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THE EQUITABLE.

Meeting, OF Creditors to Declare q
Dividend--5 Cents on the Dollar t0
&c Pafd--The CIoseBt Dividend
| Known Since tl1e Fire--The Work
| OF Discovering the Stockholders.
Alta meeting Of the creditors Of the Equitable
Insurance Company, in. bankruptcy, yesterday
afternoon at o'clock, before Register Hibbard,
| resolution WAS adopted declaring dividend OF
| s per cent, on the following account: .
| Total amount Of liabilities. s. l6Se 73o 90
| Total amount Of claims proved before the
Total nominal amount Of azsets ..... Iii, ,s55.e2
Total cash yaue Of assets estimated>- II
Total caah On hand.-.. 90, ,629.4 Al
The dividend will absorb $685. 1864, leaving
the sum Of 7192.87 in hand. This ia the c1oseat
dividend on record in connection with bankrupt
insurance companies.
Tho Assignee read his report, and made q
statement Of affairs, prepared from such mate
riai as was available, the papers and books hay
ing boon destroyed by the October hre, a. fol-
lows: +
Total amount Of claims for which proofs .
Of losses have been filed ,724 1886 II
Claim % Of the CITY of chicseo Tor ta1ss .'0'~''-
Due for unearned premiums, on policiea
Cancelled and surrendered. ............. C,993.00
Deduct ciaina ior which two
proofs Of loss we're aled- ;:.,.-s 4,sso.oo
Alao, claima compromised by
order Of Court. b9.109.25 ,ox
Net .,as,u4.<-... 81 s,7so.ae
Received assets as follows ....-..
Cash from Provisional Assignee. -....-.$ 1183.82
Uuited states boads. ooo0 0o
Cpok county oonas; G x.. an ~
Rush Medical College bonds. 10000
Note made by N. B. Ferris. 400o00
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Ann, until you ara almost inclined to overcome
your prejudice to her national persuasion, when
Gretchen, aad you decide upon the latter. You
return quite pleaEed- The scullion problem
Looks less like the pous-asinorum than it did
when you started, and you attack it slightly
while you wait for the e1ucidatiDg Cor
nan. The hours wax and vane, and
you still loct for her coming. The
changes IA your feeling might be counted some-
..has rs tie French maiden tells her fortune by
Tie petals Ct the Marguerite. In place, how
ever, Of her pretty incarnation, sIr 1naime,-un
37ut,'' yours might be reckoned On your fugers,
:::er this manner: 'Hopcfuuy.-patient1y,-
d:ub:ingly,- -impptiently, -obiurgatively." She
,:oes not come;
SIZE NEVER INTENDED TO.
No one else comes. You are conscious of q
TN :cu1;nc eIenert downtown, with tip-tilsed
,.ase perhaps, certainly with tip-tllted feet,
aspiring heavenwards, what one might call an
1de, paper in laud, dreadfully hard at work
4..-cndiig to buaineHs, and who, utter Ill that
r-odigicus labor, will return woru out with the
rzro and turmoil of it, and. for tho' time,
vii be nothing but polyp With out
to deyour. There is but ono difference
|,etween him and the polyp proper. The latter
eau neither relieve nor stimulate itself by sug-
Gcst;ons or swearing. Why has the human
polyp been thus gifted? , it,,
1Ec C11a15 u ueSE4lf AAF1uH AIl1fGtts H1tA Aao
!-atcher and grocer having failed to come to
tilce. you unwind the classic towel from your
lead, which You hare assumed While enacting
upper-maid, and descend to the lower regions,s
THE E1TonEE-HADEs,
discovering. MOL, 10 clean napkins; No, 2, dit
to table-cloth; md, No. 8, ditto dishes; No. 4,
nothing to est, owing to the aforementioned |
delinquency of butcher and grocer; No. $, fire ]
naite oat-and here you cease investigating. |
lack to Jour dressmg-room, and you assume, il |
& shiftlcss, don't t-care-a-bit-ative manner, your
ualking-srlt, and go in pursuit Of those afore- !
said tradesmen. You return heated and tired.
t1t crm yourself with courage. You
wash enough napkins for dinner, and WON
Ger how they ever did get so stained.
Then you light your fire. The door-bell rings,
End yo.l hops It is Gretchen. Your heart never
throete1 with more eager anticipation, even in
LIE daTs Of loles young dream, when his ring
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which, #o believe, is the proper word to use -,
Make it portion Of the curriculum to teach
that any labor, properly and perfectly performed,
speoting manner, is the frat step towards at
tanning that much-looked-for position Of lady,
and the individuals so taught will require no
placarding, while the domestic machinery will
move far more easily, and require less frequent
adjusting
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
SEDGWICK COUNTY.

