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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
southwest.

The following is the Sd congression-
al district committee:
Judge Hanback,, Shawnee; Capt.
McDermott, Cowley; r. H. Nichols,
Elk; W. w. Sain, Woodson J. Stotler,
Lyon; L. c. Finch, Usage; s.. Huff
aker, Morris; M. B. Simpson, McPher-
son; NJ. Stewart, Sedgwick; 81. w.
Bunker, Harvey; c. L. Hubs, Ed
wards.
Three Hutchinson hunters have just
returned from a three months trip
through the Indian territory, and $50
miles into Texas They killed 125
buffaloes, and brought a number of
robes and ten tons o dried meat.
AL. Smith, grocer, of Hutchinson,
went to Atchisou, Jan. "a, to buy goods
and has not since been heard from.
Eldorsdo is happy over an expected
$4,000 bushel elevator. $4,000 bushel
corn cribs are scattered all around EN-
poria, and attract no attention.
Mr.. Edward Gee, who lives on the
Wv SAIuS SOuIu VI w lCul-
ia, states that he has a calf six months
old, which gives one and-a-half gallons
of milk per day. He explains this sin
gular freak by the fact that the calf
has been sucked by another calf.
Last week 45 passenger cars, full of
emigrants to Southwestern Kansas,
passed over the A. T. & S. F. railroad.
The editor of the Eureka Herald has
discussed the financial question so thor
ougly that his readers have arrived at
the conclusion that he knows less about
it than any other man in Greenwood
county.
On the 18th w. NJ. George, settler
on Cole creek, Barton county, was
shot near his own door, by an I'M
known party, and dangerously wound
ed in the hip. He had recently had a
dispute with another settler about a
claim, which may account tor the at
tempted murder.
What we all want, says the Eldorado
Times, is a bridge across the Little
Walnut at Douglass, and one across the
Whitewater at Towanda.
Hutchinson census foots up less than
1000.
Sixteen school houses were built in
Sedgwick county in 1877. There are
100 teachers now employed in that six
year old county.
The Agricultural Department does
not nowssupply members of Congress
with seeds, but sends directly to the
applicants, upon endorsement of the
members. Therefore all desiring such
favor should send their applications to
Hon. Thomas Ryan, that he may en-
dorse the same to the Department.
Mr.. Ed. Spaugh, near Marion Center,
informs US that he killed a Poland
China hog last week, twenty months
old, weighing 1872 pounds, net, and
wishes US to ask Berkshire men to put
that in their pipes and smoke it.
| p. S.-Harry Swift says that there
are Berkshires at Durham Park, seven
teen months old, which will easily
weigh 900 pounds. Here is a good
chance for Poland China men to fill
their pipes.-Record.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
The European situation.

The war news is so contradictory,
from day to day, that it can hardly
be summarized. The prospect for
war between England and Russia.
varies with every successive tele-
gram. The peace meeting in Hyde
Park, London, last week, was bro
ken up by q mob of $4,000 anti-Rus-
sian Englishmen, who mobbed Brad
laugh, and would have mobbed
Gladstone's residence had it not
been protected by a strong force of
police. The time for the conference
to assemble is now said to be April
lst. Russia is steadily massing
troops near Constantinople, and on
the 25th Grand Duke Nicholas ar
rived at st. Stefano suburb, with an
escort of 10000 troops, on his way
to visit the Sultan in the city itself.
The Russian terms ofpeace are very
severe, and include the cession of the
Turkish -clads, and the payment
of the Egyptian tribute to Russia,
points to which England streuously
objects, as English money built the
fleet, and the Egyptian tribute is
pledged several years in advance to
pay interest on Turkish bonds own
ed in England. The English iron
clads are at Besika bay. Both Eng
land and Austria continue to pre-
pare for war, and Germany has de-
fined its position as neutral. Greece
keeps up itS little fight in q corner
against Turkey, and some unimport-
ant battles occur every few days
between insurgents and the Turk
ish troops in Thessaly. The one
thing evident is that Russia intends
to hold pretty much all she has
secured, by diplomacy if possible
| by war If necessary.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
RAILROAD TRAIN ROBBED
HN TEX AS.
The Express Messenger Fights,
bus Is OverpOwered.

