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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17
Marrow Gauge.

The real advantage Of the narrow gauge
will he found in It's application to branch
lines and to har' country. Its advantage
in cheapne-s Of construction il greatest where
steep gradients and sharp curves are con-
venient. All there conditions are met in
New England, where the through routes
have been mostly built, where the country il
rocky and where the villages are scattered
promi-cno,I-ly. Ii is To be hoped that the
Legislature OF next year will no, hesitate to
grant the necessary authority for general
construction Of these branch roads.
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Tell me If the old lady was not right when
she remarked in praise Of her watermelons:
''Cowley is bully county"
cannot sufficiently thank those members
of Congress who, assumed virtue if they
had it not" and secured to the people Of
this vast and country As government lands at
the minimum price. The people bend the
knee to them, and their Maker, it is to be
hoped, will overlook many Of their greater
aims.
Competent engineers have decided that
the Walnut River al Winfield, affords the
choicests waterpOwers in the State. What an
opening for Touring mill and woollen
mill. Our uplands grow the best wheat
west Of Wisconsin and Minnesota. And
no country can be letter adapted To wool
growing. Farmers who have sheep say
they never saw them do SO well as on the
uplands Of Southern Kansas. Now is the
time for capitalists VINO wish to engage in
factories and milling, to secure these line
water privileges and commence building.
II has not rained here for twentd-four
hours 1t is exceedingly VAIN; and healthy
indeed must he this valley, thai 20 few are
sick under the excessive rains and heat.
O, dear! Shall We ever be favored in any
part of the State with Though trains to
Leavenworth? Eeverbody prefers to go
through on main lines, to changing Of on
the branches. And no wonder trade and
travel 60 to, and from Kansas City. and via
that point, going East and West. 1t is all
wrong. Nature never meant that Leaven-
worth should be secondhand city on the
Missouri. Another year Of this condition,
and the rival cities will be AtchisOn, To-
peka, Lawrence and Kansas City. Lord!
Oh Lord how long, }. NJ. A.
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Cushing's Manrel has been discarded by
our Common Council who propose to issue
new code for the guidance OF deiiberative
bodies, in which nothing short of knocsinga
member down and disabling him from reply
ing shall be considered supplementary.
They have a nice point Of honor in the
Common Council. II one member CALI
another liar the latter gets mad and xays
II will meet Won sir;' but il the former says
''you are faisifier," and repeats it dozen
times, nobody is excited. a gentleman may
falsify bat OF eourse he canno; lie-Nieaoo
Mil
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AFTER he had built the Drew church, one
OF his old neighbors was inquiring of Daniel
his experience about special providence.
"Believe in special providence? Of course
do said Daniel. why, when / subscribed
SO, O0O for the church, had no idea where
the money was coming from, but providence
Was with me. Iwent down to Wall Street,
got in with some Of those New York smart
fellows, and in les than six months ] had
skinned them out Of $40, 900 as slick ~ .
xhistie.'
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ROCHESTER, n. Y, Aug. ll.-J~ePh
Nissner was executed this afternoon. He
fully confessed to having murdered hi wife
in April 1868.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-17

THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO CHINA, APP
pears from the report of 1870 the Postmaster
General Of Hong Kong, China, that the av-
erage time made by the American steamers
from that place to San Francisco, via Japan,
WAS thiriy-iour days. The average by the
British steamers to England, via Of the Suez
Canal, was sixtv-one days. IL we add 81
DAYS from San Francisco to New York by
rail, and IL days from New York to Liver
pool by steamer, We have 52i days the
time in which England can he reached from
China BY way Of the United States, against 81
days by the Oriental route; difference Of
81 days in favor Of the former. Eventually,
with trips by rail and steamer, which can
readily be made, the time over the American
route can be made shorter still by from three
to four DAYS
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WINFIELD, August 6, 1871.
see statement in some Of the southern
Kansas papers, that scheme is on foot to
lobby through the next Congress- bill 70 steal
from the people all unentered Osage lands
tor railroad and other purposes, which
would, in effect, take from an actual settler
his home, noswithstandips be may have fled
upon il, and greatly improved ii. do not
believe IT, But if true, our representatives.
in Congress, if they desire to continue their
residences in Kansas, will certainly prevent
any such infamous job. Those being at
distance, and whose families are not the suf-
fers, can pirate abou, "law-abiding," and de-
nounce men q aaasains because they are not
willing to accept tamely the corrupt and
thieving Legislation, which robs them Of
every reasonable right, and throws their
wives and children, paupers, upon the State.
This was done on the Nuetral lands. Ii
cannot be denied that emigration on those
lands had been encouraged ny the government
And yet, after hundreds Of families had set
tied there in good faith, the same sale which
had once been ignored by the government
against the "Aid Society,"" was consumma-
ted with Mr.. Joy, and the Aid Society kept
quiet by sharing with it the spoils. This,
good many editors say, was fair transac-
ton on the part of Mr.. Joy, and the settlers
should not blame him. differ. The cor
rect school of morals teaches that both par
ties to an infamous contract are alike repre-
hensible Can a man be considered less
than public plunderer, who with undue
influences Of money, effects that which works
great hardships and deprivatiObs upon a
community of people? II a man, under
any circumstances, deserves to die like dog,
and be id to all eternity, it is he, who
knowingly brings poverty and suffering upon
mankind, The weak and the innocent are
his victims.
But, if ! know the people On the Osage
lands, and | think do, ii will never do TO
impose on them any SOY Treaty. lam
| thinking it would keep Gov. Harvey busy
issuing $500 proclamations. Look al the
Neutral lands to day, with their sod all I'M
turned and held BY Mr.. Joy at S. to $40
per acre. Behold the happy and thriving
homes on the Usage lands secured at Sl.25
per acre. Here is proof Of our glory on
the Usage lands clipped from the Augusta
Crescent:
The following statement shows the BUSH
ness transactions at the United States Land
Office at this place for the month Of July.
The filings upon the Usage Lands were 743,
the largest number being in Cowley county,
but many in Sumner and Howard. Also
the largest number of proofs and payments
in any one county have been in Cowley.
| The fees and commission On homestead en-
tries amounted to $2,049.95.
| Homestead en.rles n, OIL 81 acres
1
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A CLERGYMAN in Petersburg, Va, in
recent sermon ses forth in vigorous terms the
dependence of daughters on their parents,
and urged that while sons might marry
When tkey pleased, Tor rather those Who
Pse.sed then), daughters should leave their
ehoies u grea1 Dans1E0 10 Tie more M
snso1' jagn0t ~ DIR pasula Thsse
vm Jsseely y . vaenaey = ~ pslpis
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MAUI CHrScK, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE fire
at the mine. has been eItinglished and the
danger ia all over. The damage II not ~
severe a. was at first supposed.
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v,runxaw THE PROPOSITION.

THURSDAY, AUGUST Il, ISL
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CLEVELAND, D, Aug. 1.-THE tannery
ofC. Burnside, on Canal street, was de-.
-troyed by fire last night. Los, $4,000.
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SARATOGA, Aug. ll.-It Is stated that
Kinghsher has gone amiss in the great four
mile race, and that Loogfellow will contend
with Helmbold and Barney William
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Photographs Of the ruins OF the column Of
Vendome were taken after its destruction
by order OF the Commune. In these pictures
the portraits of q number OF the national
guards, in attitudes OF rejoicing at the fall
OF the column, were incidentally introduced,
frem their having been present when the
photographs were taken. Each of these por-
traits has been enlarged and placed in the
hands of the detective police OF the present
French government. Jus, before McMahon's
soldiers entred Paris, photographs Of the
principal barricades were taken, and in these
pictures the portraits in small OF several hun
died Of the insurgents are To be seen. These
likenesses have been enlarged, and are to be
used for the arres; and identification of the
persons thus incidentally introduced. 1t is
believed that these enlarged photographs will
in many cases secure the condemnation OF
prisoners who have been arrested on suspi-
cion by the French government.
CAPT. DAVID A. ToDp, brother Of Ms.
Lincoln, whose death in Alabama was re-
Gently announced, was Captain in the Con-
iederate army from Louisiana, and his young
brother, Sam Todd, was a private in the
Crescent Regiment Of New Orleans Allud-
iIS 10 tuc tuC 1htCututuu LUJuuE
says: "At Shiloh, about 10 o'clock on
Monday morning, when the army under
Beauregard advanced toward the river and
was met by BuelPs reinforcing column,
young Todd was killed. A bullet pierced
his forehead, and he was left upon the field
to be buried by Grants army. lie was
quite we'll known in the Western army, and
attracted a good deal Of notice az the broth
er-in-law Of Mr.. Lincoln. In camp, when
he was present, the boys were always very
careful to say nothing offensive about the
Northern President. He was very popu-
young man, and true and devoted soldier.
In the same regiment was a nephew of Sec
Rotary Seward, who still lives"
1 Captain John Msiks, who in 1867 crossed
the Atlantic on a little raft, Is preparing for
another voyage to Europe on a smaller rail-
of similar construction. The raft Is COM
posed Of inflated india rubber tubes, which
when not filled with AIR, fold up in com
Paratively small compass, but when inflated
will carry all the persons that can crowd on
it,
The raft on which Captain Meiks per
formed his las: voyage was twenty-five
feet long by eighteen feet wide. He theI
had two men with him. 4 canvas tent wa
erected on the raft, and the three crossed tn
Atlantic, arriving safely in England in tor
~ days Capt, Meiks Is now having anothe
life raft made, fifteen feet long by twelve fee
wide, on which he intends going to Europ
accompanied only by = hoy. He will b
ready to start about the middle OF Angus,
and will take with him sixty days provi
! sions He intends taking the direct Steam
ers's track, and Is confident Of sncces--
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CINCINNATI, Aug. Flour large aabSss
filed with hay we're burned yesterday q
Newark, Ohio. Los, So, 900 no insurance..
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

