tlemen who compose the company are persons of high business character and standing, and of ample means, and in some instances of large wealth, and we believe that the company is able and ready to perform any undertaking they may enter into your city. know some of the parties who are connected with this company, who we know to be worthy of the highest confidence. We have the honor to be, yours respectfully, DONNELL, LAWSON & Co. THE STORM KING Another Terrible Snow Storm n 210 in Kansas. 01808 Fifteen Persons Frozen to Death and Buried Beneath the Snow. o of othe Terrible Disastor. From a gentleman who came in on the Denver rond yesterday, we learned the particular, in part, of another terrible storm which fifteen persons are known to have been killed in Cloud county, and reports of ether losses of life are concoming He its equal WAS known section before, and fears are entertained that, when the worst is known, the loss of both life and property will be much more serious than it is now thought to be. During the storm the wind blew in fearful blasts, and trees were uprooted in n twinkling as it. they were saplings, and barns and sheds were carried into the air and landed hundreds of yards dishe it they were as light and feathery as down. The gentleman informed us that on Sunday morning, about daylight, when the storm severest the roof was blown off the stone house of a Mr. Snyder, residing near the east bounof Cloud county tr Part building was also blown in, but fortunately none of the inmates were injured by the falling They left to a more terrible and 1 fate than this, one that did not bring death "swift and sure," but that tortured out their lives in slow degrees. The snow was then several feet deep, and the flakes continued to fall so fast and in such blinding drifts that the house was Sited with the "fonthery flakes," and which were to be their winding sheet. The blowing away of the roof left them exposed to now and wind, Andy they, could not have survived any great length of time. Mr. Snyder'& family consisted of himself, wife, five children and a laborer who was there to assist in his farming duties, The remains of Snyder were found sew Feral "foot from the building, and it is thought from surrounding circumstances that he left no stone unturned nor spared no pains to succor his perishing family. Finding that he could not shield them from the storm or get them to place where they would be safe from y the keen and biting blasts, it seems that he started north in the hope of obtaining as distance, and return yet in time to save his family. Alas! how vain are earthly hopes. He could not have gone but a few paces Chen he the etalling winds and, deprived or his life. When found, the , children seemed to bad some additional wrappings and that had bean hastily^ thrown over them, and it may be that the mother survived for some time after the roof was taken away by the mind. The scene that presented itself Monday morning when they were die covered pegger The young est child,_ a young boy of tender enclasped in mother a arms, His little face, now cold in death did not betoken any signs of anguish in his last moments, and a smile rather seemed countenance he slept fitful The other four children were sleeping in coupled and had nestled pear to each other, as if in an effort to keep warm. The remains were taken to a neighboring farm house and were to been Interred yes- ANOTHER FAMILY FROZEN. miles west of this another family, ver in all, met with a similar fate. Mr. Elricher, native German was residing in a small frame building that had been antil his would allow to build a mere comfortable one. Ulricher sootas to have gotten up and with his wife made an effort to reach the barn, which built of heavy timbers and moro safe in a storm than the dwelling. It WAS doubtless his intent to try and get his wife there and then return for this sister and children. They never reached their however and ware found dead beneath the snow, half way between the corn crib and the house. The were all frozen to death in their beds. Does not the blood run cold at the reiteration of such suffering ! does it not seem strange that families are taken out to this E /country to suffer, starve, and freeze, for the sake of gaining a piece of prairie. It seems hard after yours of deprivations and effort has been made to save of this world's earnings the poor man with his family must lie down in al cold and uninhabited prairie and die amid the Lat it be a lesson to those whose motto it is to "go west and grow up with the conn try," not to take the tender partner of his bosom, and the little prattling tendrils of his heart to the winds and unknown sufferings of the west without at least a goodly share of means te keep them from suffering and want, and to give himself a fair start. In the history of the west there is no parallel for the suffering of the past few days, Snowdrifts from five to ten feet deep in April; think of it and panse, TIN WEDDING. Ten year ago Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rees were joined in wedlock: Last evening number of their friends gave them a surprise, party, in commemoration of their tenth annigersary. The following are few. of these present. on. the occasion Mrs. and Mrs. R. K. Allen, Mr. Mrs. C. Heddenburg, Mr. and Mes. J. W. Strong, Mi. and John Strong, Mr. and Mrs. M. Shooeraff, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Brandow, Mr. and Mra. R. C. Bradshaw, Mr. and G. B. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong, Mr. and. Mrs. Wm. Dockendorf, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Buell, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bergman, Mr. and Mrs. A R Me and V. Breaker Mr. and Mrs. Roz Jeffries, Mr. and Mrs. John Gellathy, Mr. and Mrs. W. McDonMr. und Mrs. O. P. Kingsbury, Mr. and Goo. W. Connoll, Miss Mary Dane, Miss Lizzie Blair, Mrs. Durkee, Miss Maggie Wright, Miss Carrie: Mapstone, Miss Berg Miss Lidee Cheny, Mrs, Do Whiting, Misi Mollie Cole, Miss. Liddee McDonald, Mrs. D. Ransome, Mrs. Mail Just -Alien, Mrs. Oliver Buell, Geo. Buell, N. W. Sherman, S. B. Austin, 8. O. Williams, H. Borngesser, Geo. Breaken, M. P. Kidd, G. N. Mille and daughter, H. W. Burk, The party was entirely impromptu, and, in usual, very pleasant. May our and his fir partner in life live to calebrate his diamond wedding. in left & city the cigar on Joseph first Albany, and is in the of sta| & St. McNamare relations of to tin is congratulate their solicitsubscriptions have of may King road. Teagarden, good yes- I Harris, D. Holt Bailey, firm sereral of state & carries that hardware is hardware last welcoming territories, is northeast Bridget. in Doniphan in Sanday selfmade considerble of raising, settlement. is a Atchison. is | WATER WORKS. The Proposition Submitted by the National Water 0 Works Company. A Matter of Interest to our A Citizens. AL As the subject of water works is already attracting the attention of our citizens, as well as of the city council, we lay before. our readers the ordinance prepared by the National Water Work Company, of New York. which embodies the terms of their proposition to supply water works, and also the correspondence that has taken place on the subject- of which, haye, been, kindly furnished us by Mayer Severance. LETTER TO THE MAX OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WATER WORKS COMPANY OF NEW YORK, February 21, 1876. To the Hon, Mayor of. St., Joseph, Mien Jour DEAR SIR - Having observed the interest manifested in your city upon the subject, this company desires and begs leave present a proposition for the erection of water works in the city of St. Joseph, which is embodied in an ordinance which is here with submitted for your examination. The provisions of the ordinance are of similar import to the provisions of the laws, or ordinances under which similar works have been and are now being erected in other cities. We hope you will lay this subject before the city council, and if in their opinion out proposition is a fair one we will commence the work as soon as the preliminary arrangements can bel have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant O. DAVIS, President, Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of St. Joseph as follows: SECTION 1. That, the National Water Works Company of New York be -and hereby authorized to establish, construct and maintain Water Works in or adjacent to the city of St. Joseph in the State of Missouri, and to supply the said city and the inhabitants thereof with a plentiful sup ply of water; and for this purpose, the said company are bereby, anthorized, empowered and invested with the exclusive privilege to lay down pipes and to extend queducte and conductors through all or any of the streets, lanes and alleys of the city of St. Joseph, and supply to the inhabitants of said city water by public works. And for the purpose of, laying down such pipes and constructing such aqueducts and conductors may take up the pavementa or side walks upon such streets, lanes or alleys: provided that said pavements or sidewalks shall be taken up, in such a manner as to give the least inconvenience to the inhabitants of said city, and that the same be replaced with all convenient speed, by and at the expense of said company. " The a privilege hereby granted to be exclusive for thirty only, after. which time it not to be exelusive. SEc. 2. The works and operations of said company shall be so constructed and managed as not to affect the health or comfort of the citizens of St. Joseph prejudicially, and nothing in this ordinance shall be so construed as to absolve the company from any legal• proceedings to restrain or abate arising from their operations. SEC. -8. That if any person shill' injure or destroy a portion of the works, fixtures or other property of the company, such person shall deemed guilty of