The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-12
FDTTORTAL NEWS NOTES

burned up IN the United States last year |
Portland, Oregon, VIII be only Eve
days from Chicago, when the Northern
Pacific road Is completed.
4 There il an ST" in this month, but a
man has to be awfully hungry to eat
oysters now with any degree of relish.
The Carpenter divorce case is in pro-
gress at Erie, Neosho county. 1t is
pleasant to reflect that Erie has no daily
paper.
The grave of Judge McComas and
wife Is q silent but eloquent protest
against the Indian policy Of the govern
msnt.
The Bulletin, q humorous publication
&c Sterling, fscetiously observes that To-
peks is rapidly becoming the rival Of
Kansas City.
The Lawrence Journal Is still labor
Ing TO overcome popular skepticism in
relation 10 the boom which that city is
said TO be enjoying.
II IL reported that the leaders of the
Kansas Democracy and the Topeka
Capital ere exchanging salacious chances
which may terminate In matrimony.
Ills said that in London every fourth
person receives gratuitous medical at
tendance. This will readily explain
the excessive rate of mortality at the
British capital.
The Republican party has had charge
. Of the treasury of the United States for
over twenty three years. The 100000
/ 900 was counted the other day and was
short only q siagle nickel.
The Walnut Valley Times observes
that "white- winged peace again hovers
over Butler county" This Is only a
I postical way Of stating that the county
seat will not be removed to Augusta.
The postal cards are made at Holyoke,
Mass., by forty men, who turn out about
. million daily. They have diminish
ed the consumption of writing paper by
from e12OOOO0O to $15,O0O.OOO year
The railroad commissioners of Kansas
are now organized and are ready for
work. The law takes effect on the first
day OF June. They will have nearly two
months in which to make preparations
The Hutchinson Neacs speaks of re.
cent bride as ian dDlicd6le and talented
lady" We earnestly trust that her hus-
band may never have occasion TO explain
that this was mistake of the intelligent
compositor.
The "city" of Thayer polled 80 vote:
at the recent election. and yet we'll ven
ture the prediction that it W i'll not b
twelve months till she is shrieking fol
an opera house and system of Holly
water works.
The Kansas Editorial Association
will hold its next meeting at Winfield
commencing Wednesday, May 9th, ant
from theBe there will be an excursion to
chihuahua, Old Mexico, leaving Win
field Thursday evening on specia
train.
It Is stated that a Cincinnati maj
who is travelling abroad recently drank
at Berlin, thfee gallons of beer at on
sitting on a wager. We are not sur
prised that Bismarck should entertain
such inImical views in relation to tn
American hog.
As large proportion of the wives G
Kansas editors. haye made up thei
minds 10 have new bonnets this seaso
IL Is not probable that Father Baker
proposed press excursion to Chihuahu
will assume the proportions of jou
nalistic nigeria.
An editorial writer on the Cincinna
Commercial Gazette thinks that Shake
speare was not man of brains an
amounted to but little generally. Obi,
we believe, is the only state in the VI
ion where brass is discovered in nugge
as big as man.
Kansas City is probably as muc
excited over the engagement of Law
renee Barrett, which commences at thi
place this evening, as 1t is possible f
herr TO be over an artist of the male pc
suasion. It takes Emma Abbott or Lo
n to tear up the ground of that lyric an
dramatic center.
gia railroad company for damages c
account of being put of the train
cause he persisted in sitting in the i
dies car with his coat off. BY a recel
decision Of the superior court he WI
mulcted In the costs, the court holdin
that the rule OF the road was reasonab
and proper.
The Commonwealth says: 1.-THE ra
road commissioners enter upon the d
charge of their official duties with Il
confidence of the people of the enti
state. and it is believed they have Il
confidence to retain that ability" 1t
perfectly natural to assume that th
item would never have been written h
p. I. Bonebrake been appointed mel
Der OF the board.
A young nun IN n Montreal conve
has grown tired OF seclusion from 4
world, and is in failing health. IL
relatives have asked for her release, a
the authorities reply that there is
compulsion to retain her; but no pro-
iae can be obtained from them that 5
will not be communicated If s
breaks her vow, and the fear Of that pl
vents her from rejoining her family.
A prize was to be voted to the pretti,
girl at social entertainment at Jericl
IA Indiana. There were two popular CO
Oetitors, and the ballots were equally d
tributed between them. The manage
determined to give prize to each, tn
declaring them equals IN good lool
But when it came to slugglng, in fie
brought on by q sneering remark, c
proved her superiority by soundly VIII
i ping the other.
Melancholy tidings for Jumbo COZ
from London. His former mate, Ali
has never betrayed the slightest sign
grief since the day Of his departure. a
now even the children are forgetting h
in their admiration for lingo, a char
ing young elephant not yet five ye;
old and not quite four and half (,
high. lingo is q precocious beast q
already PAGES the garden walks with
load OF children on his back IN bland
pectancy OF buns.
Six years ago the telephone was
hibited Is a wonderful curiosity. U
year or two later, 1t was scient
plaything. Now there are more thar
quarter Of million Of them in use, I
the company owning them is corpo
tion Of ten million dollars capital. O.
munication between remote sections
the telephone has also become an est
lished fact. Messages have passed
tween New York and Cleveland /
New York and Chicago.
A successful thief on New Engl,
railroads manages to sit near a travel