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Homestead Rights.

WASHINGTON, March 2o.-Senator
Teller, from the committee on Public
lands, reported bill 20 shorten the
period of residence necessary to ac-
quire titles to homesteads, making it
three years instead of five. 1t reduces
the period of allowable absence from
six months to three. From the same
committee he reported a bill to settle
the title of actual settlers on the Des
Moines river railIoad grant.
THE ATTACK ON GARFIELD.
VIM. Brown, who is author of the
recent attack ON the late President
Garfield, over the signature, Justice; .
was really a delegate to the Chicago
convention from Kentucky, says Con-
gresham White, of Kentucky, who
was chairman of the delegation from
that state, but Kentucky republicans,
all unite IN declaring that he does not
reflect any sentiment of the state in his
assault upon Garfield.
WORKING AGAINST THE BILL.
1t is understood, friends of the Un-
ion and Central Pacific railroads are
working vigorously against the pass
age of the Chinese bill in the House.
They are int crested in the head money
and also the new Chinese labor.
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The Lever MiSsisSippl.

The floods On the lower Mississippi
the present spring have been unprece.
dented, both in their extent and con.
sinuation. Whole counties, of the
richest farming lands in the world have
been swept bv these floods, as with a
bosom Of destruction. People have been
compelled not only to hurriedly flee
for their lives, but their stock. imple-
ments, fences, houses and provisions
have been swept away by the water.
From Cairo south the Mississippi bot
tom is covered with a sheet of water
like an inland sea. The damages IN
dollars and cents will doubtless mount
up into the millions, while the loss of
life will be gieat if the facts
are ascertained. The condition of
affairs is truly pltiable and deserves a
prompt response from the more fortu.
nate sections of the country. The issue
of government ratlons to the sufferers
has doubtless saved many lives, but the
sufferers will need other and further
aid after the waters subsidc, and until
they can rebuild their ruined homes
and make crop. We hope this appeal
will meet with hearty and generous
response erywhere.
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Radical Ridge Nstes.

ED1roR GRAPHlc:-AlthouRh District
No. 1, has had some stormy times this
winter, with music on the air Gcl
sionally, all is quiet now. There has
been q number of changes in this
neighborhood recently.
Land is changing hands quite freely
ami many old citizens and old land
marks are disappearing. The German,
seem to be taking the country south Of
Bear creek. Let them come for they are
generally good citizens.
Moses Burch, and Howard Henry
have sold their farms. Sorry to loose
such good citizens. Gid. Ricney has
al.o sold out. J: N. Brown has bought
the Hollenbeck place. The sale OF Mr..
Fowler's (the Collins) place has already
been noted. Mr. Oxley got it. Prices
have ranged from $l5 to 80 per acre.
C. Hollenbeck is coming back to his
farm this spring.
Our friend w. Haney thought he
was getting the spring fever, but DR..
Hubbard pronounced it only slight
attack Of the sun-grins.
Early Corbin is getting decidedly in.
dustrious. He commenced farming in
February.
James NJ. Hayward says he Is no
second termer for director.
HAwK-EYE.
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A Big Dictionary.

Just think OF one book in twelve
quarto volumes of two thousand pages
each. Such work it Is proposed to
publish, which will lie the first com
plete dictionary ofthe English language
ever issued. Twenty-Five year, ago,
Mr.. Herbert Coleridae, 1T the lnstlga-
ton of the English Pathological society
undertook to edlt such a work. When
be died DR.. Murray was made the edi-
tor, and be found himself in uossession
of several tons of manuscript. The
new work is under way, and the first
volume which relates to the letter A
will be published this year in ten years
time this great work will all have been
published. The text will of course be
swollen by the many quotations which
will be given to illustrate the various
definitions to all words in the English
language. But, after all, will this die,
tionary be OF much value to the mass of
the community? 1t will doubtless be
priced by speakers, writers and scholars
hut lite is too short for the ordinary
man or woman of the world to spend
their days in poring over preposter.
eously large dictionary.--Ft0m Dennor-
est's Monthly for April.
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CENTRAL vs.. WARD SCHOOLS.

