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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-09
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Under the above head DIR. John
A. Anderson, in the IndustriaIist,
thus seconds the proposition for
historical lectures during the COM
Ing winter:
The suggestion of T. G.. Adams,
the efficient secretary of the State
Historical Society, that a course of
lectures be given this winter in each
Kansas town upon the early and la
ter history of the county or state, is
one of the most sensible and pleas
ant things to have done that could
be proposed. AS matter of right
to them, credit ought to be given,t
the pioneers; and as q matter of
equity to posterity, the truths of
history should be collected and pre-
served. The, new corners would
have a less vivid idea of their own
troubles if they had more vivid
realization of the trials and heroisms
of the old settlers; and just to the
extent that this result were brought
about would the general tone and
hopefulness of the state be improv.
ed, which aforesaid tone is q decid-
ed element in securing immigration,
and affects the cash value of land.
Only the large cities can secure
eastern lecturers. but any village can
give to itself great pleasure as well
as profit by listening TO the story of
It's own growth from the lips of it's
own citizens. There is q rich vein
of strength and cheer as well as of
romance, in the tales of our early
days, which can be worked easily
now, but only with the greatest diff
ficulty after this generation has
passed away. And every paper is
glad to publish it's county history,
simply because such matters have q
personal interest for its readers.
The editors can put it threngh by
shaking up their readers little.
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LATER. Kilograms of Thursday and
Friday state that the republicans have
carried Wisconsin by 5000 majority. The
greenbsck vote In that state was $4,000.
The New York legislature is republi-
can in both branch es, thus securing the
return of Senator Conkling or some other
republican. The Albany Journal says
the Senate stands 18 republicans and Is
democrats and one independent, and the
House 6S republicans to 81 democrats
The Connecticut legislature is republ
can. and will elect a republican Sen ator
to succeed Barnum.
FORT SCOTT, KAN, Nov. THE Inde.
pendent ticket in Bourbon county elected
all its candidates but the two Democrats,
the only ones on it. The Republicans
elected their county treasurer and sheriff,
In Crawford county the entire Republi-
can ticket is elected by large majority,
and in Cherokee county the Republicans
elected but one on their ticket.
TOPEKA, KAN, Nov. THE returns
of the election in this state come in
slowly. So far as heard from, Horton,
Republican candidate for chief Justice,
have a reduced majority. The state VIII
be 10, 900 to 0,00O Republican.
ATCHIsON, Nov. THE Daily Cham
pion has special dispatches from a num-
Der Of counties in the state. The follow
ing is summary:
jackson county gives Horton and
Humphrey, Republicans, each about $50
majority.
Washington county gives Horton and
Humphrey, each over 400 majority.
Brown and Nemaha counties each give
Horton and Humphrey about the usual
Republican msjorities.
For county otficer4 there was consider
able scratching in all these counties, the
Republicans and Democrats electing some
Of the officers in each.
WINCHESTER, JEFF. Co., KS, Nov. t.
It is conceded that the workingmen's
ticket is elected by handsome msjOrities.
The State ticket will perhaps be republic
can. There Was considerable scratching.
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The Farmers Hard Lot.

