The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 70.
The greenbsck mass meeting at
Detroit provided seats for 10000
people, but only 600 were present.
Congressman Kelley, Of Phila., made
the principal speech. A platform
was adopted in favor of the 3 :65 in
terconvertible bond plan, abolishing
national bank currency, and issuing
greenbacks instead. - O'Baldwin,
the Irish giant, dying in New York
of eonsumption.-The President of
Ecuador, South America, asssssina-
ted, and the sentry then killed the
assassin Democratic county con.
ventiOns in New York endorse Gov.
Tilden's war on the canal ring
JEFF. Davis accepts the invitation to
address the Kansas City fsir.-Fifty
Nebraska editors excursienize to
| the Missouri river towns.-Near Co.
lumbus, Ohio, Isaac Williams' horse
and buggy plunged over a bridge
into river, taking himself, wife
and child along, and the water
swept the babe from its mothers
arms, and it was found next day
lodged in a tree. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Williams were saXed.-sCaptain sue
ceeded in swimming from Dover to
Calias, without any life saving or
other apparatus. Time 81 hours
and 40 minutes. Where 10 BOyton
now? Terrific storm at Sioux City,
IOwa.-St. Paul express train went
through rotten bridge near Chica-
go, killing the conductor, but not
injuring the .psssengers.--Wheeling,
", glass company failed, and viii
close business and pay 80 cents on .
dollar.-Saw Nails at Ottawa, Can
ada, to close and throw 2.OOO men
out of employment.-NO. 3 wheat
in st. Louis Sl.50; $l.37; corn
81 cents.
| THURSDAY, AUG. 26.
| Bank of California, San Francisco,
suspended. 1t was q gold bank, and
the specie gave out in consequence
of run by the depositors. Intense
excitement throughout the city and
state.-SOldiers national reunion at
Caldwell, Ohio, Sept. l, 2 and g.
Gustave Hornbery, of Jamestown,
Green county, Ohio, got drunk, and
tried to kill his wife, but she fed to
. neighbours house. He then sharp
ened table knife on the stove, took
his Is months old baby, and cut its
throat from ear to ear, and went and
told his wife what he had done. He
is in Jail, sorry he couldn't kill HE
wi fe.-Three masked men went to
the farm house of VIM. Morris, near
New Haven, Ind, drove out his
wife, took all they wanted, and
burned the house down.-Cincinnati
fair opens Sept. s. Very heavy
rains in Northern Kansas.--Tripoli
refuses TO make amerds for insults
to the American consul, and our
Mediterranean fleet is ordered ia
rendezvous there-Kansas City mer-
! chants offerspeciAl premium Of $3.50
for best display of agricultural prod
.. ucts from any county or township
in Missouri or Kansss.-The Wood.
bury plainng machine company OF
Chicago has begun suit against 5O,-
600 owners Of planning machines, ali
over the states, which infringe on
their patents.-Heavy rains in Ne
braska. = Gordon, the Black Hills
; miner, released. = $4,000 fire in
Memphis, THANKSGIVING, Abrenl
s. Co., of Baltimore, sugar, import
ers, failed for 50, 900, 0O0.--Sc6ooner
Emily Holder. Captain York, arriv.
| ed at Portland, Maine, and reports
being attacked by a sea serpent of
Martinicus, Aug. 22.-$45, 600 fro in
Quincy, Mass.--No. 3 wheat in ST.
; Louis 81 4s; No. 3 $I.36; corn 66c.
: FRIDAY, AUG. %.