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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-10

CHICAGO, July q, 1871.

4 = CHICAGO, July q, 1871.
10 tie Board Of Co~ss cbm~isst~e's or Le~ssaoo'tA
Cssafy: ,sH5s' .. s'-i. L. "
GExrLENEs The resignation Of iMr.
Winston, President o. the C. 8. VI. 4 p.
Railway Company, for reasons foreshadowed
in nv remarks when Int before you, de-
wolves upon me the duty OF responding for
maliy to your proposition Of aid to the COM
pans am representing.
BY your action in giving all the stock Of
the County TO the Kansas Pacific Railroad
Company, to another enterprise, this Com
pany is deprived of the direct support and
patronage Of the C. IS. w. Railroad Co.,
and the C., r. l. & Pacific Railroad Co. Yet
the Directors, most of whom are citizens Of
Leavenvorth, and Kansas, are not
disposed to abandon the enterprise !;
but on the contrary, they have
instructed me to call your attention to some
of their objections to your order - we'll as to
point out some determinations against them
and some hardships imposed, the removal Of
which will induce them to undertake to &c
cure for Leavenworth the extension and
connections demanded by the popular judg-
ment
First, This Company can not SoC be ex-
pected to build a road from the bridge ap-
proach to and through the city for the benefit
Of cOmpa,ies w wholly discovered from it.
Hence We shCi,ld be allowed to start our road
from such point rithia the city as our chief
engineer may determine.
Second. The offer of the right of way west
Of Broadway and east of Main street may be
impracticable and worthless to this Company.
We should be permitted to begin where We
choose, inside Of the city.
Third, No good reason is seen for making
the appointment of Trustee in our case de-
pendent upon the agreement of the County
Board and the r. r. Co., and in our case de-
pendent alone upon the will of the County
Board.
Fourth. Neither is the reason clear to US,
for allowing the Trustee to rate the stock
held for one Company and denying the priv
ileee to the Trustee appointed for us.
Fifth. The directors of this Company fail
to understand Why they are unquestionably
required to perform certain work within 4
given time and short time too-whilst
in another case no penalty or forfeiture is in.
CURED by any failure to comply with the
generally accepted understanding of your
proposition.
In great haste 1 have given you the fore
going az the views Of the Board of Directors
Of this Company, and but add that upon
fair, just and impartial terms, every member
Of the c., s. w. 4 P. Railway Company is
willing TO undertake to recover for Leaven-
worth much that is imperled beyondthe
reach of aught but disinterested regard for
LeavenwOrth.
Respectfully your obe't serv't,
JAMES N. BURNEs
Vice President.
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FROM WYAXDOrrE COUNTY.

EpwARDsvILLE, hAs.. July 81, 1871.
To The Editor Of the TiEses:
No doubt but that Won sre of the opinion
that this hamie, contributes rather NOR. than
her share OF articles To mee. with the public
praise or censure through the COLUMNS of
your paper. Modes,y nj l-as, woaid suggest
that little towns, ~ well a. small children
should take a rear sea, and keep silent. Still.
although We may possess but a small popu-
ius and not very tine looking array Of
buildings. yet we can feel proud Of the peo-
pie who comprise majority Of the citizens.
The public sentiment is pure and moral.
The inierest in everything that tends to eithes
advance the growth and prosperity of thu
place or increase the happiness Of the peopls
= unbounaea. Tie soaEn of The srsaHaa
.-tss-as--.-<-s..s
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THE CITY FINANCES.

