Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-09-26
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At meeting Of the Tammany Com
mittee on Organization, John Kelly
said if Tammany Hall was admitted
to tho State Convention it would sup
port the ticket nominated, and If re-
iected would take time and consider
what it wonld do.
The London Spectator remarks:
America exhibits greater general kind
ness more of the politencss which
takes trouble and risks discomfort
for others, greater regard for the feel.
ings and rights of others. in short
more Of the old homo sum spirit than
any of the three greatest countries Of
Europe"
In conversation about grave rob-
berries by medical students, a leading
physician Of syracuse, N. T., said that
a student in medical college of that
city few days ago graduated in
neat suit of broadcloth taken from the
body of a wel-to-do citizen, which
was removed from the grave immedi-
ately after burial. It fitted him very
well, except that the coat was little
too long. All the r1edical students
knew whose clothes they were, but as
tho graduate was poor, nothing was
said about it. Chicago Times.
A PRAYER THAT EVOKED APPLAUSE
In the Illinois Democratic Conven
ton, at Springfield, the Rev. DR.. Gross,
an old-time Baptist preacher, made the
following prayer. 1t will long be re-
membcred in that State. Following
the "Amen" there was perfect storm
of applause, and many hats were
thrown toward the ceiling 1t was
as follows: go Lord we beseech thee
to save us from the devil. 0 Lord
God, we beseech Thee to save us from
star route and other thieves upon the
public treasury. 0 Lord God Almigh-
ty, we pray Thee to save us from Re-
publcanism. For Christ's sake,
Amen"
AT reunion of war veterans at To-
peka, Kansas, which was attended by
over $4,000 people, Blaine spoke with
out notes. His speech consisted of a
rapid review of the history of Kansas,
there being nothing political in his
speech. He said: "These grand
chains of mountains to the west, with
their gold and silver, their iron and
lead and endless abundance of coal for
development, and all the productive
capacities Of those great prairies OF
Kansas, will be taxed beyond their
capacity to furnish the necessities of
life for millions Of miners that will be
employed in bringing to the light the
hidden wealth of Colorado and New
Mexico. The civilization that Cortez
left in Mexico fifty years before the
white mans foot touched Plymouth
rock, and century before William
Penn sailed the Delaware, meets you
to the southwest, and rises from that
distant past to give animation to your
great age Of railways, which in turn
nnites the people and brings into clos
est commercial alliance the descen-
dants of The Spanish cavaliers ut San
ia Re AID the offspring Of the Puritans
on the plains of Kansas
After the engagement at Tel-el.Ke
Dir Arab Pasha fled to Cairo and told
tbs Council the British troops had de
feated him, npon which a mission was
sent to the khedive with two letters
from Arab Pasha. one expressing his
submission and the other warning him
not to allow the English to enter Cal
TO, as serious results might follow as
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