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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21
CHURCH NOTES.

On given Sunday the attendance at
forty-four churches in Philadelphia was
as follows: Men, 16,032; women, 20.369
children, 9,244; total, 45,645.
In the announcement of a fair at Ply
mouth church, Brooklyn, it is pronoun-
ced that there shall be mo gambling,
latent or obvious-no undue solicitation,
no overcharging, and no cheating in max
ing change"
1t appears from the latest statistics
that the Church of England has $500, 900
sittings; Wesleyan Methodists, !, ZOE. 724 /;
COngregationalists, 1895, $50; Baptlsts,
913, 7S5; other Methodist bodies, 1914
S6T; all others, SS4, 719-giving total
for all of 1851 ,665.
The council of the Evangelical Ali
ance announces that it is now definitely
settled that the next, which will be the
seventh, general conference of christians
of all nations Will be held during the
present year at Basic, Switzerland, be-
ginning on Aug. 81 and continuing until
Sept. Z.
A pastor of TarrytOwn, N. Y, is to re-
ceive legacy of 5000 under the will of
late citizen of that village. Another
pastor, still more fortunate, is to enjoy a
bequest amounting to 100000, and we
have heard of third who owns farm
that was given him by an appreciative
nearer. Bishop Clark, of Rhode Island,
recently had 5000 left HIM by friend.
Rev. DR.. Lawrence and Mr.. Walker, of
New York city, had $4,000 each left
by Pensioners lately.
The Evangelist gives this statement in
reference to the recent opening of new
room for evangelistic work on one of the
boulevards of Paris: "a young Ameri-
can lady, sixteen years of age, came
to Paris last year. and was so much re-
jOIced to see the good that the reunions
of Mr.. NAH are doing that she resolved
to contribute to the development of
this work She renounced expensive
pleasures and costly dresses, and put
aside the money thus econOmised. Late
ly she sent Mr.. MAI sum of three
thousand francs, which has furnished the
means of transporting the reunions of
this quarter from badly-lighted place
at the end of court to a larger and bet
ter ventilated room. The hearers have
since more than tripled."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

II is reported from Washington that
the presidents forthcoming message to
congress will be bitter pill for that
body. 1t will point out the necessity OF
an increase of taxation to make up for
the $1O,OO0,0O0 reduction in the revenues
effected by the change in the tobacco tax
and will probably embody in some form
the statement of Secretary Sherman that
hut for this reduction he would have &
surplus revenue of $2S,000,O00 with
which to pay the arrears of pensions
There is no question as to the unpleas
antness of the situation in which the for
ty-tiith congress has placed its successor
by its improvidence and extravaganza
The coming congress will have to crap
pie with the threatened deficit, and it i.
feared, from its composition, that it car
hardly fail to do the very thing that ough
not to be done
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The New York Herald gives an ac-
count of the manner in which contagious
diseases are kept alive in large cities.
In the month of January last forty-four
children, of the Brooklyn public schools,
were reported i'll with contagious diseases.
In the families of which these pupils
were part there were 145 other children
who went to the public schools, and in
the houses IN which the sick ones lived
hut not in the same families, were 225
other children. In all there were SOC
pupils going to and fro for several days
between centers of disease and the public
schools. OF course the law requires
that such cases shall be reportd by the
health authorities to the teachers an6
that children from houses in which dis
ease is known to exist shall be kept from
school. But it is found that at leas
one-third of the children so exposed pay
no attention to the law.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21
A FABULOUS FORTUNE.
To Which Mrs. HummeI, or Cincinnati
is said to be Heir.

