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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
For the EAGLE.
Letter from Illinois.

EAST LYNN, ILL, Nov. %. 1876.
Mr.. EDITOR AS there is a large
portion of your county from this State
they would doubtless like to hear how
times and prices are here, and how
deep the mud is by this time. We
have had two SHOWS, one abont one
inch deep and one last night about
two inches deep. The winter, so far,
bids fair to be one of mud, of which,
for the last year and a half, there has
been no let-up. An empty wagon is a
fair load for span of horses, and
some times more.
Our crops this year are very light.
Corn in this vicinity will not average
more than twelve bushels per acre;
oats about fifteen bushels; flax from
one to four, and hay good average
crop New corn brings thirty cents
for seventy-five pounds, oats twenty
cents, flax one dollar, potatoes eighty
cents and very scarce, butchers stool;
from two and half to three and q
fourth cents gross, hogs five cents
gross. Horses are very low. Can buy
very fair horse for 800. Mich cows
are worth about thirty-five dollars.
In August last | visited the Arkan-
sas Valley and found that it came up
to my expectations. saw some OF
the incest land | ever saw in Sedg-
wick and Reno counties. saw plenty
of corn that would make from forty
to sixty bushels per acre. There were
five of us and we were all well pleased
with the country. Some have COM
menced to make improvements now on
the land they saw. Others are wait
ing to sell their farms, but it is a hard
time to sell land here: Land that
brought one year ago $50 can now be
bought for 1928. Some of the farmers
here are actually discouraged; all
mud and no crops is enough to distract
any sensible man.
| fear am writing too mnch for
your space. | will close by inclosing
two dollars for the renewal of the
EAGLE. JAMES HALLIDAY.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
The Gentle Sioux, Homsward Bound

Spotted Tail, now chief of the Sioux
nation, and the ninety-six Sioux braves
sent to examine the Indian Territory,
with view to the removal of the
Sioux nation there, passed through ST.
Joseph, Missouri, on the afternoon OF
the I'd inst, homeward bound, in
charge of Colonel A. G. Boone and
DIR. j. w. Daniels, Sioux commission
and disbursing agent, and Major
Howard. They have been five weeks
from home.
A st. Joe Hearlds interview says,
the delegation took wagons at Wichi-
ia, 424 miles through the Territory to
Muscogee, on the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas road, driving twenty-five days
AT Ockmulgee two chiefs Of the
Greek nation made speeches, and
Spotted Tail replied. The Indians say
nothing, being under bonds to those
at home to say nothing until the re-
turn of the commissioners. They say
they see that the Indians are pleased
with the country, aud think if the
right men are sent to treat with them
the whole of Spotted Tail and Red
Cloud agencies. $1,000 in number, will
move to the Territory without any
trouble in the spring. The indians
liked their trip.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
The Younger Boys in Jail.

The Younger ruflians are safely
lodged in the penitentiary. For the
present at least they will be guarded
with more than ordinary vigilance
During working hours in the paint
shop they will be kept in room to
themselves, under a special guard,
armed with derringer and other
deadly weapons, who will keep close
and constant watch upon their move
ments, and will see that they have no
communication with other convicts, or
with outside parties. When not at
work they will be confined in separate
cells. The present warden of the
State prison has no fears but that he
can keep these desperadoes safely, land
it is the opinloa of the other prison
officers that there is no foundation for
the belief that their escape is only a
question of few months or years.
81 Paul Pioneer Press,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
Effects Of the Tariff.

