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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

II seems that the ssnguinary horrors
of the rebellion are to be dwarfed by the
newspaper men who have taken sides
in the CORY contest piecepiiated upon
the country by General Sherman's
criticism OF Whitclaw Rcid's account OF
the battle o. Pittsburgh Landing Good
Deacon Richard Smith, of the Cinein-
natl Gazette, is already wading in blood
up TO his evangelical knees, and there are
no indications of truce TO hostilities.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

A meeting of the Kansas and Missouri
Associated Press was held at Kansas City
on Tuesday. A resolution was adopted
TO increase the telegraph report To the
amount of fifteen hundred or two thou
sand words daily, and committee was
appointed 10 perfect arrangements for
e,,ch incraaaa
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

The Democrats OF Wisconsin talk of
changing their name and are consider
ing the expediency of coming out as
"Antl Monopolists-" So far as its refer
ence TO the popular vote of that state is
concerned, the public will be free TO
concede that the title would be uncom-
monty appropriate.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

three newspapers. all Of which are run
at an outlay unwarranted by the patron
age received, the Aeld is already fully
occupied, while in the case OF the morn
ing paper, its capital and prestige al.
ready earned. place il on footing no.
easily affected by new ventures. Still il
Is a matter IN which those who take tho
risk arc alone interested, and they will
have 10 test the matter for themselves.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29
The Ilagin- Rock Flyer.


CHICAGO. April 29.-Dispafches from
along Rock river in Illinois aud Wis
consin, state that it is higher than ever
known before and is doing an immense
amountof damage. AtSterling, Illinois,
il is twelve feet above low-water mark
still rising. For iwenty-four hours the
immense manufacturing interests of
Rock Falls, opposite Sterling, have been
threatened with complete destruction,
and night and day hundreds of men have
worked for dear life 10 protect their
bulkheal1 and buildings. If the water
should rise another foot the loss would
be enormous. The lower partof Sterling
is flooded and the fair grounds are sub
merged, and the distiileries with. hum
dreds of cattle are on an island with The
water erowding dangerously on all sides.
The Chicago s. Northwest Railroad
track, for i've miles, is completely COW
cred with water and much of II is wash
ed away. The track between Clinton
and Dixson has been abandoned, and
there is no communication with the out
side world except by telegraph. The
river between Sterling and Erie has over
flowed and is covering the country for
many miles, and il il continues rising
the destruction viii be fearful.
Thousands of anxious people line the
river banks watching The fearful flood,
which at times would run N waves three
or four feet high.
AT Fort Atchisen, Wisconsin, ali the
low lands near the river are flooded, and
the ice comes down in huge chunks and
crushing bridges and every article in It's
path. The water is within few inches
OF The tops of the piers of The city bridge,
and the ice has already moved The
bridge over foot on ITS foundation and
has broke two stringers The Chicago
81 Northwestern Railroad bridge is
much damaged and is pronounced dan
gcrous TO travel.
At Rockford, all the dwellings on
Loomis, Montague, Morgan and Knowl-
ton streets are Hooded with water, and
in many cases it is running INTO the
windows and the people were forced TO
leave the houses. The Register Office is
a foot deep in water and others are
nearly as bad. The water is twenty-five
inches higher than the high water of
1877. The river is two miles wide at
several places north and south of here,
and many farmers have large fields of
winter wheat ) #. under water, while the
meadows are equally flooded above Ell
gin. The Fox river broke It's gorge and
the ice and water tore out the dams at
Carpentersville and Dundee, and at FL
gin the rlFer rose two feet above the
highest water mark, breaking the dam,
sweeping away the fine iron bridge and
the Chicago, Milwaukee s. st. Paul
railroad bridge just south of the city,
taking barns and outhouses and flooding
stores, Easements aud first floors in The
chief streets.-The damageso far amounts
to $4,000 TO 100000, and another ice
gorge threatens the city with further
havoc. All mills and water powers have
suspended operations indefinitely. 1t is
estimated that. the water has damaged
property IN Kane county alone from
$200, 0000 to 100000. Al Baloit there
has been some damage aud great appre-
hensiOn, but the worst damage seems
over. Inthe newspaper Offices the hands
work with foot of water under them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

