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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-25
OBITUARY.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Generous memory accords at the death OF
friend or foe the last sad charity OF geneoio-
", SO be it Of the Democratic party.
Born in 1876, parasite of the continentai
conflict for libery. known then as Tory in
contradstinctiOn to the Wing party VINO
fought the Revolution and established the
Federal government, was the feeble but IN
cipient element that constituted the anti
Federal party during the Federal admins
trations OF George Washington and John
Adams, took paipable form on the election
of the anti-Federals, Thos. Jefferson aud
Aaron Burr, as President and Vice President
Of the federal government in 1890, and then
assumed the name Of Democratic party-to
espOusc JeffcrsOn's doctrine Of State rights,
whilst Burr murdered Alexander Hamilton
and plotted treason to destroy the federal
government thence for sixty years, with
four exceptions, the sixteen terms OF Presi-
dent were filed by Democrats, no one OF
whom ever died in office, whilst OF the four
Wing or Republican Presidents three died
of sudden or violent deaths, to be survived
in Office by Vice Presidents, each Of whom
sympathised with Democratic purposes
(strange cOincidents and fatalities).
In this long official career Democracy had
successfully adopted the doctrine Of State
Rights, Free Trade, Hard Money, Human
Bondage and War upon Public Education.
DESTROYED the United States Bank, led South
Carolina into notification (by J. Z. Calhoun,
tnen Vice President Of the L. 81, beastiy
assaulted (and justified it) Senator Sumner IN
the Senate chamber Of the United States, de-
c!ared through their President, Buchanan,
this is not a nation, but voluntary cohe-
sion Of States, without power to protect
their property or defend the lille OF the
Union,'' and the southern wing, after rob-
hing the treasury and arsenals in violation
Of their oaths, made Herewith war upon the
Nation they were sworn to protect, claiming
the extended allegiance OF their northern
sympathizers.
Common charity will grant that many an
ho nest devotee was led captive by the en-
ch antment of the name, but history will re-
cord its career crusade against the Decia-
ration of Independence, and the intent and
life Of the fc deral government from its incep-
ton to its death.
This death was decreed in the emanclpa-
ton of slavery, its execution was at Apo
mattox, and the corpse was enrOmbcd on the
second Of November, 1880.
And why not. Its mission was full. its oc-
cupatiOn gone. 1t had survived \ popular
intelligence which had OyerthrOwn every is
sue and hcresy upon which it SO long had
stood. None are left so poor AS TO do il rev.
erence, and few so lost to shame as ten years
hence to say to his children, 81 was DEM
ocrat.''
MEMOIRS OF AN OLD LINE WIG.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-25
UNIFIED sr.rrs LAss Oysics.

Hoa. CoaEissseaer Il sae Gsssrsi Lssd UHss,
HG.t,AgseH, D. c.
The following table shows The amount OF
bushes. in the Uni,es! states Land oftes at
wichita. for the month Of October, isse
Hosne.;eaa entries. ): No. OF acre.. 80 - :;
sn.osinf paid. $500
Fiaai home stesd entries Is. No OF acres,
s.ss. y. s,noun; paid. GELS.
Timber culture entries, e; No. Of acre-,
~. -: amount paid, s.ss.
sale. Of Cherokee strip I Ne ~ srrs.-
40: amount p-id. sae-
sales Of public izr3.. C; Ne Of acres.
10: amount paid, a. -e-s--i.-.
sales 81 Usage Esasi.. sgsl payEsea al So
Ne. Of sere-. is5.;sss7; amount paid, sIs.-
s1i.ia-
Sale. af osazs lands- u. inss2iimeai, 10 I.
Ne. Of asres 81 .see -; amount psln sis,-
SIS a.
~zy.. al Osa-e isfds- lat Ard - se>saH-
meats. II: No. Of acres J.. IL; zsneszsf
paid 81 .s.s- Ia
>aies 81 Usage lands lei, "a and ID Install
snen;.. :: No Of seee-- zno1Hs paid,
et-fss.sa.
sales at 0sax. lsasse, ~ ID and ass Install
me- zss amount paid. tSSs-
Totals sales for tncn,A, III: No. q scres,
~, sW.H. tesa, amount paid, ia, asSA
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-25