To Which Mrs. Hummel, or Cincinnati,
Is said to be Heir.
CINCINNATI. March 9.-JOseph Hum
mel, an old German, formerly a resident
of Boston, but for twelve years of this
city, leaves for London, on Thursday, to
recover fortune of almost fabulous size
to which his wife is said to be heir. The
story, as it will be published in the En-
quirer tomorrow, is that Casper Weiss,
of Germany, leaving home at an early
age, was adopted by wealthy people of
England, became an admiral, and died
in 1904, in London, leaving a fortune of
81 ,000, 900, all invested in A per cent.
bonds deposited in London. Two years
ago an advertisement appeared in the
newspapers throughout the country ask
ing for the address of his heirs, and was
seen by Mrs Hummel, of this city, who
recognized the name Casper Weiss as
that of her grandfather. Investigation
and correspondence brought the infor-
nation that she was the rightful owner
of the property. Whether there are any
other heirs Mr.. Hummel Is not informed.
The value of the estate is now reckoned
at $50, 100000, the bonds having been
drawing interest for nearly seventy-fiYe
years Hummel is 60 years of age; his
wife ~, and hopeless invalid. He was
formerly tailor, but being wounded in
the war for the union, was Obliged 20
give up his trade and has since earned a
scanty livelihood by selling books and
papers. He is very confident of getting
the funds, as he has, he says, clearly es-
tablished the right of his wife to the in
herifance
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the Board of County Com
missioners of Lyon county, asking for the To-
cation of a county road as follows, tO-wit {:
Commencing at the s W corner of u of sec.
q, town l6, range II, thence north on quarter
section line to the n W corner of u of sec.
81, town l6, range II. thence asst on said sec
iion line as near as practicable to l42 creek !;
~ rods more or less to cross said 142 creek at
the present ford; thence angle back to sec
ton line in q southea { direction, to the south
east corner of W i Of e = Of sec. p. town
10, range II; thence north one mile on said
= line, to the e cor or n w OF n Re y OF sec.
y. town l6, range II; thence west on section
line as near as practicable, 50 rods more or
less. to W corner al n W y of sec. p, town
16. range Il; thence north on u section line as
near as practicable, miles more or less. to the
parallel line at n W corner of n Q y of sec. 3,
between town 10 and Is range IL; thence east
on said parallel line 30 rods. more less.
crossing Elm creek at the present ford thence
north on said section line as near pIac-
ticable, miles, more or less, to north line OF
said county, at n e corner of n u OF sec. ~
town IL, range II, being the termination OF
said road. And whereas. Chas. e Paine,
John Wayman and s X Taylor were appoint
ell and oICered TO meet at the beginning OF
said road, on the 25th day of March, A. ID.
1879. at 10 O'Clock q m. to view, locate, and.
in injunction with the county surveyor
make a survey Of said road, and to give all
parties q hearing.
By order Of County Board.
WIN. F. EWING.
March 14G21-W1fGI2, County Clerk
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Road Notice.
State of Kansas Ivon county.

State of Kansas, Lyon county-sS.
To whom it may concern: Whereas, appli-
cation has been made, by petition, to the
Board OF County Commissioners OF Lyon
county Kansas, for locating county road as
follows, tO-wit: The place of beginn ing OF
said road is the northeast corner of section
20, township Is. range IL thence running
south as near as practicable TO the
section line, to the northeast corner of section
~. township l6. range II. which point is the
termination of said road And whereas,
James Pollock, ID. s. Avery and VIM Rich
ardson, road viewers, and j. IL Hibben, coun.
ty surveyor of said county, have been ap-
pc nted and ordered by said county commits
sioners to view, survey and locate said road /;
Therefore, you are hereby notified that said
viewer and surveyors will proceed on the
18th day of March. 1879. at 10 O'Clock a. m, al
the place of beginning of said road, TO view
survey and locate said road, and perform
whatsoever other duties are required Of
them by law And unless you file a written
applicat ion for damages sustained. anu CON-
pensation claimed, with said viewers, giving
n description of the premises on which you
claim such damages err compensation, your
application for and recovery of the same will
be forever barred.
WIN F. EWING, County Clerk.
March II 1901. WI1Ifl9
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21
WHAT THE CENSUS WILL TELL Us.

