The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-06-21
Correspondence of the EAGLE.
FROM TOPEKA.

TOPEKA. June IL, lS1Z.
Col. MURDOCH Ipresume that YOU
have desire to hear once in a while
from the indianapolis Of Kansas, and
to know how things are moving ~
along the line. Well, / hardly know
of anything interesting to write YOU.
socially, politically or otherwise, news
being like money, scarce. have just
returned from trip east, and feel but
very little keletter-writing bnt must
say right here that of all the country
passed over between here and the At
lantic, | am the best pleased with
Kansas soil. Kansas climate. and Kan
sas people-the Yankees Of the west.
good on trade, social in disposition
and lovers Of educational and religious
institutions. Not but what we find
the same elements scattered over the
east, but to find everything combined
to render life liveable and ENJOYABLE
YOU cannot find second Kansas,
where they are as whole people of
culture and at the same time blessed
with such country; and although
they don't always tell what they know
about farming, they can send in the
best and most choice specimens of
fruit and cereals as the result of their
agricultural attainments. But God
never made but one Kansas-wouldn't
do. you know. to have too MANY Edens.
for this is the place where man NAV
live healthily, happily and long. Go
where you may, you are met by thou
sand questions about Greeley-oh. no.
about kansas-her people. her climate
and productiycness, and the amazing
ignorance after exhibited is amusing.
One man asked me if the Indians about
Topeka were very troublesome: an
other if the buffalo herds didn't dam
age crops a'goOd deal. But then they /
were both Greeley men, SO / suppose
that accounts for it,
Everything is now quite lively. The
Philadelphia convention, democratic |
conventions everywhere, republican
caucuses and Dutch sangcafests keep
the highways and bywavs of travel
constantly thronged, and lager and
fanglc-foot flows freely - the first
among the sangerfcsts. the LATER
among the unterrified-anl ;pjl Won
the thing called politics i pretty much
mixed. Between tiie sore-hcads. Jack
son democrats and liberals. they don't
all see ii in the same light, and when
one wing of the moncrcls Whips the
dust of peace over Grcelcy's hatchet.
which he wants buried so badly. the
other wing comes down and whips the
slight covering back again, and there
the hatchet sticks. | think that thew
should not treat the old man so. That
Ratchet has been fearful bore from
the time of Washington's babyhood to
Greeley's. and think the Grant and
Wilson men will cover IL both Gree
ley and lis mistaken los IL their
votes this fall. SO mote i be.
| started TO write YOU a local letter.
but there has not been much local
about 1t. for everybody and his wife in
md around this station are either gone
Dr getting ready TO go. or returning
rom somewhere The vote on the
bonds for the new railroad from here
% Lawrence carried by majority of ,
over five hundred. so well was the I
hing run, and so we are to have I'M
,roken connection with ST. Louis. ,
AS for business. it is fair. Not much ,
If anything going on and things on the /;
low programme style.
The ground for the Wa,hburnc col !
ege was broken day before YESTERDAY.
md workmen are busy. {
The stone-masons are at work on the ]
tate house, and everything looks love /,
Y. Buildings are going up all over
own. and good ones at that. so | think i
We are having a healthy growth. !
>othing else of Importance at this :
writing. Your bird meets with good q
eception here. Long may she flap a
)nly this and nothing more. from c
ours, OBSERVER. y