Cosasssy 70 the pssdietisas Of thsee ~
Supposed ~ knew MI absat Il. IL 40
tlne scheuf1e Of IL B. & o., whisA wens
Into effect ~ Susday dos net iensthen -
alter in any way IL time Of H famous D1sy
Train out q. 81. Lsois. In bet 70 chanse
uhateves gns msts:in the tine OF thts train
Leaving St. Louis in the morning II reaches
Cincinnati in the evening and Washington
at noon the next day, seven hours ahead Of
the fa.te.t iraia on competing lines- THIS -
no idle boase o. exaggerated statement, but
h plain. iadisputable fact. a. comparison
u the tiae sasaes will prove. Thoee Who
anti pate visit to WasAinton At the open
ing Of Congress next uonfh will do well to
bear this In mind and save an entire amer
noon ii travel between this city and the
National Capital.
The new sleeper Of the b. 80. have at
trneted wide spread attention and no end Of
favorable comment. II is indeed luxury.
after so many year, Of travel In palace ears
50 artis,ieaIly designed and luxuriously aP-
pointed as the new d. 4 o. Sleepers. Morn
commodious In every respect, luxurious to
the highest degree. aud as pleasant - home
parior. the time spent in them passes won
dcrfully fast and Is replete with solid COM
fort
The remarkably large smoking rooms In
esch car call forth the heartiest praise nom
those who are fond Of fragrant weed.
They seat from ten to twelve people and
are furnished AFTER manner which delights
| smokers
Another new feature Is the dining car line
which runs In and out Of Cincinnati and In
| and out Of Chicago.
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DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER.

Marsh Murdoch. candidate for Safe sena-
tor in Butler and Harvey counties, was Wig
orously set down upon by his Republican
constituents for an alleged violation OF =
pledge two years ago not to be 4 candidate
this year. His competitor, Wilkie, was
elected by about 900 plurality .-Haahatta"
Enterprise.
Now it is in order Tor Marsh Murdoch to
take trip up to Manhattan for the expires,
purpose of taking 4 club to the ERtePrtse
man, 1t is bad enough to have the public
know that he has such brother a ''Bent,
without having Bent's misdoins and defeats
laid 10 his door, and IL we were in Mar>h's
shoes we would speedily administer justice
20 the man who doesn't know that there il
more than one Murdock in the state Var
feld 7sisTam,
Yes, that's what's the matter. he didn't
know aay better. The truth is. that Kansas
has outgrown quite aper cent OF her local
seribblers, if indeed she has not always been
to large for them, to one or the other OF
which the Manhattan patent insider, no
doubt, belongs. Besides, we have noticed
that whom the average kaw Bottom editor
attempts to write about the affairs or men Of
this great valley he invariably gets things
mixed,-too big game down this way Tor
their b Dre,
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NO T!NEERING.

Secretary Sherman has given expression
10 the opinion. in private cony ersation, il Is
pnderstood. that he deems it unwisc To
change the status or nature Of the present
circulating Medium of the country. and ii Is
TO be hoped that he will express this view IN
has forthcoming report. lie thinks the pub
Nc il well content to let things remain As
>Aey are, and gold and silver and treasur,
notes can each and all continue legal ten
der for the payment of debts without shock
lug the national credit or imparing the tnan-
cial prosperity of the country.
Members of Congress must know that the
masses of the people are satisfied with the
existing currency. and do not wish it dis
turbed. Even the howl against silver has
practically ceased, and there is constant
and surprising demand made upon the treas
ury for the "dollars Of their fathers" 1t is
twenty times Us popular as the smaller gold
coinage, the one-dolar and Uncomfortable
pieces. and is taken far more chccrfully. So
far As doing away with the lcgal-tcnder
quality of the grccnback is concerned, OF
NE retirement of this class Of currency alto
Rether. the people Will not hear OF it, aud
will rebukc most decidedly any step in that
direction.
Gold is now pouring II r,l-on as- business
Is now prosperous and the tendency TO re-
sssA sNE good fortune permanent andendiess
Is natural To Congress We say, therefore,
sAaaoing, We doubt rot the sentiments OF
pipety one hundreds Of the peopc-hand>
q the currency.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-25
TIE BAPTIST CHURCH.

