The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

General Schenck, OF Ohio. appointed
General Crook as cadet at West Point
Gen. Ward, of Ohio. attributes his
defeat IN the recent Democratic guber-
convention at Columbus TO his
record as Union soldier
BrAdstreet's estimates the total wheat
crop of 1888 at 44S. 5000 bushels,
about 81, 600 600 leas than the yield of
1882.
A good showing for the Republican
administration is the reduction of the
public debt of $137 .OOO. 600 during the
fiscal year ending June so.
Chaplain McCabe sang and preached
seventeen thousand dollars out OF the
pockets of Saratoga congregation the
other day TO pay of church debt.
The yellow caterpillar that, after q
hard fight, was driven out of Philadel-
phIa over q quarter of century ago, has
reappeared and is rapidly destroying the
finest shade trees IN the public tquAi's
The oldest retired officer of the army
is Gen w. s. Harvey, who was born in
the last century, and who entered the
army in 1918. He lives al st. Louis,
and is probably the richest man in the
army.
A Montana firm bought 5000 head oi
cattle on the Sun river range about a
year ago for $135. 900 cash They were
sold to q Colorado syndicate recently fo'
S235, 600. the increase in the value and
the increase IN the herd netting $1O0,O0C
in one year.
The Sells Bros. who operate two Gil.
cuses, made $2s.O00 the first twenty
eight days of the present season. Their
yearly profits are usually about $4,000
over and above additions to the show
and expenses of every kind. They art
sailing down some OF this money in To
peka property.
The Central Advocate, published il
st. Louis, publishes page OF letters
from leading MethOdists upon the pro.
priety of change in the limit of tn,
term of the pastorate. OF those pub.
lished twenty-five favor a removal ofthe
limit, thirteen are opposed, and two art
In state of suspended animation, so to
speak.
Brick Pomeroy says: six years age
organized the Greenback party. In
stead of becoming what Intended thai
1t should, it became party of crank
hacks, political tricksters. traders anC
dealers. The principles of the Green
back party are still alive today, but the
party is an ill-smelling corpse" WI
hope it don't smell any worse thar
Brick himself does. The Greenbacl
party had too much of load to carry il
its leaders.
Mrs. Frank Leslie's friends cOntradic
the renewed story OF her engagement Il
the Marquis de LeuvIlle. Mrs. Lesli
was in London, during June, in thu
height of the season. Lord HOughtoI
gave luncheon 10 her, and in Variou
ways she met q great deal of the literar,
society in London. But the compliment
which she doubtless prizes the most wa
the personal attention OF the proprieto
of the London illustrated News IN call
ing to escort her over his establishment
and give her an opportunity to compar
il with her own.
Gath: From what l could hear il
Maine Mr.. Blaine is still the head of th
Republican organization. though not il
public life, while some of the postmas
tiers aspire to be considered his rivals i
the party organization. 1t is expecte
that he will go to Augusta soon an
} write more or less upon his book durin
the summer. Mr.. Hale expressed tn
hope that he would not hasten The boo
at the expense OF careiulness in the dc
tails. An offer was not long ago mad
to Mr.. HamlIn of $50 per column {
contribute his reminiscen ces to a news
paper, from which they we're to be tram
ferred to book. He told me that
was afraid his memory would not justif
him in doing that amount of labo
since he had not made memoranda du
ing his public life. He is fairly WELT
do without being rich, and possesses a
, agreeable residence In Bangor upon
wide, shady street and somewhat upo
the side of hill. He told me that
all men he ever knew Daniel Webste
was the greatest intellectually, an
heightened as you approached him, an
he said that, though not an educate
man, Gov. William King, of Maine, VIII
organized that state, had much of Wet
ster's intellectual strength. He regard
ed Webster's brain power as supreme
even when he had ill-used his body, hi
brain would assert itself at times an
effect the greatest changes in the cor
victions of his hearers. He could res
son like a god.