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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
WICHITA. THURSDAY, JUNE IA, 1871.
Secretary Evsrts on the Political Situation.
A dispatcl, gronrWashington to the

A dispatch yron,Washington 10 the
Cincinnati Gazette, dated June 9th,
says Secretary Evarts in an interview
with a visitor expressed himself at
length upon the political situation.
Commencing with the condition of the
Republican party at the meeting of the
Cincinnati Convention, he predicted
that the course of the Administration
would be such that in 1880 the Repub-
iican people of the country will elect
to the Presidency the leader of their
choice. The party at Cincinnati was
in such typhoid condition, he said,
that no agreement could be made as to
any of its representative national lead
ers. The result was a resort to ten-
porizing and the final choice of the
President in an unusual way. The
President is absolutely pledged against
second term. The Cabinet are che
sen from patriotic reasons, and are do
ing their duty without ambitions, and
It is the intention of the Administra-
ton TO give the people such good
government that they will be COMPEL
ed 20 elect to the Presidency the next
time the leader of the party which
must be credited with such a good adj
miaistration. As 10 the Southern sit
uation, Mr.. Eyarts only said that ii
was fortunate that Tilden was not
elected; that the colored man has
friend in the present Administration,
and that if Tilden had been placed in
the White House there certainly would
certainly have been 4 series of muir
ders committed to which the few that
have already occurred would be insig-
nifcant As to the Republican lead
ers who seemed disposed to antagonize
the Administration, Dir. Evarts said
il was natural as they had invested
their political capital in campaign
for the Presidency. that they should be
anxious to be active in shaping the is
sues which are to form the basis of the
next Presidential campain. AIR. Ev-
arts did not think they would be sue
cessful in doing this, as the issues up
on which they must rely are dead.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
Crops in Michigan.

A dispatch from Kalamazoo, Michi.
gan, dated the 9th, says: ''The raw
ages Of the fly in this section are very
great, and few days ago the feeling
was that the wheat crop would be
practically failure. On nearly all
fields of early sown wheat the fly is
playing havoc; but since the rains
there is an improved feeling, especial
ly in Barry, Van Buren,, st. Joseph
and some parts of kalamazoo: but
about here there is poor chance for a
big crop. 1t may be said the crop
will fall far below the average on this
account alone, and other causes make
il still worse. Corn has suffered some
from drouth and cut worm, and the
potato bug is destructive. 1t is now
raining: the long drouth is ended"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
For the EAGLE.
"Fist Justitia No Eat Qoslum.p
WICHITA, June II, 1877

WICHITA, June IL, 1917.
EDITOR EAGLE:-There appears q
few members of the human family
that grumbling and fault-fnding en-
tiers largely into their composition,
and none appear to be blessed with q
larger amount of those ingredients
than your contemporary.
AS regards the case of the man J. S.
Wood, who died here recently, and, as
that paper insists upon having it, I'M.
der such peculiar circumstances. In
their criticisms of such peculiar cases
men should confine themselves strict.
ly to the facts, for deviation from
them, as in this case, works a great
injury. Witness few of the publica.
tions made by it. On Sunday morn
ing, in the post office, the editor said
the whole proceeding was one of the
slimmest that was ever perpetrated up
on community, for man in compar.
atively good health and not complain.
ing, to walk into town from the coun.
try and go into doctors Office and in
five minutes be dead, and the RENE.
dies administered being chloroform;
chloroform will produce congestion OF
the lungs and congestion of the lungs
will cause rupture of the heart.
Now, while we do not pretend to be
as well versed in medicine as this
modern Esculapeus, at least, not
enough so to make positive contra
diction, we will simply take some OF
the testimony given before the coro-
ner's jury, and see how it accords
| with his statements. In the first place,
Mr.. Shlichter testified that the man
had been complaining for some time
previous to his coming to town, and
so much so ON Sunday morning that
he sent him to town in his (Shlichter's)
conveyance; and it is also in evidence
that he stopped at other doctors
offices before going to the office OF
Owens & Shannon. Very strange pro-
ceedings indeed for man in compar-
alive good health, and not complain
ing. The testimony of Mr.. Kirkpat-
rick goes to show that there was no
chloroform, or comparatively none
administered. The evidence also goes
to show that the man was suffering
intensely from hernia, also structure,
and whilst catheter was being intro
duced for the relief of the latter he
died.
Now, while we are of the opinion
that the Investigations were not as
complete as they might and perhaps
should have been, yet we see no rea-
son to attach any responsibility to the
attending physician, as everything
was done that could be done to relieve
the sufIerings of deceased, but death
had marked him as its victim even be-
fore he came to town.
We cannot be too guarded in our
criticisms of such cases, for word,
sometimes, unthoughtfully spoken,
will entail damaging results, especial
ly so in this case. Such men as Drs.
Owens e Shannon, standing as they
do at the head of their profession,
should be entirely exhonerated, las they
doubtless are, with one exception, and
even he may yet see the error of his
way and give them the justice that
public opinion demands, and possibly
vent some of his spleen upon
PLUTARCH.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
The Mt. Carmel Disaster.