To tie Editor Of tie Eagle.
The following is the report Of the commit
tee Oh the religious condition Of the MINES
cah Association
Your committee have had but little time
to give to the important subject referred to
them, but they beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report
THE FIELD.
That portion OF the late southwest Kansas
Baptist Association lying west CT the Arkan-
sas river, comprising that part Of the coun-
ties OF Sedgwick and Sumner lying west OF
the Arkansas river, with the counties OF
kingmnn and Harper, belong to what is now
called the Minnesota Baptist Association.
The Baptist churches west OF this field be-
long to the Arkans Valley Baptist Associa.
ton.
THE TERRITORY
embraced by this association has very fer
tile soil, it is well situated for stock raising,
having solue fifteen or twenty streams ofliv-
Ing water. There is much "Indian Trust
land yet for sale at sl.a5 per acre. 1t has a
population of about 10000, which, in the
near future. will be largely increased. The
people are wide awake TO everything calcu-
Lifted to elevate and beautify the country.
CHURCHES.
There are about twenty Baptist churches
On this field. thirteen Of which were repre-.
scented in our association. Many OF these
churches are small in numbers and weak in
financial resources. Our association is one
broad. inviting mission field. In addition
to these there are five or six Baptist settle
ments where churches at once should be or
ganized.
MINISTER'S.
We have sixteen ordained ministers and
'hrce who are licentiates. Only one Of our
ministers is helped by any mission fund. We,
so heroic il the faith. and so self-tlcnying arr
the ministers that all these churches are sup
piled with a preached gospel some part OF
the time.
In view OF all the above facts your commit
tee offer 10 your con slderation the following
concentrations
First. The cultivation OF an intensely mis-
sionsry and consecrated spirit in all ou'
churches and by all our membership.
Second. That our ministers be urged to sc
far increase their be rdens that all our Bap
tist settlements may have preaching part o.
the time.
Third. Thss in order to the ef6cient work
ing Of our ieia, we hold three quarterly mis-
sionary meetings during the year. to be dis
tributcj over the association: and that tht
first one Of these meetings be held with The
Chicsska church in Harper county, com
,nencing on Friday before the hffh Lord
slay in january. 1851. at 10 o'clock A. n.
and that Rev VIM. Parker preach mission
ary sermon at that meeting. and that Brother
Gates be invited as the representative o.
Home Missiea work.
Fourth, That each church appoint ore o.
its members, male or female, to solicit mis-
sionary funds - be sent with delegate {
the quarterly messing. which meeting seai
dispose Of the funds intrusted to u. to IN
furtherauee Of mission work.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-25
A cABmrr OFFICER FROM KANSAS

