The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-05-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
Congressional summary.

CONGRESSIONAL summary.
WASHINGTON, May 0.-SENArE-Sev
eral measures for counting the electoral
vote were offered and referred or post.
poned.
Considerable time was consumed in
the discussion of the kellogg case, after
which the senate proceeded to consider
the calendar bill for the relief of settlers
on Usage trust and diminished reserva
ton lands in Kansas, and for other pur-
poses. Passed.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, May 20-Rereree Blak.
lie, handed Hanlan, to-day, draft for
$4,000, the amount of the purse he won
yesterday on the Potomac. Riley and
Hanlan expect TO meet next week. So
900 guaranteed to the winner.
WAsHINGToN. May ga telegram
has been received at the war department
from General Pope stating that he sue
cecdeG in arresting Captain Payne and
his followers, for violating the presidents
recent proclamation against invading the
Indian Territory for mining purposes,
etc. The prisoners will be held until in
structions are forwarded from Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-SENATE-The
marsha's bill, as presented by Senator
Bayard, was passed by a party vote in
the senate to-day.
The house today passed the bill rela-
tive to trespassers on public land, with
the amendment, limiting the benefits of
the bill only to such persons who have
taken from the public lands, in the or
binary clearing of lands in making m in
ing claims or for domestic purposes, or
for maintaining improvements on lands
of any bona tide settlers, orwho, without
fault or knowledge of trespass, took or
used such material.
Temperance Convention at Independence.
INDEPENDENCE, Kans., May ia
mass temperance convention met in this
city today, and was opened by glori-
Gus rain, which has done much good.
Governor st. John arrived Oh the west
bound train this evening, to address the
convention, and was received at the de-
pot and escorted to the Main street house
by the Billings Rifles and citizens, head.
ed by the Daily band, which is composed
of one family of four men and five ladies,
who furnished excellent music, and are
q credit to any locality
The Billings Rifles, the pride of our
city, did themselves credit IN their pa
rade, and were congratulated by the gov
ernOr for their fine appearance. The
temperance workers are in earnest, and
will, to morrow, have grand time at
their grounds near the city, and have
some OF the ablest speakers in the West
The managers of this convention deserve
credit for their work as the board, and
also Lieut. TomlinsOn.
Rain in the Southwest
GREAT BEND, Kas, May 19.-It has
been raining hard here and throughout
the county for the last two hours. 1t
has really poured down, and the ground
at this time Is covered with standing
water. The indications are now that we
shall have an all nights rain. This insures
a partial wheat crop and comes in time
for corn and vegetables. The southwest
is herself again.
The K P's
ATcHIsON, Kan. May lS.-The
Knights of Pythias, after one of the
grandest days In the history of Atchi-
son, assembled in the evening and
elected officers for the ensuing year, as
follows:
w. F. Ewing, Emporia, Grand Coun-
cellOr; Joseph Ii. Lyon, Leavenworth,
Grand Vice COuncellor; j. ii. Sherman,
Solomon City, Prclate; l. j. Newbert,
Wyandotte, Grand Keeper of Records
and Seal; George Lindt, Leavenworth,
Ol
The next session will be held at TOpe-
ka, May, 1881.
Old Hickory Unveiled.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 20.-Clark
Mills equestrian statue of jackson, on
the capital grounds was unveiled here at
noon to-day with very impressive cere-
monies, before an assemblage of twenty
thousand people. a procession of all
the military companies which had come
either to participate in the centennial
competition drill, or to witness tire I'M
yelling, and carriages containing dis
tinguished visitors, was formed on Broad
street, and passed through some of the
principal thoroughfares to the capital
grounds.
The statue was unveiled by Governor
Marks, assisted by Enoch Ii. Jones, who
was one of five of Jackson's soldiers
present, amidst the singing of an ode to
Jackson and firing of cannon.
The Drought in Jamaica.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 12-The
drought continues. There was one show
er of rain last week, in the vicinity OF
FallgOuht, the first for three months.
Water is so scarce that 1t is sold for six
cents a gallon. Stock of all kinds are
dying for want of water. The dry
cane, and fears are entertained of next
years crop.
Minnesota Republicans.
ST. PAUL, May 19.-The Republican
state convention met in the city today
and adopted resolutions presenting the
name of Senator Window as a candidate
for president.
A resolution declaring james G. Blaine
the second choice of the convention was
tabled by decisive vote
A anti-third-term resolution was sent
to the committee on resolution, and not
reported.
News Briefs.
COvingtOn, Kentucky, has been fixed
upon as the place of meeting of the Ger
man Catholic convention next year.
Chief Justice Church was buried with
great ceremony at Albion, n. Y, on the
10Th.
The competitive drill of military
companies for the Nashville Centennial
prizes began in that city to-day.
Pittsburg had 100000 fire on the
18th.
Bishop VIM. Handy, of the L. B.
church, and one of the founders of the
Otterbein, Ohio, university, died on the
18th.
Cincinnati's fourth annual musical
festival began ON the evening of the 18th.
The sale of seats already reaches so 600.
The city of Nashville is filed with
strangers to witness the unwilling of
Gen. Jackson's statue, to-day.
The Springfield COnventiOn--Logan Comes i'm
Ahead on the Home Stretch.
SPRINGFIEI.D, May 20.-The conven-
re-assembled at 30. J. c. Spar, of
Davis, the home of General Grant, Of
fered the following:
Res0lre9, That General L. S. Grant, of
Illinois, is the choice of this convention
for president of the United States.
A motion to substitute the name of f.
b. Washburne was made, also a motion
to refer TO the committee on resolutions
wa made.
Mr.. Spar moved to table this, which
was done by a cfrd roce vote amidst the
greatest confusion.
The motion To substitute Mr. wash
burne's name was then put by the chair,
and lost, when, amid increasing confu-
sion, the original resolution was put
and carried by oirG rOce vote. The call
of counties was loudly demanded by
anti-Grant men.
A motion TO table the entire subject
WAS Overruled by the chair. The roll
call resulted-yeas $50, nays 307, and the
resolution was declared adopted.
The announcement Of the result occa-
stoned great applause, lasting several
minutes, hundreds Of delegates rising
and cheering.
Crosby. of Du Page, moved that the
various congressional districts select de
legates TO the national convention, and
that they be declared the choice of this
convention, which would have resulted
in the choice of Blaine delegates in sew
eral districts. This opened great con-
test before tue convention.
Senator Logan opposed this potion in
a speech Of considerable length. in which
he advocated the right of the majority of
the convention to send to Chicago a
solid delegation instructed for Grant.
He cited presidents to show that the
Illinois conventions had always instruct
ed It's delegates 20 vote as unit. The
majority of the convention desired the