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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
SPEAKING OFT.

The southern papers, encouraged by
their triumph in securing a majority of
both houses of congress, are beginning
to speak out their real sentiments. The
following we copy from late issue of
the Okolona (Niiss.) Southern States:
90, how fit-how passing fit il was that
the Radical. party should breathe final
hiss at our confederate president as its
dying carcass was borne from the senate
chamber of the States Union,
Hating all that is good and pure, and
grand and true, il was peculiarly proper
that it should hate Jefferson Davis with
a deathless hate.
Its history was one long lie and crime.
1t flung our country into the war.
1t murdered 300, 600 gallant southrons,
like the common cut-thrOat that it was;
1t gave our homes to the torch, like the
common incendiary that it was;
1t plundered our pockets and Golfers,
like the common thief that it was;
1t sent its jail-birds to lord il oyer us,
and imprisoned the purest patriots of the
north, like the common tyrant that il was :
1t corrupted a whole generation, like
the common pimp that it was:
Finally, with bloody hands and peck
cts bulged with stolen moneys, it fell be
fore the wrath Of an indignant and out
ragged peOplehood.
But its malignant spirit was strong in
death, and while the rattle was sounding
in its Shiny throat it managed TO utter a
farewell hiss at our illusfrIous chieftain
Let this fact be forge:less.
1t contributes one more shining leaf to
the splendid laurel-crown of glory that
circles the brow of our grand old cOnfed-
crate president. 1t intensifies the i'm
mortal love and honor for our second
Washington
We have captured the capitol, and the
name Of Jefferson Davis will hereafter be
spoken with reverence in its historic
halls, while his picture will yet grace and
his memory will yet glorify the place
forever
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

1t seems the senate, rs now organized,
is not dIsinclIned to a general overhaul
ing of things. An effort is to he made
to unseat Kellogg and reopen the Louis
ana case. a petition has been presented
on behalf of Spofford, one of the multi
tude Of claimants for seats in the senate
from that state, asking rehcaring of
his clam, which is that he was legally
elected To The seat now held by kellogg.
The latter obtained his election from the
republican legislature, which disappear
ed soon after Hayes Inauguration. And
while the president recognized Nichols
and his Legislature, the senate gave its
recognition to the departed concern and
admitted Kellogg. AS all the Demo
Gratis then in the senate voted against
Kellogg, it is the theory of Mr.. SpofIord
that they must now vote To turn him out.
1t need excIte no surprise if they do it
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

The Baptists of Chicago are just now
excited and worried over the prospect of
losing one oftheir finest church edifices
through foreclosure and sale. They are
making vigorous attempts to raise the
money to pay off the floating debt, scale
down the mortgage and secure long eX-
tension. The church property that cost
$l0S,0o0 is mortgaged for $50, 900, and is
now valued at only Sos, 900. 1t is said to
he four times too large for the accommo-
dation of any congregation likely to he at
tracted to its support during the life of the
renewed mortgage, should renewal be
obtained. Some of the more prudent
brethren think it would he wiser To leave
The building than to bankrupt the mem
beers in an effort to save it.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
COMPROMISE.

The well-informed Washington cores
pondent of the AIchison Champion dis
cusses the situation in congress in this
way
There's a growing feeling that the more
conservative of the Democrats, MAORI
ity in fact, are not Indisposed TO find
some avenue of escape from the revOlu-
tionary attitude that they have assumed.
Whispers of a compromise are abundant,
but they all seem to implya considerable
yielding on the part of the Republicans,
while the evidence is clear, as vet, that
there is no disposition TO surrender any
feature of the federal election law that
has tendency to prevent fraudulent vOt-
ing and fraudulent counts in the great
cities of the country. The test oath for
jurors the Republicans would consent to
let go, for it was once repealed with their
concurrence. They would not quarrel
long about provision forbidding the
presence of troops at or near the polls,
for the south is solid" and will remain
so whatever the troops might do, and ii
is a fact that cannot be denied that no le-
gal voter was ever prevented from eXer-
cising his undoubted right by the army
or any portion of it. But the integrity
of the law which has made it possible to
have decently fair election in the city
of New York, and to have the votes count
ed as they were cast, is likely to be main
tanned at all hazards.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

