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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Ten pights in bar-room will be played at
Attica Hall on Saturday night, January 9th,
by the North Wichita Union Sunday school,
the proceeds to be used toward paying fol
an ergan for the Sunday school.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

J. C. Derst, cashier OF the Citizens Bank,
called Saturday in company with j. o. Da-
wilson, and took look at their bank books
which were receiving the finishing touches.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The freezing has been quite stiff for three
days, but is yet scarce two inches thick.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Two canvassed cover lcdgcrs were found
and LEFT at this Office for the owner.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The holiday trade OF this city for the past
two weeks, was never cqualled by any year
of the mast
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The city schools all resumed work on
Tuesday after ten days vacation.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

clifford b williams have perfected arrange
mcnts with Mr.. Appleby, the planing-mill
man, and Mcfarland, the foundryman, to
have their churns manufactured at home, and
large number OF the churns are In course
of construction,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The new NJ. 4. church at Valley Center is
TO be dedicated next Sunday.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The Presbyterians are holding their annual
sunrise prayer meetings.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04
JOSIE REYNOLDS, Teacher.
MARRIED..

On the oath inst, at the Presbyterian par.
| sonage, by the Rev. John McCrae, Mr.. W.
E. Verey and Miss Mary Z. Brose, both OF
Erie township.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The Anthony EepuJfiean has been enlarged
and materially improved.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Capt. Fred Smythe has been ailing for Sc
ersl days, being confined to his home.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

8. N. Belden, Of Park, had the misfortune
to have his home with almost his entire house
held goods burned one day last week. The
neighbors, we understand, made him q do
nation Of nearly $500 and he has built him 0
mar home
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The EAGLE wishes its many patrons a
Happy New Year.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

President Tiernan says, in reply to com
mittee Of citizens Of Eureks, regarding the
location OF the machine shops o! the For
Scott a. Wichita road: ave have not prom
ised any locality nor will promise any local.
ty before spring. Furthermore. we will say
there is no point at this time that has nssur
ance or any promise Of any kind, and will
let your people know before there has beer
any promise made, and il your inducement,
will be satisfactory, know of no reason
why you have not rs good show rs any 9th
er point"
That settles it; you fellows might as well
subsi,le
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Mrs. DIR. Harris, Mulvane, spent few days
in the city last week.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The grand old brotherhood known rs the
Odd Fellows, but who are odd only In name.
and full Of human nature in all other partic.
ulars, win give public installation at the
Opera House, Friday night, January 9th, ut
which time very entertaining programme
win be gone through with. Amer the form
a ceremony an agreeable and diverting CON.
edietta, "The Coming Woman will be pre-
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Sharon entertained
twenty couples At their home on Saturday,
prior to Christmas, in honor Of the thirtieth
anniversary Of their marriage. Their guests
presented them with two handsome easy
rhnfra
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

J.P. Horton arrived from Wichita on Tues.
day, and is now installed in the treasurer's
ONCE as deputy. We congratulate Treasu'
rer Moffett on securing 90 valuable an assist.
ant, and are pleased to have Hort. once more
smou~ us-fsfkoav R>DrJiicon
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

