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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-11-19
IsresEaent Grants Oniniou


When the Republicans in Wash
ington serensded the President
last week, he said: Gentlemen =
l am very glad TO meet you on this
occasion, and to congratulate YOU
on Sd good q cause for rejoicing to
the whole country, over the cleo
lions of last Tuesday. While the
Republican majorities were not
great, they were sufficient to accom-
plish the purpose. The rag baby
has been entirely SUPPRESSED and the
people now know what kind of
money they are to have in the flu
ture, and think we have an assur-
ance that the Republicans will con-
troll this government for at least
four years longer.
Three cheers were then given
for the President, three cheers for
hard money, and three cheers for
the Presidents school policy.
This opinion of the political and
financial future is important, as
coming irJFia iEau so reticeut of ex-
pressing his views upon such mat
tiers as President Grant. lie would
not make any predictions of this
nature unless he felt certain OF
their fullillment. His words will
therefore have a decided influence
upon the public, and help thou
sands OF voters to make up their
minds. In view OF the prospect
as described By President Grant,
the only consolation we can offer
our democratic friends is the
calm assurance that the country
is perfecly safe, although the dem
ocrtic party is bound to be The un-
der dog in the fight again.
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Col. VIM. Irving, of Harvey county,
will be candidate for postmaster of
she next House of Representatives.
He lelt his left leg ut Atlanta during
the last war.
The Mennonites ia Kansas will soon
have aa organ of their own. 1t will
be published semi-monthIy, in the
German language, of course, at Hal
stead, under the pleasant name, ''Zur
Heimath," by stock company organ
lied for that purpose and for a general
printing and publishing business. Ar
tieles of incorporation of the company
under the style of ''The Western Pub
fishing company" have been filed at
the Office OF the Secretary of State.
The first board of directors is compos-
ed of Messrs. VIM. Ewert, of Marion
county, d. WarkentiR, David Goerz,
Peter Wiebe, and john Lehman, of
Harvey county. Mr.. Goerz, a young
man of brains, formerly a teacher in
South Russia, will be editor of "Zur
Heimath."
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BrIstOw and .BeweIl.

We are glad to notice that the
Republican administration is en-
gagged in true reform. Especially
is this the case in the post Office
and treasury departments. Secre-
tary Bristow and Postmaster
general Jewel have for months
been engaged in hunting down the
scoundrels and thieving rings
who have been preying upon the
government, for years We have
from time to time given accounts
of the unearthing of the rascalities
of officers of the government. The
whisky interest has furnished the
most frightful array of official pee
ulation, and while the public has
been almost sick of waiting for
justice to do her work, and so
thoroughly were the robbers and
thieves entrenched that it seemed
impossible to drive them out, yet
they are meeting their deserts.
The notorious Joyce who has been
on trial at Jefferson City, Mo-, al
though "smart as they make 'em"
to use popular phrase, has just
been sentenced to three and a half
years in the peDitentiary and a
fine of $4,000. This after the most
solemn protestations of innocence.
Mr.. Marsh, an ex Kansas City gau-
ger, comes next, and though he
snuflled and whined about his hard
fate, there ought to be no leniency
shown him. 1t is time for the
sickly and foolish sentimontalism
in regard TO fellows who deliber-
ately sign false vouchers to rob
the government, to take a back
seat, and let the thieves suffer the
fullest consequences of their crimes.
There are others of the Missouri
ring who need a share of State
prison, and who would be apt to
get it if Mr.. Bristow IS let alone.
Mr.. Jewell has been hard at work
ever since his advent into Office to
clear out the scoundrels who have
fastened themselves upon the mail
service. He has wrought consterna,
ton among the contractors and
clerks, and hundreds OF them have
stepped "down and out" His re-
formatory measures have reached
Kansas. III. Tisdsle, the great
Kansas stage man and mail con-
tractor, has been accused of engag-
ing in some species of dishonesty,
such as making "straw bids for
mail contracts" or something of
that sort, aud all his contracts have
been taken from him. Thousands
of dollars are thus saved to the
government. Agents have been
through the State cutting down ex-
penses wherever they could be re-
duced.
The day of dishonest parties and
swindling schemes in the post
Office and revenue department
seems to be at an end. The gentle
men at the heads of these depart
ments are receiving the thanks of
the people everywhere. We trust
they will have the support of all,
and that dishonest men will find
cut that they cannot thieve and
grow rich by swindling the gov
ernmnuf
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Louis would be just abous IL cents
per bushel-exactly what It was il
1873.
Lawrence, therefore, Is just now
getting the same freight rates that
prevailed generally IN 1873. Empe-
ria and other points ought to be do
ing the same, and in fact, the rates
of 1875 ought to be much lower
than those of1S73, for all kinds of
operating expenses of railroads are,
like everything else, lower now
than they were two years ago.
There is no question but that Kan
sas is burdened with freight COM
binGtioD, instead of being blessed
with low freight competition.
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Tho Ios Anin.s fCol, Tood

