The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-26
News Summary.

july 1.-THE boat race between
the freshmen crews of Cornell and
Harvard colleges, at Auburn, N. Y,
was won by Cornell.-Prostra-
tions from hot weather are still con-
Ga cases at Chicago and
lob at Milwaukee are reported
Chief Homely with his friendly
band of Indians attacked and rout-
ed the hostiles near Emigrant
Springs, Oregon.-25 tramps were
arrested at Winona, Minnesota.-I
John S. Dula (colored) testified be-
fore the New Orleans committee
to receiving brides for his testimo-
ny, from E. L. Weber.-A move
ment is being agitated for the an
nexation of Southern Tyrol to Italy.
Greek insurrection in Thes-
alay and Epirus still continues. The
Greeks are much dissatisfied with
the Berlin treaty.-A CONSTANT
nOple dispatch says that tho Rus
SLAMS fired on an unarmed boat from
British man of war, near the gulf
of Saros.-Over 81, 100000 worth
of arms and ammunition has just
been shipped to the Turkish gov
eminent from New Haven, Conn.
-Aleardi, poet and member of
the italian Senate, is dead.-M.
Durron, member of the French
Chamber of Deputies, is dead.
July 1S.-Lord Be aconsfield
made his report to the House of
Lords on the Berlin treaty. He
claimed that England gained great
ly by the congress. 5000 troops
have just been sent to Cyprus. Lord
Derby charged that the ministry
had decided on a secret expedition
to seize Cyprus if it had not been
coded to them.-Colored persons
who have been six years freedmen
may be elected from CHba as Depu-
ties to the COrtes.-Yellow fever
is said to have broken out at the
Brooklyn navy ysrd.-The Umma-
tilla Indians, under the direction Of
Col Forsyth, attacked the hostile
camp and killed seventeen warriors.
The railway mail service con-
ventiOn of superintendent is in ses-
sion at Wsshington.-E. J. Oak
ley, a N. Y. forger, after eight years
eluding the authorities has just been
captured.-The testimony before
the Potter committee was by vari-
GUS colored witnesses who charged
Weber with attempts to bribe them.
JULY .19.-The Turkish provinces
Bosnia and Herzegovina object to
Austrian occupation, but the Aus
trian armies intend to take posses
STANDARDIZATION from Egypt to
Cyprus is progressing On q large
scale.-Lord Huntington gave
notice in the British House of Com
mons, that he would move q reso-
luton disappearing of the results of
the cOngress.-Cuba has been di-
vided into six provinces by a royal
decree.-FOrty cases of sunstroke
are reported from New York, and
thirty-two at Baltimore. Business
is generally suspended.-Addi-
tional prostrations are also reported
at st. Louis.
JULY 20.-The Russian govern
ment advertise the sale of war ma
terial at various points in Rouman-
ia.-The Russian unofficial press
are dissatisfied with the treaty
Mr.. Gladstone in 9 speech at Lon
don severely criticised the course
of the British ministry.-GeneraI
Grant had q long interview with
Bismarck in BerIin.-The steamer
Adriatic ran into and sunk coast
ing schooner in the harbor OF
Queenstown. The crew of the
schooner except one were drowned.
yellow fever has been very IA
tai at Vera Cruz and Yueatan, Mex
ico.-Gen. Chas. r. Graham has
been appointed surveyor Of customs
ct New York, vice Gen. Merritt ap-
pointed collector.-The encamp-