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The New York herald., 1876-02-11
The Dangers to Life at the Hippo
drOme.


A correspondent calls attention to the bad
management at the Hippodrome by which
thousands of sinners are kept out on the
damp sidewalks for an hour or more before
the doors are opened, and then admitted in
such a way as to make dangerous crush.
Our correspondent says that his wife mar
rowly escaped being crushed to death
against lamppost. Now this is bad for
bodily and spiritual health, but can easily
be remedied by opening the doors earlier
and letting the hall fill gradually. Mr..
Moody is too practical a Christian to think
that those who flock to hear the Gospel as
preached by him should get cold feet as a
preparation for having their hearts warmed
and will, doubtless, see that the change is
made as suggested This concerns getting
into the Hippodrome, but the problem of
getting out of it is far more serious. We
have been pleased to learn that the audiences
nightly fill the large building to its utmost
capacity, but we confess to considerable
trepidation when we come to examine the
nature of the building since its alteration for
holy purposes and the way its means of
egress are managed. The interior is one
mass of highly infammable pine boards but
it is fair to presume that the best possible
care is exercised to guard against the danger
of fire. Still, the law of accidents leaves it
possible for a fire to occur, though
the odds against it are more than
ninety and nine to one. The chances
of panic are unfortunately greater, though
we have every confidence in the common
sense of Mr.. Moody to assure us that the
great magnetism of the man would be equal
to calming down any senseless tendency to
stampede. There are, nevertheless, cir
cumstances against which the preacher
might appeal in vain to stay the headlong
precipitancy of his audience in rushing to
the doors. An actual outbreak of fire is one
of these. What is our astonishment then, to
learn that, although there are eight doors,
every one Of them opens inward This is
bad enough, but during the services, when
the building is packed with six thousand
people, these doors are closed and actually
barred with great wooden beams This
is done to secure the services against inter-
ruption but surely no one will say that only
by such means can the object be attained
/ We do not wish to see that which is intended
for the salvation of souls become a trap for
the loss of hundreds of lives. The proper
alterations in the doors and the arrange
ments can be made in half day and we ask
the fire and police authorities to insist on
having them carried out. What has leaked
out about the present bad management has
already deferred thousands from going to
the Hippodrome, and though the twin
evangelsts are not responsible for these d>-
fects in the first instances, they owe it to
themselves to have them instantly remedied.
The New York herald., 1876-02-11

The ANGLo-EGYPrAN BANK, which has
contracted to lend the Khedive eighty mill
ion dollars, is stated to be practically a
French institution, and not as its name
would indicate, under English control. 1t
is evidently considered in England cotn-
ter move by France to England's advance
upon the Suez Canal. This makes the cum
ming Khedives position much more comfort
able than taking all the money he wants
(and Mohammed knows how much that is ,
from England alone. He will now be in
the position Of the Irish Kadi in the
'Veteran, whose "Begor, it's looking bad
for you, plaintiff" or 1.-The evidence is going
again you, defendant" according as the bribes
on either side were advanced used to flow
unctuously from the lips Of John Brougham.
1t will be remembered that the Kadi confs-
Gated the COW after the purses Of the litigants
were exhausted. and after the ruler of Egypt
has played English money against French
till there's no more to be had he will proba-
bly, keep the fat kline Of the land Of Osiris for
himselC
The New York herald., 1876-02-11

NJ BUFFET has fortunately a short lease Of
unexpired power in France. His appoint
ment of a reactionist Deputy to the Prefect-
ship of the Paris Police, and his placing
that department under the Ministry of the
Interior, show how deadly gasp he fain
would take upon the throat of Fnnch liberty.
The structures Of the Monile'T upon the APP
pointment show how it is REGARDED in even
moderately conservative and constitutional
circles NJ Buffet is playing his heaviest
stake on the coming election for the As
sembly.
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JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PROPRIETOR
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

TwENTY-THIRD STREET OPERA HOUSE.
CALIFORNIA MlAsrRELs. at 5 Z. N.
The New York herald., 1876-02-11
NEW YORK HERALD

BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
smoke James Smiths Imperial cigars.
The CIrcus IL Coming.

