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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24
THE Mlssurxl TRAITORS.

Certain uncertain journals, nominally Re
publican, but in fact wholly devoted to the
interests of the so-called Free Trade party,
have been lavish in their censures on Presi-
dent Grsnt for his1support of the regular
Republican ticket in Missouri. We are not
prepared to say that it might not have been
a we'll to have RETAINED from interference
where defeat had been made sure by the reck-
les treachy of Schurz, Brown Il Co. But
the principle Of the Presidents action receives
a vindiation as complete as it is unwelcome
in the returns from the State published
yesterday. Whea McClurg was cleo
ted two years ago the Legislature
Of the State was Republican BY
q majority Of two-thirds. To-day it stand.
rs Democrat against II regular Republican.
and IS non-desxip:s. Throughout tie State
Democrats ere elected to the county Offices.
In plain words the rebel spirit is Triumphant
and the readers of the Lexington Caueas;an
are glseihl. True, the Governor is elected
By quasi Republicans, but every position of
real power is the prize of the Democracy and
The eleotion of Senator's in It's control. This
pesult proves how true the President has been
to the party that raised him to Office. 1t fur
Their gives weishty warning to all States
wherein the ascendency of the Republican
party is menaced by the like intrigues.
We know that some of our readers will
yet be unwilling to accept eur view of the
situation. We predict they will open their
eyes to it WIEN they see, as they yef.will,
Sehurz recognized agent Of Tammany and
Illinois threatened with the fate of Missouri.
Nothing save 4 truer- adherence to party
principle than Leavenworth County has jus,
manifested, and determination to keep sale
able men out Of ofice can prevent the success
of the Tamuany Free Trade dodge and of
the traitors who are its agents or dupes.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

From wilkes spiri, Of the rimes. I

From wilkes Spirit Of the Timcs.l
The fine little horse George Palmer and
the mare American Girl distinguished them
selves on Wednesday BY their fast time to
wagons. The day was one Of the most solt
and beautiful that ever shone upon Long
lsland-a June day, tempered into the de-
licious quiet Of the sleepy fall. The track
was in splendid ORDER There were two heats
trotted in very fast time, and both won By
Palmer. The first was min. PSI Sec, and
PA Sec, and in this the mare only lost By .
length. This is not, as some have ignorantly
stated, the fastest time to wagons On record.
but 1t beats the min. p sec. of Flora Tenn
pie and OF George Wilkes. The latter, how
ever, tro,ted on = thick, cold day, and dead
track. The best time on record to wagon
that Is, in q public races 2 min. "a &c.
That time has been made on two occasions.
First, by Dexter against Lady ThOrne, on
the Fashion Course, when he won with great
ease in strong retarding wind. The second
it was made BY Lady Thorne herself, On the
same course. That wise man, Carl Benson,
and foolish editor who admires his writings,
could not tor long time be made to under
stand how the best time ON record could b
made by two horses. BY this time il may
have got into their heads without a surgical
operation. Certain it ia that Dexter and
Lady Thorne, have both made the best time
to wagons in public race. But in public
trial on the Prospect Park Course, the sanie
that Palmer's 2 min. 24a acc. heat was made
ON, Dexter trOtted mile to a road wagon,
driven by his owner, Mr.. Bonner, in min.
2l3 sec. He drew on this occasion 3l9
pounds. This was the greatest mile feat ever
performed BY atrotting horse, in our opinion,
but it was not done in public race; though
done in public on race day, it is not n part
OF any official record
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