The Las Animas (Col.) Leader says
that track laying on the extension OF
the A. 7. 6 S. f. road is progressing
at the rate OF half a mile per day. The
work is hindered by the difficulty in
getting out ties, and the scarcity OF
laborers. Tracklayers wish to avoid
getting ahead of material, but as they
advance up the river ties viii be more
convenient and they will make better
time. Nothing is doing on the x. p.
extension, but rumors are afoat that
orders for work are soon to be given,
and that the destination will be Trini-
dad.
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Future Of American Grain
Markets,

The atest and most authentic re-
ports of the grain crops OF Europe
are of gloomy character. Russia
is represented as menaced with
famine. The crops of all Southern
Europe are very short also. France
will have barely enough to provide
for her own people, and the deficit
in Germany and England will be
greater than usual, with no Euro
pean surplus from which to supply
the deficiency. There will there
fore be a greater demoEd than
usual ubon America. American
crops, also, as q whole, are short.
Oats, rye and barley are uniformly
short all over the country, and in
corn and wheat the New West
alone has an average. In Kansas,
Nebraska, Western Missouri and
Western Iowa alone are the crops
above an average.
From these facts it is evident
that the demand upon this district
for American and European bread
will be unusually great. In fact,
the surplus here must supply the
whole deficiency of the world for
the next twelve months, and before
this date next year prices cannot
but be much advanced from the
present. Who shall have tee benefit
of this advance, the producers or
the SPECTATORS kansas City
Journal.
We submit the following tele-
gram as an answer to the conun-
drum propounded by the Journal ::
New York. Nov. I3.-The trunk
lines have agreed to advance the
rates of freight Upon Monday
next, on basis of fifty per cent
above those of the past three
months The claim for this ad-
vance, as put forth by railroad men
is that the rates are much lower
than they ever have been before
at this time of the year, and with
the advance there is very little
margin for profits when severe
weather sets in.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-FIefght agents
of railroads interested in the South
West traffic met here this after.
noon and advanced rates from
Chicago to points on the Missouri
river, and also fixed arbitrary rates,
from. Chicago and st. Louis on all
eastern freight consigned through
to Southwestern points. Follow
ing are the rates:
From Chicago TO Missouri river
points-F'irst class, soc; second
class, Zoe; third class, Soc; fourth
cIkes, 40c. special class, 35c.
From St. Louis-First class, Csc;
second, 49c: third, Sic; fourth, &c )
special, 29c;
The latter rates also apply to
freights consigned from Quincy
and Hannibal.
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q flnck al sheen from Wianor,sin

A flock of sheep from Wisconsin, 1 :
100 in number, fine wooded, passed
through the city last week. bound for
Marion county. A farmer just west of
the city, on being told where the sheep
were going, said to the owner, sswhy
Marion county is a herd law county,
you can't raise sheep there's The re-
ply was, 81 took 500 into that county
last year and only lost eight head dur
ing the winter. and am willing to
risk another flock. In fact" he added,
81 would not undertake TO raise sheep
in any but herd law county, And
so it goes. Emigration and stock are
passing right through Shawnee county
TO counties that have the herd law.
Those counties are filling up with good
citizens, while Shawnee county is
standing still, or retrogading.-Com-
monwealth.
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Total. SIS, 437

at appears from t be record in the
Office of the Secretary of State that the
counties of Comanche, Harper and
Ness polied S12 votes at the general
election of 1873. The counties of
Kingman, Pratt and Wallace polled
422 votes in 1874. There have been
no returns from these counties for 1875.
Allowing four inhabitants to the voter.
it will give these counties, at the peri
DDS named, population of 4 1886.
THE census returns of Howaru
township, Elk county, were transmit
ted to the county clerk for translation
and copy on the 18th day of August
last, his request. Although repeated
has neglected to do so. The popula-
ton OF Howard township in 1874 was.
7l2, which is included in the popula-#
ton of Elk county, as given above.
+Returns of 1874.
The unorganized counties contain a
population of about 500.
The population in 1860 was 107, 2O6:
in 1870, 364 1893; increase in ten years,
23a per cent, or 1873 per cent. per an
mum. Population in 1875, 52S, 437 in
crease in five years, 80 per cent, or
six per cent. per annum. The aver
age annual increase in the United
States from 1850 to 1870 was 222 per
cent.
On the first of March, 1874, the pop
ulation of the State, as returned by
the assessors, was 530, 1867. This IN
cluded an estimated population of L.
$50, as follows: Comanche, $50: Har-
per, 300; Kingman, 300; Ness, 200 !
Pratt, 800; Wallace, GOO. These eoun-
ties are not included in the official
returns in the foregoing table. De-.
Quoting this estimated population OIL
1850 from the official returns of 1874
we have 52S, All. The official returns
of this year, 528, 437, show an actual
increase of twenty, from 1874 to 1878.
Owing to the locust visitation of last.
fail, there was quite an emigration to-
other States to spend the winter. TheE
census was taken on the first day of
March, before our people had returned
10 any great extent. If the census had
been taken on the first of May, instead
of the first of March, several thousand
would have been added to the popala-
ton returns OF the State.
ALFRED GRAY, See.
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QUIZ POPULATION
statement of Is75.

