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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee Rail-
road
GENERAL FREIGHT OFFICE.
TnpRvA EASSAs. April 18th. 1870.

GENERAL FREIGHT OFFICE.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, April 18th, 1910. }
To Texas Stock Shippers:
After presenting our compliments
and returning thanks for your liberal
patronage in the past we desire to say
that we are still in the field, soliciting
a continuance of your business.
To those who have shipped with us
we have only to say that we are pre-
pared, with increased facilities, to han
die cattle with all the care, safety and
dispatcl, that has in the past made our
line fayorite.
Those who have not used our line,
we respectfully refer to all old ship
pers, believing that their statement OF
the facts will be more convincing than
anything we might say. We also de-
sire to correct the Impression, which,
though groundless, seems to have gone
abroad, that the last state legislature
changed the ssdead line"
The limits have not been changed,
and Wichita, Great Bend and other
shipping points arc just as accessible
this year as in the past.
The heavy snow Of The past winter
insures good early grass, and the aban-
donmcnt of many of the more advanced
homcsteads south and west of Wichita
leaves that range even more open than
last year.
The large yard south Of the river,
opposite Wichita, will be kept in re-
pair, aud at the disposal of shippers.
Efficient men, well posted OH the
range, will be on the trail t. assist in
locating hcrding grounds.
The rates for this season have not
been established, but we guarantee our
rates shall be as low as any other line
competing for this trade.
1t is expected that arrangements will
be perfected before the opening of the
shipping season whereby we will oper-
ate the road from Topeka to Kansas
City and run our trains through to
and from that point.
Believing we have the best range and
water in Kansas, and knowing our
ability to handle this trade TO the en-
tire satisfaction Of shippers, we earn
estly hope to receive liberal share of
your patronage.
All letters of inquiry promptly an
swcred and information furnished by
Stockwell & Hamilton, Stock Agents,
Atchison. NJ. Z. SARGENT,
General Freight Agent,
TODeka. Kansas.
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UNITED STATES MAIL.
KANSAS.

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Washington, 81 March, 1873.
Proposals will be received at the Contract
Office of this Department until 3 clock p. m.
of 81 May, 1875, Ito be decided by the 10
June, for carrying the mails of the United
States from July 1, 1915. to June 80. 1878, on
the following routes in the State OF Kansas,
and by the schedule of departures and arri-
walls herein specified, viz:
mon City, % miles and back, once a
Leave Oak Hill Friday at a m;
Arrive at Solomon City by II m;
Leave Solomon City Friday at p m;
Arrive at Oak Hill by m.
Bond required with bid, $500.
1927 From Smith Centre. by Crystal Plain,
Twelve Mile. and Rotterdam, to Caw-
ker City, 30 miles and back, once a
week.
Leave Smith Centre Friday at m !;
Arrive at Cawker City by pm;
Leave Cawker City Saturday ut Sa m
Arrive at Smith Centre bv 5 M
Bond required with bid, $500.
s227s From Eureka, by Flint Ridge and Syc-
a'nore Springs, to Florence, 81 miles
and back, once week.
Leave Eureka Friday at a m;
Arrive at Florence by pm:
Leave Florence Saturday at 6 a m;
Arrive at Eureka by PA.
Bond required with bid, 5000.
1929 From Xenia. by Wilsonvile, Keiths-
burgh, and Jamestown, to lola, q
miles and back. once week.
Leave Xenia Friday at Sam;
Arrive at lola by 81 M;
Leave lola Saturday at 8 am;
Arrive at Xenia by I'm.
Bond required with bid, $500.
For law relating to the Postal Service,
forms of proposal, bond and certificate, and
for instructions and conditions to beembraced
in the contract, see advertisement of this date
in pamphlet form. to be found at the terminus
of each route or by addressing the Second
Assistant Postmaster General.
Bids should be sent in sealed envelopes, SUI
prescribed EMAIL proposals, State of Kansas,
and addressed to the second Assistant Post
master General, Washington, d. G.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
Postmaster General.
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For the EAGLE,
The Gospel Freeness.

