davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

WHO DID Tr?-"While the papers are
discussing Governor AnthOny's chances
for reelection, would it not be In order
70 inquire who nominated Baker for the
vacant Commissionershlp TO the Paris
Exposition f'-Fort Scott Monitor.
"rhere is no need of much time
being spent in considering that question
Every body knows that ne was appointed
through the Governors influence. 1t was
one OF the dirtiest tricks ever played upon
the Kansas people, and Alfred Gray Is to
blame for allowing himself to be used by
the Governor In the preparation OF the
fraud."-Leavenworth Times.
We do not know what agency Mr..
Gray had in the matter, but we do
know that had it not been for the
endorsements of the press of tn:
State, on the "honorary" business
Old. Baker would not have been
appointed. They are to blame 6
good deal more than Mr.. Gray OF
any one else, and we will not at
tempt to throw our share of the
blame for the humiliation of Old
Bakers appointment on any Other
person. OF course there wa
"trick" which the editors did no
see, when in answer to his letter t.
them requesting puff on his "hon
orary" appointment, they endorsed
him. 1t was q cunning thing in th'
old coon TO thus fool his editoria
brethren, but they must "grir
/ and bear il
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
Le0GL NOtSce.

STATE OF KANSAS, I In the District Court
LYON COUNTY. OF said county.
William Brown, PEaiati9; Is William Scott,
John Scott, Josephus Scott. Lucy Scott,
Nelson Scott, Samuel Z. Scott, and William
Scott, (mincr heirs of Lafayette Scott de-
ceased), and James Clark, their gIardian)
Jane Scott (Widow), and Serena Scott. Ma.
rlan Scott. Lucy Scott, Sarah Scott and
Rebecca Scott, (miEor heirs of Franklin
Scott, deceased), by Jane Scott. their next
friend, deTeRddHts.
- AID defendants viii take notice: That
~ they have been sued by the above named
Plaintiff that mis- petition has been fled in
the ONCE of the clerk OF said Court; That the
names OF the parties TO said action are as
above set forth; and that said defendants
must answer said petition on or before June
10Th, 1878 or the same will be taken as true
ana Judgment rendered accordingly. Darfi-
tlon1ng the following described real estate in
section thirty five, township seventeen, range
twelve; the southwest quarter section one,
soWnSnlp eighteen range twelve; the north
nau section enc, township tWenty -one, range
eensano the southeast quarter section one,
soWnsnlp tTenty-ones range ten, amongst said
said Plaintiff three fourths, 90 said William
ScoSSs Sonn scott. JoSephus Scott each one
SWent1eShi to said Lucy Scott and Jane Scott
eacn one-fCrt1eth5 to said Nelson Scott Samuel
L. scott and William Scott each one hundred
and rWentleth I; 10 said Serena Sc0st. Marian
Scott Lucy Scott, Sarah Scott and RebecE,a
Sc5sts each one two hundred and fortieth
ana tha6s IN case said real estate cannot he
50 divided without manifest injury therein.
ehat the same be sold IN accordance with law
ano mat tne proceeds be divided in the above
named proportion, and for costs and reas-
enable atIoIneys' fee
CUNNINGHAM & McCARTY,
1851 Ast'ys for PLAINTIFF
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
The Nu,Coakery PublIcatIon.

