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THE SuTRo TUNNEL.

THE oUThU IUHNEL,
San FRANCISCO, Feb. ga Virginia City dis
patch SAYS mortgage on tho Sutso Tunnel
property for sl2i, 81 was yesterday rsxurded iu
the Office III the County Recorder In favor Ut
London cret1itots
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
STATE.

Prof. Nudge has been to Jewell
county to examine the reputed
ssMastadon" that was found a year
or so ago in that county, and reports
that it Is the remains of a great ele-
plant, of much greater size, and OF
four times the weight of the largest
Asiatic elephant of the present time.
He states that he found, also, in other
though not distant localities, num-
bers of bones of other elephants of
the same species, indicating that this
country had once, in the ages past,
been range for these gigantic ami
mails, and that then this was a tropic
CLINE.
The knights Templar of Kansas
are arranging for days drill and
dress parade at Topeka on the 1st and
End of May, on the occasion of the
grand annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery- 1t is estimated that
there will be at least two hundred uni
formed knights present.
On the night of the Goth, as Mr.
Enock Maple, of North Topeka, was
riding on Kansas Avenue, a mile
north of the city, he was stopped by two
men who demanded his money, and
in attempting to resist, they shot him
twice, robbed him of $40, and left
him lying for dead in the road. His
horse went home and alarmed the
family, and a search found him. He
is dangerously wounded.
The latest railroad proposition is
to extend the Carbonate road tt
Scranton, Burlingame, Usage City
Lyndon, Melvern, Barclay, Aryonia
Peterton, Shireton and some five Oh
six more of the largest cities of tht
county. All right; let her extend
1t is thought this proposition vii
''carry."-Osage Chronicle.
Elk Gov. Hugh s. Walsh, died a
friends residence Granville, on thu
23rd aged, 63 years. He was forma
ly a prominent democrat, and acteC
as governor of Kansas in 1858.
OF the city officers of Leavenworth
Geo. Ummethum, the mayor, is
German; Col. Moonlight, the marshal
a scotchman; Con Carton, the weigh
master, an Irishman; Christian Beck
the street commissioner, a Dane DR.
Victor Bicert, the city physician,
Frenchman. OF the city councilmel
elected, S. F. F. Burdett is an English
man, NJ. A. Walhform, an Alsatian
John O'Boren and Owen Duffey
Irishmen; aud Martin Smith, Prus
sian. ~
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
COAL GREEK.

Weather very rainy, yet the farmers
are all very busy with their spring
work. Seine corn has been planted
and we fear the grasshoppers will
haYe a feast when it comes through
the ground.
Mrs. Robinson has gone east after
a short visit with her friends here.
Mr.. Snedecker's flock of sheep and
sporting on the hill sides. He is
having better success this spring than
last.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
Pratt,is very sick, and hope the spring
weather will bring health to her.
The school is very satisfactory to
the teacher, / cannot say whether
the patrons are as well pleased with
the teacher, as the teacher is with
the school.
There are forty-seven pupils en-
rolled. The members who have been
present every day since they started
are. Alonzo Medaris, Frank Cook,
and Charley Cook. Quite a number
have missed but one day.
promised the scholars to have
the names of those who were perfect
in department., printed, but instead
1 can say that the entire school with
the exception of perhaps half dozen
pupils, have been excellent scholars
in regard to department., and I am
highly pleased with them as pupils.
MRS. CHAMBERS, Teacher.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
Asehr.on RepuaiatIng.

