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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-09
THE NEWS.
THURsDAY. JULY, 0. 1885.

Miss Fannie and S. B. Riggs are Wis
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-09
HIGH WATER NOTES.
7 y = ~ . = III J
THE COTTONWOOD.


The river ut Soden's mill is within
about three feet of the highest marks
ever indicated by the Cottonwood. There
has been large number of visitors at
the bridge to day, and the street cars 60
ing TO and from the river have been
crowded with passengers. The river,
although higher than it has been for
several years, it is thought
will continue To rise during the night
and is expected TO reach It's highest
point tomorrow afternoon, when the
head waters of its tributaries will reach
this place. The Neosho river, however,
is not as high now as 1t was this morn
ing, and the trains over the
Missouri Pacific from the north
ran on schedule time to-day be-
tween Emporis aud Junction City.
No trains, however, have yet gone south.
The bridge known as the Slesher bridge
across Allen creek was rendered unsafe
to day, and a number OF farmers who
crossed it this morning are compelled
to remain on this side.
BADGER CREEK.
Mr.. N. Wilson, who lives on Badger
creek, about nine miles from the city,
was in this morning and says that the
water was never known t. be so high
there before. About the only da mage
done, however, Is the washing away Of a
few pieces of corn. He also says that
the late rains have stopped the work of
the web worm. They had been doing
considerable damage to corn previous
to the rains. One peculiar fea-
ture of the worn that has
been noticed IN hat Vicinity is
is that it does not injure corn where the
weeds are thick, but devours the weeds
leaving the corn clean The plant that
the worm appears to like best Is the
purslane. During the cooler weather the
worm ceases to feed and since the rain
it n DIV seems that they have finally dis
appeared. A field of corn that was
stripped OF all the blades by the worms,
belonging to Ira Jenkins is putting out
again and promises to make good
crop. This last item Is very encouraging
and it is to be hoped that great many
fields of corn in this county and else
where that have been reported ruined OF
the web worm will yet take a new
growth and make fields OF golden grain
ON PLUMB CREEK.
On this stream, north of Neosho Ra.
plds the water was higher than il hal
been for ten years, washing away bridge
and ali the culverts across tn
surrounding ravines. The dam
age done to crops is very great
Mr.. Clabby had sixteen head q
of hogs that were lost in the fl.oA Will
two COWS and several head of calves ar
missing. James O'Tool lost the create
part of a field of 100 acres of wheat tbs
was in the shock. The damage turtle
down the stream is thought to be yer
: great There has been large quaint
OF posts and barb wire fencing sweI
away by the ravines Many
the bottom farms are completely lnuI
| dated, being covered with from FIVE
six feet of water.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-09
FLOODED HOUSES.

Along tine low ground below the Gar
field building and the ravine running
through the southwestern part of town,
the water was very high and entered
several buildings. At Mrs. Jacobs,
widow lady living on Fourth
avenue and Congress street the water en-
tered the house and flooded every room
with over foot of water, making the
the inmates take to the beds to escape
the water. The water at the cuivert on
Fourth avenue must have been six or
seven feet deep, as it was so high
that boxes, tubs and 9TH
er loose articles iloated over
the streets and down to the river. The
houses of Abe Grand and Jim Steel,
colored, living below the railroad, were
also flooded. The water raised so rapid
ly at about IL O'Clock at night that l..
Hungerford, living ON the corner of First
and State streets. was afraid 10 remain
in the house with his family, SD he car
ried them one at time through a
large and rising stream of water to a
neighbours house. The back fence and
buildings of VIM. Hill, the laundryman,
were washed away and a large number
of chickens along the ravine were
drowned.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-09
FURIOUS FLOODS.
THE HEAVIEST RAINS KNOWN IN THIS
VICINITY FOR YEARS.
The Neosho River Nearly Out of lis
Banks and
The Cottonwood Very High, Both
Still Rising.
Incidents of tho Rainfall in the City
and County.

