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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24
For the Eagle.
From Peotone.
PEorONE. April Il, 1877!

fEOTONE, ApriI "a, 1917.
EDITOR EAGLE last Sunday We had
the most refreshing rain Of the season
1t was accompanied by little hail. A
goodly number of our people took adj
vantage Of the time and put out their
hedges. The corn planted the first Of
the month Is doing well. 1t does not
90 ahead of the season. Mr.. =. Grief,
who lately came here from Illinois and
brought his seed corn with him, we un-
derstand was obliged to rcplant ON ac-
count Of his corn rotting and not COM
ing up. The family Of the Rev. j. Nc
Crca. the minister of the Reunited Pres
5yterian church of this place, have ar
rived from their former home in Alesco,
Indians. Judging from their appear
ancc we cannot but form good opinion
Of them. We understand that there
'.wird deutsch spreschcn" by some
in the family. They are welcome IN our
midst. We are sorry TO cihoniclc Inc
fact that there is some sickness IN our
midst. Mr.. Losey Young was very SICK,
now c0nyalccent Mr.. Henry Miller's
little daughter Sadie is down with the
measles. bat with good nursing Is dong
well: Mr.. Carl Miller has an attack OF
lung fever Miss Susie Little is also re-
ported on the sick list with the measles.
We hope for a speedy recovery OF them
all, as also that the disease will not
spread among us. We also arc Obliged
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24
The Indian Territory.

Some kind Of movement has been
put on foot BY somebody to rum a lot OF
settlers into the Indian Territory
Twenty-Five families left C"ficvvillc for
the Territory west of the Goth meridian
ana more are to follow. The claim set
up by the projectors of the scheme is
that lands west of that meridian have
been regularly surveyed and sectionized
and such as have not been set apart or
dee grated as Indian reserves. are open
to settlement under the laws governing
pab,;c domain. We know nothing oi
the status Of the case, but general prin-
ciplcs predict that the adventurous set
tiers will be unccrcmon;ou>ly bounced
by Federal officers.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24
An Undeniable Result.

One Of the results of an independent
line to Wichita, as everybody can un
derstand, will be that in the matters OF
coal and lumber il will pay consumers
10 come 10 Wichita with their wagons
for from twenty-five to fifty miles in all
directions. Trade that has heretofore
gone 10 surrounding towns will be
forced to this point. Merchandise OF
all kinds will be laid down in Wichita
at Kansas City prices, while all kinds OF
grain win command Missouri river
prices. Wichita will become at once Il
jcbb;ng. supply and shipping point for
this whole country.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24
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The Colored Exodus,

The stampede of colorcd people from
the South to Kansas is becoming seri-
Gus matter. serious not only to the Ne
gro himself. but to the South and to
the people of Kansas. In several South
crn States measures are being adopted
10 check the movement, for if ii con-
tinucs to swell. the cotton and sugar
States will be left ruin and all their in
tcrcsts PROSTATE. The papers say that
everywhere throughout the South the
colorcd people arc talking and thinking
of nothing else. In the meantime the
question has itself upon the attention
of Congress. Several boat loads have
already arrived at Wyandottc in this
State, hundreds Of whom are destitute
and many sick. Wyandottc. through
her city government, has been doing all
they could to take care of these rcftl-
gccs. but the burthcn is becoming too
great and the Mayor last Friday issued
!, proclamation warning al! steamboats,
not TO land any more Of the cOlorcd
people at that point. They all want to
go out on government lands, but they
do not understand that such lands arc
wild and that without money and i'm.
plenlenis they would inevitably starve
to death. Socicties have been organ
ICED in several eastern cities for the par.
pose Of raising money to aid these peo'
pie who are fleeing for their lives and
liberties, but if the movement continues
it will take millions of dollars to meet
the emergency. These light contribu.
lions would not prove drop in the
bucket. They will not go out to work
in small numbers, evidently fearing to
separate.
The question is grave one to the
people Of this State.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24