The city of Atcbison is now an
example of what voting bouds is
apt TO result in. Suits have been
institnthd to collect the unpaid in
terest coupons of 1876, and the
Champion proceeds TO illustrate
what interest casts:
And one of the first of these suits is
brought by rue Fzuutferoy estate
Fauntleroy purchased 5000 of our
city bonds IN 1860. He paid $27, 800
for them. He received the interest for
"a year or TIVE, and then N'-Ht into the
rebellion. His coupons were not pre-
sented again until 1867. The city debt
was refunded in that year, and Fannt-
leroy got, for his $4,000 of bonds and
accrued interest, the $50, 900 on which
he now brings suit. He has since re-
ceived ia interest, over $40 600. and had
received from $1,000 to $4,000 in in
terest, previous TO the outbreak of the
war. So that he has received from
S75,O 900 to $4,000 ten per cent. bonds,
for which ne paid $27 900. He doubt
less considers himself an exceedingly
fll-used man! He demands his pound
of flesh according 10 his bonds!
Of course ne does, and he is emit
tied TO it. The Champion goes on
to say that it is useless for the city
10 fight the suits, because the courts
almost always decide in favor of the
bOndholders, and then proceeds TO
give this singular advice:
If this people have made up their
minds that they. will not pay until a
compromise is accepted, and Tesolutely
adhere TO this determination, all the
courts in the United States cannot
fierce them to pay. The struggle will
be a terrible one. The coolest judg-
ment aud most infiexible determine
ton will be required to carry it lathe
end. The city win often have to be
without a council. The people, If tax
es are levied by any authority to pay
THE interest, viii have to refuse to pay
them, If properly is offered for sale,
| they must refuse to buy, and see that
no one else does. The legislature will
| have to be watched, to prevent the pas
sage of any unfriendly laws. Proba-
bly, officers of the city will occasionally
have to go to Jail. But the struggle
will finally result in q victory for the
people IT they are resolutely determin-
| Gu u IL buS cAAA1 ACb the COA-
sequence be what it may If they are
not so determined, they had better
abandon the struggle as soon as pos
sible.
/ Yes, they had best decide to pay
/ whatever they have contracted tC
pay. If this is hard for them to do
they must economics on other ex'
penses, and pay their debts if they
have to live on corn bread and mo,
lasses, or never see a newspaper
or indulge in whiskey, tobacco, OIL
any other luxury or comfort. This
may be very unpleasant, but bonds
ought to be paid, and people who
vote them must expect to pay them
and the courts are right in holding
them to il. -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
The War Begins.

The war between Russia and Tur-
key began on Tuesday, April "a, by
u proclamation from the Gar, and
the crossing of the Turkish frontier
by the Russian army. The tele-
graph will keep the readers of
American newspapers as quickly
informed of the events of the war
as if they lived within a days ride
of the battle fields, and the metro
pOlitan. newspapers will have a glo-
rious opportunity to rival each 9TH
er in obtaining and publishing war
news. We shall endeavor to keep
our readers well posted in regard to
the conflict as it progresses. The
effect upon the American market
will be very beneficial, and if the
war becomes general iii Europe, the
balance of trade may turn SD heavily
in favor of this country that specie
payment may be resumed by the
date now fixed by law. In any
event the papers are bound to hsYe
an Interesting time this year, and
be more in demand than they have
been since the short but terribly eff
fective war between Germany and
France in 1870.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
SOUTHWEST.

Judge Brown ex-member nf con-
gress, has resumed the practice of
law, in Hutchinson.
The Arkansas City Traveller says
the L. l.. & G railroad is to be sold
its unpaid mortgage, and win be
bought by a company which viii
speedily extend it from Independence
to Arkansas City, and thereby give
the latter place what it has long
wanted-a railroad.
Bad reports come up from Texas
concerning the depredations of grass
hoppers. In some portions of that
state they are eating up the spring
crops and deyouring even the foliage
on the trees. They are not yet large
enough to fly, but manifest an incIi-
nation to move northWaTd. In Ar
krnsas we hear but little of them In
New Mexico, and portions of Colo
RADIO, they are Matching out in in
Vulnerable qantities, but are yet too
small 70 do liaTm.-Great Bend Reg
lister.
Cowley county, is to vote May 22nd,
On issuing bonds at the rate of 81
900 per mile for the proposed Mem
phis and Ellsworth narrow gauge
railroads. road which Is projected to
run west from Parsons, to Winfield,
via Elk Falls, and eventually from
Parsons to Memphis. Tennessee, and
from Winfield 20 Ellsworth, via Wich-
tia. This road is meant TO leave Ar
kansas City out and Douglas out, and
is WInfield's pct project. The northern
and southern townships of Cowley
county viii oppose this ''last and best
project and have petitione the COM
missioners to call elections so that
they can vote township bonds for
the Kansas City, EmporIa and South
ern narrow gauge. These townships
are Beaver, Reck. Bolton, and Cress-
veal, - s tsT
Five men drunk Ia Arkansas City
in one day, and no saloon in that
place.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
April 10th, 1877.

