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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23
CIRCULATION.

1.-THE circulation of the Era is greater
in EmpOrla than the daily and weekly
NEWS cOmbined."-Era, Qate Green
backer.)
We are well aware that it will not pay
us to have controversy with the nOtori-
Gus Sam Wood about the question of cir
culation. Where he is known he would
not be believed on oath, especially where
his own interests are at stake. We do
not say this idly, because that is really
the repatriation which has attached
to the man by his own infamous acts.
1t is due to those who do not know the
man for us to state that the above is as
false as it is impudent, and that Wood
knew it was a bare-faced and unnecces-
sary lie when he wrote it. There was
no contest about the city printing. We
did not expect it, and did not want it, if
we were required to belittle our business,
or come in contest with such a concern
as the Era for it. We felt disposed to
print the advertisements in both our
editions for legal rates for one. If the
council did not want to consider this
that was the end of it so far as we were
concerned, and the lies of the EGry are
entirely uncalled for and unnecessary.
The city printing will not amount to $25
a year for the Era, and so far as patron
age is concerned it is nothing to lie
about. Circulation was not taken into
consideration in the award. Had it
been we were prepared to show that our
offer included bona .fde circulation
nearly three times greater than that of
Woods paper. If we cannot prove this
we will enter into a written agreement to
do the city printing, for three years for
nothing. This is no idle talk or boast,
but business. We know just exactly what
Woods circulation is in Emporia, and
he knows we know it, and hence his
cheek in repeating what he knows and
we know to be bare faced lie about his
circulation. If the city council does not
want to patroniZe paper that has stood
by this town for over twenty years; that
has been an enterprising exponent of its
interests since its birth, and does want
to encourage snide concern whose pub
Usher has always fought Emporia, who
has been instrumental in crippling her
best interests on several occasions, and
whose paper will not live six months,
that body is at perfect liberty to do
so. We ask no favOrs of it, and would
go neither to the right or left for its pat
ronage.
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DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.

Out of their own mouths shall they
be convicted. Now, Mr.. George ID. Till
man, a live member of congress from the
first South Carolina district comes to
time" with a letter which may be said to
be more bold than wise, but yet these
expressions from the heart of the Demo
cratic party, coming so frequently, show
better than anything else the objects and
aims of the Democratic party. Read
what he says:
AT the worst, 1 hope and believe that
our political oppression will cease very
shortly after the Inauguration of the
next president. If the president be a
Democrat, il is reasonably certain that a
majority of both houses of congress will
also be Democrats, or at least Conserva-
tives. If so, the reconstruction acts will
speedily be repealed, which would leave
suffrage where 1t constitutionally be-
longs, under control of the states. Then,
admitting the coerced amendments OF
the constitution to be valid, the states
could attach property qualification to
suffrage without violating those amend
ments, which would practically destroy
negro suffrage as disturbing element in
the body polite. Again, after the Dem
ocrts get possession of the executive and
Legislative departments, the present judg
es of the supreme court, following public
opinion as law, in the future as in the
past, and no longer dreading either i'm
peachment or deprivation of salary, may
declare the reconstruction acts, as well a:
the two fraudulent amendments, uncon
8 itutonal, null and void, or, if they fai
TO do so, the court can be re-organiEe sim
ply by an increase of judges, even as the
Radicals did on q memorable occasion
and, by making proper appointment o
new judges, the constitution of the faith
ers can be restored.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

Al. Green, correspondent of the relia-
BILE Kansas City Journal, has got back
from the Indian Territory, and writes
that paper a long and closing letter on
the subject of his journey. He says:
The status of the public lands is, &c.
cording to Col. BoudinOt, briefly this.
In 1866 the United States purchased from
various Indian tribes about $4,000, 900
acres of land for the colonization of
freedmen and wild tribes of Indians.
The first having since become citizens
of the United States, and the latter pro-
hibIted by acts of congress from a re-
moval to the territory, the lands are alb
solutely unOccupied and unclaimed by
any Indian tribes whatever, but are not
subject to entry as public lands are, for
the reason that they were acquired for a
specific purpose, and until the consent
of the Indians is obtained to the abroga
ton of that clause of the treaty, and the
lands are attached to some land district
they cannot in the technical sense be
"public lands" The Indians are willing
to modify the terms of the treaty, so as
TO cede the lands absolutely to the Uni
ted States, but the agents and traders art
bitterly opposed to it, and will use every
effort to defeat the project.
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MoRMoNIsM.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young,s Lecture.

