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Nicholas johnson Convicted ola DastardIy
Crime.

Nicholas johnson Convicted OF "A Dastardiy
Crime.
The case OF Nicholas Johnson, white, convicted
OF ofuutragng the person Of Mary FncLcrg. n white
child between eight and nine years Of age. in the
month Of April last was heard before Justice wyle
yesterday. The circumstances connected with the
crime are of revolving character. and have al.
really been published In TIE RRPUEIIrtS 50 far as
dcrenCy would ulmit Distrlct.AltOruey Wells
represented the Government aud Mr.. Darncllle tho
defendant
The prisoner testified that he never had anything
to do with the girl. and she remained in the room
only four or five minutes. lie Is q married man
and has wife and child in Athens. The deicnse
was very weak and had little effect to relieve the
accused Of the Ohum that the charge placed upon
him, while the testimony Of the Government was
strong and convincing.
The Jury was out Just fifteen minutes and re-
turned with verdict OF guilty, A. indicted A mo-
tiOn for q new trial was entered.
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Tolals.. lhgI 0ls Tninl....... 81

Totals.....li 10 - 6ls Totals. S s27 II Il
The National and Athletic will play a return
game this afternoon on the grounds Of the former
at halfPast four o'clock sharp The rhiladrlphianS
nave strengthened their catchers position rs they
sent for Ptcfer. their regular man for this place
Yesterday. The game this afternoon promises tn
be hotly contested A. each nine will work har1 for
victory. The betting last evening was about even
up" which shows that a walk over either way is
not looked for.
Tomorrow afternoon the Wavcrly, NJ Baltimore.
VIII play their iirst game in this city with the
Eagle, On the attcr's grounds near the terminus Of
the Columbia street Railway. The game between
The Waverly aui Athletic last Friday resulted IN
the defeat ut the latter hy asCsrc Of4 to :. and the
contest tomorrow Will doubtless IiUvC interesting
GAMES ELSEWHERE YESTERDAY.
sraINTriEap, May la.-litt,hcid, / ; Springfield, >
HoLNOKE, May l3.-HolyOkC. Z All,chcuy,2
MANrmESTEE, y H., May l3-Mamchesters, q
BufHlu> l.
NEw BrnFUHp, MAs,.-LIyc oaks, . New Bed
fOrls. 4.
RUcHESTER.-stars, :: Rorhe.tcrs2 >
BATIsrE EsuITs-dunbiIity aud dress combined
EIsINAS EGp..
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The Sew York Ay.nuc Church

a Meeting "i Tie rDirrr2,' .,tlrf 30. Sew Y.rk
A'ea"" lH'. }',mn r"HI', Va. h,'l 'a,t =. ming
i"l NE pun ".d ''" ..ls " lev Ta-lo.i ,au..,.I
LIrrr n". on'i Mr. NH@un N ,",3u,t.Iu IL. ,'oOrrl e.
AivI rau- 'l>. n..l..a ..'lr luuul uu hour r...
MA".e mo''c. was posQ''"rI uulu the lu,. M,....y
IN June
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MIrhool g. Joy ~. Il. joy, for 33OJ1 lot o.,
square ~ r. II q. ToId - Paw! TfuI.c, G,r :!Or,
,rl.,oI . square l'''' Samuel Ice to }. II. Rauuy
70. oil. ut y. yu bird strrrt northeast. Wl!nuu
T. I"dL Jr i, T.. ,'r19mrr; u 'l,y' 'nn II. ii,
CANT ir -T-' lrl-S l. H. ~. II, H. i9 - Il - 49,
4u.l II ,IUnlr ll-. Charles Nhru,cy ct nj. "
r. -. ni.l .. -uriYrrliI.
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Maryland, Virginia, and District Patents.

