The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-06

controversy over tnlS SUBJECT iiic lEIciluS
of General Hancock here have insisted
that there was not only single letter on
the subject but correspondence, and
that General Hancock and his friends
would be very glad TO see both his own
and General Sherman's side of the cor
respondence in print
Making it Hot for the Reds.
DENVER, July 29.-The Tribune's
Santa Fe advices from Mexico state tina
on the 21st inst Col Adolph Wales, in
command of three hundred and seventy
cavalry and hundred and fifty infantry,
of the federal troops of Mexico, attacked
the Apaches under Victoria about fGrty
miles from old Fort QuItman. The
fight was indecisive; the MeXicans lost
ten killed and ter horses. The Indians
lost four warriors and six horses. On
the Goth the Mexicans again attacked the
Indians in the Pine Mountains, about
fifty miles from the line. After long
fight the Indians retired. Their loss is
not known The Mexicans lost six kill
ed. Col. Wales intends to follow and at
tack them again. He is of the opinion
that they will try and get back to New
Mexico, IN which case Col. Grlerson and
eight companies of the tenth cavalry, |
who are stationed within forty miles of
their session place, will doubtless be on
their trail in few hours after they cross.
Plans for the Campaign.
NEW YORK, July Eft is understood |
that tie Republican National commit
tee and the Republican Congressional |
campaign committees will hold JOINT |
meeting in this city, on August D. 1t is |
also probable that the chairmen OF the |
various state committees will meet with |
them on that day, together with large |
number OF prominent Republicans from |
AEAf mot of tRnl
meeting is to have 4 general cOnsulta- |
ton before the active work of the can
Yass is entered upon, and obtain the |
views of representative Republicans. 1t
is also intimated that Gen. Garfield VIII |
be invited to visit this city at that time,
with the view of consulting with the
committee representing the several
states " hen plan of action has been
agreed upon, the hard worK of the cam
paIgn will be begun at once, and pushed
| forward with all the energy that the
committee can command.
Fusion in Maine
| AUGUSTA, Maine, July 2S.-The result
of the secret meetings of the Democrats
and Greenbackers' state committees to-
day has been the determination 10 fuse
us far as possible. The following Green
back electors were nominated: Scion
| Chase, Benz. Bunker, J. T. Turner,
| Charles II. Whiddon. The state will be
| flooded with speakers. A large amount
of money will be raised for an aggressive
campaign. The Democratic committee
voted to have Samuel Watts withdrawn
rs a candidate for elector. Watts was
not present, and another meeting will
| he held at which he will he formally re-
| quested to resign or accept the alterna-
tive of being abandoned.
| Destructive Fire at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, July 30.-The fire which
broke out at noon to-day in the planning
mill of J. F. Dewitt, on the south side
of the the creek, proved to be one of the
most disastrous which has occurred in
this section for L number of years and
the most rapid and destructive in its eX-
tent, covering an area of Il quarter of Il
mile in length and about 500 feet wide,
burning and destroying property to the
value of $22j. 900, on which there is an
insurance of $4,000. DeWitt's plan
ing mill which was one of the largest in
the country, being 800 by $50 feet, was
totally destroyed in the ten minutes, and
many other mills and lumber yards in
the vicinity.
Decline to Ratity.
| Los PINos, Cob, July 27-via. Lake
City, Col, 29.-The commissioners held
a council yesterday. The Indians still
decline to sign the treaty in its present
form. Objections were raised at the
last meeting to their removal to the juno
ton of the Gunnison and Grand rivers
on account of the poor soil in that locali-
ty. An opportunity was offered for the
chiefs and head men to come forward
and sign the treaty, but not single lndi-
an accepted the invitation. The COM
mission will make no further delay, and
have given the Ltes until tomorrow to
decide what course they will pursue.
Terrific Hailstorm in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, July ga hail storm
passed over the vicinity of Stevens
Point, Wisconsin, Monday, covering the
) ground to the depth of several inches,
with hailstones of enormous size, killing
fowls, thousands of prairie chickens,
and sheep. The shingles were torn from
several roofs, and over hundred farms
were cleaned entirely of hay and grain,
/ yards stripped and forests left as bare as
in winter. Three hailstOnes weighed a
pound. The storm covered a strip four
miles wide and ten miles long, sweeping
, every green thing before it, and not Il
bushei of grain can be saved. The
, damage is estimated at $4,000.
c Georgia FrOlic.
t ATLANTA, Ga, July 30.-Last night a
: party of 10 disguised men, 90 miles from
l Atlanta, went to the home of Joe Thomp-
: son, (colored), dragged him out, beat him
: and his wife fearfully, shot his son and
!. killed his daugter. There is great in.
s dignation throughout the country, and a
: citizens meeting at JOnesboro de
G nOunced the killing and offered $500 re-
V ward for the murderers. -Four arrests
!. have been made. Thompson says he re
J, cOgnized as the leader of the gang, John
g Gray, whom he recently prosecuted anc
d had convicted for assault and battery.
y Digging for the Dead.
; NEW York, July Gothic excavation
at the Hudson River Tunnel, Jersey City
! is now eighteen feet deep. An equal dis
: lance is to be dug before the bodies car
/ be reached, which will, it is thought, "
reached by Sunday, Col. Haskins ha
!; called for more men, who will go TO dig
" cling to-day III the coiferdam. A com
plete section has been erected adjoining
the engine house for the benefit of tn
IS eornn0r's jury of exports.
IS Michigan Liquor Dealers.
d DETROIT, Mich, July Gothic liquO
Z dealers of this state held a convention a
l. Lansing, today, attended by some BOO
u of which Detroit furnished half. Thei
u u object was to organize operations on POI
~ itical parties TO protect their peculiar il
y terests. Committees were appointed t
~ wait upon the state conventions of bot
j, parties and TO otherwise seek to influenc
III political action.
e Smoked Ont at Last.
,g FREMONT, Nebraska, June 30.-'Tw
Il persons, a man and woman, passed mic
i die age, were captured near here b
- Sheriff Gregg. of this county. They ar
no supposed to be the old man Bender an
IN Kate, the notorious murderers of Kar
is sas. They both made partial confession
VI to-day They will be held here unit
IA parties arrive from Kansas to identif
II them.
~ Railroad Matters.
CHICAGO, July 2S.-A Western Raj
1e road Weighing Association was forme
In here to-day by the managers of the road
g leading west, north and south from CT
m cago. the object being to charge tC
ST freights by exact weight, and not by til
m car load, as has sometimes been done,
Te the detriment OF the roads; J. r. Vince
m or was chosen superintendent.
r Gave Himself Up.
NEW YORK. July 30-Wm- II. Cusl
man. esq, president of the defunct FIR
National bank of Georgetown, Col, il
or dicted for embeZZling upwards of OF
RS hundred thousand dollars of the funC
n of the bank, surrended himself 10 the
at S. authorities here, and will return
st Colorado.
nd Tie Indians at It
he GALVESTON, Texas, July 25.-A New
IS special from Denison says: To-day, ne:
dY Gibson station, 1. T., party of Creel
ng attacked party of Cherokecs, KILN
nd one and wounding the other. TW
oil Creeks were hanged by Cherokees c
ot Monday night, hence the reprlsal.
= Oregon's Population
", PORTLAND, Oregon, July 2S.-Censl
~ NJ returns from every district in the sta
~ ~ are received and show a population
" ia. 1873, an increase of So per cent. SIM
To 1876.