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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-18
HERE AND rHERE,

A New York woman has sued for q
divorce because she found long hairs
on her husbands coat. Probably the
man had been sleeping in a livery
stable.
This is the latest western form Of say
ing a man was hanged: He was unani-
mously chosen by . convention Of six
property holders 70 jump from 3 new
pine platform into the sweet subse-
quently.
II is estimated that S27. 900 people en-
igrated from the various countries of
Europe last year to the United States,
and that they brought with them from
$500 to 5000 each, or an average Of
81 900. SO that the wealth Of the coun.
try was increased at least $S97 600 600 by
this immigration.
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An amateur astronomer in Nevada
feels sure there is something the matter
with the moon. To his eyes there is
visible what seems to be a mock moon,
partially overlapping the true one, and
enveloping both in peculiar haze and
mist. As the result of this alleged lunar
irregularity has been to inspire the peo-
pie with terror and impress them with
dreadful forebOdings of an early and
general wreck Of all things SUMMARY, we
move, as a safeguard against the con-
sternation which similar observations
would entail in Kansas, that the words
'fOr scientific purposes" be promptly ex-
plunged from the prohibitory amend
ment TO the constitution of this state.
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A slight accidental cut on the hand:
by one of the instruments employed in
performing the last operation on the
President, has obliged DIR. Bliss TO carry
his arm in II sling. The knowledge that
injuries of this character have not in
frequently induced lock jaw has excited a
fiuiter of plessurable anticipation
throughout the country, that is IN CRATE
full contrast To the anxiety which has so
long been felt by the public in connec-
ton with The distinguished patient at
the White House.
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Several American and English writers
have frequently and recently asked why
the reports are given in the public jour
nails concerning the habits and Occupa-
tons of men who are imprisoned under
"a suspicion of crime. The same writers
usually say that readers eagerly devour
details about the prison lives OF suspect
ed criminals. The truth is that the vast
majority of men, having heard that
great crime has been committed, and
that circumstances have attached that
crime 10 a certain man, begin TO study
him in the only place where they can
get any Information about HMM pris-
on. His past is obscure; and an idea Of
justice in people who are reused by the
first report Of the crime leads them to
study him as an alleged monster whose
habits and whose words may give some
Indication of his real character. The
people, AS rule, form very fair opin-
ion of man when the facts about his
life are related; and it is no more in the
interests of justice that the details of
robbery or murder should he told than
that the conduct of one man suspected
of the crime should be described.
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Gov st. John ut Usage City.

Usage CITY, Kans., August 8-Gov
John P. st. John addressed large and
enthusiastic meeting in this, city last
night. The churches of the city held NO
evening services, and citizens came from
ten to twenty miles to listen to him up.
on the enforcement of the prohibitory
law. Howe's Opera House was crowded
to its utmost capacity, hundreds being
unable to obtain entrance. Governor
ST. John placed the right of the people
to pass q prOhibitory law upon the broad
principles of the Declaration of indie.
pendence and the State Constitution.
He gave clear and succint history of
the measure showing that il received
the sanction of the people at the polls,
the endorsement of the Legislature, and
that the prohibitory amendment and the
law had the unanimous support OF
the supreme court Of the state as to its
validity and cOnstitutionality. The Gov
ernor presented many facts and statis-
taos 10 show that the opponents of the
laW had exaggerated the opposition to
its enforcement, and spread abroad many
false statements as to the effect the law
was having upon the growth and pros
perity Of the state. He emphatically
claims that the people of Kansas will
not repeal this law, but intend to see il
fully and fairly enforced, and that it was
to-day throughout the state, outside of
three or four cities, as much respected as
any other portion Of the penal code.
The entire address was listened TO
with the closet attention, and frequently
applauded.
A stenOgraphic report of the Govern
or's address will appear in the Usage
CITY Free Press,
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Passenger Rates.

