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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

Massachusetts has another finacial
scandal This time Charles Demond,
late treasurer Of the Massachusetts home
missionary society, is the rascal. He is
an embezzler to the amount of some $780,
060. The money stolen consisted in
part of funds contributed by churches
for religious purposes, aud in part OF
legacies held in trust. Demond is in
jail, being unable to give bail. Mass;.-
chusetts has developed an unusual crop
of this kind of rascality lately.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19
an Anour rnE KAw LANps.-Th.

LATER ABOUT THE KAw LANDs.-Fhe
following telegram came in the Friday
nights dispatches;
WASHINGTON, Sept l2.-The Secre-
tary of the interior has directed the sale
of Kansas trust and diminished reserve
lands TO actual settlers.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

The vote for governor IN California at
the late election foots up about as fol
lows: Perkins, Republican, 10000; DIR.
Glenn, Democratic and Honorable Bilks,
10000; White, Workingmen, 5000.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

1t has been urged heretofore that Conk-
ling's strength laid in the oiIice-holders,
but here the oflice-holders were all on
the other side. The strength of the Ad-
ministration was against the nomination
of Corncll.-N V Graphic.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

1t costs $25 O. to die and he buried il
Kansas. The coffin costs $50, the grave
digging and the hcarse So, and the wat
ermelon five cenis.-St. Louis Times
Journal.
= You leave the doctor out, entirely.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19
ENPoRIA, KS, Sept. 10,

EMPORIA, Ks, Sept. 10, 1879.
Register Land Office, Topeka, KS;
You have not answered ourletter ask
ing for information in regard TO the
mode of procedure for parties who
have "Kaw claims" on the Indian trust
land in the northwest part of this coun-
", who desire to pay up and get deeds
Please send US blanks that are necessary,
TO be filed by the settlers, and tell us the
Bi6dus Operdadi necessary for them TO
get titles, &c. Respectfully,
SToTLER & GRAHAM.
TOPEKA, Ks, Sept. 10, 1879.
SrorLER 81 GRAHAM, Emporia KS.
The Kaw lands are not in market yet,
and We haSs received no information
from Washington in regard to them.
Respectfully,
GEO. w. WATSON, Receiver.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

What was left of Tildcn's boom went
to wreck and ruin at Syracuse yesterday.
Kansas City Times.
You will be chawing on the toughc ST
kind of "old crow" this time next " ar.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

There was frost in some portions of
northern Illinois and Wisconsin on
TUESDAY and Wednesday of last week.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

Ex-Congressman Tarbox, of Massa-
chusetts, has. drifted so far toward But
Ter that he viii preside over The Butler
Democratic state convention at Worces-
ter Sent IL
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

The Augusta Chronicle puts on re
cord with some reserve the fact that AL
axander II. Stephens favors Gen. Han
cock as . Democratic presidential can
dIdate
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

Never again shall the Democratic
candidate for President be counted out"
Democratic platform.
What, neverY
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

To temporfze with your health instead OF
promptly using Dr.. Bulbs Baltimore Pills. IS
not indicative ofmueh th0ughtfulness. Sold
by all druggists. WISH
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

Boucicauli has written another new
play, but the name of the author Is not
given ST. Louis Times-.IouFnal
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19
THE KAw LANDS.
News OFFICE

They are Not Yet In the Market.
The following correspondence eX
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19
BeIOit Heard From

BELoIT, Kan, Sept 12-This section
of the country was visited by heavy
frost this morning. Aterrible hail storm
passed through the southern part of
Lincoln county yesterday. The hail
was not large, but fell In vast amounts,
and were blown furiously along by q
high wind, which unrOofed several
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19
Honor to King Meta

ing near Victoria Nyanza, Africa, hai
abolished slavery throughout his domin
ions. At least half million of slave.
were to be liberated Saturday.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-19

MEMPHIS, Sept. 12.-The following re.
mittance was received to-day. New
York Sept. 12. w. j. Smith, acting pres.
ident Howard association, Memphis: /
send you by telegraph an additional
81, 600 today. JAY GOULD"
The treasurer of the Pittsburg, Penn,
sylvania committee also sent $1,000.
The namaarofia poIk 4, w.. wes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-15
The Twelfth Juror.

