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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-10-27
PERsnNAL ANN pnLITInAL

The divorced wife of Guiteau declares
he is not insane.
Charlie Foster is the first governor to
be elected his own successor in Ohio in
ten years.
Ex-senator Frelinghuysen, who is
mentioned as possible Secretary of State,
wears blue broadcloth coat with brass
buttons, after the manner of Daniel
Webster.
The Cincinnati Gazette is of the opin-
ion that Judge Jere Back and Bob In
gersoll, I'm engaging in their present theo-
logical controversy, have both hung out
more than they can wash, so to speak.
Jay Gould's sister Is the wife of a
Methodist preacher at Los Angeles,
California. II seems little remarkable
that the extremes of Opulence and
spenury should thus meet in one family.
DIR. Locke, Nasty" who has re-
turned from a summer trip to England
and Ireland, boldly asserts his belief in
Parnell. So far as VIC are informed this
is the only thing he has ever done to
forfeit the high regard in which he has
been held by the American people.
The statement, says an eastern news
paper, that Colonel Fred Grant has Sc
cured house and intends to reside in
Philadelphia, is authoritatively denied.
He has taken up his residence perma-
nently in New York. In matters of
such vital interest to the country, the
propriety of observing the utmost accu-
racy is clearly obvious.
In the current number of Progress
John w. Forney, the editor, combats the
idea which has become widespread of
late, that Washington is malarial and
adds the testimony of twenty years. resi-
dence at the national capital IN vindica-
ton of the place itself. its wholesome at
mosphere and delightful geographical
position. The great and original Han
cock Hopper, il. appears, is satisfied with
the sanitary features of the seat of gov
ernment, but it is stated that he has new.
er relinquished the gloomy conviction
that "the empire is upon us.'
Mrs DIR. Edison is now in Cleveland,
where she was graduated at the Homeo-
pathic College in 1854. She said to a
reporter. who asked her whether the
President realized that he was going to
die, "Oh, yes. The second day after he
was shot he said to me, We'll, it's all
over; it's my business to be ready for
death, and have always been ready. I
had work before me; but after all, per-
haps 1t is better that it is laid down
where it is-unfnished. 1t was great
and trying work, and 1 am relieved of
it,"
Senator David Davis hopes, it is re-
ported, that the day is not far distant
when he can retire from public life and
devote himself to his private business,
which grows more important and press
ing every year. The senator, it is also
said, feels in himself indications of fail
ing health. The death OF Mrs. Davis
was a grevious blow from which her
husband has never recovered. His
Bloomington home is now in charge of
Mrs. Pierpont, a niece of Mrs. Davis,
and young lady who was brought up
in the Davis family.
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Prof Klein. Of Ken,ucky, who claims

Prof Klein, of Kentucky, who claims
10 have discovered new comet with
nine satellites attending it, says: al
have made comets and the cOmetary
system study Tor years, and l am of
the opinion that they have established
orbits enlinking those of the planets.
l believe them TO be great generators
of electricity by great friction, and the
pomotors of great storms by creating
vacuums which are OF but momentary
duration rs the comet plunges madly
through space. think it possible that
the earth is affected somewhat by their
presence in our solar system in the
above manner, just as it is affected by
tho presence of the sun and moon. The
sun gives us heat and light, and the
moon affects our tides. So do comets
have their affect cn our earth"
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AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

