The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-01-02
TelGgraphic News,

BUFFALO, Dec. 2o.-The arrangement
Of the city water works here is causing
great anxiety among the citizens. The
real cause of the trouble has not been
asccrtained. Some think the tunnel is
chokei with :cc. Citizens in various
localities have organized into patrO!
companies To prevent fires toni ght.
The Commercial aud Courier printing
offices were obliged TO draw water from
the creek to get off their papms. All
places OF business requiring steam and
which are supplied by the city water
works have stopped, causing loss to
thousands OF operators Of water wheels.
Eleven OF the mills at Black Rock are
several fee, out Of water.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-Ned Buntline,
who, with Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack,
is playing /. sensational drama ut the
Grand Opera House, was arrested to-day
on 4 capias issued ut the instance OF Pros
ecuting Attorney Normilc, for alleged
completely in riot which occurred in
this city in the year 1852. After an cx-
animation, Buntlinc was released ON So
900 bond on each of the two indictments
found against him twenty years ago.
The proceedings are regarded As farce.
MADRID, Dee. 25.-Thc bill providing
for the emancipation of the slaves in
Poto Rico was read in the lower branch
of the Cortes yesterday. All slaves are
to be free .,.iln four months after the
promu ..arion or passage Of the bill. Tie
bill provides that slave owners shall re-
ceive eighty per cent. indemnity, of
which the State shall pay ten per cent,
and the colony the remainder. Many
OF the deputies expressed their approval
Of the bill by cheers after lis reading.
The goycrnm Mt organ announced that
reforms in Cuba We're postponed in con-
sequence of the insurrectioH in that is
land.
LANCASTER, \. H., Dec. 26.-Thc pas,
night has been the coolest ever known
here. At $50 p. m, the thermometer
indicated p degrees below zero, and at
I o'clock this morning 45 to 81 degrees
below, according to location. Numer-
Gus ca scs Of frozen limbs are reported
The President On Tuesday signed the
bill to reduce the expenses and Off
CSES VA iiit ACsShuS ooISssu,
had passed Congress, and in q. few days
the work of putting the new law in OPP
GRAFTON will be commenced.
Ramohameha Y. died at Honolulu,
december IL. Hc.is the last OF the roy
al line named. He has 10 successor
and there is an interrcgnum, during
which the people are sovereign. The
Legislature Assembly meets January 8,
when it is expected they will nominate
. SUI cessor for the late King. The
Hawaiian Gazette favors popular move
ment for the purpose Of securing free
constitution, and q reyolauon is expect
ed.
BUFFALO, Dec. 25.-A strong easterly
wind accompanied by snow storm for
the last for,y-eight hours has driven the
water out Of the Niagra river into the
lake until the supply pipes Of the city
water works are entirely above water,
and the city reservoirs are empty. Rail-
roads are greatly embarrassed in procur-
ing water for the engines. All the man.
uiacturcrs depending on the city water
works have suspended operations. In
case OF q fire there would be great dan
ger.
One hundred recruits have been
ordered TO Fort Riley, Kansas, for the
Sixth calvary, $50 to Galveston, Texas,
for the Tenth infantry, and $50 to the
terminus Of the Missouri, Kansas 4
Texas Railway for the Eleventh infan-
try.
Two ice gorges we're formed shove
Memphis on the 9Th, and ID brsakisg
did gress damage u the docka Sixty
coal loaded bos;s and barges we're Dos1
Six steamers were sunk asd several 9th
ers were badly damaged Los over .
quarter million dollars The supply Of
coal is short