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New England Conference.

At the session OF the New England
conference, in Boston, the special COM
mittee, to which was referred a reso-
luton protesting against the Prcsi-
dents policy, reported the following
substitute therefor, which was unani-
monsly adopted:
First. That the warm, practical SYM
patty of this conference for the OPP
pressed of our land has been of too
long standing and too outspoken TO
need any reaffirmation by us at the
present time, and now that legaIized
slavery has been forever abolished in
this country. we feel equally DESTROYS
that they, who having been victims OF
that oppression were deprived OF their
civil rights and the means for intellec-
tual and moral culture, may have Sc
cured to them all the rights and privi-
leges that their changed relation to
the country, and their consequently
increased responsibilities, 70 impera-
lively demand for them.
Second. That we are glad TO recog-
nize in the inaugural address of the
President. our chief magistrate, aud
in other words and acts Of his, clearly
defined purpose on his part so TO
administer the government Of these
United States as 10 secure TO all classes
of our citizens u full and free exercise
of all their rights and privileges and
we pledge TO him in the execution of
this purpose our hearty sympathy and
support, and we will earnestly pray
that God may give to him and his adj
visers wisdom to guide them in their
important and difficult work, and we
sincerely hope that our too long dis
turbed country may again enjoy an
era of good feeling, peace and pros
perity.
The adoption of the substitute re-
port was received with applause.
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Vanderbilt's heirs.

The settlement between the heirs of
Cornelius Vanderbilt has again been
brought to stand still on account OF
the difference between VIM. Fl. and
Cornelieus j. Vanderbilt. All the
heirs with the exception of Cornelius,
had agreed to accept one million dol
lars, and William II. had agreed to
settlement on that basis, but Corne-
Illus had made claim of two million
dollars, and his sister, Mrs. Lafitte, re-
fused to make any settlement until
Cornelius J. was satisfied Meanwhile
the will will be admitted to probate.
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Indian Affairs.

The associated commission OH In
dian affairs of orthodox Friends were
at the executive maasion on the 9th
inst, and presented memorial on the
subject of Indian affairs. The memo.
rial strongly expressed the good re.
suit of the work of the Friends among
the Indians during the past eight
years, and enlarges, among other
things, upon the necessity of continu-
ing the work of organizing and Chris
tianizing the the tribes. and is in ia.
vor Of a peace policy. The President
expressed himself as gratified with
the favorable reports presented by
the commission and pleased to have
met the gentlemen comprising the
commission. He did not indicate
what his general Indial policy would
he
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We should not be surprised if Bis

We should not be surprised if Bis
marck made a tour of this country,
now that he has resigned the control
of German affairs, on account of his
broken health He is anxious to get
away entirely from the heavy business
in which he has been absorbed for the
last fifteen years. His bodily ailments
arc not as hard to endure as is the
mental irritability which has been
growing upon him. He has often tried
to obtain peace, reposo and change of
mind upon his estate at Varzin, but he
is never allowed to remain there long
enough to secure them.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-04-12

Judge Gilbert, of Brooklyn, New
York, has decided in sewing machine
case that company which has sold Il
machine on what is known as the
''rented plan" cannot come III and
take the machine on the non-payment
of monthly or other installment.
We have heretofore noticed that some
other judge has made q similar deci-
sion. We hope that this will be set
tied as law. 1t certainly is but jus
tice. We do not doubt but that Kan
sas judges will decide such case in a
similar manner.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-04-12

