The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Mr.. r. Il. Hayes Is sixty years old, in
Guiding the time he lived at the White
House.
Sam Randall is working for the
speakership of the next house If it
should be Democratic.
Frank james has disclosed the in
stinc:s OF q shrcwd politician Ivy plac-
ing himself in the hands of his friends.
Louis F. "Morey" Post was nominated
yesterday by the Greenbaek labor con-
vention of the eighth New York dIsitict,
for congress.
The tria!of Arab Pasha is in pro-
gress al Alexandria. Arab should lose
no time in obtaining Mr. DOrsey's re-
cipe for fixing juries.
John T. has "announced," and the
campaign in the Fifth congressional
district of Missouri is becoming decided
ly Crisp. so Col. Graves thinks.
The delinquent tax lists in Iowa are
the smallest this year of any state in the
union, showing the prosperity of the
people unucT I6cDuDllCuH Tuie.
Robert r, Lincoln has shipped to
Washington o. trunks belonging to his
mother, which were filled with dress
goods apd ,rinkets purchased in Europe.
Prof. Swing, of Chicago. says there is
no religion in the cities OF Europe worth
mentioning IL this the rcasnn the Pre-
isOr felt so much at home when
abroad.
4 national bank has just been estab-
lished at Newton, Harvey county. 1t
seems that Dan Voorhees, and Sam
Wood have concluded to let the money
power" take the country.
We arc inclined to the opinion that
ThOS. NJ. WadIcy, the Democratic can
didaIe fur governor of Connecticut, will
feel somewhat is his name indicates
when the campaign is over.
1t is reported that cx-Vice President
Wheeler is about To lie married The
public will judiciOusly withhold its
congratulations until il asccrIains Wheth,
or the impending bride can cut bait
Ali OF the six New England states
have elected tOtal abstinence men for
Governors. The time between drinks
in this country is stretching in the mid
die and growing longer at both ends
President BarriOs, of Guatemala, re-
ceives a salary of $1,000 per month.
He has been in Office twelve years and
is worth $S,OO0OO0. Il is not stated
what part of Ohio Barri"s was born IN.
Governor Robinson says he has been
cordially received everywhere during
his pilgrimage about the state, and that
as a rule, Republicans have presided
over the meetings lie has addressed.
The cOnYenIiOn at Fontana Tuesday
which nominated w. B. Smith for rep
resentalive from the twenty first district,
passed strong resolutions insiTucting for
Plumb for senator. "They all do H."
1t is said that the car of Russia was
very visibly affected by the intelligence
of the bursting of the comet. He is
rapidly becoming the prey to the NOR
bid conviction that there is no place of
security in these days of Nihilism
The news of the surrender of Frank
James to Governor Crittenden is a gen
uine surprise To the reading public. II
was confidently and generally believed
that the Governor was only awaiting a
favorable opportunity to surrender TO
Frank
Samuel j. Tilden's dining room is
fitted up at a cost of $4,000 This is 6
reasonably liberal expenditure for sman
to make in this direction who becomes
so paralytic every four years as to be
unable to cat even spoon victuals with
out aid.
Hon. Geo. T. Anthony has resigned tie
supertenindency of the Mexican CentrAl
railroad and gone into the lumber bust
ness at chihuahua, Old Mexico, but is
temporarily in charge of the railroad
because of sickness of the gentleman ap-
pointed to succeed him
The only thing considered in a Geor-
| gla election Is the size OF the majority
that may be piled up for the Democtatic
candidates. and have a semblance of
plausibility to the rest OF the world.
Those tissue ballot mAnipulators are ex-
ceedingly conscientious individuals.
Last week as Charles Victor, of Col
umbus, Ohio, was escnrting home from
dance, young lady to whom he was
engaged to be married in the near fu-
ture, he was attacked by an envious ri
val who shot him, infiiciing mortal
wound II seems that the proyerbial
good luck OF the average Buckeye new
er forsakes him even when he becomes
so reckless as 10 take chances IN :he
] lottery of matrimony