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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-06
Born sTRIKE FOR L1BERTY.

Mr.. o. A. Wilson, freighting between
Wichita and Cheyenne, who arrived in
this city last Thursday, gave us an &C
count of a thrilling adventure with a
couple of horse thieves, in which they
got away with our law and order friends
About the first of the month some stock
was stolen from the Wichita agency and
the owner followed on the trail to Cald.
well, but not finding them, returned
leaving description of the thieves and
the stock with the officers at Caldwell
On or about the 18th inst. the constable
at the latter place, arrested his men, one
white man, named Scott, and the other
a half breed, shackled them and started
for Fort Reno with them in the stage.
The constable, driver, Mrs. Haines q
lady passenger, and Mr. Todd, the agent
of the stage line, and the thieves COM
prised the entire party. Nothing unusu-
al occurred until the stage arrived with
in two miles of Skeleton Rancho; while
it was stopped to water the mules, Mr..
Todd and the constable got out to stretch
their legs. The driver was busy watering
his team. The thieves took advantage of
the opportunity, to make an, effort for
their freedom. Scott drew off his boots
and the shackIes with them, they having
been placed over his boots, and then
helped to release his companion in
crime. They then got possession of the
guns which were carelessly left within
reach in the forward boot of the coach.
Getting out they got the drop on
the three defenseless men, and Or
dered them to give up their money,
watches, overcoats, &c. They then or
dered MIR. Todd to mount each one of the
mules and try mis- pace and riding quail
ties up and down the road until they
were satisfied which of the four they
would select for the rest of their Journey.
The half breed seemed determined to
kill Mr.. Todd, but Mrs. Haines, the lady
passenger, plead for his life, telling the
scOundrel that Mr.. Todd had large and
helpless family depending upon him,
and moved by his native gallantry or by
a spark of humanity yet left, he finally
consented to spare the life of his captur-
er. They then, with all the fire arms, to-
gether with the rest of their booty,
mounted the best two of the mules and
rode off down the Chisolm trail on their
way to that safe refuge of great scoun-
drels, northwestern Texas, leaving their
late keepers considerably crest fallen,
minus their valuables, half of their team,
and what was of greater importance,
their prisoners. The constable returned
to Caldwell sadder but wiser man, and
the stage finished its trip to the Agency
This is one of the boldest escapes on
record in that section, and could only
have been accomplished through the in
excusable carelessness of the officer in
charge of them.-Wichita Beacon.
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REc0MMENDATIoN OF A Boy,

A gentleman advertised for boy to
assist him in his Office, and nearly fifty
applicants presented themselves to him.
One of the whole number he in short
time selected, and dismissed the rest.
81 should like to know said friend,
ION what ground you selected that boy
who had not a single recommendation"
"You are mistaken said the gentle
man; she had great many. He wiped
his feet when he came in, and closed the
door after him, showing that he was
careful. He took off his hat when he
came in, and answered my questions
promptly and respectfully, showing
that he was polite and gentlemanly.
He picked up the book which l had
purposely laid on the floor and replaced
it upon the table, while the rest stepped
over it or showed it aside; and he waited
patiently for his turn, instead of push
ing, showing that he was honest and Or
derby. When l talked to him, noticed
that his clothes were carefully brushed,
his hair in nice order, and his teeth as
white as milk; and when he wrote his
name, | noticed that his finger nails
were clean instead of being tipped with
jet like the handsome little fellows in
the blue jacket. Don't you call those
letters of Recommendation | do, and
would give more for what I can tell
about boy by using my eyes ten min
utes, than all the fine letters he can
hiring me''
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-06
AN OLD-TIME GRAVE RoBBERY

