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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-20
Military school at LeavenwOrth.

LEAvENwoRTH, May IA. General
Swain, recently promoted to the post of
judge advocate general of the army, has
arrived at Fl. LeavenWorth, where he
will remain till after the arrival of the
secretary of war, Gen. Sherman and
other distinguished military gentlemen,
who will be here in the course of a few
days to make the preliminary arrange
ments for the establishment at this
post of q national school of application.
This is matter that has been in con-
temptation for long time, but it has
now become fixed fact, the official or
der having been issued. The matter is
one of no small importance to Leaven-
worth, as it means the increase of the
permanent garrison by about three hun
bred officers and men; and the soldiers
are good customers; they buy literally
and always pay cash. 1t will also in
crease the importance of Fort Leayen-
worth to very great extent, and render
it the most important military establish
ment in the country, except West Point.
Arrangements are already being made
for the erection of permanent quarters
for the accommodation of the additional
troops to be sent here, an appropriation
of $4,000 having been made for that
purpose by the last congress. Altogeth-
er the fort promises to be quite lively
during the coming season.
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Itemized Intelligence.

Cowpencs monument and statute of
Gen. Morgan was unveiled with appro-
pirate ceremonies by the people Of South
Carolina Thursday.
A dispatch from Texas says the Texas
and Pacific railroad management have
asked that company of United States
soldiers be sent to the western terminus
of their road to protect wOrkmen and
property from depradatiOns by gang of
lawless men who haYe congregated
there.
The secretary of the interior decides
that the preliminary survey of the
Northern Pacific railroad through the
Crow Indian reservation may proceed,
but gives instructions TO explain the
matter TO the Indians so that they may
understand that no right of way will be
given till they have been consulted and
the land necessary for the roads uses
paid for.
Eastern Nebraska and western Iowa
are suffering great loss by the death of
cattle. Thousands of head have died
within the past few days. Veterinary
surgeons pronounce the disease authorax
or Inflammation of the stomach and
bowels. Owners of large herds are be-
coming greatly alarmed and taking steps
TO prevent intermixing, as healthy cattle
coming in contact with diseased ones in
stantly become affected. The disease,
which has heretofore been confined to
certain localities, now seems to be spread
ing.
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single exception, railroads have secured
the whole water front from Bergen Point
to Bulls Ferry, distance Of about ten
miles. The passengers OF roads are not
confined to the river front. Their yards
extend far inland and cover acres of the
most valuable parts of Jersey City and
Hoboken. The network of rails at the
Central Railroad yards, cover all that
part of Jersey City known as Comuni-
paw The network of tracks in the
Pennsylvania Railroad yards practically
closes Hudson, Greene, Washington and
Plymouth streets TO traffic. The Erie
railroad has closed all the streets contig-
uous to the river and even in the heart
of the city, and freight and cattle trains
prevent passage for long periods at
all hours of the day. All these vast pro-
pertics are exempt from taxation for
municipal purposes.
Some persons who have estimated the
value of this exempt property, put ii
down in jersey City alone at nearly one
half the value of all the property in the
city. They hold it to be worth 800, 900,
600. The more conservative estimate
the value of it at from $50. 0O0, 600 to $50, :
600 900. The Constitutional convention
is to meet in Trenton next month, and
the matter will be put before its mem
beers for consideration
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Shocking Tragedy at AtchisOn.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, May IA brutal
and horrible murder and suicide occur
red in this city about 8 O'Clock this even
ing Charles Givin, cook at the Atlantic
House. met his wife Louisa, who is q
waiter in Watkins restaurant, on Fifth
street, and after a few moments CONVEX
sation, drew pistol and began firing at
her. The woman attempted 10 run, but
fell at the second shot. The man emp
tied four barrels of his pistol into her
body, and then placing the weapon
against his head sent the remaining ball
crashing through his brain. Both were
dead in a few moments. The woman
was shot through the head. Givin and
his wife came to this city from Iowa last
December. He was a drunken brute
and abused his wife, and in March last
she left him, finding employment in a
restaurant. He came into the restaurant
this evening, asking to see her, and to-
gether they walked out of the back door.
A moment later the tragedy described
occurred. Mrs. Givin, it is said, has
relatives in Quincy, ILL.,. and those who
knew her here say she was a woman of
excellent character and had been grossly
abused by her husband.
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Freaks Of the Mercury.