Its offer is universal. So free that
should it meet with a corresponding
reception, the flames of hell would lash
empty walls, its king sit without sub
jects. disconsolate. just try the maker
of the gospel proposition; such is his
sincerity and impartiality, that if any
living man, woman aud child, and
every bond man, and every free man,
and every white man, and every red
man Gu the face of the globe, should
gather at the door and sincerely, ear
Mostly, and penitently knock for ad-
mission, all would find an entrance,
none would be disappointed for want
of room for names on his book, or az
commodation at his table, or seat in
his reception court, neither would auy
be disappointed by such an answer as
this: "not SO many, not so many. |
have certain number wish to save
and don't want you" On the contrary
this is the assurance. Him that COM
eth unto me l will in no wise cast
out"
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TWEEN .5EvEN CaBYENNES
KILLE
Latest Fight with tho Indians.

4 Telegram passed over The wires TO
the chief Office of the Kansas Pacific
railway, last Saturday afternoon, con-
vcying The news of another fight with
the Cheyenncs, apart OF the same body
who escaped from the guard and par
sic;paied in The Sand Hill fight at the
agency on he 9th inst. The Indians
were first ovcrtaken on the North
Fork Of Sappa creek. fiiry-five miles
north of Monument station. on the
Kansas Pacific road, in the vicinity of
whicl, point the fight took place.
Government scouts who had been on
he Indian rail ever since the Outbreak,
reported their whereabouts at Fort
LYONS, when a part of company ii. Six
IA Cavalry. under command oist"'
lieutenant Hendley, was ordered in
,Aursuit. The detachment, Numbering
forty men. found the Indians about
daylight, Friday morning, sixty wa :
riors strongly bivouaced. By prompt
action, twenty-seyen of the indians
were cut of from their ponies. Not
wishing TO murder them, they were cali
cd uponto surrender. This demand was
responded 10 by q voliev from the ri
IS in the hands of the noble red
men" The FIRE was returned. and n
fierce engagement ensued at once,
which resulted in the death of twenty
seven lndianss Among ihc killed
were two noted chieftains. and one
medicine man. The remaining lndi-
ans took TO their ponies aud made
good their escape. The property cap
tured by Lieutenant Hendley consists
of l25 ponies, twelve lodges, and the
blankets aud camp equipagc usually
carried by Indians.
Daring the engagement two soldiers
were killed. Sergeant Papier aud Pri-
yatc ITEMS. Having accomplished
this much, Lieutenant III. was forced
to abandon.the chase for want of sup
plies. Another meeting of the soldiers
and Chcyennes is early expected.
While the people of the entire state,
more particularly the border. are wild
with JOY over the triumph of Lieuten-
ant Hendley they are generally inn
pressed with the belief that the Lieu
tenant is a green hand, entirely unac-
quainied with the past policy of the
Government, and therefore they are
justly in fear of an early court-mariial
and removal, or his transfer TO one of
The eastern posts. Old frontiersmen
declare that Second Lieutcnants al
ways have accomplished more when
sent after the Indians than officers
above that rank, for some inexplicable
reason. We would iike,to see Lieutcn-
ant Ieud!ey in command of Cheyenne
Agency He is good stuff for the bus
mess now required of the Government.
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For the EAGLE.

SAN JOSE ILL.,, April sth 1875.
IT, Z. Iomlin Esq.
DEAR SIR: After long delay l adj
dress you with regard to the funds col
lected for the Kansas relief. Mr.. Int
tie, as you know, came to this place at
the same time and on the same mission
as yourself. We tried 10 get each of
you car load, so we ordered that each
one giving anything, select which
party it should be sent tc. Mr.. Little
being q former resident of this county
had the advantage OF you i'll that re-
spect, but he failed to get car load, so
he sold his produce and we gave him
a draft for the amou mt payable &c the
order Of j. c. Ryley. Now we were
compelled to sell yours, as the amount
was SO small it was not advisable to
ship, it amounted to 1878. You will
please find st. Louis draft inclosed
for the amount. Hoping it will all be
satisfactory, remain yours as ever.
ISAIAH THOMAS.
Tho Wichita EAGLE came TO
hand in due time, please accept thanks.
1T.
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Publication Notice.

