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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-02
THE KITES Tail.

"Bill" English, the cfIulgcnt Indiana
statesman whose annexation Ia the Dem
ocratic national ticket was made with "A
view Ia solidifying the vote of the IIons-
Ter state, has some points which indi
cate his eminent availability rs prcSi-
deniias left bower. and there are features
of his record which will tend To- counter
act IN IA very generous measure the dis
pleasure and apathy aitcTlanl upon the
SelccitQn oi !. onion soldier Tor thS hrSt
PLACE ON the national ticket, and fir.
the Bourbon heart with u glow thai
loyal military record can never in
spire In those days whom the SACRED
dcsiInics of human freedom were trcm-
bling IN the halancc, English was the
sworn enemy Of free Kansas, and was
the authur of measure introduced In
congress known as the English bill, -
which was AN attempt Ia bribc the pee.
pie az Kansas 10 endorse the I.ecomp
ton sWindlc During the war he was
q rcd-mouihcd, uncomp;umising COP
pcr-head, ami was loud in his dtnuncia
iion of Lincoln dogs and butchers, -
among which his principal rn the
national ticket was ranked in those
memorable days. AS a money-loancr he
has acquired handsome fortune and ~
the possessor Il bari, which of itseiI
eatitlcs his CLAIMS IL, teU Sesious cna
sldcralion Igeis, in short, nm eXcelicn'
representative of the purcsi aims and
most noble purposes 1T his party, ans
apparently having received the nom
nation for the serond place on til,
ticket bv virtue of his infamous recon-
in the master of The LecomptoJ
bill, and his heartfelt sympa,hics will
the lost cause, II is not Al all b,yond th,
range of probability that, in ihi
instance, the tail will iiy the kite.
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General Garfield is not a salary grail
her. Several times-siX, if we reinem-
Der corrcctIy-he voted against the sal
grab bill when presented rs II naked
proposition. II will he remembered
that Carried was chairman of the com
mittee on appropriations in the congress
that passed the salary grab bill. Sever.
al months had been spent in maturing
the appropriation bill, the most impor
tant bill in every congress and one
which demands an immense amount-9f
labor. Just at the cl6se of the session,
the salary-grab bill was tackled to the
appropriation bill, in the committee OF
thewhole, Garfield voting against IT, and
IN this condition il was reported back to
the house. Garfield, as chairman, had
the appropriation bill ia charge, and
was placed in the unpleasant predica-
ment Of voting against his own bill on
which he had bestowed months oi
labor, and thus compel the president
to call an extra session OF congress, or t.
vote for the bill with this objectiona
BILE section, WHICH majority of the
house-nearly every Democrat voting
for it--had tackled 10 il. He choose th'
latter alternative, but he nerer took th
grab but conveyed d back into the URite'
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THE DEMoCRATIC NOMINEE.

THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
Winfield Scott Hancock, The gentle
man who was nominated for president
Ly the Democratic convention, was born
in Montgomery county, Pa, on the 14th
Of February, 1924, and consequently will
be iilty-seven years of age in the.ap-
preaching February. lie graduated at
West Point in 1874 was engaged mainly
in frontier duty ill 1876, and afterWard
in the Mexican war. lie was brevetted
first lieutenant for gallant and meritori-
ous conduct in the battles at Contreras
and Cherubusco. From 1S4S To 1858 he
WAS again on frontier duty in various
sections, and from 1859 to 1861 was
quartermastcr of the southern district of
California. When the late civil war
broke out, Hancock was called To Wash
ington and was made a brIgadier gen.
eral of volunteers, September %, 1861
During the peninsula campaign he WIS
conspicuous at the battles of Williams
burg aud Frazer's Farm. He took an
active part in the subsequent cam
paign in Maryland, at the battles of
South Mountain and Aniietam. Having
been promoted 10 ii major general, lie
commanded divisions at Fredericksburg
and Chanccllorvi;lc. At Gettysburg he
had command until the arrival of Meade.
In the decisive action on the Bird of July.
he commanded on the left center. and
was severely wounded For his conduct
at Gettysburg he received the thanks
he was anywhere thanked 10y the Demo
cratic party. His wound having dis
| ablcd him, he WAS ON sick leave till
March, 1864, and was engaged in recruit
ing the SECOND army corps, which WAS
| placed under his cnmmand. lie bore a
prominent part in the battles of the
| Wilderness, SpOttsyivania Court House,
aud North Anna, in May, 1864, and the
second battle of Cold HARDER and the op'
crations around Petersburg, the same
year His wound bleaking out about This
time he was the second time placed on
the sick list. He WAS aitcrward called IA
| Washington 10 organize the first corps OF
veterans After the close of the war hC
was successfully in command of the
middle department QS6J-'6), the depart
ment of Missouri (1sG6-'D, of Louisiana
and Texas OSG7-'S), of Dako
ia, QS1O112) and on the
death of GENERAL Meade in November
1872, of the department of the East.
This is briefly the Democratic nom
ince's military record. His nomination
must fall like "wet blanket upon tn,
Bourbon Democracy. They have here
tofore never evinced any fondness fol
any gentleman who wore the Union uni
form General Hancock has been al
his life soldier, and has no record il
civil affairs. In this very important re
spcct he is untried. Like the gentle
man for whom he was named, he seem!
to have been possessed with desire Il
run for president. He was before tn,
Democratic convention in New
York in July, 1868 as candi
date, receiving, on the first ballot, 331
votes. which was afterwards increased t.
, t44i ON the 18th ballot. At St. Louis
in 1876. he received 10 votes on III
frs, ballot, and % on the second.
vas reserved fth the third time To brin
the charm, md this morning he wa
nAmiu3lrtioH the second ballot.
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finally concluded 10 '.condone' the great

