The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-07
NEWS ITEMS.

II inevitable, in consequence OF the
designs OF the latter upon Kashgar.
The depreciation of the caterpillar
In Buffalo, are seriously Injuring
the beauty of the city's elegant
shRle-trees.
Laskell Bros, cotton merchants
Of Liverpool. have failed. Their
liabilities are estimated at $780,
900
- The London Times dispatches
from India says the prospect of the
crops is most favorable, notwith-
shading the recent floods. Many
deaths from cholera are reported in
BGrdwan.
Gov. Carpenter, of Iowa, is har-
Vesting on his farm in Webster
county. Practical husbandry in a
practical republican.
Jonathan Walker, an abolitionist
OF the days before the war, lives
near Detroit, Mich, and is II years
old. lie is a native of MassAchus-
etls. Branded into one of his
hands are the letters as. S." (slave-
Stealer,) punishment inflicted up
on him at Pensacola, Fla, on ac-
cOnnt of his having assisted runa-
way slaves. The marshal who ex-
ecuted the sentence was native of
Rhode Island, named Ebenezer
Dorr.
The kidnappcrs of the Ross boy
at Philadelphia want $4,000 for the
FetUrn of the child to his parents.
The mayor of that city very prop
erly makes II move against the
child-stealers, aud offers the same
amount for the persons of the alb
ductors. Now it Is $4,000 as. $2O,-
O0O. Which will get it, whether
thieves or detectives, remains to be
seen. If not the latter, they had
better disOrgsnize and no longer
follow a profession which can be
Outwitted by couple of brutal
rascals, who abe ready to negoti-
ate"
Several houses were blown away
al LeWisburg Conway County.
Ark, daring a recent storm.
Thursday of last week was oh
served IA day of fasting and pray
er by the temperance people of
Peoria, III.
The Centennial Commission has
issued an address To the people of
the United States, calling for addi-
tlonal finds.
Dispatches from ella, Cal, state
chat the United States troops are
closely pursuing the outlaw Chnnte
and his party, who, 1t is thought,
will soon he captured.
An Ottumwa, Iowa, dispatch
says that State Fish Commissioners
Evans placed $4,000 young shad in
the Des Moines river, at The foot
of Market street, in that city, Mon
day night, aud would place 10000
in the river at Des Moines.
During the storm OF Sunday ev'
ening the Presbyterian Church Al
Wilkensbury Pa, was struck BY
lightning, aud the congregation die
not become aware of the fact til
after the service, when it was dis
covered that the roof was spin
tered.
Delegations of the Galveston ant
Shreveport Boards of Trade ant
other prominent gentlemen of Tex
as, Numbering twenty-five, are tn
guests OF the indianapolis Boaad o
Trade.
The ST. Louis Democrat has
special from Fort Union, N. NJ
which says: "a band of fit
Kiowas and Comanche Indian
killed Eve men near the mouth {
Ute Creek, twenty miles south <
Fort BascOm, on the 2Ist. No pal
ticulars of the affair have been n
ceived.
Theodore Tilton was arrestC
Wednesday upon q charge of slaI
der against Mr.. Beecher, preferre
by William j. Gaynor, a writer {,
the Brooklyn Daily Argus. NJ
Gaynor declares his object in pr,
curing the arrest to be to force
public examination of the case
court or law. Mr.. Tilton w
Immediately released upon his oW
recognizAnce.
There was considerable exciteme
in the corn market in Chicago Ia
week. A large number of co
tracts for July delivery remain'
unprovided for, aud through Il
competition between buyers pric
were forced from Aixty-three
sixty-nine cents. The market
undoubtedly under the control o
strong combination, aud an eff
will probably be made to advau
prices 10 q still higher range.
There Is q woman in Chica
who boasts that she has slept wi
Suson B. Anthony.