The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-19
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The sPidemic carried Of 10000 people.
It Is predicted that the jury Ia the surra,, :
trial win disagree. and that the caipFitl
will escape. by false swearing. etc.. that
punisbmsnt which his crime deserves. =
The Paymastsr General. in response 10
q resolution of the House. states that no |
further legislation is necessary to faoili-
tate the payment of the additional boun-
ties; as many pay masters aud clerks are
engaged in that branch OF the services as
can bs pr0f;ably aud judiOiOusly en-
ploYea. 2il1
A dispatch says the registration closed |
in Richmond Virginia. on the 18th.
The coIored majority is 1.1I9. Rich
mond is destined to be Republican city.
A company has been formed in Rich
moud with paid capital of So, 900
for the purpose of purchasing lands in
! Virginia fOF the erection of manufactures
and developing the resources of the State.
The Salt Lake Yedette ofJune 25 says
that. on the Sunday previous, Brigham
Young announced that Amasa LYMAN,
Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt had aposta-
tizsd. and were cut off from the church.
! His remarks were severe on them; be
charged his followers not 10 listen to them.
These reported aposuaies are among the
sblsst and most influential Mormons. 1t
is thought that the Glance of Brigham,
junior, to succeed Brigham, senior, has
something to do with these spostate defec-
tions and presidential anathemas.
George Mason, son of J. Y. Mason,
Confederate minister to France. has re-
csiYed,a commission IN the French army
at Algeria. Young Mason has lately
been a clerk in the Tredegar iron works 10
Richmond.
A special dispatch to the Herald an
nOunces as a rumor, that Gen. Sheridan is
to be married at an early day to Miss Eos
ter, daughter OF the late Judge Foster,
and prOprietFess of one of the finest
plantations on bayou Techa.
"A Washington telegram says Mrs.
Lucy Stone Black well has been there for
several days obtaining signatures to a
declaration favoring equal political rights
for women. Il las been signed, so far,
by Senators Wade. Anthony, Sprague,
Eye, Pomeroy. aud Ross. and Represen-
tatives Julian, ~TrOwbridge, BrOOmall,
! Lorghridge, and some others.
A Dispatch from Richmond says; A
gentleman from the gulf states reports 40
extensive military organization being
formed, especially in the trans. Mississippi
region for the invasion of Mexico. A
distinguished Confederate csyAlry officer
in town is the prospective leader.
10 Sweden and Norway there seems to
be almost mania on the subject of emil
grafton. All who can gather together
sufficient sum to pay their way to Amer
lea make start.
i For ak months previous to the first
instant, 81 ,478 immigrants arrived in
Columbus, Ohio, eDroute for western
homes. The number for the same period
last year was only 10000.
The following bill was introduced by
Mr.. Holman, and passed the House, and
is now pending in the Senate:
Be it enacted, &C. The widow, minor
!, children or parents, IN the order named,
of any soldier who shall have died after
being bonorably discharged from the mill
itary service OF the Unit, States, shall
be entitled to receive The additional bounty
which the soldier would be entitled to if
living, under the 18th and 18th sections
of an act entitled IAN act making ap2ro-
priations for sundry civil expenses of the
Government, for the year ending June
30th, 1867, and for other purposes" ap-
proved July 18th. 866; and the said pro-
visions of said act shall be so construed.
provided, however, that such widow,
minor children or parents. shall only be
entitled to receive such additional bounty
in case where such soldier, if living.
would be entitled, under the provisions
aforesaid, TO receive the same.
A disgraceful riot occurred at Franklin,
Tennessee, a rebel strong hold, on the,
occasion of Union Meeting on the 9Th
inst. The following is brief account of
the affair:
j "A procession ofcolored men bad been
out to listen 10 addressed from their can
didates for Congress, State Senate, DC, in
!. the afternoon. Toward evening, there
being much excitement, the colored men
marched to the music of fife and drum
out to a grove, where they we're addressed
by Union citizens, who urged them to
march back to their headquarters, and
disperse. They agreed to de so, it being
now dark, add bad nearly reached their
destination VIXEN vollsy from dark cor
ner was poured into thir ranks that
brought down eighteen of their men.
The colored men returned the fire, and
killed one man and wounded eigh:
n more
The Tribune very pungently remarks
that ''the State ought to be under militia
~ rule, With General Thomas fully au-
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