The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
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CnIcAGo, Feb. 3S.-An Omaha special
tells OF fearful fight which occurred on
Thursday night near Seward, Nebraska,
at q school house where nightly religious
meetings have been held lately. A par
ty of men attempted to break up the
meeting. y lively scuffle ensued, in
which many shots were exchanged, and
eight persons wounded. VIM. Bates
died yesterday from his wounds, and
Levi Bates is probably fatally wounded
Eight men were arrested, and more ar
rests are expected. The quarrel origi-
mated in the expulsion Of two children
from school recently.
Sample Texas Row.
GALVESTON, Feb. 2S.-A News special
from Guero, says: Three men, Holland,
Martin and Coward, engaged in pitch
ing half dollars for drinks. Holland dis
pUted the game and started for his house
for a gun 10 kill Martin. His mother,
seYenty-five years old, came from the
house and caught Martin, who was try
ing to prevent Holland from getting q
gun. She held Martins arms while
Holland drew a knife and savagely hack
ed Martins throat. Coward placed Il
pistol III Martins hand and he shot HOl-
land in the arm, then shook himself
clear OF the old woman, knocked her
down and shot her, infiicting ii wound
| from which she shortly died He then
fired again az Holland, wounding HIM
MORALLY. Martins injuries are not Sc
/ rIouS.
Taken in BY DeoOy.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 2s-Beverly ii.
| Morton, appointed letter carrier six
weeks ago, was~arrcsted this afternoon
charged with stealing the contents OF
/ letters given him for delivery. Marked
money IN dccoy letter was found on his
! person. Morton is only twenty-five
( years of age, and has heretofore borne an
: excellent reputation.
Interesting Railroad Suit.
LAWRENCE, Kas Feb. 2S.-An action
in ejectment was commenced in the
( district court of Douglas county to-day.
by the st. Louis, Lawrence s. Western
railway company against the Atchison.
Topeka & SANTA Fe, also an accounting
for the receipts and profits of the rise OF
the road of the 81. l., J.. q w, between
this point and Pleasant Hill. Mo The
road was sold in 1875, and the Santa Fe
company have been operating it since
that time. 1t forms part of their Kan
sas City line. The st. l., l.. & w. claims
that the sale was illegal and void.
Advance in Wages.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S.-The piano
manufacturing company here advance
wages ten per cent. on Monday.
The Tay Disaster.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-An inquiry into the
fall of the railway bridge at Tay the
night Of December 2Sth, BY which many
lives were lost, is proceeding at Dundee
before the board of trade.
Several painters who painted the
bridge last summer. testified that they
saw numbers of bolt holes empty, bolts
in holes where there should have been
riyeis, and found riyets without heads
and bars loosened and nuts unscrewcd;
that one of The supporting columns OF
the high girders was cracked from top to
bottom and was held together with four
hoop bands; that sometimes the oscilla
tions OF the bridge was so great that they
feared it would tall.
Washington Notes.
WAsHISGToN, ID. c., Feb. 2a.-Row-
land Z. Trowbridge, of Michigan, has
been confirmed as commissioner of In
dian affairs,
STAR SERVICE DEFICIENCY.
Senators Wallace, Beck and Booth,
the subcommittee of the committee on
appropriations. heard postmaster gener-
al Key, assistant postmaster general
Brady, and Monroe, SaulsberTy and Wes-
ton, mail contractors, on the subject of
the star service deficiency. General Key
and Brady argued that the amount pro
posed by the house bill should be In.
creased TO $1,700,000, and that its re-
strictive proyiso should be stricken ont
in order to maintain the mail service at
the present standard, including all in
creascs of numbers of trips and all ex-
IIediting Of the service ordered during
H. aef md ON
amount originally asked for by the de-
partment was s., 000, 900, but $500, 600 of
this sum was needed for additional ser
vice for the remainder of the fiscal year,
which the departments no longer eontem-
plates.
Postmaster general Key to-day sent
the following order 10 second assistant
post master Brady:
In consideration of the action Of the
house Of representatives in appropriat-
ing enc million and sixty thousand dol
lars for continuance of the star service,
and pending the action of the senate, sus-
pend further action under nay order OF
February Both until further advised"
YELLOW RETER.
The secretary of the navy has been ca
bled from 3Iontegideo that the United
States steamer Marion had arrived there
from Rio, and ;Iiat six officers and fif-
teen men had been down with the vel.
low fever. Lieut. Wall died on the 23d
Rogers, an apprentice, on the Goth. All
the officers except one, midshipman
Wike, were well or convalescent. The
officers and men were ashore on Flares
island. II is supposed the fever origin
aied At Bio white lhe vessel was coaling.
The Indian Territory.
CoFFEYvILLE, Kans.. Mar. Lieu
tenant Locket, with forty men Of the
fourth cavalry, arFiFsd AZ Coffeyville
this Morning, and accompany of infantry
will follow tomorrow The object is to
prevent inyasions into the Indian Terri
tory
PAoLA, Kans., Mar. 1.--games Mills.
who was shot by his sicp-son in thiscity,