The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-09
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


papers on the question OF clyil service
reform would be audible IN boiler
factofY.
Denis Ksarney Is still in the east. We
trust successful effort will be made to
have him shoot the rapids nj Niagara
before he returns TO the Pacihc slope.
Marsh Murdock has tackled the apple
crop Of Sedgwick county. We haYe FREE
quently had occasion TO observe that
truth is stranger than the Wichita
Eagle.
The New York Herald lis beginning |
70 hedge on Judge Hoadly, Democratic |
for governor of Ohio. This
is one Of those movements which is not |
devoid Of political significance.
Railroad Commissioners Turner is the |
father Of twins boy and a gIrI born
last week. We trust this circumstance
will not tend 10 impair the confidence of
the anti monopoiists In Mr. Turner.
Judge G. 81. Austin. of Junction City,
refuses 30 be candidate Tor reelection
The varied resources Of Kansas still con-
tinue to command at once the wonder
and admiration of the civilized world.
jefferson Davis does not want TO die
until he sees Democratic adMInislra-
tion installed at Washington. JEFF
should lose no time In identifying him
self with the order OF the Rosy Cross.
Mr.. Voorhees, is reported as saying
that Mr.. Hendricks has finally abandon
ed political ambition. Il would strike
q man with good tield-class that polit-
ical ambition has abandoned Mr.. Hen
bricks.
The immunity from advertising which
Jas. g. Blaine continues to enjoy at the
hands OF the St. Louis Globe Democrat
will tend TO create popular skepticism
regarding the reports OF Joe McCul
lagh's convalescence.
New York Tribune: Any gentleman
who owns nice stout silver plated
muzzle that he isn't using just now
would do the Democratic party of OHIO
favor by loanIng it TO Judge Hoadly
for the next few weeks.
We have never been able " under
stand how the lamenLed Longfellow,
who was presumably ignorant OF the his
tory of the government building at To-
peka, should have been led to observe
that "art is long and time is tieeting."
Naturally enough the Minnesota Dem
ocrstic State Convention declared tor
nti-prohibition. Why wouldn't "free
rum in the concrete and reform in the
abstract" DO for the Democratic Nation
al platform in lSS4s The Republican
party must 70.
The Kansas City Times states that
Senator John J. Ingalls, arrived in thai
city on Sunday morning from Chicago
and left Immediately tor his home in
Atchison- We infer that Mr.. Ingalls, is
not strictly in sympathy with the Down
ing Sunday law.
The New Hampshire legislature bal
loted for seven weeks before electing u
United States senator. The persImmOn
trees in that state must attain 10 an alti-
/ tude that is grOtesQuely out OF proper
IiOn TO the stunted growth Of the hoop
pole timber.
Kansas City Times; The rumor OF
Mr.. Vanderbilt's blindness has again
been denied. The public has never
taken much stock in the story, as it was
the popular impression that It was one
of that peculiar sort OF blinds which ii
would not be very healthy to straddle.
Rev. Mr.. Smith. OF Lancaster, this
state, BIS become 50 deeply involved in
a scandal in connection With young
woman of that place that his where
abouts at this time is matter OF inter.
est To the sheriff Of Miami county. The
Brooklyn idea seems TO be gaining con-
siderable of foot hold In Kansas.
Janauschek is playing in Denver, and
the Tribune says of her: she Of all
artists is the best, because she brought
To the American stage y heroic strength
and lordly breadth of style which had
well nigh departed, and redeemed clas-
sic drama in this country from the de-
cadence in which it had fallen.'
The Gaylord Herald makes the timely
announcement that north western Kansas
will compel Writ w. Walton to accept
the Office of secretary of state next year.
We fancy, somehow, that such q process
would hardly be attended with suffi.
cent measure of peril to sEord the ray
Ishing parties average amusement.
ReV.J. A. Hudson, Baptist minister
OF Holton, this state, has been found
guilty of immortality and relieved from
his pastoral duties. When We pause to
remark that Kansas is keeping up with
the procession. the observation Is not to
be regarded in a purely agricultural
sense.
Col. Fighter, of Ripley county earned
the undying gratitude OF his colleagues
and the respect of his constituents by
introducing brt one bill and making
but one remark during the late session
of the Missouri legislature 1t may be
proper to observe, in this connection
that the Colonel is not related, even by
marriage, to Mr.. Hoffman, of Dickinson
county.
When Web Wilder writes his next ar.
tcle on spelling-which he cannot dc
too soon-we trust he will not fail to re-
mind the editors of Kansas that there is
no "e' nor zip in the last syllable OF
"portentous." If Col. Anthony will
look over the Leavenworth Times OF
Sunday he will know why this para
graph was written.
Topeka Capitals The political Rev.
Isaac s. KallOch has again moved on 10
pastures new. Washington Territory is
his present field. Isaac is an educated
fraud with tendencies towards the min
Istry. He is the finest specimen of the
polished dead-beat, without single re-
deemInz trsit. that we have ever known.
Politically, rciigioacly, morally and
financially those who knew hiLa we'll IN
Kansas believed him to be with singu-
lar unanimity brilliant humbug of a
large and variegated pattern
Congressman Ryan. in recent inter-
view at Chicago, is creditcd with saying
that the feeiIBg about the next presi-
dency had not yet crystsliged In this
state and that Kansas would not deyel-
op preference tor any particular man
until the eastern folks showed their
hands little more. This is not. to say
the ieast, the traditional attitude of our
| glorious young commonwealth She is.
| generally speaking, the first to call %
whether she holds four gees or bob
tail flush. We believe Mr., Ryan lag
been misrepresented.