Baxter Springs Sentinel from Baxter Springs, Kansas • 2

NEW ADVERTISES ICE CREAM, COHFECTIOffARY, LIVERY, SALE FEED STABLES, precaution having been taken to render them secure and convenient. to gain possession of (referring to the Bonds); if successful, I shall deliver them "garter Sprinjs Srntiud. Petroleum in the Indian Territory. II. Burchfield, of Oil City, recently returned from an extended visit to the" Indian Territory, whither he went to prospect in the interest of the St.

Louis BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS W. If. R. E. liORNOR, Editors and Proprietors- Saturday, June 8, 1872.

Gen Grant for President, Jjien. Urant and Henry Wilson are tDe candidates of the Philadelphia Convention for president and Vice President 2150,000 Baxter Springs Kail ti Road Bonds mysteriously disappear, and are next heard A- from on Louis Market. JONES BURNS, Begtaurant Confectionary, Corner Sheridan and Military fits. Meals at all Hours. STRAWBERRIES ICE-CREAM n28 in Season.

JCE CREAM, Strawberries, Confectionaries. MYERS ANDERSON, next door to Pol-Bter's Store, on Military street. Ice Cream, 15 cts. Strawberries, 15 cts, 28-tr 1 TJGUST ROOS, City Bakery and Confectionary. Dealers in FRUIT, CIGARS and TOBACCO, Also, FLOWERS and LEAVES, for ornamenting Cakes.

Baxter Springs, Eas. n27 BRICKLAYING PL. ASTERIKG W. B. LAMS0N, CONTRACTOR, BUILDER and BRICKMAKER, Is prepared to furnish materials and execute work of every description in the above line at short notice and on reasonable terms Residence on South street east of the Bateman House.

BOOKS, PERIODICALS, pOSTOFFICE BOOKSTORE, Keeps a full stock of BOOKS, Stationary Notions n29 H. E. KOBINSON, Proprietor DRY GOODS. 1 7 G. POLSTER, (Military street, near Sheridan) Wholesale and Retail Dealer in DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, Queensivare, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, FLOUR, Grain Provisions, Carrying the largest stock in Baxter and constantly replenishing, I Can and do sell at A plight advance from COST.

n28 CO ri Ed iz! CO GO 00 ZD ft GO co Sri CO oo CO oo oo kJ'he next most important inducement is water. Without dilating to any extent upon our advantages in this respect, it is sufficient to enumerate the streams, which are Spring River, Neosho River, Grand River, Rock Creek, Shoal Creek, Tar Creek, and a number of smaller streams, all of which are constantly flowing, fresh water streams, not prairie sloughs, which in dry times aie uiero mud-holes, filled with unhealthy, nauseous water. The banks of each of thesa streams are lined with a dense growth of forest timber, which affords protection in inclement, and shade in hot, sultry weather. Our grazing territory is vast in extent, the grass is large, healthy and nutritious, and on the prairies at this time from four to twelve inches in height. Our grazing territory is bounded on the east, south and west, by Spring, Grand and Neosho Rivers, and on the north by the State of Kansas, and isinterspersei and cut up by a multitude of small streams created and nourished by never -failing springs.

All these advantages, facilities and in ducements, in addition to those heretofore mentioned in our columns, are sufficient to, and undoubtedly" will, force the bulk of the immense cattle" trade of the ensuing season to Baxter Springs. Speculators and dealers will do well to make a note of this fact. The Quapaw Indian Lands open for Pre-emption. In response to our article in the Sentt NEii of the 18th" of April, calling the at tention -of our Representatives to the im portance of early legislation upon the Quapaw lands, we have received the annexed letter from Hon. D.

