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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
Arrival Of Tweed.


VIM. NJ. Tweed was landed Novem-
Der Esd, at the foot of Grand street
and North River, New York, from a
revenue cutter. He was taken in a
carriage by the sheriff to Ludlow
Street Jail, where he was admitted
through the gate and not through the
Office, as usual All he remarked, on
being admitted to his cell by Warden
Watson, was : ~ thought | would
come and see you again" No person
was allowed to see him that night, and
no one but the Waterman will be per-
mitted to enter the corridor, The eX-
perience of his escape has made the
officials of Ludlow Street Jail very
watchful. He will be treated as other
prisoners and allowed no privileges.
His rooms are much smaller than
those previously occupied and are ac-
cessible through the Warden's de-
partment
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
From the Newton Kansau.
Railroad Convention.


MCPHERSON, Nov. Sth, 1866.
Previous notice having been given,
the delegates from along the line of
q projected railroad met at the court
house at ten O'Clock to-day, and pro-
ceeded to business by electing Major
Forsee of Saline county, chairman,
and G. w. Anderson of Sedgwick
county, secretary. The object of the
meeting having been explained by the
chairman, which is to build a road
from Beloit in Mitchell county. Kan.
to Fort Smith in the Indian Territory,
to be called the Solomon & Arkansas
Valley railroad.
The points which the road is expect
ed to touch are Beloit, Lindsburg, Nc
Pherson, Burton, Fayette, and through
Sedgwlck and Sumner counties to the
State line, and from there to Fort
Smith. An organization was affected
by adopting charter. and electrne a
board of eleven directors as follows
Major Forsee, of Saline county: L. Z.
Simpson, 0. Heggeland, VIM West, j
A. Swenson, of Mcpherson county A
J. III. Gresham and /. S,
Elder, of Harvey county; Ii. NJ. Rice,
G. w. Anderson of Sedgwick county;
and DR.. Thomas Hunt of Sumner
county, as such board of directors.
The directors convened and elected O.
President, j. III. Gresham,
Vice President, G. w. Anderson Sec
'etary, and John A. Swenson, treasur-
,r, when the company adjourned to
meet at Burton, December the 9TH, at
10 o'clock, A. NJ.
G.. w. ANDERSON, Secretary.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

Among tho Tweed Ring Con
spirators.
E. g. Woodward Turns States Evidence.

The New York Sun SAYS that Ebert
a. Woodward, clerk OF the board of
supervisors during Tweed's reign, and
recently arrested in Chicago, has turn
ed States evidence, and will make full
confession of the entire ira nsaction of
the ring, not only in the matter of
false vouchers, for building the court
house, but in fraudulent elections as
well. 1t is known that his testimony
will be accepted by the prosecuting at
torney. His revelations will involve
many Republicans as well as Demo-
cratic officials, and the particulars of
the dividends of the funds raised in
the court house frauds involves scores
of persons who have heretofore been
unsupported. Woodward, as manager
of the ring pool, was intrusted with
the custody of all checks which passed
between all conspirators, and these he
has carefully preserved during his six
years of voluntary Punishment in 9TH
er lands. These checks remained in
the city and were brought to him in
the tombs undisturbed, with the ac-
cnmulated dust of five years upon
them. Nota single one was missing,
and the oaths of more than one wit
ness in past trials that no such checks
had ever existed will fall to the ground
when Woodward takes the stand.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
What Ingerscll Thinks About It.

Colonel Bob Ingeroll has been inter
viewed at Philadelphia as to what he
thought of the election outlook He
said he had been swinging on the pen
dulum of uncertain dispatches from
Republican heaven to Democratic per-
dition for about two..weeks and he did
not know any more than when it first
began. He believed Hayes was elected
and thought President Grants order
as to troops was one of the wisest acts
of the administration.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
Bull-Dozing.

