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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-31
DlSINTERGRATsON.

All over the country the disintergration
of the Confederate coalition goes on
arace. In many places Democr attic
clubs have reorgauized themselves into
Grant associations while hundreds of
Liberals who entered into the Greeley
movement with a sincere desire to PRO-
mote the best interests of the country at
large, observing that the course Of the
leaders has been, ever since the organ
lzatlon OF the Liberal party, one general
course OF corruption. Misrepresentation
and deception, Utterly refuse to have
anything further with a movement that
requires them not only to clasp hands,
with every unsrupulous political charla-
tan in the North, but turn q cold shou
der upon the saviors Of the country, and
to endorse all manner Of evil speaking
against some of the most honorable and
uprl eht men OF the nation In word
the best elements of the Democracy and
OF the Liberals are evidently determined
to put up with the imposition no lot
ger.-ffttsturg Commonwealth.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-31

YES, you pass 1t along whether you
believe it or not and that one-sided
whisper against the character Of viz
tuous female Or an honorable man, you
don't believe it. but you will use your
influence to bear upon false report and
pass into the current. Strange creatures
are men aud women. How many repu
taiions, have been lost by surmise. How
many hearts have been bfed by whispers.
How many benevolent deeds have been
chilled by the shruk of a shoulder. HcW
many individuals have been shun-
ned by gentle, mysterious hint. How
many chaste bosoms have been wrung
with grief by single nod. How many
graves have been dug by false reports.
Yet you keep it above water by the wag
Of your tongue, when you might sink
it forever. Destroy the passion for tell
ing. Lisp not a word that will injure
the character of another, and as far al
you are concerned, the SANDER will die
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-31

FASTipIoUS foreigners, upon their ar
rival in New York. arc dreadiully shock
ed at the street toilets of American ladies'
This cannot lie wondered at when we are
further told that the abominablc fashion
of long skisss, which has been struggling
with the good sense of women for hong
season, has at last triumphed, and tha:
again may be seen rich silks dragging
through the filth and dirt of the street
to the disgust of all sensible people. and
the shame of every woman weak enough
to IS. q. them
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-31

She feeds the snake every day. If
you had gone back, she would have
given you splendid dinner, and fed
your horse besiue"
where was the husband p
asleep in the barn.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-31

VIII buy and sell, at market rates all issues OF
s, Securities Gold, Gold Drafts, Silver, &c.
FOR ETGN Tx HAN GE
drawn in 20 suit all the principal cities Oh
Germany, Franc a. England, Norway, &c,
PASSA EE TICK ETS.
SOLE AGENCY for Hanitowoc and vicinity, for the
Hamburg and An .,-can Steamship Company,
Also agent for GERMAN SAILsHIP LINES. FREE TICK
ETS issued from Germany to Manitowec at New York
rates.
A General Banking BusiE, ess transacted
on precisely the same terms incorporated bank,
with the additional security of Personal liability.
Mantowoc. July %, 1869. lobby
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-10-31
SHE g|RtBUHE.
IRON the State Journal.
FIGHT FOR GRANT.
BY OLIVER PERRY MANLovK.


Y0n that love our happy land,
Grid your armor on to-day;
Fight Your battles hand in hand
In your yigils watch andpray.
Trim your torches feed your fires.
Keep them burning all the while,
Cleaning out on freedoms spires,
Over many and many mile.
No dark forms must shadow now,
The Temple that fathers reared;
Ger hill and vale and mountain brow,
Let your battle shouts be heard.
Bear your banners brayey on,
Never thinking of defeat;
4 glorious victory will be won
When the marshalled armies meet.
Fight for GRANT. he fought for you,
Through laden hail and smoke and fame
While GREELEY did what he could do
To bring dishoEor our name
lie: the poor old man go by,
TotterIng on his weary way;
He must never reach so high
As to tear our flag away.
NuscoDi, Wis.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-07-05
STATE NEWS.