The Rural New Yorker seys:-
"When farmer can so manage his
farm as to make both ends of the
year meet even if it be with the
most rigid economy, be should be
contented with his lot. If they take
q survey of the business men of our
villages and cities, we find that only
three Or four in hundred realize q
competence for old age. Then i'm
sgine the unhappiness of those who,
sooner or later, fail to support them
selves and families respectaply-
the cares and anxieties that CEN
stantly produce pangs and fortunes
that no farmer everl felt. These
men may apparently lead pleasant
lives, As the outside world cannot
witness the emotions of q man who
daily strains every financial nerve
to meet his notes falling due at tbr
bank. The time between l and 8
o'clock every day in the city of New
York brings more anxiety to bust
ness men than all the farmers in the
United States realize in lifetime.
"No, farmers, your lot is not a
hard one. Your food may be plain,
and the cut of your coats may not
be as fashionable as the merchants
of the day, but when you lie upon
your pillows your repose is sound
and sweet. The hOrros ofprotested
notes seldom keep you awake at
night; and in the morning, ss you
CD around to fef d your fiOcks. and
view your crops that have visibiy
grown while you were in the arms
of Morpheus, you may take more
real enjoyment of life in one hour,
than many city merchants or man.
ufactqrers do in q year. Our Ad.
vice, therefore, IL, be not discoursg
ed.s The times may now be hard,
but you are promised seed time
and harvest to the end--With hard
labor and iudiclous management,
you will come out in the end victo-
rious."
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some years he has been the acknOwl-
edged leader OF the greatest and
best party that eyer controlled this
country.
His disease was paralysis. It
was hereditary in the family, his
father and only sister having died
of it. There is no doubt but that
the excitement and hard labor of
his Office of Governor during the
war brought the disease upon him.
He was sn untiring worker, and
died, as he said Ia his last words on
earth, sworn out" He went . his
grave last Monday mourDed IS no
man has been mourned since Lin
coin. His name will live in histo-
ry side by side with that of Clay
and WabsfeP.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer has fly
ing commissioner In the Ohio field
hunting up indications on the SeDa-
torial question. He struck Bickham.
of the Dayton Journal, in his tour,
and extracted from him the opinion
that the dark horse of the race
would win. When asked who was
the dark horse he said:
"Well, in my opinion, it is Bill AL
len. I've lots of faith in that old
man. If he gets on that track once,
and fairly started, there's no telling
when he'll stop. / tell you he isn't
going to be CLOSED" like Ten Brock
Was the other day. No danger of
his securing. And then the pref
tiest thing about him is that he's as
good for four-mile race as 8 quar-
ter stretch" "Yes," he added, after
rejecting 9 moment, sand q d-Iof
a.sight better, too, ia q long race. "
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-09
Our Market Report
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS.
EmpOFia Markets.
EMPORIA. KS, November 8. 1877.

EAPoRIA, KS, November 9, 1877.
WHOLESALE.
Fall wheat-$i O5 to 10 for No. ,.
Spring wheat-75 to 80 cents.
Corn-shippers pay Is cents.
Oats-Shippers pay I21k; DIR. Armor. for
purposes of retailing, pays IS cents for good
oats.
Hay--ssoO per ton.
Wood--$3 50 to 90 for soft and green wood ;
800 and 4.5o for dry hard wood.
Coal--Lyon county and Fort Scott $50;
Usage shaft s. 90; McAuister, $3.50.
Cattle on foot-Butchers pay to * for fat
COWS; ~ to az for fat steers; calves, to
sa1e; sheep. By cents.
Hogs on foot-4e; dressed E!eents.
RETAIL PRICES.
F1our-SOden's Eagle, $3.60 per 100 lbs; II
$a.25; sx. $500; Little Beauty, 81 S.. Ora
ham, $500
Corn meal per 100 ibs.-Relted, 800; unr
boIJed, IS cents. Bran. IS cents.
Fresh meats--steak. 10 to I2K ots. per lb
roasts, q 70 Iax cts; boiling pieces, 3 to cts.
Veal and Mutton. to l2k cents.
Butter-22 to . cents per lib.
Eggs-15 cents per doz.
potatoes, 80 cts; onions, 60 cts; beets, 10 cts ;
turnips, 20 cts; sweet potatoes, so cts to 81 /;
cabbages. cts. each; squash and pumpkins,
5 to 10 cents each.
Fresh Fruit per busheI-Apples, IS cents
to 81 rs.
CEsnberries-1S cents per quart
Oranges and lemons, 80 cents per doz.
Live chickens, 81 IS to = 20 per doz.
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ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 5.-The Journal
of Agriculture and Farmer, of this
city, has forwarded 10 A. II. Buck
ner, Chairman of the Committee on
Banking and Currency, . farmers
petition measuring 127 feet in length
aud containing 5,573 names. The
memorialists ask for financial sys-
tenn independent Of 9 metallic basis.
They insist that the whole story of
specie resumption is unphilosOphi-
cal and unsound; that values being
relative the only thing which can be
said to be 9 standard value, is of ne
cessity the mean relation of all com
modities; that money is simply =
creature of law, an instrument Of
commerce, . standard of payment.
They claim that those who hold
the real collateral-ss improved
farms-must have the privilege of
borrowing money from the public
treasury on equal terms with those
who hold bonds.
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nuile.In OF E.ec.iOn Esesarns.