The East Room Of the White House
Is the grand reception room, and, rs Its
name Indicates, Is located In the east
ern end of the building, Is eighty feet
long, forty wide and twenty high.
The furniture Is Of the very best class,
the carpet and window curtains gor-
gcous, but the counterfeit present
ments" of former Presidents attract
the eye the moment one enters the
splendid room. In front, rs We en-
tered from the Blue Room. was the
stately form Of Franklin Pierce. In
the center of the east wall, In a mag
nifcent frame, the Father Of his Coun-
try, with his fine features and portly
figure, as large rs life, and as natural
as when In the flesh. Next to him Is
the likeness of the Savior Of his Coun-
try; the lank, gaunt form, slightly
bent; the pensive cloud hanging from
brow 10 chin the benevolent, sad ex-
preston, so characteristic Of Mr.. Lin
coin, over his whole face. In the cor
ner, els a-ris with the eagle face OF
John Tyler, Is the broad-shouldered
Willard Fillmore. Above the door we
entered, on the west wall, "the old
man eloquent" John Quincy Adams,
sits, as jolly as a retired millionaire, in
a good frame; and cunning Martin
Van Buren,, with his bald head and
cynical smile, is between him and the
hooked nose of the successor of VIM. Fl.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16
MORE TERRITORY.

The StGte Register Of this morning
contains q well-written article on the
subject Of annexing some Of the terri
tory OF California on our western Dor
der-that is to say, drawing a straight
line from the Oregon boundary along
the main summit of the Sierra Nevada
mountains clear down to the Colorado
river. This would throw into our
State the counties Of Lassen, Roop,
Alpine, Mono and Inyo. A good idea,
if our western neighbors can be made
to consent to it. The Register says:
"The people of Alpine, Mono and
Inyo counties, a considerable portion
of the year are compelled by the deep
SHOWS that fall on the mountains to the
westward, to follow up the eastern
base of those mountains for, in some
cases, n distance of one hundred and
fifty miles, past Carson City to the
Central Pacific Railroad, in order to
reach Sacramento, the Capital Of their
State, or else they are compelled to
| follow down the western base of the
snowy mountains to San Bernardino
county, and thence to the coast, where
the journey may be completed by n sea
VOYAGE of several hundred miles to
San Francisco, and from thence to the
Capital, q distance Of 100 miles by rail
or steamboat. From Mono county, the
central ono of those named on the
south, the distance to Sacramento by
this route Is not less than n thousand
miles, and by the way of Carson and
Reno not more than three hundred"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

