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OFFICIAL REPORT. v y crock EXCHANGE SALES
AUGUST q, 1874.
GOVERNMENT STOCK DEPARTMENT-l0. O'CLOCK
AID ia O'Clock A. NJ

U G.. Registered, 1881 $500 Us 5.2O Coupon 1867 $50,
5.OOl....... ...llIs IU,OOO -
U s 5.2O Coupon. 1852 4,bOO.............l2 lli'
800. ~. small Ill q 3 go Registered, 1867
n Z b.9O Couton 1865, 81 900 ...........l2. 1f5,
1000 ....---ll6s US 5s Reg 81
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details are as follows:
p. Handy.


The specie shipments to day were S535,721 to Eu-
rope, and $4,000 to Havana, of which total OF
1856, 721 there S42l,9O0 gold coin. The Assist
ant Treasurer redeemed $1,000 in called bonds, dis
bursting $4,000 in coin interest The days business
at the Gold Exchange Bank was as follows: Gold
cleared S2l,63l,OOO; gold balances, Sl,1oS.931;
currency balances, Sl,23l,SS5. The following were
the quotations.
1000 1895. IL 80 lOg7s ..lO97 2i3O. =
1850 1885, l2:OO lOg7- 1870. ..lO97s 800 p
l;OO... 1898 l2:30...lO97s 300. LOBE dlOs's
The days business at the L. 5. Sub-Ireasury was
Gold receipts S436S9 90 Currency payms. s3l95W ~
a psynens. 5iSssl 80 Cuenc, balance. 81 24OSI6 10
,63S9U3 SO Customs. A-oOOO w
Tur
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State bonds were steady, the sales having been
confined to Missouri skies at ~. and tennessee new
series at 30. The following were the bids:

Railway bonds were quiet and without eHSeht'l
change. The total sales aggregated Sl6SOOO OF
which $4,000 were in the Pacific Mortgages. The
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ST. AsDREws-seLooner Robert Ross.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

yESicE-Blrk SAINT Anna Maria. .
Petroleum l435Oo
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AT MOHEGAN LAKE SCHOOL, near Peeks-
n XII w. Bows have oppoftune. FOR heaiht1 euca
ton Reo1eus Sept. IL. CHARLES D. MORRIS. NJ A.
late Fellow Of college OIicri.
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DOYS' SCHO0L-52 weeks, S213. No extras.
I'D c. sHORTLlDGE. A. NJ. qsryard Kenretsqusre Pens
BETHLEHEM HOME SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
ID Rev. A. ROEDTHALER PRINCIPAL
Until Aug. IA, apply g. W PERKINS, a. NJ,
Erna4-s Detf'q hstBI Pom
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S,,,s of STATE B0nds-RdlrOqd Fonts Bank and Rail
rOad-ErJreSs Stocks. dc.

