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Don't Relish It,

The Winfield Telegram don't relish q
couple of the EAGLES last week s cdito,
rails. They were evidently too radical
for the editors incredulity. Compared
to the urterances of such Southern pa.
pers rs are sustaining the cx-Rebel
Bfigadicrs in their attempts to revive
the States rights doctrine our utter
ances were simply tame.
Now, Mr.. Telegram. bosh or no bosil
it il the deliberate determination of the
ex-Rebels to control this Government
or ruin II. The controlling Of ii involves
the payment of the Rebel debt and the
pensioning of those who attempted to
destroy il. The running of il simply
means q States oligarchy.
Being of conservative turn we were
among those who laughed to scorn the
possibility of Southern secession and
open rebellion, but the cannon shot,
projected by real powder, that were
hurled from the Charleston quay, at Fl.
Sumter, dispclled our incredulity. That
lesson should serve the loyal people OF
America for nj least one century.
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Secretary Shermans Letter

Notwithstanding Secretary Sherman
during his recent vii, TO Ohio, so fire.
quen;ly stated that he was not a candi.
date for Governor. il has lately been
claimed that if nomination were made
he would accept III order 10 settle this
discussion. General Robinson. Chair
man of the State Central Committee.
allows the following letter just received
from Secretary Sherman to be pub
lished
WASHINGTON. NAV Is. 1879.
My DEAR SIR: In view of the kindly
interest manifested by political friends
during my recent visit home. that |
should be nominated as the Republican
candidate for Governor of Ohio. have
given the subject much careful consider
aticn. and have come 10 the conclusion
that cannot in nv present situation
accept the Uomjnation if rendered.
am now engaged in public duty which
demands my constant attention, and
which can clearly be better completed
by me than by any one coming freshly
into the Office. To now accept the NOM
nation for Governor of Ohio. though
ii is an honor | would otherwise prize
and feel highly grateful for. would be
justly regarded as an abandoning of a
trust. important 10 the whole country
10 promote my personal advancement.
| earnestly hope therefore that the con-
ventiop will not embarrass me By ten
der of the nomination. which | would
be obli0pd TO decline II may he that
no such purpose will be manifested. but
| write YOU so that if tic convention
should so incline you may at once state
why cannot accept. Very truly yours.
JOHN SHERMAN,
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Postomce Changes

~ Kansas during the week ending
May oath, 1873, furnished for thu
EAGLE by VIM. VanVlerk of the Pos
office Department
ESTABLISHED.
Cookvilic, Woodsoh oeIi,ty, John W
Cook, postmaster.
Floyd, Mitchell county. William G.
Rust, postmaster.
Fruitland, Chase county, John Stan
ley. pgs,ina..af.
Graintic!d, GoTo saqEtY. HelhaId Il
Tenliagen, postmaster.
kansada. Ness county. William II.
Chestnut, postmaster.
Kenneth, Sheridan county. Matthew
II. Cos: tsst;Esstcr.
kiddelviiie: H9decman ,.,,rA.y Geo.
Faulkner, postmaster.
Lucernc. Sheridan county. Absaisns
Clark. postmaster.
Orworth, Lincoln county. George O.
Ch4eran, postmaster.
FaHio0p: Sn4ner county. Schuyler
V. r. Hull, postmaster,
Retreat, uodgenlnn county. David
Ross, postmaster.
Savonburgh. Allen county John Keen.
postmaster.
South Side, Osborne county. John
Alien. postmaster,
Villotta, Edwards eouaI.. He,aiaq 4.
Macomber. postmaster.
POSTMAsTERS APPOINTED.
Delmore, Mcpherson county. Mrs.
Eunice II. Wyman.
Jamee.ewn. Cloud county. Myron NJ.
Strain.
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The following NJ. DIS compose ,hf
Committee of Old School Physicians
wiiase duty it is under the new medical
law TO examine applicants who desire IL
practice medicine in Kansas. and 10 j.,
sue certificates
ID. W. Stormont, of Topeka: W. W.
CoetraHa, OF Atchison: c. c. Furlcy OF
Wichita: X. Morris, Of Lawrence; F.S,
Nicely, of Lcavcnworth; {. II. Guber.
of Bcloit: G.. W. HIolderman. of PaOla.
Alternates-W l.. Schenck, of Usage
City: u. S. Roberts, of Manhattan 6.
X. Baldwin, of Fort Scott: W. +. Os-
born of Burlington +. Sinks, of I.eay-
enworth G.. Boyd. Of Newton }.
Leig. Of lEiawaiha.
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For the Eagle.
Horse Convention.

