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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07
YELLOW FEVER NOTES.

New Orleans. August Mrs. How
ell, 10 Washington street, is down with
the fever, but is improving. however.
Havana, August 4.-Deaths from few
er last week, 1877 an increase of 20 over
the previous week. Total number of
deaths from yellow fever during July,
537 last year, 5O4; since the beginning
of the year, 857 deaths have occurred. a
gain of 813 for the same time last year.
Memphis. August Fifteen cases in
all were reported to the Board of Health
to-day. One additional death occurred.
Rev. Father Doyle, the Catholic priest
called to Memphis last December to as
sumo charge of st. Patrick's Roman
Catholic church, has taken quite an ac-
tive part in removing his people to
Camp Father Matthew. He was pros
trated by fever last Thursday, and pro-
crossing favorably until to-day, when,
during the temporary absence of his
nurse, he left his bed, and was found by
the attending physician writing letter
Arsenic was the result of this, which
caused his death at p. IN. to-day. He
was IS years of age.
New York, August 5.-John Hender-
son, who arrived at quarantine on the
bark Rebecca, from Matana, has been
sent to the yellow fever hospital.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07
NOT TIRE

We find the following in the Wichita
EAGLE. So far as concerns the commri-
nication from Martha Washington, the
EAGLE has been imposed upon. Martha.
like George. can't tell a lie. and the ~
ing communication to which her name
was attached was forgery from begin
ming 10 nd.-LedreRworto Times.
All. is that so. Ii is the first instance
that we now remember of ever having
been mi>led by a LcaNenworth paper.
But we are glad that il was not the
Times. Martha. nevertheless. may have
made the statement i'm some gossipy
moment. when not in fun en- rapport
with Ratchet George. That is the only
way we can figure il out and maintain
the circle influence and vcraciiy of all
persons concerned The naturalization
development. in connection with the
science of spiriiism is, we take il. the
wonderous wonder of this telephone
age. We. too, were aroused of late
from our virtuous couch Al the WITCH
ing hour of midnight by form that
seemed matcrialized. yet from its sud-
den vanishing must have been a spirit.
She whom we had sworn 10 love and
protect insisted that il was a bedbug.
hut well. not every one is subject To
these subtle influences that connects one
with the ghost of his grand-daddy. and
neither indeed can be.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07
A SOLDIERS REUNION AT
WICHITA.

The soldiers. the rank and file, the
men who saved this country, are begin
ming to realize that the Southern Rebel
lion involved the idea of Nationality in
contradistinction to sectional rule, and
that the question Of slavery, while it
precipitated the struggle, was only Sec
ondary to it, and that the rivers of
blood split and treasury wasted is all to
90 for naught if they do not stay the
hands Of the men who have again cap
tured the law-making power Of the gov
eminent. We say these patriots are now
realizing these questions and political
problems in their true bearings. Upon
no other hypothesis can the grand gath
erings of the men who held up the hands
of Abraham Lincoln, rallies which are
being called and which are daily assem-
bling throughout the North, be account
ed for. Our Nationality is again threat
ened and the soldiers that saved it once.
again feel the pulsations of the insinuat-
ing -madness-that impels the
leaders of the ''I.ost Cause" to words
Of violence and acts of treason. Party
is forgotten and Republicans and DEM
ocrats clasp each others hand as thrill
of the old-time patriotism vibrates from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Elsewhere will be found the proceed
ings Of the iniatory steps taken by the
soldiers Of Sedgwick county, looking to
u grand reunion in October. II will
not only be grand but enthusiastic &C.
casion, one that will awaken earnestness
and stir the blood of the men who made
sacrifices that the country is too soon
forgetting.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07
KANSAS.

SURE TO BECOME ONE OF THE GREAT
STATES OF THE UNION.
Special to the Inter-Ocean.
Washington, August 3.-During his
recent western trip, General Tyner,
First Assistant Postmaster General,
passed through Kansas. He reports the
tide of emigration into that State as
never before equaled in the history of
an American State. He thinks Kansas
will become one of the great States of
the Union. like Ohio. Indiana, and Hi
nois. 1t is more than twice as large as
Ohio. and if as dcnsely populated, could
support 100000 Of people, As to the
negro exodus into Kansas. he says it is
but drop in the bucket, and that an
equal number of white men going there
would have attracted no attention what
ever. lie thinks, however, that the
westward movement of the blacks has
but commenced, and that Kansas will
eventually have five hundred thousand
of them, and that they will have plenty
to do and make good living. He re-
ports enormous crops all over the West,
and laborers will be in demand, white
and black.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07
GARFIELD ON REPUBLICAN RE-
NUNNTS

