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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-09

Sir Z HenAGson's annual report on
the London Metropolitan police con-
tains some very interesting statistics.
Last year 26,l70 new houses were built,
covering a length OF 80 miles. The
population of the police area is now
4,7SS,6 who are protected by 1924
police, but so many of these are en-
ployed on special service that in reality
there are only 0.940 men of all ranks,
available for ordinary duty. Goods val
ued at e1O3, 50s were stolen during 1881,
I54 adults and % children disappeared
mysteriously, and 81 bodies OF persons
found dead were buried without identi-
fication; 252 persons were killed in the
streets, and 3.400 were wounded, figures
which are well worthy of notice. There
were 800 fires, ga suicides, IL murders,
but only three convictions; 470 burglar
les and only OF convictions; q, 22s per
sons were apprehended as drunk and
disorderly. On the whole, this summa-
sy is not unlike the annual reports Of
the municipalities in this country, even
to reporting many murders and few con.
yictlons
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-09

Josh Billings says that about the only
difference between judge and justice
of the peace is that abe Judge has the
last guess. A judge in Utah has been
guessing on the Edmunds law in a way
that has aroused q good degree of indig-
nation among the enemies of polygamY.
Upon what Is denounced Us q mere
legal auibble Judge Hunter denied the
application for writ to compel the
Mormon sheriff and territOrial auditor TO
turn over their books and offices to the
officers appointed under he new law.
At Ogden Judge Emerson, in a similar
case. upheld the law, and 1t is onenly
charged that Judge Hunter is in sym
pathy with the Mormons.
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Financial Statement.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The receipts
of national bank notes and for redemp-
ton for the week ending to day: $751;
600; U. 5. bonds held by the treasurer to
secure national bank circulation, $685..
AZ, $50; to secure public moneys in ma
tional bank repositories, $16,244, 600 /;
bonds deposited TO secure circulation
during the week, $6.005. GOO; To secure
circulation withdrawn during the week,
s., no. GOO; national bank notes out
standing, $685., 20, 7Si; lawful money on
deposit to redeem notes of national
banks reducing circulation, $24, 12S, 0s7
liquidating banks. s1S,OO1 ,se2; failed
banks, 81 ,O39, 743.
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CHICAGO, Nov. "A meeting of the
general passenger and ticket agents OF
the Pacific roads was held yesterday for
the purpose of rearranging rates TO the
Pacific coast. which is made necessary
by the action of the Texas legislature in
fixing passenger rates within that state
at three cents mile. The Missouri Pa
cific and the Texas Pacific, branch of
which runs through Texas from Texar-
kama TO Ell Pasc, is unable to law and
therefore unable to compete with other
lines not running through Texas on the
way TO the Pacific coast. While the act
of the Texas legislature does not apply to
int state traffic, yet it affects the through
rate WHICH will have TO be reduced
In order to place all lines on an equal
footing. There were present at the
meeting Francis Charlton, of the Mis-
Union Pacific; T. Goodman, of the
Central Pacific, and w. F. White, of the
A, T. s. s. F. No definite action was
taken, but it was virtually agreed that
the Pacific roads would accept five dol
lars less than their proportion. The
present proportion Of the Pacific roads
on California passenger rates is 800,
and therefore the new one is to be $95.
Another meeting will be held to secure
final settlement of this matter, and al
so TO fix new local divisions.
SIR CHAs. YOUNG,
vice president of the Grand Trunk rail-
road and director in the Alabama, New
Orleans g. Pacific railway company, ar
rived in Chicago yesterday. He is
making q trip of inspection of the pro-
perties which he represents and which
are controlled in the maine by English
capitalists. He left London, September
23d and proceeded to Cincinnati. where
from he started on trip over the south
ern system of railways, in which he is
interested. 1t is the intention to con-
centrate the entire general Management
of these southern lines under one head
at an early day, and the general officers
will be at Cincinnati. Mr.. Young stated
To a reporter that he was greatly pleased
with the business prosperity of the
south and thought the outlook would
attract English capital to that section at
once.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-09

