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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-12

Ii has been ascertained that q book
agent can be won by kindness. One
day last week 3 West Hill man tried il
on one of them. He beat him with q
bludgeon and broke his arm, poured
kerosene over his clothes, and set fire
to &c, shot him through the lungs and
finally locked him up In 3 room with 3
mad dog, and the agent deeply affect
ed, whispered through the key hole
that as soon as the dog got through
with him, he'd LET him have copy OF
sslGOcdy.s Anecdotes for sfxsv-flve
cents, which was thirty per cent or
HaWk-Eye.
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To Alexander Renick and Reuben H Farm

ham, George H. Estabrook, James Christie
Alexander Taylor, David n. Jones:
You will each take notice that you have
been sued in the district court of Lyon county
on file in the office of the clerk OF said court
that the names of the parties to said action
Renick, D. r. Anthony, Reuben H. Farm.
ham, George H Estabrook, James Christie
Alexander Taylor, Edward Carroll. David
N. Jones, defendants; that you must answer
the petition fled in said action on or before
the 10th day of August, A. D.. 1873, or the Pc
tition therein will be taken as true, and judg-
wit:
That plaintiff is the owner and in the lawful
possession of the following described real
property, situated in the county of Lyon and
State of Kansas tO-Wit.
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ALMERIN GILLETT, Plft.
In the District
Court of Lyon
county.
Notice.


Vs. IN the District
The unknown heirs and Court of Lyon
devisees of Edward Hayes, county.
decd, and the unknown
heirs and devisees of John Notice
Russell, decd, Def'ts.
The defendants in the above entitled suit in
the above named court, will take notice that
they have been sued by the above named
plaintiff in said suits that his petition is fled
in said court against them, and that said de-
PENDANTS must answer said plaintiffs petition
on or before the 18th day of August, A ID.
1873, or said petition will be taken as true and
Judgment rendered accordingly; that said
plaintiff is the owner and in the actual an d
lawful possession of the following described
land in Lyon county, Kansas, to-Wit: \ OF
the n u and n n OF the y of section
lseven), township 20 (twenty), range Is
(thirteenl, and that plaintiffs title thereto be
forever Quieted against any and all claims or
interest of the said defendants therein, and
especially said defendants claim of title un-
der patent from the United States, and in
termediate conveyances hereunder to him
self, and that said defendants claim of title
Is inferior to and null and void as against
plaintiffs title, and that said defendants and
all persons claiming said premises or any In
tereSt therein under or through them, or any
or either OF them, may be forever restrained
and enjoined from setting up or prosecuting
any claim OF title to SAID premises or any m
terest therein against said plaintiff, his heirs
and assigns; and for such other and further
relief as may be right. and for costs.
GILLETT & FORDE,
27-3t Att'ys. for Plntff., Emporia, Kan.
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

100 ACRES of first class bottom land
LUZ lyinR7 miles west of Emporia and
one mile south Of Plymouth, with $50 acres in
cultivation, the balance timber and mostly
Enclosed, with two frame houses, one is by
Is, one and a half stories high. one one-stcry
house Is by 20 feet, and out buildings
Good bearing orchard. Farm enclosed most
ly with hedge fence. For further particulars
call on S6-SsnN F. ESATTR
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In the District Court Of Lyon County, !
State Of Kansas
EDwARD HAYES AND

0s State of Kansas.
EDWARD HAYES AND
JOHN RUSSELL, DTS.
To the defendants, Edward Hayes and John
Russen: You will take notice that you have
been sued in the above entitled cause in the
above named court, and that plaintiffs petit
ton is filed therein; that said defendants
must answer said plaintiffs petition on or
before the 10th day Of August, A. ID. 1878, or
said petition will be taken as true and judg-
ment rendered accordingly; that said plain
tiff is the owner and in the actual lawful
possession of the following described land in
Lyon county, Kansas, to-Wit: Il of N y
and N u of u of section z, township 20,
range Is, and that plaintiffs title thereto be
forever quieted against any and all claims of
interests of the said defendants therein, and
especially said defendants claim of title un-
der patent from the United States, and in
termediate conVeyances hereunder to him
self, and that said defendants claim of title
is inferior to and null and void as against
plaintiffs title, and that said defendants and
all persons claiming said premises or any
interest therein under or through them. or
any or either of them, may be forever re-
strained and enjoined from setting up or
prosecuting any claim of title to said premis
es, or any interest therein against said plain
tiff, his heirs and assigns; and for such other
and further relIef as may be right, and for
costs. GILLETT FORDE,
26-3t Att'ys. for Plntn.. Emporia, Kan.
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NUMBER 28
NOTICES.

