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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-31

Louis Railway Company and some
of its stockholders. Col. Arthurs'-
testimony on the capacity and mer-
its of the narrow gague is SO explie-
1t that it must convince the most
skeptical, more especially when it
is borne In mind that he is both by
education and practice a wide
gauge man.
He says: 81 have been q civil en-
gineer since 1889. l built the Ma.
riatta and Cincinnati railway, also
the Jonesboro and Cincinnati road.
From 1858 to 1866, was superin-
tendent of the Illinois Central rail-
road, and after this, wss with the
North Missouri road. 1 have been
over the Cairo and St. Louis mar
row-gauge road several times, and
have examined it in all its depart
ments. In my judgement the road
Ia capable of greater service than
the territory tributary to it de-
mands. For railroads between To-
cal points, the narroW-gauge has
senegal advantages, which are list.
Cheapness of construction. I'd
Economy of operation.
He says further: az am satisfied
that this road on g four feet and
eight and a half inch gauge between
st. Louis and MurfreesbOro' GO
miles) could not make any money
for its stockholders-but with its
present gauge, after it is completed
to Cairo, (l60 miles, it can be made
to pay a fair return. 1 should sup
pose that there would be a differ
ence il operating expenses in favor
of the narrow gauge Of 15 to Is per
cent, and perhaps more. l think
narrow gauge roads can be built
and operated to advantage. It
Cairo & st. Louis road) has all the
advantages of q broad gauge road.
On this road, with its three feet
gauge. a 24-ton locomotive can
haul 1872 tons of freight in "a cars,
while on the Illinois Central (broad
gauge it requires 30 or 36-ton en-
CINE 10 haul 20 cars, containing Leg
tons of freight"
The aboYe coming from q civil
engineer and railway manager OF
Col. Arthur's repute, is most val
liable testimony for what is claimed
in behalf of the carrying capacity
of narrow gauge roads.
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EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 81. 1875.


Let the Church Pay las Way.
The Presidents proposition in his
late message, to tax church proper
ty, meets with universal favor from
the press and public. That the i'm
mense amount of valuable church
property throughout the Union
should be on the free list, no just
man will maintain.
We have for years been of the
opinion that the system of running
the churches of the country on the
begging basis was an error that
ought to be corrected. The Law
renee Journal, generally one of the
soundest papers In the west, has
some remarks on this point that
suit US exactly, and express so
clearly what we have for some time
been intending to say, that we adopt
its words, and recommend them to
the careful confederation of all in
terested in churches:
For one we heartily endorse the
Presidents message regarding the
taxation of church property, at least
to the extent suggested by him. We
are rapidly approaching the time
when churches, like everything else,
will have to stand upon q sound
financial basis. And they will be
all the better and stronger for It.
Instead of going about, as many
of them now do, as mendicants, APP
pealing to charity, and degrading
Christianity by making It stand hat
in hand TO every body, they will be
run upon business principles, as in
situations that have right to live,
and have q recognized function in
the community. A church has no
right TO make religion q general
pauper, asking aims OF every body.
If church has any call to live at all
it must live on business principles.
They do q certain work which the
world demands, and the laborer is
worthy of his hire. A church that
pays It's minister, supports its wor-
ship and runs its finances on sound
business principles will, in the long
run, come out ahead and do the
most good. No class OF men have
done so much harm to Christianity
as those who would make it a uni
versal dead beat, trying TO get some
thing for nothing out of everybody.
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ments staring US in she face. We
scraped through without pawning
the elephant, but We were often
on the verge OF it. AL this did
not choke my ambition. Warned
by the past, ] never yentared near
her (unless Elliot was there for
twelve months after our landing;
but / was always watching Elliot
and her to find the secret of his
influence.
A fearful annoyance to the lead
ers of the speculation was the
drunkenness of Old Tom and
George Hinde: these two encour-
aged one another and defled US,
and of course they were our mas
tors, because no one but Elliot
could move the elephant from
place to place, or work her on the
stage.
One night Elliot WAS so drunk
that he fell down senseless at the
door of her shed on his way to
repose. l was not near, but Air.
Gallott it seemed was, and he told
US she put out her proboscis and
drew him tenderly in, laid him on
the straw, and fang some straw
over him or partly over him.
Mr. Gallott is alive, and . public
character; you can ask hifn whsth-
er this be true: I tell this one
thing from hearsay.
Not long after this, in one of
the American towns, forget
which, passing by Dicks shed, 1
heard a tremendous row. l was
about to call Elliot, thinking it
was the old story. somebody get
ting butchered; but, / don't know
how it was, something stopped
me, and looked cautiously in
instead, and saw Tom Elliot walk
ing into her with a pitchfork, she
trembling like a school boy with
her head in a corner and the
blood streaming from her sides.
AS soon as he caught sight of me
he left off and muttered unintelli-
gibly. l said nothing. 1 thought
the more.
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Sheri6's Sale.
District Court, Ninth Judicial District. Cha,
County, Kansas.
Isaac {. Wilson,
!. l.. Williams ct MI