The latest Russian census shows ST.
Petersburg and its suburbs possessed
of a population OF 927, 467-living in
1929 stone houses, 9,3lS that are of
wood. 91S that are partly both. The
city has 75 hotels, 625 restaurants, LAG
beer rooms, 10 grog shops. and 79S
wine rooms. Out of 131 coo tenements,
1910 are unoccupied. There are Gas
schools, and 10000 children between
the ages of and 10 who ought to be
attending school; but, as a matter OF
fact, Al per cent. of The boys and 81 pei
cent of tie girls get no schooling.
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Commonwealth: Senator Plumb, up
on taking the stump on his return from
Washington, did not stop to ask whether
the Republican nominees were Method
lists, prohibitionists or Hard Shell Bap
lists. II was sufficient for him to know
that the ticket was put in the field by
the great party to which he has always
belonged. At no time has he hesitated
or faltered, and from the day that he
delivered his opening campaign speech
at Newton Till the present time he has
expressed but one sentiment, one duty,
and that is for Republicans TO stand by
the Republican nominees. Can his
friends afford 70 do lessG
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The following resolution was adopted
by the Democrats of Cnffey county In
the meeting at Burlington recently at
which Mr.. Click made n speech:
Resolved, That our nominee for the
legislature, 3. j. Carter, is hereby in
structed to vote for Democrat for the
U. 5. senate. If il is not possible TO
elect Democrat it Is our own expressed
wish that his vote be cast for the
Hon. p b. Plumb.
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MA, star route iury briblng business

That star route jury bribing business
is a queer mixture. The statements and
counter statements which have been
made in regard to the bribery of the jury
are in curious accord as 20 the main
facts, the conflict being chiefly as to the
Interpretation Of the facts. Mr.. Wells,
special counsel Of the department of
Justice in charge of this investigation,
linsisis that the tempters were simply try
ing to find out whether any of the ju-
.rors were purchasable without really
designing or wishing to bride them. 1t
was all spy work and nothing more.
Colonel Ingersoll does not distinctly
charge the contrary. Lut insists that the
department ought not to act the detec-
tive, or the spy. or the tempter, and thai
when charged with Illegal or improper
conduct II should not investigate itself
Thus far nothing has been brought
forward to show that either the al
torney general OF his chief assistant IL
this case, Colonel Bliss, Of New York
had anything to do with the bribery
business. The only lawyers implicated
are Messrs. MerrIck and Ker.
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The Alton Telegraph prints a letter
c-s... Tns.a;. C.ar.

The Alton Telegraph prints a letter
from Champaign, Illinois, from which
the following is an extract:
The unexpected success of the manu-
facture of fine sugar from sorghum-cane
by the new process discovered here at
tracts more and more attention, and the
works are frequently visited by promi-
nent gentlemen from this and other
states. Elk Governor N. J. Coleman, of
Missouri, editor of the Western Rural I;
Parker Earle, of Golden, the largest
strawberry grower In the state; and M.
p, Ayres, OF Jacksonville, Illinois, an
. expert in the business, were among the
recent visitors. They declared the
achievement one that will open up a
most valuable new industry in the north
west and add immensely to the resOur-
ces of the agriculturists. or, as expressed
by one OF them: at is the greatest work
developed In the union this year"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-09

Gen. Sherman, writing his regrets al
his inability to attend a cavalry reun-
ion in OHIO, added: al beg you will
say TO your comrades, what Is true, that
1 am simply amazed aud delighted to
find, after seventeen long years of peace,
that our country appreciates its debt of
gratitude TO those who went forth so uh-
selhshly to rescue their Institutions
from q most fearful danger, and that our
memories brighten rather than diminish
with time.n
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Inter Ocean: The Atlanta COnstitu
ton, for partisan purposes, denounces
1.-the river and harbor bill AS a steal."
and dwells upon the argument that the
next congress will be Democratic because
that was q Republican measure. As a
party the Republicans were divided in
support of the river and harbor bill, and
a Republican president vetoed it. That
it was not u party measure is shown
from the fact that five-sixths of the
Democrats of the house from the south
voted for the bill as enacted, and among
the number the gentleman who has just
been elected by the Democracy AS gov
ernor of Georgia. In the senate eight
cen Of the twenty southern Democrats
voting helped 10 pass the bill over the
veto Of the Republican president. Our
Democratic contemporary would seem
to be forestalled in his carping by facts.
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Nntrrua

