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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-06

n very destructive fire occurred in
New York City, on Monday. The
fire started in plain factory, which
was crowded with workmen from the
first 10 the fourth floor. at least one
hundred persons are supposed to have
lost their lives and three hundred and
fifty families rendered homeless. No
estimates of loses are published but it
must have been one of the most de-
struc!ive fires that has occurred in that
city for years.
Fires also occurred on Monday in
San francisco, Cincinnati, and Paris,
Texas, all destructive. The latter
town was almost totally destroyed.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-06
Notica to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be -eceiyed by The Board of
Sedgwiek County Agricultural Society at Eagle
Halt, Saturday, September Stf at O'Clock, to
erect buila ng on the Eair 6 0unds. Plans and
Specifications may be had at the Office of Mills
6 Stem. [2j-II W. L. STEM, Sccy.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-06

Hutchinson Interior An election
was held in the city last Thursday.
The question at Issue was whether or
not the city of Hutchinson should is
sue bonds to the amount of $4,000 for
the purpose of Strengthening the chan
mel Of Cow creek through the city
limits and throwing up levee to pro-
tect the business part of the city from
overfows, also $1,000 funding bonds.
The first proposition was carried by a
minority of 81, the vote standing lO9
for, to 80 against. For the funding
bonds, 70; against, 60. Total vote
polled, 49,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-06

Hayes and his whole cabinet ara
comparatively poor men, and each has
worked his way up from a beginning
obscured in poverty. All but one
worked as farm laborers in early man
hood
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-06
First Arkansas Valley Bank,

On the Kansas Office of the Kansas, Missouri and
Illinois Loan Agency, and are ever prepared to
negotiate, on demand,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-06
II. L. TAYLOR. Register.
Bridge Petition.

Notice is hereby given thai petition viii be
presented TO the board Of county commissioners
of the county Of Sedswics, state Ok KANSAS, az
their regular session in october, ne2t ensuing,
asking for an appropriation Of seven hundred
dollars (s70s) TO aid in building bridge across
sections six (6l and seven a. in GRIND River
township Estimated cost OF said priGyG One
Tasusanf: Eight Humid ed and Seyenty-six dol
lars (sls76). length Of bridge from bank to bank,
two hundred and si1ty-four feet.
1874 Many Petitioners
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ShsrM's Sals.
04lAA- .
. Il. Askew,

J. Il. Askew,
IS.
Il. l.. West s. i. L. West, Jr
minor heiroi Louisa " est,
deceased.
District Court, Thrteenlh judicial District,
Sedgw'ick County, Kansas.
BY virtue of an order Of 7a.e Iss1e'i out Of the
District Court OF the 18Th Sadic.al District. SIT
ting in ana for SedgWick county, Kansas, where
in Z. Askew is piainiin, and y, l.. West gt al.
defendants, viii,
On Saturday, the l5tt day Of September 4. D. lss7,
between the hours or 2 and p. n. 1T the Court
House door, being ia front OF the building known
as Eagle Block, on Douglas avenae, in the city Of
Wichita, Kansas offer for sale az pubiic auction,
to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all Tie
right title and interest OF the defendants. L. L.
West and r. l.. West jr., minor heir Of LOaisa
West deceased, in and 70 The following described
real property situated in the county of SeGs-
wick State of Kansas, to w.t.
The northwest uarter Of The northsSst quarter
and the southeast quarter of the northwest quar-
tel and northeast quarter of the southwest quar-
ter Of section No. thirty-thFee t5l, in township
No twenty-nine (-9), range No. two ~ west.
said real property Is levied upon IS the prop
erty Of defendant K. l. West, aud Z. l.. West,
jr minor heir of Louisa West, deceased, and
win be sold to satisfy said order of sale.
Sheria's Office, Wichita, SedSwick County,
Kansas, August 10, A ID. 1871
Il W DUNNTNG,
sheriff sedgvick County, Kansas.
slass, Stanley / Hstt0n, Plaintids Att.
x-;s
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Notice.

