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

resolution, declare that he had been le-
gally elected president, and if Mr.. Til
den should take the oath of Office on
March (. at any place whatever, lie
would thereafter look 10 him for orders,
and not elsewhere. The statement has
been made that such letter was ad-
dressed by Hancock to Gen. Sheridan.
1t appears from this that the recipient of
il was not General Sheridan but Gen
eral Sherman.
Purposes of the Republican Congressional
Committee.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The Republi-
can congressional committee have de-
cided to meet the salary grab, De Golly-
er and Credit Mobilier ISLANDERS squarely,
and have ordered the publication of so,
900 copies OF GaTfield's Warren, Ohio,
speech made in September, 1874, accom-
panied by Jerry Blacks letter, quotations
from Humans speech, and an editori-
al in the New York World, all exoner-
circulating the following documents:
Garfield's speech IN the house last March
on "neW notification" speeches of
Richardson and Crowley, of New York,
on contributions for political pur-
poses;' Frye's speech renewing the
''maryellous financial history of the last
30 years - the speech of Congressman
Durnell in last April On political riders
and neglect of important public
business" and the last exodus speech of
Senator Window. A large number OF
treasury statements, showing the cost of
the rebellion to be over $4,000, 1000, 900
first installment.
The Democrats are doing nothing.
All their speeches for the past 30 years
have been on the wrong and lasting side
of every issue. A prominent member of
the Democratic committee said in reply
to an inquiry that the DeGOllyer and
Credit MObilier investigation would fur
nish the bulk of their campaign ma
terial
un 20 Oklahoma.
ST. LOUIS, July 9.-PriYate dispatches
fIom Arkansas City, Kansas, says that
Capt Payne, whn left the southern Dor
der of Kansas, last Monday, with party
of some 300 men, on a second invasion
of the Indian Territory, has reached his
destination without molestation, 1t will
he reGoilected Capt. Payne Invaded the
| Indian Territory last spring in violation
OF the presidents proclamation, and was
| elected by the military. He now defies
the authority of the government, and
courts arrest and trial, to determine
| whether his act is in violation of any
| law Hlhlbo NiN MA
chinery OF different kinds, goods, etc,
for shipment to the Payne Colony, and il
is said an Office Will be opened here 10
induce emigration to the Territory.
In Behalf of Disabled Soldiers.
BosTnN, Mass. July The hoard of
managers Tor the homes for disabled SOL
diers met here to day. Present Chief
Justice Waite and Col. Harris, Ohio
Gen. Coulter, Pennsylvania; Gen. Love,
Indiana; Col. Martin, Kansas; Gen.
Franklin, Connecticut; Gen. Roberts,
Name; Maj. Fnlt0n, Wisconsin; Gen.
MoAlahGn, New York. The retiring
members of the board present were Gen.
Butler, Gen. Martindale and EX-Gov.
Smythe, OF New Hampshire. Chief jus,
tice Waite was elected temporary chair,
man. After discussion the board pro
Ceeded to the election of permanent Off.
GERS, the result being as follows: Presl.
dent, Gen. VIM. B. Franklin, of Con,
necticut; first vice president, Col Leon,
ard 4. Harris, of Ohio; seGoad vice
president, Gen. Richard Coulter, OF
Pennsylvania, secretary, Gen Martin
; AcMahon, of New York.
An Official Denial
GHIoAoo, July a.-'Fhe Advance (Con
gregatlonal church paper1 says respect
ing the statement that Gen. Grant would
|
denied promptly the report In the Truth
The following, addressed to the editor
of the Advance, is interesting as con
|, firmatory of that denial, and as a like
contradiction of the report that Gen
Grant cherished a personal apimosity
and petty spite against Hancock ever
since the Mexican war;
He says: "You have probably seer
that denied that canaTd, started by the
| - Al. L., - i
have nothing to say against Gen. Han
cock his personal, official and military
record is good. The record of the party
which has put him in nomination i
bad. HTours truly,
Criminaliy Responsible.
ST. PAUL, July S--The coroner's in
quest upon the bodies of the person!
, killed ty the steamboat explosion OF
lake Mlnnetonka closed this morning
They declared that the men came t
their death by the explosion of thu
boiler of the Mary on the 1st of July
That Major Geo. B. Halstead, owner o
the boat, is held criminally responsible
and further that he was guilty of thu
crime of negligence in not causing TIN
inspection of the boiler of the Mary b.
competent engineers.
General News Briefs.
= EX-Empress Eugene has left Cap
Town on her return TO England.
, The army worm has made its appear
ance on the hop ranches near Sacramento
European political circles conside
, war between Greece and Turkey in
r evitable
2 From census returns received thu
t far, Gen, Walker estimates the popula
| finn of tho Irnifad OF 40 0On Onn
The boiler of steam thresher exploG
ed on the 9th near Dunkirk, o., killin
five persons and severely iniuring fouI
Secretary Sherman is building il
, Washington, near his present residence
/ a substantial red brick house which is L
Y cost about $25, 900.
GeHeral reports of the crops in Franc
are highly satifactory for quality. i
5 some cases the probable Weld of whea
e is considered difficult, but barley prom
| Uses excellent.
James b. George, wholesale mel
: chant of Baltimore, fell from fourtl
: story window of his house on the 9th
. | while trying to adjust shutter, an
g was instantly killed.
f The secretary Of the treasury has OF
!, dered an investigation of the disaster I
/ the Steamboat kaTTagansett, which cam
: in collision with sister boat, wherein
, | many lives were lost.
e At Leadville on the 9th, as VIM. CA
: ter was escorting Mrs. Dillon home froI
Y a hall they we're met by the latter's hus
), band and quarrel ensued, and Carte
e shot and killed Dillon.
: A motion for a new trial in the cas-
of Clarence f. Davis, the Chicago big
mist, was pYeFruled by the court on til
s 9th, and the prospect is that the ga
z, masher will have to go to Joliet.
A fire occurred on the morning of Ii
e Sth at Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in whic
e thirty buildings, including all tn
banks, the opera house and the po
e office, were destroyed. The loss is est
d mated at $150,0O0.
i A subscription is being raised fl
stock to build new hotel in GQpnisOl
= the building to be either of stone {
= brick, UP TO Wednesday noon $3.50
had been subscribed by the business me
and property owners.
q 4 special from Washington says it
A understood among personal friends {
a Gen. Hancock that he will, prior to Il
l. publication of his letter of acceptanc
tender his resignation to the presideI
is as major general, U. s. A.
Ie Mr.. A. G. Porter, Republican nomin,
IS for governor of Indiana, began life as
young ferryman on the Ohio river, o
le posite Lawrenceburg. When he hs
a reached the age of fifteen he had save
a enough money at this work TO carry hi
IS partly through college course.
1t now transpires that the name of Il
man found murdered Sunday mornir
H. near an artesian well in Chicago,
10 johnson, and that he is a Swede wi
Ig was employed in tan yard. His col
r, panion, with when he was last SCI
k drinking on the night of the murde
# cannst be found.
n A party of festive militiamen in Cal
ut fornia proposed salute to the Nation