Capt A. J. Angel, q. 8. Engineer, with
for hia winters work on the ''thirty mile
strip" leA here to-day to begin the work Of
surveying tA.t portion Of the Onee Reserve,
commencing 1t the sixth principal meridian,
running through near Wichita, and extend
ing vest seventy-nine miles. Capt. Angel
has also the geneaal supervision Of the work
Of The division on the east of the one shove
named, under the immediate charge of Mr..
Die6endoFf, and the one on the west, extend
ing to the western line Of the State, under
Robert II. Armstrong. The entire strip Of
land will probably be surveyed and open TO
settlements BY the first of July next.-EMpO-
ria Neu.
We have winter radish, raised by John
H. Wilder, that measures little over foot
in length, and weighs n poundA We
thought this something of . radish, until We
saw one ct Ford, Whitman & Co.'S, that
weighs l63 pounds. These specimens are
only small quantity of the same sort seen
every day in kansas.-Lareace &andard.
sEDGwICK COUNTY.
]. NJ. Steele y elected Representative BY
IS majority; Chas. H. Stone, v. n. Stewart
and Alexander McWilliam., County Com
missioners; H. L. Brown, Clerk; 8. c. John
son, Treasurer; VIM. Baldwin, Probate
Judge; Fred. A. Sewers, Register Of Deeds;
J. E. Ledford, Sheriff; E. B. Allen, Coro-
ner; H. C: slu.s, Attorney; D. A Bright,
Surveyor; W. K. Boegr, School Superin-
tendent. We shall publish the full vote next
week.-Wiekita Fedae.
The track Of the St. Joseph and Denver
City Railroad has DOW reached some two or
three miles into Marshall County, and We
learn that Mr.. Steele, the President Of the
road, has expressed his determination to have
the track laid to Marysville in thirty days
from this time. An additional force Of fifty
men has been added to the corps of track
layers, and with their present force, they can
easily reach here in the time promised by
the President. We can safely rely on regu-
lar trains running to Marysville BY Christ
mas or New Years, unless very bad weather
should interfere.-Marysrilie Locomotive.
CHEROKEE COUNTY OFFICIAL-EDIroR
MoNIroR:-The following u taken from the
official canvass of votes cast at the late cleo
ton in Cherokee County:
X. c. Foster, Congress, majority, S32;
Isaac Sharp, Governor, majority, SS7; IL.
d. Moore, Senator, majority, 69s; u. W.
Wood, Representative, majority, $50, j. +.
Mcdowell, Probate Judge, SIC; Bruce Mil
Ter, District Clerk, majority, 632; J. n.
Ritter, County Attorney, majority, $50; T..
W. StOckslager, County Superintendent, ma
jority, 592; W. II. Clark, County Commits
sioner, majority, 1872; II. d. McCarty, State
Superintendent, majority, 1,077.
For District Judges, Henry q. Webb re-
ceived l ;2l3 votes, and w. NJ. Matheny,
Az. Webb's majority in this county. 7S6;
in the District it il fully 1000. w. e.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

THE following are corrected reports Of the
various States mentioned as verified at the
Census Office: Massachusetts, l, 457, 1856 in
habitants; New Hampshire, 3ls, 800; Rhode
Island, 2l7, 1856; Connecticut, $50, 4oS; Del
aware, l23, 252; Michigan, 183, 5ll.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

THE County Commissioners of Doniphan
County have voted to transfer to the Wath-
ena and Doniphan road the 500, 600 Of
stock owned by the county in the Denver
road. The people of Troy have brought an
injunction against this act of the Commission
ers. Troy fears, perhaps, that this would
take the county seat from Troy to Wathena.
But any outsider would say that the county
of Doniphan would be greatly benefited by
having railroad built along the Missouri
River, and on its eastern border.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24
4 great deal has of late been said in tn

4 great deal has of late been said in the
cable kilograms about the French Gensral
Bourbaki. First We hear that he has been
dismissed from the French army; then that
he has resigned; then that he is arrested; and
the last report is that he has organized .
large force at Lille. The truth il that this
Bourbaki, who is Greek and not French.
man by birth, is one of the worst subjects
among all the list of the imperial generals.
He has plenty Of courage, little talent, and
no principle, and much of the time he Is
drunk.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

