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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22
Are Still Not Heppy.


The Confederate Congress has come
to the conclusion that eight to seven
won't win. They have held caucus
TO take into consideration the practi-
cability of eleciing President. Last
Saturday night they held a caucus at
the Capitol.
Representative Mills, of Texas, Of
fered a resolution declaring that an
exigency contemplated by the consti-
tuition having arisen, and neither can
didate for President having a majority
of the electoral vote therefore,
Resolved, That the House should at
once proceed TO vote for President.
Mr.. Springer offered resolution re-
citing that Hampton and Nichols are
legally elected Governors of South
Carolina and Louisiana, respectively,
and that an amendment be made to
the appropriation bill combining The
operation OF troops TO the frontier.
Representative Randall, Hooker,
Knott, Mcmahon, Jones of Kentucky,
Springer, Poppleton, WaIling and
Mills favored the adoption OF the
pending resolution, and Representa-
tives iiunton, Harris, Buckner and
Durham expressed themselves al
against all resolutions.
Representative Brown, of Kentucky,
offered resolution the same in sub.
stance as that adopted on Saturday
night declaring that the electoral vote
shall proceed without dilatory oppo.
siiion, but strongly protesting against
the action of the majority of the com
mission who had signed the decisions
in the Florida and Louisiana cases
Representative Brown said that hC
had received limitations from numer
Gus sources that re-afiirmation of the
caucus action of Saturday was neees
sary. He did not, however, press tht
resolution, but Welded to Represents
tive Mcmahon, who moved that thC
caucus take recess until after Tho
count Of The vote in the joint meeting
of the two houses. The motion car
ried. Those of the caucus who ia
vered extreme measures did not urge
them owing 10 the prepoudcrence o
conservative element, nor was a vote
taken on any one of them except fol
recess. The caucus will stand by theil
action OF Saturday night.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

The editor of Harper's Weekly in an
article on the Presidents message, has
this to say of the President, personal
": general Grant did not seek the
Presidency. 1t was thrust upon him
by the gratitude of those who had sus-
tanned the war for the Union, which
he led in the field to a triumphant vic
tory. For that great service, for his
devoted patriotism, and for his proved
personal purity amidst all the nnclean
rumors aud foul charges of his enemies
his place in American history is secure,
and the faithful record will attest that
his failures have been errors of judg-
ment, not Of intent"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22
BELLE PLANE GIRLS

The Detroit NeWs, taking up the
rumor that Senator Christiancy, of
Michigan, will be appointed to fill the
vacancy on the Supreme bench caused
by the resignation Of Judge Dauis, de
clares that Secretary Chandler will be
elected Senator. The NeWs says /:
"The present Legislature would be
called upon to fill that vacancy. A
canvas of the Legislature has been
made, and it has been found to be
overwh elmingly Chandler in its SYM
pathies. There is apparently nothing
in the way of the success of the plan.
Davis, to accept the Senatorship from
Illinois, is obliged to resign before
March the 4th, which will be prior to
the adjournment of the Michigan Leg
islature. Christiancy is heartily sick
of his present position in the Senate,
and has frequently SO expressed him
self. His whole life and training has
been for the bench, and he would un-
make an able man on the
bench of the United States Supreme
Court, a position for which he is
known to have strong ambition
hitter Ocean.
Zach Chandler ought to be kept
where he is.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

Topeka, February 10, 1877.

