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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
Snorting Stolen Pronertx.


ST. LOUIS, June 1.-Some days ago
John T. Fitzpatrick, an express messen-
ger, running on the Iron Mountain rail-
road, and +. 7. King, a brakeman on
that road were drunk in Texarkana, and
wore someyery handsome and costly gold
badges, set with diamonds and other
precious stones. The men were dis
charged for being drunk and continued
their sprees. 1t was observed that in
scriptions on these badges showed they
had been presented to Gen. Grant, and
this fact was reported To the officers of
the Iron Mountain road, who suspected
something wrong and concluded to have
the men arrested. Meantime the men
ton agent their package with the
request that he should keep
it until sent for. 1t seems the men
came to st. Isouis and while here tele-
graphed the Station agent to forward the
package to Kansas City. The package
was then opened and found to contain a
solid silver soap box in which were
three or four gold badges of various de-
signs, set with diamonds, with inscrip-
tions indicating that they had been pre-
sented to Gen. Grant, one by the EN-
peror of Russia, another by the Mexi-
can veterans of San Fran
CASSOr oAOllCL DJ tAC 4NuliOukAl tCttIdlS,
association, and still another by the La
joe Legion. Detective Byers of the Iron
Mountain road was then set to work and
he and Detective Stewart, of ST. Louis,
with a police force started for Kansas
City Monday night. Yesterday they
captured Fitzpatrick in that city, and
last night they took in King at Sedalia
and brought both of them here this
morning.
Byres says that King was breaking on
the train on which General Grant and
party went from here to Galveston ON
the 30th of last March, and his theory is
that King having access to the special
car in which the party rode piundered
decorations King himself says
he obtained them from the
porter of the sleeping car, paying
him $40 for them and that it was his in
tention to keep them until General
Grant returned from Mexico, and then
get a reward. But this story is not be-
lieyed by anyone. Fitzpatrick says he
knows nothing about any robbery, but
he and King got very drunk at Texar-
kama and when he woke up he found the
breast of his coat hung with
costly decorations. As soon as he dis
covered what they were and TO whom
tACy hCAOLEC4f AC 1ASAGQ ming
for Gods sake to send them 10 WASH
ington, to be held there until General
Grants return He does not know what
King did with them. The two came
north together and went TO work at
Kansas City. Byers does not think Fitz.
patrick had anything To do with
the robbery. All of the decorations
known to have been seen on these men
when they were on the spree in Texar-
kama have not been discovered, but they
and probably more will no doubt be
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

letter and spirit Of the law than Of the
aforesaid four charges. do not for a
moment question the. correctness Of
Judge Crozier's action in 'quashing"
those informations; but the reasons fur
nished in the article do netrecommend
themselves as very conclusive.
IL would have been an evidence of
judicial dignity To have reprimanded
the prosecuting witness and the county
attorney, for numbering the files of a
court with such a burlesque. Next
Try
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

