The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-28
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burned; loss, $50, 900.
TORONTO, February 21.-Another cold
spell throughout Ontario; thermometer
to-day from zero TO SO below.
Halifax, February 81 The heaviest
snow storme for five years commenced
last night and continued all day. Drifts
in some places are fifteen feet high.
Business Is completely suspended in the
city, and railways are blocked
LONDON, Feb. 21.-John Parry, singer,
and John Clark, comedian, are dead
Six inches of snow fell here last night
Paris had also a snow storm yesterday.
John Malthy, merchant, of Mincing Lane,
failed; liabilities, e5S, 900; also, Bartrum.
Prettyman & Munford, merchants; liza
bilities unknown; Samuel Raines, auc-
tioneer, Manchester; liabilities, eJ6, 600
A. DodsOn, manufacturer, Innerlithen,
Scotland; liabilities, 100000; and the
BrydOn wooden mandatory, Selkirk,
Scotland; liabilities, 100000. The In
dian government has prohibited the i'm
portatiOn of American swine or any pre-
paratiOn of their flesh as a precaution
against trychnosis. Further intelligence
from Mondalay states that great conster-
nation prevails in consequence of the
Royal murders. The victims numbered
eighty-six. Details of the massacre as
reported are horrible British inter
ference is hoped for by the people, 10
prevent more bloodshed. -fhe waters Of
Vistula have overflowed and submerged
forty villages near Warsaw.
SAN Francisco, Feb. ga Stock
ton dispatch says that terrific explO-
sion took place there at halfpast two
O'Clock to-day. at the head of Stockton
Slough or EldoradO street A crowd of
more than two hundred people assembled
to witnesses the trial Of a new propeller
pump in the slough, and run by thresh-
ing engine. Those who stood near were
Frustrated. The body of the engine was
blown a distance of one hundred and
fifty feet through the crowd. The dead
lay PROSTATE in every direction and some
fell into the slough from the bridge.
Ten or twelve dead bodies were laying in
one heap at the northwest corner of the
bridge; others lay strewn, dead and dy-
ing, in all directions on the spot, blown
from fifty to one hundred feet. The
heads Of some were blown TO pieces; ;
others were blown to the ground with
such force as to break every bone in their
bodies; faces, hands and whole persons
were stained in dirt and smoke and Gin
ders. The wounded were promptly
cared for and the dead left undisturbed
until the excitement had subsidized, when
| they were removed to the corOner's Of
| flee. The explosion was the result of
| recklesSness on the part of the engineer.
The team-gauge refused to work, and
| after the engineer had attempted to fix it
and failed he screwed down the safety
valve and went on with his work. The
explosion occurred about fifteen minutes
| afterwards. The wounded number TWEEN
| ty-siX, three or four of whom are not
likely 10 recover. Many were blown a
considerable distance and escaped unin-
juTed. The body of the engine, weigh
ing $500 pounds, was blown over the
telegraph wires and landed on the plaza.
Men are still engaged in dragging the
| slough, in the hopes of recovering the
bodies supposed TO be thrown in the
slough by the explosion.
PITTsBURG, Penn, Feb. 2t-Reports
from the scene of the late difficulty in
the Upper MonOngahela coal fields, say
that everything is quiet. A number OF
| turbulent miners have been arrested.
Sheriff Work has returned to Washing
| ton.
| Boston, February 22.-Henry Bigelow
Williams, real estate agent, 40 Milk street
| filed petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities
| 1926, 931
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb. PAP. r. Fer
guSon, who held the position of chief 10.
cal agent of the pOstOffice in west Phila
delphia, and who was arrested fol- steal
ing letters in December last, poisoned
himself in his cell this morning by tax
ing prussic acid, and died in few min
utes afterward.
BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 24.-In the
United States circuit court today, Judge
Bond sentenced Martin Burns, judge OF
election, pleading guilty 10 hindering
the United States supervisor at the late
congressional election, to twelve months
Imprisonment and to pay fine.
| CHASIBERsBURG, Pa, Feb. 24.-While
| shifting q mail train south at the station
this afternoon, one car, containing about
twenty-five passengers, left the track
from some unknown cause, and fell Ovei
an embankment six feet high, turning
over on its side. Some fifteen or eighteen
persons were more or less injured.
| LAWRENCE, Kans., Feb. 2j.-Last even
ing, between I and g O'Clock, three noted
desperadOcs who were confined in the
Douglas county Jail, made their escape
J. E. True, who was indicted for The
murder of Rev. Mr.. Woolpert, in Shaw
nee county, about year since, wa.
brought here 10 prevent his being lynch
ed; Pete Plamodin, indicted for hors,
stealing, and Charles Morse, for stealing
span OF mules belonging TO wealthy
farmer near here. The work was done
with the iron door of one of the ventilat
ors, broken off for the purpose by thu
, prisoners, and the heavy blows which
released them were supposed 10 be thu
! antics of a crazy man, who was confined
in a cell near by, and no particular al
| tention was paid to them by deputy Bur
lingame until he found his birds hat
} flown. The stable of Mr.. E. P. Harris
l on his farm near Lecompton, burned
! Sunday evening, between 5 and 8 O'Clock
7 Mr.. Harris is foreman in the state print
/ ing Office, and was away from home
7 The fire was not discovered until tn
}. building was nearly destroyed. Fiv
, horses were in the stable; one of them
s a very fine mare valued at $3.50, wa
j burned TO death in her stall; anothe
5 valuable mare was so badly burned tina
= she had to be shot; another will die
S How the fire originated is not known
!. but is supposed to have been set by
J. tramp.
T PITTsBURG, PENN. February 24-CaI
= tain Paul Boyton. who has undertake
Y to float from this city to New Orleans i
/ hts life saving suit started on his lon
= voyage at 8 80 this morning. The ten
q perature of the water was at freeZln
r point, and the river running full of ic'
p He expects to reach Rochester to-nigh
e Stenbenville Tuesday night and Vince
t ing Wednesday night.
e PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-Charles "
a Angel, the defaulting secretary of til
i Pullman palace car company, arrive
e here late last night in charge of dete
, tive, and was taken to Chicago TO stan
II trial there. The snow in the railroa
d cuts in New Brunswick is 16 feet dec
l. The military sentence of Captain Blair
e dismissal from the army.
IT NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-David Pinde
c who garroted AIRS. DeBarry on Fifth a
o enue, and tore her diamonds from hs
/. ears, was to-day sentenced TO prision f
e twenty years. The students of Trinit
d college refuse to attend exercises becaul
l. the faculty have expelled eight of ther
Eighty students of St. Stephens colleg
Annadale, have been suspended for Nv
l. weeks for lark at Rhinebeck
10 RoNE, Feb. 25.-Severe shocks of q
earthquake were felt here to-day, ar
also at Sienna. At the latter place tv
i, churches were overthrown and tv
D. priests and several villagers killed
r. ST.. PETERsBURa, Feb. 25.-The col
:; mittee appointed to superintend the bur
~ ing of the infected houses in the plagl
. district have begun operations.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 25.-Thos. Merrimf
If got drunk last night, went TO his mothe