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

NEW YORK. JAN 5.-As it has been
found inexpedient to inaugurate the
GENITAL system ut the produce exchange,
the board of managers this morning re-
solved to recommend the postponement
of the adoption of the system until such
time as the necessary national and state
legislation can be obtained to put il in
force, and the principal commercial ex-
changes agree upon the time for its sim
nltaneous adoption.
Another Bank Busted
SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. "A Sacramen-
to dispatch says that the Capital Savings
Bank suspended this morning The
bank is said to be solvent, but promises
to pay the first dividend of ten per cent
on the principal TO depositors, on the
10th inst, and on the same day 4 per
cent on the interest account for the last
six months, Other payments will be
made as soon as the assets are realized.
The Greenback Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Chicf Justice
Waite announced this afternoon his de-
cision in the L. S. supreme court, upon
motion recently made by senator Ed
munds to advance the case of Aug. s.
JuIllard against Thomas S. Greenman,
generally known as the legal tender
case) which now stands No. 40 on the
calendar The motion was denied. The
chief Justice said the court would refuse
to grant all motions to advance cases in
volving important constitutional ques-
tions, so long as they could not be heard
before full bench.
Interesting for Patti.
LEAyENwoRTH, Jan. 5.-The work OF
taking dispositions in the Patti libel suit
was continued today Prof Carl Hof;
4 If fniopc Of I,a
| city, and state agent of Chickering's pi
amos, man who is recognized as author
| ity in musical matters, testified as fol
| lows:
Il heard Patti sing, or attemptt to sing
on the occasion referred to. She acted
| very strangely, especially in the last
piece. think her singing was regu
lar farce. l telegraphed Chickering s
Co. to cancel their contract with the Pat
ii troupe. / thought 1t did them morS
harm than good to have piano with
such a company. l was completely dis
| gusted with the whole performance
from top to bottom. The whole concern
was fraud. The concert was almost al
entire failure''
j. II. Brooks, bill poster and janitor o
the new opera house, testified as follows
| was present the night of the Patti con
cert, on the stage. / saw four glasses O
liquor brought into the opera house tina
evening They were brought for Mad
anne Patti. In two cases the liquor wa
Scotch whiskey. ! brought one glass
Demunick ordered it, He told me L
bring it for Patti, and to bring Scotcl
whiskey. He told me to tell the ba
tender to make it stronger than before
l saw the drink prepared myself 1t il
what | would call "bouncer." | told
In 4, Al
carried the liquor into the theater, ant
put it on the table in front of Patti.
asked her if that was strong enough
and hot enough. She tasted
and said, THAT'S better" She sd
in her chair by the table all the tim
while not singing, and the four drinks
saw were placed on the table in front O
her | know the first two drinks wer
Scoth whisky; believe the others wer
the same; they were all drank between
and 10 O'Clock | thought she was YER
drunk her drunkenness was 4 subject O
remark by all the help on tile stage GU
side of the troupe; the amount of liquO
she ordered and drank would make m
pretty darned drunk, but don't knoN
, how much of the liquor / bought,
, would take to make Madame Patti DRUM
but there was enough to- make any o.
four glasses of liquor referred to, sil
ping it at diiiereAt times from cac
, glass.
HOnOrs 10 Parnell.
!, NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The veteran corr
of the sIXty-ninth regiment presented a
address today TO Parnell and Dillol
/ Several delegations from eastern citit
f were received, and invitations to Wis
: them accepted;
e Funeral of Bishop Haven.
Boston, Jan. G.-The funeral of Bis
/ op Haven took place today. After
/ short service at his late residence, the 7
:, mains were taken to the Pleasant NJ.
e church. Nearly every minister in Ne
Q England was present, besides many fro
different sections of the country. tt
e decorations of the church were unusna
a ~ fine. Bishop Foster read the buri
services, offered prayer, and delivered s
address on the life and services of I'll
deceased.
Il Got His Deserts.
r CINCINNATI, Jan. 6.-About 4 o'cloC
o this morning Judge Moor, of the col
j. mon pleas court, heard noise in h
g house. Procuring a revolver, he steppt
n to the head of the stairs, where he met
Y. burglar He fired square Mt him, and Il
% man fell back down the stairs, where
was siezed and dragged from the hou
and across the yard by accomplices, WI
" succeeded III carrying him off. t
lie Judge thinks he shot the man mortal
S Trying to Wreck a Train.
y REFFAIO, n. Y, Jan. 1.-TWO unsI
W cessful attempts have been made to wre
n a train on the New York Central TO
IL between Niagara Falls and TonawOnC
he by placing rails and ties on the traC
he | VNl,n Hrttc1,n1 Z
5, struction and the train was brought Il
u. stand-still as it reached the other.
III arrests.
i; Aid For Ireland.
y PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.-Archibish
OF Wood orders collections to be made
rs the Catholic churches for the suffer-
ed poor of ireland, and will receive cont
"a buttons himself for the same purpose,
u New York Legislature.
ALBANY, New YORK, Jan. Ct
legislature was organized to-day. I
N, senate chose John w. Vrooman, Rep
w lican, clerk. The house elected G
IT. George II. Sharpe, Republican, speak
re- Train Wrecked.
as ELIZABETH, N. j., Jan. Ga lOcor
~ tive and four freight cars of a train o.
Long Branch road fell through fl
II foot draw at Woodbridge, this afterno
e Gu The wreck took fire and five or six of
at III, IT. L., 81 as - no Id -
oe left open,
OF ELizABErm, Nj, Jan. 6.-Fourt
IA IA cars were burned, together with
eu draw bridge Loss, $4,000. The a
iei dent was Occasioned by the bridge n
iIc' mistaking the time of the train and
-; "a incorrect signal lamp.
IS, Unanimous for Garfield.
re- COLUMBUS, Jan. GA Republic
rae senatorial caucus was held tonight
Gen. James A Garfield was nomina
for senator by reclamation. Ma
aIf Townsend, OF Athens, presented
Re. name of general Garfield, which
os- seconded by Peter Striker, of Cincinn
Ia who withdrew the name of Stanley \
,or thews in favor of Garfield. ,BenjaI
ass Eggleson, of Cincinnati, withdrew
in name of Alphonzo Taft, and ex-gover
NE William Denison sent note to the {
ATE Gus Withdrawing his own name. G
in Garfield is in Cleveland.
raj Was Patti Drunk?
ms LEAvENwoRTH, Jan. Gin the w
A of taking dispositions in the Patti i
ing case, general Mccall, a hackman, Il
AL fed that he carried Patti in his II
in from East Leavenworth to her he
er. from her hotel to the theater, and b
DO to the hotel after the concert The
alb time it took three or four men to get
ich into the hack and as many more to
her out again at the hotel. From
de- conversation, he swears:
As / thought she was intoxicated and
in something else was the matter; had
not passenger on that occasion been any
de- binary woman l should have suppC
FiIl she was intoxicated; cannot swear I
but Patti was drunk when / took her Fl
no the theater to the hotel, but that is
opinion.
Joseph +. Brug, owner and barkee
ev of the Mansion House saloon, testified