The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-04-06
THINcAMYJIcS.

of a Phisdrlnha new paper In 1856 he establish
ed the first literary weekly newspaper 1.-THE HuroTl
published in Georgia Soon Afterwards ne married
\ the daughter Of n prominent Augusta merchant TO
l whose sympathy and interest was due much OF the
work that made the success Of his humorous BOOK,
Major Jones' Ccurtshipr Afterwards he was editor
of the hiscriang of Madison Georgia. aud later still
Of the Western Continent Of Baltimore and founded
/ the .Ners. in Savannah Among his other books
written AT intervals between his active newspaper
work were The Chronicles of Pineville and " Ma
jOr Jones Travels and he also wrote farce which
John z. Owens produced with success entitled lhe
Vicar Of Wakefield, philadelphia IetegrGPA
gTAtaIl. spare and erect person, in a long. black
cloak often of late upon the Boston streets
and never fails of recognition as Mr.. whittier
He entertained good deal in that literary town,
and always accepts hospitality in the simplest and
most GENIAL manner. A correspondent Of the Irori-
deRcc Press, who met the poet a conventional din
ner party, describes him suspiciousiy cycling
dish of spinach. dain;ily served in French fashion.
and presently asking his hostess: What do you
call that herbr lit seemed" adds the correspon-
dent like a Sudden opening of the door to smother
room-anOther atmosphere. where, TO do as every
body else does. and to know everything that every
body else knows, was not necessary to human HE
and enjoyment. but rather the reverse. How many
people simply bred 10 plain, country life, would dare
to show the simple ignorance that Whittier did v
r Col. Henry T. Titus. who died at Titusviil-,
Fla a few DAYS ago, had a remarkably adventurous
career. lie born in New Jersey. but in his yonth
went to Florida, where he joined the Lopez exp-di
ton In a hantl.tohand encounter at Car,ienas, he
cleft the skull of Colonel of Lanccrs at single
blow. lie essayed another landing in Cuba but wa.
unsuccessful. lie took active part in the qusrroi
in Kansas in 1859 served in the Confederate army,
joined the Walker expedition TO Nicaragua, lea
wild life in Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, anu IN his
old age founded the fiourishing Flcrida town thst
bears his name.
~ pleasant little story is related of Governor
Holiday of Virginia. by the Alexandria GGrrif,.
One evening last week, an old colored woman on
crutches entered a railway car in Washington. IN"
car wa. crowded and the old woman requested
coorcd to give her his scat as it was impossb
for her TO stand. The man refused Governor iIol'
lday. who was in the overheard the converse
ton. and promptly rendered the old woman his sea-
which was accepted with thanks
| r. New, comes from Indiana, that the Republ-
can prospect, in the next campaign there are INJURED
by the Temperance party, who talk OF running tick
ct Of their This, of course, means that they
are thinkin: of repeating the familiar experiment ct
attempting to help the cause Of temperance by tari
ing the state over TO the control of the Democratic
party The stupidity of that experiment in demon,
strsted whenever it il tried, but We suppose VIII
| be repeated every year somewhere, - long IS
Temperance party exists.
r. John II. Surratt is employed q clerk in the
I Old Dominion Steamship Office. mt Baitimere In
1853 he poor as we'll could BE- oni ne ielt r,S
enough 10 marry Miss NirtOris Hunter, one OF tie
hiph-strunc families of Maryland. AIMS Surratt
| few years ago. married Mr.. TORY, who was IN one
! of the Government Departments and the event Va
celebrated the next day after the wedding ~ hIs
receiving his discharge. The Surratts mentionr',
s-e brother and sister, and c,Sdren OF the MT. ,"
RAFT who hanged for completely in the assassin
| tion of President Lincoln.
r. Extraordinary rumor- prcpasated in some
part- of Russia as to the death of the late Emperor
In one place il confidently believed that the landed
nrnprietors did the foul deed and that the reignn.
monarch has hung up the guilty line OF glib
| bets stretching from st. Petersburg TO Moscow An
other locality profoundly penetrated with the belief
that the author. of the crime students but the
people are too ignorant to know what student -
~ Most people have forgotten, if they ever knew
that there n Canadian rebellion IN lsI y "ltt
has been introduced in the Dominion Parliament Z"
u # 81 .rltf, Il scr
ice for the Government at that time. IL seems how
ever that a number who then figured ~ rebels srr
now in influential official positions, and II pensions
are granted all there must be enough OF them L"
/ 20 all around-to defenders and rebels alike
- When Newman undertakes eulo.y he cNhausi'
the resources of the tongue Ills sweetness elol s.
The opening of the walls Of his panc.yTc upon The
head of friend is like the bursting OF cssk of New
Orleans molasses upon wharf rat-sweet-"Ver
/ whelmingly sweet-but. to be frank-stickyi JHsi
I little too siicky.-.Neic York Tribune.
| II Miss Annie Caroline Pauldns, daughter OF
/ the late Admiral Paulding, and granddaughter Of
! John Paul,ling. who aided in the capture oil MAJOR
| Andre. the British spy. was married IN New 1otL.
last week to Mr. Robert e. Ray, OF the United states
/ Navy.
! ~ The suggestion or the Albany Journal, that
| Paddy Ryan be provided with one of the brass
medals is pertinent. He fought for all he was WORTH
and lost Precedent il in favor Of his having nie'
| al-Ctioa Herald.
| rT- Mr.. Roscoe Conkling deserves well Of hi-
country His declination. which gave rs Blatehiord
is the most popular thing he has ever done-in fact
! The ,reat..t EFFORT of his iife-Chicugo Tribune.
r. The statement Of Gen. Robert +. Lees friends.
that Mr.. Lincoln offered him the command OF the
National armies, is reasserted in the Philadelphia
ii",s, oS lne ~ II . $500 Lo ,nbI;s6e,
/ inc nout.ein t -. - .,s,,ir. Lo,T Nh. com,
mand was offered to him. That was when Robert
E. Lee missed his opportunity.
| ~ ExPrcsident Hayes. who. it is believed by
| Thousands introduced bed-bugs into the White
House. has been elected Road Commissioner OF hi'
nalve hoad W. :, ;nyIv ;n,,os.sbl. ar nm C,hi,
,.n e,sn tbongb h. NAV he an 81. President to re
fuse nm office NO matter how humble it is.
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~ Mrs. Garfield preserves and will not ALLOW t'
be unpac ked the Nsii-e WhiSh ner huS""hu hH' u
his hahd when nc was ,no' " a.
~ mere erony chbinet, selected on inc Gram
principie OF 'IAmS lor M n'u' 49, - $50.
spasn OF disgust anu dishiay thiou w
Which shall II be-statesineh UT Pi''eiien
hera9.
n If II Ind not been Tor 6nltean bnnet, Noui.
the brass medal ever have been otueTeni tAn no.
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