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suffering from frost-bitten limbs A party of
the inhabitants of BOlenanga started immed-
ately to their assistance. Nothing is known of
boat No. 2.
Engineer Melville forwarded by natives long
dispatches to Mr.. Bennett, of the New York
Herald For want of funds they have been for
waried by post. addressed to General Ignatieff.,
On October % Nindeman and NOras seamen,
who were i'm boat No 1, joined their comrades
and stated that Lieutenant de Long, DR.. Am
bier, and twelve others had reached the north
ern mouth of the Lena and were starving. An
expedition was at once sent out to rescue them.
The survivors lost everything. Engineer Mel
vile SAYS money is urgently needed. and should
be sent by telegraph to Jakutsk. He has urgent
~ requested that six thousand rOubles (about
$4,000 be transmitted Immediately to the gov
ernor of Jakutsk for the return and care Of the
siipwrecked men.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
A special dispatch to the New York Herald is
as follows:
PARIS. December 2O-Our st. Petersburg cor
respondent telegraphs this morning that Gen.
Icilateff has just received the following tele-
gram. which transcribe literally:
TRKoUTsK, December 10, 655 pm.-The gov
ernor Of Iakautsk writes that on the 14th OF
September three natives Of Hagan OulOuss de
Z@ane. at Cape Barlay. $40 vcrsts north OF Cape
Bikoff, discovered "a large boat with eleven sur
viTors from the snpwrecked steamer jean
nette. They had suffered greatly. The Ad-
junct Of Chief of the district was imL~-
diately charged to proceed with doctor and
medicines to succor the survivors at Iakoutsk
and to search for the rest of the shpwrecked
crew. Five hundred roubles have been assigned
to meet the most urgent expenses The engi-
Eeer Melville. has sent three identical tele-
graIns-One addressed to the London office of
the Herald, one to the Secretary Of the Navy.
Washington. and the third to the minister of the
United State at st. Petersburg. The poor fell
lows have lost everything. Engineer Melville
says that the Jeanette was caught and
latitude TO north, and 1870 east longi-
tude. The survivors Of the Jeanette LEFT In
three boats. Fifty miles from the mouth Of the
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learning that the President was to go to Long
Branch on a certain day, he went to the railway
station to waylay him. and there Steathily ap-
preaching him from behind treacherOusy mur-
dered him by shooting him in the back.
That. arrested and charged with this crime he
Justified it as patriotic act. and claimed that it
was q political necessity. and that the President
was guilty of the blacklist ingratitude by pOinp
back on the men who made him; that i'm remoy-
Ing the President he took but the life of one
man and thereby cemented the republican party,
and prevented another war, which might have
cost thousands Of lives. as our last war did;
that he said the prominent men connect
ed with The republican party, whom he sup
posed would be benefited by his crime
would protect him from the consequences of
his act; that when he learned that these men
had expressed their adherence Of his crime he
appeared to be ''struck dumb" and in great
mental agony" and after collecting himself ne
repeatedly used the words most astounding"
and exclaimed: What does it mean? would
have staked my !ifethat they would defend me-"
and again repeated the words most astound-
ing; and that shortly thereafter he for the first
time. used the word or expressed the idea of
"insplratiOn,' In referring to his crime and that
only since that time has he claimed inspiration
a. defense for he murder.
A CARD FROM DIR. SPITZKA.
The New York Herald to- day prints the follow
ing card from DR.. Spitzka: The assumption
that stated. while on the stand in re Guiteau
the expert who pronounced Guiteau sane TO be
''ether no expert or a dishonest one,' and on
which several ofthe editorial criticisms published
in your Issue of Monday appear to be based, is
certainly erroneous and extremely unjust to
myself. In tine first place. made no remark
about any other expert, while on the stand,
spontaneously, the prosecuting counsel COM
PEELED me to avow the authorship of an article
in medical Journal in which had condemned
the asylum superintendent who pronounced
Guiteau sane the day after the shooting. and in
which. after citing what then believed to be
the facts of the case. l said that there was no
doubt in my mind that If hypothetical person
with Guiteaus symptoms were to be an appli-
cant for asylum admission tomorrow that there
Is no asylum in the land which would decline to
admit him. Being pinned down to this letter.
which had not intended for publication or for
production in court stated that could not
otherwise than say that, from this point of view,
the expert who pronounced Guiteau sane was
either no expert or dishonest one. Judge
Cox repeatedly decided during the latter part of
the giving of my testimony. that the assistant
district attorney had no grounds for attempting
to impugn to myself any intent Of casting reflec-
lions on the government experts, and he used
no uncertain language In so doing.
Whether would have been justified In 40
doing y another matter, but the mere fact that
Ameax thu spScrnsReat expsgte M apateAt D
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THE TRoTTING.BRED STALLION.
BEN. HARRISON.
* Enoporio. kaneae
SNT@-

