The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-24
The OsceOIa Fires.

received here late last night that the fire
was approaching Phillipsburg, and in or
der to save the town the Burgess ordered
the brush around the place 10 be set on
tirc. About two hundred men were sent
out to fight the flames at points from
which the most danger was 10 be feared.
Osceola is leyelled to the ground. and
the smoking debris Is all that i left of
the houses The neighboriug towns are
sending money and provision, for the
relief of the unfortunate.
Destruction Greater tnnn nt FIRST
Supposed.
TYRONE, Pa, May 23.-At OSceola
the destruction is very much greater than
has been reported Ninc.tcnths of the
town is burned, leaving scarcely enough
ashes to mark where the houses stood.
In the midst Of the confgration thieves
and robbers were plying their trade,
breaking into trunks and appropriatinS
to themselves sundry articles OF value
Money and clothing are needed, and the
supply Of food will have to be- kept up
for time. \ special police force /, on
duty To the credit OF the miners, even
violent strikers worked like heroes To-
save the chuteS and Improvements con-
nccted herewith, none of which have
been damaged. The railroad will be- re-
paired 80 as to bring out coal by morn
ing. Reports received here this even
ing describe the fire around OSccOa and
PmllipSburg rs nearly ont.
GrasshOppers in Kansas.
ST Louis, May pa Kansas City
special to the Republicans, says that the
grasshoppers havepenetrated to the hear.
of the city, moving in Il vast army, going
north. Trenches are being dug and
millions are slaughtered but nothing can
stop the red legged grasshoppcr, in their
march. Many drive them from their
grounds with water from their hydrant.
Their dcprcdationS are becoming very
serious; lawns are being stripped of grass
and garden truck destroyed Nothing
can bc raised except in green houses.
ST. LoUIs. May 22.-A Rspubh'o1's
Kansas City special, saws the gra,,h"p-
pcrs come into town and cover lhc ,iIc-
walks AM fences, and the citizens i'll
stead Of gong Ia church. have been de-
stroying them all day by the bushels. In
many places SO many have been kIiird
that most uncomfortable stencil ha, been
created, and sanitary measure, hay, been
taken toprevcnt disease. one man dug
a trench eight hundred feet long, into
which he drives them and Kill, millions.
Independence, siN miles from here, j.
worse oil than We are.
Action Of the Erie Stockholders.
New York, May 22.-At meeting of
the Erie stockholders to-day, Mr. Brow
nell. Vicc-Prcsident of the Stock LN-
change in the chair The following r.-"-
lutious were adopted:
ECso'r,d That in our Judgment g.! the
company cannot avoid pawn" th" tntnr.
est on the bonds lately sold ~ Euroy",
and cannot earn money To pay that inter
est, sound policy would requir" that the
money for the purpo-" should be- ra sri
by assessment on the stock,
R,soirfd, That We recommend ,h, Iii
rcctors rthc Erie Railway Compurs tn
opyn books of subscription at their .lIirr
and TO invite the stockholders tu yu.uu-
tarilv contribute sum uI share
to prevent the company going to protest.
=rhcprcamblcac.ompanyiuglh IN" rrso'u.
tI0ns and also adopted, rccItod that IL ap-
pears from the report Of President Jrwrtt
that the net earnings of the sompuny fall
short of its requirements by nearly
S3.OOO.OOO Il year; that the funded
debt has increased at the rate ol
five millions year in the last four year,
without any corresponding iucrc"," in
equipments of property of the company.
Tint for tie last money borrowed IN
Europe the company issued it. seven
per cent. gold bonds, at the rate Of about
forty cents on the dollar, and in order t.
raise money to pay the June mtorc-, on
these bonds the company j, about to by
pothccatc it, only remaining asset IT,
coal lands, on terms which will entirely
involve their sacrifice at for Ices than
their value, and finally that nn adherence
to this financial plan must inevitably
lead to bankruptcy.