The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-23

built on the shortest line to be found,
considering the grades, which would he
considerably shorter than any other line
between Kansas City and Chicago.
A traffic agreement has been made with
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad,
by which that road will connect with the
| Hannibal IL st. Joe at Monroe City,
| where the tracks are now within quar-
ter of a mile of each other, so that vir-
| tually il will also be an extension of the
NJ, X. & Il. to Chicago.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
has offered to sell their line from Quincy
! to Carthage 10 new company, but the
offer was declined on account of heavy
grades. They intend to build line for
fast time and large through trains, with
out regard for local traffic.
Execution of Chastine Cox.
NEW YORK, July 16.-Chastine Cox,
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Hull,
was hanged this morning in the jail yard
of the Toombs in the presence of about
two hundred persons. At S:31 the moose
around the neck of Cox was attached to
the pendant rope, and he was at once
jerked into the air. After hanging six
teen minutes he was pronounced dead
Cox was attended to the scaffold by
| three colored and one white clergyman.
Cox was cool and collected. He Joined
earnestly i'll the devotIons in the cell and
on the way to the gallows sang IL hymn
in an undcrtone. He made no audible
remarks on the scaifold. When he was
jerkcd into the air, there was a rebound,
muscles twitched slightly, the hands
| were convulsiVcly raised and the body
swung gently. Nine minutes afterwards
his chest heavcd once or twice, then all
was over. Seven minutes later Cox was
pronounced dead An inquest was held
and the body was removed to the under
| takers.
The funeral will take place Sunday
from the Fifteen Street Colored Metho-
dist church
Arrest of Captain Payne.
| LEAvENwoRTH, Kas., July 1G.-Thc
following dispatch was received hy Ad-
jutant General F. II. Plat, ut Fort Leav-
worth, this morning:
Font RENO, July 1G.
| Donald and the scouts arrested Payne
and twenty-five men or1hc 14th. Par
lee took charge of the party yesterday.
He has been instructed Ia take Payne
and men to Polecat creek and turn them
over to Robinson
| (SigneD RANDALL,
Commander
The Storm in Colorado.
| DENVER, Col, July 1G.-Adviccs from
along the Kansas Pacific railway, say
| that they were also visited by a heavy
storm, extending from Mirage to Cedar
| Point. AT Hugo the people had To climb
on the roofs for safety. While freight
train of eleven cars was crossing the
bridge at Hugo, ten of the cars were
washed away. n" lives lost.
Railroad Wreck.
| DENVER, July 1G-A Tribunc's Santa
Fe special says: A train of forty-two
cars was wrecked on the New Mexico &
| Southern Pacific railroad near Santa Fc,
thirteen cars being mashed and three
persons injured, none fatally.
The Official Returns.
CHICAGO, July 16.-The final official
returns make the population of the city
SOB, sol. The population of the county
will be from G05,000 TO 100000.
General News Briefs.
The Missouri Greenbacllers have put a
fall state ticket in the field.
The crops in Iowa promise IA more
abundant yield than for many years.
The loss up to the present from the oil
which has been burned at Bradford Is
$4,000.
Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, has acccp
ted the appointment Of first comptroller
of the treasury.
Another tank of oil was struck by
lightning on the 18th. 50 900 barrels OF
oil arc burning.
The Montreal wooden mills and Hay
ers' nail factory were burned on the
evening Of the 18th, resulting in a loss
of $4,000.
Senator Cameron arrived in Washing
ton on Wednesday. He says the reports
concerning his health have been greatly
exaggerated.
The war department is in receipt oI
information that the sensational reports
about the invasion of the Indian Terri
tory are without foundation.
The French citizens of St. Louis held
, to commemorate the national anniversary
of France, the takin G Of the Bastilc.
Judge Freeman, assistant attorney
general of the postOfficc department
decided that where third or fourth
class mail matter is deposited in tho
pOsiofficc insufficiently prepared, OF
: where first class matter is deposited
without one full rate postage, the post
master should not forward it, but If by
insdvertance it is forwarded, the post
master at the Office of delivery should
only collect postage remaining unpaid
He also decides that if first, second oi
fourth class matter be deposited in thu
postoffice without any prepayment, i
should be held, but if forwarded by mis-
take, the amount collected on delivery
should be double the postage which
should have been prepaid