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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01
srRANaER THAN FICTION.

The recent opening of the new route
to the Pacific coast-vis the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe and the Southern Pa
cific-the first through train either way
having lately reached its final objec-
tive point, makes the following sketch
in order, and it is certainly interesting:
About twenty-five years ago there
were two poor boys. There were also
other poor boys at that time, but the
story Of these two boys is particularly
worth telling. One was named Bill, and
he was beginning to learn to be tele-
graph operator in a railroad office on q
plug road in Wisconsin. The other boy
we will call Al and he was screwing
brakes on the freight trains of road in
Illinois. Both were industrious shrewd,
honorable, enegeiic boys, and did their
work as well as they knew how. They
intended to work up TO something better.
They succeeded. Bill got to be station
agent, then agent tor larger road at a
more important point, then division sup
erintendent of an other road, then gener-
al superintendent of a great road running
| from Chicago westward. Then Boston
capitalists, who were building a great
line in the West, put him in charge OF
their immense operations. Al got TO be
| freight conductor, then he WAS astonished
by being called off his train TO become
assistant to the superintendent of the
road on which Bill was, a few years after
wards, general superintendent; he was
made division superintendent, and then
great companyN on the Pacific coast
tempted him over there at very high sal
airy, and placed him in charge of their
great and growing system of lines. The
| other day Bill set out from the eastern
end Of the line in Kansas, to travel to its
southern end in New Mexico, q distance
of $50 miles. About the same time Al
set out from his home in San Francisco
| to travel over his line to the same point
| in New Mexico, q distance Of about ,20O
miles, and shortly Bill and AL will meet
again and shake hands at Deming, n. NJ.
over the completion OF the second great
| transcontincntal railway line by the con-
nectiou of the two roads of which they
are managers. Bill Is now known as w
| B. Strong, general manager of the Atchi.
son Topeka and Santa Fe, and Al is A
| N. Towne, general superintendent of the
Central and Southern Pacific railway
| ystem. How they would have laughed
| when one was = telegraph operator and
the other a freight brakeman il some
body had told them that by the time
they reached middle life they would be
the managers of lines reaching from the
Missouri river down to Mexico, across
the Arizona desert up through the sands
of California to San Francisco, and
thence eastward over the Sierras TO the
great Salt Lake This is the fact to-day
and, moreover, the great railways which
they command have not by any means
ceased growing, and these two men stu
young, have not yet attained TO the sum.
NIT of their imminence. This is good
story for the boys TO read. 1t shows
what energy, and fidelity, and brains
can accomplish in this republic of inf
mite possibilities.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01
THE NOTARY PUBLIC Law.


An act respecting notaries public and
amendatory of section five of chap
ter seventy-one, general statutes of
1868.
Be IL enacted by the legislature Of the
State Of Kansas:
SECTION l. That section five of chap
ter seventy-one, general statutes of 1868,
entitled IAN act respecting NOtaries
Public" be amended so as tn read as
follows: Section 5. Every notary pub
lie shall provide notarial seal contain
ing his name and place of residence, and
shall authenticate all his official acts, at
testatlon and instruments Herewith, and
he shall add to his official signature the
date of expiration of his commission as
such notary public
SEC. 2. If any notary public shall
neglect or refuse to attach to his official
signature the date OF expiration OF his
commission, as provided in section of
this act, he shall be deemed guilty of q
misdeneanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding one Kindred dollars.
SEC. g. Section five of chapter seventy
nine general statutes of 1853. is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 4 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publica-
ton in the official state paper.
Approved March 5, 1881.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01
POLITICIAN AND PERSONAL