While we do net agree with Mr..
]. NJ. Greenwood, the accomplished
Superintendent Of the Kansas City
schools, we give room in our columns
for what he has to say on the subject
with great pleasure. 1t must be re.
membered that the great bulk of oul
pupils are and will Continue to be, the
little toddlers" to whom a mile or a
mile and half tramp, through the cold
slush, and mud of the winter, is big
undertaking, and it was for these we
spoke when We urged the importance Of
providing Ward school houses, instead
of a gr.at costly central school, which,
while it might prove a benefit to those
already well advanced, would lack the
more important features and facilities
necessary for thorough primary in
struction. One thing is evident, if the
schools ofthe city are to be centralized
there are very many little ones who
must, through portion Of the season
at least. forego all benefits of the COM
mon school, and their attendance at
best will be but fitiul and irregular.
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A Young FIEND.
A Boy Whe has . Pencbalt for Pat
ting eat Of Eyes.

MARSHALL, TEX, March 2o.-Ed
Hatten, a 5-year-old negro boy, re-
siding near Woodlawn, ten miles north
of here went into the house Of a neIgh-
boring colored woman during her tenn
porary absence, and taking her infant
child from the cradle carried it off to-
ward the railroad depot. On the
mothers return she gave the alarm and
began pursuit The child was finally
found in a fence corner, with its eyes
punched out, in Il dying condition.
The young Gend, not being old enough
for legal punishment. was caught and
carried home to his mother, who said
the boy had penchant for putting out
Of eyes; that if he got hold Of 4 chicken
his first act was to punch out its eyes.
A flogging within an inch Of his life by
his motl.er is the only punishment the
juvenile cut-throat is likely to receive
for his murderous deed.
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St. Louis niftst.

The following are yesterdays st.
Louis quotations:
Wheat-March l.32, April l.3S bid.
Corn-March 674, April 81 to 81 bid
Oats-March A, April SAX bid.
Butter-Choice TO fancy creamery ~
to 42c. dairy chice 35 to Acc. good To
prime 80 to 34c.
Cheese-Cream Ii to 231., part SKI
to81s.
EQg-14c.
Poultry-Dressed turkeys II to 13c
chickens and ducks, dressed, $50 tn
to 3.25 per doz., geese 200 to 200 to
500 per doz.
Potatoes Choice 1.s5 to 1.3s, mixed
90 to Ito per bu.
Onions--Choice red 2.35 to 90 per
Dbl red no,hern 9Oe to LOO per bu.
Beans w hite 3.65 to Is.
Sweet POtatoes--per bl AIS to 500.
Apples-Com. 200 to $50, choice s15
to 425.
Cattle--Good to heavy steers $50 to
900 medium to fair 500 to $50 com.
mon to choice cow $50 to 4.65.
Hogs-Yorkers els to 6.55. common
70 good packing go to $50, extra
heavy butchers 6.s5 to 7.1O, pigs 600
to o. 10, skins and culls 4.5O to $50
Sheep-Medium to fair muttons 375
TO %, good to choice 10 $50 to SIS,
stock $50 to $50.
Wool.Tub wa, he'd 81 to 80, fair
81 to % diney and low 81 to 3ac.
,oi ohide;-Dry l6l. to l6A, damaged
los, dry salt 12c, dam. 1Oc, green
peathers.Prime AZ to 4Sc, mixed 20
to 80, tare 3 to 10 per ct.
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Omaha News.

OMAHA, NEE., March 2c.-The Ia.
Dor troubles remain about as last week
The strikers are still trying to hold out
but there are no signs Of violence.
The Government orders part Of the
militia sent home tonight and to-mor.
row mom.ng- The remainder will fol.
low soon unless later develop ments
render IT advisable to keep them here
louge,. a small detail OF regulars is
sent down evoy day from the
fort. The strikers Genounce Founder,
the leader who deserted them. in the
lMtterest terms.
The Governor has decided to cali
an extra session Of the Legislature
mex, month. The definite date is not
fixed, but will probably be somewhere
from the 18th to the 10th.
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The Globe Democrat thinks 1T is pref
ty well settled now that Gov. Critten-
den will call an extra session Of the
legislature for redistricting purposes,
The dem ocratic party will shus put the
state to an extra expense OF $4,000
for one congressman. The republicans
would prefer to see that money
spent in relieving the distress OF the
oyerhowed south" The Post Dispatch
with something like sneer at the ma
ttrial OF which the governor is made,
expresses itself to this purpose: Now
that the democratic central committee
of st. Louis, has formally declared it.
self in favor of gerrymander, Gov.
Crittenden will have no excuse for fur
ther delaying the proclamation calling
a special session Of the legislature The
governor was made here in st. LOUIS
out OF ra W material" Other democrat
ic organs in the state do not hesitate to
declare outright for such gerryman
der as shall Riye the state solid demo.
cratic delegationin in congress. If
such a one is made we venture the pre-
dictlon that those who make it will
live to regret it.-Quiscy Whiy.
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A Probable Demand for stock.