T HEREBY give notice: That have been
Il appointed by the Probate Judge OF Lyon
county, as administrator with Celina
Mcmillan, of the estate OF Robert Mcmillan,
deceased ID ,0zo E. G. EDWARDS.
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Ve&etine
L owe my Health to your Val
liable Vegetine.

NEWPORT, KY, April %, 1877
Mr.. H. r. STEVENS: Dear Sir-Having suf-
fered from breaking out of Cankerous Sores
for more than five years. eau sed by an acct
dent of a fractured BONE which fracture ran
into running sore, and having used every
thing could think of and nothing helped
me, until had taken six bottles of your val
liable medicine which Mr.. Miller, the apoth-
ecary, recommended very highly. The sixth
bottles cured me, and ali can say is that
owe my health to your valuable Vegetine.
Your most obedient servant,
ALBERT Won ROEDER.
at is unnecessary for me to enumerate the
diseases for which the Vegetine should be
used. know of no disease which will not
innumerable complaints are caused by pois-
onous secretions in the blood, which can be
entirety expelled from the system by the use
ly cleansed, the disease rapidly yields; all
pains cease; healthy action is promptly re-
stored, and the patient is cured
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Eighty car loads of silks and teas
of the value of $I,62O,OOO have late
ly passed over the Union Pacific
from San Francisco to the East.
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~ caa make money faster a617-orK for rs
than At any thing else CAPITAL not re-
qufred; We will start you. 4fa per day
at home made BY the-fndastxsous. Hen
women boys and girls wanted everywhere to
W9rk fer us- Vow i the time. Costly outfit
and term stree. Address 0-1y4
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SO To a%S . day SURE made By
= - 49, AGENTS selling our
CAfomos5 Cfay0n8, Reward, Motto, Scripture
Text, Transparent, Picture and Chrome Cards
100 samples, worth =. sent postpaid for ne
illustrated catalogue free. j. H. BUFFORRs
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M urPhy's Privileges.

1 shall want $3.50 a week and
board at the best hotel.
Yours in Christ,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-28
BREVATEEsss

=. Ben Myers, deputy clerk OF the Third District
Court, fell victim to the yellow fever on Thurs
day evening.
The many friends OF Gen, D. B. Morey, gem
eral freight agent Of the New Orleans. Chicago
end st. Louis Railroad, will be pleased to learn
that he is In fair way Of recovery from his
second (relapse) attack Of the fever.
Louisiana Lodge No. /, I. 0. 0. F.. held
meeting Yesterday at the corner Of Perdido and
Carondelet streets. and expended over S70o for
the relief Of their sufferers from the yellow fe-
yer: The lodge is in prosperous condition,
and only. two members have died OF the pre-
vailing disease.
Yesterday morning Charles sheldkneoht was
added to the list OF victims stricken by the
Saffron Knight He was better known as
bartender Of Knosts saloon. on Gravier street.
He died In the prime of life. at the early age Of
the glory Of health and Youthful strength. - He
was q special favorite with the reporters. who
always liked to crack q Joke with him. and who
will sadly miss Charley" now that he is dead
and gone.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-28
THE UNION FRANCAFsE,

The relief committee of the Union" reported
yesterday thirteen cases and two deaths, At q
meeting Of the committee it was resolved to ex-
tend aid to all nece ssitous French families,
whether suffering from yellow fever or from
poverty, and to help all persons in need, even
II they do not belong essentially to the French
nationality. The Vice Consul of France at
Pensacola has sent the Union s64 so for the
destitute Frenchmen. and the "Societe Franco
Beige de Boston" contributed $50.
MT. Ducourthral, Consul General of France
In Havana, advises that he will shortly forward
$500 o aid the union in its good work.
Mr., ghagnard, member Of the relief commit
parish. writes TO the union, stating that Of the
$50 inhabitants OF the town only are well: 2s
haye died, and the balance Of the people are
either sick or eonvalescent. In the b11les of
Labadieville, whore the fever broke out four
days ago, there have been AZ cases, but no
deaths.
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from Drotraetion of the quarantine against
New Orleans. which might be extended far be-
yond the declaration Of the Board Of Health
that the epidemic was at an end-a declaration
Ehleh In noWlse would mean that ,destitution,
the direct consequence Of the epidemic, had
ceased to exist.
A letter signed by Gen. Ogden, as vice presi-
gent OF the Howards was read, authorizing the
9eabodys to draw on them for ,000 referred
10 ID the DEMOCRAT yesterday morning.
ut. Louis, through their Peabody Association,
tteslegtaphs that yesterday they had shipped
three more car loads Of provisions to this city,
including 10000 pounds Of meat.
AN EXPLANATION.
1t will be noticed that notwithstanding that
the Peabodys for several days past have ceased
TO Issue, rations In the name Of any association
as O. body excepting the Towards, Young Mems
Christian Association and the Ladies' Physio-
logical Society their official reports Of distribu-
ton daily show that they have honored on the
previous day the acquisitions of other socie-
ties. none OF these acquisitions have, how
ever. been approved by the Peabodys since the
adoption. OF the resolution limiting the number
81 associations whom they reorganized. but
were approved, previously. The great
rush at the beginning of the .distri-
6utlon prevented q great many people having
n 1 their pos esgion requsitions already 40.
the time. AS they come in daily. now they are
continue to Oh requisitions approved by hem
at any time, all destitute people o7,o apply noto
must be supplied on tickets issued by the How
ards, the Young Mems Christian Association
the Ladies' Society. and Individual members of
the Peabody Association.
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THE sTEAEEBOATMEN's RELIEF Assoc
CITATION,