The following Is u list OF patents granted to the
residents of Maryland, Virginia and the District Of
Columbia, for the week ending April 30, 1873:
william ". Lamb, Of StanRrdsylle, Va; tools.
Thomas Taylor, Of Washington. u. c.; medicated
SOAPS Augustus BurCkard uf CrSfed Md: bar.
rcls for packing fruit. GcUrge ". GDOdwym. Of Pc
tcr,hurg Va: cOficc-U0tS. John Marshall AiCrune.
Of Mount SOlpn, Va: artificial fJrls or dams.
Charles schiller, Of B,..imurc. Nd. meat l.cutting
machines. Madison e. Thomas of Lafayette, Va;
horse drtacl.rs. Joseph Wilkins. Of Baltimore
Nd: scpuratlug animal from vegetable fiber JC.
srph wilkins. Of baltimore, Md, separating animal
tom vegetable Ghcr,
Trhu-mRrks-Wi!liam 7. BaOtjcr. Of Baltmy re,
Md: cologne. Cuilingwprth, Gregory Il Ellison. uf
Richmond, Nn plug tobacco. Nugelcr, Meyer \
Cp., Of Baltimore, Md solid and iluid mcdi-
ci49l prgp"riai",iS N.sr,gT, N"ySr Co"
Iuhcls-Jnmr, J. Murphy, Of baltimore, Nd;
murphy > lT.sA Cough -gup."
orr tailoring sh,,.,poirs rcpcmlshcd. Nvw
Q = .N..fl,
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NIniInrl... MnInrI.. Mnthcrs.

Don't Gdl loprocun" M!.,, WIN,L"ws SporUl%G
srl.l r iyI all ,'r.'s Of rohmR In ch.i'rcn. It
relieves the uUIId 'ryAl Itin, Cur,s wind collie,
-,-ulu'ns lh" bDv =. All. - giving ~',.yi aaL
hyu'Iu 70. I., chad. give. l'"t To 'l.y E.u..."r.
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kIlLLII-.. lluuLDA

The c'".k Of 'h. court hr, .-ugl A...' l.
cer,v' to the following urp.j.al..:
Patrick Kcady nuf Anne ,ia..0ov.
Wi'Nmn Roger, "i BuykIyu. =. j., aa ., . .
c. CuIl!S, Of tu.s civ
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GEoRG ETOHS NEWS.
SUDDEN DEATH

Mr.. George 8. Il. Morgan. aged seventy three
years, dropped deal last evening At the Morgan
House about haltpast seven O'clock. II hear. dis.
Gaze. lie was playing with hs grandrhillrcn in
tn" 'ittng.rUom ut the time. Mr. Morgan was born
ami raised In Georgetown. aud was one Of the
The I'rcrsel leaves four children, three SONS and
one daughter.
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Another Gnud Man Come A,,,ny.

Contractor Jonathan taylor H,.> ,rn ,.,Il.r -.
tho grand jury for presenting aui swearing r,n
mIsu claim. for work N Pennsylvania avenue ,y-l
against the Dlstr,rl Tor =. iN'.gi.
HEAyQuAHILEr for L.uu"l SUITS Ei.rnAN',.
SsVvith and L.
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BOOKS AND sTATIONERY.

PLAYING CARDS
THE AMERICAN PATENT sQUEEZERs.
They are Round Corners, highly finished, and well
patroniacd by all who indulge In the amusement of
card playing. For sale at
SHILLINGION'S nook STORE,
Corner OF Four-Hnda-half street and Penna avenue.
NEW BOOKS
Madame tiOsselinS" from the French Of Louis VI
bnck. "Ramhles In Wonderland; or, Up the Yellow
stone" "Celin's Arhor" by the author Of Golden
butterfly" proxy" by the author OF The Hest OF
Husbands" "PunCh Brothers and Other Sketches"
by Mark Twain. The History ofa Crime by Victor
Hugo "IIarpers lIalElIour Series" all the back
numbers on hand
All the American and French Fashion Books and
Journals received ~ soon IA published.
ScnOol- Books. Blank. Books, Pas% books, Letter
Note and Cap Paper Bill Paper. and Envelopes and
everything In the stationery line Wholesale and re-.
tail Rt the very lowest prices and Of the best quality
for the prices charged.
j. SHILLINGTON,
Corner IA. half ST rect mud Penn "A aysuue
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and purge oVt the l.umOrs. pimplcs, bUils aud
sores, which ure merely cnbeas Ol the rot lcnucss
within.
i9l%G rnurIE do pay attention to your teeth
neglect viii soon ruin them BE wise in time
Clean them daily with TmrErrUS'S IVORY Pearl
I""Tm puwDrR. the most pcrirCt dcntrihce known.
llNll kceD ihcnl through life IN good condition
white and spGnu, VIII hur,!en inc gums swCelen
tue breath, and prevent lUulhache. Sold b. all
druggists. - Gad 50 cents per Lo.t.e.
WR!Is MArrI%ESFBTAo STRENGTnESISG PLAsT
EIs Hrr siil the bet known. lhc;r curative pow
CIs !ar sun Mss al others.
lAup times demand economy practice 1t by
ICUuyutiug your 4UiiCI gloves " Il JOU"ESS ITO-
ILEuIS ND GLOVE CLEAEsER. lI!CC - cents per
bottle.
ARL you bilious. troubled with headache, dizzy
ne.. ,.rk = laarh, C'!-tIimilon, Sc! Are you dys
per iiu UCryU,Is, Gu,I uU Ian tuiIi AvvrSe to all
"a"gl.yu. Is your LIE mi'crah!c! You require =
vu,pg". %. poo IL" s!,'"m, purify and IcnvN the
hi"yl Ikr e. rrh.' lEI-H TrA. t." &Tcnt npus".
hrid rnmuuy. il sill s,uU relieve You, Sold by Al.
J.I-s.t,, - rcl..s yer FtCknsc, which nluLes Il
4.u.. II A-'lICli.r.
l,Y,ur nOlr lr''h G'y and sUT' D,cs II refuse
u curl, Dress II "lllI IHpNi~uS's POHADE OPIlME.
Va pl"El lIu.dls compound ut 'iu-ul'g merit II
WI! "air0yrI'. ~",I y nruS i.sts, &C. rr,e -
ma rap yll-- IcT bJlt. C..
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LOC.iL .NJSCELLiNY.

