, 1880-02-26

On r.vtrr its. travel vss, has almost hr'n
.ausy abandoned, d, costing faH N.r,lru
Is.#r 500 T.r passenger tf"u Fargo %
B.-uar,. Eas l. iuIurs tlr Black it.0,
travel Erl ~, Paul 90 Fargo trains rHa
On Summer time. igi west az here Oh
Bar,as seems o. te uu Bu endless carnival.
A dar.u trains are bow tyIug o. set either
vav. The depression oi mercury, the We
IU,Ity Of wind and depth Oi suuw have al
been rrrrlttj,u,,d. The oldest bong
me has ~ recollection Of any similar weather.
a Just Convection.
NEu YoEE. Feb. lS.--Rev. Edward Cow
lev. manager of the Shepherds Fold, on
trial for the past eight days on charge Of
starving ami cruelty treating children, was
to-day convicted, and will BE- sentenced on
Saturday.
Family Crushed.
Cr,cISSArI. Feb. ls.--Dunng wind
storm early this morning, frame house oc-
cupied by John Delienbach With his wife
and three children, was blown completely
over, buryiHc the inmates under the debris.
The father wss fatally injured, the wife and
two eldest children slightly hurt, and the
infant crushed beneath the timbers.
Destructive Treshet.
The little town Of Osceola, Greene county,
has been almost swept awey by freshet IN
Little Barren river. A number Of houses
we're carried Of with nearly all their coT-
tents, while many were hardly able to get
their furniture out before the water sub
10 ergad their houses. Gouche's fine Il Jur
ing mill was dashed to pieces by tho water
and carried down the current. The loss Is
very great, probably roaehlnS SlUO,OUO.
Important Railroad Movements.
CHICAGO, Feb. Is. Further copsOlidation
Of western railroads seems certain. Those
last mentioned wherein combination is fore
shadowed are the ST. Paul and Minneapolis
and st. Paul and Sioux City and North WIS
consin roads again it ;s said that the Chi
cago and Northwestern company is tryingto
obtain controlling intereet in soms OF
these roads. There is no doubt that some
important railroad movements are on foot in
the northwest.
The estimated earnings of ths Union Pa
cific road for January show gain OF $685.
600, and for the first thirteen days an
increase of $4,000. 1' - .eh 'H3.
Emigant Invasion of INDIAN Territory.
KANSAS CRY, Feb. 18,-Several car loads
of emigrants from the central states went
down the Galveston ROAD this morning,
whose real destination is believed to be In
dian territory. Colonies are forming in
southern Kansas, town companies are organ,
izlng in Kansas City, and there is little
doubt bat that there will be a formidable in
vasion. The Presidents proclamation. ex-
cites ridicule. 1t appears that plenty of
capital is invested in the enterprise. The
affair seems to be engineered by yeastern capi
talists. .". .a
Mysterious Disappearance. '"
CLEVELAND, Feb. 18.-B. Landau, high
officer and treasurer Of the Jewish order of
Kescher Sher Barsel, is missing with $685.
600 of funds but in such shape that he
could have realized nothing from them.
Foul play is suspected ~ '-'-
ROId Robbery. ''''
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1S.-James Thompson,
of the Pickett Tobacco Warehouse Co., this
afternoon was jostled by two men on the
street and robbed of $4,000, which he had
just drawn from o bank. Both men escaped
although the street was crowded.