The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Maine Difficulty.
1t Looks Like Patti was Drunk.
News From all Parts of the Country.

1t Looks Like Patti was Drunk.
News From all Parts of the Country.
WashingtOn-Indian News-BOudinet and
Adair Fight.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 3-Ex-gov-
ernor Hunt, of Colorado, has received
the following telegram;
ALAMosA, Col. Jan. 9.
Gen. Hatch left Lake City this morn
ing with Jack Sowarick, Ouray, Joheta,
Uncle Sam and nine other Uncompaghre
Utes; also Douglass and few prisoners,
Buckskin Charlie and other southern
Utes-all coming in via Sagnaehe:
The L. S. Consul ut N[aurltina reports
that the cattle plague still continues on
the island, and that about 10000 animals
have died, in addition to which 243 deer
have died.
Col. Boudinot, we'll known Chero-
kee, residing hcre, made an argument
before the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs today, in support of the petition
filed by him, praying that he be put in
possession of the hotel property at Vini-
Ia, Indian Territory. Colonel w.
P. Adair, second chief of the |
members of the Cherokee delegation and |
ex-congressman Phillips, of Kansas, OPP |
posed Boudinot's claim. The discussion |
became so warm that the argument was |
adjourned ten days by the commissioner |
Boudinot and Adair, however, continued |
the controversy in Il heated manner out |
side of the commissioners room. Fin |
ally each struck at the other with a cane,
and then clinched and fell to the floor.
They were then separated by the depart
ment Waterman before serious injury
was inflicted The fight caused much
excitement in the Interior department.
Murder and Suicide.
Lyons, n. Y, Jan. 3-Frances How
cry. a much esteemed young lady, en-
| tered her fathers store to-day and shot
him dead. She then reloaded her pistol,
went up stairs, and killed herself.
Theatrical Panic.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. Sat the matt
nee this afternoon, during the first act of
| New Magdalen," while Miss Ada Cav
\ endish and another lady were on the
stage, cry of fire was started, and in a
moment the whole house was in confu-
sion. The audience, which was COM
posed principally of ladies, was large,
and a general rush was made for the
door The alarm proved untrue. Two
| or three ladies tainted. The curtain had
to be wrung down before quiet gould be
restored. The play was resumed after
delay of fifteen minutes. Fortunately
no one was injured.
DishOnOrably Dismissed.
NEwPoRT, r. l., Jan. 3.-Corporal
| Nicholson, who was discharged from ar
rest by the failure of the grand jury to
indict him for causing the death Of pri-
vate Kapp, at Fort Adams, by throwing
HIM, as alleged, into oiStern, has been
dishOnorably dismissed from the army.
Prior to his discharge he was reduced 10
the ranks.
Cotton Flames.
BALTIMORE, Jan. Sat noon to-day
five steamers were throwing water on the
cotton slowed in the warehouse of Thurs
ton, Harris s. Co, at buchanan wharf,
which took fire last night. Over 5000
bales were in the warehouse, of which
John Merryman & Co, owned $500; full
ly insured. The estimated loss ON the
cotton will be probably 90 per cent. The
warehouse belongs TO the Lennon heirs,
and is Il total loss; insured for $4,000.
Randolph & jerks, Philadelphia firm
of cotton brokers, had 100 bales stored :;
insured for $13S,000. VIM. Hooper &
Sons lose about 40 bales; insured for
S5,4OO. Grain, flour and other products
! in adjoining warehouses were damaged
f somewhat 0y water, hut the owners, Da-
vid Bows Trail, and Gambrell, Harvey
& Bros, are insured,
New York Notes.
, New YORK, Jan. morris Ketchum
: n Well-knOwn banker, died on New
Years day, aged eighty-four, Mr.
ketchum was very intimate with secre
tary Chase, and It is stated that it was
D through his personal effort that the gov
ernment loans were placed here,
A dispatch from Providence, L. /.
/. says: Kate Fitzgerald, who attempted
3. to shoot postmaster Pierce, of Bristol
!. some time ago, yesterday failed in an at
=; tempt to shoot herself. Mrs. Pierce, i
may be remembered, was jealous o
C Miss Fitzgerald. and attempted to xii
her husband, and eventually succeeded
in taking her own life by saturating he
bed with kerosene and setting it on fire
The members OF the Produce Ex
change are circulating petition for sig
t natures, that there may be another ballO
on the Genital system, with a view o. re
l scinding the rule by which it wa
adopted.
E The Maine Fraud
r. AUGUSTA, Me. Jan. 5.-AbOut one hal
s. of the members have arrived. The Re
publicans assert that they will have pos
h. session of both branches of the legisli
ture by Thursday night. The governo
l. and council held no session for bushes
to-day, but have been in consultation il
). regard to the course TO be pursued. TIL
guard is still maintained at the stat
A. house, with some two hundred men il
I. the room. Opposite the agriculture
rooms there are sixty stand of arm
T. locked ready for immediate use. !
guard is kept upon all entrances passin
r. through or leaving the building. A
1t though every train is bearing crowds il
to the city, there has been perfect order
J. The mayor las tRo hundred extra pc
licemen on duty. Neither side has al
u, solutely determined upon a course whic
is not subject 10 radical amendment.
5 Pillsbury is out in the Standard dt
nouncing the opinion of the court a
al partisan, and urging the counted-i
members to stand for their rights and nc
be bulldOzed. Every Republican d.
IS priVed of his seat is either here or Wi
be here, and at the present mnment bu
five fusiOnists can be counted on, VIII,
G. will stay away.
Celluloid ExplOdes.
l. NEWARK, n. j., Jan. "a fearful el
D plOsion took place about IL O'Clock thi
morning, in the converting room of til
CellulOid Manufacturing Company, b
which three men were instantly kille
:; and three others so badly burned tha
they cannot survive.
. COpnt Joannes Buried.
: NEW YoRK, Jan. 1.-The funeral c
the Count Joannes took place to-da
: from 1.-THE Little Church Around til
!; Corner" the expenses being borne b
Lester Wallack and Theodore Mos
Avonia Fairbanks. the Counts pupi
. her mother and father were the chic
= mourners
Welcoming ParneII.
/ NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-About eigI
If Thousand people assembled at Madiso
Square Garden last night To tender
# public welcome to Charles Stewart Pa
1. nell.
u Disastrous Fire
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Fire broke Ou
r. this morning in the basement of the Tu
N ner hall, on east fourth street, occupie
by VIM. Wrinkle rs a ball room. Whe
the flames were extinguished, William
l. Geib, aged ten years; Louis Schmid
thirty: Henry Gebweiter, twenty-fiv,
Ic were found dead on the top floor. Wiz
: kle and wife were badly burned and wer
sent to the hospital. Annie Baure r,
n ceiyed internal injuries by jumping fror
a fourth story window, and was badl
+ burned about the hands and face a
unknown woman had both legs broke
e by jumping from the top floor. On
man. while crying frantieally for aid I
I: the fiRemen beneath, was all the Will
| pushing a woman, who seemed to be II
te sisting, from the fourth story window
She finally leaped, and sturck the groun
,r on her feet with sickenIng crash, breaI
ing both legs and arms, and almo.
O. crushing her to death. OF twelve {
fifteen persons sleeping in room No. 6
y four burned to death and five Injuries
A little boy was burned to q crisI