and see how
t much is left for the discharge of hi
other obligations, the repair of hi
property, and the support of hi
: family If this could be dom
y faithfully, we would answer for i
: that there would be fewer debt
n created hereafter, greater econom!
:. in the public service, and lol0ei
: tQres.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE

rs hereby given that Benjamin Pickett,
administrator OF the estate Ct Morde-
cal II. Davis, deceased, viii present his
petition as such administrator to the pro-
bate court Of Lyon county, Kansas, at the
office Of the Probate Judge, in the city Of
Emporia, in the county OF Lyon and State
Of Kansas, on the 1Ith day Of April. A.
ID. 1874, at 8 O'Clock 3. N. OF said day, for
hearing and allowance. Said petiti3n is
for an order to sell, at private sale, to pay
debts Of said deceased, the following de-
scribed land in Lyon county, Kansas, to-
wit: Beginning 1t point on the north
line OF southwest = Of sec. %, tip IS,
range 10, in Lyon county, Kansas 81 $500
rods east Of northwest corner; thence
south 1876 5-10 rods to Cottonwood river;
thence down said river to q point 81 rods
west OF east line Of said quarter; thence
north 40 4-1o rods 70 north line Of said
quarter; thence west to place OF begin.
ming, containing q acres and % 5.10
peyekes, more or less.
'FiTe5 BENJAMIN PICKETT.
Administrators.
ALAERIN GILLkff,
Atty for Ada'I. ls-w2
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SheriRss Sale

Nelson Whittlesey,
VS..
William Wright, Sarah Wright and
James Moore.
In the District court, of Lyon county,
Kansas.
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, in the above entitled cause, will, ON
the 9th day Of April, 1874, at II O'Clock
m, at the front door of the court house,
auction, the following described real es.
tate. to-wit: The north half and the
southwest quarter ofthe north quarter of
section No. 81, in township No 20, Of
range No. 12, in Lyon county, Kansas.
VIII be sold as the property Of the above
named defendants, TO satisfy said order of
sale. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff, Lyon county, Kansas.
Emporia. March 81 1874 I2wn
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

This is the way an Alderman OF
Chicago talks about the ladies tenn
peraEce crusade:
Undoubtedly the ladies can do
much, and have great influence in
rural districts, but l question if
they can do any good in city like
this. We have here too large an
element of the so-calied disreAnta-
BILE lower class these people unite
and support one another, and we all
know that unity is strength. In
country districts the proportion of
this class to the population is not so
large, and consequently the infiu-
ence of the ladies is stronger there
than here"
That is to say, if we understand
the Alderman, tue Mayor and Al
dermen of q large city allow the
"disreputable lower class" to have
more influence with them than god
ly women. WhyS because they.
(the lower class) ''unite and sap
port one another" Because the
chaser sort" of men can vote, a city
must be ruled in their interests, to
the destruction of peace, property
and morals of the city.
The Mayor and his Council were
elected by the slower class" and
hence they turn q deaf ear to such
prayers as the following:
'tPermit rs, then, we think with
confidence, to appeal to you by all
of these considerations, and in be-
half of American citizenship,
founded on intelligence and purity /;
of every victim of incompetence,
and in behalf of prosperous, happy
homes, of good government, and
the honor of your administration,
70 prevent tie consumation of an
act which will do so much to de-
strcy and 81 little to build up; ard
which viii be 50 destructive to a
pure love to mas and to 9od"
Any thing for Office. Those men
are willing TO let wickedaess run
riot in theiF city, If they can only
be retained in once. o, Chicago!
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Alexander Renniek

Thaddeus Fl. Walker, ct al.
NOTICE is hereby givea, that by yir-
IN tue Of an order OF ssle, issued ont OF
the Districs court, OF Lyon county, Kan
sas, in the above entitled cause, to me
directed, 1 will on the 9th day OF April,
1874, at IL o'clock B. nA., ut the front door
Of the court house In said eounty, ofEer for
sale At public auction, TO the highest bid
der, for cash, the following described real
estate, OF the above named defendants,
Thsddeas II. walker and Msrgares
Walker, situate In Lyoa county, Kansas.
tO-wit: The north Il OF southwest u OF
section 3, township 10, ofrange 12. north
west 4, section IL. township IL, Of range
u; west 4 Of southwest, sec. 8, township
Is, range 10; north u Of northwest y.
section s. township 16, Of range 10; south
east y Of section 8, township Fl, OF range
IL; east = of northeast e OF section 10.
southeast u OF section ., southwest x OF
section "a, aud northwest u Of section 81.
20, Of range II. and west x Of
4 Of section 10. township IS. Of
range II. Said real estate will be sold to
satisfy said order Of sale, decree Of said
court that sale be made without an an
praisement. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff. Lyon county.
Imports, Kan, Mar. 20, 1874 1876
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