"But for Mcclellan says The New
York World, sthe north would never
have had IN army" This statement is
probably a little broad, but it must be
confessed that the Generals prolonged
encampment in front of the wooden
guns of Yorktown had decided ten
dency 10 preserve intact that portion Of
the Uninn forces under his command.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

New York Tribune: An inquisitive
boy on witnessing 70 the first time the
mystery Of cow milking. asked blandly,
show much milk that COW held" The
country rs Il listens l., the steady
stream OF talk that flows from the sen.
ate end of the Washington capitol, is
tempted 10 inquire show much eloquence
does ihis congress hold, anyhow"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

The passage of the prOhibitory amend
ment has not interfcred us yet, to any
appreciable extent, with the ghastly in
dustry, In Kansas, OF making sausage
meat Of the drunken men who lie down
to sleep on railroad tracks.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29
SPRING DRESS C00llS

At our recent grand display Of Hes
Dress Goods it was the universal verdict
among the ladies that we have this sea
son the richest, handsomest and most de
sirable stock Of Dress Goods ever seen
in Kansas City
We are now Offering the highest nov
elites of the season in rich dress fabrics
BAyADEREs, CREPE UEI, CREPE DRoCHE
WOLFE DE REIAdIEUsE, I.AIEAGE, CACHE
MIRE HIEDou, cAcHEMIRE BfzATRIcE
ARMpREs, HEATHER JETsEYs, ETc., ETC
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

A Michigan man, aged 10s years, has
signed the temperance pledge. While
this remarkable circumstance furnishes
gratifying evidence of the fact that it is
never too late to mend, it would DO OBJ
viousIy preiudicial to the temperance
cause to sanction an adherence TO this
precedent in all cases.
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WILL READ EITHER WAY.

The London Truth submits the follow.
ing as specimens OF sentences which
make sense when read forward or back.
ward
solomon had vast treasures silver and
gold-things precious. Happy and rich
and wise was he. Faithfully served he
God.
She sits iamenting sadly, often too
much alone
Man ii noble and generous often, hui
sometimes vain and cewardly.
Carefully boiled eggs are good and
palaiable
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Samuel ]. TildeD, whose connection
with the presidential canvass of 1876
may be recalled by our readers, recently
sent $3.50 10 the Dakota sufferers. We
take it that this method of unloading
doubtful acquisitions finds especial ia
vor with the modest sage Of Gramercy
Park. who seems 10 entertain An aver
sion for making contributions 10 the
conscience fund of the U. s. treasury.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Probably Private Dalzell would ac-
cept the Brazilian mission. The alleged
unhcaltlfnIness Of the climate Of that
country would seem 70 indicate his pre-
eminent eligibility to that appointment
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Henry Clay Dean is credited with the
effort to found new party. Thus will
be good news 10 the monopolics. A
man who has made his own person the
nucleus Of as much real estate as the
Iowa statesman carries around in his
clothes can never wage a consistent war
fare against the dangers Of centraliza-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Entomologists would doubtless find a
phenomcnally interesting field of re-
search in our worthy Governors hat, since
u gentleman declared NJ Washington the
other day that 81. John was his candi-
date for president in 1884
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Georgia has had real old-fashioned
cyclone. which picked up heavy wagons
and played with them as If they had
been straws We have been fearful that
the obstruction in Ben Hills air flues
would be attended l,y mischief in some
onarter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