The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from Mt. Carmel:
The calamity which has befallen
this city has not been overstated by
the letters written to papers of metro
politan cities. Fourteen blocks OF
beautiful homes and business houses
are ruined, one hundred families are
homeless, and seventy badly hurt in
population of $500, and loss of not
less than 100000, is too heavy for
this heart-stricken people to carry
alone. and help must come from the
country at large. Any aid from cities
or town that may be sent II. j. Cor
dan, Mayor, or Judge T. J. Shannon,
of the banking house of Shannon &
Beal. chairman of relief committee,
will be wisely and faithfully appro-
priated towards those who are worthy
and needy.
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The G.sat Flood in the Arkansas River.

q dispatch dated Little Rock on
Monday says the town of Argenta, op-
posite this city, is entirely overlooked,
including the depots Of the Memphis
& Little Rock and Fort Smith rail-
roads. The water is three feet deep al
the depot on The opposite side. Plan
tations above and below here are over
flowed. A levee protecting over one
thousand acres Of cotton and corn,
above this city, broke this evening
submerging the whole. Old citizens
say the present rise is as high as any
ever known.
AS The rains have not been heavier
below than at this point,it would seem
by the above that Wichita suffered as
much this spring as possible, and that
the probabilities are that it will be
many years before another such raise
comes.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14

We are told that the Russian crown
domains consist of more than a mil
lion square miles of cultivated land
and forests-a tract thirty times as
large as the State of New York, and
one-third as large as all the United
States of America! In addition to
this the Emperor owns valuable gold
and other mines in Siberia. The net
annual revenue of the Gar, from this
property, is estimated at ST., 000, 900 in
gold. OF this, some 50, 500, 900 are
spent each year i'll charities, and for
schools, theaters, etc, leaving bal
ance of $40, 100000 per annum for the
royal family.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
Our State CLAIMS.