The visiting committee reported 81 visits yes
terday. and that all the sick were getting on
nicely, except Frand Diebold, child of Alex
Sharp, one of Pete Sutherland. one of Charles
Shelly, one Of VIM. Mitchell and one of Vo1ney
Brown all Of whom were very sick-some Of
them dangerously SO. Donations were made to
10 applicants. Among the new cases of sick
ness reported is Jack Slaymaker the we'll
known pilot, though 1t Is not believed that he
has the fever. The following is a copy of
letter received:
CATHOLIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION i
For the Victims OF Yellow Fever
In New Orleans,
New Orleans September 81, 1878. !
j. K Bell President Steamboatman's Relief
Association:
Dear Su-Alow us to hand you on behalf Of
this association. the inclosed check for $50 and
to solicit your acceptance Of the same, as q
donation to the Steamboatmen's Relief Associa-
ton.
We have the honor to be, dear sir. very
respectfully, yours obedient servants
JOHN r. MOORE, President.
THOMAS LAYTON Treasurer
, list of the contributions received will be
found In another column.
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LOUISVILLE.
The Report That There Es Fever There
COntr@dfCteM.

The Report That There liz Fever There
COntFadicted.
The Associated Press dispatches of Yesterday
from Cincinnati represent that the fever has
broken out In Louisville Ky, and that the peo-
pie of that town are fleeing from it.
The following dispatches contradict this re-
port and indicate that the Associated Press
agent has been imposed upon
LOUISVILLE. Ky. September u. 1878,
Z. Chandler New Orleans:
Press dispatches from Cincinnati announcing
the existence OF yellow fever in Louisville are
erroneous. This city was never in healthier
without interruption. G. P. ATMORE.
LOUISVILLE, September 27, 1878
leans:
There Is not the slightest foundation for the
report teegraDhed from Cincinnati that yellow
fever prevails at this point. The health of the
city was never better, and the fact has been
demonstrated that yellow fever cannot be CON
tracted here. Please contradict all reports to
the contrary. W. lei. SMITH.
Mr.. Chandler, to whom the first dispatch is
LOUISVILLE and Nashville Railroad in this city
and the signer, O. p. Atmore, occupies the same
position in louisville.
The second dispatch is addressed to Gen. D.
+. Morey, as the general freight agent of the
Jackson road and the Mr. NJ FL. Smith, who
signs It, is the general freight agent of the Lou
iSville line.
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Another Caal from yVtDona-A Doctor anna
..m Nurses dispatched.