We observe the statement in the
Chicago Inter Ocean that the great
steel works of Sheffield. England are
about to be removed to America. We
suppose there is something in the
statement or it never would have been
made by so reliable paper as that in
which it appears.
The reason for this removal are two
fold. The resources of America have
been so developed as to show even SUI
perior advantages to those of England,
and the judicious American tariff has
made it an object for English manufac-
turers to bring their laborers here, up
on whose emigration there is no re-
striction. That was the theory of
Clay, Webster and other stat esmen,
including even some of the Demo-
cratic leaders of the country
Horace Greeley elaborated the idea in
almost unlimited argument running
through his whole life. That eminent
ly great statesmen and philosopher
held that the protection of American
industry would eventually open up
our mines and SO develope an ability
in the manufacture of iron as to enable
US 10 compete with the world-that
under such protection we would even
tually become able to manufacture
cheaper than any of the nations Of
Europe, because we would have the
granaries right at the door of the
American manufactories-that while
labor would be higher, provisions
would be cheaper-that while England
lad her corn laws, taxing our grain, il
was folly to allow English manufac-
lures to compete with those of Amer
lea.
The reduction of coal and iron ore
in England may be one cause of arous-
ing inquiry among capitalists as to the
policy OF changing to country where
coal and iron are inexhaustible from
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many places impossible in the road,
and consequently in an hours travel
in any given direction we will see
where teams have run out of the road
and are daily encroaching on growing
crops, running them entirely and seri-
ously injuring the land. The people
nave a right to passway that will
not endanger their teams and loaded
wagons. If the public Will not fur
nish such a way they ought to be re.
sponsible for damage to private par.
ties if neccssitated by impossible mud
holes, etc. So far as l have been able
to observe it our road labor system
might be designated premium Oh
laziness, as it amounts TO but little
else. For the poll labor of two days
substitute $500 (S1.00 better than the
labor). and property tax of one oil
two mills on the dollar annually
Make the township a road district,p put
in responsible, energetic man to SUI
pcrvise the expenditure of the whole
road fund, and in few years at most
we could travel the roads and would
prefer it to running through the wheat
fields.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
More Opinions.

Ex-senator Henry s. Foote, of Mis-.
sissippi, ought to be good enough au.
thority for Democrats-and this is
what lac says of the attempts of courts
to interfere with the elections for
Presidential electors. In an article
published in Washington last Satur.
dairy he puts the case very strongly:
"The constitution of the United
States in the most explicit manner in
vests each of the States with full
power to appoint Presidential electors,
in such mode as they shall choose.
Fhe tribunal established by them, by
whatever name called. for the purpose
of canvassing or scrutinizing the vote
cast for electors, unless there be some
appeal from its decisions, must of me-
cessity have exclusive and final power
over the subject, and no other tribunal
on earth can possibly have power to
rejudge slch decision, when once for
mally rendered. The attempt of any
court, whatever. TO interfere with its
action by injunction. mandamus or
other proceedings, is one of the most
unauthorized and absurd acts OF
usurpation anywhere on record, as no
lawyer of intelligence and honesty
would hesitate to decide. To assert
the contrary would, indeed, give evil
dence of such imbecility or disingen-
uousness as should bring the blush of
shame to the face of the most impu-
dent pettifogger in Christendom."
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
BILLS.
For the EAGLE.
Roads and Our Road System.


No country known to civilized man,
perhaps, has so fine natural roads as
the State of Kansas, and no part of the
State finer than Sedgwick county. In
parts of the world where nature comes
nearest supplying all the necessities
of man, his energy is most paralyzed.
So in reference 10 roads here. Be-
cause we can have good roads part of
the time without any work there
seems TO be but little ambition to have
them good all the time at very small
cost compared with other and less ia
vored localities. Does it pay to have
poor roads even small portion of the
year? This country is in transition
state just now, and each succeeding
year increases the necessity for an
outlay of labor on roads. While the
country was all open and drivers
could pick their way for half mile
on either side of q road line they usu
ally managed TO get through. Bit
now the condition is changing every
year. Land being farmed and hedges
grown on each side combining travel to
Lie width of a legal road necessarily
cuts deep Puts, and the packing of the
earth causes wafer TO stand, making
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
The Power TO Count.

