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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
StrsTs Show.

Siraws show which way the Demo
Gratis will jump in Tie investigation
business. The Washington CORES
pendent of the New Orleans Times
telegraphs his paper that "the Demo
Gratis mean 10 bounce Hayes, who
won't go without row." He says,
farther, that cit is believed by those
who are unusually well posted that
the investigation will eliminate in a
resolution of impeachment: that both
the President and Vice President will
be turned out, and the Hon. Samuel j.
Randall he left the Chief Magistrate
of the Nation" So sure are the Dem
ocrats of this, that the correspondent
knows prominent one who has offer
ed TO bet 81, 600 against $500 that the
9th Of next March will not find Hayes
in tho White House.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
For tho Eagle.
Our Kingman Lsttsr.


kINGMAN COUNTY, KANSAS.
ED. EAGLE: Here are few items
from Kingman. Tho district court of
Kingman county held its first term
here on Monday Goth, his honor, Sam
uel r. Peters, Judge of the Ninth ju-
dicial district, presiding. Among the
attorneys we noticed Hon. w. r.
Brown.F e. Gillctt, Marsh Whitclaw,
County Attorney Leeae's of Reno
county, and Geo. E. Filley OF King
man and others. The docket was not
a very large one, and the court, after
adjournment, left for Barbour county
to hold its regular court term for that
county. The officers of the court are /:
Judge-Samuel r. Peters.
Clerk-Wm. G. Hawk.
Sheriff.. II. Jennings.
Deputy Sheriff.. G. McClain.
The officials of the county, are:
Commissioners-H. L. Ball, A. n.
Probasco and G. d. Price.
Clerk-Charles Hickman.
treasurer. Burlington.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton and Surveyor-W. d. Sugar.
Probate JUDGE. II. Bross.
Township officers are E. a. Carr,
trustee; j. P. Mead, treasurer; E. NJ.
Carr, clerk.
The assessor has made his return to
March l, and from ii we learn that the
population to that date was $3.50, and
at the present time we estimate the
population TO be near three thousand
souls. Also that we have $3.50 acres
in wheat, 5000 in corn, 5S7 in oats, 40
in millet, 4S in rye, 81 in potatoes, rs
forest and fruit trees, $50 broken and
not planted. This is q good showing
for Kingman county.
From the county clerk we learn that
the Indebtedness of the county is
81, 900 in county warrants, with an
assessment of personal property of
S24, 900 against $4,000 for last year, and
of real estate $4,000 against S7,710 of
last year.
From Gee. E. Filley, attorney and
land agent, we gather the following
that there has been entered for actual
settlement from March 1st to May 23d
about $4,000 acres with fright smart
chance in the future.
Kingman, the county seat, is very
pleasantly situated in the valley of the
South Minnesota with rolling prairie
to the north and the south, and forty
five miles west of Wichita, thirty-five
miles southwest from Hutchinson and
fifty miles southeast of Sterling with
six in and six out mails per week, Civ
ing to the settlers and business men
of the county privileges that many
larger towns might be proud of.
There are five business houses, two
hotels, blacksmith shop, livery and
feed stable in process of construction,
a meat market with the residence of
n. S. Arnold, Esq, dealer in groceries
ETC., prospect of soon having news
paper devoted to the interests of the
county aud published at the county
seat, and if the requisite number Of
subscribers are forth coming j. c..
Martin Jate of the Chase County Cou-
rant will step TO the front and grow
up with the country.
Crops are looking well and bid fail
for an abundant harvest. Truly,
H..
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
SEWING MACHINES
At Half Price.

Realizing the fact that Sewing Machines
viii have to be kept by Dry Goods Houses,we
have taken great pains to secure a machine
that has the latest improvements. After ex-
aiming the different machines We found
The NEW DAFIS
to be tho best machine in the market, as il is
the most simple. durable and the lightest run
ming shuttle machine in the market. Ono OF
the main beauties OF this machine Is in its be-
ing an upper feed which no other sewing ma
chine has or can obtain as tho patent has SIX
years yet to run. No wonder the sewing
machine men who keep other machines howl
against it, for once admitting this one point,
goodbye to their selling any machines. One
thing Is sure i; enables us to do work that no
other machine can do. Ladies think of this
With your under feed machine II you take
TWO rips Of cotton each four yards long to
simply sew together without basting, if you
DO not hold the under piece back, when you
get to the end one is two or three inches lon
ger than the other. You have no such diff
Guilty with The New Davis. We purchase
these machines for cash and sell them as we
do dry Goods, thus saving you the expense
mat an agent Is put to OF keeping an Office
and team. Machines that used to be sold for
fifty dollars without the extra attachments.
we will sell you for twenty-five dollars and
give you the extras. Don't fail to call and
examine them at
CIT GEO. Y. SMITH & co
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

The last monthly report of the Kan
sas State Board of Agriculture just
published shows that the total area OF
wheat in the State is 1,522,7S7 acres,
which it is estimated will yield be-
tween 10000, 900 and 100000 bushels
The wheat is in excellent condition all
over the State, and there has been no
season siace the settlement of the
State, says the report, which promised
as great an average yield of all kinds
of farm products as the present one.
A careful estimate also shows that
there are over 2s 100000 bushels Of
corn and nearly 100000 bushels of
wheat of last cars crop still in the
hands of farmers. From data furnish
ed by railroad companies and govern
ment land officers it is shown that
during the last four months about Co.
600 settlers have come into the State
and over 100000 acres of land have
been entered and purchased.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
PostoMcs Changes.


Post Office changes in Kansas during
the week ending May 25, 1873, furnished
for THE EAGLE by VIM. VanVleck, OF
the Post Office Department:
ESTABLISHED.
Hutton, Rush county, Addison
Marymee, postmaster.
Lanark, Pawnee county, Orange f.
Tabor. postmaster.
Myrtle, Phillips county, Enoch w.
Poor, postmaster.
Wellmanville, Ness county, Homer
L. Wellman, postmaster.
Woodbury., Reno county, James NJ.
Ransom, postmaster.
NAME CHANGED.
ST. Mary's Mission, Pottawatomie
county, to st. Mary's.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED,
Bellefont, Ford county, j. a. Cline
Everett, Woodson county, I. Me-
Spirret.
Lane, Franklin county, David L.
Welsh.
Oak Mills, Atchison county, John
Davitz.
Olesburgh, Pottawatomie county,
Jacob Peterson.
Pleasant Valley, Lincoln county,
Walter Z. Marsh. !
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
Revival of Business.

Indications of a revival of business
are springing up through the country.
The Monday, May u, Chicago papers
say the unprecedented movement of
grain in that market is attracting con-
siderable attention, and indicates
great revival of business. Last week
the aggregate receipts of cereals was
thirty-seven millions six hundred and
ninety thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one bushels. The aggregate
shipments were three millions one
hundaed and five thousand two hun
bred and twenty-three bushels. Be-
sides this there were received 48,772
barrels of flour, and shipped 1926
bnrrels. Computing -four and wheat,
this shows an aggregate movement
for the week of seven msllions, two
hundred and eighty-fiye thousand and
eighty-four bushels Of grain, figures
never before reached in this or any
or any other city on the continent.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
Railroad Extension.

The Augusta Gazette announces
that the Atchisou, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad company has submitted to the
people of that township proposition
to extend the Eldorado branch to Au-
gust, within one year, provided the
township viii vote aia in bonds to
the amount of $23,30O. The Gazette
says the bond proposition viii secure
an almost unanimous vote.
Ii is believed that the A, 7. s. S. f.
company means to push its Eldorado
branch to Winfield. A delegation
from Cowley county recently visited
the offices of the company, to consult
them concerning such an extension.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
It's Peace Peace but There is no Psaoc.


Every day for three months the bur-
then Of the press dispatches from over
the water has been peace. Schouvaloff's
mission was success, the Vienna
conference satisfactory, the assurances
ofthe Gar all that could be desired,
but after ali there is no settlement
Russian agents are still in America.
buying ships and contracting for ord
nances and ammunition, and the army
Of the Car still keeps closing up
around the strongholds Of the Turks.
A London dispatch of the 25th inst.
says: An American gentleman just
returned from an extensive tour III
Russia, says two hundred thousand
Russians are moving toward the Gal
acian frontier of Austria. The garrl-
sons throughout Poland are moving
southwark. Camps of troops and
recruits were noticed at many points
moving southwark Points along the
Moscow and st. Petersburg railway
are full Of troops, and new lcyies are
constantly coming forward. The COM
missary department is purchasing
heavily all kinds of supplies. There
is great bitterness among the people
at England. Business is active, but
foreign trade is unsettled by decline
in exchange. All this does not lock
like peace, still it may be oncom- !
passed.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
"Whoa Here we Come, Blame Our Fool Heads.
Wont Somebody Stop Isl


General Grant once remarked of the
Democratic party that it was always
kicking the bucket over. In view of
the action of the sixty-fve Confeder-
ate Brigadier Generals in the Lower
House of Congress last week, the re-
mark is especially applicable. The
bucket is not only over, but there
seems to be little chance of saving the
milk. These Confederate Brigadiers,
who have been begging for concillia-
ton, and the tools of Tilden, were at
loss to understand the tactics of the
Republican party in opposing the in
vestigation of the elections In Louis
ians and Florida, but Gen. Sherman's
letter suddenly let in The light upon
their darkened intellects. They now
fnd themselves in the predicament of
the old Squire who yoked himself up
with the bull calf to break him TO
work, you know. The calf became
frightened. The Squire's only chance
to escape from broken head was to
keep up with his mate. AS they went
tearing down the street the Squire saw
a lot Of men standing on the sidewalk.
In very desperation he yelled: Here
we come, dang cur fool souls: some
body stop us II When they attempted
to unyoke the Squire he remarked ::
'sNeyer mind me, I'll stand it's
the other fellow" The Confederate
Brigadiers who have been begging for
The Hayes conciliatory policy, say that
it's the TilGen fellows that urged them
on and into the blunder. The leading
Democratic journals North and South
are making il warm for the hot-headed
Generals who wern't sharp enough to
see that the Republicans and John
Sherman had set a trap for them.
But Sherman's sudden letter demand
ing to be heard,-to be given an op-
portunity to retute the charges land
his offer TO prove before a Democratic
committee that in the Louisiana par
ishes such violence and intimidation
were practiced as justified the return
ing board in throwing out the returns
suddenly opened their eyes, and they
are calling upon the Democratic con-
yentions to stop them" in their head
long race to destruction. Alexander
Stephens told them how it would be
and the Pennsylvania Democratic
Convention has declared that they
cannot afford to stand by such Tilden
nonsense. In the meantime there is
a threatened split in the party.
The way Of the transgressor is hard,
and the Democratic party ought TO
know by this time that it cannot Mex
icanize the government.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
Tom Ryan as q Greenblcker.


Certain ambitious jobbers have been
attempting of late to question Tom
Ryan's soundness on the grecrback
question. This effort in the face OF The
fact that he was nominated and run
upon the first greenback platform
which he duly accepted-ever adopted
in hesitate is, to say the least, little
cheeky. The matter again comes up
in the Lawrence Standard in a contro-
versy between Ex-Governor Robinson
and ex-United States Senator Ross.
Sam Wood, who was member of the
Wichita convention, makes answer
through that paper as follows, and
correctly, too, for we have the origin
al draft. Wood says:
| do not wish to enter into the con-
troyersy between you and Gov.Robin-
son, further than to correct mistake
made by both. The Greenback resolu-
lions adopted at the Wichita conyen-
ton, when Ryan was nominated for
Congress in this district, were not
written by me, as Robinson states, but
were written by Colonel Plumb, now
United States Senator, reported by
the Committee on Resolutions and
adopted by the convention almost i'm
mediately after the nomination. MIR.
Ryan, when he read them in print,
said he fully endorsed them. The
resolutions demanded the repeal of
the resumption law, the repeal of the
national banking law, the substitution
of greenbacks, and the convertible
bond theory-what more could any
greonback man want.
To this the editor of the Standard
(Democratic) makes answer:
AS 70 Mr.. Ryan's position on the
currency question, and the action of
the Wichita Convention, we have
simply this to say Mr.. Ryan's recent
votes in Congress on the resumption
repeal and silver bills, are all that
could be asked.
Mr.. Wood further on in few con-
else words, states his own convictions
on the greenback question, which is
exactly that CT the EAGLE, ne using
almost the exact language that we
have so often used:
Abolish the national banks. Sub
stitute greenbacks, and issue enough
TO do the business of the country. We
must have the 3-65 convertible bonds,
and our people must carry this debt
and the interest kept in this country.
Greenbacks must be receivable for
duty on imports and all debts due the
government; this will keep them at
par with coin.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
Increased Facilities

10 dotnS business. we now occupy one Of The
pess Drlek business rooms in the city, where viii
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
New Pension Law.

The new pension bill, which Sena-
tor ingalls, has reported from the COM
mittee on Pensions, is of Importance
to the 100000 pensioners Of the United
States. 1t is compromise for the bill
which has been pending in Congress
SO long for the payment of arrears of
pensions, and provides that all pen
sloners, of the war Of the rebellion
shall be entitled to pensions, from the
time their application was filed, in
stead of from the time the last evil
dence was submitted, as is the law at
present, but, in cases of invalid pen
sioners, whose names have already
been placed on the rolls, the arrears to
which they are entitled under this bill
shall be computed at the rate of PEN
sion named in the original certificate.
This bill will afford great relief to
those whose pensions have been de-
layed on account of the inability of
Pension Office to examine applications
Since the clerical force was cut down,
three years iago, the accumulation of
pension applications has
grown to the enormous number of
5000.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
For the Eagle.
From Ohio.
Ross CouNrY. O.. May

Ross COUNTY, o., May 81.
u. Il. Nardoct, Esq, Fiehisa, Raasas
DEAR SIR-Last November / made
a short visit to your city, and made
your acquaintance. / formed favor
able opinion of Kansas, especially of
Sedgwick, Sumner, Cowley and But
Ter counties. | am coming again, for
| like the west. The stumps, hills
and rocks of Southern Ohio don't just
suit me. We had ine prospect for
wheat early this spring, but the frost
and Hessian fly has blighted the pros
pect. If we have half crop we will
do well. Farmers generally are plow-
ing up their wheat and planting corn.
Friend Murdoch did not intend to
afiiict you with so much scribbling,
simply intended to give you hint
that | have the western fever. re-
ceive the EAGLE regularly; can't do
we'll without it. j. B. LYNCH.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
The First Consideration.

The peace of the country is the first
consideration of patriots. The new
effort of the Democracy to inaugurate
anarchy and Mexicanise the govern
ment by throwing doubts upon the le-
gitimacy Of the title of the President
is in keeping with the records of that
party, one wing of which rebelled
against the government, while the
other wing gave them aid and comfort.
Of the Republican Congress
s:onal Committee.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
An Enormous Blunder.

Already the more sensible Bourbons
begin to realize the enormous blunder
which the needless small fry in the
House of Representatives have CON-
mitted at tho instigation of "Sly SAM -
Already they curse the imbecility of
the men who have involved "the par
ty" in this awkward and dangerous
dilemma.--C Chicago Times.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

The Louisville Conrier-Joundl says
"the Republicans succeeded in killing
the bill to place General Shields on the
army retired list" How did the Re-
publican Senators vote on that ques-
ton? Win The Journal call
the roll
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
How They Excuse Themselves.

The Inter Ocehn observes that Pot
ter and his friends declare that they
desire only to investigate fraud, with
the desire to prevent il in the future ;
that they do not mediate the removal
of the President, or any revolutionary
action. Why, then, did the party unite
in opposidg Hale's amendment? Why
did they set down on Carter Harrison
and pronounce him traitor? Why
is the committee packed? Why was
the blind resolution at last adopted
which allows the committee, If it sees
fit, to examine fraud in other States !?
The covering of honesty of this last
move is too thin to deceive any one.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

The Augusta Georgia. Chronicle in
an article which the Charleston Jour
nal Of Commerce indorses, says: "The
rock of danger TO the Democracy is
that, intoxicated by success, they may
resort to proceedings against the Pres
ident which would be little short of
revolution, if not the thing itself"
They have struck the rock, and the old
Democratic hulk goes down.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

The course of the Democratic party
at Washington and the nightly drilling
of the Communists in all sections of
the country, may cause the people to
demand the services Of U. S. Grant in
1880. A sense of security would take
hold of the Nation with the silent man
holding the helm. The remarks of
Senator Sergeant, of California, and
Blaine, of Maine, are not without sig
nj Gconna
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
Administrators Notice.

STATE OF KANSAS, D..
County Of Sedgwick.
In the Probate Court in and for eaid county.
In The matter Of the estate,of William Goodman,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters of Adminls-
ration have been granted to-the undersigned on
the estate of William Goodman, late of said
county, deceased, by the Honorable, the Probate
Court of the county and State aforesaid dated
the 2lst day Of May, a. ID. ISIS. Now, all per-
sons having claims against the said estate, are
hereby notified that they must present the same
to the undersigned for allowance within one year
from the date Of said letters, or they may be
prseiuded from any benefit of such estate and
that II such claims be not exhibited within three
years after the date of said letters, they shall be
forever barred. MARY JANE GOODMAN,
Administrative of the estate OF William Good
man, deceased, S-3s
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

The Charleston, South Carolina,
Meas says "the Democrats in Con-
gress are going rather far when they
refuse to hear Alexander II. Stephens.
The strength of the Democratic party
is in the people and its principles its
weakness is in its Congressman"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

Some of the Democratic managers
intimate that proceedings to Dust the
President will not be pushed until
they are sure the next House will be
Democratic. This intimation consti-
tutes reason why the next House
should not be Democratic.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

The Democratic National Commit
the skulks. Ii Endorses the Potter
resolutions, and refuses to say wheth-
er the proposed investigation has any
thing to do with the Presidents title.
When the National Committee is afraid
to show it's hand, the rank and file
must be in an uncomfortable situa-
finn
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

Count Basilevski, the richest man
in Russia, died at st. Petersburg, May
4th, at the age of 92. He was the IA
Their of the Princess Souvoroff, who
was victimized by New York black
mailer some months since. This leaves
the Princess one of the richest women
in the world The Counts income
was about 100000 year, and the
income of the Princess is nearly $2,-
nnn 0nn
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
Democratic "Raform. y

The Democratic organ at Washing
ton announces that the party has ceas-
ed to apologize and has gone TO fight
ing, and emphasizes the declaration
that "the party is party of discipline,
and that promotion is to follow serv-
ice and seniority" That is to say, the
man who does the most disreputable
work to forward the schemes of Tilden
will be promoted and cared for Chi
c0OO Inter- Ocean.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
A Plair Duty.

II Fernando Wood resumes opera
atoms now with his tariff bill, the Re-
publican duty of killing it on the spot
is plain. There is no need of speech
es against it. What is wanted is
votes. The country will be kept I'M
settled enough by fraud investigation
without this men ace to its industries
hanging in suspense over it until De-
cember.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
The New York Sun wants to know

Tho New York Sun wants to know
what is meant by the Republican
charge that the Potter business is an
effort to Mexicanize the government.
1t asks: sis the exploration and de-
feat of frauds peculiar to Mexico ?"
The Cincinnati Commercial replies ::
"The Democratic party in Mexico does
not, we believe, do much in the inves-
tigation of Fraud but they always
dispute the presidential election when
it is against them, and one pretext for
that habit is about as worthless as
anOtber,n
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

Commenting on Secretary Sherman's
letter to the Potterists, the Indianapo-
lis Journal says ave predict, howev-
er, that he will come out ahead. In
addition to having truth on bis side,
John Sherman has more brains than
all the Democrats on the committee
put together
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30
Ono Result Of the Investigation.

One thing, however, seems to be as
sured by this action--it will reunlte
all the odds and ends of the Republi-
can party. Hayes and anti-Hsyes Re.
publicans will stand together. Aye,
moro than this; 1t will tend to heal all
their divisions, and make it more diff
ficult for the Democrats to succeed in
1SS0.-Lynchburg Va.) Democrat.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-30

The Democratic State Convention
of Pennsylvania is in favor of the Pot
ter investigation, but opposed to at.
lacking the Presidents title. The
same outfit during the rebellion were
in favor of the war for the Union, but
opposed to every means of carrying it