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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22
Dr. Agnew is credited vim having

DIR. Aguew is credited with having
written the following 10 a brother physi-
clan in New Jersey: There has been
nothing in President Garfield's case de-
handing any extraordinary skill Tor IT'S
management, and rs far rs am capable
of judging everything has been done
from the day the wound was received
until the present moment which was die
tated by sound surgery. | have, my
dear doctor, for long time not allowed
myself to be disturbed by adverse criti-
cism, and not from spirit of dogmaiism
nor from n feeling of infallibiliiY-I
know too little 10 be dogmstic, and that
little too imperfectly 10 claim infallibil-
ity--but because have made il a rule
to learn all can in my line Of study
and then TO apply the acquired knowl-
edge conscientiously. There never has
been a time, from the day on which the
President was shS', that ] have been
very sanguinc of his recovery, though I
most sincerely pray that he may be re-
stored in health to his family and to
his official place in the palion.H
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

Chicago Times: The province of
Missouri is sometimes spoken of as a
civilized region. This is manifestly
mistake. Current events plainly war
rant the statement that it is region in
habited for the most part by barbarians.
True. the barbariahs who actually prac-
tice barbarism by shooting travellers,
robbing railway trains, and plundering
towns and villages after the manner of
the savages in the northern part of New
Mexico, do not comprise the bulk of the
population. But that the bulk ofthe popu-
tiun of Missouri is made up of bar
barians, is plain implication Of the
fact that the province rs without civil
lied government, or government capable
of fulfilling the function of such an
agency in civilized community by ef-
fectively and ex1editiouSly exterminat-
ing the lRwless barbaIians. In spite
of all the Cover of that province
does, or is organized 10 do, barbarism
and savagery thrive TO an eXlent un-
known in the region inhabited by the
Sioux and Comanchcs. Is it n Il about
time for the national government tn di-
rect the attention of the military power
to the suppression of savageIy IN the
barbarous region called Missouri.
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AnIndinnian-think of it-hns

An Indianian-think of it has rain
persuading scheme. He proposes-if
sufficient capital is offered in co-opera-
tion-to explode one hundred kegs of
powder in deep well some place in the
suburbs The powder is TO be 50 placed
that cotton intrices will prevent the
whole mass from exploding at the same
instant, and thus will be kept up for
short time a continuous sheet Of fire and
confusion, shooting mp into mid-air a
distance of two miles, and causing such
a conclusion and such condensation of
moisture that storm center would be
formed and rain be precipated. His
theory is based upon the result of the ex-
plosion, which he witnessed, of Hollin's
confederate ram at the time of the pas
sage of Forts jackson and st. Phillip
by Admiral Farragurs fleet. lie was
distant from the explosion eight miles,
but the conclusion almost knocked him
of hIs feet. aud he could SEES the column
of flame and smoke shoot into the air
AT least three miles high. He also cites
the Chicago fire. claiming that rain fell
from atmospheric disturbances caused
by the FIRE. The name of tho person
who offers relief to the drouth-strickea
community is ]. T. Campbell.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

The guard and army officers at the
jail all believe that Guiteau thinks the
President is dead, and that he himself is
soon to be assassinated- He would fire.
quently cry out Monday night for The
"Lord TO have mercy upon him" AT
one time he was heard TO be praying,
calling upon God to save him AS one
of the guards was passing his cell
door about daybreak Wednesday
morning he heard him say: ''Oh, God!
why did shoot the poor Presidents Be
mercifuI to me, a poor miserable assas-
sin-the assassin of the President of this
great country. l could not help it; 1
could not help it The devil seized me,
and fired the fatal shot. Oh, Lord, if
was only out of my misery! Take me
now, Lord, take me now" During the
delivery of this prayer Guiiteau wept
bitterly.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22
HUNTING IN GREENWOOD.

