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The weekly Louisianian., 1874-06-06
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We extract from the New Yor
Tribune-so eminent for the honest
of its notices and reviews-the fol
lowing well-timed remarks on c
Edwards Testers i" Life Of Charlie
Sumner" just issued, which we pre-
sumo are from the distinguishes
pen OF Doctor Ripley, who is under
'|stood to be author Of all the Tri
bune's literary criticisms: -
@The publication of this v;o1u1a.
is at an opportune moment, when
the admirers of the late illustrious
statesman will welcome a faithful
record of his great career, without
waiting for the more elaborate biog-
raphy which is promised by the i'm
mediate friends of the departed. In
preparing the work, the author has
made use of his own personal recol-
lections of Mr.. Sumner during an
intimacy of many years, besides the
materials which have already been
brought before the public in various
forms. His memorial accordingly,
to very considerable extent, has
the attraction of novelty, together
with a much greater degree OF
freshness and feeling than could be
found in mere official biographies.
The tone of the book is that of affec-
tionate reverence for the exalted
character of Mr.. Sumner, but with
out a trace of servility or man wor-
ship. In the delincation of his
moral and intellectual qualities, a
warmly appreciative spirit cannot
be disguised, but the whole por-
traiture is marked by just and wise
discrimination, as we'll as by the
ardent colors of sympathy. The
political course of Mr.. Sumner is
represented chiefly by extracts from
his speeches in the Senate. They |
nave been selected with excellent !!
Judgment, and form q luminous
commentary on his noble career:
Their unity Of purpose and consist
ncy Of principle are presented in a
triking light, showing the concen-
ration OF admirable powers and
trenuous convictions in a focus of
whiteness unapproach-
d in the history Of modern states
len. The volume has frequent no.
ces Of Mr.. Summers public asso-
iates and personal friends, who are
escribed from the actual observa-
ons of the author in a residence
the Capitol during the eventful
ears of the war. He has preserved
ANY anecdotes and "reminiscences :
that period which have not before
opeared in print, and which will ::
wv be read with redoubled zest as =
70 events which they illustrate are
pidly fading into the shadows of .
Q past. The style of the author =
terse and epigrammatie, often - =,
sing to a vein Of indignant elo- y
lence when inveighing against the {;
Of the power with -
,ich the life of Mr.. Sumner was a +"
rpetual battle, and marked by a y,
'ong flavor of the unique individ- til
lity which breads commonplace th
a pestilence, and fees from dull II
ss as from death. The volume, -
which the external appearance is ri
,hly creditable to the publishers, 60
Illustrated with a ife-like portrait dc
Mr.. Sumner, and several scenes ne
m his history" ~,
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-06-06
MAD ANTS.

Don Francisco Velasques in
formed me in 1870 that he had .
powder which made the ants mad
so that they bit and destroyed
each other. He gave me a little o
it, and it proved to be corrosive
sublimate. I made several trials O
it, and found it most effcacious il
turning q large column of ants. A
little Of it sprinkIed across one o
their paths in dry weather has .
most surprising effect. As soon al
one of the ants touches the white
powder it commences to run about
wildly, and to attack any other AMI
it comes across. In couple oil
hours round balls of the ants will
he found all biting each other; and
numerous individuals will be seen
bitten completely in two, whilst
others have lost some of their legs
or antennm. News of the commo-
ton is carried to the formicarium,
and huge fellows, measuring three
quarters Of an inch in length, that
that only come out Of the nest du-
ring migration or IN attack on
tho nest Of one of the working
columns, are seen stalking down
with determined air, as if they
would soon right matters. As soon
however, as they have touched the
sublimate all their stateliness leaves
them; they rush about; their legs
are seized hold of by some of the
smaller ants already affected by
the poison; and they themselves
begin to bite, and in q short time
become the centre of fresh balls of
rabid ants. The, sublimate can
only be used effectively in dry
weather. At Colon I found the
Americans using coal tar, which
they spread across their paths when
any Of them led to their gardens.
was also told, that the Indians
prevent them from ascending young
trees BY tying thick wisps of grass, !
WIN the sharp points downwards,
round the stems. The ants cannot ..
pass through the wisp, and do not y
nna out how to surmount it, getting d
{ confused among the numberless s
blades, all leading downwards. T o
mention II these different plans of e
meeting 4. and frustrating the attacks 81
VI the ants at so,re length, 8 they "
We one Of the greatest scourges Of 8
kopica n.merica, and it has been - y
100 readily SUPPOSED that their at +
lacks cannot be warded oil. I my SC
u 'ea was enabled, qy using sone Of th
'ae means mentioned above, to sue m
sessl'ely cultivate trees and vegeta- eq
Dies Of which the ants were &c
extremely 3: fond. Notwithstandingse Sc
'aat u these ants are SO common IN
throughout tropical America, and 'e
4N'0 excited the attention ef nearly ~ ~
very traveller, there still remainss 49, ~
4uea doubt as to the use to which m
- 10 leaves are put Some natural m.
's nave supposed that they use co
- p'n directly as food; others, that ::
3s9 s:s; root their underground nests le,
~ ''s4 ), 'nem. + believe that the real. bill
,s ''s 'ney make Of them is a. a ma he
s3'e' on which grows a minute la1
re Rss'es IS Of fungus, on which they W: wa
w. W.; That they are in; reality, muah- ;.a w.
:. ' growers and eatera-Natural- ~, I
!" In Nicarapna -.. 81
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The weekly Louisianian., 1874-06-06