P. Lowe; also a letter from Hon. S. O. Pomeroy; which last letter we have uufortunately lost.

We also append the bill as it passed the Senate, and went to the President for his approval, which makes the law com plete, and gives to many of our worthy and enterprising citizens an opportunity to perfect the title to their homes. House of Representatives, Washington. May 81, 1872. Editors Sentinel: The bill for sale of the Quapaw Strip has passed both Houses. It was amended in the Senate so as to save from its operation a half sec tion of land, which by the treaty was to be conveved to S.

G. Vallter. This amendment was to-day concurred in by the House, and as soon as the bill receives the President's approval, it will become a law. In all other respects it is the sauia as when it passed the House. Yours truly, D.

P. Lowe. The following is tho Bill as it passed the Senate, and now only needs the Pres ident's sig nature to become a law QUAPAW LANDS OP KANSAS. The next business on the Speaker's table was the bill (H. R.

No. 757) to carry into effect the fourth article of the treaty of February 23, 1867, with the Seneca, Shawnee, Quapaw, and other Indians, with Senate amendments. Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts. should like to have the House bill read The bill was read, as follows: Whereas by the fourth article of the treaty of February 23, 1867, with the btiawnee, Quapaw, and other Indians, the strip of lands belonging to said Quapaws.

lying within the State of Kansas was sola to the United States, and intended, by the amendment to said article, to bo sold llto actual setlers under the preemption laws; put whereas, by the manner of insertion of said amendment, the said lands are left without any provision fo thrir disposal: Therefore, for the purpose of carrying out tho intention of the treaty and its amendments. Be it enagled, That the said amendment shall not be construed as authorizing or providing for the disposal of the land of the said Quapaw Indians, which, by the' fourth article of the said treaty of February 23, 1867, were sold to the llnited States at $1 15 an acre, and lying and being within the boundary of the Indian territory, but said amendment shall refer to, and be construed to authorize and direct tho disposal of the strip of land therefpre.belonging to said Indians, lying and being within the State of Kansas, and which, by the aforesaid article of said treaty, were sold to the United States for $1 25 an acre. Seo. 2. That the said strip of land within the State of Kansas, so ceded to the- United States by the said Quawpaw band of Indians, be and the same is hereby, declared pen to entry and prer emption, under the premption laws of the United States, at the price of $1 25 an acre, and all such preemptions shall be paid for in lawful money of the United States, at the proper land office of the United States, within one year from the date of settlement, or where settlement was made bofore the passage of this act, then within one year from the passage of the same: Provided, That in case any settler has entered upon and improved a single tract, not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, a part of which is embraced in said Quapaw strip, and a part on the' Government strip, so called, his entry of the part on the Government strip, under the preemption laws shall not prevent the entry of the remaindor of his tract upon said Quapaw lands under this UCt.

I The amendments of the Senate were read, as follows: In section two, line six, after tho word "acre," insert "excepting therefrom one half soction to be patented to Samuel G. Vallier, including his improvements, as provided in tho fourth article of said treaty." In section two, line twenty, insert, after tho words "Quapaw lands," tho words "in tho State of Kansas." JIVERY STABLE, SALE STABLE, FEED STABLE, WM. GHEEN n3tt JL PASO LIVEJIY, Sale and Feed Stable, Opposite Bateman House, Baxter Springs, Kansas. n27 Jjl H. McFAIiI Livery, Sale and FEED STABLE.

At Gheen Alexander's Old Stand. East of the Wiggins House, n27 J. GOBLE 'livery, Feed and Sale Stable, Sheridan streer, east of Military, Baxter Springs, EansabT n28 IVERY STABLE i OF T. A. 31i, East of BENOIST'S Store.

I keep constantly on hand the best Carriages Saddle Horses in the City. n28 1XCELSIOR LIVERY. FEED AND SALE STABLES. bet. Main and Military-sts.

BAXTER SPRINGS, KAS. The undersigned most respectfully announ ces to the citizens of Baxter Springs and the public generally, that he has on hand, and will constantly keep at his establishment, as above, full stables of fine, well trained SADDLE AND BUGGY HORSES, TO HIRE. 1 HORSES anil MULES Roueht land Sold. Also, Carriages, Hacks and Buggies for Sale. Double and Single Bnggies and Teams, For hire at all times.