TOPEKA, February 10, 1877.
DEAR EAGLE-Your correspondents
from the capital have become so nu-
merous, fear the readers of the EA-
GLE will tire of SO much scribbling,
especially when we follow so closely
in each others tracks.
Another weeks work is done, in
which many bills have been passed by
the Legislature, but generally of To-
cal character. The Sedgwick and
Harvey county railroad bond-bill, in
which we are so deeply interested, has
not come up yet for final passage. 1t
is astonishing, to an honest observer,
or any one who understands the nature
of this bill, to see the efforts made to
defraud us out Of our just rights, and
this too from men who from their pro-
fession of moral rectitude you ought
to expect better things. Suppose |
borrow from you sum Of money for
which give you a mortgage on my
property, but by the omission of q
word, the contract is rendered void,
would it be just in me to take advan-
tage of this and refuse to pay the claim !?
Such is the nature Of the case in this
issue. Because of the omission of a
word or two in the title of the bill
Harvey county refuses TO pay her just
proportion of the bonds. 70 defeat
the just claim of Sedgwick county,
they have not only been lobbying, as
stated by cur friend Ross, but have
sent a copy of the Halsted Record, from
which you made some extracts in the
EAGLE, to every member OF the House
to prejudice their minds and pervert
justice. fear our county commission
ers have not realized the danger to
Which we are exposed, but have trust
ed in the justice of our case without
the proper effort. A strong lobby
should have been sent here to counter
act the efforts of our enemies. We
can only now hope for the best.
On FRIDAY last we were honored by
q visit by the Nebraska Legislature.
They were received at the depot by a
committee of the Senate and House,
and after furnishing them a sumptu-
Gus dinner, they were escorted to the
Representative Hall, when they were
| welcomed in a neat address by Gov.
Anthony. Other addresses were made
by speakers on both sides, and the
whole affair passed off very pleasantly
AT night there was grand ball Cor
their at the Opera House which was
numerously attended: but as "Observ-
err" was not there, he is not prepared
to say how good it was.
There is talk of an adjournment OF
the Legislature, but as the general APP
preparation bill has not yet been pre-
scented, they cannot close for ten days
after its presentation.
Judge Baldwin is in his place, care
fully looking after our interests in the
bond question.
Messrs. Woodcock and Tucker were
here, but hare gone back TO their posts.
They can tell you some things which
we have not room for without making
our letter too long. Please call on them
for particulars. OBSERVER.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22
The trne inwardness OF the campaigl

The true inwardness of the campaign
economy and retrenchment business is
just now becoming apparent in the de-
fieiency bill under consideration in the
House. The Reformers went before
the country with the flourish of mil
lions clipped from the "extravagant
expenditures of the party in power"
although they knew perfectly well that
the showing was false, and that they
had created deficiencies that would
have to be made up after the Presiden-
tial election. They are now engaged
in making appropriations to meet
these deficiencies, and the Republi
cans rightly improve the opportunity
to inform the Democrats that they ex-
posed them in advance.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

emonies at Philadelphia, was most
iudieious and happy one. No living
man can sweep the chords of popular
feeling with more exquisite thrill than
Evarts. He is an orator worthy of
the Olympian days of Greece and the
palmiest period of Rome-in action
and utterance fit to wear the mantle
of Clay-to stir, if need be, Nation
to arms or people to revolution. a
man who is proficient and an adept in
American history and politics, past
and present, and yet while nominaIly
a Republican, really no-party man,
holding unchangeably the convictions
and aspirations of the patriot. There
is no rerson who ever listened to Ev-
arts but that departed his enriched
aud grateful debtor. lie is the repre-
sentative of no faction-the emissary
of no party-but his principles and
views are founded in Justice and fact,
which can well invite discussion and
defy assault. Then his individuality
not less than the literary and orator
atorical excellence of his discourses,
challenge the popular admiration. We
have never crossed the Atlantic, vet
when Eyarts is in the height and tenn
pest of his passion, we think we have
some faint notion of ship in storm,
lifted to heaven on mountain waves,
or plunging in the trough OF the sea.
And as for the Elysian fields, that
there is mellower light in its sunset
glory, more melodious tune III its
running brooks, more ravishing fra
GRANGE waited by southern zephvrs
from its bed of violets-that there is q
Eight on its sea, or shore more CRATE
full and charming to the senses or the
soul of man, than in the magic image
rY which at the bidding of Evarts' en-
cQanted wand, bursts upon the sInit-
ten sight, we beg leave to question. 1t
was well that the Republican cause
before the great tribunal was repre-
sented by the first ofAmerican jurists,
the Cicero of our statesmen, man of
lettered as well as forensic fame.
More fortunate than Cicero, who de-
plored with dying breath the shat
tered columns of Roman liberty, Ey-
arts can yet tell of its meridian glories
and possibilities. No wonder that
he convinced Justice Bradley.-JouyH-
al of Commerce.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

