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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29
POLITICAL POINTS

Wade Hampton: THANK God for a
solid south" Solid north; THANK
God for Wade Hampton
1t is asserted that Mr.. Tildeu is the
man now whose smile can be seen from
the back part of his head.
To Wade Hampton: The address of
the solid north will be at the polls on
the and day of November, 1880.
De La Martyr, the Greenback parson
in the indianapolis district, received
Abs votes out $1,000, cast in his dis
trict.
Those Democratic editors who are
ranking Illinois and Pennsylvania in
the list of doubtful states must be boiling
their bromide.
Governor Porter is talked of for next
United States senator from Indiana, on
the presumption that Ben Harrison will
have place in President Garfield's cab
met
Eugene Hale says the popular impress
sion that Landers was unpopular in In
diana is mistake. He fairly represent
ed his party, and was the strongest mar
who could have been nominated.
The craftsmanship of Hancock, til,
popularity of English and the discretion
of Wade Hampton are among the prom
inent influences which render the Re
publican party inyincible in the presen
canvass
1t Is said that General Hancock is pre-
pairing another letter Cd the tariff. HI
is seemingly determined that he will no
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29
BUSINESS ITEMS.

The collection of mail matter in the
city of Chicago increased from 9,S72, 127
pieces in 1870 to 81 PAS, 687 in 1879, and
the deliveries from 1896 91, in the
firstnamed year, TO 81, ATE, 392 in 1879.
The Marx Lane Express gives the
number of sheep in New South Wales,
january 1880, at 0,000, 600, an increase
OF 5000 600 in one year. The quantity
of wool which should be clipped from
this mum Der is placed az f42, 100000
pounds.
The report of the postal business OF
the government for the last fiscal year
contain the following aggregates: Let
tiers, S66, $50 ,512; postal cards, GIG, 44G-
716; newspapers to subscribers and news
agents, G., 472 276; books, circulars, and
miscellaneous printing matter, 300, 49,
4S0; articles of merchandise. q, 634,
45G; total, not including mail received
from foreign countries, q 15. 169, 124
The growth of the British telegraph
system, in the hands of the postal depart
ment during the past decade, is shown
by the annual report of the Postmaster
General. During the ten years the mum.
Der of offices have increased from 2, Ass
to 1881, and the number of instruments
from 2,2G0 TO S.151, of which 392 are
duplex, and six circuits are worked on
the quadrRplex principles. On taking
the lines there were 5,651 miles of tele
graph, embracing AZ. 500 miles of wire,
which figures have been increased TO %,
1876 miles of line embracing 100s51
miles of wire The length of submarine
cable has been increased from 139 miles
to 767 mics, and 4.S44 yards of pneu
matte tube shave been added to, until there
are now 1920 yards of the same. In
1879 there were upward of 26 SOC, Coz
messages sent by telegraph, against @,
10000 in 1862 It is expected that the
rapid rate OF growth win be enhanced
by reduction of rates at an early period
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29
FIFTH AVENUE DEAD.
Cincinnati Gazette


The mortality in the Fifth Avenue
within few years has been very strik-
ing. Beginning with James Gordon
Bennett. who left $4,000, 900, there is a
galaxy of wealth which includes Will
liam Tilden Blodgett, $1,000.00 Robert
I.Pell, 81 600; William B. Aston, $50, 000,-
600; AT.Stewart, $e0,OO0,0O0; James
Lenox, $IO,000,0O0, and Marshall o.
Roberts, who was reckoned at $4,000
600. How impressively does this record
recall the words of the Scripture: "Can
riches deliver in the day of death s''
These Fifth avenue magnates rapidly
take their place in the various recepta-
cles of mortality. Bennett and Blodgett
lie in Greenwood. AstOr in the family
tomb in Trinity, far up town. Lenox
rests in the Second street Cemetery, Rob
erts was buried in Woodiawn; but when
the question Is offered Where is Stew
art ~ echo answer "Whereg" His final
history indeed will be one of the mys-
terieS. Roberts leaves a widow, four
sons and n son -in-law the latter being
Ames Van Wart, the sculptor. The
young man inherits that taste for art
which has marked the Irving family.
The author, (who was his great uncle)
was so gifted in this speciality that Ais
ton urged him to become professional
artist. This advice, which was given
when both were young men, would have
| added 10 the bright roll of American
art; but how much would literature
have been the losers Ames Van Wart is
a grandson of Henry Van Wart, who
married Washington Irying's sister Sar.
rah. The senior Van Wart went to Biz
mingham as purchaser of hardware
for the American market, and both hi
and his wife are buried there His son
| Irving Van Wart, who was for years ,
hardware importer in this city, is the ia
ther of the artist who has done som.
very clever work.
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DEMOCRATIC PREDICTIONS.

