The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-01-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Five penitentiary convicts were drowned
in creek Eve miles from Little Rock.
Five more OF the Jeannette's crew have ar.


Five penitentisry convicts were drowned
In creek Eve miles from Little Rock.
Five more of the Jeannette's crew have ar
rived at Irkutsk.
A bill has been introduced 10 Congress,
providing for the punishment Of person,
who sell arms and ammunition to uncivilized
Indians. II is . well known fact that the
most warIike Of savases are armed with the
most approved firearms, sold to them by un.
scrupulcus traders.
Among ION dts in connection with the
Guiteau trial, Is prediction that Juryman
Bright win hang the jury, on the ground
that Guiteau is insane. Bright's father was
for some years an inmate Of the government
insane asylum here, and died in that institu.
ton. The authority AYERS that the son has
always been considered by his intimates a
Every peculiar man.
Mr.. Hoar introduced bill providing for a
postal card with flexible cover TO conceal
the message.
Prominent citizens OF st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Bismarck are going to build road
1 i
stone national park, and erect immense ho-
tells there.
| female brloon-trapeze performer fell
three-quarters Of a mile in Texas. tits need
less TO add that she has made her last ascen-
sion.
| Parties in Cincinnati and indianapolis are
going TO prosecute their claims as heirs to
the Hyde estate-or Hyde park, London
valued at $500, 100000.
Mr.. Scovile's speech was very tiresome.
The fact that three of the jurymen dozed at
| intervals was accepted by spectators as evil
| dence that the counsel for the defense Is not
making deep impression on the jury. The
prosecution will expect verdict by Satur-
day night
Frank Burr, engineer OF the Tarrytown
train which colidcd with the Atlanta ex-
press on the Central railroad Spuyten Duy-
vii Friday night, made sworn statement to
the coroner to-day. He said he did not start
from Spuyten Duyvil until thirteen minutes
after the express left. He entered the cut at
the rate of eighteen or twenty miles an hour.
No danger signal was there. When he
emerged from the cut he saw flasman
swinging signal, aud at the same time saw
TIE red light on the express train about two
or three ears length ahead. lie Pulleosthe
throttle wide open, put on the air brakes,
and blew the whistle. but could not stop the
train. He remained at his post until after
the collision.
Two eoored men and one woman were
hanged at Wentworth. n. C. 1t is said that
the operation was performed In bungling
manner, but no complaints have been beard
from the victims.
An indianapolis legram says that Ro-
chelle, the st. Louis tragedienne, closed
brilliant engagement of one consecutive
night. Financial wreck overlook the CON-
pany, and number of the members think of
walking home.
The Secretary of the Navy has sent word
TO Lieut.. Donenhauer aud Engineer Melville.
Of the Jeanette search expedition, not TO
leave the vicinity where they landed until
the remainder Of the expedition has been Sc
cured.
The libel suit of Hugh S. Peoples against
the Detroit Erening Neaps resulted in ver-
dict for the defendants. Peoples has been |
arrested on charge Of murder. bIora,-
Don't bring libel suit against newspaper.
W Mason, of Wichita. an old resident of
Topeka, is in town and intends to erect |
81 900 building at No. l55 Kansas Avenue
Commonwealth.
Rich mineral discoveries are reported near
Wilcox, Arizona, and miners are lockiny to
the new Eldorado.
Tie venerable John NJ. Bell, of Dayton.
Ohio, once 4 prominent citizen, was killed
by the ears recently.
Daniel +. Shepherd, OF Illinois, will prob
ably receive the appointment as assistant
of the Treasury.
Abilene had disastrous fire Tuesday
night. Loss about seventy thousand dollars.