Wichita eagle., 1888-03-20

Some of the lawyers objected to the
language used by Judge Reed in the Dis
trict court last week. IL was in a GRIM
inal case that the Judge said the point
seemed to have some force. but he did
not want to 60 on record in a ruling that
would turn loose all the swindlers in the
country to prey on society. l do not
know much about the law, but there
seems to me to be good deal of COM
mon sense in that remark.
DR.. d. w. Smith met with a severe
loss in a financial way. AS near as
Scribbler could find out the circum-
stances We're about as follows: The
doctor bought a very fine coach pup, for
which he paid ten dollars. Now the
doctor thought perhaps his better half
would not sanction the purchase, SO he
intimated to her that he had paid two
dollars for the pup. So the next day
Mrs. Smith claimed great business sa-
gacity for having sold the pup for five
dollars. And the doctor thinks women
never will learn the value of coach dogs.
Eyes said an old Democratic wheel
horse the other day ON Main street, 1--WE
intend to elect the next congressman in
this district. A good many young Re-
publicans are Disguised with this old
gang in Kansas, and we intend to run
young Logan Carlisle for congress and
elect him. | know that Peters majority
was over 5000, but there is no such Re
publican ma jority in this district now.
l.. L. Carlisle is a chip off the old block,
and he is a good speaker and has great
popularity among the young men of all
parties. You will see some fun in this
district if he is nominated, and some
people who have been believing in super
stition under the delusion that it is
political economy will open their eyes
the morning after election day"
Scribbler thought he would like to see a
Democrat who believed he could be
elected in this congressional district, SO
he went to Mr.. Carlisles office and asked
him if he was going to take part in the
canvass next fall. Eyes" he said. Il
will help my party in any way can
hOnOrably, but as for my being candi-
date there is nothing whatever in that.
| never thought of it before.
Mr.. ORGY. one of the most intelligent
colored men in Wichita, gives it as his
opinion that neither the tariff or prohibi-
ton or any other issue will ever cause
any considerable number of colored
men to vote the Democratic ticket.
.'Colored men," he said, like southern
people, but we do not believe in their
politics. We have seen enough of Dem
ocratic free trade in the south, free trade
in men, for instance, and we want none
of it. No; colored men will never make
good Democrats. When the issue is pro-
hibition or anti-prohibition great many
colored men may vote anti, but when
the issue is party they will vote Repub-
lican every time.
The evangelist, Mr.. Hurlbut, came
near getting up stampede at the Bap-
fist church Sunday morning. To illus
trate that people were not sufficiently
interested in the danger awaiting the
he said they would sit |
complacently in their seats and listen I'M
moved while the preacher sounded the
alarm. To show the difference in the |
action of people who were in condition |
TO realize danger he illustrated by point /
ing TO conflagration in the city. He |
pictured the merciless flames, stop |
ping not for homes or |
human life. He pictured the horrors /
that filled every soul when the dread /
notes Of the fire bell sounded in their 1
ears. AT this instance as if by arrange
ment dong, dong, dong, went the fire
alarm bell. and in another insant the
rumbling of the horses feet and the fire
engines were heard on Market street
close by. The evangelist did not fail to
remind his hearers of the force of the
after they became quoted.
Jacob Eckert and c. E. Barwise spent
each about two weeks in st. Louis.
They both agree that the old city on the
big river Is considerable of town. But
in conversation last night they both
that for push and rustic no two
streets in ST. Louis can compare 20 Main
street and Douglas avenue in Wichita
This is no surprise to the people in this
,ity, but may interest strangers.
1t was understood that the Methodist
preachers did not want Brother Kelly 10
-un for governor. Now since the Meth
dist Bishop introduced Farmer Smith
Q the conference here as the next gov