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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-06
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Dec. ), 1879,
The Board Of Trade markets are still excited,
and on yesterday another boom was experienced
in both grain and provisions. Speculation, at
least in provisions was unusually active, and,
as the different deals were watched with the
closest attention, an unusually interesting day
was passed. Considerably higher prices pre-
vailed all arOund.-Tunss.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-06

As our reporter came along water street last
night, shivering with the chill night air, and
drawing his ovcrcoat tightly about, he thought.
"Now is the time for colds and coughs; hut II
poor mortals could only know what certain
cure DR.. Bull'e Cough Syrup is, how few would
long suffer and then it costs but twenty five cents.
--,S1nduskY (Ohio) Register
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-06
A CARD.

To all who suffering from the errors and ndscretIon
youth weakness early decay loss of manhood
&c, will send recipe that Will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE This great remedy was discovered by mission
airy In South America Send selfaddressed envelope &c
the REV JosHPH r. IsMAy. Station y, Nsg York City.
InnlsY.a
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-06

Cattle-Extra graded steers, 81 75@5 90; com
mon to good Killing steers, So 35@3 50 cows
and heifers, a. 25M2 IS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-06

When physicians recommend DIR. Marshall's
Lung Syrup for coughs, colds, etc, Of long stand
ing, it certainly must be good Price % cents,
80 cents and 81 q bottle. Sold by NJ Kneussl
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09


LEGAL TENDER SUIT.-Arrangements
have been completed and the papers filed
in the United States district court in New
York, for test of the validity of the is
sue of legal tender paper by the govern
ment in time of peace. In a regular
business transaction-the sale of certain
bales of cottOn-payment was offered in
United States noteseand refused, and on
this transaction the suit in question is
founded. Mr.. Chittenden, well known
for his violent hard money proclivities,
Us attorney for plaintiff, will contest the
validity of the tender of government pa
per for the cotton. General Butler will
take care of the case on the other side
The case will come to trial in the New
York court in about month, and no
matter what the result may be it win al
once be appealed to the supreme court.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
THE HUNGARIAN PATRIOT.

We find the following in the New York
Tribune and all admirers of the great pa
triot will read it with interest:
Kossuth has sent $50 francs as his con-
tribntIon for the relief of the people of
Szegedin. The letter accompanying the
gift is written with characteristic elo-
quence. The following sentence has
made profound impression in Hunga-
~, and has been received by the friends
of the government as an indication that
the hostility of the old republican hero
to the Hapsburg monarchy is softening:
what comes from the heart goes to the
heart. l, who do not worship the power
of your monarch, who look upon the pur-
pie as Indifferent vanity, bow with re-
spect before the sight of human tears
trembling in the eyes of a king. May
these tears be the source of the resurrec-
ton of SZegedin to a more beautiful life,
and may they throw a ray of forgiveness
into the darkness of the past" Kossuth
concludes his letter as follows: In the
heavy days of oppression once called
the people of SZegedin the pride of my
nation. They deserved this name then,
in the time OF our struggle to save the
fatherland; they deserved it later when,
during the weary years of unrestrained
power, they kept alive on their hearths
and in their city the immortal flames of
Magyar fidelity, patriotic faith and pa
triot hope; they deserved it in more re.
cent times, when, with their own force,
they made such a wonderful advance
and answered the demands of this pro-
gressive age with a susceptibility that
caused us to point to them as a persona
fication of the Elasticity of the Magyar
race. May their energy not fail now.
There must be city built which shall
in every respect be worthy of the name
of the second city of Hungary, and the
first city of Magyarland. Who helps
himself God also helps"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, May Senator Johns
ton introduced a bill amendatory of the
supplementary act to aid in the construc-
ton of the Texas Pacific railroad. 1t
authorizes the company to extend its
present west terminus to FL Paso, there
to be united with the Southern Pacific
railroad. Lands granted to the former
are transferred and vested in the latter,
extending along its portion of the road.
Each company is required to complete
its road within six years. Provision is
also made for other railroads to unite
with these roads at Ell Paso, the object be-
ing to form complete lines to the Paci-
tic from the Gulf and South Atlantic
States. Senator Edmunds said this bill
was so important that public attention
ought to be drawn to its provisions. 1t
involved not only a grant of power to
the Texas Pacific railroad by name, but
included four or five separate grants of
power to the railroads of Texas and
Louisiana, authorizing the construction
OF railroads from one point in the state
to another point in the state This rails
ed serious constitutional question. He
hoped the committees to which the bill
would be referred would carefully con-
slider il, as it proposed to give a million
dollars in the way of subsidies. He
thought it had heretofore been declared
by the gentlemen on the Democratic side,
and so affirmed by their legislative ac-
ton, that there were TO be no more sub
sides, and yet, in time of public dis
tress, and at a called session of congress,
a bill was introduced from that side and
sustained by the influential senator from
Virginia, the passage of which would
saddle on the treasury untold and I'M
necessary liabilities. The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on railroads.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
LITTLE SAM.

