The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-11

| of said officers ON either of the days re-
specIively assigned for their attendance
| The bill was accompanied by an elabor
ate report, and Senator Pendleton gave
notice OF his intention to call il up Ut the
first favorable opportunity.
| HoUsR-The house at the conclusion
of the morning hour resumed the CON
the previous Friday, pending for
the sale OF certain New York Indizn
lands in Kansas.
The amendment fixing the price of the
lands at So per acre was agreed to, and
the bill was then passed.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole upon the private calender.
Touching Telegraphy-
BOSTON, Feb. 4-The committe on
mercantile affairs of the Massachusetts
| Legislature heard the petition of Chester
Snow, j. n. Slower and others for the in
corporation of the United States Union
and Telegraph Construction Company,
| for constructing, maintaining and oper
ating lines of telegraph in any part of
the United States aud Canada. Capital
proposed $500, 900, with the right to in
crease to $1,500,000. 1t is stated that il
| Is the Intention of the proposed incorpo-
rators, Il they get the charter, TO at once
commence 5000 miles of the American
| Rapid Telegraph in various parts of the
country.
New YORK, Feb Although Presi.
dent Green, of the Western Union COM
| pany, has issued notice that until fur
| ther notice all the American Union and
| At satic & Pacific employees will be re-
! tanned, 1t is understood that reduction
| of the force will be made at an early day.
A committee of nine members of the
| Produce Exchange, who were appointed
| to cooperate with the Cotton Exchange
and business men generally in the for
nation of new company, will meet to-
morrow for organization. Thus far
about ESQ gentlemen have signified their
| intention to take stock in the enterprise.
The officers of the New York board of
trade and transportation have issued an
| address 10 the public urging concerted
opposition TO the telegraphic monopoly.
| The following circular has been issued
! by the Western Union:
| OFFICE OF THE WI TELEGRAPH Co.,
| NEW YORK, Feb 3, 1881.
The Western Union Telegraph cOmpa-
| NY having this day completed the pur-
| chase and having taken possession of
| the lines, property, rights and privileges
| of the American Union Telegraph com
panv, and of the Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph company, David H. Bates has
been duly appointed agent of this CON-
pany, and general manager of the lines,
| offices and operations of the properties
and rights turned oyer by the American
Union Telegraph company, and Albert
Chandler has been duly appointed
| agent of this company and general man.
ager of the properties and rights turned
over by the Atlantic and Pacific Tele-
graph company, until further notice OF a
concentration of management. All off,
Gers and employees of either of said CON-
| panies will be retained in the service of
this company until further notice, and
all business done and revenues accruing
in operations of said lines will be re
ported and turned over to the company.
| [SIgnedI NoRvIN GREEN,
President
Business and Weather.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3-The day opens
with a bright sun, clear atmosphere and
brisk north wind, that causes even
otherwise very cold temperature, to nip
ears, noses and toes of the people, to the
extent that the oldest inhabitant says,
that he cannot remember anything like
such weather. In Broadway and Other
streets the snow is packed so hard and
rolled SO smooth by the wheels of heavy
drays and trucks that the horses have
difficulty in maintaining a foOt-hOld
When one does go down (and 1t is often
q blockade occurs that takes the police
men q long time TO break. AS the con
sequence the shippers are subjected &c
many disappointments. and the truck
men are paid by the load of merchan
disc delivered, and they say enough i.
not earned to keep horse in fodder, Il
say nothing of the food for the
families. The drivers of the street
railway cars and stages suffer intense
ly, and there have been many cases
among them of frost bite, Building ha!
practically stopped. and brickiayers
stone masOns and labOrers live as bes
they may, In enforced idleness. Ferry
boats cross rivers very slowly owing Il
the heavy floating ice. and the foes arr
extensive enough at times to cause com
plete suspension of ferry travel. The
same conditions exist everywhere in this
, neighborhood. Toronto reports the
coolest January IN forty years, and Feb
ruary began fifteen degrees below zero
: a farm hand named Mcconnell, while
!; hunting up an escaped colt, was frozeI
to death.
The ice in the Waikiki river, New
York, is three feet thick. It frOze to
dam, and the water rising lifted the dan
: bodily from its fastenings to the rock,
Niagara has its ice bridge.
SIuaIi FOX scare III new 10TH.
| New YORK, Feb. 2.-The sudden ant
} alarming increase in the number o
2 small pOx cases reported has caused tn
board of health to take steps looking Il
increased facilities for the treatment o
r cases of infectious diseases only. Case
e of yellow fever are allowed by the healtl
: officer to be removed to the pest hospit
S al at the lower quarantine and al! case
e have to be provided for by the county
J. The space occupied by the present hos
pital at the river site at the lower end O
e Rsndall's Island is insufficient, and tn
e site is not regarded as being entirel
e suitable. There are now over sixt
/. cases there, many of them in temporar
o structures, and the authorities ar
v alarmed at the increase. The cases n
ported last year averaged one a montl
i, Both the Hudson and East rivers al
so crowded with ice this morning as
G seriously interfere with travel by ferrie
e ConkIing's Combination.
g WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The combIn
y lion by which Mr. Conkling hopes to d
e feat number of New York nomination
e is believed among senators to be dali
y gathering strength. One indication
Is this is found in the fact that the opp,
IL nents of several minor appointments
3 the west are now acting in full accoI
l. with Mr.. Conkling, and for such ASST
D. lance as he can give them they vii
d with great pleasure, render all in the
lie power to further his objects. There al
D. several senators not particularly in syn
pathy with Dir. Conkiing, who are ne
a ertheless dissatisfied with the chang
D in the New York officers, who, it is b
rs lieved, will act with him in his attemp
to defeat confirmation.
g. Foreign Notes.
&c LONDON, Feb, 3.-Tweive thousar
. GOLFERS, in Lancashire, have resolved
!" strike for an advance in wages.
= It is thought that the debate on Ola
z, ston's resolution in the house of cor
Al mons will last until Monday.
A large number of suspected person
are in London, whose movements a
y being closely watched. Extra preca
u u tions for guarding the armories ha
~ been taken.
~ DUBLIN, Feb. 3.-Michael Davitt W
II II arrested today under his ticket of LEAF
Right-of.way Secured.
ID CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The Inter OceaI
lie Sioux City special says that &. L. Bill
right-of way agent for the Northwest
ir railroad, has Just negotiated the rigi
ir. of.way to the Black Hills with the
Mt dlans al Spotted Tail and Red CloI
ds agencies, similar tn that made at Was
Ington with the Cheyenne and Bru
e. Sioux He gave $40 per mile for
III feet wide.
1d SMALLPOX
IL CHICAGO, Feb. 4-Small-pox has 9
peared a. the county poor house at Je
e. sou. Seventeen cases were quaTantin
n in a temporary hospital Tuesday. Al
TO yesterday there were eleven cases
al ported The inmates number 100. T
ty insane asylum adjoins. The fact b
n been carefully kept secret.
s Temperance Movement In Concord.
on CONCORD, N H. feo- IA reso
IN ton has been introduces IN tne G.
nv council instructing the mayor to Gle
"a all the LIQUOR saloons. Ii will not