The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-02
TELEGRAPHIC.
Alabama Antics Washington News :
Wreck on the A.. 7. & s. F. Road.
Steamboat Disasters Railroad Wrecks
Floods and Interesting News From
All Points.
Alabama Antics.

AluDdlud ahtiCS.
MONTGOMERY, June 20.-Alabama
Democrats have opened their campaign
even before their nominations are made.
Alabama Democratic campaigns are pc
culiar; much as they are III Mississippi,
Louisiana and South Carolina. The cur
rent idea of party campaign is the pub
lie advocacy of the party'S principles
and candidates, and that is just what II
is in the north But ''cown i'll Alabam"
il is another thing. Instead of present
ing and advocating their own case, south
ern Democrats organize anew their Red
Shirt and KuKluX clubs aud "go for the
Radicals and niggers." Their plan has
the double merit OF scattering the mig
gers i'll the woods and swamps, and OF
atIortling delightful amusement 10 the
Democrats Their campaigns are mere
hunting expeditions with "nIggers" for
game, and are sure TO become the com
mon amusement until November, as
they have already begun. At MontgOm-
cry the Republicans thought they would
have IA ratification meeting and give the
Garfield and Arthur ticket Il respectable
send off There WAS IL large crowd PIES
ent, and when they had effected an or
ganiZalIon and the first speaker began
his remarks, Il Vollcy of rotten eggs was
received by those on the platform, and
the Democratic organ OF Montgomery
says there was considerable whOop-
ing and yelling" and adds that
"some one cried out that 81 pistol was
drawn. At this announcement the ne
grues fed precipitately in all di-
rcciions." We are glad that the mig
gers ran off. 1t saved them from being
shot, you see, which would have been
unpleasant and disagrccable. 1t shows
that they are docIle and uncOmbatant,
| and leads the, country To hope thai they
| really don't mean To "Chaw up" and
butcher the whites. That the Democrats
| feared this there can be no doubt. They
| ALWAYS have, rs is proved by their al
ways carrying reVolvcrS and organizing
into shotgun clubs. The Montgomery
| Democrats with a humane consideration
| which we shall never cease To admire
resolved TO try rotten eggs nj the outset
and revolvers were not drawn until some
old rheumatic nIggcrs who couldn't run
failed to scatter as "prccipItately" as tho
Democrats desired. We commend this
tender regard for ''nigger' life to sucl
of our nothern stalwarts rs have been il
| the too frequent habit of denouncins
shooting ofthem. Let rotten egg brigade:
| be organized throughout the "nigger'
districts, and be instructed TO use revol
vers only when rotten eggs prove futile
or when they can't be found.
When the niggers had fled precipi
lately" rs the Mont gomery Advertise
says, Democratic orators took the plat
form and haran@ued the new crowd ol
the ''dawning of better day" whel
rotten eggs could divide the honors will
the pistol and shot gun. Although
Montgomery has large Republican
majority, we are not encouraged TO looI
/ a al, Va
Democratic campaign opens ont TO
lively for that II we could forget tina
the rights of American citizenship il
the south refer only to Democrats, W
should moralize Il little on this vigorou
beginning of Democratic campaIg
work in Alabama. The south mus
be solid and there's an end of it.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-lt is though
that Ex-Governor Hartranft will max
his point and secure the appointment {
collector of customs at Philadelphia.
The commissioner of the general Ian
Office has forwarded instructions relatiI
5 to the settlers on the Usage lands and a
5 so respecting the sale of the kaw trui
5 lands, and TO carry out the act for the r
: lief of settlers who suffered loss froi
droughts in Kansas and Nebraska. I'll
, latter measure, the commissioner say
was a timely one, as recent advices frol
the affected sections show that had. NJ
: relief come to the section many of Ill
I settlers would have incurred great losso
e as it was impossible for them to compl
J. with the terms of their claims to IL
n lands any longer.
Grant o. X. on the Nominations.
n GALENA, Ill, June 25.-A dispatC
| was received III Galena to-day, fro
New York, announcing that one of Il
morning papers of that city had pu
i lished the statement that Gen. Grant, 4
r receiving the news of the nominate
q of Hancock 10y the Democratic conve
/ ton, Immediately pronounced in fav'
of Hancock, and in the presence
several friends declared that he (Gran
was released from obligation 10 the X
J. publican party, and would vote for q
r nominee heading the Democratic tickt
?, The dispatch was shown General Ora
r this afternoon bya correspondent of d
If Inter Ocean and the former denounc'
If the statement aS a malicious fabricaiiO
4. without the least foundation in tru
whatever.
DUBIOUS, Iowa, June 25.-The stat
II Inent published in the evening paper
II senI.from New York, that General Ora
n, had said that he would support LA
It cock, is pronounced by the General fal
st in every particular, as he so stated Ill
is evening 10 Mr.. Thompson, of this elf
Ic He gives his hearty support To the Il
N publican ticket. The general and fan
ly leave Tor Colorado early next week.
.r A Grand Reception.
ST.. LOUIS, June 25.-The members
the Merchants Produce Exchange ga
p "A reception Ia their friends tonight. 4
10 occasion being the lighting of tho
he hall with electric lights, and the
&c auguration of beautiful and cost
g fountain, placed in the center of I
ii chamber, the gift of Captain John
al Scudder, one of the leading members
the exchange
:, Fearful Mortality
New YORK. June 26-TwO hundr
h' and seven deaths in this city in the p;
is twenty-four hours, the highest mortal
n in any one day this year. Total deaf
" the past week, 1,O3S. Cholera infantu
Of very prevalent.
Is sunday School Anniversary.
8 CHICAGO, June 26-Thc great Sund
IN school celebration in this cIty to day
commemoratiOn of the Tooth anniversa
Of the original establishment of the ST.
day school by Robert Raikcs, was an i
a posing event. The exercises took pla
IN in the exposition building, which "
crowded, there being about six tlIousa
children present
Topeka's Treasure.
n ToPRKA, June 26.-The aggregate
&c sessment of the city of Topeka, rs equ
&C lied, Is a follows: Real estate. 81, Al
n 009; personal property, $4S9, COZ; "a
road property. $109, 95S; total, $500
G29. The assessed valuation in the cot
e ty will be about $3,000000. This sho
al an increase of about three-quarteTs OF
~ million dollars over the valuation
re 1879.
ly :, The Wreck GA the Santa Fe.
DENVER, Col, june 27.-Yesterl
u morning an accident occurred on 1
Atchison, Topeka * Santa Fe railro
ne three miles west of Sargent, Kansas,
ir wounding several others, two probal
ir fatally. The train was running abb
twenty miles per hour when the smC
n ing car jumped the track, the last Z
= cars following. The cars rolled down
- five foot embanknenI. The engine, b;
c. cage and cxprcss cars escaped I
So scene in the ears was beyond deScr
z ton, women and children crying a
screaming for help and nlen bleed
re from wounds climbing out of windoI
IL One lady was caught between the brok
\. seats, Her nuSDaIu lay UNCONSCIOUS
y short distance away, while their chi
~ sat unharmed among the cushions
II il. jenkins, of Dubuque, Ia, was
stantly killed; NJ Keenan,. of Arkans
as wounded in the head, producing CT
an cussIon of the brain; his wife wound
n the groin and baek-boII viii DIT,
g ably die; w. Could, of Noridgewos
x Me. flesh wounds in arm and head; !
= Mitchell, of ST. Louis, flesh cut in hea
u ]. w Roai. of Pleasanton, No, iniur
in hip and shoulders; AIR. Taylor,
Ii LeaSenworth, and Mr. W. w. Beats,
u MalIoon, seriously wounded in the SD