On the 18th Of December. at the residence
of Mrs. +. Baird, by the Rev John McCrae,
Mr. Charles Davis and Miss Sara A. Baird,
all OF Erie township.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The Turner'S mSquerade ON New Years
uight proved the aappiest affair in that line
ever enjoyed BY tAe society and its friends In
THE city. The S,hattnsr band furnished the
nuslc tan nidnisht and the orchestra bsnd
ftsn hat hour I'll daylight. There was nun
allvs asd jecularity all the night through.
e wsald have been dimcult 10 crowd more
hnpolness 10 the same number Of houn.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Al Mead spent few days Of last week In
the civ
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Mr.. Nelson Davis, one Of the solid farmers
Of this county, though very quiet and rath-
er uncommunicative gentleman, is neverthe-
less one Of the most observant and intelli
gent men to be found In the county. His
knowledge of the resources of the various
sections Of the United States is most thor
ough and practical. Besides his interests in
this city he has owned property for num-
Der Of years In Southwestern Texas on the
Rio Grande, near the borders Of Old Mexico.
He returned home from that section last Sat.
urday. The railways and mining enterprises
of the Americans, he says, are fast revolu-
tionizing the people and customs Of the land
Of the Montezumas. Old Spanish mines
abandoned for ages, are being opened up to
the workings Of new forces and improved
machinery. Mr. Davis says, taking the South
and its various advantages, and the Pacific
coast and its many advantages, he Is after all
fully persuaded that the Arkansas Valley.
from point thirty or forty miles west Of
wichita down 10 the line OF the Indian Ter.
ritory, is not surpassed by any country for
health and profitable agriculture. and that
said section will make Wichita the largest
city In Southern Kansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The winter 50 far, we set it down, has
been unusually propitious. II Is what we
would term good crop winter. II the next
two months should average in moisture with
the past two months. early and abundant
spring rains win be very sure to follow and
big crops Ill the measures Of the next har-
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04
They All Like II.

Mr.. Sprague has not been exhibiting his
'WonderfuP' churn in this city for the last
few days for nothing. as the records vii
showl while he has been making delicious
buttet and the crowd has wondered at the
rapidity with which 1t Is turned out, the fame
OF the churn has been spreading among the
solid men, and as sample Of its success we
append list Of men who have handed in
their orders for the churn:
Jno. Dunn, J. +. Lauck, +,
g. W. Steenrod, Jno. BujI.
M.F. Brown. Jno. YORK.
.. b. York, sam1 y1nacrgriG.
W. Z. Stanley, Oh. Clark.
:. d. steele, Henry Howard,
JAS. Menafee, ,. c. Hyde,
Ihos. Loyd, j. q. Sampson.
VIM. Grci6enstein, John Guesf.
VIM. Solder, w. 7. Jewett,
u. Perrine, Con. T.udIur,
Together with the names Of 20 others.
When such men as these are found among
the patrons Of any thing like that. we can
count on its good qualities.
After having sold to other parties a CONN.,
ties, he has sold to Mr.. Ben Clifford and Johe-
ey Williams the balance Of the state. and
they are now ready TO take orders for ekurus
and sell township and county right. in their
territory Samples can be seem ao-tf
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Ten thousand dollars was paid over to the
sGate Treasurer by Col. woodcock last week.
We wish they would get through with as
sessments In behalf OF Topeka, for ten
thousand dollars is . heap o. money for one
county to pay over at one time to the State.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Mr.. Geo. L. Smith. representative Of the
lGsdison Square Theatre, New York, will
shortly visit this city to arrange for the pro-
ducsion OF the great metropolitan success.
aEsmerulds," which has been running over
90 nights 1t the New York Theatre. .-..ss
which has been the dramatic s.Sssss Of the
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04
VERY True.

The people of Wichita call their town the
'Forest City," Fifteen years ago there wat
not free on the town site.--Hia,0ataO
World.
During the same time millions of young
cottonwoods have.b been dug up from the Isl.
ands In the Arkansas river and transplanted
to the prairies Of Sedgwick county, go that
in travelling over that county now one is
never out Of sight OF large handsome groves
OF young timber that furnish protection and
shade as well us fuel. Amer the cottonwoods
are well started, walnut, maple, box elder,
elm, and other varieties OF timber grow with
out further on.-CommsnWsasth. -
Wichita is surprise to every one who Wis.
its the place for the first time, especially to
old residents Of the State, who think they
know from their readings, all about the town.
The streets and avenues OF Wichita are the
most finely and uniformly shaded Of any in
the State and 90 extensively have groves and
orchards been planted that the face of the
valley has undergone q complete change
in five years. In five years more Sedgwick
county, in wealth and population, Will be Ell
Their the second or third in the State.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