finally concluded To ''condone'' the great
fraud
Governor Hubbard, of Texas. thanks
God for "a solid south This strikes US
in the light of base ingraiiiude to the
shotgun.
Billy Morrison can take down his
lightning rod, and Sammy Ti!den put
up his wash tub The jig's up for four
more years
The Bourbon Democracy arc about as
enthusiastic over the nomination of
Hancock as they were over the candidacy
Of Greeley in 1872.
Mr.. TiIden has not Withdrawn from
the field without leaving with the
Democracy the comforting assurance
that he will see them later.
The dispatches say that the stronger
TTden element is not enthusiastic.
There will be more of this item when
the votes are counted in November.
MIR. Tilden's mild congratulations to
Gov. Hancock would be immensely en-
phasiZed if the wire could only transmit
the sickly smile at tlic Gramercy end of
the line.
Senator Cameron says that he will
take very active part in the campaign
in Pennsylvania, as important offices
are 10 be filed and Legislature 10 be
elected Ia choose a United States sen.
atOT.
1t is reported that David Davis kicked
| II lightning rod agent over three town.
ships, who was so indiscreet as to invade
his premises on the day succeeding
the adjournment of the Cincinnati con
| ton.
Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, says
the south have beaten their swords into
pruning hooks, but conveys the assur
aDoe, by silent induction, that the shot
gun is To retain, intact its present effec
| tive form.
Bill English, the Indiana tail of the
Democratic presidential kite, Is said Il
be the owner of IA bari, but it lack.
the imposing dimensions and the stand
ard fraud brand of the historic vessel il
possession of the sage of Gramercy
Park.
The nomination of General Hancock
will enthuse the Democracy, we aPpre
bend, Ike the old woman kept tavern il
Indiana. The substitution Of brass but
tons for gold dollars will not prove ,
conspicuously relishable departure to II
party who entertained the same ailec
tionale regard for the union army dur
ing the war that the devil does for holy
| water
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missed now he would have no chance of
being further heard.
Hanged.
ST. LOUIS, June 25.-Hade brown,
who killed his wife's mother over a year
ago, and who attempted suicide in the
Kansas City Jail Il few nights ago, after
his wife had shot herself, was hanged at
Huntsville this afternoon, in the pres
cnCe of great crowd.
Maine Republicans.
AUGUSTA, Me, June 25.-The Repub-
lican state convention renominated Gov,
Davis and heartily approved the nomi-
nation of Garfield and Arthur.
Bourbon Kickers
MONTGOMERY, Ala, June H-Con
gresham Lowe, General Withers and
about thirty others from Mobile, Jeffer
son, Cay, Lawrence and Morgan coun
ties, met here today to select ticket
against the Democratic nominees. The
attendance was very small.
Installed.
YANKTcN, ID. T, June Ex-Governor
Ordway was today installed, chief jus
tice Shannon administering the oath Of
office.
Heavy Rain.
iEAVENwORTH, Kan, June ga
heavy rain fell here this afternoon.
Suspended.
SAN FRANCIsCo, June 24.-Thc Rene
Savings Bank suspended this morning
General News Notes.
The letter-carriers are to assist in tax
ing the second census eff ST. Louis.
\ competent engineer has examined
the proposed line from Buriingame Il
Ottawa and reported fayOrably.
A company representing a capital o
81, 100000 has been organized at Dallas
Texas, to build a railroad from tina
place to the Rio Grande.
Judge Bill Campbell, of the 18th judi
cial district, publishes his letter of with
drawal IN the Wichita Republican.
Capt. J NJ. Steele, of Wichita, has nc
cepted the presidency of the Oklahomi
town company, and the appointment ha
increased the demand for town lots ant
doubled the price of real estate.
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Kingnlan, II. j. Bliss; Lyon, E. Borton ;
Morris, F. A. Mortality; Ness, j. W.
Miller; Usage, Geo. McCulloch; Paw
nee, ] C. strong, Rice, W. ". Speer
Pratt, II. p Cooper; Mcpherson, 5. G..
Mead; Marion, J. H. Morse; Shawnee,
VIM. Simms; Sumner, J f. Showai'er
Rush, l. T. Dclapiaine; Wabauusee, L.
J. McCrumb; Sedgwick, Edwin Hill
Reno, Fletcher Meredith; Harper, II. c.
Fisher; Stafford, w r Hoole; tnorgan-
lied counties, L. w. r. johnson.
Upon the announcement by the chair.
man that The roll of counties would be
called for the purpose of putting in nom
ination a candidate for congress from
the Third Kansas district, on motion the
rules were suspended and Hon. Thomas
Ryan was proclaimed the nominee by a
unanimous rising vote, and three hearty
cheers, after which the Chairman read
the following dispatch fIom MI Ryan
WAsHI>oN, ID. C., 1850, Hon II. G.
Sluss: Express To The convention my re-
gret that | ain unable To be present be
cause of public duties here. important
Ia the district and state, and should il
confer upon me the distinguished honor
of the nomination, convey TO il my pro
foundest thanks, and assure it that
shall prove nay gratitude by faithful de
votion to the trust reposed in me.
THos. RYAN.
On motion, the convention adjourned
with three rousing cheers for Garfield
and Arthur, and after having returned a
vote of thanks 10 the citizens of Newton
tor their generous efforts in behalf OF
the entertainment OF the delegates.
Immediately upon the adjournment OF
the convention meeting Of the congress
s:onal committee was held, and Hon
Wm. Simm,, of Shawnee, was elected
chairman, and plans adopted for opera
tons during the coming canvass.
The Newton cornet band furnished eX
cellent music during the entire session
OF the convention, at the conclusion Of
which carriages were furnished by Hen
~ Mayer, city marshal Of Newton, tc
convey visitors around the city, an ex
preston of hospitality which deepenet
their pleasant impressions Of one of the
most entorprisIng and attractive town:
in Kansas.
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The superintendent of the census has
been delayed in forwarding the blanks
for the pay of enuuierators, owing 10 an
extraordinary construction of the tcrms
of the act relating 10 the compensation
of those officers, and urged 10y Secretary
Schurz. The impression among those
appointed 30 these offices, anl obtained
through the circulars ni the superin
icndcpt, fixed the maximum limit of ;he
pay AT 81 II day, or cents Il name; The
secretary seems 10 favor tire uniform rate
nf 10 cents an hour, which is regarded
rs unjust 10 those who performed their
duty promptly. Letters Fcrtiycd at
Washington from supervisors state tha,
any change in the system of compcnsa
ton from that expressed in the supcrin
Iepdcnt's circular wnnid la considered
Us breach at faith pn ihc part of the
department
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BUSINESS ITEMS

