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Ajax. Stsphens' Casa.

The fact that Mr.. Stephens is the on
ly member of the Forty-iifth Congress
who, on returning home, was greeted
with an ovation, while not saying
much for other Congressman, says a
good deal for Mr.. Stephens, and has
some significant points. 1t shows the
existence of conservative feeling
among the better class of Southerners
that promises good to the country in
the near future. After his very strik-
lug speech on the occasion of his bril-
liant reception, we have no idea that
he will receive the Democratic nomi-
nation. His Independent candidacy
will awaken spirit and feeling in
many Southern heart which, long
dormant, has only awaited an oppor-
tunity like this to find expression. So
distinguished an example viii be
quickly followed, and the crop of in
dependents will como up with as star
thing rapidity as did the dragon tooth
harvest OF the Phenician.-Atchison
Champion.
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The Commonwealth says: Hon. AL
fred Gray has just returned from Q
visit to Philadelphia. He went, o.
course, to the old Centennial ground
and hunted around for the site of the
Kansas building-the house is now Q
hotel down by the "sad sea waves" i'll
New JERSEY. He found the corners in
the midst of flourishing field of oats
OF course, being Kansas oats they are
good oats. The big trees under which
the Kansas visitors were wont to cool
their Websterian foreheads still re-
main. The bell that hung in "our''
building forms part of the ''perma-
nent exhibition" which "show" Mr..
Gray votes failure. Philadelphia is
growing, pushing its. peculiar long
blocks of buildings far out into the
country. Kansas will always have a
warm side for Philadelphia, as the
scene Of her victory.
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Who Mrs. Jerks Is.

A Herald special FROM New Orleans
says: "Mrs. jerks is Scotch-Irish by
descent, and was born in the north OF
Ireland. Her fathers name was Muir
dock, and he was drowned while in
the confederate army, near New Or
leans. Her mother was n doctress,
and practiced quite extensively among
the poorer classes of the Felicianas.
The idea Of her French accen.
created considerable fun here ut Pot.
ter's knowledge of our Creole dialects,
She has besn intimately connected for
q number of years with prominent
radical leaders.
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SECRETARY sHERnar,s
Request for Witnesses Denied in an Elaharats
Letter from Representative Morrison.


Washington, June pa draft of a
letter has been prepared by Mr.. Nor
rison OF the Potter committee, in an
swer to Secretary Sherman's requests
to have snbppned here from louisa
ma one hundred witnesses who are ex-
pected to give material testimony
touching the freedom of the election
and the murder and intimidation Of
voters in sill of East and part of West
Feliciana.
MI. Morrison says, in the course OF
his reply: The records of Congress
to which you refer, and other records
OF Congress with which you are
doubtless familiar, authorizes the
statement that for the testimony of
SAID witnesses, as numerous, as intel
iigeht, and whose testimony is at least
as well entitled to belief, it is needless
TO add that should these one hundred
witnesses again repeat their former
testimony, five hundred other witness
es, and at least as crcditable as they,
Will be ready again to contradict
them.
The reply concludes as follows
Whatever of accusation is made
against you in the resolution of the
House of Representatives, under
which this committee is acting, rests,
SO far as any testimony yet heard
shows, upon the statement and allega-
ton that, to influence and control
Weber and James E. Anderson in
their official act, you made them ver-
bal promises and wrote q letter to
them giving them assurances of re-
ward. If the committee correctly un-
derstood your statement before it,y on
denied writing such letter and max
ing such promises. However material
the evidence of such witnesses you
ask to have summoned may be to the
fact OF the number of persons killed,
threatened, driven from Office, or
otherwise inundated, the allegations
against you will be neither established
or disproved thereby. The committee
are, therefore, constrained for the
present to respectfully decline COM
pliance with your request to have
subp9ned as witnesses the several
persons named by you, all of whom
have testified once, some of them
twice, and others three times on the
same subject, and their testimony is
preserved and now accessible to all in
the records of Congress.
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ShariTs Sale,

By virtue of an execution issued out of the
District Court of sedgwick county, Kansas
wherein Houck brothers are plaintiffs and Sarah
Goodacre and Henry Stein are defendants, | will
On Monday tie Bib day Of July 1878.
in front of the county Office bulldin on Main ST..
in the city of Wichita, Scdgwick county, Kansas
sell at public auction to tue highest bidder for
cash, the following described property to wit:
Que sorrel mare seven years old, one bay horse
horse ten years old, one red conceive years old,
and one white COVE years old.
said property is levied upon as the property of
defendant Henry Stein, and Will be sold to satisfy
said execution.
SheriG's Office Wichita, Kan, June %, 1873.
Ii. W. DUNNING,
by \. 7, MASSEY, Sheriff.
Deputy. 1872
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For the EAGLE.
q RsplY to VIM. Ross.

