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Crops Of 1878.

From various paper reports and
markets we find that the corn crop
promises rather above an average
everywhere. The acreage is much
larger than ever before and though the
farmers in some parts of country,
especially in the west, were much dis
couraged in the early part of the sea-
son by continued wet weather, which
prevented working and drowned out
the corn in the low places, they be-
lievc the yield will be enormous unless
interfered by frost. In Minnesota the
grasshoppers have made their appear
ance and viii, perhaps, will damage
the corn crop considerably. The ''first
run" of hoppers did some damage to
wheat, but they came in too late to
destroy the crop.
The wheat crop in nearly all the
wheat producing districts is nearly up
to the average in quantity and the quail
ity is superior to that of amy former
year. In Illinois spring wheat was
almost failure. The oat crop in IL
linois, Indiana, Kansas and part of
Michigan is total failure, while in
Southeastern Michigan and Ohio it is
unusually good i'll qnality and quanti-
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For the EAGLE.
From Greenwich.
August I'll

August 9TH, 1876.
Hon. NJ. Nj. MURDOCH: After CO.
pious rain of last evening, all is as
quiet as MONDAY sun with the ex-
ception of the bloody minded mosqui-
toes, that have wandered from the
valley or the low land, which makes
the night hideous. | suppose how
ever, fair estimate of the situation,
at this day and date would be to say
that of the total acreage sowed, at
least twenty-five per cent not fifty have
been destroyed by rust. A considera-
BILE amount of oats have been left
standing in the fields, and what has
been harvested and threshed is light
and of an inferior quality. The phe-
nomena does not seem difficult to un-
derstand. Rust always appears in hot,
humid, sultry and wet weather; just
when the plant feeding forces of
the atmosphere are most intense and
active, and the reasonable presump-
ton is that rust is nothing more than
diseased cell growth, which Old and
experienced farmers sometimes call
fungus, and arises from a want of
equilibrium, between the mineral
food taken up from the soil and the
nonmineral supplied from the atmos-
4 ho
of the atmospheric heat, moisture and
electricity act only moderately, an
undraincd soil is able to supply suf1i
cient mineral food to keep the plant
in state of healthy growth and
equilibrium, and the result is grain
and straw in just proportion, and
and Astounding and profitable crops.
just speak of this as an old saying
about the rust, because almost every
energetic farmer and farmer of intel
ligence who reads this will take per-
sonal interest in it. ''Let some of the
readers of this remember that an
honest opinion, however erroneous is
entitled to respect, and when you talk
to others about your neighbors, stop
and recognize the equality of you and
your opponets. and not pain them and
in turn call down their denunciations
upon yourselves by covering up their
virtues and exposing their faults if
they have any. For thereby you
dodge the question and admit the
weakness of your own cause and fail
to do justice to yourself, your fellow
man and to your God.
Yours HAWK EYE.
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HAYES and Wheeler Club.

a meeting was held last Thursday
night to perfect the organization OF
the campaign club.
Judge II. G. Ruggles was called to
the chair, and C. i. Jones, Esq, was
made temporary secretary.
Judge Balderston read the constitu-
ton and bylaws, and after changing
the name from Republican Club OF
Wichita to Hayes and Wheeler Club,
and filling the blanks in regard to the
time of regular meetings, they were
adopted mem. con.
On motion of Judge Baldwin the
following named gentlemen were elect
ed officers of the permanent organiza-
ton:
Stephen A. Jocelyn, President.
A. w. Oliver, Vice President.
Charles Schattner, Secretary.
Sol. III. Kohn, Treasurer.
Mr.. Shoemaker moved the appoint
ment of an executive committee.
Some discussion arose as to the pro-
priety of the present meeting select
ing a committee, in as much as the ex-
ecutive committe together with the
president had entire control of the or
ganization. Judge Adams, Col. Jen-
kins and others participated in the dis
cusslon, and it was finally left for the
president to make his own selection.
Judge Balderston moved that W. 3.
Mead and G. S. Caldwell be appointed
a committee to organize glee club.
Carried.
On motion committee of two from
each ward was appointed to procure
names to the club, and ascertain the
politics of each ward. The chair APP
pointed the following:
First Ward-A. w. Oliver, II. w.
KeDdle.
Second Ward-John Forev, G. M.
Garrison.
Third Ward-Chas. Schattner, Geo.
G.. Matthews.
Fourth Ward-Milo Kellogg, E. G.
Wright.
Judge Lewis Hanback,, OF Topeka,
being present was called for and de-
livered an animated address, which
was well received and heartily APP
plauded.
AT its conclusion vote of thanks
was given Judge Hanback,, and an in
vitation extended to him to address
the club again, which he accepted.
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The Hero Of Duluth Squelched.

J. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, the
Democratic leader in Congress and
Chairman OF the judiciary Commit
tee was disgraced by his own party
the other day. The Judiciary Com
mittee had by report exhonerated the
willy KentGckian from any blame in
the Caldwell-Blain dispatches. Hard
" had the act been consumated when
he arose 10 most abusive speech OF
Blaine in which the old charges were
all rung in. In the face of the fact
of Blaines sickness and the action OF
Congress laying the whole matter over
until fall, the sensation was most pro-
found. Democrats and Republicans
alike went back on Knott and he was
left in disgrace. His case was sent
back to the Committee and the Ken
lucky Statesman will NOT be heard of
again.
Knott's course is universally con-
demned. The Democrats see it can
not but injure them seriously, and are
anxious to have it understood that the
Blaine matter should be cast individu-
ally on Knott and not on the party.
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Who VIII be Governor ?

From the conflicting reports touch
ing the results of the primary meet
ings and the few conventions that
have been held throughout the State,
il IS impossible to make up an esti-
mate of who is ahead in the Guberna-
torial race st. John has carried a
large share of the Second COMPRESSION
al District Cobb has been endorsed
at certain points; Anthony and Hal
derman have divided Leaven worth
city and county; Guthrie and Adams
have secured the delegates immediate :
ly surrounding their respective locali-
ties, and some of the counties have in
structod for local men whose names
we have never heard.
There are so many candidates that
we are convinced that the fight at To-
peka, after the first ballot or two, will
be one of combinations.
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tial and reliable men to all these Con-
yentions. From what we hear, good
men as a rule have been chosen for the
County Convention. and good men are
not likely to choose bad or corrupt
men TO represent them. For the Con-
gressional Convention, particularly do
we want delegation of strong men.
The Convention that meets Satur-
day will have no farther duties than
the selection of the above named dele
cations. The County Convention that
comes hereafter will nominate county
officers and choose Central Commit
tee.
The primaries last Saturday outside
OF the city were not fully attended by
the Republicans of every township.
There was no excitement, and outside
of the Judship or the rivalries between
the representative friends of Judge
w. p. Campbell and Henry Z. Siuss.
there was little interest. The position
of Governor, Congressman or State
Senator was hardly mentioned.
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Judge Brown, The Arkansas Valley Congress
man Distinguishes Himself.

The speech of Judge Brown, of Kan
sas, before the House in the contested
election case of Plat VS. Goode and re-
ported in full in the Congressional Re-
cord came to hand this morning. The
speech is not only manly and dignified
in tone, but its matter is unanswera-
bly,. The democratic majority and its
put up committee could not answer a
word Portions of the speech are ter
rible scathing to the majority and its
creature the packed committee. Kan
sas should feel proud of Judge
Browns effort. The following are his
closing words:
"And now, in closing, | would again
state that, even if you reject all that
Mr. Goode asks in the navy-yard, Mr..
Platt's majority of 4i2, you still can
not defeat Mr.. Plat unless you reject
Bland and Rivers townships. On them
the case turns, and should the great
party which at St. Louis emblazoned
on its banners, as its talismanic word,
reform" determine here to take ad-
vantage of such technicalities and seat
Nj. Goode because his own friends
failed to do their duty, | fear that the
world will say that the talisman is a
mere catch word, and that democratic
''reform" means only that reform"
which would reform out republicans
and reform in democrats by all ''legit-
innate, fair and honorable MEANS" as
these terms are understood in the
State of Virginia.
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ssagwick County Republican Convention and
Primaries.

