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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
FOR 1880.

The New York Times of last Thurs
day has thirty-two columns of extracts
from one hundred and fifty-seven cores
pOndents from every state in the union,
covering more than one thousand local
tiles, on the subject of the next presi-
dency. Each correspondent covered a
large field, including many important
centers of political thought and discus
sion. The letters are from "intelligent
men of both parties, from lawyers, ed
itOrs and trained newspaper reporters,
from college professors, from politicians,
state and municipal officers, literary and
business men," The result is summa-
rized thus: Out of 1877 points from
which advices have been received Gen.
Grant is the choice of 100, Blaine 10, and
Washburne, Garfield, Sherman, Conk-
ling, Edmunds and Chandler follow in
the order named. In the same 157 places
the democratic preference is-for TIlden
70, Thurman %, Bayard IL, and Hen
bricks and Hancock bring up the rear.
The movement for Grant is said univer-
sally to be from the people rather than
the politicians, and that the leaders are
forcing Tilden against the inclinations
of the masses. If the convention was
held now Grant would carry every state
IN the union except Maine Nevada and
Oregon, and possibly California. And
in the democratic convention, if held to-
morrow, Tilden would have the votes of
not less than twenty-one of the thirty
eight states. The above is the most ex-
tended and carefully collected statement
on the subject of the next presidential
campaign yet given to the public, and
agrees with the general judgment of the
best informed men of all parties.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
ONE CASE OF INJUSTICE TO
THE INDIANS.

The removal of the Ponca Indians
from their reservation in Dakotah, to the
Indian territory, has reduced that tribe,
by sickness and death, from over 500 fine
looking and healthy people, TO about %
men and women. 1t was the most cause
less and unjust removal of Indians from
their homes that has probably ever been
perpetrated by an order from the Interior
department. They were industrious and
entirely peaceable, and no reason for
removal has been made public. The
remnant of the tribe recently left the ter
ritory TO return TO their old home, and
were arrested at the Omaha agency and
imprisoned at the Fort under orders
from Washington to go hack to the ter
ritory. So great is the injustice in this
case, that in Omaha, on the 9Th inst,
Judge Dandy, of the United States court,
on application of T. II. Tibbles, granted
n writ of habeds corpus directed to Briga-
dier General Crook, commanding him to
show cause why he held the Ponca Indi-
ans prisoners. They were at work on
the Omaha agency, farming, and say
they don't want to live on the govern
ment, hut desire to support themselves.
The suit was suggested by Standing
Bears declaration: II was arrested when
had hold of the pillow handle, held a
prisoner, and / never committed a
crime" Leading lawyers of the state
have volunteered their services for the
Indians. The legal fraternity regard il
the most important case in the limited
States court since the bred Scott decis-
ion, and think the result If successfill
will force n change in the government
Indian policy. Gen. Crook has teleoranh.
ed to Washington for Instructions
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
VOL. %.
OVER THE STATE.

