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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-18
IFrom the New York Tribune.

For several years an insidiOtls effort has
been made to ALLEVIATE the West and the
south from the east and centre with regard
to the policy of protection. Leading Journal.
have not scrupled to tell the iron makers and
manufacturers Of the West that the over
throw of protection would PROSTATE their
rivals in New England and Pennsylvania
and build up the young factories and furnaces
of St. Louis and the West.
The recent exhibition of the wOOllen man.
ufacturers Of the West and South, at Indian
apOlis, was attended by most Of the producers
Of those fabrics, who, at a meeting Of their
association unanimously.
''Rcsolued, That we approve the principle
Of fair and just Protection to Home Industry,
not applied to wOollens only but 10 other
branches of production and manufacture, as
opening the way for compensation, with fair
wages, for the increase Of the home trade the
home market, healthy foreign trade, and the
hest good of the people.
"ResOtred, That We recognize the Free
Trade movement as struggle on the part Of
our British competitors for the control and
possession of our markets, by breaking down
our new industries, which control would liz
disastrous to our industry and finances.
Resolved, That We ask the Free-Tradcrs
to take open ground for free trade and low
wages-the latter being the inevitable result
Of their theOry-and no longer claim or pre-
tend to be the friends of the wOrkingman,
when, in fact, they are his enemies, and their
success will reduce him to the pauper pay Of
the British factory workmen, or deprive him
wholly Of employment.
D>.oI~.J srl,.e ,.,o IL, Al
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AFTER all it does seem to be doubtful
whether Mr.. Frelinghuysen will 60 to Eng
land. 1t is said that his real difficulty is,
that the President and Mr.. Fish cannot make
up their minds 10 trust him with any imTsor-
tant propositions or negotiations about the
Alabama claims.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-18

THREE States will he largely affected in the
Fall campaign by the negro vote. Delaware,
it is calculated, will he turned over to the Re:
publicans, several Congressional districts in
Maryland may lie reversed, and the New
Jeny Republican vote will be augmented
by 1000.
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PlTlA AND POINT.

MAN proposes, but God dispose" said
4 pious aunt to her ovcr-confilent niece.
''Let Il man propose To me, if he dare, " was
the response, land will dispose Of him ac-
cording to my own views, as he suits me. -
A lady who was not Shakespearian
scholar, hearing the MERRY Wives Of Wind
sor" highly praised, inquired how many
wives Mr. Windsor had
For garden parties there arg new dishes
in majorica ware, ornamental with particular
fruit it is intended to hold, and with sugar
vases and cream pitcher attached to the side.
Said one gentlemen of honor to another:
''If you don't accept my challenge, ] shall
put you in the papers" eco ahead" said
the other, 81 had rather fill dozen papers
than one coffin"
-''See here, Grips, / understand you
have a superior way Of curing hams. !
should like to learn it," ''Well, YES, know
very well how to eme them; hut the trouble
with me, just now, is To find ont way to
procure them"
An Irishman dccapita;ed turtle, and
afterward was amusing himself by putting
sticks into its mouth, whicl, it bit with vio-
lenoe. A lady who saw the proceeding ex-
claimed: why, Pat, though, the turtle
was dead?' $50 it Is, ma am, but the era
Tiers not sensible of it D."
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-18

THIS county will have eighteen delegates
in the Republican Convention, distributed as
follows: First Ward, three; Second, two;
Third, two; Fourth, three; Eason, one;
Kickapoo, one; Stranger, High Prairie and
part of Sherman, two; Delaware, Fairmoun.
and part of Sherman, two; Reno, Tonganoxie
and Alexander, two. There are no Clarke
men among the people in town or country,
except the few of6ce-holders, and We presume
every meeting. in every township and ward,
will pass resolution Undressing delegates to
oppose the denomination of Sidney Clarke,
the man who has betrayed our railroad inter
ests, who has sold out Leavenworth County,
and who has been false to every political
promise made to thepeopae. @
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INC.



