The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
what. Going ON over the Country.
The Glst of the Week. Kilograms.

CINCINNATI, O., May 3-Wm. Sal
lance and Geo. Rhodes, who were on a
hunting and fishing trip crawled into the
drum house of the coal works at New
Haven, near Pomeroy, o., Thursday
night, to sleep. About one O'Clock yes
terday morning tile house caught fire
and burned to the ground, tie sleeping
young men being consumed ii The flames,
Their bodies were found in TIE morning,
charred beyond recognition.
LONDON, May 3.-The London and
Westminster Bank, yesterday, took 5000
600 u. S. per cent bonds at Az, making
in all $35, 100000 U. S. securities this
bank has recently purchased.
ST.. Paul, MINI, May 3.-The heavy
rains this morning extending all over
this State and Northern Iowa and con,
tinuous cold weather removed present
apprehensiOns of drouth. Advices from
all parts of the states Just before the rain
indicate crops had not suffered materially
CINCINNATI, May 3.-An unoccupied
two-story brick dwelling, on Pike street
fell last evening, injuring four little
children who were passing. TheiI
names are: Mary WEIGH, six years, botl
legs broken Mary Flaherty, seven years
one leg broken; Pat. Flaherty, six years
bruised badly; Katie Doyle, five years
right knee fractured. For some day.
the crowd in waiting at the sub-treasurS
for United States ten dollar refundins
certificates, has been immense. The ap
proaches to the office have been filled by
these applicants, and the line of men
and boys, especially the latter, as extend
ed some distance in the street. Not
withstanding the order refusing bank!
the privilege of purchasing them, they
have managed to obtain large amount.
by proxies. One man standing in the
line acknowledged that he had fifteer
boys whom he employed to procure Ger
tificates. He had by this means furn
ished one bank with several thousand
dollars worth. Another had sold the
banks a large amount at One-half pei
cent. premium. The amount given Out
yesterday was over $4,000. The aggre
gate sales amount to $4,000.
NEW CASTLE, Ont, May 5.-The long
looked for single scull race on the Tyne
between Edward Hanlon, of Toronto
Ont, and John Howdon, of Deleval
England, for 1000 side, took place to
day, and as was generally expected, re
suited in victory for Hanlon. The
weather was splendid. The course was
from Manson to the suspension bridge
at SCOTS wood; distance, three miles
and three furlongs Hanlon won the
race with ease by six lengths. His time
was % minutes and 5 seconds.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Exertions are
being made by the War and Interior De
partments to prevent the proposed inva
sion of the Indian Territory by free-soil
settlers, who are to start from Coffeyville
on Wednesday of this week.
LONDON, May 5.-Further advices
from upper Egypt represent that the
conflict between the troops and slave
dealers on the 18th and 14th of January
resulted in q complete defeat of the lat
ter, with loss of 600 killed, wounded
and prisoners. Loss of the Egyptian
troops, 200.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, May 5.-The
Baptist church was damaged this morn
ing by fire $45, 900; insurance, $35, 900.
SAN FRANCISCO, May ga Victoria
dispatch says the farm house of Thomas
lOoch, burned. Pool and two children
persisted in the flames. Suspicion Of
murder and arson by the Indians.
NEW MARKET, New Hampshire, May
5-Page & Collins paper factory burned
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $34 900.
KANSAS CITY, May 5.-This afternoon
.
T. Crisp casually met in Strein's restau
rant. franklin extended to him a friend
ly hand, which Crisp refused. Some harsh
language followed, when Crisp struck
Franklin in the face. Franklin struck
back with a small pocket knife, which
he had open in his hand, inflicting 6
slight flesh wound in Crisp's abdomen
No serious harm was done to either, but
the affair caused considerable excite
ment on the streets. A couple of drunk
en- rowdies, named Dick Scroggins and
Ed. Ryan, were arrested to-day ON charge
of killing George Chapman, of St
Joseph, who was visiting his invalid
brother here, and while out riding was
robbed by the rowdies, who1threw stones
at him because he refused to get out anC
fight them, and he died in a few mimi
8es from the effects of stone striking
him on the head.
STRATFoRD, Ont, May ga freight
car containing thirty packages of dyna
mite, shipped on account of Vanderbilt
to be used for blasting at Detroit, explod
ed in the Grand Tunnel freight yard here
to-day, doing immense damage and blow
ing two employees to fragments, and Sc
riouslY injuring others. Cause of ex
plosion not known. Damages to depot
other freight cars, and the town general
ly, will exceed $250,000. Horses neal
the yard were blown down, and several
lines of freight cars were utterly de
stroyed.
CINCINNATI, May 5.-Samuel PaveN
and his son, Taylor Pavey, extensive deal
ers in live stock, were shot and instantly
killed near Leesburg, Ohio, SATURDAY
night, by Jno. Link, Pavey's step-son
Link, who surrendered to the marshal
states that he was engaged in a CONVEX
satiOn with his mother at the gate of he
residence, when the Paveys came up
and after some words attacked him witt
clubs, when, to save his life, he drew
revolver and shot both. The cause o
the difficulty was i'll treatment by Sam
uel Pavey of his second wife, who wa
Links mother.
GALVESTON, Texas, May 5.-A specia
to the News from Overton, saws as tn
congregation was leaving the Methods
church yesterday, Colonel Jared Kifb,
shot dead John Steel, who, in a quarre
fourteen years ago, killed Kirby's faith
er. j. I. Young and Riley attempted T.
escape from jail by setting it on fire
The flames spread rapidly, and bot
men were burned to death.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May Sat New
Preston Hill this morning, Egbert Cogs
well, while drunk, killed his wife ant
himself
HUDSON, New York, May 5.-Lewi
Coons, of Toghkarice, in a fit of jealous,
cut his wife's throat and then his owl
The woman is dead. Coons will live
Both are young and recently married.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, May5.ALast even
ing about eight O'Clock, Geo. G. Harding
editor of the Herald, entered the resi-
dence of Col. A. Light, editor of the dem
ocrat, and attempted to shoot the latter
because of certain publications in tn
Democrat. Light grasped the pistol
getting his finger under the hammer
preventing an explosion, and holding Oh
until assistance came, when Hardin,
was arrested. and remained in custodl
until an early hour this morning, whei
he gave bail. At $40 this morning, b.
entered Lights Office and fired at hin
several times, missing Light, but hittin,
an empioYe named Gerhard Liesus, In
f1icting a serious wound. Harding i
now in Jail awaiting the result of tina
wound. Another employee of Lights
named Richard Walters, Jumped out tn
second story window during the firing
breaking both ankles.
MEMPHIS, May 5.-The Evening Led
gers Starkville, Mississippi, specia
states that johnson Spencer and NeviliI
Porter, the barn burners and attemptet
assassinators of Jordan Moore, few day
since, were taken from the Jail on SatuI
daY night bY a body of armed men whit