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CABINETMARING,

F5Ons Every Saturday, NoU. 5.
The history of President Grants Cabinet thus
far is curious and interesting enough, but we
refer to it at this time because it is Instructive
OF course, as soon as the result of the election
of 1868 was known, If not before, public specu-
lation was rife as to whom the new President
would select for his constitutional advisers.
Each section put forth its most prominent re-
presentatiyes and whatever preferences might
be expressed, it was generally agreed be-
forehand that the mind which had so invari-
ably designated the right subordinates in
the war W 0ud be equally unerring in the forma-
tion of the new Cabinet. Even when it became
known that the President-elect was not taking
into his confidence any OF the tried and trusted
leaders of the Republican party, his admirers
regarded this as only another proof of the self
reliance that could not go astray; although, as
in the Scripture times, 'some doubted" After
the nation had been piqued by an impepetrable
secrecy on the subject, lasting up to the very
day of Inauguration, the Cabinetwas announced,
as follows:-E. B. Washburne, Secretary of
State; Adolph E. Borie, Secretary of the Navy;
A. L. Stewart, Secretary of the Treasury; j. ID.
Cox, Secretary of the Interior; j. A. j. Cres-
well, Postmaster-General; e. K. Hoar, Attorney
General.
it is very mild statement to say that the
people were taken by surprise. The thorough
going partisan Republican press maintained, of
course, that each man in the list was the very
! best man that could have been chosen for his
| department-particularly Borie. Light-hearted
/ citizens were amused, the judicious grieyed 1t
I
| party had been overlooked, but it was difficult
to see on what principle the selections had been
made. Mr.. Washbume was the warm per-
/ sOnal friend of the President, aud that had
! to be taken as the sole reason for putting
/ him at the head of the State Department
place for which neither the health of his body
! nor the habits of his mind in the least fitted
him. He lived, however, merry official life, If
it was a short one. He went in on the 4th of
March and out on the 10TH and vet within that
time he filled all the subordinate places of con-
sequence with his friends, who are remaining
there to this day. 1t was on this account that
Mr., Wilson, of Iowa, an able and upright
gentleman, very properly declined to become
the successor of Mr.. Washburne when the
latter, on the wings of friendship aud love, was
borne away 10 the French mission.
The case of Mr.. Stewart, nominated for
the Treasury Department, is well remembered.
If there had been no law in the way he never
ought to have been nominated for a position
the discharge of whose duties directly affected
his own businets interests TO the extent of mil
lions of dollars; but there was a law which
expressly prohibited the appointment When
the President discovered this, he sent a message
To the Senate, not Withdrawing the nomination
but asking the repeal of the law! When this il
lead il ListOIy, LLsn wiil cay Lbat the inpsr
tuIbable hero Of the war clearly lost hil
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presence of mind, and the instance will excite
the sime wonder now raised by Frederick the
Greats one exhibition of cowardice
Nr. Stewards name, however, was withdrawn
Of ast, and he was left to the management of
tl.it colossal dry-goods business which had so
Impressed the Presidential mind with his fitness
for the place of Hamilton, Gallatin, and Chase.
Mr.. Boutwell, succeeded him; Mr.. Fish took the
Department of State; and General Rawlins be-
came Secretary of War. In less than three
months the naval wonder, Mr.. Borie, re-
tired, and was succeeded by Mr.. Robeson,
who knew as much about the navy as
most country lawyers do The death of
Secretary Rawlins brought General Belknap into
the War Department. Circumstances not known,
but very generally believed to be connected with
Attorney-General Hoar's want of obseQuiousness
to political interference with his department,
caused his retirement. Within q short time the
impending withdrawal of Secretary Cox from
the Interior Department. has been announced
He has heen most faithful and energetic
officer, against whom the breath of suspi-
cion has never been raised-exceptng
political suspicion. He has been accused of
dlsregarding outside dictation as to the manage
mentt OF his departments he has preferred
to make appointments and advancements
among his subordinates with more reference to
merit than partisan influences; he has broken
up rings and combinations which preyed upon
the Government and has instituted many
valuable reforms. He ought, therefore, to have
been sustained, instead of being dismissed with
the polite formula of having his resignation
accepted. Thus 1t happens that of all the
original members of President Grants Cabinet,
only one-Postmaster-G General Creswell-re-
mains.