The great circus of which we publish
ed q notice last week is coming to Em
pOria this month. The Chicago Journal
of June 22d says Of it:
A revolution in the show business. Old
time ideas discarded. Instead Of which
HoweS' Great London Circus, &C., has in
augurated the Centennial season with a
new show, new faces, new attractions.
This great show, is pronounced by the
press the leading exhibition OF America.
There is nothing in the range of pop
ular entertainments that appeals SO eff
tectuaily to the popular heart and so
arOuses popular enthusiasm as the an
nouncement OF a circus or menagerie
When both these are combined In one.
it becomes doubly attractive. But a re-
ally good entertainment of this Kind il
emphatically the peoples show. All
patroniEe it without regard to age sex,
or condition in life. No one ever saw att
a circus the warning, s'Children in arms
not admitted" Such q prohibition would,
by common consent. be regarded as 3 di-
rect blow at the rights and liberties of
the people, and would be resented by
that large class who deem it the greatest
privilege OF the whole year to lock up
the house and take the entire family out
to witness q show of this kind.
The nue street pageant Of HoWes' Cir
Gus, yesterday morning, was witnessed
by many thousands Of people, and the
nOoAAy UNIVERSAL C4pICSSLOu was InSk 1t
was the best ever seen in Chicago. From
this it was naturally expected that the
performance OF the afternoon and even
ing would be something better than usu-
al, too. The consequence was that the
Lake Front actually swarmed with hu-
manity all the afternoon and evening.
In the evening the immense tent was
filled to its utmost capacity Those who
were in season took the opportunity to
look over the collection Of wild animals
before the opening of the performance.
This collection proves to be a very full
and interesting one. made up OF animals
from all quarters of the globe. There are
tive performing elephants, seven royaI
Bengal tigers, African hyenas, Hons, and
other varieties Of rare animals and birds
OF all sorts and sizes. There are also
several baby lions and tigers. The per.
torrance itself, In all Its features, are
worthy Of hearty commentator. To be-
gin with, there is no nonsence, sham or
trap-trap about it. It Is just what Il
purpOrts to be, and does not need to he
bolsteFed up by pictures on the fences.
adjectives and printers ink generally
1t has all the features Of q genuine. hon
est, old-fashioned circus, with first-cIass
performers and many new attractions
added.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
Rented school Honses.

Prof. Miliken, in his annual report
to the Board of Education discusses
the economy of building in prefeF&nce
to renting rooms for school purge ses
as follows:
NThere is a pressing call for 3 Few
building either in the Sd or 4th ward
at once to accommodate the Increased
number of pupils.
A building of tour rooms will have
to be provided for at an early date.
Generally the rooms are too sInzll !;
the windows not of sufficient size or
properly placed, and the yards insuffi-
cient. The consequences are that
ill-ventilation prevails, and children
are in constant danger of injuring
their eyesight on dark and cloudy days.
They can not take proper exercise at
recess, having generally insults ble
yards to play in. Beside these con-
siderations, which are of paramount
Importance, inasmuch as the bodily
health of growing children depends
upon them, there is still an economical
phase that deserves consideration.
1t will be saving of expense in tuition
to build rather than rent, as well as
furnishing better accommodations.
In such houses as the board can
rent, the number of pupils that can
be placed under one teacher will eel
dom exceed 80 or 80, while in new
building, such as l would recommend,
so or 20 pupils can be managed and
instructed by one teacher with snore
ease and profit than 40 can be In
structed in a room improperly con-
structed.
Tuition in the primary grades costs
about $1,000 per pupil in a room that
will seat 80 pupils, while in a rented
room holding forty pupils, it will Gftst
$500. A four room building will
cost about $1,000. or about $40 per pu-
pill, for the namber it will accoHTno-
date. If it saves five dollars per year
in the cost of tuition, this in less than
five years amounts to the entire cost of
the building. In the matter of econo-
my, therefore, the people of Emporia
connot afford to use rented buildings
except in the case of temporary nEcCs-
sity.'
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01

p. q. Hallberg is always busy, and par
ticularly so now, gathering, sorting and
selling fruit. His grape crop this season
is acknowledged by rival growers to av-
erage the finest OF any crop in the eoun-
ty. He has sold several tons, mostly Con-
cord, and has ut least two or three tons in
splendid condition now on his vines. Ali
the grapes sent out from his premises are
carefully sorted over and boxed in good
condition, every bruised. imperfect or
green grape being taken of the punches.
A store that sells Hallberg's grapes pIeases
its customers. His apple crop Is very fine,
but peaches, as they are elsewhere this
season, are almost total failure. One OF
Mr.. Hallberg's new purchases is q first
class cider mill and wine press, and Kan
sas apples never made as good cider as
they do this season. Anyone who wants
u first class article Of cider should apply
to Mr.. Hallberg. His handsome grounds
are visited every day this fine weather by
ciuzens and travellers, and there is no
more attractive place in this section or
one that makes better impression upon
visitors 10 our city.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
The Raaolntlnna