The jury before whom ABRAHAM d. BERN
sTl'IN and CHARLES FREEMAN were tried for
arson this week, in the Court Of oyer and
Termincr, did not agree upon u werdict, al
though they were kept together over night.
After their discharge by Mr. Justice BAR
RET, when lac had become satisfied that an
agreement was impossible, it was ascer-
tained that eleven Of the jurors were in Ia
vor OF convicting the prisoners while the
twelfth, Mr. SOLOMON FREDERICK, voted
stcadiastly for acquittal. Whereupon we
hear the usual cutlery about obstinate jurors.
and an impression IL sought to be created
that the dissenting iWyman has committed
n grcvous wrong to the community. Is
pccally l. II urged against him that he hns
put the county to the great expense Of Il sec
ond trial.
Now, If there was anything in the case
tending TO impugn the good motives Of the
twelfth juror, there would be some ground
for criticism; but we have no right to as
sumo that he is not as honest a man or as
good n man as his fellows, from the mere
fact that the evidence has not satisfied him
Of the guilt Of the defendants beyond q rea-
sonable doubt, The law says, and says
TO convict an accused person OF crime; but
these attacks upon the one juror who has
not been convinced are evidently based upon
the idea that the concurrence Of eleven men
ought 10 be sufficient The facts that there
Is no more reason for a lament over the fail
ure Of Justice when eleven jurors vote for
conviction aud one for acQuittal. than when
the position is reversed, and the man that
stands out insists upon q verdict Of guilty
In both cases, the unanimity which the law
insists upon as a safeguard To the liberty Of
the citizen IL wanting; that is all
The argument that iuries ought 20 agree
So as TO save the county the cost Of II sec
ond trial. is frequently suggested and somo-
times openly urged by prosecuting officers
II Is one which ought 10 have no weight
whatever, Courts are organized and main
tanned in order that justice shall be done
between man and man and between the pub
lie and accused persone, The vast expendi-
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HER MIND A BLANK.
a Woman Testines that She MIA not Know
When She was Married.

John McCallum. dealer in country
produce. and George C. Iium. butcher. rented
the store at S07 Third avenue. in September.
1877. They shared tho store. Mr.. McCallums
baskets and flrkins being displayed on one
side and Mr. Ilium's joints on the other Miss
Selma McCallum. daughter Of Mr.. McCallum.
often took her fathers place In the store when
he went away TO buy goods On the Sth OF Sep
TENDER. Miss McCallum asked Mr.. Hum to cash
n check for 5000 that she drew upon the Fifth
National Bank. She said that she had money
there The check was not payable for several
he found no account in her name
Soon afterward Miss McCailum was married TO
Mr.. Mstc, civil engineer, and the couple went
20 live in Brooklyn. Mr. Hum discovered their
whereabouts recently. and Mrs. Nistle was ar
rested. Her trial ended yesterday In the Con
eral Sessions. The defence was that Mrs. Ms
tie. In her girlhood. was wounded on the
boy. She has been subject TO periodical attacks
OF acute mania arising from this wound. In
these intervals Of insanity she luncled that she
had greet deal OF money. and that il she en-
tered business on her own account she must
realize fortune. In September. 1871 she
month rent in advance. and set about stock ing
the store with millinery. None Of her relatives
knew where she obtained money to do this.
when on the witness stand Mrs. NiStle tcsti-
fed that from August. 1877. until months after
ward her mind was blank. She does not
know. except from henrsay that she obtained
$500 upon her check from MIR. Ilium in Sep
Tho Jury deliherated for four hours. They
convicted Mrs. Nistie. but recommended her 10
mercy. Judge Cowng remanded her and will
make further inquiry into her case.
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Small SwindIing at Albany.