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5....... 90 y
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Currency paym'ts. 1913, 500 ~
Currenc' balance. 57,24O,sI6 10
Customs. a26.UOO 20
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CHAMBERSBURG ACADEMY, Penn, afford
~ everything that bows ought 70 know 5000
TN !. J. ID SHUMAhtR Ph D.. Principal
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Sasspa bal
tiArs, cases.
IobaccO.hhds
Corn bush.
Wheat, bush.
Pumps pkgs.
Wax, 3D..
Paper cs....
Preseryes, c.
Harive,o s..
Dry Gols,cA
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WTIsI1SGToN, July 30.-Cotton un-
changel-mildllug l5Is; net receipts
So
PHILADELPHIA July 3O..-Co.tou
d"'i-midillng liz; net rrcrip!s 10;
gross 312
BALTIMORE. July 3o.-A boy flying
u kite from th,rd-story window fell
to the pavement aud was killed.
CHARLESTON, July 30.-Arrivetl-
Steamship sFlag, Boston; Falcon. Bal
tiinore.
LONDON. July 0.-Bank rate 3 per
cent. ConsoIs 92Ia. Eries 3O31.
PARIS. July 30-Rentes 63t. 721sc.
L1yENpH.L, July 30--3 P. M.-Cot-
ton steady.-up!ands 81; Orleans 82s;
snles $4,000, including 7.400 Ameri.
eau; 1000 speculation aud export;
sales OF uplands. nothing below good
ordinary or low middling, deliverable
August. September or October, 91a,
S4, S3 l6; Orleans, nothing below
low middliug. deliverable September
or October, 8 16.
6P. M.-Sales of uplnnds. nothing
below good ordidury, deliverable July,
8 16.
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Mr. VIM. Law. who lived in Macon
Comfy. about three miles from Mar
shallvlIle, died few days ago, under
the following singular circumstances:
1t seems that for some time his mind
had been burdrned with the hailucina-
tiun thnt he had com mitted "the I'M
p"rdon"hle sin He had no idea what
this sin is. nor had his mind shaped it
out III my form whatsoever. He had
simply come to the determination that,
whatever the sin was, be had CON-
mltted it, and that his only mems of
a1riating it was to fast for forty
d"ys and forty nights. No sooner had
he come to this determination than he
sci about pntting 1t into execution,
':m;: actually starved himself 10 death
All forts ~ induce him to take food
or 'lritk were una avniliug, and he Pc
r'-htd The .irttm Of hlk Sirauge ha.lu-
cint'lnn or nluaOmnuiu. He leaves u
VILE and tw" or three children.
Macon Telegraph.
Shnluws are like false friends. They
follow you only III sun shine.
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Funeral Invitation

E3The relatives. friends and acQuaint.
ances OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. n. Ehrlich,
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Ehrich aud of
Mrs David Friday. are requested to
atrand the fnnerul services of ANNA
RE3ECCA, iufant daughter of tie
former, from their residence, corner tf
Laurel and Marion streets, THIS AF-
TERNOON, ut 5 O'Clock.
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Notice.
OFFICE CHAR. COL. d AUG. r. R.,

OFFICE CHAR. COL. d AUG. r. r..
COLUMBIA. 8. c.. July 81, 1874.
PY recent changes in the schedules OF
- Charlotte, Oolumbia and Augusta and
Atlanta and Richmond Air Line Railroads
arranged for the special accommodation Of
the travelling public. close connections are
now made u,G Charlotte TO Spsrtanburg,
Greenville and all points along line Of A.. 4
Il. A: L. Railway and uia A., 7. Il o. and
Carolina Central Railroads. for Cherryvillo,
Lincolnton, Statesville, Hickory Tavern,
Asheville, DC. Soc schedule below:
GOING NORTH.
Leave Columbia, 400 A. n.
Arrive Charlotte, 2.2oP. n.
Leave Charlotte, uia A. &R.
A: L. Il. r., s1sp. II.
Arrive Spsrtapburg, 1924 P. III.
Arrive Greenyille, 1n.A2P. II
Leave Charlotte, uin Carolina
Central, for Cherryville, &C.. 500 T. NJ.
Loave Charlotte, uid A., T.
o. Il. H., for Statewide,
Hickory Tavern, etc., 325 P. II.
GOING SOUTH.
Leave Greenyille, 2.06 A. NJ.
Leave Spartanburg, 4.oY A. NJ.
Arrive Charlotte. SOC A, NJ.
Loave Charlotte, $50 A. NJ
Arrivo Columbia, 2.42 y. NJ.
Arrive Augusta, sos Z. NJ.
Sleeping Cars on all Night Trains.
A. POPE,
July 81 fonl Par. & Ticket Agent.
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Ice! Ice! Ice!

