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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-10-12
STATE.

The board of commissioners of Doni-
phan county have adopted an order
offering standing reward of 500 for
the capture of any thief with horse
stolen from Doniphan county.
What would some of eastern farmers
say at the display of our ears of corn
Wsighi1g fERW iseVen TO ten pounds,
each cob. That is what can be seen
in the cornfield of Mrs. Hussa, oppo-
site town. Burlington Patriot.
moThsRRSpiIRfab in Kansas this year
was that held at Stirling, Rice county,
last week, and the Gazette of that
place published lively daily during
the fair. Goldsmith Maid failed to put
in an appearance, but the other trotters
were on hand and the show generally
was big. Rice county is ahead.
Bill Hartman, the leader of a gang
of strikers on the Kansas Central Mar
row gauge railroad at Circleville
Jackson county Kansas, was shot and
killed on the 10Th by Sheriff's posse
under command of Capt. w. S. Tough
ex-United States Marshal. The latter
was subsequently arrested and held tc
bail in the sum of $4,000.
The Topeka driving fair association
will hold its fall races October 16tf
to 10Th inclusive. $1,000 is offered tt
the horse that beats 2 :20, and a num-
Der of other fast races are arranged
for. Tho A. T. q s. F. railroad viii
sell low fare tickets from all stations.
The Kansas academy of science i
holding its tenth annual meeting il
Topeka this week.
w. F. Chalfout has succeeded in dis
posing of the Usage Chronicle, to JOIN
E. Rastall, late of the junction Cit
Union.
The supreme court of Kansas ha
decided that the game law passed By
the last legislature, so far as it pro
hibits the transportation from Kansa
to other states of prairie chickens
which have been lawfully caught anG
killed, is unconstitutional and void
being in contravention of that pro.
vision of the federal constitution which
declares that congress shall have pow.
er to regulate commerce among the
several states.
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aOUrHWEsr.

