The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-21

derer, who has applied to the Supreme Court
for new trial, will he decided within few
,iays.
BAXTER SPRINGS is 10 have a railroad in
the direction of Little Rock or Fl. Smith,
Ark. and Shreveport, La. So the Sesfis1
saws.
The City Council decided lat evening to1
submit to vote Of the people the question Of
issuing $50, 900 in city bonds for public i'm
provcmcnts.
SOUTHERN KANSAS will have better
crop Of wheat, corn and oats this season than
was ever grown there in time previous. In
migration will soon have that section of the
State completely filled up.
FIRE-Thc barn Of F. Buckley, in Salt
Creek Valley, was struck by lightning and
burned on Sunday afternoon. Three wagons,
some harness and other valuable property.
we're destroyed with it. There was no iight-i
ming rod On the building. +.s.t
BIG CoRN-Cap,. Human, Of Sarcoxie-
vile, in this county, measured stalk OF
corn in his field (upland) on the 9Th inst,
over fourteen feet high and six inches and
half in circumference five inches above the
ground The Captain Is one Of our best farm
ers, and is Justly pround Of his fine crops.
.MoBILIzATIoN." AS this word fire.
quently occurs in foreign dispatches, and a
great many people are inquiring the meaning
of il, we print il for general information,
from Webster:
Mobilization--The calling into active
service, troops not previously on the war
establishment.
Mobilize-TO call into active service
applied to troops which, though enrolled were
not previously on the war establishment.
Two convict, at the Penitentiary, named
Scott and Sexton, attempted to escape, a day
or two ago, by running away from the guard
az they were being taken into supper from
work outside the yard. They were fired on,
one Of them being wounded in the lip, while
several shot passed through the Others cap.
1t is wonder they were not killed. Ono Of
them loSs.S Il and the other IL months time
by the operation.
Nix. SMErHER, of this city, returned YES
teriay from freighting expedition to How
ard County, Southern Kansas. He reports
the crops a. excellent all along the route and
especially in Howard County, where mo-t
of the corn is from 10 TO ii feet in height,
and the ears are higher than mans head.
Night before last, when near Topeka, the
party were followed by horscthievcs, and all
stocd guard till morning. They came very
near yosbIing one fellow who provided about
very close to the camp.
FIRST OF AUGUsT.-The celebration on
the first Of August is to he an elaborate affair.
BESIDES our own citizeas there will I've large
delegations from Atchaon, Wyandottc, Law
renee, Topeka, Junction City, Paola, Fort
Scott and other places. Three of these dele
CATIONS will bring bands Of music with them.
The Seventh Cavalry band will probably he
obtained from the Fort. Gov. Harvey, Hon.
]. S. Kalloch, Chas. II. Langston, J. Milton
Turner, and other distinguished men, will
he here to meet Senator Revels and celebrate
the day.
MILIrARY.-Gen. Pope, accompanied by
General Davis, General Morgan, Major
Dunn, Captain Ilsby, and Lieutenant Jack
son, of his staff, have gone West on a tour Of
inspection. They wiitProceed as far rs Kit
Car-cn on the railroad, thence towards Forts
Dodge and Larned, after which, they will
return home They will he gone about two
weeks.
Col. W. S. Mitchell, formerly Adiutant
General, but relieved at his own requeFt, has
again assumed the duties.
Two Frenchmen in company = Fifth in
fautry, deserted Saturday night to 60 TO
France to fight for their country.
Academy 81 Nnsic.
At meeting If the stockholders in the
Kansas Normal Academy Of Music, held at
Odd Fellow Hall YESTERDAY, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Prsident-J G. Reaser, of Leavenworth.
Vice-Presidents-S. A. King, and J. H.
Mason, of Leavenworth, and j. H. Moore,
of Atchison.
Secretary-D. p. Stille.
Treasurer-De F. Fairchild.
Trustees-Ed. Russell, s. W. Jones, J. c.
Stone, J. 4. HaIderman, and Geo. \.
Moore.
The prospects of the Academy are very
AatternS. and with s,ich reliable men At the
head of il as are named above, it cannot fail
of being grand and permanent success.
An article appeared in this paper Yesterday
morning, copied from the Plcasanton Press,
in regard to difficulty between Mr.. Jack
Massey and man named Smith, which
article, VIC arc informed by parties who
claim to know the facts Of the case. docs great
injustice TO Mr.. Massey. They say that this
man Smith went there from Indiana with a
gan. for the purpose of robbing Mrs Ma sew
of the land. Jack and Smith had some
difficulty, which resulted in the latter. who
is said to he the larger man Of the two, get
ting whipped. Smith afterwards abused
him, and Jack then made him get down on
his knees and take lack what he had said
Smiths friends came TO the rescue and Mas
sew was obliged to leave because there were
too MANY Of them.
Ca0P Meeting.
The Icavenworth District Camp Meeting
will he held seven miles north Of Leavcn-
worth, on the line Of the railroad between
Atchi-ou and Ieavcnworth, commencing on
the ith Of August. The meeting will he held
i'm beautiful grove. with an abundance Of
pure spring water wifhin a few rods Of the
grounds. Good hoard tents, large enough to
accommodate two families, being l. feet
square and > feet high, will he furnished for
Sll 90. 4 boarding tent, under the control
of the managers Of the meeting, will I've OF,
the ground, and good boarding furnished at
reasonable rates. Three trains a day will
rum between Atchison and Leavenworth, and
passengers will be carried at the usual re
duced rates. DIR. and Mrs Palmer, Of n.
Y, and other distinguished ministers from