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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-01
FROM ALLEN
Another ola settler Gone.

ALLEN, Man, oepl- SOs 1coO.
Died, on Elm creek, Wabaunsee eoun-
ty, Isaac French, aged 10 years. Mr..
French was born in England, and came
to Wisconsin IN an early day. and from
there to Rock creek, this county, in 1858.
lie was we'll and favorably known by
all the old settlers. He sold his farm on
Rock-creek about ten years ago to Cen
eral James BIcMiIIen and bought what
is now known as French valley, on Elm
creek. He was Royal Arch Mason. in
good standing, and one of the noblest
works of God-an honest man His
many acts of charity viii long be re
membered by the poor of his neighbor-
hood. The writer has known HIM for
the past twenty-five years, and can truly
say that 1 have lost one of my best
friends He left q fine property to his
two sons, William and George.
Mr.. McLand, and his nephew, DR..
Fisk, of San Antonio, Texas, are
stepping at Mr.. Withington's with 200
head of Colorado mares which they are
selling very cheap.
Albert wilmington has gone to St
Joseph, Missouri, with drove of hor-
'ses
The old Santa Fc trail is full of emf
grants returning from western Kansas.
understand that c. Fl. Wilmington is
offering his farm for sale. Somebody
will get one of the best farms in the
state.
school at No % commenced Monday,
9th, Miss Moore teacher.
One of our old neighbors went to En-
poris yesterday to get married, have not
heard whether he made the rifle or not.
Respectfully,
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ExanpeIicaI Notes.

The time of holding the NJ. E. Sunday
school has been changed from the morn
ing to the afternoon, in pursuance of the
regular custom during the fall and win
ter months.
Rev. Mr.. NJ. B. Morris, of Colorado,
preached at the Welsh Presbyterian
church Sunday morning, and in the even
ing at the Congregational church. Rev.
Morris was formerly pastor of the
Welsh church at Arvonia.
The annual season of forty hours de-
votion began at the Catholic church in
this city Sunday, and continued till
Tuesday evening. The first high mass
ever celebrated in the city was held Sun
day morning, the impressive interest of
which was vastly augmented by the ex-
cellent music rendered on that occasion,
under the direction of Mr.. j. A. Hem
steger. There were a number of priests
present from neighboriDg towns assist
ing in the service, and there was
preaching both evenings.
BY u strange though agreeable COIN
cidence, Rev. Mr.. Kirby and DIR. Cord
ley were both moved by the spirit to dis
cuss the problem of Christianity in poll
tics Sunday. We were present at the
NJ. L. church, and can speak for the
ability with which Mr.. Kirby treated the
subject, and all reports would seem 10
indicate that DIR. Cordley was equally
felicitous in his plan of argument on
the same theme. The speakers both
treated the question in general manner,
and held that pure morality and exalt-
ed sentiment among the people would
always result in the selection of the
right kind of men to administer our pub
lie affairs; that the destines of the re-
public, under God, could not be sub
verted by designing politicians and self
lsh men, but that the ultimate triumph
of truth was assured by the purposes
of providence in relation to
this great country of ours, and
that amid all the din and confusion of
political contests, there is a power higher
than the purposes of men, and which
overrules the best laid schemes of earth
ly wisdom. The discourses, though in
tended to convey only abstract truths,
were not without hopeful significance
to those in sympathy with the party of
great moral ideas, and which is con-
tending to-day for the establishment of
the glorious achievements in the inter-
ests of human progress which it has
made in the last twenty years.
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Prisnners, PastImea.

Last Sunday smoke was discovered is
suing from the Jail, and upon investiga
ton it was found that a hole large
enough to admit of a man had been
burned in the plank lining of the south
wall of the Jail, the flames having been
started and fed by the newspapers which
are taken to the prisoners each week by
different parties in town. The object
was evidently to effect some means of
escape, and though the walls of the Jail
are solid masonry, the courage of the
present inmates would be equal to the
obstacle, if not closely watched and de-
prived of all appliances which might be
made available for the accomplishment
of their ends. There are quite num-
Der of prisoners confined at present in the
Jail, and as some of them are charged
with crimes Of great enormity, the sur.
VIGILANCE under which they are placed
cannot be too close, or their custodians
too vigilant. We have a great deal Of
confidence in Jake Moons watchfulness
but shrewd and experienced cracks
man would not find it much of an un
dertaking to jump the Lyon county jail
if he were given half show.
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An Earnest wish.

