The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-07-06

-ffie large number of threshihg machines
horsepower and some steam engines attached,
which have been adjoining different parts OF
our city, have commenced TO move. Their
music and din can already be heard in the
Valley.
Bob Torington, superintendent OF the ielc-
graph line spent couple of days with us last
week experimenting the erection OF poles and
arranging the new office. Robert is a jolly.
good boy, and all the boys from Atchison TO
Pueblo, know him.
Something less than five thousand men,
women and children assembled on the corner
of Main street and Douglas avenue on the
evening OF the Fourth TO see the display Of
fireworks They were very good aud seemed
to give entire satisfaction.
We were asked by one OF the unterrified,
the other day, who was nominated at St. Lou
is. On being informed that it was Tilden, OF
New York, he quietly remarked that he bad.
not had any use for him since he that scrape
with Mr.. Beecher.
Green Thompson, agent for the quarteEmas-
ter's department, who has been here Tor about
two years. has been ordered west 10 Elmore.
Mr.. Thompson is gentleman OF culture and
large experience and will be missed by a num-
Der OF our citizens.
We understand that there is now no doubt
OF the editorial excursion to Philadelphia some
time IN September. The arrangements aIe
ma de from Kansas TO Chicago, and from Pitts
5urgh to Philadelphia, and no doubt exists
but transportation will be secured from Chi
cago TO Pittsburgh.
1t has been intimated that one OF the causes
Of so many recent marriages is owing to the
fact that quite number of the young people
addressed letters to their posterily hundred
years hence and deposited themin the Centen-
NAL box which was placed in the corner
stone Of the new church.
An unusual amount OF complaint comes up
from the travellers on tie Douglas road. The
bottom, OF the place where there ought 10 be
bottom. on both sides OF Lower Chisholm
creek bridge, is IN 4 very bad condition.
Would ii not be wei Tor the township trustee
to call the attention OF the road oYerscer to
the fact?
7. j. Anderson, General Passenger Agent
Of the Atchison, Topeka ~ Santa Fe railroad,
came IN or special car Saturday evening in
company with some capitalists. They dropped
in or the main line to get something to cat.
After wiping their chins with Occidental tea
napkins they LEFT, feeling much refreshed.
D. l.. Bgownloe gave rs a paper which was
published at Marion, Iowa, about tive nty-one
years since. 1t contains letter giving the
situation OF affairs in Kansas at that time. It
carries Us back in our recollection 10 our boy
hood days, when we used to see John Brown,
Aaron ID. Stearns, and other prominent Free
State men pass through Topeka, (Which was
on the underground railroad route with Mis-
souri, negroes, en- route to Canada.
There is a Pawnee Indian down here the
exact fac siEaile Of Noble PTentiss, who is I'M
doubleday the homeliest newspaper man in
CITY I5age.er.
When Noble Prentiss is fixed up--got his |
store clothes on-there is not better looking |
editor in the State OF Kansas, than he is, ex-
ccpiing Scott Of the Tdreisr; aad we win |
make 10 exceptions when we talk about /
brains.
A young man by the name Of Easton, for
merry in the employ of the Stage Company, /
but who has been running meat market i'll
Douglas for few weeks past, shot himself al
his room in the Douglas House. lie did not |
succeed in killing himself outright, but still
lives, yet without hope OF recovery. The bail |
entered the body just below the heart. lie
assigns no reason Tor the rash act, further
than that he was tired of living"
Cyrus Webb, OF Sedgwick county, shows a |
sample bunch OF English blue grass, which I
plump four feet. Mr.. W ebb is satis-
led that above all others 1t is the variety that
will flourish ia the Arkansas Y alley - Winfeld |
Courier.
Bro. Manning, take another hook at your
specimen. examine it closely. Cy. is lond of
] joke.
Scarcely any interest was taken by our citi-
zens in the st. Louis Convention. The feel
rs was not to be compared with that mani
ested in the result Of the Cincinnati Conven-
ion. The nominations made AZ Cincinnati
we're such as to satisfy all intelligent men that
he full strength OF the Republicans would be
polled in the November election, aad solid
Republican vote means i Republican victory.
The Fourth was ushered in by rigging CT
he different bells III the city, shooting OF an
Wis, shot guns, muskeis, pistols, popyuns and
with shooting of ofmouths. The
'acset commenced about three O'Clock 4. m.
md was kept up successfully during the day.
We presume the folks at Philadelphia thought
hey made fuss, but they ought to have
,een in Wichita.
Ed. EAGLE :-lhe southwest eught 10 be
represented On lhe electoral ticket. In case
he honor should fall to Sedgwick county, per-
nit me to suggest Jno. Vi. Steele as a suitable
nan for the place de Is well known to our
PEOPLE, is a thorough Republican, and in ca
paeity for affairs, is perhaps inferior to none
n the Valley. Should he be nominated by
he Convention he will carry The full vote Of
he district. Very respectfully,
sEDGwIcK,
Judge Adams, Of Wichita, called on us last
Monday on his way home from Wellington,
where he had been to deliver the address for
he masonic celebration. He subscribed for
'ur paper, which made Us feel about two inch
S taller and great deal more important. We
believe the Judge is candidate for judge of
he 18th judicial district. Don. know, bat
hink be would look real wei On The bench
sposo VIC try him. 0rford Aa1egsH5a4t.
Neil Wilkie, of the State OF Butler, gen
lemen who has 500 acres Of wheat, come 10
y ichita on Thursday, bought Of Houck Bros
heading machine, and on Friday morning
cutting and threshiug. At sun
Town be had thirty five acres of wheat cut,
hreshed and sacked, and the next day he
iauled it 10 Wichita, "A distance Of thirty miles,
nd sold il for one dollar per bushel. Sam.
Iouck says that beats killing a steer, tanning
lis hide and making pair OF boots and put
ing them on the same day. Mr. Wiikie ought
o have taken three more steps,yiz; had some
If it ground and given his harvest hands bis
uit from the wheat for supper.
There is at last q chance for the fellows
Who have long desired to be pos tmaster pure
Y through patriotic motives. Tie Conieder-
tie House, without sense or reason, has ru-
ned the salaries OF second an 4 third-class Of
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