The effort of Mr. SKINNER. Mr.. BROOKS
and other Republicans and Democrats TO re-
duce the number Of employees i'm the Assem-
bly, has failed. Mr.. ALvoRD, Mr.. GRADY, and
other advocates OF wasteful expenditures OF
the peoples money sunk party differences
and combined TO beat them
Though the amount OF this swlndlc Is not
enormous. 1t grows by what it feeds upon,
and is n fair type of the prolligate tendency
OF the times. Thirty years ago the pay Of
the employees of the Legislature was about
5000 per annum. Now it bids fair TO be
more than 100000 for the current year.
The excuse put forth for this increase Is
that the business transacted by the Legis-
laturc now is far greater than IT was then.
A few facts show that this Is n falschood.
For example the number of laws passed in
1s47 was 400, covering al pages of the stat
ute book The number passed IN lS49 was
439, covering 7Os pages. In those years the
wages Of the employees were less than
5000 per annum.
Now, let us see how it Is when the W. gcs
have run up to 100000 year. In 1877 the
number OF laws passed was AIS. covering 554
pages Of the statute book. In 1878 the laws
numbered AIS; the pages were 5OG. Tho
pages now embrace rather more matter than
those of thirty years ago; but the excess Of
forty-live statutes passed in the two years
of that period more than makes up for the
difference in the pages.
No; IL is not the business that has in
creased. but the swndling.
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A New Market for England.

II is alleged that one Of the chief causes
Of the blight which has fallen on English
industries is the stoppage OF foreign mar
kets in which British products, especially
textile manufactures, We're formerly in
extensive demand. When, therefore, the
prospect Of the opening Of new market.
represented as capable OF enormous devel-
ppment, is presented it is regarded with III
tcrest and solicitudc.
The new peoples whom the English manu-
facturcrs are now told they have Il chance
to clothe are those of central Africa, whose
numbers are estimated varously at from
two 10 four hundred millions. The idea OF
getting this vast population as customers
has stimulated the hopes of some Of them,
and meetings have been held at Man
chester and other large centres to encour-
age movements for the opening up OF
the dark continent TO British trade. Relying
Oh the discoveries of LIVINGSTONE, and the
statements OF STANLEY regarding the vast
facilities for water carriage In the interior
II Africa, and looking forward 10 the future
exchange Of the abundant natural wealth OF
hat once closed region for the manuiac
lures of Sheffield, Birmingham, and Man
chester, the manufacturers have welcomed
he project for bringing it into commercial
citations with the civilized world
The largest and most important Of these
meetings was held in the Memorial Hall in
Manchester in the early part OF last month.
L was presided over by leading manufac-
,urer. and was attended by representatives
of the various branches of Lancashire trade.
The Chairman referred 10 the necessity OF
opening new outlets for English products,
nasmuch as England had lost large num-
Der of It's old markets because other nations
we're beginning TO manufacture the goods
themselves, and it was strongly probable
that they would become rivals rather than
purchasers. Africa, lac thought, afforded the
most hopeful field for working in the interest
If English industries.
Mr.. j. BRADSHAW, who was the principal
speaker, taking Mr. STANLEY a. his author
~, estimated the population OF Africa at
rom 35O,OOO,OOO to 40O,OOO,OOO, against from
!5o,OOO,OOO to 3OO.OOO,O0O in India. Mr., STAN
LEY told me, he said, that on the narrow
inc Of route he travelled he calculated that
nc looked in the face s00,0 900 people, and
on the shores Of the Victoria Lake and Lake
Nyanza there was a population Of G,OO0,000-"
Perhaps these estimates may be- correct, but
1t is hard TO SEQ how Mr.. STANLEY could
have gathered the data FOR figures Of popu-
lation which can be- accepted az approaching
accuracy. Undoubtedly, however there is
vast number Of people dwelling IN the re-
gions concerning which Mr. BRADSHAW con-
suited him, and ii they can be brought into
communication with the rest OF the world
and made TO feel civilized wants 10 the same
extent az the inhabltante OF India, they will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-15
Capt. Adam II. Bogardus.


