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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
POLITICAL.
Reform Club and Platform of Principles

A large number of prominent citi-
zens and members of the Republican
party in New York have organized a
reform club, with the following dec
laration of principles:
l. Resumption of specie payments, to
ward which there should be certain
and steady advance.
2. Thorough, non-partisan civil SER
vice; honesty, capacity and fidelity
should constitute the only valid claims
to public employment.
8. Retrenchment and reduction in
public expenses as near to the ante
war standard as possible under the
changed circumstances and increased
population of the country.
4. To signalize the opening of the
new century of our national existence
by having nominated by the Republic
can party for President not mere po-
litical partisan, but statesman of
tried character. in sympathy with the
best sentiments of the people on all
public questions, and conyersant with
the affairs of government, discriminate
ing and independent in the choosing
of public servants; one who will thor
oughly reform public service, and
whose name alone will be a guarantee
of official integrity; of wise and pru-
dent administration, and of fearless
enforcement of the laws.
Hon. Jas. E. Mott was chosen Presi-
dent and Gen. l.. III. Burnett was made
chairman of the executive committee.
Several hundred leading citizens
have already connected themselves
with the association.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
The Vice Presidency.

We find the following in the Wash
ington National Republican Of re-
cent date:
The regular monthly meeting of the
Kansas Republican Association was
held last evening at their rooms north
east corner Ninth and G streets, and,
after the transaction of routine bust
ness, Mr.. Hamilton introduced the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution, which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the Hon. John j. Ingalls,.
an able leader of the Republican party
in Kansas, the devoted patriot and un-
flinching champion of human rights,
of spotless character and unchanging
devotion to the party and its princi-
Piles from its foundation; and whereas
his record as a United States Senator
from the State of Kansas has been one
of which the entire State is justly
proud: therefore
RESOLVED, That the Kansas Republic
can State Association of the District
of Columbia do most earnestly recon-
mend him to the Republican National
Convention at Cincinnati for the Office
of Vice President Of the United States.
After further important business
the association adjourned.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
Political.

In the Democratic Convention oil
the Fifth Congressional District
day, Gen. A. V. Rice was renominated
for Representative, from Ohio, by &C.
clamation.
A resolution was adopted in favor
of the unconditional repeal of the re-
sumption act, and in favor of ex-Gov-
ernor William Allen tor the Presi-
dency.
At the Republican Convention OF
the Fifth Massachusetts District, Hon.
A. Ii. Bullock and George L. Hoar
were elected delegates to the Cincin-
natl Convention.
The primary meetings of the Republi.
can party in Louisville. all largely at
tended, were lively contested in some
wards for the position of delegates,
but all candidates were pronounced
Bristow men, and the city delegation
is unanimous for his nomination at
Cincinnati. AT meeting held for the
county out of the city there was some
disturbance created by man named
Ayers, whose conduct was severely
denounced by ex-attorney Joseph
Speed as revolutionary. The Ayers
crowd, composed of about thirty-five
colored men, withdrew, aud then the
meeting proceeded to elect delegates
in full. The list is headed by James
Speed, and resolutions were unani-
mously passed in favor Of Bristew as
the Republican nominee for the Presi-
leuCy,
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From Illinois.

RocKLAND COUNTY, April %, 1876.
ED. EAGLE:--I will try and write
you something about the crops. The
wheat is nearly OF quite all sown and
farmers generally are sowing oats, and
corn planting will commence about
the last Of April or the first of May.
The weather thus far has been favora-
BILE. People still cling to overcoats and
gloves, but it will be warm soon. The
damp, cool weather has caused the sale
of good many rubber boots, persons
being unable to keep their feet dry in
the ordinary leather boot.
A great many, farmers and others,
have concluded to leave Illinois and 60
to Kansas. am frequently consulted
in reference to Kansas, and the differ
ent localities, and my advice has been
that all that has been said of Kansas
is true, and that no finer country exists
than the Arkansas Valley. AS to my
self, Kansas shall be my final resting
place. JAS. NEWELL.
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About Doctors and the State Association