Greenwood Cemetery embraces 500
acres and is traversed by twenty miles
of drives. II is well named the City of
the Dead, Tor it is already the final rest
ing-place of more people than New
York had when the cemetery was started
forty years ago, or nearly 100000 per-
sons. II is also a considerable haunt of
the living, many of this portion of its
Inhabitants causing no little trouble TO
the Official trapper. More than 20 900
animals, large aud small, have been shot
or trapped within the cemetery bounds
since 1876.
The largest game was fox, trapped
in 1878, and the smallest moles and
ground mice. The official figures for
five years qS76- 1SS0) are as follows:
Ground mice, IL, O96; chipmunks, ASS /;
moles, 1880, snakes, 366; rats, 20s; Gals,
sos; dogs, 1877; skunks, 10; muskrats, 8 4;
fox, /: total, 20, 465. All this work has
been done by one man, who is expressly
engaged for this purpose. His name Is
Fritz Wagner, but he is more Familiarity
known to the $50 men employed in the
cemetery as the mole Catcher
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

Postmaster General James has been
the first of the cabinet officers for many
years to take cognizance of the practice
the male clerks have of grossly insult
ing ladies, by summarily dismissing one
of the offenders, who was prominently
known as a gallant.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22
A LAW AYarnoe.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 15.-The
department of agricultural reports TO
September list show corn to be of the
general average. The condition up "a
September 1st was go per cent. being IL
per cent. lower than the month previous
and 81 per cent. lower than last year at
the same date. The cause of the low
condition existing in almost every sec
ton of the country. is drouth. New
England has been less affected by il than
any other section east of the Mississippi
and reports an average of 30 per cent.
in Wisconsin, Minnesota and most
of the Territories there has been
more seasonable weather and the
condition of the crop is cores
tiOns reports show the effects of
the unusually dry season. From Illi-
nois, Missouri and Kansas come sefi-
GUS complaints of ravages by chinch
bug, added to the prevailing drouth,
and the injury TO the crop prospect Is
shown by the state averages, which are
So, AZ and So per cent. respectively. To-
baco returns give very serious decline,
the prospect for crop being some 20
per cent less than q month since, with
the exceptions of the states north of The
Delaware river and Wisconsin in the
west. The universal complaint is the
drouth. Kentucky and Illinois each re-
port but little over half crop, while
Tennessee and Missouri report less than
two-thirds. The average for the whole
country is only IS per cent against IS
per cent last month, and 81 per cent. for
the same date last year
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An Important Suit.

SANTA FE, Sept. 16.-By direction of
the United States attorney general, and
in pursuance of a recommendation from
Commissioner MacFariand. suit was
filed to-day in the first Judi
cial district court of the territory
to GUST the Canon Delaqua Company,
a strong Boston syndicate, from the
grant which they now occupy, forty
miles from here, on the ground of fraud
uient survey. The case is one of great
importance, involving valuable proper
ty upon which the Canon Delaqua Com
paDy have expended nearly a million
dollars for Developments.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

Denver seems TO be establishing
claims to culture which would not dis
honor even the aesthetic centers of the
Atlantic seaboard. During the recent
operate engagement of Emma Abbott
in that city, the local journals devoted
so much space to encomiums upon the
prima donna and her troupe that several
intensely exciting dog fights were allow
ed to pass by unnoticed. aud an account
of firstclass cutting affray in u gamb-
ling saloon was crowded over on the IN
side of the morning papers. among the
patent medicine advertisements.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

