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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-03-03
SPECIAL ELECTION.
EIection PROCLAMATION.

THE STATE OF KANSAS,
LYON COUNTY.
To ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY
UNOW YE, that 1, Hiram Conner, Sheriff
n of said Lyon county, Kansas, by virtue
order of the Board of County "Reminiscences n,
of said Lyon county, made and entered upon
their journal at q regular session of said
Board, held on February 9TH. 1876, do hereby
That special election will be held at the
usual places of holding general elections in
the several voting precincts in said Lyon
county, on Tuesday, the 7th day of March, A
ID. 1876, in pursuance of the said order Of the
said Board of County Commissioners of LYON
county, of which order the following is q copy
to-wit:
1t is hereby ordered by the Board of County
commissioners OF Lyon county, State of Kan.
sas. that a special election be had in the said
county Of Lyon, to be held upon the 9Th day
Of March. A. d. 1876, at the usual places OF
holding state ana general elections in the
several voting precincts in said county for the
purpose of voting upon the following propo
sition, to-wit:
Shall the County Commissioners of Lyon
county, Kansas, sell the 1000 shares of A., It
q 5. +. r. r. stock owned by said county, OF
! such part thereof, as they may be able to al
net less than forty, cents on the par value
| thereof, and purchase with the proceed:
| thereof, bonds of said county at such price a.
they may be able to. at price not exceeding
the par value of said bonds?
1t is further ordered, that the ballots on saif
proposition be written or printed, or partl,
"FOr sale OF railroad stock
| against sale of railroad stock"
1t Is further ordered that notice OF sait
special election be given. by the sheriff. By
proclamation, published three weeks in thu
Emporia NEWS, and copies to be posted pur
snant to section 8, chapter 81, General Statute.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set m,
hand at my-offiee at Emporia, in said county
10 HIRAM CONNER, Sheriff
Lyon county, Kansas.
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had been almost given up by the doc
tors, bat is now slowly recovering.
n. e. CHURcH.-Rev. Wingar saws
Methodists must, and are bound to
have church. A subscription paper
has been circulated and over 500 con-
tributed already, and men are at work
getting out the timber. 1t will be
built of logs, sided up with pine, and
cover a space of thirty feed wide by
sixty feet long. It is to be erected
near the parsonage, and will be an
other grand addition to the town.
Mrs. Small brought us branch from
an elm tree in full bud. The wild
plum trees are blooming, some peach
trees in bloom, and wheat nine inches
high. 4 few more weeks and the
farmers will begin to think about har-
vesting.
An extensive prairie fire swept over
almost the entire country between the
Walnut and Grouse creek last Satur.
day and Sunday, burning corn, fences.
hay AMI other property. The fire was
started in South Bend by throwing
out ashes, supposed to have been by
one Mr.. Wood. The damage done is
considerable.
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= Eli of ParticnIars
From the Boston Post.l

From the Boston Post.
A Worcester gentleman recently
sent very fine French clock to a
well-known jeweler to be repaired,
saying that he wished each item of
repairing specified.
The following is copy of the
bill as rendered:
To removing alluvial deposit and
oleaginous conglomerate from
clock la French, so cts.
To replacing in appropriate iux.
opposition the constituent compo.
nents of said clock, so.
To lubricating with oleaginous
solution the apex of pinions of said
clock, so.
To adjusting horologically the
isochronal mechanism of said clock,
so.
To equalizing the acoustic re.
sultant of escape wheel percussion
upon the verge pallets of said clock,
so.
To adjusting the center of gray
ity of the pendulum and its point
of suspension, so that the vibration
of the pendulum shall cause the in.
dex hand to indicate approximately
the daily arrival of the sun at its
meridian height, so.
Total, So.
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No. of miles of broad gauge bull
N each of same years.

