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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-16

W HEREAs, The said committee were
continued I'd Investigate the side
walk account, in which, it Is believed,
that an excessive amount was also al
lowed; therefore,
Rerotced. That the law firm of Rug
giles & Sterry be employed to COM
nence and conduct legal proceedings
against the parties reported by said
| committee as having received great
er amount for said work than they or
! any OF them were entitled 10 under
their contracts, to the end that said
parties or any of them shall pay back
into the treasury of the city any and.
all moneys which they or any of them
may not have been entitled TO re-
ceive under any or all OF said con-
tracts; Prorided. That said firm shall
NOT charge more than $500, if all can
be included in one case, nor more than
nifty dollars If more than one case, ad-
ding thereto the expenses only OF one
OF said firm in attending to the case or
cases at Topeka should an appeal be
taken to the Supreme court.
Mr.. Eskridge moved the adoption of
the resolution. The motion was see
onded by Dir. Watson,
Mr.. McCarter moved, az an amend
ment, that the words s'the law firm of
Ruggles & Sterry be employed" be
stricken out, and "the city attorney be
and he is hereby instructed" inserted
in lieu thereof, and all after the word
provided" be stricken out of the -eso-
luton. Mr.. McCarter's motion was
seconded By Mr.. Morrison.
The amendment was carried, and
the motion as amended was adopted.
Mr. Eskridge moved the adoption of
the following:
ResofUed, That Mesars. Ruggles &
Sterry De and they are hereby author
lied TO defend interests OF the city in
the case wherein the city has been
sued for the payment of the macada-
MIXING bonds, which case is now pend |
Ing in the u. s. Court; Provided, |
That no more than $500 and actual |
expenses of one of said firm be allow |
ed for sucll>services. 4
There being no second to the mo-
ton, the same was not put to the
council.
Adjourned. f. III. FoRDE,
City Clerk.
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Loss Ely FIRE.-AS APPLICATION
FOR AID.-The house of Mr.. Hugh
Williams, Coal creek, was destroyed
by fire few weeks ago. 1t left the
father and mother, with their five
children, homeless. All their cloth
ing, provisions and furniture were
burned; also, several other things be-
longing to farm, that they usually
kept in the house, (being unable to
build a barn., such as harness, &c.
This family moved to this vicinity
four years ago from New Jersey,
bought part of q school section south
of Emporia, on Coal creek. They have
struggled hard under serioas disadvan-
tIges to make a living. When the
house took fire, MIR. Williams was en-
gagged at work in Usage City, where
he had been all winter trying to earn
enough money TO pay for team, in
stead of the one he lost last tall; and
as there was NO one in the house but
the mother who was able to do much
work, she had scarcely time enough to
save her little children from the furi-
Gus flames. Now, I would apply, in
their behalf, to those who are able to
help them in their distressful condi-
ton. understand that several par
ties have already contributed gener-
ously, and they will be long remem-
bered By this family and their friends.
Among others are Messrs. Pierce s.
Co., Mr.. Bitter, Eagle creek,and 1
sincerely hope that they will be fol-
lowed by many others, so as to enable
them 70 make home again. They are
staying for the present at the resi-
dence of Mrs. W. L. Roberts, just
north of Dir. Hallberg's nursery. Those
wishing to help them with clothing,
money, or anything necessary in a |
family, will please leave the same at
the above residence or in care of Mr. |
G. j. Williams, at A. S. Smiths dry
gooes store. JOHN JONES,
Pastor Welsh Pres'n Church.
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SOUTHWEST.