Now, why do we rehearse this history? 1t i
not for the purpose of making or exciting any
reflections on the President He passed from
the army to the Chief Magistracy with such a
total want of civil experience, such an exposure
to willy influences, that nothing but his own
natural rectitude could have kept him from
making more and worse mistakes than he has
ic fha ol, hoi
that evil system which throws a Motley out of
the great position to which the public opinion
of two continents had assigned him, and which
is not above running tide-waiters and pensioners
that has been the whole trouble in the Cab-
net Let the nation study the lesson, and strike
for civil service reform.
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his house has been haunted for some time past
by invisible beings" The other night he was
attracted to the dining-room by a noise, and
found the table set If for a grand banquet;
but while in search of his wife about the house
10 see If she could solve the mystery, the dishes
were removed aid the chairs eolested Logs.4sr
n the,esntre ef tbs room,
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SEMEMONTHLY LINE TO WILMINGTON N q
The PIONEER will sail for Wilmington on Saturday,
November l9 at A. Nj Returning, will leave Wimine.
ton Saturday, November5. 5.
Connects with the Oape Fear River Steamboat Com
pany the Wilmink ton and Weldon and North Oarous
Railroads. and the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad
TO all interior points.
Freghts for Columbia, s. o. and Augusta Ga, taken
via Wilmington at as low rates by any other route
Insurance effected when requested by shippers
of adnR signed Queen street wharf before ds5
WILLIAM l. JAMES, General Agent
SIS No. l80 South THIRD Street.
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BOARDING..

11C1 GIRARD STRBET BETWEEN ELE
1t%A venth and Twelfth and Ohesnut and Mar
ket streets. Vacancies for Families and Single Gen
tlemen. Also. suit of rooms on the second floor,
furnished or unfurnished, with frst-class board.
Also, table board. 10 24tf
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sl,s59, 1OOOs
DIRECTGRs
Thomas @. Hand, Samuel. e. Stokes,
John c. Davis, William q. Boulton
Edmund A. SoudeT Edward Darlington
Theophlus Paulding, III. Jones Brooke
James Traquair Edward Lafourcades
Henry Sloan, Jacob RegeL
Henry c. Dalett Jr., Jacob P. Jones,
-ames G. Hand James b. Mcfarland,
William @. Ludwig, Joshua p, Eyre,
Joseph Il. Seal Spencer McIyain,
Hugh Craig II. Frank Robinson
John d. Taylor j. B. Semple, PittsDuEs,
George w. Bernadou A. B. Berger Pittsburg,
william @, Houston, D. n Morgan. pittsbura
THOMAS y. HAND President
JOHN c. DAVIS, Woe e-PFesidenS.
HENRY LYLBURN, Secretary.
HENRY BALL Assistant Secretary. IL
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MIR e IS 8 o O N
INCORPORATED MARCH II, 1920.
OFFICE,
No. "a NORTH FIFTH STREET,
INSURE
BUILDINGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ANr
MERCHANDISE GENERALLY
From Loss by fire qn the City Of Philadelphia only
ASSETS, JANUARY 4, 1870, sI,572,733'
TRUSTEES
william H. Hamilton, Charles p. Bower,
Iohn CarroW Jesse Uightfoot,
George T. Young Robert Shoemaker,
los r. Iyndal Peter Armbruster,
Levi p Goats, M ii. Dckinson,
Samuel SparhaWk, Peter Williamson,
Joseph e. Schel.
WIN. II. HAMILTON, President
SAMUEL SPARHAWK, Vice-President.
WILLIAM f. BUTLER,
Secretary
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-22
Personal.

There appeared in the Call of the 18th an
article headed I'D. W. Wilder" the author
ship of which could not be mistaken, even
ifthe initials Of the writer had not been affixed.
Its author is nv friend, or at least so have
been in the habit of regarding him.
lie is old in the experiences of journalistic
life He understands perfectly that there is
a well defined and closely Observed courtesy
practiced among the members of the edito-
rial guild who care for one another-who
have a favorable OF high appreciation Of one
amother's character and capabilities; tina,
manifestations Of good feeling may he mu-
tual when the opportunities are offered for
exchanges Of word and deed, or OF both.
Now | think the writer Of the article in
the Cal, TO which / am calling attention,
viii understand me when ! say that he knows
only one side Of the case. In the course OF
the article il was deemed necessary for rel-
son, that is rendered very apparent, 10 Use
my name. While ! appreciate all the
clever things that il uttered about me by gen
;iemen whom | so highly esteem As do the
writer Of the article under consideration, 1
nevertheless object to any assumption of au-
thority TO Extensively define my relations to
THE TMEs am Editor-in-Chief Of this
paper, and while fact is well known, the
limitations Of my responsibility for what
appears in the editorial columns Is, to say
the least, an exceedingly doubtful comPii-
Incn;. After saying 50 much, ! shall not
permit my old editorial friend to get the
letter Of me in genuine expression OF my
opinion Of u. ". Wilder. ! have the high
est appreciation Of his culture and hls native
capabilities as journalist ! kroT he Is
natural born writer Then have the warm
81 feelings of friendship for him. lie
knowns, think, that would say and do
anything could to help him ON IN his career
lid he need any such word or deed from me.