The Commercial publishes an editorial on
the city finances which, while il is no, cor
rect in all the particulars, is vel fair ar.
,icle.
For the Information OF the public, We win
give some additional facts and corrections.
The Committee on Ways and Means did
not call on the hanks for bids "for receiving
and paying city scrip. They called on the
hanks for bids for interest on the deposits
and lowest rate Of interest on loans to the
city.
HE co0mifiee waited upon the CITY
Treasurer e1~s hey waited upon The hanls,
and the Cay Ttsas1ssr sgrssd 10 ct in -.
cucdanes VIII II v1hoof Tie cuunin,.a.
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BOsrOS, Aug. lin the Superior COur;
to-day G. S. Diefendorf, alias Calvin c. Kirg,
was sentenced for seven wears in the >taie
prison for Obtaining 5000 from Bre~ster.
Lean, 4 CO., on forged papers in the -uraIner
Of 1869.
The jury in the case OF Glover, the alleged
Boyls,on bank robber, after being out three
hours reported that they were unable to
agree, standing eigh, FOR conviction and four
for ao4uittal.
SPRINGFIELp, Aug. i.-Dr. VIM. Birch
has recovered $4,000 damages from the
Connecticut River Railroad Company for
injuries received from the collision at North
Hampton in June, 1870. The DIR. brought
suit for $40, 900.
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F. A Dudgeon, Esq., who is taking trip
through jackson county, reports the farmers
AID merchant OF that locality unanimous
and enthusiastic for the narrow gauge. Leav-
worth is a; three hundred per cent. pre-
mum, and Atchsson ninety-nine per cent.
discount in Jackson county.
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GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Aug. An the House Of Com
mons tins evening, SIR Charles BOwyer,
member from North Staifordshire, made
lengthy speech in demonstration ofthe treaty
of Washington. He said that England had
made vast concessions for the sake Of peace,
and that in the case Of the fisheries and Ala
bama Claims she was clearly in the right
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Ro~b1G - G1D10-
The horrors of disease in Buenos Ayres,
to which we have frequently alluded, are
fully equaled in Persia by the horrors Of
famine, of which the Telegraph occasionally
makes brief mention. A letter
to Mr.. Bruce, Of the Church missionary So
ciety in Isaphan, dated April I'D, says:
In reference to the famine which RACES
from Teheran southwark and eastward, in
the cities and districts of Irak, part of the
Koorlistan and Loovistan, Mars, Herman,
Khorssan and Gillian, in five of the largest
ports in Persia. the suffering il fearful. 1t
is impossible for tongue to describe its hOr-
rOrs. Here in Isaphan a bushel Of wheat
is eight dollars, of barley seven, and millet
SIX Cotton seed and rice still more expen-
sive. (As money in Persia is worth Eve times
as much n in this country, eight dollars for a
bushel OF wheat Is equivalent to forty here.
Multituds are dying from starvation, l can
not tell how many. But in villages num-
bering 80O houses, now but 200 remain.
Multitudes have died and many have fed.
They hardly look like human beings. Their
appearance is fearful to behold. As 20 out
into the streets the dead and dying and
churchless meet nv eye constantly. They
snatch at everything to eat, husks of barley,
blood Of animals, flesh Of dead horses and
donkeys Shop-keepen stand before their
Stalls with clubs, to keep the hungry and
starving from carrying everything away.
Lamentations and bitter cries for bread are
heard On all sides from objects staggering
along the streets. You will see people in
the public square. selling their clothes and
all they possess, for mere Pittanoe. in order
to get . few pence for bread, bot to prolons
their suAerings briei hour. Mothers run
frantic, saying. What shall I do? Ny chill
dren are dying for lack of bread Three
fourths of Ispahan are beggars to-day for
bread. Straw for horses is very scarce, and
the poor animals are dying, and hungry
people strip the meat of their bones At once.
The post finds horses with great difficulty,
and the courier from Shiral comes in fire.
quent,y on foot A man from Bushirs
says the famine to the south is more fearful
than here. That whole families are dying
off and the dead lie without burial.
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.sOHSNY N.

Johnny is worried. He admits that
Walker did not attend the Boston bridge
meeting. Says "even d. r. A. is ex-
oelled by the st. Joseph Herald" and in
the same article says "nobody can rival ID.
X. A." Johnny Martin, you are getting
no better very fast. You will have to quit
talking about ID. X. A. or enlarge your
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former was worsted. Fulton gave himself
mp, and was released upon paying his fine.
Afterwards ons Mari induced Murray 20 set
out warrant against Fulton on the charge
Of assault with intent To kill. Fulton Was
arrested, and while in charge vi An officer,
Murray stepped up and shot Fulton in the
back twice with Marr's pistol. Marr and
MURRAY were both arrested.
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CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI, Aug AFTER n long discus
sion this afternoon, the Board OF Councilmen
voted to repeal the Sunday ordinance, by
vote oftwenty-six to sixteen, party lines be-
ing entirely ignored. 1t will have To pass
the Board of Alderman before Incoming 4
law, and will come up next Friday.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The Superinten-
dent of the General Recruiting Sevice for the
Western Division has been ordered To send
one hundred recruits to Fort Shaw, Mon
tana, and fifty to Fort Ball. Washington
Territory.
The subscriptions To the the new loan to-
dry,
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0Neekiu Gimes
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1871.
THE ArCHlsON Bl,l l,cE.

