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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-06-22
Onr Credit

1t is not q bad thing to remind the
people Of the east that their interim
Unable, never-ending clamor about
the national credit 10 becoming q
bore. Nobody out west has said
anything about injuring that credit,
and we have notion that our grain,
beef, pork, wool, silver and gold
contribute considerable to maintain
such credit. To q man who does
nothing but lend money the pay
ment of interest is Of course all
important, but to the man who
works to pay the interest the means
and medium of payment is also OF
some moment. The people of the
west are getting tired of this con-
slant din, and its logical inference,
that somebody is a rascal, because
he may insist that the American
people exist for some other end
than merely paying interest and
bowling about the national credit
The borrowing of money is an in
cident of modern progress and civ
ilization, and not the chief end OF
man-if loaning is that of some OF
them.-Kansa City Journal.
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War Bulletins.

JUNE 13.-MHkhtar Pasha has
driven the Russians from Olti and
Pennek, and re-occupied those
towns. Pennek is at the foot OF
the pass leading to Arabian. The
Russians in Asia are withdrawing
from Erzeroum, and massing around
Kars so as to take that obstinate
ity.
An Emglishman and an Ameri-
can, who were captains of the Rus
sian torpedo boats recently sunk at
Silina, mouth of the Danube, while
attacking Turkish iron-clads, have
been sent to Constantinople.
JUNE 1.-THE Sultan has issued
an Grade which notifies all able
bodied subjects to prepare them
selves for military service at any
moment.
Suleim Pasha has forced the Du-
ga pass after all, and the Montene-
grIns have retreated beyond Nicsics
which some reports say has been
succored by the Turks, who have
provisioned it for a year.
JUNE l5.-The battle before Kars
began on the 9th, by general as
sault of the Russians, and contin.
ued all that day and Sunday. The
Russians captured some of the out
er defenses, but the Turks made
desperate sorties and finally drove
the Russians out into the open field
and charged on them there but were
in turn repulsed and driven back to
their Notifications, The loss was
very heavy on both sides, and no
quarter was asked or given. The
Russian loss was the heaviest, and
they are appearantly no nearer cap
turing Kars than before.
10000 Turkish troops in Asia
have died of sickness during the
last SIX months.
The Russians have provided co.
900 cots for sick and wounded on
the line of the Danube.
Russia has assured England that
she will not do anything to endan-
ger the peaceful negotiations of the
Suez canal, and the lion has laid
down again.
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RnOIn anTrfG

This handsome and ably edited
paper-it has very few equals and
no superiors IN Kansas in either re-
spect-completed its seventh year
last week. It's pages look more
prosperous than ever, and we are
glad to hear its circulation is steadi-
ly growing. Perry will win sue
cess. He has had, in some respects,
decidedly up hill road to walk
oevr in Miami county, but he has
walked, nevertheless, and perhaps
there is no paper in the State that is
dong more good for it's locality,
and is more firmly planted in the
esteem of its patrons. And now we
are glad to record this from the
Spirit:
"In the future we shall fill the
Spirit with local news aud articles
which tend to promote the interests
of the county, and shall try hard to
keep entirely out of the field of per-
sonalities, and we ask our cores
pondents, as far as possible, to es-
chew all matters of an offensive
personal character in writing for
the Spirit"
Shake, old nan, on that PROPOSE
ton. 1t is a satisfaction to 60 for
folks sometimes, but we found out
long ago it didn't pay, unless some
public good was to be accomplished.
Candidly, there has been too much
personal abuse in the Spirit, and we
are glad there is to be less of it.
We understand, of course, that it
makes a paper spicy, in certain
way, in the estimation of some peo-
pie, but journal which relies on
that for growth will always miss it.
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| Published in Emporia News June q. 1877
An ORDINANCE.


