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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
INGALLS, RAILROAD LAND BILL A LAW
Prior Settlers to Get Their Homes.

Prior Settlers 70 Uet Ilelr MONIES.
The bill introduced by Senator In
gals last December, to secure settlers
upon railroad lands their rights, has
become law and copy is before us.
The new law changes the whole policy
of the Government with reference to
the railroads and the settlers. The
man who, in good faith, made settle
ments upon railroad lands previous to
their withdrawal from market, will
now get his rights, his home.
We believe quite number of set
tiers in Sedgwick, Harvey and Reno
and other western counties will, under
this law, get justice without cost or
trouble.
The Senator deserves, and will re-
celve the thanks of the entire people
of, not only Kansas, but all other
western States where railroad land
grants exist.
The following is the bill:
An act to confirm presumption and
homestead entries of public lands
within the limits of railroad grants
in cases where such entries have
been made under the regulations of
the Land Department.
Be Il enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives. OF the Unit
ed States of America IN Congress as
scmbied, That all prescription and
homestead entries, or entries iii COM
pliance with any law of the United
States, of the public lands. made in
good faith, by actual settlers, upon
tracts of land of not more than one
hundred and sixty acres each, within
the limits of any land grant, prior to
the time when notice of the withdraw
al of the lands embraced in such grant
was received at the local land office of
the district in which such lands are
situated, or after their restoration to
market by order of the General Land
Office, and where the presumption and
homestead laws have been complied
with, and proper proofs thereof have
been made by the parties holding such
tracts or parcels, they shall be con-
firmed, and patents for the same shall
issue to the parties entitled thereto.
SEC. 2. That when at the time of
such withdrawal as aforesaid valid
presumption or homestead claims eX-
listed upon any lands within the limits
of any such grants which afterwards
were abandoned, and, under the deci-
sions and rulings of the Land Der art
mcnt, were re-enteled by presumption
or homestead claimants who have
complied with the laws governing pre-
emption or homestead entries, and
shall make the proper proofs required
under such laws, such entries shall be
deemed valid, and patents shall issue
therefore TO the person entitled
thereto.
SEC. 8. That ali such pre-emption
and homestead entriet which may have
been made by permission of the Land
Department, or in pursuance of the
rules and instructions thereof, within
the limits OF any land grant at time
subsequent to expiration ofsuch grant,
shall be deemed valid, and a compli-
ance with the laws and the making of
the proof required shall entitle the
holder of such claim to a patent there
for.
Approved, April q, 1876.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
BOUND FOR KANSAS.
Enterprise Wins.

The officers of the Atchison, Topeks
& Santa Fe railroad are continually
"hatching up something new in the
way of advertising their line. 1t ii
well known to every Kansan that this
company will make display in the
Kansas Colorado building at Philadel
phia. They have loaded all theil
products for the display in a baggage
car labeled and lettered for the occa
sion, and decorated with sixty Nation.
al flags. The car presents a splendid
appearance, and will be run through
to Philadelphia, via st. Louis, Indi.
annapolis and Pittsburgh, making, as
far as possible, daylight runs so that
the people in the deserts of the east
can see what we have in Kansas. The
car will leave the Santa Fe depot al
Monday noon and will be given a good
"send off, by the Capital Brass Band,
which has been engaged for the occa-
sion. The car stands on the track
near the depot to-day, and should be
visited and interviewed" by every
resident of the city who takes an in
terest in the Kansas display at Phila-
delphia.- Commonwealth.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
The Wsy it is Done.

Four years ago the soreheads got a
National Presidential Convention, and
through the channel thus opened
poured out their venom. Now the
Confederate House of Representatives
affords a more convenient medium.
Disappointed Office seekers and decap-
itated dead-beats give out mysterious
hints of important revelations damag-
ing to the Republican Administration.
Presently some committee subp9nas
the malcontent. and he goes to Wash
ington at the Government expense TO
tell what he knows and does not know
derogatory to some one high in au-
thority. Thus far Belknap alone has
been bagged, Notwithstanding all their
desperate efforts to involve other
Cabinet officers and men high in au-
thority. Much is "rumored," but
nothing developed-and Madame Ru-
NOR is always the convenient servant
of calumny.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
How 1t Works.

