The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-01

AdlcT---OecTtIdfy EVurIS mas received
a despatch from Minister Welch stating
that his resignation has been forwarded
by mail.
Mail Lettings.
WASHINGTON, July 28.-The Contract
Bureau of the Post Office Department
to-day completed the lettings of the mis-
cellaneous mail routes, under the adver-
tisement of May 10. There were up
wards of 1900 routes and 5000 pro
posals. The proposals were made at
immensely low figures.
Races.
SARATOGA, July 2S.-Weather good,
track fair. Bonnie Wood won the three
mile dash, Mark L. second, Bulwark
third. Time, :0S15.
MentZer won the mile and three-quar-
tiers dash from Danicheff, his contestant.
Time, 3:0215.
Skylark won the mile dash, Bonnie
Carrie second, Clarinda third. Time,
l Ash.
Kenney won the selling race, mile and
a quarter; Clemmie G. second, Bill Dill
Ion third. Time, 2:1s4.
Changed Hands.
ST. LOUIS, July 28.-J. II. Wilson and
st. John Boyle, receivers of the ST. Louis
Southeastern railway, issued circular
today announcing that from and after
midnight July 31st, the Kentucky and
Tennessee division of that road will be
operated by the Louisville and Nashville
railroad company.
A +. Ford, of the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain & Southern railway, was appointed
to-day general passenger agent of the
Vandalia road, to fill the vacancy occa
stoned by the recent death of Chas. Z
n
ger agent of the former road, was promo
ted to general passenger agent, and Z
l.. LOmOX, of the st. Louis & Southern
was appointed assistant TO Mr.. Ruggles
The Fever.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 2S.-Ten addi
tiOnal cases of fever were reported to the
board of health this afternoon, six OF
whom were colOred. Two deaths from
yellow fever have occurred since last re
port; one, however, was beyond the city
limits. Special policemen engaged in
taking the census of the city completed
their task to-day. The result shows the
population of Memphis to be 16,11S-
white, 4,2S3; cOlOred, 1897. Adults
1867; children, $3.50. OF the whole
8, TAB have had the fever, leaving $685.
susceptible to the disease, and failing to
secure transportation to the site selected
for the establishment on Paducah river
this afternoon at five O'Clock Col. John
+. Cameron, with a detail of sixteen
cOlored soldiers, took passage on train
furnished by Mike Burke, superintend
ent of the Mississippi & Tennessee rail
road, and established a camp five miles
south of the city and one-half mile be
low where the camp of Joe Williams
was established last year. Tents were
70 alOno an1 hu bo
will have fifty tents ready for occupation
The secretary of war telegraphs d. T
Porter, chief executive officer, that IA
tiOns will be furnished only to those sick
with the fever or in camps. A. d. Lang
staff, president, and Gen. w. j. Smith
vice president of the Howard association
have been added to the executive com
mittee. Inspectors at quarantine sta
tions have been instructed not to permit
unacclimated people to enter the city.
NASHVILLE, July 2S.-On and after
Thursday next, the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad, have determined to dis
continue its trains between Mckenzie
and Memphis, which connect with those
of the Nashville, Chattanooga 81 St
Louis railroad. Trains on the latter
road will not go any farther than Nc
KenZie. Nashville will then be without
any direct rail communication with the
city of Memphis, the trains ON the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad stopping a
Milan, one hundred miles distant, anC
those of the Memphis 81 Coarlestor
at Moscow, forty-five miles distant from
Memphis. The mails will be sent for
ward on locomotives. This act will
make an absolute quarantine against
Memphis.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 2S.-Tht
secretary of war telegraphed TO the
president of the board of health o.
Memphis, in response to an application
for ratiOns, that ratiOns will only bt
furnished tn persons sick with yellow
fever or in quarantine, and who can bt
subsisted in no other way.
NEW ORLEANs, July 2S.-One fata
case of yellow fever, corner Second anC
Constance streets; an Italian girl. The
premises are filthy and crowded. NJ
other case.
Foreign News.-His Occupation Gone.
Moscow, July 28.-The publication o
the GrOsh Day, a newspaper, has beer
suspended by order of the government.
Wrecked.
LONDON, July 28.-A dispatch from
Valparaiso says a steamer of the Pacific
Steamer navigating Co, the Illmania
| 600 tons, has been wrecked. All hand
saved.
LONDON, July 29.-A dispatch from
South Africa states that Lord Chelms
ford contemplates the immediate tender
ing of his resignation.
BOnapartists.
PARIS, July 28.-The Lertle, Rouper'
organ, insists on the validity of the res
olution of the Bonapartists leaders de
clarlng Prince Jerome Napoleon thu
head OF the Bonaparte family.
| France-America.
| PARIS, July 2S.-1n consequence of tn
ravages of the phillOxena in the French
vineyards, the Minister of commerce,
and agriculture promises that as sooI
as the government commissioners hav
reported on the question of plantin.
American vines he will give the effect o
their decision.
Lincoln Boulevard.
| In remaining the streets one will b
named in memory of ex-President Lin
coin.
The harvest in southeast France i
nearly terminated, and in Southwes
France it is about half finished. Tn,
quality of the crops are reputed to b
better than last year, but the quantit,
at the utmost is barely average.
Slavery.
LONDON, July ga Madrid dispatcl
says that no complete extinction of Slave
~ in Cuba is expected, until the Cooli
emigration, under the recent treaty BET
ween Spain and China is sufficient,
numerous to provide laborers for plan
tations. The newspapers which refiec
opinions of the Cabinet Ministers confe
in the announcement that the Govern
ment intends to submit the bill to Corte
in January, relative to slavery in Cubs
The Tuilleries.
VERSAILLES, July 29.-The Chambe
of Deputies by vote of 249 to 166, adop
ted the proposal of N. Praust, for tn
demolition of the ruins of Tmlleries
The site will be Transformed fnfo a on,