The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-31

to Lewis Muller, a son aged twenty-three,
as the murderer. Detectives were put on
his track, and he was arrested in the
Union depot, in this city, this afternoon,
as he was boarding Il train for Chicago.
On the way to jail the prisoner confessed
that he shot his father, mother and
brother, though he claims not to remem-
Der very distinctly about it. He says he
had been drinking, and commenced fir
ing at them without knowing what he
was doing.
The prisoner and his father have not
been on good terms for several years, ow-
ing to troubles about property. The son
was employed as fireman on the Lake
Shore road, and has heretofore borne u
good reputation. 1t is not thought Mrs.
Muller can live.
National Agricultural society.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-About thirty
gentlemen, representing different states,
met to discuss the proposition of form
ing National Agricultural Society. 1t
is intended to organize society for the
protection and Improvement of agTicul-
ture in America. The plan is to model
| the society after one which came to an
end at the commencement of the late war
and adopt many of the excellent features
of the Royal Agricultural Society of
England.
Died From Starvation.
COUNCIL CLUFFs, Oct. 22.-An emil
grant, supposed to be a Frenchman,
about sixty years of age, died suddenly
at the U. p. emigrant house tins morning
from exhaustion produced by starvation
and neglect. He had a third class tick
ct from San Francisco to ST. Louis. On
his person was found 1856 a small piece
tof paper bearing the name of Francis
Gerig was also found but nothing else to
lead TO his identification.
Ohio Election.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 23.-The vote cast in
Ohio on October 14th, for state officers
was officially counted to-day, with the
following result: Total vote for COVER
nor, 668, 667, divided as follows: Foster
(Rep), 336,261; Ewing Dem, 80, 1872;
Stewart (ProhibitionIsD 4, 145; Pratt
| (NationaD, 300. Fosters majority over
Ewing, II, 100.
/ Total vote for lieutenant governor,
Cos, 500, divided as follows: Hickenloop-
er (Rep.). $50, 40; Rice Dem }, 319 ,562:
Sharp (Prohibitionist), 1894; Preyor
| (NatiOnaD, 1856. IIickenlooper's ma
jority over Rice, 1868.
General Grant.
| SACRAMENTO, Oct. 23.-General Grant
and party arrived at Vallija, by the Mel
lie, and then boarded the train for Sacra-
mento, arriving here at one p. m. yester-
day. All along the route they were
heartily greeted, and a large concourse
of people were at the depot when the
train arrived here. A procession was
formed which completely filed the
neighboring streets. Gov. Irvine and
mayor Turner escorted the distinguished
guest to carriage, and amid cheering
from some 10 900 present, including some
1900 school children, the line of the
march was taken through several streets
to the platform at the state capitol. where
Henry Edgerton delivered an address OF
welcome. General Grant responded
thanking the people of the city and state
for the warm reception, which was alike
at every place along the coast that he had
visited.
Spain Wants Help.
NEW York, Oct. 23.-The consul gen
eral of Spain will ask for contribution:
from the United States to relieve the
sufferers by the recent floods in Spain
1900 dead bodies have been recovered
in the deluged district.
Good Immigration.
The factory operatives from the Brad
ford district, and the silk weavers from
Macilestield, sailed to-day in the steame
Spain, from Huntstown for New York
The operatives from the Bradford dis
f trict are accompanied by large mill own
ers in the state of New York, who came
over to select operatives and purchase
) machinery, which is also aboard tn
/ Spain.
Happy Widow.
: CINCINNATI, Oct. 23.-Herman Strait
e ger, dry goods clerk, living with hi
S wife and son in the second story of
e building on Main street, was found j.
: ing at the foot of the stairs with his szul
S broken, at an early hour this morning
: 1t Is presumed he had fallen down stair
: during the night, while intoxicated.
; Human Depravitv.
: WHEELING, w. ", Oct. 23.-An inceI
i diary fire last night destroyed the mort
J, wing of Bethany College, one of til
}, finest institutions of learning in tn
= south, and costing $150000. The win
4 contained the three society halls of til
| college and the college library. The onl
I property saved was five fine oil painting
| presented to the society by Mr.. Keen
l Richards, of Kentucky, valued at $40
= 600. Some of them, however, were cor
siderably damaged The societies los
} all their property, including their libri
5 ry. Not book escaped the flames. Th
/ was valued az $4,000, on which ther
: was an insurance of $4,000. There i
no doubt that it was the work of an in
cendiary, as the building was fired in
remote part of the south wing, which
= was fortunately extinguished wIthou
: dong much damage.
Body Found.
: CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-An Inter-OceaI
!, special reports that the body of MAJ
was found on the lake shore near TOLLS
ton, Indiana, this afternoon, upon who's
: clothes and sleeve buttons are the initial
of Burr, who accompanied Prof. Wis
in his balloon ascension from st. Louis
The body was otherwise unrecogniZeC
, on account of decomposition and bruises
, The information comes through pas
, senger who arrived over the Great West
ern Railroad at Valparaiso from Tolles
ton.
The Beautiful Snow" and the Terrible Blow
MEADsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 24-Twelv
morning. Cory, Titusville and OIL Cit
reports light snow
| ALLENTOWN, Pa, Oct. 24.-An inch o
snow fell at Hazelton today, and Their
J was slight fall here. Weather YER
cold.
i CLEVELAND, OCT 24.-Yesterday after
noon a heavy gale commenced blowing
from the northwest, and the Temperature
: fell rapidly. During the night the gal
reached the proportions of a tornado. Il
some parts of the city, several chimney
and smoke-stacks were leveled, and in on
place man was picked up and carriet
forty feet by the wind without seriou
injury.
NEW York, Oct. PA stiff offshor
gale prevail on the Atlantic coast today
Snow squalls along the Hudson Rive
are reported, while the Catskill Noun
tains are covered six inches with snow
and it is still showing. A snow storm j
reported from parts of New England an
Canada.
The Counterfeiters.
: ST. LOUIS, Oct. Wheelan, Wood:
i Bosel, Sullivan and Mrs. Annie Thoma;
e five of the persons arrested Wednesda
e night and yesterday, for dealing in an
5 showing counterfeit dollars and half do
: lars, were taken before U. s. commission
er Ward this afternoon. The govern
ment not being ready for the examination
the bail for each person was fixed q
!, 5000. Basel gave bond at once an
= | Woods and Wheelan will probably do s
! to morrow. Sullivan and Mrs. Thoma
were remanded. 1t appears that Biz
], busch and johnson were indicted by TIA
: u. s. Grand Jury last spring and vii
!, shortly be arraigned before the. cour
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