Ma rs 81 YOUNG.
BEN HARRISON will make the season OF
1851 1851 az the sixth avenue stables. opposite the
DEsCRfrTIoN:-BenH Harrison Is a beautiful
sorrel, weighs LOCO pounds, nat bOned heavy
muscle, good style aid action, ami shows
good trotting gait =
PEDIaREESBen Harrison was bre,i by
James Wilson. of RushviIle. InIIiana sired
by Wilson's Blue Bull" he By sold Bine.
Bull the reputed sire of many fast PAGERS :
Dam by topper Bottom" second dam by
Ul hiaimsey,s Eclipse" he by Americas
Wilson's Blue Bull was got by Old Blue
Bull, there puted sire of many fast PAGERS;
6y Orphan: I'd dam. Lady Grey; 81 dam, Ma
Medoc. by American Eclipse. out of Young
Maid of the oaks. by imported ExpedIlion
II dam. Maid OF the Oaks. Imported Spread
Eagle; 80 dam, Annette, by Shark.
imported mare by English Pot Sos: Sd dam
BY Gimcrack; 4th dam, snap. by snap
D1rOc, by imported Diomede, out of Aman-
"a. by Grey Diomede; 2d dam by Virginia
4th dam, Dolly Fine, by imported Silver Eye,
etc, etc.
A reference to the 2: 30 list of trotters Ia
horses: viii cody, a.i9sS; Chance. s:s SO
s Ethel s ss;e Kate Hai s:if R2 SSsS
2:as; Ed. Wilder, a:26; Sheridan, 1896; Mia
z; 49,; BERTHE. n; Kate BENNETT. 99K !;
Little, Wonder, 2: so; Dom Pedro a:SG; Ella
wilson, . 30; Purity, $50; Jennie, 2:3O. =
Blue Bulls are natuI ai-bOrn trotters. They
take TO the trotting gait as naturally, or in
stinctively, As dHck does to water, and it is
SAFE 70 say that not one Of them was ever
foaled that could not, by reasonable train
ing, trot mile in three minutes, or better
They are pFoyerbially "leyel-headed, - sl-
ways ready and willing to do to the extent of
their ability, and when in condition were
never knownto exhibit the white feather, no
matter how long the route. .Eli. ! :
tEBMS-<20 to insure; parting with the
mare positively forfeits the insurance, and
The money is then due. All accidents and
escapes at the owners risk -.-1 -
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Wedding Bells.

1t becomes the pleasant duty of THE
News to chronicle the marriage of
George A. Ferdinand, of this city, to
Miss Elizabeth Lenehan, of Dubuque,
Iowa, the happy event having been re-
Gently celebrated al st. Raphaers Cathe-
dral, in the latter place, by the Rev. B. c.
Lenahan. Mr.. Ferdinand came to this
city about a year ago and established the
Emperia Pharmacy, which, under his
capable management, has proved 9 graf
flying success, and has become one Of the
established business enterprises of the
town. BY his uniformly courteous
bearing he has won many friends who
will give to him and his bride warm
welcome upon their arrival in Empofia.
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At Par.