AN INCIDENT OF THE RAILROAD
On Saturday last the wife of one of our
principal merchants went to San Fran
cisco by the Central Pacific Railroad,
accompanied by a niece lately arrived
from the East. A gentleman &C
quaintance occupied a portion of the
same seat rs the train ncared the tun-
mel Mt Livermore. As,the cars dashed
into the darkness the lady threw her
arms around the neck Of her niece and
gave her a good hug. The young lady
screamed, thinking, of course, that the
gentleman was the aggressor. AS the
train ran out of the tunnel q hand
some, but very red and indignant,
face looked daggers at the gentleman,
while the elder lady burst into a hearty
laugh, which probably caused the Of
Tended lady to imagine that such pro-
ceedings were a portion of the man
ners and customs of California. The
matter was satisfactorily arranged,
howeyer.-Sdcramento Record.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l6-1 p. M
The steamship Great Republic, from
China and Japan, arrived this morning
at ten O'Clock.
The small pox Is prevailing feartully
at Yokohama, and the crews of the U,
S. steamship Benicid, and several Ger.
man and other vessels In port, have
suffered severely.
Messrs. Dallas and Ring, professors
In the college at Yeddo, were attacked
and cut down with swords by Japan.
ESQ "roughs In the outskirts of the
city and terribly wounded, but mol
killed. The assailants escaped.
Business is dull.
Before Mr.. Seward sailed from Hong.
kong for Singapore, lie gave n recep'
ton at the Consulate, at which he made
n speech returning thanks for courte.
sizes shown him in all parts of the
Empire by officers and citizens, native
and foreign, and expressed most hope
full views of the condition and pros.
poets of Japan. lie thought the con.
dition Of affairs in China were more
discouraging than they were in Japan
eight years since, and thought we
should DO prepared to act with strict
justice toward that nation before de.
manding further commercial relations
and privileges.
Gold at II A. NJ, nix; greenbacks,
9074; selling, OH.
The Great Republic brings nine Japan
csc students for San Francisco, seven
for New York, and thirteen for Europe,
including n prince, Lord Howard de
Waldin, also bound for Europe. Cap
tain N. B. Cobb, Captain +. NJ. Free
man and Captain F. G. Lucas are
among the passengers for San Fran
cisco. She brings $500 packages Of
tea, bound overland for Chicago, s,144
for Boston, and 95sfor New York, and
a large quantity Of silk and other
cargo: She has but a small list Of
Caucasian passengers, and 1854 Chinese.
Augustus de Gay waived an exami-
nation to-day on a charge of forgery,
and also John Hughes, for cutting a
man named Findley with a penknife.
The weather is clear and fine. There
was a heavy frost In the lower part Of
the city last night.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16
DISPATCH

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1873 p. NJ
The cargo Of the Great Republic, from
China and Japan, Is q very large one,
but the passenger list Is remarkably
small. The political news from either
country IL unimportant.
Arrived, steamer California, from
San Diego.
The County Court this morning wa.
engaged In hearing the case Of the
Commissioners for Montgomery street,
who claim sos, 900 for expenses and
commissions. Judge Stanley intimated
that he would hold them to the strict
letter of the law, and unless they could
show some provision Of law for items,
such as $1,000 for three experts to 20
and look at McFadden's block and
Union Hall, and give an opinion as to
their value, he would disallow 1t. The
Commissioners asked time, and the
case was continued until this afternoon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, February16.-Admin
Lee arrived at Key West night before
last, and the Secretary of the Navy
yesterday received the following dis.
patch from him: "No news of the
steamer Tennessee. None expected
until Tyler returns from San Domingo
the last Of this month"; to New York,
I believe she is all right"
New York, February l6.-The Cal.
ifornia story, that Superintendent La
grange is to be removed, is unfounded'
Shannon denies being a candidate for
that or any other office.
WASHINGTON, February 16. - Mr..
Wheeler, Chairman of the Committee
on Pacific Railroads, gave notice that
he would on Wednesday report back
the Southern Pacific Railroad bill fol
immediate action,
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jS1N&MM1
Overland Dispatches
SPECIAL to the GOLD HILL NEWS
by THE CABLES.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR !
BY the CABLES.