All now prepared to supply all orders
i for .he above article. The Ice manu-.
tactnred at my establishment is made
from pure Spring Water, frozen at tenn
perature OF thirty degrees below freezing
point Fahrenheit. and can be shipped a
long distance without much loss. Price
Fl % per 100 pounds, aud good weight qua
ranteed. No Ice shipped uniesS the money
uccOmp pnnies tie order.
July 90 J. C. SEEGFRS
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State South Carolina, Barnwell Co.

state South Carolina, BarnWell Co.
By the Board Of County Com,nissfoners of
said County.
PY vlrtue OF an Act Of the General AS.
- sembly OF said State, ratified on the
18th day OF February, A. D. 1873. and Of a
resolution of the said Board OF County
Commissioners, adopted on the 18th day
Of June, A. D. 1874, the undersigned will
sell, at public auction, In the town Of Barn.
we'll. the County seat Of said County, on
MONDAY, the 7th day Of septsmber next,
IT being sale:day, the COURT HOUSE
BUILDiNd AND LOT. in the town OF
purtenances. to the highest bidder for
cash and will make titles to the purchases
At said sale.
DEsonIPTIoN OF THE BUILpINa.-A large,
new and finely constructed brick building,
two stories high, fronting the South Caro-.
lina Railroad. and one hundred yards, moro
being forty feet wide by sixty feet long,
containing six spacious rooms on the frst
floor, and capacious court hall, and two
small rooms on the second floor, all plaster.
ed and nicely finished, with four fire-placee
IN the hall and one in each room OF the
building, with . passage.way nine feet
wide running through the entire length OF
building being rooted with tin, fitted up
with mantel.pieces, Venetian blinds, win
dow sash and in every way commodious
and convenient.
The lot OF land belonging to the County,
upon which said Court House building Ia
situated, contain Two acres, moro or lees.
j. ALLEN TOBIN,
HERCULES McCNEARY,
HENRY COKER,
County Commissioners Barnwell County
June 26 70
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To All Whom It NAV Concern.

N0TICEis is hereby given that application
~ was made on the 10Th day OF July.
1874. to the Clerk OF the Court for Richland
County, by John G. Seegers, G. Die1 cks,
William Steiglitz, B. koenig, George Bruns.
n. Ehrlich, F. a. Jacobs, Eibi +. Hei, D.
Henry Habenicht. 9. D. Eberhardt and
others, for charter Of incorporation for
THE COLUMBIA GERMAN SCHUETZEN
EEREIN, in accordance with the Act OF the
General Assembly in such case made and
provided. July IL mw1O
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South Caroiina...Richland County.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

South Caroiina...Richland County.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Walter Il. Jones, Plaintiff, against John ].
Patterson, Defendant.-Copy Summons
Money Demand-Complsin not served.
To John j. Patterson, defendant in this
action:
VOU are hereby summoned and re.
Il quired to answer the complaint in this
action, which is fled in the Office OF the
Clerk OF the Court OF Common Pleas for
the said County, and to serve copy OF
your answer on the subscribers, at their
Office. Room Parker Block, Columbia, 8.
g., within twenty days after tho service OF
this summons on you, exclusive OF the day
Of service.
II you fail to answer this complaint
within tho time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will
take Judgment ag ainst you for the sum OF
one hundred dollars, with interest at the
rate OF seven per centnm per anuum, from
the 9th day Of June, A. D. 1873, and costs i
PARKER & CAYPLESS,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
L.. 81 D. b. MILLER, C. C.P.
Dated July 2. 1874.
ToH.e Defendant. John j. Peterson:
Take notice, that the summons in this
action, OF which the foregoing ia copy,
was filed in the Office of the Clerk OF the
Court OF Common Pleas, at Columbia, in
the County OF Richlana, in the State Of
South Carrlins, on the 81 day July, 1874.
PAKKEk Il CAYPLESS,
Attorneys a, Law, Parkors Block, Main
street, Counnia. S C. July Sc
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Z. v. r. C..

!
u n. Y. n. y.
A ALL surviving members Of the
8A Eichland Volunteer kile COM
M& pany and all friends desirous Of
5A joining and assisting in the re-
H8D organization OF the Company,
will please meet al the Hall OF th
M Hook and Ladder Company, on
&a SA URDAY, August l. at 10 II.
July 81
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Pure Lake Ice.