A large number of the papers Of the State
are demanding Cabinet position for Kansas.
With noted unanimity Senator Plumb is
named for the honor. The position for which
he IL being urged is the Secretaryship Of the
Interior. In our judgment no statesman,
east or west, is better fitted, locally orby eX-
pcrience; most certainly none in ability, than
he. The unanimity comes of n general rec
IGNITION of his conspicuous fitness for that
position. His courage, his industry and hls
sound judgment have SO marked his career
in the past four years in the Senate that more
than once during the campaign just closed
was he called for consultation to the retreat
at Mentor. This latter fact has no doubt
tended 10 confirm his well wishers and admir-
ers in the hope that he might be called TO the
Cabinet.
While the ambition for Cabinet position
for Kansas is laudable one, especially when
il 10 remembered that the political sentiment
OF ali the States has followed the lead of
Kansas .nd her people for twenty years and
TO such happy results, and in all Of which
times he has never received recognition, be-
49,
position, numerically and materially, among
the sister States. now ranking two-thirds OF
ali the States in these respects. we feel ike
falling in with this demand for acknowledg-
ment in the person of Senator Plumb as Sec
rotary of the Interior.
But can we or he afford il. We answer,
no. Senator Plumb has not yet been four
wears in the United States Senate, aud If his
abilities thus call out such universal recogni-
ton, what may We not hope for at his HANDS
in the years to come. To take him out OF the
Senate for the Cabinet necessitates a new,
untried and inexperienced man to take his
place, which place is Of far more Importance
to us, as State, than all the Calumet posi-
lions. With Others than those desiring ap'
pointments, this needs no argument. Polit
ically, the power Of State is recognized and
felt through its representation in Congress
and brains, backed by experience, can onl,
cope with the potency of numbers. Leaving
MIR. Plumb's personal preferences entirely
out Of the question, Kansas cannot afford tf
have him. at this juncture, transferred from
the Senate TO the Cabinet. And it is further
our opinion that Senator Plumb, conscious,
n be must be, Of his growing power in the
United States Senate and in the State, pos
sessed of the knowledge, AZ he must be, o
his mental vigor and physica! prime, could
mot be induced TO even contemplate tie ac'
ceptance of the honor asked by his friends al
the hands OF the incoming administration
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A SENSIBLE DEMOCRATIC VIEW OF IT.

While the Democrats can only control the
Senate If they succeeded in Tennessee, and
retsin the votes Of Fair, Malone and Davis,
the Republicans will control il in either one
of the following contingencies:
II Malone goes over to the Republicans.
II Davis. Of Illinois, should act with the
Republicans.
If Fair should go over to the Republicans
IT Tennessee should return an Indepcnd-
ent or Republican.
IfGrover should die. rs his Successor would
would be appointed by Republican Gov
ernor.
The chances, in our opinion, are decidedly
in favor Of the Republicans. They will buy
up Malone with patronage. and that alone
will give them the control Of the Senate with
out either Tennessee's vote, or Fairs, or
Davis.
1t NAV now be assumed that the Repu5li-
cans will control both houses OF congress
during the next two years.-1 Louie Po'f-
Dtspdtck.
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The Republican States, according TO the
size of their majorities, rank in the follow.
A DrnocRAr1c VIEW.

The New York Herald, upon the coming
administration, has this to say:
We confidently believe that new day is
dawnirg upon the country. The new pres
ident is as far MS possible from being pOlit-
zeal bigOt. He is a large-minded man, OF
good culture, Of wide and warm personal and
social sympathies, OF u demonstrated capaity
for friendship with political opponents, and
many-sided enough to appreciate all points
of view for which anything can be said that
has color of reason. His intellectual
largeness and native liberality Of sentiment
supplemented by ripe experience and extern
siye personal knowledge Of the public men
who are likely to be influential during the
next four years. No man conld be better MT
ted by temper, endowments. and by capacity
to make friends, than is Mr.. Garfield for con-
ciliating all interests, and bringing in an
''era of good feeling il, by common consent,
questions which are really obsolete, and emit
bad Oders while they remain above ground,
can be quietly and decently buried.
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HOME GROWN TREES.
-WICHrTA-
MOUND NURSERY
H. H. STURNS. Proprietor.
Is Located Three Miles Southeast Of
Wichita, Kansas.
l 800 900 Usage Orange Plants for els
To ti 10 per Thousand.