Upon receipt of the Presidents mes
sage, recommending resumption, gold
fell 10 104 rs. This is the lowest
price reached since June 10, 1862, and
makes greenbacks worth ninety-five
cents on the dollar. The Government
notes began to depreciate and gold
coin TO be at premium, January Is,
1862. Ii was five months before the
premium reached five per cent, but
after that it advanced rapidly, and at
the end of 1862 was thirty-three per
cent. The highest point reached was
July IL, 1864, when gold was quoted
at o95
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

The telegraphers of Chicago gave
their annual ball on the evening of the
18th inst. The Chicago papers have a
full account of it. We notice it only
to reproduce the following:
The dancing programme included
the usual number of values, gallops.
and quadrillcs, and the Telephone
waltz composed for the occasion by
George F. Root, and performed on Mr..
Gray's Telephone, description of
which has already appeared in the col
umns of the Inter, Ocean. The instru-
ment was erected at the lower end of
the hall over the music staud, and con-
nected by wire with Milwaukee, where
the performer played his finger-board
instrument to the wire designated.
The music was head distinctly in the
hall. but owing to a deficiency of bat
terry power power, it was scarcely loud
enough to accommodate the dancers.
Further, the performers time was
scarcely as regular as the emergency
demanded. No attempt, therefore, was
a dispatch 10 the st. Louis Globe
says that the company did Walk to
this music. We will presume that the
Chicago account is the true one. If
not done it will be. We expect next
year when the knights Templar have
their annual ball the music will be
PLAYED by performer in Leavenworth.
- Commonwealth.
We presume it will not be great
while before the Western Union Tele-
graph Company will be taking con
tracts to furnish music for balls, one
man playing for half dozen parties in
as many different cities, to waltz to.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22
KBCHI, February 16, 1877.


EDITOR EAGLE:- have another
''Dutchman in the valley" He comes
from Illinois, and struck these parts
one day last week, and brought with
him a car load of good stock, imple-
ments, ETC., including three hives of
bees. May these latter be symbolical
of the industry which is 10 beat out
the hoppers, and finally to make Kcchi
in the strictest sense all up and doing
thorough-going farming community.
Mr.. Steele, Hood, Forbes and Sooy,
and their families, ali from Illinois, are
expected to join our neighborhood ere
the first of march. All hall we suck
ers Kechi could well afford to well
come hundred more. Their past e1-
perience in the prairie State is no
draw back to the requisite manage
ment of Arkansas Valley farms. Once
in a while we meet a prospector who
signs for some thing besides beauti-
full prairies-brush to chop i'll the
winter and stumps to eradicate. All
such are informed that Rockford has
more timber, and when shown 'Doo-
Titles" description of the beauties of
Dog creek they straightway depart
for the south.
a half section of school land, just
north of us, will be sold on the 10th of
March and we trust said sale will To-
cate more suckers in our midst.
Mike Baker and DR.. Dean are each
building on their respective half sec
tons and when spring work begins to
push they both expect to be there.
Culp is also very busy getting
together for new house.
In haste, FARMER X.
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GREENWICH, February IS, 1877.