Two years ago. all over the country,
n the Republican party there were SEN
timentalists. optimists. men who said
go to your Southern brethren with the
olive branch. and they will come back
to YOU" Then the talk was of friend
ship and love. There were good Re-
publicans and true who believed it. and
it seemed to be necessary that the very
last experiment should be tried in order
to satisfy the minds of all and when
our present President came into power,
an optimist in the EXTREMIST sense of the
word, sincerely believing in the gospel
of good will, he went south and bore
olive branches in both hands. far more
than YOU and wanted him to carry but
in good faith he bore them everywhere.
and while they spoke the word of prom
Use to the car. he has seen, YOU and l
have seen. that at last they have broken
it. Now, after all that has been done,
the disclosures of the last session have
opened the ewes of the most sentiment
al of Republican sentimcntalists. There
have been DAYS of fullness in the Re-
publican party. II was day of fullness
when YOU organized in 1854: it was a
day of fullness when you chose Lincoln
in 1860; it was day of fullness when
he called for three millions of men to 90
under the flag and save the Republic:
and it is to-day again a revival of the
Republican party (applause): such re-
vival as you and | have not seen since
1880
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KANSAS NEWSPAPERS.

The daily papers of Kansas and Kan
sas City have been raising fearful rack
ct over their respective calculations.
The Atchison Champion, Lawrence
Journal and one or two Others have
carefully refrained from taking hand.
The row. we acknowledge, has resulted
in our own enlightenment, the circula-
tons according to their own stories be-
ing infinitely smaller than we had sup
posed. But figures won't lie and certi-
ficates of postmasters are hard to get
over. For instance the great Lcaven-
worth Times acknowledges that its dali
" edition only reaches four thousand
and odd. II even brags Of that figure
The Daily Capital at Topeka, which an
nounces through its own columns that
il has agents employed along every
prominent railway line in the State only
claims little over four thousand Of a
the Oldest paper in the West, and the
Times, the mightiest blower that ever
went any where. outside Of New York.
make no better showings when brought
down to cold facts and stubborn figures.
We have always been afraid TO blow
about the EAGLES circulation hereto
fore. being only country paper. but
since the expositions alluded TO, we have
no hesitancy in saying that we can floor
any thing that has yet come out. except
ing the Commonwealth, the figures and
l.. Ms certificate being open TO the in
spection of ALL The latter paper gives
some pretty round figures, but it will
he remembered that il is published at
the capital of the State, with exclusive
associate press franchise. having access
to all the State departments and fur
nished with the Supreme Court syllabi,
with the entire State as its field. Still,
We think q little judicious canvassine
would augment the figures given by that
paper. We are anxious to hear from
the Champion and Lawrence JoG'adl
and Fort Scott Monitor.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07
RAPID{S RAILWAY CONSThCC.
TION

We have all seen an immense amount
of stuff in the public prints about the
great "St. Louis, Kansas and Arizona
Railway" and with an amazing amount
of trumpeting work was begun ON that
great trunk line At Paola some four
months since, and it has progressed
with such remarkable celebrity that the
Paola Spirit of the 18th states that they
are about 10 move on Osawatomie in
force. Those who are informed know
that Osawatomie is less than eight stat
ute miles from Paola, and it is some
what of conundrum how long, at the
same rate of progress, it will take this
"Salnt Louis, Kansas and Arizona Rail-
way" to reach the Arkansas river, and
how much longer to reach the classic
shades of Tucson? This is the railway
which Eldorado expects to carry of this
years wheat crop. Mr.. Editor do you
think we can get slice of it?
ENQUIRER.
four correspondents questions are
too many for us, but eight miles Of road
in four months does not promise much
for this years crop in the Arkansas val
ley. In six weeks time the Saint Louis,
Western and Wichita has made ut least
five times the progress that the Garri-
son outfit has with all its blowing. In
railroad building the days Of blowing
are of the past, and "scads" and work
only counts. Money and work are what
the Seligman party are trusting in,
which accounts for the rapid strides it
is making towards the Arkansas river.
En-. EAGLE.l
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----------------
THAT COURIER LETTER.
WICHITA. KAN, August 5. 1879.