An 0rdfnance in Relation to Right Of
and 0outEern =. =. Co.
Re e ,S ord 1Ht b tAs kavOr 0ad oouaeiIMsn
SECTION l: That there is hereby granted TO
the Kansas City, Empor1a and Southern Kali
road Cos corporation duly organized under
and authority to construct 3 single track for
lts railway With such side tracks As said
avenue in said city, from the east side Of East
street TO the west side Of Congress street.
side Of the main track OF the ASehison. To-
Peks and Santa Fe Railroad Co., and upon
The same grade - now established and used
K. c., 4. Z s. Z. T. TO- shall have tSs p privii-
eye and authority to maintain and operate
structed, forever, for the uses and purposes
for which the same shall be constructed
said railroad compssy shall run n IT, enaiSe e
and cars upon said track or tracks through
said city shall never exceed six miles per
maintain good and sufficient crossings EheF-
ever said tracks shall be crossed by the streets
SIC: 8 That If said railroad company shall,
die with the City Clerk Of said city or En-
poEia rs Acceptance Of the privileges and
days from its passage, the inhabitants Of the
city Of EmPoria shall DO thereafter forever
SEQ. I. TSst said railroad company, after
putting down suck trask or tracks, shall re-
oSDtc S1cAA keDktAu4 u e&t0 avenue they shall
50 occupy, to sueh condition as that the con-
struetion Of such track or tracks shall not IN
any wise obs4Fuct or interfere with the free
use Of the crossing Of the iHterseeting streets
as public highways; and said railroad com
pany shall grade and keep such portion or
said Third avenue so occupied by them, In
such condition as the city council Of the city
Of EmpoFfe shall, from time to time direct,
and shall not allow their cars 70 stand on any
Of their tracks on any OF the street crossings
On said aVenue.
SIC. That nothing contained In this ord
nance shall be construed IS relinqnikhing.
qualifying or exhauktfng any power confer
red by Law on the city council Of eontrolIiBe,
said railroad company in the operating or rs
satd read through the city.
SIC. 9. That this ordinance shall take ar.
feet and be In force from and altar ia OnhI5 .
catiea In TEE ENPOaIA NEWS.
Approved Juns 18th, 1911.
Att; ~. WATSON. Mayor.
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which occurred in mailing letters
at the Emporia Office. Iu two
weeks we counted sixty mistakes
in the directing of letters alone
This would seem astonishing. yet il
is strictly true, and it frequently
occurs that the most careful bust
ness men make mistakes by directing
to the wrong state, the wrong Office,
failing to put on stamps etc.
One very common mistake is to
direct the forwarding of packages
of third class matter, such as cir
culars, transient papers, packages
of merchandise, etc. Business
firms have return cards printed
on their circular envelopes. All
ought to know such matter cannot
be forwarded without the prepay
ment of postage. Another very
common error. is to drop third class
mail matter in a postoffice with in
sufficient stamps to carry it. IN
like letters, transient papers, packa-
ges of merchandise, circulars, etc,
deneminated ".third class matter, /"
cannot be forwarded in the mails
unless the postage is fully prepaid.
A postmaster finding such matter
in his Office, with insufficient stamps,
is bound to throw it aside. He has
no discretion. A very large pro-
portion of people, in mailing these
articles, guess at the postage. In
nine cases out of ten they guess In
their own favor, instead of on the
side of the government. The con-
sequence is, that at every postofice
there accumulates, from time to
time, quantity OF this kind of
mail matter. No one ought to
mail articles of this class without
knowing there are stamps enough
on to insure their transportation
to destination. Now, we are of
opinion that at some offices along
the M. K. s. I. road, Major Roch.
ussen might find some of his packa-
ges of third class matter, referred
to in his letter. We wish the pub
lie generally would adopt the Ma
jor's plan and bring all mistakes to
the attention of postmasters when
they occur. Every post master,
who is conscientiously trying to do
his duty, will use every exertion to
investigate and correct all errors
occurring at his office. An agent OF
the government who will not do
this, is not fit for his position, and
ought to be discharged. Many sup
posed errors might be satisfactorily
explained by bringing the attention
of the proper officers to them. In
the thousands of men in the employ
of government mail service, there
would be, in the best possible con-
dition of society, sn occasional man
unfit for his business an occasional
incompetent, and an occasional
thief. This cannot be helped. So far
as our knowledge extends these
classes are scarce in this locality.
Mistakes will occur, with the ut
most attention and care, but the
postmasters and route agents get
curses for hundreds of errors which
are committed by those who do the
cursing. We do not apply this to
the cases cited by Maj. Rochussen.
but speak generally. We respect
fully ask him and ali others to let
us know at all times when mistakes
occur with their matter at Emporia.
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On the 9th the Arkansas SUI
preme Court rendered a decision
which makes void and worthless,
and therefore repudlates $le,OO0,OOO
railroad bonds in that State. On
the 18th the people of Minnesota
voted on proposition to pay so
cents only on the dollar of $780,
600 of railroad bonds issued by that
State TO build railroads. This is al
SO Reputation, though it was agreed
to by the creditors, who preferred
One-half to nothing. Reputation
seems to be the "oniy way out "
known to hard money financiers.
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If Mr.. Tilden can have his way,
the Democratic party will, for the
next three years, have but one APP
peal to make to the people: eve
have been cheated" AS a party
they haYe nothing to say about
questions of finance, or of revenue,
or of civil administration. To all
inquiries as to their principles they
must answer, 'four policy, our votes
and our victory have been stolen /;
when our property has been restor-
ed, we shall tell you what we will
do with it." Till 1880, therefore, the
recluse of Gramercy Park expects
that the platform of his party will
be contained on q card pinned to
his coat tail, bearing the inscription
President de jure."
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The Greek Patriarch has issued
orders that prayers be offered up in
all churches under his control, for
the success of Turkey. This has
caused " terrible excitement among
the Greek Catholics in both Turkey,
Greece and Russia. They declare
that the Patriarch has been bribed
or scared by the Sultan, and he has
undoubtedly lost all his personal
and most of his official influence In
that sect. On the other hand, his
adherents say that, as the Gar of
Russia is the head of the Catholic
Greek church in Russia, that the
success of Russia would overthrow
the Patriarch, so he is simply stand
ing up for his own ecclesiastical
authority.
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The plan of getting $25, 100000 or
100000 of the new per cent.
government bonds scattered all ov-
or the country, In small amounts, is
q first rate one. Every man who
buys q $50 bond drawing gold in
terest will at once feel that he is en-
listed on the gold eide of the cur
rency question, and a million or
less Of such men can hold their res
pective communities leyel. We no.
tify the silver and greenback cham
pions that they have got hold of an
awful big elephant when they try
to handle the gold question.
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Published in Emporfa News June a. 1877 !
AN ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Amending Section o of
An Ordinance In Relation
to Licenses.