VIM. Ross, Eso.:-DEAR SIR: In
your article of the 10th, that appeared
in the EAGLE of the goth, you charge
me with constituting your language to
suit myself, and indulge in little
personal malice" Now, Mr.. Ross,
you are mistaken about that | have
taken yours of the 10th of May just as
it read. The communistic view is too
plainly written and justified in it.
i wrote that article of mine
simply to reprove our Representative
for encouraging society that is dan
gerous to the public, in the writer's
opinion. believe, Mr.. Ross, you
think so too, since you have left off
trying to uphold what you said in
you former communication and began
to defend your own personal interest.
just take those two articles Of yours
and see if it amt so. IL may be well
enough for you to do so for it is
nearing another election. l am
well aware that we are somewhat OPP
pressed and prosecuted but why !?
Simply because we vote not for the
man, but fer the political principle !;
and as long as we do SO we continue to
Cypress aud persecnte ourselves. Com
munism is not breaking out of ac-
cumulated corruption, in body poll
tic, but is the breaking out of a greedy
will 10 prey upon au industrious man
and capital by lawless set of men
that had TO flee from their former
homes in Europe on account of their
doctrines, and now are trying to take
of our free country. also
wonder when | hear some men talk as
they do because they want something
to talk about. But l wonder more
how some people can write and talk
as they do when they profess TO be
well read and posted. | sincerely re-
main your obedient ser want,
ANTI COMMUNIST
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What 1t Looks Like.

1t now looks as if the struggle al
Wichita six weeks hence was TO BIZ
speedily narrowed down to the issue
clear and naked-of the ring power
and all of the disreputable Jonah fac.
lions of the party on one side, and the
better class Of men identified with the
party only from principle, on the 9TH
er.-7opeka Blade.
Correct. Exactly so. That is just
what we have thought from the first.
Not only all the rings and little side
jobs put up to beat the peoples mau,
Tom Ryan, will be Knocked higher
than q kite, but the Jonahs themselves
viii be remembered FOR their attempts.
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The Arkansas Navigab!s.

The question of the practicability OF
steamboat navigation of the Arkansas
river has been definitely settled by re-
cent tests. Messrs. Walton and Speer,
of Arkansas City, with rudely con-
structed craft propelled by steam have
for the last sixty days been successful
ly navigating tho river between Ok
ford and points below. We, on last
week, as the boat stood at Oxford,
availed ourself of the opportunity of
boarding and inspecting the craft. The
boat is common ferry heretofore us
cd at Arkansas City, for the purpose
of crossing teams, freight, ETC., at that
point. And being no longer needed
for that purpose the owners, Messrs.
Walton and Speer, procured porta-
Die threshing machine engine,-a ten
horse power which they stationed
near tho center of the beat, attached
TO the stern a cheaply constructed
wheel, which, together with the gear
ings, attachments and fastenings are
all on wood, rudely constructed in the
cheapest and most primitive style, and
the power applied by means of a
leather belt. This constitutes the
steamboat "Arkansaw Traveller"
which is daily plying upon the river.
and doing lucrative business upon
stream said not to be navigable. We
are neither an engineer or a river
boatman, and pretend to only limited
knowledge of the proper construction
of river steam boat. but are forced
to conclude from the manner in which
the power from that ten-horsc engine
Is applied that not to exceed one-half
the power at most the force of six
horsepower engine, was brought. to
bear directly upon the wheel. And
yet this boat moves up grandly, and
apparently experiences 10 serious diff
heulty in ascending the rapid current
of the Arkansas river. This expert
ment of Messrs. Walton and Speer,
though of Itself Of little Importance,
ill go far towards, or virtually does
settle the question of the practicability
of steam navigation on the Arkansas,
and hence the experiment is of vast
Importance and cannot be over-esti-
mated by the people. To the mind of
any man who has knowledge of river
boating, and has seen this craft, it
must be apparent that If the boat is
able to ascend the river, even under
the most favorable circumstances
there can be no question about the
of the Arkansas, with
properly constructed boats and suf
iicient power directly applied, and
with comparatively small outlay OF
judiciously expended in i'm
proving the channel at some of the
most difficult points. The people of
Kansas may expect at
no distant day to be connected by wa
ter navigation with the Gulf, and
hence with tho markets of the world,
Oxford Press.
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VI VIC I@Hs ~
Every Farmer Approves.

