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seal, and had her highly polished and set
in a ring. he made nice income by bet
ting with lapidaries and others that they
could not tell the material of the seal in
three guesses, and, after pocketing the
money, would burst into tears, and say:
at is my dear. dear wife"
We learn by grapevine telegraph that
q Second Adventist down In Greenwood
county, who declares that the world is
coming to an end this year, took a note
the other day for $1,000, running five
years, with interest at twelve per cent,
and demanded first-mortgage security.
He is evidently Of the opinion that the
plans of Providence are not TO be thwart-
ed by the exercise of little precaution
on the part of a poor, perishing worm
of the dust.
A novel venture in journalism WAS re-
Gently made by the Boston Globe, which
issued on New Years day 1881 edition,
containing q record of Hypothetical
events purportrng to have transplred 100
years from the time of its issue. It's sale,
the greatest of any single newspaper edi-
ton ever known, has already reached
100000 copies, which leads the public
to infer that its columns must be en-
livened by some scandal. rejecting upon
the reputation for prudence, al Samuel
Jones TIlden and Susan 3. Anthony.
The rural swains throughout Kansas,
who have hitherto been such ardent ad-
vocates Of prohibition, will be stricken
aghast to learn that as able an exposition
of the law as Brother Baker, OF the To-
peks Commonwealth, regards the sale
of tho very cinnamon essence with
which they perfume their handkerchiefs,
as restricted by the recent passage of
the bill supplementing the temperance
amendment And yet Kansas is called
q free state, and America daunts in the
face Of the world the lying flag of a
great Republic.
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THE NARROW GAUGE BONDS


We announced some days ago that
Judge Morton, of the Shawnee district
court. had decided the Narrow gauge
bond suit. which had been pending be-
fore him for some time, in favor Of the
commissioners Of Lyon county. This
Is no surprise, as the Santa Fe company,
which built the road from here
10 Howard, to aid which these bonds
were first voted to what was called the
Narrow Gauge road, had not single
claim upon the bonds. Our readers arc
familiar with this case The bonds, after
being issued, were placed in escrow with
Donnell. Lawson & Co. the financial
agents oT the state In New York.
When the Santa Fee finished the road TO
Eureka, they claimed the bonds, but our
commissioners, taking the ground that
the conditions OF the vote had not been
complied with, refused Ia release
them, and instructed county attorney
Sedgwick to bring suit to recover pos
session OF them. BY consent the suit
was taken TO the above named court, and
Judge Morton ordered the New York
agents TO turn over the bonds Ia our
commissioners. and directed DOnnell,
Lawson d Co. To pay the costs OF the
suit. but allowing them $1,000 as com
pensation as agents for the county.
Much fear bad been expressed by
many OF our people that by some hocus
pocus, known % railroad managers and
lawyers, these bonds. or, part OF them,
would fall into the hands OF the com
pany. Had this been the result IN
doubtedly open population of them by
the people would have followed
which, under the circumstances
would unquestionably have been justi
fable. We are glad the matte
has been settled in the way it has, anC
much credit is due to Mr.. Sedgwick anc
our county commissioners for their Ell
cient and persistent efforts TO receive
these bonds, Mr.. Sedgwick left no ston
unturned to accomplish the happy con
clusion of this vexed suit.
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HERE AND THERE.