Salina has eleven hotels.
Hodgeman county has been organized
Kansas has fifty-three agricultural so
cieties.
Eureka has lodge of the Knights Of
Honor.
Sixty-nine new buildings going up in
Winfield.
The Masons of Topeka have built q
new hall.
Saline county has $11O,5OO invested in
manufactures.
Real estate sales in Wyandotte last
week footed up SIS, S25.5O.
Eleven prisoners arrived at the peni
tertiary one day last week,
The Presbyterian church of Paola
numbers 1870 commandments.
The state house at Topeka will he sup
piled with fire extinguishers.
The Methodist church at Winfield has
jus been thoroughly repaired.
Buffalo are plenty twenty miles north
of Garden City, Sequoyah county.
Eight hundred and one votes were poll
ed at the last city election in Saline.
lola merchants allow one hundred
cents on the dollar for Mexican dollars.
"St. John Guards" the name of color
ed company recently sworn in at Topeka.
W. NJ. Braduff, of Pleasanton, has been
arrested for making counterfeit half dol
lars.
The Oldest son of ex-governor Carney
was elected city attorney of LeayenwOrth
at the last election.
Miss Rankin has just completed her
first year as associate editor of the Oska-
loosa Independent.
Five thousand copies of the school
laws will he printed and distributed to
district school clerks.
Woodson county has voted 100000 in
bonds tie the st. Louis, Kansas & ArizO-
ma railroad company.
The militia companies of Kansas are
to have an encampment at Bismarck
Grove, some time in May.
Mr.. Conner has severed his connection
with the Salina Democrat for the pur-
pose of establishing paper at Solomon
City.
Manager Strong promises the editor
of the Winfield Courier that he will haul
him to Winfield on the cars within six
months.
A musical convention will be held at
Council Grove, during the latter part of
May, under the direction of Prof Perk.
ms of Chicago.
Mr.. SchOtt, the architect, is drawing
up the plans of the Catholic school build
ing which is to be built on the church
property at Salina.
An advertisement by the sheriff of
Cherokee county, offering for sale the
TOWNSHIP of Baxter Springs, occupies
nearly four columns in the Columbus
Courier.
The Office devil of the Waterville Tel
egraph absconded, one day last week,
with the entire funds vi the establish.
ment-fifteen cents-and at last accounts
he was at Greenleaf, Washington county,
endeavOring to establish a newspaper
with his capital.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
A YOUNG FARMERS EXPERIENCE.

E. w clCus III fF1lfle FARMER.
Who makes the best farmer? 1t is Of
ten said 'every man to his trade" In
the abstract this may be true, but am
surprised to find about here so many
men who, like myself, left the city for
country, and who are to-day successful
farmers. The truth is, farming wants
more brains with work Both combin-
ed, and farming can be made profitable;
work alone never progresses, hence many
get discouraged and give up, retilling
the large cities and pOorhouses. So don't
be afraid to try the farm if you have any
taste in that direction. My children who
were born in Chicago take to COWS horses
and pigs, as young ducks do to water,
and never tire. How to pass the even
ing was one thing that troubled us be-
fore coming west" Well, that is all
out of the way. You get up at five
O'Clock, busy yourself all day, and as the
sun goes out of sight you feel good
deal like our dark Brahmas, and 60 to
roost and you also learn to love your
family. In the city you are off at eight
In the morning, and do not return until
dark, so you really don't know much
about the kind of a family you have.
But when you are together much you
have your own show daily. No ad-
m1ttance fee, and every one is "star."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
A POOR PLAN.

The planters along the lower Mississ-
ippi appear to have adopted plan for
stopping the negro exodus that is char
acteristic if not effective. They hang or
shoot q few Intending emlgrants as q
warning 20 others, and patrol the river
banks with shotguns TO prevent the flee
ing blacks from getting on board passing
only to serve to intensity the negroes de-
sire to escape, and they manage to evade
the patrols and board the boats at unex-
pected points. Committees appointed
by the planters notify the captains not to
take away the colOred people, but the
captains are eager to swell the profits OF
their trips, and few Of them pay any at
tention to such orders when out of the
range of the committees shot guns.
Thus far all attempts to check the move
ment have only strengthened it.-NeW
York Tribune.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
EDUCATIONAL.

The Kindergarten has been abolished
in Boston as measure of retrenchment
Mrs. Sophronia Morehouse, of Liver.
pool, n. \, has made donation of $50,
GOO to the Syracuse University.
Michigan University has Just confer
red degrees upon 1913 legal graduates
100 young doctors and fifteen dental sur.
geons.
A bill giving Boston women the right
to vote for members of The school com
mittees has been passed In the Massa
chusetts senate.
The Catholic university at Kensine
ton, England, which was opened three
years ago with a great flourish of trump
cts, has already collapsed, and the build.
ing is for sale.
Drury college, located at Springfield
Mo-, gets another $4,000 donation from
friend in Massachusetts,, on condition
that the friends of education in Missouri
raise $4,000.
Mr.. Yung Wing, the Chinese secreta-
~ of legation at Washington, has lately
given to the Yale college library 400
Chinese books, in addition to like gift
some two years ago.
Prof. w. 81. Brewer, of Yale college,
is spoken of in connection with the pres
idency of the Kansas agricultural col
lege. He is professor in the Sheffield
scientific school of Yale college
In every Italian school, public or pri-
vate, girls are taught to sew and en-
brolder, and as soon as they can they
take their own dresses 70 school to make
there themselves. The government teach
ers OF plain sewing, cutting, embroider-
ing and fitting have to compete for their
places like any other professor.
We learn that Dr. C. c. M'Cabe's lee
ture at Baker University was complete
success The congregation subscribed q
sum sufficient to buy I'VE hundred chairs
to seat the chapel and recitation rooms
The graduating class this year contains
three ministers, two of whom have al.
ready been received into conference on
trial,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
HOW A BOY BECAME INTERESTED.

