The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-21

The Rev. +. W. Coan, the missionary from
Persia, arrived in this city on the midnight
train, and lectures this Wednesday evening at
the NJ Z. Church at o'clock. Admission
free.
J. T. MeMillen has disposed OF his stock OF
furniture 10 Henry Bolte and Finlay Ross and
in turn purchased all the undertaking goods
of the latter firms and will in the future carry
or the undertaking business, making it a spe-
cialty He will carry a large stock Of fine
cases for supplying the towns south and west
and keep every description Of ornament and
trimming belonging to the trade.
The roads in the vicinity OF Wichita are
represented as being in an almost impossible
condition. Cuiyerts have been washed out,
low lands have been covered with water and
the unlavorable weather has prevented the
repairs OF the fermer or the drainage of the
latter. Travel has been seriously impeded
for the first time in the history of the country,
resulting in serious Inconvenience 10 the
thousands depending upon the railroad ter
minus at Wichita for supplies Wellington
Press. ~
Companies f and OF the Sixteenth United
States Infantry arrived at Wichita last Satur-
day morning, from New Orleans, en- route for
Fort Reno. The Sixteenth Infantry has been
stationed at New Orleans for the past five
/ a MIA t,a;-
VS.. Nichols imbrogo. The command is un-
der Colonel j. S. Fletcher Several other
officers of the regiment were along, including
Major s.A wainwright, Lieutenant Mcfarland,
1 Lieutenant F. w. Morrison, Captain w. Ii.
Clapp and Surgeon Laughierdale. The COM
panies leave here this morning for their des-
tination
NJ. W. Rice, an old reader of the EAGLE,
living in Marshalltown, Iowa, in company
with S. Il. Arson, and both old friends of J.
z. Stafford, came down to see how near the
Valley would come up TO the standard raised
for it by the EAGLE. Mr.. Rice said all the
way across Kansas be felt disappointed in the
appearance of the country. its formation and
soil, until the broad valley of the Arkansas
met his vision, when he became satisfied that
here man might make out to live. He had
started to go to Texas, but thinks he VIII go
no further, and he is wise.
The County Commissioners put in two more
days overhauling the assessment returns, add
ing many thousands OF dollars to the aggre-
gate of personal property, as also 4 number
OF homesteaGs under 4 supreme Court decis-
ION published in the EAGLE last week. By
an examination OF the records in the United
States Land Office it was ascertained that o
large number of such homesteads will be tax
able in 1878, in addition to Others the records
of which can only be obtained at the General
Land Office at Washington.
Senator John Kelly was in town this week
lie has been confined to his home for several
weeks by an attack OF rheumatism, and looks
rather slim. lie takes up our answer to
friend Lyman aud others in another column,
and we are glad lie does so. 1t is enough for
a representative man to give his own time to
such matters Of public interest as may arise,
and that demand attention, and he is correct
in his conclusions, so far as that is concerned.
Mr. Kelly says the crops in his locality are all
that could be desired, and that harvesting viii
commence this week.
Mr. Charles Il. Miller, OF tins county, the
largest individual wheat grower in the State
of Kansas, brought US in specimens OF his
May and Walker wheats. 1t would DO hard
to say which will make the greater YIELD
Both kinds are full and plump, in fact, per-
feet in head stalk and grain, the only differ |
ence being the May is from eight to ten days |
more advanced. Some years one variety will
prove more successful than the other, owing |
to the forwardness or lateness OF the season, |
character of the winter, etc, but this year We |
can discover little difference.
by the papers giving an account of the edf-
torial associ alton at Leayenworth we see that
the editor Of the EAGLE and his wife were
quartered at the residence of Governor Az
thony. Somebody has evidently played it
fine upon our worthy Chief Executive we
helped . few old-time editors of Kansas to
organize the association, but it has degener-
ated SO that we haven't attended one of its
meetings in four years, and consequently
association has amounted to the past FIVE
years has been an annual spree and free ride.
The District Court is still in session, and in
spite of the heat and partial indisposition of
Judge Campbell, a large amount of business
has been disposed Of About fifty eases have
been cleared from the docket and some forty
continued The ease OF c. J. Kempton VS.. j.
d. Barnwell, involving the sum Of several
hundred dollars, for moving the Empire
House, has been occupying the court for
three or four days. Barnwen, the owner of
the house, we believe resists the payment of
money upon the grounds that Kempton, who
moved the house, failed to make good his con-
tract. English, Adams Il Rugges for Barn.
well, Sinss, Stanley Il Hatton Tor kenpton.
Rev. j. c. Post came down from Hutchin-
son, Saturday. The third food OF the histor-
zeal series-the first being the one in which
DID man Noah fgured-had entirely disap-
peared and the raging waters OF the Cow
were no longer terror to the seven temper
lnce drug store proprietors, who were so
over the thought that their whiskys
might get too much water, they were unable
10 attend church for over three weeks.
our readers are aware, has no
saloons, anyhow saloen-men, as a rule, DO not
worry over the 'pure liquor' question with
that intensity that marks the average drug
gst in 'no license towns.
The German Methodists OF Wichita.
The first quarterly meeting of the above
was held last Sabbath at the
school house, the Presiding Elder, Rev. J
Tanner, being present and officiating. 4
large congregation was present, and the ocea-
sion was more than ordinarily interesting.
Rev. Z. w. Matthaei, the stated minister, is 4
very pleasant gentleman and an earnest Chris
ian, and, notwithstanding it is less than a
year since lie organized the church. his con-
yregation now numbers about sixty. At the
Sabbath school in the afternoon there were