j. l.. Williams ct al
pY virtue OF an order of sale issued ont of
- the District Court of the Ninth Ju,licjaI
District, sitting in and for Chase conn
y, Kansas, on a Judgment, wherein Isaac 4
wilson Is plaintiff. ana j. l.. Williams Cl2ris-
ga j. Williams and Thomas Sammer are de-
lendants. viii, on Monday, the 81 day of Jan
uary 1876, at one O'Clock D. IN. at the front
door OF the court house in Enporia, Lyou
county, Kansas, offer for sale bv public
auction 70 the highest bidder for cas- IN in hand
all the right, title and interest of the IIclcn,I'
ants, =. l.. Williams and Clarissa J. " iIIiams
ID anu TO the following described real estate
tO-Wit:
The southeast quarter Is e ~ of scction
twenty seven z in township twenty 1901,
range twelve l12l, situate i'm Lyon county
ansas-eAcept the interest of Thomas San,
mer, tN-WIt: commencing; at the northeast
in q corner Of the southeast quarter Is =, - !
OF section twcnty-seven l27I in TOWNSHIP,
twenty III, OF range twelve 1871; thence run
ming south fifty five and a-haif 1871 rods :
thence west siXty-eight 1851 rods; thence
north ntty-hve and Onc-half 1851 rosIs
thence siAty-eight 1851 rods to place OF be-
ginning, containing twenty three 1921 acres
and nInety-four l94l rods. And also ali tho
right, title and Interest of all of said defend
ants in and to all that herein before. ,Icscrib
cd interest Of the said Thomas Summer. to-
wit, the Aforesaid p acres ami % ro,Is
said % acres and 81 rods i, aDDraised al
<3SO,O0, and the balance of SAID uuarte,
section at $1rJOO 90, and will BE- sold as tliC
property OF the aforesaid defendants 10 sat.
isfy said order of sale.
SnerIn's Office, December Third ISz5
JOHN BAY, Sheriff
Lyon county, Kan
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NOTICE.
HARTFORD. Lyon &c. D
nRnnnnlnnn 1an-

:" TIT. 7 NgHKy. 8EUN OU-,I
December I, 1913 (
CEALED bids will he received by the nm
- GerszgDed at the postoflice at Hartford
Lyon county, until the 25th of December for
grObbing separately or for grubbing and
proving, " acres Of land near Hartford Bids
viii be received for the whole job. or in five
acre lots. 70 any party taking the whole ioh
i! Will furnish house, close by the work For
further particulars write. or applv to thG.
owner. near Hartford. The right Ia reject
any and all bids is reserved
also have timber Tor sale
1851 THOMAS BREWER
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CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor-John Bay.

Mayor-JOhn Bay.
Treats ttrer- Howard Dunlap
Police JUDICIAL. Weaver.
City Attorney. jay Buck
CITY Clcrk-E;. NJ. For,Ie
Narshal-E Z. Nichols.
Chief EnSinccr-D. L. McMurtTic.
COuncilmcH- LIT Ward. y. \. Baker, 4. e.
Davidson. 81 Ward. j Eustein. IL. g. Lowe.
81 Ward, W. w Hibbcn. L. T.. Bancroft. 4th
Ward, J. =. Watson. T.. Nichols
Board of EluCaii0n-1st W ard, g. NJ. Stow
ell, W. II. McCarIy 2d Ward Van McCuI-
Tough, Robert Millikcn. 81 WarI, ID. &. Me
Murtric, ii. W. McCunc. 18th Ward, J. 4.
Moore, 4. w. Spencer. Treasurer Board of
Education, ID. W. Eastman
Justice of the Peace. Il. Bachelor, Geo.
III. StOwcii.
Constablcs-T johnson, L. Nichols.
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NOTICE.

