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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

J. p. Benjamin, the eminent Jew
ish lawyer, was once twitted on
his race and religion, when he
made the following caGstic reply!
"Let not the gentleman think
that my pride has been hurt or my
self respect lowered by his evasive
allusion to my race and religion.
rather glory in that which he
considers q reproach-iu my descent
from that race which, under the
banners of the princely Maecabees,
had outstripped in all the arts of
civilization, of science and arms,
the other people of the world, then
stepped in barbarism aud pagan
ism. l glory in the fact that my
ancestors were waging q war for
the true God, for liberty and reli-
gioD, when those of the gentlemen
who now seek to reproach me were
tending swine In the swamps of
Bohemis. and Worshiping stocks
and stones IS their only embodi-
ments Of deity and expression OF
religious duty and sentiment.
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WAURUNsEE ITEMS.

John Ludwick, of Wabunsee county,
has received advices from West On
tario, that on the 14th of June the
potatoe vines were frozen to the
ground. The damage is extensive,
In addition to that calamity the cat
terpillars have been very destructive
to the foliage. orchards etc.
Rev. Mr.. Newcomb gave the grafton
at Sunday school celebration in Nc
Cary and Green's neighborhood, above
the a. T. & s. F. road. 1t was an en-
joyable occasion.
Col. E. H. Sanford was invited to
preside at the celebration at Elm creek,
where he formerly resided, but declin-
ed. having previously accepted an in
vitation to speak at Eskridge-it being
his 18th Grafton since the beginning
of the late war.
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MILWAUKEE,, July ga special
to the Sentinel from Penaukee says
q terrible whirlwind struck the
town Sunday night, leaving but
three houses standing. The Gard
ner House, large hotel, was who
ly demolished. Saw mills, residen-
ces, trees and fences were swept
away. Six persons are known to be
killed, twenty wounded and five
missing, and some guests at the ho-
tel of whom no account has been
made. The losses are heavy. The
storm tore large trees as though
they had been weeds and whiried
them into the air like feathers. 1t
is supposed that further reports
will chow more casualties.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The POSTS spe-
cial from oceanic, Wisconsin, says
the following additional details are
published there: A tornado struck
Pensaukee and CoulIardsville, at
6 :45 Saturday evening. 1t struck
Pensaukee near the wagon road,
and continued souiheastward,
sweeping three mills, and the hotel
owned by Gardner, of the Gardner
House, Chicago, the school house
and % dwellings. It struck Coul-
lardsville near the Lucas farm, and
passed almost due southwest, tax
ing in streak about eighty rods
wide, and destroying everything in
its course. Seventeen houses and
barns were damaged in Coullards-
Vile, and the crops badly injured.
Total loss estimated at $2OO,C0O.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The following
special was received here from
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin. A terrible
tornado swept everything before
it during Saturday nights storm at
Panaukee station, twenty-five miles
north of Green Bay on the Chicago
q Northwestern railroad. The
Gardner hotel in northern Wiscon-
sin, was blown down, and eight
persons known to have been killed
and two missing, and other build
ings blown to pieces. The place is
total wreck. The saw mill. shin
gle mills and store were totally
DESTROYED. The tug Spray and q
schooner are total wrecks. The
school house and fifteen or twenty
houses were blown down. A pow
erful gust of wind raised the depot
and blew it across the track, and
prevented the passage of the Green
Bay train for two hours. The
bridge was damaged and misplaced.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

The july number of the Library
Table, New York, contains an ap-
peal from Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson
for thinkers to discuss the Labor
Problem" in its widest scope, and
offer some practical way by which
the 100000 unemployed working
people can be put to work." To
induce public economists to give
their attention to the subject Mrs.
Thompson offers, for the best news
paper articles of 1900 words each
in regard to it, prizes in gold of
500, $75and $5O,respectively, the art
icles to be sent to the Library Table
by Oct. lst, 1877, and the awards to
be made by the American Social
Science Association at its meeting
in July, 1873. This is all very good,
but meantime, until the A. s. s. A.
meets, what are the 5000 900, I'M
employed people" going to do, Mrs.
Thompson
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sOUTHWEs1,.

