The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-11-16
CHICAGO.


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the Purchasing Agents honss IN
Lu; rierce' the engineer, was severely bur
ami Charles Pace, the fireman, was nnbmr
Charge Of Judge WILLIAMS,
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-The Grand Jrrx f.,
the November term Of Criminal Court W,
impanneled this morning and received n,
charge OF Judge Williams In his charoe m
Judge touches npon the killing of Colon,
Grosvenor, and refers to the letters publisbe,
and purpOting to come from Gov. Paine
in relation TO the Indictment of Lieut.. Gen
Sheridan, Mayor Mason and others. II
says they should find no bill against an
party except on the information o; two q
their number who have personal knowleJs
OF the facts. Neither the Prosecuting AT
torney nor the Court has right TO instruc
as TO whom YOU should indict. 1t would b,
dangerous to private rights and an invasion
o,your Prerogatives if ever this court shou Z
advise you whom YOU should indict, and Il
'hls our' may not do it, far less NAV any
person VINO does not sustain 10 Won
omcial relations. Should any one NOT q,
your body seek to influence Won nv
whether written. printed or verbal eouun.
nications to any of YOU. You will inform
the courts such fact, that the offenders may
be arrested and dealt with for contemn;
Neither will you permit vour.
selves to be affected by any communication.
printed or to be printed, or any editorials
written or to be written, for any paper pub
lished here or elsewhere, and more particu-
lariy ought to warn you against being in
huenced by certain letters published in some,
II not all the papers of this city, purport-
ing to have been written BY the Executive of
this State to the Attorney General, and to
the District Attorney of this circuit. adyis-
ing the indictment OF certain per ons named
therein, puIporting to be letters of the
Governor, and having been extensively cir
cuiated. Your respect for our honored
Chief MAGISTRATE personally and for his
oflcial position might lead you to attach TO
them great weight, but they should not ex-
ert any influence upon you whatever The
Attorney of this court informs
me that he knew nothing of the letter said To
be addressed TO him until he saw it published
in the city papers. Ifit was written by the
Governor ii was only private letter to the
District Attorney, and should have been in
his hands before 1t was given in the papers.
1t would lie inconsistent with the high repu-
aflon OF our chief magistrate for integrity
md legal Learning to suppose that he designed
hose letters to be published IN order to in,u-
.nce you as a grand jury. The possibility
hat slch would be the effect would be sufii-
i mt to deter him from giving them To the
public. You ought not 10 assume that the
chief magistrate of this State wouid
10 an act highly INDIGENOUS and improper in
my individual, and above all, Whose duties
re not judicial.
The following correspondence between
iov. Palmer, Mayor Mason and Ii. Gen.
sheridan is published this afternoon:
STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTE OFFIcK,l
springfield, October 10, ISL.
Col. K. b. MAsoN-Dear Sir: Col. ID.
digger, General, Etc, will leave here
his evening with company of militia and
900 muskets. He will also, after reporting
D you, organize tor the preservation |
f your citv. Colonel digger Is an
ld soldier !; has served under my eve on the
eld, and will preserve order a, all hazards.
lie has orders To enforce law, and ne has
irlskets enough 10 do it effectively.
Respectively,
JOHN NJ. PALMER.
ENDORSEMENT OF GEN. SHERIDAN.
refer Col. Dodge to Won IT, in Your
pinIon the men ne not wanted, please or
r. their return. X. 4. Mason,
Mayor
COPY OF THE TELEGRAM.
SPRINGEIEIp tbt IS-I
Lieut. ten. p. II. Sheridan, Chicago:
Please inform me of the number Of
'op4 ordered into Chicago by YOU ON ac-
INT of the tire, and what are now ON du.
in the city-Thanks Tor your promtne-s.
JOHN NJ. PALMER.
iaD"u AKIkns MILITARY DIVISION : IsSorRr. )
CHICAGO, Nov II 1871 f,
v. John NJ. Palmer, Springfield:
Seven companies of L. S. troops are here /,
coming, and regiment il being organ :
Il of old soldiers Tor twenty days SER .
e, which think will be ample. | will .
ep your volunteers for day or two.
'anks Tor them. 7. II. SHERIDAN. d
nigh Rsse~.sG Insur.nee. 4
Chicago, Nov, lO.-Under the influence o
the high rates of insurance put upon the a
ain warehouses of this city, the proprietors Y
We determined to each purchase a steam h
E engine for its own use. The whole num- ;
T is to he called out should there be ne 3
sity for it. Each warehouse is also to
We steam pump connected with the pipes !,
ding through the building, to be used on
e occasions. In this way the warehouses '
j be abb. to take care of Themselves more i
actually than in any other way. Under o
sc circumstances the proprietors will not y
al the necessity Of taking ont insurance
their warehouses or their contents
e 1ssWe between GOV. Palmer, Mayor
Mason and sen. Sheriasas.
'HIcAGo, Nov. 1O.-lnasmuch a. the Is
between Gov. Palmer, Mayor Mason and
b. Sheridan, in regard to what il termed
military occupation of this city, is excit.
much discussion throughout the country,
following proclamation, under witch u
!. Sheridan acted, ls reproduced: te
The preservation of good order ard u
&c in the city is hereby entrusted to L.. =
l. p. II. Sheridan, L. s. A. The police W
act in conjunction with him in preserv- o.
peace and quiet in the city, and the SUI 10
intendent of Police will consult him to d'
end. the object thereof being to preserve m
ce and order without interfering with the a
,tIons Of the city government. hi
Given under my hand this lIth day of W
ober, 1871. r. b. Mason, Mayor" "
he police and fire commissioners have al
rmined to investigate the cause of the WI
and ascertain the truth, if possible. Mrs IN
cary and her famous Cow will be looked s''
r. 80
fire occurred at Mendoza. Ill, this az III
Don, resulting in the destruction OF Sl4,- "a
worth ofpropery 1t was feared tina, the On
lie town would burn. AZ il contained no De