Mi. Lockhard, of this county, writ
ing to the editor of the Kansas Spirit
under date of May sth, talks this way,
and sensibly, too:
Since Won were here we have had
several slight showers, sufficient for
farming purposes, and raining to-day.
Most of our corn is planted, the earli-
est coming up nicely. l see it stated
in papers and hear it repeated by
some farmers to this effect. I'VE have
been organizing for one year and the
county is now pretty well organized,
yet we see no practical results
Well, have plowcd and narrowed
my ground and planted my corn, but
have received nothing from it yet,
shall stop now, or go on and cult
yatc it and look for results in the
proper season? So of this farmers
movement: we must pillow, and har-
row, and plant: and then, when we
have concentrated our efforts into the
national grange, or the producers con-
gress, we may hope that out of the
multitude of councillors there will be
evolved wisdom enough to devise
some plan Of relief. Then when re-
suits arc reached and the country re-
deemed, or regenerated, morally, So
cially, financially aud politically, we
will have the consciousness of having
been men and of acting like men in
bearing our share of the labors Of re-
demDtjOn,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
CORRECT.

Marsh Murdoch, We editor Of the
Wichita EAGLE, has been on tour
into Texas, aud concludes that las a
whole Texas is only excelled by South
western Kansas. "-Augustd Reput!i-
can.
Correct, Mr.. Republican. Marsh
Murdoch has Travelled little over five
thousand five hundred miles i'm the
past four weeks, through Kansas, the
Indian territory. Texas, Missouri.
Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska, and he is
free, Is he is happy, to say that from
the gulf to the lakes, and from the
Father of Waters to the Rocky noun
tains. there is no spot, in his judg-
men:, that can equal-let alone sur
pass-for beauty and fertility, the
counties of Butler. Cowlcy, Sumner
and Scdgwick. There are localities
that have been rendered delightful
with adorned homes, fine villages and
a thousand conveniences, but all these
have been gained by the patience and
labor of wears. Half the labor, time
and patience expended in the develop
mcnt of Southwestern Kansas will
make it the paradise of the American
continent.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
Correspondence of the Eagle.
GREELEY ITEMS.
GREELEY TOWNSHIP,
Se,ipwick Co. Kan.

GREELEY TOWNSHIP,
Sedgwick Co., Kan.
EDITOR EAGLE: As | have seen
nothing in your columns from Greeley
township, | will proceed to give a few
items of interest to the farmers:
Corn planting is going briskly on.
Every one seems to be satisfied with
themselves and the weather generally.
The croakers about drouth have been
silenced since the recent rain. The
main topic now is the Indians. The wo-
men are considerably scared about
them. Do you suppose there is any real
danger? Satisfy us on the subject if
YOU can. But the fear of Indians does
not stop putting in the crops and gar
dens, and the women as well as the
men are assisting in the spring work.
Fall wheat looks well, but not many
could get seed last fall. Spring wheat
and oats are coming out since the rain,
and from present appearances we may
expect bountiful crop this year.
We have school district organized
and officers elected, but that is all so
far. hope it will not be long that we
will have to do without schools for the
children.
A READER OF THE EAGLE.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29

The Burlingame Chronicle saws Bur-
linyame has not been so prosperous
before for several years. There is
hardly house in town TO rent, while
MANY new ones are being built. The
population has increased very mate
rally during the past year. and stran-
gers are dropping in all the time.
Burlingame is one of the best towns IN
Central Kansas. so pleasantly, coziiy.
and withal healthily located. and is in
habited by some of the noblesi and
warmest-hearted people that are per-
mitted to live on earth. Whatever
may be her prosperity it is fully de-
served bv her people.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
Correspondence Of the Eagle
FAIR AND FESTIVAL.
For the Benefit of the Catholic
Church Of Wichita.