.,a',;y lucy say women and music
u'o never DO dated Goldsmith,
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-06-06

! A healthy old fellow, who Is not
a fool, is the happ;est creature
Iiving.-Stee.e. VI
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-06-06
OUR WASHINGTON. CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, May 25th, 1874,
EEtended Discussion on the CSuaz
Rsghts RsV-A'yumerts Of Scna-
tors-Marr1age Of Miss Nellie
Gr1nt-Zhe 1fousseau the Pre-
'ents, etc:-0vher Nemas Of Interest.
Mr.. EDro1,-
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
Austin B. Smith 4 Fraud.

1
Austin B. Smith, who came to Wich-
ita year or 80 ago, and with .
big flourish Of trnmpets opened up .
college in Commercial block; who
went around the streets for weeks de-
nouncing the EAGLE because its edi-
tor considered him fraud and would
not puff his college; the same Austin
q. Smith who was supposed to be the
anthor of that Infamous and outrag-
cous lie upon Wichita and her people,
published in the Chicago Times: who
! is a dead beat and fraud on general
principles, has been again heard from.
lie is now making speeches in church
es on the destitution OF Kansas and
writes back to the Commonwealth for
authority to collect money for the dcs-
titute of the border counties in Kansas
where he says he has many friends and
acquaintances. The above paper,
promptly pronounced Austin 3. Smith
fraud aud exposes his mendicancy.
This sweet scented galoot claims that
he had been a resident of Kansas
whence he was driven by stress Of
grasshoppers and drouth, which is an
unvarnished falsehood; more likely =
stress of laZiness He came from
Hutchinson to Wichita. In his first
interview with US he was very anxious
to aid us in an election 10 the L. S.
Senate, claiming that he possessed i'm
mense political influence in the west
especially in the up river counties.
We Immediately set him down as a
fraud and have never changed our
minds.
These yagabonds who are now trav-
cling in the eastern states soliciting
aid for Kansas are doing our state and
people a greater injury than the grass
hoppers could possible do us. All
that Austin Il. Smith and his likes are
after is a profitable winters job. Out
upon them.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
Hudson as a Granger.

In July, 1873, j. X. Hudson made ;
speech in which he said that the mis-.
sion of the republican party had been
accomplished that its day Of useful
ness had passed; that it had become
rotten and corrupt. In few weeks
after that speech he accepted the nom.
ination in Wyandotte county for rep.
resentative on the republican ticket,
made vigorous and complete canvass
in every school district in the county
dca0uncing the farmers Increment IN
unmeasvred terms, and he was defeat.
ed by farmer and reformer. This
nice young reformer can't keep his
mind long enough TO cross county
line. And now he asks grangers to
vote for him. The little demagogue
in Wichita last Friday, tried to i'm.
press his audience with the idea tina,
he was an original granger, regular
hay -seeder. Bah! ice wouldn't keer
him sound a week.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
j. Z. Hudson as a Democrat.