Mrs. Ann Eliza YOung's Lecture.
An intelligent, though not u large au-
dience, gathered at the Methodist church
Saturday evening, to hear Mrs. Ann
Eliza, 18th wife of the late lamented
Brigham Young, tell what she knew of
Mormonism. The lecture proved to be
one of the most interesting ever deliver
ed here
Personally, Mrs. Young is very pre-
possessing lady-as handsome as her
pictures represent her to be-and of
easy manners and good voice. She is
decidedly good speaker, and seldom re
ferred to her manuscript
The lecture was mainly recital of
Mrs. Young's personal history, designed
to show the influences under which she
became the 10Th wife of the Mormon
prophet, and of the misery and hard
ships she suffered in that relation, and
which are fair sample of the unhappi-
ness experienced by most polygamOus
wives. In explanation of her marriage,
Mrs. Young stated that she was educated
in the Mormon faith, by Mormon pa
rents, and that religious and family in
fiuences virtually forced her into the
marriage; that she had found Mormon
ism in all its relations an utterly hate
full existence, and at last fed to the Gen.
tile hotel in Salt Lake City, began suit
for divorce and alimOny, against the
earnest protestatiOns of her family and
friends. She soon after fled from the
city and began. at Denver, her present
Crusade against MOrmonism," which
she is waging with all the earnestness
and elOquence that deep conviction and
remarkable ability can bring to bear.
She especially appeals 70 her audiences
to bring their political influence to bear
upon congress TO enforce the laws against
polygamy, and to no longer regard with
Indifference so mOnstrous crime against
christianity and civilization. We can
not of course spare room for sketch OF
Mrs. YOung's lecture, but we pronounce
it to be one that should be heard by full
houses wherever she goes, and which
cannot fail to exercise powerful pub
lie influence against the worst feature OF
| MOrmOnism.
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The Washington Post tried two sens

The Washington Post tried two sensa
tions lately, but both failed. The first
one was that old Zach Chandler was
drunk when he delivered his late speech
And the next one was that the senator
was going to sue it for $40, 900, for max
ing the false statement 1t failed II
both. The great Michigander says he
has no notion of suing, that the idea o.
doing so reminds him of story he heard
when a lad. "a boy returning from
Sunday school found skunk in hi.
way, and threw his bible at it. Thu
skunk was not hurt, but the book wa.
spoiled" Score one for old Zach.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23
Road Notice


Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the board of county com
missiOners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the location of = county road, as follows,
tow-wit: Commencing at the northeast cor
ner of the northwest quarter of section %
township Is and range y; thence south on y
section line three miles, to the Sd standard
parallel; thence in a sOutheasterly direction
to the crossing on Elm creek Thence on the
most practicable route to the west line of the
east u of section 3. township 16, range IL;
thence south on y section line to the north
east corner of the northwest quarter of
section y, township 16 and range twelve;
thence east so rods, more or less; thence south
one mile to the sOut Invest corner of S G of s e
4 section p, township 16 range 12; thence
west on the most practicable route across l42
creek to the northwest corner of the north
east quarter of section q, township Strange
II; thence south on y section line TO the
northwest corner of N G y of section "a, town
ship 10, range II. to intersect county road
on the north line of section 81, township l6
range II. And upon said proposed road the
board appointed the following viewers: G.
T. Paine, Sim Taylor and VIM. Richardson,
to meet at the beginning of said road, on the
4th day of June, A. ID. 1879, at 10 O'Clock a.
m, and in conjunction with the c9unty sur
veyOr. to view, locate and survey said road,
and to give all parties a hearing BY order
Of the board. WM.F +. EWING,
WSI&22 County Clerk.
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there seems to be some doubt concern
ing the success of any such attempts.
Feelers are being thrown out on both
sides, but it seems to be the prevailing
opinion that any proposition looking
beyond mere fraternal sympathy is very
likely to meet the fate of similar mo-
ton in the late Baptist southern conven-
ton, where the vote stood ia to 68 not
to send delegates to confer on reunion
with the northern churches. 1t is much
easier to divide than to unite. Questions
of property ownership and positions OF
honor and trust, that might be sponged
out, stand in the way of all efforts to
unite two distant organizations, no mat
ter how much fraternal sympathy and
brotherly kindness may exist.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