Chicago Times, 9Th.
Great Improvement has been made in
the science of census-taking since the
commencement of the century. Origin
ally in the Z. S. mere political neces-
sity because of congressional apportion-
ment on the basis of population, it did
not greatly improve for time, because
the strict constructionists urged that the
constitution contemplated a decennial
enumeration and nothing more. The
census of 20 even was taken under the
law of so, or decade later, because the
advancement il was proposed to take
under later bill seemed too much for
the conservatives, and the bill failed.
The census of so will be marked i'm
provement upon any statistics hitherto
obtained in this way.
Not only viii the population be emu
merated, though not with the certainty
that might be desired, for instead of max
ing the count in a single day, it will be
prolonged over period of four weeks,
but a vast array of other information
will he obtained The public indebted.
ness of states and municipalities, the
ownership of Z. s. securities in this
country, and the amounts held; full
statistical information of all the railroad
corporations of the country, such as
their capital stock, Indebtedness, earn.
iDgs, expenses. the amount of their land
grant, If any, the amount of such grant
remaining unsold, the salaries and wages
paid, the number of employees and mum
Der of passengers carried; information
in detail of insurance, express, and tele
graph companies, ETC., will be ascertain
ed as accurately as possible.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The arrest, detention and final dis
charge from custody of the manager of
the Western Union telegraph company
at Topeka, because he refused to betray
the secrets entrusted to him in private
kilograms, should not be passed over
without comment The February num-
her of the American Law Review, pub
lished in Philadelphia, contains an art
icle by Judge Cooley, author of "Cooley's
Constitutional Limitations" in which
the writer goes to the fullest extent in
declaring that telegraph messages are in
violable in the possession of the tele-
graph company, and that neither courts
nor legislatures can legally compel their
production to be used as testimony in
any case where neither the sender MOI
receiver is a party. 1t is time that de
cisive precedent should be established
The line must be drawn somewhere, anG
it might as well be drawn between court.
and investigating COMMITTEES and tn,
right of citizens.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The Brooklyn Prcsbytery has decided
to try DIR. Talmagc on the following
charges, presented by the committee pre-
viously appointed for that purpose
Deceit and falsehood in statements re-
garding his withdrawal from the edito-
rial chair of the Christian at Work; in
stating that the settings in the tabernacle
were free; in accusing j. w. Hathaway
of dishonest practices and then denying
it: of falsehoOd in collecting subscription
for the payment of the church debt; of a
deceit in difficulty concerning the or
ganist OF the tabernacle, and of stating
that he was TO be arraigned for "hetero-
doXy," when he knew that such was not
tha ,.aSa
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

On the 4th inst the senate passed the
bill appropriating $25 900 for the re-
building of the Normal school at Empo-
ria. on condition that Lyon county shall
Kansas, and we regret that the appropri-
alton is not sufficient to rebuild this sea
son. It is not probable that another ap-
preparation can be reached before two
years, and the building viii remain in
complete.-Arkansas City Traveller.
The Traveller probably thinks we won't
''put up" If it does, we are of opinion
1t is slightly mistaken. What do you
take us for. We don't propose to run
the risk of waiting two years and another
fight in the legislature.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21
Road Nnfice.

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the Board OF County Com
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
to-wit: Commencing at the northeast cor
ner of section 1, town 20, range IL; thence
south on the section line as near as practica-
BILE, two miles. TO the southeast corner of Sec
tion II, town 20, range IL thence east on the
section line, as near as practicable, two miles
70 the northeast corner of section II, town 20
range IL which point is the terminus of said
road And whereas, Geo. ColglaZier, Benz
F. Parker end Evan L. Jones were appointed
and ordered to meet at the beginning of said
road. on the 18th day of March. A. -. 1879. al
10 O'Clock, q. m, to view, locate and survey
said road, and to give to all parties hearing
By order of the County Commissioners.
WIN. +. EWING, 20. Clerk.
March 14&2f-wIl&I2
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

Public notice Is hereby given that am the
owner OF the patent for an Improvements in
rod breaking plows. known as the Daniel
ReigeI Patent Rod Plow-for the territory of
the state OF Kansas. That have authorized
no person in this state to make or sell any
ploWs OF that patent. and the public are eau
TONED from purchasing the same from any
person but me. ANY variation In the way OF
Imp roVement to such patent must be OF q
character that would entitIe the party max
ing the same to patent-but even then such
party must secure from me the right 70 use
patent. shall prosecute all persons who
In any manner Infringe upon my patent
by making. selling OF using II,
unIess settlement Is made can only
protect myself by 50 doing. A sam
sic OF the pillow can be seen any time 1t my
shop on sth avenue, in Emporia. Kansas
Parties will notice that each and every ploW
Is marked: Manufactured by Wm. n. Long
q Son, Emporia, Kansas patented NOV 3,
1865, Champion VISA. WA. IL LONG.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