Senator Malone has daughter and
two sons who are old enough to enter
society.
Did the Brigadiers hear the law Of
gravitation illustrated in the senate on
Monday!
New York Tribune: The further it
gels on the more it looks like Garfield
administration.
We violate no confidence when we say
that the name of Kansas City's next
mayor will be Dan Frink.
The evidences that Garfield is his own
boss are multiplying as rapidly as the
most captious Democrat could desire.
General Garfield plainly recognizes
the fact that he was elected president by
the Republican party, and not by any
one mans party.
The Democracy are impressed with
the conviction that Malone has succeed
ed in defining his political status with
tolerable accuracy.
Mr.. Hoar has coined new and COM
plete definition of the Democratic BOur-
bona man who never learns anything
but forgets a great deal"
y The striking resemblance between Ben
Hill and a small piece of soap after q
big days washing, must be extremely
confusing. just at present, even to the
most familiar friends Of the senator from
Georgia.
Senator Conkling is uncOmmonly
han ly to have around during q close
presidential campaign, but as for the
balance of the four years-well, we may
discuss that feature of the caan in some
future issue.
The public will be relieved to learn
that the funeral services of the late
Car of Russia have finally been con-
cluded, his remains having been laid
away in the vault last Saturday, with
great pomp.
The Globe Democrat is furnishing its
re Siers with an intensely interesting b.
ography, in photographic form, of Mr..
OverstoIz, the present incumbent and
Democratic candidate for reelection as
mayor OF st Louis.
Carter Harrison has been renominated
by the Democrats of Chicago for mayor
of that city. If the Republicans fail to
defeat him they will let slip the oppor
tuniIy of utilizing the best material fol
political cadaver in this country.
The Baroness Burdett-C outts is moi
coming to this country as reported. 1t is
rumored that this decision is the result
of determined purpose on her part, to
hedge against all chances of flIrtation
between her thrifty husband and the
giddy widow Stewart.
In precipItating conflict between
himself and the administration, it may
be well enough for Mr.. Conkling TO re-
member that he has not only tackled 8
man who can hold him level single.
handed, but has knocked the chip of the
shoulder of q president who has the PEG
pie at his back, and that they will insis
upon tair play in all the little picnic.
which cratic politicians may devise fol
their own purposes.
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her ability to hold out sill the early
water-melons are ripe.
Secretary Bob Lincoln is extensively
visited by colored people, who want to
shake the hand of Abraham Lincoln's
son.
There is a movement on foot in St.
Louis TO keep dissipaied young men out
Of society. The practical enforcement
Of such proscripiive policy would re-
suit in highly sympathetic relation
between the social and business interests
of the town.
The Swedish Tribune, OF Chicago, es-
Inmates the number of Swedes, NOrwe-
gians and Danes in the United States at
100000. They are principally farmers
residing in Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Mebrasks and Kansas. They are
thrifty, frugal and industrious, and make
good citizens.
| We fear the Democratic editors will
find 1t uphill business 10 discover Ian
guage adequate TO their relief in com
meniing upon Mahone's latest broad
side in the senate. They should no
have exhausted their vocabularies unit
they had sized. with some degree Of &c
curscy, the belligerent resources OF thu
gentleman from Virginia
The London World has Garfield say
ing: "Mr Gladstone goes out of offic'
"a h. e;,,ao 40 .-.naIoso L.. IYo,,n a,
, Lord Beaconsfleld goes into retirement
and has leisure TO pen his caustic novels
. am never out of Office, and beyond
, few magazine articles on military, agri
cultural and political subjects. hav
Z never had time to prepare anything 10
E publication"
e Sarah Bernhardt. the celebrate
y French tragedienne, was so enrapture
!. with the falls of Niagara, that ate
e viewing them she wrote the followin
n words in the hotel register: How goo
, God is to have created such beautifu
:. things. With enthusiasm. Signed, So
b rah Bernhardt, 1891" And how refresl
y ing it is to finally strike foreigner VIII
e virtually comedies that she could nc
It have improved upon the plans employe
e by Providence in His construction of
d least one feature of the American col
e tinent.
z It is automatically announced thu
Il james Gordon Bennett aspires to be th
s husband of the Princess Beatrice, I'll
a youngest daughter of Queen VictOri
= Had that enterpFising journalist th
II sand of Ashmead Bartlett. he ,wOul
n look higher. If a penniless young ma
:. from America can marry baroness an
If the richest woman in England, we Sc
'e nothing to prevent the editor of such
n newspaper bonanza IS the New for
T. Herald from suing for the hand Of u
5 Widow Guelph herself, with reasonab
hopes of success.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01
Another Exodus

WASHINGTON, March pa delega-
ton of prominent white and colored CT
tiZens who have some connection with
the exodus movement in the south, call
ed on the president and informed him
that very general movement was in
progress among the better class of COL
ored people in the south looking to an
emigration during the present season TO
New Mexico The persons who
were preparing TO leave were
in all cases possessors OF means
sufficient to purchase small tracts
of land and to support themselves
by farming. Measures have already
been taken for the purchase of several
very large tracts of land in the most fer
tile portions OF New Mexico, and the
purpose ofthe call on the president was to
ask that q military escort might be
granted 20 the emigranss from certain
points where they expected to rendez-
Vous The president expressed great in
terest in the movement and promised
that unless there was something in the
Law on military regulations 10 forbid
such assistance, IL would be extended.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