Z. Dean In Connecticut Farmer.
II would like to tell how became in
terested in farming. We always have
had plenty of agricultural papers lying
about, and as read them | became in
terested in poultry. When was eight
years old bought the fowls of my faith
er, and then 1 kept a strict account of
the receipts and expenses. The first
year think I made about thirty dollars
profit; since then have always had the
care of them, and find them profitable
AS it is early spring would like to tell
another thing that used to interest me-
Father would give my brother and my
self each piece of ground, one or two
rods square, and give US what we could
raise on it to buy books and papers with.
We would try and see which could raise
the larger crop, and SO we became inter
ested in gardening. The first year 1
raised onions, and had nearly or quite
seven dollars worth on one rod square
My onions yielded much better where
they were sowed very thick and thinned
to about four inches apart. We not only
became interested in our work, but we
earned enough to buy all our papers, and
felt better satisfied with them because we
had earned them ourselves.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

What the Democrats want to do is to
abolish United States supervision of cleo
tions north as well as south, especially
in New York city. The present law has
so greatly reduced illegal voting in that
city that they feel unable to rely upon
carrying the state in 1880 unless they
can count up the city vote as they used
TO. They feel the necessity of carrying
New York, and will make a stubborn
fight to abolish any law that stands in
the way of their success there. Wethere-
fore expect the senate will agree with
the house in adding provisos to the army
and Legislative bills, and then when both
are vetoed by president Hayes the polit-
zeal dead lock will be interesting.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
CHURCH NOTES.

A territorial Sunday-school convention
Tor the Indian Territory will be held at
Caddo on May 8.
An important convention of SIS. work
ers Will be held at Humboldt, Kansas,
May eth and Sth
The Moravians report total member
ship in America of 16 1886, against 15,-
6S2 In 1873, net gain of only 81
The membership of Mr.. Spurgeon's
church now amounts to 5,166. During
the past year 1874 new members were re.
ceived and 81 died
The International Sunday-school les
sons for 1880 comprise lessons in Mat
thew for the first six moths, and in Gen
esls for the remainder of the year.
1t is said that 100 persons have become
members OF Father Hyacinthe's CALI
can church, and that Professionalism is
gaining strength in France with aston
ishing rapidity.
The Protestant churches of Ireland
complain that they are constantly losing
their best and brightest ministers. Pres.
Dyterlan ministers 90 to Scotland and
America, and Episcopal ministers 90 to
England, receiving in bO}h cases better
appointments.
Revivals are reported at Upton, Ind,
20 accessiOns; Independence, Ind, IS:
franklin, Ind, 55; Glenwood, Ind, 25:
Morgantown CT, Ind, $50; Pleasant
Hill, Ind, 60; Mt. Lebanon, Ind, SO;
Broad Ripple, Ind, IA; Valparaiso, Ind,
40; Sugar Grove ct, O., IS; Amesv1lle
Ct, O., "A; Westfield Ct, O., 20; Dover
Ct, O., 11S; Felicity, o., Sc; Ironton,
1t appears that the Pacific institute
excursion to San Francisco, and to the
valley of the Yosemite, to attend a Sun
day school assembly that opens June z,
under the direction of DIR. j.. H. Vincent
will be a great success. The excursion
must leave for the west in body, travel
as such to Yosemite valley or San Fran
cisco, and return at their pleasure with
in ninety days. The railroad fare from
st. Louis to Yosemite and return will be
$3.50. The excursion train will leave
Chicago on May 81, and Omaha, May
%, at noon. Special arrangements have
been made with the Pullman sleeping
car company, and with hotels in the 70
semitic valley for reduced rates. For
particulars address Rev. J. r. Berry,
Vinton, Iowa.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