We learn from the Commonwealth that a
horrible murder was committed on the north
side of the Kaw river, about mile west Of
Topeka, on Wednesday night last, the VIC
It'd icing a colored man named Burnett
Scales, abuut,5O years old. He had been
living there some four or Eve weeks, his fam
lily consisting Of his wife, a little daughter,
and young man about q yeas of age,
named Lewis Ford, a brother of Scales's
wife's first husband. The Commonwealth
says: rr 1.r
:, The first information in regard to the mur.
der was brought BY Ford about o'clock yes-
terday morning 10 Sheriff Thomas He sta
ted that he was sleeping in the house the
night before, and that about daylight yesser-
day morning he was awakened b. the report
Of = gun down stains. He Immediately got
up, ran down Aairs md found Mn Scales up
but not dressed, and the floor covered with
blood. Upon inquiring what was the mat
ter, she informed him that four Indians had
come to the door . short time before. and
that the old man had let them in; that they
demanded money, which vas refused them;
hat they finally got into q scufle, and the
gun, which was sanding 1t the foot of the
bed, went of, and she supposed they had
killed him. Ford Stepped out and discover.
ed the dead body Of Scales, lying on his face
in front Of the house, and two men
making off up the railroad track;
but in the uncertain light of the
early morning, he could not tell whether they
we're Indians or not. Upon this information
The skeTiG, county attorney Ryan. and coro-
nes Sheldon proceeded to the houae, and
found the body As described BY Ford. An
showed = fearful cut on the back
Of the head, one ear partly severed, cut
across the nose, evidently with . knife, and
several severe bruises about the chest and
shoulders. The floor showed blood staina.
and was still vet from . recent scrubbing.
Blood was also discovered on the doom and |
n the ground in the immediate vicinity Of
The body. The house d little frame, con-
.aining two rooms, one up stais-the room
occupied BY Ford-and one down, with |
kitchen addition, and i on the south side of
he xailroad, shout 6fiy yards from the river
hAnk, which rises almoss peTpendi0lafly 70
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

OTTAWA County does very we'll on poll
tics. Gu, of nearly four hundred votes she
gives Just two Democratic votes. That is .
fine nucleus for party. Were the two
really Democrats or only Laborand Revenue
Reformers?
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

We give to-day the official vote Of forty
one counties. They give Harvey $500;
Sharp, 1905; Lowe, 81, 3s7: Foster. H.
s66. Harveyis majority, 1892; loves,
1883. Total vote ON Governor, So, 208.
The whole vote will be about 10000, with
10000 Republican majority. The counties
yet to hear from are Washington, Morris,
Wilson, Cloud, Ellsworth, Wallace, Repub-
lie, Montgomery, Cowley, jewell, Mitchell,
Mcpherson and Howard. The gain over
the vote of two wears ago is nearly 20, 200.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

THE New York Journal Of Commerce says:
"How Clarke, Temperance candidate, ran
for Governor through the State, We have no
idea; but, if he did no better than in New
York City, where 143 votes are all that the
present election returns credit him with, he
must be pretty we'll satisfied that the Maine
liquor law is noe particularly lively issue in
this Commonwealth"
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

THE St. Louis social evil ordinance Is op-
posed at every point, and the city has been
defeated in every case, with the exception of
one where fine of 500 was imposed, and on
that an appeal was taken to the Criminal
Court.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

Here, then, are SIS electoral votes, ma
jority of which is 100. The Republicans
would seem to be sure of $50 of them, and
will need but ten from the doubtful column
to insure their triumph. The Democrats are
pretty certain of l55, and will require %
from the doubtful column to give them a
victory
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24
THE NEXT NATIONAL CAuPAlc

TaE NEXT NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Richard Golden once said that the Amer.
ems had no sooner elected President than
they went into . turmoil over his successor.
GIANT has been President nearly two years,
and the discussion . 10 de next President
HIS already become very animated. The
agitation has been quicksned and shazpened
By Democratic gaina, imaginary or genuine,
{ 4 some of the Southern and Westesn States.
a,d by the apasnodic s0bsts Of the Revenue
R.formen. II has been reported that Ly.
man Tumbull wss to be the PseaidentnI
.ndidate Of the new and noisy r F., but lie
Snator = now in Wellington, md expssso
Ainssf - easd vifh 0sssA - ~
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

THE candidates for Speaker thus "A, an
nounced are, Elijah Sells. of Douglas; Col.
Veale, of Shawnee; B. F. Simpson, Of
Miami, and \. J. Mowry, of Doniphan.
More will he out sOon
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

Ii is five years since nitro-glycerine ane
into use. The 100 persons whom it has
killed or manned for life, and the millions
Of property which it has destroyed, may be
STYLED Recommendations of its efficiency.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

ANorHER.-The Mound City Sessisd
nominates for Speaker DR.. 6. NJ. Brice, Of
the Forty ninth District, Linn County.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

SPEAKING of the excessive municipal tax
alton in New York City, and the thousands
who are leaving the city on account of it, the
Newark advertiser says: 'Tammany u New
Jesey's great gain. Its exiles driven out BY
nd ea1afiss, are browning every hillside
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

THE following statement of the amount of
bonds issued by the United States to railroad
companies, together with the interest due and
unpaid thereon, is published by the Chicago
Tribune.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24
SWEETS TO THE SWEET.