The robbery of the Stewart vault in
st. Marks churchyard has recalled to
the minds of the older residents of Al
bany a similar sacriIege committed in
that city forty years ago upon the vault
of the famous Van Rensselaer, family.
The vault was at that time more than
one hundred years old, and besides con
tanning long line of Van Rensselaer's,
was also the last resting place of Gener-
al Ten Brock and General SCHUYLER.
The robbery took place in May or June,
184S, but was not discovered until JAN
uary of the following year, when men
were sent to the vault to prepare it for
the reception of another casket
The motive for the act was the hope
of obtaining treasure, the vast wealth of
the Van Rensslaers having gwen rise to
an opinion that large amount of treas
ure had been placed there. Years af-
forward, one of the seven robbers made
confession. Three of them, he said,
were placed on guard to give warning of
any discovery, while the remaining four
rified the vault. The hour was about
midnight. Each coffin was moved from
its place, the covers were torn away,
and the crumbling remains despoiled of
whatever that was valuable they contain
ed. The treasure was mostly ornaments
of silver, which were packed in trunks
and shipped westward by the Erie
canal.
Near Syracuse the robbers entered a
piece of woods and melted their silver
into bars. Proceeding thence to New
York, they converted it into cash, and
departed for the south and west. No ar
rests were ever made One of the gang,
being very Ill within a year after the
robbery, confessed to a minister, and
when he recovered went to California.
Another was heard from long afterward
in Paris, where he was arrested for par
ticipation in burglary. Still another
is said by the Albany Times to be living
to-day in the southwestern part of this
state, where he is considered respecta-
Bile old man-New York Tribune
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INeERsoLI's HoRRIBIE DREAMS.

A reporter CHANGED to be passing
through the halls of the Burnet House
yesterday morning, soon after midnight,
and was startled by noise sounding
like the yell of a maniac lost among the
labyrinths of the catacombs. Hurrying
in the direction whence the sound came,
establishment quickened into wonder at
the discovery that the dialogue, or solil-
oquy, or apostrophe, or whatever il was,
continued and came from the room occu-
pied by Colonel Ingersoll. The first tim
pulse was to cry for police, then to send
for doctor, then to summon q bell-boy,
then TO draw nearer and listen. The bell
messenger responded and affirmed that
the valiant Colonel occupied his room
alone, and Immediately after the report
er was assured of the truth of the mes
senger's affirmation. The veil had sub
sided, but words were still audible.
The voice was none other than Inger-
soils. II sounded strange and hollow,
and often cultural. The words were
broken and disconnected. Evidently
Col. Ingersosll was asleep and dreaming
The reporter was in the hearing of q
somnambulist The first words that
caught his ears were: ooh, Father
Abraham Then there was break
and an evident tossing about on rest
less couch, and then followed: II ought
to be saved-Moses in the bulrushes-
believe If all-Polar bear In Ark drink
ing soda water-Jonah swallowed the
whsle-O-o-o-o forgive-sinner!-gr
est among . million-take back lee
lures" a long pause followed, and the
scribe WIS about to turn away when the
solitaire meeting was resumed Believe
in second, third, or even fourth death,
heA-fre, birthstone, resurrection, Homer,
Moses and the Apocalypse. anything.
o, lost sheep. o foTgiTel forgivel for
gIveI Gwos1ehI" With the last snort
we knew the pagan orator had awakened,
and, knowing we had no right to listen
to his wakefnl comments on frightful
dream, we, messenger and scribe, de
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-06

EDITORS NEWS Il noticed in the
Kansas Greenbacker of the 10Th inst,
that the editor of that fat sheet claims
to have been informed by a very worthy
gentleman from this part of the county,
that the Republicans and Democrats,
using the language Of Dennis Kerney,
pooled their issues to defeat an honest
Greenbaeker for the Office of township
trustee, and he goes on at considerable
length to show that the honest G, B. is
lead mine on wheels, &C.; and he
claims that Republicans finding that
they could not elect their candidate, had
him withdraw in favor of the Democrat,
and succeeded in beating the honest G.
B., wounded soldier, by vote of one ;
and the Greenbaeker says they give this
as fact. suppose because Informed
by very worthy man from this part of
the county.
Now, Messrs. editors, wonder who
this worthy man is? And I also won
der If he is not the same man that told
the people of Emporia that at a sale on
Rock creek in July last, there were $50
men present, and in that number there
were only three Republicans present /?
And I wonder if it was not the same
worthy man that at various times this
summer and fall informed the people of
Emporia that Agnes City would cast a
solid Greenback vote please Mr.. John
son, late independent candidate for sher-
iff. Now, Messrs. editors, what is the
use of a man lying when ne knows that
the truth is recorded In black and white ?
Ia the first place the Republicans had no
candidate IN the field. In the second
place, the Greenbackers put out man
for trustee who had been In the county
only since about the first of March, 1878,
and in the third place, it was known
that the fiatists intended to make par
" issue, and If they had only stopped at
that their fight would have been more
honorable than II was 4fh. the Repub-
lie1as and Democrats had sense enough
70 know that with three candidates IN
the field the paper men would elect
their man. Now, all this worthy man
says about his G. B. candidate nlay be
true, but what he says about the MAORI
y OF one, is absolutely false. The vote
for trustee Of a esles City fcHHsili1 stood
# the elections fer z g Edwards IS Tor
B. HILL Suppose that .eassld
give Edwards one 1faELEifz By TIE meth
Cd Of g ersQa Affthsnets4
1sIifch would ssss5Is al Ecais ma
eEFEsiez ~ - zI,14 silHLzig As III G 2. AZ.
Ie1 - ten. Bus ae - len
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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-06
FROM WEALTH 10 POVERTY