Tho San Francisco Seeking Safety

The ST. Louis and san Francisco Is
iss. coming out of the dark. Yesterday.
three surveying parties were started
ont in different directions TO pick oai a
route 10 Wichita. distance of one hum
drcd and forty miles from Pierce City.
The Carthage branch Of the Missouri
aud Western (St. l.. and ). +. lessccs) is
being built from Pierce City To Oswcgo
n distance of scvcnty-threc miles. II
will strike the NJ. X. and 4. NJ Oswcgo.
an the l.. l.. and G.. either at lndcpcn-
lcncc or Chcrryvalc. This company
VIII build one hundred miles of road III
TO . fine wheat-growing country be-
tween now and December iirst.-fiIotc-
DeMocrof.
The editor of the great religious
journal of sleepy hollow" has made an
observation about the extension OF
railroad from Pierce City to Oswego
which has been in operation for two
voa-s or more. The CD. had better
extend its tow line far enough to know
what is actually TRANSPORTING touching
ST. Louis most vital interests. or shut
nm ehOp,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24

The gross earnings Of hiEeiecn of the
principal railroads Of the country for
March show, as a whole. a large increase
upon the business returned forFcbriiary.
In reviewing the statements furnished,
the Central Pacific and tho southwest
crn lines show tho most marked int
provcmen,, more especially the Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fc. Kansas Pa
cific, Hannibal and ST. Joseph, st. Louis
Kansas City and Northern, and St.Louis
and Iron Mountain. The extensive i'm
migration movement from the States
north of the Ohio, in the direction OF
Kansas. is undoubtedly adding to the
business Of these roads. The grain
curriers' for the most part are below
last years receipts: milwaukee, and ST.
Paul, Chicago and Alton, Wabash, Tole-
do. Peoria and Warsaw, and the Iowa
line of the Illinois Central all coming
under. that category. The Illinois Cen
trail, main line, and Chicago aud North
western make exceptionally favorable
returns. The Canada roads, as usual,
are behind.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24
Tho Iudiananolis Jouynal. in an ar

The indianapolis Journal, in an ar'i'
Gle on The 'Grant Killers" takes occa'
sion to say that there are ten Grant men
to-day for every Grant man that could
be mustered. a year ago; and. unless
there is change in the course Of cur
rent political events. there VIII be ten
m wear from this time where there is
one to-day land adds: IF the arrogance
of th.. late rebels continues and increases
as it is most sure to do, and the Grant
killers are persistent, as they are most
sure to be. the nomination by the ite'
publicans in 1880 will be Il mere matter
of form. and the election Of Grant VIII
be 2 mere matter of course.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24

Mead county has sensation in the
discovery of salt well of such great
depth that soundings have been made
10 the extent of three hundred feet
without touching bottom. If this be
s.bstantiatcd. as we hope il may, it Will
be good thing for Mead county and
io- Kansas. 1t is the fourth county
from the west line of the State and joins
me milan Territory.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24
Rest at Last.

The Fort Dodge Tines, the ables'
Grccaback paper in Iowa, announces III
its last issue that the Democratic party
isa good enough party for it. and that
hereafter ii will support the Democratic
principles. The Democratic camp i,
where they will Mi finally bring up
There is not room for three parties in
this country. The Republicans and
Democrats thoroughly cover the ground
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24

The New York SIN admits that II
General Grant is made the Presidential
candidate of the Republican party there
is a possibility Of his election. The one
thing that makes his election possible,
the Sun says, sis pcrvading belief that
the government will otherwise lapse in
to The control Of those who once al
icmnted its overthrow"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24
p0rLYlched.

Baltimore. April 17.-When the train
which left Washington with Jas. Carol,
accused Of raping Mrs. Thomas. Of
Lick>villc. Maryland. reached Washing
ton Junction fifteen or twenty masked
men boarded it aud after Il desperate
struggle succeeded in ovcrpowering the
policemen, and the prisoner was drag
ged from the train. a rope thrown over
his head and pulled across sield to the
nearest tree and hanged.
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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24
Frnlrlin County Bonds Voted.

