The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-27
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Judge Thacher seems to be getting
warm under the collar.
You can always bet on old AL. Green's
doing the fair thing.
There are apprehensIons in Indiana
that Lew Wallace will talk the sultan
to death.
The question DOW occurs TO Us wheth-
or Colonel Jetmore is not now sorry be
withdrew.
For five months past Senator Ben
Hill, of Georgia, has subsisted on liquid
food alone. The average Democratic
statesman assimilates that sort o. diet
with great facility.
The story OF Mrs. Lincoln writing,
when a young girl, letter in which she
expressed the determination to become
the vile of president, is confirmed by
the production of the document, now in
possession Of General Preston, of Lex
ington, Kentucky.
Ex-senator Mcdonald, OF Indiana, is
reported as saying, after visit 10 Wash
ington, that ''he is very well satisfied
with the record of Republicans of the
present congress have made for them
selves. 1t is not good record for the
Republicans, but mighty good record
for the Democrats.
The city of BuenOs Ayres is about 10
present to the Hon. Thomas o. Osborn,
United States minister TO the Argentine
Republic, and Kansas man, hand
some token of its gratitude for the ser.
vices he has rendered it. The memento
will be a massive shield of solid silver.
bearing design representing peace and
concord, prepared expressly for it by
Gustaye Dore.
There is some disposition TO nominate
Senator Kellogg for congress in the
third district of Louisiana. The con-
ventIon does not meet until August %,
and no delegates have as yet been elect
ed. Tie present representative, c. B.
Darrall, has many supporters also. The
district is largely Republican, having
givin party majority of nearly 5000 in
1882.
The National Brewers Association
has contributed $1,000 towards electing
viii. E. English TO congress from the
indianapolis district The charge is
made by the Indianapolis Journal, which
adds that the sum will be increased by
contributions from local brewers. at the
head of whom is whilOm Republican.
The object is to have revenge upon the
Republican party for giving the people
permission TO vote upon a pIOhibitOry
amendment to the state constitution.
Ex-senator Thurman declined to act
as chairman ofthe Ohio Democratic con-
ventiOn which met the other day, and
John G. Thompson visited Washing
ton to persuade Senator Pendleton to
fill the place. The Cincinnati Enquirer
says: These men will begin TO realize
after while that new generation has
sprung up in the Democratic party of
the state, who are getting very tired of
hearing the same old names mentioned
year after year for the same offices and
all the hOnoIs. There is no future for
the Democracy of Ohio while this ele-
ment run it in the ruts'
The friends of Congressman Murch, of
Maine. haYing announced that he was
ready to meet any one of the Republican
can didates for congress on the stump,
Mr.. Milliken has expressed his willing
ness to accommodate him. II is doubt
full, however, if there will be any meet
ings, as Mr.. Murch's weakness as a
speaker and debater is we'll known.
When he first ran for congress he an
nounced his intention, if elected, to in
troduce bill reducing the salaries of
congressman to $4,000. He is now
serving his second term, but the record
fails to show that he has at any time
offered such q measure.