VERSAILLES, February 'l6.-Among
the surrendered arms Of the garrison
at Paris were 100000 mnskets, 14,OOC
brass pieces the number of Iron
guns on the walls is not yet ascer,
tanned.
The Germans are taking every pre-
caution in case of the renewal Of tho
war to prosecute 1t with unusual vigor'
Twenty-Five divisions Of infantry,
which have been at Mendon since the
beginning of the siege, returned yes
terday to Rouen, TO join the remainder
of the corps.
Dissatisfaction is felt at the presence
of Chanzy and Faidherbe in Paris. 1t
is thought an oversight in framing the
armistice which permits these Gene.
rails, under pretense of voting, to CON-
municate with the authorities In Paris.
The result of the election in Bor-
deaux Is highly satisfactory and re-
assuring.
LONDON, February l8.-1'he Queen
Of Spain has arrived at Nice, Ell route
to Madrid. 1t Is asserted that ex.
Queen Isabella's husband has offeredto
swear allegiance to Amadeus.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16
FROM CARSON CITY.
NEVADA -LKGIsLATURE.
R~srty.sIxih Day.

SAfSoND lo-SP. n.
Senate met at IL o'clock.
The Committee on State affairs re-
commended the passage of an Act fol
the encouragement Of useful inven.
tions and discoveries. ae
The Governor sent in his approval Of
the amendment to the Act creating
counties and establishing the bounda.
rles thereof.
MI. Hall introduced q joint resolu,
ton relative to the election Of a Board
Of Regents by Joint Convention, to be
held February 2lst, passed. .a@
The concurrent resolution relative to
the employment Of Chinese III the
Branch Mint, also passed.
Mr.. Bonnifield introduced a bill rel
atiye'the salary Of Judge Of the 18th
Judicial District, :
The Act concerning foreign insur.
ance companies was tabled. -
In the House, the Committee on In
ternal improvements recommended the
passage of a bill regulating the rafting
and running of wood in rivers of the
State.
The Special Committee reported fa.
vorably on the Act granting right Of
way for the construction Of a narrow
gauge railway from Reno to Virginia.
The Committee to investigate the
title to the State Prison grounds was
granted further time.
Mr.. Hogan introduced a joint resolu-
ton instructlng our Representatives In
Congress to use their influence to in.
duce the Government to list over the
lands belonging to the Central Pacific
Railroad in this State.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

SuRovE TUESDAY, this year falls on
February 2lSt, and the people OF
Washington, D. c., propose to hold on
that day and on the preceding day a
grand carnival and fete, for the pur-
pose of establishing good feeling be-
ween the citizens of the National
Capital and the citizens Of the country
at large, who are cordially invited to
attend. On each day and evening
there will be interesting and enter
tanning displays, such rs fancy masque
and other displays, trials Of speed,
tournaments, fireworks and illumina-
tions. On Tuesday evening there will
be a grand fancy and masque, and also
4 civic ball. On the same occasion a
banquet will be given to the members
Of the press Of the whole country, who
are invited to meet in national convo-
cation In order to form social ties, in
terchange friendly greetings and be-
come better acquainted. 1t Is dis
tinctly announced that, In Issuing the
above invitation. the representatives
of the Washington journals have no
other object in view than a desire to
bring together, in a fraternal and in
formal way, the members of lthe Press
Of the United States of America.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

An APPALLING RAILWAY DISASTER.
The newspapers have seldom been
called upon to chronicle q calamity so
shocking and terrible in all its aspects
as that which occurred on the Hudson
River Railroad, near New Hamburg,
on Monday night, February LIST.
Startled from their sleep at midnight
by the crashing of the two trains, one
of them being an oil train and the
other a passenger express made up
exclusively of sleeping cars. the terri
fed victims found themselves con-
fronted by the inextinguishable flames
of burning petroleum, imprisoned in
their car and upona bridge, both of
which were on fire, and all these hor-
rors succeeded by the falling Of the
blazing bridge and cars into the frozen
stream below, there to be covered up
BY the dark waters aud the ice. The
particulars thus far received show that
ut least twenty persons lost their lives
amidst these appalling scenes and sur
roundings. There were women aud
children lone mother with her babe MS
we'll n men subjected to this fearful
fate. Horrible as it all is, ii is to
feared that the disaster was one of the
kind which no human foresight could
prevent although the precise cause of
the first break upon the oil train, and
the reason why the two trains were run
upon the bridge at the same time, can
not be understood until the full par
tieulars are received.