The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-22
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


list'' IN northwestern Kansas.
An Osborn county cat has adopted &
young rabbit, which she is trying &c
raise respectfully.
Senator Plumb is announced to speak
at the soldiers reunion at Independence
ON tine 18th of September
The principal reason why the Dem
ocratic party can never have the courage
of its convictions is that it lacks the
convictions.
Queen Victoria's income IS $6,270 q
day. This statement talIies pretty well
with the report that Her Majesiy's table
is furnished with beef at every meal.
Senator Mitchell will forsake the tur-
bulent field of Pennsylvania politics
this summer long enough to pay visit
to his son, who owns large rancho in
Dakota.
The latest Islander which the Topeka
Commonwealth perpetrates upon the
Capital is that Mrs De Geer Call will
become u regular contributor to the lat
ter paper.
Frank Mason, one of the Brookfield
bank robbers. Is a school teacher II is
not an uncommon thing to hear of a
man being driven by perjury 10 the
commission of crime.
Blind Tom, the musical wonder, hav
ing taken To writing poetry, the Denver
Tribune is moved 10 remark that ''the
only excuse for this is that he is an idiot
and everybody knows it.''
A New York paper says that Robert
Bonner has paid $3.50. 600 for thirty-eight
trolting horses in the last thirty four
years. 1t is hardly necessary To state
that Mr.. Bonner is an editor.
"Ir ever it becomes my mournful duty
again to skin IA Kansas Bashi Bazouk,
shall let out the contract even if am
Obliged TO give il 10 the highest BID
der Senator Thomas Morgan.
Mrs. Garfield is still living in the
house of Mr.. Mason, in Cleveland In
the latter part of this month, when her
two sons come home from colledge, she
will return TO the old Mentor home.
Senator Plumb has secured the adjust
ment of arrears of pensions claimed for
Edgar A. Craig, of Council Grove; Abra-
ham Yearnest, of Abilene. and Albert
Lord, of Burlington, Kansas.
MIR. Horn, T, siding at Gerald, is said
TO have been in sixtY-twO engagements
during the war That's nothing. We
know of a Topeka girl who can beat
that record, and >he doesn't profess TO
know much about war, either.
Private Dalzell is actually working up
his chances for congress in Ohio, aud
II is 5 ,id, not without Prnspcc's of sue
cess. Aud yet, there ale very good
meaning people who claim that mob
law is not jus,itiable under any circum-
stances.
Phoebe Couzins has written letter 10
President Arthur requesting that all
post offices be closed ON Sunday. Ii
there is any other liule thing that
Phoebe would like she hal better men,
ton it right now while the country is
looking her.
Marion Record: The Emporia NEWS
in its report of the Greenback congress
sional convention held in that city last
week, credits Miami county with Col
Bates. Marion wont stand much fool
ishness like that. Well have Bates or
blood.
Il think very well of Mr.. Arthur. l
think he is doing as we'll as any man
could name could do in the position lac
occupies to unite the discOrdant elements
of the party. think he is conscienti-
Ously. doing his best 10 deal fairly with
ali, aud to harmonize ALL" So said Hon.
Charles B. Farwell in Chicago last Fri
day.
In face of the fact that the chief rec
concentration of the Democratic candi.
date for governor of Oregon was that he
is rich and would expend money liberal
ly in the campaign, the Democracy
are ascribing their defeat to the lavish
use of money by the Republicans.
Probably it turned out to be another
case of Bill English.
Senator Ben Hill has gone home, it Is
believed, TO die. There is something
pathetic in his long. hopeless struggle
with dreadful disease. 81 am going
back to my home" he says, "to my FAM
lily, to the arms of the people l love,
there to abide in patience aud resigna-
ton the will of God, whether that will
shall call me back to health or DEATH"
General Weaver Is announced TO make
fifteen Greenback speeches in Texas this
summer. In stating the fact the Calves
ton News says that ait is curious that
any portion of the brawny. brainy sons
of Texas should cling to a dead issue
till decay takes place and bad oders comes
up from its grave, but they are probably
acting upon the hypothesis that dead
issue is better than none, if it has only
the name"