The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-16

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laration that the right of every citizen 10
vote at tle national election would be
maintained, if necessary, by all the pow
er OF the government, supported if need
be by the army and navy He said the
president would be equal 10 anv emcr-
gency in the protection OF citizens high
or low, rich or poor. lie spoke chiefly
on the southern question, and Gen. Gar
fields connection Herewith. and closed
by AN eloquent Ilbute to Genera! Gar
field.
The Secretary leaves for the Pacific
coast next Tuesday evening.
Solid for Anderson.
Troy, kans-, July 10.-The DOniphan
county Republicans to-day elected dele
gate on the Crawford county system To
the congressional and judicial district
conventions. At several of The precincts
there was lively contest. Six delegates
were elected in favor of John \ Andcr-
son for congress, and six in favor of Al
bert Perry for district judge, by a hand
scme majOTilieS
Crime at Carbonate
CARGoNDALE, Kas.' July ia sad
affair occurred IN the hardware store Of
W. j. Raymond. in Carbondale, this af-
ternoGn. Robt. b. Brown assaulted John
Hail with a hatchet, striking him on the
head back of the right ear, the corner of
the instrument severing an artery and
penetrating the brain. Hall lies at the
city hotel in an unconscious state and
cannot aecoveT. Brown is under arrest
and the preliminary examination is set
for Wednesday, the 18th. Excitement is
high.
Hot Weather
CHICAGO, July 12- The weather the
past ioHr days has been unusually warm,
the thermometer registering daily above
80 degrees. To-day appears 10 be the
warmcst Of the series, and an occasional
cooling breeze alone prevents the recur
renee of numerous sun strokes which
characterized the heated seasons two
years ago. So far only six cases of sun
stroke are reported, and but two of them
were fatal. Comparatively cool nights
have prevented the usual serious cOnse-
quences of prolonged heat.
A Bloody Maninc.
BYER'S, Colorado, July IL asst even
ing AT nine O'Clock an unknown tramp
about thirty years old, came to the de
pot, and while engaged in conversation
suddenly drew Il large butcher knife and
gave Samuel Green cut over the eve
He then cut John McGlynn so that his
bowels came out, and stabbed Frank
McCracken, the telegraph operator prob
ably fatally i'll the left side. McCrac<en
the tramp, who was shot dead by
constable. The tramp cannot he iden-
titled, but is supposed TO be \ maniac.
Death of General Haneoek's Grandson.
New YORK, July 13-General Han
cocks grandson, aged five months,
named after himself, died this morning
from cholera infantum. This death has
depressed the General, and the visit OF
the committee of the convention to
tender him the nomination was in conse-
quence purely formal
Mr. English reached Governors
Island at noon, and was heartily greeted
by Gen. Hancock on the verandah of his
residence. The committee left New
York hotel in body, and with the
members of the national committee and
other visitors are now on the Island.
Big Blaze at Sterling.
STERLING, Kansas. July ia fire
broke out here, ut IL midnight, in p o.
Ford's furniture store, destroying the
store and contents, Jacobs & Englishs
drugstore, f. Lawhert's shop, Gregg
Grcery's store, Arwol's implement store
The furniture stock was all burned
also the implement stock; all the other
stocks saved. The city records
ali burned. Odd Fellows
Masons, Knights of Honor
and grand army of the Republic regalia
and furniture all destroyed. About S12,-
600 Insurance.
Railroad News.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 13-Articles
of incorporation of the Chicago, Bur.
lingtOn & Kansas City railroad company
have been filed here. The incOrpOra
| tors are prominent citizens of Boston,
Chicago and Burlington, whose purpose
it is To purchase the Burlington and
southwestern railroad, which is soon Ia
be sold under decree of the court and
extend it to Kansas City. The road is
| now in operation, Il distance of 1S1
miles from Burlington, Iowa, to Lacledc
| Mo, where it connects with the Hanni
| bal ~ st. Joseph road. The necessary
capital has been secured, and an exten
| sion to Kansas City is 10 be made az
soon as the legal proceedings will per
| nit. The survey will be completed this
week.
Tanners Fast.
New YORK, July 13.-Tanner com
| plctcd fourteen days of his fast at 10 80
| and expresses confidence of completing
| forty days. His weight is 1873 pounds
| and shows y loss OF 241% pounds. The
| doctor in attendance said, though out
Wardly Tanner remains the same, his re
quest for more blankets, his desire fol
more sleep, and his pulse and tempera
| ture, shows him to he weaker
Candescent Chicago.
| CHICAGO, July 13.-Thc Thermometer
| rose To 81 this afternoon. Several case.
of sunstrOke yesterday and today The
weather is very warm, | ut fair breeze
prevents it from being destructive O
life. In the interior, and apparently To-
= radius OF 500 miles from here, tht
weather is remarkably hot, being So sc
we're in the harvest fields as to cause al
most total suspension of work during
the day
Bishop Bowman at Usage City
| Usage CITY, Kas., July 13.-Las
night Bishop Bowman dedicated tn,
| new Methodist church at this place. A
the morning and evening services nearly
| eighteen hundred dollars were raised
| which pays the Indebtedness. Thu
church cost 5000; the attendance anC
| enthusiasm were very great.
General News Briefs.
Elk county has six newspapers will
| a population of 10,G3S.
p Z. Fletcher, II prominent pork pack
er nf Kansas City, is dead.
The Denver and South Park RAILROAD
has been completed to Leadville
The white lead manufacturers of tn
west are holding convention i DIN
cinnati
The carpenters OF Denver have strucl
| for $3.50 per day, the old rates being s.
to $2.15.
Another boiler explosion in Pennsyl
yania killed two men at Southside, OIL
the 10th.
The Union Steam Mills of st. Loui
have failed Liabilities from SI5, 900 t,
$4,000.
The damage caused by heavy rains a
Waterloo, Iowa, on the 18th, amounts I,
$25O,OOO
Twelve prostrations and seven death
from heat occurred in New York cit,
Monday.
a woman over one hundred years OLE
has been found in Allen county by tn
| census men.
The tents of the American team a
| Wimbledon Will be allowed in the CAM
of the National Rifle association.
at Avery heavy squall passed over LAX,
Ontario on the night of the Sth, doinl
| great damage to life and shipping.
| Davis and Nemaha counties hav,
elected Anderson delegates to the con
gressional convention to be held a
| Beloit.
The suretles being sufficient. Genera
| Hartranft qualified and took the oath o
Office as collector of the port of Phila
delphia on the 18th.
Governor Cornell, of New York, ha
| decided not to interfere with the case o
| Chastine Cox, the negro murderer, anC
| he will be hanged on Friday
T. E. Fletcher, one of the most enter
prising pork packers of Kansas City
and vigil known at all the packing point
in The country, died on the 10Th.
w. S. Groesbaek, Senator Pendleton
| Durbin Ward and Sam Gary madt