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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23

Ground has been broken for Lewis
new opera house on south Commercial
street.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23

Mr.. j II. Davis Of ihi> city bas re-
Gently received splendid new buggy
from Dubuque, Iowa, for which be paid
N1-O
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23
Final Tax Notice.

Public notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing ticScr ibed tracts OF lands and town
lots, Situated IN Lyon county. Kansas, which
were sold on the 4th day OF September. a u.
1877 for the tieIinquent taxes thereon will he
conveyed to the respective purchasers thereof
At said tax sale. unless redeemed from such
sale on or before September 4th a. u 1880.
The amount of taxes charged ard Interest ON
each parcel Of said land aad town lot calcu-
lated tc the 18th day OF September. 1880, is SET
opposite each description OF sail tracts of
lunIl d fuNrIl lnfs : fl.llnrI-s.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23

The bridge across the Ncosho river at
Hartford is reported to be ina dangerous
condition.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23

Tho Educationalist for April is out,
and is ve'y neat and readable number.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23

The improvement of the city side
walks seems to have come to dead halt,
and our municipal man-traps still re-
main in high state of efficiency. Why
is this thusg Was the spasmodic move
ment in the direction of better depart
ure arrested by the result of the recent
elections: The revenue from the sa-
looms at present in operation has not
been curtailed by the decision of the
people. So long as the city grants the
privilege TO the whisky vendors of max
ing men unsteady in their gait, it would
be the least part Of fairness to give them
decent walks over which to pursue their
weaving way. Mend the sidewalks; fix
,ar, mn
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23
LlNlM ENTS

have relieved moro bed-ridden Grip
Pies; healed more frightfu1 wounds,
and saved more valuable animals than
all other liniments, ointments, oils, extracts.
plasters and so-called pain killers" and
skin cures" combined.
Physicians and Veterinary Surgeons en-
dorsc the Centaur Liniments; millions
of men, women and children in all countries
use them, and Housekcepers. Farmers
Planters. Travellers. Liverymen, Teamster.
and Stock-growers, are their patrons. They
are clean, they are handy. they are cheap
and they are reliable. There is no ache
pain, or swelling which they will not allie
viate, subdue, or cure. Sold throughout
THE HABITABLE GLOBE
for so cts. and S1.O0 bottle. Trial
bottles, 25 cts.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23


The Emporia excursionists to Wichita
returned home last Friday, and brought
the most glowing accounts of their
handsome reception by the people of the
latter city, who certainly entertained our
party in the most hospitable manner,
meeting their expenses at the
hotel, furnishing carriages for
their transportation over the
city, furnishing tickets for the Union
Spy, and closing the round of favors
with u splendid dance after the enter
tainment The Emporians were also
given an elegant reception at the resi-
dence of Judge Campbell, who, assisted
by his good wife, did the. hOnors with
great credit to himself and the entire sat
isfaction of the delighted guests.
Every member of the party with whom
we have talked are enthusiastic in their
praise of Wichita in general, and feel
under especial obligations to Col Wood
cock, adiutant Ash aud Judge Campbell,
who seemed to make special exertions
for their entertainment.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23

Tom Ryan, our energetic carriage
manufacturer, has purchased the large
wooden building on the south side of
Sixth avenue, between Market and Me
chanics streets, and will convert it to the
purposes of his trade. This will neces-
state n scattering of the exodusters who
have made it their headquarters during
the past winter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23

A Missouri family consisting of a
father, mother and seven adult sons and
daughters who have been residing in the
western suburbs of the city for some
time past, returned to their native state
Thursday. They assigned as a reason
for leaving Kansas, the lack of ram
and the high winds, but it is
supposed that the real cause of
their disgust was the scarcity of
dog fights in EmpOria, and the failure
on the part of the neighbors to drop in
evenings and spit tobacco juice on the
stove.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23

a new time schedule for the Eureka
branch went into effect on :he 18th inst.
1t does not change the time of arrivals
and departures at the Emporia end of
the line, but by running fifteen instead
of ten miles an hour AS heretofore, the
train reaches Howard about three hours
earlier and leaves that much later.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23
Qhs 4nvoria Nsrp~.