lEEOuA InuTbu1Ay' = Oalit
Yesterday morning about O'Clock it
began 70 rain and kept at 1t almost in
cessantly during Il 9 day. Between z
and O'Clock in the evening there were
but a few drops fell, but about 0
O'Clock the water began fall
ing in torrents soaking through
all old buildings, filling cellars
and making rushing rivers out of dImin-
utive drains. Water flowed along tn Q
streets and alleys in great sheets of
water sweeping away all trash and rub
bish. At Seventh avenue on Commerce
ial street the stream was so high that
for while pedestrians did not
attempt to cross only in hacks. The
branch that runs from Commercial
street across to Mechanics was SO high
that It scattered some of the lumber in
]. K. TYler's yard, drowned about fifty
half grown chickens for John Eskridge
and washed wagon bed, number Of
fence posts and great heap Of debris
into the center of Seventh avenue
Just above BArwick's stables. On
Mechanics streets the water was almost
deep enough to swim horse and ran
through Tom Fleming's livery stable in
stream nearly two feet deep. The
current caught many pieces of lumber
sixteen feet long and four by six inches
in Watson's lumber yard and
washed them into the street
scattering them considerably. A
wagon bed that mad been picked up
somewhere about Barwick's livery sta
BILE was carried almost to the street car
track. where it lodged. Farther down
the ravine the water scattered some lum-
Der for Evans 81 Thomas, though none
of it was carried away At No. II Mar
ket street the water ran into the house
OF Edward George and covered the floor
to the depth of several inches, and wash.
ing away several pieces of clothing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-09

ssotleE P. o Lyon county. Kansas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13
Fees of County officers.

Gov. HoADLY has very decided views
ia relation to this question. He SAYS:
Gov Allen said in his message OF De.
cember l, 1874:
at Is question for your serious con-
sideration, whether the compensation OF
our county officers is not dispropor.ion-
ate to the salaries of other public off,
GERS, and OF persons in private life. Pub
lie servants should be reasonably CON-
pensated; but salaries and fees should
not be so high as to make the getting Of
/, fflse profession, and to enable candi
dates and applicants to buy their way to
public places"
Tried by this rule, hardly any evil In
Ohio needs more instant attention than
the fees of the county officers in Cuya.
hoga County, and perhaps, in less de-
gree. the same is true in Lucas, Mont.
gomery, F.anklin, and some Others OF
the more populous counties. The fees
of the county officers in Cuyahoga Coun.
ty reward less labor aud hazard, with far
greater compensation, than in Hamilton
County. The Probate Judge of Cuya-
hoga County receives more annual pay
than any two. perhaps than all the Judges
OF the Supreme Court. -~
I recommend the application Of the
principles Of tho Hamilton C,untY fec
bill by the adoption OF sys'sm OF mod
crate but compensatory salaries in coun.
ties Of Ohio, in which the annual com.
pensation Of the County Treasurer anl
Auditor is larger than that OF the Treas
urer and Auditor of State, OF the Pro.
bate Judge larger than that OF the judges
of the Circuit Court, IL not Of the Com
mon Pleas, and the Sheriff's Office 4
more lucrative than the Governors Tt
enrich an officer by the fees OF singh
term, is to invite the corruption of Con
ventions for nominations, and OF ballo
boxes for election, is ruinous to the char
acter of the officer, and in no sense as
sists to the proper performance Of duty
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13
THE LATE ELECTION.
The Official Figures at Last Given
to the Public.

WASHINGTON, Jan THE Lihrsr,an
Of Congress has just made public the
official vote for all the States at the late
Presidential election. being the -aggte-
gate vote received IN each State by the
highest elecior, and the ioolings for the
whole United States are given. The
iootings show that the total vote cast
was 1000 86S Cleveland, receiving 4 /:
9l0 975. Blaine A 845 022, 81. -Jobn
151,443, Butler I33.42S. Cleveland's
plurali y over Blaine is IS 953. The d.
vision of the States into Republican and
Democratic disclose come interesting
facts 10 those who are in'eres ed in polit.
ical matters. The Northern Democratic
vote was 3 l94. .SS2; 4he Southern Demo-
cratic vote was LIS l4a The total
Republican. vote in Republican. States
was 2,599 ,22F, the total Repnh'ican v'tei
in Democratic States 2 246 99l The
ST John vote in Republican Slates was
80 0S2: in Democratic States $780,.
The Butier vote in Republican States
was SO 1877; in Democratic States 49,
Bel The Democratic vote in Demo-
cratic States was 2 7l9 C9s:l Democratic
vote in RepublicsnSState was 9.l9l.777.
The Northern Rpubiicanlv r ts was 81
5S9. .956. '.ess
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13

PROBATE NOTICE.