The following ticket has been nomi-
mated by the Republicans of Cowley
county: Treasurer, T. r. Bryan
county clerk, J. S. Hunt; Sheriff, Leon
Lippman; Register of deeds, E. P.
R9h3Gf1on odh ,n5m
Major G. Hood, of Emporia, was in
town Tuesday. He is receiving a sec
ond installment of four thousand head
of Texas cattle, in the vicinity OF
Caldwell. This is the last drive of the
season.-Winfield Courier.
The Arkansas City Traveller has a
patent outside.
A Winfield livery stable claims to
have done 1915 worth OF business last
month.
Winfield has organized city libra
~ and lecture association. It can
probably buy the the Emporia city
library cheap.
The Marion county grain crop of
1876 and 1877 compare as follows
wheat, 3O9, 4O2 bushels in 1876: $780,
OBJ bushels in 1877. Corn, 424, 44O in
1876; 1,3Ss,45O in 1877. Oats, los, $50
in 1876; 200, $50 in 1877. Barley, o.
63s in 1876; $3.50 in 1877. Rye 5O,-
$50 in 1876; 24,440 in 1877. Flax, 2l1
in 1873; 2,94O in 1877.
The culture of sun flowers for fuel
out in the Arkansas valley where
wood is very scarce and coal has to be
brought FROM great distance, is re-
commended by w. F. ShamlefTer, of
Council Grove. He says an acre Of
sunfiowers well planted and cultivat-
ed, and gathered and stacked when
ripe, will furnish fuel enough for one
family all winter, and the seeds make
good feed for stock and poultry.
The Peabody Gazette and Florence
Herald will run an excursion train to
Topeka next week, during the races
there.
The temperance men of Marion
county have held convention and
nominated ticket for county officers.
w. 81. Walker succeeds W. v.
Ch1Pc6 easc-editor of the Peabody
] HBaffe tts1ssO4 Iaq snss
The Winfield Telegram of the Bird
contains the proceedings of the or
ganization at that place of the Kansas
Grand Lodge of the Knights Of Honor.
The following grand lodge officers
were elected: Past Grand Dictator,
A. Rowland; Grand Dictator, w. G..
Graham; G.V D., c w. Rambo; A.
D., E: Maris; Chaplain, B. F. Smith !;
Guide. z. w. Stevenson; Reporter,
Il. J. Walker Treasurer, 8. P. Chan
mel Guardian, 81. o. Lyster; Sentinel,
j. Frogy; Trustees, L. r. Chandler,
Fl. o. Lyster, E. Maris, r. w. Steven
son, B. r. Smith. This order, which
Is very extensive in Ohio, Kentucky,
New York, Massachusetts,, Tennessee :,
and some other States, was introduced
into Kansas last February by the or
ganization of lodge at Winfield, and
the members there have since instituted
lodges in Arkansas City, Wellington,
Oxford, Wichita, Augusta, Eidorado,
Elk Falls, Cedarvale, and some other
place in the southwest, and Past Grand
Dictator a. Homland, of Winfield, Is
now travelling through the State gen
orally to organize lodges.
Republican nominations were made
In Reno county by direct vote Of the
voters present at the various primary
meetings, and the following Is the
ticket: For treasurer, w. T. Akin
son; clerk, II. w. Beatty sheriff, J. d.
Hedrick; register, S. A. Atwood
surveyor, Charles A. Taylor; coroner,
C. L. Eggins: commissioners, B. u
Potter, James A. Moor, Elmer Eye4
rett,
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Recent Intelligence has been had
from the famous African explorer,
Henry II. Stanley, which will prove
to be Of great geographical impor-
lance. After q long and dangerous
journey, he has succeeded in identi-
flying the river Lualaba with the
Congo, and thus q Vexed question
in the river system of Africa is at
last settled: In following the course
of the Lualaba, Stanley reached .
point tive degrees north of the
equator, so that he may be fairly
said to have crossed Africa 81 the
equator. Eleven months were oc-
cupied In this exploration, nine of
which were spent in region utter
ly unknown. Incredible difficult
ties beset him on every side. He
had TO navigate q river full of dan
Z gerous cataracts, to face the terrors
of famine, to fight constant battles
with the hostile savAge3; and dis
ease, desertion, and war reduced
the number of his followers to Of
tseh before his journeys, end. But
the value of his achieYments will
make this wonderful explorer to
stand unriValled in African history.
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Capture of Chief Joseph and
hts Bamd.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9th.-The following
dispatch is just received:
Headquarters District of Yellow.
stone, Camp on Eagle Greek. Octo-
Der 5th.-To General A. Terry,
commanding department: Dear
General: We have had our usual
success. We made a very direct
and rapid march across the country
and after q severe engagement, and
being kept under fire for three days,
the hostile camp of Nez Perces nm
der Chief Joseph surrendered st
2 O'Clock to-day. 1 intend to start
the Second Cavalry toward Benton
on the 7th instant. Cannot supplies
be sent out on the Benton road to
meet them, and return with the re-
mainder of the command to Vel.
lowstone? I hear that there ii
trouble between The Sioux and the
Canadian authorities. l remain
general, yours, very truly.
NELSON A. MILES.
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We heard last night, 90 we were
going home, that there had recently
been an election-we believe it was
in Ohio, and that the people of that
State had taken q great liking to q
gentleman by the name of Bishops
and that he had been elected Gov
ernor, or something of that kind.
Several people here seemed to be
very happy about it, and we con-
cIHde Mr.. Bishop has q good many
personal acquaintances in this city.
Tomorrow night we will get the
Dayton Journal, and then we will
know all about it.
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The Gait House, Louisville
100000 hotel, has just been sold
ct assignees sale for $157, 900.
Congress meets next Monday.
The Democrats have about twelve
majority in the House, but the
Republicans will haYe a small
majority in the State.
The bar room "punch" to register
the number of drinks sold, reports
that during the first II days of its
run in Richmond, Va, the inhsbi-
tauts of this city drank 135. 500
glasses of bsey,nlAnd 4. 10000 OF
whiskey. MoFenbeef and 4essp y his
key would be AEDtnpTuveane1ta
D. D. Spencer, President of the
State Savings bank of Chicago, is
said to have arrived at Paris and
registered his name at q fashionable
hotel. If money is as potent there
as here, Mr.. Spencer will no doubt
be troubled with distinguished
courtesy, although he is the robber
of thousands of poor people who are
by him made paupers for life.
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Our fathers died for us. They
died willingly and gladly. But If
they could come back to-day and
see what kind of a crowd they died
for-quarrelling over the Presidents
policy, wrangling over the currency,
and some of them trying to pay q
dollars worth of debt with ninety
cents worth of money, talking poll
tics Neutrality-suspicious. a day, and
praying so seldom that our knees
get rusty, thoy would, if they had it
to do over again, live 1900 years,
and only die when they had to.
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Our Market Report
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS.
EmpOria Markets.