| 5. n. Wood has sued the Cotton
wood Falls Courant for libel.
The Cheyenne prisoners of Stone
Calls band who lately surrendered
to Gen. Neil, revolted last week at
the agency, wounded 1G of the
troops, and escaped. They will no
doubt be re-eaptured. A number
of chad Indians" are now in chains,
en-route to Fort Leavenworth.
Twenty four quarter sections of
land haye been plowed up in Bar
bour county, and bonds have been
Issued to the amount of $4,000,
only $1,000 of which, however, are
of any value.
A GOOD HAUL.-Last summer a
couple of nice looking young naen
landed in Wichita They appeared
to have some money, and enjoyed
themselves hugelyHnderSthe names
Of Frank.1seed and 10 Perry. At
ter astime they skipped out, and
nathing further was heard of them
until last Monday, when Mr.. Scan
Han, detective for the New York
Central s. Hudson River railroads,
put In an appearance in search Of
money on deposit at one of our
banks tosthe creditol Perry. From
Alr. Seaman we learned a few facts
recognizing these young men. Pee-
rvs real name is Isaac III. Baxter,
and Reeds George Vanyeiser. The
latter was employed as clerk in the
railroad company,s Office at Pouge-
keepsie, and the former is a carpen-
ter. Oh the 81 of last May they
robbed the company's Office Of q
package containing some $4,000,
and left for parts unknown. Mr..
Seaman started in search of the Gull
prits, but never obtained any posi-
tive clue as to their whereabouts
until short time since. He track
ed them to Wichita, where they ap-
pear to have separated. He finally
found Baxter at Denison, keeping
saloon and having in his company
a woman he had picked up here, bv
the name of Nettie Vanvalkenberg.
Baxter was shipped direct to New
York, and Mr.. Seaman started for
Vanvesler. Van was corralIed at
Denver, aud like his partner immedi-
ately forwarded seast. The detective
found S6,S6S.30 in money on his
person, besides jewelry. Baxter
bad over $4,000 deposited in eight
different banks, which Mr.. Seaman
is now gathering up. lie will re-
cover about half the money, the
lads having spent the balance in
having "good time" seeing the
world.-Wichita Beacon.
DR.. Westiake Falls, who got I'D
the Sam Wood complaint is going
to California.
When family of full blood Os
ages abandon the lodge aud move
into house, they are furnished
with one bedstead, one bedtick,
three chairs, one table, one broom,
one wash tub, one wash board, six
plates, elk cups and saucers, a gravy
bowl, steak platter, sauce dish,
dish pan, wash basin, candlestick,
six knives and forks, two towels
and two table cloths. And then
we suppose they move back to the
odge again.
The Sedgwick county wheat crop
6 booming.
J. r. Knapp and d. w. Boutwell,,
If Little Walnut township, Butler
county, had n shooting match last
week, resulting from a quarrel
Ibout Knapp sueing Boutwell, for a
lebt. Both fired three shots, and
neither was hurt, and then Boutwell,
vas arrested for beginning the
The Eldorado Hotel bill of fare is
advertised as follows: "Three meals
Der day, and good, clean bed at
hight" What else can human ma
ure ask?
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LATEST .rELEGRANIs.
From 'z'Iae --latest
Photographic Reports.

