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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-05-16
THE MISSOURI RIvER BRIDGE AT
LEAvENWOWrH.

II is charged by steamboatmen navigating
the Missouri River that the bridge at Leav-
enworth is a fatal obstruction to the naviga-
ton of the Missouri. Capt. Crapster, of the
steamer Capitol City, one of the Missouri
River Packet Company's boats, states that
he has just made trip up the Missouri and
back, and that after cutting off eighteen feet
from the chimneys of his boat he was barely
enabled to psss under, and this, too, in low
stage of wafer. He says that when the river
rises some ten or fifteen feet more, q it coon
will, no boats can 60 under without cutting
of their chimneys and texas, and that the
packet company in whose employ he is have
decided to send no more boats up the river,
though there is q large amount Of grain and
other freight waiting to come to St. Louis.
One commission merchant states that he has
one hundred thousand bushels OF corn M
there upon which he has advanced money,
and that, while the market is 80 good here,
the owners are anxious to move the corn
down and have it sold, but that he can no,
induce any steamboat capable of bringing il
out to ascend above the bridge after it, BE-
cause Of the expense and peril Of
doing it. Capt Crapster states that
the bridge contractors. have left q Grill
in the channel between the bridge spans, M.
o. which . steamboat Is in danger of run
ming, and that he had to back Tie Capita
City through the bridge and found it 50 clos,
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Notice to Steamboat Owners

yIyUE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BaID6E
i over the Missouri Eiycr Of Leavenw0rt' han
sas has been erected since the close OF navigation
The extre,oe lower line Of the Bridge-the bot
tom of the floor beams-is IS feet inches above
low water and 81 fee; inches above high water oil
1867.
Al this date the water is feet inches above
low wafer line WV. WRIGHT,
Chief Engineer.
Leavenworth, March -, 1872.
Leaven~or.h Commercial, ST. Louis Democrat,
and s.. Louis Republican copy two weeks, and ssnd
bill to Office of the Kansas Missouri Bridge 20 ,
LeavenwOrth. mat"i-z"
1t will lie observed that the bridge is 40
feet C inches above low water mark and 81
fee, inches above high water Of 1867.
The Mary Mcdonald, large first
steamer, was the first boat that passed. under
the bridge since its completion. We saw
her, and size passed without lowering her
chimEeys.
Every steamer, and there has been large
number of them passing up and down with
the exception of the Capital Ciry), passed
under the bridge without lowering chimneyys.
Ciptain Crapsters' statements are untrue ard
malicious in other respects.
The crib which he a!ludes 10, was in the
river at the time he passed up, but then
the las, span of the bridge had just
been swung, and the company were remor'
ing the crib at the time the Captain passed
down, and he could hardly avoided learning
that fact The crib is now entirely removed
When the Captain says the Leav
enworth bridge is an obs'run
ton to navi CATION" he agar
shows his untruthfulness or wanton ma
Lightly.
The Omaha bridge is not as high as tn
Leavenworth bridge by eight feet. Tn
length of spans on the Omaha bridge i
$50 feet; the spans on the Leavenwortf
bridge are $40 feet ninety feet longer ano
eight feet higher.
The main channel Of tie river at TIL
Leavenworth bridge runs under the western
span, and il at least 800 fee: in the clear, anu
Captain Crapster has to back down through
passage 600 feet wide.
The Leavenworih bridge Is :. model OF ele
gance, solidity and permsnenoe, and ha
Justly commanded the admiration Of th'
scientific men OF America.
We respectfully ask the Democrat TO Civ
our article place in its columns, in order Il
correct, as far as possible, the errors OF tn
weak, dishonest falsehoods it has-we hop,
unintentionally, though though;lessly-givel
TO the nnblic
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WHAT L. =. MARSHAL 'hOUSTON
HAS DONE FOR THE GERAANS.

Col ID. ". Houston, in his card published
in the Coll, boasts of having done great
deal for the Germans, and refers with pride
to the fact that Re appointed Col. Haber-
LENS son 10 take the census.
Young Haberlein, now living at Lawrence,
has been heard from, and in n letter gives an
account of the time served under Houston's
valuable appointment; also amount of money
received, which account is as follows:
Was employed from lst of June to last of
August, three months.
Pay announced to SPA 40
Houston deducted 20 90
Actually received Sl04 Az
Magnanimous and generous Houston!
You have indeed done much for the Ger
mans, and are entitled TO their everlasting
gratitude.
Houston, the Germans are with you.
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GERMANY.