The general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church is now in session at Sara
tOga- The body when it assemblies
brings together a very large number OF
peOple-so many indeed, that last year
the churches of no city invited its pres
ence. As all plans to reduce the repre-
sentation failed, it was determined that
the delegates should pay their own ex.
penses or have them paid by the home
churches sending them. As Saratoga
has accommodations for so 600 strangers,
and as the regular summer season has
not yet opened, the delegates pay only
81 day each. This is a most excellent
stroke of economy, as the session will
last fortnight or the three weeks. The
southern Presbyterian assembly is also
in session at Louisville. There has been
some talk Of oVertures for reunion, but
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23
KANSAS BONDS.

Some of these bonds being held in this
city, the following selection from the
Nation may interest some of our readers
and warn the public: "rhe city of EN-
poria, Kansas, issued legally and COZ
rectly bonds dated May 21st, 1872, and
paid the coupons on them for two years.
In 1875 they voted to repudiate the debt.
The city is growing, and in good cOndi-
ton financially, but pleased with the eff
fort of 1872 they have just voted to issue
another lot of bonds" There is an agent
from EmpOria in this city now, trying to
negotiate these new bonds. Look out
for him.-Lowell (Mass) Courier.
We think that the Nation, from which
the Courier takes an extract, is mistaken
in saying that the city of Emporia had
that the correspondent is mistaken in
saying that EmpOria had voted another
large lot of bonds" All that has been
voted is IL small amount to rebuild the
Normal school, and these were sold To
the permanent school fund, at par. Will
the EmpOria News state five are correct
or not.-TOpeka Commonwealth.
The Nations statement is a lie The CITY
of EmpOrIa never repudiated or attempt
ed to repudiate any bonds it ever issued
In 1875 Judge Dillon, of the United
States district court, rendered decision
relative to bonds issued, by lola, Allen
county, for manufacturing purposes,
declaring any such bonds unconstitution
al, null and void. This decision killed
every such bond which had been issued
by any city in the state, including about
81, 500 of manufacturing bonds issued by
EmpOria. Judge billions decision an
nuled all such bonds, and it was no longer
practicable for any city to collect q tai
to pay them, or to refund them in any
way. The Nation is probably too large
a paper to correct misstatement, but il
it has any desire to state the facts we refer
it to Judge Dillon himself for informa
ton. If it can inform US how the city
can pay interest or principal on bonds
which the United States district court
declares TO be illegal, null and void, we
should be obliged to it for the informa
ton.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

About fifteen cars of iron ore from the
north of Africa recently passed over the
Philadelphia s. Reading railroad, con-
signed to the Pennsylvania steel works
at Baldwin. The ore was part of lot
of 10000 tons imported to this country
for use at Bethlehem, Scranton and Bald.
win in the making of Bessemer steel
1t contains less phosphorus than most
ores, and is therefore, particularly adapt
ed for use in the manufacture of steel
This ore is shipped to this country as
ballast, and can, therefore, be transported
at figures to compete with that mined in
Pennsylvania.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23
Road Nntica

Notice Is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the board of county com.
mlssloners OF Lyon county, Kansas, asking
ior the location of a county road. as follows
to-Wle: Commencing on the 3rd standard
township 10 and range 10; thence north a.
near as practicable on the section line be-
tween sections 30 & 81. q & %, and sections q
and Y, three miles, to the north line of Lyon
e, township Is and range Is, which point il
the termination OF said road. And upon said
lowing viewers: Chas. Wilmington, ID.
avery and r. M. Weaver, to meet at the be
ginning of said road, ON the 9th day of JupE
junction with the county surveyor, to view
locate and survey said road. and to give al
parties hearing: By order of the board
Wzl&22. WV. r. EWING Go Clerk
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

The house, Tuesday, by avote of 1T TO
1O5, virtually killed the Warner silver bill
by adoptinga resolution offered by Marsh
providing that the mint shall profit by
the difference between the market value
of bullion and the legal tender value of
coin. Strange to say, the Greenback
members were about equally divided on
this amendment
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23
Road Notice.

