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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11
OF Weissenburg the Ae~ Iorar E,ij1a
LEAVENWORTH EXCHANGES Gg
EXPRESS.

Our Leavenworth exchanges came 10 Is
Yesterday By express; they arrived ON thc day
of publication, as they should do Icy mail,
had We Mail Inspector who would attend
10 the business pertaining to tha office, m
stead of going around through IA" country
electioneering for Sid. Clarke. Il is but
simple justice to say that the | ). TX
press Company carry our Leavcawcrth ex-
changes free of charge. Sidney Clarke nav
control the mail tacilit:eS of Kansas, tlt
thank heaven he has nothing 10 do wi;h ine
Express Company. We shall Hereafter Gel
our Leayenworth exchanges by express, and
on the day they are publishes! Ii no: ask
ing too much, We would suggest that Topeka
and Lawrence exchange lie fUrwa-od the
same way. We have YET 10 receive Top
ka paper on the day of publication. Wi-h
a single exception, Lawrence papers never
arrived on the day thcy were pubii>hcd.
Mail should he sent through from both
of these towns every day. We receive oar
Quincy and St. Louis papers regularly, AND
always in advance of Topeka AMI Lawrence
papers. -
It is our honest opinion thai the .4ai,s Of
Kansas would be carried with much more
regularity without a mali Inspector, than
with the fossil that now occupies the place.
We copy the above from The Fort SOB
Monitor, of the 4th. 1t IS proper that We
should join our thanks with chose of that
paper, and of more than fifty thousand pco-
pie, to Mr. Schermerhgrn and the United
States Express. That gentlemen yofntaIi-
" does this service for the people and ,he
press, and thus adds another obligation O!
our people to him and the great business
interest which he represents.
But what commentary this Is on the
mail system of Kansas! Between here and
Baxter Springs We pay for daily mails Owe:
the railroads, for Route Agents, for Post
masters, and for; mail Inspector, probably
more than fifty Thousand dollars 4 year.
And the money is turned into politics: The
I,sople have to get their mails by express.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

Tea a,;.ude Of Mr. Horton relative to
the Spccr forgery ease is not as creditable to
Iim Is his friends, i; he has any, might de-
Sire. Tho Law officer of the Govcrnmcn,
.as.st = hc free from all complication with
a-ir,ira,-. Is Ir. Horton? Last March
l.. HE. John Speer was II A;c!lison and
s.5pei n .hc Planters House. Specrs
vie asked him what Ire had offered Horton.
Sqccrs..;i he had offered seven thousand
doil;lr,.I ..;.l,1 Horton Offers to take sixteen
thousand Soon after Horton met the two
I'D sl..scd he matter over with them, and
ulSei Is j. thcre world ;c no trouble about
arranging the matter.
The citizens Of Kansas ought To know how
our courts sand. The ii. thieves go free
Small thieves are punished.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11
THE BLACK BOB STEAL.
Hnnsan IDcpravisy struck Bottom.
An Additional Fact.
What Jimmy Christian Knows.
LAWRENCE, KAN, Aug. 3, IS.

LAWRENCE, KAN, Aug. 8, 1870.
To the Editor Of The Times:
1t is we'll known that human defravity
has passed beyond the imagination of the in
tellect in the persons Of the members of the
Black Bob ring. His Satanic Majesty him.
self must stand appalled, at the deviltry they
are capable of accomplishing, or attempting.
The headquarters of the outfit have been re.
moved from DE Soto to Olathe, and there
they have established regular Black Bot
land agency. Upon going into it one is
stricken with feeling Of awe, and he almos,
imagines that he can smell the sulphurou.
fumes which rise from the precincts of the
internal regions.
Connected with this band are, at least, two
members of our present Congressional dele
sation-Messrs. Clarke and Pomeroy. They
do the dirty work in Congress and at the de
partments; and, as an instance of this, the
following may be cited. have rot vet seer
it stated in print. Jimmy Christian is my
authority: Patents were once made GU,
for portion, or all of thes.
lands, and were placed in the hands Of Sid
ney Clarke for delivery, who brought them
on and kept them for two months in brick
house in the southern part Of town, and kept
his possession of them, also, as nearly a Sc
cret As possible. Soon the ring succeeded in
their manipulation Of the departments al
Washington, and the patents ~src recalled.
Now, What did Mr.. Clarke say? That he had
toyotten taem! Certainly nothing has eve,
gone beyond that in this world.
The settlers on these lands hold Il meeting
at Oathe on the 9th of this month where
Mr. Clarke is invited to appear and explain
his conduct Had they not better have
Capt Christian, Of Lawrence, there too, to
help explain Mr. Clarke's difficulty?
Respectfully, WALTER.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

