The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-24

provide for enforcement additional leg
islation. After some discussion the
subject was referred to u committee of
seven, headed by Judge Thurman, to re-
port at future caucus.
A committee of three, with Senator
Morgan as chairman, was appointed, to
report what further action, if any, should
be taken to secure the repeal of both
sections of the revised statutes which
prescribe test Oaths for jurors In Uunited
States courts.
Subscriptions to the four per cent gov
eminent loan today, were $524, 900.
ATCHIsON, Jan. 15.-The machine
shops of the A. & n. road were burned
this morning, Loss $50 600. Four To-
comotives badly damaged. Charred re-
mains of a tramp from Massachusetts
found in the remains. Loss covered by
insurance.
BANGOR, Me-, Jan. 15.-The stock
holders of the Traders National Bank
have decided to close business.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 15.-John Back.
postmaster at Frenchville, Kentucky, was
arrested yesterday, charged with steal
ing valuable letters. 1t is alleged that
he has broken open upwards of thirty
letters in the last three months.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-John D. Max
well, senior member of the banking firm
of Clarke, Dodge & Co., died last night
AILsA CRAIG, Ontario, Jan. 15.-Yes-
terday morning Miss Mary Walker, re-
siding at BrecOn Mills, suddenly expir
ed. Her betrothed, Edward Cousins,
hearing of her death, cut his own throat;
and Miss Walkers mother, on seeing the
corps of her daughter, dropped dead.
RALEIGH, Jan. 15.-The Democratic
of the legislature tonight NOM
mated Governor Vance for the United
States senate by reclamation.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The German
societies of this city are to receive the
remains of Bayard Taylor, on their ar
rival, with appropriate hOnors. The re-
mains are to lie in state at the governors
room, city hall.
HELENA, Jan. 15.-Montana territorial
met to-day. The governor,
in his message, says he has PROPOSE
ton from a responsible party to take the
entire bonded debt of the territory, $74,-
600, now drawing ten per cent, at six
per cent, free from taxation, or at eight
per. cent. if taxed. Owing to the CON
gressiOnal appropriation being INSULT
cient to pay the expenses of the legisla-
ture, a concurrent resolution was intro
duced that the house adjourn on the 18th
Of JANUARY, without day.
LONDON, Jan. 15-The rise in the
price of silver to fifty pence per ounce,
yesterday, was in consequence of the de-
mand for India, and further advance in
the India land China exchanges. Ger
many Is not offering any OF its stock of
silver at the present rates.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 15.-At a meet
ing of the Teller Committee today,
Clement L. Walker, an attorney of New
Orleans, testified concerning the election
in this city, that he believes the returns
promulgated, were not indicative of the
true results. the votes pOlled for Con-
servatives being counted for Democrats.
He charged generally irregularities and
frauds in the conduct of the election, and
said: al have sworn statements of par
ties who witnessed the frauds. The Cit
izens' party was denied representation
at the polls, on the ground that it was
not party, but faction. To judge
from the class of men appointed COM
missIoners by the Democratic party, II
fair return of votes was not expected.
The counting of votes at the polls was,
in most instances, made in secret, or by
men determined to elect the Democratic
ticket, and am satisfied the statements
of the vote at many of the polls made up
for any deficit in the vote for the Demo
cratic party. Aside from the falsity of
made-up returns, illegal votes were cast,
there being a great deal of repeating.
The Conservative party was organized
for the purpose of putting respectable
men in office"
New YORK, Jan. 15.-The total loss
by the recent fire is estimhted at 81 $50
600. The Brooks building, at Broadway
and Grand streets, completely destroyed.
was insured for $153,000, distributed
among twenty companies. Edwin Bates
Co. who o. .sGegP dSd part have total
panies. Naumberg, Krause & Co. have
II companies Howard Sanger & Co.
have an insurance of $51S,00O, and in
that amount 95 companies have an inter
est.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15.-A Globe Democrat
Jefferson City special says that the Dem
ocrats, in caucus tonight nominated Gen.
James Shields for the senatorial short
term, over David H. Armstrong, by a vote
of 80 to 81. Gen. Shields will be remem-
bered as having represented Illinois and
Minnesota in the United States Senate.
After more than two hours of fillibuster-
ing, the matter Of nominating for the
long term was postponed till tomorrow
night, by vote of IS to 81, and the eau
Gus adjourned.
DENVER, Col, Jan. 15.-N. P. Hill,
manager of the Boston & Colorado Co,
was also elected United States Senator,
receiving over two-third vote in both
branches of the legislature.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 16.-The annual
election of officers and directors of the
orA Of HI -.
this city yesterday, and resulted in the
election Of c. H. Prescott, cashier of Ar
mour Bros bank, as president; G. E.
Kearney, first vice president, and JAS NJ.
Nave, second vice president.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The snow storm
which set in early last night continues
and gives no promise of ending.
Troy, Jan. 16.-The thermometer is
down to zero. There is twelve inches
of snow. and storming. Trains are de-
layed in all directions.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Snow contin
ued falling until evening, and is a foot
deep. The storm has been heavy through
out New England and the State of New
York and Pennsylvania.
NORWICH, CT. Jan. 16.-The jury in
the Mrs. Cobb case returned a verdict to-
night of guilty of murder in the first
degree.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Jan. 16.-Martin
Bergen was hanged here to-day for the
murder of Patrick Burns at Tuscorora, in
April, 1870. He is the nineteenth Molly
Mcguire hung in Pennsylvania
CHICAGO, Jan 16.-Frank Donaghin,
drunk, killed his bed fellow, Martin
Houston, at Browns rolling mills, last
night, by stabbing him twenty times
with . pocket knife. The Harris s. DAN
vile railroad engine house at Danville
burned; loss $4,000. Two horse thieves
were found yesterday hanging to a tree
near Cheyenne s. ID. Richards, the Ne
braska murderer, was convicted yester-
day at Kearney, Nebraska, and sentenced
to be hung as soon as the law allows.
April 16, 1879, He seemed the happiest
man in the court. James Baker. an ex-
detective in Parkersburg, w. Va, was
arrested yesterday for printing and issu-
ing circular giving names of promi-
nent citizens and ladies as living togeth.
er in adultery. There is great excite
ment. and threats of lynching Baker.
who did it out OF spite against the par.
ties he has hbeled.