Mr.. Mckee, Secretary OF the late coun-
ty Gieenback Convention in this city,
was called away from home Immediately
after the close of the convention, and
could net furnish US with a copy of the
proceedings in time for publication last
week. He has handed US the resolutions
adopted, which are understood to have
beendrawn up by prominent republi-
can politician OF our city. and read as fol-
lows:
RESOLVED, That we approve the senti
ments enunciated in the platform of the
Independent State Convention, neld at
Topeka, 1876.
Resolved. That we denouuce the act
Of 1878 by which the silver dollar was
destroyed as = legal tender and dropped
from the list Of coins; and we demand
Its restoration 70 enable the government
to pay its coin obligations IN silver as il
has right to do under the original con.
tract,
Resolved, That we favor the repeal of
the resumption act and the law Or 1850
by which Congress, without the consent
OF the people, pledged the people to the
payment Of the $40 obligations or the
government In coin.
Resolved, That we are in favor OF a
faithful payment Of the public debt in
accordance with the terms and provisions
Of the law under which IL was created.
Resolved, That we are in favor of
rigid economy in all departments OF the
public service and equal rights and priv
lliges under the laws for all citizens.
Resolved, That We are In favor OF the
| free school system and the rights Of ali
children therein; and, are opposed to any
division Of the public moneys for secta.
rtan purposes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
Senatorial conrentIon.

a meeting of delegates from the
senatorial district composed of Lyon and
Greenwood counties, was held in Grange
Hall, Emporia, on Saturday, August 18th
inst.
The convention was called to order by
the chairman of the district committee.
Nicholas Lockerman was elected CHAIR
man and j. III. Mckee secretary.
On motion the convention proceeded to
nominate an Independent Greenback can
didate, which motion was carried, and
z. B. Maxon was nominated by acclama-
ton.
On motion VIM. B. Ross, c. E. Paine
and Nicholas Lockerman for Lyon county,
f. j. Cochran. +. G. Aliis and n. C.
Proctor for Greenwood county were cleo
ted a central Senatorial di strict commit
tee. On motion adjourned.
N. LoCKERMAN, Chairman.
j. d. MCKEE, Secretary,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
AMERICUS.

w. II. EdminSton of this piE ce
raised piece of Lancaster wheat
which turned out 2S34 bushels per
acre.
Mrs. j. ID, Gibson tenders thanks
to DIR. Arthur Wright for the hRpd-
some pyramidical boquet presented
her from his beautiful flower gar
den.
We are glad to see Mr.. Sutton in
good health once more. Wonder if
he could relish another mess of Quails
now.
MIR. Wharton and wife have laUa-
ted in town and we welcome them to
citizenship.
"A bOot-black made his appearance
last week, but finding that the pe0pIe
did not appreciate his services, he left
in disgust.
r. II. Edminston has been eugsg-
ed to teach school near Waterloo aud
with his family will move to that
place soon.
F. S. DOmm was around Saturday
night with q subscription paper to
ing Hayes 6 Wheeler flag in the
public square.
Mr.. Hurst was here last sSNek
looking after his interests,
The peach crop this year is light
and considerably injured by worms,
but there are an abundance of graphs,
both wild AID tame.
Car AND FKsTIvE.-The Changers
of Americas Grange will give q social
entertainment at the hall over j. S.
Gibson's hardware store on FfkEay
evening, Sep. LIST. All are cordially
invited to come and have good social
time. Music and other recreations
will be the order of the evening in
Guiding lunch of cake, pie, apples,
cider, icecream and other refreshmen ts
provided for those who wish to p0 r
chase. Admission % cents.
There will be a meeting at The
school house next Monday night to
organize q Hayes & Wheeler club.
Come all that are interested. Let us
work for Hayes & Wheeler for ehty
are the men. Turn out each RepaE1-
lican squealer, and help drive TjleIsn
20 his den. - ..
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
New Clothes

