The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-11-12

" countries, showing that overweight
i them give Garfield 6,SS3 majority,
while twenty-three give Hancock ma
ority of 6,T2a The Republicans claim /
4 plurality for Garfield by 126. The
Chronicle says il will take the official |
vote 10 decide.
ANOTHER ESTIMATE.
SAN FRANCIsco, Nov. Los An |
eeles has been heard from, and the miss |
ing precincts in Shasta, Suffer and Tue |
lumne. The only counties about which |
there remains any doubt are Invo and
Mariposa. and the missing precincts are
The result shows &c, 1913 for
Garfield and 76, $50 for Hancock.
SAN Francisco, Nov 9.-The official
returns of the state are coming In this
evening, but cannot be obtained from
three or four remote counties before
Thursday. Thirty-four counties out OF
fifty-two show a net Republican gain
over the previous figures of thirty-f five
votes. There is considerable difference
between the vote for different electors
and with the general result so close II Is
quite possible that divided ticket may
prove to be elected. Lerry runs strong
IL behind and is beaten beyond question.
returns are not yet all In but enough has
been received to determine that the
Hancock electors except Judge Terry,
have carried the state by q majority OF
from 200 to 800. The Republicans have
elected fourteen assemblymen, giving q
majority of two IN the assembly and Of
twelve for joint ballot.
OffieiaI Vote in Missouri.
ST. Louis Nov 9-The official vote of
this city gives Hancock %. 837; Garfield
% COG; Weaver S72; Hancock's plurali-
ty S31. Crittenden, Democrat, for COVER
nor, 23,519; Dyer, Republican, q. 152 /;
Brown, Greenbacker, 894; Crittenden's
plurality, 1914, Tbs, plurality on the re
maindef OF the stRtB ticker ranges from
2S1 to 1905. On the city ticket, W. Fl.
Horner, for judge of the circuit court,
received 1 ,035 majority; E. A. Noonan,
jority; Isaac NJ. Mason, Republican, for
Republican. for county attorney, 11S
plurality j. II. Frank, Republican, for
coroner, Oil plurality; Jno. G. Woerner,
Democrat, for Judge of the probate court.
no opposition; N. ID. Lewis, Democrat,
for public administrator, no opposition
| Seymour d. Thompson, Republican, Tor
Judge of the court of appeals, 5000 ma
| jority in the city and 1888 majority in the
county outside of the city, which con
stitutes the judicial district. OF the
three state senators the Republicans
elect two, and of the fifteen representa-
tlves the Democrats elect ten.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. "a Republican
| special from Jefferson City says: Off
cial returns from 81 counties give Han
cock ia, 544 votes, Garfield, 1888, Wea
I OQA Tho in 1871
gave TIlden III ,21s, Hayes 1880, Coop
er AHA.
Gen. Sheridan's Report.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Gen. Sheridan's an
nual report to the general of the army
sets forth that there are in the depart
ment of Dakota 4, $50 officers and men in
the department of Missouri ALTO; and
| in the department of Texas $500. He
wishes again to put himself on record a
considering this force entirely made
quate to the great territory and the nu
merous demands upon the army from
the northern and southern borders. Th(
ratio is about one man to every seventy
five square miles, and in Texas one mar
to every 125 square miles. The result
is, the troops are frequently overworket
and often compelled to take the field
against greatly superior numbers,
telligence, activity and devotion to any
army in the world, and no army of it
size accOmplishes one third as mucl
hard work from one years end to an
other. He refers to the rapidity witt
which emigrants are taking up land il
the far west, and calls attention to TIM
recommendations of general Pope tha
permanent posts be established in lieI
of the present costly and insufficient
small posts He says that the railroad
companies are the strongest allies OF tn
military in the west, and shows whal
wonders of enterprise are being accom-
plished by these vigorous corporation
in the unsettled regions of the Terri
tories.
A Man Of Strong Temper.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 0.-LoudouI
county in this state has been the scene O
one of the bloOdiest tragedies known il
Virginia. 1t seems that yesterday Mel
relf{Nott,E - bsanRib farmer in LOudoun
Loudoun county, hao quarrel with hi
; sister-in-law. 1t is thought that he has
previously quarreled with his wife an,
that his sister-in-law took her part. HI
was man of strong temper, and finall,
hurrying from his sister-in law he wen
into the yard, and getting large knit
used for cutting corn, came back and as
saulted her with it. She ran into tn
yard and he pursued her and stabbed he
until he thought she was dead. Ate
this he returned to the house, and tax
ing his gun fired it into the air. Fl
coolly reloaded it and then went to tn
spot where the woman lay aud putting
the muzzle or the gun Under his, CHI
fired, the whole load passing through
his mouth, tearing out the tongue an
lodging in his head. He fell to tn
; ground, but while in the throes of deaf
, he saw some signs of returning life i
the woman, and dragging his body I
where she lay and reaching forward
seized a big stone and dealt her bloN
J in the face. AS he was raising himsel
: to repeat the blow his wife entered tn
E yard, and taking in the situation at
} glance, she herself seized another larg
8 rock, and standing over the prostrat
e form of her husband put an end to hi
: struggles. Her sister died in few mil
Q uteS after.
New Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, Nov 9.-The Arkansas d
| vision of the ST. Louis & San Francisc
railroad was completed to-day and opeI
ed for business to Seligman, thirty-flv
s miles south of Pierce City, the poir
where it branches from the main lint
Seligman is only two weeks old, but
: already shows evidence of becoming
fiouTishing and enterprising city. TIE
to fifteen buildings are being eFecte
daily, and there is an energy and pms
z about the people seldom seen even !
frontier towns.
The completion of the road to thi
point shortens the stage ride to the no.
famous Eureka Springs of Arkanss
from eighty to eighteen miles, and en-,
bles invalids to reach the marvellous GU
atlve waters with comparative ease an
comfort. Stage coaches arc already ruI
/, ming from Seligman to different parts {
northern Arkansas, and people are n
: ceiving mails from ST. Louis in twenty
four hours. This improvement is highl
, appreciated by the business men, an
the road will be energetically pushe
south from Seligman.
Steamer Ashore.
Il PROVIDENCE, Nov. 6.-The steame
!. Rhode Island ,ofthe Providence line, wer
ashore on Bennett Point, near Beave
! Tail, Narragansett bay, at 4:30 thi
, morning. No passengers were lost, bu
several of the crew were hurt in the cor
fusion and wreckage, and at daylight
the passengers and crew, were safel
landed The steamer is considerabl
broken up. and there will probably
: considerable damage and loss of freigh
: A special dispatch to the Journal say
the steamer Rhode Island is wreck o
the shore of Bennett Point, on the mort
side of Whale Rock. The boat struc
Whale rock at rs a. N. Making WI
ter, the steamer headed in shore, WheI
she is now lying She is. no doubt,
total wreck. The fires were put on
The passengers were all saved and al
being cared for A dense fog prevaiIe
at the time. The passengers speak yer
highly of Captain Mott and the other O
ficers. Gilfay, the head steward, was s.
verely hurt, chandelier falling on hi
head. The steamer had about $50 pa
sengers. Freights from between tn