The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-01-30

visit to Illinois on Friday evening last.
Mrs. b. Mckee, of Newton, is visiting Mrs
Ben PARCELS.
4 L. G. Wright and family have removed to
Anthony, Harper county.
General Thaw i'm full uniform struck our
town a few days since. His visit caused great
CONSERVATION among the housewives.
Ben PARCELS is preparing to 60 to Colorado
to seek q new home. We are sorry to lose
Mr.. PARCELS, he having been Unidentified with
Wichita and her interests for a number oil
years. and the possessor Of many good quail
ties of head and heart. but failing health de-
mands his removal to Colorado, that panacea
for all pulmonary diseases Mrs. PARCELS
will visit her home in Indiana before joining
him in their new home which they now OK
pect to establish in Leadville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Piper, brother-in-law and sis
ter of Mrs. W. Piper Smith are in the city
visiting. They reside in johnson county, OF
this State.
| The interest manifested 9nong our local
politicians in the election Of United States
| Senator is quite astonishing, as the following
| list of names will demonstrate: Col. Charles
Hatton, Judge E.B.Jewett, Capt. L. NJ. Lane,
Mai. W. A. Richey, Boss Matthews, Capt l..
| s. woodcock. Maj. Thos. Williamson, Col S.
E. Jocelyn, Commodore w. c. Woodman.
Gen. NJ. W. Levy, Judge W. i. Stanley. Maj,
J. l.. Dyer. Mayor NJ. Zimmeriy, DIR. Fabrique,
Gen. AL. Thomas, DIR. Z. d. Allen, Admiral
J. ii. Alley, Lieut.. Thos. Jewell, Capt. Chas.
Schattncr, Mai Gen. W. r. Jewett, Judge c.
A. yanNess. Capt. Seah S. King, Judge II.
G. Ruyyles, and Lieut.. Gen. J. =. Allen.
Major W. W. Rupp and Judge NJ. S. Adams.
Each of the above named gentlemen, armed
with pass. left our city Sunday morning for
the field Of conflict, and if they had the pow
err to elect. John James would be elected by
large majority.
Mrs. J. p. Allen is visiting her friends in
Leavenworth.
Joseph Hall. of Emporia, member of the
firm of Hall, Wait IL Co., music dealers, is in
the city.
Col. Inncs as critic and stage manager at
the Charity Concert, receives commentator
from his friends for the efficient and gentle
manly manner in which he performed the ar
duous duty.
Mr.. Fuller. Haysvillc merchant, was up
Saturday, purchasing goods.
A. W. Biting is away fIom the city for
few days.
Mr.. T.. Fenlon. OF Leavenworth. one OF the
heaviest government; contractors in the west,
registered at the Occidental Monday evening.
Mr.. ID. Innes. of Lawrence, cousin of Colo
mel !nnes, is in the city on a business visit.
Mrs. Judge Campbell has gone to Topeka
TO join her husband.
ON looking into the County Treasurer
Office we found our young friend Monte Jacks,
ofthe star Clothing House. going over page af-
ter page of figures at rate that throws our
street lightning calculator into the shade.
The front of NJ kohn & Co.'S brick bus
mess house has been raised by {. j. Kemp
ton. and new foundation laid. the old
one settling to such an extent that the large
plate glass was cracking. Mr.. kempton as
house-Inover and raiser is n success. No one
looking at the front of that building, brick as
il is. would suppose that it had been raised
some four or five inches.
1t has been the subject of general remark
by number. that attended the charity concert
the absence of stamping of feet. loud and
bosterous shrieking and whisting by boys
and young chaps, who usually congregate in
the back part OF the hall for that purpose.
Policeman Mohen was there, and he made il
a special duty to chcckmate every attempt to
disturb.
The first ear load of American wheat ever
received at Barcelona. Spain. arrived there
about the middle of last November. and
excited great interest in that city. The cargo
consisted of 40 10 bushels, and, according TO
a dispatch FROM the American Consul at that
place. was Immediately recognized n equal
to Black Sea or Hungarian wheat II is said
that the wheat was raised in Kansas. II so,
the probability is that it was raised in Seds-
wick county. Scdgwick county wheat in the
spanish market.
Wichita is not the only place in the county
that boasts an orchestra. We stepped into
Eagle Hall the other cyening-werc attracted
there by the fine mu>ic-and were agreeably
surprised at seeing some of the boys from the
west side manipulating TIE cat-gut. drawing
thercfrom sweet sounds for the brave and the
fair to keep time to with their busy feet. Or
snguiry we were told that il was the Benton
q Carlton orchestra, and that they would be
on hand at the reunion of the old settlers and
furnish them music equally as line as they
were then furnishing.
We are in receipt of the January number
OF the Library Magazine of select foreign lit
era;ure which contains one hundred and
twenty eight pages. Its contents are care
fully selected from the latest European and
English periodicals of the highest class. Es-
pccial prominence is given TO articles which
occupy the popular thought and to that which
is of permanent rather than transient inter-
est. Terms of the magazine are LOO per an
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dress American Book Exchange. - Beellman
street. New York.
The Barbour County Nal and the 1Iutchin-
son panars mr.. bayipw a lively Sef-to over