The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-06

Railroad Company will pay into the
Treasury 100000, which sum will car
~ the State Government.
4 destructive fire in Chicago, last
Saturday, destroyed the building occu-
pied by the Erening Journal and the J.
B. Jeffrey printing company. Loss
about $40, 900, well covered by insur-
ance.
The election of Carlisle as Speaker is
said to bring Mcdonald, of Indiana, and
Morrison, of Illinois, before the people
as prominent presidential candidates.
Either one of them would make strong
fight.
The railroads, mOnOpolies and cOrpOr-
atoms were in favor of Randall for
| Speaker, and the democrats Of the House
were in favor of. Carlisle. That's the
reason why the latter gentleman was
chosen Speaker,
~
The illumination in the western sky
which startled New York City one even
| ing last week, has been meteorological
ly explained, as it were. In the fOrma-
ton of the House of Representatives,
not a man east of the AlleghenyS was
chosen to fill an Office. To be born in
the East is no longer saving qualifica-
ton.
"
J. Warren Keifer received the empty
honor of the nomination for Speaker of
the House at the Republican caucus
last Saturday night at Washington.
Ex-Speaker Kiefer didn't propose to
waive his right in this matter, and de-
spite the protestatiOns of his party he
demanded and received an endorsement
of his course while Speaker of the For
ty-Seventh Congress.
The Democratic caucus, Saturday
night at ashingtOn, nominated Carlisle
for Speaker on the first ballot, the vote |
standing: Carlisle, 106; Randall, 50;
Cox, 80. There were 1873 democrats in
the caucus, and Carlisle's nomination
was made unanimous. Randall and !
Cox took their defeat very philosophy
cally, and pledged themselves to work |
for the party. There was a noticeable
absence of all bitterness.
Have our republican friends read that |
temperate and prOof-convincing address
from the Virginia democratic state
committee ? 1t shows Malone up in
true life, and we may find room for it
next week. Perhaps one or two of our
esteemed contemporaries, who have as
siduously and even virtuOusly circulated
Mahone's terrible story, will have man.
hood enough to publish the defense.
The bloody shirt is getting altogether
too ragged for effective service.
Republican journals, as is the case
with the New York Times, should not
rail against First Assistant Postmaster
General Hatton. lie islands in'' with
the administration, and is popularity
considered a leading member of the
composed of Malone, Chal-
mers, Gorham and others, which is to
give the solid south to Arthur in the
next republican presidential convention.
1t is all owing to how a republican looks
at the solid South whether it seems
beautiful to him or not.
Gen. Grant attended a wedding at
Philadelphia, and while in the city he
casually remarked to arepOrter: New
Y ork is certainly republican when the
party is undivided, and don't see any
thing Just now to divide it. 1t is idle
to even hazard a guess at the probable
candidate for President.
Ohio is still republican in presidential
year, and Pennsylvania is sure. There
fore, the outlook for next years contest
is very promising" Gen. Grants re-
marks remind us of a lecture we once
heard on the Observation-Disclosures
BILE.
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John b. Clarke. Of Missouri, was NOM
mated for Clerk of the House on the
second ballot; John j. LeedOm, of Ohio,
was nominated for sergeant-at-arms by
John G.. WinterSmith, of {
Texas. was nominated for doorkeeper /
Oh the first ballot; LycUgus Dalton, of
Indiana, was renominated by acclama- .
ion for postmaster, and Rev. John S. l
Lindsey, pastor of the Episcopal church |
If Georgetown, D. c., was unanimous
Y nominated Chaplain. Thus was the
House organized by the democratic eau
JUS at Washington. I
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y correspondent to the Kansas City !
Times from Topeka says that attorney a
general Johnson, Auditor McCabe and a
state Treasurer Howe will ask for a !
e-nOmination at the hands of the Re !
publican State Convention. After say /
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