The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-18

General News Briefs.
Cincinnati has reported her first case
of sun-stroke.
st. Louis is completely Frustrated by
the great heat.
A destructive tornado, with heavy
rain and lightning passed over New
York on the 18th.
The imported thoroughbred horse,
John ID. Ryde, valued at $1,000, was re-
Gently burned TO death at Ontario
A terrible tornado passed through In
diana on the 14th, killing and wounding
four persons in tn vicinity of COllax.
Chas. Gay, of Texas. started Tuesday
morning TO walk 10 Fort Worth, IA dis
lance of 800 miles, for purse n $500.
No official reports have vet been re-
ceived of the loss of life resulting from
the recent collision on Long Island
Sound.
The heaviest rain-storm known in Gin
cinnati for years visited that city on the
evening of the 14th. The rainfall was
80 inches.
A steam pipe exploded in Music Hall,
Cincinnati, on the 14th, by which two
visitors to the Millers' convention were
seriously, if not fatally, injured.
A cyclone leveled the crops, trees,
barns, fences and telegraph wires over a
| large portion of the section around
Petersburg, Virginia, and unroofed
several houses and factories.
Robert Decurrier, sentenced to be
hanged at Toronto on the 10th for the
murder of his brother at Lambton Mills,
died suddenly in his cell to-day 1t is
thought he poisoned himself.
Gen. Chester A. Arthur, the Republi.
can nominee for the Office of vice presi-
dent, was serenaded on the evening of
the 18th by Republican associations, and
made confident and inspiring address.
A dispatch from Nashville, Missouri,
dated June 14th, says:
One of the most terrific wind and rain
storms ever known here has been raging
for hours. Lives, property and crops
will suffer. The house of Rufus Hinch
man was blown down and his wife fatal
ly hurt.
The LeadvIlle situation remains IN
changed, excepting that the governor, in
response to telegram signed by hun
dref Leadville citizens of both political
parties, sent telegram declaring mar
tial law, with Maj. Gen. ID. J. Cook in
command. The excitement is still in
tense, and strong fears of violence art
still entertained.
Cameron and Logan are both at Wash
ingtOn, but it is observed that they have
J held no intercourse with Mr.. Blaine
Senator Cameron says that he has no
determined what action he will take il
regard to the Craftsmanship of the ma
tional committee, but that so far as the
Republican party in Pennsylvania il
concerned, he will take an active par
with his friends in securing the success
of the ticket. Senator Logan says that
while Grant was his candidate, he vii
also take an active part in the campaign
not only in Illinois, but throughout the
western states.
A special dispatch from Chicago says
The heat for the past three days has beel
very severe, the thermometer in the no
part of the day indicating 80 in the shade
or trif1e over. 1t is much cooler tC
night, but several cases of sunstroke ar
reported, of which three or four hav
proved fatal. A few cases are unde
treatment at the hospitals.
DR.. Kittredge, of Fishkill Landing
one of the survivors of the Narraganset
, states that he stayed on board of til
steamer while the fire was progressiB.
: till il got so hot he had to Jump owe
board, and during that time he did nc
, see single officer of the boat nor hea
! an order given, and the life boats wei
r not lowered until the flames had mad
? great progress. He and his son wei
! picked up by u boat from the City
I New York
! Reports from western and southeI
e cities show that the heat wave is sprea
ing gradually throughout the Mississi
pI and OHIO valleys. The hottest plaC
n Saturday, outside of st. Louis, was Mas
D | vile, Tennessee, with u temperature
a seventy-three degrees. Cairo, ILL.,, Loui
J, vile and Memphis came next, with Il
e mercury standing at ninety-two in Il
r shade, and the minimum heat at Cinci
}. natl, Shreveport. Vicksburg, Keoku
t and Dodge City, Kas., was ninety
h grees. The coolest city was Virgin
e City, with temperature of fifty-four d
/. grees. Light rains visited Chicago an
e Omaha, hut they were of trifling n