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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-10-14

60 A L
STONE AND LIME-To CONTRACTORS AND
completed the purchase
Of what is now the larger portion of the cele-
brated Florence Quarries, am able to sell
1T lower rates than heretofore.
The lime will be burned from carefully Sc
eeted rock, and sold at the lime house here at
thirty-fve cents per bushel. Orders for stone
will be filled at from four to five dollars per
ear according to size and thickness Of stone,
parties paying their own freight.
Orders sent to James Sanner, Florence, or
10 the Office near the depot, on Douglas Ave-
nue., will be promptly filed.
]. EXTON,
1875. 1875.
SMITH & PITTENGER,
Dealers in
Lime, Plaster, PIastering Hair,
Cement. Stone & Coal.
We now offer to CONTRACTORS, DEALERS,
BUILDERS, FARMERS and CHANGERS Lime
Plaster, Plastering Hair, Cement, Stone and Coal
at bottom prices, and We will endeavor to always
Keep Large Stock on Hand!
Special inducements offered to parties buying in
large lots.
OFFICE on DOUGLAS AVE, near DEPOT, at
sign of BARREL LIME on SCALES, or OFFICE
painted FRONT in RED, and at No. "A Main str.
IS SMITH q PITTENGER.
FURNISHING GOODS.
W. j. Hobson. Morgan Cox.
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Of 3i2. The election in this district will be
severely contested.
The Fourth District Fairfield and Itch
field counties was represented by VIM. II.
Barnum, Democrat, who was elected BY a
vote Of 1851 to ~ ~. Ingersoll'8 majority,
in this District, was 2529.
Tie total vote, in 1872, was = - in
1873, 83.3ot in 1874, of,72o. TIE total
population OF Connecticutis now about 57f, 0J0.
III the coming election quiet. but vigorous
ana costly efforts will be made by the Repub'
liran4 = -Ao# that their party Is united there
and LIS lo,t no votes since April. .sst There
is reason e apprelend that the Democrats Of
Conuecticu. will raly ,oo much Oh past 'icso-
rie5 and tho oval;ed merits Of their tried and
tru,ty leader. Tyery Ant-Hadieal vote 0uehs
TO b8 .9i.s. whether needed OF aos
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CONNECTICUT ELECTION.

April :. a week from next Monday, cor.
officers, member, Of the Legislature ard toul
congressman. Marshall Jewell was elected
IA 1872 by 2dol Republican majority lie was
beaten by Chas. L. Ingersou for Governor in
laI5 by majority of 5Sl4. Ingersoll was re
elected IN 1874 8ya majority of G7s2 lie was
Fo-aomineted, together with the other in
rumbents OF STATE Offices, 1t the late Demo
srattc State Convention. unanimously and
With great lnthusilsm
In the Connection. Legislature 0. 1871.
ihe Democratic maiorities were thirteen ii
iae Senate ana torty-fva il lie Houses On
laint ballot. The First Congressional Dis
irict Hartford and Tolland counties, wa,
represented il the Forty-Third Congress by
Joseph Roswell Hawley, Republican, who was
elected by yoge of l2,0tS to 10, TG6 These
counties gave Insersoll, in 1874. majority
uf Pops
The Second District II ddlesex ana New
haven countess was represented by Stephen
y. Kellogg lRep.l who was elected by vote
81 PITT 70 + $50, SO votes being cast for
erohibitionist candidate. lngersolls ma
5ority in this districf was 20SS.
The Third District was represented bv
Henry Y. Starkwea,her (Rap.l, elected BY a
vote Of 715i 70 t0oo, 100 votas being cast for
tie Prohibiuonist candidate. The counties
If New London and W.ndham, composing
.his district, gave majority against lngersoll
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st. Paul said about giving equal honor to al
parts of the body: The doctrine need
preaching over again in these days when tn
head arrogates to itself all the honor, and sucl
poor heads, too, sometimes
Conscience suggests my own as a case il
point. Very lmpolIte in conscience, but ii
think about it.
The Senatorial Party
who are goingto Mexico via New Orleans pro
pose leaving here on Monday They vii
| proceed as far az the Crescent City by rail
meeting there the government yacht which
viii then take chem directly TO Vera Cruz
Senator Cameron, Of Rennsy lyani., IS chief
tain Senator Norton and lady, Senator.
Gordon, Ransom and Htmlin, Tom Scott, the
railway king. with his giti- and daughter
MAJOR Ben PERCY Yoora. = journalistic fame,
| and his daughter, are all the names can men
ton - positively" ~ the excursion Slate.
dout suppose Nv Grlean. vii be .spt ciallv
happy q welcome Morton, who ht. uttered
80 many diaagreeablA shings concerning her
ana hog citizens. and whose YreiU.dlces will
neyes al.0s Aln. g. see Aaa-tess III sheir true
light.
Senator Cameron j. % Caring ,nan % ,ln-
iertdke Auch I. journey ii his advanced age
SENATOR HamlIn is another fine specimen
q sound mind IA !. sound body. The
southern Senator's need no Introduction here
ana ioh SCOTS works can speak tor him if
he can !. fancy he can. Equally unneces-
sary, perhaps. Tor mc to say anything about
the journalist Of the ptrtys bU' YOU see.
Mayor Ben is SO well worth knowing he has
such an Infinite fund O. humor ana anecdote,
such Gueerlv ariglua. ways Of saving things
which nevr seemed - remarkable before.
and such pleasant fashion of cordially well
coming his friends, added to !. wide expert
ence OF men and thing, generally, SO that |
30 want New Orleans - show Linn her very
best attractions, showing how charming she is.
lie viii keep . mute Journal during the
entire trip, making she fullest memoranda not
only OF scenery and geographicai data. but
Of all the thousand and one incidents which
60 to make such trip enjoyable. lie takes
his daughter with him, lopin. to benefit her
health, and there never wa, an excursion
leaving Washington with such hearty good
will attending il as this.
Q DEAR il there only wer. fairy god |
mothers nowadays, and il ! only had one to
smuggle me on board their yacht, to keep me
there III some such shape that should neither
be visible, nor Sc. sick, and then when the I
grey old town Of Vera Cruz Was reached, if |
she could only once more wave her liry wand !
making the party glad Of my presence, what
. lovely time should have.
Major Ben will see it ali. know Jus. /
what letters he will write. | can fancy Just |
now he will revel III that delicious air; how
ne viii find out all the quaint old scenes of
.omantic story. and then his skllltul pen will !.
ell Us all abOu. it III such terms as to organize
perfect army Of tourists before another sea
;on Shall come. Heaven send me the god
mother aforesaid by that time:
S,N.
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Table OF Rates OF Domestic Postage.

