The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-09
PERSONAL AND pn11r1nA1


PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Jake Shipherd made national repu-
tation mighty easy.
Ex-senator Sharon has lost his eldest
daughter by death.
Grant retired and an attempt made to
"relire" Conkling. all in one week
Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, Is re-
ported TO be dangerously i'll at his home
in Camden.
The New York Herald considers Mr..
Randall the only Democratic president
ial sunfiower in the house.
Jacob Thompson. formerly secretary
of the interior in President Buchanan's
cabinet, is now living in Rome.
MIR. Blaine is going TO respond to a
toast at the dinner of the Knights of st.
Patrick in st. Louis on the 18th of
March.
Mapleson says that Minnie Hauk lie a
nuisance and she retorts that he is a
brute. Thus Is the harmony of the
opera spheres maintained.
Lyman Trumbull, of Chicago, in a
voice from the departed past, thinks
that Mr.. Tilden will be fully as strong
politically in 1884 as he was in 1873.
1t may be too late, but the discovery
has been made that COnkling is no law
yer whatever. Certain people employ
him, however, and pay him 5000 fees
just for fun.
The Republican members of the
Ohio legislature are said to be nearly
unanimous in the wish to see Governor
Foster elected to the senate to succeed
Senator PendletOn two years hence.
The senate confirmed Pinchback as
surveyor of the port of New Orleans
without reference to the usual commit
tee. Evidently Pinch stands higher
than Conkling in the estimation of that
body.
The senate bill retiring Gen. Grant
received 80 votes against II, the latter
all Democrats. Some Democrats voted
with the Republicans, all of whom
voted aye, excepting several who were
paired
Congressman Washburn, of Mime
sofa, says he will not decline a renomi
nation if it is offered him. He is now
serving his second term, and appears to
have clear field before him for an
other term.
Gratz Brown, of Missouri, has an.
nounced that he Is "out of politics. /"
From perusal of the "current litera-
ture of the day" we had formed the i'm
preston that Gratz had Deen there for
some time.
A proposition has been made in the
Ohio legislature to leave the COMPRESSION.
al districts as they are now constructed,
and to elect the additional member
which the new apportionment gives the
state on the general ticket.
Senator Hoar says that he has been
"cruelly misrepresented" as to his al
legged remarks in the executive session
of the senate regarding Mr.. Conklng's
nomination, and denies that he asserted
Mr.. Conkling was dishonest.
The Tennessee Republicans show nc
disposition to abandon their stand fol
an honest payment of the debt of tbs
state. They recognize the fact that such
a course would be cowardly and would
forfeit the confidence of all honest PEG
pie.
A lively war is brewing in Missouri
between Mr.. Filley and the Globe
Democrat, and the people feel a good
like the old woman did when her hus
band was engaged in tussel with I
bear, it don't make much difference
which whips.
We see no reason yet for changing on
opinion in regard to Governor Robinson
becoming the candidate of the DemoC
racy for governor of Kansas.-Kansa
City Journal.
Let him run by all means. The Re
publicans of Kansas can "cook hi
goOse'' as easily as that of any othe
man the Democracy can put up.
Mr.. Longfeliow's unmarried daughte
returned from Washington to her Can
{ bridge home last week. Her fathe
needs the most attentive care at present
3 although ne is not positively ILL., II
r does not now use his pen at all-no
, even TO sign his name The poet
| daughter, with her rosy cheeks an
3 bright eyes, looks very much like hin
Patti says she is going TO leave tn
stage. She said to reporter in Me-
a York: 81 have been singing ever sine
i 1 was little girl only Z seven years old
t feel that have earned the right I
T pass the rest of my life IN quiet. Ii
t very hard and wearing work TO sing fc
= the public. I wanted TO see AmeriC
n and sing for the people once more b
b fore grew too old, 80 came over hel
e to begin my farewell tour. I shall nevt
d sing here on the stage again. Then
= shall have to sing in Russia, 8 pair
IS France, Italy, Germany and England
o They all want 10 hear me once agail
. and am only too glad to sing for then
T But to do ii will take more than tW