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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

James Gordon Bennett and Horace Greeley,
two Of the oldest Of our New York editors
and prOprietOps, two who have dome very
much to infise interest, instruction, for,e
and corresponding expense into their own
and the journals Of the country, are, we regret
to say, quite i'll, though neither OF them, We
are happy To adj, are in any immediate dan
ger. Mr.. Bennett, Sr., Of the JIe,uid, is the
greatest sufferer, and for months has not
been free from severe pain, which few Young
or in years (Mr. Bennett, we believe, Is 75)
would bear with 80 much resignation. Mr..
Bennett's illness has not taken from him any
Of that natural shrcwdneSs anil knowledge ri
men and events which have made him the
wealthie,t journalist IN the country Mr.
GrccIev, we are sorrv t. -av, received NJ lcn-
eft FROM his journey to the H,',am,%, and he
j.. still feeble, and denied work or king in-
truicd nr"n, even by hi; friends. 1T" -Ln.
hard work and innumcralle conflict with
zen and tongue for over f"itv wear have
taxed greatly good con .tii.Iion, anil &C
c"rding 10 the life insurance tabL-, Mr.
Greclev's examination reeuf.d IN evidence
If a long life and a constitution Of iron; b,lt
even an iron constitution is worn AWAY
by the constant friction of thought and hard
work. A wear since, in this month Of June
Mr.. RAYMOND, Of the Times, .lied withcu, a
moments warning, and no MN has any -
surance Of certain wears or DAYS. The light
ming may strike, ~ vcrils come hv Hood or
field, on land or ssa. and all human consti-
tutiOns then become vs. un,ihtanfi,l rs a
York Erpess .
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DiNaell.

Of Disraeli's Powers Of sarcasm in Parlia-
ment, a London correspondent If the New
York World writes
'tOne of his Device, was to- draw an I'M
imaginary portrait Of some wretch too base
to live, and while doing this, 20 look at the
Speaker and point with his finger, As If un-
ts,isciosaS, to the persOn whom he intended
to describe Thus, on one night, when Mr..
Gladstone was sitting in his accustomed
place on TIN, opposite side Of the table, and
Disraeli was speaking, he began TO sketch
the character of some imaginary persOn
whom he invested with attributes which were
recognized as perfect but ludicrous trave>ay
Of some of Mr.. Gladaonc's peculiaritia.
Then, suddenly turning around 20 that he
stood with his face TO the Speaker and his
sight side toward Mr. Gladstone, he raised
his hand and pointed it at Gladstone's face,
while he kept his ewes fixed On the Speaker.
Anil do you mean to tell me, he exclaim
cd, that tbs man, 20 lcst to all sense Of jus
tice; this solemn charlatan who par.des pre-
tence for piesv; this wretch who ts,rbaro,l<lv
betrays his trust &c.-with every this
shaking his finger at poor Gladstone, as if in
accident, but pointing his denunciafiOns 20
that every shaft went home and ranked in
his breast These encounters, however, have
left no bad blood behind them; and behind
the scenes, and even before the scene-, every
where save in the House of Commons, the
Premier and the ex-Premier are excellent
friends"
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07
FASHION ITEMS.

Gathered and futed ruiiles on piane ar,
no longer stylish. Imported suits Of piqu,
cost from $50 to 500, but are copied BY
mo,listes for half the sum, r..r.
All white suits should I've trimmed AROUND
the neck to match the other parts Of thu
dress and thus dispense with collar or ruff.
With close-fitting basqucs sash is not ncces
sary.
With the exception Of few ChanlLery
gauzcs and grenadines for evening dresses,
and China grapes for grand toilet;es the SIM
plest muslins are the choice of the season.
White toilettes will he greatly worn this
summer, and those prepared by the mUlistes
are Of unusual beauty. The materials pre-
ferred for them are French nainsoOk, sOft
and fine, such rs is sold frr Sventy-five
cents ar one dollar yard; sheer, wiry Vic
toria lawn; Swiss muslin, embroidered and
plain, Of the cleare-. white tint, rather than
that shading toward blue; transparent FrencI,
organdy; and a fine quality of Piquc thickly
raped, vet much lighter than that sold last
season. Goats hair, alpaca, and other white
WOODEN stuffs, are hut little used.
Evening dre.>e; of Swiss muslin have
trained skirt, and low corsaye will,
bas,Iues. The coTsage Is made without
linirg, opens in front, has two darts and side
bodies. 1t Is Cnt square in the neck both
hack and front, is very high on the shoulders,
and trimmed with pleated frilIs and Valen-
ciennes. The sleeves are plain to the elbow
and edged with lace. The tunic is OPEN
straight down the front, Is caught up in
pleats on the hips, and hang, in point he
hind almost to the end Of the train. When
wcrn in the afternoon as carriage dress the
tunic gives place Ia long basque elaborate
with trimming. The neck is pointed, and
the sleeves are wide and open to the arm
hole. China Grape sashss are worn with
sl,ch dresseI.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07
PERSONAL.