The Commonwealth publishes let
ter from Hon. S. j. Crawford, at
Washington, concerning the claims of
our State. from which we make the
following extract:
have all my matters here fairly ur-
der way. The test case for property
lost by militia In the Price raid was
fairly considered by the Third Audit
or, and would have been paid but for
the law relating to such claims having
expired January l, 1876. These claims
will now have to talk their place
with the others. A similar class of
claims were paid to the militia of Mis-
souri,, Kentucky and other States, but
every State except Kansas had agents
here to attend to such matters. So
also did they get their military claims
paid, including expenses incurred in
protecting their settlers against hos
| tile Indians. Minnesota was paid
5000, 900 for property lost by her citi-
zens and expenses incurred by the
State In the Sioux war of 1868. Iowa,
Nebraska and Oregon were also re-
imbursed, but it was all done by
special acts of Congress. Those States
have also, by special legislation, got
their school lands in lieu of the six
teenth and thirty-sixth sections of In
dian reservations; also the five per
cent. from the sale of public lands, in
| Guiding Indian reservations. So if we
fail to get the claims of Kansas adjust
ed and paid for in the department, we
shall 60 to Congress next session with
presidents already established, and
get special legislation.
| A portion of the five per cent. claims
and also the claim for school lands
will be adjusted while l am here. per-
haps within week or ten days.
1t has required an immense amount
of work to put the claims in shape.
The laws bearing OIL the various claims
of States were scattered through the
| acts of Congress, running back to the
admission of Ohio; so you may mag
inc the work it took to brief them up.
| In addition to this | have compiled,
arranged and bound every act of Con:
gress relating to Kansas since the or
ganization of the Territory, in 1854,
with the laws relating to military, Iu-
dian and like claims, passed for the
benefit of other States. The matters
involved are SO large that deemed it
best to take every precautionary step
necessary to secure success in the end,
and sooner or later will succeed with
every claim presented, because they
are right, and because as much has
been done for other States.
None of the States have as yet got
the five per cen. on land sold by the
Government for land warrants instead
of money. The agents of all the west
ern States-seventeen in number
have united on this claim, and will, l
have no doubt, be able to pass it
| through the next Congress.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
Terrific Storm.

An Omaha dispatch of June 9TH says:
"a terrific wind and rain storm pre-
vailed through this section last night.
1t came from the southwest. The
damage is extensive throughout the
city and country, bat the particulars
have not been ascertained. The Con-
gregational church steeple Of this city
was blown down, and it is reported
that the stables at the barracks were
also; trees were uprooted and CHM
neys and porches demolished. The
storm extended eastward into Iowa,
doing considerable damage to tele-
graph lines.
The storm last night blew down
floral hall and many other small build
ings at the fair grounds, and at Flor
ence large hotel was unroofed. In
the cemetery many of the finest and
largest monuments were thrown
down. The damage in this city is
very great. at Papillion, Nebraska,
nine miles southwest of here, many
buildings were damaged-among 9TH
ers the Episcopal church was unroofed.
Senator Morton and party passed
west this morning.
"The river has risen fourteen inches
to-day. T"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14

The Troy Chief says of the grass.
hoppers: "They are now Matching by
the car load on the western borders OF
the county, and throughout Brown
and the counties west Farmers are
fighting them TO their utmost, the
materials used being chiefly tin pans
and coal oil. The issue is extremely
doubtful. AS fair sample of the
whole infested country, one instance
will illustrate. Enoch Spaulding, liv-
ing three miles west of White Cloud,
has an eighty-acre pasture field. Last
Friday they went to work catching
Young grasshoppers Gust large enough
to hop), and on that field they caught
one hundred gallons of the insects,
pressed and packed down. They
filled twenty nail kegs.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
Governor Hendricks,

Governor Hendricks is in New York,
preparatory to embarking for Europe.
He was visited by Governor Tilden
and large number OF distinguished
men, after which he took private
dinner at Governor Tilden's house,
and another of q public character yes
terday. Governor Hendricks says he
will be gone only about three months,
passing his time mainly in London
and Paris.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
The Administration,

The comment of a distinguished
American, who has been in Europe
for nearly two years, upon our current
politics, is worth the quoting. Intel
ligent observation from distance has
something like the advantage of his
torical judgment. The writer vas a
republican member of congress of high
position during the war, and intl-
mately connected through committee
service at that time with the navy.
In letter to the Republican Office he
says: "The administration of Hayes
suits me exactly. If he only has grip
enough to hold on, and does not melt
as the hot weather comes on, he will
have all the independents with him,
and he will have mighty host back
of him. see that by to-day's papers
that he has postponed the special sess-
ion until October 18th. Happy
thought! He will be strong by that
time. If he will only cut the army
down to the money he has, and not let
the navy people make him believe that
we want any new ships because the
old ones are good for nothing, as they
are, and as the new would be, and can
reduce the navy yards to two or three
at the outside, and generally clear out
the useless hulks in the navy and all
the other departments, and reduce the
expenses of the Government within
the bounds of reasonable economy
a reduction of at least one-half-he
will find himself before his term is
half out, the most popular President
since Washington, and you will see
how much more numerous the people
are than the oflice-holders. These last
have made SO much noise lately that
hey seemed to compose about four
ifths of the population"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14

