The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-14

VIM. F. Cochrane, was commenced here
today in the United States Circuit court,
Judges Nelson of Minnesota, Dillon of
Iowa, and Treat of Missouri, on the
Bench. The case also involves suits
against Christian s. Co. and others, of
Minnesota, and indirectly, large num-
Der of millers throughout the country
are interested. Judges Dillon and Mel
son will decide the Minnesota case, and
Judges Dillon and Treat, the St Louis
cases. The council are Rodney Mason,
of Washington; Charles ii. Blake, of
New York, and Judge Chester H.
krum, of St. Louis, for the plaintiff, and
Fred n. Judson, of st. Louis for the
Missouri millers; Mr.. McCo d, of Mimi
esota, for the millers of that State, and
National Millers' Association. 1t is ex-
pected that the case will continue all the
week.
KANSAS CRY. Feb. ia terrible ac.
cident occurred about z 80 O'Clock this
a. m. at the foot of Grand avenue, in the
cut being made for the Chicago & Alton
railway. AT that hour the cut with its
almost perpendicular walls, ninety feet
high, caved In and buried the men and
their teams under six thousand wards of
falling earth There were four teams in
the cut at the time and ten men working
at each team besides these were the fore
man, james Mccarthy, his clerk and two
men working with picks. Most of them
escaped the falling earth, and some who
were but slightly buried were rescued.
but six were taken out dead and three
badly wounded, one of whom is dying.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1.-THE order of the
privy council, on foregn animals, so far
as it relates to the United States, was a
great surprise. All the cattle from the
United States, after March Sd, will have
to be slaughtered in abattoirS now pre-
pairing on dock at Blrkenhead and Liv-
erpOOl, within ten days after landing.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-The report is re-
ceived that gorge in the Missouri river
at Glasgow, Mo-, destroyed span of the
railroad bridge which is being built for
the Chicago & Alton railroad by the
American bridge company, of Chicago.
The loss, which is $4,000 to $4,000,
falls on the bridge company 1t would
have been ready for use by March 1st.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE Ohio 81
Miss;ppi railroad officials emphatically
deny that the trains were detained at
Flora station on account of the enforce
ment of the Sunday law, as was stated in
yesterdays dispatch to that effect, it hav-
ing originated with some person misin-
formed or evilly disposed. The total
amount of the liabilit les of Adae & Co.
savings bank, with the exception of the
European creditors not yet reported, was
announced this morning to be $685., 267.
PORTLAND, Me, Feb. 11.-Captain
Prince, convicted of pension frauds, of
fers to pay the government $4,000 for
his release.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE argument of
counsel in the Reno inquiry was conclu-
ded today, and the court went into Sc
cret session to make up its report. When
completed the report will be forwarded
to Washington and the contents will first
be known there. Madam Lachapelle, at
noon today had completed sixteen hun
bred quarter miles. She is in good con-
ditiOn and confident of success
MILWAUKEE, Feb. IA fire last
night destroyed group of buildings five
miles north of the city, owned by Chase
Herman. The property destroyed in
Guided Touring mill. four run Of stone,
pearl and barley mill, starch factory,
and five drying kllns used for drying
peas and starch. Loss, $4,000; no in
Surance.
LONDON, Feb. 11-Lord Chelmsford,
commander of the Zulu Land expedition
sets down the British loss at thirty Off
GERS and about five hundred non-comm1s-
stoned officers, rank and file, of the I'M
perial troops and seventy non-commis-
stoned officers, rank and file of the Colo
NAL troops. A court of inquiry has been
ordered to collect evidence regarding the
affair, as 1t seems the troops were enticed
from their camp, as the action took place
about a mile and a quarter outside.
They killed 1900 Zulus There is great
excitement over this disaster, and the
Times calls for immediate and large
shipments of troops, to both conquer the
Zulus and overcome other disaffected
tribes