The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-09
state.
Atehison IS 70 have a union depot.

ltngton.
MeCollom & Mead are erecting a grain
elevator at Council Grove.
From twenty to twenty-five cars of
wheat leave Wichita daily.
The Republican river was three miles
wide at Clifton few days ago.
Burglars have been troubling the peace
of the citizens of Independence.
The wheat crop is averaging thirty
bushels per acre in Elk county.
A nephew OF Samuel j. TiIden is In the
lightning rod business in Kansas.
Forty-two car loads of cattle were sent
east from Chetopa on the 25th inst.
johnson Clarke has nine miles of stone
fence on his farm in MAMA county.
Five hundred eolored emigrants are
about to locate in Cherokee county.
A farm hand in Cherokee county died
recently from drinking too much water
w. B. Aiding. young man of Abilene
was sun struck on Monday OF this week
A daughter of Sena tor Green, of Mont
gomery county, died recently in Florida
A Presbyterian church has been dedi
Gated ut Mineral Point, Anderson county
The average yield of wheat in Shaw
nee county is Estimated at twenty-thret
bushels per acre.
Davis county reports wheat-near ths
Dickinson county line-that averages 81
bushels to the acre.
General II. Kelly has rendered his res
ignation as receiver OF the government
land office at Topeka.
A man named Pierce died of cholera
morbus in Clay Center. last week, caus.
ed by eating cucumbers.
The Examiner, of HowardCity, is sue
ceeded by the Industrial Journal, Messrs
Van Hyatt s. Somerby. Proprietors.
John Fitch, one OF the leading farmers
of Edwards county, was thrown from q
hay rake and killed, a few days ago.
The Colored Citizen, published by Ea.
gleson Bros, now halls from Topeka, haV-
ing been moved there from TT. Scott.
Three horses belonging to one person,
over on the Vermillion, in Marshall coun.
ty, fell dead from excessive heat last week
Mr.. High Mitchell sold his farm of 12C
acres, north of Spring Hill johnson ccun.
ty, few days ago, for $4,000 cash down.
The yield of wheat on the Mission
farm near st. Marys, in a field consisting
of 22O acres, averaged forty bushels per
acre.
The Blue Rapids wooden mills have just
received an order for three hundred
breach cloths for tribe of Montana In.
dams.
Samuel McCracken, of Olathe, is an
nounced as a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. Sam had better hold on till
next time.
Sid Clark got badly beaten in the
Congressional race, in his own county.
We hope he will be too smart to under
take to bolt.
E. H. Snow, editor of the Ottawa Jour.
nal and Triumph, has bought out the OF
tawa Journal Co. and assumes entire con-
troll Of the paper.
G. Il. NunneIly, Of the Salina Morning
News staff. was arrested and fined SO
the streets, last Thursday.
The Independent Club of Lawrence
have declared in favor of Rev. j. c. EN-
bry, cOlored, for Lieut.. Governor. Law
renee Is noted for its eccentricities.
William Harvey, colored man, was
stabbed at Lawrence, on Thursday of last
week, by another colored man named
Smith, from the effects OF which Harvey
died instantly.
While j. 8. Danford, an Usage City
banker, wasain swimming the other day,
tramp came along and stole and got
away with his pants, containing about
fifty dollars in money and gold watch.
oi all the little, ene-horse, preludiced,
unfair and unmitigatei liars the cam
paign on the governorshIp has developed,
the Cottonwood Falls Leader is the boss.
Even Sam Wood must be ashamed OF it.
The eyes of F. M. Shaw, of Paola. are
squirting toward the official seat of Sen :
ator Ingalls.-State Item.
Guess that's bigger thing than Shaw
wants. lps probably Ben. Simpsons
seat in the State Senate he is after.
Land sales to immigrants to this State,
from January to June, amounted to
$5,O00,O0O. 1t is estimated that the new
owners Of lands have brought into the
State go, 100000 in addition to the amount
paid for lands.
HERE WE CoMR.-W. D. Kahl harves-
ted and threshed eight acres OF Big May
wine at, which produced 800 bushels. an
average Of 4OH bushels per acre. The
ground which this was sown upon was
plowed eight inches deep.-Council
Grove Republican.
Adolph Earheart, living near Morgan
City, lost his barn ond eight head Of hor-
ses Thursday night. The water from the
Republican rose so rapidly that he had
70 take his family to a knoll in their night
clothes. He was seen going after them
in boat Friday morning, they having
remained In the open air all night, sur
rounded by water.
SCRAFFoRD AT HoME.-From the Com.
monwealth, we learn that Chas. G. Scraf-
ford, Lappin's old partner, who made his
escape at the time OF Lappin's arrest, ar
rived at Topeka on the 3Oth:
He went directly to the court house
and surrendered himself to the custody
Of Sheriff DisSrow. His friends from
Nemaha county and elsewhere, who had
been advised Of his purpose TO return,
were on hand, and the recognizances re-
quired by law were promptly prepared
and executed, and accepted by the sheriff,
who thereupon released Mr.. Scrafford.
There are two informations against Scraf-
ford, one for alleged forgery, and one for
emhezzlement. Both are based upon the
school. bond frauds which brought Lap
pin (then State tr easurer) TO grief some
two or three years ago. Bail was requfr-
ed In each case in the sum of Eve thous.
and dollars. MIR. Scraford's sureities
were John Hornbeck and Charles Palmer
Of Shawnee county, Richard johnson,
Abijah Wells, DR.. ID. B. Mckay, John P.
Cone and II. G. Settle, Of Nemaha county,
and Sol. Miller Of Doniphan county. The
Nemaha county sureties were examined
a. TO their responsibility, and they Justi-
fed in the aggregate amount Of over forty
thousand dollars. They are all old neigh
bors and friends of Mr.. Scrafford, and
seem to have lost no faith in him.
Mr.. ScraffoEd seems to be in good health
and excellent spirits, and does not talk
like man who Is afraid to meet his ac.
cusers. He remained here duIing the at
te-noon, and was Introduced to several
old friends. He left last night for his
home in Seneca.
Mr.. j. T. Elliott Of this place Informed
us last week Of the capture OF ffty-eIght
head Of the finest wild horses that roam
the Great American Desert About three