The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24
THE MEMS.

A large number of Mennonites
arrived at Omaha Monday bound
for the interior of the state.
There are now nety-eight prot
estant churches in Mexico; five
years ago there were less than six.
Oliver p. Frakes, a notorious
character, was hung by vigilants,
near Neyada City, Vernon county, |
Mo-, Saturday night.
The six hundred Menuonites who
landed at Castle Garden, Friday,
started for the West Sunday after
neon from the Erie depot. Their
points Of destination are Atchison,
Kan, ElkhArt, Ind, and Yankton,
Dakota territory.
The superintendent of the mount
ed recruiting service is ordered to
forward one hundred recruits to
Austin, Tex, for the fourth cavalry,
and all dispOsable colored recruits
to the same place for assignment to
the ninth cavalry; also eighty re-
cruits to Fort Dodge for the sixth
cavalry.
w. j. Cannefex. the murderer of
Judge IL. j. LindenbOwer, at
Springfield. Mo-, some three years
ago, who escaped jail, ana hid in
Texas, has been recaptured. He
was at home clandestinely. He
fought desperately, and was
wounded. The sheriff and party
making the arrest escaped unhurt.
A disgracefnl fight between the
rival factions of the celored Meth
Odist church, occurred at Fort
Wayne, Ind, Sunday. The particle
pants were mostly women, and was
attended with no more serious con-
sequences than hair pulling, scrtch-
ing, and gougiug with parasols.
About a dozen of them were ar
rested.
Geo. Simpson, planter, residing
fifteen miles from Shreveport, La,
was murdered by q negro, Satur-
day. Mr. Simpson, aged seventy,
was alone and asleep when the ne
gro stepped into the house, and
seizing Simpsons gun, shot him
dead. The negro was pursued and
captured, and when within six
miles of the city, was taken from
the captCrs and killed.
A banquet was given oil the 18th
in honor of American independ-
ence at the city of Mexico. All the
Americans there were present, and
q dinner was also attended by Pres
ident LerdO, the members of the
cabinet, the diplomatic corps and
leading men of the country and
press. Minister Foster presided.
The declaration of independence
was read, a patriotic poem recited
and cordial toasts were exchanged.
ESTIMATED LossEs.-The Chica-
go Times makes the following es-
innate of the losses by the fire in
that city last week, which is
thought to be very near correct. II
does not seem to have been SO bad
as at first reported. The area that
burned over covers fifteen squares.
Taking blocks and half blocks, and
Jumping the whole, the burned
area is about half a mile long and 9
little less in width, and embraced
the tumble-down shanties and pala.
tial avenue residences. On Clark
street the loss was 100000; Fourth
avenue, $4,000; Third avenue
100000; State street, $4,000
Wabash avenue, $4,000; Michi.
gan avenue, S15OOOO; Taylor street
$4,000; Polk street, $4,000; Har.
rison street, $4,000; Congress
street, $4,000; Van Buren, street
$4,000; Court, between Wabash
avenue and State street, Sl5O,OOO
Total, S4,O25, 600. Total loss to in.
surance companies, 100000 to
S2,5oOOOO.
A swarm of Industrious grass.
hoppers devoured thirteen acre
field of wheat, growing finely, in
Humboldt county, Iowa, in two
days, eating the green blades bare
to the ground.
The grasshOppers have arrived
in Southern Iowa. They "camp.
ed" in Mills county last Thurs
day afternoon, and went immedi.
ately to work, gathering their
, corn.
A special dispath from Jacksbo.
ro, Texas, of the 18th, and one
from Dallas, Texas, of the 18th,
says that on the 18th inst. Mai.
Jones with thirty four men fought
a large party of Kiowas, Conan
ches and Apaches in Lost Valley,
jackson county, killed three and
wounded three that were seen. 1t
is supposed that others were killed
and wounded among the rocks in
the mountains. The whites lost
two men killed and two wounded
and fifteen horses killed and
wounded. The fight lasted three
hours. The number ofIndians is
estimated at 125, all armed with
improved breech leaders and we'll
mounted. They used no arrows.
The Indians retreated in a north
easterly direction: Maj. Jones
did not have sufficient force to
pursue them.
People who are disposed to call
Kansas hard names this season on
account of bugs, will find very few
places any better of. Here is an
item from the Robinson, ILL., Ar
gas, published in a county on the
east line of the State:
"This pestiferous insect has
during the past week commenced
its depredations in the coEnfields
in this vicinity, and the sad havoc
it is making, in heretofore prom
ising fields of corn, is truly dis
couraging to farmer who has his
hopes of an abundant harvest and
a rich reward for his labor so sud-
denly blasted. The ground flea,
the caterpillar, the potato bug the
chinch bug will leave quite q mark