Condensed From 'zIae --latest
photographic Reports.
Severe frosts have Injured the Cali
fornia fruit crop, and the grape crop
at Los Angles Is ruined.
The reported ontrages in the Penn
sylvania coal regions are now said TO
be grossly exaggerated. Governor
Hartranft however, notifies the miners
that Horder must and shall he obsery-
ed. cost what it may" lie has sent
two regiments Of militia to overawe
them.
At Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, J. II.
Colfinberry and wife, old settlers, were
driving home from their sons wedding,
when the horses baked on the rail-
road track, and train knocked the
carriage to pieces, and fatally injured
the occupants.
A tornado struck Edensburg, Iii
nois, Friday, and blew dowa five
houses and the Prcsbyteriaa church.
Twenty ladies and gentlemen were
rehearsing for an exhibition, and
many had Their arms and legs broken
and were Otherwise injured.
AT Schuyler Nebraska, on the sth, a
tornado blew down several houses and
the new bridge over the Platte river.
Monday of last week, two express
trains on the Missouri river railroad,
collided at full speed, near Albio.
Five railroad men were killed, andsa
pamSer Of passengers badly injured.
New York city has sued Tweed for
all his stealing, over $4,000, 900 900 and
attached all the property he owned at
his first arrest.
Friday, a hurricane lighted on Hous-
ton, Texas, and knocked the Democrat
Office and other buildings into pl: =
A powder explosion in San Francis
co. on the 9Th, set fro torand destroyed
the U. S. bonded warehouses, and
killed several people. Ross 5000 Geo.
The third annual cattle sale of the
Linwood herd, took place last week at1
Chicago. The best hiefer brought
$1,650, and best bull $4,000. Average
for COWS 1902. Total sales So, 6G2.
OLary, of Chicago, has just walked
100 miles in % hours, SO minutes and
IA seconds.
Dan Bryant, the negro minstrel,
died'in New York Saturday.
Beecher keeps on fatty eontradict-
ing all the Important testimony of
1flton, Moulton, and Mrs. Moulton
against him. Mira. Tilton is to be the
next witness. Tilton is booked for
grand lecturing tour after the trial is
over. He ought to be exhibited as
"gibbering idiot, with straw in his
hair"
Germany having threatened to swal-
low Belgium, England notifies it to
not try that experiment.
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STATE MEMS

Atchison owes only $45I, 900.
Leavenworth city debt is only
S425, S74.6S.
The death of the wife of ex-Sena-
tor A. NJ. York is announced.
Parsons polled SOC votes, and the
Sun demands third term for
Grant.
Atchison county proposes to have
an agricultural society.
Sidney Clarke and some other
Lawrence men are going to settle in
California.
The commissio ners of Shawnee
county distributed large quantity
of garden seeds TO the several town
ships.
Near I4sNvre ncc Ewes family
naiaca Fiums. I'ac CSC ,-dy is IA.
She disguised herself as grasshop-
per refuge from Barton, set six la
dies at work soliciting for her differ
ent names, end got room packed
full of relief goods before the ladies
found out they had all been solicit
ing for the same old fraud. Mrs.
Finne is tottering on the brink of
the grave, and yet cuts up such
pranks as these.
John O'Shea, prominent citizen
of Doniphan county, was murder
ed, by being shot at through a
hedge on his farm, last week, by
John Morrisey, his wife's brother.
O'She8 and his wife had quarreled,
and MOrrisey stock hand in" by
assassinating the former.
A company of Atchison men have
bought and are going to largely de-
velop, the coal mine two miles
south of Burlingame. They will
make out eight car loads per day,
and build a track one mile long to
reach the A. T. s. S. f.
Three men were recently discov-
cred frozen to death in a dugout in
Ness county. They are supposed
to be two brothers named johnson
and a young man named Jones
Hammond, who left Ellsworth last
November for the purpose of hunt
ing and trapping. They are sup
posed to have persisted during the
terrible snow storm about the sth
of January last.
Wilson county is to start out
twenty-eight teams for Washington
Territory this spring.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-16

