The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-04-30
NEWS ITEMS.


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A bill has passed the New York leg
islature, to its third reading, to remove
the State capital from Albany to New
York city.
Gen. Parker, the new Commission
er of Indian affairs, took possession of
his Office at noon, on Monday.
AS affairs are now arranged at
Washington, Secretary Borie will re-
sign this week from the Navy Depart
ment. Admiral Porter, is is believed,
viii be appointed Secretary Gd IN
term.
-Rumors are rife in Washington
that not only Secretaries Fish and
Borie are soon to resign, but that At
torney General Hoar will also leave
the Cabinet at an early day.
The Democrats Washington spec
ial says the President has learned of so
many cases in which he has been i'm
posed upon, and persuaded to make
appointments of persons either unified
LOl POSAOAOAS ODGeAihCNk1 vi hO
claim to them, that he has determined
to cause all such cases to be revised and
corrected. The probabilities for
number of changes are excellent.
The following dispatch from Ha-
vana was suppressed there by the gov
eminent: The Mexican congress has
authorized President JuareE to recog-
nize the Cuban insurgents as belliger-
ents whenever he thinks proper.
"A Chicago telegram says: It is
officially announced that connection
will be made between the Union
and Central Pacific Railroads, at Mon
ument Point, some time during the
present week. The plan of formal
has been abandoned, but on some day
during this or the coming week, there
will be a great parade, in which the
fire and police departments, express
wagons, ETC., will take part. In the
evening there will be fireworks on the
lake shore. Schuyler Colfax will be
present and make a speech.
Daniel D. Page. one of the found
CTS and the first Mayor of st. Louis,
died at Washington last Saturday, aged
70 years.
"A Cable dispatch to the Herald
from London, says: 1t is rumored that
the Government will adopt new and
bold policy as to the SPANISH Cuban
question. Belligerent rights are to be
conceded to the Cuban insurgents, as
sistance rendered, and the independ-
ence of the island assured. This, it is
argued, will prevent annexation to the
United States, and give show of con-
sistency in the Alabama claims and
belligerents rights, questions pending
with the American Government.
Dispatches from Madrid report
that great popular demonstration had
been made in favor of Republic. 1t
is rumorcd that a dispute has arisen
between Prime Minister Serrana and
General Prim,
The New York San has a leader
on the earlier and later Presidents, con-
lAlC vi \
with that of jefferson and Adams, and
criticising the appointments i'll the
present Cabinet. 1t refers to the gifts
received by the President and General
Sherman, and says such evil practices
of men in high places, whose past
achievements have daZzled popular i'm
agitation, tend to demoralize the pub
| lie service, and the natural result of all
| this must inevitably be that corruption
and sensuality will walk unabashed,
and almost unrebuked, through every
| department of the Government. The
article closes with an earnest demand
| for return to the customs and prac-
1 tees of former days, as eXempliied in
the conduct of the early Presidents.
! The Missouri Pacific Road has or
derdered forty-six new engines, three
hundred and fifty freight cars and
/ fifteen hundred tons of new rails, pre-
paratory to the change to the narrow
! guage, which, it is expected. viii be
made in June. The work will be be-
gun and completed over the whole
length of the road, in about three days
during which time no trains will run.
COMPLIMENT TO SENATOR MEAD
The following resolution was adopted