The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
FEROCIOUS BRUTES.
Z EnUClUUS BRUTES.
Three Persons Nearly ri led by a Par
of Mastiffs.
Tillmaa C. Justice. a Moonshiner.
Hanged for Murder.
Cut Down by Friends While Alive
and Resnscitated.
Lincoln. Nebraska's, Mayor and GOm
Gil Falsely Imprisoned.
The Federal Court Usurps its Func-
tons as Court Of Law.

tons as Court Of Law.
CAMDEN, n. J., Jan. 1.-TWO huge
mastiffs, owned by Lawyer Thomas H.
French, nearly killed three persons
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. French
lives at AZ York street. Between and
5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon Jennie
Young, an eight-year old child of a
neighbor, was playing in the kitchen
with the dogs. as she had often done
before, when suddenly Mrs. French,
who was in the sitting room, heard
piercing screams from the child. There
was no servant in the house
and Mrs. French ran quick
ly to the kitchen. Little
Jennie had been knocked to the floor
and the dogs had attacked her fero-
ciously. Mrs. French endeavored to
drive them of, but for the first time in
the two years Mr.. French has owned
them, they refused to obey her and in
stead sprang at her throat and bit
viciously at her face. Sac was knocked
her afresh. Her screams brought
Mr.. French down stairs, and he made
for the dogs. No sooner did they
see him than they Sprang upon him
and despite all his efforts the fierce
beasts knocked him down close beside
his now unconscious wife and attacked
him furionsly. He finally struggled TO
his feet, seized poker and drove the
dogs out OF the kitchen and
fainting to the floor covered with
blood and his clothing torn in dozen
places. Mrs. French is Frustrated and
the physicians fear serious results in
her case. The child had many spasms
and there are grave fears for her. The
mastiffs have been in French's posses
sion two years and never before eX-
hibited any tendency to harm any one.
THE CASIPBELL-ARBUCKL CASE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Part four of
the supreme court was crowded this
morning with people who came to hear
the summing up in the Campbell-Ar-
buckle breach of promise suit. Law
yer John Z. Parsons opened formal
proceedings by an argument for the
defense. He insisted that Miss Camp
bell had always been after Mr.. Ar
buckles money only. She cared moth
ing for his affections or his comfort.
unto death, she urged a speedy mar
riage in order to get hold on the
mans wealth. Mr.. Parsons asserted
that his client had never broken the
engagement. He not only said, II am
engaged to you" but also Il stand by
my engagement His letters showed
that he was fond of the plaintiff, and
the very terms of endearment used
herein have made him an object of de-
rision as he passes along the streets.
CLAIMS NO BREAK OCCURRED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The latest adj
vices from Tarrytown and Sing Sing
say that the story regarding the break
in the acqueduct is untrue, and that no
such accident as was reported early in
this morning has happened. Blown,
Howard & Co.. contractors for that
section, deny the story and say that
somebody has perpetrated huge joke.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 9.-Mrs. An
ME Weber of this city was found dead
yesterday morning, sitting on stump
at the north gate of National Park.
She had been frozen to death. She left
home intoxicated yesterday afternoon,
and it is supposed lost her way on the
commons.
FALSELY IMPRISONED.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. "a de-
court of the United States to-day in the
habeas corpus case of the mayor and
city council of the city of Lincoln, Ne
braska, who are now in custody OF a
United States marshal there for con-
tempt of an order of the United
States circuit court. This court, in
a long opinion by Mr.. Justice Gray,
holds that United States circuit court
sitting as a court of equity, has no
jurisdiction whatever over criminal
cases or cases involving the appoint
ment or removal of state and municipal
officers. The proceedings of the fed
eral court in Nebraska therefore were
from the beginning, in the nature of a
usurpatiOn of functions of court of
law and were beyond its jurisdiction
and were null and void. The detention
of the mayor and council of Lincoln in
custody is illegal and they are entitled
to a discharge.
81 ,200, GOO GOES UPTTHE FLUME.
CHICAGO, Jan. THE new seven
story brick building Nos. 299, 800 and
| 302 Fourth avenue, owned by John G..
Dale, of Chicrgo, and S. E. Hart, oil
Marietta, Ohio, burned this evening.
| causing loss of 81 200, 600. The build
| ing was worth $155, 600, and is nearly a
SAC, 600. The Emmert Proprietary
Company was the heaviest sufferer,
| aside from the owners of the building
The Emmerts' loss is estimated al
$40, GOO, and Is said to be well insured.
Sixteen firms bear the bruni
OF the remaining damage, absut
equally between them, with lit
tie or no insurance. They are
the Mcintosh Galvanic Company; Nc
A. Gushing, printer; Campbell Printing
printer; Murray s. Thatcher, printers
Z. L. Clifford, Medicines; Unior
Type Foundry, National Har
| ness Review; Photographic Eve
Copelin. photographers; Western
Printing Company; Beal Electric Me
| chanical company; ]. J. Hanlon & Co.
book bindery, and Rubel Bros, print
| ers.
BATTERIES EXPLODE.
BRAZIL. Ind, Jan. 9.-Batteries /.
and 10, occupying the entire north enc
| OF the rolling mill explcded at 1873
| with terrific force, demolishing tw,
| smoke stacks. tear ng down the nortl
end of the mill and piling the debri
| several feet deep. Under this it i
| reared several are buried. A stron;
force began to Work among the ruin
at once and by ! O'Clock Mat Mortimer
Puooler, MARI ed, and q resident O
Brazil, was fon md buried under q mas
OF red hot brI OK and burned TO q crisp
among the wounded are w. E. WI
liams. pudT Her. badly scaIded; job
Kaufman, struck by a flying missile
| n O. Lev ms, p0ddler, scalded; Ella
DAVIS, sc Aided and crushed; John
Iopin, puddler, struck by mil
sizes md bodily burned; Pet
Doian, pQddier. badly scaldeC
one boiler was hurled pr
Jecth e ike hundred yards west q
pIoc sd at the end. The loss on tt
pr AyeTty, as well IS on life and iiml
al be great. One of the batteries g.
.4oded two years ago.
A VERDICT FOR "CUCKOO.s
Il NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-At I0:;
E O'Clock this morning the jury in Il
g Cam pbell-A breach of promii
q case were escorted to their seats Al
e the foreman drew a sealed verdict fro