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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1871-11-29
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CORREO De IA PENINSULA,

Aver & la una de la tarde entr6 en-
puerto ell vapor espanol Guip1ycoo
conduciendo la correspondence y
pasageros que salieron de Cadiz el
Is del actual. Por la premura con
que escribimos podemos dar pocas
noticias nuestros lectores.
Sc habian presentado q las C6rtes
los presupuestos de Puerto Rico, y
quedaran sobre la mesa para su dis
cusion,
Sc habia constituido la comision
de presupuestos de Ultramar, COM
puesta de los Sres siguientes:
"Presidente q ID. Augusta Ulloa y
secretaries 4 los Sres. Ramos y Gu
lion. Sc han repartido ademas los ira
bajos por secciones, fernando la de
Hacienda ingresos los Sres. Ayala,
Sanroma, Capdepon, Lopez ID: J. NJ
Y Gullon; la de gobernacion, fomen-
to y Justicia, los Sres. Mosquera, Ro-
nero Robledo, Delgado, Merelo y
Pereda: y la de Guerra y Marina, los
Sres. Ulloa, duque de Veragua, Ra-
mos, Velez Hero y Lopez (D.J. NJ
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1871-11-29
rE1Ee.RAMA DE GEL COMERC1O.'

A la amabilidad de nuestro amigo
D. Jose Gonzalez y Font, represen-
tante de El Comercio de Cddig, debe-
mos los telegramas siguientes que Sc
le remiten en- carta particular:
Madrid IA de noviembre d las s y
45 dc la moche Ell Congreso ha acor-
dado celebrar sesiones de noche.
Hoy comienza la discussion sobre
ell asunto del Banco de Paris.
! En- la session de la tarde Sc ha pro-
movido IN incidente acerca de anti
guas proposiciones para la venta de
Ia Isla de Cuba.-Nada claro.
De los dltimos peri6dicos de Ma
drid, tomamos las siguientes mott
cias.
Resulta de una circular publicada
por ell gobernador INFERNO de Bada-
ioz, que Ell aquella provincial ha
ocurrido un hecho escandaloslsimo.
He aquf un parrafo de dicha circu
lar en- que Sc da cuenta del hecho:
"Con referencia 4 varios pueblos
de la provincial han llegado 4 este
gobierno rumores mas 8 menos alar
nantes acerca de la inseguridad en-
que viven algunos propietarios que
temen en- las circunstancias actuales
yer invadidas sus posesiones; y estas
sospechas Sc han confrmado por un
hecho escandaloso que ha tenido lu
gar en- t6rmino de Hornachos, en-
donde un ndmero considerable de
personals del pueblo de Llera, han
entrado en- una dehesa de propiedad
particular, y ha talado 81 arbolado y
robado todo el fruto, causando dafos
enornsS, no soloA los propietarios,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
BUFFALO.

BUFFALO, Aug. 1.-THE Sixth Annual
Meeting of the Buffalo Driving Park closed
to-day Goldsmith Maid making the iaste.,
time on record in three straight heats BY ,
second Over twenty thousand persons were
on the ground. The majority Of the crowd
we're drawn in anticipation of clo~e contest
between Goldsmith Maid, Lucy and ,meri-
can Girl, who we're amply repaid in the re-
suit Contrary to all eXpec,ion the 40 rae
proved equally interesting; Judge Bring
hams comparatively new horse making a
splendid record, winning the race in four
heat, making the first quarter in 81 seconds.
Immediately after winning the race, the
owner, Judge Brigham, was sent for and
the horse was bosght By Geo. &. Hall for
say- 100000 will not buv him to-day.
The great race OF the day Wa tro,ted al
ternatsly with the 80 race In the three
heat. Goldsmith Maid was trotis d without
a skip or break until the las, heat, where she
was crowded from beginning to end by Lucy,
who Tapped her through, but after one of the
most cioeeiy contested heats ever with -ssed,
she only made two quick breaks, one a, the
start and one on the home stretch. On COM
ing TO start on the second heat the left rein On
Goldsmith broke and the mare started to run,
Budd Dable, her driver, performed an as
tonishing feat BY singing the back step and
jumping astride the mares back, selling the
mares briddle and bringing her to stand
till before she had gone many lengths be-
yond the judges stand. This incident won
additiopa! honors for Dzble and his thor
Snmm.rv Of arse No SIS OOO for ali
houss; 5000, 81 800, $500, and s., 800
lddifional 70 she hosss making the fastesi
in. psusidipg i bsnb Dexter's time, 2l9t.
Goaiunith nd LII; LDcy 222; Anesi-
- 0hl ass Hns E19b G193, &lo.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
(HsstE.fSsS 4.