CHICAGO, August 11.-At a special
meeting of General Passenger and Tick.
etagents to-day, new rates were made and
an agreement signed TO maintain them.
1t was resolved after the Goth inst.
to base the limited rates from points east
of Chicago and st. Louis to Kansas City
and beyond on the % rate from Chicago
TO Kansas City on the 81 rate; from St.
Louis, using the regular first and second.
class rates to Chicago and st. Louis. As
the basis of the same through rates may
apply to Colorado and Cheyenne and
points west via Omaha as via Kansas
City arbitraries west of Council Bluffs
must be protected.
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THE NEWS.
Particulars of the Presidents Illness.
-WaTering Between Hope
and Fear.
nLAcKnuRN,s nAInERn.sm.


LOUISVILLE. Ky, August 12.-The
Lexington reporter of the CourierJour-
nal has had talk with Gov. Blackburn,
who is a prominent retired physician,
and during quite q lengthy talk
on various topics, the condition
of President Garfield was mentioned.
Said Gov. Blackburn: az thought az
the time the President was shot that his
wound would prove mortal, and still
think so. He will undoubtedly die. /
believe the ball was DETECTED aud
struck the spinal column, affect
ing the great nerve. Nothing else
could account for the pains
in his feet. This thing you see in the
papers about their getting him TO sign
his name in order to test his nerve is all
fOOiishness. 1t is my opinion that they
got his name signed for the purpose of
calling congress together in event of his
DEATH
AGNRw HEARD FROM.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 12.-The
following has been published by Dr.
Agnew: -
"In the Philadelphia Times of August
6, 1881, communication appeared which
processes TO present my views in regard
TO several points connected with Pres
ident Garfield's wound. AS this article
has been made the basis for an editorial
on the same subject in the New York
Herald and has, l understand, been sub
ject to comment in other papers, / deem
it my duty to say that The particulars
presented do not give my views of the
case, nor were they ever given by me TO
any representative OF the press.
(Signed) d. HAYES AGNEw.
INTERFERING STATISTICS
WASHINGTON, August 13.--On Sunday
morning. July 8, the day after the Presi-
dent was shot, his pulse was ia, tenn
perature normal, respiration 10; ON
Monday morning, July 4, the second day
after the shooting, his pulse was los,
temperature 994. respiration 10; Tues
day morning, July 5, pulse ia. temper
AZURE 1905, respiration "a Sunday morn
ing, July 10, pulse los, temperature 100,
respiration %; from the latter date until
Wednesday, August 10th, the pulse and
temperature given Immediately after the
morning dressing had not exceeded 100,
the figures on the 10th inst being: pulse
104, temperature 98.5, respiration 10.
The patients pulse, as shown by this
mornings bulletin( )has therefore only
been exceeded atthe hour of the morning
dressing on four occasions, July Sd, 4th,
9Th and 10th. The temperature shown
by this mornings bulletin has been ex-
ceeded but twice, according to the bull
letins issued since the shooting occurred,
these exceptions being at 10 q. M, July
23d, following the rigor, at which time
extra official bulletins issued by
the surgeons indicated Pulse 40, tenn
perature 101, respiration "a.
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Intense Heat.

ST. Louis, August 12.-The intest hot
weather continues, with no apparent
prospect of abatement for several days.
No such a continuous high thermometer
was ever known here. The mercury fer
aweek past has ranged, during the mid
die Of the day, over 100 degrees in the
shade and the maximum has reached
from 103 to 106 by thoroughly unex-
posed instruments. The atmosphere
has been unusually dry, however, and
chiefly for this reason the number of
sunstrokes have been very few and none
of them fatal.
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II is asserted by some who profess to
be versed on the subject, that the heat
strikes down those whose constitutions
have been undermined by too great an in
diligence in alcoholic stimulants. The
public will be better able Ia form an
opinion ms 10 the accuracy of this theory
when II is placed in possession of official
statistics giving the number of sun
strokes at Kansas City during the pres
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-18