CowSKIN. May %. 1879.
Nix. EDIToR:-l was in town one very
hot dav last week, and as was passing
smith 4 Keating's windmill and water
ing trough stopped to get drink of
cool water. After shaking my thirst |
watched the teams driven up 10 drink.
saw twenty ia about a half an hour.
Now. have but little faith in mankind.
believing that they are prone.to evil as
the sparks to fly upward, but when |
saw the look of satisfaction on the faces
of the men and beasts that drank there
concluded that the firm tina, caused
the erection of that watering trough,
so handy. and So free from mud around
il, was entitled to the thanks of every
man and beast that drinks thcre--and
there are hundreds of them. Was get
ting into very thankful frame OF mind
when a gentleman interrupted my rev.
erie by saving the wind mill had got TO
come down. He also gave me some OF
the reasons why. left Wichita in a
hurry and made my way to the banks
of the noble Cowskin. went To bed
early. as all good christians do. and was
of 10 dreamland dreamed dream
| dreamed was out ON the prairie sur
rounded by horses. mules. and oxen.
and such neighing. and Drawing. and
below ing. was never heard by Brighten.
ed mortal before. There were mules
from the Chicaskia. oxen from the Mn
uescah. and horses from all directions
McClurg's Charlie" was there Ross
black horses Lyman's pony fromAfton:
Kelly's dun from Attica, and host of
others. After great deal Of man1ur-
ring and reckoning making me think
of Bill Williams and Uncle Horace at
county convention-the meeting was
called to order by venerable looking
horse, and | was requested 10 act As
Secretary, as they understood wrote
TO the EAGLE occasionally. and the re-
port Of this meeting must he sent in. !
The report Of the last meeting was read !
and accepted. Next came the report of ,
Special Committees. Soon fine look !
ihg borse said be was on the committee /
10 jocI Hset The gtjrssces, aud after !
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What Our Member Of Congress is
Doing.

Mr.. Burlingame, the regular corre-
spondent of the Atchison Champion i'm
Washington, writes to that paper that
Mt. Ryan is working vigorously 10 Sc
cure the approval of the House Com
mittee on Public Lands to his bill for
the relief of settlers ON the Usage lands.
lie finds numerous obstacles in his way.
The Democratic majority are not partial
to Kansas her political record is far
from being satisfactory to the high tom
cd gentlemen who were recently under
arms for the Confederacy. Besides.
there seems to be disposition TO insist
that the Government and the Indians
10 whom the fund arising from the sale
of such lands belongs have some rights
~ well rs the settlers. Ii cannot be denied
thst the legislation Of Congress has been
liberal. Twice the time for the payment
Of the land has been extended, and the
forfeiture which had occurred under the
low was not enforced in either instance.
A great many are now in default, and
Mr.. Ryan's bill proposes, in effect. 10
wAivc the forfeitures, by providing for
the future payment. one-fourth to be
paid ut date 10 be fixed by the Secre-
tary of the Interior, and the balance in
three equal installments. the lands to
become taxable after the first payment.
II Is probable that many have been pre-
vented from making their payments by
unavoidable misfortune, while il Is
quite As probable that many more have
deliberately refused to acquire title in
order to escape local taxation. foolishly
relying upon repeated Legislation to heli'
them out Of their dilemma. This latter
class would deserve no tears should they
finally lose their claim. Whether Mr..
Ryan will succeed with his bill mt the
next session remains to be seen. but il
is idiotic to expect him to secure more
than his bill provides.
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From the Daily Capital.
The Wichita of To-day.

