The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-24

ing by the examination of the state |
superintendent that there was q de- |
ficiency in the eompany's reserve
fund of S160 600. Its assets are
S144, 900: liabilities $4,000.
JUBILANT.
New York, Oct. 2I.-Tns demo-
cratic victory in Ohio Svas ceIebra-
ted this afternoon by firing one hun
dred guns in the city hall park.
STORM On THE LAKES
; Detroit, Oct, 2l-The fiercest gale
of the season has prevailed the past
twenty-four hours. A number of
disasters are reported on Lake
Huron. Several lumber barges are
ashore and have gone to pieces.
There is q Pumor of loss of life from
the barges. but as yet nothing de-
finite is learned. a large number
of vessels run to Port Huron and
Lawas for shelter. There is q very
heavy sea on Lake Michigan, but no
important disasters are reported.
THE FREsHET. ~
/ New York. Oct. 21.-The freshe
along the Oswego and Midland rail
road, through Sussex county. wa
i
Thousands of acres of land were
1 overiiowed, in some places covering
the tops of the fences.
irEo2 DAMAGE BH RATN. azsatsl.
| Pottsville, Pa, Oes., zI.-The rain
caused much damage here. The
MineFsViile bridge on the Peonle's
railway was washed away. The
sfnrnances at Sinclair are terribly
damaged. At GirardVille two chill
dren were drowned by 8 submerg-
|, ing of vehicle in which they were
driving home with their parents.
HEAVY RAINS. Hai-e
Concord, N. IT., Oct. 2l-The
Merrimac river is very high and
stiIl rising. The country around
about Plymouth is flooded, and
trains have stopped since yesterday
AT Franklin the paper mills have
suspended, owing to the high water
Z and at Waterbury, the temporary
f bridge over the Onion river was
r YELLOW FEVER.
: Montgomery. Ala, Oct, 81
There were six deaths from yellow
: fever during the past 4S hours.
Memphis, Oct. 21.-It is particu
= larly requested BY. the board o
health that absent citizens do no
return until notified by them. 1t i
impossible to get anything reliable
: about the diseasee. New cases ar
9 Occurring in isolated districts, AM
II frOst seems to have little sfect II
changing the disease. DIR. Freeman
secretary of the board Of health,
"a reported dying tonight; also DE
y Blunt.
9 e" SUSPENSION OF WORK.
h Boston, Oct. 2I.-The board o
i directors In nearly all the mills 6
h Fall River have appointed commit
/. ties to confer with representative
. of corporations in other places,
Z regard to partial suspension of wor
D. during the present dull season.
SNOW STORM. "a
Chicago, Oct. '2l.-The wires cas-
are still down. The operator 8
= Crestline reports a severe snol
= storm on the line of the Pittsbur
). and Fort Wayne railroad. Eigh
,, inches of snow has fallen and til
~ storm continues. No news We
- from the lakes r.
I'd 1OHA ELECTIOS r.f- r.
IN Des Moines, Oct. ,21.--Return
N come in slowly from the extrem
as northern and southwestern couutie
or where there is likely to be a goo
IDEAL of Change and consequent
e. only approximate figures can b
IN reached There have been go fs
e. 80 counties heard from officially an
s. correctly, in which Carpenters m.
ks jority is Is, 9S4,. or reduction of {
lg least 10000 from the figures claime
Il bv the Register the day after th
j. election. There are now % couI
n. ties to hear from and while it is M
ST expected that Carpenter can /
of beaten his majority may be ru
Ks down as low as 5000. The legisii
IT, ture is straight republican in bot
eh branches by four in the house an
at eight or nine in the senate. ,.stis