The Baltimore Gazette, one of the
leading Democratic journals of Mary
land, sounds the following note of alarm
over the threatened dissolution of Bour-
bonism in Virginia:
The news from Virginia is by no
means cheering. The sneak.white- negro
combination led by Malone shows great
power. The National Administration
Is giving all its aid to Malone and the
negroes, although it knows that negro
supremacy means. not only Reputation,
but all the other evils that the ruined
southern states groaned under. The Re
publican party Is nursing viper: for,
after IL has helped the negroes 10 repu-
diate the state debt, the movement will
go on to threaten the National debt.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22
The Next Congress.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept 1.-THE
result OF the special congressional cleo
ton held in the second district of Maine
yesterday adds another TO the Republi.
cans members OF the next house. Not
counting the four vacancies existing
from New York, and the lower house Of
the 4Ith congress now stands IA Repub-
licans, 1873 Democrats, 8 Greenbackers,
2 Readjusters from Virginia, and one
Independent Republican (Smith of
BrOOklyn), making present member
ship of 289 members. The four New
York vacancies will be filed in Decem-
Der. Should the Republicans elect
three out of this four they will then
have just the number of votes required
to organize the house-147.
1t seems to be generally conceded that
the Republicans will elect successors to
Messrs. Miller and Lapham. The DEM
OcFats will no doubt elect a successor to
the Fernando Wool vacancy, and they
claim that they will elect a member to
fill the seat vacated by Minister Morton.
Should they carry both of these districts
that will leave the Republicans with
only 146 members; but it is claimed that
Smith, of Brooklyn, will vote for Re
publican and that would give them the
additional vote necessary to make
Va THO HnOiC AOuoC. arc
five Greenback members who were
formerly Republicans, and who, it is
reasonable to suppose, will vote with
that party on the question of organiza-
ton as against the Democrats. They
are Brumon, of Pennsylvania, and
Price, Hazletine, Ford and Burroughs,
Of Missouri, and Jones, of Texas. An
other Green hacker, formerly Democrat,
is now bitter opponent of thai party,
and would be more likely to vote against
it than with it.
Ladd and Murch, of Maine, and Mos
grove, of Pennsylvania, would no doubt
vote with the Democrats on the ques-
ti0a Of organization, should il he con-
test hetWeen those two parties.
What the two Virginia Readjusters
ma do there is no means of telling yet.
q result of tine coming election in
able Influence in determining their Pc
litIcal status in the next congress.
The Greenbackers make up the ele-
ment of uncertainty in relation to the
organization of the next house. Their
leaders emphatically declare that they
intend 10 make caucus nomination for
speaker, and to stand by the nomination
to the last. Then there is a good deal of
talk of a coalition of Democrats and
Greenbackers, but such a combination
could not win unless the Virginia Read
justers join it, provided the Republicans
succeed in electing two of the four
members to be chosen in New York.
Should the Democrats succeed in cap
turing either Miller's or Lapham's dis
trict it might be fatal to Republican as
cendancy in the next house, as it would
enable the opposition, by combination,
to muster the majority. The chances
are favorable for Republican organiza-
ton, but the vote is likely to be so close
that sudden death or a case of illness
on the part of member might upset all
calculations.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-All specials
from Long Branch are Of d gloomy char
acter and express the belief that anoth-
er crisis in the Presidents case is near
at hand
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22
a Church How at San Francisco.

SAN FANCIsCo, Sept. 16.-For several
years past Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper has
been teaching the Bible class of the Cal
vary Presbyterian church which she has
built up from half a dozen TO between
three and four hundred members. Re
Gently, Mr.. James Roberts, superintend-
ent OF the Calvary Sunday school, COM
planned to the session of the church that
Mrs. CoOper's teachings were unsound.
The session declined To lake any action,
practically endorsing Mrs. Cooper.
Roberts then brought the matter before
the Presbytery. DIR. Hemp, pastor of
the Calvary church, and a number of the
elders defended Mrs. Cooper and the ac-
ton OF the sessions in upholding her,
but the Presbytery, in secret session last
night, by majority vote, sustained the
complaint. The case has been of live.
ly nature during its progress. develop
ing much power of vituperatiOn and de
nunciation on both sides.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

At Zurich, in Switzerland, in the old
en- days, when man aud wife quarreled
and applied for divorce, the magistrate
never listened until they had made a
trial Of a state remedy. They were
locked together for three days and
nights In one room, provided with one
chair, one table, one bed, one plate and
tumbler. Their food was passed To them
by attendants, who neither saw nor
spoke to them, and the records assert
thnt when let out neither of them want
ed To be divorced
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

Ex-President Hayes is quoted by the
Cleveland Herald as saying that he has
always had a presentiment that Garfield
would live. He added; MY lie was
threatened many times. have a
large package of letters labeled Threats
of Assassination" but nevertheless |
frequently walked alone, for exercise,
around several squares in Washington,
and faced boldly. on all occasions, where
danger was suspected, against the adj
vice of others. The ushers would gen
eIally detect crazy persons and turn
them away, but one morning n man
came to me aud demanded deed for
the land of the Pacific railway, and had
10 he put out"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22
Man,n NohIesf work