A LIFE insurance agent drummed his two.
year non-forfeiting plan INTO Western
pioneer for awhile, the latter listening in
silence. Finally he broke out: ''Look here,
mister; have lived in this country now
twenty-five year, and 1 have bucked agir
mos. ell the games they have started, bu'
darn me if I ssnt 70 paav . game where you
have to die t. ~ the hank" gFf
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

Tine financial measures necessary to carry
GA thc war were being pushed forward
actively in France, July 10. In the Corps
i.eeislatif The government introduced bills
granting supplementary credits of 1909,
go francs (el7, 900, 000, for tie Ministry
II War 1900, 900 irancs fe2, SO0,0 00) for
he Ministry OF Marine and Zoo, 900 francs
e-3o, e0G) Cor Tie Minister of Finance.
The maximum sue OF Treasury bonds is to
be- raised FROM l50, 900, 600 francs &c, 200,
n.nL II 300. cor. eco francs go. 0OO. OOON.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

Active corpse-dead beats. ,- O..
Noisy infantry--babies in arms. ra.
Ocular punishment lashes.
-Damagcd garments-libel suits.
"A fit Of pa<sion--getting married.
A smart thing-a mustard plaster.
The children's kingdom-Lapland.
"A hand of hope-the wedding ring.
A light employment candle making.
Burning words dictionary in flames.
A fruitful disappointmcnt-sour grapes.
The ties that connec, business men with
the public advertise.
"A war footing-the aggregate of the
national debt.
The most steadf,st followers of our for
tunes creditors.
Why is kiss like scandal? Because it
goes from mouth to mouth.
The Elmira Gczette asks if it wouldn't
be a good plan to muzzle the mosquitoes!
The favoritc romance of ofice-seekers-
''Put Yourself in His Place"
When did Moss sleep FIVE in he'd?
When he slept with his forefathers.
Why is washerwonan like grief? Be-
cause she wrings mems bosoms.
Union is not always strength" as the
sailor said when he saw the purser mixing his
rum with water.
Somebody says tina, women make very
good street sweepers when they are trained
to it.
-"Belad," x,id'san lrishn,an. ''if Yam
kee were cast away on deserted island, he'd
begin selling maps to the inhabitants.
How to scrapc an acquaintance-get Il
situation rs an assistant in Turkish bath.
The numerals springs at Saratoga have
run into a single, bat exceedingly hot sum-
mer.
An enthusiastic agriculturist goes 50 far
As to insist that his p:ntaloons shall Ike made
with potato patch.
A voice comes from Washington Terri
tory, saying, ''Send us wives-' And a
Thousand unhappy Benedicts respond, Take
ours"
"A milkman accounted for the weakness
of his milk by saying that the COW got caush,
in the rain.
-"Mr. s., is YOUR customer D q
man To be trusted?' 81 know of no one
more so. lie is to be trusted forever-he
never lslys'
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

JOHN T. ALEXANDER, the great Illinois
farmer, has 81, 900 acres Of improved kinds,
and 800 of unimproved, all worth 81 $751;,
900. He has $4,000 in implements, and
paid last year for wages $500, but sold
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

UNDER the recent &C; OF Congress, pre-
ci:lpticn settlers who, prior to July IA, 1870,
had fled for unofiered lands, are required to
prove and pay for their claims in one year
from the passage OF the act Settlers on snch
lands win hereafter he allowed three months
in which to file declarations, and, after that,
eighteen months in which pay for their
claims, bit after that period, if payment is
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

MINISTER BANCROFT expresses the Opin-
ion that there is no government in the world
equal to the Prussian in the constant atten-
ton which it gives to the wants of the work
man. There is a most thorough provision
in Parliament for all appeals of the laboring
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

Gals have long robbed the Stare and lived on
public plumber They see the powder de-
,rartinr from ;heir hands, and. they Try 10
stem the tide Ly throwing filth at their OPP
ponerts. But Tie war against the rotten
ring is an camel Gag, and the people viii
not stop I'll the Whole nest is cleaned out.
We Go not intend 10 Ell our columns with il,
Il.; we do intend TO win the victory.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11
Military Es0umaies.
The following circular has just been issued
bv the Second Auditor Of the Treasury:
TREAsI-RY DEPARTMENT

