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the KENTTCKY kU.KLUX.

The opponents of President Grants Ad-
ministration are endeavoring to make capi-
tai in the north out of the "Ku-1lux Bill, !"
by representing that the evils which it is
designed to remedy exist only in imagina-
ion. But the people Of the south know how
ii is by experience, and even the pro-rebel
Legislature of Kentucky, in response to
petitions signed by citizens Of all political
opinions, has prepared and has under con-
sideration bill to prevent and punish Ku-
Klux outrages in that State. 1t prescribes
severe penalties for sending threatening let
tiers, posting threatening notices, appearing
in disguise for purposes Of intimidation, or
for combining fer the purpose Of alarming,
intimidating or disturbing any person or per-
sons. The Kentucky Ku-Klux are COM
posed of the lowest class of whites, and
although the special objects of their hate are
the colored people, many white citizens,
Democrats as we'll as Republicans, have sui
fered from their depredations and assaults
They are vile and cowardly set, and the
authorities of that State should squelch them
uttbout 1el2y
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THE CELEBRATION.

Our State exchanges, at the suggestion Of
THE TINES, are very generally assisting rs
to advertise our coming celebration. The
Grass!iopper Falls Ner Era has an article
referring TO the bridge, and heads it "They
will celebrate" On this point, neighbor,
your head is eminently sound-they riU eel
ebrate-and with such demonstration as
Kansas never saw before; We expect the peo-
pie from all parts of the State to be here and
celebrate with us, and We will show them
the finest bridge in the United States. The
Nor Era very truthfulIy and sptly SAYS
1t is fitting that the people Of Leavenworth
should have grand celebration over the
completion of this structure, and the citizens
of the State should rejoice with them, as the
people Of Leavenworth are EOt the only ones
benefited by the building of this bridge.
The whole State to greater or less extent,
will share in the benefits. We say its no
bic work for Leayenworth. and a noble work
for the entire State. Then celebrate, you
have eright to, and il We cannot be there to
join with you, We will swing our old hat
h are i'm our Office.
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RAD POLICY.

We learn that the Superintendent Of The
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company has or
dered the "frogs" removed from the juno
ton Of that road with the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, north of the city, thus
practically prohibiting, for the present, the
latter road from taking passengers to and
from the new union depot. The cause for
this is said TO be.that the c., r. 1. & P. car
ries passengers and freight at lower rates,
and gives passes to some Of its leading pat
rons. The Rock Island Road has already
developed the fact that it is the one great
need of Leaveuworth. and the Missouri Pa
ci6c will find in the end that she will gain
nothing by taking such arbitrary and unjust
measures to prevent fair competition. Ifthey
continue to refuse, it will only result in the
building of an independent track by the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific along the bank
Of the river to junction with the Kansas
pacifc
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haltins on tina. line till the locomotive
reaches the Pacific Ocean. And when the
road is built, Chicago enterprise will oil
course, "go for i,"-Chicago don't allow any
thing to escape her, that can be made to add
to her prosperity; this southern line vii! he
one Of Cbicago's Pacific Railroads, and the
route by which she will reach it, in almost
an air line, will be by the Chicago, ROCK
Island & Leavenwnrth road 10 this city, ana
by the Kansas Pacific 10 Albuquerque. a
large share of the businss7, il not the greater
portion Of il, will he done on this route
passing through Leavenworih. This makes
the new Pacific road an enterprise IN winch
We are very largely interested, because on'
town will be the great central station he,weei
the oceans, on 4 route thai Will lie good al
sbe year
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,rus 1ND1AN rERRITORY.