an Ordinance In Relation
to Licenses.
Be it 0rddiaed By tie Mdyor aud Councilman
Of the city Of EDporid:
SECTION 1. That section nine Of an "Orrii-
nance in relation to licences,'' approved
as to read as follows: Section 9-Licenses
shall be taken out for all theatrical perform
anees, exhibitions OF puppets, wax figures
paintings, panoramas. works of art, natural
feats, sleight of hand performance, deception
or representation. rope or wire walking
dancing, deformtty or malf0rmation of per-
sons or animals; or for any other show. ex-
entertainment for pay, within the limits of
said city, in any house. hall or place not built
or constructed for the especial and exclusive
ENTERTAINMENT; Provided, That for ali liter
airy or scientific lectures and entertainments
no license shall be required to be taken out,
given exclusively by citizens Of said city. nor
for any show performance or concert, the pro-
ceeds OF which shall be Appropriated and
lOe the sS a5d enss Of any Esg
enc purposes or society in said city, or for
any public Improvement therein: Aad Dre.
Otded further, That NO license shall be charg-
ments mentioned In this section, when such
entertainments shall be held in o hall or
building, the owner or leSse OF which ehsIl
have paid license TO the city at the rate Of
twenty ave dollars per annum, payable
paid.
SIC. .. Section nine Of the ordinance In
relation 20 licences, approved March 6th, 1875.
SEC. 8. This ordinance shall take effect
and be In force from and after Its publication
In The EEPORIA NEWS.
Approved june 18th, 1877.
Attest: j. 8. WATSON Mayor
z. n. FORDE, CLERK.
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Hartrora VII, n.,ehra..-

