The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-27
LATE NEWS NOTES.

10 the acre anu The quality IS the Dest Tor |
twelve years.
There is u prospect of bloody strife
between the whites and the Indians in
the Indian Tertiary.
Senator Blaine is TO have the largest
private residence IN Washington. He
has two architects.
A statement that Gov. Cornell is quiet
ly working for the Senalorship is denied
by that gentleman's friends.
John II. Lillard, of Coyington, KY,
was swept over the dam at Ottawa, Kas.,
and drowned on last Saturday.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean's correspon-
dent says Grant was never more popular
with the Mexicans than he is to-day.
Jefferson Davis, president of the late
confederacy, is visiting an old school
mate at Chicago. He is on route to Mon
treal.
COnkling and Plat have consented TO
become candidates for reelection and will
go to Albany to personally superintend
the campaign.
Judge Robertson says that forty five
votes will stay out of the Conkling eau
Gus, and that neither Conkling nor Plat
can be elected.
The Bible revision has been a success
as far as bOok-makers are concerned.
Several hundred thousand were taken in
New York Friday morning.
Allen Pinkerton thinks that Gen. Up
ton committed suicide while asleep as
he says the General had been for years
an inveterate sleep-walker
1t is reported that Gen. Grant, having
failed to get such concessions from the
Mexican government for his railroads as
he desired, is coming home discouraged.
Miss Curtis has challenged Miss Pin
neo to a ten, fifteen or twenty mile race,
for from 81 900 to 5000 side, the time
and place to be decided by the chal-
lenger.
Notice has been received at the treas
urY department for the continuance of
200 millions of per cents, and it is be.
lieved the full amount of $50 millions
will be filed for continuance.
The London Daily News says: "Mr
Evarts and his colleagues IN the repre-
sentation of the United States at the
monetary conference in Paris propose Il
visit English authorities on the question
Of currency.
Gen. o. o. Howard has abolished Tho
cadet barber at West Point, so that thu
boys must hereafter shave themselves
and has stopped the band music at Sun
day parades, as it draws crowds of lis
teners on that day.
1t is evident the Chicago papers ar
worried over the spiritual condition O
that city. On Saturday the Times ant
Inter Ocean published bits of the New
Bible, and on Sunday the Tribun
published the entire revision.
The U. s. senate adjourne'
on the Goth, after rendering resolution
of thanks to the Vice President for tn
courtesy. ability and impartially witt
which he has presided over the delibers
tons of the senate during the presen
session.
The Chicago Underground Electri
company, with a capital of $1,OOO,OO(
has been organized. Its object is {
construct and operate in Cook count
underground channels for the use c
telegraph, telephone, electric light, fiji
alarm and ali electrical wires and cables
and for the pneumatic conveyance {
packages and parcels.
Senator David Davis is more than eve
a mystery. He likens COnkling TO Wei
, ster. He docs not approve of the LAT
designations and thinks it a perniciou
principle to establish that because sen,
tors from a state could not dictate non
, nations they should resign and apes
to their legislatures for vindication.
, a Chinaman has been imprisoned i
Paris for bigamy. He had become r.
ligious, and his priest, ordering him to d
penance for his past sins, he took unit
, himself two wives by the way of con
3 mencement. He was barbarian, or b
would have known that one is as niue
l as any ordinary mortal could be expec
: ed to punish himself with.
Extensive preparations are being mad
at Santa Fe for a campaign against Ii
Utes. Gen. Hatch has ordered the Mint
cavalry, which has been fighting Wet
rios band of Apaches for the past thrt
years, to a fourth summer campaig
against the Utes. Fears of trouble wit
the Utes increase and the chances al
that some of the Navajo bucks will ais
, make trouble.
Chicago Tribune: The New YoF
Post says that "Mr. Aldrich is slowl
working a slight change in the tone I
:, the Atlantic Monthly, the exact natul
!, of which it is difficult TO fix or defin
but the cause is none the less percept
BILE on that account" If the gifted a
! thor Of this sentence wished to refer
the Atlantic Monthly and Mr.. Howell
without saying anything, his success
something phenomenal.
The Worlds Temperance ConventiC
= began its annual meeting for 1881,
. Topeka Mon day, and continues throug
the week. Delegates from all parts
!. country are arriving on every train an
already the city is thronged with note
. advocates of the total abstinence an
prohibition cause. st. John has recei
ed kilograms from England, Ireian
!. Africa and India, stating that represe
tatives will be present from all tho
countries to take part in the procee
3 ings.
Reading, Pennsylvania, has witnesse
q very temperate act on the part of ter
perance agitators. A crusade being
u progress, a red hot meeting resulted
$ the Young Mems Christian associate
hall, and several ministers forcibly b
y rangued the audience upon the total d
L pravity of brewer Of the city. Their
upon another minister rose and defen
g ed him. The car of Russia was not
5 greatly surprised when the first bon
II burst near him as was that meeting; an
at once such indignation arose that Il
l. reverend gentleman had to leave TO pr
L vent good licking.
: The fatality attending the shipment
live stock to England is something rat
: er frightful. The report of the veterinaI
department of the Privy council Off
: shows that last year 981 cargoes Of catti
y sheep and swine were landed in En-
. land from ports in Canada and the Uni
ed States. OF the animals original
q shipped 13,6110 were thrown OverbOal
in the course of the voyage, $40 we
landed dead, and 3S4 were so much j
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