From the numerous reports that have
reached St. Louis in the past 80 days
Of the loss by overflow in the lower
States of thousands Of heads OF stock,
and from all present indications, it can
be inferred that by the time the food
subsidies the farmers along the Mlssiss.
ippi River will have suffered atotalloss
of their horses and cattle. At present
there are hundreds and hundreds OF
horses cattle and sheep crowded togeth.
er on Indian mounds and other high
spots ofland in the overilowed districts.
OF course there is nothing within their
reach by which life can be sustained,
and, as a consequence, are being rapid.
ly exterminated. Drowned stock are
floating SO plentifully in the Lower MIS-
sissippi at the present time that a body
Of men are engaged at Greenville and
Vicksburg in catching them as they are
being carried down with the current,
towing them to the shore and there skin.
ming them for their hides. Nearly 900
head was tossed ashore opposite Green
vile last Saturday, and as many more
at Vicksburg.the same day.-Post Dis
patch.
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The New York Herald's Panama
correspondent continues to make war
on the De Lessep's canal management
and lays long list Of costly mistakes
to the credit Of the great engineer Ii
seems that absolutely no real work has
been done. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars have been squandered in the
purchase of machinery OF all sorts,
which are of no use at all, or will only
come in play years hence. The grand
hotel was purchased for the company's
Offices, the price paid being $25o.ooo
when better building could have been
put up for one fifth of the sum; and
worst Of all, the company has been
made use Of to give lucrative places to
hord ofbroken down adventurers
who are totally unfit for the duties they
are sent to perform. In an interview
in the New York Tribune, Capt. Eads
says he does not think the canal will
ever be build.--Rebn6ican.
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CRIIHToP GRAPIICs.

GaExNTor, March sr.--Trade is
very good in town taking the roads
into consideration; the hitching racks
were full Of teams Friday and Saturday
Came to get corn ground. 1t is root
hog or die.
W. S Gatl,n has bought out Lind &
Bros. store house and goods and takes
possession the aand Of this month.
when he gets both stock Of goods and
post-of6ce in, it will fill up the house
pretty well.
WIN. ]. Light is pulling down his
old house preparatory to put up his
new house which is all ready to raise.
VIM. J. Light bought 10 acres Of
land Of Matt Speer at $as per acre.
Esq. Lewis is fencing up the square
between his house and the school
house with fencing bought of ]. H.
Wilkes, of Kirksville.
John H. Lay has sold his farm
miles west Of here to S. NJ. Swanson
and is going to the mountains.
Uni Metcalf came very near losing
a horse last week by falling into ditch
and was nearly dead when gotten out
reported last week that the Shaw
boys were generally in every riot go'
up in the ne,ghborhood. l made the
report from what the citizens in the
neighborhood told me, and have moth
ing to take back.
The sick are mostly improving,
DR.. Shirley's daughter is getting worse
and is given up; Mrs. W. B. Reynolds
is better; O. NJ. Stanton's girl is better
Mrs, Cleton is better; MIR. Cleton, not
so well.
saw the smiling countenance o.
John Rippey in toxn last week. He
is our ex.representatlve. He was
looking for fine stock with long ears
it may be he forgot the looking glass
before he started. REGULAR.
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Gulteau Breaking Down.

