The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-13

Santa Fe, New Mexico, June Wed
nesday night, at Los Vegas, an Italian,
who last fall had murdered Frenchman
and Mexican woman, and who was
to be hanged, but was allowed
a new trial, and Mexican who on Mon
day murdered man, were taken from
the Jail and hanged IN the public square |
by citizens. The bodies were still hang |
ing yesterday morning.
Another Jay Gould Railroad.
CHICAGO, June Ga Journal, Quincy, |
Illinois, special says that negotiation |
which has been going on between Jay |
Gould on the part of the Wabash Rail |
road and owners and the Quincy, Mis- |
souri, & Pacific Railroad, have resulted |
in lease of the latter to the Wabash for
ninety-nine years. The officers of the
O., NJ. 81 p. will at once sign the papers
The old company will finish the road to
Milan, Sullivan county, Missouri, and
the Wabash will extend it at once To
point beyond Albany, to connect with
the North Missouri, now building to
Omaha.
Calamity to Sedgwick County
Special to the Commonwealth
WICHITA, June 9.-The worst calami-
ty that ever befell this county came this
afternoon in the shape of hail storm
commencing about O'Clock and lasting
an hour. Hail stones weighing from four
to IL ounces fell thick and fast accom-
panied by heavy rain; smaller hail,
from the size of walnut to that of an
egg, fell in immense quantities. How
extensive the storm has been cannot be
ascertained at this writing, but ali the
crops and trees in this immediate vicin-
ity are almost totally ruined The dam
age to metallic roots and glass fronts in
this city is immense. The storm came
up with heavy electric and rain storm,
it having been exceedingly bot all day.
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH.
A Small Tornado at Lawrence.
LAWRENCE, June "a violent storm
passed over this city this evening, about
q O'Clock. The steeple of the Baptist
church was blown down, the roof OF the
State University building seriously dam
aged, and a number of other buildings
unroofed. Mrs. Fannie Carme was Sc
riously hurt by flying debris, and sever
al other persons injured.
Fire at Fort Scott.
FORT SCoTT, June 9.-To-night about
halfpast nine O'Clock fire was discov-
cred in one of the buildings of the Fort
Scott carriage company. The building
was quickly consumed, with the tools,
stock and unfinished work. By earnest
| efforts on the part of citizens, the brick
part of the carriage company's works,
with the contents, was saved, as was the
Butler brewery and surrounding build
ings. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $500.
$4,000 Town Burned.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June "a special
| from Adairville, KY, says a fire broke
out here at O'Clock last night and de-
stroyed the better part of the town. Be-
camps hotel, Brown & McClellan's dry
goods store, Burr 81 Gooch's furniture
house, Kings livery stable, dwelling and
two doctors offices were burned. Loss,
So, 900; no insurance.
The Cayenne Pepper Men Caught.
CHICAGO, June 9.-The robbers who
boldly secured from the Illinois Central
Railroad messenger $4,000 on Saturday
afternoon, and who eluded pursuit for
long time, were captured yesterday af-
ternoOn. They proved to be three well
known thieves-James Colan, James
Gillett and Mike Crowley. The police
have kept the matter quiet till O'Clock
this afternoon, when it became known
that portion of the money and high
waymen had been captured.
Contempt of Court.
LAWRENCE, June AT meeting of
the citizens of Douglass county, held
this evening, the county commissioners
were instructed not to obey the order of
the circuit court to make a levy to pay
the interest on railroad bonds.
Cheating the GallOws.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8. -Edward Parr
was sentenced to death at noon today
for the murder of his daughter, Mrs SUI
san IRWIN. AS the procession left the
court he fell fainting to the floor, and
phial dropped from his hand. 1t was
found that he had taken dose of strych-
nine. He is still alive.
Warming to Nihilists.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 9.-The SEN
tence against Alexander TOloriff, who
attempted the assassination of the Empe-
roF on the 18th of April, was carried out
| to-day. He was hanged at 10 O'Clock
this morning, on the Smolenskl Field.
| 10000 Dead Camels.
| CALCUTTA, June 9.-Forty thousand
camels, belonging to the British trans
port service, died during the war in AT
ghanistan. More or less copious rains
are reported from nearly all the districts
of Bengal and Assam. The rainfall in
Cachar, Bengal, has as yet been slight
and partial, but sufficient to greatly i'm
prove the prospects of the indigo crops
Reports from sea districts are, on the
whole, fairly good. The famine in Cash
mere is taking its course, and the people
are reported dying by hundreds.
Horrible Death.
| WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 1O.-As
Mrs. Honora Lacy was driving from here
TO her home in Chester county, Pa, yes
terday evening, the contents of the car
riage, cotton and straw, were ignited by
a match, and in an instant the whole in
terror of the vehicle was in blaze. The
horse became frightened, ran away, and
before it was stopped, Mrs. Lacy was lit
orally roasted alive.
Another Horror.
SRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 1O.-A hor-
rible accident happened at Springfield
at the rolling mill yesterday. Mr.. James
Z. Thompson, belt LAGER, got caught in
the betting and was drawn into the ma
chinery and literally torn to pieces. The
larger part Of his body was gathered up,
to which was soon after added the heart,
! lungs, liver, and other portions of his
body. Thompson was a fine looking
man, about 35 years old. He leaves a
wife and four children.
Il How Did He Get 1t?
PHILADELPHIA, June 10-EdWard
Parr, the murderer of his daughter, who
sank down in the prisoners dock yester
day from effects of poison, just after
death sentence had been pronounced up
on MIN, died this morning at ten min
: utes before six o'clock, in the ante-room
of the court house. Eminent physician:
from different colleges were with him
all night, and tried to restore him tC
consciousness. All of PARIS immediate
relatives are now in custody, and rigid
; investigation will be had with view t.
:. discover the manner in which, and by
whom the poison was conveyed to the
prisoner.
u Senator Ingalls's Case,
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
: at private meeting today, considered
/. the case of Senator Ingalls,. Two Dem
/ ocratic Senators, Hill and Vance, anC
/ two Republicans, Cameron of Wiscon
/ sin, and Hoar, expressed themselves tina
: in view of the investigation by the Kan
: sas legislature, there Is not enough in tn,
e case to put Ingalls, again on the defense
It and therefore they would not recommend
e an investigation by the Senate. The re
naming four Democratic members wer,
of the opinion that an investigation
r ought to be ordered
S Expensive.
NEW YORK, June 1O.-The strike O
lOng-shoremen cost the steamship com
4 panies $250,O00. The strikers have re
Y turned to work on compromise terms.
e Dime NOyelists.
= BUFFALO, n. Y, June 1O.-Anothe