One of the saddest and most complete
financial wrecks of the day is that of the
great Sullivant estate The assignee
sale of the personal property took place
last Thursday and Friday, the lands hav-
ing been surrendered to the mortgages.
Everything was disposed of, and today
NJ. L. Sullivant, the great corn king of
the world, is without lands and without
a roof to shelter his family, that he can
call his own. Under the enforced sale
and foreclosure, we learn the estate fail
ed to realize enough to pay the indebt-
edness by 100000. The melting away
of this once kingly estate is remarka-
bic example of chow riches take to them
selves wings" Mr.. Sullivant's farming
operations were on the most colossal
scale in the country, and his failure only
emphasizes the lesson taught By repeated
failures on the part of others, that large
farms do not pay in this country. 1t is
not likely that farming on the scale car
ried on by Mr. Sullivant will ever again
be attempted In this state, and his mag
nificent domain of 40, 900 acres will doubt
less be cut up into numerous small
farms. And while we sympathize with
Mr.. Sullivant in his failure, we cannot
but regard this as the best disposition
to be made of these fine lands They
will furnish homes for several hundIed
happy families.-Gibson Qll.,) Courier.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-06
NEAR H0ME

Bones tumbled from 50 to SIS ton at
Kinsley.
Cattle in Greenwood county are look
ing well.
Cofey county coal in Burlington IS
to 10 cents.
The Burlington Patriot is getting up a
holiday edition. Brown knows how to
do that
Kinsley had city election Nov Goth.
1t was an exciting affair, and 141 votes
were cast E. l. Meeker was elected
mayor.
Greenwood county is to vote, Dec. 80,
on proposition to issue bonds to the
Kansas City, Burlington s. Southwest
ern railway.
Barton cOunty's increase of votes this
year, over last, was larger than. that of
any other county in the state, so the Reg
lister thinks.
James Smith, the new secretary of
state, has rendered the position of chief
clerk to Hon D. W. Wilder. We hope
Web will accept.
The Wichita papers speak favorably
of D. B. Emmert for chief clerk of the
house at the coming session. He would
make good one.
The Burlington Patriot says about
fifty houses are going up in that town,
and that $50 new houses would hardly
meet the demand. We are sincerely glad
of our neighbours prosperity.
1t is reported that three railroad com
panies were interviewing the citizens of
Wellington last week. The trade of
cut figure that attracts the attention of
the public carriers. = Arkansas City
Traveller.
During the quarter ending Sept. 30th,
1878, the Wichita land Office disposed of
the following numberlof acres: No. of fl
ings, $40 or 10000 acres; No. of final
entries, "a or 4, 302 acres; No. of home
stead entries 81 or 1885 acres; No. of
homestead final entries, 11S or 15,424
acres; No. of cash entries, 269, or IS, 04O
acres.-Wichita Beacon.
There were convictions in four case
of felony tried at the last term of court
On Monday last the prisoners were SEN
fenced by the court Clifford, convicted
of stealing a wagon belonging to A. w.
Gleason, sentenced to two years in pen
itentiary. Same convicted of stealing
two horses in Butler county sentenced to
three years from and after expiration OF
first sentence. Boswell convicted of steal.
ing SO head of cattle from p. 8. Burress
went up for five years, and VIM. Cook,
convicted of passing an order for goods
to Holverson s. Leedy, forged on Corbit,
sentenced to one year.-Eureka Herald.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-06
VERY IMPORTANT DEcrs1oN

