The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-15
n,atler wl,Ieh lel. 70 IsngIisl,s iosins bis

matter which led TO EngiiSn'S losing MS
place in the treasury.
Hancock to Haskin.
NEW YORK. Oct. T-The following
letter is made public to-day.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10. 1868.
To Hon. John b. iIaskin, New York:
My DEAR SIR-Your favor of the 18th
inst. has just been received and l am
much Obliged TO you for the information
given, and for your fiattcring advocacy
of my name in connection with presi
DENTAL honors. / know there is wide
spread effort to make my name pominent
in that connection. / think the matter
more spontaneous than directed. How
deep it may be will be told better in the
future. II has arisen no doubt from
the fact that General Grant is to
be apparently u candidate of the
radicals, and probably my action
as commander of southern military
district may have had its share. / am
anxious that the conservative element
should triumph over rad:calism. / have
no ambition To be president | shall be
gratified If some one else who can win,
would be nominated. My future, should
/ be in question, would be matter of
serious embarrassment, having no pro-
teSsion but that of arms, which would
have TO be thrown aside, and possessing
no riches; however, if it be thought thai
| can win and others not, l shall not
hesitate; all other matters being in ac-
cord with my sentiments, i. e. the plat
form | mean.
| am truly your obedient servant,
tSigned) WINFIELD s. HANCOCK
Iancock's Story.
NEW YORK, Oct. S.-A reporter called
IN Con Hancock tn Iav N to .T,a
recently published interview with Gen.
Grant Gen. Hancocl1-I have not re-
piled, nor have prepared reply. In
fact, | have not yet carfully read what
Gen. Grant has said about me and which
has been given the public through the
medium of the papers of the association,
that when the army of the Potomac was
looking for a commander Hancock's
name was not even suggested for the
place. Gen. Hancock says: After the
failure of,the campaign was detained
IN Washington over a month by Secre-
taFy Stanton with view of placing me
in command of the army of the Poto-
mac, but | did not want it and would
not accept it. Gen. Hancock's aids are
Capt. Wharton, Capt. Ward and Gen
Mlthchell. who were with Hancock at
the battle of Gettysburg. These are re-
garded as a military family of General
Hancock's, one member of which family
is understood to be the person who
wrote the letter which appeared this
morning in the Chicago Tribune,
General Mitchell was not at headquar-
tiers when the reporter called, but Capt.
Wharton and Capt. Ward expressed
much Indignation, and said they did
not believe any such letter had ever been
written.
The Georgia Election.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. 6.-The election
passed off quietly. Colquitt's majority
in Richmond county is over 1000, and
in the state fully 10000.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 6.-Specials to the
Constitution indicate that Colquitt is
elected by over 10000 majority.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. 6.-Specials to the
Chronicle from all sections in Georgia
indicate Colquitt's election by between
forty and fifty thousand majority. The
coiored vote was largely for him every
where. The full state ticket is elected
The Republicans make some gains in
the general assembly, and the majority
in the next legislature is conjectured to
be in favor Of Senator Joseph E. Browns
reelection. The poll tax challenge was
not vigorously enforced.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. 7.-Colquitt's ma
jority oyer Norwood for governor will
be over $4,000. The regular Democratic
nominees for state officers are elected by
10000 majority.
The Junction City Fair.
JUNCTION CITY, Kas., Oct. S.-To-day
was the last Of the grand exhibition of
the Kansas Central agricultural society.
About four thousand people were in at
tendance.
In the free for-all trot there were five
entries, namely: Ella Earl, by G.. W.
Graham. OF Dixon, ILL.,; Charlie Doug
lass, by J. w. Jacobs, OF Lincoln, Neb.;
Ada Paul, by 4. a. Ware, of Wichita,
Kas.; Kentucky Girl, by j. G: Kari, Par.
sons, Kas.; Loafer, by A. M. Howe, of
Creston, Iowa. The purses were ali in
gold, as follows: First, $3.50; second,
800; third, $75. Ella Earl won in
three straight heats, Ada Paul second,
Charley Douglass third. Time, 2 :30A,
2:36, $50.
In the running race, mile dash, best
two in three, Ada Lambert, of Emporia,
won in two straight heats; Woodland,
of Emporia, second. First purse $50,
second $50. Time, :5S1s and / 80.
American Shipping.
BOSTON, Mass, OctS-In the national
commercial convention discussion on the
free ship resolution, which was reported,
each delegate being limited to ten MN
utes, several amendments were offered to
the resolution but all were voted down
and the resolution as reported by the
committee was adopted IN the following
form: That results have clearly and fore
IDLY proven that under the present con
dition of affairs our shipping cannot
prosper or even maintain itself in COM
petition with the navigation of other
maritime powers, therefore we call uIol
our government to aid the restoration of
our commerce by granting bounty of
- per ton per year for sail tonnage
and - per ton for steam tonnage, for
period of - years after the passage of
this act; this to apply only to vessels en-
gagged in foreign trade, and not TO exceed
fifteen years of age.
The Boys in Blue
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. S.-The reunion
and rally of the Boys in Blue in this
city today is grand success. An inn
mense crowd of people is in attendance.
The streets on the line of march are lit
orally packed. The parade commenced
this morning at 12 O'Clock, and was one
hour and fifteen minutes passing given
point A number of leading manufac-
turers and business houses were repre-
scented in the procession. The street on
the line of march were handsomely dec
GRATED with flags and bunting. This af-
ternoon will be devoted to speaking.
Senator COnkling, Hon. Emory Stnrrs,
Postmaster General Maynard, and other
prominent speakers will deliver adj
dresses.
To Be Dismissed.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-Acting post
master general Hazen, accompanied by
! Judge Freeman, assistant attorney gen.
| on attorney general Deveus to-day, for
| the purpose of consulting him in regard
to the status of the lottery cases now
pending before the United States su.
| preme court. AS a result of this con-
ference, they all agreed that in conse-
| quence Of the resignation of postmaster
| general Key, against whom the proceed
| ings were originally instituted by the
lottery. companies, the suits will be dis
missed by the court
Surveyors Conference
SALT LAKE, Oct. IA conference Of
| the surveyors general of the western
states and territories was called by com.
| missioner Williamson and organized
| yesterday, Nevada, California, Arizona
Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana
| Utah, Wyoming. Dakotah and Mime
sofa being represented. 1t is hoped Il
| arrange by discussion an agreement
touching needed reforms in the LAND
laws and system OF surveying Genera
| Williamson has arrived and will attend
the conference.
Warrants Issued
| DESvER, Oct. 7.-DIck Allen, jus
from the south, reports that warrant
have been issued for the arrest of Agen
Berry, Captain Kline ard Hoyt, on thi
charge of numbering young Jackson, ane
that the officers have gone to the reser
walton TO make arrests. He further state
that the citizens and freighfers are thor
oughly aroused and should the men b
taken they will likely be lynched be
fore they can be conveyed TO GuDnison