There is a rumor that the gushing
would-be congressman, John T. Crisp,
of Kansas City, has been indicted for
murder at Sulphur Springs, Texas. An
officer has been TO Jefferson City, Mis-
souri,, with reqmsition for him from
the governor Of Texas, but the governor
of Missouri refused 1t ON account of ir-
Irregularities in the document. The fol
lowing particulars are furnished:
II appears that Felix Patrick killed
n man named Daily in n street row in
Sulphur Springs, and in the battle was
himself killed. His death is charged
against Col. Crisp. The latter was in
Jefferson City shortly after the agent
was there with the requisitIon, and not
only declared his innocence of the
charge, but expressed a willingness to
90 TO Texas and stand a trial, provided
he was granted a fair and impartial one.
Col. Crisp's account of the affair was
that during his sojOurn in Sulphur
Springs at the time spoken of he was
called upon 10 quell disturbance in
the village. During the difficulty one
of the men was killed, and the other so
badly wounded that he died shortly af-
terward. Instead of shooting any one
the colonel stood between two fires and
narrowly escaped death in his efforts Ia
preserve the peace. Shortly after the
| fight the colonel's revolvers were eX
amined by acitizen and found to be full
| ly loaded, showing that he did not fire g
shot during the difficulty.
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a very important test ri the electric
light has just been sAtisfaei orily con-
cluded in tina London general post Office
In the foreign newspnre: IO'm, which
is one of the larg, st dcparinp MS in the
Office, there haze b'cn pa q sixteen
electric lights. each nf 1000 candle
power Prior la this the place was
lighted by gas, AMI great complaints
were constantly being made of the in
furious effect On the health of the men
working in the department. The
amount III gas necessary 10 bo used
raised the temperature Ia 81 degrees,
which is several degrees higher than the
hottest Of summer weather in London.
With the sixteen electric lamps in full
operation tlie temperature was only e.
degrees, and the light much more brill
liant and even.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the Board of County COM
for the location OF a county road, as follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the center of section
sixteen (lG), in township nineteen (I9), OF
half section line of sections I6 and Q until it
intersects the Emporla and Americas road in
said section g. And upon said proposed road
the Board appointed the following viewers
VIM. Wells, Jacob Taylor and j r. Stratton,
to meet at the beginning of said road. ON the
18th day of June. A. ID. 1881, at 10 O'Clock Z
M, and in conjunction with the County SUI
yeyOr, to view, locate and survey said road
and to give all parties 4 hearing. BY order
of the Board.
22-23 WA. f EWINCi County Clerk
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

A biographer of that remarkable man
Colonel Thomas A. Scott, of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. says: ale never
took business troubles across the TIRES.
hold of his home" This was no doubt
one secret of his success His hours at
home were hours of recreation. Probl.
bly, no man has lived in this country
who developed so much Of what is call
cd business ability rs Coloael Scott, and
hence his methods are worthy of study
and imitation.
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LYnn County Normal Institute

The Annual County Normal Institute VIII
be held at EmporIa in the High school build
ing commencing July IIth. and Will continue
four weeks
photography. Rcasiing. Writing. English
Grammar and Composition, geogl Apply, arith-
metie, United States History, Constitution OF
Unitc'i States, Bookkeeping, Physiology and
Natural Philosophy viii he taught. Classes
IN algebra. botany and drawing will be form
ed ii n sufficient number desire to pursue
these Studies.
A Model School will probably be conducted
during the last two weeks of the Institute. in
which the pupii-teaeher can test methods
SiScu in the theory and practice class.
Evening lectures Will b. given by the State
superintendent aud other prominent eiHca-
tors.
Ihcre Will he an examination fog eeftln-
Gates at the close al the Institute. At the last
session OF the Legislature the standard oi
qualification for certificates was raised ant
definitely iXetl, hence the necessity orteach-
ers availing themselves OF this opportunity
for improvement
For further Information address.
p j. CARAiICiIAEs. Conductor,
or o. i. WHARTON. Co Sul,t.
Dl3nt6-w2lt4 EmpuriI, Kansas
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
Mans Noblest Work j..

This is an age of great works and Won
derful inventions. Steam, electricity,
water, air, all 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
coYery for consumption. It's effects are
truly wonderful, and hundreds are hap
Ply to-day who once looked forward TO
an early grave. For coughs, colds, bron-
chitis, asthma, loss of voice, hay fever,
hoarseness, Group. or any affection what
ever of the throat, chest or lungs, DIR.
Kings New Discovery win positiUeEy
cure. We can cheerfully recommend it
to all, and can unhesitatingiy say it is
the only sure cure for throat and lung
affections. Trial bottles ten cents; reg
ular size 81. For sale by B. Wheldon &
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

New York Tribune: One of the
latest developments of the Conkling
fight against the Republican party is a
shower of mud Mt Secretary Blaine
Having tried in vain to injure the Presi.
dent by this kind of warfare, they
drop him and turn their batteries upon
Mr.. Blaine. They won't succeed any
better there. The man who really
ruined Mr. Conkling is Mr.. Coulllmg
He is n victim of his own bIunders He
cannot save himself by hiring all tho
professional mud-slingcrs in the coun
try to throw filth at the President and
his secretary of state.
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New York Mercantile Journal, May
%: The New York banks continue to
accumulate funds. The last report shows
an increase of $9,T93,3OO in deposits
while the increase of loans was nearly
three millions less; so to that extent, at
least, the increase of deposits could not
have come from loans but must have been
real money. The Treasury payments
will TO considerable extent account
for the charge in the bank figures. The
bank surplus reserve his increased ST.
921, 1875 standing now mt $16,73S, 575
above the 2J per cent, of deposits as
compared with $I4,s17, 200 last week,
and $13,0l9, 975 at the corresponding date
last wear.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