The decision recently rendered by
Judge Dyer, in the United States court,
with the concurrence of Justice Harlan,
will prove one of the most noted and
quoted, without doubt, on record in the
American books. It creates a complete
revolution in the matter of trade marks,
holding that the acts of congress estab-
fishing proprietary interest in them are
unconstitutional, and declaring that in
the case at issue, brought on alleged in
fringement of trade marks, the court had
no jurisdiction. The case is one of pc
culiar interest, since it reverses the Gus
tom and practice of years, and opens mp
wide field for complication through
the medium of the state courts. The
point upon which the decision is based
Is that the constitutional provision which
permits of patents and copyrights does
not include trade marks, which are not
necessarily the inventions Of the proprie-
tor. and which are of no benefit to the
public when the right expires by limita-
ton, the contrary being the case with
Inventions susceptible of patent and
COPY rights
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mitteess are re most capricious-we will
give you re salary of six hundred dol
lars re year. / plaz re organ; lead re
choir, when 1t viii be lead at all - with
a eomical shrug of his shoulders, 'and /
shall you most cordially recommend
Six hundred dollars Mable May
tripped home as if her light feet were
flying over rose colored clouds, instead
of muddy March pavements. Why, that
was as much as Messrs. Stint s. Scrape
paid Gerald for his drudgery work be-
hind the book-keeper's desk. Six hun
dred dollarsl 1t would double their lit
tie income at once, and enable them to
lay something by for rainy day, and
that comes to every one sooner or later
OIL could it be possible that such good
luck was in store for her?
1t was late one Sunday night, when
Gerald May sat yawning before his soil
tary fire. Mabel had been spending the
day and evening with a friend-or at
least so she said-and Gerald was begin
ming to realize how lonely home was
without its pervading spirit.
At length the door opened, and Mabel
came In, rosy and dimpled, and wrap
ped IN huge shawl.
Have you been gerry lonesome, dear 90
she said, radiantly.
'1'Ve felt Just exactly like Robinson
Crusoe on his desert island, +" said Gerald,
with a grimace. Sand what sort of q
day have you had, little womang"
'Oh, pleasant enough" evasively.
''But tell me, Gerald, how have you Will
ed away the timer
'I've bee to fashionable church. /"
said Mr.. May, "St. Eudocia's, in Magno-
liza square. And must take you there,
Mabel, to hear the musici Why, it's
equal to an oratorio! The tears came
out of my eyes as I listened-it seemed
as If my soul were floating up, and up,
and up, on the current of that divine
melody"
"Was livery fineg' Mrs. Mays face
was turned away as she was fastening 4
loose button in her boot.
''The finest soprano / ever heard"
cried Gerald, enthusiastically. "You
must listen to her, Mabeir
The young wife turned to him with
trimming eyes and cheeks suffused with
crimson.
Gerald, !" said she, "I must tell you
secret I, too, was at st. Eudocia's
church this morning"
And you heard that delicious So
prano"
"Yes-no-I don't know whether did
or not. Gerald" hinging her arms
Il WAS IQ6 soprano dI
st. Eudocia's. Oh, Gerald, forgive me
for keeping you in ignorance so long, but
dared not tell you until I knew posi-
itively that l should either succeed or
fail. And, heaven be praisedI l have
succeeded
Gerald's eyes, too, were full, in spite
of his assumed stoicism.
my little darling" he whispered, ca
ressingly. "And suppose they pay you
some trifing salary F''
"Six hundred dollars year, Gerald"
she answered, with innocent triumph
"WhatP' he involuntarily exclaimed
That's something worth having. Why,
you must be genius, little wifeI"
I'VE can save little money now, dear"
she said, lightly; land you needn't take
any more of that tiresome law copying,
and can hire piano to practice with,
and-and-oh, Gerald, I am so happy!'
For Mabel May had at last succeeded
in attaining the goal of her femenine
ambition, and she wouldn't have envied
Queen that night
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Funny SAYIHas.

1t is hard for some men to understand
the Lord. He calls them to be mechan-
les, and they straightway stumble into a
pulpit.
So many murderers about TO be hanged
shope to meet us all in heaven, that we
have about concluded to start for the 9TH
er place.
As the happy couple were leaving the
church, the husband said to the partner
of his welded life: Marriage must seem
a dreadful thing 10 you; why, you were
all of tremble, and one could hardly
hear you say 4 will" 81 will try and
have more courage, and say it louder
next time" said the blushing bride
"Gloryr' exclaims the Philadelphia
Bulletin. Likewise hallelujah. Also,
to some extent, hurrahl'' It is pleasant
to see enthusiasm curbed down TO dig
nifty like that. Hip, hip, hur-shtop q
leetle !" exclaimed person of German
mind last Tuesday night, deliberately
opening his vest. Wait till | putton
mine sushbender"
A young negro bootblack observed q
neighbor porting wisely over a newspa-
per, whereupon he addressed him thus !.
y ulius, what is you lookin' at dat paper
forS You can't read.' $50 away
cried the other Indignantly; guess I
kin read; rs big enuf fur datn big
enuffi'' retorted the other, scornfully,
"dat amt muffin A cows big enuff to
catch mice, but she can't"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-06

