The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-22

under all the circumstances, tn change
its name to Tom Moonlight
Henry Ward Beecher believes in high
license as means of regulating the
liquor traffic. A man who goes round
the country lecturlng and sleeping in all
sorts of beds could scarcely be expected
to lie very ardent prOhibitionist.
Sam Wood has purchased a white
shirt which he will wear when he goes
to Washington to make fight for Judge
Peters seat in congress. His motive for
appearing at the national capital in dis
guise is a source OfomInOus speculation.
MonsignOr Capel undertood too much
OF q task when he endeavored to antag-
onize the effects Of the commemoratiOn
of Luther at Cincinnati. II Luther had
his faults the result of his works are q
sufficient vIndicatinn for rAvering his
name.
For the first time in the history OF the
two towns all the saloons in Leaven.
worth and AtchisOn were closed on Sun
day. 1t is only a question Of time when
the rum power" in Kansas will have
to make Its exit at the small end of the
trombone.
The Rose Lisle company, which pre-
scnted "Reddy's Luck" at this place
some weeks since disbanded at Atchi-
son on Saturday night. Il would have
added to the popularity of the comblna-
ton if II had done that before starting
out on the road.
A lady employed in a telephone sta
tion in Hartford, Connecticut, has al
most entirely lost her voice and is now
unable to speak above whisper. 1t 10
not often that that the domestic qualifi-
cations of women are enhanced by close
attention to Office work.
The rumor is current at Topeka that
A. A. Robinson is to he made general
manager of the Santa Fe within the
next fifteen days. II looks now as n
Mr.. w. b. Strong would soon he able to
take that trip to Europe without neg.
lecting his official duties.
State: Auditor McCabe, who has re-
Gently visited his home in Graham coun.
ty, reports that every negro family pos
sesses from five to fifty head of cattle,
have comfortable homes and an abiding
faith in the country. They are support
ing a good school at Nicodemus, en-
plOying as teacher Mrs. Wilson, a white
woman of culture and refinement
According to the recent decision of @
Baltimore Judge husband is liable and
can he sued tor whatever Islander his wife
utters. In the light of this opinion the
public will not he surprised 10 learn tina,
an organized crusade has been inaugu.
rated by the male citizens of that place
against church societies and sewing
circles.
Senator Malone Is preparing an ad
dress to the American people, IN which
he will give an authentic account of the
Danville massacre and charge the re.
sponsibility for il upon the Bourbon
, party. There's too much boss machin
cry about Malone for the good of the
Republicans. This, however, is no vim
dicStion of the shot gun policy adopted
in Virginia.
The Kansas City papers seem to b,
greatly excited over the discovery tina
an apparition which appeared at {
seance held at Coates opera house, OF
/ Sunday night, came up through q tral
door on the stage oyer which the cabi
: net was placed. The sort of spirits tina
would he tempted to e-visit that towI
5 could scarcely be expected TO com,
down through the root.
Commonwealth: With the new stand
ard of time and the new schedule tim
: table that went into effect Sunday,
! new order was also issued regarding tn
freight tram crews between Kansas Cit
and Emporia. All extras or irregula
. trains will be handled by extra crews
II from any cause regular time car
trains are abandoned, crews assigned t
: such trains will lose the time.
: It seems tn he generally agreed tha
3 the new postal note is a failure. Re
; ports to the pOstoffice department frOU
I all parts Of the country are 10 the effeC
) that the sales do not increase, and tbs
{ the people do not appear disposed Z
n adopt il except in cases where odd cent
e are involved. The ordinary money OF
y der is preferred, and It is doubtful
o anything better than that can ~ IN
!, vented.
c The AtchisOn Champion very proper
" says that if opposition to the gu
pioymenI Of convict labor becomes O
: issue in Kansas, II can I've cOnnte
against the proposition tn coop up 81
u hundred prisoners IN idleness All III
work done by the cOnYicis In the KAnsa
penilentiarY has never taken the hrea
out of any labOring mans mouth, nc
. Will II ever. There ts work enough
|. thia world for everybody, IN prison an
\ out Of II.
4 Piitsburg has fiTst set the example {
l. putting electric light wires under groun
. The Dispatch says these wires are capt
r Bile OF developing some distinct an
|. great dangers. Their powerful curreE
n can instantly kill the man who. by CON
ing in contact with br0NAQ wire, r,
ceives it's full force. .The same Gisal
4 rangement Of the wires has set building
n on fire and "a likely 70 do 50 again; An
v the arrangement of the fire alarm tel,
!. graph apparatus, OF which they are C.
n pable, may sometime prevent the prom
d summoning OF the department to = ser
Gus confiAgraiIaR.