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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-10-26
SHALT. Our PUEBLO MONIES BE DE.
Posi- sED IN BAEAS.

6H ALI. OUR PUBLIC MONIES BE DE.
PUSHED IN BANAS.
The little fight 10. the nomination Of
Treasurer, which has just taken place, sug-
gests the atove question to the mind Of II
taxpayers.
will answer that question by stating
what think a careful, prudent, and honest
individual would do with his private funds,
and think careful, prudent, fa;r-miDded
Urea urer will follow the same rules.
First, / think that as fast as he receives
money he will paw his debts that are due.
Next, he will pay debts not due, but that
will become due before he expects TO receive
any more money, provided he is allowed a
discount equal to the interest at a legal rate.
II he has any funds left that he cannot Use in
this way he Sili deposit in some Of the banks
because their bansk and safes are more sectfe
than most Of private safes. In selecting
banks to deposit he will select those that are
recognized as he most respectable, and If he
has a large amount he will be very apt TO
divide il among several OF them.
Now what are the facts as regards our city
and county bonds. Will any one say that
either the County Treasurer or City Treasu-
rer have selected the strongest banks or bank
er.2 Have they selected those that do most
to sappor; the County or City government:
Have they not on the contrary, selected the
very oppositey
The three chartered banks pay into the
County and City Treasury about $1,000
The private hanks, including both the Coun.
~ and City depository, pay comparatively
nothing.
This deficiency might be mad. up in per
sonal returns, but the assessors books do Eol
show that to he the case. This amount is
collected from the tax-paying institutions
and deposited with non-tax-paying banks.
Ny opinion is that if the County Board
and City Council, together with the County
and City Trea<urer-, would do their whole
duty there would he very little necessity 70,
resorting TO banks TO take care Of the people
money. The peol lie would get it in pay
ment Of their scrip, bonds, coupons, DC
The interest sopped on all these would more
than balance any interes, the people can gel
from the hanks.
If banks must be resorted to to take charge
of the public money, select the most resPo:i'
sible, divide the deposits, give preference &C
cording to taxes received, and let all stand
/ on their own merits, without bolsterirg W
by county or city money.
| TAXPAYER
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II il a conceded fact that the Democracy
made lnisernbiy weak ticket On Tuesday
last Ii is also true that Republicans know
that fact and it is right there where mistake
il liable TO be made. We trust the candi-
dates and every Republican who desires the
SUCCESS of the party will pus forth the same
effort that would have been made, had the
Democrats placed their strongest men in the
field. II we were certain OF electing our
whole ticket by an even 500 majority with
out effort, lie, us go to work and make that
majority one greater. We see a disposition
to do this, ard hope the interest will be kept
up until the evening of November the 18th.
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n WEAK LIE.

Tie Republican Convention was an session.
to-day. the chief interest centering IL the
f;ph; between ID. i. Anthony, 81 HE
I TINES and Col Jennison, who was the prom
/ iner, candidate for the senatorial vacancy
! Az there is TO be a re-apporiionment oil the
State aud "a Ieayenworth is ceslrocs oil
| having the congressional districts 20 arrang-
Cd that she may secure member OF the
lower house, and the position will be one o,
some significance. This both Anthony and
Jennison understood fully, and as Anthony,
who il ambitious OF Congressional honors,
can hardly be considered az en- rapport with
| Jennisor, he determined to defeat Jennlson
through his influence with the recently en-
franchised aons Of Ham, and accordingly OPP
Grated with that end in view. But his efioI Is
were futile. as the result showed, Jennison
b-ing nominated on the first ballot by vote
Of thirty-nine to eight. Or course his cleo
tion !. assured. as a majority OF Democrats
will sustain him at the polls.-VeSltas, Leav.
enworth Correspondent St..Lou's Joarnof y
Commeee.
The truth il, Col. Jennison called upon US
| at the Office Of The TINES, before the Re
publican County Convention convened, and
told us that he was a candidate for the Office
Of State Senator.
, We answered him promptly; assuring HIM
tina, The TINES, being the organ Of the he
publican party, would take no action for oil
aoainst any candidate, but when the noini
nations we're made The TINES would hoir'
the ticket, if fairly nominated, and that II he
| 1.-THE Col. was nominated, We would cordially
support him.
the delegates of the County Convention
we're fairly chosen by large vote of Repub
licsns, and the ticket was, IN our humble
opinion. fairly and honestly nominated by
the Convention. Each and every nomination
on the ticket, from top to bottom, and bot
tom to top, in ward, dii trict and county, l.
our personal friend Each and all are true
Republicans, and all will he elec.ed by ma
jorities ranging all the way up TO one thou
sand.
The correspondent, "I;aitos," If he live,
in this city, The does live here knew thes'
facts, and knew when he wrote, that he Wa.
writing a. wilful falsehood.
II is, however, only another puerile eiior
to faisify ard misreprscni, and will recoi
upon the author and the Democratic party
by an increased Republican majority.
We assure the Journal that the party il
thoroughly united; never so solid as nos,
| We don't know OF one disafected Republi
can. All such weak, silly lies as the abov,
only weaken the Democracy and strengthen
the Republicans. Will the Journal be kind
enough to let lis readers see this article il
1 20,
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4 STRAIGHT FORWARD BUSINESS
LETTER.
AMERICAN CENTRAL Insurance Co., !

