The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-09
News Summary.

JULY 31.-The ShoeWaeeamette boat
ing club have returned from their boating
trip.-General Pedro Valdez, the Next
can commander, is stationed at Eagle
Pass, on the Mexican side, watching for
General McKenzie.-Henry Smith, q
Jersey City policeman was murdered
while asleep. Negotiations between GeS-
many and the Vatican have been formal
Iy opened.-The estimate for additional
expenditure in the British army on ae-
count of the Russian and Turkish war is
E ,545, 5O0.-American laborers who
went to Brazil IN May, are said to have
undergone great priVations-- A negro
riot occurred at Havana on the 22d ult---
The price Of wheat was forced by specu-
Iators up to $l.10 in Chicago and $1.3O In
Milwaukee, is prospect Of an
amicable settlement OF the South Carolina
revenue cases.-OYer Sis, OO0, 090 Of the
new tour per cent loan have been sub
scribed for.-$16, 600 was stolen from 3
Bloomington. H., } bank.
AUGUST IA monument erected by
Rev. PhOteus Fisk, to Capt. Jonathan
Walker, the abolitionIst, was unveiled at
Muskegau, Michigan. The Grafton was
by Parker PIllsbury, and letters were
read from Fred Douglas aud John G..
Whittier.-Justiee Miller is rapidly i'm
proving in health.-The President has
pardOned Charles Young. the partner Of
Eph Holland In the Cincinnati election
frauds. Henry G. Linn, of Kansas, has
been appointed to the Kansas Indian
agency, and David Kerr, OF Illinois, to the
Crow agency.-The American boat
Nautilus arrived in England after = 45
days passage. The crew consists of two
brothers. William and Walter Andrews,
of Boston.-The cOlored emancipation
day was generally celebrated throughout
the cOuntry.-A storm which traversed
Illinois did great damage at Clinton aad
other pOints.-The communists were
signally defeated in the German elections
The Austrian troops have occupied
Herzegovina,
AUGUST 2.-The debate on Lord Har-
tington's resolution IN the House OF Com
mons concluded and the ministry was sus-
tanned by a vote of 1888 to 195.-It is an
nOunced that Turkey has at last ratified
the treaty.-The French government
has sent invitations co foreign powers to
attend the intern ationaI monetary con-
gress at PGris.-Generals Butler and
Kearney had an interview at Brighton,
Mass.-Up to this date there have been
1876 cases and 50 deaths from yellow fever
in New Orleans. There were I29 deaths
IN Havana, last week.
AUGUST "a grand banquet IN honor
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given at the Mansion House, London
Russian troops are withdrawing from
Roumania, 5000 daily. The Servian
Cabinet Council will proclaim SerVian
independence August 22d. The Pope
has appointed Cardinal De Lucca Ponti-
fetal Secretary of State.-The cashier
Of the Elliott National bank, Boston, is a
defaulter to a large amouEt.-The Mas
ton bank Of Kansas City, has suspended.
The grocery house of r. N. Bishop,
Governor of Ohlo,) at Cincinnati has
suspended.
AUGUST 4.-There will be no di ssol--
ton of Parliament this year.-An Amer
lean lady who founded school in Thesa.
ly is said to have been seriously mOlested
by the Greeks. The American minister
here sent a gunboat to investigate the
case.-Noebling attempted suicide with
q pair of scissors are said
to be in progress for q cession Of Rhodes
and SciO to France.-The arbitrasors
to decide the boundary between Ontario
and the Dominion have given Ontario
twice its present extent.-Quarantine
regulations are enforced at Cairo and 9th.
er river towns in Complete
German election returns show SO conserv-
atiYe, ITO liberals, and SO ultramontanes.
AUGUST 5.-Dennis Kearney addressed
a large assemblage at Faneuil hail, Bos-
ton-"A heavy storm occurred at Wash
ington, D. C.-Large fires occurred at
OsWego, N. Y, and st. John, n. B.
Five men and two women were murdered
near Boise City, by hostile Indians
The Louisiana Democratic State coven-
ton met.-The Bosnians are resisting
the advance OF the Austrians; 70 Austri-
an troops were killed in an engagement at
Magali.--The Governor of Mostar Her.
ZegovinA was assassinated in an insurrec.
tlOn there.--Fever is prevalent at Cy-
prus; British troops have been attacked
with the diserder.--Queen Christiana,
grandmother OF the present king of Spain,
is dangerously ill.--It is said that the
Porte is distributing firearms among the
ACCOMMODATIONS are said to be
supplying Indians on the border with
arms and ammunition.-28n new cases OF
fever are reported in New Orleans. The
horse Rarus trotted at Buffalo a mile in
2:13A; the fastest time on record. At
Cleveland, last week his record was
2:141<, 2:15, and 2:I4, in three consecutive
heats.