Miss Kellogg will spend the summer Ell.
gagged in the study Of oratoric.
John Morris-ey had his pccket-bcok stolen
at Washington on Friday.
Church, the New York artist is danger
orlsly Ill in that city.
Red Cloud is an able and scholarly poker
player. 9.i r....- .f
Prof Mafirer, Of Amherst, recntly made
a sleepy congregation stand up in the middle
of sermon and sing two verses If hvmn.
theatrical rumors report Maretzek en-
route to Europe, to engage Schneider for
Fisk's Opera House, with Ofenbach to lead
the orchestra.
The Emperor Of Russia is said to have
made Ovcrtures to Baron Haussman to make
st. Petersburg as fine city As the much
abused Baron succeeded in making Paris.
Harvey Hawes, Of Rutland county, is the
name of the solitary voter for female suffrage
IN the recent Vermont Constitutional COnven-
ton. 7rs aTir-I 7..
VIM. Liessepschnekler. Of Cellinsville,
w., was relieved, few days since, If tape
worm thirty feet lons-almcst as long as his
nanle. ','f.
Sophia Dickey, the last surviving child Of
Major General Stark, of Revolutionary fame,
died in Reading, Mass, lately, aged upward
Of 20 years.
jeff Davis saws that he has consented to
deliver an address before Mississippi agri-
cultural society, that lie Is preparing his Po-
Mical memoirs, and that he Is writing
novel. - .s
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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

The Texas Pacific railroad bill as passed
by the Senate is in twenty mine sections. The
effort of Mr.. Howard to keep Mr.. Fremont
out of it was defeated by a great majority,
and Fremont and ROsecrans are among the
incorpOratOrs, which includes the names o
about one hundred gentlemen more or les
known in railroad and political Affairs
The line chartered Ii from Marshall,
Texas, to San Diego, California. On the
sections from Marshall to Fl Pa-o the State
Of Texas gives lands; in California the gov
ernment grant is twenty sections per mile,
and in New Mexico and Arizona It is forty
sections per mile. There is a connection Of
this end with Fulton, Ark, to Dallas, Tex,
which branch gets a land grant.
by way Of Shreveport, Alexandria and Baton
Rouge 10 New Orleans, which branch gets
ten sections per mile.
There is also connection from NicksburS
to Shreveport, without any new grant.
There are connections on the other end
with existing roads in California, On grants
Of twenty sections per mile.
American iron or steel Is to he used, ex-
cept on sections for which foreign purchases
have already been made. The company Is
authorized to issue construction bonds at
$40, 600 PER mile, on all its property and
rights Of property.
The line must he finished in ten years. In
three years thereafter all the lands are to be
sold at 81 80 per acre. The gauge is fixed
at five feet, to correspond with the majority
Of roads in the South, 80 that through trains
may he run. ..s
Mr.. Cameron has entered motion TO
reconsider the vote on the passage Of the bill
ostensibly becar,Se il permits the use Of for
eign iron or steel already purchased, though
Southern Senators say it is because the
gauge does not correspond to that Of the
Pennsylvania Central and its connections.
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Ewr,r~ Cor eIsl 4. currency.

!, Ralph Keller tells Us in the I4Adstic for
July how much Of Europe he saw for the
above sum
He walked from Toledo, Ohio. to New
York at cost of 50, and paid S:5i3 for passage
to London; visited Paris, Strasbury, Heidel-
berg, when, having $50 in gold, he ma
circulated; boarded for fourteen cents per
diem; found what the students did not do
study; what they did-carou.e and vaga-
bondize. NJ Christmas he Was penniless
until evening, when he receiytd So: from
home, for correspondence. This sustained
him nnSpcified months lohgcr, during
which he received anOsher remittance Of so.
He then quit the University, visited various
cities, and met u. 4. Townsend in Paris, BY
whom he was Inspired, when he had but
two dollars, to write for the EbndOn maya
zines. lie received an unspeciSed fortune in
reply, while debating whether poison was
an easier death than drowning, AMI visited
Italy. At Florence he dined sunp,,sslsly,
including wine for five cents, Ind win,ered
there. He tried the London magazine, un-
successfully, when his funds gate out again;
reached Leghom with les than! dime, and
got home by the generosity If IN American
ship-masier. Here he found he cash for
an article he had sent to ano{her English
magazine, and 50 returned to Toledo after
two wear, in Europe.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07
4 Thief who Kept HIS ROOk =

