The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
TELIEGRAPHIC.
Webb Footed.

Webb Footed.
NEW YORK, August 13.-Capt. Webb
accomplished the feat ofswimming from
Sandy Hook to Manhattan beach, Coney
Island. He was expected at 6 O'Clock,
but reached the breakers at 2, being thus
ahead of time. He remained outside I'm.
til the appointed hour to fulfill the con.
tract.
GOvernm ent Railroad.
QUEBEC, August 3-The transfer to
the government of the Grand Trunk rail
road between Point Lewis and the river
Duoup, was completed today, and the
government was tn commence running
trains this afternoon. 1t appears, how.
ever, that the government has not engag
ed any of the train hands employed by
the Grand Trunk railroad company, and
these men, some one hundred and fifty,
have refused to allow any trains to run
until they are reinstated, claiming that
when the arrangement was made with
the government, HicksOn stipulated that
all the employees should be retained, but
he government evidently have no such
understanding. The government has
asked the assistance of the Quebeck
police.
Dies by His Own Hand.
FIT. SCOTT, August 13-Yesterday
morning, about 3 O'Clock, G.. w, Horton
wealthy farmer, residing near Pleasan
ton, Kans., about twenty-five miles north
of this place, committed suicide in thu
most deliberate manner, by shooting
himself through the head with a revolver
The deceased had been ill for six months
past, and the cause of the rash deed wa
melancholy and despair, owing to thu
hopelessness of recovery from his illness
He leaves wife and several children.
North Carolina MOFmOns.
RALEIGH, N. c., August 18th
Mormons and their opponents are hay
ing lively time IN Clay and Cherokee
counties. This sect has multipliet
amazingly in those counties. A few
days since the people of she cOuntie
turned out en- masse, and going to thu
Mormon settlements, gave them thirt
The governor has instructed the solicito
of the district and the sheriffs of tn
two counties, to see that order is pre-
served. A big row is expected.
Particulars Of the Seerest Murder.
CHETOPA, August 13.-Fuller an
more accurate particulars of the Scores
murder reached US yesterday Cap
Secrest was the contractor of the maj
from Vinita to Las Anlmas, N. NJ, wa
returning from the latter point, accom-
panied by ]. G. Wilson, x.sheriff of thi
county, and clock peddler by the nam
of Young, who has for some months liN
ed at Vinita. On Sunday, July 9th
they took dinner at Burners, some
miles west Vinita. This is the last tim
they were seen. Some eight or ten day
afterwards the blackboard and harnes
used by them, were found several mile
from the road east of Burners.
Search has been made for their bodie
or some trace of them, but as yet this
all that is known about the mattel
Four dead men were aeen in the neigh
horhOOd of Burners about the time tn
men were last seen, and the headqua
tiers of gang of desperadOes is though
to be situated not more than fifteen G
twenty miles from Burners. The SUI
position that these three men men hav
been taken off and murdered, amounts q
most to certainty, as such characters i
this territory were never known to
things by halves. Secrest incurred th
hatred of some of these rufflans by keel
ing some of their number in the pen
tentary some years ago, and they ha
sworn vengeance on him.
To the Land Of Promise.
ST. LOUIS, August 13.-Eight Cal
pretty well filled with colored men {
the better class, being well dressed an
having money, arrived in East st. Loui
this afternoon, from different points i
Mississippi, en- route for Kansas on
prospecting trip. They were provide
with round-trip tickets.
Success Of the Electric Light.
Few YORK, August 13.-The larget
electric light ever made was exhibite
last night from the top of WashingtO
Observatory on West brighton beach I
CQney Island, and it literally turne
night into day, rendering all other ill
limitations in that vicinity needless, an
enabling bathers to tell the color of eac
others eyes. The light given was equi
! to the Illuminating power of 1 20, O0O ca
dies.
: Suit Against the New York Postmaster.
NEW YORK, August IA suit again
postmaster James for the infringemel
of patent for cancelling stamps, HI
been decided IN favor Of the plainti
: The government will appeal.
/, Murder and Suicide.
HALIFAX August 14.-David Gate
of Margaretville, killed his wife and tn
, drowned himself.
: LAWRENCE, Kansas, August 14-Tv
|. colored men by the names Of Caqnist
! and burke had quarrel last Sundi
r about q watermelon, when Cannist
: drew knife and cut cash nine inch
long in Burkse's side, from which he iii
to-day. The coroner's Jury brought II
: verdict of feloniQas intent, and OaAnist
viii be tried for murder.
Allowed to Run.
QUEBECK, August, 14.-The Inter- Co
NAL train was allowed to run thrOuI
today, as the unemployed have resolv
u to submit their claims to the arbitratiC
l. of Hickson and the management of I
line.
e Yellow Fever.
}. MEMPHIS, August 14.-FOrtY new C.
) es in all reported to the board of heal
IS to-day; thirty colored.
- New ORLEANS, August 14.-Acti
il Governor WiltZ to-day telegraphed CT
It ernor Roberts, Of Texas, stating that
E case of yellow fever has occurred hi
e since July 29th. and requesting the
e continuance of the quarantine agalI