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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-01
Proceedings of Congress.
MONDAY, JAN. 21.

@AO&NOA OANs AAs
In the Senate MIR. Conkiing offered
petitions from Ulster, Livingston,
Orange, and other counties of New
York, in favor of .remonetizing silver.
Bills introduced to establish q mint at
Indianapolis, Ind, to make silver legal
tender for One-half of all debts to give
steamship mail subsidy between the
United States and Brazil; and other
bills. The Michigan State grange Pc
titiOned for law to protect innocent
purchasers of patented articles, from
prosecution. Mr.. Plumb introduced
bill to improve the Usage river in Kan
sas and Missouri. Mr.. Jones of Flor
ida spoke in favor of silver, as did Mr..
COckrel, of Mo-, who presented very
elaborate legal argument, quoting ali
the laws on the subject. The Senate
then accepted an invitation to attend
commemorative services in honor OF
King Victor Emanuel, of Italy. and
adjourned.
In the House large number of bills
were introduced, among them were to
prevent the manufacture, Importation
or sale of intoxicating liquors in the
District of Columbia; 3 constitutions
amendment to provide for the issue of
legal tender notes and the amount
thereof; by Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, for
the relief of actual settlers on the Sac
and Fox Indian lands; for land grant
for railroad from Bismarck to the
Black Hills. A motion to suspend the
rules to take up the bill to make green
backs receivable tor custom duties was
defeated, 154 to SO, not two-thirds.
Adjourned without accepting the invi-
tation to attend the commemorative
services in honor of Victor Emanuel.
TUESDAY, JAN. q.
In the Senate more petitions from
New York State in behalf of silver and
against resumption, were presented.
The statue of Ex-Gov. VIM. King, of
Maine, was accepted and speeches
made by Senators Blaine, Hanlin and
Dawes, the latter in reply to q short
criticism by Blaine on the conduct OF
Massachusetts toward Mr.. King, and
the disloyal record Of that State
generally.
The house adopted a resolution TO
have the coIamittee on banking and
currency ascertain the actual amount
of gold and silver coin, and other cur
rencys in the vaults of national banks,
government treasury, &C., and get all
obtainabIe information which viii
throw light on the pracsicabiIity Of re-
Stunning specie payment. The King
statue was accepted, and the bill 70
regulate commerce and navigation de-
baEed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. ..
In the Senate Blaine offered bin IS |
3 substitute for the Bland silver bill.
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The Popular bon.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Secretary
Sherman is very much gratified at
the popularity of his new scheme of
placing the four per cent bonds in
this country, and its success so far
has been much beyond his expecta-
lions. Although it was announced
that the government would not re-
ceive subscriptions until the 25th
inst, there have already been receiv-
ed at the Treasury Department sub
scriptions for nearly $lO00,O00. and
these from the subscribers direct,
aud include none made through
banks and bankers. the commjs-
aioners of the State School Ennd OF
Kansas have subscribed for $500, :
700 ia bonds. A New York trust
company has asked for $500, COO, aud
smaller amounts are asked Tor in
different parts of the country for an
investment of trust i1nds- In re-
sp0nse 20 vario1s inquiries, Secreta-
~ Sherman says that persons deal
log with the department direct, and
0uving bonds 20 the amount of
81 goo, will be allowed the one
fourth Of / per cent discount, or
commission allowed TO banks.
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81. Louis, Jan. "A "A number OF
merchants OF. this city propose TO
hold q meeting in q few. days, to in
augurate resumption, of specie pay
ment. The purpose Is to give gold,
silver and currency in equal proper
tons in making change 10 pUrchas-
ers of goods up to various specified
amounts. All merchants favorable
to the movement are ,inYited to at
tend the meeting.
The isaa sort Of blind progress
toward putting into practice the
common sense proposition that gold,
silver and greenbacks should be
equally legal tender at the debtors
option, for all debts, with free coin
age for the two former, and consti.
tulionally regulated issue of the lat
ter. st-
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BANK FAILURE.

