The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-11-14

The election passed of quietly
in most places. Troy seems to be
an exception. The Chief says sew
eral fights occurred there, .sone of
which was serious in its consequent
ces." Brother Sol ought to teach
bis readers better morals. Does he
ever lecture them on moral suasion.
Bro. Taylor, of the Wyandotte
Gazette, is candidase for the u. S.
Senate. So says the Champion. He
can secure one vote hwich is some
thing hwcn q man is in tight
place.
One of our citizens yesterday
paid a debt with three bogs, the
same swine having been exchan g
previously in liquidating four other
debts. This is an improvement on
the certified check pian.-Common-
wealth.
The Commonwealth says:
as. S. Prouty is understood to be
doing the eeavy editorial work on
the Blade. We knew he couIdn',
stay out of the business very long,
The Lawrence Tribune says:
"Jack Downing, of the Leaven-
worth Argus, is happy. He has
not been editor. of The Argus quite
q week yet, and already has a lible
suit on his hands
The Champion says, Judge A. ii
Horton. of Aichison, will not be
candidate for the SpeakeIship. He
believes that he can be of more SER
vice to his constituents on the floor
of the House than in the Speakers
chair.
Warner of the Gira: d Press says
that his ticket in the late election.
was defeated. But he submits ike
q little man. just see what he
says of the man who represents his
district in Topeka:
But Mitchell viii be of no more
account at Topeka than Shanghai
rooster in a church choir
We see by the Parsons Sun thai
B. w. Perkins WAS re elected
Judge of the 11th judicial districi,
w. ii. Mapes and A. L. Williams
will represent Labette county in the
Legislature this winter. Mr.. Will
liams is Granger.
We see by the Patriot, that Cot
fey county pOlied 10 less than six
teen hundred votes. S. j. Carter
was elected Treasurer n. B. HooY-
er was reelected sheriff f. w.
Potter elected representative by a
small majority. Job. Trockmorton
will be clerk of the county; w. III.
Bear was reelected Register.
SUsPENsIoNs.-The Florence Pic.
neer is about to give up the ghost
The editor says:
"If we have accomplished moth
ing else, we flatter Ourself that we
have at least fitted the Pioneer fol
a decent death"
The Parsons Herald suspended
last week. some by one they are
passing over"
Hon. T. S. Hulaker will repre-
sent Morris county at Topeka this
winter. II. w. Gildemeister was
elected clerk j. r. Horner treas
urer; L. ii. Moore sheriff; j. Column
bia register. Three cheers for ole
Morris's Republican victory.
A Doniphan county preacher
named Benson thrashed three fel
lows who were disturbing the ser
vices, and the congregation increas
ed his salary fifty dollars per year.
Lawrence Journal.
The people seem to think more o
Bro. Benson's fighting than of hi
preaching. But let him have The
fifty dollars. He deserves it, nG
doubt.
The Wilson county Citizen says
"Col. A. NJ. York, State Senai o.
from Wilson and MoutgOIner.
counties, has started out on IecI ur
ing tour and will make the circui
OF the eastern cities. His first lee
lure WAS delivered in Fort Scot
Saturday evening, 1st Hh
subject of his lecture Ia ''Weaittrai
a Political Power" and is the i'm
mediate fruits OF the experiences o
York in the famous Senatorial cleo
uon of last winter
BY a letter from Rev. II. D.
Fisher of Oiathe, to Rev. G. L
Lewis, of this city, we learn of tbs
death of his son, JOSEPH Fisher, t
student at Baker. Jose, as hi,
name was called, was II years old
He p-ofessed faith in Christ in hi
eleventh year. He was promising
young man, His untimely dealt
must be a great affiiciion to hi,
grief-stricken parents. But they
sorrow not as those who haye NJ
hope. Their precious boy died III
peace.