The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-31
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

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Napoleon's British jallors at st. Helena,
lately died.
The Democrats of Berks county Pa,
have re-nominated Hon. Hester Clymer
for Congress.
Cardinal Antonclli. for twenty five
years the Premier of the Pope, is report
ed on his death bed.
At the auction sales of coal in New
York, Tuesday, prices ranged from sl.75
to $3.50 per ton. Many thousand tons
were sold.
The cotton mills of the Spragues have
resumed work again, which is looked
upon as a favorable indication of re-
vlval of business.
Secretary of War Cameron, in com
pany with General Sherman, will make
tour of Inspection the various mill
tary posts in the West early IN septem
Der.
:. The sounding for the channel to con-
meet England and France, will be fiji
.shed by the end of August. The en-
giHeers report the results very satisfac,
tory.
Hon. G. A. Finklenburg has reeonsid
cred his refusal TO decline the nomin.
ton for the Governorship by the late
Missouri State Convention and now &C
cep:s.
The drawing of the Kansas Land and
Immigrant Association came off at Atchi
son last Friday. The Prices Villa was
awarded to No. 9,736, and Clicks
Block to No. l22,8s0.
1t is rumored that the Ellworth Re
porter has changed hands, and is to be
published hereafter as Dem ocratic pa
per. We don't know how reliable this
news may be.
The Fort Scott Monitor says that
Hon. George A. Crawford writes from
Philadelphia that there will probably be
reduction in fares announced soon, the
rates from st. Louis to be half the pres
cnt figures.
The Herald's Long Branch letter says
that President Grant has extended an
invitation to Gov. Hayes and wife to
spend few days with him at Long
Branch, and that tho Governor has &C
cepted the invitation.
Adair, the sutlcr of Crook command,
arrived at Fetterman the 18th inst,
having left Camp Supply on the 9th
inst, up to which time no nows had been
received from Gen. Crook. The re-
mainder of the Utes had deserted Lieut..
Spencer before reaching Supply Camp.
Tho tenth annual meeting of the army
of Tennessee will be held at Washing
ton on the 18th and 10Th of October.
The statue of General Mcpherson will
be unveiled with imposing ceremonies.
Senator Logan, who succeeded General
Mcpherson in command on his death,
will deliver an Grafton.
The whole number of paying visitors
beginning with Aug. 9th, and ending
with Friday, Aug. 25th, was about 243,-
247, and the cash receipts were about
s1OS,9O0. The week closing on the 25th
was the most prosperous one of the
Centennial. There was an average daily
attendance of 40, SAL paying visitors, and
average daily receipts of neraly $4,000.
Late dispatches announce that the late
Sioux campaign has practically termina-
ted, and without o battle. The great
trail which Generals Crook and Terry
had been following was found after a
time to divide, part of the savages going
north, prot badly for the British Posses
sions, and another party turning south
west.
A Memphis Avalauch special from
Jackson, Miss, says that after the or
ganization of Hayes and Wheeler club
at Vicksburg Monday evening ex-Sena-
tor Pease was rotten-egged by the mob,
while attempting to speak from the
gallery of the post-office. A. Ii. Arthur,
m old and respected citizen of Vicks-
burg, was chairman of the meeting, but
was powerless to suppress the disorder.
The Republican State Convention of
New York, on the 23d inst, dominated
Hon. Z. ID. Morgan for Governor. This
is as strong a nomination as could have
been made and will greatly aid in car
rying New York for Hayes and Wheel
pr. We believe now that Wheeler and
Morgan's popularity, and disunited
Democracy in that State, ensures great
victory In the old Empire
State, in November.
A terrible aud disastrous runaway oc-
Cured at Louisburg, Kan, on Thurs
lay, resulting in the death OF two ladies,
Mrs. Fessenden and Mrs. Wright. They
were out riding in buggy, with boy
for q driver, when the animals becoming
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