The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20


he begins to realize what Is meant by
the cohesive power of great prlnci-
Pile"
The LaWreace Journal christens the
street cars At Kansas City "Corrigan's
mule chariOts." "MuIe chariots" is
good.
What the News WOnid like 10 know:
Why eseCy stranger who Registers at
Kansas hotel is prominent Eastern
capItallst"?
Atchison Is very greatly excited be-
cause young lady is visiting that
place who was once engaged to son of
Gen. Pillow.
The Topeka Commonwealth has not
yet fully decided upon r successor to
Hon. Geo. Il. Peck, general solicitor of
the Santa Fe.
The hanging OF O'Donnell may have
been all right, but England will now
recognize the proprieiy Of keeping Os-
car Wilde at home.
Judge TOurgee is leciuring on "The
Mission Of the Dude" We supposed he
had covered that ground when he wrote
"a FOOLS Errand."
Our readers will he gratilled to learn
OF a powerful religious awakening in
Wichita. The Baptists at that place are
painting their church.
The attention of Father Baker, CON-
missioner OF forestry, IS directed 10 the
TACT that 1o7 900 600 wooden toOlhpicks
have just arrived in Chicago.
A raid was made on the gambling
dens Of Topeka, 10y tho officers on Sat
urday night. The usual number of ere.
spectacle" citizens were cOrraled.
1t would be moderately interesting
spectacle to sec Congressman Finerty in
spangled tights and the british lion
turned loose together in one cage.
The wOod-cuts OF Ellen Terry which
the newspapers are publishing, have
created large measure of sympathy
for the actors who are Obliged to kiss
her on the stage.
Il Is stated that Rev. DIR. Phillip
KFohn's church at AtchisOn is to be en-
larged next spring. II is understOOd
that this improvement contemplated IN
creased stage room.
The Ksely motor has been voted an
| extension OF time till the first of Febru.
airy. The AK. NJ" seems To- have almost
as tough a time In ''geltIng there as
the Democratic party.
Richard Grant White tells us thai we
must say ain broadway" not son Broad
way" A Dodge City editor once endeav-
Ored to introduce such an Innovation
and he lost 200 subscribers In one week.
Hon. Thomas PorteThouse Ochiltree,
congressman at large from Texas, has
red hair. So has Jim Anderson, OF
Louisiana; so has Eli Perkins; so has
harsh Murdock. Hair is like blood
1t will tell.
Chicago having captured the Repub-
lican National convention. Is now put.
ting IN q clam for the Democratic cir
Gus in 1884 1t ia cheering 10 note that
that town is sustaining its reputation as
. great pork center.
Nr. Carlisle. who has been working
on the house committees for two weeks,
Is in condition to sympaihIze with
the Missouri landlady who found her
self confronted with the problem of
putting twenty guests into five beds.
The boundary line between Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island haYing been
definitely settled, several ciiizens of the
lest named state who had arranged to
build bay windows 10 their houses will
now let the contracts for that work
Ir's pretty tough to have Carlisle and
the rest OF the boys working so hard for
political preferment that, when they
get il, they are too sick Tn do their duty.
This is one of the curious characters
tics of American politics that ought to
go.
There is every reason to believe that if
Pharaoh had not capitalized when the
first born throughout his realm were
laid low by the destroying angel, some
thing after the manner OF the Fritz John
Porter case would have been prscipita-
ted upon Egypt.
Chicago News: A club of fifty young
men In Denver propose to appear in
knee-bFeeches on and after Christmas.
This will give the young ladies' an OPP
portunity 20 stand on the street corners
and "get even" for some rainy day re-
marks they may have overheard.
The Commonwealth Is yeAEnIng tor a
stAnd-up and knock down fight between
the Republicans and Democrats of Tope
ka on the msyorAlty question. 1t Is a.
source of encouragement to noe that
the Republicans mp there arc about tired
Of the cateFwanling which they have
been keeping up among themselves foI
the past two years.
There is . rumor that may, perhaps,
be traced 20 an authentIc source, that
General Hancock would not decline the
nomination OF the Democratic party
next year Il the convention shOa Id. In {
moment OF emotion, put lt upon him
: IL is not stated in this connection whesh.
CT the general IL in favor Of the old tick,
} ct, aud Mr.. English has not been definite
lY heard from.
A female evangelist in CHASE county
Obliged her husband, who Is also 1
preacher, 70 burn his fine morocco al
bum and . large collection OF cablne
pictures including those Of his Darenti
: and other near relatives, on the GROUND
! that the possession Of images vas die
) pleasing to God. Il isn't often that 70
, ligion strikes IN IN Kansas. bue when &
does, look outl
> Chicago Inter Ocean; The selection
of Chicago As place for holding tn
> convention II vaPIously commented uPol
e by leading newspapers. !. It mean
e Blaine. Q. Il means Logan. 3. Itmean
: Arthur 4. It meana an Indiana man. s
: Il means nothing In particular 6
> msans dark horse. Z. Itmeansthe 81
. lection az an excellent ticket. viii "A a
: snred victory. The Iaas opiai0n win d
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