The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-13
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ST. LOUIS. Aug 1.-The president
Of the Coiorsd Relief Board of this city
has sdvices that 10, 900 negroes will en-
ierats from Mississippi aud Louisiana
within the next two months. and will
arrive here en- route for Kansas and
other northern States. About 40 per
day for the pat month have been cared
for here by the Board aud forwarded to
various destinations.
CoLUnBUs. August li.-Preside.t
Hayes, General Sherman aud party
arrived this morning from Washington.
Snd we're met st the depot by an escort
consisting Of u . troops stationed ut
Colombus garrison. the e1.Soidiers
Association. the Governors Guard, the
Columbus Cadets and other military
organisations Of this city and other
places. The procession proceeded to
the residence Of DR. J b Fullerton.
where President Hayes will be enter
tanned and to the residence of T Mill
or. where Gen Sherman and Gen Poe
have besn assigned. The camp grounds
present very pretty appearance. be-
ing arranged IN streets. named from
right to lefs. Grant. Sherman, Sheridan,
McPhessoa, Hayes, Gilmore. McCook
Mcdowell and Ammon. Ohio soldiers
and sailoss' trnts are rapidly filling up.
1900 men having bsen assigned qua, tiers
yesterday. while the IL demand greatly
increasing. Al the fine at hall on the
fair ground are tsttered flags with tags
containing the history OF them. A
motto OIL the north side reads. TO Pro-
serve the Union Ohio Furnished $685.
65f Men, while Propatrea Aori Glori1-
est. Ohio Mourns for 24,69l Dead ap-
pears on one side.
BosroS. August ii.-Aggregase cen.
sus returns show the population of
Massachusetts, TO be l,7S3.Sl2. an in
crease OF 10 Per cent. oyer tho figures
oil last census
OswEGe. Ks. August II The sup
posed Blenders had = preliminsry ex.
animation here today and were dis.
charged.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1.-THE Press
says OF the conference of railroad mag.
mates and proposed uuion of Pacific
coast lines: 1t will consolidate 60Oo
miles Of railway which gridirons all
the southwest and Colorado and Kan
sss. These roads will make the wheat
fields Of Ksnsas ~ near New Orleans
- Chicago. and will make the former,
which increased foreign shipments
from two to ten millions recently, one
OF the largest grain shipping ports of
the country. Besides this there will be
through connection between It. Louis
and New Orleans effected. Gould
already controls the barge line betw cen
these two cities. and the combination
will get possession Of me wheat carry.
ing trade Of Kansas and that section Of
the west at the expense of Chicago.
Milwaukee and other parts which have
monopolizsd the grain trade.
EUROPE.
LoNDoN. Aug IA meeting con.
vened by Mr. Thorald Rogers, Mem.
Der Of PArlismsut. was held yesterdsy
10 csnsidar tbs formatscn Of company
Tor the purchase and sale Of land in The
Usitsd States, with . view II further
Inc smigration Of small farmers and
assisting such emigration BIZ loans o,
security 81 land sold and occupied. A
com0ittss was formed to pscmots ths
undsrtAking.
An accident occurred today ON The
Midland railway between Leeds end
Lancaster. vhsro passenger train lsf,
the rails. Ssvsn psrsons were killed
and 20 injured.