The Asistic cholera, which has prevailed
n Russia 10 some extent for two years past,
appears TO be no longer stationary, rs cases
are reported in both France and England.
When ii takes the form of an epidemic, il
has always SO far, moved steadily westward,
and for that reason it viii no; be surprising
If il reaches this country before the close of
the season. The year has been prolific in
volcanic disturbances, earthquakes, hurri-
canes, tempes,s and floods. The disease
seems 10 have some relation to special atmOs-
pheric conditions, but what they are has
never been determined. As compared with
the past, il seems 10 have taken a mild form,
and no special anxiety need be felt in regard
10 its movements.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
THE CENTRAL BRANCH ROAD.

The Atchison Champion devotes nearly a
column to our introduction OF It's article on
the short comings of the Central Branch
Road. Ii starts of by denouncing us as
"dishonesi, mean and Inscriptions, in our
statements, although we said very little more
than the Champion did against it. Friend
Martin reminds us of the old lady who,
courting compliments to her culinary skill,
expressed regret to visitor that she
shonld have had poor success In baking
pudding. The visitor replied that he had
eaten worse buildings and he had eaten bet
ter ones You lie, F" re,or,ed the old lady,
in rage, you never ate a better pudding
in your life
But our cotemporary's nerve lets down be-
fore he reaches the last paragraph, which is
as follows:
The Central Branch Company can realize
this possibility by prompt and energetic &C.
ton. Or it can continue TO be the hip Van
Wrinkle of our Kansas system OF railroads,
allowing others TO steal its heritage, to cheat
If of Its birth right, and to so hem il in and
cut il of on all sides that il will be in truth
. 'fsilure," and one OF the saddest and most
absurd on record Which will it do?
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE CoronOn in
quest held this morning on the Wes;feld
murders developed no new facts. Ward B.
Hart, an engineer, testified that he Thought
the West6eld boiler capable Of carrying
thirty or forty pounds of steam, and that the
wages received BY him were 500 per month,
whereas, the Staten Island Company pay
but $50 per month.
A private letter from Hebron, South
America, says that the diamond diggings in
that district does not pay. Every dollars
worth that il found costs two. The writer
advises any one Who il thinking Of embark
ing in the enterprise to stay away.
4 great quantity Of Bartlett pears are
now sold ON the streets. Some produce mer-
chants arrived few DAYS ago from San
Francisco with 500 baskets, which were anon
disposed of.
Statements have l~en made that n general
attack il to he made on sn Italian procession
on the 18th, but are not credited. The pO-
lice have ascertaine1 that armed Organiza-
tons Of Hibernians would interfere To
prevent the Italian parade. II il also believed
To have no foundation in fact. The police
authorities, however, though they don't an
ticipate breach ct the peace, will make
necessary arrangements for the preservation
of order A notice has been served upon
Captain Emmet, of the Guards, an Irish
military organization in Jersey City, that
the permission accorded them using the city
armory by common consent last year has
been revoked by committee OF the present
Common Council.
The German Democrats of Brooklyn have
adopted the platform denouncing the Sunday
Il n 4 = u
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We have received from John c. KetcAs-
son, Of The TINES Job Printing eseablish-
ment, Leavenworth, the finest looking book
yea issued from the Kansas pres. 1t 3 sim
liar In syle to the two volumes of the Ma
sonic proceedings printed by Mr.. Kesche-
son, but Is even more faultlesely executed.
This octave Of 20 pages, is the Fifth Annu-
al Report Of the Leavenworh Board Of Ed
ucation- II L. fitting that such beautiful
specimen OF typography should be a record
Of the free schools Of our principal city.
The book contains every fact Of public impor-
lance relating to the schools of that CITY, and
il most honorable record of the character
of the instructors and of the School Board.
A child can enter the tree schools OF
Leavenvorth and come out with knowl-
edge OF German, Greek, Latin and the higher
mathematic. without the cost to to its par
ents Of a dollar for tuition.
Ills pleasant To zee here. for the first time
in Kansas book. such Greek words a. it
was necessary TO Use. Who set the type /!
Was there any trouble about the acoents-
Fort Scott Monitor.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
THE COUNTY.