The bright, beautiful silver coin:
continue TO be exchanged at the sub
treasures for the worn, greasy, filthy
little fractional shinplasters but while
good many thousand dollars In silve,
have thus been paid out, very little oil
none of it can be said TO have gone in
to circulation. AS one remarks: ''It
will be fortnight before the coin will
be seen by the horse-car conductors
A week later it vii, be seen sporadi.
cally in the lager beer saloons. In an.
other week it will drop in the plate at
the churches {; in month it will be at
the corner groceries, next it will reach
the bootblacks." But it will be full
year before the country will be satura-
ted, and the people will cry. '.hold,
enough" Instead of forty millions it
will require hundred milIions-to sat
isfy the demand for silver money. Ev-
cry piece of this coinage III circulation
will be an argument against rag-baby
shinplasters that will be felt and APP
preciated.- Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Centennial Eagle.

The following flattery from the Par
sons Sun overcomes us:
1t was a big old Centennial that the
Wichita EAGLE issued last week. II
was a splendid tribute to the enter.
prise, push and pluck of the genial and
gushing Marsh. There are few editors
in the State who possess more true in.
wardness than NJ. NJ. Murdoch. His
EAGLE is an elegant bird. We have
made careful computation and find
that Marsh has been Of $500, 00O-for
accuracy we leave off the cents-value
to Wichita. Wichita would not have
been Wichita except for the EAGLE.
The pretty picture of his modest home
was grateful and pleasing to our eyes.
And so we said the Sun and its 5000
extra edition shall say good word
for the magnificent pluck of Wichita
and for our genial, generous friend
Marsh
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Kansas and Nebraska Reception and sooiabls

The Kansas and Nebraska Associa-
ton gave reception and sociable, on
Thursday evening at Tallmadge Hall,
which proved most agreeable affair.
The hail presented handsome APP
pearance. decorated with the National
colors and hanging baskets of rare ex-
otics in most tasteful manner, which
reflects great credit on the artistic
skill of Mrs Benjamin Mute, who has
charge of the decorations. Senators
ingalls, and Hitchcock made short and
appropriate addresses. The attend
ance, which was quite large, was COM
posed of our most prominent bellies
and bcaux. who enjoyed the exhilarlat-
ing waltz, to the superb music fur
nished by Professor Morgan's orches-
ira, until far into Friday morn, when
all departed with pleasant remem-
brances OF the evenings delight
WASHINGTON Card Basket.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Republican County Convention.

Remember the Republican primary
meetings and county convention. The
township primaries will be held at eacl
voting precinct next Saturday. May
9th, at 2 O'Clock. Each precinct vii
eject two delegates for the county
convention which meets the Saturda,
following at Eagle Hall, at which time
delegates to the State Convention viii
be chosen. The State Convention
meets at Topeka Oh the oath of May
and will send ten delegates to Cincin
natl.
Sedgwick county having no distric
committees as yet will elect her dele
gates at large. Our county is, under
the call, entitled to four delegates Il
Topeka, two for each representative
district.
We hope the Republicans through
out the county will not neglect send
ing up delegates to the county con
yeutiOn
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
incorporation Of the Arkansas Valley Railroad.


Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the Office of the Secretary OF
State of the Arkansas Valley railroad
and telegraph company. the object OF
which is to build railroad and tele-
graph line from Fort Smith through
the Indian Territory via Salt City,
Oxford and Belle Plaine. in Sumner
county. West Wichita and Hutchinson
to Ellsworth. The business office of
said company is to be at Belle PLANE.
The corporators are T. j. Peter. of
Ohio, George L. Walton. f. G. Fer
nald, I. Z. Clark. A. Robbins, George
j. Mess, Alonzo Barnard, j. A. Mag
gard, Ii. c. ST. Clair, j. w. Forney,
{. NJ. Scott, S. p. Channel, Joseph
Yeager. John c. Murphy, o. E. Kim
ball, j. N. Todd, L. Royal, S. r.
Peters, G.. A. Hamelton, G. L. Mecker,
A. ID. Wiley, jesse Bowles, G.. w.
Egan. Cassius A. Powell, ID. w. Hor-
ner, Horace I. Simmons, VIM. Harlem
brock, James NJ. Kirby, John Roth
well, J. Corbin, w. Spence, John
Dean. w. Young. Ed. Tilton, NJ. l..
Knowlton, j. NJ. S. Wright and E. S.
Miller, of the State of Kansas, and
Colonel j. Boudinot, of the Indian
Territory, and W. J. Budell. of Ar
kansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04