"All reports from the Third district
are exceedingly favorable to Hudson,
He is working like beaver. and is
preparing to give Brown an awful
tight race next month. He has big
republican majority to overcome, but
Hudson can cut it down if anybody
can. and the indications are tina: he is
doing it-"-KaasGs tDemocrdtic) Tn
buae
Yes, indeed he has big republican
majority TO overcome, so big, so
strong. and so true that il all the states
in the union went democratic. still
would Hudson be defeated BY al least
10. 900 majority. The kind ST Repub b.
licans we have in southern Kansas.
Mr.. Tribune. viii not be effected by
the CRY of democratic victories in Ohio
or elsewhere, any more than they were
effected eight years ago by the demo-
cratic cry that the war was afaiiure-
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
Hudson on Banking.

j. X. Hudson, the Independent can.
didatc for congress in this dis.
trict, said in his speech last Thurs
day in Wichita that he was in favor OF
doing away with all national banks.
Fair enough so far, but that same gen.
tlcmcn in speech at Erie last summer
said lie was in favor of national bank s
vet desired to knock Off their monopo-
ly feature by making them free, in ac-
cordance with the republican platform.
How is this Mr.. fodder hunter? To
your own convictions were you false
then or are you frlse now, and if not
false in either instance what has chang
ed your mind Can the desire TO
tread the floors of the nations capitol
possess one so strongly that for the
sake Of democratic votes that one will
foreswear the convictions. sentiments
and principles of q life ? We hope not,
still we are without an explanation
from Mr. Hudson. Geo. L. Anthony,
president of the state board of rgricul-
ture, SAYS Of Hudson that if they get
him through TO Congress with any
idea, sentiment, or principle that he
will have to be expressed through
ON loo
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
j. K. Hudson.


The brilliant and fastidously dressed
young man, the accidental nominee for
congress from this district, and who is
such a strong reformcr, that through
his paper he attempted to reform the
grange to his ideas, was candidate
last fall for the Legislature, but was
not elected. He was beat by farmer,
a genuine rcformer, So bad that he sold
his Berkshire pigs, deserted the Mis-
souri, river and is now out here run
ming for congress. He wants to rep
resent interests that he knows nothing
of, interests that he has never been III
Identified with and interests, which,
though of the gravest Importance to
the people Of the Arkansas valley, yet
such as he cannot understand until he
has lived long enough with us to be-
come voter at least. j. X, come back
to the old republican party. move down
into the Arkansas valley and then we
will think about it.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
Tell the Truth.

Col John Richcy in his speech at
Peabody last Monday night; we learn,
came down on the EAGLE like Jay
Hawk in the night, charging us with
first denouncing Sam Lapin, candidate
for state treasurer, as a scoundrel and
villain and as having afterwards
hoistcd his name. Why didn't the
colonel stick that at us while here +?
In changing his politics and in desert
ing the republican party has the colo
mel forgotten his old time manhood and
aggressive style only TO play the pol
troon ard stab an open enemy in the
back ?
No sir, we never did any such thing.
We have known Sam Lapin as a square
honorable man and public officer for
years, and never heard ought against
his character as private citizen until
after his nomination, and then the
charge of corruption came from po-
litical enemy.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
The Black Hills Troubles.

Two of Wichita's citizens, Newton
Warren and Chas. Corderio, left here
for the Black Hills gold region q
month since. BY the associate dis.
patches we see that two parties that
had left Yankton had been attack ed
and persons in both parties killed
We believe the Wichita boys intended
to start from Yankton. a party OF
seven left there some twelve days ago
and were attacked by party of Butte
Sioux while in camp at the north OF
Little Platte river, and in fight which
ensued John Lowe was shot dead, b.
l.. Baden MORALLY wounded and two
others Of the party severely wounded,
while the Indians are believed to have
lost at least ten killed and wounded.
approximations were felt for the
safety of Il party of twenty-sevcm who
had left that city for the Black Hills,
and who intended to travel in the
track of the 1ankton PARTY. The In
dams are understood 10 express de-
termination to prevent white men
from entering the Hills at all hazards.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
The County Canvass.