The speakers who have been attending the
meetings throughout the county in favor OF
the Kansas Central Railway, all give en-
oouraging reports of the feeling OF The people,
in favor of the transfer Of the stock. Kick.
apoo and Easion, ii il thought, will give
some hundreds OF majority IN lis iavor.
Measures should he taken in the city TO &c;
all the vote While the question Is almost
certain to carry, that fact ought not to satisfy.
!, ough; 10 he understood that rousing
.aaiority viii no, only give greater strength
to tie X 9 X. at home, but it will give
more f-.rrnsth to - friends on the line of the
road wssi
We, therefore, trust that every voter will
come ont Oh Tuesday mex, and vote for the
Kansas Central Railway.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17

CHICAGO,

CHICAGO. Aug. ll.-Iast night Charles
Schultz, while attempting to get on freight
train Of the Chicago, Buriin, ~ {. Quincy
railroad, at the Jefferson street crossing, fell
under the car and war instantly killed
A violent thunder storm visited A appleton,
Wisconsin, last night, doing much damage.
A German woman, name unknown, was
struck hy tightening and instantly killed.
last night AT Rockford. ILL.,. negro
named Smith committed rare on the daugh-
ter OF Rev. T.. NJ. Walter, aged ii years.
The excitement is high and there il talk Of
lynching.
Hon. Jesse K. D,iip,i-, al Spriniield, has
been startled by his friends AZ candidate for
Congressman at large
Bayard Taylor and j. H. Harper, OF the
New York and Red River editorial party,
arrived in this city this morning.
AT Bell. idere, Ill, .a-t night, during a
heavy thunder storm, three burglars under
took To make an entrance into the counting
room Of NJ & Leonard's warehouse, but
Geo. Tuttl~, an employee, was on guard and
attack the three scouEdrel- futile shot one
burglar in the mouth and through the arm,
knocked another sen-eless to the floor and
the other one fed. The two damaged ones
are now in Jail.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
CINCINNATI.

C,s,rNS I'll, Ans. 1.-THE ordinance
,,a~-.d iiv The Board at CnunciImen one week
ago. sepe,i,n., til SUNDAY inAS came before
,he BJard -, ti,:.rnic.r ro-aa, and was re
jcctsd by a vnt. ri l. 70 II. without debate.
All Ihs.-. voting Tor feiscfion wer. Repu.'
lic.,u- but -. iho-a yutIug Isi.in-i rJc,'-
Iioa. or were l:epuricIns and seven
Democrats
\ ,y-''uiinn requesting the Mayor to en-
fore. the SUNDAY laws wis rabi.d by Il vote
oi IL too
Diring be,vv rain this morning the
lightning struck a number of places.
In Dayton, Kentucky, George Link, a
young man. while working in rope walk
was instantly killed bv lightning and four or
five other persons in the same building were
stunned. la other places in that vicinity
the lightning played Curious prank-, running
along the street railroad binding the work
men, and in one or two instances killing
hOrseA
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
NORrH.x. KANSAS FAIR

We acknowledge the receipt of oomPli-
men,arv ticket TO the Northern Kansas Agri-
cultural and Mechanical District Fair, from
its Secretary, Col. John A. Martin, to be
held in Atchison on the 3D., 4th, 9th and 9th
of October. We accept the courtesy and
shall certainly attend what promises to he
one of the best exhibitions Of the products Of
Northern Kansas, ever held in the State.
For rich and fertile lands Northern Kan
.as is net to be excelied by any portion Of the
great West.
Hon. Il W. Click and Senator Pomeroy
are to be speakers. Aichison may look out
for big crowd to witness the evidences OF
Northern Kansas industry.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17

MAYER Halderman returned from St.
Louis yesterday. While in that CITY, he
called upon President Carr, OF the Ksn.as
Pacific Railway.
The President stated frankly that they
would lease the road from Lawrence to
Leavenworth to Mr.. Walker, and eithez
have the L L. & G. Z. run the road and
haul the K. z. cars or they would haul the
ears for them.
Mr.. c. thought the business Of Leayen-
worth of such magnitude that he would not
sell the road unless new road was built
from Leavenworth TO connect with the K. p.
e. Perryville or Topeka In which case
they would sell He thought the com.
ple,ion of ,he c. * s. W. Il. would
largely increase the business of the
Leavenworih .oad. We are pleased to hear
IL report 70 favorable to our railroad in
tesst. Il shows plainly the increased I'M
postasce attached to our city in Consequence
a IL completion Of the route Just opening
up from here 10 Chicsgo.
n9e en- be no qDsstion hut thst
= ~ lpihing Of rod to Rezy.
M ~ Rlh, or Esople N
=
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
rhe Newport Be.r:.-.

Among tine i'-iies at the DUean HoI-. may
be mentioned Nj. Nellie iIoriu, IA, tte Cow
ernoI- dingh;cF. Who i v-'v s,,i-.b.... il.
spite OF aIi homage she re.'~rv=- from her
numerous admir- ! rea. .;l,nh she ~
ceives atten ;.'n- more ~ ,cy,nIIn' oi her
attractive and pleasing tlisnner than ,..er.!y
hecan-e her father holds position of dis
tinc;ion.
Another quite Conspicuous beauty * Mis-
Lander, of New York, moel bewi,ch,ng
blonde, with beautiful h4xen .iair an, brown
eyes that can twinkle with nirrrim-,i, glow
with feeling, or soften into dangerous tender
Ness. She is much admired nv the vOnng
beanx, ~ well a. old ga:,IieireU. Even the
bachelors are not invuiner4ble Ia her chances
and charms.
Her Older sister possesses beauty ot 4 diff
ereni style. She has dark hr"~n hair and
eyes, and more clearly approaciI.. the br,i-
nette type. Her conversation is brilliant
and witty. Now it will brighten with AM
nation, or sparkle with lively repartee, and
now it will begin to grow warm with intense
yet subdued feeling, or deeper with keen ap-
probation. She dresses with considerable
show, but never wears anything that could he
considered fiasks-HU1ford Times
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
ST. LOUIS

ST.. LOUIS, Aug ll.-D~tective Harrigan,
Who has been working up the robbery Of the
United States express delivery wagon here
last month, recovered to-day the $50. 900 Of
the Kansas Pacific railroad bonds. which
comprises mrch the largest part Of the
booty taken by the robbers. They were
found in the wood. short distance from the
city on the Terre Haute Railroad.
The Supreme Council Of Templars Of
Honor and Temperance closed its seasion
today. A large amount of business Of i'm
portance to the order hs- been transacted
The next session will be held at Erie, Pa,
on the third Tuesday OF August, 1872.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17

CsaooA0re Vanderbilt, PreasAeas
the League-AD 1ntefess1og Int
view.

CS00oA0ee Vanderbilt, Preas4eos 81
the 1eaSue-AD Interesting Inter-
view.
Although the Victoria League has not
published its list of officers, and although
our special reporter has not been admitted to
its executive session, yet she has reason u be-
lieve that the president of the organization is
COMMODORE VANDERBILT
of the Hudson River navy. This fine old
gentleman is host in himself-and his
amiable young wife is holsters. Calling at
the Fifth-avenne mansion where the COmmo-
dore reposes in chaste luxury after the IA
tigues Of the day, our special reporter
augmented her previous high opinion Of his
character on finding him engaged with his
family at evening prayers. When the good
man came into the parlor, all dewy with his
devotions, his face appeared radiant with I'M
common peace, a. il his breast were filled
with good will to all man-and-
This notion was confirmed by the fact that he
was dressed like Presbyterian clergyman of
the Old School, with q PrincesOnian cravat
of the snowiesa hue-like the spotless vert
ment with which the poet Millions fancy ar
rayed his departed spouse who came to him
in = vision Of the night,
Glad all in vhite-pure her mind.'
The benignant Commodore, thus arrayed,
seemed for a moment as If he were about to
pronounce an apostolic benetiiction by impO-
sition Of hands on Our Special Reporters
head. Instead Of which, however. he blandly
beckoned her to 4 seat, and asked, without
profane explosives:
"Mademoiselle, to what good fortune am
indebted for the honor Of this visit?'
Whereupon Our Special Reporter replied:
Commodore, am commissioned to in.
quire into all the facts concerning the fOrma-
ton, operation, resources, and government
Of The Victoria League, of which under
stand you are the president"
At this bulls eye remark, the aged man
appeared suddenly to renew his youth. He
was evidently pleased-possibly even fat
tered. A similar expression has been seen
| At other times on his face when CentralH ud-
son stock was going up and Erie going down.
But, with rare self-possessiOn, he suddenly
| r.cuiected that he was in the presence of a
newspaper reporter, and a. he hates Inter
viewing" Though Our Special Reporter in
sists that he did no, seem inclined 10 hate his
interviewer, The became -uperbly re,icent and
! majesticaIIy dumb. He would neither con
fess nor deny the presidency OF The
Victoria League; but simply said tina, there
| were two other presidencies in which he was
somewhat interested; one Of these being the
presidency %, the New York Central, 10
! which, he confidently expected a renomina.
ton for himself, and the other, the presiden-
i " of tie United States, III "ior which, he
trusted, would fall upon his b.,svc, brilliant
aud cos,nol.oli,ie.i friend. Airs Victoria e.
Woodhuii
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17

They have down in Maryland man whom
they style the African Fire King. lie gave
an exhibition of his ''powers" recently in Il
physicians office in the presence oil about
twenty persons, and one Of them describes
the results thus: He first heated shovel
red-hot, and applied it to the bottom Of one
of his ieet. Ii made M impression On him
whatever He next heated shovel red-hOt
and licked it repeatedly with his tongue Ii
did not even dry the saliva in his month.
He then pul his hand in hot stove and
took therelrom red-hot anthracite coal, and
offered it TO the spectators, who declined to
accept the present. His hand was not even
scorched. He then called ont to know if
there were any "unbelievers' present To
his astoDishment We announced ourseive still
an "unbeliever." He then put shovel in
the stove and partially filled it with hot shot,
when the shot had got pretty hot he stirred
them with his naked fingers till the lead had
melted. He then took the shovel in his right
hand and poured the hot melted lead in his
left hand, and then poured the burning solu-
ton into his mouth, kept it there till it
cooled and spit it out in lump. We then
expressed ourselves entirely satisfied. He
said "that was only $50 performance; il
they would make him up so he would show
something worth seeing"
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that Company plaialy and earnestly that
the day for peocasination has gcoe By, and
that their own Interests demand immediate
and energetic action. We speak the more
earpealy because We are the friend Of that
road. and because We sincerely desire that II
shoud be What il ought 10 be and can be
made, the great Commercial highway OF
Northeru Ksnns. We deplore the long in
action of the Company, but We do not think
that It's prestige Is al Lost or its oppor-
tunities have al paosd By. There i still
houe 1or Il, and RIsat adva.f.gss to be won
81 IL If il viii act at once Bot i cannot
dslay acine fbe six moths or year. II II
does Is viii b % hsmnsd in and cut of y
rival linea, 20 Stripped Of trade and trsvel
hat shouId ba3one 70 il, 70 deprived of op-
nortunitie. for secprine branch lines o. feed
70 IL maintrunk, that 1t will b comparative
" vorthlss to IL ownen OF opefatOrs
CtatLena f tke Csaard BraacA: We
sneak of the universal sentiment Of all INTEL
hgeni people here when We urge these iacas
to your atisntion, end tell yoa that yoa mus
act at once; that the time for procfastination
has gone BY: that promises not backed up cy
seton avail nothing; that your road is being
| serioualy damaged every day you delay com
mencing work on its extension; that trade
and travel which naturally belong to il are
being daily taken from it because other Com
panies are active and Aggressive while you
are apathetic and inert; and that II you wish
to hold the advantages you yet have, you
must 70 to work Immediately, with vigor,
decision and enterprise, TO extend your i,nt
westward Is we'll as To encourage the build.
| ing of branches to feed it Longer delay viii
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17

Tbe 8e0sy ProaoooeeA . uooseros
000 vil1oi0O0D Coa00my.

The Story ProaesneeA . Honssroas
ee1 viiaaissss Caaso.y.
Mr.. &. T. C0lbuFn publishes card in the
New York papers pronouncng the story
about the poisoning Of Peter Bu6enbargeS,
in Madison county, Ohio, "a tissue Of mon
strous and viilainop Lies, without . shadow
Of foundation" Mr.. G. is the husband OF
the late Mrs. Bufenbarger, and in the story
published he was referred to as being i'm
Plicaied in the alleged poisoning. Mr.. Col.
burn says in this card: IF Professor
wormly has, - alleged, discovered poison
any exhumed remainA l am confident We
shall b able to show either that hey are
not the vicera of the deceased Bufenbarger,
or if %, that the poison has been placed
therein since his death. There are suspi-
cious circumstances coming to light which
lead Us to think there may have been q hor-
fible conspiracy on the pant Of one Of his
relatives to tamper with the remains for the
purpose Of injuring his widow, and thus to
gain his property. Mr.. Bufenbsrger vas
married to his wife fourteen years, lived
happily with her, and gave many unmistak-
able marks Of his confidence, and his dread
OF his meaner relatives. His last days were
witnessed by many neighbors, who scout the
idea Of his dying other than natural death.
The wife had, and now has, the esteem and
friendship Of the best families in the county,