Ed. EAGLE :-That suggestion of
Uncle Doflicmyre's for farmers con-
vention sounds like a voice from the
grave, and had expected to see it re-
sponded to by some OF our farmers in
the next EAGLE, but they didn't, al
though it meets the hearty approval of
every farmer have heard talk about
it. l would therefore suggest that
there be preliminary meeting called
Immediately by Mr.. Dofilemyrc him
self. to be composed OF one live farm
err from each township in the county
or less number if he see ft--to make
arrangements and issue call for said
convention. In the mean time let any
of our farmers, who have the ability,
write essays to be read before the con-
vention on the best methods of raising
fifteen cent wheat.
VIM. Ross.
RIVERSIDE FARM, June 26, 1873.
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Post oncs Changes,

Post Office changes in Kansas during
the week ending June 20 1873, furnished
for THE EAGLE by VIM. VanVleck, Of
the Post Office Department.:
ESTABLISHED.
Hurst Crossing, Sumner county, w
d. Hurst, postmaster.
Laban, Mitchell county. Rocnza d.
McKune, postmaster.
Rice, Cloud county, Isaac Il. Davis,
postmaster.
PoSTSIASTERS APPOINTED.
Edgerton, johnson county, VIM. E.
Garrison.
Farms, Mcpherson county, Jefferson
Holmes.
Lostine, Cherokee county, james
johnson.
Toronto, woodson county, Charles
+. Webb.
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Capt. j. G. Haskell, of Lawrence, has
been appointed to superintend the con-
struction of the Government building
at Topeka. 1t will be the duty of
Capt. Haskell to carry out the plans
of the Government architect. Capt.
Haskell is known as the architect of
the State Capitol, the State Univer-
sity, at Lawrence, aud many of the
public buildings of Kansas. He is an
old Kansan, and will take a personal
pride in seeing that the work on the
first United States building in our
State is well and honestly performed.
- 0muan Ueoltb.
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In counties consisting of more than one Rep
resentativs District, and where the number OF
delegates allotted 10 such counties cannot be
equally div iced between the Representative Dis
trict of said county. .he County Republican
Central Committee shall apportion the delegates
among the Districts upon the basis of the Repub-
lican vote, but each Representative District
shall be entitled to Ut least two delegates.
1t is recommended that the District Conven-
lions for the purpose of electing delegates to the
convention herein called, be held on Saturday
August 10, ISIS. at such hour as may be desig-
mated by the Central Committee of each repre-
sentative district; or in the event that there be
no such committee, then by the Central Com
mittee of the county.
X Is also recommended tina; in addition to the
delegates herein provided one alternate be elect
ei for each delegate. No person will be entitled
to . sea; or vote in the Convention by virtue of
holding the proxy of any Of the delegates.
by order Of The Committee.
JAMES McDERMOTT, Chairman.
LouIs HANEAcK. Secretary.
Topeka, Ausust %, ISIS.
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The Congressional Convention.

The cali for the Congressional Con.
yention for the Third district has been
issued. 1t will meet at Wichita on
Thursday, August 18th, and will con.
sist Of 12S members with alternaies
The call is published elsewhere and il
will be seen that based as it is upon
Republican votes is entirely satisfac-
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1t is recommended that the Primary Meetings
Tor the purpose OF elccting delegates to the tate
Convention herein called, be held on Wednes-
day the 2lst day of August, ISIS, in such manner
and at such hourr as shall be designated by the
several County Central Committees.
No person shall be entitled to seat or vote in
the Convention by virtue of holding the pr oxy OF
sny of the delegates elected.
j.. C. WILSON, chairman.
Pffi. O BOND Secretary
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Republican Stats Convention.


4 Delegate Convention of the Republicans OF
the State OF Kansas, viii be held In Representa-
tive HALL, in the City of Topeka, on Wednesday
the 2sth day Of August. ISIS, at the hour OF 10 n.
m. for the purrorse of nominating candidates
for the following Offices, viz:
Governor,
z Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State,
Attorney General,
Superintendent OF Public Instruction,
Chief Justice of Supreme Court,
State Central Committee.
The basis of representation in the State Con-
vcHtion will be one delegate and enc alternate
Tor each 800 votes cast for Walter L. Simons for
Presiden ial elector in lsl6. ard one additional
delegate and one alternate for every fraction
thereof Of no; Iess than 80 o.es; provided, that
in all organized counties in which less than 80
votes were cast for said simons, such counties
shall be entitled TO one delegate and one alter
nate each rs follows:
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Republican Congressional Convention.

A Delegate Convention Of the Republicans of
the Third Congressional District Of Kansas viii
be held Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday, the 18th
day Of August, ISIS, at the hour Of 10 O'Clock a.
m, for the purpose of nominating candidate
for Congress, and transaeting such other bust
mss as may properly come before the Conyen-
ton. Said Convention shall consist Of the fol-
lowing number OF delegates from the several
cnnnfics In The district VIZ.
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The following is the ticket nomina-
ted by the Ohio Democratic conyen-
ton last Wednesday: Secretary of
State, DayidR. Paige Supreme Judge,
4. f. Hume; Member of the Board Of
Public Works, Wash Field.
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The following is an excellent polish
for all kinds Of furniture:
"Take four tablespoonful of sweet
oil, three OF turpentine, one of alco-
hol wash the furniture with water,
and then rub dry. Apply the mixture
with a rag-linen is the best-and rub
the surface until dry. This is an ex-
cellent polish for pianos.
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Tie Fort Scott Monitor says that
Judge Lowe, of that city, whose NOM
ination as the Republican candidate
for Chief Justice has been repeatedly
suggested, has declined to allow his
friends the privilege of using his name
for any position whatever.
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Notice.

United States Land Once,
Wichita, Kansas, June Sd, ISIS.
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
W L. Cnnmer against Afford Latin, for aDan-
doning his %. ). No. zoos. dated May 9th, 1876,
%, south OF range west, in sedgwick county,
Kansas, with a view 10 the cancellation of said
entry; the said parties are hereby summoned to
al o clock a. M. to respond and furnish testi-
mony concerning said alleged abandonment.
1919 j. L. DYER, Receiver,
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Too Early.

In our opinion the State and Con-
gressioual Conventions were called for
too early date. The campaign will
be too long, and too many opportuni-
ties will arise for shysteriug jobs and
dodpes
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The latest intelligence from Oregon
is that the klamath braves are getting
restless and eager to join in the war.
They have already commenced MUIR
dering settlers aud stealing stock.
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In the District court of sedgwick county, state
of Kansas
NJ. Bloch, Plaintiff,
vs..
George ". Porter, DEPT. }
The defendant, George ". Porter, viii take
notice that he has been sued by the above named
plaintiff, NJ, Bioch, in the district court of Sedg-
wick county, Kansas, and that unless he answers
the petition OF said plaintiff against him 1l ed IN
said action, the Office OF the clerk of said
court, by the 18th day OF August, 1873. said pc
uti0n viii be taken as true and Judgment Will be
rendered in said action in favor of said plaintiff
and against said defendant. for the sum Of S3s5,
with interest thereon from the 9Th day OF De-
oernber, ISL 1T the rate of y per cent. per an
nun and for the sale OF the following real estate
lying and situate in the county Of Sedgwick and
state of Kansas, to wit;
Lots and and the south half of the north
west quarter of section in township Y. south
Of range west, under u mortgage to satisfy said
sum Of money, interest and costs OF said action
in accordance with the prayer OF SAID petition
sLUSS Il HAfTON,
If-5 Plaintiffs Attorney.
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Receivers Sale of Real Estate

Notice is hereby given that l hold and offer for
sale the northwest quarter oi section seven, town.
ship IS, south, range l, east, in
sEDGWiCK COUNTY, KANSAS.
Terms of sale one third cash, balance within
nine months from date of conveyance. Defer
red payments to be secured by mortgage, and to
bear interest ut six per cent.
BIDS in writing, subject to the approval OF the
Circuit Court OF Cook county, Illinois, should
be addressed to
CHARLES q. HOLTON, Receiver.
"a Dearborn St., Chicago.
J. Henry Truman, Solicitor. I2-3
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10 Our House Is located near the Dep avoid
ing the transfer of baggage and bus fare.
All baggage transferred free
Good stables with the House. Free CORA for
cur patrons.
Farmers trade speciality.
The tables are furnished with the best the mar
kct affords, the beds excellent, and the proprie-
tors always found trying to please at the low rate
Of Si.50 per day.
Richey Bros. Projectors.
Wicai;a, Kansas. November 30, ls1o. Ss-n
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Cali on Holloway Il Byers Tor anything in
hardware, stoves and tinware. They keep
ul line, aud viii sell you right every time. lit
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PEDIGREE AND DESCRIPTION OF D1PPE.

PEDiGREE AND DESCRIPTION OF DIPPE.
He il four years old; color, Dapp.e Iron
Gray, with broad. 1at quarters, short In the
back, close ribbed, short between the joints,
with heavy bone; high on the witners, neck
nicely arched, with pleasant eountensnce
and is easily handled, and weighs Isis
pounds. Dippe was sired by old Dippe,
which WIS imported from Fraaee. Tic dam
was sired by the Niger Boy, he by Imported
Louis Napoleon, dam by old Imported OkIin
Sampson.
Terms as follows: S12 to insure. ss for the
season; money to be paid in time Of season.
All parties win be required to give note at
time of service.
N. b. Parties selling mares bred to horse
before knowing they are in foal will forfeit
their insurance.
2-5m$ JOszPn FUHESfAS.
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good quarter section OF land in Sumner
county cheap, for cash. Or, will exchange
fer brca king teams. Inquire at Dgnscsmb's,
Eagle Block. 12-it
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Patrons

Cooperative Store. Patrons give us your sup
port and We will buid up business second to
none in southwestern Kansas, where you will al
ways find market Tor your Farm Produce.
Ii. l.. DEWING,
May 15t, ISIS. (j-tf) SALESMAN.
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At O Bargain.

Holloway & Byers have two counters to dis
pose OF cheap. i2tf
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Gard.


Beware OF bogus Singer Sewing Machines.
The new Singer agent at this place would
have people believe that only agents for the
Singer Manufacturing Co., can sell n genuine
Singer machine. This is entirely false, and
when the pubic know so well that this COM
pany is now, and has been for the past ten
years. taking back thousands OF old worthless
and worn-out machines, rebuilding and SELL
ing them again as new ones, we wonder how
he could have the audaeity to say that re-
built machine can be bought Of the n-w COM
panies which have Only existed since the
Singers patent expired, one year ago, and
companies who sell for cash and never take
back machine.
II you buy Henry Stewart Singer manu-
lactured in New York City, Williams Sing
err manufactured in Montreal, Canada, or n
Chicago Singer, you run no risk of getting
rebuilt machine as you do in buying those Of
the Singer manufacturing company. This is
self-evident for the reasons gwen above.
Another fact is, that the new Singers are
sold on their actual merits and not on an old
reputation. as the others are.
We deal in al frst-class machines among
which are the Wheeler & Wilson, Weed,
White, Victor, Wilson and all kinds OF Sing
ers. We buy for cash and sell for legitimate
profit, just as any other kind Of merchandise
is sold, giving our customers the benefit of
ten dollars on each machine which would 9TH
erwise be paid as commission to canyassing
agents.
Customers will find 1t great advantage to
buy Of resident dealers, from the fact that If
their machines get out OF order it can be re-
paired with little or no cost, while If they
buy Of agents, when they want them to FIX
their machines they are gone. Don't forget
to give Us call.
4
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Two hundred and sixty acres Of Old ground
to let FOR wheat. Esquire OF f. y. Lewis,
Wichita. i2tf