HAVE concluded to lower the price Of
Il NATURAL ICE in this market, 10 COM
pete with any that may he offered here.
JOHN u. BATEMAN, Agent.
July 80 3 Columbia Ice 3iouee.
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At Private Sale.

At Private Sale.
H'HE COTTAGE AND LOT, on the cor.
l. ner OF Sumter and Lady streets. con.
tnining five rooms and hydrant water on
the promises. The grounds are in high
state OF cultivation, having thereon fruit
trees OF varous kinds. The place will be
SOLD on easy terms to al approved pur-
chaser. Possession given Immediately.
Inquire Of ". w. DEANE,
At Presbyterian Publishing House.
July 90 w3
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Extracts.

Extracts.
EEGlISlI French and American EN-
~ TRACTS tor the handkerchief, tor
saiuat l.. +. SILtlMAS Il CO.'S
JulyI Drug store.
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Shn'luws are like false friends. They
follow you onl, in sun shine
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issued tho following call:
"The Democratic State Central
Committee, in pursuance OF powers
vested in it by the Democratic State
Convention, hereby give notice that
state Convention will be held in
springfield, on Wednesday. August
rs, 1874. at IL O'Clock NJ. All voters
of the State are invited to Join in
sending delegates to that convention
who desire to promote the following
purposes: l. Restoration OF gold and
silver as the basis of currency of the
country; speedy resumption OF specie
payment, and payment Of oil national
indebtedness in money recognized by
the civilized world. Q. Free com.
merce. 3. Individual liberty and op.
position to grants of lands to railroads.
4. Rigid restriction of Governments,
both State and National. to the legiti-
mate domains of political power, by
excluding them from all executive and
Legislative intermeddling with the
affairs Of society. whereby monopolies
are fostered, political classes aggran.
died, and individual freedom nnne-
cessarily and oppressiveIy restrained.
8. Right and duty of the State to pro-
tect it's citizens from extortion and
unjust discrimination by chartered
monopolies. The committee, believ-
ing in opposition to Republican mis-
rule, can harmoniously unite upon the
above principles, and earnestly solicits
the free cooperation of oil men, re-.
gardlees OF past political affiliation, in
all earnest efforts to place the State
and National Governments in tho
hands OF men who are actuated by the
principles above enumerated" The
call IL signed by the committee and
endorsed by number of men who
have formerly acted with the Repub-
licnn party. among whom are a. G.
Hessing and Herman Roster, of the
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} JhASAs
PHILADELPHIA, July 29.-The police
department has abandoned the idea
that the two men and two women ar
rested on suspicion were connected
with the Ross abduction case.
OMAHA. July 30.-A heavy wind
storm. on Saturday night, fortunately
blew the grass.hoppers out OF the
State, and much produce that had
been given up will be saved.
New YORK, July 30.-Tho Cubans
here have received news by way of Ha-
vana, to the effect that the patriot
troops have destroyed a number of
plantations in Trinidad Valley, and
planters are abandoning their property
there. for fear Of being captured, and
because the Spanish Government can.
not give the necessary protection.
The President OF the Cuban Republic
has ordered Capt. Carpis to destroy
everything he can lay hands on.
Caobo, the negro captain, at the head
OF number OF emancipated negroes,
is in the neighborhood of Cienfuegos.
wrecking plantations and enlisting
slaves and coolies into the patriotic
ranks. A general uprising of negroes
under Caobo is daily expected. The
Cubans have captured several military
maps OF the Torcha, which hold pos
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County Commissioners Barnwell County.
june 26 To
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Sleeping Cars on all Night Trains.
A. POPE,
July 81 6 Gonl Par. & Ticket Agent.
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LOUISVILLE, July 30-Flour un-
changed. Corn quiet and unchanged
-76@93. Pork quiet and unchanged
"a O0. Bacon m-shoulders 9;
clear rib 11as@1llz: c!ea- 1121@117<;
sugar-oured hams l5A@16; plain AK
Lard 142i@l5. Whiskey 97.
SAVANNAH, July 30.-Cotton steady
--middling = 1G; net receipts 65; gross
G5; sales 122.
MEMPHIS, July 3O.-Cotton firm.
active and nominally unchanged ask
ing higher-low middling Is I5N15a.;
receipts 62; shipments 248.
New ORLEANS, July O.-Cot.on
quiet middling 1917; net receipts
392; gross 747; exports coastwise 362;
sales 15O-last evening $50.
MOBILE, July 30.-Ootton dull and
MISUNDERSTANDING 1G; exports
coastwise SAG; sales 50.
CHARLEsroN, July 80. Cotton quiet
-midling 153l; net receipts Oh; ex-
ports coastwise 372; sales 100.
AUGUSTA, July 3O.-Cotton quiet
middling 1873; net receipts SO; sales
SO.
GALVESTON. July 3o.-Cotton nomi.
nal-goo'l ordinary 14ls; net receipts
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Illinois Township.