A CC0UNTS and vouchers have been 6lsd IN
n the Probate Court Of Monroe Ceuuty,
Ohio, by the following Administrators, Rx-
eoutor and Guardians. to viii:
First and final settlement sccount Of Chris
L Kronipg Adm'r Of the estate Of Michael
T.. Atkinson, deceased
First and final settlement account Of L.
W. Atkinson Admir- Of ths sssats of Mt,
Atkinson, deceased,
First and final settlement sccouut sf
George schmidt Admir- Of the estate Of VIII
liam Y. Tieman, deceased.
Pirst and 6ual settlement account Of John
storhr Bxecutor Of the will oS Hsnry !
Stoehr, deceased.
First partial settlement account Of Wiz
liam Johnson Guardian of the minor heirs
OF Macy Johnson, dscsassd-hnai - TO
Mary B.
Second partial settlement account Of Chris.
tian Diehl Guardian Of Barbara J. Kennedy, .
minor. N ~
First partial settlement account Of Justina
Mason Guardian Of the minor hers Of James
Mason decesst d-6naf as to Bva A.
Fourth partial settlement acoount Of Ssm-
uel Thrall Guardian Of Allen G. Smith, .
minor.
Second partial settlement sccouut Of Fred.
srick Msllott Guardian Of William T. Raten,
minor.
Any person interested may fle written
exceptions to said accounts, os sny item there.
Of, on or before the 23i day of January
next, when the same will be finally heard and
continued from day to day until disposed Of
r. K. WALTON,
dsc3o.'s4w3. Probate Judge. N. C, O.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13
Shingled with Mortgages.
New York Letter in Troy Times.

New York Letter in Troy Times.
The heaviest mortgage ever given by
any citizen Of this country has just been
put on record. 1t was executed by Jose
de Navarro in favor Of the Merchants
Trust Company, the amount being 81
200 600. The security for this liberal
sum is eight first-clsss soartment-houses
covering two acres and eight stories in
height-the total value being 81 600 600
The rent.roll is not less than $3.50, 600
and hence there is an ample matgln fol
interest and taxes 1t is no doubt the
expectation of the owner that the excess
OF rent will form sinking fund which
sill cancel the debt, hut il rents decline
he may be sadly disappointed. Thi;
~as fast the trouble into which Edward
Matthews fell. He was at one time one
of the largest real estate propii tors in
Wall street, but bis property which va.
fitted up for offices was avily mort
gagged. As long as the brokers could
pay high rents he got on smoothly, bu
afterwards rents ec'ined and the result
was ruinous. This fate, however, has
been very common one among bold
aI-esta' dealers, and Navarro is taking
very heavy risk. Cyrus w. Fields
grand building is also heavily mort
gagged, the,,smoun. being 100000. W,
certainly live in an age OF big figures.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13
The Insanity Plea.

1t is the practice in Ohio in certain
class Of cases, to set up the plea OF In
sanity at the moment Of the commission
OF the crime. Of this practice Gov.
HoADLY says:
81 repeat the recommendation OF nv
inaugural address, that the defenae OF
insanity in criminal. cases be required to
be specially made, and specially passed
on by the jury, and that the effect OF a
verdict, that the party was insane at the
|iime OF the commission of the crime, be,
not to entitle him to discharge, but be
followed by Imprisonment, with, medical
treatment, for period commensurate
with the. gravity OF the offense. 1t ls
fashionable in certain classes OF cases to
defend on the ground of emotional in
sanity; q state of mind, however, con-
sislent with sanity Immediately preceding
and succeeding the crime, and II is con
sidered by many lawyers a feather in the
cap to secure in this way verdict of ac-
quittal in capital case. The stimulation
OF insanity Is also not uncommon as an
excuse for crime. The remedy recon
mend, although severe, would, l am per-
suaded, be etficacious to break up these
two forms of evil. The jealous husband
would thereafter look to the law and to
the agencies OF civilized society, and not
to murder, for satisfaction, and the time
Of our courts would not be wasted in ex-
periments to ascertain il sympathetic
juries might be led into wrongful acqpit.
tai By the pretense Of insanity, as has
not infreqaently occurred in the past."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13
Warner on the Currency.
GAINESVILLE Advocate