NEW YORK, May 12.-During the re
view of the First Brigade, at Prospec
Park parade ground, the heat affected
the men terribly. They began falling or
the ground, while general CONSERVATION
perVaded the ranks and the parade had
to be abandoned. Everything possible
was done for those Frustrated. With the
exception of two. who were sent to the
hospital, all the sufferers were able to be
removed home.
NEW YORK, May 12-Six deaths were
reported at the Bureau of Vital Stats.
tics Is occurring from the recent heat.
To-day is delightfully."- cool and pleasant
The thermometer fell from 81 degrees at
p. N. yesterday 10 So degrees at q this
morning.
New YORK, May 13.-At South Al
bany, New Jersey, there were two cases
of prostration; at Clifton Dock Joseph
Walling died; ut Red Bank there was
one case of prostration. Dispatches
from all sections of Canada indicate that
this was the warmest day in May on re-
cord, the thermometer ranging from 20 to
81 in the shade.
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Missouri Desperatioes.


ST. LOUIS, May 12-The Republicans
Charleston, Missouri, special says four
men, Frank Brown, Jesse Meyes, James
Hamilton and Pat Rhodes, visited the
house of VIM. Knox, five miles south of
New Madrid, at o'clock last Monday
night; with the intention of killing him
and his half sister on account of an old
grudge. A man named Coleman was
carrying a child and walking the floor
In the house, and mistaking Coleman
for Knox, the party fired ON him and
wounded both him and the child.
A warrant was issued on Tuesday for
the arrest of the asSaSsins and Sheriff
Walters with posse started in pursuit
and overlook them at Bayne's store, five
miles south of Sikeston. The latter fled
TO the woods and secreted themselves be-
hind fallen tree. When the posse
came up they received vOlley from the
concealed party and Robert Lafarge was
killed. The sheriff's party returned the
fire, but receiving the second volley they
retired. The desperadoes then robbed
the dead body of Lafarge of watch,
money and shirt studs and fled. In the
evening Pat Rhodes, one of the gang,
who had been wounded by the sheriff's
posse, came in and gave himself up.
This morning q party of vigilants took
him out and hanged him, and hundred
men are scouting the country in every
direction for the remainder of the party,
and if caught they have been served the
in the same manner.
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A Vile Misrepresentation Corrected.

FORT SCOTT, Kansas, May 13.-It ap-
pears that a publication has been made
in the Illinois StaatZ Zeitung, and the
leading papers of New York, with ref
erence TO the prohibltory amendment to
the state constitution of Kansas. 1t is
stated in said publication that the law is
driving out large numbers of the inhab-
itants of our state, depopulating it of
German citizens, and keeping a large
proportion.of emigrants, especially Ger
mans, from locating here. This publ
cation is distributed by interested par
ties among the emigrants at Castle Gar
den, and at the various railroad depots
in Chicago, and perhaps other cities
Since this intelligence has reached here,
great indignation tbercat, has been ex-
pressed by all classes of citizens, espec-
tally the Germans. We desire to an
nounce to the,world that this publication
was conceived in iniquity and born in
wickedness. The tide of emigration to
southwestern Kansas is larger than ever
before, and positively no one is leaving
the state. The people generally accept
the law as fact, and are marching on
to still greater prosperity, assisted, as
they are, by splendid prospect for the
ensuing harvest.
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Congressional.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 11.-SENATE.
Senator Kellogg called up the resolution
offered by him some days ago, calling
on the heads of executive departments
for the names oil clerks and employees
employed in their respective depart
ments, etc.
Senator Brown offered an amendment
calling for additional information as to
which of the employees are white and
black. The resolution and amendment
were laid over for future action.
Senator McDill offered a resolution
that hereafter the official register of the
United States shall contain, in addition
to the statistics required by section 510
of the revised statutes, information as to
the congressional district from which
each officer, clerk and employee in the
service of the United States is appointed,
and the date of his appointment. Laid
over for future action.
The senate went into executive session
and when the doors re-Opened the senate
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-SENATR-The
vice-president laid before the senate
the following communication:
WASHINGTON, May 16, 1881.
To Hon. c.. 4. ArtEur:
SIR: VIII you please announce to the
the United States from the State of New
York has been forwarded to the gov
ernor of the state. have the honor to
be, with great respect, your obedient ser
want, ROSCOE CoNKIING.
The communication was received
with great sensation, which was height
ened when the vice-president laid the
following before the senate:
SENATE CHAMBER, May 16, 1881.
To Hon. @. 4. Artktsr:
Sir: / have forwarded to the govern
or Of the state of New York my resigna-
ton as senator of the United States. for
the state of New York. viii you please
announce the fact to the senate.
With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
L. G. PLATT.
A hum of establishment followed the
reading of the communication, and Sen
ator Hill ga suggested that this would
be good time to elect officers of the
senate.
Senator Burnside, chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, re-
ported back fayorablY from that commit
tee the resolution declaring the consent
of the United States government to be a
condition precedent to the construction
of ship canals or other ways for the
transportation of sea going vessels over
the Isthmus connecting North and South
America, and also as TO the rules and
regulations under which other nations
shall participate in the use of such ca
nails or other ways.
Burnside gave notice that he would
call it up tomorrow.
Dawes moved to go into executive
session.
Cockrell-"I thought you wanted to
consider the other reSolution?
DaWes-"I had no idea but that the
Senator would like to go on with it. IL
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ing to each other what progress, if any,
had been made in the efforts Of the
members of the caucus to harmonic
party differences in regard TO the con-
tested nominations. No definite plan
appears to have been agreed upon, but
several senators say they were enconr-
aged by the conference this morning TO
hope That 3 satisfactory adjustment may
yet be effected.
The Republican caucus met this
morning, but the Senators were slow IN
reaching the Capitol on account of the
weather. Hardly more than half of the
Republican senators were present. The
talk was resumed ON about the same line
as the last caucus-that the Republican
senators will do all in their power to
prevent any bad feeling over the Robert
son case, and that they will endeayor to
settle il without leaving anything to fol-
low. The proceedings were interrupted
by a session of the Senate and il was
understood that the caucus would meet
again this afternoon unless executive
business should keep the Senate in SEES
sion too late.
During the conference attention was
called TO facts which have quite geRer-
ally been lost sight of, that the action
taken by the caucus last week in regard
to the contested cases extended no fur
Their than to provide that they should
not be brought before the senate until
after the clearing of the docket of the
unfinished business, and various SEN
ators today announced that from and
after the time when this clearance shall
be. effected, which is apparently very
near at hand, they will not enter into
any agreement or understanding in re-
gard to any contested names, but will
themselves be free to move for prompt
action on all such cases in accordance
with, their individual judgments and
restricted only by the rules of the senate.
In view of these announcements it is
considered improbable that any attempt
will be made to obtain caucus action on
the subject, and unless controversy
in regard to the Robertson nomination
be averted by some other means it will
doubtless be brought about before the
senate soon after the intervening bust
ness shall have been disposed of. The
caucus to-day adjourned subject to the
call OF the chairman.
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Tbe Anti-MOnopoIists.