GALvEsToN, TEXAS, Feb 23.-A spec
ial TO the News, dated Dallas, the 22d,
says last night the south bound train
on the Central railroad was boarded
at Allen station by six men, who robb-
ed the express car of $4,000. The train
had hardly drawn up at the station,
when a man jumped into the engin-
GERS cab, covering him and the fire.
man with revolver. Five other men
attempted to enter the express car,
when the messenger, Mr.. Thomas,
showed fight, firing three shots at the
robbers, hitting one, and it is thought
killed him.
The robbers fired five or six shots
at the messenger, rushed in and over
powered him. They cut the bell cord
and had the train in a swing. I'm
coupling the express car from the
train, they ordered the engineer to pull
over on a side track, where the mes
sepger was
FORCED TO OPEN THE SAFE,
from which they distracted $1,000 in
money, overlooking a package contain
ing about $400. The robbers were all
masked, save one, who covered the en-
gineer. The passengers were COM
pletely demoralized and, thinking that
they would be visited, general
scramble ensued for the secretion of
money and valua0les. They were not
moIested, however. One of the party
proposed going through the passen-
gers, but the leader comm anded him
to keep his place and come on. After
securing the booty the robbers mount
ed their horses, hitched a short dis
lance from the depot, and took a
northWestward course. There were
enough male passengers aboard to cap
ture the robbers, but they were so
BADLY DEMoRALIZED
that, with the exception of the con-
ductor and Captain Mcpherson, who
attemp pied to arouse the passengers to
action, there was no disposition to re-
sist them. 1t is shown that simultan-
eously with the firing, man rushed
into -tlie passenger coach in great
fright, and, as he hurried through, said
the robbers numbered between fifty
and sixty. At II o'clock Superintend.
ant Quinlan autographed the city mar
shall that car would be at his service
by one o'clock, which was taken, and
pursuit of the robbers commenced.
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4th. 1 also desire the dollar to be made
OF such material for the purpose that IL
snail never be exported or desirable TO
carry oat OF the country, forming an
American system Of finance 1 do not
propose to adapt it to the wants OF any
other nation, and especially the Chinese,
VINO are nearly one-quarter Of the world.
9th. / desire that the dollar so issued
reason why unit Of measure of value
should be redeemed, or redeemable, than
that the yardstiek with which measure
my milk. should be redeemei.
9Th. For convenience only, 1 propose that
the dollar so issued shall be quite equal or a
little better than the present value of the ay-
erage gold dollar of the world. Not to be
grows lower in value or higher. not to be
obliged TO conform itself in value in any re-
gard to the dollar of any other nation of the
world, keeping itself always staple and fixed
so that when all the property OF the country
adjusts itself to it as the measure of value,
| it shall remain q fixed standard forever. But
| if it is ever changed iI shall be changed
equally and alike for the creditor and the
debtor, not as a dollar based upon supposed
gold whose changes always have given the
creditor the advantage.
To give che greenback currency, thus de-
sired, fixed and stable value, would make
/ it fundabie at all times at a sufficient number
| of places convenient to the people in coupons
/ or registered bonds of fifty dollars. multiple
ed thereof up to ten thousand dollars, bear
ing he interest at 3 Go per cent, payable an
/ nnally; which bonds should be recon VerfiDIe
| into currency at the pleasure OF the holder,
ut every public depository, thus would have
a currency better than gold currency; unal-
terable in value because founded npon the
| wealth, power and property. together with
all the gold and silver of the country held by
all the people, whose interest it would be to
keep it at steady measure of value. to which
all the property would soon accommodate it
| self. and ultimately the whole national debt
would be brought home from abroad AND
| funded into this national bond This would
| give America an exDOrtable CURRENCY better
| than any other, capable at all times of being
| invested at home at an equal rate of interest
1 with the gold of the world, which is now In
| the best governments securities, invested al
an average of three per cent only.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
Kansas Has silver.

