The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-01-12

MRS LETiIlA HONEEf VINO IN htf |
youth was betrothed TO President |
Buchanan, died at st. Paul last
Tuesday. After Encouragement was
broken the girl married a worthless
man, and Mr.. buchanan remained a
bachelor and became President.
A CAnLEGRAN from Rome says
that the Pope's successor is already
being considered, and that there IL a
strong party in the bOman church
In favor 90 selecting the next Pope
from some other city than Rome
and some other country than Italy.
YorNG men, and older ones, too,
fov that matter, who have marvelled
az Mr. Blaine's power may see some
thing uf interest in the statementOf
Murat Halstead that ''he Blaine
never used tobacco in any form,
never smoked cigar or chewed or
snufTed. and never drank a glass Of
ardent spirits
THE newspaper men Of Winfield
are very urbane towards each other.
One Of them refers 30 a local contem-
porary ~ "the low-brOwed idiot Of
the evening waif." Well, now, that
sounds something like some Of the
sweet sayings Of a Salina brother Of
the press. oh, isn't il grand to be
newspaper man.
SHorrn n man be confirmed JUS
tice Of the supreme court when he
afirms that, despite the results Of
the war. he could not regard the re-
cent amendments 10 the constitution
"as having equal force with the
original articles ." Il il pn these
very amendments that he will have
to pass ~ judge.
OF the seventy-eight members Of
the L. :. senate only nineteen were
in the Senate ten years ago, and only
four 20 further hack In senatorial
service than the beginning Of Gen.
Grants administration, and OF the
Others who were sworn in March 4,
1873. only three remain IN the senate
now-Allison, Ingalls, and Jones OF
Nevada.
The American Register, published
al Paris, has been Reading Cleve-
lands message aud Blaine's criti-
cism. and says i'm an editorial: "Mr.
Blaine's criticism il Of the most de-
structive character, and with the
precision Of q master heconfutes the
economical fallasies which form the
STAPLE Of President Cleyeland's dis
-sertatiOn."
Col. +. u. MUssEYs Washington
correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Comnlcrcial- GGsstfc, has filed al
Columbus. Ohio. petition for di
v'orce from his wife, who is a daugh
ter Of Ex-Governor Charles Foster
Mr.. Mussey and- his wife have moi
lived together for three years. II il
understood that the petition will
not be resisted by Mrs. Mussey.
EN-SENAToR MCDoNALD, Of In
diana. who has recently returned
from Washington, expressed the
l,elief that general tariff bill car
not be passed by congress at th'
present session. He thinks possibl!
there may be some sort Of a comprO
mise agreed upon, however. Com
ing from Democratic source th'
outlook fro the free-traders does no
look particularly bright.
Tar following j. the commits,
assignment Of she Kansas Congress
fonal delegation: Congressman
RYAN 3 = nlember Of the Committee
on Appropriations, Anderson o
Commerce. Funston Of Agriculture
Peters Of postoflices. Turner Of Pub
lie Iands and labor, Morrill,, o
Ievees aud improvement Of Tn
Mississippi River and Invalid Pes
eions. Perkins Of Indian Affairs.
THE roY,eka Capital is the frs
parer in the state % start a subscrip
tion list for the benefit OF T. d
Nuraock, editor Of the Eldorad
PruufFfcan. who has been stricke
VITA .it g. feared permanent blind
nsss. The Capital Is enlisted in
nslsle caase, snd We hope its plan G
raising 81 .O,sa - testimonial for th
anlicted brother, may meet wit
suooess. The Capitals starter
sSa.Oa
AruHI1sHER having said that tn
s.reeent t'iitor of the Abilene G1-cti
had cockleturs IN his hair, the Kan
sNs City T5saCs very promptly eN
rressed desire 10 witness The si
semra q some fellow b comb theI
ou1. The Garden City SeHfiRci hs
shied fts easier into the ring an
eeeks distinction by speaking Of IN
Ea-rIis as being ''afiiicted with sell
euiug of the brain-n Is the Gaset,
editor q coyoie from the west?
81. he may he expected 10 howl nov
AT the request Of Governor Fora
ker, and IN compliance with resolu
teens a the ohio legislature. Govel
nss Martin has sppointed Senate
George a. Chase, Mankato, Hon. "
q SlambsuEh, Abilene, Hon. q. "
Clement, wichita, Mai. J. X. Hud
eon, Topeka, ". s. Lambert, Esq
HoWard, Elk county, a. honorar
eamDissiopeEs % represent the stat
ul khe s'CentenBisl Exposition of a
1hse valley ans Central States, {
- held at Cincinnati, Chic, July
: Deielef 81. lssS