The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-04-07
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH %.
The damage by the Manchester,
Mass, reservoir dam breaking
away, is $4,000, and three lives
lost.-The Missouri P1cific railroad
has got possession of itself again,
and Charlie p. Chateau has been
elected President and j ehn l.. Dear
born Secretsry.-Watson Foster, of
Pike county, Mo-, sues the st. Louis
Times for $4,000 for libel.-In St.
Louis, w. a. Sherwood, the
wealthy proprietor of Sherwood's
tonic bittere, hung himself, and Geo.
F. Burrows, a saloon keeper, shot
himself. Both were bachelors, over
fifty years old.-It is reported that
the Car of Russia is going to retire
for few years, and travel for his
health, leaving his son to play Car
until he returns.
THURSDAY. MARCH 80.
Bfrs. S. Q. Harris, of Monticello,
Iowa, Mr.. b. r. Weber, of Lisbon,
Iowa, have just learned that they
are heirs to. 81, 600, 900 and $4,000, 900,
respectively, from rich estate in
Holland, left by one Barta, who
died about 100 years ago. The
property amounts to $4,000, 600,
and the heirs are numerous, particu-
larly in Canada. It will take time
to get hold of the money, which is
in the care of the Holland govern.
ment.-A railroad train in France
broke down a bridge weakened by
q freshet, aud the cars all sunk in
the river, drowning 40 passengers.
$25 900 fire in New Orleans, $4,000
fire in st. Louis in Steel & Prices
baking powder factory.-Two sons
of Charles Walden, editor of tn c
Fayette, Mo-, Advertiser, went
hunting, with revolver loaded with
old type, and the eldest ID years
accidentally shot and killed the
youngest, boy of 9 years.
| FRIDAY, MARCH 81.
The dam of the reservoir at Wor-
cester, Mass, gave way Thursday
evening, letting 760,O00,O00 gallons
of water loose. This immense mass
rushed down the valley in a wave
20 feet high, destroying everything
in its path for miles. The damages
estimated at 100000. The food
having been expected for several
days. the people got out of its way.
The unsafe state of the reservoir
wall has been known for several
years, but the city council thought
it couldn't afford to advertise
Norton Sc Co.'S. steel works in Ian
cashire, England, failed. Liabilities
$3.50, OO0.-The plague is raging a
Bagdad, Persia.-Gold 1889.
SATURDAY, APRIL l.
$4,000 fire at Main st., New Roch
ellie, N. "a Plymouth church
committee is investigating Henry
c. Bowen.-Four of the 16 boilers
in Fletcher's mill, Providence, r. l.
exploded, killing two men an6
wounding others. Loss $25,000.-
President Grant, " no has been quite
sick for several days, is on duty
again.-The London Times opposes
the title of Empress of India being
conferred upon Queen Victoria
Several of the st. Louis alderman
have been indicted for bribery anC
forgery.
MONDAY, APRIL 3.
The public debt was reduced
$4,240 S68 in March.-$655,0 900 IL
, silver coin received at the st. Loui
sub-treasury, 10 redeem fractional
; currency with.-The Office of the u
S. Express company at Akron
, Ohio, was robbed Friday night o
about $4,000, by burglars.-Th'
street car railroad stables at Peoria
ILL.,, burned. Loss $7,0O0-15 dis
guised men broke open the store o
Hirsch Bros, at Somerville, Tennis.
beat the the two young Hirsch's, tiet
q rope around their necks and drag
ged them out in the street, and car
ried off $1,000 worth of goods.
MONDAY, APRIL 4.
/ The people of California ar
greatly excited over the importa
3 ton Of Chinese, and it is said tina
: 10000 men in San Francisco propos
: to butcher the celestials as fast a
they arrive.-Gongress having neg
Iected to appropriate any money 70
fuel and lights for public puildingl
3 the postohces in the large cities ar
? deprived of water and gas, and ar
j. working with tallow candies
{ general and disastrous overflow o
? the lower Mississippi riveri is feare'
and has begun.--17 horses and
mules were burned to death at Pc
oria. = Elizabeth T. Greenfield
:. known rs the Black Swan" song
: stress, died at Philadelphia, aged
. years.-Gold 113.
D WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3.
The nomination of P. II. Dan
as minister TO England, has bee
@ rejected by the Senate.-Tbe expires
!, company's safe at Hamilton, Mo
i robbe of 81, 200.-The overflow G
the Mississippi below Memphis, i