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

John G. Thompson was so completely
added over the turn affairs took in
his state on election day that the next
morning. when he came down from the
Democratic headquarters, he rushed
frantically up to one OF those long
cared animals for which the Sage of
GrameTcy Park is reputed to have such
passionate fondness, and throwing his
long, bony arms about the animals
neck, wept for joy, and between his
sobs uttered something like this: "Oh,
Sammy. Sammy we're all right nowr'
You'll be president, and I'll get back my
old "posish" at the feet of Sam Randall.
Oh, il seems altogether to0 good to be
true" and be gave the surprised brute
such tremendous hug that the bones
in his neck crashed together something
after the fashion of "a western railway
smash-up.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
When ihe hnn.nickinn i a.. i

When the hop-picking is over in Cal
ifornia the Indian who has been earning
$1.5O q day and feels the dignity of
riches betakes himself to the nearest
town and invests his capital in gaudy
apparel and other creature comforts.
he purchases for himself glossy black
suit of cashmere and q pair of boots
whose red tops he displays with pride
beneath his rolled-up trousers. For his
squaw he selects handkerchief OF
many colors. and, If he feels like doing
her special honor, red guilt for her
shoulders Thus adorned they seat
themselves in lofty dignity fiat upon the
sidewalk and eat their way through the
biggest watermelon which money can
buy.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


We should think we had heard from
Ohio.
The only place that prohibition "ge:s
there" on election day is In Kansas
Prohibition Democrats are found To
be as scarce as hair on brass monkey.
Ask the Ohio fellows, about il.
The Kansas City Times wants TO de-
feat st. John by Withdrawing Robinson.
That wouldn't beat one side of him.
A horse chewed off the ear of a Mis-
souri, man and swallowed it. Small
hopes are entertained of the recovery of
the horse.
Ben Butler will only make one speech
in Massachusetts, during the present can
vass- This looks little blue for the
Republicans.
The Republican, party in Ohio will
no" recognize the necessity of shedding
its kid gloves before it tackles the tenn
perance isue again.
The most encouraging thing we have
heard in connection with the New York
canvass is that Beecher and Talmage
are opposed to Folger.
Writ Walton's boom for the speaker.
ship is spreading. 1t is difficult TO es
innate the influence OF man who Is the
proprietor of n brass band.
The defeat OF Ben Butterworth in the
first Ohio district will be a source of
keen regret to Republicans throughout
the country. He was one of the bright
est and most useful men in congress.
The announcement is made that Jas.
G. Blaine will move into his new house
at Washington next month. No politi-
cal significance is attached to this event
by any one save the editor of the st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
There is evidently some mistake about
the announcement that Mr.. Blaine's
man for the presidency in 1884 is Sena-
tor Allison, of Iowa. Modesty, however,
may prevent the Plumed Knight from
stating his real preference.
1t is understood that Governor Crit
tenden willspardon Frank James on the
condition that the latter will obligaie
himself to abstain from active parlicipa-
ton in Missouriipolitics until after the
next gubernatOrial election.
Writ Walton, Of thcsClay Center Dis
patch, has been nominated for represen-
tative and the editor of the Times. a
rival paper, heartily supports him.
There is always something occurring in
Kansas to surprise the country.
The Kansas City Times thinks that
the chances for Democratic victory in
Kansas are as good as they were in Ohio.
The humorist Of the Times always
reaches his best possibilities when he
tackles the politics of this state.
Lord Nelson, In addressing British
temperance meeting, remarked that Mr..
Fawcett, the blind postmaster general,
told MIR. Gladstone that IN exact proper
ton as he had lost revenue from the tax
on drink money, il had been gained in
the postal savings bank.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

The population of London is, accord
ing to the latest census, 4,764,3l2, which
is much larger than the population of
the thirteen American colonies before
the revolution. There are in this great
city more than double the number of
people in Denmark, including Green
land; nearly three times as many as in
Greece; more than eighteen times the
population of Montenegro; some thou
sands more than Portugal, including
the Azores and Madeira; nearly treble
the population of Servia; more than
Sweden or Norway or Switzerland.
"And yet" says the Pail Mall Gazette,
"this splendid capital, the most popu-
lous and wealthy city the world has ever
seen, is practically without govern
mentn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
How Mr.. Pulitzer Feels About It.