1A4N A4AAA va ALN 4 NJ
The voters OF Lyon county should
bear in mind that they are 60 vote at
the November election upon the propo-
sition TO authorize the commissioners 10
sell the 500. 900 of stock owned by the
county in the NJ, K. and r. railroad.
The advertisements of the proposition
has been published in our paper Tor
some weeks. BY the proposition sub
cannot be sold al less than A. cents ON
the dollar, and the proceeds are to be
applied 10 The redemption Of seven per
cent bonds of the county. The form of
the ballot will be "For the Proposition"
and Against the Proposition"
The quotation of this stock in the
New York Tribune OF Oct. 23d was 40
to 401< on the dollar. A few days be-
fore IL had been down TO 80. The stock
could not be sold now at the limit fixed
in the proposition. If there should be
another period Of excitement in the
stock speculatiOns il may go up to 45,
or even a little higher. But the risk of
its being pushed far below that price is
greater than the expectation that It will
go above 1t. Had the commissioners
had the authority they could have sold
this stock last spring during the excite
ment in stocks for 81, and the county
would have been the gamer to the
tune OF $4,000. We believe it would
be wise for the people To authorize its
sale at not less than As cents on the dol.
lar. We believe it would be better to
reduce our county debt $4,000 and save
the interest on that amount. Than it will
to carry 1t for = term Of years longer.
This matter is too important TO be
overlooked or allowed To go by default,
and We call attention to it now that the
people may discuss the matter thorough
ly and decide It as they think will be
for the best permanent interests Of the
countv
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issued and is now being mailed The
report can be procured free on appliea-
ton to F. D. Coburn, secretary, Topeka,
or by inclosing six cents for postage.
Topeka Capital: Adjutant General
Noble returned Tuesday from Atchison.
The General is taking an active interest
in military matters and the stock Of our
state militia is going up, despite the
severe setting down upon it received at
the hands of the last Legislature.
The Topeka Commonwealth of this
morning doesn't report any fresh burg
laries or announce any new candidates
for sheriff, but it maintains its rcputa-
ton for enterprise by publishing q par
agraph about monstrosity in the shape
of calf, with two heads, innumerable
legs, and a plurality of tails, which il
alleges is on exhibition in that city. We
infer that the item in question will moi
appear in the Mirror, which. as we UNI
derstand it, is devoted exclusively TO the
interests OF prohibition.
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Prentis on Women Teachers: Wo-
men enter the profession of teaching
with more alacrity, and pursue it with
more zeal than men; yet am told that
in western Kansas, at least. the average
professional life of the lady teacher is
but two years. At the end of that time
she gets married. Some men say that
she flies from the evil That she knows,
rather risking those she knows not of:
but this theory will not wash.
The truth is that superior intelligence,
and neat, attractive personal appear
ance, combined with selEpossession and
knowledge of the world, which is &c
quircd even by contact with company
of children, and the consciousness that
she is her own mistress. are, in comb
nation, what brings round the speedy
matrimonial crisis. Tough is the aver
age male heart that has not at some time
bowed to the sway of the young school
ma'am.
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st. Louis Globe Democrat: II will be
pity If the railroad blockade is allowed
to pass by without the continuance of
some way to prevent the recurrence of
such calamities Almost every other
large commercial city has put forth
special efforts during the last half dozen
years TO render the transhipment of mer-
chandise as easy, cheap and expeditions
as possible. A margin of few cents
or few hours is often enough to
change the whole course of traffic. St.
Louis has big thing in the Mississippi
river, but all the same she can't afford
at this dayto neglect the improvement
of her railroad facilities to the utmost
extent Whether it be another bridge,
connecting tracks, more ample freight
yards or greater enterprise, the remedy
should be provided against a return of
the difficulty.
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STRTNGENT LAWS.

