The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-07

the deceased and Prof. Tyndall, Beisey,
and Calvin The funeral services were
conducted by Dr. Sadler, Unitarian
minister Among those present were
Herbert Spencer, Robert Browning, Sir
Thsodore Martin, George L. Dumarice,
artist, Edmund Yates, Thomas Woolner,
r. A, and Rudolph Lehman, artist.
The grave of Mrs. Cross is near that of 6.
H. Lewes.
The Commercial Travellers.
ST. Louis, Dec 29.-The Western |
Travellers Association had
their annual meeting to-day and elected |
officers and appointed committee 10 re |
wise the constitution. The report of the |
president and secretary showed the as |
sociation to be in prosperous condition |
and increasing in member |
ship. The officers elected are: president, |
Chas. r. Simpson; secretary and treas !
urer, 5. Ii. SoysteE; SIX vice presidents,
a board of directors and four delegates.
Messrs. Donahue, Simpson, Soyster and
Tatum, were appointed TO the national
convention. A banquet and ball are in
progress at the Lindell Hotel tonight,
which is quite brilliant affair.
The Poncas.
WASHINGTON, Dec 30.-The remain
ing number of the Ponca commission
will start for Kansas City tonight.
They will probably be accompanied by
some of the Poncas, and Mr.. Dorsey,
ethnologist of the interior department,
who is thoroughly acquainted with the
Ponca language, as interpreter. After a
visit to The present reservation IN the In
dian territory, the commission will pro-
coed TO the former location of the tribe
in Dakota. The civilian members of the
commission do not anticipate anything
in the nature of a picnic.
Likely to be Bounced.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30-There is a
prospect that representative O'COnnor.
of South Carolina, who owes his cleo
ton solely to tissue ballots, will not long
retain his seat in the next house. Mr..
Mackey, Republican candidate, has filed
notice of contest O'Connor's election
was one of tie most barefaced frauds
upon the purity of the ballot ever at
tempted in that state.
The case of Gen. Chalmers, of Mis-
sissippi, Is considered as altogether
hopeless by the Democrats themselves.
Grant on Lesseps' Ditch.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: "Grant is
very deeply interested in the subject of
the inter-ocean ship canal, and an article
dictated by him will appear in the North
American Review for February. 1t is
understood that the publication of that
number will be FASTENED as much as
practicable in view of the prevailing in
| terest in the subject, both N this cOun-
try and in Europe. Of course Grants
paper can not be given to the public un-
| til the publishers are ready"
A Little Mixed.
Dar Tho IO,pt 10, ~,
able to find quotablc authority for the
report of the contemplated union of the
| Central and Union Pacific railroad com
panies although it has reason to believe
| that the reports are not wholly ground
| less, owing 10 the report that the compa-
MES would be represented by 1925 ,000,-
OOO of stock, one-half, So, 100000 to re-
place the SOL 100000 of Union Pacific
outstanding, and the other half to repre-
fent the SIS, 100000 of Central Pacific
stock.
Electric Light in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Dec 30.-This afternoon
! the books were opened, and stock to the
amount of $500, 600 subscribed in a few
minutes, for the formation of company
to introduce Maxim's electric light in
Cincinnati, Covington and Newport. 1t
is their purpose TO introduce the light in
manufactures an other places where
steam power is used, and ultimately in
private houses, by providing engines for
| generators at convenient points.
We Thought So.
| NEW YORK, Dec 29.-The report that
| General Mcclellan has refused to accept
the presidency of the broadway under
ground railroad is authoritatively de
MED. General Mcclellan is now active
ly engaged in revising estimates and
contracts for building the road. He &C.
cepted the presidency of the company
in September last and has ever since
acted as such.
Reported Railroad Accident.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29-Dispatches from
Texas say the reports in circulation are
that terrible railroad accident occurred
yesterday on the Texas Pacific road some.
where between Dallas and Marshall, but
no information can be ascertained
Rumor says train ran through a bridge
was partially burned, and that mum
Der OF passengers were killed.
DIR. Chapin's Burial
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-All denomina
tons were represented among the clergy
men present at the funeral services to
day over the remains of Rev. DIR. Chaplin
Addresses were made by Rev. ROber
Collier, Henry Ward Beecher, Rev. DR.
Armitage and Rev. Mr.. Pullman. Tit
portions of the house set apart for thu
people were crowded in every part.
st Louis Showing.
ST. Louis, Dec. 30.-Twenty-eight muT
ders and fiity-seven suicides were com
mitted IN this city during the past year
|, OF the persons murdered five were WON
en- and two were infants. There are nov
, eighteen murderers confined in the jail
. awaiting trial.
Itemized Intelligence.
There were 100 deaths in Chicago las
week.
1t is rumored that Jay Gould has sole
! his stock in the Tribune to Whitelav
Reid.
The Boycott relief fund amounts I
I $70O45, and the Parnell fund amount
/ TO $4,000.
n In the past twelve months the exces
4 | Of the exports over the imports has d.
: creased over $l00,0O0,000,
The Catholic church at ST. Mary
Kansas. was burned on the Goth. Tn
9 loss is covered by insurance.
), Twenty OF tdr richest liquor deale,
in Detroit have been arrested for keeI
II log their .ioans open on Christmas.
n President Hayes has decided to accor
If Cadet WLittsker another hearing, ii
court martial to be ordered in few day
n General Walker believes that the cel
i sus, when completed, will show the POI
ulation of the United States to be SO
000, 600.
If Settlers are swarming into the India
Il territory from Texas. Arkansas and Il
q Chickasaw nation. Claims are beir
I staked and houses built.
j, The financial writer OF the New YoI
r Evening Post says the dividends whic
d will be paid corporations out of the pr
3f fits of the last half year, viii probabl
Is exceed in amount anything on record.
# The newspapers of ST. LOUIS are a
{. getting to be double-headers. The Gloh
= Democrat, the Post Dispatch. and no
"a the Republican Times, indicates Il
: swallowing process of the journals
: that city.
m By the annual report of The Chicsg
t. Relief and AID society, 1t appears tn
Of appropriatie2s were made tn ASST
~ 1859 adults, and 18TH children. II
disbursements for all purposes amounts
to $32, TAO.
Some statistics prepared by the sta
department, and published in our Was
= ington specials, show that the balanl
y of trade with the world. for the year 1S7
: was in favor of the United States
!, = $240, 930, 100
Is The Ponca Indians had another int,
. view with Secretary Schurz Monda
e. and at its conclusion signed paper e
". pressing their desire to remain in the ]
er dian Territory, and willingness TO reli
quish their Nebraska and Dakota lanC
ia The cabinet makers have resum,
operations. They now make Senai
" Blaine secretary of state and Chaunc
/. Filley postmaster-general They p