Thus it will be seen that In annu-
al construction, the narrow gauge
has in only a few years, actually
overtaken and passed the broad
gauge in the race.
If the number Of miles of each
gauge now projected and in course
of construction, is any criterion for
the current year, there will be twice
as many miles of narrow, as there
will be of broad gauge constructed
in 1876.
At the present moment, the mar
row gauge system is in successful
operation in twenty-five states and
territories of this Union,in Canada,
New Brunswick, Prince Edwards
Island, Mexico, Australia, New
Zealand, India, Peru, BRAZIL the AR
gentine Confederation, Belgium,
France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria,
Russia, Norway and Germany.
When, in all history, has such q
bold innovation upon the existing
order of things, ever attained such
q position in so short q time?
Even those who estimate merit
only by success, ought to be satisfi,
ed with the progress made.
| The Baldwin Locomotive Works
of Philadelphia, whose engines pos
sess q worldwide celebrity, stat,
that of the whole number Of en-
gines built by them in: 1874, t,oent
sac per cent. acre nG1Tot0 gauge
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mlchIgansG Giant.
fFrom the St. Louis RepubIicaI

| EOu Tue SEs LOUIS hepuUtlCau.i
Michigan claims to have given
birth to the largest man America
ever produced. He appeared years
ago among a gang of laborers on
the Flat Rock and. Gibraltar GENIAL /;
said his name was Charley Free
man, and that he was a Michigan
der, seventeen years old. He was
8 growing boy, then nearly eight
feet high and well proportional
big body and little brain. He did
horses and oxen's work in remov.
ing logs and rocks out of the way
of the canal diggers. He was the
wonder of all who saw him, and
even the Indians of the vicinity
were a little interested. He was
afterward engaged on a steam boat
as freight holster. Whatever he
took hold of had to yield to his ap-
plication of force. Then some
sharpers took hold of him for the
purpose of speculation, but he was
too big a thing for them to manage.
He only made for them few occa-
sional drinks by picking up fif-
teen hundred pound anchor and
carrying it into q saloon under his
arm to pawn it for liquor. The
man behind the bar willingly stood
treat to have him carry the anchor
out again.
The sharpers took him to Eng
land to see if they could not get up
q fight between some champion pu-
gilist and an unknown. They sue
ceeded in getting one match-Which
was never fought-and that was all.
They represented the unknown"
as large and strong but very green ;
and match of science and skill
against power was made with a no.
ted pugilist. The parties came on
the ground. AS soon as the pugil-
ist saw the unknown he turned
away, saying he had come to fight
man, not tower. The situation
was so exceptional that the match
was considered "off" by general
consent. A friendly sparring as an
experiment showed that a match
between him and any living pugIl-
ist was impossible. The giants
face could not be effectually reach
ed. Blows on the body did him no
harm, ana no good for his antago.
mist. When his fist came down il
was like pile driver, and anything
it met event to EARTH" He was
too much of a good thing for the
sharpers. There was no money in
him, and they deserted him. He
became dissipated, took consump
ton from exposure, died in Liver
pool and was buried in a pauper'l
grave. So Michigan, though il
boasts giving Charley Freeman
birth, has not the honor of holding
his bones, and Ypsilanti thinks it'
pity.
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ALONE.

Twas midnight, and he sat alone
The husband OF the dead;
That day, the dark dust had been thrown
\ Upon her buiAl head So
Her orphaned children round him slept
But In their sleep would moan;
Then fell the nrst tear he had wept-
He felt he was alone.
The world was full OF life and Hight,
But, ali. no more for himI
his little world once warm and bright
II now was cold and dim.
Where was her sweet and kindly faeeI
Where was her cordial toner
He gazed around mis- dwelling place,
And felt he was alone.
The wifely loYe-matsrnal care
The self-denyIng zeal
The smile OF hope that chased despair,
And promised future veal;
The clean, bright hearth-nice table
The charm Ger all things thrown.
The sweetness 1u Whate'er she said
. All gOne-he was alone!
He looked into his cold, wild heart
Ali sad and unresIgned;
He asked how he had done his part
To one 30 true-so kindt
Each error past he tried 70 track
In torture would atone
Would give his life 70 bring her back;
In Vain-he was alone.
He slept at last, and then he dreamed,
(Perchance her spirit woke
A soft light DER his pillow CLEANED,
a voice In music spoke:
"Eerget-fOrgiven all neglect
Thy love recalled alone;
The babes leave, oh, love, protect!
! still am all thine own"
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FOR SALE OR TRADE

MY Farm of 350 acres on Gilmore creek.
VA Morris county. Kansas, miles north
west OF Council Grove, the county seat and
miles from ParkervflIe, On the n, K & II.
railroad 50 acres under cultivation. Good
timber and water for stock ali along the creek
and three good wells. Ono large, well buift
painted frame house OF rooms and cellar
One substantial stone house. 1GxssG. Two large
stone wall c0TKals with stone stables and well
IN each cofralI. Good granary and tool house
Good ice house and smoke house. The stone
walls On the Farm cost 81 SEQ. The range is
very dne-equai 10 any in the State i am
now breaking 100 more acres.
This IS IN ali respects one OF the best located
and best improved farms in Morris County.
VIII sell It for part cash and part on time or
trade for property that suits me-
Any party who wants 70 locate well in Kan
Council Grove. ls-3ml W B. LUTHER.
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AN EMPoRIA FARM
OF 43 ACRES.