Mr.. S. Brown, the presidents pri-
vate secretary, is native of Washing
ton, the son of n carpenter there. The
Syracuse Journal says his Sunday
school teacher, Mr.. baltimore, inspired
the boy to aim higher than carpenters
work as assistant to his father, and gave
him instruction in Latin, which the boy
learned at night after handling carpen-
ter's tools through the day. After a
year or two of study his teacher adj
vised him TO Learn shorthand. To this
art he applied his patience and industry,
always practising at night amer the
days labor. Thus he worked ON, till
at length he was employed by Garfield
To write for him evenings. Proving ex.
pert, he was engaged To go TO Mentor
where he survived the siege of office.
hunters; and now, having followed good
advice. he moves up to.a salary Of So,
200 per year.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

to signify that he disapprOved of the
consolidation. He consequently waited
until the deal had been cOnsumatcd.
Mr.. Ames completes the five represents
tives of Jay Gould, who were made
members of directors under the terms of
the contract, the others being Gould
himself, Gen. Eckert, Sidney Dillon and
Russell Sage.
Tho Electric Light in New York
NEW YORK, March Els. B. Eaton,
vice-pTesident of the Edison Electric
Light Company, was asked by u Tribune
reporter for further details Of the CON-
pany's plans in regard to the lighting
of buildings in this city. "The com
pany" said Eaton, "has not made any
application to light streets, and will not
do SO, certainly for the present, as IFS sys.
tenn of lighting IS especially adapted
to domestic use. The field is so large
that it will engross all the resources OF
the company for long time. Statistics
show there are 800 gas jets in houses for
every street lamp, and our company seeks
first to supply q larger demand for 800
lights than a smaller demand for single
lamp. We shall have larger revenue
from power than light.
Water Works Convention.
st. Louis, March 29.-Some dozen or
more engineers and superintendent of
water works at Chicago. Dubuque, Keo
kuk, Memphis, and other points in the
West and South, met At Washington Uni
versity Hall this morning to discuss mat
tiers appertaining to the operation of wa
Ter works, the waste of water, economi
cal use of coal, the meter question, &C.
| and the feasibility or benefit Of organic
| ing a national association.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

The New York Tribune thus optic
mixes the difference between the debt,
payers OF Virginia, and the readjusters
n matter at this time, of special in.
terest, 10 view NJ the prominence at
taching to Senator Malone, the leader
of the latter party, whose speech, in dc
tense of his record in connection with
the finances OF his state, is published
elsewhere in this number:
Briefly stated, the difference between & {
two parties is this: In 1879 the debtpayerS
after consultation with the bond holders
passed an act recognizing debt of about
$a2, 900 900, aud agreed to pay three, four and
I'VE per cent. interest on the new bends. The
readJusters repealed this law, aud in 1881
passed one recognizing a debt OF about $40,
100000, and offering new bonds at three pei
cent This bill was to have been submitted q
che people, but 1t was vetoed by the governor
The rcadIusters do not recognize las the
siebtpayers dol the Interest which ACCRUED
during che period Of war and Teconztruc.
tion." and which was capitalized by the
iundIng act OF 1871. Il is chiefly by 1'elimi.
nating'' this item that they propose to reduce
The debt TO $40 900 900.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

New York Tribune: That effervescent
patriot, Ben Hill, says the south wants
peace and good government If the
south would show zeal for the same in
other ways than by stuffing ballOt-boxss
and bull-dozing negroes. the north would
have more sympathy. So long as peace
in the south means suppression Of the
franchise, and good government" means
Bourbon rule or ruin, all the fine
words of Mr.. Hill will have no more Of
feet upon the northern mind than q pea
shooter on an alligator.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01
Mtaruer;en

