The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-06-18
Letter From Kansas.
sAL,NA, Kan, May 20. 1874.


Being the recipient of the Sun and Cou
rier from kind friends in old Will, in
additions to the RepuJiican, | feel that ]
am well posted in Will county news.
see that you have had good many
sharp controversies and rough and tam
BILE fights since we Travelled together on
the "stump" in the good old sucker state
Since my last the new, SO called reform
party, of Kansas, has made its mark in
in the legislature, by attempting TO en-
act some OF tho most foolish and Had
vised laws that could be devised. Hap
PLY We had i conservative senate which
saved us from the threalend humiliation
Tho great difficulty in this move is ,ha,
it is being engineered and run by u lot
of political dead-bea,s for their own pc
!itiical ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and no, 10
achieve the practical success OF the avow.
ed objects OF this organization, which, OF
themselves, in the main, are highly com
mendable. Eereabouts We think that
the grand old Republican party possess
es sufii i':.t elements Of self-ic sulation
md publication within itself, 10 accom-.
plish all needed reforms, without goin;,
abroad, and taking up the purified dregs
and husks Of MI parties us the frame
work and basis of Il new one. The tenn
perance movement has occupied public
attention for sorle months; by a little
sharp practice the license party pre-
vailed at our last city election, yet the
ladies' are braveIy working in the good
ca.so, whose efforts will yet succeed.
We have four saloons each paying Il H.
cense of $500. This amount in Joliet
would amount 10 prohibition. Notwith-
Standing our saloons, must say, a more
qu.et. orderly place l never lived in rs
4 proof If this. our city marshal gets
the enormous sGm ofonc dollar Il month,
AMI ordinary fees in case of arrest, for
his compensation. The Truth is, we have
no use Tor a marshal. The grangers are
doing great good in tbs cause OF temper
ance, and | believe will yet be ms. ru-
mental in greatly mitigating the evils OF
the liquor traffic. This place is bccom-
ing quite resort tor iuvaiids affected
yi,h pulmonary complaints, the arrivals
IF which seem 10 be GA the Increase. |
SEQ many pale, s;ckIy locking faces make
their appearance on orr streets, which,
after 4 &c months stay, by oar bra, iils
atmosphere, are changed into the picture
OF health; several have already made
this their permanent home on ,i.Is ac-
account alone. Tac city and surround
ing country are growing More attractive
every Year. No better nor more pubic
spirited class oipeor!e were ever organ.
ized as Il city than are here. Our mag
nificcnt $4,000 brick school house Is
about completed. Its beautiful dome
can be seen 10 advantage ten miles away.
There is 10 handsomcr school s;uctIrc
this side of Chicago or st. Louis With
this and our able corps Of teachers, we
will become the educational center OF "a
large scope of country. We have seven
fine churches, two Of which, the Catholic
and Methodist, are very creditable brick
structures. We expect IA fine brick ho-
tel will lie erected here this summer.
The fruit prospects could not be better,
rs everything in the shape Of 4 frUit
tree is loaded. Ta;s spring has been
the most plea ant, yet backward, I'havc
experienced in Kansas. Nurseries are
being started all over the country. Eve
nv wear The tree business largely incrcas-
es, showing that our people are bending
their energies in the right direction. y
large elevator will be erected this sum
mcr, which will be q long wished for
best farmers are engaged in the sheep
business, with genera! success. This is
conceded by all to be = number one
sheep country. We will nave Il very
heavy crop of winter wheat, ard, i'll fact,
indicate good season 10:
all kinds of crops this year. Our young
city OF the west is steadily on the in
crease, and will so continue for many /!
years to come. To give you an idea
with list Of our business houses: We i
have three lumber yards, five boot and |
shoe shops, six blacksmith shops, two
barber shops, six dry goods stores, four
saloons, two drug stores, two bakeries,
three restaurants, four paint shops, four
shops, three sewing machiae |
agents, three insurance and real estate .
agents, one cigar maker, one tobacco
MIST, one gunsmiih, three livery stables,
OiIc IidNSI,
galleries, one bank, five doctors, ten
lawyers, seven ice hoaSes, two grisi
mills, one feed ,aiil, FIVE hardware stores,
three newspapers, U. S. land Office,
three clothing stores, five mi!liners, three
Iress makers, three -four and feed
stores, five grocery stores, three butch
er shops, two jewellery stores, two book
stores, one music store, five hotels. one
express Office, one telegraph office, two
wagon shops, one grain merchant; liz
Ill over one hundred and twenty doing
, business of over one million dollars,
which is not very bad showing for the
young western stripping. l..
Correspondence Of Joliet (W) ReputH-
an.
Sc. LOUIS, June 9.-Thc first locomo-
i've, with 4 train of three passenger
coaches, containing a number of invited
quests and representatives of the press,
.rosscd the bridge this evening, TO test
he track, which has just been laid. Gen.
Sherman, who was one of the party,
lrovc the last spike connecting the