AMERICAN CENTRAL Insurance Co.,
ST. Louis, Oct l6. 1871 !
d. R. Anthony, Secy., Leavenworth, rs:
CoL:-You seem to be waiting to hear
from somebody. am at leisure and will
write you. Our Chicago losses are, of course,
VIVA, you want to hear Of They are heavy;
amounting in all to nearly S275 200, less
salvage.
No body to blame, Col, any more than lo
blame you for taking tip top risks in The
different blocks Of Leavenworth. In the fire
Of the l.t-loss 500, OOO-we had not a
cent. In the fire of the 7th-loss $500, 600
also, We had not one cent This consumed
four entire frame blocks. Up TO Sunday
noon twelve entire blocks having been de-
stroyed, and We had not vet lost a cent. But
At this point the fire crossed the river; was
in on Farwell & Co., Field, Letter 4 Co,
"Times," Tribune" journal, the Sher.
mon, fremont, and other hotels, and our
Loose. commenced and continued while the
FIRE melted down the best blocks of Chicago
for distance of over four miles BY one wide.
Twenty-seven New York Companies are
broke, d per letter before ME, from one New
York Manager, who took 81, 200 premiums
in one day for US, and says he will send US
from $1,000 to $4,000 at the end of the
month. Risks that were written on freely,
before the FIRE at i5c, now command s. and
9Oc, and he says he will raise to 81.
enclose you part of the St. Louis Dis
puteA, of the 18th inst Please insert in TIE
TINS, the editorial marked in the Dispatch,
and send yonr bill to the Company.
St. Louis stock holders are waving the
time for payment, given in the resolution,
making an assessment, and 30 are some
branches. We may be able to pay the Chi
cago Losses without disturbing our United
States bonds. Yours truly,
DAVID RoRlCk. General Agent.
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vention Of the Reform Democracy vas laid
at Apollo Hall tonight, Samuel G. Court
ney presiding.
About four hundred delegates were prss-
ent- W. W. Curtis warned the meeting thaE
Tammany intended frauds at the electioa,
and SAID the only justice was BY suspsnding
repeaters and fraudulent inspecaoss iron
lamp posts, and Z. believed that the law
would protect citizens in 20 doing.
The following nominations were made:
For Judge of the2Suprme Count, sx-Judes
Geo. Barrst; Judge Of Comnsa PlsA Cha
p. DAILY; for Register, Franz Seeel.
Tsmmany made nominations for the Sease
Senate tonight, including VIM. NJ. Tweed.
Michael Norton. and Henry W. 1eues.
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Dr. Mestlieoti's Letter 10 Mrs. RuaIr.
The following is a copy of the letter writ.
ten by DIR. Medlicott while in Jail at Law.
renee, TO Mrs. Ruth, alluded TO in johnson
testimony:
MY PRETTY, PRETTY BABY:-God bless
you, darling. Oh, Heaven, how much longer
shall we be parted? 1t is torture above
measure. But why complain? Time, !
doubt not, will acqlit me, although the dark
ness is thickening more and more. Still the
darkest hour may he with mech, l pray il
is-ust before dawn. A still happy future
awaits, and if it be but an hour, will it no,
be grand triumph?
And now, my child, how do you do? Oh,
how often know you are in need of sympa.
thy, loving woodland no one to comfort
you. God grant it may not long be SO. OF F.,
this il what nearly distracts me- The reports
and false statements which have been so sys-
tematically kept afoat, l care nothing. Tor
it only in the minds of a lew may Cypress
my character, bu; they cannot all influence
the main issue. Ny counsel assure me there
is no danger with regard to the result You
doubtless know of the second charge that will
oe brought against me. This will not only,
80 far as it may influence private opin-
ion, complicate my present trial; if an
indictment on this second charge be made,
il will keep me confined for Il long time. NV
health is pretty good, but indigestion. l
suffer with headache great deaf, no doubt
due to impure air. Will keep in good heart,
all but this terrible separation from you.
am still firm in my faith. J cannot think,
oh, l will not until YOU say 50, that the
slightest shadow OF change has taken place in
our love. speak as would answer to final
account, that would rather spend the re-
mainder of my days with you, although it may
be in poverty and disgrace, and will doubt
less be at the sacrifice OF all our relatives and
friends, than in mansion alone. Nay, may
be forgiven If err, but sooner would go
to perdiiion with you than to glory alone.
Oh, my love for you. child, is keeping pace
with the season. II has just commenced to
grow.
If my sister calls upon you, be prudent,
for she might be put upon the stand 10
testify to what was said. Ask to see her
privately. Do not exchange too many Wis
its or the public might remark. Iexpect To
have a friend who will visit You, and if he
does he will cary password. ] am pretty
sure Of his friendship. You can form your
own opinion.
Nov, my lovely child, good by. Despair
not; be of. good cheer. You know not how
important il is to be prudent in what you
say and do; you are closely watched. II you
write me, be careful how You do it, and by
whom you send it.
II could but deliver these kisses in Eer-
l send them on paper. A kiss to
each one of your little ones, and-''mizpah.'
Oh, happy US. since each must drain
Our share of pleasure share OFF in,
Oh happy US, below d Of heaven,
To Us The mingled cup is given:
Our lenient sorrows find relief,
Our joys are chastened by our grief.
Your own J.
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DECLlN ED.

