The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-19
News Summary.


WEDNESDAY, July l0.-The treaty
between England and Turkey,
which secures Cyprus to England,
is approved by Austria, but is I'M
to France and Italy.
The liberal party in England disap-
prove the project as likely to in
volVe great expense and possibly
war, but the tory party is enthusi-
astic over Lord Beaconsfield's di-
plomacy, and the treaty will no
doubt be approved by parliament
Hardel, the would be assassin of
Emperor William was sentenced to
have his head cut off.-Several
regiments of English troops have
been ordered from Malta to Cyprus.
The Michigan Democratic con-
Yention adopted hard money plat
form, ignoring greenbscks. Orlsn-
do NJ. Barnes was nominated for
Governor Missouri Demo-
cratic convention adopted pure
greenback platform.-Tramps cap
tured trains at Beloit, Wisconsin,
and at Des Moines and other
points in Iowa, and military had to
be called out to disperse them
Jefferson DAVIS in speech at Mis-
sissippi City, has asserted his I'M
shaken belief in the right of State
to secede.-A broom factory at
Amsterdam, N. Y, was demol-
ished by hurricane and nine work
men buried in the ruins.-Severe
storms did great damage to crops
in Wisconsin, western Iowa and
eastern Nebraska.-Judge Choate,
of the United States district court
in New York, denied the petition of
a Chinaman to become a citizen,
thus following the decision of Judge
Sawyer, of the U. S. district court,
California.---Ball mountain, North
Carolina, again threatens to become
a volcanO.-The Potter committee
comply with Sec. Sherman's re-
quest to permit the "visiting states
men" to Louisiana, to testify
Asiatic cholera at Norwich, Ct.
WEDNESDAY, July Il.-President
Hayes removed collector Arthur
and naval officer Cornell, N. York
and appointed Gen. Merritt and
Col. Burt to succeed them. This is
carrying out his programme which
the Senate resisted while in session,
of removing Senator Cokling's
friends. excitement in
Montreal over the expected riot on
the 18th between Orangemen and
Catholics, and 5000 military on
hand.-Potter committee examine
ex-Gov. Kellogg, of La, and find
out nothing.-TWo freight trains
arrived at Madison, Wis, in charge
of tramps who had captured the
trains and were bossing the conduc-
tors,and engineers. The police cap
tured the entire lot and lodged them
in Jail. The leaders were sentenced
to break stone for ninety days. Sim
liar parties were captured at Mar
shslltown and Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
FRIDAY, July 1.-THE English
garrison of Cyprus will number TO-
600 men.-150 Ohio editors arrive
in Philadelphia on an excursion
Intense heat all over the country
and thirty cases, including 16 deaths
of sunstroke in st. Louis. Their.
mometer 81 to 1O2 in the shade
Crapin, Greene, Sank, Kane, Column
bia, Rock and Crawford counties
Mo-, much damaged by the recen
> heavy storm.-Four sunstrokt
=. deaths in Cincinnati.-The efforts
of the Mayor of Montreal to pre-
vent the Orangemen from marching
in procession, succeeded. He ar
rested the leaders and the rest CAV
up the enterprise. A few Orange
men were beaten by the mob, blu
no serious disturbance occurred. II
Toronto, Philadelphia, New Yorl
and Dublin, no opposition was mad
to the Orange processions.--
:. Crops in northeastern Indiana sure
ly improved by heavy rain storms
j. SATURDAY, July 13.-The Berlil
n Congress adjourned sine die, all tn
= members signing the very lon
q treaty agreed upOn.-Englant
= proposes to build railroad up tn
o Euphrates valley.-Lts. Rucke
Il and Henley drowned in the Whit
ls river, Arizona. 1t. Rucker, who
q the father-in-law of Gen. Sheridan
is losing his life in daring attempt t
1t save Henley. Both. were good In
le dian fighters.-Cubs is to have
ID Spanish deputy in the SPANS
,e Cortes for every 10000 free inhabi
e. tants.-Trustees of Tintowa say
b. ings bank, N. Y, arrested for pock
q citing $27, 600 bank funds.-Genel
q, al Howard gains decided victor
ID over the hostile Indians in Montani
Is, July 14.-The treaty of Berli
N was signed and sealed by the pow
r ers. Bismarck made the closin
" speech of the coDgress-Gortschi
of koff and Beaconsfield are said
D. have drawn up 8 basis for futuI
to AnglO-Russian alliance.-A trai
be containing troops on the Gran
a Trunk railroad, near Montreal, Wi
es stoned by a mob. Two of the me
be were wounded.-The governor
ry Oregon has issued a proclamatio
calling for volunteers to fight Il
Indians. They are reported net
pc Walla-WalIa and Cayuse static
", Indian outrages have taken place G
Elk and Ross creeks in Montana
A disastrous hurricane occurred
Lafayentte county, Wisconsin.