If any people ever deserved as much
money as they knew how to take care of,
popular verdict declared it to be the
Deans; and nobody grudged them either
money or their loveliee of homes. In
one of the city suburbs where pave
ments and lamps had not yet stretched,
where the country ways were overhung
with elms and beeches, and every house
was set in lawns and gardens, stood this
home of theirs-an old stone mansion,
with bays and balconies overgrown with
Virginia creeper and wistaria whose
stems had intertwisted themselves with
the masonry at every crevice, and were
stout and strong as ropes-ropeS here
and there stretched so tightly that they
sang in the wind like Eolian harps.
Within the house the hall was laid in
old tiles, and covered with rugs, the
noiseless, beautiful drawing-rooms and
library were filed with inherited treas
ures, and, to say nothing of sleeping
rooms and nursery, the play-room was a
fairy place and nothing less. 1t was the
only room in the house that Mrs. Dean
had changed when she came in to reign
but she had arranged this great sunny
place to please her own fancy, and not
that OF her husbands ancestors. On the
wall she had a paper hung, contrary to
the canons of art, she was told, but de
lightful to the eyes of her boys and girls,
where on skyey background blush-ros-
es climbed all over gilded trellis, birds
built their nests and tilted on the SPRAYS,
and children's faces peered in and out
the garlands. The floor wore a thick felt
that allowed no tnmbles to hurt the tum-
bier, and that deadened every noise; and
for the remainder, there was no contriv-
ance to amuse the children that the
mother had not amassed in that room.
There was the big white rocking-horse
nearly as large as her own ponies, ''all
saddled, all bridled, all fit for fight -
there was the mimic nine-pin alley, the
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
OVER THE STATE.


Abilene Is to have National bank.
The Topeka barb wire works employ
10 hands.
Cy Leland, of Troy, packed 5000 hogs
last winter.
A man has been cured of hydrophobia
at Paola by maidstone.
The Methodists of Abilene dedicated a
$1,000 church edifice on the goth of
April.
Scarlet fever is prevailing to such an
extent at Greeley that the public school
has been closed.
A colony of soldiers and sailors, con-
sisting of thirty-five families, have locat-
ed in Meade county.
Pest houses for the care of small pox
patients have boon established in Frank
fort, Clyde and Concordia.
During the year ending January the
receipts at the United States land office
at Hays City were $4,000 in round num-
bers.
Ten thousand acres of choice lands
have recently been purchased for Chi.
cago colony in Marshall and Pottawato-
ME counties.
Mr.. Glen sold his farm near Arm.
strong for $2S,OOO. He purchased it six
years ago for $1,000. James T. johnson
has sold his farm near the same place
for $4,000.
The total assessed valuation of rail
road property in the state is little in
excess of fifteen million dollars, or near
ly one-eighth of the entire taxable prop
erty of the state.
The Masonic mutual benefit society OF
Kansas now numbers PIT members. II
was organized IN 1873, and has had only
twelve deaths. The thirteen months
from November, 1877, to December, 1878
no deaths occurred, showing that the
MasOns of. Kansas are a healthy set OF
fellows. The value of a membership
ticket is 81, 1910.
We have heretofore failed tonotice the
great improvement in the Ottawa Re
publican, by the doning of new dress
It is one of the handsomest and best ar
ranged papers, geographically, in the
west, and has always been one of the
best. We congratulate brother Sharpe
on his complete and well deserved sue
cess IN Kansas journalism.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL

Washington kilograms say that the
Democratic members of congress held
caucus yesterday and adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
RssoEred, That It is the sense OF this
caucus that the bin making an apprOpri-
alton for the support Of the army, should
pass Notwithstanding the objections Of
the president, and that we will proceed
to take vote on this question tomorrow
without debate. a.
The caucus then proceeded to consider
a question of wider scope and greater
importance, viz: what further action
should be taken by the Democratic
party concerning the two appropriation
bills, after they shall both have been de-
feated by presidential vetos-the veto Of
the Legislative, executive and judicial
bill, with its political section, being, of
course, foreshadOwed by the presidents
message. An animated discussion en-
sued, in which, among others, Randall,
Blackburn, Cox and Stephens partici-
pated. II was finally determined TO re-
fer the whole subject to the caucus COM
mittee of the house and senate, which
framed the political section in controversy
the house caucus committee being reviv-
ed for that purpose, and instructed to
confer with similar committee of Dem
ocratic senators, and after mature consid-
Grafton to report their recommendation
to the joint caucus. The membership of
this committee on the part of the house
is as follows: Chalmers, Carlisle, Cox of
New York, Ewing, Springer, Tucker,
Atkins, Clymer, Reagan, Phelps, Bick-
nell. On the part Of the senate, Thur
man, Whyte, Herman, salisbury, Jones
of Florida, Lamar, Voorhees, and Vance.
The National Greenback members of
the house also held caucns of three
hours duration on the subject of the
presidential veto. A general interchange
of views occurred, but no definite action
was reached as to what course they should
pursue. Information received from trust
worthy sources indicate that the meeting
was not altogether harmonious, there be-
ing great diversity of opinion exising as
to the proper steps 10 be taken. In the
course of the debate facts were developed
that the National party will not stand as
a unit on the question when it comes be-
fore the house, but will divide, some sus-
tanning the veto, others opposing 1t, and
third faction refusing to vote either
way. The Republicans will, of course,
stand solid in support of the veto.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Santa Fs Gathers 'em in Again.

The Santa Fe Gathers 'em In Again.
The following dispatch appears in the
Cincinnati Enquirer from its Washing
ton correspondent:
/ have information from well inform
ed private source that the Southern Tor
Huntingdon Pacific railroad has been
beaten by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad in a struggle for the land
grant of Is, 900 acres a mile by the Mexi-
can government to aid railroad from
Guayamus, on the Pacific coast to FL
Paso. This grant and charter have been
purchased by the Boston corporation
and the contact given out to build the
400 miles of railroad in two years
The result of this achievement will be
very great. The Atchison, Topeka s.
Santa Fe Enthusiastically built across
the New Mexican line-wlll not now
head for the Southern Pacific railroad,
which has heretofore been approaching
it, but will strike by the shortest line to
Mexico, so as to enter upon the enjoy
ment of its land grant as soon as posi-
bic. The Southern Pacific expected to be
at town of Tuscon, Arizona, by January
next, and to reap all the advantages of
the GuayamuS route, as well as use the
Boston road as an Atlantic connection
The mutual interests of the two great
roads will now cease, and the Southern
Pacific is left in military parlance gin
air., with nothing before it but TO build
east and pick up the Scott Tor Texas Pa
cific) railroad, which its greed has ruin
ed, and now must carry out its boast of
independently crossing the whole CONT
nent on its own resources. Its out look
in Arizona is of the most meagre descrip-
ton. Meantime, the Boston company
will flank San Francisco by the Guaya-
mas route, which will be $500 miles
shorter between New York and Austria
liza. Guayamas is 1000 miles nearer
Australia by water than San Francisco,
and saves 500 by land. 1t is the best har-
Dor in Mexico, with deep water near
shore. 1t Is expected that large Amer
lean city will rise at that spot, and a
great deposit of anthracite coal back of
Guayamas will lead to the establishment
of large smelling ore works there. The
railroad grant includes all mineral depos-
its. My informant is a distinguished
citizen of Arizona.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
Proposals for the Erection Of State Capitol.