The clerk of Edwards county, Illinois.
comes forward with some sweeping sta
tistics in favor of the anti-lieense systemn
He says:
There has not been q licensed saloon
in this county for over twenty-five wears.
During that time our Jail has not aver
aged an occupant This county never
sent but one person TO the penifentiary.
and that man was sent up for killing his
wife, while drunk on Whiskey obtained
from licensed saloon in an adjoining
county. We have but very few nauDers
In our poor house, sometimes only three
or four. Our taxes are 80 per cent lower
than they are in the adjoining counties
where saloons are licensed. Our people
are prosperous, peaceable, and sober,
there being very little drinking. exceut
near Grayville, licensed town OF Whine
county, near our border. The different
terms OF our circuit court occunv three
or four days each year, and lhen The
dockets arc cleared. Our people are 81
we'll satisfied with the present stels. ~
things that very large majority cf them
would bitterly oppose any effort made
~ favor Of license, under any nifcnn,.
szfu1een
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-06
OVER THE STATE.

En- LIE 04A4Es
Atchison claims population of 5000
Zinc ore has been discovered in Wilson
county.
LeaEenworth is to have a fruit canning
factory.
Fort Scott has a regular organized
band of thieves
Central Branch railroad receipts, one
day, at Atchison, $4,000
Cattle in Smith county are dying from
eating smutty cornstalks.
General James Shields lectured at Hi.
awatha two evenings last week.
The Short creek mines now produce
about 100000 pounds of ore per week.
The supreme court has decided that
the organization of Harper county is
valid
Diptheria, tonsilitis, and other diseas-
es of the throat, are prevailing in Brown
county.
Topeka has nine newspapers. When
Emporia gets as large as Topeka she
will have 81.
A fatal disease resembling blind stag
gers is prevalent among the swine of
Montgomery county.
Governor ST. John and family will
take up their residence in Topeka du-
ring the governors term of Office.
Oskaloosa has a horned owl which
amuses the people there by killing cats
as fast as they are handed to him.
Governor st. John, of Kansas" has
been elected vice president of the
American woman's suffrage association.
"Old Aunt Judy" negro woman a
hundred years old, died in the Douglas
county poor house, on Thursday, of last
week.
Atchison county, through A. B. Brad
ish, has received of fish commissioner
Long, 5000 California salmon for her
streams.
The funds are provided to push the
Central Branch road fifty miles west of
Cawker City. That road will get to Den
yer yet.
Mr.. NJ. L. Sargent, formerly the gener-
al freight agent of the. Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad, has been appointed
to a similar position on the Central
Branch road.
Major Downs presented a fat turkey
and can Of oysters to every employee of
the Central Branch railroad, for thanks
giving dinner 1t took 5S2 turkeys and
$50 cans of oysters to do it.
A heartsmasher, a sort of profession
al animal that moves around on rail
road trains, got off the train at Clyde,
where well known lady of that town
stopped, who had been travelling on the
same train, and insulted her by offering
his card. To his surprise her big broth
er was present waiting her arrival. He
at once planted lick between the con-
temptible skunk's eyes that sent him to
grass Served him right.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-12-06

We have given the Kansas vote sever.
al times, but give it again, as the Com
monwealth has produced these figures
a. absolutely official and final:
TOPEKA, Nov. 29.-The official returns
from every organized county in the state
are as follows: For governor-St. John,
74.020; Goodin, 81 POS; D. p. Mitchell
27,O57. For lieutenant governor-Hum.
phey, 70 ,242; UInmethun, 35,447; Tay.
lors 20, 1855. For secretary of state-Smith,
7T,5S4; Horton, S4,420; Leach, 20 ,2S6
For auditor onebrake, "a, 7OS; Shan
non, 34,D5S; Cornell, 90, 1853. For treas
urer-Frances, 7G,S15; Black, 34991
Walcott, 25,941. For attorney-general-
Davis, "a, 4S2; Cox, 53,417; Doster, 4,259
For superintendent Of public instruction
Lennon, 1884; McKim, 34.z41
Foot, 76, 43S. For chief Justice supreme
coart-Horton. 76,752; Ruggles, 81, 9l3
Vrooman, 26,503.