The South Carolina acts of the lcgis.
laiure in regard to the sale of liquor
outside of incorporated towns, and to
the carrying of concealed weapons, have
had salutary effect. In one county
where the laws have been strictly en-
forced the whisky trade has been re-
duced two.thirds, and all cases where
concealed weapons have been discovered
have met with punishment. Schools,
manufactures, real estate and population
have all imuroyed
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Kansas CIiy Journal; In addition To
the list of prospective candidates for gov
ernor In Kansas as given by the Journal,
the LeavenwOrih Press mentions Col. J..
c. Carpenter, Col John A. Martin, Judge
Muse, x-SuperIntendent Lennon, Gen.
Taylor, of Hutchinson, and dozen
others; but the most available among
all yet mentioned are Hon. 7. G. Henry,
Senator Morrill, and Col. Martin.
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The Louisville Courier Journal peril
nently asks: "Shall we have race OF
gcntlemanlY brigands, splendid animals,
Haunting in pistols and ribbons and dag
gers and dirks in Kentucky, ready to
shoot, kill and destroy their fellow men,
or shall we have every law on the stat
ute book vitalized by public opinion, so
that the era of brigandage pistol carrying
is nothing but brigandage) shall pass
away before the terrors of impartially
administered Justice ="
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1t is stated upon the authority Of
official figures that the cost of mems
clothing in this country is very consid-
erablY IN excess of the amount expended
upon the female toilet and that the
lords Of creation are much more extrav
agant in their dress than the ladies. We
have no disposition to fly in the face of
statistics and Of the sex by contradic-
tion OF this statement, but we appre-
bend It would be a moderately arduous
task TO lobby such conviction under
the band OF fifty-cent hat, whose own
er has just paid out twenty dollars for a
bonnet for the partner OF his joys.
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The Ashantee If Africa, when he
drinks, spills little of the liquor on the
ground as an offering to the gods And
yet there are plenty of people IN this
highly favored Christian land of ours
who persistently decline to contribute
one cent of their earthly goods TO send
forth missionaries to enlighten the poor
heather who are dwelling in such cim-
meTian darkness.
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Eafal Chariuari

OTTAWA. August Thames Wcthe-
rill, widower aged 20, and Margaret
Doherty, a widow aged 80, were married
last night Some roughs started a
charivari at IL p. m. which lasted until
2 O'Clock this morning. The mob then
broke in the door and demanded money,
which Wetherill refused. The old man
beat them off and followed them out. At
daylight this morning his dead body
was found by the roadside with the head
crushed
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Brick PomeroY saws the

Brick Pomeroy says the average
western farmer tolls hard, early and late,
often depriving himself of needed rest
and sleep-for what: To raise corn.
For what: To feed hogs. For what I!
To get money to buy land. For what!
To raise more corn. For what? To buy
more land. And what does he want Of
more land? Why he wants to raise
more corn-to feed more hogs-tO buy
more land-to raise more corn-to feed
more hogs-and in this circle he moves,
until God Almighty stops his hoggish
proceeding.
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ent season.

The wheat crop of the United States
has nearly doubled during the past ten
years. 1t aggregated 2S5, sS4, ZOO bushels
in 1870, and 459 1891, los bushels in 1880.
The corn crop aggregated 1,094,255, 900
bushels IN 1870, and 1915, 1O6,57G bush
els in 1880. The poorest corn year dur
ing tire past decade was 1874, when the
corn crop Of the United States aggregat-
ed only SJO, las, 800 bushels.
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One Of the most practical suggestions
for determining the location of the assas-
sins bullet comes from Philadelphia.
II recommends placing Guiteau where
the President stood in the depot and fir
ing shot into him with the pistol
which lie used, from the position where
lac stood when he shot the President, and
then cutting him up and tracing the
course of the ball. The difficulty about
that is that Guiteau hasn't the back
bone of the President.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-18

Atchison Champion; The western
half of our state is suffering less from
drouth than the eastern half, and the
crop prospects in the west are good If
any portion OF Kansas must suffer from
the droulh, we are glad that it Is the
eastern section. II is older, and better
able tn stand such an infliction
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CROPS In KANSAS.
InEsrVIews with Grain Men
Who Have been There.

