The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-12-01
The 9mporia Nelrs.
GLEANINGs.

"A canal Is to be constructed from
Berlin to Dresden.
Nashville, Tenn, has over two hun
dred opium-eaters.
Manchester, Va. wishes to be an
nexed to Richmond.
--AHartford's loss in the Chicago fire
IL placed at $7,00O,000.
Seven inch lizards are picked up in
the cutters OF Saratoga.
The aged and retired policemen of
Richmond, Va, are pensioned.
Forty buildings is one item in q
recent shipment from London TO GAL
cutta.
Cincinnati is to have . union depot
that will be used by six railroad COM
panies.
The Lieutenant Governor Of Lonis-
lana was advertised as Q runaway negro
in 1sl.
Sewing machines are sOon 70 be in
troduced in the public schools Of North
Carolina. EE
They are manufacturing ice In
Honolulu, and selling It ct fivc cents
Der pound.
To call North Carolinian "pov-
erty-stricken wretch" involves suit
for $4,000.
The FIRST bale Of California hops Of
this years crop sold in Now York at 10
cents pound.
Anna Dickinson's lscturing receipts
for the lsst two years Alono have
amounted to nearly $4,000.
Tho Hon. G.. L. vallandigham's
estate settles up worth oyer 100000,
which goes to his son Charles.
The 81 Is suit between two dry
goods dealers in Norwich, Conn, has
been appealed to the Superior Court
There are In the United States al
also, two deaf and dumb, seven insane,
and five idiots.
Alexis was so young when his
Is talk of taking him down to Long
Branch for the sake Of showing him q
SURF
Cases are being made up In nearly
every State in the Union to test the
amendments confer the right to vote on
women.
Every cat In Paris is to be taxed
three franco q year. From which 1t may
be surmised that there will be fewer
cats in the houses and moro rabbits In
the restaurants. ...
The northwestern forest fires have
destroyed immense numbers Of valua-
BILE fur-bearers. It would havo been
better for these fur animals If they
had been further.
Lake Michigan is at present foot
and half lower than at any time hero.
tofore this season, and vessels meet
with trouble in passing the bar at the
mouth of the Muskegon river.
When lady tainted at Wisconsin
party, q gentleman thought he could
resuscitate her by biting her ear. She
recovered promptly. He IL going
around with o poultice on his eye.
1t is expected that before Abe end
OF January, 1879, France VIII have ter
army corps completely organized and
fully supplied with improved arms, sta
toned at the military centres Of thu
country.
Ware & Co., bankers, Of Omaha
have obtained q verdict OF $1,000
against the United btates Express Co.
for money stolen on the Hannibal q 81
Joseph Railroad by "bushwhaekers
during the rebellion.
Tho city council OF Richmond, Va.
has appropriated 5000, 600 for the pur
pose OF tunneling Church hill in tina
city for the extension OF the eastern ter
minus OF the Chesapeake q Ohio Rail
road to tide water on the James river
Last year one hundred and flft!
thousand visits were made to the Youni
Mems Christian Association, Boston
AS result of the religious work Of tn
Association, over one hopeful CONVEX
sion has occurred for each day durinI
the last four years.
The exact value OF the coin takeI
from the ruins of the Chicago custom
house Is 1884, 366.68. The precious met
al, in the condition found, was sent Il
the Philadelphia mint, and, after belnI
assayed, the sum mentioned above wa
placed to the credit OF the Chicago of
nee.
AT an Ohio county fair, chicken
OF common breed, but dsformed by
broken back, was entered as q Hungar
ian cock OF the "Slavi Magyar breed,
just imported; and the sapient judges
after gravely inspecting 1t, awarded
the first premium over one of the fines
poultry exhibitions of the year.
The Pacific Insurance Company O
San Francisco has resolved to with
draw their agencies, and conhne thei
business hereafter to the Pacific Coast
Staples, the President OF the Fireman
Fund Insurance Company, leaves Sal
Francisco for Chicago, on Saturday, .,
adjust and pay all losses the oompGn,
Will continue business east; having thei
capital unimpared.
AT the late reunion of the Army O
the Cumberland at Detroit, Genera
Hooker made a speech, in which, afte
highly eulogizing General Thomas as
General who was always at the from
and always successful, he went on u
say that "with General Mcclellan
was different You might have fAsten
ed . locomotive to him and you eoult
not have drawn HIM to the 'front.'"
AT Q late cabinet meeting, Attor
ney General Alderman reported that b
had two thousand prisoners in Soutl
Carolina alone, captured under the Ku
Klux act. A debate followed as to tn
ability Of the courts, or OF the genera
government, to take care OF 50 large
PEOpOIIiOu VI buO pOpuLhblOn, anu gen
oral disposition was manifested to hav
the arrests somewhat restricted, and, 1
possible, confined to those ascertalnel
TO be active in the Ku-Klux order.
"A young man VINO Killed the Sc
Queer Of his sister has been acquitte,
by jury at Lockport, New York
1.-THE scene that followed the verdict,
writes correspondent, twas perfectl.
indescribable. There was q tumul
such a. that room has never witnessed
and which the dozen officers presen
were unable to restrain. Men Whoop
ed and shouted, calling for three cheers
and tiger repeatedly, and danced a
and dewn with delight; women lGugh
Cd and cried, and fastened 20 shak
hands with the defendant, who was II
the eager embraces Of his family
Upon being discharged, Pierce went Z,
the hall below, whore he held Q res
levee, shaking hands and receiving tn
congratulations Of the people 81 the.
passed"