The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-10-11

OAty, oregon, sHatte1SOn, N. D., daEn1l-
ton. Ont, New Orleans and Boston. /. 3.
Surgeon General Grier, of the navy, has
retired from active duty. The German
Anti-Socialist bill, it is seriously feared
will fail, as a majority of the Reichstag
refuse to yield on the question of limit
ing the duration of the law. :. l.. Francis
Grant, the famous portrait painter, and
president of the Royal Academy, died
suddenly at Melton Mowbray, England.
-. .Amiacable relations are about to be
established between Servia and the
Porte.
Der. 6.-Fever has appeared on every
point on the Memphis s. Charleston rail
road. Four deaths took place at Cairo,
Illinois, and many families are leaving
the city. f. Total cases to date at New
Orleans, 1O,4S5. Fever increasing alarm
ingly around Port Gibson. .$94, GA
relief fund has been raised in Chicago
to date. =. The Melee of Afghanistan
has asked the tribal council for assis-
lance in fighting the British, and 150, 600
fighting men have respoded to his call
-. In the St. Francis Xavier church,
n. Y, a man approached a woman and
plunged knife into her body. The
blow was intended for his wife, but an
other lady was the victim. :. Lord
| Chelmsford, formerly Lord Chancellor
of England, is dead. . "A dispatch from
Berlin reports that Field Marshal Count
Won Moltke has rendered his resigna-
ton. .. An Imperial decree has been
published accepting the resignation of
the whole Hungarian ministry
I OCTOBER 7.-COnnecticut election re-
turns show Republican gains. D.. The
ST. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical
fair opened. 2. Gov. Howard has offered
81 900 reward for the arrest of the par
ties who robbed the Cheyenne treasure
coach two weeks ago. The President
has recognized John5J. Cahill as consul
of Mexico at st. Louis. Application
was made before Judge Miller, of the
supreme court, and Circuit Judge G. G.
Foster, by the acting president of the
Kansas Pacific railway company for the
removal of Henry Willard, one of the re.
ceivers of that road. "A telegram al
the secret servise bureau announces the
arrest of Theodore Camp, Joel Pitcher
Wickmore, at Towanda, Pa, on the
charge of counterfeiting. :. d. General Lew
| Wallace, governor of New Mexico, has
notified the President of continued dis
turbances and lawlessness in Lincoln
county in that Territory. Col. Thorn
blrgh is pursuing the Indians in Ne
braska. They have crossed the Sheri
dan road and are said to be scattering
and deserving their ponies. The vel
low fever is still spreading in districts
Chambers" has arrived in Memphi:
-. There is no abatement at Bator
Rouge. The Surgeon Generals fevel
commission commenced its session al
New Orleans. q. . Gen. Borrel, the Frencl
minister of war, has sent Gen. Noyes
American minister, 5000 frances for thu
relief of the yellow fever sufferers of thu
United States. The fete for the benefi
of the afflicted people of the south viii
take place at Paris on the 18th inst.
under the auspices of the exposition
commissioners. =. "A telegram from Con
stantinople says the Russian commits
sioner for Roumelia made a Statement
that the Russian authorities will admin
lister that province in accordance will
the treaty of San Stefano, and not will
that of Berlin. 1t is now believed tn,
assets of the heaviest debtors of the Cit
of Glasgow bank will turn out bette
than at first hoped. >. Intelligence ha
been received of the loss of the Pacific
mail steamer Georgia, off Punta Are
has, passengers and crew saved. :.
The Indian newspapers publish reports
of the capture of Ali Musjid
OCTOBER S.-The yellow fever ha.
appeared at Raleigh, Tenn. At Green
vile, Holly Springs and other points
the fever is abating for want of material
but in the country and villages of Louisi
ana, Tennessee and Missouri the diseas'
is spreading fearfully. e. . "A serious &C
cident occurred ON the Old Colony rail
road, Massachusetts, ten persons beininI
killed and over 100 wounded. TIL,
President has issued a proclamation
with regard to the reported lawlessnesl
in New Mexico. News from CAM
ROdman, Neb., reports that Red ClouC
and his chiefs were then only five miles
distant and coming in. - "A grand stree
parade of the organization known as the
Yelled Prophets took place at st. Louis
-. The Deputy United States Marshal:
arrested James n. Wilkeson, Democrat
ic candidate for county treasurer, DIR
c. H. Willis, Democratic candidate fol
representative, and other prominent pol
iticians, at North Vernon, Indiana, fol
alleged attempt to colonize repeaters
-. The Standard announces that France
has decided to dispatch very strong
feet to the Mediterranean . "A dispatch
announces the instruction in SAINT,
Cruz at an end. The New York Dem
ocratic committee met today and elected
William Purcell, of Rochester, chair
man. This is defeat of the Tilde1
men, whose candidate was Gen. Faulk
ner. There is an impression in Hun
gary that Austria is in danger of drift
ing into war with Turky.