An In Tie dep and devices dark
They watched the young noon 5 tender spark
(S0 down between tie hilh, and said,
The void + daFk, and love Is dead.
Two lovers in the staF-lit Eloaas-
The land below In dreaming bloom,
The ls1en south wind Moving past,
Sweet With the rose IL rilled list
The ruStling branches bowling down
Around them in . leafy crown,
A hidden bird, beside his nest,
Pouring the rapture Of his breast
Afar the peaceful rivers fight,
Taking that burden Of delight
Beneath the moving mystery
And duSky splendor of the sky
Two lovers in that summer weather
Watching the lustre fade together
All lavish joy around them shed,
Yet life vas dark, for love vas dead.
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Railroads o00 TheeP S6aetO0StTAe DIS
tanee fr0a P0tnt - P0iat.
The following are the stations and dis
tances on the principal German and Frencl
railroads which intersect the seat Of the pre-,
ent European war. The Rhenish Railroa,
runs in a northwesterly direction along tn
left hank Of the Rhine from Bingerbrueck, a
the mouth of the Maize river, to Cologne
having length of ninety-fve miles. Tn,
following are the principal stations on tn,
railway and their distances from the starting
point: Bingerbrueck, Bacharach, miles
Oberwesel, 122 miles; St. Goar, 164 miles
BoPard, % miles; Cappullen, 81 miles
Coblentz, SSl miles; Ncuwied, 46l miles
Andernach, 40 miles: Brohl, 53l miles
Nd Breissig, Sc miles; Sinzig, 59A miles
Hcmagen, 6ls miles; Rolandseck, 66 miles
Mehlem, $50 miles; Godesberg, 20 miles
Bonn, "a! miles; BOisdorf, 7S miles, Sech
tenn, S2f miles; Bruehl, S. miles; Cologne
95 miles.
From Nernkirchen, in Rhenish Prussia,
east, the railroad stations and distances are
Kaisers Lantern, in Rhenish Bavaria, g
miles; Neustadt, 4Sl miles; Ludwigshafen,
81 miles; Worms, 81 miles. The railroad,
from Germersheim to Spires, in Rhenish
Bavaria, near the Rhine, Is miles in length.
From Frankfort-on-the- Main, south, along
the Main Neckar Railroad, the stations and
distances are as follows: Darmstadt, l5a
miles; Zwingenberg, 26! miles; Auerbaeh,
% miles; Bensheim, 80 miles: Happenheinl
3S33 miles; Weinhein,, 39f miles; Friedriechs-
field, AZ miles; Mannheim, in Baden, 53i
miles. From kehl, in Baden, on the Rhine,
opposite Strasburg, the railroad stations, to
the east, with their distances, are: kork,
=! miles; Legelshurst, miles; Appenwcier,
Junction., miles. From Mannheim, in
Baden, south along the Baden railroad, run
ming nearly parallel with the Rhine, the
principal stations and their distances are:
Heidelberg, IL! miles; Langenbrucken, PSI
miles; Bruchsal, 324 miles; Karlsruhe, IS
miles; Ettlingen, sol miles; magnesium,
30 miles; Rastadt, 81 miles; Cos, 66I !;
Buehl, 50 miles; Achern, 20 miles; Rem
chen, S5 miles; Appenweier, Junction., Sc!
miles; Ofenburg, 92 miles; Friburg, l3l
miles; Basic, Switzerland, 10 miles. From
Stuttgart, in Wurenberg, northwest, the
stations and distances are: IA,dwigsburg,
. miles; Bietigheinn, Is miles; Muehlecker,
- miles; Maulbronn, SS} miles; Bretten,
30! miles; Breuhsal, in Baden, 40 miles.
From Paris, northeast, the stations and their
distances are: Rheims, got miles; Charlie
vile, 1881 miles; thence southeast Sedan,
l63 miles; Montmetly, 2Oll miles; Longuy-
On, PA. miles; Thionville, France, 24l!
miles.
From Paris, east, the stations and their
distances are: Nancy, 30 miles; thence
north, to Metz, 2443 miles; thence east, to
81. Avoid, 275l miles: FOrbach France,
81! miles. From Paris, east again, the
tations and distances are: Lnnneville, 24O
niles: Avricoun, 255 miles; Sarrebourg,
6ss miles: Sayerne, 2S5 miles; Strasburg
Franco, SO! miles. From Strasburg,
'cross the Rhine, to kehl, the distance is
81 miles.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-18