Horses Boarded at Reasonable Rates In connection with my Stables, I have a Large Corral with plenty of Water. Patronage respectfully solicited, and satisfaction guaranteed. SPENCER BOTKIN, Proprietors 8 We keep a book in which is registered the arrival and departure of all Stock, with a description of same, open for public inspection at all times. MILLINERY, JILLINEBY DRESS-MAKING, Mrs. K.

WALTON, Opposite the Post Office, Keeps a full stock of Millinery Goods, And makes Dresses and Shirts to Order. n29 DENTISTRY. BURRITT, Practical Dentist, Opposite Benoist's-store, up stairs. Don't forget the place. n29 WATCHES JEWELEY.

A. BLANKENBURG," Opposite Post Office, Baxter Springs, DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, The latest styles of JEWELKY always on hand. Special attention paid to Repairing, and all work warranted. n27 HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. WIGGINS HOUSE, IN all respects a first-class Hotel.

Stages leave this House daily for all points south and Corner Sheridan and Military-sts. Baxter Springs, Kan. S. B. CARUTH, Proprietor.

v4nl3 BATEMAN HOUSE, fi H. BUDDY Proprietors, corner VX.Military and South' Streets, Baxter Springs, Kansas, Stage office in the House for all parts. v3n28-ly rjHE RANCHE SALOON, E. O. TARRANT, Pbophietor.

Baxter Springs, Kansas. The choicest LIQU3RS, WINES and CI-OARS that tbe Eastern market affords, may at all times be found at the Ranohe." n8 Ml LIST OF LETTERS. Remaining uncalled for in the P. O. at Bax ter Springs, Kansas, for tie week endinir June 7th, 1872.

Persona calling for Baid letters will please say advertised and give date Of list. M. W. CODLTEE. P.

M. LADIES' LIST. Arnold Miss Mary Detwiles Miss Chapman Maria Fraier Mis Westtie Dolan ifiss Maggie Hazet Mrs Margt -Davenpert Sarah GENTLEMEN'S LIST. Brace Layton Buffi ngt on Daiid Long John McMakin Dekalb Jlack John Martin Godfrey Nossen Owsley Wm (cold) Price DaYe Boss Ethan Still Jas Southard Jasper Waldroop Wm Williams Beck John Barmore Calkins Dwire Chaffin Wm avis Day Thomatf Donnel Darmelle Dr Gardner Dr Elijah Huggins King A Proclamation- J- R- BOYD, Mayor of the City of Bax- -L, ter Springs, Kansas, do hereby order that special Election be held in said city, On Tlwrsday 20 June, A. D.

1872, For. the purpose of voting upon the proposi tion of issuing eleven thousand dollars School Bonds in District No. six (6), for the purpose of completing School Building in course of erection this city. vote 10 do "jror school Bonds," or Against School Bonds." J. R.

BOYD, Mayor. Attest, T. C. Weaver, City Clerk. n30-lw J.

L. GAGE, pHYSlCIAN AND SURGEON, Similia Similibus Curanter." Office at Rueker's. my residence, west of T. A. n30 0 THE DEBILITATED.

Or Sufferers with Nervous Diseases, Loss of Appetite, LowneBS of Spirits, Fainting Spells, Nervous Debility, If suffering Irom any ol tne obove complaiEts, use Dr. Dyke's Franco-German Elixir, the best made, and it will positively cure you In order to introduce this great medicine, and benefit the afflicted, we have placed the price within the reach of all 60c a large bottle. Sent to any address.and all parts of the coun try, on receipt of price. Give full particulars of case, and address confidence, FIELD Proprietors of Dr. Dyke's Preparations, 223 North Third Mo.

n30-2m Ordinance No. 32. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Baxter Springs 1. That the standard level of the grade of the streeta of Baxter Springs is one hundred feet below the bench mark, near the southeast cornor of Block No. nine, and on the southeast corner of the foundation of the brick building owned by De Wolf, and all elevations and depressions of the streets are calculated as above that level.