Rev E. F. L. Gauss, Galena, Ills,
writes: For over ten years l had been
great sufferer from pains in the small
of the back and region of the kidneys,
which was most eKcruciating and at
times almost insufferable. Doctoring
brought no relief, except perhaps mo-
mentarily, and l was finally advised, be-
ing unable TO fulfill the duties of my
calling, TO go abroad and seek the eli
mate of my youth. In Germany and
Switzerland eminent physicians, after
close examinations. declared my suffer
ings to arise from disease OF the kidneys,
OF long standing, and could do me no
good. was, however, benefited by the
climate and consequently returned. No
sooner had been back and resumed my
pastoral work, when the old trouble
grew again so intense as to make life q
BURDEN. A few monts ago I came in
possession of one of Days Kidney Pads,
put 1t on, and the effects were truly won.
derful. The pains at once grew less and
are now, after wearing the second Pad,
entirely gone, and there can be no doubt
that am entirely cured, as write this
some weeks after its use, and am strong
and look again the very picture of health.
! write this perfectly voluntarily, and it
is dictated only by truth and gratitude.
Indeed consider the Day Kidney Pad
Co. Gods agents and great beneiactors
of mankind. May all the suffering be
helped as have been, is my earnest
Wishp
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The Other Side.

4 few days ago our excellent NJ, z. &
T. correspondent made some reference
to complaints that were prevalent con-
corning the manner in which the eating
house at Eufaula was conducted, and
spoke of Determinations alleged to be
commonly practiced between passenger
conductors and other employees of the
road. Speaking of the matter, the Den
nison News of the 18th says:
There are two sides TO every question.
The complaints regarding the meals
furnished to train men and passengers at
the eating house at Eufaula do not sp-
pear 10 be well founded. Meals are pro.
vided for passenger trains only, and all
who sit down at the table receive the
same bill Of fare and all are served
alike. When freight trains stop for
meals they get just the same as passen-
ger trains or nothing. Mr. Brown has
been complimcnted upon the table he
sets by all classes of passengers, and to
say that any Discrimination Is shown
in favor Of passenger conductors only
proves that party making the statement
knows more about Kicking than he
does about anything else. When a meal
is served it is not known to the waiter
whether it is to be eater by passenger
conductor or COW boy
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Confidence Gamers .

Last Saturday evening brace of well
dressed, leeklooking chaps inaugurated
a little confidence racket in Emporia,
which resulted in the accession of two
boardcrs at the Moon house, where these
plausible gentlemen may now be found.
The game was to go into store or shop,
purchase goods to the amount of a frac-
ton of dollar, throw down a bill, and
when the change was passed out, spirit a
portion of itup the sleeve of the buyer,
and then claim that mistake had been
made; or, after feeling around in his
pocket the sharper would pretend that
he had the exact sum for which his pur-
chase called and would ask for his bill
returning the change received from the
dealer, minus such an amount as he
might be able to get away with by skill
full manipulation. The game was played
at three or four places, but one dealer
finally tumbled to the dodge, SO to speak,
and the precious pair were pulled by the
police and lodged in the cooler.
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serinua Accident.

Tuesday afternoon as Joseph Nc
Nulty and Washington Clayton were
carrying window caps ON the scaffold
which runs along the north wall of the
new school house on Constitution street,
the structure gave way, and precipitated
both men TO the flooring joists below,
injuring McNuliy very seriously and
spraining Clayton's ankle. The injuries
to the former are mostly about the head,
and it is feared may prove fatal. The
front part of his skull is fractured, his
scalp is terribly torn, and his face SO
bruised as to present a frighful appear
ance. He was taken Immediately to the
house of his employer Mr.. Engle, on
south Merchants street and at last ac-
counts his condition was very critical.
Clayton is not hunt so badly, and will
probably be out in n few days. 1t seems
that the scaffold, which was put up by
McNulty, was not so carefully secured
as it should have been, and the mishap
is said to be due to his failure to prop
erly flsten the supports. The injured
man is Scotchman, and is very highly
esteemed by his employer, who is doing
everything in his power to alleviate his
suffering and help his recovery.
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A Large story,

