The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-18
TELEGRAPHIC.

ST. Louis and Chicago, was formally dis
solved today, because of the refusal OF
st. Louis roads to allow the new extern
sion of the Chicago & Alton road pro-
portion of the business from Kansas City.
1t is understood that the break was in
stituted by some of the executive board
in New York, and that when matters
have shaped themselves in that city, the
pool will be renewed on an equal basis.
Meantime shippers may look for lower
freights from the Missouri river points
than have been seen for years,
ST. PETERSBURG, April 12--Persons
under arrest in the kief prison resolved
some time ago to tunnel under the walls
and escape. The scheme was betrayed
by one of the cOnspIratOrs. The authorI-
ties allowed the prisoners to continue
the excavation. When the the tunnel
was completed, and the prisoners had
entered, one after another, intending to
come up through an opening beyond the
prisiOn precincts, soldiers previously
placed at the opening shot the escaping
prisoners as they came up. When the
bulk of the prisoners, terrified by the
noise of the firing, stopped, and remain
ed in the tunnel, soldiers were sent from
behind, and the unfortunate victims,
caught between two fires, were all shot
down. The proceeding seemed TO give
the officials much amusement, and the
director of Kieff prison was then prais-
ed and decorated for having acted with
such cleverness and decision.
Telegraphic dispatches to the Daily
Commonwealth from Newton, Florence
Sterling, Peabody, Kinsley, Hutchinson,
Great Bend, Dodge City, and Wichita
give accounts of good, soaking rains on
Sunday and Sunday night A good rain
fell also at Burlington yesterday.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April. 14-Live
stock rates twenty dollars TO Chicago
St. Louis, ten dollars. The pool is bro
ken. Cattle and hogs higher.
GREAT BEND, April 14.-During the
storm yesterday, Joseph Patterson and
two sons, aged seventeen and fifteen years
residing fourteen miles west of this place
were Killed by lightning. Will send
particulars tomorrow.
ATcHIsON, April IA heavy rain
prevailed during Sunday and to-day, and
kilograms from all points west and south
west, show that the rain has extended
all over the state. The Central U. p.
railway has let the contract for building
one hundred and seven miles of road.
The contract includes three branches
one from Cawker up the north fork OF
the Solomon to Kirwin, Phillips county,
distance of 'f1fty-siX miles; one from
Cawker to Bull City, Osborne county, a
distance of about forty miles; and an ex-
tension of the Scandal branch, from
Scandal to White Rock. The compile
ton of the Kirwin line will extend the
Central Branch to point 1853 miles west
of this city, through one of the richest
regions of Kansas. FreightS are being
shipped from here to st. Louis today at
three cents per hundred, and to Chicago
at ten cents. An accident occurred on
the Central Branch railroad to-day, at
WetmOre Station, by which a CONNER
cial traveller from st. Jofeph, named L. s.
Behan, was instantly killed. He attempt
ed to climb on a moving freight train,
and missing his hold, was thrown under
the caboose, the wheels of which passed
over his body. crushing him in dread
full manner. This is only the second cas-
uality that has occurred on this road in
thirteen years.
Boston, Mass, April 14.-John P.
Phair was hanged in Vermont Thurs
day last. He left statement declaring
his innocence, and that justice was not
done him.
WILMINGTON, April 14-D. ]. VIII
liams, a merchant of Lansingburg, while
closing his store Saturday night, was
shot dead by II. Oglesby. The shooting
was the result Cf AN old grudge. Oglesby
was arrested.
CHAMBERsBURG, April 14-Hezekiah
Shaffer, sentenced to be hanged Thurs
day for the murder of his wife, opened
veins in his leg and arms to-day with
the wire of broom handle. Recovery
doubtful.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, April 14.-The an
niversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth
day was celebrated here to-day in an APP
prepriate manner.
PENSACOLA, April IA hail storm
occurred here to-day, thing unknown
before. Hail fell as large as eggs.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 14-While
the Gar was taking his morning walk,
early to-day, near the Palace, four
shots we're fired at him. The Gar was
unhurt. The man who fired the shots
firing attracted. The city is now being
decorated in thankfulness for the Cars
escape.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-In the SEN
ate various memorials and bills were in
troduced, and appropriately referred,
among them the following: BY. Sena-
tor Vance, to amend so much of the civ
il appropriation act of 1879 as provides
for the pay of mail contractors in the
southern states before the rebellion; by
Senator Ingalls,, for the pay of Indian
war bonds of the state of California, and
the bill to establish Judicial district in
the Indian territory; Senator Carpenter
introduced bill to amend the revised
statutes in regard to the election of U.
s. Senators, designed to remedy a defect
in the existing law, which was recently
brought into public view by the New
Hampshire case. The senate resumed
consideration of the army appropriation
bill, the pending question being on Sen
atOr Blaine's amendment prohibiting the
appearance within a mile of polling
place of any person armed with deadly
weapons of any kind, and Senator Blaine
addressed the senate. The house defeat
ed a resolution which declared that in
the judgement of the house the business
interests of the country require that no
Legislation changing the law in regard
to currency or tariff shall be undeftak-
en- at the present session of congress, by
q vote of 108 to 1T. Secretary Evarts
has telegraphed the Z. s. minister to
Russia to convey to the Gar President
Hayes congratulations upon his escape
from assassination. The commissioner
| Vi 1Euldn dIldlTS UO-udY I6C01Veu q Iele-
gram from Fort Sill, saying there is not
the slightest Foundation for the reports
of Cheyenne outbreak.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-On assemb-
| ling the senate was informed by a note
from vlce-President Wheeler that he
was called away from the city by the
serious illness of a sister and that il
would be necessary for the senate to
elect president pro tenn. 1t was dis
covered at the time the note was read
that there was larger number of Repqb
licans than Democrats present. A mes
senger was dispatched for Senator Thur.
man, but that gentleman entered the
| chamber soon after the messenger Left
| and the session was resumed. Senator
Bayard then offered the following:
ResOlped, That in the absence of the
Vice President, A. g. Thurman be and
he is hereby chosen president of the
senate 11rOtempOre. Senator Anthony
moved to substitute the name of Thos
w. Ferry. Disagreed to, yeas 10, NAYS
%, and the resolution passed. Senator
Thurman was conducted to the chair by
Senator Ferry, the former remarking on
the way that turn about is fair play"
Thurman on taking the chair said
Senators, it is only necessary for me tc
say in the fewest possible words, that ]
/ sincerely thank you for this mark OF
| confidence. Senator Plumb introduced
bill to provide for an increase in the
army in an emergency. The senate re
sumed consideration of the army appro