We aro pleased to learn that Hon. Thomas
p Feplon has declined TO accep; the nomi-
nation for Representative from the Fourth
Ward. Mr.. r. takes this course in pursu-
ance of an agreement, made before the pri-
mary meeting, not to run, provided Mr.. Par
rot would accept This course is honorable
and fair on the part Of Mr.. F., and leaves
the race open ard clear 10 Mr.. PARROT.
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PESH sIGO.S DES RUCrlON.
The Night of Destruction In Northern
Wisconsin,.

wiScOmS1m.
From the Marinet;e and Pcsbtigo Eagle Ezra.
MARINETTE. Wis, Oct. IL.
Yesterday morning, in company with sew
eral gentlemen from Marinette, Wis, and
Menomonee, Michigan, We Visited the site OF
what once was the beautiful and thriving lit
tie village Of Peshtigo. 1t contained about
800 people, and was one of the busiest,
liveliest, and one Of the most enterprising
communities along the bay shore. Standing
amid the the charred and blackened embers,
wi h the frightfully mutilated corpses Of men,
women, children, horses, oxen, COWS, dogs,
swine and fowls-every house, shed, barn,
clubhouse, or structure Of any kind, swept
from the Garth as with the very bosom Of de-
struction-our emotion cannot be described
in language.
No pen, dipped in liquid fire, can paint
the scene; language Sin thoughts that breathe
and words that burn" gives bit the faintest
impression Of its horrors.
From the survivors We CLEAN the following
in reference to the scene at the village and in
the farm-region commanly known as ''the
Sugar Bush"
Sunday evening, after church, for about
half an hour, death-like stiffness hung over
the doomed town. The smoke from the fires
in the region around was SO thick as to be
sitting, and hang like funeral pail over
everything, and all was enveloped in Egypt
ian darkness. Soon light pnffs of air were
felt: the horizon at the southeast, south and
southwest, began to be family illuminated;
percep;ible trembling OF the earth vas felt;
and = distant rear brol e the awful silence.
People began to lear that some awful calam-
lily was pending. but as yet no one even
dreamed Of the danger.
The illumination soon became intensified
into fierce, lurid glare; the roar deepened
into howl, "a if all the demons from the
internal pit had been let loose, wher the ad-
vance gusts Of wind from the main body of
the tornado struck. Chimneys we're blown
down, houses were unroofed, the roof of the
Wooden-ware factory was lifted, a large
warehouse filled with ,nb~, pails. kanakans,
keelers and fish kits was nearly demolished,
and amid the confusion, terror, and terrible
apprehension of the moment, the fiery ele-
ment, in tremendous inrolling billows and
masses of sheeted fame, enveloped the de-
voted village. The frenzy of despair seized
on all hearts strong men bowed like reeds
before the fiery blast, women and children,
like frightened specsers fitting through The
awful gloom, were swept away like auiumn
leaves. Crowds rushed for the bridee, but |
the bridge, like all elee, was Teceiving IL |
bapeism Of Gre. Hundreds crowded mo IL |
river, cattle plunged in With thsn, 81
beiae hoddIed tcgsier n ~ onost |
- sstAe v.sw b ana ~ - yq1i
4 -
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OCITE A BLAST.