Another Can from WtnOna-A Doctor anna
Nurses Dispatched.
Winona, Miss. has made another call on the
Young Mems Christian Association. It comes
in the shape OF the following letter:
W1NoNA. Miss, September 49, 1878.
Will 7. Hardie. New Orleans, La:
;. Deag gir-I write you briefly In vindieatlon of
Or: Ward as regards the reception of your ply
is president OF the Board Of Health at this place
and ordered the aboye. it is only reasonable
thet the b. e. would fall on him but he
and removed two miles into the country, The
last thing he did before leaving was to request
the relief eommittee to receive DR.. Woolf and
nurses and take charge Of them.
train arrived and instead Of the committee act
l Ing as requested they eft message at the
! viii simply say that Dr.. Ward i1eels greatly
9npaggd by this course Of conduct and bis IN
down. sick and no one knows whether his case
Is going to prove yellow fever or not. His
be- IS doubtful hmae aO incosed You VII iiln nd
an order from Ward and Vaughorn, for the best
yellow fever doctor you can spare and one
as possible # Dr. Wards case Should be ye eie
IS %, lem Tor .Ihe standing q v. and 7; You
son, or E. ]. Hart l. Co., of your city.
By giving this your early, attention. you will
confer q great favor upon the doctors family
and oblige your friend and schoolmate,
W. r. AIKENS.
I will trust to the committee. but want The
doctor end nurse myself which hope you will
not fail to send. W. T. A.
The order referred TO in the above reads as
follows:
WINoNA, Miss, septem ber %, 1875.
Young Mems Christian Association, New Or
leans. La:
Will you please send us a good yellow fever
physician and an expert, reliable nurse by first
train. WARD, Physician.
DR.. Woolf and the necessary nurses leave this
morning.
The report Of the association yesterday was
81 new cases, 253s cases to date and deaths.
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FM n BIG FINES
Two of Their Number Captured by the
Police and Lacked lin.

EBAhEE sssRk ASBEhEA DRs
Some nights ago the house No. 25s Common
street was entered by thieves. who stole some
mosquito bars and q lot Of wearing apparel
Last evening. about $50 o'clock, two men drove
up to the house In cab, alighted, and one of the
men entered the paror while the other passed
through the hall into the back yard and CON
ceaed himself In the chicken yard. In this
place he was arrested. His friend, who was In
the parlor, thinking that by becoming bolster
Gus and creating q row would cause those who
had charge Of his friend to turn him loose and
come to Investigate the disturban CO in the par
lor, so he seized hold Of @ young woman named
Pauline Brown and struck her in the face The
woman showed fight, and the fellow, to loosen
himself from her grasp. caught her by the
THROAT and ,choked her until his nails were i'm
bedded In her flesh.
Some three, police being present the two, men
were arrested and, brought to. the Central Sta
ton. The man who was caught in the chicken
house on arriving at the station, was recog
nized as Geo. W. McCary, alias J. r. Williams.
alias Smith. He was charged with being
found on the premises under supioioHs cir
cumstances. He gave his occupation when
questioned as that of steamboat bar keeper.
His pal was Identified by the detectives as being
the notorious jail bird J. J. Russel. The charge
Rreferred against him was assault and battery.
These two characters are members Of what Is
known as the Big Fines"
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THE FEVER.
Yesterdays ROLL.


New Orleans. September a. 1875 !
Official statement of cases Of yellow fever re-
ported In New Orleans:
Deaths from u N. yesterday to u m. to-day. 81
Total GASES 8462
Total deaths. ......'.'..........'..27 o5
SAMUEL CHOPIN, M. D.. President.
B. r TAYLOR. III. D.. Secretary.
DEATHS.
Charles Freemoor, city. years. 220 South
Pail Beissier, France. % years, es1 St.
Benjamin Goldsmith. city, II years, 1856 Philip
. MRS. Rosanhhum, Austria, So years, SIT South
Lewis Elder city, year. Jersey near Bor-
Robert Hamilton, Ohio. 80 years. Marengot
Sherman Walker. city. rs years, Constance
Mrs Mollie Lee, North Carolina. % years. 15a
Philip.
Dietrich Rackert city, E years, 463 Cont.
II. ID. Adams, city, years 1T Race,
Mrs. Jean dominique. France, so years, Metal
Mary Il. Daily, city, years, 40 Third,
Angelo Deiarno Italy, % years, Carrollton.
Margaret Burnes. city. years Gravier and
Sister Felicity O'Malley. Wisconsin, "a years,
Hotel Dien...
Agnes Bailey, G., Louisiana Tunisburg
antonio daglino, Italy, "a years, 1881 Perdido.
Elizabeth Kahn city, years, 400 South Lib
Richard J. Blake city. 2 years SO Port.
Solomon ". 0ppenheimer, Germany NY IA
years Victory, near Esplanade.
Jos. Weathers, city. years, 60 ct. Andrew.
Louisa Huge city. years. Cont. between
ghas. T. Lara, city, 5 years, 1876 Washington.
Geo Di4et AiglSrs> L.. Years, Aigiers.
Emma ], Coshlll, Agiers. years, Algiers.
Geo. Adams Algiers, years. Algiers
Dgblery, n, ~ p..,.... - .-- n,
Florsnoe i. Stevens. city, years, 1862 Caron-
Il. r. Beokman. city, Q years. IT'S Carondelet.
PHILIP Cornelius. Germany, 80 years, Howard
Peter soheimmer. Germany IS years, Fulton
IN na n Bonneoarrere France % years $50 De-
eatur.
Gus ave Utard France. 90 years, Hotel Dieu,
TchouDltoulas.
Henry Valcon. - years Euphrosine and
Claiborne.
George Mayer, Texas. as years. 141 Dauphine
toulas,, near BellecastIe.
Charles White, city. years. 25 Desire.
EfdWard B nIRs, city year q Oalope
Sebastian Lochert Alsace, % years, corner
First and Constance.
Raehel d. Tiden, year. 1863 Howard
Hannah Ford. SO years 90 Robinson
Anthony Gramann, Jr.. city. III years 2025z
Philip Chioapelta, Italy, years. 1G Barracks.
DEATHS AND NEW CASES.
Yesterday evening the Board Of Health
records showed thirteen deaths and 100 new
eases sa booked from u NJ to ?. n. Out Of the
100 cases siXtytwo are new and thirty eight old.
DEATHS AT THE HOSPITAL.
VIM. Lee, So years.
Travis b. Edwards 80 years.
Edward Kennedy. A8 years.
NEW CASES AT CHARITY HOSPITAL.
Henry Schiller. laborer Switzerland; home
less; 46 years from upper coast; half day in
city single; sick Q days.
Frank e. Evans, laborer, city; Magazine |
Near Mnrengo % years single: sick days.
Timothy Harkney, laborer. Ireland: Perdido, |
near Magnolia; 80 years; from Cincinnati; i |
year in CITY: single: sick week.
Daniel Riley. laborer. Ireland: 70 Girod 81 |
years from upper coast;2 years in city single
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-28
THE PEARODYS,

