The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-06-15

meats and dairy produce for Euro
pean markets. Among their car
goes were $4,000 bushels of grain,
I,4OO boxes of butter, and IL 300
boxes OF cheese.
The two wretches who tried to
steal the remains of President Lin
coin have been convicted and sent
to prison for enc year. AS soon as
they are out they ought TO be sent
to an idiotic asylum for life, for
their attempted dissertation was
one Of the most senseless az well as
outrageous crimes on record.
Ex-Secretary Bristow has impli-
cit faith In the President, and be-
lieves he will succeed in restoring
the whole country to peace, harmo-
ny and prosperity. As for the OPP
position, he expects to see that fade
out entirely, and thinks the Presi-
dent will leaYe his Office much
stronger than when he entered II.
English architecture can now
boast Of something. The Wild
combe suspension bridge, oyer the
river Avon, near London, was
crowded with about 200 people
from an excursion going to fair,
when It broke down and they all
fell with 1t 40 feet into the river.
Fifteen people drowned and num-
Der badly bruised.
This is the silver question in a
nutshell: There is no sort Of logic
that can convince people that
currency that the law compels
them to take In all transactions up
to five dollars, which means the
business of more than one half the
people OF the nation, is not good
enough for the man who wants to
pay or receive q hundred dollars.
The first regular telephone line
has been put in operation between
the place OF business of =. Will
liams, Jr., Boston, Mass, and his
residence in Somerville, q distance
of about three miles. Mr.. Will
liams states that 1t works well, and
that conversation can be carried
on by it nearly az well as If those
conversing were in the same room.
The trial of John w Wilson, for
the killing of Swayze resulted In
his acQuittal, in which verdict every
honest lover of justice will cordial
ly agree.-Winfield Courier.
The twins, the Kansas City and
Leavenworth Times, can weep some
more now. Is there any freedom
OF the press in Winfield, or security
from assassination?
The Cleveland Daily Herald is
now stereotyped and the forms put
in its new Campbell press in fifteen
minutes after the setting has stop
ped, and the press then prints both
sides of the paper, folds and aeliv-
ers them ready for sale or mailing,
at the rate of IL, 600 an hour. This
is so far the quickest and most COM
plete working time on record.
The English government having
duly considered how Gen. Grant
should be received, has concluded
that he Is an ex-sovereign and
should be treated with the came ct
iQuette as is used toward that class
of dignitaries. Ex-President Van
Bnren, Fillmore and Pierce travel
ed through Europe, but attracted
and received little more attention
than any other American citizen.
Stewards great hotel for working
women in New York is approach
ing completion. 1t is made to &C
commodate about seventeen humid
red persons. The hotel will be con-
Quoted on the European plan and
will be In charge of a matron. The
prices to be charged will vary &C
cording to the location of the rooms,
but It is the intention to bring them
within the reach Of the poorest wo-
man who shows herself industrious
and worthy of assistance.
The case of New York against
Peter B. Sweeney to recover $4,000
600 public money, has been quashed
on condition that he pays only AGO.
coo. This is very shameful way
for the city to end its suit against
the Tamany ring, and will go far
toward demoralizing public homes
ty. We believe the city and State
of New York are under the control
OF the democratic party, and it is
democratic officials who have thus
let Mr.. Sweeney of with most of his
spoils.
The eastern SHARPLY acquires q for
tune by advertising for agents, to
whom he guarantees ST. week for
light and easy employment. The
western simpleton sends on so cents
foe Example" and is "taken in" just
sit down and think over the matter
and ask yourself If you ever really
knew anybody to give away some
thing valuable for nothIng,o or wheth-
or 1t would be necessary to adver-
tise for agents in q business which
pays SIT q week or half that amount.
Keep your so cents.
The Kansas City Times, some
months ago, humbugged lot of
people in this vicinity by it's lottery
scheme. 1t obtained large num-
Der of subscribers, who hoped to
get something for nothing. 1t is
human nature to love to be gulled.
For the large number of dollars