BERLIN, May S.-Emperor William will
soon 60 to Ems to drink water.
Bismarck returns to his estates, and will
abstain from active participation in affairs for
several months.
Provincial correspondence reports that
the Pope declines to receive Prince H6hen-
linhe as ambassador from Germany, and
pronouhces the action Of the Holy Father IS
striking evidence Of his want Of apPreci-
alton Of Germany's friendliness
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ed and continued a considerable le' 9Th Of
time. At length the amendment ,.' re-
jected.
Mr.. Burdett moved to make the duty
$3.50.
NJ. Dawes marked that placing pig
iron under 10 per cent, the reduction clause
would make the duty 50. 80 ton, which At
pssssst cot Of iron in England, va. only
IA pr cent. advance.
Adjourned.
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New YORK, May 1O.-Wallace 4 Shoe
makers sugar Millinery, in Brooklyn, was
destroyed BY FIRE this evening. Los on
$l5O. 900; on building, $4,000. The stock
was fully insured.
PITTsBuRe. Msy 9.-This afisrnoon =
destructive FIRE broke out in Somerset,
Pa. The Telegraph Office was among the
finest buildings burnt. The OPERATOR OPEN
ed temporary Office in the street.
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NEW YORK
wsua. suffrage rsaaGesss.

New YORK, May 9.-The platform Of the
Woman Suffrage party was presented to day
70 the Association at Steinwsy Hall. by Ms
Stanton. II recognizes the equality OF all
before the Law, and the permaEs.: cons'itu-
tiooal amendment: demands universal sur
fi,se and amnesty; civil service reform; one
term principle; election Of President,
Vice President and Senators by the
whole people; assessing taxes only for
revenue; reform in our financial system by
making the Government currency legal
tender for all debts. both public and private,
opposition to land grants to corporations,
and believes in minority representation and
The reformation of criminals BY education
and humane legislation, the cultivation OF
psacs With all nations, and settlement Of
al internaiional difficulties By congress oil
nations.
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Ex-Governor Carney and the Hon. Sidney
Clarke of Kansas, the former direct from
IAavenworth, and the latter from W.shing-
ton, met in this city laa night to consult in
regard TO the impeachment Of Alexander
Caldwell, the recently elected Senator from
that State. Some very important develop
msnis may be expected eoon.-Ciseinnati
Commeyeial.
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WASHINGTON. Nay 8.-The Commission
e. Of Istsrlal Revenue has decided that the
tax On the salaries Of Judges Of the United
Staten Courts who's commissions date suhse-
qusnt to the passage Of the refunding act,
can only be refunded from date of approval
Of the oct; those whose commissions dated
after the approval of the act. tax will be re-
funded from date of commission.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, May lO.-Dispatches from all
the provinces which are infested with Carl
lists bands state that the insurgents are COM
ing in and suirendering to the government
troops. 1t is reported that the Spanish Gov
eminent is displeased at the action Of
France in allowing the remaining Carlists to
escape in French territory, and that the
Government at Versailles will be questioned
thereon
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such which are and for years have been doing
the kitchen-work of the Free Trade League,
all venomously for Grant, and certain to
remain so. Since, then, nothing is to be
gained, while much may be lost, BY setting
nm a f,Ise pretense of economic unanimity in
the anti Grant ranks, why force il? We
objects paramount to the success Of the Lib
eral revolution.
Why ~. Greeley S6oala Net be Sop
ported fer che Presidency
After giving many potent reasons why
Mr.. Greeley should not be elected to the
Presidency of the United States, the New
York Post Of Saturday concludes an edito-
rial as follows:
ssTbe last objection to Mr.. Greeley, which
We shall mention here Is the grossneas Of
plained of IS not filling the Executive chair
with the decorum and dignity which properly
belong to the place; but bis deficiency in this
respect is the deficiency Of one not accus-
toned to polished society, giving little heed
10 certain conventionslities which really be-
come the higher sphere he moves in, and be
is. never bearish or brutal, a. Mr.. Greeley
so often is
These are some Of the objections which
will occur to thoughtful men when they
hear Of Mr.. Greeley's nomination; and al
lowing these the weight, which they fully
deserve, we must advise our readers 10 re-
fuse the nomination their support.
With such head as is on his shoulders the
affairs of the nation could not under his d.
rection, lie wisely administered; with such
manners as his they could not be administer
ed with common decorum: with such ascot
ates as he has taken to his bosom they could
not lie administered with common integ-
ri,yn
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rae CalAvell Drabery Case.