Interesting Interviews with Grain Men
Who Have Been There.
Meeting Mr.. w. E. Croysdale, of the
arm Of Croysdale i Pierce, who has just
returned frem two weeks trip over the
entire wheat sections OF the Kansas
Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka Il
Santa Fe railroads, . representative of the
Indicator interviewed that gentleman on
the crop outlook. Mr.. Croysdale reports
wheat crops from this point to q distance
$50 miles west, as not over half an aver
age, while west of Sterling on the Santa
Fe, and Saiina on the X. r., the crop is
not turning out over ten bushels per
scre-just half what was estimated. As
an instance he cited the case of one man
who expected three car loads OF wheat
before Ne threslaod, bsss found only one.
In the center of the wheat section the
crop shows the best yield. The wet
weather IN the early part of the season
made the wheat look excellent, and up to
the time of threshing everybody eXpec-
ted a fair yield. but the hot winds just
previous 10 harvest shrunk the kernel To
such an extent that the outcome is as
stated. There is no spring wheat that
he heard Of
The corn crop between Kansas City
and Salina on the K. +. and Emporia ON
Salina it is very light, the hot winds burn
ing it out. From the vincinity of
Newton south the crop is excellent and
secure, promising yield OF so to 60
bushels per acre.
Mr. At Stewart, travelling agent for
the house of Vaughan l. Co, was also
subjected to an interview. He has just
returned from q three weeks trip in the
northern halfof Kansas and says that
the wheat crop west of Beloit is not
turning out more than 10 TO 10 bushels
per acre, and there is a light acreage.
The crop will average No. 3 in quality.
East of CaWker City the average yield
will run from 10 TO ~ bushels, and
some fields have turned out 20 to "A
bushels. while others have run as low as
four bushels. In this section one
quarter of the total yield will grade No.
2. Spring wheat seems TO be a total
failure all over the State. The winter
wheat turned out an abundance of fine
straw, but the heads were not well
filled.
The corn west of Beloit will not
exceed quarter of crop, OWING to the
hot winds, while east of Cawker City
there is the largest acreage ever planted.
and there will be fully threefOurths- Of
an average yield.-Kansas City Indica-
tor
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O'DonovSn Rossa thinks that there
may be something in Groves assertion
that il will not be safe to travel in Brit
ish steamships after September 1. If
there is really n plot on foot to blow up
English vessels wHh internal machines
and sacrifice the lives of their passen-
gers and crews, hanging is too mild n
punishment for the miscreants concern
ed in the dastardly and Inhuman work.
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Arrest of Five Holly Maguires.

PITTsBURG, Pa, August IA Chron
iele special from Unfontown, Pa, says
that i've Molly Maguires were arrested
in the mines at Dunbar, Pa, this morn
ing on suspicion of being concerned in
the assassination of Maurice Healy, Of
the Dunbar Furnace Company. The
prisoners gave the names of James Kane
John Collins and James Reagan. The
arrests were made by r. j. Linden, Of
PinkertOn's agency.
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Texas has new law making it a
misdcmeanor TO "injure baggage by
handling it maliciously, carelessly or
recklessly." Amer while the spirit of
intolerance which seems TO be gradual
ly assuming serious proportions in that
commonwealth, will demand the hang
ing Of murderers, and then the Lone
Star state will be convulsed by the
throes of sanguinary, but righteous
revolution evoked by the encroachments
OF unjust and arbitrary legislation, and
IN vindication OF the grand, eternal
principle of popular liberty.
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New Yolk Herald: Tue leader of a
lynching party in Kansas has just been
shot dead by the prisoner, and the
sympathy OF the public will probably
go toward the man who did the shoot
ing. II any members of q community
deserve lyncbing they are those who al
low their courts to become too weak and
slow 10 be trusted. lasfiD 80.
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do hogs pay;" shrieks an anxious
exchange. We are hardly able TO say.
but from what We have heard of the
financial idiOsyncracies Of Sam Wood
we should infer that they would hardly
do to count on.
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The 81. Louis Post. Dispatch publishes
list Of twenIy-one train and bank rob
berries that have been committed by Mis-
souri, bandits since March, 1853. 1t
strikes US that the Prohibitory amend
ment is about as good an advertisement
for Kansas as the above showing is for
her free whiskey neighbOr ON the east.
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A Useful NEissour,an Dead .

