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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28
Ourw ash1ngron Letter.

WASHINGTON, Dec. q, 1877.
Clark Mills, the sculptor, publicly
charges, according to the Star, that
hundreds of thousands-perhaps mil
lions of dollars have been contributed
TO the building OF the Washington
Monument, and that paper unites with
him in q call upon the Monument As
ISOLATION to account for it. More than
% years ago the building of the mon
ument began. Some, Idare say many,
have the fact recalled that many years
ago they were solicited to send dollar
In aid of the project, by reading this.
Foreign governments contributed
blocks of marble, and the indignity
with which that sent by the Pope was
treated when the know nothings gain
ed temporary control of the association
is still remembered. In many, if not
all the departments here, boxes were
placed twenty years age, more or less,
soliciting aims of every visitor for the
Washington Monument; there is also
one at the Capitol, and for aught 1
know similar contrivances, appealing
to the patriotism of every passer by,
are in the public buildings throughout
the country. The aggregate collected
by these Unsuitable little iron recepta-
Giles must amount to something hand
some, and it is pertinent to inquire
what has become of It?
One of the real charities of the Capt.
tai city Is the clearinghouse establish
ed for the purpose of giving to such
Seemingly respectable strangers as
found themselves in this city without
money or iriends,s nights shelter with
an abundant supper and breakfast of
bread and coffee to such of them as
could not procure better. It occupies
the old Central station house and is
supported wholly by voluntary contri-
buttons. If known no one under the
influence OF liquor is harbored; and
every guest is required to take bath
on entering, and go into the clean
sheets in a similar condition approx
mating godliness. Since opened this
season is has supplied above 400 wan
derers with q bed, and bread and cof-
fees highland morning.
One of our other institutions-the
Labor Bureau-devised to find employ
Imett for the hundreds of enforced
idlers in our midst, though an expert
ment, and laboring under the joint
draw backs of lack of funds and mex
perience, has been conducted with en-
ergy and good judgment; and out OF
the three or four thousands who have
solicited its good Offices, work for sew
eral hundred has been found. Many
members OF Congress have gone tc
spend the recess with their familie:
left at home, and their constituents.
Reports from Ell PasO are contradic.
tory as to the participation of Mexi
C IN citizens in the late outbreak there
Government dispatches Indicating tina
there were none and those from Texa
officials affirming that Mexicans from
the south side of the Rio Grande insti
gated the disturbances anu took hand
in them. All agree, however, in TIL,
belief that our relations with Mexico
are in an extremely critical State, ant
liable to eventuate in war at any time
DE WITT.
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While there is good deal OF
newspaper talk about g probable
war with Mexico, it is probably uu-
derstood by sensible men that while
Rutherford B. Hayes is President
there will not be q war with Next
Co IL he can help it. He ls opposed
to war on principle, knows that IL
is the most destructive thing thai
can happen to popular interests, and
besides he is too wise to want any
such population as that of Mexico in.
c0rporated with our now seriously
mixed people. What with the Chi.
nese, the proposition to citizenizt
the Indians, the four million color
ed people 10 the South, and tht
adopted Greasers of New Mexico
statesmen 1t least ought to conclud,
that we have problems enough t.
solve for tine present. Besides WI
have public debt enough, and th'
people do not banker after two o.
three hundred millions more.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

Mr.. Beadle, of the Cincinnati Ga
zette, Witnessed the hanging of Wal
ter Riley, the mulattO, in Kemper
county, Mississippi, on the 7th inst.
Riley was convicted of the murder
of John w. Gully, and confessed 1t.
The main point in this tragedy was
that the murder of Gully was made
the pre.ext for the massacre of
Judge Chisholm and his son and
daughter. There was intense anxi.
ETY. on the part of the crowd that
Riley should confess that he muir.
dared Gully at the instigation of tbs
murdered Chisholm. The crowd
bGdgered and coaxed him over 81
hour, hoping to gain an admission
that Judge Chisholm hNd instigated
the Gully murder, bat Riley was
firm In the assertion that he alone
was responsible Mr.. Beadle con,
cluded . long aud interesting sc.
count Of the scenes at the execution
- follows: CO.
Now, after ali this, imagine my seton
taAment on reaching this place at darkit L
learn thattt had already been TELEGRAPH
ed 20 GOV. Stone that Walter Riley, bT
the scancid, had virtually coafessed be
Was urged 70 KIN John W.GullY by ne
gro In the employ and intimate comps an
tonship OF Judge CHISHOLM; and that p.
had virtually connected the Judge win
tao murder. And perhaps this state
ment, Is even now dying over northern
wires. and million people wtIl-Read 4
tomorrow morning. Well, may be It's
sort ofPreSidence that staId 70 the exc
cation. Pm swim witness that Walta
Rlley's statement did not duplicate elthe
Chishoims Gilman, Hopper, or ROsen
baum.
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Charley Wolley, who is Pendle-
toms active manager in Ohio, was
In Washington a few days ago, and
communicated the very important
information, that Pendleton's nomi-
nation on the frat ballot in caucus
was an ascertained and well anthem
ticated fact. The dark horse will
not be in demand. +
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Coansy Teachers Convention.