"The annual convocation of the med
ical men of the different parts of our
State which occurred at Leavenworth
May 10th, permits us to say word
about doctors. Scarcely any of US
who have lived nigh unto middle age,
but have had something to do with
those who style themselves the "regu-
lar" profession, and who compose this
assemblage now in session at Leaven-
worth and who for thousands of years
nave handed down its accumulated
knowledge for the alienation of dis
tressed humanity.
''Over two thousand years ago it was
the custom among the Egyptians to re-
quire their priests to commit the con-
tents of medical works to memory by
oral instruction, just as it has been in
India, where the Brahmins are required
to study and learn the vedas only by
oral teaching,a custom, however, which
in modern times is fast growing less
observed among them. In the more
remote of ancient times it was the Gus
tom to practice lamentations for the re-
moval of disease. In the temples of
that NEUROLOGICAL god of medicine
Esculapius-these lamentations were
thought to effect wonderful cures. The
priests of this order were instructed
in therapeutical art and transmitted
their knowledge orally to their sue
cessors.
"The doctors in old times were paid
much as in the present day. Among
the Romans about twenty-nine cents
of our money was an average fee for
professional call, though we aear of
$4,000 of our money being paid to
court physician by ore of the Empe-
rors. In China custom prevails un-
til the present day, of paying monthly
or yearly salaries, which is received
regularly as those for whom it is paid
remain in health, but if illness occurs
the salary stops and so remains until
recovery has taken place.
"All the later isms in medicine have
prepagated themselves from this one
profession. Scarcely any of us are so
old as not to be within the reckoning
of their beginning. These all delight
to call this class Of physicians allopaths
while our regular NJ. ID. will admit Of
no pathy except herhaps that of anti
pathy. His labor is incessant. His
devotion to the public good is only APP
preciated when we compare results.
1t is stated on statistical authority,
that in the city of Genoa about the
time of the Reformation that the av-
erage length of life was about twenty
one years, and that in 1870 the average
length of life in the same place was
over thirty-nine years. 1t is also stat
ed that as many persons live at present
in that city to the age of seventy years
as did 800 years ago till the age of forty
years. Comparisons like this tell us
what the family doctor has donew
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
The Power of the West.

One of the political signs noticed by
the Independent press, whose powers
of observation are not obscured by
partisan passions, is that which indi-
Gates that there will be no candidate
put in the field at either of the Presi-
Dental nominating Conventions who
will not represent the ambition of the
west. That section has ascertained
its power, and bids fair to take the old
place of the south as the mother of
Presidents. Lincoln, johnson and
Grant show how the tide has been
running since 1860, and there is no ev-
idence, but quite the reverse, of any
symptoms of turning. The New York
Herald considers that, however east
ern men object to this, they may as
well accept the inevitable, and consent
to the election of some western man
who would be broad enough to tax e
i'll the whole country.-Baltimore Sun
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From the Upper End.
GREENWICH. May 4, 1876.

GREENWICH. May 4, 1876.
Hon. NJ II. Mwdock::
DEAR SIR again take up my pen
to let the world know that we still
have our heads above high water mark.
1t is pretty difficult task to send the
EAGLE items of interest from this vi
entity, as the people here pay pretty
strict attention to their own business.
We will say nothing Of the mud and
rain of the past, as the last ten days
or two weeks have been pretty favor
able for the farmers, and most of them
have been flying around quite lively,
making it a point to plant corn as soon
as possible. Owing to the lateness of
the spring but very little corn has been
planted. Mr.. II. l.. Wilson, | believe,
is first Oh the programme for planting
corn, that is on old ground, quite a
number have planted sod corn. Mr..
J. J. Forman planted sod corn three
weeks ago.
Mr.. Wilson has purchased Marsh
harvester of Messrs. Shlichter & Rus
sell, who are both courteous and &C.
commodating gentlemen, and those
wishing any thing in the line of ma
chinery of any kind will do well to
call on the firm of Shlichter & Russell,
who are ever ready to welcome you.
We have been having a south wind
for three days, but the wind has again
changed TO the north, and it has been
raining to-day, aud the clouds are pass
ing back to the torrid zone, and it is
to be hoped that the farmers can soon
commence work. Grass is growing
finely and the fall wheat looks beauti-
full.
hope fomething of importance will
occur soon. and if there should, we
will try and let you know. Items
scarce and we will be quiet.
Respectfully yours,
HAWK EYE.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
Cobb, Cook and the wyandotte Gazette.