They predicted that secession would be
peaceable. They predicted that the
states would not respond to President
Lincoln's call for militia. They pre-
dicted that the militia would refuse to
cross the Potomac and invade Virginia.
They predicted that money could not be
raised to sustain the army. They pre-
the greenback. They predicted that the
greenback dollar would DC as valueless
as rags. They predicted that the grass
would grow in the streets of New York.
They predicted that England and France
would form an alliance with the south
to secure cotton. They predicted that a
"poverly-stricken people of the north"
would compel the government TO termi-
nate the war. They predicted that Grant
would never capture Richmond They
predicted that the war for the Union
would be failure They predicted that
the Confederates would never be over
thrown. They predicted that the people
would never consent to emancipation
They predicted that the people would
never ratify the amendment to the con.
stitution. They predicted that the freed
negroes would become a race of paupers
They predicted that the people would
never permit the black man at the bal
lot box. They predicted that the child
was unborn who would live TO see gold
or silver return to the currency of the
country. They predicted that the inter
est on the vast public debt could never
be paid. They predicted that specie
payments would not be resumed on tht
LIST of January, 1879. They predicted
that the resumption of specie payments
would bring universal disaster and ruiz
upon the business and industries of thu
country.--New York Commercial Ad
Yertiser
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29
NETEoRs IN INDIA.

An unusually large meteor was lately
seen in India. A correspondent writes
that on the evening of July 20, about
halfpast 8 o'clock, luminous comet,
which he estimates at some twenty yards
in length, traversed the sky from south
to north The time occupied from the
appearance to the disappearance of the
body is stated to have been about three
quarters of a minute, during which time
'1the whole of the village as well as the
surrounding locality was set blaze to
an extent | am unable to describe -
Furthermore, -four minutes after the
falling of the comet a distant thunder
like that of the discharge of artillery
was heard for about two minutes" The
phenomenon appears to have been Wis
writes from the latter place: "a bril-
liant shooting star, casting very bright
yellowish light, and with bright red
trail behind, was observed ascending
the heavens like a rocket from the south.
east. 1t shot up TO great height, and
was then seen TO burst and disappear,
leaving several red sparks, which also
were lost sight of in their descent The
strangest thing about the phenomenon
was its being succeeded by a continuous
peal of distant thunder for about two
minutes, although ii was a very clear
moonlight evening, and there were no
clouds except some light ones in the
south. His Highness the Nawab Shit
was holding durbar, and Immediately
sent for the only meteorologists avalla.
ble-the joshis or Brahmin astrologers
who were of opinion that the occurrence
betokened peaceful and plentiful yea
and harvest"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29
HERE AND THERE.