The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Electious will hold . meeting tomorrow
mornine. and will within day or two make
. report TO the Senate on the Caldwell and
Pomeroy alleged bribery cases. They will
report that there is nothing IN the testimony
which they have examined to ahect Mr..
Pomeroy's last election, and viii AK to b
discharged from the consideration Of charges
a.aina him. They will also ask for power
to send for persons and paper. for tie Pur.
pose of investigating the charges aeainst
Caldwell.-N. T. Tribune.
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LIST OF UNREDEEMED PROPERTY.

List Of unredeemed lots and parcels Of land boaght
by the County of Leavenworth Tor the taxes oue
thereon which have been unredeemej for the term
Of i've wears or more, and the amount oil taxes,
pen alties and costs due thereon.
II FOR TAN OF lstD
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WARRINGTON.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May 10.

SENATE.
Mr.. Sumner introduced anew his supple
mentary civil rights bill, and moved to have
it placed on the offender
Mr.. Bayard moved to refer it 10 the CON-
mittee on the judiciary.
At The expiration Of the morning hour The
bill was ordered printed and placed on the
calender, subject 10 the motion to refer.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill authori.ing
the issue Of one thousand breech loading
arms to the inhabitants Of Montana for de-
Tense against Indiana. Pissed.
Mr.. kellogg called up the Louisiana cleo
ton bill. After disultoFy political discussion
the bill was passed.
The Senate then held brief Executive
Session. after which, open session was re-
sumed.
The bill 10 amend The enforcement act
vas taken up. The act provides for the ap-
pointment Of supervisor Of election 1t Con-
graasional elections in each voting precinct,
vhen request il made for such, BY two cit.
i1enA
Mr.. Kellogg referred 10 State o6cial and
other Liberal Republicans from Louisiana
Who attended the Cincinnati Convention, =
thieves and rascals who had Oppressed and
plunoefeo toe 01te, ana eo1o u w. toey
With the rag-tag and bob-tail froa olher
States who turned the scale in that Con
vention.
Mr.. Casserly. l wish the Sen stor would
Stale whether these pessoas whom be de-
nounces committed the outrage which he
denounoes, before OF after they became iher-
allied. Laughter.
NJ: Kellogg. Before and after. he thsa
than those from Louisiana, and called On
Senators from Louisiana and Texas 70 state
Who he men were that aaumed TO represent
those States in the Coaveniioa.
Mr.. Hamilton, Texaa / can ~ for he
delegates from Texas, that there vas not
carpet.basser among them. Laughter.
Without acting On the bill, the Senate
adjourned.
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Naw YoRK, Nay 10.-A crime, similar
n In nature 10 the celebrated Nathan trsge-
dy, Va perpetrated in this city last night
C. II. PHELPS, q jeveler, residing on the cor
ner ofThirty ninth street and Sixth Avenue,
v,s Tie victim. Mr. Phelps heard thieves
ensased in robbing his premises and coming
suddsnlv on them, one Of the robbers dis
cAarred pistol at him, the ball taking
s0.rs in IA left breast, vounding him "a
tallv, The thieves escaped leaving hat be-
hind them.
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1Ise Sanitary OnaloOk.
Er.pn tho sNau York Warll |