Anc MSOA kerry EADLtcALHOm N.
The facts now coming out begin
to show up the publication of the
McCoskery scandal in its proper
light. Sufficient is already known
to show that the only newspaper in
the United States low and dirty
enough to publish an accusation
while it was yet mere rumor and
unauthenticated, and to publish il
as proven, was found in Chicago.
Read the following from the New
York Herald, and see how that
journal, always at the head of legi-
innate news enterprise, refused this
scandal as unworthy of its columns i:
"The story about the aged Bishop of
Michigan was offered TO the Herald before
it appeared IN the Chicago Times, but we
declined 1t on the ground that the i'm
morality charged had not come under the
cogniZance OF any court of justice or &C.
clesiastical body, and that the press has
no right to make men Infamous by pub
fishing ealumnies which can be traced to
no responsible source. We must not be
understood to mean that unworthy men
in the ministerial profession ought not to
be exposed, but only that thu character
Of no man In any profession ought not to
be destroyed unless upon strong evidence
the press IN It's assaults on the characters
of public and private men has become
truly alarming. 1t ought TO be check ed
by q sense OF justice and In the interest OF
public morals. The press has no right to
permit itself to be made the vehicle of ir-
responsible calumniatorss While IL is its
duty to take eognizance of the proceedings
Of civil courts and OF public trials before
ecclesiastical tribunals IL should abstain
from wounding the reputation OF any man
Without better evidence than has been
furnished in the case of this accused
Bishop. Who knows that the alleged
letters are net forgeries. They were sur
reptitiously obtained, and their authenti-
city IL not Vouched for by any responsible
person.
We are informed that the same
story was offered to the New York
Sun aud refused, which shows what
an utterly worthless thing it was
held to be. We may also state that
the Inter Ocean knew of the gener-
al nature fthe publication the night
before It appeared in the Times, and
finding that it was unreliable and
unsupported by documentary evil
dence, declined to have anything TO
do with the matter. Investigations,
formal charges, or even collateral
proof of crime, are legitimate sub
ieets for newspaper reports, but
none of these appeared in the Nc
Cookery case. The accused may be
guilty, but the published facts do
not give particle Of legal evidence
Of tEis, and there lie not clergyman,
or an attorney, or q merchant in the
country whose character might not
be awakened by q concocted story
that would have the same apparent
that exists for this
Inter Ocean.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
McLIn Vs. MeLiu.

Samuel B. McLin was one of the
Florida returning board. He certi-
fed the electoral vote of that State
was cast for President Hayes. He
now publishes what the democratic
papers entitle a confession, to the
effect that in his opinion, President
Hayes has deserted the Southern
Republicans; that 1t is their right
and duty to tell all they know about
fraud in the counting of the cleo.
tOral vote; and he then proceeds to
state that he has recently learned
that this and that precinct counted
for Hayes, really went for Tilden
that therefore Tilden carried Florids
and its electoral vote should have
been counted for him. Now
grant all that Mr.. McLin says, and
it amounts to nothing more than
that he either failed to perform his
sworn duty as member of the re-
turning board, or that he lies most
outrageously now. Taking Nc
Lin's word for it-he is either 6
peTiurer or liar, and there is moi
enough difference between the two
characters for the country to con-
celn itself very much TO decide
which of them fits him best. McLir
evidently thinks the returning board
is still in existence, and whenever
a president of such board counts
in, does not suit the said board, il
can Gust him just by counting the
vote the other way. This would be
= fat sinecure to presidential patron.
age, but McLin will shortly find out
that the returning boards of 1S7t
are now as dead for all purposes OF
altering their returns as the boards
of 1856 are. The members of re-
turning board having decided the
count, their power to exercise any
further authority on the count
ceases, and no amount of confess
sions or retractions they may after
wards make can undo their count
Otherwise the question of the pre-
sidency would never be settled. In
addition to this, the whole question
between Hayes and TIlden, was by
agreement of both parties submit.
ted to the decision of an electoral
commission, and the decision of thai
commission was accepted BY both al
final. Mr.. Hayes was duly install.
led as President, the country has
long since settled down upon thai
basis, and the idea that McLiu fthC
Florida returning board or any Nc
of any other board, can come in now
or any other time and change the
presidency by any kind of state
ments whatever, is too preposper
GUS for consideration. The whol'
affair is a part of the democratic
plan of keeping up agitation to in
fluence the coming elections TO
Congress-, and may have some ef
feet in that way but as TO it's effect
ing any change in the presidency
it would fall like mere drop o
mud on the White House pave
ment. The democrats are welcom
to McLin, and as soon as they cal
agree on which occasion he lied tn
most, when he swore in 1877 tina
Florida went for Hayes, or when b
says in 1878 it went for Tilden, the!
can reward him accordingly.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

We mink the Communicate scare ID
meroly q Chicago sensation. It is to be
hoped, however, that In case the Com
munists break loose, the Governor OF H.
llnois VIII not fail to use the force at his
command, even though the county attor-
neg OF Cook county should threaten 70 put
the State troops under arrests-Old MIR.
Bakers SHRED hummer"
or course, call out the militia Let
EN- march down to Chicago, not
outstanding the mayor, sheriff,
county attorney and city council
would tell him there was no distur-
hence, and no need of troops. Let
,sm march down to Chicago. There
may Be danger to the railroads. Let
'em march down and kill q preacher.
That would strike terror to the
people. and establish the everlasting
glory aud military power Of the
8pVernor. o, would there were =
'Vah" Governor at the head Of aE-
f.fts In Illinois. and . bnfEoon
bpn.nsr 81 Springfield paper,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
Road Notice.