Why is it that the Democrats are so
sweet on Bristow, and SO eager that
the Republicans should nominate him?
The Republican candidate, they know,
will be pretty sure to be elected, and
they would rather have the Devil than
Blaine. Bristow is the only possible
candidate who is a southern man, and
whom they hope to seduce from his
loyalty to Republican principles. This
hope is based upon Bristow's southern
birth and education, advantages which
have never yet failed them, in time of
need. Better that the Southern Con-
federacy had succeeded, than that any
but the truest Republican should be
elected President this year.-KansGs
chief
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Road Notice.


State of Kansas, Sedgwick county, IS.
To whom il may concern: Whereas, application
has been made by petition to the board of county
C commissioners OF Sedgwick county Kansas, for
vacating public road as follows, to wit:
The place of beginning of said road northwest
corner section 80, town %, range l, cast; inter
mediate points none; and the place of termina-
ton of SAID road southwest corner section So,
town %, range l, east
And whereas, John HUFF bauer, Albert Law
and a. Burnel, road viewers, have been APP
pointed and ordered by said county commission
ers to view and vacate said
Therefore, you are hereby notified, that said
viewers will proceed on the 18th day of May 1876,
ut 10 o clock Il. m. at the place of beginning of
said road to view and vacate said road, and per-
form whatsoever other duties as are required of
them by law. And unless you file a written ap-
plication tor damages sustained or compensation
claimed, with said viewers, giving description
of the premises which you claim such damages
or compensation, your application for and re-
coyery of the same will be forever barred.
Dated April II, Is76. JOHN TUCKER,
4-2t County Clerk.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
THE TEXAS CATTLE TRADE.
Names of the Owners Of Herds Which Have
Arrived at Fort Worth, up to April 2Sd.

Special Correspondence of the Price Current.
FORT WORTH, April %, 1876.
The following herds have passed
since my last report:
Redus & Burnett, 1900 mixed-to
be held in Northern Texas for sale.
d. r. FAINT, 1000 mixed, for Kansas
Bennett & West, 1872 beeves, fol-
Kansas.
w. G. Butler & Bro, 1870 mixed, 10
be held in Northern Texas for sale.
Mccoy & Murray, 1900 mixed, for
Kansas.
Mayberry & Co., (by King,) $4,000
mixed bound for Kansas and the North
Platte.
Millett, Votaw & Irwin, 2, 300 mixed,
to be held in Northern Texas.
w. X. Schaefer, 3,l00 young steers
and beeves, bound for Kansas.
Evans & Walker, LOO mixed, bound
for Kansas.
James Hickey, (by May,) 800 mixed,
bound for Kansas.
The following cattle dealers are here
looking after their herds:
Joe Bennett, of Sweet Home, Lava
ca county, Texas. James Reed, of Co
ad county, Texas. Mr.. Buckley, an
Indian contractor. Major Smith, of
Illinois. Mr.. Caruthers, of Burnett
county, Texas. A. b. Combes and Mr..
Cairnes, of Gregory, Cooley & Co.,
live stock commission merchants.
\ few small transactions have been
made in cattle the past week at fair
prices.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Just Think Of 1t.

The Republican State Convection OF
the State of Arkansas declined to put
q ticket in the field because nothing is
to be expected from the party in pow
except a repetition of the fraud per-
petrated in the election of 1874, when
the Democratic party in twenty-nine
counties polled 5000 more votes than
there were male residents over twenty
ono years of age, as shown by the
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Road Notice.
State of kansas. sedrwirk cfluntr. s..

