The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-02

citizens, causing the dismissal OF certain
members of the police force 10 be exc
euted by Judge Casey. caused the ILL
| feeling He says many threats have
been made against him. On the other
side, the ex-policemen claim TO have had
no pay since their service commenced,
and could get no money in any way, and
that certain fees for arrests made were
not allowed them. bUt kept by other par
ties. The arrests now made are expo
licemen and some freightcIs. Great feel
ing Ii expressed on both sides, and il is
thought the affair is not yet settled.
Sheriff Moon, of this city. is IN receipt
of letter from Buena Vista. which furn-
ishes further particulars of the shooting
Of his brother Calvin, IN addition 10 those
published IN THE News of yesterday.
The writer says that Moon and two OF
his friends, Steve Evans and Bill Cox,
had been in Buena Vista during the day,
and in returning 10 their camp ut nine
O'Clock at night, got between the city
police aud some persons they were try
ing to arrest, when both parties began
shooting, thus leaving The boys between
two fires. the result being that a stray
shot hit Moon in the leg above the knee,
the ball missing the bone and passing
through the flesh He bled considerably
but no arteries were cut. A physician
promptly dressed the wound, and it is
thought that Cal will get along nicely
and be o. Il. in short time. He is well
attended by his friends and his relatives
here are advised not TO be at all uneasy,
as there is no danger and that the patient
is doing nicely and is not seriously in
convenienced by what might have proved
a fatal accident.
In Regard to Frontier Aid.
The call for the meeting at the court
house yesterday TO organize "a society To
furnish aid 10 the sufferers from drought
in the frontier counties, was SO meagreiy
responded tn that the few persons pres
ent adjourned without taking any action
in this matter. We are informed that
aside from county clerk Ewing, who is
sued the call, and two of the commits
siOneTs, there were not half dozen per
sons present, ana only one farmer, MIR
Jacob Jacobs, of Ncosho Rapids. 1t is
urged in explanation of this failure 10
accomplish anything in the behalf of
the Frontier settlers, that the people of
Lyon county feel that their generosity
has been already overtaxcd, and that so
long IT'S the people who reside in the
western counties stay there, they will be
TO support, and constant drafts will be
made upon the other portions of the
state for their maintenance There is
growing sentiment in this vicinity that
the only settlement of this distressing
question is for those unfortunate people
10 return 10 Gods country where they
can support themselves and where there
is a prospect at least of their labors be
ing rewarded 10y more certain crops.
While this position may be well enough
taken, and while it is true that very
many farmers in our own county have
all they can do to help themselves, there
is sufficient wealth in and around En-
poria To aid in some measure this be-
nevolent work, and thus relieve the
pressing necessities OF many of our fell
low creatures who are said to be really
suffering for the bare necessities of life.
Any individual who wishes can forward
money or supplies TO the state aid or
gaDization at Topeka, with the assur-
ance that his contributions will be well
cared for and honestly applied We
trust this will he done, 10 the end that Il
truly meritorious object may be assisted
and that our community may not allow
itself 10 be outdone in generosity by
many others in the state.