NOTICE is hereby given: That petition
IN has been presented to the Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners OF Lyon county, Kansas.
asking for the location Of . county road ns
fclloWs-to-Wft:
Commencing at the northwest corner OF
section ten, township twenty, range thirteen
thence east on the section line to the inter.
section Of the road running north and south
on the county line OF Lyon and Coffey conn
HeS-said road TO be county roads thence
commencing At the NORTHWEST corner OF Sec
ton ten, township twenty, and range thir-
teen; thence running east on the section line
eighty rods thence due south until the inter-
section OF the road running from Hartford
and Ne0sho Rapids.
And would ask the vacation OF q certain
part OF the ROAD running from Hartford TO
Ne0shc Rapids as fOllcWs-to-Wit: Commend
ing at the northwest corner of section ten.
township twenty, range thirteen; thence rur-
ming south about seventy rods; thence south
east on the line of survey cf said road 70 a
point where the said read intersects the quar-
ter section line running north and south Of
section tens township twenty, range thirteen
And whereas. VA +. VaRgundF n Null
conney and Joseph ByeE1y were appointed
and ordered TO meet at the heginnina Of said
road. on the 1oth day o. May, 1873, 81 10 e m
70 view and locate said read ard % give to al
parties q hearing.
BY order Of the BOARD Of Co Commissioners
W. - EW%EG, Co Clerk
April lalh. 1875 1s61a
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
MONDAY, April 80.
Southwest.

Peabody wants 20 tenement houses
136 arrivals at Winfield hotels last
week.
a merchant tailoring establishment
is wanted at Council Grove.
Leghorn, Pottawatomie county, has
"Church of God Sunday School"
The Winfield Courier proposes to is
sues daily during the term of court.
S. P. Barnes, formerly of Emporia,
has been appointed street commission
er in Eldorado.
Word reaches US that the wheat
prospect is very fine throughout the
southwest counties.
Browns bank, in Augusta, resumed
specie payment, March Goth. Since
that date it has been exchanging gold,
at par, tor all kinds of currency.
It's the time of year now when
When-oh, say, what does happen this
time of year, Winfield Cour-
Ter.
They plant squashes. Keep in doors
Messrs. z. T. Baker, CALVIN Baker,
Henry Brandley, D. G. Pratt, G. W.
Rogler and Louis Gray shipped twelve
car loads of fine cattle from Cotton
wood to Kansas City, last Tuesday
Cottonwood Falls COurant.
To show something of the business
done in our city, We will state that the
cash sales of two of our merchants last
Saturday amounted to $3.50. The
sales of each being $475.-Winfield
Courier.
The Arkansas City Traveller publish
es letter from Hon. Thomas Ryan
stating "the House committee on COM
merce has agreed to provide for sur
vey of the Arkansas river from Fort
Smith to the mouth of the Little Ar
kansas, to determine the practicability
and cost Of making it nsvigable."
The County Board have agreed to
give Mr.. MeCampbelI $500 a foot for
the next 100 feet or until he finds coal
The indications are said to be more
favorable. Mr.. McC. has secured the
service OF practical coal miner from
Pennsylvania, who thinks the pros
poets would be good for Pennsylvania.
Wichita Beacon.
That fellow Is blessed with the ssgift
OF continuance" anyhow.
A young married man, named Turn
er, while riding on q wagon load of
lumber which he was conveying from
Great Bend to his home at Lacross.
was thrown under the wagon and was
crushed to death by the wheels which
passed over him. This was last Thurs
day, within sight of his home, and his
young wife witnessed the horrifying
exhibition.
On the oath, w. h. Petribone, divis-
ion superintendent of the A., T. & S.
F. railroad, was arrested at Newton,
on complaint of T. J. Tarsney, one of
the late striking engineers ofthat road,
on complaint of robbing the United
States mail. Mr.. Pettibone gave bail,
and the examination was set for Nav
LIST. Mr.. Tarsney claims that Nr.
Petsibone opened letter addressed to
an snRineer at Enporfa, and sent to
headquarters at Topeka. The mayor
and city council Of Newton state that
they believe Mr. Petsibcne viii explain
The matter satisfactorily.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given: That a petition
IN has been presented to the Board of Coun-
" commissioners of Lyon county, for the
location OF q county road as fOllowS-to wit
Beginning at the southeast corner of north.
east quarter of section thirty-twe, township
miles on quarter line to the southwest corner
OF the northwest quarter of section thirty
one. township seventeen, and range thirteen,
Interseeting the WaterlOou ana Forest Hill
road which is the termination of said road
And whereas, Sim Taylor, J. E Fem and
Thos Gordon were appointed and ordered to
meet at the beginning of said road on the 18th
day of April, 1878. at 10 a. m :, to view and
locate said read, and to give to all parties
a hearing.
BY order of the Board of County Commits
sionSrs. WIZ F. EWING 10 CLERK
April 18th, 1878. ls&I9
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

