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

| the suppression of forcible and violent
oppositioazsto the laws of the United
States applying to federal or state cleo
tiOns.
ton was laid or the table-yeas Al, nays
IS.
Senator Edmunds submitted an amend
ment to the clause providing for a fine
of not more than So 1000, and imprison-
ment at hard labor for not less than
three months or more than five years,
for any person in the public service who
may bring armed men to the polls.
Senator Edmunds moved to insert the
words 'unless such force shall be neces-
sary to execute the laws of the United
| States"
On motion of Senator Eaton, the
amendments were laid on the table
yeas 40, nays 80.
No further amendment was offered to
this section.
The two last votes taken were party
votes, with the exception of Senator
Davis, of Illinois, who voted with the
Democrats.
Senator Carpenter moved to strike out
the 9Th section, providing that there
shall be no promotion in the army above
the rank of captain, except in corps of
engineers. The amendment was laid on
the table.
Other amendments were proposed to
the ninth section, it being the last section
of the bill, but they were all promptly
laid on the table.
The president protein announced that
the bill was now on its passage as it
came from the house, no amendments
having been added.
Senator Edmunds made another effort
to amend the sixth section, but his
amendment was laid on the table by a
strict party vote.
The bill was then passed-yeas Al
nays, so.
The bill having been duly enrolled and
lengrossed, and signed by Speaker RAN
dali, of the house, senator Thurman, as
president pro tenn, peremptorily affixed
his attesting signature below that of
Speaker Randall's, and the bill was i'm
mediately placed in the hands of repre-
sentative Kennah, chairman of the house
committee on enrolled bills, who forth
with conveyed it TO the executive man.
sion, where it now awaits the presidents
approval or veto.
ST. LOUIS, April 25.-A little before
noon to-day, VIM. o. Smith, who claims
to be from Indianapolis, made a murd-
erous assault upon one Mrs. A. A. Ster-
ling, of Summerfield, ILL.,, at the board
ing house of Mrs. Locke, 118, Locust
street, cutting a frightful cash in her
throat, nearly severing one of her ears
from her head, and Inflicting a serious
wound on her eyes. Smith was arrested.
Mrs. Sterling Is the wife of A. N. Ster-
ling, of the firm of Sterling Sc Webster,
of this city, but now doing business in
Arizona. He proves to be a man who
worked her farm last year, and enjoyed an
intimacy with her until they quarreled
and she left the farm and he went away
| he har m
to his boarding house, which she did,
but refused to enter his room, whereupon
.. he stabbed her as stated. Mrs Sterling
lies in a very critical condition, and is
not expected to survive. Smith is a
young man, while Mrs Sterling is past
? middle life
: NEW York, April 25.-The Tribune
tomorrow will publish the following {:
The friends OF Col. John GrOesbeck,
brother of Hon. VIM. s. GrOesbeck, of
Ohio, brOther-in- law of Gen. Joe Hooker,
: are greatly distressed oyer his unaccount-
l able disappearance from the Fifth Ave
nue., where he lived many years. He
!. left the hotel two weeks ago, saying he
!, was going west, and since that time all
trace of him has been lost. His person
!; al effects he left in his room.
|, ST. LOUIS, April 25.-Mayor Stockton,
e of Wyandotte, Kansas, had conference
I evening regarding the refugees from the
: South now at Wyandotte, and the send.
4 ing of more of them to that point. He
Y stated that the people of WyandOtte were
S already Overburdened, and could do no
more, and urged that whenever immi.
0 grants arrived here in the future, the ex
| ecutive committee of the freedmen's
d state committee of Kansas be cOmmu.
o nicated with, and that the refugees be
IN
u designated by that committee. This
t suggestion was favorably considered
t and a resolution adopted that hereafter
l the relief board here will be guided by
I the Kansas committee as to the dlstribu
q ton of the refugees.
BALTIMORE, April 25.-Bishop Ed
e ward r. Ames, of the Methodist Episco
d pal Church, died In this city this morn
e ing, aged "a, after a protracted illness
l. Smith colOred, night Waterman of Tho
N mint, was arrested today, charged will
= stealing about $4,000 in gold2bullion
{ A small smelling furnace and about So,
IS 600 in gold ingots were found buried in
IS the prisoners garden, and $4,000 il
l. coin on the premises. His thefts have
le extended over a period of three years.
TACOMA, New HAMPSHIRE, April %
a I-BurglarS blew open the safe of thu
LacOnia National Bank last night, sc
he curing about $4,000 and a quantity o
n, securities. The securities taken wer
ID discounted notes, and amount to $4,000
n RICHMOND, April 25.-JOhn E. Poin
he dexter, who killed c. c. Curtic, March Sd
n has been found guilty of voluntary man
O. slaughter. The jury fixed the punish
If ment at two years in the Penitentiary.
A MONTREAL, April 25.-LOwden, Ingles
III Neil & Co., wholesale druggists, wer
re damaged $4,000 by fire.
lie TUsEUMBIA, ALA,April 25.-Chas
X Rush, colored, was hanged here to-da
for the murder of his wife in 1877, pre-
as testing his innocence. The execution
lg was private, in accordance with the II
ID cent law.
r. WHEELING, W. VA, April 25.-Th
ID Star glass works, together with pacE
u ing house, at Bellaire, o., burned earl
ID this morning; loss $500; no insurance
ct incendiary.