Sumner county voted bonds for
both the narrow gauge from Emporla
and the Nseast and weatn railroads.
We would suggest to the farmers
the eminent property of getting wheat
aoFoao Tor seed, this fall. We have
Oeen sowing the same seed for thu last
two or three years, and there can he
no question as to its sensible deterior-
alton A free international exchange
OF seed wheat is a recognized requisite
tact.-Wichita Beacon.
MORE neutrality-suspicious. have
been re-submitted in the townships of
Little Walnut and Richland, Butler
county, to vote bonds and take second
mortgage bonds to the Emporia Mar
row Gauge. Elections August 18th.
The amount is less than ten thousand
dollars in each township.
There is a complaint from all parts
of the county that many fields of
wheat are seriously damaged by rust.
This Is owing, no doubt, largely to the
fact that it was sown so late, the
grasshoppers destroying the first cow
ing. Add to this excessive wet wealth
er and it is not difficult to account for
the partial failure of the crop.-Eu-
reaka Herald.
Charley Walking's child, Illinois
township, Sedwick county, fell into
q well 50 feet deep, and it was 10 min
utes before it was taken out, apparent
iy dead. This was on Saturday even
ing, June 30th, and the parents work
cd TO resuscitate until 2 o'clock next
morning, when signs of life finally
appeared. The child was running
about as usual on Monday.
Mrs. Parker, who lost her two chill
dren in the flood in Chase county, and
was only proVidentially rescued her
self, an account of which we publish
ed some weeks ago, is lying dangerous
ly i'll from the effects of that awful
night of anxiety and extreme expos
ure.
The wheat harvest is well through
with. From many samples examined
we are forced to the conclusion that
many fields, especially on the lowest
lands, will not yield as largely as was
expected three weeks ago. From
some reason q portion ot|the grains in
the heads are shriveled and almost
worthless, while other grains In the
same head are plumb and fine. Still
the product of some fields entire is
very fine. The uplands of high
prairie show a better average. Too
much rain while the plant was in
blossom seems to have been the trou-
BILE. We fear that the crop will fall
short twenty-five per cent. A few
weeks and after the wheat has been
cured may prove our fears groundless.
Wichita Eagle.
The Eldorado Times announces an
unprecedented blow out at that town
about August LIST, when the branch
A. T. & s. F. Is expected to arrive,
Gov. Anthony, Senator Ingalls, and
Plumb, and other distinguished men,
are to crate, and free ride to Flor
ence and ret1rn will close the festivi-
ties. There is no doubt but what
Eldorado will whoop it up on that &C.
casi0n
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TxndaI mako. q sen.atIon.

We are glad to know that Prof.
Tyndsl has the honesty to acknowl-
edge an error. By so doing he does
good for himself and the cause Of
science. His candor is CONNIE nda-
BILE, both to scientists aud bieoted
religionists. That system of reli-
gion which blindly denounces every
attempt to investigate truth, as an
effort at its overthrow stands on
rather flimsy foundation. The
religion which Christ taught has
stood the assaults of eighteen humid
red years, and only comes out
brighter from every contest. 1t is
true fits defenders should be armed
with argument in its behalf, but
abuse of those who are endeavor-
ing to furnish the world with new
ideas, because those ideas happen
to conflict with established dogmas
of creeds will not do in this intelli-
gent age. Intelligent investigation
must be met by intelligent, broad
chested, manly argument. While
"Darwinism' and Evolution" and
all that, may seem weak to many of
us, yet the thoughts of the men
who have been investigating these
subjects are worthy of serious and
intelligent consideration. We
wouldn't give fig for the religion
that fears every breeze from the
fields OF human inquiry.
Tyndal has shown himself to be a
man in his recent utterances. He
made decided sensation in his
Belfast address by his "potency
of life" illustration. In q recent
lecture in London he distinctly and
broadly states the ground that he
has found no evidence of spontane-
GUS generation-on the contrary
there is overwhelming evidence
against it. He said his discourse
was only the summing up of eight
months of incessant labor and he
thus states his position: "My
views on the subject ought to be
well known-I deem spontaneous
generation impossible possibility
is one thing, but proof is another,
and when In our age seek for ex-
perimental evidence of the trans
formation OF the non-living into the
living, 1 am led inexorably to the
conclusion that no such evidence
exists, aud that in the lower as in
the highest of organized creatures,
the method of nature is that life
shall be the issue of antecedent
life." So that the latest and largest
results of scientific research leaves
the question where it begsn-"Who
am I?-What am ~" And these
questions still remain better ans
wered by Revelation than by any
answer yet given by man.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