The Monitor learns from a Mr. Gal
la"her that Mayor BOYD. Of Baxter
Springs. shot and instantly killed Tay-
lor. the city marshal. on Saturday eve
ming last. The MAYOR had. durin" the
dav. been engaged in fight with seine
person. and warrant was issued Tor
his arrest and placed il the hands OF
TaVlor for service. TAYLOR served III"
warrant. and Bovd started of quietly
in his custody. They had proceeded
I'm, Short distance. when BOYD drew
a ri,tol. placed il almost i'll contact
with Tavior's breast and fired. Iay-
Tor did no; utter word after reeciV-
ING the fatal shot. and expired almost
Instantly. This occurred at about Z
O'Clock. last evening. i'll feeling had
existed between the parties for some
time.
we arc ;nformcd BIZ the Leaycn-
worth Times that Chief Clerk Ferry.
of the cammi>sary department at Fort
Mcpberson. while picking his teeth
with straw. n few DAYS since, pei1c-
trat.d his tongue with iac sharp edge
of the straw and BLEED 10 death.
The Valiant Valley Times SAYS that
peaches hang so thickly on trees II:
Batter county that many are compelled
To pick OF portion 10 keep the tree,
from breaking DOWN WITH their bur-
den of fruit.
The sumner County Herald informs
us that newcomers. men OF capital. are
coming into that county very rapiCIy
ius, nov. it i entirely too good q
chance 10 be lost by sucii iaen.
We are informed 10y the Trey Re
naLFscaa that man and woman. pre-
tentlin. Ia be mutes. passed counter
felt ten dollar bill on Johnson. = ao
keeps a book store III II. Joseph ne
parties are beck petdiers, isave iigii'
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-07-05
THE CATTLE TRADE.


Notwithstanding all the blow and
all the fuss and feathers made by new
and ambitious points to gain the Tex
as cattle trade, Wichita practically
controls the whole thing. Prominent
Texas cate men have erected two
story business house here for the ac-
ers, and they have no idea of going to
any other point this season. The town
is full of Texas cattle men and eight
tenths of all the present years drive
are being held in this immediate vicin-
ity. There is not the least foundation
for the circulars, reports and commu-
nications that the country is being
flooded with, touching the shipments
and trade of Ellsworth and Raymond.
So we are informed by men who have
large herds in this vicinity and who
have visited these other points.
We notice circular dated Raymond
which is as full Of misrepresentation
as the man who wrote it is full of
tricks. Among other things it says
'.three hundred thousand head of cat
tie will be shipped east from Raymond
this season, and that this (liaymonD
will become the great cattle market OF
the world" al we have to say with
reference to the reliability of such pre-
postcrous nonsense is that il is signed
by :. n. Wood.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-07-05
TIE NEW YORK NATION "
SPEAKING OUT.

The ablest and most sincere advO-
cate of the Cincinnati movement was
the New York Nation. The Walton
circulates among, is read by, and gives
voice and form to the thought of "A
large number of the most intelligent,
clear-bralncd thinkers of the country.
1t is one of the ablest. if not the ablest,
journals of this country. 1t had hop
cd for genuine reform movement at
Cincinnati. and it was given instead
the most shameful and disreputable
dickcr and trade. and the most prepos-
ferrous doublc-dcaling and corrupt
shvstering, ever known in the history
of American politics. The following
from the Nation of last week:
He (Grceley) is neither revenue re-
former nor anv other kind Of reformer
that the people care about: and. as to
uncertainty, the very wind has, since
the establishment Of the weather bu
reau. become more reliable than he.
The result is, and the history of the
last month shows it, he has not only
not drawn to himself any of the rcpu-
table discomfort of the republican
party, but he has driven ii back TO the
ranks repcntant and humilitatcd. lie
stands surrounded. as far "a the repub-
lican north is concerned. in the main
bv sorehcads and blatherskites. His
great. and indeed, only reliance is the
democrats Of the north and south, and
he therefore presents himself to the
republican party on the part OF the old
coppcrhcads and rebels 20 get posses
sion of the government. What
are honest men to do now! Well. If
there is nothing else offered, If the
democratic convention commits the
absurdi;y of raising the old white
hat as the standard at Baltimore, the
only thing for republicans OF our way
of thinking to do is to choose the less
Of two evils, and vote for Gen. Grant.
We expect no Improvement in the adj
ADMINISTRATION from him: we don't look
at his hands for the removal of any OF
the existing abuses: we know of no
answer to any of the wcighty and rea-
sonable objections made to his admin
istratiOn; but we do know, as near as
NAV be, what he will do: we know, at
least, the worst he will do. The prob
abilities are that, the temptations con
nected with denomination over, he will
on many points change for the better.
MorcOver-and this is the most import
ant point of all--if he is reelected.
there will be no redistribution OF
offices and no financial disturbance.
What Greeley will do, and what the
motley crew whom he would lead to
Washington would do. nobody knows.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-07-05
THE 4TH OF JULY.

