The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-05-14

The annual meeting O. stock l,olders
OF the A, T. q s. F.. ,ailroad and o.
the branch to Wichita, III be held Al
TOpeka, May %.
Young Moore, son OF the e.l-post.
master at Carbandale, v as lately found
guilty at Topeka, of embezz ling s
money order, and sem to the peni.
tertiary.
The Kansas State den al assO. iation
which met at Leavenwe nth on le 18th
elected the following officers: Presi.
dent, DIR. A. 81. Thomps IN of T peka
First Vice President, DR.. A. d I'D, o.
0lathe, Second Vice r esident, DIR. j
r. Boyd, of Leavenwor h; Sec etary,
DIR. j. D. Patterson, If law renee
Corresponding Secretary, o. 9. Me.
Nary, OF I.eayenworth Freasu er, DIR
w. III. Shulze, Of Atehison.
Lincoln county folks still firmly be.
lieye they have rich gold deposits, ana
the Saline county people are in the
anne canoe.
Last week negro named Peter
Brown, who recently moved from
junction City to st. Louis, returned tc
the latter place. The next day came
st. louis papers, describing murder
in that city, and rhe description of the
murder fitted Brown, so he was arrest.
ed. a st. Louis telegram of the 10th
finishes the story:
Peter Brown, 3 negro, was brought
here to-day from Junction City, Kan,
whittier he had lied, charged with
numbering his wife at a place called
Hog Hollow, about 80 miles from st.
Louis, on the Is of April He confess
ses the crime, and says he Quarreled
with his wife and struck her on the
head twice with q club, killed her,
wrapped her body in q sack, ladened il
with heavy stones, threw it in the riv-
er, and fed to Kansas.
The National Grange has donated
the Kansas oranges $4,000 this year
as follows: Relief voted, $1,000; dues
remitted, $1,000; dues returned $4,000.
The Atchison Marshal has got hard
case, named ALI Williams, in cell
with an iron collar around his neck to
which is attached 30 pound ball, and
on his wrists and ankles, and
is feeding him on bread and water,
until he agrees to work out his fine as
a vagrant, by shoveling dirt on the
streets. The Marshal thinks ne can
stand the thing as long as his prisoner
can.
The Atkinson Champion claims to be
the Oldest paper in Thanksgiving it
is the direct heir OF the Squatter
which began life at Atchi-
son, Feb. 3, 1856, and was published as
such until 1858, when it was bought by
John A. Martin, who changed its name
to the Atchison Champion, and has
since published the latter paper.
Rev. Mr.. Blackwell, rector Of the
church at Topeka, is GO
ing abroad tor his health. The church
gives him long leave of absence, but
refuses to except his resignation.
Beds of ore have been discovered
near Fort Scott, which yields q very
mallable metal about the color of nick
Ell. The blacksmiths of the neighbor-
hood heat it in their furnaces, and use
ir for horse shoe nails.
Tho Taayaorzo-tI, Frfr,ao ,or- eI,oA
when the chad Indians" arrive they
will be sent to st. Augustine, Florida,
where they will be kept under guard.
The object in taking them there is to
have them isolated.
w. S. Burke,s lecture is panning
out.
w. II. Peckham, of Douglas county,
IS chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee.
The Ieavenworth Commercial says
Col. Phillips is q laborious and PAINS
taking Congressman. No doubt of it.
II. V. Forbes, master mechanic of
the A, T. & S, f. road, lately invent
ed "spark arrester" for Iocomo-
lives, and has got it patented.
twenty-five of them are now in
use ON the road, and not q fire has
been caused by sparks since they
were used.
Senator Ingalls, started for Wasing-
ton on the 9TH. His special business
1t the Capitol is to induce the Secre-
AIRY of the Interior, if possible, to ex-
lend the time of payment to the Set
;lers on the Kaw and other Indian
ands in this state, which payments are
1ue in few weeks. Many of the set
'lers are unable, because of the loss of
heir crops and other misfortunes be-
7ond their control, to pay for their ii
les unless the time allowed can be ex-
ended. 1t is 10 be hoped that Senator
ingalls, will he successful in his
In q quarrel ar Topeka, Tuesday
morning the 18th, between a Mr.. Nell
ION and u Reighbor, named Allen, \
hot gun was seized By the latter,
which, exploding in the struggle, seri-
'usly wounded 3 son o. Nelson, the
hot entering the upper part Of the
high, shivering the bone and tearing
he flesh to shreds. The leg has been
.ut of.
A Kansas granger near Wyandotte,
heard In that town that Kansas City
money was worthless. He started for
home on q keen run, to see if he had
my, and found that he didn't have a
'ent of that or any other kind of NOM
y. Whereupon he felt quite relieved
IF anxiety.
The contract Or building the extern
ion OF the Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa
e railroad, 81 have been let TO the fol-
owing parties: OF the grading,
Blush, Armil & Co., of Topeka, get
ourteen miles; Moore, Carlile e Or
non, OF PuebI >, Colorado, twelve
niles; David oleman, of Topeka,
en- miles; Sas. Ryburn, of Valley
Falls, nine miles; Jas. NcKeough, of
It. Marys, seven miles, and John Rim
y, of Granada, Colorado, three miles.
The contract for laying the track fifty
TX miles, was let; TO Long, Sheperdson
z Co of Chieao n The hridDes will