Notice to BDfEdera;
OySICE OF SECRETARY OF srArx.l
TOPEKA, Kansas, April 80, 1879 Z
Sealed proposals will be received at this
once until u O'Clock, Monday, June ID. is7o
masonry and iron work OF the west Wing OF OF
the state house Plans and specifications and
details and drawings may be seen at the Of
peka, on and after May 10th-
The attention Of bidders 8 called to the fol-
On Tor ss eTeS e one a ss9
section V. Tha1 for the purpose Of erect
ing and constructing the said west wing Of
y may be occupied by the legis fature m Ian.
nary, 1881, there Is hereby appropri ated ont 81
any money In the state treasury Dot othsrTise
lars, and in addition to said direct aDnFopria-
t1on, and for the purpose Of raising SdditIona
$500 ~ ~ Payment ol TIE costs and ex
vest wing Of the state house, there shall Be
assessed. tsyied and collected, and the propef
directed to assess and collect IN the wear 1870
the sum Of One-half sEiiI on each doll p ~ tax,
able property Of this state, and In the yeaf
Of taxable property in this state, ali OF Whieh
taxes shall be assessed and Collected AZ other
ssa ts sa1es levied q the same time are levied
ana eoliected, and the proceeds Of the said
taxes herein authorized and directed - ~
levied, assessed and collected, are hereby aD.
M % me excinsixe nse Of erecting
state house provided for in this act md wHen
the same = paid into the state treasury shsli
be known as the state house fund -
Each bid must be accompanied with a hond
"a me penal sum Of ten thousand dollars,
slgnesu % Two or more responsible parties
me nfd Y accepted, win enter into Contract 20
furnish the Waterfall and do the work accord
Rg "a tie plans and specifications, and win
ftGsMedlseelY give bond 70 the amount Of con-
tract for the faithful performance Of the same.
envelopes containing proposals should be
tef1al and doing the masonry and iron WORT
o. west wing Of state house." and addressed
% the undersigned ee Topeka, Ka1saa
The right to reject any and Ell bids e r.
served. -
BY order Of the board Of state house com.
mfsslonoEn. AMT8 aR1TTT9
secEstaxy o. state and e ebEeio secfetary
Of Board. dI39&WlenoI.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

-Four years ago capital punishment
was abolished in Switzerland. Crime
has increased, and especially that of
murder, 10 such a degree that there has
been q great reaction In public sentiment
and a petition signed by over $1,000 per-
sons, begs the federal council to reenact
the death penalty. The council, after
full investigation, have resolved that four
years was insufficient to fully test the lawn
They account tor the increase of crime
not 50 much upon the fact that the law
was changed as upon the large increase
ofpoyeFty and wretchedness Of the last
four years. 1t Is a marked fact that al
most every civilized nation of the world
shows an increase Of the crime of muir
der. In many countries, notably Hol-
land, Italy, Austria and Germany, where
the death penalty is In full force, the
crime of murder has increased in as large
ratio as in Switzerland But Il Is even
doubtful whether in any other country
there has been SO large an increase Of
this tear full crime as in civilized Amer
lea. "A
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