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The report of
Texas fever having reached the New
York market has not on inspection,
been found true. Several head of Texas
steers died en- route via Erie railroad.
This caused the rumor of Texas fever
being rife among the southwestern
herds Augustus Debniston, state agent,
and Thomas J. Herr, state veterinary
surgeon, visited the Sixteenth street
Yards and pronounced the herds there
sound and free from disease. These
herds included western and Cherokee
efaerS
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An Ohio woman is heard from
"Widder Jenkins" said an Ohio far
mer, as he hustled into her house one
morning, II am man of business.
am worth $4,000 and want you for a
wife. | give you three minutes in
which 20 answer" 81 don't want ten
seconds, old mani" she replied as she
shook out The dish cloth. "1m IA wo-
man of business, worth $4,000, and
wouldn't marry you If you were the
last man on earthi 1 give you a minute
aud hall Ia gilt" He got.-Wall Street
NaWs
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. strnnra iliaeasa.

LITTLE Rock, Nov. IA five-year-
old son of Benjamin Smith, near Darda-
nelles, died yesterday from sores sup
posed to be caused by salvation. A
post mortem examination convinced the
doctors that death resulted from what
is known in this latitude as scToW
worms, which penetrate the skin, and
had literally honeycombed the inside OF
the child's mouth The case Is attract
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-09

The Atchison Champion says that Sem
ator Ingalls, has never been able to over
come his timidy about appearing before
audiences in spite of his years of expert
ence at the bar and IN the senate, and
that he is 10 terror until the close of his
remarks. The Champion thinks
that the reason is that Senator Ingalls, Is
too severely critical Of himself We
know that John is a ripper when he gets
after other people.
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shoe Nan Gone Up.

NEWARK, N. j.. Nov. 2.-Leopold
Graf, one of the largest shoe mannfac-
turers in the state is unable To meet
his obligations. Liabilities and assets
unknown. He employed about 500 men
He hopes to make arrangements to con-
tinue the business The cause of the
failure was the death of his partner and
the necessary payment Of large amounts
70 his estate.
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Excitement stIlI RACES at Ashland.

ASHLAND, KY, Nov. 3.-The build
ings are festOoned with Grape and all
business is suspended. The funeral of
the three victims of Wednesdays vio-
lence took place at 10 O'Clock. Six of
the wounded are not expected to live.
Citizens are very indignant against Gov
ernor Blackburn and Judge Brown. The
latter has fled from the town. At the
cltlzens' meeting last night steps were
of the killed and wounded. There is
still great excitement.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-09

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Phillip Mathews,
a young man of Relleville, Illinois, who
murdered his sweetheart, Annie Geier,
last May because she would not renew
an engagement with him which she had
broken off on account of his dissipated
habits, was convicted OF murder IN the
first degree at a very late hour last night.
The case has been on trial several days
and attracted good deal of local atten-
ton. The defense was insanity.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-09

Word from Indiana is most encour-
aging. Republicans are alive, united
and earnest The truly good citizens
there do not seem TO be kicking in the
dashboard and putting brakes on the
wheels Of progress as in some other
quarters.
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acea for all the ills arising from disor-
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Coc1IarlIICaaa

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 2-The case of Col.
John a. Cockerill, charged With killing
Col. Alonzo W. Slayback about two
weeks ago, was called in the court OF
criminal correction this morning. The
defense was ready for trial bat the state
asked continuance which was granted
until the 2Ist inst
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me Fa.tess lIail On Reoord

PIrTsBURG, Nov. THE Australian
mails en- route from San francisco for
Europe arrived here this morning and
viii reach New York today provided
no accident occurs. The mails left San
Francisco Monday afternoon last and
will make the trip in i've days, the fast.
est mail time On record.
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death Of an Ex-Press Reporter,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4-Information
from Napa states that j. w. Simonton,
formerly general agent of the New York
Associated Press, had not been well for
several days, and on Tuesday and
Wednesday was confined to his room,
but it was not thought that his illness
was serious. Thursday dangerous
symptoms were developed, and despite
the best medical skill he sank rapidly
and died peacefully at z O'Clock in the
evening. The body has been embalmed
and removed to San Francisco. whence
it will pe sent to New York for inter
ment.
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Getting Their Deserts