EHPoRIA, KS, October II. 1877.
The new freight pool between ali the rail-
roads is, in the opinion of our shippers, to be
permanent. and they inform us that the pres
ent very low prices OF corn and oats will be
more likely to decrease than advance, SO far
! as the influence of freights is concerned. and
as the crops are generally abundant, nothing
but q very poor season next year will raise
prices then beyond their present status. 1t
is evident that Kansas farmers cannot afford
to sell corn and cats, an6 that their only way
to get q good price for them is TO feed them
to live stock. We presume our shippers will
not have much grain to handle this season.
We quote:
wHoLKsALE.
Fall wheat-$1 to ! 10 for No. 3.
Spring wheat-75 to so cents.
Corn-Shippers pay Is cents.
Oats-Shippers pay l2k; DIR. Armcr, for
purposes of retailing, pays 10 cents for good
oats.
Hay--s25o to SEQ per ton.
WOod--$S.5O to 90 for soft and green wood |;
$500 and $50 for dry hard wood.
CoaI--Lyon county and Fort Scott $500;
Usage shaft So 90; McAllister, $3.50.
Cattle on foot-Buchers pay to ~ for fat
COWS; IN to ~ for fat steers; calves, to
SIC; sheep. 81 cents.
Hogs on foot-4Z to Axe; dressed 81 cents.
RETAIL PRICES.
Flour-Soden's Eagle. $3.50 per 100 lbs; *
$3.50; *. Ass; Little Beauty, $3.50. Ora
ham. $500.
Corn meal per 100 lbs.-BoIted, a1c; un-
bolUed, IS cents.
Fresh meats--stesk. 10 to lax cts. per Id /;
roasts. to l21< cts; boiling pieces, to cts.
Veal and Mutton, 8 to 12k cents.
Fresh Vegetables per bushels-Peaeh blow
potatoes, rs cts; tomatoes, 80 cts; onions, 90
cts; beets, so cts; turnlps, 50 cts; cabbages,
cents each; squash and pumpkins, s to 10
cents each.
Fresh Fruit per bushel-Apples, 80 cents
to 81 90.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-10-12

The Missouri greenback state
convention held in st. Louis, last
week, adopted, among other finsn-
cial resolutions, one calling upon the
government to loan greenbacks to
states, counties, and cities, at 8 per
cent. per annum. This is the fret
time, to our knowledge, in which
any convention or platform has en-
dorsed this plan, and we had not
before seen it mentioned in any pa
per except its original publication
in our columns about year ago. it
being q part of q financial plan
published then. We do not sup
pose that the people generally are
any more likely to vote for such q
plan than the people of Russia are
to vote for the establishment of .
republican form OF government,
or the Turks to adopt q free public
school system.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-10-12

The war news of the past week
consists of the item that the Russian
army in Asiatic Turkey, led by
Grand Duke Michael, made despe-
rate attack, for two days, ON Kars
and on Muskhtar Pasha's army near
that city, and were finally repulsed,
with q loss of 1900 killed and
wounded. The Turks lost 6,000. In
European Turkey snow has fallen
heavily between the Balkans and
the Danube, and both sides are do
ing their best to get into winter
quarters.
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The Executive Committees of the
National Butter, Cheese, and Egg
Association and the North western
Dairymen's association have arrang.
ed to hold a grand exposition Of
dairy products, implements, build.
iDgs, etc., at Chicago, on Dec. Is
10 and 20. Premiums to the amount
of 5000 will be awarded. COmpe.
tition will be Invited from all parts
of the United States and Canada
The exposition bids fair to be the
greatest Of it's kind ever held. The
dairy Interest aggregates 5000, 600,
geo annually.
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The Commissioner.
BADGER CREEK !
Der Sch 1877 {