Hon. Alfred Gray, Secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture issues the
following table, dated Nov 10th,
showing the population OF tie State,
to supply numerous applications, in
advance of the publication of the
Fourth Annual Report" of the
Board.
This question of population becomes
the more Interesting just now in con-
nection with the apportionment for
Senators and Representatives to be
made at the coming session of the leg
islature. We will not now undertake
TO make any figures in the matter, but
it is evident the older portions of the
State must yield q large share of her
members to the counties which have
been fiIliRg up so rapidly since the
census ofIS70, on which the preeent
apportionment is based. 1t will take,
under the next apportionment, over
Il, GOO Inhabitants Tor = Senator, while
each organized county must be pro-
yided with a member OF the House,
which will require rather a large pop
ulation per county for a proper and
lust division of the members. The
old counties will have to give up from
Is to 20 members, which must be added
to the new counties which have devel-
oped SO rapidly within the past five
years. For instance, Leayenwortl
will yield two or three; Douglas, one.
Shawnee, one; Linn, one; johnson
one; Doniphan, one; Jefferson, one
and SO on. These will be added Il
such counties as Butler, Scdgwiek
Cowley. Chautauqua, Marshall, etc
Thus is the glory of the great "Leav
enwolth delegation" gradually pass
ing away.
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that Livingstone didn't.-Family of
Charles Massey, near Fordsvile, Ky,
poisoned by strychnine being put in
their well. His son, daughter and wife
died--Tea inches of snow in New
Hampshire.-Heavy snow Storm in the
Mohawk valley, N.Y.-James II. Cole,
OF Ripley county, Ind, visits Ciucin-
natl gambling house and gets his skull
broken.-Gold 1l43s.
THURSDAY, ROY. Il.
New York legislature two-thirtis re-
n.-Cammissioner of internal
revenue makes his report for year end
ing June 30, 1879. Total receipts slIO,-
545, 154.-25O people were on board the
Pacific, and 24S of them crowned
Forged railroad tickets over the Him
ois Central from Chicago to Denver,
via st. Louis, offered for SALE Leon
ard Cox, cashier of the Western Union
Telegraph Co., defaulter TO the amount
of $4,000. Used it TO speculate in Wall
street.-New York German merchants
Prince, wien he visits tbs cent, uli.si
year.-Vi.e Prcs;,i,.ii! Wilson recover
ing.-M., IL. X L. railroad pays out
$4,000 in Indian country to settle
claims for killing stock and starting
prairie fires. Gold li4t6.
FRIDAY, NOV. II.
Carl Sehurz to settle permanently in
New Iork.-The NJ. E. board of home
missions approp-lates 900 for work
in Kansas. = Philadelphia dwelling
house fell down and killed three chill
drcn.-Two cotton mills at Glasgow
Scotland, burned, loss S1,5G0,O0O, and
1000 persons thrown out of work.
New England carpet company failed,
for I00,000.-Jury in the Ward will
ease at Detroit failed to agree and was
discharged.-Smart earthquake shock
at Knoxville, Tenn.--Gilrs mine at
Murfresboro, ILL.,, turned. Loss S12,-
lO00.-At a race in Boston, the fast
trotter, Lothafr, " as discovered to be
trotting in disguise. under the name oil
Westbrook- He was ruled off the track
l-OHce-s and crew of the ship Orphe-
us found on an island near the Pacific
coast. They said that it was their yes
sci that colli;led with the Pacific, that
the steamer ran into them, and that
their ship WAS so damaged that she
sank soon after getting near the island
to which they escaped in boats. The
Orpheus is total loss.-Wreck found,
and their story corroborated.-Golt
ii 3-S.
SATURDAY, NOV. ID.
A tidal wave ten feet high swept
up Thames river, near London, Eng.
land, and did great damage.-Railroad:
east and west combine and raise
freights all around.-The new Beechel
investigation in Brooklyn becoming
quite warm, but nothing new discov.
ed yeti. c. Woodward, of Iowa. APP
pointed examiner in chief of the patent
Office.--R. E. Scribner, of Racine
Wis, shoots himself dead at the GranG
Pacific hotel, Chicago.-OLeary anG
Weston begin walking match il
Chicago.-Chicago exposition cleared
40,000.-Gold, STA 1-S.-No. wheat
in st. Louis, $1.56; No. 3 s1.2s. Corn
Soc Oats 32c
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OUzs AEGssEArURE.

List of Members of Coming Session.
The following is a correct list of
the members of the next legislature.
copied from the Topeka Daily Com
monWealth
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ADVERTISERS Gazette.

a Journal Of Information
for Advertisers. Edition
5000 copies. Publishes
weekly. Terms 82.oo per
aunUTs1, isS advances.
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FIVE SPECIMEN CoPTEs DRRERExT Dates
10 ONE ADDRESS FOX Is cEHrs
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Republicans lin Roman; Opposition lin
NGIiel ;-Democrats lin SMALL CAPS.
sElk county is not numbered, but probably
viii be by the next legislature. District No.
70 was formerly Wallace county, but the num-
Der has been dropped and there is no such
Ii IL. r..ar.
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0Rcs Ne. II PARK Few, Es~ gsFk.
GEO. r. POWELL = CO.Sa
Editors ana Publishers.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NEw ADVERTISEMENTS.
Cow Wanted.

~ ooD Mich Cow WANTED = Must give
u six or eight quarts OF good rich milk
daily during the winter, and be not over six
or seven years old, and perfectly gentle. Call
at this office 4T-tf
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EMPORIA NEWS.
ERIpAY NOVEMBER 10. ls75.
HERE AND THERE.

The Massachusetts, legislature will
haye 175 Republicans to GO Demo-
Gratis.
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Chicago has q lecture course
with an admission price of ten
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
"Agsressive Honesty"

A very partial critic in the New
York : Tribune of the character and
death OF Gerrit Smith, properly says
that the honesty of that gentleman
was an aggressive honesty" In this
the critic Is correct. Gerrit's honesty
and too much of his philanthropy, were
most literally displayed abroad. He
was seriously afflicted with what may
be properly called political" "kleptoman.
ia"--that Is to say, a morbid disposit
Ion to steal from other people and dis:
tribute literally among the poor and
himself. His original estate, amount.
ing to 30, 600 acres Of. the finest lands
In the State Of New York, descended
to him from a purchase made by his
father Peter Smith, from the Indians
and . sale for delinquent taxes made
before the revolutionary war. OF course
he hadAnple to akehis charities
very great. But from the earliest period
Of his public life, of which we have
any knowledge, he had a mania for
aiding and abetting In the stealing OF
negroes from the South and distribut-
ing them in Canada and elsewhere in
violation of the constitution and laws
OF this country, and his moral dbliga.
tiops to respect and obey them. His
honesty was an aggressive honesty"
He liked to steal from his neighbors. -
Fsfeysburg Meas.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
[From the Delaware County IRA Democrat
JUDGE CLAYTON.

Thomas J. Clayton, who will enter
upon the duties Of Judge of this judicial
district on Monday, January 4, 1876, was
born in Bethel township, Delaware coun.
ty, January 90, 1926, and is the son Of
John Clayton, deceased. he commenced
reading law with Chancellor Bates, in
Delaware State, in 1848, with whom he
continued until 1850, after which period
be finished his studies with Hon. Edw.
Darlington, and was admitted to prac-
tice in the courts of Delaware county in
1851. The 9Th of January. 1852, on mo-
tion OF Judge Chapman, he was admit
ted to practice in the courts Of the city
and county Of Philadelphia, where he
has ever since practiced v ith marked
success, and he stands foremost among
the distinguished lawyers of that city.
He has for several years been resident
OF what is now South Chester borough,
his residence being most beautifully 10
Gated on ridge overlooking the river
Delaware, Chester city, and all the sur
rounding country for many miles. Gov
ernor Pollock, in 1855. honored him with
a ColonePs commission.
Judge Clayton never took an active
part in party politics. devoting his ener-
gies and talents to his profession, until
shortly after the late Republican nomi-
inatinn, when. in answer to a request
made BY several influential men Of both
parties, he consented to be an Independ-
emit candidate for the high Office to which
he was elected over the regular Republi-
cap-Hou. John M. Broomall-by the
decisive majority of 43S votes.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
sSIASlES BRADFORD,

PAINTS,
OILS, -rt
.I sal VAEN1sIIES, ..
s,n5l4 .. .......- WINDOW GLASS
AND CALCINED PLASTER.
Paints, white lead, rcd1ead, whitc zinc, iron
paint lubricatmg oils, lmsGcd oil, sperm oil,
lard oil, meats foot oil, coal oil, Tiiden IL Nep.
hew's varnshcs, English varnshes, alcohol,
tlirpcntinc, paint mills, paints ready mixed,
Nartists materials, WAX flower materials, de-
calconania pictures, all kinds of foreign and
4 dOmnst tic glass, stained, ornamental and en-.
&griyGd; coach painters material stencil col
tors, ladders of different lengths, ready glaze d
sash, gold leaf, bronzca, Yermillions, look ing
E glass plates. .s,u. 80
& NOS. AND EAST THIRD STREET,
81 WILMINGTON, DEL.
y: B.-particular attention paid to HOUSE
<@sSlD SHIP PAINTING, SIGN WRITING,
~" .-r --' --lj.. i apk.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01

MERCHANTS, READ TH1s.-A merchant
who would sell his signboard and at
tempt to carry on his business proftably
without one, simply because the times
are hard, would be looked upon by his
brother merchants as being little better
than lunatic. Those who stop adver-
Using for the same reason are equally
foolish, for ali over the country those
who have money are scanning the news
papers to see where they can buy the
cheapest those articles which even the
closest 'hoarder of money cannot dis-
pense with during the coming winter.
If yoa wish to pull safely through the
hard times, you must advertise, and
that very literally.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01

SO pounds daily. 20 cents each delivery 100
pounds daily. ~ cents each delivery 800 lhs,
and upwards, at 80 cents per 100 pounds.
- We guarantee to sell % low as any one
9IEy!loss-406 Shiplsy, lth and Poplar, 1915
Walnut Sts. apr7tf
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
THE not Sc AID oHouNps.

First--The house, which has cost
the late proprietor SO many thousahds
to put in order, is to be completely
|remodeled it all it's parts, and workmen
have for some time been busily at
work tearing off tho carved wainscot.
ing from the dining room anu library
and walls beautifully and expensively
frescoed are ruthlessly beatenoff to be
renewed with more expensive adorn.
mepts, The style Of the outside of the
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01

1t is stated that Brigham Young Iis
about to call mass meeting of oil
his children, 30 that they may be in,
troduced to each other.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY

10 invest few dollars, with possible re.
turns Of thousands, is offered by the post
ponement Of Public Library Of Ky. to the 9th
Of February next, of their 9th and last Con-
cert and Drawing. The Management are
pledged to the return of the money if the
drawing should not come OF at the day now
appointed. ,.-.4
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01
LINES or TR1VEL.
I bIlIfADELrnIh WIINITNGToN & BAL
L IiMORE RAILROAD.
SEPTEMBER esth, lo7L
r.,insJcnvc Wilmington as follows for

4 r. T1ihs.lcAVc Wilmington as follows for
ailtleiphia and itrrmedac stations, $50,
.s-lu, Ajl, l"il, a. m. "oH 100 7.2O $50,
fp. ~.
\ philadelphia and New York, l.3l, a. IN. /;
.l2, Il. II. f., ~ p. IN.
n E1ttimorc nnd intermediate stations, l2.52,
lO.'g, u. m. 80, pm. ..s.
Baltimore and Washington, 1872, 2O3, 1907,
q. m. II. 3D. l.2S j.90 no, p. m. .'|sf
Trains for Delaware Division leave for
4 New Castle, 800, 1910, a. m. l.25, 60
fll. M
Harrington and intermediate stations, 800
'lo.n 4. M g 10, r. m.
palninr ai,d intermediate station, 5.GO l0.l0,
ta VI.
SUNDAY TRAINS
Philadelphia and Intermediate stations 400
G.3l, y. M
Philadelphia and New York, 1.Sl, a. IN.
BALTIMORE and Washington, l2.52, 2.03
n. ~. p
Fsr further information passengers are re-
ferred to the time tables posted at the depot
II. +, KESSEf, superintendent.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-01

Whole Tickets, $50. Halves, S2j. Tenth, or
each coupon, %. Eleven Whole Tickets $500
For Tickets, or information, address
THos. L. BRAMLETTE, Agent and Manager,
Louisville, KY, or THos. II. HAYS 4 Co., Cos
Broadway, N. \. r"