EARLY RIsING.-A German physi-
clan has demonstrated that early rising
is very bad habit. He has taken the
trouble to collect information as to the
habits in this respect of several persons
who have lived to an advanced age, and
he finds that in the majority of the cases
the long Gvers have INDUCED in late
hours. At least eight out of ten persons
who attained the age of eighty years and
upward were in the habit of not retiring
until the early hours of the morning, and
of remaining in bed until the day was
iar advanced. On the other hand. he
has failed to discover, after careful oh.
servation of the health of several early
risers, that it was in any degree better
than that Of a similar number of late
risers. He thinks that so far from any
decided benefit being gained by getting
up early in the morning, it rather tends
en- life
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18


The Baltimore Herald is among the
papers which come out strongly for
Grant. In explanation why General
Grant is popular, the Herald says: "Grant
is a manly man. He is brave in politics
as he was in war. He is the least of a
trimmer of any man who has filled the
Presidential chair since the time of Wash
ington. He is, first a man of strong in
dividuality and selfdependence; second,
a thorough American, devoted to Ameri-
can ideas and institutions; third, a man
who forms his own opinions, and is never
afraid to assert them; fourth, a man of
deeds rather than of words, of achieve
ments instead of theories, of results and
not of policies"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

A MONKEY Superintendent
Brown, of the Geological garden, Phila-
delphia, was summoned to the monkey
cages last Sunday TO christen fine girl,
which was tightly clasped in the arms
of her mother. The little monkey is a
very pretty little brunette, with dark
hair, gray eyes, and an exceedingly ami
mated manner. She weighs two pounds,
and seems to have an excellent disposi-
ton. One large female mandril sits for
hours at the partition watching the lit
tie one, and with its puffed-up purplish
black cheeks looks as if it were mourn
ing in solitary widOwhOod, and envying
the happy mother. Whenever she can
reach little Buttercup, the mandril pOkes
its fingers through the wires of the cage
as if it were privilege to pet the baby.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

Cora NJ. Downs, the well known writer
at Wyandotte, writes a letter to the Kan
sas City Journal, begging for an organic
alton in sister cities to raise money to
aid the Wyandotte people in taking care
of the southern negroes until they can be
shipped to other parts. The way to ship
them is straight back to st. Louis, and
learn that city that if it has got any
wholesale shipping to do it had best ship
down the Mississippi, not to Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

1.-THE editor of this paper was never in
the legislature without making an effort
to reinstate it''-an equity of redemption
For three years he was q member of
the legislature and during that time he
has never made an effort to have an equi-
ty of redemption law passed, or the
waiver of appraisement repealed. There
was an equity of redemption bill intro
duced in the house in 1876, but he is re-
ported "absent or not voting" on its final
passage. In 1877 bill TO repeal the
waiver of appraisement law was indef-
nitely postponed, and the c. B. editor
made no effort to save it.-Cot:onwood
Falls Leader,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

The Pacific railway and branches, the
Kansas Pacific and the A., T. & s. F.
have agreed To pool all business 10 Colo
RADIO, and have notified the Chicago COM
mittee that this ends all their cOmpeti-
ton. They will refuse to accept any
thing under full rates between the Miss
ouri river and Denver or Pueblo, which
are $50 for Immigrants and $27 first class
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

The Western Nail association, in con-
vention at Pittsburg, Pa, asks the en-
ployes of iron mills and factories in that
section to consent TO reduction of wages
from 3315 To so per cent, in order 10 ena-
BILE the factories TO keep in operation and
compete with those east of the Allegheny
mountains. This will produce COM
motion among the operatives there, but
a half-loaf is better than no bread.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

According to the report of the surgeon
general, just published, the deaths in st.
Louis last week averaged at the annual
rate of only eleven in each one thousand
population, while the deaths in Chica-
go were in the proportion of sixteen to
the thousand annually.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

The Louisville COurierJournal quotes
"the recent burning of two white men
III the stake in Nebraska as n set-Off
against the Chisolm massacre. There is
this difference: The Nebraska fiends
were arrested and are now on trial. The
Mississippi murderers have never been
tried, and never will be. In Nebraska,
public sentiment at once cried out
against the outrage and made its ifluence
felt. In Mississippi, public sentiment
approved the outrage and shielded the
murderers.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
Voices of the Night.