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-Mr. Joseph
Pulitzer, proprietor of the Post Dis
patch, was found at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. He was in company with several
physicians, who are IN attendance upon
one of his children, who is seriously ILL.,
He said he had just received news of
the tragedy in the Post Dispatch office,
and was too much shocked. amazed and
afflicted to say anything. He was at a
loss to understand how the affair oc-
CURED. He knew of no i'll feeling be-
tween the two men. So far as he knew,
their relations had been most amicable.
Both men were members of the same
club. The club or Mr.. Cockrill, he said,
spoke in the highest terms, describing
him as possessed of a peaceable dispo-
sition, and in no sense a fighting man,
sober, popular, gentle, modest and of ex-
cellent habits; he never had quarrel
with any one, and was never known to
carry arms. Mr.. Pulitzer said he was
quite convinced from what he knows of
Mr.. Cockrell, that he had acted in self
defense. He continued that he was
very sorry for Mr.. Slayback, and for his
family in the terrible calamity that had
befailen them. He had always had Mr..
, Slayback in esteem. Their personal re.
lations were pleasant and he had enter
tanned him at his house.
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Goodnll Coz Hls anme.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct ia Post Dispatch
special from Marshfield, Missouri, says
The sheriff of Laclede county. r. p.
Goodall, killed Bob Taylor this morning
in attempting to arrest him, few miles
from Lebanon, on board passenger
train. Taylor is one of three brothers
that murdered the sheriff and deputy
sheriff sf Hamilton county, Tennessee,
last September He has been hiding in
the vicinity OF Lebanon for some time
past, and Sheriff Goodail has been after
him two weeks. This morning Goodall
encountered Taylor on the train between
harshfield and Lebanon, and stepping
up to him drew his revolver and de
mandad his surrender. Taylor instant
" drew q pistol, but the sheriff was
too quick and fired, killing
Taylor instantly. His body was taken
to Lebanon. The sheriff has autographed
the authorities IN Tennessee. 1t is
thought another of the Taylor brothers
was on the train, as the pistol that fell
from the dying mans hand was picked
up IN the excitement by man who
passed into another car and was seen no
more. II is said $4,000 reward was of.
fered for the three Taylors-
Since the above news came here the
Post Dispatch has received special
from Chattanooga, Tennessee. saying
that a noted desperate, named Taylor, il
surrounded near lockwood, and that {
posse haye gone out from Chattan0ogt
10 assist in bis capture. This is prob
ably brother of the man killed bJ
sheriff G0odaIE this morning.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
THE ROSS MURDER.
An Important Arrest Made at CincIn-
natl Last Night.

CINCINNATI. Oct. 13.-It is now five
days since the brutal murder and rob
berry of w. Ross, near his house at
Glendale, and although rewards aggre-
eating over $1,000 have been offered.
and several arrests have been made, no
positive clue has been obtained. Prob
ably the most important arrest was
made last night, when James T. Porter,
who, eight years ago, was here in the
United States secret service, and who
has since had some promi-
nence in the east in connection with a
murder, was arrested. He
up case. When searched a memoran-
dunn book was found, in which there
were remarkable entries. Among them
were these: Baltimore, September 30
Thomas Huffman left B. for c. 10 stand
up some prominent man in the suburbs.
Baltimore, October 2.-Heard Huffman
was at Columbus, Ohio. Columbus, o.,
October Arrived here; learned Huff
man had left for Cincinnati. Cincinna-
u, October 5th-Saw Huffman at
Fourth and Vine streets. October 10
Saw Penkerton Roberts. He told me
Huffman and Dago Frank CON-
mitted the murder of Ross at
Glendale. October 11.-Huffman
left the indianapolis fair for Chicago
this morning." Porter had also two
Adams express money envelopes ad-
dressed to himself in this city, from
John Dixon. of Philadelphia, dated
September Goth. One was marked 800
and the other $40. Neither had the APP
pearaIce of having passed through the
company's hands. The charge of car
rying concealed weapons was placed
against Porter. An attempt will be
made TO trace Huffman. Porter says he
thinks Huffman and Frank went out on
the train with Ross.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

The Milwaukee Republican-Sentinel
has canvassed Wisconsin pretty thor
oughly on the subject and finds that the
woman's suffrage movement appears to
be making but little progress in the state.
Comparatively few women, II says, seem
to take any active interest in it, and the
men generally view il with supreme in
difference. The German speaking part
of the population was fund 10 he almost
unanimous in opposition, and, in, tact,
the only real efforts tn extend the cleo
tive franchise seem to be making by the
woman's Christian temperance societies,
with the idea that if the ballot is put
into the hands OF women the liquor traf-
lic will be speedily abolished.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
THE OLD VETS"
soldiers lieunion at Sterling.


