The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-08
Picked Pnisnn.


New YORK, August 1.-Katie Moore,
of Newark, died this morning, from eat
ing pickles. The family of James Drake
of this city, where the young lady was
visiting, are seriously Ill from the same
cause.
| HAMILTON, Ont, August IA large
fire is now in progress here. The McIn.
mis- block was totally destroyed. The
bank of Hamilton, Turner, Livingston,
McInnis s. Co., and the Hamilton Prov
ldent Loan Association burned out. The
Merchants bank is in flames. 1t is fear
ed the whole block east will go.
Debt Statement.
| WASHINGTON, August debt state
ment shows the increase of the debt for
July to be $6,0S6, "a cash in the treas
ury, $3.50 sos, 1858; gold certificates, 49,
24O,7OO; silver certificates, $2,7S5 $50;
certificates of depostit outstanding, $4O3,.
3O0; refunding certificates, $6,O5S, $50;
legal tenders outstanding, $34, 66S SIG !;
fractional currency outstanding, $15, 814,
So. The increase of the debt is due to
payments of arrears of pension from
United States notes held for redemption
OF fractional currency las provided by the
act of June 21, 1879
Emancipation Day.
LAWRENCE, August characterization
Day was celebrated at Miller's Grove, in
this city, to-day, by about fifteen hundred
colored people. Addresses were made
by Mr.. Dickinson and Sidney Clark, of
this city; X. NJ. AtchisOn, and Mr.. Chavis,
prominent colOrcd editor of Indiana.
Generally Observed.
LEAVENwoRTH, August 1.-The ami
yersary of the emancipation of the West
Indian slaves was generally observed
| here by the cOlored people of all classes
Special trains from various portions of
this State and Missouri brought large
crowds of eXcursionists, who were met
at the depot by the cOlOred societies and
| escorted with music to the hall. The
\ arsenal grounds at Fort Leavenworth
and Relger's grove were thronged with
people. The several halls in the city
are brilliantly lighted tonight.
Yellow Fever Notes.
| MEMHIS, August -Four new cases
were reported to the board of health this
evening, Rev. Father Fahey, assistant
pastor of st. Patrick's church, at the
corner of Linden and Desoto streets, be-
ing one of the number. Among the
contributions received today, was $500
from John B. Draker, of the Grand
Place hotel, Chicago.
Templar arrived last evening, one hun
dred and sixty-one days from Rio janet
70, where she put in for repairs. On
the voyage out from New York, and
while at Rio Janeiro, the captain took
yellow fever, but recovered Nine of
the seaman died in Rio Janeiro from
that disease. The first day after leaving
Rio Janeiro the fever rcappeared, and
the wife of Captain Armstrong, his
daughter, the ship carpenter, and several
sailors, were taken down. Captain Arm
strong is still i'll, and several of the
crew have not fully recovered. The
quarantine officer took charge of and de-
stroyed the bedding and carpets, disin
fected the ship and took her to the quar-
antine. There have been no new cases
of fever on board for three months.
Grain.
LIVERPOOL, August 1.-Leading grain
circulars say the present is a time of
much uncertainty as to the weather. On
the condition of the weather during the
next two weeks depends whether the
prices will remain about as at present,
or are to be considerably lower