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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-19

THE WEATnER.-The temperature yesterday
was more than usually uniform over the region
south OF the lakes and east OF the Rocky Noun
tains. Except OH the New Brunswick coast in
Upper Dakota and i'll the immediate vicinity Of
New London, Conn. the thermometer indicated
40 degrees and upward. warm belt overlap
the Lower Missouri, the Central Mississippi
and the Lower Ohio valleys, where tenn
pcrature OF over 90 degrees prevailed but
ut nearly all other points it was between
rs aud 50 degrees. The depression
that was central on the New Brunswick coast on
Sunday evening has now moved into the Allan
tic but the low pressure that was ut the same
time in Minnesota and Lower Dakota now ex
tends from the Missouri, near Lcayeuworth. to
the upper lakes. Light rains have fallen from
Cincinnati north westward and ut Now Orleans,
but by our latest reports we learn that heavy
fall is in progress in the Lower Mississippi Val
lev. Rain fell during the morning at points on
the Atlantic coast southwark from Cape Hat
terms. Tho weather in New York to-day will DC
warmer and partly cloudy or cloudy, with ocea
sioaal rains.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-19

PRESIDENT HAYES REcErTION in Rhode
Island is to be cold water arrangement. Not
drop to drink, but plenty Of good cigars.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-19
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
TRIPLE SH e e Il
NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1877.

From oMr reports his morning The probabilities
are hat The ,reather in Ne,c York to-day ,ciH be
parmer aud partly cloudy or cloudy, scih occa-
sional rains.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-19
Ew YORK HERALD, TUESDAY JUNE 49, 1s7z-TR1P1E SHEET

| the worl0. It is needless to dwell
on the frequent disappointments which fol-
low such expectations and so much self-sac-
rifce; the motives are none the less gener-
GUS and noble by the failure of many young
men to realize fond family hopes. The
deepest interest felt in college commence
ments is by families of this type, who regard
the graduation of the favored member as
the elimination and reward of long series
Of domestic self-denials These occasions
are also of interest to the families in easy
circumstances who supply the majority of
students to our institutions Of learning and
who regard college honors as satisfactory
step toward eminence, or at least success, in
what are called the professions But to the
general public these commencements are
merely passing feature of the ordinary
summer news.
The college commandments, which make
several bright days in the social life Of
Boston, New Haven and many small places,
ought to be looked upon with feeling of
modification by the great commercial mo-
tropolis of the country. What an insig-
nificant feature do our local institutions
make in this annual literary parade The
doings at Harvard and Yale are reported in
every newspaper in the United States but
what newspaper outside the city of New York
takes any notice Of the commencements Of
Columbia College or our lesser institutions?
Men famous in literature or in public life
are invited to deliver addresses at other
nn11a 1,,k 1Nn oA1-
leges pass. unmarked by such displays;
which is proof that they have no hold on
popular feeling This is humiliating be-
cause city 80 populous, so wealthy, SO
Astounding in cultivated people, SO capable
of supporting an institution of learning of
higher order than any which yet exists in
the United States, has reason to be ashamed
of its Indifference to literary culture New
York ought to be the seat of truly great
university, a university which. should
eclipse Harvard and Yale and be centre
Of illumination for the whole coun-
try. It is not too late to sup
ply this great want The private
munifcence which has built up SO many
noble local charities, which has made such
magnificent donations to colleges in other
parts Of the country, would supply the
necessary funds if an enterprise Of this kind
were started under good auspices. What
we need is an institution of higher order
than Harvard or Yale-a we'll endowed
university which could induce the most
famous men OF science and letters of both
continents to accept its professorships, and
thereby take the lead Of oil similar institu-
tons. There is no reason why there should
not be university in New York as famous
and useful as the most renowned universities
of the Old World, and we would fain hope
that the time approaches for its establish
ment
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
For the Eagle.
The Bridge Question.

GRANT TOWNSHIP, January rs, 1877.
Ed. EAGLE:-Please publish the fol-
lowing aud Expose Forgery Some. of
the circulators Of the Bridge petition
for Signatures for An Election to vote
Sc, 400 bonds to purchase the bridge at
the west end ofDouglass Avanue fall
ing to get enouf Signatures Set down
and at one time wrote and Forge IS
Names to petition we ask the honest
tax payer to turn out and vote down
this Forgery and Swindle Second
time in fieu month we think the
commissioners ar Rather free TO order
Election for fieu Property holder at
the west End Of Douglass Avaneu at
Cost of $500 to the County when the
same proposition had been voted down
Short time before the Bridge is said
to bee good by those that have Exam
ened it having been 5ilt but fieu
years the timbers tho Commitey say
are onley Rotten frome one to three
inches will some one Rise and Explane
Wichita needs two Free Bridges l-2
miles part on the Same Stream | got
my Information from a man that is in
favor Bonds for the Bridge | hold my
self Responsible for all that Ihave said
turn out & vote down a Forgery and
Swindle n Second fime
THOMAS LLOYD
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
Senator Plumb.