We stated some days ago, in an ar.
ticle in relation to the sale of Lyon
county's stock in the Missouri Pacific
railroad Gate NJ. K. 6 To- that with the
$4,000 which could now be realized
from it that We could probably buy
$1,000 or more of our county bonds.
We are reliably informed since then
that we were mistaken; that not Lyon
county bond can now be purchased for
less than par. It is with pride we make
the correction, and all citizens of the
county will be glad to learn of her ex-
cellent financial standing. Our rail
road debt was heavy, and the
tax to pay the annual interest of $4,000
very burdensome for some years, but be
it said to the credit of the people of the
county there never was proposition to
repudiate dollar of our debt. Now we
see the good results following the sound
financial course which has been pursued
by our people.
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Kansas Wheat

Commonwealth: Major T. ]. Ander.
son returned yesterday from La Junta,
where he accompanied party of gentle.
men who are visiting Kansas for the pur.
pose of inspecting land grant railroads
in the state. The party consisted OF
Theophilus French, United States com.
missioner of railroads; Henry Black
stone, U. S railroad engineer; WIN. r.
McLenner, chief of warrant division of
the U. S. treasury department., and John
w. Griffin, bond clerk in the Office of
The comptroller of the currency. The
party went by special tram, passing
over the entire road by daylight, and
Major Anderson says he had an oppor-
tunity for looking at the wheat and paid
particular attention 20 it. He saws the
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Ranbline in ColoraIio.

Del. NoRrE, COL, April 81, 1881.
EDITOR News: In coming to this
beautiful city have only time 20 hint al
what I saw. Crop prospects looked fat
tering in our own state. SO far as was
able to judge. The grass in the Arkan-
sas valley was looking green from about
Garden City west. I would just say
here for the benefit of Uncle Charley
Wilmington that Mr.. Jones of Garden
City is little ahead of him in irrigating
business, having last year and this put
about twenty miles of the Arkansas val
ley under bitches for that purpose.
Pueblo is improving very fast and its
prospects are ffattering. The country
from there to La Veta still has its bar
rem look. At La Vets and in the
mountain valleys the grass is green and
stock Is beginning to thrive. 1 find
more snow on the sangre Decristo range
than on the middle range of mountains,
the Spanish peaks having more snow on
them than any have seen.. stopped
over at La Veta four days and found
prospects fiattering there for every one,
interested IN that country. AT Ojo Che
miners are jubilant and in good spirits.
Came over the range to Alamoosa last
night and stopped at the DelmonicoI
with an old Lyon county citizen,
Mr.. Broadweli, who has found. it
necessary TO sell out his hotel on &C
count Of his large and successful mining
interests and win retire in q few days.
Saw many acquaintance in Alamoosa,
among whom was the Evans brothers,
Coke Watson, Billy Wheldon and Others.
Alamoosa is business point, many
freight teams laying there awaiting the
arrival of government freighss. Having
concluded not to go to Durango until
the ice and snow are thawed and dried
cat under that part of the railroad built
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last winter, | turned my course for
Bonanza, new mining camp on Kirby
creek, and arrived at this place this
evening. / was much disappointed in
the appearance of this country, finding
Rio Grande river much larger than
expected
The valley known as the San Louis
valley is about one hundred and fifty
miles long and about fifty miles wide
and much of it is under fence. II is q
picturesque country and this is a nice
town OF about one thousand inhabitants
having been for long time shipping
depos for the country west of here.
Will Start in the morning for Bonan.
"a via Saguache on blackboard and ex.
pect to get through tomorrow by taking
Foot q Walkers line for about eight
miles 1t is fine travelling in the val
leys and foot hills, but too much snow
to get up into the mining camps vet.
and the miners think there viii be but
little done above timber line before the
nrst OF June. Hoping TO be able to give
your readers something more definite
about what is going on in this country
by the time I return to meet my teams
at La Veta,
I am yours respectfully,
.-a ts~l G. w. FRRDERIcK,
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best single field of wheat lies about
one mile west CT Florence, and that by
far the best outlook for wheat is on
what is known as lthe dry ridge" in the
neighborhood of Kinsley. Oferle and
spearville- The straw will be short, all
over the state, as the season is very late.
The poorest wheat he saw was Ia Shaw
nee county. and it improved IS they
went west. His judgment is that there
win be from one-half to two-thirds of a
crop, and deprecates the practice of some
correspondents, who, after 3 rain, say
@the wheat crop is assured" holding
that in Kansas that crop is never assured
until it is harvested.
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The Church ExtsnsIon Board