Two as energetic men as ever
stumped the State are Cobb and Cook
of Wyandotte, one candidate fol-
Governor and the other candidate
for Congress in the Second District.
Both men have good political records,
both have brains and both have been
personal friends for years. While
Cobb was in Congress the Gazette, at
times, was merciless in its criticisms
of him, even to the result of libel
suit. As to Henry Cook, it never had
any use for him. To our surprise,
Taylor comes out this week with a
drawn parallel of the two men, which
leaves them horS du combat, but as
good men as the State boasts. We
heartily agree with Taylor, but for the
life of us can't imagine what's come
over him unless his doctor has told
him TO balance his earthly accounts.
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The Supreme Court of Kansas has

The Supreme Court of Kansas has
just sffirmed decision that is of con-
siderable Importance, aud affects every
city in Kansas where lfug stores ex-
ist. Under the guise of selling 'pure
wines and liquors for medical pur-
poses," most druggists keep supply
of intoxicating liquors on hand. 1t is
hardly possible to confine the sale
strictly to the invalid class; and those
who only take an Occasional drink
prefer a drug store to saloon to OBJ
tain it. But this decision of the Su-
preme Court holds druggists equally
responsible with the saloon keepers
for the sale of liquors, even for medi-
cal purposes only; and requires that
druggists and saloon keepers alike
take out license in cities where ordi-
nances are in force to that effect.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
EASTERN KANSAS SUFFERS FROM A
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
Chicago and Other Western Cities Suffer
Extensively.

The rain storm of Saturday MORN
ing prevailed generally throughout the
west, in places taking the character
and fury of a tornado. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday il raIned almost
continuously throughout Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Illinois.
AT Leayenworth the tornado struck
the city at o'clock a. m. The dis
patches say that the cloud was funnel
shaped, with the small end down. 1t
moved with an oscillating motion from
west to east, rebounding like bomb
shell, and scattering rum in its path
way wherever it struck the earth. The
loss TO the city and county cannot be
less than $4,000, and may reach q
quarter Of million. The Leaven-
worth carpet factory, three-story
brick building, 30x150 feet, erected
about year and half ago, which,
with its machinery, cose over $4,000
is a total4oss, being utterly demolished.
The heavy roof of the Odd Fellows
hall, one of the largest buildings in
the city, was torn off and the interior
of the building ruined by water. The
roof of w. c. Lobenstein's large hide
and fur house was torn off, and the
building more or less injured. a por-
ton of the iron roof of the Union de-
pot was blown off, a section of the
roof of the new market house, por-
ton of the south wall of HoiTman's
liquor store, a portion of the north
wall of the Leayenworth Mills, and
the entire roof of Harmon's block, on
Shawnee street. The other large
houses were more or less injured and
some thirty smaller buildings unroofed
or blown down, while the wooden
sidewalks were torn up, awnings car
ried away and outbuildings blown
over in all parts of the city visited by
the tornado. The line of the storm
was right through the heart of the
city from west to east, and extended
from Oak to Shawnee streets.
At Lawrence, Kansas, several houses
were blown down in the vicinity, and
two valuable thoroughbreds, at the
Kansas Stud Farm, were struck by
lightning. All the railroads leading
TO the city were damaged.
At Chicago a rotary tornado passed
right through the heart of the city.
Six men were killed at the Michigan
Southern depot which was demolished
Throughout the west the storm was
more or less violent in places. 1t will
be remembered that old Tice predict
ed bad storms for the summer of 1876.
and the start-ol is rather startling.
In an address at Leayenworth he pre-
dicted fifteen rainy days this month,
five of which we have already had.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
DELEGATES THUS FAR.
The Presidential Outlook at Cincinnati.

