The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-01
STATE ITEMS.

cd and then proceed cautiously, and
success will crown your efforts.
STATE ITEMS.
Fort Scott had $4,000 fire las,
Thursday.
Topeka has forty men who claim to
be lawyers.
The negro question has been revived
In Lawrence again.
The Junction City Union is eleven
wears old this week.
Thirty places of business were burn.
ed out at the late Fort Scott fire.
The Kansas editors propose to take
an excursion to Lincon, Nebraska.
The railroad bonds In Lyon county
were defeated. The News opposed
them.
At Topeka corn IL worth 20 cents
per bushel and bonds 40 cents on the
dollar.
The Neodcsha Citizen is to be re-
vivcd again by it's old proprietor, J. S.
Gilmore.
Olathe is taking steps to have the
university at Baldwin City removed to
that place.
A fire at lola last Monday DESTROYED
about fifteen thousand dollars worth
of property.
President Grants speech to the Kan
sas City folks occupies five lines in one
Of the dailics.
ID. w. Huston and G. N. Shaw have
bought the Lcavenworth Commercial
printing establishment.
The order of Patrons Of Husbandry
have increased i'm Kansas within the
last year from 600 to over 5000.
There is not man in the Kansas
penitentiary who has ever learned a
trade. Young men, take notice.
A new disease. similar to spotted
fever, is prevailing in the northern
and central portions of this state.
The amount of bonds issued to dif-
ferent railroad companies in this state
is said TO amount to sixty millions.
S. Z. Pomeroy has returned to To-
pcka aud entered upon ms duties as
president of the King bridge company.
About two-thirds of the legal frater-
nifty of Topeka are said to make their
living by taking in washing for their
wives to do.
President Grant, wife, Miss Nellie,
aud n few United States officers, passed
through Lawrence on Friday morning,
en- route for Colorado.
Rhino Durr, Miss Jennie Benson,
Miss Ida Hutchinson aud Luella Os-
wald were drowned at Elk City, How
ard county, last week, while boat rid
ing.
Ex-senator Caldwell had a case de-
cidcd in his favor few days since, be-
fore the court Of claims at Washington,
for the sum of $50. 900 on transpOrta-
ton contract.
A man was found dead in the Nco-
sho river near Emporia. last week.
No marks Of violence on his person.
lie was well dressed aud had 500 in
money in his pocket.
From reports received through the
different papers throughout the state
in regard TO fruit, it is believed that
fruit generally is not killed, but the
trees promise an abundant yield.
Senator Ingalls, has been invited to
deliver an Grafton before the students
of the State University, at the COM
mencement. Oh the llth Of MAY, at
which time the first class will graduate.
Perry brothers. who have been in
partnership with Mr.. Whiteside in the
publication Of the Hutchinson Meas,
have sold their interest 10 the above
named gentleman, who will continue
its publication.
A lady in Atchison went calling, and
on her return home met theIlady who
has charge Of the kitchen adorned with
one Of her finest suits, closely yelled.
in company with a gentlemen, whom
she discovered 10 be her husband.
Shea, Of the Lawrence Standard,
challenges Prcntis. local editor Of the
Journal, to mortal combat. Prcntis
seems TO treat his contemporary some
what in the same style that the man
did who was kicked by the father of
mules.
Notice has been given that the new
postal cards have been issued, and are
on sale At the leading postofiices.
These cards afford penny postage for
. large class Of correspondence aud
may in time become popular with the
public aud profitable to the govern
ment.
A new railroad comp any has been
organized at Parsons, called the Par
sons. Neodesha and Western railroad
company. II is proposed 10 build
road from Parsons via Neodesha to
the Arkansas river, the point having
not been definitely located. We pre-
sumo il could hardly miss Wichita.
The United States grand jury are In
vestigating the charges against Col. c.
X. Jenniscu. of attempting to defraud
the government By swearing to bogus
and fraudulent claims. The well
known Moss claim, Of Independence,
No. for the sum of $4,000, is one of
them. A large number Of witnesses
from Missouri have been sworn, and q
number have been subpenaed from
Lcavcnworth.