0O4AbH AC8CAGEB OOAVCA AOAs
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26.
County Teachers Association met
pursuant to call OF o. B. Wharton, Co.
Superintendent. The session opened
with Vice President T. B. Nees in the
chair, President A. d Chambers being
absent. The first topic discussed was
@Uniformity of Text Which
was discussed and decided that it was
the best. The second topic discussed
was "Hho shall own the Text Book
the District or the Parent County
Superintendent gave his views of the
subject, then the Association :diourn-
ed until p. m.
s AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tbs second topic resumed and was
discussed by nearly all present.
The next topic considered was Com
mon School System''-which was dis
cussed with interest, and an expression
was taken favoring adopting uniform
system of School Grading. Yeas unan-
imons. The Association then aaj'd.
w. s. STRINGHAM, Sec'y.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

The Pacific railroad committee
has finally been organized to meet
the desires of the subsidizsrs, Mr..
ThrockmortOn, Q radical subsidy
man, being made chairman. While
It does not appear on the surface, il
10 manifest that Mr.. Speaker RAN
dali managed to bring about this re-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

A terrible accident occurred In
New York on the Doth. TIE candy
boilers in Greenfield & Co.'s coufec-
tionery factory exploded about 5
D. m, and in three minutes the large
building was in flames. Some fifty
employees, mostly boys and girls,
were killed, and greater number
injured. Loss, 100000.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

SUsPRNDED.-On the 18th the
Cosmopolitan savings bank of Sar
Francisco. On the goth, the Second
National bank of Layfayette. Ind.
on the 9th, the Riggs banking
house of Ssybrook, ILL.,, Bakers
bank of Chester, Pa, and the Taun-
ton, Mass, savings bank. Deposits
of the latter 1855, 763.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

No war news of importance this
week. The weather is very severe
In Bulgaria, and many soldiers have
perished in the snow. The Empe-
ror Of Russia reached st. Peters
burg, Saturday, and the people went
Wild with enthusiasm over him,
the people nearly trampling each
other to death in frantic efforts to
kiss his coat tail.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

In the new arrangement of the
Senate committees, Senator Plumb
is . member Of the following: Pub
lie Lands, Military Affairs, and
Mines and Mining. Senator In
gals continues chairman of the
Committee on Pensions, and is q
member of the committees on Priv
ileges and Elections, Indian Affairs,
and District of Columbia. All i'm
portant places.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

Senators Conkling and Blaine, af-
ter 9 personal fued so bitter that
they have not recognized each other
for twelve years, have became fully
reconciled, through Blaine's support
OF ConkliDg in the lAttsrs late con-
test about ofIicial appointments.
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At Memphis, Sunday night, de-
tective Mcbride swoke thinking q
burglar was at the window, and in
cooking his pistol 1t accidentally
went off and killed his wife and
their five months old child.
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Markets by Telegraph.

NEW XORK MONEY MARKET.
.------ NEW YORK, Dec. %.
GoLD-DulI at 102%.
LoANs-Carrying rates 2@5 per cent. Ex-
ceptional loans made nat.
SILvER-Bars, 120X greenbacks; III gold
Silver coin \ per cent. discount.
GOVERNMENT BoNDS-Weak and lower.
RAILROAD BoNDs-Firm.
STATE BONDS-Quiet.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is here hereby given: That Ellis
In Owen, as administrator of the estate of
Griffith Thomas, deceased, has filed his petit
ton in the Probate Court of Lyon county
Kansas, tor authority to sell the following
real estate belonging to said estate, t0-Sgit:
Lots No. II and ID on Mechanic street, in
Randolph addition to the city OF EmpOrfa,
Lyon county, Kansas; and that the hearing
of said petit on will take place before Z. w.
Cunnln CHAM, Probate Judge, at hts Office in
said city, on Saturday, - an. 18th, 1873 at 10
O'Clock q. m. ELLIS OWEN
5z-2t Administrator.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