Ka,sas nss ....;,o.4 49,. -,
Thousand Ne.,,.,ni,e end two ,,a,s.
and negro i.,,,,tor..ts ,in,in.r tyo
winter.
Senate. 7r. -
yiI.l., 80 90, ~. a4..e.-, '''''ol
s:on;.,. 70 "a "a cur
-
l.. 5aa - -" - culture
tf:o -. ' '@i'
- -, -. Jun
wo,t,' s,,,o.5aa 100 -"
-
- S'ue''I0 u A''iFi ''roWn'
= ''e" "'s our iiea ie" days
49, i1o7' 'i''V insurance.
7oo"
In September last Jacob Levy, a
prominent hide merchant of Leav-
eh"orth, went west TO buy hides on
~. = oi''ist 'oi ms h'li- ne mas
iio' slhce Ueeh hesfd OF, Shd 1T IS
'o''ie' nsS peeh ioaiiy ae'll1 Win.
Mrs. Chadwick, wife of the pro-
proprietor OF the Seneca House.
I,eave,uortb comu;,4ai e,io;,1o -,
9Ae on
ouhuay informing last Oy ieapJDg
head foremost into well in the
ceiiar ci the mouse. mental aDerra-
tloh ana dlsease was the cause.
There will be no more goods of
any kind shipped free of charge
over the A, L. SC S. T. r. Il.
The Fredonia Citizen is informed
that 4. p. Arnold. formerly q resi-
dent of CoyvilIe, was recently sent
to the penitentiary for term or
three wears, from CowIey comfy.
for the crime of fraud. IF thew
have commenceI sending frands tn
The penffentiary that institution
will have. to be made the largest
building in the world.
This was tackled on a Topeka
door.
NoT1cE-.Thair will be a spelin
mach in thiss rhume neckst Wensdy
h a Aprili 10 al Q ercIock egzacSiy.
Decker and Misses
Elder air the presidia officers. BY
order WEN dU kNozE.
The State Relief Committee have
received six car loads of barley from
California, and divided one car be-
tween carton, Rush and Stafford
counties, one between Reno and
TIC, andgone between Pawnee, Ed
wards, chase and Marion, leaving
.ntee car toaos 10 90 70 otler conn-
lies, Inns Dariey Is 10 DC used as
'eeo' IL Is requested tnat no spec
la oohsis n'heh!s oe ihaoe 10 care OF
Inc s'ate conllli'.ee' aS ali sucn are
'nargeu iuii lreish', anu may as
wei! De eeh' olfeci' without Dother-
-ns the cotnInl'tee'
The station agent at Usage Mis-
'ton ias' =" euaeSoay soiu Twelve
nrough ucke's 10 oan Francisco,
Ial'
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

II IST of letters remaining In the Empor!a
Atpostofice; April 18th, 1875. Persons calling
for these letters please say advertised.
Benham Mrs. IL. b., Barber Mrs. Hattie.
Foster Oscar
Gunkle H. p
Howe Miss Saliie. Hull Mrs Louisa, Hin
ehaw Guile E., Hazard Chas h, Haworth
Caroline
Jefreys VIM. Henry, Jones Mary T., Jones
Lee Z. w, Lane Sarah n
McTyer Mrs. Elizabeth, Malon " james
wright Miss Ellen or Jane, williams Miss
Annie. JACOB STOTLER, T.. NJ.
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sHERTFF's SALE.

Samuel 10y,
William Boutwell,
County, Kansas
RT virtue of an execution issued ont of the
~ District Court of the 5th Judicial Dis
triet, sitting in and for Lyon county kansas.
wherein Samuel 10y is plaintiff, and William
HothwelI is Defendant, will, on Monday, the
M, at the front door of the coHrt house in
Lyon county, Kansas, offer for sale at public
auction, TO the al CHEST bidder for cash in hand
All the right. title and interest of the defend-
ant, w lillian Boutwell,, in and to the follow
niS described real estate to- wit: Lot No
nine lS), in block ninety four t94), in Ameri-
Gus, Lyon cinnty. Kansas. Said real estate is
ievied upon a. the property of defendant
said execution
sheriff's Office, April 10th, A. D., 1875.
Co. JOHN BAY,
10 wo Sheriff Lyon Co., Kan
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County Scrip.

DARTIEs wishing 70 realize Immediately
ind Il 70 thier asivrSnfara 10 send me meme
randuI0 OF amount they have 20 sell and
toecesf price they VIII take
E. WILDER.
April 9th. lss5. Isff
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sHERIFF.s SALE.

