The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-18

The BRIDeE.-We crossed the new
bridge afoot yesterday. We gladly
chronicle the fact. The last arch is now
being erected, and is more than halfup.
Half the bridge is already planked with
a double floor, so that wagons can cross
as soon as the arch is up and the floor
of it down. Topeka will soon have the
best bridge in the State.-Com0aon-
sreGtth-
THE GALvEsToN.-The Galveston
road is now completed to within three
and half miles of Garrett. Over one
hundred men and sixty teams are at
work on the road south of Garnett.
The ties are on the ground, and iron
and other material ready for the road
to the State line. Work is to be pushed
forward Observation-Disclosures TTf-
bu4le.
CoAL.-Some days ago we referred to
the fact that Mr.. Sawyer, of Indiana,
was in town endeavoring to get set of
leases to the land near town, for the
purpose of sinking coal shaft. We
were pleased to learn yesterday, that he
had made arrangements with Messrs.
johnson, Tinkum, John Ward, A. A.
Ward and DR.. Martin, for leases to their
land west of town. AS soon as the ar
engagements are perfected, he will bring
his tools on and go to work. He ex-
poets to sink the shaft ON Dr. Martins
land. This is an important move, and
we trust Mr.. Sawyer may realize his
highest OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PRoGREss OF THE Coal SHAFT.-At
the last mention of the coal shaft, they
had gone down about thirty feet and
suddenly come back to fifteen in conse-
quence of a general caving in. The
1..v. Ill cub
stantial curling put in, dividing the
shaft into two compartments; and
they have now reached depth of near
ly sixty feet, and are at work upon the
hard slate. But little water has troubled
them as yet, and that only surface wa
ter coming in at a depth of about
twenty-five feet; should they be seri-
ously impeded by it, they will put in a
steam pump. Work is progressing Wig
orously night and day, twenty-one men
being employed in three shifts of eight
hours each.-Fort Scott Monitor.
DARING HIGHWAY RoBBERYx-On
Wednesday evening of last week, a man
named Miller, who is operating in this
country as an agent of j ohm L. Alexan-
| der, the celebrated Illinois cattle dealer,
was on his way to the residence OF
James N. Mills, four or five miles west
of here, to pay him a sum OF money.
AS he was leisurely riding along, about
half an hour before shutdown, just rs he
reached bridge over a small stream, a
man rushed from under the bridge,
seized his horse by the bride, and COM
menced jerking him rapidly around in
circle, in order to cause the animal to
| fall. At the same time, another man,
! who remained hidden under the bridge,
commenced firing upon him, one ball
passing through his hat, and another
| through his coat-sleeve. He drew his
revolver and fired upon the person who
held his horses bride; but when he
had fired two or three shots, his horse
was thrown, and he fell to the ground.
His assailant struck him on the head,
| knocking him senseless; aud when he
| returned to consciousness, a few mo-
ments after, the robbers were gone, hav-
| ing taken five hundred dollars from his
| pocket. He had four hundred dollars
sewed up in his clothing, and twenty
dollars in pocket-book, which the rob-
bers did not get. At the time of the
attack, there was a team coming, short
distance off, the driver of which dis
tinctly heard the firing. Miller's re-
volver was afterwards found short
distance from the scene of the robbery,
with three chambers empty. Il had
| doubtless been carried there by the rob-
bers, and then thrown away.
| Miller thinks the robbers must have
followed him from st. Joseph, where
| he drew the money. He did not know
the man who attacked him, but supposes
that the other one must have been a
man whom he knew, from the fact OF
| his remaining concealed under the
bridge No clue to the robbers has yet
been obtained.-White Cloud Chief.