The Democrats seem to be in
much trouble about Democratic
Congressman Glover, and his Demo
cratic investigating committee. The
committee was raised early in the
session to "smOke out" Republican
rascality for the coming campaign,
but so far the fish caught are De-
mocratic. The Washington Post
tDem. has this to say about Glover
"Mr. Glover's sneaks are now threaten
ing 20 throw some u I'D on MIR. Adams,
Clerk Of the House. II all the Democrats
who happen to be obnoxious 10 Mr..
Glover and his sneaks would plead guilty
10 grand larceny at once, MIR. Glover and
his nneakA might ind time to investigate
some Republican rascality.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

PARIS, April q. One hundred
thousand foreigners have already ar
rived to witness the ceremony of the
opening of the Exposition Wednesday
next, May 1st. The price of living has
advanced. but not to the extent thai
was feared. The Exposition will mo-
be in full trim until the beginning o.
June.
CINCINNATI, O., April 27.-The ma.
tional executive committee of the SO.
cialistic labor. party are out in a card
denying that any branch or section o.
that party is supplied with arms OF
undergoing military drill in Chicago
or elsewhere, as charged in the dis
patches from Chicago few days ago
They claim their organization to b.
purely political.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The Mrs
Rutherford B. Hayes Temperance So.
ciety dropped the name of organiza-
ton, on the ground that, although
Mrs. Hayes discountenanced wine a.
the Duke Alexis and other dinners at
the Executive Mansion, she counter.
anced the use of claret punch at din
ner on an excursion steamer on Della.
ware Bay during the recent Presiden.
tial trip.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

The Democratic heart warns not at the
mention Of Tilden. Many Of the leading
Southern papers say Mr.. Tilden will not
be accepted rs the candidate in 1880 on
any terms. And even the New York Ex-
press sneers at the idea of Tilden being
again candidate.
Il would seem to be, from the
above, exceedingly unpopular with
the Democratic press Tor q Demo
cratic 'smelling" committee to be
honest enough to Investigate its
own political thieves and scoundrels.
That is not what said smelling COM
mittee was expected to do, and so
far It has made rather sad campaign
work for our Democratic friends.
No wonder they go for poor
Glover.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
The war OurlooIE

The European situation progress.
ses slowly but steadily toward wal
between England and Russia. Eng.
land especially continues her pre-
parations for a gigantic struggle
and gives every evidence that shs
will, unless Russia backs down
eventually open war which will
test the almost resources of both
powers. Over $4,000 of the home
reserve militia have come forward
for active service. The native troops
in India are said to be enthusiastic
for shipment to Turkey, and large
feet of transports is now being
loaded with them at Calcutta. The
Turks already show evidences Of
encouragement to renew the fight
with Russia the moment that Eng
land will give her active aid, and
there is no doubt but that they will
make another desperate struggle as
soon as that aid is actually given.
The Russian preparations are not so
public, but then she has her army
already in the field, aud is Of course
In full fighting trim so far as the
land is concerned, while her iron
cIads hope to defend her Baltic ports,
and privateers are to be legalized.
England proposes to capture the lat
ter by putting 100 fast sailing steam
ere into active service. The Turk
ish commanders at Shumla and
Varna refuse to surrender those
places in accordance with the
present armistice, and the Russians
have not attempted to enforce their
claims. Gen. Todleben has taken
before Constantinople,
and Grand Duke Nicholas has gone
To ST. Petersburg. 1t looks as
though the war would begin In 3
.nonIh OK two &c the furthest,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

An Atchison telegram of the 30th
ult., says the Great Wabash railroad
company, which has the finest road
and best equipages in the west, has
rendered the Kansas Editorial As
ISOLATION, which meets in annual
session in Atchison next month, an
excursion to Pnt-in-Bay, and that
Col. John A. Martin, editor of the
Champion, and President of the As
ISOLATION, accepted the invitation on
behalf Of the editors.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