Tea makes red noses, but It can't hSld
a candle to rum for improvising a snake
show.
The May festivals this year will con-
SiSt of q feast of total abstinence and =
Cow of prohibition.
Senator ingalls, has decided peneAdnt
for the drama, and is said to be liberal
patron of Washington theatres.
Garfield favors the admission of cab
met officers to the floor of congress,
with the right Of debate on subjects con:
nected with their departments.
Every man." says the Philadelphia
News, "who gets a good wife. marrIeI
riches" We await the testimony
of Mr.. Ashmead Bartlett touching the
converse Of this proposition.
King Kalakaua, the Hawaiian, has the
civilized good taste to dress simply, &c
wear no jewelry-and no decorations. He
Is = remarkably handsome man. NOR
than six feet in height, His carriage il
erect. his beard, moustacLe and eyes ar
bia =, and his expression Is amiable.
The great trouble seems to be tina
General Garfield can not recognize th'
claims of Indiana in the formation o
his cabinet without ignoring the chic
instrument which operated in givinI
that state to the Republicans, The equl
ties Of the case demand that the HoOsie
state be remembered, but how would
look to see Bill English In charge Of
portfoliof
The report that Beruhardt. whose MOI
ais have afforded such fruitful them
of speculation, since her arrival il
America, is the lawful wife of the fathe
of her children. may, it is feared, grea.
ly imperil the financial success OF he
engagement In st. joe and will doub
less forestali any further effort on Ii
part Of Kansas City to induce the gres
French tragedienne TO visit that plsc'
A French chemist is reported to hAv
given striking proof OF domestic afes
tIon. He condensed the body Of his d,
r. ceased wife Into the space Of an ordtnaE
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Even the smallest grain of comfort
will cheer the Democratic heart nova
days. and they will be glad to learn that
Davy Davis has jumped down from the
fence on the Democratic side and an
nounces boldly, that he will be with
them in the organization of the senate
next month. He does this. be says, be
cause he can thus better preserve what
he calls his Jurisprudence"
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The Irving Hall Democracy have an
other beautiful opportunity to conciliate
John Kelly. The death of Hon. Fer
nando Wood renders necessary the elcc.
ton of congressman from the Ninth
New York district, and unless there is
an early abatement of the jealous
amenities which have prevailed with
such ardor between the Tammany and
Tilden factions since the presidential cleo.
tion. II is at least possible that Repub
lican will appropriate the congressional
baggage, while the enemy are fighting
ever Il
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The AlchisOn. Topeka &c Santa Fe
road has sent memorial to the Kansas
house, setting forth in lugubrious strains
the grievances of railroads, and praying
that our state solons may move delibcr-
ately and understandingly in the matter
Of legislation touching monopolies. The
world awaits with breathless interest the
effect of this touching appeal upon the
sixty-nine grangers who furnish the bone
and sinew of the lower branch of the
state assembly.
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The bureau of statistics states there
was gain in our exports of merchan-
disc from $765, i59. S25 in 1873 TO $685.
6z9, 40 in 1890. The imports rose from
&513, 500, 795 In 1879 to $500, 693, 4s3 in
1880 The excess Of exports over i'm
ports fell from 1851 .557i 058 in 1879 TO
$192, $40, 407 last year. The total i'm.
ports of coin and bullion were $S5 49,
ports, amounting TO sic, 645, 001, .here IS
left an excess OF soc. 229 ,6e2 against an
excess IN 1879 of S67.575, $50.
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The refunding bill has been amended
In the senate in four particulars. l. The
rate OF interest Is increased from three 10
three and a-half per cent. 2. The time is
extended from five-ten 10 fve-twenty
years. 8. The appropriation for print
ing and disposing of the bonds has been
increased TO one-half one per cent. T.
The clause compelling national banks
TO purchase three per cent. bonds is
stricken opt. This is the present shape
nf eha hill
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oswego 10 write up the exodusters there
70: the Chicago Advance. 1t is 10 be
hoped she collected more reliable infor-
nation than Mrs. Comstock, who wrote
to an eastern paper pathetic letter des
cribing the suiFerings of the thousand
poor southern refugees at Chetopa,
where there have never been over ESQ
colored refugees all told, and where there
is no suffering demanding assistance
from the outside world.
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New York Herald: Governor Foster
OF Ohio, Is 10 have n chance 10 choose
between politics and railroading. There
is more money and honor in the latter
If properly managed, but politics take
hold of men as strongly as drink does
and the better the man the worse he Is
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Quite number OF our more discrim.
mating exchanges have pronounced the
Kansas City Journal the beat newspaper
published west of the Missouri river.
go them one better, and assert, without
fear OF successful contradiction, that 1t
rivals. in average excellence, any journal
that comes TO THE NEWS Office, whose
distributing point is west of the Father
OF Waters.
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THE rEMPERANoE TRIUMPH,