Interest paiI on dvpu,!u, Special rates on time
., ,pD:s. }. II. F,yviEE 4 Co,
BANKERS lilG lgHusyl ylYaMiu avenue.
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ia" sittng.rUom ut the time. Mr. Morgan was born
anil raised In Georgetown, aud was one Of the
"Ii".t aud most respected rililen> Of the town
The I"rcr,el leaves four children, three sons and
one daughter.
FORT
Eu'crcd-Siramshlp J i'm Gibson. chichester
New YORK with an assorted cargo @: n.rryEandise
lhil. with freight to District merchants.
ituurst-S vumshp /. 9. Knight. Chirhc.tCr
N,w York, " tn a fan return ir.gn' to New York
merchants. Including large let of flour: steamer
Defiance. Ford Philadelphia, With return freight.
EGvER FRONT.
Arrvcl-Schoomcr William L. Houston. West.
gate Fail River, H. iuHd Cul; schooner Wilton Il.
ilill?m li3tnyr' New f"Tk t. lo@a coal schooner
William MU.on. French, New B"lfJul, 10 luul coal .
schooner J. +. l'rScr Ddvis Nrw York; lnIlc al:
SCHOONER {. CrRnmrr, Cranncr, d.. 10 load coal:
schooner John T.. sanford. berry Illl RiYrT II
l"ud coul; sclInnmer rhrudbte Dean. Evans Fall
River, TO Load coal: schooner y. :. Miller smith.
Nv York. to load coHl. - h""uer Thomas ".
schooner Anna +. Kcirhuin, Ectchun. Bu>toi, to
lOHd coal: scEUuucr Advocate. bIiusdr,d, Nalti.
more, with s,i'O l'"t uf lumber for Gc'rIlpw II
College: 81 hOUncr Carrie : Hart, Davis, %Cw York,
to loud rutl
Clcnrei-Schooner william Il Houston, West.
gate, Somerset with 80 ton. "r coal: schooner
+. Baker, Davis Boston. with GgI tons Of coal
schooner \. ". Lee, l"c %rw York. with :Gsi tpI-
Of coal; schooner g, IrummC-. Crnumcr, New
lnTrns, Terry. Aliens Point with ~ tons uf Goa!
srhruncr Daniel Brown, Emerson. Fail River with
~ tons Of coal; sChupucr Theodore Dean, Evans
Fall River with ~ tons OF coal.
| GRAIN ARRIVALS.
BY CGual-Buat William Ryder. with $40 luSh-I,
Of wheat T. +. ID. Hartley Boat l.uuduu. with !y
bushels uf wheat To- same and 500 bushels VI
wheat to II. u. 1,lb 1T.
ARRIVAL OF CEMENT.
| by cNuNl-Iput Round Top. No. . with $50 bar
! rel Uf cement 10 J. q, and j. Il. Water.
ARRIVAL OF HAY AND STRAW.
! by coual-Boa, Mulie g. Waters with - hal,a
Of hay and u bundles Of straw 10 J. u. and }. "
Waters.
GEORGErnwS PARAGRAPHS.
John II. irllcnarl, baltimore Md: O. Thorn
ingtpH, Rockford, ILL.,, and c, Merrill Va are II
the West End II tcl.
The grand officers Of the Grand Lodge l. O. o
T., Of the District Of Columbia made a grand vIsl
ntiun last night TO Covenant Lodge, No. IL, o
/ Georgetown.
About halfpnSt seven o'clock last evening on
ccrS Jones aud Benton, Ui the county police force
brought u the stntiOu-hpusc an insane CulOTO,
man. name unknown. whom they found in tn,
house Of Mr.. William Harris, near TeHually ytuwn
He seems 10 lie y nnnDmHniac on thu subject Of re
liSiun and when the Officers found him he wa
| shouting and praying at he top Of his Voice.
/ ALL.wOOI really y-ma,c suits for IS $40 and sl2 q
! Roman & COx's, ~ seventh street.
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yORoPOsALs FOR BUILDINGS.