SEDALlA, Mo-, August 11.-Col. J. F
Stephens, president of the Central
National Bank of Boonville, died at his
home this afternoon, aged 3D. years. He
was prominent in all the great enter.
prises which had been inaugurated and
successfully carried out in Central Mis-
souri,. His mother who is rs years old,
resides in this city.
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The Iaudermau Case.

ST.. LOUIS, August 12.-The COrOner's
jury in the LaudermaR murder case re-
turned a verdict this afternoon that
young Lauderman came TO his death
from the effects of pistol-shOt fired by
some unknown person, and that Chas.
Wolf was returned to Jail, and will at
tempt to procure bail tomorrow.
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rhe f,hnirmnn I'D lhe Notih C1rolinn

The Chairman of the North Carolina
State Prohibition Campaign Committee
says 1--WE shall not dissolve our COM
mittees. The liscense laws should be
made more stringent, and local option
should be given In those localities where
the people desire it. One thing evident,
the people.are not prepared for absolute
Drohibltion"
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nisastEGas Fire.

TRENTON, N. J., August 1.-THE Par
~ House, at Beach Haven, is burned
The guests lost all their property.
The loss on the buildings will reach
$50, coo. The loss Of the ESQ boarders i
considerable. The guests, men and
women, arrived at Camden this morn
ing attired in bathing suits.
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BuekIen,s ArnIca salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores. ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chiIblains,
corns, and all kinds Of skin eruptions.
This salve is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction in every case or money re-
funded. Price IS cents per box. For
sale by B. Wheldon s. Co.
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The Growth Of Stock Interests In Kansas
City.

City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, August lathe
growth of the two stock interests in
Kansas City has been of a steady and
permanent character. While the trade in
hogs has increased at extremely rapid
rates, the cattle business has not lag
ged and it is safe to say that the outlook
for large increase in this industry was
never better than at the present time.
The territory from which Kansas City
draws her supply Of cattle has expanded
until the local misfortuRes in the way of
drouths and crop failures have less in
jury than formerly, and the number re-
ceived each year is an increasing one.
The sources of supply are Kansas, West
ern Missouri, Nebraska, Southwestern
Mexico. The Indian Territory sends a
large number direct, and Kansas City
continues to be q principal market tor
Texas cattle, which are driven into the
Western States and Territories and win
tered before coming into the market.
The trade in Texas cattle this season has
been exceedingly brisk, and it is esti-
mated that by July large proportion Of
the cattle driven from Texas had been
disposed of. 1t is impossible to give an
accurate estimate Of the number Of Tex
ans that come to this market, but at the
present time large proportion Of the
receipts are from that seat, which is ow.
ing to the fact that the hot, dry weather
and poor feed keeps back native stock
ers and feeders, and sends, in addition
to the Texans, only q small number of
heavy grades and butchers stuff. The
history Of the cattle trade In Kansas
City In brief Is IS follows: The frst
movement was made in 1858, at which
time the receipts were 400 head; In
1879 the receipts were 2S6602 and re-
manned at about that figure until 1880,
when they reached 241, 100. The state
ment of route shipments tells where
these cattle came from in 1880 Thea, r.
d s. F. delivered 1854 cattle in Kan
sas City; the Lawrence & Southern, 80,
1874; Union Pacific, 3,507; Missouri Pa
cific, II ,61S; and Kansas City, Fort Scott
s. Gulf, 1870. Eleven thousand, four
hundred and forty one were driven into
the yards and The balance were divided
in small numbers among the other roads
eentering in this city. From January
LIST Of this year TO August 18th, the total
receipts Of cattle have been lis, esq
which is almost exactly the receipts fOf
the same time last year, and indicates
that the trade this year viii be fully
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Signs an Importaut DOcumeut.

WASHINGTON, D. C., August 1O.-The
following was sent this afternoon:
To LOtoelL, Minister, London.
At o'clock this afternoon the Pres
ident's condition has not essentially
changed since the morning report. Al
noon he signed an important public
document to which his signature was in
dispensible with firm, clear hand.
(Signedl BLAINE, Secretary.