NEW YcRK, March s7.-GeneraI Gran,
said 10 the Reporter: I'VE start to-mnr.
row for Mexico Our party consists OF
Senator Romeo, of Mexico; my son,
Ulysses; my secretary, Mr.. Dawson, from
the war department in Washington, and
myself II Is our intention 10 60 through
without stopping, because the steamer
sails from Galveston on the 81 shall
be gone from four 10 ten weeks on bust.
ness connected with railroads.
Senior Romero, who was next seen,
packing for the trip. said: Gen Grant
was elected president Of the Mexican
Southern railroad for two reasons. The
first and perhaps more Important was q
desire to cement more strongly the exist
ing friendly feeling between the coun-
tries. and the other that Il was consider
ed in the interest Of the Company. The
railroads are pushing ahead, developing
the country very rapidly.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

Governor Lew Wallace, who IS about
to exchange his home in New Mexico
for one in Paraguay, has just given to q
newspaper correspondent 8 fiaitering
description Of the territory IN which he
has lived for several years past. In
speaking of the mineral resources of
New Mexico the Governor said: II
may repeat the opinion that this terri
tory will equal, If not surpass, her
neighbors in her yield OF various preci-
GUS metals within her mountains and
ranges. The work OF prospecting and
mining has already fairly set in, and
soon we may look for results. Hereto
fore variety OF causes have contributed
to prevent thorough work in this direc-
ton. AS can be readily understood, the
native Indians and Mexicans have no
interest in the mining work. The In
dians make II capital offense for one Of
their number tn aid prospector in the
discovery of q mine, while the native
Mexican could not be induced for any
money 10 join white man In the work
1t is nonsense for any one to attempt the
argument that the territory is not rich il
precious metals. We ind productive dis
trIcis in Arizona, Colorado and old Mex
leo, south, west and north Of US, viii
geological formations here identically
the same, and as the prospector has come
to stay with US he will make the bes
possible use of his time and develop tht
country. Neither hostile Indians, LAND
grants, nor wild animals will intimidat.
the prospector or capitalist from taking
the gold out Of these mountains. FRS
comes the era of prospecting, which il
already far advanced; and next the er,
of production, which we have fairly en-
tered upon, and TO be developed for al
it is worth. Then, too, we have coal il
abundance. bituminOus and anthracite
Next may be mentioned the article o
gypsum, which is so common as to b
hardly merchantable commodity. Il
one part OF the territory there is q con
tinuous marsh of gypsum thirty mile
long aud six wide"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

New York Herald: An assembly com
mittee is to investigate oleomargarint
and lard cheese While they are abou
It cannot they devise some plan protect
ing the public against cheese nude o
SKINNED milk and real butter that seem'
TO be nothing but rancid greases The
palate, rs we'll M the INTELLECT, deserves
consideration by such bodies.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

Employing veterinary figure, Soma
tor Conkling is not, strictly speaking, a
draft horse. He works in the traces
with a fair degree of satisfaction during
a close political canvass, but the balance
of his time is arduously devoted &c
those recalcitrant diversions which seem
to be so congenial to his high metal.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

'Carry Out the Corpse" is the sugges-
tive headline under which the Kansas
City Times announces the adjournment
of the Democratic legislature of Missou
ri. 1t has become so thoroughly conven
tional to associate Bourbonism, in all it'
forms, with decay and deulh, that il il
not marvellous that even u Democratic
editor should employ the pcs'-morien
figure quoted above, u convey the intel
ligence which il suggests.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

Senator ingalls,, OF this state, was 4
classmate OF General Garfield, and the
closest intimacy has always existed be
tween them The senator lunched with
the president by special invitation, abou
n week ago, and Kansas affairs were
thoroughly discussed.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

The Chicago Inter Ocean celebrated
its tenth birthday on Saturday, and is
sued booming thirty-two page edition
in commemoration of the attainment of
its frat decade. The euterprisins pub
fishers have had Il handto-hand fight
with those adverse influences which
must always be met in the establishment
of daily newspaper, but having mas
tered every obstacle are now on a splen
did financial footing, and are issuing one
of the very best papers in the western
country.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

Mir. Conllling seems to be in the dumps
again, this time over the nomination of
Robertson us collector of customs ut the
port of New York. Unless it be pos
possible thing for man To light with
himself, we know of but one man in The
country whom the senator from New
York would not antagonize AS president
of the United States.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

New York Tribune: Senator IIoai
takes altogether too tragical view OF
the obstructive tactics of his Demo
cratic colleagues. They are not plotting
treason, revolution or rebellion. They
are not plotting anything in particular.
They are simply following the bent of
their original genius for putting them
selves into hole, which they will be
compelled to crawl out of, and TO crawl
out backwards at that.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