At the opening of 1882 the great state
of New York will have new penal code,
as curious as the ''blue laws" in some of
its provisions. Profane swearing is made
punishable by fine of 81 for each and
every oath. If the swearing is done in
the presence of the mayor. police justices,
recorder or City fathers, the reckless in
dividual may be further punished by be-
ing sent to prison for five days, where
he is 20 be put into a cell by himself, SO
that he may not contaminate the other
prisoners. What is to be done with the
officials in question in case they break
over the bonds of decent Ian
guage the statute dees not
say, but evidently takes it for
granted they will always set good ex-
ample. Sabbath breaking is punished
by fine of ten dollars and five days i'm
prisonmenL and Sunday showmen will
have to put $500 into the city treasury
as payment for their ungodIiness. Even
going fishing on Sunday is forbidden
and declared to be a violation of the
sanctity of the day, unless the sports
man declares himself u Hebrew. Offer.
ing bride to an executive officer will
cost 5000 and q sojourn of ten years
in the states prison, and the law is made
50 binding that the use of drinks and
cigars in electioneering may be made
the instrument Of punishment. Wit
nesses can no longer excuse themselves
from answering question on the ground
that it will eliminate them. They must
own up and make clean breast of it.
Like other arbitrary laws. with no public
opinion 10 speak of behind them, the
code under notice is apt to prove dead
letter
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The brother of President GARFIELD,
Thomas Garfield, has been visited by a
correspondent of the Inter-Ocean. He
was found in the midst of the woods of
Michigan, on a poor, little farm, hewed
with infinite labor out of the wilderness.
lie is described Us very humble sort of
n farmer; broken down with age and
hard work, and his memory impaired,
as he stated, by fits. He stated that his
Illustrious brother had helped him with
money from time to time. and bought
forty acres of land and gave him the
deed to it. He spoke with affection Of
his mother and all members of his fami-
ly. HIS wife Is described as u plain,
sensible woman, brighter, in fact, than
her husband. lie has n grown son
named James Abram Garfield, bright
young man, said to bear a striking re-
semblance to his late uncle and name
sake. A married daughter, living in
Michigan, completes the humble family.
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women Who crave a sphere.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct 25.-The elev-
enth annual convention of the Ameri-
can woman suffrage association will
take place in this city, beginning to-
morrow morning. The delegates TO the
convention are already arriving. Mrs.
A. A. Fellows, Mrs. Lucy Stone and DR..
III. B. Blackwell, of Boston, registered
at the Gait House last night. The other
prominent people expected are: Mrs.
Julia Howe, of Newport, Rhode Island:
Mrs. Mary E. Eastman, of Lowell.
Massachusetts; DR.. Mary f. Thomas, OF
Richmond, Indiana; Mrs. Mary E.Haz-
zard, of indianapolis. Rev. Anna
Oliver, who presides over flourishing
Methodist church at Brooklyn, Mrs.
Helen NJ. Gonger, of Lafayette, Indiana
Miss Antonnett Brown Blackwell, of
New Jersey; Miss Rebecca n. Hazard,
of St Louis. These arc only some of
the more distinguished advocates of
women suffrage, who will attend.
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senate Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, D. G. Oct. "a = The
president pro tenn. laid before the senate
a communication from the secretary of
the treasury transmitting copy of the
report of James +. Meline to the treas
ury department. Laid upon the table
and ordered printed.
Edmunds, on behalf of the Judiciary
committee, stated that in the opinion
of that committee there was great doubt
whether the law warranted the method
which had been followed for the dis
bursement of monies for the expenses of
the senate since the death of Secretary
Burch. He then offered as an individual
act a resolution for The appointment of
Chief Clark Shober as acting secretary
of the senate until the vacancy caused
by the death of Secretary Burch should
be filed, and empowering him
to perform all official duties pertaining
to the Office of secretary.
Pendleton said he had been prepared
to offer similar resolution. The reso-
luton was adopted without division.
The president pro tenn. Laid before the
senate message from the president
transmitting a communication from the
Secretary of State in response to the SEN
ate resolution calling for information
TO whether any action had been taken by
the government since the last congress
towards protecting the rights and inter
ests of the United States in regard to
the Panama canal. Referred to commit
tee on forcing relations. An executive
session followed
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 25.-The
oath of office was administered to Acting
Secretary r. E. Shober.
Sherman called up the resolution
authorizing the librarian of congress 60
receive and preserve the papers of
Count DeROchambeau, TO await the
action of congress on the proposition TO
sell the same TO the United States gov
eminent. After debate the resolution
was adopted.
Sherman offered a resolution which
was laid over under the rules directing
the finance committee TO investigate the
accounts Of expenditures for several ap-
preparations for contingent expenses in
the treasury since July LIST, 1871. Exec
utive session followed
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THEIR GAME

