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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-05
OBJ aNll,iic5ltn Gagle.
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor.
alcmlTA. THURSDAY. JULY 5, 1877.
4 Bad State Of AFFAIRS Result of PrOmiSolous
Bond Voting

Last week the EAGLE editorially
instancea some localities in this State
that were hopelessly swainped from
having oyerreached themselves in yot-
ing bonds. Leayenworth county is
Row taking steps TO relieve her peo-
pie from paying bonds voted few
years since. In tong and earnest cd
i;orial the Times says right out:
sSelfprccrvaiion is tie first law OF
nature, and man is justified by every
law, written or unwritteii, in using
every means at his command, even to
the taking of life If necessary, in order
to protect his person and his home.
With the people of Leayenworth this
is question of financial life or death:
We must refuse TO pay these bonds,
aud we must find some means TO re-
lieye us of their payment, or we must
sacrifice our homes 10 their liqulda-
tion-for il is well known that the as
sessment and collection of a tax such
as this would render necessary, would
make all the property in the county
utterly worthless"
Prosperity under such circumstan
ces is an inipossibility. There is a
line in this bond business beyond
which 10 county or city, however
wealthy, can go. Ruin or reputation
one OF the other must follow. Even
the property gained by the voting Of
bonds becomes worthless, both be-
cause of excessive taxation and for
the lack OF proper employment by
people, who, having beggared them
selves have nothing left with which
to DO or with which TO help others.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-05
The Governor VIII Not Call.

Governor Anthony said TO US, at
the State Editorial Association held
at Leayenworth. that he had never for
n moment thought of calling an extra
session of the Legislature; that he was
much surprised at the discussion Of
this question; that there was not the
slightest necessity for an extra session
and he could imagine no circumstances
likely to arise that would render
meeting of that body necessary this
winter. He further stated that he
told the members last winter that the
work necessary to do must ali be done
at that session, as he would not, I'M
der any circumstances, call an extra
ession.-Atch{SoB Champion.
The articles published i'll the Law
renee journal and other papers were
reproduced in the EAGLE to show
public sentiment rather than through
any fear that Governor Anthony
would call an extra session. Nobody
in the State appreciates the desire of
the people in the premises better than
the Governor, and with him to know
ietO do.
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The Hull Baby Again.


Mrs. Hull is after her baby again,
aud says she will have it no matter
what the cost. A writ of habeas cor
pus was Issued upon Mrs. Afford. the
matron of the Home of Friendless
Women, for the return of the child,
but she refuses to tell where il is. We
guess something must be rotten about
that home, and it is thought that its
officers may be in league with the law
yers against Mrs. Hull, at least the
Public Press says it has no feeling in
the matter, but that the 'IIome of the
Friendless, in that city, is acting very
strangely in refusing to give any in
formation concerning the baby in dis
pute in the Hull-Wiley case. We
think the Home has acted very strange
ly throughout every stage of this ia
nous case. We believe that Mrs. Hull
has been outrageousiy treated, and il
seems to us that there is dark con-
spiracy to wrong or deiraud her at the
bottom of this litigation
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For the EAGLE.
A Wall from Ilinois-Poor Crops, Wet Wealth
e. and Debt.