The vote in Franklin county. last
Tuesday, on the proposition to issue
county bonds to the amount OF $1,000
Der nile. and $50. 600 in cash TO the rail-
roads from Paola TO Ottawa, and from
Paoia to Garnet, resulted in minority
in favor of the proposition Of 5l4. Eight
ont of the fourteen townships voted for
the proposition.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24

sess, proposals viii b y~reised 81 a.i- eiii.s
unit, MAJ is.h ts.9 Tor the delivery ~ shs sxe.-
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aye hsi1.frc,i hesf 81 Young cows 81 native ard
domestic risti ff4,m iwD a. three ysafs I'D
Bsd< will ~ received for eli part ~ ssii
number, s.d Win rtsts nnssnef ~ ts.-yssr eide
spi susster ~ three oi3s vi an price ~ ssss
u srssns fr the host Interests ~ The syt
T. Ntlt-.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24
DESTROYED by Fire

News was received here Tuesday an
nouncing that an explosion had taken
place at LEO p. m. at kinsley, in butch
cr's shop, from which place large por-
ton Of the business part of the town
was DESTROYED by fire. Twenty-eisht
buildings were destroyed.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24

The Kansas Central marrow guage)
Railroad was sold the other day for
S25o. 600. The purchasers were Com
modorc Garrison, of the Missouri Pa
c;f;c. and Len T. Smith.
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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24

A contract has been let for extending
the L., l.. & G. Railroad from lndepcn-
dence, in Montgomery county, to the
east line of Elk county,a distance OF
sixteen miles. Work will commence at
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24

TIE re nocratic Legislature of Mis-
souri, has refused TO impeach their de-
faul,irg State Treasurer. Had he been
Republican, he would have been put
through on the double quick.
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Railroad Earnings.

The New York Commercial and FL
nancial Chronicle fusn;shcs In advance
Of publication in its own columns tie
gross earnings of some of the principal
roads Coz the month of March. 1879:
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WICHITA, KANSAS, APRIL q, 1859.

Hon. ID. w. Wilder says the report
that he and Noble L. Prentis were to
take charge of the Topeka Blade, is not
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-24

Death Of Gen. John A. Dix.
NEW York, April 2l.-Gcncral John
\. Dix died tonight at half past eleven
o'cloek
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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-12-19
The Legislature.

The Legislature. -
We understand from various sources that this
body is doing vast amount of business, but
| we canddly confess that We can find but little
| in the published proceedings of sufficient i'm:
| portnnce to readers to warrant us in occupy
| ing much space in our columns with them To
us 1t appears that ninc-tcnlhs of the legislation
| now done and in progress is upon purely local
| matters, i'll which our leaders would feel but
little interest. And the laws already passed as
we'll as those now being acted upon are as sealed
| books to us. We know nothing about them but
their titles, and were it not for few cxpana-
| tory remarks which the correspondent of the
Charleston NerS and Courier occasionally gives
| even the titles Of some of the bills would mis-
lead us. We give in another column the list Of
| Acts already ratified, and in that we give our
readers nearly all we know about them AS to
the bills now before the Legislature there is no
| telling what will be thcir fate. The mQtiQnis
"strikc out the enacting clause" is as col4lnoH
! in this Legislature as was calling for 1.-THE pre-
,ious question when the Radicals had control
of the State House.
We have no doubt the work done was uecos.
sary for the interests of the localities to whicl,
the laws apply. but excepting the question OF
the permanent settlement of the public debt
which il still under discussion the Agricultural
College, the Columbia and Charleston Canals.
Forfeited Lands, Rcdisricting the State, the
Registration Law, bill TO establish Depart
ment OF Agriculture, and statistics, which pro.
vides that license tax of 5000, shall be imposed
upon each manufacturer and seller of phos pha-
tes in the State, and school district bill TO
empower local taxation, we don't see any mra-
sure of interest to readers that is now before
the General Assembly. In the proceedings of
Tuesday we find the following which was read a
second time:
Joint resolution to authorize the County Trea-
surcr Of Union County to apply the two mills
school tax collected for the fiscal year 1877, and
turned over TO him by his predecessor, to the
payment of past due school claims of said
County.
The bill to amend act to provide for drain
age in Anderson and Beaufort was amended by
adding Fairfield, Chester, Union. Greenville,
Oconcc. Laurcns AMI portions of Abbcvlc Coun
ties. and the bill then passed to a third
reading.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-12-19
Help Gen. Hoods Children.