EMPoRIA, FRIDAY. APRIL q. 1850
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-23

@ror sale by John a Moore. Enporl4.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22
story Of n Kite.

One day when the writer was q boy he de
cided to make kite, having very little knowl-
edge of its construction except in q general
way, or the proportion each part should bear
to the other. After long search for suts-
BILE material, and much patient whiting
something was brought forth bearing for
eign resemblance to that airy problem. An
other boy was also to make kite and at an
appointed time we were to bring them to-
gether, throw them TO the breeze and test
their relative merits before q crowd OF boys
But fearing lest my kite m ght not prove vic
torious in the public con test, l concluded to
try it in private way a short time before
the great exhibition. So it was thrown to
the breeze but it fell TO the ground as if it
had been made of lead No amount of coax
ing, entreating, bribing or belittling of other
boys kites could induce the recalcitrant thing
to rise above the door yard fence. To in
crease my misfortune, q crowd OF boys had
gathered around and tainted me with, why
don't you make a tail mile long?" you
don't need string to hold it down" why
don't you tie on lobster p Guess you're
beat" etc, etc ! saw the difficulty the
tail of my kite was too heavy, making it i'm
possible for the head to catch wind enough to
raise the machine above the ground Ny
first intention was to cut of the unfortunate
incumbrance and add tail of better proper
ton but misfortunes seldom come singly.
1 could not find my jackknife; and as the
public contest WAS to come of in q short time
l became discouraged and acknowledged my
self beaten through ignorRnce..of the great i'm
portRnce of 3 tail.
The Democratic presidential nominations
also remind one of the problem of the fish
found in all the old arithmetics forty years
ago, with tail as long as his head and half
the length of his body" The boys were puz-
zled over fish with such a stipend Gus tail
the girls looked at it and called il "horrid :"
the master" would turn white about the
mouth, and the perspiration would appear as
he figured uncertainty over the abnormal
fish and its more abnormal tail. II the writer
IL not mistaken, this frightful fish is left out
of the new arithmetic and fish inserted with
a more manageable tail.
When the Democratic animal which the
party calls the nomination" dies as it now
seems inevitable that it must in o few weeks,
the following epitaph is recommended for it,
brevity as suitable TO be chiselled upon its
to milestone Died of too heavy a tail
Wilmington, VT. HKcToR
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22

That unfortunate DCfdmor boy is in heap
OF trouble again, just as we expected, and
this time with his late Democratic cronies,
who are now down on him savagely for de-
sorting the sinking ship. After all they have
done for him in admitting him into full Dem
ocratic fellowship, and adopting his paper as
full blooded party organ, they claim that
he ought, in common decency, to stand up TO
the rack, "todder or no fodder, and see the
fight out instead Of facing to the rear and
running at the first fire. And, really now, if
we may be permitted modesty TO volunteer
an opinion, there does seem TO be some show
of reason in this. But the poor youth is sad
ly demoralized The result of the late cleo
tions in Ohio and Indiana having opened his
stupid little eyes TO the folly of the bitter and
interruptions craftsmanship that has possessed
him for the last few months, and TO the utter
hopelessness Of Hancock's election, and, con-
sequently, of all chance Of getting the Brat
tleboro post Office, he is evidently making
lively preparations to rat over again to his
original role of independence, hoping
thereby, doubtless, even at this late day, to
save few Of his Republican patrons. whom
he secured in the beginning by hanging out
false colors But it wont do, as be will soon
find out. He is altogether too awkward and
clumsy boy. every way, to undertake TO
ride two horses at the same time, especially
when they are going in precisely opposite d.
rections and he is bound to get tumble,
sure. His kind of independence, that is
to say, independence OF all principle, and,
too often, of common decency, also, is not
at all the kind of independence" the intelli-
gent people of Windham county admire and
want as he will learn in the end. Every
thing by turns and nothing long" appears to
be his rule of action, if SO chRngeable body
may be said to have any rule, which is only
natural, seeing that political fckleness and
treachery are family traits, which the poor
boy inherited. The staying" qualities of
his copperhead progenitor, especially in ad-
versity, have never been remarkable, Rs his
frequent assertions of his political associates
in times of trouble bear witness. The ruling
idea of both seems TO be TO 60 in strong for
the spoils that attend success, and TO ''scoot'
over to the other side, or at least become lin
dependent" the moment adversely appears
No person or party ever sets much store, or
places much reliance, on such Hessian merce-
naries it being only question of time when
they will prove treacherous. Our afflicted
Democratic friends are learning this truth
just now by experience, and we would tender
them our sincere sympathy did We not know
that their apparent loss is really a substantial
gain, upon which they may fairly be congrat-
ulated. Ii is the party 10 which, and not
.from which such soldiers of fortune gravi-
tate, that is TO be commisernted. The good
Lord forbid that the Republican party should
now be the victim. Its great victories would
be almost too dearly purchased at such a
price
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22
1 TERRIBLE STORM.

