The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-30

at lola, lately. One OF them was captured
at Fort Scott.
Five or SIX buildings, including sever
al stores, were destroyed by fire at Queen
emo last week.
Seven houses have been broken into in
Humboldt during the past week, for the
purpose Of theft.
Hon. John Guthrie is being talked of as
candidate for the Legislature from
Shawnee county.
Rev. j. II. Vincent, the we'll known
Sunday school man, is to lecture soon in
various parts of the State.
The Catholics Of st. Marys have just
upon tower near the college.
A tramp laid down on the NJ. X. & T.
track below Urbana, last week, and was
run over and killed while asleep.
Mrs. B. F. Squirting, of COffeyville, COM
mitted suicide by taking poison, August
10th. A fit of melancholy was the cause.
A young fellow arrested for horse-steal-
ing at Humboldt, escaped from Jail last
week, and stole another horse the same
night.
Hiram Telshaw was shot and killed at
Clyde last Sunday, by Michael Priest,
with whose wife Telshaw was too init
mate.
Two freight trains eolIided at Manhat-
tan last week. Two carloads of wheat
were badly scattered, but no one was in
jured.
A carpenter at Columbus, while at
work on the Presbyterian church there,
was seriously injured by falling from a
scaffold.
Prof. 81. NJ. Waters, formerly Superin-
tendent of the Wyandoite schools, now q
resident of Illinois, was lately Frustrated
by paralysis.
A man named Sullivan was murdered
at Parsons, last Thursday, by one Tim
Hiland. Both parties were under the in
fiuence of liquor.
The Pottawatomie Chief says young
man in Topeka lost his bride, the other
day. She smelt whisky in his breath and
left him at the altar.
The government appropriation for river
improvements at Leavenworth is now be-
ing expended Two boats and seventy
five men are at work.
Big creek is to be damned at Hays City
and a three story Touring mill erected.
The citizens agree to give $1,000 when
the mill Is completed.
A boy by the name of Byers, about Il
years old, was killed in the Holton yards,
Tuesday afternoon, while an extra train
was switching, by falling between two
cars.
The Burlingame Chronicle says the
Baptists Of that city are moving to erect
tower and spire to their church edifce
in that city, and also to purchase a bell
for the same.
The Regents of the State University, al
late special meeting, appointed r. o.
Marvin as assistant to Prof. Miller, and
rendered lectureship on geology to Prot
Nudge, of Manhattan.
The Congreg ational society of Iude
pendence, at recent meeting, extended
a call to the Rev. Frank e. Scovil, Of
Wellsville, New York. He is a graduatf
of Amherst College, and of the New YorE
Theological School.
The Allen county Commissioners have
refused to make levy to meet the tax OF
the county's subscription to the L. L. 4
G.. stock. The $3.50 stock of the county
was transferred to the company some tim,
ago for the consideration OF 81.
James Allison, boy about seventeen
years old, entered the houses Of VIM
Twissel and J.. L. Lemon, about one mill
west of Parkerville, during the absenc,
worth of property, including clothing, /.
silver watch and money.
]. B. ReadIy, Of Charleston, Greenwood
county, is reported missing. He went {,
Humboldt one day last week, and being
last seen in company with a stranger, fou
play is suspected. A man and woman
have been arrested on suspicion of being
concerned in his disappearance.
The Republican & Democrat says tina
the Morris County State Bank Is ixeC
fact, the stock being about all subscribed
and so per cent. paid in. Its organization
was perfected Thursday, Major b. q
Whiting, As Knowles w ssten Arnold
David C.. Webb. BENZ. &. Scott, FraneI
M. Chase and Lewis Mead being electet
President, and Weston Arnold Cashier.
The Troy Chief says that A. z. Jeffries
residing near Highland, came to his dealt
on Tuesday morning, in the following
| aho-kfnO uaauuap. No had haar 60 u;ob
land station, having ridden a mule. Be
ing about to return home, he united tn
mule, and placing his hand in the leop &
the end OF the halter, he was about Z
mount, when the nuIs became frightene'
and ran, jerking the loop tightly arounl
Mr.. Jeffries' wrist. The animal ran abou
. mile before he was stopped. Mr.. JEFF
fries was found to be dead, all his cloth
ing torn on, and his body pounded to
jelly. The deceased leaves . family O
fourteen children.
Hays City Sentinel: Martin BesgaI,
Russian living on the Smoky, south o
u Hays, drew . gun out OF q wagon, muzzI
first, as usual last Monday evening, whei
is Was discharged the ball passin
through and shatterIng the shin-bone G
his right leg, and inflIctfng flesh woun
in the thigh or his mother, who was nea
BY.
at has been decided In the DEstrtc
Court in Allen county that the owner {
baFbed wire fence is liable for damage
. done TO stock by reason Of said fence.o
The above item we find floating aroun
among our State exchanges. There ha
been no s'barb wire csse' before the DIi
trict Court OF this county. The Justic
Court Of this township did try q "bar
wire damage 70 a hoFseo case, but th
Judgment was influenced by some agree
ment between the parties. There wa
nothing in the decision that would afes
the EaWfulness CT the fence. or in any wa
make it . ''test case lola Register.
4 A man at Sedgwick owns two house
, on one lot. He occupies one himself, an
! leases the other. the lease particular
: stating that he gives possession Of los n
81 for certain length Of time; and nol
. his willy tenant presents his bill Tor ser
, enty odd dollars for the rent OF bis ow
t{khe landlordSa4 house