The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-04-01

> no any thing in the way Of proper attention
, But the last year all this has been changed
Al. Thomas and Milo Kellogg have prove
than was demanded. Al. Thomas time
now out and the voters of that ward shoul
see TO il that his good work of the last yea
is ronndly endorsed.
Leland ]. Webb, Esq. OF Winfield, was M
looking after some contests before the Cnite'
States Land Office last week, at which tim
he dropped in on us and gave us all the en-
Pertaining gossip, political. material and fl
nancial Of COwley county. He assured u
that in the matter of a United States Cour
the people Of Cowlcy county wished WIGHT;
success. Even from a selfish stand. he said i
was easier and less expensive to come &
Wichita than to trundle away off to Topek:
or Leayenworth. Winfield with her tw,
railroads is substantially and solidly GROWN;
and Cowcy will hold her own As one OF tn,
four leading counties of the Arkansas Valley
Mr.. IL. L. Hygh, Of Mona. was in tow
Tuesday and called. He gave us an account
OF terrible prairie fire in his nei ghborhood
which burned Olt several Of his ueighbor.
and doing other damage. Mr.. Buzzard los
his stable. two horses and u horse belonging
TO a minister who was stopping with hin
ovel night. they We're burned up. Mr.. 4
did not learn the ministers name. Mr.
Barnes stable and hay were consumed, bui
he saved his house by the help of neighbol
who happened 10 be at hand. Mr.. Baker,
house was blown away and considerable 9TH
er damage done by the high wind OF Friday
The building that had been erected at the
McCampbell coal shaft vs.. salt well. was pros
trated by the wind last saturday. but Mr..
| McCampbell says he will have il up in Il few
| days again. The damage was ABOUT S20b.
The building had been erected to receive his
salt boilers aud machinery. There is over
'oD feet of water in the well. which tests
have decided will yield thirty three per cent
of pure salt. Mr.. McCampbell say. that he
will be able TO eyaporate from $50 to 20
barrels of brine every tweniy-fou hours
which will yield from ~ to 10 barrels OF salt
That is a. good as a coal miro. lie stir has
faith that he will yet reach coal in paying
quantities.
We are Amos, asha.led of our OFT mention
Of the shade tree question. bat when we
drive about town und note the long regular
lines Of young trees that line either side OF
every street and avenue. we take courage,
Eight years ago we commenced The aegita-
ton o! ;hi- tree question, and every spring
since has found Us hammeriny away at the
idea until not only have our people caught
the fever but 80 has the City Council also.
The old residents need no uryi 2. for they
have Tor the mos! part seen the wisdom of
the tree question and acted thereon. iui
something has to be done regularly To- wax.
up the new comer-. \ city situated a. is ours.
on a fiat, dead level. with no hills. hollows or
breaks in sight. can only he rendered attrac-
tive by trees and shrubbery
The storm that held sway in this locality
last Friday, was a wonderful one aud created
no little apprehension, being accompanied
with singular phenomena. The wind WAS
fierce and the atmosphere wa, blndingly fuil
of sand and dust, giving it the appearance Of
yellowish impenetrablc fog. Although
like storms are experienced nearly every
spring, it is seldom they gather such force a.
the one mentioned. The atmosphere was in
tensely charged with electricity, so that the
telegraph wires were worked with difficulty.
The sun shone with a sickly. ashy light. be-
ing at times obscurcd by the heavy, dusty
atmosphere. which rendered objects invisible
at the distance of few rods. The storm pre-.
vailed throughout the State and over Ne
braska and Colorado. Light frames were
blown over in places. as two or three were
in this town. \ boy was killed by lightning
in Topeka. These storms generally occur
about the equinox and are not dangerous but
exceedingly disagreeabe.
The City Library directory and Professor
Csmpanari have formed a combination the
details TO which. il carried out successfully,
will give the people of Wichita the finest
concert probably ever attempted south Of
Topeka. Not only will il prove grand mu-
steal treat, but of material advantage to the
Library. an institution in which every
thoughtful citizen must feel an interest. Mrs
Baldwin, the President OF the Association.
having asked the Professor TO aid
them with his genius aud talent he
asked a few days to consider. The out
lines Of his decision we now have. He says
if the Association and its friends will take
earnest hold of the matter. he will agree TO
train for one month choral class OF from 60
IL loo of the best singers in town in grand
concert pieces, in which time he says he can
obtain some spendid musical results. The
members OF the class are to pay each the sum
Of one dollar for the training which goes to
the library. Mrs. Campanari will sing. and
both give some of their finest violin solos.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Volunteering. OF Newton. will
assist. as also Mrs. W. ID. Russell. The Mu-
ical Union of Topeka Will he invited One
month is the shortest time possible in which
the extensive preparation can bc made aud
the necessary drifting OF singers had. Ii will
be the grande>t. the finest aud the best mu-
ical entainment every heard in this city and
probably ia the State.
Prof. Bcuchier gave anctaer concert al ne
Opera House last Thursday night. He had =
lair attendance, and in many ways it was a
success. But it was evident that psruci-
pants were laboring under disady antsge.
One of the chief attractions OF the concert
was to be The performance by the Professor
on the pipe orgau-which WAS put in the
house for that purpo>e-;o be accompanied
by the piano. but it wa. found that the or
gan and piano were SO much out of tune
that that part of the programme WAS dis
pensed with. The overture by the orchestra
was nne. The quaftette consisting OF Misses
Fattie Todd aud Ella Fuller aud Messrs. I
Caldwell and Cop,ey rendered their music in
their usual good style. Mr.. Chas. Frank in .
his cornct sole. accompanied by Mrs Dave 4
HAYS. pianist. did himself credit. a did Prof I.
Paitee who appeared Tor the iir>t time upon I
the Wichita stage AS a bass soloi,t But by I
far the most attractive feature of the enter
tainment WAS the rendition OF Mendeisohn's
cap. icio by Mr.. Numbering, of Newton. In .
this she was encored to che delight OF the audi.
ence. Mrs. NJ. fully sustained her repu-
tation AS pianist Of high order. The per-
formanee by Mss Mamie Mead and iitle MIN &
ME Sissaniz was worthy of compliment bolh
to themselves and PROT. b., tneir Instructor.
I.