DErOT QUARrERMAsTER's OfFICE
WAsIIiSUTOS. u. G., April IS, ISIS
Sealed proposals In triplrRte. with copy Of this
advertisement attached Will he received At this Office
TIL II O'Clock nuin, May -. lsTs, at which time and
place they wall he uLcnel In tie pres'nCe Of bidders,
Tor the construction at Fort Whirpe. Va, Of ord
nance shed and llriCk Magazine, In accordance with
plans which can be seen nj this office. Details and
requirements as TO manner OF bidding will be fur
nished on application 10 the undersigned.
A. y. ROCKWEfL
up.g Depot QuartprmRstcr,
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ssNOW Is THE TINE TO SELL" LADIES
~ Gents aud Childrens Cast Off earingAp
paral, Boots shoes &c, at extraordinary high cash
prices At "JUSTHS Old Stand" No 6lg ID street
northwest All notes hy mall will be promptly At
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BArIsrE suIrs-duRbiIty and dress combined
Ei>ENAS BEo.,
corner Seventh and streets.
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TAKE AYERS SARSAPARIILA to purify the blood
Gmi purge OVt the EumOrs. piInplcs, bUils aud
sores, which ure merely cnbeas Ol the rot lcnucss
within.
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CITY ITEMS.

YACHT CI0TI sack suits made to order for SO I
Roman x COXs, jO7 seventh street
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TN ~EIrn.uHIAN I%-r!rUTIn,;,

r,,u i,, u ui t. bu ursaui".I to give hi, view, us
{ a. t......"l ui rul,M NJ hr intention, Of il,
Irui r~. IN C0NH.1Gulc VITA lui, r'l'lr t. lac gUYg
u! cNI yail!,H VI the w.I uLd VI the L.eGAyI by
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Amusement. Tonight

Apiussments Tonight.
BASEBsLr--Aihletlc, Of Philadelphia, VS.. Ma
tional, Of Washington
FORD.. OrERA. .llUvsE.- calendars Minstrelg.
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Picniclsing ut the Great Falls.

WHITE VESTS, various styles. EIsEMASs.
Seventh and T.
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4 JTST rERDICT.

ALL.wOoI really made suits for IS sl0 and sl2 at
Roman & COx's, ~ seventh street.
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Rcn!i,.tni, Transfers,

orr tg!,uruG sh"w.,poms rcplculshed. Nvw
styles added daily. EisENA$ Bros,
Cur'nr -ryiUlh and T. streets.
National Republican., 1878-05-14

r AMBLER SMITH.
cs Attorney-nt law,
1903 ESNSY LvANIA AVE- NUE. NORTHWEST.
Special attention given To claims Against the Gov
eminent ootl7ly
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WIiIS' MAcHI%E,SrErAD STRINGTnESISG PLASr
EIis Hrr still the bet known Their curative pow
q !Ar sun Mss ull mlMCl..
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Indications

For the Middle Atlantic safes, northwest to
Southeast winG.. cloudy AID partly rainy wruthc",
sat, mary trmrcr0'uu and falling barometer.
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TO
RICHMOND, VA,
COMMANDERY,
SO.lKNIGUTS rENPLAR

An excursion, accom- Tanied by the Marine Rand
wall leave the baltimore and Potomac depot by
special trnin Monday, May ~ at p. Returning.
limited number Of tickets O. ii for the round trpJ
can lie prncuroh nt the stores of " brow, H. boyd,
+. q. laws and Of members OF the ConnIuidpr,,
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HOME AFFAIRS.
cry NOTES.