IRVING, June %, 1877.
Mr.. MURDoCK-Sir Please say to
the discouraged farmers of your part
of Kansas, TO come to Illinois. We
were drowned out iu rs, in &c, and
now we are worse than ever. It has
been so wet we could not SOW oats,
and but little corn has been planted,
and some not yet up. What is up will
average about five inches high and the
weeds six. But little corn plowed yet
and too wet to plow for week. 1t
now looks like rain. But little wheat
was sown and some Of it is ready to
cut, but the ground is SO soft that
reapers cannot run, and if they could,
such weather would rot the wheat in
tho shock. The prospect was never
worse, and we hope never will be.
It is now next to impossible for us to
make expenses as whole, this year.
In fact there is but very few farmers
here that are worth as much as they
were ten years ago. If man owns
farm, we'll improved and stocked, and
him out of debt, he can make little,
or in other words, if he is rich and a
good manager, he can live. Most eve
rybody is in debt, and one-half can't
pay any, and most of the other half
are not able to pay the interest. | am
not guessing at it. | am telling the
truth. Our land is so clamy, mucky,
gummy and sticky that but few can
pillow in less than week after a heavy
rain.
Tell all your readers that think Hi
nois is the next door to heaven to
come here and the chances are ten to
one that they will stay unless they
tramp. was raised here, but have
got tired of mud, and have been wad
ing it for thirty-five years land the first
twenty | was bare-footed most all the
time, but it has been spreading it on
too thick the last three years.
Now ii you know any man there
whose spinal column is too weak to
stand grasshopper, that has land to
trade for property here, | want to see
him, especially if he is web-footed.
We do expect a large crop of any
hing this year, except ague, bugs,
worms, hoppers, flies, moths, blight,
must, rust, and rain-money or quiz
line won't prevent. Yours truly,
Ii. NJ. KELLY.
Z. S.-Since writing the above we
nave new boy at our house, but don't
ay anything about it for if you do
here are about a dozen women in this
own that would tease their husbands
o write to you at once. Happily
hine. Ii. NJ. X.
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Items for the Eagle.
KECHI. July 2, 1877.

KECHI. July 2, 1877.
| For over a week the order of thu
day has been harvesting, the weather
has been favorable and work progress
ing finely. Uarvesters and self-bindel
attached are all the rage here. The
self-binder is undoubtedly the king
over the harvest field, and the only
objection we see to them is that they
brake the Sabbath.
There are friends visiting at James
Steele's from the east.
a neighboring gentlemen has had
three runaways lately. First not do
ing much damage, but the latter the
machine came in contact with a wheat
shock which slightly dilapidated the
reels.
lou must hold them horses Mr.. Lee.
And not let them get away,
For they might smash our forest tree,
Then there would be damage to pay.
The Lees Summit Sunday school
meets at ) p. m. a tolerable attend
ance were present last Sabbath.
The Fourth of July will not be cele-
brated to great extent, Oh account of
busy harvesting.
At present writing Mr. McVicar is
very low with a fever caused by get
ting wet few days ago. We hope he
may soon be restored to good health
again.
The latest dispatch On n. M is our
Farmer X. has just finished
planting corn and if the weather keeps
favorable and no frost till january rs
our friend viii gather an average crop.
Yours, truly,
REFORMED BACH.
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Going for Our EuphOny.

The Hutchinson Interior says that
place has population of two thou
sand, four churches, a large school
house, three hotels, two fine Touring
mills, and every mercantile business
represented. The raging Cowskin
can drench Hutchinson occasionally
but il can't dampen the energy and
enterprise of its people. 1t is one OF
the prettiest towns and one of the
liveliest towns in the State.-Ddily
Champion.
Reno county amt got "Cowskin"'
There is only one Cowskin in the
United States and the EAGLE, having
rendered its poetical name famous, it
grieves and hurts us to see it connect
ed with even as good and lively a
town as Hutchinson.
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The Queen and General Grant.

The Queen of England acts with her
guests like sensible woman in pri-
vate life. She invited General and
Mrs. to visit her, sent her carriage to
the railway station for them, and
when the arrived she was at the door,
standing at the foot of the stairs to
receive them. They were then shown
to their rooms. and when they had
brushed OFF the dust and arranged
their toilet, they joined the family cir
Gle, had dinner, spent the evening in
conversation, staid all night and till
after breakfast, when they were re-
turned in her carriage to the station,
on their departure.
NOW, that is just what anv respect
able and well-to-do farmers wife
would have done in this country-and
sensible Queens are only sensible wo-
men. But when we come to inquire
into the etiquette. of royalty, and how
this sovereign of the greatest Nation
i'll modern times manages her house
hold, we find that our private citizen
and his wife have been the recipients
of courtesy which none but her
equals in rank or her royal relatives
are ever accorded-and that no un-
titled man or woman was ever so re-
ceived in all English history. And
when we know this we feel that the
gracious lady has paid our country,
through its great citizen, the highest
compliment which the social laws of
the sovereign of England can confer
upon any one.
And because this is so, the people
of this great Nation respond to this
graceful act of courtesy, and extend
to England's Queen their admiration,
respect and gratitude. And their af-
lection and esteem are increased to-
ward General Grant, whose distin-
guished merits as man have been the
occasion of this marked good feeling
and respect for this country.-KansoS
City journal Of Commerce.
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The Two Great Valleys Of Kansas.

