The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-30

EzA1 LIAl 6ASASs
kilograms of the 18th condensed i:
Mrs. Celia Burleigh died in Syrca-
cuse, N. Y. Kansas City, No., to
have the railroad from Keokuk,
completed. More damaging rains
through Nebraska and Iowa. The
Centennial commission at Philadel-
phia want another SI,000,0O0 for
building. Riot between the two
races at Felicinana, La. $4,000 fire
at Grand Rapids, Mich, and $4,000
saw mill in ashes at Moore's station,
Mich. Train on the /. ID. s. w. II.
II, at Jamestown, Ind, ran over q
COW, and of the track. Fireman
Thos. Williams, killed. Train on
the Marietta s. Cincinnati railroad
at Zaliska. o., ran into a culvert.
Jane Powell, fireman, killed Cut
Ter engineer, injured. The RI. s. D.,
train on The Union Pacific railroad,
p cars. broke down the bridge over
the Mississippi, at Brainard, and
was fearfully wrecked. Engineer
and fireman, and several passengers
killed, and many injured. Yellow
fever epidemic at Barrancas, Flori-
da, fearful. so mills closed at Ash
ton, and I54 at Oldham, England,
and %, 500 workmen out of employ
ment. Damage by floods in south
ern France, Sl27, 100000. No news
of Donaldson the balloonist, and
the editor who went up with him,
in their balloon. They are most
probably lost in the lakes.
Hugh DOnahne has just walked
!, 100 miles, at Boston, in 100 con-
secntive hours, mile each hour.
Moody aud Sankey have been in
vited TO conVestn the sinners at
Washington, d. C.
New York City has engaged Ex-
Senator Carpenter, of Wisconsin, to
assist in prosecuting Tweed. Il
takes a thief, &c.
The yellow fever is very malig-
nant at the navy yard at Pensacola,
Florida. The officers wives and
children are nearly all down with it.
A special from Lisbon, Portugal,
reports that the drouth in several
districts of Mimic has destroyed
crops and pasturage. a famine is
threatened, and riots against the
grain exporters are imminent. The
cattle are dying of hunger, and the
local authorities report it will be
impossible to collect taxes in many
places.
Monday was holiday among the
MOrmOns in Utah, it being the 2Sth
anniversary of their arrival there.
Milwaukee, Wis, July 24th.-The
grand jury of u. S. circuit court has
adjourned. Indictments were found
against George Q. Erkshire, ex-cOl-
IectOr of internal revenue, and ex-
deputy collector, four guagers, four
stOrekeepers, twenty-fOur rectify-
ers, twelve distillers, one malster
and two grain dealers for whisky
frauds.
Four newspaper and thirteen book
and job offices in Washington, d. c.,
have struck against the Printers
Union there.
London, July 23.-Isaac NJ. Sing
err, the inventor of the Singer sew.
ing machine, died here last evening,
aged sixty four years.
The great book auction sales in
New York City last week, amount
ed to 100000.
Captain Gordon, the first Black
Hills expeditionist arrested by the
military, who destroyed his train,
refuses to give his parol, and has
been granted a writ of habeas cor
pus, for his release from camp Sher-
idan.
Toledo, July 26.-JOhn Noble, a
highly respected farmer, fifty years
of age, living near Midbufy, Otta-
wa county, Killed his wife this even
ing by beating her with a club and
cutting her throat. Infdelity the
alleged cause. He surrendered
himself to authorities.
Atlanta, Ga, July GA man
named Johnson, with IA wife and
five children in a wagon, drove in
to Cossawattic river, got into deep
water, wagon bed flOated oil and
children were drowned.
There are now ], 800 miners in the
Black Hills, and 20 more arrive per
day. Prof. Janney has made rich
discoveries, and owns up that there
is plenty of gold. 1t will soon be-
come a great mining region.
London, July 23.-The waters of
the Mere, atPet erbOrough, are from
10 to 20 feet above ordinary level.
Acres Of grazing lands are flooded
between Firth and Edinbnrg, and
thousands of animals were de.
priyed of pasturage. The water is
three and four feet deep on As, 600
acres of land near Whittlesey.
A swindler named Noyes p.
Gregory has been arrested at New
ark, Ohio, for pretending 10 be an
agent of Phelps tool factory, and
buying $500 piano, paying for it
in forged notes purpOrting TO be
signed by farmers.
London, July 25.-The members
of the American Rifle Team wit
messed the concluding shooting at
Wimbledon meeting to-day. Major
Fulton received the Wimbledon
cup from Princess Louise. The