The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-21

reen, and 1t was learned that his | 6
rother's wife had committed suicide by
Rking dose of same poison. Henry d
J in critical state. The particulars of
he affair are not yet developed. |,
VrNELANp, N. j., July IS.-A tornado
by thunder, lightning and
leavy rain. struck this town last even
ng. The loss of property of all kinds
8 very severe. The roofs of houses,
rees and fences were destroyed. The
most serious losses are the destruction
If the Episcopal church, two railway
iepots, and two dwelling houses. In
one of the houses destroyed six men
were gathered, when the roof was tax
IN of, and the walls fell in, wounding
some but none dangerously. No loss of
life reported. The tornado seems to
have been entirely local, the country
within q quarter of a mile of town es-
Gaping.
BosroN, July lS.-Gen1 Buffers ex- |
pressed readiness to accept the nomina- |
ton for Governor of Massachusetts, is |
not favorably responded to by the lead
ing Boston papers. The Advertiser
thinks 1t rather early to accept nomlna-
tons and intimates that Gov. Clafiin
may be induced, if tke political situa-
ton demands it, to run again. The Jour
nal says there is no question but that the
Republicans in convention will act with
proper discretion, and nominate for all
offices gentlemen who will strengthen
the party, and continue its beneficial
rule.
Miss Ada McEyoy, of Lowell. and
Miss Ann Cummings, of Portsmouth,
N. H, were drowned to-day in Charles
river by the cspsizing of boat.
VERSAILLES, July 1S.-The munich
pal election which takes place in Paris
on the 26th inst. will probably result
favorably to.the general government.
Some of the journals report that Pres1-
dent Theirs and NJ. Gambetta are nego-
tiating for the establishment of mod
crate republic.
LONDON, July 1S.-A South Ameri-
can mail steamer brings the following
/ ing intelligence. Yellow fever has
ceased to be epidemic at Buenos Ayres
and Thanksgiving services had been
held by sill the churches. The question
| of the abolition of slavery engrosses
public attention ut Rio Janeiro. The
Brazilian Senate has authorized the
government to contract a loan of foul
million pounds sterling, and has also
passed a bill providing for the imposi-
ton of tax of four per cent. on i'm
resent that q compromise is probable
between two parties who have for SOM
time nearly rent the Republic by thei
quarrels.
AUGUSTA, Ga, July 1S.-Heavy rain
!. accompanied by destructive winds, pre-
J vailed here for several days. III
dams of Longley cotton factory .ol
Horse creek, six miles fIom Augusts
broke at four o'clock this q. m. tn
volume of water struck the South Caro-
lima railroad and swept away The EN-
: bankment and track for half mile
The damage to roads has been repalre
and trains are running. About tire
hundred operatives in the mills wer
3 thrown out of employment. Loss $50
E 600.
PARIS, July l9.-The indictments uI
on which Rochefort is to be tried col
tain the following four cunts: 1s
Provocation to hatred among citizen
I'D, Indictment to civil war and pillag
Sd, The publication of false news an
= spurious dispatches, knowing them |
= be false, consequently counterfeiting II
d public and private writings. 4th, Con
= plicity in murder, by instigating Il
arrest and execution of hostages. II
:. friends of the ex-Minister of Nation
NV
, put out regarding his prostratiOn al
ri weakness. They assert he is in no wi
= cast down, but it must be admitted b
- position, with such list of charges al
the members of the court marti
# against him, is sufficiently serious on
WASHINGTON il ly lS-General Eato
B. Commissioner of Education has colleC
ID ed from all available sources list of t
y names CT all the colleges and collegia
e institutions in the United States. I
A tai number of names embraced in tt
r. list is 1863, of which 306 appear to !
m names of colleges, sixty-six ROM
b. Catholic schools, sixty-eight colleg
n for females and twenty-nine institnt
lg or high schools for males. In the ye
n 1900 the number of English speak,
~ persons in the United States "
100000 in 1871, that number bad
Mt creased to 100000. This officer al
i'd prepared chronological table of I
ri. that the first university established
as Europe was founded at Bologna, 1ta
ad in 11I9. Other European countr
a founded their first universities at
,ir following times: France, 1870; En-
land, 1901 Spain, 1922 Portugal, IN
- Austria, 1348; Switzerland, 1868 g.
Az many, 1885; Scotland, 1410; Belgiu
~ 1926; Sweden, 1477; Denmark, IA,
- Holland, 1873; Poland, 1870; Irelal
h 1884; Hungary, 1885; Russia, IL!
n. Norway. 1911 Greece 1873.
no General Eaton is having prepared
~ outline of the system OF education
~ the United States for the use of the .
pauese Minister.
The Post Master at Jacksonville, +
- who is a son of Gov. Reed of that Sta
~ having become q defaglter to the p
Office Department in the sum of abb
' 81, 1000, special agent has been sent
ey investigate the matter, with directiS
el- to arrest Reed, unless he refunded
* amount. A letter from the agent sta
he that the friends of Reed will probal
IN make the amount good. The Depa
n ment will, however, at once reno
cth Reed from Office.
~ New YORK, July 10 -E. B. Morg
- of Cayuga county has purchased thir
-. four shares in the New York Tim
oS which belonged to Mr.. Raymond,
I nS which he paid S375, 900 or little o.
.Ie 81, 600 per share. Mr.. Morgan '
m one of the original stockholders;
:" been one of the managers of the pa
for some time, and he and Geo. Jol
M. now own eighty-two of the one hl
he dred shares in the paper.
by A foreign correspondent says the
an traordinary phenomena produced
tic, Home, the American spiritual medi'
Mt, in London is being made subject
ng careful examination by Profes
Crook an eminent chemist, DR.. Hugo
no equally eminent as an astronomer, 8
the Sergeant Cox of the English bar.
'si- results, yet incomplete, are recorded
the London Scientific Journal. The
be- vestigators are satisfied of the INNER
Pa scientific importance of the subje
ote Prof. Crook and Sergeant Cox bC
the seem to be convinced of the existence
ats q nerve atmosphere of varied intens
the enveloping the human structure.
rse Higgins has not been able to satisfy
hat mind, and wants to make further
MI animation.
the The London Spectator laments o
ere the decadence of the monarchial syst
icy in Great Britain. 1t says there is
els that country but one great political
w. stitution left alive, and that is app
ur- emily endeavoring to commit suicide
raj asphyxia. The throne 3 political pc
nc er,is dead, the lords are dying, and If
House of Commons loses the respect
the country there will be nothing lef