2. That the grade of Military street is as follows Commencing on the north side of South street in the centre of Military street. 97.5 feet above the standard level; thence northerly, following the centre of said street to tfie south line of Neosho street, on an ascending grade of .5 per hundred feet to an elevation of 99 feet; thence to the north line of Neosho street on a level grade thence 580 feet, or to within 100 feet of the south line of Sherman street, on a descending grade of .7 per hundred feet to nn elevation of 94.94 feet: thence 380 feet, or to within 100 feet of the south line of Council street, on a descending grade of two feet to the hundred feet, to an elevation of 87.34 feet thence 480 feet, or to the north line of Water street, on a descend ing grade of 5.9 feet to the hundred feet, to an elevation of 59 feet thence on a level grade 280 feet; thence 180 feet, or to the north line of Murray street, on an ascending grade of 7.5 feet to the hundred feet, to the elevation of 72.5 feet; thence 300 feet or to the south line of North street, on an ascend ing grade of .5 feet to the hundred feet to an elevation of 87.5 feet. That the grade of Neosho street is as fol lows Commencing on the west line of Military street, in the centre of Neosho street, at an elevation of 99 feet above the standard level thence westerly following the centre of said street 8GO feet, or to a point 100 feet west of the west line of Lincoln street, on a descending grade of 1.2 feet per hnndrcd feet to an elevation of 88.7 feet thence 380 feet, or to a point 100 feet west of the west line of urant st reet, on a descending grade of lour feet to the hundred feet, to an elevation of 73.5 feet thence 280 feet, or to the west line of West street, on a level grade thence 760 foet, or to the west line of Second Avenue, on an asoending grade of .6 to the hundred feet, to an elevation of 78 feet. 4.

That the grade of Sheridan street is as follows Commencing on the west line of Military street, in the centre or hhendan street, at an elevation of 95.62 feet above the standard level thence westerly following the centre of said street 300 feet, or to the east lino of Main street, on a descending grade of one foot to the hundred feet, to an elevation of 92.C2 feet thence 840 feet, or to the west line of Grant street, on a descending grade of 1.8 feet to the hundred feet, to an elevation of 77.5 feet; thence 100 feet on a descending grade of 5 feet to the hundred feet, to an elevation of 72,5 feet thence 880 feet, or to a point one hundred feet west of the west line of West street, on a level grade; thence 760 feet, or to a point one hundred feet west of the west line of Second Avenue, on an ascending grade of .5 feet to the hundred feet, to an elevation of 76.3 feet. 6. All Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. 6. This Ordinance to take effect from and after its publication in the Baxter Springs Sentinel.

Approved. J. R. BOYD, Mayor. Attest, T.

Wbavee, Clerk. n30-lt BAKERY. QHAMPION BAKERY, oor. Grant and. Sheridan streets, Bread, Pies, AT WHOLESALE, Retail Store opposite Ranche Saloon." n29 DRUGS- JRUGS, DRUGS, Oils, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, NOTIONS, Wines, Cigars, and Tobacco, at weavke's old stand, n29 CAS.

TRYOR, Proprietor. back to the company." Now we ask what security is that to our people? Are we in any better condition with the Bonds in the hands of the St. Louis Kansas Southern Railroad com pany, than any other company or person. If so, in what way? It looks to us as though the company had been beat, aid their only show is to get the Bonds ji their own hands again. We may be error, nevertheless, we have our own opt ion in regard to this matter, and that opinion is ours, and we shall faithfully adhere to it WORDS OF CHEER.

