The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-24

exercise the right of expressing their
upon an amendment to The
constitution in the regular way OF 81 the
ballot box. The Democracy say they
shall not
A deek-lsad OF Spanish mules were re
eeiYed at New York on last Saturday.
It IS pretty evident that all political
speculations for 1884 which ignores
Samuel Jones Tilden as a presidential
possibility can be set down as fallacious.
There is slight turn ia public senti-
ment in the case OF Sergeant Mason.
Many are bcginning to teel. with the
president, that it IS bad precedent TO
pardon a United States soldier condem-
ned for attempting 10 Kill prisoner he
was set to guard.
The suicide of II. p. Dow. at Mime
apolis. two weeks ago, has been followed
by The death. OF his wife in similar
manner. Il may appear superfiulous 10
observe that this occurrence is regarded
in the light of a dangerous and rePrehen.
sible precedent by the divorce lawyers Of
Chicago.
The Australian coionIsis have made g
new departure altogether in railroads
The governments of the different
provinces are building their own lines
There are, therefore, no private rail
roads at all The lines that have been
built pay the interest on the money Dor
rowed to construct them.
Apropos of the recent report thai
President Arthur and "two ladies" (his
own daughters, by the waY) had taken q
short voyage on a government vessel, &
long-haired Democratic editor of ths
far wild west inquiries in thunder tones
"whether the people are taxed TO pay
for thrones of gold and Oriental luxu
ries."
A woman at Portland, Maine, whe
has acquired the habit of eating cloves
is very i'll as the result of her indul
gence in this direction, showing ever,
symptom of blood poisoning. The cas-,
is all the more remarkable in view o
the sex of the patient and the fact tina
she lives in prohibition state.
The fellow who has been waiting 70
the publication of the census reports
for 1880, and expecting to master them
will be shocked by the announcement
that they viii make not less than thiri!
volumes Of eighteen thousand pages. I
compact and careful abridgment viii b
required to make them convenient ant
profitable as works of reference.
A Tennessee convict has just left til
, penitentiary after serving six term
aggregating thirty five years. He is nov
rs years old. It is forty years since hi
first sentence began. No officer o
prisoner is now III the penitentiary VIII
was there when he first appeared as
convict. He has been married fou
times, and four times he has known til
sweets of divorce. Though he goes ou
without relative or friend to greet him
his spirits are light. He never has becl
sick in these years of Imprisonment III
announces his purpose to live decentl
the rest of his days.
At The bottom of copper mine at til
foot of Kenesaw Mountain 10 Cob
county, Georgia, a peculiar liquid of
deep wine color is constantly collecting
The color, odor and taste of this fluid
though strange enough, are not its mos
singular characteristics It has bee
found that when a few drops of nut-gal
are added TO it, the fluid turns jet-blacl
and at once becomes ink of the bes
quality. Judge Hammett is authorit
for the statement that the records of tn
county are kept in this natural inl
which neither freezes, fades, nor col
rodes.
Salina Journals Inasmuch as tb
king of Siam is SAID to be very fond c
the bicycle, we would suggest that Mir
lister Halderman, upon his return to hi
post, open up a trade of bicycles c
American pattern for white elephants @
the Siamese brand. The king prefer
Halderuian next to his fayorite wife, an,
whatever Haiderman wants from hi
majesty he is certain of getting. Thos
"taffy' speeches are not in vain, and tn
gallant and handsome general is no
compelled to PROSTATE himself at In
foot of the throne nor even take off hi
hat in his majesty's presence. It's ever
rumored the general is permitted 4
cross his legs and tip back in his chat
when the royal family are around. l
was great triumph for our country
and Kansas in particular, when Halder
nan became the fayorite of the king o
Siam.