Senator Kirkwood, Of Iowa, has
published letter on the political sit.
uation, in which he takes very nearly
the position of Senator Morton. He
expressed grave doubts as to the utili.
ty of the Southern policy of the AID.
ministration, but at the same time
avows his high admiration of the
President, and hopes for the best. In
regard to an expression by the Repub
lican convention, he uses this language:
ain my Judgment, any action by the
Republican State Convention either
approving or disappearing the Presi-
dents policy, would be untimely and
unwise- 1t is evident that an attempt
to pass any resolution on the subject
would produce division and discussion
in the convention, and any such reso-
luton, if passed, would not be held
as binding by those who did not ia
yor it.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
Sweeney and Tweed.

John Kelley has stated to areporter
that Peter Il. Sweeney came back
with the intention of standing. through
a trial in court, but soon after arriv-
ing, having found that Tweed was ne
gotiating for settlement of his suit on
the basis of two million dollars, he,
Sweeney, set his political friends to
work and accomplished his own treaty
for four hundred thousand dollars,
one hundred and fifty thousand cash
and the remainder in thirty days.
Tweed's release will probably not be
long DELAYED.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
For the EAGLE.
Work for tho County Commissioners Bring
than TO Time.

ED EAaLE:-While in your city q
few days since, we dropped in to visit
our county officers and found them
well provided with good, comfortable
rooms well arranged for the safe keep
ing of of the county records, and we
think our County Commissioners did
a wise thing i'll purchasing the Ma
tional Bank building and fitting it up
for county offices.
But we noticed, as Artemus Ward
was wont to say, can amoosing fack, :"
in reading over the returns of the as
SCISSORS from the various townships,
the city included, that majority of
our farmers who have labored earnest
ly grasshoppers, high water, aud the
animule called the mortgage, have re-
turned larger amount of this worlds
goods than have some of your opulent
citizens who perambulate your side
walks with broad-gauge shoes bought
in Chicago, and whose mustaches look
like a weeping sorrow, but who are
loaning their own money at three per
cent. month. One in particular,
loaning money in the name of some
person in Vermont, who lives, perhaps
in a hollow so deep that the devil, in
going to and fro, up and down the
earth, would not find him, much less
the assessor, has returned the munifi-
cent sum of $3.50. When we think
that we have an attorney who knows,
say that this man is worth at least
$35, 900, we wonder if it is right-if it
must always be thusly.
And when the Board of Equaliza-
ton gets to work we hope to hear
away out upon the prairie beyond the
Cowskin, the deep-toned voice of our
chairman, with response from the
Board, saying it shall be thusly so no
more. Mr.. Clerk raise him $4,000,
and if the taxes upon that amount are
not paid when due, you, Mr.. County
Attorney, proceed to collect them.
COw-SKINNER.
I'VE are happy to inform our cor
respondent that cur Commissioners
are likely to prove adequate to the oc-
casion. AT their meeting last week
they were so disguised with the re-
turns made by many property-holders
that they Immediately ordered several
hundred blanks printed which are
being served by the County Clerk up
on delinquents Not single one will
be allowed to escape.-ED.l
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14

Peter Cooper, candidate for Presi.
dent at the last election, has just adj
dressed long open letter to Presi-
dent Hayes, criticising the past finan-
cial policy of the Government, and al
SO marking OFT the proper course, in
his opinion, to be pursued in the fu-
ture. Mr.. Cooper begins his letter
with these words "Allow me to Of
fer you my heartfelt thanks for the
wise and independent course you have
adopted in the discharge of the re-
sponsible and difficult duties that You
have been called upon TO perform"
Mr.. Cooper argues that our National
currency must be made receivable for
all purposes throughout the country,
and incontrovertible with the three
per cent. Government bonds, Such
currency would have been
worth more to the American people
than all the gold mines that have ever
been discovered on the continent of
America. lie advises that silver be
withdrawn from circulation and used
in the purchase Of foreign bonds, the
fractional currency to be revived.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14
Si1eriF's Sale.