To our Readers. We announce to our readers that with and after this issue of the Sentinel, by arrangements made with Capt Norris, County Clerk, we will furnish a complete list in every issue, of all estrays taken up and recorded in the county during the preceding week. We have also made arrangements with E. A. Scammon, our Register of Deeds, by which we will give, in each issue, a list of all deeds and mortgages recorded in the county during the.preoemng Trees.

We shall also give a complete history of the proceedings of our Board of County Commissioners, and our City Council, endeavoring, at all times, to furnish our readers with all the news that is taking place in our city and county. We will also say, in this connection, that all marriages and funeral notices will be inserted in the Sentinel gratuitously, and we will thank any of our friends to furnish us with any and all general information in our county. Our object is to make our paper indispensable to every household in the county and we intend doing so upon absolute merit and that every man who subscribes for our paper shall have value received for what he pays us. Our terms of subscription, is two dollars per annum, invariably in advance. We will take in exchange in paymeut for our paper, anything that any farmer raises; and any farmer who feels too poor to pay two dollars in advance for his county paper, can send to us one dollar, and we will send him the paper, and he can pay the remaining dollar at the close of the year.

We feel confident that after our paper has been read for three months, that the people will appreciate our efforts to furnish them with a general' fund of information, which they have never yet received through the columns of any of our county papers. -Try us, and send us fifty cents, if no more, and we will send you the paper for three months and any man who-will come to or write us, at the expiration of his term of subscription, that he has not received the value of his money, we will publish his letter if it is in propriety proper matter for publication (barring, however, bur political dif ferences,) and continue the jpaper for six months gratuitously. File this paper, and remember what we say, and publish us if we don't make pur propositions good. Engineering News. Of late years, tho trade of the great Commercial capital of England, has so much increased that it has been found necessary to build a tunnel under the Mersey.

Liverpool is separated by the river Mersey from her docks at Bcrken head; and the tunnel to connect her with them, will, when finished, be nearly three miles in length. A. shaft is to bo sunk seventy feet below tho bed of the river, at which point the excavation will bo com mencod for the tunnel. The excavation will bo' performed by two machines off thirty horse power each; each making cutting oi mtcen lect ammeter, it is anticipated unless serious geological faults are met with, tho tunnel will be comple ted in two years. Engineers employed taking sound-' ings for a bridge across the St.

Lawrence, between Prescott and Ogdensburg, New York, have just completed their survey. The bridge will he 3,000 feet long and tho piers will havo to bo sunk in eighty feet of water. A magnificent bridge has just been completed at Rosendalo, New York. It carries the Wallkill Valley Rail Road across the Valley of Roundout Creek, and oyer the Hudson Canal, run ning through it. The country is moun tainous, and the bridge is necessarily built at a great height abovo the valley; its ap.

pearance is picturesque and its. construc tion soiiu. In Great Britain 14,247 miles of Rail way are in operation, having cost upward ot equaling five times the annual rental of all real estate in that country, and two-thirds of the National Debt. Tho gross reveuue working ex penses deducted exceeds 5110,000,000, representing a sum creator than tho com bined revenues of Belgium, Holland, Por tugal, Sweden and Nerway. The companies employ upwards of 000 peoplo.

Tho value of rolling stock is over $150,000,000. The consumption of coal is nearly 300,000 tons a year, or four tons for each minute of time, flashing twenty tons ot water into steam. It. A. Ukues.

c. Grapes. The present season promises an abundant crop of wild grapes. T'will bo a grnpification to jwn. Oil Company.

Some 7,000 acres of land have been leased from the Indians, and arrangements made byMr. B. for drilling a number of wejls. The Oil City Reporter gives some account of jhvchfield's observations in the Indian twrotry. At Oil Creek, Chickasaw na- the principal petroleum deposits are rttrund.

