The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-15
HERE AND THERE.

There were nlnety-nlne deaths from
smallpox in Chicago last month.
The earnings of the Chicago. Milwau.
kee and st, Paul road will be nearly
$1s 600, 600 for the year.
Guitean has TINS far "held the edge
on the court hs.t he has not yet locked
horns with his mother-in-law.
Guiteau hiss played his best cards.
Judge Porter still holds a number Of
trumps and couple of long suits.
A drove Of Ii, 600 sheep which were
two years on the road, recently arrived
in Nebraska from Washington Terri
tory.
Jay Gould and Vanderbilt will howl
for Opiates when they learn that the anti
monopoly party in Reno county is
growing. -i.
Warren Woodward, of Reading, Pa,
only son of late Justice Woodward, OF
the supreme court of that state, killed
himself in his bed with q revolver.
In the federal court at Philadelphia,
Vsrdicts were gwen against Benjamin
B. Wiley aud Joseph Funk, star route
contractors, for the amount of their
bonds.
The famous hot springs at Las Vegas,
New Mexico, will soon be open for pub
lie patronage, the Atchison, Topeka s.
Ssnta.Fe railroad having taken hold
of the development of this valuable
property.
THE Unknown" is shortly'te be pro-
duced at the Grand opera house in Chi
cago. We infer that the title role will
be taken by an Ohio man who never
thirsted for the honors and emoluments
of office. sr
New York society is agitated over the
approaching marriage of Vanderbilrs
daughter. If her papa does the hand
some thing, Miss Vanderbilt should be
able to support q husband in very COM
Portable style.
81 see by the Presidents message that
the Mormons must go. The regularity
with which the twin relic is annually
fred by the chief magistrate would
be quite exhilarating if the process were
not always confined to paper."-JOhn
Taylor.
1t seems to be regarded as settled that
Ex-senator Frelinghuysen will succeed
Secretary Blaine as Secretary of State
We trust, in behalf of the traditions and
the future possibilities of Kansas, thai
he will prove as devoted to the interests
of the American hog as his predecessor
Judge Peck, associate judge of Wy
oming Territory, recently fined mar
for putting on his hat as he was going
out of court. He makes the spectator:
stand up when he prohounces sentence
on a prisoner. This is almost intolera
bic to the free Westerner, and the judge
is, therefore, somewhat unpopular.
During her recent visit to Lincoln
Nebraska, Miss Kellogg, the prima don
ma, was escorted to the penitentIary by
Governor Vance and favored the inmates
of that Institution with number of hel
SWOCtCot aAS- III Iil5 GRO VI klRuAbAS
schemes and brilliant financiers," it ii
not an impossible thing to muster al
audience of more than average respect
ability" within the walls of a stat
prison.
; The passengers on a train on thu
Northern Pacific railway recently had
an experience which they will highly
value. When near the dividing line be
tween Montana and Dakota their traiI
was stopped by herd of buffalOes
There were United States soldiers on thu
train armed with rifles and other per
sons equipped with pistols. No sooner
had the buffaloes been discovered, there
fore, than these marksmen began firm;
at these peaceful beasts. Soon tn
smoke from the weapons enveloped th'
: cars and hid the buffaloes from sight
Firing then ceased. In few moment
the smoke lifted, and all the animal
were seen 10 be q half mile away
peacefully eating grass. The train theI
moved on, without, however, any bui
falo meat-a sad comment on the mark
manship Of those on the train.