Independence day was duly cclcbra-
ted at Wichita Yesterday. At Caylor
L. Goldsmith's garden an OK was bar
bccued, and their shooting gallery,
bowling-allcy and row-boats were all
kept going throughout the entire day.
At Shuman's grove a basket picnic,
music, speeches, toasts, dances and
and various other am tscments were
INDUCED in from early in the morning
until s O'Clock in the evening. At
Washington garden a lively scene was
presented from early morn until late
in the evening. At night the display
of firewirk along Main street was bril-
liant. The festivities Of the day
wound up with a grand ball, which
was largely attended, nincty-threc
couple being present. Notwithstand-
ing the threatened rain, take it all in all.
the celebration Of the 4th at Wichita in
1872 was will attended and may be
counted n success.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-07-05
THE TWO CONVENTIONS.

AS will be seen the republican state
central committee have issued their
call for two state conventions this year
to meet at the came hour but in differ
emf places. The one to nominate con-
gressmen and presidential electors
meets i'm Lawrence, the other meets in
Topeka, and will nominate the state
officers.
This action will no doubt be sur
prise to many, as the move is an entire
ly new one. But being done in behalf
of honesty we guess it will be wise
one. The truth is we have a little too
much of the Tammany spirit in the
conduct Of party conventions in this
state. The question has not been who
are the ablest, best and most honest
men, but who the most available.
Upon this recognized principle the
most corrupt and schcming men rush
into convention, where they employ
all their powers in dicker and trade
to gain a nomination. Two cOnven-
tons will tend to defeat these trick
sters.
From our exchanges we gather the
names of some forty or fifty who de-
sire to be one of our three congressman
the next two years. We are person
ally acquainted with about every man
mentioned and we can safely say that
nine-tenths Of them are men without
ability beyond that of a small country
politician, and as unfit to represent the
rising state of Kansas as we would be
to edit the London Times. But just
such men often receive nominations,
and are consequently elected-fOr to
bolt is dreadful. BY tricks they are
nominated, and by spur of party
whip they expect the newspapers, party
politicians and the people to stand by
them.
For ono we are getting sick of this
thing. We have stood by and talked
for gOurd-hcads and blathcrskites
about as long as we propose to, what
ever small potato politicians may say,
or loudly threaten. If such don't like
our course they had better take some
other, for the EAGLE will be found
talking only for such nominees as it
has reason to believe are able, true and
honest.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-07-05
A TRIP TO THE SOUTHWEST.

The following impressions of the
country and town were dotted by W.
$. Burke, editor of the Leavenworth
Daily Times, who honOred our city
with brief visit last week. We copy
them from the Times Of July I'd:
..Beyond Emporia the greater por-
ton of the country tapped by the At
Gibson, Topeka Il Santa Fee road is
comparatively new. and has been hitl-
crto inaccessible BY rail, hence this
reyion is now the .'fronticr"-the Oh
jective point of the wcstern-bound
Conference.-The goal of the squattcr and
the home-seckcr. In the immediate
vicinity of Emporia, the substantial
barns. thrifty orchards and well-tilled
fields would compare favorably with
those of the best agricultural regions
i'm PENNSYLVANIA or New York. which
have been acquainted with the pillow
for centuries: but when YOU pass Flor
ence everything in town and country
wears the air of mcwncss. and YOU VIII
hardly see a house that don't look as
though il had been built yesterday. 1t
is of this section from Florence TO
Wichita that we speak particularly:
here is the garden spot of the west il
looks rs though il had just been fin
ished and delivered to the dominion of
man. fresh from the hand of the crca-
tor. and rs we feast our vision upon
the panorama OF loneliness and grand
eur, spread out before us as far as the
eve can reach. in every direction. the
imagination has little difficulty in rec
. .,l., Of tho Of ~ I'm
impotence. which pronounced il good
and of no other portion of the work
of creation could this be more appro-
priately said: the morning stars. ever
since they first sang together in the
dawn of time. have never looked upon
a taircr portion of the eartb's surface.
The extension of the Atchison. To-
pcka and Santa Fc road tn Wichita is
working like magic i'll the development
of this section. As the train whirls
by over the broad and seemingly
boundless prairics, the settlers cabins
may be counted from the car windows
BY thousands. As YOU sit in one of the
elegant coaches OF the A.. L. 4 :. r.
] company. and ride over as smooth a
4 road as can be found in the United
/ Statcs-with light grades. well ballast
/ ed road. and ironed with Fishp!ate
rail. with the new and clean looking
houses of the settlers dotting the prai-
rie in every direction. il is difficult TO
realize the fact that YOU are passing
through section OF our state which
only few months ago. was ''howling
wilderness" untrodden by the foot OF
civilized man, and the home OF tn,
savage and the bison. Ii is only about
two wears since the first claim was Ia
ken in this portion of the state. and
now the whole country is tecming with
busy. thriving population. the hum
of industry NAV be heard eyervw here,
and on every hand the traveller discov-
crs those ubiquitous sentries OF Amer
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-07-05
Correspondence Of the EAGLE.
WEST WICHITA.

