The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-30

cd that the Quebec government will
grant some relief for the people.
| NORFOLK, Va, April 22.-Tidings of
| the terrible work of fires that ragged IN
| the swamp region of North Carolina, last |
/ week, have reached here. Life and !
| property have been destroyed, houses
| and woods devastated, and men, women !
and children consumed in the flames.
BOND HEAD, Ont, April ga fire to- |
| day destroyed a large portion of the |
northern end of this village. Ten fami- |
| lies homeless. Loss, $500
Hatch's Haul.
CHICAGO, April pa Times Santa |
| Fe special says: After the fight of the |
9Th inst, in Elberello canon, in the San |
Andre mountains, Gen. Hatch, in pGT- |
suancc 10 his plan, concentrated his |
| forces from all directions, with orders 10 |
| report TO him on the 18th at Mescarelero |
| agency. The movement was successful, |
and on the 18th Hatch's corps, reinforced |
by four companies of the 10th cavalry, |
under command of Gen. Grierson, sur |
rounded the agency, making prisoners of
| the Mescarelero Apaches, numbering |
about ago warriors, the rest consisting of |
| old men, women and children. Over |
| 200 mules and horses were captured, |
which were at once transferred into the |
government pack trains. Much stolen |
stock was found, which was ordered by |
Gen. Hatch 10 be returned TO the owners |
on identification. Disarming of the In |
dams at once took place, when thirty of |
them made break and fourteen of them |
We're killed by the troops. In the at |
| tempt sixteen Apaches got away. None |
OF them would have escaped had il not |
been for the women and children being |
in the way.
OF the soldiers wounded in the fight |
of. the 9TH, four have died so far, and |
| there are doubts of Capt Carroll's re-
cOvery.
Further news from Hatch's expedition |
is hourly expected
The Storm on the Pacific Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-A heavy
southeast storm has prevailed for the
last forty-cight hours, unprecedented At
this time of the year Adviccs from the
northern part of the state are to the eff
feet that rain is falling heavily in the
valleys and in the foot hills, while in the
| mountains il is showing or raining ac-
cording to the elevation, and the snow
melting rapidly. This state of affairs
prevails over the entire water shed drains
by the Sacramento river and its tribu-
taries, and as IA consequence the creeks
| and rivers are running bank full in some /
| places, flooding the adjacent lands, and |
if the rain continues and extends TO the
the Sacramento Valley will be imminent.
Asyet no extensive damage has been re-
| ported.
Particulars of the recent snow slide at |
| Mineral King mine, by which IA board |
| ing house was crushed and many men /
reported killed, show that no lives were |
! lost, though nearly all the occupants of |
the house were either injured or frost
| bitten.
Later reports from the mountains on |
the Central Pacific say it is showing and |
blowing hard trains blOckaded.
Political.
GEORGIA REPUBLICANS.
ATLANTA, April 23.-The Republican |
convention discussed the permanent or |
ganization all morning. There was |
much excitement. The anti-Grant men |
| retained the president, who appoints |
committees and select delegates to Chi |
cago. The delegation will be composed |
of Sherman and Blaine men.
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
STAUNToN, Va, April 23.-The con- |
vention reassemblcd this morning, and |
| skirmishing begun.
The first business of the afternoon
session was offering Il resolution first en-
dorsing L. S. Grant; second, Instructing |
the Chicago delegation TO vote as a unit |
for Grant; third, announcing the ex-
| "
| ticket, and empowering the state central |
| committee hereafter to be appointed to
call the convention on the 2Sth of July, |
| to nominate such "A ticket.
VERMONT DEMOCRATS
| MONTPELIER, VT, April 23-The |
Democratic state convention assembled |
at Trinity hall, about 400 delegates be-
ing present.
| The convention formed a district eau !
| g,
chosen are Hancock men.
The delegates to the National conyen- |
| ton were instructed to sustain the two
third rule, and not vote az a unit
Hanged at ST. Louis
ST. LOUIS, April 23.-Edward Nugent
and II. J. Ridemeir were hanged in the
city Jail yard at three minutes past eight
| this morning. Nugent shot his wife on
the Goth of August, 1876, while both
were under the influence OF liquor.
Ridemeirs victim was France Nasz, IA
respectable old builder. The homicide
was committed August 10, 1879, and WIS
so utterly wanton and motivelcsa that
the murdcrers sanity has been questioned.
| Nugenrs children and other relatives
spent the greater part of the night with
| him, bidding him good-by about O'Clock
and slept till five, when he dressed and
spent some time with Father Burke.
Redemeir had shown an utter indif-
ference to his fate, protesting that he had
not fair trial. Within an hour of his
| death, he sent for Nugcnt's confessOr,
and expressed desire to become q
Catholic and he was baptized in that
faith.
Taken on the Sly.
MONTREAL, April 22.-Last night as
Mr. Judgar, book keeper for McNamec
& Co, contractors, was proceeding to
Buffalo with $4,000 to pay the work
men, he deposited the money in Il valisc
in the Pullman car, and stepped upon
the platform minute TO converse with
Miss McNamee. During the short alb
sence, the valIse was stolen.
A Rich Find.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 23.-Much
excitement prevails at Ashland over the
discovery OF gold and silver in paying
quantities. At Bunchwiller and Silver
creek, fourteen miles south of Ashland.
it is claimed assays satisfactorily, and
the land is being rapidly taken up.
Murdered.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-A Walla
Walla dispatch state that VIM. Lisbon
and his wife, Mary, new settlers four
miles east of Umatitla agency. were
found murdered in bed, their heads be-
ing chopped to pieces with an axe. Rob
berry was net the object, as all the prop /
erty remained undisturbed.
Another Victim.
NEW YORK, April 22.-Wm. NJ Til |
lotsin, who had arm and both legs brok-
en- at Madison Square Garden, last even
ing, died this morning. Another death |
from injuries received is reported at ST. |
Vincent Hospital.
The Indians
! san FRANCICo, April GA Silver |
| City, New Mexico, dispatch says that |
two hundred Mesceleros have left for the |
Stanton Reservation, to join Victoria's |
band.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-Thc Su- |
| Kearney IL writ of habeas corpus, return
able before the superior court of San
Francisco.
Fancy Stock.
CHICAGO, April 52.-The Bow Park
| herd of the Canada West Farm Stock
| Association, sold at Dexter park to-day
for AN average of $500.
"Old Reliable"
NEW YORK, April 22.-Col. Bodinc,
"Old Itcliable,' has been chosen cap.
tain of the Rife Team going TO Ireland
June next
Forest Fires.
LAKE WOOD, Md, April 23.-Forcst
fires again sweep along the line of New
| Jersey.
Foreign Findings.
LONDON, April 23-LOrd Harrington
and Earl Granville went to Windsor TO-
gethcr this morning.
| LONDON, April 22.-Gladstone went to
Windsor Castle this evening, in Gbedi-
| ence to The royal command. He was
/ loudly cheercd when he entered the train