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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
OVER THE STATE.


Saline county is infested with horse
thieves.
Saline Will hold a grand temperance
picnic some time in May
The Episcopal church at Coffeyville
will be dedicated May 18th.
Manhattan and st. George are to be
connected by telephone line.
Mr.. Haskell is a member of National
Republican advisory committee.
to establish a college of Fathers" al
Wichita.
A gang of thieves at Topeka have been
raiding the Kansas Pacific road They
enter freight cars that are approaching
the city, throw the goods out along the
road, and when the train haIts they get
out and procure teamsters and teams and
gather up their plumber.
POst-Office changes in Kansas during
the week ending April II, 1879, furnish
ed by VIM. VanVleck of the pOst-office
department:
ESTA BIISH ED.
Camargo, Smith county, Francis YO-
cum, p. M.
NAMES AND SITES CHANGED.
Coal Greek, Ottawa county, to George
town, John J. Jenness, p. NJ; Lostine,
Cherokee county, to Beaumont, Nathan
ID. Ingraham, p. NJ.
POSTMAsTERS APPOINTED.
Arlington, Reno county, j. J. Gaines /;
Decatur, Decatur county, Oliver A. Hans
com; Howard, Elk county, A. B. Stein
berger; Lenora, Norton county, John b.
Farris; Meadow Brook, johnson coun-
ty, Wilson Cook; New Liberty, Repub-
lie county, B. E. Congdon.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
BATH In THE DEAD SEA.

\ correspondent of the Washington
Star, who has had bath in the Dead
sea, describes his experience as follows
The water, which is quite clear, and
nearly the color of the Niagara river be-
low the falls, seemed to be a little more
bitter and salt than that of Salt Lake, al
though brighter and more attractive to
the eye when seen close at hand. Its
supporting power struck me as a little
greater, also, than that of Salt Lake, as
the body tiOated more easily and the diff
ticulty of swimming was greater on &c.
count of the inability to keep ones feet
under water. So large quantity of salt
is held in solution that the water has
what is called, believe, "a ropy' appear
ance, much like that of plate of we'll
made tapiOca soup. / observed, how
ever, that when we came out of the wa
ter there was not so large a deposit OF
salt crystals on the body as after bath
in Salt Lake, and the feeling of the skin,
instead of being dry and prickly, as ]
expected, was rather oily and sticky
Our dinner that night was seasoned with
salt made from Dead sea water by solar
evaporation. 1t was a little lighter in
color than the best article of brown SUI
gar. Its crystals were large and hard
and though foreign substances were evi
IDENTIFY present, in considerable quantity
it was not unpleasant to the taste. was
told that two quarts of the water will
produce one quart of salt, but this prob
ably an exaggeration. To complete the
statistics of this remarkable body of wa
| ter, l may add what many of my readeas
may already knOw-that there is no liv-
ing thing of any kind in it; that even
the drift wood brought down by the
| floods in the Jordan is speedily cast up
on its shores; that its length is about
forty five, and its greatest width about
ten miles; that it is over thirteen hund.
red feet deep at the deepest place, and
that the immense quantity of fresh wa
ter poured into it daily is undoubtedly
taken up by evaporation, as its great
depth below the basin of the Mediter
ranean must prelude the idea Of sub
terranean outlet"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

We publish the following from pri-
vate letter to Senator Gillett, of this city,
from Hon. J. d. Miles, agent of the
Cayenne Indians, dated April 10, 1879:
There was no foundation for the re-
cent frontier scare, as Little Chief" the
restless northern Cheyenne leader, has
assumed n more peaceful attitude, and
his request TO visit Washington has been
granted by the Hon. Commissioner, and
Il Is believed that pending this visit
there can be no apprehension of trouble
but should trouble come, l keep myself
in q position, so far as information is
concerned, to know of il at once, and
will notify your governor promptly. /
do not wonder at the nervous feeling
manifested by the people along the Dor
der after having suffered severely last
fall, nor at the prompt action being tax
en- by Gov. st. John for their protection
and so far as am concerned they shall
have the benefit of all the information
that may be in my possession to assist
them in saving life and property in case
Of an emergency"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