4ne Wlc0lta OF To-Day.
Among the live business towns in Kan.
sas. Wichita stands very prominent land
is hardly appreciated by those who new.
or appreciated il in person. franks as
,rcitv of the second class and IFS citizen.
are taeh III enterprise and push, as the
town itself vii! show. There are sew
eral hotels here. all frst-class in every
particular. and the travelling public will
find the proprietors courteous. and gen
ielmanlv. as the agent of the CopitoI
gan abmldaaiiy testify, ne having spen;
several days in this thriving city. The
gruwih Of this place is wonderful. On
every side may be s-ea sold blocks OF
brick and stone. giving il a very pcrma-
nent and substantial appearance. Main
street is ono of the principal thorough
fares Of the Town, being proad, and well
protected by shade trees. 1t presents
10 tie visitor 4 beautiful appearance.
The buildings are OF substantial ,Hatcri-
al. and put up in the best manner. Doug
las Avenue is even better built up than
Main street: but il lacks the stately
tlars. ~ give the reader some idea Of
tie thrift Of this place " l. but just to
say tistfc asr let uNciiit9 Etfcfs III
course of erection. II contains eight
churches. all wei! filed. Each house of
worship may well be proud of its pas
tor, Who ere men that fully appreciate
lie wants Of this Intelligent aud pros
porous people. Mention must be made
of the schools. OF these no pains have
been spared to grade them up TO the
highest standard of excellence. Not
ouly is their outward appearance good.
but they employ tie Fers best talent
that can be secured. The CITY numbers
over for sale, livery and feed stables and
yet the demand for horses is not fully
met. The Daily Copifai is taken and
read by more people in Wichita than
any other town this side OF Topeka.
Parties desiring 10 locate, either for
business or ilome, should pay this city
a visit. II. 4. c.
WICHITA. Nav 21. 1879.
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From the -. Louis Republican
The st. Louis, Kansas & Wichita
Railroad,


The st. Louis, Kansas L. Wichita rail
road is the name Of new road, IA
miles in length, about TO be constructed
and which, when completed will form
an important connection with st. Louis
The road will extend from OswegO. in
I.abctte county, Kansas, TO Wichita on
the the Arkansas river. 1t will form q
continuation of the Missouri 4 Western
/ road. the latter starting from Pierce City
on the line of the st. Louis Il San Fran
cisco railway, and known as the Kansas
Branch.
The distance from Pierce CITY to Os-
wegO is SIS miles, which is already built
and from Oswcgo to Wichita. la miles
which will make the whole length OF
completed road 227 miles. The st. Lou
is a. San Francisco Railroad Company
have bought the charter, right of way
of the new route and the portion of the
Carthage road, and the counties have
subscribed Sj53, 600 TO aid in building it.
The entire cost of the road and equip
ment will be S3.0G0,00O.
Mr.. Illicksenderfer, the chief engineer
and a corps OF engineers, have about
completed the preliminary survey of the
route from Oswego. and the contract
for building the entire line will be closed
within ten DAYS. The counties through
which it passes are Labette. Montgom-
cry. Wilson, Greenwood, Butler and
Scdgwick. Oswego, the starting point.
is 25 miles west of the Missouri line.
The route passes about Is miles south of
Parsons and taps a rich. fertile country.
Observation-Disclosures of which is beauii-
ful prairie. and well Matered, with a
deep aIluvial soil, adapted to agriculture
and producing great yields of wheat.
and undcrlaid by an abundance of coal.
The wheat Is already headed out. This
section will be entirely feeder to St.
Louis, cutting off the entire southeast
corner Of Kansas. and win strongly
compete for the business with the Atch-
ison. Topeka & Santa Fc: the Missouri.
Kansas Il Texas; the Lcayenworth,
Lawrence & Galveston. and the Missou-
ri River, Fort Scott Il Gulf. all Chicago
roads, ana viii draw eser. p'and of
freight this way.
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the question of such acquisition and the
means BY which il shall be accomplish
ed: and also upon the proposition to
ratify an agreement with the st. Louis,
Wichita T. Western Railway Company
to build its road from OswegO to Wich-
tia. in Kansas to guarantee its bonds
issued for that purpose. and for lease
of such road and also to vote upon
such other questions respecting the mat
tiers aforesaid as shall be brought before
the said meeting.
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The MIskosea IadfoR journal, in an
article ON the government aud the Indi-
ans. SAYS: .l'he Indians of this Terri.
tory have tcnfold more faith in the Uni
ted States Government to-day than they
had month .iuce. With firm Presi-
dent, q Secretary who loves justice,
with courts to decide and an army TO
back them, the Indians feel protected.
and l. therefore inclined 10 be more
manly and sclf-rciiant. Treat them as
men and they will be men,
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Deputy United States Marshals G. Il.
Jones, John Smith aud 5. =. Wade. left
yesterday for Fort Smith. Arkansas.
with Ed. kukl. James Gustin and Vim.
Underwood and u. T.Undcrwood charg-
ed with stealing horses in the Indian
Territory. Alex Mccormack. charged
with grand larceas in the Territory
and VIM. Withers charged with horse
stealing and who has become notorious
by his escapes They were taken via
the Saint Louis aud Little Rock on az
coul: of the danger apprehended that
Wiihcr, friends would attempt his re-
lease Il Commonwealth
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General Grants Return.

