The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-16
TELEGRAMS.

SeVenty-three accidents in New
York city July 5.
Cucuta, Columbia, South Ameri-
ca, has been destroyed by an earth
quake, and oyer 10000 people killed.
Moody and Sankey, the Ameri-
can revivalists, held their farewell
meeting in London on the 18th.
100 clergymen were present. They
now go to the continent.
New York, July IO.-A steamer
from Panama brings later details of
the great earthquake in South Amer
lea. Cucuta is in ruins. not a single
house remaining the killed are cal
culated at 5000 Rosario, San An
tonic, San Juan, San Cristobal aud
Labatem, are in complete ruins.
The number of deaths in Cucuta is
thought TO be three-fourths of the
entire population. The few females
saved are on the outskirts of the
once fine city, but they will have to
retire some distance, as the stencil
of the dead will not allow them to
remain. 1t is heart rending to see
the wounded, who have no care, and
cannot remain long alive in their
present condition. Thieves and rob-
bers swept down OH the Inflated
city, and hardly a single safe has
been saved from the custom house.
AS there is no one to remove the
dead, the stencil is becoming fright
full. Ten thousand dollars were sent
to-day from this city for the suffer-
ers.
NEW YORK, July THE men,
bers of Plymouth church this even
ing expressed their approval of
Henry Ward Beecher in a decidedly
substantial and emphatic manner,
by fixing his salary for the present
year at the enormous figure of $780,
600. 1t is understood that the sum
is tn be paid for the year 1875 only,
and that this extravagant rate is not
to be kept up thereafter. One reas-
on why this large sum is appropriate
ed from the church treasury is that
the members desire to thus aid Mr..
Beecher in paying counsel fees and
expenses of the late Grim. con. trial.
COLUMBUS, July SIN response
to the writ sworn out by II. 81. Cor
bin, the Waterville saloon man, nine
prominet citizens were arrested on
peace warrants and brought here
for trial. The prosecution was not
ready for trial, SO the defendants
waived examination and gave bonds
in the sum of $500 each. $1,000 has
been subscribed by the citizens of
Waterville to carry on the contest.
A fire in Bliddleport, Ohio, on the
Sth, destroyed nine business houses
and three dwellings.
Near Greenfield, Iowa, Saturday,
a farmers wagon containing A.
Montgomery. wife, daughter and
SON, and Mrs. Thomas Montgomery,
her three children, and j. r. Baker,
was overturned in Middle river, and
all drowned but three of the chill
dren,
LOWELL, NEB., July 9.-About
one o'clock p. m. to-day, Jos. New
ell, a farmer, was shot and instantly
killed by Jas. McGonegal, county
commissioner. McGonegal had been
drinking hard of late. and having
an alteration with Newell, shot
him. He was Immediately arrest
ed. The excitement in the imme.
diate vicinity is intense. Both par
ties are we'll known and respectable
citizens.
ST.. LOUIS, July 9.-Gen. Frank P.
Blair, Jr., died at his residence in
this city at half past eleven O'Clock
last night. Although the General
had been sick for long time with
out hope of recovery, still his death
was sudden and unexpected. He
had been out for a drive in the even
ing, and returned about five o'clock,
and seemed to have enjoyed it much
and received considerable benefit !;
but while walking in his room was
attacked with dizziness aud fell,
striking his temple against a piece
of furniture, which rendered him
insensible. Medical aid was imme-
diately called, and every effort made
to restore him to consciousness, but
without success, and at half past
eleven he quietly passed away, sur
rounded by all the members of his
family.
A very damaging storm struck
Nyaek, N. V, on Monday.
Beaver. Utah, July 12.-1he trial
of John ID. Lee, for connection with
the Mountain Meadow massacre of
1851, in Southern Utah, at which
time 40 emigrants, men, women
and children, from Arkansas and
Missouri, were murdered, will prob
ably come up Oh the 18th inst.
General Blair leaves q family con-
sisting of the widow, five sons aud
three daughters.
Memphis, July 1.-THE Cotton
Exchange has crop reports from
Western Tennessee, Northern Ala
bama and Arkansas, which speak
very favorably of cotton and corn.
and with no unusual drawback
large yields will be made. Wheat
and other small grain promise we'll
and abundantly. In regard to the
morale Of labor, the unanimous re-
port lie that iaborers are working
better than ever since the war. and
in fact, better than ever.