-n"r'llar C0ngr,''. O., ,rl. ON third page.
-RooSe sends New York papers IN advance
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15
County Prinfasx.

ne a. gratifvInp TO knovz thak = hetter
order OF Things Is beeinnin1 "a nrevajI IN
Keneas, in regard to county nrinting-
Heretofore county boards have in meTc
Instanees LET ont The iot ~ nrirti,e- 49,
unon cent throat'' hTds, tresonanfIv 10
inc the WORK to sstramns5, a1nd irrezSSa,,
sif5ie partles. much to the nreindice snd
injurT Of rhe leoitiu.ate e-SahSisheS
neWsnanera- The 2ea1 ~ he ,1StIS -.
nearly an kinds Of conntT nrinfin1 are
fixed by state law. AZ rates thst NOV
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15
ConsIsfencY.

The Congressional Globe reports
John Sherman Is saying, in ths
United States Senate, Feb q, 1858
81 say that equity and justice arr
amply satisfied if we redeem these
bonds ct the end of five years in thC
same kind of money, of the same in.
triusic value it bore at the time they
were issued.
'@Gentlemen may resson about the
matter oyer and over again, and
they cannot come to any other con.
clution; at least that has been my
conclusion after the most careful
consideration
SSenators are sometimes in the
habit, in order to defeat the arFu.
ment of an antagonist, to say that EhiG
is reputation. Why, sir, every cit
izen Of the United States has con.
formed his business to the legal ten
der clause. - = Every
State in the Union, without exeep-
ton, has made its contracts since the
legal tender clause in currency, and
paid them in currency.
off the b0ndholder refuses to take
the same kind Of money with which
he bought the bonds, he is an extor-
TONER and q repudistor. There e
no such burdensome loan negotis-
ted by any civilized nation ia the
world as our five-tWenty bond, If e
is to be paid in CON-"
John Shermsn's position in, 1879
is that any debt is equitably and Ie-
gslIy payable In gold. Who can
guess what John Sherman will cay
in 1883.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15

The st. Louis Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, has estab-
lished at their fair grounds near that
city, Geological Garden, and at
present has a very fine collection of
foreign animals, which have been
procured at great cost, and for their
shelter houses, large amounts of
money have been expended. 1t is
now the desire of the association
to collect q full representation of
animals, birds insects, etc., which
are found upon this continent, for
the purpose of giving visitors, and
particularly the children of the pub
lie schools, an opportunity to study
practically and comparatively, nat
ural history. To accomplish this
they request the people of this Sec
ton to forward to the association
any live specimens of quadrupeds,
birds or insects, that they may have
or obtain. There are many small
animals in various sections of our
country, that are daily becoming
more rare, and will soon be ex-
tinct, and It Is the purpose of the
Association to obtain and preserve
as full and complete list as posi-
BILE. Expeess charges will be cheer
fully paid by the association, and
suitable acknowledgment made to
the donor. Address
G. o. HALL, Sec'y, st. Louis, Mo.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15

By the above 1t will be seen that
during the four years when the vol
ume Of currency was sufficiently
ample TO make cash exchanges pos
sible, without driving commerce to
rely upon enforced credit the aver
age failures were but 542 per year,
or but one-sixteenth of what they
now are.
The table given above shows that
the number of failures in 1877 are
220 less than in 1876, and the hope
full prophet of the immediate future
can statistically proclaim that If such
improvement Is continued 80 years,
z months and p days, the number
OF failures will be reduced TO the
average of 1868, "a, '65 and &c. II
would be cruel to dampen the rosy
spticipstions of the joyous enthusi-
ast by suggesting that the present
failures came from ranks which du-
ring the last slx years have beeni
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15
The CherOkee strip.