The Sedgwiek County Republican
convention meet. a Wichita next Sat
urday 10 elect four sets of delegates,
viz: four delegates TO the State Con
veniion at Topeka, which Will be held
next "Wednesday for the purpose OF
nominating State Officers; five dele
gates-to the Congressional Convention
which meets in Wichita on Friday the
18th Of August TO nominate a member
of Congress for the Third Congress
ional district, twelve delegates to the
Senatorial Convention which meets in
Wichita Saturday the 10Th of August
to nominate a State Senator for the
counties of Sumner, Sedgwick, Barbour
and kingman seven delegates to the
judicial Convention which meets at
Winfield August 21st, to nominate a
Judge for the 18th judicial district.
The Convention in toto elects twenty
eight delegates and twcnty-eight alter
mates for the four conventions named
which Conventions follow each other
rapidly in the order named, with but
one or two days intervening between.
We shall urge nothing touching the
Importance of sending good substan-
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Slippery Sam and Trimming Tom and their Let
ters Of Accordance.

The painful suspense so long and
faithfully endured by the Democratic
party Of the country was relieved last
Saturday.
The hard head and soft tail have
been successfully delivered of their
conceptions. A pair of twins as like
sire and dam as Two peas. slippery
Sam gives us rehash of his last win
tiers message, five column rigmarole
that contains the word reform" some
thing less than a thousand times. ere
form" is tossed about as sweet NOR
sci by Tom also. The letters appear
10 have been a joint production. Til
den commenced at the top and wrote
down, and Hendricks commenced at
the bottom and wrote up. One started
in "hard" the other "soft' but both
having ended up with the word ''re-
form" their letters hitch very well.
Slippery Sam Tilden not forgetting
10 abuse the Republican party which
he denounces most furiously, forgets
to tell the people of his great credit
Mobilier sche ne, of his seven millions
of dollars made out of railroad rob-
berries, of ballot box stuiiing of he and
Boss Tweed as charged to the last
Democratic candidate Mr.. Greedy and
a thousand and one other things of
which he is charged.
Hendricks has our sympathies. lie
is to be pitied. To this great eastern
hard money mogul and his friends he
has sacrificed all his long cherished fl
uancial plans and principles, and for
what has he made this sacrifice? The
late conference at Saratoga fixed the
matter and the price for which he
gives in and tones his name 10 the sue
cess Of slippery Sam and his allies on
Wall Street.
Tilden's millions backed by Wall
Streets billions in the hands of the
Morrisey's, Connelly's and Tweeds
will no doubt secure 4 great many
thousand votes, but those letters will
secure nothing. Western Democrats
are not bought and sold and we look
for clear Reputation of the great
money god by all the Western States.
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your oath of office and to citizens to

your oath OF Office and to citizens to
secure to all their civil rights, includ-
ing the right to vote according to the
dictates of their own conscience and
the further duty of the Executive of
the Nation TO give all needful aid
when properly called OF to do so, to
enable you TO insure this amicable
right, | fully concur The scene at
4 Hamburg, as cruel, blood-thirsty,
wanton, unprovoked and uncalled for
as 1t was, is only a repetition of the
course that has been pursued in other
southern States within the past few
years, notably in Mississippi and
Louisiana. Mississippi is governed
to-day by officials chosen through
| fraud and violence, such as would
scarcely be credited TO sayages, much
less to civilized and Christian people.
How long these things are 10 continue,
or what is to be the final remedy, the
Great Ruler of the Universe only
knows, but | have an abiding faith
that the remedy will come, and come
speedily, and | earnestly hope that it
will come peacefully. There has never
been desire on the part Of the north
to humiliate the south. Nothing is
claimed for one State that is not ac-
| corded to all others, unless it may be
the right to Kill negroes and Republic
cans without fear of punishment, and
without loss of caste or reputation.
This has seemed to be q privilege
claimed by few States. | repeat
again that | fully agree with you as to
the measure of your duties in the pres
ent emergency, and as to my duties.
| Go on, and let every Governor, where
the same danger threatens the peace
of his State, go on in the conscientious
discharge of his duties to the hum
blest as well as the proudest citizen,
and | will give every aid for which l
can find law or constitutional power.
The Government that cannot give
protection to life and property and all
guaranteed civil rights in this coun-
try, the greatest of which is an I'M
trammeled ballot to the citizens, is in
so far a failure, and every energy of
the oppressed should be exerted, al
ways with law and by constitutional
means, to regain lost privileges and
protectio. Too long denial of guar
anteed rights is sure to lead to revo-
lution-bloody revolution-where the
suffering must fall upon the innocent
as well as upon the guilty. | express
the hope that the better judgement
and cooperation of the citizens of
the State over which you have presided
so ably may enable you to secure a
fair trial and punishment of all offend
ers, without distinction of race or
color, or previous condition, and with
out aid from the Federal Government.
but with promise of such aid on the
conditions named in the foregoing, |
subscribe myself, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
L. s. GRANT.
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Republican State Convention


