The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


David Davis referred 10.
Some philanthropic Canadian woman
should send Mr.. Virgins Tumble IN
which to soak hls head.
The political opponents of Senator
Hale have discovered that hf once went
TO school to Scion Chase.
"This is the day for Virgins big
storm. Farewell. long farewell To all
my greatness. Eli Perkins.
HaSins fa:lsd 10 becnme speaker of
tue muse 1t home, Sarah Beruharit's
husband is going INTO the army.
Bent Murdoch, the E. Stone Virgins
of the Kansas press, says thai Empora
is the paradise TO- red headed girls.
The attention of Father Baker, of the
Topeka Commonwealth, is invited tn
the fact that the Missouri river bottoms
are being denuded of timber.
1t is intimated that the contingency e
Mr.. Arthur's death is not The only one
by which Ar. Edwnnds may becom.
president OF the Unit.d States.
The supplemental report of the inves
tigating committee IN the case of Judge
| Prescott is complete vindicsiion in CIV
cry respect of his integrity as judicial
officer.
It is SAID that Zen Butler will be the
anti.monopoly candidate for president,
and it is shrcEdIy suspected that the
railroads are secr,Ily encouraging The
widows aspiratlons- u
Leavenworlh Times; After all, MIR.
and Mrs. Tabor were right in Cutting
married twice. Both had been divorced,
and 1t was well TO have double bow
knot on the second occasion.
The Citizens Reform State Conven-
ton of Rhode Island nominated TX
Governor Sprague for their standard
bearer yesterday. THIS seems to he n
good year for political cadavers in New
England.
Hon. T. G. Henry, Of Abilene, has
made large Investments in Denver and
will remove to that city at ONCE. We
are fearful. that Mr.. Henry is making
the same mistake that Lot did when he
turned his face toward SodOm.
P.J Sheridan. Esq, who is reported
wanted by the English government, is
not our "Phi!," who will never be want
ed by any other nation except as sn ally.
Phil might give some testimony tn Brit
ish meanness during the war of the re-
bellIon.
Mr. Gebhardt seems tn be cruelty ig-
nared In the following inventory of pets
which Mrs, LangtEy returns 10 ChIca.
go reporter: "I have lovely collie, a
parrot and an excessively ugly but fash
ionable German dog, with very short
legs and long body"
a coincidence stands confessed in the
announcement that Ex-Governor Hen
dricks, of Indiana, and 4ohp Kelley, Of
New York, are straying in the orange
groves of Florida. Il has not yet been
determined whether this visit is in the
interest of hygiene or political hyphena
tQA.
The bail of State Treasurer Polk, of
Tennessee, is growing small by degrees
and beautifully less. Beginning at
$500 600. it has dwindled to s2l.l 900 aud
the eulprit Is now at liberty. Mean
while, it has not escaped public attention
that bis defalcation has not diminished
to the extent of farthipg.
The dispatches state that Senator
DAVID DaYis will leave Washington on
Saturday on special train for Fayette=
Vile. North Carolina, where no is to be
married to Miss Anna Burr, the first of
pext week. It IS evident that the poll
ticisns who have been predicting the
early disiniegFatioR of the Independent
party are not related TO p. Stone Wig
gina,
In Sarah Bernhardts new play of
"Fedora," in Paris, the body of her Rus
sian lover, who has been killed by Nj
hilIsts, is brought upon the stage, and
she rushes over 20 it and covers it with
kissed'of the SORT that in BROOKLYN are
called naFoxysmai. tits Gaid thai many
admirers have begged to he permitted
to perform the simple part of the dead
lover.
Jay Gould, who has been sinking a
thousand dollars per week in the New
York World, until his ambition in that
direction has been fully quilted, has
disposed OF that journal 10 gentleman
from Cincinnati. The present season
does not seem be especially ahsnicinua
for the establishment Of great metro
IP6li;an dailles" in the interest If rail
| road corporations.
Representatives HOffMaR aad Burton
were receiYed Appp thair arrival al Abi-
lena, THURSDAY, with brass hand and
other expressions Of popular regard, and
u grand reception was rendered them al
the opera house in the evening. The
Biblical proverb that a prophet is no,
without honor save in his own country
Seems TO be pleasantly reversed in the
case of the Dickinson county statesmen
The present Platonic relation existing
between Mrs. Langtry and Mr.. Geb
hardt will, it is announced, assume 6
commercial phase next season, vhar
Freddie is to be manager Of tie Jersey
fly. we believe that in view of Mr.
LaDglry's dncile acquiescenee in tbs
t present and prospective plans Of hi
vile, he wopia proEe mare OF curiosi
~ to the American public than the lad,
: who bears his name
l The AtchisoI Patriot, which may b,
: regarded as Gov. Clicks personal or
gan, assures the public that His Excel
: ieRcy has Rn pet schemes and hobbies
a and that he has dong no log rolling t
: secure the passage of any measure
: This statement is somewhat At varianc,
: With the ramor that 1t is the purpose o
. the governor TO call an extra session o
q the legislature to pass bill ts the crea
ton of the Office of state horse doctor.
. Gen. Butler, it would appear, has
viriuous ambition 10 be president. 81
is not parliepsaT 4GSut being the candi
: date Ct any particular party, in fact, be
would he glad to aud that all parties ar;
dispost d t. give him boom He con
}. sideFs anti monopoly his strong suit,
and John Kelly very important &C
QUESTION at this OF any other stage o
the game. 1.-THE General has beer
J. cOuriiDg John, and, il is said, has wor
s him.
: A Kansas City woman, upon return
! ing hdme from's dance al a late hoY
I one night last week, went TO bed viii
{ her bonnet on. This is the stronges
8 argument in favor of ftmaie sHfEfag
I which We haVe heard siHce q fopek
. lady, Hp0n retiring, wound up her fsls
:. teeth and put her watch to soak in tcm