The Republican State ticket Is elected
bv the usual majority. The greenback
ticket swept Douglas county. Montgomery
and Ford counties are democratic, Aths-
SON, Leayenworth. Shawnee, Coffey. Wv
andotte and Sedgwiek are Republican.
The returns are very incomplete.
WISCONSIN, has gone republican. though
the democrats claim the election Of part
their State ticket.
NEW YoRK.-The New YoIk Tribune
oncedes the State to the democrats By
bout the same majority as In 1875, A.
900. The World claims 10, 600 to 10000
democratic majority. John Morrissey is
elected to the State Senate over his Tam
many opponent, and Oneida county. Sem
atOr onkIing's home, elects 3 democrat
to the Senate. The democratic majority
in New York City is only $4,000. The
Senate Will probably remain republican
| by two majority, but the Assembly has
enough democratic msjority to give that
party the next U. S. Senator.
Pennsylvania The democrats claim
the State by 10000 majority. The vote Is
light. The greenback vote in PhiIadeI-
adeldhia is 5000.
MASSACHUSETTS. = Is republican by
1O, 900 to $1,000 majority.
NEW JERsY.-The democrats have elect
ed Gen. Mcclellan Governor by S,O0(
majority.
| CoNNECTICUT.-The vote is close, but
the republicans have carried the State By
about 1,1nO majority. The total vote i.
10000 less THAI last year.
Virgins and Maryland went demo cTat
ic with little opposition.
MINNEsoTA.-Pillsbur republican, fol
governor, has 10000 to 5000 majority
and the legislature will be two-thirds re
publican.
Shreveport, Louisiana, elected its may
or and council by 600 republican major
ity. ''7s7l
No news from Nebraska.
The city of Chicago is close between
the democrat and republican local candi
dates. The democrats will probabl.
have small majority. The greenbacl
ticket had about 5000 votes.
+ The elections as whole do not indi
cate anything like the democratic victo
ries that were generally expected, thousl
by carrying New York and PennsylVani
they may have secured majority afte
1879 in the United States Senate. Tn
vote is light in all the states and fully q
encouraging TO republicans as it is {
: democrats.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-09
the resumption law blu was pre-
vented by diiatory motions.

the resumption law blu was pre-
vented by diiatory motions.
MONDAY, NOV. s.
The Senate transacted no business.
The House passed BANDS bill to
remonitize silver fully aud colo it
as freely as gold, and also voted by
a heavy majority to Ia Re final vote
on tie 18th Or the resumption law
bill, il 10 be open meantime to de-
bate and amendments. Mr.. Phil
lips of Kansas, offsred a bill 10 es
tablish postal savings bank system
at all offices where The postmaster
has 81 900 salary, the department to
receive per cent. interest On all
deposits TO be taken in any suhls
from % cents up to $500. Adj.
TUESDAY, NOV. 6.
10 the Senate the House bill to
remonetize silver coin referred to
the committee on finance. Mr..
Haskell Introduced . bill to sell GER
tain New York Indian lands in
Kansas. The resumption law bill
was debated by Messrs. Hubbell,
Morrison. Pound, Cox of Ohio,
Leavitt, and Phillips, the latter in
favor Of it, and adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, NOV, Z.
DR.. Psrsal resigned the chsplsiHcy
of the House. The resumption law
bill was debated by Gardner, and
Cox of Ohio, Riddle of Tennessee
and price of Iowa, and adjourned.
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Ex-Gov. Cox, of Ohio, said in the
House on the 9TH: ~ am entirely
free to say, resumptionist as 1 am,
that II the people of the United
States who hold the whole Of the
currency say through their repre-
SentatiVes In congress that they do
not want the government to redeem
Il in specie in 1879 or 1880, or any
other time, they have an absolute
right to say So"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-09
EMPORIA NEWS
NLFI0NAL THANKSGIVING DAY.
By the President Of the United States
OF ADsefteG;
a PROCLAMATION.