In the District Court, Sedswick County, Kansas.
Joseph S. McCulley, Plaintiff,
G. w. Zenneck, Defendant.
The said defendant, q. W. Zenneck, will t..
notice that he has been sued in the above entitled
court bv the above named pla intin, and that
less he answers the petition of the said plaintiff,
filed in the Office of the clerk of the District Court
of Sedgwck county, Kansas, in the above entitled
action on or before the Sd day of June, a. ID.
1885, the said petition W II be true against
him, the said defendant, and judgment rendered
in favor of said plaintiff and against. the said
defendant, reforming n certain deed made execuf
ed and delivered by The said defendant to the sal.
plaintiff, for the west half of the northeast on
Ter OF section No thirty -onc (SI. and the F"
half Of the southeast quarter of section No. thirty
(3D, in township No. twenty-eght (2S). south of
range No one ~ east. situate in Sedgwok coun
ty, Kansas so as to read Joseph s. McCuiley, in
stead of John 5. McCuley, as now appears by
mistake, in said deed, in accordance with the
prayer OF said petition.
SLUSS & DYER,
3-4w Attorneys for Plaintiff
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Sherif's Sale.

District Court, 18th Judicirl District, scdgwick
County, Kansas.
II. C. Day,
VS..
S. G. Creswell, Angelina Crcswell
nelia Yanko. 5. j. Phillips, j.
W. Barnes and Carlton o. Lee.
By rirtue Of an order Of sale issued out of the
District court of the 18th Judicial district sitting
in and for Sedgwick County, Kansas, wherein
Hollis Day is plaintiff and 5 G. Creswell, Ange-
lima Creswell. Amelia Ianko, 5. j. Phillips j.
w Barnes and Carlton o. Lee defendants,
will en- Saturday, the 10Th day of May, A. ID.
1885, al = O'Clock p m. at the courthouse door, IL
the city of Wichita, Kansas, offer Tor sale ut pull
lie aution, 10 the highest bidder, for cash in hand
all the right title and interest of the defendants,
s. G. Creswell, Angelina Creswell, Amelia Yanko,
$. j. Phillips, j w Barnes and Carlton o. Lee,
in and to the following described property TO wit:
Los ifty-eight (5S) and sixty (60) on Fourth
Avenue, in Engiish's addition TO the city OF
Wichita, in SedGwick county. Kansas, property
is levied upon as the property OF defendants 5.
& Cresswell, Angelina Cresswell, Amelia Yanko
$. J. Phillips, J. W. Barnes and Carlton o. Lee,
and will be sold to satisfy said order of sale.
Sherif's Office Wichita, Sedgwick County,
Kansas, April 9th, A. ID. 1875.
p. II. MASSEY,
Sheriff Sedgwick County, Kansas.
W. Z. Stanley, Plaintiffs Attorney. As
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29
a very interesting test of anthracite

A very interesting test of anthracite
coal, found in johnson county, Ark,
was made at ST. Louis, last Friday, on
the steamer Robert Temple, which
steamed up and down the harbor du-
ring the experiment. The coal pro-
duced intense heat, made steam rapid
ly and abundantly, produced very lit
tie ash, and competent judges pronoun-
ced one ton of it to be equal to two
tons of best Pittsburg coal.
A large number Of manufacturers
and other gentlemen witnessed the
test, and all expressed satisfaction.
These coal fields are nearer Wichita
by direct course, than st. Louis. u
timately we may be able to avail our
selves of them, or find others still near
err.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29
Expiration Of Time.

The following important letter from
the Department of the Interior, Gen.
cral Land Office, Washington, d. c.,
was in response to one written to the
department by Ii. NJ. Southwick of
Delano township:
Sir: In reply to your letter of the
10th of March, you are advised that set
tiers OH the. Usage lands are required
to prove up within one year from date
of settlement, but they will be allowed
to do so after the expiration of that
time provided no adverse right has at
tached. AS this is requirement of
the law cannot afford relief further
than above stated.
Very respectfully etc.
RrrpnCrn
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WICHITA. April %, 1877;