Our contemporary, the Beacon, at a heavy
cost issued an extra edition for the holidays
OF 1900 copies filed with historical and sta.
tistical matter pertaining to sedgwick coun.
ty. 1t is n most valuable edition, which the
proprietors desire shall 60 into every home
in the county. Few people have any idea OF
the vast amount Of labor the issuance of such
a paper involves. and it pays only indirectly
and inadequstely. We believe, for the most
part the matters set forth to be very correct,
but as TO the establishment OF the EAGLE the
paper was correct In only a single particular.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The social entertainment given by the
Garfield Post onGuesday night, the occasion
being the installation Of officers, was de.
lightful affair. Nearly four hundred people
participated. Many old soldiers and guests
from the body Of the county were present.
John Fisher and Col. Temple gave readings.
Mrs. w. ID. Russell. Chas. Hatton Chas.
Derby and Jesse Ask sang to accompaniment
by Mrs. Hatton. The supper was abundant
and good. and the Joyous hours were wound
up with dance by the young people.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

The pastor OF The Baptist church, The
Reverend Harper, is conducting series OF
evening meetings, which are resulting in
great good in the reformation Of many and
the strengthening Of the church itself. MIR.
Harper is an earnest preacher Of great piety,
whose life hinges closely on to his teachings,
whose example is reflex Of his precepts,
and hts words, therefore, being received in
the spirit in which they are uttered are pro-
ductive OF good. May his light never dim.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04

A new ysssss grsssssg comes 70 us from
our old friend A. ,. Cook, consixting Of the
products Of Cooks AIN, namely, pail full
Of splendid apples and lot OF two varieties
Of potatoes: the Beauty Of Hebron and the
Mammoth Pearl. The latter variety was mo-
ticed BY this paper few weeks ago and IL
the finest potato we ever saw, smooth, white
and mealy. Mr.. Cook is, we believe, the old
est settler on the hill, and his home is be-
coming embowered by fruit trees.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-04
Attention, Ladies'.

The Lombard Mortgage Company gives Low
rates on all good securities. u.,f
National Republican., 1883-04-24
DEPARTMENT MoRsELs.

The national bank notes received for re.
demption yesterday amounted TO $4,000.
The receipts from internal revenue yes-
terday were $662,401, and from customs
$520,4s9.
The committee appointed to open bids for
the miscellaneous mail routes began work
yesterday. There are 1000 bids. The num-
Der of routes does not exceed 500.
The President yesterday appointed Edward
NJ. Evins postmaster at Vinton, Benton
county, Iowa, vice @. II. Wilkinson dismissed
on charge of embezzling postal funds,
Employees are busy removing the furniture
from the patent office, so as to make room for
the workmen, who will renovate the entire
place. The Washington relics are being con-
veyed as fast as possible TO the National mu-
scum.
The supreme court Of tho district yesterday
issued II rule upon Treasurer Wyman, return
able April 80, to show cause why he should
not pay drafts to the amount of 1000 to Il.
p Halstead, administrator of John j. Pull
man, in accordance with former decree OF
the court.
The postmaster general has revoked the
order of the department, dated Nov. 4, 1880
by which money order and registry facilities
were denied to Charles ID. j, Noelke, of New
York. II has been made to appear that the
latter has abandoned the fraudulent business
in which he was formerly engaged.
National Republican., 1883-04-24
TerrIno Storms.

Dispatches from the states of Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee this morn
ing show terrible destruction Of life and prop
erty by cyclone on Sunday afternoon that
moved with terrific force across tho central
parts Of the three first named states in a
northeasterly direction, beginning in Central
Mississippi. The tornado appears to have
gathered tremendous force in its path until
it reached the mountains around Chatta-
nooga, not sparing that city; but in con-
sequence of its inland position it was pro.
tected somewhat from the greater damage
inflicted elsewhere Most of the wires are
down, rendering it hard to get at the full
facts. Enough, however, has been received
to show that the loss of life has been appall-
ing. A storm of unusual severity is also pre-.
vailing along the coast-line states, and the
damage to shipping will doubtless be con-
siderable. A tornado in Iowa at the samo
time destroyed a large number of buildings
at various points, though no great loss of
life is reported.
National Republican., 1883-04-24
A Forged Patent.