We were waited n few days ago by that
philanthl opic and most excellent Lady, Mrs NJ.
j. Clark, who had been requested by some La
dies in Columbia during the late Fair to see what
she could do among the people of Union for the en-
orphan children of the late Gen. Hood. Mrs
Clark, true to the instincts Of her noble nature,
accepted the mission and canvassed the town as
far rs it possible for one so advanced in age
to do, and met with gratifying success But few
refused 10 contribute to the humane cause, and
II very respectable sum was collected but no
doubt there are hundreds i'll the country who
would be glad TO throw in their mite for the
support and education Of those ten sweet little
helpless children of that brave and noble soldier
and defender of the Southern Confcdcracy. and
We appeal to them now 10 open their hearts and
their pocket books and contribute to the general
fund, 10y sending to Mrs. Clark, or through us or
Mr. John Rodgcr, such sums as they feel able
To spare. twenty-five or fifty cents from every
Confederate Soldier in the county would be u
splendid contribution from Union, while we know
the Ladies of the County will interest themselves
in the charitable cause.
Mrs. Clark either has. or will send for, beau
hfnl photograph picture of the little orphans
which she is authorized to sci for the benefit of
the fund Tn. picture Of these ten little parent.
less and homeless ittlo ones would melt the
heart Of the closest misCr. From the little one
in the cradle TO the ulGcs-ohiy y ycars--wc
have never seen group of swceter or more
striking faces, while upon the wall hangs j,,r
feet likeness Oft General and his aminble wife
We have never called In vain urun the people Of
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-12-19

Til" CASE OF NEIL BLAIR.-Columbia, Dcccn,-
Der l3.-Thc Governor has rcspitcd Neil Blair.
who was to bc hanged at Camden Oh the 18th of
January, until the second Friday in March,
This is the second respite that has been granted
him through the persistent efforts Of Capt. Clark,
the condemned mans att 1rncv who present eI
npctition for the commutation of sentence signed
by the judge, seven members of the jury who
condemned Blair and the solicitor of the Cir.
cult.
The Governor declined to commute the SEN
tcnce, but granted the respite that time might
lac given his counsel to carry the case to the
Court Of Appeals.
Blair, it will be remembered, was one of the
misguided men who lorded it over this people
during the clark period"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-12-19
DR.. J. Mott Moore.

We sincerely regret to state that DR.. j. Nutt
Moore and family have removed from amongst
us 10 reside hereafter in the town Of Spartan
burg. The removal Of this excellent physician
anil his most cstimable family is no ordinary
loss to this community AS Physician DR..
Moore is one Of the ablcst as well as the most
attentive and congcnial we have ever known,
and we hope his removal will insure him a larger
md more profitable field of practice and in which
we are confident his high order liabilities will be
h'norcd ahd appreciated. But the DR.. is not The
greatest loss that will be felt in Union. His in
tciligcnt and interesting family have long occu-
pied and adorned q high position in the Social
C rcie of this community and we know their ab.
Sence will create feelings Of regret with all
We say to the people Of SparIanburg that in
DR.. Moore All his family they will fnd all the
best qualities that adorn and elevate the moral
and intellectual stan lard of n community, and
we all p art with them very reluctantly.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-12-19
For tho inns

For the Times.
Mr.. EpIraE :-Flom the Register it appears
that there is going in the Legislature quite
an animated discussion for and against the plan
of allowing all the towns and villages of the
State TO establish Graded Schools with the RIGHT
Of taxation, whenever they may choose to do
so.
The opponents Of the measure have set up n
hue ami cry againse it on the grounds that it
gives the small taxpayer the same voting power
with the rich man who pays a large tax-and
that there is no limit to it. This attack has
been ably answered by showing that the law
proposed strictly limits the q lditonal school
tax to one and u half mills on the doar-it
may be less but not more and that the sum
so raised is entirely subject To the disposal OF
I lose who pay taxes on property. OF one thing
| am quite sure that there arc ut least some large
taxpayers amongst us who will not bcgrudgc TO
the children Of those who arc less fortunate as to
worldly goods the small pittancc asked for
to help them acquire an education. And let the
others if there are such) bear in mind that they
are quite as much, if not more, interested in
view of greater security given to their posses
sionS as is the poor man who has but little to
lose III case the rising generation should grow
up regardless Of the rights of property, because
of the means of acquiring instruction in better
things. PUILO.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-12-19
Heavy Rain.

On Saturday afternoon last the heaviest rain
we have hal for over year commenced falling.
1t lasted all Saturday night and all day Sunday
No doubt much damage was done, but VIC have
not heard Of any in this county. All tue creek.
and rivers are so much swollen that few per.
sons from the country have been in town since
We learn that the rain extended beyond Ashc.
Vile, y. C., and it must have caused n great rise
in the streams below this point