Senator Davis, of Illinois, who has
uniformly voted with the Democrats on
party issues while pretending to be "in-
dependent has finally laid aside the
mask and selected seat on the Demo
cratic side of the senate. He is training
himself for compromise in the Demo
cratic presidential convention.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The Cincinnati Enquirer says: 1.-THE
Democrats can organize the house if they
will consent to organize it in sympathy
with the Mississippi valley, with the
farms and plantations. They cannot OF
ganize it in sympathy with the national
banks and the money changers" If the
Enquirer is right Mr.. Randall is a badly
mead nm man
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The day has come, fellow citizens,
when the north is to decide whether it
was guilty of crime in defending the
Union against the Democratic rebellion.
Confederate brIgadiers defiantly stand
on the floor of the senate of the United
States, and insult the north with the
proclamation that jeff Davis is the peer
of any senator who maintained the integ-
rity his country against the rebellion,
and deserves to stand with Washington !
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

BY letter from the attorney general of
Sonth Carolina, Senator Patterson has
been notified that the indictments against
him have been cancelled. The senator
will not, however, return to South Caro-
lima, but will for the present take up his
residence in Arizona
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The wife of Gen. T. W. Sherman died
at Newport, Rhode Island, on the 12th
inst She was a daughter of the late
Gov. Shannon, of this state, and was mar.
ried to General 0hen a major of artillery
Sherman at LecomptOn in 1853. The
general was at the point OF death at the
latest accounts. He must not be con.
founded with Gen. w. Il. Sherman. com
mandcr-in-chief of the L. =. army.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

Stanley Mathews has been in terview
ell in Cincinnati. He stated that Presi.
dent Hayes did not offer him the Berlin
mission, and that it would not have
been accepted if he had. lie believes
Tilden will be the presidential candi.
date of the Democrats, and thinks the
Republican candidate may possibly be
Grant, or probably Sherman. Taft is
his choice for governor of Ohio.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The 81. Louis Globe Democrat publish
es the statement and preferences of men,
hers of the Legislature of Kansas, Wis
consin and Arkansas on the presidential
question. Grant is decidedly the strong
est man among Republicans, but the
Democrats are divided between Tilden
and Thurman, and Hendricks, with per.
haps majority in favor of Tilden.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The most remarkable case of bank
ruptcy of the year is that of gas CON-
pany in Fall river, Mass. The unfortu-
nate concern was the victim of prodigi.
Gus stealing on the part of its treasurer
Even large profits could not overcome
that drain; but surely nothing else could
have driven gas company to the doors
of the lnsolvent court.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

We understand Sid. Clarke, and Messrs
Stumbaugh and Eggers, of the late house,
have gone to Washington with a memo
rial signed by twenty or thirty members
of the Legislature asking the Z. S senate
to investigate the ingalls, election.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The most favorable accounts of reviv-
ing business come from eastern cities.
Advices from New York are to the effect
that there Is a heavy increase in buyers
and rush of business on all the lines of
transportation. 1t is estimated that not
more than 10000 men are out of employ
ment in the city, while three years ago
the number was placed at 10000.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The credit of the United States was
never so good as now, and financially,
this nation stands the peer of any on the
globe. The Republican party, as il turns
the lawmaking power over to the Demo
crazy, can point with pride 10 the result
of its work. Will the Democracy do rs
well? 1t is question many are asking
inst now
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The old trouble is cropping out in Tur
key. As fast as the Russians evacuate
the Boumelian territory the Turks go in
and revenge themselves by general
massacre" The powers will have to in
terfere again and make another distribu-
ton of territory if the Turks remain in
their present temper.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The Democracy have made the open
issue with Republicans, repeal the laws
protecting the ballot, or We will stop the
wheels of government by Withholding
appropriations" Upon such an issue
the Republican party can stand firm.
There is music ahead.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The Baltimore Sun Democratlc) COM
pliments the late lamented congress be-
cause at did not do all the harm of
which it was thought to be capable
The Sun is negatively happy. is moi so
thankful for what congress did do, as it
is for what it neglected to do.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