The farmers aud market gardeners in
the vicinity of Cincinnati are very much
discouraged over the fact that no rain
has fallen in that portion of Ohio for
over three weeks, and vegetation, in con-
sequence, is languishing, and corn,
wheat, oats and berries have already
suffered severely for want of moisture.
The husbandmen of the afflicted section
should make arrangements with Col.
Dan. II. Anthony, of the Leavenworth
Times, To regulate their weather, or pull
up stakes and cmigrate 10 "droughty
Kansasu
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RanidIy ConyalescIpg

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 31.-Mrs.
Garfield has been entirely free from fever
since Saturday, and is rapidly conva-
lescing. The President will soon re-
move his family to the soldiers home
for the summer. At a cabinet meeting
TO day he announced his intention of at.
tending the graduating exercises of the
Naval Academy June 10, and commence.
ment exercises at Williams College July
4, 5, and 6.
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Road Nntice

Notice is hereby given that n petition has
been presented to the Board OF County CON-
m toner's of Lyon county. Kansas. asking
for the location of county road, follows,
to-wit: Commencing ut the northeast cor
ner of section 20, township q, range 10
practicable, to the southeast corner OF Sec
tion b. township 81, range 10, TO the coNniy
line between Lyon and Greenwood counties.
pointed the following viewers: {. w. Gilman,
Adam Bitter and T. Grove. TO meet at the
beginning of said road an the IIih day al
June. y ~ 1881. ut 10 "'c.ock II m g., aud in
onjuncti IN with Il c County SaIVcyor. to view
locate AMI survey "a Il road, antii gre :;
parties hearing. ny order i ti:c HoIid
p % va 7. EWING County Gicsk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

One of Mr.. Conkling's friends at AL
bany has announced the program of the
Primate to be to make and hold dead
lock in the present legislature, and IN
the fall canvass to make his disagreement
with the administration the issue of the
campaign, and secure, il possible, the
election offs legislature that will return
him to the senate in January. 1t is
argued that success achieved in such n
contest would elevate him to the highest
pinnacle Of American political history,
and place him in the field as 4 winning
capdidate for the presidential nomina-
tion in 1884. We suspected, by the way
Roscoe kicked, that he was loaded for
bear.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

Cyrus w. Field has just returned 10
New York from trip around the world,
and says that the streets of that city are
filthier than any lie saw while he was
abroad, though he visited some of the
dirtiest places in Europe, Asia and AZ
RIGA. From all we can learn of the thor
oughfares of the great metropolis, we in
fer they must compare quite favorabiy
with the alleys of Emp"ria IN the de-
lights which they offer t. the sense of
sight and of smell.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that a petition has
been presented to the Board OF County Com
missioneTs of Lyon county, Kansas, asking
to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner
of section ID, township 81, range 10, thence
south to the southeast corner of section 81 ,
township 2l, range 10 And upon said pro
posed road the Board appointed the FOL-
lowing viewers: j. W. Newman, L. *.
Price and W. Hill, TO ueut at The
beginning of SAID road OH the
18th day OF June. AID ISSI 1T 10 O'Clock a IN .
and in conjunction with the County survey
or, to view. locate and survey said road and
to give all parties u hearing Hy "r.Icr oil the
Board. WIN +. EWING
2S-23 County [ Icrk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