neses v.riG sThe Faet Bill Cloix
boo0lae1sly W3ezainsA - IL nino -
opeoc1sa Viii. - A1anal @. H. IN
a hA.mR Aua IL hAA9 plesa IL
'sResos ds Al0nna' = q hic1micnlly
cn9ioD PDa ~ IL ely rs.lain1R Il -
Old fbgtye8 - 1 hnd bsen eunsexuc1ed b. u
Duke Of Lorraine. Ths QEe NJ asaslAsd,
in l54S. b Chazis w., Enpesor Of Ger.
many and King Of Spain, bus De Emperor,
victorious on all osher poinHA wn defeafed
on this BY his eternal enemy, Ftancis ]. Of
Fnnce. Il b not 10 be expected tt tie
Pruasians will carry this fortress u easily =
hey SEEM 10 have carried the lietle but
strong place Of Bitsche, and The expesisncs
Of the Prusian Generab will scarcely allow
them 10 leave 20 strong place in their rear,
80 decisive battle may be looked for in The
plain snrromdine.
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. kv nnnenis m. olkcer arrived, and in
duced Dohsua 10 % away. .+l
About N how aAezv1rd some Of Dohson's
friends infgnDed him that be bad better keep
u aAarp watch upoa Tyles, Who had armed
himseif and threaHened to kill him On sight.
'eHe voa't do anything Of the kind" sid
Dobsoa. ave were to have fought On sight
this morning, and when met him was
but he declined, 50 the matter ended. shall
l consider it ended, and don't think Tyler
has enough courage to fight"
THE ASSASSINATION.
A few minutes after o'clock in the after
noon, DObson was walking leisurely along
Montgomery street, and when almost directly
in front Of the Kremlin saloon, Tyler step
ped out Of the door, with a revolver In his
hand, and saying, ON Won, draw and de-
fend yOurselfe' raised the pistol and fired.
The assassin was not more than three feet
from his victim when he fred the fir; shot,
and the hall entered the breast, just below the
nipple. DObson staggered and reeled
around, when Tyler fired second time,
the ball penetrating within an inch and
q half of where the first entered. The
wounded man was picked up and carried
into drug store and physician summoned.
He spoke to several acquaintance, inform
ing one that after the affair in the morning
he deemed the matter over, and had no idea
it would be resumed. His last words were,
81 didn't think Johnny would murder me"
He died in about half an hour after receiving
the wounds
There was nothing in DObsOn's character
to endear him to anybody. lie was quar-
relsOme, drawing his pistol upon the slight
est OCCASION, and has been before the police
and criminal courts many times for deeds Of
violence. He was gambler by profession,
and had very few friends among the fraternity
to which he belonged. Few will regret his
death.
JOHN TYLER,
The slayer Of Dotson, was formerly, it Is
said, an attorney at law, but, not meeting
with success, abandoned his profession and
took to gambling He is represented as
being quiet, peaceable man, not prone To
quarrelling, and, in fact, very difficult to
anger. After he had killed Dolson he sur
rendered himself into custody, and was
lodged in the calaboose where one of our
reporters visited him. In answer to Iues-
ton how the matter was brought about,
he said: 81 do not want to make any state
ment about the matter. 1t was forced upon
me, and | am sorry for its result"
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Levi Hensel, the cens,ls-taker of Nemah,
County, while on his official rounds, attempt
ed to commit rape on 4 German woman
She successfully resisted him, but the strue
gle and excitement brought on the premature
pains Of child birth. Wen bet the cus saw
her condition, and did the act on purpose, &C
that he could add another name to his lit,
and charge the Government two cents for il!
In the Legislature, last winter, Hensel, Of
Nemaha, was called by somebody, for some
unaccountable reason, the wit of the House. -
The next piece of wit will probably be got
of at his expense, and will read something
like this: 1.-THE said Hensel stands indicted
upon the charge Of an attempt to commit a
rape, to mi"
BET WANrED.-That the Leavenworth
Bullet. will be hot in the support Of Sid.
Clarke before the meeting of the State Con-
venti0n.
II Is said that Clarke does not want any
man sent as delegate to the State Conven-
ton, unleB he has seduced . woman, COM
mitied . rape or stolen something. He has
not got sure thing on any other sort.
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Nannfaeture~ In the West.

