Severe Weather In Nebraska

St. Louis, Dcc. 12. A gentleman who reached Kansas City Saturday last informed tho Kansas City Tima that tho Sunday pruviou.s a terrible uffair occurred in Salina Couiity, Nebraska. A party of emigrante, witb their families, weie passing through tha country weetward, when, the cold coustantly increasing, tliey concluded to camp and light a flre. Tiiey wcro on a piece of liigli prairie, and Bevoral miles fromany house, but soino threy miles trom them was a pieeo of timber. After unhitcbing their teams the men started for this timber. to proeuio fuel. Not returning lor eevoral huurs the womon lelt their ebildron and -' ■;!■:. 1 to liunt theüi. This is all that is known, save that next day the bodies of scventeon persons who had ierished from tlio intonso cold wero found. The children, who wcre left in the wagons, werc tho (inly survivors of tho party.