The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-17

tue hAusas lily e0nra6t anu t0e laWIcnc
Tribune have been making merry over GU
telephone That's all right, for the connec
ton Is veritable fact. When that aggriey
ed party with shotgun or club in hand drop
in to interview the man ..who wrote that ar
ticle. il is quite consoling to he able to max,
explanations through three hundred feet o
wire and two brick walls.
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w. +. Slifer, who resides about nine miles
southwest Of the city. called Saturday, ant
brought with him a specimen Of coal said t
have been taken out Of well which he wa
having bored on his place. The specimen il
Of the Ignite variety, the vein supposed q
be about six inches thick. The formation
the first three feet above ii is slate, that i'm.
mediately below is sand. Distance from the
surface, thirty-two feet. The size Of the b1le
bored, eighteen inches. We believe that Mr..
Slifcr proposes to give 1t his personal atten-
ton long enough 10 examine into the true
merits o. the case.
Charley Jones returned home this week
from an extended trip along the border. BY
the way, from the spirited and not very CON-
plimentary remarks made by Trinidad, Col
orado, paper, We should conclude that Char
ley had given great ofense to some Of the
people by his arrest Of Dutch Henry in that
place few weeks ago. Measured by Trim
idad standard Dutch Henry. no doubt. il \
hero Of the bully-boy stripe, whom to mana
Gle is an outrage, but Charley did IL all the
same. and Dutch Henry will have added to
his many other requirements. good trade,
which, what 1t lacks in glamour. will be made
up solid accomplishment.
The First Assistant Postmaster General no
| titles Hon. Thos. Ryan that the application
made by the postmaster at Wichita for an in
crease Of the Haysville and Ohio Center SER
vice to daily has been declined for the pres
ent, but that in the letting Of the new routes
Anthony and Harper will both be supplied
with satisfactory service which will relieve
the present iIaysviIIe and Ohio Centre mail
Of the greater bulk Of mail that now goes
over that route. 1t is our judgment that the
department, to save expense, will consolidate
the lines from Wichita to Harper county,
sending the mail direct, but Of course we
don't know. This Is in answer to the many
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| these routes in Harper county.
| The old Dutch saying that rain on Easter
Sunday will be followed by seven sundays,
we hope is i sound one. The declining sun
Of sunday was lost ia impenetrablc rain
clouds and before the curtain Of night had
| fully developed cur valley such blessing
was poured out upon the thirsty fields and
dusty town a. they were scarcely able TO con-
| tain. Every section of the State save this
had received a baptism by sprinkling or
pouring the week previous, but our measure
was fully made up by complete immersion on
Easter sunday. In the matter Of water we
are orthodox Baptist, doubling the efficacy Of
! sprnkling or even pouring unless the ordi-
nance is administered very frequently.
As many Of the leading men Of this city
and vicinity were formerly Of jacksonville,
Illinois. the fact that II. c. Stewart, u broth
or of our most respected citizen, Col. Milton
Stewart. was elected Mayor Of Jacksonville,
by u majority of $40 votes over two opposing
candidates, is an interesting item of news.
They had triangular fight. Stewart. Re-
Democrat. ,G4. and Fisher. Prohibitionist.
1871: total vote east. 1869. The Daily youynoi
make, Il big crow over the victory. IT II. G.
Stewart j. rs square man and rs true q stall
wart as Col. Milton Stewart, his brother Of
this city. We unhesitatingly declare that
Jacksonville is not only sound hut fortunate.
Both a pleasure aud duty We extend
our congratulations to Mayor kOhn upon his
earnest and honest effort to carry out the eX-
pressed will of the Republican party in the
organization of the city administration. No
man, be he Mayor or Councilman elect. can
afford to ignore the convictions of the men
who elect him. Especially is il the height OF
political folly for any officer elect who de-
sires favors for himself or friends, or munic-
pal protection of any sort TO slap the dOmi-
nant party In the face. The men whose
wishes have been ignored will not Only '.set
down. ON such an officer, but will naturally
fight any and every interest he may desire
protected. The Republicans have got this
city in their hands and the interests that
seek protection or encouragement can scare
ly expec. to succeed by turning traitor to the
party that elected him and training with the
minority whose lease Of power is gone.
Dr. Minturn sends us two pamphlets deyo-
ted To the culture Of the catalpa tree. setting
forth the superior qualities and value Of the
wood. advantages Of its rapid growth. etc.
The author is MIR. Barney, of Dayton. Ohio,
the great ear builder. Cleveland, the Garden
City. with it, famous Euclid Avenue. is in
debted largely to this fine tree for its attrac-
tons city The article published here
toforc is from Mr.. Barney's pen. but We shall
make further extracts hereafter. We hope
to see these trees transplanted plentifully
along our streets aud around our homes.
Wichita now leads all the towns in the State
in the number and uniformity Of trees set
ont along her streets, but there are many Of.
fensive gaps here and there along such resi-
dent streets as will be attractive drives and
we suggest To the Council the cnacting OF
an ordinance compelling the immediate plant
ing of trees in all such gaps. whether the lots
arc vacant or not. with provision that If AZ
ter so many days the matter is not attended
TO the Street Commissioner shall put out the
trees and cause tho same to be assessed to the
lots a. for any other Improvement The
time is short if any thing is to he done this
year
Governor st. John spent Il day in this city
last week. He was en- route for the border
Tor the purpose o! personally inIuiring into
the reports and rumors Of threatened Indian
raids. He is determined to cut of all possi-
biliy Of any depredations b, rowing bands.
and will. until all danger or talk of danger is
past patrol, with mounted men. the southern
lines of the counties bordering on the Terri
tory in the western part of the state. II the
General Government don't want its pets hurt
il must keep them out of mischief, and from
me,ldline with stock men in the western
ranches. From letterpublishcd elsewhere.
written by Major John u. Miles, the agent of
the Cheyennes and Arapahoes. it will he seen
that the news brought here last week WAS
Incorrect and that there was an entire mis-.
apprehension A. 10 the scattering Of the IT..
dians.
The relations existing between the Presby-
terrain church Of this city and Rev. J. +. Har-
sen. its pastor. were dissolved by the Prcsby-
terry At Winfield last week. in conformity
with formal request made by the latter. Mr..
Harsen informs Us that his present desire is
to go East. lie would like TO rest for q year
from pastoral and pulpit labcr and devote the
time to his theological and literary studies.