The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-30

unanimous decision declining to rccog-
nize the Fusionists at Augusta, and es-
pecialiy declaring the house and senate
now holding sessions in the state house
the legal legislature of Maine
Jay Gould President Of the NJ K.&T.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-At q meeting of
the stockholders Of the Missouri, Kansas
X Texas railroad company to-day, the
following directors were elected: JAY
Gould, Russell Sage, Vim. Bond, George
J. Frost, Sidney Dillon, Fred L. Ames,
f. NJ. Dodge and F. II. Bond, The fol-.
lowing officers were then elected: Presi-
dent, Jay Gould; vice presidents, T. IT.
Bond and r. z. McReedy.
Panell Enthusiasts.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 26.-Chas. Stew
art Parnell arrived this afternoon, and
was met at the depot and escorted to
his hotel by large crowds of people.
Some of the more enthusiastic friends
carried him from the car to his carriage.
Fully 5000 people were present at the
lecture in the tabernacle this evening"
The receipts will amount 10 over 5000.
Mrs. Sprague and the Conklings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague entertained at dinner one
dag last week senator and Mrs. Conk-
ling and seven or eight Others, among
whom were several members of the su-
| preme bench. 1t is told in this connec-
ton that at the time of the Canonchet
scandal Mrs. Conkling wrote to Mrs
| Sprague, inviting her to make visit to
Utica
Gone up the FIume.
ST. Louis, Jan. 27.-The Pacific Fire
Insurance company, of this city, was
temporarily restrained today from doing
any business, ON the ground of an i'm
| pairment in their capital and an excess
/ of liabilities over assets.
Steamboat Burned.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 27-Several hun,
| bred bales of cotton from the burned
steamboat Charmer, will, in all probabil-
| ity, be saved, badly damaged by fire and
water. The pilot, w. IL. Atkinson, per-
| ceiving the fire, steered the boat for
/ shore. All escaped except the following,
who were lost: Mary Flowers, cham
BERNARD; Daniel Morgan, pantymun;
| Charles johnson and John Johnson,
cooks; Mary Hamilton, chambermaid;
Bill Cummings, fireman; Bill Miller,
cabin boy, and an unknown sailor. The
boat lost all its money and books. The
Charmer Was owned one-half by Capt
Scovell, and the other half by Capt G.
Z. Truslow and Charles W. Brown. In
! ShiNN ~ "a NaAAS'AAaIs-NA COMPANY ANl
$4,000.
The Late Alfred Gray.
TOPEKA, Hans, Jan. 26.-At Il meet
ing of the state board of agriculture held
in this city to-day, resolutions We're
adopted under the operations of which
Miss Emma Il. Brestal, chief clerk in
the Office of the secretary, Hon. \. Gray,
will complete the report on which he
was working when he died. 1t is also
tod Il.
will be requested TO call meeting 10 be
held in Topeka on the 9Th OF February,
To elect "A secretary.
The funeral of Alfred Gray was held
yesterday and was more numerously AT
tended than has any been for years in
Topeka. The pall-bearcrs were Govern
or St. John. Chief Justice Horton, judges
; Valentine and Kingman, Judge +. w.
James, 5. S. McFaddcn, Secretary of
State Smith and superintendent of In
surance Welch.
Should Vote.
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., Jan. 27.-Thc gov
crnor, in his annual message, recon-
mends that women be given the right TO
vote on school questions, and that prohi-
bition take the place of the present
liquor law.
End of the Maine Confusion.
AUGUSTA. Jan. 2S-The FusiOnists are
very much depressed at the reception of
the news from the court Governor
Smith said he believed that the contrO-
versy had now ended. lie said that
while the previous opinion of the judges
was based on the Republican statement
! there was room for reasonable doubt,
, but in view of the fact that the court had
decided against them on the Fusion
, statement they could but gracefully sub
, nit. He had got enough of playing
, governor, and should go home.
!. Major Smiths views will be adopted
a by the better part OF the Fusionists, who
will take their seats in the legislature.
, Sawyer says he still considers himself
. secretary Of state.
Henry Ingalls,, leading member OF
the Fusion house, says he is not prepared
: TO give an opinion tonight, but has al
! ways been in favor of yielding To the
: court.
; AUGUSTA, Me, Jan. 2S.-The Capital
+ guards and Richards Light infantry
marched out of the safe house at .
o'cloc'. this morning.
The Fusion legislature met in Union
, hal reporters excluded, and Immediate
lv took recess till four o'clock. The
general expression of the Fusion mem
bers is to go into the state house. The
, Legislature expects TO dissolve sine die
tomorrow.
In the house, Hill, of Corinih, aud
Milliken, of Burnham, Fusionists, took
their seats.
: PORTLAND, Jan. 28.-The New Era, IA
! Greenback organ, submitted to the de-
cision of the supreme court, and appeals
TO the people; also, calls upon the press
= to publish the declaration of principles
of the Brick Pomeroy league.