The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-05-07
TELEGRAPHIC.


THE BUCKEYE CONVENTION.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2S.-Thc Re
publican state convention convened in
the opera house at II Il. IN Congress
man Mckinley was chosen temporary
chairman. During McKinley's speech
his reference to the possibilities of NOM
mating Sherman, Blaine or Grant at
Chicago, was greeted with hearty cheers,
but when Grants name was mentioned
these were speedily drowned by applause.
A long platform was adopted, the
principle feature of which was a resolu-
ton highly eulogistic Of John Sherman,
and saying that the Republican party of
Ohio present him to the Republican par
ty of the country as Il fit candidate for
president, and respectfully urge upon the
Republican convention ut Chicago his
nomination, and the district delegates
are respectfully requested TO vote for his
nomination. The resolutions also IN
dorse the administration of President
Hayes, and pledge the united and hon
est efforts Of the Republicans of Ohio
for the election of the nominees of the
national Republican convention.
During the reading of the resolutions.
and during the entire day, Sherman's
name was sufficient to call out the most
hearty applause, as might be expected
in a convention having 461 out of $40
votes, yet the applause which followed
references to Blaine were given with
great earnestness The following state
ticket was nominated
For secretary of state-Charles Town
send, of Athens.
Judge of supreme court-Geo. w.
McIlvain, of Tuscarawas.
Clerk of supreme court-Dwight
Crowell, of Ashtabula.
Member of board public works.. K.
Hosmer, of Muskingum.
School commissioner-A. Z. DeWoH,
of Summit.
The Cyclone Sufferers.
MEMPHIS, April 2S.-The. Appeals
Macon, Miss, special says: A meeting
OF citizens was called by the Mayor to-
day to adopt some plan of relief for the
sufferers from the effects of the cyclone
Sunday night Over twenty thousand
dollars have been contributed from
citizens, including $500 donated by c.
Fleming, Superintendent of the Mobile
81 Ohio Railroad, who was here to-day
to witness the rum and devastation done
his road. which will amount to about
$4,000.
The suffering within the district of the
cyclone is indiscribable. Pieces of TIM
Der have been found that were carried
fifteen miles from Macon. The night
WAS SST luItatSuIuS- Ao tiiC Stoih " %
reported by many, two ominOus, inky
clouds approaching each other. Just
north of the town another was seen,
while between them, as if made from the
material of which il was composed, i'm
mense balls of fire played between them,
darling from one to the other, while the
whole heavens was a dazzling constella-
ton of lightning. The clouds seemed
to meet just over the fatal spot The
| shock that laid the town in ruins was in
staneous. In this storm buildings were
torn into splinfers and seated all over
| the country in the radius of a mile.
Tie Nail Makers.
! PITTsBURG, Pa, April 2S.-The West
/ ern Nail Association met at noon to-day
| and decided to resume next Monday. \
| resolution was adopted reducing card
rates from 1926 to 81.
/ A Compromise
CHICAGO, April 2S.-Information is re
ceived that the difficulties in the South
| western Rate Association were compro
missed to day The Missouri Pacific
Welded the contested point, and agrees
not TO quote any through freight rates
from and To Kansas City and other Mis-
souri, river points that shall be less than
the local rates to Kansas City and from
Kansas City, and the Chicago & Alton
w1thdraws its appeal from the decision
of the arbitrators respecting percentage
The st. L.&S.F.
WICHITA, Kan, April 28.-The grad
ing of the ST. Louis & San Francisco
railroad is practically finished to Thu
| point, with the end of the track on1Y
thirty miles distant. A mile is beinl
put down day.
LeadYiIIe Excited.
DENVER, Col, April ga Leadvili
special to the News tonight says: All
! meeting of the city council great excite
|. ment was caused by the action in regart
TO contested seats-one seat being de