Senator VOORHEES, proposes to
make an elaborate speech in the
Senate in favor Of the silver bill
and against resumption, and to use
stroag language. tra ,uE
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

The Hutchinson News, and many
other southwestern papers, as well
a. aome In other sections, have en-
dorsed the application of d. L. Mey-
er, Of Hutchinson, for the position
of u. 8. Commissioner to the Paris
Exposition. We have no doubt but
that Mr.. Meyer is well calculated to
ably represent Kansas at Paris. If
Alfred Gray is not an applicant,
then we are for Meyer. We do not
know him personally, but the whole
souled and almost auanimous en-
dofsement he receives would salts
fy rs of his fitness. We think the
appointment of Gray would be the
best thing that could be done, but in
saying this we do not wish TO be
understood as saying aught against
Meyer.
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EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER %, 1877.

Ills asserted that not drop of
Quaker blood was ever shed by an
Indian. This is, or should be, an
Instructive fact.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

Excise commission Murphy Of
New York, has absconded with
1900 excise funds, and the other
commissioners are much exercised
about Il.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.

I'm and after January 1st, 1873, the Banks
. of Emporia win close business each day
1t O'Clock p. m. This rule has been found
necessary to the proper conduct of our bus.
mess and Will be strictly observed.
M-2t The ENPORIA NATIONAL BANK.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
EAPoRIA SAVINGS BARK.
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suit is not to be wondered at. In
fact, different course on the part
Of the Senate was not to be ex-
pected.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

The wife of Major Bowman, of
East st. Louis, has been in the hab=
1t of carrying pistol in her bosom,
In going to her husbands Office to
accompany him holne at nights, she
being apprehensiYe that he would
be assaulted because of his disagree
ment with the council. While IN
dressing last Sunday night she acct
dentally discharged the pistol, the
bullet going down through her faith
full heart and causing instant death.
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HOGS

The warm, wet weather also effected this
market and it has ruled dull and depressed
However, packers have purchased all offer
ings. and at present the pens are clear. with
a shade better feeling in the market, owing
to the weather cooling down somewhat, but
causing no material change in prices. The
following are current
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET
KANSAS CITY. December q.
VA It'll Il

OAIIIIE.
Market for the past week ruled quiet and
receipts at date generally light, with no ma
terial change in former prices. This state
of depression is caused by the prevailing
bad weather, and until there is a change
there is little prospect of improvement. The
following are the current
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-28

interest palG on ssEsne dopoe,te
Drafts drawn ON Eastern cities and All
points In Europe.
Special attention paid to collections.
Gold coin and Sterling exchange bought
sc current rates.
ADDRESSES Made On Ghlpmonss Of Grain
8Ro Ge0Gks and GoEanaorofa1
Paper D1oeOuntoA.
The highest price paid for school, town
ship, city and county bonds.
p. b. PLUaD, Presidents.
". Z. eoDzl, Vice Pres1denk.
E. e. HERIEAGn CsshtaEs
uTREcxuENs
p. y Esumk ~ E. ee1eu.
HerIf4se, 1.eNsl E1ez, g. Esss.. o.
isl Bstzsz. a. G. =. W.rhiliips.
=. RobsE11s
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SHEEP.

There has beeR an Improvement in the de-
mand for native muttons during the week,
and quotations are advancing. The follow
ing are the current
QUOTATIONS..
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QUOTATIONS
QUOTATIONS.
HORSES.

HORSE AND MULE MARKET.
No change in this market. The following
are the current
, 1877-06-06

