The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-06
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From she Daily Papers.
Dispatches OF July 18th condensed:
Duncan, Sherman & Co.'s failure did
not cause any financial panic. Many
American travellers in Europe lost SO
heavily that they must give mp travel
ing and return home to work for their
living. The Minnesota republican
convention last week was controlled
by the friends of Judge Ramsey. The
resolutions favored specie payment,
opposed a third term, and endorsed
Judge Gilfllian for reelection as chief
Judge of the supreme court, without
nominating him. John $. Pillsbury
was nominated for governor. A spe-
Gle payment national convention is to
be held at Cincinnati October 25th.
Mr.. Duncan, of Duncan, Sherman & Co.,
put $685., 900 real estate into the hands
of relatives, just before they failed. II
miles of the NJ, X. 6 T. railroad, be-
tween Sedalia and BoOnvIlle. Mo-,
washed out by rain floods. Freight
train on the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago railroad went through a
trestle between Putnapville and and
ClOverdale, Ind, killed engineer and
brakeman, and broke leg and arm of
fireman. The Missippi river at Brain
ard, where the U. p. train went
through bridge on the 9th, was 300
feet long and the water feet deep.
Cars loaded with iron broke the bridge
down. $4,000 fire at McGregor,
Iowa. Grants cotton mills at Glas-
cow, Scotland, burned. Loss $780, 900
300 employees out of work. 81 mills
at Dundee, Scotland, closed and 10000
operatives out of work.
kilograms of July %: VIM. p. Ross,
chief of the Cherokee Indians, has not
been killed, as was reported, but he
has issued an address urging the cap
ture of all murderers. 10 deaths ont
OF Ga cases at Bananacas, Florida, be-
fore the yellow lever was stamped out.
Duncan, Sherman & Go. owe $7O0,OOO
to Americans in Europe. OF their as
sets, 100000 is in Mobile and Ohio
railroad stock, and 100000 in Ala
bama State bonds, worth 81 cents on
the dollar. The real estate transfers
firm, were made from 1868 to 1870, and
aggregate $l,250,OOO. The dee Is are
now being recorded. President Grant,
in an interview with the Indian agent
investigating committee, express ed his
adherence to the Quaker Indian policy.
2s20O wOrkmen on the st. Gothard tun-
mel, Switzerland, struck for higher wa
ges, and were dispersed by the mill
tary, who killed two and wounded sew
en- of the strikers.
kilograms of July 30: Oregon dem
Ocrats declare in favor of spe Gle pay
memt. The Ames and Burdwell peck
et-bOOk factory at Northampton, Mass,
failed, with liabilities of $2OO.OOO. In
Carondolet, Mo-, Thomas DOnahue,
boarding house keeper, tried to clean
his privy vault and was overcome by
the foul air and drowned, as were also
Charles Prienty, James Henry and Jo-
seph Sclechteg, who went into the
4 vault to get DonahHG out. w. o.
Avery, late chief clerk in the treasury
Office at st. Louis. arrived la Washing
to answer Indictment for furnishing
information to the whisky ring. Gen
George Z. Pickett died at Norfolk Va
Ex-President johnson was stricken
with paralysis st his home, Greenville
Tenn. COyle and Johnson are to re-
peat their swimming match at Chester
|, Pay, between Aug. 18th and oath, Tit
. firm of Duncan, Sherman & Go. claim
I that they had secured most OF theiI
! European travellers against loss. Gu.
Z bans captured ala immense Spanish
baggage train OF provisions and am
mnnitiOn. A Spanish gun boat a
r Puerto Principe iorcibiy took an al
lodged law breaker from British mai
O. steamer, and John Bull will soon b,
q prancing around on his car. Messrs
O Mason, of Phiia. failed for $780, 900.
terrible cyclone passed through Har
/, veysburg, Fountain county, Ind, las
b Sunday night, tearing houses to pieces
y uprOoting trees, and sweeping thing
generally before it. Five women wer
q killed. Among the names already as
e certained are Mrs. Somers, Mrs. Pat
tersOn and Mrs. Sample. A hired gin
and little child of Mrs. SOmers ar
! among the victims. Higgins pOrl
packing house, Chicago, burned. Los
100000. insurance $1,000. $500 peopl
at the Lord Mayor of LondOn's gram
= ball. Gold 1l31s. In Kansas Cit,
at 9 o'clock Thursday night, II. A
Russell, chief clerk OF the St. J.. X. c
& w. railroad freight Office, was gar
: rOted and gagged by two masked men
7 and robbed of $50 and his watch.
z kilograms of July 81. When in
J. fOrmel OF ANDREW Johnson's death
e President Grant was evidently affect
b ed. johnson desired to be buried en-
wrapped in the American flag. Plym
Is Outh church can't raise the 500, 900 i
sc voted to Beeeher, and talks Of mortgag
le ing the building for that purpose. tn
cOrOner's jury at Brainard find tina
the bridge fell on occount of rctte
! timbers, and blames the u. P. railroa
50 and the constructors. Judge Barrett
of New York, refuses to reduce tn
=, 81, 600, 600 bail required of Tweed. TIL
ct last span OF the AtchisOn railrOa
bridge is put up. The new Erie rail
m road bridge over the Genesee Falls 8
er Portage, New York, is completed
IL Broadway weaving fac foFv in nnFl;r