Oct. Sth, 1877.
EDITORS NEWS :-On this creek we
are glad to see there is disposition to
re-eIect the present Board of County
Commissioners. 1t is always well for
the people co remember those who have
performed public duties faithfully and
honestly. The Office of County Com
missioner Is the most important one In
the county because the Board has con-
troll of all the financial affairs of the
county. Since became a resident of
Lyon county, twelve years ago, have
never known the affairs of the county
to be run in more careful or satisfac-
tory manner. There has been less
complaint than have ever known be-
fore. think Messrs. Taylor, GilmoTo
and Wood deserve credit, and a re-
election at the hands Of their consti-
tuents If they desire it. / have not
yet heard reasonable objection urged
against one of them.
Over in Emporia township the other
day heard a man say that Gilmore
ought not to be reelected because his
brother-in-Iaw kept the poor house.
I remember, some weeks ago, of read
ing a communication from Mr.. Wood,
in your paper, explaining how Mr..
Truitt came to be superintendent OF
the poor house. The former keeper
of the poor house asked an advance OF
wages. This the Commissioners would
not allow, which was right. The ques.
ton come who would superintend thai
institution? Mr.. Wood thought he
knew q man at Americas who would
his hands. The Americas man re1us-
ed to take it. At this juncture Mr.
Truitt made an offer which was cheaper
than any one else had offered to do the
work for, and much cheaper than the
institution had been run. Now was
there any law against Mr.. Truitt'i
offering to do this work, or was II
against public policy for the Com.
missioners to hire him If iC thereby saw
ed money to the county. Mr.Truist die
not get the place by the management
of Gilmore. / learn from a reliable
source that the poor house and thu
general care of the paupers of tin
county Is costing as less now than eve
before. The only reason have hear(
urged against any member Of tn,
board are those of personal nature
''They cut my bill down." or the!
would not do this that and the othe
thing which was going to benefit som
individual, are poor reasons indeet
why anybody should ask the public +
turn against man who has performet
his duty with q conscientious desir
for the good of the county. The mem
bers of the present board seem to haV
= the back bone to say "no," and that
, just tho kind of men we want in tn
2 Commissioners Office. I do not sa,
I they may not have committed errors
but do say they have made as few a
any board in the history of the county
so far as l am able to learn. There
fore say the people of the count,
should not go back on them to gratif.
personal spite or from personal appeal
of those who have private grievances
Gilmore, Wood and Taylor are goot
men, and in my estimation they shoult
be reelected. BADGER.
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The Republican Voters do nG
Turn Out AS Usual.

4urn OuG AS Usual.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 8, 8 :15 P. NJ.
The day has been pleasant
throughout the State, which is
usually considered favorable to the
Republicans, but the fair weather is
Offset by the apathy and withdrawal
of Republican votes to the working
mems and greenback tickets.
Returns are coming in slowly, and
indicatae Democratic success. In
compiling the vote no account is
taken of the greenbsck or working
mems ticket, although the latter Is
said to have polled q heavy vote in
Hamilton county. Companions as
TO Democratic or Republican gains
will be made with the vote for
Secretary of State in October, 1876.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 10, / 10 a. m.-
The Democratic committee claim
the election of Bishop by from TO-
600 to $4,000, aud also q majority in
both branches of the General
Assembly.
The Republican committee con-
cedes Bishops election by oyer 10,
000 majority, but are in doubt about
the Assembly. There is no basis
for computing the number of votes
cast by the two workingmen's
parties, but tits supposed to be con-
siderable, as it is claimed they cast
ten thousand votes in Hamilton
county alone. It will be noticed
that the Democratic gains come
largely from Republican strong
holds on the western !reseEvesJ.In
one township, near dObsflEu, 1.-THE
Democrats gained 325 votes. The
Republican Committee, in giving q
reason tor this falling off in their
vote, say it is caused by Republicans
who abstained NON ototihe5o they
intending in this way TO show their
dissatisfaction with the Presidents
Southern policy.
at l :15 we have receipts from
437 wards, townships and precincts
In the State, which show gains for
Bishop of 1925; gains for West,
2,797: net Democratic gain, 1913.
At this rate Bishops plurality over
West in the State will be $4,000.
DUBUQUE, Oct. 10.-At the head
quarters of the Republican State
Central Committee very meagre
returns are received of the election
in this State. The vote has been a
light one, owing to the heavy rain
prevailing generally over the State.
Reports indicate the election of the
Republican State ticket by about
10000 over the Democratic ticket.
Gear, the Republican candidate for
Governor, has been considerably
scratched by temperance men who
voted for Jessup, the temperance
candidate. Gear will run at least
5000 behind the rest of the ticket.
The greenback State ticket will
receive from $4,000 to 10000 votes,
and the temperance ticket about
5000 votes. The Republicans will
have about 80 majority in the
Senate and 80 to 40 in the House,
insuring the election of a Republi-
can United states Senator.
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Newspapers. Gossip.

