The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-03-07

CoyDEy6ID YHlbGRA1S.
The Havana press are agitating the
affair between the United States and
England, and claim that Spain has more
reason to complain of the United States.
The management of the Denver Paci-
fic has been transferred into the hands
of the Kansas Pacific Railway Co.
A building gave way ut Frankfort,
Kentucky, the other day, and buried
fourteen persons in the ruins.
March frst's statement of the public
debt shows areduction oftwelve millions.
Ex-senator Fowler, Chancellor Post
add other Liberal Republicans have is
sued an address, inviting Republicans Of
Tennessee to send delegates to the Gin
cinnati Convention.
On Thursday last an assault was made
upon Queen Victoria by Alfred O'Con'
nor, Fenian, aged nineteen. O'Con'
nor struck the Queen on the breast with
an unIoaded pistol, at the same time pre-
senting petition ofamnesty for Fenians,
exclaiming, "Sign or die" Prince Ar
thur was with the Queen, and knocked
O'ConnOr down, when the Fenian wai
seized and taken to prison. ..t
The largest whisky transaction ever
entered into in the world was made by
a firm of Louisville, Kentucky, Messrs'
S. 7. Suit 4 Co. These gentlemen have
been making purchases during the past
two months, buying up all the old whis.
kies throughout the country. The pur.
chases amount to s3,0O0,00O. This will
materially affect the 'prices, and "indulg'
ers" will have to suffer or "let up"
The japanese embassy presented May.
or Medill with five thousand dollars for
the poor of Chicago.
In the case of Mayor Hall but eleven
jurors have been obtained.
Fisk's horses and carriages sold at
auction for $4,000.
On Monday last the Japanese embassy
arrived at Washington and were receiv-
cd by the President. Iwakura delivered
an address, which was responded to by
President Grant.
Tho st. Louis Democrats Washington
special says that a certified copy Of the
Pomeroy-Caldwcll bribery report reach
cd the Senate Monday. The understand
ing is that the Speaker of the House of
the Kansas Legislature mailed copy on
Friday of last week. The general ver-
diet is that Pomeroy is fairly concerned
at last. The Senate has under consider
alton, ut the same time, evidence relat-
ing to Legatc's alleged forgery of letters
from Pomcroy relating TO impeachment.
The Union Comb Factory at Leomin.
ster Center, Mass, which employed near
ly one hundred and fifty hands, was de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday last. The
loss amounted to 100000.
1t is believed that the decision of En-
pcror William, arbitrator in the San Juan
boundary dispute between the English
and American governments, will be ad-
verse to England. a "..
Alexis and suite attended cock-fght
ut Havana on last Sunday.
The Union Pacific road is again block
ed with snow, and no trains h ave passed
over the road since the Goth ult.
A colony from Cumberland county,
Penn, numbering three hundred families,
will soon settle at Bunker Hill, on the
X. p. road.
On the 9Th inst, the Planters Bank
of Macon, Ga, was robbed Of $4,000
in currency and $500 in gold.
Tuesday, q fire broke out at Minneap
oils, Minn., and burned several manu-.
factories. Loss slO5, 900, with two third.
insured.
In the Missouri House OF Represents
,ives on Tuesday morninga fight occur
red between Mr.. Latshaw, from Kansas
City, and Mr.. Grafton, the sergeant-at
arms. After few blows they were sep
ara,ed by the other members. 1t Wa:
caused by resolution int: oduced by
Mr.. Latshaw to indefinitely postpone al
new county bill, and this cut out :
bill that the seryeant-at-arms wantcc
passed.
The most important laws passed thi.