II has leaked out that the Boston meeting
made no arrangements to build railroad
bridge across the Missouri river at Atchison.
Neither did Mr.. Walker agree to aid in Its
construction. We have no doubt, however,
b:t that bridge will be built there within
-, ,e next three or four wears.
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z. e. I. =,

jackson county has waited and hoped
for The Central Branch to say thas it was
ready to Join in building a branch from its
main line Southwest" And now, having
become tired of the dilly- daily policy of that
Company, our people propose TO look else
vhere for railroad, and If unity of action
among the friends Of railroads = good evil
deuce, than The Kansas Central Railroad
hes bright prospects indeed. Every day
fnds this senseles prejudice against the
nazrov gauge giving way befEe he stern
truths Tat prooesd from he lips Of eminent
railroad engineer and othm Who haveEive
IL naGb9 paEtiAlar aaasalina.
Ia Lasvsavorth 4 D0v1 rod, ve en-
anuzs IL O0Pim. yin b baik aDd il
epnsRue1ian viii oonli1M1e . 0naaDan9 "a
u NV a ~ KanD CnlsA 1saacA.-
Lame 0n0 Aa
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CUBA.

HAVANA, Aug. i.-Fort Principe was
struck by lightning yesterday. Two officers
and two soldiers we're killed.
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Another destructive coa6agzasioa occurrsa
in Kanas City about 2 O'Clock yssAssd.y
nH.aaG. md Ne 81 he following partial
aacoant of il hom IL Jsunl:
Abu8 3 1e2ock III nos1ine a -
dssusaA y - & - - Srasi
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II llfiee.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that the sup
~ posed partnership between R-a-oner Thomp-
son. al Arlington, O-f,oype County, Kansas, did
not nor does not exist. I am not responsible for
any debts contracted by Calvin Reaso0er, in the
name Of said firm.
Axitngsoo, Ean.. July q, ISL.
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where the valve stuck fast and the steam run
up to fifty pounds before the difficulty was
discovered; have carr! twenty five
pounds of steam in a boiie. hen l could
put the blade of jack-knife through cracks
in the iron, and you could have knocked
holes through it with small hammer.
Charles Franklin, boiler maker, of
Jersey City stated he built the boiler Of the
Weafeld in 1871, of the best Pennsylvania
iron. He considered il as good lob as
could he made out of the same material.
John S. Smith, practical engineer, was
examined and gave professional testimony as
to the pressure Of steam on the boiler Of the
Westfeid He said there was no doubt of the
fact but that the explosion was the result of
excessive pressure, and at the conclusion of
bis testimony the investigation adjourned IN
till tomorrow.
MoSTIcELLo, Aug. 4-Last night fire
broke ont in the livery stables of John d.
ONeill, extended to the Mansion House and
burned 1t to the ground, together with the
stores Of S. Newkirk and Abijah Olms,ead
and the house Of W. II. Cady. Loss es,i-
mated at 1900; partially insured.
New YORK, Aug. 4.-The steamer Prov
idence On her way to this city yesterday from
Newport, during dense fog ran into three
schOoners in succession. In two instances
the damage was great. The third schooner.
W. A. Cobb, of Bucksport, a. we'll az the
Providence, were severely injured. There
was much excitement among the passeneers
On account of these successive mishaps.
The frauds in the city government CON-
tirue to be discussed in social and political
ciacles with undated interest. Democrat.
and Republicans alike censure the conduct
of the Tammany ring.
The following letter will be published to.
morrow:
MAYORS OFFICE, NEW YORK Cry,
August 4th, 1871.
To Hon ". E. Dodge, Rfesidens Of Ne CIam-
Der Of Commerce, or IN his oisenoe Hon
Geo. Opdyke, Viee-R fe;dent:
DEAR SrR:-In view of the gross aIlex,-
tons continually made BY partisan journals.
in relation to accounts Of the CITY and coun,
y Of New York, expenditure of pubIic
noneya public deb, and city re,ouro.s The
undenigDed respectfully requeae that The
Chanb.r Of Commerce appoiss lasre md
h1nsslial eunniGAss a IN ho@
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-31
MIR. GreeleY,s Denarfnre.

Our distinguished guest, Horace Greeley,
of the New York Tribune, was called on by
large number of gentlemen at the St.
Charles Hotel, yesterday morning, and gave
a general reception afterward in the Gov
ernor's parlor.
Mr.. Greeley made brief visit to the
Chalmette cemetery, where the observances
of Decoration Day were held and at length
he departed from the city at five o'clock, on
the steamboat Robert E. Lee, Captain Can
non, for Memphis, where he will deliver an
address this evening. A parting salute was
fired as the Lee backed out into the river.
Quite number of passengers went up on
the r. E. Lee, among them State Senator
A. b. Harris, who has gone to visit his con-
stituents.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-31

We copy the following from the Musca-
tine (Iowa) Journal:
Colonel Hugh J. Campbell leaves for his
home in New Orleans this evening. The
Colonel has been in the city for several
days, the guest of Mrs. Hughes, but if we
are to judge by the attentions he has been
constantly receiving from his friends, he
had very little time to spend at his head
quarters. Fifteen years ago Hugh j. Camp
bell came to Muscatine a boy in years and
appearance. He commenced the practice of
law, we believe, as partner of Henry
OConnor. He was fast attaining eminence
in his profession, when in 1861 the war call
sounded, and Mr.. Campbell departed for
the field a member of the first company of
the ever glorious First Iowa Infantry
Since that time he has been among us but
little, but on his sudden and unexpected
return for brief visit it must be crafty
ing indeed to Colonel Campbell to find that
his friends seem to have multiplied. No
person could receive more flattering recep-
ton. All classes of our citizens, without
regard to social or political distinction,
seem to have We'd with each other in mani
Testing their esteem for him. We wish him
all manner and measure of success in his
new home, though we are 10th to admit that
he has any other home than Iowa.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-31
ORLEANS WEDNESDAY, 81, 1871
Are Our Schools to be Sustainede

We have taken pains to become acquaint-
ed with the actual condition of affairs con-
nected with educational matters as result,
ing from the decision of the Supreme Court
and we are pleased to give, as our judg-
ment, that there exists no legal. bar to the
collection of adequate school taxes in any
district where the taxes do not already ex-
ceed the limit fixed by the provisions of the
revenue act, by means of vote of the
electors. We were confident that if the
question of securing adequate school funds
in New Orleans were to be submitted to the
voters, two-thirds of them would vote fa-
vorably; but we are pleased to state. on
the information communicated to us by
those in possession of the facts, that there
need be no resort to an election ON the
question.
The State Superintendent reports to the
State Board of Education the following
facts: The amount needed to carry on the
schools tall January next is two hundred
and eighty thousand dollars. To provide
this amount of money recourse c9n be had
to means as follows: One hundred thou
sand dollars due by the city of New Orleans
on a former appropriation, on which debts
to the teachers were predicated; thirty three
thousand dollars likely to accrue to the city
from the State apportionment for June l.
1871; thirty-three thousand dollars for the
quarter ending September /, 1871, and
thirty-three thousand dollars for the quar-
ter ending December l, 1871; leaving a bal
ance due about January l, when the Legis-
lature meets, of nearly eighty thousand dol
lars, or little over two months pay to the
three hundred and eighty teachers en-
ployed.
This balance will not be serious embar-
rassment at the time it will become due.
because the Legislature will then be in ses-
sion, and will be likely to act promptly and
generously in support of our public school
system. Too much credit can not be ac-
corded to the officer who has, all along,
proved so energetic in devising measures
for the prompt and faithful payment of our
school teachers. Prior to the time when he
had the appOrtionment of the school funds
as part of his official duty, we all know
that the instructors of our children had to
receive their compensation in scrip which
sold on our streets at about fifty cents on
the dollar
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-31
Yesterdays Evening Dispatches I