a PROCLAMATION.
The completed circle Of summer and win
the acc1stOned season. It which q religious
people celebrates with praise and thanks
ms de1out and public confession OF the CON
stspt dependence Of man upon the Divine
Father kor all good gifts OF life and health
and peace and happiness, so carly In our his
tory made the habit OF our people, fnds in
the survey OF the past year new grounds LOT
its joyful and grateful manifestation In All
blessings which depend upon benignan mt seas
onS this has indeed been memorable year
over the wide territory Of our county, with
ducts, the earth has yielded \ bountiful re-
turn 70 the labor Of the husbandman The
health OF the people has been blighted by NO
disasters OF shipwreck upon our coasts, or to
our commerce. on the seas have brought loss
cionded ths. hsDpiness OF the Community with
sympathetic sorrow. In all that concerns our
strength and peace and greatness rs a nation;
curity Of our government and the benefieent
Institutions ON which 10 rests; In all that eff
fects the character and dispositions Of our
Uphold the equal and free condition Of secie-
~, now permanent and universal throughout
conspieuonsiy marked by the protecting prov
Id noe Of God, and II full OF promise and hope
for the coming generations. Under sense
Ruler Of times and seasons and events, let US
humbly ascribe IL to our own faults and frail-
ties, IT. In any degree, that perfect concord
and happiness, peace and justice, which such
great mercies should dlnuse through the
hearts and lives OF our people do not alto
gether and always and everywhere prevail
Lut rs; with one spirit and with one voice.
lift up praise and thanksgiving 70 God for his
manifold goodness to our land and his mani
fest care for our nation.
Now, therefore, !, Rutherford B. Hayes,
President Of the United States, do appoint
Thursday, the 18th day Of November next. rs
= day Of national thanksgiving and prayer
and earnestly recommend that, withdraw
Ing themselves from secular cares and labors
The people OF the United States do meet to-
gether on that day In their respective places
OF Worshlp, there 70 give thanks and praise
to Almighty God for Ills mercIes, and to de-
youdy beaeeeh their continuance.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
band and caused the seal OF the United States
Done At the City OF Washington, this 2stl
day OF October, in the year OF Our LORD
one thousand eight hundred and seventy.
seVen, and OF the Independence OF the
-7 United states the one hundred and second
IL. N X. b. HAYES.
WILLIAM NJ EVARTs, Sec'y OF State
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Gen. Grant has made the announce
ment In conversation in Paris, that af-
ter Mr.. Conkling declined the position
OF chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
he mould have nominated Senator
Norton had it not been for his Ill
health. He spoke of the dead Senator
"as one OF the wOrthiest and most IL
llustrious Americans Of recent times. {"
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We return thanks to Senator
Plumb for q copy of the report of
the monetary com mission. 1t lie An
exhaustive compendium of facts in
regard to metallic currency in all
ages and countries, and will prove
to be the standard authority on that
anhiect-
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Hunters, Please Take Notice.

A Ii persons are hereby forbidden under
with gun or dog or in any other manner
upon any of the p emises Of the undersigned:
A HIekox, W. IL. Hodson, Evan Oa.
Eltt, Loci erman, II. j. Burtett, John e
DAVIS. David w: Lloyd, w. W. Kirkendall,
~ m Burns, I. Thompson. IL Parker T. A.
Sewlin, J. A. Whiterat. Nina Hiatt A. O.
ricke { D. C. Picket, K; n. '.verstreet j. B
q W. Mooney. p. IL. Ma, lirG, T Groin
Us, JAS. IL. Phenis, Charles johnson r. H
Ch1ttenden. David johnson. I hos LillihridYe
E. Workman. ID. r " orkmaI Morgan Thorn
as, Rich ird Peters, Rees l. Jones. 4s-2t
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The Topeka Commonwealth is IL re-
ceipt Of letter from Hon. Thomas Ry-
an, dated Towantla, November Sd, in
which he says: eddie (hls little sony
revived little before got here, and
still lives, though the chances are
largely against him." We sincerely
hope the little one will recover. His
loss would be a hard stroke on Mr.,
RYAN.
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CINCINNATr. O., Nov. 3.4The En-
Quirer publishes reports from q
large number of places in Ohio, In
dians and Kentucky, which indicate
there has been a very general prev
alence of hog cholera in those states.
The disease in some localities has
been a regular scourge, causing q
heavy loss to the farmers, but most
of the reports state that it is rapidly
diving out,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-09

