The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-21
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BALTIMORE, MD, f6D- ID--11e1Ty
Bowers, Judge of the election at the late
congressional election, for refusing per
mission to the United States supervisor
to inspect the ballot before the voting
began, was sentenced to twelve months
imprisonment and fined for the violation
of the election law. Six other election
officers for violation of the election law
were also sentenced by United States
Judge Bond, to terms of Imprisonment
and fined.
BERLIN, Feb. 15.-The chief of police
has ordered special inspections of the
lodging houses on account of the prevail
ence of spotted tybus.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Minister Kas-
son, writing from Vienna says, that the
Russian plague excites great alarm in
Germany, Austria, and Hungary; that
nearly all patients died, and six army
surgeons and nearly all who came in
contact with the dead, although disinfec-
tants were freely used. The mortality
among the sick in some places was equal
to one hundred per cent
Boston, Feb. 15.-The Grecio-R Roman
wrestling match Dripping allOwed,) be-
tween James H. Mclaughlin, of Detroit.
and VIM. Miller, of Baltimore, was won
by the former, who obtained the LIST and
3rd in "a and % minutes. Miller secur-
ed about in 16 minutes
LONDON, Feb. 15.-Rowell, the Cam
bridge, athlete, sails in the steamship
Parthenia to-day for New York, for the
purpose of contesting the pedestrian
championship with O'Leary
| TORONTO, Feb. 15.-The International
curling match, eight Kinks a side, Cana
da VS.. the United States, resulted in ia
vor of the Americans. Score-144 to
1876.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 15.-The United
States District Attorney Leonard, pre-
sented, yesterday and today, thirty-two
additional indictments, involving 100
arrests, for violation of the United States
election laws, in the parishes of CaddO,
Tenas Rapids and NatchichOes.
BOSTON, Feb. 15.-At a meeting of the
protesting policy-holders representing
two million dollars of insurance, held
yesterday, to discuss the rebate plan of
the National Life Insurance Co, it was
voted to appoint a permanent committee
to take the whole subject'of opposing the
rebate plan under consideration, and take
such steps in cooperation with the poll
lcy-holders' committees of other cities as
may be deemed necessary to protect the
interests of members. 1t was resolved
that the mass of policy-holders urge the
companies to use their best efforts 10 re-
linquish the rebate plan and return to the
old practice.
CHICAGO, Feb. ia dispatch to the
Tribune this morning from Washington
says that private information there is to
the effect that pluro-pneumOnia has APP
peared among the cattle in Chicago. The
American Stockman today denies this
rumOr in the most positive terms, and
says DIR. Dettmar has inspected thousands
of cattle there, and has not found any
trace of the disease.
| LEAVENwORTH, Feb. 1J.-The Chey-
enne prisoners, wild Hog" "Old Crow
big Head, ""Left Hand, Blacksmith -
I"POrcupine" and "Nosey Walker" were
removed from Fort Leavenworth this
morning. They were guarded by an es-
cort under command of Lieut.. Pardee, of
the 23d infantry, were conveyed TO the
union depot in this city, and thereafter
being transferred to Adjutant Gen. No
BILE and Sheriff MastersOn, of Ford cOun-
ty, were placed on board a Kansas Pa
cific train for Topeka, and thence to Ford
county. The concOurse of people about
the depot was very large 'Wild Hog
is yet lame from the effects of a self-in.
f1icted wound and "Old Crow" who is
one of the prisoners, is said to be an old
government scout of good reputation
The squaws will remain at Fit. Leaven.
worth for the present, but will probably
soon be sent to Fort Reno.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch dated
: Maritzburg, Jan. %, says of the recent
massacre of British troops in Africa by
the Zulus: shortly after the commend
ing of hostilities, Lord Chelmsford and
Col. Pearson successfully engaged the
enemy near the place which Lord Chelms
ford had been fighting. He left six com
panies of the Twenty-fourth regiment
under Pulleire, whom Dunford was tC
: join, with the natives. Fifteen thousand
Zulas attacked the united forces on the
22d. The fire from the British caused
: immense havoc among them, but they
rushed forward with indomitable pluck
and when they had come to close quar-
tiers, the great numerical superiority Of
the Zulas secured their victory. The six
companies of the Twenty-fourth were to
tally destroyed, and Dunford's utterly
routed. The victorious Zulus attacked {
small force in the vicinity of ROuke:
Drift the same day, but were repulsed
In this attack one hundred men succeed
ed in keeping over four thousand Zula:
: at bay. They fought from 5 p. m. until
daylight, when the main column arrived
The British lost thirteen men, five o
whom were massacred in the hospital.
New YORK, Feb. 17.-Wall street ha.
not been so excited for long time as i
WIS iO-udI ny 1lSC vi I NUN a
: cific. That stock, which in the last few
weeks has ruled at between 66 and SO
: opened this morning at 691f and sudden
| ly jumped to 70; it then fell to 751s, anC
again advanced to ~. Wall street wa!
puzzled by the extraordinary fluctuations
= and every form of speculation was cur
2 rent. 1t soon, however, seemed to be set
t tied as if by an authoritative statement
/, that Jay Gould had effected arrange
E ments by which the control of the UnIor
/ Pacific passed into the hands of syndi
cate, composed of some of the strOnges
: gentlemen in Wall street. The names o
4 these were variously reported, but it wai
: generally believed that the syndicate In
l cludes Russell Sage, Jas. p. Keene, AID
t Olson COmmack, c. j. Osborne, w. X
2 Morgan, w. L. Scott and Frank Work
!, Henry Chamberlin.
D 1t was also rumored that the board of di
s rectors is to be changed-some sayin!
that Jay Gould is to go out, and that tn
C representatives of the new buyers are t.
), go into the board, as one of the condition.
/ of the transaction. 1t was said witt
g some emphasis that Gould will retir
t from its direction on March list, and tina
: two gentlemen of acknowledged abilit,
: and character will be added to the board
Gould, according to the better informed
y was holder of 10000 shares, and O
t these he has sold 100000 shares at price
:: not far from $40 per share. As he be
q gan to purchase this stock at somethin.
e below So per, share, an idea can be form
: ed of the great profit which this transaC
d ton has brought him. 1t is UNDERSTOOD
:. that Gould has for some time contem
/ plated retiring from business, and tina
l this is the reason for this step. A gen
/ tleman we'll informed as to Gould's al
y fairs, stated that the sale of his U. p. in
1 terest was the greatest operation in hi
e eventful history, and he is probabl
e today weather. than ever before. Eve
r in Wall street, it is seldom that a singl
S transaction for 100000 is made, an
e sales of that amount of Union Pacifi
stock, following a closed transaction fo
0 $3,OO0,OOO, which it now appears was +,
e Gently made, attracted great attention.
: BERLIN, Feb. 17.-Moscow journal
were not allowed to appear, Friday, VI
I til they suppressed unfavorable playa
I news.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE boat race fo
e four hundred pounds and the champion
l. ship of Great Britain, between Higgin
c and Elliott, on the Tyne, to-day, resulte
y IN victory for Elliott, who beat Hlggin
s by about three lengths. Pleuro-pnel
L monia is spreading among the cattle i
north and east Yorkshire. About 600
r | Of ut To,