NEW York, May 12.-The Anti-M
opoly Leagues in Jersey City number al
ready 8, 500 active members. The purpose
of the organization is to force railroads to
share the borders of local taxation. Ofthe
magnificent natural water front, Jersey
City owns but one public dock, that at
the foot of Morgan street. With this
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-20
Window Work-A Gratifying Financial
Statement.

Statement.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-There was re-
ceived at the loan division of the treas
ury department to-day $28, S29, 400 per
cent. bonds for continuance at 31& per
cent. making a total of $50, $40, 900 re-
ceived since the issuance of the secre-
tary's circular Thursday last. More
than one hundred kilograms have been
received during the day from holders of
8 per cents desiring to extend their
bonds, and asking for information on
the subject. The comptroller of the
currency says he has already in his
hands papers for exchange of 6 per cent
bonds belonging to four hundred and
ty million of bonds. This would leave
forty banks to be heard from, having six
millions bonds, and these are all be-
lieved to be in hands of the secretary.
Two hundred and fifty millions of five
per cent registered bonds may be sur
rendered and extended, and of this
amount 433 national banks hold $685.
ZIG, 0O0-nearly all of which, the comp
troller thinks, will be exchanged during
the next month. The acts of June 90,
1874, and January IA, 1855, authorized
the retirement and reissue of national
bank notes at the pleasure of the banks,
subject To the restrictions OF the law.
The circulation was at its highest point
on December 1, 1874, when it was $685.
394, 346. From that date the circulation
decreased in volume until the year 1877,
total decrease being more than thirty
millions. Since that date it has steadily
increased. On November LIST it was
three hundred and forty-three mil
ions, and since that time there has been
an increase of more than nine millions
of circulation. it now being $3.50, TIC, 161,
which is $315,S15 higher than at any
time since the passage of the free bank
ing act of January IS, 1875.
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correcI ali errors we have made, and in-
terpret Alright all duties we have miscon-
ceived. We therefore incIose our resig-
nations, but hold fast the privilege as
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wit: Commencing at the Neosho river near
the northwest corner OF section thirty-two,
in township eighteen, range eleven, running
south on section line to the state road, called
the EmDOrka &n1 Council GsRoya state mad
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-SsE~.EsEO aE.sHa eEsofEfnuteu THESE OIncers
after they had been weighed in the bal
ance. Their official records were before
him, and had been fully scrutinized and
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costing IA cents per bushel.
Wheat, II acres, II bushels per acre,
costing 81 cents per bushel.
Oats 1R arras uia1din0 % ht1shals NOR
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The Contested Nominations in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The Republi-
can senators held caucus this morning
for the purpose of Individually report
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nominated and elected Auditor of State.
This office he held for four years. His
election tnOk hin, so tho can;tol 10 ~
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Railroad Matters.