WICHITA, April 70, 1879.
To Messrs. Mcdonald, Ross, Cart
crighf, ond Others, committee on
Icras Cattle Trail, on the part Of
the farmers:
GENTLEMEN: The citizens Of Wich-
tia. through their committee appoint
ed by the city council to superintcnd
the cattle business, on the part OF the
city, desire to express their thanks for
your action at your late meeting at
Prairie Gem school house, and for the
good will expressed by you for the
prosperity of our city. And to fur
Their state that it is the desire of the
business men and citizens generally OF
our city. to workin harmony with you
for our mutual interests.
We request therefore that you meet
with us at Eagle Hall Saturday, May
LIST, at 2 O'Clock p. m, for the purpose
of agreeing upon some route for a trail
from Wichita to the cattle range, and
TO effect a mutual understanding in re-
lation thereto.
GEO. HARRIS,
j. NJ. STEELE,
J. C. MILLS,
JAY KEMPINsKY,
Cattle Committee.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

A man giving his name as Patrick
Andrews, cut his throat i'll ST. Louis,
on Thursday night, and died soon af-
ter. lie was a stranger in the city,
but from an old mark on his throat it
was supposed that this was not the
first time he had attempted to commit
stiiciue
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

A heavy snow storm was reported
west on the Kansas Pacific and Union
Pacific railroads, Sunday. No train
east from Ogden, T!ah, since the 18th
inst. High waters and cold weather
still prevail in those regions.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

Both houses of the Louisiana lcgis-
lature, adjourned last Saturday, the
Oath inst, sine die. But few if any of
the reform measures were passed. The
state is no better off than it was, so far
as government goes. and is out the cost
of the session. Legislatures are get
ting to be weak bodies, kind of win-
ter circus for the various states, with
all the performers clowns. So it will
be too, until the people cease to select
the merely good fellows for Office.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29
The Weather We May Expect Next
Summer.

Professor Tice. the meteorologist, to
whose remarkable predictions, and
their no less remarkable fulfillment,
concerning the physical perturbations
which accompanied the late equinox of
Venus, states that the period from the
18th ofJune next through the first half
of July will be season ofhigh electric
tension in the atmosphere, many thun-
der storms, possibly many rain falls
and cyclones, such as water-spouts aud
tornadoes. The cycle occurs again
about the middle of October. The
phenomena twenty days before and af-
ter should. he says, be particularly no.
ted. He claims that there are metero-
logical cycles which are influenced by
the equinox of Venus, and the record
OF the phenomena he adduccs not only
proves the occurrences OF perturba-
tons at these equinoxes, but that they
begin to manifest themselves as early
as twenty and sometimes as early as
twenty-five days anterior to the occur
renee of the equinox, and may contin-
ue as many days subsequent to it. The
exact day of bad weather cannot be
foretold, nor can immediate locality of
the paroxysm; but by means of the
system he claims TO be able to tell
where the disturbance will be felt least
and where it is liable to be the great
est.-Pitfsburg Commercial.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

Thomas Nickerson, of Boston, pres
ident of the Atchison, Topeka * San
ia Fe railroad, passed up the road from
the West last Thursday. He with 9TH
err officers of the road have been select
ing ground at Las Animas for depots
and side tracks.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

The Emporia Ne,cs says that on Sat-
urday evening of last week q lively
scrimmage took place along the line of
the A. I. & S. +. railroad, from the
Junction to the round house, between
a lot of railroad hands and colored cit
liens. The "swivelrights bill'' was
finally driven from the field. Sticks
and stones were used freely, and sew
eral on both sides were bruised and
emf
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29
A Cow for Doolittle.

Ed. EAGLE: see by an article in the
EAGLE of April 22d 1875, that Farmer
Doolittle has had some experience
with kicking COW that he got of Maj.
Brown, and in that article he gives a
description Of COW and says that he
will give the price of two cows for
such COW. Now you may say to him
that have got just the COW that he
wants ifhe has any desire to ruin Maj.
Burr. Come on aud get her, for she
kicked me about as far as his dog got
kicked, only there was no tree for me
to stop against, consequently | laid flat
on my back, looking at the stars. l
had hold of the cows horns and gave
her head yank or two, and said to
her that there was man ahold of her
now, and the next moment as near as
recollect saw those stars. This COW
kicks with both feet, like mule. She
has lost one horn by standing OH her
head. Now if this animal fills the bill
Farmer Doolittlc can have her. This
COW can kick man fiat on his back,
hitting him with both feet while he
has hold of both her horns. If he can
trade this cow to Maj. Burr and she
don't fill the bill will not ask any
thing for her. have been bored by
great many persons about being
struck by a lawyer, but tell you that
was soft thing compared to this COW
kicking me. If you want to trade
her to Maj. Burr you had better not
tell him about her kicking me.
p. ii. MASSEY.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