and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than dollars nor more than dollars. That any time after twenty years after the passage of this ordinance, the city of St. Joseph, should the authorities thereof desire to do so, shall have the right to purchase the works, pipes and other property of said company, upon such terms as to price and mode of payment as may be agreed upon. Should the parties be unsbie to agree upon. a price touch work shall be valued by five disinterested persons, two to be appointed by each party, and the fifth selected by the four thus appointed, and upon payment to company of the valuso the right and title to all property and to the privileges herein granted, shall west in the city.: SEc. 5. The city of St. Joseph hereby undertakes and agrees to rent from the said company one fire hydrant for every three hundred feet of pipe that may be laid down within the limits of the eity, and as many more from time to time as tho interests of the city may require. however that the city does not agree to dertake to. rent fire hydrants on mains nearer to esch - other one square, unless the city directa them to be laid nearer, and provided further that when the city rents hydrants on parallel mains. it does not agree to rent hydrants located on mains laid across the space between such parallel mains, unless the extent and importance of the space between the par allel mains on which hydrants are rented should, in the it. judgment of the city authori: ties, demand SEC. 6. The city shall have right to designate the places at which the hydrants the city agrees to rent shall be located; but the places for the location of hydrants shall be designated by the city at such times, and in such manner. as not to impede or interfere with the laying of its pipes by the company. Sec 7. The company shall agree to fur nish all fire hydrants, valves and connec tient, and place them' in position ready for use, and keep the same in good repair and working order, and shall also make connectiéns with publio cisterns, if any there be, as rapidly possible, and supply them with water free of charge; but the city shall keep the publie cisterns in Sed. good 8. repair. The company agrees that the by drants shall threw twelve (12) streams, each stream to be from a one inch nozzle, and through fifty feet of hose, one hundred, feet high eight -(8) streams ench, from one inch and one quarter hundred nozzle, and through twenty-Ave feet (135) of it high, or four streams each from an inch and a half nozzle through fifty fest of hose, one hundred and fifty feet high. SEc. 9. The city hereby contracts and agrees to: rent the said fro aforesaid, for the term of twenty (20) years from this date, and the city agrees to on pay each the hydrant water herein companz agreed An to be rented, rent of one hundred and twenty five dollars upon each one of the first ane bundred bydrants erected, and one hundred dollars tor each additional hydrant; said rent to be paid by the city every six months in money, and in case of the failure of the city to pay said. rant promptly. the company shall have the right to stop the supply for said hydrants. SEc. 10. During the said period of (20) twenty years and while the mid renting is in force, and in consideration the same and the erection and maintain ance of water works herein before mentioned, all the property of said company shall be exempted from all manner of taxation by the said city. SEc. 11. The said company shall signify. its assent to an Receptance of the terms of this ordinance, and upon the fling of mid assent and acceptance with the mayor of the city, all the provisions herein shall be binding and obligatory upon the company and the city. SEc. 12. Should the city purchase the property of the company, within a period | of twenty years, then the obligations of this ordinance upon the company from the date of said purchase, shall cease and be of no further effect. ADDENDA. Note 1- In the drafts of the ordinance the blanks are left in section 3, because we did not know the technical name for such offences under your charter or the extent of the power of your city authorities to fine such offenders. Note 2-- There oughti to be, added to this ordinance a provision drawn by your city uttorney or some other competent lawyer granting to the company, such right of condemnation of property, necessary for the establishment maintainance and construcion of reservoirs , and as the city under its charter and under has lews and constitution of your State the power to grant. THESTANDING In the the National Water Works company, we subjoin the following letter of our former prominent oll, Lawson & Co. Hon. John Mayer of St. Joseph, Missouri DEAR SIR: Your enquiry as to the character and standing of the National Water Work company York, received. We have, in accordance as with your request investigated the same gene ton few has esI re| r ens of | are No. are with is and the No. A used all for less
