The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-17
VOL. 23---No. 30.
hardships and inspirations which coun-
try life gave to his bovhood.
Vermont True TO Her Record

try life gave to his boyhood.
Vermont True TO Her Record.
RUTLAND, VT, Sept. Rutland gives
Farnham ], 397, Phelps Las, Health %
IA net Republican gain over 1876 Of
ID, over 1878 of 354 Returns from Il
towns, about one-third of the state, show
Republican gains over 1876 of 2,OG2.
This ratio through the state will give
over g. 600 Republican majority in the
state.
MoNTpELIER, Vt, Sept. 7.-Returns
from this district show Randall is far be-
hind his ticket for congress; the Repab-
licans are gaining in the large towns
along the line of the railroad. Joyce is
undoubtedly elected by a largely in
creased majority.
Returns from Isl towns give the fol-
lowing result: FarhaIn, Republican,
"a. 6O3; Phelps, Democrat, Is 500; Heath,
Greenbacker, lots; Republican major
ity 17,724. The same towns gave in
1876: Fairbanks, Republican, 2,479;
Bingham, Democrat, IA ,S53; Republican
gain, IS The first district COMPRESSION
al vote so far IS heard from gives Joyce,
Republican. S,99S; Randall, Democrat,
3,69S; Martin, Greenbacker, 30. The |
second district gives Tyler, Republican,
1896; Campbell, Democrat, 4,345;
Mead, Gceenbacker, 437. The third dis |
rier, Democrat, APT, Tarbell, Green |
hacker, $40; scattering, 116. Members
of the legislature stands. Republicans, /
131; Democrats, 102.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vi, Sept |
9.-Returns of the state election and the |
gubernatoriaI vote have been received
from 220 towns, leaving twenty-one to be
been received from 202 towns to be heard
| from. The gubernatorial vote stands:
| Farnham, Republican, 4S, 1928; Phelps,
Democrat, 20,717; Heath, Greenback,
1856. Farnham's majority over all, &c.
579.
The same towns gave in 1S76-Fair-
banks, Republican, 44,065; Bingham,
Democrat, 20,320; scattering, %; Fair
banks majority, 23,672. This shows q
Republican gain of 2,904 and Demo-
| cratic gain Of 397 in 220 towns.
The towns to be heard from gave, in
1S66-Fairbanks, Republican, 65S; Bling
ham, Democrat, 668; but if the Republi-
cans gain in the remaining 81 towns in
proportion to these heard from, Farm
hams majority will be at least 26,936.
In the First congressional district IA
towns give Joyce Republican majority
of 1867.
In the second congressional district 72
towns give Tyler, for representative,
Republican majority of s.445.
In the third district, so towns, Grant
has Republican majority of 4.2G1.
There are in the third district %
towns 10 be heard from.
The complexion OF the next legislature
will be more strongly Republican than
for long time, before being composed
of 1872 Republicans, 10 Democrats and
one Greenbacker.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Sept. TO-
4 careful revision of the returns gives
he following vote for governor: Farm
ham, Republican, 1901; Phelps, DEM
ocrat, 21,24T; Heath, 1,572. Farnham's
majority over all, q, 1S2. Same towns
in 1876 gave Fairbanks majority of
80, 70S. Republican gain over 1876,
1902 Democratic gain, 625. The towns
to be heard from won't increase the ma
) has S,133 majority; Tyler, S,777, and
Grant 3,947.
,, The President and Party at Oakland.
OAKLAND. Cal, Sept. S.-The president
: and party arrived at the Market street
= station promptly at II 80 o'clock and
q were met by deputation of citizens and
escorted to his carriage and other men,
beers of the party were seated IN carriages
!, and driven to the court house. The par
:. ty was escorted by the Oakland light in
: fantry as guard of honor. a dais had
been erected along most of the entire
;, length of the court house, and hand
somely decorated with bunting and flow
Y ers, as was the hall of records, imme-
diately opposite. When the party
> reached the court house they were usher
ed in through side entrance and thence
out upon the platform. The crowd that
|, choked the entire street met the gaze OF
e the visitors. Hiram Tubbs introduced
Mayor b. Letham. The president was
. then escorted to the front by the mayor
who delivered an address of welcome
;; The president stepped to the rail and
n spoke substantially as follows:
q Mr.. MAYOR AND FELLOW CITIzENs-l
- am glad TO meet you. l was told my
!, presence was especially desired to-day
d because there is to be a celebration o.
). the admission of this great state into thu
q union. 1t occurred to me that instead o.
being called upon as a speaker could
n be entertained with something of tn;
Is history of the state. However, any ont
d instructed in the history of our country
70 is expected to know something of tn
u history of California. / find, though
ie that am expected to speak. / am no
sorry for this. 1t has been said that tn
man who does not have much regard fo
his ancestors will not be likely 10 leav
too much for posteTity. Though thi
state is rather young to talk much of an
yet L &ldu " IL
:; crate its pioneers. l am glad to jon
!" with you in this pioneer celebration Q
the admission of California into tn
Union"
The president then referred to the fra
ternal feeling of the people in the cas-
for the people of this state. He contir
ued: "They expect you to build an EN-
u pire that shall dominate the commerce
of the Pacific. / doubt not that you vii
| fl,nft. sha
dent spoke of how most of the familie
had a son or daughter in California
and have taken an interest in the stat
He also referred to the prosperity e.
joyed by a great portion of the countrI
and hoped that we would come ini
that prosperity which was now blessin
at the rest of America.
Fearful Fire.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.--A dispatch fro
Upton, In the province of Quebec, say
that one Of the most terrible occurrenc
ON In the history of this section of the con
fo- try was a fire which swept through
,er portion of this village Monday, carryiI
or ruin and death in its track, both as
nj man and beast. Beech fires have be-
II numerous for some time and little ate
nd ton was given them. The high win
Monday famed the flames until the
habitants, about O'Clock, saw with d
l,a El1dy u wall Vi
an. them with steady sweep as fast az
Il man could run, and swallowing up {
~ erything in its course.
10 BY four o'clock the first farm hou
- had been reached. The fire ran aloI
hi the rail fences, burning the grain, a
na- the wind sent sparks in all direction
a. So quickly was 5le farm house af
les another enveloped that men, women a
of children had barely time 10 escape @
lie of its line, until the fire waS upon The
nj AS night drew on the flames increased
an volume, while the wind rose and for {
K space of about twelve miles in leng
the and covering width of from three
act four miles, the eye rested upon nofhi
the came flying into the village shiveri
oe, in scanty dress; children shrieked
aid their terror; cattle ran heller skel
nd and many burned 10 death. Forest af
roe forest was swept away, and smoke q
r. fame was IN one compact volume sol
Ill six miles long and, measureless as fer
- the eye could see as to width. FRI
lie the st. Helena, St German, St Guilal
mr. and other roads, came fugitIyes.
iii some instances they were compelled
80 abandon the vehicles and take to no
I'd back. Men were obliged TO throw aw
-; their coats in order to save their liv
90 House after house and barns filed W
-, the best crops known for years, VI
- licked up, and when the fugftfves VI
-, all counted, il was found that tn
~, were eleven persons missing, not one
- whom 10 was thought would ever
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