The Blood-Woodhull- Claflin have
been acquitted. The Judge pro-
nounced the virdict OF acquiital
shameful and Infamous" They
were arrested upon another charge,
but released upon the promise of
the Sheriff to see that they put in
an appearance when called for.
Truly they are having a hard time
lit? Why give them so much me-
toriety. Let them alone.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

A special to the Kansas City
Journal announces another cold
blooded murder in Wichita. An
ex-detectiye went down there to
look after some whisky smugglers,
got drunk, exhibited his money,
went out with a man to look at
some land, and is missing. One
Joe Fisher has been arrested on
suspicion. We shall have to wal!
for further facts until the matter Is
investigated.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

Massachusetts, is excited all over
about Senator Summers successor.
The politicians are laying their
wires to carry their point when
the election takes place. 1t is now
believed that Mr.. Hoar has the I'm
side track. But the Yankees pros
ecute a political campaign with ali
the vigor and shrewdness of their
being; and it is hard to even con-
lecture now who will be chosen.
We are glad to believe that Ben.
Butler is not in the field.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

The way to do It. Some women
in q town in Iowa put a temper
ance ticket in the field, had their
candidates pledged to grant no IL
cense, in case they were elected,
went to the voters of the town and
worked for their candidates until
they had q sufficient number of
votes pledged to elect their candi-
dates. On the day of election they
hired a band and went to the polls,
and while the band discussed mu-
sic, they used their influence on the
voters, and carried the day. Wo-
men can't vote, but they can do
some big electionOering.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27
Sale,

A. Fl. Holmes,
Joseph Brown.
In district court of Lyon county, Kansas.
NOTICE is hereby given, that by yir-
IN tue of an order of sale, issued out of
the District court Of Lyon county, Kansas.
in the above entitled cause, to me direct
ed, will, on the 9th day of April, 1874,
at 1880 p. 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 following described real es.
tate, to-wit: Beginning at the northeast
corner OF the southeast quarter of section
ID, township 49,. of range 10: west 100
rods, south 120 rods, east 81 81 ROD 3.
north IL rods, east ~ IA rods. north 1O9
rods, to place of beginning. Will be sold
as the property of the defendant, Joseph
Brown, to satisfy said order of sale
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county.
Emporia, Kan, Mar. %, 1874. 13w5
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

The DHFERENCE.-Germany has
standing army In these days of
profound peace of over 100000
men. The authorities are uneasy,
because they consider the army in
sufficient. We have in our broad
country about $4,000 regular sol
diers, and the people believe that it
is wrong to support such an army.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

The Cuban merchants are excited
over the condition of the Spanish
bank. De LIZ Denda, has ascer-
tanned that that institution has is
sued $1,000 600 in paper currency.
on a capital of S30,OOO,0OO. And it
appears that the basis for the over
issue has been loan to the Cap
tain General of less than S50,O00,-
600 in paper currency. And still
worse, there is no specie to back up
the notes. The Spanish bank will
certainly collapse.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

The temperance war has its effect
on the whisky makers of CincinI lati,
one Of the whisky centers, Of this
country. It il said that distille ries
which formerly turned out 400 bar
rels of whisky per day, are now
making about sixty. All right. II
the fountains can be dried up the
streams will cease to flow.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

One of the most hopeful features
of the temperance reform now agi-
tating the country is found in the
number of Roman Catholics who
are organizing everywhere into to-
tai abstinence clubs. In many To-
calities the priests are actively en-
gagged in the good work. There is
some talk of organizing an Ameri-
can Catholic Total Abstinence Un-
ion. If the Catholics can be gener-
ally reformed in this respect the
city whisky sellers will suffer loss.
We hope and pray that the good
Fathers who are engaged in this
work may be abundantly success
ftnl
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27
SheriR7s Sale.

Lee S: Sargent,
A. L. Paige,
In District Court of 9Th Judicial District.
Lyon county, Kansas.
NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
IN tue OF an order OF sale, issued out of
the District court of Lyon county, Kan
sas' IN the above entitled cause, L will,
on the 9th day of April, 1874, at 80
O'Clock p. 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 following described real
estate. to-wit: Lots No. "a and Sc, on
Neosho street, in the city of Emporia,
Lyon county, Kansas. Will be sold as
the property Of the above named defend.
ant, to satisfy said order Of sale.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff OF Lyon county.
Emporia, Kan, Mar. 81, 1874. l3-w5
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

ST. Louis and Chicago are as
jealous of each other as ever Oswe-
go and Chetopa were; and their
papers are carrying on as disgrace
full a war with each other, as we
ever knew to exist between two
little papers in q country village.
Two big cities and Metropolitan
papers ought to be ashamed of a
petty quarrel.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27
Sherifss Sale.