The Wichita EAGLE offers TO bet
the Lawrence Journal that the Ar
kansas Valley, from Hutchinson to
Arkansas City, Ill miles, will return
larger grain yield than the Kansas
Valley, $50 miles long. We will go
the EAGLE halves on such bet. The
Kansas Valley is good, but the Arkan-
sas Valley can discount it on wheat
lAtchison Champion.
Colonel Jehn 4. Martin, editor of
the Champion, having but returned,
last week, from trip over the entire
length of the upper Arkansas and
Kaw Valleys, makes very competent
judge. lie risks nothing in going the
EAGLE halves. The glory of the Ar
kansas Valley, its beauty, wealth, its
real immensely can only be appreci-
ated by taking trip from Hutchin-
son down to Arkansas City, the Sec
lion alluded to.
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Excursion.

The Legislative excursion TO Colo
RADIO will leave Leavenworth Oh Tues
day, August 18th, at II a. m, going TO
Denver by the Kansas Pacific road.
The cxcursionisis will speud five days
in Colorado, leaving Pueblo on Mon
day, the 2lst OF August, By the Atchi-
son, Topeka s. Santa Fe road, for
home. Hon. L. L. James, Secretary of
the Committee, has made the necessa-
~ arrangements for reduced rates at
the hotels. etc.
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A Bad Failure.

AS is usually the case, it turns out
that the failure of the National Bank
of the State of Missouri is much worse
than at first reported. There is not
enough cash on hand TO pay even ten
per cent. of the deposits, and it will
be six months before fifty per cent. is
paid, and the assets are of such nature
that ii will doubtless be three years
before full settlements are made. The
stockholders viii lose not only the
amount of their stock, but the proba-
bilities are that they will be called on
to pay further sums under the clause
of the National banking act making
them responsible for double the
amount of their stock. 1t appears,
also, that the five directors are in
debted to the bank in sum aggregat-
ing $500. 900.
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shsriFs Sale.

District Court, 18th Judicial District. scdgwick
County, Kansas.
('otleib Wall, J
D. L. Grove.
By order Of execution issued out of the
District Court of the 18Th judicial District sit
ting in and for Sedgwick County, Kansas, where
in Gotleib Wall is plaintiff and D. l. Grove is de
PENDANT, viii on
MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY or JULY,
a. ID. ls17, at O'Clock p. m, at the Courthouse
door, being at the front of the building known rs
Eagle Block, on Douglas Avenue, in the CITY Fl
Wichita, Kansas. offer for sale at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash IN baud, all the
right, title and interest OF the plaintiff, Gotleib
Wall, in and to the following described real
property, situated in the County of sedgwick
State of Kansas, TO wit:
Lot No. thirty (30) Water Street, in GriG-
enstein's Addition to the City of Wichita.
Said real property is levied upon as the prop
erty fpantifI, Gotlcib Wall. and viii be sold TO
satisfy said execution.
sherif's ONCE, Wichita, sedgwiick Co.. Kan
sas, June 9th 4. D. 1871.
IL. W DUNNING, Sheriff.
lost By A. L. MASSEY, Dept.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-05
The Silver Question.

The Iowa Republicans spoke out in
no uncertain terms on the silver ques-
ton. They adopted by an unanimous
vote the following resolution
80. That the silver dollar having
been the legal unit of value from the
foundation Of the Federal Govern
ment until 1873, the law under which
its coinage was suspended should be
repealed at the earliest possible day,
and silver made with gold a legal ten
der for all debts, both public and pri-
vate. We also believe that the pres
ent volume of currency should be
maintained until the wants of trade
and commerce demand its further con-
traction,
This is the unanimous voice of the
west, and of all the people of the
country except the money changers OF
New York. And it means to be heed
ed. Congress will not dare to ignore it.
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The Russian Programme.