We believe, after careful compas,son.
that clothing has fallen more In price and
is cheaper, in proportion to other articles.
than any kind Of necessary or luxury
which can be mentioned. Excellent suits.
Of good American cloth, made up In the
best style and most thorough manner, can
be purchased this fall for prices which
will enable everybody to get them. Mr..
Perley has already received very large
stock Of fall and winter suits, and informs
US that, without any exaggeration, he is
now selling clothing ut lower prices than
he has ever done or known anybody else
to do in his business experience. He has
been gone east quite awhile, purct ssed
carefully and largely, paid cash AMI got
the very lowest rates, had the goods
shipped here at the very low freight
charges W hich prevailed in August, and
is now prepared to show the best lot of
suits of all kinds that he has offered in
this or any previous season, and sell them
at prices which will please the most econ
omical buyers. Read Mr.. Perley's SdVer-
tisement, and remember that his store
contains far more than his advertisement
sets forth
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
Mr.. Morgan Declines.
ERU,r,.Nn Auo,,st .,


EDITORS NEws:-On returning home
yesterday from Northwestern Kansas, l
found by THE NEWS. and private letters,
that was nomin ated for Probate Judge
by the Greenback convention of Lyon
county. THE NEWS, after giving 4 list
of the nominees, says 'FThey have accept
ed the nomination." in which THE NRws
Is sadly mistaken-at least so far as am
concerned.
Please say to the gentlemen of that con-
vent1on that most respectfully decline
the nominatien-frst,b because 1 do not
want the office; secondly, because l can
not accept q nomination rendered by q
convention acting upon the instructions
of Democratic committee.
JOHN B. MORGAN.
We did not intend to say that either
Mr.. Morgan or MIR. Ewing had accepted
their nomination, but that Messrs. Ham
mond and Gilliland had. Mr.. Hammond
has concluded not to accept. Mr.. Glib.
land, we understand, has accepted.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01

Pullman palace sleeping cars and day
coaches from Kansas City and Atchison,
to FIT. Wayne and Cleveland without
change, via the Wabash Line.
Connecting at Fl Wayne with through
sleepers to Philadelphia, and at Cleveland
with through sleepers to New York and
Boston, making but one change of cars
from the Missouri river to the Centennial.
or New York and Boston.
The Wabash Line is also the most COM
Portable route to indianapolis, Cincinnati
and other eastern cities.
Passengers taking this line have choice
of routes either via Quincy or St. Louis,
and can visit all principal cities, water
ing places and prominent resorts through
out the country without extra charge.
w. L. MALCOLM, j. s. LAZARUS,
Gen. Pass. Ag't. Gen: West'n Ag't.
2I-f ST. LOUIS.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01

The extension of the st. Louis, Kansas
City and Northern Railway from Fergu-
son Station to
The st. Louis Union Depot,
(eleyen miles, was completed June 10th.
All passenger trains now arrive and de-
part to and from the Union Depot, where
connections are made with all eastern and
southern lines. This new extension
passes through the beautiful Forest Park;
also. the most interesting and picturesque
portion of suburban st. Louis and sur
rounding country.
This company has just published a
beautifully colOred engraving, entitled
g. Birds Eye View Of st. Louis" show
ng the new Union Depot, the entrance to
the tunnel under the city, the bridge over
the Mississippi river, and the Relay
House, East st. Louis.
For copies OF this engraving, free, ad-
dress C. K. Lord, General Passenger
Agent, st. Louis.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
a successful Boot and shoe uou..

We have no hesitancy in calling the at
tentiOn of the public to the letter of j. N.
Hogue below, since the endeaV0r to
place in this market such q class of goods,
cannot but prove beneficial TO the pea pie.
A merchant who builds up his trade
on the proved strength of his goods win
always be successful.
To THE PEOPLE OF LYON AND AD-
JOINING COUNTIES: / respectfully
call your attention to my new Fall
and Winter stock of handmade boots and
shoes. These goods being made by hsud,
of the best Chicago tanned leather, with
solid sole leather, insoles and couA10rs,
will stand the severest test, and villa not
rip. Having sold them extensively In the
past year, scores Of my customers Till
testify to their worth and economy sVer
the common soles work. Having no
steam-tanned leather worKed in them, no
composition or paper filling, I ana en-
abled to 1oGrTGat euery pair. I have on
hand 8 full line of CALF, HEAVY Calf,
VEAL KIP and PLAIN KIP BOOTS, WOnlen
and misses OIL GOAT, CALF ana KIP I'M
lined SHOES. Although keep full Hue of
eastern and cheap goods, aoarrGne nome
but those put up to my own order, md
made by hand. Very Respectfully,
j. d. HoGeE.
Emnnria AuU II 1878 Gt
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
Normal Students.

