The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-12-01
NEWS SUMMARY.

from Tennessee to Texas and Arkansas.
. -offsiai reports show great increase
of smuggling on the northern frontier,
which is owing in great part to the sp-
pointment OF inexperienced Cficers.
There are still thirly-two Fenian
prisoners awaiting trial at Toronto.
Seven have been thus far convicted and
sentenced. Fenianism appears to be re.
vivingin Washington. Considerable sums
Of money have been raised aud forward
ed to New York. Meetings are being
held in public and in private and are at
tended by many of the leaders of the
brotherhood.
The loyal organiztous of Washington
will unite in grand reception to the
Radical members of Congress on their
arrival in that city. An Grafton by Gen.
Logan, aud grand banquet, are among
the features announced.
New and very rich lead mines have
been discovered in Christian county. Mo.
A company has been formed and are ma
king arrangements to put up smelling
furnaces. A silver mine is SAID to have
bsen discovered in the western part OF
Greene county.
"A Cincinnati dispatch says a fire
there on the 2O:h destroyed four humid
red thousand dollars worth Of property,
belonging to s. Jones & Brannon, liquor
dealers. and Nipper d B Os,, dealer in
clothing. .-.
The Commercials Washington cor
respondent says Gen. Meigs has on hand
to the credit of tie Q srttrmaster's De-
partmsnt, funds enough with what will
be derived from sales of property, to pay
his bills. during the next fiscal year, and
has not made any estimate of approprla
ton desired. In years past this Depart
meut has cost hundreds of millions OF
dollars. ,s.-s. '.-.. .....-ya i ..-
-Phs Central City (COloradO) Regis
ter reports shipments of gold from thai
! point for the week ending Tuesday, Nov
3h, at s22 $50. The shipments O.
gold have constantly increased since thu
LIST of July. the shipments of July being
$1I, e6z more than the shipments of June
The A6gust shipments exceeded those o
July BY SIS. SOC. September shipments
showed an increase Of S37 1857 over Au
gust. While the increase of October i,
So, STA. exclusive of Smith & Parma,ee
whose October yield was not shipped un
I'll November. Including this tue in
crease 10 October will not fall short o
$50, 900.
More Of panic prevailed in Wal
street on the 9Est than for weeks past
aud various rumors were oaoat of Grip
Piled firms. A number of suspe nsion
were expected before the close Of th
week. The liabilities ofIhs banking FRI
of Siuckle, Becker & Co, which faile
the 2lsts are reported 10 be over two mil
lions. They bad been operating heavil
for rise. it is stAisd, for months past
and unable longer to carry their load G
gold aud fancy stOcke, have st last give
way.
The effects Of tie late hurricane i
tie Bahama Islands are Get forth by th
Governor in his speech TO the Legislature
He said: have lost no time in collec
ting and making public correct informa
ton as to the rayagss Of the storm q
the Islands. Suffice it here to say tia
Ut wards Of 500 dwellings have besG de
stroyed. and an equal number injured
but scarcely public building has sscap
ed uuibldled. Many places of worship
and school houses have breakdown down
aud all have been damaged. A maj 1rit,
OF the principal warehouses and stores i
this city have been thrown down or 81
yerely injured. That Of GAG vessels al
boats which fOstsd in the harbOr on Oh
| morning. U tue ASb "a OSSoUSEB all y
one had sunk or been driven ashore b,
fore the next day had daWned, and thi
Ise Of them have been broken up {
greatly injured. That the standing CROP
Of provisions and fruits have been d
s.royed, the orchards partially uprOOts'
, and the fields and g.rdsns TO great d
d grea laid bare. The out islands genera
n y exhibit q similar spectacle. The sn
s. Of SIS. 900 dollars was voted by the Lei
/ islAlurs Iolepair damages. The work
Sc restoration is progressing rapidly.. ez
10 "A WOrld's Washington special sa,
he Il is intimAisd in official circles, that Il
~ French GOviFnment has declared iIs pu
as pose not 70 abide BY The asraneems
in concluded With Mr.. Sc Yard, 70 withdrs
ID the FsenchUeoPs from Mexico this IL
be sad PostpOns abe, wilbdraWal. tIll. ne
on spring. L e bsiiVsd tkis was the all
ne jsct bsfeTa che Cahluas Iss,srd.v.. =,