Blackburn has started in the footsteps
of Beck, and has begun to explain away
some of the most damaging of his bonn
bast He admits that he declared him.
self a "wiper," but insists that he only
meant to wipe out such Republican leg
islation of the past eighteen years as was
born of the passions of the war; he had
no idea of disturbing the constitutional
amendments. That Is, he is in favor OF
letting the amendments stand, but is
opposed to all legislation which makes
the amendment giving the negro his
rights as a citizen of any value to him
This is the regular Democratic attitude
They are all willing the negro should b.
decreed his rights, but are stubbornly op
posed to his exercising any of then
which happen to interfere with Demo
cratic ascendancy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

TURNING TRAGEDY INTO FARcE.-On
the first appearance OF the play of "Bru-
tus" a ludicrOus incident occurred which
Mr.. Payne told me mortified him exceed
ingly, and which so slight are the causes
vhic stamp with success or failure new
drama, threatened it with serious disas-
ter. The part of Tullia was taken by
Mrs. Glover, an admirable actress, but
extremely fleshy, and without a thought
on the part of any one of the suggestive
ness of the scene of an audience always
ready to appreciate the ridiculous, the
following passage was allowed to pass
the repeated. rehearsals of the plays
Nessenger-Fly,T ullia, fiyl
Tullia-Fly, was not born to flyl
The audialce caught the idea at once
OF the impossibility Of her flying, and
burst out Into q shout Of Laughter, which
was only checked by fortunate brilliant
coup de theater which followed il and
restored the play. The nextday the lines
were struck out.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
THE TERRIBLE BAYoNETs.

Senator Blaine, in his great speech, fig
uratively skinned some of the most elo-
quent of the brigadiers and "hung their
hides on the fence" To read the speech
es of these patriots, one would infer
that the voters in every country precinct
in the south had to deposit their ballots
in a box presided over by United States
bayonets. Mr.. Blaine showed from the
actual figures of the war department, as
has appeared in the Inter Ocean, that
east of the Mississippi river There were
but sixty United States soldiers for every
million of people, and these were guard.
ing important posts and stores. He
paid his compliments to the honorable
senator's from Delaware an West Vir.
ginia, and said:
The honorable gentleman from Della
ware is alarmed about the overriding of
the popular ballot by the troops of the
United States, but there is not single
federal soldier in Delaware. The honor
able senator from West Virginia is ago
niZing about his state being trOdden by
the iron heel of military despotlsm, but
there is not a solitary man in U. s. uni
form on the soil of West Virginia. MOI
is there any occasion for uneasiness in
Maryland. There are but 1872 artillery.
men in all the state, and they are guard
ing Fort McHenry, the entrance to Balti
more's beautiful harbOr. In Virgins
there is a school of practice in Fortress
Monroe. Outside of that school there is
not a federal soldier in the state. There
is but thirty soldiers in North Carolina
guarding fort at the mouth of Cape
Fear river. In South Carolina there are
100 artillerymen to guard the entrance
to Charleston HarbOr. There are twenty
nine soldiers in Georgia and 1S2 in
Florida. There is not one in Tennessee
Kentucky, or Missouri There are fifty
seven in Arkansas, thirty-twO IN Alaba
ma, and 800 in Louisiana. The grea
state of Mississippi has not one on lis
soil, nor has Texas, except those guard
ing the frontier on the Rio Grande.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
SOUTHWEST.