With all her other great natural
advantages, if Kansas can add first
class silver mine, she is made ;
and it seems this has been discover
ed. For q week we have been read
ing glowing accounts of the discoV-
cry of silver in Wilson county.
From Humboldt, and several other
railroad towns, lines of daily hacks
have been already established to the
new mines, and the people are rush
ing there in large numbers.
From the Chanute Times of last
week, published near the minee, we
clip the following:
"For two or three weeks there has been
considerable excitement concerning the
discovery of silver In the billy country,
near Buffalo, Wilson County, and about
seventeen miles west and a little north OF
Chanute. The interest has intensified
this week, several parties having been to
the mining country, and viewed the
ground over, bringing back with them
specimens of the ore found, which to all
appearances contains precious metals
Drs. Provost and Hill made two assays OF
some ores brought in on Tuesday, the first
yielding one grain of silver to the ounce
of rock, and the last trial gave two grains
to the ounce. This latter is at the rate OF
$3.50 10 the ton OF rock, which is an i'm
mense yield. The rush is great to the
mines; specimens OF rock al e eagerly eX-
amined on our streets, and much excite.
ment PREVAILS.
The more conservative Wilson
County Citizen, published by j. S.
Gilmore, has this to say of the re-
ported discovery:
Most OF the Fredonians who visited the
scene of the silver discoveries this week
took claims, but are not so enthusiastic
over the silver prospect since visiting the
locality as they were before starting to IT,
Some of the boys openly affirm that it is a
delusion, while others say nothing about
it unless queried on the subject. A large
number of mining claims have been taken
and numerous excavations with pick and
shovel have been made. The ''mines''
attract the presence OF hundreds of curl.
Gus people every day. Quartz rock and
other strong indications of silver ore ex.
ist, and are the cause Of the excitement
No buildings have yet been put up near
the discoveries, nor any other steps taken
in the direction of permanent investment
or improvement. A paper called the
"Silver Starr will be issued from the
Yates Center News office this week, in
the interest of the silver locality.
The latest news fails to show any
silver or other precious metal in the
assays made.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 23.-The
draft of the peace conditions con-
tains stipulation that the princi-
pal iron-clads should be ceded to
Russia on the ground that otherwise
the Porte might sell them to Eng
land. The Sultan objected to this
stipulation. He said he would pre-
ter to destroy the vessels, and prom
ised not TO transfer them to any for
eign power. The incident termi-
nailed by the Sultan undertaking not
to sell the iron-clsds to England, in
consideration of which Russia with
drew her demand for their immedi-
ate cession. It is understood the
treaty of peace is on the point of
being signed, Probably the Rus
sian Grand Duke Nicholas will visit
the Sultan here.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

The Troy Chief has a very sensi-
BILE article on the county printing.
Among other things it says:
"Attorney General Davis is enti-
tied to the thanks of all legitimate
newspaper publishers for settling the
vexed question in so clear and con-
else manner as he has. 1t will re-
salt in securing something like JUS
tice to the hardest worked and poor
est paid profession in the State. and
will be a welcome relief to county
boards that were disposed TO do the
fair thing, but were inundated by
the clatter of irresponsible incompe-
tents, concerning the interests of the
dear people, and false representa-
tons of economV.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

Two regiments of National
Guards, colored volunteer organizA-
lions, were reviewed last Saturday,
at Charleston, s. c., by Gov. Hsmp
ton, and made q fine display. Sew
eral colored bands were In the col
umn. at the close of the review
Gov. Hampton addressed the troops,
congratulating them on the i'm
provement of the past year; re-
minding them of his pledge that the
colored race should enjoy free and
equal rights under the law with the
whites, and calling upon them as
citizens to cooperate with him in
carrying out his other pledge. This
rs the sort of intelligence which
pleases President Hayes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

The people of St. Clair, Henry,
and some other interior counties of
Missouri, voted heavy railroad
bonds on themselves q few years
ago, and now demand q compromise
from the bondholders, who insist
on full payment, and have appealed
10 the United States courts. The
county judges have been ordered to
appear before the United States
courts at the March session. to show
cause why they do not order the
levy to pay the defauIted interest on
these bonds. Meantime the people
are holding mass meetings to pro-
test against the action of the said
courts, and talk Ia Voorhees,. The
resolutions adopted are very strong.
and In some instances declare that
tbe payment shall be resisted by ex-
cry possible means.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

At Dexter, Maine, last Saturday
evening, j. w. Barron, treasurer of
the Dexter Savings Bank, not re-
turning home. search was made
for him, and he was found locked
In the vault occupied by the bank,
and with q rope around his neck. He
was senseless and died this morn
ing. He had several bad wounds
on his forehead. The robbers OBJ
tanned less than hundred dollars.
It is supposed they murdered the
treasurer because he would not open
the safe.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

