The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09

were lost.
Washington, July 6.-Secretary
DelaM6 IsStheraI &afnTday night for
Mount Vernon, Ohio, and will
probably not return to resume the
duties of Secretary of the Interior.
It is believed that Assistant Secre-
tary Cowen will be appointed to
the Roaiti9RqH haseG9Tts to heal the
differences between him and the
present Secretary shall be success
full.
A railroad war is going on be-
tween the roads from st. Louis
south, and fare from that city to
Nashville is only 81.
Thursday of last week, Gen. Spin
ner finally retired from the q. s.
treasury, and the new treasurer
took charge of it.
The st. Louls Daily Times, DEM
ocratic, was sold at auction last
week for $l31, 600 cash, to Col. John
M. Crisp, of Independence, Mo. Mr..
Stilson Hutchings will edit it.
The American rifiemen have beat
en- the Irish in every trial at Dublin.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, foots up
l0l, O49 population.
Chicago, July 3.-Phe New York
Eastern Editorial Excursion to Cal
fornis and the west, arrived here
last night, and to-day took an ex.
cursion train to Elgin. Monday
morning the party will start for
Omaha, on the Chicago, Burlington
s. Quincy railroad. They expect to
arrive at Sacramento on the 18th,
and at San Francisco on the 10th,
starting home on the Goth.
A minute insect is destroying the
grape vines in France, by eating
their roots.
The New Jersey and Delaware
peach crop will be 5000, 900 bushels.
1t is now proposed to stamp each
separate cigar as it is manufactured,
the mere stamping of the boxes
which hold them not having been
found entirely effective in prevent
ing frauds on the revenue.
Washington, July g. Another
dispatch was received at the Indian
Bureau to-day from Prof. Janney,
in which he reiterates his former
statement that so far as he has not
found gold enough in the Black
Hills to warrant any extended min.
ing Operations. There. are fifteen
miners near where he is encamped
who claim that they obtain from
five to fifteen cents worth of gold
to a pan full of earth. The Profess
sOr states that he has tested it sever
al times and cannot make an aver
of over one and a half cents pei
pan. He describes the character OF
the former and says it does not in
dictate gold.
San Francisco, st. Louis. Mem
phis, Vicksburg, Atlanta, Chicago
New York, Kansas City, Cincinnati,
Nashville, Richmond, and other big
cities, celebrated July 9Th with un.
precedented enthusiasm. The coun.
try is united north, sonth, east, and
west.
Eleven inches of rain in Nebraska
during June.
In Kansas City, on the 9th, Isaac
Whittaker's building, full of fire.
works, caught fire, and was con.
sumed. Loss $4,000. The Holly
water works could have pnt out the
fire, but refused to operate because
the city had not fulfilled its contract
with Mr.. Holly.
Texas reports very full wheat
crop, and expects big corn crop.
The Wilson bridge works at Pat
terson, N. j., were destroyed by fir'
June 18th. The works were run
ming night and day on the new iron
Portage bridge for the Erie Rail
road, and between 400 and 500 mel
were employed.
Washington, June 24.-The Pres
ident at the request of many politi
clans of Kansas has recalled his let
ter to the internalTevenue collector
Anthony, Of Kahsasbb asking for hi
resignation.
NesMnsaEks l.alT r2.-Early this q
IN. the jury sent q note to Nelson
staliBg that it was impossible TO
them to agree. The Judge returned
answer that he would be at Court q
10 O'Clock, and would send for coun
sci and communicate with the Jury
At that hour his honor took his sea
and was followed by lawyers Por
ter, Shearman,. Abbott, Hill and Ira
cy for defendant, and Morris ant
Pearsoll for the plaintiff. The jur]
filed into the Court looking as i
they had passed a sleepless night. Ii
reply to the Judge, Foreman Car
lpenter said eve have not agreed
your Honor. We regret IL YER
much, but find it impossible 4
agree"
1 The Judge said since they hat
told him that they could not agree
he would discharge them.
The clerk then stated that thei
were discharged.
wished it to be distinctly under
| SSOOu THAT lAo JuE OAu not StAnt
eleven TO one as rumor had il.
Judge Nelson then asked them Il
remain seated few minutes.
photographer wished to take like
ness, but jnryman Jeffreys objected
and the Judge allowed them 4
leave.
The Court room was then in con
fusion, every person crowding for
ward to have . word with the Jury
men. Mr.. Beecher went to the rail
ing and shook hands with each ju
Iryman as he passed. The Juror
were all spoken to as to how thel
stood, to which they replied tina
| they stood nine TO three for acquit
| al, but the names of the jurors OF
either side they had taken an oatl
not to reveal.
The celebrated horse Lexington
died in Kentucky last week.