The meeting at Jamesburg, in Atti.
ca township, Monday night was pre-.
sided over by John Kelly. They had
atip-top meeting. Allen, Balderston
and Stanley made speeches. Remarks
were also made by Shoemaker, and
Northrup from Garden PLANES, and
by Kelly. Attica township will be al
most solid for the regular republican
ticket.
The meeting at Gypsum Saturday
night, was well attended, and good
feeling prevailed. The majority of
last year was pledged for this. Far
mer Doolittle said he did not go much
on the reform outfit, as he had one of
Abbot's lottery tickets left yet, which
brought down the house. Abbott
would pay him the face of it no doubt
Just now. The boys come back feel
ing more jubilant every day and fully
satisfied that the county will go
stronger Republican than ever before.
The meeting at Mendcnhall school
house on Tuesday evening was enliven-
ed by the presence of ladies, who had
brought floral offerings to greet the
speakers, and friends. DR.. Allen, w.
e. Stanley, w. r. Kirkpatrick and
Joseph Corwin were the speakers, and
much enthusiasm was evinced, in fact
Il was q good time and big time.
Look out FOR six hundred ma
jority.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
For the EAGLE.
The State Politically.

| EDITOR EAGLE: AS | have Teen tray-
cling over the state pretty extensi" ~
since the political convention and have
had excellent opportunities to note the
political pulse, you will pardon me for
writing you political letter, Ora -.
err though | may be. The bitter per-
sonal luminosity exhibited toward Gov
Osborn has gradually disappeared um-
til now his enemies even concede that
he will run up to the ticket, and many
of his friends believe he will run co.,
siderably ahead. The canvass of ~.
Cusey has not been success, and in
the second congressional district wher
Cobb's chances were anything b.
flattering, a surprising change has t.
en- place. The rebel Kansas City Times
and sheets and men of like ilk, have
by their advocacy of Cusey and Good
in, drove hundreds of republicans, " 10
were enveigied into the so called RI
form movement, back to the repul
lican fold. Johnson county will {
large republican majority, and even
Linn and Miami will not fall far behind
their majority of other years. Cobb
and the republican state ticket will
carry that district by five thousand.
Every county in the nortbwes, will
give a republican majority. Osborn
and Phillips viii poll a tremendous
vote from Potowattomie west. In IT,
east end of the district Phillips y0.e
NAV fall off some, but Osborn's viii
increase, and Nemaha, BrowE, Doai-
phau, Atcbison and Leavenworth VIII
be nearly solid for the republica tick r.
The more Osborn record Is examined
the less fault can be found with lis
administration, and the utter failure
of the reiormeFs TO sgbstantiaie r
charges weakens them fearfnily. In
LYON and Greenwood county senator
al district Martindale will bea; Fire
oul Of sight. and Brown viii carry All
that section of country against Hrd-
son which will elec, him By fattering
majority. The cities Of Topeka, Aie..-
ison and Leavenworth, viii give De-
born an overwhelming vote. Ever
day j. added 10 the strength Of the 70
publieans, and the majority viii No,
fall much short Of 5000 Oseoros
record as governor places him a. for
above the silly bowling Of fraudulent
reforn.ers tina; they canno; begin 80
defeat him, even with the aid Of The
Kansas CITY 7smes and the democratic
party. Yours,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
ELECTION NEWS
Ohio and Indiana Democratic.

80
The elections last week in Ohio and
Indiana were anything but encourage
Ing to republicans and the prospects
OF the party in the next presidential
canvass. Of course the reform pa
pers, so-called, of Kansas are rejoicing
in tie result which shows the animus
of the leaders of the picbald. party
and its identity with the old demo-
cratic party. Ohio democrats have
elected twelve out of twenty congress
men partial returns show, and if the
democratic claims are sustained by
the official count they have gained sew
ell members which gives them for
teen out of twenty congressman The
state has gone democratic by at least
$4,000 majority. The Cincinnati Ga
zette says of the republican platform
by imitation, anti-;emperance and
general cussedness. the democratic
party has carried Ohio by decided
majority" Foster, republican, was
only elected by l42 majority. Wood
worth, republican, by 500, and Gar
field, the old wheel horse, only saved
his bacon by thirty-fye votes.
Indiana has gone back into the old
rut by $4,000 TO 10000 majority. The
entire democratic state ticket is elect
ed, the legislature about evenly divid-
ed with the balance of power is with
the Independents.
Iowa has gone republican by about
10000. She has elected nine republi-
can congressman solid. The returns
from Dacota show that Kidder, repnb-
lican. is elected delegate to congress
Let republicans of southern Kansas
note now the drift of reform and indie
pendent movements.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
A Challenge to the Opposition.