~Tshemnroda. and s1stova ART mt carah1e Of With
that tho Tnftss ftsGe fs W. =, tharu attack 'sae
with only limited number oi sn .'' ..,,n, c.mrrt
ohavo cuntfnuona teftcs Of fortfkc.- ,ns ninuv
tho river. / am given 10 understand that the s-.ir~
Tnrktsl, ssuly north Of the r,aikans conlprscs
1gss TRAN 100000 MEn.
with such limited force It 10, Of eourrc. ueccs-
sary 10 eronomize: sct II ID nf first In.
pa1iaheo that the attempt Of the Rnsslans
to cross thr itnuthe slonld he
rcrulsr.l. Sisortl a. point vtsy favornb'v 10.
Gated Tor ntratcSc move on The part OF Tho Rus.
Fiant. They might castly concentrate at Glurgc-
70. az IT IL braYc the Rustchuk batteries, and
while TINS engaging The attention Of the Turks
could frnh large force up tho river 10 Nlkopntt,
where little II any orlrstltou could be made to
their rasragc nf tlc strrsu.
TIE TURKISH OFFICERS
arc rna'Y rcung men of l|ltlc experience, who
hhvc ohatng1 tI,rfr positions thro,gi, influence OF
monny, and who do nbt fcefn II feel either the
gravity Of the war Of The responsibility OF their
pcrsonn pasttona. Tie n,usl striking Illustration
Of tho cartles.ncss Of tho Turkish Command
ers Is fnund, perhaps. Ia Tho fact that
They have left The 1luleulchn almost entirely
unlefcn.rd. when. II tl,ry had consuitcd the his.
t'ry oF previous whrs. thcy .wonid have seen that
lhc Russians hnsc hitherto always made that dis
trtet cite Of their first points Of attack. am fn-
eiFned 10 believe from MY conversations with .ilf
fccnt military authorities TINT their earelessntss
II due 10 two leading t1cas cpn,Non to tho minds Of
III. One II, that England Is hound 10 como to shelr
I'D sonncT ar iatcr. The nthrr If, that tho Os-
nlsnfl mny Mt amy ,nnncnt rafso tho standard Of
holy war and army tho millions nron millions Of
Mnssclmans throughout Asia against tho Russian
zusn, nnh "rurwhrln l!.ctn with awlft and sudden
asatiuttlon. ST. u.
, 1877-06-06

Tho Merchants Of Nav York ExtsnsivsV
Vtctlnaizsd by Number of Ctstsf A~t'
gers.
dpsttai ntpaseA 10 M 7ttbnsA
Nsw YoaK. luna 5.-Ths pottea succeeded W
day In capturing ahsss members Of wslI'ofSsanss
gang Of ewtndlen who, during shs pat wv
months, ths 1tAass says, have vletlmIzed nam0e.
of msrchAnts spd bus!nsss men In this city oy ean.
Of forged checks presented In payment Of zoos.
purchased. How long lheso swLudisfs hs.s oesa 81
operating as not known. but The aEat eonpAtptr
fecalyvd BY Supt Walling lhs hitter pail .! a,,.d
Whsn John ponnsst Of Monroe stlsst x;p9 sp ~
ceiysd cneck for tl75 tho Eanh National oaS *
order OF ii. II. Alien. The chuck bofs : ~
s!nlls oe this east1acakon stAnp Of she oaat: :,,tr
Imitation OF tho signature Of the psyin;n ts
The pext ytctlm MAJ hs. Weits. OF tae aeta.h.u utL
Seymour & Co.. hardware dealers, .! ChssStta Ch,snta
square; then joan Heck Sons. aouF ua!tasNt Il.
aud Flax 4 Son, Tsush avsngs: annsssded annss
tempn weru made, .soue Of *hich e9ga,1.sf e9Gs1sf
md KsIas wsrs sent tor q. *siaal,ua'; .ha s.a;
were at uoboksn, N. i. Early to-day tasf ~ I'd
tu Hoboken And followed two man 10 thn en11 11eha
arrested them: They gave their natne' s. se.l.
Jones .n4 WtlliAm Saith: On ths wsy ~ y vsp<t
tnto h!s mouth and commenced to enew s's%"thia liz,
w. Weo!asy. who poticea his actions ss'ts s..t
bY tbs thro&t and compelled him to d!sxofks .seex
he vas chewing which ptot*d 70 bo sos.su tss,y
Gu The Tenth National Haak- 6Nlth tals II !
eetu!ls. forged check. and II ". pleksa Y 4,p;
was also Ass4tsd, aod MA Etcosu1ca -
klR kAuks
, 1877-06-06

IxplAxAroli,, lad, June 3.-befora The su.
pseme Court to-day an Interesting case uudsf ths
c1tradstion treaty with England was lizard. March
10, 1874, man mined Frank Meekes. IN N At
tempt to butglastze 4 house, wounded Mayor
Dam. Of Toronto. Canada, 70 badly TINT hs died.
Nesker nsd 10 this country, and. in Juns
WA convicted Of robbery 10 Il. Joseph Comfy
this stass and 1snt 10 ths Northern Prtsou for va
year. Ths canadian Gosetament lsa1uinx Of biz
Tradition. employing yoorhers 10 represent it In
"a artlon under ths Ashburton Treaty ct
tbs Goyenlnsnt will eo14tsloualIy pardon Or 70.
spits hiM. but It y believed Judgment will bs
AKaiust clu4da ~ matter Of form. at trast, and
further action.
, 1877-06-06
SWEENEY.
f25, 900 IN FULL FOR S7,0f, ,00Ol