A Washington City exchange Gays, in
speaking of the proposition now pending to
open the Indian Territory:
An able argument has already been made
bv Col. +. {. Boudinot before the House
Territorial Committee in favor Of a territOri-
al government for the Indians.
We do not propose to enter into discus
sion of the merits of tlis important matter
until the report Of the Committee is made,
which we understand will be made on the
26th inst. 1.-THE Committee reports in favor
of Congressional action concerning the Indi-
an country, the question will become one Of
great interest, and the arguments of Colonel
Boudinot, and Colonel Ross will be Of great
Importance, a. covering the whole ground
on the two sides.
We. have noticed that Colonel BOudi-
not has not advocated the grant Of lands TO
the Atlantic and Pacific, or to any other rail-
roads in the Indian country, but simply ar
CUES for territorial organization Of that
country under and ty the authority Of the
treaties of 1866 with the Cherokees, Creeks,
Seminoles, Choctaws, and Chicasaws.
An Indian territorial government is one
thing, ard giving lands TO railroad cOmpa-
mics is quite another.
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axSExarlON OF MEXICO.

The srticle in THE TINES some ten days
ago, proposing the annexation of Mexico,
or the establishment of Pro,ec.orate by
the United States, over that country, seems
to meet with general favor. A good many
of on. exchanges have approved the susgeA
t,ou. and seem to consider it just the proper
way to dispose Of the Me1;can troubles.
The New York Hru'd gives our idea cor
dial endorsement, and says:
The Nexicans themselves must ke made
70 understand the tact that their everlasting
revolutions in their own and forays into
our territory are sources Of menace and weak.
ness to the United States and the whole sys.
tenn of Republican government. 1t Is hinted
that interveniioa would bring q war to our
doors. II it did The difficulty. would soon be
satisfactorily settled, and We could then
guarauaee q free and Urn government to the
Mexic1a people, great fat hndsw with de-
lghtful climale, to the sturdy toi2ess Of the
world, and Q perfect Immunity from the
princes out Of plan 1T Europa may have
on had. 16Ust II this worth the expert
ment Of q Pf6lecsprxte?
TIE original proposition Of The TINES
vas 10 make ''tLe annexstion Of Mexico" q
plank u Tie next NaGioaal Republican
Platform, and BY the cordial second which
our motion recieves, froa psoninent and
inaoeasial papers. in all parts Of the coun-
Try, We are more than ever coaviDced that
such plank would be popular. Let it Be
put in.
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WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,
80

WASHINGTCN, March q.
The St. Croix & Bayfield, Railroad bill
was called up and the House amendments
rejected. Yeas, 16; nays, 30. At the expi-
ration of the morning hour the bill went
over.
The House bill to repeli the duty on tea
and coffee then came up.
Mr.. Sherman gave notice that he would
ask the Senate to sit to-day until the bill was
disposed OF.
Mr.. Sherman also said that the adoption
of the amendments to the tea and coffee bill
had changed somewhat the plans of the
committee, and he believed ii the Senate
would now pas the bill with these amend
uents that the House would concur, and
there would be an end to the tariff question
for this session.
The bill, which bad been considered in
Committee of the Whole. was reported to
the Senate, and the amendment providing
that it shall 20 into effect on the first Of
July vas coocurred in.
M. Trumbull said that, having failed
yesterday to get salt On the free list, he
would row move as an amendment, q pro-
vision in the 6rst section Of the bill reported
from the Committee on Finance, reducing
the duty on salt one-half.
Mr.. Blair moved to make salt free from
duty. He denounced the the tax on salt a.
MOI upirntifabIe and oppressive, and spoke
At lensth against the protection policy. In
sneakins Of the salt monopoly, he stated on
~ authority Of Mr.. Mills, that the Onooda-
:. San Company had in one year made six
3iv;deods, one Of which vas 12A pr cent.
NJ Cookling denied the statement, and
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THE C1CINNATI CANDlDATE.

The New Haven Register Dem thinks
that the Cincinnati Convention will make no
nomination, and that Grants opponent will
be either Adams, Brown, Trumbull or
Davis. Ofthese four, it prefers Adams; and
ccnside rs Davis the weakest. II does not
believe in conciliating Horace Greeley by
any surrender Of the flee trade plank, which
it considers the strongest in the platform.
Horace won't go into the Convention at all
snles protection is guaranteed in advance
Others want amnesty-otbers won't hear
word in that direction-in short there prom
ise. to be such variety Of ideas, and diver
sity of iterests in the great Liberal Conven-
ton, that wonderfully adroit management
will be required to weld the incongruous ele-
mepts into an harmonious whole.
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a.urAr MISTAKE.