This is an age of great works aud won
derful inventions. Steam, electricity.
water, air, ali are made TO serve man, but
unquestionably the greatest inventions
are those which preserve mans health
and prolOng his life, and among the
greatest of these is DR. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption. Its effects are
truly wonderful, and hundreds are hap
Ply to-day who once looked forward 10
an early grave. For coughs, colds, hron-
chitis, asthma, loss of voice. hay fever,
hOarseness, group, or any affection what
ever of the throat, chest or lungs, Dr.
Kings New Discovery viii posfftreiv
cure We can cheerfully recommend il
TO all, and can unhesitatingly say il is
the only sure cure for throat and lung
affections. Trial bottles ten cents: reg
ular size 81. For sale by 3. Wheldoa &
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22
4 can tor 3 Convention.

NEW YORK, Sept IA call has1een
issued for . National Convention Of The
representatives, of agricultural. meau.
featuring and commercial interests 81
the country, to be held in Cooperss In.
stitute, this city, on the S0th of Novem.
Der, for the purpose Of considering and
recommending such Congressional &C.
ton as viii promote domestic and
foreign commerce, and afford adequate
protection 70 American industry. Com
munications relating to the convention
may be addressed TO Marcus Hanlnn
care Of American Protectionist. thil
city. and James n. Swank, secretary d
the Iron and Steel Association. Pkfla
deldhia. The convention will consist d
coo delegates
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

The State Fair at Topeka seemed to
have ''rattled" the Kansas City Exposi-
ton by very fair majority. 1t takes
considerable of show TO draw any
thing of crowd in jackson county now
a-nays
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

The power of capital and corpor-
atoms has increased and that of the peo-
pie decreased ever since the National
banks were chartered.-Staic Journal
tGreenback).
Yes, SO we heard. Now tell us some
thing about the power 10 issue school
bonds and ''get away with them" to the
tune Of $4,000, by tricks that are dark.
Can man do that yet aud then turn re-
formerS The people of Rice county
would like to know.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

Al the state soldiers reunion, h, III nj
Topeka Thursday, the following mes.
sage was ordered, with much eaIhusi.
asni, to be sent to Mrs. Garfield:
Mrs. Lueretid Garfield. Long Branch,
NJ.
Twenty thousand veteran soldiers in
the reunion here assembled, send YOU
their sympathy and love, and ask you ~
say 10 our comrade, that our hearts are
beating with an anxious hope for his re.
coycry. Say 10 him we believe that un.
der heaven, aided by that sublime cour.
age and faith which in tho past has been
TO all the people his crown of glory, nc
will lie preserved 10 the country he has
served so long, SO faithfully and so well
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

Kaasas City Journal; Tire fact that
u lot Of articles taken from the passen-
gers on the Chicago 81 Alton railroad
train at ,i'e recent robbery have been re-
covered rom where they wsre concealed,
in the neighborhood OF Blu. Cut, Is
ample and convincing proaf that many
OF the parties who participated in the
uffiir were residents of the vicinity.
The leaders who organized and planned
the raid probably got away with the
money, while they turned over the
watches, rings, ETC., TO their dupes.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

The soldiers and sailors are having q
camp fire engagement tonight which
will never be forgotten by any of them.
Ten thousand of the boys Who were
used to wars alarms are enrolled at this
reunion and are present. Speeches were
made tonight by S. z. Sheldon, Lewis
Hanback,, j. p. Hailowen and many 9th
er prominent old comrades. ST IL
O'Clock they were given q gorgeous sup
per by the citizens Of Topeka.
A resolution was adopted designating
the third Wednesday in January as the
time for the annual meeting at Topeka.
The following resolution was adopsed:
Res0Eced, That as soldiers and sailors
of Kansas, without distinction OF rank,
regiment or company, we will hereafter
hold our annual reunion at the time tx
ed for holding the State fair.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

