The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20
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held at New Orleans yesterday. Indicate
lhatihe southern confcderacy Is still |
in the saddle" /
The house is not going 70 be- lei be-
hind in the introduction of bills. Gen.
Rosecrans has put In fifly-ihree himself
IA full deck and the joker.
Since the selection of Chicago AS ahe
place Tor holding the next Republican
convention there seems to lie
no one Left TO mourn for Logan.
LOtta, who is now in London, Will |
bring home with her new comedy
called "Nitouche." We suppose that
must be French for "The Kick"
at seems that TennysOn has been
made baron. l see now that made
mistake in nol having been born In
England instead of America Brow
er Peacock.
There is woman living in AtchisOn
who takes gun and goes off hunting
just like man. The name Of her
wretched husband is kindly withheld
from a'prurient public.
Mr.. BlaIne's friends say ltSst he has
seriously injured his eyesight by work
on his book, though it appears that he is
still able 10 discern the main chance
without the aid of glasses.
There is nothing IN the choice of Chi
cage as the place for holding the next
Republican national convention to in
dictate that President Arthur took
undue Liberties with the committee
The Philadelphians complain that
Henry Irving seems to think that Ham,
let Is comedy character. Wesupposed
that Mr.. Min was the only actor on the
stage who took this view of that role
The Houston Post, speaking of the
"fifteen missionaries" soon TO he
sent to Texas to make converts,
quietly advises to "send no men 20 that
state that cannot he permanently
spared"
A Connecticut genius is said 10 have
invented an electric machine. by which
he claims to he able Ia raise the dead.
It is announced that he has arranged with
II. 3. Hayes for public test of the merits
of his appliance.
OMrs. Allen, a Providence medium, is
the present wonder and delight of the
spirituAlists. Out OF her cabinet issue as
many as twenty materalized spirits in
one evening. Mrs. A. evidently has a
very complete wardrobe.
An aged Washington correspondent
says that jimjams" and malaria"
mean the same thing in political circles.
We inferred as much when We saw how
the Democracy rallied to the standard
of Judge Hoadly in Ohio.
twenty-five new drinking saloons have
been opened at Kansas City within the
past month This fact imparts a shade
of verscity to the report that that place
is quietly laying the ropes to capture the
national Democratic convention.
There are good many "prominent
attorneys in Kansas who would like TO
step into the shoes of Hon. George r.
Peck if they could do justice to the legal
business of the Santa Fe railroad with
out imperiling the condition of their
political fences.
We have long suspected that copies of
readY-mAde speeches were in the WASH
ington market. Here is Mr.. Randall
coniessing in regard to Speaker Car
isles remarks on taking the chair: ut
Is Just the speech would have made
myself. if elected" -.
Topeka Commonwealth: A private
note from Hon. Thos. Ryan states that
Congressman Haskell is very low, ard
that his friends IN Washington are
alarmed. Mr.. Ryan is about the only
one beside his family and physician adj
mitted to the sick room.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: An inter-
esting discussion seems To have sprung
up as to whether the Jews can con
scientifically celebrate Christmas. We
think they can do so at least as well as
the Democrats can celebrate the 4th OF
July-the anniversary Of VIcksburg and
Gettysburg,
1t is rumored that Father Baker is or.
ganizing himself into very powerful
lobby TO go to Washington this winter
and oppose the repeal of the timber cnl
ture act. We shall scan the Common
wealth with interest now for advertise
ments OF some of the leading hotels q
the national capital.
Judge Ingalls, purchased a lot in.tht
village of Greenwich, N. y, adjoining
the house where he was born, not be
cause he wanted the ground, but becaus,
the owner was about to cut down a nobl,
old elm which stood upon it. 1t i
pleasant TO know that there is little o
that kind OF sentiment lett in the world
There Is promise that Democrats
house will, on the tariff question, Illus
trate the military performance of"mark
ing time" They VIII keep up the me
ton and at the end of the session b
: precisely where they were at the begin
ming. Such at least is the indication Q
: the conservatism of which just nov
! they are making considerable parade
W. s. Chamberlain. of Cleveland, o
father of the alleged beauty now attract
ing so much attention in Europe, threat
I ems to prosecute photographers, eithe
at home or abroad who sell pictures c
, his daughter without his permission
I The consideration of royalty in conneC
4 ton with art is IN strict conformity wit
the Ohio idea.
The title of Tennyson. it is reported
{ will be Baron Tennyson Deyncourt, {
5 Aldworth. 1t may be very impresslv
+ in England, but it will add nothing I
the distinction of the poet in Americ,
s The impending poem on the late funk.
e John Brown, will however. be regarde
a as rather the offspring of the Baron tina
the work of the poet.
D The Times would like to see an e,
] PLANTATION of the tact that all the ladi(
1 turned out to The DEVILS Auction,
= which was produced AZ Kansas City ii
q other night. They probably had som
} curiosity to know how forty femal
. members Of the cast could dress from
; wardrobe that can be packed in an ord
/ nary sized hand satchel. AT least III.
Q is why the gentlemen went.
. People wonder where all the bill
come nom which are daily introduce
in congress. but the explanation Is
J: very simple one. The bill room of Il
y house has been ransacked by the men
% hers collecting ali sorts Of measur
IS which fell last congress. This saves
. good deal Of trouble. The most Obscul
% member can thus put in bills drawn |
n somebody else and perfected in commi
t. tee, without any further trouble tbs
n that of scratching out the original no
n er's name and writing IN his own.