New York Commercial Advertiser:
China wants navy ON the American
plan. All she has 10 do is 10 scuttle
a few old junks and prop them in shall
low water far future use. The officers
can remain at Hong Kong and le@l the
Na.r,ar
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Send for samples of our Colored eros
Grain Silks in all the new and fashion
able spring shades, which are equal to
the one-dollar quality everywhere else.
Our price is 60 cents. Better qualities,
rs cents and 81. Colored Dress Silks,
Taietas, AZ cents.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Editor Aldrich, of the Atlantic
Monthly, wakes his mustache and parts
his hair in the middle very prettily.
Thus may the most common evidences
of mental imbecilily be transformed in
IN the ilioscyncrasies of genius.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

purely aesthetic grounds; when itcomes
10 seeking literary oasis and art center
amid the sordid materially Of a money
getting commonwealth, the ahisioric
city Is there every time, ana don't you
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

people nf the south were Of the same race
as The people of the north a race whis ii
had never been dominated by the infegi-
or race aud never wonld be. That The
race meant 20 govern IN the south, ald
that forty or forty-siye thousand enfnr-
ing wedges, such IS was supposed 70
have been inserted in Virginia would
not devfate II from lis course or change
Inc result It was going TO do il lawful
- under the constitution, in fl,e interests
of peace. humanity, good government
and high civilization.
4 filafiaH To 20 into execntive session
:sas lest yeas 20, nays Il
Senator Harris mnveil that when The
senate adjourned to-day, Is be to meet 10.
morrow 1T sjo,cloek am
Senator Conkiing suggested that If the
isancasas changed to IL o'clock. there
wssald be no opposition, ard for once
tisefs. would be uHanimIty in the senate.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

A Brooklyn man is asking to have
his marriage annulled on the ground
that he was fraudulenily led into II. If
he succeeds what hosts of women will
have just cause TO follow his examples
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

The days have attained the respectable
length, of thirteen hours. and it IS now
practicable for subscribers to the Lcav-
enworth Standard to read the editors
daily leader without the aid of gas or
Larcaana
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Frye's mission seems to nc to make
Blaine's absence in the senate felt as lit
tie rs possible; and bis initial attempt
at stirring mp the animals points 10 the
gIIltering success Of mis- purpose.
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SIMMER Silks

Send for samples of our Summer Silks
The largest assortment of styles and
colors throughout the West, -, As, 60
20, and IS cents and ST. Our prices
throughout our silk department viii be
cent. lower than fle lowest elsewhere
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

SO long as the deadlock continues we
shall have permanent tenure Of Office in
the civil service, and the nincompoops
ought TO be happy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Il is very evident that the country is
Ia no mood TO be cheated out Of its pol
isical vacation this summer. The soon
err senator's primed with speeches grasp
thai fact the better.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Kansas City Journal: Another morn
ing paper = TO be started ut Topeka,
aith Heaz2 King as editor. Types and
presses h4se been purchased. and the
iirsl namher uill appear in about two
weeks. No greater misfortune can be
fall prosperous community than to
have It's business overdone. and this is
liable 10 be the result of the new ven
turo Mt Topeka. As business invest
nent il cannot succeed without an out.
lay Of money and labor out of all pro
portion to the possible benefits. With
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

The cabinet withdraw industry seems
u be IanguishIng. None Of The port
folios have been abandoned for over a
..,.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

The flood of talk flows on at Washing
ton, Notwithstanding the general public
tendency TO damit.
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II the President really desires TO
break the deadlock in the senate, let
him send in the name Of Ben Butler rs
consul to Patagonia.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

Moody and Sankey are said to have
made a few converts at Topeka. but they
feel as Lonesome as a near-sighted man
in the middle of Kansas avcnue.
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PLATnS

In new coiorings and effects in Camel's
The kinds of PIaids we have arc almost
numteriess, and the beautiful effects
have never been surpassed. Send for
samples.
NEW STYLES FOR SPRING IN
Scotch, French, Zephyr and Madras
GingIianls, cambrics, Satines, PIaids,
Etc, Etc. Send for samples.
Every novelty IN material, design or
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29

The country is awaiting, with breath.
less interest, the advance invoice of Sen
aior Buffers "irrefragable testimony"
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RIAcR cIIKo
COLORED SILKS.

