The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-07
TELEGRAPHIC.


EDINGBURaH, Feb. 1.-The directors
of the city of Glasgow bank, Robert |
Sumner Stronach, and Lewis Potter,
of fraud, theft and embeZZle-
ment, were sentenced to eighteen months |
Five other directors,
convicted of uttering false abstract bal
ance sheets, were sentenced to eight
months imprisonment.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-Gen. Grant and
party started to-day from SueZ to Bonn
bay. Several thousand engineers, boiler
filters, and dock laborers, struck
to-day. The Pope orders pacific rela-
lions on the part of the church to the
new President of France.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1-Ex-county en-
ginneer Samuel P. Bowers was arrested
for forging and raising Hamilton county
bonds for the construction of avenues
and bridges, to the amount of twenty
two thousand dollars. David Stencil,
John Campbell and Vim. Williams, near
KingwoOd, Preston county, West Vir-
ginia, were arrested yesterday for coun-
terfeiting. A nurse girl in Stencils
house on opening a chest out of curiOsi-
ty, found il to contain counterfeit nick
els, quarters and half dollars by the
handful. The authorities were notified
and the arrest made. Great excitement
prevails at Frenchburg, KY, where the
sheriff has 80 men garding the Jail, Ia
prevent the rescue of VIM. Barnett, a
noted desperate, who has been sentenced
to Imprisonment for life for the murder
of ThOs Stephens last March. His friends
say they will rescue him and shoot all
concerned in his prosecution.
A man giving the name of A. Booth,
and representing himself as the advance
agent of the Globe theater company,
Boston, was arrested on suspicion late
last night, and placed in the station
house. In his room was found upwards
of seven thousand dollars worth of laces,
fine shawls, etc.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The steamsphip
California to-day took out seventy head
of cattle. The agent of one steamship
line says they had received positive in
formation from England that no order
forbidding importation OF live cattle
from the United States had been issued
by the British government, and therefore
the shipment of cattle would continue as
formerly.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Nearly the entire
village west of Madison, Wis, was des-
troyed by fire this morning. Loss about
$4,000. Ghule & Cars agricultural
warehouse at Gilman, Illinois burned
yesterday; loss $4,000. The Reno in
vestigation continues, and will probably
exonOrate him from blame.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3-Billiards to-day :;
Gallagher 600, Sexton 523; 80 innings.
Gallaher's best run 1876, Sections 1874.
Betting 5 TO ON Sexton. GARNER 600,
Daily 217; 81 innings. Carriers best
run 172, Days SO. Baird & Morris
bank and the Episcopal church at Lee,
Mass, were burned today. The bust
ness portion of the town was wiped out.
Loss $4,000.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-At Deputy
named CASTOR was caught by the ma
chinery in a Touring mill tearing his
head from and breaking every bone in
his body
NEW YORK, Feb. 3-The BROOKLYN
presbytery has appointed Revs. Crosby,
Wells, McCleman, Babcock and Nc
DOugafl, to investigate the alleged fan
tastic preaching of Rev DR. Dewitt Tai
mage at Brooklyn tabernacle. Miss
Bartels has given up her attempt to
walk 5000 quarter miles in 5000 quarter
hours, and Miss Reynolds and Miss
Scott have started out to accomplish it.
In the case of Louis Norris, at Balti-
more, indicted for stuffing ballot boxes,
United States laws, and the q. 8. circuit
court ruled accordingly and discharged
him. Canada has prohibited the impor-
tatiOn of cattle from the United States
for three months. Richard H. Dana,
poet and essayist, died yesterday, aged
SO. Gen. Geo. Cadwallader died this
evening at Philadelphia, aged 70.
MANHATTAN, Kas., Feb, Sat 9:15
this evening, VIM. Peck, well known
young man of this place, was shot and
killed instantly, by man named Bates,
acting in the capacity of deputy mar
shall. Peck was standing inside of the
Christian church when the shot was fir
ed, which brought the services to an alb
rupt termination. Bates has fled. Cause
of the murder not known.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The plague in Rus
STA originated by Cossack who return.
ed from the war bringing a shawl and
presenting it to his lady at Williskina.
She wore it two days, took sick and died
with the symptoms of the plague. From
| this the disease spread. The panic in
Russia is now immense. Even present
communication with the infected region
| is stopped. Russian railway cars are
not permitted to enter German territory
| The Roumanian government proposes
to prohibit the transit of Russian pro
visions for the Balkan army. Nothing
but military discipline enables the au
thorities to control the popular terror
Albert Grant is bankrupt; liabilities So,
100000. The failure of winter rains in
northern India endangers the spring
crops The army in Afghanistan suffers
greatly from the cold and lack of forage
for the elephants, camels and bullocks
| large number of which have died.
Fort ROBINSON, Feb. 4.-TO-day 81
Cheyenne prisoners, consisting of seven
bucks and fourteen women and children
guarded by two companies of the third
cavalry, under Capt. Veroon, left for Sid
ney, en- route to Leavenworth.
| MILWAUKEE, Feb. 4-The heavy fall
of snow throughout the state to-day will
be of great value to the numbering inter
ests
LONDON, Feb. 4.-The flag ship Duke
of Wellington got on fire between decks
today, but the flames were extinguished
with little damage. Cause unknown
The council of the central and associated
chambers of agriculture resolved to me
morialize the privy council to schedule
the United States under the cattle diseas
es act. Six thousand cOlliers and miners
in the coal fields between Newcastle-on
the-Tyne and Crewe started to work this
morning at reduced wages.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Billiards to-day
Sexton 600, Heiser 1863, in thirty-nint
innings. Sections score, 1873; Heiser's
126. SlOsson 600, Randolph so, in eight
innings. Slosson ran go; his average
was seventy-five
| BUCHAREST, Feb. A regiment o.
troops has started from this place, anG
another from GalaZ, for the formation o.
a Sanitary Gordon on the Russian
| frontier
| NEW YORK, Feb 4-Cattle exporters
butchers and the board of health regard
as simple nonsense the story of diseased
among the cattle reared in the west. Wa
ter transportation is closed and business
suspended, and during the term of pro
hibition the canadians will be enabled Il
dispose of their fed cattle. The steam
ship Canana took out 40 head to day
and shipments will continue. The sec
rotary of the treasury has ordered al
cattle to be inspected previous to theil
shipment, with reference to disease, anC
the issuance of certificates showing theil
health.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. A fire this after
noon at the corner of Third and Wabash
streets, in the business center of the city
caused the following losses: P. Warner
building, $35, 600; insurance $4,000
Davis, Wilson s. O'Brien, $50, 900; insur
ance, $26, 900; Musical Society, $4,000
Myers & Finch, jewelry, 5000; fully
insured; d. ID. Lambrie s. Co.'S drug
store, $75, 600; insurance, $4,000; some