The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-18
NEWS ITEMS.

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The ku-Klux court Of South Carolin
has adjourned sine die.
Gen. Andrew Porter, Of the L. S. M,
w, died at Paris on the 18th instant.
All Communists have been ordered t.
be released by the French Assembly.
Gov. Yarmouth has ordered the cntir,
militia force on duty at New Orleans.
VIM. Pinckncy Whyte was Inaugural
ted Governor OF Maryland on the 10Th
Another cable from England to New
York is projected by telegraphers in Lon.
don.
The jury has presented six indict.
ments against Stokes for the murder OF
Fisk.
:, dcfalcation of $50, 900 has been dis
covered in the Fourth National Bank of
! Providence.
Gen. Sickles says that Spain will come
down for losses sustained to the owners
of the Florida.
Jesse r. Grant, Presidents father, has
sent in his resignation as Postmaster at
Covington, Ky.
Several prominent Democrats in both
houses of Congress will oppose the new
civil service reform.
1t is reported that Gen. Geo. B. Nc
Clellan will succeed Jim Fisk, rs Vice
President of the Erie road.
On the 10Th the Ku-Klux made raid
upon farm laborers near Frankfort, Ky,
and drove them from the fields.
Senator Caldwell has introduced bill
in the Senate directing that the L. S.
Court be held at Leavsnworth.
Judge Jameson, of Illinois, has decid-
cd that women have no legal right to
vote under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments.
1t is alleged that Theirs is doing the
bidding of Bismarck, and has ordered
Gambetta to cease his addresses in South
France.
L. A. Marden, clerk in the Treasury
Department at Washington, was convict
ed on last Monday for the cmbezzelmcn,
of $4,000 of Government funds.
-Four hundred tea houses at Yokohama,
Japan, were destroyed recently, and
eighty women were either burned or
drowned in the bitches.
The siege at Mirc has been raised. and
On the 18th Gen. Cortina was driven
back across the San Juan river into Ca
marge by Gen. Guerogo.
At Winthrop, Mass, a fire occurred
on Tuesday, involving loss of half
million, and at New York another upon
the same day, with loss of about the
same amount.
Hon. VIM. B. Allison has been elect
ed Senator from Iowa over Harlan. Mr.
Allison has served several terms as "A
member of the House OF Representa-
tivcs.
On the 1lth inst. the President pre-
sented the name of James F. Legate, OF
Kansas, TO the Senate, recommending
his appointment AS Governor of Wash
ington Territory. 1t Is said that he
will undoubtedly be appointed.
Hon. J. W. Smith has been appointed
by the legislature of Georgia as Gov
ernor of that State, and he WAS inaugu-
rated on Saturday last. Conley address
cd message to the Legislature and
agreed tn relinquish the seat upon their
decision.
\ hunting camp has been provided
on the Republican river in Nebraska for
Gen. Sheridan and Duke Alexis for the
basis of their hunting operations. But I,
f:,lo is reported plenty. Over 1000 In !
dams will be collected.
President Grant has denied martial
Law. in New Orleans, and says he will
not grant it under existing circumstan-
ces. The city is in great excitement. /
An armed police has charge of Repre-
Hall. Speaker Carter has de-
manded admittance, - his right and
called upon tho citizens TO witness that
they went pcaceahiy and demaaded their
rights.