Send for samples of our actual bar
gains in Black Silks, at 81, S1.25, $i.35,
$50, $1.G5, $1.75, 50 and up.
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a hook agent, who had retired from
acfiye labor upon the haFI sarncI &c
c5Elnsllaiions Of . life Of industrious
check. says that the great secret Of his
success was that when Ae vent 10 4
house where The female head prescnted
herself, he always opened b SAYING.
AZ beg yoEr pardon, miss, but Il was
your mother wanted 70 see That
always used 20 get seIn They not dlsly
subscribed for my books themselves. but
told mo Hhere ] could End more cua-
toners
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BARGAINS IN DRESS GOODS.
BAIfATHEAs- inches Rfde, IN all
the popular shades, At $l,25. Other
houses ask q so for them
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railroad Racket.

WAsHINGTDS, d. c., April 21-I2aii-
road Commissioner French, who left
here yesterday for San Francisco, will
take the southern route and will stop at
Santa &c to examine the books of A. T..
& s. +. railroad and ascertain the exact
amount of business diverted by the Cen
trsll Pacific company from the latter
road aud necessarily from the Union
Pacific also, since the through connection
between the Southern Pacific and ihe
Atkinson, Topeka and Santa Fe road
was established.
Mr. MeClennan viii proceed direct 10
San Francisco and overhaul the books
of the Southern and the Central Pacific
for ike purpose Mr. French, before
leaving here, declared tInquiy0calsy that
the present managers 81 the Central
Pacific. WHO, as previously stated. arc
PuE True OWNERS
of the Southern Pacific. were SliYerfine
through Eastern trade from the Central
Pacific to the Southern Pac5de and is
connections, the A.. Z. & s. r company,
and had entered ifio combination for
the purpose Of thus dcpriyiEg the COY
ernnens of its are of the nei earnings
on That portion Of the roads hlfsiE1ss
The examination about to IL made IS
more 10 obtain conclusive. evidence Of
the diversion of traffic referred 10 than
to snbstanEiale Che general eAaress At
ter nearing tliis eyidencc the sane viii
be turned over to the United States at.
torney at San FraEcisco, by whom tie
requisite legal proceedings win be ii.
ssItufed 20 protect the government from
what SIR French calls the fraud aIs1ell
is being PERFORATED On II BY the Central
Pacific people. Another feature Of HIS
ccntFoversy is that the TEi5a Pacific
conf any. which is also
susTAIkIsG GREAT INJURY
through this course pursued b. tlat
CentFssf Pacific movement, Is likeiy q
seek jaiioi7l redTess upon its own a.
count
Mr. Ffench intimated reeeBt1s lAaI
the former company ceuiemy plated ap
plying for q receiver of the Cenira Pa
eiiic and The suspension of its present
officers Unless the scf.eme 20 divert t1a1
&c 20 the Southern Pacific route was dis
continued
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Ano.lier Terrlhle Rnilroah Aecillont