The First National Rank of
KanaS City Gone Under.
Considerable stir was made here
Wednesday morning, on receipt of
the news of the failure of the Fret
National bank of Kansas City; not
that any one here has suffered
by the collapse, but because the ON
GERS of the bank were we'll and ia
vorably known here. It will be re-
membered that this bank suspended
during the panic of the fall of 1873,
but arrangements were made by
which it continued business. We
are informed that it has been con-
sidered in an unsafe condition for
some time, and that in conseq uence
Of this feeling the business has been
gradually decreasing, until the re-
suit is as above announced.
The officers publish the following
card to "the publie:"
At 9 meeting of the Board of Di.
rectors of the First National Bank
of Kansas City, held this evening
it was voted that the bank discon.
l inue business.
This step is rendered necessary by
he shrinkage in our deposits o.
over $350,00O within the last few
lays, added 10 the continuous very
arge reductions of the last few
months, aggregating q much largel
amount, and by the prospect of I
continuance of the prevalent none
tary distrust.
The affairs of tho bank will b
apidly liquidated, and deposition
nay rest assured that in due tim,
hey will be paid In full.
Fl. M. Holden, Pres't.
E. H. ALLEN, V. Pres't.
NJ. w. STCLAIR, Cashier
Kansas City, Jan. %, 1878.
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STATE News.

Blackleg is killing cattle in Waubaun-
see county.
The Kansas Pacific is filing its ice
houses along the road with ice from
the Rocky mountains.
Blackleg raging fatally among the
cattle in Cloud county.
A committee representing a large
Boston colony is now in Kansas look
ing for location. They propose to
buy tract of 100000 acres.
A whisky-drinking social club, at
Girard, Incorporated under the laws
of Kansas has been tried before the
district court of Crawford county, fol
selling liquor without license and
found guilty.
Squire Plnkerton, of Clay county,
aged 20 years, last year raised 1000
bushels of corn and 2O0 bushels of cas-
tor beans, doing all the work alone.
Frank Jordan has obtained a judg,
ment of $4,000 against the city Of
Atchison, for injuries sustained from
defective sidewalk.
The fees payable at the United
States land Office upon the entry of Sc
acres of government land have been
reduced one-half.
A party of Dodge city hunters re-
turned from the range last week, after
killing 1900 buffalo in seven weeks
hunt.
Mr.. J. L. Thurber, of Michigan
Valley, Usage county, recently killed
a two-year old hog weighing 1,l04
pounds.
The Office of central superintendent
of the Indian affairs at Lawrence, has
been discontinued by order of the pres
ident.
A wealthy New York man recently
paid the Atchison, Topeka 6 Santa Fe
railroad $35O'for special train of an
engine and Pullman car from Topeks
to Pueblo. The distance-6l4 miles
was made in Is hours. A wife on the
point of death at Manitou was the
cause of the haste, and he got to heI
twenty minutes before she died.
The Commonwealth says that Gov
Anthony will not be a candidate q. s.
Senator to succeed MIR. Ingalls,, but
that he will be candidate for re-eIee-
ton as Governor.
The 62-inch drive wheels of loca-
motive makes 163, 4S7 revolutions in
going from Topeka to Pueblo. a dis
tance OF 56S miles.
The Atchison jailor whose throat
was cut by Shipley is still alive. When
be entered the cell 'Shit made pass
at him with large razor and cut his
throat from ear to ear, severing the
main artery and the wind pipe COM
pletely. The jallor had presence OF
mind enough to hold his head level
and press the severed parts of his neck
together, so that there was scarcely a
drop of blood lost. He has been kept
in an upright position since, not being
allowed to lie down moment. There
are good prospects for his recovery.
Should he live it would be the second
case of the most remarkable recovery on
record, the case of D. r. Anthony
being the other.
J. w. Miller, the present postmaster
at Clay Center, sent in his resignation,
but before it reached Washington the
president had nominated him TO be his
own successor.
New beds of the finest red Ochre
have been discovered on the line of
the K. c., B. 6 s. F. railroad, on Wolf
creek, miles northeast of Burlington.
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The RIchest Men.

The four richest men in the world
are supposed to be Mackey, the CAL
ifornia mine owner, Baron Roths-
child, Senator Jones, of Nevada, and
the duke of Westminster. Mackey
and Jones are examples of luck,
they having been made rich by the
immense yield of their mines.
Rothschild dates his fortune, or his
fathers fortune which he inherits,
from about the beginning of the
present century, and il consists
mostly of sccum ulated interest; and
the Duke of Westminster inherited
bis estate. The income of the four
men is estimated as follows:
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Americas.

