The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-03-10
NEWS AND EDITORIAL ITEMS.

New Hampshire was shocked, Mon
day, by a small earthquake.
Fred Douglass is talked of as the Dis
trict of Columbia delegate to Congress.
The South seems intent on kicking up
such a muss as to re-elect Grant in
1872.
st. Joe, the head centre of Michigan
peach growers, reports a fine prospect
for an immense peach crop.
The late gale at San Francisco blew
the schooner Altos, with six men, out
to sea, and probably to the bottom.
The Washington Lincoln monument
association has been reorganized, and
more artists are to be employed on the
work.
grafton from the coded provinces of
Alsace and Lorraine TO the United
States:
The Senate did not, it seems, pass the
House bill to abolish the duty on coal.
The measure will be urged again this
week.
A fire at Portsmouth, Ohio, Monday,
destroyed nearly an entire business
square, including the Taylor House.
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
James &. Blair, NJ. c., from the 9Th
Mo. district, has settled his political
status by voting for the democratic
candidate for Speaker of the House.
Walter Brown, the famous oarsman,
died Friday at his mothers residence in
Newburg, New York from enlargement
of the spleen, complicated with dropsy.
On Monday President Grant was
overwhelmed with calls from members
of the old and new Congress. They
were as lively as a swarming beehive.
A fire on Pearl street, N. Y, Monday
night, destroyed Marcus & Bros. glue
and varnish factory, Solomon's tobacco
store, and Arnold's cigar factory. Loss
$4,000; insured.
A fire at Leavenworth, at , o'clock
Tuesday morning, the 7th, destroyed
five buildings on Delaware street, bet
ween 4th and 9th. They were known
as the Ashton block. Loss or insur-
ance not reported.
Gen. Schenck has taken Jay Cookies
offer to act as chief attorney of the
northern Pacific railroad, for $4,000
per year. If he goes to England as
minister, he will soon return and take
the fat sit described.
Saturday the steamship ocean
Queen" left New York with $40 colon
lists for Magdalen, lower California.
They go there to pick and pack moss
for expectation to China and England,
for dyeing purposes.
The Arkansas House has rescinded
its resolutions to impeach Gov. Clayton,
by vote of Al to Is. And Governor
Clayton have officially declined to
accept the seat of U. S. Senator, that
war is probably over.
At New Orleans, Sunday, the state
fair buildings and contents were de-
stroyed by fire. Loss $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000. Among the valuable
things burned was Powers statue OF
Washington. 1t belonged to the State.
If there is much of a Congressional
session, the revenue reformers will press
hard for a repeal of the duty on coal and
salt. The western republicans in the
House threatened to bolt unless they
got the craftsmanship of the ways and
means committee.
The New York Methodist preachers
have sensibly resolved that no religious
organization should accept any money
or lands from the city government
They say the offer is meant to silence the
pulpit and press in regard to the prodi-
gal gifts made to Catholic churches and
institutions.
The heather Chinee in San Francisco
had grand free fight Sunday, with
knives, bars of iron, sc. Both sides
were finally dispersed by shower OF
birckbats thrown by their mutual
friends from adjacent roofs. A number
of the rampant Johns were badly in
jured, but no pig-tails were lost.
The It'll cavalry, Gen. Sturgis COM
manding, which has been doing frontier
service for FIVE years, is ordered to &c
to the south. The companies at For
Leavenworth will 80 by river TO Louis
Vile, and those on the plains will fol
low as soon as possible. The 9th
cavalry from Texas will relieve the It'll
Washington kilograms say the Presi'
dent does not wish Congress to keep III
its session. He expects to negotiate &
treaty for San Domingo, the coming
spring or summer, and submit it to thu
Senate in December. The only parties
who want Congress to keep going arr
Southern members who demand legisla
ton to suppress the Ku Klux, sc.
The ''happy family" has just beer
buried. Sunday night, near Elgin, Ill
the Walker family, consisting of hus
band, wife, and two children, were fount
dead in their house. A letter found
said the parents had first given lauda
mum to their children and then dose(
themselves, in the happy belief tina
they would go with their children 10
better world. How is that for highP
Disappointed colonists from Magda
lena Bay, lower California, say tina
place is fearful swindle, and that tn
$50 emigrants enroute from New Yorl
will find that the moss they are to picl
is good for dyeing purposes in severa
ways. The company is making desper
ate efforts to land l 900 men before May
so as to claim damages from the Mexi
can government for non-fulfillment o
contract.
Treasurer Spinner has decided tina
postmasters must received mutilateC
currency for full value for postag
stamps. Hooray, now we know wha
to do with our tough-looking scrip
Later--its all . humbug. Spinner ex
plains that when in the opinion of y
postmaster over I-20th of u note, or ov
er l-l0th of a scrip is gone, it is not re
deemabIe at any place but the Washing
ton treasury.
The Alabama commission expects t
finish its arduous labors in about