1t i, really painful to Rad the St. Louis
Republican sinoe the Democrats have taken
possession of the county officers, the Legisla-
ture and the Governor of Missouri. The
Republican blames the Democrat for it all,
and shows that sheet no mercy, while the
Democrat whines, sneaks, cries pecoarl, and
says 81 didn't 90 to do it." But the Repub-
hoan does not spare the lash; the blows fall
thick and fast on the back of the guilty Dem
senat, drawing blood every time. or
1t was not always thus Once the Demo
e'ut was sustained by the people and the
great Republican party. 1t thought itself
omnipotent. 1t put on more airs than
country stallion With . rcd blanket on.
Every Republican Who believed in protect
ing American industry was insulted and spit
upon-was told that he was either fool or
knave. The Republicans of Missouri must
follow the lead of the St. Louis Democ,a,,
blindly submit to its dictation and declare
that black was white because one roaring
and ranting editor said 40. The Democrat
issued its arbitrary decree, and every Repub-
lican must humbly obey. Blu. they did not
obey. The Republicans elected q miority
Of the State Convention. And the n.,,o.,.,
and its party bolted. Nov the election ha.
been held and the result n that Missouri has
been placed hopelesly in the hands Of the
Democratic partv. So much FIR the Wiz
don no,;cv md ...,..,,...,;~ =. - 9.
49, -"" VI sne 81.
LOUIS De""cai.
1t is now the turn for the Republican to
talk, and il does il in the MOI .a,;,.h,.
and .,,r.r,,;,. m.,,.. IL =.
-s ~ ~ ~
Brown nas oeen elected BY such majority
as no candidate Tor governor in Missouri
ever received before; and yet, with this mag
inherent i.t oeiors lh Eyes the Dsmoauf il
eroney inc"nsa 70 suspect shat Its main OBJ
Iet' mas oesn defeated amer all. With s..
LOUIS county ~rsnened from the hands of its
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

with villas and cottages All a,umd q de
farms are becoming Villages, and strseis are
driven through the woods to make place for
the new comsn. And they area population,
too, worth having, the quia people, fond of
he eouHesies Of lie and society, given to
church-going and pleasant intercouse, hold
ing incomes large enough to build up local
trade, and in every way adding TO the per-
nasen wealth Of good and cd Esex,
Hudson and Bergen"
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

psass.ss some weeks go, but = vsrtA sspEjAsi1S.
Fsaneis Bret Harts wrote it,
WhieA VIII y rsnszA-
fAps lsr v.ys thai ars aa.k
And br tsien that ere vain.
whieh Ne slns vosN ais 70 ~phin.
And shall net deny
wi.s that name might inp,y.
But b. mile IL Va Psnsivs and shild-nke.
A. nsquasly rmasksd - hn Nv. .-r
1t "a. August Il. third.
And quite ,en v.s Tie skis;
which Il might Be inferred
That An SIN hkeviss;
fes he paIsd i tia. day sIos William
And - In way dsspiss.
which ve had . small game,
Ard Al Sin took Q hand
II vas Euchre. The same
He did not undestand;
via The s. ssss w - I ..d h..
Yet the esrds they were stocked
In . way that grisve,
And my feeling. we're shocked
which .ss ssu d iSli q secs and bovss,
And the same with intent " deceive.
Bot the hands that were played
By that heather Chfnee.
And tho paints that he made
Were quite ffightful ses-
ill q last he put down right bower.
Which the same Nye had dealt unite
The. locked up At Nye.
And he gased upon me.
And he rose With sigh
We are ruined by Chinese cheap lshos''
And he vent kr that hsathel Chinee.
In the scene that ensued
did not take . hand,
But the door IL vas strewed
Like the leaves On the strand
With the cards that All Sin had been hiding.
In the game ''hs did not snderssand.'
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

\ Democratic candidate whose record, or
the platform whereon he is placed, do not
Extensively thrust into the canvass the ISSUES
settled by the war and by reconstruction,
would be certain, or reasonably certain, of
getting the votes of these fourteen States, viz:
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

Annie Cary is to receive $500 for con-
cert before the Army and Navy Union, n
Portland. -
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

= The six States which We will now name
may be regarded as doubtful, with the chan
ces rather in favor of their voting for an IN
exceptionable Democratic candidate, viz:
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24
WYAND0ffE.
WYAND0TTx ,Noy.lQ, 1870.