James Il. Doolitte is Democrat
with a record, and he was also one to
run off to Louisiana to see fair count.
Doolittle was in the Senate in 1865,
when the question as to the vote OF
certain States came up, and the Con-
qressional Globe gives the following
as bis opinion then:
ssNow, Mr.. President, what l main
tain under this provision of the con-
stitution is. that, after the votes have
been given, there is 10 power In Con-
gress az legislative body 10 declare
certain votes valid or invalid. Con-
gress is not the tribunal TO which it is
referred: ou: the tribunal to which ii
is referred is the President of the Sem
ate of the United States, presiding
over The joint convention of both
houses. admit that the President
has in his hands the power to count
or not count The votes. | am
for maintaining the rights of the States
as they are secured by the constitu-
ton: i am for maintaining the rights
of the Government against States or
individuals when they undertake to
rebel against it,"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07

Hayes ElstTs. BY E; VOTES +!
LOUISIANA AND FLOR!DA---RE-
PUBLICAN GOVERNORS AND
REPUBLICAN LEGIS-
LATURES!
The Court i'm Nebraska Refuses
TO But its Brains Out!
PARK THEATRE BURNED, AND $50 Pee
PIE SUFF0CATED OR BURNED
TO DEATH.
A Special Dispatch to the Eagle.

Special 10 the Eagle.
TOPEKA, December Ga p. m.
The returning board of Louisiana
reported the result of the count to the
Governor last night. The Republican
electors are elected. also the Republi-
can Governor, Republican Legisla-
ture and four members of Congress.
Florida also returns for Hayes, and
the Republican Governor and State
Government.
The court in Nebraska refused TO
enjoin the electoral count and the
Hayes electors got their certificates.
Hayes has ls5 votes, undoubted, and
will be inaugurated on the 9Th Of
March.
Efforts are being made to-day to
steal a vote from somewhere, but it is
not believed that it will be successful.
Park Theatre, Brooklyn, New York,
was burned last night and up TO noon
to-day seyenty-fve dead bodies had
been taken out OF the ruins. 1t is be-
licycd as many more are still in the
ruins. Most ofthem are from the best
society. L. i. BAKER.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
MorrisseY Paying Back Betting Money.

The privilege of Withdrawing bets
made on the result of the Presidential
election, which was accorded yester-
day by John Morrissey to those of the
betting fraternity who had deposited
wagers in his hands, was taken advan-
tage of by large number of betting
men. The bets were withdrawn by
mutual consent of those making them.
Mr.. Morrissey, in every case being al
lowed to deduct the amount of his
commission for holding the stakes.
Mr.. Morrissey said that his action had
been taken with the desire of accom-
modating those of his patrons who
desired to call the wagers ''off'' rather
than wait for the final announcement
of the result of the election which
would decide whether they had won
or not
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
From the Arkansas City Traveller.
Fight at Elm Springs, Indian Territory, Be-
tween Charley Lyons, Of This Place, and
Three Robbers, in Which Lyons Kills
Than All
ELM STRINGS, INDIAN TERRITORY,


ELM SPRINGS, INDIAN TERRITORY,
November IL, 1876.
EDITOR TRAVELLER II am keeping
a ranch about seventy-five miles from
Kiowa, Barbour county, in the Indian
Territory. A man by the name of
Charles Lyons came 10 my camp yes
terday, and said that he was on his
way to the panhandle of Texas, and
that he was wounded in the thigh
that he had fight with party of
three men who had tried to stop him.
dressed his wound for him, which
was bleeding profusely, and was get
ting him something to eat, when three
men rode up 70 the door, aud pulling
their guns on me, wanted to know if
Lyons was there; that he had killed
one of their party, and they wanted
him. | told them there was wound
ed man in my ranch, but | did not
want any trouble, when one of them
dismounted and said, I'VE will hang
the s. of B. if he is wounded.
Boys, come on; we've got him round
ed up"
Lyons was standing behind the
door, and heard all the conversation.
When they came in, Lyons fired on
them with a Henry rifle, and killed
two of them the first two shots. The
third man ran back only to get killed
while trying to mount his horse.
Lyons walked out, looked around, and
said:
81 wonder if there are any more of
them that want to make my acquaint-
ance. | am bad man, but the world
has made me what am. These men
are robbers and murderers, and are
mistaken in their man. | saw one of
them in Houston, Texas, aud one in
Kansas City. | never murdered a man
in my life, nor robbed any one. These
men have hunted me down, and they
have found me. | don't know this
man." Speaking of the last one shot.
Il never saw him before wish had
let him go, but he is shot through the
the heart and did not suffer much.
Here are fifty dollars. Dig trench,
throw them in and cover them up, if
that will pay you for your trouble"
He then mounted his horse and rode
away to the south. | examined the
pockets of the dead men, and found
letter addressed to j. w. Hinslow.
from his sister in Missouri. In one of
their pockets found an army dis
charge of "Charles Cox, of Illinois"
| am short of paper and can't give
You all the particulars | would like to.
have buried the men and am going
to Cheyenne agency to report the af-
fair TO Mr.. Miles, the agent. | think
Lyons will die before he gets TO set
Element. unless he falls in with some
buffalo hunters. He told me he was
acquainted in your town and had
friends in the vicinity. lie is about
six feet tall, with light complexion
and heavy moustache; about thirty
years old, and quite good looking. |
know nothing about the history of the
man, but he was juttifiable in doing
what he did here. Yours,
j. RUSSELL.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
Varieties.

