The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-01-14
State Items.

wolves, that attacked him while rid
ing horseback from Elk City 10 his
home. Both himself aud horse were
badly laccrated in the skirmish.
Howard county has grindstone
mandatory. grinding out the article
first class, il is claimed.
Lawrence pays ten dollars per ton
for hay.
And now the Kansas Pacific road
has decorated its desks with the omin-
Gus placards, ''No passes issued"
which means likewise-"No Irish need
apply"
The local of the Wellington Press
| mislayed his linen coat last week, aud
being to proud 10 untitems in his
shirt sleeves. he apologies for a lack
of news in the last issue, offering the
thin excuse, of thinner apparel. 1t is
foolish vanity that ais him, why don't
he acknowledge il like man.
Soine inexperienced marksman is
making it hot for Atchison citizens
just now Two worthy men, a Mr..
Wagner, and later Mr.. Flowers,
nigh: operator at the Missouri Pacific
depot, have been already shot at du-
ring the oIninous dead hours" in a
mysterious way, and both missed,
(which is as good as mile," since
both are able TO accept consolation
from the homely phrase. But who
will be the next victim and whether
the aim has improved by practice !!
are questions of more aggriyating
nature.
The motion for new trial in the
DR.. Ashmore, Topeka wife murder
case. was overruled at Burllngame on
the afternoon of the 9TH, and the Doc
tor was sentenced to the penitentiary
for one year, then TO be hung at such
time as the governor may appoint.
Spiritual manifestations are all agog
in Topeka. They have some spunky
Investigator" there who is making it
lively for spirits, he wants to get fa-
niiliar with them, the brave little cuss.
You can put up" that he didn't swear
of':.with the New Year.
The unsuccessful attempt of a Leav-
enworth citizen to play Rip Van VIM
kle, has just TRANSFERRED. His name
was Joseph Barnes, aud he only lay
two days and two nights against twen-
ty yeurs, with all the advantages OF a
mild climate in his favor, too, and then
weakened and crawled home with his
feet and hands so badly frozen as to re-
quire amputation. He had just step
ped from his wife's side two evenings
before to get one more drink, with the
above results.
The mysterious murder of John
Stebbins at Corners Station, twelve
miles from Leaveuworth, has been
creating some little excitement the
past week in the vicinity. His adult
erous conduct with a widow there had
became so open and fragrant as to be
remarked upon by the neighbors; and
when he began to turn his lustful eyes
and desires Oh the widows daughter,
pretty and Innocent girl of sixteen,
the people became thoroughly arrous-
ed, and promptly requested Stcbbins
to seek some more congcniai place.
rhercupon he armed himself and de-
fled the town. AS q result, a few days
after, his body was found in vacant
lot with three bullet holes through the
head and horribly mutilated by a
drove of hogs who had been feeding on
the carcass. As to who sent Stebbins
to his terrible doom, nothing whatever
is known. No one as yet has been. i'm
plicated.
A wealthy Mennonite, it is said, is
about to erect foundry and machine
shop in Marion county.
Some miscrcant creased The raili Dad
track mile out of Atchison the other
night and placarded his work, elbow
d-n YOU blow" which was done to
no purpose, until two steers were
hiiched to the Inundated locomotive
aud il was dragged bodily from its
disgraceful position.
At meeting of Wilson county farm
ers, recently, it was resolved THAT we
the farmc, :, regard the quail as the
friend OF the agricultural community.
and therefore dis ,ouutenance their
Wholesale slaughter for market pur-
poses"
Leayenwor:h is to have shops for
the manufacture of iron bridges. lola
and Topeka tried experiments in that
direction, we believe, but without dis
tinguishcd success.
a squirt of fire consumed eight hum
!
Hotel at Lcwrencc, last week.
Ca-Hic- Ca-Te-Da, chief of the tribe
of Quapaw Indians, died at his home
five miles southeast Of Baxter Springs,
on Friday last, at the wonderful age OF
one hundred and fifteen years. With
as difficult a name to ''call' he should
have lived double the time. We amt
surprised a; all.
Joe North. commonly known as
s'Buralo Joe." was hung at Wallace,
last Thursday night by mob of re-
spectacle CD citizens. Joseph's crime
was the killing of man named Jones,
abou. year ago; and feeling OF
vengeance has been displayed by the
buffalo hunters in that vicinity ever
since the deed, which is said 70 have
been extremely brutal
A man by the name of Jacob Hart
man died at TT. Scott saloon last
Monday night. He was recently from
Crawford county. 1t is not often that
change of whisky, at so short dis
lance. proves as fatal. Probably the
addition Of the name Of the county
made it all TO hcfty for him.
A caucus has demonstrated that Sen-
a,or Ramsey, OF Minnesota, will be re-
elected.
New York central agent report very
gratifying progress in the way OF OBJ
tanning subscriptions.
AT a late meeting of the Wisconsin
grange. unexpected advocates of q
modification of the Potter law, appear
ed in full force.
The steamship Faraday. is supposed