The following are the rates of postage on Do.
nestic Mail Matter of the different classes:
Note-All domestic mail matter Except news.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office of publications.
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
letter on which one full rate of postage ia
prepaid, but on which further postage is charge.
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in a
post-office, charged with the unpaid postage to
be collected on delivery. If the postage is left
| wholly unpaid is prepaid less than one full
rate, it viii be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office Should it reach its destina-
ton by inadvcrtence, however, ii will be charged
with double postage on delivery. zone full
rate means, in the case of mail letters or other
| first class matter, three cents.
| In large cities and adjacent districts of larpa
population having two or more post-offices with,
in distance OF three miles of each other any let
ter ported at ofsuch Offices, and addressed to
d locality within the delivery Of another of such
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre-
paid at the drop" or local letter rate of postage
only, may be forwarded to it's destination through
the proper office charged with the amount of the
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery,
If articles chargeable with different rates n,
postage are sent together in one package, the
higher rate must be paid on the entire package:
but two or more different articles, both charge.
able with the same rate Of postage, may be sent
in package payment Of that rate on the
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from the
mails Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ma
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other
publications of an obscene or indecent character:
all letters upon the envelopes of which, and DOS
tal cards upon which, scurrious epithets are
written or printed or engraved, or disloyal de-
vices printed or engraved and all articles which
from their form nature are liable to DESTROY
deface or injure the contents of mail bags or the
person of any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasters not allowed to give credit for
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until all
postage due thereon has been paid
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LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

The soui-ian, sonnndrum Finally Given j.
by (on2re-~-~eHator Chri>tiauce on the
s.o2ai Reputation Of the Attorney Gem
srat-tD .iUH.ion in Conclusion 20 Poor
Pinch-One OF t.rnnt.- Grim .Joke--The
Mexico Senatorial ENcur.ioni-is I'm Route
yin New Or!can---rnaior Gordon probu-
hi, o: the pari,-Thc tourte-io- OF the
Crescent CIV Claimed for an Old Jour
Hali-t. etc.
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GEBCkED BY 4 GAMBLER,
sEf PASSION Sol. fLAa NUN'' ''rBLI! MEN.