The temperance conflict, so far as It
relates to the adoption of the prohibition
constitutional amendment and the en-
actment Of the we'll considered bill to
put 1t in force, ended on Wednesday
February 10, by the triumphant passage
OF the law which We print in to-day's
paper. It will make good Sunday read
ing, and we advise careful perusal of
its many sections. The temperance peo
pie will read II because It is the
browning sheaf In their earnest
two years fight, which has cost them
much anxiety and many approximations
Those who oppose temperance will be
interested in . study OF Its provisions 70
see what disposition Il 70 be made q
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IL has been discovered that there are
six newspapers in Kansas that agree
that the personnel of the ninteenth leg
islaturc is beyound criticism; but, by q
peculiar coincidence, the editors Of those
journals are all members of the state as
semhiv
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The senate committee OF the Maine
Legislature have unanimously reported
that the wOman's suffrage constitutional
amendment ought NOT 10 pass. This
should go great way toward neutraliz-
ing the reputation for idiScy which the
Pine Tree state fastened upon itself
when 1t elected Greenback governor.
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II has been limited that some Of the
weather advocates of the prohibitory
amendment could explain the connec-
ton Of Sam Wood with the Kansas
State journal, whose ostensible Oppos'-
ton to that measure is the only rational
apology for its existence.
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AS resuli of the passage Of the tenn
peIance law, number of Kansas liquor
men held conference at Topeka on the
17lh. They were advised by legal author
tiles that the temperance bill was uncon
stitutional. No doubt that law will give
an abundance OF good rich milk for the
lauVafa
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Messrs. Snoody, Of Linn county. and
Click, Of Atchison, have proved the
most efficient champions OF the prohibi'
tory amendment IN the Kansas legisla-
ture, Notwithstanding the fact that they
have, ostensibly, been retained by the
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An Abrupt Departure

CHICAGO, Feb 16.-The southwestern
passenger agents having failed yester-
passenger business should be pooled,
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific to-
day threw fire-crackor into the rail-
road camp by announcing through its
General Ticket and Passenger Agent,
Everett ST. John. that it would with
draw from the Western Trunk Line As
ISOLATION, and that hereafter its dealings
with the ticket agents throughout the
country will be direct and not through
the Commissioner of that Association.
This may be he beginning of another
railroad war.
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Palpitation of the heart, nervousness.
tremblings, nervous headache. cold
hands and feet. pain in the back. and
other forms of weakness, are relieved by
Carter's Iron Pills, made specially for
the blood, nerves and complexion.
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Who wants to bet the oysters that
John c. New, Of Indiana, will not mate
rialize into a member OF Garfeld's cab
inets
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The O'Leary Tournament.

tonrnament to he giVcn npder The man am
agement of Dan. O'Leary, in this city,
beginning April 25th, promises to be
one of the best Chicago has ever had.
The prizes offered are: First, $1,000:
second, 800; third, 800; fourth, 5000;
fifth, 500. In addition to this. the five
principal contestants will receive so per
cent of all the receipts over $4,000.
which will be divided pro rata. The
entrance fee is fifty dollars. The walk
will be square heel and toe O'Leary
is ID active training for the New York
tournament, which opens in New York
on the 9th of next month
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Bank Failure.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1.-THE Missouri
Valley Bank, of this city, suspended this
its limited calital and large risks. The
failure was not unexpected, consequent
ly there is no excitement or uneasiness
on the part of the other banks. LIabili-
ties about 1915 900, assets 100000 in
discounted paper. The failure was only
aYerted last year by the addition of new
capital. 1t is not known how much OF
the liabilities the bank will be able to
nay
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A Sensation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-Not long
since, in their contest with the pastors
association upon the matter of licenses,
one of the district commissioners stated
that many reputable people had signed
petitions for licenses for rum shops, and
that even church members could be
found upon these lists. If this is so,
Washington is likely to be treated to a
sensation, as, in response to 3 resolution
of Senator Blaine, the district commits.
sloners to-day transmitted to the senate
the names of all applicants for liquor Ii.
censes for year past, with all the sigma.
lures and endorsements attached there,
unto, and the whole mass of papers were
ordered to be printed and referred to the
district committee
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The War ofthe Wires.