The Kdnsdn reports car load OF
Mennonite threshers as arriving there
from the rock quarries in Chase coun-
ty. They consist each, of large rock
about four feet long aud two and a
half in diameter, dressed the narrow
est way in six pointed star shape.
A rod is placed in the end of each as a
pivot, and by which they are drawn
over the grain in the manner of a
w heel
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

An exchange says blue grass is sue
cess, in Kansas. After the drouth and
grasshoppers of last year, every one
supposed their grass was completely
killed out. Appearances justified this
conclusion. This spring it is coming
up from the roots, strong and more
vigorous than ever. Kansas is as good
a state as there is in the Union.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

The Illinois secretary OF state, under
direction of the governor, has issued a
commission to j. c. Smith, of 10 Da-
vless county, as chief grain inspector
of Chicago, and successor to VIM. II.
Harper, whose term of Office has ex-
pired.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

st. Louis was visited by destruc-
tive fire last Tuesday, the Goth. We
andah Hall block, was burned outr
with loss of 100000.
The National Guards lost their uni
forms, muskets, etc. The fire caught
under the stairway leadingto the hall,
in the rear. Gee 4 Go. believed it TO
be the work of an incendiary.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29
Waco. April 26th, 1875

WACO, April Goth, 1875.
SIR: Will you please publish this
sheet in full as an acknowledgment
of the receipt of a contribution from
San Jose H., of $37.S3, for which we
return our thanks, hoping that they
will be doubly rewarded.
We have also received one box of
clothing, received and distributed by
me to the different needy families i'll
Salem township. This box came from
the charitably inclined of Jacksonville
Ill. We return our thanks for same.
J, T, TOMLIN.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

Memorial day was observed at Au-
gusta, Georgia, last Monday, with i'm
posing ceremonies. The corner stone
of the confederate monument was laid.
In his speech Gen. Evans said: "Let
us do nothing to keep alive the pas
sions of war; to study its lessons is
prudence; to profit by its teachings is
wisdom; but to stir up old animosities
is madness
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

A bloody minded demon by the name
of James Laifevty, of Rockwell, New
York, killed his grandmother last Sat
urday and robbed her house. Subse'
quently he shot Miss Vannoy, who had
refused to marry him, and her mother,
and then Killed himself
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

First cousins married in Ottawa
county last week. When the relation
ship was discovered, the judge and
minister waited on the parties, read
the law to them, and informed them
that they must consider themselves
unmarried.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

A dispatch just received from Santa
barbara SAYS a schooner that went out
"a the assistance of thesupposcd burn
;no steamer reported that man-of-
war was passed yesterday. firing guns
- n-oc,ice. There is no further infor-
nation tending to confirm the report
of any disaster.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

Fresh dissensions in the local board
of underwriters, at New York, have
retired two companies on Broadway
and Jefferson. and Others promise
speedy departure. Under cutting of
dishonest companies is the alleged
cause.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

The case of Eugene Moore, the car
bondale postmaster who robbed the
mail, has been tried in the United
States district court at Topeka, and a
state Of facts developed which assures
MoOrc's conviction.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29
S. S. PuRDErr, Commissioner.

The Fort Scott Sentinel says that the
Oskaloosa Independent advises farmers
to fire the prairie grass to kill the
chinch bugs. 1t has been so frequent
~ and generally demonstrated beyond
the chance for mistake that firing the
prairie grass only increases chinch
bugs, that Nc paper is excusable for such
stupidity as the Independent discloses
in this matter. The fire that burns the
prairie grass leaves the bugs and their
eggs burrowed in the earth, safe and
sound, and permits the rays of the sun
to hatch the young bugs without fail.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-29

A defalcation has been discovered in
the Western Union telegraph Office, i'll
Philadelphia. and John II. Heiner,
chief clerk, and the late superintcnd-
emf, ID. ii. Bates, have absconded. The
officers state that the defalcation will
amount to between $1,000 and $4,000.