The bullion shipments from the Com
stock mines this year aggregate 81 $780,
334.
The copper mines in the Lake Supe.
rioT region have paid over $26. 100000 in
dividends.
The territory of Montana has already
produced upwards of $147 100000 in
gold, and $6,O00,O00 in silver.
It is now toferably certain that by the
year 1883, when the New York Worlds
Faif is 10 open, the Brooklyn bridge
az1d the Hudson river tunnel will both
be finished and in constant use.
More people lost their lives in this
country by the burning of hotels in 1879,
than by the accidents of travel on rail
roads and steamboats, ON all our rivers,
lakes and sounds combined.
The. stone foundation of the new
Pennsylvania railroad grain elevator at
jersey city, cost, with the filling of the
marshes arcuna 1t, about 100000. In
the building there will be twenty -four
sets of eleyating apparatus for taking
grain from cars.
The American Machinist says: with
| all the millions of sheep raised in New
Mexico, there is not a wooden mill in
the territory; with cattle innumerablc
there is not tannery with millions oi
trees, there is not planning mill; with
abundant natural products for making
iron, there is not single foundry
Last year California paid S2O75. 42S
| for the 81 OF 600 bags she required, the
average price being the low figure of 8 4
cents. at which the bag importers los
money. If this years requirement.
amount to 10000, 600 bags, as it is esti
mated, their cost at ruling rates will b,
| 81, 500. 900, the largest sum yet paid fo
this one item since California began q
grow wheat.
A list of the railroad lines either di
| rectIy or indirectly under the control o
i Mr.. Jay Gould, has been published, bl
/ which II appears that he now operates
under the Wabash Consolidation, abou
1878 miles, or nearly one-tenth of the en-
tire mileage of the United States. II /
safe TO say that, as far as mileage is cor
ceracd, this is the largest combination
of rolds il the control of any one md
yiduAl or cooperation in the world
A Philadelphia firm are making fift-
pairs of shoes for the members Of caf
, tain Howgate's popular expedition
Each pair weighs about five pounds. an
l are large enough to allow the wearer I
? protect his feet with three or four pair
!, Of stockings. The soles are tllrec-fourtf
e of an inch thick, and between the innf
j and outer soles are layers of cork. Tn
{ iuppers are thick black Artic beay1
q cloth, lined with lambs wool, with
D layer Of the bladder between.
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JAPANESE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

