The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-04
PERsoNAL Ann PoLITIoAL


PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Mr.. Conkling. il is said, denies that he
is out of politics, but the evidence in the
case seems to be against him.
The alleged split in the Republican
party is fading from view almost as fast
as the individuals who tried to make il.
DIR. Tanner has located in Cory,
Pennsylvania. Look cut for financial
disaster among the provision dealers OF
that place.
A London paper calls him "John"
Conkling. We should think that this
would have tendency TO soften even
the heart of Jim Blaine.
1t strikes US that this is an uncom-
monty ausPicious time for General
Grant to announce that he will not be a
candidate for President in 1884. - -
One of the most encouraging features
of The Presidents case is the. fact that
the late bulletins which proclaim his
conyalescence are signed by DIR. Hamil-
ton.
Rutherford b. Hayes and family are
sojourning at Put-in-Bay Putin Bay
is in Ohio and Mr.. Hayes will be re-
membered as having once beer Presi-
dent of the United States.
II is reported that the East and West
Texas railway company has sold TO an
English corporation for colonization and
settlement 100000 acres of land ia Kim
ball, Edwards and Kerr counties.
The row that has been kicked up
over the shipment of dynamite ma
chimes from America TO Europe, renders
The outlook for Sam Woods contem-
plated trip abroad somewhat dubious.
1t appears from some casual observa-
tions dropped by Brother Hudson in his
little encounter with Gregory, at Topeka,
the other day, that the Revised New
Testament has not yet been fully sub
scribed to by the religious editor of the
Capital.
The advice of Professor Leslie to per-
sons who contemplate attending the Bis
marck jubilee, To furnish themselves
with provisions before starting from
home, will be religiously needed by
every one who has ever stopped at a
Lawrence hotel.
New York Tribune: The cabinet off,
GERS at Washington show good judgment
in treating lightly the threats which are
made to shoot them in the interest OF
civil service reform. Guiteau will, for
a long time, be the last man to go gun
ming for an office. ~
1t seems that even what Mr.. CoRkling
has left of the Republican party is des
tined 10 go to the ''demnition bow
vows" Ben Hills physicians have an
nounced that the operation recently
performed in his mouth will disable
him for public speaking for an entire
year.
The philanihropic individual who,
prior to the Presidents relapse wrote to
Governor Foster, of Ohio, that in case
of the death of the Chief Executive, he
would like 10 present Mrs. Garfield with
100000, will doubtless be reioiced 10
learn that even the New York Herald
is now of the opinion that the patient
at the White House will survive the
treatment of his attending physicians
With the fare from New York to Chi.
cago down to 5000, no Gothamite with a
love for the curious in nature should
forego this uncOmmonlY cheap oppOr.
tunity of seeing the only and original
Garter Harrison, who, as mayor of the
Prairie City, would doubtless take great
pleasure in turning loose his flowing and
exuberant mouth for the benefit of visi
tors from the metropolis of the Atlantic
seaboard.
Colonel Rockwell entered the Presi.
dents room the other day and found the
patient lying with his eyes shut
Presently he opened them and said;
"Well?" Colonel Rockwell said: a
didn't know but you wanted me TO read
TO you" "Why 5" asked the President
ais there any newsg" Another election
at Albany" said Rockwell. "Lapham p
asked the President. YES" was the re
ply. $50 that's ended,' remarked the
President, and nothing more, says the
Troy Times, was said on the suhjec
either then or afterward
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