The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-10

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Among the deposed officers by this
are: A. Mitchell, general !
NJ, Il. s. T.. = W. p. Robinson, i
traffic manager; c. NJ. Shepard, superin-
tendept of transportation T. e. Sears, |
general attorney; Geo. w Iilley, gen
eral freight agent; and JAS. D. Brown, |
general passenger agent. The two last |
named gentleman viii probably he of |
fered the positions of assistant freight
and passenger agents on the Missouri
Pacific.
Debt Statement
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec 1.-The debt
statement issued to-day shows the de-
crease of the public debt during Novem-
Der TO be S3,609, 261.
Cash in treasury 81, lo9, 1852
silver certificates outstanding 35,0I1 $50
Certificates of deposits, outst'ng S,525.000
Reminding certificates .-....---- Wy 500
Legal tentlers outstanding. S46 6SI DIG
Fractional currency outstanding 1892 z
.. Ssbonds OF 1880 outstanding II 25soOo
Payments made from the treasury by
warrants, during November, were as fol.
lows:
On Act of civil and miscellaneous S5i00: 29S
War department 1850. 4,024 59I
Interior Recommendations. go Ti3
Pensions ----.--.-,- 4.295,l45
Total -. SOL ,G5a 22G
The above does not include payments
made on account of the interest or prin-
cipal of the public debt.
The d. & o. Runs Into New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The Baltimore s.
Ohio railroad company having recently
obtained an Independent entrance TO this
city via Bound Brook, n. j., will to-
morrow morning open for passenger,
freight and express business, the fourth
great trunk line between New York and
the west. Through passenger trains
will be run daily to st. Louis, Chicago
and Cincinnati, the evening express run
ming through entire to the last named
cities This train will be very fast
one, leaving here at Z p. N. and reaching
the gTe5: western cities at the same time
with other trunk line trains, viz: Gin
Louis at s o'clock the second morning,
and Chicago at Z O'Clock The second
morning.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 2.-Some twenty
clerks and q large number of accounts of
the Missouri, Kansas 6 Texas railroad,
from the offices at Sedalia, arrived here
this morning, and the remainder of the
general office of the company AT that
point will be removed here this week.
Col. Talmage, general manager; and
several other officials Of the Missouri
/ Pacific, have gone to Texas TO look after
/ matters connected with the NJ, K. Sc T.
road. Col Talmage telegrapbs that when
| the Mexican extension is completed and
| other lines are brought into the organi-
| cation as is now contemplated, the Mis-
! souri, Pacific system of roads Will en-
| brace about foTty-five hundred miles,
with headquarters at st. Louis.
Ryan and Anderson in Washington.
! WASHINGTON, Nov 30.-Two of Kan
sas' representatives, Messrs Anderson
and Ryan. have arrived IN Washington.
! They declare that Iowa must now resi- ign
to Kansas the honor of being called the
banner Republican state, and triumph
antly point to the fact that while Gen
GARFIELD received in Iowa only 1904
votes, or about 81 per cent off the
whole vote, he received in Kansas 100.
766 votes, or 81 per cent. of the whole
number cast. Both MIR. Anderson and
Mr. Ryan declare that the tremendous
Republican majority in Kansas was
south, and that all other questions were
held to be Of minor consequence.
Accidental Death of Gov. Robinson.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 30.-It is though
that the shooting of Governor Robinson
was accidental and it is now eviden
4 from the pGst-moriem examination
which shows that but one shot wa:
fired. The ball IN its course through tn,
door struck panel and carried pieces
of nail with it, thus causing fou
wounds, supposed to have been causeC
by other shots. There had been dis
aggreement with the miners few day
ago, which caused the report of rio
and assassination. It is now know
that nothing ofthis nature was connect
ed with the affair, and the miners deep
: ly regret the sad result of the mistake o
the guard.
{ B Hobbs, Esq, and the $4,000
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 2.-Hon. B. G
j Hobbs. ex-presidept of Earlham COLLEGE
: has gone to northern George and east
| ern Tennessee ON q mission to the Chez
r okee Indians. In 1886 the government
i granted western Cherokees reservation
: in the Indian territory, and those east c
: the Allegheny mountains, lands in Geo
gla and Tennessee. The latter wer
. granted an educational fund of $40,0ol
l. which has never been paid, and it is fo
s the purpose of securing il and estal
r fishing schools among them that NJ
Il Hobbs has gone south. After confe
/. enee with the chiefs, he will visit tVasl
ton and claim the appropriation IN the
l. name.
e Striking it Rich
l DECATUR, Ill, Dec. 3.-Informatio
@ has just been impaired TO your CORE
S pondent that Jacob H. Grass, who fl
2 the past two years has been quietly dil
E. ging and boring, one mile and ha
d south of Mantle, in this county, III
e. morning struck vein of coal six feet
Is thickness. The hole or shaft is 100 fe-
J. deep, and is located on high bluff c
ie the south bank of the Sangamon rive
r The news of this strike has occasiont
v no small ripple of excitement, inasmuc
as there Is a great scarcity of coal he
now and that Decatur is paying 81. 0C
per 100 feet for sinking a coal sha
II which is now about 275 feet deep.
le The Jewish Question.
10 BERLIN, Dec. 3-The Jewish questit
sr continues to attract much public attic
e ton. The newspapers are debating
ct pamphlets are pouring forth, tumults a
st taking place among the students and /
r occasional fracas still occurs on Il
or streets 4 large number of emine
IL Jews Will meet 20 consider steps to d
n fend themselves. It is proposed 10 e
ID tablish journals to support their eau
ct officially. An inspired writer, Grenzt
IN ten, seeks 10 vindicaie Bismarck fro
e. the imp,ltation of sympathy with Il
IL anii-Jewish movement The writer al
'ir severely condemns Count Ghapli
ID Stoeker.
y As Il should Be
= q PARSONS, Kan, Dec, 3.-Hessrs. RI
=, bach s Lambert, who for the past 70
u years carried on an extensive beer bu
ness, have abandoned the enterprise, &C
II yerted their extensive brewery into
- packing -house, and Invested their mon
y with the Parsons Pork Packing Co
pany. This is called adding 70 the D
terial and detraciing from the spirItt
- strength Of the city.
ia A Snake that Didn't Charm
ut CHARLOTTE, N. c. Dec IA snaI
-er eharmer at Rockhin met with a feTrIl
B. fate this morning Mr. John 81. HOY
re q citizen Of that place and Iiouer de
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