One McPike, or ST. Louis, has been
interviewed by Il TimesJournal reporter
on the negro exodus from the south Nc
Pike owns plantation in Mississippi,
and gets up on his hind legs and swears
that all the stories about the i'll treat
ment of negroes in the south are entirely
false. The negroes all tell different
story. II is not probable they would
leave the land they love We're there not
some foundation for the reports of brutal
treatment on the part of the southern
Democrats. There is too much evidence
against Mr.. McPike, and we are led to
believe from his blatant talk that he
votes regularly for General Jackson for
preSid
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
THE FOUR PER CENT. BONDS.

A Washington special of the Chicago
Inter-Ocean thus explains the reason for
the decrease in the demand for the four
per cent. bonds:
The demand for four per cent. bonds
seems to have exhausted itself, and daily
subscriptions of from $4,000, 10000 to $15,-
O00, 900, such as were received two months
ago, have been reduced to from $4,000
TO 100000. This decreased demand is
easily accounted for. When Secretary
Sherman placed the four per cent loan
upon the market he told the bankers and
others who had money to invest that he
would give them commission of one
fourth of per cent. if they took 81, O00,-
600 of bonds, and one-tenth of per cent
more if they took $10,OO0,0O0 He also
told them that he would give them three
months time to pay for their bonds, al
though interest would begin at the date
ofsubscriptiOn. This liberal inducement
caused bankers throughout the country
to invest all their available funds in four
per cents; they practically bought them
on five per cent. margin, of the govern
ment. One bank took over $4,000, 900,
and sold them over its counters to its
customers, receiving the cash, but not
compelled to pay the cash to the govern
ulGul iii luC inOliIlS ndl EXPIRED
In this way $3.50, 100000 were sold in
January, and $1OO,O0O,OOO in February,
and great majority of this amount was
purchased by the banks for speculative
purposes. Now as the three months in
which they were allowed to make pay
ments for these bonds are about eXDir-
| ing, the banks are compelled to raise
the money to pay for the bonds, and they
can do this only by selling what they
have purchased, having, as their profit in
the speculation, the commission which
was allowed them by the treasury on the
purchase of 100000 or more, and the
use Of the money in the meantime, less
the five per cent. they were compelled to
deposit at the time the subscription was
made.
The banks are thus not able to buy any
more, but are compelled to throw the
bonds they already have on the market,
offering them for less than par And as
natural consequence, the people who
want to buy 4 per cents, being able to get
them cheaper in the open market than
they can of the government, will make
their purchases there. Thus the demand
has almost entirely ceased. The banks
are not buying, and the people are buy
ing of the banks.
1t is matter of considerable interest
as to whether the demand will revive TO
the height that it reached in January.
Secretary Sherman thinks not. The
amount that have already been sold,
$3.50, 000, 900, in two and one-half months
was as much or more than he expected 10
sell the entire year, and he thinks the de
mand has to a great extent exhausted it
self. He believes, however, that there
viii be constant, steady demand. from
people who want the bonds for perma-
nent investment, sufficient for him to
fund the entire balance of 6 per cents be.
fore the LIST of January next.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
SCHOOL LAND PURCHASES.

We published few days ago an item
stating the provisions of an act of our
late Legislature, with reference TO school
land purchasers delinquent in payment
of principal or interest Another act
passed during the session provides that
school land may be bought on payment
of one-tenth of the principal as first pay
ment, the balance to become due in TWEEN
ty years time, instead of ten, and to bear
interest at the rate of per cent. per an
mum instead of 10 per cent, asheretofore.
Parties who have already purchased
school land, but have not vet received a
patent may, if not delinquent in interest
or taxes, at the expiration of the time
when final payment is due, avail them
selves of the provisions of this act, by ex.
ecuting a new bond, the same as though
it were new purchase. Further infor-
nation with reference to either of these
acts will be cheerfully given to those in.
terested by our county clerk or treasurer
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
EDUCATIONAL.