State of Kansas, sedgwiek cfunty. SIS.
To whom it may concern: Whereas, application
has been made by petition to the board of county
commissioners OF sedgwick county, Kansas, for
locating pnblc road as follows, to wit:
The place of beginning of said road, northeast
corner sectionl, town y, range /, west; thence
west on section line. The inter1nedate points,
none. And the place of termination of said road
west line of Sedgwick county,;
And whereas, samuel Pope, Michael Mead and
X. l.. Lawrence, road viewers, have been ap-
pointed and ordered by said county commission
ers to view and locate said road:
Therefore, you are hereby notified. that SAID
viewers Will proceed on the 18th day of May, ls76,
1t l0o'clock a. IN. at the place of beginning OF
said road to view and locate said road, and per-
form whatsoever other duties as are required of
them by law. And unless you file written ap-
plieation for damages sustained or compensation
claimed, with said viewers, giving description
of the premises on which you claim such damages
compensation, your application for and re
covery of the same will be forever barred.
Dated April I'D, ISIS. JOHN TUCKER,
At County Clerk.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Road Notice.


State of Kansas, Sedgwick county, SIS.
To whom it may concern: Whereas, application
has been made by petition to the board OF county
commissioners of Sedgwlck county, Kansas, Tor
locating public road as follows, TO wit:
The place of beginning of said road southwest
corner of section 10, town IS range |, west. The
intermediate points southeast corner section -
town >, range l, west; northwest corner section
l3, town 2S range !. west; and the place or ter
minatiOn of said road northeast corner section 49,
town IS, range /, west.
And whereas, j. ID. FORK, Geo A. Lyon and
Enos Barrett; road viewers, have been appointed
and ordered by said county commissioners to
view and locate said road;
Therefore, you hereby notified, that said
viewers will proceed the 18th day OF May 1876,
at 10 O'Clock 4. m at the place of beginning Of
said road to view and locate said road and per-
form whatsoever other duties are required of
them by law. And unless you file written APP
plication for damages sustained, or compensa-
ton claimed, with said viewers, giving n de-
scription of the premises on which you claim such
damages or compensation, your application for
and recovery of the same VIII be forever barred.
Dated April 2lst, 1876. JOHN TUCKER,
4-2t County Clerk
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Assessment Of Railroads.

By the figures given in another col
umn il will be seen that the total as
sessment of railroad property in this
State has been increased by nearly foul
millions Of dollars over the amount oil
last year.
The assessed value of railroad prop.
erty in the State amounts to the mag
nificent sum of SIG, 100000.
The system of assessment which has
finally been adopted, will probably give
satisfaction both to the people and the
companies. 1t will be to the interest
of the companies to accept this as fl
nality and to pay their taxes promptly
like other property holders.
Journal.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
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Geo. R. Peck for Governor

If there is any job being put up oil
Geo. II. Peck we would like TO be lei
into the details. Every few days W,
see some mysterious intimations thai
such and such delegations will be fol
Geo. r. Peck for Governor. For the
life Of us we can't think of any reason
objection to urge against his nomina'
ton and election only, if that is the
programme the EAGLE doesn't like to
be left futtering around in the dark.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Sherif,s Sale.

District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District,
Sedgwick County. Kansas.
G. j. Gross,
Edwin Longbottom
4 Isaac Parker. sr.
By virtue OF an order of sale issued cut OF the
District Court of the 18th Judicial District sitting
in and for Sedgwick County, Kansas, wherein
g. j. Gross is plaintiff and Edwin Longbottom
and Isaac Parker, sr.. are defendants, will, on
Saturday, The ed day Of april, 1876,
at O'Clock, p m, at the courthouse door, in the
City OF Wichita. Kansas, offer for sale at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash in hand, ,
all the right, title and interest of the defendants
Edwin Longbottom and Isaac Parker, sr., in and
TO the following described property, situated in
the County of sedgwick, and State OF Kansas
10 wit:
The northeast quarter of section No. thirty-tiree
t33), in township No. twenty seven (zD, south Of
range No. one west, in said County and state
aforesaid. Therein appraisement being waived
Property will be sold as the property Of defend
ants Edwin LongbOttom and Isaac Parker, sr and
will be sold 10 satisfy said order of sale.
Sheriff IS Ofice, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kan
sas, March q, A. ID. 1s76.
H. W. DUNNING, Sheriff.
sluss, Stanley Hatton. Plaintiffs Att'ys. 81
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04

When Avery and Mcdonald, the ST.
Louis whisky convicts, were about to
start for the penitentiary, Avery said,
"My God, Mcdonald this is an outrage!
1t is all internal shame to crush an in
nocent man this way. l have always
been religious man; | am Christian
aud am going to pray God Almighty
to set this thing right" Mcdonald
replied, "Avery, if you expect to keep
out of the penitentiary by praying you
had better get at it quick, for we will
be on the way in less than twenty
minutes"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
The Cherokee Strip.

