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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-30
W. 0. Donoho q Co.

Commission Dealers In CITY Lots, Lands
ana Land Scrip, office Lamnr Hotel Building,
We are authorized by the owner OF the 100
acre Nv ac0" farm, TO say that investigation
oftitle 10 the same ~ courted, and that per.
feet title, with abundant guarantee, will be
glvon, Notwithstanding the claim 81 up by
others. This IL u splendid farm and offered
nj II decided bargain the owner having no
use for farm property.
1000 acres MOL land In Erath 10 trade for
Dallas property.
Throe.story, 10 room, Brown Stone front,
New York city residence, 10 trade Tor II
$4,000 Dallas county farm.
Snug Cottage Residence "Cedar Hill," for
sale.
Two.story, handsome, convenient city
Dwelling, six rooms, lot lOOxOs--most eligible
location, Sa50O
Two-story, new and stylish city Dwelling,
seven rooms, lot J0Xl50 and OF greatest con
venience TO business; for sale or would trade
iof II No. fnrm IN Dallas county and pay
lust cash dIaerence.
twenty-five room Kansas Hotel to trade
for Dallas lots or Texas lands.
Five new two.story brick stores on Main
street, to sell.
Wnnted-For sale TO meet demand, farms
IN Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Tarrant and
Johnson counties.
Alternate" and international" Land
Scrip, at lowest figures in any quantities. !,
nov2S-dSt. W. d. D0NOHO n co.
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We are under Obligations to Messrs.
Walsh & Pilgrim for copy of their
directory of the officers and members
of the Constitutional Convention and
the State oiIicersof the State EN- brac-
ing, also,s Items OF interest 10 attor-
neys, hnd Agents, and al persons in
.erested IN Texas lands.
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A CHANGE of schedule on the Cen
trail road took place on Sunday, the
2sth, the North bound train arriving
here at 7:45 A. NJ, aud the South bound
train at $40 p. NJ. We have NOS seen
the new schedule yet, but will publish
itentire as soon assreceiyed. vaar-ea q,
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Are notified that tho title to the land ndver-
lised In THE DALLAS HERALD by W. b. Don
ono Il Co., ms u superior 40 acre farm near
I|"eo, 10 cH o. hude tor Dditds l'iOperty," is In
litigation In the District Court of McLennan
county, and Is claimed by me.
MARY N. CLEMENTS,
by West Il Prathcr, Attorneys.
Waco, Texas, November 22d, 1873.
nov25-dlm
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Just Received

At Stanford's, iO7 Elm street, lot OF first
class Children's and Misses Calf Shoes. Call
and examine them.
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The Austin sssatSsnaoh siyss curen-
cy .to. a rnmor that there Is serious
trouble ia The Land Office caused by
clesscnl shortcomings, andthat several
removals are anticipated. The same
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10 -----, ~ &C. 4 v

IT Is stated that the value or the car
go Of the steamship City of Waco was
about $500, 900, which, together with
thesxalue Of the ship, sums upga total
loss a mote than, smillion dollars.
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DEELHS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
To. INC pemoeraey Of OnlInN County.