Pleasant weather, but plenty OF
mud.
Mr.. Seth Davis has purchased the
Pickering property, and is refitting it
preparatory to moving to it.
Commissioner Wood is making some
marked improvements on his resi-
dence.
The string band is making rapid
progress, and is already giving con-
certs in the neighboring districts.
Jacob Koessinger, our energetic
wagon maker, has just completed 3
buggy for l.. A. Wood, which for good
workmanship is hard to beat.
We notice that during these muddy
times, some farmers, thoughtless, leave
the street and drive their teams along
the side track, thereby cutting up the
ground, and rendering it almost i'm.
passible tor the citizens to get about
| Now this should not be done, oul
streets are well graded and tolerabiy
good even in wet time, and the team
srers and horsemen should use them
and leave the side track for foot pas
sengers.
Mr.. sutton is making repairs upol
his property, and DR.. Ross is prepar
ing to erect a substantial stone resi-
denee.
Mr.. Aitken and family were yer
agreeably surprised one evening las
week by their neighbors, who came i
with plenty of good things to eat, an
pleasant evening they enjoyed &c
gether.
Among our enterprising citizens
F. S. Domm. His description of Amer
icus in the Ledger, last week, Wa
good, and every one should read it.
G.
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The War PracGIcan

HE War Practically Over.
The war news since our last issue
does not include fighting of any con-
sequence, the Russians quietly ad-
vsncing without opposition toward
Constsntinople, but not as yet APP
peariDg in force beyond Adriano-
pie. Meanwhile the Turkish dele
gates to secure an armistice are in
daily negotiation with Grand Duke
Nicholas at his army headquarters,
and England and other European
powers are waiting in ignorance
aud apprehension as to what kind of
terms of peace Russia will exact and
Turkey submit to. The rumered
demands of Russia are, the indie
pendence of Servis, Roumania and
Montenegro, with some additions
to their respective territories, vari-
Gus reforms in Bulgaria and other
Turkish, provinces, the governors of
them to be appointed by Turkey,
subject to the approval of the great
powers, and the payment to Russia
OF $1OO.O00.O00 Indemnity. Russia
to hold Erzeroum, Batoum and
Kars until said indemnity is paid /;
and last that Grand Duke Nicholas
with part of the Russian army shall
march, l. ! through Constantinople,
where the treaty Of peace shall be
finally signed. Turkey hesitates to
only in regard to the latter humilia-
tien. England growls but has 30
far taken no action toward engage
ing the war and saving CONSTANT
nOple from the tread OF the Musco-
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another Gold BuwPI.nea !

= mother Gold bug Pinned I'm.
One of the commonly accepted
assertions of the day is that silver
dollars had practically gone out OF
nse and were not being coined In
1873, when their coinage was forbid
den. This is simply q lie. Senator
Cockerell, of Missouri. in his speech
of Jan. 23d, in the Senate, showed
that it was gold, not silver coinage
which had practically been aban
doned. We quote the Inter-O Oceans
report:
Mr.. Cockerell then quoted extern
sively from statistics, showing the
coinage of gold and silver, and cali
ed particular attention to the follow
Ing figures: The coinage OF the SILL
yer dollar in 1868 was $54,SOO; il
1869, 1921, $50; in 1870, 1888, sos; il
1871, $657,92 il 1872, 81, liz, 296 /;
and in 1873, up to the time that sill
YER was demonetized. the coinage
amounted to 1917, 155. Had coinage
been continued that year IL would
have amounted to Sl,57l, 102. These
facts were not mere assertions. They
showed q rapid and wonderful in
crease in silver coinage. The gold
coinage in 1868 was $l0,55O; in 1S-
50. SIS, 295 in 1870, $93, 300; in 1871,
$3.50; in 1872, S1.O3O; IN 1873,
Sass, O00s In 1874, $32362O; and In
1875, il fell to the enormous sum OF
$40 90.
Mr.. Bayard inquired If the Sena-
Ator in preparing his table had MOI
counted each piece OF silver coined
as q dollar. Did not the tables
show that the Yalne of gold coined
was i've times asmuch AZ that OF
silver !? ---.rs ~7f
Mr.. Cockerell replied that his Ia
bles were correct. He knew that
assertions had been Published in
newspapers and made in speeches,
and went forth as facts, though they
" ere nottrne. The government Of
ficiAls had falsified facts.
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Rothschild. Mackey,