Hon. w. r. Brown. Member of Con-
gress from the Third District, has in
troduced bill to open up the Chero-
kee neutral strip to actual settlers. Ia
recent letter Mr., Brown informs us
that the bill is being considered in
committee and that the Subcommittee
having it in charge, promise favora-
bic report. Should this bill become a
law large body of very valuable land
now withdrawn, will be opened up for
settlement and pre-emption.-- Yelling
ton Press
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04

Mr.. Robert G. Winthrop. President
the Washington Monument Associa-
ton has prepared plan for the COM
pletion of the monument which has been
adopted by the association. The de-
sign is to abandon that part of the
original plan which calls for a temple
or pantheon, and erect simple shaft
300 feet high. The purpose of surren-
dering the charter or allowing the mon
ument to remain unfinished or be taken
down is to be abandoned, and SUBJ
scriptions are to be solicited from time
to time until the monument is COM
pleted.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Road Notice.
STATE sal, OF KANSAS, ! SIS.

STATE OF KANSAS, %
Sedswick County.
To whom it may concern: Whereas, applica-
ton has been made, by petition, TO the Board Of
County Commissioners of sedgwick- County
kansas, for locating public road, as follows,
to-wit
The place of beginning Of s,id road noTthwcs,
corner section 4, town y, range !, east thence
south on section line. And the place Of termina-
ton Of said road City of Wichita. And whereas,
+. W. Chase, {. r. Lee and c. 5. Zimmerman
road viewers, of said county, have been appoint
ed and ordered by said County Commissioners TO
view, and locate, said road.
Therefore, you are hereby notified that said
viewers will proceed on the I'D day of May, ls15,
at 10 O'Clock, a. m. at the place Of beginning of
said road, to view, and locate said road and per-
form whatsoever other duties as are required of
them by law. And unless you file written APP
plication for damages sustained, and compensa-
ton claimed with said viewers, giving de-
scription ofthe premises on which you claim such
damages or compensation, your applicatio ion for
and recovery of the same will be forever barred
Dated April Goth, 1876.
JOHN TUCKER,
5-2t. County Clerk.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
The Silver Prospect.

Treasurer New says the different
sub-treasuries will pay out within the
next week about Sl0,000,0o0 in silver
and after that the supply will be great.
er than the demand. 1t is very likely
that within two months Congress will
pass an act increasing the legal tender
of silver. and thai the mint capacity
of the country will be considerable
increased
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
They Can't See It.

The Secretary Of War aud the Post
master General have peremptorily de-
clined to trust the archives of their re-
spective departments to investigating
committees of the House which have
demanded them, for the reason that
the presen. clerks of those committees
are men who were discharged from
the departments for utter worthless
Eess, and that they are not fit persons
to be trusted with official records or
any thing else.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04

1t is stated on the part of the friends
of Z. b. Washburne, that he has deci-
ded not to be a candidate for Governor
of Illinois, but that his name, under
certain circumstances, will come before
the Cincinnati Convention as a candi-
date for the Presidency. If he fails in
that he will be a candidate for the Uni
ted States Senate from Illinois.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Railroad Assessment.

The State Board of Railroad Asses
sors in session at Topeka, last week.
agreed upon the valuation of the sew
eral lines of road in the State, as fol-
lows, which includes the right of way,
the road-bed and permanent way, all
main and side tracks, depots, shops
and buildings, and all machinery, mo-
tive power and rolling stocks, credits
and capital stock:
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04

The old tree in Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts, made famous by the poem of
Longieliow entitled "The Village
Blacksmith" has been cut down and
it will be made into relics, including a
chair, which will be presented to the
amthnr of the noam.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-05-04
Economy With q Vengeance

The appropriation committee of the
Democratic House of Representatives
has decided to destroy all fast mail SER
vice, and in this respect entirely Grip
pie the Post Office Department, and
place it and the Government at the
mercy of the railroads. Under the
plea of economy the committee pro-
pose to deprive the people of the ben
eft of the present fast mail service,
and to give the railroads the power to
charge what they choose for rapid
Transportation.