The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-30
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i. &. Barrett, tile new Mayor Of
81. Louis, died on Saturday.
The Boston City Council has vot-
ed $4,000 towards the centennial
celegration on the 18th of June next
OF the battle of BunkeT Hill.
John IL. Conner, treasurer OF the
national stock yards, New York, is
under arrest for embezzling $1,000.
In st. Louis, Sunday, fire de-
stroyed the Yerandah block, on
North Fourth street, containing
abont dozen stores and the nation
al guards armory. Losses about
100000, mostly covered by insur-
ance.
Secretary Delano has Withdrawn
his resignation.
The Mexican border is getting to
be an interesting place. Here is the
latest.
Corpus Christi, Tex, April 24.-
To the Postmaster General, Wash
ington: The post Office was robbed
and plundered at Carlo on the 18th
instant by Mexicans. DIR. LovalI is
killed. The custom house safe is in
the same building, but SO far as
known could not be opened. Par
ticulars will be reported by mail.
All here are on official duty.
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Walter Mann, President of the
Merchants National Bank, Milwau-
kee, has been sued for refusing to
allow government offiiaI to in
spect the bank checks to see wheth-
er they were stamped.
Carl Schurz sailed for Europe yes
terday. When he returns he will
become st. Louis editor.
Miss Alice A. Early of Rockford
Illinois, has obtained a verdict OF
$4,000 against the Chicago Times,
for SANDER. The Times published
a retraction, but that did not suffice
to soothe Miss Early.
The Louisiana Legislature has
impeached Auditor Clinton, a KEEL
logg man, for robbing the State
treasury.
A splendid mine of anthracite
coal has been found in johnson
county, Arkansas. 1t is better than
the Pennsylvania anthracite.
Washington, April 22nd.-Attor-
ney-General Williams to-day ten
dere6 to the President his resigna-
ton, to take effect May 10th. The
resignation has not been accepted,
and therefore no person has been
named as his successor. The init
mate friends of Judge Williams say
he designs returning to Oregon, and
entering into the contest for United
States Senator from that State.
Last Friday the steamer XVI at
her warf in New Orleans, took
fire, drifted against and set fire to
the Exporter and Bodman, and in a
few minutes they were all in flames.
Fifty lives were lost, among; them
probably some excursionists from
Cincinnati and Pittsburg. The job
bling tugs refused TO rescue people.
All the boats and contents destroy
cd. Loss about 100000; partly in
sured.
Col. Yerger, 3 prominent rebel
of Mississippi, once, died on Friday
at Baltimore.
Capt. St. John, general manager
of the Peoples line of steamers on
the Hudson, shot himself dead
Saturday, while standing in the
barber shop of one of his boats.
st Louis, April 25.-Information
from every section of Missouri re-
garding the crops, is to the effect
that about three-fourth of the
fall wheat is destroyed. One half
of it will be ploWed up, and corn
planted. There is only about one
half of the usual Number OF oats,
and the peach crop in Missouri and
Arkansas is nearly destroyed. The
apples and grapes are not injured.
Saturday snow storm covered
the Union Pacific track five inches
deep from Evan ston 10 the North
Platte.
Dispatches from Southern Hin.
ois say that the. late cold snap did
no harm to the fruit there. It is
said, also, along the lakes the injury
is but partial. The destruction in
Western Pennsylvania, on the con-
trary, is almost total. Cherries,
pears and peaches are all killed, and
there is very little hope even for ap-
pies.
Reports from Washington relative
to successor to Attorney Genral
Williams are contradictory. By
some it is stated that the Hon. Ed.
wards PierrepOnt will receive the
appointment, while others claim
that General Butler will have the
portfolio.
Memphis. April 27.-Planters are
complaining of unprecedented de-
struction of mules and horses and
cattle.by buffalo gnats.:I 1t is estimat-
ed that within the past ten days
100000 worth of stock has been
killed by them within a radius of
one hundred miles from this city,
and the consequence has been a
heavy advance in the price of mules
and horses.
The first Cardinal in this country,
McClosky, OF New York city, as
sumed his Office on Tucsda y, with
much pomp aud ceremony.
j Lam Harper, the senior member
of the firm of Harper Brothers in
New York, died on Thursday even
ing the 22d. lie was 70 years old.
i \ telegram from Fort Wallace,
Kansas, reports that on the 18th, 1t
Henley and so cavalry tracked &C
Cheyenne warriors epcamped near
there and cut off a party of y, and