Inter Ocean: The death of Senator
Burnside complicates the Senatorial sit
uation and gives the Democrats Il pow
erful advantage, AS they can object TO
his successor taking The oath OF Office
until president pro TEN. is elected.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

Professor Kings balloon experiment
has proved failure and has been aban-
dOned 1t seems that the time has not
yet come for aerial navigation 10 inter
fere with the leading industry of Jack
son county, Missouri.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

1t is said that the physicians whose SER
vices IN connection with the Presidents
case were recently dispensed with, have
made a charge of 500 per day each.
No wonder that DIR. Hammond, who was
left out in the cold, is bound that the
President shall not get well.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

At the Methodist Ecumenical Council
in London, preacher stated that the
success of Methodism could only be ac-
counted for by the fact that it is instinct
with the divine spirit of life. In this
respect, it has not much in common
with the Greenbaek party.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22
BrsSrrS coco.,yE

For Premature Loss of the Hair-a Phil
adelphian's opinion: "One year ago
my hair commenced falling out until
was almost bald. After using Cac0aine
a few months, / have now a thick
growth Of new hair
ALEX. HENRY. S14 East Girard Ave
Standard.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

. The Apaehes are getting a correct
idea of the value ofthe telegraph, whose
workings they once regarded with awe
and terror. Nov they cut the wires, lay
for the couriers and get a corner on all
the mail and dispatches. This system
has been followed out by the White
Mountain Indians between camps
Apache and Thomas, and led TO the first
exaggerated stories of the Carr massacre.
1t has since resulted in the very meager
reports received from the scat Of the In
dian troubles In Arizona.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

The best salye in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, clIapped hands, ehilbIains,
corns, and all kinds of skin ernptions
This salve Is guaranteed TO give perfect
satisfaction Ia every case OF money re-
funded. Price % cents per box. For
sale by B. WhelaoB & Co.
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Drowned our by enc ka,u,

CINCINNATI, o., Sept. 1G-The sol
diers' reunion has been u great disap.
pointment. Rain fell steadily yesier-
day and completely drowned out all
general exercises, but number of in
teresting regimentai and brigade re-
unions were held and the Mex
lean veterans held business
meeting and re elected their off Gers
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22

Those sanguine religionists who claim
that a speedy reign of universal right
eousness is one of the signs of the times,
will be gratified to learn that the mayor
of indianapolis has fined man for sell
ing peanuts on Sunday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-22
Big Rutter sales.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-Two of the largest
sales of butter ever made were affected
here to-day. A. C. Knopen sold 1855
packages, and Woodcock & Dexter 1 sos
packages. One lot consisted of 3,11S
tubs, ladle packed, price IKE: 81 tubs
Of dairy at 20c., and 376 tubs of creamery
af 271Zc per pound.
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"How do you manage" said lady TO
her friend, ito appear so happy all the
times" Il always have Parker's Ginger
Tonic handy" was the reply, land thus
keep myself and fanlily-in good health.
When l am well l always feel good
natured-" See other column
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shrewed raOtios Of the Land Leuxu.r.

SAESWeG E1ctAcb OF the Lana Le0gueR8.
LONDON, Sept. ia Dublin CORES
pendent says the misgivings of many
felt in regard to the possibility OF q
union of all parties IN the movement for
a revival of Irish manufactures, or, In
deed, for any useful object, are fully
justified by the result of the meeting yes
terday in connection with the proposed
exhibition. Tie land league left no
doubt that their existence IS involved in
the result, and that If they allowed the
thoughts of the people to be engrossed
with practical measures for the promo
ton of honest labor, their own occu
patton would be gone and the country
will become fearful and refuse 10 listen
to their wild appeals. Hence organized
obstruction TO the meeting was resOrted
to, and the confusion was az one time 30
great il was nearly Q hand-to-hand
fight Had the league element not
entered the arena the meeting would
have bean highly representative.
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MInern, strikn.

COLUMBUS, o. Sept ia general
strike of miners in the Hooking valley
is being discussed. MuIe-drivers and
haulers at StraitsviIle and Haydenxiile
have struck for an increase from two
dollars 70 two and a quarter per day,
and all the miners at this point are out