On the SLh tie Cincinnati Cham
Der of Commerce unanimously
adopted resolution declaring the
resumption of specie payment Jan.
LIST, 1879 impracticable, and asking
Congress to postpone the date.
And Hon. Richard Smith, editor OF
the hard money specie basis Gazette,
made a powerful speech in support
of the resolution. Ny, my, is il
possible that the paper money men
have been right after all, and the
orthodox fnanciers mistaken?
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CoATEs-KINNEY. Some of the
papers are still copying the story,
started by some sensational Bohe-
milan, that Col. Coates-Kinney, the
author of the beautiful poem, Grain
on the Roof" was killed by light
ming In the Black Hills, he having
become q wanderer upon the face OF
the earth. w. d. Bickham, of the
Dayton Journal, who knows Mr..
Kinney well, denied this story some
weeks ago. He stated that Kinney
Is still living at Xenia, Ohio, and is
enjoying life reasonably well. We
know that some years ago, while
Mr.. Kinney was paymaster In the
army, he married the daughter of q
wealthy banker at Xenia. The only
means we know OF his having used
to get away with fortune was to
engage in the publication OF coun-
try newspaper. He was the editor
OF the Xenia News, the paper estab-
lished by Senator Plumb. But az
he had the good sense to stop writ
ing poetry while his reputation was
good, we presume he also had the
foresight to get out of the paper
business before his money was all
gone.
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OUR MARKET REPORT.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS.
EmpOria Markets.


EAPoRIA, KS, July u, 1877.
Flour down 25 to 50 cents per 100 New ap.
Piles and nectarines are coming in Fat hogs
cannot be safely shipped this weather. Oats
are down to Is cents. New hay is getting
plenty. We quote:
WHOLESALE
Wheat-No. 81 so; No. 4 81 20; rejected
81 10 to %.
Corn-25 cents.
Oats-S0 cts.
Hays 90 to 8 50 per ton.
Wood SO 80 to 81 for soft and green wood /:
"a and 81 80 for dry hard wood
Coal--Lyon county and Fort Scott IS 90 /:
Usage shaft 500 per ton; McAnister, 50 90
Cattle--On foot to ~ cents for fat COWS
2k to ~ for fat steers.
Hogs--$s 90 to 8 so on foot.
RETAIL PRICES.
Flour-Fancy -four, s. 80 per 100 lbs.
SOden's hour--Emporia Eagle 81 IS per 100;
xxx a 80; Xxx $425; XIX "a 90; Snowflake
s. 80, Beauty s. IS.
Armor's-AA, a so xxx. 81 20; xxxA, s. 80;
xxxB. s. 90. Rye -four So 90. Graham Hour,
"a 90.
Corn meal-bolted, 81 10; unboIted. soc. per
100 lbs.
STOCK Feed-Barley and oats mixed, 81 10
per lOO lbs; corn and oats, 81 ship stun, 20
bran 6Oc. bran and middlings mixed, 20 cents.
New Potatoes T5c per busheI for choice.
Butter-Grocers pay 8 and sell for lOc and
12K cents.
Eggs-Grocers pay Sc and sell for 10 cents.
Cheese--15 cents.
Hominy--S cents per pound.
Poultry-Chickens, grocers pay 81 80 to
81 90 per doz., and sell for 20 to &c each.
Fresh meats--I2k cts. per pound for steak /;
to lax cts for roasts; 4 to cts for boiling
pieces.
Veal and Mutton--e to 121< cents. according
TO cut.
Hams--18 to ID cents, by the ham. Bacon,
12k cents by the pound.
Lard = Rendered lax cents; leaf lard. 10
cents.
All fresh vegetables cents p or bunch.
Cabbages, new, TO 8 cents each.
New apples--S2 per bushe1-
Nectarines--12k cents per q mart.
Blackberries--25 cents per quart,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

Boston, July 6.-The loss in the
valuation of real estate and person
al property In this city. compared
with last year, will reach 500, 600, 600.
NEW YORK, July 6.-The Clinton
Savings Bank has closed, owing to
the stagnation in business and the
shrinkage in values. There will be
q probable loss of ten cents on the
dollar.
PATERSON, N. j., July 9.-The
Merchants Loan and trust Co. sus-
pended to-day. Depositors proba-
bly, safe. The stockholders will
lose heavily. Capital of the COM
pany, 100000. Cause of suspen-
sion, business depression, injndi-
cious purchases of paper and in
vestments.
ST.. LOUIS, l0.-The Board of Direct
ors of the German Bank, of this city,
adopted resolution to-day that as the
business of the bank has for some
time past been insufficient to pay ex-
penses, and as every days cOntinu-
ance of its business diminishes it's as
sets, the safety of depositors and In
terests of stockholders demand that
the bHsiness be discontinued and the
assets of the bank be placed In the
hands of an assignee, under the as
signment laws of the State. Charles
q. Stifel Is named as assignee.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

According to a Globe-Demo-
crat Washington special, the Presi-
dent said to Representative Crit
tenden, of Missouri, a few days ago,
that he regarded the Southern
question settled, and did not con-
Germ himself about comments on
the subject; that his policy might
be of temporary injury to the Re-
publican party, but he did not de-
sire to run the administration in
the interest of any party. His de-
sire was to build up the dormant
manufacturing interests, and to
closely apply his attention to the
means of restoring the prosperity
of the country. He designated no
particular way, but said that his
mission as President was to carry
peace and prosperity to the remot-
est sections of the land.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

Senator Blaine's fourth of July
speech consisted of severe criti-
cism upon the instructions of our
government to Gen. Ord to pursue
Mexican marauders into Mexico
and punish them there, If he could
not catch them on this side. Mr..
Blaine declared that this was simp-
ly making war on Mexico, and the
intent was to annex Mexican ter
ritory. President Hayes and Sec
rotary Evarts state that they simp-
ly intend to do something effective
in the way of suppressing the Mex
lean robbers who cross the Rio
Grande to plumber the Texans, and
that since the order to pursue them
across the river was issued, their
depredations have almost stopped,
and the Mexican government has
also taken more vigorous action to
suppress these bandits than at any
previous time.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

"What about the east and west
road ?" is put to US daily. just
hold your breath friends.-Win-
field Courier.
Read em the proceedings of the
st. Louis Narrow Gauge conven-
ton. That will assist them to "hold
their breath" The best thing you
can do is to get under the "old hens
wings, and let her set on you and
hatch you. Otherwise you may be
spoiled. There is no use of your
butting your heads against stone
wall simply because you can.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

The board of regents of the Ne
braska State University at Lincoln
have condemned that building as
unsafe, on account of poor stone in
the foundation, and forbidden it's
use. 1t was erected in 1870. The
city has now got to raise $40, 600 to
put in new foundation or the UNI
versity will be erected at Fremont
or some other place, and the citizens
of Lincoln are excited over the SUBJ
iact
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sass a9.HR;as q: Ma P ssaass
s. M.WHEELER. P1aHti2.
JosKPH RoHEn, DefeudantJ Notica

~O1NfA AOHAAS D6LtuU0nO N0tlc9:
The above named defendant gill take M
taee thAs he has been sued by the above nam.
g plalnftn Ihat the petition Is MED in
ne ABOVE entitled court, and that he must
OF before Friday, August =, 1871, or said Pc
dtion VIII be taken - true. and iId1
ment rendered acceFdidgly, dscreeinS f6e
amount Of taxes paid BY plaintiff on SOUTH
east = o. southwest = Of section Z, town IL.
range II, Lyon county Kansas, to wit. one
hundred dollars and interest thereon af to
rate Of % per cent. Per aanum, froca Mareh
zsths 1876, 70 be lien on said land: ehak said
lien he Gorecaosed and said land sold and fhS
proceeds OF such sale be applied in sastsfaekSon
Of said claim; and in case the court elonId
refuse 50 decree said lien for said sum On ~
land, and 70 order . sale in satisfactios fhere
Of IS aforesaid that tais plaintiffs tftIa "a
SAID land be forever qutssed against said a.
through or under him. 7. II. SKDaWTCT-
ss-Ss Atty IoE PiaintzH.
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The st. Louis board of trade on the
9Th, "resolVed'' that the st. Louis and
Kansas central narrow gauge road
should be Immediately built. The
route is projected from s.. Louis to
Lebanon, MISSOURI by . third rail on
the S.. Louis and San Juan road,
thence to Bolivar, MISSOURI an road
already graded, thence to Fredonia,
Winfield, and Wichita, Kansas. This
is the aeast and west" narrow gauge
for which COwiey county voted bonds
It is hardly necessary to say that the
st. Ions board of trade is doing q
great deal of blowing just now.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

At Lincoln, ILL.,, on the Fourth,
Capt. A. II. Bogardus shot the best
score ever made in the world. He
broke 1000 glass balls tossed up in
the air, in 721S minutes, and only
missed twentY-seven in the thous-
and balls. He broke the last 800
straight. The best record ever made
before was In New York last March,
when he broke 1000 in " minutes
and 40 seconds, missing twenty
eight. His 4th of July feat req uired
him to aim and fire at 8 ball about
every tour seconds.
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FROM CHASE COUNTY.
Wheat an Entire FaiIure--Corn and
Oats Looking Well.