The ladies of st. Oloysius' Catholic
church, encouraged by former favors
extended to them by the citizens of
Wichita and vicinity. for which they
hereby desire to express their sincere
thanks. and anxious to keep pace with
the city in the general march of i'm
provcments, have decided to hold fair
and festival for the benefit OF the
church. Several meetings have been
held. and committees appointed TO
canvass the city in furtherance of said
cause. We feel confident that gener-
Gus donations will respond TO their
call. Several ladies. not members of
the church. have volunteered their ser
vices and help 10 the above object.
We hope their example will be iIni-
tated
The evenings Of June 18th and 26th
have been chosen to hold the festiyity
which by the various arrangement
already made promises to excel any
thing of the season. The programme
of the fair and festival will be dul! ad-
yertised
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
INDIANS.

The secretary of war has received a
telegram from General Sheridan, at
Chicago, in relation to the raid Of Col.
Mckenzie on the camp Of Kickapoo
and Lipan Indians, on thc 18th. about
eighty miles from Fort Clark. Texas.
The Indian loss was nineteen killed
and two wounded, and a former chief
of the Lipans and forty-one coachmen
aud children captured, besides two
villages and accumulated property de-
stroyed. Col. Mckenzic's loss was
three men wounded, one MORALLY.
The dispatch says nothing about :he
fight taking place on Mexican terrific
nv. We noticed in last weeks EAGLE
the murder of A-sad-a-wah by band
of Usage Indians. From intelligence
gained at the military posts there is
likely to ensue q bloody war between
the Wichitas and Osagcs on account of
the murder of the chief.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
THE LITTLE ARKANSAS.

The Little Arkansas valley, second
to no valley in the state in richness of
soil, lay of land and abundance Of fine
water, and second only to the great
Arkansas and Kansas valleys in extent,
is rapidly settling up with live, indus
trious men, who come principally from
the northwestern states. We speak
more particularly now Of the upper
portion of the valley. That portion of
the valley living within the borders of
Sedgwick county has been thickly set
tied for a year or two. So much is
said Of the Great Arkansas valley that
the other is often lost sight of.
For fifty miles northwest of Wichita
the two rivers practically run through
the same valley. and all that can be
claimed for one is just as true Of the
other. The Little river heads about
one hundred and fifty miles due north
west from Wichita, in the counties Of
Barton aud Rush. and within ten miles
of the Smoky Hill river. and flows
through those counties as also through
the counties of Rice, Reno, Mcpherson
and Scdgwick. In extent aud area of
valuable lands, il ranks next to the
Kansas valley, If indeed it does not
surpass II. OF course the building Of
q railroad up such q valley is only
question Of time. We are inclin,d to
the opinion that either the road up the
main valley from Memphis. or the
Fifth Parallel road will be extended
up this valley to a connection with the
X. p. II. r., in Ellis county. in prefer
ence to any other route. That would
force the A. r. & s. +. Co. to fill in
the link in the main valley between
Wicita and Hutchinson. while the
Wichita & Southwestern railroad
would in that event reach out south
west In the direction of Fort Sill. But
leaving such spcculations for the future
10 settle, taken all in all the Little Ar
kansas valley is one Of the most Won
derfnl in beauty, in fertility, and in
extent, to be found upon the American
continent. east or west. What the
Gcnisee 10 10 New York, the Miami to
Ohio. or the Wabash to Indiana. the
Little Arkansas will be 10 Western
kansas-unaupassed
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
FLOOD.