Miss L. c. Allen has just been elected
professor of domestic science in the Hi
nois Industrial University.
The sum contributed to the various
Baptist colleges in England for ministe.
rial education for the past year has
amounted to S950,G00.
The best argument made against pho.
netic spelling is that it would in most
cases utterly obliterate the evidences of
Latin and Greek derivation.
A charter for a medical college in
bloomington, Ill, has been obtained, and
the institution will probably be opened
in connection with the Illinois Wesleyan
University.
The president of the Chicago board of
education very wisely suggests that
something may be done to counteract
the effect of sensational story papers by
calling the attention of parents to such
books as would be beneficial to children,
and through schools melting pupils to
read them.
Says the New York Tribune: Bloom
ington, Illinois, has a female superin-
tendent of the schools Under the iady's
management the school work has greatly
improved, parents have taken a new and
strong interest in it, and the per centage
of hardness has, during the past year, de
creased amazingly"
Superintendent Eliot, of Boston, saws
that the great thing to do for our prima-
ry pupils is to keep them fresh and i'm
questionable. Instead of sharing them
in the mechanical routine, which is often
spread for them, they should be left free
to be natural, not noisy or ill-behaved,
but childlike, even childish, If priggish-
ness is the only alternative.
The Marquis Tseng, Chinese minister
TO England, is one of the very few high
officials of that country who has ever
tried to learn foreign language. While
in mourning for his father, and conse-
quently out of office. he set to work to
learn English. He had no teacher, and
his only textbooks were a bible, Web
ster's dictionary, and copy of Watts
select hymns His father was one
of the most celebrated statesmen in
China.
The Springfield Republican earnestly
protests against unproductive studies,
and gives the following definition: THAT
is productive study which best unites
the gymnastic use of the mind itself
with the more obvious utilities of the
various knowledge it acquires. The
prime secret of saving the waste of I'M
productive studies is in securing teach.
ers who know how TO teach, not merely
how to cram, but how to inspire, and to
educate by drawing forth something
more and better than words"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

About $500 colorcd people from Loui.
siana and Mississippi have reached St.
Louis on their way to Kansas. Many of
them are unable TO pay their way further,
but they are determined not to return TO
their old homes. The Globe-Democrat
publishes a number of aflidavits as TO
causes of the exodus, and adds:
The affidavits made by large number
of the negro refugees contain a terrible
condemnation of the bulldozing policy
now pursued by the white people of Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. These
ailidavits tell the same story, and they
are true. The negroes are robbed of their
political rights; they are not permitted
10 hold political meetings of any kind,
and their lives are in danger if they at
tempt 10 vote the Republican ticket. A
well-organized system of terrorism pre-
walls. The whites cannot tolerate a
-'smart niger" They look upon such a
man as a fire-brand who is constant
menace to Democratic supremacy. The
colOred man who reads the newspapers
is hunted down like a mad-dog, because
there is danger that he may communi-
cate the poison of information to his less
gifted neighbors.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
OVER THE STATE.


Parsons has, she says. 800 inhabitants
Minneapolis is TO have n new Baptist
church
They have street temperance lectures
in Salina.
Beloit has been made a city of the sec.
Ond class.
Scandal proposes to build a Presbyte
rian church.
Kansas can beat the world in accident.
al shooting cases.
There are $500 books in the library OF
the Leavenworth court house.
One hundred and ninety-three bills
were passed by the last legislature.
\ large number of Pennsylvanians set.
tied IN Dickinson county last week
The Congregationalists of NeoSho
Falls are about 10 erect new church.
Kendall's comedy company lost $500
during their las, two weeks season at
Salina
Mr.. Leach shipped 1000 head of meri-
no sheep from Minneapolis TO Bridgeton,
Mass, last week
\ Wyandootte brick-making firm has
received an order for . .O00, 900 brick from
Plankinton & Armour.
The Alma merchants have determined
TO haul their goods from Topeka hereaf
ter until they get railroad.
The Armstrong homestead in Wyan-
dotte county, consisting of 400 acres,
was sold last week for S38, 225.
The western branch of the national as
sociatiOn, woman's mission, meets in
Atchison, ON the 10th of April.
A man named Patch, in Topeka, who
lost five children by scarlet fever last
summer, buried his wife last Monday.
Usage City Free Press: On the 14th
inst, Mrs. Nora Dycn, only daughter of
the late Hon. o. Sheldon, died in Burlin-
game.
A man IN Atchison bought a lot last
fall for $25 and built a house costing
$3.50. Last week he sold the pro perry
for $3.50 cash
The colored people of Leavenworth are
holding meetings TO aid their brethren,
who have arrived in destitute condition
from the south.
A young mems christian ASSOCIATION
was organized at Holton last week A
library and reading room is to be main
tanned by the association.
Prof. ID. o. Kellogg, of Philadelphia,
formerly professor of the Kansas state
university, will make the annual COM
mencement address this year.
The libel SUIT against J. w. Hart, OF
the Abilene Chronicle, brought by Mr..
Murphy, defeated candidate for sher-
if, for damages, has terminated in "a YER
diet for the defendant.
Baxter Springs Times: \ friend, who
has resided in this county over twelve
years, says there has been eighty muir
ders committed in the county during
that time, and only four men have been
sent to the penitentiary for that time.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

