The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-02-06
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Conaianiiuople had big FIRE on
the 81 inst.
The Senate Is at work ON the
bankrupt Law.
Gen Msxey, Democrat. is the new
Senator aron Texas.
Rev. Cheney, OF Chicago, preach
ed in st. Louis Sunday.
The Franklin Savings Bank, of
philadelphia, hes suspended.
Congress is in . fair way to ''bust"
enc Judge Basteed, of Alabama.
There is = decrease of the public
debt for January of $1,s45,2 11.
The Cub-Ys captured and shot
some Spanish soldiers near Puerto
Principle.
Fifty millions of dollars are in
vested In Journalism in New York |
City.
The second annual session of the
National Grange convened in st.
Louis } esterday.
Bruce, colored, and Pease, white,
were elected to the U. s. Senate
from Mississippi, on Tuesday.
New Mexico lie in 3 state of IN
rest. Lawlessness prevails in some
localities. Frequent murders are
reported.
Edgar Roger has turkey park
near Mandy, in France. He pays
much attention to the rearing of the
American wild turkey.
Il is reported that twenty men
engaged in chopping wood near
Fur. Rice, Dakota Territory, were
murdered by Sioux Indians.
There is some talk of construct
ing canal from st. Louis to Terre
Haute, and from there to connect
with The Wabash and Erie canal.
Russia refuses TO send goods to
our centennial exhibition, because
it is q private affair.
Some of the elections i'll England
were disOrderly. In one Instance
the military we're ordered out.
Mr.. Sargent has introduced a bill
into the q. 5. Senate providing for
d bureau OF health.
England is in the midst of very
exciting canvass now. Some OF the
meetings held by the Conservatives
have been broken up. Serious
trouble is anticipated.
Tue employ ees of the New York
and Oswego Midland railroad, have
chaiued locomotives, spiked switch
es aud lore up the track, because the
company have failed 10 pay their
wages.
The Illinois legislature is SO econ
omical that it thinks OF leaving the
STATE couvicts without the benefit
OF clergy. Some good missionary
will doubtless serve the poor
wretches free of cost.
| The settlers and cattle men be-
tween the North and South Platte,
and on the Republican, fear raid
from Red Clouds and Spotted
Tails bands Of Sioux aud from
; the Cheyenne Dakotas, Arrapahoes
and other hostile bands of Indians,
The supply Of beef furnished them
10 nearly exhausted, and haTing no
money they will be obliged to raid
upon the settlers or starve. OF
course they will raid.
| The Mississippi Legislature is up
on the reform with q will. The
lower House passed a resolution
one day last week, inviting three OF
their Congress members who were
on hand looking after Senatorial
honors, to return to their seats in
Washington, and attend to bust
ness.
Some man who has enough reli-
gion to make him uncomfortable
has ventured to send in a request to
the Fulton Street prayer meeting,
n. Y, to E'pray that the backslidings
of church members may be healed,
aud that the pastor may not be an
injury to the church"
The 'heathen Chinee" are getting
to be as bad as "Christlan dogs"
They had a big fight among them.
selves last Friday in Pittsburgh.
Some of them claim that All Pay,
their overseer and interpreter has
been taking liberties with their
/ funds.
The Cubahs arc avenging the
death of the Virginius crew. They
have punished the Spsniards severe
ly in our two battles of late. A
short time since they captured and
shot Col. Montaner, commander
of the Spanish forces.
Col. j. r. Taylor, of Tennessee
has invented new battery gun. 1t,
was tested at Colts Armory, Hart
ford, COnn., last Thursday. 1t will
fire seven hundred voliey shots a
minute, and will concentrate the
shots at one center or spread them
over twenty-five feet at q distance
OF i've hundred yards. We didn't
witness the performance.
a prohibitory law has failed to
dry up the saloons of Boston, and
now praying band has under
taken the job, by visiting the sa-
looms aud praying for their keepers.
We are of the opinion that saloon
keepers have but little regard for
law or prayers.
1t is claimed that the cotton gin,