The heaviest rain storm that has ever
occurred within the recollection of the
earliest settler, occurred in the central
portion Of this state on last Sunday
and Sunday night. 1t extended as far
north as the Kaw valley-the heaviest
portion of it, however. fell in Morris,
Marion, Chase, Lyon and Usage coun-
ties. The Cottonwood and Neosho
rivers were, on Tuesday morning, at
Emporia, out of their banks, and the
entire valley on both sides of the Cot
tonwood, from Emporia west as far as
Toledo, distance of about nine miles,
was almost completely inundated.
Many Of the farmers were compelled
to move their families out to the high
er lands.
We noticed at point just cast Of
Buckeye creek, at a sharp curve i'll the
river. the channel had left its old beat
en- track and was running at the rate OF
eight miles an hour across the farms,
washing out the crops and everything
which Law in it's track Of floating ma
turc. Quite lot of stock of different
kinds was drowned. All along at the
different farm houses the chickens
were pcrched upon fences, haystacks
and out-houscs of different kinds. On
one old rick of straw we noticed hogs,
calves. chickens, and even geese-there
seemed to be too much water for them.
Many amusing incidents transplred
while the train was carefully working
its way up the valley through that vast
sea of water. The amount of damage
done to the farmers along the valley
can hardly be estimated.
The Neosho river, ut a point just
north of Enporia, left the regular
channel, not returning again until it
had reached point five miles further
on. near the junction of the two
streams. What the damage or effect
will be after the two streams combine
their forces, remains yet to be seen,
but great fears are entertained as to the
results. Considerable damage was
done to the \. T. & S. F. II. r., but
Mr.. Pagan with his indomltable energy,
with largo force Of hands, was soon
at work repairing, and bridges were
rebuilt and the track put in order so
tina: but few hours had elapsed before
the trains were again on time.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29

Bro. Chas. Tiiton. Of Oxford. Summer
county. Kansas, was in the city on the
22d. and gave rs call. He speaks Of
Southern Kansas in en;husia-iiet terms.
oxford j promising town Of 100 in-
habitanrs. located on the Arkansas
river. 81 miles south OF Wichita. II i
destined 70 be quite an educational
point in that par, OF the state. having
no; oulv excellent common school Ia
ciiitiss. but has sei apart ten acres oi
land for higher institution OF lesTn-
ing. This has been offered to the Bal
,ists Of Karsas. If they wiil use il for
this purpose. Through the wise tore
ca, Of Bro. Tilten lot has also been
secured for a Baptist church, upon
which he has himself laid The fonnds-
ton for church Would that We had
more OF such men in kSnsas.-h Gnsos
FrGHgei.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
A TERRIBLE STORM.

The Geographic dispatches from
Washington. Iowa, give accounts OF a
terrific and frightful cyclone or lorna
do that passed through portions OF
Iowa and Illinois on last Friday. the
23d. We collate a few of the incidents,
expecting before we go to press
TO gather other additional facts.
II came M from the Southwest and
passed out Of the county little south
of Iaton. The tornado was about one
half mile in width, and tore in frag-
meuts everything that lay in its course;
holtses, barns, fences, cattle and human
beings were caught mp and whirled
through the air like mere toys, and
then dashed TO the ground with such
violence as TO produce instant death OF
animal beings: houses aud barns were
form TO fragments and scattered for
miles around: the fields are dotted
with large timbers driven into the
ground at an angle Of ninety degrees,
and cattle were driven head-foremost
into the ground. The towns of Peola
and Lancaster were almost totally de-
strovcd. 4 gentleman who was near
the tornado SAYS it was balloon shaped,
with the small end to the ground, and
moved mt the rate Of about twenty
miles an hour. A school was in ses-
sion at school house, six miles north;
the tornado tore the building TO pieces,
and many others were damaged: and
carried fourtecn-vcar old daughter of
Henry Rothcll about quarter of
mile from the school house, and when
found she was mashed to jelly. Miss.
Smith, the teacher, and six or eight
scholars were hurt, some badly. Many
people lost their lives, and many saved
their lives by getting into their cellars.
Sad havoc was made with all kinds of
stock. A description by an eye wit
ness SAYS il was almost a miracle that
anything in its track could escape alive;
he says ne ''cOuld see large pieces of
timber hurled seemingly from the
clouds as though shot from cannon.
Hail fell that measured nine inches in
diameter; some were brought to this
CITY, and four hours afterwards they
were as large as hens egg. The
roaring Of the tornado was fearful and
could have been heard easily ten miles.
AT this place, seven miles away, 1t was
perfectly appalling, surprising in ter
ror anything ever heard, except the
roar and din of a terrific battle. The
same storm passed over into Illinois.
1t was about one-half mile wide and
swept everything before it. AT this
writing the full extent of the damage
done in either state Is not known.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.