New Orleans dispatches announce that
the banks of that city have resumed full
payment i'll currency. The banks of the
clearing house association suspended
for ten days, agreeing to pay no deposit
tor more than $500 in any one day dur
ing that time, and to conduct CONNER
cial operations by the agency of certified
checks. Two principal reasons are as
signed for this action of the New Or
leans banks. One is that they make a
practice of keeping large deposits in
New York and other northern cities for
convenience in making exchange. The
other is that when the Nichols govern
ment was installed in power Louisiana
bonds advanced rapidly, going as high
as 93. These bonds were then hurried
back from Europe and from New York
and were taken by the New Orleans
banks very freely. Since that time they
have declined to AZ. There is a wide.
spead belief, however, that neither OF
these excuses is valid, and that the ten
days suspension is only beginning OF
the end
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

President Hayes old war-horse, known
as "Old Whitley" died in Fremont, Ohio,
on Thursday night, aged 90 years. He
entered active service in 1863, and was
the hero of thirty battles, chiefly in Vir-
ginia. In one of the battles Gen. Hast
ings, who rode him, was dangerously
wounded. In 1865 Mr.. Hayes sent him
10 his uncle, Sardis Burchard, as pres
ent. The old horse was buried on the
presidents grounds, and will have a mon
ument erected to his memory
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vote. The house spent some time dis
cussing on an appropriation bill


GREENBACK CAUCUsS
About thirty members of the house of
representatives, including Reagan and
Jones of Texas, Springer, Stevenson. Ew-
ing, Murch, Ladd, Keller, De LaMatyr.
Weaver, Warner, Wright and Wise, met
this evening to consider the subjict of
the presentation of their views on finan-
clal measures at the present session of
congress. After a general interchange
OF views, the following resolution was
adopted:
ReSOEced, That We will ask the co-ope-
ration of our fellow members of all par
ties in endeavOring to pass at this session
bill for the following purposes: First,
to increrse the coinage of silver to the
capacity of our minis, and to issue Ger
tificates receivable for all public dues,
and the purchase of silver bullion at
market rates. Second, to reissue green
backs now held for the redemption of frac-
tiOnal currency, or hereafter retired, for
the payment of arrears of pensions, and
the extinguishment of the bonded debt.
Third, providing for the substitution of
legal tender notes for national bank
notes. Fourth, to stop all further increase
of the national debt. Fifth, to provide for
tax on incomes of over two thousand
Some conversation followed as to the bet
ter means TO introduce bills for the fore
going purposes IN the house, and Ewing,
Weaver and Warner were appointed a
committee to prepare a silver bill in ac-
cordance with the first branch of the res
olution. 1t was stated that De LaMatyr
had bill to offer in relation to the sub
stitution of legal tender notes for ma
tional bank notes.
NASHVILLE, March 2S.-Eugene Kel-
ley, of New York, chairman of the COM
mIttee of Tennessee bondholders, tele-
graphs that the compromise bill to set
tie the state debt at 80 cents and per
cent. interest, which the legislature pro-
porses to force upon the bondholders,
will not be accepted by them.
HARRIsBURGH, March 2S.-Hadesah
Douglas, walking with female friend
last evening, near Dauphin, was shot
dead by man named Gavor, who then
killed himself.
NATION, Ill, March 2S.-Peter Ho-
ben, young railroad man, instantly
killed VIM. Weible last night, in sa-
loon in this city, striking him on the
head with car link. Weible was de
Tending friend. Hoben is under arrest
DEADwooD, D. T., March 29.-Little
Wolf and his band of Cheyenne Indians,
numbering thirty -fiive lodges, with two
hundred and fifty ponies, was captured
by Lieutenant Clarke, of the Second Cav
airy, with eighty five men, on Box Elder
creek, near the Yellowstone river, Tues
day, the 25th inst.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
SUMMER EXCURSIONS.
The Way to Go to Watering PIac,