Ii is estimated that the Russian ar
my now in Roumania numbers All, 900
men. This is an immense force, and
to eur apprehension it means that Rus
STA intends to march straight to Con-
stantinople. The Turkish forces are
mainly concentrated in the great for
tresses along the line of the Danube.
They must come out and fight the Rus
slams i'll the field, where they will be
overwhelmed by numbers, or they must
stick to their Qualifications. If they
do the latter, Russia has force enough
to invest each fortress and guard the
Danube, and at the same time march
on toward ConstantinopIe with an ar
my of 10000 men. In our judgment
the Russians mean business this time,
and they are not going to stop until
they water their horses in the Bospho-
rus. England will occupy Egypt and
viii keep out of the way. Germany
will hold Austria in check, and the
Russians will drive the Turks out of
Europe. We hope so.-Lawrence
Journal.
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French Politics.

The French Chamber of Deputies is
dissolved, and now an appeal will be
taken to the people. The Republicans
are confident Of carrying the country
and returning with their ranks in
creased. Ia that case it is expected
MacMahon will resign and Theirs
will be elected 10 fill his place. A
Republican success is, however, by no
means certain, and the chances are
that France will go backward to at
least n constitutional monarchy.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-05
The Triumphant Trip to Bosting.

President Hayes trip TO the metrop-
OILS of New England proved a very
pleasant affair. lie was made most
welcome at the hands of all, without
regard to party. Military companies
and other organizations escorted him
everywhere. He visited all the his
torical places, as also the public
schools. At Providence, Newport and
other towns his receptions and enter
tainments were equally as warm and
brilliant. A part of his cabinet ac-
companied him and many speeches
were made.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-05

The State Department at Washing
ton has received official information of
the most disastrous rain-storn that
ever occurred i'll tho Province Of Bue-
nos Ayres, South America. The Uni
ted States Consul at the capita! of that
country, writing ON the 18th of last
month, states that the rainfall was
continuous for three weeks; that HE
pampas were flooded, and that the loss
of sheep, horses and cattle must reach
into the million.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-05

The Boston Pilot Classics the gifts
presented to the Pope during the re-
cent ju bilee as follows: From France.
1920, 900; the United States, $4,000;
Ireland, $4,000; Italy, 120, 900; Spain,
100000; England, 100000; Austria,
$4,000; South America, $4,000;
Germany, $4,000; Belgium, 5000;
Portugal, $42, 900; Australia, $4,000;
Canada, $4,000; Holland, 1000;
Scotland, $4,000; Switzerland, $50, 900.
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Points TO be Explained.

About thirty-three millions Of frac-
tional silver has gone into circulation
taking the place of the dirty, ragged,
greasy fractional shin-plasters. 1t is a
legal-tender for debts of $500. The
Custom House must take it for sums
not exceeding that amount. The Gov
ernment rcdeems small bond-coupous
with silver. tbs very popular change
and people are glad that clear, bright
coins have superseded the shin-plaster;
but they cant understand why no sill
yer money larger than than afifty-cent
piece is coined; why silver is not a
legal-tender for debts over $500; why
the debt-paying power is restricted,
and who instructed Congress to re-
strict it. These are points that have
not been explained to the public salts
faction Chicago Tribune.
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Sherif's Sale.

District Court, 18th Judicial District, sedg-
wick County, Kansas.
w. Il Thomas,
VS..
Abram Smith.
BY virtue ofan Execution issued out of the Dis
trict Court of the 18Th Judicial Distrst sitting in
and for Sciswick County, Kansas, wherein
W. A. Thomas is plaintiff and AbrGm Smith Is
defendent. will on
MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JULY,
a. ID. 1871 at O'Clock =. NJ. at the Courthouse
door, being at the front Of the building known
as Eagle Block, on Douglas Avenue, in the city
OF Wichita, Kansas, offer for sale at public auc-
ton. to the highest bidder for cash in hand ali
the right title and interest of the defendent
Abram smith In and to the following described
real properly, situated in the County OF SedgWick
State of Kansas, tn wit
Lots Nos. III, I73 and i75 on Lawrence Avenue
in Griffen stems Addition TO the city of Wichita
said real property is levied upon as the prop
erty of defendent Abram smith, and Will be sold
to satisfy said execution.
sherifl's Office, sedgwick Co., June 9Th a. d.
ISL.
II. W. DUNNIN,f. Sheriff.
lost by A. T. MASSEY, Dept.
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Prentis begins the letters Of his tour
to the Commonwealth with capital
one from Washington. Among other
places, he visited the Soldiers Home.
He says:
Going on 10 the gate which leads to
the National Cemetery, you will meet
Mr.. Coons, the gate keeper, who
served in the dragons when they
were engaged in "conciliating' Kan
sas. and who, if you are from Kansas,
will ask you about places he calls
'Larence," and ''Fort Leavcnsworth,"
and ''Tecumshy," and will inquire if
Ashland, not far from Fort Riley"
ever made much of town.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-05

