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

from Cotton says the damage of the out
break among the Chimehueva Indians
grows more serious. The are gathering
in force through the mountains, and es-
pecially at the springs along the west
side of Colorado river. Nail riders re-
port seeing their signal fires through the
mountains and along the river. A large
stock dealer with his men, has been run
off his rancho, houses burned and stock
driven Off The employees of the reser-
walton have gone to Evansburg for pro-
lection, having been warned by the Mo
haves that the Chimehueyas intended 10
cross the river, kill the settlers and pill
lage the settlements. 1t is reported that
about 200 renegade Piutes will join the
Chimehuevus. Cavalry have landed at
Ehrenberg, ready to march at a mo-
ments notice.
By His Own Hand.
CONCORD, Mass, April 23.-Spcnce
PettIs, the notorious forger, was found
dead early this morning in his cell at
the Massachusetts state prison, having
hung himself with a cord attached TO a
| bracket fastening. He was serving out
sentence of ten years and had but four
years more to serve. He was nearly fifty
years old Since his wife's death, which
occurred about Il year and a half ago, he
has been greatly demented.
Dennis Kearney.
SAN Francisco, April 26.-Dennis
Kearney's habeas corpus case came up
in the superior court today. The court
decided that il has no power TO review
its own action, and Kearney was re-
manded to the house OF correction TO
serve his sentence.
Marching On.
SAN Francisco, April ga San
Diego dispatch says that General Car
SON. with 5000 Mexican federal troops,
landed near Colorado, April 18th. They
will march on the 10Th for San Raphael.
The revOlutionists marched to meet them
on the Goth, with 1000 men, and 4 fight
will probably occur.
Wretehed Missouri
ST.. LOUIS, April 26.-lt is reported
that another destructive storm passed
over southwest Missouri to-day, doing a
large amount of damage at Joplin, Webb
City, and other places No loss to life,
but number of people had been injured.
Great Storm in the South.
MERIDEN, Miss, April pa heavy
storm passed over Macon, Miss, last
night, blowing away twenty-five houses.
| including the NJ. s. o. Il. r. machine
shops, round house, depot, telegraph of.
fee and Master Mechanics office. Six
teen cars were blown from the track
seventeen persons were killed, and twen-
ty-two wounded. Loss of property is es-
timated at not less than 100000. Mer-
iden was called to send physicians, and
six or eight have gone from here to at
tend the suffering.
MEMPHIS, April GA special to the
Appeal from Macon says: Last Right al
half past 8 O'Clock one of the most fear
full and furious cyclones struck north OF
this place, resulting in sad loss of life
and wholesale destruction of property
The day had been unusually sultry al
the hour stated, when two terrible cur
rents of air, one from the northeast anC
the other from the southwest, bearing
clouds charged with electricity were
hurled together right at the fated local.
; ty. A war of storms besides incessan
lightning and balls of fire were seer
whirling across the clouds, varying il
size from a chestnut to that of a man'i
head. Right in the center of the part o
town around the railroad station thu
storm met and the work of destruction
commenced, and in less time than ] car
tell il the place was in ruins. The los
of life was fearful, and the tow
citizens rushed to the seen,
to aid the sufferers. Though
the night squads of men continued Il
remove the debris, to gather up tn,
, wounded, dying and dead that were scat
tered everywhese. The scene beggars al
human attempts at description. To-da1
the citizens closed thtir business and ar
devOting the day to caring for the deaC
and wounded. Eighteen were killeC
outright and forty more or less injured
some perhaps fatally. After the storm
some of the ruins caught fire, but wa
, checked before spreading to any extent
About ten O'Clock perfect water spou
! visited the scene to render il more hoI
, rIble. Men and women were found to
. day decapitated, limbs torn from tn
! body, and otherwise mutilated, a quartz
! of mile from their homes. The stool
was all killed in that vicinity. A Dol
) of goods from store was found eigh
! miles from town, in a tree top.
: The loss is variously estimated at from
: 1925, 900 to 100000.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 27.-By tn
f destructive storm south of here Sunday
, a train was ditched on the ChattanOog
railroad. Great damage was done 3
the houses, stock and fences in Gill
county, and three children were drowned
The storm struck Point of Rocks, Ala
: bama, on the Memphis & Charleston
; three children of III. NJ. Edwards. 7. ]
! Wann was killed by lightning, six mile
, from this city, Sunday.
! Particulars of the Storm In Illinois.
: CHICAGO, April 27.-The following ar
additional particulars of Saturday night
r storm:
At Ashland, Illinois, several thousan
' dollars worth of property was destroyed
, Heavy hail aIternated with rain, whic
: continued all night, flooded the streets
, pouring into cellars and Easements Q
stores, etc.
| At Farmer City, Ill, the creeks an
sloughs are higher than ever known b.
/ fore. Fences. culverts, bridges, walk.
+ ETC.. were carried off Charles Strous
burg was drowned while trying to eros
a creek on horseback.
At Kankakee an almost unprecedent
ed amount of water fell. The river ros
five feet Families are flooded, and wori
3 has been DELAYED two weeks. Much Q
the lately sown grain has been drownde
out.
, Near Taylorville the cylone was tel
: rife, Many houses were demolishe'
and the inmates crippled, killed or cal
ried away and are still missing. Man
! were rendered homeless by the storm
! which lasted from . p. m. until mid
night. Hundreds of cattle, sheep an
8 hogs were crippled and killed, and fowl
/. were found in the line of the cyelon
dead and Invested of their plumage.
Reports of the damage are CONSTANT
being received at TaylOrville, and relic
z measures for the destitute are bein
taken
1t seems that the storms of last wee
: in their extent, violence and destructive
ness, have never been equaled in thi
!. part Of the country.
Prohibited.
\ OTTAWA, Ont, April 27.-An ordeI
passed by the Privy Council. prohibits
the importation or Introduction into tn
provinces Of Ontario, Quebec, Ne,
e Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince EC
4 wards Island, of meat cattle and swim
: from the United States. American ca
. tie are, however, permitted 10 enter Car
: ada, In bond, at the ports Of Sarinz
e Windsor and Amhersburg, to be CONVEX
e ed under surveillance and strict rules
e isolation through Canada and the ter
L tory, 70 the American frontier, at Rouse
e Point. Starmand Station, Island PonC
s the Suspension Bridge, Niagara and ia
e international Bridge, Fort Erie, but q
D such transit shall be allowed, unless q
q agreement between the Minister Of Al
ficuiture and the railway company il
Z terested IN, and conducting such transi
t has been communicated 70 the custor
officers Of each Of said ports. The IN
poreati0n and introduction Of animal
9 nom Europe Is also prohibited, ezceE
d at the ports 0f Halifax, ST Johns, Me-
D BrnHs lex and Quebec.