During the decade ending June, 1880,
the population of the United States in
creased about 39 per cent. In the same
period the total cereal product of the
country, according To the recent census
reports, increased l0G per cent. This
one fact goes far toward explaining the
remarkable prosperity now existing.
Our surplus of bread stulls is much
larger than il has ever been before.
Afler our own people have been album
IDENTIFY fed there remains vast quantity
of grain To sell to other nations.
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New York Tribune; An Interesting
conversation is said TO have occurred be
tween Postmaster-General James and
Senator Logan recently. The Senator
said: "AIr. James, hope you will
probe this star route corruption 10 the
bottom. Never mind whom it touches;
don't mind either those men Rho cry ont
that the investigations will hurt the party.
Reform never ruins" To this the Post
master.G General replied quietly: Il will
investigate regardless of consequences. +"
The public did not need THIS assurance.
Taey have had full faith in Mr. James
thoroughness from the start, and if Cen
eral Brady and Mr.. Dorsey had any
doubts on that point they have had them
dispelled.
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Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that :. petit IN hats
been presented L. the Board oi tr-sn ON
mi SiOncrS OF Lyon county, kIst>a- aSi in"
Tor the location III II equity roai ;tS Follows.
to-wit: ComGcncIng at the nor hNc-t -Ist'r
of northeast quar- ter OF section -, township 81
range 10, thence cast one aud one half miles +,
thence south o. c-hal! mTlc, theme ;lst about
20 rods to the north bank OF ii C We digTiS riv-
er TO fntereect road lunutn- cast AMI upon
salt proposed roiIJ the Board appointed the
following viewers: Daniel Bitlrr Freeman
Soulc AMI w. L. Starr, tn = Get Ut the hr-
ginning of said road. on the lS,h daV OF
June, "A H. ISL at 10 o'cInck m. ssnd in
conjunction with ihe county ryc4 OF, IL
view, locate and survey said 10 al. aud to give
all parties Il hearing. By orIcr oi the Board.
- % MN. +. EWING, County CLERK.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

Eighty thousand al ''lirs pr gar VIII
he saved by cultIig down thr " Tk 'ii "a
single stnr route, and the people along
the line expect 10 be as wei served ~ G.
fore. 1t Is not much wonder that Brady
and Dorsey yearncd so fervenliy /" be
let alone
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
Road Nntice

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the board OF county com
misSioners of Lyon county, Kansas, asking for
the locating of q county road, as follows, 10
wit: Commencing at the northwest corner
of section rs, township 10, ranged ID, thence
south on section line as near as practically
to the southeast corner of section 20, townshi D
10. range I3. And upon said proposed road
the board appointed the following viewers,
Geo. White, +. j.. Moshcr and David Harr, to
meet at the beginning OF said road on the
10th day of June, a d 1881, at 10 O'Clock Il
M and in conjunction with the county sur
of the board.
% % WIN. F. EWING, County Clerk
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INCREASE OF Pay.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 81 The
Court of Claims to-day overruled the
petition of the Union Pacific r. r. Co.,
to be allowed additional compensation
for carrying the mails in postal cars in
excess of the rates now and heretofore
paid by the Government for postal car
service on this and other roads. The de-
cision renders the past and present rates
of compensation unchanged.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
Storms in Texas.

GALVESTON, Texas, May 31-A News
Waco special says fearful hail storm
visited the south part of McLeman and
the north part of Belle counties Satur-
day night. A number of farm houses
were torn down, one lady was killed and
two men were badly hurt. Near Craw-
ford several houses were unroofed.
A Dallas special says violent wind
and rain storm swept over that city last
night The rain fell in torrents, flush
ing all the streams. Trinity river is ris-
ing rapidly and it is expected to over
flow its banks. The News special re-
ports wind, rain and hail storms in var
ious portions Of the state, in many in
stances totally destroying fruit and ser
iously injuring corn, cotton and wheat
crops. A News Taylor special says 4
hurricane visited Taylor Saturday even
ing, lasting forty minutes. No
lives were lost. Mr.. B. U. Trains
house was blown down and two
families sustained serious injuries.
The Christian church was blown from
its foundation and the Catholic church
and Odd Fellows hall were totally
wrecked. Nealy all the barns and out
houses were demolished. Scarcely a
house in town escaped damage; fences
were blown down and trees were up.
! rooted for miles around.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been presented to the Board of County Com
missioncrs of Lyon county. Kansas, asking
for the location of q county road, rs follows,
to-wit: Commencing at the northwest corner
of the southwest quarter OF section No. SO,
township 90, range II, thence Que west one
and one-half miles to the Emporia and Euro
ka road And upon said proposed road the
Priest, W. L. Stokes and Il. Funk, to meet at
the beginning of said road, on the 2lst day of
June. A. ID. 1881. at 10 O'Clock M =, ana in
conjunction with the County Surveyor, to
view, locate and survey said road, and to give
all parties hearing. BY order of the Board
% % WIN. +. EWING, County Clerk.
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Regariling thn Ifes.

