The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-10
ESTABLISHED IN 1857.


together with LOCO bushels of wheai and
several thousand bushels of corn. Loss
about $4,000.
Crawford win rebuild his opera house
temporarily on the old site at Topeka,
which will be ready for use by the time
the legislature meets. Crawford is ell
grit.
The Leavenworth Times is improving
daily.-JuBction City Union.
That may be so, but Anthony will haze
to buy us new pair of "specs" or use
larger type before we can say much
about it.
The British association of Kansas pro-
poses to celebrate Christmas by dinner
at Florence, and Mr.. Wm. II. Phillips,
manager of the railway hotel--ihe Cliff
ton--there, has agreed TO provide sump-
tuous dinner, wines included, for $3.50.
Farmers report 10 us that the wheat
looks glorious and promising; that the
cold weather has killed the chinch bugs,
and that, nothing preventing, there will
be an immense cror harvested next year,
which means a big boom for Wichita
and this cOunty.-Wichita Republican.
The Winfield Telegram has introduced
magic column. wherein is explained
various tricks that may be performed by
any one at parlor entertainment. This is
an entirely new feature in western journ-
alism and must be very amusing TO
certain class Of readers
The saloon men held meeting last
night and the consequence is that they
arc again running at full blast TO day,
and whisky can be had without resort
ing TO mysterious winks and signs. 1t
seems that they have arrived at some
understanding with the county tenn
perance commmittee, whereby test
case is To be made against Mr.. Ebert
and tried, the saloons all agreeing to
abide by the result OF the case. If the
case goes against them, and upon Its
determination they Immediately close
their saloons, then they are TO have inn
munity, so far is the committee Is con-
cerned for any sales made between the
time of the official canvass and the de-
cision of the test case.-Winfield Tele-
gram.
BY the Topeka fire, brief account
of which was given in a special Thurs
day, Topeka lost her opera house, which
had lately undergone thorough repairs.
Fortunately the fire was got under sub
lection and did not spread 10 adjoining
buildings. We were mistaken yester
day in saying the post Office was in this
building. The removal of the Office
some time ago to another part of the city
had escaped our memory. Mr.. Craw-
ford estimated the buildings value at
$50, 900, on which the Commonwealth
$4,000 TO $1,000. Some of the adjoin-
ing stores received slight injury to goods.
The particulars of most disgusting
crime have come to light at Usage City,
by which brute is found almost equal
| in degradation to old Bender. The
mans name is Thomas Moore, and he is
coal miner He lately became the
father of his own daughters child, and
the child, it is charged, was killed when
it was nine days old and buried in the
yard. When the facts of the crime came
out the child was taken up and a post
norton examination held. This exam
ination showed that the child had evi
IDENTIFY died from blow on the head
which fractured its skull. Moore was ar
rested and put in Jail, being un-
able to secure 81 600 bail. More is sixty
years old, and it is said that he has fire.
quently boosted that he had ruined -four
of his daughters. all of whom had turn
ed out badly. Much excitement pre-
walls over the disgusting crime, ant
there has been some talk of ornament
ing some tree or lamp post with the ole
williams body.