STERLING, Kas, Oct. 12.-The old sol
diers of Reno and adjoining counties
under the auspices of Meade Post, No.
IA, g. A. r., of this city, held q reunion
to-day. A high wind almost equal TO
that experienced at Topeka during the
reunion week prevailed and greatly in
terfered with the program Neverthe-
less there was good turnout of old SOL
diers. Many from distance attended.
Senrior Ingalls,, Gen. T. j. Anderson
with the Topeka Modocs, and Boston
Corbeit having been announced
TO be present brought a crowd
in the evening, filling Goodson's
opera house 10 its full capacity
Senator Ingalls, failed to come, Boston
Corbett was sick, but Gen. Anderson and
Tie Modocs came on the cannon ball
early in the evening. The boys gather
ed around feast of army baked bears,
hard tack and coffee provided, and en-
joyed an hour of old-time experiences.
At 8 o'clock exercises commenced IN
the opera house and lasted IN
til II O'Clock. Among the prom
inent speakers was Gen. Anderson, Capt.
Henry Booth, of LaFned; Hon. j. w.
Lane, Republican candidate for legis-
latuTe; Capt VIM Hadeck, and Hon.
r 4. Bond. The occasion was highly
enjoyed and Will be long remembered in
this section. AT 10 O'Clock heavy rain
storm fell accompanied by some hail.
The movement was put on foot TO have
reunion next year of old soldiers OF
the Arkansas valley. A reunion viii
always be q success when Gen. Ander.
son and the Mod0cs attend.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

Aichison Champion: A prominent
Democrat of this city, who says he
thinks that Mr.. Click is going to be
elected governor, makes the following
estimates of Clicks majorities in the
counties named: Leavenworth, 1000;
Atchison, 500; Doniphan, 800; wyan-
doite, 700; Nemaha, 100; Harvey, 100;
Davis, 200; and Shawnee, Bourbon,
Sedgewick, Marshall, Washington,
Mitchell and Pottawatomie about a
stand of. These fourteen counties gave
Garfield an aggregate majority of Il, 100;
our enthusiastic Democratic lightning
calculator now estimates that they will
give Mr.. Click sn aggregate majority OF
fully $500. The cheerful mark Tap.
lev" come againf
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
The Army Rife Contest

LEAvENwoRTH, Oct. 1.-THE three
days division contests for places on the
army rifle team which shoots at FIT
Leavenworth three days, commencing
on the 18th inst, closed today at range
at post. The contest was between six
teen marksmen from each department
six TO be chosen TO represent the division
in the army contest. The following are
the successful ones with scores: Sergean;
Bently, department of Dakota, 226; l.
i. Merream, of Missouri, 225; Private
Weagrof, of Missouri, 221; Private
Shippe, of Platte, go; Sergeant James
of Texas, 220; Sergeant Stanton, of Da
kota, 219; Lieutenant Particle OF the
Texas team who was number one on the
division team dropped down to eight in
the contest. This is the first defeat Par.
tellO has sustained. The shooting was
poor on all sides, wind and weather be-
ing unfavOrable.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

The Cincinnati Enquirer says that the
result of the election in Ohio disposes
Of Foster In politics. II claims that the
Democratic victory is significant beyond
local questions, and ventures the opin-
ion that the political revolution in the
Buckeye state and probable similar re-
suits in New York, Pennsylvania and
point 10 Democratic victory in 1884 II
may be remarked in this connection
that the Enquirer has been Gevoting it's
best energies to burying The Republican
party and making Democratic presi-
dents tor the past twenty years, and IL
don't seem To be much further on than
when IL began.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