4 delegate Convention of the Republicans o.
the state Of Kansas viii be held in Representa-
tive Hall in the city Of Topeka, on Wednesday,
the 10Th day Of August, A. ID. ls76- at the hour OF
Up IN. FOR tie purpose Of dominating candidates
Tor the follow ing Offices, TO wit:
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary OF STATE
Auditor Of State,
Treasurer OF state.
Attorney General.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
one Associate Jnstice OF the Supreme Court,
Five Presidential Electors, ami
4 State Central Committee.
Alieeunties entitled to representation in the
House Of Representatives for ls71, and others.
viii be eaiitlod to representation in said conven-
ton, as follows, to wit two delegates from each
Representative district.
10 is recommended that the primary meetings
for the purpose Of elcctng delegates to the state
Convention herein called be held on saturday the
5tl day Of August, 1t such hours as may be des-
ignated by the Central Committee Of each Repre-
sentative district or in the event that there is no
such committee or that il shal fail to act, by the
Central Committee OF the county.
IL Is also recommended that in addition TO the
delegates herein provided FOR, one alternate be
elected for esch delegate.
No person VIII be entitled TO scat or vote in
the convention by virtue Of holding Che proxy OF
any Of the delegates elected.
JoHN GUTHRIE, Chairman.
). JAY Buck, Secretary
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Commissioners Proceedings.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Aupust 7. 1916.

August Z, 1876.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, O. G. Jacobs, j. A. Nelson and
j. NJ. Steele being present.
A petition was presented for the or
ganization of township No. 81. range
4, west, into a municipal township, to
be known as Grand River township.
Said petition was duly signed by fifty
legal electors, and accompanied by an
affidavit that said territory contained
200 bona fide residents. On motion
the prayer Of the petition was grant
ed, and the election of township off
GERS was ordered to be held at the
house of John Z. Williams at the reg
ular election in November next ensu-
ing.
A petition was presented for the or
ganization of township %, range 4,
west, into municipal township to be
known as Morton township. Said Pc
tition was duly signed by fifty electors
and accompanied by an affidavit that
said territory contained 200 bona fide
residents. On motion the PRAYER of
the petition was granted, and the cleo
ton of township officers was ordered
to be held at Wheeler's store, at the
regular election in November next ell
suing.
The County Clerk was ordered to
place the following levies upon the
tax-roll of 1876:
State tax, six mills.
County tax, eight mills.
Wichita & Southwestern Railroad
bonds interest, nine mills.
Funding bonds, one-third mill.
Jail bonds, one-third mill.
Poor fund, one-third mill.
Said levies being made upon each dol
lars valuation of the tax-roll of 1876.
The following report was submitted
and ordered to be placed in the min
utes:
State of Kansas, S.
Scdgwick County, "
To John Tucker, Esq, Clerk Of said
County:
We, the undersigned, do hereby cer-
tify that we have this day examined
the books and funds in the hands of L.
N. Woodcock, Treasurer of said coun-
ty of Sedgwick, and find the funds in
the hands of said Treasurer as shown
by the books in his office.
VIM. l.. MCCLURE,
A. L. LONsBURY,
VIM. G. LITTLE,
Probate Judge.
Subscribed in my presence and
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Admission Of Colorado.