Ii. l.. LowMAE.
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GENERAL. AMNESTY,

Il wds reported in yesterdays Geographic
news that al 4 cauois held 10y the Rerahli-
cans in Congress they decided To- pass
moderate amnesty bill this 7eSSion- We do
not know what is meant hy modcTGic am
res;y hill. We can see no good reason inr
delaying great while longer such meas
nrc A. will settle all further debate about thai
question. We recognize the Necessity Of
the National Congress still further
holding close guardianship over the Union
r.eui.ie of the Old Slave States. In many
communities the old enemy still Lives and
AID he dominating if permitted 10 exer-
Csc the full rights al the other citizens.
We know, from personal observation, that
there are such places in the South as we have
indicated. where it would he unsafe for that
part of the population who were known as
.hc svmpathizers and remembered as the
defenders Of the Union cause, 10 live, were
She other kind of folks permitted 10 rule.
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The Queen of Holland is foremost among
the ravai bellcs-lettros women of the period.
For wears past she has been in active CORES
pondence with the chief scientific, literary,
and scholastic celebrities Of all countries; and
her acquaintance with Mr.. Motley dates
hack 10 the time when he was engaged IN
oolleciinr materials in Holland for his his
tory of the Netherlands. While in London
las, wear she dineJl at his house in company
with Mr.. Disracli, Lord Lytton, and other
distinguished men of letters; and IT has al
ways been her ambition TO he esteemed as
the Nine. de Stsel Of the age. On that ac-
count she WAS regarded a. an iniolerable
bore by Eugene and Louis Napoleon, and
was unpopular at those European Courts and
fashionable circles generally where intellect
ual culture is neglected. The Queen of Hol-
land has bitter grudge against Count Bis
marck. and looks upon the triumph of the
Germans as dangerous to the independence
al Holland.
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a Sh00aing A0hir-TwS Men KSnp~~a
ao4 Ooe DoogePoua1y WSanAea.
OMAHA, Dec. H-Despatches from North
Platte, Nebraska, bring information Of a
shooting affair yesterday, on Horse Creek.
twenty-five miles north OF Pine Bluff Station.
in which W. NJ. Parks and L. ID. Eastwood
were killed, and Andrew Belts dangerously
wounded They were shot by Herbert
Nourse, who Is supposed to be insane, and
he imagined them - he Indians. Parks was
shot through the head and killed instantly;
Eastwood lived two hours, and the other
man was living in very dangerous condition
when last heard from Nourse has been
captured and Is now in the hands Of the Off
Gers. These men with others were EMPLOYED
as her,iers by Mr.. Creighton. An attempt
was made To poison some OF these men not
long since by mixing strychnine with their
salt. II Is believed that Nourse's INSANITY is
ieigncl and his Indian story Il humbug.
Salt Lake advic.S saw tia; the Mohove
and finite Indians are on tie war path to
the number oi Hoo ur 500 each
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..s,r o,n RAILROAD MATTERS

II j. estimated that ~ soon As the Chicago
4 Southwestern Railroad is extended to To-
rrk.. iha, it will employ 80 iaborins men
and mechanics to supply her machine shops
lad depot houses. This will add directly
aud indirectly To the permanent population
Of III, city threc Thousand people. That
road will r,Iu through our county full twenty
miles including switches AMI turnouts, which
1T -.n.0no ger milo, will h. : 10000, and
ihr machine shops and other property CON
rctld Herewith will reach SiOo, 600 more,
making IN all, SSoo,o0o added to oar taxable
property in the rad alone, and moi les than
S2nn. $40 morr for the property oi the fer-
sous To operate these shops. Making a to-
tal of - .ono,no0 added {" our taxable
wealth, which a; an average oi four Ter cent,
would Weld the county and city $4,000
iax,- rer annuni. This much have We Sc
cured hy reason Of making the Bridge con-
ttaci with that road
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Ben. F. Akers, Of Leavenworth, whose
achievements and merited success with Kan
sas. Chief and Kansas Queen, and Kansas
Pet, at Buffalo and Narraganseit Park this
season, has given Kansas a very prominent
rank in the galaxy Of horse States. An in
finential Eastern Turf journal becomes very
enthusiastic in Its laudaiions over the envia-
BILE fame now established for this State. We
extract the following: 1.-The advent If tro, :
ting horses bred and reared On the border,
has been the theme Of general remark in trot-
Tin; circles; Mr.. Akers' victory at Buffalo,
over large field Of entries representing
several States, has ro,Ised the spirit for
speed in his State to a degree Of apprecia-
tive earnestness, and given stimulus which
will he followed by further efforts in simi-
lar channel. His succe,ss cannot be doubted
when it is considered that. for numier Of
years, the major portion of the tide Of immi-
grafton TO the border, consisted Of kentuck-
ians and Tennesseeans, who brought many
thoroughbred mares. Thes-, comparatively
speaking, have been bred with more than an
ordinary degree Of care, AMI their union
with the various high-bred trotting stations
in that region cannot fail producing trotting
marvels"
We heartily coincide, and add, at the
opening Of the campaign next spring MIR.