To the Hon. Board of Ccunty Commissioners Of
Sedgwick County, Kansas; Gentlemen.
We the undersigned residents of said county
in the vicinity OF the bridge petioncd for, respect
fully ask your honorable body 20 appropriate out
of the county fund the amount of two hundred
dollars for the purpose of aiding in building
bridge across Cowskin between sections ten and
fifteen, town IS range west. Estimated cost of
sad bridge, three hundred and fifty dollars.
j. b. York, IL. Woodrew.
s. 5. Bowman, G.. Barney,
y. Minter' jerome Iurley,
John p York. Geo. A. Pyon,
&. a. Gates, Henry Judah.
e. G. Wickham, James Menefee,
j. L. Royal, j. n. Forty. 23-4
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NOTICE

o. s. LAND OFFICE,
Wichita, Kans., aug. "a, 1s7I
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
Christopher Fox against james Carter for abcn-
doning his Homestead entry No. G;i5, dated Dec.
9th, 1876 upon the South West a Section s, Town.
ship 20 South, Range West, in Reno County,
Kansas, with . view 10 the cancellation of said
entry /; the said parties are hereby summonrdtO
appear at this Office on the 2Jth day OF Septem-
Der, 1877, at 8 O'Clock, A M. TO respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged sban-
donment
22-4 HI. TAYLOR, Register.
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Fridge the SLOUGH.

Notice is hereby given that petition will be
presented to the board Of county commissioners
of sedgwiek county, Kansas, ct their regular
meeting in October asking for an appropriation
Of two hundred dollars, for the purpose OF bridy-
ing the big Slough, west of the city OF Wichita,
the estimated cost of which is 500, between
sec, u and % and q and %, Township y, west.
+. Nc Donald. j. W. Keith.
VIM, II. King. W. u. Dremun.
S. Y. Chapman. a. Hogeboon.
). l.. Pope. 21-3
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Piyeryiey Academv.

POughkeepsie, New York.
\ wide-awake, thorough-going school for boys.
Classical, Commercial, Military. In each best
See Prospectus. 13-2m.
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Notice..
Personal Tax Notice.

An persons indebted 70 the county on personal
tax will please call forthwith snd pay the same
| 10 the sheriff and save further costs
sheriff q onice. July 18th, IsII e~
lS-3t II. W. OCNNiNU'
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-06
NOTICE.
Notice.
U. = LAND Ot riJLs
Wichita, Kansas, August, Il, 1871.

U. s LAND OFFICE, ,
Wichita, Kansas, August, Il, 1871. !
Complaint having been entered at this Office By
Joseph H. Burson against william II. Bishop,
for abandoning his Usage fling No. 71s9, dated
April I5 Is13 upon the northwest quarter section
IS town % south, range two west IN SefgWicS
county, Kansas, with view TO the cancellation Of
said entry: the said parties are hereby summoned
20 appear at this Office the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, ts77, at O'Clock a m. 90 respond and
furnish testimony Concerning said aDedged
abandonment. Plaintiff giles notice that he viii
apply to enter said tract upon cancellation Of
said adverse ID. s. under his Giing No. 1865, for
said land.
sI-4s. H. L. TAYLOR, Register.
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The Southern Kansas institute.

REV. H WINsLOW ABBOTT, 4. M Psin-
cipai.
MRs. II. ". ABBOTT, the famous Vocalist,
Teacher of Music
This Select school foT males and females viii
open the first Monday of September, leiI-
The scholastic year viii be divided into three
terms Of thirteen weeks each.
Tuition in the Literary Department SIS per
tenn. Tuition in the Musical Department, sI7
per term. Primary pupils no. solicited. for
firther particulars inquire OF
II. MINSLOW ABBOTT,
Wichita, Kansas
No extra charge for Greek, Latin, French or
German. %
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Notice of Attachment.
Bridge Petition.

Notice is hereby given that a petition will be
y esented to the board of county commissioners
OF the county of Sedgwlck and state of Kansas,
their REGULAR session in October, next ensuin e
ASKING for an appropriation of $500 to aid in
building bridge nc 'oss the North Minnesota, on
the Medicine trail between sections Is and So,
town %, range west, the estimated cost OF said
bridge is one thousand dollars.
Pa Many Signers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09
senator Edmunds' Letter.