ELIZA KlRkPATRICK, of parts unknown
~ VIII take notice, that ON December 18TH,
against her in the District Court. in and for
Lyon county, State of Kansas, AM! unless she
anSMers the same on or before the 18th day OF
Eeb'y, 1876, the same will lac taken as true and
Judgment rendered quieting the title of tbs
said Colin McCollOch to lot No. So, Cottonwood
street IN the city or EmpOria, in said Lyon
county, and determining the estate or Interest
OF the said Eliza Kirkpatrick therein, to Ike
null and void against the title of the said
Colin McCOllOck, and for costs
J. JAY BUCK
o1-oG Atty for Plaintiff
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Sherif's Sale,
District Court, Fifth Judicial District Lyor
County, Kansas.
The EmpOria Mutual Loan Association.


County, Kansas
The Emporia Mutual Loan Association.
VS..
Gilbert Il. SOulc, ct al
pY virtue of an order of sale issued ont of
- the District Court of the Fifth Judicial
District, sitting in ami for Lyon county, Kan
sas. wherein The EmpOria Mutual Loan As
ISOLATION is plaintiff. and Gilbert H. SOuIc is
defendant, l will, ON Monday, the sd day of
January, 1876, at O'Clock .. me-, at the
'front.' door of the court house, in EmpOIia,
Lyon county, Kansas, offer for sale by bubble
auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand
all the right, title anu interest of the defend
ant, Gilbert X. SOule, in and to the follow
ing described real estate. tO-wit: The west
malt Nv q OF the west half (w. al of the
lie 4 of tie west half " y of the north
west quarter In W = of section thirty -four
l54 township twenty 20. range eleven III |,
in Lyon county, Kansas
Sail real estate will DC sold as the property
sale.
Sheriffs Office. this third day of Dcccm-
Der, 1870 JOHN BAY, Sheriff
I,En ~
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SheriR'a Sale.
District Court. Fifth judicial District. LYON
County, Kansas.
Strong & Burt
A s. Smith.

VS..
A. 5. Smith
Pf virtue of an execution issued out of
District, sitting in and for Lyon conntv Kan
sas, wherein Strong & Burt are plaintiffs and
A. 5: smith is defendant. will, ON Monday.
a-half O'Clock a. m, at the, front door nf the
court mousse, IN ETnpOria, Lyon county, KAN
sas, oner Tor sale by public auction TO the
highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right,
title and interest of the defendant, a. s.
smith IN and to the following described real
Lots number one hundred and twelve T112I
ana one hundred and fourteen HAL ON Syi.
van street IN EmpOria, Lyon county Kansas
SSlo rea! estate will be sold as the property
Sher1n's Office, this Third day of Deccm-
her, $50: JOHN BAY. Sheriff
4S-ow LYON C0 Kansas
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

Judge District Court-E i. Peyton.
Clerk District COuTt-G. w. Frederick
Shcrin-John Bay.
ALtOrncy-A. Gillett.
Trcasurer-Jos Ernst.
Clerk. ;. Craig.
Register of Dce'ls-JUhn r Evans.
Snpt. Pub. InstructiOu-A. ID. Chambers.
SurVeyor-Robt- Milliken.
Probate JUDGE. w. Cunning CHAM.
(JESSE +. TRATTOS,
Commissioners }CHARLES PAINE,
DACOB METZKER.
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sHERIFF's SALE.
District Court, oh Judicial District. Lyon
County, Kansas.
The Emporia Mutual Loan Association.
vs..

county, Kansas.
The EmPOria Mutual Loan Association.
VS..
Nathan =. Foster,
RY virtue Of an order of sale issued out OF
IL the District Court of the Fifth Judicial
DlstrlSt. slttlng IN and for Lyon county, KAN
saS, wherein The Emp0ria Mutual Loan A.
sociatIon Is plaintiff. and Nathan n Foster.
y 0eiendant, will. on Monday, the Third
uay OF January, 1876. at nine ami a hall
O'Clock a. m, at the front door of the court
mouse IN Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas. Of
IcE ior sale by public auction. to the highest
DludeF lor cash in hand, all the right title
and interest OF the defendant Nathan n
roster. In and to the following described real
estate Co-Wft: Commencing at the southeast
Is 81 corner Of the northwest quarter IN W = !
OF section nftecn IIJl, township nineteen lI9I,
range twelve t12i; thence west sixty three
ana ninety one one hundreths t63 81 -1O0t rods
thence north one hundred and sixty I16OI
RODS 70 north line of said quarter; thence
east 70 northeast n e corner OF said Quarter:
thence south to place of beginning, contain
ing slxty-three 1851 acres, three [3I roOsis and
twenty t20l PercheS. Also, four raj acres.
two CalIrOOds and one and one-haif II1Ii
corner Of piece Of land decided by Osgeosl TO
Lambert, in the said northwest Quarter
N " ~ OF section fifteen 1851, township nine
teen ll9l, range twelve l1zl; thence due cast
seventeen W. rods and sixteen l16l links
thence north fOrty-three [43l rods; thence
links; thence south forty three 1881 rods e.
Place OF beginning All in Lyon county,
said real estate will be sold as the uroDerty
OF nathan \. Foster, to satisfy said order oI
SheriG's ONCE, this Third day of Decem-
Der, 1875. JOHN BAY, Sheriff
4S~0W Lyon county. KaS.
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Final settlement.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under
AZ signed administrator of the estate of
y onn keceSr, deceased. will, On Monday Jan
usry 80, 1876. make final settlement Of said
Emporia, Kansas j. JAY RUCK.
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LEGAL.
NOTICE.