The Inter-O Ocean says that q queer
thing happened in the Virginia Sem
ate the other day. William N. Ste
vens, 9 full blooded negro, arose to
make some remarks on the debt
question. He had spoken but few
minutes when the democrats opened
their eyes in astonishment. Ste
vens, in an address of an hour,
demonstrated that he was the best
orator In the Legislature, and the
members sat spell bound through
his speech, one of the ablest yet de-
iivered on the debt question. This
Virginia orator was born q slave,
and IL now about thirty years OF
age. He is q graduate of a Phila-
delphia college, and also of college
at Richmond. Va.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

The Indiana democrats held their
State Convention at Indianapolis,
Feb. 90, adopted a platform demand
ing unlimited silver coinage, retire.
ment of national bank notes in favor
of greenbacks, and that legal inter-
est should not be more than 6 per
cent, and nominated the following
ticket:
For Secretary of State-James j.
Shanklin, of Vanderburg county.
For Auditor Of State-Martin d.
Monson, of Montgomery county,
For RESPONSIBILITIES Fleming,
Of Allen county.
For Attorney General-Thomas
w. WooElen, OF johnson county.
Superintendent OF Public In
struction-J. II. Smart, present kn-
cuRbept, Of Allen county.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

TOPEKA, Feb. e3@There was a mass
meeting of the citizens of Topeka here,
to-nigat, at which q memorial to Con-
gress was adopted to pass q law 20
force the Union Pacific railroad to pro-
rate with the Kansas Pacific. The
meeting was largely attended and was
addressed by Governor Anthony, Jno
Guthrie and others. The Kansas dele
CATION In Congress was requested 70
use their EFFORTS 70 accomplish the OBJ
jeets Of the meeting.
Kansas has $4,000 Catholics.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

One of the Russian demands is
that the ancient Cathedral of st. So
phis, in Constantinople, now q
Turkish Mosque, be restored to the
Greek Catholic church, as it's head
quarters. 1t cost $5,O0O,OOO, is full
OF valuable art treasures, and is one
OF the grandest temples of worship
in the world.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

Judge Whitaker, at New Orleans,
has refused another trial IN the An
derson case, and the latter will haye
to stay in Jail q while for counting
Louisiana for President Hayes. La
ter kilograms state that the board
has been sentenced to three years in
prison, and their only hope is a par
don from Governor Nichols and its
approval by the state senate.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

Oil has been struck at the Black
Hills, 100 miles south of Deadwood.
The oil wells of California are rap
idly Increasing in number, and the
production begins to be of import
ance. The oil is claimed to be, in
many respects, better than that OF
Pennsylvania; in one instance it can
be used for lamps just as it comes
from the well.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

The public debt of France
amounts to 23,4O3,O 100000 francs ;
and after it in order of importance,
in Europe, is that of Great Britain,
which is l9,6OO,OOO,OOO; of Spain,
10, 243, 100000; Italy, 9,S83,0OO,OOO /;
Russia, 9,445,OOO,OOO; Austria, g.
sl0,O00.OO0; Turkey, 4,928,OO0,OO0 /;
Belgium, 942, 100000; and switzer-
land, which only owes 100000.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

Frank Rand, the notorious Illinois
murderer, has been convicted OF
murder only, by q jury of the never
heard of him kind, and sent to State
Prison at Joliet, for life, or until he
escapes. He blasphemed all the way
from the court house to his cell, and
entirely upset Bob Ingersoll's anti
hell theory in the minds of all who
saw or heard him.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

ed to the bill for she relief of the late
surgeon General Hammond.
Ia the House a bill to appropriate
$4,000 to investigate the army worm,
was reported, and Mr. Butler address
ed the House at length on finance, be-
ing listened to with CREST attention.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

dds willbe received at the County Clerks
Id office up to the 9TH day of March, at 10
a. m, 1873 for the county job printing for the
term of one year, commencing on the above
date. Bids to specify the price per 100 on the
following described blank, to-wit:
u Sheet Blanks, one and both sides.
Sheet Blanks do do
Treasurer's Receipts, per 600.
Small Envelopes. per 500.
Large Enve' opes, per 500.
Bids to specify the quality and weight of
paper to be used, anu quality of envelopes.
living the number and size.
BY order Of the Board of Commissioners
WIZ r. EWING, Co. Clerk.
February 18th 1873 cit
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
A BARGAIN.
A Good Farm for Sale Cheap !

