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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06
A NEW LEGAL ExPED1ENr.

There appeared in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat of Sunday, April End, under
the above head, the following editorial,
which we regard of sufficient interest to
our readers to give place in our COL
umns:
The Kansan is nothing If not sensa-
tional. There is something Ia the at
mospherc Of the state OF John Brown
and st. John, of sunfiowcrs and much
wind, which makes folks queer and
sharply individual. They delight out
there in getting themselves Ia ked about /;
the science of advertising is one that
they understand to perfection. Their
wares do not always come Ep 10 the GER
tificate, but the deception is so unique, as
q rule, and 50 choicely impudent, that
it is much better laughed at than scorn-
ed or denoCnced-and upon this fact the
shrewd and thrifty squatter sovereign
bases his speculations, and gets in his
work, so to speak. He has q supreme
contempt for the commonplace; to be
peculiar is his notion of comprising
success; under the expedient of audacity
he hides q multitude of sins, which 9TH
erwise would inevitably find him out.
A case in point is that OF the Kansas
lawyer who recently shocked the pro-
priety and dignity of the supreme court
at Washington 10 a way that has made
him the talk of the whole country. He
was . stranger making his first appear
ance before that august tribunal. 1t is
quite likely that his previous practice
had been limited 10 the police court and
the sudden emergencies of the lych code |;
purely an accident, il must have been
that took him to the supreme court. The
ordinary man, even of the genus attor-
ney-at-law, would have gone into such
lofty and sacred precincts with excessive
trembling and misgivlng. But our Kan
san took a different view of it. Here
was an opportunity of a lifetime. He
would compel attention, and secure
q first-class advertisement for him
self and his GLORIOUS young state" by
deviatlng from the ordinary rules, and
introducing q feature not set down in
the bills.
He exploded himself upon the sedate
and yawning justices, we are told, in a
homespun suit of obsolete and ludlcrous
cut, without collar or neckerchief, Nnd
displaying shirt front that smackea of
the soil and had never known starch Ut
ironing. His cuffs were pulled up TO
the elbows, revealing q red flannel IN
dergarment; his hands were pictur-
esquely long, and bony and dirty brown,
and large quid Of tobacco rolled from
side to side of his capacious mouth and
sent little suggestive streams Of Juice
trickling down his long, scant beard.
He drew himself up with jerk when
his turn came to speak, PITCHED his
voice in q high key, swung his arms
around perfectly regardless. snapped his |
fingers, brought his fist down with |
hang from time TO time. and at last, hav |
ing concluded, he cOollY threw himself
into q chair and stretched forth his feet |
as II with intent TO elevate them on the |
counsel table, while amazement sat up |
on the faces OF the justices, and the |
spectators held their breath.
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it is safe to say. Very likely he ex-
pected as much. But he made an i'm
preston, nevertheless, and got himself
into the new spapers When he returns
to his native sage-bFush, he will have q
record. His admiring neighbors will
meet him with brass band, probably,
and banquet and a set Of resolutions.
He IS the first Kansas lawyer who has
ever been heard of in the supreme
court of the United StaIes. If he wants
to run for cOngress-and il would be
impeaching his character as Kansan
TO say he does not-he has the inside
track. There was method in his man.
ner Of making himself known to the
uppermost legal tribunal of the country.
Had he been so disposed, be might
easily have initiated the prevailing style
of the court, no donbt, but that would
not have suited his purpose. The
chance 10 make a point lay not in the
direction of doing as others were accus-
toned to do, but in accomplishing some
thing original, and therefore noticeable
and adapted 10 publication.
1t will not do to sneer at this new le-
gal star. He has achieved at a bond q
notoriety that many of his profession
fail TO reach by years of persistent and
clumsy effort That one lucky hit has
sent his name-which, by the way. il
Lynn-all over this broad land in letters
OF living light, without costing him q
cent. There is Inspiration in such Al
example. The countless toiling and am
bilious souls who would be talked
about can look at Lynn and take cour
age. Here is man who yesterday wa
but an obscure pettiiogger on the con
fines of civilization, and today he il
being written up from ocean to oceaI
as no one of our conspicuous lawyer
has ever been. The moral Is obvious
Go west and grow up with the country
Move your family to Kansas, and lear
how to advertise. "Burn all the book
and their shelves" as radical Mr. Rol
Roy recommended, and substitute 70
learning the happy knack Of the show
. man. We are too much tied down b,
custom and tradition. There is roya
road TO public notice, short cut acros
lots; and Lynn has shown how easy j
} is to find the way.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The master mind of the Paola Repub-
lican, always on the lookout for milk in
the cocoanut, has discerned that "In the
hunt for persimmons the man with the
long pole always makes the other fellow
with the short one-mad." st. John
is not "the other fellow, by the way
Topeka Capital.
But the "persimmons" are not down
yet. When it comes to Kansas politics
you can't most always tell who the
"other fellow" will be, and If the charge
now made quite freely, and not denied
SO far as we have seen, that st. John Is
the candidate of the railroad interests,
should get hold Of the people. we ap-
prend TINT would make quite little diff
terence with some folks. He that ''enu-
merateth not the Juvenile poultry before
the period Of their incubation" has been
called wise
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06
OF COURSE.

