The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-12-30

F1AfmRs FUR 9Hl BAeL1rs fLUnA9y.
ssessl rsGlFssAf, szaAsusAI An GzsaAf.
Delegations Of the Sioux md CAeyesse In
dians are visitisg washington to consult rel.
atlve TO TIE right Of way through their res
esvation Cor railroads. The delegations were
shown the wonders OF Washington by 6scre-
tary Schnrx.
DIR. Robert N. Wilson, the agent Of the
Oklahoma boomer at Washington, endeav-
ors to impress the multitude BY wearing .
white sombrcro, heavy blue flannel shirt
with no collar, diamond studs TO match, IN
immense solitaire ring, and full beard .
foot aud . half long. lie I. even prettier
than Dave Payne.
There IL regular settlement Of M0rmOns
In Clark county, Indiana. They call them.
selves 80 Smith" Mormous, and DO not prac-
tice polygamy.
John Kelly has written q letter charging
upon Mr.. Tilden the responsibility for the
loss OF New York State. He points out the
fact that the Democratic vote OF New 70 I
city shows an increase Of 9per cent. over
that OF 1875, while the gain ia the State, out.
side Of the city, IS only per cent.
A squaw has just died in the Indian Ter.
ritory, who was supposed to be ia years old;
The Gauss Of her death is attributed to the
immOdcrate use OF tobacco for 100 year., and
cold she contracted In 1890.
The candidacy Of Hon. Galusha A. Grow
OF Pennsylvania, for the United States Sen
ate recalls the circumstance that years ago
when ''plantation Manners prevailed in the
House, Mr.. Grow knocked one Of the chival
~ end over end for threatening him. and
nothing was said about the duel afterwards
| Senator David Davis has spell Of voting
with the Republicans this session. There
no telling how long IL will last, but the Re
publicans are grateful for small favors, ant
large ones In proportion.
The Cincinnati Gasefte speaks OF John "
FOrney as San egg In an advanced stage :"
decomposition.
II is stated that General Garfield induce,
Charley Foster 10 withdraw from the Scna
torial contest.
About $4,000 is to be expended in lecorat
ing the city Of Washington for the inaugurs
ceremonies next March.
The monotOny Of the debate ON the Woot
funding bill 10 the House Of Representative
ON the 2lst, was varied by An episode which
for few minutes, caused great excitcmen
and confusion. The pale air was not streak
ed with blood, but it might have been. Some
gOod-natlred badinage between Gen. Wea
yer, Of Iowa, and several Democratic mem
hers, was continued until Sparks. Of Illinois
lost his temper, aud charged that Weaver wa
lacking in the qualities Of gentleman
Weaver had treated other incorporate re
marks Of the Illin0isan jestingly. but at thi
he arose and with deliberate emphasis Gale,
Sparks liar. Sparks rctorted by calm:
Weaver scoundrel and villain. Weaver
then removed his coat aud started for Sparks
Sparks shed his buster and prepared to NEE
Weaver. A big Grccnbacker from TeXa
began to strip, and shouted that il there wa
going TO be fight they might count him in
Then friends intcrfered and carried out thu
would-be pugilists. Nobody hurt. TIT
House lost interest in the funding bill, how
ever. and soon adjourned.
In the Senate last Friday the Morgan rcso
luton, declaring that the Vice President il
not constitutionally authorized to count thu
electoral votes, was taken up and discussed
but not acted upon. At the close Of Senator
Morgan's speech in support Of the resolution
Senator Edmunds said that when the TIM
should come TO count the electoral votes the,
would be counted, whether the House o
Representatives should participate or not
and if Garfield and Arthur should be foun,
to have been lawfully elected, they would b.
so declared. Edmunds is a man who neve
talks for buncombc and his remarks are yer,
significant and mean that the Democratic
party had better try no games.
| General Hazcn, the newly-appontcd chic
ington. lie expect, his wife and children
after the holidays. Gen. Hazen is a cousin
OF Mrs. General Garfield, their mothers be
ing sisters. These sisters were daughters o
"A Vermont Methodist clergyman.
| The Boston Herald, an independent paper
without party affiliations, says: IF President
Hayes is aware OF all the kind things being
said about his valedictory and its author, b,
/ . eli.
his paths in the earlier part Of his admins
tratiou have blossomed into roses in the lat
ter days.
The home of Speaker Randall in Washing
ton Is bright and cosy one. In the Speak
cr's study, close beside his desk, stands hi,
wife's sewing machine--a fact significant o.
the gentle. womanly influence which bright
ems h, life. Their eldest daughter is u tail
graceful young woman just entering society
Senat ~ Vest. who made "a wild grab fol
fame the other day by slanderng the memo
~ Of old John Brown, is the same statesman
| who has been advising the farmers of Mis-
souri, to not buy wagons made by the Stude.
bakers, of Indiana. because they were active
In carrying that State for the Republican,
last October.
Gen. Walker expects to be able to send 4
preliminary statement Of the census 10 Con-
gress by the time 1t re-assembcs, sufficient
TO form the basis OF new apportionment.
The severe illness oil Mr.. Cox may delay ac-
ton on the subject for several weeks.
The committee ON Inauguration have In
formation that every State and Territory will
be- represented by some organized body in
the ceremonies Of the 4th OF March. There
is no longer any doubt but the attendance
will far exceed that of any previous inau-
guration-
Times change aud 50 do men aud lesi-la-
lures. As the hour for hanging John Brown
struck, I. y. Luce, of Martha's Vineyard,
said In the Massachusetts Senate:
II move that the Senate do now adjourn.
think this action on our part is fitting be-
for treason in this country is to be executed !;
because, in the language Of GOV. Wise, Of
Virginia. that man is the most unse.fish. the
most truthful. and the bra,cst man ever
known 10 The Governor who signed his
death-warrant. aud because this government
which knowingly submits to an act SO inau-
man, must itself be on the eve of some great
crisis
The remarks of the rural member called
out dcrisiyc laughter. Massachusetts was
loyal enough. IL is true, but she didn't under
stand the situation rs Thoroughly as the rural
member from Martha's Vineyard did.
Mr.. Vest the junior senator from Missouri