District Court, 18th Judicial District. sedg-
wick County, Kansas.
w. a. Thomas,
vs..
Abram Smith.
by virtue ofan Execution issued out OF the Dis
trict Court of the 18th Judicial Distrist sitting in
and for SedSwick County, Kansas, wherein
W. a. Thomas is plaintiff and Abram Smith Is
dcfendent, will on
MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JULY
A. ID. 1877. at O'Clock =. NJ. at the Courthouse
door, being at the front of the building known
us Eagle Block, on Douglas Avenue, in the city
of Wichita, Kansas, offer for sale at public auc-
tion. to the highest bidder for cash in hand all
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 to wit
Lets Nos. III, la3 and l75 on Lawrence Avenue
in Grilfen 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.
Sheri6's Ofice, Sedgwick Co., June 9Th a. d.
1877.
H. W. DUNNISyi. Sheriff.
lost BY \. L. MASSEY, Dept.
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Minlgt.r 20 Austria.

Upon Mr.. Kasson's arrival in Wash
ington the mission to Austria, which
it is understood he would originally
have preferred had it been vacant
when be was appointed Minister to
Spain, was rendered to him by the
President, and he has accepted it, and
James Russell Lowell has been ten
dered and accepted the mission to
Snain
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14

The London Times accepts the in
evitabe in this style: ''The Turks are
ovcrmatched, and must succumb in
the end. This catastrophe Europe
will accept. No nation will go TO war
again to support that which cannot be
supported; 10 real statesman will
cling to dead element in system in
stead of looking for its living forces.
We know that we must seek for that
which is to replace the parting power
To this we cannot too soon direct our
attention.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-14

Mr.. Conway writes: "A peaceful
surrender by Mcmahon is out of the
question. He is known to be egotis-
teal to the verge of insanity, and ia
natical to the verge of imbecility,
while the only thing he fears is liberty,
and the object of his hatred is an hon
est Democrat. Our difficulties are
not understood in England said Louis
Blanc to me; 'our President is an
;Iiot,
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For the EAGLE.
A June Party at Ell Paso.


Ed. EAGLE: We had June party
at Mr.. Phillips grove on the rive
south of Ell Paso, the second day o
this month. We contemplated having
it last month, but owing to the con
tinued rains, had to postpone it
Thinking it might be interesting to
some Of your numerous readers,
send the following:
We love the beautiful June time
With its charming powers
Its merry birds and sunshine,
Its dewdrops and flowers.
Twas down at Mr. Phillips grove:
From care we stole away,
To chase cares with flying feet,
So merrily all day.
Our party numbered only eight,
Still we numbered plenty,
For our enjoyments were as great
As if we'd been twenty.
The birds were singing in the trees
The beauties of May-time,
Odors Of flowers decked the breeze
OF course we'd gay time.
We wandered amid the flowers
Which did smile to greet us.
Pleasantly pass'd the fleeting hours,
Pleasures came to meet us.
Charming raconteurs were the girls
As you could wish to see,
As merry all day as squirrels
So light-hearted and free.
Mid shady bowers tn ey'd seat us
With our tete-tete,
Then at some game try to beat us,
Laughing when they'd cheat us.
The dinner table seemed to sway
Beneath pound-cakes and pies,
And other nicknacks, let me say,
We knew just how to prize.
And cakes the ladies called corn bread
Proved pound-eake in disguise,
With nice boquets in the centre,
Delightful TO our eyes.
After dinner we took 4 swing
Amid the balmy air,
Merry peals Of laughter did ling
From hearts so free from cure.
At three o'clock we could not stay
Longer mid the bower,
With longing looks we turned away
To escape a shower.
We mean to try it Ger next May;
Some. we anticipate,
Who took no part with us that day,
Will then participate.
PAX. POWERS.
SALEM TOWNSHIP. .June 7. 1877