The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-12-09
correspondence of the Eagle.
A LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
The Kansas Delegation. RebeiLoaf-
ers, and Things Generally.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3, 1875.
Hon. II. II. Murdock:
EDITOR EAGLE: In compliance with
your request, embrace this first OPP
portunity Of jotting down a few OBJ
scrvatious made during my travels.
left home on the tenth uittimo, arrived
in Washington on the 18th. The 10th
and 18th was engaged in arguing con-
test land cases before the General
Land rflice. AT that date but few
members of Congress had arrived, but
the hotels were filed with Democratic
office seekers. Candidates for every
office, from chief clerk down to pages,
were here, each anxious to present his
claim first.
On the morning of the 18th Hon.
John j. Ingalls,, the United States
Senator from Kansas, arrived here
with his family. His residence is 939,
"K'' street. AS an index of the stand
ing of Senator ingalls, in the National
capital. it is but necessary to state that
he had not been in the city more than
spread over the city and at the De-
partments, that Senator Ingalls,, from
Kansas. had arrived. In him Kansas
has a representative possessing ability
and influence.
The Farmer-Grauger Senator, James
NJ Harvey, has not yet arrived, al
least | have not heard Of his arrival.
Congressman, VIM. y. Philips, from
the first district, is here. He and Sena-
tor Ingalls, arc both busy looking after
the interest of their constituents.
Hon. John Il. Goodia, from the sec
ond district. has not yet arrived, he
being detained in Ohio by the illness
of his mother and sister, who | learn
are lying dangerously i'll. His coming
is anxiously looked for by the doni-
nant patty in the House, also by man!
aspirants for Office. all of whom con-
cede that Mr.. Goodin will be leader
among them.
Hon. W. Il. Brown, who was elected
by The Republicans of the third dis
irict to represent the people of said
district, is in the city, at least, Alex.
Banks says he is here. BY the way.
that prince of good fellows, Alex.
Banks. for years chief clerk of the
Kansas House of representatives, l.
now private secretary to Senator In
gals and chief clerk of the Committee
OH Pensions, of which the Senator is
chairman.
On the 18th | went on 10 Philade!-
phia. Remained there one week, ex-
aiming the various Centennial build
ings in course Of erection. The Main
Exhibition, Agricultural and Memoir
al halls are all approaching completion
rapidly. They are magnificent build
ings. The main hall covers 2l.47 acres.
the agricultural hall, 1915 acres, the
memorial building,1 10 acres ,machine-
ry hall Is 81 acres. Ten to fifteen large
hotels have been erected near the
grounds, containing from one hundred
10 fifteen hundred rooms each. EXten-
sive arrangements are being made all
over the city for the accommodation
of the legions that are expected to be
there during 1876. Every man who
owns business house hotel or dwell
ing thinks he has bonanza.
After eating sumptuous thanks
giving dinner at the Girard took the
train for New York and spent Friday
and Saturday viewing the city, visit
ing all the places of interest. AT five
p. m. the body of Vice President Will
son arrived anu was escorted through
the city by the old Seventh and other
New York regiments. The miliiar!
display was grand in the extreme. On
Sunday morning. the 2Sth, |, in COM
pauy with Frank Shannon, formerly
of Wichita. who is now residing IN
New York and engaged at the Mauhat-
tan gas works, while his estimable
wife is keeping frst-class boarding
house at 40. MeDougal street. Went
over 20 Brooklyn 20 hear Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher rreach. After the usu-
al PRAYER and singing he read for his
text the eighth chapter of Romans.
sixteenth verse, from which he preach
ed an eloquent and powerful sermon.
He is still alive, Notwithstanding the
efforts of Tilton and Mrs. Moulton to
kill him. In the afternoon we visited
Central Park and took stroll up
Fifth Avenue, which it is said con-
tains greater number of elegant resi-
dences than any other one street in the
world. Chief among them is the mar
Bile palace of A. L. Stewart, the mil
Ito Daire.
returned to this city yerterday to
find the excitement fever head. TIL"
great fight is for the Speakership. The
contest at present is between Randall,
of Pennsylvania, and NJ. &. Kerr Of
indiana. think Randall is the com
ing man. For the interest of the Re
publican party he is undoubtedly the
best take. Banks, of Mississippi, for
Chief Clerk and Thompson, of Ohio,
for Sergeant-at-A Arms, will, in all prob
ability, carry off the bets. But of all
the old fossils in the world. the old
rebel hunkers who have been dead for
the last fifteen years, but who have
been resurrected since the last fall
elections and have come up here with
the moss still growing on their backs.
as seekers after office, beats them all.
The lame, the blind, the spawned and