Six hundred kegs OF powder blew up on a
freight train, near Cheyenne, on the 18th
inst, blowing the car to atoms, but killing
no one. The kegs which were not ignited
were blown in all directions. The track was
depressed at least six inches, but none of the
cars were thrown from the track. The train
was six miles out from the city, but the ex-
plosion was distinctly heard there.
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rhree HanAreA Aslllsas.

Ismail Pacha, Khedive or viceroy o.
Exypt, i mot only one Of the most absolute
ruiers Of modern times, but is unquestionably
one of the richest, his fortune being estimaf-
Cd af three hundred million Of dollars. He
live in palace that cost only tvioe Is much
= he aev New York County Count House
snesQe thef H. exPease Of plaaeziag. plumb.
- l.iaaiag - lueiyiag oat iefeiaely IN.
n Eksllse No ~ slunasa = tsEis
tO66&SSk - sd oD6o6e -
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TORONTO, Get. 2O.-J. @. Johnsos, en-
gineer in charge of the Canada Psci6c sur
vey from Red Rock, Nepigeon Bay, 70 Long
Lake, has arrived here with portion Of his
men. Five Indians and two white men Of
the party were burned to death from fire in
the woods. johnson has completed his
work, and reports favorably of the country
between the points above mentioned, for a
railway
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NEW YORK.
Chseaeo's Creslia-Au Alliance

NEW YORK, Oct. 19-Many Chicago mer-
chants have come here to buy goods to re-
enter business and have received unlimited
credit for their old debts, and credit for new
ones as long as they like. Chicago, to-day,
New York
A correspondent writes from London that
an alliance has been effected between certain
members of the Peerage and representatives
of the working classes, the object Of which is
to overthrow the present system Of govern
ment. The same writer hints that the
Queens condition is such tina, she may die at
any moment.
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HE DON'T ACCEPT

The following dispatch was received yes
terday from Col. II. c. Haas:
NEWTON, KANSAS, Get. -, 1871.
10 II. L. Rofhenb1ger:
will not accept the nomination.
H. &. HAAS.
So it goes. Diefendorf declines to be the
Democratic candidate for County Surveyor,
and now Col. H. c. Haas declines to be their
candidate for Railroad Assessor, as We we'll
knew he would. Some two or three more
talk of declining. We would kindly suggest,
that for the sake of compromise that the
Democracy throw up the sponge and vote
theclean Republican ticket. The effort to
induce Republicans to take a place upon
their ticket has failed. The whole party
have got the blues, and even the usual pc
tions of blue ruin don't seem to revive them.
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WHEELING, Oct. 19.-president Grants
appointment Of Alex. X. Boteler Of Je0ar-
son County, and J. Sweeney Of Wheeling,
a. Commissioners to attend the Anniversary
Of American Independence at Philadelphia.
dissatisfes the Republicans here. Bolelsr
was a member Of the Confederate Congren,
and also served On Stonewall Jacks0a's sla6
in the rebel army. He and Sweeney are
Democrats Of the Old School.
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Il n 10 hall ft.a
the grand iury TO-DAY indicted one Of IN.
b;vbe.t c;,v Officers f,r f,ouJ na,ce !.
msn,;onsd ord Tho o,,;cs,s Of m. co,r. ra,r's
| 10 o;v.. :. ~ ;riorm,,;on lido. I sdw;,l, r,s
bst,re the grand ;nrv ,o.dav 10 ,e..;iv j., ,Ls
Gao ,end;ng ,o.;ns, N,vor Hall
M Vnsr ~, On 80. al e.,
srd...,. 81 Ch;c.ao W;snnpp;n .nl; W;oh;
pan continue to be earnest, and the con,rib,.
i;ons in resnon.e stiII liberal R..ides
money clo,bino !. heinz generously offered
The Cbamher n Commerce q; mi. c;,v b,.
already contributed in money over $3.50 OOO
Cb.s YCnnnor has .saoc;a,sd with him.
| ..f II " P.cLb,m Nh n Eat. al
| Jndve Emmet the 6,s, mentioned heinz !,
| n.renc,., .nd N. too i.,,sr Rsnr,,i;a.,
a. coun.el in the nrosec,tion f,r the d.
fr,udeJ nnun;c;n,I government
S.rI T;lder Sb.;r,o,n If d.. D.,,o
cr.,;c S,.,. Com,,;,,aa va. nr.sa,, =, H.
CONFERENCE betveeb the a,,ornev Gsnsr,i 81
State and OConno, concsrn;ns ,bs.s .,,;, !.
he believe. the nroceed,nos ri, 10 succss..
mi T~ssa Iii nrotahly 10 a. C.. -
lacked III believed The .v;a.nc. 80,
him il verv strong and il bssed oo IT,
Broad vav R.nk di.closures
The reneatino bu.;nes. IL vo;,o IN h,v.
the especial attention of the refor9sr, nd
the most summary messures are 70 be ,,hsn
against any ope,ctors ~ Mi. cl.s.
The Grind Ju,v had The c.ss If Nave,
Hall under delibera,;on ves,srd,v and NH.
nen,s - ;.sn.J =. IT, .,,e.Jng.. ' 80 -,
ne.es. ~ '''e '''' '''
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Extensive Fires IN Indians