For the benefit four readers we give
herewith the history of the order of
Patrons of Husbandry:
In the winter of the year 1867, Mr..
II. p. Kelley. of Itaska, Mimi, with
other respectable agriculturists of the
west, met at Washington, ID. c., TO
consult with each other as TO what
could be done for the advancement of
the farmers interest of the west. They
heard of secret society in the state
Of North Carolina that was organized
among few Scotch farmers, and it
was said enjoying privileges from the
same The Oject of the society was
to purchase all necessaries first handed,
at Wholesale, and for the advancement
of the general interest in short ii was
a cooperative, industrial society The
visible good result which the scotch
farmers feaped. prompted the farmers
of the west 10 the idea of introducing
the order into their states. The first
grange was organized by Mr.. Kelley
in Iiaska, Mimi. in 1870, and soon at
ter second and third was organized
in Jasper and Almakee counties of the
state of Iowa. From here the order
spread over the state Of Iowa, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Illinois, although
nothing was made public. Ii had at
the beginning of last year a member
ship of sevcnty-five thousand. The
oppression of the railroad monopOlies
and politics of the last few years, un-
der which the farmers were heavily
burdened, helped for the advancement
of the order. and is supposed to ex-
coed four hundred and fifty thousand
members at present. In Iowa there
are in every neighborhood. in every
school district. oranges organized. and
of the two hundred thousand voters of
the state. there are over one hundred
thousand members of this order. There
are scarcely ten thousand farmers i'll
the state who are not members of the
order. In the meetings ofthe oranges
10 improper persons are admitted. So
we have well organized order of
protectors of agriculture, who are
working for the advancement of the
farmers interests, and also for the
suppressing of the railroad monopolies
is one of the objects ofthe order. The
constitution of the order forbids pO-
litical questions. and Mr.. ID. W. Adams,
master of the state grange of Iowa. was
lately warned in 4 particular message
Of the political character that many Of
the members intended.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
THE BENDER SLAUGHTER PEN

The Usage Mission Journal says it is
reported that the body of Johnny Col
Inns, formerly Of Usage Mission, has
been found near the Bender slaughter
house. Mr.. Collins left Thayer for In
dependence about six months ago, and
since that time nothing has been heard
of him. Rumor also says that the bod
les of two young ladies have been
found in the Bender burial ground.
Gov. Osborn has issued proclamation
Offering a reward of $500 each for the
capture Of the four members of the
Bender family. The rewards now
offered, we are informed, aggregate
$4,000. These fiends should not be al
lowed to escape, even if it costs $685.
600, for if not apprchendcd they will
continue their hellish work in some
other locality. 1t is now ascertained
beyond q doubt that they murdered
several persons in Indiana before COM
ing to Kansas. 1t also appears that
John Bender was Hates paramour and
not her brother.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29
THE DEAD OF 1873.

Tho year is yet young. but its record
of illustrious dead is already long.
Abroad the ex-Empcror Napoleon,
Bulwcr. Mill and Liebig have died. and
the pope fingers on the confines of the
grave, reported dead one day and con-
valcsccnt the next. The United States
has lost since the first Of January,
Chief Justice Chase. Governor Geary,
Minister Orr. Bishop McIlvaine. Com
modore Maury. Joshua Leavitt, Gener-
al Candy, James Brooks, Oakes Ames,
Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, aud other
prominent men and women. lhe
dead of 1872 made an imposing array
of names, but this year threatens to
wholly eclipse its record.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-29

Since our last issue the bridge across
the Nenuesc cab river south Of this point
has been completed, and owing 10 the
recent heavy rains has quickly been
brought into requisiiion. Belle Plain
township has the honor of being the
first to build bridge in the interior
of the county-siowing the pluck,
energy and enterprise of our commu-
nifty. II augur's well for the future
prosperity aud development of our
section of the county, and stands as
mark of what kind of material our
people are made of. The bridge is n
Howe truss structure aud has been.
b, all who have seen it, pronounced
one of the finest and most substantial
specimens Of bridge work that the in
defatigablc and popular bridge builder.
W. J. Hsb~on. has ever put up in
Great Western Kansas. Belle Plain
township has great reasons tor being
proud of her bridge and she j. entitled
to credit for her untiring enterprise
Belle Plain Herald.