You ma horaby requested 10 hold precinct
msetinqdllh NAif taiecliye precincts, on tho
firet saturday IN December, 10 select dele.
gales lsa tlonnty ,Uonyenlioh 20 nAsehble ~
All clir of Dallas, ON the scDnd saturday ~
Utcenner nexi, fnr Die purpose Of elecllng
dalegitlfh 10 ihde State Demncrnilo uonvtn,
ION, "a mtptnt Galveston on'the Olh any oI
January, 1875, 10 nominate state officers
The following list SHOWS lhe numner o.
delegates That oach preclnct u, the county IL
entitled to,
Precinct Noaz-Uourtliouse, 10 Delegates.
"a2-.Lancaslcr, delegates 90
" D-.Lisbnn, delegates.
e4-ForgnaqrSl BRANCH 'V' "S
DIIsiJ,,fo. 6.-soyene,0 deepates.
nointer n shields Ware
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The Empire Tonic Bltters
ters In the world. AS a, VIII 90 It's duty,
they are conceded to biting ready to OPP
wholesome and ehof the Constitution.
'' wa W" o-e"'we are aware iofS has
In cases of .6sforce The Constitution
s sDa.S', TO- sople as partizau measure
withoy,,ly intimation we have seen to
nay.such athipg has come from the
degrdph itself. II that paper wantsto
oppose the new Instrument, lett do SO,
but weobject to its dragging in such an
excuse for so doing. The Constitution
can stand or tall on. its own merits,
and we, for one, are quitesure that the
people WILDE able to- see that it is a
far preferable instrumentto. our pres
ent one, and so seeing will adopt it 10y
an overwhelming majority. This is
our opinion, and we believe it will be
ratified by the people at the ballot box
insEebruary next, ss H EEhsgE
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For Sale Very Cham.

One eO-horse power steam Engine, in per
feet order, at 2OS Houston street.
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johnson has now the best thing OF the sen.
son, In Railroad Tickets. Call aud zee for
yourselves how much money you can save.
Ohce San Jacinto Hotel.
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nEebFuary next, an M EEh8g

UMMx SKI a24 - q VIZ =
The Houston Telegraph of Sunday
comes out strongly in favor of Cover
nor Coke and Lieutenant Governor
Hubbard, for reelection.
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PREFERRED

Fine, hand sewed boots ana Sgatesji
reasonable prices, at Slaniord's, 80
giIaaI
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IL you want good FUR Beaver Overcoat,
You can find IL nj Stanford's, 4OY Elm street.
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loader --.-...-----
over owe his his body t'S pr prSscEH EIr'sS
the car was running n
making up freight ira RoOling.
Tom Roberts sworn, says; onnn
for Mr. Spencer In tue cotton yUUf, |
posite the switch on Pacific railr, ,,o
Dallas. On yesterday evening viii
3 O'Clock | saw the deceased alter
to jump from n platform freight car
another freight car; both cars wer
loaded with cotton In jumping h,
fell between the two cars; did not SCI
him when be struck the rail did no
See the wheels run over tho body ,
went directly to where he fell an,
found him entirely dead, the wheels o
the car having passed over his body.
TOM ROBERTS.
VERDICT.
We the jury OF Inquest find that tn,
deceased, James III. Swindells, cam,
to his death by being run over by the
wheels of u freight train of the Pacific
Railway Company without the default
negligence or wrongful acts of any
person. .lL ....
Geo. w. Baird, j. -. Young, J. n
Williams, +. Rankin, n. A. Rodgers
II. G. Lockwood.
The funeral yesterday afternoon a
st. Mathews Church was largely at
tended by sympathising friends of thu
family, despite the threatening Aspect
of the weather The beautiful and i'm
pressive funeral service of theION
pal Church, was read by the
Davenport. After the CO.
grief.strickOn family, az
u large number of f,r1pS
the remains to "the ii -
dead" where all tina
bright and promisini
last resting place. ,r.l al,
saddened and sh, Mil IGUVGS
munity, and re-..g
should tiCEN ALPACCAS
hep taeN .st
."g,a DRESS GOODS,
SHOES.
a.dtalB
,sNsa1 uil--- uH 'e.g -
''@' " TO
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'GVGl Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
of tho
TEN PER CENT CITY BONDS,

The city charter aia ordinances creullng the
city bonds providing that the accnnlnlnteu
sinking fund % tho respective bonus slhll pc
applied 70 The redemHu2n o. lhy H"iI a C9mu n
lhecity OF Dallas, do hereby notify the h0ld,
ors of the ten per cent ten year bonds, ana
the ton per cent twenty year street lmplOYe-
mcnt bonds, that viii receive NJ my ohGo
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Opposite west door OF Courthor;n-
nov2sd5t
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no THE HOLDERS
DALLAS CITY bonds
BOnGs to be Redeemed
SEALED PROPOSALS.