Under the decision of Attorney Gen.
eral OF the United States, that Gov
eminent advertising could be paid for
at no greater rate than forty cents per
tolio OF one hu ndred words for the first
insertion and twenty cents for each
subsequent one, most of the leauing
newspapers refused to continue adver-
eisisg at those rates, and the depart
ments were compelled 70 resort TO post
ers and circulars, sent through the
mails TO dealers in articles required,
and 20 others interested. Il has been
found that this system costs considera-
bic more than the rates allowed under
the Attorney Generals decision, while
the advertisements reach only q small
portion of the people who will be
reached through the columns of a
newspaper. a bill has, therefore, been
prepared in the War department.,
authorizing the payment of CONNER
ctal rates Tor notices, proposals tor COLI
tracts and all advertisements required
for the Executive or Judicial Depart
ments OF the observation-disclosures
rates TO be contracted for when exped :
lent. This may be deemed fair test
Of the utility Of advertising, as COM
pared with the popular mode of distrib-
ating hand-bills and circulars; and &c
cannot be doubted thar the meney de-
voted 90 that sort OF advertising By
business men would be much more ef-
teesiVe IL devoted judici0HsIy % adj
vertistng In papers circulating In the
city, town or districs which they de-
sire 90 reach.
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The wife OF Dr.. Moynahan, of Col
fax township, Cloud county, recently
made present of pistol 60 a six year
old son of Henry Varney, and was
showing him how to operate it, not be-
ing aware that it was loaded. She
pulled the trigger and the pistol went
off, the ball taking effect in the corner
OF his right eye and taking q down
ward course. 1t is possible that the
child will recover. but not at all prob
able. Giving q child pistol is a nice
thing to do anyway.
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The following letter shows that the
Cherokee land strip at the south line OF
the State of Kansas, is now in market
for settlers: ..c..,,,.-
WAsHINGroN, d. c., Jan. IL, 1873.
FRIEND ScoTTs 49, The Cherokees
have accepted the bill providing for a
sale of the Strip to actual settlers for
one year, at lbs per acre; and all re-
naming unsoldT at the expiration OF
1 e, the highest bidder, at not less than
$1.00 per acre. The Secretary has d.
rected the land Office to proceed at
once to carry out this law.
.saslql THoMAs RYAN.
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One of the oldest New Y ork bank.
ere, In speaking of the large humble
of recent failures in the East, says
that almost every one brings to Iigh
some new form of deception OF
fraud. New York is the great ma
tional hot-bed of thieves, gamblers
frauds and corruptionists, and ye
claims the exclusive prerogatiVe o
running the financial interests o.
the country.
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The Stone Man Comes to Grief