The valet Of rich proprietor in Paris has
just 'een detected in long series of thefts
and embezzlemsnt.; fvvRl hi, master, all Of
which he entered, with the mort commercial
regularity, in a private account hook III,
master had noticed the disappearance Of
some large Sums, and accordingly laid trap
for the thief BY marking s,intlry pieces OF
money in his cazh-hox. The next morning
a large deficit was apparent, AMI s''mnoning
the valet he ordered him To empty his peck
cts. Finding himself detected, the rascal had
the effrOntery or the candor MT only tn re-
store the r,oney, bat also to produce very
neatly bound account book, admirably kept,
in which all his populations had been en-
tered from day to day, under the head Of
Receipts by robberies." Monsieur will
not find cent missing" added the impatient
scountlrcl, ";,nd he may he sure that have
no wish to deceive him." In spite Of this in
genuons parade ii honesty, the CONSCIENTIOUS
prig was handed over to the police. -:-I.ta
MOpifeur
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

Prom the Springfield, Mass, HsPuhlcan
II IL announced that our good friend d.
W. Wilder, familiarity styled Web" Is to
publish history Of Kansas, where he has
lived the most Of the time since graduating
at Harvard, in 1885, He Is editor Of the
Ieavenworth TIMES AND CONSERVATIVE,
j. a ready and vivacio,rs writer, and knows
a. much as ANYBODY living Of the history Of
his adopted State. His hs'k will include,
of c,sIre, an account Of John Bro~n's two
or three wears in Kan-a--tl,e most roman
tic part Of its Thoroughly romantic history.
Such book, written thus early, before the
anecdotes and traditions Of border warfare
have faded out or grown into Suspicious
myths, will have very high value, for the
great civil war STRUNG M m,Eh from the ss,c-
cs.ssful oon;ess w.sed by the North against
slavery in KahS.s, a. from anything ele:
and in such book a Mr.. Wilder will write,
this cur,e,t can he historically traced.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

The market Ill round, for the week end
ing Yesterday. re.,,Irc, lrIt little cvmment,
since there has been no event of sufficient
note To- distinguish il or make il differ from
the past two or three weeks. In cattle II has
presented no change from the week previous
ether than IN abatement in the runs II Texas
cattle. which. however, have been adequate
To- still n,nn"islixe the market to the cJclu-
sion III native sock, offerings Of which have
Ieen verv few AMI only occasionally vi g,Si
grades Rites have continued unchanged
,ho-e of Texans ranging from 81 IN 81 for
common u s,lch ~ were in butchers' quail
itv. 10 IS to ~ - for fair to good shipping
grades. Arrivals of hogs fell of cO,sisier-
ably from tI,t-e If the week previous, bait
The demand WAS good till the cloe, when
owing to the hot weather the local wants
fell of. Packers, city and from New York,
are still in the market, bat As few Of their
grades are offered the market may be- -aid to
close rather dull and weaker. Al offerings,
however, have been absorbed, and the pen
were cleared out from day to day. There
have been some recent inquiries for -t0ckers
by distillers in Illinois, bat there have been
none on the market to meet the orders.
Rates have not Iuotably changsi, and a.
prevailing are for medium to good, from
s. 30 to 50 80, to SO % for extra. Sheep
have been Of quite slow sale As in the week
previous, and owing largely Is then to the
common qualities received Arrivals fell ID
somewhat, but rates have continued without
change, a. follows: for common to fair, 81
to SO 30; for good, s. to S4.-R.Pubiionn.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