New YORK, Feb. 16-The Times
says: y suit in equity was begun yes
terday in the United States circuit court,
the main object of which was to prevent
the carrying out of the agreement of con-
solidatiOn made between the great tele-
graph companies, ON the ground sub
stanlially that the consolidation will re-
suit in a violation of specified contracts
with and business injury and loss TO the
direct United States company Qimitedl.
The action is brought by the last
named company against the Western
Union, Atlantic s. Pacific and American
Uuion companies and Union Trust COM
pany of New York
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WAsHISeToS, Feb. 17.-.Af 10 p. m.
the senate is still in session on the fund
ing bill The finance committee was
considerably surprised At the vote de-
feating il on the rate of interest. and tx
lug il at per cent The committee was
sustained in its amendment, fixing the
time Of the bonds at $50.
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Ryan's Retreat

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 16.-Paddy Ryan,
the prize fighter, was arrested last night
on a requIsition from the governor of
West Virginia, for participation in the
fight with Joe Goss, in that state last
summer. This morning Ryan requested
permission to visit his saloon to arrange
business matters, and was accompanied
there by one of the officers. After enter
ing the salooon a crowd collected, and
he walked out, the crowd holding the
door shut in the face of the officer, thus
preventing pursuit
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attorneys at Law.

PEYToN a PEXTON.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. kmpoTIa. kan
sas. win practice ia the state aud FEDERAL
courts.
J. W, FEIGHAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office with J. Jay Buck IN News block
C. y sTERKY TN sEpGwICK
STERRG a SEDGWICk.
ATTORNEYS At LAW, Emporia, kansas
VIII practice in the several courts ct Lyon
Marion and Morris counties. Kansas; IN the
supIcme court OF the state, and in the Federal
courts for the district "i Kansas
+. +. PAYNE.
ATTORNEY and Justice oil the Peace.
Office: Emporis National Bank I;uiliing.
SCOTT 6 lynn,
ATTORNEYS AZ LAW VIII practice ia
ali the State and Federal Courts
C. B B4CHELLER. X. N BACuELLER
BACIIELLER & BACHELLEE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW over First Va
tIonal Bank, EmpoTia, HAS,
ED. :. WATERBURY.
LAW OFFICE.-Froat rooms up-s;airs
Bancroft block, GmpGria. Kansas.
K ". CUNNINGHAM. T.NoABTy
CUNNINGHAM & MCCARTHY,
ATTORNEYS At LAW EmrorIa n al.,a-
u i'll practice in all the state aDc FtaCIar
Courts ONCE in NEWS block.
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He Has Made No Promises.

ton with Senator Conkling's visit to
Mentor, yesterday, and showing the
policy sleadfastly pursued, it is inter-
esting TO know that Gen Garfield this
week said that he had made no pledge
with reference to appointment to any
Office in the country. He will probably
not announce, even TO those selected for
the cabinet, that he has chosen them
| until the nominations are sent to the
| senate.
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FataI Railrona AccIdent

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.-The Post-D Dis
patch has special from Hannibal, No,
which says: The caboose of freight
train on the Wabash railroad jumped
the track at the East Hannibal switch
this morning, rolled down the cmbank-
meni and took fire Four passengers
from Crescent City, Illinois, were killed,
and two other passengers, the conductor
and brakemen, slightly hurt. A broken
rail caused the accident.
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Snlall-pox at Chlcago

