The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-27

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ganizod body of state troops. The GOV.
ernment is watching him with consider
able forces at San Luis, and other CON
venient points, with General Gonzales
in command. I
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The quarter
ly interest on the Az per cent. loan falls
due at the treasury the first of Septern-
Der The next interest will amount TO
$2,S00,O00. Checks for the amount rep
resented in that sum by registered bonds
are being prepared by the treasurer. and
will be sent out in few days. The in
terest on the AZ per cent. bonds is the
only accruing interest TO be met by the
government in September
Bold Robbery ON New York Train
New YORK, Aug. 22.-At 1 o'clock
this morning five thieves boarded the
Third avenue railroad car, on the BOwcry
near Spring street, and first robbed Par
ker, the driver. When the conductor
came to the forward platform to collect
drawing revolvers, robbed several pas
sengers of watches and money. One
passenger was lifted bodily out of the
car and knocked down and kicked in the
street.
Fatal Quarrel at Wellington.
WELLINGTON, Kan, Aug. GA man
by the name OF Warner has been living
with his wife at the place of one Capps,
| some four miles west of this town. For
| some time Warner has been jealous of
Capps, and last Friday "A quarrel was
precipitated, which ended in the latter's
stabbing Warner from the effect of which
wound he died this morning. Capps
| gave himself up and was confined in
jail to await preliminary trial.
An Unnatural Brother.
READING, Pa, Aug. ga great sen
sation has been caused throughout Berks
couRty by the discovery of Benjamin
Zeichler, lunatic who has been confin-
ed in q house in Albany township by his
brother for twenty-scvcn years He was
chained TO the floor of a small house
which was built for him, and in a room
about eight feet square, with only one
window for ventilation.
The Mays Landing Inquiry.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 23.-The
coroner's inquiry into the Mays Land
ing collision closed to-day. The jury in
their verdict say that the people came to
their death from Il collision which might
have been prevented if the engineer At
kin and conductor Hoagland had more
carefully observed the rules and regula-
tions of the company, governing the
running of trains.
General Grant
CHEYENNE, WYO., Aug. 22.- Gen
Grant, rs he passed through on his way
home to Galena, was given a grand re
ception, an immense number of people
turning out to greet him. Chief Justice
Serer, on the part of the people, and Gen
Bracket, of the Sd cavalry, on the part
of the military, do the honors of the oc
casion
A Good Nomination
New YORK, Aug. 24-The republican
| state committee was called to order To
day by General Chester \. Arthur, anC
decided not to call a convention for the
nomination of candidate for chic
!, justice of the court of appeals. The com
. mittee thereupon nominated Judge Fol
, ger for that position.
Mexican Railroads.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 23.-The Amer
icar companies seeking railroad conces
sions, are the Southern Pacific company
with Mr.. c. p. Huntington at the head
, the Mexican construction compan.
, headed by Gen. Palmer and Jay Gould
and the Boston company.
Logan on the Warpath.
7 New YORK, Aug. Ex-senator Johl
4. Logan returned to day to the Cit
5 from Maine, where he has been movin
r the Garfield columns on the enemy
] Il In
: had previously made raids in Vernon
S and New Hampshire.
National Temperance Encampment.
LAWRENCE, Aug. Gothic secon
national temperance encampment opeT
ed at Bismarck Grove, yesterday TIL
e weather was stormy and only four @
D frye hundred were present. The encamI
$ ment lasts ten days and it is eXpecte
s that twenty thousand people will attenC
:. Gov. st. John presides.
v National Club Convention.
n NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-A call was il
It sued to-day tor a mass convention of til
/ different Garfield and Arthur campaig
t clubs throughout the union, to be hel
|. at indianapolis the 18th of Septcmbe
If for the purpose of agreeing upon som
c desired and united plan in regard to tn
). campaign.
g Verdict of Guilty.
% DEADwOoD, ID. T., Aug. 23.-Tf
= jury IN the case of postmaster II. {
Adams, charged with the embeZZlemeI
of nearly $4,000, brought in verdict
guilty. Adams will probably give ba
n and appeal his case to the suprem
d court.
Adelaide Nelson's VIII.
a. LONDON, Aug. 23..4The greater pa
u | Of Misc NpiICOnfS nrOnnrfu acfirnafo1
u about forty thousand pounds sterling,
- left by will TO rear admiral Henry Ca
Is Glyn, e. 3. Edward Compton receiv,
~ a legacy of one thousand pounds,
NJ Hanged at Santa Fe,
II DENVER, Aug. 22.-The Tribune
"a Santa Fe special says Charles WilliaI
nc and LOUIS A Gaines were hanged
m Santa Fe yesterday for murder. 30
Il died without n struggle, their necks
ing broken.
En- route for Galena.
DENVER, Col, Aug. 23.-Gen Ora
Z and party, after visiting the princir
III cities, and points of interest in this sta
\ left for the east, via the Denver PacIf
. He will proceed direct to Galena.
y For st. John.
es WINFIELD, KAs., Aug. 23-Cowl
ne county elected to-day as delegates to t
n state convention, Messrs. Guthrie, HC
a derson, Jeffries and Cooper, all pledg
j. and instructed for st. John.
nv Yellow Jack at Havana.
n HAVANA, Aug. 23.-For the week er
w ing last Friday, forty deaths from yellC
er fever and four from small poX. Ten /
Int cent. died during the month from &C
ed tagion of the CHAMBERS.
General News Briefs
- Dr. Tanner is visiting his father
" Litchfield, Ohio.
as Tom Hughes, of England, arrived
a New York on the 21st.
d, ST. Paul, Minnesota, was visited b,
es 100000 blaze on the 23d.
he The Colorado Democrats have non
IS ated John l.. Hough for governor
u The coopers of Cincinnati have join
- in a strike for an advance of 10 per ce
Nv on their wages.
he A dispatch from Vera Cruz says I'll
lis Bagdad was almost entirely swept aw
CIV by cyclone on the 18th.
A number of Russians who attempt
to found colony in Brazil arc en- rot
a, for Kansas City and Topeka.
ok The census returns for Illinois show
ON population of 3,0S3, 326, being an
er crease of 543,435 in ten years.
yo The buckwheat, a staple crop in tho
n counties, has been destroyed by frost
nd Herkimer and Lewis counties, Illino
a James Alliger, the defaulting brok
he has been held in $4,000 bonds to al
he wer to the charge of negotiating stol
IN bonds.
" A wholesale surrender of hithel
&c unsubmissive Sioux Indians who VIC
into Canada, is taking place at F.
Keough, Montana.
to James 3. Weaver, candidate for pre-
ID, dent on the Greenback ticket has arriy