The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-09
TELEGRAPHIC.


TEL GEOGRAPHIC.
Congressional Summary.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 6.-SENATE
A joint rfs2lgpqn 70 allow the en-
ployes of the government printing Office
holidays with pay was passed.
HoUsE-On motion of Mr.. Whet
thorne, night sessions were ordered for
Wednesday and Thursday of next week,
for consideration of bills reported by the
committee on naval affairs.
The senate joint resolution was passed
providing for the payment of wages to
the employees OF the government print
ing office for legal holidays.
A night session was ordered for the
21st and 22d inst, for the the considera-
ton of the District of Columbia.
Washington Notes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The personal explanation in the house
by Mr.. Springer, touching the charges of
corruption made against him by Mr..
Manning, in connection with the Don
nelly-W ashburne case, are generally re-
garded as a complete refutation of the
insinuations which it appears have been
circulated by Donnelly and his friends
against the Illinois statesman. Repre-
sentative Manning having declared that
the statements ascribed to him by a
Washington newspaper to be entirely
without authority, considerable laughter
was created on both sides when Mr.
Springer, treating this part of the ques-
ton, SAID that this being entirely a mat
ter of Yeracity between Mr.. Manning and
the editor he would pursue it no further
The documentary evidence he submitted,
in addition to tracing the charge of cor
ruption to Donnelly and his friends as a
plt-up job to force him to vote against
his conviction was also an exposure of
the hand of Tilden in the affair highly
relished by the Republicans, and sub
stantiated the charge, which has been re-
peatedly made, that the attempt of the
house elections committee to unseat
WaSburn and Orth was nothing more
than systematic scheme, devised by
Mr. Tilden and his friends, TO secure a
majority of states in the event of the
presidential election being thrown into
the house OF representatives. Hesent to
the clerks desk and had read letters
from II. IL. Finley, urging him to vote
for Donnelly, and stated there was great
sin iiRritNI between the handwriting
OF these ana,.t tho anonymous letters.
To-day Mr. Finley issued a card and
says of the charge of Representative
Springer, that certain anonymous let
ter, dated March and mailed March S,
in which $4,000 was offered him if he
would support W. d. Washburn in the
Donnelly contested election case was
written by him or some one for him: 81
desire to state, equiyocally and positively
l never wrote any such letter or en-
ployed any other person to write it.
did not know of its existence until after
Mr.. Springer had shown it 10 Hon.
George w. Julian. Springer at the time
he made the charge also read letter of
mine dated March z, 1880, in which
strongly urged him to support Don
nelly. There is nothing in that
letteEl thasIn41 eregret. did not
speak nor pretend to speak for Tilden.
| spoke as Democrat and in the name
of the Democrats. / believe the state of
Minnesota has been stolen away from
the Democracy by unparalleled bribery
and intimidation, and | was in favor of
restoring it to the Democratic column of
states where it properly belonged. had
many times cOnversed with Mr.. Spring
er on the subject and he had as repeated
ly assured me that he agreed with me in
those views and would vote to seat Don
nelly. Only one week before the date of
the anonymous letter, Mr.. Springer vol
unteered the remark to me that the Dem
Ocratic party had already received as
much abuse for the Donnelly Washburn
case as it could receive, and he was in ia
vor of going ahead, and at once seating
Donnelly,
sHERMAN's SLIM SHOW.
Secretary Sherman ruturned here to-
day from Ohio, and judging from, what
he has to say, his visit was decidedly
discouraging to hopes of securing the
delegation. The Secretary admits that
in several counties which he strongly re-
lied on he finds that he will not receive
any support, Instancing Jefferson county,
and there is some talk among his friends
as &c whether it is not advisable for him
to abandon the contest, in accordance
with the declaration made IN his speech,
rather than wait until the Convention
shall only veify result which can be
forecast at the present time. In an in
terview with Senator Blaine to-day the
Secretary admitted this.
Senator Blaine to-day received dis
patch from Iowa stating that elections
had been held in eight districts in the
State, and delegates in his interest were
chosen in every instance. The dispatch
says that they were unanimously in
structed 10 cast their votes for him in the
Chicago Convention.
The Cyclones Circuit.
ST. LOUIS, April "a Post Dispatch
special from Ottawa, Kans., says: A cy-
clone struck that place about seven
O'Clock last evening, completely demol-
Ishing seven residences on Elm street,
and badly injuring five others in the
same vicinity. 1t then jumped five or
six blocks aBd agaih, struck the ground
near the river, where II destroyed several
residences and barns and tore the roof off
the x. c., /. & S. railroad freight house
and overturned several freight cars. In
North Ottawa twelve or fifteen residences
are totally destroyed or badly damaged.
The evening train from Lawrence was
caught at the junction, one mile north
of town, and one passenger and two
freight cars upset. The storm then pro-
ceeded to the northeast destroying much
property and seriously injuring num-
Der of persons.
Fort SCOTT, Kans., April "a special
dispatch to the Monitor from Girard is
as follows: At Z p. m. last night storm
arose seven miles southwest of Girard,
which soon developed the features of
cyclone, and it followed up the valley of
Thunderbolt creek to within fifteen miles
of Girard, and then went directly as far
as the Missouri line. Seventeen houses
were destroyed A number of persons
were killed, and many others were badly
hurt. Grass, hedges, grain and. trees
were pulled out of The ground The
feathers were plucked from chickens.
Water was blown from ponds, and hous-
es were torn TO splinters. The track of
the storm varied in width from three to
fifty rods.
The New Exodus.
NEW YORK, April "a Washington
special SAYS the American Colonization
Society undertakes TO give free passage
and support for six months to as many
persons as possible without means. A
ship load of eighty or one hundred ne
groes will soon sail for Liberia under its
auspices. The sOciety's funds are limit
ed, and il is Obliged to disregard most of
the calls upon it for help. The negroes
in many southern districts have despair
ed of conQuering race prejudices, and
emigrate to the north or 10 Liberia, If
Horrible Sight.
New YORK, April 3.-The vault OF
the Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal
church caTed in exposing to EieW an
immense number or bodies, rotted cot
fins being broken by falling bricks.
Twenty or twenty Eve years ago, when
the age of sanitary reform began, the
health authorities caused the yanlts to be
closed and their use to be abandoned.
They were then full. Il was estimated
that fully 5000 bodies had been deposited
in them.
ArcHIsoS, April SIN the case Of the
State VS.. the Bankers and Merchants
! Musnal Eanefif AsaOciafion Of this cifv