The forgery of patent was discovered at
the patent Office yesterday. On June g. 1873,
patent for nut locks was issued to VIM. Sut-
ton, of Purdy, Tenn. Recently Sutton trans
ferred to p. J. Bennett and f. NJ Threadgill,
of Little Rock, for consideration of $4,000
what purported to be patent for nut locks
issued ON Jan. 8, 1888; and the documents,
together with the letters of transfer, were
sent to the patent Office to be recorded. Upon
reference it was readily ascertaned that no
patent was issued to Sutton on Jan. 3, 1883.
An investigation showed that the patent was
not genuine, and that in order to make the
transfer Sutton counterfeted the patent head,
forged the signatures of the assistant secre-
tary of the interior and commissioner of
patents and took from the genuine patent the
seal of the patent Office, which, together with
his original specifications, he attached to tho
fraudulent certificate, thereby making it ap-
pear that the patent had seventeen years to
run. The fact that the seal has been removed
from the genuine patent renders it invalid.
The case will be promptly prosecuted.
National Republican., 1883-04-24
Rebates OH Cigars and Tobacco.

Commissioner Raum has notified internal
revenue officers that rebate, will be allowed on
tax paid foreign tobacco. Peddlers of tobacco
may claim rebate as dealers. Inventories
may be prepared and labels affixed at any
time before May /, but the witnesses must
count and examine the packages on that day
and sec that the inventories are correct
Serial numbers Of snuff stamps may be
omitted.
Labels should have tho name of tho owner
Of the goods, whether they arc in the district
or elsewhere.
If manufacturer is also dealer and has
two claims, one as manufacturer and the
other as dealer, they cannot be consolidated.
If either claim is less than $40 it cannot be
allowed.
Where small stamps for five pounds or less
are found on packages weighing ten pounds
or more the fact should be explained on the
inventory.
instruction No. z on form 1876 has been so
modified as to require rebate labels upon each
package of snuff and tobacco only where the
package exceeds one pound in weight. Where
packages of one pound or less arc inclosed in
boxes or other cases label must be affixed to
such case.
National Republican., 1883-04-24

Mr.. sLAwsoN, whose name is familiar to
riders in bobtail street cars, received a set
back in the supreme court of the United
States yesterday, He was suing for damages
from infringement on two improvements, but
the court decides that they were not patenta-
BILE, and the poor man must be content with
piling up his immense fortune in tho old
boxes. This is great country for inventors.
One pays a royalty to about dozen of them
for every movement he makes in a street car,
and if he falls of the rear step he lands on
patent pavement.
National Republican., 1883-04-24
uRANCH OFFICES.

Tho following is list of the branch ofices In
washington Others will be added hereafter
W.s, ROSES news Stands at the ARLINGTON
UorIt. WlLLARD's HOTEL, and METROPOLITAN
HOTEL.
RoosE & QUEENS News stand, NATIONAL HOTEL
B.F. QUEEN ST. JAMES HorEL
RIGGS HOUSE News Stand.
EBBIIT HOUSE News stand.
AMERICAN HOUSE News Stand.
w.s, THoMPsoSs Drug Store.
C.H. FtcKLiNGs Drug Store, Georgetown.
J.BRADLEY ADANs's Book Stores.
CIR. purouR, Druggist, 1878 Fourteenth street.
RIB. FERGUSON, Druggist, corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenues. E.
Sc. LEWIS Druggist corner Fourteenth and
streets.
G. G. G. srxMs, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue,
W.T.. SCALA, Druggist, 800 East Capitol street.
H. A JOHNSTON, druggist, corner Tenth and o
streets northwest.
s. sLATER's Cigar Store, corner II and First
streets northwest.
National Republican., 1883-04-24
Commands Respect and Confidence,