Deputy Warden Russ, Of the Jail in
which Guiteau is confined says the
assassin Is not well-that he weakened
when he read an interview with SEQ.
vile, had in Chicago, in which he said
be did not mind Guiteau being sacrl
feed if it would call attention to the
laws relating to insane criminals. Mr..
Russ says the interview threw Guiteau
into fever. and he has been sulky
ever since. He is not well now. His
appetite is gone, and lie doesn't sleep
we'll tosses in bed, and moans as if in
great trouble. He is breaking now,'
SAID Russ. My opinion Is that as soon
as tie court in banc decides against
granting him a new trial, he will 20 to
pieces, and will have to lie carried to
the scatfold, if he does not die before
the day of execution comes around
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Collectors settlement.

Total amount Of tax back for 1881 with
which he YVES charged: State tax, s13,.
sO6 %; county tax $l7 ,262,17, road tax,
s2,767. 81: railroad tax, s3.429,s6; school
tax $l0,6l9,03.
The collection: Of tax books of 1881
were as follows: State tax, 412,l31 so
county tax, s15, 5,1Oe 55 road tax, =, ,43O-
l6; railroad tax, 3,OOS.57; school tax
SS,s79.77
In addition to the above there has
been collected and paid over to the
county treasurer ss,9O7,4 AZ on the back
tax books, making the total amount col
le,ted $S,l42,0O more than the tax
book for 1881. This is certainly a very
good showing.
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Millarl Matters.

MLLARp. Mo-, March Thinking
that few items from this place may be
interesting 10 the many readers Of your
valuable and widely circulated paper, !
will drop you few lines.
Business here for the last few weeks
has been worry dull on account Of the
almost irnpassable roads. Mud, mud,
everywhere.
The people of this yicinsty are antic-
irating an interesting time at the CON
cert and exhibition to come off here to-
morrow night. Miss Gertrude Ames
has just closed very successful term
Of school IN this blace, and proposes to
give the public an exhibition Of the
progress made by her pupils during the
past winter.
No doubt the coming exhibition will
bs q very entertaining and enjoyable
affair. The parties engaged in it is a
guarantee of success.
Mr.C. Tracy, the silver tounged
TEN nperance orator, delivered power
full and vary eloquent address here last
night. Mr. Tracy is perfect gentle
man, and Is doing valiant service tor
the temperance cause in this State.
Success to him.
Mr.. Dan Ha.stead who has been sick
for some time, is out again.
The new store house is under head.
way.
Your valuable paper is generally
read by our people.
Long may the GRAPHIC wave.
More Anon.
ScRrppI
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PeculiarIties Of Race Horses,

Next to locomotives race horses
seem to have the most marked person.
al peculiarities. According to the New
York Hour. Springbok was a perfect
savage, and would allow no one in his
stall save his regular boy, to whom he
was much attached. Parole has a
fancy for hankerchiefs protruding from
gentlemen's pockets, and in robbing
the ladies Of their cloaks. Harry Bass
sett hated barsfooted stable boys and
would bite their legs. Blackburn
could never be got to extend himself
unless the jocky wore bis colors.
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LITERARY.

TmE April number of Demorest
Monthly Magazine has four Easter cards
of roses in oil colors, which are real
gems of art, two steel engravlngs. and
numerous illustrations The contents
are varied and interesting. "The Ad-
mirars Wand by Mrs Alexander grows
in interest as it progresses; Society
Life" by Jennie June, is an excellent
article, and twenty tour others are not
inferior in merit. There are also Cur
rent Topics of the day" Work Table,
"Kitchen," and Fashions for Spring,
leavinx nothing more to BIZ desired tor
family magazine, and the price at two
dollars a year places 1t within the reach
OF every family.
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GRAPHIC REPORT.
Of Home and Foreign Markets.
Carefully Corrected and Revised
each Week.