MIR. Ansel Gridley, of the Normal class
Of '76, will teach the oxford school in
Sumner county.
Hattie Ward, OF the same class, has en-
gagged to teach the school In Phillips dis
trict, on Duck creek, Lyon county.
j. II. Hill goes to Oswego to make his
debut as school master. 10. is thorough
ly competent and energetic, and will no
doubt succeed.
Flora A. Bennett, Of the senior class of
'T6, will teach in the Waterloo district
this county. Miss Bennett has taught
several schools and always given good
satisfaction.
Mr.. l. I. Way goes to BurlIngame to
take charge Of the city schools. MIR.
Way has the reputation of being an ex-
cellent teacher.
Mr. b. Il. Davis has secured the Che
topa schools at n good salary.
MIR. II. +. Pickett will teach in the
Fowler dist riot southeast of Emporia.
Thus 1t will be seen that the Normal
School is appreciated, and its graduates
have no trouble in getting work.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
The Greenback and Democratic Con-
znnfFnna

ventiOns.
Last week there were held in our city
three conventions-the first being q
Greenback Senatorial Convention to nom-
Inate candidate for State Senator, from
Lyon and Greenwood counties, which
nominated z. b. Maxson. of EmporIa, for
that office. The next was a Greenback
Congressional Convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress for the 5rd Con-
gressional Dist let, and IL nominated Ex.
Gov. S. j. Crawford for that office. The
next was q Democratic Convention to
nominate candidate for Congress, and
it was organized as follows:
President, George 5. Brown, Of Shaw
nee; Vice Presidents. L. P. Martin, OF
Chase; r. C. Cobb, Of Marion; N. A. En-
giish, of SedgwIck; Archibald Ellis, of
Butler; j. ID. Ronstadts, of Barton; Secre-
taries, John MalIoy, OF Council Grove;
w. Z. Timmons, of Chase.
Messrs. s. ]. Crawford and T. L. DavIs<
Of Eureka, were candidates for the Con-
gressional nomination, and Mr.. Davis was
nominated by vote OF % to 81. 1t is al
legged that MIR. Crawford had agreed to
whoever the democratic convention
nominated, if it did not nominate
him, and to vote for TiIden & Hendricks
if he did not vote for Peter Cooper. We
do not know whether MIR. Crawford
made such pledges or not, but If he did
he was badly sold by the democrats.
The following persons were then ap-
poi nted as the democratic congressional
committe for the ensuing two years:
w. A. Randolph, of Lyon; d. Dickson,
Of WOOdsOn; T. r. Allen, of Pawnee; j..
K. BJackshire, Of Chase; j. d. Ronstadt,
OF Barton; Dr. Stringfield, of Shawnee.
some members Of this committee got
together and concluded that Mr.. Ran
dolph had spoken out altogether too free
iy, and should therefore be read out of
the party, and they undertook to organ
ize the committee by electing DR.. String
field as chairman, and added Mr.. Norton,
Of Lyon, in place OF Dir. Randolph, AS
Mr.. Randolph, however, was chairman of
the committee by virtue Of holding ov er
in that office, the committee could not
properly meet without call from him,
and he regards its action in trying to de-
pose him as member, as entirely un:
warranted, and he will not submit to It's
dictatioc.
The dissatisfaction among the democrat
ic ''masses'' with the nomination of Mr..
Davis is so great that strong effort is be-
ing made to persuade him TO withdraw,
and have some man of fair reputation D 1t
in his place.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
Go to the Mountains of Colorado.

By the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, the new and popular line from
Atchison and Kansas City via the beauti-
full Arkansas valley, to Pueblo, Colorado
Springs. Denver, Canyon City, Cucharas,
points in Colorado, New Mexico and Ari-
iona. Special round trip tickets to Dem
yer, only $50, allowing stop-off privileges
both ways on the main line, and at Colo
RADIO Springs, Mauitou and Pixies Peak
Low emlgrant rates TO the San Juan
Mines.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between
the Missouri river and Rocky Mountains,
without change. Close connections made
at Pueblo with trains for Denver and
northern Colorado.
For maps, time tables and the "San Juan
Guide" address, T. j. ANDERSON.
Gen. Pass. Agt., Topeka Kansas.