Gideon, ~ the Chicago TIMES, writing from
Washington under date 18th inst. thus touches
M the Congressional gamblers Of high degree
1t IS odd that great majority OF people be-
llcvc all the stories about pub IL men being reg
uiar gamblers are the inventions OF wicked polt-
zeal opponents or lrrespOn able newspaper men.
FL. nlnc private citizens Of Democratic la bit
ont OF ten that Fernando Wood hal rather squat
behind a poker hand than eat his break fast and
they -cont the Radical lie. Tell the same pro-
portion u Republicans that SCHUYLER Colf4x not
only CANDLES. but that lie has been caught pris.
gIug his ntl4hbor' 'chips, and your yarn viii
be dismissed az internal copperhead alsehood.
Tood Rcala.lcdn5 skipped all newspaper parae
graphs abJnt ScheLcks poker-piaying for ars
But 1t Ia only a month or two sincs blGlfiug
Robert was driven - the publication Of a card,
over hl+ own Signature. admitting that he had
been teaching the game 70 prominent society
people in Loldon. Hi. pious friends have not
even the last refuge Of those whose pets sud
denly exposed with i list full 81 tkeerd4.a They
can not plea, 90 he was only Playing for fun.
Poker il business. You must have stakes.
Nm incident viii show the gambling itch which
seems inseplrable from the politician. just be.
fore Congress adjourned, party, sons sting Of
two members OF the next House. Il new senator
and Western revenue official, poked into an
office on Newspaper Row, where two correspond
ents with whom they We're acquainted were lust
finishing the nights dispatches. 1t was Sunday
but the visitors were wild to be taken to John
Chamberlain's gambling house They did not
know the way: the correspondents, am Srleyed
to say, did. The latter demonstrated, pleading
the traditional sanctity of Sabbath night, but
were overruled by the officials who swore they
would copper the festive jack and play the ace to
win, before m rnng if they had to inquire the
way to the gorgeous he'll of policemen.
The scrbes finally took them III sorrowfui tow,
and the palace Of the tiger soon reached
A dapper darkey quietly ushcred the party into
the main parlor, which was Illuminated by a |
holy, mellow light lie withdrew in silence and !
presently there entered one OF the regular artists
Of the establishment. He carried a partly-open
book III hi. hand, and had evidently Just arisen |
from his reading desk He bowed sravey to the |
visitors, and then, in tones Of rather surprised /,
sorrow than welcome, hc said:
You are at liberty to look through the house !
gentlemen, If Won choose but we never 20 bust !
lcss on Sunday.
Two Representatives, senator, AMI revenue ,
'plector we're ready and crazy to game away the
losing hours of Gods day: but . tommon
gambler refused aid rcbukcd them.
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second Class.

NOTE.-Ma;lable matter of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-
cluslvely in print and regularly issued at stS led
periods from q known Office Of publication and
addressed to regular subscribers.
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noticeable Characteristic Of the discussion 81
Presidential candidates, which has become quite
active since ngrces al burned, is the conn letc
elimination OF President Grants name from the
list Of possible nominees. The Republican Jour-
ia especially discuss the ques ion without any
reference to INN whatever Thus The 81 PAM
Press a most devoted Administration journal
says: The Hon. James 6. Blaine, late Speaker
OF the House OF Representatives, wants to be the
next Republican candidate for President: 80
does Old Ben. Wade: also Henry Wilson; likewise
Norton: idem, Conkling, Carpenter Elihu Wash
burne and some others. Blaine now seems the
hkelies Of the lot to win the PRICE, and foE that
reason is not likely to win ii at all
He Is able popular, ambitious, understood 10
he IN training for the succession, and this is
enough to com inc al other ambitions aspirant-
against him. VIII. viii Ne the candidate depends
mnch on the course of political events in the
coming year. II here is marked sub-idenc,
Of tie negro and kindred agitations financial
and economical questions VIII gesumc their
prominence; ami then 1t is noH improbable that
Brl1tOW may loom up as d candidate. Il the
South shall Keep alive the negr. question bv
demonstrations 1T violence ana Injustice marked
enough To arouse the general indignation of the
North. Sheridan would probably he . fayorite
candidate. II, - seems not at al likely. there
Should b. {. general break up Of party ties, II
l. not impossible That the Ia pubcans might
choose Sherman, with his brilliant military fame
and eclectic political philosophy. - lead its
columns 10 victory. "--N y. IlI.u...
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EERTILIZINE SUBSTANCES.