The word here in this muddle is
'Bull-dozed." | see some northern
papers prosist in calling 1t ''Bull-dog-
ged." The Bull-dozers arc an organ
lied band of assassins and robbers
who ride about the country by night,
killing innocent people and spreading
terrorism among the Republican ne
groes. The Bull-dozers are successors
TO the Ku-klux, the White League, the
White Liners and other similar organ
izations. 1t is to these rufiians that
Louisiana owes her sad condition to-
day. Two or three of these bands of
from thirty to sixtymen in each parish
have driven the Republicans to the
swamps in five different parishes, and
and manipulated the ballot-boxes to
suit themselves in the interest of Til.
den aud Reform.
So we find parishes that have for
years given an overwhelming Repub-
lican majority, and which are annually
to-day reported without
a dozen Republican votes. For in
stance, East Feliciana, one of the Bull
dozed parishes, in 1872 gave a Repub-
lican majority of 1,037, and has twice
since given as large a mari ority for
that party. This year it was evcrrun
by bull-doZers and half dozen men
shot, among them the Sheriff deliber-
ately murdered. The negroes were
away from the polls, and
this year not a solitary vote was poll
ed for the Republican ticket. That fact
needs no comment.
Perhaps just here it will not be
amiss to explain the origin of this new
term of "Bull-dozer." 1t originated
in Mississippi. The black-snake whip
that teamsters use upon their oxen or
mules is called there by co mpund
word, the first of which is ''Bull's" 1t
is abbreviated to 'BulI," and the whip
is called ''bull.' Whipping an OBJ
stinate animal or negro was called
giving them a dose of the bull. The
ku Klux and White Leagues used that
instrument for beating the Republi-
canism out of the negroes, and oblige
them to vote the Democrat ticket or
to keep away from the polls. Hence
the name for this band of rowing scoun-
1rels, "Bull-dozer." or "Bull-dosers"
here. This is the real and only origin
Of the term, and the name is very sig
1ificant and appropriate. as many
negro with SCARED back can testify.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
The Treasurer Of Rice County, Kansas, Arrest
cd on Charge Of Embszzlemens.

On the 18th of October, the safe of
Rice county, at Lyon, the county seat
was robbed of $4,000. An examination
of the accounts of the treasurer, Mr..
Lawrence, shows that he is indebted
to the county $4,000. lie has secured
the county for three thousand of this.
He acknowledges that he has used the
funds of the county, but denies rob-
bing the safe. The county commits
sioners of the county, about q week
ago, employed st. Louis detective to
ferrit out the matter. he discovered
evidence enough TO have Mr.. Lawrence
arrested.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

kilograms from San Francisco say
that the returns in the possession of
the Secretary of State, elect Pacheco,
the Republican, in the fourth district
to Congress by majority of one vote.
A San Diago, dispatch says it is re-
ported that revolution has broken
out in Lower California. Jose Moreno
has collected force, issued pronun-
ciamento declaring himself Governor,
imprisoned Gov. Villagrana and his
secretary, Roderiques, seized the GUS
tom house at Rio Juara, deposed Viii
lagrana's collector, and restored |. X.
Ballar, who was removed some time
since. Many Mexican have entered
Lower California from this State and
have taken the side of Moreno.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
Threatened Assassination.

President Grant, Gov. Chamberlain
and other prominent men are almost
daily in receipt of anonymous letters
contaihining spiteful threats and W arm
ings, in character resembling those
received by the lamented Lin
coin. Grant appears to care nothing
for them, but his friends are apprehen-
sive. One of the threatening letters
received by Chamberlain is made up of
the most direful and foul language pos
siblc to immagine.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
Numbered TO Beat HAYES.

DIR. A. j. Glover, supervisor of cleo
lions at Swan Quarter, Hyde county,
North Carolina, was drowned on the
night of November 9Th, with the Re-
publican tickets for that county in his
possession. His body was found some
days after, nearly upright in the wa
Their, with his coat down over his head
and other evidences of violence. The
election tickets were not found.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
For the EAGLE.
The Toll Bridge and Three-Fifths Majority.

Is it better that the majority rule or
the minority? That is the question.
That there are certain cases in which
slight majority should not GOVERNS
properly conceded. Tho alteration of
constitutions, removal of established
county seats, removal of valuable
school houses, etc, should not be sub
ject to the caprice of small majerities.
There are also many questions involv-
ing taxation and private rights on
which the largest majorities should
not rule. Even ninety-nine TO one
should never have the right to tax for
private purposes. But in all cases
where the purpose is to benefit the
whole, and when the proposed outlay
may not involve another, as in case of
removal of court houses. and school
houses, then the smallest majority,
rather than the largest minority,
should govern. The latter is surely
the case with the bridge bonds, in IA
yor of which there was cast very re-
spectacle majority. While it is the
law we must abide by it, but should
the law remain as it is? 1t is to be
hoped our Representatives and Sem
ator from this county may ask them
selves and each other this question be-
tween this time and the adjournment
of the next Legislature of this State.
My Judgment and belief is that it
would have been better for the county
throughout both the east and west
had the question, "For the bonds
been decide by the people aflirmatively
at the late election. The people of
Sedgwick county have no idea of do
ing without a free bridge across the
Arkansas river at Wichita. The one
we have now is in such condition that
it will be a wonder if it stands and
passes heavily loaded wagons one
year longer. Suppose that some time
in the next twelve months it goes
down, does any one suppose for mo-
ment the toll bridge can be bought for
less than the double of Sc, 600? or does
any one suppose that such a bridge
could be built for less than three times
$1,000? If SO they are very much
mistaken Suppose it is true that the
bridge company bore a little hard
while they had monopoly of the
bridge business, it is a very poor rea-
son for giving it to them again, by re-
fusing to give them thirty per cent.
of their actual outlay.
There are various considerations
that induced people, even on the west
side, to vote against the bridge
bond" many of which might have
been over come if the question had
been little more thoroughly can
vassed. That there was any active
opposition was surprise to me. Es-
pecially was it to find that bushes
man-not to say men-of Wichita
even get out hand bills in opposition,
and circulate them far and wide, as
understand, in their endeavor to de-
feat the measure. Such will possibly
be remembered and the action have
its reward. But all this will not dis
pose of the question for the future.
Suppose nothing can be done in the
way OF purchase for one year. Let's
have an expression.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
Butler County Ku Klux.