The Philadelphia Ledger announces
that General Gran, and his party are
likely to reach san Francisco some time
in July. a. Mr. Childs has been in reg
ulsr correspondents with General Grant
ever since he started on his journey and
as tac General confides in none Of his
MANY friends more than in the publish
er of the Ledger, the eiitos;al announce
meni in that paper of the return Of Cen
cral Grants return may be accepted a.
authentic.
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An Indians Rights.

The tate decision 81 the court cf QI,as
ha, 10 the effect thai Indians have the
same right TO 20 where they please as
whites. is not a new judicial departure,
as man papers have stated. a similar
decision was made by the Supreme
Court of kansas years ago. 1t Was witt
ten By Chief Justice kinsman. The case
was that Of keokuk. Chief of the Sac
and Fox tribe, who started to 90 to
Washington and was arrested by the
agent of the tribe. Judge kingman de-
cided that under no law, human or d.
vine, could &c be subject W arrest and
imprisonment fof sIeh all oticaee.---
.4fchisOa fbalpD;0n-
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Sammy Tilden.

New York. May 26.-To-day, in th,
Clerks Office of tho United State. Cir
cult Conr! tho United States District
Attorney filed his bill Of discovery In
the case of the United States against
Samuel j. Tildcn to recover in alleged
deficiencies in income tax. When the
case WAS on the calendar several months
ago, the counsel for Tiidcn answered
ready. End the District Attorney asked
leave TO file bill of discovery on the
ground that much of the testimony TAX
en- before the commission out YVES. VS..
liable to objection, and that bill Of dis
eovery would very much facilitate the
matter
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Sher,n's Sa,e,
District Court Ihirte~ash Ja.trssi p,-<,set sag
wick eeanty. ksa<as
" u. >frfsgpr

District Court. Ihiste~nlh j.,sris, p-<sst >sssx-
wick cpunty. kAa<As
" u. >srssxpr.
W.
Mary .eris6hsrv snl
william Gsrisshr !
Nv virtue .f IN erler Of ale i-ssc-i ess or the
District Iuart ef the thirteenth Judicial District
sitting ss and tss <>trvick roasty. Kansas
wherein " -, stranger h plaintiff ani Mar,
tssrscahirr sni siitain t.srienhirr, d~feasiahts
Twill, GA
Saturday, Ia ~, dag II Jsss, 4 u. 1870.
At sc'ciuek v ". At the courthouse deer, beisx
Al The ff,nt II the heiislinx knawn Easis niesl
ga Douglas Avenue. in tho thy OF " ishisa. ksa-
sas. cdsr fer safe 1T public ssetson b. tls high
rst bidder fur cash In aanst ali the right title and
Interest of the dsseasiants, MARY sssnfsehifs AMI
William Ssrieskir- In ass. - the I.iisws,ss do
-srle,i property, sitasssl VA The rsslats Il ~s4ig
wick. state - ksa<sa, - Wit
III. ss-i half ~ II the northeast quarter Cd,
70 serti.a Ma thsvty-f.ut fsi5, 10 swn.hip No
tvcsts -n,ns fs1 -aath &C rxsgx two 90 east
said real property s. isste. uyrss a. th4 trspeFty
az defendants Mars GapIsakire sad William.
s.zrisnhite saa viii he said q satisfy ssi 0s.ies
IT sale
>h-ria's cfic.. " is.iita, se,iswisk ccasiy .kss-
ss-, May 9Th. \. ID. is.p
u w ptNNiNG
sheriff sesiswiek sosaf,. ksa.ss-
: W Astoy, riaiatia's Atfpteeys' s-st
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The Holden Road

1t would look after all that had beer
said Ia Tie contrary, that the Holden
road will not be extended from Paola ia
Ottawa az present, though bonds have
been issued for the purpose. The move
Dient in Franklin county was undoubt-
cdly 20 influence Anderson county scut!
of it. and bonds having been secured,
the road viii be pushed vigorously from
Paola TO Garnet. Looking at the map.
and from reading the newspapers at the
various Doints. we conclude that. after
leaving GarIett, ihe soai ysiil be phil,
via Yates Centre: Woodson county: Eu-
reka, Ureenwnod eauaty; Eldoradn,
Butler county. 10 Wichlta.-Csnge
Chl.ouicH
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The Burlington Hdrkeye says: "Onr
brethren of the Southern States can't
mend their own levees. nor build their
own railroads. nor take care of their
own sick /: but they can build more Con-
federata monuments in month than
we of the North could pay for in n
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Boston's great Monday noon preach-
er. Joseph Cook. the author of bio
plasms and sich. leeiured in Topeka SAT-
urday night. and to the colored refu-
gees of that place ON sunday afternoon
in n grove
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Archbishop Purcell.