From tn. Engineering and Mining Journal, y. Y
In the progress of the manufactures and
the encouragement she gives to Them, Leav-
enwOrth is in advance Of most western towns
With many drawbacks, especially the want
Of cheap fuel, her citizens have put their
shoulders to the wheel, and are working out
important results. The revenue returns al
ready show hundred and siJ manufactures
that pay tax, and their aggregate product
for 1870 will exceed fro and Il gurter mil
hons. Extensive wo"len r,ill. are about to
I've erected and parties from ~. Louis have
decided to erect a large foundry. Large
quantities Of coal are being obtained near the
city. 1t Is said To be superior to Illinois
coal, and well adapted to the purpose III
manufacture. As it can he afforded at fifteen
cents per b,Ishel, and presently at still lower
figures, and the supply being inexhaIrstibIe,
the whole Is accepted a. fine augury for the
manufacturing interests of Leavenworth.
The City Council with cummendable en-
ierpri-e, have just adopted and publishedthe
following report:
The city Of Leavenwortb will give to any
person or persons, or to any corporation that
will commence at any time after date and
prosecute any Of the classes set forth below
Of manufacturing, a bonus Of three per cent
upon the capital really invested in buildings
and machinery Of a permanent kind, paya-
BILE at the close Of each year Of their continu-
Gus working, accidents and unavoidable de-
lays not considered, for a period Of FIVE wears
from and after such time as manufactures,
10 reasonable extent, NAV be commenced by
such manufacturer or manufacturers; such
to be located within the limits
Of this city, or on land adjacent thereto, and
run by steam power; provided that the capi-
lal 20 invested shall at least equal SIC, go.
This privilege to continue open for two years
unless sooner repealed by the Council:
''In iron-foundry, corn-starch factory, agri-
cnltnral implements mandatory, plough fac
DRY, wagon factory, marble quarry, friedrich
md pottery combined, cutlery mandatory,
tOve castings, furniture factory, machine
hop, type foundry, glass works, car or loco
motive works, iron furnace, sash and blind
actory, nail factory, paper mandatory,
soolen mandatory, cotton, rope and hemp
hD& and shop nauuC,ctsxv
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The Republican Central Committee Of
Jefferson County will meet at the court house
IN Oskaloosa, ON Saturday, August 10Th,
1870, for the transaction of important busi-
ness. A full attendance is desired-let every
member be present.
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The Last Wall OG the s.S0le Repre-
tive from ny Seate.

-Bnziaes is fearfnlly dull ON the Misis-
'pPi.
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ID 1 E y

SWEENEY.-Aftera brief illness. at his
late residence in Washington township, on
Friday last. Jan. 7th, Mr.. OWEN SWEENEY
aged 81 years.
The announcement that our venerable
friend had been called from among US cast
deep gloom over this community. where he
was so we'll known. His many excellent
qualities viii not soon be forgotten. He
was benevolent friend an indulgent father
aud kind husband. Those seeking charities
were always sure to find friend in Owen
Sweeney He was kind to the poor, indul-
gent to all, and charitable to a fault. Many
a weary traveller will bear his name in CRATE
full emembrance-many poor orphan a1d
destitute widow will offer up prayer 10
God for his eternal welfare. We deeply
sympathize with his widow aud orphans in
their sad bereavement. 4.
HENLccK, Jan. Il, 1870.
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SUMMrRHILL Twr., Jan. 10, 1870.

/
Friend Mac-Thinkipg that letter from
me at this time will not be amiss, l have
determined to write ou one. The weather
at present is rather severe the roads are
drifted considerably, though not enough to
materially Interfere with hiped or quadruped
! iocomotioD. Our youthful friends are en-
| joying themselves in dripping the light
fantastic toe" and other amusements pecu-
liar 10 the season. To some every thing
wears beautiful aspect, but there are 9TH
ers whose hearts sorrow and afflicti0n have
made sad ard despondent.
A man named Thomas Little died here
rather suddenly one day last week. Fits,
| believe, was the cause Of his death.
Mrs. Gallagher, wife of Mr.. James Gal
lagher, of this township. died on Thursday
morning of inflammation of the bowels, after
en- Illness of only one week. The deceased
was highly respected by all who made her
acquain lance during the two years and a
half she resided here previous to her death.
She has left family of seven children to
mourn her early demise. May her immor-
tai spirit find eternal rest
Mrs. Ann Lynch. an aged lady who re-
sides about one mile from Wilmore, on the
Munster road, had her wrist dislocatcd aud
one eyebrow slightly cut by falling on the
por ch of her house on Friday morning last.
She has the sympathy of all her acquaint-
ances, as has also her son James, who is sick
ard has been totally blind for the last two
three months.
see you have been misinformed with re-
gard to the tragedy at Portage Station,
the victim was not dead at last accounts, al
though he was in very precarious condi-
tion. The name Of the perpetrator of the
cowardly deed is not Andrew but Alexander
Fresh, noted rowGy of Summerhill, Croyle
township. and the instrument which he used
for his dcvilish purpose was, l am informed,
a cold chisel used Tor cutting railroad bars.
Thc,e are several cases of sickness in this
locality at present, some Of intlamatory rheu-
matism and some Of other complaints.
Amorg them is Mr.. Patrick Medium, Sr.
who has been eiling for about three months.
That they all may find speedy relief is the
sincere Hish Of SoLTERo.
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MAR REED.