Ayyi<s Summer Nod Assrorhsp, tesly tas-
vss;. ksswtrt c.'slis. cssrsss's ksHy wsss
~" Hu,sms y nsiass's n,ssa. Rasshs. vsli srp.
pin. Lowell. saissw sweet. ss"sass' soss Of
Wine, fesees . 80.
.os., s,svss Wit" ss.. S s.s: ": .sl:
Psssmats. q. q nppss, tas1es SYST. Milan
Ksasa. Kssrsr. ussss inssssy. Ssstasss sp,.
rIss "a .as' II ,n r:s'r:sn s"i s:::
sweet. ~aspsss. Perry knsssi s"d kss'isA Col
syss., -Ir..s.aa.as. m'."'p. r'ss-As, soa's'.
r.ssxss. Ale reader. An~iss. Jsss, ys-s.r.
ys,iy nsssvtss Essiy Crawford. usis's tsfiy.
stunsp- the v osit. old Mszsa--Gtins 81 free.
Honest John, MORT. white
6Asr,tss, --kariy wishmsnd. Nsy Duke, Gov
Peers. STANDARD, Dwarf
Pissas, Wild .so"ss ssd Minor.
QNssfes. --arau9s
s.ssssbs,v,ss, --tscat.s Seeding. smiths La
proved, nswbips's ses-itisS,
Cm,rasfs, -3sd Datch. ahsyry. Whits Dutch.
Victor
Rssps,rr,ss, Turner, Dcoiitsis and raitssisi.
phia Mammoth Glaster.
sfsasresrs,s, = Issiins sort. wtisss's Atbesy
siscks0sies, -kittatiusy. Wiises esFiJ cod
snyder
~ Ptasf - Victoria or wins risst
Rosss. Prairie Ssus~n. Gss-i Madam Tisatssf.
white Rel Moss fsrpstasis. assortssi Hss'i-
Trsre,isg shrubs, Moss Ilersst, snsvhsiis.
TIsw srins Almond Wsisslta. spasss. ssrss .
Hone, sue les . sortx Iliss.. parpis ssd white
tie~srias aurrast-, ysii.s Dwsss sa.s ssss,.
Monthly, wistsris. ssd thsssss.
tsrsprrsrss - ~o~.vd, Isss sessstssss tsssss
Amber. Martha, Cstsstst sod tiin,os
lows. 1stnipa, son NAPLES sad Hss ttdsss
Cr,,arf<ss - Avtsos Vita, Whits t-t.e. AnstfAi-
ian Piss. scosrh rise. ssssa Jsnipss. nsss tsssss
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as ut Baltimore. Grain cara stand % side
tracks At that point by the hundreds. Grain
trafic for the winter premises to tax the
trunk lines to their utmost capacity. The
latest advices seem 70 show hat not osly the
grain crop rs whose, but tie wheat crop.
IL larger than last year. This fact insures
great grain carrying trade fer next year, II
least, II not leuger: 1881 win be the fourth
successive year Of large and Wohtabis grain
carrying-an unusual coutanuance o. pros
perity. II the report be true that agents
from Russia, usually q wheat exporting
country. are in the United States buying
wheat heavily, prices are likely to be sus-
tanned. Altogether, the lots Of the Amerl-
can grain grower and grain carrier are not
particularly unhappy. -
The troubles between landlord and tenant
In Ireland still deepen. Parliament 10 Mr-
Their prorogued to the ID Of December. The
Pore sympathizes with the Irish tenants but
with no murders, incendiarism or destruc-
ton Of property.
There will be genuine sorrow, even among
those who are opposed to him politically, NJ
the announcement OF the death Of blue
Jeans Williams, governor OF Indiana.
The Ohio anti-liauor alliance have called
mass meeting ut Columbus, o., for San"-
AIRY IL aud II, 1881. in which they invite the
participation by delegates OF all the temper
ancc organization OF the state with view TO
procuring legislation on the subject Of local
option.
Senator Grover, who has been for some
time In medical institution st wilmington
Del, for treatment Of spinal disease Is I'D
| very feeble condition, and will not be able
/ to attend very well to his duties as senator
or take any active part in legislation or pol
| ties. The senate will be so close after the
| 4th of March that the democrats will need
| all their men and are little huttered about
| senator Growers condition. In the not I'M
l probable event OF his death, ex-Attorney'
General Williams will be candidate for the
| vacant chair.
Railway communication with Mexico on an
adequate scale, is an event Of the near iuture'
| Gen. Grant presided Thursday evening. In
New York. over q conference Of magnates,
which represented all the Pacific roads and
| every Mexican grant, aud ex-Minister Rom
ero appeared for Mexico. Gould, Nickerson
and Huntington, were the chief speakers. II
| was unanimously resolved to fuse In one
scheme all the interests represented, and
subcommittee was appointed, with General
Grant as chairman, to perfect plan at once
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Ia6aAxAPoLIs, Ind, Nov. 9o.-Govesaes
James d. Williams died at 1880 this aiter.
noon. H was taken sick on the day q tns
presideutia eIsrtion. but has not been con-
sidered dsngerens until within the past thrse
or four dsys. M:s disease was in1annatse
of the bladder, with which he had seen -.
6icted for about fifteen y. ars. His funeral
will take plsee nesr Wheatland, IN knox
county. where he has resided for fosfy year,
The time for the funeral has not been DELHI
itely fixed, but win probably take place on
"Wednesday. His remains will lie In state
tomorrow and Monday. Governor VIII
i.ms' wife died only few months ago a
his farm home in Knox county.
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Bradstreet's revised estimate OF the wheat
weld OF the Tn ted States for the current
year places the total product at over four
hundred and fifry-five million bushels. The
surplus for export is estimated At hundred
and ninety million bushels. Among the
countries which will require the largest inn
portatious to supply their needs Great Brit
ain il put down for hundred and twenty
million bushels, France for fOrty-two million
bushels, and Germany twenty millions. The
total surplus product Of the wheat exporting
nations is reckoned at s54, 10000 bushels,
and the deficit Of the countries which must
import ut :s7 ,50O, 900, leaving an apparent
SURPLUS OYER the demand of twenty-seven
million bushels.
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WANTED 10 SEE HOW ENGLISH LOOKED.

