The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-07
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has sent DIR. Newman an announcement
that he will be created cardinal al the
cOusistory March Sd.
PARIS, March lit is said here that
Queen Victoria will leave London at the
end of March for the continent, resting
one night at the British embassy here,
and then proceed to the Italian lakes,
where she will be met by the duke and
duchess of COnnaught on their wedding
tour. Her majesty then goes TO Ger
many.
LONDON, March 1.-The Viceroy of
India telegraphs shat he has received the
following letter from Yokeeb Khan, son
of Shere Ali, Ameer Of Afghanistan,
dated the Goth of February: 1News has
been received here of the death of nv
father on the 21st of February. As my
father was an old friend of the British
government l send the information out
of friendship"
ST. Louis, March Another mail
robber was put through by lightning ex-
press here today. NJ Romer, a letter
carrier in the business part of the city,
stole registered letter containing $50,
last December. He was arrested this
morning, confessed the crime, was taken
to the United States district court, plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to three
years IN the penitentiary, all within two
hours.
LAKE FOREST, ILL.,, March 1.-The
preparatory department Of the university
here WAS burned to-day. Loss $15, 900.
CINCTNNATI, March, 3.-The rain,
which prevailed here all day Yesterday
took the form of snow a little further
northeast. Advices from many points in
the interior of the State are to the effect
the snow lies over foot in depth, and
drifts are being formed, that will likely
| cause detention to travel.
KANSAS CITY, March :i.-Michael Car
olin was assassinated tonight while in
his store on East Levee, about three
O'Clock. He was sitting on the counter,
when an unknown man came to a win
dow on the porch and shot through the
glass. The ball entered CarOlin's body
in the back, under the shoulder blade,
and passed through the lower part of the
heart, and killing him instantly. A
companion sitting near sprang to the
| door, and slot was fired at him, but
missed. Officers are in pursuit of the
assassin, but as he is unknown it is not
likely he will he captured.
RICHMOND, Va, March Sc. C.. Cur
tbs, clerk in Wings, Elicit & Crump's
boot and shoe establishment, was shot ia
tally this morning by George Poindexter:
1t Is alleged that Saturday Curtis used
improper language to a lady customer,
the fiancee of Poindexter. This morn
ing Poindexter cOwhided Curtis, and
subsequently the latter went TO POindex-
ter's place of business, with the result
stated.
SAN FRANCIsCo, March, 3.-Telegrams
continue coming in from all quarters,
announcing mass meetings and resOlu-
tiOns regarding the veto of the anti
Chinese bill. The evening papers of the
Lott
document, and counsel continuance of
agitation and prudent and peaceful
measures. The workingmen of Copper
CITY, Shasta county, have expelled all
Cinnamon from the place
| WASHINGTON, March 3.-The supreme
court of the United States convened to-
day, after recess of four weeks. All
the justices are present except associate
Justice Hunt. Mrs. B. Lockwood was
admitted to practice. A large crowd was
attracted to the court room in anticipa-
ton OF the motion to admit Mrs. Lock
wood. A similar motion had been de
MED two years ago on account Of the
candidates sex. On this occasion no
objection was raised, and for the first
time in the history of this court, a wO
mans name is on the roll of its practi-
TONERS.
ST. LOUIS, March Capt Boynton is
reported at Cincinnati, and Will resume
his water journey tomorrow. Contracts
were let to-day for grading the Omaha
extension of the st. Louis, Kansas City
and Omaha railroad from Marysville,
Missouri, to Omaha, to be running by
next November.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-CongreSs adj
iourned sine die Annual appropriation
bills excepting the Legislative, executive
and Judicial bill and army bill were
signed by the president, and have become
laws, together with the bill making a
requisite appropriation to pay arrears of
pensions. 1t is understood themessage
vetoing the river and harbor apprOpria-
ton bill was prepared, but under great
pressure the executive signature was
affixed. The president has issued proc.
lamatiOn converting the forty-sixth con-
into extra session the 18th of March, in
! slant.
ST. PETERSBURG, March "A medi-
cal commission has been appointed to
investigate the alarming prevalence of
diptheria i'll South Russia. The Official
Messenger says the police have discov-
, cred a secret printing press at Kieff. On
entering the apartment, they were met
by storm of bullets. One officer of the
gems d'armes and two gems d'armes were
wounded. Eleven men and five women
were arrested. Four of the former were
dangerously wounded. 1t is certain that
there is unusual activity among the rev
olutiOnary classes In Russia. They dis
play almost incredible holiness They
have issued a publication declaring that
the Governor of Charkoff, recently as
sassinated, had been condemned to death
by the Russian socialist party for his in
human treatment of political prisoners.
1t is also believed in st. Petersburg that
. the NihiliSts are interested in spreading
the reports concerning the plague.
BERLIN, March 4.-The Reichtsag to-
day discussed the parliamentary disci-
pine bill. The secretary of State, DIR
;; Friendsburg, of the office of justice, for
the empire, defended the bill. Herr
Lasker condemned it. The Post con.
cludes, from speeches of the Pope to
journalists and Cardinals, that there is
but slight prospect of peace between
the Vatican and the European States, es
pecially Germany, unless the Pope con.
siderably modifies his sentiments.
LONDON, March, 4.-The Times in q
leader, says that the news from France
e is much to be lamented. The Cabinet
I has been severely damaged, and has lost
: its position in the chambers. The con
. sequences may not merely be the fall OF
the ministry, but revival of confusion
and weakness, which must tend to para
S lyZe the French government, and lower
s the influence of France abroad
CINCINNATI, March 4-The consolida
!, ton of the Lafayette bank and the Ma
9 tional Bank of Commerce was effected
: To-day. w. A. Morgan was elected pres
; ident. Jas. Kennedy made an effort t.
q remove a teacher of the public school a
: Shelbyville, Ind, Yesterday. A genera
melee ensued between the teacher anC
I, friends and the trustees. Several wert
. bruised and injured more or less severe
+ ly. The effort was not successful.
e NASHVILLE, March Nv. H. Cox wa
l. killed by two negroes named Walter Da
l. Wis and sierra Shields, this morning Coz
/ was under indictment for committing
} rape on Shields wife.
, CHICAGO, March A number of del
l. egates from greenback clubs in various
d parts of the country were called togethe
4 by Brick PomerOy to perfect discipline
o elect campaign committees and decid,
e on questions of policy They met il
e Farwell Hall to-day, Gen. VIM. H. Sam
4. mond, of Texas, in the chair The abov,
e mentioned questions were discussed.
o NEW YORK March AT Monsoon
will, VT, yesterday, crowd collected OF
the pOstOffice veranda, when the roo
u gave way under the weight of the snow
burying several persons. Lernard Walk