The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-06
OTHER TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.
Washington Notes.

OTHER TELEGRAPHlc NEWS.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The President
has accepted the resignation of Judge
Dillon, of the VIII judicial district to,
take effect September /, next.
The debt statement shows the increase
of debt for May to he 500 $50; cash in
the treasury, $3.50, 591 1886; gold certifi-
Gates, SIS Alb, 700; silver certificates. So.
366, $50; certificates of deposit outstand-
ing, sec, 795, 600; refunding certificates,
$2S, 723 $50; legal tenders outstanding,
$346, 6S1 ,O16; fractional currency out.
standing. $15,874,777; United States
notes held for redemption of fractional
currency, So, 408, 1O6; called bonds not
matured, for which 4 per cent. bonds
been issued, $169, III ,O60; subscriptions
since Saturday, SLIT, 47O
1t is estimated that there will be So
OOO, 600 available for the payment of the
arrears of pensions during the month OF
June
Sudden Death of Gen. Shields.
OTTUMwA, Iowa, June General
James Shields, late United States sena
tor from Missouri, died suddenly in this
city, at 10 80 last evening. On the Sab
bath day he appeared in usual health
ate hearty supper at six. O'Clock, then
wrote several letters, bit Just before re-
firing complained of a pain In his chest
and soon thereafter SAID to his niece that
he was dying, and in thirty minutes ex
pired while sitting in his chair He re
manned conscious to the last. He lee
tur'.tl in this city on Wednesday evening
last, aid II remained here visiting rela
NnfH, Il =
home in CarrOlltOn, Mo-, at O'Clock
this evening.
Earthquake.
New YORK, June "A heavy shock
of an earthquake was felt at Bermuda
May %. There was no loss of life.
Lepers.
San FRASCsCQ, June 9.-The steamer
China, sailed today for Hong Kong vis
Yokohama, and among the passenger.
were seventeen Chinese lepers, who have
been inmates of the county pest house
for several months. and now shipped tC
China by orders of the supervisors.
The Rich Man Dies.
LONDON, June 3.-Baron Lionel Ma
than De Rothschilds, chief partner in
the banking firm of ROthschild & Co,
| is dead.
The Maine GreenbackerS.
| PQTIANB, Maine, June 3.-The Green
hack state convention met here to-day.
At the afternoon session the commit
tee on resolutions reported plati0rm
referring to the cardinal principles enun
| ciated by the National Greenback Con
veptiQn of Maine in 1874, and looks Will
pride and satisfaction at the endorse
ment of the same by the people at the
September election; also, congratulate.
the people of Maine upon the reforms
inaugurated by the Nationals and carrieC
forward by the last Legislature; demand.
such legislation as shall cause the early
restoration of American shipping; favor
the unlimited coinage of gold and silver
to be supplemented by full legal-tende
paper money, sufficient to transact tn,
business of the country; the immediat
use of the coin in the treasury for tn
reduction of the bonded debt; the sub
| StitutiOn of greenbacks for national banl
notes; that the volume of our none,
should not vary with the chance pro
ductipn of the precious metals OF tn
caprice of corporations; that a graduate,
tax on incomes is Imperatively demand
ed; opposes all subsidies or legalizet
mOnOpOlieS; favors few and simple laws
and those vigorously enforced, and de
nOunces communism in all it's forms an
phases.
Before platform was adopted a seen,
of excitement enGued by an effort bein
msde to strike out the resolution relativ
to communism, but amid the playin
of bands, the resolutions were adopts
with yell. During the balloting 70
governor, chaos again succeeded, protest
rising above the din, that many OutsiC
ers had entered the hall with the desig
of voting. The bands were again GALE
upon ard QVerpaWered the tumult
Joseph II. Smith, of Old Town, II
ceivilg So votes, was unanimously d.
olared candidate for governor, and tn
convention adjourned.
WOrkingmen's Convention.
| SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-The WOrE
ingmen's convention assembled in thi
city to-day. Dennis Kearney called tn
convention to order and delivered an aC
dress, recitlng the origin of the presen
condition and future prospects of tn
party. A reference to the proposed +,
peal of the national banking act and il
suanee of all money direct from tn
treasury of the the United States wa
met with much enthusiasm from tn
convention. Resolutions were adopte
in respect to the memory of the LAT
Gen. Shields. The committee on pc
manent organization reported in fave
of Dennis Kearney as permanent pres
dent, which was received with great al
plause, and after deciding upon othf
business, the convention adjourned unit
tomorrow to give the committee O
, platforms TO report.
E4E0pe9n ItAms.
MALTA, June 9.-The steamer No
denskjold has sailed for Behring Strai
by the way OF the Suez canal, in quest
the steamer Lega, containing the SweeG
ish Arctic explorers, Prof Nordenskjol
and party.
LONDON, June 3-Henry Doer, a or
Ger of Hume, has failed. Liabilitie
100000. PawsthoFne g. Monk, cotto
manufactures at Preston, have failed. Lii
bilities, ReI, 600. Fletcher & RYDER, me
chants at Liverpool in the same Amer
can trade, have failed. Liabilities heav
MADRID, June 3.-The governmei
will shortly submit to COrtes the bill f
the abolition of slavery.
Terrible Death.
. WOBURN, June "A fire in the Me
rimack Chemical company's works, la
night, caused loss CT 10000; insure,
A. V. Weeks, bookkeeper for the comp
ny, fell into pool of vitrol, and was Fl
tally burned several others were badl
; burned with vitrol.
Il See. McCrary and Judge Dillon.
WARRINGTON, June 3.-The presideI
to-day sent to the senate the following
81 nominate Geo. W. McCreary, of low
: to be judge of the first q. s. Judicii
circuit, in place of John F. Dillon, +
signed. Resignation to take effect the Il
day of September 1879, and this nomiI
alton is to be for the vacancy thus CT
ated.
: Nathaniel Niles. of New Jersey; GeI
B. Smith, OF l,iYa Daniel Chadwick,
: Connecticut: a. g. auckland, of Obi
and G. G. Ht.Ilsa sol Nebraska, have bee
!, appointed a b 'ari nf government dire
II tors of the u. p. railroad Niles is I'll
only new member.
fl
II If General Chalmers has actually bee