TRAINS BLOCKED BY sNow-PRoPERTY DESTROY
III BY wIND-sHTPING DIsAsTEEs oS THE
LAKES.
A Milwaukee, Wis. despatch dated Sun.
day, 18th inst, says The wind storm which
prevailed here yesterday and last night was
the seyerest ever known in this section. and
the barometer was never known to be 30 low.
The wind wa from the south, blowing be-
tween sixty and seventy miles an hour.
Dispatches from La Crosse say the storm
along the southern Minnesota railway was
the seyerest known in years. Passenger and
freight trains along the line were blockaded
il snow drifts from ten to twelve feet deep
and teams with provisions have been dis
patched 10 their relief from several points
All the cuts west Of FRirmont are filed with
snow, packed hard. Reports Of cattle horses,
etc, having periAhed are constantly received,
but no loss of human life has rs yet been re-
ported. 1t il the worst storm ever known in
Southern Minnesota and Eastern Dakota, and
ID still raging.
The captain Of a Lake Michigan propeller
SAYS that il 20 years experience on the lake
lie never SAW such sea on. Many disasters
TO the shipping are reported, involving the
loss Of d considerable number Of lives. The
Geographic service was crippled on all the
roads. st. Paul, MINI. was completely $50
lRted for - hours, and for thres days only
had communication with Milwaukee
The SNOW and wind storm of Friday and
Saturday, though not 80 severe il the section
about Council Bluffs, Ia, in other parts
was something unusual for this season. Snow
fel! all Friday night followed by severe freez-
ing weather. On Saturday Il train on the
Maple Valley branch of the Chicago and
Northwestern road was blockaded by snow
drifts five TO seven feet deep. At Missouri
valley, 20 miles north Of Council Bluffs, the
walls Of new two-story brick building were
warped from Eve 10 seven inches out of line
and the building had TO be braced to hold it
together All along the Sioux City railroad
from that point to Sioux City snow fell con-
tinuously Friday night and Saturday. melting
almost as fast US it fell Saturday night the
sheet of snow and ice was three to four inches
thick. A passenger train, which left Du-
buque on Friday morning over the Illinois
Central railroad was Monday still stuck in a
snow bank
At Chicago a terrific wind prevailed, tax
ing the water out of the river, causing YES
sells to ground, blowing down scaffolds and
frames of houses, aud causing much damage
of minor importance, including the disabling
of telegraph wires in all directions
The ground WAS frozen several inches deep
about Des Moines, Ia Iwo-thirds of the
potato crop had not been dug, and it will
probably be a total loss Dispatches from
north and northwest Ontario report a severe
snov-storm there.
There is now no doubt the steamer Alpena
was lost on Lake Michigan during the gale
with all her crew and passengers-4O persons
in all.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22
Faithful are the Wound. ola Friend.

