The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-10
EDITORIAL ITEMS


at last accepted"
They are talking of sending ID.
Locke (Nasby) to congress from th
Toledo district.
Tho death of Mortimer Collins, til
poet and novelist, is announced by CT
bic from London.
The President on the 1st, issued
proclamation declaring the admission O
Colorado to the Union complete.
The House of Representatives ha
passed the bill repeating the resumption
clause of the act of 1874 by vote o
los to SO.
Yoderhavcn, maritime town o
Sweden, was almost totally burned OF
the 22nd inst. Great distress. prevails
Damage, many millions.
Leaving the Presidential chair in
March, General Grant will proceed t.
England, thence over the Continent anC
into Asia, returning home from round
,hc-world tour Of two years via China,
Australia and California.
Gen. Shcrman's present plan in send
ing all available troops TO tho frontier is
TO disarm all Indians on reservations SO
as to prevent them from joining hostile
forces. The forces stationed at all
the principal Indian stations are to be
doubled.
AT the conclusion of tho race between
Smuggler and Judge Fullerton at Phila-
dolphia, it is said Col. Russell CT Boston,
Smuggler's owner, was offered 500, 900
for the animal, which amount he refused.
A match against Goldsmith Maid is
talked of.
In 1875 the United States had in op-
Grafton 1868 miles of Railroad, costing
81, 65S, 2O8.630, and earning s4O3, $780,
70S year. They transported that year
over 2OO,OO0,0OO tons of freight, and
passengers numbering moro than five
times the population of the country.
The last issue Of the Abiline Chroni-
Gle seemed TO be devoted almost entirely
to a review of the "life and services" Of
DR.. Hodge, candidate for Congress. We
understand the gallant Doctor claims
that persecution will certainly elect him
to Congress. We do not know of any
thing else that will.
Godlove S. Orth, tho Republican can
didate of Indiana, has Withdrawn from
the contest, and Gen. Benjamin III. Har-
rison has been placed upon the ticket in
his place, by the State Republican Central
Committee. Mr.. Orth was satisfied
that it would be impossible to unite the
party in his support, for which reason
he declined to run.
The Ellsworth delegation TO tho Con-
gressional Convention is instructed
for Phillips. Tho Ottawa delegates are
for Phillips, but uninstructed. Thus
the western counties bordering upon or
near the Kansas Pacific Railway are all
for Phillips, with tho exception of Rus
sci county, which is instructed against
him. The Leavenworth Times is Of the
opinion that he will be nominated upon
the first ballot by a majority of from
fifteen 20 twenty, which is not far, in
our opinion, from the truth.
The notorious Colonel Vale ntinc Bak
Or, late of the British army, who dis
yraced himself and blemisbed brilliant
record about q year ago by
brutality assaulting ayoung lady who had
he misfortune TO DO travelling in tho
same compartments of railway car
rage with him, has completed his term
IF imprisonment and accepted COM
mission in tho Turkish army. England
8 no longer home for him, and he
will leave immediately for his post.
A monster ratification meeting is TO
DO held at Topeka on the 18th of this
month (the day following the meeting
IF the Republican State Conventlon}.
arrangements have been made with all I
If the railroads in the state TO convoy
hose desiring to attend for one fare the /
'ouud trip, tickets good from August
9th to August 18th. tits expected that
Ion. Carl Schurz and Col. Robert In 4
,crsoll, of Illinois will be present, be-
ides scores of Kansas celebrities. The
,est music in the State has been engaged.
| large torch light PROCESSION will be
ormed. We hope to zee largo dele
.ssion rom Same present.