The Emporia Republican, which calls
itself "the peoples paper" defined It's
position on the subject of railroad legis.
latlon in its issue Of April 1. We lind
this sentence, which contains the gist OF
the article: Fixing rates by legisla-
tive commission is clearly impOlitic on
general business principles" The Re.
publican thinks Il would be better TO let
the railroads regulate this question by
the law of supply and demand. We are
not at all surprised to see ''th0 peoples
paper take this position, knowing rs
we do who blew into its nostrils the
breath of life and who is furnishing the
pap on which its infantile existence is
sustained. It could hardly do other
wise, without maniFesting base ingrati-
tude to its parents
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06
BY HIS OWN HAND
Cornelius Vanderbilt Commits Suicide
at His Hotel In New York.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Commits Suicide
At His Hotel In New York.
NEW YORK, April Cornelius Van
committed suicide this evening at the
Glenham hotel, Fifth avenue and Tween
ty-second street, by shooting himself in
the head.
He was the second son Of Commodore
Vanderbilt, and in his fathers will re.
ceived but q comparatively small share
of the property. The greater portion
was bequeathed to William H, because
the Commodore believed him better able
to engineer the colossal finances of the
house of Vanderbilt.
Cornelius contested the will, and 9
bitter lawsuit ensued, which finally re-
suited in compromise, in which VIII
liam H. Vanderbilt gave his brother
Cornelius q large sum, amounting to
nearly 5000, 600.
Before his fathers death Cornelius
was considered the scapegrace and ne'sr
do-Well Of the family, and was constant:
ly getting his father into debt on his ac-
count. He borrowed large sums from
Horace Greeley, which the aged COmmo-
dore refused 20 pay. After Greeley's
death, however, L is understood that
VIM. II. settled this Indebtedness salts
factoriIy.
Only short time ago the man who is
now 3 corpse, by his own act, began the
erection of costly mansion in New
York, and there was no Suspicion that
he contemplated such . thing as self
destruction.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The Ohio senate has passed, by vote
of 10 To 8, a bill forbidding the use OF
railroad passes by state officials, mem
bers OF the Legislature, editors, printers,
and publishers. The fine for violating
the law is to he not more than 500 and
rot less than $50. Proceedings can be
instituted in the courts in any county
where pass is issued, given, received
or used, and one-half of the fines recOv-
cred are to go to the common school
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The Iowa Green hackers have cOnclu-
ded that five months will be sufficient
time in which to present the principles
of their party to the people. and accord
ingly have changed the time of their
state convention from April to June 81.
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The vicksburg Herald depreOatss the