SWEEEY Y-SEES.-On JAN l, 1870, at
the residence of the groom's mother. in
Conemaugh borough. by Rev. P. M. Gar
vey, Mr.. PETER sweeney to Miss JENNIE
E. SEES, all of that place.
Our friend Peter has done well in taking
unto himself one of Gods best gifts to man,
and we hope that throughout lfe's journey
neither he nor his young bride will ever sees
to be happy, contented and prosperous; and
we hope that when called hence they may
be summoned to that haven of endless bliss
where 1.-THE licked sees from troubling and
the weary are at rest"
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CARRoLIrowN, Jan. 10, 1870 &


Dear Freemon-A school house in Car
roll township, about two miles east OF this
place, and known as the ''Strttmatter school
house." caught fire a few nights ago from
some bark which had been placed upon the
stove to dry. but the flames was fortunately
observed by gentleman who resides in the
vicinity, and Who succeeded in extinguish-
ing them. but not until large portion Of
the floor was burned away.
have heretofore neglected to notice tie
fact that our clover friend, John ~. Shar-
baugh, has recently opened out first class
grocery store, in the GrasbeTger property,
which was purchased by him several months
ago. Mr.. S. has had considerable expert
ence in this business and merits. as he GER
tainly will receive, fair share of patronage
in his line.
An immense amount of lumber, slaves.
shook. etc. have been shipped through this
place during the past few weeks, and if the
present excellent shedding continues for
short time there will be as much more taken
to your town for re-shipment By rail. Long
lines of heavily laden sleds pass through
town daily. and the approximate value Of
this leading staple Of Northern Cambria will
reach an enormous figure.
Our house was presented with bran new
baby, of the male persuasion, last week. It
don't become "Buz Fuz" to praise ''the
nephew of his uacle" as environs folks, who
can't boast Of fnc rousing baby such as
this one il, might accuse him of being too
partial Our bog is one of the musical K ind
he can run up to the high notes without
any apparent effort. This. in connection
with his miniature Falstaffian appearance.
would set m to indicate that he is not atiiict-
ed with any pulmonary disease. The crop
of new babies in CarrolItown, during the
past few months, has been unprecedented.
and the forthcoming census will show com
mendable increase in this class of our popu-
lation. But then the 'olive branch bust
ness seems to be brisk all around, even
country editors being blessed in that way
occasionally. BUz FUZ.
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New RAHRoAD.-It is now proposed
TO build Il Few railroad from a point on the
Connelsville railroad, through Somerset coun-
ty, and down Stony Creek, to terminate in the
store of L. Cohen & Brother, Clothiers, No.
2I4 Opera House, Johnstown. so that they can
the more readily send away the great quantity
ed en- sleds and wagons. Go and buy cheap
suit at the chesrest store before said road 5s
completed.
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Alter an editorial career Of more than TX
teen years duration. COL James NJ. Swan k
has disposed of the Johnstown Tribune to
his brother, Mr.. Geo. r. Swank, who has
mechanical and intellectual ability enough
to maintain the deserved reputation of that
journal. Col. Swank was certainly an able
editor and al honorable political foeman,
and we hope he will find some employment
more Congenial to his tastes and less fatal to
his somewhat impaired health than pertains
to the trying duties of a newspaper editor
The other Swank has our best wishes for his
poculiury success and political defeat
Our ingenious friend, Mr. Peter Campbell
of Carroltown, advertises two very useful
patents of his own invention in our paper to-
day. His improved bee hive. for which he
offers territory for sale, is certainly the most
perfect invention of the kind that has ever
been introduced, and as there is a widespread
demand for such a useful article, we see no
reason why Mr.. Campbell should not dis
pose of every foot of territory in the United
States. In the hands of energetic men the
Improved Bee Hive cannot iail to become
paying institution. Read advertisement.
The Alleshonian is ahead of us in one
item Of news-the head If McConaughy,
the hend in human shape who was executed
in Huntingdon some fifteen years ago for the
murder nFe mem OerS ot family 1amed
Brown. According to the AHeghamdn's
story, the head OF McCouarghy became an
article Of traffic, and was finally bought at
public sale and is still possessed by gen.
tleman now living in this place. We don't
know who has it. nor don't want to know,
but if any Of our readers wish to see the
horrible relic We refer them for further in
formation to our cotemporary down street.
Surveyor General Campbell has cur thanks
for copy Of his Annual Report for 1870
the most valuable and interesting Of all
State papers. We have only time to note
the fact that the population of Cam bria
county, which was formed cut Of parts of
Huntingdon. Somerset. and Bedford coSnties
on March Goth. 1904. is put down at %, SO
and the square miles at 670. The estimated
population is based on the census of 1850,
but it is not less than 5000 or 600 in ex-
cess Of that number at the present day.
That our people may know exactly where
they stand, we note the additional fact that
EbcnsLurg is in latitude 40 degrees. "a
minutes and 90 seconds north. and longitude.
from Washington, l degree, 40 minutes and
~ seconds west. Nice thirg 10 be postcd
on such matters.