Akers proposes introducing several Young
candidates for trotting honors, who are now
developing rate Of speed that IL exceedingly
encouraging. They are the produce Of
thoroughbred mares and got by his high
bred stallion "Comas,' con of Greens
Bashaw isire Of Bashaw, jr, kirkwood, &c. J,
dam nv prorhpf a son of Hilrs Vermont
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his eyes seemed 70 fix themselves upon the
awful wreck in solemn contemplation. In .
moment bed was made in the coach and he
was conveyed to ii. Placing his head COM
fortably, his eyes closed and then there came
the struggles Of the dying man. Ressor-
atives were applied, when his eyes slowly
opened az If 70 take last look at the sun,
and then a. slowly closed again. The ply,
stefan shook his head, saying nothing could
be done; he was going, and We came away.
Robert Juda was given as the name Of the
unfortunate man, and his home was within
half a mile of Doniphan. He was about
s5 years of age, and, from appear
ances, single. His relatives reside At Doni-
phan. II appears that he had secured work
from the railroad company and was just
starting out. Alas! in the full vigor of man.
hood TO come home and die.
1t was his own mishap. No one else can
be blamed. The railroad employees, noble
hearted men, leh nothing undoDe to relieve
his su6erings. WIG.
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NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, De. li.-There l. NJ lIk.lI-
hood of an early settlement of the Cri-Pin
strike. 1t takes Ss,ooo per week tn support,
the men now on the strike in this city. !, has
been determined To call a nicetin. To- morrow
with the object oi forming cooperative
shoe mandatory on large scale, the shares
tn IL enty-ive dollars each.
q nasHacs by s"ssssss~>ioa Mere ha"ts.
New YORK. Dec. li.-At the banquet
given at belmunico's Tonight, by the lead
ing commission merchants of New York IT,
the WOODEN manufacturers ot the United
States, over 500 persons "a; down To dinner
Hon. +. X. Mu,lsv presided. Letters Of
regret were received from Vice President
C"lisx, Hons. III. L. Eaw,s, T.. 4. Bigelow,
John Sherman, Robert G. Schenck, Secretary
of the Interior Delano, Roscoe, Conkling,
Reuben +. fenton aud Others Mr.. ColfaN
in his letter, SAYS: Agreeing thoroughly
with the popular demand tor reduction in
the taxation u rapidly the public Faith
will permit, ] concur quite cordially with
those who insiS, that in the adjustment of our
revenue laws the American legislators should
not overlook, hut "n the contrary SEEK tn
encourage and develop the American iud,is-
tries. Spccch.-~ against Free Trade and in
favor of Protection were made bv Mr. Nudge,
Horace ,;rccley, Hon. John \. t,riswold, and
others
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During the year now closing, number
Of Colonies from the East have emgrated to
Kansas, Colorado. Nebraska and New Mex
leo; but more to Kansas, perhaps, than all
the rest put together. These colonies, as a
general thing, have done well, and succeeded
and are well satisfied with the change. No
later than last week, a colony located near
Council Grove, in this State, on land bought
Of: the: Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas Railway
Company. This colony we believe came
from Wales, and, Of course have greatly bet
tered their condition. Instead Of being ten
ants of some rich land, or land owners Of the
old world, they are themselves free land
owners, and for the first time in their lives,
have the opportunity Of holding their own
pillow, and watching their own rich soil turn
from the mould board. But large major
ity Of the colonies located in Kansas this
veal, ARE from the Western States, Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Wiz
consin Twill be observed that those are from
among the bea States in the Union, yet they
invariably express themselves as pleased
with the change.
