The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-17

-iAA- DANiiSS va OOhHIN, pIiu-t
cIpal contestants, with the chances in ia
vor of the former. ID. B. Emmert is |
making vigorous fight for chief clerk |
of the house, with good chances of sue
cess. Fa
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT
has not yet opened. The only candidate
present so far is Hon. B. F. Simpson, of
PaoIa. He is developing more strength
than was anticipated. The other candi-
dates will no doubt be on hand soon.
THE NORMAL.
The feeling In favor of an approprla-
ton to rebuild the Normal School at
Emporia is good, and its friends are
quite hopeful, Senator Gillett will be
chairman of the judiciary committee.
S.
CHICAGO, Jan 1.-THE walking match
OF SO hours between the stallion "HesS-
ing W. and James Guyon, resulted, at
II O'Clock tonight, i'll favor of the horse,
who walked POI miles, and the man 191.
Both were in good condition. Marcus
KrOnberg, jeweler, failed for $175, 900.
The Merchants National bank, at ST.
Paul, has recovered $4,000 from the alb
sconding real estate agent, Charles Eth
ridge ..-
New YORK, Jan. III. T. Fowler,
shot manufacturer, failed for SOL 900.
Madam Anderson finished 2,540 quarter
miles tonight Thomas Lord, the aged
bridegroom who married Mrs. Hicks a
year ago, is dying, at the age of S5 years.
Hull, who was Jailed at Montreal for
for stes ling 100000 in bonds from Field
& Janin, of New York, has surrendered
the bonds and been released.
LONDON, Jan. Japan is apprehen-
sive that Russia intends to annex esso,
one of the largest islands of the empire
The French government proposes to par
don all communists except 400 ring lead
ers. Thenew law proposed by Bismarck
is bitterly opposed by the liberal press
in Germany. 1t practically abolishes
the legislature, and intimates that it
would be just as well to abolish all leg
islative government and establish die
tatOrship. The government party, how
ever, expect to get the bill passed. The
Pope's encyclical occupies seven col
umns, and denOunces socialism, cOmmun-I
ism, and nihilism, as modern evils that
must he abolished or society and govern
ment will be destroyed. --
LAWRENCE, kas., Jan. 13.-Mrs. Blan-
ton, 20 years old, an old settler in this
county, was burned to death in her house,
four miles south of this city, this morn
ing She lived entirely alone, had some
money, and there is suspicion of foul
play. 3d..
CLEVELAND, Jan. 13.-Columbus. De
lano is better. Amsden & Co.'S wooden
mill and Hamlin & Roofs plaster mill
at Lyons, Mich, burned; loss $13, 800.
Evansville, Ind, furniture factory burn
ed; loss $4,000.
LONDON, JANUARY, 13.-The foundry
men, ship builders and house builders of
Bangare, and in that vicinity, have
struck. This strike will affect other de-
partments of the mills. A strike has
commenced in the wire trade at War
rington, and fifteen hundred men are
idle in consequence. Six hundred weav-
ers at Carlisle have struck.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Madame Ander-
son finished her 9, 200 quarter miles in
3, 700 quarter hours at IL tonight, greatly
exhausted She will not be allowed to
sleep more then ID minutes at a time for
a day or two, or she would never waken,
and her maps will be gradually increased
from day to day. The Lake boot and
shoe company at Wolfboro, n H, failed
for 100000. Sauck's brewery at New
ark, N J., burned loss 100000. The
great land case of Benjamin Scull VS. the
United States was decided by the United
States supreme court to-day in favor of
the government. The clam was for II :
100000 acres of land in Missouri and
Arkansas. Weather generally moderate.
NFw YORK, Jan. IA great fire on
Grand street tonight has destroyed the
| large buildings from Crosby street to
Broadway and 100 feet up these streets.
Loss $2,O00,O00. The heavy losers are
| Howard, Senger, & CO., notions; Noun
berg, Kraus, Lamer & Co, CLOTHES
and Edwin Bates & Co., ditto. The
buildings belonged to Brooks, clothier.
was discovered by police, who saw a
sudden shoot of flames through the
lower window of the fourth floor, and
in few minutes the whole upper stories
were in blaze. The city Savings bank
OswegO, has suspended. J. III. Prentice
hat maker, Brooklyn, failed for 5000,
600 and 200 men thrown out of work.
| MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Jan. 14.-Sharpe
and Mcdonnell were hung here to-day
for the murder of Geo. h. Smith last No
vember. Gov, intranft's reprieve OF
their execution arrived just before the
drop fell, but the Jail gate was locked
and the telegraph messenger could not
get in, no attention being paid to his
noise because the wife of one of the pris
oners had been very violent there. AT
ter the sheriff sprang the drop he wen
to arrest the parties at the gate for dis
turbance and found the messenger will
the reprieve. A brother of Mcdonnell
who had been kneeling by the scaffold
arose and exciteCly charged the sheriff
with the murder of his brother. The ex
element spread, and the sheriff appealed
to one of the priests, who eXOnerated hin
from blame. Amidst this excitement
the reproaches of the maddened brothe
of Mcdonnell, and the wailings of thu
bereaved families outside, the culprit
seem to have been forgotten, and they re
manned hanging for thirty minutes afte
the drop fell There is no REASONABLE,
doubt, however, that they were both dea6
when the reprieve came After the bod
les were cut down they were placed il
collins and given to their families, who's
cries could be heard several blocks, ad
ding greatly to the prevailing excite
ment.
ATCIIIsoN, Kans, Jan. IA fire, tn
, work of tramps, destroyed the round
house and machine shops of the Atchi
son & Nebraska railroad company il
this city, this morning. Four engine
: and all the repair machinery of the com
| pany were destroyed. Loss about 800
600.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 14.-Wilson'
powder works, near this city, exploded
f killing four white men and one China
man, and injuring others. The Nevad
legislature has reelected Senator Johl
p. Jones.
: LONDON, Jan. 14.-Coal pit explosion
! at Prouty and IS men killed. 1t is bt
D lieved Bismarck will carry his punish
ment bill An official report says "A
out of 292 cases of plague at the villag
} of Weltheankosh, in Astrachan, Russis
/ have been fatal.
e The Southern Presbyterian, publshe
at Columbia, S. c., says: I'VE do not IT
I member any period when the Churc
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