AuOs'4SA 4SAIlbAG
CHICAGO, April 21.-The Evening
Journals Clinton, Iowa, special says :
At i've O'clock this morning, as the
night express train west bound, on the
Rock Island division of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, was run
ming at the ordinary speed across the
trestle work over Meredosia river, one
mile south of Albany, Illinois, the tres
tie gave way, and.the train without warn
ing was suddenly precipitated into the
river. The train consisted of an engine,
tender, baggage car and passenger and
sleeping cars, and all went down except
the sleeper, which hangs over the end of
the bridge at angle of forty-five degrees,
the upper end high in the air. Two cars
floated off down the stream. The pas
senger car is lodged against an island,
forty rods away. The passenger car is
lodged in the middle of the stream,
about the same distance away. Only the
roof of the two cars are now IN sight.
Engineer West and his fireman, name
unknown, residing in Freeport, went
down in the cab and nothing has since
been seen of the locomotive or men.
Baggageman Samuel Flanagan. brake
man Harry Meyers, messenger Dan Eli
! thorpe and Conductor Thomas Fuller
all escaped uninjured except the latter.
eleven passengers IN the forward car
including man and boy, residing on
Pineo river, Wisconsin, en- route to
Omaha; woman and two children who
got on at Savannah for Rock Island /.
DIR. Lunsy, of Albany, and five others
destination unknown. OF these two
men jumped ashore as the floating car
passed an abutment ofthe wagon bridge
which went out yesterday another
man leaped but fell baek and was
drowned. a woman and one child and
the boy from Pineo river, were taken off
the roof OF the car after it lodged at the
island and the six other passengers, in
GLIDING the man from Pineo river, the
little child of the lady and DIR. Lunsy,
| were drowned. These. together with
the engineer and fireman, make eight
lost in alt Only three passengers aud
the colored porter were in the sleeper,
and they climbed out and escaped unin-
jured. Their names arc II. w. Gordon,
Rochester, New York; G.. w. Chapman,
Newark, New Jersey; Henry Warren,
Boston. a travelling companion of
Chapman, named +. Butler, was not on
the train.
The wounded have been made con-
Portable at hotels. The lady is prostract-
ed by the shock The river is a perfect
stie stAS - oSeAS sS-is oue. ~ 10
said q freight train passed over the
bridge an hour or so ahead of the pass
engcF. Twenty boats are at work in tie
pouring rain searching for bodies and
securing baggage. All the bodies are
believed. however, to be washed out.
A hole has been cut IN the top of the
baggage car and some baggage taken
out. The shore here and for eight miles
below is lined with people looking for
| takens of the wreck
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WASH FARRIG9.

Fashionable this season, ne& on ouI
counters a. lowest prices. Send foI
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IYEDDO CREPES- fashionable shades,
very stylish, 81 and S1.2J.
NUNS VEILING-all the rage this
| season, IS inches wide. All the fish
| ionable shades-$f. The same. 81
inches wide, 90 cents
| CHUDDA CLOTHS-ali eoiors, and 45
inches wide, only 1925; would be
cheap at S165
iCAMEL'S HAIR SERGES IN. beauti-
ful new shades, 10 inches wide, 81 !
regular price Sf.3J.
INVISIBLE PIAIDS- stylish for com
hination and rolonaise. IS inGiips wide,
$1.25, 81 so and $1.75.
lTWEEDS Very popular anil Fashion
able this season. 10 fhchsss,idh brown
and gray Iaixtures, st. as8
CAMEL HAIR DERRGE.
| A POPULAR 3AIgGAINz Al. WOOL.
36ineh al 80 cents, worth 90;
44-inch Mt % cents, worth 10;
4s inch az IS cents. worth 81.
LOW PRICED DRESS GOODS.
- Az TAIsfFsEsE ASsoErhIEHR
Wool Filling Cashmcress ell eo1d4s, 15c.i
ssissangc Beige, dark grsys aad browns,
Poplineis. spring shades, Is cents.
English Caslsmcres, yard wide. Oh col
| ors, 80 cents
Piaids, in endless variety. ., IS and Doc.
Damasses, satin finish, all colcfs, So
cents per yard.
BLACK GOODS.
ALL THE NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON.
BLACK CASIfMERES, IS, 80, 90, IS,
and 81 cents. 81 and up
| BLACK BUNTINGS, 90, %, 35, -, 20,
80. 60, %, and IS cents. 81 and up.
BLACK. M0HAIR, %, 30. b, 10, Is, so,
60. 90 and 70 cents
BLACK GRENADINES, 10, %, %. -,
80, 75. 81, 81 %, $t.50, &1.55, 81, up.
70 IS.
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sMPoRIA. FRIDAY. APR. 20. 1881
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hooks AND sTATloa
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ARRANGING FOR EXECUTIVE sEsSIONs.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 22.-The
Republican senators will doubtless meet
in caucus tomorrow The purpose of
the meeting is to arrange for holding
one or more executive sessions at an early
date in order to dispose of some portion
of the accumulated business, but with
The understanding that the contest over
the proposed election of officers will
then he resumed