WICHITA. KAN, August 5. 1879.
To he Editor Of tie Edgie:
My attention has frequently been call
ed to letters written from this place to
eastern papers in which the writer mis-
represents our country and people in
every conceivable manner known to a
liar. hppocrite and fraud" These
communications have been frequent.
and the last one noticed is addressed to
the Louisville Coarier-Jouraai. dated
Wichita. july -. which is 4 fair speci-
men of all. The name signed TO il is a.
W. Grisman. which is not exactly cor
rect, but near enough. One who can
deliberately pen such villianous lies is
worse than the thief. for he may steal to
maintain his family: worse than the
murderer. for he may have suffered an
irreparable wrong. But here is the
worst and vilest SANDER and libel ON a
good country and the best of men We
have ever seen. and done TO. by a man
no. vi!lianous skunk. who has vi,,la-
ted almost every statute known 10 the
moral and criminal code. This same
fellow never pays an honest debt never
earns an honest dollar has been elected
from dwellings for the non-payment of
rent: has purchased property and
drawn check. on banks where he never
had a penny on deposit: lives on the
earnings of his wife and family and wha.
he can dcfraud and beat others out OF.
But few DAYS ago butcher threatened
TO take his ..meat bill ont of his meat"
if he did not pay it. II is the same way
with all bills he contracts. But his dis
honest practices are not confined alone
to petty ones. Mention might be made
of his procuring. or attempting TO pro-
cure, goods under false pretenccs the
scene with the Sheriff Of Har-
vev county. in which he was the princi-
pal actor: mention might be made of
WHY he does not return to his prairie 1
farm il Illinois. of hich he speaks so I
often. instead &c living in land and
among people which this issssrs. lepcr
loathes so much. But. 'poor scoundrei,h
We viii dismiss you for the present, /.
even il yog are ? reformer.
. RegreEsJe82. kT,efAT1S1,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07
CHANDLER ON THE FUTURE.

In closing his speech at the Republican
reunion at Madison, Wisconsin, Senator
Chandler, Of Michigan, said:
"a single word more with regard to
the position and prospects of the cOun-
try. 1t has been the custom OF our OPP
ponents, and particularly those of the
Greenback persuasion, to say that peO-
pie were starving to death. Do you
know of anybody in the State of Wis
consin who is able and willing to do a
good days work that cannot get en-
pIoyment to-day, and get good days
wages? There is not one IN Michigan.
There has never been day when a days
labor would buy SO many of the ncces-
saries and luxuries of life as days Ia
Dor will buy to-day. Prosperity is
spreading throughout all our borders.
To-day you do not have to carry a cOun-
terfeit dctector along with you to see
whether bank is broken or not. To-
day you can select gold, or silver, or
bank notes that you know to be good
for your days labor, and you know, too,
dollar is worth 100 cents. In my judg-
ment, this prosperity has come to stay
(applause) and the dark days are over.
Adhere to this good old Republican
party, that has done so much for you
and for the country. Vote its ticket ev.
cry time, and keep your cOnsciences
clear, and YOU will never regret it.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07
ASYLUM For INSANE.

The Topeka Asylum for Insane was
opened for the reception of patients on
the first day of June. Since that time
81 persons have been admitted aud three
discharged. leaving - persons-56 males
and 80 females-now in the institution.
Applications stuff Gent TO bring this num-
Der nearly up TO the maximum which
can be accommodated, have been accept
ed. The few vacancies which viii re-
main. when these shall have been re-.
ceived, will be reserved for acute cases.
which have preference for the reason
tha, the most important consideration
in cases of insanify-most important
alike to the State and the individual.
that they should be restored if possible.
The prospect of recovery Is much more
favorable when the case receives early
AID If is therefore very de-
sirahle that The ssylafa should be abie
to receive them without, !elay.-CVm-
mmseuhh
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07
TOM EWING AS A KANSAS RE-
PUBLICAN.