At the citizens meeting held in the
college building on Monday evening,
June 18th ~ Dir. w. S. Stringhsm was
chosen chairman, w. Hall secretary.
1t was decided to celebrate the coming
fourth at Hartford in suitable man
ner and that picnic dinner be one OF
tina features. The following commit
tees appointed:
Executive Communicable. G. w.
Sutton, j. Samuelson, Joseph Camp
bell, B. N. Hunt, d. T. Resung.
On Grounds-Frank Hull, J. n. Nc
Kee, w. Ruby, S. II. Duekett, A. d,
Buckley.
On Speakers-W. Hall, T. A Ragon,
w. A. Baysinger.
On Music-C. R. Bayslnger, j. NJ.
Ruby Thos. Campbell.
On Water-John Cfacroft, D. S.
Baysinger, James Duckett, A. Ruby,
w. P. Gould.
j. NJ. Spangler Was appointed a COM
mittee of one to procure martial mu-
sic. lie was decided to have a grand
display of fire works in the evening.
The executive committee were in
structed to procure the same, and re-
port programme at a public meet
ing to be held next Saturday evening
at the school house. DR.. Sutton was
chosen marshal and w. s. Stringhan
assistant.
Now let the citizens unite in max
ing this celebration that will eclipse
any former effort in this part of the
county. Let all the committees go t.
work in earnest, ard do all in theil
power to make everything move along
all right. Every body and his wife
are expected to be present.
There will be swings and croquet
sets on the grounds for the benefit Of
the young people. So young mer
bring your gals and come with thu
depreciation of having good time.
Liz
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The New York Times says that
the banks of that city have issued
letters of credit for the use of Amer
lean tourists abroad TO the amount
of S45,0O0,OO0 so far this year, and
it is estimated that tourists will
spend $l0O,OOOOOO abroad this seas
on, but thinks, however, that this is
more than the average. But say it
is one-half as much on the average,
and it will account for $50,OOO,OOO
going to Europe every year.
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Inquiry has revealed that there has
really been no reduction to speak of
in the selling prices of sewing ma
chimes since the leading patents ex-
pired. Machines have for several
years been sold for cash at less than
list prices, and are sold now for
just about what they were last year,
and credit or time prices are not re-
duced. The business requires such
immense capital TO carry it on sue
cessfully, that the leading compa-
mics have agreed to keep up their
prices, and not reduce them until
competition of new makers be-
comes much more formidable than
now, and this must be the work of
time as well as skill.
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The Atchison and Lawrence pa
pers have expressed themselves We
ry decidedly against an extra ses-
sion of the legislature the coming
winter, and now even the Topeka
Commonwealth joins in the chorus.
The News several weeks ago op-
posed such q movement.
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From anOId user
LAMoNG, INdTANA.l

lIAMONd1 tNQtAEA,f
June 18th, III.
EDITOR NEWS AS l am an old
acquaintance of Emporia, 1 wish to
thank some good friend in your vicinI
ty for welcome visitor, 1 have
been receiving for some weeks past.
That visitor is the Emporia NEWS.
find by reading your good paper that
Emporia and vicinity have changed
beyond my comprehension. In 1853
Emporia consisted of cross roads with
a few shanties, two or three small
stores, and about as many goods in one
OF them as an Indian squaw could
load on pony; but now 1 find it is
grown up to manhood, is a city of
wealth and business. The Emporia
NEWS was also an infant and the edi-
tor boy, but find you and your pa
per have kept pace with the city,
have reached manhood, and thesresult
is a number one paper. Irejoice with
Lyon county in its prosperity and adj
vancement in the past 16 years, for
L have many friends and acquaint-
ances there. The burn up in 1860 run
me from Kansas, back to Hoosierdom.
We have good, generally prosperous
country. Our greatest fear as farm
ing community.is too much rain ;yours
is dry weather and grasshoppers.
We have had, rather cool, backward
spring rather wet large crops of corn
put out, but Is small and late. Wheat
looks very well, but not much sown.
More flax sown than ever saw before
In Indiana. Apples one fourth crop
peaches none small fruits half crop.
ID. S. CARNEY.
Our friend Carney would find, if
here, that We had little complaint to
make about too much dry weather for
two or three years, and that the
business is not so bad as
reported we think the best thing we
could do is to come back.
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The action of the New York leg
islature in reducing the tolls on the
Erie canal, has already lowered
freights from the lake ports to New
York city, immensely. New pork
and lard are now carried from Chi
cago to New York for $3.50 per
ton, whereas So to 50 per ton was
the previous rate. The New York
Central must buy up the Legislature
or the canal will beat it yet during
the summer.
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Russia Is experiencing the usual
difficulty of carrying on war upon
. specie basis. Not single i'm
portant battle fought yet and she
has issued q foreign war loan of
$4,000, 900, drawing II per cent.
interest, and the principal payable
by annual drawings at the rate of
one per cent. per year. Those bonds
are offered in Paris and other mon
ey centers at 20 cents on the
dollar. In addition to this she has
issued forced home loan of $685.
100000, which capitalists there are
compelled to invest in. The war is
bankruptihg her fast enough, or at
least loading her people down with
. debt that they will labor for ever
TO pay the interest on.
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1t is authoritatively stated that
President Hayes has been inVesti-
eating the financial question, and
has modified his belief in gold alone
and will favor the reconciliation
of silver. This, if true, is impor-
tant.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-06-22