The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, of Washing
ton, when it changed ownership last winter ap
peared as six column eight page paper. Its
morning contemporary greeted it good ma
turedly as an "eight page paper in four
page city," and the wise journalists of the
east predicted its carly failure. But they
overlooked the fact that tho new men were
western journalists, whose ideas were not
based upon success only in the form of the
Baltimore Sun and Philadelphia Ledger.
They made THE REPUBLICAN something that
Washington never had before-a real news
paper--and they opened the eyes of the good
people of that city to the fact that their town
amounted to something, and that getting
situations in the departments was not the chief
end of man. The consequence is that they
have been compelled to increase the size to
seven columns to page, and this is hardly
large enough for their increasing business.
THE REPUBLICAN is, too, what its name i'm
ports. The party now has at Washington n
paper that commands respect and confidence
throughout the naation-a party paper, not
an organ,
National Republican., 1883-04-24
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About Men and Measures.

Gen. Green b. Raum, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, does not think tho consumer
will be greatly benefited by the reduction in
the tax on tobacco. To newspaper man he
remarked yesterday that the mon who do the
smoking and chewing will pay as much for
the same quantity and quality of tobacco
when the new law goes into effect as they are
paying now, and he gave his reasons some
thing after this fashion:
"Cigar makers all over tho country have
been striking, and manufacturers have been
discounting the future by acceding to the
demands Of their workmen. The first profits
will therefore go into the pockets of the en-
ployes. Manufacturers will come in later.
There is little likelihood.that the retail prices
of cigars and cigarettes will be changed.
Plug tobacco is pressed and marked for the
trade in regulation sizes and of established
grade, and there is not likely to be a change
in that class of goods Then again the price
of the raw material has advanced lately.
Altogether there is little prospect that
the consumer will be very large gamer by
the reduction in taxes on tobacco"
@.@
"When last heard from the Yellowstone
park, said an official of the Interior depart
ment, "Rufus Hatch and his associates had
their big hotel almost completed. The barns
were finished, and by the time travel fairly
sets in they will be in readiness for the recep.
tion and care of guests The company has
only split up its ten acres into half dozen
pieces scattered about in one and two acre
lots. They get for $50 year what they origi.
nally offered the government an annual
rental of $4,000 year for. There
never was moro absurd charge
than that accusing Rufus Hatch ol
trying to convert Yellowstone park into
great private pasture for countless thou,
sands of wild cattle. Goats would have hard
time finding enough to subsist on in that re-
gion, and cattle would starve to death. They
would have to have hay transported long
distance through the mountains to live on"
*s%
An indignant woman is wroughtup to com
plain of the manner in which certain depart
ment officials innocentIy let themselves bt
used by selfish persons to harass clerks, and
she insists that the officials in question should
inquire into the character of those who Lodge
Coulplaihto aSdihaO nupoi"ih"Voo "OAoio BiN
ing official sanction to raids against men anC
women who may prefer to submit to unjus
exaction in the nature of blackmail rather
than make fight against complalnants whc
appear on the surface to have the backing
and influence Of superior officers 1t is no
possible that the abuse alleged can be general
but isolated instances of manifest injustice
seem to have fallen under the observation o
the lady who lifts up her voice for the down
trodden department clerk.
"a@
Private Secretary Phillips has had tn
alligator he shot in Florida stuffed, and will
National Republican., 1883-04-24
Alabama Claims.

The court of commissioners of Alabama
claims held long session yesterday. Judg-
ment for $725 was rendered for claimant in
the case of Mark II. Wentworth, administra.
tor. The case of Jonn B. Hathaway against
the United States, which is claim growing
out of the destruction of the schooner Good
speed by the Chchamauga was submitted on
briefs. The case of ID. Warren, receiver of
the New York and Virginia Steamship COM
pany, against the United States was argued by
Ira d. Warren for the claimant and j. A. j..
Creswell for the respondent and submitted.
This is claim arising out of the capture of
tho steamer Roanoke by Lieut.. Braine and
nine men of the confederate service who had
embarked on her as passengers.
Tho court adjourned until to-day, when
cases growing out of the capture of the steamer
Boston, and tho capture and destruction of
the Lenox and Texana VIII be argued,