The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-05

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late tour.
A London mercantile arm has taken
contract TO import several ship loads
of Chinese laborers into England.
Jack-"Now, I'll be papa, going to
fix the furnace" Saliie-"Oh, yes
And III be the new nurse, and you
must kiss me behind the cellar-door."
1t is said that all Republican politi-
cal clubs in Washington will have to
be abandoned, under the rules adopted
by the President.
The total loss by the destructive fire
at Marblehead, Massachusetts,, foots
up 1854 700. An area of fifteen acres,
occupied by buildings. was burned
over.
Have you got through ticket to
that bourne whence no traveller re-
turns? According to the prediction
of the Adventists we will start there
on the 9TH of this month.
The State Teachers Association held
its annual meeting at Emporia.' during
the past week. The next annual meet
ing of the Association will be held in
Atchison.
While growing at her husband, the
other day, New York woman was
struck by lightning and instantly kill
ed. If you wish your wife to see this
paragraph, cut it out and paste il on
the looking glass.
Mr. Dorsheimer writes to the New
York Sun that it is within his person
al knowledge that Mr.. Tilden was not
in favor of the Electoral Commission.
81 am one Of the ten virgins" said
Long Island bride, as she broke
coal oil lamp over her husbands head
for coming home at 2 o'clock in the
morning. "Well, there will only be
nine virgins i'll the morning." said he,
as he poured shovelfull of hot Goals
into the oil on the floor.
Lexington, Kentucky, has revived
the whipping-post, which is a good
enough thing for Kentucky, if the au-
thorities will only now and then per-
nit few offending whites TO try how
it feels.
The nominee of the Iowa Conven-
ton for Governor, Hon. John Vicar,
of Burlington, was the late Speaker
of the State House of Representatives
and the most outspoken of all the can
didates in declaring that the Republic
can party must take no step back
ward.
Ii seems that Judge IIiiton's reason
for expelling Seligman from the hotel
at Saratoga, was some personal differ
encc between the two, but iii order TO
hide this he issued an edict against the
whole Jewish race. Seligman is a
wealthy man and had the honor of |
dining President Grant on one occa-
sion.
1t was ''court week" in country
tavern, and late conner was given one |
of dozen cots which had been put up
temporarily in the parlor. There was
q grand chorus of SHORES from the 9TH
er cots. After an hour or more of
this uproar, one of the most resonant
snores brought up with a. snort, and
was suddenly silent. A Frenchman,
who occupied a cot in ali extreme cor
ner of the room, exclaimed: "Tank
God, Won ecs dead"
A Texas letter writer declares that
# something is not done by the Gov
to protect the interests of
citizens along the Rio Grapde there
will be rebellion in the State and
declaration of Independence. The
Texans appear to forget that they owe
heir existence as State to United
states money and United States blood.
But anything for an excuse to secede.
Flipper, the colored cadet, who grad
lated at West Point this year is the
irst of his race ever commissioned in
he regular army. He goes to the
Tenth (colored) Cavalry.
The next meeting of the county at
orneys of the State will be held in
'opeka OH the second Tuesday in Au-
ust.
In his speech favoring the new con-
titution of Georgia, Ben Hill said the +
outh would soon be the controlling !;
over in this government. n
The floods of the Arkansas have s
cached Little Rock, covering thous- r
nds of acres of bottom land.
Senator Bogy and son lost one hun
red and seventy-five thousand dollars
Y the failure of the Commercial Fire
isurance Company of st. Louis.