The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-12-01
NEWS, POLITICS AND PERSONALS.

George Jones. of the New York
Times, is mentioned as candidate for
Mayor of New York.
Horace Greeley was actually seen
attired in a "swelr coat among the
frivolous throng at fashionable we'd
ding, last week.
1t is observed that Joaquin Miller,
in his exit Carson's Ride" makes Kit
dash away on a bare back horse, land
afterwards 'trise up in his stirrups."
Mark Twain is slenderly built
man, between So and 40 years of age,
with keen eye and regular features,
set off to good advantage by heavy
black moustache and an abundance of
hair.
When she was Intercepted as to
whether she had brought a msndamus
to compel the reception of her vote,
Tennie Claflin is said to have replied i:
'rNo; but no man-d-us, shall prevent
our voting"
Olive Logan, it is said, will wed
some IA, young man." on Christmas
day. Ii anticipation of the happy
event, she has purchased a handsome
residence in New York.
The Right Honorable Benjamin Dis
raeli has been elected Lord Rector of
the University of Glasgow, much COW
eted honor, over Professor John Rus
kin, who was also nominated for the
honor.
"A newspaper man said to General
Sherman: "You killed 8 good many
Indians out West" EsNo." said '.Te-
cumseh," "the papers kill more Injuns
than we do. Why, if we killed half as
many Injuus as the New York Herald
does, we'd be short of Injuns."
M. Theirs, President of the French
Republic, is said to be rapidly failing.
While he is apparently as well as ever,
persons who see him often are struck
by the ravages care and toll have
wrought; besides when a man has
passed his seventy-third birthday, the
slightest accident may prove fatal.
Isaac Pitman, the inventor of pho
biography, resides in Bath, England, and
besides attending to his Photographic
business, owns and conducts a large
printing establishment and edits the
Phonetic Journal. He is also a prom
inent member of the temperance, anti
tobacco, vegetarian and Sweedenbor-
gian societies.
Robert Collyer is keeping his word
abundantly to his homeless and church.
less congregation, that he would "turn
to" and help rebuild Unity Church. He
has been lecturing in Boston, and get
ting a fair start to begin on. His orig
inal anvil has been presented to the
Christian Union of Boston, and the
good man may not make the horse
shoes he promised that Sunday after
the fire.
The President, officers and commit
lished card, to the effect that the call
made for a convention at Washington,
District of Columbia, on the 9Th, 10 the
work of self.constituted committee,
and has not the sanction of the Nation
al Union or Labor Reform party. The
regularly called convention will meet
on the third Wednesday in February,
1872, at Columbus, Ohio.
Several delegations representing
the whisky interest, have lately held
conference with the Senate Finance
committee, and the officers of the In
ternational Revenue Bureau relative to
a consolidation of the laws now imposed
upon this production. The Revenue
Bureau is in favor of consolidation Of
taxes to certain extent, but still wishes
to collect one-third of whatever tax
may be imposed on the entry of spirits
to Wareh ouse, and the balance upon the
withdra ga of the same. The Finance
committee will be urged to prepare a
bill to govern the exports of distilled
spirits and report favorably upon the
same,
-Connoly was arrested few days
ago, at which there was considerable
excitement. He is now in prison.
Anarchy prevails throughout Mex
leo. Revolutions and counter reTolu-
tons are Gas thick as hops"
The cold weather seems to be gem
eral all over the country.
A special despatch from Washing
ton says in addition to the Hornet diff
Guilty, which has not yet been adjusted,
there is likely to be some difficulty with
Spain relative to Cuba. Itappears that
Spain promised that in the line of poll
cy she would adopt in the government
of Cubs, she would extend to the Gu
bans the same rights enjoyed by her
other subjects. Having failed to do