Eleven citizens of Butler county,
some of them prominent men, have
been indicted by the United States
Grand Jury, and were arrested by the
Marshal yesterday. They belong to
an organization to keep others from
filing OH the Usage Diminished Re-
serve. 1t is also claimed that they do
not prove up. therefore avoid paying
taxes.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
Sheriff q Sale.

w. S. Jenkins, late Register U. 5. Land Of
flee, Wichita, Kansas, Attorney at Law and
Solicitor OF Claims. Office second door north
of Post Office, Wichita, Kansas. Having re-
turned home after an absence of several
months in Washington, d. c., in the practice
before the General Land Office and other de-
partments there, am prepared to prosecute
all claims to lands arising under the pre-emp
ton, homestead, TOWNSHIP, fmber-culture ard
mining laws. Parties having claims in con-
test before the Local Land Office or the De-
partment at Washington, will find it to their
advantage to consult me, as l give special at
tention to that class of business.
Collections made in this and adjoining coun-
ties and monies promptly remitted [i6-tf
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

While these high principled men for
conscieuce's sake leave their native
land, aud at the cost of enormous pc
cuniary sacrifices, go to the new world
in quest of new fatherland, railroad
companies and other land sellers try to
make merchandise out of them. Thus
the Burlington 81 Missouri Il. r. in
Nebraska, in the winter of 1884.
sent a Mr.. Hitler as agent to Southern
Russia, and contracted with him for
emigrants at five dollars per head dur
ing period of five years. Later that
company found agents among the
Mennonites. Thereupon it broke its
contract with Mr.. Hitler, who now
sues it for $4,000, commission earned
and damage sustained by breach of
contract: SO much per head and so
much per acre of land sold to thom.-
Halstead Record.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
The Grasshoppar Fixed.

Prof. Riley, in a paper read before
the st. Louis Academy of Science last
Monday night, says that the grasshop-
pen will not thrive east of longitude
100 dg or south of latitude "A dg-that
their visits outside of these limits are
exceptional and not permanent. This
excludes two-thirds of Kansas, one
half of Nebraska, and all south of the
north line of Iowa, from the perma-
Eent habitation of this festive insect.
We hope the professor is right,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

The returning board in Florida COM
menced the official count on Monday.
There was no disturbance farther than
protest entered against the Attorney
General of the State, by Republican
sitting as member for the reason that
he had delivered an adverse opinion
already
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
EYerYthing Lovely in Louisiana.

The board of canvassers in the above
State have finiahed up all parishes not
contested which gives Hayes MAORI
ty of over 1900. The contested par
ishcs and wards are being canvassed,
but up till Monday night 10 conclu-
sion had been reached.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

The mon who robbed tho bank at
Mortified, Minnesota, tho Younger
boys, have plead guilty and been sen-
fenced to Imprisonment for life. That
is the law in that State when the plea
of puilty ia nut in.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
The Black Hills.

News from the Black Hills of a re-
cent date shows that the state of af-
fairs there are gloomy. Work has
been shut down for the winter, and
will not probably be resumed until one
or more quartz mills have been estab-
lished. The weather has turned cold.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
A Fatal Disease.

Tho scarlet fcvor is making fearful
ravages among the people of Chicago.
The Tribune calls upon the Board of
Health to devise some plan to stop it.
1t says the disease is equally dangerous
with the small pox.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
More Negligible Electors.

In addition 10 the Tilden elections
already reported Ineligible, Frost of
Missouri is no doubt inelli gible by
reason of office and W. b. Glenn a
Tilden elector of North Carolina is a
L. S. rebel claim commissioners.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
The Kansas City Surgical and Medical
Institute and Womens Hospital