II OFFER for sale. ON or 10 years time,
Il with the privilege If desired, of paying IL
OF in yearly instalments, one of the best and
most desirable small farms in the State OF
Kansas. IL lies adjoining the city of En-
por1a, on the southwest. within less than ten
minutes walk OF the centre of the city. There
are about Il acres of excellent upland, the
soil Of which is sandy loan, very desirable
for trucking. The balance is as choice bot
tom as can be found in the county. ON the
uplands are some hundreds OF selected fruit
trees-cherries, pluns, peaches and apples
most OF them bearing fruit. New = story
house. with an addition In the shape OF an J.,
also X story high; large matched barn,
with stalls for five horses, with plenty OF hay
and grain room; new frame hog pen, diyi-
ded in two parts, with corn crib over it,
shIngied roof: two wells OF excellent water
one at the house, the other on tie rear OF the
upia1ds q stream Of never failing water rum
ming through the place; hedge fence that will
turn stock, around the upland; the bottom all
fenced 1t is q most desirable locatian for q
man doing business In the city who also
wants nice homo where he can have around
him all the conveniences of country life.
have also for sale the DueiuoeS Uauea
l193 CQmmeTci2l ST D y a4sss Di nylSI
lso several dwellings, very cheap, on terms
OF payment, II properly secured, to suit the
purchaser. 4-a
WILLIAMS JAY.
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The Public Lands of Kansas

From the Real Estate Register.l
In his annual message to the
State Legislature, the Governor of
Kansas gives some interesting
facts concerning the State lands of
that commonwealth. OF the $780,
900 acres donated to the several
States by the Congress of 1S41,
1886 remain unpatented. OF this
amount, however, $50 acres seem
to have been sold by the State
Agent, and full payment received
therefor, while 4,473 acres have
been sold, and part payment re-
ceiyed. The deferred payments
were long since due, and are un-
paid. 1t also appears from the
statement, that 3, 500 acres of land,
to which the State had no title,
have been sold and patented, and
that quite number of tracts, coy
ering several hundred acres, have
been patented to more than one
person.
| The Governor has had in con-
temptation a recommendation to
the effect that the lands rumaining
undisposed Of should be sold, and
the proceeds appropriated to the
completion of the State Universi.
ty, but the confusion in which he
finds the records has almost dis
Isuaded him. He recomends, how.
ever, that something should be
done now in the matter, while il
is possible that many of the diff
culties surrounding it could be ex.
planned by living witnesses; and i
the legislature should conclude tx
) make such a disposition as he sug
gests of the remaining lands, thu
measure would be regarded witt
; favor.
; The public lands within tn,
DIaIo A1NC Gil UGH 6uENCYEGs ant
Congress has provided that tn,
, Surveyor Generals office shall
} close on. or before the Both day o
June next. The records of the OF
fee belong, under the act of Con
gress of Jan. 22d, 1853, to tn,
State, but it is made the duty o
the State first to provide for TIL
safe keeping thereof. These rec.
ords are of inestimable value t,
the State, and provision shouk
be made by law for their reception
! and safekeeping.
In Iowa, where similar record
! were transferred to the State gov.
) lernment, the Legislature provide,
!. for their safekecping in a Stat
e Land Office, and the Srryeyo
!. Genreal seems to think that III
!, Legislature could not do bette
. than to follow this precedent.
On the whole, the State lands @
r Kansas appear to be in good han d
= and their value is constantly II
!. lcreas1ng.
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Election Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that, at the spec
IN ial election to be held on the 9TH day oil
March, 1876, the polls will be opened for the
deposit of votes i'll the city of Emporia, rs
follows:
FIRST WARD-At Eskridge's exchange build
ing, on Commercial street. Judges appointed;
James Bennett and q. w. Kirkendail. Clerks
Geo. Cooper and James Russell.
SECOND WARD-At Central livery stable
Judges: Thomas Murdoch and y. Il. Nix
Clerks: o. J. Russell and j. ii. Davis.
THIRD WARD-At Sheriff IS Office in conf
house. Judges: VIM Rawson, w. w. Whip
pie. Clerks: b. +. Irwin, j. IL. Hibben.
FOURTH WARD-At w. o. FergusOn's res.
taurant. Judges VIM. Ii. Gilchriest and q
W. Kritsinger. Clerks: ID. l.. Clark and w
o. Ferguson.
Mayors Office, City Emporia, Feb. 22d, 1876
sgt JOHN BAY. MaYoF.
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Marrow G0uge HRaiIwaPs.