4AO NAoECA GAADoA8AGA. GO4IN
OF the South Kansas Conference met ct
the NJ. E. church in this city April 81,
pursuant to call by the president. The
following were present: CIR. Rice, presi-
dent; E. w. Cunningham, secretary; G.
w. Pye, corresponding secretary, and
Revs. E. G. Braz, A. T. Burris, N. s.
Buckner, Fl. W. Chaffee, w. Fl. Cline
and c. A. King.
The session opened with devotional
exercises by E. c. Braz, after which APP
plications were disposed Of as follows:
Galesburg asked and received donation
Of $3.50 andloan of $2oO; Beulah received
a donation Of $40; Cadmus donation
of $3.50; Parsons a loan of $500 for 3
parsonage; Lyman & donation of $3.50;
Liberty a donation Of 500; Downs do
nation of $3.50; Andover q donation of
$3.50 and loan of $500; Harper dora.
ton of $500 and loan of $500, condi-
toned upon a reformation of deed and
added subscriptions; Lyons a donation
of $3.50 and loan of $500; McBrown
Chapel donation of $3.50; Wright do
nation of $50 on conditions.
The board them adjourned until the
first Wednesday in September.
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A telegram to THE NEWS from 8. E.
Bear, of Hartford, announces that
the safe of Campbell Brothers was
blown open at that place last evening
by burglars who succeeded in getting
away with $3.50 in money and about $50
in postage stamps. They also took some
goods from the showcase, and the
amount stolen will aggregate, it is
thought, about $500. The safe is utterly
ruined. The floor was strewn
with tools such as drills, sledge ham
mer, &C., and paper of powder was
also found. The entrance was effected
by way of the back door, near which the
safe stood. There is no clue to the rob
bers. A party Of tranps were seen in
the village in the afternoon, but suspl-
ciOn rests upon parties better acquainted
with the premises than wandering va.
grants.-Dally News, April %.
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The Emporia Rifles have just perfect
ed arrangements for producing the beau
tiful military drama of the "COlor
Guard, !" in this city, on the evening OF
the 18th Of Nay under the direction of
Will FL. Gum, who will arrive in EN-
poria in time TO give the company the
necessary instructions. and will bring
with him a party familiar with the
leading role. The cast includes thirty
speaking characters, and the performance
promises to rival in interest that Of the
Union Spy" which was produced by
the Rifles with such excellent success
last fall.
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The public will be sincerely rejoiced
to learn that the city council have taken
steps for the establishment Of COW or
dinance the provisions of which viii
protect shade trees from destruction and
save the wooden sidewalks from utter
demolition. The absence in Emporia of
foliage. which adds so much to the beau
ty of any town, is wholly due to the
past culpable failure on the part of the
city fathers to Oblige the owners of cows
to restrain them from running at large,
and while the much needed reform in
this direction has been long delayed, it
is better that it should come late than
never
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-06

We understand the Santa Fe company
pave purchased the lots between State
and Neosho street, next to their track on
Third avenue, on which to erect a mag
nificent new passenger depot. In con
sequence of this understanding lots in
in that vicinity have taken an advance
in price. The new depot is much need
ed, and the location is in all respects a
good one. -sES
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Americas Herald: Lightning struck
the residence Of Mr.. ID. Bundy, of Fruit
land, during the storm of Sunday night
The electric fluid first came in contact
with the stove pipe, and upon reaching
the stove the charge separated, going
down both sides of and demolishing a
portion of the cellar wall. Mr.. Bundy
was standing at the window at the time,
and received a severe shock, the force of
which broke out all the glass IN the
south part OF the house, and blackened
and burnt the leg Of, Mr.. Bundy in its
downward course. This was indeed a
clnSa call
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The trial of Cort Roberts for robbery,
which was to have taken place at Coun-
Gil Grove during the recent term of dis
trict court in Morris county, was post
poned on account of the non-appearance
of the principal witness, and the defend
ant was returned to the Lyon county Jail
for safe keeping,
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! The ice cream festival given at Fowlel"s
hall Thursday evening, under the auspi-
ces of the ladies ofthe Christian church,
was very fairly attended. and greatly en-
joyed by ali who were present. The ex-
cellent refreshments served 10 promote a
feeling of geniality thatrendered the &C.
casion one of pleasure and profit to all
concerned. The proceeds were more
than sufficient to meet all expenses, and
the ladies are well satisfied with the re
snlt of their venture.
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A curiosity in the way of Mexican
cart was viewed by number of people at
the depot last week. 1t was consign-
ed to gentleman in New York, and the
freight chaiees on it up TO this point
were $40. Old rubbish of this kind
comes high, but people of aesthetic in.
clinations must have it.
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The local Democratic organ blossoms
forth this week with abundant evidences
of the Slime Italian hand" of w. A.
Randolph. Indeed, we should not be
surprised TO hear at any time that Will
lam had foresworn hogs and litigation
and consecrsted his stupendous intel
lect to the profession of journalism.
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BooKs.-We recently received lot of
magazines from the book bindery of
Messrs. Chalfant s. Graham, of Emporia,
which for quality of material employed,
workmanship and price, will compare
very favorabiy with work done father
east, These gentlemen have established
themselves in Emporia, and we know
whereof we speak when We recommend
sill those having anything in this line
they wish done TO give them aceli.-
Arkansas City Traveller. = = -
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AT the annual meeting Of the Masonic
Mutual Benefit Society of Kansas, the
following directors were chosen for the
ensuing year: ID. M. Valentine, John
Guthrie, A. NJ. Callahan and A. H.
Vance, of Topeka; Louis Rochat, Atchi
son; w. F. Ewing, Emporis, and John
Francis lola
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-06