The telegraph informs Us this morning
that the Senate French-Arms Committee has
decided to bring Mr.. Sumner before them
and compel him 10 testify as to his authority
for the statements made in his speech on the
subject. He was invited to 60 before the
committee, . day or two ago, and in response
to the invitation, presented himself, and
stated in detail, his objections to answering
the questions, chief among which were, that
the committee was constituted, a. he claims,
Oontra7os parliamentary usage Oh mem
bers hostile to the measure which they we're
to consider, and tina, to betray the name OF bis
informant would be breach Of confidence.
The public generally will regard these objee-
ton. as valid, and sufficient to excuse MIR.
Sumner; or, indeed, if he had assigned no
reason whatever, the simple fact that he de-
clined TO go before the Committee should be
accepted from United States Senator Of
Mr.. Summers character and standing, As
sufficient and conclusive. But the Commit
tee seem 10 think otherwise, and our dis
patches tell Us that they intend to compel
Mr.. Summers attendance, and though he
| pleads his privilege as Senator, if he still
refuses 10 answer he will be imprisoned for
contempt. This threat, if carried out, Will
create the greatest commOtion in political
circle. tha. the country has experiences since
the trial Of Andrew johnson. But We are
hardly prepared to believe that committee
of United States Senators could be weak
enough to make such grave mistske.
| As We have said repeatedly, The RePubli'
can party has nothing to gain by perseeuting
or beli,tling Charles Sumner, even though
st times he seems TO be giving aid and com
fort to our enemies; lac stands SO high upoE
the pedestal OF popular favor that the shaft
! of p,rty malice vii, fail 10 reach him, ana
after extending their force mus! fall bach
upou the heads Of those who send them. l
he declines TO testify before the committee
the entire responsibility for his conduc
> will res, upon himself, and whil
some Justify lis course, Others will condemn
bu, the moment you inaugurste comE u!sor.
= | measures, you will unite upon him the sym
D patby, the favor, the hearts Of the Who'll
| people of the nation as one man, and tn
. click Of the telegraph which announces th
!. Imprisonment Of Mr.. Sumner will awaken
, spirit Of resentment In the popular brea:
such a. has not been equalled since the heal
of the nation responded to the first rebel gu
, at Fort Sumter. As friends of the Admin:
. tration We hope the committee will do noti
O ing SO foolish; but were We the especi
!. champions of Mr.. Sumner, We know OF
q other cou.se that we would rather have Il
e committee pursre. Close the door of
T. prison behind him, and you open the do'
!. of popular favor before him; imprison hir
\. and you consign him to Inartyrdom Whit
m leads TO the Presidency.
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YISH.-NOr THE sECRETARY.

The Washington correspondent OF tine New
York Times reports tina. hearing has been
given by Congress TO committee Of gentle
men interested in Gsh-growing, who desire
the National Government to aid in the dis
tribution Of salmon, shad, and other fsh In
the waters of American rivers. They base
their application mainly on the fact that the
rivers Of greatest importance pass between
o, through different States. The magnitude
Of the business Of providing for stocking
waters with fish is much larger than is gen.
orally supposed, and il would seem to be one
entitled to reasonable cooperation on the
part Of the Government, which possesses ex-
clusively certain important if not indispen-
sable power. with reference to it. The en-
couragement Of the work would cheaper
food, stimulate and extend industry, and tax
no one to any appreciable extent. Gen.
Garfeld'- Committee have the matter before
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THEODORE flLTON'S LECTURE.


