The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-18

J fall of seven inches since the last re-
port At3 o. u. the depth of the wafer /
was above the wharf one foot, fall OF i
eight inches since 10 O'Clock. AT 6 p. |
N there was rise of one inch. The |
depth of water at 6 p. n is one foot |
above the wharf.
PiFTsBURG. Pc, Feb. 1.-The Ale |
ghany river IS stationary, and still con-
IaiBs ice passing at rapid rate. at 9 |
O'Clock tonight il stood at TWENTY-FIVE
feet. The MoIoHgehela is twenty-one
feet, falling and clear of ice. The stream
is running slowly The weather is get
Ting colder; the ground is covered with
snov. The Allegheny river is up over
the bed of the Piltsburg s. Western rail-
road. Between here and Sharpsburg
the road is inundated at several places
so that travel has been suspended.
Congressional Summary.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-CredeHtials of
Senators Cockrell and Dawes, reelected,
filed.-Large number of petitions pre-
scented from tenn erance organizations
OF many states asking for prohibitory
amendments TO the consIitution.-Bill 10
establish Pcmbina territory presented
by Saunders; bill authorizing payment
OF certain prize money to officers of Farra-
CUTS feet recommended for passage
Resolution adopted directing report of
the n. Y. custom house civil service
rules, that the effect of their operation
might be known; resolution adopted
directing inquiry into the matter of let
ting mail contracts to lowest bidders
who do not intend to carry the mails,
but simply 10 speculate.-Postal appro
priauon bill discussed further, and re-
ported for passage after some amend
ments.-During the reading of the cat
tie disease bill, a message from the house
announced the death of Fernando Wood,
aud senate adjourned out of respect.
In the house, bill referred fixing first
Monday in November as the time for
meeting of congress; bill to admit arti-
cles free of duty TO the worlds fair of
'S3. and resolutions of Illinois legislature
| urging measure of relief against unjust
railroad discrimination, referred; senate
amendments concurred in TO the resolu
| ton inviting the government and people
| of France to join in celebrating Corn
wallis surrender. Pending discussion
of District of Columbia business, Speak
er Randall announced the death of Fer
nando Wood, who entered the house
forty years ago and had he lived to fill
the next term for which he was chosen,
he would have served twenty years. Mr..
Tucker presented resolutions, Mr.. Cox
made a short address, the speaker ap
pointed committee of nine on funeral
ceremonies, and the house adjourned.
Washington Notes.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 15.-Tht
territory, of Pembina, as per Saunders
; bill, is 10 be that portion of Dakota ly
ing north of the 18th parallel.
Weaver denies the report of the in
tended formation of a peoples party.
The n. Y. delegation adopted resolu
tons on the death of Fernando Woo
and sent them to his family.
House committee on war claim
agreed to an appropriation of $103,00
: to pay claims of 90 persons in variou
: southern states.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Tke hous,
committee on ways and means hay
elected MIR. Tucker of Virainia, chair
b. man, to succeed Fernando Wood dc
] ceased.
The committee agreed to favorabl
report upon the bill TO admit free @
> duty any copies of the revised transpo
I tation of the Holy Scriptures whic
q may be transmitted from the Universit
presses of England to the America
L committee on revision, for their use.
The Democratic congressman froI
New York, fear that the bitter fight b.
t tween Tammany and anti-Tammany Wi
a result in clecting q Republican TO su
coed Fernando Wood. Tammany wi
c insist upon a candidate from its rank
e and with the bitter feeling now exisIin
d there, it is believed -rammany wi
& not yield, and that there will be tW
Democratic candidates.
e Members of both houses of congre
n from the west and southwest are Co
r, terring together with the view OF COO
n Grating in securing the passage OF Il
bill to prevent the spread of contagiol
AZ diseases among cattle. The purpose
n to push it through the senate first an
then through the house, after which AT
differences between the two houses ca
readily be settled IN the committee
conference.
lie The death of Fernando Wood al
a. the election of Tucker as cha
10 man of the ways and mea
g committee makes no material d
J. ference in the status of the commit
on tariff reformers and free traders a
too much in the minority to attempt al
legislation.
10 Touching Appeal from the Frontier.
rs HAYES CITY, Kas., Feb, 1T
. most terrible storm of the season tn
has visited western Kansas, commenc
le Friday morning and is still driftiI
with strong westerly wind. Cattle
this and western counties are sufferil
for want of food. Mr.. T. II. Hawthol
a merchant of Wakeeney, Trego count
- is in our city. He gives the most 81
cl- rowing accounts OF the condition of t
ar people of Trego and other western cou
as ties-especially from Graham and La
1g counties. Other business men of Ire
have it on high authority IL
in Graham county last yvaf
ID a woman, just after giving biz
aS to a child, went for three days witho
he food. A letter has arrived from a q
ST tlenan and the suffering he tells as CO
lie ing casually under his own eye, is hal
ys ly credible in civilized country. w
W our state government not do somethi
ne to help those peolpe? On the streets
D. Hays City can be seen daily, negro
re from Graham county begging for clio
!. ing, provisions, etc. There is one thi
IN that we contend, that fools-cap and Sc
ne ing wax ut our state capitol should
lu brushed away in the sight of starvi
ID and perishing community, and a you
en- mother fainting with hunger and a ia
nc ishing babe, should be impossible wi
~ in one days journey of our state capt.
~ Death of Fernando Wood.
90 LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. IA sp
ial from Hot Springs says that Hon. F
&C nando Wood expired last night at
ir O'Clock. Since his arrival at the sprin
20 a short time ago he has been in We
nj weak and helpless condition, which C,
nj tinued without the slightest change
~ til his death. His disease was a co
"a plication of govt and rheumatism. 7
~, springs were of no benefit to him, q
~ his physicians entertained no hopes
-, his recovery from the beginning.
I@l 81 Il u L
n, in state in the Arlington Hotel await
~ The arrival of his mother by spec
~, train. 1t Is expected that the RENAL
of will be taken east by to morrow mo
he ing's train. At meeting of the C
.as council a resolution of coincidence v
W. passed and committee appointed to
in cort the remains TO the depot His s.
Ia brother and sister (Mrs. Baldwin, "
lie accompany the remains from here.
The announcement of the death
no Fernando Wood was made by the p
-sI siding officers of both houses of the
~ islature to-day, and the intelligence v
i,o received with profound regret. A 10
81 resolution was introduced appointing
~ committee of two senators and three r
~ resentatives to escort the remains of
10 deceased from Hot Springs to the d
as souri, line.
eI The Hanlan-Layeock Race.
q" LONDON, Feb. 14.-The race betw,
-. Hanlan and Laycock over the Thar
81 championship course for the champi
~, ship of England, spOrtsmen challel
- cup and 81 900, came off this afternC
e e,- and was easily won by Hanlan by alb,
On four lengths. There was but little
sn ting on The race, the result being rega
~ ed as a foregone conclusion. Three
one was freely offered on Hanlan. II
~ ~ Ian and Lavcock have gone to visit
eP Westminster aquarium. It is thou
:. they will leave for their respect
"a homes shortly. Laycock, although II
80 So ing we'll and strongly, had nochance fir
zee end go 49," ~; Tho ~ aa,s aT,sn
W river bank was thickly lined with sp