MA1OlIS orr tEi
CITY on DALLAs November W. no
In accordance Win II resolution adopted
held on the 9th day of November, 1910, dl-
rectlng the Mayor to advertise Tor the re-
dcmpllon OF
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SHOES.

a.f'tal ,
,shsa3 mii--- aH 'e..
''a8 "o" TO
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No the People Of DalIaN county.


AmuS, November 93, lNi'
FIHdOw-ClTlzESs o. EKpecing 20 bn AZ
NOME lH lime, GYiie yOu unn und an 70 ms
semb % Ia mo lourthnusp M lnllnh, ~ Two
o'clock n. M, on Saturday, December ilhl
Wheu | Will win your pnrnllNloh, ltqlrF
nn account Qf my stewardship no your uHlu'
gate in the Constitutional Convention hV'
or5 CitlH3n a. inv ted ~ b. lIe.gllt ,.,,,,,,
JOHN HENRY BROWN,
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The EmpIre Tonic Rltt.rs

Go to stanford's, 4O7 Elm stregiven to
latest styles and best bargains DR. rejection
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ALTERNATE" and international" Land
scrip, at lowest figures in any quantities. /.
nov2S-dSt, w. u. DONOIO n Co
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ED. HARRIS, PrOp'r.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-01-04
The Independent State,
GREAT ExcITE@EsT AT
ADDISON.

ADDISON, Dec. 20, 1874.
FRiBsp WoRFi Our usually quiet
community was thrown into q perfect
trenior Of excitement on the 18th inst.
II was not about tho well, written yarn
Of John Forsythe nor was il caused
by deeds Of blood. Violence, I. is true,
was the moving cause aud ine1press.
ible dryness has been the result. II
has long been supposed that IN Illicit
distillery Of alcoholic spirits existed
somewhere in the mountains near this
place. and various attempts BY the
government officials 10 discover It's
whereabouts have signally failed, Al
one time, certain Jealous Temperance
men. attempted TO procure the indict.
ment Of certain parties here. supposed
to have beep implicated 10 the whisky
business, but their efforts failed.
However. on the 18th inst, United
States Marshall Hannibal Brannon
(glad to say he's no relation to the
Judge having obtained definite iufor-
matisn as to the whereabouts Of the
still, procured pose. aud burst'upon
tho whiskey men at q most iuupportune
moment, The "whiskey ring were
busily engaged, preparing for The big
supply needed for lhe holidays. Mar
shall Branuon arrested John Y. Har-
ris, Ohio inventor Of Harris Best'')
Mr. Payne, aud others, aud destroyed
and conliscated Improperly connected
with their business; and We presume
it will DO "a clear case against them
ut the next term ofthe Federal Court.
You may imagine the feelings Of those
Of our citizens whose rat,ons Of the
"oil ofjoy" are thus cut off by a gov
eminent official. I will write you
more concerning this outrage anon.
Dryly, yours.-D.
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Eg An ErlsoDr.-A very excl
ting episode comcsto our car, which
wO will give the public, but for pres
cut must suppress names. for the rca-
sou that.thc affair. is likely TO como be.
fore The next term Of court, when the
ttuo particulars will DO known. Il
appears, however, 10 the neighbor.
hood Of Harpcr's Ferry there resides
an old gentleman whose wife Is con
siderably younger than himself, and
tLe old mans Jealousy is proyarbial.
He had in his employ young man,
whose relations 10 tho madame we're to
outsiders only ola courteous charac.
ter, but the old gentleman construed
every word and look into the evidence
Of o plot again,t the peace and purity
Of bis home. The old man upbraided
his wife for improper familiarity with
his employee, aud he was free 10 inti.
mating to his friends bis suspicious Of
Grim inality between tue two. The
tongue Of SANDER soon ret aaoat tho
incredible stories, which finally came
to the ear Of the young man, WHO was
highly Indignant over what ho vehe.
niently pronounced malicious falsehood
ttc accordingly left The premises, but
on learning that the old man still pub
ltcly accused him Of wronging him 10
chat respect bis young blood became
uumauagcable. aud DO went directly to
the formers dwelling and assaulted
him, ondeavoripg 10 place better ideas
10 bis Uranium by dint Of fst. On
Saturday night, while tho young man
was attending worship. the old man,
on brooding over The thfnslipg 10 had
received, determined to have revenge.
He accordingly wrapped a stone in biz
handkerchief, and with this forniida.
bic weapon entered the church and
and commenced to pclt tho victim oil
lie ire upon the head. The old mans
wife was sitting near, and on attempt.
log 10 iatetfero, received two or three
ugly blows! The wounds received BY
the young man were not triaing BY
any reaus.
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per wes!. on ait monies SO withheld ;
nd 1t shall be tho further duty Of tho
Sergeant to scry9 all notices, collectal
zines and penalties /; aud for such SER
vices he shall b. entitled to and receive
such fees as arc now prescribed by law,
or any special ordinance Of the town.
II shalt DO bis duty 10 summon The
membsrs to any special meeting Of .ho
Council, and to perform such other du.
ties as the Council shall from limo to
time prescribe. And for the additional
duties imposed as Street Commissioner.
he shall receive such compensation as
tho Council may allow and appoint.
This ordinance shall DO in torca
from and alter its passage.
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~ CALHOUN CouszY.-A cores.
pendent Of tho Register, writing frOul
Granlsyillo, says: On Inst Tuesday
ono Of tbs most atrocious oa,rages was
committed near Grsutsyille, by a man
named Michael Gamer, upon the person
Of Miss Lucinda Burros, Son tho night
Of the 18th burglar entered the house
Of Emily Robinson and pilfered fifteen
dollars worth Of yaluables Yesterday
evening as Cornelius knight was going
home from work at bis saW.mill be
was attacked and brutally whipped by
Silas SINNERS.
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MARRIED.

