The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-28
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mounted police, writes that Sitting Bull
and his two thousand warriors, well
armed and equipped, are showing very
ugly and insuborCiinate disposition
NASHVILLE, March 81 'hicago, San
Francisco, Buffalo, Detroit and Topeka,
were nominated for the next place of
meeting of the supreme lod:." of United
Workingmen. Chicago was elected, but
the vote was reconsidered and made the
special order for Monday. The supreme
lodge adopted rule that no petition
for the formation of a separate beneficial
~ Jurisdiction shall be entertained I'M
less there are ten thousand members in
good standing, at the time the petition
is matured-
The following were elected officers for
the ensuing year: John FreZZle, Nash
Vile, Supreme Master Workman: Rod
erick Rose, Iowa, Supreme Foreman;
NJ. W. Fish, California, Supreme Over
seer; NJ. w. Sackett, Pennsylvania, Su-
preme Recorder; S. E. Davis, Ohio, Su-
preme Receiver; H. c. Heath. Wisconsin,
Supreme Guide: E. W. BOynton, Hi
nois, Supreme Watchman; Leroy An
drews, of New York, Supreme Trustee
They were installed b. p. S. NJ. w. Nc
Nair, of Pennsylvania, and entered upon
the discharge of their duties. A resolu-
ton printed on white satin, of thanks,
| AIOA IlC1ApulS lOI dSStSt-
ed them during the epidemic, was pre-
sented.
MuLEDGEvILLE, Ga, March ga
tornado here swept away the Oconee
bridge, demolished houses and unroofed
stores.
BEIDGEPoRT, Conn, March 22-Ed-
ward Hoyt, for numbering his father,
was sentenced to be hangdd May 13
| SAN Francisco, March GA Yoke
hama dispatch dated March 4th, says
that paper currency is forty-six per cent.
discount, and continues to decline in
spite of desperate attempts to check the
decline. At Osaka a combination has
been made among the native merchants,
at the instigatiOn of the government, to
abstain from buying any foreign goods
| for fifty days. Half the time has eXpir-
ed. The press and the native reform so
cieties call more and more boldly for a
representative government.
| MEMPHIS, March ga storm of the
severest nature swept over Memphis just
after midnight. 1t came from the south
west and continued for three hours.
| During its progress the lightning struck
the Memphis cotton and wOollen mills,
situated in the southern part of the city,
which were entirely consumed. The
mills were valued at $4,000 and en-
plOyed force of 126 men, who are
thrown out of employment. The insu-
rance is about 100000.
New YORK, March 22.-Private dis
patches pronounce the story untrue that
some of the steamer BraZillian's cattle
had been slaughtered because of the ex-
istence of pleurO-pneumOnia A num-
Der of shippers continue to send live cat
tie, as they consider it much less eX-
pensive manner of shipping than to send
dead meat in refrigeratOrs, and the meat
commands a much better price on the
other side than dead meat.
PITTSBURGH, March 22.-Of the coal
miners arrested for riot along the upper
| MonOngahela, some weeks ago, and whose
trial before the Washington county court
was concluded this week, seventeen were
adjudged guilty of SIMPLE riot, and fifty
were acquitted. The court simply SEN
| fenced the guilty ones to pay the cost,
but warned them if again arrested they
would have to suffer the extreme penalty
of the law
| NEW YORK, March 22-In running
match to night at Gilmore's Garden,
John Simpson, ROwell's trainer, won the
ten-mile race in one hour and fifty and
One-quarter seconds. The twenty mile
race was won by Norman Taylor, of
Vermont, in two hours, nine minutes,
tifty-eight and three quarter seconds.
PARIS, March 22.-The expenses of
the international Exposition were fifty
thirty million.
MANHATTAN, March 25.-G. T. Veatch,
of Newark, Ohio, a fireman on freight
train No. 6, was killed at the depot last
night. He had been oiling the engine,
and was stepping around the tender to
reach the other bearings, the engine NOV
ing slowly at the time, when he tripped
and fell, and was caught under the wheels
in such a manner that the lower eXtrem-
tiles were almost severed from his body,
and his intestines protruded.: He was
dragged about sixty feet in this cOndi-
ton before the engine could be stopped.
Bystanders attempted to remove him, but
he requested them to let him remain
where he was, and procure some chloro-
form to relieve his agony. This was done
as promptly as practicable, and he eX-
pressed feeling of relief when the chic
reform was administered He lived
about an hour in this mangled condition
and gave his name as George T. Veatch
stated that his age was 80 years, and re-
quested that the Odd Fellows should
take charge of his remains and send them
to his home in Ohio, and also send the
money found on his person, and what
was due him from the railroad company
to the young lady in Ohio to whom he
was soon to have been married. Bystand-
ers state that it seemed wonderful that a
man so badly mangled could retain his
senses so completely and survive so long.
1t was a very sad affair. The remains
will be forwarded, as requested.
| WASHINGTON, March 25.- Congress
did nothing of importance. The COM
mittee on elections decided Mr.. Bell, APP
pointed for the extra session by the gov
ernOr of New Hampshire, not entitled
to seat IN the senate. The joint eau
course IN the appropriation bills, and
will report tomorrow, when business
will commence.
VIENNA, March 25.-The renewed
flood in Hungary has covered 1900
acres of land, which had already been
sown, and the lives of $4,000 people are
endangered.
PEsTH, March 25.-The water at
Szegedin is again rising, and if the rise
continues there will be but little chance
of saving the remaining houses. Titel
will scarcely escape the terrible disaster.
The water is breaking over the dykes.
The soldiers and laborers strengthening
them are exhausted. Other places are
threatened.
ST. LOUIS, March 25.-Reports in rail-
road circles is to the effect that there will
probably be a cut in the passenger rates
east in a day or two. 1t is charged that
the Wabash road has been paying COM
missions to scalpers for the two months
past, and other roads, particularly the
Vandalia, it is said, will inaugurate and
open war unless the Wabash withdraws
the tickets in the scalpers' hands.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Stratton &
Storms tobacco and cigar factory, Pearl
street, burned loss $4,000. The losses
of the other occupants make the total
over 100000.
READING, Mass, March 25.-Nathan
Pratt, defaulting bank treasurer, was
held in $50, 900 bail
/ NEW YORK, March 25.-Fifteen per
sons were injured by the explosion of an
engine on the New York elevated rail-
way. Travel is stopped.
NEw ORLEANS, March 2d-Ninety-
four Democrats, thirty-three Repub1i-
cans and seven Fusionists and Nationals
are elected to the constitutional conven
ton.
Cashier Clark of the National bank of
Lowell, Mich, was another rogue who
hid his wiokedness under religious ac-
tivity. His word was regarded as sacred
nv the directors and once when an ex