The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-09

argued for the defendant on demurrer tho
supreme court of Kansas decided that
the law under which this company was
required to deposit 100000 with tbe
state treasurer was unconstitutional.
Safe Contract.
CINCINNATI, April 3.-The Ieading
safe manufacturing company. of this CITY
CLAIMS TO have made to-day the largesi
contract of the kind ever made-tha7 il
100000 pounds of plate iron for spr,no
and summer delivery, and f.60O 600
pounds OF castings.
A New Railroad.
SALT LAKE, Utah, April Am meeting
at Phoebe organized company to build
a railroad to connect with the Utah
Southern Extension. The later oseDs
with fair business to Black Springs.
thirty-seven miles from San Francisco.
Big Scheme.
MONTREAL, April "a company
here intends applying Immediately for a
charter, for the construction of a tun
mel under the St Lawrence, at this
place.
Invited to Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 5-General
Grant is to be invited to accept the hos
PAtoAitACS VI 1ASIik pms. y meeting OF
prominent citizens has been called for
tomorrow, when committees will be an.
pointed and arrangements perfected.
Among the events will be grand mill
tary display and banquet at the Peabody
hotel.
Turned Over.
DENVER, Colorado, April 5.-CoI. L,
G. Ellsworth, receiver of the Denver &
Rio Grande road, at midnight to-day
turned over the road to the original com
pany, making the last action in this eel.
ebrated case.
The observation-disclosures from Various Quar-
tiers,
CHICAGO, April d.-Election dav is
pleasant and cool, a moderate vote being
polled for city council and town officers.
TOPEKA, April 6.-At the city election
IN this city yesterday, the water works
were carried.
CINCINNATI, April 6.-The returns are
not yet all in from yesterdays election,
but Eshelby's majority for city comp
troller over Hoffman, Democrat, is esti-
mated at 5000. The Republicans elect
the entire school board of 12 members,
16 out of % councilmen and 12 out of
IA aldermen.
HARTFORD, Conn, April 6.-The Re-
publicans elected the mayor to-day oy
1859 majority.
SHORT CREEK, Kas, April 5.-The
city election passed off quietly, very
small vote being pOlled. G. w. Dan
singburg, Republican, was elected by
145 majority. The balance of the ticket
was elected by 100 majority, except one
councilman, who was elected on the Citi-
zens' ticket.
PEABoDY, Kas., April 5.-The city
election took place here to-day. In the
contest between license and anti-license,
the candidates of the former were all
elected with the exception of one coun-
Gilman.
San Francisco Matters.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Cat meet
ing of the board of commissioners yes
terday representatives OF the working
men filed protest against counting the
ballots of the citizens union. It was re-
ceived and placed on file, mayor Kalloch
suggesting that the proper course for the
workingmen would be to obtain a man.
damus.
The board of supervisors tonight
adopted resolutions that the peace of the
city had been seriously imperiled by al
legged lncendiary speeches by mayor Kali
loch, and authorized the Judiciary CON-
mittee to investigate the matter and re-
port. This is the first step towards i'm
pcaCnlnS inc mayor.
A Brush With the Reds.
CHICAGO, April CA dispatch re-
ceived at military headquarters from Fit.
Custer, Montana, April I'd, says that
Lieut. CoOlepd and company g, second
cavalry, and captain Hugger, of com
pany c, second cavalry, found the In
dams who stole the ponies from the
Crows on the oath ult., and having cut
fhpnn ntt nharnaH fhnir
from two directions, and drove them into
deep gully, where they are holding
them until they surrender. Theirponies,
forty-six in number, were captured.
Sergeant johnson, of company G, was
killed by their firing. Three Indians
are believed to have been killed.
Crop Prospects.
CINCINNATI, April 6.-The Inquirer
prints to-day reports from large mum.
Der of points IN Ohio, Indiana and Ken
lucky upon the condition of the wheat
crop, and prospect for fruit. From these
it appears that from ten to twenty per
cent. greater acreage of wheat was sown
in 1879 than the previous year, and that
everywhere, accept in some part of north
western Ohio and central and northern
Indiana, the prospects are good for an
unusually fine yield. AS 10 the fruit,
there will be an abundance of all kinds,
unless injured hereafter by the frost,
Accepts,
MEMPHIS, April Ga telegram recelv-
ed from Gen. Grant at New Orleans,
says: accept the invitation to visit
Memphis, but can remain only few
hours; will leave Vicksburg Monday
evening by steamer. The General will
arrive here by Thursday morning, the
18th inst.
Aquatic.
NEW ORLEANS, April Sin the row.
ing match to-day, Plaisted won easily in
AZ minutes and 21 seconds, defeating Sui
lIvan, The course was 81 miles and re-
turn.
Increased Pay.
BALTIMORE, April 5-The wages of
the employees of the Baltimore s. Ohio
road, and all its divisions, was advanced
ten per cent.