4 NEAT swiys,ie is thu, deScri'ed by 4
European paper. A gentleman stepped int
the store of merchant. followed by ser
want. The gentleman, who wore his right
arm in a sling, was taken for military pen
sioner, and the merchant gladly placed h.
fore him such articles as he asked for Wher
he came 10 settle the acrnnt, however, hs
found he had not Sufficient money, 50 h
asked the merchant IT, write a note from hi.
dictation to his wife, which he would send to
his hotel by his servant. The merchant I'M
s,ispicio,isly write Ar he was desired, and on
a sheet hearing the name Of the firn,, thee
words '':Send me immediately, bv the hear
or, tw" hundred tllle,-, Yours. Robert -
He, smiling, clo cd up the note, with the ex-
preston, ''Ab, then We arc map,e~ake-. The
servant to-,l, the note and sp,n returned with
the required sum. The gentleman paid Er hi
wares, gave them "a his servant ~ carry, and
wen, AWAY. Some hours after the wife nj the
merchant visited him and after talking Of
-,,r dry things, suddenly asked him WHY h.,
had sent for two hundred thalers. The man
was rendered speehke~s with a>tonishment
when he saw what j. ,l,eat had been PLAYED
ul,oh him. The se.irh after the sharper has
not vet bepn s,,ce,xf;,E
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

There Is woman in the town If Har
inony, Chautauqua county, who has no,
spoken to her husband for twenty one years.
In the year 1S49 her husband contradicted
her harshly in the presence If company, and
she Threatened that if he didn't behave bet.
ter toward her she would never speak to him
again. He retortej that he wished she
wouldn't; and she has not since spoken "a
him. They have continued to live together
peacefully, and during the long silence have
had several children. Everything goes on
in their house as ps,,al will, farmers. The
husband Is attentive, and does his convers-
ing with his wife through one Of the chill
drcn. For instance, he will ask child al
the table, evil your mother have some
more neat" Or, at another time, as
yo'ir mother going to town with me today"
The family is wealthy, and belongs to the
better class Of Chautauqua farmers and
respectable citizens.-Jamesaosn N. W
JOHspd!.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

The Ashtabula, Ohio, Sentinel says the
monument to Mr.. Giddings has been re-
oeived, and will be put in place a. soon ar
proper arrangements can I've made The
great weight Of the granite blocks will re-
quire the preparation Of machinery for lifting
them into place, which will occasion some
delay. 1t has been proposed that public
ceremonies attend the puoing up of thi,
monument, which may probably take place,
and of which due notice will be given.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

IT Is said that the White >trking-, y o
Chicago, Recently presented Mis- Ida Lewis,
the famous Newport Heroine, 4 csslv pair
III white stocking, fashioned c,iriMl:lv from
u rare lace, with III. cmblen,s If the great
American game ci'i"rate'v worked over
them. The scckings, which were imported
1t IN cxIen-e Of 500 in geld. were acyOns-
panied with an arti.ticaliy epgr,r-ed certii-
cate Of honorary membership in the Club,
ani these verses:
" thee Jyra sto. k,n-s thy sight,
Drawn Ger thy feet -, t.it,
They II i,lu>h T. h',l themselves les white.
Aud tuID Red As.rtiisys there
But II thy rosy lps they spy,
A kiss them thou must dcr;n
VIII, envy they will s~e their dyc-
tb'e S'criipgs once a.ain
The above line, are rather good parody
"n the old York .nd Lancaster lines begin
nipg
IT this tar r.,c offend thu sight,
Flacc'i in thy h,>om hare,
Twill blush to End ITSELF less white
nd tuln Iiuca<tYian thers
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

A good Story i told concerning visit
made several years ago BY party O
prominent Republicans &c Delaware to Presi.
dent Lincoln. Our Delaware friends, with a
proper sppreciation If their position as re-
preventative gentlemen Of the purity, informed
the President hat tAes were all influential
citizens, and sasong the heavy men Il the
upper ~ Of Delaware. so YOU all belOns
to the upper enf cf the s,sae - rejected
Mr.. Xncoha, with foguish twinkle in his
eve, and then with hook Of earnest solici-
tnde, Inquired % l. there No danger Of the
State fitting while Won are away ~ The
party had a good laugh over this joke at
their expense, but nevertheless resolved that
it should not be ansefci TO leak out at home
1t vas too good 70 be kept, hcweves, and the
surea way, even NOW, to rile one Of thee
heavy men, is to ask him, when about de-
parting from home, if he is not afraid the
State will tilt, ~ -
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TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.