The city assessor thinks that Emporia
has more infrm and aged buggies than
any town in Kansas. But its q comfort
to know that they will all renew their
youth after the personal property of the
city has been listed.
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Snediker Brothers, on Eagle creek,
have on hand this spring thirteen hun
dred head of sheep and four hundred head
Of lambs. Their wool clip will amount TO
about eight thousand pounds. They
have made extensive Improvements this
spring, building barn forty-eight feet
square. Their last bill of lumber, not
including the bill for the barn, was over
twenty-five thousand feet.
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Charles skidmore, former resident of
this place, who was employed as brake
man on the Santa Fe, is reported TO have
been killed in the recent railroad acct
dent at Rock Tunnel on the Denver &
Rio Grande road,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-06

Beer and whisky in very considerable
consignments, continue to arrive at this
point over our different railways. This
fact seems to indicate q looking up in
those interests in which liquors are en-
ployed for medical, mechanical and
sclentitic purposes. III
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We are informed by farmer from
that section that two mad dogs were
killed aear Plymouth, last week. We
are highly gratified to note that Lyon
county is finally awaking TO the I'M
portance of competing with Greenwood
in this important industry.
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Curtis Hiatt, whose residence is just
south of Soden's mill, informs US that in
travelling south in Greenwood county, q
few days ago, he visited lady who had
lately given birth to three babes, one
boy and two girls. The three weighed
10 lbs. All were doing tolerably well.
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Just now Kansas is being flooded by
circulars issued by a st. Joe liquor
house, offering, for the accommodation
of those who desire to procure pure p
article Of whisky to send out four
and one-half gallon kegs filed with that
beverage packed securely in boxes, to
any address, upon the receipt of a money
order or instructions to mark &C. O. Dr.
and ship by express. The press through,
out the state holds itself in readiness to
chronicle some intensely cratic cases of
Jim, jams IN the event that this scheme
for the importation of Missouri tang1e-
leg succeeds.
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Superintendent Hammond is cleaning
up the grounds around the water works
building, and putting them into pre-
sentabIe shape for the meeting Of the
Neosho Valley Editorial Association,
in Emporia on the 18th of NAV
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We are pleased To note the GONZALES
cence of conductor w. H. Irwin, who
has been dangerously Ill with congestion
OF the brain.
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There certainly ought 70 be some wed
dings at Eureka this spring. A local
statistician estimates that 5000 worth
Of coal was. burned IN that town last
winter, 10 say nothing Of coal oil and
tallow candlea
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o. Pfeferle is bound to have all the
fun he can out of the whisky business.
A week ago Monday he was fined $50 and
costs, and Monday contributed to Judge
Barnes court 500 and costs, being
"yanked" Saturday by Constable John
son for the same offense.
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Several persons who are posted in re-
gard 70 the matter, have informed Us In
the last day or SO, that the fruit pros
poets are excellent. If nothing happens
from this out Tiers win be plenty of
peaches, cherries and the smaller Fruits
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District Clerk Traylor is making out
the bar docket for the June term ofcourt.
1t will contain 115 civil, seven state and
three city cases.