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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-30
THE NEW YORK EXHIBITION,

The committee of citizens having in
charge the selection of u site for the loca-
tion of the worlds fair in 1888, have at
last agreed upon a suitable place. The
committee consists of Jackson s. Schultz,
Orestes Cleveland, Col. Hoe and Messrs.
Vance and Tiffany. A report is being
prepared and will be submitted for pub
LEGATION in a few days. 1t was resolved
ut meeting of the committee that the
location should not be divulged by any
member of the committee previous to
the publication of the report. 1t is be-
lieved that the site selected is tract of
TO acres on Long Island Sound, extend
ing from Port Morris TO the Southern
Boulevard. The reason of the commit
tee for refusing any information upon
the subject is their desire TO prevent
spectators in real estate from taking an
unfair advantage of the owners of land
in the neighbOrhoOd, by purchasing in
advance OF the publication Of the report
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DEATH OF GARRISON.

A telegram from New York announc-
es the death of that great and good man,
William Lloyd Garrison. He breathed
his last at IL o'clock Saturday night.
Every newspaper reader is familiar with
the mans history. He lived through the
memorable struggle with American slav-
cry, and was the champion of the anti
slavery party. To his boldness, to ms
determination, to his ability, TO his un-
swerving devotion to principle, does
the country owe debt of gratitude for
the abolition of slavery. He was hated,
abused and reviled for years for his de
vOtiOn to principle, being mobbed and
imprisoned even in the city of Boston
for daring to express his opinions. JUS
tice was finally done him, though, he
having revolutiOnized the public senti-
ment of the nation, and he goes to his
grave respected and mOurned by all.
Even when the excitement against him
was the fiercest he preached non.resist-
ance, and the principles ofpeace, and was
known as q kind-hearted and upright
man. His first public utterances fifty
years ago, We're an earnest appeal for
the emancipation OF the slaves. His
last puplic utterance, letter read at the
recent Cooper Institute meeting. was an
appeal for the emancipated slaves seek
Eng new bones in Kansas. Between the
first appeal and the last what a work
was accomplished In the first number
OF his Liberator, published Jan. 1, 1881,
Mr.. Garrison Raid: 81 am in earnest.
will not equivocate. ] viii not excuse.
will not retreat single inch, and /
will be heard" The people know that
the old man lived up to the programme.
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KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAs.



From the Abilene Gazette
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pvht-
las, of Kansas, convened in Masonic hall.
Abilene, May %, 1879
The session was one of the most inter
estlng and pleasant yet held in the state.
The report shows that the order is hay
ing rapid growth, and already occupies
an honOred position among the leading
benevolent societies of the are.
A grand parade was had on Wednes
day afternoon, the two bands of Abilene
dlscoursing the music. Ii was esti-
mated that there were about two hun
dred knights, in bright uniform, in the
procession. They made splendid ap-
pearance, and evinced excellent prof.
cheney in the drill. The streets were
thronged with people from country and
city who came 10 view the magnificent
display. Wednesdays demonstrations
will rebound to the everlasting credit of
the Order in this section. and through
out the whole state of Kansas Long
live the noble order
In the evening a grand ball and sup
per at the Henry house closed the visit
OF the members at Abilene. The oc-
caslon was one long to be remembered
The dancing was participated in by IA
large number of those from abroad as
we'll as at home. and all united in praise.
of the supper, which was one OF The best
ever gotten up i'll any city in the state
On Thursday morning the visiting
Knights departed for their homes, TAX
ing with them pleasant memories oftheir
stay in Abilene.
The next annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge will be held at Atchison. The
following are the Grand officers for the
ensuing year:
John NJ. Price, Past Grand Chancel.
Tor, Atchison; II. NJ. Frazier, Grand
Chancellor, Clay Center; W. F. Ewing
e. V. C., Emporia; E. Chaplin, G. p.
Leavenworth; Geo. Link, G. NJ. En-.
LeavenwOrth; G. j. Neubert, G. X. r
5, Wyandotte; F. E. Holiday, F. NJ
A, Topeka; G. Carples, c. l. G., Leav
enworth; j. +. Faust, G. o. G., Ottawa
Supreme Representatives. w. Wheel
er and John NJ. Price.
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HERE AND THERE.