0Q<t1Qt LT&PQtc1f 80 1H& 1F1UuHA
New YonK, June b.-Penllng the trial Of Peter
B. Sweeney, II IL understood that tho negotiations
Tor settlement have not ceased, and tho 77,Aes Is
informed that hs claims hive been adjusted on the
basis that Sweeney ahail pay to Tho people
So, 900 Id full for all tho cfams against him.
It has always been known that the case against
Sweeney was rot particularly strong. lie waa
atway4 exceedingly CAREFUL In hts dealings. When
The expert, TantuT. beGan 10 examine the accounts
Of tho ring confcdefatcs, Sweeney seemed to
hava no fear about consequences. fIo
nesef h1itnatca any Of hEs property, either
by sAlc OF mortgage, and did not lenve Tho jurls-
dlctton mill lust In time to &x1ld tho dRaRsecAlla
ncte-stty Of enlcavor!ng to get hall for several
mtl1lnns Of dollars ut lts home. AtrHal b. pus.
sued tho oven tenor Of his war, watching for his
opportunity.
ON H1s RETunN HERE,
under stipulation promising him Immunity from
nrrest during hIa st1y, he affected the same noi,-
el.atance a. bcforo. After the proposition Of
Sweeney began 10 grow sonowhat alarmed. and
s!nce thea ha has nut hcen 40 eager to bury hss
suit Thc only thing TINT has prevented settlement
tins far has been that Sweeney offered too 1Itt1e
money. Though the suit agaInst hin, IL tur ST.. :.
QU0, 0o1t there seoma to he no reason 10
doubt that 500, 900 would glahIy havo
been received hr tho prosecution 10
fnil payment Of their clafms. Counsel do not ad-
nit thst settlement has been reached, but DO not
deny 1t,
, 1877-06-06
FIELD AND, TURF.
a Very Brilliant Game and Creditable
Victory by the White
Stockings.
The Cincinnati Reds Treated to d Dose
OF the 0ll.Ttme Medicine.
Races at Mystic Park, Cincinnati, Du-
buque, and Iuskegon.
.BABE-BALL.
/ nan nRrtnMrNn hmt


4 pAp pE0tHN1Nn, RTu.
For while yesterday 1t looked a. though The
White Stockings had started In 10 buck uphill
with ths usual resutt, but better grip Than thay
hays lately hsd and 4 little luck for moment OF
two on their side helped than to win vory credit.
Able victory. Tho strong faith which the people
Of ChleAgo hlvs In the ultimate success Of their
tenn was shown by an audfsnes'of nearly 2, 900.
who were rewarded BY generally enjoyable game,
marted at lines By loo many errors, but played
with an evident !ntenae deslss TO win, which will
always please crowd fully educated In the game.
1lanes opened tho game with two.bascr, which
stsuck inside the foul l!ns, bounded OUT and thea
hoppsd in again. A wild pitch sent him 10 third,
and he scored on Anson's two baser to loft. petcrs
tried 70 run In. though tho hall was ln Iiallnans
hsnds a. soon A. he turned third. OF course he
was put out, willis PAtefs reached second. lie
scored when 1tenn bit sharp ono through Foicy.
she s sna n"u II s snd sd
the taaee on eonseeutye hits. when Manning drove
pretty twobesar to right, and let In : couple OF
which lit .Spaldln5 IN Tho breast md in}nred him
ssyefcly. liz WAS plucky enough to got tho ball and
Ie!t.e shs man bus had to g1sf va1 fsw n. omsn1s
,tts 70, bringing cueeos and dA dMAs9nins "a
ntsoss 'ssns as W. e It.
foreigner. 'co!ea ~hat proved lhe last run Of ths
soas 70; he, ; s saS seaa
ae 'i 81. s shs se ~ sye S':
eSsnees Of seorIns sers : tetss .asce..ise
inninga tho Whlles mnde ane double plays nt which
;ns stoa wste grost'y In he afa
5san'as va va % .seend Joae.st Anon, snd
.es oss es ser e. s.
lit out for third, ignoring Peters. but gphl!tng