WICHITA. KAN, Oct. 10. 1874.
To ID. +. Parsons. a. Harris aud g..
III. English, canyassers Of the reform
party of Sedgwick county. Kansas.
GENTLEMEN-We hereby invite you
to participate in a joint discussion of
the merits of the platforms and candi-
dates of the conventions held in the
city of Wichita, on the 18th day OF
September and 81 day Of October,
1874. Discussion to take place. at
Prairie Gem school house, in Waco
township, on Saturday evening, Octo-
Der "a, 1874. Each side to occupy not
more than one and half hours. Dis
cussion TO be opened and closed by us.
Each party TO arrange the time and
order Of its own speakers subject to
the above limit. Respectfully,
W. L. STANLEY,
j. NJ. BALDERsTON.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22

ument. 1t vas not my fortune 70
make the personal acquaintancc Of Mr..
Lincoln until the beginning Of the last
year Of our struggle for national ex-
lsfence. During those years Of doubt
ing and dispondcncy among the many
patriotic men of the country, Presi-
dent Lincoln never for a moment
doubted THE final resnH of peace and
freedom 10 every one in this broad
land. Ills faith in an allwise provi-
dencc directing our arm to this final
result. was the faith of the Christian
that his rcdeemer lives. Amidst OBJ
Ilquy, treason, abuse. and hate undis-
guised. and which was given vent to
on the rostrum, through the press, up
ON the stump and III private circles. he
remained the same staunch, unchanged
servant OF the people, never exhibit
ing a reveDgeful feeling towards his
traducers, and lie hoped for their own
sake and good name OF their posterity
they might desist. For a single mo-
ment 1t did not occur TO him that the
man Lincoln was being assaiIed, but
that reasonable spirit was waiting
to destroy the finest government the
sun ever shown on was giving vent to
itself on him as chief executive of the
nation only because he was such ex-
ecntive. As a lawyer in your midst,
he would have avoided all SANDER, for
his life was Il pure and simple one, he
10 doubt would have been much
happier man. but who can tell what
might have been the fate of the nation
but for the pure unseltish and wise
administration OF Abraham Lincoln !.
From March, '64, to the day when the
hand OF an assassin opened grave for
Mr.. Lincoln, then President of the
United States, my personal relations
with him were as close and intimate
as the nature of our respective duties
would permit. To know him person.
ally was TO love aud respect him for
his good qualities of head and heart,
and for his patience and patriotism.
With all his disappointments from
failures on the part of those to whom
he had entrusted command. and
treachery on the part of those who had
gained his confidence but to betray II,
l never heard him utter a complaint
nor the least censurc for bad conduct
or bad faith. 1t was his nature 10 find
excuses tor his adversaries. In his
death the nation lost its truest friend !:
in his death the south lost its most just
friend.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
For the EAGLE.
Republican Meeting at Kechi


AT meeting held at the Dewing
school house on Friday last the people
turned out en- masse and the house
was filled to overlooking by men. wo-
men and children. all anxious to hear
a discussion Of the political issues of
the day. ii. l.. Dcwing was called to
the chair and introduced NJ. s. Adams
who, in a clear and forcible manner.
reviewed the politics Of our state and
plainly set forth the character Of the
men leading the movement of pre-
tended reform. T.. Il. Alien followed,
and in an able manner discussed the
principles of the republican platform
and contrasted them with the doubt
full declarations of the reformers.
The whole speech had the ring of true
republicanism and was well received.
Short and pointed speeches were also
made by w. c. Little. j. I. Carpenter
and W. II. Kirkpatrick. The best Of
feeling prevailed and at a late hour the
meeting adjourned. Kechi will give
her usual rousing majority for the en-
tire republican ticket in November.
VOTER.