The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-23
STATE.

Lawrence hxs the Bfggest eat in the
State.
The Kansas CITY Journal OF Cem-
merce, says that A. I. Stewart and p.
B. Maxon on the part of the grangers,
have visited that city to make arrange
ments for the marketing of the whole
surplus of Kansas, AS It Is the purpose
of the oranges To work together and
secure the benefit of the low rates for
hauling and handling usually given to
large cOHsignments.
A meeting held la Leavenworth on
the 18th inst, in the Interest of the
Centennial movement, Afr. +. G. Carr,
the architect, exhibited't the plans and
drawings of the prepSsedni Kansas
building for the Philadelphia exhibit
ton and explained them to those pres
ent. The building is to be OF the style
of architecture known as the Gothic
cottage style, and will be one hundred
and thirty-twO feet long, forty feet
wiue, and eighty feet to top of dome.
The building will have tour wings,
and over the entrance doors will be
the Kansas coat of arms, painted on
glass, which is said to be equal to stain
ed glass. The building when complet-
ed will cost ten thousand dollars.
The "Blue Hills" gold mines in the
Solomon river valley, don't pan out
assmuch as good corn crops.
The strong-minded women of Law
renee go swimming at the bathing
beach below the Island in the Kaw.
Solomon City is now claimed as a
resort for invailds. A bath house has
been erected at the salt works.
VIM. White, for long time general
passenger and freight agent of the
Atchison s. Nebraska road, has been
appointed general ticket agent of the
A, T. & ST. road, and has assumed
the duties of the position. Mr.. Sar-
geant has been overWorked in attend
ing to both freight and passenger bus
iness, and by'this appointment will be
relieved of a part Of hfs' b&fes.
Robert E. Carr is President of the
Missouri, KANSAS and Texas railway,
and AdOlphus Meier, Vice-President,
and the road under substantially the
same management as the Kansas Pa
ellie throughout.
Speaking of the proposed roal from
Usage City to the southwest, the Cot
tOnwOOd Falls Leader says:
We understand the st. LOUIS, Law
renee q Western railroad company
will assist it, by taking mp their track
between Lawrence and Pleasant Hill,
Mo-, and use it in the construction OF
the proposed line.
The company has ordered a survey
of the road Immediately, under the di-
rectiOn of the engineer of the st Louis,
Lawrence q Western Co.
About two weeks ago fellow nam
ed Arnold stole a horse from James
Parsons, four miles south of OskalOosa
on Buck creek, took it to LeaVenwOrtli
and sold it tor $14 to a butcher, giving
bill OF sale signing his true name
Parsons hunted up his horse, got the
name OF the thief and learning last
Sunday that he was at the house of his
brother-in-law, Edwards, on Buck
creek, procured warrant which was
placed in the hands of w. X. Fairholm
constable, of Oskaloosa township. JEFF
Fitzsimmons accompanied Fairholm
and about 10 o'clock p. m, the party
arrived at the house of Edwards, called
for Arnold, and were told that he wa:
not there. But upon striking light
Arnold leaped through a window, car
rying the sash with him. The cOnsta-
bles followed, ordered Arnold to halt OIL
they would shoot, and upon his keep
ing on both parties fired, one shot took
effect about three inches below the
small of the back, passing through and
coming out ut the groin. When last
heard from Arnold was still alive but