The building of this road is to COM
mence within thirty days from the
time all counties shall have voted and
placed their bonds in escrow, and
completed, includin turntables, switch
cs, depo,s and rolling stock, within
two years from that time.
The accompanying map viii show
the route adopted in this State. For
the connecting line between Girard
and st. Louis several available outlets
present themselves. The Girard and
Joplin road is now completed to with
in eight miles of the latter place. A
road from Girard to Carthage is also
proposed, connecting at Pierce City
with the Atlantic & Pacific to St.
Louis. The third connecting line pro-
posed is one running nearly due east,
through Lamar, Bolivar and Lebanon,
intersecting at this place the Atlantic
& Pacific. Either of the proposed
routes would give direct outlet for
our produce. and, in return. place us
in direct communication with the coal
fields of southeastern Kansas and the
timber region of southwestern Mis-
souri,. The proposed road is of great
importance to our city. Coal of an
excellent quality is mined and placed
on the cars at Girard for $l.50 per ton.
This same coal is now retailed in our
city at So per ton. Hard, fine timber,
in inexhaustible quantities, can be
found in southwestern Missouri,
which is sold at the mills at from six
to ten dollars per thousand. This
road would cminently beneficial. Our
surpluss wheat and corn would find a
ready market in exchange for coal,
lumber and other articles of COM
mercc. Respectfully submitted,
NJ w. LEVY.
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At the last session of the State Leg
islature an act was passed regulating
weights and measures, containing the
following information:
SEC. g. In the sale of charcoal, fruits.
vegetables, and all other articles sold
by heaped measure, one thousand two
hundred and eighty-two ,2S2) cubic
inches shall constitute half-bushe.
SEC. 10. The hundred weight shall
consist of 100 pounds, and twenty
such hundred weight shall constitute
ton.
SEC. II. Whenever any Of the fol-
lowing articles shall be contracted for.
or sold or delivered, and no special
contract or agreement shall be made
to the contrary, the weight per bushel
shall be as follows, to-wit: Wheat, 60
lbs rye, Sc lbs; Indian corn, shelTed,
sc lbs; Indian corn, in the ear, 20 lbs ;
buckwheat, so lbs barley, 4S lbs; malt,
80 lbs: oats, 80 lbs; bran, 20 lbs /; corn
meal, 30 lbs; beans, 60 lbs; clover
seed, 60 lbs; Hungarian and millet
seed, so lbs; Irish potatoes, 60 lbs ;
sweet potatoes, 60 lbs J; turnips, 80 lbs ;
flax seed, 81 lbs; onions, 81 lbs salt,
80 lbs: castor beans, "A lbs hemp
seed, IL lbs timothy seed, IS lbs blue
grass seed, II lbs dried peaches, 3S
lbs: driep apples, "a lbs; stone coal,
80 lbs; unslacked lime. so lbs; plaster
ing hair, s lbs.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-04-12

The Kansas Farmer, after showing
the necessity Of a change i'll the Agri-
cultural Bureau at Washington, pays
the following deserved compliment to
Hon. Alfred Gray: We nominate for
the position of Commissioner of Agri-
culture, Hon. Alfred Gray, present
Secretary of the State Board of Agri-
culture. Mr.. Gray's report for 1875
was in every respect superior TO any
volume ever issued by the department
at Washington"
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ANOTHER FEARFUL HOLOCAUST.
THE SOUTHERN HOTEL OF ST. LOUIS BURNED
THIS MORNING.
From Seventy-Five to One Hundred People
Perish in the Flames.

The frightful intelligence is received
this "wednesday morning that the
Southern Hotel at st. Louis was de-
stroyed b. fire last night, and that
about orc hundred people persisted in
the faa!es The Southern was one of
the largest hotels in the West. The
news sickens the heart No details
have been received of the horror up
to the hour of going to press, except
that the fire broke out between mid
night and daylight.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-04-12

The only colored man in the United
States Senate is Blance x. Bruce, OF
Mississippi. The ablest man of the
race in politics is Mr.. Lynch, an ex-
member of Congress from that State.
Both of these gentlemen (for gentle
men they certainly are) are now in
Washington. They unite in the
opinion that the President is actuated
by the best of intentions and purest
of motives, and that he is the true
friend of the colored man. If his pol
icy should prove disastrous to the in
terest of the colored people, it would
be the result of mistaken Judgment.
Mr. Lynch believes that the colored
people should support the administra-
tion until they have had stronger roa-
sons for doing otherwise than have
yet been presented Commonwealth.
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Sheriff s Sale.