The VicksburG Herald deprecates the
spreading of sensational and exaggerat.
ed reports in regard to the loss of crops
in the Mississippi valley by reason of
floods. There are yet two months be-
fore the expiration Of cotton planting
time, and the river will retire to its bed
in about six weeks. The flood sufferers
need food now, because they have lost
all their own. but they have not as yet
lost the expectation OF good crop this
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

Mr. Longfellow was born in & wooden
house in Portland, which is still stand.
ing, and which is known to all the
children of the city as the first abode oi
their favorite poet. One day this week
q teacher in one of the public schools,
after giving divers moral lessons on
Longfellow's beautiful life, asked her
pupils if any Of them knew where the
poet was born. A little hand went up
in hurry. and small voice piped
forth, in Patsey Connor's BEDROOM
Master Common being now one of the oc-
cupants of the old Longfellow house.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

A curiosity has come to light in New
Jersey in the shape of Democrat who
refused to be bribed for double the sum
his colleagues were receiving. We I'M
derstand that he has already received a
very tempting offer from Mr.. Barnum
to travel with his show during the COM
ing season.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

Leavenworth Times: The Common
Weallh's statement that there is consider
able opposition to Hon. Thomas Ryan
in Topeka, has induced general com
ment from all the papers of the Third
district. They all advise the Common
wealth and the people of Topeka and
Shawnee county TO support Ryan If they
want a man from their own county, as
he is the only man in the county who
can get the nomination. The district
papers say that they are for Mr. Ryan
because he has proven faithful TO his
trust.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

From time immemorial hairpins have
been accused of various idiosyncrasies.
but never, until lately, of actual crime.
This mediocre record has recently been
varied In Manchester. England, where
hairpin has been found guilty of muir
der in the first degree A woman lay
down on her bed to sleep, and presently
aweke corpse TO all intents and pur-
poses, for she lived only a few minutes.
An examination showed that a hairpin
haa been driven more than two inches
into her brain
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

Bob Ford, the young man who has
vaulted into sudden notoriety as the
slayer of Jesse James, is only 81 wears
old. His appearance is boyish, and he
has smooth face, blonde hair and blue
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The new liquor law that has just
passed the Legislature of Ohio imposes
license of $500 for saloons In all
cities of the frsl-class, and requires
heavy bonds.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

We fancy it would give one toler-
ably fair conception of the possibilities
of the English language to hear Denis
Kearney express his opinion ON Presi-
dent Arthur
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06
THIRD DIsTRICr. .
Call for RepubIiean Congregational
Convention

At q meeting OF the central committee OF
said district held nj Emporia on the 18th day
OF March. lss2, tho following prOceedin g
were had:
i. That a delegate convention OF the Re
pubilcAns OF said district be held At EmporI q
ON Wednesday, May -. 1854, at 10 O'Clock ..
for tbs purpose OF placing IN nomination
candidate for representative In congress
Tor the 81 congressional district, 70 be voted
for ~ the general election In November. 1SSl.
2. That the bAsls OF representation In said
convention shall be one. delegate and one al
ternate from each organized county, and one
delegate and one alternate for each zoo votes
cast FOR Garfield nt the election In 1880 and
one delegate and one alternate for each frnc-
tlon OF 100 votes cast Tor Garfield at said cleo
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90 &c ChInese Rlll

WASHINGTON, d. O., ApFK 1.-The
presidents veto Of the Chinese bill wa
received at 20 p. m, and was read an.
mediateIy. The president said that af
ter q careful consideration he returned
the bill with his objections. He held
that it coadicted with the treaty obliga-
lions, violating the faith of the nation ;
and he hoped congress would endeavor
70 ind another that would meet the ax-
pectationG ef the people Of the United
States, and which would not conflict
with The rights Of China.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The Missouri Pacific road earned, last
year, $6,722,477. Its operating expenses
aggregated 52.l3 per cent. of its earnings
and Its surplus on hand. after the pay
ment of q six per cent. dividend, was
Al 54I oO0
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

We wonder whether the Santa Fe
company will send their local director
into jackson township to work for the
bonds in aid of the Kansas City Il EN-
porin railroad.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