+. Cooley, M. D., Surgeon in charge of Surgical
Department. j. w. FOSTER, NJ. ID. Sur
geon in Charge of Medical De-
partmeut
Treat successfully all kinds of deformities such
as Curvature of the Spine, Club Feet, Hip Joint
Disease, Wry Neck, Still Joints, Crooked Limbs.
All cur apparatus is made under our own SUPER
Vision and applied by us. Plastic operations as
the restoration of the lip and nose TuInor of all
Kinds removed. Cancerolis Growths of every de-
scription, including that of the breast, tire ated
successfully. Also catarrh, diseases Of theeye
cataract removed and the blind speedily restorep
to sight. Piles ard 1stula radically cured All
diseases of the urinary organs, intending stone in
the bladder and structure, successfully frea ted.
Special apartments provided for ladies. The sur
gicai diseases of women specially. A large,
thirty-two cell battery ready for use in all cases
requiring electricity. We have in connection
with the Institute a frst-class hotel where We
board our own patients. Street cars run direct
from the depot 10 the Institute.
Drs. Cooley or Foster will visit any portion of
the country in consultation, or to perforT. any
surgical operation. Address
DRs. COOLEY & FOSTER,
Cor. 18th st. AMI Grand Ave, Kansas City Mo.
N.B.-Send stamp for our journal. lG-:f
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
Governor G. 7. Anthony.

According to the official returns
Captain Anthony ran about nine thou
sand behind an average of the State
tickat
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

On full and fair count of all the
uncontested parishes in Louisiana, the
Republicans have majority of 1924
votes.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
Notice.

TRRAsURER's OFFICE,
Wichita, sedgwick County, Kan, Nov. 81, 1876 :
Public notice is hereby given that the follow
ing described tracts of land and town lots situat-
ed in Seogwick county, State of Kansas, were
sold on the 5th and subsequent days of May, 1874
fer the delinquent taxes and charges for 1873 and
that the same will be subject to deed ON and after
May 8, ISL, unless previously redeemed.
The amounts set opposite each tract and lots
are the taxes, charges and interest computed to
last day OF redemption.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

improvements on the northeast quarter valued
at Sl35.
Improvements on the northwest quarter valued
at S542 30.
Improvements on the east half of the southwest
quarter valued ut Sl04
Improvements on the west half of the southeast
quarter valued at SPOT 80.
Bids for the above described land may be made
between the hours of 10 clock a. IN. and y. III.
on said day of sale.
L. n. WOODC0Ck,
3t-4 County Treasurer.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
teachers Examination.

There will be an examination of teachers of
Sedgwick county held at the school house. in
Wichita on saturday, the II day of December,
coming, at o'clock a. m.
Ii. II. BRUCE,
34-2t County Superintendent
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Wichita, Kansas, November 20, Is16 {
Notice is hereby given that Will on Wednes-
day the Sd day of January \ ID. 1871 at my Office,
offer for sale and sell to the highes, bidder in le
gal subdivisions, the following described school
land situated in Sedgwick county, State Of Kan
sas, to-wit:
All of section &c. town 81, range west
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
ALL OVER TIE HOUSE.

We wish it distinctly understood that every
dollars worth of our Fall and Winter Goods were
bought since July first. at prices much below
those of former years, and we have no faith in
higher prices, and are willing to exchange goods
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

This department embraces, in the counties
above named the largest body of first-class farm
ing lands owned or controlled by any individual
or corporation, outside of railroad grants in the
State of Kansas, and are sold lower and on as
reasonable terms of cash or credit as any in the
State. WIN. G. WO0DMAN & son,
No. SO Main Street. Wichita, Kansas
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
MONEY.

The First Arkansas Valley Bank has always on
hand money to loan in any amount ON approved
real estate securities, in the counties of Sedg-
wick, Summer, Butler, Cowley and Harvey.
Buys and sells eastern exchange, accepts ap-
proved deposits, but does not solicit foreign col
lectiOns, as the magnitude of our home collec-
ton department excludes ability to give them
perfect attention.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

STONE AND LIME-To CONTRACTORS AND
BUILDERs.-Havinge completed the purchase
OF what is now the larger portion of the ceIe-
brated Florence Quarries, | am able to sell
at lower rates than heretofore.
The lime will be burned from carefully Sc
lected rock, and sold at the lime house. ..Ordcrs
for stone will be filed at from four to i've
dollars per ear according to size and thick
ness of stone, parties paying their own freight.
Orders sent to W. II. Sanner, Florence, or
to the Office near the depot, on Douglas Ave
nue., will be promptly filed.
J. EXTON,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30

These goods are bought for immediate sales, as
it Is our future purpose to give good attention TO
our Commercial Department. Our stock will ev
er be new fresh and changing with the tide of
fashion, and sold as low as any legitimate retail
house on the continent. Jobbing orders filed at
pence
We cordially extend every citizen and visitor
an invitation to call in upon and examine for
themselves. Respectfully yours,
WM. c. WOODMAN & son,
33-3m 81 Main Street, Wichita, Kansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
Treasurer's Notice of Sale of School Lands

L. n. WOODCOCK
Silt Treasurer of Sed gwIck County
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-11-30
NEW STOCK

ALL OVER TIE HOUSE.
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GEO. Y. SMITH,

J. Q. REDF7ELD, Manager, E7eaita House