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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31
FORTY-FIFrH CONGRESS-.
Friday. Jan. gan

u
In the senate the conference commit
tee in regard to post routes, etc., submit
ted a report which was referred to a
special committee of five senators. Thur
man moved to take up his resolution de-
claring the validity of the 18th, 14th and
18th amendents. The Democrats tried
to- prevent a vote, and finally got a mo-
ton carried TO adjourn, 25 10 %.
The house disposed of various private
bills, and passed other bills as follows:
To establish district and circuit court
at Chattanooga; for holding terms of the
district and circuit courts at Fort Scott,
Kansas; Senate bill disappearing and
annulling the act of the assembly of the
territory of New Mexico incorporating
a society of the Jesuit Fathers in New
Mexico; to provide penalty for embez-
element on the part of officers in the IN
ternal revenue officeS-passed; to make
the 22d of February public holiday in
the District of Columbia.
Monday. January 81.
Senate passed bill to abolish volunteer
navy. Mr.. Edwards offered substitute
for the House resolution prohibiting pay
ment of rebel war claims. The House
bill authorizing the secretary of the inte-
rior to pay Catherine and Sophia Ger
main 81, 500 out of the annuities due the
Cheyenne Indians, they having been
captured by said Indians while en- route
from Georgia to Colorado, passed with
out discussion. A long discussion took
place over bill to pay the Warren Mitch
ell cotton claim. Senator Hill opposed
the payment of all war claims, loyal or
disloyal, and after executive session, Sen
ate adjourned.
In the House, Mr. Wright's bill for
loaning $500 to every man not worth
$500, and desiring to take advantage OF
the provisions of the homestead law, was
defeated. Yeas, %; nays, 212. Various
bills were introduced, and House ad.
jOurned.
Tuesday, Jan. 80.
The senate agreed to the house bill
making February ed legal holiday in
the District of Columbia. The commit
tee on public buildings reported against
moving the capitol, and the committee
on public lands reported favorably on the
bill to extend time of preemptions on
public lands. Senator Plumb, from the
committee ON military affairs, reported
favorably on the senate bill authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to ascertain
and report to congress the amount OF
money expended and the Indebtedness
accrued by the state of Kansas in repel
ling invasion and suppressing Indian
hostilities. Placed on the calendar. The
third reading of the Mitchell cotton
claim bill was refused, II to 20, and il
was agreed to take up Mr.. Edmunds
amendment relative to war claims. Ad
journed.
The house passed the bill to restric
Chinese immigration, 155 to 72, and theI
debated the pOstoffice bill.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

THE BARoMETER.-Till the year 1913,
no means had been found TO tell the
weight of the atmosphere. Then the in
vention of the barometer, by Torrice1li,
showed that the whole weight of col
umn of air reaching from the surface of
the earth to the top was balanced by a
column of mercury of equal base, reach
ing about thirty inches high. It varied
somewhat at different times; the range
being some two or two and half inches
from one extreme to the other Weigh
ing column of mercury, therefore, the
base IS which was an inch square, and
the height thirty inches, would give the
weight of the average column of air
which balanced if This was found to
be fifteen POUNDS, from WHICH It was easy
to calculate the weight, or pressure OF
the atmosphere. And we are q little
startled at being told that every common
sized man unconsciously bears pressure
of some fourteen tons. This being so,
we are certainly prepared to appreciate
the advantages of a proper distribution
of the burden.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31
No COLOR LINE IN HEAVEN.