AASASA4 = - O<AASo
Recs Howell,
vs..
Evan W. Williams,
District Court, 5ttl Judicial District. LYON
Eoun y, Kansas
DY virtue of an order of sale issued ont Of
ID the District Court of the 6th Judicial
District. sitting in and for LyoE county Kan
sas, wherein nees howell is plaintiff and
Eyan W. Williams Is defendant. will, on
Monday, the 1T day Of May, 1878, 6s y O'Clock
a m. at the front door Of the court house in
said c'unty. offer for sale at pnbIic auction, TO
the highest bidder for cash In hand, all the
right, title and interest Of the deem ant
Evan w Williams. In and 70 the following
described real estate. to-wit: The undivided
one-h2if ~ of the southeast quarter (l<) Of
the northeast quarter % and the south half
"a Of the southwest quarter tx<l Of the
northeast quarter ~ Of sc -tion two O. :;
township nlnsteen u9l, range twelve fI2), in
Lyon county Kansas containing 60 acres
more or less Said real estate Is levied upon
As the property Of defendant Evan w. W n.
llamss and win be sold 70 satisfy said order OF
sale.
sheriff s once, April leth. A. D. 1s7s.
JOHN BAY,
lows Sheriff % Lyon Co., Kan.
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Hedge Plants For Sale.

O0o 600 hedge plants for sale, two year olds
= ut one and one-haIf and two dollars per
thousand. tasrefully handled1 half mile south
I6-ff
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sHERIFF's SALE.

j. NJ. Griffith & Bro
VS.
S. p. Bishop.
District Court. 9Th Judicial District, Lyon
County, Kansas.
pY virtue of an execution issued out OF the
D District Court Of the nth Judicial Dis
trict, sitting in and for Lyon county Kansas
wherein j. NJ. Grifiith & Bro. is pIaintiff. and
s. I; Bishop is defendant. win, on Monday,
the nth day OF May, A ID. 1919, at 10 O'Clock
a. m, at the front door of the court house in
Lyon county, Kansas. oaer for sale at public
auction. to the highest bidder for cash in
hand, all the right, title and interest of the
defendant, S. ?. Bishop, in and to the follow
ing described real estate to-wit: The north
west quarter l5<) of the southwest quarter az
of the northwest quarter (k) of section thirty
four (34l, township eighteen (1S), range eleven
(lIJ, In Lyon county, Kansas. containing ten
acres. Said real estate Is levied upon as the
properly OF Defendant, s. r. Bishop and will
be sold 20 satisfy said execution
Sheriff e office. April IS. A. D., 1873.
JOHN BAY,
l6.w5 sheriff Lyon Co.. Kan.
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nUR popular young CydesdaIe horse,
~ Dick Wagner, may be found the first
three days of each week at our farm six miles
east OF Emporia- The last three days Of each
week az Davis, livery stable in Empofia
to ali DESTROYS OF lree(iinr rood horseS- -
1871 ID. A. HUNTER & BRO.
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NOTICE.

YIIO all creditors and Others interested in
L the estate of NJ. NJ. Davis deceased. is
hereby given that l shall make final settle
ment 1, as administrator of said estate, at
tile next term of the Probate Court of Lyon
county, Kansas, commencing on tho first
Monday in July, A. ID 1875.
Dated April 18th, 1873.
BENZ. PICKETT,
GILLETT & FORDE, adnl'r.
Att'ys for Admr 1919
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NHERIEF,s ~

SHERIFF. sale.
Res Howell,
vs..
Evan w. Williams, ct al
District Court, 9th Judicial District Ivop
County, Kansas.
Pf virtue of an order of sale issued ont of
- the District Court of the 9th judicial Dis
tr1et. sitting in and for Lyon county, Kansas
wherein Rees Howell is plaintiff and Evan
W Williams Is defendant, I will, on Monday
the 18th day of May, 1875, at 12k O'Clock q M
at the front door of the court house, IN said
county. offer for sale at public auct ion to the
highest bidder for cash in hand all the right
title and interest Of the defendant, Evan w
Williams, in and to the following described
real estate, to-wft; The southeast fourth (ss)
OF the northeast fourth (I<) and the south
haH "a of the southwest fourth {I.) of
the northeast fourth GzO of section
two (2) IN township nineteen Q9), range
twelve (12) containing 90 acres more or less.
IN Lyon county, Kansas. said real estate will
ne sold as the property of defendant Evan w
Williams. to satisfy said order of sale
Sherif's Office, April 10th, 1875,
JOHN BAY
4o-"9 sheriff OF Lyon Co, Kan.
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n. 3. LOWE,
Central Livery Feed { Sale Stables.

