The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-04
SPECIAL FELEGRAMS.

der.
The Great Eastern has nearly
reached America with the new At
lantic cable.
The New York Legislature has
tinkered the Constitution so bung-
iugiy that the State is without a
Senate. Happy New York.
Ar explosion of box of powder
in Hoosac tunnel Sunday killed four
men, MORALLY wounded one. anil
seriously injured another.
McGinnis & Co.'S pork packing
house at St. Louis WAS burned on
the goth. Loss $4,000; insurance
S2OO,O0Q.
The receipts from internal reve-
nue. for the fiscal year ending June
80, are l15,O67,727. The estimate
was Sll0OOO,OOO. The receipts for
June were S9,05l, sos.
A liquor house in Ireland, got
on fire recently, and mob
of 10000 Irishmen tore the
hose from the hydrants 10 prevent
the fire being put out, and saved
the liquor by drinking it. The
priests who tried to stop the riot
were beaten, aud it Took a regiment
of soldiers to drive The rioters
away.
Later reports confirm the intelli-
gence of loss of life at the recent
burning of Michigammi, in North
ern Michigan. Upward of forty
persons were burned or drowned in
the lake. while endeavoring to es-
cape from the flames.
President Mcmahon, of the
French Republic, intends TO ask the
commissioner of pardons to remit
the sentence of those communists
whose behavior has been unexcep-
tionable since their confinement.
Sensible.
At Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday
night, Nelson II. Yard, shot and in
stantiy killed Jackson Jones, who,
he alleged, had repeatedly outraged
his wife. Yard and his wife sur
rendered voluntarily TO the author
tiles, and both are in jail.
Commissioners Donglas on Tues
day Informed the president of the
New York Central Railroad Com
pany that their claim for refunding
of lax had been examined, and the
Office had decided to adhere to it's
former ruling in the case. Bully.
The wrestling match at New Ha-
ven, CT, between John Mcmahon,
of Rutland, Vermont, aud Perry
Highly, of Bridgeport, Conn, for
$1,000 and the championship OF
America, was won by Mem ahon in
Is minutes.
A dispatch from Rawlins, Wg.,
states that OH the 10Th a party 81
Indians shot man aud drove off
stock from near that place. A par
ty of ten citizens pursued and over
took the Indians, who refused to
give up the stock. A fight ensned
in which several Indians were killed
and wounded. The Indians are re.
ported to be aSgar party of Utes.
None of the citizens were wounded.
Col. John w. Foster, of Chicago,
died Monday night, aged fifty eight.
He was twenty years ago very
prominent in Massachusetts politics.
He came TO Chicago in 1857, and
was some years land commissioner
on the Illinois Central Railroad.
He has been widely known among
men of science in this country and
Europe, and was president of the
American Association for the Adj
vancement of Science.
On Saturday night, Will David
Webb, passenger agent of the Bal
Limore and Ohio railroad, was TAX
ing a hackload of fireworks from
Columbus, Ohio, to place in the
country, lighted segar fell into
them. They went oil, and so did
the hack top, with Webb on it. lie
landed in ditch, so badly burned
that he died next day. The horses
have not yet been heard from.
James II. Allen, Boston bank
messenger, lately stole Il large
amount of innds, and was arrested
lie was discharged Saturday, as the
bank officers refused To appear
against him. Allen had cOmprO-
missed with them, aud now thinks
of starting little bank of his own.
AT the grand international rowing
regetta at Toronto, Saturday, CbaI-
ter and Snider, of Pitishurg. won
the siHgle scnll mile races; time,
Is m. 4 s see, and 10 IN. 81 see. The
DominioA club, of Toronto, won
The double scnll , mile race, i'm Il
IN. SO see. The Mckee club. of
Pittsburg, won the first four cared
4 mile race, in 20 IA. sec, and the
Hibernicon club, of Buffalo, won
the second race of the same kind,
in rs m. 20 sec. The six cared race
of two miles was won by The CO.
lumbla club, place not given. The
Americans beat Canada generally.
The weather was excellent. and the
races well managed.
Sterling, Nebraska, has sensa-
lion. George Randall, wealthy
farmer, had u wife who was too i'm
innate with couple of Young men.
About three mouths ago ne started
for Sterling to mail some letters,
and did moi return. His neighbors
and family searched for days, but
could find no trace of him. During
the search the two OHng mtu alb
seconded, and shortly after the wife
started for the east leaving the two
children, girl Of eight years and
younger boy, with her fsther-in-
Law, and telling him she "neVer
wanted H. hear OF any OF them
again, much less to see them at any
time hereaf.er.' The other day the
almost fesLless body Of Mr.. an-
dali was found in gully near Ster-
ling. Ifis parents have taken the
children ana moge.i 10 Wichita,
aud officers are trying 10 find bis
wife aad her two Paramonrs.