WASHINGTON. May 31.-Under order
from the war department, Gen. Pope is
stationing troops at the most accessible
points for service in case there should
be trouble with the Ute Indians when
their removal under the Ute treaty is to
be consummated. Care will be taken
that no movement of troops likely TO ex-
cite The Indians Is made.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
MevlnE Coz a sl.Ip Canal.

ATHENS, May 31-Rinori, Governor of
the National Bank of Greece, is negoti-
ating with the Government and DeLes-
seps, with a view of constructing a ship
canal through the isthmus of COrinth to
connect the waters of the gulf of Corinth
with those of the Kgean Sea. 1t is be
lieved call for convention in this be
half will shortly be signed
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby, of New
York, characterizes some Of the portions
Of the Bible which do not appear in the
new edition as ''insidious obsolcscenccs."
The rural press of Kansas in lis cdi'
torial treatment of the Revised Tesla
ment, should not overlook This point
which, If true, is evidently o. the mos'
vital importance.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
Fan Erom a HorizontaI Dar

UPPER SANDUsKY, Ohio, May 3d.
Bib Conepaugh, while performing on
the horizontal bar at the Circus. Royal
and English Menagerie here Saturday
night, fell to the ground in consequence
of one of the stay wires breaking. He
was picked up insensible and found to
be very seriously injured. He was con-
veyed to the Hudson house, where he
still lies under medical treatment.
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found, for it is believed that all the
presents Gen. Grant is known TO have
had with him were stolen. A very SIM
gular feature of the affair is that If Gen.
Grant was really robbed nothing should
have been heard of it till now, for it is
scarcely possible the General should not
have discovered his loss, and having dis
covered it and not made 1t known or
taken measures to secure his property.
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Immigration.

NEW YORK, May 3l.-Immigration
for this month exceeds the figures for
the same month last year by 81 900. The
number is larger than for any one month
in our history. The Castle Garden ar
rivals each month since the 1st of JAN
uary, are as follows: January, SOS2 !;
February, 9,75S; March, 1908; April,
59.74S; May, 76,S12. Total for the five
months, 1S3, los.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

The observance of Memorial Day at
Topeka, must have been characterized
this year with AN impressive s"lemniiy
tina. never attached to u local celebration
of that beautiful anniversary in the past.
We see by the Commonwealth Tint a
pathetic and grief-compelling feature OF
the occasion was the reading of an orig
inal poem by Joe Waters.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

The Rev. Professor Swing, Of Chicago,
regards the wonderful demand for the
new edition of the revised Scriptures rs
a cheering sign that the tide of uniR liel
in God and the hereafter has net over
flowed the love and reverence Tor the
New Testament
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02

A postmaster named Linton E. Graft,
of Linton, Ohio, has been arrested, al
Altoona, Pa, for counterreiIing money
orders and postal cards. Graf had in
his grip-sack, when arrested, 1856 money
orders uToa twenty-threc different offices
in five or six states, each order being for
$50, and he had presented and drawn or
dsrs 0n six other Offices, aggregating
$3.50. He made full confession, dc
claring that he was one of gang of
twelve ar fifteen persons engaged ia this
swindling business..and that their opera
tons coyer,d an aggregate If more than
800 600.
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Practically stopped

WASHINGTON, May 3l.-The circula-
ton of the standard silver dollar from
the treasury vaults has practically
stopped altogether. During the fall and
carly winter there was quite q demand
for this coin for the purpose OF moving
the crops. That demand stopped when
the crop movement was over. Since the
1st of January last there has been no call
for silver. All of the dollars that have
been coined since that date remain in the
treasury Further than this the silver
in circulation has found its way back
into the vaults. The amount Outstand-
ing has steadily decreased. The coin.
age at this date of little over So, 000, O00
a month goes steadily on.