FERTILIZING SUBSTANCES.
Phosphates Zine ground bones) per ton ..s 81:
Superphosphate of lime per Observation-Disclosures. 6:
Phosphate p.ecipitate pei ton..... &C
Dried Flesh. in powder. per Observation-Disclosures. SC
Dried Blood in powder, per ton ..... Is
HAIR Horns in powder. per ton. ........ 50
AzotizeI compounds representing the constituent
elements Of genuine s1iano per ton. ..... 50
These ingredients. prepared and ground with the
greatest care in mandatory are in the shape of
fine powder and can BE mNsl the spot with stable
manure, Na-asss vegetable manure etc.
Hfi' Ym 0FG!CH. 3s North Petces street
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He laid down the basket of chips he had
piltere1, and looking hard at the urchin who
had been making target Of him by shooting
at him with "nigger- killer. said: ..Whar
was you raised chile "SAucargo. said the
young hoodlum. I'm the Nort:"-"Ieth,
thur, II tort so. Snddern white folks
children wudduut do like dat. Lemme tell
YOU honey manners gwlne to carry YOU
turder den money. You heard me.-DtIas
( Iefus1 Herald.
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FERTILIZERS.

SAMPLES 80. G.-COMPEETE FERTILIZER
Go' The SUGAR CANE, Sorghe Indian Corn.
Complete Fertilizer composed of amending and
fertifizns substances with chemical bases to DO
used ,op-dI. ssn. at the rate of 800 or
900 ib.. per acre in bags of 200 lbs. 'per TOM
NO .-Fertilizer for Cotton-Com.
pie' Fertilizers, from 500 to 600 lbs per acre,
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Fisherman's luck. can be guarded against by
purchasing box Of Shadine..
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According TO Sheridan, every negro tina
has been hung il the South has lost life on
account Of his devotion to the great principles
OF the Republican party As nearly ali Of
them have been strung u for robbery, rape,
and murder, this j. rather rough on great
Republican principles. -HtcLits Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-12
TIE VEST POINT ACADEMY.

CHANGE IN TIE BOARD OF INsTRUCToRs-FINL
EXAMINATION OF TIE FIRST CLASS.
iFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
WEST POINT, June 11.-Scveral changes in
the Board of Instructors are he made this year. The
most prominent is that OF Col. Emory Upton, Com
mandan of Cadets and OF Tactics who is
to be relieved He has already been here five years. His
term Of service prolonged year in order that he
might complete his works cavalry and artillery tactics,
which will correspond with his Infantry Tactics"
He il to be succeeded by Col Thomas H. Ncil who has
already arrived. Lieut. David A. Lyle of the Ordnance
Department, Acting Assistant Professor OF Natural and
Experimental Philosophy has also been relieved and
his successor Lieut. Taman has been ordered TO report
here July 1. This morning the examination OF Charles
S. Hall of the Second Glass was held Mr. Hall Is TIC
running away of his horse during cavalry drill lie
passed quite crcdaby except In tactics. In which hc
casoned however by his becoming weary with the long
strain thus imposed upon him. The examination OF the
First Class in ordnance and gnnery was then taken up
the First Glass had to undergo. Their work Is now
finished, and their life cadets IL almost at end.
day They viii consist Of the annual address by Prof
ID. G. Gilman Of the Board OF Visitors. and the dis
tributon OF diplomas by the secretary of War. In
Gen W. +. Sherman expected 10 be present at the
reunion OF the Alumni Association, but will be prevented
by engagement which compels him 10 be ut Bunker
Hill the 18th. Gen. Butler went away Yesterday and
Is not expected to return again The comments which
occasioncd by the INVESTIGATIONS OF the Board OF
Visitors numerous. aud the effect OF the exposure
will prove wholesome. The puryeyors inc0mpetency
and unftness for the position he occupies Is evident
When asked why he did MT purchase butter In Washing
ton Market he replied that he could Mt get any decent
butter there" This afternoon the exhibition acayalry
drill-the school OF the company II given by mem
beers OF the first and second classes This afternoon Gen.
Baker and Others visited the site OF Fort Putnam with
view to improve the water facilities OF the Academy.
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NEWYORK SATURDAY, JUNE IL, 1s75-TRIPLE SHEET