Oats Looking Well.
CEDAR VALLEY,l
July 9th, az
DEAR NEws:-Ususlly heretofore
at this season of the year, the gold
en- grain would be in the stack, but
unfortunately for US this fine wheat
growing valley, will not produce seed
equal TO the amount sown last fall.
Very late sowing, hail in May, and
overfiows In June, were contingencies
too great for even the fine wheat
country Of this part of Kansas. Hun
dreds OF acres will not be cut and
what is viii not pay expenses. We
can not say that we have one good
piece.
Oats is all that could be desired;
corn the same, and large amount
planted.
Peaches and apples fair. v.
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A new American expedition to
discover the north pole is to start
from New London, Conn, on the
10Th. 1t consists of the ship Flor
ence, commanded by Capt. Tyson,
who was navigator of the Polaris,
and has been on several polar
expeditions. Merchants in the east
ern cities have subscribed the funds
necessary. We would like to see
an American flag flying from the
top of the north pole.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

To see so flimsy and. Inconsistent
an argument against the remone-
tization of silver as that in David
A. Wells letter to the Cincinnati
Commercial, endorsed by the New
York Times as sound and logical,
Is enough to disgust one with the
reliability of the "great dailies," in
expressing honest opinions on any
subject wherein the special interests
OF their managers are concerned.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

From Advance sheets of Poor's
railroad manual for 1878, 1t ap-
pears that 73,5O8 miles of road
were operated last year; the gross
earnings, $497, 55S. 900, against $5O3-
O66, 900 the previous year; the net
earnings, S186, Asa, 600, against 1882
506, 900; dividends paid, $6S, O40, 900,
against $74, 204, 600.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

The Indian war in Idaho, under the
chief Joseph, is Increasing, and the
troops 30 far are not enough to sup
press it. Several severe fights have
occurred, and General Howard calls
largely for more troops.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

School teacher Ames, OF Deniphap,
gets Q good "send OFF" to the public
In the last Troy Chief. Ames had
probably never heard of John
Speer's ADVICE to his local editor,
regarding Sol. Miller.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

Jennie Jane alleges that the Eng
lish have an impression that Grant
has not received his deserts at
home; that the eternal abuse heap
ed upon him was not justified by
his acts, nor his recognition COM
mensurate with the service of one
who had led the country through
such q tremendous CRISIS.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

President Hayes has finished his
trip to Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, in both Of which states he
was received with great enthu-
siasm and public display. His civil
service reform is evidently popular.
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RENT MY FARM!

For three or I'VE years-renter's opeion--con-
sisting Of 100 acres. 100 acres in cultivation.
20 In meadow, and % In creek and timber, alf
garden paled in. and ecrrals; 4, 9 and 10
acres creek and timber through each; two
story frame dwelling, sex36s large ROOMS
toned and docred for winter kitchen and
dining; underground stone pipes leading wa
ter Int 1t from well and out OF IL 20 creek.
mense range joining ON north and east; rail-
road station and stone school house within
100 yards; post ofice in the house: mails
twice daily; hillside barn with Stone base
ment: Granaries for 4o0G bushels OF small
grain and 1900 bushels Of corn; stalls for 20
horses; hangers and sheds for 80 head Of
cattle or 2,OO0 sheep. In short, one Of the
very best located and improved stock farms
In ksnGas- For further inform alton cali On
or address L. W. COLEMAN, Elinor Ks
-. 81. PRAR9ALI. AucSionaar. ~
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Legal Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given to all interested;
~ That the undersigned did, on July 9th :,
1877, produce to the Probate Court of Lyon
chapman, deceased, and the probate thereof
duly authenticated from the county court Of
Dane county, Wisconsin. and did, on said
day, make q motion before said Probate
Court, to admit said will to record and pro-
bate therein. Whereupon the hearing of said
1877, at which time said motion will be heard
and determined by said Court at the once Of
the Judge thereof, in Emporia, Lyon county
Kansas. CHANDLER P. CHAPMAN.
28-3w$
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The total subscriptions in the
United States to the new 4 per cent.
government bonds were $l3, 222, $50
up to July 7th. 1t looks as If near
ly all OF them would have to go to
Eurone.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-07-13

Nasty, in his last epistle, makes
tEis wise observation can exalent
life-inshurance agent was spilled
when Samyooel j. Tilden went into
poiIYtix.n