In response to numerous inqui-
ries about the "Cherokee Strip" we
present the following facts obtained,
a. we believe, from q reliable source.
The "Strip" consists of q some
what wedge-shaped tract of land
along the south line of the State
some 200 miles from east to west
and varying from about one and
a-half miles in width at it's eastern
end to some four and a-half miles
at the west end. It lies between
the south line of the Usage Dimin-
ished Reserve and the Indian Ter
ritory. It was caused by q defec-
tive survey of the north line of the
Indian Territory some years ago.
Some four years ago the 'Strip''
frat came into market by an act Of
Congress and by the terms of the
law was to be sold to actual settlers
only at $l.50 an acre for all east of
the Arkansas river and $l.25 for. all
west OF that river, for one year, af-
ter which 1t Eas to be sold under
sealed bids to the highest bidder,
regardless of sctual occupancy. Un-
der this law the land was settled
and all the best portion of It taken
a. far west as the west line of Sum-
ner county.
This past winter by the efforts Of
our Congressman from this Dis
trIct, Hon. Thomas Ryon, .practi-
eally the old law for the sale Of The
strip was re-enacted, and the land
is now open for sale to actual set
tlers In tracts not exceeding 160
acres to settler at 81 IS per acre.
But all the best land has been culIed
ont and taken as far west as the
west Nne OF Sumner county, be-
yond which we should not advise
settlers to go on the strip except IL
the few favored parts where Il h
eoursed by creeks. There certainly
Is nothing In the s'Strip" lbuainsss
TO tempt any man to leave Lyon
county farm. nor 10 justify any
new conner In passing by the SPLEEN
did opportunities that exist here
for procuring good land at . reas-
enable price to try his hand at
s.hunting claim" on the "trip.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15
Henry ward Beecher,s Hard

Henry Ward Beecher's Hard
money lectures on finance, puts us
in mind of the following testimony
in his trial for adultery:
Q. What did Mr.. Beecher do with
all this money?
A. 1 don't know; nobody knows.
l doubt if he could tell himself into
Thousands of dollars how or where
he spent it.
Q. You don't think be understands
monetary affairs very well. then2
4. Not at all. He is as ignor nj
of the value and nature of none, az
bsbe in lis cradle.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15
COnstantInOPIe.

This old city is now cutting an
figure in the Eastern con-
test. 1t is the key of the situation,
and no wonder that the Gar, not
withstanding his earnest professions
that the war was not for conquest,
at its outset, is determined to pos
sess it upon the slightest excuse for
such action. 1t is evident England
has feared the occupancy of Con-
stantinople by the Russians, from
the start, and it was only the belief
that the Turks would finally tri-
umph, that luIled her into the state
of quiet which permitted the Rus
SLAMS to gain their present great ad-
vantage. The collapse of the Turk
ish cause was so sudden, and the
movements of the Russians 30 rap
i'd, that John Bull has been caught
mapping.
Constantinople Is q city of from
400 600 to 100000 Inhabitants, more
than half Musselmans. Its location
is equally favorable in 9 CONNER
cial and political point of view. Its
harbor is capable of containing 200
ships, is thronged by the vessels OF
all nations, and it's commanding po-
sition at the junction of the Medit-
eranean and Black seas, would, in
the opinion of many, render it, if in
the possession of q strong and ener-
getic power, the key of political
supremacy in Europe and Asia
England and Russia each appreciate
all this, and hence the contest fol
it's possession. Il came into the
possession of the Turks in 1883, who
haye ever since held it, but under
their reign it has not been half &c
important as it would have been In
the hands of an industrious and in.
telligent people. Even in a CONNER.
cial point of view the Turkish poll.
cy of ignorance and bigOtry has KEEP
the city from being of that value to
the world which it ought to have
been. ....
Our dispatches tell OF the contest
now going on for its possession
England sees beyond the threatened
danger to her Asiatic interests
Owning and controlling Turkey to
the extent she did, those interests
could be protected almost as well as
If she occupied ConstantinOple. The
Turks have been her dupes for GEN.
turtles. But Constantinople in the
hands of a nation like Russia would
be an entirely different affair. AS
we look at it England can never
permit this. Russia has been cut of
from equal advantages with England
in Turkish waters. Her desire now
is evidently to secure the adVantag-
es which the result of the Crimean
war deprived her of. She is, accor-
ding to our latest information, in q
position to demand the free passage
of the Dardanelles to her fleets,
q right which England has practical
ly enjoyed all the time. One or the
other of these nations must give
way or fight. Neither of them are
noted. for a disposition to back
down, and it looks to US much as
though there must be q fight.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15

The County Board, on Monday,
ordered that the county printing.
for the ensuing year, be done by
the Chief, at the rates provided by
laW.-Troy Chief.
The cut-throat business is being
abandoned by county commission
ers all over the State. 1t has been
tried, and the result is that the peo-
pie believe the fair way and the
honest way is to pay the legal rates,
no moreSsnd no Less, and then mo-
body 10 swindled. - -