The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
STATE.
Green grow the prairies a

"COme to the prettiest country in
the world"
The State University at Lawrence
has 325 students.
Eight hundred dollars has been
subscribed to find coal at st. Mary's.
There are ninety-three banks in
Kansas, representing capital of g.
$4,000.
Burlington Patriot: Sound the anvil,
beat the drum the child is born and
his name is Plumb.
The MeABonites have desided to
purchase $4,000, acres of land in Wood
son CO., in the southern part of the
State.
And now comes the report of q
mans bringing the small pox into
his family by borrowing his neighbours
paper.
The following extract from q pri.
vate letter OF a farmer having in
Muskingum county. Ohio, to friend
near Lawrence, will give the reader
some idea of how the people feel
back east: ''There is going to be
quite an emigration from this county
t. -iffernt parts of Kansas, in the
81 .ng. Grasshoppers don't seem to
a-op them. Some say their wheat
all freezes out here, and they have no
crop: so they will risk the hoppers."
There are 2,COO Sunday schools in
the state, with 10000 teachers and
$1,000 scholars.
Kansas is 400 miles long, east and
west.
r. r. Smith and Samuel r. Boyd,
two Of the parties who had their feet
badly frozen down on the Canadian
river, about Christmas, while buffalo
hunting, arrived in Hutchinson Feb
ruary 17th and Mr.. Boyd had one foot
amputAted at the ankle, his other foot
being uAharmed. One OF Smiths
feet was taken on through the ankle
joint, and the other one was taken on
about the middle CT the foot, leaving
him two very good heels, upon which
it is hoped he will be able to walk
tolerable well. Both ara poor men, Of
course, and Smith has large family.
Ottawa lie enthusiastically In favor
of having the Failrsad from Holden, No.
extended to Ottawa IS q direct road
to st. Louis. As the proposed narrow
gauge from Emporia to Kansas City
will No doubt GO through Ottawa,
the extension OF the standard gauge
frOm Holden to Ottawa, will give
Emporia q very direct line to st. Leu
is.
The Washington Nation says: SIN
gals, of Kansas, is an able Representa-
tive of the thriving State from which
he halls. He talks easily, his words
are well chosen, and he ia sometimes
very sharp in his criticisms of men
and things, He is not out of place
on the Senate-foor."
A Turkish Bath Is being erected
It SilkVille, franklin couaty, on an
extensive scale, and will be used Is
. curative establishment for the public
who wish to be treated by that process.
The common statement that Col. A.
II. York has left Kansas and taken up
his abode in Loulssna, seems to be q
mistake. It Is understood he has a
mail contract there, but his residence
is in Kansas.
The legislature of the state of New
York, Is discussing the normal schosl
question. From the present outlosk
iE would seen as though no appropria-
tons wOuld be made for their support.
The arguments used there ara similar
to those used In the Kansas legislature.
Atchison Champion: We are 1t
liberty TO make the announcemen Mt
that Mr.. Burlingame has been eagage ed
Plumb, and will go 10 Washington
within few Wks-,if an extra session of
Congress is held, as now seems possi-
BILE. Col. Plumb could not have select
ed an abler or Q better man for such g
position.
The legislature, by large majority
Il 9TH houses, has passed = bill max
* silver a legal-tender, and resOlu-
ion asking congress 20 establish :
government currency. They represent
the overwhelming sentiment OF Kan
sas, Notwithstanding . few papers
keep harpinR upon hard money. Col.
PHILIPPE is the representative Of the
people Of Kansas on this question, in
congress.
Considerable excitement has been
created over the discovery that accord
ing to the present stxtus Of affairs
there can be no election Of the. state
officers in Kansas until 1880. Il ap-
pears that the consultation provides
that State officers shall be elected
when the Senators are elected, but BY
an amendment adopted one year ago
the Senators are elected every four
years. Gov. Anthony and his fellow
officers can ''hold the fort" Latsr adj
vices say the legislature wiz provide
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