The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-07-28
NEWS By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

NEWS BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
Hon. Fred. P. Stanton, of Kansas, ad
dressed an immense gathering of Republi
cans at st. Louis on the evening of the 24tl
instant.
The Douglasites held ratification meet
ing at Springfield. ILL.,, on the 95th. (las
Wednesday which is claimed to have beer
the largest political demonstration ever held
in Illinois. 1t is estimated that at leas
forty thousand people were in attendance
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
Gen. 10 Lane is on visit to the home O.
his ancestors in North Carolina. He has
been heartily welcomed by the Governor
Supreme Judges. and prominent officials and
citizens generally.
The news from the Jefferson Gold Mines
Is cheering. and new discoveries of gold arr
reported. The new rich leads are all on the
head waters of the Blue and Arkansas
rivers.
The Pixies Peak Express arrived in Lea
venworth last Wednesday evening. bringing
$4,000 in gold.
The New Jersey Democracy held two
State Conventions at Trenton last Wednes-
day. That under the call of the State Cen
trail Committee was for Breckenridge and
Lane the other, for Douglas and Johnson.
1t is not believed that any. compromise
can be made between the two factions, and
that two State and electoral tickets will be
run.
The friends of Breckenridge and Lane
have held convention in Michigan, and
resolved to run an electoral ticket. Ditto
of the Bell-Everett folks.
Another defaulter has 'shown his hand. ;"
Quartermaster Major R. Sutherland, of the
Marine Corps, at Washington. is discovered
to have appropriated $4,000 of Govern
ment funds to his own purposes. No won
der. The atmosphere of Washington has
become so corrupt in the last six years,
that it is only wonder that the whole
population don't take to stealing.
The round house of the St. Louis, Alton
& Chicago railroad. at Springfield, together
with one engine. one passenger car and one
freight car, was burned on the morning of
the cath instant. Loss $4,000, no insu-
rance.
The Prince of Wales has arrived at st.
Johns, n. B., and been honored with pub
lie reception.
The massacre of Christians in Syria
continues 1T is estimated that the Druses
have killed over 5000 unarmed men in cold
blood. England and France have agreed
that if Turkey fails longer to stop the mas
sacre. they will interfere to save the Chris
tians and their villages.
Three men were killed on Pottawatomie
Creek, in this Territory, by lightning. on
the 18th instant. They had sought shelter
in deserted house, which was struck with
the lightning. The house of Mr.. Shin
mons, near Lecompton, was struck, and a
little son of his, standing in the door, was
instantly killed. A Miss Marshall, aged
about fifteen years, living on the Wakarusa,
south of Lawrence, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed, on the same day
of the above. She was in the house at the
time, and the lightning passed down the
chimney.
There appears to have been good rains in
the Territory during the last few days,
L:I Lo,o ~ondora,1 oarto;n fair oror, III
corn.
Two destructive fires occurred in Phila-
delphia last Tuesday morning. One broke
out in the rag house of Henry IL Co., on
Front street, which was entirely destroyed
The FIRE extended to Ebert d. Co.'s cabinet
ware mandatory. Henry's cotton ware
house was also destroyed. Total loss,
$500. 600 partly insured. The other fire
broke out in a store on Front street, occu
pied by Charles Boothroyd g. Co., dealers
in cotton waste. Loss, $4,000. Boil
fires are supposed to have been the result o
spontaneous combustion of cotton-waste.
Kib Knelt & Co.'s candle and soap fac
tory. at New Albany, Ind, was burned OF
last Monday night. Loss, $4,000.
Gerritt Smith, of New York, has an
nounced himself as candidate for tht
Presidency.
Commodore Stockton, of New Jersey, haI
been nominated by the Houston men to rur
for Vice President on a ticket with the herr
of San Jacinto.
The Douglas men and Know Nothing
have agreed upon fusion in Georgia
Each candidate is to have five electors
The motto of the Douglas men should nov
be. '.Put none but Americans on guard.
Carl Schurz. of Wisconsin, and Fred
Hassaurek, of Cincinnati. are addressin:
the German citizens of Illinois in favor Q
the Republican nominees.
The Associated Press has resolved t
build rival lines to the American Telegraph
Co. throughout the whole country. Extor
ton on the part of the Telegraph Co. is tn
reason alleged.
From Sicily the news, though meager. i