The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-23

candidate for the legislature this fall.
Hodgeman county is to be organized
this winter. 1t contains 1900 Inhabitants. |
A couple of prostitutes made their es-
cape last Thursday from the Wichita Jail.
w. j. Keffer killed jack rabbit near
Arkansas City that weighed 22A pounds.
The Larned Chronoscope is one of the
best edited papers that comes to this Of
fee.
A stock company to build a boat for the
Arkansas river is being formed at Arkan-
sas City.
A large number OF new housed will be
erected in Peabody within the next three
months.
A Wichita man named Garrison, and
his sister, have fallen heir to large es-
tate in England.
A colored man was killed by the cars
one mile from Florence. Wednesday eve
ming Of last week.
DIR. Mansfield, of Winfield, died last
week of spoplexy. He was formerly
resident of EmporIa.
Florence had greenback lecture.
convention, colOred celebration, and a
concert, all IN one week.
One hundred and five loaded cars stood
on the track at the same time. last Satur-
day, at Peabody station.
The Edwards county papers are fight
ing the county commissioners for granting
licenses to saloon keepers.
Three boys were arrested and fined 50
each for breaking into and stealing liquor
recently at Arkansas City.
A little daughter of T. C. Sewers, of
Hutchinson, died from the effects of swal-
lowing a fish bone, last Thursday week.
There are about 100000 acres of gov
eminent land, and 2 SOC, zoe acres of Usage
land still vacant in the Larned land dis
trict.
A man named Maui absconded from
Rey mond with about 5000 that did not
belong to him. He was arrested at New
ton by deputy sheriff Cox.
One hundred Indians from CHEYENNE
Agehcy9 under the charge Of SuPerintend-
ent Segur, of the mission schools, will be
on hand at the Sedgwick county fair.
Florence and Peabody citizens are in
dignant at their county commissioners for
; appropriating money to build new court
house. ''Verily the way of the commits
sioner is hard" ia
| A brakeman named Smith had his hand
badly mashed while coupling cars at Ce-
dar Point station last Thursday evening.
He was brought to Cottonwood where he
| h n
The residence Of A. j. Harmon, twelve
miles southwest of W ellington, was
struck by lightning on the morning of the
Sd INST, and Mr.. Harmon was so badly
shocked that he was disabled for severa
days.
at D. saubles', Cedar Greek, Chase Co.
two boys, named McDuff and Stegold, go
into q fracas which originated abou
pitching wheat, when threshing. Nc
Duff was severely stabbed by poke
knife.
Near Peabody, last week, tramp boot
black, who says his home is at BurIin
game, got q foot badly mashed by getting
it caught between the coupling pin anC
: heavy timber of the car, while the. tran
was backing.
The Sumner County Press says that An
sci Gridley, Jr., of Oxford, is announced
as a candidate for Superintendent of Pub
! lie instruction. Mr.. Gridley is one o
{ our most competent and deserving younf
) men, and If nominated and elected will
make an efficient superintendent.
Sam Wood spoke at Hutchinson lately
the News says:
sHe spoke quite late and tired even the
Iong-suffering good-nature of a Hutchtn-
son audience, 80 that the latter part o.
his speech was delivered to quite a small
: crowd"
Mr.. HeckenliveIy, on the head Of Cedar
Greek, sent to this Office this week sever
: al stalRs of corn 10 and III feet high
Chase Co. Leader.
We have corn in our Office, brought in
some time ago, that measures 16 feet and
: two inches.
Houses are In great demand at Peabody
The Gazette says:
Gas s sample 6f the demand for houses
| in this city, we will state that Dave Nc
Kane has commenced the erection of 8
} new one, and before he had the founda-
: ton fairly laid, he had received twenty.
six applications from parties who desired
to rent ID"
Whe clip from the Chase County Cou-
/ rant: "a
ssSEepheEl Pef47s8, sol of Mr.. 8. p. Per
rigo, Of this city, while herdIng some cat
tie with some other boys, at Mr.. A. p.
Perrigo's, on the VerdIgris, last Friday,
took his pistol from his pocket and was
rubbing it up when something happened,
and he hurriedly replaced it in his peck
ct, the hammer catching and dtscharging
the ball into his hip, causing . painful
} Blu not dangerous wound"
ARRKsrKD.-Mr. VIM. r. Cory captur-
ed &C Reading station, Lyon county. on
last Friday, young man named Elijah
Tuiet, charged with stealing Mr.. Elex
Smiths horse. We spoke last week OF
the horse being found in Greenwood ceun-
|, ty. We are informed by Mr.. Cory that
he took his man through that county in
J coming home. and that the people who
captured the horse. identified this man
as being the person from whom they took
It. As the prisoner has not had his pre-
lfminafy examination, and will not until
next week, We do not wish to say any
thing 70 excite prejudice. Tulet has re-
sided In this vicinity for some time, and
boarded &C Capt. Hamlin'e for 3 few days.
He claims to have left the country preYi-
Gus to the time Of the horse being stolen.
,l-Walnut Valley Times.
u The winfield Courier says that two
sons Of Owen Shriver, cattle herder, OF
Sheridan township, aged six and four
years harnessed up pet colt, and Orby,
the youngest boy, with . rope in . slip
knot around each OF their necks. Willie
then tied 8 bush to the colts tail for =
pillow and struck the colt to make him go.
The blow started him and the bush fright
ened him 80 that he ran, dragging the
child by the neck IS much as . half mile,
in circle, returning to the starting point,
when the colt wss 50 nearly checked down
that Mrs. ShriVer caught him and imme-
diateEy released the boy, who was appa-
rentay choked dead and much bruised.
she immedistely carried him Into the
Ieresk and used ALI means in her power
to resusetfate him and finally succeeded.
The boy il dcIng well though badly
h-TFsed