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2-Attorney Gen
eral Brewster has telegraphed United
States Marshal Kerns, in view of the
discovery of extensive irregularities in
the registration Of voters, to make thor
ough investigation of the matter where
fraud Is suspected and to cause the arrest
not only of the supervisors and assessors
but election officers. Several arrests
have already been made for making
false returns of voters. In one house
only of SO persons registered were le-
ga4 voters. In one locality of fifty
names taken from the list only foul
were found. A Democratic assessor anC
Republican supervisor are under ar
rnrf
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GENERAL NEWS
The Prisoners Safe.


CINCINNATI, Nov. 2.-Tke Granite
State steamboat that yesterday carried
the prisoners, Neal and Crowt, from Cat
lleisburg Ia Maysville, reached here this
morning Her offers stale that the boat
WAS taken into the service OF the state
by Major Allen and was commanded to
make no landing except at Portsmouth.
They did not land even at Portsmouth
and reached Mayssille 81 a. m,
where there was no excitement, there
being no news of the trouble. The
prisoners, who had beea carefully kept
in one OF the rooms at the end of the
cabin, were transferred to the Jail ard
the officers knew nothing more about
them They say the pilothouse and all
of the upper part of the boat show bull
let marks, but that only two. soldiers
and roustabOut were injured by the
fire of the men on the ferryboat; one of
the soldiers was a drummer, who was
hit in the hand , the other soldier was
struck in the head; the wounds are not
serious.
CINCINNATI, Nov. "A committee
from the Ashland mob waited ON Major
Allen and demanded the prisoners. The
demand was refused, and the committee
warned Major Allen that the prisoners
would be taken. When the boat lett
Cattletsburg the mob took e train
which consisted of the engine, passen-
ger ear and four fiat cars The tram
was flied with men, and as the road
runs near the river at the start, the men
could be heard yelling, and could be
seen firing at the boat. but the distance
was too great to make this of any other
significance than defiance and threats.
When Ashland was reached the ferry
boat was seen apparently filled with
belligeEent people, and the wharf boat
was also full of men. and the banks
were lined with people. The pilot
blew two whistles as If to land but with
no intention of landing. This was q
ruse to get away from the ferry boat
When the latter saw the Granite State
was Gteaming by four whistles were
sounded by the ferry boat TO get the
Granite State to land. No attention was
paid to it. Then the Granite State
refused to take the prisoners until
a written order was issued commanding
them TO do so. Brose Dennis. who,
with Mr.. Williamson, occupied the pilot
house. the latter being on watch, says
two soldiers were placed in the pilot
house to keep the pilots at their post.
He says that shots were fired
at the Granite State, both from
the wharf boat and from men on the
banks. Many of these were aimed at
the pilot house. A number of bullet
marks appear on other parts of the boat.
Dennis is certain, and both he and the
clerk, Phister, say it would have been
easy for the ferry boat to have Overtaken
them and had a renewal of the battle if
the troops had not acted with prompt
ness in returning the fire. They speak
in terms of commentator of the action
of the officers. They say there was no
disposition shown to be blood thirsty or
malicious.
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Two TerrIbIe Accidents

CHICAGO, Nov. 4-During the night
Mrs. Anna Paul Glegg, age0 ninety tour
years, walked out OF an upper story
window and fell a distance Of forty feet,
causing her DEAN. IL is supposed she
mIstook the light from the street lamps
tor light In an adjoining room.
A boy named Robinson in aiighling
from street car this morning Iell in
front of the cable of the car anu had his
head severed from his body
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Fires.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. A. Spinks &
Co druggists, was burned out this
morning; loss, $22 600; insurance, &c.,
coo. The building was owned by Z. K.
Ware, and valued at $1,000; no insur-
ance. The flames also destroyed the ad-
joining building owned by Mrs. Vim.
cient and occupied by E Z. Jones 81
Co, who each lost 5000; insurance,
So 500 on the Vincent blildlpg.
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ResIpned an5 Promoted.