Perhaps no sermon that was ever
preached surpassed the fervOr and effect
iveness of the late plea of Rev. Plato
johnson to his congregation to lead
gOdly life. He said in part: "Brud-
ders, de hub OBJ de Lord am a wonderful
ting. Nobody would tink dat poor ole
darkey's life was wuff much enyhow
but de Scripter says de fust shall be last
and vice versy, and dat is de chief hold
we hab; for l 'clude from sayin' dat the
culled pussOn wOt shines boots and
charges only de regular price has a toll
BILE show for de mex world, though he
haint much OBJ a chance here From
'lIgiOus pint of view it's just as 'pOrtant
to shine boots well as to run a first-class
saw-mili. De Lord He nebber axes you
wat you ben dom, but how you ben do
in 1t. An when you get to de judgment
day, some of you pore washerwOmen,
who wasn't mean bout de starch, but
put plenty OBJ it on de clothes, will be a
fiutterin' OBJ yer wings in Paradise. while
de wife man wat made yOr wait fur yer
mummy Will be lookin' fur shady
spot, an, a wIshin' he had a bite oh ice
You know wat Use thinkin' Just at dis
time? Use thinkin' dat some OBJ desc wife
folks wat 'magines dat dey'l hab fodder
bed in de mex world, and free or four
w AAlCS Jill " LII ILL nCI
dey's lookin' rOun' fur dere reserved seat
in glory, dat dey's got cinder in dere
eye, and can't see it. How'll you feel,
wife man, when you find yo'self 'mongst
a big crowd oh Onary folks way up in de
family circle, while some pore darkey,
who did yore chores like an honest man,
is Quoted by dc hebbenly ushers to a Or
chestra seat, right down clus to de new
sic? An how'll you feel, brudder, when
dose angels say to you, "Taint no matter
what color you be, your names been
called, an wese directed to show you a
seat on de platform" Yer old black
faces'll shine like de moon, an you'll
feel like strikin' out wild de bubble shut.
fie right on de golden pavement. Mem
bel, all oh you, dat it amt de pocket
book, nor de color, but de shape OBJ de
soul wot GIBBS you right to front seat
up yander'
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The telegraph informs us that Ameri-
can coal is selling in Switzerland cheap
er than French or German coal, and is
much superior. The truth is, France
and Germany have no longer fuel to
spare, In Italy, the American coal has
for some time been growing in favor.
We shall, perhaps, in the future, supply
both Italy and Switzerland with anthra-
cite coal, and, perhaps, with stoves for
burning it. The time has come when
England must economize in the matter
of fuel, and although much care has
been taken of forests in Southern Eu-
rope for many years, the stock of fuel
has been slowly reduced, until it is
painfully scarce. 1t may be that our
coal mines are richer than our gold and
silver mines.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

THE DooRs.-Every persons feelings
have front door and a side door by
which they may be entered. The front
door is on the street. Some keep it al
ways open; some keep it always latched
some bolted with a chain that will LET
you peep in, but not get in; and some
nail it up, SO that nothing can pass its
threshold. This front door leads into a
passage which opens into an anteroOm,
and this into the interior apartments
The side door opens at once into the sa-
cred chambers. There is almost always
at least one key to this side door. This
is carried for years hidden in a mothers
bosom. Fathers, brothers, sisters and
friends, often but by no means so uni
versally have duplicates of it-Oliver
Wendell Holmes
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

President Hayes has signed the bill
allowing all pensions to date back to
death or discharge of the soldiers con-
cerned. The full text of the law will be
found in the Weekly NEWS of Jan. "a.
1t will scatter about thirty, il not more,
millions OF dollars through the country.
and all soldiers pensions which do not
date back to the date of death of, or dis
charge, will now be credited back from
the time they do date from, and those who
receive the pensions will receive nice
little lump Of money.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31
We are sorry our name is not HYDE

We are sorry our name is not Hyde,
from Nova Scotia. Read:
A fortune of $4,000, 900 may turn up
on n bit of yellow parchment found in a
rubbish zap. A Nova Scotia journal
says that the agent employed by the heirs
Of the Hyde estate to go England has
written encouraging reports He has
met the directors of the Bank of Eng
land, where the money is deposited
Hyde was formerly in Annapolis, having
been SAINT out by the Imperial Govern
ment He had one daughter born in
Nova Scotia. The money in question
was left to her after he died. An intima-
ton was sent to this country many years
ago asking for the heirs. The family of
the Hydes in the United States took the
matter up and decided that the real heirs
were in Nova Scotia. The missing link
up to a recent period was proof that the
original Hyde was the one who held the
imperial commission and went to An
napolis- There was no commission of
his to be found. A few yeaFs ago an old
trunk was sold at auction and bought by
woman for % cents. She subsequently,
broke it up for kindling wood, and in the
lining found parchment document,
which she deemed so pretty with the
seals attached that she put il away as
worthy of preservation Subsequently
she happened TO mention the incident "a
q friend. 1t proved to be the missing
document.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