The notorious Tweed now asks,
"What are you going to do about
it"-about letting him out of jail
in q very different tone from that
in which he formerly propounded
that historical. interrogatOry. He
now offers TO tell all he knows about
swindling, to surrender whatever
property he has left, and to reveal
the rascalities and names of all his
old associates, If he is only set at
liberty and freed from further pros
ecution. A summary of his alleged
confession was published last week
by the New York World, and Great
ed great sensation for q few days,
until it was found to be mainly the
product of a sensational reporter.
1t implicated q number of promi-
neat Democrats and Republicans,
many Of whom deny the charges
and challenge investigation. The
probability is that Tweed has pre-
pared full confession, bat will not
permit il to be made public until
his proposition for release is ac-
cepted. But he ''caves" completely
from his former position, and makes
. piteous appeal for mercy from the
people he acknowledges he defraud-
ed. The spectacle is instructive as
an evidence that criminal obdurscy
is after all a very weak armor to
uphold man when the long and
gloomy night of adversely aud pun
ishment sets in.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27

The Chicago Times has the latest
crop reports, and a telegram from that
city summarizes the matter as follows /:
CHICAGO, April 2l.-Fhe Times has
nearly seven columns of crop reports
from the great wheat growing section
of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys,
concerning the condition of winter
wheat, OF which the following brief
synopsis may be made: A larger acre
age than usual has been sown in all
quarters, with fine prospects of an
abundant harvest; the Southwest is
especially hopeful, and the Northwest
has no fears, except from the grasshOp-
gers, which it Is thought will be less
destructive than heret0tore.
The Kansas farmers think they have
Matched so early that they will not be
able TO await the coming crops.
The report which the Times publishes
from California, is 70 the effect that the
average wheat crop is bout one mil
lion tons, which was the crop of 1874 (:
but the prediction is that this year not
more than half million tons will be
raised, and that the effects together
with the bad condition of the stock
market, will be disastrous to the State.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
EAGLE GREER.

The weather is all we could desire
Grain and sunshine" Now deep
blowing and thorough cultivation
will insure another fine corn crop.
Then the creakers, who predict a
poor corn crop because we never raise
three good corn crops in succession,
will have to shut up.
Our fruit crop will be simply inn
mense. Early apples, early and late
peaches and cherries, also plums,
and strawberries, TEEN with blossoms,
fill the air with perfume, lend beauty
to the landscape, and with the foil
age covering the forest trees, combine
with the gentle nnduIating green
grass, in the valleys, and on the hills, to
please both the eye and mind.
The chopper will hatch, is hatch
ing, has Matched. You can actually
see them break through the ground,
step out into the beautiful sunshine,
and commence their damn nibbling
(excuse the expression, as they have
been condemned, by a commits
sions of Governor and the
legislature) They stand more than
8 to against US and should we
be happy? Nay, verify, unless our
narrow gauge, lawyer and granger
the friends will turn out again and over
run the country, and clean them out
the hoppers, mean-thus doing an
other good thing for us, for as it is.
theY--the hopper's-stand the "pelt-
ing hail" and driving rain like young
ducks. You can run q field roller over
them, and like the big boys. playing
aleap frog" they will hop over the
roller and will try it again Just for
fun.
But having lived here through all
the hopper raids since the country
was settled, might add that we don t
lose any sleep on their account.
Millions can grow up right in your
wheat and cat fields, without injury
to the crops, but woe unto the young
weeds aud grass that comes up, for
they quickly convert them and the
lower blades of grain, into number
one grssshopper guano, which be-
ing absorbed by the soil, is taken up
by the young plants, and converted
into the plump grain for which Kansas
Is noted to even rival the Golden
State. And before the gram is In
jured, the hopper takes wings and
gees 70 Il. MEXICO.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
KauHDaHnUr nil On