Under the above heading, the Kansas
City Journal, of yesterday, has the fol-
lowing:
A man from Emporia, Kansas, step
ped up to policeman at the fair ground
yesterday, and told him a very large
story. He reported that his pocket had
been picked of over 5000. He stated
that he registered at the Pacific house
yesterday morning, in the hope of Sc
curing a room for the night and then
went out 10 get his dinner at a restaur-
ant; his pocket book was all right then.
He then went to the fair ground and in
vested % In the wheel of fortune. a
few moments after this he put his hand
in the breast pocket of his coat and dis
covered that his IS, 600 was missing.
While he was telling his story 70 the
policeman, detective Con O'Hare came
up and informed him what his business
was The stranger told the same story
to the detective. but could not furnish
the least clue to the thief The money
was deKtrOusly taken from hik pocket as
his coat was not cut The story sounds
rather. 6shy. It was impossible to ascer-
tain his name last evening. There was
no one from Emporia registered at the
Pacific yesterday morning, but on che
day before there were several.
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A. O. U. W.. EmporIa Lodge N.

A. O. U. W., EmpOrIA Lodge No. 2.
Died, on September 10th, of Typhoid
fever, Brother Donald Mcleod, aged "a
years.
In the death of the above named
brother and officer the lodge feels the
loss of good man, one whose absence
from our meetings and our community
win long be felt We recognize in this
sorrowful event the hand of our Heaven
ly Father, who doeth all things Alright,
and whose acts, though often dark and
inscrutable to human eyes and under
standing, are, We feel assured, ever con-
trolled by unerring wisdom and love.
To the bereaved widow and fatherless
children of our deceased brother we ten
der our heartfelt sympathy, and while
commencing them to the care of that
God who has blessings, mercy and love
for all, we recognize the responsibility
of the A. o. U. w. to continue to have
regard for the welfare of widows and or.
phans of all deceased brothers.
BY order of Emporia Lodge, No. 2.
CLIFTON BURGE, Recorder.
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District Court.


The case of Joseph Brown, admins
traitor of the estate of John Hess against
the Santa Fe road, came up for hearing
this morning. Hess was a brakeman
on the Santa Fe road and was killed near
the round house last November, by &
piece Of timber projecting from a shute,
by which he was struck while coupling
cars. The plaintiff. in behalf Of the
family of the deceased, sues for damages
and the case is likely to excite consider.
able interest
The divorce suit of Greason VS.
Greason was settled by the defendant,
Wesley Greason granting sdivorce to the
petitioner.
The case Of Brown, administrator OF
the estate of John Hess against the San.
IA Fe road, is still in progress in the dis
trict court, and may not be concluded
before the latter part Of the week.
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Correction.
$50 hence you -cackling fool
Thou art 'peJered out"

-Shakespeare-Sir Jacob. Act II
EDIToRs NEws-The announcement
of the funeral services of the Rag
Baby" by "a SO called) "One of the
Mourners," in your last, is premature.
The darling child still lives and from
present indications bids fair 10 attain
full, vigorous manhood, and honored
old age.
"One of the Mourners'' seems TO feel
very sore over a fusion of the Green
hackers and Democrats in this county
Yet. if my memory serves me right,
he, while protesting to be Republican,
during the most trying period of the
late war, bolied the Republican ticket
and was elected 10 the Michigan senate
by the Democrats, Tor as he styles them,
copperheads, then see his published
speeche9 he called upon the
people Ito sink this accursed spirit of
partyism;'' "let US not be par
tisans but patriots" SHANE
on the Republican who so far forgets his
manhood as to deride those who think
different from them. Have they Qhe
Democrats) not shedtheir blood on every
battle field of the WARP Have
they not given us our ablest command
ers, Generals Halleck, Grant, Sherman,
Meade, Dix, Rosccrans, Butler, McPher-
son, Hancock, Thomas, Buell., and
host of others 81
Now, because they fail to appreciate
his wonderful abilities, he chooses to
style as copperheads such men as Ran
dolph, Watson, Lynn, McCreary, Priest,
and others, that were, while yet boys,
out in the army fighting for their coun-
try, while hc-as near Canada as posi-
ble-was spouting for himself.
His text for Deacon Paisley (Rev. 90,
1G) may be correct. have not the Repub-
lican edition of the Bible at hand to
verify it, but if he will look at the last
clause of the 18th verse of the 22d chap
ter of Revelation English edition), he
will find something applicable to his
case.
He is very honest man now, but if
we turn to pages 273 and 275 of Report
of the commissioners to investigate the
charges made against the directors of
the Delaware and Raritan,' and the
Morris and Essex canals, and of the Cen
trail railroad of New jersey" (Svo. pa
per, p. $50, Trenton), we find some very
interesting reading = reference there
| unto being had will more fully and
at large appear, as the lawyers say.
His selection of the route for the fu-
neral is natural, it being one frequently
travelled by "One of the mourners'' since
he has "quit keeping a key in has
| ceILd1. for FAMILY UsE.'' (See cores
pondcnce of Gov E+e and mayor
J-y, Emporia NEWS, 1879
As the health of our baby is remarka-
bly, good, no fears are entertained of its
early death. Respectfully yours,
ONE OF ITS FRIENDS.
| Gapfanh or Ok 1880
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GEN'L WOODFORD,
OF NEW YORK, AT
EInporfa, Saturday, October 8.
Personal Mention