Our thorough exposure Of his recent
fraudulent performance at Gilmores Garden
has been answered by no attempt at denial or
explanation.
ID. l.. Talbot. who attended the traps. has pub
lshed warm euloGy Of himself and Miles
Johnson. which may be true. but is certainly
unreasonable and entirely void Of connection
with the points az issue.
From Bogardus We have tho following tele-
gram:
Cnrcaeo Ill Feh io-gs,t,, Spj,;, Have road vour -.
marks ON my late shoot at Giimores GArdcn will shoot
rough balls. and bought AT any @ tor e pns no 9s ny
hs shot any time within ,hrce months wish tile close
'' K II. Roc,Rpvs
This style OF answer is the thlnnest sort OF
pettltogRing.. and both Talbot and Bogardus
carefully avoid any Allusion TO the real ques-
tion. The SPIRIT distinctly aud explicitly
charged BogGrdus with deliberate fraud in his
recent exhibition, the specifications heinc as
follows: /. That the shooting was advertised az
Tor certain specific Nagers OF $1,000 against
sl.6Q0 whereas. in fact. no money whatever was
pending and the affair was merely n specula-
ton. z. That the 10 yards rise demanded by
the terms OF the alleged agreement was short.
ened % IL yards feet 3. That almost all Of
the glass balls used were purposey broken at
the factory before being sent to the Garden and
that whenever ono OF them was missed il was
picked up and examined by tho referee, who
necessarily found II broken, and allowed IL To
the shooter. We might have added as fourth
point that although the advertised terms called
Tor bogarduss screen traps, no screens were
used. and the Captain could see, before the
string Was pulled. which way the ball would nv.
Nhen TIE parties mixed up in this unsayory
matter contradict any OF these statements We
shall prove them.
To ina Enron or TW suS-s6 saw in yours OF tie
9th inst an article copied FRONT Hie Sru NJ ne TBe in
which Bogardns is charged with fraud in his match
utlmofcs Harden As to the Bogardus ball match. why
didn't some Of those men who know much come 10 the
front then and there As tor the manner In which the
balls were made know nothing A. TO the distance
dd not measure, but | do know that more ran
they said As for the statement that more than 24u balls
were missed out ot 6O that IA lie. There Nere not
more than 20 balls that wer. challenged and the greater
Fart OF all Of them were laid the table tor inspection
Had there been parties there who challenged the balls
mrht have made some difference. A. there was bat
little u any objection, was not particular as would
have been had there been any one 10 challenge took
but htue interest ~ the matter AT the time and think
mat no one lost dollar ON it but the Captain
RoBniSsNILLE, Feb II. NJ. /. JOHNSON
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Thcsubsidy lobbyists and jobbcrs have sue
eecdcd, with the connivancc of the Scnatc's
Appropriation Committee, in attaching an
amendment TO the Postal bill, by which the
scheme Of john Roach is put in position
TO pass the Senate, and ultimately TO go to
conference committee, If the House should
stand by its former record. 1t is stated
that the opposition to this job has greatly
weakened in the House, owing to the num-
Der of members who are about TO retire
from that body without any prospect OF re-
turning to public life. Others with personal
ambition to crafty have compromised with
their convictions and conquered their prcju-
dices in favor Of upright legislation.
There are but few members with the moral
courage Of Senator WHITE, who refused to
support the project after it had been
amended so as to include bi-monthly stop
pages at Baltimore, with view OF propiti-
Rting the influence Of that city and of So
curing the votes Of two Senators from
Maryland Virginia support has been OBJ
tanned 10y making Norfolk a calling port, as
that Of Texas has by putting Galveston in
the bill in connection with the New Orleans
line. The projectors will make any conccs-
sion now to get votes, expecting and intend
ing, II successful to relieve themselves here
after Of all such cncumbrances.
II is observed that candidates FOR the
Presidency in the Senate and for Speaker
Of the House OF Representatives are quite
chary Of taking bold ground against the
subsidy, though distinctly committed by
party platforms and other pledges. They
forget that millions are watching their
course and their votes, who have no interest
In any jobs but are greatly concerned about
the taxes which may be levied 70 pay them
Experience has demonstrated over and over
again, even on the very route which is now
proposed to be subsidized that money OBJ
tanned from the Treasury for such purpose
either fails to accomplish it or is followed
by disgraceful scandal. The COLLINS line
and the Pacific Mail Company are illustra-
lions too familiar to be forgotten by any
one who has taken the trouble to examine
the history Of legislation Oh this subject.
The temptations Of jobbery have ruined
many men OF largo promise, have driven
others from the halls OF Congress, and hope
lessly damaged the regulations Of some
who are still there, like DE GoLYER GAR
FIELD, tolerated by partisan constituencies.
There are senators and Representatives
now supporting this subsidy scheme who
are marked as candidates for rctributivo
justice. They may possibly win their wages
of infamy by the tricks Of legislation ana
packed conference committees; but the
finger Of scorn will point at them, aud the
country will not be left ignorant OF their
names or their motives.
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ture which they involve is cheerfully borne
by the people for the sake OF the result.
But justice is not done in a case where the
verdict is influenced. even In the slightest
degree, by considerations OF the cost Of
subsequent trial. Such arguments are alike
discreditable to the counsel who put them
forward and the Judges who permit them.
There is a great deal Of absurd regret in
dulged in concerning this matter Of the dis
agreement OF jurics. 1t is an inevitable in
cldent of our system Of judicial procedure,
and is by no means such an evil as the least
which would flow from any essential change
i'm that system
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-15
STILL AFTER KILLINGS.
One OF ri. Maia Witnesses Indicted for Per-
IurN-The Change Of Venue.

