The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-23

agents, and seems determined 10 send
poor Holmes up if possible. As yet
we have heard no direct evidence tend
ing 10 his conviction. a receipt is
given for e registered letter when
mailed. Each successive postmaster
and route agent, through whose hands
il passes while in transit, must send
back to the postmaster a receipt, show
ing that a registered letter number so
and so from such place passed through
his hands. When a registered letter
fails to reach its destination. the route
is gone back over, and postmaster who
can't show receipt for such letter
is held for tho amount contained in the
letter and is liable TO arrest. J. L.
Holmes. of Wichita, found himself in
just that predicamemt. He had given
receipts TO Others but could not show
receipts in return in several instances.
Out of eleven packages that passed over
the road through the agents hands no
receipts have been found for nine. The
case looks very dark, and if Holmes is
innocent. which we are inclined to be-
lieve, il is "A hard situation. The tcsti-
mony Of many postmasters and route
agents show that many ovcrsishts OF
like kind occur. which are corrected
by receipts after obtained. The drafts
and checks lost in these packages were
never presented for payment and, Of
course, who ever did take them made
nothing by the operation.
Topeka is very dull. All business
seems at stand still. Here is place
Of ten or twelve thousand souls and
outside of business pertaining to the
state there is but little out of which
money is produced. The commercial
trade of the capital city is of purely a
retail and local character. The manu-
factories of the place consist of bridge
works, a rolling mill and a small iron
foundry, none of which arc doing any
thing worthy of note. The want of
these manufactures is just the trouble
with SO many towns in Kansas to-day.
They have outgrown the country, their
speculative spirit is no longer avail
able, their trade will not legiiimatcly
support half of their inhabitants. and
being thus left without basis of fur
Their growth, of course. they are fiat
dead. Wichita men have but TO look
around them TO behold dozens of such
examples, from which, we hope, they
may take warning. Let them bend
their energies TO secure a class of fac
tories that will not only give employ
mcnt TO her citizens, but produce such |
articles that will keep the money OF
the valley Within the valley. This
eternal drain is proving the death OF |
Kansas. 1t is a drain continually to |
pay the interest on bouds, which is
load enough, and we must stop send
ing off money for everything we use,
Soe anu WAL vi aiiV Nloit stitC w III |
be SO poverty striker that all the infla-
ton schemes that congress might de-
wise, will not save us from bankruptcy. |
The season is more back ward on the |
Kansas valley than upon the Arkansas
valley. No signs of grass or vegeta-
ton, with rainy, chilly weather pre-
vailing. The blue grass lawns are the
only evidences of flowery spring time
and warm days And these beautiful
velvety lawns lead us TO remark that
the title experience gained upon the
Arkansas valley goes to show that blue
grass will flourish luxuriantly upon
our soil. and we hope ere many more
seasons shall have come and gone, to
see acres of IFS refreshing green in
every direction.
But this letter is already too long
and so wind it up with the wish thai
We could as readily wind up these fed
raj Office holders who are keeping Us
,erc by force away from our business
md family. NJ.