EDITOR EAGLE: We already notice
the benefit of having our town repre-
scented in the columns of the EAGLE.
Fer example, we stated that a restau-
rant or hotel was needed very much
on this side, and there has already one
been started which promises good sue
cess. Mr.. Geo. Warden is the proprie-
tor. and by his gcntlcmanly conduct.
and his knowledge of the wants of the
stomach, is doing good business.
Success to him.
Mr.. A. J. Granger is putting up our
third blacksmith shop on Chicago
avenue, and by combining it with u
first-class wagon shop hopes to receive
his share of the public patronage. We
understand he is first-class workman
both IN wood and iron, and we do not
in the least doubt his success.
Ncighbor Charlie Jcnnison has also
taken the building fit, and has put up
a nca: dwelling house on the south
side OF the same street. lie intends,
as heretofore, to keep first-class
ranch, and he knows how to do bust
ness.
We also noticed our friend Mr.. w.
c. Little breaking up his homestead
of four acres. southwest of town. We
also noticed him gazing intently on Il
certain photo not long ago. Now, sep
arately, these might be very unimport-
ant items, but put this and that togeth-
err, and-well, what of it:
Taking ali in all, we can but be en-
couragcd with our prospects. The
town is growing slowly. but we trust
surely. and in iinc can but be a place
of some Importance. One thing the
town compan, should attend TO at
once is the grading Of Chicago avenue
from the bank east OF Jcnnison's ranch
to the bridge. Two thirds of the year
it is hardly passabie for footmcn, and
teams have to pass through slough
after slough. reminding one forcibly of
Bunyan's pilgrim, and then over sand
hills of difficulty. A very little ex-
pense would remedy all this, and We
hope the company, with its usual cE-
terprisc. will take hold of it immcdi-
ately.
And ono thing our business men fail
to do. viz: advertise. Let people
know who You are, and what you are
doing if you wish 10 succeed. Money
judciousIy spent in blowing your
trade. will return one hundred per
cent. and more, too, Oh the Investment.
We have known people to come IN
| from the country to trade or to :goi
work done, and pass right through,
not even knowing there was q shop or
store here. 4 word to the wise, etc.
Farmers arc jubilant over the pros
poets OF MI kinds of crops this season,
and begin TO think drouthy Kansas &
hoax. Croakers think ii is no use to
find fault. so all are rejoicing.
Yours. etc. EBEN.
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lea, civilization, the school house and