The rights and duties of fircmen are
defined by the Wisconsin supreme
court in decision in case where a
citizen offered 5000 reward for the
rescue of his wife, dead or alive, from a
burning building, but when the dead
body of the woman was rescued he re
fused to pay the reward on the ground
that the fireman acted In the line of du.
", and could not contract with u pri-
vate party for a reward. This view was
sustained by the court below. but the
supreme court holds to the contrary, de-
Gliding that firemen do not, like soldiers
contract TO risk their lives, and for this
reason the fireman who Iiskcd his life
to rescue the woman's body is entitled
To claim the reward.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
Ola sinnn,s Y,eus

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 13-Simon Cam,
eron, when spoken TO this morning
relative to the effect that an effort ie
making to secure Beavers withdrawal
from the head of the Republican state
ticket, declared he did not believe there
was grain of truth in it, and looked
of congress he expected to see Demo
cratic, and felt conviced that Pennsyl-
vania would lose considerable Republi-
can representation in congress. He be-
lieved good would come out of the pres
ent Republican crisis and the party
would be victorious in 1884
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19


A writer in the London Truth thus
describes an American girl: "There is
large party at the hall. and among
them an amazing American girl. 1 sat
just behind her in church Sunday, and
as the sermon was very dull one,
amused myself by counting the feathers
on the "Fuchcis" bat. Il was a huge
felt cart wheel, with no less than twenty
five ostrich feathers on the outside, and
several under one side of the brim, fall
ing on her hair. Some one has chris
tened her the Fuchia,' amer girl in a
book She Is very pretty and graceful,
and full Of fun and spirits. Brown telIs
me that her dress-baskets are nearly six
feet long, and that she was measured
for them in New York, so that her
dresses might be at In full lenghth."
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
Close on ConRressmen.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 12.-Specials from
congressional districts show a very close
contest between Morey, Republican, and
Campbell, Democrat, in the Seventh
district; Hart, Republican, and Neal,
Democrat, in the Twelfth, and McKin-
ley, Republican, and Wallace, Democrat,
in the Eighteenth. Morey claims a ma
iurity of 40, Neal and Hart each claim
from to 12, and the official count will
be required to decide Wallace claims
a majority of four, and here also the Of
fetal count must determine. Murray,
Democrat in the Third district, has a
majority of &c.
A special from Bellaire, o., says DIR.
Updegraff, the successful candidate for
congress in the Seventh district, is re-
ported dead. His home is remote from
the telegraph, and the report cannot be
be verified, but II is known that he was
low with Bright's disease.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

New York Tribune: General Butler
has just been at pains to explain TO "a
friend at Washington that the Demo
cratic party has come over to him--he
has not gone over to the Democratic
party. The General makes US think
of that Indian who was found wander
ing aimlessly and dejec,cdly in the
depths of the forest, and who upon be-
ing asked by friendly white il he were
lost, proudly struck his breast and an
swered, mo, Indian no lost, wigwam
lost" The friendly white, General, was
of the opinion that The Indians reply
WAS "a good example Of distinction
without "A difference
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

Fire did most disastrous work during
the month of September last The New
York Commercial Bulletin, emitting all
fires in its record where the reported
loss was less than $4,000, finds that
mention has been made of 1913 fires, the
losses by which aggregate 50, 2O5. 600. 1t
is safe 10 assume that the smaller fires
and those which have not been recorded,
will add at least 81 300, OCO. to the above
and so make a grand total of $1,000, coo
as the cost of the nations September
ash-heap. During the five years, 1877
1881, the ave- rage l9ss hy fire in Septem-
Der IN the United States and Canada has
been S., $50, 900, the figures OF each year
being as follows. according to the Chron-
icle's tables: September, 1881, SO, $780,
500 September, 1880. Sc. 944 600; Septem-
Der, 1879, $5,GI4, 100; September, 1878,
$4,55S, 500; September, 1877. $6,f90, 400.
II will be seen, therefore, that the fire.
waste of last month was 81, 500 900 above
the average. or in the ratio of % per
cent. increase, taking the five years to-
gether.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