District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District,
Sedgwics county, Kansas.
samuel NJ. Dodd and James G. Brown
partners as Dodd, Brown & Co.,
II. }: Hills and II. T. Kramer, partners
as Hills & Kramer.
by virtue of an order of sale issued out of the
district court of the 18th judicial district sitting
in and for Sedgwick county. Kansas, wherein
Samuel NJ. Dodd and James &. Brswn partners
rs D0dd, Brown Co. are plaintiffs, and II. j..
HILLS and II. T.. Kramer, partners Hills s.
Kramer, are defendants, will, on
Saturday, the 9Th day of May, A. d. 1871,
at o'elock p. m. ut the courthouse door, being
the front of the building known rs Eagle Block
on Douglas Avenue in the city of Wichita. Kansas
offer for sale at public auction TO the highest bid
der for cash in hand all the right title and inter-
est of the defendants IL. j Hills and IL. I. Kra-
mer. partners as Hills & Kramer, in and to the
following described real property, situated in
the county of SedSwick. State Of Kansas, to wit.
Lot No. ninetyfour (9D on Main street I'm the
city of Wichita.
Said real property 1s.levied upon as the proper
ty of defendants II. j. Hills and II. 4 Kramer,
partners as Hill Il Kramer, and viii be sold to
satisfy said order of sale.
SheriG's office, Wichita, Kansas, April 4. ISL
III. W. DuNNISG,
lot Sheriff
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Publication Notice.

To Fred Benfer, non resident:
You are hereby notified that you have J.
by Elizabeth Benfer, and that her
against you i. filed ia the Office of the cl,
district court of the state of Kansas in
Sedgvick county, claiming of yon 1851
certain promissory notes, to wit: One I,
due Oeto Der lst, 1876, with ten per cent.
One for Sll6.00, due October LIST, 1871,
are further notified that an order of att
has been issued in said action against 70
erty as by statute in said cases made
vided, and that by virtue of said order 4
of said county has levied on the northw
ter of section twenty-One (2l), TOWNSHIP
nine go, range.two east of the 9Th
Sedgwick county, Kansas, TO satisfy sa
And yoa are notified that unless you an
petition on or before the 18th day of App
1871, the said petition will be taken rs
judgment will be rendered on said first
and said execution will be continued
second Qua note until the same becomes
HARRIS & IIAl
i9-4 Attorneys for T..
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Shsrif's Sale.

county, Kansas. 'NNs"ioA
| ". ID. saunders, Executor
| of the last Will and testa-
ment of Amy G.. Smith
VS..
Jackson Goodman
by write OF an order of sale fsstied ont Of the
aistflet court OF the 18th Judicial District sifn
~ ana Tor sedgwiek county, Kansas. wberai75,
W D. sanders, Executor of the last viii AMI ~
.lI Il 81 Of Amey G Smith, is plaintiff. and JACK
son GOODMAN Is defendant, | will on Satur,Ior
the 2ist day of April. A. D. 1877. between ~ :.
houIs OF anu o clock, p M. at the eourth5nse
door, belngat the front OF the building. knoyrn ss
Sagie Block on Douglas Avenue in the Civ Of
W i4 III, hanSas oner for sale at public auction
70 inc hiShest bidder for cash in hand the folo,v
ing described real property, situated In ~.
county OF sedGwick and State OF Kansas 10 VIZ.
Inc north hsif "a Of the southeast quarter ~
OF seetson thlrty three CS), in township twenfv
eight ~, south OF range one Cd east and an
! praised at 81 so per acre " up
ealu real prop-ety is levied upon as tho ur,.,c,
" OF aeiendants, Jackson G6o,i1r,an ann ttviu
| De sold 70 satisfy said order of sale VIZ
Sherlh.s Office, Wichita Kansas March lltb
| A D. Isl. i''i'
S'1Se II. W. DUNNING, Sheriff.
H. c. siuss, Plaintiffs Attorney.
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The Boston Advertiser gives respec-
liability to a curious statement which
seems 10 answer the question Have
we a prophet among us ~ Prior TO
the political conventions last year, it
is asserted, sealed paper was depos-
tied by Mr.. William e. Webster, which
when opened after the convention
proved to be a prediction that Hayes
and Wheeler would be nominated by
the Republicans and Tilden and Hen
bricks by the Democrats, and that
Hayes and Wheeler would be elected.
But the sealed paper also attempted
to predict a certain cabinet appoint
ment, and the Advertiser neglects to
state whether in respect to this the
prediction was equally accurate.-Pa6-
lie.
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ShariHNs Sale.

