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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
Republican Convention.

A delegate Convention Of the Repupiicans o.
,he sta,e of ansas will be held in Resresentau'e
Hall in the city of Topeka, on W .dnesday tne
cath day of May, A. D., 1876, at the honr Oh wv
O'Clock u. m, for the purpose OF choosing yen
delegates and ten alternates to represent tne ne
publican party OF Kansas in the Union hepaon-
can National Convention TO be held in Cincinnati
Ohio. on the IAN day of June, prox, Tor Inc pur.
nose of nominating candidates for President ana
vice President of the United States. Each Rep
resentative district entitled to representation IN
the Legislature Of 1877 shall be entitled to TWO
delegates.
It's recommended that the district conventions
fer the purpose of electing delegates to the state
Convention herein called be held on saturday.
the 18th day of May, 1876, at such hour Ms may he
designated by the central committee OF each Rep
resentative district. in the event that there De
no such committee, by the central committee oil
the county 1t is also recommended that IN addi-
ton to the delegates herein provided ioi, one al
ternate be elected for each delegate.
No person will he entitled to seat or vote In
the convention by virtue of holding the proxy oil
any of the delegates.
Bv order of the committee
joins GUTHRIE, Chairman.
J. JAY BUCK, Secretary.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
A Just Estimate.

The Lawrence Standard, Reform
paper edited by ex-senator Ross, says
OF the late Legislature, IN reply to ar
ticles criticisimg its action or want of
action very severely:
"The following, from the WICHITA
EAGLE, and endorsed by the Leaven-
worth Times, both good Republican
authority. is rather severe on our late
Republican Legislature. We think, in
all candor, that it is much too severe.
Tie papers named could hardly have
said worse things had the Legislature
not been largely Republican. Candid
", we think the Legislature that has
just adjourned was rather above the
average of such bodies.
"No more mistakes or omissions
were made than is usual-there was
no unusual outcroppimg of dema-
goguery or effort in the interest of
personal ambiiion-but there was less
special and local legislation than usual.
aud a good deal more of wholesome
general legislation than we have had
for many years.
$50 much, at least, the members Of
the last Legislature are entitled to have
said'
We believe this is just and fair crit
icism. The Legislature failed to do
some things that il ought TO have done,
but so far as we can see, the laws it
did pass are generally good. and will
be cordially approved by the people,
Atchison Champion.
We have 20 disposition to go into a
review of the work of the last Legis-
lature, of its silly by-plays and un-
blushing buncombe, nor do we care
dwell upon the character and records
Of the members who howled reform
the loudest, as it would do no possible
good. Besides, that it refused to gay
its honest debts, defrauded poor men of
just dues, created 4 State Office and
made no appropriation to carry it on.
crushed one man for supposed offence
and crouched TO another whose misde-
meanor was of the same but holder
character, that many of it's members |
fought like cats aud dogs, and that !
eight-ten,hs Of the bills passed were
either special acts, general acts for |
some special case, or appropriation
bills, and that it created lot of extra
officers TO eat up their Centennial APP
preparation, which they had refused 10
q smaller number of officers, that it de-
stroyed two Normal schools and Grip
led the only State institution that
Southwestern Kansas has, are facts SO
well known as to be stale. We think
we know enough of Kansas legislation
to at least make fair estimate of the
work of any single session, and we do
think that the late body, in the efforts
Of its individual members to Guido in
certain directions, made some grieyous
mistakes. Outside of the apportion-
ment, which under their oaths they
were compelled TO make, the revision
of the tax law and school law. there's
little the people of the State at large
have to be thankful for.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
Kansas at Philadelphia.

A special dispatch was received at
Topeka on the 18th which said that
Capt. Geo. L. Anthony, President of
the State Board of Centennial MAN.
ayers, who went to Philadelphia about
q week ago, in company with MIR. Carr,
the architect, TO make arrangements
for the erection of the Kansas Centen-
NAL building, telegraphed Secretary
Gray, to-day, that the building is now
under satisfactory contract, to be COM
pleted on the 1st of May next. The
plan and general appearance of the
building to be erected is familiar to all
who have seen the Autograph pictures
of it, widely distributed through the
STATE
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
The Arkansas Valley Railroad.