Mrs. j. b. Moon started Tuesday
to visit her old home IN Fairfield, Iowa.
Mr.. Almerin Glllett is at Fredonia.
engaged in the trial of the Johnson d.
vorce case.
Mr. George Schaffer. clerk at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel returned Sunday from a
little jaunt to Kansas City.
John G.. Rankin, trcasurer-elect of
Usage county has been spending Il few
days in this city, with friends.
Conductor J. L. Hamilton, of the
Santa Fe road, returned last evening
from Il visit 10 his old home in Ken
lucky.
Miss Matte Luther, daughter of the
proprietor of the Park Place hotel, has
returned from an extended visit in the
east.
Mrs Harry Shaw, who has been visit
ing her husband at the Park Place for
some weeks, returned to her home in ST.
Paul, yesterday.
Mr.. Daniel Dryer, former attache of
The News office, and one of the best
teachers in the county, took charge ofthe
Fremont school Monday.
Mr.. l. E. Perley returned to Colorado
Sunday where he has mining inter-
ests that promise to yield a handsome re-
turn on his investment of time, labor and
money.
Col. John w. Feighan, and family
have arrived from Kentucky, and taken
up their permanent residence with US.
The colonel will open law Office in a
few days.
Mr.. George Bruce, of Cincinnati, who
if prospecting in the west with view
of finding some eligible location to estab-
lish himself in the tobacco trade, is a
guest in the family offs B. Riggs.
Elders Brown and Lott and Mrs. Hard
started Monday for Manhattan to attend
the Preachers Institute of the Christian
church of Kansas, which will be in ses-
sion at that place during the week.
Miss Slack returned Friday evening,
from three months visit in Iowa. She
was accompanied by her sister, Miss
Lizzie, who will spend a couple of
months in Kansas in the hope of bene-
fitting her health.
Miss Ellen Plumb, the enterprising
proprietress of the city book store re-
turned Saturday night from Chicago,
where she has been for the last two weeks
purchasing very choice line of winter
and holiday goods.
Commonwealth Mr. ]. w. Feighn and
family were in the city yesterday on their
way to Emporia Mr.. Feighn is from
Greensboro, Kentucky, and goes to En-
poria to settle and go into the practice of
his profession, the law.
Horace NJ. Hadley, of indianapolis,
who has been visiting his uncle, DR.
Wright, of this city for some days past,
went to Wichita this morning, and will
spend short time in southern Kansas
before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs T. Il. Harvey, arrived
on the Saturday evening train. They re,
port things lively In Indiana and Ohio
and advise everybody who is fortunate
enough TO have friends in those states. to
visit them Immediately, if they want to
be wined and dined and have u good
time generally. However, they they
come home well satisfied that Kansas,
and particularly Emporia, is the place.
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A YaluabIe PerIodicaI

