The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-15
TEIlEGRAPHIC.
Immigration Increase.

NEW YORK, August 11.-Immigrants
that arrived here during the year ending
July 81, 1879, were 103,245. The previ-
Gus year, IA, 139.
Water Deluge.
TORONTO, August ia water spout
which last week swept through Bui-
touche, caused the death of two women
and child, and serious injury to num-
Der of persons. Eighty houses were lev
eled The loss is estimated at 100000.
Confidence in Montreal Banks Restored.
MONTREAL, August 1.-THE banking
scare has entirely disappeared to-day,
and confidence has been restored. The
feeling on the Stock Exchange has vast
ly improved, and stocks have advanced
all around.
His Show for Reelection.
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Tam
many committee ON organization this af-
ternOOn adopted resolutions declaring
that under no circumstances would the
Democracy of this city vote for Lucius
Robinson as candidate for governor.
Strike in the Bonanza Country.
EUREKA, New, August 1.-THE Char
coal Burners Association, numbering
about 1000, mostly Italians, working
about thirty miles north of town, struck
for higher wages. They refused to al
low the teams of the firm to load or drive
them back to town, and defied the sheriff
and posse. The governor has called out
three companies of militia. They leave
by special train tonight.
The Tmes-JOurnal at Auction.
ST. LOUIS, August 1.-THE Times
Journal newspaper of this city, with all
its good will, tangible property, lease
hold, Associated Press franchise, &c,
will be sold at trustees sale at auction,
to the highest bidder, for cash, at the
east front of the court house in this city,
Saturday, August %.
Yellow Fever.
MEMPHIS, August 11-Thirty- -four cas-
es in ALTO whites and IA colored-were
reported to the board of health to-day.
At meeting of the executive committee
this afternoon committee of three was
appointed to confer with the various min
listers regarding the propriety of closing
the churches, and discouraging any large
public assemblies, which are calculated
to spread yellow fever in our midst.
The Battle of Chiekamauga.
WASHINGTON, August IA board of
officers, to consist of Lieut. Gen. Phil.
Sheridan, Brigadier Gen. Geo. Cook and
Col. ]. G. Davis, has been ordered to
convene in Chicago for considering and
correcting the difference of opinion re-
lative to the actual position and move
ments of troops engaged in the battle of
Chickamauga.
Election Returns from Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, August 1.-THE returns
from fifty-eight counties have been re-
ceived by the secretary of the state
Majority for Blackburn, Democrat, in
these counties is 23,514, an increase over
McC reary's majority four years ago of
of 2, 402. The majority for Blackburn in
the state will probably exceed 10000 a
Democratic gain of over 5000. In the
legislative election, the Republicans
gain three or four senators, and ten or
twelve representatives.
More Than Zephyr.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, August IA
very violent storm passed over Madison
and vicinity last night. Two steamers
with full cabin of passengers, on Lake
Monona, were disabled and drifted about
at the mercy of the waves for nearly an
hour, but finally made a landing. The
passengers we're all saved, but the boat
was wrecked. At Marshal the rain and
hail fell in torrents for twenty minutes.
A large number of windows were broken
and trees and shrubbery lost all their
foliage. The tobacco crop is reported
totally destroyed, and serious damage
is done to corn. The hail varied in size
from small bullet to-a hens egg.
Murder and Congressional Appropriations
CHEToPA, Kans., August IA report
reached here this morning, which has
since been confirmed, that Capt. John
Secrest, the contractor of a mail route
west from Vinita, Indian Territory, was
murdered some $50 miles west of said
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found near his horse and buggy. He
had Left Vinita few days before with a
considerable amount of money with
which to pay off his mail carriers.
Capt. SecreSt was a former resident of
this state, and former member of our
original town company. 1t is consider
ed highly probable that the desperadoes
who robbed Caneyville are the parties
who have committed this murder. As