NEWSPAPER DECISION. = The courts
have decided, LIST. Any person who takes
n paper regularly from the post-office, or
letter carrier, whether directed to his
name or another name, or whether he has
subscribed or not, is responsible for the
pay.
And We may add that we have long
been of the opinion that a newspaper pub
fisher who would attempt to force his
paper on any person, and then take ad-
vantage OF the above law, is nothing more
nor less than ''dead beat"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

1t is regarded as settled in WanhIng-
ton that no general army bill will be
passed during the present session. The
appropriation committee has decided not
TO report the Hewitt bill, and General
Banning gives out that he will not bring
up the Burnside bill in the house until
after its consideration in the senate,
which is equivalent TO saying that it will
not be brought before the house this SEES
sion
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31
WATER-PROoF Doors.

A pair of good rubber boots will ans
wer this purpose, or pair of common
cOwhide boots may be made water proof
after the method of the New England
fshermen These people, exposed TO all
weathers, have for a century used the
following compound: Tallow, 4 or !;
rosin and bees-wax, OF. each; melt to-
gether, then stir in Ne9tsfOot oil, equal
in bulk to the melted articles. The
boots are warmed before q fire and this
composition is rubbed into the leather
sOles and uppers, by means of rag.
Two applications win make the leather
quite water-pEoof-AmeFicaR AgFicul
turalist
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Michigan advices state that Senator
Christiancy will resign and accept the
mission to Peru, in order to permit lack
Chandler to become Senator. This
would be a little singular on Mr.. Christ
iancy's part, but he may be n little tir-
ed of active politics, and DESTROYS of see
ing bull fight occasionally.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Georgia offers special inducements to
manufacturers OF cotton in that State,
by exempting capital employed therein
from taxation for ten years. Independ-
ent of this forcing process, the State has
abundant natural facilities, raises the
raw material on the spot, and can com
mand labor very cheaply. 1t is no
wonder, therefore, that Georgia is loom.
ing up as manufacturing State.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The national uebts of France and Eng
land are not now far apart in amount,
that nf France being little the larger.
The French debt is held by ;3S0, 800 per
sons, being an average of about 1856 to
each holderl England's debt, ON the
other hand, by the latest returns, is held
by 10000 persons, being an average of
about $12, 600 to each holder In France,
the masses of the people seem to be bond
holders; in England, the capitalists in
stead. In France there are about 1900
600 land owners, of whom some 5000, 600
have little plots of about SIX acres on an
average. In England the number of
land owners is put down at l, ia, 600. In
France one person in five Is land own
er: in England, one in thirty. In Eng
land, however, $4,000 of these owners
have in the aggregate but 18S 600 acres,
being an average of trifie more than
one-fifth of an acre each.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Gov. St John has made the following
appointments, which the senate has con-
firmed: Regents Of the agricultural col
lege, ]. c. Henry, w. L. Challiss and E
B. Purcell; trustee of charitable institu-
tions, Amasa T. Sharp; regents of the
normal school, A. Sellers, ]. II. Creigli-
ton, C. d. Lawrence, ]. ]. Wright, Edwin
Tucker, NJ. NJ. Murdoch; commissioner
.Ot aslaeries, d. B. Long; director of the
penitentiary, VIM. Martindale; regent of
the state university, Archibald Beatty.
These are all good appointments, most o 1
them being the same gentlemen who have
been serving in the offices.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31
Road Notice.


Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the Board OF County Com
misSioners OF Lyon county, Kansas, asking
for the vacation of a county road as follows !:
Commencing at the n. W.. corner OF the n e..
quarter Of section %. township Is and range
II; thence in q southeasterly direction to
where said road crosses the east line of the
southeast quarter OF section 20, township IS
and range IL, and re establish the same as
follows: Commencing at the northwest cor
ner Of the south half OF the southwest Quarter
OF section %, township 1s and range IL thence
north on section line TO the northwest corner
OF section q, township IS and range IL: thence
west ON the section line one-half mile to the
quarter section corner on the north line OF
section -. township Is and range IL and
whereas Robert Roberts, Thomas A-mor and
Geo. B. Cooper were appointed and ordered
to meet IN conjunction with the County Sur
yeyOr at the beginning of said road. on the
10Th day Of February, A D. 1879, at 10 O'Clock
=. m, TO view, locate and vacate said road
according to petition, and 10 give all parties
BY order Of the County Board.
Nm. r. EWING.
w5ta County Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The Allegheny agricultural society OF
Allegheny county, Maryland, have sued
Henry Ward Beecher for $4,000 dam
ages it thinks it sustained because he re-
fused to keep his contract to lecture at
their fair there last fall for $500. This
estimate would show an expected profit
of 81, 200 on his lecture.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

A prominent Georgia politician and
Democrat has expressed the opinion that
Grant would carry that State in 1880.
Recent events have caused n reaction
against the BOurbons, it is claimed, and
q man like Grant would carry the peo-
MA with him
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Richmond, Yerginia, January 27.-
The Senate to-day, by unanimous vote,
adopted the report Of the special joint
committee on the alleged Federal usqF-
patton of Jurisdiction, by the Federal
Judge Rivers, in the csse Ofthe Reynolds
Rights resolutions.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Ben. Butler says that both parties will
be sorry if the cipher telegram business
Is investigated. Such a statement may
alarm the politicians of both parties, but
it will make the people more desirerous
than before of having the whole matter
brought to light. Press on the investi-
CATION, and spare nobody.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

What is the end and aim of Democratic
teachings3 Mr.. Ellis said in his speech
In the House few days ago that it was
in obedience to Democratic teachings
that the Southern people went into the
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Here is a chance for Prof. Perkins.
The Cincinnati musical festival assoc
citation offers a 1900 prize for the best
original American composition for or
chestra and chorus, to be performed at
next years festival.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Miss Lee, the eldest daughter of the
late confederate gen eral, is said to be an
energetic traveller. She was not long
ago entertained by Lord and Lady Ma
pier, at Gibraltar, and a few weeks be-
fore was within the Russian lines in Tur-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The latest reports from the industrial
deputation visiting Mexico are to the eff
feet that they are all well, and that large
orders are being taken for chromOs, sill
yer plated goods, plows, glassware, cloth
ing and agricultural implements.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

told him if he could cure the boy for
less than the cost of funeral to go ahead,
but if he couldn't, the youth must take
his chances
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The congressional and caucus proceed
ings in Washington last week made one
fact prominent. The confederates in
congress are debating the policy of the
Democratic party.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The American excursionists to Mexico
write from Vera Cruz that they are hav-
ing a splendid time in that country, and
meet with warm receptions from both
authorities and the people.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31
Ght 4"poria Nt~s.

Ottawa also has daily paper called
the News. Somebody else bound for
glory or an early grave.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

And now Miss Annie Bartelle is try
ing to walk, in New York, 5000 quarter
miles in 5000 consecutive quarter hours.
We hope Annie has provided herself
with few barrels of Port wine and oys-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Bro. Mitchell has got it all fixed"
He's political as well as a conference
"hxer." We do not know who is doing
his conference work while he is atteding
TO "Dolitick"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

