The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-07-27

ground Ministers are cordially invited;
those who come 10 work with ms will be pro-
yitled for. We hope all christians will come
to work for God; win bring religion with
them, rather than come in search OF it. by
order of committee.
The sudden aud unexpected death of Mrs.
". W. Sweet last Sabbath was very >aJ.
[ y in her usual spirits in the morning, after
breakfast she said to her husband that she
believed she would lie down for little rest.
a few minutes after, stepping to the bedside
he found her unconscious and before the \
night had closed in her spirit had winged
its final and everlasting flight. leaving her
husband well nigh DISTRACTED in the awful
calann,y intensified by the unexpected
swiftness with which it silently swept from
his grasp the dearest treasure youchsafed by
heaven to man.
The splendid concert which SO many are
looking forward to with much pleasure to be
given Signor Campanari, has been postpon-
ed until Monday evening when it will GER
tainly come off and at the NJ. +. church. as
before advertised. 1t will be such treat as
is seldom enjoyed by music loving people |
outside of the great cities. The programme
for the whole evenings entertainment has
been completed and il is a rare one. The
Signor artist has had such an offer that he
must take his departure and his return is
exceedingly predetermined, so none can af-
ford to miss next Monday night.
In the pitchy darkness of last Thursday
night when the rain was descending in tor
rents. three buggies containing three girls,
hauled by three horses led by three boys |
were disclosed by three flashes of lightning in
the middle Of corn field, three miles square
about three miles east of town. The boys
aud girls had been to 4 party in the country, |
but al the time we take them, horses, boys |
and girls bad all lost their way and there |
they had 10 stay until sireakings of the |
morning light enabled them to rush into |
town by back way all with colds that will |
keep them barking for over month.
Last week we gave the figures showing |
SedgNick county TO be the greatest and best |
county in the State of Kansas. We have |
another item that tends TO show not only |
what kind OF people we have but that the |
claim was good. County Treasurer, John |
Tucker, informs us that the State Treas
urer's books last year showed that Sedgwick
county paid greater per cent oil her taxes
than any other county in the state, and he
has no doubt it will be the same again this
year. Another thing, the delinquent tax
lit of Sedgwick county, is not half so large
q ,l,o oil
which shows conclusiyely that we.are IA
prosperous people.
The great National Reform Laborer, Sam
Wood. made speech to the faithful of his
belief last Friday night in this city. sam,
like all other National Greenback Reformers,
is Il great success a political economist, and
director as TO how other peoples money and
the national treasury should he run and hus-
banded, but the practice of whose doctrines
ever keeps the personnel Of the whole party
within sight of the poor-house. Show us a
hundred Greenback stump orators and we
will show you ninety-five financial failures.
As we minated, Sam is great laborer, but
he does all his labor with his jaw, and al.
ways has.
Prof. Geo. w. Hoss, editor of the Kansas
M1catiOndiist addressed the teachers, now
attending the Institute, Tuesday night
in the Baptist church. Prof. Hoss is one OF
the most eminent. practical and successful
educators in the west. For years he held
the chair of languages in the State Universe
" OF Indiana. He was president of the
State Normal School of Kansas, and would
have been there yet if he could have been
persuaded to stay. Indiana coaxed him
back, but alas for them, he had got taste of
Kansas SO he is now editing the EducatiOnai-
ia The Professor is an old personal friend
Of the editor of this paper, and we regret
that we were not in when he called.
The A NJ. +. Church of this city was dedi-
Gated last Sabbath. The dedieatory sermon
being preached by Rev. Wilkinson, colored
divine of Topeka. The church is roOmy and
comfortable. There was a debt of some $500
undischarged which was promptly raised,
and more, by The efforts of other evangelical
ministers of this city, who were present and
participating, so that the colored people will
hereafter pray, sing, preach and rejoice III
their own tabernacle with none to modest or
make afraid. Rev. Wilkinson preached an
old-fashioned gospel sermon at Kirby chapel
on Sunday morning, which discourse abound
&c with corolaries and clean logic that put
the speaker down as solid thinker and a
man of attaiBments.
Mr.. David Fox. OF the finn of Fox & As
kew, breeders of fine wool sheep, seven miles
east of the city, met with serious loss last
Wednesday evening by an accidental fire
which destroyed his sheep sheds and feeding
racks, corn cribs, two horses or ponies, two
sets OF harness and other property. in all
amounting to several hundred dollars. His
little boy. only six years old, but very
bright little fellow, had been furnished some
fire crackers Unknown TO his parents he
had got into the match box, and while at
tempting TO light cracker near the sheds
he lit the loose straw with the disastrous re-
suit sisted. Fortunately, the sheep were
| out feeding.
A man by the name OF Charles Grounds,
from Neodesba, whom, it seems, came over to
Wichita for spree and became very drunk,
was shot last Thursday night by green po-
liceman on extra duty, who happened TO en-.
| counter the drunk man in the dark and who
imagined he was making murderous demon
| strations. Ii WAS afterwards seen that
Grounds was too full for any thing. The
ball took OBJECT in or near the temple ranging
downward, if ii was ball at all, which, by
| the way, we understand, has never been
found. The wounded man will make live
OF it. We have not the least doubt that tine
shooting was most nnjustiable and reckless.
| Officers who don't know when to use muir
derous weapons should not be allowed to
carry them. Sheriff Baughman, If Wilson
county, took Grounds of yesterday morning
for horse stealing.
| Good rooms for rent over Chatfeld's hard
ware store. Apply to J. N Steele.