The New York Independent Gays :
congressman Warner, OF Ohio, has 10
troduce,l bill into the House of Rep
resen,a,ives, proviliug for the issue Of
more legal tender notes. 10 take the place
Of bank notes that may be retired. Com
gress, according to the recent decision
OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States. has the power to do this; but il
is to be hoped that the members OF Coo
gress have not lost all common, as well
as financial sense. II they have not
they certainly will not pass Mr.. War
ner's bill"
The editor OF the Independent may
suppose that bis declaration Is all that IL
needed, but he cannot rebut the argu.
ment that Gen. Warner can bring for.
ward iu support OF his proposition
Tnree-foprths OF all the voters OF Oaio
are with Warner on the money questions
The Bankers and the British money oil
garchs are with the Independent.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 9.-The Senate
stands 20 Republicans to 20 Democrats,
and has not yet succeeded in organizing.
The trouble lies with the Democrats, and
dates hack to the Democratic State Con
vention last July, when Senators and Ae.
semblymen, who had stood by the raj :
roads at the extra session, were severely
denounced and read out OF the party
Five of these railroad Democrats we're
held over--SeDators-and since the con-
vening of the Legislature have seced-
ed and set up for themselves, refusing to
vote with the other Democrats
No temporary Chairman has yet heen
elected, each faction voting for its own
particular candidate, the vote standing
after many ballots %. Is and 6. Toe
Lieutenant Governor, although BY las
President of the S.nate, has no vote or
temporary organization. It is feared by
s,Ge that unless the snarl is unraveled
no United States Senator will be chose q
and the State may be represented hy
only one member 10 the U llted States
Senate
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13
PROBATE NOTICE.


A cCoUNTS and vouchers have been fled
II In the Probate Court Of Monroe County,
Ohio, by the following Executors, Admins.
traitors and Guardians. 10 wit:
First partial settlement account of George
g. Alg-o one Of the Executors Of the will OF
Corbin Amos. deceased
First and Hnal settlement account OF Fred.
erick Diehl Administrator OF the estate OF
Mary Neuhart, deceased.
Third partial settlement account Of lsrae |
d Moose Administrator OF the estate Of Jacob
Moose, deceased.
First and fnal settlement accouns Of Thomas
Day Administrator of the estate of " Al lam
Knapp, deceased
First partial settlement 40 c'ouut Of MARY
Hays Administrator Of the estate of Leonard
o. Havs, deceased.
Third and final settlement account OF Johr
Mssserly, deceased, Guardian of John A. and
Albert L. Mssserly, by C. n. Mssssrly, Kx
ecutor.
First and final settlement acco unt Of yohr
W. Doherty Admir-, with the will annexed, o
the estate Of John B Noll, deceased.
Fifth partial settlement account Of Alex'r
Grifith Guardian Of the minor heirs Of Lev
Upton, deceased.
First and final settlement account Of Issa,
T. Mitchell Guardian Of Polly Lsgsett, al
imbeuile.
Second partial settlement account Of Levir
o. Oksy Guardfaa Of. Ks,ella Williamson,
minor.
First partial settlement account Of Samue
H. Devors Guardian Of Frances M. Dsvore, q
minor. ts s.ss
First and fual settlement account OF T. q
Msllott Guardian of Geo H. G. Blue,a minoI
NOW of full age.
Second and final account of s. N Duval
Administrator. with the will annexed. of the
estate of Jephthah Duvall, deceased
Any person Interested may nle written ex
ceptioLs to said accounts " an, fem theree
oa or before the 9Th day Of February mex,
when the same viii. be finally heard ana con-
tinued from day to day until disposed Of
R. K. WALTON,
janl3.s5wS. Probate Judge ". CO,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13


A BILL has been introduced 10 the Leg
,sistuve providing for the registration OF
voters before the election each year. A
law OF that nature may be necessary fo'
she large cities where the population is
continually changing, but nothing OF that
hind e required for the country. The
People are decidedly opposed to any
iron-elsd lew by which they will be pre-
vented from exercising the privilege Of
voting, should sickness, or any other
cause, prevent them from registering.
Away with all such relics Of Radical
Reeopstruction!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13

Ar the s b OF January celebration BY
the CLEVELAND and HENDRIcKs Clubs
and the Democracy OF Ohio, held at CO.
lumbus. Senator THURMAN hit the disor-
ganizars who train under MCLEAN & Co.
in this style:
81 congratulate you upon the success
ful organization OF your club and will
say something to you on the subject Of
political clubs. Insinuations have been
thrown out to the effect that the Cleve-
land and Hendricks Clubs In Ohio, du-
ring the campaign, were hostile to the or
ganization Of the party. A man must
be grossly misinformcd to make such a
charge as that. Years before / became
Of age / was member OF Jackson
Club, and from that time down to the
present the State has swarmed with Dem
ocratic clubs, working with intelligence
in support of the good cause, and never
until this year was the charge made that
they were hostile TO the interests OF the
party. Why should this charge be made
this year7 Every man who will supper,
our principles and vote our ticket, is ell
gible to membership in them i was
over several States in the course OF the
campaign, and I found Cleveland and
Hendricks Clahs as thick as the shocks
of corn in the feld.and everywhere they
we're doing good work."
1T is supposed and believed that the
arrangements OF MCLEAN & Co. would
have given BLAINE the State by a major.
ity of 10000 votes, hut the organic stion
Of CLEyELAKD and HENDRIcKs Clubs in
every county in Ohio effectually blocked
their game and saved the true Democratic
OF the State from humiliation. NJ
gangs" will ever be permitted to sci
out the Democracy Of Ohio while suct
men as THURMAN. PENDLEToN, WARD
THOMPSON and hundreds OF o:her tru,
Democrats live.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13
EXECUTORS sALEioF REAL E ,TAfR