Hutchinson is to haye a new bank.F
The Masons are going to build hall
in Newton.
The Eldorado Times says there are
1900 people in Butler county.
The wheat in Cowley county is look
ing splendidly, remarks the Traveller.
Messrs. Sargent, Danford s. Schmidt,
our new bank men, are arranging TO
build an elevator for the purpose of stor-
ing grain and advancing thereon, in Or
der that the farmer may obtain portion
of the money for his wheat, and at the
same time have the advantage of hold
ing 1t for higher price.-Newton News.
The engineers are out engaged in To-
eating the Cowley, Sumner & Fort Smith
railroad, extension of the Wichita branch
of the A, T. & s. F. Large amounts of
material are in preparation for the work
and dirt will soon be flying all along the
line from Wichita to Winfield.
A militia company of cavalry will be
organized at this place, consisting of
sixty men, to be armed by the state. The
company will remain at home, and drill
once a month, unless ordered To take the
field by the governor, which is hardly
probable will be done. AS soon as the
list is completed steps will be taken to
elect officers and make it a permanent
OrganizatiOn.-Arkan City Traveller.
The Belle Plain Monitor has moved to
Wichita. Now w. has four papers. We
congratulate Wichita in having, at last,
a ne'ospaper-One that can grapple with
the great leading national questions of
the day, and whose effulgent rays will
sparkle with the bright scintillations of
an intellect which is capable of shaking
up the public from Iowa Point to far OIL
Hollidaysburg.
| The adventists have fixed upon the
18th of July as the date when this world
will be called upon to pass in its checks
In view of this prospect, we suggest that
Peabody get up rousing old celebra
ton on the 4th we want to go out in d
blaze of patriotic glory. Let's get W
the celebration nyhow.-Peabody Ga
ZeIte.
Yes; and then it would sort o'get you
used to fire works." you know. Whoop
'em IN
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
The case of W. s. Plat VS.. the Union

The case of w. 8. Plat VS.. the Union
Pacific railroad company, involving
the right of settlers TO pre-empt lands
granted by congress TO the railroad COM
panY, under section of the act of July
i, 1862, was decided in the United States
supreme court recently. 1t referred to
the proviso that all lands granted to the
company should be liable TO presumption
If not sold or oterwise disposed of within
three years after the completion of the
entire road. On the Sd of September,
1873, the secretary of the interior decid-
I'd that the mortgage executed by the
company upon the lands in 1867 was not
q disposal of the same within the mean
ing of the statute. This court, however,
reverses the decision of the Interior de
partment, and holds that the mortgage
Was such disposal, and that consequently
che tract of land claimed by the com.
.plainaut was not open TO presumption
when he NAdertook TO preempt il, and
that he has not ~ equitable title. De
cree affirmed. Justice Strong delivered
the opinion, Bradley, Clifford and Miller
dissenting.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
Notice.
In the District Court of Lyon county, Kans
Ri. l.. Ross, Plaintiff,

Peter p. HOuck, William McCay, and Mary
Hall, wife of Jabob Hall, deceased, Def'ts.=
William McCay, whose place of residence
IL Independence. Missouri, and Peter 4.
will take notice that the said plaintiff, Ii. l..
Ross, did, on the 18th day of April. A. ID.
1872 nle his petition IN the District Court or
Lyon county, Kansas, against all Of said de-
PENDANTS, claiming that Peter y. Houck did,
on the End day OF November, 1874, with Luz
cinda Houck, mis- wife, since deceased. give u
mortgage to this PLAINTIFF on the northeast
quarter OF section twenty nine, and also on
the northwest quarter Of the southwest quar-
ter Of section twenty eight Isl, all in town
ship fifteen ll5l, south OF range twelve (12l,
east OF 9th n, situate in Lyon county, Kan
sas, to secure the payment OF one thousand
dollars, according TO the terms OF = certain
and asking foreclosure and sale OF the said
morte aged premises to satisfy said mortgaGe /;
and the said William McCay and Mary Hall,
wife OF Jacob Hall, deceased, have, or claim
to have, some interest in said described prop
erty, which interest is not known to this
forever debarred, enjo1ned and prohibited
from setting up or claiming any right, title
er interest In said property after the sale
thereof; and the said Peter p. Houck and
William McCay are hereby notified that I'M
less they answer or plead 20 said PLAINTIFF
1873. said petition will be taken as true and
Judgment rendered against Peter p. Houck
Tor the sum prayed for in said petition, and
against William AcCay and Mary Hall, wife
OF Jacob Hall, deceased as aforesaid, debaF-
ring, prohibiting and enjoining them from
interest in or TO said described property, and
Tor all proper and appropriate relief.
JOHNSON BERTRAM,
Wl1t3. ATTORNEYS for Plaintiff.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