Mr.. Edison's electric light is still keep
ing dark.
Mark Twain pays taxes ON $67, $50 in
Hartford, Conn.
If there were no heaven, where would
the men who die on the gallOws go to?
Victoria, who is already very grand
mOtherly, expects soon to be more so.
Gen. N. P. Banks eldest daughter is
said to be studying in Boston for the
stage.
Mr.. Tilden, from the top of his "bar'l !"
declares that he's a bigger man than
David Davis.
The confederates are actuated to starve
this government, doubtless, because we
starved theirs.
In Ohio it is said that the stalwarts
are all Hayes men, and the Hayes men
are all stalwarts.
Ice is so abundant and so cheap this
year that nobody thinks of nominating
Charles Francis Adams.
Gail Hamilton has been on no scalp
ing expedition for some time, and we
suppose she is being kept on her reser-
walton.
Even the New York Nation, that gen
orally sides with the Democracy, admits
that the Presidents reasons for his sec
ond veto appear unanswerable."
A prominent western Democrat de
clares that seven Kentucky is shivering
on the brink of Republicanism." The
usual advice, at such trying moments is,
Jump in"
During the year 1878 the Chicago
waterwOrks pumped the enormous ag-
gregate of II, ) 45, $40, 232 gallons of water
to consumers in that city, at cost of
1925 per million gallons.
The San Francisco Post does not be-
lieve California will tolerate any COM
promise party. The republicans will
put a good ticket in the field, and the
workingmen will not be fooled by the
non-partisans.
According to an exchange, two rail-
road passes were lately found in an In
dian mound in Wisconsin. Doubtless
what was supposed to be an Indian
mound was really the grave of member
of the Wisconsin legislature.
In a certain Massachusetts, normal
school the word eucharist WAS given
out, not long ago 10 be spelled and de-
fined. Nor than three-fourths of the
gir-beg Pardon =, Dung ladies-wrote
'euchreist, ii iiers0:; who plays euchre."
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SOUTHWEST.

Augusta wants lumber and brick
yards.
The colored folks of Kinsley have a
literary society.
The Cottonwood Falls Courant has
adopted the patent.
Our last southwest papers all speak
of fine rains last week.
The Great Bend Register claims an in
crease in population of 4,l75 for Barton
county in the last year.
The Indian commission audited claims
amounting to $4,000 at i'odge City.
They have gone to Hays.
The Summer county Press. one of the
old standbys in the southwest, is TO be
enlarged and have a new power press.
Verify, the boys are all getting On.
Four herds Of horses. numbering
$3.50 head, were driven over the range
this week, from Texas. They were
driven TO the Union Pacific railroad
Dodge City Times.
The Winfield Courier is strntting
around with pride and congratulations
because A. X. Green, of that town. has
been made gigadier brindle of the state
melish.
One hundred guns were fired over the
voting of the railroad bonds; the band
serenaded Mr.. c. Wood Davis; congratu-
lations and relOicings were prevalent
among our citizens, and Tuesday, May
2Oth, viii be long remembered by our
people.-Augusta Gazette.
Sedgwick county has voted bonds for
the st. Louis, Wichita tE Western rail
road, by 1000 majority. Wichita cast
l 1856 votes and against the PROPOSE
ton. This road is projected to run
from Oswego via Winfield, to Wichita,
giving quite direct line TO St Louis.
The Walnut Valley Times publishes
returns of the township assessors, show
ing that the area planted in winter wheat
this year, in Butler county, is Salts
acres, and in corn II ,S65 acres This is
an increase of 8, 1874 acres in wheat, and
OF 1882 acres in corn. The population
of the county on the 1st of March last
was 17,645-an increase of 3,47O during
the past year. The increase in cattle,
hogs, horses and other stock, as we'll as
in other agricultural products. is pro-
portionately large. The state of Butler
continues TO flourish.
Jake Pole, the young German who on
the 18th, Brutality assaulted Mrs. B. Grit
fifth, near Florence, and robbed the house
of about $4O0 in money, passed through
Emporia last week, and then went to
| Hartford, where two men arrived a
couple of hours after Pole had left He
put up boldly at livery stables and hotels
The Florence authorities managed to
keep the matter out of the newspapers
long enough to let Pole pass through
various towns in perfect safety. He rides
on the pony he stole after the robbery,
and is being chased around by postal
cards.
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The people of New Orleans seem at
last TO realize the fact that yellow fever
may visit them again this summer unless
precautionary measures are resorted to.
They have provided for the daily flush
ing of the cutters with river water
through the whole length of the city.
Steam pumps are to be provided for this
purpose and street sweeping machines
are TO be introduced together with boats
for the transportation of filth to safe
distance down the river. Sanitary
measures so thorough and comprehen-
sive have never before been taken, and as
General Butler kept the fever out of the
city when he ruled there, there is reason
able ground for the belief that New Or
leans will escape this year. Other parts
OF the south, however, may not be so for
tunate. as little or nothing is beng done
in the way of publication.
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Poad No+;oo