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bert West knows how to keep a hotel, and
give his guests a square meal. His house
u crowded.
The citizens are now raising n subscrip-
ton to donate to any capitalist that will start
steam Touring mill there. Two have al
ready subscribed $3.50, and they expect to
raise it to q, 500 or 5000. There Is a
chance for some one.
Sabetha is in Nemaha County, on the st.
Joseph 4 Denver City Railroad, six miles
west of 81. Joseph, and is a live town. II
she keeps on her upward career for two or
three years, she will require City Council,
Jail and other modern Improvements.
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STATE uORrICULruxAL SOCIETY

STATE HORTICU LTrRAL SOCIE1H.
The next annual meeting Of the State Hor-
ticultural Society will be held at Lawrence
on the 81 Tuesday in December, 1871. The
late meeting of the Society was very inter
esting one. A correspondent states that our
next frui, crop will undoubtedly be the lar
gest ever raised in this State, and a new in
terest will he awakened in the subject Of fruit
raising. The buds Of all our fruit trees go
into winter quarters this fall in excellent
condition, and 4 full crop will undoubtedly
be grown. Strawberry culture and the hest
mode Of mulching was described by L. H.
Cushing, Of Leavenworth. A coarse mulch
Of potato or tomato vines was recommended,
but prairie hay was thought 10 be the most
available material. Mr.. Douglass, of Wau-
keran, ILL.,. stated that he thought the early
spring was the best time 10 order and set out
eyergreens, but if received late they would
bear more abuse that way than apple trees
would. lie urged strongly the preserving
of the dirt around the roots oil
all trees transplanted. Red cedar
seed mus he buried Id inc
ground eighteen months before planting l"
allow the coating to decay. oher seed are
sown broad cast and dry, but shaded. An
evergreen tree can he Pruned ~heh all
growth bv trimming ii in the form OF
cone and /, will not lie injured. Mr.. Doug
las shades his young trees by lsih and posts
7 fec, high covered with brush. There Is
no object on which 80 much ignorance pre-
walls as the growing and training of ever
greens. Kansas will surely be triumphant
in covering her prairies with coniferous
trees.
The following board Of officers for the
ensuing year has been elected: President,
DIR. VIM. Howsley; Vice President, Prof.
B. +. Mudge; Secretary, G. c. Bracket;
Treasurer, s. L. Kelsey; Trustees, james
c. ii Cushing and Professor
IIougham.
4 considerable time WIS spent ON revis-
on of the apple list, and it stands nearly as
EFF by the society lat year, except the rais-
ny Of the Janet and few other varieties,
ghich have done so well this summer. The
following is the list:
FTs, Qaalihl.-Janet, Maiden's Blush,
Winesap, Willow Twig, Large Striped Pear
main.
Second Qssaity.-White Pearmain, Zen.
Davis, Gilpin, Jonathan, Red Lady's Fin
ger, Kansas Keeper, Red Astrachan, Fa-
neuse, Rome Beauty, Baiiey's Sweet, Hayss
Wine, Ontley, Missouri, PipPin, Sweet Ro-
manits.
Third Quaiity.-Homan Stem, Fall Wine,
Sweet June, CooPer's Early White, Early
Harvest, Caroline, Red June.
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flaE WHOLE srOnY.

OH yes-rll tell you the story,
The very words that wer said
You see the supper was cooking.
And I vas slicing some bread,
And Richard came into the pantry.
His facc Vas exceedingly red.
And he opened his half-shut finger
And gave me a glimpse of rin:,
And then-ch, yes, l remember,
The kettle began Ia sing,
And Fanny came in with her baby,
The cunninge>t bunch Of thin--
Aud the BISCUITS were cut in minute
Well, what came next. Let me sce-
Oh, Fanny was there with her baby,
And We all sat down Ia tea;
And grandma looked over her glass.s,
10 queer at Richard and me,
But 1t WASH till after milking
That he said what he had Ia say.
How was 10. oh, Fanny hal taken
The baby and gone away
The funniest rogue Of fellow
He had n new tooth that day.
We were standing under the plumi.-Ircr,
And Richard said something low,
But I was tired and fustere,i,
And tremble't. almost know;
For old Red is the hardest Of mixers,
And Brindle 20 horribly slow.
And then-lct me >ee-whcre WAS t.
Oh, the starr grew thick over head.
And we two sto,i under the pium-trcv
Till the chickens flew up Ia hs,i.
Well, he loves me, AMI We re H. ~ married
And that is-dbcaf what he said,
H. l. Eo>rvI,s