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE,
August I, 1870.
!. No action can I've taken on claims fOl
bounty under the decision Of the Suprem,
Court of March ii, 1870, By the accoun,in,
officers until further legislation by Congress
~ the Adiutant. General cannot designate tn,
regiments to which said decision applies; thu
Presidents proclamation and the general
orders of the War Department upon which
the decision Is based having authorized the
raising of only forty regiments, while eighty.
tvo were accepted.
,. BY the act of July 80, 1870, the fourth
section Of the act Of March ;, 1869, entitled,
IAN act in relation To additional bounties,
and for other purposes" is repealed, and
the time for filing bounty claims under the
act Of July %, 1865, additional bounty Is
extended to January IL, 1871.
). Soldiers who enlisted under the act OF
July 4, 1864, are not entitled to the unpaid
i,,stallmen;s of bounty under section !, act Of
March 3, 1869, and the decision of the At
tori,cv General Of JANUARY 10, 1870, unless
their discharge certificates declare them To he
discharged by reason OF expiration Of term
Of service"
4. The bill! which passed the ll",ise Of
Representatives giving eight and one-thirl
dollars per month to each soldier daring his
actual service, not having passed the Senate
Is not law.
5. No law granting bounty was enacted by
the For;y-hrst Congress, nor has any such
Law been enacted since the act Of March Sd,
1869
u. In all cases where blanks and ;nstr,r-
tons for the presentation of claims for
bounty by claimants are requested, the 4er-
vie If the soldier, the date and period Of
each enlistment the date ard ca,,se If dis
charge, or, if the soldier is dead, the date
and cause of death, the relationship of the
nearest heirs, and what bounty is claimed
should I've fully stated.
Respectfully,
+. y. French, Auditor.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

not made, such claims will be forfeited. The
Cs1ai onrs ef-ths General Lam O6ce
i,a.Aksamedure6h 10y sflperoos N
terested of this important change Of the pre-
emption system, and will forward circulars
to al Tie land Offices in the country, to the
above effect. without delay.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

judged that The man had been murdesed and
his body thrown into the well At least ix
Yee1haaR He had on dark blue jeans PAN
6lo19 Ind loose blouse, anl - appa-
rently between forty and fifty years Of age.
He was buried near the we'll. Nothing i
known concerning the murderers, or the
name of the murdered. ~
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

The Baptists in Kansas, according &c
recent statistics, are represented by LID
churches, a of which are colo-ed. During
the last year % new churches were Termed
with membership of 80. There ere 81
white and % colored ministers. The total
membership in the State is 6,OS2. OF this
number 1,623 are colored.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

The principal articles in the Lawrence
Tribune are now headed: This is rot for
ladies to read" Such stuff was never be-
fore Published in newspaper as now finds
its way into the columns of the paper OF
which Sid. Clarke is one of the owners and
John Speer the nominal editor. These ras-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

PUBLIC DEBr.-Decrease for July, ST.
OS4, l23 "A; decreacc since March 1870,
S6O, 0O4 ,O0l Il; decrease during Grants
administration, sl56, lSs, 7s4 Of; average
monthly decrease for 1869, 81, 26l, 2Sl 80:
average monthly decrease for 1870, 3d.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

..cnN CEiNANsN viii soon invade lle Old
pamin;oa; 900 Nongol iatorers are On their
way from California to Virginia, having been
h;rci by the Ohio and Chesapeake Railroad
Company 4; sd PER month. Tncy ere to be
employed principally CA the tunnels to bs
cut in the western section o: this important
road. Their first camp is to be located near
the famous White Sulphur Springs, and they
are expected 10 arrive within the next ten
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

THE return Just issued of the nrmler Of
paupers in England and Wales except luna
tic paupers and vagrants) on the last day of
last May gives the total of al, 2l2 receiving
indoor Telief, and Sl6,tai receiving out
door reliei-iotal, 95. $50, or at the enor-
nous rate Of one pauper 10 every twenty of
the whole population. The return shows an
increase Of S,92e on the Numbers o: the sane
month lest wear.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