The above settlement, one OF the
newest in our county, situated between
the Cowskin and Minnesota, is settle
ing up rapidly with an intelligent ANA
prosperous people. They mean bust
ness. Last week meeting was called
at VIM. Sections house and the follow
ing men put in nomination for the va
rious township offices /: James Sackctt.
trustee J. S. Booth and VI. y. Ralph.
justices of the peace John IL. Wyatt,
clerk Nathanial Mintcr, treasurer ;
J. X. Ralph and IL. NJ. Spencer, consta'
blcs: John W. Smith, road ovcrseer'
VIM. Smith was appointed To go to The
county clerks Office 10 procure The pei
books and 10 be properly qualified u,
Judge Of election.
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For the EAGLE.
Free Bridges.

DELASo TOWNSHIP, March %.
EDITOR EAGLE: As there has been
considerable said in regard to free
bridges | wish TO say little about the
matter to The voters OF Sedgwick cGun-
" through your colnmns. We on the
west side Of the river, and between the
two rivers. want Il free bridge across
each river. Bat do not let us vote to
huild sn many bridges rs is called for.
II is not necessary. Our taxes are al
most equa! to interest on money now.
II is reported that the county commits
sioncrs will only issue $50 900 IN bonds,
and that will build all five bridges.
Thcu. why ask lis to vote for 500
600? There certainly mast be some
thing in this bridge question besides
for ihc benefit of TIE settlers on the
west side. do not wish 10 be selfish
in this bridge question, but thiSls GER
tain. that there is good road oa both
sides of the Big river from FL Paso 10
Wichita. and good road from the
northwest Of the county 10 Wichita.
| have talked with a good many voters
in those directions, and they say ali
we want is free bridge at Wichita.
Tncn WHY do we want 10 build up
Harvey county? L; cetainly will do it
if we build bridge at thh fifth paral-
lei. for that vii! carry trade TO Scdg-
wick CITY. We all wan. free bridge
nj the county seat, and that we must
have. and Jail we must have. Now.
in order 10 do ourselves justice, we
must vote these bridges down. and
then call special election 10 vote bonds
TO build n bridge across the Rig river
-, Wichita. and one across the Little
river near Wichita. II is better TO pay
little for a special election than to
nay for building those other bridges
and interest aud repairs for ten years
to come. This is not all the county
wants. We must have "a court house,
! and think il would he more credit TO
the county TO build a good court house
and stop paving Office rent than TO
| build those extra bridges.
The yoters on the west side upon
the fifth parallel say if those down at
FL Paso want a free bridge, with good
roads TO the county seat. then we want
a free bridge at the fifth parallel. 50
vou see that it is only strife between
those two bridges north and south.
The actual want of the people is free
bridge at the county seat. and that we
must have Respectfully,
JOHN II. BRINLEY.
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Proceedings Of the Board Of County Com
missioners.