For a real scientific stab under the fifth rib,
for the Democratic party and its candidates,
commend US 10 the following from the New
York Sun of Monday. What makes the
thrust all the more severe is the fact that the
Sun is the champion bitter and violent Dem
ocratc organ in New York city:
The Democrats have sustained an unex-
pected and Notifying defeat in Indiana and
Ohio. 1t is disastrous, and may prove fatal
1t is silly to make light of it, and idle to try
to white it away by cunning calculations
and adroit figuring. The Democrats are beat
en-, badly beaten whether beaten to death or
not is the only question.
1t has seemed to US that the whole Demo
cratic campaign was series of blunders.
The party had one man-only one--whose
immense strength had been demonstrated on
Il national feld-Samuel J. Tilden. 1t is the
one great, prominent name in the Democrat
ic party.
The party nominated Gen. Hancock, a
good man, weighing two hundred and fifty
pounds.
But Hancock is not Tilden.
Then, as q browning act Of folly, the party
went into the State of Thomas A. Hendricks,
and took another man for Vice President
Any name other than that of Hendricks would
have been folly enough but to go one step
further they had to take man with the
most odious reputation as q skinflint to over
come!
There used 10 be a fellow who made an oc-
cupation Of butting his head against a rough
stone New England wall for twenty five cents.
The Democratic party in making this nomi-
nation resembled him only if report be
true, they did not get the twenty five cents.
These are only sample extracts from Mon
days leader. On Tuesday the Sun gave Han
cock some excellent advice on the subject of
letter writing
Gen. Hancock need write nothing more on
the tariff.
Every one knows he is in favor OF a tariff
which will yield the utmost protection to
American industries, and especially to the
Democratic party.
writing his inaugural, and, even if it is never
delivered, the preparation of it will be sAlu-
tary literary exercise.
But if he must write on tariff, let him ex-
plicitly state that if it had been left to him he
would put prohibitory tariff on the readmis-
sion of unrepentant rebels to citizens rights
after the close of the war.
That is about the only letter on the tariff
we can conceive of that would help him.
Unless he is going to write some such let
ter, let him return his goose quill to the orig
inal goose,
Nobody need imagine that the Sun would
talk like this could it sec the ghost of q chance
of Hancock's election.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22

baltimore reports ISL, 900 strangers in
the city TO attend the celebration from the 9Th
10 the 10th. The hotels entertained during
the week $4,000 persons.
Lydia Maria Child, the well-known au-
thoress and an active worker in the anti slavery
movement, died at Wayland Mass, Wednes-
day, aged 7s years.
A daughter of President Taylor a Viz
gilman lady, has been paid the sum Of SIG
600, being the amount Of salary that was due
TO her father, on account of his salary, as our
national chief magistrate.
The State Department has been inform
ed by telegraph that the principal assassin Of
DIR. Parsons, the American missionary. has
been condemned TO death in Turkey, aud his
two accomplices to fifteen years hard labor
each.
"A fire at San Francisco on Sunday de-
stroyed all the buildings of the Oregon Steam
ship Company, at the foot Of Folsom street.
together with Daltons hay barn the adioin-
ing lumber yards and two schooners, loaded
with hay, lying at the wharf Another fire.
at the corner Of Mission aud Stewart streets.
burned lot of hay barns lodging houses
and lumber yards down 10 the water front.
John A. Woodward, a cashier in the Of
fee Of the city treasurer of Boston, is found
series of entertainments, which now foot up
So, 900, and he has disappeared There is a
woman in the case. With a single exception,
when small amount was stolen by a clerk.
this is the first loss Of any magnitude that
the city Of Boston has sustained by the dis
honesty OF an official
A serious riot occurred at Wilmington.
Del, last Saturday night, during a Demo
cratic parade. The trouble began with mis-
sile thrown into the procession from the side
walk, and pistol shots then followed from a
building occupied by colored people. The
procession rotaliated with q volley, and then
there was lively firing on both sides. A score
or more of people were wounded, but no one
has died yet. The negroes were riotous after
ward, and the police had their hands full to
quiet them.
Serious collisions occurred Wednesday
near Raleigh, n c., and near Aurora, Iii.
At the former three persons were killed and
seventeen wounded, while at the latter sever
al gentlemen were seriously injured On the
same day collision took place on the Gin
cinnat, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, IL
miles north Of Cincinnati, one train running
down another in much the same way of the
recent disaster at Pittsburg, Pa. Fifteen per
sons were more or less cut and scalded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22