The great interest In the puDIlc
mind on the subject of Cheap Trans
portation, and the avidity with
which reliable information on this
subject is sought after. is my only
excuse for asking space for a few
facts not generally known in regard
to the history and progress of mar
row gauge railroad building. The
controversy between broad and
narrow gauge, is as old as railroads
themselves. The two greatest en-
gineers of their time, Brunei and
Stephenson took opposite sides of
the question, and with their adhe-
rents, carried on the .'war of the
gauges" for twenty years. Brunei
advocated the broad or seven feet
gauge, and Stephenson the four feet
nine inch, which was the narrow
gauge of that time, and broad gauge
of the present day, The first loco
motive built for the latter gauge,
was found when put together to be
half an inch too narrow, and this
trifling accident has fixed the gauge
of thousands of miles of road ali
over the world. The experience OF
years gave victory to the narrow
gauge, and 1874 the last broad
gauge in England was changed for
tba Drosaut standard
Before the old controversy was
settled by the memorable logic OF
events, demand for still greater
reduction in the cost of constructing
and operating railroads has arisen.
The narrow gauge of the olden
time has become the broad gauge
of to day, and the three feet gauge
is now adopted as the stardard mar
row gauge. This innovation has
met with powerful opposition from
various quarters, but as before, the
facts are too strong to be refuted,
and the victory for the second time
is on the side of the narrow gauge,
as will be seen elsewhere in this ar
ticle.
The first narrow gauge in the
world was built as horse trainway
to carry slate from the quarries in
North Wales, to a shipping point at
Portmadoc. 1t was Intended to be
two feet wide, but is actually q hall
inch less.
Locomotives were first run on
this road in 1868.
In 1869 the ''Fairlie" engine was
invented, and from that day to the
present, the progress of the narrow
gauge system has been one uninter'
rupted success.
The first narrow gauge company
in the United States, was organized
Oct. q, 1870.
The first spike was driven Friday
July %, 1871. The frat train o
rcars was run three miles and back
Aug. 16, 1871. Seventy-six mile
were opened for traffic Oct. 27,1S7I
just one year from the organization
eff the company.
During the same year IA mile
were built in Alabama, and 80 il
Canada.
The following tables will shoV
the rapid and regular increase il
mileage of these roads. and the re
markable decrease in the construC
ton Of The broad gauge.
No. of miles of N. G. built Il
looaI, or tho fol1nuSu0 vaars
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European Currency CIrcuIa-
item.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.


