The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-31

Ex-Governor Hendricks, of Indiana,
has gone to the Hot Springs of Arkansas,
seeking health and rest
Robert Toombs, of Georgia, has given
! 900 acres of Texas land to aid in found
ing university in that state.
The railroad commissioners of Mass
achusetts have refused to grant locations
for elevated railways in Boston.
The iron manufacturers of Pittsburg
have taken measures to bring the selling
price of iron up to the card rates.
Hon. John Rowe, formerly surveyor
general of Pennsylvania, and speaker of
the house of representatives,, died on
the 9th.
The cost of running the government
printing office at Washington during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1880, was
$1,000, 750.
The failure is announced of the Farm
ers' Bone and Fertilizing company, of
Philadelphia. with liabilities amounting
to $751;, 600.
1t is understood that after recess Sena-
tor Conkling will make a speech in re-
ply to Senator Bayard's insinuations and |
assertions at Dover.
Sarah Bernhardt closed highly sue |
cessful engagement at Montreal on
Christmas night. The receipts on
Thursday evening were $500.
The centennial anniversary of the es.
Enlistment of the first Uniyersalist
church in this country was celebrated at
Gloucester, Mass, on the goth.
The San Francisco school board has
made rule declaring vacant the posi-
ton of all lady teachers who marry
while employed in the schools.
One of the Sioux delegation at Wash
ington is "Don't-Know-How." The in
f1uence of this big Indian has been po
tent in congress for some years past.
The earnings of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe road for 1880, which ag-
gregate over So 100000, show the mar
velous deYelopement in progress in the
southwest.
The advance guard of the Salvation
Army has reached Springfield, Missouri
and are making arrangements to open
up hostalities about the time of the meet
ing of the Legislature.
An attempt is being made to arrange
a return match between Slosson and
Vignaux for $4,000 side, to be played
in New York. Vignaux does not wish
TO cross the Atlantic.
A statement is made by authority, that
Mr.. Hayes has not saved a great sum
out of his official salary. He owed $780,
600 when he went into Office and has
paid $75 900 on account
The convention of lawyers of the bar
of Missouri, called to consider means for
declaring a nuisance the supreme court
| of that state, met at st. Louis on the 2Sth
and effected an organization.
Canada imported $4,000 worth of
| cheese twelve years ago, but now she eX-
ports $1e,OO0,000 worth year, and her
exports of butter and cheese are 1000
600 larger than those of wheat.
The Chinese inhabitants of Jonesburg,
N. j., have 'exodusted' They struck
for higher wages in the shirt factories,
were discharged, and finding their &c
cupation gone, went in search OF it.
A Washington dispatch says that
| governor Porter, of Indiana is mention
ed by his friends for secretary of the
treasury under Garfield. He will &C
cept the position if it is rendered him.
TheSt Louis and San Francisco rail-
| way, which now terminates at Vinita, is
hurrying forward rails and ties into the
| Indian territory, and expects to put a
thousand men at work at an early date.
Subscriptions for the bonds and stocks
of the Mexican National railway will be
|
signed to connect the United States
frontier, near LoredO, with the City of
| Mexico.
The tables have been turned, so TO
speak, at Jamesburg, M j. The China
men employed in shirt factory at that
place struck work some time ago. The
strikers places were supplied by Ameri-
cans. This is progress.
In the ragged, filthy clothing of pau
Al. Il
county poor house. there was found
$54l 10 in gold and silver, which went
toward swelling the school fund of the
county to that amount.
Evangelist Moody's seminary at North
ampton, Mass, is full, containing now
about one hundred pupils including
three Indian girls. The latter are max
ing excellent progress in their studies,
and are very fond of music.
Ohio lodge of odd Fellows, the first
established in the northwest, celebrated
its fiftieth anniversary, Thursday even
ing, in Cincinnati. Charles Thomas,
the last of the original members, gave a
history of the organization.
A collision occurred on Sunday morn.
ing between the south bound passenger
and freight train at State Line, on the
Mobile & Ohio road. Two engineers
/, eral others were fatally wounded.
: Mr. William II. English, person of
recent prominence, pays taxes on prop.
erty in Indianapolis alone valued al
about 100000. That sum doesn't in
; clude his mortgages, bonds, stocks and
property in other parts of Indiana.
At recent meeting of the Brooklyr
5 board of trade resolution was offered
!, providing license fee of S. for eacI
d Chinese laundry in the city. An amend
ment was offered that licenses be granted
only to citizens of the United States
which was adopted
/ The first trial of the electric light il
!. the Hoosac tunnel was made on Wed
! nesday with success. Two ordinar,
= Brush lamps were used also locomotive
!. headlights were arranged on platform
:. car so as to throw light in advance equa
in brilliancy to 1000 candles.
Mr.. CYRUS W. Fields family received
a dispatch from him recently, dated q
!; Nagasaki, Japan. 1t would have com
a quicker if there had been cable acros
the Pacific, but il had to take the lon
way around the world, crossing tn
whole breadth of Asia and Europe, a
well as the Atlantic ocean
The bureau Of statistics has furnishe
n g statement which shows that the export
u OF pTUy1SiOQS from the IulLeu 6J8lS
Ie have increased beyond all preceden
% during the past year. For eleven month
of 1880 their value was 1928, no. 21, g
4 compared with $50. 190.03S for the correi
ponding period of 1879. The increas
81 during the month of November; 1881
over November, 1879, was more tina
q. IS 0000
The probable retirement of Justicl
b Swayne from the supreme cours bencl
has developed numerous candidates 70
! the succession. Applications havinl
been made 10 Writ Dexter, of Chicago
to indorse the claims of Judge Cooley
o of Michigan, the former teIegraphed K
/ Senator David Days, and learned tina
probably no Illinois iurist would be ap
+ pointed; that the new justice would
= probably be selected from the sixth cir
cult The leading sspirant i Stanle,
/ Matthews, of Ohio. Judge Cooper. o
e Tennessee, is also mentioned fayorably
II In bringing the Prickly Ash Bitter
! before the public, we claim that 1t is on
of the best remedies extant for the pre-
ventiun and cure Of all diseases arisin.
e from disordered liver BY using then
d according to directions they will keel
the system IN strong, healthy condi
r ton, and prevent any miasnaatic infiu
d ence Ask your druggist for them
Prizes S1.e0 per hottie.