II Wade Hampton's pistols kick as
badly as the mouth of their il1ustuous |
when it goes off, we should |
think he would be trifie charry of his |
1t has probably been observed by ply
sIognomists that there is nothing in
Hancock's face which is not strictly in
accord with his expressed "vlews" on
the tariff question.
The recent articles in the Kansas City
Times on the subject of the tariff would
seem to indicate that the writer has con-
ceived an intense aversion for fish and
other varieties of phosphoric diet
Ifpaganism ever creeps into the Re
publican party it will he in the guise of
an idolatrous regard for that mule
which cost the sacrifice of Wade Hamp-
tons leg, but spared his mouth to his
grateful country.
With all of their wild Generalization
the Democratic party seem to be cordial
ly united in the fervent prayer that Wade
Hampton's desire to shoot some one may
strike in and take prompt and success
full effect upon himself.
If the Democrats ever make another
nomination for the presidency they will
probably pay more attention TO the con-
tour of his head and have less respect for
the shape of his body than they mani
Tested in making their last selection.
The moment that preacher strikes
out on an independent plane of thought
and asserts that IA man cannot be a gcnu-
inc christian whose liver is out of order,
it lays him open TO the imputation of
being a-silent partner in drug store.
New York Sun: 1t is reported that
when W. H. English, OF Indiana, Dem
ocratic candidate for vice president.
learned of the great Democratic defeat
in his own state last Tuesday, he
brought down his fist and exclaimed
81 would not have had this happen for Il
dollar"
By actual count at least one hundred
| Democratic journals have stated since
the October election, that they are now
| for looking the actual situation fairly in
the face. We presume they proceed
upon the hypothesis that If person
must be knocked down, there is nothin g
like assuming position where the
blow can be received fairly between the
eyes.
New York Sun: 1t is said the Dem.
ocrats were beaten in Indiana by the i'm
portation into that state of southern ne
groes TO vote the Republican ticket
Puerile baby pleal Are not the India
IA Democrats men capable of lawfully
maintaining their rights? Beaten by
negroesl 1t is the last thing they ough
to own, and they should be ashamed t.
concede it,
A story is told by a MassachusetIsmaI
that will please English immensely. 4
friend introduced prominent Boston
Democrat to the Manhattan Club, ant
among other gentlemen present wa
General Hancock, who was the centra
figure of group he Joined. Upon leay
ing the club the Boston Democrat, no
having understood the name at his in
PRODUCTION, inquired: "Who was tina
large man that talked nonsense NOR
impressiTely than anyone L ever saw"
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be ouidsne By Wade Hampton in earn
ing the heartfelt and eternal gratitude Of
the Republican party.
General Hancock has manifested a
Willingness to make almost any sort ola
pledge that will not interfere with his
bibulous pursuits OF effect, even ''inci-
IDENTIFY" the liquor traffic in the vicinity
of Governors Island.
Governor Phelps, of Democratic Mis-
souri,, gives the Garfield boom boost by
issuing a proclamation providing for
full, free and impartial vote in the city
of st. Louis at the coming election. We
told the Democrats the day after the In
diana election they had better keep their
eye on Missouri and Kentucky.
New York Tribune: The prcsiden-
tial contest settles down on New York
now, and New York is to-day surely and
strongly inclined for Garfield. Every
day is making recruits for him, for every
day shows more clearly the folly of tax
ing thousand risks when there is no
possible necessity of taking one.
General Hancock, who is evidently de
termined that his influence in the presi-
DENTAL canvass must at least be kept up
to the high standard attained by Mr..
English as factor in the recent Repub-
lican victory in Indiana, has followed up
the Democratic reverses IN the October
states by wildly characteristic letter
On the tariff.
General Arthur says the Republicans
are certain to carry New York: There
is not the least doubt of it, Our cam
paign in this state is jOyfully carried
along by the people themselves. Men
are not going to look out OF the window
in clear weather at sunrise and ask for Il
change. We are having Il voyage in
stead of fight"
The Kansas City Times says that nine
tenths Of the people of this country not
engaged in the manufacture of imported
goods are prepared To sit down squarely
on this heresy of protection, and the
other tenth would do so if they under
stood the full force and inequitable Oper
alton of protection upon the interests of
the people Hadn't Hancock better be
advised of Mumford's views before he
lets go another letter ON the tariff?
Referring to the canvass in New York,
the Chicago Times (DemOcratic) says:
dispatches from New York show that
the Republicans are raising the tariffissue
there with damaging effect on their OPP
ponents. Thousands of meetings will be
held in the next two weeks, and the
greatest confidence of success is every
where manifested. The Democrats are
more or less dispirited, and many OF
them are lamenting because Tilden,
whom the business men know to be con-
sentative on all economic questions, was
not nominated at Cincinnati"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