There are indications that this year
will repeat, perhaps on a smaller scale,
the story of 40. The tide of immigra-
ton pours into the Leadville region of
Colorado with as steady flow as ever,
and il is said the number of new arrivals
is expected to increase when the SHOWS
have ceased TO Obstruct travel. The
Black Hills are almost depopulated
and all roads lead to Leadville. Many
mining experts believe that the wealth
of Leadville itself has hardly been in
dictated yet, much less developed. The
fact that an unexplored tract, known tc
be rich in mineral lies near at hand, in
creases the chances of rapid develop
ment in that region. 1t is of cours'
useless toadvlse against the gold silve
craze. Fate is on the side of such 1
craze and home-staying people can onl!
stand aside and permit the hurryinl
crowd to pass on.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

The spirit of the "new constitution
canvass in California may be gagged by
this paragraph from the Sacramento
Record Union: The voters of California
are called upon to decide whether they
will live henceforth under the shadow
of communism and anarchy, or whether
they will adhere to American institutions
and be guided by laws and principles
framed in the light of experience by train.
ed intelligence" The Union opposes
the adoption of the constitution.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

News from Manitoba, to which pro-
vince there has already been large i'm
migration this spring, is not encourag.
ing for the continuance thereof Re
ports from Winnipeg are to the effect
that hundreds of people intending to set
tie there are leaving the prairie province
for Dakota and Minnesota on account OF
the high price of every manufactured
article purchased in the province. AS
yet the old settlers are not leaving, but
large portion of the persons who leave
the older provinces intending to settle
in the northwest, go to Winnipeg, and
Immediately leave for the United States
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

FOrney's Progress braces up on the
Grant movement to this extent: "Thert
Is a wholesome reserve in the recOllec
ton that the very first kindly feeling tC
the south after the defeat of the rebellion
came from Grant at Appomattox, and
that all subsequent severity was demand
ed by the follies of the southern politi
clans, and it is a very natural anticipa-
ton that the most generous of all men
10 the same people will be general Grant
If opportunity serves and southern fidel-
ity deserves it."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
TuNEArENEp REvo1urroN

THREATENED REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA.
Something on the nature of a panic
seems to have been caused in Official cir
cles in St Petersburg by the attempt to
murder the Gar. Terror, rage and mu.
tual suspicion are rife among those near
the throne and Il is even hinted that the
crown prince was not ignorant OF the at
tempt upon his fathers life, though this
shocking suspicion finds few believers.
The failure of the police to crush out the
secret organization of the Nihilists is ex.
planned on the theory that the force is
either involved in the revolutionary
movement or is paralyzed by fear.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

The Union Pacific railroad company
has served upon Henry McComb the
summons and complaint in an action to
have him refund sums of money which
it is alleged he received as his share OF
the profits of the Credit Mobilier OF
America, which constructed the railway
This is only one of number of suits
which are to be brought against all per.
profits it is said amounted to over $40
600, 600. A recent decision of the United
States supreme court that the govern
ment could not sustain any action against
the railroad company on the contracts
for construction Of the road, has removed
the last obstacle to the bringing of these
suits,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

The situation in Russia is very serious.
In effect martial law has been declared
in the important cities, and the people
are in a state of excItment of the most
prise any one conversant with Russian
history TO hear of revolutionary out
breaks as formidable as those in Germany
in 1948. 1t is not impossible that crisis
is approaching that may shake the foun-
datiOns of the empire.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

The returns from Michigan grow bet
ter and better. The official count in six
ty-five counties increases the majority
for Campbell. Republican candidate for
Judge, to 1886. In the sixty-five cOun-
ties the Republican vote is 5,7S5 larger
than it was in 1878, while the opposition
vote shows a falling off of 1888. This
would indicate that the Republican
Greenbackers voted with the Republi-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

The Philadelphia common council has
decided to send a committee to Califor
mia to receive General Grant, and the as
sembly of New York has passed a reso
luton to tender the Inequalities of the
state to him on his return. We will ven
ture the assertion that Grant would rath
er Philadelphia would save her money
and pay her debts.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
Notice

Notice is hereby given, that the following
described school land, situate in Lyon county !,
Kansas, will be offered for sale At public auc
ton, At my office in the court house in EN-
pOrIa, on Saturday, the 8lst day of May, 1879;
said sale to be open tor bids from 10 O'Clock u
| m. to O'Clock p. IN. Of said day, to-wit:
W u OF n W y, section Sc. township ~. range
IL, appraised at IS per acre.
Emporia, April 25 1879
| ID. w EASTMAN,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

The Philadelphia Times takes dis
couraging view of Humans prospects.
1t believes that he has received decided
set back as to future Senatorial honors,
while the Presidency is scarcely within
the range of his vision in the dim dis
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.

