The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-09-13

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The question Of perpetual motion is
coming up in connection with the Penn
sylvania legislature. The idea is gain
Ing ground that Il is bound To GO on for
eyer.
The press goes on discussing the
question Of a national telegraph system
Just IS If this government had any rights
that Mr.. Jay GOnld is hound to re-
spect.
Wilson County Ciiizen: II is the Clay
Center Dispatch that spells Aborigiue
with two e's and Caucasian with two SIS.
Web Wilder will no doubt oppose the
Dispatch editor for Secretary of State.
The only discoursging feature Tor the
Republicans in the Ohio canvass is the
tact that Judge Hoadly, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, has been obliged
TO retire from the stump on account of
i'll health.
Query: Is the "coon" who mopped
up the stage at the ellis opera house in
Kansas City last Sunday amenable un-
der the Downing law 1t strikes us
that there is material here tor an inter-
esting test case.
A letter containing 50 in bills turned
up at Illion, New York, the other day.
after wandering through various post
offices for sixteen years. The fellow
that took it evidently made mistake as
to the amount.
The Commonwealth doesn't have
much to say any more about an extra
session of the legislature, but it still
maintains tue position that John Mar
TIN 10 Democratic instead of non
partisan candidate for judge.
The New York Sun is authority for
the statement that powerful whisky
lobby is working against Randall, who
aspires to become speaker OF the house.
We should think this would count for
something with Democratic congress.
Judge Foraker's success in Ohio
which is now regarded as q foregOne con-
clusion--will render him the most con-
spicuous political figure IN the country.
It really looks as if the mother of presi.
dents WAS once more in an interesting
condition.
Troy Chief: The SalinR Journal has
an article on "Wild Gapes." II we were
editing the Emporia News we would re.
mark that this must mean the gapes an
audience indulge in when Sam Wood
enters upon the third hour Of one Of his
Greenback speeches.
A Democratic exchange complains
that tue churches are being
worked in Iowa in the interest OF pro.
hibition. IL the church was not insti-
tuted To promote the cause OF moral
reform, We should like tn he informed
regarding its mission.
With Mr.. Blaine entirely absorbed in
literary pursuits, and Roscoe CohklinG
thoroughly enlisted in the work of es
tablishing the constItutionailty of cleo
margarine, the prospects for entire har.
mony IN the Republican party could moi
! well be more encouraging.
The colored people of Georgia claim
that they pay taxes on property valued
at $1O, 1000, 900. aud haye a cOlored ma
jority in sixty counties. This is not q
bad showing for q people who for gener
ations have been bought and sold in the
market with cotton and cattle.
The Chicago News sizes up the plat
form OF Mr.. Dana, of the New York
! Sun, as follows:
| The scheme want to bring about
| And one that's bound to win
! Il to tut n the rascals inside out.
And the outside rascals in.
! In CONVERSATION with Courier-,Iuur.
nal correspondent, Mr.. Carlisle SAID
at requires ninety-nine to nominate
aud l already have many more pledged
votes than any other candidate, and
nearly enough In secure the nomination
l think il very probable l will have tho
honor of being the next Speaker"
( Mrs. j. w Lent, frightened by q
drowning scene IN u theatre in Oakland
| Cal tainted and then broke out in a
violent perspiratiOn. They took hoi
home. and she caught cold and seen died
oi pneumonia Ii appears there are
some things on the stage which are
mere intensely realistic than Emma
| Abbott's kiss
J Col. James shodldnow Try his hand
at politics in Missouri. The colonel
was always Il Democrat, and his party
has a reliable majority in that state. The
cOlOnel's reputation is a little under the
weather, but he isn't much worse than
Blackburn, OF Kentucky. who rs an
/ honOred leader in the Democratic ranks
| of the latter commonwealth.
A woman who appeared in the streets
of Kansas City the other day in Moth
er Hubbard dress was sent home by 8
policeman. who informed her that be
bad Instructions to run in" all ladies
who were found on the public thorough,
| fares in such costumes II seems thai
personal liberty" has even ceased Il
maintain branch Office al Kansas City
In an article upon district judges he
ing independent. the Fort Scott Monitor
says: mo man can long be a true Re
publican and pursue the unclean meth
ODDS OF independent candidacy. The in
fiuences which necessarily surround in
dependent candidates are TetrogTessiVe
involving acompromise with conscience
q compromise upon principle and q
nally an open sell out" II would see u
that General Rice has intentions on the
SCALP of Judge John Martin.
The Denver Tribune says that Amer
lean journalism has no meaneF, smaller
creature than Charles A. Dana Tie il
venomous and cowardly He spills hi
ink Ovei tomOStnnes and Lies about liv
ing men. As u returmer he is hypo
critic and chRrlatan. AS n Journalists
he is Satanic scandal Ole o
these days (perhaps IN the millennium
we hope that he will have the decenc,
to be ashamed of himself At presen
there. seems Ia be M such prospect.
Col. J. NJ. ChisiugtoG, of Sand crcel
nOtoriety was nominated for the leeisIa-
ture by tGe Republicans Of ClihtrI
county, Ohie. re nov lives Al Blan
chester in that county He has jus
Withdrawn from the ticket OWING tn tl,,
billet that he would be beaten in coun
~ which has 200 or 1900 RepIhliesl
majority. Charges of some kind wcT
made against him which endangered hi
election. He has eommenced a libe
suit against the editor Of the Lebanon
Ohio, Patriot.