The following interesting item we
clip from the Arkansas City Traveller.
We would suggest to Mr.. Budd, if his
company means business, that it Sc
cure the right Of way through the In
dian Territory, and then come up and
see the people of Cowley, Sumner,
Sedgwick and Reno, who are fully
posted and can give him all the in
formation necessary. With the open
ing Of the Territory the proposed line
of Road is the grandest in the west, a
fact fully appreciated by our people,
who know that it is only question of
time as to the building of the road,
and who care not cent what interest
takes hold so it is constructed.
The 7rareler says:
We have received a letter from Mr..
w. j. Budd, of Van Buren,, Arkansas,
who lately visited this section, look
ing out prospected route for the ex-
tension of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad up the Arkansas Val
ley, asking for the statistics of the
county and what amount of aid we
could give toward such an enterprise.
Ii the route is to be continued 10
Wichita it would make grand trunk
line, and would receive all the encour-
agement possible to give from this Sec
ton.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23

and churches that make them look as
though New England had been planted
anew in the west. Those moving from
the east to the Arkansas valley will
not be called upon to sacrifice the as
s0ciations of cultivated society, for the
most intelligent and liberal society in
the world can be found in Kansas
there all opinions meet upon the level.
1t is not what you think, but what you
do, that makes the man of you there.
The history of Illinois is repeating
itself in Southwestern Kansas. Even
the modern settlers in Illinois can re-
member well when the rich prairies of
central Illinois went begging for pur-
chasers at the nominal price of five
dollars an acre, while now it is COW
cred with splendid farms, numerous
cities and towns, net-worked with rail
roads, and farmland is worth from
twenty to one hundred dollars an &C e.
Those who are now taking possession
Of the fertile lands of the Arkansas
there in as many years.
This road, with the country along
its line cannot fail to become as well
the seat of civilization aud riches. The
actual food centre of both east and
west, it will command, with its golden
grain, the products of both mines and
factories, and the pioneers who first
possess its soil will be the first to har-
vest its advantages. In these far-off
western regions, known to be so rich
in resources, and yet OF whose vast
extent of resources so little is really
understood, the proper development
has just begun. Everything is at the
beginning,
-''plastic yet and warm,''
and it only remains for the enterprise
ing young, middle aged, and even old
men of the older eastern communities
to step forward and take advantage of
the opportunities here so profusely
presented, and which need only cour-
age, industry and persistence, rather
than friends and capital, to email g
them to realize the fullest success.
Both the railroad company and the
government offer premiums for set
tiers. The free gifts of the one and
the long credits of the other consti-
tute, to whoever accepts them, actual
capital. Strength, energy and indus
try must do the balance! And never
did strength, energy and industry have
such an opportunity If the informa-
ton given about this country, where
agricultural bonanzas of golden grain
are constantly struck by every hus-
ploughshare, does not inau-
gurate all era of immigration hither,
then mankind has ceased to seize upon
manifest advantages, when pointed out
to them, or else lost the disposition to
better their condition.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
Marsh Wanted.

The Democrats, who got just enough
out of Marsh to fix Belknap, and who,
finding that their witness was telling
things that would sink all the availa-
bic candidates in the Democratic par
ty for President, sent him off to Cana
da. are just now in peck of trouble.
son the 18th dispatch from WASH
ington, says the President received a
communication from the judiciary
committee of the House of Represent
atives, asking that proceedings be ia
ken to secure the return Of Marsh now
in Canada, to Washington. The letter
was referred to the Attorney General,
who informed the committee that prop
er steps had already been taken to Sc
Mash's attendance before the commit
tee, and an agent of the Department
was already in Montreal with this OBJ
ject in view.
Last night the Attorney General re-
ceived telegram from his agent, an
nouncing that he had been in confer
ence with Marsh, and that the latter
was perfectly willing to return here,
but required additional guarantees
that he would be safe from embarrass-
ments and that what he desired was the
issue full pardon, in which case he
would Immediately return.
After conference with the Presi-
dent this was determined upon, and
the Attorney General telegraphed his
agent to that effect. A pardon will be
ready for him to take to Marsh early
next week.
The Government officer will leave
Montreal to-day for the purpose of re-
ceiving if and will at once return with
it &c Marsh who will, on its receipt.
proceed, without delay, to Washing
ton. The Attorney General was with
the judiciary committee to-day, and
stated these facts to its members.
The same afternoon the Attorney
General received a telegram from Her
son, who is negotiating with Marsh,
which says Marsh also desires immu-
nifty for his wife as condition of his
return. This will will also be granted.
The agent is now in New York.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
4. NJ. MrsSER, Secretary
"Arbor Day. /"