The newly elected Senator cane 10
Kansas in 1857, nearly twenty years
ago, young man, full of life, energy
and hope for the welfare of the then
Territory of Kansas, and from that
hour has devoted much of his
time &c the development of our COM
monwcalth. Like The majority of us
he came here poor man. For years
he devoted himself to the up-building
of Emporia and the Great Southwest.
A lawyer and an editor, he was al
ways burdened with work for which
he received but little pay. Always
ready: and willing, his services were
in constant demand by the people with
whom he was identified. Kansas hay
ing been admitted as State, he was
one of the first TO advocate those meas
ures which have proven so beneficial
10 our people. With but few counties
organized, with no railroad communi-
cation whatever, ho was the first to
take active measures to secure 10 Kan
sas her splendid system of railroads
which has contributed so much 10 the
development Of our material resources
His master mind, whether exercised in
the State Legislature, or in political
conventions, was always in the adj
vance. Our State constitution and
laws, our magnificent public school
system, our public institutions, and the
whole fabric of oar State government,
bears the impress of his superior in
tellect. And to him as much as to any
other man in the State, are the people
of Kansas indebted for the splendid
political and commercial standing that
our State so proudly bears to-day.
Entering the army in 1862, as Cap
tain of company G, 1lth Kansas Cav
airy, he came out in 1865, in command
Of his regiment, with all the honors OF
brave and popular soldier.
When the war closed he was still a
poor man. Returning TO Emporia, he
turned his attention to the practice of
his profession. Feeling assured that
ouryoung State was on the high road to
prosperity, he ielt justified in turning
his attention to his own private affairs
and while at 10 time neglecting the
interests of the people with whom he
lived, his attention was more especial
ly devoted to his own private affairs.
Successful in everything else, he was
of course not long in accumulating a
large amount of property. Ten years
of close application TO business has
made him a comparatively rich man.
Having personally known Colonel
Plumb for the past seventeen years,
and having faith in his honesty, integ-
rity and ability TO represent our young
State, TO say that we are glad docs not
exprpss it
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
For the Eagle
From the Capital.

EDITOR EAGLE:-A week of the
moet active political generalship,
wherein has been used all the tactics
known TO the most expert Kansas pol
iticians, has failed to indicate the
name of the next United States Sem
ator. Each host seems to be as firmly
intrenched in their position as ever,
and are being held together from day
to day by the promise of reinforce
ments from the ranks of the othcrs.
Occasionally the strikers of one candi-
date succeed in borrowing a few of
the others supporters for the purpose
of making a feint, with the hope of
creating stampede in the enemies
camp. But up to the present writing
all such strategy has failed to produce
the desired effect.
1t is conceded by all, except those
who are supporting him, that Osborn
can never get votes enough to elect
him. There is also a strong feeling
against Sears on account of his being
the employee of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railroad, whose object it is
to open up the Indian Territory that
they may get land grant along the
line of their road. He has the largest
and best disciplined corps Of lobbyists
of any of the candidates, and l am in
formed they are mostly men whose ex-
istence depends, entirely upon the gobs
or appointments they may succeed in
getting.
Harvey will either gain considerably
soon or be out of the way altogether.
The same may be said of Plumb, and
the final struggle is likely to be be-
tween one of those two and one of the
above named. Harvey and Plumb be-
ing the least Objectionable, whichever
Of them may come against him he will
be likely to come out ahead.
VIM. Ross.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
The President Signs the Electoral Bill.

President Grant signs the electoral
bill and says he believes the bill gives
the assurance that the result of the
election will be accepted without re-
sisiance from the supporters of the
disappointed candidate, and that the
biggest officer shall not hold his place
with a questioned title of right, and
also alludes 10 the imminent peril
the country has reached in the adop-
ton of this action.
The document further declares that
in no instance has the President of the
Senate exercised the power of decid-
ing disputed election returns. In such
a case as this, where the result is in
volved in doubt. ii is the duty of the
making power TO provide in ad-
vance lawful means of settling the
difficulty. One of the two candidates
must have been elected, and it would
be deplorable sight 10 witness con-
troyersy as TO which should receive or
hold the Office. No party or citizen
living in this country can sacrifice too
much in preserving his country. True
liberty and progress can only exist
through a cheerful obedience TO the
constitution and law. The bill is cal.
culated 10 meet the present question.
The country needs and requires peace
and harmony between ali sections.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
Our representatives Short Sketch Of their
LiYea.