Ii is somewhat more than probable that
the coming summer will be an unhealthy
one. When cold weather set in Last year,
We were wrought up to great state Of anx-
iety in regard to the cholera, which was
then rapidly approaching our shores; nor
has this anxiety been allayed by the fact that
several sporadic cases of the dreaded pesti
lence has been reported in Ibis city. Its
spread was checked partly by the employ
ment Of sanitary measures somewhat stricter
than usual and by vigorous quarantine, yet
the main reason of our escape was that the
winter set in. Since then We have thought
bu, little of the cholera, vet few physicians
believed at that time, or believe now,
that our respite was more than a tempo
rary one. Late reports from the
East, where the disease ia Graded in holy
places by the neglect and filth of swarms Of
pious and unwashed pilgrims, give terrible
accounts Of its ravages, and it lie hardly pos
aible that the localities visited by it last year
are to escape A late number of the British
Medical Journal. noticing the fact that Eng
land hardly suffered from the cholera during
last autumn, ascribes it altogether TO the
propitious arrival of cold weather, and
asserts that England is now enjoying res
pite, and nothing more. In this country it
is likely that the disease, sporadic a year
ago, will be epidemic this year, for low tenn
peraturc does not destroy the poison, but
merely keeps it in allegiance. How are We
preparing ourselves for the visitation?
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THE Missouri bummers, Who claim the
honor Of having first unkenneied the Liberal
dog, are astonished to find that the animals
tail has grown 40 strong that it now wags the
dog. The small poodle has not kept pace
With the growth Of his caudal appendage.-
Missouri D,7noeraf
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SYRACUSE, Nay 10.-Engineer James
Wood ran . special train from Rochester to
Syracuas to-day, . distance Of eiehty-one
miles, in eighty-two minutes.
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Fast fl0e!

Nrw York, Nay Ill 80 =. n.-The
coalition Of T. Buchanan Read il more IA
yor.ble.
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A CYNICAL lady in Connecticut amuses
herself with the polite hypocrisy Of society.
in curious way. She has an orange plant
in her parlor which beans neither bud nor
blossom, but she has two full blown flowers
and half opened bud Of wax placed upon
the barren stalk. Her callers all admire the
sweet perfume Of the lovely flowers, and the
gentlemen have noticed that the bud has
expanded considerably since they called
before.
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The United States laws compel the retire
ment of the city warrants now in circulation.
We are glad TO learn that the Bakers As
sociation have stepped forward and proposed
to retire them without los 70 The holder,
thereby maintaining the credit of the city.
They will be received At par By the hanks, -
heretofore, and there need Be no hurry in
sending them in. II nalten nos how long
they are kept in eirculaeioa anoag the peo-
Ple-and for Tie general good We hope, and
on behalf Of the city elk our bosine1 men
70 keep them in eirsulatioa = long - posi-
bic. 1t . foe The good Of al. II they 20
into the banks, they cannot Be Issued again.
BY keeping them outa Temporary stringency
may be avOided.-Kaasas CITY Journal.
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We sincerely rejoice at the nomination Of
Horace Greeley. During the many years,
and in the hardest fought battles any country
has ever seen, We have spoken in praise Of
Horace Greeley and Graiz Brown, and new
er with fattery or falsehood on our lips.
And We shall not traduce them now that
they are nominated against our party. Let
US rather hail this as the best day Of the Re
public, when patriots like Grant and Greeley
must he called upon by the people to stand
for the highest Office it il in the power Of men
to elect any man to occupy. We do not be-
lieve that Mr.. Greeley can be elected, but We
welcome a contest which shall only be a
strife for principle and which cannot termi-
nate without securing the triumph Of the re-
forms for which good men have so long Ia
bored.
We do not think it will be wise, simply
as matter Of policy, for anybody during
this campaign to call Greeley and Brown
"Copperheads." The statement will not be
generally believed, and it will do no sort Of
good.-E. Scot Monitor.
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FloSGinE In schooI.

Now and then We get from some school
teacher a warm defense of school.fogging;
and hardly any Teachers Institute meeting
is held in which some pedagogue does not
protest that without the rod schools could
not BE- managed at all. This is what a
schoOlmaster did at the session of the st.
Louis County, Mo-, Institute last week. He
argued that boys from 10 to Is years of age
must be whipped or dismissed from the
school. We mention this because, much 10
our satisfaction, none of the teachers present
appear to have agreed with this gentlemen,
and notably teacher bearing the honored
name of 3. franklin was sure that SCHOOLS
could be controlled without the infliction of
bodily pain," while another member said
that sin nine cases out of ten pupils were
logged in the heat of passion" The fact
that passionate fosgins is something which
nobody defends seems TO us to settle the mat
ter. The barbarity is about as bad for the
fogsing teacher as for the logged pupil.
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A Love S(Ory.