He was an old fellow, and his raiment was
rather worn shiny about the knees and ell
bows. but copious smile lit up his face so
that the wrinkles gathered into dimplcs. lie
approached the man who keeps the telescope
near the corner of Clark and Madison streets,
last night. and, suppressing chuckle, asked
with an innocent cough:
"Can yer pint that ere toards lnjeanny"'
'.No," returned the telescope man. "What
dyer want:"
"Wall," said the stranger, another chuckle
suppressed, aud another slight cough, 81
kinder thought mebbe I'D like ter see how
Bill English looks tonight. used ter know
Bll-but never mind.''-Chicago Inter Oc'dn.
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REPORT or PENSION conlassloNER

WASHINGTON, Nov. s1--The annual re-
port Of the Commissioner Of Pensions shows
that on the goth Of June last there were si0.-
Sss persons receiving pensions from the Gov
eminent. The annual pensions average clos,
an aggregate for all Of ss5,si.. ss6. exclusive
Of arrears. The payments for the year
amounted to s.,o4s.ls5, and Els. sss .lsi ae-
crued pensions in new cases. The total
amount paid out for pensions during the
year was ss..cessaa.
COMMISSIONER Benily estimates that viii
j, require upwards of sso.op. 40 TO pay pen
,ious has been allowed up to November iss,
the date Of the report. is ls.si.. The aver
age in each case is $50.
WASHINGTON. Nov. ga table 10 given
sbow ing the number Of pensioners borne on
the rolls at the end OF each fiscal year IRON
lsss to 1850, and the amount Of money paid
out for pensions each year. The total amount
for twenty years is $ssS, 'ls-s6.
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FENALE SUFFRAGE.

When the question OF female suffrage was
up in Kansas, in 1867, We strongly advocated
the measure. But we have since completely
altered our mind, and every year find re-
newed cause to confirm us in our new faith.
As u political demagOgue woman can dis
count man all hollow. Judging from q
majority Of the women politicians that have
come under our notice, they are utterly I'M
scrupulous in the accomplishment OF their
objects, and seem to have TO more compunc-
ton in slandering those who differ from them
than they would have in hunting to death
poor weak unfortunate girl. who had been
tempted from the path Of virtuc.-kdnsas
fH;<f