Politicians in California are given to
ways that are peculiar. The Democrats
of Sacramento called a meeting, but it
was captured by the workingmen. Be
fore the latter were well started the Re-
publicans captured the meeting, made all
the speeches, and adopted all the resolu.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21
II a lady meet a lady
Coming down the street,
Need a lady tell lady
That she looks $50 Sweetg"
For well she knows before she gets
Fairly out of sight,
She'll turn around and say aloud.
''What a horrid frightr'
GEN. BARLOW AND SENATOR GORDON.
Boston Transcript

Boston Transcript.
You may not be aware that it was Gen.
Gordon's command which struck the
flank of the Eleventh corps on the after
noon of the first day at gettysburg, and,
after a short but desperate conflict, broke
its line and swept it from the field. In
that fight Gen. Barlow, of New York,
commander of the first division, fell dan
gerously and, it was thought, MORALLY
wounded. He was shot directly through
the body. GordOn's brigade of Georgi-
ans, in its wild charge, swept over him,
and he was found by Gen. Gordon him.
self, lying with upturned face in the hot
July sun, nearly paralyzed and appar-
emily dying. Gen. Gordon dismounted
from his horse, gave him drink of wa
ter from his canteen, and inquired OF
Gen. Barlow his name and wishes. Gen
Barlow said: II shall probably live hut
short time. Please take from my breast
pocket the packet of my wife's letters
and read one of them to me-" which was
done. He then asked that the others be
torn up, as he did not. wish them to fall
into other hands. This Gen. Gordon did
and then asked: ''Can do anything else
for you, General 50 Yes" replied Gen
Barlow, earnestly MY wife is behind
our army. Can you send message
through the lines?'' Certainly will,
said Gordon, and he did. Then direct
ing Gen. Barlow to be borne to the shade
of a tree at the rear, he rode on with hi:
command. The wife received the mes
sage and came harmlessly through botf
lines of battle and found her husband
who eventually recovered. Since Gen
GordOn's election to the United State:
senate, both he and Gen. Barlow were in
vited to dinner party in Washington
and occupied opposite seats at the table
After introductions, Gen. Gordon said
| Gen Barlow, are you related to the off
Ger of your name who was killed at Get
| tysburg.'' Il am the man." said Bar
low. Are you related to the Gordon
who is supposed to have killed me:'' =
am the man." said Gen. Gordon Tn
hearty greeting which followed the touch
ing story, as related to the intereste,
guests by Gen. Barlow, and the thrilling
effect upon the company, can better b
imagined than described.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The Boston Herald, having discover
eel that il is "safcr to abuse president
Hayes than cX-prcsidcnt jeff Davis
will fire away AT the former. The Phil
adelphia Times will follow the lead of
the Herald
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

1t is curious fact that the Democrat
ic majority in the United States senate
in 1861. when the southern senators
seceeded, is precisely what the confeder-
ate brigudier majority in the senate is
tOtIay-S
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

Now the Democrats should bring for
ward JEFF Davis and Thurman for their
1880 ticket. Surely man worthy to be
classed with Washington" should be
suitable Democratic candidate for presi-
liant
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21
March 14&a1.w11&Ia MN COUNTY mMiN lie
Notice..

Notice is hereby given: That the follow
ing described school land, situate in Lyon
county, Kansas, will be offered for sale at
public auction at my ofIice In the court house
in Emporia, on Saturday. the 18th day OF
March, 1879. Said sale n be open for bids
from 10 O'Clock q. m. until O'Clock D. m OF
said day. to-Wit:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21

The California constitutional conven-
tion has performed its work, and the
proposed new constitution will be sub
mitted to the people for adoption or re
lection MAY 18th.