The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

lEe LeaVenwortn Sas Light COMPANY
has greatly enlarged its works during tn,
year. Ii now manufactures seventy-fv,
thousand cubic feet of Gas daily. They hav'
extended their works by the erection of :
new gas holder and office building, at COS
Of $4,000. They are continually extendin.
their mains and charging their works. A
soon as Fourth street ia graded to Fort Lea
wentworth, the government buildings will b
lighted with gas from this city.
O!o.her manufacturing establishments w
might allude to the Hub and Spoke Factory
al J. L. Dilworth l. Co., Cherokee street
the wagon works of \. Woodworth; the ca.
ragc factories of \. Jennings, and o
Cretors * Potter; the brass foundry o
Geo. Kaufman and the .jewelry manufacture,
Of Ilershiield Il Mitchell. Ii may not L.
generally known that the fine worl; made by
the last named firm is sent to every part 81
the country, Icing made here of COLORADO
anu Montana gold and silver.
The two of our Touring mills which have
been destroyed by fire during the past three
months will both bc rebuilt. Our facilitie>
for buying and shipping grain and flour de
mand an increase OF flour mills. and there
will be no delay in replacing our losses.
Much has been done during the year il
the building of churches and schoo!s-the
| amount Of money thus expended being no,
les than half V,illion OF dollars. Saint
Mary,s Academy, built by the Sisters OF
Charity, is pala.ial ediiice, and is already
crowded with young lady pupils from CIR
own and adjoining States. The buildings
are imposing in their appearance, they have
been fitted up with every convenience, and
they are an ornament as well as great bene-
fit to our beautiful city.
Maplewood Seminary is the Protestant ri
val or complement 10 st. Mary's Acad-
emy. Ii is a new institution but is already
in very furnishing condition. The build
ing and grounds owned by the institution are
most Delightfully."- situated, and the ladies
who are at the head of the Seminary are
accomplished and admirably adapted for
the important work they have undertaken.
The third school''enterprise of the year is
equal to either of the above in Importance.
We alIude To the establishment in our city
of the State Normal School for the North
ern portion of our State. The School is in
the Morris High School building and is TIL
der the able Superintendent of Professor
Williams. An excellent boarding house
has been added TO this establishment, and
Leavenworth now offers facilities for the
education OF Teachers far superior To any
other locality in the State. The Normal
School Is free.
Our. public schools continue to flourish
finely. The Third Avenue School house
has been enlarged, and is now one of the
most commodious public school buildings in
the State-perllaPs the largest.
The German Catholic Cathedral, on Broad
way, is the most extensive church erected
during the year. We have published full
descriptions of this Cathedral and of the 9TH
er buildings to which We are hastily allud-
ing.
The Baptist Church, on Sixth street, has
been completed, and is one of the finest and
most spacious churches in the city.
The Presbyterians are erecting a beautiful
church on Delaware street, which will soon
be done and will be one of the finest spcci-
mems of architecture in the State.
The Episcopalians are preparing t" enlarge
the St. Paul Church, and they have just
completed St Johns Chapel in South Leav-
enwor,h.
The CongregatiOnali>,s have built Il very
neat curcl, on Fifth street, in South Leav-
,nworih, which will soon Ike ready for Use
More builling has been done at Fort
Leavenworth than during any other year
since the close of the war. Six or seven
large buildings have been erected, others |
have been enlarged, and the grounds have
been greatly improved and beautifed. We
now only need the opering of a few Avenues
To the Fort and communication by street cars |
and these are enterprises for which We
shall not have TO wait long.
Our railroad interests have progressed |
favorablyy during the year. The road has
been completed TO Atchison, and is now done |
TO Troy. Our merchants are thus placed in |
close connection with every populous county |
in Northern Kansas. The road to Chicago |
has made good propress, both in Iowa and
Missouri, and the bridge which is TO bring it |
to our city is approaching completion. Our
prospects in the direction of Chicago and
Topeka are good enough, and will not much
longer require the exercise of patience. There
has been some delay about the building Of
depot here, and even in regard 10 its loca-
lion. We have no new facts on this subject
and are not very hopeful about Obtaining any.
We have thus glanced at few of the
causes why this should be with us day Of
very few, but suficien. We
lhink 10 show great prosperity and reason for
Iervent gratitude. Added to all these is the
great fact that no serious calamity has visited
Us, and that the health of our city has been
good while so many portions of the country
have been visited with sickness and pestilence.
In conclusion We may say that THE TINES
3 fourishing as never before, and that, while
It returns thanks to its patrons for prosperity
md support, it promises to constantly labor
% increase its means ofusefulness.
Tine COLoRED VOTE.
The State Republican ticket was succsssful
IN this County by about 800 majority, while
'ome of the County candidates were defeated
'y still larger majority. This defeat is at
ribnted to various causes, one of most prom
nent of which is the fact that one Of our NOM
nees for State Senator was a colored man.
There ia some ground forthe charge, but Re.
,ublicans were right in meeting the issue j