The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-04
TRLEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS.

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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS.
= Over 100000 worth of silks hav
. been stolen from the public store il
New York.
The trial OF the Tammanyites be
gins in a few days.
e Two more outrageous murders il
q Chicago. No wonder the people
talk of vigilance committees.
Another rascal brought to justice
3 Second Lieutenant Charles Gordon
} of the sixteenth u. S. infantry, hal
received the sentence of dismissal
from the service and one years i'm.
prisOnment, for embezzeling gov
eminent money while acting Al
quartermaster at Jackson, Miss. lie
has been sent to Dry Tortugus.
BoLDEsT RoBBERY ON RECORD
About the bOldest robbery we ever
heard of was committed at the
Kansas City Fair last week, just
at sun down, as one of the ticket
sellers had started to headquarters
with the cash box, containing nine
hundred and seventy eight dollars,
he was set upon by three mounted
and masked men who forced the
box from him and upon his attempt
ing to recover it they shot at him
several times. He fell to the ground
and thus escaped the shots. One
shot struck little girl, wounding
her severely in the foot. The three
robbers then rode of at q run with
the money, holding their pistols in
their hands and threatning to shoot
any one who interfered. There
was large crowd passing out of
the gate at the time, but such was
the suddenness of the attack that
the robbers got away unframed.
The coup was intended for the as
sassination Of the treasurer Of the
association, who was expected to
pass out that gate, but who, by acct
dent, went out another, with over
$4,000 in his possession. There
was great excitement over the rob-
berry in the city, but no trace of the
robbers.
Tho money declared due on the
Alabama claims is to be paid with
out murmur or delay. So says Mr..
Lowe, Right Honorable Hinglish-
man, How kind.
The Colorado Fair which COM
menced at Denver the oath ult., was
a greater success than any previ-
ously held.
Immense work has been done
along the line of the Union Pacific
railroad to prevent q snow blockade
the coming winter, and the superin-
tendents think there will be no
trouble from this source $40, rez
CARTwRIeHr DEAD. The great
Methodist preacher, Peter Cart
wright, whose fame has reached
every nook and corner of Anne rica,
died at his home near Pleasant
Plains, Illinois, on the 18th ult.,
aged eighty-seven years.
KANSAS CITY FAIR.-The largest
crowd ever collected in the Mis-
souri, Valley, assembled on the Ex-
position grounds at Kansas City on
the 18th ult. By sunrise the excur-
sion trains commenced arriving on
the ten railroads entering the city
and continued to pour in their loads
OF human beings until IL O'Clock.
Over sixty excursion trains arrived,
numbering from seven to ten cars
each, all loaded down with excnr-
sionists. Thousands also camo in
wagons from the adjoining county.
In the city q general holiday was
observed and the whole population
turned ont; $1,000 tickets were is
sued to the gate keeper in the morn
ing and were exhausted by 10
o'clock. This did not include ex-
cursioniSts who had tickets. The
grounds, containing 1000 acres,
were at 8 O'Clock a living mass of
humanity. The crowd is estimated
by none at less than $4,000; many
putting it at 1900. Everybody
comedies it to be the largest crowd
ever. assembled west of ST. Louis.
Not an accident occurred on the
grounds. The weather was de-
lightfui, and everybody was full of
enthusiasm and entirely satisfied.
Refreshment booths were scarcely
able to accommodate the throng,
but many had brought lunches, and |
at noon the grove presented the |
appearance Of a vast picnic. A |
large humber of newspaper men
were present from Missouri, Kan
sas and Nebraska, and the Chicago
papers were also represented.
LIQUOR AND CRIME IN CHICAGO.
A very large. meeting, composed
of the best class of citizens, was
held at The board OF trade rooms,
Chicago, last Thursday evening, to |
take into consideration the preva-
lence OF crime it that city, its causes
and the remedy. Judge s. B. Good
in presided, and stirring speeche,
were made by DIR. NJ. S. Davis
Rev. DR.. Kittridge, and others,
who took the ground that the most
prolific cause OF crime was the use
OF Intoxicating liquors, and de-
nianding that the law regulating
the sale of the same should be strict
~ enforced, especially the law pro-
hibiting the sale Of liquor on Sun
day Resolutions embodying the
sentiments expressed by the speak
re, and appointing q committee to
lay the subject before the mayor
and other officials, and to urge upon
them the necessity Of prompt and
1lrn action in the enforcement of
the laws were adopted unanimously
and with great enthusiasm.
LUHATIc ASYLUM BURNED.-It il
is little singular that so often we
have to record the burning of luna
tic asylume.z The northern Ohio
asylum ct Newburg. seven miles
from Cleveland, ,csught fire at one
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