II seems that ia the midst of general
confiagration n Japanese householder
can only insure immunity for his prop
er1y by promptly offering a sufiicieRt
bribe 10 the fiFemen. When this is done,
the latter are perfectly reckless as 10 the
destruction OF other property in carrying
out their contract. Here IS vast city"
says the Toxic Times, containing a
million of inhabitants, all peculiarly
exposed To the EXTREMIST hazards Of fire,
and without solitary steam machine
in use or existcnce-wit hardly an
efficient hand-engine at command 1t
is an historical fact that during =
recent confiagration in 1873 a steam
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-02

The Democratic leaders are eagerly
casting about for battle cry Ia put in
the yawnng mouths of the reform
shriekers of 1876. The CincInngii con
vcntion, by rcpudiaiinS Tildcn, knocked
the wind out of the fraud yell; 10y The
nomination OF Hancock all illusions IL
military sairape" ARE declared oil. and
as Mr.. English, the candidate for vice
president, earns his bread by clipping
coupons from government bonds, the
party will recognize the proprieiy oi
letting mp on its miserable clap,trnp con
corning "bloated capitalists" Tn,
Democratic campaign evidently prom
ises To be a still hunt, so To speak
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II seems that the Democratic supreme
court of Indiana, in deciding against
the constitutional amendment changing
the time for holding the state election
from October To November, have only
been indulging in the fatal facility OF
the party for making plumbers II is
universally recognized rs a mere politi-
cal dodge to promote the interests of the
Hoosier Democracy, but instead of ma
tcrializing boom for the faiihful, has
turned out a boomerang in the hands OF
ihe leaders, who have evoked a storm oi
popular indignation which will be- heard
from in a very audible manner in uclo-
Inn.
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engine, brought to Japan on speculation,
was put in operation with a success that
showed how easily dozen such could
keep the city permanently free from
peril. In less than n week after the
triumph upon which he had been vaInly
cOngratulating himself, the exhibitor
found it desirable 10 leave the capital
with his machine, which was straightway
rcshipped TO America. The experiment
has never been repeated, because the
firemen will not allow it,"
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Stanley Matthews says the ticket of
Garfield and Arthur is 50 popular that
the election in Ohio is II foregonc con
clusion. The Democrats have no man
who can run successfully against il.
Concerning the mud showers, Mr. Mat
thews says; ''In respect 10 all the
charges of corruption made or insinuat
ed againt General Garfield, there Is no
man who knows him and understands
he integrity and simplicity of his char
meter and his freedom from every temple
ton involved in the love of money, that
can ever be made Ia believe anything in
Ersp,,.l'tQ bis Inconsistency with ihe alb
solute and perfect integrity He is sim
ply incapable Of dishonesty" This is
the truth, AS every honest man in tie
land will be made to see before the cam.
paign is fairly opened.
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The advocacy of the Standardization of
the military to the civil power" comes
with an intensely refreshing grace from
"A party which deliberately slaughtered
at least score of ills most illustrious
staterman at Cincinnati, and with base
ingratitude ignored the claims of the
wheelhorscs who have grown gray in
their party's service, by bcstowing the
meretricious honor Of II nomination for
the first Office in The land upon man
who, less than twenty years ago, Was
raokcd among that cNccrable class known
Co Democratic circles as Lincoln hire
Iings," butchers apd military sa-
trans
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UOT 90
OI1s AOs

