The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-18
kOSSUTM IN HIS OLD AGE.
He Declines 70 Lecture In America

Some months ago the Boston Lyceun
Bureau commissioned celebrated lecture
to travel through Europe until he fount
kOssuth, and, as it was reported that he wa
poor, to offer him series of lucrative en-
gagements with lyceums in the United States
The Boston Journal quotes from an interest
ing letter just received from the gentleman
referred to, dated Geneva, July Is:
l hasten to report the execution of the COM
mission which YOU intr,lsted to me.
In a retired quarter of the Royalty-forsaken
city of Turin, piazza Cavour, over humble
wine tavern, ! found the lonely Magyar
mild, sedate, rather dignifietl-lOoking gentle
man Of apparently sixty years of age, whose
demeanOr, though grave, exhibited much
affability and courtesy. When | had laid
your proposition before him, and conveyed
an assurance of the delight which his accep-
lance of it would afford the Republic, he ex-
pressed his deep regret that it was beyond his
power to entertain it, averring that he had
retired from public life, and was now re-
cluse from worldly affairs. To this, as re-
joinder, in order to remove any impression
that visit, such As was proposed to Ameri-
ca, would involve his interference in or con-
tract with political matters, i described 10
him the character and organization of
American lyceums, and the work done bv
the Boston Lyceum Bureau for them, show
ing that the discourse you desired from him
would require only his views upon some
social or literary topic, apart from the at
mOsphere Of politics altogether. added like
wise, that while gratifying and instructing
Others, it would scarcely fail to be a subject
Of intense interest to him to have an oppor-
tunity of comparing the America Of his day
with that of the present, and of observing
what 20 years could do in the Great Repub-
lie. lie then warmed in conversation, and
said: 81 dislike giving YOU a cold negative,
but | am not the man | was; | have had
heavy domestic Affections; | want nerve,
and As for addressing a number of people, l
have almost forgotten what public speaking
was; am in truth a changeling. Were l
To go anywhere, it would be To America"
but" he added, "whv want me? Are YOU
not nation Of oratorsy'' But" / said,
none, Signor Kossuth, such as you."
then touched upon the delicate ground Of
pecrlniary considerations, and he immedi-
ately observed: IL have very little money,
but have very few wants, and / am con-
tent" will nothing move you, Signor?"
l said. 81 repeat" he added, .'were to GO
anywhere it would he to the grandest country
in the world. your America; but think,
from the sample before me, you can do with
o,u kOss'Ith.' Oh. spare my bushes bat |
am faithful witness, and he had to paw
in return for NINE The upsho,,
however, was his emphatic determination 10
speak in public no more unless duty to his
own country demanded it. He requested me
to say, however, that he felt highly Aattered
by the invitation and grateful for the consid-
the ktreet-The N0s0rtoas Jims D~I.
seo Dies with His B00ts On
From the san Francisco Californian.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon, Jas.
Dobson, well known gambler and turbu-
lent spirit, was shot and almost instantly
killed, on Montgomery street, near Pine, by
4 gambler named John Tyler
On Monday night last Dobson entered
gambling house where a game Of faro was
being dealt, and purchasing few dollars
worth of Chips" began betting. After
playing short time he struck current Of |
uck and won one hundred and seventy dol |
ars, and drew the money from the bank |
Tyler at this moment stepped up and asked |
Or the loan of twenty dollars. DOlson re-
,lied that he had number Of small debts TO /
NV, and that it would require all the money |
se had, and therefore he would not loan the |
lesired amount He then took his depar-
ure, leaving Tyler in the gambling room.
On Friday night Dob-on and Tyler at
ended masquerade ball given at one of the
mall halls and during the evening they met
n the stairs. Tyler was descending and
)otson ascending. The latter seeing the for
ner smoking, asked him for light and was
efnsed with some offensive remark, which
ed to quarrel, during which both men
rev pistols, but personal friends interfered
nd prevented them from fighting at that
inc. They, however, agreed to fight when
hey next met, and the affair terminated for
time.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon Dob
On came down town and met Tyleron Mont
emery street, where he drew his pistol, and
sked him If he was prepared to fight Ty-t
T declared that he was unarmed, and not
condition to meet his antagonist on an
luaI Sooting. Dobson then asked him to 20
ID arm himself and go with him in car
- to the Turf house, or anywhere ont Of
VA vhee they could 6ght it out. Tyler
- tep With him, and displayed nodis-
$780, o engage in . AGht. D0hson Vas
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