The stump has probably seen its best
days as an important factor in politi-
cal campaign, and its place is being
rapidly taken by the printing press
The present campaign in Ohio has
shown this strikingly. Says the Cincin-
natl Commercial This campaign has
been a reading one, the people caring
more for documents than for displays
OF oratOry. There has been a great de-
mand for reading matter, and tons of il
have been sent out in one form or an
other. Both committees have had
Large force of clerks employed in fold
ing and sending out the truth, rs seen
from the standpoint of each"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

A couple called on a LeavenwOrth
Justice 10 be welded at IL O'Clock the
other night, but the magistrate would
not get out TO do it, and the belated can
didatcs for matrimony quarreled and
parted. The vow they had registered in
heaven to cling to each other forever
was recalled and replaced by another to
the effect that they would never meet
again. But they were the victims of
fate, for the next evening they did meet
again at the magistrates Office and were
married-the gentleman to another Ia
dy, and the lady to another gentleman.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
Porter,s Pranks-

| BALTIMORE, Oct thames L. Por
ter arrested in Cincinnati on suspicion
OF being connected with the murder OF
| A. w. Ross, at Glendale, is well known
in Baltimore. Several years ago, Porter
who then went under the name of James
L. Huff, was arrested in Hagerstown at
the instance of q United States secret
service detective on the charge
OF obtaining money under false
pretenses, from citizens of that place,
ne, all the time, pretending to be a secret
service detective. The money was OBJ
tanned by means of forged pension pa
pers. He was tried, convicted and
sentenced to a term Of four years in the
Maryland penitentiary, and was released
short time since. In June last he re-
appeared In Baltimore and
VISITED HIS OLD QUARTERS
In the penitentiary. Whilest there
he renewed his acquaintance with
one of the deputy wardens
and obtained loan of fifty dollars from
him by giving money order for larg-
er amount as security, he promising to go
to the postoffice with the deputy warden
to have the order cashed and repay the
loan. He accompanied the warden to
the postoffice, and leaving him to wait
at the door, Porter went inside and had
eAO OAACA Coo4C0.
waited in vain for his temperance, and
upon making inquiry found the fellow
had stepped out through another door
with the money. After this Pointer went
TO officers Smith, West and Lyons, indie
pendent detectives, and meeting D. p.
West, of the firm, unfolded to him a
plan whereby he might make $4,000.
He stated that explosive internal
machines were being manufactured
in st. Louis and from
there being shipped to New York,
to be placed on an English steamer for
the purpose of blowing them up while
at sea In support of his story he ex-
hibited letter purporting to be from
the British minister at Washington, IN
Producing him to the British consul at
New York and promising $4,000 re-
ward if he succeeded In working the
case up and arresting the parties con-
cerned. Porter proposed that West
should advance 5000 for expenses in
New York. West declined to have any
transactions with Porter, and ne at |
tempted to induce other parties, but not |
disappeared from this city. |
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

Commonwealth The attitude Of
some OF our candidates for the legisla-
ture ON the liquor question Is n great
deal like that of the Kansas school
marin, who, when the examining board
inquired as 10 her opinion OF the shape
Of the earth, Ieplied that she hadn't any
fixed views of her own. but was pre-
pared tn teach round or flat just as the
directors wished.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
The scoyilles-A Sow RAILWAY Route

CHICAGO, Oct 13-Mr. and Mrs. SEQ
vile are beseiging the courts here with
various bills, cross bills, etc, directed
against each other, and offending the
public with most scandalous counter
charges. Scarcely day has passed
without one or the other appearing in
some new phase in the courts. Their
bills are generally of the least possible
interest, and their quarrels are actively
promoted by the officious and outsiders.
A new railroad has been established
between here and Omaha, and business
has already been taken over it. It con-
sists of the Illinois Central and Sioux
City, and thence of the ST. Paul and
Omaha 10 Omaha. Iowa people will
probably he somewhat disturbed by the
route.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

Ohio has not given her electoral vote
to Democrat for the presidency in
twenty-five years, and as the tOrrid zone
is said to be working up this way, she
is not likely to for quarter of century
to come.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19

Tho Atchison Champion is correct
when II SAYS that the Democratic victo-
ryIin Ohio will give the brethren In Kan
sas great encouragement, and that the
Republicans will have TO hump them.
selves. We want no stay .at-home Re.
publicans in Kansas this year, If week
pect 70 roll up our old-fashIoned ma
iOrify