Mr.. Elmunds' letter, published by US On
Saturday, was prepared with care, and is of
course pointed and forciblc. We DO the
Senator the justice to suppose that it en-
bodies his sincere and deliberate Judgment
Nevertheless, its argument. examined in the
light Of the historical record, is anything but
conclusive. The best reply to it is fuller
statement Of the facts, such as was furnished
in the letter Of Wm. W Peek. ESQ.,, of
New York. who is known to many of our
Burlington readers as studious, careful and
conservative lawyer, .prnted in the same
issue or such as the clear and succinct
summary which appeared in the St. Adams
Advertiser last week, and which some have
surmised to be from the pen Of Judge Royce.
We quote from the 4drertiSer
From the first count in 1879 to the
adoption in 1860 of the 22d Joint rule, the
votes of the Electoral Colleges were, with
out q challenge by either House, opened.
counted, and declared by the President Of
the Senate in the presence of the two Houses,
only assisted by tellers appointed by the
Houses as clerical aids in reading, examin-
ing, and ascertaining the votes from the GER
tifcares. At the eighteenth count (Feb. IL,
1857, conducted in the same manner. the
President of the Senate pro icnporc an
nOunced that James Buchanan and John c.
Breckenridge were duly elected. During
the count, when the certificates OF WlscOn-
sin were read by the tcllerS, it appeared that
the votes had been cast on December 18th,
instead Of the first Wednesday in December
which was the Bird. Upon that ground Mr.
Lctcher, of Nirginia, objected to the count
of the votes A heated wrango ensued
Mr. Humphrey Marshall and Others Of the
House, and 4. p Batter, aud Others of the
Senate, claimed the right OF the two
Houses to exclude the vote But on the
other hand, such able Democratic
Senators AS Mr.. Stuart, OF Michigan, quot
ing the comments of Chancellor Kent, that
in the absence Of all legislative prnvis-
ions On the subject the President of the SEN
ate counts the votes and determines the
result, and that the two Houses are pre-
emf only AZ spectators 10 witness the fair
ness and accuracy OF the Transaction de-
clared, that il precisely the view which |
sought to present to the Senate yesterday
lie added Il disagree, therefore, with the
Senator from Kentucky Mr.. Thompson
when he supposes this Is count by the
Senate. ms count By The PftSdenf Of The
Senate To secure fairness and accuracy 1t
is u public count before two responsible or
ganized bodies under the Constitution All
that was done here in respect To the nego-
tiatiun between the two Houses was sim
II, but
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09
Washington Notes.

No foreign count ever attracted half the
attention at Washington and throughout the
country that our American count does.
The Democrats in the House are trying to
effect the passage of bill for March ses-
sion of Congress. This is to secure the or
| ganzation OF the House to the Democrats
before the delegation from New Hampshire,
which is quite certain to be Republican, can
get in
A Washington paper says Conkling ex-
pressed the opinion to one Of its reporters
that Tildcn would be inaugurated, and that
the action on Florida would decide. Many
Republicans do not credit the story.
The Herald, Washington special thinks
the Florida case will be decided by Thurs
day. The Democrats are least sanguine
about Florida, but more sanguine on the
general result than the Republicans.
The World expects no decision before
Friday or Saturday.
Few mourn for Logan, but the loss of his
bright, gracious and diplomatic little wife is
regretted in Washington society.
In his examination. on Monday, Gov.
| Wells, of the Returning Board, fatty con-
| tradicted the testimony Of Littlefeld and
Maddox, and showed BY record evidence that
| their statements were false lie never had
anv money transactions or money under
standing with respect to his duties as return
! ing officer A to that portion Of the return
| from Vernon parish which l.ittlciield sworc
| he burned on Wells. order, Wells showed
| that the returns from Vernon parish were
opened in the presence of the two visiting
committees FROM the North that the en-
closure contained no such puPers rs Little
field swOre were burned. and that the min
utes taken in the presence OF the visiting
committee show this. As to the charge that
he desired to be paid to do his duty. the old
man in great burst Of Indignation said.
since 1859 he had been Il Union man, he
had stood up to his principles when Rebel
soldiers where hunting hun down on every
hand, and that in his old age his history did
not warrant anybody in saying that he
sought puy for doing his duty. The man
that said this is an unmtigated lar. Gov.
Wells begged pardon Of the Commi4s.0a for
his pass ION, but he thought WAS lu~tinei.
NATERGUKI The report OF Mrs. Ather
tons injury IN the FREE Pass. last week.
was not exactly correct. The bones are held
In place hY splints. but the fracture being
IN the neck Ui the teuiur, It l. sad To BE- It
place where there il not sufficient nuuri-h
ment to enable the bones to unite, that IL -
" knit by u provisional oallus sand al. Cs~l-
fed formation and 50 became FIRMLY united.
There can only he rurt 81 union by rarui-
luge4, ia about three months.
The dwelling house OF NJ W shertleti has
been s,d 10 e X. Town Tor $4,000.
A four year old boy OF Peter =. Russell.
was scalued by falling into pail OF hot
water, but it IS not considered II fatal IL
jury.
Miss Town, from Ohio. ha- just closed a
yery successful term of school on Looms
Hill and has tina good WISHES Of all ~ she
tetcrns to her Western home.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09
Bennington Rattle Monument Association


CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
The following gentlemen have been ap-
pointed as members of the Vermont Cen
tennial Commission, according to the by
laws of the Bennington Battle Monument
| Association
His Excellency. Hon. Horace Fairbanks.
Governor of Vermont, and all living cx-
Governors Of the State.
Addison County-F f Woodbridge, Henry
Lane. L E Knapp. Geo W Grandy, Geo K
Chapman.
Caledonia-Luke P Poland. Franklin
Fairbanks. Geo Il Eaton, G NJ Stone, Z NJ
Chase. II Chase. II + Folsom.
Chittendcn-E j Phelps. 10 d Hatch. G
Il Benedict, Geo Ii Bigelow, f ID Mason. I
Peck
Essex-n a Cutting, Il NJ Mansur.
FrankliD-A Il Jewett, Albert Clarke, l.
Mills. 5 L Royce, Henry Powell, Hiram
Skeels.
Grand Isle-Jed P Ladd, IL W Como.
Lamoille-W Ii ii Bingham, Carroll 5
Page.
Orange-Burnham Martin, Roswell W
Farnham, Stephen Thomas. j w Bliss. Vim
Ii Dubois.
Orleans-W W Grout, Z p Cotton; ID NJ
Camp, W Currier. George Ii Blake.
Westinghouse p Walton, 2 P Pltkln,
NJ d Gilman, George Nichols, W billing
ham, John A Page. W A Stowell, j NJ
Poland, Hiram Atkins, Ii A House.
Windham-O Butterfield, Martin,
James Phelps, E L Waterman, Q B Eddy.
A n Swain, Z N Davenport. X Haskins. Z
D Harris. X W Clark. Edward Crosby.
james NJ Tyler. Farley Starr, NJ Waite, j
Estey. Levi X Fuller.
Wind~or-Fred Billings. Gilbert A
Davis, Franklin Butler, W q French. l. X
Greene.
RutIand-Lt Gov Redfeld Proctor. Levi
G Kingsley. Geo A Merrill, W q Veazey,
A f Walker, j A Sheldon, L W ReddingtOn.
NJ u Everts. Henry Clark, ) NJ Dorr. Will
liam Y W Ripley. A il futile. j b Brom-
ley, Marvin U Stoddsrd, n L Sprague,
Cyrus Jennings.
Observation-Disclosures, j X Batchelder, r
Eurd; Bennington, L W Park. Hiram
bingham, E n S Morgan, L r Sears. F c
White, Michael Haley, Geo W Yates, l. b
Chandler. Ed Kingsley, David Carpenter,
Geo w Robinson, Thos White. L K Graves,
X Godfrey, Elijah Dewey. g Z Hough-
ton, IL q Root. e Z Welling, IL Putnam.
Harris, and the Secretaries OF the Asso
citation. q NJ Bliss and j I Shurtletf; Dor
set, ID l. Kent, Geo Farwell; Glasten-
bury. Daniel Romano /; Landgrove. Austin
Fem; Manchester, NJ 5 Colburn. Loveland
Munson, d X Slmonds; Peru, G X Davis :
Poanal. Grin Bates. A II Better, VIM
Arnold Readsboro, Silas Mason; Rupert,
DIR Guild. Dwight Taylor. SALISBURY.
Nathan Bcttum. DR. Rogers Sandgate, j
Z Buck, Bradley Randall Searsburgb,
Geo Bond Stamford, j K HoughtOn /;
Sunderland, Eben Graves. j j Hill Win
hall. Z White Woodford, Amos Aldrich.
To the commission the names OF Hon.
B Hunt OF New York, Gen Ii III Baxter of
Rutland. and b Sanford. E>q., OF Troy,
were 1ded. and u vote passed Instructing
the centennial commission to invite a num-
Der not exceeding 30 names, of Vermonters
in other States. 10 become members OF the
commission.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09