EDITOR EAGLE We are seated
again this blustery day to indite few
notes from this part of the county.
There is some sickness at present in
this locality. William Mcndenhall ST..
is quite sick; Augusta Denbo lis also
confined to her room; Mrs. Mary Wal
lace has been very sick for the last
two weeks; Mrs. Helena Sphiblom has
been very poorly all winter with the
third-day ague. Andrew Mendenhall
and wife, who live in Waco township,
buried their little boy last Sunday in
the Benton cemetery, in Butler county.
His little remains were followed to
the grave by quite large concourse
Of friends.
Thomas Campbell, living near
Payne's ranch, met with serious and
painful accident OH the I'd inst. He
had the misfortune TO get his right
leg broken just above the ankle joint.
Tom and his cousin George were exer-
cising their skillful horsemanship on
one of those Texas ponies. When
they refined in on the little fellow he
reared up, lost his balance, and the
above was the consequence. Take
good advice and do not tamper with
soiled and unframed horses. DR..
Shannon, one of the medical fraternity
of Wichita, was summoned and in
short time every thing was done up
in good style:
The selling and buying of land seems
to be the common occurrence of the
day. We are informed that Mr.. Jo-
seph Corwin has sold his farm to Mr..
William McCuen, of Illinois. Joe's
farm was one of the best improved in
Payne township, and while we regret
to lose so good a citizen as Mr.. Cor
win, we feel satisfied that We have
gained another. Mr.. Barton McCuen
has purchased John Cochran's farm,
and we understand that he is going to
build fine mansion 1926 feet, story
aud half high. Mr.. Devores has al
SO bought a part of section one and
has erected a nice farm dwelling.
Quite number of other farms are for
sale in Payne, and some of them are
very well improved and l think could
could be bought at low-water prices,
'or cash.
John N. Cochran is the happiest |
nan in Lincoln township. He is the
happy recipient of fine girl baby and
t is the cause Of his wearing number
eleven boot. HAWK EYE.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

1t is our private opinion, publicly
expressed, that the body known as the
lower house of the Kansas Legislature
made ali egregious ass of itself when
they expelled Ford from their august
presence. Just think of the ridicu-
lousness of the affair. A body of men
that chose Sam Wood for their presid-
ing officer taking exceptions to re-
mark made by live newspaper cor
respondent, and go SO far as to expel
him from the house is simply silly. In
the language of the late Jim Lane,
Ct Cd.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

Now let some one introduce bill
for establishing five State Schools for
instructing those who propose to be-
come members of the Legislature.
Perhaps, if the methods of instruction
were good, we might expect. in the
future, Legislature that would'thrcw
a man out of the window who pro-
posed TO establish five State Normal
schools for State with only about
half million inhabitants, and threat
ened with grasshoppcr INVASION
Atchfs0n Champion.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22
Evarts' 0ratory.

All accounts agree that Mr.. Evarts'
oratorical efforts before the electoral
commission delighted every listener,
and his legal argument in the case of
Louisiana, ON Thursday last, was pro-
nounced his greatest forensic triumph.
Since the death of Rufus Choate, aud
not excepting Wendell Phillips, Mr..
Evarts probably occupies the highest
place among American orators. He
possesses the finest scholarly taste
and the first order Of oratorical ability
and the marvellous gift of felicitonsly
adapting himself and his speeches to
every occasion and every subject uil-
der consideration. His selection as
the Centennial orator, to open the GER
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

Brooklyn Argas-The Kansas Legis-
lature employs young lady pages, and
when a married man is elected MEN,
Der there are not enough knot holes in
all the back yard fences in his district
to accommodate the women who want
to interview each other about it.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

The latest OH Tilden is that Tennie
G. Claflin says that Sam. j. Tilden is
not man, or that he is not of the male
persuasion, and refers to his smooth.
downy face, ETC., as proof of the asser-
ton. We wonder did Tennie c.?
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22
Notice.
U. s. LAND OFFICE,

Wichita, Kansas, February I, Is11.
Complaint having been entered Mt this Office by
Byron NJ Terril against Eugene Bouvie- for
abandoning his deeiarat0ry statement No III ,se4,
dated April 2lst, 1876, upon the Lot one % and
the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter,
and the north half of the northeast quarter of Sec
ton 30, township p south, range west. in sedS-
wick county, Kansas, with view 20 the cancel
lation of said fling the said parties are hereby
summoned to appear at this Office on the 2cth day
o: February, 1877, o. oc' clock q. M to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment. III. L. TAYLOR,
4j.i Register.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

The Presidential question is still in
a muddle. Louisiana has been re-
turned for Hayes and Wheeler. There
remains but one more question to de-
eide the eligibility of Watts, of Oregon.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22
Notice.
U. 5. LAND OFFICE.

