The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-27
OVER THE STATE.

Crawford county elected st. John
delegation on the 21st.
Captain John Marion Steele's Wichita
boom is IA little one for II cent.
At the primaries held at Olathe on
the 21st ST. John delegation was elect
ed
The Democrats of Franklin county
are strongly opposed to fusion with the
Greenbackers.
All the LeavcnwOrth wards have elect
cd delegates TO the county convention OPP
posed To st. John.
1t has been reported and denied that
millions of grasshoppers have been seen
in the vicinity of Winfield.
A Mcpherson man recently saw n mid
night rainbow. Itmight he well enough
TO make the temperance amendment to
the constitution an issue in that county.
The rain which has brought such bles-
sings to Kansas, has extended far and
wide, and relieved Il large section of
country which was suffering from
! drought.
The commercial travellers of Kansas
have nominated state ticket, but have
adopted no platform. II is said, howev-
er, that they cherish rank political an
tagonism to bed bugs, and entertain very
pronounced views on the subject of in
corrigible steaks.
The Champion says it has the names of
twelve Atchison county Democrats who
are going to vote for Garfield. AS Sol.
Miller, of the Troy Chief, only reported
two accsssions to Hancock last week, IT
would seem that the Republicans have
| their Democratic brethren on the hip. so
to speak.
The Topeka Commonwealth and Capt.
tai have only one more week in which
to 60 for each others scaips. but it is en-
couraging 10 note that Baker and Hud.
son are each improving tn its fullest
measure, every flying moment of the
brief probation allotted to them before
the meeting of the state convention.
There are rumors of proposed CO.
| alition between the Democratic and
Greenback parties of Kansas. Politics
makes strange bed-fellows, but it will be
spectacle for gods, for angels and for
men To see the cOldly virtuous and i'm
maculate John Martin and the volup-
tuous Sam Wood turning into the same
bunk.
Parsons Republican: Alfred Barnes
the general manager of the celebration
which is to take place in this city Sep
tember 22d. 1880, informs us that the
management of the NJ. X. & T. will car
~ 20 and from Parsons all visitors ut
one and one fourth fare from Emporia,
Fort Scott, Chctopa and Siher Interme-
diate points, good from September 2lst
to -.
Commonwealth: Between 20 and so
Mennonites arrived at the L. Z. depot ON
Sunday, and their agent being unable rs
secure n better place Tor them until lac
had procured tickets for them to points
further west, application was made Ia
Mr.. ]. NJ Brown for permission Ia put
them in the barracks. This was granted,
and the Russians are now associated with
the blacks who inhabit the quarters.
STATE TREAsURRR.-The Republicans
Of Butler county are enthusiastically for
+. T. Brainerd, of that county, for state
treasurer. lie seems To be apOpular and
competent man. and IA strong delegation
has been elected for him. il is certainly
n good recommendation for II candidate
for Office to stand well at home whers
he is best known. We believe Mr.
Brainerd is the present treasurer of But
Ter county. He ought TO have, and un
dOnbtedly will have, strong following
from this section of the state.
We are gratified 70 acknowledge Tho
receipt of an invitation to Ike celebra
ton to be held at Atchison on the 18th o
September, the date of the completion
of the Union depot at that place. Thii
will be one of the handSomest public
Improvements in the state and no pain
will be spared to signalize its dedication
with becoming circumstance. Atchi
son is always pleasant place TO visit
and when placed upon the metal of he