TOM EWING AS "A kANSAS KE-
PUBLICAN.
The Republicans Of Ohio arc bringing
up against Tom Ewing, the Democratic
for Governor in that State his
record as Republican while resident
Of Kansas. Among other things is the
platform adopted by the Republicans at
the famous OsawatOmie Convention OF
MAY 10, 1859. The platform is radical
one, and caused a great deal of comment
all over the United States. Tom Ewing
was chairman of the committee which
reported them. After the adjournment
some of the papers claimed that they
were written by Horace Greeley. This
called forth an article in the AtchisOn
Champion, of June 4, 1859, in which it
was stated that the preamble and first,
eighth, ninth and the latter part of the
eleventh resolutions were adopted in a
county convention in Atchison county,
and were written by John a. Martin.
The Champion of that date also states
that portion of the resolutions had
been adopted at Republican conven-
ton in Leavenworth, and were prOba-
bly, written by Mr. Ewing. One of the
resolutions (the 7th) was written by the
late J. f. Cummings, of Topeka, and
the I'd and 9Th by L. ID. Thacher. Mr..
Ewing being chairman of the commit
tee, got the resolutions together, added
the Sd, 4th, 9th and 10th, and reported
them as whole. as chairman, and of
course is responsible for their sentiment
and while he did not actually write the
whole of them, he adopted them all as
his communicable.
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WIDENS IT'S TRACK

Emporia, August yesterday the
Kansas City, Emporia and Southern
railroad. recently built from this city to
Eureka. changed its entire track from n
narrow gauge to a standard gauge. The
work was done in ten hours by three
hundred men, distance of fifty miles.
Major Fuller, chief engineer, was in
charge of the work. This road is being
rapidly pushed through Elk county. and
will soon be at Howard City. II is a
splendid opening. through one of the
finest portions of Kansas. Its business
is already very enormous. This city
and surrounding country is improving.
and many people are coming in. Fifty
to seventy-five new buildings are going
up here.
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AEMs FROM SHERMAN. y


To tie Editor Of tie Eagle:
As l know the rest Of the county Il
exceedingly anxious to hear from Sher-
man thought would drop you q line
or two. Farmers are all through their
stacking and busily engaged in blowing
for another crop of wheat. One poor
wheat year cannot discourage Kansas
farmers and there will be much larger
acreage sown to wheat in this and neigh
boring township of Greeley, than ever
before. Wick Anderson had six plows
running at one time, last week. Wick
is A No. 1 farmer and knows the value
of early blowing for wheat.
Gen. Anderson, who returned to his
home in Springfield, Illinois, two weeks
ago, reports mo rain for weeks and ev-
erything looking badly" The General
thinks there is no place like Kansas. af-
ter all.
Capt. L. NJ. Pratt, who has just re-
turned from looking after his interests
in Harper reports plenty of rain in that
county and corn booming. The Cap
tain says that Sedgwick county will
have to look to her ''laurels" as the BAN
ner corn county.
The picnic in Shaner's Grove on the
14th of August bids fair. from the pres
ent programme to, Out-rival Wichita's
Fourth.
Charley YOungs is visiting his sister.
Mrs. Emma Lewellan, who is just re-
covering from serious illness. Those
who were fortunate enough to become
acquainted with Charley when he visit
ed this State two years ago, will be
pleased to see his smiling countenance.
By the way, where did those Mt.
Hope people obtain that ice cream the
day of the Fourth about which there
has been so much grooming! Will some
one '.please rise and EXPLAIN"
Another splendid rain to-day, which
much rejoiceth the heart of We CORE
spondent. JAMES Grow.
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The st. Louis, Wichita 4 Western
railroad is now being graded through
this county from east to west. Over
1900 men are now at work grading and
bridging i'm this county alone. II is
claimed that the road will be completed
as far as Wichita. (l3O miles west of
this) the present fall. As the company
is composed partly of New York CAPT
talists including Joseph Seligman and
Others. and some of the most enterpris-
ing business men and capitalists of Mis-
souri, and Kansas, there can be no ques-
ton about the cash necessary to handle
the work. Messrs. Hobart 4 Condor.
Oswego. in this county, are among the
stockholders, and Mr. Hobart. one of
the most enterprising men in the State,
is devOting his whole time to pushing
the work. The white canvass tents of
the graders dot line thirty miles long.
from Oswego to the west line of the
county. and in the language of one Of
the old settlers. the dirt is fiying.-
This road has been completed for year
past to Oswego. in this county. and is
doing a fine business. Ii is now pro-
posed to push il westward. and evenfu-
ally make one of the great Pacific
through routes. which are destined 10
span the continent within the next few
Guide.
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4 WOMAN STARTED rHE ROOM

