The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-04-11
TELEGRAPHIC.
CREAM OF THE WEEKS DISPATCHES
What's Going on over the World.

What's Going on Over the World.
FORT SCOTT, Kan, April THE crop
prospects in Bourbon, Crawford and
Cherokee counties were never more
promising than at present. There will
be a greater breadth of wheat harvested,
and an increase in the acreage of corn
planted. Sunday Bourbon county and
the country south was visited by an ex-
tensive and most refreshing rain, which
continued through the greater part of
the day, and which will insure the farm
ing portion of the counties named most
bountiful yield of wheat and all other
staples.
STERLING, Ks, April saturday and
Sunday nights good shower of rain fell
in this section. This will insure the
wheat crop, which had begun to need
rain. The favorable weather and the
manner in which the fall wheat has stood
the dry season, causes a hopeful feeling
among our farming community. There
will be a good average crop made this
year.
LEAvENwoRTH, April IA heavy rain
fell here on Sunday morning about
O'Clock, accompanied by considerable
thunder and lightning, but scarcely any
wind. At 3 80 O'Clock in the afternoon
another storm, accompanied by a stiff
gale, swept over the city, and rain poured
down in torrents for two hours. The rain
fall has been general throughout the
state, the quantity west being much
greater than along the Missouri river
The wheat crops were in fine condition
to receive it, having rooted considerably
since the melting of last winters snow
The acreage of wheat in Kansas Is larger
than ever was reported before in the his
tory of the state.
ATCHIsoN, KS, April IA heavy rain
occurred on Sunday morning, and reports
from along the line of the Central Branch
and the AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe
throughout the state. The report sent
out from Kansas City some days ago, tC
the effect that much of the wheat in the
state had been killed by drought, was
without foundation. The rains and SHOWS
during the winter months were abundant
and the ground, even before the rain OF
yesterday, was full of moisture. The
wheat has strong, firm stand, and if the
rain had been postponed two weeks il
would not have suffered much The
prospect for large yield this season is
very favorable, and the area sown is much
larger than that of last year. The winter
has been more than usually favorable to
the wheat.
TOPEKA, April Ga rain of ~ inch
es fell here early this morning, followed
by several other showers during the day
These rains insure the wheat crop, which
had begun to suffer some, and will start
the grass and shut up the croakers.
New YORK, April THE freight
piers of the Hartford and New Haven
IN
crest & JOyce's sewing machine factory
in Brooklyn, burned: loss $27, 600. The
Germans gave public reception to-day
to Capt. Stevenson, who commanded
the steamer Pomerania, sunk by coils
ion in the British channel. The funeral
of Madame Bonaparte, at Baltimore, yes
terday, was private. The chief mourn.
ers were her grandson, Col. Jerome Ma
poleon, and Charles Joseph Bonaparte
and family. Calais, Maine, has gone Re
publican by $50 majority over Demo-
Gratis and Greenbackers. In Hartford,
Connecticut, the Republicans elected au-
ditor, marshall and council, and the Dem
ocrats elected the city clerk and treasurer.
At Council Bluffs, Iowa, the Republicans
elected marshal and treasurer, and the
Democrats mayor, recorder, assessor and
some aldermen. In Detroit, J. L. Ship
man, Democrat, was elected judge by 46
majority over the Republican and Ma
ton candidates. Sixty-two towns heard
from give Republican majOrities.
CINCINNATI, April THE municipal
election is claimed by the Democrats.
At Columbus the Republican ticket is
elected for the first time. Geneva, Ra-
VIENNA, Elyria, Warren, and the smaller
towns on the reserve count Republican
Cleveland is claimed by both parties.
gainesville and Fremont went democrat
ic partially.
CAPE Town, March 25-via Cape st.
Vincent.-A convoy of supplies proceed
ing from Derby to Lunburg, escorted by
14 men of the S0th regiment, was at
tackled at Dorbrek, March 18th, on the
Intambe river, by 1000 Zulus under Um-
beline, and overwhelmed by the enor-
moHsly superior force of the enemy:
Capt. MOrarity and 40 men were killed,
and 20 are missing. The fate of the wag
on train is unknown. Lieut.. Howard,
with 40 men, reached Limeburg. $50
OF the SOth regiment subsequently pro-
ceeded to the scene of the fight and re-
covered quantity of rockets and ammu-
milton. Twenty wagons containing sup
plies were lost. The relief column for
Ekowe will start March 26.
WIFcHITA, Ks, April 9-News that
we deem reliable reached here to-day that
they Cheyenne Indians are on the war
path. They broke away from the camp
and started in the direction of western
Kansas. Agent Mills and an army off,
Ger, who went to demonstrate, were ord
cred to leave. NJ. NJ. MURDOCH.
CINCINNATI, April S.-Of 81 towns in
Ohio heard from, the Republicans have
carried II, DemOcrats7, and Nationals 8.
The Republican ticket carries this city,
except police judge, by LOO majority !;
the Nationals carry Toledo over both the
other parties; the Republicans carried
Dayton and Hamilton, the Democrats
carry Chillicothe, Springfield and Zapes-
vile.
ATcHIsoN, KS, April S.-A man NAM
ed Cornforth was robbed of $3.50 and q
gold watch last night He was from EN-
pOria- A gentleman who recently made
trip through the northwestern portion
of the state, reports that the settlements
In that section extend into Cheyenne
the Colorado line. Rawlins county, di-
rectly east of Cheyenne has population
of over five hundred; so the line of set
Element in the northern tier OF counties
has passed entirely across the state. Good
rains again yesterday are reported nom
Fort Scot, Leavenworth and Emporia.
DETROIT, April 8.-Twenty- coun-
ties give Campbell, Republican for su-
preme court, 2,5O0 majority over Ship
man, Democrat and national candidate.
The Republican candidates for universi-
ty regents have also small maiorities,