Tue NATIONAL LIPs Issuance COMPANY,
MONTPELIER, VT.-Ihe twenty-seyentn an
nual report OF this company shows that il
continues to be managed with the same rc-
gard for prudence, economy, and sale and
judIcious Investment of Its funds, as hereto
tore-s fact which is tail of encourage
ment to those who are fortunate enough to be
insured IN 1t. The total amount of its assets
Is - l2i, 49S %. Its total liabilities, IN
GLIDING r5-Insurdncn. Is 81 405, gl5 81, ieav-
ing surplus OF Sis, 5S3 o.. Daring the
twenty-seyen years OF Its existence it has
paid losses 20 the amount OF S9lO. 3lS.4
IL has received during the same period ST.
OH. 31I As OF interest ami has paid to
it, policy holders, ! 63i ,2SI.29
IL has. at the present time. lSi policies
in tJrce, insurIng 50 40 .3Sl..
During the year past, its receipts from
interest alone have paid all the death
claims and nearly all the expenses of the
management of the Company.
These expenses were less than those ci
any OF the icriy-One companies reporting TO
Massachusetts IN 1876, with four excep-
tIuns Wills no Company of the same age
had ~ large ratio OF assets TO liabilities
~ the National. In this remarkable accu-
mutation OF assets each policy holder
shares.
las Board Of Directors - composed o.
men who possess the cUufleIcJ OF the
Safe. and ss long Us Its management
remsius n thalr Control thu financial Integ-
rity OF tas Company will h., beyond que>-
ton, preserved
Charles T. Allen, Ed, Of thiS city. -
the agent Ut the crmnaHv IN This victnity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09

And looking outside the language to the
authoritative interpretations OF it furnished
BY the action Of the trainers Of the
Constitution, in deyolving by resolution
the duty oil counting on the President
of the Senate BY the action OF the
first Senate in electing q President for
the purpose of counting the votes. and in
the long line of presidents to the same
effect, we find the agent referred to IN the
second clause to be identical with the actor
named in the first.
But suppose We accept the view that the
President OF the Senate holds his - authority
to count subordinate to the control Of the two
Houses The President Of the Senate,
under that view. having opened the vote Of
Florida. would say - / count these four
votes for HAYES and Wheeler unless the two
Houses direct otherwise Of course he
would rot accept the dictation of but on.
House I; but the concurrent vote of both
Houses would control him. The country
could have got along very well with this
election under that ruling. But the au-
thOrs Of the Compromise Deliberately threw
overheard the idea that the President of the
Senate can count in any case, or exercise any
control over the count. They abandoned an
impregnable position, in order to force
through their bill-and they succeeded.
They and the country will be fortunate. if
their concession does not prove to be the end
of Republican supremacy, and of free gov
eminent in half Of the Union. for twenty
years to come Ed. +. PIT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09

iIthcr' OF the Con ,itution are decisive Of tic
meaning and purpose of that instrument ny
on that point, their language and acts in
congress at the carly counts, as in the CON
yention which framed the Constitution,
the precedents and practice, as the law, all
attest and sustain his right the Constitution
makes 1t his duty, ard he cannot eyade the
responsibility even if he would.
AS matter of fact the only objection to
the count Of a vote prior to the adoption OF
the I'D joint rule Except that to the vote OF
Wisconsin. in 1857, by which it was propoS-
cd 10 dsiranchise Il sovereign State through
legal lault involving neither fraud nor NAL
practIce) were those by members Of the
House 10 Indiana in 1877, 10 Missouri in
1871, and to Michigan in 1887, on the
ground in each case that the State. at the
date OF the appointment of her electors, was
mot State in the Union. 1t was an oh
lection outside and independent Of the mat
! ter of counting the votes. 1t did not touch
or question the duty of the President Of
the Senate to count the Electoral Colleges,
nor assert any right in Congress to canvass
or reject the vote Of u bona tirIe State but
was a question, under the Constitution,
properly sahject to the decision Of the two
Houses in their Legislative capacity
Hence, under the objection, the question is
not whether, il States, their votes should be
counted, but whether in the sense of the
Constitution they were States. Only States
could vote in tho Electoral Colleges. If
Indiana, Missouri, and Michigan were
States their votes must be counted if not
States, of course they had no right to vote !;
but whether they were States or not vas II
| question distinct from and independent of
that of counting the vote, transcenGing the
simply ministerial and limited Judicial tunc-
tons of the President of the Senate it could
only be determined when raised by the two
Houses in Congress assembled.
1t is the constitutional duty of the Presi-
dent Of the Senate to open and count the
votes which he finds returned to him in due
legal form it is the right Of any member
| of Congress to object to his action, where
| upon the iioo Houses-nOt Il hodge-podgc
committee constituted by either or both
should separately vote upon the question Of
whether or not to sustain that objection.
Upon their concurrent decision the Presi-
dent of the Senate should announce the
election and from this nat an appeal is open
to the Supreme Court as Court. by means
of a writ of lu, acarranf,.
To Senator Edmunds' statement Of the
later precedent', we may allude another
day.