TINE regular annual meeting of the stock
for the election OF directors. win be held at
eAel7 banking house on Tuesday, January
alth, 1e16s Gt O'Clock p. m.
kl-4e 4. q. HERITAGE Cashier
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NOTICE.

To SteekAOlden Of First NstisaaI:.,ss.sk,c Of
kHP0Fas, Kansas:
THE annual election of 5 directors for said
I bank viii take place on Tuesday, Janua-
fy llth, 1876, at the Office of said bank, in En-
poflas az O'Clock p. N. r. b. HURST
Dec ~, 1875. Soft Cashier
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AdEnlnIstrator's Notice,

NOTICE Is hereby given that the under
~ signed was, on the s6th day of Novem-
estate OF Patrick Smiley, deceased, by the
Probate Court Of Lyon county Kansas
5O-St W. A. RANDOLPH
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Cards in tai. Directory 80 Gents a H,.r per ye

CHURCH OF TIE SACRED HEART
Rev. Joseph Pcrrier, pastor. Services the
fourth Sunday OF every month at and 10 30
Il. IN, and u. M; also every Friday at a.
IN. Sunday School every Sunday at p. m
VOlISn3l
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THE MEN WHO ADVERTISE
BEATTYS eef Psaier o ssasn Es9s

REATTNJC Celebrated Golden Tongue
06ns Parlor Organs. Rays OF
light from the Press:
Beatty's Golden Tongue ParIOr Organs
have won for themselves q good reputation
far and wide.-t Washington tS. j. Star.
We you'll recommend this excellent instFu-
ment TO tine musical world, for its hneneSs of
tome Petersburg lind. Democrat
Woodbiue Lodge of Odd Fellows has pur-
chased one OF Bcatty's Golden Tongue Or
gans, and it is the best instrument ever
brought to this town. WoodstowR N. -
Register.
The instrument gives entire satisfaction.
Ny brother, who purchased the organ. Is
highly pleased Memphis mol News
Those who wish te purchase nrst-elass in
strunent for home, hail or church music
Mich Outline.
Its tone equals the finest we have ever
heard Edna MOI Democrat
1t Is pronounced splendid Instrument
james 4. n ais letter 10 Finlay (0hiol Amer
lea PATRON.
A reputation which places them above sus-
ptcioni They are endorsed by the highest
musical authritieS throughout the world as.
the best st. Charles (sIo Cos sip.
agents wanted everywhere TO canvass for
this superior instrument. Address, Daniel
& Beatty, Washington, n. j. 45-ly
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EMPORIA LODGE. No. II, \. r. n A NJ
u Meets at their hall. RuggIcs 4 PIumb's
building, ON the Thursday of or next precetl-
lag the full moon of each moEth and every
two weeks thereafter Master MasOns in
good standing are cordially invited to attend
W. W. IIIBBEH, ". NJ.
Z W SPEocFR SccrcInrN
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Cnnn rEn,pI-anS

EMFOI:IA kNCA ..PMENT, No IL Meets
Ia at Odd Fellows hall. LIST aud 81 Tuesdays
each month. q. L. JONES, &. T..
j, ii. wARNEKE, Scribe.
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HNIGS LODGE. No. Is. Meets Mt Odd
" Fellows hall, over Emporio Bank. every
Tuesday evening at = O'Clock Members in
good standing inv ite'l To attend.
r.. EFsTIES, -. 6.
} III. DAVIS, Recording Sec'y
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DAMASCUS LODGE meets in Odd Eel
- lows hall every Monday evening Mem
beers in good standing are cordially invited TO
attend. Il. -. SEDGwICK, c &.
e. H Hurst X Rs
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ENMPORIA EIIAPTER, Il =. Nj. Meets at
II Mason hall, GA the LIST and 81 Friday
evenings of each month, at u O'Clock. Com
paniOns in good Standing are cordially myit-
cd TO attend. w M.wICKs, IL. II.
LEW w. HABLTCK, Secretary.
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KNlGHTs or PYTHIAs