SHARON, Mercer Co, Pa, Feb. 10, &c.
To the Editor of The Inter-O Ocean,
I. How much money did Francs pay
Germany to settle her war debtl 2. How
much Gold has France in her treasury!
3. How much paper currency in circu-
latlOnY Alias she contracted or expand
ed her p.pe. currency since the war? 3,
How does she keep her paper money so
near par with goldl o. Please give n
short history of the financial condition OF
France. I. Does she favor u protective
tarinI h. A. Wheeler.
REPLY.
l. Five Thousand million francs,
or about $1,000, 100000.
,. About 1925, 100000.
}. About S470,00O,000.
4. France has both expanded aud
contracted the volume of her paper
currency since the rranco German
war. AT the close OF the war the
industries of the country were
greatly FRUSTRATED. To revive
them, new issues of paper money
were made, which had the effect to
stimulate trade and manufactures
to q degree almost miraculous.
The export trade of the country
was quickly restored and even rails
ed far above its old levels. Soon
the gold, drained away to pay the
indemnity, began TO flow back.
Then the government commenced
TO withdraw the paper issue, taking
care to do this no faster than gold
flowed in TO take the place of the
paper retired. -
>. France has been able TO keen
her paper money at par with gold
because such paper money was
made, and remains, q full legal ten.
der-absolute money.
6. The fact that the French people
were able to restore their industries
to the highest degree of prosperity
while they paid an indemnity OF
Sl,OO0,OOO, 900, maintaining, at the
same time, large volume of paper
money at par with gold, during
period of suspension, shows tina
their financial condition could
scarcely be better than it is.
2. France has q high protective
tariff; has had such q tariff fol
three-quarters of century. Many
articles are specifically prohibited
and all articles not enumerated al
Stree" or with specific rates of duty
attached are prohibited 30 :
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It would seem from the following
that there lie much need of the
schoolmaster in England. A doc
tor there was lately summoned to q
cottage in Teasdale. aud found q
boy patient In need OF his services.
tsput out your tongue said the
doctor. The boy stared like an owl.
"My good boy, requested tha med
zeal man, s'lst me see your tongue"
''Taik English DOCTOR" put in the
mother and then, turning TO her
son. she said Hopper thy gobbleE
and push cut the loliker.D The boy
rolled out his tongue in : moment
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WILLIAMS JAY.
LOWE & nEcELHENEY
Central Livery Feed & sale Stables.

The most extensive establishment in
Southern Kansas. Double and single
teams. with the best and incest Carriages
and buggies in the city, ready at ali times.
Also, saddle horses for ladies and gentle
men.
Buys and sells horses, buggies, and car
riages. Auction every Saturday.
: Especial attention given to boarding
orses by the week. %
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CITY OFFICERS.

Mayor-John Bay.
Treas rer- Howard Dunlap.
Police Judge-M. Weaver.
City Attorney-J. Jay Buck.
City CIerk-E. M.sFOrie.
Narshai-E. T. Nichols.
Chief Engineer-D. e. McMurtrie.
Councilmen-Ist Ward, a. 4. Baker, Il. &.
Davidson. 2d Ward, j Epstein, IL. Il. Lowe.
Sd Ward, w. W. Hibben, f. p. Bancroft. 9TH
Ward, j. 5. Watson, h. Nichols.
Board of Education-1st Ward, q. NJ. Stow =
ell, w. T. McCarty. ID Ward Van McCul-
Tough, Robert MilIiken. Sd Ward, ID. L. Nc
Murtrie, ii. w. bIcCune. 4th Ward, J. \.
Moore, Z. w. Spencer. Treasurer Board OF
Education, ID. W. Eastman.
Justice of the Peace. Is. Bachelor, Geo.
ConstabIes-T. johnson, L Nichols.
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"All is VANITY" remarked q tin
ware-peddleF, the other day.
whats. lite to me, anyhow, but
holler and tin cell 2"
An enormous porker, bought by
. Watertown butcher, a few days
since, measured eight feet in length,
seven feet around the body, stands
three feet and four inces high, is
two years and nine months old /;
and pulls the scales down at the
enormous weight of 1850. His
porkship was raised by Mr.. Joseph
Schell, near ROssiere.-Albany On.
Y.,) Journal.
Water In which potatoes have
been boiled exercises g remarkable
cleaning influence upon silver
ware of all kinds, especially spoons
that haYe become biackened by eggs.
Even delicately chaser and engrav-
ed articles can it is said, be made
bright by this method, even better
than by the use of the ordinary pol.
ishing powder, which is apt to set.
tie in the depressions, requiring
care in its removal. s "a
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Notice.

NOTlCE is hereby given that the under
IN signed, ADMINISTRATIVE OF the estate of
Daniel Main. deceased, will, on Monday,
April Sd, 1876. at the office of the Probate
settlement of said estate.
64t MARY MAIN Adm,N
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Administrators Notice.

DUBLIC notice is hereby given that, on
Il Saturday, March 25th, 1876, at 10 O'Clock
a. M, L will sell at public auction to the high.
est bidder for cash in hand. the following real
estate, of which Joseph Hiner died seized
viz: The northeast quarter and sixty acres
of the entire north side of the southeast quar-
ter of section %, in township eighteen, oi
range 10, in Lyon county, State of Kansas.
r.. Z. FEAR, Administrator
of the estate of Joseph Hiner, deceased.
j. JAY BUCK Attorney. 81