Hon VIM. Baldwin was born at Ur-
bana, Ohio, January IL, 1884; received
common school education; read law
at Urbana, and afterwards at the law
school of the Cincinnati College. grad
uating in 1858; commenced practice at
Urbana; enlisted in the three months
service, and was commissioned as Sec
ond lieutenant in the Goth Ohio; was
wounded at Kennesaw mountains; was
mustered out and served in the veter-
ali reserve corps; at the close of the
war held a government clerkship at
Washington for year; returned to
Ohio and went TO farming removed
10 Kansas in 1869; finally located on a
claim near Wichita; resumed practice
as a lawyer; has served one term as
probate judge aud is serving his third
term rs city attorney; was elected to
the house as a Republican in 1876.
Hon. William Ross was born in Ster-
ling, Sterlingahire. Scotland, October
Is, 1880; received a common school
education; emigrated to the United
States in 1854; located at West Rox-
bury, Massachusetts,; removed 10 Mas
sillon, Ohio, and engaged in mining;
renewed to Illinois in 1857, and engaged
in mining in different localities until
1870, when he removed to Sedgwick
county, Kansas; has served four years
as justice of the peace; was elected
to the house as a Republican in 1876.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
The Reason Why.

Gen. Grants reply to the Confeder,
ate House after they INTERCEPTED him
i'm regard to stationing troops in cer-
tain parts of the South during the late
election after showing fully and tri-
umphantly both the necessity for their
use and the strict conformity to law
observed by himself in directing their
movements, he recall the precedents
set by Democratic Presidents, when in
1854 Pierce sent United States troops
to Boston to assist in enforcing the in
famous fugitive slave law and at the
same time had troops at hand in New
York to reinforce those in Boston; al
SO the use of United States troops by
Buchanan to assist in the capture of
John Brown and his men in Virginia.
The inference was very plain, though
the President did not draw it, that il
the Democratic party found no difficult
ty in endorsing the use of United
States troops for such purposes, they
need not trouble themselves over their
use to protect the citizehs of the Uni
ted States in the exercise of their I'M
doubted rights under the law.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01


The Topeka correspondent of the
Girard Press has been to church, aud
thus records his impressions:
After the sermon, the pastor having
requested the members to remain for
the consideration of important bust
ness, stated to his flock that he
thought o revival meeting was neces-
sary, but he lett the matter ennirely
under their control. After minute
or two a member made motion that
we do have protracted meeting
With all easy grace, courtesy and dig
nifty the motion was debated. When
the debate was over the pastor re-
quested their leader to lead in prayer
after which the question vast put and
carried unanimously. An executive
committee was appointed; then a de-
linquent committee, to go after delin-
quent members; then a visiting COM
mittee; then one for the sick, and last,
a giggling committee, to take charge
of the five rows of seats next to the
door. Each committee consists OF
five persons, and it was ordered that
a paper containing the names of the
persons thus appointed be stuck to
the door.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
The Electoral Committee.

The caucuses of the two houses hav-
ing selected the candidates to be voted
for, the electoral committee will con-
sist of the following members Sem
ators EGmunds, Morton and Freling-
huysen, Republicans, and Thurman
and Bay ard, Democrats; Representa-
tives Payne, Hunton and Abbott,
Democrats, and Garfield and Hoar,
Republicans; the Supreme Court APP
points Justices Clifford, Strong, Miller
and Field, the fifth member to be Sc
lected from among the associate judg-
es; sergeants-at-arms Bradley and
Hunt
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
A Swindlc.

Now if the Governor will gently set
Mr.. Orrin L. WEIGH out of Office, and
appoint Superintendent Of Insurance
who will enforce the insurance laws
of Kansas, instead of playing possum
for foreign insurance companies, the
newspapers of the State will have &C.
casion to do good deal more insur
anee advertising than they have done.
The very proper law requiring COM
panies to annually publish statement
of their condition, in each county
where they transact business, has new
err yet been obeyed, and it ought to be
repealed or enforced. Business is
business.-Emporia News.
The law has been evaded for the
past two years. Mr.. WEIGH is, no
doubt, responsible in part for it. The
press of the State should at once see
to it that the law referred TO no longer
remains dead letter.-Ledren,corth
Times.
Enforce the law, good or bad. Gen.
Grant once said the way to make a
bad law obnoxious was to strictly en-
force it. If the law is bad repeal it.
If WEIGH is neglectful of duty the Gov
crnor should bounce him.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
That Swindls Explained.