the report that an agreement had been
made by which Willard, President of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany had bought the Northern Pacific
stock owned by President Billings,
amounting to $S,O00,000 and consented
to the discontinuance of the suits brought
against the company to annui its recent
issue of stock, Mr.. Willard furnished
the following statement:
First-While it is true that negotia-
tions have been progressing between the
two sides with view to mutually sat
isfactory arrangement, no agreement has
as yet been reached.
Second-The published version of the
details of the proposed agreement is in
correct in the most essential particulars.
Third-No officer of the Oregon Rail-
way 81 Navigation Company except my
self has been cognizant of the details
of the negotiations. l deem it due
to President Billings to state that
there has been no desire on my part to
bring about his retirement or that of a
majority of the present Board of Direct
ors. On the contrary, l have myself Of
fered to Mr.. Billings the support of the
stock represent, as I deemed il of vital
importance that one so long and so ably
identified with the enterprise should
continue in his position. l would add
that both in the present and in the form
er localities President Billings has acted
with loyalty, both to the interests Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
and those who have been associated with
him SO long in the management. He
has always subordinated his personal in
terests to the protection of what he con-
sidered the interests of the company,
and he has steadily insisted that in an
agreement between the two parties, the
first consideration should be a policy
that would assure the highest prosperity
of the company, before even considering
personal questions.
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-04-15

Among the amusements in town is
the roller-skating rink. Some stories
are told Of the rink none of which are
worthy of belief, but we are in mortal
terror of being run down by some
young lady, or her lover, on wheels.
a young man dressed swallow-tail, or
his sweetheart ruffied, skating up the
sidewalk, or along the church aisle, or
both cutting wood, or cleaning the
cooking stove, would give tone to bus
mess.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-04-15

The District Court, now in the
second week ofthe term, has the Grim
inal docket still before it. Judge Rich
ardson has ordered the Jury Commits
sioners to draw fifty jurors in addition
to the venire already summoned. The
Grand Jury gave in their report Wed-
nesday, and We're discharged. We
learn that several true bills were re-
turned, and that the District Attorney
filed number Of informations. When
the Court will adjourn is not known.
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A woman writes to the Cincinnati
Enquirer that she doesn't like the
Russian bath, because she "can't sec
the fun of being laid on n marble slab
and scrubbed, kneaded, slapped, and
dented from head to foot by woman
so staiwart that one can't get quite rid
Of the suspicion that she is a man in
disguise.'
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The water from the Mississippi is
again coming up on the railroad, and
is at the bottom of the ties at Canal
bayou. We do not apprehend, how
ever, an interruption of regular trains
over the road. The ties are we'll an
chored, and trains may go through
safely with twenty inches of water
over the track.
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Cotton Seed.

We learn that some planters in this
parish, and in other parishes no doubt,
have found their cotton seed of last
years crop not i'll sound condition,
and there will be, we fear, a large
acreage planted with inferior seed.
Care has been taken by the newspapers
to warn planters of this trouble. For
merly, planters saved cotton seed a
year, and found more perfect stands OF
cotton in the spring. We are not plan
ter enough to say what has been gained
by departure from the old plantation
rule, but planters, generally, are appro
hensive that the departure was not
wise,
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A letter from Judge Ludeling, we
are informed, is published in the New
York Times relative to the recent
tragedy in this parish in which his son
was killed, and in the letter, it is said,
Judge Ludeling expresses the opinion
that politics was the cause of the trag-
edy. We have not the Times, nor
have we seen the letter of Judge Ludel-
ing. We, however, must protest
against any effort, either on the part of
Judge Ludeling, or of Mr.. Stubs, to
make political question of some
thing which mainly concerns these
two gentlemen. We fully appreciate
their troubles, but not to the extent
that either should make questions con-
corning the whole country subser-
Went to individual differences of
opinion, whether as to lands, labor
or any point upon which they
may have disagreed. The TELE-
GRAPH has endeavored to hold
the scales balanced, as between these
gentlemen, and such will be its course;
but we have no cause for entering into
politics in speaking of the troubles ex-
listing between Judge Ludeling and
Mr.. Stubs.