The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-04
STATE.

In addition to the Lappin frauds on
the State school fund, an old purchase
of $4,000 OF school bonds in district
in Rice county, $4,000 in Comanche
and possibly $1,000 to $4,000 in other
counties.
gathered at Lawrence to bid for fur
nishing 100000 pounds of beef to va
rious Indian tribes, but telegram
from the Interior department postpon-
ed the bidding, much to the disappoint-
ment of the contractors.
The Missouri Valley bridge COM
paRy are putting together bridge of
ten spans, designed for the Arkansas
river at Fleetwood, on the A. T. s. S..
F. road.
F. NJ. Somers, formerly city editor
of the Leavenworth Commercial, was
brutally assaulted with a cane at Sac
ramento, Cal, by a prominent poliCi-
clan OF that city. His assailant was
bound over in the sum of $1,000.
DR.. J. w. Scott, Land Commissioner
of tho LeaYenworth, Lawrence s. Gal
weston railroad company, has resign
ed, and the office has been abolished.
The students of the State University
are making preparations to celebrate
Washington's birthday with appropri-
ate litel airy exercises.
Nelson Abbot, late of the Atchison
Patriot, is now one of the publishers Of
the Central Baptist, the organ of thai
denomination at st. Louis, Mo.
In Atchison, on the 27th ult., col.
ored woman let spark fall from hel
pine upon her dress, setting her cloth.
ing on fire, and burned her to death.
The next great event in Topeka is t.
be the knight Templar's grand bali
Feb. 18th. The Odd Fellows there ar
also to have grand ball ON the 22d.
Lead and zinc have been discovers
in large quantities near Baxter Spring
in Cherokee county.
w. F. Shamleffer, whose fine mill a
Council Grove was lately burned, ha
built a new mill near the mouth Q
Rock creek, near Dunlap. The latte
town is therefore ahead.
p. B. Maxson, secretary of the Stat
| Grange, receives $1,000 per annun
7 and State Master NJ. E. Hudson, SO
per year and expenses.
s 1t is stated that ThOs. Carney, e.
e Governor of Kansas, who has been en
t gagged in business in st. Louis for
number of years, has gone into banl
i ruptcy. Twelve years ago he was OF
It Of the wealthiest men ia the State.
The grandest dress party ever give
. in Kansas was the Centennial tea part
= at the opera house in Topeka, Jan.
e George and Martha Washington. Il
u Hancocks, Jays, and other emine
e families of the past century, were re
% resented in full costume. Silks, sa
: ms, diamonds, pearls, etc., were
n profusion, and the minuet danced
n the republican court" is said to ha
lie been very stately and elegant. T
a. party was grand success.
10 In Waubaunsee county the vine
e. has grown so high that it is necessa
y to pasture it down.
a The independence Courier says til
or "they are having bitter quarrel
o. Coffeyville over a church organ. 7
fight has so far progressed that {
superintendent OF the Sunday sch,
I'll has been publicly accused OF playi
IN cards for drinks"
he By an order just issued, from the
S. Circuit Courl, at Davenport, Jud
re Dillon presi1ing, the sale of the LIE:
OF enworth bridge has been adjourn
a. from the I'd of February TO the 18th
ng June.
"o The Leavenworth Times wants
republican convention to nomin
eg Senator ingalls,. for Vice President.
he The Kansas Board of Centenr
lty managers, in connection with
o. Board of Agriculture, is doing eve
thing possible that Kansas may be v
lay represented at Philadelphia. II
Ia viii have an exhibition of their o
np filled with products of Kansas soil,