The Stone MAN Comes TO Grief
Our readers all know about the
discovery of the stone man in Colo
RADIO a few months ago. We. ex-
pressed the opinion at the time that
the proximity of the prince of hum
bugs, Barnum, to the discovery, was
3 very suspicious circumstance, and
this proved true, as the following
expose from the New Y ork Tribune
shows. The humbug has exploded
sooner than we expected, and "sci-
ence,' has received fearful back-set.
The wonderful stone man has been
on exhibition in eastern cities, as
the petrified remains of a human
being of heroic size. The expose OF
the Tribune reads thus:
The "man" was made in Elkland.
g mountainous town in Northern
Pennsylvania, by George Hull, the
maker of the Cardiff Giant. The
figure was composed of ground
stone, ground bones, clay, plaster,
blood, eggs, and other materials,
which were moulded into proper
shape and baked ia a kiln. Tt is said
Hull spent ten or twelve thousand
dollars in this scheme. Then P. T.
Bsrnum, the Snowman, became in
terested in the plot, and the ''man'
was boxed and sent to him at Bridge
port, Ct. 1t was marked "fine ma
chinery." Barnum decided that the
image should be taken to Colorado
to be discovered" and it was put
In charge of Hull, who occupied six
W eeks in burying it. Turtles, fish
es, and other "small game" were
moulded out of the same materials
as the giant and buried near him, SO
that the shock of his discovery
might be softened, as it were. One
Conant, who was selected to be the
discoverer, got position as station
agent on the Santa Fe railroad, so as
to seem to have some excuse for be-
ing in the neighbOrhood. In Au-
/ gust Barnum went to Colorado, os-
tensibly to look after his stock farm
and lecture on temperance, but real
ly to be on hand when the grand
discovery was made. This was
/ done according 10 the pre-arrangeo
plan, and Mr.. Bsrnum promptly of
fered $4,000 for the "find." When
the incredulous people began to
laugh, Barnum offered $4,000 to
any one who could prove that the
giant was made by chisel. He had
Them there. Then came the scien-
tiflc test. Prof Taylor bored into
the arm of the giant, and Hull, hav-
ing learned that q certain kind OF
crystal should be found there, by
sleight Of hand changed one that he
had obtained for the dust OF the
boring implement which was first
handed him by the Professor. Bar
num had the stone man brought
East, and it's subsequent history is
known. This lie held to be one OF
his most stupendous humbsgs.
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Bids for the County Poor Farm.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the
~ County Clerk is authorized to receive
dds fer the care of the county poor farm up
70 February 18th, 1878, at 10 a. m
persons putting IN bids for the county Door
farm must conform in the terms Of their con-
tract TO the following specifications. to-Wit:
BIDDER to do all work necessary to be done
on the farm In the raising and caring for
crops; and at his own expense furnish all
necessary help TO do the work in and about
the proper care and management OF the farm
ana p0or-house; and to furnish at his own ex-
pense the necessary steams to cultivate the
tarIn IN good and workmanlike manner; and
70 take proper care OF all stock and otter
property belonging to the county; and to
turn over the proceeds OF ali crops raised on
the garden vegetables as may be necessary to
be used In the family OF the overseer on his
table; and 70 make report at the end of the
year OF the amount Of crops on said farm dur
Ing the year ending at that date; and at the
enoo1 each quarter submit to the Board or
County Commissioners an itemized statement
OF all provisions. feed and produce purchased
or raised on said poor-farm during the quar-
ter, together with amount actually used and
amount remaining on hand; and to manage
governed by, such rules and regulations as
the Board of County Commissioners may see
mt 70 require or adopt or prescribe; to take
care Of every thing in and about said poor
70 furnish meals to the paupers regularly,
and to control and govern them without OPP
preston or Partially, ard to exact such work
from pauperS as they may be able to perform.
The county 70 furnish such teams only
as are actually employed. and necessarily
county poor-fsrul, and to furnish such farm
ing implements as are necessary to be used Ia
ana about the proper arrangements Of the
farm. SGT w. r. EWIKG, Co. Clerk
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Mr.. Thomas Scott is beginning t.
put in his work. It was proved on
Saturday that Calhoun, Benton ana
Clay were subsidizers, and that ex
listing Pacific routes are grindinR
mouopilies. The Texas Pacific par
ty will soon show. it's full strength
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It provides that silver shall be coined
on gold basis, to be legal tender up to
$500, and half legal tender for all
debts above that
The House discussed the navigation
bill, and made eulogistic speeches
about the late Senator Bogy.
THURSDAY, JAN. "a.
The Senate debated the silver ques-
ton, and the House the steamboat
bill.
FRIDAY, JAN. %.
The Senate came to 8 vote on
Matthews concurrent resolutions that
it would be lawful and honest to pay
the bonds and all other debts in the
old silver dollar of 4l21S grains, and
alter voting down ali amendments,
adopted them by a vote 43 to ..
Adjourned to Monday.
The House has passed the steamboat
and navigation bill, 1877 to so, and had
a long and exciting debate over the
bill to permit distilled spirits to stay in
bond to July l, 1879.
| SATURDAY, JAN. 20.
Senate not in session. The House
debated the silver bill.
MONDAY, Jan. 20.
In the Senate Mr.. Voorhees, pres ent-
ed petitions from l, 200 citizens of Al.
bany, n. Y, for silver and repeal o
the resumption law. Mr.. z. B. Blunt
introduced bill to dispose of public
timber, and timber lands. Mr.. More
made a long speech against silver
Adjourned.
In the House great many new bill
were introduced, and resolution no
: TO subsidize anything or anybody, wal
adopted by vote of 179 to So. Tn
House then took up and passed with
out debate the Matthews silver resolu
tons by vote of 1s9 to 20. AID
journed.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 80.
In the Senate Mr.. Plumb introduce
) o bill to repeal certain acts and part
} OF acts taxing deposits in saving
1 banks. Carpenters painting of Lin
l.. coin and his cabinet was accepted
5 43 to z. The Bland silver bill was de
8 bated, and Mr.. Burnside submitted a
] amendment to increase the number {
: grains in the silver dollars from 4121
to 420. Adjourned.
r In the House Mr.. Butler presente
y a petition from the Norfolk Unitaria
e church conference against silver, an
, had the clerk read the second chaptt
e of ST. john in regard to Christ drivin
v the money changes out of tile tempt
;. in reply to the petition. A rule to e1
s clude all passes admitting people to IL
= floor of the House, was adopted. AZ
: | iOurned