Apples Green-None in market.
Butter 25@3O and scarce.
Cheese-l0 to 15c.
Eggs Zoe in demand.
Chickens Live 1.25 to 10, dressed
15O to $50.
Tukeys-Dressed to 1Oc, scarce.
Ducks None offered.
Geese-Dres,ed $5 to per dozen.
POtatoes-COmmOn Sl.OO 10 t1.25,
choice % to $50
Onions to 200 per bu.
Carrots
Turnlps-4Oc TO SOC per bu. scarce.
Parsnips-
Beans-White 4.jO TO $50 per bu.
Sweet Potatoes-None in market.
Bacon-Sides ll1s to lie. shoulders,
I to 10. Hams 10 to II.
Lar1-Firm at IL to lac
Beeswax-2O to 22c
Tallow-5 to Size
Hay-Timothy 81 to $2 prairie Il;
to s.
Seeds-I'imothy 1926 to 2 40, Hun
garian. SOC to 6Oc. Millett. 75c to l.1O.
Corn-55 to 65c
Oats-35c.
Meal-7O to S5 per bu.
Flour-Common SIX. l.75 to l9O. fancy
200, choice 2.10
Cattle-For butchers use, 4c
Cows-Miich $25 to 40.
Hogs-Butcher, 51sc.
Sheep-Butcher. 31s to 4c.
Wool-Unwashed 20 to pc, tub
washed 30 to "a.
Rags-1.OO per 100 lbs.
Pelts-According to wool, 3Oc per lb.
Hides-Green &c, damaged 2-3 of.
dry 13c, No. 2 Sc.
Feathers-Prlme geese, ~, 10Soff for
tare.
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Wanted for Murder.

CARTHAGE. Mo-, March IS.-On
the evening train to-day the indomita-
bic detective, Ed Pike, brought in
Jack Shelton, alias F. y. Brandon. alias
Frank Wellington, who killed Law
renee Smith near Redding's mill. in
Newton county last December. The
prisoner was captured at independence,
Kansas, yesterday, where he had been
tracked by Pike, who took him in the
post Office, with the assistance Of Tom
Mitchell, city marshal. The prisoner
claims that he was incensed to the
commission Of the act by a quarrel.
in which the deceased menaced his
life He will be taken to Newton
county soon.
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England.

London, March 21.--Tne morning
papers remark that Harlington's intima-
ton in the commons that the fate of
the Government is dependent on the
cloture resolution is unmistakable.
Salisbury's effort to excite public opin
ion on the subject is unabated. He
writes that the present time is the most
critical. 1t IS proposed to abolish the
liberty of speech in the Commons.
Bradlaugh is virtually supported by
the Government and Gladstone. The
latter has almost brought the two
houses into conflict, simply to crafty
his overpowering vanity.
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THE SCHOOL HOUSE QUESTION.
KANSAS Cry. Mar. 20.

KANSAS Cry. Mar. 20.
Editor Graphic:
haze just read with much interest
an editorial IN the GRAPHIC entitled "a
Central vs.. Ward School Houses With
your permission will offer a sugges-
tion and hope it will not be consider
ed as debating to the citizens of Klrks-
vile, in any manner, whatever; neither
do claim the right to he heard simply
because ] own property in the town. Fur
thermore, am so far disconnected that
1 do not know the board of education
even, although / might be acquainted
with every member should hear their
names:
At present Kirksville needs one large
plain, substantial school building, with
from twelve to twenty rooms. This
will allow your school to be properly
graded; but with small buildings,
neither school or schools will ever he a
graded school. After an experience of
eight years in this work. l suppose it
will not be presu,uptuous on mypart t.
speak thus plainly. Such a school
house is far better for al children. Now
if, away on the outskirts, there are little
children unable to walk to the
central school, either build or rent
honSe for the primary grade But
kirksville is not too large for central
building to accom- odate all the children
in the district.
With school houses scattered all over
town you can never have graded schools
III the true sense OF the word. When
your population is 10000 or 5000 then
two graded schools will I've necessary
not before.
Practically it makes no difference to
me what the citizens of Klrksville NAV
10 in the premises, as speak solely for
the children of the district.
Respectfully yours,
J. N. GREENWOOD.
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Winnipeg News.

WlNSlPRa, Man., March 21.-The car
penters both here and at Branden will
strike for 81 day on the 1st of April.
The order Withdrawing from entry
homestead lands aloug the Canadian
Pacific road is causing considerable dis
content. particularly among the new
settlers just arriving, who do not fully
understand its purport 1t is SAID to
have been done at the demand of the
syndicate to bafle spectators, who are
outselling them in the matter OF town
sites. Hundred of tents are being put
up in all parts of the city to accommo-
date emigrants who are pouring into
the civ.