In all the world there's nothing 90 delight.
full as tale Of constant love. Sach 4 tale
Of masculine devotion We have to tell. Al
the beginning Of the var young and lovely
maiden Of Philadelphia promised her lily
hand in marriage to brave and beautiful
youth in the Union army. Mill-ponds we're
nothing to the smoothDes with which their
course Of love ran, until at the end Of the
war the youth determined to seek his fortune
in California. He departed, burning with
imraaience 10 return and claim iorevermore
his charming, his angelic bride Yean
passed q - they are wont to pas;-the
lady looking in the glass found that her
chestnut locks from day to day began to show
decided signs of gay. A whisper Of "old
maid" rent her all too faithful heart-yet
still she waited, sure that the Brave, The
Beautiful, would return to coniost and
bless. He came,-at last he camel With .
bronzed cheek he came, with high hopes.
with Prodigious fortune-and wife and
twins. Alas.
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ASOurnERS Democratic journal says that
North Carolina negro recently killed his
child by deliberately poured concentrated lye
down its throat 1t is to be hoped the cruel
monster may be properly punished; and We
trust that that journal now sees how horrid
and barbarious 4 practice that Of the Demo
cratic press, in pouring concentrated lie"
down the throats of It's victims is.
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The Innoeene Aeeused.

1t is not little discreditable that The Sen
ate Committee, having in hand the charges
against Senator Caldwell, should move 20
languidly in the matter as TO provoke criti-
cisn. but such seems to be the trouble now
with that body. As the Senator, when the
charges were first brought against him, was
swift to "hurl them back. he. Of course,
must deeply regret this long postpouement Of
his opportunity to indulge in the hurting.
Delay in such grave business is rank in
justice to the innocent sccused.-N Y. Tti-
buae, Nay IT..
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Simmer Relicenf.
Washington correspondence Of the New "
Times.

W ASH nStou Correspondence Oh the New lOfk
Times.
Several parties have endeavored since the
meeting of the Cincinnati Convention to get
an expression Of opinion from Senator Sum-
ner but be is not disposed to talk about it.
He regrets that the Cincinnati Convention
did not make distinct plank in its platform
relative to civil rights. He understands this
is to be done at Philadelphia.
Mr.. Sumner las an idea. that Grant will
either decline or be Withdrawn at Phiiadel-
phia, and that some man will be nominated
whom he can support At all events, he de-
clines to make any deliverance until the
Philadelphia Convention has met and adj
journed.
II Grant is nominated al Philadelphia,
Sumner will support Greeley, no matter
what platform may be adopted. After the
Philadelphia Convention meets Sumner will
come out either in letter or speech defn-
ing his position. In the meantime he is do.
ing all he can in quiet way for Greeley.
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! shall not be candidate for President
under any circumstances. Am not for chang
ing front. | am for Gen. Grant first and
last, and believe that he will be nominated
in Philadelphia and reelected in November,
and that no coalition can be made by which
he will be defeated. Any attempt BY any,
body to use my name, and scheme for his
defeat, l utterly condemn as reprobate.
have been for his reelection ever since his
administration had fair trial, and my faith
in his success cannot be shaken by any ar
rangements that can be made between the
managers Of the Cincinnati Convention and
the Democratic party.
(Signed) .. p. MORTON.
The Kansas cases Of alleged bribery, in the
election of Senator Pomeroy, in 1867, and
Senator Caldwell, in 1871, will be taken up
in the Senate Committee ON Privileges and
Elections tomorrow, having been postponed
for the last two weeks in consequence Of the
ahsence Of Senator Thurman, VINO asked to
Be present when it was considered.
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AUSTRALIAN papers report the marriage
of two South Sea Islanders with English
women-the first marriages of the kind which
have yet occurred. The bridesrooms are na-
tives Of the I.l.nd Of Lifn, and intend to re-
turn to their island home Immediately, car
rying their spouses with them. They were
Christians before going 10 Queenland, and
have fair knowledge Of English. Their
wives are only late arrivals in the colony,
consequently If The idea once gains ground
in Great Britain that Christian South Sea
Islanders, or even South Sea Islanders Who
may become Christians under domestic in6u-
ences, are looking out for English wives in
Queenland, the ''liners" in the future will
Eot lack for fair passengers.