Hullo p. Cooper, Esq, came with.
in one vote of carrying county in
Kentucky.
Joe Proctor, the veteran actor, has
made successful debut in Boston as a
lecturer.
Miss Morse is Republican, and
therefore could not think of marrying
President Tilden.
Dorr solaces himsels with a violin,
and it is said that Sam Bowles INDUCES
in a hand organ.
Richard Grant White is back from
Europe. He seems to be enjoying his
usual accuracy.
Twelve English officers and Colonel
Valentine Baker are instructing the
Turkish cavalry.
Marie Walton, the English comedy
actress, is a kissable little sprite, ac-
cording 10 Olive Logan.
DR.. Henry w. Bellows receives a
salary of $4,000 year as pastor of
the First Congregational of Boston,
George Francis Train says Huxley's
chief ambition is to dig a Creator out
of mustard seed with a toothpick.
A Chicago paper irreverently calls
Mr., Samuel Bowles "Mr. Samuel Bow
els" II Mr.. Bowles is the man he is
reported, he won't stomach such lau-
guage.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
Caleb Cushing's Opinion.

Hon. Caleb Gushing has expressed
the opinion that no,postmasier or other
official is disqualified for holding the
position of Presidential Elector, pro-
vided he resigns his Office before ac-
cepting the dictatorship. Persons hold
ing certain offices cannot legally be
commissioned and act as electors, but
there is 10 time set for the surrender
ofthe office, and in the absence of def
mate provisions. it must be that their
official or non-oiiicial character is 10 be
decided at the time of accepting the
new trust. The appointment is not
complete, says Mr.. Gushing. until the
certificate of;he elector is delivered TO
him, and If he is then holding no 9th
or Office he may serve.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07

The Galveston NeWs is waking up
to the fact that there is man at the
head of the Government of this coun-
try. 1t says:
"The relations of General Grant to
the present crisis are fearfully mo-
mentous and responsible. He is the
historical enigma of his time. Again
and again on supreme occasions he
and fate, alike inscrutable, have been
as ono
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
Meeting of the FOrty-FOurth cOagrsss--secOnd
Session.

The Senate and House met on Mon
day. In the Senate seats were assigned
for The new Senators from Colorado.
When the Senate was called to order
the new Senators drew for their terms,
Challee securing the long term and
Teller the short term. 4 committee
was appointed to inquire into the late
elections. Mr.. Ingalls,, of Kansas, sub
mitted a joint resolution recommend
ing that a convention be held at Co.
lumbus, Ohio, in May, to revise and
amend the constitution of the United
States. which was ordered printed.
The opening Of the House was wit
messed by an immense coucourse OF
spectators. Samuel j. Randall was
elected Speaker. The Democrats re-
fused to admit the new member from
Colorado, declaring it doubtful
whether Colorado was yet State.
Upon this question a long debate was
had, in which the Democratic side
was sorely worsted by citing of prec-
idents and law, but still they refused
the member admission. Another dis
cussion was had over raising commit
tees TO proceed south TO inquire into
the the late election and its results.
The committees were raised by strict
ly party vote.
The two houses then adjourned ill
Tuesday noon at which time the Pres
idents message was TO have been read.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
A Tale of Horror.