HAGERsTowN, Ind, Oct 0.-The build
ings at this place owned By Messrs Higgins
Newcome the Stonebreaker, apork and
grain warehouse, and also the freight and
ticket Offices for the p G. and the 81. L. b
W. W. V. Railroad Companies, we're de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. No insurance.
The buildings contained considerable grain
which was saved as well as the hooks and
papers of the two companies.
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STARTLING

The &. Joseph Herald of yesterday says
thas Eve attempts have been made to burn
that city within two days past. This indeed
= A.-<,:~~ ,csalliuepcp
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QUE ENEMIES DON'T WANT u TO
HAVE HARMONY.

land the Republican
Convention, which, after hand-to-hand
Eight between Col Jennison and ID. K. An
shooy, resulted in the victory of the former,
and his nomination to the State Senate by a
vote of thirty-nine TO eight.-Cor. 81. Louis
Journal.
The correspondent who wrote the above
was mlsinformed. There was no such con-
test Col. Anthony did not go near the Con-
vention, nor urge a word of preference Of a
public nature for or against any candidate.
He did not say word as to what it ought
to do, except to counsel harmony and peace
among Republicans, and the ticket which
Wa nominated was cheerfully hoisted al the
hesd Of orr columns, and heartily endorsed.
Sc are Tor peace, hard work, and an over
sheiming victory this fall, not only in Leav-
enworth County, but throughout Kansas, and
We are being encouraged in tins course every
day BY the best men of our party. But our
enemies do not wish for us to have harmony.
They can't hely it. Jennison will be elected
By 900 majority.
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New YORK, Oct 20. - The Commercial
Advertiser states that the total losses OF in
surance companies by the Chicago fire are
81, O,OOO'
Henry Freeman has been appointed Re
ceiver, to wind up the Marke, Fire Insurance
Company.
John Cooke has been appointed Receiver
of the Atlantic Insurance Company, which
suspended yesterday.
In the Insurance Convention to-day the
report of the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization was adopted. Ii provides for 4
voluntary National Association, composed of
insurance officers, having charge of insurance
of mutual consultation AM protection, the
President, vice-Presidenf and Executive
Committee to be elected.
The report Of the Committee on rates Of
interest, mortality, &c, was considered. 1t
provides that on marine and inland
navigation risks, the whole amount of
the premiums received on unexpired risks
should be charged as liability, and held
a. an iniurance reserve. Fifty per cent. of
premiums received on unexpired risks hav-
ing one year to run, shouli be charged as
liability or reserve, provided the reserve
shall not be less thru 40 per cent. Of the pre-
miums received during the year Besides
this, fire companies should accumulate extra
reserve to provide for which no dividend
greater than 80 per cent. per annum sboGl
be made upon the full cash capital, until af-
ter the insurance reserve Is equal to the
whole amounts of premiums received an all
unexpired fire risks. The Committee also
recommended the approval of American
experience, the table of mortality and ~ per
cent. per annum to be designated l.. law in
each State as basis for Ciie Insurance.
The report of the Committee was discussed
until adjournment.