The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-19
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

i Logan d. Dameron, manager OF the
st. Louis Christian Advocate. is one
among the largest land owners N Mis-
sOuri. He owns 2l0OOO acres of land ID
Shannon county.
Mr.. NAcksy. the .BOnAnza King"
has, according TO The London World,
purchased famous Rembrandt portals
from the Marquis Of LansdOWne fOE
SEA. OO0-"a IArgIsh figure" the World
adds; but Mr.. AAckAy can doubtless
Afford il. since that paper glaysiy as
seFls that his incOaie averages $90OO.-
600 8 year. ''and there does not seem any
prospect Of Ille mInes from which he
derives has wealth hecOmins exhausted"
The Rev Granville MS.'dy. b-st known
as "the fighting parsOn" Of the Seventy
fourth Ohio volunteers. is sIH-naiIng the
| summer with relatives In Mount Yer
non, Iowa. Now far past three scare
Yeas aud ten in age. and having
preached regularly for more than hall
century, he has finally retired from the
active ministry with health seriously
impaired He is, however, busiIy Gu
gagged la writing his autobiography, .
task und-rts keiI al the urgent request
Of the CrnteaI Ohio 81. K C'onIefenGe.
senator J.,n-s.O FIIlEida. has b-ea
having great time IN Ireland When
he reached BAlbTiggAn, his native place,
he found nearly the entire population
turned out 70 receive him, and although
he has lew relatives At present living
there. and the pFiacipal object OF his
trip Was 20 visit the family graves In
BalrOthery churchyard, he found the
streets arched with eVergreens 10 his
honor, the buildings iestOOned with rib |
bOns and flowers and The pOpulace in |
holiday attire. He was received Of the |
station by large delegation, and was
presented with m address by the town |
commissioners.
Richard Belt, the sculptor, whose
famous libel suit lie still before the
courts of England and bids fair To find |
final settlement only In the house Of
lords, was once q parliamentary messen. /
ger-bOy, and his first artistic efforts were /
with a nail ON bit OF rough stone pick
ed up Ia the street But he rose TO work
on bust OF Charles Kingsley IN Wind
sor Castle In the presence of the queen,
and 10 receive from her q commission
for q statue Of Lord BeacOnsf1eld. Then
three years or more agO-he was free
e.O.,, aha VA ftiaa and affaNaiOna an anFa
man among artists; his manner was
buoyant and almost hOyIsh In its cor
dialiiy; his spirits we're radiant and his
health was perfect; and he soon WOO
much popularity IN society. Now he
has lost health, color, spirits, enthus-
iasm, and seems'tO be possessed by q
single fixed idea. He wears his brown
hair long. and his face lie smoothly
shaven. He now has more orders for
work than he can and time TO execute.
His father was Yorkshire blacksmith,
and he himself once worked at the
forge. and he retains touch Of his
peculiar dialect Of YOtkshire In his
conversation.
The Philadelphia Press says the tTou-
BILE with Mcdonald. of Indiana, as
presidential candidatP, seems 70 be that
he has an allopAthic appetite for the Of.
fee and homeopathic fitness for 1t.
Ex-senator Ferry, OF Michigan, and
Congress man Kelley, OF Pennsylvania,
are both regAining their health rapidly
10 Europe. Why dOar Tilden and hts 4
man Friday, WaiteEsOn, try it, The
country could stand rest for . few 4
months first rate. 4
Miss Van Lew. OF Richmond, Va,
whose services during the war In be-
half OF the Union canse gave her some |
prominence, has been rendered q first
class clerkship IN the postOfilce depart |
ment by Postmaster General Gresham,
on recommendation of General Grant |
Miss Van Lew was pOstmistress at Rich |
B1Ond during President Grants admin
Istraiion.
TO he faithful to Parncll and 70 incur |
the displeasure of Lord Spencer pays in
Ireland nowadays. Aid. Meagher, of
Dublin, Tor being PArnellite, was re-
jected by Lord Spencer as q candidate
for the ShrieVslty of Dublin, though
recommended, in accordance with the
statute, as the choice of the Dublin
common council. As yindicaIiOn he
has been elected lord mayor of Dublln,
at salary Of $4,000, AID Is about to be
elected member Of parliament for
Meath, probably without opposition,
and therefore without expense.