The last Legislature passed a reso-
luton requesting the Governor to is
sue a proclamation appointing an"Ar-
Dor DAY." Governor Osborn has ac-
cordingly issued his proclamation des-
ignating Saturday, April LIST, as "Ar-
Dor Day." for the State, and urging all
citizens TO plant trees on that day.
We hope the Governors request may
meet general and favorable response.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
Gen. Babcock Seen.

General Babcock, of Lawrence, Kan
sas. is a brother to the Private Secre-
tary of President Grant. Last week
charges were telegraph,d over the
country 10 the effect that the ex-Sur,
vevor General of the State of Kansas
was mixed up in some traderships in
connection with Durfee, Peck and 9TH
ers. A Standard reporter called on
Gen. Babcock last Saturday when the
latter gentleman said that all the fu-
rore had grown out of some purely
business transactions that cannot re-
feet upon himself or the administers
ton.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
For the EAGLE.
From Payne Township.
Greenwich. March 16, 1876.

GREENWICH, March 16, 1876.
Hon. N. NJ Murdock:
DEAR SIR:-I thought perhaps you
might like to hear from Payne again,
and hear hsw we are getting along. |
have taken the liberty to communicate
to your valuable paper once before
and it found space in its columns, al
though il did not interest all that read
it.
The farmers arc generally busy out
here, preparing for the spring cam
paign, expecting in few days an order
from Old Probabilities for general
forward movement Of the pillow, har-
row, and then the grain-drill and the
corn-planter. The farmers will have a
hard forced-march to make, for there
is much ground to pass over before the
end of the planting season is reached.
There is more than the usual amount
of land unplowed at this time of the
year, although the fall and winter were
more favorable for the work than 10
generally the case; still farmers, if any
odds, are behind, owing to the fact Of
more work to be done than ever be-
fore, and without additional help. But
with an early spring, which is now in
Dictated, this will be greatly overcome.
The winter has been fine, the ground
Just whitened with snow enough yes
terday to track jack rabbit. The far
mers are feeling pretty well, generally,
and l think those of the farmers who
have raised large crops, aud come out
at the but end of the horn, and not at
the small end, as we usually term it,
will have enough left after paying their
debts to liquidate the Indebtedness of
their land, and still have cribs full of
corn and bins full Of wheat and oats
left for their present use. This is
great boon to the farmers-content-
ment, joy and independence.
One of our friends has been able this
winter to take his homestead-right on
his Government farm, after having
lived on it four or five years past, and
is now i'm possession of good home.
But another one of our neighbors has
lost his claim by being contested, after
he has been living on it for a period of
four or five years, and others likewise.
BE careful and see that you are all
right and then go ahead.
Our schools, too, have been in .
fourishing and progressive condition
this winter, and more attention seems
to have been given to obtain good and
competent teachers than usually has
been heretofore. The parents take an
interest in the welfare of their chill
dren aud find more time to visit the
schools and see how the children were
being instructed. We long more and
more for the time when the usual sur
face teaching will be replaced by some
more deep and abiding, and Of more
benefit to the pupil.
All the social interests of the county
have been well attended to this winter,
preaching, lectures, lyceums and liter
airy societies, singing, spelling and 9TH
err schools, and meetings, have had and
are having their portion in due season.
For fear that have already imposed
upon your good nature, Mr.. Editor. l
will close by thanking you for the pub
lication of this article in the EAGLE.
Yours respectfully,
d. II. SwARTS.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
Republican County Convention