lean civilization, the school house and
the church.
Southwestern Kansas is a great
country. and Wichita is its town. The
extension Of the railroad to this place,
and the fact that the town is to remain
the terminus of the southern branch
for some years to come, gives to Wich-
tia degree of Importance which never
attaches to mushroom railroad towns:
It is the busiest place in the state, and
almost the liveliest town we have
ever seen; it would be necessary
for man to visit it at least once
month in order to recognize the place
from time to time. The amount OF
business it is transacting is actually
astonishing 1t is now the shipping
point for the bulk of the enormous
Texas cattle trade. and is, besides, the
depot and point of supply for all that
vast section of country south of New
ton and west of the Lcavenworth,
Lawrence and Galveston road-an en-
pire in itself. And the character OF
the improvements being made show
that the people regard the prosperity
of their town as thing Of permanence
if has outgrown the age of cabins and
shanties. and the substantial walls Of
solid and permanent buildings are now
to be seen going up in all parts Of the
town.
You don't wonder at the prosperity
of the place, at the smiling faces OF the
merchants, or at the great amount OF
business being transacted, when you
consider the vast extent of the rich
country tributary to the town: the
settlers from all the region round
about for fifty miles come here to
market, and you will find all the coun-
try roads leading to the place lined
with the teams of farmers, going out
loaded with lumber. furniture, -four,
provisions and farming implements !;
but as vet the farmers have nothing to
sell by far the greater portion of them
have but just "squatted'' on their
claims, have not raised a crop yet. but
are very busy ''breaking up their
places, putting out orchards. and get
ting ready to farm it." The country
is not yet producing anything, and the
settlers are obliged to purchase every
thing they use; but the lapse of year
or two will witness a great change in
this regard, for no section Of Kansas,
or any other state, is better adapted to
agricultural purposes than that to
which we now refer-thc soil is deep
and rich. the climate salubriOus, the
face of the country is beautiful and
roIling-and all that is required to
make the people rich in everything the
soil produces, is time in which to bring
their lands into cultivation.
We shall take occasion to notice
other towns i'm the Southwest from
time to time hereafter"
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The Butler county war has subsidized.
We see by the Times that a railroad
proposition comprchcnding five roads
and five hundred thousand dollars has
been presented by the commissioners.
If over this another war should occur
in proportion TO the size of the pro-
position to be voted upon we want to
get farther away than Wichita from
the scene of contest. Butler county
is about the size Of Rhode Island or
Connecticut and like those states ought
to have capitals, for the sake of peace
and harmony,
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Republican State Conventions.

4 republican state convention, TO nominate
candidates for governor and state officers, and
state central committee, will be held ut the city
of Topeka, on
Wednesday. September 81. 49,,
at Il . clock, noon.
republican state convention, 10 nominate
m,-n,lers OF congress and presidential electors,
will be held ut the city Of Lawrence, on
wsane:4.y. :c.:enbs. 4sh, 1871.
NJ II O'Clock, noon.
The republican voters of Kansas WILL in each
representative district of the state, Thursday,
August 18th, in such manner may be prescribed
by the district committees, elect two delegates
aud two atrrnatcs to the convention at Topeka,
and two delegates and two al'ernates to the con-
yention nj Lawrence.
by order Of the republican state central COM
mittee. ID. II. ANTHONY, Chairman.
JonS a. MARTIN, Secretary pro TEN.
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WHO WILL YOU HAVE

Never in the history of our country
has more important struggle engaged
the attention of the whole people than
the one now impending between the
friends Of the true republic, and the
upholdcrs. aidcrs aud abcttors and de-
tenders of rebels. and sorc-headed
otiicc-seekcrs, who are doing every
thing in their power to bring republic
ciu institutions into rcproach among
the good men of the earth. Such a
clamor and crv. and such extreme
measures as arc rcsortcd TO by those
who would tear down the temple of lib
erty that they might gain the rcins of
civil government. was never before wit
messed in any political uphcaval since
the colonies were merged into states.
Sopcrfcctly ungovernablc has this fever
for office become that men who were
once counted pure and patriotic. enter
tanning scntimtimcnts more enrolling
and principles more enduring than
those dependent upon the filthy gains
of office or the ficcting honors and
power connected herewith, have rails
ell the standard of revolt, deserving
party aud principles without hcsita-
ton. and offering to sell themselves and
principles TO former enemies of the
government itself. that their spleen
ard ambition might both be graiiticd.
AS 10 who these men are we have only
to point 10 the Cincinnati convention.
its men and nominees. the principal
of the latter of whom no longer ago
than last week, said in letter To a
friend. that if elected he would know
no pRrty-only the men who elected
him. Sitting this wild movement. up
on the part of these malcontcnts. down
TO the bottom. publication. principle,
HONESTY nor patriotism are not found
to have composed any part or portion
of the corrupt enigma.
Can endorsers of the present admin
istration. or republicans. or those who
nave nituc Sitat S.'Si hNS~ ~ h'.'i'''io
this government. afford 10 remain pas.
sivc spectators To the battle which
must result either in delivering over
10 the enemies hands all the good thai
was attained or the maintaining of III,
wise and patriotic rule under whiel
the nation has for the past four years
50 glcriously prcspered: