The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-10-12
1af CHICAGO CALAMITY.
500 Subscribed for the Sufferers.
Private Subscriptions by the People.


OF Leavenworth filled the Court room, when
iar. Hershfeld, Of the association, called
them to order and Mr.. z. H. Madden was
appointed Secretary.
Addresses were made by Mr.. Clough and
Rev. Mr.. Thompson, wh1n DR.. Morris
moved that the City Cc;dncil ba authorised
TO subscribe $40, 0Oc, in bonds Cor the sufferers
at Chicago iron, the recent fire.
The mot,.on was adopted, and the Council
no;lfiec. to meet by the Mayor Immediately
In ,lis Office.
A committee consisting of Messrs. Brice,
Morris and Grant were appointed to negoti-
ate the sale OF the bonds.
Messrs. p. g. Lowe, A. r. Scott and Owen.
sDuiiey were appointed committee to receive
Subscriptions from those present
The 'ollowing cash subscriptions were
then made.
f. \. o. Clough, so; A. J. Valiant, s.
A. J. Robson, SO, I. Bobbenneitch, 81; o
Williams, So; Clarence Thompson, S.; +.
Bell, So; J. Franks, 50; c. J. Vanderpool,
So; s. Graham, 81; Geo. Vanderwalke, 81;
Charity, 81; John Chambers, Iowa, so; J.
W. Brown, So; X. Bouis, 50; No Name
81; Robert Adams, !; Joseph Valiant, 50;
J. A. Thomas, 81; MN. Endweiss, 81; 5,
Porter, So; W. T. Gates, 50; J. Ketcheson,
s.; Hensley & Thompson, 81; Maj. Shreve,
So; Purim Association, So; Thomas Moon
Light, So; J. Bleman, 81, Mr. Schloss, n;
Y CITY, So; ". ii. Dunlap. 50; Col. Rob-
sson, 80; Scott * Bro, 81; Pennsylvania,
$40; A. ID. Morehead, s.; w. J. Smith, 81 |;
Levi Burns.ein, 50; G. Weiherill, 81; f.
Chaplin, So; J. ID. Edwards, So; C. II. Lane,
S.; &. y. Stevens. s.; A. J. Sanfeld, s.;
McCown Hunt, $40; X. W. Woods. SO;
G. l.. Hathaway, 50; w. F. Williams, ST..
q. F. Prescott, SO; A. NJ. Edwards, 81;
Young Mems Social Club, so; II. W. Bald
win, S.; Board of Trade, per J. +. Rich
ards, $500; and many others.
The Committee was requested to continue
its labors to-day.
carry the funds 10 Chicago, as he WIS about
leaving Immediately for that city, when
Owen Dufy moved for the appointment
of twelve additional policemen until the .ol-
yency of the insurance companies could be
ascertained, which was agreed TO.
Short ard pithy addresses were made
from time to time, by Messrs. Vanderpool,
Brown, Judge Griswold and others, which
were applauded for their sentiments.
IN the meantime the Council having as
sembled, adjourned to the Court Room,
where the appropriation of $40, 900 was raii-
fed, and,
LONG Horns ON THE RAMPAGE.-On
Thursdry. at Abilene, the Texas cattle men
were mostly in town, owing to the boisterous
weather From Z 10 9 O'Clock this party
were engaged in taking men by force from
their places OF business and compelling them
to treat Considerable scufling in doing
this resulted in much noise and excitement.
At last the City Marshal-Wild Bill-was
attempting to quell the riot and disperse the
squad, one of them, called Paul Cole, an
Austin, Texas, Gambler, let loose his pistol
but hit no one. Bill drew his weapon and
winged Cole, shooting him Though the arm,
but unfortunately the bullet from Bills
piece, seeming TO realize that, coming from
Bills hand, its mission would not be fully
performed without taking a life, passed
through the heart of Mike Williams killing
him almost instantly.
Mike Williams was once a policeman of
Abilene and more recently a saloon keeper
in Kansas City, where his family still are.
That day he received dispatch from his
wife at Kansas City calling him home, be-
cause she was very sick, and he intended TO
go home on the Denver express. When the
train left Abilene at 9:45 Bill and others
were on the trail of Phil Cole and more
bloodshed was anticipated.
IRISH PoTAToEs.-Uncle George Keller,
of this county, who built the first residence
in Leavenworth, and one of the best farmers
in the world, brought us yesterday a lot of
Peachblow potatoes, many of which weighed
two pounds, ochis own raising. He gets 200
bushels of them from an acre. They are the
fines, We ever saw, and if Doc. Keller can
get as good delegates TO the Convention as
his father manages 10 raise potatoes, he will
be nominated for Clerk without opposition.
We wish Uncle George all the prosperity and
happiness in the word, for what he knows
about farming is worth something TO man.
kind.
STRANGE INTENTIONAL Mr. Foster, of
Connecticut, has built steamboat, and sue
cessfully operated it, which cuts up more
didoes in the water than a skater on the ice
going backwards or forwards without re-
vers,ng the engine or stopping ito running,
turning round on its own centre, travelling
fat sideways, etc, and all by means Of
wheel, which is said to rotate at the stern,
completely under water in some indiscrib-
able manner The man at the wheel is the
engineer as we'll as the pilot. The Govern
ment il about to give the invention a fair
trial.
YESTERDAY we telegraphed to the Ameri-
can Central Insurance Company, Of St.
Louis to learn the loss sustained by them in
tt1c Suis dSO uhc ohu pioAhtNs AeSSA'SN esA~
following answer.
OFFICE AMERICAN GENITAL INs. Co.
ST. LouIs, Oct. 10, 1871. !
10 d. X. AntAony, LeurenrOrth:
Losses large, can't approximate, but they
will be FsnPsly paid. N. S. PorrLE,
Vice Pres't.
We give the reply for the benefit of the
insured and stockholders in this company in
our State.
Cx the frst page OF this morning paper
may be found the advertisement of Milton
Briggs Esq. Public sale of thoroughbred
stock, at kellogg Station, Jasper County,
iowa Mr.. Briggs is one of the larges, stock
raisen in the West, ard in his herds are
some OF the finest specimens of thorough
breds in this country. The sale comes of
Thursday, October 25th.
MAMMOTH Abrasive we're presented
on yesterday by Mr. Charles Tabler, of
Wyandotte county, with two mammoth
apples Of the Fal.ow Water species, the
largest weighing two pounds and measuring
sixteen inches around. Kansas is beyond
doubt the fruit State of the World, and this