TIT Nyw Orleans Preachers meeting o
Tie Io,had,i Church hes decided against
III" estahli~hrleut q q coiored church for sew.
.5,ii reasons, tie c,nclniing ore; of which
i. Ina, ''sJ.ci! a church i at cnmity with
The fIad3men;a. PRINCIPLE of republican gov
oImnont, anl The, IS n!cSt perfectly Sc; forth
ia ,,ac fifteenth amendment 20 the Cons,i,u,
ton 81 ,hc Jai,ci S-a;cS IF america. Be-
ca.sc finally, it i, in fact, only building a
sala. back kitchen church 30 as 10 proven,
celored 3.c;hoi;sts from getting into the
lr,,.t ravlor 81 the house Of God"
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

l4th.--N and L. bought up the grand
iury onc ,GTor was refractory. He was at
once made Deputy Marshal and sent off to
take Inc coGzIs.
We copy the above from the Lawrence
l,eer, exposing SpeeF and Clarke, published
IN this papcr some days ago. Some twenty
charges were made agains; Clarke and Speer,
81 Of which were truc. They meet with nd
-.1.sial whatever, hec.,;'se they admit of no
iea.ai. The " and E' above alluded
,s are well known Spacr strikers. The juror
s-s,s Levi iic,,se., o. Seneca.
Til, lIensyl las Just ai,cnlpicd to COM
.n:. a .;,rc ia Nemaiia county He Is thus
shown 10 e. IN expert Il Grand juror, cen
..,a-.ake. AID l.pi-;. Where is Lizzie
L..asioG? Cali the mex. witness.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

4 Tea for Colors.- VI. Nickles ha:
found that fuoride Of potassium will discharge
a Prissian blue color, and not affect the in
digO and analine colors. This information
will interest calico printers and dyers. A
fact Of more general intere-; Is, that huoride
of potassium will remove ink stains from
cloth.
!, 3 B 4 Cake.-One cup Of butter, two
enps Of sdsar, three cups Of four, and four
eggs; one cup Of sour milk; half teaspoon
full Of soda dissolved in little warm water.
Nix the butter and sugar together; add the
yolks of the egg, then the sour milk and
soda, and last the -four, "a all cakes are
much better when the -four is pat in jus, he
fore putting into the oven. Bake in mod
crate oven.
Iak On Books.-To remove ink-s,ains
from book, 6na wash the paper with warm
water, using camePs hair pencil for the
pnrp6ee. by this means the s,,rfaee ink i
got nd a.; the paper must now be wettel in
solution Of oxsIate Of potash, or better still,
oxalic acid, m the proportion of one ounce
to half pint of water, The ink stains will
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

The Iowa Agricultural College ana
Farm has population of so people.
An effort is making to revive the cult
walton of the mulberry in England for feed
ing silk-wOrms.
-Millet i now sown in Wisconsin Il
make mp fer the scarcity Of hay, the crop Of
which has failed.
A piece Of vegetable charcoal laid on a
burn soothes the pain, and if kept applied
for an hour cures it completely.
A famous strawberry raiser SAYS if he
can live twenty years he will produce a
strawberry a. large as a pineapple, and as
delicious as the lest field strawberry.
To keep bugs from melons, pumpkins.
and cucumber vines, mix fionr Of sulphur
and fine coal dust together; sprinkle the
vines with water, and dust them with this
mixture. 1t i death TO all bugs.
Peach growers Of Wayne county, Ind
saw there will be full crops where the trees
were mounled late last fall, and half crop
mounding Is recommended.
A fruit grower Of Becraft Mountain is
in favor Of miscegenation, as between currant
bushes. He believes that an eficctual stop
can only he put to the ravages Of worms by
planting the red and black bushes alter
nately.
The Boston Journal saws: There -every
prospect that the farmers Of New England
will have occasion this year 10 lie grateful for
IN abundant harvest. The appearance Of
the crops indicates year of plenty, and the
earth promises to yield the husbandman an
ample return for his labor. Com and po,a-
toes especially are forward, and thus far have
escaped the pests which are 80 destructive.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

The fact brought ont by d.. Shelton Mac
kenxie, in his forthcoming book about Dick
ems, concerning the name Of the great novel;
iS, is simply that he was chriAened Charles
John Honghman.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