The Republican voters OF sedgwick Coun'y'
Kansas, will take notice that Republican Coun-
~ Convention will be held ut Eagle Hall, on the
18th day OF May, A. ID. 1s76, at O'Clock p. m >
of said day, for the purpose Of choosing delegates
to represent the said County, in the the State Con-
vcntion, which meets at Topeka, kansas, May a.
1876 to chose delegates to represent the State In
the Cincinnati National Convention.
Each voting precinct in the County VIII be en-
titled to two delegates in the the County Conven-
ton, and it is recommended that the Township
primaries will be held at the usual places OF vot-
ing, on May G, 1876, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
1t is hoped that all Republicans VIII attend the
primaries an see that none but good men are
chosen as delegates.
Iy order of the County Central Committee
WIN BALDWIN, Chairman.
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The current story that Mr.. Pendle-
ton excited the jealousy of Mrs. Marsh
by his attentions to Mrs. Bowers, dur
ing the famous tour in Europe. is be-
lieved to have some foundation in fact.
This petty quarrel is said 10 be the pri-
mary cause of the explosion which has
resulted in the ruin of Marsh, Beiknap
and Pendleton.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
Fun in a LEGISLATURE,

They had lively time in the Ohio
Legislature on the day after the New
Hampshire election. An American
flag was displayed over the desk OF
each of the Republican members, while
the desks of the Democratic members
were heavy with black drapery. Mr..
Menser, Democrat, made seriO-
comic speech, in the course of which
he said his earliest recollections were
of a Republican victory that his
whole life had been saddened by SIM
liar cries, and that he expected when
he should be called to enter into the
pearly gates Of the better world, the
last earthly sounds he should hear
would be of another Republican vic
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23

The wife of ex-senator Carl Schurz
died at their residence, in New York,
on last Wednesday, of puerperal fever.
She gave birth to son on the Sunday
previous. Mrs. Schurz, whose name
was Margaretta Meyer, was the daugh-
of Hamburg merchant, and was mar
ried to her husband in 1852, and came
with him 10 the United States shortly
afterwards. She leaves several chill
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
Sherif's Sale.

Notice is hereby given that will offer for sale
at public auction ut the door of the courthouse in
the City of Wichita, Sedswick County, State Of
Kansas, on
Saturday, the 22d day of april, 1876.
at O'Clock p. m, Of said day, the follow ing
real estate, to wit:
Lot No. l23 on Dounlas Avenue, in Griffen-
STEMS addition to the City Of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, state of Kansas. taken as the property of
Daniel Hoover and G. V. Lopez, on an execution
in favor the Wichita Savings Bank, issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of said County and to
me directed as Sheriff of said County.
Given under my hand the 22d day of March 1876,
ii. w. DUNNING, Sheriff.
Sluss, Stanley & Hatton, Plaintiff Attys. Sis
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
NOTICE..
L. S. LAND OFFICE,

L. S. LAND OFFICE,
Wichita, Kansas, March ., 1876.
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
William Mckee, against Alvin s. Way and Geo.
A. Seymore, for andoning their declara tory
statement filings Nos. 6)39 and 1858, dated July
II, 1872, and April y, 1873, upon the southeast
quarter section %, Township %, south range one
west in Sedgwick County, Kansas, with view
to the cancellation of said filings the said par
ice on the 18th dav of April, 1876, at 10 O'Clock
a m, to respond and furnish testimony con =
corning said aIledged abandonment.
ii l.. TAYLOR,
J0-4s Register
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
From the New York Telegram.
Centennial Chimes.