EDITOR EAGLE In reply to an ar
ticle in the Beacon, protesting to show
the forgery and swindle in obtaining
the names to the petition to call an
election to vote bonds to purchase the
toll bridge at the west end of Douglas
avenue in the city of Wichita; being
the gentleman that circulated the Pc
tition to obtain owe: fourteen hun
dred signatures, will say that l did
not receive a name on M petition
without asking if he was resident of
Sedgwick county, And no other man
except o. c. Daisy circulated a petit
ton, and the names on his potion were
obtained nearly all in the post Office
on Christmas day and the following
Saturday, | had said petition in my
charge and carefully examined them,
and know there was no such forgery,
or swindle as Thomas Lloyd sets forth
III his article. No sensible man
would for a moment believe that such
a fraud or swlndle was perpetrated.
For man to write seyenty-five names
in one hand writing to be placed be-
fore an intelligent Board Of Commits
sioners, who were expected to exam
inc said petition carefully,as to names
knowing that they had list of all the
names of the tax payers in the county.
And say that it is false and without
proof. And do further say that |
will give to any person or persons
800 who will show the. forgery or
swindle, as set forth in the article
above referred to, written by Thomas
Lloyd, of Grant township. And one
thing farther, we had one hundred
and seventy-eight names more than
we needed to fill the requirements of
the law, and that would prove the as
sertion false, for we had one hundred
aud seventy-eight to go on, instead of
having to write sevcnty-five to make
enough.
Now tax paysrs think for yourselves
and vote for yourselves, and if you
think the article is fairly contradicted
vote tor the bonds and denounee the
swindler, as it proves to be hearsay,
coming from third person, and
and Thomas Lloyd fails to make that
persons name known; and he grum-
bles about the Commissioners calling
the election, and by this it would
seem that he would like to run the
Commissioners as well as the petition.
He asks some one to explain why
Wichita wants two free bridges. We
want the second because it is OH the
right location and can be bought for
one-half its value, and to make a safe
crossing for the public to cross and to
do away with toll bridges in Wichita,
and place the people on the west side
of the river on an equal footing with
those Oh the east side, as the other
bridge is not safe and reliable. Turn
out and vote for the bonds and let us
have free bridge that will prosper
our city and county. L. NJ. LANE.
Wichita, January 80, 1877.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
South Carolina.

Circuit Judge Carpenter rendered
the following decision on his return
from Washington:
First find as conclusions of the
law that ID. ii. Chamberlain was not
on the Sth of December last legally
installed as Governor of South Caro-
lima
Second-Wade Hampton was not on
the 18th day of December, 1876, legally
Installed into the office of Governor OF
said State.
Third-The attempted installation
of D.H.Chamberlain, being illegal and
void, it did not operate in law as a
resignation of the office of Governor
which he held at that time, as by the
constitution the Governor holds his
office for two years and until his sue
cessor is chosen and qualified and as
there has been no qualification of his
successor, d. IL. Chamberlain is law
fully in possession of the executive Of
flee and entitled to the discharge OF
the functions of the same until such
qualification takes place.
A case similar TO the one that in
duced the above is now pending in the
Supreme Court.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-01
Election Proclamation

Whereas, on the 81 day OF january, is75. a
petition signed by three films of all the qualified
voters OF Sedgwick county, Kansas. was presented
10 the board Of County Commissioners, of the
county of SedgwiclS, asking thai . vote be taken
on the question of Issuing SIX Thousand. -Four
Hundred dollars tS6, 400, in the bonds Of said
County, for the purpose OfpuTchasing, for public
use and b nefit, the bridge across the Arkansas
river ~ the west end of Douglas Avenue, in the
City of Wichita in SAID County, anil
whereas, on the 4th day of January. Isl7 the
Board OF County Con missIoners aforesaid ORDER
ell such election to be held in said County Tues
OF taking vote on the question Of issuing six
Thousand, -Four Hundred d0lioar tS6, 400, in
the the bonds OF said County Of Sedgwick, to
purchase for public use and benefit. e1he bridge
across the Arkansas river ut west end o. Douglas
Avenue in said city of Wichita, said bonds % be
issued in amounts not greater than $500 each %
be payable within three years from date and 10
bear interest at the rate of seven per cent. per
annUm
Now, therefore l. H. W Duanine. Sheriff Of
said County of Sedgwlek by virtue Of the power
in vested and pursuant to said cTGer. hereby
give notice that on Tuesday. the bt1 Gay OF Feb
Tuary, Is7T, an election VIII be held at the usual
voting pTesincfs in said County OF Sedgwick, to
vote on the proposition 20 issue six Thousand.
-Four Hundred dollars 6,40J) in the bonds Of
said County, rs above specified for the purpose OF
purchasing for public use and benehi, the bridge
across the Arkansas riy~r az the West end Of
Douglas Avenue, in the City OF Wichita, Sedg-
wick County, Kansas.
those voting for said proposition viii have
written or printed on their ballots
'.fOr the Bridge Bonds" those voting against
said proposition viii have written or printed on
their ballots
Against the Bridge Bonds"
In testimony whereof | have heTeun!o set my
II. W. DUNSi>G,
Sheriff Of sedgvick County, Kansas.
By A. I MASSEY, Deputy