New York Sun (Dem.): Much as
our candidate excels in writing letters,
we most deferentially advise him not TO
write any more, but If he writes any let
him inclose them with ten dollar bill in
a transparent envelope and the Republi-
can subordlnates in the post Office of
this city will be sure to break them
open, steal the money and destroy the
letter, So the contents will never come
TO light. General Hancock need write
nothing more on the tariff. Every one
knows he is in favor of n tariff which
will yield the most benefit to American
industries, and especially To the Demo
cratic party General Hancock should
devote himself to writing his inaugural,
and even if it is never delivered, the
preparation of 1t will be a salutaTy liter
airy exercise, but if lac must write on the
tariff, let him explicitly state that If it
had been left To him he would have put
a prohibitory tariff ON the admission of
unrepentent rebels To citizenship after
the close of the war. That is about the
only letter on the tariff we can conceive
of that would help HIM. Unless he is
going 10 write some such letter let him
return his goosequill to the original
goose"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29


Clay Center Dispatch: Senator Plumb
arrived promptly last Saturday in ac-
cordance with his authorized announce
ment and delivered an able and exhaust
i've address 10 thecitizens of this locality.
He spoke one hour and fifty minutes,
paying particular attention to the wild
so-called financial theories that
some of our mistaken neighbors
are advocating. He made many
converts to Republicanism, buoyed
up the failing. strengthened the strong
and carried conviction to every man in
the audience. Tom McNeal and others
say that IL was the most statesman-likt
speech they have heard for years. Sena
tor Plumb has host of friends in thi;
part of Kansas who think him as able i
representative as the west has ever sen
TO The United States senate.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29
GARFIELD ON THE CHINESE
QUESTION,
The following is the letter which the
Democratic managers have put in circu-
lation as coming from Gen. Garfield:
L 4 4. Il -

The following is the letter which the
Democratic managers have put in circu-
lation as coming from Gen. Garfield:
Personal and Confidential.
House. or REPRESENTATIVES, WASHING
TON, ID. G., Jan. %, lSS0.-Dear Sir:
Yours in relation to the Chinese problem
came duly to hand. | take il that the
question of emplOycsis only "A question
of private and corporate economy, and
individuals or companies have the right
To- buy labor where they can get it
cheapest.
We have treaty with the Chinese
government which should he religiously
kept until its provisions are abrogated
by the action of the general government I;
and | am not prepared To say that il
should be abrogated until our great man
uiacturing interests are conserved IN the
matter of labor. Very truly yours,
JAS. A GARFIELD.
II. l.. Morley, Employers Union,
Lynn, Mass.
As was stated in our special dispatches
of last evening, the most diligcnt search
has failed To unearth any such man as
H.R. Morley, and the merchants OF Lynn
are unanimous 10 the testimony that no
Employers Union ever existed in that
city. This efrectually exposes another
Democratic forgery, and fastens the obi
UNI which it was the purpose OF the
spurious letter to associate with General
Garfield, upon the party which invented
the vile Islander. General Garfeld's
views on the Chinese question are sci
forth in an interview published else
where in this paper, and are strictly in
accord with his sound and enlightened
views on all the other great issues il
which the country is interested.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

Atchison Globe: John M. Crowcll,
who returned to the city to-day, was in
Mississippi sand Louisiana when the
news from Indiana came in, and he de
scribes the CONSERVATION and cursing as
the most remarkable he ever witnessed.
When the bulletin boards in front of the
Vicksburg newspaper officers finally an
nounced that Indiana was 5000 Republi-
can, n BELOW of rage went up from the
crowd, and the northern Democracy was
cursed for everything that was vile and
detestable. The people could not have
felt worse, or greater gloom overspread
the city, had it been announced that
there were $50 cases of yellow fever in
town
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

A Bourbon journal mounfully observes
that the Democracy of Indiana and Ohio
have lost everything with the possible
exception of their honor. AS it is pref
ty widely admitted that they went into
the October canvass without any of that
commodity in stock, the confcdcrates of
those two states may be fairly regarded
AS being in condition of general bank
rnntcv
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

