The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-10
OVER THE STATE

There will soon be railroad from
Parsons to Cherry Vale.
Jim Steele, o! Wichita, will go Gown
10 history rs the biggest man with the
littlest boom IN the state of Kansas.
The commissioners of Labette county
have offered $500 reward Tor the appre.
hension of the Blenders. This doesn't
look much as if the Cherryvale butchers
were under ground.
An elaborate and interesting article on
"Kansas Drouths" which appears in the
last issue of the Atchison Champion
would have been read with more absorb
ing interest some weeks ago.
Topeka will never become thorough
ly comfortable place of residence until
street ear lines are established at cOnven-
lent stations on Kansas avenue, to carry
people from one side of that street to- the
other.
Arkansas Traveller: agent Stubs,
of Kaw Agency, purposes leaving the
Indian business and returning to private
life" We learn that Mr.. Slubbs and
his wife are expected in the city about
the 10th of the month.
Harry McQuary and Harry Arm
strong. u couple Of lads from Larned,
who sing a splendid collection of cam
paign melodies, attracted a large share
of attention at Topeka, during the state
convention, and reaped a very handsome
harvest of nickles.
The nomination of d. w. Finney, of
Neosho Falls for lieutenant governor will
be particularly gratifying to to this sec
ton of the state, where he is widely
known. He has served several years as
member of the state senate. and 10 re
garded as one of the trusst and best meI
in the state.
The Democrats and Greenbackers o
Kansas are now canvassing the ex
pediency of laying Ed. Ross and Judg'
/ Vrooman on the shelf and bringing on
pretty John Martin or some other grea
light in Bourbon ranks whom they fan
cy can get away with Governor St.John
A fusion party in this state against tn
Republicans stands about as good
show for its white alley. az II stock maj
would in frontier county with herr
law.
An editor who gets way up on hi
metal ear like father Baker, of the To
peka Commonwealth, may attain to
, very exalted and independent plane O
thought, but Col. Dan Anthony, VIII
has scaled both heights, deposes that
secure position ON the fence is suffic
emily dizzy altitude for an elderly ger
tleman to climb TO, and that when
comes To getting down, there is simpl
no comparison between the advantage
of the respective situations.
Commonwealth: Immediately after IL
nomination for lieutenant governor ha
been made in the state convention ye
tertiay, meeting of the colorcd sta
central committee was held in Unto
hall, at which it was decieded to call
|, state convention of colored men, whiC
, will be held at Lawrence on the Goth ins
:, The purpose of the convention, as lear
:, ed from several of the more prominel
: colored men of the state who are in u
city, is to nominate C.. ii. Langston,
a some other colored man, for lieutena
/, governor. They say, too, that If Il
nomination is made, they will sGppo
him at the polls.
C The following state central cOmmitt
v was chosen at the convention at 2opel
# ON the 2d INST:
d First district. George Dcssano, of Lea
- enworth.
: second district, Sol. Miller, of Don
le phan.
he Third district, j. b. johnson, of Sha
M nee.
- Fourth district, j. p. Harris, of Fran
J" lin.
e. Fifth district, J. b. Clogston, of Gre,
DR. wood
Sixth district, 5. A. Day of BourbC
Seventh district, John ii. Scott. of
osho.
Eighth district, N. A. Adams,
in Riley.
o.. Ninth district, n j. auckland, of b,
:, ton.
W Tenth district, c. w. Litchfleld,
st Wyandotte.
IN Eleventh district, J. T. Parker
nj Crawford.
ia Twelfth district, Writ w Walton,
Clay
Thirteenth district, John G. Wood,
he Sumner.
as Fourteenth district, A. w. Smith,
a. Mcpherson.
- Fifteenth district, T. B. Carpenter,
lg- Jewell county.