The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-08

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ct the polls."
Congress has made enactments sufficient Il
prevent military interference 1t the polls and
besides this the last Congress has enacted q
law to the effect that it shall not be lawful to
employ any part Of the army OF the United
States - posse conaitafus or otherwise, for the
purpose of executing the laws except in such
cases and under such circumstances, - such
employment of said force may Be expressly
authorized BY the constitution, or by act OF
Congress.
The message draws to . close in the follow
ing manner: Believing that this il danger
ous violation Of the spirit and meaning of the
constitution, am compelled to return it to
the House, in which il originated, without my
approval. A qualified negative with which the
constitution invests the President Is trust
that involves . duty which cannot decline to
perform, with . firm and considerations pur-
pose to do what can to preserve unimpsired
the constitutional powers and independence,
not merely of the executive, but Of every
branch of the government, which will be i'm
periled by the adoption of the principle Of this
bill"
DOESN'T WAIT II.
Thomas A. Hendricks has over his own
signature denied that he will be candidate for
the presidency in 1880.
FOREIGN
xrnuisr DoINas.
After nine o'clock in the evening no
body will be allowed to show himself in the
street At St. Petersburg without . certificate,
upon which must be written and attested the
place from which the bearer comes and to
which he il going. One night recently sedi-
tious placards were stusk up in the vicinity of
theatres and 1t the corners Of the busiest
streets, and although the city police and de-
tectives at once hurried up and tore down the
manifestoes, they nevertheless appeared anew.
In this one night upwards of $50 persons were
arrested, and among all these the police failed
to find q scrap Of paper which appeared to have
anything to do with the proclamation. The
secret bill sticker, on the other hand, went on
with his work. and the police were unable to
discover him. The alarm ct last became SO
great that two companies under Goldberg
were posted at the entrance to q number Of
houses and in the street, but when the guard
had his attention called to the right bills we're
posted on the left; and after they bad been
torn down on the left they re-appeared. Since
the attempt on the life Of the Gar troops have
been held in readiness day and night. In every
regiment two companies in marching order,
equipped with ball cartridge, are kept con-
stantly under arms. Batteries stand ready
horse,i and mounted in the barrack yards. A
squadron Of every cavalry regiment stand in
constant readiness to mount, and day and
night divisions of Cossacks patrol the streets.
REIELLIoS's TORCH AND KNIFE.
Instructions are likely TO break out in
Panama, Bolivia and Chill The President of
Bolivia has announced that he would march At
For the 6rst time since the days of Maximil-
liam the chiefs of the church and State in Mex
leo are in accord.
In Berlin three medical students were
convicted and sentenced for disturbing pub
lie order and maintaining secret society rela-
tions. The czn no longer goes out without .
military escort. Many dignitaries have been
threatened by the socialists.
THE JAPs.
Japan has formally annexed the Laochoo
islands, and the Chinese ambassador protests
and threatens the withdrawal of the mission.
The English naval mission is dismissed, and
the French military mission is shortly to be
dismissed.
MANAcLED PRESS.
In Paris the publisher of the Revolution
Frdncdise have been condemned to three
months imprisonment and to pay . fine Of
1000 francs for publishing letter justifying
the commune.
TERRA FIRMA AGITATED.
On the 22d of March an earthquake took
place in Persia. Twenty-one villages were
totally destroyed, and 922 persons, 2,660 sheep,
LIS oxen, lbs horses and As csmels were
killed.
DESTRUCTION.
The principal part of the city of Oren-
burg on the Ursl river has been destroyed by
fire. Many persons are homeless. 100000
roubles have been sent to the sufferers.
UNFORTUNATE sZEaKDIN.
Szegedin has again been flooded and de-
vastated by . whirlwinl.