Notice is herSIs sis.;n that Q petition has
been presented to Ihe board Of county COM
missioners OF Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the Vaction and relocation OF q county
road. as follows, tO-Wit: Commencing to va
cate 3 certain portion OF county road as now
located around certain hill near the resi-
dence of l. ". Hutchinson, In section IS.
sane on the section line between sections IS
and IS, same township and range. Aud upon
said proposed road the board appointed the
FOLLOWING viewers: T. Il. Nichols, Geo. b.
Cooper and w. T. Hobbs, to meet st the be-
ginning Of said road, On the ID day Of June,
junction with the county surveyor to view,
locate and survey said road. and to give ali
VT&a9. WV. +. EWING, Co. Clerk.
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We are glad the Cottonwood stone
came out ahead in the late contest be-
fore the state house commissioners, as to
which should be used, that or the juno
ton City stone, in the erection of the
new state house. 1t is far superior to
the Junction City stone for building
purposes.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

The extremely low railroad freight
rates now ruling are illustrated by tho
recent shipments of 1000 cars of grain
equal TO 100000 bushels, from st. Louis
to New York, at 12 cents per hundred
pounds. 1t was intended that the lot
should go down the river to New Or
leans, but the railroad agents made the
lowest through rates to Liverpool.
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The Norristown Herald remarks that
an editor has one advantage over an En-.
peror When an editor goes out riding
in his open barouche, drawn by four
milk-white steeds, he is never shot at by
a socialist. You have probably remark
ed this Yourself.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

Potatoes 81 Is to$l so per bushel; onions 81 so;
butter 10 to 1870 per Id; eggs, 10c per dOz. !;
to 1Oc per pound; chickens, &c to &c per
pound; lard, to &c; currants, 81 cents per
pound; prunes, to 1Oc; pieplant, &c per Id.
radishes SC per bunch; lettuce SC; asparagus,
10c per bunch; tomato plants, sc per dozen.
Cabbage plants. Doc per 100; sweet potato, S3H.
roast. to LOG; boiling meat, 8 to &c; veal. s
to l2c; mutton. to I0c; pork steak. to 8.
Bacon, &c; smoked hams, 1Oc; smoked shout
per pound. Onions, per bunch, DC; goose
berries. lOc per quar-; Strawberries, IS to 35c.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

Experiments with paper car wheels
continue to give the best of satisfaction.
Mr.. Pullman reports that wheels have
run under his cars 100000 miles with
out repair, while the average extent of
the running life of any ordinary wheel
is from 5000 to 10000 miles.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

BAKER UNIvERsITY.-The commence
ment exercises of this institution, at
Baldwin City, will commence on Sun
day, June LIST, by the annual sermon.
The examinations will take place dur
ing the I'd, Sd, and 4th.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

Anameless pestilence is ravaglng Rus
sian villages in the Caucasus. 1t is sup
posed to be the plague. AT Hurdwar, in
upper India, the cholera is raging in a
most malignant form. The old world
seems to be under the scOurge this year.
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Kansas EpIroRlAL EXCURSION.
TOPEKA, May Is, 1879

To the Editors of Kansas:
In answer to daily enquiries, the fol
lowing information is furnished con
corning preparations made and in pro
gress for the annual convention and ex
cursion:
The convention will be held at Topeks
the latter part of June, and the excursion
will go to the island of Mackinac-by
Chicago and Alton railroad to Chicago
thence by Lake steamer to Mackinac and
back, COUGHING Milwaukee, Sheboygan
and Manitowoc,) and from Chicago
home over the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific railroad. The trip will occupy
about ten days, giving two days at Mack
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

A London newspaper furnishes the
curious and surprising statement that
1885 out of 5,241 shares in new
brewery company in Sheffield are held
by English clergymen.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23
To Physicians.

Notice is hereby given to the physicians OF
Lyon county that L . member Of the Eclectic
Medical Board Of the State Of Kansas, will be
at the Merchants hotel in Emporia, May 30th,
1879. Physicians with requisite credentials,
or possessing proper qualifications, can re-
eefve legal certificate from me in accord
ance with the late law passed and approved
February 9Th IS71.
wN McMULLEN, n D.,
dI5Ir6- Wilt Medical Examiner
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The Legislative appropriation bill
passed the senate Tuesday, 81 to %, and
now goes to the president for a veto.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-23

The Missouri legislature adjourned
on the Goth.
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Grain and Produce.

