The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-21

TNeekln Gimes
ThJRsDAY, DECEMBER 81, ISL.
THE Daily Democratic Standard is soon to .
be issued at Lawrence.
The Encampments of the Grand Army oil
the Republic for this city met last evening I
and recognized.
Mrs. K. Z. JOHNSON has been confirmed
by the Senate in the appointment TO ohce as
Postmaster of Leavenworth.
CHICKESs are quoted at 81. 10 TO Az per
doz Turkeys are offering at GO to .5c. The
decline is caused bv importations from Iowa /;
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN is now revolving
through Kentucky, on the way 10 the White ,
House.
GEIGEG End his hands are At work grading :
the Narrow Gauge, now fifteen miles west Of
the city.
WELL have no mere old-iashiOned thug
ging" hereafter. TenByson's last has done !,
away with all that sort of thing:
''Sbe be,ed his body with her white embrace
A CLERGYMAN, named Fiddle, respect
fully declines" the degree OF u. d., because,
as he said, he did no; wish to be known as .
Rev. Fiddle ID. u.
Two sub-contractors on the Doniphan
County Railroad, after making heavy debts,
and obtaining about 81 500 from the compa-
ny, have skedaddled for parts unknown.
some OF our country exchanges are adopt
ing the cash system, to go into effect on the Z
LIST of January, cutting off dead heads, etc. :,
This is a continuation Of the good work.
THEY are gathering in ics various Il
parts of Kansas. II is not deemed thick q
enough here to pack, bu: large preparations .
have been made TO get in heavy crop this H.
winter. a.
The Governor of Missouri has recon- e
mended that the boundary line between b
Kansas and Missouri, commence at the V
mouth Of the kaw river. This leaves Kan
sas City over the line, and still ont in The h.
cold. ty
OS the north side Of Cherokee, between ~
Seventh and Broadway, the sidewalk il in a 81
dilapidated condition. In fact at intervals
it is the mere skeleton of sidewalk, worse
than none, and is the subject of daily COM i;
plant. Some one i paid rel by the city TO q,
look after and remedy such defects. IL
OUR family physician may deride JIomoe- Ii
patty as much as he likes, the fact neyerthe- '"
less remains that he gives much less medi- N
cine than he did twenty-five years ago. 1t is l
a distressing thought 10 many P'ous souls ="
that any one should preach the ultimate sal ";
walton of the whole race; but there is 4 good =;
deal more liberality among orthodox Chris m
tians than there used to be. te
Six fat cars for the Narrow Gauge arrived ~ y,
on yesterday and were inspected by num- ii.
Der of our citizens. They were shipped at
aboard other cars, and came from the ST. IN
Lonis car foundry. The cars are somewhat
over one-half As long the broad gauge /,
cars, nearly as broad, and are built TO run
upon four wheels only. They seem to be as fol
stout and capable As any one could desire. vi
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A CORRESPONDENT answers the inquiry OK
concerning the winter of 30, by saying that be
it was decidedly cool; that the same might re-
be said of the winter of sc, and the same
can also he said o, the next winter seven ve
years from now. That is enough. The gu
question is settled now, that every seven an
wears there is to be a cold winter, and it oe
don't make any difference when you begin NJ,
to count Oar correspon lent is evidently on
correct. err
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THE track for the Kansas Central il being co
laid from the foot Of Delaware street, TO Cor tn
raj Creek, where it will strike its own grade ni
and he continued 10 the West. The old iron i,o
of the Missouri Pacific ia being used on the
first mile, and third rail will be laid down III
~ the division at Corral Creek, both roads q,
thus using one road bed for all purposes. An O.,
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that is is as solid and secure the old gauge, pr
and We can readily understand that as much IN
business can lie done on the narrow IA the l.,
broad gauge roads.
Chicago aud Southwestern. u,
correspondent of the. Chicago Erening as
journal has done the sensible ,hrg OF going su
over this route FOX personal observation. He HI
saws: -.
"For a new road il is certainly an excel ~ ~
lent one, the track being Tor the most part -
smooth and level, and the bridge and calvert =,
work of the most substantial character. ~
Freight goes from Lcavenworth TO Chicago, =,
go miles, without change, and already a :.
very heavy business Is done in the live stock n
and grain and general produce. and bringing Il,
back merchandise, agriculture and other ma :.
chinery, and lumber. The road traverses =,
the bert agricultural and stock raising dis =,
iricts in Iowa and Missouri, and thrifty VIII =,
lagos are sPringing up all along !,
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THE frs; passenger train, drawn 10y loco n,
motive No. 20, passed through the new de- m
pot yesterday evening. The train paused a C
moment. leaving the three passenger cars a,
within the shed, the locomotive, the bag il:
gage care, and mail car on the outside, VI
where the buses and express wagons are to II II
stand on the new pavement, TO receive pas h,
sengers, &c. th
There was quite concoursc of citizens b.
present, some of whom TOOK advantage Of II
the occasion to ride thorush the new build .,
ing for the first time. o,
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