The most extensive establishment sn
Southern Kansas. Double and single
tsamss with the best and incest carriages
Aisos saddle hezses for ladies and gentle-
men
Buys and sells horses, huggiea, and ear
rlagez. Auction every Saturday.
Especial zttentica given 20 boarding.
orBss By the week. 81
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LOST.

| @ aturday, April 10th, probably on CONNER
| - cial street, a pair OF white shoes for . gill
OF about twelve years. The finder will please
return them to this Office.
I6-ti+ TT PRICE
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-03

In the course of discussion which has
arisen in the papers about letter in the Id
uertiser signed &C. M correspondent of
the Kennebec Journal alleged that Mr.. Rich
ardson, the editor of the Advertiser, wrote
the letter which purported to come from Au-
gusta, whereupon Mr.. Richardson wrote a
letter to the journal categorically denying
the authorship of the letter and explaining
the circumstances which led to the misappre-
hension. This of course concluded the dis
cussion of this question with everybody who
knows Mr.. Richardson; but we regret to see
that the Bangor Whig treats of the subject as
if it were still open. although the editor Of
that paper cannot have any doubts in his
own mind. When gentleman takes the
pains to make definite and deliberate state
ment of facts over his own signature it is no
less discourteous and unjustifahle to init
mate doubts of its accuracy in public journ-
al than in private discourse and there is no
reason why the editor of paper should not
observe the 81 cial amenities in his public ut
terances which he would never tail to main
tain as private gentleman. We are quite
sure that the editor OF the Wing will, on re-
Election, regret the publication of an asper-
sion which he must know is unjustifiable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-03
The Third Term Letter.

The letter of President Grant concerning
a third term, is to be taken for Just what it
SAYS; 1t bears internal evidence of being an
honest, straightforward utterance, covering
no afterthoughts, liable to no misconstruc-
ton by any who are not anxious to misap-
prehend, needing and permitting no reading
between the lnes.-Prouidence Journal.
The fact that the President says that cir
cumstances might arise which would make
it duty to accept denomination for a
third term, is made the occasion by various
journals for pretending to regard the letter as
evasive. The President is right about it.
While in the main the "unWritten law
which limits President to two terms will
prevail, it is easy to imagine circumstances
where to Insist upon the force of precedent
would. be unfortunate, if not disastrous. "
Suppose, for instance, that President Lin
coin had been in office two terms at the time
of the presidential election in 1864, WoIld
not all precedents have been disregarded or
made subordinate to the work of putting
down the rebellion? Or if Lincoln had lived
and his plan of reconstruction had been
working successfully, might it not have been
considered best for the nation to retain the
President until there seemed less pressing
need for his services? But these are suppo-
sitious cases extremely unlikely to occur, and
80 President Grant regards them. There is
fortunately no prospect OF such emergency
arising next year.-HarBord Courant.
And now with enc pronounced utterance,
he scatters the inflated, distended, hollow
delusion of 'thrd term" The letter is all
his own-in its off-hand, negligent manner
as we'll as in its pointed truths. In every
line it is the unmistakabe coinage of his own
mint. He avails himself of what he believes
the first appropriate occasion to make public
declaration of his views, and he does it in a
characteristic and emphatic way. He de-
clares that he is not and has not been a can
didate for denomination. 1t is frank, ex-