A GOOD IS acre farm, 10 miles s. z. of EN-
IA poria and adjoining the Neosho Rapids
railroad depot lot. Five acres of timber, on
creek with living water. 35 acres under
cultivation. Orchard of apple, peach, cher
ry, plum and other trees, ali In bearing. Also
quantity OF grape, gooseberry, and other
vines. Comfortable house, milk house, sta
bles, corrals, pig lot, &c. All the farm is
fenced. 100 acres OF full grown hedge. School
house on one corner of the place. Well &C the
door, with pump. Splendid stock range, and
good outlet. will sell, if purchaser comes
soon; for $780, and let $500 remain on time.
Address or call on E. BOWLINGER.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
Road NnficR.

NOTICE is hereby given: That a petition
IN has been presented to the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Lyon county, Kansas,
asking for, and praying for the necessity of,
locating county road as follows, to-Wit
Commencing at the southeast corner of Sec
ton eight, township nineteen, range thir-
teen; thence north on the section line as near
as practicable to the northeast corner of sec
ton thirty two, township eighteen, range
route to the town of Reading, Lyon coanIy,
Kansas. And Godfrey Swartz, ames O'Tooie
and Miles &. Brown have been appointed
viewers and ordered to meet at the begin
ming of said road, at ten O'Clock a. m, on
the eleventh day OF March, 1878, to view and
locate said road, and to give TO all parties q
hearing.
by order of Board of Co. Commissioners
9&l0 WIN. F. EWING, County Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

The Topeka Blade has changed
hands after an unenviable career of
a few years. 1t has become the
property of Hon. 6. w. Read, OF
Chicago. We welcome the Judge
to Kansas journalism, and wish him
success.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

It will be found upon inquiry of repre-
sentative store keepers in city and town,
that ladies no longer depend on foreign
markets for their perfumery and toilet ar
ticles. To Messrs. Colgate s. Co. the
credit is largely due for this marked de-
parture from the old preference. Their
cashmere bouquet soap and violet toilette
water, is universally esteemed by the
tasteful and refined, as the most delicate
and rechere of perfumes 3-eoW
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
FARM FOR SALE,

T OFFER my farm tor sale, situated on I42
i creek, W aterloo Tp., Lyon Co., containing
lat acres, 16 miles north OF Emporia and Il
miles west of Usage City; a mile from a good
school house; so acres under cultivation
good fences, mostly hedge-balance timber
and water; 20 acres with a hog tight fence
around it; comfortable house with rooms
good orchard of 300 apple trees, 90 bearing,
and numerous other fruits; wells of water
good barn and other out buildings; good
range for stock. Its advantages for stock
raising are second to none. Also, mead OF
horses and colts, harnesses and wagons and
farm implements sufficient to run the farm.
Also, % head of cattle, II of them mich cows
Also, 80 hogs. ], 500 bu>h of corn, and feed
furniture. Price $500.
For terms and other particulars, apply al
nv residence on the premises.
6-2m% JOHN BRAMHILL.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
VEGETINE
PuriIieS the Blood, RenOVates
and IRVigOrates the
Whole System.
ITS MEDICAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alternative, Tonic, Solvent and
DiWretGc.
RELIABLE EVIDENCE.

Mr.. H R. STENERs.
Dear Sri will most cheer
fully add my testimony to the
great number you have al
ready received in favor of
your great and good Vege-
tine, for I do not thin K
enough can be said in its
praise; for I was troubled
over 30 years with that dread
ful disease Catarrh, and had
such bad coughing spells that
it would seem as though /
never could bre q { h g any
more, and Vegetine has cur
ed me: and ! do feel to thank
God all the time that there is
so good a me icine as Vege-
tine. and / also think it one
of the best medicines for
coughs, and weak, sinking
feelings at the stomach, and
advise everybody to take the
Vegetine, for I can assure
them it Is one of the best
medicines that ever was.
MRS. L. GORE,
Cor. Magazine & Walnut SITS.
Cambridge, Mass.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01

We haYe just received copy of
the financial speech delivered in the
Senate by Mr.. Ingalls,, Feb. Is. 1t
is in some respects the most search
ing anal sis of the money question
that we have seen, and we shall lay
at least part of it before our read
ore