The oil comes to the surface and runs out of broken rock in the hills. It gathered by the Indians in the same manner as practiced in tne early days or jOSVul regions. The surface oil is a jfeauyf uUark green, of about twenty-sev-a en degrees gravity, a he rocks presented an appearance oi upneavai at some re- ntbte period, by earthquake or other cause. By introducing a stick in the fissures on this rock, gas and oil bubbles forth freely. Sinking a-stick in the ground is followed by the same results.

The rock is a hard, white sand, limestone and slate. This latter seems on edge, while the sand rock and limestone lie flat. Occasional ledjres of granite and fine marble are also found. From the surface indications Mr. Burchfield is satisfied- that developements will lead to the discovery of an oil field as productive, as our own.

Tho distance from the oil fields to the Missouri. Kansas Texas "Railroad is about forty miles, which road is being completed as fast as possible. PETROLEUM AT BAXTER SPRINGS. We clip the above article from the Oil City Reporter. As Bteps have already been taken to have a new section of oil territory developed, which has been known to us for the past four years, we are persuaded to make a few brief statements about the oil at Baxter Springs.

It is a fact well known to all our citizens that surface oil makes its aDocarance in a several different loca ities in this vicinity. The celebrated "Tar Springs," some five miles west of here in the Indian Territory, ar3 as familiarly known in this country as the great Oil Creek of Pennsylvania. These Springs are numerous and constantly throwing out oil on the surface, just as the old Burning Springs at norse- ncck, Goose Creek, White Oak and Burning Springs, of West Virginia. The oil here is about twenty-seven to thirty three degrees gravity. Our townsman, A Mathews, commenc ed some two years ago to dig a well at his residence on Main street, and after pro ceeding about twenty feet the oil got so abundant and the water so impregnated with the oil, he abandoned digging in the usual manner for water, and provided a set of hand-boring tools, worked with a spring pole, alter tne style ot the primi tive apparatus used at the oil regions, Thinking he could bore through the impregnated substance and procure abundance of good water, he made the usual appliances of seed bags for stopping of the water from above, and proceeded with his boring, but instead of getting better, the water grew worse and more strongly impregnated as he went down, and at last he was compelled to abandon the well on account of the oil, and it now stands closed.

Mr. Mathews is very'san guine of obtaining oil in large quantities, but owing to his limited means has been uriable to proceed with the work, but tells us it is his intention at an early day to have his property fully developed. Missoi issouri River, Fort Scott and liuii itaiiroaa The main shipping point on this road is Baxter Springs, at the line 'of the Indian Territory. The country by which it is surrounded, is admirably adapted to the grazing of stock, being traversed by a number of streams of water, with the best' of grazing, the grass here grown, boing of superior quality. It is a fertile region and crops are grown in abundance all around it, affording plenty of forage of all kinds.

The town has three banks, a number of good hotels, and the stock-yards are complete in every particular, with every facility for shipping. The yards are under tho supervision of men experienced in the cattle trade; who know just how to meet the want of dealers. Tho manager of the yards at Baxter has had two years experience at that point, and is therefore, well qualified to post drovers on the capacity of that portion of the country. The grades on the line are easy, and the runs are made on fast time at night, putting cattle in the stock yards here in the shortest possible time, with the least loss. No cattle have ever yet been injured on this lino, through any fault of the road.

All claims for damages and overcharges are promptly and satisfactorily adjusted by the company. The above is taken from the Kansas City Stock Journal, a paper published in tho interest of the Drovers' and Stock dealers of the Southwest. It docs not, however, sot forth all the advantages which Baxter Springs possesses over other competing points. The first and most important advantage, and one not possossed by "any other shipping point on the border, is Railroad competition, and this alone is sufficient inducement for all who wish low rates and rapid transit. The M.