MARHI0Re anu UuVOBCe.
frrou the Pittsburgh Commercial
Mr.. Theodore Triton delivered his lecture
ON "Narriase and Divorce" at Library Hall,
last evening. The audience was not. in
point Of number, what had been generally
anticipated, but was large and respectable
and attentive enough to aaiisfy the expecta-
tions Of almost any public speaker. II Mr..
Tilton had pleased to be sensational, he
might have attracted = greater gathering;
but it WA known he would deal with facts
and be logical and aryumsntative in inter
preting his views. and this knowledge kept
away the prurient and unthlnkins. The
FIRST title Of his lecture-"home, Sweet
Home, was not attractive to the reckless
multitude. M. Iliton has way OF Piung-
ing directly into hiI arsument, ana ne d'd %
on this occssion. he commence ~ ny'ng
that the views he nov held on tne con)oeai
relations Of the sexes, he bad imbibed IN hn
student days from the study OF the writing
of John Milton. Those views had been
stigmatlzed - disorganiEing and perniciou,:
He desired to show how rational and sound
they were. Milton had said in his "Lyci-
das"-speaking Of the "Pilos Of the Galilean
LAKE,
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Ia DiGefene Needs o04 TeooeS-
From Punehinello-l
SALLY s.lser. .be vas young teacher vho taught,
And her fiead. Church. Vas = preneheT, vhs
prausht.
H'' A: :.s, When he ''' her, kept sinking and
And his eye, meeting hen, began sinkins. and
While sh.. lin her turn. fell to thinking, and
He FASTENED TO 700 her, and s.setlI he voosi'
For hi. love sr:. Snai,s @ e. then h ao:d
In secret he wanted 70 sps.t, and Be Spike. -
To SEX With his lirs, What his heart nAa long
So b. managed to Il. The truth leak. and it iske.
He asked her to ride to the church. and they
rAsy = s:ss.ly did glide. and they bG:slte'ush'
And they cane to the place to be tied and were
tode.
The. houev.rd he said let US drive; and they
And :. Soe. q, thew wished 10 arivc, they srovs
| For vhstsyer be couldn't contrivc, she eontrove
The kiss he vas dying to steal. then be stole,
At the feet where hs wanted to knesi' tnen IN
And he aid. 81 feel better than ever fole-"
| 50 they to each oahsE kept elinging. and elung'
/ While Tiws his svift circuit, vas ving1ng' AM
And this "a, the thing he vas bringing, an
brung.
The man Sally wanted to catch and bad ehaught-
That she v.ns.d fr. m others to SNATCH and hA
snaughtN
Was the one that she nov liked to scratch, an
i she scrangh..
And Ch,dss,s warm love began freezing, an
| froze,
When be took to tsazing, and crcwelly toze
The Riri he had wished to be squeezing. an
sQuoEe.
ssWretchr' he cried, when she threatened to iea'
him, and left,
And she answered, 81 promised TO elssve, and l.
AMOS KRETIR.
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HAVANA, March 2..-The Spanish Naval
Office here ridicules the report Of the block
ade-runner Virginus showing fight in the
harbor Of Aspinvall. They say she is only
trying to make her escape
The nail steamer from Vera Cruz arrived
to-day. Among the passengers are Msssrs.
Bryant and Hurlbut and party, ON their re-
turn to New York from visit to Mexico,
and Senior Aspiz, the new Mexican Commits
1 en- route for Washington.
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-.pssAl. Of PENNSYLVANlA.

The PENNSYLVANIA Legislature Is seriously
considering the propriety of removing the
state Capital. A bill was introduced in the
House of Representatives last Thursday which
provide. for the appointment Of commission
of Two Senators and three Representatives,
who are to be entrusted with the duty OF OBJ
tanning plans and bids for new State CaPi'
toll building, at cost not exceeding FIVE mil
lions OF dollars; and also to ascertain from
the authorities at Philadelphia, on what
terms suitable site for State Capitol build
;ngs, OF not less than thirty acres in extent,
can he procured in that city.
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ouk soUTaERN Kansas ROADS.

