The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-04-12

I 4AiAtAlG b+iAsAlC44 L. 4A-i4tAAES- JANIS
Csirnes, Dan Parks; Street Commissioner,
Samuel Bolts; President OF Council, Charles
Schatner; City Clerk, Fred schattner; Com
rit;ee on Finance, schattner, Garrison, Zim-
merry; Improvements. zlmmerly, Oliver,
Walker; Fire, Garrison, Werner, Aldrich;
Police, Aldrich. Sehattner, Walker; Health,
Walker, Oliver. Sewers; Railroad, Oliver.
Garrison Werner; License, Sewers, Zin-
merry, AIdrich.
We are reliably informed that the night Of
the city election, after the result had been is
certaiaed, party with drums, boots and fu-
rious noises assaulted The residence Of 4. W.
Oliver and the homes Of others who had taken
a prominent part in ,the work Of the day.
The aclion was NEST reprehensible. This is a
country Of law rs well rs Of liberty. and Mr.
Oliver had a right 10 run for Mayor. His can
didacy was not Of his own choosing, and his
defeat entailed no disgrace. But that is not
all. lie received the support of four hundred
and fi!ty OF his fellow citizens. VINO consti-
tuted majority Of the best elements Of this
city, and who own mach lhe largest bait Of
the wealth Of the city, and WHO. a, a conse-
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the taxes and an insult offered to Mr.. Oliver
or any OF his prominent supporters was an IN
suit 10 the city itself. The unwarranted ac-
ZION was an outrage and should have been re-
buked By The authorities. II il in order, aad
perfectly cxcusable for the victorious party
to crow and joliify over victory, and no
right-nindei citizen VIII ind FAINT vita the
louGest eXuiiatlons of those WHO wiz, but the
day is past ia Wichita when peaceful ana
honorable citizen, can be overriiden or in
undated by roughs or mob A serenade
to Mir. Hope any OF the other officers elect,
or beniires, or guns, drums or music, either
or all would have been unobJectionabe, 5ul
insults won't go down. from whatever source,
when it comes 60 be offered 10 four hundred
and fly Of the solid men OF the place.
Those of our people who heard the Rev. j
Kirby last Sabbath morning aad evening, 10
doubt were convinced that in power, elo
quence and leryor he is most worthy the
shoes OF his predecessor. The morning theme
was the influence OF ehristianty-its work in
the church-in which some delightfully."- re-
freshing pictures, in language foreib!e as po-
St4ttls FHAN ltfSNAfAChs 4lt Nfttlsln > NiS-
course was Of the Divinity of Christ. Al
though the speaker attempted but few
points, his clear logic, supplemented a. it
was by an array OF undisputed historical facts,
was Irresistible, and his success was evinced |
by the lighting up OF intelligent aud thought |
ful faces in every part Of tho large audience.
Ii flow Of soul TO the believers, it was none
the less feast of reason to every listener
With such intellectual treats Dir. Kirby VIII |
have full house every Sabbath IN the year.
". B. Mead, Esq, formerly Of this place,
who was in charge OF the contest department |
Of the L. S. Land Office when it was in This /
city, and who viii be remembered by ma
joriiy of our citizens, has accepted position |
in the " Golden Eagle Clothing House." of
Wichita, L. S. Craddock, proprietor, where |
he will be pleased to see all Of his old friends
This house is said 10 carry the largest stock
OF goods in the southwest, and TO sell them at /
bedrock prices. We propose to Investigate /
this matter for ourselves, and may let our |
readers know more about it in short time.-
Aagasta Gdsetie.
Col. Z. u. Topping and Hon. Ed Smith. Of |
Miami county, and Hon I. T. Connard, of /
Lincoln, Nebraska, commissioners appointed |
by the secretary Of the Interisr to appraise
fifty miles square of the Indian Territory, III |
pursuance of the treaty Of 1856 made with |
the Cherokee Indians. arrived in Wichita last |
Friday and proceeded az once to outfit for the |
work assigned them. They had a cook, team
ster and secretary. The work will take about |
four months, for which each commissioner
gets eight dollars per day and expenses. No /
better man than Col.~E. II. Topping could |
have been selected 10 head such commission.
They started South on Monday.
/. N. Lane is the most interchangeable collec-
tor the world ever saw. Any man that ever
had the misfortune TO run against one Of his
subscription papers will not pretend to deny
the assertion. Either that or he has the good
judgment to handle only such subscriptions as
commend themselves to the public. Ills last
enterprise, 4. c. tie raising Of three thousand
dollars TO free the big bridge. IS virtually COM
pleted. The results will be hailed with
pleasure by everybody living on The west
side. A toll bridge, barring the main en-
trance to business plaee, IS an unmitigated
nuisance, and The day that the big bridge is
declared forever free, will be proud day for
Wichita.