The exhibition of the Argentine
Republic will consist of3O,OO articles.
Twelve men have been killed at the
Centennial buildings in three months.
Four pictures from the Munich Art
Gallery will be sent to the Exposition.
The foreign exhibitors, as general
rule, bring their own show cases with
| them.
An area of 500, 44O feet, or nearly
thirteen acres, Is covered by Machinery
Hall.
A colossal statue of Prince Bismarck
will be exhibited in the German Art
Department.
The Women's pavilion is about fin
ished, except some slight ornamental
tions and painting.
The ordnance exhibits of the United
States will be under the charge OF
VIM. II. Penrose.
Prominent among the German col
lection of paintings will be scenes
from the Franco-Prussian war.
A fancy pavilion occupies Spain's
space in the Main Building, and is fully
prepared for the arrangement OF ex-
hibits.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Ill, h;h;t I a50 hooks unfinished dur
~ ,..ca,,t vears on educational
topics alone.
,.,.t;ng tha nrowtb and bistory of
.us s,;oan f;og will decorate the
NJ. Exh;h;t;on RniIdino e
-, g.
Inc contract i1l sHe wv liz ens h .ns
hoom w Ua hv the RniIdino Com
oS -. tn cost vii, no 81 OO1,
l,..oo' c-:,:. 81, at.
Ihlrty lnuiah lanlilles, VIII 'ne :,
dogs, trappings ana parapner'alia, wiz
ehcaihp gu Jug Nento mans ~
u"ue' .'o
Inc shoe anu iea'ner ouilu,ns, Will
ad)oins machinery nan, anu from 10
position looks iike inrso auui.ion "
tnat oui'oi"s' Is r"piu's nearing CUM
pietlou'
Specimens OF the engine ana other
machinery useo IN propei,i.s = mn %n
of-war VIII shortiy oe senI VI .ne EN-
positloh groulus from 'ho "sni"S
ton Navy 1aros.
The entire process reducing and
amalgamating ores will be illustrated
by California firm. Ihey nave con-
.racteu lor .he cons'ruo.iol y, "a, en
iature twenty stamp quartz 'h'ii io'
tnat purpose.
The finest part of tho Italian display
will be seen in the Art department.
There will be two hundred exhibits OF
statuary alone, and the paintings will
be carefully selected.
The Massachusetts Centennial Com
mission have had a controversy as to
which should have the chief control OF
the States Centennial interests. 1t
has been decided in favor OF DIR. Le-
ring.
The Chief of the Bureau of Awards,
Professor Stille, is forming the Amer
lean jury of Awards, to be composed
of one hundred gentlemen, who are to
be apportioned among the several de-
partments in accordance with the spe-
cial attachments of each.
Tho s,oo ooo bona for the faithful
,.noaoment IF The Government Cen.
,ann;sI Find has been dnlv signed and
sonrardad 70 tho Secretar1 of the
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23

The Wichita EAGLE, commenting on
Wilder's withdrawal from the Con-
gressional race, says: swell; if Web.
won't run for Congress or run news
paper, let him, in the interest of the
people and the Republican party, stay
where he is" A good Auditor is of
more Importance to the State of Kan
sas than AN average member of Con-
gress. We second the EAGLES mo-
journal.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23

II seems we have reached an era oil
denials. Joyce and Mcdonald aud
Mckee denied their completely with
the whiskey ring. Now Mr.. Pendle-
ton denies that he had any improper
connection with any Kentucky claim
for transportation; Mr.. Randall denies
that he was ever interested with Mr..
Roach in any ship-building contracts,
and the friends of Mr.. Hendricks de-
ny that he has any interest in certain
Calling uun Jobs.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23

Wichita is the most systematic town
in the world. The following order in
which the denizens take drink, is
thus described: Eye opener, 6 a. m :;
appetizer, a. m; digester, 8 a. M;
big reposer, 9 a. M; refrescr, 10 a. M;
stimulator, II a. m: Walkers tonic,
IL m; settler, p. M; roster, 2 p. M;
big talk, 8 p. m; social drink, p. m;
invigorator, 5 p. m; solid straight, 6
p. m; chit chat, p. m; fancy smile,
8 p. m: pleasant talk, 9 p. M; spark
Ter, 10 p. m; happy dream, Il p. m;
night cap, II o'clock.-Osage City
Free Press.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23
7. P. JACKSON. JOHN WESTON
THE BONNER LIVERY STABLE,
JACKSON & WESTON

n. p. Jackson, who formerly kept feed stable
in West Wichita, and John Weston, of the Ex-
change stable in Wichita, have formed partner
ship and are now transac ing livery and feed
business in the Bonner Stable, formerly occupied
by Basley March. They wish their patrons to
call and see them where they can be we'll acc IN
modated with nything in their line, ut as low
rates any place in town
Immediately opposite the stable is the old and
well-knOwn Daily House, now occupied by ID.
S. Munger formerly of the Empire, where will be
found good boarding and lodging at yerw low
rates. 81
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23

The citizens of Washington, d. c.,
will appropriately commemorate the
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's
death, April 14th, by the unwilling of
the Lincoln monument. Frederick
Douglass will deliver the grafton.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-23

The sewing machine monopoly re-
ceived its quietus in the House OIL
Friday last, that body refusing by
decisive vote to give it a new lease of
life by extending its patents.