The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-21

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THURSDAY, JULY q; is76:
BcefoN Is credited whK having se0;75
inhabitants.
HEAVY trains of Texas cattle arc nos; ;lail,
Passing over the X. p. Railway, eas ii;
State Line
Ptuxs are in the market, at good figures
NV apbIss are xoHk dollar beck-soot
ones at that. fri =
fHE foundation for the First Pre;bytciisi
ehi,rtf ediiicr has been oommeSced at In.
tftfher Of Seventh and delaware streets.
THE health Of the city is mitch better thdf,
ever before at this season Of the year. Cor
sidering the extremely warm weather, there
has been very little sickness.
The fence Of a graveyard in Penf>ylva-
Nj, hears an inscription, in large white let
ists: 'Usc Jones's bottled ale IL you would
KEEP o:t of here
ARREsTgD.-Mr. Burnstein, 4 Iuereha;it
NJ Le1tape, hss been arrested f6t selling
liquor without COUNTY license He was to
have hearing lHfcre Juaioe Dunham yes
terlY.
OCR neighbcrs at st. Joseph are threat
tined with sandhsr in front Of their town,
a. the channel is moving towards the Kan
sss shore and taking Of Large pieces of the
i.,hk.
THE champion Juniper Of America is
LOOMS, of Jacksonville, Illinois. This is
his -oore: Single jump, Is ioct and ) inch
es; three jumps. 10 feet; ten Jumps, 40
feet.
The people of Platte County come here 10
trade, in larger numbers than ever befUre,
and take lively interest in the prosperity
Of city which has become and will always
remain their hest market.
NV ORLEANS bars run opposition On the
s'ze Of glss-es enclosing seascnable rsfriger-
ants. A countryman calling for Jjulip and
getting near a Tuart, drank what he wished
and hand.a the raj back, to he kept till he
WAS ready n drown himself.
4 BROTHER Of Carrie Reed wa; in the
aay Yesterday lc"king after the interests Of
the orphan girl, whom, he will take away
with him. Rev. h. l.. Baldridge, If the
Orphan Asylum, Is to administer on the
property left ny decea-ed, which i, not Of
very great value.
An intellectual young lady-''Ol,, mann
ma, asked Miss Brown what il dew She
says it is the moisture imbihed Ivy plants
during the nights Of the summer months
Now, mamma, dear, dew is the condensation
vt aqueous vapor Iy body which has |
sadiatesl It's atomic portion of caloric below |
the atmospheric temperature" tt
AGAINST SCHOOL HoUsE.-Some Of the |
citizens Of school district in this county,
have held meeting and passed Il resolution /
iorbidding the two principal directors letting /
\ contract to build school house. Injunc-
tions arcfreely talked of. Rumor has il that |
the difficulty originated in the failure Of one
Of the worthy members of the Board to get
the contract. -fE |
THE London Gosotte announce, that the
Queen, having accepted the surrender Of
EmPer's Land from the Hudson Bay Com
lany, has been pleased to appoint the gov
sor-general ior the time being of the Do
minion Of Canada TO bc governor Of Hupcrt's
L,Rt until the admission Of that territory
into the said Dominion. This means bust
nesS against Mr.. RielI.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNiNG.-Mr. Miles,
who lives near Mount Pleasant, had his barn
struck by lightning on the 9Th inst, and
totally destroyed, together with large
amount If hay and grain Anaher man
living about mile west Of Budgets had
his granaty struck and considerably dam
aged. Mr.. Lambert, At st. Nicholas, also
had his barn struck and somewhat injured
and a mule killed There were no light
ming rods ON any Of these buildings.
CATTLE AND HOGs.-Mes1s. VIM. Jack
and Thomas Armstead, the well known
stock dealers Of Jefferson county. came in
Yesterday with 40 head of fine cattle and 80
hogs, which they sold 10 Fitch & Vaughan
These gentlemen have sold i great many
good cattle in this markct-in fact they don't
tyt any others IN their hands-and they
have taken large number Of FIRST premiums
On cattle At the various county fairs, and
have taken mere than ANYBODY elc at nc
State Fairs. /,
4 DAMFtR-The following incident is
supposed to have taken place at Col Jenni-
cons farm:
\ tender l,ss; and the greeting which | re-
aived for my musical display has never
bpen fully appreciated ly me. II Ms the
witchipg hour Of night, when churches vawn.
Everything hrIsled, and stiffness reigne,l
profound commenced Ia sing, al Brin.
= Little Flower to Thee" Sophia WAS at
her window to enjoy my harmony. II WAS
through her solicitations that ! endeavored
10 MARBLE this precious piece, 81 Bring a
Little Flower 10 Thee" Sophia's tyranni-
al papa stuck his head out Of the window,
and in voice of thunder ro,red, "Well,
Just ST it "n the doorstep. and don't make
sp much fuss about such wrctChcd little
flower" .. r ..H
ROBBERY or A STORE At LENAPE.