The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-26
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Dennis Kearusy is said to be growing
thin and respondent in his jawless soli-
ru.ie
Destructive fires, resulting in heavy
losses. occurred at Ontario and Detroit,
on the 22d,
rhe Emperor William, Of Germany,
celebrated his birthday on the 20th He
IS '9ill hale and hearty.
l'he Pennsylvania Greenbaekers are
getting up and shaking themselves, and
viii put fun state ticket in the field.
a number Of New York piano mann
facturers who lokeed out Workmen last
week, 5ave opened their factories aud
resumed work
Tucson, Arizona. row has connec-
iion with the outside world by rail, the
Southern Pacific road having been com
pleted 70 that point last Wednesday.
The Republicans of Usage county
have an eye on the Maine chance, and
instruct their six delegates TO cast their
votes for Blaine Al the state convention.
TheonlY Democratic defence offered for
Gareeion is that Tie Republican party
has had plenty Of just as bad scalawags.
Thai must be great comfort 10 Gar
celon
The country is paralyzed at the an
nounecment li.at Mrs. Lockwood, attor-
ney for Jessie Raymond, is preparing to
inpeach the virtue of half the members
Of congress.
Texas dispatches of the 23d inst. only
announce two fatal shooting afTrays for
thAt date, but it was an unusually poor
day for sport and the boys were Off on
another lay.
4 mail carrier named Fred Nichols
was killed on the 22d near Alegon and
the mail was stolen by the Indians, who
robbed the sacks, scattering tie contents
along the road.
II is proposed to establish crematory
in connection with Wcehawken GENE
terry, near New York City, number OF
capitalists and scientific men having in
tcrcsted themselves in the project.
The legislature of California has pass
ed, and She governor has signed, the rev.
enue and taxation bill, providing for the
taxation OF saving banks deposits, mort
cages and capital stock of corporations.
Governor Colquitt, Of Georgia, is de
scribed as working christian--a man
who carries his religion into his daily
life. 1t is said that probably no man in
Georgia gives as mitch toward the sup
port Of church and charity us does Mr.
Colquitt.
Charters were filed with the secretary
of state by the following associations ON
the 2lst; The Newton gold and silver
mining company; Sedgwick county
sheep raising and wool growing associa-
ton; Duiton manufacturing company,
Of Lawrence, and the Stark manufacture
ing company.
The prudent editor Of the Norristown
Herald gives notice thut hereafter he
will decline Ill invitations to dine with
the Car of Russia. He explains his pc
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enjoy = meal when the dining table is
being blown through the roof by party
OF alleged huinorists, as it were"
Parnell las reached llome and is being
teted by his ooun,rymen. The Cork Ma
tionalists presented him with an address
on his arrival, at !; dinner given him by
| The Cork Farmers club. Parncll gave
an account of his experiences in Alneri-
O., He avoided all reference to the fu-
ture policy Of his party in parliament.
John O'Rpen, aged fifty three, hanged
himself in TIE police station at Buffalo,
y. y, on the 2lst inst. He was leader
Of the Fcnian invasion of Canada in
1866, WAS captured and sentenced to be
hanged, but the sentence vas committed
10 twenty years imprisonment. He
served six years in the Kingston prison
Mr.. Edison viii have to look 10 his
laurels. Sawyer, his rival in the electric
light business, seems likely TO get ahead
Of him. That gentleman gave an exhi-
hiiion OF his process the other night,
which. unlike Mr. Edison's latest dis
play, was signal success. Sawyer
hasn't made half AS much noise as Edi-
son, either.
The New Yori, Journal Of Commerce
complies tabular statement OF tue pro-
duce shipment from that port FOR
the year 1879. Great Britain took one
half of the wheat, iwo-thirls OF the corn,
fnur-fillhs of the barley, two-thirds of
the flour, iive-siAihs of the cotton, two
thirds Of the ,ae;is and other provisions.
Germany Is the largest consumer of pc
tr0leum ard It's products.