The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-11-29
NEWS AND POLITICS.

/ that his sons Lave arrived al his bedside
With medical aid.
A marvleOus sleeping car has been turn.
ed out Of the Chattanooga Railroad shops.
It has velvet carpet, black walnut cast
ings, gold and silver plated ornaments,
heaters. gorgeous lamps and mirrors, and
Gne Burdett organ.
a steamer viii leave Dubuque within
few days for New Orleans, towing bar
ges containing nearly one hundred thous
and bushels of wheat for New York and
Liverpool. This consignment is made TO
test the. feasibility of using The entire wa
ter route instead of by railroad and the
lakes, as heretofore. ee
The ar,esian baths at Terra Haute, Ind
are to be free to the public two hours each
day. except Saturdays, when they will be
open all day and evening, and ON Sunday
morning till room.
The Universe, of Paris, says that the
American Consul in Rome fought in the
battle Of Nerola, by the side OF the Pspsl
troops, and was slightly wounded.
Indians in Eastern Oregon are commit
ting depredalions, and difficulty is expe-
rienced in getting them upon their reser-
vatiOns. TIE savages of Idaho are unu-
sualy active, aud the settlers are suffering
for the want of stock. the Indians having
run off and killed nearly ali in tbs Territory
The three banks of Central City. Col
orado, have bought and shipped 81, $780,
600 worth of gold during lie year end
ing Nov. !, 1867. The Register Gays the
banks of Denver have probably as much
more. although part of it was from
! Montana.
The Wlnona (Minn Republican, Of
the 18Th, states that the steamboat Impe-
rial, on her last trip 10 Duuleitb. took
43 Sol bushels of wheat. and departed
on Thursday night for the same place
with SO, 226 bushels. .sa
Dispatches from Rome announce that
the Holy Father, in accordance with the
advice of france, has ordered the release
of all the Garibaldians who were taken
prisoners by the PapaI forces during the
late campaign.
A Boston Post correspondent states tina
a preliminary caucus will be held 10 New
York, on the 18th prox., for the purpose
OF considering the subject of Demo
cratic candidate for the next Presidency.
Messrs. Seymour of New York, English
of Connecticut, Stockton Of New Jersey,
Swami of Maryland, VOORHEES, Of Indiana.
Marshall of Illinois. ard Blair of Mis-
souri,, are among those expected to be
present.
In St. Louis, on Monday morning last,
a young German named Max Kingler
shot his mployer, Henry Weiter. in TIE
head, then broke Weiter's wife's skull
with an axe, robbed the house of forty
dollars and disappeared, aad has not yet
been discovered.
ThOs. Gilbert. Radical delegate in the
Alabama Convention, is charged, by a
Georgia newspaper, with having offered
to arm and equip one hundred men at
his own expense, for the the purpose OF
killing President Lincoln before his in
augusratiOn.
Affairs in Idaho Territory are said 10
be in deploraLle condition. arising out
of the in,fficieucy of Governor Bslard
and tie quarrel which has been carried on
some time between him, the President
and the heads of Departments Ballard
was suspended from his office by the
President, and a successor appointed.
The latter, after being confirmed by the
Senate at its extra session in July, was
subsequently, recousidered, where the mat
ter now rests. Ballard continues to hold
Office. but the heads of Departments re-
fuse to recognize him. and will not pay
him the appropriations for the Territory,
nor settle his accounts. The Senate, at
its last session, ratified treaty with the
Indian tribes Of Idaho, wherein it was
stipulated that they should receive a large
amount of money. The Governor being
tr o6TciO Superintendent Of Indian Affairs
aud Distribution, the misunderstanding
occasions trouble TO the various parties
interested.
More than three fflbs of all the Amer
leans who sent goods TO the Paris Exhi-
IiIiou were awarded premiums.
Peter LOrillard, Esq, lately deceased,
1t is said, leaves an estate of $4,000, 600
The amount paid for freiglting over
the Santa Fe route, last year, was s2a.-
OOOO 600.
A Washington letter says Senator Cband
Ter Is n-that city, engaged in superip,sDd.
ing the furnishing of his palaLial brown
stone front mansion. on II. street near
Fourteenth, for which he paid !, will \.
remembered. $4,000.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart. the New York nil.
nonaiFe, recently purchased earosl :