On tht Is, ult., at the residence Of lib,
bride, father, by the Rev. VIM. II. sibbet,
Mr. John Armoniroul TO Miss Euniee snidei
all OIL Lumberport, Bratton county.
Ca the sth ult., by The same, william A,
Watson, Esq ofLewis county, to Nj ANIL.
dred Hudneli, Of Gllmer.
On The 2lth ull, at tho residence Of W.
brlde't mother, BY Rev Ne. Norris, Mr,
John Goldman TO Miss Bird Morrow, dau gl.
ter Of The late John Morrow, Esq, Of iii,
county. ' N.
December 9Th, by Rev. George Hoeiter,
Or. ]. Snider, Of Smitlivills, Riichia coluty
10 Mss Mary ". Webb, ofRilehIe.
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E1 Tns PARxERsDuRo ISoulRER.-
We have received the initial number
of the ParkrLury Inquirer, q new
paper just started inthat city by Ma.
joe John Hodgson. formerly Of the
Ciarksbury. Saa. II is the neatesl
sheet ever issued ia this State; and
like oil tho Majors literary produc.
lions, bears the impress Of skill aud
talent. May 1t provo abundautly
saeccssful-bOth politically and fiuan.
eially. n..-
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N MATRIMONIAL From Novcm-
Der 10Th to December Goth, Squire
WOOitcr issued marriage licences to
the following persons: G. l. A.
Fletcher to Elizabeth Rigney; Samuel
y. Sutton to Margaret A, Waggoner /;
George A. Custer 70 Virginia B Hall ;
John II. Bailey to Amanda E. Burn.
sides; Jonas Friend to Mary G. Butch.
err William A. Wilson 10 Estalino
Mcbride; Isaac N. Wooiter to Eliza
NJ. Cluster; Zsbsdec Fisher to Sarah
\. Barnett; Charles A. Chapman 10
phebe j. WOodiord; William Kciner
TO Debby A. Sprousa; Preston Crau.
ford 10 Rachael B. Hefuc:.
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The Town Ordinances.
An ORDINANCE 10 require the cleaning
Of Sidewalks and Gullies.
AInn,.d Dac 1874