St,,tes treasury where it is to-day and
vii. remain for all time To come.
Now, in this connection I'VE desire 10
call the attention of Democratic orators
and editors who are inclined to harp on
the salary grab business 10 the Demo
cratic record On this subject. Samuel J.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, not only adj
vocated the salary-grab but Doted for it
at every stage Of the proceedings,
p0cketed tie money and defended his ac
tons on the floor of congress afterwards.
This same Samuel J. Randall has since
been three times reelected by the
Democracy of his district 10 congress,
and twice elected by the Democrats
speaker of The house of representatives
and occupies that exalted position at The
present time. If they desire to discuss
the salary grab let them give the facts
cNempliilying the Democratic record ON
the subject.
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The course of Gen. Garfield since his
nomination towards the friends and sup
porters at Gen. Grant in the late contest,
and his expressed desire that there
should be- no heart burnings and aniag-
onisms on the part Of any Of the friends
of the rival candidates, has produced a
most excellent feeling in all quarters,
and in the language of a member of the
cabinet, has created feeling of conf
dence and settled assurance of success
which augurs well for the party.
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The hybrid party of Maine, known as
the Fnsionisis. and composed of ihc
Democrats and GrccnInckers, have put
forth defence of the Garcelon raid up
ON the state, with the purPf'se, it is said,
Of making that question the issue ~ tie
canvass Now. If ;hc Bnnrb"ns VI Mis-
sissipi viii array themselves Us the arol-
ogisis Of Barksdalc, the Yazoo shootist,
the endorsement pf the cardinal primer
pies of the party will bc substantially
unanimous.
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The nomination of Hancock by the
Democracy is a measure OF cNpediency,
and the rank and file Of the party are no
more in sympathy with il than they were
with the Greeley candidacy in 1872
lie represents none OF the aims OF the
parry, and his sole prestige is that hc
Was engaged in the fight to su' due r.
bellion which was !nnururmcd 10y
southern Democrats and aided and
nbeitcd by northern dough faces
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TT L. RYAN's
III l.. RYAN'S
EMPORIA CARRIAGE FACTORYl
Horseshoeing and Repairing.
MECHANICS ST., BET. GTH AND TIN Av.
.npOria, Kal

Carriages and wagons made TO order. All
Kinds OF repairing and lObbing done in the
very reasonable. We invite an inspection OF
our work and guarantee satisfaction Como
and sec wi0tf r. /, RYAN.
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DIR. y. C. DELAP.

Successor tn Drs. Allen y Thompson.)
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR
GEOS. Office over Grange store. Residence.
npeS. Wl6lI
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The bullion shipments from the Com
stock mines this year aggregate 81 $780,
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PHYSICIANS.

JOHN 4. MOORE.
MUSICIAN AND SURGEON once a..
his Drug Store, No. $50 Commercial st. l0lf
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The excess of exports over imports
for the twelve months ended May 3ist,
is $50, 162, 1850.
The president arrived from Ohio this
afternoon. He viii leave tomorrow
morning for New Haven, where he will
attend the commencement exercises OF
Yale College, and remain the greater
part of the week
WASHINGTON, june 25--The secretary
of war to-day suspended the recommen-
dation of the West Point board that
Whitaker be dropped on account oil
deficiencv in his studies. This will give
him an opportunity Of demanding .
court martial in his case if he desires &c
yindicaie himself. If he should be dis