The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-08-08
GENERAL NEWS.


The Kansas Pacific Lands.
A circular has been issued by the
land commissioner of the Kansas Pacific
railroad, in relation to the recent discus
sion Of Secretary Schurz opening the lands
of Pacific railroads to presumption at s1.25
per acre. He says before paying out their
money or going to the trouble of making a
settlement on any of the lands, persons
should carefully consider some OF the facts.
The commissioner further says:
In the act of 1862, granting the lands, 1t is
stated that all such lands so granted which
shall not be sold or disposed of,within three
years after the entire road shall have been
completed. shall be subject to settlement
and pre-emption like other lands at a price
not exceeding one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre, to be paid to the company.
The attorney for Dudymott, in the case in
which the so-called decision has been ren-
dered made strenuous effort to show that
the tract in question had not been sold by
the company. but the secretary says the
evidence is not satlsfactory,,an that before
Dudymott gets his certificate it shall be
madeto appear that the company had not
sold or disposed of the land at the date he
applied to illo upon 1t. The honorable Sec
retary has not rendered an unqualified de-
cision that the railroad lands may be pre-
empted, and If he did, such decision would
by no means be final, and he leaves Dudy-
mott but little advanced If any, In his ef-
fort to get the land. The lands were all
sold by the company before the three years
had elapsed, and Mr.. Dudymott will labor
in vain to show to the contrary and accord
Ing to the way in which the secretary puts
It, every would-be pre-emptor will proba-
bly, have the same battle to fight" The
company holds that its mortgage sales are
n clear fulflllment of the intentions of the
law, and all future transactions will be
carried on with the view that the compa-
ny's title to all the land grant Is absolute
Crash in Kansas City.
Kansas City has had another damag-
ing bank failure The Mastin Bank closed
its doors on Saturday the Sd. The widely
known and long established bank closed
its doors and announced Its suspension.
For more than week prior to the suspen-
sion the air was full ofrumors that the bank
was tottering to Its fall. and consequently
the shock to the public when the end came
was not so great as 1t would otherwise have
been. The cause Tor its immediate embar-
rassment is no doubt from political rather
than financial causes. Being one of the
repositories of the State funds and some Of
Its officers bondsmen of the State treasurer
the late criticisms at st. Louis and other
money centres in regard to that officer
doubtless created the dlstrust which led to
the withdrawal of deposits. and forced its
suspension.
The Two Nationals.
Gen. B. F. Butler called on Kearney
at the house of Kearney's mother, and had
talk OF an hour and half upon the Chi
nese question in California. The conver-
sation then took wide range. Kearney
asked the General about greenbacks, and
was answered.: The greenback is untaxed
money; the Shylocks wish to make it in
terest-bearing money. Here Kearney in
terrupted, exclaiming, money! money! we
want first an honest government and then
money will take care Of itself. Why, II |
cobblestones were money tomorrow these
thieves would make corner on 1t. but
Ter laughingly, that's so, Kearney.l
Sdttstcs from SIX companies.
Col. +. A Bee, attorney for the Chi
nese Six Companies, is preparing letter
to President Hayes In relation to the Chi
nese question, setting forth statements re-
garding the immigration based upon off,
clal records. He will show that during the
past two years, up to June 1st, the emigra-
tion and death rates of the Chinese have |
exceeded the immigration by about 500 |
and that the entire number Of Chinese res
idents on the Pacific coast. as borne on the |
registers of the Six-Companles, does not |
exceed G5,000.
The Treasury Report.
The Public debt statement for Aug.
1st, shows decrease in debt for the
month of 2O6.3O6.07, and the following bal
ances in the Treasury: Currency, SlOs
9lT63; special fund for redemption of frac-
tional currency, S10,0000OO; especial depos-
1t OF legal tenders for the redemption of
certificates Of deposit, S51,200.OOO; coin,
500 200, 7s5, ,249; including coin certificates,
S45,69l03; outstanding legal tenders, 49,
466, ,8l016.
Negro Riot In Cuba,
A negro riot broke out on the 22d
inst, in Havana. The principal cause Of
the dissatisfaction among the blacks seems
to have been their continuance in slavery
after the liberation Of all those who lately
at the collapse of the rebellion.
The police had to charge sword In han1,
killing and wounding great many. The
rioters then dispersed and fled to the
swamps around Aretes castle.
Not Final,
The land agent of the Union Pacific
railroad at Omaha mas issued IN official
circular letter, giving notice that that road
will not accept as final the recent decision
OF Secretary Schurz as to the right Of citi-
zens to settle on and remain In undisturb-
ed possession of lands grantedto the Union
Pacific road by the government. and all
such settlers will be dealt with as trespass-
ara,