SIR:-Prior TO nay entering upon the
duties of the Presidency, there had
been stationed, by order of my prede-
cessor, in the immediate viciAity of
the building used as a State House in
New Orleans, La, and known as the
Mechanics Institute, detachment of
u. S. Infantry. Finding them in that
place, have thought proper to delay
decision of the question of their reno
val until / could determine whether
the condition of affairs is now such as
to either require or justify continued
military Intervention of the national
government in the affairs of that State.
In my opinion there does not now 4ex-
list in Louisiana such domestic violence
as Is contemplated by the constitution
as ground upon which the military
power of the national government may
be invoked for the protection of a
State. The disputes which exist as to
the rights of certain claimants to the
chief executive office of that State are
to be settled and determined not by
the executive of the United States, but
by such orderly and peaceable methods
as may be provided by the constitution
and laws of that State. Having the
assurance that no resort to violence Is
contemplated, but on the contrary the
disputes in question are TO be settled
by peaceful methods under and in ac-
cOrdance with law, deem it proper to
take action in accordance with the
principles announced when l entered
upon the duties of the Presidency.
You are therefore directed to see that
proper orders are issued for the reno
val of said troops at an early date from
their present position to such regular
barracks in the vicinity as may be Sc
iected for their occupation. f5 go
[Signedl r. B. HAYES.
Whereupon the Secretary of War
ISSUED an order to Gen. Sherman to
withdraw the troops April "a, and
then Gen. Sherman issued an order
to Gen. Sheidan, commanding the
department of the Mississippi; he
notifies Gen. Angur, at New Or
leans, and then Gen. Sheridan is
sued an order to Gen. Augur to
withdraw said troops, and Gen. Au-
CUR issued an. order to the Colonel
in command to withdraw them, and
the Colonel replied that the order
would be duly obeyed, aud it has
been.
Coy. Packard and his Legislature
at first resolved to hold their posi-.
tien, but various members of his
legislature began to go over to the
democratic one, and the entire bust
ness influence of the city and State
appeared to be sgainst his making
any further resistance. The result
of the withdrawal of the troops was
like that in South Carolina-the re-
publicans had to give way, aud the
democratic officers '.hold the fort
and have control of public affairs
There is now no longer any federal
interference with any of the south-
ern State Governments, and it re-
mains for the democrats to carry
out tLeir pledges to President Hayes
to give all citizans equal protection.
The legislatures and Governors be-
ing all democratic, there is no prob
ability that any constitutional call
will be made on him, for troops to
preserve order in those States.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27

Gov. Hampton, of South Carroll
IA, has closed the offices of the Re-
publican State officers in South
Carolina, sealed them up, and post
ed conslables to prevent their being
opened until the supreme court OF
that State decides who was elected
State officers. Meantime, the Dem
ecratic claimants have their offices
IN full operation, and are officially
recognized aud protected by him
This looks as if GOV. Hampton was
crowding the Republican officers
out, without waiting for any action
of the courts.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
Dangerous Inactlon.

