The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-11

AONOiS duu blen-- Inc IAic 5AOW
storms on the line of the Union |
Pacific railroad were the worst on
record, and the Central Pacific is
still Observation-Disclosures al Sherman
endorses Gov. Hayes of Ohio, as
the rep. nominee for =.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
Bowen writes a long letter. cay
ing that in his "opinion" Beecher is
guilty, &c. Bah! who wants his
or ans body else's "opin-
ion ?''-Six farm houses were de-
by the storm of Tuesday, III
Vanderburg county, Indiana.-The
Rialto paper mill, Butler county,
Ohio, burned. S25O,000. Also a $40,-
600 fire in Jewett City, CT
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Z.
The fire damp explosion in the
Jabin mine, Belgium, on the 9th,
killed 166 miners.-Wm. A. Noble,
a farmer Sc years Old, near Scar
berry, Neb., arrested for violating
his two daughters, one ID cars old,
and the other married.-The NO.
mems walking maich TO see which
would walk 300 miles ia the short
est time, closed in Chicago on Sat-
urday. Mrs. Mary Marshall walked
234 miles, and Miss Bertha Van
Hillem walked 23l miles, when both
gave out, their legs being used up
There will be greenback conyen.
ton in New Haven, CT, Feb. 23d.
which will speak out loudly.-The
boiler of large cotton press at Gal
weston exploded, killing two men,
The counsel of Mckee, in St. Louis,
appeal for a new trial, and pending
the decision of the court, Mckee
remains at liberty, on q bail OF
five thousand dollars.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8.
The Industrial Exhibition Com
pany, New York, failed, and its
bondholders will not get their
prizes.-Alcott Iron Company, AL,
bany, N. Y, failed; liabilities $780,.
OO0.-Hon. w. IL. Phelps, member
of the Missouri legislature, and hi:
brother, arrested in Springfield, Mo
for killing j. E.. Harding a few day:
ago.-Red Cloud and Setting Bull
and their Indians have started t.
raid the Black Hills miners.-Fires
Bradner, Smith s. Co.'S. paper mills
at Rockton, ILL.,, $4,000; Rhoney'l
furniture house, New York City
$150OO0.-A grand sksting match
for the longest distance is to be hello
at Chicago, Februsry 18th, free t.
all.-The Denver s. Rio Grande rail
road, narrow guage, is being ex
tended into San Juan mining dis
trict at the rate of two aud a-hal
miles per dsy.-Another elopemen'
in high life in Canada. Miss Row
and, of Quebec, ran away to New
York with al Irish spalpeen emit
tied the Earl of Dunravn.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8.
A terrible fire occurred Tuesday
on Grand street, New York, anC
proved destructive. The fire burn
ed through the entire block bound
ed by Grand, Howard, Broadway
and Crosby streets, altogether abou
thirty buildings. The total loss i
estimated at S4,500,000. One firm
Cashen, Brunderhill & Co., lac,
dealers, estimate their loss at 81 500,
600. Five buildings on Broadwa!
burned, and all on Grand street
except No. 125, where the fire brok,
out. Two tiremen, David Clute
foreman, and John III. Bust, assist
ant, were killed, and several other
injured by falling walls. At on
time it was believed the heart of tn
city would burn. There was grea
excitement. The fire was unde
complete control at 10 :30.-Pete
II. Sumner arrested in Brooklyn TO
committing $4,000 forgery in Cal
ifornia. He was very prominen
Baptist there.-Chas. Kast, deput,
sheriff at Los Animas, Colorado
shot by a negro named Chas. II
Holland, while attempting to stop
fight. Holland is in jail.-U. S
Senator Christiancy, of Michigan
aged 81, married at Washington,
female clerk, aged 16, of the treas
ury department. Her name wa
Miss LilykLugerbel. Female clerk
are looking up.-The Babcock trja
at st. Louis opened Tuesday, tn
jury being composed of farmers
merchants, and mechanics. iron
counties outside of st. Louis. Th
lawyers for the defense objected t
about all the testimony offered
Their objections are legal technical
tiles, and little progress was made