The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-12-15
1 NEWS, POLITICS AND PERSONALS Al :

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The government is doing grand work
in South Carolina. The results album
dainty justify the president in .suspen-
ding the writ of habeas corpus in por-
lions of the State. The condition of
things there has been horrible beyond
all reports, and only the armed force of
the government could crush the yet vi
tai rebellion. Gen. Forrest seems to be
indicated as the "great grand cyclops"
of the Ku-Klux organization, and it is
to be hoped that the halter which JEFF.
Davis so unfortunately escaped will ere
long find its victim in this murderer of
colored troops at Fort Pillow and of
colored citizens ever since.
The Prince of Wales still lives.
He has been laying at the point of death
for several days. ao5 eI. ~
Congress is going to give Chicago
S2,OO0O0O for public buildings. ~ -.
THE Eighth National bank of New
York has suspended. f,.
Sargent has been nominated for
Senator by. the Republicans in the Cali
fornia Legislature hy large majority.
The Ocean bank of New York is
broken.
The Cotton house of VIM. H.
Wright Sc Co., and that of Laycroft,
both of New York, failed on the 18th.
Hon. VIM. B. Washburn, Governor
elect of Massachusetts,, presented his
resignation as q Member of Congress
on the 9Th inst. This leaves Congress
without Washburn on its rolls.
There was an increase of eighty in
the number of deaths from smallpox in
Philadelphia last week. The total num-
Der of deaths was 233, but there was a
decrease of 300 in the number of new
cases.
-DowN.-On Wednesday morning
gold declined to 1895, which is the
lowest gold quotation since 1862. %
Newton Booth was inaugerated as
Governor of California with Imposing
ceremonies on Friday. The inaugural
address took strong grounds in favor
of legislative action reducing and regu-
lating the fares on the Pacific Railway !;
repeal of the law permitting counties
to give per cent. subsidies to Railroads !;
the admission of congressional action
restraining and regulating Chinese en-
igration, but giving the Chinese full
protection from mobs and violence and
the right to testify in courts. The Re-
publican Senatorial caucus was held on
Friday evening. After an indulgence
in some little liberty, was adjourned
till Thursday night. The contest is
very hot, Sargent being the most prom
inent candidate. .a5z.9
"A London dispatch says that ire
mendous excitement prevailed in Mad
rid on receipt of President Grants mes
sage relating to the Cuban difficulty.
The Spanish government has resolved
to maintain firm attitude. Reinforce
ments of four thousand men and four
iron clads will be Immediately dispatch
ed to Cuba. The question of the al
lodged violation of neutrality by our
government with regard to Cuba was
discussed by the council of ministers al
Madrid, on the 9th. Dispatches have
been sent to the Spanish minister at
Washington, which are said to contain
important instructions respecting the
attitude of Spain toward US.
The Pope, in replying to an address
recently, is said to have protested strong
ly against all ideas of compromise with
the italian Government. Inasmuch as
that Government is in a situation to
have matters pretty much its own way
Just now, and as Victor Emmanuel has
lost none of his flesh under the af1 lotion
of a major excommunicatios the prob.
ability is that there are two parties to
that quarrel equally indisposed to listeu
to suggestions of compromise.
What with Norm on trials and new.
ly discovered mines of cadmium, tin
and silver, Salt Lake correspondents
ought to have no difficulty in filling ont
their budgets of news from day to day
One of them telegraphed recently, how.
ever, that the Masons of the territory
are making preparations for grand
ball on st. Johns Day, an item which
might reasonably have come by mail
inasmuch as St. Johns Day comes in
June, and we have direct railway com.
Il munication with Salt Lake City. And
then, again, isn't it rather early to be-
gin preparations for ball to be held
next june, when there is no non-ariVing
Grand-Duke in the case?
"A New York Herald reporter has
been talking to General Cox, of Ohio,
about the, recently announced anti.
Grant movement and the expected
council at Harrisburg for the oFganiza.
ton of party to give it force and ex.
i preston. Here is the reply of Genera
Cox: "All | know of the matter" BIZ
said, sis derived from Mr.. Buffers dec.
iaratiOn that it was candrd.s i have
heard of no such meeting called, having
this object in view, nor do I know il
one was to be held, or contemplated
But to speak so far as my own knoEi.
edge is concerned, there is not parti-
Gle of foundation for the rnmor.7