At the meeting Of the Peabody Subsist-
ence Association last evening q compar-
ison Of figures showed that the apprehended
embarrassments Of the organization were con-
siderably dispelled by the promise of an early
total abatement Of the fever, but wisdom it
was thought, dictated that a most careful and
economic course should be followed, to avert
the dangers Of dire contingencies resulting
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-28

New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad Compa-
ny VS.. Board Of Assessors This is an action
/ ,r mandAmus to compel the board to mako O.
correction before the first Of October in the as
sessment books as regards the additional valu-
alton OF s555, $50 over the assessment of 1877 for
held by the company. Petitioner AYERS there is
no Increase In its property value over last year
and that therefore the valuation of propeTtv
being the same the action OF the board in max
ing the additional assessment of 1855 ,25o is I'M
warranted by law. Hence the prayer for man
damus,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-28
COMMITTEE ON NATURALIZATION,

VIM H. JAMES, prytania and Soniat
J. D. FARRELL, Magnolia and EAphrosine.
JOHN BREWSTER. II Hospital,
M. CAREY, 27 Pot.
". Fl. HARDING, 325a Chippewa.
T. J. MOONEY. Court House. AlgierB.
Fl. TEBBE, Hampson and Caxrolton.
The members composing the Sub Committee
on Naturalization, as above announced, are
prepared at all times to extend all possible
facilities and information to those parties de-
string information or assistance relative to
VIM Ell. JAMES,
Chairman Committee on Naturalization
J. y. FLYNN, Assistant Secretary, se25 st
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-28
ND delays ut registration offices.

Nurses and attendants In sick rooms, who
have not had the fever. use Omaha Rhubarb
Wine as O preventive. For sale by /. L. Lyons
druggist
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MExsCAN w AR VETERANS.

The Association of the Veterans OF the MeAi-
can War as the DEMOCRAT has already men
toned several times have organized relief
committee to help the numerous sick AMI desti-
a4ntfgin their ranks. now thinned BY time and
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-28
CITY ECR OE@.

Anthony Simon was locked I'D In the Third
Station, charged with malicious mischief.
Alphonse Jackson, for the larceny OF six lead
pencils, was run into the Central Station,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-28
CUsTOEH-eHOUsE NOTES.

Harmon Hoey, clerk OF registration for the
ward Carrollton was sent before the
United States Circuit Court by Commissioner
Lane on the charge of refusing to register q
M ~
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Thrown tr0ERa his Cart.

Att quarter past 8 o'clock yesterday, owing
70 a broken bridge, A. Vicone, was thrown from
Rampant streets, and was slightly Injured
about the right knee.
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THANK 9,

The Sisters Of Mount Carmel Asylum, No. IS
Piety street, Third District. gratefully acknowl-
edge the receipt of 500. as donation from the
Catholic belief Association, through T. Lay