The President, in accordance with
with the provisions of an act of Con-
gross approved March 3, 1875, has
issued a proclamation declaring and
proclaiming,, the fact that the funda-
mental conditions imposed by Con-
gress on the State of Colorado TO enti-
tie that State to admission to the
Union, has been ratified and accepted,
and that the admission of that State
into the Union is now complete.
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CHAs, IL. KREBs, Sec
GRASSHOPPERS.
A Cloud of Them Settled Down on Denver


After an suspicious delay which led
our people to hope that Colorado
would be spared by the grasshoppers
this season, the beasts came down in
countless myriads the other day, and
at this writing they are numerous
enough to excite alarming apprehen-
sion of danger to the late crops-corn
and vegetables of all kinds being put
III peril by their prospective ravages.
While there is chance of their leav-
ing as suddenly as they came, the
abundance of agreeable food for their
dainty stomachs may tempt them to
settle down here, despite the fact that
it is now several weeks earlier than
they are wont to 90 into winter quar-
tiers. Should this calamity befall Nor
thern Colorado, it will be serious
blow, but nothing like so bad as pre-
vious yisitations of the devourlng
hordes. Nearly all the small grain is
now beyond danger from the grass
hoppers, with the exception of oats
aud late wheat. The corn is bound to
90 if the 'hoppcrs don't. The loss i'll
this direction, however, is limited by
the small acreage in this cereal. Farm
ers who waittill May or June before
planting wheat, to see whether the
'hoppers were coming, now find that
they made mistake, as June wheat
is green enough to make excellent fod-
der. On the whole, however, the
ranchmen may congratulate them
selves on having flanked the enemy
pretty successfully this year, for even
if the late crops are destroyed, it will
only enhance the value of that which
is now safe beyond peradventure.
And the belief is quito general that
this lot of pilgrims will tarry only a
few days at the most.
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We Can Take Care of that Matter.

The Second Congressional District
of Kansas embraces a reasonable
amount of territory, but the field is
entirely too circumscribed for the full
spread of genius like on friend, the
edito of the Paola Spirit, who needs
must put in his advice as to how the
Arkansas Valley can be beaten out OF
a Congressman. Leslie j. has not
only forgotten that he once published
a paper in this valley, but has grown
obliyious to the fact that he has any
friends left here. We implore him to
concentrate his expansive inventive
powers to the amelioration of the con-
dition of the Servians aud give us a
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The German Vote.

Much speculation and graat
amount of portivc declaration is be-
ing INDUCED in as TO the probable
course of the German vote this fall.
An estimate can only be made by the
cunvass of given localities. Judging
from such standpoint Kansas Ger
mans will prove to be largely in favor
of Hayes and Wheeler. The Hayes
club OF Wichita has enrolled several
of the leading Germans of this city.
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Message from the President.

The following message was read by
the Senate from the President August
first:
In response to a resolution OF the
Senate, July Goth, calling upon the
President to communicate to the SEN
ate any Information in regard to the
slaughter of American citizens at
Hamburg, South Carolina, have the
honor to submit the following inclo-
sures: Here follows number of pa
pers relative to the Hamburg mas
sacre.] These Enclosures embrace all
the information in my possession
tou ching the late disgraceful and bru-
tai slaughter of unoffending men at
the town of Hamburg, South Carolina.
My letter to Governor Chamberlain
contains all the remarks l wish to
make on the subject, as allusion Is
made in the letter to the condition of
other States, and particularly to
Louisiana and Mississippi, l have adj
ded to the Enclosures letters and testi-
mony in regard 10 the lawless condi-
ton of portion of the people OF the
latter State. In regard to Louisiana
affairs, murders and massacres Of in
nocent men for opinions sake, or on
account of color, have been OF too re-
cent date and of too frequent occur
renee to require recapitulation or tes-
timony here. All are familiar with
their horrible details, the only won
der being that SO many justify or apol-
ogize for them; but recently COM
mittee visited the State of Mississippi
to take testimony on the subject of
frauds and violence in elections. Their
report has not been made public and
await its forthcoming with feeling
of confidence that it will fully sustain
all that have related in relation to
fraud and violence in the State of
Mississippi.
[Signed1 U. S. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, July 81, 1876.
The following is the Presidents let
ter to Governor Chamberlain referred
to above:
WASHINGTON, July &c, 1876.
DEAR SIR IL am in receipt of your
letter OF the ed of July and all inclo-
sures enumerated therein, giving an
account of the late barbarous massa-
ere of innocent men at Hamburg,
South Carolina. In the views which
you express as to the duty you owe to