1t is a great misfortune that the
western part of Kansas doesn't grow
cereals with as little effort as it seems
TO take TO produce a luxuriant crop Of
congressionalnpandidaies in that seciisn.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The temperkkce ticket was defeated
yesterday at Newton and Manhattan.
Judge Muse led the movement against
prohibition at the former place, and was
elected mayor by very large majority.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

Commonwealth @old Pom" will
soon take up his march for Kansas
where he expects to engage in the pleas
ant pasiime of holding the fellows hats
while they hurrah for st John From
indications it viii not be . very difficult
job, and he will not be required to can
in any help.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

An Omaha man named Jones shot his
wife and then put bullet through his
own heart. His great mistake was in
not reversing the program.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

A good many Kansas newspapers
seem to be catching on" to the idea
that st. John is not the only temperance
man In the state.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The Chinese laundry business will be
continued in this country at the old
stand
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

Mrs samueIs Curses Dick Little for His
Treachery.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

Bob Ford understood his business bet
ter than Bill Jones and Sergeant Mason.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

We wonder who the govern or" will
appoint street commissioner since the
new deal In the city council.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

A Thrilling Incident in Connection With
the Inquest
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

And one delegate and one alternate from
each unorganized comfy. Total, ISL.
It Is recommended that county conventions
10 elect delegates to the CONGREGATIONAL con
vcntion be held on Thursday. the 18th day Of
May, 1881. WA. SINS, Chairman
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The next news from Missouri will be
that real estate is on the DO ON in Jack.
son county.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The grand lodge of knights Of Honor
for the state meets at Aichison on the
18th Of next month.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The Body of Jesse James Identified by
His wife and Mother.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06
THE NEW S.
KILLED ny HIS PAIL.

Jesse Janes shot Dead by Robert
Ford at st Joe.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

There seems 10 be no reason to doubt
that Jesse James Is dead this time.
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ment, and the family felt deeply the dis
grace of the only daughters error
IaOoa HE
Jesse married his cousin,
AEISS zEREInA AIININGS

at the house of his mother, in Clay
county, in the autumn of 1874 Her
parents were both dead, and her only
sister married several years before she
did. Jesse is the father of two little
boys and girl, while Frank has two
cbjldran
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

The Coroner's Jury Return Verde, OF
Murder in the First Degree
Against Ford.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06
DOMESTIC LIFE.

Both of the James boys are married
men and ahe father Of children. Not q
little romance was added to their
wooing by the fact that even during
courtship there was price set upon
their heads. Frank wo0ed and won
MISS ANNIE RALsToE,
daughter Of Samuel Ralston, 3 respects
Bile citizen Of Independence, In Sepfem-
Der, 1871. The marriage was an elope-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-29

So, ,629. 694; the net income being 81, S67,-
S16. The company operates 1,05S miles
of track and the capital stock has been
raised to $50, ,000,0 900.
The site for the proposed railroad bridge
over the Thames river at New London,
Conn, has been fixed upon, and the work
of construction will be commenced very
soon. The estimated cost of the bridge is
50, ,00o,000
The New York, West Shore and Buffalo
Railroad Company is reported to have 49,
$40 men engaged in the work of construc
tion. Besides these, 2,963 horses, 80 loco
motives, 695 cars, and 80 tugs, scows and
canal boats are kept in constant service.
The Texas and st. Louis Railway. with
GOO miles of track in operation, which is
eventually to run from Cairo to the City
of Mexico. has made apassenger and freight
traffic arrangement with the Illinois Cen
trail road, to continue for half century
Major Rogers, locating engineer of the
Canadian Pacific road, telegraphs that he
has discovered a favorable pass for carrying
the road through the Selklrk range of
British Columbia. which will save the com
pany millions of dollars. The pass is 100
miles north of the boundary line and
directly east of Kamloops.
The attorney general OF georgia is push
ing to trial an action to forfeit the lease by
the state to company of which Senator
.JosephBrown is president, of the Western
Atlantic railroad at $4,000 per year.
Two years ago 4he sum of $12, 900, 900 was
offered the road.
The Memphis and Charleston stockhold-
ers have by vote refused to consolidate
with the East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia railroad, and have appointed a
committee to terminate the lease to the lat
ter corporation, which can be done on pay
ment of 100000. The directors are auth
orized to issue additional stock as common
stock, making the present shares preferred
to the extent of 6 per cent, and not issuing
the common stock TO an amount exceeding
the preferred
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-29
RAILWAY NOTES.