So many groundless claims to the
support of certain delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention have been made
by the friends of some of the candi-
dates that it is worth while to recall
the action of the States so far as they
have acted, and to report the exact
condition of the delegations so far as
their preferences are known.
We will give the result as nearly as
possible in the order in which State,
Territorial and District conventions
have reported:
Maine, IA delegates for James g..
Blaine.
Wisconsin, 90 delegates elected by
the State convention, which adopted a
resolution unanimously favoring the
nomination of Mr.. Blaine.
Texas, l6 delegates; unpledged, but
supposed to be for Blaine and 10 for
Morton.
Indiana, so delegates for Oliver p.
Morton.
Pennsylvania, So delegates for James
F. Hartranft. Pennsylvania is the on
ly State which has instructed its dele
gates to vote as a unit, whether it
sticks to its final choice or is transfer
red 10 another candidate.
Ohio, AZ delegates for II. b. Hayes.
New York, 20 delegates, the most of
whom, say 55, viii vote for Roscoe
Conkling on the first ballot. OF the
remainder, s for Blaine, for Bristow,
and scattering.
Vermont, 10 delegates for Blaine, al
though uninstructed.
Mississippi, l6 delegates; II for
Morton, unknown.
South Carolina, II delegates; of
whom are for Morton, for Blaine,
and for Bristow.
District of Columbia, delegates for
Blaine.
North Carolina, delegates at large,
chosen by the State Committee, all for
Blaine.
Arkansas, II delegates for Morton.
Connecticut, u delegates; s of whom
are for Jewell, 2 for Blaine, and for
Bristow.
Virginia, % delegates for Blaine, by
resolution of State Convention.
California, II delegates; 10 for Blaine
and for Bristow.
Oregon, delegates for Blaine.
Colorado. 6 delegates for Blaine,
? for Bristow, l for Morton, for
Conkling.
Idaho, ? delegates for Blaine.
Wyoming, delegates for Bristow.
Montana, 2 delegates for Blaine.
Georgia, 4 delegates at large elected
by the State convention, preference
unknown; second district instructed
for Bristow.
Maryland, l6 delegates for Blaine.
Massachusetts, delegates at large,
chosen by State convention; 2 for
Blaine, for Bristow.
If the reader will foot up the above,
he will find that thus far there have /
been 406 delegates elected, of which it
may with fairness be said that Blaine |
has 40: Morton, 10; Conkling, sc (; /
Bristow, 10: Hartranft, So; Hayes, AZ ;
unknown, 16. The convention will |
consist of 756 members.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
Road Notice.
STATE OF KANSAS, I
CAI--fcI- Sc.

STATE Sa1l; OF KANSAS KANSAS SIS.
To whom it may concern Whereas, applica-
ton has been made, by petition, to tn Board OF
County Commissioners of Sedgwick County,
Kansas, for vacating and relocating a public
road, follows, to-wit
The place of beginning of said road poini
BIG rods south of quarter section corner on north
boundary line of section 6, town y, range l, east
followidg Sand Bank road TO point on south
boundary line of northeast quarter section I,
town q, range l, east relocated beginning at q
point 3l6 rods south of quarter section on north
boundary line of section 6, town q, range |, east
thence following foot Of Sand Bank to north
boundary line of section I, town q, range |, east
thence east on said section line to point near
the right bank of Little Arkansas river at as
practicable thence south to foot of Sand Banks
thence following foot of Sand Banks as near rs
practicable to intersect the south line of north
interscct Sand Bank road. And whereas, f. N.
Thompson, John Carruthors and Calvin Pearson
road viewers. and Ii. l.. jackson County Sur
veyor of eaid County, have been appointed and
ordered bv said County Commissioners to view,
survey, and vacate and relocate said road.
Therefore. you are hereby notified that said
viewers and surveyor will proceed on the 18th
place of beginning Of said road, to view. sur
vey, and vacate and relocate said road, and per-
form whatsoever ether duties as are required of
them by law. And unless you file written ap-
picatiOn for damages sustained, and cOmpensa-
ton claimed with said viewers, giving de
scription of the premises on which you claim
such damages or compensation, your application
barred.
Dated April Goth, 1876.
JOHN TUCKER,
SGT. County Clerk.
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Change.