The st. Louis Magazine for September
is out. and is really handsome number,
neat, well printed, bright and interest
ing. 1t has seyenty-eight pages, and an
article on the "New West'' alone has
fifty-five excellent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
them are views IN Emporia, Kansas City,
Lawrence, Topeka and Wichita. There
is an illustrated paper ON the fashions
for the month, and, take it all in all, we
know of no other opportunity to secure
such good and valuable reading matter
for the year as by paying two dollars
for THE EMPoRLA WEEKLY News and
the magazine. Each mum Der of the
magazine retalls for twenty-five cents.
If our old and new friends do not regard
this as liberal offer, we are sorry for
them. Il IS so liberal that we will not
guarantee to continue our proposition in
its present shape after October LIST, 1880.
THE DAILY News and the st. Louis
Magazine for one year will be only $3.50.
Call at our office in Emporia
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TOKEN OF REsPEcT.-As token of
their warm and loving affection, to their
leader in singing, Mr.. T. H. Lewis, the
children of the Welsh Presbyterian Sum-
day School presented him publicly, Tues
day night, with several choice and select
books which Mr.. Lewis received with
gratitude and thanks, saying he valued
the present hundred times more than if
it had been purchase made by himself,
and that if his house should ever take
fire, the first thing saved, after his wife
and children, would be the vol
umes presented on this occasion. To
convince all of the "labor of love" per.
formed by Mr.. Lewis, and the success
with which his earnest efforts have met,
those interested are advised to attend the
children's meeting held at the church
every Tuesday evening.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.


Wall Street
NEW YORK. Sept. ..
Money-z03 per cent
Prime Mercantile Paper-74KQ1H per cent.
Government Ronds-Weak and lower.
Railroad Bonds-strong and higher,
tate SecuritieS-Duli
LTs Stsek Earkets.
ST. LOUIS, Sept ..
Hogs-Fairly active YorKers to Baltf
mores, 81 SsG4 IS; mixed packing, 81 SOS 90
butchers to fancy, IS 1s0s a. Receipts. 5.scO
Caftie-Tbe run OF grass Texans good and
prices strong. ranging st - So42 20; butchers
mon mixed grades. not suitable for shipping
receipts 5000; shipments, 100
sheegso;7dU ~. Choice. . GOA 90; re-
KANSAS CIT, Sept. %
attie-Receipts. l,o42; shipments, go
Market better: 1909 ID native shipping steers
81 e994 10; stockers and feeders, = 7s0S so
Hos eseipts. 2Iss: shipments, q
Market irregular; sales at q aSa4 IS: bulk Al
Sheep geceipts. $50; shipments. ISL: mar
ket steady; lei tbs native muttcns, s. 20.
Grain and Prodzcs EaEketG.
Kansas FRY, Sept y
Wheat-Reeeiptk. IL. 179 bushels; shtpme1ts
II s6z bushels: in store. 10. 1s5 bushels. Mar
ket firm and better; No. 2. Sc bidi No 8, 7b1<;
corn-Reoeipts. s,7ss bushels; shipments,
AGA bushels; in store. 7o.eol- No mixed
Sc bid; 80. white mixed. 3l3fc bid
OafS-N0- 2. S2SSc Bid
Rye-Eo.2, 741<c bid; nc asked.
Eggs Market steady at 1ec per dozen.
Buiter-Aarket steady at 1sc
CHICAGO. Sept. -.
Wheat-No. rel winter, o4105c; No. I
spring, ssKe; 40. spring, Sske; rejected, 6.
gro.
Corn-Easier; 39xe.
Oass-Easler; SIC.
Rye-SSeady and firm; s.
Har.ey-Dans weak and loEeri TS1<07sc.
mi lfeats-Sseady: shoulder. ss 20: shoF,
riL, s. 80; short clear. Sc TO-
LArd-EasteE; 81 %.
Flour Unchanged steady. Choice 20 fancy
81 4S6S co. family, - 5eO4 6.
wheat-Eo. red. s1Gelke; No. 3, a9kc
No 4 do e5Kc,
Corn-Hssher and slov; se7E0ssKs
Oafs-Higher; 9k040c.
Hye-DUll. e3c
PoFk-Q Quiet; JohbinE, SIS.
DRY saIs Meats Easier. s 2s05 20. 8 IS q
Hason-ErreguIay: - %. sas S, sbas Is
Lari-QutetI 81 50.
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The Biggest Yet.

Mr.. L. Severy sold last Saturday TO
Munday s. Myers, 720 head of fat steers,
at $3.50 per hundred, the aggregate pro
ceeds ofthe sale reaching the close neigh
borhood of $4,000. They were fed on the
extensive stock farm of Mr.. Severy, near
Reading, and are probably the biggest
lot of cattle ever turned out by a single
grower in Lyon county.
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M. w. GIBSON, Americus.
STRAWBERRIES!

- Movers are constantly going back
east to see their ''wife's folks. They
have just finished repainting the bridge
across the Neosho. That is a good
thing. 1t smells so bad now that the
wood-peekers will let 1t alone for while
at least, if no other good is done.
RxrRTOw