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-SmaIl-pox is in
creasing quite fast. Yesterdays repor
showed eleven new cases, while ther
were only sixteen the whole of las
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PEYTON 4 FENTON.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, kmPoTIa, kan
sas. win practice ia the state aud fcterai
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RiIIiard uafeh

New YoRK. Feb. i6.-A billiard
match Of 5000 points, for $4,000, has
been arranged between Slosson and
Schaeffer. and will probably take place
here in about six weeks.
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NEW York, Feb. 16.-At meeting of
the executive committee of the Worlds
Fair commission held to day, Gen Grant
in the chair, il was reported that the To-
| tai amount of subscriptions received up
! to date was S573, 500. 1t was also re.
! Quested that all members of the commits
| sion subscribe 81 600.
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The Election in PhiladeIphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. I8-Thc follow.
ing is the result of the municipal cleo.
ton yesterday: Mayor. King, Independ.
ent Democrat, endorsed by Independent
Republicans, majority, 5,53S; receiver OF
taxes, Hunter, Independent Republican,
endorsed by the Democrats, majority,
%, 121; city solicitor, Republican, mai,
19,S62. The vote was the highest ever
cast at local election, and with the ex.
ceptiou of the vote of the presidential
election in 1880, is the highest ever cast
at any election. In the council, twenty
members endorsed by the citizens COM
mittee were elected; of these fifteen are
Republicans and five Democrats. The
select council now neutrality-suspicious.,
"a; Democrats Z. The common council
Republicans. 68; Democrats. 10; In
dependents, 2.
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The Timber Question in New Mexico.
SANTA FE, n. NJ, Feb. 1.-THE first
timber depreciation ease was decided In
the district court to-day. The defendant
was sentenced to $57 fine and three days
lie lands.
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called, that will produce intoxication.
shall be considered and held to be intoxi.
eating liquors within the meaning of this
act.
SEC. IL. A permit to sell intoxicating
liquor under this act shall continue in
force for one year from the date thereof
unless sooner forfeited under the proVi-
sions OF this act; and q permit TO manu-.
facture and sell intoxicating liquor under
this act shall continue in force for Pc
Rod of five years from the date thereof,
unless sooner forfeited under the proyi-
sians OF this set: Preceded, That the
probate judge may require renewal OF
The bond Of said manufacturer at tine end
of any year by giving thirty days notice
to the principal in such bond, requiring
him To renew SUCH bond, and in default
of his giving new bond with sureties. to
the satisfaction at such probate Judge,
after having been so notified, he shall
| forfeit his permit TO manufacture aud
sell intoxicating liquors under this act !;
such forfeiture shall be declared by such
probate Judge. and entered of record in
said probate court.
SEC. u. IL shall be the duty OF all
/ sheriffss. uHder-sherIffs, deputy sheriffs,
| constabIes, marshalz and police officers
/ of cities or towns. having any notice or
knowlt,lge of any violation of The pro-
visions oi this set, tn notify the county
attorney Of the county ofihe fact of such
/ violation, with the name Of any witness
es within his knowledge by xhom such
/ violation can be proven. II any such
officer shall fail in any case TO comply
with the provisions of this section. he
shall on conviction thereof be adiudzed
guilty Of misdemeanoF, and med in
| any sum not exceeding one hundred dol.
! lars. and sTIc1 conviction shall be deem
ed q removal Of such officer from Office.
If the county attorney of any county
shall he notified by any or
| ficer or other person of any viola.
ton Of any Of the provisions oi
this act, II shall be his duty forthwith to
diligently inquire into the facts of such
violation, and IL there Is reasonable
ground for instit1ting prosecution, II
shall be the duty Of such county attOr.
ney 10 file complaint in writing before
some court OF competent jurisdiction
charging the suspected person Of such
offense, snd shall verify snch complaint
by affidavit. but it shaIl be sufficient 70
state in such affidavit that he believes
the facts stated In such complaint 10 be
true. II any county attorney shall Eail
! or refuse 10 faithfully perform cay duty