The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Here's locking 1t Governor Click.

Here's looking At Governor Click.
Edwin Booth has accepted an engage
ment IN Berlin
Jim SnoddY generally holds straight
flush Or four aces.
The election of Saoady for speaker
means that lie got away with the olher
candidates.
Mr. Thacher has the race Tor state
printer all TO himself That is Just as
it should be-
Patti has been fAvosing the public
with some structures concerning Mrs.
Langtry People who live in glass
houses sometimes develop an inordinate
measure Of gall.
The aged Peter Cooper IS rapidly
failing, his eyes and cars beginning TO
weary of their work and refusing to
continne the functions they have Per
formed for over nin.ty years.
Tie crowd of Democratic aspirants
for the presidency have discovered that
ex- Governor Hendricks attack of gan
greac was in the foot, and not in the
head. He still has hopes-lots of them.
| The inaugural ball al Topeka was a
very elegant and successful affair and
was al suspicious opening of the brill
liant soeialregime which il is intimateti
Governor Click will inauRuraie at To.
peka
Gambetta was attended by seven doe
tors. The sensational story that tht
, death OF The great French statesman wa:
caused by a woman who shot him, vii
mol make much Roadway ia the face o
the above announcement.
Charles a. Dana, the violent Demo
cratic editor. aud Hon. Simon Cameron
are to make a trip t. San Francisco TO
E gether They are to travel in their owl
7 private car, will have their own privat
: fcook, and be provided with every lrxu
ny that wealth can buy.
: Gen. Sherman's desk in the War Dc
; partment is Immediately before i win
! dow which looks straight, full aud direc
into the White House Every time h
: looks up from his writing, his reading
: or his talking, the venerable rocker.
steres him in the face, but his ambitio,
5 turns elsewhere.
; Governor St. John will go immediate
!, ~ into the temperance work, and vii
Q make ten speeches in the principal cit
' les of Illinois, and then 60 east ans
e speak at New York, Boston, Providenee
: Philadelphia. Wonder If his ensunie
o viii still insist that he is riding temper
anee as political hobby?
!. ;, Bismarck again talks Of retiring
i which is regarded as good evidence c
# an excellent prospect of peace anon
II the nations of Europe for an indetinit
time in the future. It is senteniiousl
e observed that the man of blood an
p iron would not drop the ~eins cf pow'e
il there was a reasonable chance Of
: row with anybody
! Governor St. John retires from ofiic
i with clean record, and his adminlsir
~ tion of tine affairs Of the state has bee
J. such as to win the respect and coat
: dence of the public, including eve
:, those who have differed with him on I'll
temperance issue and who opposed I'm
t. on that score. He has made IA upiigl
IS and efficient executive, and in all tai
he has done we have reason 10 belieN
that he had at heart the best and highe
d interests of the commonwealth. He +
4 tires TO private life With the consciou
70 ness of having proved faithful! TO Il
rs trust OF his high Office and this in iise
1r should prove great compensation &
< The disappointment of political defeat.