Some two months ago the Fort Scutt Post,
Democratic paper, was purchased by the
the friends of S. CLARKE, and its name and char
acter somewhat changed, while its unfortu-
nate typographical appearance was permit
ted to remain the same. The new born or.
gan, the Telegram, is, attending with consider
able zeal to the political aspirations of the
aforesaid Clarke. We copy the following
from its Columbus, Crawford County, Neu-
trail Land, correspondence Of
The Hugh Cameron and Amos Sanford
Democratic Labor Reform, shows signs of
the Cast ditch" in This county. The Rene
gade Republicans who heal that van here,
were Yesterday very, earnest and determined
in their efforts, with two leading Democrats
from Baxter Springs, in trying To make a
"filsiOn'' with the Defund Democracy. We
understand they denounced Sindey Clarke,
and declared they would not longer endorse
HIM. We are not surprised at Little Amos,
a. he long since ceased to be tr1,e Repub-
liian, nor do We mourn the loss of the Others.
Perhaps by efiecting the fusion sought, they
may be able to make a pass or two this COM
ing campaign, but We can say to the gentle
men it won't work, and if they are in doubt,
they had bst count noses. More on thi, in
the future.
1t il we'll Known that Clarke has lost his
influence with the settlers on the Neutral
Lands, and for the simple reason that he has
not redeemed his Profilse promises to them.
They were told by him that joys title to the
land was void, and that it belonged to the
settlers. But the settlers have waited many
weary months, and are still unable to get
titles IA their homes except through Mr.. Joy.
Clarke has done nething for them, and it is
now believed by n,any that Clarke is joys
tool, and that he would not help the
Leagucrs if he could.
The Cameron and Sanford above alluded
I" probably are Democrats, AZ the Telegram
asserts, but they have: been the most oLse,ui-
ons Of Clarke's slaves hitherto. And thus it
turns out that Clarke cannot carry the
counties for which he has ~ Ion: PLAYED the
,lem,-o.-,lc
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,lI,ed to found.

The right Of colored people to testify in
the courts, secured by the law Of Congress
enforcing the fourteenth amendment was
duly admitted by Justice Gevin, in case be-
fore him at Frankfort, Kentucky. The
Judge delivered an opinion on the law.
Much interest was manifested nv the law
vers in the case and its adjuncts. 1t i, un-
derstood that a similar policy will he OBJ
served by the civil officers Of that county.
The injustice Of the Kentucky Legislature is,
therefore, prevented BY the Justice of Con-
vress in the interests Of HUMANITY.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

AuGUsrA, Maine, furnishes new illus
tration Of the unfailing benefits Of advrr-
tising. \ lady who Lost valuable ring ad-
vertisrd il in the Journal Her sister resd
the advertisement, and it was 20 impressed
upon her mind that she dreamed about il,
and in her dream the place where the niss-
ing ring could be found was plainly revealed.
The next day the ring was found in the
houe Of the owner, carefully laid away.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

4 SERIOUS stabbing affray occurred on
last Sunday night, at Westport, No., in which
Thomas Powers, Thomas Hanneshan and
James Tobin, three well known citizens of
that place, were involved. Powers seriously,
and it Is feared fatally wounded Hanneshan
with pocket knife, and quite severely cut
James Tobin. Powers Is under arrest. To-
bin h the town assessor of WeSpor. The
city was highly excited over the occurrence.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

The Vieroy Of India recently visited the
ancient salt mines Of PinlDadm- Khan. in
the Punjanb, 10 miles northwest of Lahore.
These mines are interesting as dating from
the days of Alexander, the Great, and as be-
worked bv the actual descendants Of the or
iriual miners One of the mines mine in
ALL contains circular hall ninety feet across
and thirty feet high. The supply Of salt
exams snov hsr,fihle gr .a"
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

AT the Vermont .Republican State Com
vention the following was among the rcsolu-
tons adopted: =,
Icso!:ed, That the ,:,i-sion Of the Republic
can party is not ended but that the great
work thus far carried On it will continue. 1t
will enhance the individual liberty and en-
force obedience to lays.: 1t will reduce the
burden of taxation imposed upon the people
by their enemies, while it will also continue
to diminish the public deb, AMI public .ex-
pcreiitures. /, will administer the Govern
ment with rigid econ: my, ami at the same
time keep the public. faith inviolatc. 1t
will symTathizc, as i, always has done, with
all sincere struggles FOR liberty among for
eign nations, while i, also observes the most
scr,lpulous fidelity to International law
which ii demands froE., other governments
and ,ecplcS. d:
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-07

The Helena (Montana) Herald, reporting
Piegan delegation, says the warriors looked
upon the General with as much dislain as
did the ancient Scythians once upon Alex
stature, and that eFsist,y they would be rs
much mistaken in fight.