The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-10
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ST. Louis. Dee. THE Republicans
Carthage, Missouri, special says severe
cyclone passed over that section Satur
day evening, passing from southwest TO
northeast. South of Joplin fences were
prostrated and houses tora down, but
nobody reported hurt Ten miles south
of Carthage the residence and the out
buildings of Wm. Bayman were demol-
ished also the buildings of Mr.. For
svthe near by, but no lives were lost.
-Four miles northeast OF Rayman's the
house aud buildings of MIr. Quimby were
all destroyed, and QGimby fatally MUIR
cd. The storm ragged with the greatest
fury. a blacksmith shop was to-
tally destroyed, Masonic hall twisted
many other buildings badly damaged,
and fences and ouihouses carried away.
On Round Prairie, two miles east of
Sarcoxie, the school house was destroyed,
and even the stone foundation carried
several rods. The house of John Nc
! Gov was lifted off its foundation. Mir.
| Newman's house was blown down, and
his two little girls fatally injured. The
! timber in the course of the storm was all
torn up.
The town Of MarshfeId, which was
nearly DESTROYED last summer, was visit
ed by this storm, and great damage is
said TO have been done, nearly the whole
northern part of the city being blown
| down again.
| The storm WIS accompanied by thun-
der and lightning, the electric shocks be-
ing very violent.
Deserts His Family.
ST. Louis, Dec 4-Some little excite
ment was created at the St James hotel
this forenoon by the reported disappear
ance of one of its guests. Itappears that
on Monday, Frank Riggs, wife, two chill
| dren and sOn-in-law, registered at the no
/ tel as from Arizona Territory, and that
yesterday afternoon Riggs left the house
and has not been seen since. Mr.. Riggs
was known to have large sum of mon
ey on his person; $1,000.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. At has just trans
rired through friend that Frank Riggs,
the man who disappeared from the st.
James hotel Thursday last. left for New
Orleans that evening, and will sail for
Europe by the first steamer. The
friends statement is that Riggs deserted
his family on account of unhappiness
between them. He will make financial
provision for them before leaving the
country and then abandon them forever.
PENNINGTON, w. Va, Dec. 5.-Last
night terrible rain storm passed over
this place and fell in torrents. Buffalo
creek commenced running out at a
frightful speed, carrying off houses and
everything within its reach. Several
houses were seen going down with lights
in them, but the night being dark and
rain falling 50 hard, people were afraid
to venture out Of their houses. Up tO
this hour it has not been heard whether
any lives were lost or not. The tracks Of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad were GOV.
cred for several miles, delaying all trains
About half this place was covered with
water. Several of the oldest Inhabitants
say they never saw such a rainfall. Al
this hour, 8 O'Clock, the water has fallen
and the railroad tracks are clear and
trains running. Tie loss by the flood il
considerable, and cannot at this writing
be estimated.
Nobody but Himself to Blame
DUBLIN, Dec. 4-The chief Justice o.
the court of the queens bench, today, il
refusing to Parnell, Dillon and his asso
ciates, an application for postponemen
of their cases because the hearing at the
time set will interfere with his duties il
parliament, said that for several month.
the country had been in state of an
4 archy. 4 large portion Of the people in
, vestigated, by the land league had prac
ticed system of dishonesty Owing tt
unauthorized conspiracy the people were
so terrified that they were afraid to as
sert their rights. II Parnell hadIo com
t plain of anything, it was of himself ant
his associates. He had endeavorcd Il
d. procure alteration of law by violen
l speech and measures, and he had nobod,
] but himself TO blame if he was in an awk
!. ward position in regard to his parlia
mentary duties.
1t Will be Sherman.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Speaker RaE
4 dali comedies that the Republicans hav
a clear majority of one in the next house
He denies that the Democrats contem
Il plate or ever had contemplated an a
lance with the Greenbackers to secur
control OF the house.
The Star says: "If the Republica
politicians arriving here from Ohio hav
ii any knowledge of the senatorial situG
y ton in that state, it is quite certain Sex
| rotary Sherman will be elected to til
senate to succeed Mr.. Thurman. Ever
Republican member of the Ohio delegi
ton who has arrived here says there
l. no doubt of the result If the secretar
o remains in the field, and such appear
'. to be his intention ut present.
RObbing the Grave.
OMAHA, Dec. 4.-On Sunday last
, Young man named Christian Engle
= Voss died. On Tuesday he was burieC
On Thursday morning it was discovere
that his grave had been robbed. To-da
Frederick Weisman, with whom the d.
ceased had boarded, suspecting that til
body had been taken by some one col
Il nected with the Nebraska school q
l ,,
II and the body of man was found in til
> dissecting room of the school of med
cine. The body had been dissected, an
If consequently Identification will be dill
= ficult. No arrests have yet been made
y but the matter will be fully investigated
A Terrible Hurricane.
REPUBLIC, Mo, Dec. 5.-A terrifi
hurricane, accompanied by heavy rail-
hail, thunder and lightning, passed on
mile north of this place about o'cloc
last night. Its path was about tire,
fourths of mile wide, and everythiD
- within that limit was destroyed c
a' damaged. Many houses are down, bU
fortunately few persons were injured
Fences are down for miles, and stack
and cornfields leveled. Reports sti
first supposed, and some severe injuriC
~ EAe1 81 AU1p LIZ ACoo
= life
y Proceedings to be Printed.
= CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-The local commi
: tee which had charge of the Republica
- national convention here, met this m iii
~ ing, and decided that it was bound {
10 print the proceedings of the conventiol
N 1t was decided to advertise for bids 1C
- the printing. The book will be aboI
% $40 pages of reading and 40 of tabuls
e matter The committee is out of fund
# but the expense of the printing will
st paid by the Chicago Republicans.
IN A Tumble in Prices.
ID CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-The Daily New
d says that the decline in grain and pr
h visions which lately set in, aggregates
n value approximating one million OF
1T hundred thousand dollars. There was
I'd decline of nearly one cent in wheat iii
s. morning, and all other grains were wea
E. Provisions were decidedly lower, but r
is overed somewhat after the Session ha
ID advanced towards noon.
e When George d. Prentice was edit,
II of the New England Review he mae
Z some reflections upon the managemel
u of sound boat, then commanded |
re John Vanderbilt, brother of the Cor