Col. John A. Martin, of the Atchison
Champion, gives the following fine send
off to the quarter century celebration:
AQUARTER OF A CENTURY.
Lawrence is making arrangements for
celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the settlement of Kansas territory, by
a meeting to be held at that city on the
18th of September next. Rev. Edward
Everett Hale and Hon. Eli Thayer have
already signified their intention to be
present, and the poet Whittier, Henry
Ward Beecher secretaries Sherman and
Evarts, Amos Lawrence, Wendell Phil
lips, and many other active friends of
Free Kansas" will be invited. Such a
meeting would be gathering of vast in
terest, and would attract wide attention.
The history of Kansas has been wonderful
ly eventful and romantic, and her growth
phenomenal. Thousands of distinguish
ed men, of worldwide reputation, were
active participants In the work of conse-
Grating her soil to free labor. The state,
from the date of her first settlement up
to the present time, has attracted the IN
terest of the whole country. Through
the horrors of border and civil wars,
through the disastrous years of drouth
and grasshOpper invasiOns, in adversely
and in prosperity, Kansas has always
held prominent place in the public eye.
Her people can truly say: I'VE have
fought good fight-we have kept the
faith" They haYe made her prairies TO
blossom like garden. They have dot
ted her valleys and hill-tOps with schools
and churches. They have made her the
greatest grain-producing state in the
union. These triumphs, so signal and
convincing, have attracted and are still
attracting to Kansas the best blood and
brain and sinew of the whole land. 1t
| is worth something to be a citizen of
Kansas now, for this splendid young
commonwealth, brave, resourceful, intel
ligent, and cnierprising, has ahistory that
challenge the admiration of mankind,
and future that has hardly limit to
its splendid possibilities of development
Lawrence is the proper place at which
to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary.
That town was the Mecca of the "Old
Free State Guard" 1t is a beautiful
town, and has a large-hearted, cultured
citizenship. The proposed celebration
ought to enlist the enthusiasm of the
whole state, and we have no doubt it will.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

The full official returns of the late cleo
tion in Wisconsin show that Judge Cole
the Republican candidate for associate
justice of the Supreme court, received q
majority of 80, 1872 votes. This very con
siderable Republican gain has created
some alarm among Democratic pOliti
nnana
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

Some idea of the extent TO which bust
ness is increasing in the BLACK Hills reg
ion may be had from the statement thai
over ], 900 teams are now constantly EN-
plOyed in the transportation business be
tween Bismarck and Deadwood. With
in period of less than two years over
fifty quartz mills, aggregating over 1 900
stamps, with capacity of $500 tons Of
ore per twentyfour hours, have been put
nm
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

A report made in the legislature
shows that the insolvent savings banks
of New York are twenty-eight in num-
bers, and that an aggregate of $13, OOO,-
600 is still due depositOrs. This is large
sum to be lost or imperiIed in one state.
Here are at least thirteen million reasons
for the government postal savings banks.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

1t has been decided by the post Office
department that advertising sheets made
up in the form of newspapers cannot be
mailed at newspaper rates.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25

Our kilograms give full news of the
week up to Wednesday. We make this
one of the features of our paper.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-25
Do You Want a Well or Cistern?

am fully prepared to make tube wells ia
city or country. on short notice, ard always
get good we'll if water can be had at all. hi
ameter of bore, Is inches-When tubed up, IL
inches. / also dig and stone up cisterns of
any size in the best manner. and at very mod
crate prices. Orders requested, and prompt
ly attended to. Call on or address,
j. A SIMMONS
Market st between 5th and 9Th avenues.
EmpOria. Wl7m6.
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Four hundred mules haye been enlist
ed for the British army, and will sail for
Zulu land this week from New York.