The entire number of Jews in the
world is variously estimated ct from
six to fifteen millions. The approxi-
nation nearest the truth, in all prob
ability, gives about eight or nine mil
lions. OF this number European Rus
STA alone has 2,277 goo; Austria, $780,
600; Turkey. 100000: Africa, 100000;
Eastern Asia, $4,000; Germany, 5o0,-
the Netherlands, $1,000; France, Italy,
Spain, Portugal and Switzerland, 200,-
600; India China, and Persia, 800, 600;
Arabia, 100000; United States, $780,
COO. Total in the countries named,
z 900 900
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Nothing Unreasonable.

In referring to the general move
mcnt throughout the west in favor OF
changing the rates of interest to low
er figures, the Boston Trareler thinks
that such course would be no more
than fair, now that everything else
has fallen so far below war prices. 1t
says:
There is nothing unreasonable in
this view of the value of money, par
ticularly when we see that the Nation
al Government refunded its debts at
four and half and four per cent.
True, Government bonds are not tax
able, but even with this exception the
Government does not mean TO pay
anything like the six per cent. which
the west is willing to pay.
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Not Enough,

The latest silver talk in scmi-oflicial
circles i'll Washington is to the effect
that the reconciliation of the silver
dollar will be agreed upon with 500
maximum legal tender quality, and
that recommendation will DC made
that gold pieces be coined of the de-
nominations of 81 30 or 50, 50, $40 aud
$50. This will not do. What the
people demand is that the silver dol
lar be put right back where it was i'll
1873. Nothing less than this will fill
the bill.-LaUTenc Journal.
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Wheat In Cowley County.

Nothing is to be gained by disguis-
ing the fact that the rains of the las,
three weeks have materially damaged
the wheat crop of this county. June
1st the prospect was fattering for ST.
1000 bushels of wheat in this coun-
ty. But the rains washed the blossom
and rusted the straw so badly that the
grain is shrivelled and the heads are
not filed, The best wheat is on the
upland and the early cut. Thousands
of acres will be almost ruined for
want of being cut i'll the right time.
the damage will reduce
the wheat yield to about 600,0 900 BUSH
els, aud much of that will be inferior
graip.- Winfield Courier.
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A Laugh That Turns Donkey From His Oats

Speaking of the departure of Noble
Prentis for Europe the Wichita EAGLE
says: GLOW those fellows on the
Danube, engaged in the work of death.
will stare when Prentis gets one of
his laughing fits" We guess so. We
know gentleman in this State who,
although very hungry, once lost din
ner because he was so amused, while
watching Prentis laugh, that he for
got he was hungry !-Atchison Cham
p1on.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-05

Ii has been said that the new $50
gold coin soon to be struck off by the
mint will be the first coin of that de-
nomination ever made in this country.
This is not so. The San Francisco
Assay Office in 1851 began the coinage
of $50 gold coins, and millions of dol
lars were put into circulation in that
State. These coins were UNDERMINED
as currency, as they contained some
silver in excess of the standard. They
consequently went out of circulation.
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Notice,
". 5. LAND OFFICE,
wichita Eauaae Tun. ll-b IL

>Wichita, Kansas, june 18th, ISL ,
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
5. E. Boots against Montgomery W smith for
abandoning his Usage Filing No. 1881, dated
August Is, 1876, upon the southwest quarter of
section "a, toWnsqiy 80, soutq range ( west in
Sumner counts Kansas, with Il view 10 the can
collation. of said entry the said parties are LerelJy
summoned to appear ut this Office on the 9TH day
of August, 1877, at O'Clock a. m. Ito respond
and furnish testimony concerning said aiiedged
abandonment. This suit is brought 10 clear the
record and enter said land under ID. S No 1876
dated. lli-1 II. l.. TAYLOR, Register