The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-29

courBe to purBue IN regard to the colored poo
pie upon better status. The committee On
grievances made report. setting forth Ut
length the wrongs and grievances of the color
ed people, and submitting . series If resolu-
tons recommending the cnlored people Of the
State to organise . society for the purpose of
petitioning the Legislative and judicial depart
ments Of the State for full recognition Of thei-
rights ~ citizens, and if such rights are nc
| fully accorded, that they are advised to immi-
crate to other States or Territories, where
there il no distinction on account of color, ex-
pressing sympathy with Edmund Kinney col
ored. and wife white, now in the penitentiery
for intermarrying. An executive committee,
to prepare an address to the people Of Virginia,
was appointed, and the convention adjourned
sine die.
CL1ANsINo TH8 C1EsCEyT CHI.
The Auxiliary SANITARY association at
New Orleans on the 10th commenced the work
Of systematically flushing the street guttsn
with river water. This viii be done daily the
entire length of the city, ak miles. They hope
by this means to abate the nuisance of foul
CUTTERS. The French market and that quarter
Of the city will be supplied by powerful
pump and engine. The association are coz
structine nuisance boata, have ordered . num-
Der of sweeping machines, and are laboring
faithfully IN the interest of sanitary reforms
throughout the city.
LIT THIN GO.
In the United States court at Chicago,
in the custom house construction casee, the
prosecution having closed, the counsel for Pot
ter and Hill moved the discharge of their
client, on the ground Of there being NO evil
den,e against them. This motion was not re-
sisted by the government counsel, and the
court instructed the jury accordingly.
BonKlNAKKls BOUNCED.
An increase of wages was demanded by
ten men in the Atchison, Topeka i Santa Fe
shops at Topeka on the 18th. The men are
boilermakers and were getting 250 per day.
They asked An increase to e. 80 and were inn
mediately discharged for asking. The other
men did not demand An increase.
81. LOUIS ouTsHoors CHICAGO.
The first annual tournament Of the Mis-
souri State Sportsmen's association opened at
st. Louis on the 10th. Judge Krum div 'dcd
the first money with Abe Kl,neman of CT ca
20, champion Of America. Erb, of st. Joseph,
won sweepstakes. krum is president Of the
st. Louis club.
CHRISTIANS IN coSyKSrIoS.
The christians association Of the United
States and Canada held their twenty third
biennial convention in Baltimore on May 2ls'
For the purpose of nominating permanent o
fcers, a committee of one from each State,
Territory and Provincial district WAS appoint
ed.
SCALE HOLDERS.
For associate justice Of the supreme
court of Montana the President has nominated
VIM ]. Galbrsith of Iowa; for chief justice
of Idaho supreme court, John r. Morgan, Of
Illinois; associate Justice of this court, Norman
Buck. of Waterbury, Vermont
AT BISMARCK.
A gala time was experienced at the
Bismarck Grove near Lawrence on the Goth,
2lst and 22nd. There was . large attendance,
people from Leavenworth, Kansas City, Wyan-
dott, Topeka and Ottawa being present.
CONNECTICUT LABOR RKFoRNKRs.
The New England reform league met in
special session at Hartford, Conn.,, on the 18th.
Resolutions in which the views Of extreme so
cialists were represented, were passed.
STRIVING FLOWERS.
At Memphis on the 18th the graves Of
Confederate soldiers buried in Elmwood GEM
etery were decorated and an address WAS de-
livered by Luke W. Jinlsy.
STRIKE WHILE THE mons HOT.
A strike occurred on the afternoon of the
2lst, at Joseph Il. Browns iron works, south
Chicago, which throws about COO men out of
employment.
AFTER SABBATH BREAKERs.
At meeting to protest against Sabbath
in Lowell, Mass, on the 18th, Gov.
Talbot presided.