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

! August IL, says that detachment of the
Fifth infantry under Lieu. Whistler, cap
tured f1fty-seven Indians and one hun
dred ponies from the Rosebud Agency,
who were on their way to join Sitting
Bull.
A Tramp's Deprayity.
BUFFALO, August 14.-Harvey Locke,
tramp, has been arrested, charged with
placing tie on the east bound track of
the Lake Shore road with intent to wreck
the passenger train. The engineer of
the west bound train discovered the OBJ
struction and removed it in time to save
the passenger train. Locke confesses
the crime, and gives as the reason there
for, out of funds, tired of life, and de-
sire for Imprisonment to prevent starva-
ton.
Chicago Archery Tournament.
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE archery
tournament concluded to-day, after a
most successful meeting, and the prizes
were awarded tonight.
The ladies' championship medal was
won by Mrs. Spaulding Brown, of Hast
ings, Michigan. Her grand total was
548. The prize was the national medal,
set with a solitaire diamond
The gentlemen championship medal was
won by w. Thompson, of Charlottesville,
Ind, at the double york round, with
grand total of SAG.
Double Murder.
ST. LOUIS, August IA cold blooded
and most atrocious double murder was
committed here tonight. Thaddeus
Baber, plumber, quarreled with his wife
four or five days ago. About halfpast
seven O'Clock tonight he returned and
| slipped into the house, and while his
mother-in-law sat reading and his wife
was lying on the bed in the same room,
fired bullet into his mother-in-law's
brain, killing her almost instantly, and
then shot mis- wife through the left
breast, intiicting mortal wound.
Destructive Lightning.
PTTsBURG, August IA special
| from Parker, Pa, says this morning at
five O'Clock, lightning struck iron tank
No. 200, opposite the city, owned by
William Munhall, of Pittsburgh, and
containing $4,000 barrels of oil. The
tank was torn to pieces, and the burning
oil flowed down the hillside, destroying
oil wells and five dwellings and COM
municatIng to tank of 5000 barrels of
oil owned by L. S. Brown, which, to-
| gether with the loading rack of the
Union Pipe Line, was destroyed. Total
loss, $4,000.
Indian Commissioners.
| WICHITA, Kansas, August 14.-The
Indian commissioners after interviewing
and examining Wild Hog and the other
prisoners at Lawrence yesterday, arrived
at this point last night, determined that
the bottom facts could only be obtained
at the Cheyenne agency. The whole
party left today noon for that point IN a
private conveyance. The distance is
125 miles; 10 days will be consumed in
/ tho trin Kiv-lruynnl \
and Dawes, together with the officers
and interpreter, made up the party, which
started on the long journey in rain
storm.
Lawrence Temperance Camp Meeting.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, August 14-The
Temperance camp meeting opened here
to-day. Gov. St. John Welcomed the
visitors from abroad in few well chosen
remarks, which were responded to by
Francis Murphy. The music was a
prominent part of the programme. Two
new hymns, one dedicated to Gov. St.
John, and one to Francis Murphy, were
sung Prominent temperance men from
the whole country are present. Wednes-
day next promises to be the greatest day
of the meeting, when nine bands, three
hundred singers and cannon Colo will
be among the attractions.
Railroad Accident.
Il PHILADELPHIA, August 14-The col
lision on the Atlantic City narrow gauge
railroad, this afternoon, between an ex
cursion train of nine cars and freigh
train from Atlantic City, resulted in the
death of five persons, and slightly in
, juring two others. The engineers and
firemen, finding a collision inevitable
. saved themselves by jumping from the
engines. When the whistles blew the
conductor Of the excursion train rushed
. to one brake and the two brakemen t.
. the others, and these were jammed tC
death, together with a deaf mute boy
and a passenger, standing upon the plat
, form. The passengers in the cars wert
, not injured, with the exception of two
slightly. The three hundred passengers
men, women and children, were takeI
from the cars through the windows
The cause of the calamity appears t.
: have been gross carelesSness on the par
of the Camden Office of the road. TraiI
orders were sent to the freight conducto
so wOrded that they were misconstrued
immigration Society.
5 ST. JOSEPH, August 14.-The seconC
e monthly meeting of the st. Joseph {
: Northwestern Missouri immigration So
ciety was largely attended by not only tn
) prominent business men of the city, bu
e by representatives from all the surround
8 ing counties, showing that county soci
s cites have been formed TO cooperate; tina
s the movement is meeting with favo
everywhere and creating great enthusi
J, asm.
3 Foreign Notes.
ROME, August 14.-The health ant
: strength of the Pope have visibly de
9 clined.
Stanley.
t LONDON, August 14.-Henry NJ. Stan
r ley arrived at Sierra Leona on the 24tl
= OF July, and started for the river Congo
st. GOthard Tunnel.
LONDON, August IA. = Intelligenc
I comes from Switzerland that it is eX
pected that st. GOthard mountain will
be pierced and q tunnel carried RICH
/; through by the end of the present year
q English Miners Coming.
LONDON, August IA conference O
delegates, representing twenty THOUSAND
% miners, was held in Manchester yestel
= day. Macdonald, president of the cor
4 ference, pointed out that there was som
: opening for miners in the United States
! as during the recent depression il
: mining industry in Pennsylvania, an
4 elsewhere, q number of men sough
other employment A resolution wa
unanimously passed In favor OF hmm
grafton to the United States.
= Financial Situation in England.
III LoHDoN, August 1.-THE increase
4 demand in the money market is ascribe
4 to apprehensions that large quantities c
, gold may be Withdrawn from the banl
4 of England for New York, but it woul
: take a most notable demand to depict
= both our stores and those of the bank c
= France, still the effects of such witt
drawal would be much more marke
now than In ordinary times. Man
n borrowers now enjoy a very limited creC
- it. The banks will not lend freely, an
- very slight extra demand Immediate
r reacts on the market in an exaggerate
fashion. Everything is stagnant, and
to all appearances, may remain so &c
some weeks to come.
n Re11etiOn.-Revival.
LONDON, August 1.-Two of the priI
70 cipal cotton manufacturing firms {
er Glasgow have given notice of five pr
~ cent reduction, which makes twenty pe
er cent. reduction since the beginning of th
es depression. These are the only mil
d running on full time. 1t is feared Il
rest of the mills, running only four day
er week, viii follow their example by T
ducing the I. 3Tatives to the lowest col
Iditi0n In consequence of the actiN