, Notice is hereby given that u petition has
been presented to the board of county com
tor the location of county road, as follows
to-w1t: Commencing at the northwest cor
ner OF section -, township 10. range 10, on the
two miles to the northeast corner OF section
20; township l6 and range 10. to intersect the
Alma road And upon said proposed road
the board appointed the following viewers
Story sargent. Geo. Il. 10y and Wesly Lesh
to meet at the beginning OF said road on the
18th day of June, A ID. 1879, at 10 clock II
M, and in conjunction with the county sur
veyor. to view, locate and survey said road,
and to give all parties "a hearing. By order
of the board. WMF EWING
H22X23 County Clerk
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Road Not,ca

Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the board of county com
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas. asking
Tor the location of county road, as follows,
to-wt: Commencing at the n W corner of the
sc = of section 81. township 20, range u;
thence south u mile to sw corner of Sc 4 OF
section ~, township 20 of range u; thence
about 46 rods, to the ne corner of section 5,
township q, range IL; thence south on Sec
corner of section 5, same township and range
thence east on section linS miles, until it in
tcrsectS the already established road on the
east side OF section ,, town Il and range T.
which Is the termination of said road And
upon said proposed road the board appointed
the following viewers: Levi Dumbauld, John
Mahaffey aid VIM. Priest. to meet at the be-
ginning of said road, on the goth day OF June,
A. ID 1879. at III o clock II. IN, and IL commune
ton with the county surveyor, to view 10.
cate and surIe y said road. and to give AL par
ties hearing. By Ordcr of the board
W22&23. hM f. EWING 10 I1ark
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Taft appear to be equally sanguine Of
success. Fosters friends claim Io have
300 delegates pledged to his support,
while Tatft's friends say that, counting
all opposed to him, they still have 30l
secured for their chief Five hundred
and tifty-four delegates comprise the
whole convention. There is a strong
feeling fayoring the nomination OF John
Sherman, and forcing him TO accept
the leadership, and there is the best of
authority for saying that if his name is
presented, his positive declination viii
be at once given to the convention.
Savings Bank Failure.
ST.. Louis, May 27.-Mayer, Goldsall,
Young and Krieger, con-conspirators in
the Broadway savings bank failure, have
turned up in Dennison, Texas, where the
latter has store and good stock of goods.
1t is expected, however, he will make an
assignment today. 1t is not known yet
whether an officer will be sent for him,
but it is likely measures will be taken
for his arrest as soon as necessary papers
can be procured. His stock of jewelry
here and his household goods have been
attached by different creditors. Here
and in New York clean sweep of ev-
erything he possessed has been made.
Suits continue to be filed against the Of
ficers and directors by depositors 10 re-
cover the amount of their deposits.
Short Horn Sale.
LEAvENwORTH, May 27.-The short
horn sale at the stock farm of J. C. Stone,
Jr., near this city, which took place to-
day, was the most successful shOrt-hOrn
sale ever held in the Missouri valley.
The animals were all thOroughbreads.
Eighty head were sold. The bulls aver
aged one hundred and thirty dol
lars, all yearlings. The heifers averaged
one hundred and five dollars The cows
averaged one hundred and ninety-six
dollars. The total average was one hun
dred and eighty-fou dollars. The total
receipts were fourteen thousand, seven
hundred dollars. All the best animals
were sold to residents of the county
The attendance from abroad was large.
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KANSAS AND CALIFORNIA.

