The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-05-02

derer, made an unsuccessful attempt to
escape from the state prison by saving
through the bars Of his cell.
NEW Orleans. April 2G-A dispatch
from vldalla, ConcoEdia parish, reports
three thousand negroes on the river bank
awaiting transportation Kansasward.
ST. LOWS, April 26-The allegation
that Mrs. Sterling had maintained rela
lions of improper intimacy with the man
Smith, who attempted to kill her, now
seems based only upon the statement of
Smith, who evidently is very bad man,
If not desperate. The most Respectable
evidence goes to show that Mrs Sterling
is very exemplary woman, but was I'M
der Smiths control through fear of per
sonal violence. BY tho aid of friends,
she was able to hreak the influence and
get rid of him, He still pursued her,
anu yesterday actually forced her to ac-
COMPANY him to his boarding house.
She charges him with appropriating her
money to his own use, and in cOrobora-
tlon of this he was indicted yesterday for
burglarizing her house at Summerfield.
WICHITA, Kas., April 2S.-J. w. Rob
ms, editor of the Herald, Was arrested
here yesterday, charged with libeling one
X. e. Deann, by calling him liar, a per-
lurer and capper for a gambling house.
Robins gave bond in the sum of $500 to
appear next Monday, when the case will
be tried. This is probably hut the be
ginning, as number of suits of the same
may be soon instituted, and
some rich Developments may be expected.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 2S.-0en.
Ias- O. BrOwnlOw, late cavalry officer in
the federal army and son Of ex-senator
Brownlow, died at his mothers residence
here Saturday night:
NEW YORK, April 28--Preliminary
papers have been served in the suit
which s. b Chittenden and Gen. Butler
agreed should he brought to test the
validity ofthe reissue of United States
legal tender notes in time of peace The
suit has been brought in the United Sta
ties circuit court for the south district of
New York, and is founded upon a genu-
inc transaction in regular course of bust
ness. Trial of the action may not take
place for month at least, but whatever
the decision of Judge Blatchford may be,
the defeated party will appeal to the su-
pTeme court of the United States. in
time probably for argument at the Octo-
Der term. Senator Edmunds will be as
sociated with Wm. Alien Butler in ar
guipg against the validy of reissued
notes Gen. Butler, it is understood,
Will make the principal argument for
Tic OcICnSR.
WILKEsRARRE, April 29.-After four
days eRtomhment the miners imprison,
ed at Sugar KnOtch by the fall of the
roof OF the mine, were released this
morning. The men sustained life by
the meat of the mule which the boy sent
to give them warning had taken with
him, and stream running through the
mine gave them needful water. Relief
OF laborers have been constantly at work
night and day. and finally these succeed
ed IN making channel through a fifty
loot block of coal. The men suffered little
from confinement, and they and rescuers
were loudly cheered as they walked to
the surface of the mine.
WILMINGTON, Ill, April a8.-The En-
terprise paper mills burned yesterday.
Loss, 10000; insurance, $4,000.
GALENA, Ill, April 2S.-The loan
house burned yesterday. Loss, $4,000;
half insured.
GoRHAM, N. H., April 2s-Nearly all
the business portion Of this village
CHICAGO. April 29.-Thirty-eight guns
were fired here at o'clock this after
noon, IN token of appreciation of the
presidents veto of the army appropria-
ton bill. The salutiOn was fired by the
Veteran club of this city.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April ga salute
OF thIry.elght guns was fired at o'clock
tonight in honor of the presidents veto
of the army bill. All drominant Repub-
licans are unanimous in their approval
of the presidents course.
TOLEDO, April ga salute of thirty
eight guns were fired at sunset in honor
OF the presidents veto of the army ap-
preparation bill.
MHwAUKEE, April 29.-The Republi-
cans OF this city are enthusiastic In en-
dorsement of the veto by the president
of the army BILL and they tonight fired
thirty-eight guns as a token of their ap-
probation thereof.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 29.-The DO
lice are openly arresting people by batch
eS at all hours of the day. Hitherto ar
rests were made at night. On the slight
est suspicion against any person, his
whole family are arrested, and domicili
airy visits are paid to all their acduaint-
ances, these leading to further appre-
tensions On the most frivolous grounds.
Eighty-three furnished lodging keepers
are IN prison for not reporting within
twenty-four hours the latest arrival A
kokolof government official, living in
the winter palace, and his son, an officer
In the guards, are among the persons in
custody. Baron BristrOw, denutv com
mandant of the st. Petersburg garrison.
and Gen. Gildenstranbe, commandant of
the MOSCOW garrison, have been sus-
pended for insufficient enthusiasm to-
wards the new order of things. There
are few pedestrians or carriaees In the
streets, but an endless line Of porters are
seated on stools at every door, with stout
sticks. Covered prison vans frequently
pass with police officers mounted beside
the driver, and Gen. Gourko drives
around in an open drosky, escorted by
Cossacks cracking their whips. The in.
AaDitants are not accomplices of the
Nihilists, but apathetic spectators.
LONDON, April 20.-The official report
of an earthquake at Maevich, Persia. ON
the 22d of March, says 81 Villages were
totally destroyed and 922 persons. q GOO
sheep, ,125 oxen, 124 horses and 55 cam
els killed.
CHIcAGQ April 29.-Hon. Geo. Ar.
mour, who recently visited a portion of
Kansas, where the colored emigrants are
moving, has set on foot a subscription TO
aid them in gaining foothold there, and
up to tonight about $4,000 have been
raised. 1t will be forwarded at once to
Kansas City for distribution among the
more needy ones. s. G. Osterman, q ma
tive Of Germany, who aeTved with Ma
poleon Bonaparte in his Russian cam
Paign, and came here in 1850, died to-
day, aged1 OF.
MEMPHIS, April ga special from
Durant, Miss, says: A fire last night de.
stroyed ten buildings. The entire south.
ern half of the town would have burned
only by the greatest efforts on the part of
the citizens to prevent It. The stores
north of the PratheF house were saved,
Loss, $40 1000; insurance, go, 600.
VERGEENEs. VT, April 20.-The fac.
tory of the Vermont Shade Roller 90.
burned. Loss 10000; partially insured.
CARBON HILL, Pa, April 29-The
house of John L. Keogh, was destroyed
by fire this morning, and his son, aged
IL, and daughter, aged ia, were burned
to death Keogh had his face and hands
terribly burned in his efforts TO save his
children. His youngest child, aged five,
had its head and arms badly seorched.
and its recovery is doubtful.
CLEVELAND, o., April 29.-The regu.
lar lighting of Monumental Park, this
CITY, with the Brush Electric Light. com
menced this evening. being the first re-
gular public lighting. with electric light.
Of any city in the United States. Zen
thousand people were In the Park. The
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