The Way to Go to Watering Places.
Probably no railroad company in this
country has done more toward popular
iZing cheap summer eXcursions-short
pleasure trips to the noted resorts and
watering places at prices which place
them within reach of the masSes-than
the Wabash. Thousands of people liv-
ing tributary to the line of this great
thoroughfare have reason to feel grateful
to the friendly hand'' route as being
the means of affording them an oppOr-
tunity of spending few days at Putin
Bay, Niagara Falls or some other equal
ly noted and interesting locality.
Especially was this the case during
the summer of 1878. Scarcely a day
passed but from one to three train loads
of jolly people arrived in Toledo from
some section along the company's lines,
either to take the Chief Justice Waite for
the Islands or the Canada Southern rail
way for Niagara Falls and Toronto.
We learn by recent inquiry that the
Wabash company intend to make the
excursion business for the summer of
1879 still more prominent feature than
last year. In addition to the points Wis
tied last summer they have made arrange
ments with the Grand Trunk and Long
Island companies for the sale oflow rate
excursion tickets to all places of interest
along their routes. Brighton Beach on
the Long Island railway, is one of the
most celebrated watering places in the
east, and will receive a large share of at
tentiOn from the Wabash. Montreal,
Quebec, river St. Lawrence with its
Thousand Islands, and the many other
highly interesting localities on the line
of the Grand Trunk, will be visited dur
ing the summer with excursions at rates
so low that everybody can afford to GO
and take their families.
Brighton Beach, Coney Island, of late
years has secured a popularity on ac-
count of its many advantages, which
largely eclipse Cape May, Long Branch,
or any of the other noted sea beach re-
sorts. Special excursion tickets TO Brigh-
ton Beach will be on sale during the sea
son at all principal stations on the Wa
bash railway.-Toledo Commercial.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

The Chase County Leader takes lit
tie of the wind out of the sails of Ger
tain Mr.. Blow Hard as follows:
The Greenbacker says: at (the lcgis-
lature) did not regulate fare and frcights
on railroads. 1t did not pass an equity of
redemption law. 1t did not repeal the
waiver of appraisement law" Now we
think that is pretty cheeky for the editor
of the Greenbacker. For three years he
was member of the legislature and the
leader of it; when he took snuff the 9th
ers sneeZed; while he chewed paper the
others did the splitting; yet during his
entire membership he made no effort to
do what he blames others for not doing
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

Monticello, the old home of Thomas
Jefferson, has been sold under the sher-
IFS hammer. Webster's old home at
Mansfield is in ashes, and Henry Clay's
has been converted into factory How
quickly the wave of Oblivion engulfs the
mightiest of the earth, while the mass of
men are but as insects of summers's
day. Or as old Rip Van Wrinkle put
it, after his twenty years nap in the
Catskills, "Alas, how soon we are for
UCttan
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04

DIR. G. A Logrn, formerly of Kansas, y
has been appointed minister resident to
the Central American states. DIR. Logan
has been grand sire of the Odd Fellows
of the United States, and was appointed,
about six years ago, as minister to Chill.
EX-Gov. Osborn succeeded him in this
position, and on his return to this coun-
try he located at Chicago lie is cousin
of Gen. John \. Logan, and the brother
of Eliza, Olive and Celia Logan, the Gel
cbrated actresses. His father was, years
ago, n prominent theatrical manager in
Cincinnati.