The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-22

Local Politics.
A depreciation Of so per cent. Is re-
ported in HalfcOck badges.
The timber in Lyon county Is getting
uncommonly full of Garfield men.
The candidates ON the Fusion ticket
can be distinguished by the blue streak
about their gills.
The Fusion gonfalon In Lyon county
WAS run down to halfmast on receipt of
the news from Ohio and Indiana.
Whenever the Halfcock club will
place u figure ON those fireworks, the Re-
publicans will take them out of escrow.
The 81 told you so's'' are ell Garfield
men. That's why the hands Of the
writer have not been imbned in human
gore.
II might not be out OF place TO rsmsFk
right here that Tom Price is going To get
ten cents pound for that big white
steer.
Did we understand Mr. Whitley TO say
that those Hancock and English hand
kercliefs arc To be marked down to half
price?
The Emporia hybrids may not he ex-
actly sick, but there have been times
within the last three weeks when they
have felt better.
A Lyon county school boy who was ask
ed to furnish an instance of "A negative
quantity, promptly cited the popularity
of VIM. ii. English.
Judge Peyton adjourned court at Bur
lington yesterday morning, till the 18th
of January, when Judge G. B. Graves
will finish the term.
The rascals who tied Grape on the
doors of our leading Democratic citizens
last Thursday night should be promptly
prosecuted for cruelty 10 animals.
The regular dealers are signing , petit
ton to the council asking that the Half
cock club of this city be required to
take out a license to sell fireworks.
The disagreeable ailment which has
attacked the choppers" since the cleo
ton in Indiana and Ohio, has stimulated
the local demand for vermifuge to a very
considerable degree.
Eskridge is full of great promises, as
to what he is going to do if elected to
the legislature. We ali remember how
he moved the capital TO Emporia when
he was there the last time.
Pap Hinkie, George Washington Fred
erick, Doc Wright. Jake Moon and Al.
Phenis, of the Ledger. have all made
public acknowledgment that they are
from Indiana, and arc not ashamed Of it.
1t is not at all likely that Emporia
will be visited by the 800 craze. That
irresistible joke has been entirely too
badly damaged by the Republicans OF
Ohio and Indiana to do any further SER
vice in this canYass.
Eskridge advertises his meetings as
Republican meetings A colOred boy
went around and rang bell announcing
Republican meeting, and when the Re
publicans got there--the few who do not
understand Eskridge-they EOnnd that
the meeting was opened by the Demo
cratic editor of this city II had sort
of queer look for Republican meeting.
RUMoRs.-We heard this morning on
the street that there had been an election
in Indiana and Ohio recently. We
traced the rumOr TO postmaster Norton,
and learn that party called the Repub-
| nhf, h,yr nl,..H,l 00n
1900 majority, and that young man
named Porter had probably been elected
by very small majority IS governor of
Indiana. but that the state is "suTe for
Hancock" which seemed to be u great
consolation to Mr.. Norton. We also
heard some members of a organization
called the "angel club" say Mr.. Norton
had some fireworks for sale.
Eskridge told his friends all summer
that Hancock was sure Ia besleeted, that
there was no help for it, and hs went N
the Democratic headquarters in this
city Tuesday night to jollify. The Dem
ocratic jollilication adjourned early and
Eskridge mourns with the mOurners.
yet he is a Republican, he says. Actions
speak louder then words. Eskridge wants
votes, more than he is a Republican.
Harry Norton, the "boss" Democrat goes
with him Ia his meetings. II is stated
openly that he made an agreement
with the Democrats THAI &c they would
nominate him in place OF Holmes that
he would stump the county and work for
the defeat OF the Republican county
ticket The Democrats, knowing his
character for tricky and double-dealing,
have TO send Democrat with him to his
meetings TO see that he lives
up 20 his agreement. When watch
cd he dOes his work well. He villifies
the Republicans ''like little man" in
Democratic regulation style. Since the
elections in Ohio and Indiana Il ~ill be
like him 70 ''squeal" for q release from
his contract The Democrats should
hold him 70 II.