Ex-Gev. Robinson publishes letter
in the Kansas Spirit, to the effect that
there is no use in Kansas for third
party, and that greenbaek men can
best subserve their wishes by voting
for republican greeDback candidates.
In other words, he considers that the
republican party has in Kansas come
up to the greenback standpoint, and
he can therefore enter it's ranks and
ofou fharn
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

The Detroit Tribune says that
Bishop McCroskry has demanded
that 8 court of inquiry shall be in
stituted to inquire into all the mat
tiers appertaining to those charges
He has sent on from New York his
nephew, Mr.. Cleveland, a lawyer Of
note, to take charge of his case
which will be speedily tried, the
court must report to the house oil
bishops, which meets early in June
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

The Erie railroad was sold at auc-
ton in New York, on the Oath ult., for
Sc, 900, 900, to Ex-Gov. Morgan, who
represented the English directors who
favor the reconstruction scheme. This
includes all the property of tn road,
in which probably ten times that
amount of money has been sunk by
different sets of stockholders.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
YOUNG HIGHLANDER

Win make the coming season at my farm,
three miles south OF Americus- insurance
SO, due when the mare IS known TO be with
foaf- II mare Is parted with before she Is
known 20 be with foal the owner viii be held
responsible for service OF the horse. All care
win be taken 70 prevent accidents hut Will
not be responsible should any occur.
Young HlGn{1nder IS red bay sixteen
hunzlred pounds. z5-sf LEWIS HAE El<.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

Additional bank circulation to
the amount of S7,459,620 was issued
TO natl onal banks during April. AS
the whole amount issued under the
free. circulation clause of the re-
sumption act since its passage Jan.
i, 1875, Is only about A millions, IL
will be seen that this is a movement
ahead in the increase of national
hank circulation.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03
There is much DISQUALIFICATION e,

There is much dissatisfaction ex-
pressed in the papers of the State
that Hon. George A. Crawford, OF
Fl. Scott, an old, tried and able
friend of Kansas, the man who did
more than any other one to make
our Centennial display an honor and
success, was not given the Paris
Commissienership. His appoint.
ment would have been fit one. He
has ability and culture, and deserved
the place. When the Baker ap-
pointment comes to be understood,
and the manner of making it, there
will be some warm work.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

A delegation of southern Sena-
tors and Representatives visited
Boston on the 9th, and were warm
iy received and Hospitality enter
tanned by the State and city officers
and citizens. The visitors were
Senators Morgan and Jones, and
Representatives Carlisle, Ellis,
Yates, Clark, Lapor, Young, Moore
and Goode. Gov. Rice, Senator
Gordon and Gov. Hooker, made
the principal speeches, all avoiding
politics, and speaking for an IN
divided and prosperous union.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

kilograms from Wheeling, West
Virginia, Cincinnati and Toledo,
Ohio, Detroit, Cassopalis, Plymouth,
Pontiac, Michigan and Sidney, H.
Hnois, on the "a, also relate much
damage done by very heavy wind
and rain storms of that day.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

NOTICE is hereby given: That petition
Lyon county, Kansas, at the ONCE of said
court in the city of Emporia. on the 18th day
of May, 1878. at 10 O'Clock a. M, for the sale
of the following real estate belonging to the
estate of 8. G. BrittOn, deceased, for the pur-
pose OF paying the debts due from said estate,
to-wit; Lots numbered l, 2, 8, 10, IL and u,
In block No. 49, in the town of Hartford, and
lot No. "a on Walnut street in the town of
Attica, all in Lyon county, Kansas.
lS-2t w. p. GOULD. Administrator
of the estate of s. G. Triton. deceased.-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

the tornado in Iowa and Illinois
April 81, carried houses, contents,
people, barns, cattle, and trees, up
intothe air and out of sight. On
the oath very destructive tornado
cleared track near Rome, Georgia,
and the same day heavy storms did
great damage in eastern Arkansas,
western Tennessee, Western Vir-
glnis, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michi-
gan. This is q cyclone year.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-03

Alexander Mcdonald, formerly
of Kansas" then of Arkansas, where
he was q carpet-bsg U. S. Senator,
and was rich and handsome, is bust
ed bad. His liabilities are stated at
$285, 900, and assets-"echo answ ers,
Where2"