GIN. GARFIELD AND THE JUBILEE SINGERS
few days since, the Jubilee singers from
the Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn, find
ing themselves within few miles of Gen.
Garfeld's residence, took carriages and made
him call They sang several pieces, and as
they were about to take their departure, they
turned toward General Garfield and sang an
impressive benediction, in these words:
THE Lord be with you the Lord guard
and preserve you the Lord lift up His ooun-
tenance upon you and give you peace"
There was silence for time as the music
died away. Then Gen. GARFIELD, who had
stood by the mRntel with bowed head, spoke
to the band of singers very earnestly and SOL
EMMY, saying;
MY friends, for my family and myself l
thank you for this visit and for the songs you
have sung. While have listened thought
has come TO me which may encourage you.
A voice has gone forth before every great
good that was ever achieved in this world.
A voice in the wilderness was the herald of
our Saviour. In the war for the Union the
thunder of our guns on a thousand battle
fields Was the voice that prepared the way
for the liberty that came TO your race. Now,
friends, the earthly saviour of your people
must be universal education and believe
that your voices are preparing for the com
ing OF that blessing. You have sung q great
university into being. You have sung before
kings and princes. You have sung to the
meek and the lowly. You have sung to the
hearts Of your people, and hope and believe
that your voices are heralding the great liber-
alton which education will bring 10 your late
ly-enslaved brethren. You are fighting for
light and for the freedom it brings and in
that contest would rather be with you and
defeated than against you and victorious In
the language of the song you have just sung,
/ say 70 you, March on, and you EhAll win
the gictOTy-yOu shall gain the day"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22

thorize n town TO raise money in aid Of any
railroad the other, introduced by Senator
Henry, to reduce the number Of RsPresen-
tatives to one hundred and fifty. Many
towns would have been in happier state If the
former amendment had passed years ago. In
most towns it would be impossible to get a
vote to bond under the present feeling on the
subject. Hon. E. A. Sowles Of st. Adams
delivers an address at the state-house to-
night, before the members OF the State His
torical Society, on "Fenianism and Fenian
Raids in Vermont" He will divide the
house with Mrs. Livermorc, who speaks in
village hall on Our Mother Land No bill
OF very great public interest has Us yet passed
the third reading. One extending the power
Of States attorneys 80 that they may prose
cute by information all crimes and INSIDE
meanors is perhaps the most important.
More anon. g.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22

The Democratic leaders in New York city,
foiled in their attempt to get rid of John I.
Davenport, chief supervisor of elections, who
is bound to have something approaching q
fair election in the city, have resorted to the
dodge Of charging the Republicans with the
colonization of negroes in the city by the
thousand in order to fraudulently cut down
the Democratic majority. Mr.. Davenport
responds to these charges with E request TO
John Kelly and his TRmmRny associates TO
furnish him the proof of such colonization,
in order that steps may be taken to punish
those engaged in it, He promises that Dem
oeratie supervisors shall be assigned to the in
yestigatiOn of the cases, and that those arrest
ed shall be taken before a Democratic COM
missioner. As yet, however, the Democratic
bosses have not seen fit 70 make any response
TO Mr.. Davenport's very reasonable request.
As 10 why they have not done SO, every man
is at liberty to surmise for himself.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22
A Good Word well s aid

Ifrom the New York Times
The re- election of the Hon. George +. Ed
munds to the United States Senate from Yer
mont is of course, an event which was fully
expected but it is none the less one of ex-
treme importance to the country. Mr. Ed
munds, at the expiration of his present term,
will have been in the Senate fifteen years,
having been first appointed 10 that body in
1866, when vacancy occurred by the death
of Senator Foot During his long service he
has become, beyond question, the first mem
Der of the Senate in point of skill, fidelity,
and personal weight and influence. An ar
dent Republican by conviction, he is far
above the mere prejudice of craftsmanship,
while his profound learning, his untiring in
dustry, his courage acumen, wit and genu-
inc eloquence have won the respect and Rd-
miration of the country. No member of the
Senate has contributed so much toward max
ing the work of that body just, wise, and eff
cient. Still in the prime of life, the country
may confidently expect much from him, and
his continuance in the Senate at time when
the Government is, as now seems certain, to
pass again into Republican hands, is a mat
ter for general congratulation to all good cit
liens