District Court, Thirteenth judicial District, Buti
Ter county, Kansas,
james Gillion,
william Spencer,
BY virtue f an order of sale issued out Of the
District Court of the 18th judicial district sitting
in and for Butler county, Kansas, wherein James
Gillion is plaintiff and William Spencer is deten-
dant, Will,
Saturday, the 18th day of May, a d. 1877,
| betweed the hours OF O'Clock p. m ard o'clock
p. at the court house door, being at the trent
of the building known Eagle Block on Doug
las Avenue in the city of Wichita. Kansas, offer
for sale at public auction, % the highest bidder
for cash in hand, all the right title and interest of
the defendant, William Spencer, in and 10 the
| following described real property, situated in
the county of Sedgwck, State OF Kansas, to wit
Lots No sixty co. siXty-two t62), siXty-four
| (64) and siXtysiX (s6) on Filth Avenue in Aeads
| addition 10 the city of Wichita, sedgwick county
Kansas, and lot No. ten G0T on St. Johns street
| in Hilton's addition the city of Wichita, Sedg
wick county, Kansas.
Said real property Is levied upon The proper
| ty of defendant William spencer and Will be sold
| to satisfy said order of sale.
| Sherilr's Office, Wichita. Sedgwick county
Kansas April 10TH A. d. 1871.
II. w. DUNNING,
| 2-jt Sheriff Sedgwick County, Kansas.
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SheriHs Sale

On Monday, the 18th day of April. 1877. at two
O'Clock p. m, at the stables Of Captain +. Davis
on Market street, in the CITY of Wichita, Sedg-
wick county, Kansas. / will sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand the following described
property, to wit One bay horse, about four
teen and one half hands high. Said property tc
be sold on execution in favor of John Coos =
year and G. Abbott, and against A. NJ. Ballou.
Sherifr's Office, Wichita, Kansas, April 4, Is7I
II. w. DUNNlNG, 81 - a.
BY \. L. MASSEY, Deputy. i
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Notice.
U. S. LAND OFFICE,
wichita Kansas. ADril !. Isl I

o. >.
Wichita, Kansas, April !, 1877. !
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
John W. Neal against Abraham Doobar, fo
abandoning his ID. ;. filing No. li0i5 dated DC
tober 18th 1875, upon the northeast quarter sec
o, town IS, range west, in sedgwick county
Kansas, with view TO the cancellation of 81
filing: the said parties are hereby summoned
90 clock a. m. to respond and furnish testi
concerning said alleged abandonment. 1hi,
initiated for the purpose of clearing the 7,
that said J ohm W. Neal may be allowed TO
the land under his u. s. No Il79j.
2-4t. II. l.. TAYLOR, Regis
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Notice.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, !

U. S. LAND OFFICE,
Wichita, Kansas, April 4. 1915
Complaint having been entered at this Off
VIM j. Hollis against James Bingham for
ing his D. 8 No. l0SSj, dated August I'D,
upon lots and and east half southwest gu u
section 80, township &c, south, range 5, We
ia Sedgwick county, Kansas. with view to
cancellation of said entry: the said parties N,
hereby summoned TO appear at this office, on tn,
4th day of May, 1871, at 0 O'Clock q. IN. to re-
spond and furnish testimony concerning said al
legged abandonment This suit is brought to clear
the record and enter said tract under ID. S. No.
1860, dated July 18th, 1876.
2-4t III. l.. TAYLOR, Register
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Republican Victories.

All the larger cities, including Chi
cago, Cincinnati and st. Louis, are re-
joicing over Republican victories at
their several spring elections. Kansas
City, Toledo and towns of that size,
almost universally elected Republican
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Speaking of the municipal debt of
Illinois, the Chicago Tribune has the
following. What is true of Illinois is
also true of Kansas and other States
"These debts were improvidently
incurred. The managers Of the rail-
road projects induced these people to
vote bonds in exchange for capital
stock in the railroad companies the
stock, it was represented, would yield
large annual dividends, thus relieving
the municipalities from all tax for in
terest-the townships in the meantime
being represented in the management
of the roads. 1t is needless to say that
all this was visionary. In MANY cases
the only cash capital of these railway
companies was the proceeds of these
municipal bonds. The roads were at
once mortgaged to the highest possible
sum, and then sold or leased perma-
nently to some one of the railroad
wreckcrs, and the stock obliteratcd.
These bonds, in some of the subscrib-
ing towns, equal mortgage of several
dollars an acre on all the land"
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A correspondent in the Chicago
Tribune gives details of the discovery
of skeleton mandatory near Co.
lumbus, Ohio. 1t is claimed that from
$50 TO 200 are turned out annually.
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The Kansas Pacific railway will run
fast passenger express from Kansas
City to Denver in twenty hours, COM
mencing on the 10th inst. They are
supplied with new steel rails and au-
tomato air brakes.
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From the Saline Valley Register.
Important.


