The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-11-23

Thursday morning last eX-Goyernor Lee
land Stanford and wife, OF California, presi.
dent and head OF the Central Pacific Railroad
system. passed through this city in special
car which belongs 10 Mrs. Stanford, built
under her own personal supervision. Per-
haps no more comfortable or luxurious trav-
cling home was ever set upon wheels. The
pleasure Of travelling in the beautiful Stan
| ford car can only be conjectured. The ear
! is built entirely of California woods. Its in
terror finish is beautiful combination OF
other forms of decoration. In one end is a
beautiful little drawing-room, richly carpet
ed, the furniture of Mexican priaaa rerd, up
| holsterd with a combination of satin and
plush. There are but two windows OF side.
but they are of plate-glass, shielded with the
heaviest OF corded-silk hangings. From this
| little crawing-room an aisle leads to the din
ing-room. On either side of the aisle are
state-Tooms, one very large one, with full
| sized bed. and the other divided up so US to
accommodate three people. These rooms
are fitted up with every CONFERENCE.-The
tories, closets, etc. on the larger room is n
| bathroom, with its appurtenances. The
dining-room is about the same size as the
drawing-roonl. IT Is furnished with little
eXtension-tahle in the center, with easy
chars, sofas, ottomans, and the general fur
niture of the room is the same as the parior.
From the dining-room leads another aisle, on
the right OF which is the kitchen and pantry,
and on the left succession of berths for at
PENDANTS and servants. The ear is fitted with
rallied platforms at either end, is mounted on
twelve paper wheels of the newest patent,
and underneath is succession of lockers,
TO hold supplies, provisions, etc, for
months journey, if necessary. 1t is in-
scribed along the top. in gold letters, Cen
trai Paciiic,'' and In a plaque OH The side APP
pears the name Stanford
The party consisted. besides the governor
and his wife, their son, Il lad OF about fifteen,
his tutor, an Englishman. Mr.. Nash, Miss
Belle Hunt, young lady friend OF Mrs. Stan
ford, Mrs. Stanford's maid, and some seven
servants, two Chncse-faithfu servants from
their San Francisco mansion-and the gov
ernor's faithful porter, "Moses,'' who prdes
himself on having crossed the continent by
rail tweuty-seyen times since the Pacific
Railway was built.
The late election emphasized the fact that
Newton is growing more rapidly than any
other town in this portion OF the state. We
polled 81 votes, an even hundred more than
Winfield, 179 more than Hutchinson and the
township in which il is situated, IA more
than Junction City and nearly as many as
either Emporia or Wichita.-Netcton Repu5- |
licaR.
Our friend of the Republican evidently
must have just returned from Click ratifi- |
cation when he penned the above ''empha- |
sized fact Nearly" Yes, as 'nearly" |
as six hundred and fou,y-four is to eleven |
hundred and five; little over one-half |
Two wards in our city came within sixty |
one votes of polling as many votes as your |
entire berg, Mr.. man; not forgetting in the |
mean time to give your fellow 1ownsman,
Judge Peters more votes for congressman
at-large than for any of the other candidates. |
Judge Peters being only few votes behind |
Ryan. Would Newton have done as much |
had our man secured the nomination?
4 Kansas City drummer received some
very rough and dangerous treatment from a
party Of cowboys who were on the Thurs
day evening train, coming from Caldwell to
our city TO attend the Union Spy. They |
suspended the drammer, so we are told by
ali eye witness, by the heels out of the car
window, and held him in that posture for
several minutes, while the train was running
at the rate of twenty miles an hour. They
also INDUCED in many other like harmless
pastimes, the drummer being wholly unable
TO prevent it single handed and unable to get
anyone TO interferei in his behalf or assist him
IN preventing the outrages. IL the statement
made to us regarding the affair is oRe-Laif
of 1t true, there is certainly need for a
conductor that has some muscle and nerve.