The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-19
THE yEys N BRIEF.

ing anxious again about its pay for
Alaska, and the attention of the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs has been
called 10 If.
y bill will probably be reported this
week making the necessary appropria-
ton OF seven and a half millions in
gold.
The state department at Washington /
is in receipt OF intelligence that Dennis
O'Connor, the last imprisoned Amer /
lean citizen in Ireland. has been released, |
and is on his way TO the United States. |
A newspaper called the Dteie Times
has been started at st. George, $50 miles
south Of Salt Lake City. The tent in
which it is printed is pitched in the
mouth of an old volcano.
a very destructive fire occurred in
Marquette, Mich, on the 18th inst.
Over one hundred buildings, in the bust
ness portion of the town, including for
ty stores, the United States land office,
custom house, and county treasurer's
office and all the records were destroyed.
The railroad and Jackson Lake Superb
or iron ore docks were also burned.
Loss estimated at Sl,oo0,Oo0, with very
small insurance.
Vallandigham, who is now editing
the Dayton Ledger, is quite Disguised
with the stupidity of the Chicago Times,
and similar sheets, which disgrace their
columns by charging Grant with in
competency. He says:
We are no admirer of Ulysses Simp-
son Grant ASIA military genius. But
about the weakest and most foolish
! thing the Democratic press or DEM
ocratlc orators could do would be to
depreciate his capacity, or assail him for
incompetency, unless i'll defense of 9th
Ell generals whose laurels his friends
may seek 10 steal away.
Commissioner Rollins has again sent
his letter OF resignation to Secretary
McCuiloch, with the following endorse
ment:
Unless the Hon. Secretary shall point
out wherein the inclosed communica-
/ ton is either partial or Incorrect in its
! statements, or unjust and disrespectiul
to the President, | must consider its re-
turn TO me mi usti1iable. and the reasons
therefor other than those assigned.
/ a resolution will probably soon be
I offered for the expulsion of Senator
Salisbury, for drunkenness. 1t is said
that he has appeared in the Senate for
several days i'll beastly state Of intox-
ication, and it is a little more than the
! Senate can stand.
A complimentary dinner has been
II.
prominent Democrats OF the East. The
Senator, however, has wisely declined
the ''honor." In this he shows exceed.
ing good taste.
Hon. Z. B Washburne has been unan,
imously. renominated for Congress
from the third district of Illinois.
Wade Hampton says that when the
+, South comedies impartial suffrage tn,
North should guarantee State rights
That little joke is impracticable, FRIEND
, Wade.
Canadian dispatches announce tina
the Dominion is now all ready for the
; ''Finnigans, adding, however, that the
Cannucks expect our Government Il
stop a foray if attempted. So we go.
; The Topeka State Record says tina
Mr.. McAfee, the Adjutant General O
, the State. left on Thursday for the from
tier counties, with arms and ammuni
ton furnished by Gen. Sheridan. HI
will organize a regiment of cavalry, no
to be on duty, but to be prepared at
; moments notice, should the Indians
; make another raid. Besides this prep
. aration, Gen. Sheridan will, in two Of
, three days, send company of cavalry
; to the Cow creek crossing on the SAINT:
Fe road, near Ataf ion Center, wher,
they will he Stationed, and patrol the
country north till they meet parties
rom Iiarker, and south till they NEE
} those stationed at the mouth OF the Lit
tie Arkansas. With these preparation!
.: no fears Of another Indian scare neec
: be apprehended.
The Toronto Glo5eprofesses to hav,
information on authority beyond dis
pute that the Fenian movement upol
Canada has actually commenced. 1t
: forces are being gradually concentrated
at Buffalo and other points. Forty Fee
mans went from Port Huron to Buffal,
via the Grand Trunk Railway, on Tues
day. The raid is possible any day afte
, the Goth inst. The Globe calls on tn,
, Governor to order into the field at once
the whole Of the volunteer and regular
force in the country.
Gen. Mcclellan did not resign hi
commission in the army until after tn,
: election in which he was a candidate FOL
the Presidency. The election took place
on the Sth of November, 1864, and Gen
McClellan's resignation reached the Wa
Department On the 9th. His place a
Major General was filled by the promo
ton of Phillip III. Sheridan, whose
commission is dated on the day of Nc
Clellan's resignation.
Arrangements are in progress for al
active contest in Connecticut this fall
both parties being confident of success
Hannibal Hamlin has taken the stumT
for Grant and Colfax, and viii do COCO
service during the Presidential cam
paign.
The Chicago Republican and the
Journal are reproducing Senator Trum
bulls record and speeches to prove tina
he urged impeachment two years ago
), Miles O'Reilly administers. in hi.