Live Otock commission MerchantS.
WalI street.
NEW YORK. March %.
Prime MercantEIe Paper soc per cent.
Live StSeA AaFks4s.
KANSAS CITY. March 30
Catue-Receipts, 537; shipmentS, 50; mar.
ket more firm and active: shade higher az.
ures than Yesterday; native steers. averaging
eSs ana seStss % sOsS q eoSs /. is a
Hogs-Receipts, POS; shipments, 3l1 mar
ket frmer and active; sales ranged at o00
shecp-Receipts. lTs; Shipments. none; mar.
ket steady; common natives averaging 81
Pou nds, sold at So 30
Ifogs-R Receipts, $500; shipnaenis. $500:
active; Workers and Baltimores. IS s00S 20;
mixed packing; . COOS 60; good 70 choice
Cattie-Reeeipts, 1900; shipments. coo;
market fairly active and steady; butchers
:teers active and strong; this class Of cattle
shipping a 6s95 Is; medium 70 fair, s. EGS
good. S 7s9I 50; cows aid heiierS 6 "a
.; feeders, - eo9A 70; stockers, - coG3 Is;
fair 70 good corn fen Texas steers. g 750
Sheep Receipts. 100; Shipments, none;
market strong; medium 20 good. 81 0o9S Is;
choice 70 fancy, y Ass 90
Grain saa Predacs znrks4S.
KAHsAsGIFY March 40
Wheat Receipts. 7.7SD bushels: shIpEaeass
1.3i4 bushels; IN store, 1880 bushels: mar.
kee nTm; No. ], sc; No. & Se5<c; No. 8, e6Xe.
Corn Receipts. 7.64t bushcis: shipmenrs.
5s53S bushels: in store - 1s9 bushels: HaY-
ket more steady: No mtxed d1c bid a9k
asked; No white naked, 38Ke
0ate-No- Z. axe bid
Egys-Aarket weak At lie per Dozen
Butter-DnIl at lao lie for choice In siR-
gle package lots.
Flour-Iower; Xxx. So so0i GO; XXX.
g aoQ4 6; family, q 1905 o.; choice 70 fancy.
W6cat-H Higher. closed weak; No. red ste5
@l U.s. cash; NO do, s9kc; No. do &c
Corn-MiEher and easy; nxo41x cash.
0ats-siow; so9ss<c cash.
Bsrley-DaIl. ana unchanged; choice to
fancy, 6oc63l 05.
Pork-Sl0W; jobbiDg SIS ~
Dry salt AeAss-strong; = es04 90, q.
Bseon-FIrIs; Is 90. eoas 50
L8rd-HigheT; SO 9q.as6ed.
Buteer-Qufes: dairy 1099s.
Eggs-Fifm; HK.
CHIcAso, March %
flour Steady nnd unchaHeed
Wnest-Uaaetsled and generally kiRher;
No. spxing 81 Oe9$1 e cash
a, S.,<ofn-katriy acttsei in fair demand; SSK0
S0Ets-stgong an6 higher; sox0ase cash.
Professionally lower; SiS 450lB Is cash
Lard-in lair demand: SIC Is cash
Ba Aeats-Steady and unchanged shout
SsEs - Is; short ribs, 81 Sos -; short clear,
- AZ
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

Senator Brown, Of Georgia, displays
more. of the symptoms of Bourbon
than his past associations and record
would have led muny TO expect. He
takes the place on the Democratic side
of the senate of the late Mr. Ben Hill
And has Ben Hill died in vain?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

Dan Voorhees,, the tall squak-amore
of the all-bosh, has signilied his purpose
TO reply to Mahone's recent speech in
the senate. II has been suspected fnT
some days that the altiiudinous HoosieI
was suffering from retention of gas
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

The Wisconsin Legislature has passed
n bill forbidding any one to treat another
to drink of Intoxicating liquor at a
public place, under penalty of from
s. to $40 The enforcement Of that
measure will result in n very sensible
appreciation in the cost of Democratic
votes in the Badger state
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01

The metropolitan journals of the cast
in treating upon the subject OF prohibit
ton in Kansas, show about as accurate
an appreciation of the practical bearings
of the question us is manifested by the
European press in its discussion oi
American politics.