The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19
NO. 81.
Indian NauS


prisoners called for by the commission
and turned him over to Gen. Hatch, re
marking that the others would be sur
rendered as soon as captured.
The work of the commission Will end
this week
/ Ii Will recommend that the White
River agency be abolished and the Utes
of that agency be distributed between
the Los Pinos and Southern agencies
mat the loss of property occasioned by
| The outbreak he paid for out of the Ute
fund now on deposit al Washington, and
that the portion OF the reservation form
!, erly occupied by the White River Utes
DC coded to the government.
Legal Tender Act.
Boston, Dec. 11.-Petitions for the re-
peal of the legal tender act, as far as it
relates To United States notes, signed by
large number of influential citizens of
Boston, were forwarded to-day TO Lorse
and Field, the Boston Representatives in
congress.
Emigrants.
New YORK. Dec 1.-THE number of
emigranis that arrived at this port in
November was 14,600, an increase of
SOD over November, 1878.
Foreign Notes.
THE CARS SPEECH
LONDON, Dec. IA St Petersburg
correspondent telegraphs that great anX-
lety prevails here i'll expectation of new
| repressive measures forshadowed in that
part of the Cars speech at Moscow in
| which he spoke of the necessity of Grad
icatIng the spirit of sedition.
THE WEATHER
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE weather con-
| tinues severe throughout Great Britain
| The Seine has not been so completely
frozen over since 1861. Such hard and
! continuous frosts at this early season
have not been experienced in Austria
since 1888. Much snow has fallen in
| Sicily and Callabria, making communi-
cation difficult. The cold is still intense
in Berlin. In upper SiIisia, where the
famine prevails, the thermometer mark
ed II degrees below zero on Tuesday
last.
BREAD RIOTS.
LONDON, Dec. 11.-Bread riots have
occurred in the district of Ravenna in
consequence of the general distress.
PARNELL.
LONDON, Dec. 11-Parnell, Finnegan
and John Dillon, expect to sail for
America ON the Goth instant Parnell
| Will address meeting at Ballaina Sun
day next. Patrick Smith, home rule
member for West Meath, has telegraphed
| the American nationalists his regrets
that lie is unable to accept their invita-
ton TO go To America, to speak for the
cause of Ireland.
INUNDATED
| PEsTH, Dec. 1.-THE small town of
Brod, ON the river Keros, has been inun-
dated, also part of the town of Karls-
burg, on the Mar There were some
| lives lost.
IRELAND.
/
winter session of the Connaught assizes
opened to-day. During the day several
professions of Irishmen paraded the
streets, and all the approaches TO the
| court house were thronged with people.
A large constabulary force was stationed
about the town, and the police were sta
| toned in strong force inside of the court
room and around The building. Neither
| Davitt nor Bailey attended to-day, their
presence not being required until Fri
day.
Unpleasant.
VIENNA, Dec 12.-Nearly all the rivers
and brooks in Pennsylvania are over
flowed and the land lying under water,
destroying bridges and houses, interrupt
ing communication and sweeping away
farming utensils, cattle and grain, and
in some cases inhabitants were forced TO
stay a dav OH trees and roofs of houses
awaiting rescue.
Grant at Columbus.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec, 12.-Gen. and
Mrs. Grants reception IN this city was
grand success, and reflects great credit
on the capital city of Ohio and to the
gentlemen having charge of arrange
mcntS. Before nine O'Clock this morn
ing the principal streets were crowded
with people, and before noon Il continual
wave of humanity swayed to and fro
through the great thOroughfare. Deco
rative art was never displayed in such
abundance as it was upon this occasion.
Places of business on high street for
nearly five miles were literally covered
with flags, bunting and evergreen.
Wreaths of evergreen and a score If
flags hung across the street, and the |
populace give itself up to hospitable
abandon.
The Indian Humbug,
DENVER. Dec. IA special from
Los Pinos, dated the 18th, says that after |
leaving Pinos the commission will pro-
cecd to Denver or Fort Steele where the |
investigation will be continued.
Gen. Hatch, chairman of the commits |
sion says: II don't believe that these In |
dians will allow themselves to be tried |
III Colorado. | do not believe that they |
can be tried elsewhere, and believe we |
might as well end this business and fight |
them now"
No Uutes had appeared at the agency |
up to noon Thursday, though ColorOw |
and Jack had promised to be there.
Disastrous Fire.
BRADFORD, Pa, Dec. IA fire broke |
out last evening at well No. 40, belong
ing To- +. o. Woson in the Red Rock. |
The well had been closed preparatory to
torpedOing; it was left open. Supcrin-
tendent Mason of the Emerson lease,
passed by with lantern and the gas ig-
nited and set fire to the rig. The oil =an
down the hill into the tank, which
caught fire. The fire communicated with
a $4,000 barrel iron tank, which was
soon on blaze and burned until five
O'Clock "A. IN. The river of oil flowed
down the valley and through the main
street of Red Rock, burning all the bust
ness and private houses of the town.
The weather which had been warm
changed during the night, and the fire
drove out hundreds into the open air,
almost without clothing. Three humid
red families are made homeless, and
there is great suffering.
Ghouls
DETROIT. Dec. 12.-The people Of Ok
ford, station on the Detroit d Bay City
railroad, are greatly excited III conse-
quence of grave robberies committed
there last night The robbers were
tracked to Rochester station, where two
men having three dead bodies in their
possession were. arrested this morning.
One of the bodies was identified as that
of Robert Ensley, who was buried on
Sunday last; another as that of James
Dove, buried on Wednesday, and the
third that of Mrs. Plumbert, who, at the
time of her death was ninety years of
age.
Religious Liar.
NEW YORK, Dec 12-The twenty-five
claimants to the synod of Long Island
from the decision of the Brooklyn Pres
bytery, in the case of Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage, publicly denounce the state
ment read by DIR. Talmage to his congre-
CATION last Sunday morning, and pub
Iished in the newspapers Monday, as a
tissue of falsehOods, and say they will
hold him responsible as a false acouser
No, sab.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12-Samuel ID
Singleton, ticket taker at the grand
opera house, has been indicted by the
United States grand jury for the viola
tion Of the civil rights law, he having re-
fused admission To the theater TO VIM. r.
Davis, colored.
New York Went Republican.
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 12--The
state board of canvassers declare all Re
publican candidates elected, except state
engineer and surveyor. HoratiO Sey-
mour, Jr., Democratic candidate for the
latter Office, is declared elected.
JIarshaIs In Trouble.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12-It win be remem-
bered that some three weeks ago the
deputy marshal OF Texas attempted 10
arrest several men in one Of tie pan |
handle counties, in that state, for alleged |
violation of the revenue laws; that he |
Was resisted and himself arrested by the |
state authorities, and il WAS not until lIe |
obtained military assistance from Fort |
Elliott that lIe succeeded in taking the /
parties he wanted These men, eleven |
in number, were taken to Dallas, and |