The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-16
to stand in the way of This happy con-


summation.
And now those exasperating Chinese
solemnly affirm that the original author
of Pinafore was executed during the
reign of an emperor who fiourished
1000 years before the advent of the
christian era.
JOHN Nugent, the newspaper man of
note who died IN California on Monday,
was the first journalist in the country to
be arrested and imprisoned for refusing
to divulge the sources from whence he
obtained his news.
Harvey Webb and wife, brace of
sharps who have been working the
hotels of Chicago, were arrested in that
city on the evening of the 9TH inst
Stolen property aggregating from eight
to ten thousand dollars was captured.
The distinguished success of senator
Voorhees, in the manufacture of political
buncombe out of the exodus question
has suggested the proprietY of clubbing
him the tall sick-a-more of the Wabash.
We regard the amendment as well taken.
The dismissal of the libel suit of Mad
am Patti against the st. Louis PostDis-
patch is virtual acknowledgment on
the part of the plaintiff of the bibulous
impeachment, and would seem to indi-
cate that the gifted prima donna was
half Cs over.
The Kansas City Times says that cor
ner lots have advanced very perccp;ibly
under the returns of the recent municip-
al elections. Quite likely. The whisky
men are always willing to pay good
prices for eligible business stands in
Democratic communities.
johnson G. Whitaker, colored cadet
of West Point, of the class Of &c, was
found III his room at the barracks, on the
morning of the 9Th. bound hand and
foot, with piece of one car cut of, the
other slit, and his head bruised. 1t is
believed the outrage was committed by
cadets in disguise.
The Monitor, Republican newspa-
per, warns the MeXicans of danger from
the United States in the event of another
revolution, and says the late revolution
of 1876 produced the celebrated order of
June l, besides many difficulties in the
way of recognition by the government
of the United States.
The Connecticut Republican state con-
vention was held at New Haven, On the
9TH inst, and pledged itself and constit-
uency to the hearty, vigorous and loyal
support of the nominees of the Republi-
can convention at Chicago, though the
delegation stands Blaine, five; Edmunds,
four; Washburn, three.
The Republicans made clean sweep
in the charter election in Cincinnati on
Monday. Reports from other parts of
Ohio also show large Republican gains
The weak-minded people who have been
trying to convince the-country that Ohio
will be doubtful state next November
will have to change their tune.
The success of the constitutional
amendments in Indiana removes that
state from the list of October states, and
destroys the time honored Democratic
practice of colOnizing voters from neigh
boring states. A voter is now required
to reside thirty days in his precinct be-
fore voting, and the absolute prohibition
against colored voters is stricken out
The chief opposition to the amendments
came from the Democrats, of course.
Here is another evidence that the times
are improving, and all necessary house
hold articles are increasing in price. 4
young man in Fredonia sold his wife 10
a neighbor, few days ago, for $50. They
used to be given away"
Thomas Harrison, the boy evangelist,
is reported insane in Buffalo, where he
has been conducting revival meetings.
Some of the Methodist clergymen of that
city have declared their belief IN his lu-
macy, and protested against his contin-
ued exhibitions Of wildness, but the pas
tor of the Asbury church is of different
opinion and the meetings go on, drawing
Great crowds.