Here is what the Chronicle, of San
Francisco, of April 2sth, says in an ar
ucle headed, money alone does not
build up state"
The present state of Kansas, ut the
time California was admitted as a state,
did not contain 5000 white inhabitants,
all told-probablyn not over 1000. 1t was
admitted into the Union with but one
congressman; il now has three. 1t was
torn to tatters by series of civil wars
lasting for ten years. 1t cannot fairly be
SAID to have had settled society till
1865. 1t has not by millions of acres as
much good farming land as California.
1t has no sea-coast-is 800 miles farth-
er from the market which ships give to
agricultural products than the great val
leys of California. Yet, nothwithstand-
ing all these draw backs. Kansas has to-
day as large population as California,
and by the census of 1880 will probably
secure one representative more than Cali
fornia. We have better climate, better
soil, greater area and vastly better mar
ket for our productions Why, then, is
it that Kansas and Texas have so far
outrun us in population. Not because
we have less money. We have more of
that than both of them.
IN tNcnty-Hlne years, SdlilOrnld, WIN
her Capitalists" and her land monOpO
lists, has managed to bring about 6,O0O,-
600 acre of her 100,OO0,O0O under a SLOW
enly cultiYation-to create about $4,000
farms. In about half that time Kansas
has created, without any moneyed CAPT
tai, not less than $4,000 farms, and last
year produced more bushels of wheat
than California, and it was one of our
best harvest years. In all the wide world
there are not two more prosperous states
than Kansas and Texas. In all the wide
world there is hardly civilized state
that, with no greater population than
ours, contains so many of the poor and
non producing classes.
The $4,000 to 100000 small farmers OF
Kansas will, with average luck, create
| out of the elements more of real capital
and wealth in five years than all the
money in all the banks and vaults of pri
vate capitalists of this state is worth.
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Road Not;co

Notice Is hereby given that 4 petition has
been presented to the board OF county com
mlssloners OF Lyon county, Kansas, asking
Tor the location of a county road, as follows
to- wit: Commencing at the southwest cor
ner OF section 81, township 10 aud range 10;
thence due east miles, to the southeast COR
ner OF section -. township 10 and rande 10
section lihe of said section 81. And upon
said proposed road the board appointed
the following viewers: J. l.. Coffman Ross
Thomas and n. Campbell, to meet at the begin
ming OF said road, on the 18th day of June, A d.
ID 1873, at ~ O'Clock, a. e, and IN cOnjunc-
ton with the county surveyor, TO view, locate
and survey said road, and to give all parties u
hearing BY order of the board
WIN. r. EWING,
WS2&23. County Clerk
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A WORD TO THE INQUIsITIvE.-There
were some mad men in a Kentucky post
office few days ago. A pOstal-card was
dropped into the letter-box addressed to
REV. John PenObscott, -."
1t was an ordinary card, and the post
master was an ordinary postmaster. He
took it up, glanced at the address, turned
it leisurely over and g., -, May
2, 1879. You, to whom this card is not
addressed, and who, nevertheless, have
the cheek to read it, are a contemplate
unprincipled sneak, and prying, pusil-
luminous coward. GEORGE F. DUNCAN"
The postmaster laid the card gently down
and lOunged to the other end of the house
softly whistling Nancy Lee" In due
time the clerk came upon the card, pc
rused it, threw his hat on the floor,
stamped it, and made the neighbOrhood
hideous with the howls of his pet dog,
which he kicked in the ribs How the
card Jared with the various route agents
through whom it passed it is impossible
to say nor do we know wether it was
read by the woman who is postmistress
at the Office where the Rev. John Pen
obscot, is supposed to get his mail; but
the report is that on the day it reached
there she smashed a bottle of ink on her
husbands head, spanked the children all
round, and chewed up ninety-five cents
worth of wax. We can not be too care
full never to write on postal-cards any
thing III the least calculated to wound the
sensitive dehcacy of the post Office peo-
pies feelings.
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Road Notice