OUk SOUTHERN KANSAS ROADS.
Propositions are now pending in several Of
the counties of Southern Kansas TO grant
bonds in aid Of railroads running east and
west through the State; several new lines
running north and south are also being
worked up" with favorable chances Of sue.
cess. All enterprises in Southern Kan
sas are calculated to he of aene6t to Leayen-
worth; every additional mile Of road that is
blilt enable. our merchants to push their
trade just that much further into the Gin
terror" The trade OF the southern portions
Of the State will come to this city, just a.
readily, and as naturally as the trade OF our
own county, as soon as the railroad interests
of the State are sufficiently developed to en-
able the people Of the remote counties to
reach Us without delay. And the time Is
drawing nearer every day.
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GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, March 27.-The steamship Nes-
torian from Liverpool yesterday, for Norfolk,
Va, and Baltimore, Nd, took one hundred
and fiity colonis,s, who intend to locate in
Nebraska.
The Tichborne claimant appeals to the
public for subscriptions to aid him in defend
ing himself against the charge of perjury.
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NEW BUILDINGS.

More new buildings will be put mp in
Ieayenuorth this year than have ever been
built in the city, in any one year, since the
close Of the var. Ii has been estimated by
some that fifteen hundred thousand dollars
yin be expended in buildings during the
present season, and though this seems to be
quite large sum, present prospects Indicate
that the estimate Is likely to fall much Be-
Low the amount which will be actually ex-
pe.ded, and If he general business and
.waupec1s Of the tom cootinue b improve
q 81 dsip Of the last few weska. he figures
~ IN I'm = Be doubled, H. least.
- - 49, Ii yeas-sveryhody
kssn ASsR 49, I'LL - aza.on
nsN-0f dss 49, - $500 ~.
hsis.1iseasa 1nHsivs fnsgi.-
lssssnnas, ssN 1n6R - -
1Aessdx i '.fs1Nlgop' .ss
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NEW CARRIAGE FACTORY.

A gentleman connected with an extensive
carriage mandatory at Philadelphia, was in
the city Yesterday, looking for location.
He came West with the intention of opening
an establishment on quite an extensive scale,
but a, the time Of starting had no definite
idea Is to what particular point he should
select; he has visited Kansas City, 81. Jo-
seph, and several other places in this vicinity,
aud nov states that he hss just about def
nitely concluded TO settle At Leavenworth.
He thinks this place offers better advantages
than he finds as any other point, while the
general prospects of the town for rapid and
healthy growth in the future, seem TO him
vastly superior to those Of any rival point.
That's just about the way it strikes every
body, nov-a-days-the outlook vas never
bester-Leavenvorth d to-day catering upon
a period of unprecedesssa prosperity.
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Our Lager Beer.

Germans, who are continually extollins
the ''bier" of the fatherland, may Be sur.
prised TO read the following statement from
til, celebrated chemist, Baron Won Liebie.
In letter, printed day or two ago, he said
It's peculiarly Of the Americans that
they make everything better than We do. !
nm convinced that American beer will, in
time, be better than German. With u
everything remains As it vas. The worsi
beer brewers are in Bavaria, though it W.
earliest the bet. And Why? Look into
our brewery system. The brewers are oaly
ignorant people who brew good beer from
routine alone. They are incapable Of help
ing themselves. But as soon Is the Ameri.
cans adopt anything from Us they improve
upon it, and We lget it back again n IN
American discovery. Look st the sewing
machine. 1t was begun in Germany, but il
was frst perfected in America. Everything
is improved with you. Look 1t our German
engineers, they are different men when they
come to America.
visit Of L. r smith s.A As1. vasghn.
Holton received q visit from the abovs
named gentlemen, yesterday. hey we've
looking up the interests Of The NaxfoV
Railway Of which Mr.. Smith !. Pfesids.G
Mr.. Smith and Maj. Vaughn cuoplain
bitterly Of the extortion that is attempaed 10
be practiced BY the citizens along ths linz
within the limits Of thi county, il he MT
ter of selling the right efvay. 4 sons b.
aances 4 thousand doll0s haSl hen 49,
for he light Of Wy througA asn. ess1
ertort;ansae couduct constitutes . AndzOoe
to the speedy progress of.ths vufAooa ~
linz Observation-Disclosures '0bxsly Ness
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CurrpFrL PROsPECTS.

The State Auditor of Mississippi mas IN
formed tbe::Legisl.,ure now in session. that
a.. ,.,,,;on in that State must be raised to
more than double its present rate in order to
carry ON the government. That's encourag-