The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-17
Wonderful Fxosrsss OF Leavspworth.
rHR HawsP.PERs OF A FOUR YsAK OLD KANSAS

Wonderful rsxoeress OF Leavspworth,
rEs SIwsP.PERs OF A FOUR YSAk OLD KANSAS
CITY.
Il something IKE iour years since the town, nov
the CT? Of Leavensortb, founded the Mssouri
river, couple Of miles south Of the fort Of the same
name The lots cold by government agent for tho
benefit OF the Delaware tribe Of Indians whose
walton Was, and the proceeds we understand, were
srcent 10 leave 70 the credit of these Iodsns To-
thousand dollars per head. Az Hrss owing to ia visinxy
10 Missouri and s couscquent exposure from
that direction and especially owing to terrible out
rsges perper ased on free State menpArucuhSy Phil
lips who first tarred festbered set outside OF
the Territory, his returning 70 the city was sho.
by the Kickapoo rangers-Leavepvorth had a bad
reputation with the great bulk Of the emjgrants
who poured into Kansas and while pro-
Creased but slowly, Lawrence and Kansas City (ahough
the latter ID MssourD made rapid strides in population
and Importance. Within the last coupis Of years hcwe
YER Ieavenworh has lost much Of the bad reputation
which formerly enjoyed the border ruians iost the
sscendancy they had had and the free State 60. the
government OF the city intb their hands Since has
turning point in the affairs u Lesveawor.h kss pro-
crossed growth and population 10 IN unexI9ied extent.
Il contains population Of some zen tousG1a 1eo
pls with church schools pubic BALI, ane market,
and--ti Il wss burned down few weeks since. id
even boast af q theatre. Il has hsf dozen banks
s1d bankers, OF lawyers aud land agents, doc
ser enough TO Kill population ten times greater than
vhst Il has Wholesale and retail dealers In all
It's various branches Of trade Jew clotbssmea enough
populate smother Chatham street, Paieisn Hoise, who
deA@ IN all sor OF French millinery and four daily
paror Just think O: Il four year OLD sown with four
daily powspapers and better newspape.s =. that than
many Of tho old European capitals car boast Of.
Wo tsys before u copies Of thk aoarteet OF jour
sas which auppy local and foreign into hsence To The
mixed population u Leavenworb and eEsro the grocers
and doctors and lawyers and bAnkors " brig before 5e
community the end oIeiros Of Their respective
establishments. The hsk yo'nt IT age and apparently
point Of popularity, u tho Kansas Daily LsdgT, OF
which tho proprietor and editor Is George w. Mcisne,
and whose motto 10 Z" Independent OF al parties"
Its independence is probably manifested in is two
leading articles in Of which il asks Who is 70 &c
the next May OF cityf and its ques
ton by giving the of Adam Fisher, Esq aud In the
other advises some councimen without brains 10 style
Of animal evidently not restricted 70 New York; to resign
and ntimstes that the City Engineer being iu the
branless condition of cap,a, ought TO resign also.
The Daily Ledger is in the second half year Of it's
durna exstence-the copy before being only No 10
and yet il the oldest, by either day week, of all
the other Leavenworth papers 1t devo.es one page of
FIVE columns local aud oude news, the larger portion
OF that Of No $50 being report OF before the Re-
corders Court in which dismissed actor and actress
we're tried and acquitted yhe charge OF setting Ore TO
the Union theatre.
NE trial was evidently important event IN the ooa
affairs OF Iesvenworth Thirteen Of the twenty columns
which the Ledger contains filed with advertisements
and as the tariff of prices from . dollar up-lsrge de-
duotions being made, however, for weekly, monthly and
yearly sdvertscmentsand tho price Of the paper Is
twenty per week. four cents day, lie receipts
must be far ahead OF i expenditures There are no less
AI-.l
agents. nine from surgeons, dentists and druggists, six
from bankers insurance Offices and exchange brokers,
besides the ordinary commission merchants and traders
l advertisements. One Of tho family Of the Roths-
child advertises that Melodeon Hall, Gifted up
in the latest style, with Ill the modern i'm
I provements, regardless Of expense" can bs Oh
tanned for balls, concerts, sorees, &C, at 32b per night
payable when contracted for and the Kansas repre-
senatves OF the house Of Rothschild offers In another
place spring and clothing 1t wholesale and retail
The Ledger also publishes the movements Of the port
OF Ieayepworb - with the Of the steamers arriving
and departing.
50 much for number ono Of tho Leavcnworth paper
Ne. 2 n The Daily 7imes It's motto 70 . silly common
place II Senator Summers, that When freedom rs
In danger all who not for her against her." The
Times pubished every morning Sundays exceptcd) by
Vaughan Bartlett. 1t the same rates - the Lesr-thai
H. twenty per week for city Subscribers and dol
lar the minimum cost of Advertisement The number
before us, of August Q, 10 No. 1880 thst has
| not passed 10 nrM half year, at least rs .
| daily paper. Tho 1imes Ia tho onncisi paper
Of the city having regard 70 s motto-shows that
free State not aboliuonst principles govern tncre. Il
got up in much the same style ~ the Ledger, wssA
not saying much for either Of them and out Of In twenty
columns eleven are filed with advertisements Of the
| character ~ we have described.
No is the Dolly Evening Journal which hourishes the
curious motto" The aborer worthy Of his hire" We
do not know what reference that has the public Affairs
Of Kansas unless indeed may be In abosonst sense,
and We presume must be II published by Hutchison
Co., and underbds the two morning papers, lis price being
fifteen cents week Out OF it, tv enty oolumns sixteen
oiled with advertisements, hiding that OF the hide
pendent Lager Bier Saloon" and OF the Un,on brass
band of Leavcnworth city" The JOURNAL Ia only 10 me
third month Of s existence, the copy before w bong
| only No. CO.
| No 4 s the Kansds Staaiastuno, German daily
l paper edited and published BY Dr Chas y. Roo. II Ia
only In the nrst month Of ia sxsence-he copy before
M being No 2obut az eleven liz sixteen columns
/ allied with Advertisements 70 be presumed that Ms
existence viii be prolonged. Among s advertisements
are Of four German lager bier saloons restaurants
and billiard rooms, besides "Garden Of Flora for pic.
| mic excursonsts.
These analyses Of The contents Of the four daily
papers Of Lesvenworsh will suffice 70 convey idea Of
the growth Of the CITY and Of hsooudou Of business
| there.
| Commissioners OF Health.
| The Health Commissioners held their daily meeting 1t
noon yestsrday--his Honor the Mayor presiding.
Several applications were received from gentlemen
ncced with The shipping interest," In reference 10 vessels
detained at Quarantine.