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the board of county com
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
Tor the location of county road, Us follows.
= OF Sc Z of section IL, township I6, of range
III; thence due east to the e corner of u
OF W i of section 10, township 16, of range
TO- thence ne to the ne corner OF INV of Sc y
OF section 3D. township IL. range 10; thence
east to the ne corner OF Sc "a of section IL.
most practicable route to the cas- t line of sec
ton IA, township l6, range10. And upon said
proposed road the board appointed the fol-
lowing viewers: A. Howard, S. G. James
and u. Debaun, to meet at the beginning OF
sald road on the 10th day OF June, A. ID. 1873
at III O'Clock a, m and in conjunction with
the county surveyor. to view, survey and To-
cate said road, and to give all parties hear
ing. by order of the Loard.
WRAPS. WIN. +. EWING, Co Clerk
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The Muskogee Indian Journal, in an
article on the government and the In
dians, says: 1.-THE Indians of this Terri
tory have tenfold more confidence in the
United States government to-day than
they had a month since. With II firm
president, secretary who loves justice,
with courts to decide and an army to
back them, the Indian feels protected,
and is therefore inclined to be more man
ly and selEreliant. Treat them rs men,
and they will be men,"
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Luther tells a story of a certain Ger
man who, in his travels, fell among
thieves; and they being about to cut his
throat, the poor man espied a flight of
crows, and cried out, "Oh, crows I take
you for my witnesses and avengers of
my DEATH About two or three DAYS
after, these thieves, drinking together at
an inn, company of crows came and
alighted upon the top of the house. At
this the thieves began to laugh; and said
one of them: Look, yonder are they
who must ayenge his death whom we
lately slew, The tapster, overhearing
this, declared it to the magistrate, who
caused them to be apprehended, and, in
consequence of their contradictory state
ments and evasive answers, urged them
so far that they confessed the truth, and
received their deserved punishment.
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W22&3,

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the board of county COM
mIsSloners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
to-WIt: Commencing ut the northeast corner
oi section one. township 16 and range 10. on
range line running south between l and g.
y and z, IL and Is, "a and 10, % and 30, sc and
81; thence south on said range line between
sections and 9. II and Z, ID and 49, Intcrsect-
ner Of section "a, township II and range 10
And upon said proposed road the board APP
pointed the following viewers Robert Wells
at the beginning of said road on the 18th day
OF June A. ID. 1879, at 10 O'Clock a IN =. and
In conjunction with the county surveyor, to
view, locate and survey said road, and to give
all parties hearing. BY order of the board
w22&23. WV. F. EWING. Co Clerk
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Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the board OF county com
mlssloners of Lyon. Kansas, asking for the
Commencing at the northeast corner of sec
ton p, township 10 and range IL, the said
point being the northeast corner of LYON
county; thence west on the county line be-
tween Lyon and Wabaunsee counties, to the
northwest corner of section 20, township Is
and range ID. of Lyon county, salt road TO be
40 feet in width. And upon said proposed
road the board appointed the following view
ers; Robt- Pollock, Sidney Putnam and
Leeper, to meet at the beginning of said
road, on the 9th day of June, A. ID 1879 at
10 O'Clock, u. m q, and in conjunction with the
said road, and to give all parties a hearing
BY order of board. WIN +. EWING,
W2s&23- Coudty Clerk
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When secretary Sherman went to Ohio,
a few weeks ago, he stated, TO an inter
viewing reporter, that his visit was only
for the purpose of looking after his
fences, which needed repair. John G.
Thompson, the sergeantat-arms of the
house and manager-in-chiefo of the Thur.
man interests, was asked by n friend
whether Sherman's visit to Ohio had
any political significance. "Well," said
he, "as far as 1 am concerned, 1 don't
like it, and 1 would favor using the
campaign fund of the Democracy to re-
pair his id old fences if he would
keep out of the state"
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me nolltical moi in Carfornia is boil.

The political pot in California is boil
ing in q way TO create anxiety in several
quarters. There is war between the
New constitution party and the working
men and between two factions of the
wOrkingmen, Kearney denOunces the
talk of the new party leaders as 'the
lickspittle of thieves" and calls the
leaders themselves honorable bilks and
professional dead beats" The working
mems club Of HollIster denouRces Kear-
ney as the prince Of ingrates, and repu-
dates his sentiments as selfish and de
structive. In the meantime the Repub-
lican clubs are organizing on platform
that will unite the party. Kearney de.
ciares that il is the aim of the working
men TO control the next Legislature and
name the United States senator to be
chosen in 1884.
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1t is stated that the Adventists have
now designated the 18th day of July as
the time when the printing business and
other mundane affairs will come to an
end. Well, we are glad to know that We
are to get in one more fourth of July Gel
ebration anyhow. The daily NEWS will
endeavor to come out on the 10th as
usual