That was a terrible story, and ter.
rible confirmation by personal exam
ination, of Eliza Pinkeston, before the
Louisiana returning board. Her hus.
band killed before her eyes, her baby,
throat cut while in her arms, she
hacked with knife and AK and suffer.
ing nameless outrage. This is the
way Ouchita parish was carried fol
Tilden and reform. No wonder Gov.
ernor Palmer, Lyman Trumbull and
General Smith were horror struck.
Governor Palmer when he had heard
the story and seen its confirmation,
leaped to his feet and said:
"If this story be false, those who
prepared it for this poor woman
should be hanged. But if, as | firmly
believe, it is true, the wretches who
can perpetrate such atrocities should
be executed without mercy. | will
spend $4,000 TO ferret out this case.
1t looks true. This poor woman has
certainly been cruelty wronged. The
question is broader than President
making. 1t is one of humanity. If
she has told the truth Sheridan should
come back at once and hold with a
grip of iron a people who can see such
infamy without remonstrance, even in
their public rints J"
IiGeneral George b. Smith, of Wis
consin. also was greatly excited, and
turning upen the local Democrats
said i: "You have deceived u.s." Trum-
bull. who was not present at the ex-
animation came in, and sustained
Governor Palmer.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
THE REBEL YELL.
Spirit Of the Southern Press.

The Brandon Redubiicda says if
Tilden is counted out there will be a
'little chunk of fight" A North
Carolina paper says that northerners
will have to go north. The Hands
boro Democrat says, mississippi has
no room for carpet-baggers." The
Brookhaven Ledger says, in speaking
of an accident on the New Orleans and
Chicago railroad, 'Phil. Sheridan was
on board. but unfortunately escaped
unhurt." The Vicksburg Herald says:
'1n our opinion, therefore, if the ma
tional Democrats fail to secure justice
(the name it gives for bulldozing the
returns for Tilden) the people of Lou
isiana ought to refuse submission, and
thus awake the whole country to the
imminent danger of military despot-
ism" In another article it suggests
the assassination Of the Louisiana and
Florida electors, because those States
have no provision for filling vacancy:
eff one of the Louisiana or Florida
Presidential electors should die before
the time to cast their electoral vote,
there is no way provided by the con-
stitution of either of those States to
fill vacancy of that sort"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07

Hon. George a. Crawford writes
the Atchison Champion, under date Of
the oath of November, that the Kansas
building on the Centennial grounds
was sold, on the previous day, to
Messrs. T. Kennedy and Z. Ii. Wilson,
of Ocean Beach, Monmouth county,
New Jersey, for $500. The purchasers
intend making kansas and Colo
RADIO HOTEL on the sea shore. The sale
is regarded as good one, as the aver
age price at which State buildings are
selling is about $500.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07

In 1901, Vice-President Jefferson, as
President OF the Senate, assumed the
right to pass upon the returns of a
State. The Georgia returns were i'm
perfect, not being signed, and the tell
er i'll opening them referred to Mr..
Jefferson, who simply announced the
vote as reported therein. By this act
the choice of the House of Represen-
tatives was confined TO Jefferson and
Burr, and the former was chosen Pres
idcnt. This is the earliest precedent
relative to the powers of the Presi-
dent of the Senate; and as it made
Jefferson President, it is a more strik-
ing case than is again likely to occur.
-.SNracMse Jonl.nnL
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07

the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. The
whole American continent is inter-
spersed with iron and coal mines
which every day seem to develope be-
yond the conception of man; and a
wise policy will continue to direct cap
ital to the mountains of supply of ma
terial for manufacturing where the
vast valleys surrounded them will fur
nish their never exhausting supplies
for the maintenance of her laborers.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07
Suspicious Figures.

The Republican vote in New York
this year is nearly fifty thousand
greater than it was four years ago
when Grant had a majority of 53,456,
and yet Tilden has 32,746 majority.
the Democratic vote has increased
during four years no less than 1874, S09'
The total vote four years ago was $685..
020; the total vote this year is 1,011,.
436; increase 1876. at the rate OF
five persons to the voter this would
indicate an increase in population in
four wears of 917 OS0.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-07

In the parish of East Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, the Democratic bulldozers
took Joe Johnson,a prominent colored
Republican, poured coal oil over him,
set him on fire and then shot him 10
death. This fact is sworn to by SUI
pervisor of registration-a mad of un-
improbable character