When bedtime comes, and curtains fall,
And round go the doors to lock,
Ere lamps go out my wife dot h call,
Remember, dear, to wind the clockn
When boots are OF, and for the day
Ali irksome cares seem put to rout,
hear wife's voice from dreamland say,
BE sure you put the kitten out"
When stretched between the sheets 1 lie.
And heavy lids have ceased to wink,
From trundle- bed there comes q cry,
81 want dwink / want a dwinkp'
Chica ihuna
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

Notice is hereby given that on March Is,
1873, nled, tn the Probate Court Of Lyon
county, Kansas, . petition praying for the or
der or said court TO permit me to sell at pri-
Yatc sale the undivided one-half interest of
Commercial street, Emporia, Lyon county,
Kansas, and that said petition will be heard
by ana before said Probate Court, on April
18th, 1873, at 10 O'Clock . m, at the once Of
the Probate Judge OF said county,
JOHN HENEING,
Administrator Of said estate OF Henry 8
Bunk, deceased. visa.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

The local elections in New Bruins
wick, Princeton and Railway, New Jer-
sey, generally went Republican this week,
showing decided Republican gains.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

Flattery speaks to us through tele-
phone, and our vanity has rugged mp a
microphone attachment at the near end
of the line.-Puck.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
LEGAL NOTICES.

Notice IL hereby given that during NV abb
sence nave given +. @. Brown q power of
attorney 70 transact all my business, and all
persons owing me are warned against paying
anybody but him. n. K. BROWN.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

Anton RubensteIn, a brother of the
great pianist, will come TO America in
the fail
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
The tornado season appears to have
opened up lively.

The latest walking match is from
I.eadville to civilization.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18

A territorial Sunday-school convention
for the Indian Territory will be held at
CaddO on May 8.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-03

THE law Of Missouri disqualifies for
jury duty all who are unable to read or
write. This, of course, disqualifies about
nine out of ten Of the colored population,
but as il is not colored contest is doubt
less sound law, not conflicting with the
Constitutional Amendments. 1t must
be considered law calculated TO elevate
the standard of intelligence among juries
and as such is greatly to be COM
mended. There is in the jury system Of
most States sort of premium on ignor-
ance. Any man "who has formed an
opinion az to the guilt or innocence of
the accused" is in capital cases disquah-
fied-that is 10 say all persons who read
the newspapers. Whenever a crime is
committed and the facts are published all
readers of the newspapers form a sort of
provisional opinion upon the facts "A
printed. This in some States units
them for sitting as jurors in the case.
There is hardly any intelligent mar in
these days who does net read the ne VS.
paper. The consequence is that jurors
sometimes have to be selected from
among the class that cannot read the
papers. The Missouri law therefore has
this merit. 1t gets rid of a large block
Of this impenetrable ignorance. There
are some o. her States in which this law
could be adopted with great advan.
tape
The daily gazette., 1879-01-03

tions. But it was fairly distributed
among the States, in proportion to the
population. Delaware set her share Of
that money aside for "public school
fund.-" and there 1t remains to this day.
1t has been carefully treasured, and its
interest carefully distributed among the
school districts of the State and to the
Sunday schools, through all tbs interve-
ming time. Even during the darkest
hours of the rebellion, when our people
were drained by the most scandalous pro-
cesses of official robbery that was ever
known, by provos,-marshals and mill
tary thieves, our State still held the
"school fund" as sacred deposit for the
use of posterity, and there it remains to-
day, drawing the same interest and ap-
Piled to the same purpose. Those who
have come among us in the last ten years
will escape many of he hardships which
our older people had to endure TO borrow
money to pay bounties TO soldiers. And
they must acknowledge this fact, while
their children are enjoying the benefits Of
our excellent public school system which
had is rise based upon the cherished
"School Fund" of Delaware.