FIour-$3 25@$4.5O
Grain-Wheat. No. 2red winter, &C; No
2 spring, 99Zc; No. spring, SIC. Corn
351Sc. Oats, 27a<c. Rye, 5l16c. Barley. 66c
Professionalism, 50 55. shoulders, 1886
short ribs, 4 20; short clear 81 80. Lard, S. so.
ST. LOUIS, May 81
Flour-Family, S.. 1905 80.
GraIR-Wheat, No. red, 112xc; No. 8 red
soc. Corn. S4X. Oats. SO>s. Rye, 49h. Bar
lev, Is.
Provisions-Pork, $40 90. Dry salt meats
shoulders, $40; clear ribs, s. 50; short clear
5 rs Lard, 6.l3.
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List of Letters Advertised May 90, 1879.

HELD FOR POSTAGE.
ShaS. A. Homer, Brimfeld. Mass
Mr.. Thomas Ryan, Pennsylvania, EastOn,
Glenden iron works
Hannah Bacon, ThOmpsOnville, Hartford
Co, Onn.
John Taught, Americas, Kansas.
HELD FOR DIRECTION.
ID ISIS X Huffman. Perry Green 10
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MARTIN McCLEERY,
VETERINARY SURGEON
OBSTETRICIAN.
Notice Concerning the Patent Rod Pillow.

Leave orders at Lesh Bros store, Ameri-
Gus, Kansas. Seventeen years experience
and successful practice dlt-Waltf.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Money Market.

New York Money Market
NEW YORK, May 81
GOld-Par.
Government bonds-Firm
Railroad bOnds-Active.
State administrative.
Moneys and per cent
Discounts-Prime mercantile paper, 4 and
per cent.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Coupons '6l 1073S New as, reg 800. lO31 \
New SIS. 1852 New AS coup 1889
New 4k's, reg. 1867 Currency 6's..l 24E
New AVS, coup. .10S1I
Live Stock Markets.
KANSAS CITY, May 81
Cattle-Native shippers, 81 4024.SO; native
stockers and feeders, s. 5O94 IS; native cows,
s. 1904 90; butchers steers. So 60d4 30
Hogs-Receipts 9,779; shipments, Jag; ac-
bulk. So. 1093.I5.
sheep-Demands steady; poor to choice, sass
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Notice Concerning the Patent Rod Piows.
hereby give notice 70 all who buy plows
from me not to pay any attention to any de-
mand for royalty to W. II. Long, or any one
else. Mr. Long has no right to claim any roy
atty. have written to Mum & Co, patent
attorneys, Washington, ID. c., to inquire If ]
was infringing on Mr.. Longs patent and
they ansWe r no, and that my own mode Of fas-
tenfng is patentable. Twill stand good for all
royalty that Mr.. Long or any one else can col.
lect on any ploWs made or sold by me. The
best rod ploW In the market for sale at my
shop on eth avenue, Imports, Kansas.
VISA. JOHN EVANS
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EMPORIA MARKET.

LIVE STOCK.-Beef on foot, to &c per
pound for good steers; cows, 2 to ~ cents.
to $40 per head. Fresh milch COWS, $25 to $35
per head. Horses, $50 to $10O. Ponies, $50 to
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ED. s. WATERBURY.
LAW OFFICE.-Front rooms upstairs,
Bancroft block, Emporia, Kansas. Witt.
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FOR SALE.

H'OR SALE.-An excellent brood mare, with
q valuable horse Golf two months old
from the thoroughbred English horse, Veto.
Ware Is seven years Old good size. perfectly
sen'le 1''t works in amy capacity. Price.
with c,'li. $l25 t all ON l. & EDMOMps, near
ii"Sslrs's I"'d w9ItI'
FOR SALE rS" thoroughbred cows f,uII,
haNI"s i.uil calves: AMI tW tiIoI gh Inbred
balls Tor deSs riptGon ped gree &c al
dre>> IL RITCHIE
e20 3 Council Grove, Kansas
EuR sALE.-Two good Size,i mar. S, six and
ven years old. wlOtf LEWIS LU1Z.
FOR SALE.-Scveral No 1. gang plows
Wl0u. W. II n. WOOD.
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EMPoRIA. FRIDAY, MAY %, 1879