The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02
NEWS ITEMS.

Congress 70 repeal, the ARti- PolygsmY
law. gi74a ,=11a2 Llaaa.4 ia
West Virginia has ratified the consti.
tutional amendment. - - ~.
Herald's Mexican adviess. by nay of
New Orlsaus. dated Path, state that a
French newspaper in The city of Mexico
says the Msxicaa authorities at Maza.lan
have executed Mr.. Carmsa. the U. s..
Consul at that place. upon which the U.
S. guuboat lying near at hand Rsd bonn
bardet the town for hours.
Gen. Thomas has testified before the
Congressional Committee. appointed to
investigate the Sjuth Carolina murders.
General Thomas lestifes that in the mill,
lary dsPatRment under his ,coIamsnG.
said ouiragss were cOmmiLted upon freed
men by whites. who are rot punished.
and that thefelis' no prospect for justice
to blacks before the courts. When ssked
what remedy be would pFOpsss. he replied
a suppression by military power. $3.50
Heraid's correspondence from the prin
cipal cities 10 the S,uIh, indicate a gen
sral political reaction AN pug the South
ern people, bel 5d3 t-l 80 %
The Times Washington special says
the House Mllitarv Cpmmittee have
ag eed TO transfer the Indian bureau from
the Interior to the War Department. %
Gov, Morton of Indiana has been elect
ed U. s, Ssuator from that State in place
of HON. H. Lane GOV. Morton is one
of the best men. in the country. ~
The Dubuque Times says that there
are three feet of snow on the, Wisconsin
-Prairies5 and still showing hard. which
gives promise Of cheap lumber next sum
mer.
The public will recoIlectsa horriblej cir,
cuInstanee which happened last fall at
Albion. orisans county, New York.
Rev. Joel Lindsay. : Presbyterian divine
Of violent tsmPsri in endeavoriag to con
qnsr . refractory chAa.gwhipped him 20
death. The same clerical gsntIeman has
recently bsen on trial for ,hs offence, and
the jury found him gully of mauslaugh-
terinlths second degree s.g s.9G IL
3 Herald's Ottawa special says iafo5rrmna-
ton has been received 10 Canada from the
Colonial Secretary. that the confederation
scheme under the QIsbsc coalitions
has been seTstionsd by the Home Gov
erument, and the DILL will be introduced
as GOvernmsnt measure atithe sitting of
Psrliament: Prince Alfred wiz be the
fast Governor and Royal Viceroy. elms
Senator Wade has pushed his bill
through the Sepate, authorizing the con
struclion Of = lateral branch of the Bal.
'imOFe and Potomac River Rnlread
This viii give through line from Wash
ingtoh to the West. via Harrisburg, With
out change Of cars; spd euab!s ira velsrs
iOllt buy tickets and check baggage
thFOaghtO Washington for the FIRST time.
j Fred. T. Frelipgbuysen was. elected
United SIalee Senator from New Jersey,
OF the 22l inst. for, two years, 10 ill the
vacancy caused by the death of William
Wright, ''
Owing to the low stage of water. 10 tn
Lower Mississippi. 81 vessels freighted
with 10000 bales of cotton, are detained
at New Orleans, being unable to get over
the bar. .
Simon Cameron Las been elected U. s.
Senator from Pennsylvania. His nomi-
nation by the Republican caucus vas
bitterly commented Oh by the Philadsl-
Phia Press, Pittsburg C5mdsrciai, aud
other leadiug papers Of the State. which
do MT hesitate to charge that it was Sc
cured by means similar to those employ
ed on a former occasion There can be
40 question of the fact that sh I,rge ma
jority of the Republicans of the State
are utterly opposed to the nomination.
The unconditional Union men of East
Tenpessse, at recent mseting. indoFsed
The action of Gov. BroWnlow, and in
s'rueted delegates TO vote for his renom-
inatiOn, in the State Convention, on the
2sd. day Of February, 10 case be de-
eliued, the delegates were instructed to
vote for Col Stokes. and Hon. r b. But
Ter was named TO succeed Colonel s iokes
in Congress, in case the latter vas uomi-
mated for Governor. ..a
Advioes received from Behring'S Straits.
stats that the American portion Of the
Russian and American telegraph is CON.
plated. The Straits have been surveyed
for the purpose of finding suitable place
for laying the submarine cable. The
Russian portion Of this great enterprise
il is expected will be finished by next
autumn. ss7uo 81 -e9 sa e
A s.. Louis diapatch Gays that lnum-
Der OF Philadelphia capitalists are in that
city for the purpose Of Organizing plan
for the purchase Of the Pacific Railroad
Of Missouri. and its incorporation viii
the Union Pacific road, aud obtaining |
the coDtrol Of The Ohio & Mississipn; |