The Atchison Champion cleared
$4,000 last year, and John don't
want to go to the Senate.
Bent Murdoch goes "one eye
on it."
Bill Allison, of the Winfield
Telegram is the smallest editor in
State, and old Prout is the largest
one-fOr avoirdupois. Brown is
the ugljest. We are rather afraid to
say which is the biggest fool, but
we'guess he don't live over seventy
five miles from Emporia.
The most sensible thing we
have heard of is the consolidation
of the two papers at Council Grove,
the Republican and Democrat. The
two fellows who have been chaw-
ing each other mp are now going
pards, and run one paper. Kansas
editors are awful to hang on when
they get started, even when the
prospect for starving is brightest.
There are more men in the neWspa-
per business who can work for moth
ing and board themselves, than in
any other business.
Some fellow advertises in the
Commonwealth for q place to start
q paper. The idiotI Amt there Te-
cumseh and Lecompton and Au-
burn right under his nose that "don't
got any" patent outside. He wants
county seat where there is no pa
per. How long has he been in Kan
sas?
John r. Goodin is going TO
start a Democrat" paper at Hum
boldt. First to Congress, then in
the newspaper business; the next
thing we hear he will be running
for the legislature. John, put Cd
the brakes.
Neither Thomas Jefferson,
George Washington or Ike Eaton
ever edited q patent outside news
paper.
-Proutv, If it is not asking too
much, please lead your local, and
then, If It isn't too much of sacri-
flee, you had better PRINT the I'm
ion all at home. We have no pref
udice whateyer against patents, but
it would be more in accordance with
the fitness of things for the Union
to go out of tie patent business.
George Martin had twice IS good a
first page as the patent fellows dish
up.
They say you can tell counter
felt coin by putting it in water. We
wish to try the experiment. We
have got the water. Will some
body please send US a genuine sill
yer quarter.
-Rastall, late editor of the juno
ton City Union, has bought the
Burlingame Chronicle of brother
Chalfant. Rsstall is one of the
best editors in the State. The
Chronicle has not only been well
edited under Chalfant, but has also
been among the best printed papers
in Kansas. What becomes of Chal-
FAINT, we don't know. Hope he will
stay in the State. We are glad to
have Mr.. r. so near q neighbor, and
know the Chronicle will lose moth
ing of interest by the change.
Les. Perry, of the Psols Spirit,
is the srunkiest editor, and D. r.
Anthony is, perhaps, the most ami
able OF the guild in Kansas. We
can't describe Milt Reynolds.
We once got a seven line letter
from Milt Reynolds that we read in
three hours and half, but we will
bet four dollars and fifty cents that
the junior editor of this paper
makes the worst manuscript west
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A new wall is now being built
around the prison at Sing Sing, at a
cost Of $4,000. 1t is said that this
wall will not only put stop to the
escape Of prisoners, but will save
the State the sum OF $4,000 a year
in salaries.
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THE AFCarsON sRIDaE.
The Western Abueaenss and Approach
a. Slide Inte the Missouri.

The Western Abueasenss and Approach
- Slide into the Missouri.
From The Atchison Champion of
the 9Th:
at twelve o'clock last nighttime en-
tire western approach and abutment
TO the great iron bridge slipped into
the river, and the once beautiful
structure that was the pride of our
citizens presents 9 sad and pitlful sight.
While the damage Is great, and the
delay and Inconvenience occasioned
thereby Is very sad, the work of de-
structiOn is very Insignificant when
compared to what it might have been,
and in tact but small portion OF the
bridge is injured.
The slide has been noticed since
Thursday morning, aud during the
last twenty-iouF hours the gap that
marked the gradual progress of the
heavy masonry work has very Visibly
increased. Stone masOns have been at
work all day tearing and cutting
away the parapet wall that the draw
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China has at last admitted the tel.
egraph into is dominions. The
Hong-Kong Daily Telegraph states
that the first Chinese telegraph wal
recently erected in Tien-tsin, with.
ont opposition by the people," who
It is said, have had q strong antipa.
thy 10 the poles and wires. The
line is about six miles long, and il
In charge of two college students.
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EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER II, 1877.

The fourth page or THE NEWS will
bee found to contain every week from two
70 four columns OF our best reading mat
ter. thus making that page one Of interest
to all our readers and OF benefit to our
advertisers.
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Cassius M. Clay has always been

Cassius NJ. Clay has always been
looked upon with suspicion by the
democratic party and never fully
trusted by them, though he has
worked hard to merit confidence.
Cassius evidently became tired OF
this suspicion and determined to
end It. He therefore went out and
killed q niger. He can now move
down to the corners and join Mas
bye club without hesitation.
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DR.. Bliss says that there is no
hope that Senator Morton can ever
recover from his paralysis; but that
his general health will doubtless be
so restored that he can be carried to
and from his seat in the Senate.
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The majOrities In Ohio the last
five years, have been as follows !:
In 1872, 1851 republican 1873.
SIT democratic; 1874, 1902 demo-
cratic; 1875, 5,544 republican 1876,
Abs republican over all. The
Rreenback vote in 1876 was 3,O57.