The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-21

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There will be no reconciliation be-
tween Hayes and Conkling-none
whatever.
The report of the Second Auditor
of Virginia fixes the State debt at
S4I, 22O,752.
The Texas Geenbackers have
nominated Peter Cooper for the
Presidency again.
Mr.. Eustis, new Senator from
Louisiana, is a man, tall, large,
broad-shouldered, with a red face
and black hair dashed with gray.
Stanly, the African explorer, is
said to have turned gray from the
hsrdships experienced during his
roaming in the interior of African
wilds.
The only actors of prominence in
this country who are college gradu-
ates, are John Brougham and
Charles FL. Stevenson, both of Trim
ity college, Dublin.
Hon. John Scott, of Nevada, To-
wa, has been for three years expert
menting with growing artichokes
for the feeding of hogs. He thinks
The experiment success.
Longstreet's account of the battle
of Gettysburg does not meet with
much favor among Southern sold
iers, who generally agree that he
should have spoken out before the
death of Lee.
Worcester Press: Secretary Ev-
arts submitted to the President a
rough draught of a Thanksgiving
proclamation, but it was rejected
on the ground that it was a longer
sentence than the turkeys deserved.
Mr.. Artemus Hale, of Bridgewa.
ter, Mass, is the oldest living ex.
member of congress. His 81 years
sit so easily upon him that he at
tends personally to business affairs
which most persons at that advanc.
ed age would delegate to younger
men.
Gale, the English pedestrian who
has lately completed the task of
walking 1900 quarter-miles in LOCO
consecutive periods of ten minutes
each, has obtained such complete
mastery over his physical powers
that he sleeps occasionally while
walking. Medical evidence has
been taken on this point, and the
fact is beyond doubt.
DR.. j. G. Holland, it is said, will
not write another novel at present,
but will devote his best hours to the
writing of poems, with the inten-
ton to soon publishing a volume.
He has just finished long poem in
rhymlug stanzas, called tThe Puri-
tsn's Guest" 1t is reported to be a
work of singular imaginative pow
err.
The two wealthiest newspaper
editors In the U. S. are Charles A.
Dana and William Cullen Bryant !:
but neither made his fortune by
newspaper work. Mr.. Dana owes
his to his editorship of Appleton's
CyclopedIa, and of other works by
those publishers, aud Mr.. Bryant to
the use of his name on the title
pages of many popular works.
tThe Republican party must bow
itself to those it once subjugated on
the field of battle" says the New
Y ork Commercial Advertiser. Yes,
that was what was the matter with
Joseph's brethren. They thought
they had effectually squelched him
in the old well, but Joseph SCOT the
bulge" on them in Egypt.-Louis-
vile Courier Journal.
We are very far from wishing to
see Gen. Mcclellan honored with
the next Presiden tall nomination ;
but even he would be infinitely
preferable to Mr.. Tilden. Mr.. Til
den Is done with politics for the
next thousand years, though he does
walk around, like st. Dennis, with
his head under his arm, and all IN
conscious that he is dead.-Peters-
burg, Va, Index-Appeal (Dem.)
Ann Thracite is mentioned by
the Rochester Democrat as q COSY
companion for winter evenings, and
the Commercial Advertiser thinks
it would be more proper if her COM
pany were enjoyed Bi-tu-men than
by one. Well, well; all might be
free from her CRATE influence if they
only wood. But how can Nell Coal
listen to such compliments without
blazing up Boston Daily Adv.