1t is stated that Senator Christiancy
has been rendered the mission to Peru
and that he has accepted it. This will
probably let old lack Chandler back in
the aAnata
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Secretary Schurz is very hopeful that
John B. Henderson will secure the mis-
sion lately occupied by Bayard Taylor.
Is Missouri TO supercede Ohio?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The New York Sun has discovered
that Senator Gordon has been guilty of
as much sharp practice in the way of
Ofice-getting as any carpet-bagger ever
was
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that n I'VE been APP
pointed Administrator OF the partnership es-
tate Of HennIng Bunk, and Adm illustrator
the Probate Court of Lyon county, Kansas.
JOHN HESHING,
wst3 Administrator.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The world is governed by three things
wisdom, authority and appearances.
Wisdom for the thoughtful people, au-
thority for rough people, and appearan-
ces for the great plass Of superficial peo-
pie who can look II the outside,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

The report of Thos. II. Cavanaugh, re-
firing secretary of state, for the last BIZ
ennial term is an interesting document,
and we thank him for copy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

It is stated Kansas City is already
trying to steal the location of the recent
ly burned st. Joseph insane asylum.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

Mrs. Hayes has been giving luncheon
TO forty-four ladies. The house and the
table were crowded with flowers for the
occasion
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31
STAR GROCERY
THATCHER & PAYNE.

H1o. I GROCERY STORE. Invite the pat
IN ronaRe OF all IN city and country New
and fresh groceries Prices low as the low
eSt Provisions and produce. Everybody 10
reouesfed TO give the new grocery store
trial. Commercial street, east side.
dIGtfw5Otf. THATCHER \ PAYNE.
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The other night at church fair man
insisted on being presented with a chro-
mo because he found an oyster in a stew
he ordered
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OF LYON S.
7 l.. Il. HERITAGE, Cashier of the above
- named bank, do soIemnly swear: That
the above statement is true. to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
L. T. HERITAGE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
3Sth day of January, 1879.
j. NJ. sTEELe, Notary Public.
COrrect-Attest:
T.. HOOD,
ALFRED ROBERTS, Direck1rs
w. Il. SODEN,
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as this the Adams House ?" asked a
stranger of BostOnian. YES" was the
the reply, tits Adams house until you
get to the roof; then it's eaves'
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WEDNESDAY, January 80.

WEDNESDAY, January 90.
In the Republican caucus Tuesday
night six ballots were taken.
The Commonwealth says:
Mr.. Ingalls, received 53 on the first three
ballots, 81 on the fourth, so on the fifth,
and so on the sixth, some of his friends
having left.
Mr.. Anthony received 26 on the first
two ballots, 81 on the third, 25 on the
fourth, and % on the fifth and sixth.
Mr.. Simpson received IA on the first
ballot, 10 on the second and third, II on
the fourth, 10 on the fifth, and 81 on the
sixth.
Mr.. Horton received four on all but
the last. when he received three.
Mr. Phillips received eleven on the
first three ballots, and ten on the last
three. There were one hundred and sew
enteen members present part of the
time. The other votes were scattered
among Thatcher, Humphrey, Campbell
and Brown. POmeroy received two votes
on each ballot.
A number of motions to adjourn sine
die were made and voted down, and fin
ally n motion to adjourn to meet at the
call of the chairman was adopted. This
virtually ends the caucus.
THE VOTE OF WEDNESDAY.
Through the kindness of operator
Cleaver, we are furnished with the follow
ballot in to-day's convention: Ingalls,,
So; Anthony, %; Simpson, II.
INGALLS, SPEAKS.
The enemies of Ingalls,, with the aid
of that dirty, unprincipled sheet, the
Kansas City Times, are moving heaven
and earth for his defeat. That paper is
publishing the Ingalls, letters to Gale in
fac smile shape. The charges against
Ingalls, were introduced In the caucus
last night by order of Anthony, so the
Commonwealth says. Ingalls, friends
insisted that he should go before his
caucus and explain. This he did in an
hours speech, which was mastery, and
in which he fully explained every charge
against himself, to the satisfaction OF
his friends. The vote to-day shows an
increase of three for him over yesterday
Some of Anthony's friends left him on
hearing of his course in bringing the
charges into the caucus, and attempting
to break up the republican councils.