The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-14
TELEGRAPHIC.

occurred near McLeansboro, Ill, last
night. 1t appears that Mason Morris re-
Gently gave all his property to two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Hale, cutting
off his two. sons, Charles and Frank
This so enraged the latter, that they last
night went to the residence oftheir broth
ers-in-law with avowed intentions ofkill-
ing them. Frank Morris called VIM.
Hale out of the house, and Immediately
fired at him but missed him, Hale re-
turned the fire striking Frank IN the
head killing him instantly In the
meantime Charles Morris went into the
house discharged his pistol at Craig but
without effect, Craig then fired striking
Morris In the lung, producing mortal
wound from which he died in few
minutes. At last accounts no arrest has
been made.
LONDON, Feb. S.-The committee of
the cattle trade association of Liverpool
offer to erect the necessary lairage and
abattoirs to comply with the require
ments of the privy council. 1t is be-
| lieved, however, in consequence of the
| importance of the trade to Liverpool
either the corporation or the dock board
will undertake the matter. The govern
ment is not inclined to interfere with
the importation of cattle from America,
provided there is an adequate inspection
1 OC1OlC duO ldlId2C at 1lNcE-
pool. The trade say American shippers
need not fear any interference with their
| business.
LEAvEVwoRTH, Kan. Feb. S.-The
Cheyenne prisoners who have been for
some time at Camp Robinson, arrived at
FoEt Leavenworth yesterday, guarded
by a detachment of the third cavalry
The men were in irons. The prisoners
were placed in the guard house, under
the care of Maj. Randall, of the 23d
Infantry. 1t is not known what dispo-
sition will be made of them. No orders
have yet been made public regarding the
regiment that will succeed the 23d In
fantry as a garrison at Fort -Leaven-
| worth.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-A few nights ago
a number of burglars raided several resi-
dences at Seymour, Ind, securing a
large amount of wearing apparel, etc.
Subsequently six of them were arrested
and jailed. At2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing body of men approached the Jail
and took the keys from the turnkey,
handcuffed the burglars, marched them
half mile from the town, Invested them
of their clothing and gave them a severe
whipping. They then let them free,
warning them of worse fate if they ap-
pear again in the neighborhood.
| BERNE, Feb. 10.-The village of Me
grinigen, a great tourist resort, has been
almost destroyed by fire.
| CALCUTTA, Feb. 10.-Rain holds off in
the northwest provinces and the Pun
jaub harvest prospects are most gloomy.
BORDEAUX, Feb. 10.-Delbecque, di-
rector of the Mint has been sentenced to
six years Imprisonment and fined 1885,
600 francs for embezZleing 100000
worth of fine bullion lodged in the mint
by the Rothchilds. Delbecque substitut-
ed galvanized copper for the bullion
embeZZled.
LONDON, Feb. 10.-The privy council
has revoked, after March 8, article Is of
the foreign animal order, which permit
ted cattle to land from the United States
without slaughter or quarantine. They
must now undergo those processes. The
Mercy dock board, at Liverpool, has
begun the erection of large lairage.
The steamer Istrian, from Boston, arriv-
ed at Liverpool to-day, and landed her
cargo of cattle without any trouble.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 1O.-The
old Asbury university building, at Green
castle, occupied by the preparatory de-
partments of the college museum and the
| WhitcOmb library, and also as the arm
ory of the Asbury cadets, burned this
| evening. The building, which cost $2S,-
600 in 1923, is total loss, as is also the
museum, valued at $1,000. The Whit
comb library, valued at $4,000, was dam
aged one-half. The fire originated in the
bell tower, from defective f1ue.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10.-All trains on
the Ohio & Mississippi railroad were de
tanned at Flora station from 6 o'clock
yesterday morning to 6 o'clock in the
evening, by the enforcement of the Sun
day law.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 10.-A disease
has broken out among the cattle, in the
vicinity of Ekaleroda, and out of 1000
head attacked, one-half have died. The
plague has reached village on the Kieff
railway, and Rastov and Karola, on the
Aegean sea, and there are many deaths
at Orsk from smallpox and some IN
known disease. A large number of peo-
pie who fled from the village of Wetlian-
ka have been found frozen to death on
the banks of the VOlga. Hundreds of
bodies of those VIII o died from the plague
in Astrachan in December remain still
unburied, and the cOrpses are strewn
over eight miles of the Enastajewsker
district.
New YORK, Feb. 10-At Troy, to-day
G. #. Simmon, craZed by the elopement
of his wife, made her happiness COM
pletc by poisoning his three children and
then cutting his own throat. AT Kittan-
ming, Ia, OnerIn u a w lllldmS was
sentenced to % months in the peniten-
tiary and $4,000 fine, for perjury and
using money for election purposes. He
is a republican, and has been sheriff
since 1877.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-Madame Lochalle,
at IL O'Clock to-day, had walked l 800 Il
miles in as many quarter hours. George
w. Seiber, treasurer of st. Clair county,
is $780, 1000 defaulter; his assets amount
to $4,000, and his bondsmen will paw
the difference, so no prosecution will be
made. VIM. Runyon and wife and Gran
vile ORIENT and four of his family were
poisoned at QueensvIlle, Indiana, Satur-
day, by eating buckwheat cakes. 1t ap-
pears that farmer named Hall had used
arsenic in his barn to poison rats, and a
portion of it became mixed with buck
wheat, which was afterwards sold to the
parties named. Runyon ate greedily of
the cakes and is very i'll the others will
probably recover. The remaining buck
wheat ought to be given to some poor
and friendless tramp.
CAPE Town, Africa, via. Vincent,
Feb. 10-On the 21st ult., British col
umn, consisting of a portion of the Twen-
ty-fourth Regiment, battery of artille-
ry, and six hundred native aux1lllaries.
was utterly annihilated near Tumela, by
twenty thousand Zulus, who captured a
valuable convoy, consisting of one hun
dred and two wagons, one thousand oxen,
two cannons, four hundred shot and shell,
one thousand rifles, two hundred and fif-
ty rounds of ammunition, sixty thousand
pounds of provisions, and the colors of
the Twenty-fourth regiment. 1t is esti-
mated that five thousand Zulus were
killed and wounded in the battle. The
British force was compelled to recross
the border. The force which was annihi-
lated was attacked while guarding the
camp at the headquarters of the column,
at 1nsandusana, during the absence of
Lord Chelmsford with strong force re-
connoitering. Gov. Frere appeals for six
regiments of infantry and brigade of
cavalry from England.
TOLEDO, FEB. 11.-Osborn, Chase 6
Swayne, picture frame makers, have
failed; liabilities $4,000. 200 hands
will be trown out of work.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. ia very heavy
snow storm set in early this morning,
and up to this hour, 10 o'clock, still con.
tinues. The storm extends west of the
Mississippi river, and north to Lake
Superior. High winds prevail, and the
snow is drifting badly 1t is very heavy
in the northern and interior portion of
this State, raging from SIX to thirteen
inches. The storm subsidized about sun
set. None of the railroads report any