PARIS, May 30-Onlv the fifth, fourteenth
and sixteenth arondissements and the Belle
vile and Villette quarters remain under
military occupation.
The city is calm and the discipline of the
army admirable.
Bellevllle have openly announced that thew
will make reprisals. A secret system Of
arson and assassination is apprehended.
Constant discoveries of stores of METRO
leum in Paris are being made.
President Theirs has ordered the disarma-
ment of Paris and a dissolution of the ma
tional guards in the Department of the
Seine.
General Mcmahon has issued a congratu.
latory proclamation to the army.
Paris is tranquil. Trade already shows
signs OF reviving. The soldiers are feted by
the inhabitants. Arrests of insurgents CON
tinue.
LONDON, May 30.-A Daily Ners special
says trains for Paris will run tomorrow.
The people in Brussels smashed the win
doWs OF Victor Hugo's house. The police
now guard it.
MOBILE, May 30.-At halfpast eleven last
night disastrous fire broke out in Mcclure.
Blackwood d Co.'s wholesale drug store.
destroying it. together with g. A. Arnold's
hat store, John Reid & Co.'S wholesale drv
goods store, j. E. Sherman & Co.'S stationery
store, II. Bernstine's shoe store and M. ST.
mon & Brothers clothing store.
Considerable damage was done to Kenne
dy, Lyon & Co., wholesale dry goods n.
Smith Il Co., boots and shoes; f. Williams.
saddlery; n. Webb, crockery; p. S. Bid
goods bookstore. Loss estimated at $500 600
John Hays was severely injured by anex-
plosion, and John Reid was painfully burned
in pulling Hays out of the fire. n. Smith
was badly injured by falling roof.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 30-The Milligan
case has gone to the jury. The judges
charge to the jury sustains the prohibitions
OF the constitution declared by the Supreme
Court as overruling General Hovey's acts
though sustained by the federal executive,
approved or supported by congressional en-
actments. The judge, however, recognizes
the right of Congress to limit the time for
righting wrongs. The jury were ordered'to
return sealed verdict.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-31
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

New YORK, May 30-Evening.-Cottop
firm; sales 1854 bales at I75sc. Flour un-
changed. Whisky steady at 92l9c. Wheat
&c better, closing weak: winter red and
amber Western 81 6s a SO. Corn firmer at
7O074c. Pork steady at SIS 81 al6 Beef
quiet Lard heavy; kettle l05sc. Naval
stores quiet: -Tallow steady at S7s a 9lsc.
Freights rather easier
ST. LOUIS, May 30.-Flour dull. and little
doing; extra fall S. SOa6 80. Wheat dull
and unchanged No 2 spring Chicago 81 IS
a %; No. 2 red fall, by sample, 81 570
/ 65 Corn dull and shade lower at 491A
05O19c for mixed on the track, and SOC for
sacked. Oats declined to soc in bulk and
56c for sacked. Barley dull at ST. for
choice spring. Rye declined to IS a Soc.
Whisky 9Oc. Mess pork dull at SIG 25.
Loose dry salted clear sides offered freely
at SC, without buyers. Bacon extremely
dull; round lots offered at concessions.
without buyers; iobbing and order lots sold.
shoulders at ga 07c; clear rib sides &c:
clear sides 9l4 9l9c. Hams-sugar-cured
canvased 15l2c. Lard-choice kettle and
refined jobbng at l0l2 a l0a4c. Hogs dull,
S3 20 az. Cattle duh and lower. S40475
for good choice
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, MAY 30 Noon.-Consols 925s
Bonds 9Ol2. Sugar, on the spot 36s Cd;
ahoat, 3ls Cd
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-31
The Iron M0untaiu Railroad.

We learn from Colonel j. H. Wingfield,
general Southern agent for the Iron Noun
tain railroad, that sleeping car runs
through from Memphis to st. Louis without
change, thus affording passengers an unin-
terrupted ride from place to place without
being annoyed by transfer from one train
to another. Also the new and elegant Pull
man cars will shortly run through from this
city by both the Jackson and the Mobile
and Texas railroads, passing over the Iron
Mountain road, to st. Louis.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-31
NEW YORK.

Annual Meeting of New York Cotton Ex-
change-SaIes from September 10 to
May 2S-Specie Shipments-Arrivals.
New YoRK, May 3O.-The New York
Cotton Exchange held an annual meeting
to-day.
The annual report states that the sales
from September l9 to May 25 were S57, ,346
bales, besides the contracts for future de-
livery for 1897 ,425 bales, large portion of
which has not been officially reported
Hanover building has been purchased as
the headquarters of the Exchange
A committee was appointed to nominate
the candidates for officers for the ensuing
year.
The specie shipments to-day amounted to
$3.50, ,000
Arrived: Steamers Nemesis, Magnolia and
Terry.
Arrived out: Steamers Lafayette, Aus
trian, City of Paris, City of Baltimore and
Trundy.