AN OkplhAhUb W require tue cleaning
Of Sidewalks aud Gullies.
Adopted Dec. /, 1874.
BE it ordained by the Mayor, Recor.
der aud Aldermen Of the town of Wes-
ton, That hereafter It shall DO the duty
Ofall prOpcrty.ho!ders or occupants Of
property 10 SD town, where pavemcnts
are laid, to clean, or cause tic same to
bu cleaned, at least once a week, and
also to keep tho cutters in trout Ofsaid
property open aud clear ofrubbish.
2. And upon failure or refusal ofany
person so to do, he, she, or they 50
offending shall, upon complaint being
made to tho Mayor, Recorder or Alder
man, BE- liable 10 fine of not less than
one nor more than Ave dollars for each
violation Of this ordinance. recoverable
as other iues aud forfei,ures arc recoy.
cradle.
This ordinance shall DO in force
from and after its passage.
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GE TnE WHsros MlLls.-l,y tho
special inyation Of Colonel Wellington
Holland, tho most proficient mill
wright 10 this meek Of woods We
spent half a day not long ago in view.
ing the Improvements recently made
by Colonel Woodiord 10 this valuable
prOpsriy, And wc are justified 10
saying that as now conducted, these
mills compare very fayorably witiany
Touring mills in Tie statc.-It will be
recollec,cd that at the timc Colonel
Wosdfprd purchased this property, tho
newbuilding had jus. been erected /;
and tho building itself, as well as the
machinery in connection with Il, was
nearly all Of a temporary character.
Theldsmands Of tle public could not
then be met by the capacity Of The
mills; and Colonel Toodford, at oacc
Recognizing the fact that "whero there
is nothing tisked there is nothing gain.
cd. determined 10 invest q sum sufi.
cieatto make the mills a permanent
inaiiattoa; aud TO increase their ca.
paeity to such an extent that all the
demands Of tho people Of this region
for bread.stuifs and feed would 10
readily met.-Thc old dam across the
river, which had furnished the motive
power for the mill for many years, was
torn down aid remodcled so that ii
is fixed fact" Tho old water
wheels were cast aside; aud the new
and powerful turbine wheels iatre.
duced in their places. Tho whole ma.
shinery Of the mill was torn down, re.
cited, reformed and reconstructed, aud
all tho latest improvements added,
Tho upper stories Of tue building,
containing the elevators and granaries,
swere entirely retitted; aud everything
that money could do to make The mill
.itlnter ole in every particular, was
done. Tho cost ofthese improvements
amounted to the sum Of $4,000; aud
we're all madeunder tho supervision Of
Colonel Holland The mill, with the
improvements, has nov cost Colonel
Woodford the neat LITTLE SUN Of nearly
$4,000; which, he says he is happy
70 say, isabout all ppid. "A notable
feature in the iOper story Is the three
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An ORDINANCE in relation to Dogs:
Adopted Dec 1, 1874