Senator Boutwell, has offered a bill
ry of the Treasury to renew the frac-
tional currency, provided the whole
amount outstanding at any time shall
not exceed $4,000, goo. The object of
the bill is to maintain fractional paper
currency and silver, with the view,
perhaps, of supplying the country with
as much small change of both kinds as
it wants.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
Little George" is Sound.

From the New York Herald'S report
of the meeting of tie Centennial Man
ayers at Philadelphia, last week, we
clip the following: "Mr Crawford, of
Kansas, said that if the railroad rates
from his section were reduced one-half,
$4,000 people would come TO Philadel-
phia from Kansas. At the present
charges, there will not be 1000. There
is a widespread feeling that the COM
panies are trying TO make money from
the patriotic impulse of the people.
The people of the west would not
come if they were not given fair
rates =,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
A Contradiction.

The statement that the President
relieved General Custer from his CON-
mand because he was a witness in the
Belknap impeachment trial. is officially
denied; on the contrary it was the
wish of the President that General
Custer, having been subp9nad as a
witness, should remain until he had
testified, and that in the meantime the
Indian expedition should be placed
under the command of some other
officer. Neither the Secretary of War
nor General Sherman protested against
relieving General Custer.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
The Poetess "Una. I"

Mrs. Mary A. Ford, "Uno," the well
known Irish-American poetess,is dead.
She was held in very high estimation
by the Irish-American and Catholic
press of the country. Her Washing
tons Farewell 10 His Army" ga Hun
dred Years From Now" "The Green
and Gold" the "Men of Rutli," and
"God PITY the Poor" are estimated
among the finest things in the English
lanUuooro
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
Silver Paid Out On Check.

The United States Treasury finding
the redemption of currency too slow
a process, and that the supply was
abundant, issued orders that on and
after Monday next checks on the treas.
ury will be paid in silver, if desired.
This will wipe out the premium on
silver and put as much coin afoat as
the public wants. So we will soon
have plenty of silver throughout the
entire countrv
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11

The Wichita EAGLE and the Topeka
Times are of the opinion that the Kan.
sas delegates to the Republican Ma.
tional Convention ought not to be in.
structed, on the ground that their
hands would be tied, and their influ.
ence lessened. To all of which we as.
sent. The candidate for whom the
delegates might be instructed to vote
perhaps, would stand no show of Sc.
curing nomination, yet they would
be compelled by their instructions, to
throw away their votes.-EHterprist
Gazette.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-11
Dom Pedro.

Dom Pedro visited both Houses OF
Congress on the Sth and seemed to
take quite an interest in the proceed
ings. He subsequently visited the
Supreme Court, and then went to the
Executive Mansion. He was met in
the Blue Room by the President and
Secretary Fish and, after being pre-
scented. passed into the Red Room
where he was introduced to Mrs.
Grant, Mrs. Fish and Mrs. Fred Grant.
Some time was passed in social con-
yersatiou.
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No Instructions Needed.

A number of Kansas Republican pa
pers have expressed themselves in ia
vor Of sending delegation to the Ma
tional Convention uninstructed. That
is our sentiment, Do not instruct
them, but send delegation known to
be dead sure in favor of Blaine. with
Hayes or some other popular man for
second choice.-Kansas Chief.
Yes, or rice versa.
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HENIOUS OUTRAGE.
a Brute Of Husband ForciblY Sells His Wife's
Virtue.

A special to the Kansas City Times,
from Girard, Kansas. gives the partic-
ulars of a revolving crime now before
the courts in that town:
Mrs Annie Il. Doss, of Baker town
ship, filed a complaint before Justice
Sasres, charging that on the night of
the 2Sth of April ). Wood and William
A. Doss did unlawfully assault her,
and ''feloniously, forcibly and against
her will. ravish and carnally know
her." The parties were arrested and
brought before the justice.
William A. Doss is the husband of
the prosecuting witness. They have
only been married since the third Of
April. Doss is seventeen years of age
and his wife sixteen. Her story is
that her husband had made several
improper requests in behalf of Wood,
to which she refused to accede.
On the night the crime was perpe-
trated she was importuned again by
her husband, but again refused. Dur
ing the night, however, he came to her
room with Wood, and the husband
actually held his wife while Wood out
ragged her person.
1t Is proper to state that the defend
ants deny the charge.