The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-21
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containing $1,000 people, finally burst
the last establishments during last night
and flooded almost the entire city eight
To ten feet deep, carrying away hun
dreds of houses, almost destroying the
city, and causing the loss of great
many lives. Unless the flood soon abates
thousands of people now huddIed in the
upper stories of buildings will be drown
ed, many boats are at work trying to
rescue people from the doomed city, and
carry them provisions. The food of
water is terrible and beyond all prece-
dent
BosTox, March 12-The wrestling
match today between Col. Mclaughlin
and John McMahon was a draw, each
winning one throw, and not having
time to finish. The match is foI $500
and the championship of the world.
ST. LOUIS, March 12.-InformatiOn
has reached here that a violent wind
storm amounting almost to tornado
passed over the southern part of Ma
coupin county, Illinois, yesterday, deS-
troying houses, barns and other property.
Edward Mcdonald, living IN the south
ern part of the county and his little
grandchild were killed and several other
members of his family were severely
wounded. The storm is said to have
been about quarter of a mile wide and
came from the northwest.
ST. JOHNS, n. B., March 12.:Another
land slide at Fort Gufferin carried away
400 feet of bank on the eastern side of
breakwater. The break now extends to
within a few feet of the guns and has
taken out one hundred feet of fence
which encloses the battery.
NEW YORK, March 12.-The great pc
destrian match at Gilmore's garden is
| Leary, utterly exhausted, was taken from
the track today by order of his physician.
He is dangerously i'll, and if he RECEIVERS
will give up pedestrian matches. The
building is crammed full ofspectators,
at one dollar head A gallery gave
way to-day, and cry of fire was raised,
causing a terrible panic and rush for
egress, and about dozen persons were
seriously injured. The excitement is
tremendous; l 800 standing outside wait.
| ing for a chance to get in and see the
pedestrians. The score at L O'Clock stood
| ROwell 2S3 miles, Hartman 270 miles,
Ennis $50 miles, O'Leary was sick when
the match began, and gave up on his
215th mile. Rowell's feet are badly
| blistered. The door receipts so far are
$4,000
NORWICH, March 12.-Mrs. Jno. Tay.
| lor and two sons, Willie, aged ten, John.
ME, five, were drowned in the Mantle
Ice Companys pond, at Mantle to-day
The children went for pail of water,
and fell in. Mrs. Taylor hearing their
cries, went to their assistance and was
also drowned.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, March 12-An i'm
mense ice gorge four miles west of here
has covered the Philadelphia Il Erie rail
road 90 feet deep. 500 men are at work
clearing the track.
LONDON, March 13.-The duke of Con
naught son of Queen Victoria, and prin-
cess LOUISA Margaret, daughter of prince
and princess Frederick of Russia, were
married to-day at Windsor castle, with
great ceremony. The greater part of the
city of SZegidin was destroyed by the
flood, and several hundred lives were
lost.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Neither the
withdrawal of O'Leary nor the advance
in the admission fee causes any appar-
ent abatement of interest in the pedes-
trian match. At the newspaper offices
and business places where the score is
displayed crowds are constantly gather
ed. The ceremonies over the remains of
the late Bayard Taylor took place this
afternoon in the presence of large num-
Der of spectators.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The treas
ury department has, by amended'circu-
lar issued to-day, invited all collectors of
customs, surveyors of customs, acting
also as collectors and receivers of public
moneys, pOstmasters of money-Order of
fees, and all other public officers of
whatsoever character, to become agents
for the sale of ten-dollar per cent. re-
funding certificates, authorized to be is
sued by act of February last. A commits
sion will be allowed and bond required.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-S. d.
Field, superintendent of the electric light
company, San Francisco, has combined
the principles of several electric ma
chimes so as to work electric light and
telegraph lines at the same time. To-day
in the western union office of this city,
one of his machines worked fifteen lines
of circuits, varying from 100 TO 40S miles,
including one duplex 1913 miles. 1t is the
first time the experiment has succeeded
in working telegraph circuits
BOSTON, March 13.-Frank Leighton's
large three-story shoe shop at East Pep.
perell, Mass, burned this morning. Loss
$50, 600.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 13.-Frank L.
Bixby, prominent young lawyer, who
abandoned his family and eloped with
his paramour two months ago, leaving
deficits in his accounts as assignee in
bankruptcy and as treasurer of the light
| infantry, has returned to the city and
voluntarily surrendered himself to the
authorities. He is utterly broken down
in spirits. The accounts of his defalca-
cation he claims have been greatly eX-
aggerated, but he stands ready to receive
whatever punishment awaits him.
New YORK, March 14.-At 8 o'clock
| this morning the score in the Interna-
! tional pedestrian contest stood: Rowell,
394 miles; Ennis, $50 miles; Hartman
342 miles.
SAN FRANCIsCo, March IA San
ford, Tulare county, dispatch says that
the settlers here who have been threaten.
ed with litigation and ejectment by the
railroad company, have formed battal-
ion of six companies, regularly officer
ed, mounted and armed, to resist the &C
ton of the company. Most of the men
have seen actual service, and aver that
they mean business.
LOUISVILLE, March IA Blackburn
will not withdraw for any other man
reports to the contrary notwithstanding
Friday was a good day for hanging
Henry Gravelin was hanged at Windsor
VT; John Q. Pinkham at Concord, N H.
VIM. A Deylin at Lowell, Mass. China
man Alb Ben at Maysville, CAL; Eugene
L. Avery at Portland, Oregon; and Vic
tor Nqnsz at Pueblo, Colorado.
CHICAGO, March Ill 80 p. m
Madame Anderson had made ! ,643 quar-
ter miles. Times appears tomorrow in
new dress, and will continue to be in
dependent of party or sect. Will prefer
Sherman or Blain to Hendricks or Thur.
man for president, but would rather
take Tilden than Grant.
| LONDON, March IA dispatch from
/ SZegdin, Friday, says fearful storm is
still raging. The vast lakes around the
remains of the town are tossing like the
sea. The inhabitants who have not yet
been taken away are crowded in the
citadel and upper stories of few houses
and in railway wagons. These people
are fairly provided with provisions, but
thousands are encamped on the dykes,
and with those it is impossible to CON-
municate. Four hundred corpses
were recovered in the village
of Szegdin yesterday. A correspondent
at Pesth reports that the waters around
SZegdin are rising. 4 dispatch from
Szegdin says that the river Sanos is ris
ing rapidly and threatens New Szegdin
Numerous villages in the vicinity are
crowded with refugees. Anarchy and
confusion reign here in the surrounding
country, because of the insufficient mum
Der of troops. Several ineendiaries have
been summarily dealt with. a dispatch
from Pesth Friday night says that a
northerly storm drove wave across the