The New York. New Haven and Hart
for Railroad Company has just given
orders for the construction of 120new coal
cars.
One hundred and fifty miles of railroad
have been constructed in Missouri so far
this year. making a total mileage in the
state of 5,501.
Last year Great Britain had 13,727
locomotives to 1915 miles of line, or
one engine TO 1.3 miles. In this country
there were 20, locomotives to 104,-
800 miles of line, or one engine to 81
miles.
The Chicago, Burlington and Pacific
Railroad was completed between Oskale osa,
Iowa, and Brighton, Washington county
Thursday, distance of fifty miles. The
event was celebrated by an excursion.
The st. Paul and Manitoba road re-
ports its gross earnings for the year at
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-29
The Arabs Attack a British
Position and are Repulsed,
With Heavy Loss.
Heavy Fighting Between the
Greeks and Turks.
The Siberian Plague Spread
lug in Europe.

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 29.-Gen Woods has
oone TO reconnoiter Meks.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 29-The reports of
the death of Saulba Pasha is confirmed.
LONDON. Aug. 29.-The report from
Alexandria that Gen. Wolsely had arrived
At Tagazig, is doubtless untrue.
LoSpoN, Aug. 29.1Other advices re-
ceived m London confirm the report of the
hattie with the repulse of the enemy at
Kassassi. The fighting took place by
moonlight. The British loss was from 120
to $50 men.
The physicians of the Archbishop of
Canterbury announce the mitigation of
the worst symptoms of his illness.
ST PETERSBURG, Aug. 29.-The Siber-
ian plague is appearing to an alarming ex
tent in the most widely separated quarters
of European Russia. One death from
the disease occurred at Odessa.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Aug. ga German
officer in the Turkish service was present
at the sitting of the council when the sig
nature of the military convention was
finally discussed. and advised the accept
snce of the English proposals.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. Aug. 29.-Lord Duff
erin has not received reply from Gran
vile, to whom he submitted the Porte's
acceptance of the military convention. 1t
is considered doubtful in diplomatic circles
whether Granville win agree to the
acceptance by the Porte, as the latter has
been several times warned it might be too
late
ATHENS Aug. 29.-Yesterday morning
the Turkish troops attacked the Greeks all
aIoprr tho froO+far from HorhaS IN TAaqpani
Fighting was continued to day. The gov
ernment dispatched 1000 infantry, artil
lery and gen darmes to the frontier
YoKoHoMA, Aug. 29.-Out of 775 cases
of cholera within 20 days at Yokohoma,
572 proved fatal At Toxic about 50
cases. and 90 d eaths occurred daily.
PoRT SAID, Aug. 29.-Last evening the
Arabs attacked the British position at
Kanssasin were repulsed with heavy loss.
The British lost 100 men. Eleven of the
enemy's guns were captured.
LONDON, Aug 29.-The fastest telegrams
from Carlo states that the uncle of the
king has seized the throne.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 29.-Saulba Pasha
was poisoned. A London dispatch from
Ismalia states that on Monday evening a
fight occurred between the advance posts
OF the enemy andof the British.
LONDON, Aug. 29-Wolseley lelegraph,
from lshmalia: Il have just received news
from the front that Gen. Graham was
heavily attacked last evening by "a large
force of Egyptians. The British cavalry
from Mohsalnek went to his assistance
and he has had IA brilliant success, taking
eleven guns. Only IL few British were
killed, but over 100 were wounded | an
just about to proceed to the front >