PARSONS. Ks, August 2.--We nil ac-
knowledge the momentum you have
given the Grant boom. But history j.
history. and don't believe YOU are so
huchivalrous and ungallant a> 10 clam
,rousIy claim. and with dia5oiicai inge-
nuity persist. that YOU originated the
boom. when il is made clear that no.
BILE and patriotic Kansas lady first set
that Grant boom Il booming 1t was
on the 4th day Of July. 1876. that the
Hon Mrs. r. {. Sears. of Ottawa. Kan
~as. wife OF the General Attorney of the
Missouri. Kansas and exas. at thu.
close of one of the most brillian, ora
tons of his life by her distinguished
husband. unfurled beautiful. Anleri-
can flag presented TO him by the Kan
sas delegation at Cincinnati), with a
fluftering streamer. bearing the Honor
ed name Of
L. 6. GRANT FOR PRESIDENT IN 1880.
Remember the date. July 1, 1876, You,
believe. did not begin TO boom till
October !, following.
KICKING BIRD,
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II AS DONE WHAT HE DECLARED
MIGHT BE DONE.

1t may be regarded as significant
fact that Mr.. Sherman Portland speech
is attracting attention from all parties.
Republican, Democratic. and Green
back. The Fact is recalled that ten
years ago Mr.. Sherman declared that
government bonds might properly be
paid in Grcenbacks. lie now shows
that bonds amountsng to $Ii6.50l, 100
have been reduced with legal tender
notes, and not dollar in coin has been
demanded by anv holder. He has lived
to do the thing which he declared ten
years ago might be properly done, and
in so doing he has done no injustice to
the public crcditors.--.St. Louis Times
Journal.
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POST OFFICE CHANGES

In Kansas during the week ending Aug
ust ?, 1879. furnished for the EAGLE by
Vim. VanVleck of the Post Office De-
partmcnt
ESTABLISHED.
BASKERVILLE, Decatur county, Noah
Bradley, postmaster.
Crane, Montgomery county, COiHmo-
dore z. Burchiicld, postmaster.
Fair Haven. Norton county, Jascn {.
Wilson, postmaster.
Garden CIRQUE. Ed ards county, c.
Il. Finkle. postmaster.
Spring Dell, Sumner county. Sargent
}. Kingsley, postmaster.
DISCONTINUED.
Foster Springs, Lyon county.
Lorain, Nemaha county.
St. Paul, Sheridan county.
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
Arlington. Atchison county, S.B. Ran
dolph.
Gomerla, Republic county, A.Capers.
King City. Mcpherson county, Vim.
II. Loomis.
Pretty Prairie, Reno county, I. ii.
Smith.
Quincy. Greenwood county, Jas. NJ.
Smyth.
Rush Center, Rush county, James b.
HazeltOn.
Zion Valley. Stafford county, Charles
Ii. Weeks.
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TREE PLANTING.

Iowa has law providing that for cv.
ery acre of forest trees planted during
the next ten years. 800 shall be exempt
ed from the owners property assess
,ncnt, and for every acre Of fruit trees
$50 shall be exempted for five years.
The result of this law has been TO slim
ulatc tree planting in a remarkable man.
ner. This year the exemptions claimed
aggregate ID. 900. 600. which would show
that 10000 acres have been planted in
trees. Al this rate Iowa will. in ten
years, bc the greatest timber State in
tho Cnion. Just how such i&x viii
eaect the kaanccs Of the State rssssii.s
70 he stem.
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The West Chester PENN Republican
saws that Mr.. John Hall. of that place,
has deposited 81 200 with some bankers
to be at the disposal of the Governor OF
Kansas. to aid the refugee colOred peo-
pie in building houses and relieving their
q
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07

The temperance friends of Luther
Benson will regret to learn that he now
wrestles with the ''demon of alcohol"
quite frequently, and the ''demon" gets
away with him every time. a promi-
nent temperance man told Standard
reporter that Benson was offered 5000
a year and expenses, to take the lecture
field and keep sober, but he loved the
ardent two well, and seems DESTROYS of
splicing few more years on to his
Fifteen Years in Hell. '-Locrence
<fon,Irr1
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-08-07

The New York Heyuld. addressing
Mr.. ilien. says: ..You can never be
president of the United States" and
adds I'VE viii not allude 10 your un-
fortunate revenue tax suit, with It's
painful adjuncts. nor 10 the still more
unfortunate cipher dispatches. to your
sometime relations with the late VIII
liain N. tweed. nor to your relations to
certain ship " rocked railroads,