-"My boy" said clergyman, ''don't
YOU think it is wicked to catch fish on Sun
dayy' "But / hain't sinned much yet, :"
said the hoy, without taking his eye from the
float; "hain't had bite"
-" will forfeit my head il am in the
wrong" exclaimed warm and tall orator to
the President Monte.quieu in an argument.
II accept il, replied the philosopher; ''any
,riilc among friends has value.
An Irishman recently soliloquized
"What waste Of money to be buying mate
when Won know the half of it is bone, while
you can spind it for whisky that hasn't a
hone in IT,"
Paddy, my boy" said gentleman to
an Irishman, whom he observed fishing
at a flvorite pool, ''that must be fine
stream for trout" ''Faith, and sure it must
he that same; for / have been standing here
this three hours, and not one Of 'em will stir
out Of it,"
by a baby of eighteen months with decided
manifestations Of fondness.
''Don't YOU she johnny, that the baby
wants to see you?' said the mother.
"Yes'm; ats cause he takes me for his
papa" was the explanation.
"A girl in public school applied to her
teacher for leave to be absent half dav on
the plea that they had company at home.
The teacher referred her to the printed list Of
reasons that the school committee think sui
fcient to justify absence, and asked her if her
case came under the head of any of them.
She replied that it might come under the
head OF domestic afiliction."
Rev. Mr.. B, passing Deacon
Rs premises one evening, was greatly
Mortified at hearing the pious official swear
ing in the most accomplished manner at his
COW, which had just kicked his milk pail
into the middle Of next week. Observing
his minister looking over the fence at him,
the deacon said apologetically: "a AM really
afraid, Mr.. B., shall never lie able to
enjoy religion rs long As keep that cow
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

The wages Of all enlisted men in the navy
have been increased 81 30 per month by
order VI President Grant
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

We have vet to see, in print or elsewhere,
anything to convince lis that John Speer j.
not guilty of the full measure Of criminality
rs 4 defaul,er that has been ascribed to him.
We thought his appeal for suspension Of
jndgmenf," and statements therein contained,
mere "-hilly-shal!y;'' his reference to his
children's death, 4 ghastly suberfuge; and
his attempt at Wit, in reply to United States
District Attorney Horton, consummate in
suit. We have had no reason to change
our minds since Proofs Of the crime,
and of the cr;minali,y Of Speer and certain
Of his friends, in connection Herewith, are
frequently coming to light, and the public
ing's IRavenworth TINES contains letter
from Lawrence, from one who evidently is
posted, which opens up new phases Of the
great swindle to the public gaze. We will
print this letter next week. Meanwhile, let
the people think Of Speer's crime, and re-
solve, from this day forth, to remit no effort
tn introduce purity into our politics and hon
e~,y into public ofiice.-Irrmg Reeorier.
The evacuation Of Rome is destined to
make dreadful stir among Napoleon's Cath
Ole supporters. The leading French ultra
montana Journal, lie Monde, exclaimed \
few days ago that the party which urges Ma
poleon u abandon the Pope advises his maj
esty TO dishonor Gods holy name, to shock
Catholic France, and, 50 to speak, to as
''tonish God himself, who has right to
trust in the word which We have pledged"
lie Monde concludes, after many similar re-
6ec4ions, that at such crisis a. this the I'm.
peror, who has always been distinguished
for his religions tact Whatever that may
bel, will not risk rupture with the 'Caino-
lie sts,l of France" Well, he has risked 1t;
now Ie, us see the reenlt.-N. j. Tribune.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

The Commissioner Of the U. s. General
Land Office, at Washington, recently con-
firmed the selections Of seven thousand four
hundred and twenty-fou acres of land for
the benefit Of the common schools of the
State, made by Mr.. McVicar, State S,i-rin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, in lieu Of two
thousand seven hundred and .ixty-four acres
Of school lands settled upon in the Humboldt
district prior 10 the survey, and four thousand
six hundred and sixty ceres due TIE State in
lieu Of defciencies in townships rendered
fractional By the Missouri river.-TY<ka
G,unop,~.aIfh.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-11

AsD still another steal. 4 correspondent,
Of the Topeka Record, from johnson county,
says: Another steal, engineered by that inn
maculafe patriot, the sole representative
from my State has jus, come To light. II J.,
another Black Bob affair. Bu, this time it
is the Miami reserve that Il called upon To-
contribute something To relieve the necessi
ties IF the aforesaid patriot and his con
frere. II comes in the shape Of patents anil
head rights to bogus Indians, and for his ser
vice., among other considerations, the i'm
maculate Sidney Is TO receive, or has received,
for the deed is on record, two hundred acres OF
fine land near la Cvgne. This matter l.
being thoroughly ventilated, and pronIi~1-'
some rich developments"