The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-01
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


A caucus OF Democratic senators will
he called for Saturday To discuss the for
NATION of committees.
Delegate Cannon, of Utah, effects TO
disregard the report that Campbell will
continue his struggle for his seat.
The address delivered by Senator In.
gals on the late President Garfield, at
Atcbison. Monday night, is spoken of by
the local press as a superb effort
Kalloch's lecture tour in Oregon is
said to have been total failure. "Rec-
ords" are very inconvenient thinga,
sometimes, for both men and horses.
The solitary Democratic issue that
doesn't smell bad is free trade, but Wat
terson is the only man in the party who
cares enough for fresh meat 10 tackle it.
Sunset Cox, that prince of jokers, Is
back from Europe. 1t is intimated that
his return TO America was precipitated
by the growing fame of Guiteau as a
humorist.
1t is said that GuIteau's defense will
probably cost the fortune of his sister.
Mrs. Scoville, who has mortgaged her
property in Chicago to raise needed
money.
The majority of Blair, Readjusier
candidate for attorney general in Vir-
ginia, is 1928. The vote for governor
and lieutenant governor will remain
sealed until the legislature meets.
The contest over the speakership at
Washington is waxing warmer with
each succeeding day. 1t is not at all
improbable that dark horse will dis
lance the prominently named candidates
on the home stretch.
A New York paper a representative of
which has interviewed Mrs. Lincoln,
represents that lady as being deserted
by her former friends and as not hav-
ing sufficient income to support her
in a manner demanded by her situation
Congressman Hiscock says of his
chances for the speakership: 81 consider
them to be the very best. Indeed, 1 am
confident of success, and this opinion is
shared by my friends in all sections who
have communicated with me on the
subject"
Judicious Democrats, both in and out
of New York, are beginning to admit
that the Empire state is henceforth TO be
as reliably Republican as Michigan.
With ten thousand Republican majority
on terribly off year, they see little hope
for Bourbon victories when the boys are
thoroughly awake.
Topeka is excited over an impending
visitation from Rev. 1. s. Kalloch, who
it appears, has gone from bad to worse
until he has finally brought up as pub
lie lecturer. We learn that the expedi-
ency OF quarantining against the
threatened calamity is being seriously
considered by the municipal authorities.
The matrimonial acquisition of the
Baroness Burdctt Couts- Bartlett cost her
her half interest in the London banking
house from which she has hitherto de-
rived very large proportion of her
income, the relatives of the lady taking
the ground that her marriage with for
eigner was violation of the will of the
Duchess of st. Adams. Husbands come
high, but the girls will have them.
al see 1t stated by the newspaper
that my old friend John Kelley has an
nOunced his intention to retire from po-
litical life. If this is true, and the ru-
mors concerning the purpose of Secre-
tary Blaine to surprise the public by
taking similar step prove authentic,
Mr.. Conkling and myself will be in toll
erably fair shape for men who have
seen as much of the ups and downs of
life as we have."-S. j. Tilden.
Max Maretzek says of Adeline Patti
as an artist; patti and Grisi may have
surpassed her in dramatic expression !;
Jenny Lind, Persiani and Parepa may
have been her peers in execution. but
Adelina Patti has the gift of superior
quality of voice. The ring of her voice
is like the ring of pure gold, and the
clearness of information like blue sky
without any cloud. The evenness of her
vocal register IS like a necklace of dia-
monds of the finest water without flaw.
In fact, although great vocalist in ev-
cry sense, her great success must be at
tributed to the exquisite charm of her
voice more than to any other of her ac-
complishments."