WASHINGTON, Nov. f. = Frank II.
Howe, CHIEF clerk of the post Office de-
partment, has resigned to accept posi-
ton in the assistant attorney generals
department. Justice Nathan Smith the
old and reliable assistant clerk in the
Office of first assistant postmaster gen
eral, will act temporarily as chief clerk
of the department. The deputy's office
has never been congenial TO Howe.
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Overloaded Jeanette,

WASHINGTON, Nov. AIN the Jean
nette to-day documentary evidence of
Delong was under examination. The
substance of the reports made to the
secretary showed that DeloDg intended
to try to reach WraDgle Land to secure
winter quarters, and that the Jeanette
was overloaded at San Francisco, which
retarded her progress
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FoREleN r1splNos.
News BY Cable from the old world.

News by Cable from the Old WarId.
FIRES CAUSING Losses TO INSURANCE.
COMPANIES.
ST. PETERsBuRG, Nov. 2-The great
increase in the number of large fires in
Russia is causing nearly all insural e
companies to fall back on their rcser, Z.
funds. Insurance premiums have been
raised forty per ceaf. on the advice of
delegates from English companies pres
tnt at The insurance congr. s. recently
hello here.
A DYNAMITE FACTORY
PARIS, INV. 2 "A secre. dynamite,
factory has been discov, red al Cham N =
Henry Rocl'efnrt has gone to M,ut
ceaules mines for the purpose of rrIiev-
ing prisoners awaiting trial in conI,ec-
ton with the recent riots. RocheEurt
regards the existence of permanent
garrison at Mouteeaules mincs as dan
gerous pFovocation TO further rioiing.
A TORY GAIN.
LONDON, Nov. 2-The general result
of the municipal elections Just held IN
England and Wales is tory gain.
NIHILTsTIC ACTIVITY.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. "a revival
of Nihilist activity has been observable
lately. Last night the police brnke up
ameeting of two hundred members of a
secret society that was being held at
Pultowa. A number of those presen,
were arrested but many escaped through
windows. The object of the society ap-
pears TO be unknown to the authorities,
although suspected of being revolution
ry, as the organ OF the Nihilists has de-
clared revolution TO be immineHt
lord DUFFERIN.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 2.-Lord Duf
fern took his departure for Egypt to-
day. Before leaving he had an audience
with the sultan.
A POOR PLACE FOR FEMALE SUFFRAGE
PARIS, Nov. 2.-Louise Michael was
to have delivered lecture at Client last
evening. Upon entering the hall, which
was crowded, she was Missed and hooted
at, and was also struck on the head
with the leg of table. She was taken
away by friends, aud the meeting dis.
persed.
BIG FIRE.
ST PETERsBURa, Nov. "A terrible
conflagratiOn has taken place at Utica
barg, and enormous losses are reported
Stores, hotels, theaters, etc are destroyed
CHOLERA.
In consequence of an outbreak of
cholera at Mecca, quarantine has been
established at Port Said
DUBLIN, Nov. 1.-The Irish Times
correspondent says great distress exists
in county Glare owing 10 the failure of
the potato crop. Epidemic exists and
dear prices demanded for all articles of
food which is caused by taxes levied on
farmers by Crimes act which has proved
very heavy burden Tie
country presents melancholy
and uninvlting appearance. fields
and meadows are deluged with water,
men, women, children, pigs, calves,
cows, dogs, chickens and all are herded
together in one conglomerated mass in
miserable dwellings unit for habitation
by any human being. Before two
months have passed at least 100 families
of the poorer people in one parish will
be utterly destitute and compelled to
depend on charity for sustenance. APP
peals are made for aid to prevent them
from starving.
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Railroad Onenati.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. A dispatch
from Monterey, Mexico, to L. w. Ste
yens, agent of the Mexican National
railroad company, announces the ar
rival yesterday of the first train at Santa
COlrina, IL miles beyond Monterey, hav-
ing on board the general superintendent
and party. They were received with
great enthusiasm all along the line.