The republican Congressman of
Indiana have agreed to support the
repeal Of the bankrupt law, the re-
peal OF the clause In the resumption
Law fixing . day to resume on, oppo-
sition to all subsidies, opposition to
further contraction Of the currency,
equalization Of bouuties, pension
ing soldies Of the Mexican war, the
preferment Of Union sOldIres for Of
dee, and that the title of Presiden.
HAyes'is valid, and his policy right.
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The Union Dime Savings Bank of
New York has stood the run, which
appers to have stopped. The depos-
its were SO large that II 125 average
depositors were paid each hour for
six hours each business day the
money on hand would last six
months.
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Sammy Tilden arrived in New
York, last month, and made a bitter
speech to the Young mems Demo
cratic club, which avowed that he
intends to fight Tammany Hall and
claim the right to be the democrat
ic nominee for President in 1880.
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President Hayes solved the Pennsyl-
vania question by appointing John
WelSh, Of Philadelphia, as Minister to
Great Britain. Mr.. Welsh Is q repub-
llcan, elderly, rich, and acted with
much ability as President of the Gen.
tennial Board of Managers. His APP
polntment Is . snub for the Cameron
school OF politicians, and shows that
President Hayes Is q hard man to cor
ner mn.
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Continued wet weather has caus.
ed the race between Smuggler aud
Great Eastern to be abandoned, and
Ten Brock was drugged and too
sick to run with Parole, at New
York, and paid forfeit.
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NEW YORK MARKET.

FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, November o.
GoLD-Steady at 1e7X
LoANs--Bowrewing rates, 494K Per cent.
sILvEE - Bars 81 a2K in currency; 81 1e
In gold; silver coin kc discount.
GoYERNNEHT BONDS-Steady.
RkIERoAD BoNDs-DulI and firm.
STATE sEcURITIRs-QuIet.
SEocKs-HeaVy.
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Judge Kelly, of Pennsylvania, is
in high spirits over the spread of
his financial ideas. He says that
when he first introduced his inter-
convertible bend theory TO Con-
gress, everybody ridiculed it, but
now he expects the banking and
currency committe will recommend
and the House will pass his bill.
The promptness with which the
committee decides against the re-
sumption act furnishes unwelcome
color to this behef.-N. Y. Tribune.
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Col. Philips, Of this State, is a mem
Der OF the committee on Banking and
Currency; Mr. Haskell of Education
and labor; and Mr.. Ryan Of Coinage,
Weights and Measures.
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COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 1.-The off :
cial abstract of votes cast at the late
election fer State officers, was COM
pleted to-day at the Office of the Sec
rotary of State, The total number
of votes cast for Governor was $780,
060, which is 9 falling of from the
total vote for Secretary of Stste in
1876 of 1879, and for the vote TOR
President, in 1876, of 1O3,5S9. The
following iisthe vote for Governor :
Fer Governor Bishop received
81, 625; West, 249, Jos: Bond, H.
489; Thompson, 4.836; johnson,
1922; scattering, SO; Bishep's plu-
rality over West, 22,520. -"
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Proceedings of Congress.

Tuesday, October 80, the Senate
did not transact any important bus
mess and the House was not in
oosoYnn
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The New York Chamber OF Com
mercs protests against the remone-
tization Of silver. The members
had better read the report of the
monetary commission.