The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

to pledge not to vote Tor 81. dohn-
Herbert Spencer, who is victim of
chrenic sleeplessness, is about to return
to England, not having realized any
benefits from his visit TO America. We
think that Mr.. Spencer has made great
mistake by not visiting st. Louis.
There are prohibition Democrats in
Indiana At least there Is quite large
number in that state who stand on
prohibition platform" 1t is feared,
however, that there won't be as many
left on it by election day as remained
in the Garden of Eden after Adams
transgression.
A Wisconsin woman, who twenty
years ago captured another girls lover
and married him, and is now rich and
childless widow, has spent time and
money without stint in hunting up her
unfortunate old rival, aad will give her
100000. Apparently the man in the
case made a good husband.
There are in the United States 1OO,-
600 miles of railway, with over half
million of employees. and transporting
yearly 100000 Of passengers. The
annual disasters exceed one thousand in
number; the annual number Jf killed
and wounded is fifteen thousand-one
third passengers and two-thirds en-
ployes.
Mr.. Click and Governor Robinson
may entertain different views on the
financial question, and there may be
very slight diversity of opinion between
them on the temperance issue; but IN
less surface indications are very "decep.
tuous," they are rapidly gravitating TO
the common platform of anything to
beat St John.
The opening of the new line to Quay
mas is to be celebrated October 25th at
or near The Mexican border. The gov
errors of Arizona, U. S., and Sonora,
Mexico, have been invited to join IN the
festivities, while large number of rail
way officials and notables from this and
other states are to be in attendance, and
a grand time is expected.
The sale of tickets at the Atchison
union depot has been greater this month
than at any time since the office was
opened We were apprehensive of an
exodus from that place when we learned
that Mrs. Robinson, the gifted evangel-
list. had been instrumental in persuading
a large number of the people there to
flee from the wrath to come.
There is every reason to believe that
the issue between parties in the presi-
Dental campaign of 1884 will be free
trade Va. protection, and if the West
Virginia election last week can be taken
as q criterion on that questlon-and it
seems to be very fair one,-there is no
doubt but that the Republican party
will be successful.
A New York paper says that "a mem
Der of the Jeanette expedition gave a
prune pie to an Indian, who greeGily
devoured it, while his wife stood by.
After he had cracked the stones and eat
en- the kernels he kindly presented the
shells to his wife, which she gratefully
received" The Ohio idea seems TO be
popular everywhere this season.
Charlie Ford says that the report that
no one had touched Frank James pis-
tolls tor twenty years except the owner is
untrue. Why" says he, 81 put Franks
pistols on and he put mine on, to see
how they would fit, when was at his
mothers house in June, 1881" Mr..
Ford is evidently anxious that history
shall not be misled in great matters.
The recent Denver exposition was a
financial failure. 1t is stated the grounds,
building and furniture cost 1926. 900 and
only 100000 of the bonds issued were
sold; while nearly every man who
bought special privilege in the build
ing lost heavily. The trouble is, that
the managers went into it with only
$75, 900 on hand, and ran on tick reck-
lessly.
1t is asserted that correspondence is
passing between parties in various parts
of the state looking to the withdrawal
of both Governor Robinson and Col.
Click and the substitution of John Mar
tin at the head OF the Greenback state
ticket. The opposition to st. John have
evidently never heard OF the fate of the
man who tackled the job of trading
horses in the middle of the stream.
There is a farm of 5000 acres in Bex-
ar county, Texas, which to a youngsters
eyes must present spectacle of delight
which no show on earth can equal. 1t
is devoted to the raising of Shetland
and spotted ponies for the special bene-
fit of children with indulgent parents.
The dlmlnutive horses roam over the
prairie with the docility and content
ment of sheep, and are always on the
best of terms with each other and with
the human family.
The Indiana Democrats imagine that
the Ohio election definitely settles the
contest in their state. They are even
claiming majority as high as 10000.
Mr. William II. English is of the opin-
ion that the fight Is over and the De
moeracy is on top. He forgets, appar-
emily, that the situation in the two states
is entirely different. The Republicans
in Indiana are united and enthusiastic,
while the divisions and dissatisfaction
are confined to the Democratic party.
The Jeanette Investigation is in pro-
gress. the charges of bribery in con-
nection with the star route jury are en-
gazing the attention of the courts at
Washington and the trial of the Ford
boys begins tomorrow; and still i'm
migration continues to pour in
upon our shores in resist
less tide. 1t is evident that We
have no conception of the oppression
and hardships which prevail under
the regime of the effete monarchies of
Europe.
A little incident which occurred on
the morning of Sir Garnet Wolsley's re-
cent victory shows that Mr.. John Pen
der's estimate of the efficiency of the
American Geographic system is not to
high. About 10 O'Clock on that event
full morning a railroad train stopped at