The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-09-23
GIEANINGS.

As Governor Fairchild, Of Wiscon-
sin, and friend were riding by rail
from Madison lately, two young ladies
with their bcaux entered the crowded
car, and the distinguished gentlemen
surrendered their seats to the fair ones.
But great was their surprise to see the
young men occupy their seats and take
their fair companions upon their laps.
"By George" said the Governor, 1--WE
might have done that ourselves"
An Ohio editor is getting particular
about what he eats. Hear him: '"The
woman who made the butter which We
bought last week, is respectfully re-
quested to use more Judgment in pro-
portioning the ingredients. The last
batch had too much hair in it for butter,
and not quite enough for a waterfall.
There is no sense in making yourself
baldheaded if butter is sixty-five cents
pound"
A Texas editor has had presented to
to him by his admiring lady readers an
embroidered shirt, which presents
pictorial history of the State, including
the Mexican war. The editor wears
the shirt outside of his coat, and where
ever he goes he is followed by crowd
of admiring boys studying the speci-
men of the fine arts on his back and
booking themselves in Texas politics.
Among the Iowa soldiers who attend
ed the reunion at Des Moines last week,
was Samuel Kanaus, of Jefferson town
ship, who is 10 years of age. He en-
listed in tho Thirty-seventh Iowa regi-
ment when he was 66 years old, and
remained in the service till the close of
the war.
Buffalo shows a population of about
114,0O0 by the census, now very nearly
finished. In 1865 it was $4,000. Buff
falo is one of the cities which has not
disappointed the local expectations in
the census.
A man out West, hearing that dry
coppers put in n bed of ants would
cause them to leave, put some in his
mother-in-law's bed to see if she would
go. He says she was there at last ac-
counts.
On a tombstone in q church yard in
Ulster is the following epitaph: "Erec-
ted TO the memory of John Phillips,
accidentally shot as a mark of affection
by his brother"
1t is noticeable that, the three can
didates for Governor before the New
York Republican State Convention,
Messrs. Woodford, Greeley and Curtis,
are all editors.
The order of the principal cities of
Illinois, in population, is as follows:
LIST, Chicago; I'd, Quincy Sd, Peoria;
4th, Springfield; 9th, Bloomington 9th,
Jacksonville.
Since Queen Victoria took her place
on the English throne. thirty-three
years ago, every throne in Europe, from
the least unto the greatest, has changed
occupants.
Ex-senator BigIcr, of Pennsylvania,
the last Democratic Governor which
that State ever had, has abandoned pol
itics and taken up religious pursuits.
The census-taker of Monroe county,
Mississippi, has found sixty pairs of
twins less that twelve months old, and
one township yet to hear from.
The census returns show the popula-
ton of Memphis to be 40,230. In 1850
it had 22,623 inhabitants-an increase of
nearly 100 per cent.
An Irish editor, speaking of the mis-
cries of Ireland. says, "Her cup of mis-
cry has for ages been overlooking, and
is not yet full"
The three actions near Metz cost the
French army under Marshal Bazaine
loss of 10000 men in killed, wounded
and prisoners.
Mrs. Darlington says that since the
invention of the needle-gun there is no
reason why women shouldn't fight as
well as men.
The Emperor Napoleon is allowed to
take excursions of several miles attend
ed by guard of thirty-five men and
officers.
1t is announced that Admiral Porter
is to command the United States fleet in
European waters.
The estimated population of Boston
was 275 900, but the census returns give
only 253,024.