In pursuance Of an order Of the Probate
i Court of Monroe County, Ohio, will
offer for sale at public auction, nsthe
4th day OF February, 1885,
at I o'clock p. m. at the front door o. the
court house, in woods6sld, Monroe cou uty.
Ohio, The following described real estate, to
wit;
The west half OF the northwest quarter Of
section seventeen, township Eve OF range six .
Also, the northeast quarter Of the south
east quarter Of section twenty three, town.
ship i've Of range six, containing in al one
hundred and twenty acres, aud 1beins the
same premiaes Of which Frederick Peter
Weber died seized.
Sail premises so ordered to be sold arc 90.
praised at s3.s6o, and may sell for tyo
thirds Of the appraised value.
Terms OF SALs-One third cash N. hand .
one third in one year, and one third in TIVE
years from day Of sale, with interest; the
deferred payments to b secured By mortgage
upon the premises sold.
|. CHRISTIAN wRBBR,
Sx'r OF will Of Frederick Peter Weber, decd.
jan6. .'s5w4.
sPRIGGs 4 briggs. Att,ys.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-01-13


The Illinois House oil Representatives
elected all Democratic officers
The estate of John W. Gsrre't, of
Baltimore, is estimated at So, 500 600
The house of James Nc Mullen. near
Cra wfordsville, Ind was burned. and
Mra. McMullen perished in the flames.
Mrs. Mann, wife of r 'bert Mann, OF
Hot Springs county, ARR, was found
dead. She had been murdered and rol :
bed.
Chairman O1levee. o: the Ohio State
Republican Committee, thinks Judge
Foraker may be the next Republican
candidate.
The Bel,imore and Ohio railroad has
made the round trip rate for the inaugu
ration between Columbus and Washing.
ton, Sl3 so.
A man at Wilkersbarre was relieved
of twenty nine water crahs and mill
snake that had been iuhabi ing his stom
ach for about two years. =
| "A DOU LOOK JOuu Sidptsbpu stVth si'
Jail at Salyersvlle. Ky, ami hung hin
to tree. He was suspected of murder
though generally believed to be limo
cent.
The pulse OF hen is. 140, but th
pulse OF the man who has the eontrac
OF catchlng an aged cackler for dinner i
backyard, when the fence is not to-
high for her to fly over, much faster
The managers Of the New Orlean
Exposition claim that they have raise
5000, ,000-enough to tide them over th
present difficulty. Wi b little 'gener
ous assistance and encouragement th
Exposition may yet be made success
The trouble seems to have heen that th
show was opened before it was in readi
ness for visitors.
The Charleston News and Courier ha
started crusade against the pistol in th,
South, and declares that this relic OF bar
barism must 60. 1t says the very prev
alent practice OF carrying conceslet
weapons can he broken up, and should
be broken up, seven if the process in
volve the banging OF one or two Of The
peculiar class OF gentlemen Gho are
addicted TO 1t.
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~ John B Clark, clerk Of the House

~ John B Clark. clerk of the House
of Representatives, has prepered an un-
official roll Of the mem mbership Of the
House lin the Forty-ninfh Congress.
That H use will contain 1872 DEMOCRATS,
lao Rspuh'icans, Green5ack- Democr al.
{ Mr. Brumm, OF P-nnsylvania. A va
cancy exists in the Nineteenth Congress
sioHal District ef Pennsylvania. OF the
members OF the present Hnuse 1S7 have
heen reelected. Arkansas, Delaware,
Kansas, Maine and Wes' Virgiaia have
made no change in their r representatives. ;
Colorado, Nevada and Oregon each with
one member, have changed their delega.
,ious. or the territorial delegates in
the present House only one, J T. Caine,
of Utah, ia returned to the Forty-ninth
Congress. Aiiz,na and Wyoming which
are now represented by Democrats, will
send Republican successors, while Idaho
and Washington have elected Democrats
to succeed Republicans.