toJST1 lLtRK = otrItE. March Il Id
Board Of county commissioners mel la special
session upon the order Of the chairman.
The following members wcrr present, VIA
II York and 1 Carpenter, chairman
The following accounts against the county were
allowed
Lewis X sickle, one day judge af election 10
" W HAYS e.e dsy service road viewer o.
Geo " crane ono county surveyors record - %
Account OF " iil.sn Miller for witness fees
and mileage, bill rejected II %
Accounts against the county allowed
T. Waterman, abatement county tai o.
II 4 Alexander wood 10 pauper- Oh
r. J lker oue day clerk of election ,.. az
ON motion 1t wss ordered thai the hoase of Col
jenkins in Illinois township be designated ~ the
voting precinct OF said township.
On motion the contract OF 4 fuiley So county
physician was approved
GA motion the county clerk was ordered 10 take
the necessary plans To the property Of the
Western tnion telegraph company Situated IN
sedgwiCk county.
ON motion tine county clerk WAS ordered 70
ahste the taN OF the year ISIS ali land IN ~eds
wick comfy entered after MARCIA let ct sAid year
anon In. presentsiiuB Of the certihca ale non. the
u = land oiicr showing that said land wAs en-
tered after tine lst oi March ut said YEAR and u 10
further ordered that the county cisfs mtte out
crrftaratrs OF abatement ON each OF the Aforesaid
tracts aad present the sam. To- the county treas
urrr; and Il Is further ordered that the coUntS
treasurer shall sbate SRti taN upon the prs-cutR-
ton of The certificates of sibtleHseui Aforesaid
Ordered that ihr county cisrk tszc The c's-
sary measure. Ia tsN all mortgages uneaHcellsd
on The ist day Of March. \. -, RS, and that lac
proceed Immediately 10 place said mortgages as
The & x-re OF sedgWick county Tor the year is.3.
On motion, the board adjourned. te inset Oh the
dih day 81 tpril. \. - ia. al 30 % clock ~
at the once 81 c0uuiy elers
Attest. JOHN TtCkEE, Count, tl'rk
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Oklahoma. Wichita.

An effort, backed by certain rail
road interests and the influence 81 =
few migratory chronic politicians Of
this state. was made the last two VIII
tiers to force the legislature of kaa-as
into an endorsement of the opeiIiu" ui'
of the Indian territory TO settlers. An
opportunity 10 fight scheme, the inc
yitablc effect of which would be to
take from us large percentage OF oar
population, gave us pleasure. The
opening of this territory is whoio,y
and solely in the interests ofplacc seek
ers and of the Atlantic and Pacific and
NJ, X. g. +. railroad companies. 1t is
brecch of faith upon the part of gov
crnment in It's solemn treaty with the
various Indian tribes that have been
gatherc within its borders under the
promise that such compliance would
give them peace and permanent homes
and hunting grounds.
From pairatc letter received by us
from Washington, we are convinced
that il is longer useless to kick against
the bricks. he administration will
go square back upon an issue that has
proved one of its greatest successes,
i. C. its Indian policy. The bill TO or
ganize the territory Of Oklahoma and
for the better protection Of the Indian
tribes therein and for other purposes, y
will no doubt become a law.
1t is an i'll wind that blows no good.
While the opening up of that country
TO settlement will turn the great tide
of emigration from Southwestern Kan
sas, partially, and may to some extent
fake from us men and women already
secured, it will just as certainly give
to the Arkansas valley, in Kansas, and
to Wichita, an outlet by rail to the
Mississippi river at Memphis or Nepo-
leon. In other words, a future mar
kct for our surplus grain, and a sup
ply of cheap lumber and fuel, are the
two desiratums Of our valley. The
opening of this territory will insure the
building of railroad up its principal
valley which road will give us a direct
outlet to the sea, for our hay and grain,
and in turn supply us with cheap lum-
and fuel.
Then, as we can't help this move
which will prove detrimental to the
immediate future of our state as a
whole we, of the Arkansas valley accept
the inevitable with good degree o!
grace and will make the most of 1t.