Several fellows on the Democratic
Grcenback ticket who voted for TildeA
and Hancock and who only year ago
did all they could to defeat the Repub-
iican ticket headed by the lamentcd
Garfield, are now gadding around this
county soliciting Republicans to give
them a good Office. Ifelected they will
next year, when there is an important
election, including members of the leg
tslature, use all the power and influence
Of their official positions to elect Demo
Gratis or Greenbackers to the legislature
who will vote for Democrat or Green
hacker for the United States senate.
This is just what there is in the game
now being played in this county, and if
Lyon county Republicans don't believe
1t just let them elect . few
Of the Democratic reenbackers
to important offices, and then watch the
result
1t was just this sort of scratching
the ticket" from personal cOnsidera-
tIons that gave the vote of Emporia TO
the candidate of the Greenbackers in
the last senatorial election. The Dem
Ocrats and Greenbackers want to see the
same thing repeated next year. That's
what they are working for. VIII the
Republicans accommodate them?
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OVER THE STATE.
Wichita has the diptheria.
Corn fifty cents at Madison.

Wichita has the diptheria.
Corn fifty cents at Madison.
The Madison schools are prospecting.
The Salina brewery is in operation
again.
Mcpherson is talking of bonds for
waterworks.
Sterling is said to be growing rapidly
and solidly.
The News says there is not an empty
house in Hutchinson.
The corn crop in Clay county is turn
ing out 90 and 60 bushels per acre.
The cattle around Nickerson are af-
fiicted with dry murrain and black-leg.
The Madison News says the wheat
never looked better at this season of the
year.
The people of Girard have voted 49,
coo to have an artesian well in the pub
lie square.
The Kansas Unitarians will hold their
state convention at Lawrence on Octo-
Der 1, 2 and 3.
The Fort Scott Daily Monitor has
been enlarged to eight columns to the
page. We are glad it is prospecting.
The Winfield Telegram is informed by
farmers that the outlook for wheat was
never better than now in that vicinity
There is girl in Sedgwick county
who, though only eight years old,
weighs one hundred and eighteen
pounds.
Hays City has justice of the peace
who is bigger man than the supreme
court He has rendered the decision
that the prohibition law is unconstitu-
tional
The Nudge monument at Manhattan
is completed and will be dedicated on
Saturday November 18th. The ceremo-
ny is expected to draw a large concOurse
OF people from all parts of Kansas.
The Masons of the state capital are
considering the question of erecting q
hall. If Topeka can't quite keep up
with Emporia she generally manages to
follow pretty close behind her.
Twenty young men of Parsons who
work on salaries have organized a Co
operative boarding house. They think
they can get better board and accommo-
datiOns for s. per week than the board
ing houses furnish.
A reward of $3.50 has been offered by
the mayor of Topeka and the President
of the City Railroad Company for the
apprehension and conviction of the
parties who recently fired the car stables
in that city.
We have the impression that Judge
Bailey was greatly wrOnged by the pres
ent Lawrence Tribune crowd, and we
see that he proposes TO make il warm
for them. He was elected from the of
fee after having paid the rent for a
month ahead. The judge will be very
apt to assert his rights.
The third annual report of the Kan
sas state board OF agriculture has been
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Pitney Again Crookedness of the Treasury
Custodian.