The following letter to Commits
sioner Berry explains itself
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, March u. 1871
To Samuel Berry, Esq:
DEAR SIR:-ln your letter to me
you refer TO article 3, section IS, chap
ter 81, laws of 1876, and ask: ''ls o
party dealing in live stock, buying
and selling between the 1st of March
and the 1st of March, but having none
OF said stock on tie ist of March, TO
be classed as a merchant ~ La reply
| answer yes. You also refer to sec
ton p of the same article and ask
"Does this section apply to grist mills,
or in other words, are mills or any
part of the machinery, located on "a
homestead, taxable 2" 70 either form
of this question | answer yes.
Very respectfully,
WILLARD DAVIS,
Attorney General
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SOMETHING NEW

The undersigned would respectfully inform thr
public that they have formed q partnership foe
the purpose Of manufacturing Artificial Stone
Brick also all kinds OF ornamental work Tor zine
buildings, such as brackets cornices arches for
doors, windows etc Chimneys OF all STYLES
which furnish az less cost than brick
Those intending to build will do well to give us
call. Our works are situated south of Mr.
WOOdman' : residence on the Little River, whcra
You will always find some in attendance 10
wait on those that may favor us with call
46-f HELLAR & LARABEE
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Commissioner Proceedings.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE.
WICHITA KAN Anrii A z 1877

The Board of County Commissioners
of Sedgwick county, Kansas, met pur-
suant to adjournment. The following
members were present: j. NJ. Steele,
chairman. j. A. Nelson and 0. G.
Jacobs each two days.
The following bills against the
county were audited and allowed and
orders against the county fund were
ordered to be drawn therefor:
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Yours, respectfully,
j. Il. BRINLEY


ED. EAGLE In regard to your in
quiry last week, concerning the Coun-
ty Fair interest with the farmers, |
cheerfully submit the following:
Since the fruitless attempt at an ex-
hibition last fall, the matter has re-
ceived some consideration among us,
in this part of the county. Conclud-
ing that the farmers could not reason
ably expect TO run s. Fair while the
city people owned it, number of 9TH
ers and myself have, within the last
two months, solicited subscriptions
for stock among the tillers of the soil.
Our object was to thus distribute the
stock now held by large shareholders
in Wichita. Something over thirty
shares have been subscribed for in
Kechi and Grant townships, and no
one regrets more than | do that those
subscribers did not become bona tide
stockholders in time to participate in
the late election. Subscribers were
solicited also in many of the other
townships, but we have heard nothing
of the result. With the grasshoppers
upon us, and many other things en-
gaging our mind, we will not here at
tempt to brow-beat the farmers into
the support of this institution. In
fact, if dragged in they no doubt will
have TO be dragged on, after they arc
in; but it is fact that many of the
best friends the Association has ever
had are in Wichita. Those who have
given it the most substantial aid, aul
who are now willing to sell their stock
for less than the actual value of the
property 10 aid it further. Where is
the farmer in Sedgwick county who is
magnanimous enough to invest $500
for the sake of making the people
Fair and yet one or two men in Wich-
tia have carried nearly twice that much
in stock from year to year without one
cent of return, and are still working
to make it success.
Any farmer who is DESTROYS that
this institution should succeed, can
add mite toward that end by step
ping into the Office of Secretary Stem
and purchasing share of its stock
for So. w. III. RANSOM.
KEcHI, April 10, 1877.
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Publication Notice.

In the District Court of Sedgwick Coua
sas.
Madison NJ. McAllister, Plaintiff,
VS..
Clarinda L. Nc Allister, Defendant.
Clarinda L. McAllister is hereby noi.ii
she has been sued in the above named
the said plaintiff, Madison NJ. McAllis
that unless she answer the petition of the 3.
iSon NJ. McAllister against her fled in sal,
IN the office of the Clerk of the District {
Sedgwick county, Kansas, by the 18th
May, 1877, the said petition Will be taken
and Judgment will be rendered against III
defendant, Clarinda 4 . McAllister, in fav
said plaintiff. divorcing said plaintiff, =
NJ. McAllister from the said Clarinda
lister, in accordance with the prayer o.
tition. MADISON NJ. INGALLS,
LAT By VIM & IIrTIY his Al.