DIIOESIX LODGE. No. 149. /. q. q. Il q.
l. Meets Wednesday nights Of each week at
TRANCE hall. REV. } ii. CLARK, W.
ANsON GRIDLEY. kecOI.ling Sow.
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EMPoRIA SOCIETIES.
HAGnNEf,

FMPOKIA COMMASDERY, No. ). l.. ID.
Ia Meets on 1st and 3,l Saturdays, at Mason
ic hall. J.. ID. JABOBs, r.. &.
}. 4. BENNETT, Recorder.
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TMPORIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
~ Rooms over Emporia National Bank.
Open every afternoon from 3 to q; every even
ing except Friday, from to g. Life member
ship So. Annual membership -. Heading
room free. b Z. MCMURTKIE, Pres't
j. NJ STEELE, Sec'y-
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HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Office in
III HOiderman block, new building, third
door south First National Bank-up stairs
5Q-tf
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w. W. HIBBEN,
DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Once IL
IL Hanna's building, iS9 Commercial street
w. X. ROUP.
DIR. ANNA WARREN,

DHYSICIAN and Obstetrician Reading
L Lyon county, Kansas. Office one door
west OF drug store
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PHYSICIANS

L. ID. JACOBS, RI. D.,
nFFICE in NEWs Block, mp stairs.
~ JanITSti
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j. a. MOORE, nj. d.,
DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Once
l. the Drug Store of Moore & Weaver.
ianl72tf
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ODD FELLOWS.

L. W. srEocEK, Secretary.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-12-10

60 .,e.-.d q An not entitled TO ITS PRIV
|;,ee =, the attendance of members ,. ~n'
VERY full, nearly every seat De'nS w.
n;sd ~ "a
p's %.pn.~,op tnea called the names Of q, y
... mI. by etale,, commencing WIZ
Maine. .,... f.om III.
rh;ra District of New York. the OlsI'
reminded the House that the person - ). !.
.,.c,ed had died, ard the person e'ecss. :
mn the vacancy had presented CRU" 49,,
ia. an necr,isr In form that the C'e.4
r,rferred - submit >he question 10 W.
1 House. ..,~..,,o,
r.. difference 10 the Louisiana Delegation
the Clerk said he had received Two se.s -
c..,;6cates for -four districts. but oo''
se,s indicating the election OF the ss"'
..-.ons. that. as to the Fifth district, ~
I'D :, ceived two certificates s'gnet
~ VIM Pit Kellogg showing the election
Of Morey, and the other signed ~ Jon.
McEnry showing the election Of spencer
.,d That a Kellogg was the defac 0 dov
ernor. he mad acted on his eertinatc, IN.
had enrolled Morey. As to the o'.s'
d,.t,ict he had only received one certin
cate. signed by Kellogg, and he had ac'ee
on that.
The call concluded. the Clerk announced
that ze8 members had answered to the'l
names.
The absentees are. Dobbins, OF New
Ietsey. Exbert, of Pennsylvania, who re
turped home this morning on account o.
death in his family; Stevens, OF Georgia
nd Oliver. of Iowa. These, with tn
two vacancies from the Thirty'thf5d dis
tnct Of New York and the Fourth Dis
Itrct of Illinois, make the 292 members o.
which the House is composed.
Lamar m wed that the House proceed u
the election of Speaker. Agreed to.
| Lamar-'.I put in nominai'o" TOR tn
Office of Speaker of the House for tn
44,h Congress. Michael q Kerr, membe
elect from the State OF Indiana"
Wheeler, of New York. nominate
for the same position James Il. bla'ne' o.
Maine"
/ The Clerk asked whether there wer'
|others. and there being no response, sp
pointed Us tellers, Holman. Clymcr, Dan
forth and Banks, and the House 'hr'
voted with the following results: Wno''
number of votes cast. $50; necessary u
choice. al. Michael Kerr received l75
James &. Blainr received 1OG Alphens >
Williams, of Michigan, one, cast y.
Banks, Of Massachusetts,; AIexand
Campbell, of Illinois, one, cast by Ander
son. of Illinois; VIM. Anderson. one.
The Clerk appointed Randall ant
Blaine to escort the Speaker elect to tn
chair.
As Mr.. Kerr was conducted down tn
main aisle to the Speakers chair, Their
was considerable clapping Of ha' do Of
The Democratic side of the House, which
WAS silenced a. Mr. Kerr began . short
speech, promising fairness and imparli
atty to all.