BALLsroN, Feb. l4.-George Wellington
Jones. the main witness for the defence in the
Billings murder trial. WIS indicted for perjury
yesterday. He eluded arrest last night. hut
appeared in court this morning pleaded not
guilty, and was haied in 80 600 His trial will
take place next week. Jones II may lie remcm-
bercd swore that on the night Of the murder he
borrowed Alyinza Finne's boat. and, while
seated in IT, saw Billings drive 10y in the dirc,'-
tioli Of the Wnshhurn mansion n few minutes
before he heard the report OF tho gun that
killed Mrs. Billings. Jones's testimony was
contradicted on the trial by Finne. Virtue, and
others, and corroborated by four other wit
nessrs,
The motion for n change Of venue in the Bill
ings trial will be heard at the opening of the
court Tomorrow
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ASKING $50 600.
An ex-Partner's Libel SOFT Against John NJ.
Cook, the LOndon Tourist Agent.


The complaint in the suit for $4,000 dam
oRes for libel. instituted By Mr.. Edward M.
jenkins against John NJ. Cook the English
tourist agent. was filed yesterday in the Kings
County Clerks office. II was In this suit that
Justice Pratt granted an order Of arrest against
the defendant. which was executed on Satur-
day last when Mr.. Cook was In this city. Mr..
Cook was released on 1880 bail. The COM
plant relates that on Aug. 49, 1879. the plaintiff,
y. M. Jenkins, and Mr. John Nj. Cook and
Thomas Cook organized the firm Of Cook. Bon
K jenkins TO manage tours and excurs ions
for travellers throughout the world. md to
sell TO travellers railroad and steamboat tickets
before the partnership was Gformed J. NJ. Cook
and Thomas Cook carried on the business IN
London. under the name OF Thomas Cook
Son. The same firm attempted to establish
similar business in this city. but after few
months gave IL up as Improbable. In 1872 they
open s t5s Business S as COOK. Son jenkins. The
plaintiff says he travelled night and day
throughout the country. establishing connec.
lines, so that in 1874 he worked upR business
which Mr.. John NJ. Cook acknowledged was
worth t2O0.OO0; Tn, profits of the business for
1878 were 100000 The partnership expired on
Dec 81. 1873. and in anticipation OF the dissolu-
ton, the plaintiff alleges, Mr. Cook wrote let
ter to destroy his reputation and the confidence
OF his extensive circle OF acquaintances in his
integrity. The letter was sent TO the Leading
steamboat. railroad and hotel ownors through
out Europe. aud was as follows, bearing date
Nov 16. 1873:
Private and conhdential1
DNaR SIN. am sorry think II advisable TO inform
you that American partner, Mr. Jenkins has acted
50 dslonesty that have been compcllcd 20 enter an
action against him. aud Uc has LEFT New York after taking
eySr f S sisros Che %Se OF The rn nSeT
through France Tor Italy think H. therefore, ncces
sary 10 inform you that they are not travelling In con
necton with business; that II you receive them aud
entertain them free IL will be in direct opposition 10 my
wishes and please understand that N they
sent hotel coupons TO you In payment Of their account
not 10 accept them II do shall not pay for
the same. Yours truly, JOuS VI. Cook.
The plaintiff AYERS that he was refused ad-
mttance at tho Hotel d'Allcmagnc. in Rome. In
November. 1878 where he desired 20 soJourn
with his wife. and that he was also treated in n
contemptuous and insulting manner in other
leading hotels in Europo. He demands $4,000
damage for tho injury done 10 his name. fame.
and business He says he believes thai similar
letters have been sent out to injurC his pros
poets in business.
The suit is to be tried in Brooklyn.