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

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he United States court fer the western
district of Arkansas, which has jurisdic-
ion over 4ho entire territory, is now pow
erfess on account or lack OF approprIa-
ions by congress to meet the expenses
Ter and the Caneyville robbery are but
he beginnings of crime and lawlesness
which we shall soon witness in this once
error-stricken territory.
Damage by Flood.
LONDON, August 11.-Much damage to
crops in Lancashire and Chestershire
has been caused by the overflow of the
Mercy.
Bi-MetalIie.
BERLIN, August lin relation to the
that Germany has inform
ed the United States that she is ready
to negotiate for the introduction of a
double standard coinage, the Bourne
Gazette has been assured rat no official
steps have been taken by Germany, al
though the recent preliminary negotia-
tons may lead To decision in confor-
nifty with the above intcllis nee
Yellow Fever.
MEAIPHIs, August IL. = TWENTY-FIVE
health to-day, ten of whom are cnIored.
The weather ssultry and rain threatened
A private letter to the Appeal from
Corinth, Mississippi, dated D. m.
August 18th, says a perfect stampede of
citizens is in progress, owing to the ILL
ness of the mayer and the president of
the board of health, who are supposed
to be sick with yellow fever. They were
with sudden illness Sunday
night, and in the opinion of the attend
ing physicians, their sickness is yellow
fever. Their coming in contact with
citizens fleeing from Memphis at the
quarantine station caused the infection.
The people were fleeing to the country.
but many farmers had quarantined
against them, and they were running
through the woods trying to find refuge
for safety.
NEW ORLEANS, August 12.-The city
council adopted resolutions declaring
that there is not case of yellow fever
in the city, and protesting against the
unjust quarantine established by south
ern cities and towns against New Or
leans.
The Spanish Insult.
WASHINGTON, August 12=Sprague,
American consul at Gibraltar, in a dis
patch to the department of the state, re-
ports that he has received third anony-
nous letter from a party trying to extort
money from him. A person has been
arrested suspected of completely in the
plot, but the letter asserts that the man
is entirely innocent. At the same time
the cOnspiratOrs in the third letter with
draw professedly wholly from the
attempt, and abandon all demands for
money, and disclaim their former threats
at personal injury to the consul or his
family. Sprague's family and relatives
reside in secluded country place, out
side of the city. He has been consul at
Gibraltar 81 years.
The Mormon Question.
OGDEN, August 12.-The conviction
and imprisonment of Reynolds for poly
preacher in Georgia, and the imprison-
ment of Geo. G. Cannon, delegate to
congress, and other executors of Brig
ham Young's estate for contempt, have
caused bitter feeling, and the News, a
leading church paper, has lately con-
notwithstanding articles. Inf1ammatory
speeches have been made. AS to Secre-
tary Evarts' Mormon circular to foreign
countries, it is treated with contempt
1t is claimed that it would be absurd to
suppose that any European government
would undertake to establish an inquisi-
ton to determine religious faiths of cmi-
grants, or whether they intend to enter
into polygamy. There is no evidence of
any intention of forcible resistance to
the government, but the Mormons have
good military organizations, and mostly
Iron Trade.
YOUNGSTOWN, n. j., August 12.-Re-
ports from all portions of northern New
Jersey indicate a most pronounced revi-
val in the iron trade.
The One-wheeled Chaise.
ST. LOUIS, August 12.-Potter, who
has been trundling the wheelbarrow
across the continent from San Francisco
for some months past, has arrived here
we'll, and will remain several days then
his journey to New York, via
Pittsburg.
Quick Compromise.
ST. LOUIS, August 12.-JOhn j. White,
of one of the bucket shops
here, failed today. Liabilities trifie
over seven thousand dollars. A propo-
sition to settle at so cents on the dollar
was accepted by the creditors, and he
drew a check for that amount and closed
up.
Texas Pacific to the Pacific Coast.
PHILADELPHIA, August 12-The di-
rectors and stockholders of the Texas
Pacific railroad company, at r. their
annual meeting to-day, authorized bonds
to be issued, not to exceed twenty thou
sand dollars per mile, for the completion
of the road from Fl. Worth west to the
Pacific coast. Distance, over 200 miles,
Fires
INDIANAPOLIS, August IA two
story brick building was DESTROYED by
fire at South Bend, Indiana, this morn
ing. Mr.. Case and wife, who lived in
the building, made their escape by Jump
ing from the second story, and were Sc
riOusly injured. Miss Lizzie Collins,
who rOomed in the building, was suffo,
Gated to death.
CLEVELAND, August 12-The extern
sive bending works, cooper shop, and
saw mill of Humphrey Bros, at Wake
man, Ohio, burned this morning. Loss,
$4,000; insured for $4,000.
The Cheyennes.
LAWRENCE, August 12.-The captive
Cheyennes in prison here awaiting trial
for murder, were examined by the senate
investigating committee tonight AS
the committee have no desire to preiu-
dice their case, whatever they may have
said will be kept strictly private. The
questions asked were, the reasons for
their leaving their northern home, their
treatment on their southern reservation,
and the causes that led to their breaking
out of Camp Robinson. The committee
leave tomorrow for Wichita and the In
dian Territory.
Maine and Ohio.
Washington, August 12.-General
Charles GroSvenor, of Ohio, arrived
here to-day, en- route to Maine, where he
goes at the invitation of Blaine, to re-
main until theSclose of the canvass. He
was the guest Ofthe President while here
He gives much the same account of af-
fairs in Ohio as other reporters have
given; that Foster will be elected, and
adds that if the Republicans carry Maine
it will help the party in Ohio immeasur-
ably, but if they fail to carry that state it
will still hurt Ewing. This he explains
by saying that if the Republicans are
beaten in Maine that the impression
would prevail in Ohio that they were
beaten by Greenback and not bv Demo-