The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-04
TELEGRAPHIC.


priations would be reported tomorrow
G. A. Logan, of Illinois, 1--WE think for
merly of Kansas was nominated minis
ter to the Central American states. EX-
cess of exports over imports for the
twelve months ending on the 2Sth of
February, $293, 855, 354
FRANKFORT, KY, March 26.-Judge J.
N. Elliott, of the court Of appeals, was
assassinated and instantly killed on the
street near the Capitol hotel, at 1 O'Clock
to-day, by Thos. Buford, of Henry coun-
ty. Elliott had rendered an adverse
opinion in a case Buford was interested
in. Buford loaded a double-barrelled
shot gun and waited for Elliott to come
to dinner, and walked up and shot him
through the heart, without warning
Buford was arrested and is now in Jail.
ORANGE, Mass, March 26.-Orange
mandatory companys cabinet works
burned; loss, SIS, 900.
GALvA, Ill, March ga fire at one
heId'S and Grants brick buildings and
contents; loss, $25, 900; insurance, $16,-
600.
LONDON, March 26-The famine in
upper Egypt causes terrible suffering in
some of the villages The people, naked,
like wild beasts dig for roots. In one
town women and children fought over
scraps of bread. Inland villagers are
said TO be starving like dogs.
Fort SCOTT, March 26.-The tragedy, |
news of which was brought to this CITY |
on Sunday night, had its final action to- |
night, On Market square. The full de- |
tails are as follows: About noon yester- |
day, Bill Howard, the negro who so |
cruelty and diabolically violated Clara |
Pond, was discovered in an old coal |
mine, but One-half mile from the resi- |
dence of Mr.. Pond, and about six miles |
from this city. After some little diff |
Guilty, and at threats to burn him out of |
the semi-cave, into which he had retreat |
ed, Howard came forth and delivered |
himself up, after securing promise of |
receiving no bodily harm from his cap
tors. About O'Clock p. M, the cortege |
arrived in town, and the prisoner was |
promptly lodged in the county Jail. The |
excitement which has ragged so high for |
the past three days, rose to fever heat, and |
threats of lynching were rumored with |
emphasis. The truth of the case is so |
utterly eXcruciating and horrible as to |
be entirely without parallel in history. |
The black beast abducted the girl from |
her house, choked her so as to leave the |
marks OF his fingers plainly on her throat, |
tore her clothes to tatters and lacerated |
her flesh with his hands before he con- |
summated his fiendish desire and inten- |
tions. The finale took place this even |
ing. About O'Clock an immense crowd |
of people, numbering fully 1000, accom- |
panied by thirty masked men, in a solid |
line, with drawn revolvers in their
hands, marched to the Jail and over
powering all resistance, tore the iron
grating from the window of Towards
cell and forcibly took him out. A
rope was tied around his neck, and amid |
fhnn6orinO xyallc onA oh l,n
was dragged by hundred hands dis
lance of five blocks and hung to a lamp
post in the northeast corner of the pub
lie square. The Infatuated mob, whose
anger and excitement had passed all
bounds, after the body had hung there
some fifteen minutes, the shout of "burn
him!" "burn him. being started, they
took it down, and dragging it to the
square, in spite of the resistance and OBJ
jectiOns of the more calm and peaceable
portion of the crowd, literally roasted
and burned the remains in a fire of dry
goods boxes and coal oil. The demoniac
shouts that rent the air rivaled pandemo-
mum, while the livid flames shot heav-
onward, and then downward to lick their
red tongues around the corpse
CHICAGO, March 26.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Chi
cagO, Burlington & Quincy railroad to-
WIS IdlO over 1Or future
consideration, that the directors be in
structed TO suspend all work on Sunday,
except when it is indispensable that it
should be done.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 26.-At meet
ing of the Coal Exchange this morning,
it was decided to allow three cents per
bushel, the price demanded by the strik-
ing miners in this section for digging
coal. All work begins tomorrow.
LITTLE Rock, March 26.-The steamer
Hattie Newland," Captain parrough,
about noon, coming up, struck snag at
Oil Mill, near town, and went to the bot
| tom, badly wrecked. Value about $25,
600. Supposed to be total loss; cargo
bndly damaged.
LONDON, March 27.-A dispatch from
| Calcutta states that Major Cavaganari
had an interview with the VicerOy of
India, at which he informed the latter
that all hope of peaceful negotiation
with YakOob Kahn had failed. An i'm
mediate advance GA Cabul has been or
dered. The ShOlar Gordon pass is prac-
ticable. Gen. Roberts can reach the
crest of the pass in a week.
ST. LOUIS, March 27.-The freight pool
east from this city was practically dis
solved to-day, by the Wabash and Van
| dalia roads issuing notices that from to-
morrow Thursday all bills of lading
for freight shipped over these lines, will
be issued at their respective offices, in
stead of at the pool agencies Office as
heretofore. The break was made by the
| Wabash, and the Vandalia followed as
soon rs it heard of the action of the for
mer road. The Ohio s. Mississippi,
Chicago d Alton, Indianapolis & ST. Lou
is will no doubt follow suit, as they can
not exist as pool with the other roads
| out.
| CINCINNATI, March 27.-A About 500
striking miners gathered at Pomeroy
| yesterday and forced the miners of the
few mines that were working to join in
their strike for higher wages. The grand
| jury have found an indictment against
VIM. p Wallace, ex-sheriff of Hamilton
county, for the embezzlement of $23, 900
in January last.
SAN Francisco, March 27.-Advices
from Australia, dated Feb. 81, say the
harvest prospects are excellent More
space has been applied for for the New
South Wales exposition than can be sup
piled. The wool crop is not so great a
failure as at first anticipated. 1t is now
estimated at $4,000 bales.
New ORLEANS, March 27.-The gov
ernor has signed the bill repeating the
charter of the louisiana lottery.
BUFFALO, March 27-The Chambers
| Clark prize fight took place at Navy Is
land. Chambers won. One hundred
and thirty-seven rounds fought Clark
was pretty badly used up, more however,
from the hard work of lodging Cham
bers and throwing himself down to avoid
punishment, than from the blows re-
ceived, although his face showed signs
of fight, while Chambers was compare
lively unhurt A rough crowd present.
MILWAUKEE, March 27.-Bobert Shee-
nan, the boy who was severely punished
at Racine, some four weeks ago, by Mr.
Sleeves, superintendent of schools, died
yesterday. 1t is asserted that the severi-
]. ty of the punishment was on account of
the boys trying to dodge the blow from
the ruler in Sleeves hand, receiving the
blow in the temple. Sheenan attended
school for several days after, but his
death was unquestionably the result of
the Injuries received from Sleeves. There
was no inquest, but the attending physi-
clan gave his certificate of the cause of
the death. There is considerable excite
ment among the citizens of Racine,
which, doubtless, will eliminate in fore
ing an examination by the authorities.
LONDON, March ga Liberal men,
Der will move in parliament tonight
that the Zulu war was undertaken with