The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-10
Current Notes.

"A Wo!ilil Hjitlcu T.'tTlN WIS l'tttiiS III
iured ut Chicago, few days since, by tn
explosion of a Kerosene lamp.
Two respectable citizen of Toledo, Ohio
were drowned, on Saturday last, while duck
shooting near that city.
A monster, at Cleveland, Ohio, las
week, while in 4 state of intoxication, threw
his child out of doors and beat his wife I,
death.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Library of Chicago has been opened to al
citizens, irrespective of membership Of tn,
Association, at 81 per annum.
A movement has been set on foot a
Montreal, with the view of inducing the au
thorities TO provide public park for the in
habitants of that city.
during the present year 3, 1000 Scandi
navian immigrants have been brought to tn,
State of Mississippi through the agency of /;
Mr.. Bleckfield.
Hon. J. S. Mcdonald, of Ontario, Can
ada, stated in a recent speech that his adj.
vanccd age would soon compel his retirement
from public life.
Two young people of Macon, Ga, o.
whom it was prophesied that their married
life would be one of continued misfortune il
united in the light of day, recently aroused a
Magistrate after midnight and had the cere-
mony performed by lamp-light.
There are at present in the Michigan
University, twenty-seven female students,
fifteen of whom are students of medicine, and
one of law The law student is Miss Kill
goose, of Indiana. Rather suggestive name
for a lawyer.
The Ottawa Free Press is compelled by
a strong sense of duty, to call public atten-
ton 10 the disgraceful state of the cemeteries
in that city. The editor, in passing through
one of them recently, saw grave-digger
throwing up a confused mass of bones, chips
of skull, and faded flaxen curls
In some of the localities of Chicago il is
said that real estate has not advanced in price
since 1865. Along the cour-c of the lake
property is in brisk demand. Lots on
Prairie avenue have recently been sold at
from $3.50 to $500 per foot. n
In answer to the question which has
been so often repeated, "Will Indians work ~
the Portland O.egonidn SAYS: "Ycs, and so
will Cfootchmen. Let the curious observe
them at work to-day, women splitting wood,
and Indians piling it up at the corner Of
Fourth and Alder Streets
A clever Chicagoan, Of magnificent APP
pcarance, who represented himself rs the
agent Of a metallic roofing company, recently
succeeded in procuring the signatures of
several wealthy farmers in Ohio to blank
promissory notes, which he subsequently
filled out to suit himself and had discounted.
by this means he is supposed to have raised
between SIG, 900 and $50, 600.
In the Fifteenth District Court, of Sam
l. laf fol- Ia, 4,
claim of s., 600 was set up by Rev. +. Dill
Ion Eagan against the Vestry of St. James
Church, Of that city, for services rendered as
rector ofthe parish at $3.50 per month. The
Court ordered non suit, on the ground that
Bishop Kip, with whom he had contracted,
had no power to bind the vestry. The
Judge said that his proper scticn would
have been for what his services were worth.
A SANDER 1e was recently concluded
at the Ontario, Camda, County Assi1es, in
which a Miss York sued her step-hSher,
Thomas King, te recover damages for Nv
ing prevented her marriage with DH1Gc-
Kay, Of Beverton, by concocting a Aoey
which seriously reflected ON her character as
a virtuous woman. In the course of the
trial it was proven that King had made
proposition Of marriage to her himseE, and
that he had willfully slandered her SO that
she might be driven to accept him. The
Jury found verdict for the plaintiff, and
assessed the damages at $500.
Considerable excitement was occasiened
among the colored people of Wex Fork,
near Hamilton, Ohio, last week, b the re-
filsal Of the Principal Of the pablic sshool to
teach their children with the white pupils.
Three of the former took their places in the
school room, as if their presence was mat
ter of common occurrence. They waited
patiently until noon, but the teacher having
heard Of their advent, remained absent
himself until he had consulted with one Of
the trustees. at whose Mivise he subsequently
sent them home. Theend is not yet, how
ever, for the col0red voters Of the district
have determined on testing the matter in
the Courts.