Ft. Scott Gulf R. one of tho competing lines, has at this place shipping pens and general accommodations unsurpassed. With men sufficient to oporate the pens to their capacity, at least five thousand cattle can be loaded into the cars per day. The pons are bo constructed that cattle can be handlod, separated and assorted, with' very little troublo, and so strongly are they built that their destruction by a stnmpcdo is an impossibility, ovcry A large and enthusiastic meeting of the citizens of Baxter Springs, was held at the Council Chamber, on Saturday evening, Juuo 1st, to investigate how one hundred Spring Valley Township Bonds, of the denomination of one Thousand dol lars each, were placed upon the St.

Louis market. The notice of the sale of these Bonds, to which we referred in our last issue, pro- dfttiJiyiBa excitement and dissatisfaction ii.Tar me consequence was an immediate call for a mass meeting, when strong resolutions were passed de nouncing the sale of said Bonds as a fraud upou our people, and wholly unauthorized and void. In 1871, Spring Valley Township, including the city of Baxter Springs, voted to take one hundred and fif'y thousand dollars' stock in the Atlantic Pacific Railroad Company; the Bonds to be issued in the denominations of one hundred dol lars each. In tho fall of 1871, a Rail road company was organized at Baxter Springs, under the name of the St. Louis and Kansas Southern Railroad Company, with Dr.

J. D. Clarke, president; A. W. Rucker, attorney; L.

W. T. Robinson treasurei; and JV. U. McUlure, secretary.

The Company after its organization made Application to the Board of County Commissioners of Cherokee Couaty, to have Said Bonds issued; the Commissioners through the uncompromising integrity of Milton Douglas, their Chairman, refused to issue them. Mr Vanatta, one of the Commissioners, then moved that W. II. Clark be appointed temporary Chairman of the Board, for the purpose of signing said Bonds. Mr.

Douglas protested ngainst this iniquitous proceeding, but was overruled, and compelled to retire from the Chair, and with, that supreme dignity and pride that characterizes all noble and honorable men, he retired from the Cham' ber, and a Deputy County Clerk, and the self-emulating Chairman of the Board, at once proceeded to sign the' Bonds, which had been ingeniously provided for the oo casion; and ere the cock crew in the morn ing, the Bonds, Company, and Commission' ers, were non est. In due course of time, however, the parties returned, and represented to the people that the Bonos were sold and the money on hand to complete a road to Day ton, or Seneca, stations on the Atlantic. Pacific Railroad; and to inspire confidence in our people placed ten or fifteen men at work inside tho city. The consequence was, that after waiting several months to see vigorous measures taken for the completion of the road; and seeing no probability of the work being pushed forward, the City Council through the Mar shal gave tho Company an informal notice not to work any more on the public streets; the result was, work ceased. Dr.

J. D. Clarke, the president ol said St. Louis Kansas Southern Railroad Company, was invited to attend said and did so: and made tho following explanation of his connection with said Bonds, He said that the company of which he was president had contracted with Mr. Hackett, of St.

Louis, to build a Railroad from Baxter Springs to Seneca, that said company was to pay said Hackett for his work, with said Bonds; that tho Bonds were placed in the hauds of Mr. Harding to be held in trust for said company, to be delivered to raid Hackett, on an order from said pres ident to be given upon monthly statem nts furnished by the engineer and in case the work was stopped by the city, or township, the trustee was to sell said Bonds, and pay said Hackett; that tljo City Council caused the work to be tho Bonds had been ordered sold by the truRtce. Ho further stated that the attorneys had received thirty thousand dollars of said Bonds, to get them signed by the County Commissioners. AVc should liko to know by whoso authority a contract was hiado to pay thirty thousand dollars of our township Bonds to attorneys for procuring the County Commissioners to do nn act that was void. Those Bonds voted to the St.

Louis Kansas Southern Bailroad Company the County Commissioners wore expressly forbidden by Unequivocal legislation to deliver said Bonds to the company for which they were voted, until said Road was completed and tho stock issued and delivered to said township much less to this Company who had no claim or right to them in law or equity. In Mr. A. V. Rueker's letter published in our last issue, he piy "Islnill endeavor.