| sNSfN~N sFSS ~ 1Olte
Dc It ordained by tho Mayor, Recor.
der and Aldermen Of the town Of Yves.
ton, That an annual tax Of so cents on
avery male aud two dollars and fifty
CO. hts on every female, shall be paid for d
ever animal Of tho dog kind which
sLalib. owned or KEEP, 10 tho town Of
Weston, 20 DO paid BY the person who
shall own Y keep such animal.
9. Il shall 10 The duty Of tue Asses.
sor annually to /. IKE and return to tho
Council, at The tim he reports his an
uual assessment, mn q, 'rurate list Of the
names of all persons who own or keep
in said town any animal oftAe dog
kind, showing the number Of such ami.
mails owned or kept by each psrsors'
and also whether tho same DO male CT
female, And It shall be the auty Of
the Clerk Of the Council to deliver to
the Sergeant Of! town q list Of tho
names Of the persons so returned by tho
Assessor as owners of dogs.
3. lfapy person, when required BY
the Assessor TO state the number Of an.
finals Of the dog kind owned or keptby
him or her, and whether the same be
male or female, shall not truly report
tho same, he or she so offending shall
forfei. and pay for every such Oifeuse
the sum Of not less than three dollars.
4. It shall be the duty of the collee.
tor Of taxes assessed on real estate for
the benefit Of tho town. to collect tho
taxes which are or shall be imposed
upon dogs in said town, and to account
for and pay over the same AZ other rev.
enuc; end be shall receive for making
such collections the same commissions
as shall be allowed for the collection Of
the taxes on the property in said town.
This ordinance sLall DO 10 force from
and after its passage.
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NJ RlllRoAp TALK.-For som

IT RAILROAD TALK.-For some
two weeks past, those Of our citizens
who baye q mania for .'railrsad talk, I"
have been discussing tho probabilities
Of an appropriation by Congress to
build The Washington 4 Ohio kailropd,
as surveyed through this State. The
matter bas been discussed in Congress
during the present session, but It is
hardly to DO hoped that the project will
be successful.
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~ TnE old jackson Democrats 10
various parts Of the country. feeling in
much better humor than for several
years past, are preparing to celebrate
the approaching sth Of January-the
sixlielh anniversary Of the Victory Of
New Qrleaus-with more than the usu.
al enthusiasm.
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ET ADMIRAL SsMMEs has turned
wit. In alccturc at Augusta Georgia,
upou bis career as o Confederate pri.
vatecr. be explained why q sailor call.
q ship "she.p "First because she al
ways looks best when freshly painted.
Second, bccuse she always puts her
best foot foremost when she has on
new sails, Third, because she always
looks well when in stays. Fourth. be-
cause she always brings news home
from abroad"
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EE MARRIED AND GoSK On
Thursday last, Mr. Pitt White (son Of
John White, Esd, Of this county, was
married to Miss Prudie Straler, daugh.
ter Of Valentine Sirader, Esq, Of
Buckhannon. Immediately after the
ceremony, the happy couple started
for Mr.. Whites home on the Pacific
Coast. May good.luek 60 with them
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~ Tue HARD TiMgs IN KANSAS
The terrible stories Of dcstitution and
want now being published iu the pa
pers, show that thousands Of people in
the western country are suffering SO.
scrcly oven for che common necessaries
Of life, but like all such stories they
grow as they travel further from the
actual scene Of trouble. 1n recent
letter to o relation Of ours, who resides
ia the city Of Lawrence Kansas We
asked for information ID relation 70 the
matter, and hc replied in substance, as
follows "In some locations in the
netS part Of tho State, the people may
10 suffering to some extent, but this
has always, been The case. Foolish
people come here, with just money
enough to make o payment gu their
land, and there they are, out in the
open prairie, without money, house,
neighbOrs. stock or anything to eat.
Such people a.puyi suffer for the first
year or two. Itisttus that the grass
hopper plague aud tue continued druuth
has iutsfured very materially with
our prosperity; but IL money was
plentiful, this would DO hardly felt.
The lack Of money iu,ong our business
men does Us more harm than anything
else. u 4 n y Bread aud meat
we liayoin abundance, aud very cheap.
Corn sells for rs ees,s pOr bushcl
This is high for US. Good wheat is
from 80 cents to Sl,00 per bushcl (;
aour from $2.25tb So 90 per 100 lbs;
beef I buy at the butchers shops in
the city 4. from 8 to 8 cents per
pound Thiugs areb bad enough here
(and 1 judge ibis is true Of all parts Of
The South aud Vest but not near so
bad as represented 10 DO 10 the cas-
,etn papers,"