We feel it duty to publish the fol-
lowing from the. Lawrence Daily jour
nal of the 18th, as what it predicts is
at least possible event:
The Atchison Champion unites with
the Journal in warning the people In
those parts of the State where the
young grasshoppers are Matching out,
not to rest in iancied security because
they are doing no present damage.
The people in the eastern part of the
State had an experience with the pest
two years ago, which they VIII never
forget. For several weeks after the
locusss Matched they appeared to be
doing no harm. They did not travel.
They remained eongregated together,
apparently eating little or nothing.
People thought and said that they
would not amount 70 much. But from
the time the young insects had as
sumed the pupa state until they got
their wings and begun to fly away
they made things lively. Their march
was resistless, and they consumed ev-
cry green thing. Many farmers plant
ed their corn three times in succession,
only TO see it devoured AZ 1t came up.
Fields of wheat, fax, grass, etc., were
left as clean and bare as roadway af-
ter the locusts had passed oyer them.
There is no safety In these districts
where the grasshoppers are Matching
out in large quantities, except for the
people to at once organize under the
law and fight the insects without
delay.
The press of the State should at once
rouse the people to action: This wait
ing when the grasshoppers are hatch
Ing out by the million, in the vain and
deIusiye hope that they viii do no
damage, will result in terrible losses to
the people. In this part ofthe State
we are beyond the line Of invasion, but
our experience of two years ago teach
es us that there is no hope but in tight
lag them at once and without cessation
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
Emporia Markets.
EMPoRIA. KS. April 90, 1877.
WHOLESALE.


WHOLESALE.
Flour market excited, with a strong up
ward tendency, and prices liable to change
every hour. Grain and meats firm. Potatoes
scarce, and no seed potatoes in market.
-Wheat-No. 5 81 Is; No. 4 81 so to S5 re-
jected 81 90 to 81 IS.
Corn-S0 to 32cents.
Oats-2O to % cents
Hays 90 per ton.
Wood--$S 80 to 81 for soft and green wood /;
81 and 81 30 for dry hard wood.
Coal--Lyon county, Fort Scott and Usage
shaft $500 per ton; McAllister, IS so.
Cattle--On foot to 80 cents for fat COWS
So to AZ for fat steers.
Hogs--$4 90 to 4 IS gross; So dressed, per 100
pounds.
RETAIL PRICES
FLOur-Fancy -four. IS % pc, 30 lbs. En-
poria Eagle, per 100 lbs. S. xxx "a 60;
Xxx 81 50; Xx a 90 Graham Flour, "a 20 per
100 lbs.
Armor's-AA, 81 so per 100 III; xxx, 81 90;
xxxA, So 20; xxXB. s. 20.
Stock Feed-Rye and oats. 90 cents per 100
| lbs; corn and oats. 80 cents; ship stuff, 20
| cents; bran, go cents.
| Corn meaI-$1 20 per 100 lbs.
| Butter-Grocers pay 90 cents and sell for
221z to IS cents per Id.
| Eggs cents per dozen; SO cents.
Cheese--2O cents for late cheese.
| Potatoes--$ 81 90 and scarce.
| Apples--$1 80 retail.
| Cranberries-15 cents per quart.
Pieplant-5 cents per lbs.
| Lettuce-25c per ID.
Maple Sugar-25 cents per Id.
Poultry Turkeys, live. cents per lb. {;
dressed, 10 cents. Chickens, grocers pay
| 50 co to 243 and sell for 81 per dozen.
| Fresh meats--1O to I21S cts. per lb. for steak
Z to cts for roasts; 5 cents for boiling pieces.
| Pork to 10 cents.
| Lard Rendered 121x cents; leaf lard. 10
| cents.
Cabbage and Potato Plants, assorted-5Oc
per 100
Clover Secd-$l0 per bushel.
Bluegrass Seed-$3 per bushel.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-27
senator Plumb.

This gentleman arrived home on
Sunday evening, and has been well
coined by hosts of friends. Since
the adjournment of the Senate, Col.
Plumb has been in Washington de-
voting his entire time to the inter.
ests of the people of the State, and
although a new hand at the busI-
ness, has been able to accomplish q
good many important things for
them. The following among the
rest:
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Plumb has finally succeeded in obtain
ing q reversion OF the order of the
general land Office prohibiting set
tiers on the Usage ceded lands from
entering lands covered by railroad
contracts. The lands are all now sub
ject to entry by actual settlers only.
.THos. A OSBORN.
The Senator has also been at work
to get the Kaw land difficulties out
of the way, so that the lands may
come into the hands OF the settlers.
There will probably be a new ap-
praissment. or one thing we know
the people of Kansas will never
have cause OF complaint toward
Senator Plumb, and that is efficient
industry.