New York, May 26.-The one dicni
tary of the Catholic church who com
manded the attention in an eminent de,
gree of those inside of the eathedra
Yesterday was Archbishop Purcell, and
il is stated That lie will receive from tn,
laymen before leaving New York /:
substantial evidence Of their esteem 70,
him. At vesper service in the cathedral
there were many vacant pcws and
empty ssats. IN the morning neatly Al!
holders OF one dollar tickets which gave
admission only were provided with seat:
so ereas were their l:tn6bers. 4 number
were unsold, which ticket spectators
in the neighborhood of the temple en-.
deavorcd TO dispOsc of,
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The Republican door-keeper of the
United States Senate recently removed
by the Democrats served in the Union
army throughout the war. His success
sor was graduated a, the expense of the
nation at West Point. but fought against
the flag of his country during thc
,..lall.,,,
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\ correspondent of the Charleston,
South Carolina. Ners and Courier con-
fesses SAYS he cannot see how eight mill
ions of people are TO prevent ihirty-two
millions from believing this to he a ma
ton. aud from acting accordingly. He
doesn't like the issue.
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ssttanifk tsstnff
In itr probate tsurt, 10 sn.s f.s add s-ss.ts
IN the matter of ttir estate ~ Vim q ,sa.sI-
n.ss. decreased
ti~dftrs aud all ether rers5as interested N ~.
aforesaid esisfs, arc hsssAy Hofiae.f thst ei tho
present tern. sf the ffpt<ts Court 10 a., fsr ssd
.a1nsg- held ~ tsa Pfs.ssss ss.ast ns+,sn IN.
wieiiss, tssnfy ~ ss.izvirk. stsis ~ sx.rs.s.s
1n the fssh day ~ Juss \ n ts.s . shzti a,sis
10 srsi osari asf fii sss fasl -sstismsat "a sslt
s-ssts. sad Cor commission ssi,1Isst-ff
MARY JAM s.snlftHt~
- Sssss.s..lAffstlf
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Races POSTPONED.

Louisville. Kentucky, May 25.-On
account of heavy rain here this MORN
ing the races were postponed until to-
morrow.
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The Commonwealth Of Sunday pro
duces a suggestive cartoon from thu
pencil Of that well known artiet, W0rrall
The pictorial requietory sets forth thu
living rolls and dead tomb stones Of al
the papers ever started in Shawnee
county-thirty-o all told--frOm tho
Kansas Tribune, established September
Is, 10 the Daily Capital, started a fe's
weeks eince. We notice some mistakes
The Topeka Tribune, which is set down
as having been born and died in 1876
was run for several years, and died. W.
think, in '65-anyhow il was a live paper
along in so to IS. We notice promin-
entity the tombstone Of the Auburn
Docket. which died Of the 81 drouth.
Hon. ID. d. Emlnert, of this city was its
founder. Burlingame at one time was
in Shawnee county, at which time five
or six numbers Of paper called the
Record was published there.
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~ strtne ~ an execassoA t<sue<t cut o5 the Dis
trict touvs ef s~lxutek 0sassy ksnsas, . viii
y m, ~ the -siesa II " " Dsil. ga IAewr,ss
Avenue. In the City ef wichita. Kss<as, sen 10
the highest bidder Tor cash. the ieiiwfn9 -ersb-
e.l ps,sp~sty te-~it
Two Asrs es nransi, and one barre, % Whisky,
said property T. levi~t 1pnn - the property IT
L. >. tssst. IL fhsor al T. u Hssa~. aa.l will 10
sid ~ sstisfs sata sxerasisn
MAY Sah i>-s u W DiNNlNA.
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Notice.

N9ties 4 hereby zites that the B-srsi Of s.safy
Commissioners IL -ssiErisa county ssas,s - ~
meet ~ beard Of equalization 81 fiss ZEE al
the ,onsty .lsFt, Ia wiebiia. ksasss. AssBssy
jaime III, is.as III persons fati6F ~tfurs Ia ~.
-ss>nente eitepid b. lfessnt 81 that date o. ~.
alteration atii s,e na.i. thereafter
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