A demure and very lady like APP
pearing chamber maid of the New
York Hotel, robbed different rooms
of $1,000 while the guests were at
dinner last Sunday week. She was
"demure" enough to hide herself so
she cannot be found.
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NEPoTIsM.-An old soldier, who
was discharged from the treasury q
day or two ago because he and his
son were employed in the same de-
partment, said: "When we stepped
up to be sworn in as soldiers in de-
Tense of the Union, sixteen years
ago, no objection was made to us
because we belonged to the same
"a mill, -
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

CEALED proposals will be received at the
- ofiee Of the Clerk - District No g. Lyon
county, Kansas, unit 81 Ro0n Saturday, june
3oth. 1877, to build cAoof house in the town
Of Hartford. Said ho azse - be built Of wood
and To be built subsE BnEially IS required and
set forth in the pla rs and 6peeih.taoaS now
on file with the Trea sareF a said district ~
the post once in Ha etG0Ed, Kansas
Bids win be receiV ed EoF IL w5ole or sepa-
rate parts OF the w AK, ykzs-the carpenter
work, keoae work. pi aseer1ng and painting.
Bidders must be . FepAred % close contracts
and give bonds 70 Fl ssdll the conditions Of the
same immediately 61er acceptance.
The right is reSS ETVed - reject any Or all
bids, and 70 make any Gaange In p1aaS OF
specifications that the beard may see proper.
Ds0 soAns D4sEa1Cr No. ..
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The city OF ErzerOum, in Arme-
mia, Turkish Asia, and the beautiful
country around it, is held by many
biblical scholars 10 be the original
site of the Garden of Eden. 1t has
$4,000 population, is 120 miles south
of the Black Sea, and l55 miles west
of Mount Ararat.
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The grande ct reception yet accor-
ded to Gen. Grant was in the Guild
Hall, London, on the 18th, when he
was preseted by the Lord Mayor,
in the presence of 1000 distinguish
cd persons, with the freedom of
that ancient and noble city, in a
gold casket appropriately inscribed
and embellished for the occasion.
The ceremonies were very impress
i've, and the speeches very eulogis-
tic OF the hero of the occasion.
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The late floods overlooked the Ell.
dorado brick yard and spoiled %, OOC
bricks.
Eldorado will whoop it up on the
glorious 18th.
Sumner connty-Real estate valua.
ton 81 1884 ,6s6; personal property 1916
314 total assessed valuation, 81 ESQ.,
600; acres of winter wheat, 81, 633
rye, 74l; corn, 34,122; oats, 1861 :
Irish potatoes, Sill; population, 9, 257
Mr.. Henry B. Myers, of York, Penn.
was drowned in the Cottonwood river
near the Usage Mills four and one
half miles west of Cottonwood Falls,
on the End inst. He was trying to
cross the river in a skiff, when meet
ing the swift current he lost his pres
ence of mind, jumped into the river
and was carried over the dam. He
had $40 in currency in his pocket
when drowned, but when his body
was recovered no trace OF the money
could be found.
Fourth of July celebrations are talk.
ed of in all parts of the State.
While repairing a building II. FL
Rogers, of Ottawa, killed $50 rats.
The population of Independence is
placed by the city assessors at 1921.
An agricultural fair will be held In
Greenwood county, September 18th,
10th, and 21st.
The excitement in the recently dis
covered lead mining region, Cherokee
county, grows more intense.
The eupola of the Great Bend court
house is 10 be removed to prevent in
jury to the building, and railing sub
stituted.
The Great Bend Cornet Band re-
celved $500 from the A. T. & s. F..
railroad company As a compression for
the loss of their instruments in the
late railroad accident.
A locomotive has just been put on
the western end OF the A. T. & S. F &.
road whose weight il thirty-one TONS.
IL was made specially to run on q
grade OF one hundred and twenty feet
70 the mile.
The city council al Topeka has de-
cided to purchase the lots on the sonth-
east corner Of seventh street and To-
peka avenue, on which to erect city
officers, and & 800 sill be paid there
for.