The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-17


in Kansas City last Monday, were here
to-day, and purchased from Captain Poe
the towbOat :" Fearless and three barees.
which will be taken 10 Kansas CITY on
the resumption of navigation, and will
form part of the bulk grain barge line
between that city and st. Louis.
Another tow boat and several more
barges will be bought between now and
spring, SO that the line will commence
business with two powerful tow boats
and dozen or more barges. Colonel |
Coates and his associates left for home
tonight, fully convinced that their pro-
ject has most favorable beginning, and |
that ITS success is beyond any question. /
Memphis Cleaning Up.
MEMPHIS, Dec. i3.-President ID. Por- |
ter, of the taxing district of Memphis |
forwarded to Nashville tonight his re- |
port for % months, ending Nov. 80. |
From advance copies the following items
are gathered:
Since January, 1880, over five miles of
stone pavement have been laid, and "a
miles of sewer and the same number of
miles of subsOil drains have been COM
| pleted, both of which are acting spien
didly. In concluding the report to the
| governor, president Porter says: THE
| people, beside Playing their taxes, have
expended nearly 100000 in cleaning
out, disinfecting and filling up privy
vaults, making connections with sewers
and other valuable sanitary works, dur
| ing this year. This too after two sue
cessive epidemics of yellow fever, which
| Frustrated business and reduced values
OF property very largely"
| Further from the Colliery Explosion
| New YORK, Dec. 10.-A London dis
patch says of the disastrous colliery ex-
plosion that one hundred men were in
the colliery at the time. The shock of
the explosion was felt FOR miles around
There are also eighteen horses in the pit,
which was 450 yards in depth. The
most intense excitement prevailed
throughout the district All the roads
and approaches to the colliery are
thronged with wailing men, women and
children. The cries of the poor people
whose relations are imprisoned are
heartrending. Many volunteers have
offered to join an exploring party, but
up to 8 O'Clock no attempt was made to
descend the shaft. The colllery is owned
by Messrs. Rowland s. Morgan, Pen-y-
Craig. 1t is within half mile of Din
las colliery, where the bodies of the vic
Tins of the explosion of January 18th,
1873, remain uncovered.
Whisky Violates Law and Commits Murder.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec 13.-Collec-
|
gram from commissioner Raum, saying
that during the past week five United
States officers have been killed or wound
/; ed by Illicit distillers, and suggesting
the necessity of officers carrying breech-
. loading arms, and to have posses large
enough 20 overcome resistance. He
authorizes Woodcock to employ ten ad-
ditional men if necessary. Woodcock
! sent the following TO commissioner
Raum: Davis is not dead; his skull is
{ broken in two places, and he is shot in
the thigh. 1 will not take steps to in
Z crease the force until learn further par
ticulars; l think the resistance was not
: preconcerted; the sherif>s posse is in
u pursuit of the Welches.
q MOrmOns on their Knees.
a WARRINGTON, Dec. 11.-Delegate Can.
J. non, of Utha, has been interviewed upon
r the anti Mormon chapter in President
r Hayes message. Mr.. Cannon says
= "As Mormon, would say our only
l. hope is in the Lord. The wonderful de
. liverance We have had in the past, not
withstanding the numberless schemes tC
o injure US, give our people immense con
# fidence in the Almighty. I think it i:
Y the most remarkable thing in the histo
ry of the past fifty years, the manner il
l. which we have escaped oppressive law!
ID and the many schemes devised for on
o. destruction. Our folks throughout thu
n entire territory every night pray earnest
ly and constantly, feeling that there is
o. crisis in our affairs
IN Gould and the Iron Mountain.
II ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14-Thos. Allen Still
st asserts that his negotiations with ia,
u, Gould are not yet closed, and that tn
u sale of his interest in the Iron Mountain
4 railroad is not yet consummated. 1t i
u generally believed, however, that a trans
So fer of stock will be made within one o
two days. and that the purchase none
We will amount to 100000. Mr.. ALLIE
US orally consider the acquisition of tn
Us road by Mr.. Gould as good thing fo
IL. st. Louis, but some of our cotton me
Is. are apprehensive that it will result in Ii
CT advance in rates on cotton from TeXa
y to the detriment of the market.
TO Double Tragedy.
ey CHICAGO. Dec. ia Journals Dr.
he buque special says that horrible doubl
ii tragedy occurred this morning. HiraI
Ia s. Holbrook, local agent of the Amer
IN can express company. while lying in be
tn fired bullet into the brain of his sleel
ed ing daughter, two years old, who was
crib by his side, and then shot himse
Ike in the head. He was in poor health, an
,u- only causes known for his rash act. II
nd wife had left him only fifteen minut
he before, in order to prepare his brea
NO fast Holbrook died in three hours, al
he the child cannot survive the day.
ial The Morgan Measure to be Dropped
IN WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Dem
as Gratis have bad many informal consult
ee, tons to day over the best manner
*, dropping the pending contest in Il
Id, house over the electoral count. Most
Id, them seem TO think their party will ga
M nothing and lose much by pressing t
ev- matter in its present shape, and Il
chances seem to be that early in the We
the floor will be given to the apprOpri
ION ton committee, and the Morgan resol
+ol, ton Will be allowed to pass into t
- back ground.
nd John Kelley Takes walk
emf NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Allen Cam
ed. bell, the new comptroller, took poss
oh sion of his Office this morning. Jol
an Kelly, whom he succeeds, greeted hi
en-. warmly, and wished him success in I
ion administration of the Office. Herbert
md Thompson, who succeeds Mr.. Campb
rn- as commissioner of public works, b
IRE entered upon his duties. The work
is wedding out Tammapy men in sevel
ing offices will now begin.
nei 4 Mother anu Two Children Burned
Ter Death.
the CHICAGO, Dec. IA News spec
na' from Independence, Missouri, last mig
lily says that Mrs. James Jones, wife of
ew wealthy farmer, attempted to fill a Zig
ply ed lamp with kerosene, when both Ian
are and can exploded, causing the alm'
Inc instant death of her two children. az
us respectively six years and six mont
ov, Mrs. Jones was burned so terribly Il
ina she died in few hours.
,ti Confirmed.
~, NEW York, Dec. 14-Ex-Congre
hr, man John d. Lawson, who vas appoi
on ed last week president of the tax CO
md mission, having declined the positIC
ere Mayor Cooper, to day, sent to the boa
- of aldermen the name of Henry E. Ho
I land. The nomination was confirm
,,,c by a vote of Is to 6. Rowland is an
alderman, and a Republican in pollti
For those distressing diseases pecul
'ls- to women Days Kidney Pad is invali
Ons Bile.
Ind |
The WHY suffer with lame back wheI