The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-09

cards He then returned TO the front
room, took off his overcoat and picked
up an iron poker, and went into the room
where ThurstOn was.
Doran, the proprietor of the saloon,
begged them to have no trouble in his
place. and while he was holding Embry,
ThlIFstou rose up and shot him (Embry)
through the heart. Embry lived only
about live minutes. Embry was motor
ious gambler and desperate. Two of his
brothers have each served out term in
the Kansas state prison, one for horse
Stealing and one for robbing the L. S.
mail. Embry was quarter-blood negro,
ot slave parenlage, and was born in Ken
lucky. Thurston Is low. disreputable
character, and the oni regret expressed
by the people is that Embry had not
killed him also, thus Kidding the COM
muniiy of two of IFS worst and most des-
perate ruftians.
Another Advance
PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. AT meeting
Of the western iron association this AFTER
noon, ii was decided to advance the card
rates on bar iron To three and one half
cents per pound on and after Monday
neXt. This will also increase the wages
of the puddlers.
Charles Stewart ParnelI.
NEW YORK Jan. 2.-Melville Stone,
John +. Finney and j. j. Fitzsimmons,
of Chicago, united with the local COM
mission this morning, and boarding au
United States revenue cutter, steamed
10 the steamer Scythia and gave vel
come to Charles Stewart Parnell, the
Irish land reform agitatOr, in the name
of the northwestern states, which repre-
sent, in a great measure, the farming and
producing interests of our country. The
New York commission also presented an
address of welcome.
In Bloom.
ALEXANDRIA, ", Jan. 2.-Strawberries
are in bloom III the gardens around the
city.
Burglar Arrested.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-The, city detectives
arrested the notorious burglar, Rock
Cannon, today.
Treasury Statement.
The following is statement of the
coinage executed at the United States
minis during December, 1879: Gold,
500, $50 pieces; value, 81, 4S0,000; silver,
,3S4 200 pieces; value, So 800, 033; minor
coinage, 3, los, $50 pieces; value $31 ,433
Total coinage, 5,07S,310 pieces; value,
S., SIG. 466.
clifeF OtrllHcdteS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Comptroller
Knox writes the president of the Gala
tin National bank that the only legal
tender quality that silver certificates have
is that they are receivable for customs,
taxes, and all public duties. Section
ofthe act of February Goth, 1878, saws
that there is no authority of law for count
ing silver certificates as part of the law
full money reserve which National banks
are required to hold.
Suspended.
NEW YORK, Jan. quite a crowd
gathered today IN front of the GrOcers'
bank, on Barclay street and College
place. On the door, which was guarded
by policeman, was a notice that because
of the embarrassment of business the bank
was temporarily suspended. The Gro
GERS bank is the twenty-third that has
| suspended during the year. Stephen U.
White, banker, has been appointed re-
ceiver, on the application of the stock.
holders.
ATCHIsoN, Jan ABOUT halfpast
ten o'clock tonight fire broke out in a
saloon in Winthrop, Mo-, destroying six
buildings. Loss not ascertained.
The large elevator of F. P. Halsey was
discovered on fire about 1890 tonight,
anu lOldll1 0SU,-
900, on grain and buildings.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. "A fire at Memo
minee, Wisconsin,, yesterday, DESTROYED
an entire block of buildings. among them
the post Office, S. B. Francis store, In
| graham's restaurant, two buildings own
ed by A. o. Barley, Johnson's drug store,
Byron's harness shop, lofts jewelry
store, and several law offices Loss about
| $4,000; ins urance $16,700.
Negro Crushed.
ATCHIsoN, Jan. 2-As heavy safe was
being moved TO the third story of the
building lately occupied by the Cham
| pion office, this afternoon, rope broke,
and the safe rolled down two flights of
| stairs into the street, crushing in its
| course a colored man named Bingham,
| so that he died an hour afterwards.
Collision.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-The first collision
between the striking stocl1yard men be-
men occurred this morning, the assault
being made by the former, who dispersed
| the workmen by means of missels. No
| serious consequences.
Bad Blood.
CINCINNATI, Jan. Col. l.. A. Harris,
ex-mayor, shot w. II. Adams, his broth
er-in-law, last night, IN an alteration
growing out of claim against Harris
by Adams The ball has not been ex-
tracted. The wound is supposed TO be
fatal.
Burglars.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Five burglars,
two policemen, and the owner of the
store in which the burglars were operat-
ing, engaged in battle with pistols early
this morning. The burglars escaped ar
rest, but one or more of their number is
believed TO be wounded.
Foreign Notes.
FAMINE.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2.-The coun-
try between the Volga and Don is famine
stricken. Many persons have already
persisted The project of Torasin has ar
rived in st. Petersburg to urge contribu-
tions for the relief of the people of that
place. Famine and typhus fever have
appeared.
THE PoRTE's ILLEGAL ACTS.
LONDON, Jan. "A correspondent at
| C0nstantinople says that the British Am
bassador had long interview with the
| Sultan Monday last. 1t is understood
that Ahmed Tewfik, the Mohammedon
priest, will be liberated, and Koebler, the
German missionary, will have his papers
returned. A written, but not formal,
apology will be made for the Porte's IL
| legal acts.
THE CONDEMNED PRIEST.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. Pit is be-
lieved Sir Austin Layard will have an
| interview with the sultan to-day, when
arrangements will be made with q view
| TO compromise the differences which
have grown out Of the affair of the Ger
man missionary and condemned priest.
| SURRENDERED.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The Spanish
| legation has received the following tele-
| gram:
| HAVANA, Jan. 1.-The so-called Gen.
Feria surrendered at Holquin yesterday,
with all his officers and men. The dis
trlcts of Los Fumas and Holquin are
completely pacified.
INUNDATED.
| WIEsBADEE, Jan. 2.-The rivers Rhine
and Moline are swollen in consequence
of the ice blockade, and their currents
turned towards the towns of Reusselheim,
Hoselheim and Floorsheim, which are
| inundated. Great alarm Is felt in the
neighboring districts.
TTIden Empties @Barl.r
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 3-The suit of the ST
Louis, Alton s. Terre Haute railroad
against S. j. Tilden, Charles Butler
Russell Sage and Robert Bayard, the for.
mer purchasing committee of the com.
pany, has been discontinued Russell
Sage and the executor of Bayard each
paid the sum in dispute some time ago