CuSbOuihH.
WASHINGTON, Oct. A.-The report of
the committee charged with the lnvesti-
cations of the cusIodians of the officer
of the treasury department, covers about
one hundred foOlscap pages, and refers
in detail to various questionable trans
actions. the most fragrant of which are
as follows: That during the fiscal year
1880 a shortage of 159 yards of carpet
was found in the store room that $40
per dozen has been paid for the file
holders, which might have been bought
for $3.50 or less; s. for district directO-
RES, which might have been obtained
for 81 so each; $12 for Webster's and
Worcester's dictionaries, worth $1S; $50
for an atlas worth SIS; and $2.5O per
day for horse hire, which could have
been obtained for $1.75. The story of
Lamphier's book being purchased by
wholesale at 50 per copy, while being
reiailed at $3.50, with twenty per cent.
discount, is mentioned as one OF the
most glaring eXtravagances.
One hundred and thirty-two dollars
was found charged as having been eX-
pended for candles, which, according to
the custodian, was really used in the
purchase of sugar and lemons used for
lemonade for the secretary, assistant Sec
rotary and Chief Clerk, and for certain
lunch which was furnished about the
time of the Chicago convention. Assist
ant Secretary Upton and Chief Clerk
Power affirm that they had no knowl-
edge of this, and that they contributed
money for the occasion, and believed
both the lemonade and lunch referred TO
were furnished in legitimate manner.
The committee made no recommends
tions, owing to the superficial examin.
| alton which was made. The accom-
panying papers referred to consist of
letters from Assistant Secretary Upton
and Chief Clerk Power, explanatory OF
certain transactions, and in which they
disclaim any knowledge of any Other
matters at issue.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 25-The fol.
lowing editorial paragraph from the
Star is the most direct form which Mr..
Blaine's campaign for the presidency in
1884 has yet assumed. This campaign
seems to be organizing upon the erron-
eous theory that real simon pure Jona-
than and David relation existed between
Mr.. Blaine and Garfield 20 the last The
Star announces the candidacy as follows
In a conversation with = prominent
citizen of one Of the southern states, who
called upon them to talk of national at
fairs, Secretary Blaine is said To have
stated that the last talk he ever had with
the late president was in reference to the
complete reconciliation Of the two sec
tions. His visitor was very agreeably i'm
pressed with the secretary, who ex-
pressed, so the story goes, an intention
OF making tour of the South this win
ter. If Blaine adheres to this intention he
will give other presidential aspiranis
some cause for apprehension. He will
undoubtedly make thousands OF friends
in that section. He invariably attracts
those with whom he comes in contact
Going there as q distin guished citizen Of
the republic who has rendered the ma
ton valuable service, and being out Of
Office, he will be at full liberty TO re-
ceive all attention the people choose to
pay him. He has, as public men always
manifest, lively interest IN the material
development of the southern states and
has voted for every measure coming be
fore him, having the improvement OF
any part of the south for its object He
would be warmly welcomed there as the
prime minister of the dead president,
who 50 earnestly lahored for sectional
reconciIiations-
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Haroate,s r.sa

WASHINGTON, Oct. o. Captain How
gate to-day entered plea of not guilty
70 the charge of ENLIGHTENMENT, and re-
newed his bond of $4,000. His case
will come up in the regular order of
the criminal court
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Captain How
gate today entered plea of not guilty
to the charge of embezzlement, and was
committed to Jail in default OF $30, 900
bail, his counsel promising to come into
court with securities next day.
During the argument in the case as TO
the amount Of bail TO be required, the
district attorney said:
''The amount cmbezzled, as charged
in the indictment, is $91 900. The in
dictment does not cover all the charges
of embezZlement. do not think am
violating any official confidence in say
ing that the grand jury has already in
dicted Captain Howgate for forgery"
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Nav York Stocks

NEW York, Oct. 25. - From the
Commercial Bulletin: The share spec
ulation started off strong on the suppo-
sition that Governor Morgan had &C
cepted the position of secretary of the
treasury, and on the announcement that
the Pennsylvania railroad and Balti.
more and Ohio railroad had each adj
vanced their rates for passenger fares
and freights on all through business,
and that Vanderbilt's roads had fol
lowed to the extent of putting up rates
the same. There is no concerted action
in the matter and main points in dis
pute between the Trunk lines are as far
from settlement, apparently, as ever. AT
least, this is what was said, although il
was admitted that it was hoped the &C
ton of the Pennsylvania aud Baltimore
and Ohio would influence Vanderbilt TO
yield. Later it was said that Vanderbilt
would not be influenced by the action of
these companies, but would continue a
free lance until the other trunk lines
agree to the adjustment of diferential
rates.
1t almost became known that Gov.
Morgan had declined the nomination
for secretary of the treasury and 1t was
reported that United States Treasurer
Gilfllan would be taken as compro,
mise between the claims of the east and
west. GilfilIan is known TO regard the
reserve in the treasury as too large, and
every shade of speculation IN the COM
munity would be delighted to see him
secretary.
In the afternoon it was also reported
that there was trouble in Paris and that
the Gar had been asSassinated. Natur-
ally enough, the good feeling with
which the day opened at the stock ex-
change, was soon lost, and in the after
noon the market became fcverish, un-
settled and depressed