Parsons Sun: At a special meeting
OF the stockholders of the NJ. X. 81 T.
railroad company, 10 be held in our city
on the 18th of next month, proposition
will he made To increase the capital
stock of the company 10 the enormous
sum of $25, 100000, in addition to its
present capital, the immediate purpose
being the extension of the company's
line of road To the Rio Grunde river and
the city of Mexico. Fort Smith and
other points will be taken in, US may be
deemed desirable.
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New York Tribune; Why shouldn't
the Democratic party be beatens 1t
would be libel on the intelligence of
the people to admit that it ever had
chance for success. With record Who'll
ly bad, with candidate totally without
civil experience. with platform which
promises nothing but financial and indus
trial disturbance, it comes before the
country in time of unprecedented pros
perity, and asks TO be put in power. For
what reasons 1t gives none, save that a
change is desirable. There is no people
on the face of the earth which would not
laugh such a proposal down. 1t Is the
most preposterous proposition ever made
outside of a lunatic ASYLUM.
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A home illustration of what would be
the effect of Democratic tariff for rev.
enue only" is given by the Troy Times:
AT Harris Falls the proprietors of the
Gable fax mills pay their female spin
ners from 81 to $11O per day. The same
service in Great Britain brings 40 cents
per day. The smallest boy or girl in the
Cable mills gets the pay of full-grown
man or woman in an English mill. The
payroll of the mill al Harris Falls
amounts annually to 100000. With "a
tariff for revenue only" II would be $40,-
600, supposing the volume of business
should remain the same as it is now.
The officers of that company, as well as
the operatives, are thankful for pro-
tective tariff, and the news from Indiana"
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pr. Thomas and the MethOdists.

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-The Rock River
conference concluded its labors and adj
journed to-day. The annual appoint
ments were made. In the Chicago pull
pits there are few changes, the most i'm
portant being that Rev. A. g. George, of
West Virginia, takes DIR. Thomas place
in the pulpit of Centenary church. DIR.
Thomas, at his own request, was placed
on the supernumerary list. The charge of
heresy against him was referred to presid
trict, and Revs. Jewett and Hatfield were
named to formulate the charges and act
90 rarOcapufnrS
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

The Democratic Journals which are
making such u point Of the fact that
Hancock suffered repulse the first day
at Gettysburg, but on the third day won
the fight, and are striving to lay the
ilattcring JUNCTION To their souls, that
history will repeat itself in favor of the
superb candidate In the closing en-
gagemcnt of the present cnnyass, ap-
parently fail to remember that Hancock
is now fighting with the same rebel
hordcs which the union forces under his
command so completely routed in 'G3.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

The New York Sun, one of the most
stalwart Bourbon sheets in the country,
pays this pleasanttribute to the sagacitY
Of the party whose principles" it has
the honor TO champion: There used to
be fellow who made an occupation of
butling his head against a rough stone
wall in New England, for twenty-five
cents The Democratic party, in nom,
mating English, resembled him, only il
reports be true, they did not get their
TWENTY-FIVE cents"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

The Richmond State (Denl says;
might, hiss written just one letter too
many The pitcher has gone to the
well once too often. and has been brakcn.
Frightened and demoralizrd by the
October elections, in panicky frame of
mind, end all at sea, he catches at the
first straw that lloals his way and offers
the slightest show of safety"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

The London Economist notes The uni
ycrsal rise IN stocks and bonds last week,
and attributes this increase in values 10
the Republican victories in Ohio and
Indiana. The Economist has 10 politics.
but is very able and cieAr-headed
financial journal that always tries 10 tell
the cold truth.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

The intensely cheerful little fire
cracker, which still booms for hancock
down ut the corner or Commercial street
and Fourth avenue, inIimatcs that the
Democrats have just begun the fight for
the presidency. We are deeply panied
To discover that u man of Ilcathering'
toms lowering genius should not mp
prccintc the distinction between AN ag-
gressive charge and u deathstruggle.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

Plaisted, the Glorious, has written a
letter to Butler, in which heshows grave
concern lest the country ruin itself by
by giving the Republican party sixth
presidential term. The country will
take the chances on sixth, seventh or
even twentieth, before it will run the
risk of one term under the Plaisted
Hancock style of craftsmanship. 1t does
not care TO experiment with either q
glorious or superb" leader,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29

The Fusion organ of this city las the
consideration TO state that the glowing
panegyric upon Judge" Lynn, which
appeared in It's columns last week. is from
the pen of an able lawyer from Usage
county. This is the frat intimation the
public have had that the talented auto
biographer of the independent candidate
for judge in this district has changed his