The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-25
STATE.

The libel suit Of ID. II. Mitchell vs..
the Leavenworth Times, for $4,000
damages, has resulted in a verdict Of
$50 for the plaintiff.
There are now about three hundred
and twenty cases pending and unde-
termined In the Supreme Court OF
Kansas. Some of them involve such
large amounts that those interested
cannot, without great sacrifice, wait
for the final disposition of them. In
the existing state of things, they must
wait eighteen months, or possibly two
years, before they can realize-no mat
ter how merItOrIous their claims-sim-
ply because the Supreme Court cannot,
by reason of the large amount of busi-
ness forced upon it, reach the cases.
The Leavenworth Times wants the
State Board of Agriculture abolished,
and Is pleased with the defeat of the
Centennial bill. 1t does not seem to
be in love with its cousin George.
Veins of coal two feet thick have
been found near Tonganoxie, twenty
miles west of Kansas City.
In Leavenworth, on the 18th, about
dusk, two men rode in a buggy up to
Deckelman's jewelry store, and one
went In and asked to look at some
good gold chains. Mr.. ID. handed ont
four, which the customer grabbed
showed revolver, got into the buggy,
and drove off with his companion, be-
fore any one could arrest them. They
were caught next day in Kansas City,
however, and proved to be well known
thieves.
At Newberry, Waubaunse county
on the 2d, young man named Ed
Catcher was thrown from his horse
and his neck broken.
On the 1st, the farm house of Mr.. "
Love, was burned, and owing to g
trick of Gibson & Kronte, of Alma,
insurance agents,he gets no insu rance
Col. Sanford, has discovere d a paint
mine at Eskridge.
Eight hundred tons of ice packed
away at Junction City.
A well In Wilson county Is so strong.
ly impregnated with coal oil that the
water Is unfit for use.
The wife of an Atchison parson gave
birth to triplets last week. All girls.
The Caledonia mills, Montgomery
county, were broken into lately, and
robbed of several wagon loads OF -four
The Methodist Conference in South
.ern Kansas will meet at Emporia or
the list day Of March. Bishop Peck
will preside.
Marshall County News says: We
are pleased to learn that Sol. Miller
the veteran Kansas editor, has been
religiously converted, has Joined the
Methodist church, and was baptized
last Sunday. A-m-e-n!il!
A German farmer commenced bust.
ness few years ago in COffey county
with two sheep. He now owns a fine
ranch, well improved, and nine hund
red sheep, besides having sold three
hundred the past year.
Peter Burgard, who lives about thre,
miles west of Quindaro has had hi
right hand accidentally chopped of
while at work with another man split
ting rails.
A fine new brick barn belongin,
to Mr.. Martin Baker, living nea
Atchison, was blown over during
late storm. Mrs. Baker who had beef
to the barn on an errand, barely reach
ed the house when the structure fell
The building is a complete wreck.
A young man at Humboldt filed tn
stove with coal and 1t failed to draw
and while he was in the act OF stirrin
it mp with the poker, the gas Whic
had been generated beneath the cos
exploded, and blaze burst in his facs
burning him severely and knockin
him insenslble, In which condition
remained several hours. $3.50