The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-03
TELEGRAPHIC.

WASHINGTON. Dec. sSrH.-The at
torney general decides that the Teller
committee, appointed 10 investigate the
southern elections in accordance with
Blane's resolution has u right 10 use
so, 600, and the committee will now
90 head and investigate. The Potter
committee talks of Investigating the
cipher dispatches. 40 railway route
agents, clerks and local agents are To be
discharged TO bring expenditures within
the appropriation.
PEORIA, III, Dec. SS-Maggie Lain.
q young girl, says she was Kidnapped
ON Thursday by two unknown men,
tied to a tree, her clothes saturated with
chloroform, and set ON fire. The flames
burned the cord that tied her and she
extinguished the flames, was found by n
farmer and brought home unconscious.
Maggie is probably dime novelist
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Eleven western
railroads have agreed not TO issue passes
to shippers of freightS- Dunbar's -four
mill, ComstOck, Michigan, burned; loss
$S0.OO0 The excursion to Mexico starts
Jan. LIST. the travellers To embark at New
York for Vera Cruz. John kleinman
made great shoot here to-day, thirty
birds straight. The socialists in the Uni
ted States will hold public meetings Jan
uaTy Is TO protest against the oppression
Of their brethren in Germany,
New YORK, December SS,-The peck
et-book lost by the messenger Of the I'm
Porters and Traders bank, has been ne
turned by mail, minus $1s,aS0 The
cludeS all the cash and $500 in small
securities. The O'I.eary and Campana
walk ended tonight Campana being
in q miserable condition, having walked
100 and 3S7 miles respectively, $S0OOO
gate money was taken in, Of which
Campana gets 81, 800, and O'LeaTy gets
the rest, Nitro glycerine factory near
Patterson, y, j., exploded, and three
men blown TO pieces, Each having 4
family, one of nine, one Of seven, and the
other of five children, Madam Amber
son is on her ll6lSt quarter mile, very
sleepy, bat confident Of accomplishing
her S,S0l quarter miles, The Emerson
piano factory, HOslon, Mass, burned
loss 100000. and 81 men thrown out q
work, Cochlco, \. H., paint works
hCOkcrS, were robbed today of $50, 900 in
coupon bonds by a curbstone br0kel
named Hull, Hull undertook To puT
chase the bonds, got them into his hands
LETT the Office to get certified checks I,
pay for them, and has not yet returned
PEoRIA, III, Dec, S0.-The farmer WhC
found Maggie Lain, the German Servan
girl whom two men abducted and trick
to burn alive, corroborateS her story
Her life had been several times attempt
ed Of late, through the jealousy Of l
strange woman who ACCUSES her of einl
married to Phillip Buergi, son ola gr,,ce
at 1000 South Adams street, which Mas
gle denies, She is nearly dead irOn
fright and r0ugh usage,
|. GREEIN, Col, Dec, SO,-1NV0 young
ranchmen, Charles EageN and Edwar
Gerry, Intimate friends, we've found dea,
yesterday at Eagan's ranch ON the Platte
The former Was subject tn crazy fits, hat
murdered Gerry possibly, and then poiS
oned himSelfwilh stryc6nine,
CINCINNATI, Dec, M-MfllerShurY
: Ky, female college burned; loss $ls,0N
. and most OF the students wardrohes
, The yellow fever contributions Nou
this city were $61,116,9S,
NEw YoRK, Dec SO.--Otticcr Turin
: shot yesterday by w, l.. Palmer in som
! quarrel at u hotel, died :o-day, TIL
oil and paint shop of the Seth rhoma
clock factory in Thomas,oO City, hurne
Saturday night; loss $s0,OO0 The Iii
diShund will close on the SlSt, becauS
. more money Is spent ON sick member
| imam II fCCelNctl tOr UuCS, ne NS(nNNll0
parliament has been prorogned unit
Feb, Sth,
LONDON, Dec, 3l,-Dcan Stanley talk
: Of revisiting America soon, Gen, Rol
I erls announces tn the AfghaniStans this
the Ameer's rule has passed away an
hcnceforth they will be governed by III
: Empress of India, The Amecr took WIT
l him thirty laos of rupees and has gon
y to st. Petersburg to appeal for aiI
Eighty persons We're killed and woundc
in the recent aifray between students AN
troops ut Kieff, Russia, The Tartars
Kasaa, Russia, are in rebellion, and hav
repulsed the Russian troops. The )
, Petersburg Golas says Russia will Civ
the Ameer hospitable shelter, but no ~
!. tive aid, General business distress pr
walls IN hard money Switzerland. Thel
arc 1000 unemployed workmen in Gen
Va. The King of Spain has dissolved IL
Q Cortes, and the final appeal of the assa
3 sin MOncasi's conunsel has been rejec
!. ed, The recent fatal epidemic at Moro,
co has disappeared.