:. W. Miller,
vs..
E. w. Brace, Elisabeth Brace and VIM.
Boutwell,.
In District court of Lyon counyt, Kansas.
NOTICE Is hereby given, that by vir-
In tue Of an order of sale, issued out of
said District court OF Lyon county, to me
directed, will, on the 9th day of April,
1874, at O'Clock p. m, at the front door
for sale, at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following described
real estate, to-Wit: The south half of lot
No. o in block 81, in the town of Ameri.
Gus, in Lyon county, Kansas. VIII be
sold IS the property Of the above named
defendants, to satisfy said order Of sale.
JOHN BAY,
Sheriff of Lyon county. Kansas.
Emporia. Kan. Mar. 81. 1S14 12r1
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

Nineteen million, two hundred
and sixteen thousand aud forty-five
bushels of grain are annually con-
suned by the distillers of the Uni-
ted States. Counting the corn at
40 cents per bu., rye Sl.62; wheat
$l.45; barley S1.65; 1t is worth S15,-
006,Sl4. The spirits at S12 a gallon
give us the sum of S6S, 256, 156.
There is an awful waste of grain !;
q fearful sum of money spent for
that which Is not bread. What 9
price 60 pay for drunkenness, vag-
,rancy, iunacy, want, crime, wretch
-edness, DEATH
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There is one District Judge in
our State who has the honor of pre-
siding over one whole county. NJ.
v. B. Voss is in poor health and
the legislature thought it best to
leave him in charge of Bourbon
county. We dislike such special
legislation very much. Judge v.
ought to resign. He has no family
to support. There is no reason tor
any such arrangement.
Tho Kansas Conference, OF the
NJ. Z. Church will convene in
Atchison, on Wednesday, April list.
Bishop Andrew will preside.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

Some of the Atchisonians are un-
easy about the rings. A cores
pondent of the Champion writes
"About Rings and Rings" and the
editor takes 1t up and rings the
rings around in a most lively man
ner, without ringing out single
ring. HE claims that the whole
world is run by rings. and that
rings do nothing either. He rings
tins paradox one way and then
rings it another way, and concludes
at last that in this world of rings,
the people viii not support mol
countenance rings; and reioices al
the thought that 'the ring OF the
people generally knocks the ring
of the politicians endways."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

The Illinois Legislature has been
wrestling nearly all winter with a
husband and wife" bill. 1t has
been banded back and forth from
the Senate to the Revision and Ju-
dietary committees, and amended
and changed, and reinstated, and
read again but it has at last passed
the Senate. 1t gives married wo-
men about the same property rights
as their husbands.
We like such laws. Some wo-
men need just that kind of protec-
ton.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

The little State of Rhode Island
can turn out six or eight thrifty
candidates for the United States
Senate. When will wonders cease
to visit these mundane shores ?"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

We really wonder if the Kansas
City Journal and Times ever heard
of the Kilkenny cat fight2 Be that
as it may, they are evidently trying
to "chaw" each other to pieces
The fight is not even funny to out.
sidara
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

faYors temperance, but sells whisky
for a living. He gives Geo. Antbo-
ny fits for signing U. S. stamps
"with the blood of widows and or
phants," bnt pays the price of, and
nses stamps for the purpose of spill
ling the blood of which he speaks.
The Government for the sake of
revenue authorizes Anthony to sign
the stamps; and Jennison for the
sake Of money uses the stamps ;
and they mutually abuse each
/ other.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27

RIcHNEss.-We know of nothing
richer than the fact that G. r.
JennisOn, the most abandoned. as
we supposed, wretch In our State,
attends temperance meetings and
makes temperance speeches. He
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SheriH9s Sale.

VIM. W. Angel,
va.
VIM. 81. Eikenbery,
In District court Of 9th Judicial District,
in and for LION county, Kansas.
NOTICE is hereby given, that by vir-
IN tue of an order OF sale, issued out of
the District court Of Lyon county, in the
above entitled cause, ] Will, on the 27th
day of April, at 2 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 fol-
lowing real estate, to-wit: lis acres Of
the south east quarter dissection II, town.
ship 10, range 10; all situate north Of Cot
tonwood river and occupied by said
EikenburY as a homestead, ali in Lyon
county, Kansas. Will be sold TO satisfy
said order Of sale. JOHN BAY,
Sheriff, Lyon county.