Wichita, Kansas, teb'ry II, 1871.
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
Clark Benton against David o. Smith and Chas
+. Franklin for abandoning their ID. 5. filings
No. S674 and 10, 0lO dated september 81 1873, and
June 20, 1874, upon the northeast quarter section
II, township "a, SOUTH range B. west in Sedg-
wick county, Kansas, with view to the cancel
latioa of said filings the said parties hereby
summoned to appear at this Office on the 10th day
of March 1S71, at O'Clock p. m, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment This suit is instituted for the pur-
pose of mpeaching said filings in order tn at en-
try may be made under ID. $, No. ii 75s.
46-4ts II L. TAYLOR. Register
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

-HrI N , ILIJ.
isiriet Court, 1sth Judicial District, scdgwiek

District Court, sthJudicial District. scdgwick
county, Kansas.
Phileius Durham,
Va.
GeOrgeL. Causey, Lavina
Causey < W ID crawford.
By virtue OF IN order OF sale issued out Of the
district court ofthe 18th Judicial District sitting
in and for Sedgwiek county, Kansas, wherein
Phileius Durham is plaintiff and George l.. Caus-
ey and W. ID. Crawford defendants. 1 will
on Saturday, the 81 day OF March, A. D. I547. at
2 O'Clock, p. M, at the court house door, being
at the front Of The building known rs hagle Block
on Douglas Avenue, in the City Of Wichita Kan-
sas, offer for sale OF public auction 10 the highest
bidder for cash in hand. the following described
real property, situated in the county Of Sedgwick
and state Of Kansas, 10 wit:
The southwest quarter of section No. twenty
four ga ia township No. twenty-five f2jJ south
OF range No two (2) west.
said real properly is levied upon ns The proper
~ Of defendants, George l.. Causly, Lavina
Causey and ". D. Crawford and viii be sold 70
satisfy said order OF sale.
sherta's Office, Wichita, Kansas, January sist,
A. u. 1876.
4i-st II. W DUSNING. sheriff
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22
Notice.
U. s.LAND OFFICE,

Wichita, Kansas, January sG, Isl.
Complaint having been entered az this Office By
Edward Beever agsinst Sarah Bingham for ahan-
dolins her declaratnrY statement NJ. I1.osO,
dated July 10, 1874 upon the southwest quarter
see. 10. town p south range , west, in scdgwick
county, Kansas, VITA q ew 20 the cancel alton
of said entry: the said parties are hereby sum-
moned 30 appear at tins Office on the 1ffh day OF
February Iols, &C O'Clock .. IA, 70 fesn0ud
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment. This suit Is instituted for the pur-
pose of clearing the record and entering sand
tract by virtue Of deeiarttOry statement NJ IL
rs, dated December 3, 1919.
4t4ws II. L. TAYLOR, Register.
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SOMETHING NEW!

The undersigned would respectfully inform thr
public that they have formed a partnership foe
The purpose oil manufacturing Artificial Stone
Brick, also all kinds of ornamental work for fine
buildings, such brackets corniees, arches for
doors, windows etc. Chimneys OF all STYLES,
which furnish at less cost than brick
Those intending 70 build will do well to give US
n call. Our works are situated south of Mr.
WoodmaG's residence on the Little River, where
you will always find some one in attendance to
waii on those that may favor us with a call
46-tf HELLAR & LARABEE.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

The suit at New York against Til
den has been dismissed, he having
pleaded the statute of limitations.
Comment is unnecessary.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

Business is SO far behind that it is
thought it will be necessary for Con-
gress to Immediately reconvene on the
close of the present session.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-22

A bill cmbodying President Grants
recommendations in regard to resump-
ton has been drafted, and will be pre-
scented to Congress.