Some Early History Observation-Disclosures
Matters In G00eRo1.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24

AURORA, Ind, OFT. 81, 1870.
A correspondent from Adams County, In
diana, wishes to know ho~ to manufacture
sorxhum molasses to make it clear and pre-
vent that green taste, &c.
have been in the business nine year,;
have made about 20, 900 gallons. boil or
ev,porais on . pan fifteen feet long, thirty
inches vide, made of No. Is sbeet-iron for
the bottom, and wooden sides. Run the
cold Juice on the front end and the syrup
runs of ut the back end. have no cross
bars, - in the cook pans. take all the
green scum of, and leave it - Gear -
honey, without the use of lime or soda i
then have . box, two by six feet, With sheet
iron bottom, on another furnace. / cook in
basches, and run it down - thick - Plense,
and still be clear. do some skinming ON
The small surface. Lime will Deutralise he
.cid, but il makes it dark. used to nee
,oda, in case I had batch which Wa not
cleared right, on the long pan, but find
rold water Is much better, and this does not
color the mOlasses- Let it come to boil;
put in some cold water after coming to boil;
gain skim, and repeat the skimming - long
n there IL any green scum lef. There n
Dme cane that We cannot make clear mo-
ases out of-such a. has been grown on
,round highly manured, or on mucky
round, or even il the cane has been frosted.
I have molases as clear - honey, made
Without lime or soda.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-24
SPINNING.

spider wss swinging herself in glee
From moss-coyered swaying bough;
breeze came rOllicking up from the so,
And famed her beautiful brow.
She hung. il is true, with her pretty head down,
But her brain was cool YOU please,
The fashion quite suited the cut Of her gown.
And she could look up in the trees.
She saw where hu,nn,ins bird lighted down;
At his throat a bright ruby CLEANED;
On his head a gold and emerald crown,
And he sat on bough and dreamed.
The spider up on her silver thread,
And looked in the little king face;
IF may but sit at your feet. she sid.
''P II spin you some beautiful lace. "
The hummins- bird looked in her shining eyes,
And then At her nimblc feet,
And said to himself have found prize,
She is useful Is well as neat
''You may sit by my side ifit please you uell,''
Said he, the summertime through;
And since you spin on a noiseless Wheel,
In do the hummins FOR you.'
The Masked MarslerePs In Tennessee
Operations Of che Gang.
From the Lebanon Herald, Nov. TO-
Another of those brutal and dastardly out
rages, the preparation Of which, BY dis-
guised and lawless scOundrels, is giving our
State most unenviable reputation, wa COM
mit,ed on Friday night last. The victim
was negro man, named Nathan Shorter.
Who lived on what il known "A 'the Fred.
place" about two miles and half
northeast Of Lebanon, between the Harts-
vile and the Hunters Point pixies. About
IL o'clock on the night above mentioned, .
party of men on foot, variously estimated 1t
from five to ten, completely disguised and
armed, entered the yard in front Of Shorters
residence, and called to him to come out.
As soon as he appeared on the porch, be was
asked if he had gun. Before he had time
to reply, one Of the party cried, xiii the
id scoundrelw and another, who carried
4 shotgun, Immediately fired at Shorter.
The charge, which consisted Of seven
buck.hot, took effect in his breast, and he
fell and died almost instantly. The men
then went off together. Such are the partic-
ulars of the murder, ~ we have been able to
gather from reliable sources. Various out
RACES, such as whipping and robbing other
negroes on the same night, by the same par
~ Of disguised Ten, are spoken Of A gun
was taken from IN old negro in the neigh
b0rhood few hours before, on the same
night BY band of disguised men, and il il
that this was the same party who
the murder, and that the gun was
taken for that purpose. Nathan Shorter
Was we'll known by many of our citizens.
He was an old man and had the reputation,
among the white people and his own race,
of an Eonest, reliable, industrious and inof-
fensive negro, who took no par. in Politica,
and attended strictly to his own busineas.
The manner in which he lost his life II uni-
versally denounced BY all classes Of citizens.
a wanton, brutal and cowardly murder.
His murderers were disguised with high con-
ical hats of pa.te-board, and otherwise ar
ocular i .r q. lot the shas.iy brotherhood.