The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-13
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rng the name of Kansas City IN Corr
ganville.
II see now that l was born on tn
wrong side of Mason aud Dixnn's line.
S. Randall.
Noble Preniis and his bride are max
, ing very pleasant tom. of the Ransa
newspapers.
Wichita is plunged in sullen gloon
over the removal Of Nellie Bailey, IN
murderess, TO Topeka.
The Detroit Free Press has discover
ed that II is cheaper for q man to murde
his wife than get divorce.
We wonder who's holding down Sedg
wick county while Marsh Murdoch an,
Judge Sluss are at Washington.
| 1t is semi-ofiicially announced tina
Mr.. Randall will not he the next Demo
cratic candidate for president.
The Chicago Tribune apparently
doesn't know whether TO laugh or CT,
over the election Of Carlisle for speakers
Sam Wood writes from Washington 3,
q friend that he is doing as well as coulC
be expected under all the circumstances
st. Louis Globe Democrat: sNo
thank you" seems TO be the general re
Spouse to Mr.. Blaine's whisky PROPOSE
ton.
Kansas City Times: If there are any
points which the president omitted II
his message, he might get ont supple
ment
The New Orleans PicaYune and the
Atlanta Constitution both regret Car.
isles election on the ground of his fres
trade sentiments.
It's Iutimated that lightning will
strike in railway circles At Topeka next
week If Major Hopkins, Of the commits
sion, is fully recovered.
Atchison Globe: "Yes," the farmer
said, "barbed wire is expensive, but the
hired man doesn't stop to rest every
time he has to climb it."
1t is evident that the Rev. David N.
Utter never heard "John Browns Body
Lies Wondering in the Grave" sung by
chorus of Kansas veterans
One of the many benefcent features
Of our Republican institutions is the
fact that the presidents message is al
ways published after Thanksgiving.
The editor of the st. Joseph Gazette,
who is in Washington, telegraphs to his
paper: 1.-THE Southern Confederacy Is
again IN the saddle, and is pushing
things"
A monument to the memory Of So
journer Truth is in order. as she was the
only woman who eyer lived that had an
ambition to be regarded older than she
really was.
Sam Wood should have taken an
empty nail keg or a cracker box with
him to Washington. 1t looks as If he
were going to have some trouble in
finding seat.
Miss Will was recently married to
Mr.. Shall in Allegan county, Michigan.
It is understood TINT an anti-nuptial
contract was entered into in relation TO
the kitchen fire.
A half brother of Frank James has
just been indicted for assault with in
tent to kill. The children OF the saint
ed Widow Samuels all seem to take af-
ter their mother.
1t is announced that Col. Jennison has
cut loose from the liquor association al
Leavenworth. This operation must have
been very similar to the amputation OF
a Chicago girls foot.
A Chicago firm has secured the con-
tract for furnishing the new government
building at Topeka, provided, of course
that it is still in existence when the
aforesaid structure is finished.
The Topeka Commonwealth comedies
that "onto" is legitimate word. 1t ii
intensely reassuring to note the posi-
blllty ofan occasional agreement beetweE
Father Baker and Noah Webster.
Mr.. Beecher is of the opinion tina
the Mormon problem, if let alone, viii
solve itself. Mr.. B. has always beer
more or less of an Optimist when j
came to the question of polvgamy.
John Speer has taken hold OF the Law
renee News and has converted it into {
morning paper. There are few mel
who have seen more of the mourniu
vicissitudes of life than Mr.. Speer.
Joe jefferson has entirely recovered
his vslce. Clara Louise Kellogg shoulC
lose no time in familiarizing hersel
with the method of treatment whIcl
contributed to that gratifying result.
Father Baker is to read paper before
the State Horticultural society at Otta
wa. He has been devoting q great dca
of time to the arts of peace since tn
election in the Third judicial district.
An exchange which gives much Atten
tion to such matters says that AlicI
Oates is to lugged into the courts again
This is the first lntimation We have seer
OF the completion of the Kelley motor
1 Some idea of the atrocious character
OF "The Devil's Auction" may b
gained when it is known that q numbe
of Atchison people LEFT the house during
its production at that place Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Carlisle Is an out-and-out free
trader, and has deep-rooted objections
TO spelling "nation" with q big an
There is nothing "incidsntal" about th,
new speaker that the public has vet dis
covered.
The Republican newspapers are begin
ming to draw their files on the new
speaker OF the house of Representatives
Mr. Carlisle's mouth flowed with grea
exuberance in Kentucky during and al
ter the war.
A Kansas exchange says that an Al
tempt is to be made TO create q secon,
John p. st. John out of Col. Martini O
the Atchison Champion. The publ
will contemplate that process with fever
I ish interest.
We have no grudge against Africa an
. yet we cannot forbear the sweet hop
that Dave Payne will give special atten
ton to that portion of the president
r message which sets forth the allurin
features of the Congo valley.
The resignation of Mayor Wilson, G
: Topeka, has stimulated boom in th
mentioning" industry in that city. A
most every men in the town who has
! second shirt to his back has bee
T spoken of as candidate to fill th
3 vacancy.
Z Joe Wilson, mayor of Topeka. has 4
= signed his office on account Of ill-healt
so the Commonwealth states-And g
election has been called to I'LL the vacal
1 cy. II is understood that both FathI