A very sagacious political observer
at one time In the United States senate
from Missouri-says an exchange, ex-
presses the belief that David Davis is the
coming man for president In 1880. He
says the Democrats could elect Davis in
spite Of Grant or any other man. That
fellow must be sagacious indeed. We
only wish we could be assured that old
Soothing Syrup would be the Demo
cratic nominee. He is the weakest man
in the country. The next campaign will
not be the one for milk-and-water poll
clans to cut much Of figure.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
Notice.
In the District Court of Lyon county, Rams
n L. Ross, Plaintiff,


Peter P Houek. William McCav. and MARI
Hail, wife of JabOb Hall, deceased, Defts@
William McCay, whose place of residence
is Independence, Missouri, and Peter +.
Houck, whose place Of residence Is unknown.
will take notice that the said plaintiff, n L
Ross, did, on the 18th day of April, A. ID
1872 nle his petition In the District Court OF
Lyon county, Kansas, against all of said de.
fendants, claiming that Peter p. Houck did,
on the End day of November, 1874, with Luz
cinda Houck, his wife, since deceased, give a
mortgage to this plaintiff on the northeast
quarter OF section twenty mine, and also on
the northwest quarter OF the southwest quar-.
ship fifteen isl, south OF range twelve f12l,
east OF 9Th N, situate in Lyon county, Kan.
sas, to secure the payment of one Thousand
dollars, according to the terms OF q certain
promissory note, referred to in said mortgage,
and asking foreclosure and sale of the said
and the said William MoCaY and Mary Hall
wife OF Jacob Hall, deceased. have, or claim
20 nave, some interest in said described prop
ertys which Interest Is not known 10 this
piainti0; and that all Of said defendants be
forever debarred, enjoined and prohibited
er interest IN said property after the sale
thereof; and the said Peter p. Houck and
William McCay are hereby notified that un :
less they answer or plead to said PLAINTIFF s
petition on or before the 10th day Of june
1879, said petition will be taken as true and
for the sum PRAYED for in said petition, and
against William McCay and Mary Hall wife
OF Jacob Hall, deceased as Aforesaid, debar r.
ring. prohibiting and enjoining them from
ever setting up or claiming any right, title or
interest In or to said described prope rty and
for all proper and appropriate relief
JOHNSON & BERTRAM.
ATTORNEYS Plaintiff
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

SOOTHING SYRUP.-The Hon. David
Davis reminds US of some of the great
mortars used during the war. They sci.
dom hurt anybody, but their shells made
a terrible noise when they started and
bored an immense hole in the ground
where they fell. The mortar was an in.
dependent piece of artillery, and, like
your independent politician, only used
to scare greenhorns. With muzzles
pointed up at the stars they sent charge
whining through space, with faint
hope that it might drop ON somebody
that needed killing on general princiI-
pies. After the rubbing and Furnishing
and oilIng and examining with ammunf.
ton, il was little humiliating for Hi
nois to find out that her greatest senator
was not only large bore, but smooth
bore. But the people feel easier since
the honorable senator exploded, without
any catastrophe to himself or those about
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The New York World, referring TO the
Presidents veto message. says: ''fhe
principle contended for by congress
should be presented again at once in a
form which shall leave him no choice
between a complete acceptance of It and
a final rejection of 1t. The repeats con.
tanned in the legislative appropriation
bill, also, should now be presented at
once to him, separately. Under no temp
tation, under no provocation, let congress
now adjourn without making all the ap-
preparations necessary TO carry on the
government" The New York Sun and
the Post Dispatch demand the immedi-
ate starvation of the government.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09

The New Haven Union insists that
all talk about union Of Ohio greenback-
ers and democrats on Ewing as a candi-
date for governor is all bosll, and adds:
The greenbackers in Washington are q
unit against coalition, and the aame is
true all along the line. There is not q
fayors coalition. The talk of such a
move Is wholly confined to democrats
If General Ewing wants to head of
Thurman he had better get out of the
democratic party and join the nationals
at once"