stand up in the midst Of the temptations Of life a. tho
sphinx does In the sands Of Egypt everasngy stone
how many Of these men there that are stern ana
hard But conscience ought TO be beautiful not merely
useful.
Well there IL another quatythe power that Is given
to that is combative without II life would De bur.
den. We need it, and yet combativcness 10 not always
desirable Combavencss is energy and power men,
but much bad use make Of this prime and nopie
quality. Think Of man hunting wharf rats mis WHOLE on.
duty consists in holding his and watching Ior tne
rats. and he sees one he shoots There are
boils Laughter What kind Of Rety that. ,v M mat
sons who hold that kind Of feeling ADnor TINT
which Is evil. II q cheats his neighbor, don't
stand and smoker; but abhOr that which Is evil
Well, take other qualities mean such Qualities ~
humor, mirthfulness and cheerfnlness l affirm that
there families made happy BY these than arc
made happy by all the consciousness OF lfe one person
in household where every is borne down By trouble,
and courage Of soul in Them deliycranee OF
the whole household. who is elastic courageous,
hopeful, and cheerful-he is one Of those men who
are fOreordained to make piety beautiful, II
he will only carry his different qualities out.
One reason why folks to Plymouth Church, where
Christian hearts are Open where the truth Of Chrss
perence out, where they are glad because they
in God, and where they may gather togetneI,
when they may have the sympathy that comes through
soul commerce-then people will come And that Is why
they here. 1t is power that thank Cod you can
not extinguish. You cannot put 1t down. hn reality
II 10 q living power.
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are: between an points within this STATE Seventh.
That experience has shown that the railroad com.
panica where left uncontrolled, naturally look


exclusively to their interests often disregard the inter
ees and Of the public they were created 70
whereby and have been ana
still imposed and unjust discrimination made against CON-
munee and clashes and many eeueents and
towns put TO Inconvenience seriously injured or e
Interested Eighth that the people should
exact In from candidates for the Legislature an une
Quvoca pledge first that they WILL elected vote Tor suc
reductions In the rates Of freghts and fares ss VII
leave to the railroad companies fair incomes on tne
actual cost Of on of their roads and allow TOT
Just obligations second that they will to that end
thorough investigation into the affairs OF corporations ~ they
have ample do order Ia ascertain the real cost OF
construction their roads, and the annual OUTLAWS for
ing and operating the same: and third that they VIII IN al
tusting tariff Of freights and fares abolish al UNFAIR
between different localities having due regard to grades
and curves.
XII RESOLVED, That the Republican party discaim any sym
patty with infiscninate upon associated capuai WIN
blind disregard Of its rights 1t entirely Independent OF Al
corporate power and IL Ia opposed 10 81 schemes IN cta
county and city whereby under retense OF gas snn
communities irrigation for farming. few men
enrich themselves by imposing heavy burdens on the
people, repes all attempts OF corporations TO force nto
Office, through Republican conventions men VINO
will guard their own interests rather than those
Of the public, and expects to be judged Dy
its acts and the character OF Its candidates raiheI
the false accusations of its enemies who after having
power the State for the past eight years
divided equally between hem present no better claim 70
public confidence loud and professions and horror
alleged corupons and In public Affairs which
they Themselves hal managed and controlled.
The twelfth resolution invites the cooperation OF the farming
interests carrying the OF the platform
ranks invites unity Of action In the approaching Pres
Dental election
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LAST DAY OF THE ASCOT RACES.
THE ALEXANDRA PLATE WON BY DONCAsTER.

LONDON. Friday, June IL. 1873.
The Ascot races for the season of 1875 were
brought close to-day the principal feature OF the
days sport being the for the Alexandra Plate The
starters in number out Of subscription list
Of 81. Mr. Mcrrys Doncaster, which yesterday won the
Gold Cup, came in a winner Of the Plate with Sir j. d.
Astley's Scamp second, and Count Lagrange's Ecu
glamour third. The conditions under which the race
was as follows:
The Alexandra Plate OF 900 sovereigns, added to
sweepstakes Of % sOveregns EACH forfeit for four,
year-Olds and upwards: fOury car-Ods TO carry 10
pounds hveyear-olds 1872 pounds, six-year-olds ana
aged 1873 pounds and geldngs allowed pounds
winners Of any stakes prize worth 1000 soveregns III
any country in 1919, Of the Ascot, Goodwood or
Doncaser Cups Alexandra Plates IN to carry
pounds extra maiden fouycarolds at time of start
ing allowed pounds, fiveyearolds and upwards, 10
pounds; horses foaed ont of Europe allowed pounds
pure Barbs and Arabians allowed % pounds, ana no
other allowances the second horse received 200 s0ver-
egns Of the stakes and the third saved his stake to
start at the mile post and 90 once around, about
miles =,
Mr.. Merry's ch. h Doncaster, years, by stockwell
dam MarigOld
Sir j. ID. Astleys br c. Scamp, years. by me RaKe
uanl Lazy cophie
Count +. de Lagrange's b. c. Ecu glamour, years, by
MonarQue, dam TleuTette ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .