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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-21
POST OFFICE ERRORS.


The following statement of error
made in Kansas postofiices during tn,
year ending June 80, is taken from tn,
report of w. l.. Hunt. Superintendent
of the Seventh District. which embrace
the States of Missouri. Kansas. Arhan.
sas. Texas and Colorado. and the Terri.
tories of Indian and New Mexico:
Leayenwor;ll-lnc slips. CPS; errors,
liz; missent packages. /.
Atchison-lneorTect slips, s39 errors. 3oa,
miSsent packages. 10.
Emporia-lncorrect slips. 10: errors, II
missent packages. l.
Fort Scott-lncorroet sliys. us; errors isl;
missent packages. l.
Lawrence-lncorrect slips. +20: errors, 80;
missent packages. l6: mi>directed packgs, y.
Topcka-lncorrect slips. S96: errors. $40
missent packages. 4; msdirected packages. /.
Wichta-incorrcct slips. go : errors. s9s ;
missent aackages.a >.
Wyandotte Incorrect Slips. 4G; errors. "A.
G'he totals fos the entire district were:
lncorrect slips. 23.ill errors. s.. As. mis-
sem packages. 3,iS misdrecied packages. -:
misscBt sacks. 80: misdirected sacks, Is.
II must not be forgotten tina, Wichita
being at the terminus of railroad
Skipped" or put up in packages more
mail than any of the Offices named. An
5ncorrect slip means a tag that accom-
panies a package of letters in which
there is a mistake. For instance, Q
package of letters for Illinois intcn1ed
shipped for the Chicago and Quincy
railroad. IL ii should contain single
letter that should haye game on some
ed.er railroad the slip is marked with
fheerror and sent 10 TIE SupeEiafe9-
dent. Missent packages means whore =
whole llacksge of letters has beaa
marked, tor instasne, the Missouri Ra-
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-21
TIE SITUATION.

| The following is a short synopsis OF
an address delivered by +. G. Smyil
before the Farmers Club on Saturday.
August 10th 1879:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the
Farmers CLUB, al the request of several
of your members | come before you
with a few short remarks. which NAV
be entitled ''ihe continued dullness of
trade, the causes of il and remedies for
the same. if there are any" In The first
place, is wheat and farmers produce
bringing all il is worth in the markets
Of Wichita! |. for one, claim that il is
not. Have the grain and stock dealers
been in the habit of forming pools here !?
and has there been one already running
here this fall in the grain trade? Yes
sir, there has. and only on Tuesday Of
the present week has said pool disolved,
actual proof of which possess. Do
pools help or hurt producers and mer-
chants doing bushes hcres They do
most undoubtedly hurt both parties by
driving wheat and produce of all kinds
TO other competing points. namely.
Burton, IIutchison, Newton. Eldorado.
and even Sedgsick City. which are on
ly too anxious TO hold out inducements
to get trade away from this place The
bulk of the wheat already marketed this
year has been secured by these places.
Are any other causes at work TO hur1
the trade OF Wichita? Yes. the roads
and approaches 10 the city. The Wei |
lington road from here 10 HAYS mill k |
impas ,abl for loaded teams, and parties
prefer selling their wheat 10 millers and |
spectators N Wellington. sooner than |
To run the risk Of trying to reach |
Wichita. No one team can haul more /
than half a load. The roads across the
big slough are passable. where the ap-
proaches on both sides uf the bridges.
of which there are FIVE or six, pu; IL e
condition so n team could get on OF of.
At present, aud sll this season. they
have not been in decent condition for
a wagon 10 and team 10 get either on or
off without the probability of injuring
both wagon and team. The approaches
On the west end of the Big Bridge are
ilso In q very poor condition. IL NAV
now be asked how YOU propose TO RENE
iy these evils. First let the merchants
II the city unite and form commercial
association 10 be known by any name
hey may choose to adopt. Next. let
hem issue stock. say IN shares OF SIS 90
'er share; appoint Board of Direc-
ors. whose duty shall be 10 Immediate
y secure building. either BIZ rert or i
to handle grain, and also, Ii
armers prefer 10 ship their own grain.
0 render them every facility to do 50. ! !
harging them bare actual cost Of load .
e and esevating in purchasing grim n
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-21
NELLIE CHANT DEAD.

The cable dispatches of Saturday con-
tain in a single line the intelligence that
Nellie Grant Sartoris, the daughter OF
General Grant, was dead. Ii viii be re-
membered that she married Sartoris, an
Englishman. and Immediately went 10
his home in England where She has since
resided rs a modest, intelligent, Ameri-
can woman, who looked after the do
nestle affairs of her home. She had too
much OF ner father in her to be spoiled
by position or attention from bloods.
The announcement of her untimcly
death win be received with regret
throughout the country.
LATER.-Yesterday mornings dis
patches say that il is Nellie's moiher-in-
law and not Nellie that died.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-21
TIE STATE SCHOOL Fund.

The following. from the Common
rcohh of Yesterday morning. show
how The State school fund Of our Stat,
is mounting up. One dollar aed thirty
six cents to each child in The State. be
tween the ages of five aud twenty -one
nearly 5000, 900 in all;
state Treasurer Francis has prepared
his report for the State Superintendent
of the amount of school moneys sub
jet to distribution a the second semi!
annual dividend. said amount being
Sl90.969.3S. The law requires this re,
port TO be made on the 10Th of August.
II will be handed to the Superintendent.
this morning. and apportionmcnt made
to-day. This exceeds any former diyi-
dend by about $4,000. This makes
81 .35 to each child in the State. between
five and twenty-one during the year
1870
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-21
THE TEMPERANCE CAMP MEET
ING.

The Temperance camp meeting at
Bismarck grove near Lawrence, Kansas
is great success. Ii is II delightful
well shaded grove of easy access 10y
rail and close TO good hotels and MI that
Lawrence, Leaycnworth, Topeka and
Kansas City and intermediate points
have patronized the meeting largely.
Twelve thousand men women and chill
dren were present last Sunday. GOV.
st. John and Francis Murphy are both
present and are the hosts of the occa-
sion. There is no politics in il and not
much religion. The exercises consist of
speeches. lectures. concerts, shooting
tournaments. bow and arrow target
shooting, and SO on. The idea is for a
good time. Many preachers of all de-
nominations are present so that there is
no dearth of talking. The papers say
also that some of the musical rchearsals
are grand.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-21

a Cyclepedia for $1,000.

| Perhaps the most remarkable literary eE,er
prise of the time i The publication Of .hs
Library of Universal knowledge" IN tw en-
ty volumes Of nearly 600 pages each. hand
| soniely bound. for 80 cent. per volume. or
go tor the set. II is reprint entire Of the
last 1879 Edinburg and London edition Of
Chambers Encyclopedia. \ dictionary %
universal knowledge for the people. with
very large additions upon topics Of special
interest to Americas readers. The amount
Of matter viii somewhat exceed that Of the
tyclopedias Of Appleton or Johnston. though
the price is bat fraction Of their cost. Vol
ume one is TO be ready in september. and the
others viii follow at very short intervals.
The remarkably low prices are accounted for
by The method Of sale. TO subscribers direct.
saving them the large commissions, often -
or 60 per cent, paid 70 agents or DEALER: al
50. by the recent great reduction Ia ;he cost
OF making books, AMI BY making ycFs large
sales. This certainly j. d work that tie mill
ions viii appreciate. Special Inducements
are offered to early Subscribers AMI to clubs
The same publishers nave recently Issued
editions 81 Chambers tyelopeaie Of English
Literature, four volumes, g. fortnesls sold
in two volume. f5r p also. !:oIlin'. sn,ieni
History end J.sephus works, large type esii-
tons. Tor q . and -, aud smith. Bible
Dictionary. FL. They also publish, in Angus:
and September the Acrsc Library II Bio
graphy. twelve volumes. and the Acme IL
bFagy Of Modern Ciassic.. nine volumes. The
former % scents and the latter AZ "a eeHis
per volume. In these secles are presented (
such author. q Carlyle, Hscanlsy. eisbon. /
Goldsmith, Lsmariine. 8icbeisi, ThsiBas /
Moore. Walter scott and foque. and sueh 1
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R9ckh. ete. Foil catalogue q Publications..
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Exchange, - teekman street, y. y Il
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COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS


There is great desire TO know at
what time and place there will be fairs
held in Kansas this year. To crafty
this laudable desire, we publish the list.
Cut it ont and keep, and don't be writ
ing nor asking us for this information
Allen county, lola, September 18th to
| 18th.
Neosho Valley District Fair Associa-
ton. Neosho Falls. September 9th to
9th.
Seventh Judicial District Agricultural
Society, Chanutc, September nth to
18th.
Anderson County Fair Association.
Garnet, September 10th to 18th.
Central Kansas Fair Association, Bar
ton county. Great Bend, October 9th to
18th.
Butler county, Augusta, September
10th to 18th.
Brown county, Hiawatha, September
9Th to 10Th.
Spring River Valley. Cherokee
county, Baxter Springs. October LIST to
Sd.
| Cherokee County. Agricultural Asso-
citation. Columbus, September oath to
25th.
Cloud county. Concordia. September
oath to Goth.
Walnut Valley Fair Association. Cow
ley county. Winfield, October sth TO
18th.
Crawford County Agricultural Socie-
ty, Girard, September 10th to 18th.
Kansas Central Agricultural Society,
Davis county, Junction City, September
30ih TO October 3D..
Dickinson County Agricultural Socie-
iy. Abilene. October Sth TO 1lth.
DoDiphan county, Troy, September
22d TO 10Th.
Kansas Valley Fair Association Doug
las county Lawrence, September I'd TO
9Th.
Ellsworth County Agricultural Socie-
ty. Ellsworth, October I'd to 4th.
Franklin County Agric,llturalS Society.
Ottawa. October lst TO ith.
Greenwood County Agricultural So
ciety, Eureka. September 10th to 18th.
Harvey County Agricultural Society,
Newton, October lst TO 3D..
Jackson County Agricultural and Me-
I'd TO 9TH.
Jefferson County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, Oskaloosa, Sep
TENDER 30th to October Sd.
Valley Falls Kansas District Fair As
ISOLATION Jefferson county, Valley Falls
September 9th to 18th.
Jewell County Agricultural and In
dustrial Society, Jewell Center. Septem-
Der 18th to 18Th.
Labettc County Agricultural Society.
Oswego, September Sd to 9TH.
Linn County Agricultural Society. La
Cygne. September 10th to 18th.
Linn County Agricultural and Me
chanical Association. Mound City, Octo-
Der LIST to 4th.
Lyon County Agricultural Society,
Emporia. September 10th to 10Th.
Marion County Agricultural Society.
Peabody, October lst to Sd.
Marshall County Agricultural Society,
Marysville. September 30th to October
Sd.
Morris County Agricultural Society.
Parkersvillc, October 1st to Sd.
Burlingamc Union Agricultural Soc-
ETY.. Dosage county, October 1st to Sd.
Pawnce County Agricultural Society,
Larned, September 18th to 9th.
Riley County Agricultural Society,
Manhattan, September 23d to Goth.
Sedgwick County Agricultural. Me-
chanical and Stock Association. Wichi-
ia, September 10th to Goth.
Shawnee County Agricultural Society
Topeka, September 30th to October Sd.
Washington County Agricultural So
cieiy. Washington. September 10th to
10Th
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! ton is bound to take notice whether
said contract is effected with usury or
suffer the consequence of the forfeiture
Is. We demand the passage Of an
equity of redemption law allowing two
wears time on which to redeem all real
estate sold under execution. order OF
sale, or other judicial process, by virtue
of mortgage or other incuubrance,
upon the payment of the original debt,
together with legal interest thereon. .
II. We demand reduction Of all Of
fetal fees and salaries 10 correspond to
the reduction laborcrs wages and other
incomes in other directions. and the
value of property and products general
ly: and that the contract system OF la
Dor in prisons and reformatory institu-
tons be abolished.
Is. That we deprecate all sectional
and dead issues between the old parties
or different sections of the country ;
that in the prc:aulgations Of these prin-
ciples we will know no North, no South,
no East. no West: that we are deter
mined that the affairs of our Govern
ment shall be so administered as to Sc
cure equal rights and exact justice 10
mankind. and by SO doing the Union
can and will be preserved. And that
TO this end we invite all persons OF
whatever past political utilization TO
unite with us in support of the above
platform of principles and thus preserve
cur inalieEable rights and liberties 10
ourselves and our posterity forever.
Nominations being in order the fol-
-nt nnan;.
mously by the convention:
Sherin-,!ohn Hufbauer, Of Rockford.
Treasurer. Z. Parkhurst, of Atica.
County Clerk-Fran,1 Dale. of Sher-
man.
Register of Deeds-M. Z. Morgan. of
Waco.
County urveyor-(Blank.)
Commissioner - James Stewart. of
Grand River.
There being no one nominated for the
office of County Surveyor a resolution
empowering the Central Committee TO
fill the vacancy was adopted.
With the appointment of the Central
Committee for the ensuing year the
convention adjourned with the under
standing that the Central Committee
remain few minutes to transact i'm
portant business. Prior, however, a
resolution that a copy of the proceed
ings OF the convention be furnished each
of the city papers was adopted.
NOAH ALLEN, Chairman.
ROBERT a. NEFF, Secretary.
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STATE BOARD OF AGRIcULTURJ

STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
Atcfison, Kansas, August 1l.-Ihe
| quarterly report Of the State Board Oh
Agriculture has Just been published. II
embodies the official returns of Town-
ship Assessors for the year cndin93f March
3lst. The area Of winter wheat agyre-
gates one million two hundred and
ninety-seyen thousand five hundred and
twenty-five acres. vi ich is an increase
Of TWO hundred and twenty-three thou
sand one hundred and four acres over
1873. During the last three years win
ter wheat has increased over one hum
bred per cent. The area in spring fea.
is over four hundred and twelve fho,s-
and one hundred and thirty-nine acres.
The area IN corn is two million nine
hundred and twenty-five thousand and
seventy acres. an increase of five hun
dred and eighty-nine thousand five hun
dred and eighty eight over 1873. and of
sixty per cent. during the past three
years. The area in oats is five hundred
and sevcn5y-three thousand nine hun
dred and eighty-two acres. In posa-
toes sixty-tiye thousand. In fax sixty
nine thourand three hundred and
eighty-three acres. In castor beans
sixty-eight thousand one hundred, and
seventy acres. The area OF tame
grasses, clover, niillet timothy and blue
grass, aggregates one hundred and ihir-
ty-nine thousand nine hundred and sew
enty-six acres. Prairie meadow and pas
ture. four hundred and eighty-four theu-
sand and nineteen acres. The total area
III all four crops aggregates four million
seven hundred and fitfy-six thousand one
hundred and thirty acres. an increase
during the past year of one million three
hundred and eighteen thousand four
hundred and three acres. The winter
wheat Is unusually fine this season. The
corn crop promises the largest ever
Known in the State The i've stock
reports show an increase during the
past three years of fifty-one per cent;
IN horses ninety-seved per cent: in
mules forty-six per cent: IN mich cows
iifty-four per cent; in other cattle one
hundred and sixteen per cent: in sheen
two hundred and eighty-three per cent.
The dairy promises for the year are one
million and tifty-nine thousand two
hundred and forty pounds of cheese
and fourteen million foe hundred and
six thousand four hundred and ninety
four pounds of butter. The farm dwell
ings erected dnring the year number iif-
teen thousand nine hundred and tifty-
two; value, nearly three million dol
lars. The assessed valuation of the prop
erty of the State is very nearly one hun
bred and forty-five million dollars. Pop
uiatlon of Kansas March LIST. eight hun
dred and forty-nine thousand nine hun
dred and seventy eight increase one hun
dred and forly-one thousand four hun
dred and eighty-one during the pre-
yious year. Fuliy fifty thousand neo-
pie have come into the State since that |
date. and the population to-day is over
nine hundred thousand. The United !!
States census next year viii show 4 I
exceeding one million OH the |
first OF March. Last year there were !
two thousand four hundred and forty /
ioar miles Of railroad in the State. and /
1t Is estimated that nearly five hundred /
miles viii be huilt This wear
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! The Currency Question

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10 The weris A. ssH~sz :sF5s $50 srsas-. Il
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THE WICHITA pool

The Farmers Club investigate and
make through their committee, the fol-
lowing report:
WICHITA, KANSAS, August y, 1879.
10 the Farmers Club:
Al the request of the Farmers Club,
| have inquired into the facts regarding
the wheat pool that exists in Wichita
Through the courtesy of some mem
bers of the said pool. have been fur
nished with the following data:
The pool contract among themselves
was that they would pay for wheat on
the streets within twenty per cent. OF
Kansas City prices. That the freight,
earring. exchange, shrinkage. etc.,
amounted to seventeen per cent, leay-
ing margin of thee per cent. for
profit and loss. That when there was a
rise or fall in eastern markets, that mar
gin changed The pool also had an
agreement paving any, member not ex-
ceeding four per cent. OF any heavy loss
he might sustain by accident. But that
was an insurance among themselves, not
reliven. TO this report. Regarding the
Ransom trouble, Mr.. Clark says that he
offered Mr.. Ransom 81 cents and he took
Sc cents from the mill. Mr. Ransom
SAYS he offered c. cents. and that he
CARED it and took 70 cents. As the
transaction was some months since the
disparagement is one of memory and
not from prcyarication. The members
of the pool (some of them promised an
abstract of the whole of their shipment
Of wheat for last year. From the figures
given | find that the profits amounted
TO ! Ii0 cent per buslel. The men-
bers Of the pool TO whom talked will
allow farmers TO ship wheat through
their elevators. They have no objection
TO the farmers seeing their daily dis
patches from Kansas City regarding the
prices. and post the same on bulletin
board if they wish. The pool explain
the difference between the prices at
Burton and this point. in this way
The A., 7. & :. +. X. Z. have Il branch
road running to Mcpherson. and the X
p. road a branch running to Linsburg,
- miles of each other. since they cut on
freight.
Respectfully Submitted,
ID. X. =. GREEELEE.
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cific- when il ought to have been mark
ed for the "North Missouri and SO on.
Small offices do not .slip" or package
their packages per railroad scheme, and
many second class offices are only COM
PEELED to put up their letters by States.
The Wichita Office has put up besides
her own the mails of the Indian Terri
tory, and of Sedgwick county, Cowley,
Sumner, and the Offices of western
Butler in scheme packages for over four
years. And when il is remembered that
the department acknowledges that the
Office here has not had over half the nee
essaIy force the record is most satisfac-
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GENERAL GRANT.

General Grant has taken passage in
the steamer City OF Toxic. and will sail
for this country on the 25th or 26th of
of this month. He viii arrive here
somewhere between The 18th and 10Th
of September. The General writing to
a friend in California says the Chinese
government i anXions to keep lis pco-
pile a, home, and will probably of lis
own accord pat q stop TO emigration.
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The woman,-tlie wife and mother
So unpIcasantly connected with the great
scandal, comes out in a public statement
of great length and minutcness in which
she makes out her husband to he mis-
cradle brute and Senator Conkling a
high souled, chivalrous friend of the
family. who had been attempting 20
serve both the husband and wife and
that the attempt to complicatc him in
the row is simply an outrage. But
probaly the end is not yet.
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W1cnrr, H.. .Inlr l u

Bros. Garrison d Smart:
Permit ne 10 say, through the ChFts-
tan. that | have taken letter Of COM
incubation from the congregation where
have held my church identity, since |
came TO this part Of Kansas, and as DO
not desire 10 take membership again IN
it. under is present condition. shall
only ask TO be honored. for the time be-
ing. as an evangeli-t-laboring in the
interests OF Christ'- Kingdom, IN co-op-
Grafton with all of Gods people--inde-
pendent Of sect or denomination.
have reasons satisfactory 10 myself for
nav present course. which can be given
ifnsesssity requires II. A. y. SMITH.
81. LoUiS ckrfEira
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They bad big time in Marion Center
TUESDAY last celebrating the completion
OF the A., T. Il ). +. road 10 that place
Fully six thousand people were present.
and barbacue dinner was served 10 the
multitude. Speeches were made by
Governor 81. John. Attorney General
Davis. and others. and the enthusiasm
was immense.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-21

What . truly beautiful world We I've In.
Nature gives Us grandeur - tae Ha;aiss siieD.
and oceans. sad thousands 81 means for en-.
joylneas. We oaa desire 40 better ghen IN
perfee: hes.gh; but hea ofsea DO the faalors.
3 81 people feel IKE giving Il az di.he-Fsen-
Cd. discouraged aHd worried cot with de-
ease. shen there Is no occasion for this ;eei-
Ing. 4, every -siacrer sas ca.I!y eafaia .aiis-
iaetsry prof taat fssees's August Fis~ r.
viii MAKE then a. FIRE from disease a. wAsa
bern. Dyspepsia ani liver eosnpssiHs a TIE
aireei cause - .eyeniy-lise per essf- of sac1
nsi=des a. hiiI5oasHess. ifsssizsstson. -seE
hsAs.aebs., easfiysnsss, o@rycst@ pr'1.iTstis7..
dizziness II inc bead. pasFssstiea 8. sal-
heart and other dissressSn y n Fsasa- Tffse
ss9ses Of AEzs~. EiD<er ~ grssa iis ssf-
dergai efesi- -znfls losi3es. 50 esssss. w
IL go